THE ONSLOW COUNTY
News and Views
The Only Newspaper in the World That Gives a Whoop About Onslow County
VOL. VII, NO. 56
JACKSONVILLE, N. C.. FI«II>\Y. JAM \KY 26. 1915
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I WITH
BILLY ARTHUR
0 I've often wondered about the"?
folks who're always entertaining
someone or having visitors. I've
wanted to know if hosts and host
esses really enjoyed having to put
fresh linens on the bed, sweep up
aid dust good about the house,
"because .... coming to 3ee us
today," and if they really appre
ciated guests after they have
dirtied the linens, several extra
towels, dropped cigarette ashes
all over the floors, dirtied several
extra dishes and generally kept the
host excited about every little
thing, particularly whether or not
the guests were having a good time.
Two hints at what I believe the
general attitude to be came yester
day. Telling me about her guest de
parting. one lady added:
"And thank the Lord they're
gone!"
And another young lady advised
that she would have early supper
because "the family's having com
pany. and we're not wanted around
the house when company comes."
^Then. I recall a statement by a
young couple recently when they
were advised that friends from out
of the city would pass through
New Bern.
"We'll have to entertain them
somehow, because they were so
nice to us when we were in . . .
How I hate to have them around.
But we're just bound to have then
in."
0 Possibly I'm too much of a de
bunker or something of that sort.
Maybe I've been spoiled, but it's
just my nature to sway away from
such doings. If I didn't want to
have some folks around. I wouldn't
invite them: and if they did come,
well. I'd make the best of it with
out going to any to-do about it.
But when entertaining gets down
to the plane represented by a local
lady's statement some time ago.
It's time to stop.
I asked if she was going to be
married secretly, and promptly she
advised, "No, because folks don't
entertain you after you're married.
It's not socially proper."
And it was the same young lady
who said at one time that .she just
didn't know how she would finance
it but "I've just got to give ... a
party, because she gave me one.
and it's been the custom of our
crowd to give each other parties
when one of us gets married."
0 It's all right for the folks who
like to entertain. But if you don't
like it. why go through the mo
tions? There's no demand. And if
some squirt gets mad because I
won't entertain, she or he can
^ imp it.
0 (Editor's Note: What's he rav
ing about this morning? Oh. I
gather from the tenor of his re
marks that he's expecting com
pany.)
I am!!.!
0Thcy were telling a story in
Raleigh of a fellow visiting a small
Texas town some time ago and
found the only hotel completely
filled.
"No sir," said the clerk. "I can't
give you a room. The best I can do
for you is to give you half of a
private dining room. There's a
lady has the other half but I reckon
she won't bother you if you don't
bother her."
Jack readily agreed to the ar
rangement and went to his room.
Thirty minutes later he ran into
the lobby, wild-eyed, (ilad in his
pajamas.
"Hey!" he yelled to the clerk.
"That woman is dead."
"I know it," the clerk replied.
"But how did you find it out?"
0One of the legislators is carrying
around a story which he prefaces
by asking if you love your wife as
much as the man in the yarn.
It seems that a young married
woman continuously asked her
husband if he loved her.
"Love you!" he exclaimed. 'Why,
darling, I love you so much I'd
leave a baseball game in the last of
the ninth inning with the score
tied, three men on base, two out
and the count three and two on the
batter."
Charles R. Kellum,
Jacksonville, Receives
Promolion in India
0 New Delhi, India—Charles R.
Kellum, whose parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. L. Kellum, live at Route
2. Jacksonville, was recently pro
moted to Technician 4th Grade,
which is equivalent to the rank of
Sergeant.
Kellum is a member of a Com
bat Engineer Battalion that has
been in action against the Japanese
in northern Burma. His unit, a
part of the Services of Supply, is
now engaged in restoring the Jap
built road between Bhamo and the
old Burma Road, paving the way
for the opening of the land route
to blockaded China. In the battle
for Myitkyina. the Battalion was
used to reinforce Merrill's Marau
ders. and its members share in the
award of a Presidential Citation to
that unit.
Prior to entering the Armed
'orees at Fort Bragg, in Decem
»er 1942, T4 Kellum was a part
owner of a garage in Jacksonville.
