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. in 'Christmas Eve, the Utile lights glimmer in i he win
dows of home's in varying tints of red. green, blue, and
orange. Late shoppers are hurrying home with their loads of
bundles. The shadows of night are falling, and already the
shades have been drawn in some places of business, and
others are closing for tlie day—and for the quiet, happy,
sacred Day—celebrating the birth of the Babe in a Manager.
Out in the open spaces there is a slight rustle of leaves, and
the boughs of the trees and the broom sedge sway gently in
the last gentle winds of the day. Already the twittering birds
have found their resting place for the night, except for an
occasional one here and there that Hits nervously from twig
to twig and from tree to tree in search of a cozy, safe spot
for the night.
Around and in the barns, and along the lanes the cattle
and bosses have settled down for the night, '.villi no sound
from them, except an occasional shifting of position, or heavy
breathing. The pigs in their pens are ouiet, with now and
then a drowsy grunt from one that is being crowded by its
fellows.
Over i: all the stars, are already appearing, first one here,
and then another there, and still others pierce the thin void
atmosphere with their brilliance. The peaceful hours slip by.
and behind the spiney columns of pines a light grows more
brilliant in the east, until a round full moon appears to take
up its vigil over the peacefully sleeping earth, and to watch
th" .<ii\ cry fro ' -: •. v! i •• i rurpeis among" 1 hr yra<sr<.
and i rans form i iw- <1 : :i:shnios inlo sparktinj-; tapostrio.
Appro;.? have been held in the various
ch!i!* 'i1 d : :i 1 hrou/h reading, tableau* and snnjrs ih>
■ h of i'. ' f Mid .!. ;11({ refreshing the minds of ill
ir.ii .•!'! j v; i I"• c ir!:m'r of ! he Son of (lod into 1 he world.
Small c11ii;i!■» !i havt hat! ! heir hed-t ime stories, ha\ e been
y\\ • n ! ha »:* last n iriK < im>> as to what to do before Santa
c<. and how in in- . i-n his myst iV works Ihe next morning,
and air now lucked in I heir cozy beds for the nieht. A few
voices are stil! heard about the homes, some moving on 'lip
toe to put last louHh - to 1 he Christ/ma* tree, or to slyly place
another i ifi where it will he found by some happy recipient.
i • i. it lighted -treets in the frosty air moves a
' ; ■ ■ 11l' jxmjiIc. chattel in# in their innocent de
: i m ; making pull's of misty vapors in the
i' .-t'i • Now all fall silent among them as they leave
■ , , i ;• i'iinnci a window. Then, like an echo at
: = t. i i; j/ai1 ri; e \olume as it proceeds, a lovely Carol floats
o:r ■ >\ cr ! In1 i aim -1 illness :
"S U Mt night ! Holy night !
Ail .lark, save the light
V'i?!11 r. when? t hey sweet vigils keep,
O'er ! lie I'.abe who in silent sleep
lit ! in heavenly peace,
lie ' in heavenly peace."
DOWN EAST
WITH
BILLY ARTHUR
0 Christmas—the season of the
year we must get junior some
thing his father will play with,
when fowl murder promotes pcacc
and good will.
Christmas comes but once a
year—and that's enough.
And I've got enough ties—
Christmas ties. I mean.
Some folks who sent me tics
last Christmas evidently thought I
was color blind. But I'll bet I'll
break them of the habit. I've got
the same ties all wrapped up and
boxed, and am going to send them
back to the same folks as a gift
from me.
And. if women folks ever get to
smoking cigars I'm really going to
get even for some of those ties.
0 Red Cannady was powerfully
busy when 1 walked into the bank
to pay ofT a note the other morn
ing. He A'as tending to people
right and left, and when it came
my turn he told me how busy he
was.
"I'll just come back some other
time when you're not so busy." I
told him. trying to be considerate
even though the note was a day
past due.
"Not on your life." he declared.
"1 ain't that busy."
Funny people, these bankers!
And I was wanting to be oblidging!
