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Newport Town Board Says Water Tank Should be Fixed Fisheries Commissioner Releases Report for May C. G. Holland, assistant commeM enri fisheries commissioner, has re leased his report for May. He said 'The month of May saw very little production in seafoods. Commercial fishermen in the Cape Lookout area report good signs of blues and mackerel, but the strong southwest winds made the sea too rough to fish regularly. "The shrimp season opened May 10 with very poor production. In our opinion this spring has been too cool for shrimp to grow prop erly. We have had quite a few re quests from out-of-state boats for li censes, but none have been issued for inland waters. The menhaden fleet of Beaufort began operating this month with fair catches." Commissioner Holland attended the National Fisheries Institute Convention in Cleveland May 2-5. The convention was attended by more than a thousand representa tives of the fishing industry from points as distant as Norway and Ireland. Commissioner Holland said that his presence at the meeting showed that North Carolina was interested in the industry and that his ex perience there was beneficial to him as a commercial fisheries offi cer. His report continues: * Our oyster seed and shell plant ing is about completed. We have planted 34,043 tubs of oysters in the following places: Carteret Coun ty Point of Marsh, 5,945 tubs; Pam lico County, Oyster Creek, 7,680 tubs; Hyde County, Shell Point, 5.890 and Shell Bay, 1,500 tubs; Onslow County, New River, 3,199 tubs; Pender County, Sloop Point Bay, 3,329 tubs; New Hanover County, Masonboro Bay, 3,155 tubs; Brunswick County, Shallotte River, 990; Saucepan, 1,100 and Old Sound. 1,275 tubs. "We are not in a position to give the exact data on shell plant ing because the project has not been finished, but so far we have planted 40,000 tubs. We have ap proximately 15,000 tubs of shells to plant and expect to finish planting by June 10, weather permitting." Fanners Attend Tobacco Clinic There w?s "a good represents lion" of county tobacco growers at the tobaoco disease clinic in New port Thursday, reported R. M Wil liams, county [arm agent. J. C. Wells, extension plant path ologist. Raleigh, discussed treat ment of tobacco diseases, empha sizing blue mold, which is preva lent in the county. Fanners brought specimens of their plants. Mr. Wells made cul ture slides of the dieased areas. Farmers were asked to look at di sease-carrying viruses under the microscope. Diseases other than blue mold were identified and methods of pre venting and controlling them were discussed. Due to wet weather there has been an outbreak of blue mold in the fields Mr. Williams said that areas affected are Crab Point, Wild wood, and Newport. Louis J. Norris Jr. To Receive MD Degree Louis J. Norris Jr., Morehead City, is a candidate to receive a de gree at New York University's 122nd annual Commencement to morrow on Ohio Field at NYU's University Heights campus in the bronx. Dr. Henry T. Heald, chancellor of the University, will confer the degrees at the morning exercises. Dr. Carter Davidson, president of Union College and chancellor of Union University, is to deliver the commencement address. Eight pub lic figures will be invested with honorary degrees, and six alumni leaders will receive meritorious service awards. More than 15,000 persons are expected to attend the ceremony. Mr. Norris is a candidate for a Doctor of Medicine degree from NYU. Lions to Pay State Blind Commission Case Worker Morehead City Lions will sponsor a county case worker from the State Commission for the Blind for one year. The case worker will visit fami lies of 80 blind persons, registered with the commission, once a month and report to the Lions. Sugges tions will be made in the report on how the club could assist these families during the coming year. This action by the Lions Club fol lowed a talk given Thursday by Mrs. Gertrude Anderson, Green ville, N. C., representing the social aervice division of the State Blind Commission, at a meeting in the Recreation Center. Mrs. Anderson told the club of the organization of the commission and outlined functions of the blind rehabilitation, home industry, medical, and social service divi sions of the commission. She told Lions that 80 blind per sons of the county were registered with the commission. Of these, 53 were receiving financial assistance. 