The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-28
TH0RT0N SOUNDS
WAR BOND APPEAL

in the Pacific, as related by a
wounded second class petty officer
from Wilmington and an appeal
by banker to mold New Hanover 5
record of doing better in reaching
war bond campaign quotas than
anv other county in North Carolina
featured yesterdays luncheon
meeting of the Lions club.
The talk on submarines was
made by William Troutman, who
las served in The Navy for four
years and seen active war service
from the time the japanese attack
ed Pearl Harbor until the first of
this month, when he began brief
leave before reporting for duty
again at New London, Conn.
The appeal for New Hanover
county citizens tc make up a $751;
ooG shortage in the CO. bond quota
foI the county in the Fifth War
Bond campaign before the dead
Line closes on sales tomorrow was
made by J. G. Thornton, president
OF the Wilmington Savings and
Trust Co. and co-chairman of the
latest bond campaign in the coun-
ty
Announcement Of the appoint
ment of the Rev James Lawson,
Immediate past president of the
local club, as zone chairman for
Eastern North Carolina clubs also
featured the meeting. Clubs in
Guided in the zone are Wilmington,
Richards and Kinston. The ap-
pointment was made by District
Governor Jesse Jones of Kinston.
Guests at the meeting in addi-
ton to the two speakers were E.
A. Laney, presidnet of the Morris
Plan bank and co-chairman with
Thornton in the fifth bond drive.
and Richard S. Rogers, vice presi-
dent of the Wilmington Savings
aid Trust Co., both of whom in
addition to Thornton were guests
II W. B. Campbell; and Ed Mar
lowe of the Metropolitan Life In
surance Co., VINO was the guest
Of c. L. Harris. Troutman was the
guest of James R. Benson.
Sidelights of the meeting includ-
cd the passing around of a special
edition of the Wilmington Morning
Star of July Is, 1922, on the oc-
caslon OF the founding of the local
Lions club, and report by L. C.
robertson, chairman of com.
nittee appointed in an effort to
obtain better service in delivery
Of War and Navy department mes
sages to relatives of wounded. kill
&c and missing members of the
armed forces.
Troutman told club members of
oelng on watch at Pearl Harbor
the night before the Japs struck
ard of being awakened by his re.
lle1 when the bombs began to fall
M American installations.
he described how he manned a
machine gun end fired at Jan
planes during the irst attack m
Tie harbor and how he was in
motor launch during the second
ana third attacks picking up SIR
'lvors of the U. S. S. Oklahoma !
and other ships sunk and DAMAGED
~ Jap bombs.
Speaking Immediately after
iIoutmaa, Thornton, who reveal /
"a that New Hanover had done
letter than any other county in
ne state IN attaining its bond QUO
as, said that the fifth bond drive
II the county had gone over the
op by l35 per cent, with s7S8e
WV IN bonds of all types sold
'salnst a quota of S., 707,0O
he pointed out, however that
or the first time New Hanover is
loout to fall short of its E bond
quota, with S2,054, 900 in this series
'ond sold to date in the fifth bond
rive against quota of So. 1872 Don
thornton appealed to club mem
'ers to help in making UP the
uota by the deadline tomorrow
flernoon by buying as much as .
'3sslole personally of the S137.- {
70 lacked and getting friends to I
. their share. ,
He said that New Hanover. al 1
though one of The smallest co,,r