0 Christmas season is a big event
with the Dean Sullivans. In addi
tion to the December 25 occasion,
the 20th is Mrs. Sullivan's birth
day and the 21st is their wedding
wu'cijsary.
^iusc of water standing
jjfcdeep in the under-stage
f '10* lunches are being
f ftra ementary and high school
Jfc >f Jacksonville this week.
&ij[ ns that some 500 to 600
jm are going without hot
ches, because of the condition
"of the room in which Mrs. Daisy
Henderson, who is in charge of
the school lunch rooms, serves
them. There is no pump in opera
tion. nor has there been, anf| this
is not the first time that water has
stood in the basement for several
days. Each time the lunchroom has
to be closed. The children have to
wait until the water naturally
seeps through the concrete and
then the room dries out before
lunches can be resumed.
Maybe if the school authorities
ever get around to it. they can
combine a suitable and satisfac
tory— at least, dry — lunchroom
with a healthy gymnasium.
% Steve Stefanou is looking for a
bargain at the City Hall, but Police
Chief Paul Shore isn't in that
frame of mind.
What has happened is this: Since
the city started enforcing it's two
hour parking limit, the cops have
given four tickets to Steve for
leaving his automobile overtime in
front of the U. S. Restaurant.
And now Steve wants to make
them a proposition and figures it
would be cheaper for him to pay
the city $20 every month for
privilege of leaving his car park
ed as long as he wants.
0 Whet. Dr. .1. P. Henderson
changes the water in his fish pool,
he really lets the poor little fishes
have it. Anyway, that's what hap
pened last week.
When the doctor startef| to Ral
eigh one day, he turned on ihe
water to the pool to freshen it up
a bit. then he forgot it. He was
in Snow Hill when he next thought
of the running stream. anfj had to
telephone back here to have it
turned off.
0 The folks have been laughing
at my muddy shoes lately, and I
have to tell them that if they op
erated in my section of town their
feet would be muddy, too.
I recall when 1 used to live up
on the farm that when a little
dog did a job around the house,
we rubbed his nose in it. and that
soon broke him of the habit.
Possibly if 1 were able and
could work out something along
that line and get the last two city
boards by the napes of their col
lective necks and rub their noses
in Court street mud we might get
it paved.
0 Marion Cowell strolled down
street Wednesday morning and
was a familiar sight after his Jong
siege of illness.
On the other side of the street
walked Maurice Margolis—prob
ably to balance the iown.
In Washington Army and Navy
^4 ,'ials are at odds over the pro
3 ;d merger. The Navy doesn't
.it the Army in control, and
irte Army doesn't want the Navy
in control.
An easy and sensible way out
would be to turn both the Army
and the Navy over to the Marine
Corps.
Free Job-Wanted Ads
For Onslow Veterans
9 A service—our way of saying
"Welcome Home"—Cor discharged
members of the armed f;,rces in
Onslow Connly will he inaugurated
by the News and Views with Hs
next issue. January 1.
For one week both issues of
the News and Views—we will
print, free of charge, advertise
ments for employment by .ill dis
charged men anfj women in this
community. The advertisements
will appear in the classified sec
tion of the News and Views, and
the service will be available io -ill
who are residents of Onslow
County and immediate trade area.
Advertisements must pertain
strictly to the securing of employ
men!.
Copy must be mailed or
brought to the News and
Views. No telephone copy,
please. The only reservations
that the News and Views
makes is that it may limit the
size of the ad and that they
are run but once for one in
dividual. No "blind" ads will
be accepted.
Although this is a small gesture
on the part of the News and Views
in indication of its feeling and
gratitude for the jobs accomplish
ed by the men and women of ihis
section in tar away places, we be
lieve that through this service we
may be able to render a distinct
service to thr.se who are return
ing to civilian life and io these
employers who need help.
We are wholeheartedly happy
over he .el urn of our men and
women and their eagerness to re
sume. once more, their places in
cur community life.
