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VOL. VII, NO. 63 JACKSONVILLE, N. C., IT ESI) VV. EEBIU \R\ 20. 1913 PRICE S2.00 PF.R YEAR
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* ( BILLY ARTHUR
# Raleigh- Kenneth Phillips,
manager of the Sir Waller Hotel,
certainly married an intelligent
cooperative girl.
When she entertained members
of the Sir Walter Cabinet last
Tuesday afternoon, she fed them
little sandwiches and a little bit of
tea—just enough to whet their
appetites at 5 p.m. And the gang
went from the tea to the coffee
shop and ate up everything in
the house.
0 So scarce are the sugar points
around the hotel that sacchvin
tablets were served at the Cabinet
luncheon, and are being offered to
coffee drinkers by the waitresses
in the coffee shop.
0 "Cousin Wayland" Spruill. the
representative from Bertie which
lies beside the rippling waters of
the Chowan, prefaced a speech the
other morning with this address
to the Assembly:
"The Lady from Cherokee (Mrs.
G. W. Cover), the Brain Trust from
Wayne 'Frank Taylor), the Czar of
Nash (Tom Pearsall'. the Financier
of Burke (A. B. Stoney). the Educa
tor from Orange (John Umstead).
and the Dictator of Rockingham
(Clarence Stone)."
0 Maybe you can tell me what this
means: In a bill amending the
motor laws of the State appears
this paragraph:
"Words used in the singular
shall include the plural, and plural
the singuar. Words used in the
masculine gender shall include the
feminine and neuter. Words used
in the past : nd present tense shall
include the future."
If that passes, there'll be no
need for English classes any
further, and by the same token we
can abolish the math classes by
just passing a law that two and two
adds up to anything you want it.
or N ice versa.
# At the cabinet meeting .Tosephus
Daniels was telling the ladic.> of
the part they had played in hav
ing important legislation enacted in
the past. Praising their sponsor
ship of social and moral legisla
tion. Daniels recalled that the .first
beer and wine in the State \vas a
result of their efforts.
"That came about." he said, "be
cause there was a bootlegger up at
Morganton ..."
"Not only in Morganton. all over
the State." interrupted Miss Bea
trice Cobb. State Democratic exe
cutive committewoman, whose
home is in that town.
0 Bob Coleman is the lobbyist for
the Champion Paper and Fibre
company at Canton, and I've been
idding him about his always in
it ig me to supper after I had al
ready eaten.
"I'm careful about it." he ex
plained. "If I see you picking your
teeth. I issue the invitation; and
if not I just pass you up."
0.rack Lyons, who used to live
here and who is now working in
Raleigh, writes Talbert and Tommy
Jones every week. They are out in
the Southwest Pacific.
4) Rep. T. E. Storey of Wilkes was
disclaiming some newspaper re
ports the other morning. "Don't
you know," he asked representa
tives from his county and mem
bers of the committee, "that Ra
leigh newspapermen hear and write
more than we can think of saying?"
H An attorney came down from
North Wilkesboro last week and
left two good stories in the coun
ties. cities and towns committee.
The first concerned a farmer up
there in Wilkes county, which is
predominantly Baptist. He was con
fronted by a man who wanted to
buy a mule, but didn't have enough
cash.
"I'll give you a note for the
balance." the purchases offered.
"You know, I'm a steward in the
Methodist church."
Since the Methodists were com
ing into the county at that time,
the farmer thought the buyer must
be something like a presiding eld
er or a bishop or something, and
took the man's signature on the
note. But is wasn't paid on time;
so the farmer went down to Wilk
esboro to look up the fellow.
He was told that he had moved
away and taken everything with
him. that the man wasn't of much
character.
" But he told me he was a stew
ard in the Methodist church," the
farmer explained. "What is a stew
ard anyway?"
"A steward in the Methodist
church is like a deacon in the Bap
tist church," he was told.
"Darned if I ain't last a good
mule!" he exclaimed.
®The other story also was about
a note, a suit for collection of
which was going on in court.
