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THE ONSLOW COUNTY News and Views The Only Newspaper in the World That Gives a Whoop About Onslow County Ojp. S The New# and Views Leads la Paid Circulation, Local Advertising, National Advertising Classified Advertisinf, Onslow County News. VOL. VII, NO. 60 JACKSONVILLE, N. C.. FRIDAY. FKRRl'ARl «>. !«>l.» PRICE S2.00 PER YEAR DOWN EAST WITH BILLY ARTHUR # firing a call upon the Camp Lejeune Globe to pull me out of a hole when stuck for a column: The older generation thought nothing of getting up at six in the morning . . . We can assure you the younger generation doesn't think much of it either. Every cigarette smoker these days wants to know the way to Tobacco Road. Conscience gets a lot of credit that belongs to cold feet. Don't blame anybody for taking candy from a baby these days— where else can you get it? A good way to prevent bleeding of the nose is to keep the old sch nozzle out of other people's business. Duties are tasks that we look forward to with distaste, perform with reluctance, and brag about ever after. A sailor recently retired with the comfortable sum of $51,000 after completing more than 20 years in the Navy. Me amassed this fortune through careful investment of his swings —and the death of an unc!° who left him $50,995. A drunk barged down the main stem. Crash! He ran into a tele graph pole. "Eschuse me. sir." A little farther down the street he collided with a fire plug. "Eschuse me, little boy". Still further down he banged his head into another pole and fell to the ground, stunned for a moment. liaising himself on one elbow, he turned around and spouted. Well, I guesh I'll jusht lay here 'till the crowd passes." Before marriage a man yearns for a woman. Afterwards the "V" is silent. GI: I'm goine to have our irar ria.ee annulled." Gal: "Oh, yeah. on what grounds?" GI: I just found out today that your father had no license to carry a gun." The old maid, answering the question of which she desired most in a husband—brains, wealth or appearance—snapped back. "Ap pearance, and the sooner the better." It is a well known fact that the smallest of all packages is the person wrapped up in himself. 0John W. Harden is Governor Cherry's secretary. Before he got into politics, he did some news papering—and good, too—over in Charlotte and Salisbury. Once lie had a poem in his column that went something like this (some of this doesn't apply nowadays, you'll see>: Too many highways, Too many cars, Too many people behind the bars, Too much poverty, Too much wealth. Too many people in ill health, Too much politics, Too much booze. Too many wearing high-heeled shoes, Too many spending their dough on gas. Too much taking of Europe's sass, Too many living beyond their means. Too many buying canned corn and beans, Too many sowing their crop of wild oats, Too many candidates after the votes. Too many hiring their washing done. Too many playing bridge for fun, Too many looking for Uncle Sam. Too many" people who don't give a damn. Too many poets. Too much prose, Too many girls without under clothes. Too much buying goods on time. Too many people don't save a dime. Too much ball. Too much play. Too many politicians on big pay, Too many taxes, Too much spent. Too many folks spend every cent. Too much fun, Too much ease. Too many rips in my B.V.D.'s Too much reform. Too much law. It's the darnuest mess you ever saw. Volunteers Needed For Red Cross Motor Corps at Lejeune 0The Camp Lejeune Auxiliary of the Onslow County Chapter. American Red Cross, has issued a call for volunteers to sign up for a Motor Corps course to be held in the near future. The course is open to wives of civilians and commissioned and enlisted personnel. Volunteers must be between the ages of 20 and 50 and agree to give the re quired number of hours a year after completing the course. The course will consist of Standard First Aid (20 hours>. Advanced First Aid (ten hours> and Motor Mechanics course (20 hours). There is also a need for certi fied First Aid Instructors for the Camp Lejeune Auxiliary. Persons interested either in signing up for the Motor Corps course or as First Aid Instructors may call Mrs. P. Rudie at 5630, Mrs. J. Marston at 6561, Red Cross Workroom at 5428. or Red Cross Headquarters in Jacksonville 380 for information. . A AU1... Pfc. Fred