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0 Rev. Leon Gray says that Jack
Thompson lias finally classified his
singing voice.
At choir practice last week. Jack
said Leon had a "basso obstinato"
voice.
0Surc sign the tobacco is about
all sold on Eastern North Carolina
markets:
Junebug Starling back in town
with his mouth organ and geetar.
#Thcy were talking about giving
Marion Cow-ell a blood transfusion
the other night, and it was said
that his and Jim Murrill's were
the same type.
If they had ever mixed any of
Jim's with Marion's it would have
raised Ark right up in the middle
of the bed.
0Mcri Ferguson says ihat Jim
McCulloch has literally played ti —
by putting in that new front to
his store.
"It's just like a group of people
living on the same street and in
the same old houses for years and
years," Meri said, "and getting
along all right, and living happily.
Until—some one of them goes and
paints his house, and then they all
have to paint. All the stores were
getting along all right with those
fronts until Mac had to go put in
a new one; now they all gotta do
it."
0 For no other reason that he
probably wanted to start some
thing and kid Coleman By num.
Harvey Bonev told mo this story
the other day: and being of the
type individual that will string
along. I'm printing it—just like
Harvey expected.
I had ordered some chicken
livers, and Harvey said that he.
who is a member of the OP A
panel here, had jumped Coleman
about not having the price of them
listed on his posted OPA ceiling
prices.
"Don't know why the chicken
livers aren't listed." Harvey quot
ed Coleman as saying. "I haven't
thrown one away in years."
0 According to J. J. Cole, who is
a good listener and picks up a lot
of interesting and oftimes valuable
information, rattlesnakes have just
about halted some of the farming
operations hereabouts.
Joe was quoting John Swinson
apd A. D. Phillips the other day
as saying they hadn't been able to
'*' "«st their corn and do much
lowadays on account of the
nd the woods being full of
. right here in town some
one killed a copperhead on Mill
avenue about two weeks ago.
Seems to tie in with Newt
Sanders' snake yarns.
0Burney Hosier says if I'm not
talking to someone, he can be cer
tain that one of two things is
wrong with me: either I have a
sore throat or lockjaw.
#In any event, the spirit was
willing but the flesh was strong,
so to speak, in the case of Ennis
Muriel I.
The Kiwanians are telling about
Ennis driving up to the Camp Le
jeune gate Monday, headed for
the Naval Hospital to bring some
of the ambulatory patients into
Jacksonville for an afternoon and
evening of entertainment.
The MP asked to see Ennis' State
of North Carolina driver's license,
but it. so happened that Ennis had
lost it about three months ago. It
didn't matter to the MP for what
cause Ennis wanted to get on the
base; he wasn't going by that gate
without a state driver's license.
Ennis tried to persuade the
guard he was all right and entitled
to a pass: and in so doing, he was
quoted as telling the MP. "Why.
it's all right for me to go on here:
my wife used to be president of
the Jacksonville Women's Club."
0 About three years ago. Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Thompson had seen a
house in in Wilmington, the plan of
which they admired very much.
So Lesie Boney, an architect, gave
them the plans for it, he had
drawn sometime before. He had
no further use for them, and gave
them to the Thompsons for what
ever reference they might make
when they planned .to build a
home. But nothing was ever done
with the drawings.
However, back in September
when they bought a house in Wil
mington. the Thompsons got the
home for which the plans origi
nally were drawn, and the resi
dence they liked in the first place.
£ Roy Lasitter is about the wor
nngest—if that's a good word—
man I ever saw. Of course, there's
justification to a lot of things that
care and trouble him. but he seems
sometimes to get a lot of plain
worrying.
I knew that some place I'd read
something about worrying, and
went back to look it up in my
collection of stuff and things, and
came up with it. The bit was
authored by Old Wayside, who
years ago was conducting a column
in the Charlotte Observer for
shut-ins. of which he was one.
He had this to say:
WHY WORRY?
are only two reasons for
worry.
™W ither you are successful or
you are not successful.
It you are successful there is noth
ing to worry about.
