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THE ONSLOW COUNTY News and Views The News and Views Leads la Paid Circulation Local Advertising National Advertlslni fje Clawine'! Advertising ! ' a]g)S Onslow County News The Only Newspaper in the World That Gives a Whoop About Onslow County VOL. VII, NO. 87 JACKSONVILLE, N. C., TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1915 PRICE $2.00 PER YEAR DOWN EAST ' WITH ^ BILLY ARTHUR I # Stealing from Carl Goerch's "State" magazine again, a letter: Red Hill. Okla. International Pump Co., New York City Gentlemen i get the pump which i by from you. But why for gods sake you doan send me no handle, wats the use of a pump when she doan have no handle, i loose to me my cus tomer. shure ting—you doan treat me rite, i wate ten days and my customer he holler for water like hell for the pump, you know he is hot summer now and the wind he no blow the pump, she got no handle, so wat i goan do with it. if you doan send me the handle pretty quick i send he back and i goana order some pump from myra com pariie. goodby yours truly Antonio Dutha. since i rite i fine dam handle in the box. excuse it to me. # Clayton Pettewav was up and down street before noon the other day. and we inquired why he was out so early. "Got a lot of things and work to do today," he explained. "Got to get a paper notarized for one thing. Then. I've got to go to the post office and mail it. and then I've got to go down to the bottling plant and draw my check. Then. I'll be through." HLong, tal!, dark and handsome Wade Higgins, who Icoks after the printing end of the News and Views, was stumped the other day. It's seldom you ever stump a printer, because he usually follows copy and sets something up just as it's written out before him. But this particular job containing some Scripture and Wade being a Bap tist. he wanted the thing just rieht, just like it appeared in the Bible. But we didn't have one in the . officp right then. Wade said he had one at home. So ofT he went to fetch it. but when he returned we wondered how in the world he knew the copy wasn't as it appeared in the Bible. He save himself away, because the Bible still was in the box it came in. and looked as if U never had been removed since it was originally opened. 0Now that the town's new water tank is in oneration. folks who have had a little leak in their water pipes will have a big leak: the pressure Is greater. ®The ink on the Friday morning papers wasn't dry before the gals ^ iround town whose husbands are W overseas had their men's points all figured out. One gal in particular who thought her sweetie would get to com? home immediately when the war in Eu rope was over discovered he only had 49 points, and that made her more disappointed than ever. Mrs. Jackie Reavis contended the other morning that she herself had earned a point for her hus band. and wanted to know how to go about getting the War Depart ment to give him credit. "I killed a snake." she explain ed. "and that ought to count for something." Then she explained how her ob servers had spotted a snake—she says it was a copperhead or some thing but there was a feeling around the store that it was of the garden variety—and she called her heavy artillery into action. One volley from the hoe severed the snake's lines, right behind head quarters. 0Members of the Woman's clubs of Midway Park and Jacksonville, last week, sorted and packed con tributed clothing to be sent to war torn countries. One of the women complained that the folks didn't turn in old usable clothes, they merely sent their laundry. % Folks coming in the office the other day evidently thought me crazy: or maybe it was proved. Because I had repeatedly forgot ten to get one to keep the flies ofT us sweet folks in the front office— the insects bother none of that gang in the back. Mrs. Jean Crank shaw had pinned a reminder on my shirt collar. And I even forgot that —that it was there. People came in and talked to me, and I could tell they were staring but couldnU determine why or what at. Finally, it dawned on me. Pinned to the collar and facing them as I did was a yellow note with "fly swatter" written large thereon. 