Rev. M. E. Cotton, 68,
Succumbs At Home
After Brief Illness
0 Rev. Moses E. Cotton. Metho
dist minister of the North Caro
lina Conference, diefj at his resi
dence here Tuesday night about
10:30 o'clock after a two-month
illness, lie was 68 years old.
A native of Montgomery Coun
ty. Rev. Mr. Cotton was the son
of the late James Graham and
Abigail Russell Cotton, and was
born December 3, 1877. He was
ordained a minister in the Metho
dist church in 1913. and served
with the Young Men's Christian
Association abroad during World
War I. Following the war. Rev.
Mr. Cotton served for several
years as field secretary of the
North Carolina Anti-Saloon Lea
gue. and later held Methodist
church pastorates in Dare. Curri
tuck aiifj Rockingham Counties,
in Elizabeth City and in the New
Bern Methodist district.
The minister was serving the
Pink Hill charge when stricken
with a heart attack two months
ago. He moved to Jacksonville at
that time and had since recovered
sufficiently to be able to be out.
However, he contracted pneu
monia recently, and died Tuesday
night.
Funeral services were conduct
ed from Trinity Methodist church
in Jacksonville at 2:30 o'clock
Thursday afternoon by Rev. L. L.
Parrish. pastor.
Rev. Mr. Cotton is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Annie Culbreth
Cotton of Jacksonville: five sons,
Horace P. Cotton of Jacksonville,
Russell C. Cotton of Marion. S. C..
Doyle L. Cotton of Rowland, Boyce
Y. Cotton of the Army of occupa
tion in Austria and Gu.vte M. Cot
ton of Jacksonville: one daughter.
Miss Elizabeth Cotton of Jackson
ville: and a brother, P. 11. Cotton
of Rocky Mount.
Mrs. James Lynn Is
New Director Of Pine
Grove Park Nursery
0 Mrs. James Lynn, assistant di
rector of the Pine Grove Nursery,
will become director on December
25. succeeding Miss Sarah Whit
ford. it was announced yesterday.
Miss Whitford is resigning the
post she has held since September
to return to her home. Mrs. Lynn
has been assistant director since
October.
Thirty-Two Onslow
Veterans Get Their
Honorable Discharges
0 Thirty-two Onslowans have been
honorably discharged from the
armed forces in recent days.
They include:
T-3 Lois T. Hill of Eichlands,
who ent.'red service March G. 1942,
was an administrative supervisor,
who wears the EAMET. Good
Conduct and Victory medals and
who w;;s discharged Nnvomln"' 24.
Sst. Henry Lee Barber 01 Mays
ville, \\!wi entered the U. S. Ma
rine Corps for a second stretch
May 25, 15)42. an 1 who was dis
charged \'w\ ember 30.
Seaman First Class Cyrus G.
King oi' Maple Hill, uv. i -utered
the nav> Decmelu :• 2. 194:?. who
wear - the K \M .V.T and Victory
medals and who was discharged
December (>.
T-l I.imvood !*.. Parker of Jack
sonville. route one, who entered
service September 9. 1!)42. was a
radar operator in the Southern
Philippines and New Guinea, who
wears 1he American Theatre,
Asiatic-Pacific with two BS. the
Philippines Liberation. Good Con
duct and Victory medals and who
was discharged December 5.
Sgt. Alvie A. Pollard of Jack
sonville. ionic three, who cnteied
the army April 7. 1941. was a
supply clerk, who wears ihe Am
erican Defense. KAMET. Victory
and Good Conduct medals anfj
who was discharged December 0.
Chief Commis
I *ary > i e \v a «• u
| lames Leo Mor
| on, who enterei
he Coast Guar;l
)ctober 15. I94D.
md who was dis
charged Decorn
jer 4.
IM'c. Krni'st M.
Padgett of Maple
Hill,, who enter
ed service April
15. 1944. was a
duty soldier, who
wears the Amcr
.1. i,. .tioriou ican ineaire aim
Victory medals, and who was
discharged December J.
