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VOL. MIL NO. 29 JACKSONVILLE, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19. 1915 member or the associated press price : 5cPERCOPY$2.00 PER YEAS
DOWN EAST
WITH
• ILLY ARTHUR
# The boys around the cafe were
inquiring about the health of Her
man Faibaum the other morning
and Herman declared he was fit as
a fiddle. They didn't know they
had read his ad in the papers
wanting to sell out because of "ill
health."
0Anent Hermans health. Jack
Peck met him on the street the
other morning and told folks that
Herman was the only fellow in
Jacksonville who kept his health
in the cash register.
"When the cash register doesn't
open and close," Jack added, ' Her
man has poor health."
% Everett Lumpkin was getting
the works in Jim Lynch's barber
shop the other morning; and when
he started to pay up he was billed
for $2.05.
"What's the five cents for?" Ev
erett wanted know.
"I told you I was going to give
you some scientific manipulations
today," Jim replied, "and the five
cents is for that big word manip
ulations'."
£Jim Lynch's charge for big
words brings to mind the current
Coronet article about prissy Eng
lish having departed this world,
and that English now is consider
ed correctly spoken when the usage
of certain words and phrases be
come commonly used.
It would appear therefore, that
Down East is way ahead of the
times, so to speak, because the
English used herein in the past
five years has drawn considerable
criticism from such learned peo
ple as Mrs. Estelle Summersill and
Rev. William O'Byrne, to name
two of ihem.
I'm not alking of the word "ain't"
and similar ones, because they've
been eood in good usage for years.
Well, anyway. I think so.
Coronet refers to such express
ions as "Who do you want?" as be
ing correct. It says there is no
longer any distinction between
"shall" and "will", that "lie" and
"lay" are interchangeable, that a
split infinitive is OK, that you can
say "I wish I was . . .", thai there
ain't (now ain't that more natural
than saying isn't" any difference
in lend and loan and who and
whom, and that you can say "ev
eryone was here but they have
gone."
My only wish is that English
teachers were as sensible when I
was trying to get through school.
They were actually prudes about
the way I wrote grammar.
Probably it was my individual
and unique employment of the
language that caused me to be
come a newspaperman.
My last English teacher gave me
\sing grade on condition that
g as 1 remained at the L'ni
W.' of North Carolina T would
.ke another course in gram
It wasn't so strange that the
language tripped me. In fact, I
left grammar school because of
pneumonia. 1 didn't have it; just
couldn't pell 't.
Getting back, however. ;t does
appear that the grammarians are
catching up with the pace set by
the News and Views for the past
five ..ears.
0 Any why doesn't or don't an
other group get wise. (Should I say
get wise to themselves or to him
self or to itself?)
In recent weeks the flood of
free advertising and publicity to
newspapers began rolling again
from radio celebreties. s;jap manu
facturers. and even -ailroads. one
being the dear old Seaboard Air
Line.
Why the SAL is picking on the
News and Views io receive its
drivel. I can't comprehend.
Anyway, the other afternoon a
telegram came, and this is what
it said: " Please cancel news re
lease scheduled a.m. October 18.
Mr. White unable to address East
ern N. C. Traffic Club. (Signed)
Seaboard Air Lines News Bureau."
I hope they didn't expect us to
use the story in the first place.
In fact, if we did receive It this
week, I don't even remember
throwing it in the wastebasket.
Scouts Would Give
Every Youth Chance
To Share Activities
#The purpose of the Onslow dis
trict and the East Carolina Coun
cil of the Boy Scouts of America
is to "see to it that every boy in
this area has the opportunity of
participating" in scout activities.
John Hackney. Wilson, council ex
ecutive. told the Jacksonville Ki
wanis club at its weeklv meeting
Tuesday at Pine Lodae USO.
Already the council has under
taken a program of organizing
cub scout groups as well as Negro
troops, one of which is in Jack
sonville.
Hackney paid tribute to the par
ents of Easle scouts, the highest
honors attainable in that organiza
tion. pointing out that a youth
who becomes an Eagle Scout
reflects the training and charac
ter of his parents. Jacksonville has
three Eagles—Stratton Murrell,
Steve Stefanou, Jr., and Charles
Marshall, the latter being elevated
this week.