1 Mrs. Anderson suggested that the club sponsor a caae worker ' one day a month for a year to help them in their project of assisting the blind and their families. A case needing an eye exam ination was reported to the club. The case waa turned over to the club's sight conservation commit tee, headed by Victor Wickizer. Jack Morgan, Morehead City, was welcomed as a new member. Mrs. Anderson was a guest of the club. County Agent Gives Talk at Pelletier Friday A talk on poultry and turkey pro duction, illustrated with slides, was given Friday night at Pelletier by R. M. Williams, county farm agent, at a rural meeting designed to aid county farmers. A1 Newsome, assistant agent, was to assist Mr. Williams and answer questions. The meeting was sponsored by the Pelletier Booster Club. Types of partial deafness vary, some causing failure to hear low tones, others failure to hear high tones. The Passing Scene by Don Tobin ? . ? t I %t?4 mmi toiilnmn MM If.fPP to Iff*. l ? Became Newport's water tank la leak lag a gallon and a half a min ule or 2.100 gallons a day, the town board authorized the street super Intendent and chief of police, Orma by Mann, to contact a man to re pair K. - ? The authorization was made by the town board at a meeting Thurs day night at the town hall. The pump has been repaired but the town board said Thursday there was no need to keep pumping the tank full if it's all leaking out. None of the homes in the Newport area are serviced by the town sys tem. All get water from wells. Mayor Edgar Hibbs reported that a state health inspector warned one household in the Newport area that none of their water should be drunk unless it is boiled. Firemen Lay Line Laying of a water main from the tank to the center of town has been undertaken by the town fire de partment. While the main was laid principally to provide water for fir?-fighting, the town is contem plating letting home-owners near it tap on. The mayor said that permission has been obtained from C. Y. Grft fin. New Bern, an official of the state highway department, to run the water main under highway 70. He added, however, that the work must, be dofte within the next cou ple weeks bccause the state speci fies that 60 days shall be allowed to complete the job after permis sion is given. In cooperation with the state which is widening highway 70 through Newport, the town author ized the Clerk. Miss Edith I.ockey, to request Carolina Power and Light to move light poles along the highway north of town. Budget Presented Fire Chief Leon Mann Jr. pre sented the fire department's bud get for 1954-55. The town board said they would consider it when they make up their budget in July. Attorney George Ball commented on the tax sale which will take place at noon next Monday at the town hall. All property on which 19S3 taxes are due will be sold at auction. Property not bought will be bid in by the town. A judgment will be entered against the property and after six months judgment will be executed and the owner who failed to pay taxes will lose his property. A list of those owing taxes ap pears in the second section of to day's NEWS-TIMES. The town attorney was author ized to contact the AftEC Railroad in regard to installing tile to cor rect a drainage problem on Rail road Street. The commissioners discussed electricians' coming into town and doing work without a privilege li cense. How to prevent them from doing so concerned the board. But action on the matter was deferred. Phillip K. Ball, surveyor, waa au thorized to make a map of town streets in compliance with the state's request for information in relation to Powell Bill funds. Commissioner Early Mann re quested the street superintendent to contact J. L. Humphrey, county road superintendent, relative to fixing Church Street. Blade R ought The board authorized purchase of a rotary blade for the town mower at a cost of $110. Commissioner Ira Garner said that the weed-covered lota in town should be cut. Chief of Police Ormsby Mann was authorised to notify owners of sneh lots and tell them if tbey don't cut the weeds, the town will cut them and put the charge on their tax bill. Commissioner Garner also re quested that the bushes on the old cemetery be cut. ? Taxes and listings of Ivy Haskett and Jim Kirby were discussed. Miss Lockey said the' Haskett matter has been "straightened out" and the KH-by matter concerned inclu sion of farm acreage in the town which