Deadline Set
For Recruiting
January 31 Set As Deadline
For Veterans To Re-En
list And Still Retain The
Grade That They Pre
viously Held
The War Department has an
nounced that January 31 is the
last day for men now In the
Army to retain their present
grades by re-enlisting, states Lt/
J. H. Bancli of the Wilmington
Recruiting' Office.
Men now in the Army who te
.enlist before Feb. I will be re
enlisted in their present grade.
Men honorably discharged can re
enlist within 20-day after dis
charge in the grade they held at
the time of discharge, provided
they reenlist before Feb. I. 1946.
In addition to free food, lodg
ing. clothing and medical care,
the Regular Army offers good pay
with 20 percent increase for se"
vice overseas, plus 50 percent if
member of flying crews, parachu
tist. etc.. plus 5 percent increase
in pay for each 3 yea>s of ser
vice. Few civilian jobs offer as
good wages.
Enlistment pe iods are for l!j.
2 or 3 years. With the 3 year en
listment you may choose the
branch of service and the over
seas theater. Enlistment ages
f'om 17 to 34. inclusive, except
for mfln now in the Army, who
may reenlist at any age. Reen
listment bonus of $50 for each
y?ar of active sen-ice. up to 90
days furlough, depending on
length of service with furlough
travel paid to home and return
are given men now in the Army
who enlist.
Other advantages offe-ed are:
Family allowances for the term
of enlistment for dependents of
men who enlist before July I.
1946. option to retire at half pay
for life after 20 years service,
muste-ing out pay. a 30 day fur
lough every year at full pay. and
the opportunity to learn one or
more of 200 skills and trends.
For complete information on
reenlistment write or visit the
Army Recruiting Office. 203 Post
LET'S HAVE THE FACTS /
Al;na ?- Ikins
READING FOR FUN
DEAR GEXTLE READERS:
So you won't write poetry! Or,
worse still, you do write poetry ?
charming poet.y? but you prefer
to hide it away, along with those
old love letters in the attic trunk!
In a former column, I promised
that if my invitation for original
verse fell by the wayside, we
would pass on as if nothing had
SELLERS- DISCHARGED- ~
Junior Sellers of Whiteville has
received his discharge from the
U. S. Coast Guard and has re
turned to his home here.
Office Bldg., Wilmington, N. C., or
see the Recruiting Sgt. when he
visits your town.
ever been said ? which would
have been the lady-like thing- to
do. But I find myself unable to
follow so virtuous and dull a
cou.se. I admit right out in
print that my fond idea expired
in a really remarkable state of
neglect.
So here I am with another
idea: How would you like to
help me conduct an occasional
open-forum or question-answer
type of column, for the purpose of
discussing things literary? If
there is some question that baf
fles you? such as a quotation
that haunts you because you can
not remember all of it ? or a
poem or story that remains in
your memory intact, but the au
thors' name missing ? or some
famous work that contains a key
passage which mystifies and
eludes you ? or any other appro
priate question ? why not address
your query to this column, or to
me, for publication?
Now don't think I propose to
answer these questions myself ?
no, indeed ? but I will gladly pass
them on to the readers, and may
be, from among us all, answers
will be forthcoming. At least, in
teresting discussions may arise
which should point toward solu
tions.
' For instance, there is that quo
tation from Lowell (including the
words "Truth forever on the
scaffold") which was printed a
few months ago in The News Re
porter, and quoted a few days be
fore that from the Baptist pulpit;
but I cannot remember, now, the
name of the poem from which it
SAIE-SCHOOLHQUSE and SITE
The Brunswick County Board of Edu
cation will receive sealed bids up until
noon February 15, 1946, for the old Pine
Level schcolhouse and 2-acres of land
(located on River Road.) The Board will
consider bicw for the house separately XJr
together. The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
ANNIE MAY WOODSIOE
Superintendent,
BRUNSWICK COUNTY SCHOOLS
We have in our barn the nicest selection
of mules that we have had this year. All broke
and ready for work. ... 4 to 5 years old and
weighing from !,050 to 1,200 pounds. You can
buy more mule for the money at FULLERS.
Come in now and pick your mule from this
nice selection.
Also a Large Stock of Bridles, Collars,
Hames and Harness.
" The Customer Makes the Terms at Fuller s"
-CASH or TERMS
S. L. Fuller & Brother
WHITE VILLE
'is taken, and my attempt to look
it up proved unsuccessful. Can
you tell me the name of the
poem ?
For instance, again, there is a
poem named "Fisherman Jim," by
Stevenson (or, if not by Steven
son, then by whom?) which used
to hold for me a fascination
which was almost an . obsession.
As a small child I used to read
it often, and shed tears each
time I read it. Now, in my Ste
venson volumes, it is conspicious
ly absent. I should love to get
a copy. Do you have it?
