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DOWN EAST ' WITH l BILLY ARTHUR THE ONSLOW COUNTY News and Views The New* and Viewa Leads la Paid Circulation, Local Advertising, National Advertising, Classified Advertising, Onslow County News. The Only Newspaper in the World That Gives a Whoop About OnsloiJ't *'i VOL. ML NO. IH JACKSONVILLE, N. C.. FRIDAY. IIECEMKER 29. I9 I I "V, PRICE 82.00 PER YEAR # Story of two guns received at Christmas: Tommy Lasitter is all smiles bo cause with the gun he got he brought home a deer, a squirrel and a duck in a single evening. Bobby Turlington was about in tears, because Billy wouldn't tell him where the BB shot were. 0 E. G. Ellis of near Jacksonville reported the other day that one of his white leghorn hens recently laid an egg weighing 7Vfc ounces. He added that the hen lays every other day. Think I don't know the reason why? % Brother A. S. Ervin had better watch his step when he comes to town. Unaccustomed to walking on lev el ground—he comes from up White Oak way—he wasn't looking where he was going the other morn ing and fell sprawling right in front of the News and Views office. 0 Culinary department: Last week I had my first exper ience in making turkey dressing— pulling all that bread apart and cutting up all those vegetables just to fill the interior of the bird to keep him from collapsing from so much heat. That phase of the Christmas dinner requires so much time that could be applied to more import ant things such as guessing what's in the packages. After the first two loaves of bread were detached in small pieces. I came to the conclusion that the simpler and quicker way of doing the dressing would be to open up the turkey, throw in five loaves of bread, two onions, a stalk of celery, a can of sage and a gallon of water. Put your fingers over both ends of the turkey and shake well. 0Gourment department: After eating so much turkey and dressing my stomach felt as if it Were stuffed with Portland cement. 0.Seafood section: Not often do we plug anyone in this space but I just want to say that George Howard has really set up a nice, clcan oyster steaming place right here in Jacksonville. While his oysters do not come from New River, they're still tasty, and his place will save you a lot of gasoline. However, it's still worth an A ticket to go to Dewey Justice's and Joe Fulcher's for some brackish nj'efo-". Ser. Bn., 1st Mar. Div., Care FPO San Francisco. 17 December 1944. . 3ar Billy: An Open Letter to Billy Arthur 01 see where recently you have undertaken to answer my letters and some others via the medium of "Way Down East". Well, .that's fine and affords me the opportunity of exposing you to the public; unless of course you attempt to charge me regular advertising rates along with the kidney pill ads which you include in your "Want ed" column. If you do I shall ex pose you at the next meeting of Rotary Club for scurrilous prac tice. I sec where Sam Munsch has come in for considerable notoriety lately. He is a bad man. Billy, and I would advise you to steer clear of him. He'll bank you off the side wall into the corner waste basket if you cross him up. It wasn't until Sam came to New River and mingled with more polite society that he found out you had to take the shells off of oysters before,you ate them. That will give you an Also I note that you always put it in your paper when people from Jacksonville go to Kinston. Has that become a newsworthy event now? Has Kinston become that tough? Or is it that you have be come an informer for the Gas and Tire rationing board? By the way. I haven't seen Mary Lilly Blake's name in print lately. You used to keep that set up in a line-o-type all the time. Now to get on with the election. First thing I would do if elected would be to introduce a bill to change the name of Jacksonville to something else. Petple on their way down south frequently get off at Jacksonville. N. C. thinking they are in Jacksonville, Fla This causes confusion and no small degree of disapointment. A soldier friend of ours who was stationed 'way down at the foot end of Florida when we were at New River, wrote us and said he was coming up to visit us. I wired him to phone me when he