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VOL. VII, NO. 66 JACKSONVILLE, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1915 PRICE $2.00 PER YEAR
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DOWN EAST
WITH '
BILLY ARTHUR
% Raleigh — I don't understand
why I never thought of it before
but I've just launched one of the
easiest money making schemes
imaginable.
I go into the restaurant, sit tight
until a big party finishes at an
adjoining table and then I run over
and get the tips before the wait
ress arrives.
I made 25 cents at it recently,
and the pretty part about it is that
you need no capital, it entails no
expense and you have no overhead.
All you have to do is sit next to
a nice looking party, keep your
eyes open so you.'ll sec where the
tip is placed, and you can get it
without creating any disturbance.
The waitress, whose tip I confis
cated, was a trifle—just a trifle—
upset at first, but by my refusal to
turn over the quarter—because I
got it first: and finders keepers,
that's my motto. Rut she was easily
coerced into partnership with me
in another new business venture.
Henceforth. I won't boihor her
tables, but I'll make the takes off
those of the other waitresses, and
she and I will split the spoils.
0And then there's the story about
the manpower and merchandise
shortages, and the headaches of
employers.
One night Homer Smith, an em
ployee, came home from work. His
dragging feet scuffed their way
through the front hall and into the
kitchen where his wife was pre
paring supper.
The smile on Mrs. Smith's face
faded when she saw Homer's woe
begone appearance.
"Homer!" she cried out.
But Homer didn't answer. He
slumped in the chair and stared
straight ahead.
"Tell me." she pleaded.
Homer moistened his lips with
his tongue. She lifted his chin.
"The worst," he gasped, "has
happened."
"No," Mrs. Smith cried aghast.
"Yes." said Homer. "This after
noon just before quitting time the
boss called me in his office and
gave me the business.
£.Tuly 13. 1934 — "Business is
bad,' you say. Well, for all of us
who go about complaining about
the different seasons and the bad
business. Variety has come through
with a real piece of literature titled
"Alibis lor Bad Business."
You and I have heard them all
along, so let's look at them all
together and see the farcicality.
\ -SPRING: People getting mar
»d, Women thinking about sum
mer clothes. Spring fever, Spring
cleaning. Children playing marbles.
Golf. Too hot. Rain. Weather too
good. Too many autos, Not enough
parking space. Beer too cheap.
Roads too good people driving out
of town, Roads too bad, people not
coming in. Bicycle fad, Roller
skating fad. People planning vaca
tions. Building under construction;
people watching excavation.
SUMMER: Men buying straw
hats. People getting married, Gaso
line up and people can't drive 10
theatre. Gasoline down and people
drive out of town, Women thinking
about fall clothes, Tennis, golf,
baseball. Scanty bathing suits at
tracting to beaches, No conven
tions. People going on their vaca
tions. For vacation spots—no va
cationists this year, Libraries get
ting some hot books. People spend
ing money for July 4 fireworks.
Circus in town, Summer cleaning.
Department store window displays,
Too hot. Building under construc
tion. people watching excavation
AUTUMN: Too cold. Too hot.
People resting from vacations, Peo
ple planning for Christmas, Ind
ian summer fever, World Series.
Footbal. Kids back to school. Peo
ple getting married. Ping-pong.
People saving for winter overcoats.
People .buying chestnut^. Fall
cleaning. Elections, People nut of
town for week-ends, People not
coming in for week ends, Bridge,
Men buying winter hats. Building
under construction; people watch
ing excavation.
WINTER: Too cold. Women
thinking about spring clothes.
Hockey, People getting married,
People going on winter vacations.
Children ice-skating, Income tax.
Street cars too uncomfortable,
Heated taxi-cabs too comfortable.
Unusual warm weather, Prc
Christmas lull, Christmas lull,
Post-Christmas lull. Pre-New
Year's lull. New Year's Eve, Post
New Year's lull. Building omple
ted; people going to dedication.
Richlands High School
Team Triumphs Over
Undefeated E.M.I.
0 Richlands High School defeated
E.M.I, last week with a score of
42 to 28. The E.M.I, team has been
undefeated for the season until the
Richlands High School broke their
record with a score of 42 to 28.
The score was as follows for
Richlands: Douglas Allen, 14
points; Cecil Hill, 13 points; Peat
Sanders, 9 points; Red Sanders, 6
points; and Kenneth Frazelle.
