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VOL. VI. NO. 100 JACKSONVILLE, N. C.. I t ESDAY, JUNE 27. 1944 PRICE $2.00 PER YEAR
The Least We Can Do—Yet So Important—Buy War Bonds
DOWN EAST
WITH
BILLY ARTHUR
£New York. June 23.—(Delayed)
—There is but one reason for date
lining this .stint, and that's because
it probably will be without benefit
nr local occurances. and wil be
concerned mostly w^t.h something
alou'. nothing until 1 get back into
harness in the dear old News an J
V'pws office.
My being in Now York is par
fcially on business, partially on
pleasure and partially because the
expense as far as business is con
cerned can be deducted from the
1944 income tax returns. Didn't
your June 1"> payment make you
feel as if you should spend a little
more money probably for a bond
or Uvo?
miyway, uiui s uwi.
Now for a few things about town.
Ono of the first persons we en
countered was "Speed" Bunting
and wife, who were honyemooning
in the same hotel. Speed's from
New Hern.
And, further confirming almost
everyone's suspicion that it's a
small world after all. I was down
in the lower oart of the city Mon
day looking for some stuff to buy.
It began raining terribly hard, rnd
I was in a section of town about
two 'blocks from the nearest bus
stop, about four from a subway
station, and not a taxi in miles.
They just didn't seem to be oper
ating in that area on I hat partkuilar
day— a rainy noon in the whole
sale district. For actually fSO min
utes 1 stood under a warehouse
shed looking for a taxi to come by.
] was getting disgusted and dis
couraged and just about to start
out in the rain when a nice look
ing young fellow, carrying an um
brella and wearing a raincoat ap
proached. smiling. "Aren't, you
from North Carolina?" he asked.
"I mean, didn't you go to the Uni
versity of North Carolina?'"
When I told him I had. he in
troduced himself as having bt en
in school with me and was now
working as a chemist. Wo chattr.l
for a few minutes, and he wanted
to know what 1 was doing in such
a Cod-forsaken part of New York.
"Waiting for a taxi." I told him.
"I'll set you one." he offered, and
walked off to Hudson street, three
blocks away, hailed a cab and
brought it back to me.
Ow the t ip up-town. v.e picked
up two f ■ »y officers, v.ho dis
embarked at the pier of the Queen
Ki'/abeth. formerly a luxury liner
and now converted to a troop
transport. Take it from me, she's
a whopper.
Spent quite a bit of time with
Nat Brusiloff. brother of Mai. Leon
Brusiloff of the U. S. Marine Corps.
Nat was down in Jacksonville on
trips when the First Marine Divi
sion was stationed at Camp L»>
| jeune. It is he who has the orchcs
F Ira on the Double or Northing ra
dio program, and other shows, now
closed for the summer. So. the gang
sits around his office in the Palace
theatre building and plays pinochle
—with benefit of kibitzers. (This
advertising don't cost from nothing,
Nat.)
orchestra leader, began collecting
pennies not long ago—pennies they
used to toss on the desk top or in
the drawers to get them out of
their way.
Regardless of what New Yorker
marines say. there is also a penny
producing sales ana luxury tax in
the big town as well as in North
Carolina. Anyway. Nat and Harold
in the course of a month or two
tossed 2,500 pennies ;.n the little
cigar box. They changed them for
bills Thursday and bought a war
bond.
They introduced me to a fellow
who is greatly interested in putting
in an up-to-date restaurant (Jack
Peck, plea.se note> and night club
in Onslow County.
Finally lucked into tickets for
Oklahoma, the musical show, but 1
sat for three hours waiting for
something to happen that would
make the show a hit: and it never
did. Has a thin plot, but definitely
beautiful and catchy music that
stays with you. but the vocalizing
ain't what you would expect. How
ever, I can't dispute success. So
many other folks rave about it
that the "jernt" is sold out for
months and months.
If you want to get mad and tired,
too, do like I did: walk up four
1 lights of stairs before you find
out there's an elevator in the place.
Darn right I rode it down.
