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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 I» Paid Circulation Loral Advertising National Advertising Classified Advertising Onslow County News VOL. VII, NO. 97 JACKSONVILLE, N. C., TUESDAY. JI NK 19, 1915 ""7 *)»,s PRICE S2.00 PER YEAR I DOWN EAST WITH | BILLY ARTHUR # Steve Stefanou wants to know if there's some way by which Mayor Ramon Askew can be im peached. "Before the election." Steve com plained. "I always beat Ramon for cokes: and now that he's in office I can't beat him at all. I ain't won a single time since he became mayor." % Father William O'Bvrnc went into Jack Peck's the other morn ing for some hot cakcs. He was heavy handed with the syrup pitcher, and the cakes were liter ally swimming in syrup. "You gonna eat all that syrup?" Peck asked, amazed or something. "Sure," the padre replied. "If you can't stand to see him use all that syrup, step outside," Lou Katzin advisd Peck. £ Bob Hartsficld has started put ting up a cottage at Swansboro, but it's listing just a trifle. Bob Cravens said that when he came in for a landing he didn't have his rudder straight. We doped it out that Bob was way ahead of us in his planning— that he figured when he wanted to wash the floors, he'd pour water in the front room and it would drain out the back. Dr. Charlie Johnson and Dick Daniel have offered him their old boardwalk, because they said it matches the list of the cottage. It doesn't, however, because the boardwalk lists in two directions. £ Tom Shugart and Adail P. Greer went up to Raleigh last week in connection with the opening of the Club Roanoke Island. They didn't know Raleigh was as short on cigarettes as it is. and therefore they ran out, didn't have one to smoke. Also. Tom wanted to see about getting a piano for the club, so they went into a music store just to price the things. The man there knew where he could get one pack age of smokes, so they bought the piano and got the cigarettes, too. Maybe they bought the cigarettes and the piano was thrown in. 0 Auditor J. J. Cole told a story yesterday about a man calling a newspaper office and telling the social editor that he was the father of triplets. The society editor didn't quite get the information and asked, "Will you repeat that, sir?" "Not if I can help it," the man replied. TSgf. Marvin Philyaw ) tome For 45 Days; Was Away 39 Months #TSgt. Marvin Philyaw of Com fort arrived home early Thursday morning after 39 months overseas with the 7th Army. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Philyaw of Comfort. Sgt. Philyaw will be home on 45-day leave after which he will return to Germany to be assigned with the army of occupation. Ac cording to present plans, his wife, the former Miss Louise Huffman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Huffman of near Richlands. will accompany him back to Germany. The veteran participated in both the African and Normandy inva sions. Mrs. James Parkins, Swansboro, Dies After Extended Illness 4| Funeral services were hold at the graveside in Swansboro Sun day afternoon for Mrs. James Parkins, wife of Capt. Tim Parkins, who died in a New Hern hospital Friday afternoon. Mrs. Parkins had been in failing health for about thre-3 years. She was 72 years old. A native of Carteret County. Mrs Parkins had made her home at Swansboro for a number of years. She was a member of the Swansboro Baptist church, and her pastor. Rev. A. L. Benton, con ducted the funeral, assisted by Rev. Charles H. Mercer, pastor of the Methodist church. She is survived by her husband, and five children. Mary Heddy. Mrs. Nellie Littleton, Mrs. Bessie Littleton, Mrs. Nita Littleton and Thomas Edward Parkins, all of Swansboro. WARD INFANT Pfc. and Mrs. Lester Marvin Ward of West Virginia and Jack sonville announce the birth and dsath of a son. Kenneth Lester, on Sunday June 17 at the Onslow County Hospital. Nursery The executive committee of the Onslow County Chapter, American Red Cross. Saturday approved an expenditure of $5,000 with which to erect and maintain a nursery at Pine Grove Trailer Park. The committee last week also approved a SI,000 appro priation for a Camp Davis canteen. The