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VOL. VIII, ISO. 6 JACKSONVILLE, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1945 member, associated press PRICE $2.00 PER YEAR
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BILLY ARTHUR
0One person read the editorial
we had last week about women's
way of dressing and advised us not
to worry too much about nudism.
"There are still," he said,
"enough oddly shaped persons in
the country to keep the laundries
busy washing the clothes that make
them presentable."
That's just what we were com
plaining about.
% Add similies: "He looks as if he
were weaned on a dill pickle."
0They are telling a story about
a man who last week was said to
have checked out of a local hotel,
and upon reaching the bus station
recalled that he had left his um
brella behind. Whereupon he is
said to have returned to the hotel
but was informed that his room
had been rented to a young cou
ple. However, he went on upstairs
and was about to knock when he
heard:
"Whose ruby lips are those?"
"Yours."
"Whose booful blue eyes are
those?"
"Yours, all yours."
"Whose little pink ears."
"Yours, all yours."
It was too much for the sales
man. who called out:
"Hey, young man, if you come
across an umbrella, it's mine, all
mine."
#A4?«it the (hospital piece in
Tuesday's News and Views, I wm
remined of the old gag about a
nurse attending a man who had
been sick but was apparently im
proving. And, one day the son of
the household inquired of his mo
ther:
"Do angels have wings?"
The mother replied that they
did.
"Do they fly?"
"Yes, why."
"This morning I heard daddy
cal the nurse an angel and I want
ed see her fly."
"She's gonna fly right now," the
mother replied .
§Somc people don't want me to
enjoy all the comforts of home.
When I sat down in the living
room the other night and trimmed
my toe nails, you never heard such
complaints.
You know they wanted me to go
in my bedroom and trim my nails!
I wouldn't do it ... . not where
I walk around barefooted!
£Capt. G. L. Markle, USN. Camp
Lejeune chaplain, told the Kiwan
is club Tuesday how he happened
to be in the Marines in World War
I.
Although he was signed up for
the Army, it would not send him
overseas as quickly as his enthus
iasm demanded. So, he iried
the Navy to see if they would, then
the Marines, but both advised that
since he was already signed up
for the Army, they couldn't take
his enlistment.
Tired of waiting and impetuous
and enthusiastic. Chaplain Markle
sat down and wrote the Secretary
of War. He didn't bother with the
small fry under the secretary; he
went right to the top. Chaplain
Markle's brother laughed at rather
than with him and predicted he
would get nowhere, but he was
wrong. In about two weeks there
came back his honorable discharge
from the Army.
"How did you do it? What did
you tell the Secretary of War?"
his brother wanted to know.
"I just wrote him that I thought
the Marines were the higher
branch of the service and I wanted
to get in them."
# They had been trying to get a
toastmaster (or the Kiwanis Char
ter Night program at Swansboro
tonight: and down at the Jackson
ville club's board of directors
meeting Tuesday, folks wanted to
know who it was going to be. So
they asked President Rtmon Ask
ew.
"We got that settled," he replied.
"Who is it?"- someone asked.
"Fellow named Askew," Ramon
replied softly.
"Who?" another Inquired.
"A fellow named Askew," Ramon
repeated.
"Another one!" B. J. Holleman
exclaimed.
0The story was told here this
week about a man dying and going
—not to heaven.
Anyway, he was walking around
down there surveying everything
and giving orders to every other
person, and one of his associates
stated:
"That fellow walks around as if
he owns the plaoe."
"I do." he retorted, "my wife
gave It to me before I died."
Herman Mobley Is
Home On Furlough
After Two Years
C Herman Mobley, son of ttic late
Mr. and Mrs. Geroge Mobley of
Jacksonville, came back to Jack
sonville on a visit this week after
having been in the Maritime serv
ice since the fall of 1843.
Husband of the former Miss
Lucy Aman of near Jacksonville,
they are now making their home
at Maffit Village, Wilmington.