0"You can always depend on Midway,'' Mrs. Deane Taylor right fully remarked the other night at the kick-off supper for the 7th War Loan Drive. That was while we were waiting at 7:50 p.m. for folks to show up for a 7:30 supper. Later she added Hubert, because three faithfuls made the long motor drive from that section of the county. The only two women present at the start were from Midway Park, although others had been invited from right here in Jacksonville. One of the Midway ladies works in Jacksonville, had gone home, dressed, and was able to be back on time. Only emergencies prevent punc tuality. If they didn't intend com ^ ing, why didn't they have nerve B lo say so in the first place, not w promise they would and then have folks disappointed. Mrs. Taylor probably spent two days inviting them; now she'll have to waste another two days listen ing to excuses. Japs Throw Fresh Reserves Into Okinawa OGuam—(JP)—Japanese threw in fresh reserves yesterday and laid down thunderous artillery bar rages in an effort to halt the powerful American offensive which had reached the outskirts of Naha, capital of Okinawa. American Marines advanced into the outskirts of Naha's business district, and foot soldiers staged a fierce assault on the hill position near the center of the Okinawa Line. Jap Davao Line Split • Manila——Americans of the 24th Infantry Division hacked away at stubborn Japanese lines near Davao City on Mindanao yes terday while the 40th Division, capturing extensive Del Monte air center, sped south to bisect the big Philippine Island. Superforts Hit Na>?oya £ Guam—(fP)—Industrial Nagoya, Japan's third largest city, was plastered with 3.500 tons of fire bombs Monday by a record fleet of 500 superfortresses, and return ing crewmen reported "sweeping devastation" of the metropolis. . Russians Capture 360,000 More Nazis In Final Round-Ups 0 London—f/P)—Last small pock ets of German die-hard resistance in Czechoslovakia and Austria were being overrun by four Russian Ar mies Monday as the Moscow radio announed the rounding up of 360. announced the rounding up of 360. past 24 hours. The Russian radio announced that the total number of Germans captured since Tuesday had swell ed to 1.060.000 boosting to 2.860. 000 the number killed or captured since the final Russian drive began January 12. and to 12.600.00 num ber killed or captured in nearly four years of war. Seventeen Farmers Attend Meeting For Farm Labor Facts £ Seventeen farmers attended a meeting at the Courthouse here Thursday night in an effort to de termine how much Bahamian farm labor would be needed for prim ing tobacco and to give wage in formation that will enable the State Extension Service to fix a wage scale for the tobacco belt. Farm Agent Charles C. Clark. Jr. said that applications 'or the labor must he filled out and turned in to his office by May 25 so that all contracts can be negotiated and arrangements made with the Bri tish government for supplying the labor coming from the Bahamas Islands. Housing and a work guarantee must be contracted for if the farmers expect to secure any of the labor. The group of farmers present included: Fountain Taylor. Rich lands; II. C. Riggs. Swansboro; Eugene Pate. Hubert: W. F. Rawls. Haws Run: Garland Bryan and Victor Parrish. Hubert: J. R. Gil lette, Silvcrdale; R. C. Frazier, Hubert: C. J. Fountain, Richlands; D. C. Holland. Silvcrdale: J. E. Winberry and A. W. Langlcy, Jack sonville. Lt. Frank Barfield Appointed Editor Of Camp Lejeune Globe 0 Lt. Frank Barfield of Kinston, USMC, has been named editor of the Camp Lejeune Globe, succeed ing Capt. Cecil S. Stowe. who has been on detached duty. Lieutenant Barfield is on leave from his peacetime job as secre tary of the Chamber of Commerce at Kinston, where he once was city editor of the Kinston Free-Press. Before going to Kinston he was on High Point newspapers. Captain Stowe, whom he suc ceeds. was a visitor at Camp Le jeune last week. Mrs. Stowe ac companied him. Tri-Power Maneuvers For World Leadership Underway At 'Frisco Q San Francisco—OP)—Anglo-Am crican-Russian maneuvers for post war world leadership are develop ing at top speed behind the scenes of the United Nations conference. So far, Russia is credited by the Western Allies with some major gains. Russia is regarded as seeking: (1) Arrangements for her own security: (2) Building up a case which will enable Moscow to bid for so-called moral leadership" of the world: and (3) Prepare a fpm basis for Russia's maximum influ ence in power politics of the future. Dixon School Staff Resignations Haven't Been Received Here QThe mass resignation of the teaching personnel of the Dixon school has not yet been turned over to the Onslow County Board of Education, it was disclosed yester day. The teachers and Principal C. Br uce Hunter resigned in a body last week after the Board of Edu cation had unanimously rejected all bids for school improvements, in luding a major project at Dixon, because the