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THE ONSLOW COUNTY News and Views The News and Views Leads In Paid Circulation Local Advertising National Advertising Classified Advertising Onslow County News The Only Newspaper in the World That dives a Whoop About Onslow County <,e "If, "Ifn VOL. VII, NO. 76 JACKSONVILLE, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL f», 1915 '* PRICE $2.00 PER YEAR 'DOWN EAST WITH | BILLY ARTHUR 01 got mine Tuesday night. For years. I've been going down to the Courthouse lawn on the day fol lowing the primaries to see whom the "boys'" had buried. And on Tuesday night they had plaeed a little grave and a big grave side by side 011 the lawn— one for me and one for Marion Cowell, so they said. A sign on the large grave read: "Big Boy Blue, who lost his sheep.'' And a sign on the little grave read: "Little Boy Blue." Then followed this: "Honorable political dictators conduct scientific experiment to see if you tell people what they want to hear, will they line up like sheep. Scientific experiment suc cess. Find out sheep don't vote." Frankly. I don't get the last part. Sheep, as far back as the Biblical days, have been considered pure in heart and mind; and surely those who composed that ditty were not admitting anything. Or, were they? 01n any event, it was a good scrap, and I repeat that I thor oughly enjoyed every minute of it. 0 People who had never partici pated in a primary, particularly a local affair, went to work, and fel lows who heretofore had staved behind the scenes and pulled the strings also had to get active be cause a bunch of peanut politicians, so to speak—the merchants of the town who were backing me—wore about to upset the applecart. Even Mayor Clyde Sabiston and John D. Warliek themselves were checking the names of people who hadn t even voted, hauling them to the poll?, and even getting some folks out of the theatre to go vote. 0 Never before have so many people in .Jacksonville been civic minded, and conscious of the needs of the community and their respec tive localities. And, after having heard the pleas of people for com munity improvements in the past week. I'm glad 1 didn't get the job. But the fact remains: some thing's got to be done in this town, and now is the time to get it ac complished. # People in Bayshore Estates want street lights, people in other sec tions want surfaced streets or im proved thoroughfares, the mer chants want the downtown streets clean,' the women want the town cleaned up, practically everyone ant better relations with Camp ?jcune. and a lot of other things. Even most of the 281 persons who voted for the mayor-nominate feel that way, not just the 245 persons who dropped in a ticket for me. A tfttal of 526 persons showed that they were interested in the growth and development of the community by going to the polls and voting. The town is awake now! 0 Mayor-nominate Ramon Askew dropped » hint the other day that he was thinking of calling a mass meeting for a public discussion of the town's immediate needs, and setting them down for accomplish ment in one-two-three order. That's a darn good idea, but I don't think we should wait until June to do it. The time is now while the people are enthused. 0Ed (Jottem Down) Smith matches some of the boys f^r cokes practically every day, but they say that he never loses. It seems, according to the re port. that when one of the fellows beats him. he merely drinks from an already opened bottle, and they say that a Pepsi will last him three days. # Lindsay Winstead was trying to get out of town and back to Rich lands the other morning. "Let's go," he told Wood row. "You've kept me down here until I've spent $1.25; so let's get on home." Swansboro Brothers Meet on Frontlines After Year Apart #With The 106th Infantry Divi sion on The Western Front—Pri vate First Class Paul A. Murphy, of Company F. 424th Infantry Regi ment, was busy making himself comfortable in his front line fox hole. He was only mildly interested when a reconnaissance patrol from the 99th Infantry Division passtd through the area. Mildly interested, that is, until he spotted his brother, Private First Class Vance P. Murphy, of the 99th Reconnais sance Troop, in the patrol. Their last reunion had