Harry James is at the Astor roof
with his orchestra, but Betty Gra
ble's downstairs with their child,
and the scuttlebutt around the roof
is that the mangagement don't like
James' wanting to stay downstairs
more than upstairs.
things in Now York nowadays is
the rendition of the Star Spang
led Banner at the night spots,
promptly at the 2 a. m closing
hour. The rowdies and the quiet
ones come to attention and get so
ber while the national anthem is
being played.
An equally sobering sight was in
the Astor roof where a handsome
captain entered. He was decoratcd
with medals, but his left arm was
missing.
Did a little reading too, and
found, of all things, in Newsweek
a reference to a man named Ons
low, and for no reason other than
things happen to On slows other
than Qnslow county, here it is:
' Richard W. Onslow. Washington
public relations director of the Na
tional . Association of Real Estate
Board$. has a personal barometer
by which hd predicts a fourth
term for President Roosevelt: The
Onslow's first child was born in
1932, the second in 1936, the third
MORE DOWN EAST on Page 3
At the Sign of the Maple Leaf
wmmmmmMmmm i
RIGHT In tl»o heart of Manhattan, |
on famed Fifth Avenue, is the |
Canadian (Maple Leaf) Division of
the British War Relief Society,
which serves the dual end of mak
ing clothing and other necessities
for stricken war areas within tin
United Nations and providing food
and relaxation for servicemen of
all United Nations.
Above. American and Canadian
hoys are shown enjoying the hospi
tality of the club during the brief |
periods of relaxation from "doing" j
tin- big eity while on furlough. i
in-low. a little visitor to the
club inspects a rug doll made by
members or the society for less
fortunate children.
Town of Jacksonville lax Rale $1,10,
Same As Prevailed for Past Year
0 Tlic Town of Jacksonville's
tax rate for 1944 has been fixed
at SI. 10 per SI(10 valuation, the
same as for 1043.
The tax rate was adopted at
a special meeting of the board
last week.
Two Onslow Towns
Going All Out io
Rub Out Sfray Dons
H Two Onslow County towns—
Riiehlands and Jacksonville -this
week went all out apparently in an
effort to rid the sidewalks and
main thoroughfares of dogs run
ning at large.
Richlands town officials formally
gave notice that on and after July
23, all dogs running at large in
the town would be impounded,
and if unclaimed after three days,
they would be disposed of.
This week, according to Police
Chief W. B. Tfurst. Jacksonville
policemen will begin picking up
stray dogs aird impounding them.
Failure of their owners to call for
the dogs will probably cause them
to be disposed of.
"The best advice we can give."
town officials said, "is for people
who really like their dogs to keep
them at home, and if they desire
to walk them to put (hem on a
leash or put a muzzle on them.
This is not a campaign to make
trouble for anyone as much as it
is an effort to rid the town of un
desirable dogs—dogs that are in
fected and who belong to no one
and rup at large, possibly infect
ing other dogs with diseases."
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
0 Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wiliams of
Jacksonville announce the birth of
a son, June 21, in the Onslow
County Hospital.
NCCS-USO Officials
Hold Stafe-Wide
Conference Here
$ \ ^tale-wide conference of direc
tors and assistant directors of Uu:
National Catholic Community Serv
ice. member agency of the I'SO,
was held Thursday afternoon at
Pi;- Federal recreation building
USO on Elm s:reel.
Luncheon was served at 12:^:1
o'clock, followed by a business
meeting. Frank ,1. Wade, direct..r
of the io si club, was chairman of
the meeting and introduced Reg
ional Supervi-or Forrest G. Cotton,
whose headquarters are in Rich
mond. Va.
Cotton explained many of the
problems presented by club direc
tors in Xor.h Carolina and the
pi'oci"'.• ui'i■ in disposing of them.
Among thoM- in aitendancc were
John Fulmer. assistant to Cotton;
and ."Mis.s Until Oradorff. regional
supervision of the Women's Divi
sion of NCCS; Rev' William S.
O Byrne of Jacksonville, local mo
derator, How Fr. William Kels f
Jacksonville, and Iiev. Fr. Hudson
of Monroe.
Kellum Requested
To Siay in Midway
Park P. 0. Indefinitely
#Thc r*»st office department has
requested 1. J. Kellum. elerk-in
charge of the Midway Park branch,
to rem..in indefinitely in his cap
acity. it was learned yesterday.