K, Blaylock of Beulaville Reported Killed in European Area ®I'fc. Fred K. Blaylock of Beulaville has been killed in action according to a message received by his mother. >1rs. Addie V. Blaylock of Beula ville from the War Depart ment. Pfc. Blaylock was killed in the European area. 4-H Girls Will Compete For State Honors in Top Homemakers Contest 0 North Carolina 4-H Club girls enrolled in home economics pro jects again have the opportunity to win coveted honors for "all around" homemaking achievements, as it is announced the National 4-11 Girls' Record competition is being continued in 1945 for the 23rd consecutive year. Indicative of its popularity, more than 371.000 club girls par ticipated in this competition dur ing t he war years of 1942-44. Roundly $17,000 worth of awards were donated by Montgomery Ward for the winners during that period. The annual awards com prise silver medals to county winners, an all-expense trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago next December to the state champion, and $200 college scholarships to the six highest rating participants in the nation. Last year's state winner in North Carolina was Frances Cornwell. of Shelby. The program is conductcd by the Extension Service of the State Agricultural College and USD \ cooperating. County extension agents will furnish full details. Pfc. Vernon B. Home, Chinquapin, Awarded Presidential Citation 0 Pfc. Vernon B. IT or no, 22, of Chinquapin has received a Presi dential citation for 'outstanding performance of duty while rend ering medical .support to Merrill's Maurauders prior to the fall of Myitkyina, Burma, in August, 1944. According to his commanding officer. Lt. Col. Faller of the 13th Mountain Medical Bn.. Home made his way over difficult moun tain terrain under heavy shell fire in the performance of his duty. Pfc. Home has been overseas for fourteen months. A brother. Murphy C. Home, is serving in Europe in the in fantry. Pvt. Calvin Parker, Wounded in France, Writes of Convalesence 0 Pvt. Calvin Parker of Route 3, Jacksonville who was wounded in December in the European theatre of action has communicated with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Parker and reports that he is re covering rapidly. Pvt. Parker was wounded in France on December 24th receiv ing shrapnel wounds in the left jaw and right thigh. Mr. and Mrs. Parker have re cently received his Purple Heart which he sent to them. First Army Troops Bore Through Siegfried Line 0 Paris—AP—First Army troops bored clear through double Sieg fried Line at a new place today and captured bloody Schmidt just northwest of last German held dams controlling the Roer river. Third Army soldiers poured through another breach in the West Wall further south to within a mile and a quarter of Pruem. Attacks of the American First Army in Roer headwaters area and the American Third Army in Eifel Mountains gained proportions of major offensive. The 78th Lightning Division drove into anchor bastion of Sch midt last night and had virtually cleaned it out by daybreak. Berlin in Panic ^London—AP—The Moscow ra dio said today "Oder line has been pierced and Berlin in panic, is witnessing crumbling of the last obstacle in its forefield." Prior broadcast by an American chain commentator said Marshall Stalin's capital is hourly expect ing official announcement that FiiW /White Russian Army has smashed across river in force, "signifying complete breakdown of Oder line." Berlin accounts said Russians hammered out seven bridgeheads on the Berlin front, one 30 miles northeast of the capital. Big: Task Ahead # Washington—AP— Speculations that Lieut. Gen. Lewis H. Brere tons' allied airborne army may soon be called upon again to leap frog the Rhine developed today as allied ground forces drove closer to the river in the Cologne sector. The task of establishing bridge heads across this mighty barrier perparatory to sweeping into the heart of Germany, will be one of the greatest confronting the allied commanders once their troops have crashed through the Sieg fried Line on a broad front. Crucial Battle Ragiiur 0 London—AP—A crucial Oder river battle, which may decide the fate of Berlin, mounted in inten sity today as Russians announced a one-day toll of 5.000 Nazi of-j, fleers and men killed in frontal assault on the German capital from Kuestrin-Frankfurt