been nearly a year ago, in the United States. They are from Swansboro, N. C., and are the sons of Mrs. Letha B. Murphy. Swansboro, N. C. Both have fought in Germany and Belgium, and had taken part in the Battle of the Bulge. Paul has received the Combat Infantry lan's Badge, and Vance has the urple Heart for wounds received aring action in Germany. ARRIVES IN FRANCE #Cpl. Horace Dawson of Jackson ville has notified relatives here of fcis safe arrival in France. He had fceen stationed in Alaska and Texas before going to Europe. Brothers Serving in Armed Forces WILBUR KELLUM. Two sons of Mrs. B. F. Kellum of Jacksonville, Route 2. are serving with the Army overseas. Pvt. Wil bur Kellum. who entered the Army in September of 1942. is with a sig nal corps unit in Germany. Cpl. HARVEY KELLUM. Harvey Kellum, who joined the Army in Decemberof 1943. is with an engineer outfit in France. They were employed by Western Electric in Baltimore when they entered service. Russians Re Yanks Near f Paris— (APi—flour American and British divisions smashed up io the Weser River to within 23 miles of Hannover Thursday on a solid 40-mile front from north of Mind en to the Pied Piper town of Ham elin. Armored spearheads of Ameri can Third Army, well out of the Napoleanic battlefield of the Thur ingian plains, moved 55 miles to ward the Smony Rail Center of Plauem, near Czechoslovakia, in a drive to bisect Germany and join the Russian Army. Attack Ordnance Depots 0 London—(AP)—More than 1.200 Fortresses and Liberators attack ed two large German Ordnance De pots. rail targets and airfields in Munich and Nuermberg a reals of southern Germany Thursday. Russians Reach Vienna 0 London—•( AP)—Russian forces have fought into "Greater Vienna," the Germans reported Thursday, and Moscow dispatches said that Russian forces were pouring over the Danube bewteen captured Bra tislva and the Austrian capital to join in an assault. Already, Moscow dispatches said they had captured two second ary airfields, one a few miles east of Baden, and the Schwechat Field, just south of Vienna, while a third is under fire. Great tank battles were being fought in the suburbs of the city. Parthemure Elected Council Chairman at Pine Grove Trailer Park $A self-government organization has been established for the ap proximate 2,500 people who live in Pine Grove Trailer Park's 800 housing units, and a council of nine residents elected to represent the '•A", "B" and "C" villages on the Board of Councilors. Cpl. Thomas J. Parthemure of "A" village was elected council chairman Monday night. Cpl. Carl R. Thomas, Village "B", was chosen vice-chairman, and First Sgt. Carl R. Hansen, "C" Village, was named secretary-treasurer. Those elected councilors were: "A" village, Mrs. Catherine M. Shaw, Mrs. Odell Husffine and Cpl. Thomas J. Parthemure: "B" vil lage. Cpl. Walter R. Cornell. Cpl. Carl R. Thomas and Cpl. Edward Talbot: and "C" village. Fi*st Sgt. Carl Hansen, Cpl. W. R. William son and Mrs. Lynwood King. New High 0 Washington — (AP) — Federal spending in March reached a new high record because the Vrm.v and Navy were doing two things simul taneously: 1. Fighting the European war at full fury. 2. Stocking up for the big show in the Pacific. How far ahead they are stocking for war on both fronts is unknown. It is a crucial question mark in plans for partial reconversion of industry after Germany folds up. In March, the government col lected the largest amount of money in history, despite the fact income tax payments actually were less than in March a year ago. The daily Treasury statement showed today that in March: War spending (not including gov ernment corporations) was $8,246, 000,000. The previous record was $7,879,000,000 last May. Total budgetary spending—for the war. interest on the public debt, and ordinary government purposes —was $9,433,000,000. The previous record was $8,625,000,000 last June. Receipts were $6,892,000,000. The previous record was $6,573,000,000 in March. 