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DOWN EAST
0 Don't know yet which is Hin
best story to come out of Swans
boro last week end: whether it was
Sgt. Cy Levine's being unable to
find the brake on the boat or Tom
Shugart's jumping overboard with
the anchor in his hand when the
anchor wasn't even secured to the
boat.
0 President Ramon Askew cau
tioned Rev. Carl Craig and Harvey
Boney against starting a checker
game two minutes before time for
the Kiwanis club meeting, but they
would play, and Harvey beat the
parson before the session began.
It was probably because Rev.
Craig was impatk-nt and warned
to get to the table.
0 You can almost tell exactly when
a storm's going to brew in these
parts: just find out when Charles
Duffy Koonce and Bill Capps are
going to Swansboro to spend a
week.
Last year they were run out of
Swansboro and a vacation because
of the hurricane, and they were to
leave Monday for another week
down there. The storm came, sure
enough.
0 There was almost as much wa
ter on the inside of the News and
Views building Monday as on the
outside.
The rain beat through >he walls
and poured down on the floor,
and the roof leaked in so many
places that I wondered if it ac
tually were a roof. I thought it
was a seive.
Edward Farneli erected a huge
sign
Billv's Greatest Wonder
YE OLDE SWIMMING HOLE
25c A SWIM
Wadf -Life Guard on Duty
Boating—Canoeing—Fishing
Mackerel— Blues—Croakers
This is where Billy Trolled Sunday.
WITH
ARTHUR
#Joe Colo was telling the other
day about a fellow one time who
was absolutely convinced that a
woman living nearby had powers
of conjuration.
The county auditor said that the
man declared she could conjure
anything and quoted him as say
ing. 'she could pul a cow on one
side of the road and a calf on tfic
other and tell them to stay apart,
and they would."
And then there was the tinr*
that he was about to kill hogs and
she asked to be invited. He got
busy and forgot all about it unlit
she appeared on the scene and
noted all the sausages hanging up
and the pork all dressed. "You
didn't invito me," she advised, "so
hat's the last sausage you'll ever
have for the grease to drip out of."
And the man declared that for
years thereafter his hogs all died
and he didn't have any sausage.
He even swore that she killed
her own relative by borins a hole
in a tree and putting a lock of her
hair in the hole. Every morning
she'd go over there and tap on
the cork, and the girl would get
worse. Every tap would m:>ke her
a little sicker, an 1 finally one
morning the woman went out
there and hit it a solid lick, and
sure enough the girl died.
So, that, dear readers, is your
coniuration story for the month
of June.
#The bovs in the cofTee club
were complaining about their pow
er bills the other morning. Sieve
Stefanou couldn't understand why
his bill at home amounted to $34
and Meri Ferguson's only about
$10.
Hoy McFatter said he could eas
ily understand that because he had
Steve's meter conjured.
We explained to Steve that in
the old part of Jacksonville there
were old ragged power lines and
that not enough power could force
its way through them to run a
meter beyond $11. And. we told
him the meters were old. and the
wheels wouldn't turn on them.
"But going out our way." Roy
spoke up. "we've got one of those
free wheeling lines."
"Yes.' someone else said, ".'hev
are all new lines and the power
just zooms through them, and the
meters are nice and new and well
oiled, and the wheels can turn
fast. That's the reason."
That didn't satisfy Steve at all.
But he went off looking for L. E.
Rudisill when we suggested that
probably Tenant Rudy told the
Tide Water Power companv to
charge all his kilowatts to Steve.
"And maybe Gautier Jackson's
doing the same thing," Steve de
clared. "I'm gonna look him up.
too."
0 An ABC hoard. Ration Board
and Selective Service Board is not
enough. Now, the boys on the
Courthouse lawn have organized a
Viewing Board.
The Viewing Board sits out
there practically all day and
views the girls as they pass by.
One girl actually told me—and
this is the honest truth—that
whenever she passed by the lawn
she felt as if she were losing her
wearing apparel, piece by piece.
Frankly, I hope this little item
doesn't put the boys indoors for a
couple of days, as warm as the
weather is.