sector. German broadcasts .said the Russians had established new bridgeheads across the Oder in that area, within 30 miles of Ber lin. A Soviet communique, while not directly confirming German reports, said bitter fighting was in progress "in the fortified sec tor of Berlin" implying main bat tle for the Nazi capital was well underway. German radio said also that Russian artillery was shelling Berlin-Kuestrin railroads. N. C. War II Veterans Set Up Headquarters In Charlotte # Charlotte—AP—North Carolina headquarters of the American Ve terans of World War 11 will be established here. Victor Miller, head of the Charlotte post of the organization, announced recently. Representatives of the six state posts will meet here March 1-2 to elect officers. House fo House Fighting Continues in Manila Amid Jap-Set Fires 0Manila—AP—The broad Pasig river, its bridges blown up by a desperate foe, was frontal line to day in the heart of Manila. A heart torn by sporadic house to house fighting, exploding she.ys and great fires set by Japanese suicide squads. Scenes of wanton destruction predominate in the liberated sec tor north of river while south of it. demolition squads started more fires. Liberated Yanks, whose casual ties total 7,076, arc superior' in armoured might and have mono poly in the air and naval support desire to save much as possible of this pearl of Orient. Biff Three Meet ^ Washington — AP — Big Three plans for joint political action in Europe are expected here within a week. Calling for active Amer ican participation in European settlements, they will mark the beginning of a new period in the United States foreign policy. Plans being worked out by Roosevelt. Churchill and Stalin at ( historic conference are now be- i lieved to be half finished some where in the Black Sea area. Farm Loan Association Will Hold Annual Meeting February 14th #The annual meeting of the New Bern National Farm Loan Associa tion will be held on February 14 at 10.00 a.m.. in the Agricultural Building in Kinston. according to an announcement by Mr. L. O. Moseley, president. Tlie New Bern National Farm Loan Association serves the coun ties of Craven, Lenoir, Pamlico. Carteret, Jones, Onslow and Greene. At this meeting a complete and detailed report will be made on the operations of the association for the past year, Mr. L. O. Moseley said, and members will be made acquainted with all of the affairs of the association. He said that every member is urged to attend and it is hoped that all will make a special effort to be present. A cordial invitation is extended to farmers who are not members of the association but who wish to secure information regarding long term farm mortgage loans to 1 attend the meeting, Mr. L. O. Moseley said. Four More Onslowans Will Report to Fort Bragg for Induction 0 Leaving for induction into the armed forces at Fort Bragg. Feb ruary 13. 1945, are the following Onslow County men: Jessie James Jenkins. Richlands; Wayne Melton. Richlands: Oliver D. Sandy. Jr., Midway Park: Dal ton Ray Baysden, Chinquapin. Ensign Mervin Frazeile, Richlancis, Completes 33 Combal Missions in Pacific ENSIGN' M. If. FRAZELLE 0 Ensign Merwin M. Frazelle, JSNR. of Richlands. North Caro ina, was a member of "Fabled •iftccn". which Commander David 5. Ale-Campbell. USN. ihe Navy's op-scoring pilot, calls "Lire finest lerial fighting team ever assera iled." Commander McCamphell, who •ecently received the Congressional vTedal of Honor from President Roosevelt, said after the White louse ceremony that his own rec >rd and that of the Air Group was nade possible only by extraordi nary smooth teamwork on the part )f every pilot and aircrew man. •"Those lads had what it takes," ays Commanclor McCampbell, who hot down 34 Jap piar.es. "I wish here were some way the Congress ional Medal of Honor could be hared by every one of them, be :ause all of them are absolutely ops." Ensign Frazelle piloted one of he Hellcat fighter planes in Fabled Fifteen", which broke nany records during it*, tour of Luty aboard the Essex. He flew 33 icmbat missions and shot down our enemy planes. In one action le seriously damaged a Jap cargo ihip. He is the son of Mrs. Ethel Cox ^razelle of Richlands. Perry W. Bass, Father Of Jacksonville Woman, Passes in Wilson 0 Wilson—Perry Washington Ba iB, farmer of Lucam't. Route 1. lied at a local hospital Tuesday t 8 a.m. Funeral .services were leld at the home Wednesday at : p.m. and interment was in the •'errell cemetery near Black Creek. