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THE ONSLOW COUNTY News and Views The News and Views Leads In ^^7/ Paid Circulation Loral Advertising: i</r7 0/(f National Advertising Classified Advertising Onslow County News The Only Newspaper in the World That dives a Whoop About Onslow County _ . VOL. VII, NO. 70 JACKSONVILLE, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1945 PRICE .52.00 PER YEAR + Keep The Red Cross At His Side—and The Red Cross Is You > DOWN EAST WITH BILLY ARTHUR 0 Recent talk about Federal Judge I. M. Meekins' resignation and the appointment of a successor brought to mind some of the ocurrences in his court when I used to do a job on a New Bern paper. One of the stories concerned a New Bern man of Assyrian descent who was applying for naturaliza tion papers. Judge Meekins asked the routine questions, finally arriv ing at this one: "Do you know what kind of gov ernment we live under?" And the fellow shook his head and tried to think, but the judge interrupted his thoughts. "Do you know who's at the head of our government." "Yes. sir." the fellow replied. "Senator Simmons." #The judge always conducted his court with appropriate dignity but not without permitting his keen sense of humor to creep into the proceedings at times. On one oc casion Attorney Larry I. Moore. Sr.. of New Bern, was pleading with his honor in behalf of a client who had been up twice before in liquor cases. If the court would put the defendant on probation, Mr. Moore was certain he would re form. He just knew it, and con scientiously pleaded with Judge Meekins. The jurist, however, held that twice before the defendant had opportunity to reform, but appar ently preferred to deal in liquor than go straight. Not this time, he was through, Mr. Moore argued, prefacing each statement with the apology that it was not his intent to "burden the court, but— "Mr. Clerk, make the entry." Judge Meekins ordered. "Let the defendant be confined in the At lanta penitentiary for a year and a day on the first count." He added two other sentences on two other counts, which he ordered to run concurrently. Mr. Moore took an appeal. "Mr. Clerk, make the entry," the judge countered. "Let the sen tences run consecutively." "I don't intend to burden the court." Mr. Moore pleaded ugain, but was interrupted. "You're not burdening this court, Mr. Moore," Judge Meekins ad vised. "I'm rather enjoying this. It reminds me of the time I was mak ing Republican presidential cam paign speeches. I had just com pleted a speech in a little town, and a man came up to me and said. 'Judge, vou made a helluva fine speech today, considering what you had to talk about." % On another occasion, an aged >lored man was in court on a /hiskey law violation. Attorney S. H. Newberry of Kinston asked that his client be allowed to straighten up his business before being whisk ed away the following day to At lanta for a long sentence, the jurist ruled against him. "He should have been prepared. This case has been hanging since the last term," Judge Meekins stated. "But." Sam said in effect, "he didn't believe he'd be convicted." "What made him think so?" in quired Judge Meekins. "I told him." "Well, don't tell your clients that," the judge cautioned. "Tell them you'll do the best you can for them but to come prepared to take a long trip." #Of the judge, William Dunn. Sr., of New Bern used to say that he had two watches, one hour apart, and the judge is said to have opened court by the slow one and closed it by the fast one. ®Then, there was the time that the judge philosophized that a judgment in court was like a hor net: it keeps humming over your head; and although It doesn't bite, it worries you to death. 0 It was customary for awhile back in those days for the court attaches to have a supper during the term, and on those occasions there would be a lot of story tell ing. They were cordial enough to invite me once, and it was an op portunity to hear Judge Meekins relate this story about the gate between Heaven and hell breaking down. St. Peter appeared at the broken part of the gate and called out to the devil: "Hey, Satan! It's your time to fix the gate." "Nope," Satan replied. "We're too busy down here to bother about fixing a gate." "Well, then," St. Peter said, "if you don't keep our agreement and fix it, I'll have to sue you." "Oh, yeah!" Satan called out derisively. "Where're you gonna get a lawyer?" NO VACATION GAS 0 Those who hoped for easing of gasoline restrictions in time for vacation are doomed to definite disappointment, OPA District