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THE ONSLOW COUNTY 'S Thr News and Views Leads In News and Views Paid Circulation Local Advertising National Advertising Clarified Advertising Onslow County News The Only Newspaper in the World That dives a Whoop About Onslow County VOL. VII, NO. 72 PRICE $2.00 PER YEAR + Keep The Red Cross At His Side—and The Red Cross Is You 4* DOWN EAST WITH BILLY ARTHUR 0 Raleigh—This is the last one of the.se Raleigh pieces, and it's probable that you're more glad than I—if so, you patient readers are mighty darned happy. But let's get on. 0This actually happened last Sunday morning. Some of the fellows went over to the Baptist church to hear former Governor J. M. Broughton teach his Sunday school class. In the group of visitors were Sen. Libby Ward, Rep. Jack Peele. Sen ator Pate and R. Bruce Etheridge. At the close of the class session, the visitors were asked to introduce themselves, whereupon a man named Burton arose and said he was from down in the Easter part of the State and was up in Raleigh on a visit and was certainly happy to be present at the class. Senator Ward arose and said he was a member of the General As sembly and was happy to be pre sent; Jack Peele said he was r\ member of the House from down Washington County way, and he. too, was glad to be in attendance. Senator Pate told them where he hailed from and what he was doing up here. Whereupon the Mr. Burton arose and said: ' Friends. I want it dis tinctly understood that I'm just a layman, and have no connection whatsoever with the General As sembly which I think is the worst 1 ever heard of. I was up tneio not so long ago and they were using profanity, talking about women and whiskey and such, that I don't want anyone to think that I belong to that group." And he went on and preached them a sermon—so enthusiastic was he that that had to call time on him so the folks could get to church. % From my notes, it appears that almost all of this column will be church or religious stories. Any way. they actually happene 1 or were told this week; yj let's go en. 0 Ralph Monger, reading clcrk of the House who used to come up around Jacksonville and check up on the merchants' sales tax ac counts. told a story the other night about Rep. Rex Gass of Forsyth. He said that when Mr. Gass ar rived at the first of th-e session, he stayed up late at nights and talked ♦o all the girls during the day. Not o long altjrward Mrs. Gass ar ived on the scent;, and was sitting in the rear of the House one day i talking to a minister-member, who passed a compliment on her hus band. "You know," said the minister, "I'm happy to see Mr. Gas5 be coming such a religious mai of late.'' "Well, I'll tell you," Ralph quot ed Mrs. Gass as saying, "religion gets a lot of credit where old age is the actual reason." 0Sen. George Penney mad-1 a talk at the love feast and told three yarns about churches and religious people. He said he could talk and talk and talk if the folks wanted him to, and that he was reminded of the story about two men compar ing preachers. "Is that Primitive Baptist a good preacher?" one asked. "He's the finest I ever heard," said the other. "Last Sunday he talked for two and a half hours before I woke up." 0 Another concerned a Baptist and Methodist church being di rectly across the street from each other—about like the two churches in Jacksonville. And the Methodists were sing ing "Will There Be Any Stars :n My Crown?", and directly across the street the Baptists were sing ing "No, Not One." • The third the Senator from Guilford told was about a devout Catholic family who had four cows and a bull, and on this particular night there came a hurricane. The family was scared that the stock would be destroyed or injured, s > the wife instructed the husband to go outside and sprinkle the cows with some holy water for then protection. As the night wore on the storm became worse, and the wife feared that the stock might be destroyed even then. "Did you sprinkle the cows?" she asked. "Yes," the husband replied. "And how about the bull?" "I forgot him." "Go