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• BILLY ARTHUR
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0 Lindsay Russell came in the
barber shop the other day with a
handful of bank statements.
"How do you know which one
to make a deposit on?" I asked.
"That's easy," Lindsay replied,
"the one 1 drew the last check
on.'
A Sign on room at Tallman Street
USO Building:
"Woman in Shower—Keep Out."
• Fred Pittman sent up to the of
fice the othdr morning with a
demand for "a paper that's got
some news in it."
£Ed Wells called up from Camp
Lejeune the other morning to in
quire if either one of the persons
I was talking about in that rummy
item was Newt Cook or Wesley
Conkling. "They've cooked up
some sort of a game that they call
tomato rummy," he said, "and I
was just wondering if one of them
^got cooked in his own pudding."
#The February, 1945 issue of The
Typographical Journal, under the
head of "Coming in On A Wing
and a Prayer," prints a prayer writ
ten by Wilfred A. Peterson. The
prayer follows:
A PRINTER S PRAYER
"To the Great Printer who prints
in all the colors of the rainbow
and whose type faces are stars and
clouds, autumn leaves and sun
beams, snow flakes and cowers,
this is my prayer: That I may set
up my life to the measure of a
man; that I may have the courage,
win or lose, to follow the rules of
the game; that 1 may point my life
toward the things that count; that
I may lock up within my he^rt idle
tales, gossip, and words that hurt;
that I may make ready for the op
portunities to serve that come my
way; that I may rerister in my
memory the splendor of sunsets,
the glow of friendships, the thrill
of great music, and the mental lift
of inspiring thoughts; that I may
press forward in the spirit of ad
venture toward new horizons of
achievement; that I may work and
tnrn out worthy accomplishments;
that the impressions I make on the
white pages of time may encourage,
cheer, and inspire all those who
cross my path; that I may bind to
gether in my own life all those
positive qualities that make for
fr*PPy> creative, triumphant living;
and Anally, O Master of Printers,
help me avoid the disgrace of mak
ing pi of my life and guide me
safely around the yawning mouth
of the hell box."
One of the fellows about town
A 3 every now and then gets a
" .le bit tipsy spent almost all of
ne afternoon last week in a local
barber shop.
Later in the week, having dis
covered that he had had a hair
cut, went back to the shop to find
out what he got or what he did.
"Don't I owe you some money?"
he asked.
"Two dollars', the barber told
him. "The bill came to $2.05 and
you paid me the nickle and said
you'd owe me the two."
"That's funny,' said the fellow.
"I never did that before. Usually
I dont pay anything at all; I owe
it all.'
0One of the ladies who usually
gets called upon for house-to
house canvassing during all sorts
of drives—and willingly and ably
performs—said the other day that
she was well up on practically any
problem anyone wanted to discuss.
"After making the rounds of
homes here," she explained, "I can
tell you all about backaches, head
aches, appendicitis, babies, auto
mobiles, rationing and love. Any
trouble you want to talk about. I
can certainly help you out."
0 We've been kidding Steve Stefa
nou of late about how fat he's
getting.
Really, it's the truth. Won't be
long until he'll be as large as Bill
Bodenhamer.
Steve doesn't think so, but we've
told him it's bound to happen, be
cause he's getting fat and Bill's
getting thin; and soon they'll meet.
Ruffin Bryan Hewitt
v Of Hubert Training
At Norfolk Station
# Ruffin Bryant Hewitt. Jr.. 18.
seaman, second class. USNR, of
Hubert, recently arrived at the
Naval Training Station, Norfolk,
Va.. to undergo training for duties
aboard a new destroyer of the At
lantic Fleet. He has completed a
period of training at the Naval
Training Center, Balnbrldge, Md.
Hewitt is the son of Mrs. Betty
Hewitt of Hubert. Before enlisting
in .the Navy, he attended high
school in Swansboro.
