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The News and Views The News and Views. The Only Newspaper in the World That Given a Whoop About Onslow County _ VOL. XII, NO. 71 JACKSONVILLE. N. C. TUESDAY. MARCH 7. 1950 MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE: 5c PER COPY | Down East with j Billy Arthur The type weather we had last week was reminiscent of the times we used to go up the country-—up in Cabarrus county—back when I was an nfant. It was rather crowded when all the relatives got there, and it be came my lot to sleep on a pallet. A pallet in front of the fireplace was a fine place to sleep so long as the fire burned low. and even after , it died out it was a unique and comforting experience that I en joyed oftimes. When the weather was extreme ly cold, mother and dad let me sleep with them. And it was my job—job. I said—to sleep at the foot of the bed. That way. mother and dad could put their feet on me to warm them. They always did call me a "little hot box," and "little bake oven." Another thing I used to like about the country was rleeping— when the house was not crowded— on a straw tick mattress. And there was the feather bed that one of my kinfolks had. It was a wonder in the wintertime, too. Bui ine dcsi sleeping was enmo ing in a barn loft and laying in the hay while the rain beat down on the tin roflf.. Lester, Gould wonders what goes; iato children's ge'.-up—or maybe it just seems that way to him— | that causes the opposite to occur. Lester says that when he wants to lie down and rest, the children ore running around the house play in? and hollering, arid the radio is going full blast. Then, when he gives up and gets up the children turn the radio ofT and sit down on the floor to play quietly. Paging Mrs. Estelle Summersill: I just wrote the word "exorbitant", and spelled it correctly. Turn to the feature page and see. Billy Buchan can rightly lay claim not only to the fact that he's the youngest member of the News and Views front office staff but also that he's the only one whose head is not bald or graying, or whose face is unwrinkled. _ The other morning Billy was plodding up the street during p. rain, and a lady drove alongside, rolled down the window and in- j quired: "Want a ride to school?" Farm Agent Charlie C. Clark has got a chicken problem at home now: his Mrs. has the chicken pox. Who tracks mud on the clean.• scrubbed floor? Husbands! Who always slams the bathroom ioor: Husbands! Who skeet-shoots. golfs, 'n' hunts ' fishes? While the little woman washes dishes 'N* frets 'n' fumes 'n' wishes—? Husbands! Who bids six spades 'n* goes down 1 three? Husbands! Who comes in late when there's j company? Husbands! Who loses most in a poker game— Who gives you nothing but his name— Who dances like an elephant lame? Husbands! Who always wears the wrong cravat? Husbands! Who never knows where his hat is at? Husbands! Who throws his clothes down, j nngin wei— Who gets the whole darn house upset— Then eats his dinner and goes to bet—? Husbands! Who never take their ives to shows? Husbands! Who's always right—who always knows? Husbands! Who doesn't appreciate h i s mate— Who goes out early and comes in late— Who forgets your wedding-anni versary date? Husband! Who tell wives they're getting fat? Husbands! Who won't agree the other wom an's a cat? Husbands! Who tells the worst stories *n' i says the wrong things— 'N' gets in the bathroom 'n', loiters 'n' sings 'N' has horns on his head and thinks they are wings? Husbands! Whose old pipe always smells the worst? Husbands! Who always strikes the first blow first? Husbands! Who gets cigarette ashes all over the floor— Who thinks your most interesting friends are a bore— Who impertinently act like they're privileged to snore? HUS BANDS!—John Brugaw in "THE STATE" ^ Civil Serviot Openings Announced At Lejeune Openings for positions as bridge tenders, teacher, and chief cook were announced this week by the Board of U. S. Civil Service Exam iners at Camp Lejeune. Applications should be filed with he Recorder, U. S. Civil Service examiners, Marine Barracks, Camp Lejeune before the following dates: Teacher, school activities, March 15; Chief Cook, March 22, and Bridge Tender, March 31. Addition al information may be obtained from the civil service office at Camp Lejeune. EPISCOPAL SPEAKER Rev. E. W. Halleck, Rector emer itus of St. John's Episcopal Church in Wilmington, will speak at Litany j services at St. Anne's Episcopal; Church in Jacksonville, Thursday < night, March 9, at 8 o'clock. From Drawing Board To Reality From an artist's drawing board sketch to almost a completed reality, the new Field House being constructed at Camp Lrjcune is fast becoming a "dream come true", as evidenced by the above two photographs. The top picture is an artist's conception of the finished building, and the lower picture is a shot of the building as it stands now. Progress Noted In ARC Campaign In Town, County With one week of the annual Red Cross Fund campaign already past, chairman Cari Venters stated ;hat, although no sections or groups had completed the canvass, indications were for a successful campaign. Col. W. W. Davidson, chairman of the drive for the Marine Bar rack.