The defendant was on the stand.
"I want to say this." he decalred.
"I didn't give the note: and if I
did. I've uaid it; and if I didn't
pay it. collection is barred by the
statue of limitations."
#Up in Raleigh, folks eat what
they call breakfast, lunch and din
ner. I ain't had any supper since
I've been up there.
0 Mrs. T. Newton Cook is mista
en. Just because I'm in ltaleigh
i no reason for her to believe that
.'m not going to keep tab on how
much traveling she does. It's about
time she's headed home.
0 A lead pencil does not contain
lead, but graphite.
Pfc. Hardy V. Stanley, Richlands,
Reported Killed in European Area
Pfc. Hardy V. Stanley of
Kichlands has been reported
killed in action in the Euro
pean theatre according to word
received by his mother. IVIis.
Eva R. Stanley of Riehlands,
from the War Department.
Miss Kate Bender
Assislant Cashier
Of First-Citizens Bank
®Miss Kate Bender has boon
named assistant, cashier of the
Jacksonville branch of the First
Citizens Bank and Trust company,
it was announced yesterday.
An employee of the company
for the past seven years. Miss
Bender has served four years as
bookkeeper and three years a.s
teller. She is one of the few wom
en officials of the company.
State and Onslow
Spent $312,456 in
1943-44 School Year
0Per capita costs of instruction
in the Onslow County schools runs
SI4.87 per year in expenditure of
local funds and $38.77 per year on
State funds, a survey issued by the
State. Department of Public In
struction .showed last week.
In all $3.12,456.27 was expended
in Onslow County during the
1943-44 scholastic term. That in
cluded $44,839.47 in current ex
penditures from local funds,
$14,871.70 in capital outlay of lo
cal funds. $'16,215.77 in debt serv
ice met by local funds, and
$236,529.33 in total state funds
expended.
Total local expenditures were
$75,926.94. and the enrollment, for
the year was 5,739 pupils.
Marines Land On Iwo
Jima; Secure Beachheads
# U. S. Pacific Fleet Headquar
ters Guam- -iAP)—American Mar
ines. carrying the Pacific war to
Japans very doorstep with an am
phibious landing on low .lima, era
dicated Japanese defenders from
their pillboxes with flame throwers
as they seceured beachheads on
'he samll but strategic island only
750 miles south of Tokyo.
The Yanks swarming ashore in
hundreds of landing boats after
three days of thunderous warship
bombardment, engaged, enemy in
stiff battles with carrier planes
and land based bombers furnish
ing close support.
7.000 Americans Freed
© Manila- 'AP'- Manila Bay was
all but back in American hands
Monday but in the city itself, some
7,000 civilians were released in a
now dramatic rescue, while 1 ha
Japanese still clung grimly to the
walled Intramuros section. The
Navy's Seventh Fleet warships
steamed to the entrance of the
bay to bombard Japananese forc
es on the Cavite Shore. Gen. Mac
Arthur disclosed in a communique.
He also reported mopping up pro
gress on Corregidor.
Fortresses Raid Japan
Washington — (AP>—Approxi
mately 100 Superfortresses raided
Japan yesterday. Japanese Imperial
Headquarters said, most of them
striking at the Tokyo area in the
wake of a two-day bombardment
by Carrier Aircraft. The broadcast
of the enemy communique, recored
by the FCC. claimed ten Haiders
were shot down.
Canadians Advance
On Duisburg; Scots
Capture Road Center
0 Paris — <AP> — Kilted Scots
fought into the center of the heav
ily fortified road center of Goch
Monday as Canadian First Army
advanced to within 25 miles of
Duisburg, world's largest inland
port and western portal of the
rich Ruhr Arsenal.
Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.,
widened his U. S. Third Army
front in western Germany to 32
miles, and farther south the Sev
enth Army fought back two miles
into the German Saar Basin.
American First and Ninth Armi
es still were inactive.