The request was made after the
department had rejected all three
low bids sent in by Postmaster R.
C. W a rlick to operate the branch
of the Jacksonville office after
July 1.
On what basis Kellum is remain
ing indefinitely was not disclosed.
Bond Kally and Auction at Holly Ridge
Enthusiastic; Articles Raise $17,000
0 Holly Ridge, the youngest ant!
fast growing city in Onslow County
certainly showed the spirit of the
big city Friday on the occasion of
its bond rally and auction at the
Community Building.
The bond sales in Molly Ridge
have been sponsored by the Ro
tary Club of which Clem Wrenn,
cashier of the Waccamaw Bank and
Trust Company is president.
Major Farnk Annenberg, of
Camp Davis and his versatile thes
pians gave a variety and vaude
ville show of over one hour. Mayor
L. E. Coleburn of Holly Ridge wel
comed the large group of over iive
hundred, and commented on the
pp.!iled bidrling shown at the auc
tion Over one hundred prizes were
onated by the public-spirited mer
chants and citizens of the com
munity and were bid in at a total
[>f $17,000.
A beautiful handmade afghaa
was donated by Mrs. Edna Hughes,
whose hurband is overseas, and this
beautiful piece of artistry sold for
two thousand dollars in bonds.
Julius Scgerman, manager of Led
er Hros. of Holly Ridge was the
chairman of the bond meeting. Mrs.
flay ward Campbell was in charge
of the women's division, and it was
under her personal direction that
the hall was beautifully and gaily
decorated in patriotic colors. Light
refreshments were served and sev
eral of the women presided at the
large punch bowls.
Holly Ridge has shown a spirit
and enthusfasm that other older
and larger communities of the
aunty might well emulate. With
such a spirit as this, there is no
reason why Onslow County cannot
far exceed the quota alloted her in
the bond drive, and if she fails, it
certainly will be no fault of the
people of Holly Ridge.
Camp and Town
Officials Confer
On Local Shooting
Q A series of conferences between
Jacksonville citizens and Camp Le
jeune authorities in an effort to
improve relations be I we en colored
civilians and marines here were
started Saturday following the
death of one civilian and serious
injury lo another in an affray here
last Thursday night.
Although the meetings were in
stituted by .Jacksonville persons,
I hey were given an enthusiastic' re
ception by Camp Lejeune author
it ies, because both groups are anx
ious that no more such occur
ences take place in these parts to
mar the relationship between civil
and service personnel.
Mayor Clyde Sabiston. Sheriff B.
Frank Morton and Corp. II. C.
Johnson of the State Highway Pa
trol conferred Saturday with Maj.
Con. John Mar.«ton on the matter,
and last night another group repre
senting the town's government and
civic organizations were to confer
with the provost marshal and his
aides.
In 1 he affray. Mat how Murrill.
discharged wounded colored veter
an of the .African campaign was
killed, and Willie Spencer was ser
iously injured.
l>t apparently was felt that the
three military policemen patroling
the colored section of town around
the Ash cafe, where the shooting
occurred, were the only armed per
sons. That was the testimony of
civilian Negroes at the coroner's in
ques>!. but military police did not
lake the stand and therefore only
one side of the affair iias been
heard. Coroner G. W. Jones post
poned completion of the inquest
pending a military investigation.
That was at the request of camp
authorities.
Correct Addresses
On Mail Overseas
Urged by Post Office
0 "Address your mail correctly."
was l he plea of-the Fleet Post of
fice at S;m Diego. this week as
mail specialists worked tirelessly to
find some clue to the intended
destination of hundreds of letters
with incomplete addresses.
Of the 25 million pieces of mail
sent to overseas service men each
week, nearly :i million piece.? are
insufficiently or incorrectely ad
dressed.
Despite the burden on their
Staffs, fleet post offices make every
effort to decipher wrongly address
ed letters and more than 97 per
cent, of them eventually reach their
destinations.
Wrong addresses vary from in
complete information to fantastic
examples like the following:
"Man in the U. S. Naval Fleet
Reserve,
"With Seventh Daj Adventist
Wife:
"(.Joined Navy in 1915,
"Was a Methodist then)
"Washington, D. C."
