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THE ONSLOW COUNTY News and Views The Only Newspaper in the World That dives a Whoop About Onslow County The News and Views Lead* In Paid Circulation ft Local Advertising National Advertising f Classified Advertising Onslow County News VOL. VII. NO. «« JACKSONVILLE, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1945 PRICE $2.00 PER YEAR DOWN EAST WITH BILLY ARTHUR £ One of the best printed stories I've come across lately cropped out in Cornet the other evening, and I couldn't wait to get to a telephone the next day and tell it to Sgt. Cy Levine. the PX comic. It concerned another Brooklyn ite—Cy is not like some of the Brooklynites you see; he hails from the other side of Prospect Park. And this Brooklyn soldier was out on maneuvers in Oregon. One evening he came into the camp with a handful of rattlesnake rattles. His buddies looked at him. then the rattles. They were amazed. "Where'd you get them?" they asked. "Off'n some woims," he replied. QThe gang in the cafe were ac quiring and building an airport over their coffee the other morn ing, and Jack Peck declared that one couldn't be a success around here. "Whenever the first big transport plane comes to town," he declared, "it won't be able to land because Rudisill's car will be stuck in the middle of the field and in the way." "Quit running your darned mouth and gimme a cup of coffee," Rudy declared. £ We've been kidding one of the fellows around town for having so many bank accounts, and a strang er in the midst inquired the other day how come. "You'll grow up some day," he was told. "Don't you know.' another put his two cents worth in. "that that's one of the way some folks fry to cut down tax expenditures, break ing up their accounts and showing income for four or five different items?" "Yeh." said another. "I know a fellow who's got a daughter who does more traveling and spends more money for advertising than anybody in town. She's building up an advertising account to promote her for Miss America in 1956." % It's about like the occasion that Kadar Ramsey, who's been fearing that there was something wrong in his income tax return which he filled out by himself at the last minute. "I did my best, couldn't get any one to help me." he explained. "But I've been looking for a man to come around and pay me a visit. The other day one came in with a black brief ase under his arm, and asked Emory Greer if Kader Ramsey was around. I knew that was the tax man, and that he was going to put me in jail. I told him I'd see him in a minute. You know, it never did take me as long to cut a head of hair as it did then. I was thinking up the answers about that mule, that wagon, and when I got through I went over to the drug store and let the man sit there. He just looked at me all the time. I didn't know whether to keep going or come back, but I knew I'd have to face he music someiine or another. Finally I went over and asked him what he want ed. He said he was from an oil company and wanted to lease the drilling rights on my farm. Brother, that was a relief. He could have had the whole darn farm right then." 0And while we're on the subject of barbers. Harold Arnoff. field director of the Red Cross at Camp Davis, was telling the Kiwanis the other day how American soldiers would come into Naples, Italy, all grimy and dirty and have to go to a barber shop. He related: "They got a shave for four cents, hair cut for seven cents, and a mnicure for eight cents with the choice of a blonde or brunette to hold your hand. A massage cost three cents, a shampoo two cents,, some goo on your hair three cents and pediacure three cents. The boys would walk in, lay back in the chair and stretch out both arms and feet and say, 'gimme the works'," 0Lee Humphrey and Frank Mor ton had Jim Collins cornered be hind his desk the other morning, and Jim was trying hard to handle the problem. 'What's up?" I inquired. "I'm just trying to get some fertilizer I've already bought," Lee replied. "How about you, Frank?" I asked. "I'm just trying to pay for some I've already got," he replied. 