got to Jacksonville. Well, soon after, about 2:00 a.m. the phone rang. I heard a lot of quarters, dimes and nickles chiming into the receiver and a voice said. "This is Paul. I am calling you from Jack sonville just like you said." Yes, you guessed it. He got off the bus at Jacksonville, Florida, and had to wait six hours for another bus. We celebrated Republican Thanksgiving down here—Novem ber 30th. The boys were well provided with the customary tur key, pie, candy and nuts. The tur keys were all top-grade hens. One of my cooks, who speaks with a decided Southern drawl, decided the best way to prepare turkey was to parboil it. He will be out of the brig most any day now. Christmas will soon be upon us id the boys are receiving pack ;es by the ton. Apparently the eople back home have not for gotten us and we are indeed grate ful. My very best Christmas wishes to all of you back there and to you, Billy, my kindest regards. JOHN KALUF. Roosevelt At Lejeune ^Inspecting I he Base Artillery Battalion during his recent visit to Camp Lejeune. Monday a week ago. President Roosevelt stops to talk with Capt. Herbert S. Gibson, c nnmanding officer of a replace ment unit. American Forces Reach Basiogne; Bring Relief % Paris, 1 API—Field reports to day indicate that Field Marshall Von Ruclstedt's whole southern flank is beeing attacked, lessening the menace in the Belgian bulge. American Tanks and Infantry have crossed the Sure river in sev eral places and are holding a nar- ^ row but firm relief corridor open , to the garrison of Bastongne. .s Allied forces to the North and j. South of salient are within 20 cj miles of a junction that would cut c off the enemy within a few miles fj of the Meuse. Mere the Germans have been held for 48 hours with out any significant gain and enemy pockets on northwestern head of of offensive have been surrounded. The southern flanks are reported retreating under heavy shellfire, southwest of Echternach. Elas Forces Withdraw. ( 0 Athens AP)—Greek political a factions have agreed to the forma- V tion of a Regency as an initial step t towards peace. o British military authorities have C reported the withdrawing of some y of the ELAS forces from Athens itself, to positions on highways c leading to the city. e Nazis Thrown Back a 0 Moscow—AP—The doomed Na- fc zi garrison has been thrown back into the smoke filled streets i; of Western Budapest after cling- « ing suicidal resistance to positions a in the eastern section of the capital, c Red troops have pushed across t the eastern arm of the Danube north of Budapest, splitting the Nazi troops and driving some of them back into mountainous area at the great Danube bend. The re maining sections have been pressed back as far as Buda where the Reds have engaged them in house to house fighting. JAP ATTACK REPELLED 0McArthur's Headquarters, P.iill ippines—AP—A Japanese nava» al ack on Mindora Island has been repelled by American bombers with a loss to the Japanese of three destroyers. Saipan based bombers have pounded the Japanese air base on Iwo Jima for the third time. Two American warships, joining in the attack were hit by shore batteries. PLANES GROUNDED. 0 Paris, (AP)—Allied air activities have been restricted again due to heavy sleet storms. NAMED ON COMMITTEE. 0 Billy Arthur, past president of the Jacksonville Kiwanis club, has < been named a member of the Car- "3 olinas Kiwanis district committee r on public relations. c 1 Gunnery Sgt. Charles J. ! Plemmons, Jacksonville, 1 Wounded in Action ' 0 Gunnery Sgt. Charles J. Plem- a mons of Jacksonville has been } wounded in action it was an- a nounced by the Navy Department s recently. Sgt. Plemmons' wife re- n s sides on Railroad Avenue, Jack- {* sonville. fl \tmy Seizes Ward Property In Seven Leading Cities | Chicago. 'AP'— The Army, act lg under Presidential order, today ?ized the Montgomery Ward pro prties in seven cities in a show :>wn of the company's refusal to jmply with the War Labor Board irectives. Series E Purchases ihort of Quota, But Zounty Is Over Top | Although far exceeding its over I bond quota during the Sixth Tar Loan campaign. Onslow Coun ■ will show only about 50 percent ' its quota on Series E bonds, hairman J. C. Thompson reported usterday. He expected, however, that pur liases during the last days of Dec mber and allotments of out-of junty E sales would put the figure : little, but ve.