Motor Machinist Mate Third
Class Walter I*. Morton. Jr., of
Jacksonville, who entered the
navy June 13, 15)42. served aboard
the CSS Oberon. who wears ;he
EAMET. Asiatic-Pacific. Philip
pines Liberation, Victory and
Good Conduct medals and who
was discharged December 1.
Sjrt. Elino Been Thomas, native
of Ohio and now of Jacksonville.
USMC. who served on I wo Jima
and who was discharged Novem
ber 22.
Pic. Bcaman Brown of Jackson
ville, who entered service March
5. 1942, was a truck driver in
Northern France, who wears the
EAMET with one RS and Asiatic
Pacific medals, and who was dis
charged December 1.
T-5 Arthur J. Everett of Jack
sonville, route three, who entered
service May 1(5, 1942, was a cook
at Rome-Arno. Northern Appen
ines and Po Valley, who wears
the EAMET wi'h three RS, Good
Conduct and Victory medals and
who was discharged No-vember 29.
Sgft. Robert II. Iflill of Richlands,
who entered service September 3.
1945. was an airplane armorer
Pfc. Carl C. Williams of Jack
sonville. route three .who entered
the army December 18. 1942 who
Continued on page 3
Sales Of Christmas
Seals To F:gH TR
Now Total SI,823.01
ft N tot :il of SI.823.01 has been
realized from thc> sale ol' Christ
nv.iS Seals anil Health Bond-; hv
the ()us low Com i v I'll be i •! os s
Assoi'ia'ion, it was announced yes
terday by K i • n m c > * Si T. Knh;hi .1...
Midway Park. county chairman.
Knight said thai 1 lie repo'-ts did
not include Holly Ri i'-ic or Swans
boro. and thai he hoped persons
who had received seals and who
had not made iheir • ■omittances
to do so as soon as possible s ) 1 iat
the campaign can be closed im
mediately after the first rf the
year.
Knight added that he expected
the county would altnin i.s quota
of $2,500 assigned bv tlit* Suite
TB association. but doubted that
ii will meet the ambitious Jocal
fixeil C|Uota of $3,000. A total d!
$2,180 v. as reali -ed from the seal ;
and hi :ids last vear.
Sal as of seals so far have
amounted !.n $1.337.71., and bonds
in Jacksonville by Jack Koouce
have totaled $330. ^anules sales a;
Midway I'ark s( ho..] • •>! dod 2-' 33.
at '.'am)) l.e.jeune school $29.1(j and
in Jacksonville schools $96.fin.
Camp Schools Re port
Under the supe-vision • •!' Mr.
Barrieei r. ehai man for the Camp
school, a con t.'ri bu ■ ion taia'iet
S3?: i(i 'Je-.r.o K,/.ard was in
charge of the Midway I'ark sa'uud
rin-e ar.d marshaled an amount
of $32.38.
The ninth grade, represent d by
Consiance Poloit. ied a I iv y 'st
wit!i a donation of ^fi.05. and he
sixth grada sh n\< d the wnv in ae
element a - bracket with 34.1)3 sent,
in and LOO pel cent pari icipal ion.
Sue Lans was the representative.
In the Midway Park school. Mrs.
M'.illins' secth.n had lite lar es:
donation wi'.ii a tol d of $4.'!!!. Posi
graduates were reporled he !';•••:
100 per cent room by .lulia Swei
nam. acting representative in die
absence of (.'pi. Tnomas Dennis n.
Other 100 per cent rooms and
their representatives were: s n
iors. Gordon Freeman and D o s
Dunn: juniors. Joy Robinson;
sophomores. Pat Rainey. Rrpae
sentativas for other home rooms
were: Mil Irod F.llioi (ii th l rad-a
Marilyn Antoni. til'ih and i vi h
combination grade: Jimmy Crouch,
seventh grade: and Dorothx l-'o.ji
eighth grade.
Copt. W. W. Studded
Returns To Lejeune
After Three Years
W \V Si ii.'Ucrt.
fssislant !<> ! he olT
Capl:!:ii S1 iiddcit loll Lejeune
I)« c i inner id. 1 M4li. i:i ;-omma:i.l >!'
