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VOL. VII, NO. 82 JACKSONVILLE, N. C., FRIDAY. APRIL 27, .1945 PRICE $2.00 PER YEAR
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J BILLY ARTHUR
# Nothing to that pity the poor
working girl business. It should
be: sympathy for the poor working
nan.
The other morning I got up and
started dressing. The socks were
too small, but the only ones I had;
so. tugged and struggled until they
were finally on.
Then, to don an undershirt and
got it on backward and wrong side
out. to boot.
Then, for the shorts—and they
were ripped all the way down to
the seam and. finally a shirt. Noth
ing there but my best. Having
found a sport shirt half soiled in
the closet, donned it, and that
darned thing didn't have all its
buttons.
0 Would television would soon
come!
It seems that everytime I get in
the shower, the telephone rings.
The other evening I hopped out to
answer it. thinking the caller a
loved one. But 'twasn't.
Not that I'm anxious to embar
rass anyone by hopping out of the
shower to answer a televised tele
phone. I'm merely hopeful for the
day that the caller can dial the
number, get the connection, see
that bathroom door's closed, and
hang up to call later when it's open.
^Some of the local playboys
have not yet been able to figure
out just who did steal that out
board motor Sunday afternoon.
They thought they had it hid in a
place where you could even go
swimming in your birthday suit.
But. I'm told that some of them
are not quite sure yet whether
they ever found the place it was
left.
£Tip on when that last cold spell
before summer comes: When the
Marines, after sweating in greens,
change over to summer wear al
together.
£And, some of the fellows would
give a pretty dollar to know what
the fortune teller told Ix?s Cowell.
Jim Collins and Clayton Petteway
when they had their fortunes told
the other night.
Each of them tried to listen in
on the other, but to no success.
The disclosures must have been
something teriffic, because non-s of
them would reveal his fortune or
misfortune.
^Jim Lynch says he wants me to
change the name of that barber
shop from the "Whack and Credit'
shop to anything I want to call it
Brother Ed Provost tried to talk
him down to 30 cents for a shave
^ he other day. and when unsuccess
> tl merely told Jim to put it on
le cuff.
"The volume of business i?
O.K.". he added, "if we could only
collect for the work we do."
£ Leo Phillips called up the other
morning to inquire where Dumbar
ton Oaks was located—the place
the first meeting. I think, of the
allied powers was held.
"In Canada. I think," I told him.
"Why?"
"Well. Dwight (Phillips' says it
was in Virginia, another fellow said
it was in Canada, and I said Dumb
arton Oaks is someplace down in
South Carolina or Georgia. Wc
thought you ought to know."
I had to confess I didn't know
exactly; so inquired of my man
ager, Mrs. Jean Crankshaw, where
was that Oaks business and sht
settled it.
She replied, "Yes."
0 Every magazine dated March
and April, every newspaper, anc
every radio, station this month
even as lata as Wednesday nigh
when Mrs. Wendell Wilkie appear
ed on one program and every pro
gram had some refrence at least
have been urging citizens of the
United States to participate in the
National Clothing Campaign.
Citizens have been urged to do
nate or assist in collecting clothes
to be sent to less fortunate peo
ple in war-torn countries.
In Jacksonville, the Kiwanis
club has undertaken the effort,
and Steve Stefanou is in charge.
'Yet, on Wedtiegday afternoon
only one Kiwanian—Jack Koonce
—turned out to assist Steve. Wes
ley Conkling, another Kiwanian
and Rodney Hamby of Midwa>
Park, a volunteer, and one or twe
other volunteers helped in their
respective communities. The Boy
Scouts turned out in force.
Brig. Gen. Noble
Gets Gold Star For
Second Merit Award
6 In lieu of a second Legion oi
Merit decoration. Brig. Gen. A1
fred H. Noble, Commanding Gen
eral of the Marine Training Com
mand, last Thursday morning was
presented a Gold Star by Maj. Gen
John Marston. Camp Lejeunc
Commanding General.
