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VOITVIII. NO.l f JACKSONVILLE, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 17,1945 member o. t..e assoc .ate,) mess PR1CE g2.00 PER YEAR
DOWN EAST
WITH
BILLY ARTHUR
0 Banker Red Cannady has a
smashed in automobile front lo
prove that the reason his hand
hurts and his wife's eye is black is
because of a little wreck. L. E.
Rudisill accusscd lied of smacking
Mrs. Cannady.
0How the times change!
Two days ago it was, "Don't you
know there's a war on?"
Now it's. "Don't you know the
war's over?"
0 Folks who think it's actuall."
over have forgotten we've still got
the Battle of Jacksonville io win.
0 From the Camp Lejcune Cllobc:
Life isn't fair io men. When
we're born, our mothers get the
compliments and flowers. When
we're married, bur brides get the
presents. And when we die, our
wives get the insurance.
Sign on the rear of i wedding
car: THIS IS TIIK RESULT OF
CARELESS TALK.
Ration Board: What's the matter
with vour tires?
Motorist: The air is beginning
to show through.
£Out in Bayshore Estates the
{.oiks were afraid that the water
standing in the ditches and ihe
*>ards and in fact, almost all over
place, was going to be the
\ 'ding place for so many mos
40 oes they wouldn't be able to
c'P
So someone dragged in a pump
to pump out the water. Now they
certainly are not sleeping, so they
say.
0 Down in history will go Admi
ral William Halscy's order on
Tuesday night when, after the
Japs had capitulated, some of their
planes tried to bomb his fleet:
"Although they have surrender
ed, hostilities apparently have not
ceased: therefore, shoot them down
in a friendly fashion."
0This is news:
The boys in the back end of the
shop were so engrossed over the
prospect of V-J day Tuesday that
they worked right on past 12 o'
clock noon and we had to tell them
it was dinner time.
£ Long, tall, dark and handsome
Wade Higgins could hardly wait
for the news. He wants to tear up
his classification card.
£Sam Munch was to make a lit
tle talk at the V-J day program in
the Industrial Area at Camp Le
jeune, and was all upset over the
prospect of facing an audience.
I never made but one speech be
fore in all my life.
"What was that?" I asked. "Not
guilty."
Kiwanians Enjoy
Dancing, Singing At
Weekly Gathering
#A program of acrobatic dancing
and singing highlighted the Tues
day meeting of the Jacksonville
Kiwanis club, which was calmly
concerned with the forthcoming
V-J day celebration, including
church services and a dance at the
high school gym later.
Mrs. Monette Divini, Texas vi
sitor in 'Jacksonville, gave an
acrobatic dance that was well-re
ceived. She was accompanied by
Miss Peg Schumacher at the piano.
Dr. Fred Smyth, Baltimore Ki
wanian who has fi^equented the
club, was called upon for his usual
brilliant piano playing, and he ac
companied the club in singing
"Smiles" and "Pack Up Your
Troubles."
The club voted to hold a public
dance, with Kiwanian Bob Pink
ston furnishing the recorded
music, in the high school gym on
V-J day. if the gym is available,
and program chairman Z. E. Mur
rell, Jr.. was put in charge.
In taking the job, Kiwanian Mur
rell, a veteran of World War I,
called for a solemn celebration
first, by attendance at divine serv
and thanking God that peace
jjjjj st has come.
4 ER PROJECT MEETING
0 Persons interested in the pro*
posed deepening of New River
channel will meet at the Court
house tonight at 8 o'clock, it was
announced yesterday by James A.
Odom, Chamber of Commerce sec
retary.
Gasoline Rationing Ends;
New Discharge Systems
Reconversion Today
( By The Associated Press)
0Gasoline rationing ending.
Seven million to be out of uni
form in one year.
Price controls taken off scores
of items.
Controls stay on rents, wages,
travel.
The government-through one of
ficial or another—announced:
1. An immediate end to the ra
tioning of gasoline, fuel oil. stoves
canned fruits, vegetables, catsup,
chili sauce, grape juice.
New Discharge Systems.
2. The armed services will dis
charge seven million men and wo
men within a year or 18 months;
perhaps 5 1-2 million from the
Army, 1 1-2 million from the Na
vy. Army and Navy both disclosed
their new discharge systems.
