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PUBLISHED EACH TUESDAY AND FRIDAY — SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $2.50 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE MOUNT OLIVE, N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1945 Number 77 ... . ■ .. ..— ■» ■ i = ■- ' .1 - - z 1 zr. - ->■ - = ; ■ -- a Released by U. S. War Department Bureau of Public Relatione. ONWARD INTO GERMANY—Left, four U. S. Army infantrymen, framed by the shattered walls at a wrecked building, as they file through an open area in Puttelange, France. Right, Vehicles move thmnyii WaypmiWf, Germany, as the new offensive inside Germany gets under way. HELP NEEDED FOR I BUILDING ROCKET | VESSELS FOR NAVY Ha* Two and a Half Times Firepower of 45,000 Ton Battleship ^ Charleston, -S. C., Jan. 10— (Special)—-The Charleston Navy Yard has completed a number, of rocket (firing landing ships which will operate with invasion forces. The announcement followed a Navy department erlease disclos ing that it had developed a small rocket-carrying ship with two and a half times the fire power of a 45,000 ton battleship at close range. Each ship carried hundreds of rockets, which are d'evidetf into racks and fired in salvos for safe ty purposes. The total number |-;i of salvos is equal to approximate ly two and one half times the firepower of a battleship of the New Jersey class, Washington re vealed in announcing the develop ment of thq rocket ships. f _ The rocket firing ships which f: were first built on ah experiment " ' basis, have been converted m landing ships, the hulls of Jf ich had already been launched, ne Navy department disclosed the size of the newly qeveloped rocket ships as being approxi mately that of the British LCT’s about twice the size of the Amer ican made LCT’s. It is for building these new See HELP NEEDED on page 8 TAR HEELS PASS ALL-BOND GOALS Lienback Announces Final Drive Figures North Carolinians hung up a .now record in the sixth war loan investing a grand total of $284, 864,000 in government securities —more than in any previous bond campaign—state war finance chair man Clarence T. Leinbach has an nounced from Winston-Salem. The state achieved 203 per cent of its $121,000,000 quote for the sixth «-war loan and bettered by $13,364,000 its sales in the fifth war loan, which totaled $235,000, 000. Releasing final figures in. the drive,?Leinlbadh also disclosed that !>■ A, E bond purchases and total in vestments by individuals were substantially in excess of the fifth ■war loan figures. E bond sales amounted to $42, 821,000—'124 per cent of the. $34 million goal. This compared with E bond buying totaling $89 - mil lion in the fifth loam Overall individual sales, includ ing E bond transactions and oth er type securities offered for per sonal investments, totaling $94,-i 706,000 or 155 per cent' of the $61 million assignment. In^ the fifth 4oan individual purchases aggre gated $82 million. Beventy-five of the state's 100 counties, including Wayne, ex ceeded their E bond goals, com pared to 64 in the previous cam paign, and all counties . overshot their total eixth war loan quo tas. The state war ' loan chairman; announced he had received a men age from the treasury depart int congratulating North. Caro ia end its volunteer workers on ie results. . , ., “I want'to add my thanks to those of the treasury in express ing appreciation to the thousands of volunteer workem who backed their county chairmen all oyer the state,” Leinbach stated. ‘All of these workers have donee grand Jok-and deserve aot w flunks, but unstinted praise. COLD WAVE TO HIT PORTIONS OF STATE 10 Above Zero May Be Experienced A frigid air mass moved over the east and into the south Tues day night, after giving the middle west some of the lowest tempera tures of the winter, and causing gas and other fuel shortages in some areas. - As the thermometer began to rise gradually in the plains and some of the north central states, forecasters in Washington and Chicago, said temperatures would fall well below zero from the east ern Great Lakes through north ern New England' and well . below freezing—a3 low SB 10 aboye— in parts of. such southern states as Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina. In Ohio,' the zero weather Tues day caused gas shortages, due to excessive heating use, which shut off big industrial and war plants. There were some coal shortages due, tp jpanpower problems.A® Chicago^ temperature hit 8 be low—lowest of the winter—deal ers warned’ residents to keep two to three weeks supply on hand because it would take that long to1 make deliveries. *' The coldest weather, forecast ers said, probably would bote in northern New York, at about 25 to 30 degrees below zero. RALPH WHITFIELD IS PRISONER OF WAR Mr. and Mrs. Albert Whitfield of route 4, Mount Olive, received’ word Tuesday, through the In ternational Red 'Cross, that their son, Pvt. Ralph A. Whitfield, is a prisoner of war of the German government. The telegram stated a letter of information willy fol low from the provost marshal general. . v Pvt. Whitfield was reported 'as missing in action since October 15, <1944. On December 11, a mes sage from him to his mother, by short wave