Adding to an already impressive
string of decorations for services
in World War I and II and various
Marine campaigns in the interim
this gold star represented the sec
ond Legion of Merit Gen. Noblt
earned in World War II. His firs
was received for services durinj
the Bougainville campaign.
This second Legion of Meri
^ award was for exceptionally out
P} tanding services prior to and dur
J ng the Guam campaign whih
serving as assistant division com
mander. forsaking all thought o
personal safety in face of enemj
fire to keep a running knowledeg<
of the Marines' and enemy's situa
tion.
Judge Henry Stevens Will Deliver
Commencement Address May 12th
0.Judge Ilenry L. Stevens of War
saw will make the commencement
address at Jacksonville high school
on Saturday night. May 12, it was
announced yesterday by Principal
A. B. Johnson.
The finals program will begin
Sunday, May 6. when Capt. F. L.
Markle, USN. Camp Lejeune chap
lain. will deliver the baccalaureate
sermon in the high school audi
torium at 11 a.m.
Class Night exercises will be
held May 11. Elementary school
exercises will be held May 4, John
son announced.
Veterans of Four
Years of Service
May Be Discharged
£ Washington —(TP)— Some Army
veterans are due to be discharged
soon, it was learned today, and a
curb on the use "of 18-year-olds in
combat appears headed for the
statute books.
Military officials said plans are
being laid to release, beginning
about mid-year, a number of sol
diers who are rounding out four to
five years of service.
They cautioned, however, that it
will not be possible to release all
of these long-term veterans.
"Even a unit as small as a bat
tel may have men who would be
entitled to release but who could
not be spared." an official said.
The new policy will bring the
discharge of some of these men
who enlisted in the Army as the
military defense program gained
momentum, beginning in May. 1940.
It also will apply to veterans who
were among the first to be drafted
in November of that year.
Pvt. Marshall Harris
Reported Missing in
Action in Germany
0 Pvt. Marshall Harris, son of
Mrs. Sallie Harris of Jackson
ville, has been reported by the
War Department as missing in
artion in Germany.
Young Harris entered the
army late last fall and had
been overseas only a short
time.
Milstead Proposes
Rebuilding Ice Plant,
Destroyed by Fire
0 S. F. Milstead, owner and opera
tor of the Swansboro ice plant
which was destroyed by fire early
Sunday morning, said yesterday
that he would rebuild if and when
the War Production Board grants
priorities, for which he will apply.
The fire, starting from what was
reported to have been defective
operation of the diesel engine,
caused a loss of approximately
$15,000 to the ice plant and an
adjacent storage building belong
ing to J. F. Foster.
The ice plant is the only one
which has been serving that im
portant. fishing village and sum
mer resort center, and its loss will
be keenly felt this summer, it was
said. Tee plants here and in nearby
New Bern and Mo re head City al
ready are running at capacity and
are expected to be unable to
stretch their allotments to meet
the needs of that community.
Soviet Battling Germans
In Heart Of Berlin
0 London — (.P) — Victorious Rod
Army troops, driving from all
sides, battled the Germans at the
center of flaming Berlin Thursday,
Soviet front dispatches said.
"?vlen of the Red Army are fight
ing in the heart of the German
capital." said a Tass newsagency
story datelined Berlin'."
Earlier Nazi broadcasts said the
Russians were storming the Alex
ander Platz police and Gestapo
headquarters.
The Moscow radio observed that
German reports of Hitler's pre
sence in Berlin ""are lies and have
been invented to stimulate a fierce
defense of the capital."
Trisect German Army
0 Paris—OP)—Third Army tanks
rolled down the Danube Valley
Thursday on fringe of Adolf Hit
ler's Alpine redoubt to within 11
miles of Austria and 100 miles of
a junction with the Russians west
of St. Polten. which would trisect
the German armies and encircle
Czechoslovakia.
A massive three-army assault in
the south carried to within 45 miles
of Munich, which was threatened
with wide encirclement, and to
within 72 miles of the Fuhrer's
ruined roost at Berchtesgaden.
