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VOL. VIII, no. i
JACKSONVILLE, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1915 PRICE S2.00 PER YEAR
DOWN EAST
' WITH
I BILLY ARTHUR
0Bet no one in town is awakened
by sweeter music than I—the
barking of quail.
Just as soon as the day dawns
they begin calling just outside
my bedroom window.
#Not often do I get ill and have
to turn in at my little brown in
firmary across the street from the
office, but it happened Saturday.
I didn't know whether it was
appendicitis or the old fashioned
bellyache.
Now. I know that last word isn't
altogether cricket to use In our
home-consumed newspaper, but
you wouldn't exactly call that
thing that goes before mc a
stomach.
Anyway, it hurt; and when a
thing as big as it's getting to be
hurts, brother, it's a pain that's
long, deep and wide.
Finally got in touch with Dr.
Bill Turlington, and he met me in
Aman Furniture store, but we
couldn't get into his office because
the keys were in his automobile
parked far away. So, he lay me
down on the sctee, and mashed
here and. then, there and wanted
to know if it hurt.
He gave it the same diagnosis I
did: My folks had just come into
town the day before and set up
housekeeping, and my stomach
couldn't stand the shock of good,
home-cooked food.
0 "Buster" Odom came in the oth
er day with several old newspapers
and a men's clothing folder, the
latter put out by the firm of "Ma
rine and Hurst, Jacksonville, N.
C.." years ago.
The clothing featured__by that
firm was of the most stylish in
those days, topped by a derby, sell
ing for $13.50 suit and all, and
down.
One of the newspapers was the
September 3. 1894, edition of the
Atlanta Constitution. By way of
explanation, the papers were left
in a residence in lower Onslow
when it was acquired by the Navy
for Camp Lejeune.
In the paper, advertisements ap
pealed to "weak men" and treat
ment was guaranteed on a help-oi
pay-nothing basis. Doctors adver
tising for patients claimed they
could treat them as well by letter
as in their private offices. Four
teen ads in the eight page paper
appealed to "weak men."
Wall Street for money to invest
and for agents in all communities,
and one concern said that it had
been awarded six medals for iron
fencing around graves.
The Oxford Sewing Machine
company offered a sewing machine
for $14, ^Sent on free trial for 30
days anywhere, and one significant
lfttle ad read this way:
"Cheapest Supply House on
Earth; big catalogue free. Sears &
Roebuck, Chicago. 111."
Another advertisement chills to
"vibrates the rattlesnake with his
rattle. Sensible people take alarm
at the chill which ushers in chills
and fever. If they don't know they
should that Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters is the preventer and rem
edy. Nor should they forget that it
remedies dyspepsia, liver com
plaints. nervousness, sleeplessness
and debility, and is a general tonic
without equal." In the same issue
Beechams Pills were said to
"arouse with the rosebud of health
the whole physical energy of the
human frame.
Another sewing machine con
cern offered one for $21, but it
had a brand new attachment—an
automatic bobbin winder.
In those days a double breech
loader gun sold for $6.00, and a
single barrel for $2, and a solid
gold watch was offered for $3.50
with a guarantee that if it did not
"please, at any time within one
year, we will give you one absolu
tely free."
And one unusual ad went tms
way: "All about girls! Their vir
tues and their failings. All about
big, buxom, wicked marrying and
breach of promise girls. Girls
without sweethearts, etc. Illustra
ted. Only 10 cents."
The news went in for politics of
the entire nation. With particular
ly emphasis upon the politics of
the south. Agricultural news was
In abundance, and the front page
was devoted almost entirely to
Korean atrocities and a column by
the celebrated Bill Arp on dogs.
Duels, murders, fights and kid
nappings were reported In abun
dance. and a story headed "Oh,
But It's Wicked" concerned racing
and gambling at Saratoga Springs.
N. Y. Just for the entertainment
you'll get from the yarn, I promise
to print it in full later on.
Humor, however, was in the
paper. One of the Jokes went like
this:
"I should like to insure you for
about Ave thousand," said the in
surance man.
