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The Least We Caii Do-Yet So Important-Buy War Bonds THE ONSLOW COUNTY News and Views The Only Newspaper in the World That Gives a Whoop About Onslow County The Newt and Vlewi Lend* la Paid Circulation, Local Advertising, National Advertising Classified Advertising Onslow County News. VOL. VI, NO. 99 JACKSONVILLE, N. C.\ FRIDAY, JUNE 23,1944 PRICE $2.00 PER YEAR DOWN EAST WITH BILLY ARTHUR 0Deane Taylor sends in these jokes: ^ In these days of prevailing pros- #<ty, the collection agencies are phrasing Churchill's historic rvation: "Never have so many d so little to so few." #A minister, traveling on one of those way-trains that stop at every station on the side line, was read- ing his Bible. Find anything about the rail- road in that book?" asked the con- ductor, as he reached for the min- ister's ticket. "Yes," replied the minister. "In the very first chapter it says that the Lord made every creeping thing." % "Perkins, Parkins, Peckham, and Potts—good morning ." "I want to speak to Mr. Perkins." "Who's calling, please?" "Mr. Pincham of Pincham, Pet- tam. Poppum, and Pogg." "Just one moment, please. I'll connect you with Mr. Perkins' of- fice." "Hello, Mr. Perkins' office." "1 want to speak to Mr. Perkins." 'Mr. Perkins? I'll see if he is in. Who's calling, please?" "Mr. Pincham." "Just one moment. Mr. Pincham. Merc's Mr. Perkins. Put Mr. Pinch- am on, please." "Just one moment, please, I have Mr. Pincham right here. Okay with Perkins. Parkins, Peckham, and Potts, Mr. Pincham. Go ahead." "Lo. Jo? How's about lunch?" "Okay." % A couple, blessed with their first child, did not get to the hos- pital quickly enough: the child was born on the hospital lawn. When the bill came in the husband ob- jected to the charge, "Delivery Room. $25." He returned the state- ment for correction. In due time it came back to him. revised to read: "Greens Fees, $25." 0Last week the Travelers Aid, announcing a housing survey in Jacksonville, said the rooming sit- uation here was the worst it had ever been. But I've wondered time and again if there is a housing short- age or whether the people who want rooms make the proper ap- proach to get one. Some folks can live in one place so long that they don't know how to go out and look for a room. I once knew a fellow who stayed in the same room ten years—until the governor pardoned him. "You got any yooms?" is the wrong -approach for one to make. And that coming from a half naked little conniption whose hair is dis-„ heveled and who doesn't have any ■•ake up. Or, from some important rearing looie or captain whose I us will revert to something c*e ;e the war is over. They want to know about the rooms, and then they make some remark about the hog pens being so close by. and that being in- sanitary and they don't think the price «s fair on that account. But they can rest assured that we havn't lost a hog around rooms- for-rent houses in the history of the town. Seriously speaking. I can tell them how to get a room or an apartment in Jacksonville. One ci the easiest ways Is to marry the owner's daughter. Another is to create a racket outside the house at night, so that the present tenants will move out. Be on hand and ready to move In when that happens. Tell the landlord that you don't have any children or dogs, and that your fountain pens don't scratch; so you'll be quiet and they won't know you're in the house Don't comment abcui th? rooms being so small that you can't even grow a beard in them. Don't make any comment about the roaches: they were probably brought in by the roomers before you. But the best way is to waft until Camp Lejeune is abandoned; after that, there'll be plenty of rooms. #A good story—the teller of which I don't think I should name —concerns the two drunks who were vieing with each other as to the places they had been and the things they had seen. "You ever been to Hong Kong?" asked the first. "Shure. I been to Hong Kong," the second drunk replied. "Tram- way up the mountain." "Yep, you been to Hong Kong," the first drunk agreed. "But have you ever been to Rio?" "Shure, been to Klo, Sugar Loaf mountain ,«nd all." "You sure have been to Rio. But I bet you never been to London?" "Yep, been to London, too, the pub* end parliament." "You been around? But I gotcha now. You ain't never been to Veneiuela." "Yea, I have been to Veneiuela." "You ain't either," said the first drunk. "If you have, who's the president of Veneiuela?" "Man named Gomex." said the *econd drunk. "Been president 20 •ars." {Doggone it, you do know. But •tha you don't know the presl- <;nt's wife's name." "Nope, you got me. Don't know her. never heard of her." "And that> Use way it should be 1 In this country, tool" MOKE DOWN BAST m Pag* * < READY FOR TROUBLE ."fSlfc WHEREVER you are, whatever you're doing, you wear your tin hat and respirator for a certain part of a certain day each week at one of the RCAF's Pacific coast stations. Telephone operators suddenly sound as if they'd developed cleft palates. Stenographers catch up on typing practice as dictation is suspended until voices get out in the open once more. The airman who whips up a smart salute can accompany it with a rude face—no one is the wiser— and cooks can peel onions without a qualm. How the precaution pro- gram works is illustrated here. Even ofT duty, the girls don't let the drill interfere with their rou- tine. Left to right above (and their own families wouldn't know them) the crokinole players are Leading Airwoman Evelyn Dingman, Ed- monton; Cpl. Jessie Cassidy. Beth- any. Man.; AW1 Barbara Wilson, Saskatoon, and Cpl. Bernice Mar- tin. St. Vital, Man. Leading Air- woman Bertie Johnson of Winnipeg, right, finds that keeping her eyes on the notebook has complications, but types bravely on. In oval — Detroit is "home" to Leading Airwoman Catherine Mul- lin, now overseas with the RCAF Women's Division, even though the flash "Canada" shows at her shoul- der. She was born in Canada, and so is not entitled to wear the "U.S.A." badge usually usjtd by Acicrv'.'.mt in tho Canadian Forces. