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THE ONSLOW COUNTY News and Views The Only Newspaper in the World That Gives a Whoop About Onslow County The News and Views Leads la Paid Circulation Local Advertising National Advertising Classified Advertising Onslow County News VOL. VII. NO. 83 JACKSONVILLE, N. C., Tl KSDAY, MAY I, 1915 PRICE $2.00 PER YEAR •down east £ WITH | BILLY ARTHUR fit looks as if the "Men's Night" program of the Jacksonville Wom an's club is all off. if the present attitude of some of the members continues. When the matter came up last week, some thought that the en tire expense of the occasion should be borne by the four women who are in charge of the program for the next meeting, when Men's Night was originally planned. They balked on account of the heavy expense of the affair, and asked members to pay $2 to foot the bill for them and their hus bands or male guests. But the wom en so far have indicated they don't approve of that. Don't they think a good hus band or a good man is worth $2? 0 Jesse Jones possesses two tal ents I never before knew he had. In the first place, I knew he hailed from Onslow County—in the White Oak section—and that he is a good lawyer. But didn't know before what a good Lions district governor he's making and that he's a good story teller. He caught Wesley Morton of New Bern, who also comes from the White Oak section, the other evening at the Lions charter night, and told about the time they used to play together. On one occasion, Jesse recalled, there was a protracted meeting in the neighborhood, and in those days a Baptist protracted meeting usually lasted until the chicken and ham gave out. which was about two weeks. While the adults were getting religion inside the church. Jesse and Wesley were having a meeting of their own on the out side. and got imbued with the spirit of baptism themselves. So they proceeded to immerse and baptize whatever they could find around the yard—a dog. a chicken, and a goose. But the cat stumped them. Every time Wesley would pick up the cat, it would scratch him. Finally, with tears streaming down his cheeks, he held the cat up be fore him, and suggested: "Jesse, let's just sprinkle the cat and let it go to hell. 0 Jesse also told of seeing Mayor nominate and Mrs. Ramon Askew over in Richlands the other night, and went up to congratulate him. "How's th politician?" Jesse said he asked Ramon. "I'm just fine, thanks," Mrs. Askew replied. S Congratulations arc in order to » Lions club. So there they are. For a long, long time I've had a <ng for the Lions because of ^ t worthy project—aid to the W id. They concentrate on that; » other projects are a sideline; that one they will do well—all over the state and nation. It should not. however, detract from their field of service here, which is wide open. The club is in a position to show what a new baby can do. and it doesn't have to be spectacular. The results will speak for themselves. % Edward Farnell found this bit of confusion to add to the old one about the fellow pouring the bot tles down the drain: PAUL DEHN'S TYPIST IS OFF ON HOLIDAY My typist has gone on hir holiday My tipyst has gohn on a spree. Mx typish hap gone oh hyr haliduy. O gring bacq m! hypist to me. Bling bac? oK &ring back Oh bynK b4cK my tipisth to mi tu mo. Brung bicq ocsling 8acK Oh blynK ba"K mg tV^pys? tp m/O demn— 0 Steve Stefanou denies that his application for a shoe stamp is to replace those he wore out while awaiting the arrival of that new son. 0 Edward Farnell produces this gag for your laugh meter: A father thought it was about time to lecture his young son, who was both scatterbrained and frivo lous. He said. "Jimmy, you're get ting to be a young man now, and I think you ought to take life more seriously. Just think, if I died sud denly. where would you be?" And the son answered, "I'd be here. The question is, where would you be?" 01 was telling a fellow the other day about having gotten up early and fixed my breakfast. "You should get married," he advised, "and then you wouldn't have to fix your own breakfast." "I'd rather go without it," I told him. 01n the recent rains the water stood miles wide and hundreds of feet deep in front of the News and Views building; that is, as far as I was concerned when I attempted to get from the street into the office. I had to walk feet upon feet to by-pass the stream in the street. unce or iwice 1 contemplated calling on General Patton to come to Jacksonville and establish a beachhead across it, but I finally found a piece of one by four that reached across the water. Now, I have my own Remagen bridge, and can go and come across he Rhine anytime I please. I only pe it doesn't collapse with me ) the middle of it sometime. 