sprinkle him, too." the hus band was told. But in his haste- to get out in the lot, he picked up a bottle of turpentine insu.id of the holy water, and threw it on the bull. And the bull really took for the tall timbers. "Come back here, you darned old protestant," the farmer de manded. "Can't you take it?" # Ralph Howland, Raleigh bureau manager for the Associated Press, tcok me to task after my little t:i?k at the Love Peast the other eve ning. "Here I work }md work and break the story on Pearsall's an nouncement for speaker, and yoj give credit to the Raleigh Times! That's the thanks I get!" He broke the story—the AP broke it; and for the record, there it is. I'm sorry, RaJph. Carolinians Meet in South Pacific 0 South Pacific—Fifty-five soldiers, sailors and marines met here recently in an all-North and South Carolina get-together, sponsored by the American Rod Cross. Pictured here arc twelve of the twenty-three North Carolina boys. They are: front row, left to right: MMlc J. O. Arncv. Navy, Morganton: Cpl. George W. Myers. Army. North Wilkes boro; Pvt. T. A. Morrison, Navy, Hickory: PIIM3c Staeey T. Hines, Navy, Holly Ridge. Second row: Cpl. J. A. Mckenzie, Army. Rocking ham: SSMB3c Meredith E. Edmondson, Navy, Bath; Sgt. Jesse E. Wil cox. Army, New Berlin; Cpl. Ellis B. Mills, Army, Asheville. Third row: CV S. D. Wentz, Jr.. USN. Charlotte: MMM2e W. II. Sitton. USN, Charlotte; Pfc. Dennis F. Mitchen, USMC, Gastonia; Pvt. Charles G. Byers, USMC, Gastonia. American Third and Seventh Armies Rout Out All But Few Germans West of Rhine 0 Paris—(AP)— American Third and Seventh Armies stamped out all but a few bewildered pockets of Germans west of tne Rhino to day and formed numerous junc tions in Saarland and Paltinate in a mighty conquest probiblv rest ing the Germans well over 100,000 men and two complete armies. While the Third Army mopped up the enemy in chemical center of Ludwigshnfen and fought hard for Mainz, Seventh Army elements broke loose in adavance of 2mil es from their last reported posi tions to points many miles north of areas captured earlier by Third Army. The prison bag alone for ihe campaign is estimated at 88,333 tir ed. dirty and thoroughly beaten Germans. 120 Planes Bomb Taiwan 0 London—(AP1—The Tokyo rad io said yesterday that 120 Ameri can planes had bombed Taivvaa (Formosa) yesterday. The broad cast. recorded by the Associated Press, said the raiders included B-29 Superfortresses. B-23 Liber ators and P-38 Lightning". Russians Cut Danzig Defenses 0 Moscow—(AP)— The Russians hurled veteran storm units today into Heiligenbeil, last big enemy strongpoint in a dwindling pocket southwest of Koenigsber;: and cut into Danzig's defenses from two sides. The annihilation of trapped Ger man forces along Frisches Haft' (Lagoon) in East Prussia moved toward a swift conclusion. The Jarft River reportedly was failing to hold back Marshall Alex ander Vasilevsky's onrusn into Heiligenbeil, while Rokos.sovsky's forces hammered wedges into Dan zig's defenses from he south and west. Extra Gasoline Rations Will Be Issued for Victory Gardeners % Raleigh—Extra gasoline rations for Victory gardeners w.'ll be issued again this year, on practi cally the same basis as in 1944, Theodore S. Johnson. OPA Dis trict Director said this week. Ap plications for the extra gas will be accepted by the local Hoard beginning next Mondav, March 26th. Importance of America's Victory gardens is shown by this allowing of additional gasoline where nec essary. Johnson pointed out. add ing that gardeners are expected to surpass last year's record of 8.000. 