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 9 Patrick Mullin, 8716 Orangelawn | Drive, Detroit, ami has a brother, I Sergeant Hugh Mullin, in the United | States Army. She attended MacKen- zie High School. Wayne University, for a year; was trained as a meteor- ^ ological observer in the RCAF. and was an officer clerk in an insurance nnnmnnv in eivilian life. Matthew Murrill Killed And Willie Spencer Injured Tuesday Night 0 Matthew Murrill, 28, colored, iied instantly from gunshot wounds ind Willie Spencer, 17, lies in the )nslow County hospital in a cri- ical condition also from gun shot rounds, as the result of a shooting iffray which occurred outside the \sh cafe, a night spot in the col- ored section of town about ten i'clock Tuesday evening. At the coroner's inquest whi«h >vas held in the court room yester- iay morning at 12 o'clock, numer- ous colored witnesses testified but the sum of their testimony was the one fact that each of them ran r.t Lhe sound of the first shot. Most of them guessed that five or six shots were fired but none of them were able to identify the person or per- sons firing the shots. Witnesses agreed that the only armed persons in the vicinity, to Ll eir knowledge, were three colored MPs from Camp Lejeune. One wit- ness, Alice Fonville, stated that she had seen one of the MPs standing just outside her bedroom window with a pistol in his hand but she admitted that she could not iden- tify him. She said that she could see the police band on his arm but that she could not see his features distinctly. None of the witnesses called ad- nitted having seen Murrill just prior to the shooting and none of them gave any circumstantial evi- dence involving any person except the fact that the MPs were armed ind were present. The three colored MPs who, al- edgedly were on duty in that part of town on the night of the shoot- ing attended the hearing. They vere sworn in but before they :ould take the witness stand their commanding officer asked the jourt that they not be examined because of Uw fact that the military nvestigation had not been com- pleted. Coroner G. W. Jones grant- id the officer's request on the con- dition that the three witnesses vould be brougtrt for another tearing on the completion of the ii'litary investigation. The hearing was postponed till a ater date, pending notification rom camp officials. The coroner's jury was composed >f E. W. Provost, Ed Murrill, T. 3. Koonce, R. R. Tallman, M. L. Ferguson, and W. A. S. Aman. E. iV. Summersill, local attorney, rep- esented the families of the two colored youths. Murrill was an employee of Wal- on's Coal and Ice Company. He lad only returned home a few nonths ago from oversea duty with he United States Army where he law action. He received a medical Llscharg* in the owiy spring. In Air Corps A-C R. R. RICHARDSON 0 Aviation Cadet H. R. Richard- son of Jacksonville, above, is niw taking training at Waco. Texas. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W Y Richardson of Jacksonville. Col. H. M. H. Fleming Speaks at Kiwanis Meeting Tuesday # Col. H. M. H. Fleming. Com- mander Officer of 'the Seventh Separate Infantry Battalion of Camp Lejeune, spoke interestingly on "Marines in Nicaragua" at the weekly Kiwanis lunchcon-meeiing held Tuesday noon at Pine Lodge club. His speech was received with enthusiasm toy the members. Col. Fleming was introduced by Father William S. O'Byrne, program chair- man. Kiwanian Ramon Askew, vice- president, presided at the meeting in the absence of Kiwanian Presi- dent Billy Arthur and Kiwanian Jack Peck acted as tail-twister in the absence of Kiwanian Harvey Boney. Finance Committee Chairman W. L. Ketchum reported $9.11 collect- ed for the cigarette fund during the week. Lunch was served by the ladies auxiliary of St. Anne's Episcopal Church. Guests at the meeting were Leland Mason of New Bern; R. H. Sfchweim of Raleigh, C. J. Mclver of Burlington, E* L. Cox,' Jr., of Evans ton, IU., Rev. A. C. Young of Duke University, and Rev A. D. Kionett of Burlington. War Bond Show Receives Much Praise from Small Crowd in Attendance 0Only a hundred or so individ- uals attended the showing of "Fur- lough Fun", an all-soldier variety show produced by the soldiers and Wacs of Camp Davis, at the Jack- sonville school auditorium Tues- day evening at eight-thirty but what the crowd lacked in volume was overbalanced by the enthus- iasm of those attending. Repeated applause greeted the actors from beginning to end. before and after each performance, and the cast ob- viously imbibed the response of the audience for their rendition was top-notch entertainment. Proceeding the performance, the 142nd Army Ground Forces Band played on the courthouse square from 7:00 to 7:30 p. m. and then lead a parade from the square to the high school. In the parade was much formitable looking Army equipment including guns, cannons, jeeps, and searchlights. ine program was pre.se rue a in connection with the Fifth War Loan Drive and tickets for the show were obtained through the purchase of at least one War Bond. Purchasers of bond.s, however, for the most part did not take advantage of their admission privalege either because of the fact that the per- formance was not sufficiently ad- vertised or because the purchasers were dubious of the proficiency of the entertainment. The recent heat wave may also have had something to do with the small audience. At any rate, those few attending wore high in praise of the perform- ance. Many of the soldiers partici- pating in the show were profession- al entertainers in civilian life. Pvt. Jack Whalen, master of cer- emonies, a professional entertain- er in New York City before he en- tered the army, did a swell job of weaving the numbers together and himself did some excellent panto- mine. Other numbers that brought down the house were solo numbers by Pvt. Patricia Norris, who form- erly sang with Paul Whiteman, Frank Masters, and Phil Harris bands, Jerry Cologna, Abe Moss, and Dick Katzin. Sgt. Milo Jones won repeated ap- plause for his difficult acrobatic number and a big hand was given to Pvt. Marvin Marx who did im- pressions of radio commentators, political figures and other nation- al celebrities. The two soldiers im- itating the Andrews sisters kept the audience in stiches and the "all-girl" May day dance was a near riot. Other numbers were equally well-done tout the actors' names •wtre drowned out by the laughter or Applause. No programs were dis- tributed. No More Unclaimed Dogs lo Roam City Streets and Premises §A dog pound is being built by city police and beginning next week any dog running loose within the city limits without muzzle