0Gautier Jackson was telling what D. Sam Cox had done for Wilmington the other afternoon and got twisted up on the name of the county. He called it "Hand over" County. ✓ • Jacksonville Lions Club Dedicated To Making Town A Better Place 0The Jacksonville Lions club was pledged Thursday night to cooper ation with every agency, club and institution in making this com munity a better place in which to live. "We're here to serve," President H. C. (Ike) Johnson declared in receiving the charter for the re cently organized 24-member club from District Governor Jesse Jones of Kinston, ' and we hope that this town will be a better place in which to live, to work and to play by virtue of there being a Lions club here." The charter was presented in impressive Charter Night exercises held at the Tallman Street USO and attended by approximately 100 Lions and Lioneses from Jackson ville, Richlands. Kinston. Kenans ville together with local invited guests. Rev. John R. Poe, Methodist minister of Trenton, who made the principal address of the evening, said that the key to the success of any civic organization is the will ingness of the individual members to serve. Sucess is in the joining of hands to bring service to the community and to the state, he added, saying that it is in times like these that all organizations can unite "in healing society's wounds and start building a world in which we would like to live— a world of peace." Jesse D. Paschal, president of Boy Scout Court Of Honor Is Held At High School Gym 0Ten members of Boy Scout Troop 20 in Jacksonville were awarded merit badges at the Court of Honor held Thursday night in the high school gymnasium. The badges went to Charles Marshall, Van Murrell, St.ratton Murrell, Linwood Peed, Willard Greer. Charles Henderson, Arthur Langley, Sammie Trippe, George Howard and Richard Jackson. Linwood Peed was also advanced to first class scout, and second class badges "went to Sammy Trippe, Johnny Pollard. George Howard. Harold Gleitz, Jimmie Maultsby Wilton Bush and Edward Chad wick. Tenderfoot' badges were award ed Scotty Humphrey. Billy Aman Lester Simpson, Wayne Larson Leonard Larson. Graham Darden Eddie Nelson, Franklin McFatter and Donald Swinson. the Kinston club which sponsored the Jacksonville organization, pre sented President Johnson with a check for a gong, to be purchased when the war is over and metal again is available. Musical selections were offered by Miss Mary Herring, violinist, during the meal, and the invocation and benediction were pronounced by Rev. A. D. Leon Gray and R. F. Brendle respectively. B. B. C. Keslsr acted as toast master. and Mayor Clyde Sabiston welcomed the guests. Officers of the club are: presi dent. H. C. Johnson: first vice president. J. Hedrick Aman: second vice-president. Charles D. Koonce; third vice-president. C. L. Sabis ton: secretary-treasurer, C. F. Rawls: tail twister. G. E. Gardner; and lion tamer, W. C. Capps. Directors are: W. Durwood Aman. Herbert M. Eastwood, R. fc. Holt, and C. L. Sabiston. Charter members of the club are: H. C. Johnson, J. Hedrick Aman, C. L. Sabiston, W. C. Capps, G. E. Gardner. C. F. Rawls, W. A. S. Aman, Frank Fields, Carl Harris, W. B. Quincy, H. W. Seawell, Sam Starling. H. L. Cowell, A. G. Walton. Jr., Thomas Marshall. Kirby Thomp son, Russell Brendle, A. T. Griffin, Jr., W. H. Cannon, B. B. Kosler, W. Durwood Aman, Herbert M. Eastwood, R. E. Holt, and Charles D. Koonce. Twelve Candidates File for Office in Holly Ridge Primary 0 Twelve candidates filed to seek the office of mayor and five posts on the Holly Ridge Town Board of Commissioners in the past three weeks that saw the total registra tion for the May 8 primary reach approximately 180 names. Candidates for mayor arc L. E. Coleburn, incumbent, and Hayward Campbell. Candidates for the town board are: N. H. Modinos. John Smith son, Allen Stafford. C. Bruce Hunter. Dave Cohen, John J. Hudi burg. E. F. Sanders, Leon Sessoms, John