-: at Camp Lejeunc and Maj. II. C). Bughardt, chairman for the Second Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, attended the kick off din ner given by the chapter for local workers and assured ihe coopera tion of Camp Lejeune. Although it is too early for a report from the various groups at Camp Lejeune, Col. Davidson said, indications were reported to be good and the outlook for a success ful campaign bright. Chairman Venters stated that bad weather hampered the work of the house to house canvass on the first two days of the drive but ihat chairman had promised reports by the end of this week. Announcement ot workers tor a number of rural communities was also made by Venters. A meeting of Richlands workers was held Friday at noon with the Rev. Horace Quigley, chairman, in charge. Chairman Quigley introduced workers and named others who would assist in Richlands and the community. Mrs. E. N. Lockamy will canvass the employees of the town and Oimond Barbee will serve as spe cial Rifts chairman Mrs. Rebecca Marshburn has charge of the resi dential area and outlying commu nities will have the following as chairmen: Hominy Swamp, Mrs. Twiggs Randall; Gum Branch, Mrs. E. W. Lloyd; Franktown, Durwood Howard; Back Swamp, Mrs. Ralph Home. Prof. J. W. Broad hurst and Prof. Wesley Marshburn. co-chairmen *or the colored organization distributed supplies for workers in the colored communities at a meeting of ill county teachers held Wednesday afternoon at Georgetown high 3chool. Chairman Venters, Mrs. Grace Gawthrop and Mrs. G E. Gardner, publicity chairman, attended ihe meeting and gave information rela tive to the drive and the use of funds for the Information of work ers. Mrs. Lawrence Kirkman who ac cepted the chairmanship for Swans bo ro reported that co-workers 'n that area will be: Mrs. Craig Lisk. Miss Loraine Lisk. Mrs. Tyre Moore and Mrs. Paul Holt. Mrs. J. H. Gillette will have charge of the Silverdale area and Mrs. Delmai Stanley will work the Piney Grove section. |« County Champions To Play In Wilmington Wednesday Richlands' championship basketball teams will move to Wilming ton Wednesday to enter the Southeastern North Carolina Champion ship basketball tournament sponsored by the Wilmington Star-News and ihe Wilmington YMCA. ♦ ine county cnampions win com pete against 11 girls' teams and 12 boys' quints. A large gold-pla'.ed championship trophy and miniature . basketballs will go to the champion in each division, with the runner up team receiving a trophy and miniature basketballs. The Richlands teams won county honors last week when they suc cessfully fought their way through the semi-fiinals and finals of the annual county tournament. In the finals, the Richlands girls defeated Swansboro 34 to 22 and the boys downed Dixon 45 to 37. Both teams led all the way dur ing the game, with the boys lead ing 19 to 7 at the half and giris 'ahead with a bare margin of 15 to 13 at halftime. Sylvester led the scoring for the girls with 14 points, followed by Petteway with 12. Odom and Lamb, of Swansboro, led their team's scoring with 11 points each. r Arthur Bell led the Richlands t boys scoring with 18 points, but C. Teachey of DiXon stole scoring honors for the game with 21 points. ! Howard, of Richlands, was third high scorer with a total of 12 joints. | A tie in voting for the sports manship trophy by the tourney referees resumed in two trophies being awarded to Dixon and Jack sonville teams. A championship trophy was awarded to Richlands and silver miniature basketballs were given (to members of the winning teams. Runner-up trophies were given to the Swansboro boys and Dixon j girls.. Onslow Girls Teams ' In Gold Medal Tourney | Three Onslow County girls bas ketball teams will participate in a I three-day Gold Medal All-Girls Tournament at the Pollocksville school gymnasium beginning Wed nesday night. Eight teams will par ticipate in the tourney, including Jacksonville, White Oak and Swansboro in addition to Maysville Pollocksville,, Comfort and Tren ton. Games will be played on Wed nesday, Thursday and Friday. Rockets Lose In Finals i Of Burgaw Tournament Jacksonville's Rockets were de-i feated in the finals of the Burgaw I Legion Post semi-pro tournament at Burgaw Saturday night by the j City Optical Co. team 45 to 44. ' The Eyemen won in the last 20! seconds of the game when a free) throw by R. L. Church provided the| necessary difference for victory, j The Rockets led at halftime 25 to 18. ! Jaycees Will Discuss Possible Derby 3ace A film qd the soap box derby will be shown members of Jackson ville's Junior Chamber of Com merce at their regular weekly meet ing tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at Jim Tanner's