0 Fibber McGee of the Fibber McGee and Molly radio show got off a good one the other night in referring to aristocracy and high society. Talking about one of the women, he quipped: "She's just one of the upper crust, and the upper crust is noth ing but a lot of crumbs held to gether by their own dough." More Tires O Washington—(J-P)—A 50 per cent increase in passenger car tire rations for this month has been announced by the War Production Board. This will add 500,000 tires to the number to be distributed by OPA. At WPB, it was stated that as newly-increased manufac turing schedules go into effect, "tires will be released in in creasing numbers." The improvement in rations, attributed directly to the low ered military demand in the wake of victory in Europe, will provide civilian motorists with 1,500,000 casings during the month of May. Lt. B. J. Holleman Safe, Telegram Here Indicates 0 Lieut. B. J. Holleman, Jr., re ported missing in action over Austria since March 22. is appar ently safe and will be home in the near future, it was disclosed yesterday. A telegram, signed by the Jack sonville pilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber which participated in raids on German-held European territory, was received Wednesday by Miss Elizabeth Harrell, his fiance. Mr. and Mrs. Holleman. Darents of the lieutenant, .yesterday had received no official word from the War Department of their son's be ing safe. However, they ?-easoned that his message cleared before the official word could go through channels. It was assumed that Lieutenant HoJleman's plane, which was last reported on a mission over Aus tria. had been fatally hit but that he and other members of their crew parachuted to safety, later were taken prisoners of war. and eventually were liberated by the Allied victory over the Nazi forces. Pfc. Jack Wells Is First Onslowan to Ge! Army Discharge 0 Pfc. Jack Wells of Jack sonville, route two, is perhaps the first Onslowan to be dis charged from duty under the Army's new point system. He was given his formal discharge on Sunday at Fort Bragg. Weather 0So you think the weather's been abnormal around here? Well, you're absolutely cor rect. Mrs. R. II. Merrell of near Jacksonville reported Wed nesday that she had picked quite a few huckleberries so far. Not blackberries, not dew berries. but huckleberries which don't usually ripen until much later in the summer. At the Naval Hospital at Camp Lejeune. chrysanthe mums are in bloom; and you know they usually come in about October, November and December. In fact, they had chrysanthemums from the garden out there as late as February. Marigolds are also blooming there. Yep, something's screwy with the weather. Or. is it? SLAUGHTERING RULES 0 Non-Federally inspected slaugh terers who slaughter for sale more than 6.000 pounds of meat in 1944 may continue to operate between May 15 and June 30 without hav ing an OPA permit in their pos session. provided they registered with the District of Price Admin istration by May 14 and had their interim quota base established. Permits are now being processed and should be in the hands of slaughterers by June 30. SURFACING COMPLETED 0 Surfacing of Warlick and Warn streets in Onslow Terrace has been completed. Superfortresses Kindle New Fires On Nagoya; Casualties Announced 0Guam—(/P)—More than 500 su perfortesses kindled huge conflag rations Thursday in Nagoya, air craft and arsenal center of the Japs, which was still in flames from Monday's incendiary raid. 12 Japs to 1 Yank # Guam — (/P) — Total of 46.505 Japanese have been killed on Oki nawa by Lt. Gen. Buckner, .Tr.'s Tenth Army which, on Thursday, approached Shuri and Yonabaru. For 45 days of savage battling U. S. forces have lost an average of 84 men killed daily while the Japanese have lost an average of 1.011 daily—ratio of one American to 12 Japanese. It is estimated 36.000 Japanese remain on island. Mindanao Push Continues 0 Manila — (#*) — American 31st Division Doughboys drove five miles along the Sayre highway in mountainous north central Minda noa while another veteran outfit, the 24th Division, was still locked in close combat Thursday with fanatical Japanese trapped near Davo City. The push north of Maramas put the 31st Division within eight miles of Valencia air fields and 55 miles from the 40th Infantry Divi sion. which is driving south from Del Monte. Between