Russsians Near Berlin
0 London—(AP)—Russian troops
grounded out new gains within 16
miles of the industrial city of Goer
litz on the road to Dresden today
and edged nearer Berlin from the
southeast after capturing six way
Rail Centers in Sagan in a bloody
two day fight.
Other Russian troops advancing
toward Danzig broke into the out
skirts of the Vistuala River strong
hold of Grudziadz. city of 50.000
which is 57 miles from the Baltic
port.
New Prisoner Of War
Camp Will Be Opened
In North Carolina
0 Wilmington, — A new prisoner
of war camp is expected to be op
ened at Whiteville soon with a
complement of from 250 to 300
German prisoners, Lt. R. H. Hazel,
officer in charge of the camp at
the old Marine hospital, said to
day.
He explained that approximate
ly 100 of the men would work on
the tobacco farms in the White
ville vicinity. "Lightening the load
on the Wilmington camp a whole
lot. "
Lieutenant Hazel said that he
had been informed that no more
barracks would be furnished the
local camp, but a mess hall, badly
needed, might be made available.
He disclosed that there was a pos
sibility that he might be able to
house more prisoners during the
summer months by use of tents.
Referendum After War
Provided in Measure
Presented in Senate
# Raleigh—AP—A bill to make
the state bone dry in the event
prohibitionists carry a referendum
to be held six months after the
war has been introduced in the
Senate.
Alcohol, brandy, whiskey, ru:n.
gin. beer. ale. porter wine or any
other beverage having more than
one-half of one per cent alcoholic
content would bp outlawed. Nor
could they be advertised.
The 4,000-word bill was intro
duced by Senators Rose of Cum
berland. Mathenv of Ruthp'-fV
Wither* cf C'b w laiid. Ilea.,.. . ...
Robeson and Edncy of Madison.
"This article." said the bill,
"shall bo liberally construed to the
end that the use of intoxicating
liquor as a beverage may be 'pre
vented." Liquor for non-beverage
purposes and sacramental wines
are exempt.
Possession of liquor would be
prima facie evidence that it is for
sale, unless a person has it in his
own home for his own use or that
of his bona fide guests. Any person
transferring such beverage would
be liable to have it and his vehicle
seized. The liquor would the!, be
destroyed and the vehicle sold.
Nor could liquor be kept in
clu brooms.
The first conviction of manufac
turing liquor would be a misde
meanor, punishable in the court's
discretion, and the second would
be classed as a felony, punishable
by imprisonment of from four
months to five years.
Violations of other sections of
the bill would be considered mis
demeanors, punishable in the
court's discretion.
Should the people vote for a dry
state after the scyvicemen and
women come home, provisions of
the law would go into effect 30
days later.
"The governor of North Caro
lina shall find and determine the
date on which hostilities in the
present war between the Allies and
the Axis powers shall cease." the
bill read, "and shall then call said
election at a date to be named bv
him. which shall be at least six
months after the date of cessation
of hostilities, as determined by the
Governor, and he shall issue his
proclamation, stating the date of
cessation of hostilities, and the
date on which said election is to be
held, and such action shall have
the effect of fixing the date of such
election, and shall be conclusive
as to said dates." The referendum
would be held under the general
election laws.
Benefit Card Party
For Red Cross to
Be Held at Midway
0 The Woman's Club of Midway
Park will sponsor a benefit card
party in the Community Building
at Midway Park Friday evening,
March 2 at 8:00 o'clock.
Handsome prizes, generously do
nated by Onslow County mer
chants, will be awarded through
out the evening, and if or high
score for men and women.
Committees in charge of this
affair are: Mrs. W. C. Edison,
chairman: Mrs. Paul O. DeRagon,
ticket sales: Mrs. A. W. Gawthrop,
entertainment: Mrs. Eduston Wil
liams, refreshments; Mrs. K. T.
Knight, door: Mrs. George Moore
and Mrs. Philip Eisenman. decora
tions: clean-up, Mrs. Floyd Suther
land.