While in the United States, he
served at Camp McCoy, Wis., and
participated in Tennessee Maneu
vers.
He has been overseas 14 months,
and in the India Burma Theater
for the past 13 months.
His wife resides in Wilson.
Verona Boy Home From Overseas
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Sgt. Walter R. Batts, USMCR.
of Verona, pictured in the center,
above with two of his buddies has
just returned home after thirty
two months overseas.
A member of the First Marine
Division. Sgt. Batts saw action in
the recent invasion of Peleliu.
Three Jacksonville Women
Honored In Raleigh Ceremony
0Mrs. E. W. Clement, of Jack
sonville, who attained the rank of
Onslow County's general in the
Blue Star Brigade sponsuit.l sixth
war loan campaign, ranked second
in the state-wide competition and
was commissioned and decorated
as North Carolina's State Lieuten
ant General at public exercises
last night at 8 o'clock in the state
capitol at Raleigh.
Mrs. Clement sold E. F, and G
bonds'to 205 different persons in
Onslow County during the drive.
She was topped only by Mrs. J. H.
Goldstein, of Charlotte, who sold
bonds to 390 to become Mecklen
burg County's general and the
State General. Mrs. Goldstein was
decorated last night with a live
star service ribbon for her attain
ment.
Twelve other women in the state
who made high bond sales records,
along with Mrs. Clement, were
commissioned as members of Gen
eral Goldstein's official staff.
At the public gathering, a B-29
superfortress model was presented
by the women's division, to Gov.
R. Gregg Cherry for permanent
exhibit in the Hall of History at
Raleigh as a token of the 11 super
fortresses purchased through the
sale of war bonds on superfortress
goals set by women in 22 counties
during the campaign and as a sym
bol of the outstanding bond sales
by other women in all other coun
ties throughout the state.
Onslow County and the five
other counties of. Region 12 ac
cepted a superfortress as its bond
goal and over-subscribed the
$600,000 cost by 23 per cent, selling
E. F and G bonds totalling $737.
419.15. Mrs. David C. Sabiston and
Mrs. Charles Warn, co-chairmen
for Onslow County, were presented
last night with an official B-29
certificate in recognition of this
achievement.
Kiwanis Club Holds
Regular Luncheon Meeling
At USO Pine Lodge
#The regular meeting of the
Jacksonville Kiwanis club was held
at the USO Pine Lodge^ on Tues
day.
In charge of the program for the
meeting was Dr. II. W. Stevens
who gave a report on the achieve
ments of the Kiwanis club during
1944.
Eight Jacksonville Kiwanians an
nounced their intention of attend
ing the District meeting next Tues
day evening in Rocky Mount at
7:00 p.m.
There were four visitors pre
sent: W. J. Rock of Kinston, L. H.
Cutlc\r, Goldsboro. T. J. Irwin,
Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. Ramon
Askew.
It has brought out that all com
mittee chairmen are expected to
have their reports ready before
the next regular meeting when
plans for the coming year will be
completed.
Swansboro High Bows
To Camp Lejeune High
In Close Game
0 Camp Lejeune High School boys
defeated a highlv favored Swans
boro High School team last Friday
night by trouncing them 38 to 23
in a doubleheader played in Area 2
gym at Camp Lejeune. The Camp
Lejeune girls took the first game
by the score of 27 to 23. Ilowrll
with 12 points and Franck with 11
took honors for Lejeune. Parkens
and Odum made 8 points each for
the Swansboro girls.
Paced by Anderson and Robin
son, each with 10 points, the Le
jeune boys led the score in all four
quarters. Swansboro first used a
zone defense and then at the half
changed to man to man but the
Lejeune boys unleashed a terrific
offensive which could not be halted.
Fournier made 14 points for Swans
boro.
Local USO Operations
Open to Public on
February 3rd and 4th
0 When more than 3000 USO op
erations in the United States and
the Western Hemisphere observe,
in various ways, the fourth anni
versary of the founding of this
great service organization on Feb
ruary 4. the people of Jacksonville
and the surrounding community
will join with them. All Jackson
ville operations will hold special
observances in which the public
is invited to participate.