or leash will be picked up and placed there- in, according to Chief of Police W. B. Hurst. This policy is being institut- ed because of the urgent de- mands from Jacksonville citi- zens who own dogs that they care for. They argued long a;id loud that dogs that are diseased and that have no master should not be allowed to contaminate dogs that are well cared for and that are vaccinated against rabies. Now that the situation is going to be remedied, the Chief hopes that the public will give the police their whole-hearted cooperation. North Carolina Girl Writes of Reaction To Beina In Navv 0 It's a thrilling experience to be a member of the Navy Women's Reserve believes Mrs. Ruby W. Speagle, former Winston-Salem girl who now is a storekeeper, third class, assigned to the commissary store at the Naval training station, Bainbridge, Md. Excerpts from a letter received recently from Mrs. Speagle. who volunteered as a WAVE ten months ago, were released today by Lieut. L. C. Hartley. Naval procurement officer in Raleigh. The letter was addressed to Lieut, (jg) Georgiana L. Pentlarge, of the procurement office. For the information of women in this area who are interested in the WAVES. Harry Gatton. WAVES and Navy Recruiter for Onslow County, quoted pertinent parts of Mrs. Speagle's letter. He an- nounced that he will be in Jack- sonville at the post office on each Saturday morning, to talk with women interested in the WAVES and* to accept their applications. "1 took a sailor's place", Mrs. Speagle was quoted as saying, "and he wag to teach me his work and be detached within two weeks. He came to say goodbye to me, and then is when I really felt I was doing something ... I know he is doing his share, and I sincerely hope I am doing mine. That alone proves that women are helping, for unless some woman had released him and thousands of others like him, it would be necessary for these men to remain here on land bases." Mrs. Speagle's story is typical of the North Carolina girls who have volunteered as WAVES. Recruiter Gallon said, adding that "they are getting valuable experience, and they know they are contributing to a shorter war." He stated that he has a copy of Mr. Speagle's letter, which may be read by any woman who is interested in getting first- hand information on the life of a typical WAVE. Catholic Sisters to Conduct Bible School At Midway Park £ Mother Mary Agnes, Ph.D.. No- tre Dame University. Sister Mary Charles, A.M.. Catholic University of America, Sisiter Patricia Anne. A.M., Ford ham University, and Sister Helen Marie. A.M.. Sister's College, Cleveland. Ohio, sisters of St. Joseph's of Cleveland. Ohio, will arrive here June 30 to take up residence at the Catholic rectory for .the month of July. During their residence here Father William S. O'Byrne, local priest, will live at the residence of Billy Arthur in Onslow Terrace. During July, the sisters will con- duct a vacation school at Midway Park in the project's community house. The hours will be 9:00 to 11:30 daily. Registrations will be taken on July 3 and all children in the county are welcome to attend. Courses will consist of Christian Doctrine, visual education, with particular stress on the appercep- tion of details, picture study of the Bible, particularly the Old Testament, liturgy and music, poetry, sketch work, and arts and crafts. Talent aptitude tests will be given to the view of discovering the dormant and latent ability of the children in the field of art, education and music. Physical edu- cation and folk dances, as well as supervised recreation, will also be included in the curriculum Special classes will be formed for the reception of First Holy Communion and also for the Sacra- ment of Confirmation of the Apos- tolic Rite or the Laying on of Hands, as it is sometimes called. UNDERGOES OPERATION # Aaron Farncll. Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Farncll, Sr., who has been attending summer school at E.M.I, in- Salemburg, underwent an appendectomy at the Onslow County 'Hospital Saturday. His condition is reported as satisfac* tory. Let's Speed Up The Pace For Series "E" Purchases GROW MORE IN 44 MILK will be in still heavier demand during 1944, gays the War Food Administration. The daily ration of milk products for four men in uniform requires the full-time annual production of one cow, and military requirements continue to grow. Last year civilians con- sumed 84 percent of the total U. S. milk supply. Greater purchasing power and scarcity of other popular foods are expected to increase this need in 1944. Shipments of milk products to Russia have more than doubled, nearly all of these supplies going to Russian fighting men and military hospitals. Heavier demands for cheese and butter may be expect' from the armed services. A total of 121 billion pounds of mil' o percent more than last year, is the 1944 goal. Perpetual Bird Refuge Established at Camp Lejeune #Camp Lejeune, June 21.— As an aid to wildlife preserva- tion on this base, a perpetual bird refuse has been establish- ed at Camp Lejeune. The refuge, as outlined in a Camp General Order, is the area bounded on the north by Northeast Creek, on the west by New River, on the south by French Creek and Jumping: Run and on the east by IIol- comb Boulevard and Onslow Beach Road. The hunting of birds and the training of hunting dogs in this area is prohibited an<I no dogs will be permitted to run at large in the rrea. Colonel G. W. McHenry Decorated With Legion Of Merit Medal 0Camp Lejeune, June 22.—For meritorious leadership of a Marine regiment on Bougainville, where his son fought with him. Colonel George W. McHenry of Dana, 111., was decorated with the Legion of Merit medal Wednesday by Major General John Marston, Marine camp commander. Colonel McHenry. new command, ing officer of the Training Center there, also holds the Navy Cross for gallant fighting against bandit units in Nicaragua. A widely-known Ma- rine athlete and coach during peacetime, he entered the present war with 26 years of service, in- cluding World War I, when he was a first sergeant. The Legion of Merit citation cre- dits Colonel McHenry with skill- ful planning and direction of forces which at Piva Forks, Boug- ainville, last November 18-26, dis- lodged tfte Japanese from a strong- ly fortified position, suffering only light casualties while inflicting tremendous losses upon the enemy. Colonel McHenry fearlessly expos- ed himself to hostile fire, it adds, remaining at the front throughout the battle. In addition to the Bougainville and Nicaraguan campaigns. Colonel McHenry has served in Cuba, Santa Domingo. China, on Guadalcanal, and at many posts in the United States. His son, Marine Captain George W. McHenry, Jr., is still in the South Pacific. Mrs. Lillian Ray to Head Bear Creek War Finance Committee 0 Mrs. Lillian Russell Ray has been appointed representative of the War Finance Committee at Bear Creek, County Chairman J. C. Thompson announced yester- day. Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Sanders of Bear Creek have been appointed agricultural representatives for the War Loan Drive in that community by Hugh Overstreet and Miss Laura Beatty, co-chairmen of the rural areas in the county. IN NEW YORK 0 Billy Arthur, Maurice Margolis, and Sam Leder are spending this week in New York City. District Meeting of Tax Officials to Be Held in New Bern 0 A series of eighteen district meetings for town and county tax collectors and attorneys is now being held throughout the State, under the auspices of the Institute of Government of the University of North Carolina. Albert Coates, Director of the Institute, has pointed out that these meetings should be of parti- cular interest to town and county tax collectors, attorneys, account- ants, mayors, managers, chairmen of boards of county commissioners and other members of town and county governing boards* The district meetings are being conducted by Peyton B. Abbott, As- sistant Director of the Institute of Government, who has just comple- ted two guidebooks: "The Fore- closure of City and County Prop- erty Taxes and Special Assesments in North Carolina", already distri- buted, and "Guidebook for Tax Col- lectors in Cities and Counties of North Carolina", which is in pro- cess of printing. Their purpose is to discuss mat- ters of interest to county and city tax collectors, attorneys and finance officers in the field of local taxa- tion and possible improvements in the tax laws. The meetings staged at Chapel Hill on June 19 and will end at Bryson City on July 17. They are dr Mgned to cover the entire state so that no interested party will have far to travel. The meeting for Carteret, Crav- en, Jones, Duplin, Lenoir, Onslow and Pamlico Counties will be held at County Courthouse, in New Bern at 3 o'clock Tuesday, June 27, 1944. Fire Endangers Homes In New Housing Project Wednesday Afternoon % A sudden shift of wind blew sparks from burning trash into nearby woods causing a fire that endangered material and houses still under construction on West- minister Drive in the Bay Shore Development Wednesday afternoon. Quick work on the part of the Jacksonville fire department ex- tinguished the blaze before it had done any material damage. Funeral Services Held For J. B. Phillips Wednesday Afternoon 0 Funeral services were held from the home Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock for J. B. Phillips, 60, of Bear Creek who died in St. Luke's Hospital in New Bern Tues- day morning. Interment followed in the family burial ground near ♦he home. Rev. A. L. Benton of Swansboro officiated. Surviving the deceased are his widow and one son, J. B., Jr.; two sisters. Misses Kate and Roberta Phillips, and one brother, A. D. Phillips, tall of Bear Creek. Pallbearer* were Dan Sanders, Mattock Sanders, Gordon Prove ft, L N. Sanders and Murk MoCausley. 0 "Onslow's War Bond sales gen- erally are humming along, but "E" War Bond sales are lagging", Cam- paign Chairman J. C. Thompson said yesterday. "The check kept on War Bond sales by the Federal Reserve Bank n Richmond stays several days Dehind actual sales and through Monday of this week Onslow is cre- dited with "E" Bond sales amount- ing to only $64,042.25," the chair- man said. "Although we know that Onslow county citizens have bought many more "E" Bonds than that figure represents, still we know that the sales are lagging." Onslow's "E" Bond quota—a part of the over-all quota of $482,000r— is $347,000. "That means that to Jate we have not quite readied « fourth of our "E" Bond quota", i jaid Thompson. The check kept on War Bold I sales by the bank in Richmoad showed as of Monday that Onslow county had been credited with the sale of all bonds to the amount of £168.682.25. Captain H. B. Warburfon Made Public Relations Officer at Davis ®Camp Davis, June 22.—Capt. Herbert B. Warburton of Wilraing- Lon, Del., has been designated intel- ligence and public relations of- ficer, and Women's Army Corps Re- sruitng liaaison officer of the Anti- aircraft Artillery School, it was made known by Brig. Gen. Bryan L. Milburn, commandant of the AAA School here today. Captain Warburton, a graduate of the Uni- versity of Delaware and the Dick- inson School of Law, and a lawyer in civilian life, wis formerly Assist- ant to Lt. Col. Charles H. Scott, intelligence officer and PRO of the \AA Shool. who has left for an* >ther assignment. Vacation Bible School At Methodist Church To Start Monday 0 Vacation Bible School will be- gin at Trinity Methodist Church Monday morning, June 26, with classes being held daily from nine to ten-thirty a.m. Rev. Alvin C. Young will-direct the school. Courses to be taught are: Beginners: "Our Happy World"; Primary: Working with God in His World"; Juniors: "Followers of Jesus"; Intermediates: "Understanding the Bible". R. E. Rouse of Kinston Added to Staff of W. L. Ketchum and Co. # Ross E. Rouse of Kdnston became associated Monday with W. L. Ketchum and Company, local drug- gist, as assistant pharmacist. Ralph Hales is pharmacist-in-charge of the drug department. DAVID SANDERS PROMOTED. 0 David Sanders, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Sanders of Bear Creak, has been promoted from the rank of Ensign to that of Lieutenaat Junior Grade in the United States •Navy. Lt. Sanders is on convoy du- ty in the Atlantic. MISSIONARY TO SPEAK #Rev. W. B. Johnson, returned missionary from Kunshan, Ku, Central China, will speak at (fee First Baptist Church here Sunday at both morning and evening serv- ice. His topic will be "Mission Work in China". Lejeune Marines Drown Heal With Soft Drinks Spree Exchange Ues of day. In candy, and 500 ■umed. A with
Transcript of The Onslow County news and views (Jacksonville, N.C ... · The Least We Caii Do-Yet So...