Paul O. DeRagon. Midway Park,
chief architect at Camp Lejeune,
was welcomed into the club as a
new member.
Guests at the meeting included
Boone Owen. New Bern, district
-"out executive; Col. E. E. Haring,
Yiington, chief of the U. S.
A ' Engineers and members of
itaff including. Addison He
, Mr. Burns and Miss Gaskill;
^apt. Jerome Frazelle of the U. S.
Army and Richlands; Dr. J. F.
Prytherch, head of the U. S. Bio
logical Laboratory at Beaufort; W.
O. Lambeth. New Bern, district
soil conservationist; and J. T. Har
per, local soil conservationist.
Charles Marshall Receives
Scouting's Highest Award
0 Charles Marshall, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Marshall of
Jacksonville, Tuesday night was
awarded the highest honors of the
Boy Scouts of America- the Eagle
Scout medal.
The medal, representing achieve
ment in various fields of studies
and scouting, was pinned upon
him by Mrs. Marshall, following an
impressive ceremony at the county
wide court of honor held in the
Presbyterian Recreational center.
Young Marshall is a member of
troop 20 here.
The award of organizer, seldom
earned and given in scouting, and
the junior scoutmaster's awards
were presented to Van Murrell by
Scoutmaster lack Koonee. and the
Star Scout medal was presented
by Rev. Paul Merritt. Holly Ridge
scoutmaster, to Richard Frucci.
member of troop 40 at Holly Ridge.
John Hackney. Wilson execu
tive of the East Carolina Council,
made the presentation of the
Ea$le medal in a ceremony in
which the following participated:
Boone Owen, district executive.
Van Murrell. Jack Koonce. Z E.
Murrell. Sr.. local chairman: Steve
Stefanou, Sam Trippe, Mac Cramer
and Bobby Johnson.
Other awards were presented as
follows:
First Class by G. E. Maultsby to
John Bowersox of troop 90. Mid
way Park: Jim mi.? Maultsby. Ar
thur Langle.v and Sammie Trippe
of troop 20. Jacksonville.
' Second Class by Dean Sullivan
to William Oliver of troop 90. Mid
way Park: Dan Fink. Billy Brad
shaw. and Dean Sidbury of troop
40. Holly Ridge: Bobby Johnson.
George Howard and Wilton Bush
of troop 20. Jacksonville.
Tenderfoot by Rev. Paul Mercer
to Ronnie Beauchamp of troop 90.
Midway Park: Gerald Hurst, Doug
las Bailey. Earnest Gresham and
Bundy King of troop 20, Jackson
ville.
Merit Badges by Sgt. John
Bowersox and Boone Owen to
Brownie Trescott of troop 71.
Swansboro. for woodearving. home
repair and stamp collecting: Char
les Marshall of Jacksonville "or
cooking, reptile study, bird study.
camp.ing, canoeing, leathercraf
Willard Greer of Jacksonville for
swimming, first aid. pioneering,
basketry, public health, personal
health and home repair: Jimmie
Maultsby of Jacksonville "or home
repair, wood carving, woodwork,
basketry, carpentry, first aid. per
sonal health, public health and
swimming: Lin wood Peed of Jack
sonville for woodearving. wood
work. carpentry, metal work, rab
bit raising, home repair and bas
ketry: George Howard of Jackson
ville for woodearving. basketry,
home repair and cooking: Arthur
Langley of Jacksonville for car
pentry and horsemanship: Edward
Arlhiir of Jacksonville for home
repair and handicraft: and Sammie
Trippe of Jacksonville "or handi
craft.
John Murrill Gets
Honorable Discharge;
Now Af Home Here
0John Murrill, who has been in
the Army for the past three years,
was granted an honorable dis
charge at Fort Jackson. S. C., this
week and is now at home here. He
is the son of Mrs. Mamie Murrill
and husband of the former Miss
Margaret Hurst.
STRIKE IN ARGENTINE
0 Buenos Aires—(/P)—A nation
wide strike by 500.000 Embes gen
eral confederation workers who
supported Col. Juan Pero, former
Vice President in his new surge to
power, brought nearly to a stop
Argentina's industrial and commer
cial activity Thursday. A. high
source said the Arcgntinc high
seas fleet moved out of its base at
Puerto Belgrano. 500 miles south
of Buenos Aires: destination un
known.