Trailer Park Nursery will be opened as soon as pos sible. It was approved at the suggestion of Maj. Gen. John Marston, Camp Lejeune com manding general, who has long been interested In the welfare of children and parents In that village. American heroes by WOODY COWAN - JKJPgti- tr r'« I. . I —I JAPS threatening a vital position in the Solomon Islands were thwarted largely through the leadership of Staff Sgt. Floyd E. Hill, Marshville, N. C., who has been awarded a Silver Star posthumously. As leader of an antitank section, lie was ordered to support a rifle platoon and to have his positions dug and ready when the enemy struck. The big gun that War Bonds helped to provide for those men was ready when the Nips struck. Sgt. Mill, wounded, helped his men to completely rout the enemy. U. S. Treasury Department Japanese Garrison On Okinawa Severed; Casualties Are Heavy 0 Guam—(/P)—The thinning Jap anese garrison on Southern Okin awa has been cut into two seg ments. with most enemy forces re treating from the Jaeju plattau. Those in the rear were ham mered by 200 massed American guns. At least one enemy leader. Adm. Minoru Ota. naval base force com mander. killed himself. His body and throat slit, ho was found in an elaborate underground com mand post. Japanese are dying at the rate'of 1.600 daily, said Adm. Chester Nimitz, announcing 12.756 slain in eight days: Advance On Luzon £ Manila—f/P)—U. S. Sixth Army troops, spearheaded by the hard hitting 37th Infantry Division, Monday slammed rapidly north ward on Luzon in a bid for an early cleanup of weakening Jap resistance. Gen. MacArthur announced that the Philippines campaign had cost the enemy 402,363 casualties in eight months. The breakdown of the Jap trans port system under relentless pound ing by U. S. Fifth Air Forces planes was given much credit fon the fast advance. Iltt Industrial targets Q Guam — (TP) - Four of Japan's smaller war industrial citics have been set afire in pie-dawn raids by 450 American superfortresses which caught the enemy by surprise but met extremely accurate anti-air craft gunfire over the target. The cities hit. each with less than 200.000 populations, were Kogo shima and Omota on Kyushu Island and llamarnatsu and Yokaichi on Howshu Island, results on were de scribed as excellent. Smoke Hereabouts Coming From Holly Shelter Forest Fire 0 Smoke hereabouts for the past several days is the result of a huge forest fire in Holly Shelter pocosin. County Forest Protector Robert Melville reported yesterday. The fire is burning over an approxi mately three-mile stretch between Hampstead and Rocky Point Melville said county forest pro tectors were watching it in hopes that it would not spread into Ons low. where there are no fires in progress at present. EPISCOPAL CHURCH 0 Services at St. Anne's Episo pal church next Sunday. June 24th, being the Feast of the Nativity of St. John Baptist, and the ♦ourth Sunday after Trinity, arc: Instruc tion for Confirmation at 10 a.m.: choir rehearsal at 10:30; Litany and sermon at 11 o'clock. 8 p.m.. consultations with the minister in Ten Onslowans Leave On June 27th To Be Inducted Into Service ®T?n white registrants who arc leaving for induction into the armed forces at Fort Bragg. June 27 arc: George Harold King. Midway Park; William Jackson Nelson. Midway Park; Cecil Hammond Rhodes, Richlands: Jimrnic Hays don. Richlands: I oo Franklin Tlum phrey. Jacksonville; Charles David Freshwater. Hubert; Timothy Har old Huffman. Richlands: Cleveland Boll Phillips. Hubert: William Noble Capos. Sneads Ferry; and Haywood Pittman, Richlands. LARD PO!NTS RAISED • Washington—(/F)—Another two point increase in ration values for lard, shortening and salad and cooking oils was ordered to be effective immediately. OPA, noting a continuing shrinkage of supplies, announced a new value of 12 points a pound, up from 10. Current but ter and margarine point values are not affected. MGSgt. Lou Diamond, Popular Marine, Now At Camp Lejeune 0 Master Gunnery Sergeant F.ou Diamond, about whom probablv more legends and tall tales have been spun than any other individ ual in the U. S. Marine Corps, ar rived at Camp Lejeune Friday. He was transferred from Harris