The French First and American
Seventh armies had crossed the
Danube on a wide front.
To Bring USO Council
Membership Strength
To Original Number
®The Jacksonville USO council,
meeting in April session at the
USO Travelers Aid office Tuesday
night, voted to bring the council
membereship up to its original
strength.
The action was taken in view of
Uie fact that some members ap
pointed at the outset had eviden
ced little interest by absences or
had resigned.
The meeting was presided over
by Mrs. G. E. Gardner in the ab
sence of President B. J. Holleman
who is out of the city.
Father Gerard Frederick, rector
of the Infant of Prague chapel in
the absence of Rev. W. S. O'Byr
ne, was welcomed as a new mem
ber.
A proposal that something be
done toward cstabilshment of a
nursery in Jacksonville to care for
children of service personnel while
their mothers shop, or locate re
latives on arrival in town was plac
ed before the group for consider
ation. It was felt that the propos
al was not a USO function but
that the council might be able to
bring the matter to the attention
of an agency or agencies who
might undertake the project.
Reports .of various units showed
that attendance was off during the
month of March, although the Col
ored USO center reported a defi
nite increase in attendance. All
units said that their programs
were not being curtailed, however,
The appointment of Mrs. Carl
Phillips of Jacksonville and Mrs,
Jackson Boyd of Camp Lejeune to
the operating committee of the
USO Travelers Aid was announced.
Tough Philippines
Battle Is Raging
In Northern Luzon
0 Manila—(/P)—The toughest cur
rent battle of the Phillipines raged
Thursday at Saguido, in northern
Luzon.
Meantime, a 16-mile advance by
the 24th division brought the
American drive on Mindanao Is
land nearer its decisive stage.
The Yanks, pushing down the
highway from the northwest, were
within 2.000 yards of the center
of Baguido. The Japs are holding
out stubbornly in the wrecked
town.
Protestant Churches
To Hold Union Service
On Sunday Evening
0 A union service by the Protest
ant churches of Jacksonville wil
be held at Trinity Methodist church
Sunday night at 8 o'clock. Rev. A
D. Leon Gray, pastor, will preach
The churches join in a unior
service every fifth Sunday nigh
during the summer months.
A Baptismal service will be helc
at First Baptist church Sunday
morning when Rev. L. Grady Bur
giss, pastor, will speak on "Con
quering Prayer."
FALSE FIRE ALARM
#One of the first false alarms o
the year was answered by Jackson
ville volunteer firemen about 1:31
a. m. Tuesday morning. The cal
came from Bayshore Boulevard
but firemen could not locate a blaz<
or the person who phoned it in.
"CHAIR CLINIC"
0 Miss Elizabeth Williams wil
give a demonstration at "A Chaii
Clinic" to be held at Bear Creel
Community House on May 11 a'
10:30 a.m., it was announced yes
terday by Miss Laura Beatty. home
agent. A picnic lunch will b<
spread.
Casualties
Pvt. Thurman H. Batchelor.
son of Clarence Batchelor of
Chinquapin, route one, was re
ported wounded in action with
the Army in the European
regions.
Pfc. Dallas D. Bryson, hus
band of Mrs. Deanie II. Bryson
of Folkstone, was reported
wounded in action with the
Army in Europe.
Free Movie
0"The King of Kings," the
historical picture of the life of
Christ, produced by Cecil B.
deMille. will be shown to the
public free of charge at Jack
sonville high school auditorium
Sunday aftefnoon at 2 and 4
o'clock.
Officers Purchase
Extra War Bends
To Launch Campaign
O l amp Davis—Ho officially start
the ball rolling toward Camp
Davis' quota in Hie present 7'h
Wui Loan drive, Erig. Gen. George
L. Usher, Commanding General,
and Colonel Trertholm J. Meyer,
Chief of Staff, each bought an
extra $100 bond loday.
Lt. Richard S. Boynton. base war
bond officer, has announced that
a quota of $30,000 has been set for
the field as its contribution toward
the nation's $14,000,0(30,000 goal in
the 7th War Loan.