If you arc not successful there are
(Continued on page six)
lom Lasitler And Helen Humphrey
Are Crowned High School Royalty
0Tommy Lasitter and Miss Helen
Humphrey, tenth grade students.
Wednesday night wore crowned
King and Queen of Jacksonville
high school at a Hallowe'en car
nival that attracted the largest
crowd t:i assemble in the school
auditorium since its reconstruc
tion.
Runners up in the contest were
Norman Falbaum and Miss Nancy
Gray Capps.
The Hallowe'en party, in which
bot n the elementary and high
school par! iciDated grossed approx
imately $1,000 from the contest and
booths, the latter being as a sort
of a carnival in the gymnasium
following the coronation in the
school auditorium.
The nurpose of the affair. Prin
cipal VV, R. L ingle explained, was
to Drovicle wholesome and sane
Hallowe'en entertainment "or chil
dren. foster a better relationship
between the parents and school
and to raise funds to improve the
curricula and extra-curricula func
tions of l ie school.
Stunts from .ill the grades wore
presented, and th/'oe winners wen
selected by the judges: ihe first
grade of the primary school. Miss
Lissie Walton. Mrs. Pauline Gornto,
Mrs. W. E. Powell, teachers: the
sixth grade of the elementary de
partment. Mrs. Ralph Caldwell.
Mrs. Christine Wilson and Mrs.
H. M. Ryals. teachers: and the 11th
grade of the high school. Mrs. Lois
Pierey. teacher. The rooms will be
awarded room prizes for the stunts
which were elaborated and well
presented as well as being enter
taining.
I lie King ana queen were crown
ed in an impressive ceremony that
featured a procession and award
of prizes. The king's and queens
of the grades who were defeated
in the contest participated in the
procession which was led by 'the
winners in the elementary school.
They were: Xancy Halrtsfielcl
and Bobby Turlington, second
grade: Nancy Abernethy and John
ny Bill Meadovvs. sixth grade: Pat
Dexter and Carole Venters, sev
enth grade: Yirgina and Donald
Fingar. seventh grade: Betty Par
ker and Ernie Likens, eigth grade:
Edna Dixon and Bobbv Johnson,
nineth grade: Christine Morton and
Earl S win son. ninth grade; Freda
Sprouse and George Richardson,
tenth grade: Nancy See and Robert
Sanders, eleventh grade: and Alma
Sabiston and Hedrick Phillips,
twelfth grade.
Little Betsy Carole Kosler wno
the girls prize for the best costume
in the open competition.
The booths in the gymnasium
featured bingo, fortune telling,
country store and such, and each
grade sponsored one.
Commenting on the party yes
day. Principal 1.ingle said he wish
ed to express his appreciation to
the merchants who donated prizes
and to the teachers, students and
parents who cooperated io make
the affair successful.
The funds raised will be used io
expand facilities of the school, par
ticularly with reference to its lib
raries, science department, visual
aid instruction materials, athletic
program and playaground equip
ment, LingJe said.
Tommy Lasitter. the king is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lasitter
of Jacksonville, and ihe queen.
Miss Helen Humphrey, is ihe
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Humphrey of Verona.
Shoes Freed
0 Washington—f/P)—The end
of shoe rationing has arrived.
Terminating a progra m
which began on February 8,
1 9 4 3. () I* A Administrator
Chester Howies said rationing
can he lifted because shoe
production has increased sub
stantially since Y-J day.
Mass Raping Of 25
Manila Beauties Is
Charged To Japs
$ Manila — (/Pi — Details of
mass raping of 25 Manila
beauties—many onlv VI to 1-1
years—who were passed from
Jap to Jap were related as the
war erimes trial of General
Yamashita continued. Twentv
Hve were selected from 100
females rounded up from
Manila's rich Frmita district
and submitted to a selection
board to choose the most
comely. So frank and detailed
was the testimony that cor
respondents and the public
were barred from the room
where the I1. S. military com
mission of five generals is try
ing Yamashita.