Mobley's Ship, a tanker, was shot
from under him twice during his
service in the Atlantic. Mediter
ranean and South Pacific. Asked
where he had seen service, he
countered, "Where haven't I
been?"
He has 14 more days of his fur
lough before reporting (or further
service.
$44.50 Average Is Paid
On Border Lea£ Market
0 Raleigh—(if)—Tobacco farmers
of the Carolinas togan .»xchanting
their golden weed for crisp green
backs Wednesday as the sales ixa
son opened on the 16 markets of
the Border Bolt with a price aver
age of approximately $44.50 per
hundred pounds.
Opening sales were regarded as
considerably better than in 1944
both in regard to price and volume.
The opening was $43.12, while the
opening in 1943 was 341.23.
Common Vft Sells High
A large volume of common to
bacco was offered, and as in the
opening last year growers and to
bacconists commented at length
concerning the very slight variance
in price between common and good
tobacco. Much of the tobacco mar
keted at high prices would hardly
have been considered worth selling
in prewar years.
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture. the N. C. Department, of
Agriculture and the S. C. Depart
ment of Agriculture, in a combined
report, said the opening prices
were $1 to $4 per hundred higher
than the opening last year. The re
port revealed that best nondescript
showed an advance of $11, aver
aging $37. Bulk sales ranged from
$44 to $46, with a few lots selling
up to $48. The lowest price report
ed was $22 for poorest thin nonde
script. There was a larger propor
tion of lower qualities and less
choice and fine. Offerings were
composed principally of fine to fair
lugs and fair to low primings and
cutters. Lugs predominated.
Because of recent rains, damag
ed tobacco appeared on some
floors.
Bronze Star Medal
For Pfc. Morton
Received By Father
0The Bronze Star medal awarded
posthumously to his son, Pfc.
Marion M. Morton, has been re
ceived from Brig. Gen. John T.
Kennedy, commanding officer of
Fort Bragg, by Marion J. Morton
of Maysville, Route 1.
Private Morton was killed June
24, 1944, while serving overseas
with the 82nd Airborne Division,
which trained at Fort Bragg. He
was cited for meritorious achieve
ment against the enemy while
serving with patrols behind enemy
lines.
RED CROSS MEETING
0The first meeting of the recent
ly elected and installed board of
directors of the Onslow County
Chapter. American Red Cross, will
be. held Tuesday afternoon at Tall
man Street USO at 3 p. m.
BENNY ALMOST SHOT
0 With the United States Seventh
Army in Germany —(/P)— Come
dian Jack Benny related how
he and three other persons enter
taining United States troops were
shot at and missed a f«w nights
ago by a sentry.
Chamber To Have
Offices On Second
Floor Of Courthouse
0The Jacksonville Chamber of
Commerce will move next week to
its new office space on the second
floor of the Onslow County Court
house, it was announced yesterday
by James A. Odom, secretary.
The County of Onslow has given
permission for the chamber to use
the jury room on the second floor
for the time being, and until per
manent quarters for the civic or
ganization can be located.
Recently the chamber offices
have been maintaining with A. Tur
ner Shaw, attorney at law, and at
The Taylors Gift Center.
The chamber now is engaged in
getting up data for presentation to
the U. S. Army Eneineers when
they hold a hearing here later oa
proposed deepening of New River
channel to 12 feet from here to the
Inland Waterway.
It was announced this week that
Mrs. Ruth Jelenek has been em
ployed as stenographer in the
chamber offices.
Holly Ridge Housing
Project Now Open
To Marine Personnel
0 It was announced this week by
Captain P. C. Killeen, officcr in
charge of Midwav Park, that appli
cations for the Holly Ridge Hous
ing Project are now being taken.
People interested in acquiring
quarters at the housing project are
directed to make applications to
the Officcr in Charge of Midway
Park via official channels.