"USO belongs to the people,"
said B. J. Holleman, Chairman of
the local Council, in discussing the
observance of the birthday. And he
continued, "Jacksonville people
give considerable time and money
in assisting the local units to func
tion. Therefore all Jacksonville
people should make an effort to
visit each of the local operations
some time on Saturday. February
3 or Sunday, February 4." During
a recent meeting of the Council,
all local operations were asked to
open their doors to the general
public so that those who help USO
in a financial way might see what
USO accomplishes for the men and
women in the service.
Another high point in which the
local council will join in the nation
wide observance will be the USO
dinner which will be held at the
Federal Building Monday. Febru
ary 5 at 7:30 in the evening. Mem
bers of the Council are making
extensive preparations for the din
ner. and are being assisted by the
professional USO workers assigned
to Jacksonville. Tickets have been
issued for the dinner, and have
been assigned to various civic
groups for disposal.
A proclamation praising USO for
its four years of service to those in
uniform has been issued by Mayor
Clyde L. Sabiston, who has asked
every citizen to take advantage of
the invitation to visit the local
clubs in Jacksonville, while Chair
man Holleman of the local council
is also emphasizing that all will
be welcome at any time in the
afternoon or evening on Saturday
or Sunday, February 3rd and 4th.
Dixon and White Oak
Divide Double Header
In Close Games
6 The Dixon boys were led by
their captain. Bobby Gene Cald
well. to a 34-10 victory over the
White Oak boys. Caldwell was high
scorer for the same with 19 points.
The White Oak five was outclassed
from beginning to the end. The
score at the half was 16-2 in Dixon's
favor.
The White Oak girls made up for
the boys' loss with a thrilling 34-28
victory over a fighting Dixon sex
tet. The game was close and
changed hands many times. The
teams were never more than two
points behind until the last few
minutes of play when the White
Oak team took a six point lead to
win. The high scorer for the game
was Dixon's captain, Ann Dickens,
with 21 points.
48 Marines al
Camp Lejeune Are
Decorated for Valor
0Camp Lejeune—In five separate
ceremonies 48 returned veterans,
representing three Marine Divi
sions and two Marine detachments
in action, were decorated for their
heroism and valor in combat.
Five of the Marines received
Bronze star medals, one received a
gold star in lieu of a second Purple
Ileart. one received a commenda
tion and 41 received Purple Hearts.
Mayor Sabiston Proclaims USO
Birthday "Day Of Observance"
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS USO. called into being in one of the nation's greatest
emergencies to provide and serve tin- recreational, welfare, and
spiritual needs of our armed forces, will have completed four years
of service on February 4, 1945, and
WHEREAS in its four years of existence, USO has forged a
chain of nearly three thousand operations throughout the United
States and the Western l-Iemispheie. each link of which is a
touch of "home away from home" for the men and women in service
who have also seen entertainment brought, to them in these areas
and in combat zones by USO-Camp Shows, and
WHEREAS in serving the men a:io women of the armed forces,
the three great religious faiths of our American people, working
together through USO, have provided a stirring example of Demo
cracy. now
THEREFORE, I. Clyde Sabiston. Mayor of Jacksonville, do
hereby declare the Fourth Anniversary of USO to be a day of pub
lic observance, and do invite all citizens of Jacksonville and the sur
rounding community to visit USO centers on February 3 and 4 and
to take part in such ceremonies signalizing the occasion.
C. L. SABISTON, Mayor of Jacksonville. N. C.
Miss Ava Dawson
Missing Ten Days
Locafed in Greensboro
0 Miss Ava Dawson, who was re
ported by officers last week to be
missing for several clays, has been
located. When found she was at
the home of a sister in Greensboro.
Suspected of being a victim of
amnesia much concern has been
shown over her disappearance.
Miss Dawson is an employee of
the Jones-Onslow Electric Member
ship cooperative where she has
worked for the past three years as
a bookkeeper. Prior to her disap
pearance she had mentioned that
she intended taking some time off
for treatment of a sinus condition,
but had not announced any fur
ther plans before leaving.
Her mother is bringing her back
to Jacksonville within a few days.
