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VOL. VIII, NO. 12 JACKSONVILLE, N. C., TUESDVV, DECEMBER 1. 1945 member of the associated prf.ss PRICE: 5c PER COPY $2.00 PER YEAB
Have You Done Your Part? Buy A Victory Bond Today
#> OWN EAST
. WITH
BILLY ARTHUR
# There's one way to clean out
a place, take it from Coleman
Bynum, but he doesn't like the
method and the result, particular
ly at the noon lunch period.
One of the waitresses uncover
ed someplace over there a tear
gas bomb and handed it to a Ma
rine customer,, asking what it Was.
He didn't know either, and there's
where the trouble began. An in
quisitive person, he removed the
cap, and things began to happen.
There were approximately 50
customers in the place, and they
vacated, crying as though their
hearts were breaking. So did all
the waitresses and the kitchen
help.
Almost all of them beat a bee
line around to the U. S. Rest
aurant and finished their lunch
there.
Therefore, there's some suspic
ion of sabotage on the part of
Steve Stefanou. After all. busi
ness isn't what it used to be.
#Bill Bodenhamcr and Tom
Shugart pulled out of Jackson
ville early Friday morning headed
.for the Army-Navv game with only
one ticket between them.
Thatls optimism for you. We
assume Bill saw the first half and
Tom the second. Hooe Bill can
tell us which part of the game Mr.
Taylor saw.
01t sounded like old times down
on the Courthouse lawn Saturday
morning when the Camp Lejeune
band broke out some of its spirited
martial music in connection with
"Women and Peace Week."
It was reminiscent of 1941-42
when the First Division band ueed
to parade through town and give
concerts here and at places
throughout the county.
However, the bandsmen used up
all the seats and Paul Venters and
Alex Smith didn't have a place to
sit down.
Anyway, it didn't affect Paul so
much, because he has already
served notice on the boys that he
has moved into the barber shop
and taken a chair for the winter.
Junebug Stalling, however, stood
by watching and listening wist
fully. apparently trying to figure
out how he could add another one
of those instruments to his collec
tion. He also looked as if he
wanted to sit down and play with
-the boys.
9 uoineiaence-wr-is-ii uepai uncm.
John Murrill was married on the
h. and his post office box num
fc is 13.
hings are pretty safe for us
_^r a spell: Wilmington is after
doing something about Blumen
thal airfield.
As long as they're interested in
their own backyard, maybe they'll
stay out of ours.
OHeathcliff is getting a lot of
records dedicated to him over
WJNC. and for the edification of
listeners Heathcliflf is a very well
known person around the station.
He happens to be the waterbug
that plays about the console.
Capt. Tim Sanders
To Speak To Lions
At Thursday Meeting
#Capt. Tim Sanders, public re
lations officer at Camp Lejeune,
will speak at the weekly meeting
of the Jacksonville Lions Club at
the Club Roanoke Island Thurs
day at 1 p.m., it was announced
yesterday.
Last week the club voted to
make a contribution to the Onslow
County chapter of the American
Red Cross, the camp and hospital
council of which is sending 300
presents to hospitalized veterans
at Christmas.
The club also voted to contri
bute $25 to the State blind fund,
and took in two new members,
Roy Lasitter and Paul M. Shore.
End Of ABC Ration
Program Expected;
No Books Ordered
0 Raleigh—(£*)—Liquor rationing
in North Carolina's 25 ABC coun
ties definitely will end December
31, it became clear yesterday on
the basis of information that no
order has been issued for the
printing of new ration books.
Tickets in the current liquor
books either will be exhausted
during December or will be voided
at the close of business Decem
ber 31.
Chairman Carl L. Williams, of
the State Board of Alcoholic Con
trol, announced several weeks ago
| that the end of liquor rationing,
r which started December 7, 1942,
in the ABC counties, was "con
templated" for the end of this
year. Yesterday it became appar
ent that the plan will be carried
through.
I IQ 'u" Shopping Days
IO- B^foctCHWSTMAS
Miss Margaret Henderson
Elected New Home Agent
# Miss Margaret Henderson of
Johnson City, Tenn., yesterday
was elected home agent of Onslow
County, effective January 1. after
having been presented to the
Board of Commissioners by Verna
Sfcmton, southeastern district
home agent.