Di rector Theodore S. Johnson said this week. With military demands stepping up as Allied forces hammer home repeated blows at the enemy, there can be no lessening of gasoline regulations, he emphasized. Sup plemental gas rations are being issued with the utmost care, he idded, and every applicant for ad iitional gasoline must present his mileage rationing record at the time his application is made. Gasoline coupons now valid, he explained, are A-14. B5, B6. B7, C. C6, C7, E2, E3, Rl, R2 and R3. Queen City Coach Co. Seeks Permission To Operate To Camp Lejeune #The Queen City Coach company has made application to the State Utilities Commission for permis sion to operate bus service between Jacksonville and the main gate ?t Camp Lejeune, together with off route service to Montfuid Point and to Tent Camp. It is the second application for service to Camp Lejeune made in recent weeks, the other having been made by the Carolina Coach company. Both Carolina and Queen City maintain service in and out of Jacksonville, but only the Seashore Transportation company now has a franchise to operate to the gates of tiie base or thereon. A public hearing on the proposal of the Queen City company will be held before the State Utilities Commission at Raleigh at 10 a.m. on March 27. The petition asks that, in addi tion to transportation of passeng ers, the company be permitted to transport newspapers, light ex press, mail and baggage in vehicles used for carrying passengers. L. R. Smith Of Near Jacksonville Hospitalized Following Bus Accident f L. R. Smith. Route 3, Jackson ville is under treatment at Onslow county hospital in Jacksonville for injuries sustained in a bus acci dent Sunday at Southwest Creek, about six miles south of Jackson ville on U. S. Highway No. 17. Mr. Smith was injured when a Seashore Transportation Co. bus left the highway and wrecked in a field, it was said. Several other persons were re ported to have been carried to a field hospital at Camp Lejeune for emergency treatment. No one was fatally or critically hurt, it was reported. EGGS LIKE GOLD 0 An egg—costing 28 cents, when you can get it—is the preferred gift of at least one group of Amer ican Red Cross girls overseas, who are daily offered presents by GI's, grateful for the hospitality of Red Cross clubs. The girls, who could have perfume or other luxuries, say that next to the hen product, what they like most to receive is wood for the Red Cross fireplaces, or the fresh fruits and vegetables unobtainable in many war theaters. Dr. C. Sylvester Green, Durham Editor, Will Speak At Chamber Banquet C. Sylvester Green 0The Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce has announced that Dr. C. Sylvester Green, editor of the Durham Morning Herald, will be the guest speaker at the annual Chamber banquet to be held here on March 21. Dr. Green, who will speak on the subject. "Basis for Personal Living in Wartime," went to the editorship of the Durham Morning Herald after a career as school teacher, pastor, and college presi dent. He has been active in civic affairs and prominent in Rotary International for 20 years. After graduation from Wake Forest in 1922 he taught at Dur ham high school for four years; then served as pastor of Watts Street Baptist Church, Durham, and the Grove Avenue Baptist Church. Richmond, until 1936 when he became president of Coker College. Hartsville, S. C. He returned to Durham in Sep tember, 1943, on sabbatical, and served as advisor in religious acti vities at Duke University for the session. 1943-44. In December, 1943, he became editor of the Dur ham paper, to which work he has given full attention since June of last year. He holds graduate degrees from Duke, and honorary degrees from Washington and Lee University and the University of South Caro lnia. Across the years he has done a large amount of writing both for religious and secular papers and magazines, and is the author of "New Nigeria", a study of mission work in that African country. He has traveled extensively In the United States, Canada. Mexico, and Cuba. German Armistice Approach lo British Representatives In Stockholm Rejected % Stockholm—(AP)—An unoffici al B.