CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
A Mercer of THE BEAUFOkt rttWS (Established 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established 1936)
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38th YEAR, No. 31 EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1949 ' PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Mayors, Commissioners Seek Re-Election Unopposed
Seventh Legion
District Elects
New Officers
A1 Thomas, Beaufort, Hon
ored with Posi of Vice
Commander
Louis Dunn, past commander of
the Donerson - Hawkins post of
American Legion, New Bern, was
elected commander of the Seventh
American Legion district in North
Carolina, which includes 12 active
posts in a five county area, at the
annual district meeting Wednes
day night at the Legion hut on
East Front street. New Bern.
A1 Thomas ol Beaufort was
elected vice commander, L. Bev
erly Bailard of New Bern, district
adjutant, and Lonnie Revis of
Jacksonville, lyus selected as dele
gate to the National American
legion convention at Philadelphia
this summe..
Legion naries were present from
Trenton, Swansboro, Jacksonville,
Beaufort, Morehead City and New
Bern and tho^e present were serv
ed a barbecue supper. District
Commander Albert Ellis of Jack
sonville called the meeting to
order and Mr. Ballard acted as
district adjutant for the evening.
Commander Norris Reed of the
Donerson Hawkins post reported
briefly on the oratorical contest
held m the counties and district
In March. He said the winner in
this district aiso won in the divis
ion but lost in a close race in the
state contest.
Ray Galloway, past N. C. de
partment commander, was a spe
cial guest and he talked briefly
concerning the duties of the
American Legion to uphold the
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Artists to Stady
In Beaufort Again
The art department of the Worn
an's College of the University of
North Carolina, Greensboro, will
hold its art classes in Beaufort
again this summer, according to
a letter received by Dan Walker,
manager of the Beaufort Chamber
of Commerce.
Gregory D. lvey. head of the
art department, says the ? classes
will be in session from June 1
through 21. He commended the
people of Besufort, particularly
Mrs W. L. Woodard and T. G.
Lcary, who have been very help
ful in previous summers and said
he hopes their hospitality will con
tinue.
Mr. Ivey states that three re
quirements must be met for classes
to be held satisfactorily. They arc
a place to meet, (he remarked that
the room used in the old railroad
station last year is satisfactory;
tables on which to work, strong
tables that will not be damaged
by wet paint; and a list of persons
with rooms to rent and prices of
the rooms Anyone having informa
tion on the above requirements
should contact the chamber of com
merce
John Courtney of the college
art staff will be in charge of the
Beaufort work this summer since
Mr. Ivey will be wonting on the
west coast.
31 Carteret County Boy
Scoots Attend Camporee
Boy Scouts from two Carteret
county communities. Beaufort and
Harlowe spent the weekend at the
camporee held in Washington by
the Eastern Carolina Boy Scout
council. Over 2.000 Scouts attend
ed.
The camporee began Friday
morning and lasted through Sun
day morning. Contests for various
awards, races, and other competi
tive events look place. Sunday
morning an awards court was held
and the winners in the competi
tions were presented with ribbons.
Institute Oyster Specialist
Continues Coastal Survey
A1 Chestnut, oyster specialist at
the Institute of Fisheries Research
is continuing his survey of coastal
fvaters to determine where spring
' oyster planting should take place.
He is making the survey at the
1 request of Capt. John Nelson.
| jrtate fisheries commissioner. With
'vim are Ernest Nelson and other
members of Captain Nelson's stall.
Marine Meets Death in Accident
Early Friday on Crab Point Bridge
Blaze Causes Estimated
810,000 Damage to Felton's
James Wallace
Releases Rules
For JC Contest
Released today by James W.
Wallace, Morehead City Jayeee,
were the rules and regulation that
wiil govern the Miss Morehead
City contest, being sponsored by
the Morehead City Jaycees in con
; junction with the Miss America
Pageant. All young women desir
ing to enter ihe contest should
fill out the entry blank published
| below and mail to the Charles
Willis, chairman of the entries
committee.