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Eva Bass; three brothers. Frank oi' Aicama. Wiley and Addie Bass of Black Creek; three sisters. Miss Ct ta Bass. Wilson. Mrs. Jennie -rocker of Lueanri, and Mrs Irnie Lucas of Jacksonville. WMC Director Urges Early Return of Inventory Forms % P. B. Pollock. War Manpo.v r Commission Area Director i'< ho Elizabeth City-New Bern l.r hoi- market area 'today staled hat local offices of the USES ire not receiving manpower in •entorv forms from employers in expected numbers. •'The forms—known as WMC iSA-were mailed to employers of 25 or more workers early in Fanuary," said Mr. Pollock, "with he request that they be eomplet ■d and returned to Uieir ncar >st lopal office of the United States! Employment Service by "obruary 15." Many of the forms have been •eturned. according to the Area Director, but there are still many employers who have not been icard from. Mr. Pollock describ ed the form a.s necessary in oi ler that officials may have ac curate knowledge of the present nannower situation. "The form is simple, but is de signed to reflect accurately the iresent manpower situation in S:orth Carolina," he said. "From orms already received, we note that many employers have not et reached the ceilings allowed hem for employing workers. A'hen all forms are in we shall >e able to allocate or reallocate vorkcrs where they will be of nost benefit to the war effort." Mr. Pollock urged that all em >loyers send the form in as soon is possible, and added that if the orm had been lost or misplaced, luolicates are obtainable at local >ffices of the USES. "Personnel n local USES office will be glad o assist any employer in filling )ut this form," he added. RICIILANOS WIN TWO % Boys' and girls' teams of Rich ards High School won a double leader from Midway Park. Jean jiiirganus. with nine points, led :he Riehlands sextet to a 22-11 ,ictory. Midway Park boys rallied in the other contest to pull within une point at 18-17 but Riehlands finished strong for a 28-22 margin. House Rereferres Measure On License Revocation lo judiciary Committee I!;:Ici,:;1]- The House ha.s rere :ori'i• ti lo ,]I'dici"i y c'"mmi'lee II .1 Hou-o measure to make re v'ocaiion oi' driver"- iice:ise man dato.y only upon and after the second conviction of (^riving a nio:ur vehicle while under the in i"i:n->ic;• of intoxicating liquor or a narcotic. The proposal also would ;ive the judge discretion in mall ing revocation mandatory after ;iie first offense. The law now makes revocation mandatory fol lowing any conviction of the of fense. 'The bill previously had been given a favorable report by Judiciary Committee II.) North Carolinian Flies Red Cross Supplies to N. C. Doctor in China ^ Chungking - - AP — Nearly Ion 1'ins of American Red Cross supplies, including sulfa drugs and surgical equipment, have been Ho.yii (o Venan, Chinese com munist headquarters, with the approval of the central Chinese government here. American head quarters have announced. The China wing of the air trans port command handled the job. The first air delivery of me dical supplies to the seat of the communist administration was so n t to the Bcthir-y Memorial I iii .•'•national Peace Hospital, which like most installations in Venan, is housed in a series of caves. The supplies were received by an American doctor from North Carolina, who has been with the communists since his arrival in China in 1937. cloaking his identity under the Chinese name of Ma Hai-Teh. The supplies will be used to treat both civilians and communist soldiers. Part of the shipment will be held in Ycnan and the rest transported by mules and human carriers to communist field hospi tals in northeastern China, far behind Japanese-dominated areas. Crew members on the delivery plane included Sgl. Tommy S. Eldridge of Dunn. La., radio op erator. and Cp!. Yandcr S. Mor rison of Midland. N. C., engineer. Public Urged No! To Send New Postal Noiss To Servicemen Overseas ^Persons wriiln.'i to service men and women '"worsens arc urged not to send Postal Notes—simplified money order forms- to'their hus bands. sons, and sweethearts in the service overseas. Although the postal notes went on sale by the Post Office Depart ment on February 1. 