For the E.M.I, team high scorer
was Judge with 11 points.
The Richlands team has lost only
| games out of 25 this year.
<{pd Cross Clubmobile*
0 The American Red Cross has
200 clubmobiles in operation. Of
these. 39 are equipped to provide
movies and music for our fighting
men in the field.
General Marston Urges
Lejeune Personnel to
Support Red Cross Drive
0 Major General John Marston,
Commanding General of Camp Le
jeune, has issued the following
statement with respect to the 1945
War Fund campaign of the Amer
ican Red Cross which began yes
terday.
"Members of the military and
civilian personnel at Camp Lejeune
will be asked to contribute to the
War Fund campaign of the Amer
ican Red Cross during th'j montli
of March.
"You and I know and appreciate
the fact that the Red Cross staff
is on the job twenty-four hours a
day. every day. It is not necessary
therefore, for me to explain the
value of the Red Cross services
on this post.
"As the war moves, so moves the
Red Cross, frequently at the very
side of our fighters, setting up
shop on the beaches while enemy
bullets whine close. And there they
remain through the thick of it, to
help in countless different ways.
"Meanwhile, the Red Cross is do
ing a magnificent job back home.
Thousands of Red Cross chapters
throughout the land are on the job
day and night, providing aid. and
other services to the families of
servicemen.
"Many of you will be asked to
serve as assistants in the drive.
All of you will be asked to contri
bute to this great cause as gener
ously as your means will permit.
"I am confident that Camp Le
jeune will go over the top 100 per
cent.
"JOHN MARSTON.
"Major General, USMC.
"Honorary War Fund Chairman.
"American Red Cross."
Serving Overseas
Pvt. Jesse T. Straughn, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lynwood Straughn
of Beulaville, Route 2, is serving
with the 11th Engineers in France.
He entered service in August,
1941. and has served in the Cari
bbean and European theaters of
operation. His wife, the former
Margaret Jarman of Richlands,
lives in Wilmington. A brother,
Sgt. Charlie Straughn. has been
missing in action in France since
September 22.
ABC Board Lists
Increase in Liquor
Rations for March
£ The Onslow County Alcoholic
Board of Control yesterday an
nounced increased liquor allot
ments for March.
Coupons 13 and 14 combined
will be good for one quart or fifth
of domestic whiskies or brandies;
and 15 and 16 combined will be
good for a fifth of Private Stock
whiskey, gin or brandy. Rums re
main unrationed.
Powerful First Army
Forces Near Cologne
0 Paris — AP — Powerful First
Army forces poured yesterday
through breached defenses to with
in five miles of Cologne, placing
the great Rhineland metropolis
under siege.
To the north. Americans of the
Ninth Army burst closer to the
Rhine banks and increased peril to
the fabulously rich Ri her in gains
still masked by security silence.
American Third Army astride
the Moselle valley crashed well
past the outer defense of Trier,
reaching the vicinity of Irsch. 2112
miles from that oldest of all Ger
man cities.
Russians Near Baltic Coast
0 London — AP — The Second
White Russian army swept towards
Germany's Baltic Coast with in
creased strength yesterday, after
capture of the Pomeranian strong
hold of Neustettin. German broad
casts frankly admittpd that the
Nazi forces in Danzig, Polish Cor
ridor and Eastern Pomerania were
in immediate danger of being cut
off.
By-the latest official Russian an
nouncement, Marshall K. K. Rokos
sovsky's troops still had 22 miles to
go from captured Bublitz to cross
the coastal highway and railway
connecting Danzig with Stettin, but
a German broadcast said Red
Army vanguards had reached Pol
now, 16 miles from the two com
munication lines.
Many Civilian Passes
To Camp Lejeune
Expire This Week
0 According to a Camp memoran
dum issued this week, all types of
civilian "permanent" passes will be
void except those marked "Military
Dependent" by the 1st of April.
The Provost Marshal will cease
issuing "permanent" photographic
identification passes to civilian
personnel. All photegraphic identi
fication passes not"' marked. "Ex
pires Sept. 1. 1945,' Mil be useless
to civilian personnel.
All civilians holding 'tperma
nent" passes not marked "Military
Dependent" must see the Camp
Provost Marshal by April 1 to se
cure this new type of photographic
identification pass. To this date,
contractors and civil service badges
will not alone be sufficient identi
fication for admission to the camp.