Hidden Jap Fortunes
Confiscaled; Illicit
Dope Traffic Halted
# Tokyo—
and Billv Bvnum respectively
of I he White Oak flub.
Each of the other contestants
from Onslow County were award
ed $5 prizes "or their oxhmits
They were Johnny Pollard. Charles
Home. Elbert Ervln. Betty Grant.
Leon Hay Frazier. Woodiey Ken
nedy and Gene Hardin.
The show was sponsored oy niv
Sears & Roebuck foundation.
HOLD DEMONSTRATION
a.\ sweet potato curing house
fumigation demonstration was eon
ducted under the supervision ol
Howard R Garris. plant patho
logist at Charlie 1!. Huffman's
farm near Richlands. Chlorpieun
Marvaeidei was used to /"""igate
potato diseases that might be
the house.
SCIENTISTS ASK HEARING
0 Washington.- i-W - The men
who caused lhe greatest explosions
in history got a chance 10 create
a stir in Congress Thursday Hun
dreds of scientists who woiked o
the atomic bomb joined in urgo pas.vengors ll-iccl as
being returned t'« • iio States on
tin* SS C.e'eral Au'tman. one m
Portland. ( re.. ( r-tober 11. is the
fo!';nving < >nslow:in:
SSu't. Coleman Tvrance. Mays
vills.
Expected to arrive on the West
Coast soon is Cpl. Walter R. Keagv.
of Swansboro.
Rev. Foster N. Cox
Appointed Priest In
Charge Of St. Anne's
|| The Rev. Poster Nugent Cox
was appointed priest in charge of
St. Anne's Episcopal church upon
his ordination to the priesthood
vesterdav in St. John's church.
Wilmington, by the R1. Rev. Tho
mas II. Wright. Bishop of the
Diocese of East Carolina.
Mr. Cox. who is an alumnus of
the University of North Carolina,
veteran of the first world war. and
a former practicing attorney ?n
this state, first served St. Anne's as
layman in charge, and upon his
ordinal ion to the Diaconate ?ast
April, was made deacon in charge,
by Bishoo Darst.
He will begin his ministry as
priest by a celebration of the Holy
Communion at 8 o'clock Sunday
morning in St. Anne's church. The
progress of the local church has
attracted attention throughout the
diocese.
KIWAXIANS TO CHURCH
^St. Anne's Episcopal church
will welcome as special guests at
the 11 o'clock service Sunday
morning members of the Jackson
ville Kiwanis club.
ARMY RECRUITER HERE
§U. S. Army recruiting officer
will be at the post office liere
every Thursday.
More Bird Shot
0 Washington — Iff1) — The
Commerce department has put
about 10.000.000 hirdshot and
buckshot shells on sale to
wholesalers and retailers. The
lot—about (J pe»* cent ol a nor
mal annual supply—has been
released !»v the armed services
which had used the shells in
target practice for flyers.
The hirdshot is !1 ■: ounce
No. 8 chilled shot, with a stan
dard powder load of X drams.
Consumers' retail ceiling price
on the hirdshot will he SI.07
per box of !!;"» and on the
buckshot SI.38.
2 Onsiowans Receive
Honorable Discharges
From Armed Forces
0 Two ()';slo\vaiis this week re
ceived honorable discharges from
the armed "nrces.
One w;i T"» I rankie L. Robinson
of Jacksonville, route one. who en
tered ser\ ice March 7. 1941, and
served as a carpenter in an engi
neer avia'ion halt ilion in Ihe bat
tles of Nm mandy. Northern France.
Central Fwvope and the .Rlvneland.
who wear- the FAMFT with four
Bronze Stars. Ihe Good Conduct
and Distii' wished Unit medals and
who was discharged October 7.
The of: !•!• was Hurley Lee Wil
liams of Onslow County, who en
listed in h:' Na\v August IB of
this year took training at Bain
bridge and was discharged Sept
ember 17
USO Tc Entertain
Patients A! Naval
Hospital Mondays
Throw*.;!! arrangement with tire
Red Cross and chaplain's office.
Tallman Street end Pine Lodge
USOs wil! inaugural-'.- a program
of entertaining rnnbulatoi y patients
of the I S. Naval Hosnital at
Camp Lrjeune -very .Monday,
start :;ig Oeh-hr, 29 it was an
n'1'. .'Tcl,|j::s wri1!: by George See,
• iir -i-.'-r of TaP .nan Si.