Farm Loan Group
To Hold Meeting
In Kinston
0 Members of the New Bern Na
tional Farm Loan association will
hold their annual stockholders
meeting in the Agricultural Build
ing at Kinston, N. C. on Wednes
day, February 14. 1945. at 10
o'clock a.m.. J. W. Burton, secre
t a ry-t reasurer a n n ou need.
At this meeting, a statement of
the financial condition of the as
sociation for 1944 will be given,
together with a report on the year's
operations, by the Secretary
Treasurer. L. O. Moseley.
"All farmers and others inter
ested in cooperative agricultural
credit are cordially invited to at
tend the meeting."
Pfc. William Richardson
Home on Leave After
Two Years Overseas
0 Pfc. William Richardson, of
Jacksonville is at home to spend a
twenty one day furlough with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Rich
ardson. after having spent more
than two years in the Pacific area.
He saw action in New Georgia.
Bougainville and Guadalcanal.
Town of Holly Ridge
Finds Itself In
A Real Quandry
0 The town of Holly Ridge is in a
quandry! One member of th^
Board has moved away; a second
member. Julius Sigerman. has re
signed: and a third. John Smithson.
will leave sometime next week, ac
cording to reports received from
that town.
This will leave just the mayor
and one member of the Board
active.
One citizen this week requested
a rulint; from Attorney General
Harry McMullan. as to how the
town should proceed in order to
operate legally.
LUCKY ESCAPE
0 Arthur Guy Walton, returning
to Jacksonville from New Bern
early yesterday morning struck a
soft shoulder along State High
way No. 17 turning his automo
bile completely over.
While the car was was almost a
total wreck. Walton luckily escaped
unhurt.
REMINDER
% Washington. Jan. 25.—AP—Ap
proximately 4,000.000 persons who
have not paid the unforgiven part
of their income tax on 1942 earn
ings are being mailed statements,
the Bureau of Internal Revenue
announced recently.
To avoid collecting two years'
taxes in one year as a result of the
switch-over to the pay-as-you-go
system. Congress forgave at least
75 per cent of individuals' 1942
tax and added the unforgiven part
to the 1943 obligation. To ease
payment, the individual was given
the opportunity to pay half the
unforgiven amount last March 15
and the remainder next March .15.
The forms currently available for
payment of 1944 taxes do not.
make provision for payment of the
remainder of the unforgiven tax
and thus separate statements are
being mailed.
Bill to Extend Town
Limits to Include Bayshore
Estates Presented by Arthur
0 Hilly Arthur. representative
from Onslow County, introduced a
second measure in the House of
Representatives- this week affecting
the Town of Jacksonville.
This bill, if passed would extend
the corporate limits of the Town of
Jacksonville and would take in the
new development of Bayshore
Estates.
Taking the beautiful new resi
dential development into the town
limi;- will make legal, as well as
possible for the town to offer uti
lities and protection to Bayshore
Estates.
Pi rsons connected with the de
velopment approved its being
taken into the town limits in ex
change for such services.
When the bill is passed and ra
tified by the General Assembly, it
will be the second limits extension
measure of the town within two
years.
During the 1943 session of the
General Assembly. Ovcrbrook was
annexed to the town, under the
s a m e a r rang e me n t.
Van Murrell Named
Page in General
Assembly at Raleigh
0Van Murrell. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Z. E. Murrell. Jr.. of Jack
sonville. has been appointed a page
in the House of Representatives at
Raleigh by Speaker Oscar L.
Richa rdson.
The Jacksonville youth left Mon
day for Raleigh, accompanied by
his parents and Rep. Billy Arthur.
William R. Humphrey,
Maysville, Is Serving
Somewhere in Italy
£ Allied Force Headquarters. Italy
T5 William I?. Humphrey, son of
Mrs. Clara F. Humphrey of Mays
ville. N. C.. is serving with the first
Mobile Radio Broadcasting Co.. an
AFHQ outfit that wages psycholog
ical warfare disseminating propa
ganda to German troops. German
civilians and people in enemy-oc
cupied countries. Overseas 19
months. Corporal Humphrey wears
the Mediterranean theater ribbon
with two battle participation stars
and he has been awarded the Good
Conduct Medal.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
£ There will be a regular meeting
of the Jacksonville Chamber of
Commerce at the Federal Building
I SO on Thursday evening, Feb
ruary first, at 8:30 p.m.