Effective this date, the Provost
Marshal, prior to issuing any tem
porary or photographic identifica
tion card, will cause the applicant
to fill out an information card to
be forwarded to the Camp Intel
ligence Office. He then will modify
the Camp Intelligence Office of
the revocation of any pass.
A roster of all civilian employees
will be furnished to the Camp Pro
vost Marshal by March 1. 1945. by
each employer of each activity
(including military dependent). The
employer is asked to notify the
Camp Provost Marshal of the em
ployment or release of any civilian
employee.
Tokyo Reports Americans
Are Invading Palawan
Island Near Manila
£ Manila—AP—American invasion
of Palawan Island, occupation of
which would go far toward sealing
off Japanese holdings in the South
ern Philippines from access to the
South China Sea. was reported by
Tokyo radio. Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur made no reference to such
an operation in his Thursday com
munique which announced the
virtual destruction of the trapped
enemy garrison of ,000 on Corregi
dor Island in Manila Bay. The
enemy radio said that a regiment
of Yanks—possibly 3.000 men—
landed at 11 a.m. Wednesday on
Palawan, 250 miles southwest of
Manila.
Fighting: Continues on Iwo
#Guam—AP—All but the north
ern third of rocky little Iwo Jima
was in American hands yesterday
as Marines, their special supplies
parachuted from transport planes,
fought to clear the vital central
plateau.
Front dispatches said Third Di
visino Devildogs already has cross
ed the plateau in places and were
moving downhill for the first time
since D-Day, II days ago.
Well Known Artists
Visit Camp Lejeune;
Sketch Hospital Patients
0Camp Lejeune — Marine Ser
geant Odell V. Sprinkel, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Z. Sprinkel of
2640 South Peachtree Street. Win
ston-Salem. N. C.. was one of the
first patients to pose for his por
trait Saturday when sixteen top
notch New York illustrators set up
their easels in the Naval Hospital'
here. Approximately 150 portraits
were completed during the artists'
week end visit to this camp, bring
ing their output of hospital por
traits to arctymd 1200.
The artists, all members of the
New Rochelle Art Association have
sketched about 2.800 service men
at their headquarters in the Ma
sonic Service Center in New
Rochelle, N. Y.
Lieutenant Colonel William W.
Stickney, recreation officer here,
made arrangements for the artists
to visit the Naval Hospital, where
they worked Saturday afternoon
and evening and started again early
Sunday morning, continuing their
work throughout Sunday after
noon.
The artists who came to Camp
Lejeune were Courtney Allen,
Lyman Anderson., George Baym
hoffer, George Brehm, Ozni Brown,
Robrt Fawcett. R. G. Harris. Wal
ter B. Humphreys, C. Paul Jen
newein Graham Kaye, Joseph
Marguelies, A1 Parker, Nicholas
Petty, Carl Fetterburg. Amos
Sewell and Ernest Thompson.
Their assistants, Theodore Sands
and A. G. Minshull, finished the
completed drawings and arranged
for their shipment to the service
men's friends or relatives.
Pfc. Raz P. Sanderson
Richlands, Reported
Wounded in Action
# Pfc. Raz P. Sanderson, son
of Mrs. Nana C. Sanderson of
Itichlands has been wounded
in action while serving in the
European theater, according: to
word received recently from
the War Department.
Onslow County Criminal
Court Holds Record
Session On Tuesday
# Approximately $2,250.00 in fin
es and costs was handed down by
Judge Harvey Boney in the Tues
day session of the Onslow County
Criminal Court.
Ten Onslow county men who
were issued warrants during the
past ten days for the illegal pos
session and sale of whiskey were
convicted by Judge Boney and ag
regate fines of $1,800.00 and costs
were handed down. The men were:
Lawrence Marshburn and Jim
Pearce. white, Willie Oxendine and
Tom Graham. Indians, Henry Ellis
Harvey Faulkner and Leslie Han
cock. white and Willie Pearson
and Eddie Humphrey, colored! One
case was continued until March
13th.
Ben Henderson was convicted of
being a public nuisance and sen
tenced to three months on the
roads. Roy S. Gibbs was charged
with costs for driving a motor ve
hicle without drivers license.