The post office urged writers to
spell out the full name of addresses,
including rank or rate and serv
ice number: use the full name of
the activity or ship to which ad
dressee is attached; use the Navy
number furnished by the man: take
care in writing to make address
easily read: give complete return
address: and wrap parcels to stand
rough war-time treatment.
3rd Annual Reunion
Of Base Evacuees
To Be Held Sunday
QThe third annual reunion of
former residents of Onslow County
whose property was taken for
Camp Lejeune will be held at
Sneads Ferry Sunday, beginning
around 11 o'clock.
The reunion will be held at the
site of the old ferry, and will be
the grand get-together that were
the first two. held in the last two
years near Wilmington.
A picnic dinner will be served
and the day will be spent in remin
iscing. There will be no speaking.
Remains of Fifth
Airman Killed in
January Crash Found
£The body of a fifth airman
killed in a plane crash in Hof
mann Forest in January was re
covered during the week end. it
was learned yesterday. The name
was not learned.
In the crash of the huge plane
from Cherry Point five persons
were killed, but only four bodies
were recovered at the time.
During the week end. W. 1?.
Humphrey, who operates a mill
which has been cutting some tim
ber in the forest, went into the
area where a forest fire has been
raging and where the plane went
down. He noted a part of a para
chute near the bank of the water
filled hole in which the plant hit,
and pulled on it. raising up the
body. Cherry Point was notified,
and the body was removed.
Forest Fire Rages
At Camp Lejeune,
Cause ofOvercasI
£ A forest fire on the Camp Le
juno reservation is responsible lor
the overcast in ihi.s vicinity, it was
said yesterday.
The Hro. raging for the past five
days, covers an extensive territory
between Onslow Heach road and
Swnnsboro road Marine.- are fight
ing i :ie blaze day and night.
Funeral Services for
Mrs. Edna Mae Lanier
Held Sunday Afternoon
1% Mrs. Kdna Mae Lanier. wife of
Gravdon Lanier, of Sneads Ferry,
died Tuesday morning in Duke
Hospital in Durham after an ill
ness of .several months She had
been receiving hospital treatment
for three weeks.
Funeral services were held from
ihe home Sunday afternoon at four
o'clock and interment followed in
the Methodist Churcn cemeterv at
Sneads Kerry
Surviving are her husband, her
p.vcnts Mr. and Mrs. Sol Smith:
thret sisters. Mrs. Everett Yepp,
Mrs Fred McC'abe, and Mr.s « iif
t.ih J"mi ■ 1;: and one brother, 1 ind
say Smit.li. U. S. Army, stationed
at Great Bend. Kansas.
The deceased was a niece of
Mrs. Minnie Morton of Jackson
ville.
Improvements Being
Made af Teacherage
At Cost of $1,500
Renovations and improvements
of the teac.herage for Jacksonville
will yet underway today, according
In Supt. A. II. Hatsell.
A shower is being installed for
each two rooms, and lavatories
being installed in each room. One
additional bath i.s being put in up
stairs. and general repairs to the
structure made.
Hatsell said no plans as to its
operation during the 194H-44 term
had been made by the Board of
Education as yet.
Repair men of the Onslow Coun
ty Board of Education are doing
the work, and it u estimated that
the cost will approximate $1,500.
VISITING PARENTS
© Sgt. Reuben Molt of Fort TSland
inu. Fla...and Cpl. Roy Lee Holt of
Camp Maxey, Texas, are visiting
their parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
Holt here.
"School is out" and it is vaca
tion playtime for the youngsters
of Holly Ridge. This year the sea
son of play they have so eagerly
been looking forward to will be en
hanced through the facilities of the
newly formed Boys' and Girls' club,
Under the leadership of Sgt. Wil
liam Brooks, of Camp Davis, a well
rounded directional recreation pro
gram is quickly getting underway.
About fiO children, ranging in age
from five to sixteen years, arc en
thusiastic participants in the clubs'
activities.
Sgt. Brooks is a Purple Heart
veteran who has recently returned
from campaigns in Tunisia. Sicily,
and Italy with an Amphibious
Force. Prior to coming into the
Army, tlie sergeant was a scout
master in his home town. Woon
soeket. K I lki also was employed
by the Child Welfare Department
of Boston, Mass.. as a playground
instructor.
