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THE ONSLOW COUNTY The News and Views Leads In Taid Circulation Local Advertising? National Advertising: News and Views Classified Advertising Onslow County News The Only Newspaper in the World That dives a Whoop About Onslow County VOL. VII, NO. 65 JACKSONVILLE, N. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1915 l'RICE $2.00 PER YEAR I DOWN EAST » "i W'TH m BILLY ARTHUR 0 By inference, the War Produc tion Board at Washington has ruled women's panties non-essential. Of course. I've got to have some thing to say about this. And I'll confess this is one time I don't know anything about the subject. But it looks as if the WPB now is really treading on something thin. In print, they used to be re ferred to as unmentionables, al though they—I am informed— were hardly anything worth men tioning. But getting back to the crux of the ruling. What I started out to say was this: If those folks up in Washington were really attending to the business of winning the war. they wouldn't know whether or not women's pants were essential or non-essential in the first place. 0 Governor and Mrs. Cherry will have another reception this week. On receiving his invitation, one of the representatives inquired if the reception was formal or if they were going to wear their own clothes. 0 One of the best stories I've heard in a long time was related on the radio the other evening, and I'm passing it on. It seems that over in Germany was a scientist who claimed that he could remove a man's brain and put it back without any ill effects; so he issued an order that any person who was hit on the head should be brought to him for treatment. He would take out his brain, treat it properly, keep the victim under observation, finally replace the brain and dismiss the patient. One evening a man was brought in after having been felled by a blow on the head. The famous scientist took out his brain, but the observation was relaxed, and the victim escaped. For three years he roamed around Germany, and finally turned up at the hos pital again, much to everyone's alarm. They questioned him. Where had he been and why? "I've been working in the War Department under Hitler," the victim replied. "Don't you know you don't have any brain?" the scientist pressed his questioning. "Yes, I know. That's the reason I'm back. I'm the man who sug gested tiiat we invade Russia." 0 My idea of a man with nothing to do is Hoy Lassitter. He went home Sunday expressly to read the Congressional Record. There seems to be some sort of livision of opinion in Jaekson »le where the proposed new ouilding, erected by private capital and leased for a post office, should be erected. Postmaster R. C. Warlick and some followers want it located over near the by-pass highway, because someone has predicted that that area would in the future be the center of the business district of Jacksonville. Some Chamber of Commerce members, and other in terested citizens, maintain that the need now is for a larger post office in the center of the present busi ness district. It appears to us that the cart is before the horse. The town first—and now—should be zoned and the business and residential districts designated. Such far-seeing and progressive action, which should have been taken three years ago, would settle the matter once and for all. 0 Someone asked one of the legis lators the other day if he brought his wife to Raleigh for the session. "No," came the answer. "When my wife's here, my expenses arc doubled and my fun is cut in half." 0 Wonder how the Congress of the United States would get along were it not for the North Carolina Senate? One day last week the House acted on four Senate bills which asked that a North Caro linian be named ambassador to a South American nation, Palestine be developed into a self-govern ing Jewish commonwealth, treaties be ratified by a majority rataer than by a two-thirds vote, and counties be compensated by the Federal government for land ac quired for national