Mrs. James A. Odom, president
of the Woman's Club, announces
that all receipts from ticket sales
will be contributed to the Red
Cross War Fund, expenses for the
affair, including decorations, re
freshments. tickets, etc., will be
borne by the Woman's Club.
Pfc. Edward M. Carter of
Beulaville, Reported
Wounded in Action
Q Pfc. Edward >1. Carter of
Rculaville lias been reported
by the War Department to
have been wounded in action
in Europe. Ilis wife. Mrs.
Myrtle S. Carter has previ
ously been notified.
Mrs. Hilda Rawls
Succumbs,- Funeral
Services Conducted
0 Airs. Hilda Stanley Rawls, well
known local woman, died at her
home here Saturday morning after
having been unconscious for 65
days. Death was the result of car
bon monoxide poisoning.
Fun-era! services were held from
the home Sunday afternoon by Rev.
L. Grady Burgiss, pastor of First
Baptist church, and burial was in
the Jacksonville cemetery.
•Mrs. Rawls was 23 years old. She
is survived by Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
Stanley: her parents, three broth
ers. Pfc. John Stanley. U. S. Army,
stationed in Texas. Pvt. Mitchell
Stanley. U. S. Army in France. Les
lie Stanley of Clinton: and one sis
ter, Mrs. Fst-olle Silence of Jack
sonville.
Mrs. Rawls was asphyxiated in an
automobile on December 14. and
was taken to the Ons'ow County
hospital where she remained until
January 20. when she was taken
home- She never regained consci
ousness.
Higher Oyster Taxes
Proposed in Bill
Offered in Assembly
fit Two state-wide measures afTect
in residents of Onslow County were
introduced last week in ! lie North
Carolina General Assembly.
One would change the fees for
licenses of oyster boats, boats us
ing purs:' seins or shirred nets, and
for various other fishing appli
increase from $2.50 to $5.00
- • s ' on '•nniiii"' pack
ing. shucking and shipping oysters,
escallops, clams, crabs fish and
shrimp, change the purchase tax
on various types of sea food, and
remove clam- from the lisl of
foods no' taxed when taken from
private beds, increase the license
tax on trawl boats, increase the
tax on non-resident menhaden
boats and tax the purse seins on
such boats.
The other would make any per
son, "not being the bona fide
owner thereof who shall enter
upon the land of another.'' and cut
remove or injure any valuable
wood or timber, liable to the
owner for double damages, and if
such act is wrongfullv and wilfully
done, additional punitive damages
would be allowed.
Thev were introduced by Sena
tor Hampton and Rep. Whitfield
respectively.
Hoiiy Ridge Rotary Club
Fleets New Members
At Regular Meeting
£ The Rotary Club of Holly Ridge
elected three new members at
their regular meeting Tuesday,
Feb. 13th. Allen B. West fills the
classification of laundryman; James
Porter Ward, public safety: and
Dewey D. Justice, kindred fishing
industry.
Dave Cohen proposed that road
markers reading '"Welcome to
Holly Ridge and Camp Davis" be
put on U. S. No. 17 Highway at
both entrances to Holly Ridge, and
the committee composed of Col.
Potts, Harold Jones and Dave
Cohen are seeing that this is done.
Haywood Campbell, president of
the club, reported that the Rotary
sponsored infantile paralysis drive
in Holly Ridge and vicinity in
spite of the diminished population
the amount to date being $1.77.69.
Special credit is due to the work
of L. D. Brinkley who assisted the
Rotary Club, and Julius Seger
man, chairman, and Harold Jones.
Guests. Major Donald S. Joyce,
Major Geo. C. Burns and Lt. L. A.
Miller, all of them of the present
air forces and station complement
gave brief talks outlining the pro
posed reactivating and hospitaliza
tion program now starting in the
camp. Mr. F. P. O'Croley gave a
very interesting talk explaining to
the new command that this entire
Wilmington-Holly Ridge area was
geared to accommodate the larg?
influx of returnees expected from
overseas duty.