radio from a Ger man radio station, was received by his parents. They , also receiv ed letters and cards froqi other persons who heard the message over short wave. wn j MISSING IN ACTION - . ■ •- i •*' Staff Sergeant A ('.Vain (Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Davis of Ihe Bear Marsh section, has *>0®“ reported by the war department as missing in action Since Decem ber 20, in the European theatre. No other details were given. INFANTILE PARALYSIS GOAL IS $309,000 The North Carolina quota in tl)e infantile paralysis campaign, which open* January 14, has been set at $809,000. Dr. Ralph Mc Donald, state chairman, said the figure was twice that of the $159, 000 raised last year, and added that during 1944 the National Foundation for Intantile Paralysis spent an estimated $650,000 in North Carolina. • The (fuota for YVayne county is $3,804; Duplin county $2,031, and Sampson $2,840. STAFF SGT. ODOM GETS 2ND OAK LEAF -v.-Son of J. J. Odom 'I of Dobbersville Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Odom re >word from the war de partment this week that their son,' about whom the follow ing story was, written;, had V^beefr* kflled in Action Decem her .11, 1944. , Staff Sergeant Melvin W. Od om, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Od om, of route 3, Mount Olive, and who is a gunner on a B24 Libera-! tor ibomber, has been awarded a second Oak Leaf Cluster to the air medal, it was announced re cently from an Eighth Air Force Liberator station in England, where Sgt. Odom is stationed. The citation, which was pre sented by his group commander, Col. Troy W. Crawford, of El Paso, t£ex., read: “For meritorious achievement in accomplishing with distinction aerial ‘Operational missions over enemy occupied Continental Eu rope. The courage, coolness and skill displayed by him in the face of determined opposition materi ally aided in the successful com pletion of these dangerous mis sions. His action reflects great credit upon himself, and the arm ed forces of the United States.” S|Sgt. ‘Odom entered the army on September 4, 1942. He is a graduate of High Point college, and upon his arrival in England wag assigned to a squadron in the 446th bombardment group. He has participated in bombing missions over iSterkade, the Metz area, “Cologne and other war pro duction centers of Germany. Circle to Meet Circle No/ 2 of the Women’s Auxiliary of, the Presbyterian church, willmeet Monday after boon at 3:30" in' the home of Mrs. Robert Smith. Mrs. Reath Jones is chairman of the group. ! Helped Free Their Native Land | 5d* (U. 8. Mtcbu Corp* Photo) ' Xhree Guamanian youth*, members of the U. 8. Nary, who helped Uberste their country from the Jap yoke, are shown bidding fare well to Marine Major General HenryXi Larsen, Island Commandwt after being ordered to return to sea duty. The trio aided the drO affairs sections while on Guam, heft to right are Manuel Croa Ferns, steward first dam, who has taken part in Pacific naval engagement; General Larsen; Juan fMtflO XUITai weaenu ju&raou, diiffu dOMifiw m—m Juan San Nicholas Mateo, stewards seooad oUm Matoo killed An* Jap aohBors to two days during tho surly fisfcHt ow the Man*. Ufa , 1* : '• ARMY TAKES STEPS TO HELP RELIEV E FUELS SHORTAGE Directive Coders All Army Installations to Join in Campaign Alarming: prospcts., of serjous fuel shortages—a situation al ready brought home to American householders with scant coal bins in their basements—prompted military authorities this week to intensify a nationwide campaign to conserve coal, fuel oil and gas. Major. Gen. Frederick E. Uhl, commanding general ' of the 4th service command, which includes North Carolina, ordered all com manders and occupants of military quarters, down to the newest buck private, to take a personal and active part in the conservation of the national fuel supply. General Uhl’e order was direct ed to all army service forces in stallations within the southeast ern states And was supplemented by a directive issued by Brig. Gen. Raymond Fowler, South At lantic division engineer, to per sonnel concerned’ at additional installations not under 4th eser* vice command control. “The heavy demands on the nation’s critical fuel supply, to gether with manpower and equip ment limitations, makes conser vation of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels essential,” General Uhl as serted. “Maximum efforts, in sav See ARMY TAKES on page 8 FARM BUREAU MEET HAS BEEN PUT OFF The 10th annual meeting of the North Carolina farm bureau fed eration, scheduled for February 7 and 8 in Winston-Salem, has been postponed indefinitely, in compliance with government re quests that conventions with more than 50 delegates not be held, ac cording to statements : this week by President J. E. Winslow of Greenville, and Secretary R. Flake Shaw of Greensboro. The following joint; statement was issued' by them: “The North Carolina Farm BuragaL in com pliane&^Wttlr a request; issued" onf January 5 by Japans F. Byrnes, war mobilization director, is hap py to postpone indefinitely, the 10th annual meeting of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federa tion, scheduled to meet at Win ston-Salem on (February 7-8.” GASOLINE CHECKUP IS