To stimulate bond sales and
pledges numerous rallies will be
held at the base and thermometer
type signs will be erected at prom
inent points on the field to record
the progress of the drive.
During the 7th War Loan, prin
cipal emphasis will be placed upon
obtaining new and increased Class
"A" or civilian pay reservations
and Class "B" military allotments.
The civilian goal for Class "A"
pay reservation is 95% participa
tion with 12% reservation. For
military personnel, every officer is
urged to purchase a $25 bond each
month and enlisted men, $10 bond.
Bonds may he purchased at the
base finance office, and at the bank
or post office in Holly Ridge.
Warlick St. Paving
Project Scheduled
To Start Next Week
^Blythe Brothers company is
scheduled to start paving Warlick
street from U. S. 17 to N. C. 24
next week. Mayor Clyde Sabistor
disclosed yesterday.
The mayor said that a represen
tative of the company was in Jack
sonville Tuesday and discussec
preparations for surfacing the
street, the paving of which ha:
been in the town mill for almost ;
year.
Surfacing of Ward-Darst Plazs
to the end of the Episcopal churcl
property line, which was slated t<
begin this week, more than likel:
will be started next week also b:
the West Construction company.
Tuberculosis Movie
Shown Kiwanians
At Weekly Session
movie on the effective worl
that is done with the sale of Christ
mas Seals for the cure of tuber
culosis was shown at the regula
meeting of the Jacksonville Ki
wanis club at the USO Pine Lotig
Tuesday afternoon.
The movie was exhibited by Mrs
J. B. Pretlow of Ralcign. secretar
of the State Tuberculosis Associa
tion, who spent three days in th
county this week. Detection, curt
and rehabilitation of TB patient
were three parts of the progran
She was presented by Dr. H. \\
Stevens, Onslow-Pender Distric
Health officer.
The club voted to increase th
dues from $12.50 to $15 por quai
tei beginning July 1 to take car
of increased costs of meals.
Guests present wore E. T. Mc
Lain of Raleigh. S. W. Walters <
the Standard Oil Company. R. 1
Owen, regional Bov Scout directoi
and W. E. Baggs, P. S. While an
Rev. Charles Mercer, all of Swan?
boro.
President Ramon Askew we
corned the Swansboro visitors an
disclosed that they were preser
with a view toward getting infoi
mation on starting a Kiwanis clu
in that community.
Health Department
Immunizing Youths
Against Typhoid Fever
0 Dr. H. W. Stevens, county healt
officer, is carrying on a large in
munization program regarding t:
phoid fever in Onslow County. II
said that typhoid fever is one (
the diseases of hot summer weathc
when swimming, wading in ponci
and drinking water from unknow
sources is more prevalent. Now :
the season to take the typhoi
vaccine immunization before farn
ing and harvesting begins to tak
up all time available.
Dr. Stevens is immunizing ovc
a thousand children a wee
throughout the twenty-two difYe
ent schools in the county. A
adults, particularly those drinkin
water from pump? and wells shou!
avail themselves of this free in
munization.
He announced that typhoi
clinics are held every Thursdi
from 1 to 2 o'clock in Richlan.
Health Center and every Monda
and Saturday from 9 to 11 o'cloc
in the Jacksonville Health Cente
Residents of Midway Park and th
' Camp Lejeune Trailer Camp ca
get immunization in the healt
centers of each community.
LEAVES FOR HAWAII
0 P. M. Dennis, line foreman fc
the Jones-Onslow Electric Membei
ship cooperative here for the pa:
three years, left this week for th
Hawaiian Islands where he wi
work as an electrician.
USS Roosevelt
£ Washington —(TP)— A rriant
aircraft carrier to be launched
at the \"w York Navy Yard
Sunday has been re-named the
"I'imklin Delano Roosevelt."
The 45,000-ton vessel, sister
shin (if the Midway launched
las? inonth ai Nrwport News,
Va.. will oe sponsored by .Mrs.