restaurant. A. V. Williams, of the Marine Chevrolet Co. here, and a repre sentative from the Kinston Motor Co. will show the film. The Jay cee's. Rev. Robert Kirchgnessner, president, said, are considering either sponsoring a derby in Jack sonville or entering local boys in the Kinston derby. The junior chamber might pos sible use a course which was used in a Midway Park for a derby several years ago, Kirchgessner said, if arrangements could be made. Rubinoff Will Present Concert In Wilmington Rubinoff and his world-famous violin will be presented in a con cert Wednesday night March 15 at 8:30 in the New Hanover High School Auditorium under the spon sorship of ^ the Wilmington Ex change Club. Proceeds from the concert are for the clubs' Sunshine Special Milk fund. A children's performance will also be given at 2:30 in the after noon. Tickets 'may be purchased in Jacksonville at Margolis Depart ment Store. George Hewitt Enlists In Armored Gavalary George D. Hewitt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alonza D. Hewitt. Route 1. Box 136, Riehlands. enlisted in the Armored Cavalry Branch of the United States. Army for a period of three years this week, according to an announcement made here today by TSgt. Ernest H. Whitaker. Jr., Onslow County Recruiting repre sentative tor the U. S. Army and the U. S. Air Force. Hewitt will be given his basic training at Fort Knox. Kentucky and updn completion of same will be granted a ten day leave before being sent to his next assignment. Sgt. Whitaker also said he has received a limited number of open ings for the month of March in the Army and the Air Force for men with high qualifications. He can be contacted on the second floor of the Onslow Court House every Wednesday from 10:00 a.m., to 5:00 p.m. Railroad Delays Installaton Of Folkstone Phones Company Returns To Remodeled Quarters Friday Telephones for residents of Folk stop * will be installed as soon as permission \o cross the Atlantic Coast Lino railway can be obtained. Dan Cuuk. manager of the Jack •onviiie telephone oil ice announced estcrday. Clark's statement \as in eply ;o a letter written by \V. H. Thome, of Folkstone. to the News and Views and the News and Observer, joint.ng out that no phones were located n the community. "We eeeived applications 'rom a ?.ir. Shepard for a phone n iiis home and from a Mr. Saunders "or a phone in his store in Folkstone about a month a/40." Clark said, "but we have 10 obtain permission from tile railroad to cross their property with our wires." Thorne pointed out mi his letter '.ivat telephone iin.es (from Jackson ville to Wilmingtn) pass directly hrougii ''oiksione. Clark rdded. however, that the railroad runs be tween tiie teiephone lines and the houses n Foikst me. Permission 10 eror.s the railroad. Clark said, was applied lor about a month ago. He estimated that tne phones would be installed within the lext month. 'foe facksonville branch of the Cat )iina Telephone and Telegraph .opipany. Clark said, moved back it.to it > remodeled office and head quarters Friday. Wii ie renovations .••cie beiti" made at the building at 300 New Bridge Street, the busi ness office of the company was moved to the Capps Building on vii!I Vvenue. Additions were built on the front and .ear of the building. Ciark said. In the rear, live plant room was doubled in size and ihe front of the building was enlarged to house I he commercial office and rest •ooms. Miss Ruth Maultsby To Represent Students In Azataa FesJiva! MISS Rl'TII MAILT-SBY Miss Ruth Maultsby. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Maultsby. of Jacksonville has been elected by tiie men students of Wilmington College to represent them in the Azalea Festival Parade on Satur day. April 1, 1950. Ruth, an attractive 5'()'u" bru nette with hazel eyes, will be an attendant to Miss Sylvia Watson of Wiln ington. who was chosen as Wilmington College queen. Other attendants to Miss Watson will he Mis* Jacqueline Cowan, and Miss Jean Cross also of Wilmington. A member of the find-year class at Wilmington College pursuing the General Business and Secretarial Science course, she is outstanding in extra curricula activities. She was elected by her classmates to serve as Editor-in-chief of the new College annual. The Fledgling; is a reporter for the college news paper: and is also a representative to the Student Council from the first-year class. Frior to entering Wilmington College. Ruth attended Jacksonville High School where she was out standing as a checr leader, a mem ber of the annual stuff, captain of the basketball team and others. She then transferred to Saint Mary's School & Junior College, in Raleigh. North Carolina from which she was graduated in June of 1949. With the exception of the float bearing the Azalea queen and her court, Wilmington College has the only float formally announced to have a queen and attendants. The Wilmington College float is being sponsored bv the White Ice Cream and Milk Company. PARTY