-v little, to the E ond quota of $303,000. Of that quota, the county as of 'ecember 26 had bought only 115,215 in E bonds, but the over II purchases amounted to $662,325, r more than $277,000 above the ital county quota of $384,000. U. S. Submarine, "Seawolf", Announced Lost by Navy ) Washington. (AP)—The U. S ubmarine, Seawolf, which is over ue from a partol has been assum d lost, it was announced today 'he Seawolf, a 1.500 ton. submersi le, normally carries a crew of 61 icn. No mention has been made f the number lost. The loss ol lie Seawolf brings the total of IJ 1. Submarines lost during the war 3 34. Mrs. Mary Whaley, 72, Mother of Local Woman, Succumbs % Warsaw—Mrs. Mary L. Whaley 2. widow of Thomas G. Whaley ol ear Beulaville. died at the home f her son, Owen Whaley, lasl hursday morning after a short lness. Funeral services were held from le Owen Whaley residence last riday at 3 p.m. The Rev. George Turner was in harge. Burial was in the family emetery near the home. She is survived by three sons nd five daughters: Owen. John [armon of Beulaville. Leon of Ken nsville, Mrs. Eugene Taylor. Kin ion. and Mrs. Lucy Rhodes. Jack jnville; Mrs. Elva Groves, Seven prings, Mrs. Verton Basen and Irs. Delia Houston. Mrs E. W. Clement Still on Top in Blue Star Brigade & Mrs. E. W. Clement still retains the lead in the Blue Star Brigade in the current Sixth War Loan Campaign and holds the rank of Lieutenant General according to t'-e latest report of Mrs. D. C. Swiston and Mrs. C. E. Warn, co chairmen of the Onslow County Women's Division. Mrs. Clement has sold a total of 137 bonds with maturity value of $45,475 which places her at the lop of the list again. Mrs. J. C. Thompson also has attained the rank of Lieutenant General with the sale of 120 bonds having the maturity value of $26,075. Other members of the Blue Star Brigade, together with their new ranks and total sales to date are as follows: Mrs. II. M. Ennett, Sneads Ferry, Colonel. 57 bonds, $3,575. Mrs. W. L. Ketchum. Major, 34 bonds, $2,575. Mrs. C. I). Koonce, Major, 31 bonds, $8,225 Mrs. W. L. Humphrey, Captain. 2-4 bonds. $2,000. Mrs. W. Y. Richardson, 1st Lt., 1 bonds. $5,900. Miss Mary Stefanou, 1st Lt., lfl bonds. $2,375. Mrs. David Sabiston, 1st Lt.. n bonds, $4,750. Mrs. T. N'ewton Cook. 1st Lt., 18 bonds, S650. Mrs. Leon Gray. 1st Lt., 16 bonds $1,750. Mrs. .T. D. Warlick. Major, 3E bonds, $3,150. Mrs. Vernon Alligood. Swans boro, 2nd Lt.. 12 bonds. $450. Mrs. Lillian Russell Rav. Beai Creek, 2nd Lt.. 12 bonds, $3,100. Mrs. J. R. Gurganus, 2nd Lt.. 11 bonds, $8,025. Mrs. C. E. Warn, 2nd Lt., 1C bonds, $875. Mrs. Gussie Rawls. Vernon, 2nc Lt.. 10 bonds, $625. Although all reports, as of yes terday still were not in. Mrs. Sabis ton stated that reports on hand showed that bonds already sold b.v members of the Blue Star Brigade during the current drive totaled a maturity value of SI59,000. Mrs. Sabiston called attention tc the fact that although the official date of the current drive has passed bonds sold through December 30 will be credited to iiri«ador« sivo desires that each Brigadcr make ar official report to her next Mon day morning before 10 o'clock. in addition to the women listed above, other members of the Blue Stai Brigade in Onslow County art as follows: Mrs. Adrian Aman. Mrs. R. S Pinkston. Mrs. Dolores Tilbe, Mrs L. I'. Matthews. Mrs. Brady. Mrs Eleanor Leslie. Miss Mary Herring Mrs. Ralph Wolfe, Mrs. Ramor Askew. Mrs. C. E. Gurganus, Mrs Ephraim Stein, Mrs. Walter Mor gan, Mrs. Bill Crowe, Mrs. E; J Pettcway, Mrs. W. E. Harrison Mrs. Edgar Koonce, Mrs. H. M. Loy Mrs. O. I.. Russ, Mrs. Don Starkey Mrs. W. E. Sabiston. Mrs. Z. E. Mur roll. Mrs. Donnell. Miss Frances Batson, Miss Anne Yopp, Ma> Hyder. Aaron Farncll. Jr.. Miss Anita Lewis. Miss Hilda Martin Mrs. Townsend. Mrs. June Watson Mrs. Doris S. Keller, Mrs. Leslie Love.ioy. and Mrs. James Johnson ail of Jacksonville. Mrs. Vernic Brown, Mrs. Bei Brock, Mrs. Whit Davis. Mrs. Vic tor Venters. Mrs. Paul Marsh burr and Mrs. Dan Russell .of Rich