Contribute Generously To The National War Fund This Week THE ONSLOW COUNTY ev The Only Neivspapt ifeaiJ and ws The News and Views Leads >■ Paid Circulation Local Advertising National Advertising Classified Advertising Onslow County News VOL. VIII, NO. 31 in i'ie World Thai Clvcs r> V'hoofj Ah.ml Onslow County JACKSONVILLE, N. C., TiU'SDAl NOVLMBKR (,. 1915 MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |>KICK: 5c PER COPY $2.00 PER YEAH 0 OWN EAST WITH | BILLY ARTHUR % Planned for some time—and emphatically not in connection with their rest room project but rather for what they said were "the many nice things the Onslow County Board of Commissioners have done for them—a delicious seafood dinner was prepared for the board at Pine Lodge USO yesterday noon. Mrs. Curt Holland of Silverdale wrote the members a formal invi tation last week and it was duly received, inviting them to be pre sent at the dinner expressly for the commissioners. Mrs. Holland came up from Silverdale. Mrs. I. N. Sanders came up from Bear Creek, and vhe Southwest women — Mrs. Annie Walton. Mrs. W. L. Hardin. Mrs. Bertha Melville and Mrs. Robert Scott—came in and prepared the meal, which consisted of an oyster cocktail, home-fried fish as only the women can fix it. slaw and all the trimmings. The table was lovely, and the women quite proud of their efforts to honor the county governing body, knowing that its members would be appreciative. So. they waited—and kept on waiting. Not a single member of tho board showed up for the dinner. % Saw Newt Cook standing beside a bus over at the terminal the other day. and I casually remarked. "Where's Jodie going now?" "I heard that." said a vo:ce. later identified as Mrs. Cook's, 'and he's going with me this time." % Harvey Boney walked into the Tallman Street USO club the other night while dinner was being serv ed a special party. "The kitchen was full of food." Harvey said, "turkey and vege tables and pie. You never saw such good looking food. And I snoke nicely to the peoole in the ki!chen, and just remarked casuallv—you know—about it being nice looking pie. One of them asked if T want ed some, and I certainly did and got a great big piece. Then. I start ed to thank them, and they said 'come on back here and help us wash the dishes.' T never washed so many dishes in all my life. Wish I had never seen that pie in the first place." £Mrs. W. C. Capps was out with some friends the other evening and I inquired where Bill was. "He's home minding the baby, so I could get out,'' she replied, "lon't tell my wife you do it." Qodenhamer interrupted. iss Bessie Margolis was cau tioning me about being all dressed up Saturday night. "Now you behave yourself and go to church tomorrow." she ad vised. "He can't go to church a n y more." Maurice Margolis chimed in. "They threw him out when he ran for maybr." 01 asked a friend going to Ra leigh Friday to cancel my reserva tion at the Sir Walter Hotel, since President Truman wasn't going to be there. "We have no reservation for Mr. Arthur," the hotel advised, "but we do have one for Billy Arthur." 0Herman Falbaum won at '.he races in New York last week by betting $2 on a long shot that came in. Now he's got a system to beat the track: play the long shots; you're bound to win—if your mon ey holds out. 0 "Didn't your wife give you a bawling out for staying out so late the other night?" I asked a local person the other morning. "She did not!" he exclaimed. "In fact, she hasn't spoken to me yet." 0One sign that the war is over occurred the other night when Jack Peck stayed after closing hours to sell a case of cokes. % But a sign that the war isn't over came Saturday morning when Bill Rivenbark, who always was a hard worker and who, if he wasn't busy, always found something to do, drove down street, parked his car, went to the barber shop, got his hair cut and went on home. Then, he remembered he'd left his car down street and had to come back for it. Marines Are Accused Of Participating In China's Civil War 0 Chungking—(JP)—The new Chi na Daily News, Chinese Commu nist newspaper, accused American Marines with "postively" partici pating in armed intervention in China's undeclared civil