forests. % At home during the week end, we were talking about women smoking. And I told the boys about knowing several women who smoked cigars regularly (when they can get them), and that my grand mother always smoked a clay pipe. "That's nothing," Jack Peck spoke up. "Sam Leder's great grandmother smoked herrings.' CHURCH OFFICERS ELECTED #At a congregational meeting of St. Anne's Episcopal Church, held Friday evening after the special Lenten service, action was taken to change from a mission to parish status within the Diocese which was in keeping with and a result of the steady growth of the Church in this area. A new Vestry was elected to serve during the present year which included members of the former Vestry-Committee, with o additional members elected, mbers of the Vestry are as fol ' s: George S. Ward, Senior arden, Julian W. Bender, Junior Warden, Mrs. Annie M. Price, Secretary, Mrs. Mary F. Ward. Treasurer. M. L. Ferguson. James R. Carroll. Kenneth T. Kinght, Sgt. Anthony Thornton, Mrs. Lillian Ferguson. # Raleigh, Feb. 27— North Caro lina has been asked to provide 105 recruits for the VVAC by March 20 for training as technicians in Army general hospitals, which now are receiving over 30.000 wounded and ill soldiers each month from battle areas abroad. Brig. General Frederic E. Uhl, commander of the Army's Fourth Service Command, made a flying trip to Raleigh to urge the assistance of Governor R. Gregg Cherry in enlisting the State's quota, and Cherry immed iately designated the State Offico of Civilian Defense to help in the emergency. Shown here in a scene at the Raleigh-Durham Airport are (from left) General Uhl: Governor Cherry: Mrs. R. R. Gregg Cherry, honorary State chairman of the chairman of the campaign; Lieut. Margaret W. Pegram, liaison of ficer between the Army and civilian agencies helping in the drive: State OCD Director R. L. McMillan and June H. Rose of Greensville, assistant State OCD director, who is spearheading the WAC campaign for OCD. Inter ested women may secure informa tion about the WAC from the nearest Army Recruiting station. Yanks Threaten Cologne; Reds Posed For Assault # Paris —AP— American infantry and tanks drove to within 13 miles and within sight of Cologne Mon day in advances of three miles on a broadening front approaching the Rhine and great Ruhr industrial valley. Twenty or more towns fell over night on a 28-niile sector of the Cologne plain. American Seventh Army invad ing the Saar district, now Ger many's second industrial region, widened its front inside Germany to within sight of the ruins of Saarbrucken. Everywhere on the Western front, the destruction of thinly spread German divisions continued. To Drive On Berlin 0 Moscow—AP—Two great Rus sian armies maneuvered Monday for an approaching drive on Ber lin. While other Soviet forces made important gains on either flank—toward the Baltic through Pomerania and in besieged Bres lau in Silesia. All signs indicated that the com ing offensive against the German capital will be stronger than any yet loosed by the Russians in the central sector. Still there was no immediate indications when Marshall Zhu kov's First White Russian army and Marshall Konev's First Uk raine Army would loose the twin assault on Berlin. Capture of Airfield On Iwo Imminent; Manila Battle Over 0 U. S. Pacific Fleet Headquar ters, Guam—(AP)—Capture of Iwo Jima's second airfield, in center of the strategic little island, was im minent Monday as three Marine divisions drove north with consid erable air support in an intensified push. This stiffest fight of the Pacific war went into its second week with the Yanks grimly holding half the island. 