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The News and Views I iVv n#W§ alia VIVWfi The Only Newspaper in the World That Gives a Whoop About Onslow County VOL. XIII, NO. 21 JACKSONVILLE, N. C. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12,1950 membe* of the associated pbess PRICE: 5c a copy Great Days Are Coming To Onslow October 4-7 Down East with Billy Arthur Congressman and Mrs. Graham A. Bard en dropped by the office Saturday to use the telephone, and I insisted they go over to the house and meet Edith. To which % Mrs. Barden stated woman-like: "I don't look good enough to go In." "Aw," spoke up the congress man. "Billy's wife will say she doesn't look good enough to have company. Come on, let's go." We got around to talking about player pianos, and the Missus told how, when she was a kid (that was a long time ago), she pumped ihe player job. She was Just big enough to sit on the edge of the stool and touch the piano pedals with her toes, and she had to hold tight to the imderpart of the key board to keep from slipping off the stool. She was much better off in her efforts than I wh»- had a play er piano around ouse. I wasn't big en .jrh > sit on the stool and reach1 pedals, and when I stood on t and tried to lean up against', _ stool and pump, the stool would fall over. So I had to turn my back on the piano and pump it backward, holding onto the stool with hands. That way, I couldn't read the words on the roll, and got mad and quit the darn thing. She came in the office telling what an ideal husband Buddy Phillips appeared to ,J»e, because he was grocery shopping. "That's what you should do for me," was her idea. "Where was Marion?" I asked. "Buddy said she was working." "Weil!" I exclaimed, and went back to my typewriter and busi ness.. j We were talking about rising costs the other morning, and a farmer remarked that he was go ing to raise his prices quickly. "When I got to learn a three syllable word for a bug that's eat ing up my garden full of plants that have a long botanical name, and then I got to know the chemi cal letters for the stuff to kill 'em, somebody's gonna pay." Tom McCrea pens a postal from. Philadelphia. On the reverse is a newpaper clipping about "J. Rag glo. World's Fattest Ma* Dies." To which Tom added: "Now Jim Tanjprs ty I telephoned Bob Kalct the \w afternoon but he was busy • % I couldn't talk, and before he aid call back we closed the of uce and went honic. About 6 p.m. Bob called, wanting to know what my wishes were. I told him I called on business, and business hours were over. So we hung up to transact it the next morning. It seems that everytime I sit down to dine—eat, that is—the dam telephone rings. So I've to in a'habit of running over to it; and Without waiting or prior saluation 2 inquire: "Who's this interrupting my lunch?" Some folks chuckle, others be gin very apologetic that I feel sorry for them and then apologize. But it's rapidly reducing the num ber of telephone calls at meal time. Clipped: By the time we get old enough not to care what anyone says about us. nobody says anything. "Papa, what is a low-brow?" "A low-brow, my son, is a per son who likes funny papers, snap py stories, girl shows, and the like, and doesn't mind saying so." "And what is a high-brow papa?" "A high-brow, my son, Is a low brow who won't admit it." A boy, who, instead of going to school had gone fishing, on his way home met one of his school chums. Seeing that the boy was carrying a fishing line, the chum asked: "Catch anything?" "No," replied the boy. "I hain't been home yet." Junior: "Mamma. Pappa would n't murder anybody, would he?" Mother: "Gracious, no. What made you ask?" Junior: "Well. I heard him down in the basement last night saying, 'Let's kill Ihe other two,,Joe'." One thin? you've got to admit about the little red achoolhouse— It had something in back of It. A cook decided to quit her job. Mistress (upset): "I can't under stand why you are leaving. Have n't we treated you like one of the family?" Cook: "Yes'm. you hu, and I don't think I can put up with it any longer." Ray Horn® Heads chlands Seniors The Senior Class of Richlands High School met their Senior Sponsor. D. J. Johnson, to clect their class officers. The following were elected: Pre sident, Bay Home; Vice-President, Graham Frazzelle; Secretary. Katie Lee Plttman; Treasurer, Eugenia Petteway; Reporter, Anne Lock amy. The class consists of 38 Seniors. They are looking forward to the arrival of their cl«ai lings some time next week. Proposed Plan For Athletic Field Here is a drawing of the proposed athletic field and recrea tion park on land adjacent to the VFW home here which the ve terans organisation has offered to lease to the town. Shown in the diagram is a football Held, baseball diamond, movable bleachers and fence around the field. In front of the field Is the planned new VFW home which will be built in three or four years. To the rifht of the planned home is space for a recreation area and a swimming pool In time to come. The pool and recreation area are laid out on the land which the present VFW home occupies. A meeting of re presentatives of civic organisations to discuss the project "was held last night at 8 o'clock at the VFW home. Katzins Purchase Valuable Land On Court Street Purchase of a valuable business lot fronting Court, Tallman and Ward-Darst Plaza streets by Sam Katzin of Winston-Salem and Dr. M. Katzin of Jacksonville from J. C. Petteway, W. L. Ketchum and the