1944. Total income was greater in 1944 than in 1943. WAR FUND FIGURES 0 Latest figures on the Red Cross War Fund drive yesterday showed Onslowans had contributed a total of $32,117.60 during the month of March. Of that amount, Camp Le jeune turned in a total of $21,545. sach Vienna; Hannover Japanese Resistance On Okinawa Stiffens, Another Isle Taken 0Guam—(AP)—U. S. Army units, driving toward ine Okinawa Island capital of Naha, have been slowed by stiffening Japanese resistance while Marines on the north side of the American wedge worked for ward from three to five miles vir tually unopposed Thursday. Heavy artillery and mortar fire from well organized Japanese units Wednesday put the breaks on the 24th corps drive toward Haha. It limited gains on the southwestern coast to 2.000 yards, and stopped the 7th division push on the south east coast after an advance of only 500 yards. Mashate Captured 0 Manila—(AP)—Masbate. the su gar-rich Little Central Phillipine Island, was overrun Tuesday by elements of Maj. Gen. Rapp Brush's 40th divsion. and its cap ital was quickly liberated while Phillippine-based bombers ravag ed Japanese occupied Hong Kong across the China Sea. Max Hyder to Leave Soon; Troop to Be Without Scoutmaster 0 Max Hyder, Sr., scoutmaster of the Jacksonvile troop for the past two years, will soon leave the com munity and the troop will be with out a leader, it was disclosed this week. Hyder, whose employment has been at Camp Lejeune. expects his work to take him elsewhere. Z. E. Murrell, Jr., one of the troop committeemen, told the Ki wanis club Tuesday that Hyder had made "wonderful" progress with the local troop, and paid high compliment to his ability and leadership. Members of the club, sponsors of the troops, were invited to at tend last night's meeting. Legion Auxiliary To Hold Meeting at Swansboro Church 0The first meeting of the Amer ican Legion Auxiliary of Clarence Meadows Post No. 78 will be held at Swansboro. April 11 at 8 p.m., at the Methodist church. Mrs. R. H. Merreli, publicity di rector of the newly formed auxi liary, said yesterday that meetings here and in Swansboro in advance of formal organization indicated a large membership. Department officers and Z. E Murrell, Jr.. post commander, will be present. • Postal Receipts at Jacksonville Otfice Gain in Quarter 0 Postal receipts at Jacksonville post office showed an increase of $1,028.31 during the first three months of 1945 over the corres ponding period of last year, it was announced yesterday by Assistant Postmaster Frank A. Smith. The receipts amounted to $14, 632 97 this year against $13,604.06 in 1944. The increase is significant be cause of the loss" of Midway Park receipts in March of this year, when in 1944 Midway gave the Jacksonville office more than $1,000 in stamp revenue. ARRIVES OVERSEAS 0 Pvt. Garland E. Craft has noti fied his parents of his safe arrival overseas. He is with the First Army in Germany. Pvt. Craft is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. N Craft of Richlands and the husband of the former Estelle Barbee. 4 Onslowans Wounded, One Is Prisoner, War Department Reports 0 Four Onslow County young men were reported wounded and one other a prisoner of war by the War Department this week. They were: Sgt. Cecil A. Riggs. son of Mrs. Marcaret Freshwater Riggs, of Hubert, wounded in European fighting. Pfc. James D. Strange, son of Mrs. Carolina Strange, of Jacksonville, wounded in Euro pean fighting. Pfc. Osborne C. Turner, son of Mrs. Nannie Turner. Beula ville, route two. wounded in European fighting. Pvt. Cieotge A. Morton, son of Mrs. Dolly Morton. Jackson ville. route two, prisoner of war. Pfc. Francis F. Dixon, hus band of Mrs. Louise If. Dixon of Maysvillc, wounded in Europe. T5 Milton E. Jarman. son of Mrs. Ida S. Jarman of Rich lands. wounded in Europe. Cpl. Eugene Simpson Writes of Friqht on German Batflefronf QCpl. Eugene T. Simpson, sou of A. F. Simpson of Maysvillc. re cently wrote of a harrowing exper ience while fighting with the army in Germany. A veteran of the African and Normandy coa.« t invasions. Cor poral Simpson wrote this letter to his brother ana sister. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Simpson of Jacksonville: France. Dear Lester and Jeanne: How is everything getting along in Jacksonville now. By the way T.he News and Views says every thing must be on the ball. I get the paper quite often now. I see where lots of fellows arc getting home on furloughs but I don't guess I'll get there until the European war is finished and by the way tne Stars and Stripes says I probably won't get there then. Some of the big boys want to fend us directlv from here to the Pacific. It don't hardly make me much ditfcrnce unless I could get discharged. Boy, I wish you could have seen me a little while ago. I was in a machine gun "pit on the darkest night that ever was. The pit was covered with logs, dirt, etc. and also the trench leading to it. for about ten yards. There was another small ditch forked off from the main one. 1 was in the pit and one of my buddies was outside on top. We couldn't see our hand in front of us. I was just thinking about how a jerry could slip up througa the ditch in back and toss a hand grenade in where I was when I heard someone jumo down ;nto the small trench. I called my buddy, thinking 11 was he. who was coming into the pit, but no one answered. I grabbed mv rifle and about that time it sounded as if someone made a big leap right near me. By that time I was really scared. I yelled halt! and still no body said anything. It seemed that the silence only made me more scared. I had my rifle ready, finger on the trigger and the safety nfT. I guess it must have been ten minutes before I got up the nerve to advance. I crept slowly around in the pit. feeling for whatever it was with my feet. I finally came to a pile of dirt and found that what I heard was the bank on the trench caving in after the frozen ground had thawed. Outside my buddy hadn't heard any of the commotion on account of the <vind blowing so. It really tickled him when I told about it. I don't know if this will pass the censor or not but after all there is no military information in it and that is all that counts. By the way. I've got four bronze battle stars for my campaign ;;b bon and five overseas stripes. I'll probably be striped as a zebra when I get home. Well so far I consider myself very lucky and 'I knocked on wood when I said that). I hope that I can be so throughout the war. Tell everyone hello for me and write as often as you can. Love to all, EUGENE. Miss Elizabeth Gill, Assistant Director Of USO Here, Leaves 0 Miss Elizabeth G.U. assistant di rector of Tallman Street USO. has been transferred to the USO-NCCS club at Portsmouth, Va. Miss Gill has been located here for more than a year. She has been succeeded by Miss Ruth Delehanty of Searsdade, N. Y. A graduate of Merrymount College at Tarryto\Vn, N. Y., Miss Delehan ty comes here from the USO club at Erie. Pa. CHANGES OFFICE HOURS 0 Dr. G. E. Gurganus has announ ced a change in office hours. He will be in his office from 12 noon to 6 p.m. daily except Sundays, holidays and Wednesdays. On Wed nesdays he will be in the office from 9 a. "m. to 12 noon. Enoch Howard Named Mayor of Richlands; Succeeds Rhem Taylor 0Enoch Howard Monday night was elected mayor of the Town of Richlands to succeed J. Rhem Taylor, who retired after having served two terms. Members of the town board elected were: Edwin Steed. Warren Taylor. Ray Brown, W H. Terrell and T. F.-Sanders. The beard elected Nat Sylvester as town constable. Registration Books At Holly Ridge to Be Open Saturday 0 Registration books for Town of Holly Ridge balloting on May 1 will be opened Saturday. April 7, it was announced yesterday. The books will be in the town office and open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 7. 14 and 21. L. B. Edwards has been appoint ed r"?istrar, with Mrs. J. W. Fer rel: .ui Merritt and Harold Jon^s judges. Already much interest is in the election. Members of the "People s Ticket" held a rally, attended by 45 persons, at the Knotty Pine Inn this week. Headed by 'he candi date for mayor, Heywar 1 Camp bell. all the aspirants for the board —Jay Hudiburg, C. Bruee Hunter, Leon Sessoms, John D. Jenkins and E. 1). Darrah—made brier talk.