ATTENDS CONVENTION
* Mrs. Mable Knauff of The
Flower Shop attended the conven
tion of FTD florists from through
out North Carolina in Raleigh
Monday.
RATIONING ROUND-VP
0 Processed Foods: Blue X5, Y5.
Z'». A2. B2. C2. D2. E2. F2. and
C!2 (Book Four' now valid at 10
points each.
Meats and Fats: Red Q5. R5. S5,
T5. U5, V5. W5. and X5 'Book
Fouri now valid at 10 points each
for use with tokens.
Sugar: Sugar stamp No. 34 valid
now for five pounds.
Shoes: Airplane Stamps No. 1.
No. 2 and No. 3 now valid.
Fuel Oil: Period 4 and 5 coupons
from last season and Period 1. 2
and 3 coupons for current season
now valid at 10 gallons each.
Gasoline: A-14 coupons valid
through March 21.
Pfc. Oscar E. James,
Maple Hill, Is
Awarded Purple Heart
• Pfc. Oscar E. James, son of
of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. James of
Maple Hill has been awarded
the Purple Heart for wounds
received in the recent action
in Luxembourg.
Pfc. James entered service
in June. 1943 and has been
overseas with the Third Army
since June, 1944.
Arthur Introduces Town
Charter Amendment Bill
Cpl. William C. Shaw,
Richlands, Seriously
Wounded in Belgium
0 Cpl. William C. Shaw, son
of >lr. and Mrs. S. \V. Shaw of
Kie4ilands has been seriously
wounded in action in Belgium,
according to word received by
his parents recently from the
War Department.
Cpl. Shaw is a graduate of
the Richlands High School and
State College and taught agri
ulturc in Shallottc before en
tering the Army.
lie has been overseas since
September and has been parti
pating in the current action
along the Belgian bulge.
He is in a hospital some
where in England.
15 White Registrants
Will Report to Bragg
On January 29th
0 Following is a list of fifteen
white registrants who will report
to Fort Bragg for induction on
January 29th.
Archie Henry Smith. Maple Hill:
•I. T. Parker. Holly Ridge: William
Bernard Kidd Phillips. Jackson
ville: Elmer Hampton Rochelle.
Jacksonville: Albert Pierce. Rich
lands: William Brinson Ferrell,
Richlands: Horace Best Price. Wil
son; Thomas James Sweeting. Hu
bert: Wilbur Da It on Williams.
Richlands: Samuel Joseph Edens,
Wilmington: Luby Harold Marsh
burn. Richlands: Wayne Melton,
Richlands: Pete Barnes. Holly
Ridge: Alfred E. Seyler. .Jackson
ville: and James Ransom Nunnery,
New River.
14th Army Corps Motorized
Troops Besieging Clark
Airfield on Luzon
# MacArthur's Headquarters—AP
—The swiftly massed weight of the
14th Army Corps motorized troops
is reported besieging Clark Field
after a two week campaign on the
island of Luzon in which ten Jap
anese have been killed for each
American.
Behind the 14th Army Corps
troops, the 37th Division lias
cracked the Bamban River line
where the Japs had been expected
to make a desperate stand, and
have moved forward to within
three miles of the field with its
thirteen air strips only forty miles
from Manila.
Jap Losses Heavy
More than 6.000 dead Japanese
have been counted in the 'first four
teen days of the sixty five mile
drive from the Lmgayen Gulf
beachhead and this figure is un
doublly a low estimate as the Nips
are trying desperately to conceal
their real losses by dragging away
many of the bodies of their dead.
American losses have remained
comparatively low during this
drive and the most recent figure
given out is 657 American lives "lost
against the Japanese loss of 6,000.
#l.a Fuerza. the old fort, is the
oldest structure in Havana, it was
built in 1538 under direction of
DeSoto.
Flight Officer
Nicholas J. Kalanzis. son of
Mr. and Mrs. James Kalanzis of
Jacksonville, was graduated
January 6 as flight ofiicer from
the Army Air Forces Tiaining
Command school at Hondo Army
Air Field, Hondo, Texas.