lands. Mrs. Heyward Campbell. Mrs Julius Segerman, and Mrs. Beasle: Nelson of Holly Ridge. Mrs. J. F. Foster and Miss Mar garet Jones of Swansboro. "The Onslow County Genera will be announced early nex week," said Mrs. Sabiston, yester day. Pvt. John Holley, Jacksonville, Is Wounded in Aclion 0 Pvt. John Holley of Jackson ville has been wounded in action according: to word received from the War Department by his father, Walter B. Holley of Jack sonville. BOX RENTS DUE £ Post office box rents are due They must be paid by January 1 Stores To Ciose New Year's Day ® Jaekso»)v:Me merchants have announced that the stores in town, including; the A.B.C. store. >\;ll be closed on Monday. Janu ary 1st in observance of New Year's Day. Harvey Bon.ey, 6!, Father of Local Ailorney, Passes ^Harvey Bonev. 61. of Rosehill, pioin ci1 produce merchant of East ern Xorth Carolina, died at 8:45 Fr-iti.iy morning in Goldsboro Hos pital. lio had suffered with heart trouble for several years, but had been critically ill in the hospital for only a few days. Mr. Boney was a member of a prominent Duplin County family. His wife is superintendent of the Duplin County Welfare De part men1 Surviving besides his wife arc one .-im. Harvey Boney. Jr.. judge of recorder's court at Jacksonville a daughter. Mrs. Fred Ilamrick ol Miami. Fla.: four brothers. Luke Boney of Wallace. Roland of Fayet teville. Carl of Florence. S. C.. anr Arthur of Rocky Mount: three sis ters. Mrs. Annie Carr of Wrights villc Sound. Mrs. Edgar Powell o Elizabeth! own and Mrs. Now tor Carter of Wallace and two grand children. Funeral services were held Mon day at the home. Interment was it Rockfish cemetery at Wallace."The Rev. Mr. Bain, pastor of the Rose hill Presbyterian Church and tin Rev. C. T. Rogers of the Metho.d,is! Church in charge. Coleman's Restaurant, Now Open, Is Doing Rushing Business opened for business last week seems lo be doing a rushing busi ness and may be the answer to a least part of Jacksonville's neec for additional, first rate, eating places. Completely modern throughou' and all newly equipped, the restau rant can seat 123 persons at one time, me new diswashing maehim can handle 11.000 dishes per houi and each dish goes through a stcar. bath at 180 degrees F. The color scheme, eggshell ant red leather make it most attrac tive. Both the table tops and tin large soda fountain have a linei like finish. Long needed here, the new rest aurant should be a real success. Joshua S. Yates, 78, Swansboro Farmer Dies Christmas Eve Q Swansboro—Joshua S. Yates. died at his home at Swansbon Sup.day after a year's illness. Il< was a prominent farmer of thi. section. Funeral services were held ii Pine.v Grove Baptist Church nea here Christmas Day with the Rev A. I,. Benton in charge. Surviving are his wife, of Swans boro; a daughter. Mrs. Lee Roger of Hubert; three sons. Hubert o Swansboro and Ralph V. and Joshui Yates, both with the Army over seas: one sister, Miss Sallie Yate of Maysville. Mrs. Robena Williams Dies Near Richlands On Christmas Day 0 Mrs. Robena Williams, 70. wido\ of the late John Williams of On? low County, died at her home nea here Monday morning. Decembe 25. following a stroke of paralysis She was a devoted member of 1h Christian church and was highl; respected in her community. Funeral services were held a the home December 2(i by Rev. \\ T Hamlin, Christian minister, as sisted by Rev. W. A. Crow, Meth odist minister, both of Richlands Burial was in the family cemeter\ She is survived by one son, .lame Williams of Richlands, and on daughter, Mrs. Vera Senter c 1944 Year Of Contradictions i»y JiKi.r.nc. huli AP Newsfeatures Writer £ What a year, sister, what a year! The last twelve months, as if you didn't remember, were full of contradictions ... an increase in the birthrate, and a shortage of diapers ... a scarcity of candy, and a corresponding scarcity of sugar so you couldn't make your own even if you fell like it . . . the lux ury tax, and the disappearance of leather pocket books to carry the money to pay the tax. It was a year of rayon stockings, wrestling with ration tokens, and learning 500 different ways to make utility beef into stew. You painted your legs, and went with out