Hirohito Is Accused
Of Beinq Partly To
Blame For The War
^ Tokvo — (/Pi — First direct
accusation that Emperor Hiro
hito was partlv to blame for
the war — Washington's an
nouncement of his personal
fortune will have to stand as
a part of the reparations bill—
is ant to become the biggest
political and social bombshell
yet involving the already har
ried monarch. The Japanese
likely will have little to say
now, but are almost certain
generally to interpret the ac
tion as an indirect labelling of
Hirohito as a war criminal.
William A. Taylor,
Onslow Native, Dies
After Long Illness
0 New Horn- William Allen Tay
lor. 77. died early Monday after
noon at his home in New Bern
after a year of illness. Funeral
services were hold at o'clock
Tuesday afternoon from Centenary
Methodist church, (if which he
was a member. The pastor, the
Rev. VV. A. Cade officiated, as
sisted by the Rev. VV. B. Everett,
pastor of the Free Will Baptist
church. Interment was in Cedar
Grove Cemetery.
A native of Onslow County. Mr.
Taylor had resided here for 22
years. He was in the mercantile
business and was a carpenter.
Surviving are his wife, ."Mrs.
Sallie Willis Taylor: five daugh
ters. Mrs .1. M. Harriett of Pol
locksville. Mrs. H. C. Hargett of
the Mo re head City highway, and
Mrs. A. W. Colliding, Mrs. R. Ci.
Broadstroet and Mis. K. M. Ball,
all of New Bern: three sons. Fred
Thomas Taylor and Walter B Tay
lor. both of New Born, and Albert
L. Taylor of Henderson: and four
sisters. Mrs. Nellie Bond and Mrs.
U. Z. Mot.t. both# of Wilmington.
Mrs Bert Hadnot'of Pollocksville
and Mrs. Geneva Floyd of Ashe
villo.
Larry Kellum Goes
Back To Merchant
Marine After Illness
0 Larry Kellum left here Friday
for Norfolk where he will return
to the Merchant Marines, lie has
been a first oiler since the outbreak
of the war and has seen action in
both the Atlantic and Pacific wa
ters. He has been recuperating at
his home for past four months
from an attack of pneumonia.
Civilians Invited To Marine Corps
Birthday Party At Camp Lejeune
0Camp T.ejeune will celebrate
the 170th anniversary of the U. S.
Marine Corps by opening its gates
to visitors on Saturday, November
10. for the first time since the
Marino Corps purchased the Ons
low County acreage in April. 1941.
Major General John Marston, Camp
Commanding General, has extend
ed an invitation to all interested
civilians as well as to members of
the other branches of the service
to visit the camp between the
hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
on that date.
The visitors will be invited to
inspect a typical barracks for men
and a typical barracks for women
Marines, a mess hall, a guest
house, the camp chapels, and to
witness a display of American and
Japanese equipment. In addition,
there will be infantry weapons
demonstrations at 10:00 a.m.. 1:00
p.m. and 3:00 p.m.. and a camp
band concert at 2:00 p.m.
On its 170th birthday the Ma
line Corps will honor all Marines
who made the supreme sacrifice
pay tribute to Marines wounded,
and to those who distinguished
themselves by outstanding acts of
heroism—and by saluting those
thousands of Marines who have
returned, or who will return to
civilian life in the near future.
United States Marine history
began when the Corps was found
ed in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania,
on November 10. 1775. Since then
Marines have fought with distinc
tion in every war the United States
has waged. Marines have served
many purposes, including the pro
tection of Americans overseas and.
in war. the seizure of bases for
the Navy.
In this Second World War. Ma
rines suffered 19.033 men killed in
action or who died of wounds;
three were 4.96' missing in action,
and 59.697 wounded in action.
Fifty-two Marines received the
Congressional Medal of Honor
during World War II.
New Automobiles Not
To Be Rationed, OPA
Director Announces
Washington — s'/P) — Now
automobiles soon to so on sale
will no I bo rationed, the gov
ernment annonneed.
The OPA and the VV:ar Pro
duetion hoard, in a .joint state
ment. said that with nearly
524.000,000 cars now on the
road, and new production un
der way. "there is no longer
danger ol' a general break
down of the automotive trans
port a lion system."
The agencies added that as
new production picks up.
"newer and better used cars
will also hecome increasingly
available."