-. Steve Stefanou Resumes Operation Of U. S. Restaurant 0 Steve Stefanou this week re purchased and resumed the man agement of the U. S. Restaurant in Jacksonville. He had been out of the business about six months. Hunter to Direct Clothing Campaign For Holly Ridge Club #C. Bruce Hunter, principal of Dixon school, has been appointed temporary chairman of the Holly Ridge Rotary club's clothing drive, it was announced yesterday. Steve Stefanou is chairman of the Jacksonville Kiwanis club's effort, and President Ramon Askew said yesterday that the local club may undertake the campaign throughout the county. The drive is to collect clothing to be sent to residents of war de vastated and bombed out areas. For the Holly Ridge drive. Mrs. Heyward Campbell has been named chairman for the Baptist church. Mrs. Porter Ward for the housing project, and Mrs. C. C. Mines for the Parent-Teacher association. Mrs. John Andrews' Pupils Entertain ai Kivvanis Club Meet 0 One of the most entertaining programs in recent months was given by Mrs. John Andrews' third grade pupils at the Jacksonville Kiwanis club meeting at the USO Pin? Lodge Tuesday afternoon. They put on a radio show by George Potter and His Red Top Rhythm Makers, a rhythm organ ization replete with solists and trios. Guests at the club were Victor Venters, T. J. Marshall, and II. M. Ennett, members of the board of county commissioners. Carl Venters of New York. Hugh Ragsdale of Richlands and Mr. Wilson. At the suggestion of Sam Sack noff, editor of the club paper, a proposal for making honorary Ki wanians of that high school student who distinguishes himself in lea dership and citizenship was turned over to the boys anr* girls com mittee. Jack Koonce proposed that Ki wanians organize a softball team and invited the club to visit the Boy Scout meeting last night. George Buchanan was named "nicklc snatcher" and it will be his duty to perform in the manner of the former tail twister, a name the Kiwanians cannot now legiti mately employ since that is an of fice of recently formed Lions club here. Superlatives Picked By Senior Class of Dixon High School 0 The Dixon high school senior class has picked its superlatives as follows: Mast courteous, Allene Davis: helpful. Rupert Pierce: cheerful. Sara Jeanette Guthrie, humorous. J. H. Sanders, athletic, Bobby Caldwell: loyal. Ruth Rawls: industrious. Julian Lewis; neat, Guiula Rhodes; all-around. Charles Kirkman; pariotic. Kathleen Hines: original. Calvin Coston: dependa ble, Estelle Parker: ambitious. H. M. Ennett Jr.: and cooperative, El reesa Gurganus. Askew Is Nominated; Maultsby Asks Run-off Hatsell Re-Elected S Of Schools,- Ketchun QA. II. Hatsell was re-appointed superintendent of Onslow County schools at a meeting of the new board of education here Monday. His election came after the new board composed of W. L. Ketchum. who late'1 was elected chairman, Hugh Ragsdale, C. T. Duff, Gra ham Jones and R. L. Williams. Sr., were administered the oath of of fice by Clerk of Superior Court J. R. Gurganus. The forthcoming term will be Hatsell's seventh as superintend ent and Ketchum's second as chair man. The board voted to advertise for bids for approximately SI90.000 worth of school improvements, in cluding SI 12.000 for additional classrooms at Dixon. $20,000 for classsrooms and cafeteria at Swans boro, and approximately $60,000 for classrooms, and cafeteria at White 0;ik. The bids will be open ed May 7 here. Decision to advertise for bids came after the board approved plans and specifications prepared by Architect Raymond Maxwell, Jr.. of Goldsboro. Local school committees named by the members oi the board fol low: By Ketchum of Jacksonville—P. V. Capps, George W. Phillips. Mrs. W. '1'. Turlington. By Ragsdale of Richlands—Nine Mile Advisory—Ed Davis and Berry Marshburn: Richlands — Iioyce Baysden. John Mills, David Pitt man, Dewey Brown and F. B. Shaw. By Williams of S v. ansboro— Vance Matthews, Fred Pittman and Carl Weeks. By Jones of White Oak—D. C. Holland. Emmett Collins ana A. T. Redd, Jr. By Hobbs of Slump Sound— Luther Ennett, J. G. Parker, Alton Capps and W. M. Hardison. Jurors Drawn For Two-Week Term Of Superior Court 0.Jurors for the two-week term of Superior Court, to open May 28. were drawn by the Board of County Commissioners this week as follows: First week: E. F. Sanders, W. B. Bryan. O. L. Edens, L. F. Dixon. X. O. Wash burn. C. L. Hobbs, Franklin Brown. E. R. Jones. J. II. Aman. J. H. Cherry, Roy Justice, W. L. Jarman, Merman Jarmon, Stacy Walton. G. A. Walton. Allen G. Walton, G. C. Williams, Hugh Ragsdae, ■). Hed ric kAman, H. S. Cavenaugh, B. G. Home. -I. A. Black. P. II. Shepard, J. E. Whaley. Carl Odum. Manly Whaley. Joe