"No use," replied the editor,
hopelessly. "I've had a three
thousand policy for ten years and
ain't dead yet."
Long columns were presented
as the "Woman's Kingdom" and
"The Young People", both aimed
at entertainment and "the devel
opment in the art of letter writ
ing." The women wrote to each
other as "sisters" and the children
a* "cousins."
The women eu.^'emed them
selves with almoat everything. One
letter writer asked that aome moon
flower se«d be sent to her new
home in Texas, because the cold
had killed those she carried with
her. "I would say to all Georgians,
stay where you are for this (Texas)
is no place for you. This is the
ilace to work twelve months in
Jie year in cotton to buy every
thing you have with that six cents
per pound . . . there are more poor
people here than I ever saw in old
Georgia."
Another lady aaked "will some
(Continued on Six)
Fleet Readies For New
Blows At Nip Homeland
0Guam—(/P)—The taunting U. S.
Third Fleet, which smashed 24
Japanese warships' in the 17 days
it has made the home waters of
Nippon its own. moved menacingly
oc the Mikado's Islands Thursday,
deploying for its next blows at the
enemy's stunned cities and shat
tered ships.
As Admiral Halsey pulled back
to w?a for a breather, there was
no indication he intended to let up
the steady pounding of war plants,
coastal defenses, airfields and rem
nants of Japanese fleet. He con
tinued to move his ships about in
enemy waters as he chose with no
resistance on ihe sea.
Bombing Results Good
0 Guam— (&)—B-29 devastation
in "Japan's urban industrial areas
reached 143 square miles in 39 cit
ies as the latest wave of nearly
100 Suporforts reported "good to
excellent" results in a midnight
strike at oil targets near Tokyo.
The weather was clear as the
Superforts hit three oil plants at
Kawasaki, 10 miles south of Tokyo.
They met intense antiaircraft fire
butlost only one plane. There was
no aerial interception.
Regains 7th Air Base
9i Chungking—(^P)—The Chinese
igh Command announced that
Chinese troops have captured the
city of Namyung, 155 miles north
east of Canton and the site of the
Seventh former American Air Base
to be regained from the Japanese
in recent months. The communique
said the Japanese garrison was -re
treating to the west toward Ku
kong on the Canton-Hankow rail
way, 125 miles north of Canton.
Mrs. Ellen V. Carter
Dies A) Haw Branch;
Funeral Wednesday
# Mrs. Ellen V. Carter passed
away at the home of her son, J. B.
Carter, at Haw Branch early Tues
day morning after an extended ill
ness. She was 79 years of age.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon from the home
by Rev. E. H. Cannady. pastor of
the Richlands Baptist church, and
burial was in the family cemetery.
Mrs. Carter, the widow of the
late James K. Carter of Haw
Branch, was well-known. In addi
tion to her son, she is survived by
four daughters, Mrs. Nettie Taylor,
Miss Etta Carter, Mrs. Bertie Ed
wards and Mrs. Effie Straughn, all
of Haw Branch.
Pfc. James F. Batts
Home On Furlough
After Twenty Months
#Pfc. James F. Batts has arrived
at his Richlands home to spend
a thirty-day furlough.
Pfc. Batts has spent twenty
months in the European theater
of operations and has been award
ed the Silver Service Star for par
ticipation in five major battles. He
also received the Purple Heart for
wounds sustained in action.
BIGGEST KIWANIS MEETING
0 Twenty-eight persons attended
the meeting of the Swansboro Ki
wanis club at Thompsons Fireside
Wednesday night. It was the
largest meeting of club members
in recent weeks, notwithstanding
the visit of seven Jacksonville Ki
wanians. Those from here attend
ing were President Ramon Askew,
Kenneth T. Knight, G. E. Maults
by, James A. Odom, Deane C. Tay
lor, and E. T. Meeks, Jr.