A party was planned for officei
and enlisted personnel to attend :
wrestling match in Wilmington
Friday night and the Rotary Civil
obtained 32 tickets for our new
army residents. Mr. O'Croley ad
vised that the military affairs com
mittee of Wilmington would be
hosts for all before the event.
CARDINALS RECEIVE I.ID
0The Jacksonville Cardinals have
recently received an invitation 1o
participate in the Kinston tour
nament. They will play Vancebort
there on February 28 at 8:30 p.m.
PROMOTED TO SERGEANT
# .1 R. Pittman, son of Mrs. Jerry
Pittman of Jacksonville, route two.
has been promoted to sergeant ir
the army. He is now in Europe.
Pvt. Wesley Morton
Awarded Decoration
For Actual Combat
© •' • • • i the Fifth Army. Italy—
I'; i! c \\"eslc\ Morton. whos:1
brother. Jesse Morton, lives on
Ron!e L!. -Jacksonville. N. has
been ciied by the Sfilst Infantry
Regiment of the 91st "Powder
River' Division and awarded the
Combat Infantryman Badge for
act u a 1 participation in combat
again.-t the enemy with the Fifth
Army in Italy.
Standards for (lie badge are
high The decoration is awarded
to the infantry soldier who has
proved his fighting ability in com
bat.
The handsome badge consists of
a silver rifle set against a back
ground of infantry blue, enclosed
in 'i silver wreath.
Pv;. Morton was wounded in 'he
I! iitan rampaign on September
la-i year and has been also awa-d
ed the Purple Heart.
Heien Bryan Named
New Presidenl of
Alpha Kappa De!ta
• Miss Helen Bryan of Jackson
ville is one of the thirteen seniors,
attaining the highest honor as
u:ii radua• cs in the field of
sociology at Ii. • Woman's College
and has been i-. -Jailed as a mcm
b. - of Alpha Kappa Delta, honor
ary fra'crnuy whose purpose i- lo
s;.tale ami promote
SOcU)IOg\ .
Prerequisites for membei ;hip
are a high scholastic average and
approval by a chap'er comminee
the UnivvrsMy o:' North Caro
lina, Chapei !11!! During an initia
tion program Glenn R. .Johnson,
head of the -laiology department,
spoke on the background and se"
up of the organization.
From this group the following
officers were selected: president.
Miss Bryan: vice president. Mi
i'elk: and secretary-treasurer, Miss
Katzenberg.
An Explanation
a An explanation—
On January 26, the Now-, ;.nd
Views published the following
story in its columns:
"The town of Ilollv Ridge is in a
quandry! One member of l no
Board has moved away: :i second
member, Julius Sigerman. has re
signed: and a third. John Smiths •••.
will leave sometime next wcel*. ac
cording to reports received from
;!iat town.
•"This will leave just the mayor
and one member of the Board
active.
"One citizen this week requested
• ruling from Attorney General
Harry McMullan. as to how the
town should proceed in order to
operate legally."
in the February fi is-ue. tho
Xews and Views published this
letter:
"Holly Ridge, X. (\.
"January 31, 1945
'Dear Mr. Arthur:
"For your information, the Town
< !' Holly Ridge has been function
. lg in harmony since July and lias
ad five commissioners: J W.
Smithson, E. F. Sanders. X. 11. Mo
.:inos. \V. II. Dyson. J. J. Segerman
,nd Mayor L. K. Coleburn. The
\acancies caused by the resignation
tif Commissioners Dyson and Seg
erman have been filled for some
me by the appointment of Allen
II. Stafford and C. Bruce Hunter
io serve the unexpired term until
he next municipal election.
"In the future, please avoid pub
lishing any false and ridiculous
,-latements made by someone, whr
in my estimation, is not reliable
and truthful in his statements. Tim
is a true and bona fide letter am
ran be proven by the Town Com
missioncjjs whose names appea
above.
"N. H. Modinos,
"Commissioner."