# Early morning telephone con
versation between the Carolina
Tel. and Tel. girl who takes the
epair orders and me:
Billy: "I want to ask you people
to come up hers and check up on
our telephone . .
CT&T: "What's the number?"
Billy: "300."
CT&T: "What seems to be the
trouble?"
(Continued on page two)
Bond Sales $318,312;
Get Out Your Albums
# Bond purchases in Onslow
County's 7th War Loan through
Tuesday. Juno 26. amounted to
$318,312.25. the Federal Reserve
Banic at Richmond reported yes
terday. Series E bond purchases
amounted to $139,956.25.
The purchases still are deplor
ably far away from the overall
$510,000 quota and thp $400,000 E
bond quota. Chairman .T. C.
Thompson commented with mis
givings that Onslow was go in a to
fall in the list of slacker sections
in the campaign which officially
ends tomorrow. However, all bonds
purchased through July 7 will be
credited against the quota
He issued an apnea! for resi
dents to go all out in the Ifew
days, and even to dig War Stamp
albums out of their dresser draw
ers and turn them info wa- bonds.
"If is a challenge to the people
of this county." said Thompson.
"We can give up or we can speed
up. No one has to tell the people
on the home front what the boys
on the war front are doing. The
daily casualty lists speak "or them,
they who no longer can speak for
themselves.
"If those boys on the far-flung
Pacific beacheads can male j ;he
supreme sacrifice, surely we com
fortable ones here at home can
back them up with little sacrifice
on our part. It is more than a
challenge, it is an obligation."
"Stamps in a partly-tilled book
are not working for you," said
Thomnson.
"Some families have two. three,
even four books partly filled. By
combining the stamps, adding a
few dollars, they can be turned
into 7th War Loan bonds, and help
mightily to make the four-billion
dollar E-bond quota. And the bond
will start paying interest. The
stamps don't."
OPA Gives Farmers
Data On Prices For
Tobacco Supplies
# The Raleiglv District OPA rec
ently has received a number of
inquiries concerning ceiling prices
on tobacco twine and tobacco
sticks. Distirct Director Theodore
S. Johnson said yesterday. For the
information of farmers thedirec
tor issued this Summary of the
price ceilings on *he nroducts.
"Tobacco twino should bo sold
for no more than the highest
March. 1942. price. Dealers not
handling tobacco twine at that
time can sell Tor no more than
the highest March. 1942. price of
their closest competitor who did
handle it then.
In the case of tobacco sticks, the
maximum dealer's nrice for size
one inch bv one inch. 52 or 54 in
ches. is $20 per thousand, plus
freight charges:and for size three
fourths of an inch by one inch. 52
or 54 inches, is $!6 per thousand,
plus freight."
OPA is checking sales of tobac
co twine and sticks in Eastern
North Caroilna, Johnson said. Lo
cal rationing boards have been ad
vised to report Violations and to
assist farmers in checking prices
in their areas.
Jacksonville CAP
Will Have Outing At
White Lake July 4
(fcThc Jacksonville wing of (he
Civil Air Patrol and the Cadet
CAP will have a Fourth of July
outing and picnic at White Lake,
it was announced yesterday by Lt.
R. E. Cravens. CAP, wing com
mander. Members of both groups
and prospective members arc
urgpd to attend.
IIUTSON CONFIRMED
0 Washington,—(/P) —The Senate
confirmed the nomination of John
R. Hutson of Kentucky to be Un
dersecretary of Agriculture, suc
ceeding Grover B. Hill of Texas,
who resigned.
5141,285 !n Bonds
Sold By Onslow County
Women's Division
# Mrs. Donne C. Taylor, chair
man of the Onslow County Wom
en's Division, reported that as of
noon yesterday, the division had
sold bonds amounting to $141 285.
In making this announcement Mrs.
Taylor praised the work being
done by the members of the Blue
Star Brigade, many of whom are
competing for the title of State
General.
Leading the field of competitors
is Mrs. David Sabi. ton with the
rank of Lt. General, closely fol
lowed by Mrs. I,. P. Matthews, Lt.