Roosevelt.
1:; an unprecedented move,
the Navy assigned the name of
the ?ate President to the carrier
as token <>f honor for his long
and intimate association with
the naval service. It will he
the first carrier to hear the
name of an individual.
The vessel originally was
assigned the name of "Coral
Sea", in recognition of the
battle which occurred in that
area in May 1942.
Sizeable Amount
Of Used Clothing.
Contributed Here
0 A sizeable amount of clothing
to be sent to war devastated na
tions of the world was gathered
Wednesday afternoon by Boy
Scouts and members of the Jack
sonville Kiwanis club, it was an
nounced yesterday by Steve Stef
anou, chairman.
Some 3.000 pounds were collect
ed during the first week, and al
most an equal amount was picked
up this week: but Stefanou said a
more creditable showing could
have been made. For that reason,
the drive will be continued anoth
er week.
Persons may make contributions
to the fire station or to the Onslow
County Hospital. 01* get in touch
with Stefanou who will send for
them.
He did not have complete re
ports from Midway Park where
Rodney Ilamby had furnished a
truck and was making pick-ups.
or from Trailer Park where C. W.
Conkling was assisting.
Discarecl wearing apparel of all
sorts and kinds and for all ages
are acceptable.
Swansboro Champion
Girl Cagers Honored;
Letters Presented
0 The Swansboro High School
girls' championship basketball team
was honored at a dinner sponsored
; by the Athletic Association Friday
. evening in the Swansboro USO.
The rooms were decorated with
■ the school colors, blue and gold.
. The color scheme was carried out
; in the floral decorations.
Members of both the boys and
. girls teams were awarded their
' school letters. Speeches and ::ine
- ing followed the chicken dinner.
? Also attending were members of
. tiie School Committee and the four
5 basketball coaches, Sgt. Harold
. Rlakeslee, Sgt. Arthur La Force,
. both of Camp Lejcune, I). W.
t Maddox, and Mrs. Louise I.isk.
&rysn nargeti wins
Prize for Besi Steer
1 At Kinston Exhibition
' # Bryan Hargett. 11-year-old sor
" of Mr. and Mils. Guy Hargctt of
near Richlands. won first prize in
" the Kinston Fat -Hock show lust
week for the best steer. He was
' the ilrst 4-H club boy from Jones
■ county ever to exhibit a steer in
3 the show.
Dr. J. E. Foster of State College,
judge of the show, publicly compli
mented the feeding work of Har
gctt, whose entry topped 80 others,
most of which were rated prime.
His work was complimented also
by the Kinston Free Press in an
editorial.
1 White Nominated
■ Legion Commander,
!■ Plan Memorial Day
* # P. S. White, director of the
j USO-YMCA at Swansboro, has
been nominated commmander of
3 Clarence Meadows Post No. 78 of
the American Legion to succeed
r Z. E. Murrell, Jr., of Jacksonville.
t Other officers nominated were:
!_ J. C. Petteway, vice-commander:
j A. J. Mason, second vice-command
a er; Z. E. Murell, Jr.. adjutant:
ij and finance officer: W. E. Baggs,
service officer; John Bell, guard
ianship officer: H. Ward, sergeant
at arms: A. L. Benton, child wel
fare officer: H. A. Tolson. histor
^ ian; N. E. Day. Americanism of
s ficer; Raymond Marshall, Graves
£ registration officer: G. W. Phillips,
employment officer: H. C. Biggs,
• membership chairman: and A. H.
e Hatsell, oratorical contest chair
1 man.
The nominees will be voted on
and installed at Memorial Day
exercises to be held at Swansboro
Baptist church on May 27 at 11
r a. m. Following the exercises, din
- ner will be served at the USO
t building by the recently organized
b Auxiliary, and at that event a
1 program, including an out-of-town
speaker, will be presented.
Airport Here Sought;
Cadet Patrol Proposed
Russia Demands Sovereign Equality
For All Nations at'Frisco Parley
0 San Francisco — (/P) —- Russia's
hiri for a World Assembly based
•sovereign equality" among nations
Thursday went before the first
business session of the United Na
,ions Conference.