these two forces, the bulk of an estimated 50.000 enemy troops on this second largest Phil ippine Island was preparing for a last-ditch stand in the wild hill country. Atficus Hatsell, Jr. To Be Commissioned At Annapolis June 6 0Rear Admiral J. R. Beardall. superintendent of the U. S. Naval Academy, has announced that 21 North Carolina midshipmen are eligible for graduation June 6. and for commission as ensigns or as Marine second lieutenants. The graduation exercises will climax the six days of traditionally colorful "June Week." Immediately upon graduation, the graduates will be sworn into serv ice. Each will be given a Bachelor of Science degree at commence ment exercises: Among the graduates are: Attti cus Hagood Hatsell. Jr., son of Supt. and Mrs. A. H. Hatsell, of Jacksonville. New Peace League Charter In Offing At San Francisco 0 San Francisco—(/P)—Completion of a new peace league charter now appears probable in about three weeks, but in the background of the United Nations Conference critical big-power problems are piling up for months ahead. Conference committees, raking over proposed changes in the basic Dumbarton Oaks Security Plan, are eliminating many amendments. Their 11-member security coun cil and a general assembly limited to debating peace problems and advisin,* on their solution will go through. Send Parcels Overseas Throughout Year,- Don't Wait for Christmas 0Remember the Christmas mail ing period September 15 to Octo ber 15 for parcels addressed to service men overseas? The Navy Mail Service is opposed to it for next Yuletide. Instead, the public is urged to send parcels throughout the year, and not any concentrated mailing period. On its part, the Navy would do its utmost to expedite deliveries regardless of the sea son. The records for last September 15 to October 15 show there was no noticeable increase of sacks of fourth-class matter until October 12. The peak working period was from October 26 to November 9. During the Christmas season of 1944, Fleet Post Offices at New York and San Francisco sent 22. 96.245 packages overseas, as com pared with approximately 7.480.000 dispatched for Christmas of 1943. In the opinion of Navy postal au thorities, the specifying of a de finite period for acceptance of gift packages "congests fleet post of fices, seriously delaying the deli very of all classes of mail." Even when a package is properly wrapped, correctly addressed and meets all specifications, two or three months may be required to deliver it overseas. The public, therefore, is "encouraged to send parcels throughout the year and not flood the mails in any concen trated period." 2 Options On Tracts For Airport Taken Near Jacksonville This Week £ Options on two tracts of land for a proposed airport for Jackson ville were taken this week in an intensive effort to get something started so that this community can share in the benefits of air trans port. The Merrell tract near Blue Top service station on N. C. 24 and the Tallman tract near Hawskide were put under option by interested per sons as one of the first moves. The action was taken following a meeting of airminded citizens Monday night, including R. E. Cravens. Ellis Cates. L. E. Rudisill, B. J. Holleman. Tom Teachey, Ray mond Hartsfield, C. W. Hartsfield, Venton Moore, and Jack Reid. An effort will be made to get State Senator "Roy Rowe of Burgaw. head of the N. C. Aviation Com mission. here in the near future to outline further steps in promoting aviation in this section. Pvt. Rashie W. Sanderson, Beulaville, Somewhere In France With Army RASHIE W. SANDERSON. 0 Pvt. Rashie W. Sanderson of Beulaville, Route 2. is serving with the Army in France. He entered service in September of last year and went overseas in March. A brother, Pfc. Nacy F. Sanderson, has been overseas since February of 1944. They are sons of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Sanderson of Beulaville, Route 2. Lt. Harold E. Coffin, Husband of Local Girl Killed in Acfion £ Lt. Vclma Simpson Coffin, the former Velma Simpson of Maysville, received word this week that her husband, Lt. Harold E. Coffin had been killed in action in Germany on April l^tli. Lt. Coffin is the daughter of A. F. Simpson of Maysville and has been visiting* there this week on emergency fur lough from her base in Ark ansas where she has been sta tioned for the past year. • Pfc. John L. Davis Treated for Wounds At Swannanoa Hospital #Pfc. John L. Davis, of Route 1, Maysville, has been admitted to Moore General Hospital. Swanna noa. N. C., for treatment. He has served in the European Theater with the 9th Army and saw action at Brest in France, and in the Siegfried Line in Germany. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben J. Davis of Maysville. 12 Marine Veterans Decorated At Lejeune For Heroism In Action #In a colorful mass ceremony at Camp Lejeune twelve Marine veterans were decorated for their heroism and valor in action. The presentation of citation? cli maxed an impressive review and parade staged by the Officers Can didate Batalion and the Camp Le jeune band. The men were given temporary citations, and later they will re ceive the medals. The presenta tions were made by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas V. Brundage. .Jr., Commanding Officer. Schools Reg iment, Training Command, of Camp Lejeune. The men receiving decorations were as follows: Captain John C. B?lzcl of Philadelphia. Pennsyl vania received the Legion of Mer it: Captain James G. Tuett, the Silver Star. Captain Juett is from Wickliffe. Kv.: Captain George L. McConnell of Mooresville. North Carolina, received the Silver Star Medal: Second Lieutenant Francis M. Sweeney of Mt. Pleasant, Penn sylvania. received the Silver Star Medal: 2nd Lieutenant Hubert R Strong of Port Gibson, Mississip pi. received the Bronze Star Med al: Staff Sergeant John R. Shaw of Otego. New York, received the Bronze Star Mdal: 2nd Lieuten ant Robert B. Allen of Monmouth. Oregon, received the Bronze Star Medal: Sergeant William A. Jones of Saint Jo. Texas, received the Bronze Star Medal: Corporal Cal udc E. Corbin. Jr.. of Koleen. In diana. received the Bronze Star Medal: Private First Class Maur ice C. Cooper of Silverton. Ore son. received the Bronze Star Medal and Private First Class Ev erett W. Hinton of Lebannon. In diana. received the Bronze Star Medal: 2nd Lt. Richard Joel Sul livan of Sioux City. Iowa receiv ed the Bronze Star Medal. Earlier in the week, four men were decorated with the Purple Heart Medal: They were: Private John Henry Johnson of Spencer. Iowa: Private First Class Gerald George Kelleher of Brooklyn. New York: Pfc. Peter Ledak of Auburn. New York and Private First Class Clarence A. Campbell of Philadel phia. ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL #Swannanoa — SSgt. Lester L. Pullen. the son of Mr. and Mrs. L D. Pullen of Rocky Mount, has been admitted to the Moore Gen eral Hospital here for treatment. He served in Italv as an aerial en gineer. participating in 38 combat missions. He holds the Air Medal and an Oak Leaf Cluster. Pvt. Barney Kellum Wounded in Action In European Fighting O Pvt. Barney O. Kellum, son of Owen Kellum of Jackson ville, route two, was wounded in action in Europe, according to the War Department. Jacksonville Chosen For 1946 District UDC Convention 0 The Onslow Guards chapter of the United Daughters of the Con federacy will be hostess chapter at the annual district meeting in March, 1946. it was announced this week. Jacksonville was chosen as site for the next annual district meet ing when the 1945 session was held at Mount Olive last week. Attend ing from the Onslow Guards Chap ter and extending the invitation were Mrs. Anne M. Price. Mrs. H. M. Loy and Mrs. R. H. Merrell. Mrs. I. N. Sanders Re-Elected County Council Chairman G Mrs. I. N. Sanders of Bear Creek was re-elected president of the Onslow County Council of Home Demonstration clubs at the council meeting at Tallman Street USO Tuesday afternoon. She will begin her second consecutive term in January, 194G. Other officers re-elected includ ed Mrs. Curt Holland of Siiverdale, vice-chairman, and Mrs. L. L. Jar man of Richlands. secretary. Ten of the 19 clubs in the county were represented by 36 women in attendance, and they heard a talk by Miss Verna Stan ton. southeastern district home it, and Charles C. Clark. Jr., Onslow farm agent. The district meeting in Bayboro, May 31. was discussed, and five representatives of the Onslow coun cil will attend, including the coun cil officers, Miss Laura Beatty, home agent, and Mrs. Annie Foun tain of Richlands. who is district fourth vice-chairman. Following the meeting at the USO, the group inspected Miss Beatty''s garden. CWO Warren Hinkle Transferred fo PI After 3 1-2 Years Here 0 WO Warren L. Hinkle, one of the original cadre of Marines to come to Camp Lejeune, has been Transferred to Parris Island after having served here since August. 