Di^e-oxu-ro of ' new pro<.(r:.m
.for service pernornt ! :n ibis ar<\i
came at the meeting of the Ki
wani* club Tueso. v when See ap
pealed for loa: s iv automobiles to
transport the pal'cnis *„;» and from
Jack>om iile.
According t o I he program
schedule, lire pr'i^nts will be able
to leave the hospital at 2 p.m.
and must be back at 9 p.m. In the
interim, -her will be entertained
at both Tallman Street and Pine
Lodge with various programs, one
already scheduled provides ''or a
meal to be served them at Pine
Lodge.
The new program is a part of
LISO's post-war activities for serv
ice personnel.
Grants Creek Baptist
Church Revival Will
Begin Sunday.. Oct. 21
0) Revival sendees wil begin at
Grants Creek Baptist Church on
Sunday at eleven o'clock. The .pas
tor. Rev. Henry Napier, will be in
charge of the morning service, but
the Rev. D II Lowder of Mays
ville wil be there Sunday night at
seven. Mr. Lowder will be there
through October 28.
Sunday October 28. will be the
regular homecoming day for Grants
Creek Baptist, church. There will
be a special homecoming message
broueht by the pastor at eleven
o'clock, and the regular homecom
ing picnic dinner.
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION* MEET
£Thc Wilmington Baptist Asso
ciation will meet next Tuesday at
the Teachy Baptist church. The
meeting will convene at 9:30 a.m.
and continue through the after
noon. Representatives of forty
two churches in the district are
expected to attend.
Proponnents Say Deeper Channel Is Needed j1
0 Deepening of New River chan
nel from Jacksonville to the In
land Waterway would result in
substantial freight rate economies,
stimulate agricultural develop
ment. increase reproduction of
shellfish and facilitate malaria
control, the U. S. Army Engineers
of the Wilmington district were
told at a hearing here Tuesday.
L. W. Hogshire, president of the
Norfolk. Baltimore and Carolina
line, freighters of which ply the
Inland Waterway, telegraphed the
hearing that his company would
operate at least two freight boats
into Jacksonville weekly if the
channel were dredged to a depth
of 12 feet.
The hearing, conducted by the
engineers with Col. E. E. Haring.
Wilmington chief, presiding, was
on a petition to increase the chan
nel depth from 10 to 12 i'eet. It
already is 90 feet wide, the same
width as the Inland Waterway
canal.
Approximately 100 residents of
Jacksonville and Onslow County
attended the hearing and present
ed written and oral arguments in
favor of the proposal. No dissent
ing oral or written argument was
offered.
Proponnents of the project con
tended thai freight rate economies
alone would result in savings to
the public amounting to more than
the cost of the work.
Hogshire's message said that the
water freight service his company
would provide would result in
rates at least 20 per cent under
combination rail-water rates, or 25
per cent under all rail tariffs.
Others who presented written or
oral arguments were: Nere E. Day.
Jacksonville: Farm Agent Charles
C. Clark. Jr., Jacksonville; Farm
Agent L. F. Weeks. Kenansville:
G. E. Maultsby and B. J. Holle
man, Jacksonville: Dr. H. W.
Stevens. Wilson; J. D. Findlay,
state inland fisheries commissioner
of the Department of Conserva
tion and Development, Kaleigh;
Dr. H. F. Prythereh, head of the
U. S. Biological Laboratory at
Beaufort: \Y. O. Lambeth, New
Bern, district soil conservationist;
Mayor Ramon Askew and P. V.
Capps of Jacksonville.
The master appeal, signed by 18
business, professional, civic, local
government and Marine corps
men of the county, was presented
by Attorney Nere E. Day for the
Chamber of Commerce. It pointed
out the increased population of
Jacksonville and the county since
I
the last hearing, which resulted in
a channel 10 feel deep and 00
feet wide, and the now diversified
interests and business compared
with only sawmill and agricultural
petitions before.
At present, the appeal stated,
pulpwood exports by barge from
Jacksonville would exceed former
manufactured lumber shipments.