Word of this plan ended hopes
of some United States Delegates
1 hat Russia might not raise the
troublesome three-vote issue.
Foreign Commissar Molotov no
tified chief delegates of the 46
other United Nations here, after
Wednesday's first meeting, that
the proposal would be presented.
The specific proposal is that
Ukrainian and White Russian Sov
iet Republics should get confer
ence seats and become thereby
charter members of the assembly
of the proposed world organization.
Truman Opens Meeting
0 Washington—f/P)—Standout sen
tences in the address of President
Truman, opening the United Na
tions conference in San Francisco
Wednesday:
In the name of a great humani
tarian—one who surely is with us
today in spirit—I earnestly appeal
to each and every one of you to
rise above personal interests, and
adhere to those lofty principles
which benefit all mankind.
You members of this conference
are to be the architects of the bet
ter world. In your hands rests our
future.
We still have a choice between
the alternatives: The continuation
of international chaos—or the es
tablishment of a world organiza
tion for the enforcement of peace.
None of us doubt that with divine
guidance, friendly cooperation, and
hard work, we shall find an ade
quate answer to the problem his
tory has put before us.
As we are about to undertake
our heavy duties, we beseech Al
mighty God to guide us in building
a permanent monument to those
who gave their lives that this
moment might come.
lancer lontroi urive
In Onslow County Reaches
New Total of $735.00
0 The Cancer Control drive in
Onslow County, reached a new to
tal of $755.00 as of noon, yesterday
as announced by the E. T. Knight,
chairman of the drive.
While no quota has been estab
lished for this county. Knight had
declared that he felt that at least
$1000 would have been reached
by Monday. April 30 when the
drive is officially closed.
Knight has expressed his appre
ciation of the fine work being done
by the various volunteer commit
tees throughout the county and
Mrs. G. B. Moser, county comman
der has also commended the work
ers for the fine job they have been
doing.
A substantial donation was made
this week by the Woman's club of
Midway Park following the bene
fit dance staged in the community
building there last Friday night
SI80.00 was taken in and the en
tire amount was given over to the
drive. A bridge-luncheon, undei
the same sponsorship, netted $75.
00 which was also donated.
Mrs. R. E. Smith of Jacksonville
heads the women in the house t(
house campaign. Her committee i.<
composed of: Mrs. T C. Petto way
Mrs. D. C. Sabiston, Mrs. Dean<
C Taylor. Mrs. O. I,. Russ. Mrs
Errett Gardner. Mrs. A W, Lang
lev, Mrs. E. J. Petteway. Mrs. Ros*
Robb. Mrs. Alfred Taylor. Mrs
John Harris. Mrs. Nora Wallace
Mrs. V. L. Taylor, Mrs. Tack Bur
cnam. Mrs. ttoDeri ivietoy, airs
Dan Bright, Mrs. M. A. Cowell
Mrs. W. Sorson, Mrs. M A. Horcl
Mrs. Bruce Teachey, Mrs. R. S
Pinkston. and Mrs. E. L. Warren.
Mrs. J. C. Thompson and Mrs
Maurice Traehtenburg are in charg<
of the business district, and th<
Boy Scouts have turned in $80.0<
from collections in the downtowi
theatres. Rev. S. L. Stanford is ir
charge of the colored section o
Jacksonville.
In Holly Ridge, the drive i
under the direction of the Rotar:
club: Sneads Ferry, by Mr. anc
Mrs. 11. M. Ennett and Mr. am
Mrs. Adrian Capps; in Richland:
by the Lions club and in Swans
boro by Mayor W. lv Baggs am
Mr. and Mrs. P. S. White.
While the drive is officially ove
on Monday, Chairman Knigh
urges all those who have not madi
their contribution by that date t<
make every effort to turn it in a:
soon as possible in order that th<
total returns may be made as earl:
as possible.