Colonel and Mrs. T. Newton Cook.
Major; Mrs. Lee Humphrey of
Verona, Captain; Mrs. R. Jf. Mc
Coy. Captain; Mrs. Nettie Millis
of Sneads Ferry. 2nd Lieutenant:
and Mrs. Naomi Conkling, 2nd
Lieutenant.
Mrs. Taylor pointed out that all
reports Were not complete and
that there are possibly others in
the county who have attained ad
ditional rank but have not report
ed to her as yet.
A big part in the drive has been
played by the use of booths set
up in the post office and bank
which have been manned by wom
en volunteers.
The booths were to have been
closed as of the 1st of July but
the Women's Division has been
•asked by the state chairman to
extend the use of them for an
additional week. To do this, addi
tional volunteers arc badly needed.
Mrs. Taylor urges anyone who can
give any time to tending the
booths to contact her. While she
has mar'e overv effort: to contact
people to do this important w rk
she feels that there must be addi
tional women who would be will
ing to devote some hours during
the coming week to help put Ons
low County over the vop.
Weed Differential
$ Washington,—f/P)—The Price
Differential allowed tied and
graded flue eured tobacco ov
er untied and ungraded leaf
is expecti d to be about 4 1-2
cents again this year.
Commodity Credit Corpora
tion a?id OPA officials jKerlic
ted cont'miation ef the differ
ential, allowed last year. with
ceilings of 30 cents a pound
for untied and 43 1-2 for tied.
The OPA tobacco industry ad
visorv commi'.tee recommend
ed that the differentia) be
maintained.
The flue-cured ceilings are
expected to be announced
within the next two weeks, or
at least in advance of the mar
ket opening in Georgia July
25.
Nursina Aciivities
Comrtiffee Elects
Mrs. Burton Again
# Mrs. J. W. Burton was re
elected chairman of the Nursing
Ativitios committee of the Onslow
County Chapter. American Red
Cross, at the Tal'lman Street USD
Monday afternoon. Mrs. .J. F. Star
tins was re-elected secretary.
Mrs. Burton gave a history of
nursing activities in Onslow Coun
ty. conducted by the Rod Cross,
and it was announced that the
next meeting would he held in
Sent ember or at the call of the
chairman.
Present for the meeting were
Capt. Meyer. Camp Lejeune: Lt.
Charles Tabb. Camp I.e.ieune;
Olenwood MeComb. field director.
Camp Lejeune; Lt. Fried, Camp
Davis: Harold Arnoff. field direc
tor. Camn Davis: and Mrs. J. W.
Burton. Dr. IT. W. Stevens. Mrs.
Laura Starling. Mrs. Grace Gaw
throp, and Mrs. Louise Uzell, all
FRANCES PERKINS OFT.
4) Washington, — (/I5)— Frances
Perkins tossed away her three
cornered hat here, donned a black
and white straw sailor and bade
farewell to the 1.800 employes of
the Labor Department.
Truman Closes United Nations Parley;
New World Peace Charter Signed
A San Francisco — (TP) — Uailed
Nations statemen Tuesday signed
the chartor of a new world organ
ization and President Truman clos
ed one of the great assemblies of
history with an assurance that
"You have created a great instru
nt for peace."
"The world now must use it!"
Mr. Truman said.
Addressing the final plenary ses
sion of the United Nations Confer
ence. the Chief Executive appeal
ed to delegates of 50 nations to
make the charier "a living thins."
to seek its immediate ratification.
He promised:
i shall send this charter to the
United States Senate at once. I am
sure that (he overwhelming senti
ment of the people of my country
and of their representatives in the
Senate is in favor of immediate
ratification."
Rising Ovation.
Mr. Truman was given a rising
ovation. Me smiled and. extending
his arms outward, declared, ''Oh,
what a great day this can be in
history."
Facing him as he spoke were
the men and women who met here
two months and a day ago to draft
a master plan for peace. Behind
him was a bright blue background,
with the flags of all the United
Nations silhouttcd against it. in
terspersed between four austere,
golden columns.