750 miles south of Tokyo, and making inexorable pro gress northward. Japs Employ More Trickery Manila—(AP) —Officially jthc the battle is over, but Manila rumbled today as American artil lery blasted Japanese who used a surrender period to improve their positions in two buildings they still hold. At the entrance of Manila Bay. the Corregidor Fortress was shak en anew by underground explos ions touched off by enemy Marines committing mass suicide. Richlands Honor Roll For Third Six Week Period Is Given First Grade: Carolyn Evens, Ed ward Lee Heath, Tony Howard. Lula Bell Taylor, Raymon Taylor. Carolyn Herring. Linda Jones. Hugh Ragsdalo. Frank Westbrook. Dickie Lynn Marshburn-. Barbara Grace Huffman. Yvonne Holland. George Likens. Donald Molui, and Phillip Sheppard. Second Grade: David C.urganus, Lottie Stroud. Laverene Jones, Lorena James. E elyn Brown, Fayc Brinson. and Nannie llobbs. Third Grade: Barbara Jean Brown. Ann Frazelle, Shirley Hum phrey. Helen Stanfor.d. Athony Poe Cox, Jerome Marshburn, Christine Shaw. Patrician Koonce. Malcolm Rhodes. Burnell Jarman. Shirley Blizzard, Beverly Edgar, Sadie Jarman, Elsie Cavenaugh. Louise Lovitt. Fourth Grade: Ernest Marsh burn. Robert Home, Horace Tur ne Rudolph Whaley, Grace Cottle, Carrie Carter, Lila Mae Huffman, Christene Jarman, Lucille King, Dorothy Mob ley. Alice Manning. Doris Jones, Alone James, Mary Dean Hill. Mary Ida Carvey, John nie Reid. and George Sillette. Fifth Grade: J. C. Howard, Charles Huffman. Mavis Pittman. Louise Brown. Marjorie Carmack. Eldie Jones, Shirley Lanier. Joyce Maready. Martha Taylor. Anis Lee Whaley. Jenine Baysden. Zelma Taylor, Donald Blizzard, Joyce Mills, Irene Taylor. Macye Han cock, John Hargett Thompson. Joyce Howard, Carl Rhodes. Sixth Grade: Cecil Jarman, El bert Canady, Jenelle Turner. Seventh Grade: Dan Marshburn, Gordon Taylor. Anne Barber. Mary Jo Brown. Arlene Carter, Molly Davis, Minnie Mercer, Evelyn Mills, Ruby Pittman. Joyce She pard, Julia Ward Stevens, and Mary Louise Turner. Eighth Grade: Margaret Ann Brock. Julia Steed. Doris Petto way, Alice Sylvester. Fayc Sylves ter, Louise Warren, Willena Whaley. James Cox, Walton Graves, Walter Jones. Ninth Grade: Esther Howard. Mclbaline Baysden, Obeda Hood, Edna Bryan. Myrtle Home, Jean Gurganus, Carolyn Jarman, Anne Nicholson, Annie S. Petteway. Lois Pittman. Gcrturde, Vivian Taylor, Carl Frazzelle. Leatrice King, Leona Manning, Olive Ann Shaw, Thresa Shepard, Dorothy Venters. Twelfth Grade: Billy Cox. Stacy Fountain. Ralph Gurganus, Harvey Manning, R. P. Whaley, Daisy Mae Beddard, Helen Brown, Fraulino Jarman. Sara Alma Taylor, and Mary Alison Huffman. Organization of Legion Auxiliary In Onslow County Started by Post O Organization of an An^eriean Legion Auxiliary in Onslow County as a part of Clarence Meadows Post No. 78 was launched at a meeting of the post last Wednes day night at the Swansboro USO building. The date, time and place of the organization session will be an nounced in the near future. Women eligible to become char ter members of the Auxiliary are: 1. Mothers, wives, daughters and sisters of members of the Amer ican Legion. 2. Mothers, wives, daughters and sisters of all men and women who were and are in the armed forces of World War I and World War II. and died in line of duty or have been honorably discharged. 3. Women, who are of their own right eligible to become members. If there is any doubt on the part of any prospective member or woman who wishes to affiliate, she may communicate with Mrs. R. H. Merell, phone 9148. Jack sonville. Opal Taylor, 12, of Near Richlands, Succumbs To Long Illness 0 Little Opal Taylor, twelve year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jos eph Taylor of near Richlands died at her home Thursday afternoon, following a long illness. Funeral services were held from the home on Saturday afternoon with the Rev. Lloyd Vernon, Free Will Baptist minister, officiating. Interment, immediately following was in the family cemetery. She is survived by her parents, four sisters: Sudie, Edna, Sylvia and Lula Belle and six brothers; Woodrow. Alvin, J. 1. Wilbert, O. B.. and Raymond. Pall bearers were: P. B. Taylor, A. F. Taylor, L. R. Sanderson. Nor wood Taylor, George Sanderson, James Jarman and YV. I. Taylor. Week Term of Superior Court To Open Monday £ A week's term of Superior Court for trial of criminal cases will convene Monday morning here with Judge Henry L. Stevens, Jr., of Warsaw presiding. As of yesterday, only 15 new criminal cases were on the calen dar for trial. They are in addition, however, to probably a score of cases that have been continued from other terms. Jurors who have been notified to appear for the week are: .Joe Henderson. George Henry Taylor, Oscar Padgett. S. W. Shepard. Jr., G. F. Scott. J. N. Craft. W. C. Cox. E. L. Rogers, Herman Ketchum, A. B. Ervin. L. VV. Jarman. G. I). Godwin. William Aman, It. H. Henderson, C. S. Ward. Tim Bright. 