Under the sergeant's leadership,
a well-rounded program has been
worked out. Monday mornings,
there are games and in the after
noon all attend the movies at
the theatre. Tuesdays and Fridays
are picnic days at the beach, with
transportation furnished by the
Post Motor Pool. Special facilities
have been provided at the inlet
pool for the younger children,
where a special section has been
cleared and roped off. Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays are given
over to athletics such as baseball,
bovine' jinrl vnllov hnll
Through the co-operation of
members of the Holly Riclge Ro
tary Club, the Federal Housing
Project and officials of Camp Davis
the Boys' and Girls' Club has been
made possible. The fine club and
game room the club occupies on
Sound Road has been furnished by
the Housing Project.
Games, radio and chairs and
tables have been donated by Ro
tarians and others, and Camp Davis
has supplied a competent director
ard the facilities for getting to and
from the beach.
Parents of the children are as
enthusiastic about the club as the
children. It has made it possible
for mothers to continue their es
sential employment at Camp Davis.
There is still one item needed for
the pleasure of the smaller young
sters—used comic magazines.
E Bond Sales Lagging
Discouragingly Here
Warlick Looking for'
Citizen to Build Post
0 l'<»>-!master H. C. Warlick is all
in a dither because lie can't find
what the Post Office Department
considers a "public spirited citizen"
who will erect a building here to
house the rapidly growing Jack
sonville post office.
The present post office space
does not have the proper shape for
the efficient dispatch of postal
business, postal inspectors contend,
and they have recommended some
sort of expansion. In fact, they see
the need for a government build
in.; in Jacksonville, but the depart
ment so far has held that it will
erect no new post office structures
of its own for the duration of the
war. Therefore, the only way the
local office can progress on that
ruling is to rent a larger space
somewhere, if one can be found, or
get "some public spirited citizen
to build one and rent it to the post
office department," according to
Warlick. But he says he has sound
ed out local people who have the
property and the wherewithal to
build, and they don't look with
favor on putting up a costly struc
ture now and take chances on be
ing able to rent it to private indi
viduals when the department
chooses to erect its own building,
after the war.
I.odor Bret hers, which owns the
present building occupied by the
post office, would be willing to
put a second story on it to provide
for storage space which would
greatly relieve the congested con
dition now existing, but the build
ing code prompted the Town Board
of Commissioners to turn thumbs
down on that matter, because the
building, which is in the fire zone,
does not have the 17-inch brick
wall demanded for a second story.
So Warlick doesn't know what t .
do Meantime, the condition vstill
exists, and will probably be con
gested later, particularly if city
carrier service is inaugurated. That
would necessitate additional soil
ing spaces for city carriers and
would further add to the conges
tion. unless something now not in
view, a.s far as rearranging the of
fice is concerned, turns up.
It is likely that the post office
department will inaugurate the
carrier service in town, because it
has had inspectors here and has
called for information and data
that would indicate a favorable
decision.
Rudolph Hobbs Shot
By Brother,- In
Serious Condition
Mannie L. Hobbs of Folkestone
is being held in the Ons'o v coun
ty .Tail pending the outcome of his
brother. Rudolph Hobbs. also of
Folkstone. whom he shot late
Thursday afternoon at the home of
their father, W. T. Hobbs.
According to Sheriff Frank Mor
ton. Mannie went to his father's
home that afternoon in a drunken
condition. He began cursing and
raising a general disturbance,
chasing Charlie McNair. an eldeily
colored helper to his invalid fath
er. off the place. McNair fled
through the field to Rudolph's
house notifying him of Minnie's
conduct.
Rudolph returned with McNair
to his father's home, and there
questioned members of the family
about Mannie's actions. Not seeing
his brother around, he finally
started back to his own home. As
he was standing in the front yard,
talking to his mother. Mannie sud
denly stepped from behind a large
tree and fired at him. Fourteen
buck shots entered his body.
Neighbors rushed Rudolph to the
Onslow County Hospital. 11 is condi
tion is serious, according to hospi
tal attendants. Sheriff Morton
found Mannie in bed asleep early
Friday morning. He arrested him
and lodged him in jail.