D. Jenkins and D. D. Darrah. The present board is composed of Coleburn. mayor, and Stafford, Modinos, Sanders, Hunter and Smithson. Voting will take place in the game room adjoining the housing project grocery store from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on May 8. Nazi Defenses Crumbling; Peace Reported Sought # Paris—(/P)—'The U. S. Seventh Army was rapidly reducing Mun ich and other armies were over running the decaying defenses in Germany, Austria and Czechoslova kia Monday while high ranking Nazis were reported seeking peace. Hamburg was mcnanced gravely by the British crossing of the Elbe, 20 miles southeast of that second largest German city. The Russians closed toward fresh linkups with the Western Allies. Field Marshall Alexander's armies in Italy were turning a Nazi retreat in the southernmost of the European defenses in to a rout at positions 135 miles across the Alps from Gen. Eisenhower's 'forces. 0 London —(/P)— Russian tanks have smashed into the Tiegarten, Berlin's central park which has been converted into an under ground fortress, the Oslo radio said Monday. Moscow reports said the fall of the capital was imminent. A wave of suicides and desertions whittled the ranks of the capital's defend ers, and a Russian squeeze mauled the German garrison into a flame swept 18-square-mile pocket—all that remained of Greater Berlin's 431 square miles. Southeast of the city, the Red Army finished the liquidation of an encircled enemy group, captur ing 40,000 prisoners, Moscow said. INTERVIEW NAVY APPLICANTS f A traveling procurement party will visit the U. S. Navy Recruiting Station in Raleigh on Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5 for the purpose of interviewing officer candidates for the Naval Reserve and WAVES, according to Lieut. Comdr. D. P. Whelchel, USNR, di rector of Naval Officer Procure ment for the Sixth and Seventh Naval Districts. CHARGED WITH ASSAULT % Mrs. Hugh Sandlin of near Rich lands was charged last week with assaulting Miss Effie Davis Koonce Richlands school teacher. She will be given a hearing in county court this week. It is said that Mrs. Sand lin objected to her daughter hav ing been vaccinated for typhoid and struck the teacher. Doughboys Doggedly Fight For Airfields On Southern Okinawa 0 Guam —(/P)— American dough boys. enraged over a Japanese pilot's suicidal attack on a help less Navy hospital ship evacuating their wounded buddies, fought doggedly Monday for two airfields —immediate objectives on South ern Okinawa. Japs Bombed Again % Guam —(JP)— Hitting by day light, a force of 100 to 150 super fortresses bombed Japanese mili tary installations on Honshu and Jyushu from medium altitude Monday. They also attacked Tach idawa. army air arsenal 25 miles west of Tokyo. Polish Issue Again Strains Relations At Frisco Parley £ San Francisco —f/P)— British American-Russian relations teeter ed on the rim of another crisis Monday with the Polish issue again building up behind the scenes of the United Nations conference. Efforts of Latin American na tions to have an invitation issued for Argentina to join the confer ence appeared to bs forcing a showdown this time. Some conference leaders were privately fearful of a deadlock. Soviet Foreign Commissar Mol otov was reported to have told his big-power colleagues—Stettinus of the U. S.. Eden of Britain and Soong of China—that lie is willing to have Argentina invited if the Warsaw government of Poland also is asked to send a delegation here. Britain and the United States, whose leaders also assume support of China, are determined against this Polish arrangement. CHAMBER TO MEET 0The April meeting of the Jack sonville Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Tallman St reel USO building Thursday night a 8:30 o'clock. Kenneth Mann Comes To Jacksonville As Full-lime Fireman 0 Kenneth Mann, for eleven years a member of the Wil mington fire department will become fireman and chief in structor for the Jacksonville volunteer fire department on a full-time basis, effective to day, it was announced yester day by Department Chief W. D. Aman. For the past four years, Mann has been chief of the fire department at Camp Davis. Aman said that Mann's duties would be to instruct volunteers in proper fire fight ing technique and maintain and keep in good repair the town's fire