Million Dollars
# Reaching a new high by
tripling its Independence Day
War Bond quota of $125,000
with $16,000 to spare, Camp
Lejeune more than doubled its
previous bond drive. The com
bined sales of bonds between
April 1 and July 7 at Lejeune
is $1,160,537.50 in cash value.
Lawrence J. Swinson
Fought 60 Days And
Nights Oft Okinawa
# Aboard the USS Colorado ::n
the Pacific—Lawrcnce J. Swinson,
chicf machinist's mate, USN. son
of Lawrcnce Swinson, Richlantfs.
N. C.. fousht aboard this battle
ship for 60 days and nights at
Okinawa.
The Colorado extended more
ammunition in support of ground
troops than in any of the previous
occupation support and bombard
ment operations in which she par
ticipated. Under the command of
Capt. W. S. Macaulay, whose wife
lives at 2089 Commonwealth Ave.,
St. Paul. Minn., she took up her
station off the beaches seven days
before the invasion to help in the
sofetening-up bombardment, ind
then for 60 days she continued her
relentless pounding of enemy posi
tions. She helped beat off numer
ous air attacks launched against
units of the Fleet operating in the
area.
Task force and ground unit com
manders showered numerous "well
done" messages on the officers
and men for the effectiveness of
their fire.
War Ration Book 5
Probably Will Be
Last Issued By OPA
#War Ration Book Five, "small
er than a dolar bill' and contain
ing just half as many stamps as
the last book issued, will be dis
tributed through the public schools
in December, the Onslow OPA of
fice announced yesterday. The new
"A" gasoline ration book will be
issued at the same time. It will
probably be the last Ration Book
to be issued.
Distribution will take place from
December 3 through December 15.
The new "A" gasoline books will
go into use December 22, and war
ration book five will be used soon
after the first of the year for food
rationing and for rationing of
shoes.
ine new dook five wil be a bet
ter book. It will be easier to carry
and handle. It will be just as long
as book four but only half as wide.
The number and arrangement of
stamps is more convenient. The
new stamps will be the same size,
but will not have both a letter and
a number as the present tamos do
and OPA hopes the new edition
will be the last of the series of
wartime ration books.
At the curent rate of making
stamps good, Johnson explained—
five red stamps and five blue
stamps at the beginning of each
month—war ration book five can
last, if needed, about fifteen
months. Because of the enormous
job required to print and distrib
ute ration books for about 130 mil
lion people it was decided to be
on the safe sid and proVide for
this period and avoid the expense
of having to ge out still another
book later.
Since war ration book five will
not go into effect before January
1st, it will be necessary to use oth
er stamps in book four as substi
tutes for processed food and meat
fats during the interim period. In
terim period use of shoe and sugar
stamps will not be necessary,
Johnson said .since the stamps pro
vide for these items in books three
and four will cary the programs
without resort to substitutions.
War Ration Book Five will be
the fourth war ration book to be
distributed by school teachers and
other volunteers, Johnson said.
The first book was distributed May
4, 1942.
The New "A" Book
The new "A" gasoline book, the
third issued under rationing, will
differ from the present book only
in color. The book will contain five
sets of coupons, six coupons to a
set numbered A-18 through A-23
Each set of coupons wil cover a
different period. The first set. num
bered A-18, becomes good Decem
ber 22.
Georgia-Florida Tobacco Prices Up
As 1945 Marketing Season Opens
£ Valdosta, Ga. — (j*P) — The first
few million pounds of the coun
try's current tobacco crop went on
sale Tuesday in 19 Georgia and
Florida towns, with the majority
of grades averaging from one to
five cents a pound higher than on
the opening day a year ago.
The ceiling over Georgia-Florida
bright leaf cigarette tobacco this
year is 40 cents, a ccnt per pound
higher than last year. But ceilings
apply only to the seasonal average
that a particular buyer pays for
the tobacco.
Tobacco is sold untied in the
Georgia-Florida belt, first in the
country to begin auction sales. In
the Carolinas areas, which open
later, the tobacco it sold tied and
graded and the ceiling is 144.50.