000 tons of food—a vital part of our nation's food supply picture. Jap Resistance Crushed On 4,448 Square Miles Of Pfinay Island 0Manila- 'AP>—Virtually all or ganized Japanese resistance has been crushed on 4.448 sqaure miles of Panay. Central Philippines Is land invaded Sunday, and the en emy's cave-studded Shimbu Line east of Manila on Luzon has col lapsed, yielding a mass of war booty, headquarters reported to day. In the spreading air war. Mitch ell Bombers caught a six-ship en emy convoy off Amoy. China jnd attacked it with 16 tons of explo sives. The harbor at lliolo was captur ed Tuesday with docks intact, per mitting immediate use. American troops, aided by Guerrillas, siezed the Santa Bartara Airfield. Defense Garden Chainn jn Lists Plans for A Long Season Garden 0 Miss Laura Beatty, chairman of the Onslow County Defense Gar den Committee, has listed the fol lowing plans to help victory gar deners: 1. Flan your garden for a long season—something fresh coming Ijp from early until late in fall. 2. Home canning plans should be included in garden plans. 3. Succession crops and inten sive gardening are the answers if your plot is small. 4. Vacant lots may be obtained for neighborhood and community gardens. 5. Fruit growing has great pos sibilities along with vegetables. 6. School gardens are particular ly desirable in connection with school lunch programs. 7. Industrial gardens sponsored by workers and management are excellent to build morale and boost production through better diets. PRESSURE COOKER CLINIC § A special pressure cooker clinic will be held in New Bern on April nth. Those desiring to have their pressure cookers repaired must bring them in to the Home De monstration Market not later than the morning of April 3. RICIILANDS RECITAL 0Miss Fannie Lewis will present her music class in a recital at the Richlands high school Monday afternoon, March 2t»th at 3:00 o'clock. The public is invited to attend. Pfc. James D. Strange, Jacksonville, Reported Wounded in Europe 0 Pfc. James D. Strange, son of Mrs. Caroline II. Strange of Jacksonville. has been Hound ed in aetion in the European theater according to a message received from the War Depart ment recently. Red Cross Collections Reach $22,925.15; Goal in Sight # The Onslow County Red Cross campaign collections stoorl at $22,925.15 as of noon yesterday with the Onslow County quota of $24,000 in sight wi'h the drive continuing for nine more days. A breakdown of partic pation by townships discloses the following: Camp Lejeuoe $13,600 00 Jacksonville 7,061.85 Folkstone 50.75 Verona 71.20 Sneads Ferry 305.60 Maysvitle 40.30 Midway Park 80.60 Swansboro 213.00 Silverdale 44.40 Holly Ridge 459.50 Hubert 100.95 White Oak 47.00 Richlands 850.00 Total $22.925 15 In addition to the special gifts already published in 'ins paper, the following contributions have been turned in to headquarters: Onslow Barber Shop. $25: Max': Tailor Shop. $10; Victory Gilt Shop. $15: Jack Peck. $50: B L. English, $50: .Tames Zahran. $100; and L. & K. Jewelers, $100: Ma rine Taylor Shop. $5: Service Barber Shop, $1; Harvey Boncy, $10; B. L. Parker, $5: Jacksonville Auto Sales, $10. Gordon Blake, Former Onslow Agent, Named New Assistant at Test Farms • Raleigh—Gordon Blake, special ist in the North Carolina Depart ment of Agriculture's Division of Markets, Raleigh, was recently ap pointed by Commissioner Kerr Scott as Assistant Superintendent of the Coastal Plain Station, at Willard. to succeed the late D. P. Southerland. Mr. Blake attended State Col lege. at Raleigh, for four years, graduating with honors. He then served for seven years as County Agricultural Agent in McDowell and Hertford counties, thus get ting experience in both the east ern and western parts of the state. He then served with the Farm Se curity Administration at the Roa noke Farms near Enfield, where he served as agricultural advisor to the project, which was a similar project to Penderlea. Returning to the county agent work. Mr. Blake served as Assist ant County Agent for Onslow and Jones counties for a while and then went to the Department of Agricul ture as a specialist in the Division of Markets, where he was working in connection with the develop ment of freezer locker business for frozen foods when offered ihe appointment at the Coastal Plains Station. In his work with the De partment of Agriculture Mr. Blake traveled over the entire state and contacted both agricultural and business interests. Pvt. Herbert I. White, Jacksonville, Awarded Third Oak Leaf Cluster • Pvt. Herbert I. White of the 12th Army Air Force has been awarded the Third Oak leaf cluster