NEW REGULATION
©Operators of commercial motor
vehicles who need to purchase new
equipment after July 1 should file
their applications with the District
Office of Defense Transportation
instead of the Bureau of Motor
Carriers of the Interstate Com
merce Commission. George T. Mus
sel man. ODT'S District Manager
at Wilmington announced today.
HOLD METING TODAY.
0 The Instittue of Government
will conduct a meeting at the Cra
ven County courthouse in New
Bern today for city and county of
ficials in this section. The meet
ing will he for a discussion of col
lection of delinquent taxes.
i
'Public Spirited"
Office Building
Special Entertainment
Planned at Recreational
Center Tonight
0 Special entertainment, includ
ing skits and musical numbers, will
be included in the service program
at the Presbyterian Recreational
Center tonight. Rev. Carl B. Craig,
pastor, announced yesterday.
Record crowds attend these pro
grams nightly. The center, open
for service men each day and night,
excepting Monday night, is one of
the most popular spots in town
with the Marines. Much effort and
friendliness has been exerted to
make it attractive and homey.
Officers Stationed
At Camp Lejeune
Receive Promotions
at Camp Lejeune received advance
ment in rank with the publication
of a recent promotion list. They
were:
To Colonel: Hawley C. Water
man, Ser. Bn.
To Lieutenant Colonel: David W.
Silvey, Montford Point Camp: Mc
Dor.ald I. Shuford. Base Art. Bn :
Calvin C. Gaines, 29th Marines;
Pcrcher P. Hopkins, Base Art. Bn.
To Major: Frederick W. Lind
law, Hq. Bn.: Alan M. Cohen,
Montford Point Camp: Glendon B.
Myers, Ser. Bn.: Richard C. Peyton,
Hq. Bn.
To Captain: Anthony S. E. Bono,
Montford Point Camp: Edward L.
Claire. Montford Point Camp; Hu
bert G. Bozarth, Ser. Bn.: Charles
B. Hirsch. Ser. Bn.: Feliz T. P.
Michaelis. 29th Marines; Joseph B.
King. Ser. Bn.: Fred Turner, 13th
AA Bn.: J. J. McCullough, Hq. Bn.;
Robert A. Smith, 29th Marines.
Carl C. Jenkins, Montford Point
Canrp: Thomas W. Hviand, Base
Art. Bn.
To First Lieutenants: Robert E.
Hess, Montford Point Camp: "B"
Clark Kindel. 29th Marines: James
"C" Little. 29th Marines; William
P. Cain, Inf. Bn.: James D. Swin
son, Inf. Bn.; Williams A. Willett,
WR Schools: Lucien N. Hudson,
Ser. Bn.: Earl K. Bleuer, Ser. Bn.;
Camillus A. Nash, III. Ser. Bn.;
Henry A. Herz, Eng. Bn.
To Warrant Officer: Mack A.
Lamm. 29t.h Marines: Earnest B.
Yarnell, Ser. Bn.; David W. Kan
ter. Eng. Bn.: Cecil V. Winchester,
Base Art. Bn.; James A. Martin
Jr., 13th AA Bn.
MOVES TO WILMINGTON.
0 Clyde Ward and family of Dix
on have moved to Wilmington
where they are now residing in
Maffit Village.
PROMOTED TO MAJOR
£ John R. Keppler. Camp Lejeune
Exchange officer, has been pro
moted to major.
KIWANIS TO MEET.
0The Jacksonville Kiwanis club
will meet at the USO Pine Lodge
at 1 p. m. today.
9 During the War Loan drives
6,000,000 unpaid voLunteers n.nj
doorbells and pound pavements to
get their sales.
0 Sales of E bonds the compara
lively .small denominations usually
purchased by individuals, are lag
ging badly in the Fifth War Loan
dive. Onslow County Chairman J.
C. Thompson declared yesterday.
Ho cited what he termed a dis
couragingly low percentage of
small purchases by individuals, and
said it was indicative that the
masses of the people in Onslow
County were not buying bonds and
therefore were not doing their bit
to aid the war effort.