Official Figures
The marketing services of the
United States Department of Agri
culture said average prices per
hundred pounds on a limited num
ber of representative United States
grades of tobacco at Tuesday's
opening of Geongia-Florida mar
kets were:
Open Over
LEAF: Day 1944
Fair lemon 43.00 $1.00
Low orange 41.00 $1.00
CUTTERS:
Low lemon 43.00 $2.00
Fair orange 43.00 $2.00
LUGS:
Fine lemon 43.00 $1.00
Good lemon 42.00 $1.00
Fair lemon 41.00 $1.00
Good orange 41.00 $1.00
Fair orange 41.00 $2.00
Nondescript 36.00 $5.00
Pfc. Carl C. Williams,
Jacksonville, Route 3,
Awarded Purple Heart
PFC. CARL WILLIAMS
0 Pfc. Carl C. Williams, ;.jn of
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Williams of
Jacksonville, route three, has been
awarded the Purple Heart for
wounds sustained while in action
in Germany on March 27, his par
ents have been advised. He was
serving with a medical unit of an
armored outfit when wounded.
Pfc. Williams, who is still overseas
wrote that he was getting along
nicely and hoped to "be home by
Christmas, if not before."
Pfc. Williams is now being proc
essed at Camp Atlanta in north
eastern France, as a member of
the first ETO armored division to
be ordered to the Pacific.
Pfc. Williams is a member of
Co. "B" 83rd Armored Medical
Battalion and served with the 13th
Armored Division in the Battle of
the Ruhr Pocket and in the drive
through Bavaria into Austria. He
holds the Purple Heart, Good Con
duct Ribbon, Meritorious Unit
Plaque and two battle stars.
The 13th, popularly known as
the Black Cat Division, captured
more than 20,000 German prison
ers in the fighting in the Ruhr and
took an addiiional 19,000 in Bav
aria. In the closing days of the
war in Europe, it captured Hitler's
birthplace city of Braunau, Aus
tria, and liberated 14,000 Allied
prisoners of war.
He will be given a furlough be
fore the Division begins its train
ing for action in the Pacific.
Kiwanis Club Offers
Support To Channel
Deepening Proposal
0The Jacksonville Kiwanis club
went on record Tuesday as offering
assistance to the Chamber of Com
merce in presenting arguments for
deepening the New River channel
from Jacksonville to the Inland
Waterway.
The club voted that a committee
be empowered to give assistance
to the chamber and be prepared to
present data to a community-wide
gathering which will be held prior
to the hearing to be conducted
within the next 90 days.
Col. E. E. Haring. chief of ihe
Army Engineers, has notified local
interested persons of the hearing,
the definite date to be fixed later,
on deepening the channel from 10
to 12 feet and making it 90 feet
wide.
President Ramon Askew disclos
ed that Rep. Graham A. Barden
had been invited to make the ad
dress at the charter night celebra
tion of the Swansboro Kiwanis
club, scheduled for August 3. and
the Distirct Governor Sam Bundy
would be present. Askew instruct
ed the house, program and inter
club relations committees headed
by Deane Taylor. Z. E. Murrell,
Jr., and G. E. Maultsby respective
ly to go forward with arrange
ments.
Vistors at the meeting were Nor
man Falbaum. II. C. Johnson, pres
ident of the Lions club. Pfc. Nor
man Pctteway. W. Victor Venters
of Richlands. and Capt. J. B. Wil
liams and Lt. Comdr. F. D. St.
Clair of Camp Lejeune.
Mrs. Willie Phillips,
Hubert, Succumbs
At Onslow Hospital
£Mrs. Willie Phillips of Hubert
died at the Onslow County Hospi
tal here Monday night after an ex
tended illness. She was 30 years
old.
Funeral services were conducted
from the home Tuesday afternoon
at 4 o'clock by Mrs. Odell Taylor,
pastor of the Bear Creek Holiness
church, and was burial was in the
Russell cemetery.