1 he 66l :i S. abee Re " me n't. ent
to Ci! !a da ica n a i. look command -1!'
I he 1'il'' Srahee e. ime .! and
campau n. I hen w as made e nn
mandir.g officer of the 43rd Sea
h. ■ • re anient look it into Ivv;i
J in:;t .'Mill Okinawa.
ill- ; . \ isitiiis hrother Geer'.H*
Stii•!i'ler! i ' New Hern. Another
hioiaer. Lieu Fom Si udder
L'SMC. is a former member . f
lii.' \ ■ and Views -iail'.
(.'amain Studdcri ha-; ienative'y
plnnnea to open an ;*nr:i see: i-"4
in New i.ern upon -i'e dis
c!r rue !'ro;:i (he N..v>. ' " a ic i
Committee Appointed
To Assist Veterans;
Others To Pe Named
®VV. i: 13;; veterans vi.e
officer for On.dow County. 'his
Week appointed a six-mem!;.-!
central committee to assist return
ing veterans of W rid War I!. The
commit tee 11 • •!• i-t -uhmvi' a I '
who reoiu s« it. Raggs said.
'!' le era! r I t-• -niiiitttee is com
posed of J. C, Petteway. Charlie
('. Car- . .1 r . .!. ('. C'.-dins. .1 ::m.\s
A. Odom. Lee. Car! B. Cr. i mid
A!her' .1. FJ!i .
MKS. IT i T;.WAY 1 V I S
Mrs. Annie Pe'tewa.v suffered
painful injuries in a fail ai her
home Tiu;,'d:i\ evenin-.;. She is a
patient at the Or.-i.»\\ Counts ,«i>
pitai.
VI5C STOKi; SAI.FS
Sales at tin- Onslow Co
A l>C store tinr; mbe:
taied $68,357.80.
ft Despite :i Saperiei C'un" v
st rainiir: order a-.ai.iM ■ i*:>v:i 1 of
the .1. II. (Joss I) Li11 i I in on Co'irt
street. recently c«;ndonin( d by the
Citv ol .1 aeksii:i\ ilic nr .lemolit ion
January 1. one other !. c.il business
cstahlishmen' will a-.isc operation
Saturday.
Thai firm is the \V B. Brnthes
grocery company. and Bret hers
himself, who rents the rame struc
ture next to the stoplight, doesn't
seem much dis'ur!:e 1.
Originally from I'ende- Oumly.
Brothers came io JacksunviPe
about 11 years asio. and -'or j'our
years has operated the grocery.
The City of Jacksonville recently
ordered the building demolished
under condemnation proceedings
resulting from cnf.M-ceinent of 1!i.»
State of \orth Carolina building
code. The buildin:.: i- supposed,
according to law and the ••>;!< nsi m
of time accorded by the city. u>
come down January 1 or ai soon
thereafter as someone can get
around to taking it down.
Brothers said yesterday that lie
plans to store his equipment and
reopen for business il and when a
suitable location 'becomes avail
able. "I've decided to close down
for awhile." he said. "In all the
time I've been in business I have
n't had but four days ofl", and I
think I'm due a rest for awhile."
Asks Time Extension
The city was served with the
order signed by Indue Henry L.
Stevens at Tuesday night's meet
in:;. At the same time /.. E. Mur
rell. Jr.. whose property also was
ordered condemned, appeared be
fore the board asking for an exten
sion and requesting that lie be
permitted to make repairs. Build
ing Inspector 11. M. Eastwood
pointed out that since he kept
rooms; ho had no 'ire escape nor
did 1 iio v.;i!N «.!' hi, dwellings
form to specifications.
Gcs-' restraining order, il was
understood. was to forestall re
moval of building on -Inv .11 y
I and until lie can complete a
$4,001) si "net il re on the same site.
Ho already has Marted buildini in
compiiaiuv with the bui! ling code.