Miss Henderson will succeed
Miss Laura Beatty. who recently
resigned to become home agent at
Laurinburg.
The row agent is a graduate of
East Tennessee State Teachers
College, and taught and suoer
vised homemaking subjects in Vir
ginia for a year. For the pasl three
years she has been associated with
the American-Lindbergh Chemical
Laboratory at Elizabeth, Tenn.
Lack Of Policy Said
Cause Of Resentment
To U. S. Occupation
0 Frankfurt— (TP)— German re
sentment against American occu
pation methods is developing grad
ually into bitter hatred which is
giving rise to increasing talk of
resistance, according to a survey
made by U. S. Intelligence Offi
cers.
The outstanding source of re
sentment is the conviction that
American military administration
is suffering from a lack of policy
which the Germans hold responsi
ble for much injustice and confus
ion.
Seventeen Schools
Are Hundred Per Cent
Enrolled In Junior R. C.
#The schools in the county have
responded enthusiastically to the
annual membership drive of Jun
ior Red Cross.
The following 17 schools have
reported 100 per cent enrollment:
Midway Park, Jacksonville,
Camp Lejeune, Edrey Chapel.
Richlands. Dixon. Haws Run. Haw
Branch, Midway Park; colored:
Georgetown. Silverdale, Swans
boro, Marshall Chapel, Hawkside,
Belgrade. Sneads Ferry. Richlands.
Mrs. B. B. C. Kessler. chairman,
states the enrollment will be com
pleted by the end of the week.
A real opportunity ror service
to others is offered through the
Junior Red Cross program. Several
of the schools have already ac
cepted quotas consisting of articles
to be made for men in camps and
hospitals at home and abroad.
W. E. Baggs, Veterans
Service Officer, Is
Here 2 Days Weekly
# Starting this week. W. E. Baggs,
veterans service officer for Ons
low County, will be at the court
house here every Friday and Sat
urday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
On other days in the week he
can be reached at Swansboro.
Baggs last week attended a
school for veterans service officers
at Chapel Hill.
TRUMAN GETS MEDAL
# Washington,— (/P) —President
Truman today received a medal
from fellow 33rd degree Masons
and a Bible for his desk from the
American Bible society.
Truman Recommends
Fact-Finding Board To
Solve Labor Disputes F
0 Washington — (TP) — Presi
dent Truman Monday asked
Congress to set up fact-find
ing: hoard to make recom
mendations for solving labor
disputes in "important nation
wide industries" and to han
strikes or lockouts during
federal consideration.
Recommending a system of
handling reconversion labor
troubles patterned after the
Railway Labor Act. Mr. Tru
man told legislators the board
should deal with disputes in
such widespread industries as
steel. automobile. aviation,
mining, oil. utilities and com
munication.
The president said he was
anpointing such a board on
his own authority to deal with
the General Motors-CIO-Unit
ed Automobile Workers dis^
pute.
Mounting Opposition
In Strike Ranks To
Work Resumption
0 D&troit—$P)—International of
ficers of the United Automobile
Workers ( C 1 O > acknowledged
mounting opposition within
union's ranks to the plan for re
sumption of parts production in
some of the 70-odd strike-bound
Genera! Motors plants.
Noting vigorous objections from
bi« Detroit and Flint locals. UAW
CIO president R. T. Thomas reit
erated that GM Workers would
decide for themselves whether
they will return to jobs while the
strike is in effect.
The greater Flint Industrial
Union Council, with a membership
of 60.000. passed a resolution say
ing the back-to-work movement by
some employees would destroy
strikers' morale, and might rc'sult
in "riot and bloodshed."
Report On Balkan
Situation Expected
To Back U. S. Policy
# Washington—(JP)—Secretary of
State Byrnes is slated to receive
a first-hand report this week on
political conditions in the Soviet
controlled Balkan countries of
Bulgaria and Romania. There is no
prospect, according to diplomatic
information hero, that the infor
mation he gets will bring a quick
improvement in American-Russian
relations.
The report will come from Mark
Elheridge. Louisville. Kv.. pub
lisher whom Byrnes sent to the
Balkans about six weeks ago to
gather facts for a rev.ew of the
American policy of refusing to re
cognize the Romanian md Bulgar
ian governments. Etheridge. re
turning by Rome, has indicated
that the reoort will support the
non-recoginifion policy—based on
the contention that the govern
ments of. Bucharest and Sofia are
not truly representative.