Mrs. Phillips is survived by her
husband, two children. Sarah Lee
and William Dennard: her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennard Holton: and
one sister, Miss Rita Bell Holton.
all of Hubert.
THUMBS UP!
0 Worcester, England— (#*) —A
major and a private who each lost
his right thumb in the fighting in
Germany had the index finger of
the same hand transferred to the
position of the missing thumb. The
rare and difficult operations, re
storing the soldiers' grip, was per
formed at the Ministry of Pensions
hospital at Ronkswood near here.
NEW BOARD MEMBER
0Lt. Charles Tabb has been ap
pointed to the Camp Lejeune
School Board succeeding Capt.
Alfonso Lloyd, detached. Lt. Col.
Louis C. Reinberg has been re
lieved from duty on the board.
Onslow County Buys
$36,000 Bonds And
Saves More Interest
£ Purchase of $36,000 worth
of Onslow County road bonds
maturing in 15)48 and 1951 by
the County of Onslow was an
nounced here yesterday by
Auditor J. J. Cole.
Although face value of
SI,000 was paid by the county
for the bonds, their purchase
will effect a saving of approxi
mately $2,000 a year interest
between now and the dates of
maturity, and "besides they're
paid for and out of the way,"
Auditor Cole commented.
The purchase brings to a
total of $51,000 in county
bonds bought up in the past
two years.
Chamber To Hold
August Meeting On
Thursday Evening
0Tho August meeting of the Jack
sonville Chamber of Commerce
wili be held next Thursday night
at the Tollman Street USO at 8:30
o'clock. A vice-president succeed
ing Deanc Taylor, who has been
elevated to the presidency, and a
member of the Board of Directors
will be elected.
Nursery Requirements
Told USO Council
By It. Helen McGraw
• Just what it takes to set up a
nursery was told by Lt. Helen
McGraw of Camp Lejeune to the
Jacksonville USO council when it
met at Fulcher's Landing Tuesday
night after a delightful trip down
New River aboard Chairman R. J.
Holleman's boat, the Lady Jo II.
Lieutenant McGraw appeared
before the council, because it has
before it a proposal to establish a
nursery in Jacksonville for the
convenience of mothers who are
either shopping or awaiting the
arrival of their husbands. She told
of the two projects—the self-sup
ported Midway Park Nursery and
the Red Cross subsidized Pine
Grove Trailer Park Nursery.
The council heard from J. W.
Joyner, director of the Newberry
Street USO. that architects now
were preparing plans for enlarging
that service center for Negro mili
tary personnel.
Members of the council making
the trip and enjoying Joe Fulcher's
seafood dinners were Chairman
Holleman. Gautier Jackson. George
See, W. C. Bryan, Billy Arthur,
Maurice Margolis, Lieutenant Mc
Graw. Mrs. R. E. Smith. Mrs. J. F.
Starling, Mrs. Z. E. Murrell, Jr.,
Mrs. YV. L. Ketchum, Mrs. Ralph
Caldwell. Miss Lois Buell. Miss
Mary Colton. Miss Regina Bradley,
Mrs. Josephine Burns. .J. W. Joy
ner, and J. W. Broadhurst.
Guests were Miss Pat McHenry
of Camp Lejeune and G. W. Ball
and son, Billy, of Harlowe.
Miss Mildred Maddox
Heads Swansboro MYF;
To Meet On Sunday
# Concluding a Youth Week at
Swansboro Methodist church, the
lrst meeting of the newly organ
ized Methodist Youth Fellowship
was held Sunday evening, July 22.
The following officers were
elected: president. Mildred Mad
dox; vice president, Margaret Ma
son; secretary -t rcasurer. Gene
Trescott; chairman of the Worship
an Evangelism Commission. Hazel
Forehand: chairman of the Mis
sions and World Friendship Com
mission, Bobby Meadows: chair
man of the Community Service
Commission, Hilda Forehand: and
chairman of the Recreation Com
mission, Houston Maddox.