Marvin C. Dail. Thomas O. Wil
son. Marvin Lanier and Randolph
Mills, all convictod of drunken
driving were each fined $55.00 and
costs and had their driver's license
revoked for a period of one year.
Colored Workers Accept
$1,200 Quota in Onslow
Red Cross Drive
0 The committees in the colored
section of the current Red Cross
War fund Drive met last Friday
evening at the Newberry Street
USO and accepted $1,200 as their
share in the Onslow County Drive
which got underway yesterday.
In view of the fine record of
these people last year, it is easy
to imagine that they will do just
what they have set out to do and
ReJ Cross headquarters feel sure
that the quota will be met.
The following organization was
formed at the meeting: Rev. H. M.
Reid. chairman; J. W. Joyner,
secretary and treasurer; Group
leaders: J. W. Broadhurst. schools;
Rev. S. L. Stanford, business sec
tion: Rev. H. M. Reid, churches;
J. W. Joyner, service men.
Manila Bay Now
Opened to United
States Shipping
% Manila—AP—General Douglas
MacArthur yesterday announced
the entrance of American shipping
into Manila Bay and the end of
the Corregidor campaign just 14
days after paratroopers and infan
trymen landed on the fortress is
land to engage a well-armed enemy
double the size of the Yank force.
The Americans took "The Rock"
at the entrance to Manila Bay in
just half the time the Japanese
required to defeat the gallant de
fenders under Lt.-Gen. Jonathan
M. Wainwright in early 1942.
A force of 3,038 Americans,
landing under fire February 1G.
avenged that surrender by .smash
ing approximately 6,000 Japanese.
American shipping was using
Manila Bay harbor today, sailing
past the once-formidable ' Rock"
at the bay entrance.
New American Jet
Plane Capable of
600 Miles An Hour
0Washington — AP— The United
States is building in volume a jet
propelled fighter credited with
flying faster than any other plane.
This was announced yesterday
while from the British came a dis
closure that they have a jet plane
in action.
The new American plane is the
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star. It is
a single-engined pursuit with a
pressurized cockpit, extreme ma
neuverability, simple design and
considerable range. The engine is
built by General Electric.
Gen. H. H. Arnold, command
ing general of the Army Air
Forces, announced the new war
plane. but would permit only a
general description and banned
pictures for the present. The pres
surized cabin is the first on a pro
duction model fighter. The plane is
able to carry "heavy loads of am
munition, photographic equipment,
bombs and fuel." Arnold said in a
statement here.
526-Pound Shark
0 Ooracoke, N. C.—The big
gest fish ever landed on Ocra
cok<- Island beach was a 526
pound shark, it is now reveal
ed ;ifter months of news blaek
out from this plaee.
I . C. Godfrey, fishing for
channel bass, hooked the biff
shovel-nose in October 1943.
Six relays of fishermen were
required to bring the shark to
tlx beach, which was landed a
mi'p from the point of strike.
Th'- beast measured 12 ft., 12
inrhes in length, and the liver
alone weighed over 100
pounds.
The shark had 25 pounds of
copper wire imbedded in tail
an.-' fin. whieh, fishermen haz
arded. came from mine fields
laid off this coast.
"G!" Readjustment
Allowances for Vets
Are Made Clear
(This is Tart I of a three
par I svnopsis dealing with ve
terans' Readjustment Allow
ances payable under Title V
of the Servicemen's Readjust
ment \ct of 1944. better known
as the "GI Bill of Rights
Clip this material for future
reference.—Editor's Note).
• Raleigh—Here are the answers
t7 some of the questions being
asked these days concerning t.i
Allowances", now available to \e
terans w ho do not find employment
immediately after being discharged
from the military service.
Q. What are "Servicemen s Re
adjustment Allowances"?
A. Payments to discharged mem
bers of the armed forces for weeks
of unemployment after their return
to civilian life.
Q Are readjustment allowance,
provided for by an act of Congress
or under a State law?
A. An act of Congress, known as
the "Servicemen^ Readjustment
At of 1944." approved June r~.
1944 Title V of the Act deals witn
readjustment allowances for ve
terans.
Q Who administers the Service
men's Readjustment Act of 1944 m
North Carolina?
A. The Unemployment Compen
sation Commission of North Caro
lina under an agreement with tne
Veterans' Administration.