RECEIVES PROMOTION
% James B. Baggs of Swansboro
lias been promoted from corporal
to sergeant in the army. He is now
overseas.
Nere E. Day Elected Head
Of .Sixth District Bar
0 Nere E. Day, Jacksonville at
torney, Saturday was elected
president of the Sixth Judicial
District Bar at its annual meeting
at the Club Copa Cabana here. He
succeeds Charles Rouse of Kinston.
Other officers elected were:
Judge Guy Elliott of Kinston. vice
president; E. C. Sanderson of Wal
lace, secretary: and C. M. Fair
cloth. of Clinton, R. A. Whitaker
of Kinston and R. J. Johnson of
Warsaw, members of the execu
tive committee.
L. A. Beasley, member of the
Duplin bar and dean of the dis
trict bar. spoke briefly on pre
paredness and compulsory mili
tary training, which he favors.
Other talks were heard from E.
L. Cannon. Raleigh, secretary of
the State Bar.
Members went on record as fa
voring a change in the dates of
U. S. District Court terms iiv East
ern North Carolina, moving the
Fayetteville term to the third
Monday in September and March
and providing a week's interim
between the sessions at New Bern
and Wilmington. The change, it
was said, will eliminate conflicts
with sessions of Superior Court
in the district and enable Federal
court officials to clear up admin
istrative details before the New
Bern and Wilmington terms begin.
Lock Your Windows,
Chief Shore Urges
After Break-Ins Here
0 Approximately $20 in cash was
taken from the College Street
Diner here Thursday night when
a robber or robbers entered
through an unlocked window,
Police Chief Paul M. Shore re
ported yesterday.
The College Street entering was
one of three places disturbed last
week, although no cash was taken
from the two other establishments.
However, entrance at all three
was gained through unlocked
windows, and Chief Shore called
on the public to keep locked all
windows and take all cash from
cash registers.
"Leaving windows unlocked and
money in cash drawers is an invi
tation for trouble." Shore said. •
The other two places entered
were Smith Furniture Exchange
on Mill Avenue and Griffin Sales
and Service company on Railroad
avenue. Drawers were ransacked
it both places, however. An at
tempt was made to enter Brown's
Barbecue Place, also.
Liltle Improvement
Noted In City After
Clean-Up Campaign
ft The Jacksonville Woman's club
clean-up campaign ended .Satur
day. and in no uncertain terms its
members were distressed at ihe
attitude of local people.
The reason is simple: if there
was any cleaning up done last
week few people could detect it
from the general appearances of
things around town, they said. Ev
en the trash collecting truck hands
reported no unusually large col
lections of trash, which should
have been.
Mrs. Deane C. Taylor, chairman
of the Woman's club committee,
said she hadn't noticed any im
provement to speak of. and intima
ted that club members may ask the
City Fathers to adopt, or io en
force. a clean-up ordinance at its
next meeting, which is tonight.
The club takes the position that
it did what it could. The campaign
was started, publicity given, and
Mayer Ramon Askew even set
aside the week by proclamation.
"It goes right back to the resi
dents," Mrs. Taylor said. "They
didn't do anything."
Returnees Arriving
From Overseas On
East And West Coast
Qb Newport News—Onslow County
servicemen are listed as passengers
on vessels scheduled from the Euro
pean and Pacific theaters of war.
The lists compiled by the Associa
ted Press from advance passenger
convoy lists and are not corrected
as to date of sailing or date of ar
rival.
Port authorities ask that friends
and relatives of the men not con
tact the ports for further informa
tion. as that is not available. The
Associated Press does not have
further information, nor does The
News and Views.
Scheduled to arrive in New York
aboard the USS Philadelphia
were:
Pfe. Luther Bryant of Beula
ville.
Pfe. Willie W. Suggs of Beula
vi lie.
Scheduled to arrive at New York
aboard the SS William Pender
was:
Pvt. Rudolph Sanders of .Jack
sonville.
Scheduled to arrive at New York
aboard the S.S. Chapel Hill Vic
tory were:
Pfe. Harold E. Brown of Mays
vilie.