war." The American Marines at Chin wangtao in cooperation with Ku mintang troops attacked Commu nistliberated areas for days," the dispatch said. 14 DIE BY VIOLENCE By ASSOCIATED PRESS 0 Death by violence ended the lives of at least 14 persons in the Cf|*olinas during the w•> hasty a departure or drastic d ci sion by an employee who ever worked there. County \uditor .). Cole said that he had no complaints from the welfare department person.' -I of the dampness in the i-aseme it office. While there have been one or two occasions when bursted pipes caused suspension of services in the department, not oven after the repairs was complaint made of the dampness. Burgess came here with five years experience in Randolph County and prior experience in both Forsyth and Edgecombe coun ty departments. Although Mrs. Starling has re signed. she still makes "requent visits to the office to lend assist ance in the conduct of it. pending appointment of her successor. L. Y. Perry Named Traffic Manager Of Seashore Bus Co. 01.. Y. Perry, manager of the bus station at Camp Lcjeune for the past year, has boon promoted to traffic manager of the Seashore Transportation company system, with headquarters at New Bern. Mrs. Perry will remain at Camp Lejeunc as senior clerk, and will also be senior clerk at Holly Ridge, the station there have been under her husband's supervision for the past several months. HARDEN IN TOWN # Rep. Graham A. Harden of New Bern was here awhile yesterday. Three Junior Red Cross Councils Are Formed In County Q Two .Junior Red Cross Councils woio organized in live count v List week, it was announced yesterday bv Mrs. Grace Can-a\vay. county JRC chairman. The members are as rollows: Camp Lejeur.e School- -Marilyn \ntoni Mildred Elliott. Phyllis Galasinski. Jim my Crouch. Dorothy I". ■ i I Jimmy Eauen. Pat Raney. T \I. I>. r.nisoii. Dot is Dur.r, and Betty Byrnes. White Oak School I). ' is M. li.'.vett. LucilV l< n s. J. ivern Morion. V id lei Collins El,use Stubbs. i.A ulvn Littleton, and Marc l.ir s. R5-.'hlands Council Mary Ann Brock Swannic Mae 'Pittman. Jane Prazzle. Maxino B:.sdon. Mary Jo Brown. N'onnan Huffman. Elsie Gurganus and Leah V. Wood. November '.-In is enrollment period For Junior IL'd Cross in the Onslow Coumy sch >o!s. Through membership in Hie American Jun ior Red Cross boys and v.iris are offered opportunities to serve others, at home and abroad, in times of war and peace: as part of the humanitarian program of Red v_. i :i>s. Throughout I In* war. through the National Children's Fund, members have furnished nurseries for the homeless in England, essential food such as milk for the Chinese, shoes for the Greek children and shipped medical ehs sis totalling $245,000 in value to provide aid to half million children overseas. At home they have furnished an unbelievable amount of recrea tion and comfort articles to bring a little bit of home to our boys in the hospitals. Through the filling of gift boxes for boys and cm l.s in other nations; 500.000 such boxes filled in class rooms last vear. and international ('..rrespond' nee they are helping to bring about a more harmonious un derstanding between nations. This splendid program is being (Continued oil page two1 N. f Aulomob'ie Trigs To Be Sold Mere 3y Chamber Of Commerce £§> Carolina automobile !:('P,u-(' lasfs will he sold in .laeU>'>nvil!e by the Chamber ef ( ■ mmerce this year, be ffinni'(L December 1. it was anr meed at the November sess:,r!t at Tallman Street I SO Thin- day night. .punes A. (Mom. executive seen 'nry, s:»ifl the chamber afire; d to take over sale of the liiss and Carolina Motor Club insurance. » a - taffs will be on s 1c at .Sand"rs Sales and Service where space will be provided during the month of Decem ber by !*. E. Smith, manager. Jacksonville Lions Discuss Recreation A! Weekly Meeting (35 A - :in ! wvl !-planncd rocrea ional r;im 'or 1h.;< school and ho 001 iv community came up for liscus- 1 n .J the weekly pivoting )f the i-ic':si)i;vi!'(» I.i• -ii- Club at he Club Roanoke Island last rhi!iT.(i;> noon. W. R I.inJacksonville school 3rincip.":I -.aid !h:d school equip ment v. as insufficient f: r play Tround is- :vities. intramural sports >r athi.'i c competition with other schools. It v i- Lionor.illy agreed that a ,voll-r<>a ,'.