-ritish statement yesterday confirmed reports that a German approach to Allied representatives was attmepted here a few days ago with a view to possible Armistice, but said it was immediately reject ed. "an apporach was attempted a few days ago through a third par ty to a junior member of Legation Staff." the unofficial British state ment said. "The third party was at once told that the British Legation was not in the least interested in any such approach." Apparently the German effort to make contact with the Allies came only through the British be cause the American Legation deni ed that any such feeler has been attempted there. Frankfurt Road Cut 0 Paris —AP— American infantry virtually cut the Ruhr-Frankfurt superhighway yesterday in a mile and one quarter advance east of the Rhine and established a nine-mile bridgehead across the Moselle, gravely threatening besieged Cob lenz. First Army infantrymen edging into the heavily wooded hills east of the expanding Remagen bridge head were within a half mile of superhighway at 9:35 a.m. yester day and an unconfirmed Brussel report said that the road had been cut. Russians Score Gains £ Moscow—(AP>—-Sporadic Rus sian attacks from the mouth of the Oder Riveir to It he vicinity of Frankfurt improved Marshal Gre gory K. Zhukovs First White Rus sian Army springboard positions today for a new offensive as opera tional silence prevalied along the crucial Berlin front. While the Red Army's top-rank ing Field Commander was setting stage for a huge assault against the Nazi Oder River line, other Russian troops scored additional gains in sectors as far removed as southwestern Slovakia and East Prussia. NURSES' AIDS NEEDED % Mrs. G. E. Gurganus. chairman of the Nurses Aids of the Onslow County Hospital, Jacksonville, has announced that another Nurses Aid course will start soon. Everyone that is interested apply at the Onslow County Chapter or call Mrs. Gurganus at 464. Jap Dead on Iwo Jima Island Already In Excess of 20,000 0 U. S. Pacific Fleet Headquarters, Guam—Waving atop a Japanese bunker, the Stars and Stripes caught the breeze yesterday over blood-stained Iwo, 750 miles from Tokyo, signalling that the island had been cut away from the Em pire of Nippon after 55 years. The 25-day-old fight for the is land went on with three Marine divisions resigned to the grim task of killing the last enemy and add ing him to the toll already exceed ing 20,000. The desperate foe is even attach ing booby traps to dead Marines to slow their advance. Ration Value of Lard And Cooking Oils Upped by 0PA 0 Raleigh. The ration value of lard, shortening, salad and cooking oils has been increased to four red points per pound from two points and that of margarine to give 5 points per pound from three points. Theodore S. Johnson, Ra leigh District OPA director an nounced recently . Creamery butter will continue at 24 red points per pound, and farm butter at 12 red points, as in the past. Point values of lard, shortening, salad and cooking oils, and margar ine are being increased because of a tight supply situation, he said. The slaughter of hogs, and con sequently, the production of lard, is substantially below a year ago. and below 1945 anticipiated pro duction. In addition, the govern ment set-aside of lard for war us es is absorbing a large percentage of all federally-inspected lard pro duction. Because the amount of lard avil able to civilians is smaller than originally anticipated, an increase in its ration point value is neces sary at this time. Because short ening. salad and cooking oils and margaraine may be used inter changeably with lard in commer cial and household cooking and baking, it is necessary to increase their point values simultaneously. Pvt. Earl E. Bell, Beulaville, Wounded In European Action 0 Mrs. Mabel Ij. Bell of Route 2. Beulaville has been notified by the War Department that her husband. Ptv. Earl K. Bell, was wounded in aetion re cently. Pvt. Bell was serving in the European area. Pfc. Vassie Shepard Of Jacksonville Is Fighting In Philippines 0 Private First Class Vassie Shep ard. brother of Miss Bel! Shepard, Route 3. Jacksonville. landed in the Phillipines with the XIV Army Corps. This Corps, commanded by Major General O. VV. Griswold, di reetd all the Army's fighting in the Solomons and is now in its fourth campaign in World War II. Private Shepard. overseas more than twenty-eight months, is a member of an Engineer Combat Battalion. Principle Combat units of the Corps for this operation arc the 37th and 40th Infantry Divisions. Luther Gray Chase, 3, Of Near Jacksonville Dies in Hospital % Luther Gray Chase, three year old. son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Gray Chase of the Half Moon sec tion near Jacksonville, died at the Onslow County Hospital Sunday night. He had been ill more than a month. Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon at 3:00 p. m. at the Half Moon cemetery with the Rev. Whittey of the Richlands Baptist church, officiating. He is survived by his parents and fojr sisters; Anna. Mary. Frances and Nora and one brother. Henry. Army Command Says 5 Per Cent of Veterans Will Seek Government Posts % Atlanta. — Approximately five per cent of the men in the Army have definite plans to get a gov ernment job after discharge, and an additional live per cent think they will probably seek govern ment employment but do not have clearly formulated plans. Fourth Service Command Headquarters announced today on the basis of a survey of post-war plans of troops made by the Information and Edu cation Division, Army Service Forces. Two-thirds of the men who have definite plans for governmental employment after discharge were in government jobs before entering the Army, the report states. This is interpreted as an indication that "at present there are few signs ol any great pressure by Army ve terans for government job." How ever, a majority of men expressed strong support for a policy of ve terans' preference in government employment. The report also emphasizes that in the long run "the number of veterans who will seek employ ment in the Federal, state or local government will depend upon the general availability and attractive ness of government jobs a.s against jobs offered by private industry.' Nearly half the enlisted men who are planning to work for the Federal government wish clerica positions, and about 30 per cent desire jobs in skilled, semi-skilled or unskilled occupations. The pos tal service led all other occupa tions specified, approximately one out of five of all men planning gov ernment jobs specifying this type of work. Twenty Two Women Marines Commissioned At Camp Lejeune 0Camp Lejeune—Colonel Ruth Cheney Streeter. director of the: Marine Corps Women's Reserve last Saturday, made the main ad dress of the commissioning exer cises here of the 20th Officer Can didates' Class of the women Ma rines. Major General John Marston. Commanding General of this camp, presented the commissions to the 22 members of the class. Carolina women Marines included in tin group are: Second Lieutenant Eli zabeth Kerhulas. of Tryon. N. C and Second Lieutenant Crystal Theodore, of Statesville. N. C. JUST ONE DAY 0 Washington, March 14.—(API Did you make $362,880 last year ' If you didn't says a report fron Iwo Jima, your income tax would not pay the bill for just one day's firing by just one artillery unit on that island. Sergeant Bill Ross of the Mar ines did the figuring. He said thai in one day the 12th Regiment ol the Third Marine Division firec 21.000 howitzer shells at the Jap anese. That's $315,000 worth. The tax on a salray of $362,880 with only a $500 deduction, fig ures out at $314,986. Gen. George L. Usher Will Assume Command A! Camp Davis 0 Command of Ihc Army Air For ce- Personnel Distribution com mand's new installation at Camp Davis, which was designated re cently as a Redistribution sta'ion and a Convalescent hospital for A A I*" returnees, was assumed Mon day by Brig. Gen. George L. Ush er. command pilot and veteran of two world wars. The general succeeded Maj. Don ald S. Joyce, who has held the po sition of cpmmading officer since the Army Air Corps look possess ion February 1 of the former An tiaircraft Artillery base. Before taking over his new as signment at Camp Davis. General U.-her. for a short time, was com manding general of the Person nel Distribution Oommand with headquarters in Atlantic City. X. J. Prior to that duty he served in the South Pacific theater and was commanding general of the 13th /\ir i* oree. Entering the Army 28 years ago, George L. Usher started his mili tary career as a private iri the New York National Guard. Field Artil lery. He worked his way up through the ranks and in 1917. one year later, he was commissioned a second lieutenant. That same year, he was transfeerred to the Signal Corps and assigned to duty with the aviation branch. He flew in the first World War. both as an ob server and a pilot, and saw action in France. Later, lie served in Germany with the Army of Occu pation. He was desiganted a com mand p'ilot in 1921. In 1.943. he was promoted to the rank of 'briga dier general. General Usher has received nu merous decorations. His first of importance was a campaign ribbon for the Mexican campaign of 191 (i wlu'n he served under General John J. Perishing. Among his oth er decorations are the Victory Me dal and the Army of Occupation ribbon from World War I. In this war. the general has been awarded the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with