Q. Must a veteran exhaust his
mustering-out pay before seeking
a readjustment allowance:
A No. If a veteran is seeking
employment which he does not (inc.
and meets the conditions oi . lia
bility. he is entitled to a readjust
ment allowance.
Q What is the weekly allow
anee? _.n
A. The weekly allowance is S-0
less any earnings in excess oi
that week.
Q. What length of service is in
quired for a veteran to be eligible
for a readjustment allowanoe.
A. Any person in active military
or naval service after .Septembei
16 1940. and prior to the termina
tion of the war. and discharged
or released from active seivice
under conditions other than dis
honorable. after active service ot
90 clays or more, is entitled to me
a claim. , .
Kxception: Veterans who hav
been discharged by reason oi any
injury or disability incurred in ser
vice in line of duty are not re
quired to meet this 90-day mini
mum provision of active service,
and .f they meet the other ;'hgit>
ility requirements, are ent it led
a readjustment allowance.
Q For how many weeks are re
adjustment allowances available.
A The Law provides a maximum
of weeks of allowances. p
Q. Is the number of weeks o.
allowances based on length of ac
tive service? ,
A Yes. Veterans must have hau
90 days or more of active service
as shown on their discharge papers
to qualify (unless discharged foj
disai ility incurred in line oi duty >.
Ninety days active service entitles
a veteran to 24 weeks o. allow
ance-. For each additional calen
dar month or major fraction '.here
of of active service, four weeks ot
additional allowances are provided,
not exceeding the maximum ot 5Z
weeks of allowances.
Q Where does a veteran make
application or seek information.
A At anv one of the United
Stales Employment Service Offices
located throughout the State.
SWANSBORO FIRE
a Little damage was done to the
home of E. F. Barbour of Swans
boro in a fire last Saturday after
noon. This was the first fire in
Swansboro since the volunteer fii
department was organized in Jan
uarv. Much praise is due to Flic
Chief John Bell and the Volunteer
Fire l>epartment. Fire Chief Bell
said that within five minutes from
the time the alarm was giv?" water
was being thrown on the fire.
transferred
a Flight Officer Nicholas J. Kal
anzis, son of Mr. and Mrs J. C.
Kalanzis of Jacksonville, has re
cently been transferred to tne
B-29 training field in Walla Walla,
Washington for further training.
Enthusiasm High As
Red Cross Drive Opens
Navy Secretary Approves
Occupational Therapy
Building for Lejeune
0 Rep. Graham A. Barden lias ad
vised the News and Views that the
Secretary of the Navy has for
mally approved the construction
of an Occupational Therapy build
ing to be erected at the Naval Hos
pital at Camp Lejeune.
The building will cost an esti
mated $99,000.
Soil Conservation Service
Opens New County
Offices in New Bern
0 New Born—The Soil Conserva
tion Service has opened district
and county offices in the Dunn
Building in New Bern to assist
farmers in the Lower Neuse Soil
Conservation District in the estab
lishment of soil . conserving and
improving practices.
W. O. Lambeth will be district
ocnservationist in charge of the
work in the five counties composed
of Craven. Carteret. Jones. Onslow,
and Pamlico. George F. Moore will
direct the work of the Craven
County unit: and O. P. Souther
land will have charge of the Jones
County unit with an office in Tren
ton. Personnel will be assigned
later to the other three counties.
Lambeth was transferred to New
Bern from Louisburg. where he
had been stationed for the last
three years in the Tar River Soil
Conservation District. Moore was
transferred from Northampton
County and Southerland from
Orange County.
N. C. Schools Rank
51h in Nation in
Bond and Stamp Sales
# A report received recently from
the War Finance Division of the
Treasury Department in Washing
ton shows that North Carolina
Schools, with a total sales of $11.
G17.()38.no. ranks fifth among the
states in War Bond and Stamp
sales for the fall school term end
ing December 23.
North Carolina officials think
this a most credible showing in
view of the fact that North Caro
lina Schools were delayed in
opening.
Through the untiring efforts of
our superintendents, principals,
teachers and students alike, the-e
schools have purchased this fall
for the armed forces:
783 field amublances, 104 jeeps.
3 tanks. 15 miscellaneous. 147
planes—41 liaisons. 37 army pri
mary trainers. 26 SNJ navy scout
trainers, 18 pursuit planes. 2 P-51
Mustangs. 8 FUF •Hellcats", 3
SB2C "Helldivers". 6 hospital ser
vice. 2 TBF "Avengers", 2 PBM
Martin Mariners and 1 B-29 at a
total cost of $1 1.(517.038.00.