McCulloch Leases
Entire Space At
628 Court Street
• James L. McCulloch has leased
the entire space at 628 Court
street, opposite the courthouse,
id will enlarge his Jewelry store.
The partition formerly separating
B : Jewelry store from Mrs. Kit
* ill's Tailor shop has been remov
ed, and the store now occupies the
entire space.
The Interior will be done over
and new show cases and fixtures
installed.
GERMANY QUITS
Four Generations Represented Here
0Four generations of the Everett
family of Holly Ridge are pictured
above: Leandrew Woodman Ever
ett of Holly Ridge, who last Decem
ber 23 celebrated his 93rd birth
day; his daughter, Mrs Ora King
of Hampstead; his grandson, Homer
Clark King and great grandson.
Arthur William King, both of Wil
mington.
Mold General Election For Town
Of Jacksonville Officials Today
0 Town of Jacksonville voters
will go to the polls today in a per
functory general election to name
a mayor and four members to the
Town Board of Commissioners for
1945-47.
There are no Republican candi
dates; therefore, if the Democrats
poll even one vote they'll be
be elected.
On the Democratic side of the
ticket are the names:
For Mayor: Ramon Askew; for
Town Board of Aldermen: Leslie
Cowell, representing Ward 1; J. C.
Coiling, representing Ward 2; B. J.
Holleman, representing Ward 3;
and Hedrick Aman, representing
Ward 4.
B. F. Patrick Named
Principal Of White
Oak High School
#B. F. Patrick, teacher in the
Richlands school for the past six
years, last week was elected prin
cipal of White Oak school to suc
ceed Oscar C. Burton, resigned.
His election was the fourth in the
county school system in the past
two weeks. Hall Lingle was elected
principal of Jacksonville schools,
D. W. Maddox was renamed at
Swansboro, and C. Bruce Hunter
was re-elected at Dixon.
Sawnsboro and Richlands schools
have not yet had their elections,
according to Supt. A. H. Hatsell.
At least, no reports had been made
to his office.
Farmers And Labor
Called To Meeting
Here Thursday Night
§A meeting of farmers and farm
laborers will be held at the Court
house here Thursday night at 8
o'clock for the purpose of discuss
ing the farm labor situation this
year, particularly as it will apply
to housing of tobacco.
An effort will be made, accord
ing to County Agent Charles C.
Clark, Jr., to determine how much
farm labor will be needed and
what the prevailing wage scale
should be. No effort will be made,
he emphasized, to put a ceiling on
wages, but it is hoped that a scale
can be found that will prevail
throughout the tobacco belt.
An effort also will be made to
determine how much labor will be
needed, and arrangements made to
locate it, if necessary.
STILL DESTROYED
tSheriff's officers destroyed a
gallon copper still and three
barrels of mash in the Silverdale
section Friday afternoon.
Seniors To Receive
Diplomas On Friday;
Baccalaureate Held
0 Jacksonville high school's com
mencement exercises began Sun
day with the baccalaureate sermon
being preached Sunday by Capt.
George L Markie, Camp Lejeune
chaplain, in the high school audi
torium.
Captain Markie spoke on the
subject, ' The Beginning of Knowl
edge."
The auditorium of the school was
crowded by parents and members
of the congregations of protestant
churches of the community, pastors
of which participated in the serv
ices. Rev. Carl B. Craig presented
Chaplain Markie. Rev. L. Grady
Burgiss read the Scriptures and
Rev. A. D. Leon Gray prononunced
the invocation and the benediction.
Class Night exercises will be
held Friday night at 8:30 o'clock,
and diplomas will be awarded Sat
urday night at 8:30 o'clock when
Judge Henry L. Stevens of Warsaw
will deliver the commencement ad
dress.