Despite '!i • court order. t.;o cdy
apparentIy is (ji 1 jvi ahead with its
plans to remove or have removed
all structures it has ordered con
demned because they a.re said 10
ha/ 1 ions to the health and public
Alber: .1. Ellis, a local attorney
wiio said he was appearing for no
one but himsoir as a taxpayer,
went before the board Tuesday
night ai a special meeting and
asked for a fur'her volunian ex
tension in the time allowed to re
pair (»•,' demolish about a dozen
structures which the board has
condemned. The board in October
granted a 00-day extension be
cause contractors and building
materials for the work were dif
ficult to obtain.
Ellis contended that the entire
procedure was illegal, that re
si raining orders would be issued
against demolition of certain and
that the city might as well volun
tarily extend the time or be faced
with court orders.
Some of the members said in
formal l.v that the suils probably
would come any way regardless of
when the city cracks down, and
that there was no need to prolong
the agony, that the city was on
record for enforcement of the law
and that so far as they were in
dividually concerned, it was going
to be done.
Christmas Observance
Here Will Be Varied
Chamber Directors Vote
To Defray Census Costs
'I <■ • 'I' ! ■' diredors of the
' . .' '. • (' '- 1 r i i>t• i* of Cojil
!!• ! (■-• ::J:- urrk \ o! ed to defray
■ !ie ('■': .1 ii official census of
tic I, Jacksonville to be
: 11\ i i.' !)epar.nit ;:! of Com
merce as .in possible.
[:. a m .-' i:icalled fXpres-lv
I- •!• c<> l.> 'io: in.! iaklll-' i ill* ce:.sus.
! !■ ;i;rc( ii.rs \ ole ! to spell;| up
Tie I'-'parimeii! wiil make an
I., . i;i: • -1; - i for-.- i iie 'V/alar
f me i1; I«».".(). the chamber has
I,, • ii dvisfil. provided that it is
il c )unl then will be sent out
hy ,;i. ttepart incut in supplcm 'Ms
! i i,- l!>4ii and w -1 i show
lii'.T -ii vi le be a city of many
\ ' ' ; : IC: I ('.■•lint vVill ' lilt
ii! coM>iiiera;)!e favorably } \»lie
i.iruer dais on i on list maps ami
ra; i:i • s i.i Dun & Brads',reel. It.
i'l C'.e | "cusUs
i!i la.", e" cpioias of ine1 chun
The Cham I e r of Com me: ce . his
\m t■;. iie • Departmeni of
Commci ce i hat il w as prepared i<>
p..y foi : ie it- ■ <•: :: c ui :i> m , lie
people i! i -lacks.-nvilif. No word
< : pl\ had been received yester
day. hilt it was cotiserval ively
estimated that the census will be
lake-! u;rti\ afler i in lii st o: the
lafayetie A. F. & A. M.
Lodge Holds Annual
Officer Installation
0 W A. S \ nan. reeen'. !y
elecied worshipful master •>!' !.a
fa.wne l.odue No «:* \ V ; ncl
A. M . w a> insiailed lor ihc year
194fi at installation ceremonies
Tuesday niuht.
Other elective officers installed
were Manly Morton, senior
warden; Frank A. Smith, junior
warden: .1. R. Gur^anus. treasurer
and E B. Smith, secretary.
Officers appointed for the year
by the master and also installed
at the same time wen-: R E.
( ra\ ens. senior deacon: Munrie J.
Allnut. junior deacon: (iconic
Rhodes and E. W. Williams stew
ards; and R. F. Brendle. <ih r
Mrs. Mary Reid, 86,
Bear Creek. Passes
After Long Illness
& "Mrs Mary Reid. 8(>. died at the
•:ne of h<".- son. K (' R-\d
Hubert late Tuesdax niu'ii! after a
l«>nillness.
Funeral services wcie held from
the home of her son Thnrsda\ af
ternoon at o'clock b\ Rev. \ 1..
Benton and Rev. Charles Men er.
Baptist and Methodist miidsters
respi ctively of Swans!) cro. Binial
was in the Russell eemelcr.\ at
Bear Creek.