along with the distinguished serv ice cross for extraordinary heroism in connection with the military operations against the enemy in France. Pvt. White was also awarded the Bronze Star on Dec. 16 for merit orious achievement in aerial com bat toward the enemy in Italy. Pvt. White is the son of Mr. and Mrs. V.. C. White. He had been in service over 25 months and beeen overseas for 15 months A brother, Pfc. Otis C. Whit0, is serving with the Army Air Force in India. Cpl. Milton Jarman Wounded in Action On European Front Cpl. Milton E. Jarman, son of Mrs. W. L. P. Jarman of Rich lands, was wounded recently in action in France, according to word received by his mother. Corporal Jarrran entered the Army in December, 1942. and arrived .-overseas in December, 1944. Colonel L. B. Puller, Camp Lejeune, Speaks To Jacksonville Kiwanians 0 Colonel L. li. Puller, infiantry training regiment commander. Camp Lejeune, was the guest speaker Tuesday at the regular luncheon meeting of the .lackson ville Kiwanis Club at th..> ISO Pine Lodge. Recently returned from a three year .osignment in the Philippines and f'hina, Colonel Puller gave a most interesting address on the Marine Corps throughout world wars 1 and II and outlined the possible problems facing th" Allies at the end of the present war. President Ramon Askew told the members that the month of April has been set aside as "Old Clotnes Collection Month." The Kiwanis Club, together with other civic organizations in Jie c'ltrtUy will sponsor a dnvo to col lect old clothes that are stili in a wearable condition to be used for refugee relief. Dr. L. R. Turner, chairman of the Support of Churches commit tee. gave the outline of th.> church services which the Kiwanians will attend, en-masse, on the third Sun day in each of the following months: April. Presbyterian Church: May. Methodist Church: June, Baptist Church; September. Catholic Church and October. Kois copal Churcn. Guests present at the Tuesday meeting included: Lt. Albert KM is, J. !•:. Hull of Raleigh, L. G. German of Midway Park. W. I. Shugart, Capt J. V. Huff and Mi's. D. C. Taylor. Mrs. Robert L. Moore Mother of Local Woman Passes in Greenville 0 Mrs. Mclisse Tripp M) ire. 73. (1 iI'd at her home in Ore?nville Monday afternoon after a lingering illness. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Ella Burton of Jacksonville. Mr-. Genevieve Smith and .'Mrs. ('.Minnie Beaman of Portsmouth. Ya : four sons. T. K. 'Jack' Moore o! New Bern. Johnnie Moore and Walter II. Moore of Greenvill" and Tom R. Moore. Army Air Corps, stationed at Fresno, Calif.: foil." sifters. Mrs. Ervin Austin of Aurora, Mrs. W II. Lauyhingho':>e of Cox's Mill. Mrs. F. O. Taylor of Greenville, and Mrs. Rufus Dud ley of near Greenville: two broth er- Ashley Tripp of Greenville and Henry Tripp of near Greenville: u:: grandchildren and four groat grandchildren. Mrs. Rose Dunmoyer, Mother of Jacksonville Woman, Passes Here Q Kuneral rites for Mrs. Rose Adne Dunmoyer. age r>:i. who passed away at the Onslow County Hospital on Tuesday. March :i(>. 1945. were held at the Jones Fune ral Home. Wednesday afternoon, at 12 o'clock by the Rev. F, IS'. Cox. assistant minister in charge of St. Anne's Episcopal Church. Inter ment followed in the Jacksonville cemetery. Mrs. Dunmover was born at Pocahontas. Pa.. Jan. 12. 1892. and was the mother of Mrs. Eva Spiker Crandall. of Jacksonville, with whom the deceased made her 10 me. Saturday Last Day To Register £ One new name was added to and one subtracted from the list of candidates for the Town Boa d of Commissioners this wcck, a;- ilie date for filing for office and Ihe deadline for registering to be eli gible to vote was fast appioac'.iing. The new candidate for the board was G. E. (Jim) Maultsby, who tiled from Ward Two in opposition to the incumbent, and the candidate to come down was W. C. (Bill) Capps, who expects to move m the near future from Ward Three to Ward One. In announcing his withdrawal from the race, Capps sa'd he had purchased a residence in another ward and was planning to move as soon as possible. "Therefor?," he