The above pieces of equipment
were actually sponsored by North
Carolina schools and decalcoman
ias bearing name of school, or
school group, which sponsored
each particular piece of equipment
were placed in them by manufac
turers.
When Germany surrenders the
War Finance Committee of the
Treasury Department urges that
the youth in schools of the nation
emphasize the importance of con
tinuation of public investment in
bonds and stamps in order to
hasten the last and bitter phase of
the war. In doing this. Mrs. -1. S.
Blair. Stale Chairman, Education
Division, urges that each school
child in our State be asked to
either sell or buy a bond on that
day.
Roosevelt Tells Congress,
"We Have Good Start
On World Peace Plans"
9 Washington — AP President
Roosevelt told Congress and the
nation yesterday, that America will
have to take the responsibility for
world collaboration, "or we shall
have to bear the responsibility for
another world conflict."
Roosevelt said he i eturned home
from long journeys "with a firm
belief that we have made a good
start on the road to a world peace."
He added in his report on the
Crimea conferences that the Allies
will not desist for one moment
"until unconditional surrender" is
won.
'The German people, as well as
the German soldiers must realize
that the sooner they give up and
surrender, by groups or as individ
uals, the sooner their present
agony will be over. They must
realize that with only complete
surrender can they begin to re
establish themselves as people
whom the world might accept as
decent neighbors."
Lt. Cols. Fitzgerald
And Buckner Appointed
Assistant Chiefs-of-Staff
0Camp Lejeune, — Lieutenant
Colonels Paul A. Fitzgerald and
Jean A Buckner have been appoin
ted assistant chiefs-of-staff for the
commanding general at this Marine
Corps base. They succeed Lieut
enant Colonels Robert A. McGill
and Dixon Goen. transferred ov
erseas.
Lieutenant Colonel Fitzgerald is
in charge of personnel, while Lieu
tenant Colonel Buckner heads op
erations. plans, and training. Both
'•ommanded anti-aircraft battalions
in the Pacific.
Lieutenant Colorvel Fitzgerald,
graduate of St. John's University
and former Navy enlisted man.
participated in the Solomon and
Marshall islands campaigns. Lieu
tenant Colonel Buckner, graduate
of the University of California,
saw action at Midway and in the
Marshalls. He had been attached
to the Marine Corps Schools at
Quantico, Va.. since his return
from the Pacific last September.
Training Command Adds
Two New Schools
At Camp Lejeune
0 Camp Lejeune—The Training
Command at this camp has added
two new schools to the curriculum
to continue to make it the Ma
rines' largest and most advanced
training base on the East Coast.
Classes have been started in Of
ficers' Application Course to be
attended by newly commissioned
Second Lieutenants graduating
from Officers' School at Quantieo.
Virginia, and the Japanese Lan
guage School has moved from the
Marine Base at Camp Pendleton,
California, and is now functioning
here.
The Officers' Application Course
is of six weeks duration and is
primarily to teach officers how
to instruct their men, as well as
lead them in combat, thus giving
tiie young officer an opportunity
to apply his training and knowl
edge in the tactical training of the
individual Marine or group of
Marines.
The Japanese Language School
is a six months course capable of
taking care of six classes continu
ously under instruction, graduat
ing one class per month.
Jerry Pringle, Negro, Brutally
Slain Following Argument
£ One of the most brutal slayings
in the history of Jacksonville took
place last Monday night when
Vance Washington. 19-year-old ne
gro, attacked and killed Jerry
Pringle, 30. negro, in front of the
cabin which they shared on New
berry Street.
Eye witnesses, arriving too late
to save the victim, say that Wash
ington and Pringle had been argu
ing for several days and that it
culminated in a heated argument
on Monday night after Washing
ton. in an intoxicated condition,
smashed a bottle over Pringle's
head, rendering him helpless to
defend himself.
As witnesses approached. Wash
ington whipped out a knife and
stabbed the victim seven times
about the face and neck.
Policeman L. F. Jackson and
Deputy Sheriff James Likens ar
rived on the scene at the moment
and took Washington into custody.