stockings, while the appearance of nylon slips, bras, blouses and even baby's panties just made your legs jealous. You bought real elastic garters for the first time in months, and attached them to elasticless girdles. You were properly grateful for more can openers, nousenoid gad gets and bobbie pins, and bios somed forth in pink make-up tha made you look healthier than yoi fell. All of a sudden, in 1944, vch were feminine again. Evenin, dresses reappeared, blouses wen frilly and there was a great to-d< about wearing your hair up, down or medium. Hats got bigger, and a the same time ribbon headband were popular. You wore old-fash ioned dog collars, and slick, shin; raincoats grandma never dreamei of. Home sewing was all the vogue and you'd rather not think of al the material you wasted trying t be economical. The Army had nothing on yoi when it came to waiting in lint You queued up for butter, cigar ettes. brown sugar, the movies plays and even children's shoes And no amount of patient waitin could get you a maid, an apart ment or a bicycle to give Johnn '"'.V Varied Observance Of Christmas In County Camp Davis Will Be Abandoned By Army on Midnight Dec. 31 ft Camp Davis, the army's huge anti-aircraft training command, will be formally abandoned by the War Department on the stroke of mid night. December 33. Future disposition and use of the huge camp was not known here or at Camp Davis this week", but there 4 was a general feeling that it is be ing formally abandoned so that something can be done with it by either the Navy Department, Vet earns Administration or some other governmental agency or depart ment. Only a handful of troops have . been at the base in recent weeks, under the command of Col. Adam A. Potts. Thousands of troops trained at Camp Davis, and millions of dol lars were spent in its construction and training facilities, all of which turned the once wide place in the road called Holly Ridge into a thriving community, but now left with numerous stores, buildings, j roominghouses and hotels, and a housing project. Many of the room ing accomodations have been taken over by Marines at Camp Lejeune. Numerous reports of plans for the future of the camp have been forthcoming from various sources, but none have developed into ac tualities as yet. It was felt at Holly Ridge this week, however, that something will be done shortly af- 1 ter the Army evacuates the camp. ( ( Williams Brothers ; Together for First Time in 2 Years ! fpsgi. r loyci wiiiiams ana sea man Wilbur Williams spent their ( first Christmas together here in two years. The brotffeTS "Tiact boon in the * Mediterranean war theatre but j hadn't seen each other in that lime. , Floyd was wounded in Italy and ; | has been al a hospital at White ( Sulphur Springs. lie arrived in i town December 17 on a 30-day 1 furlough. And. without advising anyone of his coming, Wilbur got in December 20, also on a 30-day furlough. He is a radioman on a landing craft and has been in action in Africa, Sicily and Italy. U. S. Restaurant Is Soid by Stefanou To High Point Men ®The U. S. Restaurant here has ■ ■ been sold by Sieve Stefanou to . Pete Pet rides and Marx Metas. both ■ of High Point, effective last Wed ; nesday. Stefanou. who has been a pop i ular resident ">f the town for the ■ past two years, said he had no plans : for the present, that he intended to' rest awhile. Mr. and Mrs. Stefa nou and family have taken an active part in the life of the community. Marion C. Meadows, Father of Local - Woman, Succumbs ' 0Marion C. Meadows, prominent resident of Trenton and father of ) Mrs. W. C. Capps of Jacksonville. 