In addition, rough logs to be man
ufactured will be produced on the
Marine Base and in Ilofmann For
est, where also is now being con
ducted an extensive cattle raising
project that may result in cattle
shipments from this section in the
future. It was recalled that the
Navy Department was unable to
effect freight economies on lum
ber shipments for construction of
Camp Lejeune because there was
no water freight competition of
fered.
Of commonly used everyday
items, it was estimated, approxi
mately 30 freight carloads are re
ceived daily here. Compared with
No a- Bern freight rates, Jackson
ville's range from four to seven
and one-half cents per 100 pounds
higher. A schedule of rates per
100 pounds of certain commodi
ties was offered to substantiate
that contention, as follows:
New Bern .lax
Hem Origin
Salt Cleveland
Salt Dot riff
Hate Rate
.34 39
.35) .43
Jars Muncie
,52 .7n
.53 .56
.41 .45'2
.37'j .45
Stei'l I'ittsburg
Steel Maryland
Flour Tennessee
Supplementing the master ap
peal. Clark, said some 15 tons of
fertilizer now are used in Onslow
County yearly, and that that con
sumption is expected to increase
with the development: of floricul
ture hereabouts. Pointing out that
only 20 per cent of Onslow's S'ul
now is in cultivation, Clark said
that more would be cleared and
tilled in years to come. With that
development will come increased
consumption oi fertilizer and other
farming materials which would
bear a premium rate of freight
without water Competition here.
His views were shared by Weeks,
who said that farmers of the east
ern part of Duplin would benefit
from the lower rates, particularly
on fertilizer.
Sim'lar economics were predict
ed for gasoline and fuel oil by
Maiuisby. local petroleum products
distributor, and Hollcman. also a
petroleum products distributor,
(Continued on page six)
Property Owners Get
Time To Make Repairs
National War Fund Is Launched;
Dr. Greer Makes Inspiring Address
#The National War Fund drive
tii raise fund-s for 22 agencies plus
local charitable and civic organ
izations was formally launched in
Onslow County Tuesday night with
a kick-off dinner attended by 44
comnuinitv leaders at Fine Lodge
USO.
The workers, representing all
but three sections of the county,
we " told by Dr. I G. Greer, state
vicechairman of the National War
Fund, that the campaign is a "chal
lenge to local pride and the best
that is in us to make our com
munity the best in the state."
The superintendent of the Bap
tist orphanage at Thomasville. who
is well-known in Jacksonville, de
clared that giving to such a worthy
cause as the National War Fund
would enable us to show our
•'gratitude" and would give us "a
feeling of self-respect."
Chairman T. Newton Cook said
he hoped the campaign would be
concluded in ten days to two
weeks and that the county at that
time would have exceeded its
$9,000 quota. Billy Arthur, pub
licity chairman, acted as master
of ceremonies, and other speakers
were Father Charles McLaughlin
and Maurice Margolis.
Dr. Greer told the group that
North Carolina had been assigned
$1,214,000 as its quota in a nation
wide drive to raise $115,000,000.
The money is necessary, he point
ed out. for use bv a number of
agencies, principally the USO
which will reap the lion's share
ol the contributions. USO needs
Ihe funds because "not all of the
boys have come home" and enter
tainment is still being provided
them in this country and overseas
to uiv? service personnel "a home
away from home."
As for .charities in Holland, to
which part of the fund will go.
Dr. Greer said that unless some
assistance is given that stricken
nation, it is estimated that 126
children will die each week this
winter of starvation. As for Greece,
for instance, in that nation prior
to the 1944 campaign 19 out of
every 20 children born were dy
nig because of a lack of nutrition
and care. After war fund monies
began to trickle into that nation,
15 out of every 20 children lived.
'There are three kinds of givers
you will encounter." Dr. Greer
told the group. ' The first is the
negative person who lives at the
expense of the community, state
and nation, who is a liability to
the country, and who contributes
nothing no matter how worthy the
cause.
"The second type is the zero
person, who is a selfish, self
cent cred sort of person, who be
longs to the church, profess his
worth and what he will and can
do. but does nothing, one who is
uninterested in humanity and in
terested only in himself.
"The third type," Dr. Greer con
cluded. 'is the positive person
who is interested in everything
that makes for a better com
munity. who is interested in people
everywhere regardless of where
they live, who is interested in
humanity and ii making his com
munity the best in the state."