Members of the graduating class
are:
l\|em'bers of the ^senior class
are: Ray Daughtery, Newton Har
din, Gene Koonce, Stratton Mur
rell, Johnny Peacock. Headrick
Phillips. Wiliam J. Smith, Cecil
Wells, Ruby Barber, Mary Eliza
beth Capps. Sara Cavenaugh, Mo
na Chadwick, Maxine Cowell, Car
olyn Fields, Melva Lee Foy, Ger
true Gainey, Maggie Gould, Fran
ces Greene. Myrtle Gurganus,
Candace Hatsell. Lucille Hobbs.
Sara Lee Hudson, Doris Humph,
rey, Nellie Jarman, Grace Justice,
Eleanor Lockamy, Drr >thy Marsh
burn. Dorothy Miller, Margaret
Mock, Carole Morton, Rena Mae
Morton. Enid Petteway, Dixie Scott,
Dora Scott, Lucy Mae Smith, Mar
garet Stanley, Edna Swinson, Paul
ine Waters and Edith West.
Major J. D. Winstead
To Recognize Cadet
CAP Unit Here Soon
0Maj. J. D. Winstead, a Civil
Air Patrol officer for North Caro
lina. will come here in the near
future to recognize officially the
Cadet Civil Air Patrol unit in
Jacksonville, it was announced
yesterday.
At the same time, it was an
nounced that Robert E. Cravens,
local aviation enthusiast and a li
censed pilot, had succeeded James
A. Odom of Midway Park and
R. S. Pinkston of Jacksonville as
leader of the local unit.
Observe Tag Day
Throughout County
For Hospital Benefit
#Tag Day sponsored by the
Onslow County Hospital Auxi
liary will be held throughout
the county on Saturday, it was
announced yesterday.
Participation by every sec
tion of the county is a depart
ure from the custom establish
ed last year when the day was
observed in Jacksonville only.
Since the hospital attracts
residents from communities
outside of Jacksonville, auxi
liary members felt that a gen
erous reception might be ac
corded the extension of Tag
Day. Proceeds will be used by
the auxiliary to purchase sup
plies for the institution.
Mrs. O. E. Bell will be in
charge of Tag Day in Rich
lands, Mrs. Edward Hurst in
Swansboro and Mrs. W. L.
Humphrey at Verona. Leaders
will be named in other com
munities this week.
Bruce Carraway
To Deliver Address
At Swansboro Finals
0 Swansboro high school will hold
its annual commencement exer
cises on Friday night, May. 11, at
8:30 o'clock, it was announced
yesterday by Principal D. W. Mad
dox.
Bruce Carraway. prominent High
Point man and former principal of
Swansboro school, will deliver the
commencement address.
Principal Maddox will make the
awards, including the diplomas.
Class Day cxercises will be held
Thursday night, May 10, at 8:30
o'clock, and the Eighth Grade Pro
motion ceremony will be held Sat
urday night, May 12, at 8:30 o'clock.
The commencement program be
gan Sunday evening when Rev. J.
O. Walton of Wilmington delivered
the baccalaureate sermon.
Included in the awards will be
the American Legion medals to
Louise Hardison and Bobby Mea
dows, outstanding eight grade
students.
They are daughter and son of
Mr. and Mrs. Garland Hardison
and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mead
ows, respectively.
The valedictorian of the senior
class is Margaret Ward and the sal
utatorian is Rosemary Canady.
Other members of the senior
class aer Tom Benton, president,
Pauline Jones, Daisy Stanley, Mar
ie Henderson, James Fournier, Hil
da Forehand, Donald Jones, Juan
ita Brown, Edgar H. Smith, Gttis
Adams and Brownie Trescott.
Kiwanis Club May
Be Organized By
Swansboro Residents
# Organization of a Kiwanis club
in Swansboro is in the offing, ac
cording to G. E. Maultsby, chair
man of the inter-club relations com
mittee of the Jacksonville Kiwan
ians.
Maultsby and President Ramon
Askew met with a group of Swans
boro people last week when a de
finite interest was shown in af
filiating with Kiwanis Interna
tional.
The group of men already meet
regularly as a Community Better
ment club. P. S. White is the
president.