"With this charter," the Presi
dent said, "the world can begin to
look forward to the time when all
worthy human beings may be per
mitted to live decently as free peo
ple . . .
"If we should falter in the fu
ture in our will to use it. millions
now living will surely die . . .
"Let us not fail to grasp this su
preme chance to establish a world
wide rule of reason—to create an
enduring peace under t^ie guidance
Crops Suffer 10 Per Cent Damage
As Result Of Strong Winds Monday
£ Strong winds accompanying a
hurricane that swept northward
ofT the Atlantic coast Monday did
considerable damage to Onslow
County tobacco and corn crops but
otherwise left few ill-effects in its
wake.
While the brunt of the storm
did not strike the coast, the strong
winds did topple tobacco and corn,
but affected sOme sections of Ons
low worse than others. Farmers
and members of the Department
of Agriculture staff here reported
that the crops were damaged ap
proximately ten per cent.
White Oak. Stump Sound ind
Swansboro townships—those lying
closer to the coast—were affected
more than the others, it was re
ported. No over-all survey had
been made by AAA officials.
Onslow County otherwise es
caped with little or no major dam
age as result of the storm.
Power and telephone services
went on with minor interruptions,
caused by falling poles or trees
across the lines.
In Jacksonville's business dis
trict several awnings were ripped
and torn, and one broken. At Camp
Davis all personnel were restricted
to the base.
The winds did not reach their
peak here until around 9 p.m.. al
though they drove hard through
out the day when the rain fell in
torrents. Old timers said they be
lieved it to be the hardest driving
rain they had seen in a number of
years. The rain, it was said, did
much to save crops by softening
the ground and permitting stalked
plants to lean rather than be
broken down by the wind.
How much rain fell was not
known here, there being no of
ficial weather observer, but one
person reported a ten-quart bucket
almost filled to the top. Quart milk
bottles were more than half filled.
of Hocl."
Ton conferenco delgation chiefs
most of them in their native ton
Sues. had preceded the President
in addressing the closing confer
ence session in Sun Francisco's war
memorial opera 'douse.
Luzon Is Liberated;
Casualties Heavy,
More Islands Taken
A Manila — (/PN- — American a n d
Filipino forces have won the cam
paign for Montainour on North
Luzon, "one of most savage and
bitterly fought in American his
tory". to completely liberate the
biggest island in Philippines. Gen
Douglas MacArthur announced.
The triumphant communique
added that conquest of the 200
irile-long C-agayan Valley Wednes
day was ended in 28 days. Losses
inflicted on enemv in North Luzon
were heavy—113,593 dead.
Casually Totals
0 Guam — (/P) — Ryukyus c a m -
paign, including Okinawa and sev
eral associated strikes by the
Navy's fast carrier forces on the
Jap homeland, cost the U. S. 46
319 casualties —11.897 killed or
missing. Nav\ casualties total
9.731. Adm. Nimitz announced.
More Air Rases
O Guam — (/Pi — American Negro
troops have landed on six small
islands, in the Northern Marianas,
and brought them under American
domination with a single pistol
shot. It was purely a reconnoiter
ing operation to locate more areas
where crippled superforts could
crash land while limping back
from Jap raids.
Revival At Baptist
Church Will Begin
Sunday Evening
% A week's revival at First Bap
tist church here will begin Sun
day night at the 8 o'clock service.
Rev. Douglas Winn. Martinsville.
Va., evangelist who began preach
ing at the age of eight years and
who is now an inspiring voung
man. will conduct the revival. He
will be assisted by Rev. L. Grady
Burgiss. pastor.
The revival will be held through
July 8.
Services will be held nightly at
the church at 8 o'clock.
Closed
0 Jacksonville stores will be
closed all day Wednesday,
July 4, the Chamber of Com
merce reminded the public
yesterday. All public buildings
also will be closed.