1941. Hinkle was administrative assist ant to the Camp Engineer. As far as months of service go. he is outpointed only by Capt. H. G. Bozarth. of the Quartermaster de partment who came here in April of 1941. Captain Bozarth and Capt. Mor ris E. Miller, who came here in June of 1941 are the only two of the original guard now remaining at Lejeune. Captain Miller is ad ministrative assistant to the Camp Quartermaster. Warrant Officer Hinkle has seen more than 30 years service in the Marine Corps. He shipped over by request at the same time that he was honored with a review on the day of his 30th anniversary in the corps. That was back when head quarters of Camp Lejeune, then New River Marine Barracks, was a Montford Point. Maj. Gen. Julian Smith Receives Gold Star From Commandant 0 Washington — Major General Julian C. Smith, USMC. 59. has been presented with a Gold Star in lieu of a second Distinguished Ser vice Medal by General Alexander A. Vandegrift. USMC, Command ant of the Marine Corps, for his services as Commanding General Expeditionary Troops. Third Fleet, from July to October 1944. The presentation took place in the Commandant's office. Major General Smith, a native of Elkton, Maryland, commanded the Second Marine Division during the battle of Tarawa. His tempo rary address is now 3901 Connec ticut Avenue, Northwest. Washing ton. D. C. He was formerly Com manding General of Camp Lo jeune. CORRECTION % Gene Koonce, son of Mrs. Ger trude Koonce. was the recipient of the American Legion award presented to 'the senior boy at Jacksonville school commencement exercises Saturday night. The News and Views was advised earlier this week that Stratton Murrell re ceived it along with a school citi zenship citation. Buy more War Bonds. Erection Of 150 Homes To Begin About June 1 $40,000 In Bonds Bought So Far But That Doesn't Look So Good 0 First Federal Reserve Bank re ports on the 7th War Loan received by Onslow Chairman I. C. Thomp son this week showed this county already credited with S40.912.50 in bond purchases as against its over all quota of $510,000. Of the amount reported so far. a total of S25.912.50 were in "E" bond sales. Thompson reported. "The figures may look all right, considering the intensive drive .just started this week," Chairman Thompson said, "but not so good when I tell you that they represent all bonds purchased in Onslow County since the first of April." And they also include $15,000 pur chased by the Atlantic Coast Line railroad for credit to this county. "While 1 sincerely hope pur chases will begin to pick up greatly, and feel confident that they will, we've all got to remember that this war is only half over. The Japs still must be licked, and they're no pushover. "Lieut. Gen. Holland M. Smith, who commands the Fleet Marine Force, said Every War Loan is a barometer of war support. Whether individual Americans buy one ex tra $100 War Bond or many more War Bonds is important only to the extent that the amount loaned to the government represents his or her maximum effort'." "We ought to think abou! that here in Onslow County and really get going on this bond drive. We've got a big quota to meet." Sgt. Clarence Hendeson Gels Good Conduct Medal On Luzon £ With the Ninth Army Corps on Luzon—Sergeant Clarence Hender son. 36. son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Henderson, RFD 2. Jaksonville, N. C.. has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal while serving as a construction foreman with the l?lst Engineer Combat Battalion on zon. Philippine Islands. This Bat talion took part in the initial land ing operations at Lingaven Gulf and were in support of the First Cavalry Division in their rapid ad vane from Guimba into the heart of Manila. At the start of this ad vance by the Cavalry, the 131st Engineers