STARTED BY OPA OPA investigators in the Ra leigh district are in the process of analyzing samples of gasoline obtained from various dealers aft er many complaints that gasoline being sold At premium prices is in fact regular gasolina, Theo dore S. Johnson, district OPA di rector, has announced. iSome laboratory tests have shown that foreign substances, such as mineral spirits, kerosene and chemical dye were used to dilute regular gasoline. "This creates another source of black market gasoline,” Johnson -said, "and enforcement agents are going to stop this defrauding of consumem at its inception.” Dry Cleaning Prices Must Be Posted Now Ceiling price posters have been sent to all retail dry cleaners or pressers and most be posted not later than January 15, 1945, T. C. Johnson, district director for the office of price administration, in Raleigh, announces. , "Dry cleaning services,” John son pointed out, “represent an important part of each family’s budget, and it is necessary that postem be conveniently placed so ; that customers may know their ceiling prices.” » If operators of dry cleaning establishments have not filed their ceiling prices with their lo cal war price and rationing board or distrct office, OPA may estab lish ceilings for their services as comparable prices in the same ' area. • COMMENDEDI Sgt. Douglas MdPhail, eon of Mr. and' Mrs. Daniel McPhail of Mount Olive, at work in the pho tographic laboratory of the 44th bombardment group in England, has been overseas With the Eighth air force for more, than a year and a half, and was recently com mended along with other station photo technicians for the excel* lent work turned out.by the pho tographic Section* ->jMrs. McPhail and small dfcugh ters^ live in Wilson. ( ^ ^ . Released by (J. S. War Department, Bureau o( Public Relations. “TOUT BELFORT EST LIBRE”—The happy Frenchwoman ex claimed to a neighbor. The American soldier understood it as "All Belfort is liberated.” He answered her in his best GI French. VITAL STATISTICS KEEPERS NAMED In their regular monthly meet ing the Duplin County Board of County Commissioners appointed the following persons as regis trant for vital statistics for 1945: Wolfescrape, G. E. Alphin, Jr.; Warsaw, Mrs. F. J. Thomas; Fai son, Mrs. Rose Saunders; Glte son, John W. Waters; Albertson, Mrs. Lucy Grady; Smith, Mm. Sallie Wallace; Limestone, Mrs. Inez Sandlin; Cypress Creek, Mrs. Dorothy Brown; Island Creek* Mrs. L. S. Forlaw; Rockfkh, Mrs. Emil James; Rose Hill, Miss Jes sie Moore; Magnolia, Mrs. N. T. Pickett, and Kenaneville, Mrs. Lawrence Southerland. At the meeting ako, the com missioners appointed Major <W. Sutton of Albertson township, a special deputy sheriff following a petition of citizens in Wolfscrape, Glisson and Smith townships. I. N. Henderson, Duplin tax col lector, reported $14,572.38 collect ed in taxes during 'December. CAMPDAVISWILLBE USED AS HOSPITAL Date Not Announced for Reopening of Base Camp Davis is to be “reopened under the jurisdiction of the army air force for use as a con valescent hospital and redistribu tion center,” the war department has advised Senator J. W. Bailey. •Bailey declared, following a conference with army authorities that “the reopening has already been approved by the AAF, but the exact date will he announced later.” Decision of the war department to' utliize the facilities of Camp .Davis, much of which could not be moved' elsewhere when a for mer decision to close the camp was announced last August, fol lowed several weeks of effort by eastern North Carolina leaders, headed by Rep. Graham A. Bar den of New Bern. The leaders insisted' when the war department announced that Camp Davis would be closed, that the more than '$50,000,000 spent by the government on the 'canton ment near the North Carolina coast, should not foe wasted. At the camp, under the new operational plane, wounded sol diers will receive treatment, and those able to return to duty will be re-assigned from there. Renew Your Subscription to The Tribune ARMY POSTAL UNIT MAKES EXPLANATION Gives Reasons for Mailing Mix-Ups Army postal services wishes to clear up some of the misunder standings of the public relative to overseas mail delivery, accord ing to Col. Hartley B. Dean, 4th service command posatl officer, with headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. “It appears,” said Col. Dean, “that one of the complaints of the public is that mail service from overseas is better than the service going overseas. The rea son for this is that mail coming to the United States is bound for a definite, fixed address, while overseas communications are oft en delayed due to the necessity of directory service and forward ing to find organizations and in dividuals in a constantly chang ing scene. “Another thing which seems to puzzle the public is the fact that overseas letters are received in bunches; This is -due to transpor-. tation facilities—if a convoy sails only every two weeks, naturally the mail will pile up, and be re ceived in one batch. Thie includes air mail. Both" air and ordinary mail accumulate, waiting for car go space, ana as the space is available, the oldest mail is ship ped out first. Of counse, if plane space becomes available