Since the recent closing of Camp
Davis' quarters, the Holly Ridge
Housing Project is now availabale.
Pfc. Ernie C. Jones,
Pelletier, Arrives
From Czechoslovakia
# Miami. Fla — Thirty-six North
Carolina veterans of overseas serv
ice were among 323 servicemen
recently landed at the Air Trans
port Command's field here. Flown
here in ATC planes, the veterans
will be sent to Camp Blanding.
Fla.. for processing and then will
proceed to Army reception cen
ters nearer home for discharges or
furloughs prior to reassignment.
They include:
Pelletier—Pfc. Ernie C. Jones.
26. Engineers. 33 months overseas
service terminated in Czechoslo
vakia, eight battle stars.
Truman-King George
Hold Historic Meeting
0 Plymouth—f/P)—President Tru
man and King George VI made a
historic rendevous THursday 'at
sea, off Plymouth.
The British Monarch and the
first American President to visit
Britain since President Wilson's
visit after World War I met aboard
the British battle cruiser Renown
at 12:40 P. M. (7:40 A. M. EWT>.
"Welcome to my country" the
King said.
The President and King shook
hands with cordiality and stood
chatting while clasping hands.
0 Potsdam—(^P)—The Big Three
began homeward journeys to their
respective capitals Thursday after
formally ending the historic Pots
dam conference by writing a joint
communique which will be re
leased to the world tomorrow. The
conference ended on note of cor
diality. •
Laval Is Accused
Of War Plot Against
Vichy Government
# London — (/P) — Pierre Laval,
under arrest in Paris on charges
of collaborating with the Germans,
was confronted Thursday with of
ficial British statement accusing
him of plotting to involve Britain
in war with the Vichy government
in fall of 1940.
Franco Refused Hitler
0 Paris—(£»)—Gen. Bernard Ser
igny testified at the treason trial
of Marshall Petain that Hitler
early in 1941 demanded Generalis
simo Franco to allow Germany to
send troops to Spain to attack
Gibraltar.
The general said Franco had dis
closed the demand to Petain along
with information that he had re
fused.
Petain was quoted as saying
"Franco can count on me in resist
ing the Germans' demand for per
mission to cross into Spain."
4 Japanese Cities
Raided By History's
Biggest Air Fleet
$Guam —(/P)— Solid sheets of
flame visible more than 180 miles
blanketed four Japan's cities and
a huge oil refinery center as a
great fleet of 820 B-29*s smashed
Japan with 6.632 tens of bombs
and mines in the greatest "air raid
in history."
"The sight was incredible—bey
ond description," jubilant crews
reported when they returned to
Marianas bases.
Fast fighter planes carried on
the attack as superfortresses wing
ed home. Simultaneously, reports
from Admiral Nimitz and the
Tokyo radio told of submarine and
warship bombardments on either
side of Tokyo. The shelling of
Wake Island and a daring rescue
on the Japanese held Marshall is
land atoll. ,
Of the attack on four industrial
cities— three rail and one alumi
num center—pilots said the bomb
ing was good to excellent.
NAMED DISASTER CHAIRMAN
§B. B. C. Kesler, Jacksonville,
has accepted the appointment as
disaster committee chairman of
the Onslow County Chapter, Amer
ican Red Cross, it was announced
yesterday.
Sgt. Owen E. Kennedy,
Beulaville, Wounded
In Pacific Theatre
#S*t. Owen Elwood Kenne
dy. USMC, son of Mrs. Addie
Brinson of Beulaville, has
been wounded In action in
the South Pacific.
Dr. H. W. Stevens Said
Considering Wilson
County Health Post
£ Newspaper reports lhat Dr. H.
W. Stevens. Onslow-Pender Dis
trict Health officer, is to go to Wil
son County as health officer, could
not be confirmed here' yesterday.
Dr. Stevens being out of iown.
The newspaper story, which or
iginated in Wilson, said he would
take over the office in that coun
ty as soon as a successor can be
secured for the Onslow-Pender
district.