bids were too high. Supt. A. H. Hatsell conferred with Hunter and members of the teach ing stafF last Thursday afternoon, but there were no commitments by cither the group or Hatsell. the sunerintendent said yesterday. Hatsell stated that lie thought the Board of Education had done everything that was "humanly pos sible" in accordance with the $190,000 appropriated by the Board of County Commissioners for im provements at three schools. Dixon. White Oak and Swansboro. He emphasized that all actions of the ducation board had been unani mous. including an affirmative vote by the board of education member from Stump Sound town ship in which Dixon is situated. He pointed out that specifica tions were prepared by an archi tect. applications made to the War Production Board, bids requested' and received, and that the board considered the overall expenditure of S257.000 too much in excess of the $190,000 appropriation. Hatsell said the county board could not accept or reject the Dixon teachers' resignations be cause they had not been turned into his office. Teachers Elected For 1945-46 Term At Jacksonville Schools 0 Teachers for 1945-46 at Jack sonville schools have been elected by the district school board. Headed by Hall Lingle, who will come here from Southport to be principal, Following is the list of teachers: Lois Helen Turnbull, Lucille Ruth Sandlin. Hilda Ruth Martin. Estelle Stanton McCullen. Mrs. Margaret Collins. Hilda Fayden Sasser, Mattie Oneta Ipock. Louise Whaley, Mrs. Christine Barber Wilson, Mabel Davis Kennedy. Mary Eloise Taylor. Mrs. Edith Moore. Mrs. Murrell Miller Baker. Mrs. Verda M. Woolard. Mrs. Ray nor Ryals, Eunice Dawson. Mrs. Jennie Kstrhum, Mrs. Lucille Christian, Mrs. Louise Andrews. Sara Maxwell Potter, Mrs. J. B. Murrill, Alma Mae King. Mrs. Pauline Gornto. Mildred Cross. Nine Mile—Mrs. Alice Frazzelle, and Mrs. Mao Petteway. There were five resignations, in luding Mrs. Sudie H. Simmons, Yetta Brock, Mrs. Lcuisc Shcpard. Mary Graham Herring and Mrs. Ellen Greene. Lingle will succeed A. B. John son, who has been principal for the past three years. Thirty-Eight Graduates Receive Diplomas From Jacksonville High % Thirty-eight members of the class of '45 were presented dip lomas of graduation at Jacksonville high school commencement exer cises Saturday night. The presentation of diplomas followed an inspiring address by Judge Henry L. Stevens of War saw, who emphasized that the future peace and security of this nation and world depended en tirely upon the youth of today. Awards presented included those to valedictorian. Candace Hatsell, and the salutatorian, Mona Chad wick: Robin Ann Kellum school spirit; Max Hyder, activities: Strt ton Murrell. citizenship and Amer ican Legion: and Eleanor Lock amy, American Legion. Members of the class who re ceived their diplomas were: Ray Daughtery. Newton Hardin, Gene Koonce. >Strat-ton Murrell, Johnny Peacock. William J. Smith. Cecil Wells, Ruby Barber. Mary Elizabeth Capps. Sara Cavenaugh, Mona Chadwick, Maxine Cowell, Carolyn Fields. Melva Lee Foy, Getrude Gainey. Maggie Gould, Frances Greene. Myrtle Gurganus, Candace Hatsell. Lucile Hobbs. Sara Lee Hudson, Doris Hum phrey. Nellis Jarman. Grace Jus lice, Eleanor Lockamy. Dorothy Marshburn, Dorothy Morton, Rena Mae Morton. Enid Petteway. Dixie Scott. Dora Scott, Lucy Mae Smith, Margaret Stanley. Edna Swinson, Pauline Waters and Edith West. The awards and diplomas were presented by Principal A. B. John son. and Supt. A. H. Hatsell in troduced Judge Stevens. Another Onslow Family Has Five Sons In Service Of Country 0 Pvt. Loo Kellum, 18. son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Kellum of Jackson ville. route 2. returned home on leave this week after completing his basic training at Fort Meade, Md. He will spend ten days here with his family before reporting for further assignment. Leo, who entered the Army in December, was the fifth son of Mr. and Mrs. Kellum to be called into the serv ice. Sgt. William J. Kellum, 25. re cently returned from 39 months service in the Pacific where he took patt in eight campaigns. He will have a 21 day leave here, be fore reporting for further duty. Pvt. Stephen W. Kellum, 26, was recently returned from the European theater of operations and is convalescing at the McGuire Hospital at Richmond. Va. from wounds received while crossing the Rhine. He holds the Purple Heart. Pfc. Leslie Kellum. 22, is cur rently serving in Germany. He has been overseas over a year. S2c Arthur Kellum. 