Mrs. Reid is survived by the
one son.
W. D. Aman Re Elected
Chief Of Jacksonville
Volunteer Firemen
$ W. D. Aman has been re-elect
ed chief of the Jacksonville volun
teer ii.'e department for Ihc 1P46.
Other office's elected were: 11.
L. Cow<11i. assistant chief: Ciiarles
Huffy Koonce. captain of the hose;
George \V. Aman. secretary-trea
surer: and Clyde Sabiston. Koonce
and Aman. members of the board
of trustees.
3ond Referendum
Registraiion Books
Will Open January 5
& i'1 • istration books "or Jack
• ;Iic • SJ.">0.000 utilities im
provements bond referendum elec
i mii w ill it.' opened on .1 anuary 5,
and \» ill remain open through
•.'ami ii ;>• !'). i! v\• announced yes
The election will be held oil Jan
uary :19 o:i he <;iu>>; ions whether
or no: io !ssu" bonds !'or the fol
lowing amounts and purposes:
$45,000 to extend ihe sanitary
S35.000 to extend the water
works system.
$70,000 to provide for town-wide
- .1 !•: Jraina-c.
The resist ration books will be
open at the lour polling places of
tile city irom 0 a.m. io 6 p.m. on
S,.i nril.vv s a; I be homes of .he
re..,-i r; i in bel .\ een Til • polling
piaee> aiid poi 1 i llieia's. i he fu si
named person- !•*•;;. 4 e. ;• ' rar and
! he second 1 wo pers as being
jud-i's. I'olloA Ward I School
l\ 11:11'1111 .1 A Ta\ loi. W. 11.
Hodenhanie a id Mrs. O. I..
H r Ward 11 (bislow County
Hospital. Gautier Jackson, I. J.
K< llum ana Mrs E. W Summer*
sdl Ward III Courthouse. John
Henib\. Cl \ •!»• Ellis. and .Mrs.
Sal lie" Rogers: and Ward IV-— E.
H S mi i's - E B Smith. R.
R. Tail man and ('■ A. Lockamy.
Si 'tin.', up ihe elect ions ma
chinery this week followed an of
!i;• 1.; e.dl :or ihe referendum on
Toe \ nuhi b> , he City Board
Operetta Presented
By School Children
Delights Audience
\ tit •: oneretta. ' She
Didn't Believe", was presented by
the eh ldren oi the Jacksonville
e'f in i ' ir> m uu>I at. i !if Parent
Tear it \vs.n . i n merlin
Thursday night
I): i w t Mr W R I.mule.
t■' t'11!1 ■:i! • 11 • m imp' per irmoil Su
I'f M\ Mr V S Hiivi \va« in
( large ol the music, and a talk on
Spj:i:u..i 1-M nca! inn" was ui\en
!)> He l';n , R C"im.1'r sin
rhe lead in the operetta was
ph\ e;| In I n I'-'.f .e A ma:!. i he
ti• • 1«■ .. 1 '.v u. didn 1 be!,. \e m
Sanla ( - ... • ami Geuri • PotU r
a!i i I).. ..I (i e W. were the -Ives
B;'i\ I'.ro'Aii u;i\v ihe welcoming
• -• i .1:inin\ B\ id sail.:
' San'a Cians Is mm . '!*■• Tow n
Tlie hi-j!i school ehorus also di
re e - 1 !>> Mrs Lin^li rendeiv I
Christina- enrol.
Richlands Methodist
Church Will Give A
Christmas Program
£ R . M( hoi church
will h:i\e ;i Christ mas program at
the clnireh Sunday night. begin
ning at 7 IiO o'clock. The public is
invited and urged to briny a while
Members participating in the
program will be:
Hex. \\ A Crow. Mr. and Mrs.
George Taylor. Mr and Mrs. Hay
Brown. .Jerry Bryant. Louis 11.
Svlvester. Jr.. Edwin Steed, Jr.,
Z'. W. Kra/zelle. Robert 11 Hill.
