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Imp the Greatest Benefits T Varied and Delightful Program Presented At Annual Ladles' Night Affair A setting af gaily appointed banquet tables, the pnmmt* of the Rotary Anna, the graded school faculty, a number of released and visiting veterans and other distinguished . guests, a varied and highly successful program sod a sumptuous dinner all conspired m making th* Rotarians' annual Ladies' Might, on Toesday, a gala occasion. The lounge of the Country Club was a riot of color with bugs baskets jtnd bowls of while and bronze chrysanthemums, dahlias and French marigolds predominating in the floral - arrangements. Orange snd blade ntisannn centered the tables, on which the Hallowe'en motifs, including Jack o' lanterns, witches, party hats and black cats were effectively placed. Covers were laid for a hundred and ten. The invocation was ofi'ered by George w. Davis. Kotarian Frank A. Williams, president, acted as toastmaster, while Dr. John M. Mewborn, on behalf of the members, welcomed the guests in a v^itty speech, to which lira. John B. Joyner responded hi her usual happy style. The speaker of the occasion. Major Edmund 3. Molloy, U. S. M. C., of Chary Feint, a native Fhilndelphian and a former professor of EngliA at the University of Pennsylvania, was introduced by Irvin Morgan, Jr. The Major's knowledge of current events in the conquered countries, his wR and oratory have won for him the reputation of a delightful after-dinner speaker and his address, which was enlightening and constructive, wss greatly enjoyed.* Major Molloy spoke on ~ine i Fanaticism of the Japanese," a subject which was both timely and thought-provoking. He attributed the Japa' utter disregard for life to their belief m the divinity of the Emperor and their obligation to him, outlining their belief, based on mythology, and telling of their blind obedience, to superiors. "The Japanese," he declared "never retreat and when failure Uf carry out an objective is met they feel they are obliged to sacrifice their lives to erase their mistakes. Taught from infancy that the paramount thing in life is the supreme sacrifice for the Emperor, you can understand what the American soldier encountered in battling the Jap." The Major pointed out that Japan was, before the war, a feudal nation, which, with a complete unity of economic, religious and sodal order, presented to the world a solid front, which they thought impregnable. ~ , Particularly condemning the Japanese radio as a source of deadly and dangerous propaganda, Major Molloy stated that the Japanese are unable to Ml the troth and that the tragic flow of their military success continued over the air even as they wsse beaten to their knees. The Major took the opportunity at this time to pay high tribute to General Douglas MacArthur's signal achievements in war and in peace. Outlining the schools of thought in relation to dealing with the Emperor at Japan at the time of surrender negotiations, the speaker mentioned that of retaining* and using Hirohito as a medium of contact, getting rid of him as was done in the case of Hitler, and of banishment. The Major pointed out that either the second or third method would Have made him a martyr in the minds of his people and that the right course had been followed in keeping him a* a figure head thus fecUitating control of the Japanese peegj^J MASONS WILL HONOR BUNDY Greenville, Oct SO.—Monday night, November 5, will be "W. J. B\mdy night" at Greenville Lodge No. 284, A. FT and A. 1L, honoring the well known Greenville attorney who is senior grand warden of the Grand Lodge of North Carotin*. On October 19 in Washington, D. Mr. Bundy alone with President Truman, General Arnold, General Jimmie Doolittle, Secretary of Agriculture Anderson and a number of other outstanding personages, was awarded the honorary 85hd degree of Scottish Rite Masonry. The degree is bestowed upon Masons tor] outstanding service. Bob Pough, superintendent of Craven County school*, will ' be principal speaker for the celebration here- Mr. Pough also received the 33rd degree at the Washington meetfcig. Mr. Bundy is the_first member of the Greenville lodge to ever receive this high honorary degree. A large number of visiting masons from neighboring towns are expected to attend the special occasion which will include a supper which begins at 6:30-j». m. All master Masons are cordially invited and urged to attend. The meeting, following the supper will get under way at 7:80 o'clock. ON FURLOUGH Cpl. Charles .A. Wilkerson, sen of Mrs. Mamie Boylrin, enlisted hi the Army, at Fort Bragg, October 1938, and spent 18 months overeeas. He was wounded in France, June 1944, and hospitalized in England 'four months. Upon recovery he was assigned to active