Pfe. William L. Mayo, Jr., of
Verona.
T-5 Irwin Howard of Richlands.
Cpl. Rex Avery of Jacksonville.
Cpl. Ebbin Bell of Hubert.
oi-ui'uuii'u lu ar rive ai i>ew \oi k
aboard the SS General Richard
son were:
Pfc. Wesley Pollard of Mays
vine.
T-4 Matthew Hunter of Jack
sonville.
Pfc. Imperial J. Strayhorn, Jack
sonville, route 2.
•
Scheduled to arrive New York
aboard the SS Sea Tiger was:
Pvt. Robert A. Jones of Jack
sonville.
Scheduled to arrive at Boston
aboard the S.S. Santa Maria was:
Pfc. Vernon Lanier of Beula
ville.
Scheduled to arrive -it Boston
aboard the SS Felipe dc Neve was:
Pfc. Robert L. Simmons of Camp
Lejeune.
Scheduled to arrive at Boston
aboard the SS Samuel Adams was:
Pvt. Odell Franks of Pollocks
vi lie.
Scheduled to arrive at San
Francisco aboard the SS General
Pope was:
T-5 James R. Ferguson of Mays
ville.
Scheduled to arrive at San
Francisco aboard the SS Otto
Mears were:
Pfc. Vernon Davis of Sneads
Ferry.
Pvt. James R. Hardison of
Sneads Ferry. s
Scheduled to arrive in Seattle
aboard the SS General Ernest
was:
Pfc. Lloyd C. Jones of Chinqua
pin.
Scheduled to arrive in New York
aboard the SS Sheepshead Victory
was:
T-5 Robert L. Brown of Mays
ville.
Scheduled to arrive at Boston
aboard the SS Daniel H. Lawns
dale were:
T-5 John H. Sharpless, Jr., of
Jacksonville.
Pvt. Carlton Shepard of Jack
sonville.
BAGGS ATTENDS CONFERENCE
0 YV. E. Baggs. commander of
Clarence Meadows Post No. 78 of
the American Legion, attended a
school for veterans' service of
ficers at Chapel Hill last week.
Onslowans Receive
Honorable Discharges
From Armed Services
0 Among the Onslowans recently
discharged from the armed forces
of the nation are:
George W Marshburn, gunner's
mate third class, Jacksonville,
route one, who entered the Navy
January !2. 1942. who wears »he
Amerj :n Theatre, KAMET with
one Bs. tin Good Conduit and
Victor;.' medals and who was dis
Dharg--\! November 19.
Stewards Mate First Class Wil
liam Henry Humphrey, colored of
Jacksonville, route two, who en
tered the Navy Inly 11. 1944. who
wears i.'ie Asiatic-Pacific. Philip
pines Lib "ratio.*!!* and Victory me
dals and who was discharged No
vember 1f>.
Motor Machinists Mate First
Class Frederick IViley Taylor, na
tive ef Jacksonville and now of
Wallace. who entered ihe service
June 2~>. 1942. and who was dis
charged November 17.
Pfc. George A. Morton of Jack
sonville. route two, who entered
the army November 3D. 1942. was
a repairman at Ardrennes and the
Rliineland. who wears the EAMET
with two BS. the Good Conduct
and Purple Heart medals, who was
wound. .1 in Germany in February
of this year, and who was dis
charged November 21.
Cpl. Walter K. Kcagy of Swans
boro, who entered the Army April
(i, 1943, was a radio operator, who
wears the American Theatre,
Asiatic-Pacific and Victory medals
and who was discharged Novem
ber 19.
T-Sfft. William B. Chaffin, na
tive of Mocksville and now of
Jacksonville, who entered service
in October 1941. was a stastical
clerk in China, who wears the
Asiatic-Pacific, American Theatre.
Good Conduct. Distinguished Unit
and Victory medals and who was
discharged November 20.
I'll', buniiru i.
Colo. Sr. of Jack
sonville. r o u t v.
one. who enter
ed the army De
cember 27. 1943.
was a rifleman in
> Central Europe.
I Rhineland. Ard
1 r e n n e s a n d
Northern France,
who wears the
Distingu i s h e d
Unit. Victory.
?« o o d Conduct
four HS medals and who was dis
charged November 11.