Earl Warren and Misses Patsy
Allison. Carol and Libby Thomp
son. Electricians will be E. G.
Howard and T, H Woslbrook,
0 Onslow County's first peace
time Christmas in four years will
be observed appropriately with
religious services in the churches,
special Yuletide cantatas and radio
programs, and as a day of solemn
rejeicing by cessation of our usual
daily labors.
Even Santa Claus. who already
has visited at Camp Lejeune. will
be on the streets of Jacksonville
from 10 a.m. until 12 o'clock noon
Christmas Eve to greet his little
friends.
Hospital Decorated
The Onslow County Hospital
Auxiliary has appropriately de
corated the hospital with wreaths
tied with red ribbons on doors
and bowls of holly on bedside
tables. Holiday favors will be on
Christmas dinner trays also.
Presents lor Patients
The Onslow County Chapter of
the American Red Cross, through
its camp and hospital committee,
will distribute 300 filled Christmas
stockings to patients at Naval Hos
pital. Camp Lejeune. At the same
time it was announced that 75
dresses made by the Camp Le
m une \uxiliary had been shipped
overseas along with 150 kit bags
mac!.■ by the chapter in Jackson
ville Both work rooms in Jack
sonville and at Camp Lejeune will
be closed this week, and the chap
ter of:'ice in Jacksonville will be
closed Christmas day, but the
home service worker will be oil
call at her residence.
At St. Anne's Church
Familiar Christmas hymns and
carols will feature the midnight
Christmas Kve celebration of the
!i< \\ Kueharist at St. Anne's Epis
copal Church Monday evening,
Dec 24th, the service beginning
at 11:15 p.m.. the Rev. F. N. Cox,
priest in charge, being the cele
brani. That portion of the service
from" 11:15 to 11:45 will be broad
cast over Station WJNC.
This highest service of prayer,
praise, thanksgiving, and adora
tion is traditional with the church
and has been observed each Christ
mas Eve at St. Anne's since its
consecration. For the benefit of
those who may for any reason is
unable to attend, there will be a
second celebration of the Holy
Communion Christmas Day at
10:30 a.m.
i i iiiity 1*1"iihhi 1 si i iiureii
\! Trinity Methodist church
Sumia\ at 11 a.m. Rev. Leslie L.
Parri>-h will preach on the stib
jec; A Son Is Born" and Christ
mas music will be sung by the
< hoir and congregation.
At r> p.m. Sunday afternoon, the
i hoir of Trinity Methodist church,
under the direction of Mrs. K. H.
\sko.\ will present a Christmas
Cantata entitled "The World's
Kece *mer." Soloists will he Mrs.
K W Clement. Miss Elizabeth,
i ott, »• Miss Kate Bender. R If.
A -kc'v Mrs. Hon * Dixon. Mrs.
Hcnr\ .larman and .1. C. Thomp
Prcsbyterian Church
V l-'irst Presbyterian church, a
spri i;i! Christmas program was to
be held at the Sunday school
hour, followed by a Christmas ser
mon and special music at the reg
ular 1! a.m. service. In the eve
nin.',, a Christmas pageant and joy
oll'r"Mm for retired Presbyterian
1111111i'!'s and wives was sched
uled
Recreation Center
At First Presbyterian church
rin cat ion center Sunday night, ft
paueanl. directed by Mrs. H .1.
1a ans. will be presented at 7:30
o'clock.
Radio features
Kni.o Station WJNC will have
special Christmas programs, in
( hiding a Christmas Eve service
broadcast from St Anne's Episco
pal i lur ch. 11 I 5 to I I 45 p.m.
On Chnslmas morning from 10
to ID :ii) a.in . Robert Louis Steven
son s immortal 'Treasure Island"
will be dramatized with Basil Rath
bone in the lead. He will return
to the air at 3 p.m for a drama
tization of Dickens" "A Christmas
Carol."
At 10:30 o'clock Christmas
morning, special services at Camp
Le.jeune wilt be broadcast, and
that night a Christmas program
of music by Dean Hudson and bit
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