Fulcher, J. C. Collins. Second week: K. S. Davis, W. L. Hardin, 11. S. Barbec. C. It. Bush, ,1. C. Padgett, H. A. Whaley, C. A. Kirk. G. A. Ot teway. W. Victor Venters. R. P. Cox, M. F. Barber. W. B. Howard. D. F. King. F. C. Bright, h. F. Wetherington, Ruebin Cox. P. D. Smith. J. T. Mills. C. T. Farkor. W. B. Hewitt, Troy E. King. Willie Mohn, Joe W. Allen. S. C. Hemby, J. H. Fulcher. J. D. Heath. R. D. Thompson, Jr.. Clifton N. Mills, J. L. Jenkins, R. M. Kellum. Wintry Weather Hits Mid-Continent, Threatens Farming By The Associated Press 0 Heavy snow, bitter cold, high winds and flood waters harrassed the mid-continent yesterday. Wintry intrusions on the spring season, well advanced by abnor mally warm March weather, threat ened fruit crops, blocked highways, closed rural schools and disrupted travel. Snowfall ranged up to 17 inches in Minnesota, the worst April storm since 1928. Purple Heart Cpl. James Sutton Baysden, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bays den of Richland?, has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action Jan. 29 in Luxembourg. His wife, the former Mavis Brown, is re siding with her parents near Beulaville. jperintendent i Also Re-Elected Abroad PVT. STACY RIGGS fl'vt. Stacy Kiggs has notified his parents. Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Riggs of Maysville. of his arrival .vith the Army in France. He en :ered service last .July and went aver seas in January. G. B. Cooper, 65, Succumbs To Heart Attack; Rites Today £ Gordon Bennett Cooper, 65. of Jacksonville, died at the Onslow bounty hospital here at 1 a.m. yes erday following a heart attack on Monday. He had been in ill health for the past three months. A native of Sampson county. Mr. Cooper was a civil engineer and for years worked with the State High way and Public Works Commis sion. During that time ho was {n harge of construction of U. S. 17 through this section of North Caro lina. Mr. Cooper returned to Onslow County in 1!)41 when the Navy De partment began acquiring land for Camp Lejeune, and had resided here since as a civil engineer in private practice. Prior to his com ing here he was in charge of malaria control in Pitt and Edge combe counties. Funeral services will be held at the Crumpler-Hone/cutt Funeral chapel at Clinton this afternoon at 4 o'clock with burial following in the Clinton cemetery. Mr. Cooper is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Sutton Cooper; three daughters. Mrs. James A. Pittman of Midway Park. Mrs. Eugene Southern and Miss Annie Cooper of Jacksonville: two sons. Gordon Fleet Cooper of Jackson ville and Sgt. O. F. Cooper, sta tionea at Blumenthal Field. Wil mington: three brothers. Dr. G. M. Cooper of the State Board of Health in Raleigh, O. F. Cooper of Wil mington. and Thomas N. Cooper of Petersburg, Va.: and one sister, Mrs. B. F. Fitzgerald of Gretna, Va. Three Local Firms Alleged to Have Violated Ceiling Prices 0 Temporary restraining orders, issued in Federal Court, have been served on three Jacksonville firms in connection with alleged viola tions of Office of Price Adminis tration ceiling prices. The orders were issued against H. M. Luv. A. & B. Groceteria and J. B. Petteway and Son store. Returnable before Federal Judge Johnson Hayes in Now Bern Tues day. April 10, tho restraining ord ers allege that the firms have made overcharges on some items on their shelves and restrain further sales as the alleged higher-than-ceiling prices. 0 G. E. (Jimmy) Maultsby yester day gave notice that he has called far a run-off between him and J. C. Collins to select a nominee for commissioner from Ward 2 on the Lown board. In announcing that he would seek a run-off, because Collins did not obtain a majority of the votes cast in the first primary Tuesday, Maultsby pointed out that Collins polled only one more vote than he in taking the lead. 60 to 59. J. C. Thompson received a total of 13 votes. "Because of the extremely close vote and because it is understood the validity of at least one vote for my opponent could have been chal lenged, my supporters have urged me to call for a run-off." Maults by said, "Therefore, I have to ac ccde to their wishes." The run-off will be held on next Tuesday in Ward 2 only, and the polls will be open from 6:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. There will be no fur ther registration. Ramon Askew, owner and man ager of the Jacksonville Auto Sales. Tuesday was nominated mayor of the Town of Jacksonville in a primary which brought out a lotal of 526 voters—largest in his tory of the town's municipal elec tions. Askew defeated Hep. Billy Arthur, editor and publisher of the News and Views, by a small margin of 36 votes—281 to 245. Three persons—H. L. Cowell in Ward 1. B. J. Holleman in Ward 3 and J. Hedrick Aman in Ward 4 —were nominated to the Town Board of Commissioners, Ibut a run-off in Ward 2 between J. C. Collins, the high man, and G. E. Maultsby. runner-up by one vote, appeared a likely result of a three man race in that part of town. The size of the vote, coming from a list of approximately 650 reg istered voters, indicated the inter est in the primary. It had been heightened by successful efforts of the Chamber of Commerce and Ki wanis club to get the people reg istered and to vote, thereby mak ing them civic conscious. In the race for mayor. Askew and Arthur carried two wards each, and Askew carried the ward in which Arthur resides but lost his. The vote by wards follows: WARD ASKEW ARTHUR 1 84 87 2 60 71 3 56 38 4 81 49 Total 281 245 The results of the balloting for members of the town board were even closer in two wards, and these were the returns: Ward 1—H. L. Cowell, 116, and Coleman Bvnum, 58. Ward 2—J. C. Collins. 60: G. E. Mjultsby, 59; and J. C. Thompson, 13 Ward 3—B. J. Holleman, 48 and Durwood Aman. 47. Ward 4—J. Hedrick ^mau, 90, anr Maurice Margolis, 38. The general election, in which it is safe to predict that the Repub licans will offer no opposing candi dates. will be held in May. and Askew will go into office in June. Voting by wards in a primary this year was the first time in his tory that residents of the munici pality enthusiastically expressed by the ballot their choice as govern ing heads of the town for two years. In the past, the candidates have been nominated by conven tion. which attracted only a few residents. Cowell. who was nominated to the board from ward one is pro prietor of Cowell Service station, and Aman. who will represent ward four, is a member of the firm of .1. H. Aman and Sons. He is a mem ber of the board at the present time. Holleman is owner and manager of the Riverview Hotel annex and also is engaged in the oil business. COMPLETING TRAINING 0 Flight Officer Nicholas J. Kal anzis. son of Mr. and Mrs. James G. Kalanzis of Jacksonville, now is completing training as a B-24 Liberator navigator at Walla Walla Army Air Field. War In Brief % I". S. Third Army bursts into Central Germany plain on 100-mile front after toppling cities of Kassel, Gotha and Suhl; on north. British cross YVcser river in flanking move ment on Bremen: French capture Karlsruhe, capital of Baden: U. S. Seventh Army plunges within 34 miles of Nuerenberg. Russian armies clear last Nazis from Hungary, capture Slovakian capital of Bratislava, push into Vienna's suburbs. Allies hurl 3.000 planes into dwindling air battle over Germany: 1.000 Flying Forts and Liberators blast submarine yards at Kiel and Hamburg. MacArthur announces invasion of Masbatc Island in central Phil ippines: Marines and Doughboys advance in Okinawa with scattered resistance: Philippines-based heavy bombers hit Hong Kong dock areas. 15th Indian Corps troops enter Taungup, big supply base in Ara kan: cover 42 miles in four days. British forces in Italy clear ene my resistance between Lake Comac_ hio and Adriatic Sea. Nazi Werewolves boast that they have kidnapped, ambushed and killed American Military Govern ment officers in occupied Germany. General Maurice Rose, comman der of the Third Armored Division was killed by crew of German tank. President Roosevelt announces United States will not ask for three votes in World Security Organiza tion assembly, but stands by com mitment to allow three votes for Russia. Large force of Superfortressses blasts targets in Tokyo area. Some reduction in Selective Ser vice calls for older men forecast As a result of deep slash in Navy's draft requirements. The reductions for May and June amount to about a 12 per cent cut in the overall draft calls for the Army and Navy.