Funeral Services Held
For J. G. Wallace at
Trinity Methodist Church
0 Funeral services for Mr. J. G.
Wallace were held yesterday after
noon at two o'clock at the Trinity
Methodist church. Interment in the
Jackt-jnville cemetery followed im
mediately after.
The Rev. A. D. Leon Gray of
ficiated at the services and the
music was rendered by the Jack
sonville High School Glee Club
under the direction of Miss Mary
Herring.
Mr. Wallace died at his home
last Monday afternoon after a long
illness.
He is survived by his w idow. Mrs.
Nora Mach Wallace: two sons,
David and James and one. daugh
ter. Sue: two sisters. Mrs. Jeanne
Summerville of Auburn. N. V. and
Mrs. Violet MacDonalcl of Macon.
Ga., and one brother. Richard oi'
Wiliiston. Fla.
Dixon Defeats U. S.
Coast Guard Team
In Fast Game
0 Father Time was a bis, factor in
a game between Dixon's Bulldogs
and the U. S. Coa>! Guard. Monday
night, won by the Bulldogs by the
score of 38-32. It was a fast game
with lots of scoring on both sides.
Dixon got away to a fast start
and a lead that was never over
taken. The first half was all Dixon's
when they ran up a score of 22-6.
but the Coast Guard came back in
the second half and only time
stopped them.
It was an evenly matched game
with the scoring divided equally
anions the players. Towers of the
Coast Guard was high scorer with
14 points, while Dixon's Caldwell
was a close second with 13.
The Dixon boys have found their
weakness and will be gunning for a
victory over the Jacksonville Card
inals in Farnsworth Hall at Camp
Davis. The public is welcome.
Games starts at 8:00 o'clock.
1 t7BERCl'l OSIS ASSOC IATIOV
0 The Onslow County Tubercu
losis Association will meet next
Monda> night at the Onslow Coun
ty Health Center at eight o'clock.
All members are urged to attend
this importanl meeting.
Russians Break Through Oder
River Line; Capture Oppelin
# London <AP> Red Army forc
es arc reported to have broken
through the Oder river line in
southeast Germany alter capturing
the prize city of Oppeln. capitol of
Silesia.
Soviet field dispatches announce
that they have apparently cut off
all of Last Prussia, while Moscow
reports that the thunderous Soviet
winter offensive was at one point
only 125 miles from Berlin.
Heavy fighting is in progress
willi the Red Army units on the
edge of Konigsberg. capital of East
Prussia where the escape route for
the Germans has been narrowed 10
twenty miles.
Fall of Breslau Seen
0 London -(AP) - Breslau. the
largest German city to be threat
ened by the Allies seemed in inli
ne nt danger of falling today as
Marshall Ivan Knev moved forward
with his First Ukrainian Army to
encircle the city west of the Oder
river.
Go m muni quels .rc/ort that all
communications with Berlin from
Ibis city had been cut off by the
Soviet spearhead which captured
the city of Margareth only four
miles away.
Rritians Take Heinsberg
0 Paris.— 'APi British Second
Army tanks, reaching 10 miles in
side 1 lie Reich, captured the Sieg
fried fortress of Hcinsberg against
thinning enemy resistance, and it
was disclosed that for three days
German railroads have boon jam
med with men and weapons shill
ing from the wesi to the Eastern
Front.
.V Heinsberg. Field Marshal Sir
IV I,. Montgomery's Tommies were
within 15 miles of the twin Rhine
land industrial centers of Munchen
Gladbach and Eheydl extreme ar
tillery range—and wore just 29
miles from the metropolis of Dus
seldorf on the Rhine.
(lorman Counter-Attack
# Pari*- \P Germany has laun
ched a counter-attack against the
United States Seventh Army along
;; twenty-mile front from llaguenau,
northwest to the lower Voiges
mountains and at places have
crossed the Moder river and are
fifteen miles inside of France. Gen
eral Hermann Black opened the
drive with heavy artillery and mor
tar barrages.
Other Germans to the north are
reported to be continuing a great
eastward exodus from the Ardennes
salient.
Railroads are reported so lit
tered that the Germans have been
forced to use less strategic routes
through the center of this section.