7 died at his home there Wednesday morning, December 20. t Funeral services were held • Thursday afternoon. December 21. - by the Methodist minister of Tren - ton with burial following in the . church cemetery. Mr. Meadows was G1 years old. > lie is also survived by his widow: % one son. Kleber Meadows: and one f sister, Mrs. Pauline Meadows of for Christmas. You bought second hand toys and electric toasters in swap shops for the first time in your life, and were glad to get 'em. Hundreds of women just like you tried to make some sense out of the juvenile delinquency vs. war-working mothers dilemma, wondered about all the fuss over working women in slacks, and giggled at the dictum handed down from a judicial Olympus branding twin beds as the cause for di vorce . . . when you weren't trying to interpret the latest on-again-ofT again draft ruling in terms of your own husband. You bought more war bonds, paid higher prices, and wondered who had enough money to buy all that expensive perfume you heard about. You learned that the customer is always wrong, and discovered wom man's best friend is her butcher. But you got along, didn't you? \CLto Abandon ilation at Verona \s ot December 31 * The Atlantic Coast Line railroad ill bandtfii its agency at Verona as December 31 for the first time nee the Wilmington-New Bern ne was built. Service at .shippers-risk will be 'fortiori, bin there will be no agent [i the site. G. L. Sandlin has been L'ting agent for some time. According to L. A. Pitt man. the ecision to abandon the agency ime as result of a decline in •eight and passenger revenue. For years, the agency at Verona as almost as large as that in acksonvilie. for that sation served >rge logging enterprises in Stump ound township as well has hau led freight for a major part of le lower end of Onslow County. Cpl. Gordon J. Walton, Jacksonville, Is On Italian Front ) With the Fifth Army. Italy— 'pi. Gordon J. Walton, truck river, is a member of the 328th 'ield Artillery Battalion, which has epelled several recent German ounterattacks on the Italian front outh of Bologna. The 328th. whose 105-millimeter owitzers and three-inch guns are sually operated in support of the 5th "Custer" Division's 337th In antry Regiment, is a unit of Lieut nant General Mark W. Clark's 'ifth Army. The battalion had an active role ~i the Gustav, ffider and Gothic .incs. Its first combat round was red on April 10. 1944. in the Min urno area, shortly after it; left forth Africa and joined the Fifth trmy. His wife. Mrs. Elizabeth C. Wal an, lives on Route 1, Jacksonville. George H. Taylor, 61, Passes at Rictilands; Funeral Conducted P George H. Taylor. 61. died at lis home near Richalnds Tuesday iter an illness of several years. Funeral services were held from he home at 3 o'clock Wednesday fternoon by Rev. E. M. Howard, Ioliness Baptist minister. lie is survived by his widow, Mrs. Donie Tayolr of the home: eight hildren. Mrs. Hubert Taylor of Facksonville. Mrs. W. K. Garner of Portsmouth, Va., Mrs. Russell ?iggs. Mrs. Horace Humphrey and Vrchie and Roscoc Taylor of Rich ands. Mrs. Thomas Tucker of the lome. and George Henry Taylor of Uaysville: three brothers. Charles lnd John Taylor of Richlands. Roy raylor of the U. S. Army: and one ;isler, Miss Lucy Taylor of Kin iton. "Christmas Seal Drive Still Short of Quota", Says Knight f K. T. Knight, chairman of the Onslow County Tuberculosis Christmas Seal drive, announced yesierday that only $1,710.87. which represents 851 -of the county's quota, had been returned to date. Of this total. $750.00 was brought in by Reese Walter of Jacksonville, from the sale of Health Bonds. Knight expressed the hope that now that Christmas is over and people have a little more time after the rush, that the returns will come in more quickly and that the quota of $2,000.00 will soon be met. Mrs. Addie Taylor, Stepmother of Virgil Taylor, Dies # Kinston—Funeral services for Mrs. Addie Mosley Taylor. 58. wife of\V. O. Taylor of 106 West Grain ger Avenue, who d.ed at her home at 5 a.m. Tuesday after an illness of some time, were held from Garn er's Funeral Home here at 3 p.m. Wednesday with burial in Maple wood Cemetery. Her pastor, the Rev. Paul Parker. Disciples of Christ pastor of Hookerton and the Rev. J. Wayne Drash, pastor of Gordon Street Church of Christ here, officiated. Surviving are her husband, four stepchildren, Mrs. John Shacke ford of Hookerton. Virgil Taylor of Jacksonville. Ernest of Grifton and Vaughan Taylor of Kinston and z large number of other relatives ir Kinston and Lenoir County. £ Onslow County, including Camp xjeune. appropriately observed h- Christmas holidays with little o mar the celebration except doie .1 news from the European battle ronts. However, one person was killed n a traffic accident, deemed un avoidable by