Carpenters Mate Third Class
Rom Dixon, Jr., of Richlands, who
entered the Navy April 14. 1944.
who wears the Asiatic-Pacific and
Victory medals and who was dis
charged November 20.
Pfc. Vance P. Murphy, native of
Pink Hill and now of Camp Le
ieunc, who entered the army No
vember 20. 1942. was .a reconais
sance crewman in Ardrennes.
Rhineland and Central Europe,
who wears the American Theatre.
Victory. Good Conduct and
EAMET with three HS medals
and who was discharged Novem
ber 17.
S-Sfft. Leo F. Meadows of Hu
bert. who entered service Febru
ary 14, 1943. who was a squad
leader in Normandy. Northern
Prance and the Rhineland. who
wears the EAMET. American
rheatre. Good Conduct. Victory
and Purple Heart medals, who was
wounded August 27. 1044. and who
was discharged November 1(5
Seaman First Class William
Paul Sewcll, Jr., of Swansboro
who entered service March 31.
1943. who wears the Victory medal
and who was discharged Novem
ber 16.
Pfc. Roseoe W. Monk, colored
Df JacknenviUe, route three, who
entered the Army February 24.
1043. was a truck driver in North
ern France, who wears the Ameri
can Theatre. EAMET with one BS
and the Victory medals and who
was discharged November 17.
Cpl. Julius Sanderson of Ken
ansville, route one, who entered
the army September 30. 1940. was
a platoon leader in Northern
France. Central Europe and the
Kluneland and who wears the
EAMET with three BS. the Amer
ican Theatre. Good Conduct. Vic
tory and Purple Heart medals,
who was wounded in Europe Sep
tember 18. 1044. and who was dis
charged November 23.
Pfc. David F. Jones of Jackson
ville, route three, who entered ser
vice September 23. 1943. was a
cannoneer at Sicily. Naples-Foggia,
Rome-Arno. and the Rhineland
who wears the Good Conduct. Vic
tory and EAMET medals with
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Enclosed Bond Booth
Violates Building Code
Buford Westall, Taxi
Driver, Is Convicied
On Assault Charge
0 Buford F. (BilD Westall. Jack
sonville taxi driver, has paid the
costs of court and had his taxi
operators license revoked Wed
nesday when he was convicied on
a charge :.f assaulting a Marine
at the entrance to Montford Point
camp early vhal morning.
Police Chief Paul Shore report
ed Thursday thai two Marines
trying to hitchhike to Hadnot
Point stopped a Marine truck
causing the Itaxi. following the
truck and driven by Westall. to
have swerve quickly to pvoid a
collision or hitting the men. An
argument ensued, and Westall
came to .Jacksonville, got Police
men Hugh Henderson and George
Likens and returned to the scene.
Westall in his taxi and the police
men in the "black maria." The
taxi arrived first, and when the
cops got there one of the Marines
had been beaten. Westall admitted
striking him.
Hospital Auxiliary
To Meet Thursday
At Nurses Quarters
® Talks by William F. Henderson
and Mr.s. Catherine Marshall, ad
ministrator and superintendent of
nurses of the Onslow County
Hospital, will feature the Decem
ber meeting of the Auxiliary at
the Nurses Home Thursday after
noon at ',i o'clock.
Mrs. Ralph Caldwell, program
chairman, has arranged an inter
esting Christmas program.
Square Dance, Box
Party Scheduled At
Dixon Friday Night
# So successful was the Old Time
Fiddlers Convention at Dixon
high school auditorium last Thurs
day night that a square dance has
been scheduled again for next
Friday night. The proceeds are
being applied to the Dixon school
gymnasium building fund.
A filled auditorium attended the
convention Thursday evening when
Roy Simpson of Jacksonville was
adjudged the best fiddle player.
Second prize went to Henry A.
Sand 1 in of Verona and third to
Mr. Walton of Jacksonville.
The Friday night program will
also include a box party. It will
be'-'in at 7:30 o'clock.
The events arc sponsored by
the Holly Ridge Rotary club.
K1WAXIS SITE CHANGED
0 The Jacksonville Kivvanis club
will meet tomorrow at 1 p.m. at
the Club Copa Cabana, instead of
at its usual meeting place, the
USO Pine Lodge.