As of Friday, Onslow County had
raised $350,638.50 of its $482,000
quota, and the drive is about two
thirds complete. But only $70,998.50
in E bonds had been bought, or a
fraction above 20 per cent of the
amount raised.
That means, Thompson pointed
out. that the business firms and
local governments are doing most
of the buying, and shows conclu
sively that the small purchases of
$25. $50. and $100 bonds are way,
way behind.
To enlist every man and woman
in the county in the war, the Trea
sury Department has fixed On
slow's E bond quota at $347,000
of the total $482,000, but it isn't
working out that way, and not to
meet ii would clearly show that
Onslowans are "letting John do the
job." Thompson said.
"If we are to meet this quota,
our people are certainly going to
have to rally behind the cause," he
added.
Commenting on the apparently
slow development of the campaign
in Onslow County, Thompson de
clared that everyone "should feel it
his duty to buy more war bonds
now than ever before. Until men
stop killing and dying, and until
families are together again in a
decent, peaceful world, everyone
has a duty. That duty is to buy
more bonds. That is the most im
portant moment, and the hour that
calls for supreme effort.
"We can, here in Onslow County
help. We must help, by doubling
our purchases of war bonds.
"Let's lay it on the line for the
boys—the boys who are gone from
Onslow County—who are on the
front line. This is the time to dig
for that extra bond. There's no
ceiling on this one. The 5th War
Loan is the biggest, the most vital
ly important financial effort of this
whole war!"
Taylor's Gift Shop
Attractively Renovated
During Past Week
4) The Taylors, local gift shon,
operated by Mr. and Mrs. Dea^e
Taylor, has taken on a gay and
summery appearance during the
past week. Backgrounds of shelves
have been painted bright colors
and dainty peach curtains have
been draped interestingly at win
dows and as backdrops. Multi
colored flowers, entwined in lat
tice work, add a festive note to
the ensemble.
Gifts, varied and attractive, have
been rearranged to look most x
pleasing and the stock has been re
plenished with wide variety.
ECONOMICS TEACHER RESIGNS
% Mrs. Pauline Mcintosh, home
economics teacher at Jacksonville
high school, has resigned and a
successor is yet unnamed, Supt.
H Hat sell announced yesterday.
Mrs. Mcintosh completed her flrit
year here in May.
BOX RENTS DUE.
O Notices that post office box rents
are due have been placed in mail
boxes. They are due July 1.
Do You Like Good Movies? Want to See
One? Today? Then Read Down Below
#It'B not often that Onslow Coun
ty has the privilege of seeing what
the movie producers call a premier
showing. That, removed from New
York, means a picture that is cur
rently showing in the big town at
prices far in advance in popular
show costs as prevail here.
But such is the case of "The
Story of Dr. Waissell", starring
Gary Cooper and Laraine Day. a
brand new picture in technicolor
that is being shown here tonight at
9 p.m. at the State Theatre.
At present the picture is showing
at the Strand theatre in New York
and has not yet 'been released to
the public, cxcept for bond
premiers.
If you want to see what the
critics consider an excellent show,
even before it gets reviewed in the
movie magazines, go to the State/
iheatre tonight at 9 p.m. And carr/
/our ticket with you. That's all it"*
akes—ticket which was given you
>vhen you bought your bond, or
A'hen you buy your bond today at
»ny post office or bank in the coun
ty. So, buy your bond, if you al
ready haven't done so, and see this <
vonderful picture.
Manpower Priorities
Committee to Hold
Series of Meetings
0 A series of meetings, to be h4ld
by the recently-organized N. C,
Manpower Priorities Committfe,
will be of interest to business peo
ple of Onslow County, because it
will be for an explanation of the
procedure to be followed in em
ployment of males after July 1.
The first meeting will be held
in Ralegh July 5, and othenp to
be . in Wilmingtor Washing
ton gh Point, Charlotte and
A? Ae will be dated later.
priorities and employment
established will be effective
>i July 1 and will remain i*ef
c't for 60-day periods, U|
-•hanged meanwhile, at the ell
which periods priorities and J
ngs, to reclassify plant* r4i
ng additional contracts or stei
ip schedules, or those losing I
)arts of contracts, or to UtetlL
ondition which may change*
abor needs.