13. P. Cox. James L. Cox. O. B. Cox, Burnie Phillips, Coy Leo, W. II. Padgett, Jr.. C. W. Bryan, C. M. Ervin. C». W. Lewis, Jr.. It. L. Parker, Robert V. Scott. D. W. Smith, Tom Shu [?art, Raymond Phillips, S. P. Ven ters, J. Leroy Henderson, Lonnie Pope. A. W. Daugherty and Carl Coston. Wallace Endorsed by Onslow Democrats For Commerce Post 6 Henry A. Wallace, former sec retary of agriculture and vice president of the United States, Saturday was endorsed by the Onslow County Democratic Execu tive Committee for the post of Secretary of Commerce. The committee vied unanimously to endorse Wallace after the mo tion was made by M. A. Cowell of Jacksonville and seconded by D. W. Russell of Riehlands. The secretary. Billy Arthur, was instructed to communicate the committee's endorsement to Josiah W. Bailey and Clyde It. Hoey. United States Senators from North Carolina. Men 30-33 Years Old To Be Drafted For Military Service 0 Washington — AP — Selective Service has ordered increased drafting of men 30 through 33 years of age by permitting their deferment only if they are "neces sary to" an essential industry. Heretofore, men of that age only had to be "engaged in" such an industry. The local boards were instructed that the 30-33 registrants, to be eli gible for deferment, must be "nec essary to and regularly engaged in an activity in war production or in support of the national health, safety or interest." EPISCOPAL SERVICES 0 Special Lenten services will be held at St. Anne's Episcopal Church Friday evening at 8 o'clock. The service will consist, of the First Office of Instruction with sermon on the subject of "The Church and the Marriage Relation." The vested choir is requested to be present as there will be a choir practice immediately after the ser vice. Services next Sunday. March 4th. being the third Sunday in Lent, are: Church School at 9:45 A. M., celebration of the Holy Commun ion and sermon at 11 o'clock. It is expected that the minister in charge, the Rev. Walter R. Noc will be the celebrant. ENLISTS IN NAVY # Chief G. W. Stewart. Officer in-Chief of the Navy Recruiting Station in New Bern, announced today that Lester E. Manning. Swansboro, was enlisted thru the New Bern Recruiting Station and sworn in at the Main Station in Raleigh. Chief Stewart is on duty at the Jacksonville Post Office building each Thursday morning. Seventeen year old boys in this area, inter ested in enlisting in the Regular Navy or the Naval Reserve, may do so at that time. Cecil Arnold Bryan Of Near Jacksonville Reported Wounded 0 Cecil Arnold Bryan, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Bryan of Jacksonville, route three, has been reported wounded in ac tion against the enemy. lie is a torpedonian's mate, second class, in the V. S. Navy, and has been serving aboard the ship Ormand.v Bay, which was commissioned February 11, 194-1. Democratic Group Recommends Ragsdale For Education Post 011. A. Ragsdale Saturday was recommended by the Onslow Coun ty Democratic Executive Commit tee for appointment by the General Assembly to the Board of Educa tion to.succeed the late W. L. P. «J anna n. Mr. Jarman, who was to be re appointed for another two-year term, starting in April, passed away recently. Ragsdale's name was put in no mination by I). W. Russell and was seconded by Charles Frazelle. Alonn with Malcolm Duff, whose name already has been presented for appointment, Ragsdale was recommended also for appoint ment by Clerk of Superior Court J. R. Gurganus to fill the unexpired