stated. "I do not think it would be fair to me to continue as a candi date from Ward Three. I am, how ever, grateful for the encourage ment that was accorded me while a candidate." The lime for registering will close on Saturday evening, and there was considerable work be ing done to get pc>p'e's names on th hooks. The Jacksonville Cham ber of Commerce and Iviwanis lub were taking the lead in making certain that all residents of the town were fully apprised of the election information. To be eligible to register and vote a person must have resided in North Carolina one year, Ons low County six months and within the town limits of Jacksonville for four months. Registration and vot ing will ne in ti.e ward in which the citizen is now residing. As of noon yesterday 'he list of candidates for the board were: Ward One 11. L. Cowoll and Coleman Bynum: Ward Two .!, C. Collins and G. E. Maultsby: Ward Three—B. J Hollcman: and Ward Four—J. Hedrick Aman and Maur ice Margolis. John Meadows Released Under Bond Of $2,500 One Hundred Persons Attend First Anniversary Celebration of Chamber 0 An intellectual patriotism, a conferva live optimism and a ''-'in vigorated spirituality are three bases tor personal I i \ i i war time. Dr Sylvester Gr • n v»c 11»<• i of the Durham, X. C.. Herald, i.»Icl the Jacksonville Chamber of Com merce at its first annual banquet here Wednesday night. Speaking to approximately 100 members of the chamber and com manding staff officers from Camp Lojeune and Camp Davis. Dr. Green declared that with those bases would eventually come the triumoh of right over the forces of evil. E. J. Petteway, chamber presi dent. presided and ga,re the address of welcome iti which he declared that the Marines had aided in the solution of problems confronting Jacksonville in the pasi fou • years and that the people take great pride in their presence at Camp Lejeunc. Responding to the ad if ess of welcome. Maj. Gen. John Marston. who with the staffs of Leieune wei e honored guests, compliment ed the community and ;;'e chamber for the magnificent job it ha:I rlone and pledged the cooper:11 ion of the marine corps in assistin* .lackson ville to meet whatever situations mav confront it. General Marston introduced members of his staff as follows: Col. R. 11. Pepper, chief of staff. Col. Raymond Anderson. Cap!. John White USN. Capt. C L. Markle. I'SN. Lt. Col W B. Har den. Lt. Col. Abner J. Bealt arc! Capt. A1 Lloyd. Brig. Gen. \ If red Noble, com manding officer of the training command, presented members of his staff: Col. W. II Me Henry, chief-of-staff. Colonel M. E. Kulljr. Maj. Henry Applington and Capt. Victor H. Flatch. Lt. Col. H. A. Kreitzer. director of activities and operations at Camp Davis, presented tne guests who accompanied him: Maj. H. A. Carver Maj. D. Joyce. Chaplain Potter. Maj. W. C. Bauer. Jr.. Maj. Guy C. Richardson. Capt. L. R. Bus hop and Lt. R. .J. Mack. Il was the first birthday celebra tion of the chamber of commerce, and it therefore attracted .. num ber of out-of-town guests, among them being Charles L. McCuIlers. •■ecrotary of the New Bern Cham ber of Commerce: Walter Cariier. secietary of the organi/..ition at Wilmington: L. Raney of Wilming ton. C. L. Carter of New Bern. Meyward Campbell and C. C. Mines of Molly Ridge. Edwin Steed :.ud B. W. Brock of Richlands. A No ,"resented to the group were I! C. .Johnson and Ramon Askew, n-'< >i dents of the .Jacksonville Lions and Kiwanis clubs. Presented by Rep. Killv Ariluir as a "newspaperman's newspiper man'. Dr. Green ex plained Ilia', lie meant by an intellectual patriotism a knowledge of the history of one's own country, that of his allies and bis enemies. Had we heedid the history of the Japanese monarch ists that fateful day of December 7. 