fighting equipment. Mann's salary will be $175 per month. Complete Program For Richlands High Graduation Announced 0 Commencement exercises at Ivichlands high school will be held on Friday night. May 11, at 8 o'clock in the form of Class Day exercises, it was announced yester day by Principal D. G. Shaw. The finals program will start Sunday when Rev. Talmadge C. Johnson of Kinston will deliver the baccalaureate sermon in the school auditorium at 8 p.m. The program for the baccalaur eate sermon will include the invo cation by Rev. E. H. Cannady and selections by the school glee club under the direction of Mrs. O. E. Bell. The diplomas will be presen ted by Principal Shaw. The commencement exercises will be a play "Gypsy For a Day" in which members of the senior class will have parts. They include Ralph Gurganus. class president, Billie Cox. salutatorian, Fraulein Jarman, Sarah Alma Taylor, Helen Brown. Warren Taylor. Stacy Foun tain. Frederick McGowan, Irene Koonce, Red Sanders, Cecil Hill, Eva Mac Padrick. Dorothy Mills, Ralph Barbee, Lizzie King. Daisy Mae Beddard. Lucille Blizzard. Margaret Taylor, Ida Brown and Ma\*is Futrell. Douglas Allen. Dalton Baysden, Arthur Davis. Stacy Swinson, Ja mes Whaley, John Rand, R. P. Whaley. Earl Warren, Neal Home, Percy Brown. Kenneth Frazelle, Alvin Jenkins, Ruffin Manning, Harvey Manning and William Pitt man. Solo parts will be carried by Fraulein Jarman. Stacy Fountain and Sarah Alma Taylor. Also on the program will be Jean Gurganus, president of the junior class, and Obeda Hood, class representative. Lois Pittman, Myrtie Stroud, Gertrude Stevens, Annie Saloma Petteway, Dorothy Lanier, Carolyn Jarman, Madge Baysden, Jean Gurganus, Obeda Hood. Minnie Lee Jarman, Laura Bell Howard. Edna Bryan, Myrtle Home, Ann B. Nicholson, Julia V. Ferrell, Vel ma Huffman, Vivian Taylor, Mar ie Clark, Sadie Brown, Maxine Baysden, Swannie Sandlin, Mar garet Mozingo. Cleilie Thompson, Lillio Grace Thompson, Gladys Lec Canady, Christine Cox, Joyce Newbotd, Hel en Huffman, Ester Howard, Mar garet Howard. Nancy Metts, and Melbaline Baysden. Mascots for the senior class are Martha Ruth Mills and Carl Rags dale. Mrs. J. R. Taylor will be in charge of the music, and D. J. Johnson is senior class director. Member^ of the glee club are: Obeda Hood. Ester Thompson, Marie Clark, Ellen Thompson. Ar leen Jarman, Charlotte Humphrey. Llia Bell Crooms, Sidney Grace Brinson, Margie Taylor, Sadie Brown. Evangline Hunter, Betty Bryan, Mavis Sanders. Margaret Marshburn, Irene Hum phrey. Edith Futrell, Ann Borden Nicholson, Maxine Baysden. Carrie Baysden, Edna G. Marshburn, Marjorie Taylor. Jean Poplin. Mar garet Brock, Julia Steed, Betsy Canady, Rachel Carter. Dorothy Venters Faye Sylvester, Doris Petteway, William Whaley, Nancy Cox. Jane Frazeile, Louise Warren. Alice Sylvester, Letricc King. Ethel Mae Jarman, Mary Francis Bell and Melbaline Bays den. ABC Board Announces May Liquor Ration Same As For April 0The May liquor ration in North Carolina's 25 ABC counties will re main at the April level, the ABC board has announced. "Coupons No. 21 and 22 will be valid any time during the month of May for one quart, or one fifth, or two pints, or two tenths of any whiskey or Scotch. "Coupons No. 23 and 24 will be valid any time during the month of May for one quart, or one fifth or two pints of gin, or one fifth of Private Stock, Prince George or Cedar Brook. "Imported and domestic brandy rum, cordials, fruit flavored gin fruit, flavored brandy, and sloe gin will be ration free." Pfc. Nolan D. Yeomans Killed in Action in European Fighting 0 Pfc. Nolan D. Yeomans, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Yeo mans of Hubert, route two. has been killed in aetion in Europe, according to an an nouncement by the War De partment. Pfc. Yeomans entered serv ice in December of 1942 after having attended Swansboro high school. He lias three sisters. Mrs. C. C. McCausIey, Mrs. Robert L. Midgett and Miss Christine Yeomans. all of Hubert. Nazi, or No Nazis, When Onslowan Sees Deer, He's A-Shootin' 0When an American patrol goes hunting for Nazis, and it includes an Onslow County boy. you can bet your bottom dollar they're going to take a shot, at a deer— no matter whether or not they see any Germans. According to reports from the 99th Infantry Division in Germany, the First ai d Second Platoons