several oak leaf clusters. He also wears the South Pacific theater ribbon. General- Usher is no stranger in North Carolina. He was one of the officers connected with the con struction of Ft. Bragg at Fayettc ville. N. C. Prior to going overseas General Usher was commanding officer of MofTetl Field. Calif., and Wright Field at Dayton, O. As a redistribution station, air forces personnel, both officers and enlisted men, returning from ov erseas will be processed at Camp Davis after a furlough home. It is estimated by camp officials that 10.000 returnees will be processed each month. When the convales cent section reaches full operation, approximately 2,000 men will be housed there. Future plans call for the estab lishing of a regional hospital at the camp. That section will direct the convalescing of Continental Air Force patients. It is planned also that certain Air Force patients will be flown direct to the regional hos pital in hospital plane.s. However camp officials stated it would bo some time before that procedure .could be in operation. An extensive activity program is now being formed for men return ing from overseas. Plans cai! for various outdoor spoils, including boating, fishing and horsebacic rid ing. An all-inclusive athletic pro gram is being arranged also. In addition to operating redistri bution stations and convalesc-.'nt hospitals, the Personnel Distribu tion Command also operates Over seas replacement depots, demobil ization centers and recruits person nel for the post war air force. :$*7per j # econd ! £ Pays for all the activities of the American lied Cross—and every penny of the national goal of $200,000,000 of :he annual War Fund drive of the Red Cross is needed to finance the world-over program during the next year. The quota for Onslow County is $24,000. which will finance the Red Cross activities for 3.428 and four seventh seconds. That breaks down into a little more than 57 minutes of service. It wouldn't do for the Red Cross program to take a holiday, r.o mat ter how brief. Men are suffering and dying every second o',' every day. There is no curfew or recess in the global war and its accom panying suffering. The Red Cross campaign is in progress. How many seconds have you bought? Or. if you have not subscribed yet. how many will you buy? I ISIIING SEASONS 0 Raleigh—Anglers in North Car olina begin fishing for trout April 15th as usual this year. At the same time, the Game and Fish Division announced the season for warm water fish would close in the East April 6th, in the West April 15th. Four Candidates File For Town Commissioner Pvt. Horace R. Mozingo, Richlands, Reported Wounded In Germany 0 Pvt. Iloracc Ross Mozingo, Itichlands. has been reported by the War Department to liave been wounded in action, February 23 according to word received by his wife, Mrs. Christine Huffman Mozinso of the same address. Pvt. Mozingo was serving with the '10th Inf. Div. of the 1st Army in Germany at the time he was wounded. He was inducted in the army in July of 1944 and received his train ing at Camp Croft, S. C\, and left for overseas duty the first of January this year. Mrs. Deane C. Taylor To Head Women's Division In 7th War Loan Drive #Mrs. Dean Taylor has accepted appointment as chairman of the women's division of the county war finance committee, and in this capacity will direct women's activi ties throughout the county in the approaching seventh war loan cam paign. ii has been announced bv Mrs. Edwin B. Borden. III. of Goldsboro. and Mrs. Harvey Bone.v, of Rose Mill, co-chairmen of the women's division in this region. Mrs. Taylor succeeds Mrs. David C. Sabiston and Mrs. Charles Warn, who served so ably at the head of women's work during the fifth and sixth war loan drives in Onslow County. Under their supervision in the sixth bond campaign. Mrs. E. W. Clement of Jacksonville sold E bonds to 205 different persons to take rank as the State's Heutvn.int general. being commissioned Janu ary 25 at Raleigh when Mrs. J. M. Goldstein, of Charlotte, who sold bonds !o 390 persons, was commis sioned North Carolina's State Gen eral in the Blue Star Brigade. Mrs. Nancy Glancey, Swansboro, Passes After Suffering Long Illness 0 Mrs. Nancy Glancey, 72. of near Swansboro died at her home Wed nesday morning after a long ill ness. The funeral was held from the home at three p.m. Thursday with the Rev. A. L. Benton. Baptist pas tor of Swansboro, officiating. In terment followed in the family cemetery. Mrs. Glancey is survived by five daughters and one son. They are: Mrs. D. L. Stubbs of Silverdalc. Mrs. E. G. Provost and Mrs. Carl Odum of Verona. Mrs. Adolph Phillips and Mrs. Ernest Phillips of Swansboro and Milliard Glancey of the home. OrWIowan Held by Ge.