Voters
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Mr. Simpkins, 33. attended
Springfield College and the Uni
versity of North Carolina. A mem
versity of North Carolina. A mem
ber of the First Baptist Church,
New Bern, he is also a 32nd degree
Mason and a member of Scottish
Rite Bodies, New Bern Consistory,
a Shnner and member of Sudan <
Temple; he is a member of the
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks lodge of New Bern; a state
director of the United States
Junior Chamber of Commerce; a
member of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars post number 2514 and the
American Legion Post 24. having
served with the United States
Army and Air Force during World
War II
Mr. Simpkins has been an active
member of the New Bern Chamber
of Commerce and Merchants Asso
ciation through which he has been
active in community affairs.
He served as general chairman
of the drive to secure the Presby
terian College for New Bern and
was general chairman of the state
and national award-winning Ve
hicle Safety Check program last
year. At present Mr. Simpkins is
president of the New Bern-Craven
County Safety Council.
In recognition of his service to
the community. Mr. Simpkins was
recently honored with the Jaycee
Distinguished service award and
was chosen "Young Man of the
Year" in New Bern for 1955.
Candidates filing against Gov
ernor Hodges are not considered
serious threats; nevertheless, it is
believed that Governor Hodges will
establish a campaign headquarters
to let voters know that he's inter
ested in retaining the office.
Governor Hodges became gover
nor in November 1954 when, as
lieutenant governor, he stepped in
to the late Governor Umstead's
place.
Named Manager
Coolidge Merrell of 2105 Evans
St., Morehead City, has been ap
pointed manager of the Carteret
County division of Eastern Rulane
Sales. Local offices are at 104
Craven St., Beaufort.
Newport Principal Lists
Pupils Making Honor Roll
E. B. Comer, principal of New
port School, has announced the
following students have been
placed on the fourth period honor
roll. They averaged 90 per cent
or over in classwork:
Mrs. Mann's 12th: Barbara Chad
wick, Faye Kelly, Willilou Mason,
Joyce Piner and Rudine Russell.
Mrs. Letawa's 11th: Irene Cor
bett, Anne Dennis, Gilbert Garner,
Gaynelle Gray, Janice Howard,
Rachel Simmons, Berlyn Temple,
Robert Turpin, Jo Ann Wade.
Mr. King's 10th: Sally Brown,
Brenda Kelly, Jessie Mae Murdock,
Grace Small, Larry Wallace, Bet
ty Jo Whitaker.
Mrs. Tyndall's ninth: Patsy For
rest. Reggie Lewis, Johnny Mason,
Slenda Miller.
Mr. Byrd's eighth: SheJva Mann.
Florida Simmons. Estelle Simmons,
Eula Warren.
Mr. Thompson's eighth: Mary
Elizabeth Gould, Brenda Long,
Lauretta Simmons, Juanita Sim
nons, Emma Lou Parrish, Linda
Earner, Allen Trader, Johnny Tur
pin.
Mrs. Porter's seventh: Everette
riark. Linda Dickinson, Joe Gar
ler, Betty Gould. Betty Green,
Donna Licari, Gail Minter, Linda
Pringle, Eileen White.
Mr. Hunter's seventh: Eddie
Lynn Gamer, Jenny Lynn Garner.
Mrs. Redmann's sixth: Donna
\ycock, Carolyn Avery, Marsha
Earner, Patsy Garner, Geneva
Howard, Jesse Jcrnigan, Thomas
Williams.
Miss Bateman's sixth: David
Brown, Melanie Garner, Joan Ray
jray, Brenda Jefferson, Linda Ro
land, Brenda Simmons, Fay Smith,
[)orothy Whitley.
Mrs. Mizellc's fifth: Barbara
Vfoddrey, Bessie Oglesby, Sarah
Roberts. Patricia Sessions, Ruth
Smith, Evelyn West.
Mrs. Henderson's fifth: Shelby
Pulcher, Lavonne Garner, Nancy
Earner, Robert Haskett, Kay
lones, Jacqueline Malone, Edward
Millis, Bobby Quinn, Margaret
Simmons, Phyllis Youngblood.
Mrs. Gerock's fourth: Diane Gar
ner, Gloria Jean Garner, Mary
Grace Gould, Glenda Minter, Judy
Sue Maggioln, Walter Danny Ro
berts, Mickey Simmons, I.eona
Teasley, Tracy Vining III.
Miss Chilly's fourth: Cheater
Garner, Sue Gerock, Paul Sims, ?
Dorothy West.
Mrs. Thompson's third: Terry !
Garner, Trudy Garner, Trudy Jef
ferson, Leon Murdock, Judy San- 1
derson, Mike Warren.
Mrs. Edwards' third: Trndy Bra? j
da, Wayne Brown, Prances Emory, 1
Timothy Forrest, Elouise Green, i
Marlene Jernigan, Alan Maness,
Dwaync Oglesby, Blair Slaughter,
Gwen Spencer.
Mrs. Geraldine Garner's third: j
Christine Carroll, Arvella Dingess.
Cherry Garner, Prentiss Garner, !
Bobby Gould, Holland Millis.
Mrs. Florida Garner's second:
Claudia Jolly, Frances Kelly, Pa
tricia Ketner, Hilda Mann, Minda
Thrower, Bruce Vining.
Mrs. Quinn's second: Alana Ed
wards, Betly Hill, Glenwood Gar
ner, Brenda Lawrence, Janice San
ders, Donald Sims, Milton Swain,
Charles Turner, Renee Tomilson, J
Steve Whitaker, David Wiley.
Electrical Appliance
Dealers to Hold Meeting
Owners and managers of all
county firms dealing in electrical
appliances have been invited to at
tend a dinner meeting Wednesday
at 6:45 p.m. at Sanitary Fish Mar
ket and Restaurant. Morehead City.
Plans will be discussed to hold
an electrical appliance show in
May, sponsored by the Carolina
Power and Light Co. in cooperation
with the dealers.
Firemen Put Out Blaxe
At Dudley Home Tuesday
Beaufort firemen extinguished a
fire at the home of Mrs. Dolly Dud
ley on Highway 101 on TuesdHy
morning at 9:15 a.m.
The side of the house caught fire
as the result of a "leaking chim
ney," firemen said.
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