Here's Entry Blank
1 hereby apply for entry as a
contestant for the title of Miss
I Morehead City and the opportu
Th' first two entries in the
Miss Morehead City contest have
just been announced. They are
Lucjr Willis and Pauline Gillilun.
nity to compete for the right to
participate in the National Finals
of the Miss America Pageant held j
at Atlantic City, N. J.
I understand that if I am se
lected an winner of the North i
Carolma State TiHals, I will be ?
obligated to go to Atlantic City j
during the time required for me j
to appear in the Miss America!
Pageant.
I agree to abide by all the rules
of the local and National contests
now in effect or as announced
hereafter from time to time.
I hereby agree that the (ime,
manner, method of judging the
local and National contests shall
be soley within the direction of
! the respective organizations di
' decting the contests and that ihe
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An estimated $10,000 damage
was caused by fire at Feltort's
clothing store on Front street in
Beaufort early yesterday morning. ;
Although flames were cor.iined!
10 the back part of the building,
? most of the stock was damaged
by heat and smoke. The loss is
reported to be partially covered
by insurance.
It is not known how the flames
started, but the fire originated in
the vicinity of the oil burner at
the back of the store. The burner
was turned off but it is believed
that some sort of spontaneous
combustion caused the blaze.
Frank Buttry of the menhaden
boal. Evelyn L. Willis, captained
by Capt. Ned Lewis, noticed smoke
f.s he was driving by shortly after'
3:30 a.m. yesterday. He notified
Carlton Garner, night policeman,
who sent in the alarm (rom box
10 ai Front and Turner streets.
The firemen, who turned <.ut
100 per cent to fignt the fire,
wo e on the job for nearly two j
hours. None of the adjoining bu.i ;
ness places were damaged.
Felton's is owned by Gerald ,
Hill, Beaufort.
Legionnaires Nominate
Three For Commander
Walton. E. Fulcher, Robert G. ;
| Lowe and Malcolm U. Collins were i
nominated for the post of com
manded of the Morehead City j
Ameiican L ;i? i ju ?he meetinxl
?i.v Lugi't.ri . .light i;:
club rooms in down town Move-;
head City.
Legion members will vote on \
the nominees and nominate any
other candidates at their next J
meeting Friday, May The of
ficers are to serve for the 1040-50
year.
Other nominees are: for 1st'
vice-commander, J. B. Rice, Ed
Arendell, and Fred Beaver; for!
2nd vice ? commander, Bernard
Leary and Earl Dunn; for ser I
gent at arms. C. G. Nelson, M. T.
Lewis and.Cofye Hepler; anc| Rev.
W. D. Caviness for chaplain.
Largest Property
Owner, Causeway,
Expresses Views
In an exclusive interview with
the NEWS TIMES. Sam Morgan, I
largest property owner on the !
Mo'ehead City Beaufort Cause
way, stated his views on the pro
pored inclusion of the Causeway
into the city limits of either More
head City or Beaufort. The in
terview follows.
"We've ail heard ? ne story of
the scientist who built a machine
capable of thinking, moving ami
working for itself. The scientist
forgot one thing though. He didn't
include a soul," Mr. Morgan said.
"That's wiiat we've done With our
local government, we've created a
monster that has everything hut
a soul.
"The scientist finally had to jump
overboard to escape the creatine
of his own making and that's what
we've done here on the Causeway.
We came out here where we could
escape the tyranny of local gov
einment and now the towns are;
co? out here after us. I think
w< , ? ifht to tight this thing all
tK./ " through. We weren't
Iffjked -HV place if we
wanted to become a part of the
towns.
"'Our government was organized |
by inspired men to protect the i
home after tiie old English law
that a man's home is a Castle and
should be protected. I'm going to
fight, the extension of the city
limits around us. They're only
trying to do it to get money out
of us and we don't stand to gain
a thing out of it except increased
taxes. /
"My ancestors fought for their
freedom ami Sam Moigan is going
to tight for hist"
One Cherry Point Marine is dead,
another seriously injured and a
third is in Carteret county jail held
on charges of manslaughter as a
result of an automobile accident
that occurred early Friday morning
on the outskirts of Morchead City.