Island Diamond came minus his goatee that he cultivated while in the South Pacific with the First Ma line Division. Told facetiously thai he shaved it olT on orders of <• second lieutenant, ho thunderec an vicious "no" interspersed with exnlitives. It was about the same attitude he took when told he was too ok to accompany the First Marine l)i vision to the South Pacific in 1942 and then figuratively stowed awa> to turn up a veritable hero or Guadalcanal. An expert with mortars. MGSgt Diamond's crew performed heroic ally and with merit on Guadal canal. He has been at Parris Islanc for more than a year following hi> return from overseas. ADJOURNMENT THREATENED £San Francisco—(/P)—One issue stands between the United Na tions conference and adjournment That one. raised by Russia. ma> block the scheduled windup nex' Saturday. Russia is demanding re strietion on the powers alreadj formally proposed for the Genera Assembly of the proposed work organization to discuss and make recommendations on any matte: affecting international relations Moscow wants this changed to cover only questions "relating to maintenance of international peacc fin/l connritv " Brig Gen. D. L. S. Brewster To Be Put On Marine Corps Retired List Oct. 1 % Brig. Gen. D. L. S. Brewster, first commanding officer of Camp Lejeune when it was known as Marine Barracks. New River, is slated for retirement October 1 because of physical disability. Brig. Gen. Brewster is now un dergoing treatment at Bethesda, Md., after having been detached from duty at Marine Corps Head quarters, Washington. Upon his discharge from the hospital, he will be placed on the retired list, The first commanding officer at Camp Lejeune, General Brewster, then a colonel, made headquarters in tlie Burton cottage at Montforc Point when that area was acquirec by the Navy Department for Cami Lejeune. It was from those headquarter: that the affairs of Camp Lejeurn were directed for two years, prio to being moved to Hadnot Poin in Building 1. Because of his splendid am generous personality and demo cratic spirit. General Brewste made numerous long-lasting friend ships in Onslow County, and hi being placed on the retired lis beause of physical disability wil be keenly felt hereabouts. Lt. Harold B. Humphrey Killed In Action April Seventeenth 6 Lt. Ilarold Bruce Humphrey, the son of Mrs. Elizabeth Rhodes Humphrey of Raleigh, formerly of Onslow County, was killed in action Ann! 17. according to word received from Mrs. U. N. Rhodes yes terday by the News and Views. Place of Lieutenant Hum phrey's death was not Riven. 15 Kenneth Lanier Is Liberated From German Prison Camp 0T5 Kenneth C. Lanier, son of Herbert M. Lanier of Reula ville, route two. has been lib erated from a German prison camp, according to a War De partment announcement. 7 Seniors Awarded Diplomas At Camp Lejeune Exercises Seven members of i he senioi class were presented their diplo mas of graduation in the first higl school commencement exercise; held at this mammoth Marine Corps base here Friday night. They were: Marv Emma Barri or of Concord, Hannah France: Daniels of Arapahoe. Mary Jam Jackson of Houston, Texas. Lloy< Mitchell Kelly of Lumberton. Ger aldine Macon of Wake Forest, Jo an Marklc of Newport. R. I., anc William Jackson Nelson of New Orleans. Miss Daniels, who led the sen ior class with the highest scholastii average, was awarded a $35( scholarship to East Carolina Teach ors College at Greenville, estab lished by the Camp Le.jeune Par ent-Teacher association. The^awarc was based upon scholarship, citi zenship. initiative, cooperation anc leadership, and she was selectec by the senior class teachers anc Principal Kerstctter. Miss Daniel: is tho daughter of Mr. and Mrs K. E. Daniels of Midway Park formerly of Arapahoe. The dinl.omas were presentee by Ma.j. Gen. John Marston. com manding general of Camp Lcjeuuc and Rep. Graham A. Barden •> New Bern gave the commencemro address, lie was presented by Lt Col. YV. D. Harden, chairman o the Camp School Board. Others 01 the program were Lieut. Heler McGraw, officer-in-charge of th< Camp School, l.t. Comdr. Donak F. Kelly. Catholic chaplain. Lt Robert J. Holclen. chaplain at Mid way