FOR MASONS Scottish Rite Masons and Master Masons will be entertained at a party at the Midway Community Building, Friday night, March 10 at 7:30. All Masons and Master Ma sons are invited to attend. Two Killed Saturday Night In First 1950 Road Deaths Becomes A Boy Scout Cyrus Honeycutt, J v.. the first Midway Park Cub Scout to qualify as a member of 'he Boy Scouts, is shown here as he was presented to Scoutinastcr I,(. Com. J. E. Perry by J. E. Herndon, <'nb Scoutmaster ;n ceremonies held recently at Midway Park. Chamber Backs Farm Tour; Opposes Power Increases Tue Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce Thursday night endorsed the forthcoming farm tour of Onslow County, encouraged all business ncn to participate in t, tiul went on record as opposed to any Tide ; .Yaier Power company rate increases. in maiii! £>u&mui: ui i iiil* luukc, | he. chamber heard Farm Agent Charlie C. Clark, Jr., chairman of the organization's agricultural com mittee, declare the need of addi tional crops to maintain the pre sent farm income. Additional in come from a source other than tobacco is necessary as a protec tion against tobacco crop failure | or declining prices. | Because its climate makes On flow suitable for pasturage, live j stock was seen as the means of pro ducing additional revenue. To en tourage putting-in that pasturage, the N. C. Extension Service will I hold a farm tour March 22. on vhich business men as well as armers arc urged to go. Because |'.he economy of urban Onslow is closely tied with that of the rural i irea, business men of the chamber | (bought well of the pian, voted to endorse it and encourage as :mny ;if their number as well as farin | ers to participate. Mayor Herbert Eastwood of the Town of Jacksonville said th« of ficial body was opposed to proposed Tide Water rate increases, because principally, they affect the small consumer, raising his rates about S6 per year. On his motion, seconded by Les ter Gould, the chamber went on record as opposed to rate increase because of the ill-eH'ect they would have on the future development of the town as a residential and com mercial center. The motion also instructed the public affairs committer 10 meet with the town board tonight when the matter will be discussed in full and to attend the hearing on the proposed increase before the State Utilities commission in Raleigh March 1G. Charlie Griffin of Griffin Motors v as welcomed into the organization as a new member. and the chamber voted to invite officials of ihe Wil son County Fair to be pre-ent at the April meeting. Because of a previous engagement. lne\ were unable to attend Thursday. The Agricultural Workers coun cil. comnosed of state and federal' farm agents and representatives in Onslow, last week set a goal of 3.000 new acres of pasture in the county in 1950. which would make a total of 4.500 acres in pasture. With the increased feed-land would come additional livestock. Because of the climate. Onsiow is considered a good county for pro ducing both. Of the 46.000 acres ol' cleared land in the county some 8.000 is in tobacco production, the future of which is uncertain. An other money producing factor on the farm is needed to cushion the economy against any decline in to bacco prices or serious crop dam age. The state extension service also lias seen the need of additional money crops and itself is sponsor ing the forthcoming farm tour so that farmers and business men, whose livelihood depends largely on the farm economy, can see for themselves the value of pastures. Seed and equipment dealers will ilso take part. A schedule of the tour will be announced later. Three Club Meetings, Council Session Siated For County Clubs Three home demonstration club meetings and a meeting of the On slow County Council of Home Dem onstration Clubs are scheduled for the remainder of mis week. Miss Edith Harris, home agent, an nounced this week. The program for the club meet ings. Miss Harris said, wiil be a demonstration on "The Best or Sunday Dress." Selection of styles, goiors and fabrics most suitable for the best dress with special emphasis on the "problem" figure will be discussed. Final plans for the district fed eration meeting of home demon stration clubs, to be held in Jack sonville next month, will be made at the council meeting Thursday afternoon, she said. The council will meet in the auditorium of the Agriculture building at 2:30. Club meetings include the Hub ert club this afternoon at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. Julia Ramsey. The Bell Oak club tomorrow after noon at the home of Mrs. David Evans at 2:30, and the Haw Branch ciub Friday afternoon at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. R. G. Rhodes. Onslow FCX Netes High Tctal Of Sales Sit 1849 Of the record total of 153,588 pa irons who made purchase* through the Farmers Cooperative Exchange during the past fiscal year, the Onslow FCX Service in Jacksonville accounted for 3.498 of the total. The final tabulation showed an increase of approxima'ely 14.000 patrons over the previous fiscal year. Topping the list in the number of individual patrons were: Samp son FCX Service in Clinton: (1,765: Columbus FCX Service in YVhite ville. 