J. W. Burton estate was an nounced yesterday. The property runs in an L shape, at the corner of Tallman and Court streets, to Ward-Darst Plaza, and is the site of the old Jacksonville Auto Sales building, which was razed four years ago. It is now oc cupied by the Diamond Cab com pany as a taxi stand. Dr. Katzin said yesterday that store buildings definitely will be erected on the site, but that no definite plans as to size or *;ype of construction had been made. Meantime, contractors were in specting the Leder Brothers store yesterday, hoping to get started, possibly today, on remodeling. If possible, steel beams to support an extended balcony will be put in place first, so that the present rear balcony can be extended,. It will give the store about one-third more floor space and will accom modate an enlarged ladies' appar el department. The store, too, will be air conditioned. Ellis Will Head Resolutions Group Albert J. Ellis, Jacksonville at torney, has been appointed chair man of the Important resolutions committee for the State Young Democrats convention to be held in Asheville this coming week end. Ellis was named by Terry San ford, Fayetteville, president of the YDC. Grand Jury Indicts Holly Ridge Housing Accountant WILSON—A federal grand jury has returned a true bill of indict ment against an accountant for the Eastern Carolina Regional Housing Authority charging him with preparing or ordering perpar ed false statements on financial balance sheets with intent to de fraud the government. The true bill, filed with the dep uty clerk of Eastern United States Court, names J. L. Tucker as de fendant in the case. Bond.for his appearance for trial has been set at $3,000. Tucker, as accountant for the Eastern Carolina Housing Author ity, submitted general balance sheets for certain housing projects at Goldsboro and Holly Ridge in which a shortage of funds was dis covered, the indictment declares. It was on June SO, 1949, the grand jury charges, that Tucker prepared "or caused to be prepar ed" for submission to the Public Housing Administration a general balance sheet with respect to Sey mour Johnson Homes at Golds boro. The balance sheet showed that cash on hand and in the ad ministration fund amounted to $4, 825.33. However, the bill of indict ment charges, there was a short age of $2,387.07 in the fund as of the date of the balance sheet. A second count of the indict ment charges that Tucker prepar ed or caused to be prepared a similar balance sheet for Hollj Ridge Homes at Holly Ridge show ing cash on hand and in the ad ministration fund at $2,716.84. The bill returned by the grand jur> charges that there was a shortage of $500 in this fund. «■ PRESIDENTIAL DIET * * WASHINGTON ~(/P)— Marine League delegates, In good humoi from President Truman's apolog> for his cracks about their Service were passing thia gag around con vention headquarters: "What's foi lunch today, crow?" Youth Meeting Rescheduled For Thursday Night A meeting to discuss projects and activities underway here for the benefit of the children of On slow County will be held on Thursday night at 8 o'clock in Pine Lodge Instead of tonight, Rev. Robert Kirchgeesner, chairman, said yesterday. The meeting la one of hun dreds being held throughout the country under the sponsorship of the Mldcentury White House Conference on Children and Youth. The purpose of the mee ing. Kirchgessner said yesterday, is to survey the facilities avail able for strengthening the lives of children and young people and discuss the unmet needs of the county In this field, i Invited to attend Onslow coun ; ty's White House Conference Pro gress Report Meeting are all mem ibers of the county government, all members of the county boards of education, recreation; welfare, and health, and members of the boards I of similar private agencies, repre sentatives of both men's and worn j en's civic and professional and i church groups, youth organizations, farm organizations and their di visions, and interested individuals from throughout the county. Other interested citizens will be welcom ed. The White House Confereence. slated for Washington the week of December S, was called by Preaident Truman and will be the fifth such conference held at lft-year Intervals at the request of t. S. presidents since Theo dore Roosevelt aske^j for the first one In 1M9. It Is planned (CONTINUED ON PAGE t) B. J. Holleman Rites Conducted Here Saturday Final tribute was paid Saturday to B. J. Holleman, prominent civic and business leader of Jackson ville, one week after the plane he was piloting crashed and exploded, in a Delaware field. At the hour of the funeral at Jacksonville Baptist church, local business firms closed their doors in recognition of his efforts to promote the economic development of the community and in tribute to the esteem in which he was held as a man. Dr. Herbert N. Massey of Mil ledfeville, Ga., former pastor of the deceased when he resided in Smithfleld, conducted the. fu neral, assisted by the Eev. L. Grady Burgiss, pastor, at Jack sonville Baptist church. Burial «1th Masonic rites by members of Lafayette Lodge No. S3, A. F. & A. M., of which he was a mem ber, was performed at the grave side in Jacksonville cemetery. Scores of businessmen and civic leaders from throughout Eastern North Carolina attended the serv ices for the lieutenant governor of Kiwanis International and secre tary-treasurer of the Southeastern Aviation Trades association. Floral tributes from Kiwanis