20. notified his parents this week, of his safe arrival in the South Pacific. All of the Kellum brothers at tended Jacksonville schools. Earl Allen, Former Onslow Farmer, Passes In Wilmington 0Earl Allen. 39. of Wilmington, formerly of Verona, died at the James Walker Memorial Hospital last Tuesday afternoon, following a long illness. Funeral services were conducted at the graveside in the Dixon ceme tery by the Reverend Hill Edwards, Primitive Baptist minister of Jack sonville. on Wednesday afternoon at three thirty. He is survived by his widow. Mrs. Mildred Allen of Wilmington: four sisters, Mrs. Ethel Dawson of Jack sonville. Mrs. Margaret Mayo and Mrs. Thelma Foy of Verona and Mrs. Bonnie Sloope of Virginia Beach, Va. Five brothers also survive: Rud olph of Dixon. Richard, who is serv ing with the Navy overseas, Joseph of Jacksonville and Oliver and George of Verona. Mr. Allen resided in OnTsow County for twenty five years and farmed here before going to Wil mington to live. Mrs. Henrietta Mashburn, Native Onslowan, Dies After Brief Illness 0 Wilmington—Mrs. Henrietta Marshburn. 83. died at the home of a daughter. Mrs. Rena Ellis, of 508 North Fourth Street. Thursday afternoon after a brief illness. She was a native of Onslow County and the widow of Lemuel Marsh burn. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Rena Ellis. Mrs. J. L. Bowen, Mrs. T. L. Jenkins and Bessie Marshburn. all of Wilmington: two sons, E. T. Marshburn of Char lotte, 14 grandchildren, and eight g re a t-g r a n d chil d re n. Funeral services were conducted from the residence Saturday at 11 a.m. by the Rev. C. D. Barclift and the Rev. Ransom Gurganus. Burial was in Oakdale cemetery here. Mrs. Annie McCutchen, Maysville, Passes, Funeral Conducted 0 C.recnville—Mrs. Annie Foye McCutchen, 78. of Maysville. died Wednesday night at the home of a grandson. Burt Green. Jr.. near Greenville. Funeral services were held at Maysville Friday with burial at 11 o'clock in the family cemetery, Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. George John of Maysville, and two grandchildren. Mrs. James S. Odom Is New Red Cross Home Service Worker # Mrs. James A. Odom of Midway Park has been appointed home service worker of the Onslow chan ter of the American Red Cross, it was announced yesterday by Mrs. Alan Gawthrop, chapter executive secretary. Mrs. J. S. Murphy of Camp Le jcune has succeeded Mrs. Alice Vanderbilt as office secretary, it was announced also. MURRELL NEW DEACON E. Murrell. Jr. was elected a member of the Board of Deacons of First Baptist church here Sun day to succeed G. E. Jackson, who has moved to Washington. N. C. The election came as a surprise both to the Jacksonville man and to his father. Z. E. Murrell, Sr., of Wilmington, who was present. Now Overseas % Orvin Bryant Everett of Folk stone. seaman second class, is serv ing with the Navy in the South Pacific. He entered service last August. Everett, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. VV. Everett of Folkstonc. is the husband of the former Kath leen llansley who. with their three children, lives in Folkstonc. Bob Cravens Named Acting Commander Of Local CAP Unit 9 R. E. (Bob) Cravens, local avia tion enthusiast, has been appoint ed a lieutenant in and acting com mander of the Jacksonville Civil Air Patrol unit, subject to approval of the President. I lis appointment came from the training command of the Army Air Forces at Fort Worth. Texas. Lt. Col. It. E. Dawson of Char lotte is commander of the North Carolina Wing No. 44 of the CAP, and Maj. J. D. Winstead of Rocky Mount is commander of Group 443 of which the local squad is a part. Cravens commands the Jackson ville squad. Richlands Principal; Shaw Is Re-El6cfed Teachers Are Named £ D. G. Shaw was re-elected prin cipal of Richlands school so long back that Supt. of Schools A. H. Hats-Sll had forgotten about it when the seige of elections came in last week. In fact it was the first elec tion held this year. The Riehlands eommitte held its meeting immediately after it was formally appointed, and elected the following teachers: Mrs. Clara Reid. Z W. Frazellc. David Johnson. Mrs. Nola Ervin. Mrs. Florine Trexler. Effie Davis Koonce. Carrie Cox. Kat.hclen Ven ters. Mrs. Gladys Brown. Mrs. Le ona Aman. Mrs. Sudie Cox. Mrs. Katie Howard. Mrs. Eugenia Glad den, Margaret Hod gens. Bertha Rhodes. Hazel Patrick. Mrs. Joel Patrick. Mrs. Carrie Cavcnaugh. Mrs. Leona Dexter. Mrs. Esther Hunter. Mrs. Laura Cox. Mrs. Lco na Winstead. Sadie Morton. Mrs. Iv II. Cannady. Jasper Stephens. Iris Langman and Eliza M. Boggs. The following resigned: Mrs. Ruth Newlon. Minnie Flack, Annie Laurie