The death is the first highway f.i
tality in Carteret county this year.
Cpl. Robert Bodrcau, 19 years
old, died shortly after the wreck
which occurred at 12:15 a in. Fri
day on the bridge leading to Crab
Point, north of Morchead City. Pfc.
Duane F. Brown 18 sustained a
fractured skull and chest injuries
and remains in a serious condition
in the hospital at Camp Lejeune. i
Cpl John Edward Boyce, 18. driver 1
of the car, is held in jail on char
ges of manslaughter, pending an
inquest that will be. held Thurs
day night in the court house in ;
Beaufort. All three were stationed
at Cherry Point Marine air base.
According to Cpl. Vernon I.
SprUill, state highway patrolman ;
investigating the accident, the car|
was traveling at a high rate of
speed when it struck a bump in
the surface of the picket bridge It
sides wiped the right-hand bridge
rail, tore up 45 feet of the bridge,
bounced to the left hand side ol the
bridge and landed on it* left side
on the high vv ay at the end ot tin
bridge.
A six by four inch beam, put
of the bridge supports, entered tin
ear under the right front fendt r.
tore out the glove compartment,
struck Corporal Bodrcau. tore the
top of the car loose, knocked the
rear window out of the car. and
damaged tho car's trunk before it
con-pie ted its destruction Not one
window in the car remained intact
the car. otherwise, was demolished
also.
Corporal Boyce was driving. Cpl.
Bodrcau was in the middle and
Ptc. Brown was sitting on the right
side of the car, ?? li)4(> two-door
Ford sediffl. Timbers from the
budge struck Corporal Bodreau
and Pfc. Brow l but Corporal Boyce
esc .ped with minor scratches and
no serious injury.
Speed limit on the bridge is 20
miles per hour. Corporal Boyce
had been drinking and the car was
traveling at an excessive rate of
speeding, according to Corporal
Spruill.
Highway workers were quick to
begin work on getting the bridge
into usable condition and it was
completely repaired by noon Fri
day.
Surrender of Fort Macon . April 26 , 1862
Wrecks Damage
Three Vehicles
Three automobile accidents in
addition to the fatal accident at
Crab Point bridge occurred in Car
teret county over the weekend.
Friday at 12:30 p. m . a 1940
Kaiser sedan cr.ven by Willie B.
Temple of Beaufort attempted to
pass an oil truck driven by Walter
Ray Ewell at a point near Cope
Ray Ewcll at a point near Cope
land's Motor Court west of More
head City. The truck made a left
turn while the Kaiser was attempt
ing to pass and the Kaiser rin into
its rear, causing an estimated $150
damage to the car. The truck sus
tained $15 damage but no charges
were made against either driver
since both were at fault in the op
inion of the highway patrolman in
vestigating.
A 1949 Chevrolet coach driven
by Sgt. William R. Godall of Cher
ry Point overturned and was al
most completely destroyed Sun
day. The car was traveling south
on Nine-Foot road between New
port and highway 24 when it sud
denly came on a barricade placed
across the road which is undcrgo
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Tide Table
HIGH LOW
Tuesday, April 26
7:05 a. m 1:07 a. m.
7:23 p. m 1:10 p. m.
Wednesday, April 27
7:43 a. m. 1:45 a. m.
7:58 p. m 1:43 p. m.
Thursday, April 28
8:19 a. in 2:21 a. m.
8:32 p. m 2:16 p. m
I'rldiy, April 29'
8 54 I. m 2:57 a m
8:06 p. m. 2.48 p. m.
By F. C. Salisbury
In the words of Abraham Lin- ;
coin, from his famous Gettysburg
address, "four score ami seven
years ago" Colonel Moses T. !
White, commander of Fort Macon
during the War of The Rebellion, j
surrendered the fort to General
Ambrose E. Burnside of the Fed
eral forces on Saturday, April 20,
1862.