clubs, aero nautics associates, and business men testified to the esteem in which Mr. Holleman was held. Mr. Holleman came to Jack sonville In 1934 as operator of the Riverview Hotel, then a pop ular inn for sportsmen. Prior to his arrival here, the Johnston County native had been in the automobile business In Raleigh and Smithfleld. Later here he was encaged In the oil business, and continued In it until the time of his demise. In the In terim, Mr. Holleman entered the real estate business and acquired a number of Important holdings. Al the same time developed his Interest in aviation, and he sub (CONTINUED OH PAGE t) MarineDrownslnFlash Flood Near Richlands Site Cleared For Opening Of County Fair October 4 Site clearing last week marked the beginning of visible prepara tions for the Onslow County Fair, October 4-7. As first work on the vast plot, adjacent to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hut on the Swansboro road, was started, Fair Manager Cnarlie C. Clark, Jr., reported to the September meeting of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce that considerable interest in the second annual agricultural fair has been manifest. The chamber sponsors the fair. 30,000 Marines Are Expected At Camp Lejeune The military population of Camp Lejeune will reach approximately 10,000 during the present emer gency, Major General Ray A. Rob inson, commanding general of the base and the second Marine divi sion, told a group of Wilmington businessmen Thursday. There are now about 7,000 offi cers and men at the base at the present time, the general said. Brigadier General John T. Sel den, deputy camp commander, told the visitors that of the 30, 000 officers and men, 1,000 of fleers will be forced to live off the base, 5,000 k> 6,000 upper grade non-commissioned officers will be entitled to quarters and many thousands additional non coms will desire to establish re sidence for their families near the camp. "It is going to be a hard job to t^ke care of them," General Selden added. "Do not discriminate against servfce people," General Robinson asked the Wilmington leaders. He j suggested that military and civilian | police officers could work together | in joint patrols as they did during World War II wherein the military police would arrest the marines J and police would apprehend the civilians involved in joint offense.' Jewish Families Observe New Year Holiday This Week Jewish families of Jacksonville and elsewhere in Onslow County will celebrate Rosh Hashanah. the Jewish New Year of 5711 on Tues day and Wednesday of this week. The observance of the religious holidays started Monday at sun down and will continue through sunset tomorrow. This New Year ushers in "the 10 days of peni tence" which culminates in the Day of Atonement, known as Yorn Kip pur. All business establishments in Onslow County owned and operat ed by members of the Jewish race will be closed until Wednesday sunset and will be reopened for business on Thursday morning. Although there is no Jewish synagogue in Jacksonville, else where the sholar, or ram's horn, will be sounded as a call to faith in the ultimate victory of right eousness. Many of the Jewish fam ilies will leave Onslow during the two-day holiday to take part in religious services in the syna gogues of their choice. South Watt Entire Final* With Two Wins Over Ttachty Sunday South West won a double-head er from Teachey Sunday afternoon in the semi-finals of the Tri-Coun ty league to earn the right to play either Pottera Hill or Lyman in the finals. Billy Shepard of South West pitched hia teammates to a 9 to 6 win in the first game and a 6 tol victory in the second. The games were played at Penderlea when rain forced them to move from South Weat. Rooks was the losing pitcher for Teachey in the first game and Farlow was credited with the loss in the second game. Bill Rogers led the batting for South Weat in the first game with three hits for five times at bat and Norman Taylor led in the second with three for three in the second. Rooks led the attack for Teachey in the firft game with three for three. W. Wells led in the second with two for three. lllcaiullllCf IV nua kuuwuhvlu that the Ross Manning Shows, j new in these parts, wonld play j the engagement, starting Octo- 1 her 2. The shows will bring sev- j en shows and nine rides in ad dition to concessions. A free act i will perform twice daily. The agricultural and industrial ixhibts this year will be housed n four 50x100 tents, and the prize .ist this year is longer and more profitable. Three bicycles will also be given away. Tentative program arrangements j ;all for a formal opening on the j ifternoon of October 4, and a free 1 children's day at that time. The . lext days of the fair will feature t pet show for juniors, horseshoe pitching contest, high school field lay, and the various hog and hus jand calling contests. Clark reported to the chamber that he believed there would be more agricultural exhibits than last year, and the industrial com mittee has worked up a nice group of individual exhibits. In preparation for the event an advertising committee to supple ment an earlier list was named by President Billy Arthur, the com mittee to be composed of Bob Marion, W. O. Strickland, S. E. Lumpkin and Joe Bynum. A ticket-takers committee was named, composed of Jack Koonce, Bill Kelly and Maurice Margolis. Bryan, Koonce Named Directors Of Chamber W. C. Bryan and Jack C. Koonce j were named directors of