Johnie Pershing Scott,
Jacksonville, Killed
In Pacific Aclicn
Johnie f c r s I: i n e Scott,
M.M !c. IJSN. was killed in
action in the Pacifir area on
•V. :i! 2nd according to infor
mation received from the
War Department by bis moth
er. Mrs. C'allic May Scott of
Route J.nKsonviiie.
'Ie enlisted In Use Navy in
Jane )')40 and has served
nearly five yrnrs overseas aft
er completing his early train
ing; at Norfolk. Virgina.
IE is wife, Mrs. Filomena
Orare Seott resides in San
Francisco, California.
New Red And Blue
Ration Stamps Go
In Effect Sunday
Washington — (TP)— There'll b.
more meal on the nation's dinne
tables in July but not enough u
cut ration values. The OPA an
nouncet! that the supply will b
five per cent greater than thi
month.
41 Washington — (/Pi — Five Bin
Stamps for processed fond and fiv
Rod Stamps for meats and fats i'
Ration Hook Four will beeom
valid July 1. the OPA announcei
today.
Fach stamp is worth 10 ooint.
making r> total of 50 Blue Point
and 50 Red Points. Stamps vvhie!
become good -1 u 1 v 1 can be usci
through October 31.
The new stamps:
Blue -II. Kl. LI. Ml. Nl.
Red Al. Bl. CI. Dl. El.
Byrnes May Replace
Edward Stetinnius As
Secretary Of Slate
# To isas City —C.P)— Outwardl
unoerturhcd bv chain speculatio
unleashed bv his decision io re
place Edward J. Stettinius as see
rotary of state. President Uarr
Truman went cheerfully nhout 1h
business of celebrating his firs
presidential homeeominc.
The president made no effort ?;
challenge renorts that James P
Byrnes is his choice as the ne>
Secretary of State. Tie declined t
talk about other cabinet changc
he mav have in mind.
Stettinius has been named Am
erica's representative on th
United Nations Council, forme
at the recent peace parley at S;.
Francisco.
Rockefeller Has Resigned
(R Xew York- -i.V)—Assistant .Cec
re'nrv of State Nelson Rockefelle
.c:ud his res;snation had been o
Prrsident. Truman's desk since th
chief executive took office, but h
hrl no indication of any actio:
taken.
SENATE C.ETS REPORT
© Washington—(TP)—A highly re
ceptive Senate gets a first nerso
report it. the United Nation
Charter that pegs a world's hope
for 'uture pence nn the strenst
anci unity of the Big Five allie
powers.
Chairman Tom Connally of th
Senate Foreign Relations commi1
t^e brings the account in a histori
S.OOO-word'do'.'iunent, born in nin
•vecks of com promise at the Sa
Francisco confercn ce.
CANVASS FOR HANGERS
Jacksonville Boy Scouts nr
making a house to house canvas
for 5.000 metal coat hangers to b
donated to Camp Davis. The can
vass is being made at the recjues
of the Onslow County Chapter c
the American Bed Cross. Whil
metal coat hangers are scam
Scoutmaster .lack Koonce and Be
Cross officials hope local poopl
will part with at least some c
their limited supply.
Mrs. Billie Wilson
And MTSqt. Crawford
Give Musical Program
4) Mrs. Rillie Wilson of Pin
Grove Trailer Park, accomoanie
by MTSgt. Edward Crawford, gav
a delightful musical program .
lli;> weekly meeting of the .Taeksoi
ville Kiwanis club Tuesday afle
noon.
Mrs. Wilson ably rendered thrt
solos after which she led the clu
in group singing of old favori
tunes.
Deane Taylor announced th.
the Jacksonville and Swansboi
clubs would hold a joint meetir
Wednesday afternoon, July 11.
Swansboro. It will be a swimmir
and fishing trip.
Guests at the meeting wei
Johnny Aycock. assistant and stU'
cnt minister of Trinity Methodi
church, and Thomas Battle Kooni
of Baltimore.
.T. C. Thompson, chairman of tl
7th War Loan, called on cli
members for their all-out suppo
in enabling Onslow County to a
tain its $510,000 quota. The natic
is already over the top. Thompsc
said, and if Onslow fails it will 1
the first time during the war.