Parker. Mrs. Frances Gan nel. Amy Floyd and B. F. Patrick. Joe Fulcher Named On Commission lo Study Oyster Culture £ Joe Fulcher. well-known sea food dealer and fisherman at Sneads Ferry, has been appointed by Governor Cherry as a member of a special commission to "study the conditions with respect to the cultivation of oysters and clams in Eastern North Carolina." The commission, appointment of which was authorized by a .joint resolution passed by the 1945 Gen eral Assembly, will report its find ings and recommendations to the 1947 General Assembly. Others appointed to the com mission were: Chairman P. D. Midget!, Englehard; T. S. Meekins, Manteo: Elijah Edwards, Belhaven; R. A. Whorton. Bayboro: Dr. II. F. Prytherch. Beaufort: J. P. Ho ward. Hampstead: Fitzhugh L. Formy Duval, Wilmington; and W. S. Wells, Southport. Town's New Water Tank Of 200,000 Gallons Operating ® Tor Sale: One Water Tank. The Town of .Jacksonville now an offer to tlie highest bidder for cash—well, maybe credit would be extended it's old water tank that lias faithfully served a number of years. Because, last Friday the new 200.000 gallon capacity tank was put in operation, a tank large enough to till the water needs of this growing community. The tank was purchased and erected by the Federal Works Ag-eny and the town. TALKS AT CHAPEL 0 Billy Arthur, editor and pub lisher of the News and Views, spoke at the chapel exercises at Camp Lejeune school Tuesday morning. 44 Onslowans Killed Or Missing In Action Seventh War Loan Drive Is On, Onslow Undertakes Biggest Quota 0 The 7th War Loan is on! Onslowans have taken on their biggest quota to date—S510.000, including $400,000 in E bonds alone. You may bo wondering. "Why this biggest of all individual quotas now? Haven't we already reached the peak? A fair question—requiring a straight answer. Is \eerled for War The Battle of Japan has .just be gun. It must be backed up. paid for. fought for by a free people, intent on sweeping the Pacific clear of fascist hate—forever. The war to crush Japan will be bigger, tougher, and longer lhan most Americans expect. The Allied Military Command has estimated that it will take years, not months. The destruction of Japan's armies has not yet reached the annual rate of normal replacements—be tween 200.000 and 250.000 men a year. And the- Jap, as our men in the Pacific know, fights to the death. As far as Japan is concerned, the outer Empire—and the men who defend it are expendables The Jap will fight the Battle of Japan from inside the inner Empire, of which Iwo -lima was an outpost. And Iwo -lima, according to Ad miral Nimitz. was a pattern of the resistance our forces may expect to meet in future offensives. New Tasks, New Needs Tho single greatest obstacle to our crushing of Japan is distance. While in the Battle of Europe sup ply ships from our bases in Eng land had only an overnight run to make, ships in the Pacific have long-reach round trips taking up to ii months to make. To crush .Japan will take time, heroic and backbreaking effort,., overpowering equipment. Millions of fighting men—fresh ly outfitted and equipped will have to be moved from Europe halfway around the globe: and supplied day-in. day-out bv hund reds of new ships now building. More of everything will be need ed. More B-29's. More tanks, half tracks. jeeps and trucks. More rockets, mortars, airborne radar. A whole new air force is in crea tion- huge new bombers dwarfing the Superfortress—fast new iet p impelled combat planes, the P-80 or "Shooting Star." coming off the lines by thousands. These are just some of the 101 ways iii which your dollars are needed more than ever to bring \merica\s might to its full strength —so that we may crush our foe the faster, make an end of killing, .and bring our men back home. And Lest We Forget The sick, wounded and disabled will require medical attention and care. Many millions of dollars will be required for mustering-out pay and benefits voted by Congress to help our veterans get started again in civilian life. That's the least we can do in re turn fur what, they've done for us. Making 2 Equal 3! This year there will be only two War Loan drives. 