duty in Belgium, where, on November 28, he received a leg injury caused by shrapnel and remained in an English hospital six months. On June 5, this year, h^ landed at Mitchell Field, N. Y., received treatment at Finney General Hospital,- Thomasville, Ga., and then at Moore General Hospital, Swannanoa, N. C. Cpl. Wilkerson is spending a sixty day furlough with his mother and his wife, the former Miss Thelma Latta, of Fountain, wh<y» he married on June 15. He expects to be discharged in December. The Young Man's Sunday School class of the Baptist Church entertained the Emily B. Holmes class with a spaghetti supper, Monday evening in the Assembly room of the Church. Tables, set for forty, were decorated with lovely white chrysanthemums. Kaymon Shearin, president of the men's class, presided and welcomed each one present The Doxology was sung and the blessing given by Geo. W. Davis, teacher of the host class. Mrs. Elbert Holmes responded to the welcome. John Turner Walston, Alfred B. Lewis, Carl Beaman, Chester Outland and Joe Batchetor, who have recently received their discharges from the Service, were recognized and officers of both classes were, also asked to stand. Elbert Holmes led the group in songB, stunts and games. At the close "BRssed Be the Tie That kinds" was •WigArrangement committee for the enjoyable affair were Elbert Holmes, Henry Johnson and Gordon Lee. the supper was prepared by Arthur P. Joyner, Sr. " | ■ ." 1 keepers! History must not be allowed to repeat itself! Will we remember the holocaust we have lived through ten years from now? The Japanese believe we will ferget. Only time will tell." Putthig the assemblage "in Stitches" was a drees fom stent put on by BUI Duke and Josh Muiyjen with R N. Freeman and Manly Liles as contestants. The former won the jgrize through a superior knowledge ofJJagarie and^ fmrtbgHows, ^^which average at two P*»r* yearly. Generally, this was enough for the men, but not sufficient to satisfy women, or children with growing fee*. OPA chief Cheater Bowleg warned in issuing the directive that consumers will not always be a&e to boy the shoe styles they went in tfie immediate future. But he said that 22,000,000 pairs were produced this month and that output is November and December probably will reach 30,000,000 pairs monthly — a rate equal to normal pre-war demand. Essential Types. He also said that production of the most essential types, including man's work shoes and children's shoes, has increased substantially in the past few months. He urged shoe dealers , to follow m recent government policy declaration suggesting tiwt retailera give preferential treatment to returning servicemen and women needing new civilian apparel. He said, however,, that "no general hardships" should follow the end of rationing; although stores may have occasional difficulty in getting orders filled exactly as desired. Removal of rfvoe rationing leaves only a few items on thf ration list Still rationed are sugar, tiree, butter, and seme meats. Boyfes said that shoe rationing was one of the most successful of the program because of widespread cooperation' by both the trade and consumers. OPA said that all shoe stamps and certificates held by consumers or the shoe industry become valueless and may be thrown away. Dealers, distributors, and manufacturers need retain records unless the same records are required under some other ration order. But OPA's price regulations for shoes, which require the keeping of invoices and other bookkeeping records, remain in effect , Lt. Letha Holloman Bouse received an honorable discharge from Deshon General Hospital, Butler, Pa., last week after six months in service. Lt Bouse recajytd her nurse's training' at Grace Hospital, fiichmond, Va., and was commissioned at Camp Lee, Va. She ' arrived here Sunday and is spending: some time with her husband's parents, Mr* and Mrs. Robert D~. Bouse. George Parr, EM 2/c, received an honorable discharge from the Seabees last weak, at Norfolk, Va., and arrived here Monday. Mr. Farr has been in service since July 1943 and has been stationed in the Pacific Theater for the past two yean. He plans to move his family to AsheviHe within a few week*. Joseph Batchelor, .MM 1/c received a discharge, October XX, at Camp Shelton, Va., after three years in the U. S. N. ft., 28 months of which he was on dnfcr in the Aleutian Islands, where be helped bvild an emergency air base in the Bai_IsUMl group, on the tip end of {he chain, and at Kodiak, Alaska, where he was Sgt John T. Walston is at home with a discharge which he received Oct. 25, at Port Bnygg, following 34 months in service, 23 of which he was on duly overseas with the Combat engineers in the European Theater. Sgt.' Wajston holds the Presidential unit citation badge and S battle