BROWN PURCHASES STEER
£C. B. (Yanki Brown of .lackson
ville was one of the purchasers o
a prize steer at the Coastal Plaii
Fat Stock Show in Kinston las
week. The steer weighed 1,09!
pounds. Yep, he's cut the steer u;
into steaks.
Prisoner of War
Q Pfc. Major Jones, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Jones of Maysvilie,
has written his wife, the former
Ruth Todd, that he is a prisoner
of war in Germany. His letter pre
ceded official notification from the
War Department, his wife stated.
He had been reported missing since
Dec. 20. 1944. His wife and child
live at Maysvilie.
tpi. lem raiKner
Awarded Air Medal
With 15th Air Force
0 15th AAF in Italy—Cpl. Isaac L.
(Lem) Falkner, whose wife, the
former Helen Pleasants and son.
Lem. reside at 1306 Park Drive.
Charlotte. N. C.. has been awarded
the Air Medal for meritorious
achievement while participating in
aerial flight.
This airman is a ball-turret
gunner on a B-24 Liberator of the
15th Army Air Force. He is a
member of the oldest American
heavy bombardment group in the
Mediterranean theater of opera
tions. This unit, commanded by
Colonel Robert II. Warren. Yank
ton. S. D.. has been awarded three
Distinguished Unit Citations.
Cpl. Falkner is the son of Mrs.
1. L. Falkner. Nurses Quarters,
Naval Hospital. Camp Lejeune,
N. C. He is a graduate of Central
High School, Charlotte. Before he
entered the army. August 11. 1943.
he was employed by the Charlotte
Observer. While a cadet, this air
man attended the College Training
Detachment at the University ol
Chattanooga, Chattanooga. Tenn.
In addition to the Air Medal
Cpl. Falkner wears the Good Con
duct Medal, the Distinguished Unit
Badge with two Oak Leaf Cluster.5
and the Europe-Africian-Middh
East Theater ribbon with one cam
paign star.
Jacksonville People
Pray for Guidance
Of Peace Conferees
0 Several scorc faithful person:
attended the Wednesday afternooi
prayer service at First Baptis
church to petition for divine gui
dance of Allied statesmen who 01
that day opened the historic Sai
Francisco confere nee.
Churches of the community wen
open throughout the day in re
sponse to proclamations by Presi
dent Truman. Governor Cherr;
and Mayor Clyde L. Sabiston.
The theme of the prayer serv
ice. i.i which all denomination
participated during Wednesda.
afternoon, was "Christianity'
Place in the Peace." Rev. L. Grad
Burgiss, pastor of the host church
Rev. Carl Craig and Rev. F. S
Cox participated in the service. an<
Rev. Mr. Craig read three poems
including an original one.
Mrs. Ramon Askew rendered
vocal solo, and the choirs of Pre
testant churches joined in offerin
several selections.
BARFIELD PROMOTED.
0Camp Lejeune, — Cpl. Fran'
Barfield, who is serving in the Mai
ine Corps Reserve, while on leav
from his office as secretary of th
Kinston Chamber of Commercf
has been promoted to second liei
tenant. A former North Carolin
newspaperman, he has been mar
. aging editor of the Camp Lejeun
Globe, camp weekly newspaper, fo
, the past nine months.
LESS FOOD FORECAST
% Raleigh—(i*P)—There will be les
beef, mutton, and poultry, an
fewer oils and fats, fewer egg
much less pork and less produ<
tion of crops in general until th
fall of 1946. according to a grou
i statement of the various commii
sioners of agriculture of the Unite
I States released here yesterday b
i State Agriculture Commission*
Kerr Scott.
£ J acksonville formally became
an airminded community this wee):
with efforts being launched to se
cure an airport and organization of
a Cadet Air Patrol being proposed.
A group of men interested in
air traffic, formed a committee
composed of W. A. S. Aman, Ra
mon Askew and Robert Cravens
to seek an airport site, to be eith
er municipally or privately owned,
and named Cravens to solicit the
support of the Kiwanis and Lions
clubs and the Chamber of Com
merce in the important and far
reaching project.