School Improvement
Contracts Are Signed
Strict Building Code Enforcement
To Go In Effect In Jacksonville
0 Enforcement of the Town of
Jacksonville's building code, which
has been on the ordinance books
all the while, was demanded by
the Town Board of Commissioners
this* week, and Mayor Ramon
Askew said an inspector would be
named shortly.
Enforcement will begin immed
iately. and to that end the town
this week authorized publication
of important features of the build
ing code, and the public's atten
tion is called to them. They appear
on page 5 of today's News and
Views.
The enforcement means that
hereafter all persons contemplat
ing any type of construction,
whether it be new or renovations
and repairs, must first secure a
building permit: that no frame
buildings shall be erected within
the fire zone of 800 feet from 'he
courthouse: that there will be
quarterly and annual building in
spections: and condemnation of
structures that are either fire haz
ards or dangerous to life and
safety.
Tlie quarterly and annual in
i spections will be those required
I by the State Insurance Commis
sioners. and all defects found by
the local inspector must be cor
rected within a reasonable time.
Failure to comply with orders of
the inspector shall make one liable
to conviction and fine of from $10
to $50 and costs.
Failure to correct conditions in
condemned buildings will bear the
same penalty, which also will ap
ply to persons convicted of remov
ing condemnation notices which
will be affixed to structures found
to be fire or safety hazards.
: Auto Use Stamps
Must Be Affixed On
Vehicles July First
# Collector of Internal Revenue,
* Charles II Robertson, has an
■ nounced that, auto use tax stamps
in the denomination of $5.00 were
' placed on sale in all post offices
5 and offices of Collectors of In
ternal Revenue on June 9. The
stamps will evidence payment of
J the tax for the fiscal year begin
' ning July 1, 1945. and must be
1 purchased on or before that date,
'fhe stamps will be serially num
bered. and will be gummed on the
face, and will have provision on
- the back for entry of the make.
' model, serial number and State li
i cense number of the vehicle.
It is the desire of the Bureau
1 of Internal Revenue that the use
i tax stamp shall be placed on the
windshield in a location that will
not conflict with State require
ments. Mr. Robertson stressed the
- fact that the use tax law has not
i been repealed and cautions motor
s vehicle owners that failure to pur
5 chase and display the new use tax
i stamps on vehicles using the pub
I lie highways after July 1. 1945.
will subject the violators to
7 severe penalties imposed by law.
Hoily Ridge Rotary
Stages Enthusiastic
War Bond Auction
By II MI S SEGERMAN
# Again. as in the past War Loan
drives, the I folly Ridge Rotary
club sponsored a War Bond auc
tion sale last Friday night which
was a big success.
The largest amount of war ,
hone's purchased was by Mrs.
Charles Ennis. who bought $4,650
worth of bonds. The highest bid
of the evening was SI.500 for a
bottle of Scotch, donated by Pop
West and bought by Pvt. Frank G.
Weitzman of Chicago.
Muh credit for the success of
the War Bund show should be
given to Chief of Police Porter
Ward of Holly Ridge, who col
lected over SI.300 from the citi
zens of Holly Ridge who could not
attend thp sale and most of these
bonds were in small amounts. He
also heloed Pop Jones. Hey ward
Campbell, and John D. Jenkins 1
collect the prizes for the auction .
sale. ;
To prove their enthusiasm and ,
show the spirit that prevailed at
I he rally, the following people
bought War Bonds without prizes:
B. J. Holleman. SI.000: Ned Fieri- ;
derson. SI50: S. R. Edens. SI00; C.
L\ Mines. SI00: Jack Thompson. 1
5100: Ruby Edens. 5100: Dave
Cohen, $50: Hey ward Campbell.
$50: D. D. Justice. $50: Kathleen
Hines, $50: Susan Segerman. $50: ,
M<\s. Mildred M. Hines, $50;
Christine Hines. $25.