It was said here, however, that
Dr. Stevens had been approached
relative to the new post, but that
so far as anyone knew he had not
definitely decided on a change.
Dr. Stevens has been in charge
of the district health office, with
headquarters here, for the past
four years, since Onslow and Pen
der counties agreed to cooperate
in financing a health program in
hte two areas.
Navy Cross And 4
Other Awards Are
Presented Marines
0 Five Marine combat veterans
were decorated in formal field cer
emonies at the Officer Applicant
Battalion parade last Saturday.
Four of the men won their awards
during the Iwo Jima battle and the
fifth at Saipan.
Those decorated were Sgt. Har
old G. Pierce, Navy Cross; Pfc.
Joseph J. Hudome, Silver Star Me
dal; Cpl. Clarence W. Leach. Sil
ver Star Medal; Warrant Officer
Millard S. Bookout, Bronze Star
Medal; and Cpl. Floyd B. Bigelow,
Order of the Purple Heart.
"Shooting Star"
Covers 589 Miles
In Sixty-Eight Minutes
0 New York — (£*) — Traveling
nearly as fast as sound, a jet-pro
pelled P-80 "Shooting Star" roared
in from Dayton. Ohio, and hissed
to a stop at LaGuardia Field Wed
nesday after covering the 589 miles
in one hour and two minutes.
The trim, gray, superstreamlined
craft, described by the Army as
the world's fastest, touched ihe
runway an hour and 34V£ minutes
after leaving Wright Field, Dayton.
The pilot, Col. William H. Council,
said the extra 32Vfe minutes were
taken up by landing preparations.
Displayed publicly for the first
time to mark the Army Air Forces'
38th anniversary, the jet-propel led
fighter flew most of the way at
20,000 feet because of adverse
weather. Its top speed has been an
nounced as more than 500 miles
an hour and its ceiling is at least.
45,000 feet.
Warren Waller Fined
Of Liquor Making In
Black Creek Section
^Sheriff Frank-Morton and De
puty James Likens raided a still
in the Black Creek section of the
county Saturday and arrested War
ren Waller who had the illicit
distillery in operation.
Waller, convicted in Recorder's
Court Tuesday on a charge of man
ufacturing whiskey for the purpose
of sale, was fined $400 and costs
by Judge Harvey Boney.
The 50-gallon still and quantities
of whiskey and mash were de
stroyed.
Clark Urges Farmers
To Kill Horn Worms
In Tobacco Fields
By CHARLIE C. CLARK. JR.
Onslow County Farm Agent
0 During the past few days the
tobacco horn worms have increased
in the county. Most of the crop
has been housed, however, and
very little damage has been done
to the present year's crop, but now
is the time to work on this insect
to lower its population for another
year.
Every farmer should cut his to
bacco stalks immediately and
either disk or plow them under.
If they are allowed to stand in the
field they will continue to stay
green and grow until after frost
which will furnish food for ihis
tobacco insect and other tobacco
insects and diseases which would
be harmful to the tobacco crop
next year.
If you are not going to plant to
bacco on the same field next year,
1 would suggest that you cut your
stalks and broadcast cowpeas. Dur
ing the next two or three months
they would make considerable
growth and should be turned under
about the time for our first killing
frost and help build up the land.
If you are planning to put to
bacco on the same field next year.
I would suggest that you cut your
stalks and disk them in now and
then in September broadcast rye
on the land. By all means, the to
bacco stalks should be cut and
turned under immediately.
Cpl. Harry Gurganus,
Home From Europe,
Reassigned To Pacific
• Cpl. Harry C. Gurganus. son of
Mrs. Bert Rochelle^ of Route 3
Jacksonville, left, yesterday for La
Guardia Field. N. Y. for reassign
ment. He recently returned "rom
the European Theatre where he
served more than a year with the
Army Air Force.