Park, and Principal Kerstet tor. The Women's Reserve baiu furnished the musical selections. Officers of the senior class wen Jack Nelson, president: Geraldim Macon, vice-president: F r a n c e Daniels, secretary: and Mary .Ian Jackson. treasurer. Members of the faculty at Hi Camp school this year were: Mis Irene Phillips. Miss Lena Lomen gro, Miss Esther Lelini. Miss Dori Daniel. Miss Margaret Sullivat Miss Nellie Pardoe, Frank 1. Steward, all of Pennsylvania; Mr Katie Morgan of Louisana: Mn Helen Emrick. New York: Mr; Dorothea Smith of Minnesota: Mr Ada Mae Henderson. Mississippi Mrs. Dorothy Mullins. Miss Rei White, Howard Aman. Miss Jrcn Barwick. North Carolina; Mr? Mary Cooksey, Tennessee; Mn Anna Connoway, West Virginia Miss Mary F. Davis. South Care Una; Mrs. Ellen Wrcnn. Kansas Mrs. Ada Skipworth. Georgia; Mis Marian Wills. Colorado: Mrs. Mar Gridley. Illinois: and Miss Eliza both KhIHIp nf Virginia. The school has had five differ ent school boards during th year, necessitated by the detacl" in cnt of personnel from ihe camj Lt. Col. Harden's predecessors a ch airmen were: Col. IT. M. 1 Fleming, who served at the b< ginnim* of the school year la. fall. Col. George C. Hamncr, I. Col. Philip H. Tliwing, and Co Thomas G. McFarland. GERMANS MINED PORTS £ Washington (/P)—German sul marines ranging the United State east coast at the peak of the 1 boat campaign in 1942 and 194 planted mines so effectively ihii major ports, including New Yor City, were closed to ocean trafTi for brief periods. Picture % Bringing home the intense fighting on the island of Okin awa. a picture of Col. Francis 1. Fenton, USMC, kneeling be side the flag-draned body of his son, Pfc. Michael Fenton. appeared in the Raleigh News and Observer Sunday. Pfc. Fenton was killed in action on Okinawa. He was 19 and in the First Marine Divi sion of which Colonel Fenton was regimental commander. Also shown in the picture ! paying last respects to the young Marine was Col. J. Kaluf. Both Colonel Fenton and Ka i luf were stationed at Camp Le .ieune, and have very many i frineds at that base and in Onslow County . Five Humphrey Brothers Serving In Armed Forces 0 Five sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Humphrey of Pollocksville. form erly of \'erona. are serving in the armed forces of " the nation. Li icy arc: Pvt. Karl V Humphrey, vv h o entered service in April. 1943, and has s pent 18 months in com bat with an en gineering group in Europe, and who is now sta-Jjjj tioned at Camp';; Davis. EARL Pfc. Alton M. Humphrey, w h o entered servicc in March of 1941, and who is now with an artillery -init in the Phil ippines. ALTON Cpl. Clifton K. Humphrey, vv h o | entered service in July. 1942. and who is now in : India as a mem- \ ber of an air J force ground? crew. | ..JlS&Mfc 8 CLIFTON Pvt. Kay E. Iurnphrey. w h o entered service in Dctoibc r, 1942, ind who is now .villi t h c Air Corps in Eng land. RAY Chief Pharma-jjf cist Mate Na-1 t h a n .J . Iluvn-f phrc.v, w li o en-1 terccl the navy ins April of 1940 anclfj who is now on transport carrier! in t h e South Pacific. One other son was in the serv ice but received a m c (I i c a 1 dis charge. Jacob F. Watson, 77, Father Of Swansboro ■ Woman, Passes Away 41 Selma— Jacob Floyd Watson, 77. ' died at his home in Pine Level on ■ Thursday. Surviving are his wife. Mrs. Rena ' Collier Watson: seven daughters, ' Mrs. T. M. Oliver of Cherry Point, ; Mrs. L. JI. Ilolloman of Princeton. : Route 2. Mrs. George IV Worley of Selma, Mrs Dewey Taylor and Mrs. .Limes Starling of Pine Level, Mrs. ' Paul Ho.lt of Swansboro. and Mrs. ; Rudolph Starling of Selma, Route ' 2: 12 sons. .John M. Watson of Sel " ma. James N. Watson of Pine Lev ' el, I). A. Watson of Princeton. Floyd ] Watson of Seattle. Wash., W. H Watson, I). N. Watson, and \ L. Watson, serving overseas. Herbert Lee Watson and Paul Watson of " Washington. 