of Comp- ny "G", 393rd Infantry Re giment were ordered by Captain William Smith, Henderson. N. C., to make a reconnaissance in a thickly wooded area to round up stray Germans. The platoons advanced through the woods cautiously expecting to meet the enemy. Suddenly the for est was alive with gun fire; every one in the rear thought the patrol had encountered at least a com pany of Germans. Instead, a large deer had been routed from the brush and taken care of in a short time by several patrol members. The marksmen included Private James Henderson of Jacksonville. Private Harold E. Morris. Lone Reck. Wisconsin, found a baby carriage and rolled the carcass sitting upright into the kitchen. Capt. Paul Stevens To Make Graduation Address at Dixon O Capt. Paul Stevens, chaplain at Camp Davis, will make the com mencement address at Dixon school graduation exercises on May 12 at 8 p.m., it was announced yester day by Principal C. Bruce Hunter. The finals program will begin Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. when Dr. C. D. Barelift. Methodist min ister of Wilmington, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon in the school auditorium. Class night exercises will be held Friday night. May 11. at 3 p.m. Sandy Graham Named Highway Commission Chairman by Cherry 0 Raleigh—(/P)—Governor Cherry Monday appointed A. H. (Sandy) Graham, HilLsboro, chairman of the State Highway Commission. He also named Merrill Evans of Ahoskie, First District commis sioner; John Clark. Greenville, Second; Dr. Guy V. Gooding, Ken ansville, Third: John Hackney, Wilson, Fourth, among others. COLEBURN STRUCK 0 Mayor L. E. Coleburn of Holly Ridge was struck in the face with a blackjack by an unidentified sol dier at his place of business last Thursday night. Coleburn. who suffered two black eyes, said he was struck when he caught the soldier in the act of a "peeping •torn." RED CROSS MEETING 0The regular monthly meeting of the Onslow County Chapter. Amer ican Red Cross. Board of Directors, will not be held today. IN 48 HOURS 0 Paris—(.4®)—More than 125, 000 German soldiers have sur rendered in the past 48 hours to American, British and French troops under General Eisenhower's command. Allied Headquarters announced yes terday. Property Values Up $1,323,166 In Onslow Villa Hotel At Morehead City Is Purchased By Jacksonville Men ^ Purchase of the Villa Hotel at Moreheacl City by L. J. Katzin and Walter W. Morgan, both of Jack sonville. was announced here in day. The new owners will take over operation of the popular hotel today. Purchase was made from W. Lunceford Long, prominent North Carolinian who has owned the hotel for the past three years. It has been operated under lease by him. Morgan and Katzin recently pur chased Camp Branch near More head City, but have sold ofT a part of the property and equip ment thereon. The Villa Hotel was built back in the 1920's when the boom was on both in Eastern North Carolina and in Florida. It always has been a popular resort hotel, situated as it is on Bogue Sound. Cadet Civil Air Patrol Unit Begun; Meets Tomorrow 0Organization of a Cadet Civil Air Patrol unit here was started Friday night at Jacksonville school with 18 members present. The group will meet again Wed nesday afternoon for drill on the school grounds at 2:30 o'clock, and again on Friday evening, according to Bill Johnson, organizer. R. S. Pinkston and James A. Odum arc adult leaders. Sgt. Leon P. Sewell Of Swansboro With Army Buying Staff 0 Headquarters Service of Supply, Kunming, China—Horses from Ti bet for the armies of China arc bought with textiles and scrap me tal in the effort to give Mr. U. S. Taxpayer a square deal for his war dollars battling in this far away corner of the world. China may have the highest cost of living in the world but there are those in the U. S. Forces here abouts who stand guard to see that Uncle Sam's money is spent as efficiently as possible. The Army found an answer. To prevent unnecessary purchases and payment of excessive prices a Cen tral Purchasing and Procurement Authority to control all buying for all U. S. Forces in China has been set up by Services of Supply under command of Major General G. X. Cheves. Among the enlisted men assigned to CP & PA is Sgt, Leon P. Sewell, Swansboro, N. C. Sgt. Sewell is a graduate of the Swans boro high school. Before entering the Army in May, 1942. Sgt. Sewell was employed as clerk by B. P. Davis, Swansboro. In March, 1944 Sgt. Sewell left the United State? for overseas duty, and arrived in India in April. 