-rmans Seeks Food Tiirough Red Cross PFC. ODELL JONES ^ I'fc. Odell Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Snow Jones of Maysville, who was previously reported miss ing in action in Belgium since De cember 17 according to a War De partment message to nis mother, lias recently communicated with her and has stated that he is a prisoner of war in Germany. While no official confirmation has been received, the letter was dated January 2. 1945 and in part, the Onslow boy wrote: "1 know you will be glad to hear from me. 1 am well and get ting along fine. 1 am asking for food, smokes, candy, gum and cookies. You will have to get them to me through the Red Cross. Love, Odell." Sgt. Everette M. Huffman, Richlands, Is Promoted To Staff Sergeant 0 Word has been received here that Sgt.. Everette M. Huffman, of Richlands. now stationed at Ft. McClellan. Ala., has been promoted to Staff Sgt. lie is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Coy Huffman of Richlands. Sgt. Huffman entered the army in 1939 and spent three and a half years overseas, lie was returned to the United Stales in October 1943 and has since been stationed at Ft. Jackson S. C., and Ft. McCleilan, Ala. RED CROSS ASSISTANTS 0The Onslow County Chapter of American Red Cross is accepting applications now for 'lie Staff As sistants course beginning April (5. This course requires twelve hours of training and the duties are typ ing. filing, receptionist, etc. If you are interested in taking this course, apply now at the Ons low County Chapter or call 380. ONSLOW c;LARDS TO MEET. 0 The Onslow Guards Chaptea* and the children of the Confeder acy will meet Monday afternoon at four o'clock at the home of Mrs. Annie M. Price. Onslow County Red Cross Passes Halfway Mark, Returns Reach 513,046.55 0 More than one half of the Ons low County Red Cross quota of $24,000 had been reached yester day as the returns shot up to a new total of $13,046.55. While these returns are still in complete. they begin to reflect what Onslow County is going to do in this campaign. E. J. Petteway has expressed much satisfaction in the results so far and again urges all workers in this drive to make their returns as early as possible. While many districts have not been heard from at all. those who have been reported show that the drive is going along well and Pette way declared that he fell that Ons low will again go over the top. "With the increased number of men overseas and their families at home, many of whom have to call on the Red Cross for help, your contributions are needed this year as never before." Petteway pointed out. "and it is my belief that every family in Onslow County wants to make a contribution and do its part in aiding their fighting men." As of noon yesterday, the follow ing communities had reported their collections as follows: Jacksonville $5,791.56 Folkstone 39.75 Verona 71.20 Maysville 40.30 Sneads Ferry 305.60 Swansboro 213.00 Silverdale 23.65 Hubert 35.50 llolly Ridge 225.00 Camp Lejeune 6.300.99 In addition to those special gifts already mentioned in this paper, the following were made this week: Margolis Dept. Store. Si50: Leier Bros .Dept. Store. $150: W. L. Ketchum Drug Co.. $100. Howard's Jewelry. $100; Mrs. W. T. Adler. SI00; Firsi Citizens Bank &- Trust Co.. $100; Quinn-Miller Co.. $100; G. W. Conk ling. $100: Roses 5c and 10c Store. $50.19; Coleman's Restaurant. $50; R. S. Pinksioo. $50; \V. T. Turlington. $50; Stand ard Oil Co.. $50; George Phillips. $25; Victoria Cafe, $25: Jaekson \ i11 c Cleaners. $25: Snappy Lunch. $25; College \ tew Cleaners. $25: Cheney Electric Co.. $25; Gift Center. $25. L. E Rudisill. $25: Red Bird Cab. $25 .1 \V. Burton. $25: Atnan Furniture-Co.. $25; Jack sonville Record. $25; A & B Gro certia. $25: Jack Koonce. $25; Jacksonville Ice Co.. $25. J. D. Warlick. $25: J. C. Petteway. $25. Dean Sullivan Tire Co., $25: Sanders Sales & Service. $25; Brother Grocery. $25. A Turner Shaw. $15; Jeannie Shaprio. $15: Randolph Mitchell. $10; Victory Saloe.ii. $10: Gizmo Cafe. $10. Roy Snow. $10. F D. Barton. $10; New River Bottling Co.. $10: R. F. Smith. $10: Joe's Taxi. $10: I. J. Kellum. $10; Victors Diner. $10; Carl W . Males. $10: Jacksonville BeautA Shop. $10: L. R. Turner. $10; P. II. Kittrell. $10: J. F. Snar ling. $1D. Eubanks Coal Co.. $5. E. T. Meeks. $5; Deal Radio Re pair Shop. $5; Marine Studio, $5 Pollard Open Air Market. $5; Ons low FC\. $5; Herman Faulbaum $5: II. \V. Stevens. $5; Demos C \nthony. $5: Goldcraft Studio. $3 \V. E. Baiiev. $2: Harrv Boundur ant. $2. Lee Morton. $1: Pent Parker. $1; Fay's Taylor Shop. $1 Lloyd Allen. $1; Fields Sandwicl Shop. $1; and De Luxe Diner, $1. #C. F. Rawls. town clerk, announ ced yesterday that four candidates for the office of Town Commis sioner have filed their intentions with him for the Town Primary which will be held on April third. They are: First Ward: H. Leslie Cowell, Second Ward: Jim C. Col lins, Third W.