194"), Navy post offices afloal and at overseas bases are not authorized to cash the notes. Thev may only be cashed within 'he United -tales and are good ■or only two calendar months from the date of issue. Swaiiiboro High Defeats Jacksonville in Doubie Header at Swansboro £ Swansboro hi _rh defeated the .Jacksonville Cardinals 50-80 in a non-league game at Swansboro Tuesday night. Sabiston was high scorer for the Cardinals and Odum for Swans boro. The Jacksonville Kittens bowed to Swansboro Kittens 42-18. Phil lips was the spearhead attack for the Cardinals with 10 points. Ralion Information # Processed Foods: Blue Stamps, X5, Y5. 7.5. A2. B2 now valid ex pires March 31. C2, D2. E2. F2, G2 now valid expire April 28. H2. .12, K2. L2. M2 now valid expire June 2. Meats and Fats: Red Stamps, Q5, R5. S3 now valid expire March 31. To. U5. V5. \Vf>, X5 now valid expire April 28. Y5, 7.5, A2. B2. C2. D2 now valid expire June 2. Sugar: Sugar Stamp No. 34 good for five pounds expires Feb. 28. Sugar Stamp No. 35 good for five pounds expires June 2. Shoes: Airplane Stamps No. 1. No. 2 and No. 3 now good. Fuel Oil: Period 4 and 5 cou pons from last season. Perids 1. 2. 3, 4 and 5 from this season . . all valid for 10 gallons each. Gasoline: A-14 coupons valid through March 21. Rent Control: All persons rent ing, or offering for rent, any liv ing quarters whatsoever must register each dwelling unit with rent control office in their ren> area. Persons who feel that they arebeing overcharged for rents may submit complaints to OPA. Complaint forms are available at the local War Price and Ration ing Board if your area does not have a rent control office. Rationing rules now require that each car owner write his li cense number and state on each coupon in his possession as soon as it is issued to him by his local rationing board. 1 Kiwanians Record Protest In Drunk-Driving Bill Onsiow County Democratii Committee to Fill Board Of Education Vacancy £ In a letter to Rep. Billy Arthu this week. Attorney General Harr; MeMullan ruled that it i.s the ciut. o!' the Onslow County Democrati Executive Committee to recom mend a successor to the late V\ L. IV .Jarman of liichlands. rep resenlative on the board of edu cation who died recently. In Raleigh. Rep. Arthur said hi would recommend the name of lit person selected for by the com mil lee. for formal appointment b; the General Assembly. Copies of Rep. Arthurs lottc* of inquiry to MeMullan and hi reply are being mailed to inter csted persons throughout tin county. Verona Soldier Member of Active engineer Battalion ©With the AAF Engineer Com nand in Italy—T4 .lames A. Smith Oolite 1. Verona. \. C.. recentlj completed 30 months oversea.1 vith a veteran aviation engineei jattalion in Italy. Just four days after embarking or foreign service in June 1942 ho members of this unit startec naking history, binding in the British Isles, the first AAF troop.' o set foot on English soil. Acting as a secondary line ol lefensc they landed near Oran or 3-Day. occupying a nearby airfield hree days later. Their perform tnce earned them a D-Day en ranee into Sicily where they de nonstrated their efficiency bj constructing an airfield on tin jeach in 18 hours. Five days after the Anzio beach' lead was established one com )any of them landed. Within 4 days, despite continu •us ground and air bombardment hey constructed a strip. As a reward for Anzio these nen were allowed to join in the ireak-through which took l.hc Mlies far north of Home, building riany of the airfields still being ised by Allied fighter planes. • RAY LADIES BI S SCHEDULE 0) Mrs. J. IT. Boyd, chairman of he new gray ladies class, ha? mnounced the following bu.c chedule which will take the gray adies to the Naval Hospital. A bus will leave the Community louse. Midway Park, promptly at 12:10 on Monday. Feb. 12: Wed lesday. Feb. 14: Friday. Feb. 16: Jonday. Feb. IP: and Wednesday, ;eb. 21. From there it will go to \aradi-se Point, turning into St. ,Iary', Drive at the Fire Barn, licking member^ at the bus stops (o around the circle and down ^iver Road, stopping at the bu> it ops. to the ambulance entrance >f the Naval Hospital. It is. suggested that member.5 iving at Jacksonville should take he bus from Midway Park. At 4:30 the bus will return ovei he same route, starting