Auctioneers for the evening
were Dave Cohen. Pop West, and
Ewell Woolard. C. C. Hines and
Mrs. Mildred M. Hines were in
charge of bono- sales. Pu-Wicity for
the show was under the direction
of L. G. Sessoms and the writer.
Red Cross Rooms
Af Lejeune Closed
For The Summer
A Mrs. John Marston, chairman
of the Volunteer Service of the
Camp Lejeune Auxiliary of the
American Red Cross, has announc
ed that the sewing and surgical
dressing workrooms will close
July 1 for the summer.
In the past year Camp Lejeune
knitters have turned out 360 ar
ticles. including 135 helmets and
75 mufflers.
NEW AIDE-DE-CAMP
0Capt. James Conway of Bards
town. Kv.. has been assigned to
duty here as Aide-de-Camp to Maj.
Gen. John Marston. Camp Com
manding General. The new aide
succeeds Capt. T. E. Trollooe who
lias been assigned as Officer in
Charge of the Camp theaters, suc
ceeding Capt. E. G. Hill, relieved.
I It Was Safer To Walk Than Ride
In Final Days Of War In Europe
> 0 Lieut. B. J. Holleman. Jr., who
^ recently was liberated from a Ger
[ man prisoner of war camp after
P having had his Liberator bomber
, shot down over Austria, arrived
home Saturday to spend 60 days
j with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.
, J. Holleman, Sr.
j- A member of the 15th Air Force,
Lieutenant Holleman flew six mis
sions. He was wounded on his third
but got in three more before what
friends here at home feared was
his final.
And i! almost was. The Germans
shot eight bombs from his rack as
his plane approached the target,
but he went on in and unloosed
his load. It was on route from the
target that his plane was fatally
p hit.
:l The men bailed out in their
e chutes and came down in a wooded
it area, a tree breaking his fall and
i- letting him down easily until his
•- toes only touched the ground, and
ho was able to step right out of
e the harness.
b It was a day later that he. mis
e taking a German civilian for a
would-be captor, decided to ac
it company him home where he was
o fed. But the German reported him,
g on orders and threat of death for
it harboring enemies, and Lieutenant
g Holleman was turned over to the
constable of the community, later
e to the military.
I- Because of the fast approach of
;t the Russian and American armies,
e Lieutenant Holleman said, prison
ers were not treated too badly,
e Whenever they were moved, those
b with flying shoes, as airmen wore,
•t were permitted to ride a train,
t- while the other captives walked,
n But those who walked fared better,
n Because of the damage to rail
e roads by American bombers, trains
stood motionless for hours and
days, and feeding prisoners was
bad because of the lack of facili
ties. The walking captives could
keep moving and could set up
facilities for preparing food, if
any.
But the worst part of it was that
American bombers were striking
at transportation facilities and that
included trains, and bombers in
the air didn't know the trains were
carrying American prisoners. They
just went after everything Ger
man they saw. It got so that every
time the prisoners heard a plane
coming the inquired. "Friend or
enemy?" And the friendly plane
was always the German plane, be
cause it didn't bomb its own ilk.
The first time Lieutenant Holle
man's plane went down was on
account of gasoline shortage, and
it was in that accident that he
was hurt slightly. His wounds do
not show. Thcv were over enemy
territory then but close to allied
lines in Yugoslavia, to which they
made their way and got back to
their base safely.
Quite often humor crops out in
tragedy, and it did when Lieuten
ant Ilolleman went down in Aus
tria. Only a few days before he
had borrowed some"1 money from
his co-pilot and gone to Rome on
leave. When he returned, he had
only minutes to board his plane
for his final mission and didn't get
a chance to return the loan.
When the two came down in
their parachutes, just as they land
ed. Lieutenant Holleman went into
his pocket for the money and
started to hand it to his co-pilot.
In efl'ect, he said "here's your
dough" and. in effect, his co-pilot
said, "no siree, that money ain't
no good here in Austria. Keep it
and pay me if and when we ever
get out of here.
Contracts for additional rooms
ind general improvements at Dix
>n. White Oak and Swansboro
schools at a total cost of $238,147.