For the information of the New
and Views readers. Mien II. Staff
"rd was sworn into office durin
the week of February fi. and (
Bruce Iluntei was sworn into ot
fice on Tuesday night. February i:
Cpl. James Blizzard of
Beulaville, Reporied
Wounded in Europe
0 Cpl. .Tames Blizzard of Beu
laville has been wounded in
action in the European theater
according to- word received re
cently by his mother. Mrs. Ad
die I). Blizzard of Beulaville
from the War Department.
11 Persons Arrested
On Whiskey Violations
Protests of Local
Clubs and Persons
Answered by Arthur
f A letter to local parties and
organizations in answer to tlicit
protests against passage of a law
which would have made discretion
ary revocation of driving licenses
on first connection was released
last week by Rep. Biilv Arthur.
The letter follows:
"I have purposely waited to
make answer to the action of the
Kiwanis Club and the Woman's
Club with regard to their opposi
tion to a bill introduced by Rep
resentative White of Chowan and
signed by me and others, because
of the misunderstanding thai has
arisen only in Jacksonville about
the measure.
"This measure was a sincere ef
fort, and a good one too. to prevent
drunken driving on the highways.
I fear that the purposeful mis
leading statements, both editorial
and news, which appeared in The
News and Observer, were the cause
of it. That newspaper has appar
ently. in the opinion of the major
ily of the legislators, endeavored
to impose its editorial inconsisten
cies upon the people of Eastern
North Carolina, and r am sorry
to have to make this charge.
"The bill that came before the
House would have made it possible
to revoke a man's license on a first
offense for a period of time, or not
at all, In the discretion of the
judge, depending upon the degree
of drunkedness. and to be revoked
upon a second offense would have
been mandatory. As the law now
stands, and the one we were trying
to amend, the person is not always
tried for drunken driving although
that was the charge on which he
was arrested. It has become
throughout the State a political
football wherein prominent people
appeal to the solicitor of the courts
and the solicitor pleads them guilty
and careless driving
and the judge imposes sentence in
keeping with the charge and the
men continue to operate their rno
!'<r vehicles while under the in
fluence of. or while drinking in
t oxieants. In such a procedure as
this, there is no evidence of these
men having been under the in
fluence of intoxicants.
"Tiie bill was referred to Judi
ciary Committee for further study
and amendment so that it would
!h certain to take care of the facts
that I have set forth here.
"Since then, a measure has been
introduced covering all revisions
to the Motor Vehicle Laws that
probably will take care of what
we were trying to do.
"I want to assure you that this
was in no means an effort to con
done such operation, because I
think it is one of the most danger
ous things in existence today, and
to remove it and further protect
people who travel on the highways
was the motive back of this mca
sure."
Col. Adam Potts
To Be Commander
Of Camp Pickett
£Col. Adam Potts, commanding
officer of Camp Davis while il was
a part of the Army's coast artillery
anti-aircraft, has been assigned u
Camp Pickett, Va , as commanding
officer.
Three More Onslow
County Men Who
Are Receiving Training
0 Tin ec mort Onslow County men
who ;.rr in irainint; with the armed
services are pictured below:
1 n m o * Rnvtf'1
Scott. AS, enter
ed the Navy last
fall and is receiv
ing his training
a t Bainbridge.
Aid. Me is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. I
Ira Feutt of
Jacksonville. |
15. Scott
Pvt. Garland E.
Craft of Rich
lands entered the
Army in October
and is now sta
tioned at Camp
I Croft. S. C. His
| wife is the form
s' er Estelle Bar
bee of Richlands.
G. E. Craft
Pvt. G. R. Mor-i
ton. in the Air
Corps is one of
four brothers ser
ving in the arm
ed forces. He :s
the son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. U.
Morton and is
now stationed at
Sheppard Field.
Texas.
G. It. Morton
Pvt. William B. Parker,
Jacksonville, Awarded the
Combat Infantryman Badge
©Willi the Fifth Army. Italy
Private William B. Parker, son of
.Mrs. Rachael M. Parker, whose
home is on Route 1. Jacksonville,
North Carolina, has been cited by
the 339th "Polar Bear" regiment
of tin- 85lh "Custer" Division and
awarded the Combat Infantryman
Badge for actual participation in
combat against the enemy with the
Fifth Army in Italy.