Churchill Will Deliver V-E
Day Announcement At 9 A. M.
Jacksonville Enthusiastically
Receives V-E Day News
0News of Germany's uncondi
tional surrender to the United
States. Great Britain and Russia
was received here yesterday en
thusiastically, but coupled with an
attitude that the war isn't over yet
and Will not be until the Japs arc
polished off.
As many persons who could
crowd around available radios,
rejoiced in the first announce
ments. The news spread quickly.
Merchants awaited the official
proclamation of President Truman
before carrying out their part of
the celebration by a V-E holiday.
Parents and wives who have son^
and husbands in Europe were joy
ful over the end of hostilities and
the prospects of an early return
home. Those with sons and hus
bands in the Pacific shared their
enthusiasm but pointed out that
there's still a long road to Tokyo
before the war is completely over.
The News and Views telephone
rang constantly for confirmation of
the news.
Fire Chief W. D. Aman announ
ced that the fire siren would not
sound when the official V-E day
proclamation is read by President
Truman. Aman said that he feared
the siren might be misunderstood
as a fire alarm. Not sounding it
will eliminate any possibility of
anyone getting hurt responding
to the misunderstood alarm, he
said.
Sgt. Carl W. Jones,
Maysville, Reported
Missing In Action
0 Sgt. Carl Wesley Jones,
son of Mr. and Mrs. S. G.
Jones of Maysville, route one,
has been reported as missing
in action in Europe.
Sgt. Jones is 32 years old
and a graduate of White Oak
high school. Prior to entering
service in March of 1941, he
operated a filling station.
Swansboro Residents
Donate 1,200 Pounds
Of Discarded Clothing
O Approximately 1,200 pounds of
clothing were donated by residents
of Swansboro to the National
Clothing Campaign of Onslow
County, it was announced yester
day by Steve Stefanou, chairman.
The Swansboro contribution to
be sent to needy persons in war
torn areas of the world was brought
to Jacksonville Friday by W. E.
Baggs, member of the Clarence
Meadows Post of the American
Legion, which sponsored the col
lection in that community.
Veteran Of Saipan And Tinian
Will Speak At Bond Drive Supper
0Lt. (jg) W. Charles Goc, chap
lain at Camp Lejeune, will speak
at the kick-off supper launching
the 7th War Loan Drive in Onslow
County Wednesday night. May 9,
at Coleman's restaurant, it was an
nounced yesterday by Chairman
J. C. Thompson.
Lieutnnant Goe. a native of Han
nibal, Mo., was with the 4th Ma
rine Division on Tinian and Sai
pan. He was wounded on Tinian,
and after convalescence was sent
to Camp Lejeune. where he has
been stationed since March 23.
Approximately 50 persons —
leaders in every community of On
slow County—will attend the kick
off rally-dinner and receive in
structions for organizing the coun
ty so that it can attain its $510,000
quota.
While the quota is the largest
assigned Onslow so far. Thompson
pointed out that there will be on
ly two bond drives in the nation
this year, and that the quota for
every county in North Carolina
has been proportionately increased.
Onslow's "E" bond quota in the
7th War Loan Drive is $400,000.
The drive already has been given
a start by the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad, Thompson disclosed yes
terday. He was in receipt of a let
ter from the ACL saying that it
had purchased $15,000 in bonds to
be credited to the Onslow quota.
Britain, U. S. Demand
Evidence Against 16
Poles Be Produced
0 San Francisco—(TP)—The United
States and Britian were reported
by the United Nations Conference
Monday to have demanded of Rus
sia that she supply her evidence
against the 1C arrested leaders of
the Polish Underground. The aim
is to break the latest Big Three
deadlock over Poland.
AT AUGUSTA HOSPITAL
0 Augusta, Ga.—Private Louis W.
Cowan of Jacksonville, N. C.. son
of Mr. and Mrs. L. vV. Cowan, has
beeri transferred from overseas to
the Oliver General Hospital here
as a patient.