And this one really bothers me.
Among Conrad Aiken's psycholo
gical short stories, there is a love
ly one named "Silent Snow, Se
cret Snow." My idea of real par
lor entertainment should be to
find a sensitive person who had
lately read this story, and ask
for a candid explanation of its
ending. I have read it a dozen
times and evolved as many un
satisfactory explanations ? only
to feel that I have persistently
overlooked a significant shade of
meaning. I still believe there
must be some solution which will
bear scrutiny in the light of hum
an experience. I'm no student
of psychiatry, but I can cope
with "Silent Snow, Scret Snow"
up to the last paiagraph. Then
I'm lost. My warmest gratitude
to anyone who tell me what the
thing means!
If you'd like to help me with
these problems? or if you'd like
to put forth some of your own ?
will you please do so between
now and the end of February? If
this suggestion does NOT fall by
the wayside, you will sec an
open-disvussion column early in
March.
Obediently yours, etc.
NEW BUSINESS HOUSE
GOING UP Ai TABOR
TABOR CITY. ? Construction of
a modern brick building on a lot
60 by 80 feet on the vacant lot
next to Carolina warehouse here
was begun recently by Buck
Peay.
Although it is understood that
the building has been leased by
Mr. Peay the name of the firm
to occupy it not the nature of
its business has not been reveal
ed. It is expected the building will
be ready for occupancy by June I.
Shallotte Boy
Back At Home
John H. Gora Has Returned
To His Home At Shal
lotte With An Honorable
Discharge From Army
Air Corps
Aviation Ordnance Gunner John
H. Gore, son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. V. Gore, is at home at Shal
lotte with an honorable discharge
fiom the Army Air Force. He
was in the se.vice three years,
two years of this time being spent
overseas in the Pacific.
His brother, Edward V. Gore,
will also receive his discharge in
February and will retu.n home.
He has been in the Navy about
four years. A third son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gore met with a tragic
death at Chaileston seve.al
months ago, just after being dis
charged fiom the service. He
was in the employ of a bus com
pany, for whom he had just start
ed to work. A negro passenegr,
said to have been drinking, got
on the bus, rode a short distance
and then demanded his money
back. As the money 'had already
been rung up as fare young Gore
explained he could not make a
refund and the negro drew a gun
and shot him to death before he
could rise from the driver's seat.
Re-Elected To PC A
Board Of Directors
At the annnual meeting of the
Whiteville Production Credit As
sociation meeting Saturday, P. C.
White of Chadbourn and M. S.
Turner of Fair Bluff, whose
terms had expired, were re-elec
ted to the boa-i of directors.
Other directors ait' W. C. Cox,
Radio Station
Site Purchased
Construction Will Begin At
Earliest Possible Date;
May Be On Air By May
1st
Purchase of a 16 acre tract of
land between Whiteville and South
Whiteville on which to construct
the Whiteville Broadcasting Com
pany's radio transmitter and stu
dios has been announced here.
J. A. Maultsby, president of
the corporation, said that con
struction will begin at the earliest
possible date. Broadrasting will
begin as soon as the station is
completed and equipment install
ed. If everything goes according
to plan, the station may be on
the air by May 1, Mr. Maultsby
said.
of Tabor City; J. *. Hooks, Jr.,
of Whiteville, and A. E. Waller,
of Fair Bluff. The directors will
meet Friday for the annual elec
tion of officers.
A full report o fthe Saturday
meeting will ippear in Thurs
day's paper.
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AGENT
SUPPLY, N. G.
To those who ore waiting
for telephones
From now on our story is mors cheerful for many
who are waiting for a telephone.
With the receipt of larger amounts of telephone
equipment, we will be in position to install telephones
for those who have been waiting longest.
But there are places where we have complicated
switchboards to install ? even places where we must
build new buildings for the new switchboards. In
those places it will necessarily take more time.
We're working hard to serve those and striving to
give everybody quicker and better service than ever
before.
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
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JANUARY 14-31
TH! NATI0NA1 FOUNDATION FOR INFANTILE PARALYSIS |Nr
STOP AND SEE US
WHILE IN SHALLOTTE STOP AT
MM STANLEY'S FLAG
(Formerly Swinson's)
COLD BEER, SOFT DRINKS, TOBACCOS, ETC
JIMMY STANLEY, Shallctte. N. C.
I'M ON MY WAY
TO THE
FIRST
NATIONAL
BANK .
OF WHITEVILLE
Individual Checking Accounts
Commercial Accounts
Automobile Loans and Financing
Personal, Agricultural and Commercial Loans
Safety Deposit Boxes to Protect Bonds and
Other Valuables
MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
First National Bank
Of Whitevilh
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gram by its efforts to increase the production
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