1944. With the formation of the Central Purchas ing and Procurement Authority some months ago. he was assignee to duty with that organization at a clerk. TSgt. Gerthie Kennedy Of Beulaville Wounded In Action in Europe 0TSgt. Gerthie E. Kennedy, husband of Mrs. Vertie M. Kennedy of Reulaville, route two, has been wounded in ac tion in European fighting, ac cording to the War Depart ment. Pfc. Edwin R. Williams Wounded in Action In European Regions 0 Pfc. Edwin R. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wil liams of Beulaville, route two, has been wounded in action against the enemy in Europe, according to an announcement by the War Department. Visitor Scathingly Criticizes Appearance Of Local Community £ The appearance of the Town of Jacksonville was bitterly criticized before a meeting of Chamber of Commerce and Woman's club rep resentatives here Thursday after noon by D. Sam Cox. who calls North Carolina his homo and Wil mington his place of abode right now. Cox. who authored the once popular children's st :ty — Blackie Bear—and who lately has been do ing special advertising work for various chambers of commerce in the state and south, came here to talk about a pamphlet proposed by the Jacksonville civic organization. In discussing the possibilities of Onslow County. Cox declared that first Jacksonville would have to clean up and get to lonk like some thing before it could expect any one to slay here any longer than he had to. He termed the town "filthy" and the people apparently possessed with a "good-for-nothing-what's the-use" attitude that has resulted in little good being accomplished recently. "The job of doing something in Jacksonville and really building a fine town and county should be much easier here than anywhere else." he declared. "The govern ment has handed you everything; you didn't have 1o gn out and buy a thing to .cot all this money and this large town; all you had to do was'take it. If ii hadn't been for the government, this town would have slid in the river. "My suggestion is that you get rid of this don't care attitude and start cleaning up these filthy places. Start on the streets, clean them up, and get the garbage col lected: make this place look like you're proud of it." Then, he indicated, the job of selling the town and county would be much easier. This section of the state, particularly this county is well-adapted for agriculture, especially now types, including berries and fruits and vegetables not now produced. A ready market for fresh produce in quantity is available at nearby camps, anci there are any number of other possibilities, lie said. AYCOCK BKOWN HERE £ Aycock Brown, former editor o! the Beaufort News and a formei well-known North Carolina news paperman who is now with Nav> Intelligence, was here Thursday. Camera Arthur Gave To Marines Went Through Some Hectic Times 0A Speed Graphic camera which Billy Arthur, News and Views edi tor donated to the First Marine Division when it shoved off for the South Pacific in the summer of 1942. went through the Solomons, Russell Islands. Cape Gloucester and Australia and is now probably a museum piece of Folmer-Graflex Corporation. That was the word brought here Friday by Sgt. Jerry Koepplinger of the Leatherneck staff, who is in Jacksonville to do a picture story on "the old and the new town," aimed at enlightening members of the First Marine Division who once were stationed here. Koepplinger was a photographer in the intelligence section, headed by the late Lt. Col. Frank Goettge, of the First Marine Division when it was in the then handsome anc fine and comfortable quarters known as Tent Camp. When the division left for th< South Pacific, they were short sev eral cameras, and Arthur, who hac made hundreds of photographs o their operations, donated his trust} camera. Later tlie division came into tw< new cameras, and the Arthur gif was an extra around that sav plenty of service, because every one used it. "When we parted wit! it. there was a hump in the bel lows, there wasn't any leather or it. it had a makeshift sunshadi held on by tape, and the shutte: wouldn't work. We sent it up t< the Graflex company to let then see it." Koepplinger said, addinj that Popular Photography did i story on it in recent months. 