The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
ARMY RECRUITERS
SET NEW RECORD
Ninety-Eight Men Accepted
During Past Week;
June Total 241


Ninety-eight men from Whining.
ton and vicinity have been accept
ed for enlistment in the Regular
Army during the past week, com.
plement of which upped the local
station to a total of 241 men fol
June, Capt. N. G.. Cottle, officer
in charge Of tb3 station has an.
nounced.
The weeks recruiting, during
which time the station remained
open all day Saturday and Sunday,
set an all-time high record, and
is believed by local recruiters to
have held the spotlight for regu-
lar Army recruiting for the entire
state.
Majority Veterans
Slightly more than so per cent
of the men recruited were veterans
of military service, many of them
coming in 'fat the last minute
in order to take advantage Of
ratings similar to those which they
held prior to their discharges.
The following applicants were &C.
cepted during the above period:
William B. Hill, 1915 Queen St. I;
Harvey L. Williams, 609 S. 18th
St.; Clarence K. Mcneil, 7O9 S. 2nd
St.; Luddie Groom, Maffitt Vii
lage; Coy T. Mathis, Jr., Summer
Hill; James W. Thompson, 81;
Dock St.; Joe H. Harris, Route /;
Henry D. Scott, I'LL N. 10th St..
Daniel L. Miller, Route 1.
Albert E. Sellers, 1417 S. Bird St..
Needham 7. Potter, Route /; Ed.
ward L. Davis, 1877 Princess St.;
Ralph w. Jordan, Maffitt Village;
Joseph W. Brewington, 1T Mag.
nolia Ave.; John R. Brown, 81 S
Front St.; Charles Hasley, 218 S.
18th St.
Local Enlistees
Also Charles M. Rising, Lingo
Service Station; Haywood J. Ward,
3O8 Mercer Ave-; Clarence H.
Berry, Jr., 3O2 Wrightsville Ave.
Matthew Lee, GOT Wright St.; Da-
vid L. Swepson, 100 S. 9th St.; Jay
D. Wilcox, Lake Forest; Clyde E.
Faircloth, East Wilmington; Tate
~Faircloth, Jr., East Wilmington;
Howard A. Berg, ia Market St.
Thomas O. White, Route /; Bel
va T. Bedside, 3o8 Hanover St.;
Thomas B. Ludwig, 1902 Princess
ST.; James L. Brown, Route 2;
John E. Harris, Jr., Route /; Man
ley Davis, Jr., 2Ol8 Market St.;
George B. Phillips, Jr., Colonial
Village; Orvis G. Brown, 119 Castle
St.; Leon F. Davis, 907 S. 18th St.:
Wilbur L. Best, 9O6 Dock St.; vii.
liam N. Conyers, 902 Dickson St.:
John E. Mcmillan, 203 Love Grove
Asa H.. Seawell, Sunset Park; Eli.
jah w. Walker, Route l.
Among Others
Raymond Wood, 3O5 N. 9th St.:
Otis E. Smith, 1921 S. 7th St.:
Robert R. Wilson, 4os Carolina
Ave; William j. Wilson, Jr., 40s
Carolina Ave; Leland j.. Vernon.
Nesbitt Courts; Augustus C. Ever.
EFT, 8 Summit Walk; Alton C.
Schroeder, 122 Williamson Drive;
Vernon D. Langley, Nesbitt Courts:
Edward F. Loftin, 318 S. End St.
William H. Groom, Route s.;
Henry Harps, 604 S. 7th ST.; James
H.. Walker, 1913 Dawson ST.; John
N. Anderson, 1909 Dawson St.:
David G. Davis, 1903 Princess St.;
Willie j. Quick, Maffitt Village:
Leamon Watts, 1914 Castle St.:
BENJAMIN F. Pilelis, TOT Orange
St.; Joseph c. Bellamy, 623 S. sth
St.; George F. Bumby, 1902 S. 4th
ST.; Warren G. Spencer, East Will.
mlngton; Tehrman. v. Herrin g,
Castle Hayne; Wilbur MCINTYRE,
Castle Hayne.
WrightsvilIe Men
Hershal Il. Rogers, Wrightsville
Beach; Thomas B. Hawkins.
Wrightsville Beach; Jesse G. Brink,
ley, Harbor Island; Therman
Brooks, Mt. Olive; Elmer J.
Coombs, Dover; Franklin T. Fair.
cloth, Kerr.
Palmer L. Hammond. Long Is
land; George W. Hancock. Pol.
louisville; Warren H. Wray, Dix.
on; Harold T. God, Wallace; James
l.. Coates, %allace; Johnnie J. Cot
tie, Watha; Richard ]. Lewis, Cur.
RE; Odell ]. Williams, Rose Hill:
Graham j. Bannerman, Willard:
Horace V. Pigford, willard; Rob
ert T. Bowen, Willard; Morton G.
futch, Rocky Point; Edwin ].
lsreal, Whiteville; Hassie A. HAYES.
Whiteville; Walter Hilton, Leland.
Brunswick Recruits
Harlee Perkins, Leland; Edward
L.. McKinnon, Navassa; Murphy
W. Pierce, Hallsboro; Alfred
Mobiles, Lake Waccamaw; Grover
L.. Porter, Tabor City; Lynwood