"Naturally some individuals
will be inconvenienced by their
inability to buy new cars im
mediately." said OPA Admin
istrator Chester Bowles. "We
ask, however, that dealers
everywhere give special consi
deration to unusual hardship
eases."
Seven Onslowans
Rereive Honorable
Discharge From Army
0 Sev?n Onslow Countv vonng
mon recently wore warded '1 mor
able discharges from I ho 'l\ S.
Army.
They include:
SSfft. I'liueirr I'. Pittman of
Jacksonville, route two, ho en
tered tlie army April Hi. 1943. and
served in a communications unit
in Northern Franco, the Khine
land. Ardronnes and Central
Europe, was wounded in the Euro
pean theatre November 24 1944.
who wears the F.AAIKT vvilh four
Bronze Stars, the Good Conduct.
Purple Heart and -Bronze Star me
dals. and who was discharged Oc
tober 10.
Pic. Harvey Wlialey of Uichlands
who entered service October 28.
•1943. was a truck driver in Nor
mandy. Northern France. the
Rhinelanc'i. Ardrennes and Central
Europe, who wears the Bronze
Star, the EAMET with IIiv:> Bronze
Stars and one Bronze Arrowiieacl
and the Good Conduct medals,
and who was discharged October
20th.
TSfft. Henry T. Marshburn of
Jacksonville, route three, who n
tered the army July IT. 1943. and
was with a communieati"iis unit
in the Rhineland, \rdrennrs anil
Central Europe, who wear- the
EAMET with tiiree Bronze Stars,
the American Defense and Good
Conduct medals and who was dis
hareed October 21.
T5 George Provost of Hubert,
who entered the army \iareh 31.
1942. was a carpenter in the .North
ern Solomon, and Luzon, who
w.-ars the Good Co'iduct. Asiatic
Pacific with two Bronze Stars and
the Philippines Liberation with
one Sta.- medals and who was dis
charged October 21.
rte. Theodore i. 'Morion 01
Jacksonville, route one, who en
tered the army .January 27. 1
who was a heavy machine gunner
in the Khiueland. Central Europe.
Normandy. Northern France and
Ardrcnnes. who wears the KAMI"!'
with five Bronze Stars and the
Distinguished Lint medals and
who was discharged October 22.
Sr(. Joseph K. Humphrey of
Jacksonville, route two, who en
tered the army March f>. 1942. and
was a machine mm NCO in the
Southern Philippines, l.uzon. Rvu
kuys and Okinawa, who was
wounded on Okinawa May 2n this
y?ar. wlio wears the Purple Heart,
the Asiatic Pacific with Jive BS.
the Philippines Liberation with
two BS medals, and who was dis
charged October 21.
Pre. Samuel .Morton of Jackson
ville, route three, who •■ntereil the
army .June (J. 1942. was a military
policeman in Normandy. 1 he
Rhineland and Northern France,
was wounded September 2!). 1944.
who wears the KAMI"!' wi n :5 BS.
the Good Conduct and Purple
Heart medals, and who was dis
charged September 19.
Calvin Koonce And
Jimmy Nicholson Are
Honored In Raleigh
# Among the five members from
the .Junior Class of Neodham
Broughton high school recently
selected for membership in the
National honor society were Calvin
Koonce and Jimmy Nicholson
whose fathers were formerly resi
dents of Hichlands.
The four qualities on which eli
gibility in the organization is based
are scholarship, leadership, charac
ter and service.
Calvin is the son of Mr and
Mrs. M. Burke Koonce and .Jimmy
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. .James
L. Nicholson of Raleigh.
l'RCES HIGHER WAGES
0 Washington (/P> President
Truman has urged higher wages
for labor generally- without in
crease in prices but authorized
pay boosts in industries essential
to reconversion even if their
prices go up.
Highway Patrolmen
Told To Enforce
Speed Lew Strictly
1 ir.vav Patrolmen Jier?
i:p«1 in ct ftl in •••nforce
>') mi!i• jK r hour .speed
: ill into effect in
d hen
t ruct io
. and enforce
r and without
•n and Patrol
e the stale of
. and have re
Lambeth Speaks On
Soil Conservation At
Kiwanis Meeting
• The
now be j
County ;
Xou.se S
aims at
uso his ?
which r
I-arnbelh.