1). C . Hodna Watson ' of Golclsboro. Harroll Watson and " Wayne Watson of Pine Level: two • brothers, L. K. Watson of Pine • Level and W, II Watson of Selma. • and one sister, Mrs. Maggie Striek " land of Selma. Japafha T. Huffman, Richlends. Aboard - An Active Destroyer ^ # Aboard The l.TSS McN'nir in the i Pacific- -Japatha T. Huffman. ship's . ciM)k. second class. Route 1. Kich . lands, N. C.. is serviry aboard this hardy destroyer which has taken a crack at the Japs in every kind of naval warfare during her first year of Pacific operations. The McNair specializes in blast . inn enemy shore emplacements to bits, but she is equally capable on convoy runs, hunting .lap subma rines, rescuing downed American fliers, shooting down .lap planes, exploding mines and carrying mail In performing all these jobs she has steamed a distance equal to three times around the world. Her superb gunnery in pound ing Jap shore installations has won her many plaudits. Her main bat tery shot more than 6.000 pounds in the engagements at Saipan, Tin ian. Palau and Luzon. At Saipan the McNair dropped anchor close ofT shore to exchange point-blank firing with Jap bat teries. Machine gun slugs peppered her hull but the destroyer's marks men wiped out the opposition be fore an accurate enemy salvo could be fired. $242,993 Bonds Bought So Far In Campaign Pfc. John Mills San( Received In Fightim 0 Pfc. John Mills Sandlin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A . Sandlin of Verona, lias died of wounds receiv ed in the Battle of Okinawa, the War Department notified his par ents Saturday. An official War De partment newspaper release said he "died a hero's death." ■\ graduate of Dixon high school. Pfc. Sandlin attended N. C. State College and worked at Camp Davis during its construction. He was known throughout the county, and was one of the most popular young residents of Onslow before enter ing service in February of 1943. Prior to going overseas, he was stationed at Camp Swift, Texas, and at Lawson General Hospital. Atlan ta. lie is survived by his parents. S Sgt. Wayne Sandlin of Camp Rob inson. Ark : T-Sgt. Hugh Sandlin, who is with the Army at Cherbourg, France; Rov Sandlin of Wright. villc Beach: and Mrs. Lindsay Rus sell of Verona. The War Department newspaper release, which said Pfc. Sandlin was killed instantly—his family first was notified he had been wounded and later died of wounds sus tained-follows in full: With The 27th (Tokyo Express) Division In The Pacific: Private First Class .John M. Sandlin of Jacksonville. North Carolina, died a hero's death on Okinaw. The rid dled jeep huddled in the field near the Biely bridge across Ma chinato inlet tells the end of the storv that began the day the Ap pleknockcr regiment of Major Gen eral Geo. W. Griner's famed 27th Infantry Division jumned off on the attack that was to break a two week long stalemate. UK-'ir onicciivc was to seize ine town of Kaazu and the adjacent high ground. They wore attacking uphill in the face of observed Jap mortar and artillery fire. To the devastating fire of these was added machine gun fire from well-placed, well-camouflaged pillboxes, protec ted by almost invisible riflemen occupying holes and caves. As the Appleknockers charged forward many soldiers toll. Some were killed, many wounded. One of these wounded men had work ed iiis way forward to an exposed field below the ridge bef-or" he was hit. There were Japs on the ridge, and they could sec everything go ins on in the field. It was impossi ble to reach the wounded man without being under observation and fire all the way. To try to reach him on foot was suicide. Ffc. Sandlin. a jeep driver with a battalion medical section, didn't hesitnto. A wounded soldier need ed help, and he tried to get through, cross-country, to where the wounded man lay. He had barely started with his .teen across the rolling fiHd when a Jap artillery shell scored a di rocl hit on the vehicle, smashing and twisting it into useless wreck age. Pre. Sandlin was killed in stantly. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 0 Daily Vacation Bible School will be held at King Chapel church, June 25-20. inclusive. Classes will begin at 9 a.m. and residents of the community from the age of four up are invited to participate Rev. Carl B. Craig, pastor, said yesterday. GAS FOB SERVICEMEN 0 Servicemen returning from overseas on temporary duty order? for rehabilitation. recuperation and recovery will bp eligible foi furlough gasoline rations, accord ing to OPA. Ilin Dies Of Wounds 3 On Okinawa From Overseas %1'fc. Clarence R. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lamb AVilliams, is now home on a 30-day furjough. Ho has been serving overseas since Oct.. 1944, in the European theater of war. Scouting District Set Up In Onslow; Committees Named # Organization of the Onslow County district of the East Caro lina Council of the Boy Scouts of America was completed Thursday night here at Tallman Street USO. The organization, thus, estab lished the district separate and apart from others in this section, the district being considered nec essary in view of the growth of secuting in this immediate area in the past two years, according to District Chairman Z E. Murrell, -Jr.. of Jacksonville. There are troops now in Jack sonville. Mid wax Park. Swar.sboro. Sneads Ferry. Holly Ridge. Verona and Dixon. Committees appointed by Mur rell to direct the activities of scouting are: W. E. Baggs. district vice-chairman: Rev. Carl B Craig and Dean Sullivan, both of Jack sonville; P. S. White of Swansboro and Warren Taylor of Richlands. commissioners: R. E. Craven, of Jacksonville. chairman. K. T. Knight of Midway Park and Cpl. II. C. Johnson of Jacksonville, leadership training; Charles G. Clark. Jr.. and Dr. J. P. Hender son. both of Jacksonville, organ ization and extension: Dr. H. W. Stevens. Jacksonville, chairman, health and safely: James A. Odom of Midway Park, chairman, J. A. Brown of llollv Ridge and Rev. L. Grady Bumiss and Steve Stcfanou of Jacksonville, advancement; G. E. Maultsby of Jacksonville, chairman, J. T. Bostic. of Holly Ridge. Ray mond Marshal of Jacksonville and C M Brown of Midway Park, ac tivities and camping: John D. War lick, chairman, and Durwood A man both of Jacksonville. L. II. Sylves ter of Richlands and George Sand lin of Verona, finance. AI' XI 1.1 A it Y TO MI! FT 0 There will be a meeting of Clarence Meadows Post No. 78 American Legion \uxiliary at the Pine Lodge USO tonight at 8 o'clock. United War Fund Drive To Open In Onslow County On October 1 41 Tlio United War Fund will be gin throughout the nation and in Onslow County on October I. it was announced yesterday following a meeting of local campaign of ficial- -it New Bern Thursday. in the group that attended the meeting were T. Newton Cook, chairman who accepted the respon sibility last week. Mayor Ramon Askew, who directed the 1144 drive, and Gautier Jackson, pub licity chairman. The United War Fund is a one time campaign to raise funds for the USO and member agencies, relief organizations and local chari table functions. At the New Bern meeting plans for organization and the campaign were made. Former Gov. .T. Melville Brough ton of Raleigh, Eastern vice-chair man of the State organization, presided over the meeting. All five counties—Onslow. Jones, Pamlico. Carteret and Craven— were represented. Mayor Ramon Askew of Jack sonville told of successful organ ization and promotion which help ed put his county over the top of its quota so well last year. The war is not over, former Gov ornor Broughton emphasized in his remarks. though ho acirnittod that it was over for the thousands of fine young men called upon to make the supreme sacrifice ill combat areas. Peace and victory over the fanatical and tenacious Japanese are not yet in sight, he asserted, stressing the importance of the home front, and especially such worthwhile organizations as the USO. in helping bring victory and peace. Unselfish service, in addition to education and recreation, must be taken to the more unfortunate na tions of the world, if America is to try to build a more stable. Christian world, declared Charles D. Hurrey. of the YMCA Prisoner of War Aid Committee. This is not a time for pessimism, though ho admitted the Poles. Chinese and other underprivileged peoples had reason for some pessimism. So far as the United States is concerned, however, he stressed, there has been no depression, no blitz, no suffering. In conclusion, he em phasized the great need and op portunity for Americans to help save and serve the rest of the world in the crucial war and post war eras. # Bond purchases in Onslow Coun ty during the 7th War