Mr. Kirby claimed was out of town. , ? The deed granting the town the street by Roy T. Garner's was re ported received. The street has been named "Town Une Street." The name was suggested by the town attorney. The board authorised all bills paid with the exception of the bill owed Carolina Power and Light Co. which they said waa too high. The clerk reported a balance June 1 of Road Official Reports on Work Throughout County i. L. Humphrey, county road nu perintendent, Mid yeaterday that the Barrus Construction Co., start ed pouring carta and latter* on the new section of Arendeil Street (highway 70) in Morebead City yesterday morning. He said this work will require two to three weeks. The fey after that la completed, the stale will finish up and the new highway will be opaa on both the north and south sides. The highway department is grad ing the road at Sooth Ueer pre paratory to paring aad dirt roads Just north of Beaufort are being aidaaed to 24 feet . The state has also ban working Park from highway 70 to the Len noxviiie Road. Board (Continued from Page 1) the (tore is In a vented building on Turner Street. Keqaevt Denied The board refuted a request lor ? license from Mrt. N. Smith, Al lendale. S. C., to practice palmis try in the county. John Brooks of the auditor's office was asked to investigate a request for tax redaction on the Beaufort property of Alonzo Wil liams, heirs. Leo Lawrence, Otway, requested an adjustment in back taxes, a to tal of <123.83 for the years 1829 36. The board authorized a reduc tion to $61.96. A letter from Belk's was read by the clerk. Irvin W. Davis. The letter gave figures on the cost of the building and property in Morehead City, relative to a March request made by Belk's for reduc tion in valuation. The board de cided to let the valuation remain at $30,000. Te Attend Meeting Mr. Davis, the auditor, and Com missioner Moses Howard were ap pointed to go to a civil defease meeting at Raleigh Thursday and attend a pageant at the Coliseum that night. An invitation to the civil defense meeting was sent the county board by Governor Um stead. Dr. K. P. B. Bonner, chair man of the botrd, said he felt it imperative that this county be rep resented. The board also received a spe cial invitation to see the pageant on Home Demonstration work which is being given as a part of Farm and Home Week observance The commissioners accepted the report on unpaid personal proper ty taxes submitted by Eugene Moore, tax collector,. They re quested Mr. Moore to continue to try to collect the taxes, a total of $8,000 for 1953. The tax collector said the portion of the total 1853 levy collected was 90 per cent. Budgets Presented Budget requests presented by the health department, the county vet eran* service officer and E. M. Foreman, forest ranger, were tenta tively accepted. The auditor was instructed to draw up the budget on the basis of last year's. The general fund fig ure last year was $182,367. The health department budget provide*: for a county health offi cer. Dr. K. P. B. Bonner said that a Dr. Bailey, who is soon to retire from Army service, has agreed to serve as the county health offi cer. He is to report here Aug. 7. The budget was presented by Mrs. Leota Hammer and Mrs. Beat, riee Lewis along with a report on the department's activities for the past year. Gets Refund B. B. Winfietd, who requested several months ago a refund of taxes on property which he did not own, appeared again. The board granted him a refund of $278.06 in return for a quitclaim deed giv ing the cosnty any interest he may have in the land. Arnold Lawrence, Otway, ?e quested that a three-quarter mite road from David Lawrence's to the community highway in Otway be paved. The board said that C. Y. Griffin, state highway official, would be asked to look Into the matter. Commissioner Moses Howard was delegated to ask the state to take over the Oak Road which runs from highway 70 in Newport to the Mann Road. A petition to have the road put on the state system was presented to the board. It had 26 signatures. A problem raised by Gene Smith, town attorney, relative to the coun ty releasing a lien they have on property in Morehead City was re ferred to the county attorney, Al vah Hamilton. The board gave final approval to a resolution requesting far ther restoration of Fort Macon. Ikie Guthrie, Harkers Island, ap peared before the board to request a job as deputy sheriff. No action