Xow lk
Kiunnis <
Lodge VS>
Lambvi
liopm inii
"ie progr.,
the farn'r
to the? m,
so i 1 cons-i'
and n. \
and men.
mil tec.
In boh
commit, <
Odom j>; i
rivn.
Earl Bo
her Ol' lilt
W'llO WTls '
in (AT
term. ]j<
mopiin" 1
C.\l'. sc;:.
Other ii
I' M n-.M,
and TV r.
rouserva;ion program
conducted in Onslow
a part of the Lower
('.nerval ion District
-si in-.; the fa I'm or to
;i for the purposes lo
best adapted. W. O.
-oil conservationist ol
lold the Jacksonville
ib Tuesday at the Pine
representing the V. S.
i of Agriculture, said
si was designed to help
lie was accompanied
•ling by .1. T. Harper,
a. ionist sialioned hero.
Burton. Onslow farmer
1 of the district eom
of the Bdvs and Girls
of the club James A
ented a certificate foi
mstnuMions to Edgai
of lacksom ille. mem
('adel ('ivil Air J 'at rol.
tod i he most proficient
udies during the past
-as accompanied to h
Lieut. R. E Cravens
Iron commander.
Bsts at flic meeting were
.is. Mrs, l\odnev Hamb.\
Lingle.
Henry Barber Settles
OPA Damage Action By
Payment To Treasury
® Henry Barber of .Jacksonville
lias so! ed a treble damage claim
■nf tile Offi'ice of Price Adminis
tration for alleged overcharges on
beef, it was announced in llaleigl:
yesterday.
Barber settled the claim with a
pay men of $250 to the Treasury
of the United States, and I S
District Judge Don Gilliam h is
signed a consent final decree :<*e
slrainin . Barber from further vio
lations.
Mrs. Hcbert Justice's
Brother, Will Mason,
Passes At Morehead
# Mor -icad City Will Mason
Allantii resident and drawbridge
lender died of a heart attack Sun
day i;' it. Mason was tender o!
the brit separating A! 1 :i•.:i- an.
Cedar I-land.
Surv ing art1 four daughters
Selma \Iason and ."Mrs. Presto
Salter. both of Atlantic. Gaith;
Mason. Wae. Camp Campbell. Ky
and Mr . Wesley Willis: two .sons
Albert Mason of \i! antic am
Guion Mason of Willision: one
brothei Thurman Mason of Allan
tic: the sisters. Mrs. Melind;
Smith. \lrs. Join Smith, an I M -
C'harle.- Edwards, all of Atlantic
Mrs. Iloberl .lust ice of Snead:
Ferrv. and his father. Charle;
Mason .f Atlantic
Finn il arrangements are in
eomplev peuajjm arrival of ln
dauglit ■ in the Wac.
Kiwanians Schedule
Ladies Night-Dance
For November 27th
§ I H' Jacksonville Kiuanis clul
will hi• i i a gala I.adies Xi^ht am
Birthd.i parts at Tallman St rev
I SO o Tuesday ninht. Novembei
27. fro ' 8 p.m. until midnight, i
was announced yesterday. It wil
be a d ner dance.
The nrogram and evening's en
teriainnent is under .he dircetior
of Deane Taylor and Z. K. Mur
rell. Jr house and program com
mittee '.hairmen respectively.
Tiie Order of F.asiern Star wil
prepare and serve the dinner.
GREVllOlM) DRIVERS STRIKI
By The Associated Press
0 Travel of thousands of bus pas
sengers in a -wide section of the
country was Thursday impeded as
service on tiie Greyhound bus
lines east of Chicago into New
England and Southern stales was
halted by a strike of 4.000 AFL
employees over a wage dispute.