removed enemy high ex plosive demolition charges from a six hundred fifty yard long bridge at Cabanatuan. The bridge was covered by enemy machine gun. rifle and mortar fire. One span of the bridge blown out by the enemy was quickly repaired by the Engi neers allowing the start of the drive. At the edge of Manila a one hundred thirty foot Bailey bridge was constructed in twelve hours, making possible the entrance of troops and supplies of the first spearhead inside Manila. Prior to entering the service at Fort Bragg. N. C.. in March 1942. Sergeant Henderson was employed as a welder by the Atlantic Coast Line Railway Co.. at Florence. South Carolina. Coming overseas in October 1942. he has served with the 13.1st Engineer Combat Batta lion in operations on New Cale donia. Munda, New Georgia and Bougainville. REBUILD JAP TANK 0 Under the supervision of Sgt. Sickles and Sgt. Donald Scar borough. a light seven-ton .Japanese tank has been placed in excellent running condition at Camp Le jeune. The /tank was originally sent for exhibition and instruction purposes. The engine, a six-cvlin der, air-cooled diesel. is of German design and was built in Tokyo in 1942. Pfc. Bill Carney of Sv~ -'boro, Serving With A' my In Germany BILL CARNEY. © I'i f Bill Carney of Swansboro is wiiii the Army in Germany. He has been in service two years and has been overseas three months. Private Carney is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Farley Carney of Swans boro. Red Cross Field Director Speaks At Klwanis Meet 0 Harold ArnofT. field director of the American Red Cross stationed at Camp Davis, spoke at the weekly meeting of the Jackson ville Kiwanis club Tuesday at the Pine Lodge. Just back from overseas, ArnofT was at one time attached to the 82nd airborne infantry which par ticipated in combat against the Axis powers in North Africa. Sicily, Naples. Salerno and Anzio. His talk was off-the-record. However, he did praise the spirit and generosity of the Onslow County Chapter of the Red Cross which last week voted an appro priation of $1,675 to oufit three day rooms at Canjp Davis. Club President Ramon Askew reminded Kiwanians that they are to attend the Methodist church in a group Sunday morning at 11 a.m.. and G. E. Maultsby reported on the district meeting at Golds boro last Wednesday. Guests at the meeting were Reese Walter of Kinston, M. A. Royal! of Elkin. Kenneth Mann and Rev. L. Grady Burgiss of Jacksonville. Auxiliary Tag Day Nets S733, Incomplete Reports Disclose 0 A total of $733.59 was contri buted to the Onslow County Hos pital Auxiliary during Tag Day last Saturday according to incom plete returns announced yester day by Mrs M. A. Co well, chair man. The amount was far in excess of the $400.60 which was the total contributed in the one-day solici tation last year, and it is expected that the 1945 aggregate will ap proximate SI.000 when all the re ports are in. Mrs. Co well reported that $543.57 was donated by the merchants and pedestrians in the business section. $149 in the residential districts. $8.32 in the colored section, all in Jacksonville: and $42.70 in Verona. Reports have not been received from Richlands, White Oak. Swans boro. Sneads Ferry and Holly Ridge. Cigarette Smokers To Get More; Military Posts To Begin Rationing £ New York—(/Pi—Cigarette man ufacturers said that an improve ment in the civilian supply situa tion could be expected within two to three months. The most bearish comment came from the National Association of Tobacco Manufacturers: "The sit uation will ease during the rest of 1945, but civilians still will have to stand in line." In Washington, the Army and Navy announced that the armed forces will ration cigarettes, cigars and smoking tobacco at military and naval establishments and pris oner of war camps in the United States, starting June 3. Ration cards will enable military personnel, their dependents and authorized civilian employes to receive six packages of cigarettes or 24 cigars or four ounces of smoking tobacco weekly. War pris oners will get only tobacco. Lt. Col. A. J. Beall Acting Chief of Slaff Af Camp Lejeune §Ll. Col. Abner J. Beall has been assigned duty as acting chief of staff. Camp Lejeune. He follows Col. Robert H. Pepper, detached, in that position. Col. Pepper came to his assign ment as camp chief of staff in April. 