Loan amoun ted to $242,993.50 as of Friday, June 15, it was announced yester day by Chairman J. C. Thompson. The figure is far away from the 8510.000 quota which Onslow must meet by July 7 if it is to take its place among the patriotic commu nities of the nation . Against a Series E bond quota of S400.000. Onslowans have purchas ed only $88,237.50. or less than 22 percent. The Stale of North Car olina. however, has made 56 per cent of its E bond quota, thereby showing up Onslow which is out of line by 34 percent, Thompson said. To boost the sales of bonds. Hol ly Ridge is planning an auction and bond rally Friday night at the Community House, and the Camp Lc.jeunc Engineering department is planning an auction on Friday af ternoon. The Onslow County Women's Division is still active with women manning bond booths at the post office and bank here. Mrs. Deane Taylor, chairman, .reported that the women's divsion had sold bonds amounting to $91,360.00 at the last report. Mrs. Nettie Millis of Sneads Ferry has recently been made a second lieutenant in the blue star brigade. Other officers and their latest ranks arc as follows: Mrs. David Sabiston. Lieutenant Gen eral: Mrs. R. McCoy, Mrs. T. New ton Cook and Mrs. Lee Humphrey, Captains: and Mrs. L. 1'. Matthews, Lieutenant Colonel. George W. Phillips Quits Solicitorship Of County Court # George W. Phillips, Jackson ville attorney, has tendered his resignation as solicitor of Onslow County Recorder's Court, effective July 1. He has been solicitor for the past two years. Phillips' resignation was ten dered by letter written June 13, and is to become effective July 1 "or as soon thereafter as my suc cessor can be appointed." His reason for resigning, he wrote, was his belief that his serv ices as solicitor were "unsatisfac tory." based on his understand ing that the Board of County Com missioners had twice raised the salary of Judge Harvey -J. Boney since giving him an increase in pay. He said he would continue to serve in his capacity as solicitor until a successor can be appointed because "1 feel and realize the importance of the court to the county and to the taxpayers." Under the tentative budget ap proved for 1045-46. the salary of Judge Boney was raised, at his reouest. to S185 per month from $165. The salary of Solicitor Phil lips was left at $150 per month, but county officials said that the solicitor had made no request for an increase. CONFESSION REPORTED £ Moscow- (/Pi- The secretary of the Military Collegium of the Su preme Court Monday told the .judges that Maj. Gen. Bronishv Okulicki and 15 other Polish leaders confessed to a long list of charges, including the killing of 594 Russian officers, anti-Soviet espionage, and conferring with Germans. War In Brief 0 Sixth Marines lead American advances as battle on Okinawa enters its final phase, with .laps continuing to show fanatical, hys terical resistance. Japs also renew aerial suicki • attacks on American fleet, sinking one small unit. Giant Superforts, splitting into four groups, launch their attacks upon smaller industrial cities of Japan, hitting targets on Kyushu and Honsu islands. Troops of American 8fith Divi sion given rousing welcome as they reach New York for home coming furloughs before going to Pacific. American and Australian naval units go into action off North Bor neo in support of Aussie ground troops advancing toward valuable oil fields. More than 1,000 Japs are taken prisoner in the Philippines, indi cating that the campaign to liber ate th# vast archipelago now is entering its final stages. OWl reveals results of efforts to dc-Nazify German prisoners. Writer at Bremen finds Hitler Youth big problem for Allies. General Eisenhower and his party reach Washington for greal homecoming celebration. General Curtis LeMay, Super fort chief in the Pacific, sets speed record in flying from Guam tc Hawaii to Washington. General Patton's Third Arm.\ will be one of occupation forces ir Germany and Seventh and 15th armies aho will be on duty in con quered Reich until end of year Ninth Army coming home soon. Paris gives General Eisenhowei thunderous reception as more than million cheer American who led Allied armies to victory.