James Burgess Appointed
Onslow Welfare Director
Naval Hospital Patients Are Feted
By Jacksonville Residents And USOs
d N v< :nci o-sful party wa
lu-hi for hospital patients of Camp
Lejeune la-J Monday evening. Oc
tober lii). who : t if citizens of .lack
sonvil! •. I SO staffs and Red Cross
workers caoporat ?d to entertain a
crrruj]•> of 19 patient.-. This was 1'ie
first in a series of Monday parties
for these men.
The Woman's Club which is
serving the suppers has already
announced that the chairmen for
next week's supper are Mrs. CI. V.
Gardner and Mrs. Walter Sabis
ton.
Members of the Kiwanis Club
called for the men at the hospital
at 2 p.m. and took them back
when the party was over at 8
p.m. Kiwanians providing trans
poi 1 at ion this week were: Mrs. /,.
K. Murrell. Mr. Jack Koonee. Mr.
A. Turner Shaw. Mr. G. E. Maulls
bv. Mr Sam 1 eder. Mr. W. L.
Ketchum. Mr. !'. V. Capps. Mr.
Gamier Jackson and Mr. L. E.
Hud..,;:.
One half I he "roup of men were
take:: to New Bridge Street ISO
where tlie stall", assisted bv Mrs.
David .11)!• -1!>n and Mrs. Clayton
Petlewa\ entertained them with
bingo. archery. Hallowe'en stunts
and a mind-reading game. The
other half of the groitp were
taken to the Federal Building
ISO who iv the following host
esses were present:
Mrs Dcnne Taylor. Miss Lissie
Walton. Mrs. George Soe. Mrs.
George Walton. MUs Grace Huff
man. Miss Hetty Jones. Mrs. Shir
lex Sehauber. and Miss Jean Raz
zelte.
The parlies al t.he>-e clubs lasted
until •"> o'clock ;.t which limp the
entire group met at Pine Lodge
I.'SO. Here members f the Wom
an's club had .supper ready at
bi-aiitifulh "i iratt ! Hallowe'en
• ibles Mrs K S. Pinkston and
Mr-. Buck Warren were co-ehair
men of the supper with .Mi's. A.
Del,eon Gras and Mrs. Everett
Lumpkin assisting.
Following: supper Lie Loor was
cleared and the Myntfonl Point
orchestra provided music inr danc
inu. Sixteen junior hostesses, un
der the direct ion '»f Mrs. Jane
Lewis were present.
Those attending were: Miss
Bobby Bi'-vlnw. Mrs K. M. Canariy.
Mr.-.. \ S l)av Miss Bobbx Hurst.
M -s .Mabel Kenticdv. Miss Muriel
Km. Miss Helen Padlev. Miss
.la lie Paschal. Miss Hathaway
Price. Miss Ruth Scull. "Miss Ruth
Sheppard. Miss Dorolhv Turn.''.'.
M i-s Annie Ward Waiiick. Miss
Fa\ Sasser. Mrs. Pat Wonnell. and
Mrs. Lewis.
I iiroil,ui)oni ino nav mo .yroup
was accompanied b\ Miss Annie
So it G miter. Hod Cross recrea
tion worker, and Mrs. John W
Burlon. Red Cross Gray Lady.
The men who attended were:
!'!.• I. and on McGill. Pfe. Lewis
Grant Pfe. C W. Loan. Pvt R.
Gordon, Pic. W. Balwick. Sic 1..
Christian. S<_il. C Pitner. Pvt.
' liNMC • B. .1 allien. Pvt • RNMC> P.
Bon le\ Pie. I". Nelms Pvt. G.
Strait. S'4t. T. Svphard. Corp. .lohn
S Szol. Pvt. II II Sellers. ARM2c
Gilbert Fo'ldstein. Cox. G. Cren
shaw. Pfe. S. Turner. Sgt. .1 F.
MiC-,:!!(•:.. Pvt G Linton.
\t New BriiUi Street I SO. the
entertainment was termed a suc
cess h\ both ^11ests and hostesses.
Mrs. David Sabi-ton. Mrs .1 C
Pettewa\. Mrs .In Brock. and Mrs.
.lohn Burlon assisted the staff en
tertaining tilt1 patients. Rinuo was
played, the winners receiving ci
lia relics. Puzzles were put to
gether an arclicn contest was held
and a Hallowe'en stunt was put on.