Standards for the badge are
high. The decoration is awarded to
the infantry solier who has proved
his fighting ability in combat.
The handsome badge consists of
a silver rifle set against a back
ground of infantry blue, enclosed
in a silver wreath.
Aivin Morton Gets
Promotion to Rank
Of Staff Sergeant
©Alvin Morton, son of Sheriff
and Mrs. B. Frank Morton of .Jack
sonville, has been promoted to the
rank of staff sergeant at an air
corps supply base in England.
Young Morton was inducted in
the army in February of 1943 and
went overseas that August.
Red Cross War Fund Committees
Are Announced by Chairman
£ A meeting to outline plans for
the annual War Fund drive ot' tho
American Red Cross was held .ast
Tuesday in the Federal Building
I SO with F. Pctteway, chair
man, presiding.
The chairman announced the
county quota of $24,000 to h.e raised
between Mare'n first and April first.
A committee comprised of Mrs.
F. Gardner. Mrs. W. 11 Hoden
hamer. and L. F. Rudisill were ap
pointed to make plans for an or
ganizational meeting and a dinner
to precede the drive.
Heading the special gifts com
mittee is A. T. Griffin. Jr.. while
J C. Thompson is in charge of
; publicity and Mrs. J. C. Thomp
. son will canvas the employees ol
r downtown Jacksonville.
Each of the four wards in Jack
. somille will be captained by: Mrs
W 11. Bodenhamer. ward 1: Mrs
Carl Hales, ward 2: Mrs F W
Clements, ward 3; Mrs. J. C. Pette
way. ward 4.
Each captain in turn will appoint
block leaders to assist with the
neessary house to house campaign
The Negro portion of the drive
will be under the leadership of
Rev. S. L. Stanford. Prof. J. \V
Broadhurst. Mr. J. W. Joyner. Mrs
Carr and the Rev. Reid. The.;,
people did a splendid job in the
last campaign, it was pointed out
The following persons were ap
pointed to represent their resp --c
tivc communities: Mrs. S. F. Star
ling and Mrs. Elbert Barber of
Hubert, .Mrs. I. N. Sanders of Bear
Creek and Hubert, llev. Charles
Mercer and Mr. E. S. White of
Swansboro: Mr. O. C. Burton.
White Oak: Mrs. Curt Holland.
Silverdale: Mrs. Graham Eubanks,
Belgrade: The Lion's Club, Rich
lands: Fountain Taylor, Haw
Branch.
Mrs. A. D. Brown. Catherine
Lake: Miss Leah Franck. Briai
Neck: Boscoe Dixon and Herbert
Williams. Harris Creek: Mrs. E. Q
Brown, Verona; Lester Dixon and
C. Bruce Hunter. Dixon: C. Hobbs
Fol'kstone: Miss Parker. Haws Run:
Rotary Club. Holly Ridge, with N.
Modinos, special gifts.
Mrs. L. D. Bryan. Sncar', Ferry;
Mrs. Dewey Justice, Tar Landing:
Dolly Strange. Meadowview.
The northeast section of Jackson
ville. route 2, is still to be appoint
ed.
Meetings are scheduled to be
held prior to the start of the drive
to acquaint the committees anc
individual workers with theii
duties.
Although the quota is mucl
smaller this year than last. Mr
Petteway pointed out that the per
sonnel at Camp Lejeune and Cam]
Davis is much smaller and there
fore cannot be counted on for a;
much support as in prior drives.
Mr. Petteway expressed mucl
confidence in the people of Onslov
County meeting the quota.
# Eleven persons were arrested
by Onslow County officers last
Thursday and Friday on warrants
charging sale and possession of
non-tax paid and tax paid whiskey.
The cases were worked up by un
dercover agents of the Slate ABC
board.
