Background
Arthur, William Joseph was born on January 4, 1911 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of Joseph Ab. and Annis Virginia (Eudy) Arthur.
Arthur, William Joseph was born on January 4, 1911 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of Joseph Ab. and Annis Virginia (Eudy) Arthur.
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, University North Carolina, 1933.
City editor, New Bern Tribune, North Carolina, 1933-1940;
public, editor, Onslow News & Views, Jacksonville, North Carolina, 1940-1954;
principal, Billy Arthur, Inc., Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1962-1980;
columnist, The Newspaper, Chapel Hill, since 1954. Public relations representative Morehead Planetarium, chapel Hill, 1954-1962. Researcher State Magazine, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1954-1962.
Free-lance writer, Chapel Hill, since 1980.
Legislator North Carolina General Assembly, Raleigh, 1943-1945. Reading clerk North Carolina House Representatives, 1955-1961. Member of Kiwanis (vice president New Bern chapter 1938-1939, president Jacksonville chapter 1947), Lions (secretary New Bern chapter 1939-1940), Masons, Shriners.
Married Edith Varina Harris, April 22, 1950. Children: Annis Lillian, William Joseph Junior.