0 Real and personal property valuations in Onslow County total $12,482,150 this year, an increase of $1,323,166 over 1944. figures compiled by County Auditor J. J. Cole showed yesterday. While there were net increases in real and personal property valu ations in all of the five townships, there was a decided decrease in all livestock, according to figures taken during the January tax list ing period. The decrease in dollars anc) cents amounted to $51,059. In Stump Sound township, real estate values went up while per sonal property values declined, and that was the only township in which a decrease in any property valuations was noted. However, the increase in real property more than offset the decrease in personal, the latter evidently being caused by a gradual shut-down of Camp Davis during the latter part of 1944. By townships, the valuations fol low: Total value personal property in Jacksonville township in 1944, S946.883; in 1945, $1,254,064, an increase of $307,181. Total value real estate in 1944. $2,495,104; in 1945. S3.445.104, an increase of $950,447. Total increase, $1,725,628. Richlands township total value personal property in 1944. $606,851; 1945. $693,940. increase of $87,089. Real estate value in 1944, $1,798, 491; 1945—$1,943,973, an increase of $145,482. Total increase $232,571. Stump Sound township totkl value personal property 1945—• $376.64-: 1944—$402,132, a de crease of $25,487. Real estate 1944 —$1.095,706: 1945—$1,135,726, in crease of $40,020. Net increase $14,533. Swansboro township total value personal property 1944—$199,776; 1945—S215.614. an increase of $15. 838. Real estate 1944—$557,279; 1945—S624.526. an increase of $67, 247. Total increase of $83,085. White Oak Township total value personal property 1944—$353,894; 1945—$355,275. an increase of $1,381. Real estate .1944—$907,141; 1945—$936,836. increase of $29, 695. Total increase $31,076. There was a decided decrease in. all livestock as shown in the fol lowing statement: value of mules in 1944—$288,755; 1945—$272,880, a decrease of $15,875. Value of hogs 1944—$115,947; 1945—$96,373, a decrease of $19, 574. Value of milk cows 1944—$41, 400: 1945—$37,670, a decrease of $3 730 Pouitry 1944—$75,520: 1945— $63,640, a decrease of $11,880. To tal decrease, $51,059. 29 White Registrants Go To Bragg May 8 For Pre-Induction Exam % The list of 29 registrants leav ing for pre-induction physical ex aminations at Fort Bragg, May 8, are: Leo Franklin Humphrey, Jack sonville: Charles David Fresh water, Hubert; Timothy Harold Huffman. Richlands; Ralph Martin Pearce. Richlands; Cleveland Bell Phillips. Hubert; William Nobel Capps. Sneads Ferry: Joseph Tho mas Millis. Holly Ridge; Haywood Pittman. Richlands: Gordon Moore Cole. Swansboro; Curtis Davis, Richlands; Carl James Futrel, Richlands; Ray Cawell Melville, Maysvillc: Ivy Delbert Rawls, Maple Hill: James Bright. Mays villc: Bryant Holland, Maysville. Stephen James Simpson, Rich lands; John Adron Kelly, Hubert; Alton William Stanley, Swansboro; .ludson William Parrish, Coats: Charlie Walter Ervin, Maysville; Herbert Guy Howard, Richlands; James Edward Meadows, Swans* boro: Henry Clifton Justice, Jack sonville: Tommy Garvey, Rich lands; William Gullie Coston, Ver ona: Woodrow Wilson Littleton, Jacksonville; Nathan Obey Bailey; llolly Ridge; Baxter Bach man Lisk, Swansboro; and Charlie Everett Odum, Maysville. Louis C. Marshburn, Prominent Onslow Farmer, Dies At His Home 0 Louis C. Marshburn, 60. of the Half Moon section, near Jackson ville, died at his home there fol lowing a lengthy illness. Mr. Marshburn was a prosper ous farmer, well known through out. Onslow County. He had re sided in the Half Moon section for the past thirty-five years. Funeral services were held at the home on Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. conducted by the Rev. t*. N. Cooper, Baptist minister from Rich Square, N. C. Interment followed in the Marshburn cem , tery near the home. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Eliza Marshburn, and six sons; • James, Vernon and Louis Jr., all i serving in the armed forces over seas; Sutton, Willy and Arthur, all ; of Jacksonville. Two brothers also i survive: Johnny and Bryant Marsh burn, both of Jacksonville.