1944, after 47 months over seas duty. During his overseas serv ice, Col. Pepper had commanded the Third Defense Battalion and then the 11th Marines in the Tula gi. Guadalcanal and Cape Glouces ter campaigns. Prior to coming to Camp Lejeune, Lt. Col. Beall serv ed from the fall of 1942 to the spring of 1944 in the Caribbean. 0 Engineers laying out streets an& plotting locations of 150 new dwelling units, to be comparable with post war residences, are ex pected to begin work here today with a view of having everything in readiness to begin construction about June 1. Clyde L. Sabiston of Sabiston Building corporation said yester day that contractors were due in town this week to tender bids on the homes, which will be erected by the Sabiston corporation and the Johnson Building corporation. Eighty of the residences will be six-room structures to be built back of the Onslow County Hos pital on the former Koonce tract which extends to Wilson's Bay on' New River. Also in that vicinity will be 20 four-family five-room apartment units. The Johnson corporation will erect 50 six-frqom dv#ellings in Cheney Heights in vicinity of Johnson Boulevard and Brentwood avenue. Sabiston said that the dwelling units would be of built materials that will make them comparable to post-war dwellings, a regulation recently imposed by the U. S. Pub lic Housing Authority. It is hoped that everything will be in readiness to begin construc tion about June 1. When completed occupancy eli gibility will be determined by the commanding officer of Camp Le jeune. since the houses are be:ng erected to accommodate military personnel stationed at that base. Five New Workers Assigned to Red Cross at Lejeune £ Five new workers have been as signed to the Red Cross at Camp Lejeune. replacing staff members who have been transferred re cently. New personnel are: Mr. Glenwood McComb, of Read ing, Pennsylvania, who took over his duties as Red Cross Field Di rector here last month, replaces Mr. Charles B. Bartlett now over seas. Mr. Ed L. Beam, of Charlotte. North Carolina, replaces Mr. Joel C. McCurry. who also has been assigned overseas. Miss Martine Hoilbron. of Texarkana, Texas, is the replacement for Miss Alice M. Georlings, now in the European Theater. Miss Lola Crawford, also of Charlotte, replaces Miss Fay Blair Winn, who is on duty at Parris Island, South Carolina. Mr. George Dickie, of Palmetto. Florida, re places Mr. C. J. Vandenhoogen, who has been transferred to Camp Gordon, Georgia. War in Brief 0 Americans on Okinawa tighten pincers upon keystone of Jap de fenses at Shuri City as bloody fighting continues. More than 46,000 Japs killed so far on Okinawa, with American deaths nearing 4,000 MacArthur's men on Mindanao advance toward central airfield against tough resistance. Fighting continues on Borneo and Luzon. Giant Superforts return to smouldering Nagoya to deal another terrific-bomb blow to Japan's great est war industrial center. Navy reveals capture of Japan bound German U-Boat carrying Luftwaffe officers and two Jap suicides. Jap submarines also re vealed to have prowled the Atlan tic. Notorious Nazi criminal Dr. Ro bert Ley captured by American 101st Airborne Division. Allies declare Germany will be placed under stern military rule for long time to come, and say present Doenitz group is operat ing temporarily under Allied orders. Allied war crimes conference to consider punishment of Nazi crimi nals will meet in London May 31. British press again assails coddling of Nazi big shots. Americans are ready to prose uute Nazi criminals, with Tar Heel attorney being named as one of prosecutors. Adolf Hitler's stenographer says Nazi fuehrer greeted news of Presi dent Roosevelt's death with hide ous laughter. DANDELION' RUBBER $ London—(/P)—Experimental cul tivation in Britain of dandelions grown from Russian seeds has yielded rubber "nearly as good as plantation rubber," the Imperial Institute reports. Pfc. Cyrus Shepard, Jacksonville, Route 3, Wounded in Action • Pfc. Cyrus W. Shepard, son of Mrs. Nellie P. Shepard of Jacksonville, route three, ha* been wounded in action In Europe, accordinc to a War 1 Department announcement,