was taken. Tllton Davis, Harkers Island, a commissioner who has not attend ed meetinga for the past six month's, attended yesterday's meet ing^ Other commissioners pres ent were Walter Yeomans, Mr. Howard, E. H. Potter and the board .chairman, Dr. Botaner. Beaufort Police Make 18 Arrests Eighteen arrests were made In Beaufort during . the first seven days of June. Apprehended June 1 were Don ald J. Disoway and Johnnie Teel charged with going through (top signs; June 2, John W. Joyner, go ing through stop sign; Lemon Sharp, driving without a license; Willie Patterson, public drunken ness; June 3, H. O. Phillip*, going post a stop sign, and a boy under It arrested on a charge of theft. June 4, Edward Tyson Jr., Wil liam A. Smith, Harry Oaakill Jr., and Leonard Safrtt, stop sign vio latWha; Linwood X. Hall, Improper muffler; Thomas Young, pubUc drunkenness; June 9, Charles Jones, (top sign violation June ?, Bobby W. Salter, stop atgn violation and apeeding; Estetle Hsimsa. failing to stop at a stop sign; Jamas King, pnbUt drnnben ness, and Karl Swindell, Improper muffler. w . Beaufort Firemen Proceed With Building 'Iron' Lung Construction of mi "ina" lung, tponaored by the Beaufort Fir* De partment. will start immediately; says Charles HarreM. fire chief Arvis McGee and Ed Nelson, of Beaufort, were appointed to build the lung at a meeting of the de partment Thursday night. Clarence Davis Jr., chairman of the iroa lung committee, reported that tfie rubber gaskets, necessary for con struction, and the diaphragm have been received. The diaphragm was donated by Ben's Bicycle Shop. Beaufort. When completed the lung will be avail able for use by any countian need ing it, firemen said. Chief Harrell reported that the committee appointed recently to study and re-vamp the depart ment's by laws hasn't had time to make its study and report. Roma Willis and John Parkin, who recently attended the fire col lege in Charlotte, N. C., reported on the college's courses They also brought back with them sugges tions on improving fire fighting methods. They tokl the department of new equipment and its use. They studied and worked with this equip ment while attending the college. Mr. Davis and J. P. Harris were appointed to get necessary material for re-painting the fire station's upstairs floor. The department decided to meet at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month instead of 8 p.m. It will : tso have a training program and fire drill every Thursday night starting at 8. Gerald Woolard, secretary, was instructed to write to each member of the department eligible for the honorary list to get their views on whether or not they want to be re tired from active duty. This is being done, Mr. Woolard explained, in order that new fire men may be added to the roll. Sev eral applications have been re ceived lately, he said. The depart ment can carry only a limited num ber of members. Visitors were C. T. Lewis, mayor of Beaufort; Brady Gillikin, Clay ton Murphy, and Ernest Cole, all of Beaufort. After the meeting gasoline fires were touched off in front of the CP&L Asks Permission To Sell Water Systems Raleigh (AP) ? The Carolina Power and Light Co. has asked the State Utilities Commission for per mission to sell its water systems at Beaufort, Morehead Cijy and SnoWHill. CP&L told the commission Thurs day it has arranged to sell the water properties to a newly-formed fhrm, Carolina Water Co., whose president is listed as W. Frederick Spence of Massachusetts. Spence has agreed to pay $148, 000, plus an allowance of $6,806 for net additions made since last Dec. 31, the commission was told. CP&L inherited the water prop erties when it acquired the Tide Water Power Co. in 1952. station and put out with foal* to demonstrate the me of foam m a fire fighting weapon. Firemen the* went to K. F Glenn's home at Front and Fulford Streets to try out a new two and one-half inch fog nozzle. The noz zle is used in fighting oil fire*. Mr. Ulonn reported that he was pleased with the good Job the de partment did in watering his lawn ( and the department is pleased with the new nozzle. About 44 per cent of British wo men workers are married. k T0IR m X ti nki BEAUFORT Since IIMO, U. S. Civilian federal, state and local jobholders have in creased in numbers about SO per cent compared with a riae of about 14 per cent in the total number of U. S. jobs. 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