•(! recrea'ion antl ath etic pr .. ram for the school would idd imi-.-a to Ihe men til as well as physical development of the A. T Griffin Jr.. proposed sports in which men and women .jeyond the compelilive ace of lile ui.'hi participate- The on!ire club joii d in the disci ssion, which .vas ,i",.•'. (i by President 31. C. Johns' t'.- remark : hat s« at 's! i" showed that a majority of crimi :ia's v. •- '•> dween the aues of 18 and 1:4. Occ-.ipali -n of youthful mind: \\ i•,• athletics rather than idk-ne.vs was seen as one way o forestall a c.iminal •'•arear. 5wansboro School Contribute SI 31 lo Ndtional War Fund S \ansboro scho.il ha« ra'sed > 1 1 ,n \h,- War Fund •an1: iiyn. it annouweo yoc ■erd.n bv I'-ince >al IX W. Mac lux. who U rn.ad the results the Tuus! response I've witnessed in 25 • . ars of -(•'•.ool expericnee Sveiyone irons teachers to chil Ir.v to 'ho or -en: responded ivii.» ■hearl.ed.ly " T • conirib-:! i,.ns figured '"'-a ipita n tschool, and M i s YT ;r\ Weeks' room, wdi.cn turned n 48 had a i-or c..p:!a contri bution of 06c while the senior Idas- Miss Rebii-ca Morris, teacher, rep.' led a nor caoita contribution ;>f .c i .09 w ith $8.7!! dvon. Contributions bv the other class rooms were as follows: Mrs. Eliza beth Venters, $5: Mrs. Louise Mason. $5.41: Mrs Marv Lois Mer cer. $3.21: Miss Maude Ervin. $5.06; Mrs. G. C. 1 latsell. $6.26: Mrs. Lil lian Ray. $12.87; Miss Elizabeth Rho(ies. $4: L. H. Farnell. $10. Mrs I). VV. Maddox. $10.75; Miss Catherine Dobson. $16.75; A. L. Benton. $14.15; contribution. $2.50. Hospital Auxiliary Buys Bedding And Surgical Instrument © Purchase of more t'.ian $1,100 in surgical inslrumonts. shoots and it'A-s for tho On;-low County ll"> lal was announced vestorda\ by 10 Onslow Count\ Hospital A lis; iai-y. W lliam F. Henderson, hospital man ger, appeared before the Aux. iary at its regular mooting last Thursday at the Nurses Home and expressed his appreciation for tho loeded supplies. Ai proximately $800 was expend ed «'. funds came from various fune; ions of the Auxiliary, and it is now planning a Christmas dance to raise additional money to cen time its services to the institu tion. Ai last Thursday's meeting, Mrs. \Y f. Turlington, auxiliary presi dent presided, and Mrs. Ralph Caldwell read excerpts from the Roarers Digest, particularly in teresting ones about the medical pn fi ssion and hospitals. Mrs. (J. E. Gurganus reported for tho pur chasing committee and Mrs. 1 11. Hill for tho flower committee. It was Mrs. Gurganus who announc ed the recent timely and needed purchases for the hospital. Two now members, Mrs. B. B. C Kesler and Mrs. Stove Stofanou, wove taken into the auxiliary, after which the hostesses, Mrs. Anne Price. Mrs. L. R. Turner. Mrs. (J. I.. Mattocks and Mrs. II. M. Loy served sandwiches and Russian tea. Aman Answers Critics Of Local Fire Department Tweniy Onslowans Honorably Discharged From Armed Forces $ Tvvtv.i y Onslow :i1 ■ - <• (. nt!\ have boon awarded hon irable discharges from the armed forces nl ilia na tion. Cpl. Frnest A. Justice of Snearls Ferry, who entered service 11 v-:is an • eir.'ine repairman, who wears '.he I']AM FIT medal and who was • 1 is charged October 27. Aviation Metalsmith First Class Thomas Wesley Stanley of Onslow County who was discharged from the Navy October 15. Carpenter's Mate First Class VVoodrow Daniel 13 rite of Onslow County who was discharged . rom the Navv October 28. T"> Millie II. Johnson, colored, of Riehlands, route two. who Al tered service July •">. 1942. and was a longshoreman in the Aleu tians. who wears the Asiatic-Faeifie med:)l with one Bronze Star. and who was discharged October 22. I'fc. Marl Thompson of Rich lands. route two, who entered r vice July 30. 1942. who was a truck driver in the Southern Philippines and Okinawa, who wears the Good Conduct. Ysialie Pacific with '.wo BS. and Philippines Liberation with two BS medals. Pfe. Carroll A. Dawson of Jack sonville. route one, who entered service May 21. 