term of Jarman. Duff will succeed the late 1. T. Rawls of Stump Sound township. VV. L. Humphrey of Verona nominated Duff. The recommendations were made at a special meeting of the executive committee, presided over by Chairman C. L. Sabiston. Nine precincts Were represented at the session, held in the courthouse. Jacksonville Defense Rental Director Lists Tenant Eviction Rules 0Throe months must elapse as a general, rule between the time a rental house is sold and action can be started under local law to evict the present tenant. Maurice It Moore. Associate Director of the Jacksonville Defense-Rental Area staled today. The OI'A rent director said that he felt it necessary to restate the conditions governing eviction of the existing tenant by a purchaser when a house is sold in view of the increasing number of such sales in recent months. Not only must three months elapse from the date of the sale." Mr. Moore added, "but no certi ficate authorizing the start of evic tion action will be issued until at least 20 per cent of the total pur chase price has been paid. This certificate authorities pursui; of eviction action in local couns three months from the date the pet ii ion requesting the certificate filed and approved by our officv" "There are exceptions to this." Mr. Moore said. "One of them is where equivalent accommodation* can be found into which the tenant can move without undue lurdsiip or loss. However, with the housing situation as tight as it is in Jack sonville, this exception won't be put to use very often. in general, we want tenant s to know that they will have at least three months in which to find other quarters if the place they no.v live in is sold." Cols. Farrell and Smith Assume New Duties Af Camp Leieune 0 (.'amp Lejeune—Colonel Edwin J. Farrell of Grand Rapids. Minn, and Lt. Colonel Asa ,1. Smith of Indianapolis. Indiana have assumed their new Marine duties as Camp Inspector and Commanding Of ficer of the Guard Battalion re spectively. Colonel Farrell reported at this camp after spending 30 months overseas. He served with the 7th Regiment. First Marine Division on Guadalcanal, and was Com manding Officer of an overseas trilling unit. Colonel Smith returning from his overseas assignment with the K;.>t Marine Division was assigned ti> the Secretary of Navy's Office on war ballot duly. In this capacity he visited Marine and Navy units in almost every theater of the war — flying 60.000 miles. Both men are veterans of World War I. 3 Colored Registrants To Report to Bragg For Induction 0 Following arc the names of three colored registrants who are leaving for preinduction physical examinations at Fort Bragg. March 6. 1945: Earnest Lee Foust. Kiclilanrls; David Finial Hurst. Swansboro; 1. D. Jenkins, Jacksonville. Red Gross Drive Gets Underway Thursday Serving Overseas .1. F. MATTHEWS § Two sons of Mr. and Mrs. II. S. Matthews of Bculaville are serving overseas. Flc. Joseph Earl Mat thews, who entered the Army 17 \Y. R. MATTHEWS month.-, ago. is with a motorcycle patrol. S.m. William Robert Mat thews. who entered the Army in November. 194is in Germany. Pfc. Major F. Jones, Maysville, Listed As Missing in Action PFC. MAJOR F. JONES Q Pic. Major F. Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jones of Maysville, has been reported missing in action in Luxem bourg sinee December '!<>. His wife and child reside at Mays ville. Onslow County Tourney Will Open March 5th In Jacksonville £ Plans have been made for the Onslow County basketball tourna ment. Opening round sanies will be played in Jacksonville on March 5. The semifinals arc scheduled for Rich lands on March 7. and the championship games will be played at Camp Davis on March 9. Schools which will enter the tourney are Jacksonville. Svvans boro. Dixon. White Oak. Lejeune. and Richlands. The Richlands boys top the county league, having lost only one game. White Oak and Rich lands girls are tied for first in their circuit. Richlands holds two close decisions over White Oak. Jewish Semi-Holiday Of Purim