The Least We Caii Do-Yet So Important-Buy War Bonds THE ONSLOW COUNTY
News and Views The Only Newspaper in the World That Gives a Whoop About Onslow County
The Newt and Vlewi Lend* la
Paid Circulation, Local Advertising, National Advertising Classified Advertising Onslow County News.
VOL. VI, NO. 99 JACKSONVILLE, N. C.\ FRIDAY, JUNE 23,1944 PRICE $2.00 PER YEAR
DOWN EAST WITH
BILLY ARTHUR
0Deane Taylor sends in these jokes:
^ In these days of prevailing pros-
#<ty, the collection agencies are phrasing Churchill's historic rvation: "Never have so many
d so little to so few."
#A minister, traveling on one of those way-trains that stop at every station on the side line, was read- ing his Bible.
Find anything about the rail- road in that book?" asked the con- ductor, as he reached for the min- ister's ticket.
"Yes," replied the minister. "In the very first chapter it says that the Lord made every creeping thing."
% "Perkins, Parkins, Peckham, and Potts—good morning ."
"I want to speak to Mr. Perkins." "Who's calling, please?" "Mr. Pincham of Pincham, Pet-
tam. Poppum, and Pogg." "Just one moment, please. I'll
connect you with Mr. Perkins' of- fice."
"Hello, Mr. Perkins' office." "1 want to speak to Mr. Perkins." 'Mr. Perkins? I'll see if he is in.
Who's calling, please?" "Mr. Pincham." "Just one moment. Mr. Pincham.
Merc's Mr. Perkins. Put Mr. Pinch- am on, please."
"Just one moment, please, I have Mr. Pincham right here. Okay with Perkins. Parkins, Peckham, and Potts, Mr. Pincham. Go ahead."
"Lo. Jo? How's about lunch?" "Okay."
% A couple, blessed with their first child, did not get to the hos- pital quickly enough: the child was born on the hospital lawn. When the bill came in the husband ob- jected to the charge, "Delivery Room. $25." He returned the state- ment for correction. In due time it came back to him. revised to read: "Greens Fees, $25."
0Last week the Travelers Aid, announcing a housing survey in Jacksonville, said the rooming sit- uation here was the worst it had ever been.
But I've wondered time and again if there is a housing short- age or whether the people who want rooms make the proper ap- proach to get one.
Some folks can live in one place so long that they don't know how to go out and look for a room. I once knew a fellow who stayed in the same room ten years—until the governor pardoned him.
"You got any yooms?" is the wrong -approach for one to make. And that coming from a half naked little conniption whose hair is dis-„ heveled and who doesn't have any
■•ake up. Or, from some important rearing looie or captain whose
I us will revert to something c*e ;e the war is over.
They want to know about the rooms, and then they make some remark about the hog pens being so close by. and that being in- sanitary and they don't think the price «s fair on that account. But they can rest assured that we havn't lost a hog around rooms- for-rent houses in the history of the town.
Seriously speaking. I can tell them how to get a room or an apartment in Jacksonville.
One ci the easiest ways Is to marry the owner's daughter.
Another is to create a racket outside the house at night, so that the present tenants will move out. Be on hand and ready to move In when that happens.
Tell the landlord that you don't have any children or dogs, and that your fountain pens don't scratch; so you'll be quiet and they won't know you're in the house
Don't comment abcui th? rooms being so small that you can't even
grow a beard in them. Don't make any comment about
the roaches: they were probably brought in by the roomers before you.
But the best way is to waft until Camp Lejeune is abandoned; after that, there'll be plenty of rooms.
#A good story—the teller of which I don't think I should name —concerns the two drunks who were vieing with each other as to the places they had been and the things they had seen.
"You ever been to Hong Kong?" asked the first.
"Shure. I been to Hong Kong," the second drunk replied. "Tram- way up the mountain."
"Yep, you been to Hong Kong," the first drunk agreed. "But have you ever been to Rio?"
"Shure, been to Klo, Sugar Loaf mountain ,«nd all."
"You sure have been to Rio. But I bet you never been to London?"
"Yep, been to London, too, the pub* end parliament."
"You been around? But I gotcha now. You ain't never been to Veneiuela."
"Yea, I have been to Veneiuela." "You ain't either," said the first
drunk. "If you have, who's the president of Veneiuela?"
"Man named Gomex." said the *econd drunk. "Been president 20
•ars." {Doggone it, you do know. But •tha you don't know the presl-
<;nt's wife's name." "Nope, you got me. Don't know
her. never heard of her." "And that> Use way it should be 1
In this country, tool" MOKE DOWN BAST m Pag* * <
READY FOR TROUBLE ."fSlfc
WHEREVER you are, whatever
you're doing, you wear your tin hat and respirator for a certain part of a certain day each week at one of the RCAF's Pacific coast stations. Telephone operators suddenly sound as if they'd developed cleft palates. Stenographers catch up on typing practice as dictation is suspended until voices get out in the open once more. The airman who whips up a smart salute can accompany it with a rude face—no one is the wiser— and cooks can peel onions without a
qualm. How the precaution pro- gram works is illustrated here.
Even ofT duty, the girls don't let the drill interfere with their rou- tine. Left to right above (and their own families wouldn't know them) the crokinole players are Leading Airwoman Evelyn Dingman, Ed- monton; Cpl. Jessie Cassidy. Beth- any. Man.; AW1 Barbara Wilson, Saskatoon, and Cpl. Bernice Mar- tin. St. Vital, Man. Leading Air- woman Bertie Johnson of Winnipeg, right, finds that keeping her eyes on the notebook has complications, but types bravely on.
In oval — Detroit is "home" to Leading Airwoman Catherine Mul- lin, now overseas with the RCAF Women's Division, even though the flash "Canada" shows at her shoul- der. She was born in Canada, and so is not entitled to wear the "U.S.A." badge usually usjtd by Acicrv'.'.mt in tho Canadian Forces.