stars. S.S.M.B. X/e Chester HL Outbid, U.S.N.B., who for the past 38 months haa beta on duty at Little Creak, Va., received a discharge Oct. 27. Mr. and Mrs. Outland and their young son returned to their home [here, Saturday. Mr. Outland has re C, The Hallowe'en by the an* held Friday evening M "-I financial receipts. Hon ttian |500 the committee la charge, Mr*. Irvin Morgan, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Monk, Jr., Mrs. R E. Pickett and Mrs. M V. Jones, pressed themselves as highly pleased and gragfied by the cooperation ayd interest manifested by the entire community. The gym was elaborately decorated in the Hallowe'en colors of black and orange with the seasonal motifs of black eats, pumpkins, witches and Jack o' lanterns being in evidence throughout the spacious building. George W. Davis, president of the local P. T. A, toned an apron for the occasion with the wording, "Mother's Little Helper," and assisted his wife, Supt and Mrs. J. H. Moore and Mr. and Mrs. John B. I Lewis behind the refreshment Mayor James W. Joyner drew the numbers for the featured contest prizes, which went to the following: Miss Mae Knott, nylon hose; Mae Turnage Eason, turkey; Mrs. Ed. Waters,- of Goldsboro, Jess Spencer and Sal lie Tyson, cakes. • There were fishing poqda, -grab bags, calr rides for the tiny tote, a wheel of fortupe' to say nothing of the bingo games, whi^h attracted young and old alike. Another feature of the evening "was- fortune-telling by Mrs. W. R. Burke and Mrs. | Cherry Easley. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED AT FAMILY RE-UNION! The family of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Joyner held a reunion, Sunday, at the home of Xn. S. G. Gardner, at which time also, Mrs. Gardner announced the engagement of her daughter, Miss Lillian White Gardner, of Baltimore, Mdu, to Richard La Clair Welsh, of Cbnnellsville, Penn. Fifty-six members of the family I were present including children, the | grandchildren and great grandchildren. > ' Lovely roses and ehrfwbthadbms | decorated the home throughout. A barbecue and fried chicken dinner was served buffet from the dining room table. The dessert county ice cream, decorated cakes and salted nuts carried a green and white1 color note. On each plate was found a miniature wedding bell with the handprinted Inscription, "Lillian White and Dick Welsh, November 24." In addition to IAsb Gardner, out of town members of the family present were: Mr. and Mrs. Roderick S. Joyner, Chicago, IU,; Mrs. Aquilla joyner, Miss Settle Woo ten Joyner, Morehead City; Lt and Mrs. A. H. Joyner, Norfolk, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Karl Modlin and daughter, Barbara jEari. Portsmouth, V*.; Mr. and^Mrs. George Wilkerson, Miss Verona Lee Joyner, Miss Dorothy* Lewis, Greenville; Miss Effie Lewis, Jackson; Miss Elisabeth Lang, Roanoke Rapids. ■ Special gtiests were the Rev. T. M. Grant, Superintendent of the Rocky I Mocmt District, and the Rev. Marvin] Y. Self. Air Dusting Talked In Tobacco Regions Wilson, Oct. 30. — Eastern North Carolina's great tobacco belt ia becoming1 more and more air nftnfad, and ft -predicted today by agriculturist Ifcrt 1M6 nay see a large increase $1 the ducting of the State's tobacco and cotton crops by airplane. b During the current season several eastern counties including Nash, Wilson, Kidgasotnbe and Pitt, four of the largest weed growing counties in the nation, took advantage, to a 1 limited extent, of the airplane dusting service, and indications were that this dusting of weed crops to poison insects and worms was successful. Howard Watson, AAA chairman here, said this week that Wilton County may go in for this sort of air dusting in a bigger way in its weed crop insect control program in the next year or so. C. W. Phillips of Sauth Carolina has recently indicated that be "wishes to establish a small airstrip in this vicinity to operate Piper Cabs, the field would not serve only as a training field for amateur pilot* but would also act a* a base for dusting operations in this area. Watson also flinrln^rf wiritfitlr that Washington, Nov. 1.—According to report#, GenaraliMimo Joeef Stalin has sent 4 friendly and satisfactory reply to President Truman's recent letter which may stop tike downward trend at Russo - American relations and bring the Soviet Union into the Far Eastern Advisory Commission. But then an nopigns yet that the Stalin - Truman exchange will revive the abortive attempt of' the "Big Five" Council of Foreign Ministers to draft peace treaties. In fact, there wen increasing signs that this experiment may be junked for.