Pfc. Clennie Humphrey
Of Near Richlands
Wounded In Action
+ Pfc. Clennie C. Humphrey,
son of Mrs. Rannie M. Hum
phrey of Richlands, roulc one,
has been wounded in action
with the army in Europe, the
War Department announced
yesterday.
Remagen Bridge: Western War Pivot
By DON WHITEHEAD
and RICHARD TOMPKINS
£When lanky Alexander Drabnik
of Holland, Ohio, charged across
the Remagen bridge with his pla
toon March 8 to capture passage
over the Rhine, the entire course
of the war on the Western Front
changed, thousands of lives were
saved, and the war was shortened
by many weeks.
This became more and more ap
parent as Americans tightened
their hold on the Ruhr and pressed
on toward Berlin against feeble
and futile German efforts.
Seizure of the bridge, on top
of the mauling given the Wehr
roacht west of the Rhine, was a
tremendous gamble. It paid off
because of its very audacity and
the swiftness with which Lt.
Gen. Courtney H. Hodges and
his U. S. First Army took ad
vantage of finding an intact
bridge over whi« h to pour tanks
and troops.
The supreme command had not
intended for the First Army to
cross the Rhine south of Cologne.
Its plans called for Hodges' men
to fight their way to the Rhine and
then hold defensive positions while
Ninth Army, British and Canadians
to the north massed their power
for an assault crossing of the river,
lance across the northern plains of
Germany, cut off Holland, and
drive on toward Berlin.
New Vistas
But the obscure sergeant of the
Ninth Armored and his mates cap
tured the bridge and suddenly en
tirely new possibilities were
opened up.
I figured the capture of the
'bridge sliced three months off
the war and saved probably
50.000 lives and an unimagina
ble amount of money," said a
veteran officer.
This is what happened: The Ger
mans had never anticipated a
bridgehead being established in
Remagen, and neither had the
Allied high command. No military
brain would have chosen such a
spot in planning a Rhine crossing,
because of the terrain.
Rising abruptly from the river
on the east hank of the Rhine are
steep mountains affording excel
lent observation and easily de
fended positions. It would have
been murderous to cross against
any established defenses.
"The crossing could have been
one of the dumbest moves in mili
tary history," the officer said. "It
developed on the spur of the
moment, caught the Germans of!
balance, and it worked. And that's
how wars are really won."
Massed In North
The Germans had anticipated
British Field Marshal Sir Bernard
L. Montgomery's drive on the
north, and there had massed the
greater part of their troops. But
seizure of the Remagen bridge
forced them to shift to the south.
Troops from the Ruhr rushed down
to push the First Army back across
the Rhine—and failed.
When Montgomery crossed the
Rhine the Germans no longer had
the strength to make the assault so
costly. Neither did they have re
serves with which to counter blows
(Continued on page three)
#London—(AP)—The British ministry of informa
tion said Monday afternoon that Tuesday would be ob
served as V-E day.
The ministry said officially:
"In accordance with an arrangement between the
three great powers, Prime Minister Churchill will make
llic official announcement at 3 p.m., British Double
Slimmer War Time (9 a.m. Eastern War Time), to
morrow the 8lli of May."
The ministry also announced that the king would
address the people at 8 p.m. British time (3 p.m. East
ern War time).
London—(AP)—E. P. Staekpole, press association
correspondent in the Parliament lobbies, wrote Mon
day afternoon:
"Although the war is over, I understand there will be
no official announcement until tomorrow (Tuesday)
afternoon."
The Exchange Telegraph's political correspondent
wrote:
"The war is over. The official announcement hag
been delayed and will not be made, it is understood,
imlil tomorrow afternoon."
Pr ess Association said:
"As Parliament will lie sitting tomorrow, Mr. Church
ill probably will make the first announcement in the
House of Commons."
Press Association declared the delay in announcing
V-E day has been "occasioned by an agreement which
has I reached by IVIr. Churchill, President Truman
and Marshal Stalin thai the announcement, when it
comes, shall be made simultaneously in London, Wash
ington and Moscow."