3. Price controls were taken off
scores of consumer items like jew
elry. sports equipment, toys selling
at retail for 25 cents or less, ciga
rette lighters, pipes, some photo
graphic material.
4. Shoe rationing may disappear
before year's end because of a dras
tic drop in shoe requirements by
the armed forces.
5 Large cuts in the Army's wool
en and cotton needs, thus freeing
thousands of yards for the civilian
market before Christmas.
Marine Discharge System
The Marine Corps discharge sys
tem will require 85 points for male
personnel and 25 for female per
sonnel. It said it was prepared to
process immediately "certain men
having the necessary credits."
Men and women Marines will get
one point for each month overseas
or afloat since that date; five
points for each decoration and
Bronze Service Star and 12 points
for each child (not to exceed three)
under 18 years of age.
The point system will not apply
to enlisted Marines serving under
a four-year enlistment contract, or
extension thereof, in the regular
Marine Corps.
No matter what their points, cer
tain key personnel will not be re
leased until relief can be provided
and trained.
Navy points
Individual consideration will be
given in releasing officers.
Under the Navy's new point sys
tem. one-half point is allowed for
each year of age, figured to ihe
nearest birthday: one-half point for
each full month of active duty
since Spt. 1. 1939, and 10 extra
points for dependents—regardless
of number.
The number of points needed for
release from the Navy:
44 for enlisted male personnel:
29 for enlisted Wave personnel; 49
for male officer personnel and 35
for Wave officer personnel.
Among those eligible for dis
charge. preferenece will be given to
men who have been longest at sea
or overseas.
Anyone who has received one of
the higher combat decorations is
entitled to release upon his own
request — regardless of the point
system. These awards are the Med
al of Honor. Navy Cross, Legion of
Merit, Silver StarMedal, Distin
guished Flying Cross and compar
able medals of the Army— if such
awards were made for combat
achievement.
14 Boy Scouts Back
From Week's Outing
At Camp Tuscarora
£ Fourteen members of the Jack
sonville Boy Scout troop have re
turned from a week's encampment
at Camp Tuscarora, near Golds
boro. it was announced yesterday
by Scoutmaster lack Koonce.
Members of the troop who at
tended were: Jimmie Maultsby,
Willard Greer. Edward Chadwicic.
Edward Arthur. Jimmy Vinson.
Guy Hill. Bobby Johnson. Bill
Brown. Graham Darden, Arthur
Langley. Jr., Wilton Bush, Paul
Swinson. Jr., Lester Simpson and
George Howard.
NAVY ACE KILLED
il WASHINGTON — <&)— •'Butch"
O'Harc. the Navy's late great fight
er-pilot ace. lost his life during a
bold experiment in the control of
fighter craft by radar, the Navy
disclosed.
Camp Bond Sales
Establish Record
In First 7 Months
0The first seven months of 1945
saw Camp Lejoune establish a new
record in War Bond sales, exceed
ing the first seven months of 1914
by $33,337.50.
Captain Garland McPherson.
Camp Auditor, reports that up to
August 1. 1945. Lejoune had sold
19.754 Series E bonds for an issue
price of $679,293.75 as compared
with the same period of 1944 when
18.759 bonds were sold for $645.
956.25. an increase of 995 in bonds
sold.
The July War Bond sales for
Lejeune fell below that of the
same month last year. Last month
4.255 bonds worth .$163,612.50 were
sold as compared with 4.977 bonds
worth $221,343.75 for July. 1944.
However, during the June-.July
period when the Independence Wat
Bond drive was pushed, the 1945
record was 8,041 bonds sold worth
$321,393 75 as compared with 1944
when 6.992 bonds were sold with
a value of $282,918.75, an increase
of $38,475.
Mrs. Marlene Bums
Joins Staff Of The
News And Views
# Mrs. Marlene Burns this week
was added to the staff of the News
and Views office and will fill the
position of bookkeeper.
Mrs. Burns is already well
known in Jacksonville through her
work at the Tallman Street USO
where she was formerly employed
and the News and Views welcomes
her to the staff.