RECEIVES DISCHARGE
0 Coxswain Lister Kellum of
Jacksonville has been honorably
discharged from the U. S. Navy
at the personnel separation center
at Nashville. Tenn.
CAPT. ALBERT AT LEJEUNE
9 ("apt. Francis Albert. USN.
former Camp Lejeune chaplain,
visited the base during the week
end and preached at the Protest
ant chapel. He has just returned
from overseas and is en route to
hi:, new assignment at Jackson
ville. Fla. Captain Albert is well
known in Jacksonville.
City Is Proceeding
With Caution On 11
P. M. Curfew Lifting
0 Although Jacksonville's City
Fathers last Friday night adopted
a resolution asking that the 11 p.
m. curfew be lifted for the city, so
far it has not been officially trans
mitted to Maj. Gen. John Marston,
commanding generat.
The reason is that the city is
proceeding with caution in the
matter, and there is some senti
ment for inserting the word "tem
porarily" in the request. The rea
son for that is citizens asked that
the 11 o'clock curfew be put in ef
fect: and the camp did it: how
they're asking that if be lifted; and
the camp is known to be willing to
comply with the request. However,
some folks want it so that if the
new plan doesn't work out they
can go back and have it invoked
again without camp officials ask
ing. "Don't you know what you
want?"
Although it had been reported
to city officials that camp author
ities were anxious that the curfew
be lifted here, such is not the case.
High officials have advised the
News and Views that they see no
reason that the curfew be lifted
just to accommodate a few service
night owls: that, in fact, a 12 o'
clock curfew may be imposed on
Wilmington. New Bern and Wil
son. with authority given company
commanders to issue extended lib
erty passes.
Post Offices Ask
Christmas Mailing
By December 15th
# Post offices throughout Onslow
County have notified patrons to
mail all Christmas cards and pack
ages by December 15 if they de
sire certain delivery by Christmas
Day.
Post offices throughout the
county are short handed and. ex
cept for Richlands possibly—
which has a new building this year,
are limited in space for the cus
tomary Christmas rush.
Tobacco Marketing
Quotas Retained For
Another Season
% Washington—f/P'i—The Agricul
ture Department announced that
marketing quotas on farm sales of
burle.v and flue-cured tobacco
would be continued through the
1946 crop marketing season. This
will be the third consecutive year
that quotas have been imposed.
Small increases in the produc
tion and marketing of both types
of tobacco will be permitted.
Farmers voting in a referendum
previously approved quotas for a
three-year period. The quotas are
designed to help keep supplies in
line with market demands. Grow
ers selling in excess of their quo
tas are subjected to penalty taxes.
The tentative 1946 planting al
lotment for flue-cured tobacco was
set at 1.191.000 acres compared
with 1.120.000 allotted for the 1945
crop and with 1.050:300 actually
planted.
Secretary Anderson, in an an
nouncement on suggested 1946
farm production goals, called for
1,162,000 acres of flue-cured to
bacco. This is slightly below the
total acreage to be allotted. No
explanation was given for this
difference.
Early Start On Home Decorations
For Christmas Season Is Suggested
0 Mrs. Deane C. Taylor, chair
man of the garden and beautifica
tion committee of the Jacksonville
Woman's club, yesterday suggest
ed an early start to local citizens
contemplating decorating homes
for Christams.
Three prizes, not yet announced,
will be awarded to the Woman's
club for the most attractive door
way and window decoration. The
contest will be open to anyone in
the city with the exception of
members of the club committee
Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. C. W. Conkling
and Mrs. T. Newton Cook.
The doorway and window may
be combined in a single decora
tion. Mrs. Taylor said, and un
named judges will go over the city
on the nights of December 20. 2).
and 22 to decide on the winner.
"it's time to begin thinking of
and making dur plans for the
Home decoration for the Christ
mas season." Mrs. Taylor said.
"The Woman's Club of Jackson
rille is sponsoring the campaign
For making our homes as attrac
tive as possible during the Holi
days. and the club is very anxious
that every home in town take part
in this.
"Not only will you enjoy doing
it for your own personal satisfac
tion. but you will bring joy and
gladness to hundreds of service
people who are away from home,
but who would like to feel that
spirit of Christmas.