Events leading up to the su. '
render of the fort was the battle !
of Roanoke Island and New Bern.
Early in 1862 what is known in
the war records of the Union j
Army as the third naval armament
was fitted out in Hampton Roads. |
It wag composed of 100 war ves
sets and transports commanded by [
Commodore L. M. Goldsborough
and bearing 10,000 land troops
under General Burnside. The arm- f
ament left the Roads on January j
11, 1862, with its destination un
known except to proper officers.
That destination was Roanoke Is
land and Pamltco Sound.
The Confederates had strongly
fortified Roanoke Island with bat
teries that commanded the sounds
on each fide of it. The forufica
tions were garrisoned by North]
Carolina troops then under the
command of Coloney H. M. Shaw,
and mounted about 40 guns. About I
them in Ci oatan , Sound was a I
flotilla of small gunboats.
Preparation was made for an I
attack by land and sea the first I
week in February. Goldsborough
drew up his fleet of 70 vessels j
in Croatan Sound and opened a
bombardment upon the batteries.
It was kept up all the afternoon,
the flotilla and the batteries re
4PtMing to Goldsborough's guns.
At midnight about 11,000 troops!
were landed on the island. At dawn ]
they moved forward to attack the
ltnc of intrenchmenta whichi cross
ed the island.
The Confederates, far inferior
in numbers made a gallant de
fence, going from redoubt to re j
doubt as one after another fell
into the hynds of the Union forces. ,
They made a vigouroui* itand in
a well situated redoubt that was!
approached by a causeway but
overrun l?y the large number of
the enemy they were compelled
to surrender and Roanoke Inland
passed into the hands of the Union
force*, with 3,000 prisoners and
42 cannon.
Other sections of Kastern Caro
lina 'were speedly Recovered and
on February 18, 1802, Burnside
and Gotdsborough issued a proeia
mat ion to the inhabitants of the
conquered section assuring them
tnat ilte Government forces wen
there not as enemies but as friends
and inviting them to separate
themselves from the Confederacy
and return to their allegeance.
Following the surrender of
Roanoke Island and other points
in ;hat vicinity, the Union forces
under General Burnside and the
flotilla moved up the Neuse River
where tiie battle and the capture
of New Bern took place. It was
from this point that men and arm
ament were sent for the assault
upon Fort Macon. On March 19,
1802, two regiments embarked at
New Bern and one regiment
marched down the railroad tracks,
meeting at Slocum's Creek. These
three regiments combined with the
artillery and ordnance outfits had
planned to haul the men und
equipment to Haveiock, where it
was to be loaded on cars and
transported by horse power, due
to the lack of an engine, to Caro
lina City sonic five miles west of
Morehcad City which had been
selected as the site of operations.
On landing at Slocum's Creek
it was learned that the Confed
erates had burned the railroad
bridge at Newport over the river
at that point as well as the hotel
and barrack buildings at Carolina
City. Fearing that a similar at
tempt would be made on the
county road bridge a company of
infantry was dispatched to guard
this bridge. This bridge wa| se
cured and with the arrival of
troops by rail at Newport they
were transported by common roid
to Carolina City which point wjm|
readied on M??ch 22. The burned
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Queen Street Band
To Enter Contest
The Queen Street High school
hand, Beaufort, will compete
Thursday in the music festival at
A & *T college, Greensboro, I lan
dolph John: < n, principal, announ f
ced today.
The hand last year received the
i at Mi)?, "above average" and will
try this year for "excellent.*'
Director of the hand is Abe Thin
man, formerly of Newark, N. .1.
A special chartered bus, cany
injr the band and spectators who
would like i?> attend the festival,
wi.l leave Beaufort early Thurs ,
day morning
Forty five hand members and J
four majorettes wili make the trip,!
Thirty five bands are expected to
compete. Only the belter bands
of the state are invited.
The Queen Kt'reei, musicians will
play LiiRtiel Overture, My lle*o.
Overture Militairc, and Host of
Freedom.