Buckmaster To Erect
Seafood Restaurant
At Swansboro Soon
0 Charles Buckmaster, operator
of a seafood cafe at Swansboro,
has purchased two lots opposite
the Lockam.v cottage at Swans
boro and will erect a modern sea
food cafe on the site, it was dis
losed yesterday.
Buckmaster said the new struc
ture would be a building 48 x 72
feet and have a main dining room
of 24 x 48 in addition to two pri
vate dining rooms and an oyster
bar.
Construction of the building will
begin as soon as priorities are ob
tained. it was said.
Soldiers Of This
Section Scheduled
To Arrive In U. S.
9 New York—North Carolina war
veterans who were scheduled to
arrive from Europe Tuesday on
the SS Marechal JofTre are listed
below. The list was compiled by
The Associated Press from ad
vance convoy passenger lists. It is
not corrected as to date of sailing
or date of arrival.
New York port authorities ask
that relatives or friends of the
men do not try to contact the port
authorities for further information
as that is not available. The AP
does not have further information,
nor does The News and Views.
The list included:
Pfc. Victor H. Conway of Mays
ville.
Pfc. Ervin .1. Bunnell of Jack
sonville.
Scheduled to arrive on the SS
Frederick Victory at New York
was:
Pfc. Paul A. Murphy of Hubert.
Pfc. Melvin Collins
Home At Richlands
From European War
m Pfc. Melvin Edward Collins ar
rived at Richlands Thursday from
the European Theatre of Opera
tions to spend a 30-day furlough
here with his family.
Cook Says War Fund
Must Continue For
At Least One Year
0 Belief was expressed here by T.
Newton Cook, chairman of United
War Fund in Onslow County, that
the work of the National War Fund
will have to continue for at least
one year after V-J Day.
President Truman has given us
two reasons, Cook said, why the
world-wide causes supported
through the National War Fund
should be carried on with an un
diminished sense of responsibilitv.
In his radio address on ihe night
of August 9. the President said:
"Victory in a great war is not
something that you can win once
and for all, like victory in a ball
game. Victory in a great war is
something that must be won and
kept won. It can be lost after you
have won it—if you are careless
or negligent or indifferent . . .
Europe today is hungry ... as
winter comes on the distress will
increase. Unless we do what we
can to help we may lose next win
ter what we won at such terrible
cost last spring. Desperate men are
liable to destroy the structure of
their society to find some sub
stitute for hope . . . We must help
to the limit of our strength. And
we will."
"I think all would agree with
the President," said Cook, " 'that
the private relief agencies of the
National War Fund have a task to
do that is indispensable and unique
in carrying to those who have suf
fered most a timely expression of
sympathy and neighborly concern
from the American people.' "
Further. Cook stated, we must
remember that as long as our men
and women arc in the armed
forces, we must keep ihe USO at
their side. That job is not done
until the last service flag comes
down because the last GI has come
home.
Mrs. Ida Hardison
Succumbs To Long
Illness At Hospital
% Mrs. Ida Florence Hardison of
Jacksonville, age 64. died August
14. at Onslow County Hospital
after a long illness. Funeral was
held at the graveside, at Brook
Cemetery Thursday at 4 o'clock.
Services were conducted by Rev.
Fitzgerald, Baptist minister of
Beulavillc.
Mrs. Hardison is survived by six
daughters and two sons: Mrs. Her
man Foy and Mrs. Paul Ramsey of
Jacksonville, Mrs. Ivy Nethercutt.
Mrs. G. K. Williams and Mrs. Carl
Raynor of Beulaville. and Mrs. Rov
Smith of Wallace, Earl Hardison
of the home. \nd Pvt. Carl Lee
Hardison of the Army.
Red Cross Plans
Veterans' Claims
Clinics This Fall
4) The 123 Red Cross chapters of
North Carolina will participate in
a series of veterans claims' clinics
this fall, starting early in Septem
ber.
The clinics will be attended by
representatives from a number of
chapters, and the meetings will be
held in central places. The date of
the Charlotte gathering will be an
nounced later. Claims of various
kinds of returning war veterans
wil come before the clinics, it was
brought out.
Discuss Disasters
The group also went into :\ pro
gram for the next two months that
will deal with disasters, and how
the Red Cross functions during
emergencies growing out of some
great misfortune. Disaster result
ing from tornadoes, explosions,
train wrecks, and any number of
calamities were discussed.