\s a boy from Connecticut
thanked one of the hostesses for
i lie entertainment and hospitality,
he said. ' I'his place is the most
like boin.ii home of any place l'\e
ever been.
At Pine Lodge Hallowe'en de
corations set a staue for a happy
conclusion ti. buss day for the
service men. \ delicious spauhet'i
dinner served b\ the Woman's club
and dancing with 1(> junior host
esses present 1o entertain were
featured the Pine Lodge portion
of the program.
Soviets To Withdraw
From Manchuria,- Sino
Communists Displeased
#Chungking - < 1 '< A semi-official
Chinese dispatch from Tientsin
said that Soviet forces in Man
churia would start a large scale
withdrawal Friday, and it would
be completed by Dec. 1.
Meanwhile. Chinese communists
expressed open dissatisfaction over
the role played by U. S forces in
China and spurned the latest pro
posal of the Chinese Central go\
ernment aimed at avoiding a full
scale civil war,
Tafiman Will Bui!d
Supe! Service Station
For Texas Company
IJ K. R. I all man will begin
construction .is soon «is pos
sible of a super service station
at the intersection of I . S 17
and the h.v-pass highway near
Cheney Creek, the station to
he leased to the Texas Com
pany.
The super service Station
will cover an area approxi
mately 100 \ 300 feet, it was
said.
Erection of the new struc
ture is another building" going
up in that section of town. II.
A. Ragsdale having- recently
started constructing a garage,
and Billy English this week
having opened the Club Copa
Cabana. The Carolina Trail
ways garage is located nearby,
and Ramon Askew has a site
adjacent on which he is con
templating erection of a gar
age shortly.
Local Baseball Bid
Rejected By Coastal
Plain loop Officials
£ .Jacksonville made a futile ef
fort Monday night to land a base
ball franchise in the Coastal Plain
League Kayet tevilU- was voted into
'.he league by the club directors.
Billy Arthur, representing a
group of Jacksonville citizens in
terested in putting a team in the
league, spoke for this community,
and .i K L. Wade of Wilmington
spoke for that city, which was also
seeking a berth.
Fayetteville received four votes.
Jacksonville two and Wilmington
one.
Walter and loc Morgan accom
panied Arthur t > New Bern for
the meeting.
Van Murrell Goes
To StatesviMe To Be
A Page For Senate
41 Van Mur ell. son of Mr. and
Mrs. /.. V.. Murreil. Jr.. of Jack
snnville has gone to Statesville to
be page during the meeting of the
North Carolina Senate and for the
address of Secretary of War Pat
terson.
Younii Murrell had hoped to
hear President Truman, but the
chief executive's visit to States
ville was can eel led on accoun' of
pressing business in the capital.
It is the second time that Van
has served as page to the senate,
the first being at the summer ses
sion a! Mendersonville. He was a
paue in tlie Hnii>e of Representa
tives durin1-' the 1!'• 4."S session, ap
pointed by Rep. Billy Arthur, and
he was the ohlv House page in
vited to the senate session at
llcndersonvillo and Statesville.
Japs Had Death Ray
Under Tests. Hoped
It Would Stop Planes
0 Tokyo- k \ , \ \\ i 1 1 which
tire Japanese hoped to bring down
\!iip!'!i',r! H-:u> bombers can be
made fatal, and a!read\ ha.- driven
one scientis: in-ane Dr. llidetsugu
Yagi. chief of the Japanese board
of teclmol i> said
The scientist said he himsolf
fell feverish Ileal in his Icl's and
mouth whik testing ihe ray whieh
was developed at the Shibaura
company plant in Tokyo. General
Electric company and Radio cor
poration of \menca own 50 per
cent of ihe stock of the Japanese
firm Yagi added.
The ray actually is a transmitter
which gives off waves on the prin
ciple of the diathermy machine.
Vaui explained \s the waves are
absorbed by the fat and bone of
the human body, a heat is created
which destroys the J issue.
Vagi said waves beamed in the
highest frequencies set up an osci
lation extremely destructive to the
brain 1 issue while waves of lower
frequency destroy chest tissue.