6.105; and High Point FCX Service, 6.439. The Farmers Cooperative Ex change is a farmer-owned, farmer contro]le<i organization operating service stores in North and South Caroilna. It has a membership of 121.000 farmers. The local service store, of which Alvah Rouse is manager, is one of 54 operated in thi» two states. Onslow Boy Is Serving With Flag Secretary Robert Lee Smith, seaman ap prentice, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Seth T. Smith of Route 3, Jackson ville, N. C.. is serving in the flag allowance of Vice Admiral Charles T. Joy, USN, Commander Naval . orces. Far East, with headquar ters in Tokyo, Japan. Smith, who reported to the Com mand live months ago, is attached to the Flag Secretary's office. Trenton Man, Negro Girl Lose Lives Girl Was Walking Highway, Man Killed Instantly Two automobile deaths, within 20 minutes of each other, on On slow roads Saturday night brought an abrupt halt to the county record of no highway fatalities during 1950. Chris.ina Kinley, ! 4-year-old Negro girl, was killed instantly about 8:40 Saturday night when she was struck by an automobile while walking down I he middle of the right lane of Highway 24. to wards Jacksonville from Midway Park. Twenty minutes later. William M. Hawkins, 23, of Trenton, route 2. was instantly killed when the automobile in which he was riding ran off the highway and overturn ed about two miles north of Rich lands un the Comfort road. Highway Patrolman O. H. Lynch, who investigated the death of the Kinley girl with Sheriff I. Dan Sanders, said that Acey K. Taylor. 19, of Jacksonville, had been exon era.ed of any blame in the Negro girls' death. Taylor. Lynch said, was driving towards Jacksonville when he struck the girl. Taylor was quoted as saying that blinding lights of approaching cars made it impossible for him to see 'he girl until he was too close to avoid hitting her. He said he swerved to the side of the road, but struck her with a front fender and headlight of his car. ■M aw Kins, Hignvvay Patrolman K. II. N'uf. said, was silting in the right front seat oi a car driven by Leslie H. Moody, also of Trenton. One wheel of the ear went off the right side of the road. Nutl. said, and in an attempt to swing the au tomobile back on the road, the ear skidded and went off the left side, off the end of a small bridge, land ing on i:s top. Hawkins suffered a broken neck and cut throat. Moody. NuU said, is being held under a $1,000 bond on a charge of man slaughter. Moody and two other compan ions, Charles Rich and Jake Smith, also of Trenton, were admitted to the Onslow County Hospital. All three men suffered lacerations of the forehead and face. Rich also suffered a broken nose. National 4-H Week Is Being Observed North Carolina's more than 122. 000 4-H members are pausing this week to review their accomplish ments during 1949 and to put forth their best thought and effort to further the 1950 theme of "Better Living for a Better World." The occasion is National 4-H Club Week, which is being observ ed March 4-12 by approximately 1.500.000 members located in ev ery county in the United States, Alaska. Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. L. R Harrill, State 4-H leader, joints out that enrollment of Tar neei youm in mc 4-li prop ram reached a new high in 1949, show ing an increase of more than 7.000 over the previous year. In addition, the North Carolina boys and girls received more national recognition than in any other year on record, with 10 members being adjudged national project winners. Records show that Tar Heel members last year cultivated 5 570 acres of home gardens, 12.125 acres of corn, 2,002 acres of cot ton, and 1.911 acres of tobacco. They raised 570,574 head of poul try and turkeys, 5,423 head of dairy cattle, 1.706 head of beef cattle, and 19.278 head of swine. Club girls planned 597,045 meals and served 671,518 others. They canned 720,683 quarts of food in addition to freezing 78.205 quarts and 85,758 pounds more. Other savings in family expense were realized when 4-H giris made 132. 520 garments at home and remodel ed 51,522 others. Postal Receipts Show Increase Over 1949 Postal receipts at the Jackson ville post office for the month ol February showed a 25% Increase over receipts in 1949, Postmaster Frank A. Smith announced yester day. Th*1 post office recorded sales of $11,551.13 last month as compared to $9,245.85 reported in February, 1949. A comparison of figures for the first two months of 1950 also showed an increase of 26.5% over a similar period last year. Smith reported. A total of $22,431.40 was recorded during January and Feb ruary 1950 as compared to $17,740. 27 in 1949.
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