Organization of field workers,
establishment of mass shelters for
the homeless, and a hospital for
the injured, are among the first
steps taken. The organization is ac
complished through rescue com
mittees. food committees, clothing,
medical aid and other committee-.
After emergency measures have
been taken, the Red Cross then
takes up its long-time plan of re
habilitation.
First "Extra"
0 The first "extra" edition of
a newspaper ever to be pub
lished in Jacksonville came off
the News and Views presses
Tuesday night heralding the
end of World War II.
Fifteen hundred eopies of
the edition were sold on the
streets of Jacksonville to per
sons eager to see in black and
white what they had heard via
the radio or from some other
person.
The News and Views "extra"
carried an Associated Press
story of the war's end as well
as pictures and editorial car
toon.
Credit for the fast work in
producing: the "extra" must so
to the mechanical department
of the News and Views, com
posed of J. P. Boyd, Edward
W. Farnell, Eldridge Hawkins
and W. L. Higgins.
The Associated Press alerted
the News and Views for the an
nouncement shortly before 7
o'clock, and the entire staff
was assembled by 7:02 p.m..
when the AP story started com
ing in.
CAP Officers May
Attend Session A1
Burlington Sept. 15-16
0 Officers of the Civil Air Patrol
squadron in Jacksonville have
been invited to a state-wide meot
nig of CAP officials at Burling
ton on September 15-16. it was an
nounced yesterday by Lt. R. E.
Cravens. CAP.
Cravens said he expected that
CAP Lieutenants Ellis Gates. L. E.
Kudisill. Bob Hartsfielcl. W. A. S.
Aman and himself would attend.
TO MAKE AUTOS
0 Washington.— f/P) —The War
Production board gave industry a
free hand—almost—to produce for
peacetime. Auto makers were told
they can go the limit.
Jap Emperor Issues
Order To 'Cease Fire'
Noisy Crowd Celebrates
Surrender of Japanese
% A brief but noisy celebration yesterday.
here Tuesday night followed news
of Japan's capitulation to the allied
surrender ultimatum.
The fire siren shrieked as news
came in over the radio, and auto
mobile horns began blowing. Then
the noise subsided, but 15 minutes
later the sirens started anew and
continued shrill blasts for several
minutes.
The noise was infectious, and for
the next hour jubilation was in the
throats of every civilian and serv
ice man on the streets—and in the
Streets, too—in Jacksonville.
Wine and beer parlors were
closed immediately, and drug
stores and restaurants soon fol
lowed. Within an hour there wasn't
any place to go in town, so most
of the Marines went back to camp.
But for civilians, it was a different
story. They broke open their home
stocks, and the celebrating went
far into the early hours of the
morning.
The only scheduled observance
was of a religious nature in the
protestant churches. They were
opened immediately for moments
of prayer and mediation.
All Jacksonville stores were
closed all day Wednesday, and
half the restaurants were closed
Wednesday and the other half
GOOD NEWS
£ Washington— (JP) —Americans
seem likely to get a cut in income
taxes after January 1. Perhaps sev
eral million persons will have to
pay no income taxes at all next
year.
At Camp Lejeunc. scheduled
brief programs in all parts of the
camp were delayed until V-J day
is officially proclaimed by Presi
dent Truman. That will probably
be the day the Japanese officially
sign the peace agreement.
However, military and civil ser
vice personnel at Camp Lejeune
were on a holiday routine, taking
a half holiday both Wednesday and
yesterday. Public Works Depart
ment and civilian employees of the
base were given a two-day holiday,
in keeping with the proclamation
of President Truman. ..
The police department and
sheriff's office reported no unusual
disturbances and no trouble out of
the ordinary.
Probably the most clean whole
some fun came at Midway Park
where the small fire truck, its
siren shrieking, drove through the
community. Other automobiles
joined the line until a long proces
sion weaved through the park in
joyous celebration.
Service personnel were very
orderly in Jacksonville. Lejeune
authorities dispatched extra mili
tary police to town to keep a
watchful eye out for displays of
too much enthusiasm.