The latest comminque from
Allied headquarters reports that
the American Seventh Army has
withdrawn from seven to 1en miles
along a twenty mile sector of the
Karlsruhe corner, leaving Stras
bourg jutting out at the end of
the Allied salient.
§.\ measure amending the town
of Jacksonville charter to provide
for a primary system of nominat
ing town officials was introduced
in the General Assembly Monday
night by Representative Billy
Arthur.
Substantially, the measure, if
adopted, would do away with the
convention system, substituting
♦ h^refor a system, whereby candi
dates for Mayor and Alderman
would of their own accord, post
filing fees as do candidates for
county offices.
The bill provides that a primary
election shall be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in
April and shall be under state
election laws. Under it. the in
cumbent. town board would act as
a board of elections and appoint
registrars and pollholders in March.
The measure, if adopted by the
General Assembly, would give the
town what local civic and social
organizations have termed a "'mo
dern" election system. In the past
for years, only a handful of people
have gathered in the Courthouse
on the appointed date and via ver
bal nomination virtually put in of
fice the men who have governed
the town, ably however.
The new system makes it pos
sible for anyone who can legally
qualify to file or declare himself a
candidate for any of the town's
elective officers.
It was an honest oversight on the
part of persons familiar with the
town-division bill, adopted at the
1943 session of the General As
sembly. that the filing system was
not then included. When the error
was discovered, the convention of
the townspeople who nominated
the board, adopted a resolution un
animously asking that the filing
system be adopted for the 1945
town election. Since that time, the
Jacksonville Woman's Club and
Chamber of Commerce also have
formally asked its passage.
The text of thr hill fnilnwv
A Bill to Be Entitled An Aet to
Provide for the Nomination of
Candidates for Municipal Of
fices in Ihe Town of Jackson
ville by Primary.
The General Assembly of North
Carolina Do Enact:
Section 1. That political parties
in the Town of Jacksonville, North
Carolina, shall nominate their
candidates for municipal offices in
said town by a primary election
held as hereinafter provided and
shall be held on Tuesday after the
first Monday in April preceding
th.« ucneral municipal election.
Sec. 2. Candidates for nomina
• ion shall file with the Town Clerk,
at least ten days prior to holding
any primary, written notice of their
intention to be candidates in sub
stantially the following form:
'■ - . hereby give notice that
I am a qualified voter and resident
of the Town of Jacksonville. North
Carolina: that 1 am a candidate for
nomination to the office of ,
to be voted upon at the primary
election to be held on the
day of one thousand, nine
hundred and . and 1 hereby
request thai my name be printed
upon the official ballot for the no
mination by such primary election
for such office.
iSigned' . .
Sec. 3. The Town Clerk shall
prepare and cause to be printed
the primary ballot of each political
parly for each ward in said town
and said ballot shall be arranged
and printed substantially in the
manner following:
11 At the lop of the ballot shall
be printed in large capital letters
words designating the ballot: if a
Democratic ballot, the designating
words shall be "Democratic Pri
mary Ballot." if a Republican bal
lot. the designating words shall be
■ Republican Primary Ballot." and
in like manner for each political
party.
•2 Beginning not less than one
inch below the designating word,
the name of each office to be filled
shall be printed in capital letters,
the candidates for mayor coming
first. Below the name of eacii of
fice shall be printed in small let
ters the directions to the voters.
"Vote for one". "Vote for two", or
a spelled number designating the
number of the persons under that
head that are to be voted for. Be
low the name of each office shall
be printed in capital letters the
names of all candidates for the no
mination of said office which are
entitled to be placed upon the re
spective primary ballot. The names
of all candidates on the primary
ballot shall be printed in type of
uniform size, and the names shall
be printed in column. Immediately
opposite in front of the name of
each candidate shall be printed a
square, and all squares upon the
primary ballot shall be of uniform
size. Spaces below the names of
candidates under each office shall
be uniform, and sufficient space
shall separate the names of candi
dates for one office from the names
of candidates for another office to
avoid confusion. The size of the
ballot shall be determined by the
town clerk. The names of candi
dates nominated by ward shall only
appear on the ballot with the names
of candidates for mayor in the
ward they are nominated.
Sec. 4. In all cases where there
is only one aspirant for nomina
tion for mayor to be voted for by
his political party, and only one
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