7iot three. But in those two drives the Govern ment will have to raise almost as mull money from individuals as in the three drives last year That means bigger extra bonds in the 7th. Because only by buying more can we make 2 take the place of 3. The 27 million Americans who buy bonds on pay-roll savings are already off to a flying start. These patriotic men and women began their buying in April. And they will keep on buying extra bonds through May and June! It's now up to the rest of us. Tt's our turn to swing in line. To raise the vast sum needed every Amer ican will have to dig deeper into current income—dig deeper into cash reserves. Only by buying bigger extra bonds can we stretch 2 into 3! Let ail Onslowans do their part— for their own sake, for their coun try's. Vacation Bible School At Baptist Church Will Start May 21 ©The annual Daily Vacation Bible school at First Baptist church here will begin May 21. it was announced ■yesterday by Rev. L. Grady Bur giss. pastor, who will serve as sell o o 1 su perin ten de n t. Registration will be held Friday afternoon at 5 p.m.. after which there will be a parade of the reg istrants and a picnic supper on the church lawn. Hours of the school will be from 8:30 to 11 a.m.. and classes in be ginners. juniors, intermediates and seniors will be conducted by a staff of teachers, composed of Mrs. E. J. Pettewav. Mrs. W. A. S. Aman. Mrs. John Hill. Mrs. Manly Mor ton. Miss Juanita Ketchum and Miss Ina Gresham. Miss Eleanor Lockamy will be pianist. News & Views Gets AP Feature Pictures To Interest Readers f>The News and Views has sub scribed to the Associated Press feature picture service, it was an nounced yesterday by Billy Ar thur, editor and publisher. The picture illustrations will supplement the feature service which has been employed by the News aiid Views recently in addi tion to Associated Press news, gathered by the world's largest news gathering agency. In announcing the new service, Arthur said that he hoped the il lustrations to be used hereafter would be of more general interest as well as informative to News and Views readers. It is another effort of the News and Views to give its readers what this news paper thinks is the best news and feature coverage available. Murrell Is Elected District Chairman For Boy Scouts E. Murrell. Jr. was elected chairman of the Onslow District of the Boy Scouts of America at an organization meeting at the Tallman Street USO building here Thursday night. Other officers named for Jie new district, which separates this county from Jones and Craven and makes it a unit within itself as a part of the East Carolina Council, were: W. E. Baggs, Swansboro. vice chairman: Picv. Carl B. Craig, Jack sonville. commissioner. Committee chairmen appointed by Murrell are Charles C. Clark. ,'r.. extension: Dr. II. W. Stevens, safety and health: John D. Warlick, finance; and G. E. Maultsby, acti viiies and camping. Mrs. Edward Cobb, Mother of Maysville Women.. Passes Away §Mrs. Edward Cobb died at her home at Tuscarora near Now Bern. Thursday morning after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at the Moore cemetery near Farm ville Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by Rev. C. B. Marshburn. pastor of the Church of the Disciples in Farmville. Mrs. Cobb is survived by her husband and eight children: Hazel of the home. Jacob and Marcellus Cobb who are in the armed forces, Mrs. l^eona Ellis of Kinston, Mrs. Beulah Jones and Mrs. Sue Mae Ketchum of Maysville, James of Fort Barnwell. Walter of Farm ville and Odell of New Bern. Graduation Exercises Are Held Saturday Night At Dixon High 0 Miss Allene Davis has been named valedictorian of the Dixon high school senior class, and Miss Kathleen Mines saluatorian. Miss Ruth Hauls was third high in the class on a four-year scholastic average. Lucille Leary and Foy Morris will receive the American Legion citizenship awards. The honors were presented at Saturday night's commencement exercises at Dixon school at. 8:30 o'clock when Capt. Paul Stevens of Camp Davis spoke. MGSgf. Werner Eubanks Awarded Silver Star For Meritorious Duty 0 Marine Gunnery Sergeant Wer ner Henry Eubanks, of Jackson ville. who was awarded the Silver Star for meritorious duty on Guam, has returned from the Pacific and is now on furlough. The son of Mr. and Mrs. William 11 Eubanks. Route 1. Jacksonville, he is a veteran of the bitter fight ing on Bougainville and Iwo Jima. Gunnery Sergeant Eubanks at tended Jacksonville High School and was a welder for Bethlehem Steel. Baltimore. Maryland, prior to his enlistment. Before the war. he served two enlistments in the Corps. His brothers, Rudolph Clay ton and Willie, are Army Privates First Class. 