1942. was a simply clerk at Tunisia. Sicily. N'aplcs Fo^L'ia. Rome-Ariio. Normandy. Northern France. Ithineland, \r drenncs am1 Central Kumpe 'look part in the air offensive of Kurooe. who, wears ihe KAMKT with ten P,S and the Good Conduct medals, and who was discharged SepU m r to. Harrison Clark born »n Wayne, W. Va.. now of Itiohlanris, v-ho entered 1 ho army \pril 15. 1944, was a sub-station electrician who wears the Asiatic-Pacific and Good Conduct medals and who was- discharged October ;2:{ SSSt. I.es'.cr Morton of Jackson ville, route two. who i .•• rod Inc army July 20. 19-12. who was :i s.TL'eant in Northern ''"ranee. Rhineland and Cent al Europe, who wears the Meritorious I nil. flood Conduct a-d FA MET with three Bronze Star medals and wiio was discharged October 26. Pfe. Kenneth F.. Waters of Mays ville, who entered .lie army Au gust 1." 194-1. was a rifleman at Narmanc?y. in No rt horn France, the Rhineland. Ardrennes. and Central Furope. who was wounded .January 20. 194". who wears the Purph 11. art. \me dean IV: >• sr. Good Conduct and EAMET with 5 BS nieda's and was discharged October 21. I'fc. Charlie T. Marshburn of liiehlands, route two. who went into the army July 17. 1941, was a gun crewman in Normandy. Northern France, t'ne Phineland. Ardrennes. and Central Europe, who wears the American Defense and EAMFT with 5 liS medals and who was discharged October 31 Cpl. John !.. Ilolley of .lackson ville who entered the army De cember 22. 1943. who was a can noneer in Normandy. Northern France. Rhineland. Ardrennes. and Central Europe, who was twice wounded August 2 and October (i. 1944. who wears the Purple Heart, with an Oak Leaf Cluster the Good Conduct and F.AM FT with 5 BS medals and who was discharged October 27. T5 Earl M. Ilines of Molly Kidse Continued on Page 2) Pilctless Airplane Kay Be Fxhihiled During Bond Drive © Bond sulrs during the first week of the Victory Loan drive amounted to as of 5 iidav. November 1. Chair man C. Thompson announc ed Yesterday. J it unpso-i disclosed hones of a public demonstration, prob ably at Ciunp I.ejeiine. of a nilotless airplane and exhibi tion of Marine and captured .lananese eouinment sometime du-'insf the Victory !.oan drive. The pilolless plane has been offered this county for exhibi tinn, but the requirements are such that its performance could only be witnessed at Camp l.e,jemu\ Thompson said Ma.j. (Jen. .John Marxlon, com manding general, is endeavor ing t<» work out plans whereby it can be shown ts» the public, probablv at Peterficld I'oint on either November 17 or 24. The Marine and Jap equip ment would he on display at the same time, and the public would be invited. Examinations Called For Rural Route No. 1; Apply By November 14 0 \pplicat «• ' ike he < -iv 1 Service Examination for rural route carrier out of the .Jackson ville oost <11'!'imust he filerl on or before November 14. it was an nouncecl yesterday b\ \cting Post m..sier F. A. Smith. The examinations will be eon dueled to select a regular carrier for rural route one. Smith said. The route now is being carried by Clarence .T Marshburn, a tem porary carrier. Benny Pollard used to be on it. Vpplications may be obtained at tin* post of ice here or from * he Civil Service Commission at Wash ingl on. The sa'i\ of a rural carrier on a standard daily route of 3D miles is 1020 a year, with an additional $20 a mile a war for each mile or ma jor fi.union thereof in excess of 30 miles. All carriers must furnish and maintain at their own expense all necessary vehicle equipment tor the prompt handling of the mails, but they are allowed an equipment maintenance of f> cents a mile on 1 he basis of the daily mileage sched ule 'this amounts to $549 per yea; for a 30-mile route1. They are per mitted to use motor vehicles, but are required to furnish sufficient equipment to handle postal business properly. Rural carriers shall be promoted successively at the beginning of the quarter following one year's satis factory service in each grade to the next higher -.rade until they reach the tit!) erade 'for a standard 30 mile daily roule an increase of S84 a year is provided in each grade, through grade 11 1 The pxamination is open only to citizens of. or nationals who owe alleginance to tile I nited States, wdm are actually residing