She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 9 Patrick Mullin, 8716 Orangelawn | Drive, Detroit, ami has a brother, I Sergeant Hugh Mullin, in the United | States Army. She attended MacKen- zie High School. Wayne University, for a year; was trained as a meteor- ^
ological observer in the RCAF. and was an officer clerk in an insurance nnnmnnv in eivilian life.
Matthew Murrill Killed And Willie Spencer Injured Tuesday Night 0 Matthew Murrill, 28, colored, iied instantly from gunshot wounds ind Willie Spencer, 17, lies in the )nslow County hospital in a cri- ical condition also from gun shot rounds, as the result of a shooting iffray which occurred outside the \sh cafe, a night spot in the col- ored section of town about ten i'clock Tuesday evening.
At the coroner's inquest whi«h >vas held in the court room yester- iay morning at 12 o'clock, numer- ous colored witnesses testified but the sum of their testimony was the one fact that each of them ran r.t Lhe sound of the first shot. Most of them guessed that five or six shots were fired but none of them were able to identify the person or per- sons firing the shots.
Witnesses agreed that the only armed persons in the vicinity, to Ll eir knowledge, were three colored MPs from Camp Lejeune. One wit- ness, Alice Fonville, stated that she had seen one of the MPs standing just outside her bedroom window with a pistol in his hand but she admitted that she could not iden- tify him. She said that she could see the police band on his arm but that she could not see his features distinctly.
None of the witnesses called ad- nitted having seen Murrill just prior to the shooting and none of them gave any circumstantial evi- dence involving any person except the fact that the MPs were armed ind were present.
The three colored MPs who, al- edgedly were on duty in that part of town on the night of the shoot- ing attended the hearing. They vere sworn in but before they :ould take the witness stand their commanding officer asked the jourt that they not be examined because of Uw fact that the military nvestigation had not been com- pleted. Coroner G. W. Jones grant- id the officer's request on the con- dition that the three witnesses vould be brougtrt for another tearing on the completion of the ii'litary investigation.
The hearing was postponed till a ater date, pending notification rom camp officials.
The coroner's jury was composed >f E. W. Provost, Ed Murrill, T. 3. Koonce, R. R. Tallman, M. L. Ferguson, and W. A. S. Aman. E. iV. Summersill, local attorney, rep- esented the families of the two colored youths.
Murrill was an employee of Wal- on's Coal and Ice Company. He lad only returned home a few nonths ago from oversea duty with he United States Army where he law action. He received a medical Llscharg* in the owiy spring.
In Air Corps
A-C R. R. RICHARDSON
0 Aviation Cadet H. R. Richard- son of Jacksonville, above, is niw
taking training at Waco. Texas. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W Y Richardson of Jacksonville.
Col. H. M. H. Fleming Speaks at Kiwanis Meeting Tuesday # Col. H. M. H. Fleming. Com- mander Officer of 'the Seventh Separate Infantry Battalion of Camp Lejeune, spoke interestingly on "Marines in Nicaragua" at the weekly Kiwanis lunchcon-meeiing held Tuesday noon at Pine Lodge club. His speech was received with enthusiasm toy the members. Col. Fleming was introduced by Father William S. O'Byrne, program chair- man.
Kiwanian Ramon Askew, vice- president, presided at the meeting in the absence of Kiwanian Presi- dent Billy Arthur and Kiwanian Jack Peck acted as tail-twister in the absence of Kiwanian Harvey Boney.
Finance Committee Chairman W. L. Ketchum reported $9.11 collect- ed for the cigarette fund during the week.
Lunch was served by the ladies auxiliary of St. Anne's Episcopal Church.
Guests at the meeting were Leland Mason of New Bern; R. H.
Sfchweim of Raleigh, C. J. Mclver of Burlington, E* L. Cox,' Jr., of Evans ton, IU., Rev. A. C. Young of Duke University, and Rev A. D. Kionett of Burlington.
War Bond Show Receives Much Praise from Small Crowd in Attendance 0Only a hundred or so individ- uals attended the showing of "Fur- lough Fun", an all-soldier variety show produced by the soldiers and Wacs of Camp Davis, at the Jack- sonville school auditorium Tues- day evening at eight-thirty but what the crowd lacked in volume was overbalanced by the enthus- iasm of those attending. Repeated applause greeted the actors from beginning to end. before and after each performance, and the cast ob- viously imbibed the response of the audience for their rendition was
top-notch entertainment. Proceeding the performance, the
142nd Army Ground Forces Band played on the courthouse square from 7:00 to 7:30 p. m. and then lead a parade from the square to the high school. In the parade was much formitable looking Army equipment including guns, cannons, jeeps, and searchlights.
ine program was pre.se rue a in
connection with the Fifth War Loan Drive and tickets for the show were obtained through the purchase of at least one War Bond. Purchasers of bond.s, however, for the most part did not take advantage of their admission privalege either because of the fact that the per- formance was not sufficiently ad- vertised or because the purchasers were dubious of the proficiency of the entertainment. The recent heat wave may also have had something to do with the small audience.
At any rate, those few attending wore high in praise of the perform- ance. Many of the soldiers partici- pating in the show were profession- al entertainers in civilian life.
Pvt. Jack Whalen, master of cer- emonies, a professional entertain- er in New York City before he en- tered the army, did a swell job of weaving the numbers together and himself did some excellent panto- mine. Other numbers that brought down the house were solo numbers by Pvt. Patricia Norris, who form- erly sang with Paul Whiteman, Frank Masters, and Phil Harris bands, Jerry Cologna, Abe Moss, and Dick Katzin.
Sgt. Milo Jones won repeated ap- plause for his difficult acrobatic number and a big hand was given to Pvt. Marvin Marx who did im- pressions of radio commentators, political figures and other nation- al celebrities. The two soldiers im- itating the Andrews sisters kept the audience in stiches and the "all-girl" May day dance was a near riot. Other numbers were equally well-done tout the actors' names •wtre drowned out by the laughter or Applause. No programs were dis- tributed.