Together with their adult coun
cilor, Mrs. Elizabeth Venters and
their castor, the Rev. C. H. Mer
cer, the youths made plans for
their future meetings which will
be held regularly each Sunday
evening, beginning at 7 p.m. AH
young people between the ages of
12 and,23 are cordially invited to
participate in the M.Y.F. and at
tend these meetings for worship,
study, discussion, and Christian
fun.
After adjourning to attend the
evening church services, the youth
reassembled at 9 to enjoy a pro
gram of games and entertainment
led by Sgt. and Mrs. Merritt Nel
son who are temporary residents of
Swansboro and during their stay
will assist Mrs. Venters as adult
leaders.
The next meeting will begin at
(5:30 p.m. instead of 7. since it will
be a special service to which all
youths of the Swansboro circuit
have been invited.
Senorita Estella Alonso from
Havana, Cuba, will be the speaker.
Senorita Alonso came to the States
last fall to study at Scavitt College.
She is to return to Havana shortly
to begin work in the Methodist
school sponsored by the Church
Board of Missions.
FIX OPENING DATE
#The Onslow County Board of
Education will meet today to set
the opening date of schools for
the 1945-46 term.
School Improvements
Now Well-Underway
Stacy T. Hines Home
On 30-Day Furlough
After 26 Months
0 SI a coy T. Hines, Ph. M. 2-c.
who has been serving in the South
Pacific is home on 30-day furlough.
This is his first time home since
he finished boot-leave training at
Bainbridge, Md., in April, 1943.
He has two brothers serving in
U. S. Navy: Cleveland C. Hines,
Jr., C. R. M., now in Northern Ire
land. and W. Gerald Hines. C.Ph.
M., in the South .Pacific. He has
not een the oldest brother, Cleve
land, since Jan. 1941.
They are sons of Postmaster and
Mrs. C. C. Hines of Holly Ridge.
596 Births, 91 Deaths
Recorded In Onslow
In First Six Months
O Births outnumbered deaths in
Onslow County by the score of 596
to 91 during the first six months
of 1945, J. J. Cole, collector of
vital statistics, disclosed here yes
terday.
In Jacksonville township only a
total of 494 births were recorded
through June 30 against 67 deaths.
In both departments Jacksonville
township led. Four years ago, prior
to the growth of this county as
result of military installations, rec
orded births alone during an en
tire year did not equal the number
of deaths in the single township
during the first six months of the
year.
Births and deaths for the half
year for the other four townships
follow: Riehlands—44 births and
11 deaths: Swansboro—9 births
and five deaths; Stump Sound—23
births and six deaths; and White
Oak—26 births and two deaths.
Jacksonville Squad
Of Civil Air Patrol
Stands Inspection
# Capt. Edward L. Young. Char
lotte. liaison officer of the North
Carolina Wing of the Civil Air
Patrol, inspected the Jacksonville
squadron last Thursday night and
pronounced it fit.
Senior members of the CAP
who stood inspection were Lt. R.
E. Cravens, squadron commander,
2nd Lts. C W. Hartsfield. R. A.
Hartsfield. W. A. S. Aman. WO
Jack Reid. WO M. Van der Kroef,
WO G. Newsome. and W. C. John
son and R. C. Simpson.
Cadet CAP members who stood
inspection wore Stratton Murrell,
W. L. Foy, O. L. Russ. Jr.. Robert
and Jimmy Pinks-ton. Billy Likens.
Joe Ferguson, Bobby Ridge. R
Sanders. C. Taylor. Walt Sabiston
Jr.. Ray Daugherty, Shorty Waters
Leonard Hitch. William Bryan.
Eddie Foy. A. L. Hobbs and M. M.
Cost-on.
GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.
0Cpl. G. J. Walton, son of Mr
and Mrs. George Walton of near
Jacksonville, has been awarded
the Good Conduct Medal. He it
now in Italy, where he was in the
fighting eight months before the
European war ended.