from the imbulance entrance of the Nava lospital. P. LEE CM B TO SING #The Jacksonville High Schoo lllee Club will sing at the U:0( i.m. services at the Jacksonvilh Presbyterian Church, this Sunday February 11. Killed in Belgium 'Cpl. Hay C. Parker of Route 3, Jacksonville, was killed in ac tion in Belgium on January 11, according to word received by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Parker. Corporal Parker had been in the Army over two years and went overseas in Oc tober, 1044. f First Class of Nurses Aids Will Graduate Tomorrow Evening 0 Graduation exorcises for the first class of nurses aids will be held at the nurses' home tomor row evening at eight o'clock. This is the first gaduation of any such class from the Onslow County Hospital and Mrs. G. E. Gurganus. chairman, has express ed much confidence in these wo men and appreciation for the work being done by them. The six women graduating are: Mrs. Lonnie McLain of Midway Park. Mrs. Adrian A man of Jack sonville. Mrs. Conrad Stowe of Jacksonville, Mrs. Roscoe Cole of Jacksonville. Mrs. Richard Hunter of Tent Camp and Mrs. Kirby Clark of Midway Park. The ladies will be capped by Mrs. Charles Mercer and will be awarded their certificates by Mrs. Gurganus. Speakers for the evening will be: Mr. John YVarliek and Father W. S. O'Byrne. The in vocation will bp given by the Rev. A. I). Leon Gray and the benediction by the Rev. Charles Mercer of Swansboro. The public is invited to attend the exercises. Miss Laura Beafty Announces Schedule For Coming Week % The following schedule has been announced by Laura Beatt.v. Home Demonstration agent for Onslow County. Monday. February 12: Swans boro 4-11 Club at 10:15 a.m. Palto Alto Club at 2:30 p.m. with Mrs. Irene Bright as hostess. Tuesday, February 13: Dixon 4-H club at .10:30 a.m. Neighbor hood leaders meet at Haw Branch with Mrs V I. Taylor at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. February 14: Jack son-. i lie 4-H club at 10:30 a.m. White Oak Neighborhood leaders meet at 2:00 p.m. Thursday. February 15: White Oak 4-11 Club meets at 10:30 a.m. Office all afternoon. Friday. February 16: Rich lands 4-H club meet at 10:30 a.m. Cath erine Lakes Home Demonstration Club meets at 2:30 p.m. with Mrs. Robert Brown, hostess. Satrday. February 17: Office and Curb Market. Camp Lejeune and Jacksonville Unite In Celebrating USO's Birthday 0 The fourth anniversary of the LISO's throughout the nation was celebrated locally during the past week end with many open ho us-? affairs marking the event. Climaxing the week end cele bration was the dinner Riven at [he Federal Building USO last Monday night with nearly one hundred military and civic leaders as the guests of the USO's at tending. B. .). llolleman, chairman of the Jacksonville USO council acted as master of ceremonies and intro duced the many visitors through out the evening. Major General John Marston. commanding officer of Camp Le jeune spoke briefly to the guests and expressed for the entire camp. 1 he appreciation of the servicemen for the work which has been done lie re for their benefits. Before introducing the guest speaker for the evening. Mr. Hol leman introduced the directors of [he local USO units and the Tra velers aid. namely. Mr. George See of the Federal Building. Miss Lois Buell of the New Bridge Street Club. Miss Edna Newby of the Pine Lodge Club and Miss Ella Downing of the Travelers Aid. Guests from Camp Lejeune in cluded: Major Gei oral Marston, Captain George L. Markle, USN, Camp Chaplain, Col. R. H. Pepper. Camp Chief of Sta*T and Mrs. Markle, Commander and Mrs. Na thaniel Fulford, Capt. anu Mrs. Paul B. Maher, Capt. and Mrs. John R. White, and Major Ellen Gill. Also introduced wore: Mrs. Z. E. Murrell. president of the Jack sonville Woman's Club; Ramon Askew, president of the Jackson ville Kiwanis Club: E. J. Petteway. president of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce,: Major General Mansion and Ihe officers representing Camp Lejcune Chaplain Markle. delivering the main address of the evening, re viewed the four years of the USO and gave an overall picture of what the organization has accom plished and what it expects to ac complish. He emphasized the facl that the USO has a forward looking pro gram and commitments for the future. "II is believed," he said, 'that the USO can take an active and effective part in the rehabili tation program. Dining the im mediate future and early postwar period, USO service must be ad justed continually, especially for ambulatory hospital personnel, men awaiting reclassification and assignment and others who will continue to visit the USO clubs." He concluded that the USO has done a big job well but that the organization must continue until its final work is done. "Only then," he said, "will they receive from a proud and grateful nation a resounding 'Well done, thou ^ood and faithful servant'." 