No More Unclaimed Dogs lo Roam City Streets and Premises
§A dog pound is being built by city police and beginning next week any dog running loose within the city limits without muzzle or leash will be picked up and placed there- in, according to Chief of Police W. B. Hurst.
This policy is being institut- ed because of the urgent de- mands from Jacksonville citi- zens who own dogs that they care for. They argued long a;id loud that dogs that are diseased and that have no master should not be allowed to contaminate dogs that are well cared for and that are vaccinated against rabies. Now that the situation is going to be remedied, the Chief hopes that the public will give the police their whole-hearted cooperation.
North Carolina Girl Writes of Reaction To Beina In Navv 0 It's a thrilling experience to be
a member of the Navy Women's Reserve believes Mrs. Ruby W. Speagle, former Winston-Salem girl who now is a storekeeper, third class, assigned to the commissary store at the Naval training station, Bainbridge, Md.
Excerpts from a letter received recently from Mrs. Speagle. who volunteered as a WAVE ten months ago, were released today by Lieut. L. C. Hartley. Naval procurement officer in Raleigh. The letter was addressed to Lieut, (jg) Georgiana L. Pentlarge, of the procurement office.
For the information of women in this area who are interested in the WAVES. Harry Gatton. WAVES and Navy Recruiter for Onslow County, quoted pertinent parts of Mrs. Speagle's letter. He an- nounced that he will be in Jack- sonville at the post office on each Saturday morning, to talk with women interested in the WAVES and* to accept their applications.
"1 took a sailor's place", Mrs. Speagle was quoted as saying, "and he wag to teach me his work and be detached within two weeks. He came to say goodbye to me, and then is when I really felt I was doing something ... I know he is doing his share, and I sincerely hope I am doing mine. That alone proves that women are helping, for unless some woman had released him and thousands of others like him, it would be necessary for these men to remain here on land bases."
Mrs. Speagle's story is typical of the North Carolina girls who have volunteered as WAVES. Recruiter Gallon said, adding that "they are getting valuable experience, and they know they are contributing to a shorter war." He stated that he has a copy of Mr. Speagle's letter, which may be read by any woman who is interested in getting first- hand information on the life of a typical WAVE.
Catholic Sisters to Conduct Bible School At Midway Park £ Mother Mary Agnes, Ph.D.. No- tre Dame University. Sister Mary Charles, A.M.. Catholic University of America, Sisiter Patricia Anne. A.M., Ford ham University, and Sister Helen Marie. A.M.. Sister's College, Cleveland. Ohio, sisters of St. Joseph's of Cleveland. Ohio, will arrive here June 30 to take up residence at the Catholic rectory for .the month of July.
During their residence here Father William S. O'Byrne, local priest, will live at the residence of Billy Arthur in Onslow Terrace.
During July, the sisters will con- duct a vacation school at Midway Park in the project's community house. The hours will be 9:00 to 11:30 daily. Registrations will be taken on July 3 and all children in the county are welcome to attend.
Courses will consist of Christian Doctrine, visual education, with particular stress on the appercep- tion of details, picture study of the Bible, particularly the Old Testament, liturgy and music, poetry, sketch work, and arts and crafts.
Talent aptitude tests will be given to the view of discovering the dormant and latent ability of the children in the field of art, education and music. Physical edu- cation and folk dances, as well as supervised recreation, will also be included in the curriculum
Special classes will be formed for the reception of First Holy Communion and also for the Sacra- ment of Confirmation of the Apos- tolic Rite or the Laying on of Hands, as it is sometimes called.
UNDERGOES OPERATION # Aaron Farncll. Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Farncll, Sr., who has been attending summer school at E.M.I, in- Salemburg, underwent an appendectomy at the Onslow County 'Hospital Saturday. His condition is reported as satisfac* tory.
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MILK will be in still heavier demand during 1944, gays the War Food Administration. The daily ration of milk products for four men in uniform requires the full-time annual production of one cow, and military requirements continue to grow. Last year civilians con- sumed 84 percent of the total U. S. milk supply. Greater purchasing power and scarcity of other popular foods are expected to increase this need in 1944. Shipments of milk products to Russia have more than doubled, nearly all of these supplies going to Russian fighting men and military hospitals. Heavier demands for cheese and butter may be expect' from the armed services. A total of 121 billion pounds of mil' o percent more than last year, is the 1944 goal.
Perpetual Bird Refuge Established at Camp Lejeune
#Camp Lejeune, June 21.— As an aid to wildlife preserva- tion on this base, a perpetual bird refuse has been establish- ed at Camp Lejeune.
The refuge, as outlined in a Camp General Order, is the area bounded on the north by Northeast Creek, on the west by New River, on the south by French Creek and Jumping: Run and on the east by IIol- comb Boulevard and Onslow Beach Road.
The hunting of birds and the training of hunting dogs in this area is prohibited an<I no dogs will be permitted to run at large in the rrea.
Colonel G. W. McHenry Decorated With Legion Of Merit Medal 0Camp Lejeune, June 22.—For meritorious leadership of a Marine regiment on Bougainville, where his son fought with him. Colonel George W. McHenry of Dana, 111., was decorated with the Legion of Merit medal Wednesday by Major General John Marston, Marine camp commander.
Colonel McHenry. new command, ing officer of the Training Center there, also holds the Navy Cross for gallant fighting against bandit units in Nicaragua. A widely-known Ma- rine athlete and coach during peacetime, he entered the present war with 26 years of service, in- cluding World War I, when he was
a first sergeant. The Legion of Merit citation cre-
dits Colonel McHenry with skill- ful planning and direction of forces which at Piva Forks, Boug- ainville, last November 18-26, dis- lodged tfte Japanese from a strong- ly fortified position, suffering only light casualties while inflicting tremendous losses upon the enemy. Colonel McHenry fearlessly expos- ed himself to hostile fire, it adds, remaining at the front throughout the battle.