Will Be Observed Tonight £ The Jewish semi-holiday of Purim, w h i c h commemorates events related in the Old Testa ment Book of Esther, occurs today. The Purim holiday celebrates the success of ?dordoeai and Esther in frustrating the cruel plans of the Persian despot. Hainan. At this date when modern despots are be ing frustrated and confounded on every front the holiday has par ticular significance. A Purim party, sponsored by Jewish members of the Jackson ville community, will be held at the Pine Lodge I SO tonight at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Rachel H. Carter, Richlands Resident, Passes at Home § .Mr-.. Rachel Howard Carter. 80. of Richlands. grandmother of Dr. William Howard Carter, pastor of the Tabernacle Church in Golds boro. died Wednesday night al her home following an illness that re sulted from a fall several weeks ago. Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at the Richlands Christian Church by the pastor, the Rev. CI. H. Hamlin, and 1 h • Rev. Mr. Crow, Her grandson. Dr. Carter, delivered the eulogy. Interment was in the Carter Memorial Cemetery in Richlands. Mrs. Carter was the former Rachel Howard and was the widow of Herring Carter. She was a mem ebr of the Free Will Baptist Church. Surviving are five sons II. B. Carter of Selma. .Jasper of Greens boro, the Rev. Arbie of Clinton. Arthur of Richlands. and Burl of Wilmington; four daughters. Mrs. A. A. Hall of Irwin. Mrs. C. F. Humphrey of Kinston. Route ~). Mrs. Carl Miller of Wilmington and Mrs. .Fames F. Mohn of Rich lands: a large number of grand children: 25 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren. Two deceased children were mini sters. R. S. Reeves, Father Of Jacksonville Man, Passes in Clinton 0 Funeral services for R. S Reeves, who died of a heart attacl Thursdax afternoon, were held a o'clock Saturday afternoon fron the residence with the Rev. C. H Hornsby. pastor of the Clint or Baptist Church, in charge. Buria was in the Clinton cemetery. Surviving are his wife. Mrs Walt ha Spell Reeves: two daugh ters. Pearl and Katie Mae Reeves four sons. Howard of Jacksonville Oscar of the Marines in the Pacific Robert I.ee Reeve.-> of Brunswick Ga.. and \aron B. Reeves. Clinton Ol'T OF 1501'NDS 0The Rest Spot, including t h store, gasoline station and danci hall, located on the north side o Highway No. 24. four miles wes of Swan.sboro, N. C., has beei placed off limits to all militar; and naval personnel of Camp Le jeune. New Leihng Prices on Lofton Clothes Will Go Into Effect This Summer # (rood news for America's mil lion" Dl families in the medium and low-income groups was OPAV announcement tins week of new ceiling' prieos on col:on clothing manufactured under WPI3V textile priori:> system. l.atest step in the joint O'W WPB program to sla.Vn the letail clothing costs five io seven per cont .and at the same time restore lower-priced clothing to the -helves and counters of the nation ." stnri - the new regulations set price- hack in the same brackets as eaeli ni m ufacturer featured from June. 1942 to June. I;>413. All cotton garments covered by ihe new regulations will l:e pie-ticketed by the manu facturer with official OPA ceiling prices printed on the tickets. There will still be varied price ranges, depending on the quality of material and workmanship, with rot a i 1 prices also determined b: whethi'i ihe retailer bought direc from the maker or through ; wholesaler. Under the new regulations, price' for girls' school dresses will rangi from SI.65 to $3.45; men's shirts SI .80 to $3.70: women's house drt'Dses, regular ,sizes. $1.95 ti S3.70: with extra sizes running t< $4.10; little boys' wash suits. S1.3< to $2.70: infants' rompers. $1.05 'a $2.40. and so on through a lonj list of essential clothing needs fo. all the family. OPA's District Director Thc-o dorc S. Johnson explained that thi: new merchandise in the lo.v anc medium-price brackets shoulc reach retail stores by early sum mer. lie cautioned all buyers t< look for the official OP A ceilinj price