0 At least 44 Onslow County young men have been killed in ac tion or are missing on the far flung battlefronts of World War II, an incomplete survey now being made by the News and Views and J. J. Cole, collector of vital war information, showed yesterday. It is the intent of the News and Views and Cole to keep correct, so far as is possible, the records of battle casualties. Therefore, If there are any errors in the listings below, or if there are any names omitted, it is requested that relatives or friends kindly com municate the correct information to Cole or to this newspaper. This list is being published for two reasons: 1. To correct any errors that pos sibly have been made iri the list ings. 2. To bring forcefully to the at tention of Onslowans the number of her young men who have made the supreme sacrifice to stamp out oppression, and to call to every one's attention that, after all, things are not so bad at home that they can't buy anoher bond in the 7th War Loan Drive. The list of 44 casualties .follows: Pfc. Hardy V. Stanley son of Mrs. Eva R. Stanley of Riehlands, missing in action. Pvt. Claude J. Huffman, son of Mrs. Ellen R. Huffman of Jack sonville. killed in action in Eu rope. Sgt. Sam H. Allison, husband of Mrs. Mary .Jo Allison of Maysville, killed in artion in Europe. Pvt. Julian Rhen Hargett. son of Mrs. Nellie Rhen Hargett of Riehlands. killed in action in Eu rope February 4. after having been a German prisoner, in October escaped and rejoined his outfit. Pvt. Mike G. Thomas, son of Mrs. and Mrs. L. F. Thomas of Beula ville. killed in action in Germany February 17. T-Sgt. John A. Ingram, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ingram of Sneads Ferry, killed in action with the air corps October 12. Pvt. Lloyd Foy, son of Mrs. Lee Foy of Riehlands. missing in action since September 10. Page Meadows, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D Meadows of Hubert, missing in action in Germany since November i). Cpl. Ray C. Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Parker of Jack sonville. route three, killed in Bel gium January 11. Pfc. Fred K. Blalock. son of Mrs. Addie Blalock of Beulaville, killed in Europe. Sgt. William Frederick Ervin, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Ervin of Richlands. missing in Belgium since December 17. ^ Osborne C. Turner, son of Mrs. W. A. Turner of Beulaville, killed in action in France in October. Pfc. Marion M. Morton, son of Mrs. Lillie Morton of Maysville, route one, killed in action in Eur ope. Lt. (jg) Earl F. Home of Rich lands, killed in crash of Navy PBY plane in Mediterranean theatre October 15. Pvt. Hardy Stonely, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Stonely of Richlands, killed in Germany December 6. Cpl. William McClary, husband of former Miss Ruth Morton, kill ed in action on Iwo Jima March 7. Pfc. J. D. Albertson. Jr.. son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Albertson, Sr.. of Beulaville, killed in action in France September 6. Sgt. Carl Jones, son of S. G. Jon es of near Maysville, missing in ac tion in Belgium since December 22. Lt B. J. Holleman. son of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Holleman of Jack sonville. missing in action over Austria since March 22. Pfc. Colon Raynor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Raynor of Holly Ridge, missing in action in Eu rope. Sgt. Ralph Brinson, son of Mrs. G. T. Brinson of Beulaville. route two killed in action in Europe. Pvt. Marshall Harris, son of Mrs. Sallie Harris of Jacksonville, miss ing in action in Germany. George Henry Wootcn, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Wooten of Ma ple Hill, killed in action in France, July 30. He had been overseas since January. Pfc Haroid Edward Yopp, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Yopp of Sneads Ferry, killed in Franoe Au gust 8 after having been in the army since 1942.. Pic. Hubert J. Turner, son of Mrs. Nannie Turner and the late Dobbs Turner of Beulaville, killed in France September 18. He had been in France since D-Day. Pvt. John W. Burton, Jr., son of Mrs. J. W. Burton and the late J. W. Burton of Jacksonville, killed in Italy October 13 after having been in the army 18 months. Staff Sgt. Samuel Williams, son of E. A. Williams of Jacksonville, route three, killed in action in Paris, August 27. He had been in the army three years. Elton Bryant, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wright Bryant of Back Swamp. Calvin W. Willis, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Willis of near Jackson ville. killed in action September 9. Staff Sgt. Fred Stevens, son of Mrs. Zell Stevens of Holly Ridge, missing in action in Europe. Pfc. Joseph M. (Buck* Ferrell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Ferrell of Maysville, killed in aetion Au (Continued on page thret)