J5 were negotiated by the Onslow
bounty Board of Education Mon
:lay in a special meeting.
Supt. of Schools A. H. Hatsell
;aid construction would begin as
;oon as materials can be secured,
idding that he hoped the work
vould be completed in six months.
The receiving of low bids and
iigning of contracts brought to an
;nd an extended effort on the part
)f residents of those three commu
lities to secure improved instruc
ion facilities, for whic'i the On.«
ow County Board of Commission
ers appropriated a total of 240,000.
At the same time the education
joard approved the 1945-46 budget
jroviding for a capital outlay of
>240.000, current expense of $16,
)00 ancl $16,508 for debt service.
The board of commissioners has
evied a tax of 41c per hundred
lollar valuation to raise the capi
al outlay funds, and one cent for
current expense.
The imporvements and adddi
ions include six classrooms and
cafeteria at Swansboro and White
Dak. and 13 additional classrooms
ind cafeteria at Dixon.
It was the second receiving of
>ids, the first being rejected be
cause they so far exceeded the or
ginal appropriation by the Board
>f Commissioners for the work,
n the interim, the board appro
bated $40,000 more and changes
vere made in plans and specifica
ions by reducing the size of Dix
>n and White Oak buildings and
>mitting some paint. hardwood
ind plumbing provisions for all
hree units. It was said that the
•missions and changes in specifi
cations and plans will not affect
he structure of the buildings or
he services they will perform.
The low bidding contractors
vere: "AMI
General Atlantic Building Cor
poration, $103,461 for Dixon and
>28.058 for Swansboro; Parham
3arr Construction company, $60,
302 for WThite Oak.
Plumbing and Heating—Rows,
-Valsh and Jones, $14,297 and $15,
'00 respectively.
Electrical — Kinston Electric
Company, $4,689.
Rowe. Walsh and Jones, Hatsell
;aid, already have started moving
naterials onto the site of the work.
Nineteen Onslowans
Attend White Lake
4-H Club Encampment
£ Nineteen Onslow County 4-H
:lub members are spending this
■veek at 'White Lake in the annual
encampment. They wdre accom
panied by Miss Laura Beatty and
"harles C. Clark, Jr., home and
farm agents.
Those at the encampment are:
Jeanette Aman, Richlands; Ann
Barber, Richlands: Mary Ricta Bell,
Hubert; Nany Jo Brown, Richlands;
Bobby Cox, Richlands; Erma
Oews, Richlands: Charlotte Crow
son. Jacksonville; Mary Lee Gil
lette. Richlands; Betty Claire
Grant. Silverdale; Mildred Rachel
Griffin, White Oak: Audrey Gu
thrie. Silverdale: Nancy Hender
son. Hubert; Don Home, Rich
lands; Leona Parker. Silverdale;
Martha Swinson, Jacksonville; and
Louise Warren. Richlands.
Miss Alice Sylvester
Leaves This Week
For Study Of Piano
£ Miss Alice Green Sylvester,
talented 14-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sylvester of
Richlands, will leave this week for
New York to study piano at the
Julliard School of Music.
Miss Sylvester recently was
awarded a six-week study for hav
ing been rated superior in piano
in a North Carolina-wide contest
among junior musicians. She won
out over 10 other contestants in
the contest at Winston-Salem,
sponsored by the North Carolina
Federation of Music Clubs.
Miss Sylvester will be accom
panied to New York by her in
structor. Mrs. Fannie K. Lewis of
Richlands.
War In Brief
Korean reports that Japanese
forced nervous Korean troops to
bayonet more than 150 American
and British prisoners of war.
Thousands of American troops
will go directly to the Pacific war
arena for erribarkation ports in
Southern France.
General Mark W. Clark will
head the American Fifth Army
occupation force that will be sta
tioned in Vienna, along with the
British and Russian troops.
American occupation zone in
Greater Berlin area will include
five districts of wrecked Nazi
capital.
Russia is receiving aid through
Lend-Lease in the Far East in
view of fact that Red Army is
pinning down huge Japanese army
in Manchuria.