tags, and never pay more. ®The J04f> Red Cross War Fund drive will get underway this Thurs day, E. .J. Petteway, chairman of the drive has announced. Extensive plans have been un derway for some time in an effort, to get an early start and insure the raiding jf the Onslow County quota which has been given as $24,000 and must be raised between March first and April first. Chairman Petteway has pointed out that although the quota this year is considerably smaller than last year, the greatly reduced per sonnel at both Camp Lejeuno and Camp Davis will affect our collec tions considerably and since we cannot anticipate as much coopera tion from these sources, it is up to each person to do more than he did last year in order to meet the quota. "Our fighting forces overseas need Red Cross more than ever before," Petteway pointed out, "and we at home want to do all that we can to let them know that we are behind them every day and are giving to the limit of our ability in seeing that the advan tages of the Red Cross are brought to them." A meeting for final instructions will be held tomorrow evening at Coleman's restaurant with a din ner starting at 6:30 p.m. All work ers taking part in the drive are urged to be present or to contact the Red Cross headquarters in the News and Views building. In addition lo the committee members named in last Friday's paper, the following committee members have been named by the Jacksonville ward captains: Mrs. Jack Thompson, chairman: down town employees: Mrt. A. B. Johnson. Mrs. Errett Gardner. Mrs. W. T. Turlington, Mrs. L. R. Tur ner, Mrs. W. H. Simpson, Mrs. G. E. Gurganus. Mrs. William Bodenhamer. Ward No. 1—Mrs. George Phillips, Mrs. Graham Johnson. Mrs. Reese Wal ter. Mrs. Jesse Starling, Mrs. Ed Gardner, Mrs. Carl Craig, Mrs. Mori Ferguson, Mrs. A. V. Cowell, Mrs. P. H. Robb. Mrs. O. L. Russ, Mrs. Lonnie Reavis, Mrs. Ralph Caldwell, Mrs. Jim Sabiston. Mrs. Robert Cravens. Mrs. Carl Hales, Ward No. 2— Mrs. R. Pinkston. Mrs. J. P. Hen derson. Mrs. Leon Gray. Mrs. Ethel Stinglev. Mrs. Buck Warren, Mrs. G E. Maultsby. Mrs. Alan Glictz. Mrs. Peacock. Mrs. Morris Trachtenburg, Mrs. George Buch anan. Mrs. Edgar Koonce. Mrs. Warren Selbo, Mr. John Burton, Mrs. A. W. Langley, Mrs. E. B. Beasley. Mrs. N. E. Day. Ward No. 3— Mrs. Rob Warlick. Mrs. Marion Cowell. Mrs. Fletcher Marine, Mrs. Sylvester Day. Mrs. J. C. Petteway, Ward No. 4—Mrs. Jack Bireham. Mrs. Annie Price, Mrs. D. C. Sabiston. Mrs. J. R. Gurganus. Lieut. B. J. Holleman Awarded Purple Heart for Wounds #1.'. B. .1. Ilolleman, Jr.. of Jack sonville .ias been awarded the Purple Heart, according to a letter received from him last week by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Ilolleman. A pilot aboard a heavy bomber of the Army Air Forces, Lieuten ant Ilolleman has been overseas only a brief period. That he had been wounded was not known by his parents until . they received last week's letter. : but there was some comfort >n that the letter was written in Lieutenant Ilolleman's own hand Lt. Norwood Cox, Jr., Formerly of Richlands, Given New Post i 0 Lt. i'jg> Norwood Cox, Jr., of Raleigh, now is resident inspec • lor of Naval materials at Elizabeth, N. J. When he entered the serv ice, ho Was an associate chemist with the Gasoline and Oil Inspec tion Division of the State Depart ment of Revenue. In his present post, he is in charge of inspection of petroleum products. He is the son of Mrs. Norwood Cox. Sr.. of Richlands. His wife, the former Mara ruth Allen of Wadesboro, and their daughter are with him in New Jersey, He re ceived his commission as ensign in May of 1943 and was promoted to his present rank in September of 1944. Plant Food Content Of Fertilizers Raised By Assembly Bill 0Thc General Assembly this • week passed a measure which will increase the plant food content of fertilizers from 16 to 18 units. In so doing, the Assembly re tained the present 3-8-5 formula, but it will carry a red label which will state that it is inferior to the 3-9-6 grade that has been approved.