1041. may never have come. A conservative optimism, ho de clared. is faith in our abiliiies and energies to build a world in which war will be difficult, and a r-. in vigorated spirituality is "piuting first things first" and an appraisal of things to the extent of knowing what's right and what's wrong. A gifted speaker surely one of the finest to grace a platform here in years. Dr. Green kept the audi ence at rapt attention by ivis in telligent argument and per-uasiw speech. Mis smooth flow of words and delivery was that of the ex pert thai he actually is Music for the occasion was fur nished by a sextet of musicians of the Camp Lejeune Women's Reserve band under the oireetion of Sgt. Charlotte Plummer. and (Continued on Page Six) Sgt. Tommie F. Carroll Beulaville, Serving With Army in England TOM MI E F. CARROLL. #Sgt. Tommie F. Carroll. son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Carroll of Beulaviile. is with a fit-Id arnliery unit of the Army in England. lie entered service in March of 1941 and went overseas in November. Baptismal Services To Be Held Sunday At Baptist Church ^Baptismal service- wil be held at t irst Baptist churc.i here both inornj...', and evening on Sunday, it \\n< announv > • nrday by Rev. L. Grady Burgiss. pastor. Sixteen candidates arc awaiting bapiism. Since the first of tin- year, there have been 45 additions ;o the mem bership rolls of the Baptist ehurch. For the morning sermon. Kcv Burgiss will speak on "Believ *rs' Baptism" and at the evening serv ice he will preach on the subject • Or.ce." Pfc. Ralph W. Brinson Beulaville, Receives Promotion in Europe 0 Pfc. Ralph W Brinson. son of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Brinson ol* Beulaville. has been promoted to sergeant on the Seventh Army front in France Sgt. Brinson is now serving with the 142nd infan try. lie was slightly wounded in action in December of last year and was awarded the Purple Heart Before going to Franci he served in Italy. He entered into service in February lit. 1944 and received his training at Camp Blanding. Fla. and arrived overseas last July. Another son. Pfc. Wayne M. Brinson. is serving with the nth Arm> in Germany. He is with the 558th field artillery, and has served hi France. Belgium and Germany. Pfc. Brinson entered service in •Tune of 1941. and trained at Fort Sill. Oklahoma. For' Brag.', and Camp Roberts. California before going overseas last June THIRD I\ NATION 0 By receiving $504,044,000 for their crops dufing 1044. North Carolina farmers ranked third in the nation in total crop receipts, it was announced yestcrd >y by .1, J. Morgan. Matistician with the State Department o! Agriculture A total of $334,250,000. or tw i thirds. of this amount was realized from tobacco. Cotton accounted for $80,590,000: peanuts and soy beans. $27,910,000. $62,000 Estimated Damage Done in Nine Day Hofmann Forest Fire 0.1 M. Stingley. jjjftei'vKor or Hofniann Forest, announced yes terday that the nine-day raging fire that started in the Jones Coun ty section of the forest was de clared under conirol after 21 li'O acres of valuable timberland had been destroyed. The fire which started on March f) continued to spread despite the efforts of the N. C. Forest Sc-vico tractors and plows and all of tne Hofniann forest equipment Stingley spoke highly of the work done by the men brougnt in t ) tight the fire. Although the blaze wis brou-.jht under control on March 14. t'j$ area was constantly patrolled until this week. The supervisor said that an investigation was underway to determine the origin of the fir". In tallying the amount of damage done. Stinglcy said that 14,000 acres of valuable mercantile :iru be r was destroyed witn an a;l('i tional 6.000 ares of second growth timber while 1.000 aeres (.nly was in open land Tin* esti mated damage amounted to S62.000. There was no tally on the amount of game and wild life lost through the blaze but s.iperviso • Stinglcy said that it would no doubt seri ously curtail the hunting in the forest for the next few yea«-s He announced that hunting regulations will be announced as the results of the investigation into the fire are disclosed. 