0The Jacksonville Kiwanis Club, Tuesday, went on record protest ing the proposed "License Revo cation" bill, under consideration now by the General Assembly in session at Raleigh. The bill, introduced by Rep. John F. White of Chowan provides for mandatory revocation of dri ver's licenses after a second of fense of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of in toxicants or narcotics, while the law makes mandatory the revoca tion after a first offense. The bill also provides that the presiding judge may. in his dis retion, revoke the driver's license of a person convicted for the first time. Rep. Billy /Arthur of Onslow among others, was a co-signer of ■the proposed bill. An editorial which appeared in another newspaper last week end, entitled "Misplaced Sympathy" was handed to Ramon Askew, presi dent of (he Jacksonville Kiwanis club and was read by him before the group at their regular meeting on Tuesday. Immediately following the read ing. a heated discussion took place with members voicing individual opinions. A motion was made by Tom Shugart that the Kiwanis Club should not take any action in the matter but leave it to the individ ual but the motion was quickly defeated by a vote of 31-11. Others opposing action by the club were: Father W. S. O'Byrne, Judge Har- ^ vey Boney and George Buchannan. Those in favor of a formal pro test to the Judiciary Committee were: Rev. A. D. Leon Gray. Rev. F. N". Cox. Rev. C. B. Craig. Horace Cotton and Dean-e C. Taylor. Discussion pro and con continued until Rev Carl B. Craig made a motion that the Kiwanis Club go on record in the form of a formal protest to the Judiciary Commit tee. The motion was seconded by Cotton and a vote of 33-13 carried it. Rev. Craig, Horace Cotton and G. E. Maultsby were appointed to draft the protest with a copy to be sent to Mr. Arthur. Billy Arthur, immediate past president of the Jacksonville Ki wanis Club, was not present at the meeting. Roy Lee Holt Receives Promotion While Serving On Western Front £ Roy Leo Holt, son of patrol man and Mrs. R. E. Holt of .Jack sonville, has been promoted to the grade of Sergeant while serv ing with the First Army on the Western front. Sgt. Holt has been in the Army more than two years and went overseas four months ago. 200th N. C. Ship Launched on Fourth Anniversary of Company % Wilmington The North Caro lina Shipbuilding Company observ ed the fourth anniversary of its establishment last Saturday with the occasion marked by the launch ing of its 200th ship, the USS Diamond Head at 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon. The ammunition escort vessel was sponsored by Mrs. David Bill of Norfolk, Va. She is the wife of a Naval officer serving in the Pacific and daughter of Winder H. Harris of Norfolk and Wash ington, secretary of the Ship building Council of America. Pfc. Norwood R. Sanders, Richlands, Receives Wings In Texas Ceremony £ Pfc. Norwood R. Sanders, son Wi mi . dim iVlla. Coy R. Sanders of Richlands, was graduated last week from the Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School, Laredo Texas, a member of the A A F | Training Com I mand. He is now I qualified to take E his place as a member of a V K. Sanders bomber combat crew. Along with his diploma, he re ceived a pair of Aerial Gunner's silver wings and a promotion in grade at brief graduation exercises held here. He was prepared for his place in America's stepped-up air of fensive by a comprehensive six weeks course in every phase of aerial warfare. Besides learning to fire every type weapon from ca mera guns to the deadly caliber .50 Brownings, he studied turret manipulation, aircraft identifica tion. stripping and reassembling of machine guns while blindfolded. He climaxed the course by air firing on towed targets.