^rd: W. C. 'Bill» Capps, Fourth Ward: iiedrick A man. As of noon yesterday, no candi dates for the office of Alderman of Mayor had filed. In the past, elections in the town of Jacksonville have been held by the convention system and the coming Primary, the first in Jack sonville's history, has attracted much interest. In dividing the town of Jackson ville into four wards, the Board of Commissioners has announced that Ward one will include the Cheney Heights Development. Ward Two includes Bayshore Estates. Ward Three, the main section of Jack sonville. and Ward Four will in clude the Overbrook section. Vot ers in these Wards will register in the following places: Ward One. High School gymnasiusm. Ward Two, Onslow County Hospital, Ward Three. Courthouse: and Ward Four. Ed Smith's Store. In addition, the Board has an nounced the folowing requisites for voters in the aJcksonville Pri mary: The voter must have resided in the State of North Carolina for one year, in the county in which he is voting for six months and in the voting ward for a period of four months. Any candidate for office must file notice ten days prior to the date on which the primary will be held. Registration books will be closed at the end of the second Saturday prior to the Primary. Challenge day will be the last Saturday preceding the primary voting . Other challenges, if any, must be made during the last week prior to the date of the primary. Area Director Warns Against Violating New Midnight Curfew Rules # Washington, N. C.—P. B. Pol* lok. Area Manpower Director of the Elizabeth City-New Bern area, embracing 21 counties in north eastern North Carolina, calls at tention to the necessity for com plying with the Byrnes Directive dealing with the midnight curfe*v which became effective at mid night. Monday. February 26, 1945. The Directive is designed to al leviate the manpower shortage, and conserve coal, electricity and transportation. The Mayor and Chief of Police of each municipal ity and the Sheriff of each county have been called upon to assist the War Manpower Commission in en forcing the ban on places of amuse ment. and to report violations to the Area Director through the United States Employment Service office. A majority of the establishments affected by the ban are cooperating wholeheartedly and are closing at midnight, while it has been nec essary to warn a number of em ployers in several cities in the area, staled the Area Director. The failure on the part of the employer to comply with the Byrnes Directive will result in the cancellation or reduction of his employment ceiling, the applica tion of sanctions against his oper ations. and action taken by govern mental procurement agencies in cancelling the quota of food or materials, stated Mr. Pollock. Establishments affected by the midnight curfew include night clubs, sport arenas, theaters, dance halls, road houses, saloons, bars, shooting galleries, bowling, billavd, and pool establishments, amuse ment parks, carnivals, circuses, coin-operated amusement device parlors, ice skating and roller skat ing rinks, entertainment activity of yacht, country, and other clubs, dance studios and "schools" and gambling establishments. Restaurants customarily open all night for the purpose of serving food and non-profit events for service men sponsored by respon sible agenies are exempt from the order. The Directive is not intended to prevent an employe; from remain ing in his establishment after mid night for the purpose of cleaning up or making preparations for the following day. However, all cus tomers are required to be out and the establishment closed to the public by midnight. Any employer abusing this privilege and allowing customers to remain in his estab lishment after midnight stands to have his employment ceiling re duced and his allotment of food or materials cancelled, stated the Area Director. 0 North Carolina farmers obtain around $25,000,000 a year from their wooded lands.
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