* new medium of peace treaty drafting. The Truman letter to Stalin dealt with all the majoj^outstanding issues between the United States *«d Russia and thus was net confined exclusively to the Russo-Amarican dispute over control machinery for Japan. But Ur. Truman told his news conference yesterday morning that, although details had not been worked out, he was certain as a result of 9talin's reply that the Russians would join the Far Eastern Advisory Commission—and soon. - " Net So Certain Secretary of State James F. Byrnes eras not so certain. At his news conference, he <hppribqd Stalin's reply as encouraging ht the broad field of relations witli Russia. Ab to the advisory commission, controversy, he louldn't lay that it was certain Russia would come in, but- that it ■rats imperative that she does, Byrnes stock to his earlier thesis that the commission of Pacific powers should proceed without Russia if the latter stays out. But sources close to the commission are convinced that the group would be hamstrung, if lot doomed to complete failure, without Russia's participation. All of Problems. outlined in his latter all of the problems that have arisen between the two great nations since the Foreign Ministers' meeting failed in London. This is not the first time that the President has gone directly to Stalin when relations bogged dawn. It has become the usual practice whan the iiplomatic going gets tough and solutions with Soviet Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov appear imj sssible. The last special mission to Stalin was during the United Nations conference in Saa Francisco when the late •President Roosevelt's special smmiesary, Harry L. Hopkins, was iispatched to Moscow by Mr. Truman to get Stalin to yield on a phase of the veto issue. Hopkins got results. For the first time since the Foreign Ministers' Council ended in a stalemate early last month, Byrnes was pessimistic about that organisation's future. Heretofore, he has contended that the disputes of the five Foreign Ministers were making progress. He idmita now, however, that they hive not been able to nuke much progrei ;s at all on the questions awrignad to them—the Trieste boundary and plans for the Hhur valleyHe has recalled his deputy, Assistant Secretary of State James C. Dunn, without official explanation. But reports from London reveal that the deputies have not met since the council ended its first session and that all tiie other nations have left the deputy job to their ambassadors. •" : ON INACTIVE STATUS |;| Lt. Alton W. Thomas was placed, on inactive status at Seymour Johnson Field, Goldsboro, Get ». He' entered serviee April 14, 1M8, and was commissioned December 2. 1944, at Midland, Texas, as a NavigatorBombardier ill the Training Command. Lt. Thomas plana to enter Stabs College after Christmas. Visiting Service Men at tha Center the past week #ere: Fannville, Sgt. Paul J. Allen, Jr1, returned from the European Theater where he serv^ ed many months, and is new discharged; CpL Charles A. WilWon, son of Mrs. Mamie Boykin, patient at Moore General Hospital, Swannanoa, N. C. Hk saw service jn England, HSiavtrta an/I ., '4 r ranee aimi wipuin. Cherry Point, Cpl. Bernard &. Some United State troops already have bean attacked by youths and returned German soldiers, ha said. . He also reported that . "no real p*ogrees"'had been made toward aetting up central administrative machinery for Germany and that a "disappointingly" small number of problems had been settled by the Allied Control Council becanae of failure to obtain unanimous agreement. I Other High SM>. Other (level optnena mentioned in his third monthly report: The problem of handling thowaaads of displaced persona continues afcrioos. "Cases of -aurdar and organised looting occurred at mm. unpleaaant rate," and the German populace haa become inaeaainily bitter aa a result of the inereaaad lawless The food and fuel situation was growing worse aa winter approached. "There will be practically no eoal for German civilians," and extensive plana now age being made for maaa feeding of Germans in the American tone. i%e failure of the German maun to respond to free political movements was retarding any program to restore self - government. Political movements, he said, have been limited to a few leaders rather than the maaaee, and only the Communists and Social Democrats have shown much life in the American Will Take Time. "It is apparent that a long period of political organization and political education will be necessary before the German people can safely be entrusted with complain control of thwr government" • - Priiidfnt Truman annenneed in Washi.igrton today that he had set next June 1 a* a goal for transferring the German government from military to civilian hands. The move was recommended by Eisenhower in agreement with the throe other occupyfctg powers. Military occupation, aa distinguished from military government, will, continue as long as nt icaaiT. it- was