after the letters (both ordinary and air mail) have gone by boat, the most recent letters arrive ;first and the sequence of the letters is broken.” FARMING CENSUS BEGUN THIS WEEK A census which will measure the state’s agricultural resources and production began Monday in seven divisions of North Carolina under the direction of C. C. Mc Ginnis, Charlotte, for the Wash ington census bureau. The district which includes the Mount Olive section, is headed by Newton Robinson, with headquar tens in Clinton. iBasic information on farm ac reages, crops,’ livestock, farm la bor and other items relating to farm operations will be taken ON FURLOUGH ■ ' * Sgt. ^William (Billy) Lewis, son of Mrs. Hattie Lewis of Ca lypso, has arrived home for a 30 days’ furlough, after serving 32 months overseas in Hawaii and the South Pacific. Clearing Scheldt River 4»l GERMAN SEA MINE EXPLODES near Em 'shore altar being awjipt by the'British minesweepers which cleared the^rivbr Scheldt almost bmoro Gormans ha#tfeon driven fro# its banks. Soonidmr, the first convojr of American and British supply ships sms able to staom up the river to*the tort of Antwerp. » * «£*.;: "* ** *"• ’• * V*. *''*•;■• ; ■•'vv ';V- v. ,*v: . -V . •- / 7 > ■ 'V'- 7 . .. y • .j. :'v OCAL METHODISTS L RAISE $1600 AS DAL FOR CRUSADE , iAllen Cox Chairman [ntff Drive Scheduled jr February 4th mbers of the Mount Olive odist church are planning to raise $1,600 on Sunday, February 4, as their contribution to world relief and reconstruction, accord ing to action taken by the Board of Stewards in their regular monthly meeting this week. The campaign to raise funds for post-war reconstruction is being launched by the 41,000 Methodist congregations through out the United' States as one phase of a four-year Crusade for Christ program. During the year the 8,000,000 Methodists will conr tribute $25,000,000, which will be used for emergencies created by the war. Two thirds of the money will be used in war-torn countries to feed the starving, to provide healing for the sick, and' a minis try of hope to the multitudes in despair; to repair damaged Meth odist institutions, such as church es, hospitals and 'schools; to build back some of the institu tions completely destroyed; by war; to provide missionaries and other Christian workers on mis sion fields that that have been seriously affected by . the war. The other money will be spent in America in establishing new churches in underchurched areas; in helping home mission fields; aiding educational institutions and strengthening the missionary program in Latin America. Much enthusiasm was express ed by the stewards as they dis cussed the forthcoming campaign. It was felt that members of the congregation would respond gen erously to this great cause, and that the entire amount could be raised in a one-day drive, the stewards canvassing the same persons they have on their lists for the regular church budget. Allen Cox is chairman of the local Crusad'e Council. Other features of the Crusade for Christ include a crusade for a new world order, evangelism, stewardship and Sunday School * enrollment and! attendance. On#;... of these will be emphasized in each year of, the four-year pro gram.' . ■> Many churches throughout the ,, country have already raised their quotas, the Rev. C. W. Robbins, pastor of the local church, stated, some, V greatly exceeding the amount asked for AAA COMMITIIEMEN GIVEN CROP GOALS Told Farm Practice* for Highest Production AAA officials have ,^>rwarded to county committeemen'.and sec retaries the 1945 crop? goals for , North Carolina, together with practical suggestions from the State college extension service and the agricultural experiment station regarding farm practices which should' be followed for the maximum production of <*rops. Meetings of , all agricultural agencies in each county wjill be called to review state goals and develop plans for a county pro gram to reach all farmers. County committeemen in each county will discuss the goals' and the county program with- exten sion service representatives and AAA fieldmen in a series of meetings during the latter part of January. Later, community meetings will be held for the presentation of the county goals to the farmers and the discussion of individual farm plans. The 1945 AAA prac- '[ tices and conservation material* will also be discussed; • with em- f phasis'on the need* for signing 1944 performance reports before February 16. Teachers of vocational agricul ture will set aside one night clasa for discussion of goals and relatr ed subject^ including recommend ed practice? for obtaining maxi mum production. SMITH CHAPEL ! Regular preaching , services here next Sunday morning. Please be present. Mr. and' Mrs. R. W. Jones and young son, Carrol of Bailey, and Robert Jones of the Marines, sta tioned in Florida, visited among relatives here last Monday. Mre. Glenn. Aycock and son, Jimmie, of Fremont, are .visiting her parents, Mr. and 'Mrs. Giles Gmith. Several from here attended! the .services at St. Paul ^Methodist ’church in Goldsboro last Friday 'evening and heard Bishop Peele on The Crusade for Christ A A i. <* • r ; ,1 . \" r '
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