The purpose of the organiza
tion is primarily to teach flying
and to provide facilities for air
traffic, generally know to the mode
of traffic in the post-war and fu
ture times. It was pointed out th*t
Jacksonville could be made an
air-stop for passenger and freight
traffic much quicker should it pro
vide now suitable facilities.
Bill Johnson, a Civil Air Pa
trol cadet of Beaufort, who is now
employed jin Jacksonville, this
week started organization otf >a
CAP cadet unit here, with James
A. Odom of Midway Park and B.
S. Pinkston of Jacksonville Aa
adult supervisors.
Johnson called a meeting of
prospective members at the Jack
sonville high school auditorium to
night at 8:30 o'clock.
The cadets are composed of
youths 15 to 18 years of age who
do not fly but make up an auxil
iary of the U. S. Army Air Forces.
According to Gen. H. A. Arnold,
commanding the Army Air Forces,
the purpose of the cadet units is
to interest young people in avia
tion so as to assure this nation a
place of leadership in that field.
Among them are those who will
design, build and fly bigger, faster
and more powerful airplanes than
we now know." The cadet CAP
will receive a foundation of avia
tion knowledge which will give him
an advantage when he becomes of
age and eligible for flying train
ing.
Cadet Civil Air Patrol units al
ready are functioning at Beaufort
and at Burgaw. Its members /ire
entitled to wear uniforms, and
when in uniform they are under
the supervision and direction of
the TJ. S. Army Air Forces.
Present at the meeting of adults
interested in aviation Monday
night were Cravens, Dr. G. E. Gur
ganus, C. W. and Ramon Harts
field. Steve Aman, Askew, L. E.
Rudisill, Ellis Cates and Jack
Reid.
Cravens. Cates and Raymond
Hartsfield already are licensed pi
lots, and Cravens is a member of
the Aircraft Owners and Pilots As
sociation. Now taking lessons at
Burgaw are Aman, the Hartsfield
brothers. Cravens, Louis Katzin
and Cates, some of them taking ad
vanced training.
Others who have evidenced an
interest in flying and in acquisi
tion of an airport for Jacksonville,
according to Cravens, are: Dr. H.
W. Stevens, B. J. Holleman, Billy
Arthur. Tom Shugart, C. W. Conk
ling. Harvey J. Boney, James G.
Kalanzis, Grady Whicker and
Morris Trachtenburg.
Scouting Official
Hopes to Set Up
District in Onslow
#B. B. Owen, director of the East
Carolina Council of the Boy Scouts
of America, conferred with Scout
ing leaders here Tuesday in an
effort to make Onslow County a
Scout district by itself.
"There is sufficient interest and
' activity in Scouting in Onslow
County now," Owen explained, "to
make a district organization in
• this one county alone feasible at
the present tinuv"
He explained that Onslow now
is in a district with Craven, Jones
and Pamlico counties, and that i*
one of the districts which compose
the East Carolina Council.
1 Onslow has troops in Jackson
, ville, Midway Park, Holly Ridgo,
Sneads Ferry, Verona and Rich
i lands.
War In Brief
0 Soviet troops encircle crumbling
: Berlin; Nazis battle in subways.
Patton's tanks sweep to within
> 15 miles of Austria, set Regenburg
? aflame.
British bombers smash Hitler's
1 mountain hideout at Berehtesgaden
\ with six-ton "earthquake" bombs;
. Americans hit vital targets.
Two Allied armies in Italy swarm
r toward Verona, gateway to Brenner
Pass.
Admiral Turner says Japan's
ability to launch large-scale air
and naval attacks against U. S.
s operations nearly finished. Tokyo
1 complains that B-29 bombings are
s systematically destroying Japanese
- race; Americans advance on Qkina
b wa and in Philippines.
a Japs fling over five divisions Into
- drive on American airbase at Chih
I kiang.
y British troops seize Yenangya
r ung, second largest Burma oil wa
ter. _