It was announced that E. M.
Cannady. cashier of the First
Citizens Bank and Trust company,
had been named treasurer of the
(Continued on page five)
Charles Ervin Named
Member Of Police
Force Of Jacksonville
£ Charles Ervin of Maysville lias
been employed as a member of the
.Jacksonville Police Department,
succeeding E. B. Bcasley, town
ship constable who has been work
ing as a part-time member of the
force.
Employment of Ervin at a
salary of $150 per month was an
nounced yesterday by Police Chief
Paul M. Shore.
Nazi War Criminals
Indicted; To Stand
Trial In November
£ Herlin— f/F) —A massive
book-size indictment charging
(.erman war criminals collec
tively and individually with
crimes against humanity was
filed Thursday at the first
public session of the Inter
national War Crimes Tribunal.
Top ranking Nazis named
in the the indictment are
charged individually and col
lectively with crimes costing
milions of lives. Hearings
probably will begin in Novem
ber. The defendants have been
given 30 days to prepare their
cases.
Planning Committee
For Recreation Now
In The Making
# Organization of a planning
committee which will be concern
ed with the operation of the Com
munity Building, now known as
Pine Lodge USO. if and when the
USO suspends operations there, is
now in the making, it was disclosed
this week.
Interested citizens who are mem
bers of the Woman's Club and
the Kiwanis club, parents of the
Community Center, already are
looking forward to meeting the
problem that will b? presented
when the building is turned back.
Another coruliuoii the> will at
tempt to meet will be recreational
opportunities for all civilians and
service personnel of all ages and
sexes in this city.
According to present plans, each
civic organization in Jacksonville,
plus the library. Chamber >f Com
merce. and Boy Scouts would have
one representative on the com
mittee with the Kiwanis and
Woman's clubs having two mem
bers by virtue of their being the
original sponsors of the project.
A committer two years ago
functioned to the extent that the
building was leased to the USO.
However, with the war being over
the new group will be concerned
with planning as well as disposi
tion.
The building came up for dis
cussion at the meeting of the city
board of commissioners Tuesday
night. Last year the Onslow Coun
ty Board of CommisMoners pro
posed deeding the property to the
City of Jacksonville, but the city
board at that time refused to ac
cept it until the boardwalk was
repaired. Tuesda\ night the board
moved to ascertain whether the
repairs had been made before it
would accept the property.
Mrs. J. P. Maynard,
Mother Of Trailer
Park Man, Passes
# Wade—Mrs. .7. P. Maynard. 07.
died at her home here Saturday
morn ins after an illness of sev
eral weeks. Funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon at 3:30
from the Wade Presbyterian
Church, conducted by the Rev.
Daniel Blue, pastor, the Kev. F R.
Booker of Fayetteville. and Mr.
\ R McQueen of Dunn. Burial
was in Old Rluff Cemetery.
Surviving are her husband: three
daughters, Mrs. Julia Cole of
Wade. Mrs. Margaret Schwartz of
Fayetteville. and Mrs .J. M. Keen
of Four Oaks: and three sons. .1.
P. Maynard of Mont'.cello, Fla.. J
G. Maynard of Chcraw. S C . and
B. I). Maynard of Pine Grove
Trailer Park.
Azam Secures Permit To Construct
$15,000 Building On New Bridge St.
0 Charles Azam of Jacksonville
this week was issued a building
permit to erect a $15,000 two-story
building to be used as a store on
New Bridge street on the former
Bender property.
In addition lie was granted a
permit for §100 to make repairs
to the Tiger Wine Store on Court
street.
Sam Starling was issued n per
mit for $2,500 for a warehouse1 of
cinderblock to be erected on New
Bridge street between Huerth and
Bayshore Boulevard, and Building
Inspector Herbert Eastwood also
issued a permit to W. D. A man to
repair the Aman Furniture com
pany attic to accommodate a ra
dio repair shop and place of stor
age.
NOTICE TO FISHERMEN
f (' R. Webb. Swansboro. state
fisheries license inspector for the
Board of Conservation and Devel
opment, yesterday gave notice to
all commercial fishermen that they
are required to have proper li
censes at once. They may be se
cured. he said, by writing him at
Swansboro.