0 A coroner's inquest, following (he death of Cpl. James Thomas Shaw, 24-year-old Marine of Brook lyn, N. Y.. stationed at Camp Le jeune was held Monday afternoon at three o'clock. The jury returned the verdict that ' Shaw came to his death from gunshot wounds fired by a gun in the hands of one John A. Meadows of Jacksonville." They recommend ed that Meadows be held for grand jury investigation and tried at the next term of Superior Court which will be held in Onslow County on May 28th. uoroner .Jones lixod Meadows' bond at $2,500.00 pending the grand jury investigation. Coroner Timmons Jones was in charge of the inquest with Rivers Johnson. Warsaw attorney repre senting the defendant and J. A li ner Barker. Solicitor of this dis trict. examining the witnesses. Meadows did not make a state ment. and no witnesses were tvo sented by the defense at the hear ing. Three Marines who testified that they were with Shaw at the time of the shooting each took the stand and told the same story of having taken a short cut through the yard of Meadows while making their way to the Jacksonville bus station. Pfc. Charles W. Dwyer, the first witness called, told of the four boys coming into town around four thirty in the afternoon of March 17. He and Ta Fu Chin, Chinese-born Marine, went first to have Chin's shoes repaired while the other two, Cpl. Shaw and Pfc. James Huxford went to the Double Eagle Grill to have a glass of beer. According to Dwycr's story they eventually met up with the other boys and after each having a bottle of beer, they went to the Victoria Cafe and ate dinner. From there, all four of the Marines went back to the Double Eagle Grill and had some more beer. After this, they all went to the Onslow Billiard Parlor where they purchased four glasses and eight twelve-ounce bottles of beer which they took with them on leaving. From there, they said they went to the Jacksonville Photo Shop to have their pictures taken where they had to wait some time as there were others before them. After having the pictures made they went outside and finished drinking the beer, leaving the bottles and a cardboard box they had been carrying it in, in the rear of the photo shop. Dwyer said that at this point two of the glasses were accidentally broken when dropped on the cement. Each of the witnesses told the same story and were emphatic in their denials of being intoxicated or creating any nuisance at the Meadows' home. All of them ad mitted to having gone to the rear of the house to relieve themselves and stated that when they dis overed that it was nearing elewn o'clock, the time they had to l>e back on the base, they decided to cut through the yard as a means of a short cut. According to the stories of the ■three witnesses, they were walk ing through the back yard when someone stepped on the hack porch and shone a flashlight upon them, demanding that they leave at once. Cpl. Shaw, il is said, replied, "Okay. Pop. we're going," just as Meadows .shot twice hit'ing Cpl. Shaw in the lower abdomen. He died in twenty minutes. While Chin and Dw.ver dragged Shaw out of the line of fire, i'fe. Uuxford raced to the City Hall (o locate the Military Police. When he returned with them. Shaw was dead. All three witnesses swore that at no time did they attempt to enter upon the porch and were never closer to the house than three yards, which was the distance at which Cpl. Shaw was shot ac cording to the testimony. The report of an autopsy, held at the Naval Hospital, Camp Lejeune, showed that Shaw died as a result of a gunshot wound in the lower abdomen. Numerous pieces of what appeared to be number four, high velocity shot were removed from the wound. Coroner Jones said that there were no discernible powder marks on Cpl. Shaw's clothing. He also slated that there was a hole through the Meadows' screen door and another in the yard near where Shaw fell, from which several pieces of shot were removed. The coroner's jury was made up of Meri Ferguson, R. R. Tallman, YV. A. Aman, E. W. Provost, W. E. Sabiston and W. C. Smith. Cpl. Cyrus Swinson, Richlands, Reported Liberated in Europe QCpl. Cyrus Swinson of Rich lands. who has been held as a prisoner of war in Europe was re ported Wednesday to have been liberated by the advance of the Soviet Armies. Cpl. Swinson is the son of Monte G. Swinson, Route 1, Richlands.
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