More Building Here
Predicted; Erection
Of Houses Continues
By The Associated Press
0 Emperor Hirohito Thursday or
dered the defeated forces to stop
fighting. Japanese broadcasts re
ported, simultaneously naming a
royal-blooded general to head
Japan's peacetime government.
The Mikado's belated "cease
fire" order was issued only after
General MacArthur, Supreme Al
lied Commander from whom the
new premier will take orders,
sharply criticized Tokyo for an un
necessary delay in replying to his
surrender instructions.
The Domei news agency said it
will still take "several days" for
the emperor's order to reach all of
his widely-scattered 5,000.000 sol
diers. many of which are still fight
ing.
Hirohito named one of his cou
sins. Gen. Prince Naruhiko Higashi
Kuni, to form Nippon's new gov
ernment.
- He begao- forming, the peacetime
cabinet by calling key members of
Premier Suzuki's last wartime cabi
net. which resigned Wednesday.
The Japanese had not replied to
MacArthur's surrender instructions
almost 24 hours after the receipt
was acknowledged in Tokyo.
The London. British press dis
patches from Switzerland reported
Lt. Gen. Tokamoto, Jap naval at
tache at the embassay in Bern, iiad
committed suicide at Zurich.
From Chungking came unof
ficial reports that Chinese com
munist troops apparently bent on
seizing control of til key cities
north of the Yellow river when
the Japanese lay down their arms,
had clased with Central Govern
ment guerrillas at several points
near Tsingtao and Tientsin.
Previous unconfirmed reports
said communists were moving to
seize both those cities as well as
Peiping, Hsuchow and other strate
gic centers in direct defiance of
orders from Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek.
At Manila. Gen. MacArthur is
Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
By JEAN CRANKSHAW
# With a great deal of humble
thanksgiving and not a little pride,
the News and Views repeats, to
day. the peace banner which head
ed the extra edition on Tuesday
evening.
Since this was the first extra in
the history of the News and Views,
since it covered the most impor
tant news in its history, the word
that peace has come to long suf
fering nations after nearly four
years of bloodshed, the staff of the
News and Views can't help but
have a little bit of pride in getting
the paper out and the word to
many people on the streets who
had no access to radios or other
means of hearing the long awaited
word. However, the whole situa
tion was not without its humorous
side and we'd like to take vou he
hind the scenes for a moment to
show you what actually took place
around here as the big news came
in.
Early in the day it was decided
that we had better get a radio here
in the office. Fine idea, but when
the radio was obtained we dis
covered that it wouldn't play de
spite our efforts in every office
throughout the building. A "listen
er"' was dispatched home to spend
several hours listening to bits of
radio urograms never heard oc
fore. Mostly bits of continued
stories or else, farms news, etc.
All this in the line of duty.
As the supper hour approached,
it became apparent that the news
was shortly to be announced and
all the force, home for dinner was
asked to stand by. Despite our
feeling that we were all prepared
for it. when the announcement was
made and simultaneously the tele
phone rang with an Associated
Press "alert" signal, the effect was
terrific—to put it mildly.
Much as we rushed to the office.
Billy Arthur had alrcadv arrived
and the typewriter was humming,
as only he can make it hum. The
Press was on the wire and two of
us were taking notes. To this day,
1 can't transcribe mine.
Before the Press dispatch was all
in, along came Wade Higgins, J.
P. Boyd and Eldridge Hawkins, all
piled in the front seat of the ear.
and were out of it and through
the office to the press room almost
before the car stopped moving.
Right at that point. Edward W.
Farnell. our linotype operator, ar
rived. having run all the way and
arrived puffing and blowing but
nevertheless with the inevitable
cigar in his mouth and that well
known straw hat, which he was
waving gayly as ho breezed through
to turn on the linotype. By this
time a sizable crowd had gathered
at the office and people were
lined up waiting for the first paper
while the town sirens began to
shriek the wonderful news.
Despite all of us having six
thumbs on each hand, and each of
us doing the same thing at least
twice, the copy was in and set in
a matter of minutes and the boys
in the shop took over and we went
to press. No one. unless he has
ever been connected with n news
paper. can imagine the feelings
connected with the turn of the
press and to see that first paper,
with the magic headline. "Peace"
roll off. Sam l.eder, who had pat
ieutl.v waited, was awarded 'he
first ofT. which he said would iv
saved for his son, Nathan and
future history.