In addition to the Bougainville and Nicaraguan campaigns. Colonel McHenry has served in Cuba, Santa Domingo. China, on Guadalcanal, and at many posts in the United States.
His son, Marine Captain George W. McHenry, Jr., is still in the South Pacific.
Mrs. Lillian Ray to Head Bear Creek War Finance Committee 0 Mrs. Lillian Russell Ray has been appointed representative of the War Finance Committee at Bear Creek, County Chairman J. C. Thompson announced yester- day.
Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Sanders of Bear Creek have been appointed agricultural representatives for the War Loan Drive in that community by Hugh Overstreet and Miss Laura Beatty, co-chairmen of the rural areas in the county. IN NEW YORK 0 Billy Arthur, Maurice Margolis, and Sam Leder are spending this week in New York City.
District Meeting of Tax Officials to Be Held in New Bern 0 A series of eighteen district meetings for town and county tax collectors and attorneys is now being held throughout the State, under the auspices of the Institute of Government of the University of North Carolina.
Albert Coates, Director of the Institute, has pointed out that these meetings should be of parti- cular interest to town and county tax collectors, attorneys, account- ants, mayors, managers, chairmen of boards of county commissioners and other members of town and county governing boards*
The district meetings are being conducted by Peyton B. Abbott, As- sistant Director of the Institute of Government, who has just comple- ted two guidebooks: "The Fore- closure of City and County Prop- erty Taxes and Special Assesments in North Carolina", already distri- buted, and "Guidebook for Tax Col- lectors in Cities and Counties of North Carolina", which is in pro- cess of printing.
Their purpose is to discuss mat- ters of interest to county and city tax collectors, attorneys and finance officers in the field of local taxa- tion and possible improvements in the tax laws.
The meetings staged at Chapel Hill on June 19 and will end at Bryson City on July 17. They are dr Mgned to cover the entire state so that no interested party will have far to travel.
The meeting for Carteret, Crav- en, Jones, Duplin, Lenoir, Onslow and Pamlico Counties will be held at County Courthouse, in New Bern at 3 o'clock Tuesday, June 27, 1944.
Fire Endangers Homes In New Housing Project Wednesday Afternoon % A sudden shift of wind blew sparks from burning trash into nearby woods causing a fire that endangered material and houses still under construction on West- minister Drive in the Bay Shore Development Wednesday afternoon.
Quick work on the part of the Jacksonville fire department ex- tinguished the blaze before it had done any material damage.
Funeral Services Held For J. B. Phillips Wednesday Afternoon 0 Funeral services were held from the home Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock for J. B. Phillips, 60, of Bear Creek who died in St. Luke's Hospital in New Bern Tues- day morning. Interment followed in the family burial ground near ♦he home. Rev. A. L. Benton of Swansboro officiated.
Surviving the deceased are his widow and one son, J. B., Jr.; two sisters. Misses Kate and Roberta Phillips, and one brother, A. D. Phillips, tall of Bear Creek.
Pallbearer* were Dan Sanders, Mattock Sanders, Gordon Prove ft, L N. Sanders and Murk MoCausley.
0 "Onslow's War Bond sales gen- erally are humming along, but "E" War Bond sales are lagging", Cam- paign Chairman J. C. Thompson said yesterday.
"The check kept on War Bond sales by the Federal Reserve Bank n Richmond stays several days Dehind actual sales and through Monday of this week Onslow is cre- dited with "E" Bond sales amount- ing to only $64,042.25," the chair- man said. "Although we know that Onslow county citizens have bought many more "E" Bonds than that figure represents, still we know that the sales are lagging."
Onslow's "E" Bond quota—a part of the over-all quota of $482,000r— is $347,000. "That means that to Jate we have not quite readied « fourth of our "E" Bond quota", i jaid Thompson.
The check kept on War Bold I sales by the bank in Richmoad showed as of Monday that Onslow county had been credited with the sale of all bonds to the amount of £168.682.25.
Captain H. B. Warburfon Made Public Relations Officer at Davis ®Camp Davis, June 22.—Capt. Herbert B. Warburton of Wilraing- Lon, Del., has been designated intel- ligence and public relations of- ficer, and Women's Army Corps Re- sruitng liaaison officer of the Anti- aircraft Artillery School, it was made known by Brig. Gen. Bryan L. Milburn, commandant of the AAA School here today. Captain Warburton, a graduate of the Uni- versity of Delaware and the Dick- inson School of Law, and a lawyer in civilian life, wis formerly Assist- ant to Lt. Col. Charles H. Scott, intelligence officer and PRO of the \AA Shool. who has left for an* >ther assignment.
Vacation Bible School At Methodist Church To Start Monday 0 Vacation Bible School will be- gin at Trinity Methodist Church Monday morning, June 26, with classes being held daily from nine to ten-thirty a.m. Rev. Alvin C. Young will-direct the school.
Courses to be taught are: Beginners: "Our Happy World"; Primary: Working with God in
His World"; Juniors: "Followers of Jesus"; Intermediates: "Understanding
the Bible".
R. E. Rouse of Kinston Added to Staff of W. L. Ketchum and Co. # Ross E. Rouse of Kdnston became associated Monday with W. L. Ketchum and Company, local drug- gist, as assistant pharmacist. Ralph Hales is pharmacist-in-charge of the drug department.
DAVID SANDERS PROMOTED. 0 David Sanders, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Sanders of Bear Creak, has been promoted from the rank of Ensign to that of Lieutenaat Junior Grade in the United States •Navy. Lt. Sanders is on convoy du- ty in the Atlantic.
MISSIONARY TO SPEAK #Rev. W. B. Johnson, returned missionary from Kunshan, Ku, Central China, will speak at (fee First Baptist Church here Sunday at both morning and evening serv- ice. His topic will be "Mission Work in China".
Lejeune Marines Drown Heal With Soft Drinks Spree
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