Two half brothers. Pfc. Herman
Ruchelle. stationed at Fort Bragg
and S2-c Clarence Rochelle, USX.
were able to be at home on leave
at the same time and the three
brothers were together for the first
time in three years.
Cpl. Gurganus' wife. Mavil. and
son, Clifford, reside in Jackson
vile.
Lower Point Score
For Discharging Troops
Postponed By Army
# Washington,— j(/P) —The War
Department postponed announce
ment of a new point score for dis
charging troops under the rede
ployment plan.
Early in June, after the present
interim 85-point discharge score
had been fixed, the Department
promised that its permanent "crit
ical score" of points for release
would be given out during July.
"It is probable," the Army said
in June, "that there will be some
reduction of the present minimum
discharge score of H5. but the re
duction is not expected to be very
great."
Officials said today that the new
critical score was not ready yet.
Indications are that it will be an
nounced in the next few days, en
tailing a somewhat reduced point
score as well as a later date for cal
culating point credits.
Wilmington Greeks
Plan Celebration At
Laying Of Cornerstone
0 Wilmington—The laying by
Governor Cherry of the corner
stone for the newly completed Wil
mington Greek Orthodox Church
will feature Greek Orthodox cere
monies to be held here August 31,
it has been announced by N. H.
Modinos. Holly Ridge, president of
the Greek Congregation of the
Wilmington District. The cere
monies will be headed by the Most
Reverend Athenageras. archbishop
of the Greek Orthodox Churches
of North America and South Amer
ica, with the assistance of Wil
mington religious leaders.
The ceremonies will be followed
by a banquet to be held in honor
of Governor Cherry and Archbish
op Athenageras at the Plantation
Club. Senators Hoey and Bailey
and North Carolina Congressman,
as well as other Federal. State,
and local officials, have been in
vited to attend the events. More
than 1,000 guests are expected the
announcement declared.
First Flying Plane
May Be Returned
To United States
# New York — (TP) —The Daily
News, in a copyrighted article,
says the plane flown by the Wright
brothers at Kitty Hawk. N. C., in
1903 in the first successful man
carrying flight "soon will come
home across the Atlantic."
"Since 1928 the plane has been
a guest exhibit at the Science Mu
seum. a branch of the British Mu
seum, at South Kensington." the
News says, adding:
"It is not yet certain that the
plane eventually will repose in the
Valhalla of historic American air
craft at the National Museum of
Science, administered by the
Smithsonian (Institute), in the na
tional capital. It may go to the
Aeronautical Museum at Wright
Field, near Dayton, situated on the
old Huffman prairie, where Orville
and the late Wilbur Wright made
experimental flights after the first
pioneer takeoff from the sand
dunes of Kill Devil Hill, near Kitty
Hawk, N. C. A temporary loan may
be made to the Smithsonian."
The News says that Orville
Wright, reached bv telephone at
Dayton. Ohio, declined to make
public "at the present time" de
tails of negotiations for return of
the historic plane to this country.
"I expect to make a statement In
a month or so," the News quoted
him as saying.
Wright, the News says, "sent the
plane to England in protest against
Smithsonian claim that althoush
the Wright brothers in 1903 admit
tedly were the first men to fly a
heavier-than-air machine, priority
of invention belonged to the late
Prof. Samuel P. Langley, who had
been executive secretary of the
Smithsonian Institute."
SENTENCED TO DEATH
# Darmstadt. Germany—(#*)—Two
German women and five men last
night were sentenced to death by
hanging for their part in the lynch
ing of six defenseless American
fliers last August in the village
of Russelsheim, 15 miles north of
here.
USMC To Lease Davis;
But It Isn't Official
Onslow TB Group
Re-Elects Knight As
Seal Sale Chairman
0 K. T. Knight. Jr.. of Midway
Park, Monday evening was unani
mously re-elected chairman of the
annual sale of seals to combat tub
erculosis. The election took place
at tho annual meeting of tho asso
ciation at the Health Center at the
Onslow County Hospital.