Washington is an ex-convict hav
ing been released from the Sta-.e
prison last December after serving
18 months for breaking and enter
ing. He is being held in the city
jail without bond and will be tried
before the Superior Court which
will convene here next week.
Pringle was a native of Durham
and had lived in Jacksonville for
several years. Both he and Wash
ington were employed at the Vic
tory Cafe.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon at the graveside
with the Rev. Reid of Jacksonville,
officiating.
He is survived by one brother.
Harold, of Jacksonville, who is em
ployed at the U. S. Restaurant and
several relatives in Durham.
0 If the enthusiasm of the one
hundred and fifty members of the
Red Cross War Fund committees
exhibited at the kick off dinner
held Wednesday night is an indica
tion of the work to be done. Ons
low County need have no doubts
about reaching the quota of $24,
000 by April first.
Despite inclement weather,
members from all over the county
turned out in force to pledge their
support to the drive and to receive
last minute instructions.
Mrs. Grace Gawthrop. executive
secretary of the Onslow Chapter,
gave an interesting outline of "Red
Cross Organization and Service",
especially drawing attention to the
increased services rendered by the
Red Cross in this war as compared
to World War I.
Chaplain Seth Anderson of
Camp Lejeune, recently returned
from eighteen months in the South
Pacific, and guest speaker for the
evening, spoke on the "Red Cross
at Work Overseas". An excellent
speaker, Chaplain Anderson was
able to bring all present a clear
picture of the work being done by
the Red Cross for our boys fighting
on all the battle fronts through his
actual exeprience serving among
them.
Mr. A. T. Griffin, Jr., chairman
of the special gifts committee in
Jacksonville, spoke to the assem
bled workers on "The 1945 Cam
paign Needs." He pointed out the
necessity for increased funds due
to the wartime conditions and
especially brought out the fact that
Onslow County retains all except
24.2% of the quota for use in the
county here as our needs, due to
the many service people and their
dependents, are great. Mr. Griffin
also exhibited a prisoner of war
package, sent to those imprisoned
in foreign countries. "These pack
ages. containing first aid remedies,
canned meats, candy, toilet articles
and many of the necessary things
of life, may mean a life saved," he
pointed out. "but like everything
else, they must be paid for." A
sizable portion of the funds being
solicited now will go just for this
purpose.
Following the speeches, a train
ing film was shown entitled "A
Red Cross in Every Window."
E. J. Petteway, county chairman
for the 1945 drive announced that
Major General John Marston,
Commanding Officer at Camp Le
jeune. had accepted the honorary
chairmanship at Camp Lejeune
and has pledged the full support of
the military base. Col. R. H. Pepper
of Camp Lejeune has been ap
pointed executive chairman there.
In closing. Petteway announced
that Miss Natalie Ellis will act as
secretary for the month of March
to receive the workers reports,
which are to be turned in to Red
Cross headquarters twice a week.
She will be on duty at the Red
Cross offices on the second floor
of the News and Views building.
Mr. Petteway expressed his ap
preciation for the wonderful turn
out at the organizational meeting
and felt confident that the quota
would be met. "We have a fine
organization planned, both here
and at Camp Lejeune". he said,
'and T have every confidence that
Onslow County will go over the top
in seeing that the wonderful work
being done by the Red Cross can
be carried on."
SSgt. George L. Cole,
Jacksonville, Home After
30 Missions Over Europe
# S-Sgt. George L. Cole, son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Cole returned
to Jacksonville Tuesday after hav
ing completed thirty missions over
enemy territory in the European
theatre.
Sgt. Cole served as a tail gunner
in a B-17 and was a member of one
of the lead teams taking part in
many .important bombing missions
in the recent action over Merse
burg, Germany and St. Lo. France.
He has been awarded the Air
Medal with four oak leaf clusters
and also holds a Presidential Unit
Citation.
After a twenty one day leave
here, he will report to Santa Anna,
California for reassignment.
Two brothers are also in the
service. Pfc. Mallie C. Cole has
been in the Pacific for 33 months
and S 1-c. E. H. Cole. Jr.. is in the
Navy, now stationed in Illinois.
Pfc. Horace W. Walton,
Chinquapin, Wounded
In European Thealer
§ Pfc. Horace W. Walton of
Chinquapin has been reported
wounded in action in the Euro
pean theater according: to word
received recently from the War
Department.
He is the son of Mrs. Nora
D. Walton of Chinquapin.