in the territory of the I'osl Office where the vacancy exists who have been actually residing there for six months next preceding the closing da'e for receipt ol aoplications. Both men and women, if qual:fi ed. may cuter this examination, but appointing of! rs have the legal ri^ht to speeiiy the sex de sired in reque.e:".' eer! i! icat "f police and chief of the fire de partment. and said further that un li! it was so shared he would erase to sign further condemnation re ports. His statement follows in full: "it has come to my attention 1hat much criticism has resulted from the recent condemnation of build ings in Jacksonville. Although my denature appears on the reports vvhic'i were approved by the Board 01 Commissioners of the city of Jacksonville, it was required by [lie Stale of North Carolina build in.: code. "This code, adopted several years :ilvo by the board, was ordered en forced by the present city board upii:i the recommendation of may or Ramon Askew. No formal rec ommendation was made by the l'ire department. "This code provides, among oth er things, that building inspections must be made by the building in spector and chief of the fire de partment. which in .Jacksonville is a volunteer department and of which 1 am ;i1 present chief. In ac cordance with the provisions of the ordinance. I made the inspec tions with the building inspector and ("implied with the provisions of the law to the fullest extent. "Now. it appears that the chief of the fire department and trie de partment are being accused un justly of proposing what some peo pl. consider are too drastic meas ures. In their conversations with city officials. 1 am informed, they are advised that the fire chief and the department are to blame. "The content of the code adopt ed is strict and severe. It and in the enforcement it envisions are a joint responsibility -for the orders imposed. ai the beginning and at the end. by the city governing board. No .me lone individual or department is responsible. I: is and has been a pleausre to serve as chief of the fire de partment. which is volunteer and in no w:.y connected with the city, except tiiat its equipment is fur nisiu i But the department and I do not propose to shoulder all the cri icism or have i; referred to lis b\ ,10 mayor and city commission ers. ■ After having discussed this mat ter with members of the depart ment. I am free to stale 'hat un l : this responsibility is shouldered .iointly by all involved under the building code, and the persons who recommended and approved its enforcement. I do not propose to make any further inspections or sian any condemnation reports, ex cept in cases where buildings are now too hazardous to be entered to combat fire." Total Of S346 Made At Hallowe'en Party Of Swansboro School \ total of $346 was raised at the Hallowe'en Party, sponsored by l lie Parent-Teacher association at Sv\;aisboro school last "Wednes da\ night Henry A Tolson is PTA presi dent , and the other officers are Airs Sam Starling, vice-president: Mrs I.ouise Mason, treasurer: and Mrs (« c Mat sell, secretary. Tiie funds will be used to finish paving :o: the piano and probably to . 1 - -:st in financing the basket ball lean Principal D. \V Maddox i> coaching the boys this year and L. B. Farnell the girls. FIGHTING 11 ARES ANEW £ Batavia— ;/W— Sporadic fighting flared anew in the northern sec lion of Batavia Sunday night as newly-arrived British reinforce ments maintained a firm hold on the situation at the important So erabja Naval base. Indonesian ex tremists and Dutch troops were re ported in the fighting, which broke out when two grenades were hurl ed into a Dutch-guarded -^rea around the hotel Des Indies. PAPERS MADE AVAILABLE 0 Washington.—(/P)- ^SixSy^foiir big. bulky bundles stared Congres sional Pearl Harbor investigators in the face. The bundles contain White House papers the late Presi dent Roosevelt made available to the Senate-House Committee charg ed with delving into the four-year old military disaster. Other Capital Hill activities: Rep. Mason fired what he said was the first gun 1948 Republican Presi dential Campaign by proposing his party put up Senator Taft, Ohio, as its candidate.