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICE
0 Lieutenant Robert M. Means,
United States Navy, who has re
cently returned from a tour of
duty in the Pacific, will deliver the
eleven o'clock sermon at the Jack
sonville Presbyterian church Sun
day morning, October 21.
# The Jacksonville Board of Com
missioners Tuesday night voted to
allow property owners until Jan
uary 1 to make arrangements for
repairs or demolition of buildings
recently reported in violation of
the State Building Code.
The action was taken after sev
eral appeals had been made for
extension of the ten-day period
allowed by the code, recently or
dered enforced by the city. The
requests for extensions were based
on the statements that it is virtu
ally impossible to secure con
tractors, and the contractors to
secure necessary labor, to do the
repairs or demolition demanded in
the orders.
Formal notices of the board's
action on the first Tuesday night
were served on property owners
Monday and Tuesday by Police
Chief Paul M. Shore who affixed
the red condemnation signs to the
buildings. The notices demanded
that action be taken by the prop
erty owners within ten days.
The board's latest action is only
a period of grace. Tt means only
that the property owners have ap
proximately 70 days instead of ten
days in which to carry out provi
sions of the orders.
The motion to allow the extra
time was made by Commissioner
J. Hedrick Aman, seconded by
Commissioner H. L. Cowell, after
Coleman Bynum had formally pre
sented an appeal for an extension.
Bynum. former chief of the fire
department and operator of Cole
man's Restaurant which was one
of the buildings ordered repaired
immediately, did not agree alto
gether with the board's original
action.
He told the board and Mayor
Ramon Askew flatly that he would
like to "invite State Fire Marshal
Sherwood Brockwell to Jackson
ville to inspect the restaurant and
the building occupied by Mayor
Askew's Jacksonville Auto Sales
"and if he says that my building is
more of a fire hazard than the
Jacksonville Auto Sales, I'll tear
mine down in ten days."
Only repairs and installation of
fir.- extinguishers were ordered by
the board for the mayor's business
establishment, and that had not
taken well with Coleman.
James Lawson, Negro
Killed; Officers Hunt
For William McDowell
0.lames Lawson. 45-year-old Ne
gro employee of Camp Lejeune,
was shot and killed about 8 p.m.
Monday near Piney Green, and
sheriff's officers are seeking Wil
liam McDowell, also colored of
Lynchburg. S. C.. whom they say
did the shooting. Lawson is origi
nally from Greensboro, and both
worked at Camp Lejeune.
Deputies Willis Johnson and
James Likens, who investigated
the slaying, said that the cause of
the shooting had been undeter
mined.
It was established, however, they
said, that McDowell fired three
times at Lawson with a shotgun,
once from the porch of his resi
dence just below Piney Green, and
twice more from the yard and
near the highway. The first two
shots apparently missed, but the
third struck Lawson in the head.
McDowell is at large.
Junior Red Cross
Sponsors To Have
Dinner On Tuesday
£ A dinner for sponsors of the
Junior Red Cross in Onslow Coun
ty will be held at Pine Lodge USO
Tuesday night at (> o'clock, it was
announced yesterday by Mrs. Grace
S Carrawuy, JRC chairman
Attending will be Parent-Teach
er association presidents, princi
pals of schools, representative
children, and others, including
13illv Arthur, Onslow County Red
Cross chairman: Mrs. Grace W.
Gawthrop. executive secretary;
Mrs. James Odom. past Junior Red
Cross chairman; Mrs. W. Y. Rich
ardson. nutrition chairman; and
Mrs. Timmons Jones, home nursing
chairman.
The meeting will be an open
forum for exchanging ideas and
views and arriving at better meth
ods of promoting Junior Red Cross
work
Materials for the forthcoming
enrollment November 1-15 will be
distributed at the dinner meeting.
BETHLEHEM SERVICE
% Regular preaching services will
be held at Bethlehem Baptist
church Sunday, October 21, at el
even o'clock. The Rev. Lauren
Sharpe of States ville and Wake
Forest, will be in charge of the
service in the absence of the pas
tor. Rev. Henry V. Napier who will
be at at Grants Creek in a revival.
CORRECTION
0 The first official visit of Bishop
Thomas Wright to St. Anne's Epis
copal church will be Friday, Octo
ber 26. instead of tonight as re
ported in Tuesday's News and
Views.