Mrs. R. E. Smith was elected
treasurer to succeed A. B. Johnson,
who has moved to Dunn, and Miss
Marie Farlev was named publicity
chairman. Election of officers to
succeed J. H. Aman, president of
the Onslow County Tubercular As
sociation .and Miss India Gurganus.
secretary, was deferred until the
next meeting, to be held August
27.
Dr. H. W. Stevens, Onslow-Pen
der District Health ' officer, re
viewed the work of the association
during 1944 and proposed the em
ployment of a nurse for at least
six months during tho 1945-46 fis
cal year to work in the schools, do
case-finding activities and main
tain a check on cases undertaken
during 1944-45.
Miss Gurganus reported expend
itures of SI.424.74 during the year
for x-rays and diagnoses of indi
gent persons, suuplies, records,
and employment of a nurse for four
months, leaving a balance of $1
648.90 in the treasury.
The meeting was presided over
by President Aman, who spoke on
what, it means to have a tubercular
association in the county, and who
expressed his appreciation for the
cooperation of officers during the
past year.
Discharged Service
Men To Receive 30
Gallon Gas Ration
# Washington—(7P)—OPA acted to
put officers and enlisted men on
the same footing with respect to
special gasoline rations.
The agency announced that be
ginning Friday all servicemen dis
charged from the armed forces
wil be eligible for a maximum of
30 gallons of gasoline.
Heretofore gasoline was provid
ed only for servicemen on leaves
in excess of 3 Odays.
Dr. Joseph Baxter
Succumbs To Long
Illness In Alabama
0 Dr. Joseph Baxter, veterinarian
and former resident of Jackson
ville. passed away at his home at
Dothan. Ala.. Monday, according
to word received here.
Dr. Baxter, well-known through
out Onslow County, had V»en in
failing health for the lastV.hr^e
years. Upon leaving Onslow Coun
ty, he practiced veterinary at
Kinston and Snow Hill, and later
went to Waynesville, N. C.. to prac
tice. He had spent considerable
time at Duke hospital and other
institutions receiving treatment of
his illness.
His widow and two daughters
survive.
Ralph Culbreth, Jr.,
Returns To Boston
And Aboard Ship
0 Storekeeper Third Class R. B.
Culbreth. Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. B. Culbreth of Sneads Ferry,
has returned to Boston after a
visit with his parents.
He has been in the Navy sinee
November, and is stationed aboard
the U.S.S. Providence.
20 Negro Registrants
Will Leave August 9
For Induction Exams
0The list of 20 colored regis
trants leaving for pre-induction
physical examination at Fort Bragg
on August 9, is as follows:
Earl Green, Jacksonville; Elvery
Lee Brimmer. Sandy Run, Charlie
Grafton Hunter, Hubert; Charlie
Davis Williams. Jacksonville; Ray
Leonard Wooten. Jacksonville:
Cleveland Jarman, Kinston; James
Bolden Williams, Mount Olive:
Elmer James Montford. Newport:
Alonza Harrii, LaGrange; David
Elias James. Jacksonville: Arlon
Garfield Pickett. Jacksonville;
Louis Daniel Canady. Maysville;
Shirley Simmons. Richlands: Wal
ter Gaston White. Maple Hill;
Napoleon Simmons. Hubert: Nath
aniel Douglas Sanders. Richlands;
Jackson Vance Humphrey, Rich
lands; Theodore Henderson, Wash
ington: Timothy McKnight. Win
ston-Salem: and Herman Mason,
Jacksonville.
Chaplain's Work Nof
Always Joyous, Says
Capt. G. L. Markle, USN
#"The chaplain has a difficult
job . . . it's sometimes joyous and
happy and sometimes delirious
and difficult," rapt. G. L. Markle,
USN. Camp Lejeune chaplain, told
the Jacksonville Kiwanis Club at its
weekly meeting at USO Pine Lodge
Tuesday afternoon.
