The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-04
IT. COTTLE WRITES
TO ALL CT J0ES
New Army Recruiting Com
mander Tells OF Many
Benefits Service Offers

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| Lieut.. N. G. Cottle who recently
assumed duties as Commanding
Officer of the Wilmington Army
Recruiting station, today sends 9
message to all discharged veterans
in his territory.
The message, in the form of q
letter to each former CT Joe, is
written to the Regulars" of the
Army of the United States, and is
addressed simply to Dear Joe."
Cottle who came to Wilmington
few weeks ago, is an ex-Master
Sergeant in the Regular Army. He
is a native Southerner who calls
Atlanta his home, but has served
in numerous camps throughout the
nation and in Hawaii.
At Camp Crowder
His last assignment before COM
ing to Wilmington was command
ing Officer, Company "B" 34th.
Signal Training Battalion, Camp
Crowder, Missouri.
He enlisted in the Army Signal
Corps at Fort Bragg back in 1880,
and has had IA years service. Prior
to his enlistment, he worked with
Western Union Telegraph company
in Rocky Mount, Southern Pines,
Chadbourn, Greenville, Henderson,
and Baltimore and several cities in
Florida.
Telegraph Specialist
He was a Geographic specialist
during his four years private en-
ployment.
Lieutenant Cottle is married, has
one child, Barbara, Z, who reside
with him at 116 S. Harrison street.
They all agree they like Whining
ton and hope to be here a long
time.
Cottle Letter
Following is Lieutenant Cottle's
letter.
Dear Joe,
This is not just a letter to con-
fuse you. or to tell you again how
grateful the people Of this nation
are for the noble part which you
played in achieving victory over
our tyrannical enemies. There
could never be too much praise for
the veterans of this terrible con-
flict, but praise is not what we vet
Grams are seeking. We are now
seeking peace, security and hap
piness."
Police Nations
'sIn order that we, and our loved
ones may forever live peaceful, and
that our happy, carefree way Of
life may never again be in doubt,
and to insure the permanency of
this nations prestige, we must not
fail to police those countries which
have been the sources of injustice
and evil, until such time We can be
assured Of their peaceful intentions,
or until they are permanently rem
dered powerless to threaten the
peace-loving people of this earth"
$50, the real purpose Of this
letter is to inform all the discharg-
ed veterans Of my territory that the
War Department is very desirious
to man our overseas installations,
as well as the zone of interior
installations with Regulars" at
the earliest possible date"
Recruiting Act
ITO make sure that these "Regu-
lars" will consist largely of men
Like you, who have demonstrated
their unquestionable ability under
the most adverse circumstances,
the 10Th Congress passed a law
which placed in effect 1.-The Armed
Forces Voluntary Recruiting Act"
THIS act provides for the greatest
benefits in the history Of any
Army, to the men who decide to re-
enlist in this modern, 40-hour week
peacetirne Army.
Benefits
3To enumerate each and every
benefit. would of course, make this
letter entirely too long, therefore
the higtalights of the program have
been included, and you will surely
do yourself an injustice if you fan
to read them very carefully"
obviously, it cannot be expected
that all Army veterans will be in
terested in returning to the Army.
There are many who will return to
their occupations which we're SO
abruptly interrupted by the war,
but to those who were not estab-
lished In business, because of age
Or because OF some unfortunate
circumstances, the Army is offer
ing an excellent job with well
above the average take home
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