Coroner G. W. Jones, ind there were minor infractions of he law that come with any general loliday. but everything considered, [lie holiday went off all right. The customary services in the hurches attracted hundreds of worshippers, and the citizens in cluding the Marines, too. got back into stride on Tuesday. Robert White, colored, of Gum Branch, was struck by an automo bile driven by Hubert Taylor of Richlands on the Richlands-Jack sonville road Christmas eve, and died as a result. He was reported Lo have walked from behind a bus and into the front of the approach ing car. The Clarence Meadows Post of [he American Legion and the Ons low County Chapter of the Amer ican Red Cross contributed to spreading cheer at the Naval Hos pital at Camp Lejeune by distribu tion of 1.050 Christmas gifts. Col lected by the Legion and distri buted by the Red Cross, the gifts contained useful articles as well as Fruits and candy and smokes for [he patients. Midnight services were held by he Catholic and Episcopal churches r>n Christmas Eve. At St. Anne's church, Chaplain Edgar L. Pen nington of Camp Lejeune celebrat ed the Holy Eucharist following a sermon by F. N. Cox. assistant minister-in-charge. Appropriate Christmas music was supplied by the choir under the direction of Mrs. Anne M. Price, organist. At Elm Street USO on Christ mas Eve. Rev. W. S. O'Byrne eon ducted the customary Christmas Mass. and special music was under the direction of Miss Margaret Schumacher. The altar society, headed by Mrs. F. J. Wade, was in harge of the decorations. I n ;H > itaujicnoii tiRUfii JidU I wo services Sunday, one in the morning b.T Rev. Carl B. Craig an/1 a Joy Gift Service in the evening, conducted by the Woman's Auxi liary and directed by Mrs. Dan. Bright. Miss Elizabeth C. Smith, hostess, maintained open house Sunday at the Presbyterian Recrea tion Center, and on Christmas night Rev. Wade C. Smith gave a number of readings to an apprecia tive audience. A Christmas cantata, "Chimes of the Holy Night", was offered at Trinity Methodist church at the 11 a.m. service Christmas Eve. It was under the direction of Mrs. Ramon Askew, choir director and pianist. Rev. A. D. Loon Gray, pastor, read the Scripture lesson. The solo parts of the beautifully rendered offering were carried by Miss Kate Bender, Mrs. Carl Hales, Mrs. H. A. Jarman. Mrs. E. W. Clement. Ramon Askew, and J. C. Thompson. Personnel of the choir who presented the cantata were: Mrs. Clement, Mrs. Hales, Mrs. Charles Duffy Koonce. Mrs. Jar man. Mrs. E. W. Summersill, Mrs. Keller. Mrs. Roy Dixon, Miss Bender. Pfc. George Decker and Thompson and Askew. Bus services were taxed beyond capacity from Friday until Christ mas night by departures and ar rivals, and hotels and rooming houses were filled by visitors. Camp Lejeune went all-out in the Christmas spirit, decorating ap propriately. The usual worship services were held at the Catholic and Protestant chapels, and the customary sumptu ous Christmas dinner was served in all the mess halls. Parties for children of Paradise Point, Trailer Park and Midway Park were held December 22, and on Christmas Eve a community tree-lighting ceremony was held in front of the Midway Park admin istration building. A dance was held b\ the high school group Tuesday night. The season at Midway Park will be closed with a dance sponsored by the Woman's club tomorrow night. Service Personnel Guests at Gala Christmas Party 0 One of the many lovely social gatherings held here during Christ mas week was the party held for service men at the Presbyterian Church, sponsored by the hosts and hostesses of the Recreation Center. Eighty five service people turned out lo the holly bedecked hall and enjoyed an evening of games and contests. Santa was present in the person of Sgt. William Roy, of Camp Le jeune, who presented each guest with a gift. After the singing of Christmas carols, refreshments, consisting of cocoa, cookis, fruit, nuts and candy were served. The refreshment committee was made up of the following: Mrs. Stacy Walton. Mrs. Adrian Aman, Miss Alese Petteway and Miss Mar garet Sewell. Miss Elizabeth Smith was in charge of the program. _
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