One of the survivors of the air
craft carrier Lexington. Chaplain
Markle graphically described his
day aboard that "Queen of the
Flattops" when she was fatally hit
by Japanese dive and torpedo
bombers—how he attended the
wounded, how he had seen decap
itated and injured the men with
whom he had breakfasted that
morning, and how they battled the
Japs and the resulting fires all
day before the order came to aban
don ship.
On that day. in the midst of the
fight, he paused a second to say
a prayer that he would "fight to
a finish" and give his "best efforts
to abolish war."
The most difficult job. however,
came when he reached the United
States and went to see the widows
and families of the men who gave
their lives aboard that gallant ship,
affectionately called "Old Lady
Lex."
The work of chaplains, in addi
tion to conducting divine services,
was related brieflv by Chaplain
Markle.
L. G. German of Midway Park
was presented as a new member,
and it was announced that 52 Ki
wanians and ladies would attend
the Swansboro charter night pro
gram tonight at 7:30 o'clock.
Guests at the meeting were Mrs.
Mary Lily Blake. Miss Muriel
Ketchum. Harry Bardell. Pfc. Nor
man Petteway, Jacksonville: A. T.
Griffin. Jr., of Jacksonville and
Goldsboro. Bob Howard of Hamp
ton, Va., Jim Byerly of Winston
Salem, Rod Hamby of Midway
Park, and Ed M. Nadal of Wilson.
Donations Of Baby
Cribs, Play Pens, High
Chairs Are Requested
0 Donations of baby cribs, play
pens and high chairs were request
ed yesterday by the Onslow County
Chapter. American Red Cross, to
be used in the Pine Grove Trailer
Park Nursery Project.
Those items will be accepted and
appreciated, regardless of the con
dition in which they are, because
arrangements have been made to
make repairs to broken pieces of
equipment.
Mrs. Grace Gawthrop. chapter
executive secretary, said the equip
ment was badly needed to improve
facilities at the recently opened
project, the first of its kind to be
undertaken by the. American Red
Cross.
At present there are seven regu
lar daily attendants .at the Nursery.
However, the average is about 15
children per day. Fees for 4heir
care have been reduced from $5
to $3 weekly.
To Discontinue "C"
Gas Coupon Use,
Effective October 1
# Plans are being completed to
discontinue use of "C" gasoline
coupons beginning October 1, the
Onslow County OPA said yester
day. After that date it is expected
that supplemental mileage will be
issued only with "B" coupons.
Elimination of "C" coupons will
not affect the amount of gasoline
granted to drivers in the prefer
red mileage class. These applicants
will continue to be allowed as
much supplementary mileage gas
oline with "B" coupons as they
received with "C" coupons.
"C" coupons will continue to be
valid for some time even after
their issuance is discontinued so
motorists will not have to exchange
these they hold now or are issued
before October 1 for "B" coupons.
Elimination of the "C" coupons
will simplify ordering, distributing
and recording procedures as well
as the handling of coupons by War
Price and Rationing Boards, indus
try and ration banks.
The use of two types of coupons
was of statistical value during
much of the rationing period. How
ever. the recent increase in the
" B" ceiling and the addition of a
new semi-preferred group limited
to 825 miles per month will distort
these statistics except as over-all
supplemental issuance totals. For
these reasons, keeping two types
of supplemental coupons no longer
is of statistical value.
LT. COL. THOMAS AWARDED
0The Legion of Merit award for
exceptionally meritorious conduct
in the performance of outstanding
service on Bougainville, Guam and
Iwo Jima has been presented to
Lt. Col. George B. Thomas, assist
nt executive officer of the Guard
Battalion at Camp Lejeunc,
#In response to an Associated
Press inquiry, Marine Corps Head
quarters at Washington said yes
terday that it had "nothing to give
out now regarding Camp Davis"
but that "developments" are ex
pected within the next ten days.