Newspapers Outrank
Radio In Presenting
News, Survey Shows
# New York — f/P) — A large
majority of the puhlie is con
vinced that there is "no ade
quate substitute" for news
papers. Fact Finding Asso
ciates have reported two cross
section surveys taken daring
the recent 17-day strike of
newspaper deliverymen.
The surveys, made from July
3-5 and July 11-12, were un
dertaken at the request of the
Bureau of Advertising of the
American Newspaper Publish
ers Association. The strike be
gan June 30 and ended July
17th.
I'rinipal question asked was:
"You probably are getting
most of your news from the
radio. Is radio completely fill
ing your need for news?"
In the first survey 76.6 per
cent said no. and 23.4 said yes.
In the second—after the read
ers had been deprived of their
newspapers for another week
—the percentages were: 89.2,
no: 18.8, yes.
Interviewers found that 74.2
per cent in the first survey had
missed most or an important
part of the usual budget of na
tional and war news. In the
second survey the percentage
had risen to 76.4. Correspond
ing percentages for local news
were: First survey, 70,9; sec
ond survey, 65.3.
Edward G. Provost
Again Commended
For Combat Bravery
#In The Pacific—(Delayed)—A
22-year-old Hubert. N. C.. sailor
who had "almost forgotten" about
his part in the invasion of South
ern France has been presented a
Letter of Commendation with
ribbon for bravery he displayed
during that assault on the Euro
pean fortress.
The citation was given to Ed- ;
ward Russell Provost, USNR, '
boatswain's mate, first class, even
as the guns of his ship were
pounding the Japs at Okinawa.
Provost previously had been ;
given the Purple Heart for wounds
received in the same action.
He was captain of a 5-inch gun
crew—aboard the same ship on '
which he still serves—when they
were suddenly attacked by three
junkers 88's. As the planes head
ed towards the ship, the gun crew
opened fire.
Shrapnel hit Provost and six
crew members, who was immed
iately ordered below for first aid.
According to the commendation
Provost despite his painful wounds,
"cooly and courageously remain
ed at his post and skillfully di
rected the remaining members of
the crew in keeping the gun in
service."
The citation added that Provost,
by his 'extraordinary lortitude
and resolute leadership, contribu
ted materially to maintenance of
a concentrated and accurate anti
aircraft barrage which frustrated
the enemy attack and prevented
possible serious damage to the
ship."
Provost, who had been through
the invasions of North Africa and
Normandv. was further commend
ed for is "exceptional ability,
calm and determined action and
persevering devotion to duty." He
has since participated in the in
vasions of Iwo .lima and Okinawa.
Provost enlisted in February,
1941. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Gordon Provost, of
Hubert.
ASSISTANT MINISTER
% Ray Allen. Memphis. Tenn.,
Duke University divinity student,
is student-assistant pastor at
Swansboro Methodist church this
summer. He is assisting Rev. C. H.
Mercer, regular pastor, who this
week is attending a Methodist
young people's encampment at
New Bern.
Churchill's Government
Defeated In Britain
Q London—(/P) —G'.'eat Britain,
surging strongly to the loft, threw
out the conservative government
of Prime Minister Winston Church
ill. according to election returns
counted Thursday, and called upon
the Labor Party, headed by Clem
ent R. Attlee, to lead the nation
against Japan and through recon
struction.
The Labor party victory was
smashing, led in taking seats in
Commons two to one.
Churchill and Foreign Minister
Anthony Eden, however, escaped
the tidal wave and were returned
to their Common seats, but a
dozen of their mesl powerful col
leagues were defeated.
The returns were from the July
5 general election, the first gener
al noli in the nation in ten years.
King George will likely call upon
Attlee to form a new government
when parliament reconvenes Au
gust 8.
To Charge Transients
For Books Borrowed
From Local Library
§A deposit of $1.00 for every two
books will be assessed non-resi
dents of Onslow County who pa
tronize the library, it was announc
ed this week. The charge is made
necessary by the number of books
being lost or taken away by tran
sients. it was said.