Although the war was said to be over, fighting con
tinued in Czechoslovakia.
Reims, France (AP)—Germany surrendered un
conditionally to the Western Allies and Russia at 2:41
a.m., French time, today.
This was at 8:11 p.m. Eastern War time, Sunday.
The surrender to«>k place at a little red school house,
the headquarters of General Eisenhower.
The surrender, which brought an end to the war in
Europe after five years, eight months and six days was
signed for the Allies by Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith,
chief of staff for General Eisenhower, for Russia by
Ivan S. Suslatarowf and by S. Francois Fezez, for
France.
General Eisenhower was not present at the signing
but immediately tl - members of the German
delegation were received by members of the supreme
command.
Asked sternly if they understood the full meaning
of the terms of the unconditional surrender, and if they
would agree to its enforcement, they answered "yes."
20 Japanese Ships
Sunk Or Damaged
By American Planes
0 Guam—(TP)—Hammering at Ja
pan's shrinking sealanes. land-bas
ed American bombers sank or dam
aged 20 enemy ships Saturday at
the entrance of the Sea of Japan,
the navy reported Monday.
Planes came off Okinawa where
U. S. Ground Forces killed 33.462
Nipponese—15 for every Yank
slain. While U. S. planes bombed
Japanese shipping in the Straits
between Japan and Korea, the
British Fleet shelled the South
ern Ryukyu Islands, 800 miles to
the south in the first announced
bombardment while operating with
the U. S. Fifth Fleet.
No mention of ground action on
Okinawa was made.
Swansboro School
Committee Elects
D. W. Maddox Principal
0 D. W. Maddox has been elected
principal of Swansboro school for
the 1945-46 term, his second schol
astic year in that community.
All members of the teaching
staff. except three persons who re
signed. were re-elected for another
year. They are: Miss Helen Sorrell,
Mrs. Maddox. Mrs. Louise Lisk. A.
L. Benton. Mrs. Lillian Ray, Miss
Gladys Capps, Mrs. Maudie Erwin,
Mrs. Opal Jones, Miss Louise Kirk,
man and Mrs. Elizabeth Tolson
Venters.
Mrs. Ludie Pittman, Mrs. Edna
Koonce and Mrs. Mary Weeks asked
that their names not be considered
for re-election,
To Organize Scout
District In Onslow
On Thursday Night
£ A meeting of Boy Scout leaders
in Onslow County and the East
Carolina Council will be held at
the Courthouse ho re Thursday
night, May 10. at 8 p.m. for the
purpose of perfecting the organ
ization of a Scout district in this
county.
Making a district of the East
Carolina Council in this county
will separate it from the district
now composed of Craven, Jones
and Onslow Counties, but the pro
cedure has been deemed wise in
view of the increased Scouting ac
tivities hereabouts in the past
three years.
Z. E. Murrell, Jr.. one of the
leaders in Jacksonville, said yes
terday that the following persons
had been invited to the session:
Rev. Paul Merritt of Holly Hidge;
Rev. Carl B. Craig, Rev. A. D.
Leon Gray, Max Hyder, Jack
Koonce, Rev. F. N. Cox, John D.
Warlick and Steve Stefanou, all of
Jacksonville; Edwin Schultz and
L. H. Sylvester, Richlands; Rev.
Charles Mercer, P. S. White, W. E.
Baggs, all of Swansboro; and Wal
ter Holcomb of Camp Lejeune.
B. B. Owen, New Bern, Scout
field director, will be present for
the meeting.
DRAFT CUTS UNLIKELY
# Washington,—(jP)—The Army's
draft calls may stay at the current
rate of about 100,000 men a month
for some time after V-E Day.
Hopes for a cut at the end of the
German war were dimmed by an
assertion from General George
C. Marshall that May and June re
placement needs of the Army can*
not be met under the present ctQ9«