The AP queried Marine Head
quarters at the request of the
News and Views, which learned
yesterday that the Marines will
lease the Army camp and hove
gone so far as to be making ar
rangements for employment of
civil service personnel and taking
over utilities in Camp Davis. At
present the only hitch, the News
and Views assumes, is working out
details of the lease.
Camp Lejeune, of which Camp
Davis will become a part when the
leases are signed, had no comment
to make yesterday.
However, it was learned at Holly
Ridge that Camp Lejeune depart
mental heads have been making an
investigation and inventory of
Camp Davis services, operations
and equipment looking toward
utilizing that post for training
purposes.
Royal Netherlands Marines very
likely will be sent to Camp Davis
when it is leased.
Holly Ridge residents were
jubilant at prospects of the Ma
rines taking over Camp Davis, be
cause they feel that if Camp Davis
were taken over by the Marine
Corps it would be of a more per
manent nature than if transferred
from one branch of the army to
another, or to the Veterans Admin
istration.
First an anti-aircraft Coast Artil
lery training center. Camp Davis
was later transferred to the Army
Air Corps as a convalescent and
redistribution center. In recent
weeks, it was ordered abandoned
for reasons of economy, because
the number of returnees from
theatres of war did not reach ex
pectations.
Classes For Mothers
Being Conducted At
Midway Park Clinic
9 Ensign Amelia Foster. USNR,
announces that classes for moth
ers are now underway at Midway
Park Clinic. These classes are
scheduled each Wednesday be
tween 3:00 P. M. and 4:00 P. M.
and will cover a :ix weeks period.
The course of study will include
the following subjcds: (1) Prena
tal care of newborn child: (2) Care
of the newborn infant; (3) The Pre
school child.
NOW IN CHINA
0 Chungking—f/P)—Lt. Gen. Wil
liam H. Simpson, former com
mander of the United States Ninth
Army which helped defeat Ger
many, now is "visiting" in China,
it was disclosed here.
1 War In Brief
0 Greatest air raid of all time is
delivered against four Japanese in
dustrial centers by monster force
of 800 Superforts carrying 6,000
tons of incendiary and high-ex
plosive bombs. All of targets had
been given advance warning of
attack.
Carrier planes and warships at
tack by-passed Wake Island as ra
dio blackout shrouding the Third
Fleet extends to 60th hour.
Far Eastern Air Force planes
blast targets on Kyushu and in ad
jacent waters despite bad weather.
Chinese troops capture Shang
kao as they continue drive.
Japs claim their war industries
have been moved to rural areas to
escape bombings.
Momentous "Big Three" confer
ence ends at Potsdam and long
awaited statement will be released
tomorrow. President Truman flies
to England to meet King George.
Former G-Man Melvin Purvis is
revealed to be helping in hunt for
war criminals in Germany.
Pierre Laval is placed in Paris
prison to await trial as traitor.
Jap newspaper Asahi criticizes
Suzuki government for its failure
to adequately defend the home
land as American war chiefs pro
mise record orgy of destruction for
Japan as answer to refusal to sur
render.
Million American troops now in
Europe are earmarked for return
to the United States by end of
year.
Americans take Pierre Laval to
French authorities after Vichy trai
tor lands in American occupation
zone in Austria from Spain.
King George announces Marshal
Alexander will be new Governor
General of Canada.
Red Army still doubts whether
Adolf Hitler is dead or alive and
is continuing investigation at Ber
lin.
General LeMays ends "death no
tices" to 12 Japanese cities, warn
ing people to get out at once to es
cape imminent B-29 raids.
State Department reveals that
Japanese are deliberately contin
uing their policy of putting Amer
ican prisoners and internees in
areas subject to bombing.
Army reveals its P-80 Shooting
Star jet-propelled plane was fast
est aircraft in the world. _