One of the brightest notes of the
entire evening was to see .1. P.
Boyd, our staid, calm. Mr. J. P..
grab the first hundred or so papers
and march, and 1 mean march on'
through the office and through the
bus station with a bundle of papers,
crying his wares.
All the I'SO's wanted papers
for the service men and Edward W.
Farnell came to the rescue there
and did another sprint up Pie
streets with a huge bundle. That
Edward's quite a sprinter we've
discovered.
In just thirty minutes from the
time we all made our record
dashes back to the job the papers
were on the street and judging
from the hollering, veiling and
general expressions of jubilation,
was a job well done. A job? Each
one of us agrees—IT WAS A
PLEASURE!
£ End of the Pacific war. coming
as quickly as it did after victory
in Europe, will not cause any stop
pages of new building now under
way in Jacksonville, a survey dis
closed yesterday.
In fact, it was predicted that
building would increase in this
community. which has been
throttled by priorities for the last
four years.
Construction of 200 new resi
dences in Cheney Heights and
Bayshore Estates will go forward,
as will erection of the College
View Cleaners and Laundry. The
war's end has not curtailed the de
mand for housing or for additional
and improved laundry and dry
cleaning facilities here, it was said.
Camp Le.jeune construction like
wise will proceed, because, except
for additions to the Naval Hospital
and several minor projects, the new
work was planned some as long
back as two years ago for peace
time as well as wartime use.
With priorities expected to be
relaxed shortly, it was predicted
that a number of concerns will now
proceed to erect new structures as
well as make improvements. In
the past four years, new building
was limited only to essential lines
of businesses.
Clearing the site in rear of the
Onslow County hospital for erec
tion of homes was started Tuesday
by the Clyde Building corporation.
The Graham Building corporation
is doing the Cheney Heights work.
Camp Veterinarian
To Be At Midway Park
Fire House Tuesdays
#The Camp Veterinarian will in
the future offer services to domes
tie pets at Midway Park and the
Fire House in the Industrial Area,
it was announced yesterday by
Major Harold C. Gors, Command
ing Officer of the War Dog Train
ing School.
On Tuesdays the services will be
available at the Fire House in Mid
way Park from 3 to 4 p.m. and on
Fridays at the Industrial Area Fire
House from 3 to 4 p.m. Formerly
this service was given in the In
dustrial Area only.
*ued instructions to tne Nipponese
to send their surrender envoy to Ie
Shima. an island near Okinawa, in
a green-cross marked Japanese
plane.
From there the envoy, and aides
MacArthur ordered toaccompany
him, will be transported to Manila
in American aircraft.
MacArthur ironically chose as
the recognition signal for the Jap
anese envoy's plane the word
"Bataan."
The white-stained aircraft with
the green crosses visible at 500
yards, MacArthur instructed the
Japanese, must be an unarmed
"type Zero, model 22 L2, D3"
which must leave the Sata Misaki
airfield on southern Kyushu is
lands Friday morning.
It must circle at 1,000 feet or
under any cloud layer until joined
by an escort of P-38 fighter planes
and then land on an Ie Shima air
strip painted white and marked
with more green crosses.
TeMing Japanese troops of sur
render. the chief of Japan Broad
casting corporation's overseas bu
reau. Jusuo Ayo. declared that
"We have lost—'but this is tempor
ary." He added:
"Japan's mistake was lack of ma
terial strength and scientific knowl
edge and equipment. This mistake
we must amend."
(Continued on Page 5)
Sgt. Calvin Rhodes
Arrives At Miami
Redistribution Center
% Miami Beach. Fla.,—Sgt. Cal
vin Rhodes, 20, of Jacksonville, N.
C. has arrived at Army Air Forces
Redistribution Station No. 2 in
Miami Beach for reassignment
processing after completing a tour
of duty outside the continental
United States.
Sgt. Rhodes was a gunner on a
B-17 bomber in the European Thea
ter where he took part in five mis
sions. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Rhodes of RFD No.
1 Jacksonville.
During his processing, he is
housed in an ocean-front hotel and
enjoys aboundant facilities for rest
and recreation in this year-round
beneficial climate.