Home Agenl Announces
Demonstration Meetings
Hume ft<'inonst ration iiul> meet
inga for this week were announced
today by Mis. Carrie Gillikin,
home agent.
They are as follows: Kin-sell's
Creek, 7:30 tonight with Mrs. A.,
II. Tallman; Camp Glenn. 2:30
p.m. tomorrow with Mrs. B. L.
West; Williston, 7:30 tomorrow
night at the community building;
Wildwflftd, 2:30 Thursday , after
noon with Mrs. Leslie Sanders. |
The Carteret County Wildlife
< lub will meet tomorrow night at
7 :30. Election of officers will be
held, f'lace of the meeting: has
not yet been decided.
Board Conducts j
Routine Business j
Thursday Night
Morehead Cily Commission
ers Discuss Division of
Town Into Two Precincls
Morehead City commissioners
disposed of a volume of routine
business at their meeting Thurs
day night in the Morehead Cit.v
municipal building. No discussion
on the proposed extension of
Morehead City limits to include
part of the Morehead City Beaufort
causeway came up at the meeting.
Two special meetings on that issue
had been held previously.
A motion to divide Morehead
City into two voting precincts in
stead of the present one was voted
down when the town attorney.
George II. McNeill, disclosed that
such a change would have to he
made by an act of the general as
sembly. The commissioners de
cided that the Legislature was too
close to adjournment to enter an
act this session and Mayor George
Dill said the' would have the act
entered in the 1 legislature.
It was disclosed that the area
the town has been using ;it 25th
and Bridges streets ;is ;i street is.
in reality. 40 feet from the actual
street ond is on the property of
Clyde Jones Recently workers j
from the State Highway com mis- 1
sion have covered the street over
with clay while using it to haul
clay fill to the Salter Path j*oad
and Tide Water Power company
has erected telephone poles on the
property owned by the town and
intended for use ;?s a street. The
commissioners decided that the
power vompany would have to
move its poles itnd the town re
locate the street in order that Mr
Jones can regain use of his pro
perty.
ltesu lents of the area between
18th and 19th street on Bridges
street. appeared and requested that
the city run its sewer line into
their property in block 116 so that
they could have sewer connections.
The request was put aside until
the June meeting of the commis
sioners when next year's budget
will be drawn up.
Mayor Dill said the town was
soft-peddling on any extension of
its sewtr lines at the present time
since it* is hoped that the federal
government will render financial
assistance to the city when and
if ;i proposed federal anti-stream
pollution hill is approved. The
mayor said that such assistance
would cause the town to complete
!y revise its sewer setup and that
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Candidates in Both
Towns File at Deadline
The incumbent mayors and com- j
missioners of both Beautort ar.d j
Morehead City are again seeking
office for the next two-year term, j
unopposed.
Although none of the Beaufort |
board or the mayor had filed by j
presstime. it was learned from re
liable sources that they would i
Signify their intention of running J
prior to the 6 p. in. registration j
deadline l:ist night.
The Morehead City mayor and |
commissioners filed Friday, meet '
ing their 10-day prior-to-election !
deadline. The election will be
Tuesday. May 3.
Also appearing on the More j
head City ballot will be three can j
didatcs for election to the hospital
board. . Robert L. Hicks is seeking !
re-election and John 1. Crump and
YV. C. Matthews are running for
trustees positions.
Retiring from the hospital board
next month are S. A. Chalk. Sr..
chairman, and John Lewis. The
board, after election, will choose
its chairman.
George W. Dill. Jr., is seeking
re-election as mayor of Morehead
City. Lawrence \V Hassell is run |
nine again for mayor of Beaufort.
Candidates for election to the j
Beaufort board are Graham W.
Duncan. Jr . Wiley Taylor. Jr.. J. !
(). Barbour, Jr. Clifford Lewis,
and 1). F. Merrill.
Candidates i\t?- the Morehead
City board are W. L. Dernckson.
W. P. Freeman. S. C llolloway,
I) G. Bell, and M. T. Mills.