The decision was reached at a
meeting of Mrs. L. 1!. Sylvester of
Richlands. county library chair
man. with Mrs. Sallie Rogers, Jack
sonville; Mrs. Helen Brown, Rich
lands: and Mrs. Harold Koonce,
Swansboro, librarians and mem
bers of the library committee.
0 Construction of additions to
three Onslow County schools is
well underway at Dixon, White
Oak and Swansboro, Supt. A. H.
disclosed yesterday.
Contracting firms, which had
been making preparations for the
work for the past two weeks, took
advantage of fair, although hot,
weather this week to begin pour
ing foundations.
Additional class rooms and caf
eterias will be added at all three
institutions, for which the Onslow
County Board of Commissioners
has appropriated a total of $240,
000.
However, they will not be ready
for the beginning of the 1945-46
scholastic term, the date of which
will be set at a special meeting of
the Board of Education today. Hat
sell will recommend an opening
date sometime in mid-August.
It is expected nevertheless that
the additions will be ready
for occupancy within aobut 90 days.
At the same time, the Board of
Education is trying to rush renova
tions and remodeling of the teach
erage on New Bridge street, so
that it can be occupied by the new
Jacksonville principal, Hall Lingle,
who is expected to report any day
now.
Kinston PCA Shows
Gains In 1945 Over
Same 1944 Period
®The mid-year issue of the Kin
ston Production Credit Association
Reporter, received by members
this week, showed an increase in
membership and amount of loans
in the first six months of 1945 com
pared with the same period last
year.
The report was issued by the
board of directors, among whom
are W. Victor Venters and J. Le
rov Henderson of Onslow County,
both prominent and active mem
bers of the association. The com
pany maintains offices in Rich
lands.
The 1945 report shows members
totaling 1.373 against 1,311 in the
same period last year, and loans
this year totaling $689,479.45 com
pared with $584,743.90 in the first
six months of 1944. Outstanding
loans at the end of June totaled
$736,445.78 against $647,562.90 at
the end of June. 1944.
Net earnings for the first half
of the year amounted to $6,557.15
compared with $5,874.42 in the
same oeriod last year, the report
showed.
Carolina Trailways
Begins Interstate
Service To Lejeune
0 The Carolina Coach Company
Tuesday began interstate bus ser
vice to and from Camp Lejeune,
it was announced yesterday by E.
C. Miller. Jacksonville division su
perintendent.
The new service, approved on a
temporary basis by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. means
that thfc. scheduled Carolina Trail
ways busses heretofore originating
and ^stopping in Jacksonville will
origmate and stop at Camp Leje
une.
Only interstate passengers to
Richmond and Washington will be
carried on them, however. No in
terstate traffic will be handled in
and out of the base under the new
service. Miller said.
At present there arc ten sched
uled busses arriving and depart
ing from Jacksonville for Rich
mond and Washington daily. The
new service applies to those buss
es only. Heretofore, passengers go
ing north and coming from that di
rection had to use another bus line
between here and Camp Lejeune
both directions, embarking Kind
disembarking here.
EARTH TREMOR FELT
% Augusta Ga.—(/P) —An earth
tremor was felt in this area at 6:30
A. M.. Thursday, lasting only a
few seconds. No property damage
was reported.
War In Brief
# General Nathan Twining is
chosen to succeed General Curtis
LeMay as commander of the Mari
anans Superfortress fleet.
General Eaker says Army has
cancelled orders for more than
40.000 planes and reveals other air
force facts.
"Big Three" meeting at Potsdam
takes recess as Britons fly yester
day 1o learn who won the recent
election.
American troops make mass raid
upon their occupation zone in
Germany, arresting 80,000, includ
ing many SS men sought as war
criminals.
Senator Wherry reveals copy of
unsigned letter to President Tru
man urging him to reveal sur
render terms for Japan and stop
"slaughter" in Pacific war area.
President Truman is reported
pleased with results of "Big
Three" Potsdam conference and
has made big hit with Marshal
Stalia, ^