Eisenhower said groups at MM German youth and whtnfan- Oarman soldiers were becoming incleasingiy and dangeroaslr wtoi and were being watched closely for say sign of organised resistance. He reported that while mm attacks had been made on individual American soldiers, the activity at the German youths consisted Mainly of distributing handbills and posters warning "faithless" German girls who were fraternizing with Americans and displaced persons. Eisenhower referred to ths previously-disclosed arrest of 20 German youths in Bremen who planned to attack displaced persons in Hannover and then march into Upper Bavaria and continue their activi "Tilers ia a potential danger that this jealous resentment Against and hatred of displaced persona ... will serve as a popular sallying point for idle youth and young discharged German soldiers," the report said. ;* . . ; . ' f , RITES TOR J. F. YOUNG TO BE HELD TODAY :-M ■1 "—■ Final rites for Mm Franklin Young, 88, a highly esteemed retired farmer ot this commMdtT, who passed away aariy Thursday morning ait the hone of Ms tern. W. W. Young, near FWrnvQle, will be >M at the home today, Friday, at 8:00 o'clock, with the Rev. J. C. Moye, of the Snow Bill Freewill Baptist Cfcerch. la charge lb-. Young had been a member V the Freewill Kapt.st Church for mora than fifty years. Interment will be nuafe % the Strideland cemetery, B*D Arthur ... Mrs. P. i» A sssutr. W. W.B»dC.a Young, sad a Sister. Mr* Minnie Dicfeeraoa, all of the FarmvOle community. NEW RED CROSS CHAIRMAN ■i wni At • meeting in IDEBNAM SPEAKS HEBE TONlGHir *T«might the Kiwanis Club «pll | celebrate its sen Night, with W. E. respondent and as speaker of the evening. will give a word ^(icture at some pt the hottest action taking, place In the Pacific Theater of War, aa witnessed by him daring the final days of the1 conflict. A thirty minute intermission will follow the dinner program which iis scheduled to close at 8:86. TrueMood's seven piece orchestra will play for the dance from 9 until dL Each Club member will be privileged [to invite a guest couple for the dan :e. Bishop Wright To Visit Local Episcopal Church The local Episcopal congregation is awaiting with keen interest the first visit of East Carolina's newly j consecrated Bishop, the Rt R*v. Thomas Henry Wright, D. D., on Sunday, November 4, at the eleven o'clock worship hour, at which time the Bishop will preach and administer the Apostolic Rite of Confirmation to a class; wh£fch will pe presented by the rector, Ot jr Rev. Jafk R. Rountree. The community is cor dlally invited to attend this service. The consecration df Bishop Wright as Bishop of the Diocese of E^st Carolina, to succeed the Rt. Rev., Thomas C. Darot, D. D., retired, took place in historic St lames' Church, Wilmington, on October 5. Bishop Wright was born October 16, 1904, in Wilmington, the son of the late John M. and Josie Whit&k.-r Wright He was graduated from the University of the South, Swannee, Tenn., and from Virginia Theological Seminary. The Doctor of Divinity degree was conferred upon him by Washington and Lee University. Ordained to the Diaconate m 1929, and. to the Priesthood in 1930, he served as Priest—In charge of Trinity, Lamberton, and St Stephen's, Red Springs, Chaplain at the University of North Carolina and Associate Secretary for College work for the National Council. After a seven-year rectorship at the Robert E. Lee Memorial Church, Lexington, Va., he served as Dean of Grace" Cathedral, San Francisco, and for almost two years at St Marie's, San Antonio, Texas. Among other offices he has held are: Representative to the World Christian Student Federation, meeting la Holland; Regional Director of the Church Society for College Work; associate member of the Forward Movement Commission; member of the Executive Board and Examining Chaplain in the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, and Trustee of the University of the South. His wife was the former Hannah ^nowiton, of Charlotte. They have two sons and * daughter. While In Farmville, the Bishop will be the guest of C. Hubert Joyner. Junior Warden of the Vestry of Emmanuel Church, and Mrs. Joyner. Farmers Building 3-Story Com Crops ■ The farmer in North Carolina, who grows a crop of corn with his regular variety a&d a small amount of fertiliser, is building only a one-story house, where be can build a threestory house vrith improved practices, says Dr. Emerson Collins, in charge of Extension agronomy at State ^g^ogwm^agrea that thisjia. the good seasons have shown us just how far we can |pln producing com and what the expeue wiH be under the best of conditions. We cant expert gains.likj this every year but just the same we AM. convinced we can't afford to produce an average <*$> to .2* to-hals of com jmr Me**"