After th'< election, the hospital
board will be comprised of the
following: Gordon C. Willis. Mrs. i
Clarence Taylor. Mrs. E. A. Coun
cil, A. B. Roberts. Jr.. Robert L.
Hicks. John L. Crump, and W.
C. Matthews.
D. C. Bell Gives Talk
On History oi Coast Suard
Morehoid City Kotarians heard a
speech by I). (I. Bell on the history
of the Coast Guard at their meet
ing Thursday night in the More
head City Recreation ce iter
Mr. Bell emphasized that the re
cent alvard of the Josephus Dan
iels memorial trophy to the Fort
Macon Coast Guard surfboat crew
here in Morehead City had much tc
do with Morehead C'itv's being
chosen the Coast Guard capital of
the world for the anniversary of
th'1 Coast Guard next August. He
said he felt the celebration of the
anniversary here would brim; much
favorable publicity to this area.
thank$ to local Elks w
Ro tartans also extended their
thanks to local Elks for the hospi
tality shown the visiting Coast
Guardsmen at the recent trophy
presentation.
Marine Scientists
Establish Society ?
Group Representing Four
Stales Meets in More
head City
Scientist* from four states met "
in Morehead City this week end
.for 1 ite purpose of forming an
organization de -iglted to facilitate
the exchange of ideas and discus
Sions of *pi obiems hy those en
gaged in marine research. During
their stay l.iiey drew up a consti
tution and by laws, elected officers
and setded on a name for the
gioup.
They also made tentative plans
.for the Atlantic Estuarian society,
as it is to hi" known, to meet at
the Virginia Fisheries Laboratory
in Voiktown. Va. Meetings are to
be held twice a year. Institute of
Fisheries Research staff members
were hosts at their offices at Camp
Glenn.
Dr. L. Eugene C roil in of the
Chesapeake Biological laboratory
at Solomons Island* was chosen
president; W. A. Van Engel, crab
specialist for the Virginia Fish
eries laboratory, wiil be secretary
treasurer. The executive commit
tee appointd by Dr. Cronin con
sists of J. B. Engle, oyster inves
tigator for the Fish ami Wildlife
i Service at Annapolis; .lay An
drews, oyster investigator .for the
Virginia Fisheries laboratory; and
Dr. Eugene W. Reolofs, fin fish
specialist for the UNC Institute
of Fisheries Research.
The visiting biologists arrived ,
Thursday, attended meetings Fri
day and Saturday, leaving here
Saturday afternoon and Sunday
after having visited Fort Macon,
the local agar plant, ami nearby
beaches and -waterways. They were
housed at the Institute, the Fish
and Wildlife Laboratory at Fivers
Island, and the Duke Marine Lab
oratory. ,
Attending were Miss Louella
Cable and Mrs. Engle from Col
lege Park, Dr. and Mrs. Cronin,
Francis Bevin," Fred Seiiing, G. F.
Kelly, and Mr. and Mrs. G. H.
( Maxtield of Solomons Island; Rob
, ert C. Luii/., .Jr., director of the
Bears Bluff Laboratory near Char
leston, S. C. ; Dr. Nelson Marshall,
j director, and Dr. Jay Andrews,
Mr. VaiiEngle, and Dexter Haven,
I stair members of V i rgi n ia
Fisheries laboratory; Jerry How
aid, wiih the F.A.O. of the United
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Chamber of'Commeree Speaker
Urges Betler Understanding
Progress through a better under
standing of each other's problems
was the timely and forceful theme
of Clyde A. Douglass' address to
th<^ Morehead City chamber of
Commerce at its annual banquet at
I he Blue Ribbon club.
The Rev. L. A. Tilley, pastor
of the First Methodist church pro
nounced the invocation. Or. John
W. Morris, president of the cham
ber for the past year, greeted those
present and acknowledged with
thanks the fine cooperation provid
ed by the entire membership in
making possible the completion of
what ha? been one of the most sue
cessful years in the history of the
Morehead City chamber.