DEFYING ORDERS
0 Hatavia < ■'!') Extremist Indo
nesian forces, apparently out of
control of President Soekarno of
the "Indonesian Republic", were
reported intensifying their attack
on thin British forces in several
sections of Central and Western
Java in defiance of tin4 order of
their president to stop firing.
0 James K. Burgess, superintena
:■ nt. oJ' public welfare in Randolph
County for the past four and one
naif years, has been appointed
•superintendent of t lie Onslow
'..'otrnly welfare Department, it was
announced ye ste r d a y.
He is to assume his duties im
mediately. and was to be here
yesterday to succeed Mrs. .J. F.
Starling. who recently resigned
afli'r ten years residence here.
Burgess studied at Duke Uni
versity before taking welfare and
social work at the University of
\Torlh Carolin i. For five years
Drior to going to Randolph County,
he worked with the Forsyth
L'ounty Welfare Department.
Prioi to going to Forsyth Coun
:y. Burgess worked in the welfare
:lepartment. at Rocky Mount.
lie is a native of Camden Coun
ty. is married, and lie and Mrs.
Burgess are making their home at
110 Circle Drive.
Onslowans Arriving
At New York From
European Theatre
0 Newport News—Onslow County
servicemen are listed as passengers
»n vessels scheduled from the
European and Pacific theaters of
•var. The lists compiled by the
Y-sociated Press from advance
passenger convoy lists and are not
i-orreeted as to date of sailing or
late of arrival.
Port authorities ask that friends
vnd relatives of the men not con
tact the ports for further jnforma
:ion. as that is not available. The
Associated Press does not have
further information, nor does The
News and Views.
The lists included:
Scheduled to arrive aboard the
SS William Richardson was:
T5 Melvin S win son of Maple
Hill.
Scheduled to arrive aboard the
SS M. C Kilpfontein was:
T4 Jerome Reed of Onslow
County.
Scheduled to arrive in New
York aboard the Clement Victory
T;l Stanlev Mitchell of Jackson
ville.
Scheduled to arrive in Now York
aboard the SS George Washing
011 was:
T4 Garland F. Nicholson of Rich
ands.
Scheduled to arrive at Newport
News aboard the SS Welles was:
T4 William Murvin of Holly
Ridge.
Scheduled to arrive at Boston
aboard the I'SS Bienville was:
Pv: Cecil L. Taylor of Richlands.
Leroy H. Webb, 64,
Victim Of Hit-Run
Driver Sunday Night
0 l.erov H Webb. 04. Cherry
Point, died at the Onslow County
hospital early today, the victim of
fatal injuries when he was struck
by a hit and run driver on U. S.
IT one mile north of here Sunday
night.
A native of Saluda. S. C. Mr.
Webb had been working at Cherry
Point and visiting here1 durinu the
week end. The body will be taken
:u Saluda for burial, probably Fri
day.
He is survived by his widow,
w ho now resides at C'en \ Point;
one son. A B. Webb of Knoxville;
and five brothers, 1. A. of Trenton,
S C B V and .1. M of Saluda. .1.
L of Bowling Green, Ya . and S.
M Webb of Florence.
1 IP.IRTIES GUARAXTEE!)
Dp Janeiro- i.'Pi -Bra/.ilians
were. Thursday, told that civil
liberties of all citizens would be
guaranteed without political or
religious discrimination as the gov
ernment which supplanted ihe !•>
year regime ol General Vargas
pave;! the way for national elec
tions !)<•< 2 The cabinet announc
ed thai its first duty was to pre
pare the nation for election of a
president.
Hon. Admiral
High And Dry
% Tokyo—(VP)—Virgil It. War
ren. 24, signalman second class,
1'SXR, of 3807 East Lake
Avenue. Tampa, Fla., was on
guard duty at Yokosuka one
night when he ran across a
Japanese in a gaudy uniform.
"Who are you?" asked War
ren.
"I am an Admiral." the man
replied.
"Well," pressed Warren, "if
you're an Admiral, how come
you aren't in the Navy?"
The Japanese blinked, then
replied briskly: "Xo Navy."