The defendants and charges are:
Henry Ellis and Harvey Falkner.
local taxi drivers, sale of tax paid
whiskey.
Jim Pierce and Lawrence Marsh
burn. Nine Mile, non-lax paid
whiskey.
Leslie Hancock, Jacksonville,
route two. non-tax paid.
Willie Oxidine. Jacksonville,
route two. four charges of non
tax paid.
Tom Graham. Jacksonville, route
two. non-tax paid.
Eddie Thomas Humphrey col
ored. Jacksonville, route two' non
tax paid.
William Pearson, colored, two
charges of non-tax paid.
Sal lie Dula. Jacksonville, color
ed. tax-paid.
Linvfood Jacksonville, colored
Georgetown, non tax paid.
The defendants posted cash
bonds of $200 and S250 in each
ease, and will ho tried in Onslow
County Recorder's Court on Fob
ruary 27.
Paul A. Ervin of
Onslow Appointed Director
Of Farm Loan Association
#L. O. Moseley of Lenoir county
was re-elected president of the
New Bern National Farm Loan As
sociation at the annual meeting of
P.Lw01^0" al th'' Agricultural
Lu.lding. Kmston. N. C.. Wednes
day. February 14. There was a gooi
•attendance representing Craven
Lenoir. Pamlico. Carteret. Jones,'
Onslow and Greene counties which
..re grouped within the associate on.
. E- "IMS of the Cove City
M'clion of Craven County was re
e.ected Vice picsiden; o"t the a'si
sociation. ,1. w. Burton of New
, n was re-elected secretary
treasurer and Miss Margaret Wa
ters, assistant secretary-treasurer.
Offices or the association are
maintained in New Born.
Newly-elected directors include
>,VTS'2cnl and vico President,
„ ' A' E.vin of Onslow countv.
n t .1 v 0 countv and
C. S. Dixon of Greene county.
C 'net attention of the meeting
was devoted to the annual report
"t the secretary-treasurer showing
'".ms io approximately ],000 bor
tot-iw'" lhc t.e,Tit0,'5' loans
tolling approximately $1,200 000
It was shown that .-. good number
o^ loans had been liquidated dur
,rB«, e,'?ast.ycar- lhat being one
of the objectives of the association.
The report stressed the impor
ance of securing new loans that
tile association may prove of maxi
mum benefit to tile farmers of this
territory. It was pointed out that
an of the farmers of the territory
should take advantage of the op
portunity to secure loans when
needed through the Federal Land
Bank and the National Farm I.oan
Association, and the advantages
are a long period to pay and the
opportunity to repay the loans at.
any lime and end the payment of
interest whenever payment is
made. The loans, it was said may
be repaid in full or in part with
he same advantage of ending in
terest and without extra charge
President Moseloy presided over
the meeting Wdnesda.v morning.
Three More Stills Seized
During Past Week in Nine
Mile and Belgrade Sections
0 Deputies Sheriff James Likens
and Willis Johnson, last Monday
seized two stills in the Nine Mile
section. One of the stills was in
operation and the other had been
used just previous to the seizure.
Both were of the 50 gallon gaso
line drum type and at one, six 50
gallon barrels were destroyed while
at the other two 50 gallon barrels
were destroyed.
Late Thursday afternoon De
puties Likens and Johnson seized
a still in the Belgrade section
which they said must have been
in opera.ion just prior to the
seizure, that contained 13 50 gat.
drums. This still was the steam rig
type. No arrests were made.
Col. Lewis B. Puller
Given New Command
At Camp Lejeune
§ Camp Lejeune.—Col. Lewis B.
"Chesty" Puller, colorful Marino
hero and only officer in the corps
to have been awarded four Navy
Crosses, has been named command
ing officer of the infantry training
regiment at Camp Lejeune.
Colonel Puller, recently return
ed from three campaigns in the Pa
cific, took over active command
this week to follow Col. William N.
MeKelvy. Jr.. veteran of the First
Marine Division, who has been as
signed as CO of the Specialist
Training Command at this camp.