I>r. Morris paid special tribute to
the outstanding efforts on bcha!i
of the state ports put forth by Col.
George W Gillette. It was recalled
that at the annual banquet last
year, Colonel Gillette was the guest
speaker. At that time he outlined
his proposal for port development
by combined efforts, the financing
oi the project has been arranged
by the State, and engineering is
well advanced. It is expected thai
actual construction of facilities will
be under way bv late summer.
After a delicious fried chicken
dinner, Bob Lowe, general manager
of the Morehead City chamber oi
commerce introduced guests. These
included PL R. Buchan, president
of the Atlantic and Biftt Carol in:<
railroad, R. L. McMillan, Raleigh
attorney. George Arrington. execu
tive secretary of the New Bern
chamber of commerce, Graham
Duncan, director, and Da i Walker,
manager of the Beaufort chambcr
of commerce
Appreciation was expressed to
Mr Buchan for his selfless and un
tiring etiorU on behall oi tile
chamber's program. Mr. Lowe coin
In the short year since that time,
mented on the enthusiasm of the
individual members of the cham
ber i 1 their efforts toward com
munity growth, progress and pros
perity. lie stated that the officers
and directors were merely the
machinery through which the
hopes and wishes of the people of
Morehead City were translated into
the reality of progress.
Dr Morris presented the officers,
directors; George K Wallace, John
had worked with him for the past
year. These men included Louis
D. (iore, vice-president, Milliard M
Eure, treasurer. Dob Lowe, general
manager, and James Morrill, Char
les N. Bennett. W. C. Matthews
Kilby Guthrie and Alfred Cooper,
directors; George R. Walalce. John
L. frump. George Ball. Bruce
Goodwin, J. L. Seamon'and George
Stovall, members of the Advisory
Council
Mr. Gore, president-elect for (he
new year, beginning May I. w?>
presented and he introduced th?
men who will serve with him in an.
official capacity for the coming
year. Thcv were. W. C. Matthews
vice-president. Milliard M. Eure
unanimously re-elected as treas
urer and Mr. Lowe, general man
ager. His board of directors in
elude Dr John W. Morris. Kilby
Guthrie. M T. Mills. A. B Roberts
D. G. Bell and H. P. Scripture.
The valuable efforts in public
relations and publicity of Aycock |
Brown were recognised by Mr
Lowe who stated that the cash j
value of Brown's services could not
be reckoned. Mr. Brown has s#v
ed as publicitv director of tb?
Morehead chamber for the past two
>ears and will serve a^ain during
the coming year.
iii presenting Clyde A Douglass,
the speaker of the evening. Dr.
Morris emphasized the value of the
contributions Mr. Douglass has in
so many ways made to Carteret
County. Mr. Douglass' forceful civic
interests have long been a prom
inent factor throughout the entire
State of North Carolina, particu
larly in Kalcigh and Morehcad Ciy.
In his remarks. Mr. Douglass
pointed out the difficulties that
presented themselves in many
fields of effort for no other reason
than a lack of understanding of a
neighbor's problems and point of
view. He drove home the point with
<mphasis that no community can
<row and prosper without the com
bined efforts of all its forward
ooking citizens. Onlv by placing a
<houlder to the wheel alongside
hat of his neighbor can a man
>rovide the things that he wants
[or the community in which he has
?hoscn to li*'c and raise his fam
ily.
In developing this theme Doug
'ass incitioned the accomplish
ments that had been wrought by
hese means through the chamber
<f commerce and reiterated that
he only way the potential develop
ment of Morehcad Citv could be
brought out in the future was by
i continuation of concerted effort
?nd support of the chamber with
both time and i?ney by every citi
zen.
In concision Mr. Douglas made
?lear that cood things never "jutt
happen" to any community. They
^re always the result of careful ,
planning and Uic intensive jppli- *
ation of thoae plans to Vie job. 1
\n<Uthat in all insta?H*s good
?hints had their price which mu?t
be exacted from all of us? not only
in dollar# but in hours.
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