"Last week was Clean Up Week,
and if you have not gotten your
yards and vacant lots cleaned,
there is still time, come on, one
and all, and let's make our city
one to be proud of. Let's get every
thing ready for the holiday season.
"Plan your decorations by using
some of the beautiful greens of
our woods, a little red ribbon and
your imagination and you will have
a doorway that may win a prize."
# Because members of the Jack
sonville Board of Commissioners
considered the closing-in of the
former Marine Corps bus shed on
(he courthouse lawn a violation
of the city building code, leaders
of the "Women at Peace" Victory
bond selling effort Friday were
advised to remove the work al
ready done.
Although the advice—it was not
an official meeting of the board—•
was followed, the decision of City
Fathers caused considerable im
mediate reaction, and it may be
far reaching, too. Some citizens
considered the decision of the
board, which met informally in the
Red Cross office, as setting a
policy toward strict enforcement
of the building code, under which
demolition repairs of a number
of local buildings already has been
ordered. A 90-dav period of grace
was given, however, so that con
tractors could be secured to make
repairs or demolitions, and that
time expired January 1. In the
past 60 days, however, none of the
buildings, with the exception of
the old garage on New Bridge
street, have been removed.
Thi» Storv
In substance here's what took
place:
Mrs. James A. Odom. president
o! the Midway Park Woman's club,
volunteered to head up a women's
division drive for one week, start
ing on Saturday. She secured per
mission to use the former shed at
the Marine Corps bus stop, and
secured from Griffin Sales and
Service a donation of materials to
enclose the shed so that the wc' .
en could be comfortably warm an A
out of the weather. However, she
didn't get a building permit to
make the repairs. On Friday,
someone questioned whether tlje
repairs were not in violation of the
code as it pertains to erection of
buildings in the fire zone. All five
members of the board assembled
in Ihe Red Cross office and decid
ed that the building was a viola
lion of the code, and that it ought
1o be removed. Personally, they of
fered to reimburse Mrs. Odom for
any expense to which she had
gone. And Mayor Ramon Askew
called on Harvey Boney and R. S.
Pinkston for the loan of a trailer,
which was given, and it row is
headquarters.
State Fire Marshal Sherwood
Brockwell. reached by telephone,
also ruled the enclosure a viola
tion of the building code sections
pertaining to fire hazards.
Mrs. Sahiston Leads
The immediate reaction on the
part of the women was none too
favorable, because they contended
the building was only temporary
end for a good cause—sales of Vic
tory Bonds, but that reaction serv
ed only to spur them on.They went
to work hard Saturday morning,
and Mrs. David Sabiston sel the
pace by selling a total of $4,000
during the day. The first bond
with a privilege of tolling the
courthouse bell went to Mrs. Jen
nie Shapiro.
Later reaction was just that the
board members set a policy to
ward enforcement of the building
code from which they can hardly
back down come January 1 when
other condemned structures must
be either repaired or demolished.
The women now are taking
things good naturedly and are
making a sincere and strong effort
to put Onslow County over the top
in the Victory Bond campaign.
They started out with a rousing
concert by the Camp Lejeunc band
under the direction of MTSgt. Coll
on the courthouse lawn Saturday
morning. And they—the women—•
were back botton holing passers
by yesterday, selling Series E
bonds for the most part.
Still Under Quota
Onslow County is still under its
quota, having purchases of only
$128,000 recorded against a $:*72,
000 overall quota as of last Friday,
acording to Federal Reserve Bank
reports.
Tomorrow will be Memorial Day
when, it is hoped. Onslowans will
purchase a bond in memory of de
ceased veterans of the county.
H. C. Riggs Named
Chairman Of New
Farm Organization
#H. C. Riggs of Hubert has born
elected chairman of a newly form
ed organization designed to co
ordinate all agricultural activities
in Onslow County. Farm Agent
Charles C. Clark. Jr., is the secre
tary.
The group of men who compose
the organization are Triple-A of
ficials. County Forest Protector
Robert Melville. Soil Conservation
Supervisor J. T. Harper and the
farm agent. Agricultural teachers.
Production Credit association of
ficials. Farm Security and Rural
Electrification representatives will
be invited to participate.
They hope. Clark said today, to
plan the development of agricul
ture in Onslow County by coordi
nating the activities of all agencies
along a well-directed plan, ,