Along The Way . By EmilyKlllmHt f Looking back through the old issues of THE DUPLIN TIMES, one name repeated shows up year after year ? the American Red Cross. Often organizations like the Red Cross are taken for granted, but in Duplin during 1941 citizens were very active in the Red Cross cam paign for memberships. Duplin had been assigned a quota of 2,100 memberships as a goal for the November 1941 Red Cross Roll Call Campaign. Representatives were named for each Duplin community and within each county school. Home demonstration clubs were also active in the Red Cross membership drive. Selected as chairman of the Roll Call membership drive was Kenans ville's mayor J.E. Jerritt and serving with him as officers were Sudie P. Miller and O.P. Johnson. Serving within the communities of Duplin were Mrs. C.B. Guthrie of Kenans ville, J.C. Thompson of Warsaw, Mrs. T.H. Latham of Faison. Mrs. Adrian Dail of Calypso, Archie Williams of Bowden. Sam Pope of Magnolia, Mrs. L.W. Williams of Rose Hill, Mrs. Nell Forlaw of Teachey, Elizabeth Smith of Wallace, Mrs. J.L. Quinn of Chin quapin, Dorothy Lanier of Lyman, Mrs. M.M. Thigpen of Beulaville, Mrs. Ben Grady of Sarecta. E.D. Edgerton of B.F. Gradv. Mrs. Ralph Kornegay of Wesley Chapel and Mrs. J.K. Bryan Jr. of Pearsall's Chapel. Before Duplin had time to com plete the membership drive for Red Cross, the bombing of Pearl Harbor took place and the United States stepped into World War II. With the announcement from President Roosevelt that the United States was at war the Red Cross began an emergency frund drive and Duplin was assigned a quota of S4.000. The war and civilian emergency fund drive was launched locally I during a mass meeting held in the ? Duplin County courthouse on - "December 19. The meeting was " -planned by the officials of the Duplin . Red Cross and the Duplin Defense ; Council. Serving as officers of the * county Defense Council were Robert I C. Wells, a Kenansville attorney, as ; chairman, and Duplin County Duplin School Menus April 16-20 Breakfast In addition to assorted cereals, fruit or juice and milk, the following will be served: Mon. - blueberry muffin Tue. - peanut butter toast Wed.. Thur.. and Fri. - No school Lunch Mon. - pizza, chicken salad with roll, french fries, green peas, ice juicee. fruit cup. peanut sandie Tue. - roast turkey with rice and roll, cheesy hamwich. candied yams, green beans, fruit cup, Easter egg ralrp Wed., Thur., and Fri. - No school. Each lunch is served with a choice of low-fat chocolate or plain milk. ECU & MIGRANT PAC MEETING . * Parents of ECI and migrant stu * dents participated in a workshop *? March 29 in which the use of * computers in the reading lab was I stressed. Henrietta Hargove of Charity Middle School and Verlene Murray of Chinquapin Elementary School demonstrated the use of games to improve student skills in reading. They provided opportunities for parents to use the computers, thus making them aware of some of the materials and programs used in the lab to improve the overall reading ? achievment of ECIA students. This workshop was part of the Duplin County ECU and Migrant ? Parent Advisory Council held at the J O.P.Johnson Building Thursday !l night, March 29. Administration, teachers and parents attended. DUPLIN TIMES - PROGRESS SENTINEL Published Weekly by DUPLIN PUBLISHING CO., INC. Ike Riddick, Publisher P.O. Box68 Kenansville. NC 28349 ?s Second Class Postage Paid at Kenansville, NC 28349 t i SUBSCRIPTION PRICES Single Copy 11 Cents In Duplin and adjoining Counties * 6Mos.-S1.83 1Yr.-S3.66 Outside of Duplin and Adjoining Z Counties ; 6 Mos.-S2.35 1 Yr.?S4.70 Outside North Carolina S5.50 per year ? . auditor Faison McGowen as secre tary. Inez Boney, the Duplin welfare jfficer, was executive secretary of the Duplin Red Cross. Appointed to lead the emergency Fund drive was Chairman of Duplin County Commissioners John R. Croom of Magnolia. Even through Duplin had been assigned a quota of $4,000 officials set their goal at $5,000. A provision of the emergency fund drive allowed 15 percent of the i money raised within the counties or i cities to remain for local aid. If | Duplin raised its quota of $4,000 the 1 county would be allowed to use $600 for local aid. Neighborning counties were also assigned goals for their i participation in the fund drive. I Wayne County was assigned a quota 1 of $10,000 and Lenoir $7,500. The 1 national goal was $50,000,000. While the American Red Cross travels the entire world offering aid i to disaster struck victims of war or I weather, the organization had stood strong many years. In Duplin, the f* Red Cross has always been active raising funds which were always used to aid victims in some other part of the nation or world. Within the last several weeks, Duplin. Wayne, Lenoir and Sampson couties ' have received payment in full for all the monies and time their citizens have donated to the Red Cross since the organization began. The Red Cross has been one of many organi sations providing much needed assistance to victims of the March 30 tornadoes which struck North Caro lina and South Carolina. ?? Joyce Farmer, D.P.M. 4. (Foot Specialist) Announces the opening of her practice in Podiatric medicine, fBt - specializing in total foot care: M ? Inerown Toenail* ?Bunion*; sa ? Pl*nt#r W*rt? ? C*llu*a*. 9 ? Diabetic Foot Problem* ?Corn* ? Athelete* Foot ? Spur* ? For an appointment call: Waraew Beulaville Pink Hill Rose Hill 293 3444 298 3176 668 4111 289 30271 ^ ^ Start* Friday W Show. 7 & 9 Sun. 2, 4, 7 ? 9 * FRIDAY 1JTH PART 4 FINAL I i CHAPTER A ^THiMO?rStcM<w3^^^ W Show* 7 & 9 Sun. 2,4,7 A 9 ft WHERE THE BOYS ARE ? S4 ft vVhar* th* fun It A Ratad R HaMOvar SaeondWaak^^l V Show* 7 A ?. Sun. 2,4. 7 A S ft * ? 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