the Jack sonville Chamber of Commerce at the September meeting at Pine Lodge Thursday night, and Bryan was named vice-president of the organization. Their election came at a board of directors meeting following the regular session, and they succeed Vice-President D. B. Burgess, who has moved to Richmond, and the late B. J. Holleman. On motion of M. A. Cowell, the chamber adopted a resolution in tribute to the late member Holle man who had served as secretary and a member of its board. The meeting was opened by the mem bers of the charrber standing in a moment of silence in respect to the deceased member. The chamber voted to hold a special meeting on September 28 to make last minute preparations for the Onslow County Fair, and that session will replace the Oc tober meeting, the date of which would fall during Fair Week. Oc tober 4-7. Four Bass On One Plug-Two At A Time It's unusual enough to catch two bass on a single plug at one cast, but when a fisherman re peats that act again within twenty minutes, then that's news that most rod and reel sports men in this area wouldn't be lieve unless the fisherman is a truthful fellow. Clyde A. Hartley of Midway Park, however, performed that feat on South West ereek last week. Using a Paw Paw plug on a 15 pound line. Hartley pulled in two bass weighing approxima tely three quarters of a pound each. Feeling lucky, he continued casting and about 15 minutes later, pulled in two more bass on the single plug. This time, though, the fish were larger, one weighing a pound and a half and the other two pounds. A. D. Brown reported the feat to the News and Views yesterday morning. Maybe we sounded skeptical or something, but Brown added, "And Clyde is a pretty truthful man." So it must be so. SPECIAL TOWN MEETING The Jacksonville Town Board of Aldermen will meet in a special session this afternoon at 3 o'cock in the town office, Mayor Herbert Eastwood announced yesterday. Two Highways; Six Dirt Roads Closed By Waters A flash flood near Richlands Saturday claimed the life of a Ne gro Marine and sent creeks out of their banks. Meantime, two surfaced high ways were closed because of wash outs. and State Highway and Public Works Commission forces labored yesterday to reopen at least one of them. A half dozen dirt roads like wise were closed in the Richlands area because of washed out bridges. John Meadows, maintenance en gineer of the SHPC, was endeavor ing to get N. C. Highway 53 open yesterday following a washout at Southwest. From there, the forces will move to the other main high way damage point beyond Cather ine Lake where a washout occurred at the Double Bridges. Smaller dirt roads, such as the Tom Hurst road, were closed be cause of damaged bridges and water over the roads. Meadows said highway forces would get to them as soon as possible. The Marine, identified by three companions as Pfc. Anthony Price, 24, died when he stepped from a stalled car on a flooded highway and toppled into Chapel Run Creek. Ruahing waters drowned the Ma rine. His body was recovered Sun day afternoon. Price died when the car In which he was riding with three other Ne gro Marines from Camp L-ejeune stalled on Highway 24, three miles from Richlanda. The car stopped just off the pavement and three of the Ma rines stepped from the car onto the highway. Price, however, stepped out of the car onto the shoulder next to the creek. He lost his footing and was swept away. At the time of the accident. Highway 24 was covered at the creek by 18 inches of water. Fields in the Richlands area were badly eroded by the rush ing waters, and some small stock such as chickens were drowned. Persons who visited the section said the usually placid creeks re sembled mountain streams with fast currents. Rain began at 3 a.m. and halted at 1 p.m. Saturday and continued to fall intermittently Sunday. Parents Hear Discussion On Plans For Band Approximately 150 students and parents met at the Jacksonville high school Thursday night at the call of Bandmaster Robert Gaskins to discuss plans for the band now being organized. Gaskins outlined plans for two periods daily to be allotted to stud ents in each building for instruc tion and explained how personal examination and assistance will be given to pupils in the selection of suitable instruments. Announcement was made that a fee of $2.00 per month from band members would be required to pro vide music and music stands. Robert Richardson, representa tive from the Goldsboro Music and Sports Co., presented the plan of his company for purchase and trial rental of instruments. Parents that are uncertain that the child's enthusiasm for band will last may secure instruments by making a down payment of 20% of the cost and paying a monthly rental fee for three months. If at the end of one, two or three months the purchaser desires to return the instrument, the down payment is returned and the ren tal is kept. If the sale is continued the balance is divided into equal payments and a small carrying charge is added. Questions were asked Richard son about the type, cost and price of instruments. Gaskins explained that no con tract had been made with the Goldsboro firm but that Richardson attended the meeting only to dis play instruments and assist in the I organization of the band. Parents may secure instruments from any company they desire. I In answer to questions about how (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8)
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