The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-18
ARMY RECRUITS
FIFTY MEN HERE
Majority OF Volunteers Are
Ex-Servicemen, Lieut..
Cottle Explains

Cottle Explains
Fifty applicants were accepted
by the U. S. Army recruiting sta.
ton here within the past 10 days,
Lieut.. N. G.. Cottle announced yes
terday.
OF the half hundred men, the
majority gave as their reason lor
enlisting in the Regular Army, the
following:
1.-THE Army is a good deal; there
is more clear money derived from
Army pay than most civilian JOBS,
and retirement after 20 years.
In Nearby Towns
The lieutenant said that in ad-
dition to the main recruiting sta
ton located in the Postoffice build
ing, open from 8 a. M, through .
o. M, from Monday through Sat
urday of each week, highly tram.
ed Army recruiter is dispatched
to the following postoffices each
week from 10 a. M, to p. m.
The recruiter will be in Whlteville
on Mondays.
The representative will be in
Southport Tuesdays, Wallace on
Wednesdays, and Jacksonville,
Thursdays.
Contacts Urged
Interested applicants are being
urged to contact an Army recruit
Ter as soon as possible, to find Out
more about these unprecedented
opportunities the regular Army
offers
The following white men, most
of whom are veteran soldiers have
lreentered the various branches o.
the service.
Paul H. Winner, Route. 3, Box
|97, Wallace, transportation corps
Earl Smith, Route 8, Box IA, ordn
ance; Edward Tate Howard, ISL
is. 4th street, unassigned; Lenwoot
Fowler, 2o9B Calvin drive, Maj
lfitt Village, army service forces
Richard E. Warren, Route !, Boz
, 209, Wilmington, unassigned; Jacl
Eichorn, Wrightsville avenue
unassigned; William c. McGirt
Fairmont, ordnance; Arthur E
Glazier, 121 Maffitt Village, arm!
air forces; Norwood L. Byrd, Route
II, Chinquipen, unassigned.
Thomas E. Smith, Route l
Garland, armored; Bernice Hewitt
Route /, Box II, Shallotte, unas
signed; Lonnie E. Tyson, rs Hud
son drive, army air forces; Den
mis- M. Pridgen, Fair Bluff, quar-
termaster; Herbert w. Harriss, Al
Is. 18th street, ordnance; Joseph L
Piver, Route 2, Box %, army al,
forces; Jess A. Purvis, Route z
Box S, Ash, army air forces.
James E. Clemmons, Leland
una ssigned; Clarence E. Glenn
mons, RID, Leland. unassigned
Forest G. Woodcock, Spoffor'
, Mills, unassigned; Edell j. Potter
Route 2. Box 1888, Leland, unas
signed; Wilbur D. Applewhite, "
IS. End street, unassigned; Louie H
Wilson, Shallotte, army air forces
George A. Faircloth, Route /, LIE
land, quartermaster.
, Clyde A. Ward, Route I, Box So
Nakina, ordnance; Graham Gle
mons, 300 S. 18th street, unassigr
ed; Garlic Rivenbark, Box Gas
Jacksonville, army air forces; E'
A. Ivey, Rodte /, Midway, Texas
army air forces; James E. Brown
Huntsville, Texas, army air forces
Bailey L. Mcdowell, Bolivia, quar-
termaster.
The Negro applicants are: osca:
H. Jackson, 207 Wooster street
quartermaster; Lenwood Washing
ton. SOB Brunswick street, arm.
air forces.
Joseph Gore, Whiteville, quar-
termaster; Harlee Williamson, 62
. Wood street, army air forces; 10
. seph Hemingway, s13 N. 9th street
army air forces; Frank Watson
1908 N. 10th street, army al
forces; Willie Howard, Jr., ~
McRae street, army air forces
Perry Nesmith, Andrews, 5. c.
quartermaster; James H. Green
Route 1, Box So, Bolivia, aviation
,, engineer; Alvin Lee Pollard, ~
S. 7th street, army air forces
Willie Eaddy, Box 1O3, Boardman
ordnance; Wheeler H. Rourk, ll4l
Worth drive, Maffitt Village, arm
air forces.
Ralph L. Evans, GIT Dawso1
street, medical corps: James Z
Watkins, 1929 Mount Seller, 5. Z.
unassigned; William Bloodworth
C-25. Box 258, unassigned; Lee
Gordon, 800 N. 4th street unas
signed; John T. Moore, 2 L Brook
Il, Homes, quartermaster; Rober
Taylor. 518 N. 7th street, quarter
master; Freddie E. Taylor a.
N. 7th street, unassigned.