Welfare Superintendent Comments
On Remark by Republican Chairman
Commenting on a statement by
I D. Gillikln, chairman of the
County Republican committee,
Miss Georgie Hughes, welfare su
perintendent, said this week that
whether a person is "deserving"
is not a factor considered in eligi
bility for welfare fuorti.
Mr. Gillikin commented at the
Republican county convention Sat
urday that those who don't deserve
welfare funds get them and those
who do deserve them get little, if
any of the money.
Miss Hughes said that help is
given to those in need. Just as jus
tice is not meted out merely to
those who are deserving, welfare
funds are not distributed on the
basis of whether a person is de
serving of them.
Grants Reported
Miss Hughes reported that the
average old age assistance grant
last month was $37.71; the aid per
dependent child was $19.24 for the
month and the aid to a disabled
person for the month was $42.95.
Miss Hughes said she thoroughly
agreed with Mr. Gillikin that peo
ple get little help through the wel
fare department. " I don't see how
people can live on what we give
them," she remarked.
The superintendent repeated a
standing invitation to any citizen
to go to the welfare department,
with the person they feel needs
different treatment at the hands of
the welfare department, and the
case will be reviewed. The budget
will be explained.
"We can't give out general in
formation, but if a person is inter
ested in a specific welfare recipi
ent, or applicant, and comes into '
the office with that person, we can
explain how much money is avail
able and how the funds are dis
tributed," Miss Hughes said. "We
would like people to do that."
Status of Budget
Miss Hughes said that Mr. Gilli- !
kin was also mistaken when he
said that welfare funds were the .
largest item in the county budget.
She said the amount the county
puts in the welfare department is |
$78,022. That amount, with state
and federal aid, brings the welfare
fund to $453,358.
The county's general fund, school
fund and debt service fund take a
larger share of the county tax dol
lar than welfare, the superintend- j
ent pointed out.
She added that due to a new
formula adopted by the state, the
county will not be eligible next
year for $7,500 it has been getting
in state equalization funds In the
past. This will evon further reduce
the amount of welter* funds avail
able for distributi??- *-*
Quilted Lap
Pads Suggested
Baby will be a more welcome
visitor if you take along a dainty
quilted pad (or lap protectiton.
The first visit to Grandma is
the signal for a lot of extra
snuggling and lap-holding, but even
a doting grandmother may be an
noyed if her best dress gets ruined.
Local sewing center experts have
devised a lacy "grandma pad,"
practical enough for protection and
edged with lace for a festive look.
It's easy to make, too. Just cut
down a mattress pad to form an
18-inch square. Use the multi
slotted binder attachment to bind
the edges, curving the corners.
Then top-stitch an edging of lace
all the way round.
For an added touch, you may
u*e decorative stitching to appli
que the lace edging? a pink fea
ther-stitch, for Instance. This is
simple to do with an automatic
slant-needle sewing machine or an
automatic zig-zagger attachment.
Another idea is to use your ma
chine to embroider the baby's
name in one corner.
This Is a useful gift for a mother
to-be, and a popular Item also at
church bazaars.
You can, of course, buy the quilt
ed squares ready-made, and add
the lace and decorative stitching.
Bankruptcy Petition Filed '
L&H Motor Co., 509 Arendell St.,
Morehead City, has been adjudged
a bankrupt as result of a petition
filed March 19, 1S5? in the United
States District Court, Eastern Dis
trict of North Carolina.
Governor Visits Base
uummi uemiC fnotocr?4>h
Got. Lather Hodges, left, with Brig. Gen. E. C. Dyer, command
ing officer of Cherry Point Air Station, was conducted on a two-day
tour of the Marine Corps base this week. Governor and Mr?. Hodges
and Maj. Gen. Capus Waynick, National Guard commander, wen
visitors Tuesday and Wednesday.
Ocracoke Begins Recovery
From Sudden Flu Epidemic
By ALICE RONDTHALER
March 24? Last week Ocracokers
found their little village suffering
from a. .real epidemic of what
seeimtf (a be aldn to influenza. It
began with a few on Monday but
by Friday one or two, or some
times all, lu t family were sick
in bed, and school attendance had
dropped to about 40 per cent pres
ent.
Conditions were made worse by
the fact that the island has no
doctor and the registered nurse,
Miss Kathleen Bragg, by week's
end was sick, and Mrs. Elizabeth
G. Howard, also trained In nurs
ing who had been aiding those 111,
was sick.
Both the postmistress, Mrs. R.
W. Howard and her assistant. Mils
Lela Howard, were ill at home,
and the load of mall had to be
taken care of for two days entire
ly by Mrs. Wallace Spencer, who
works in the postoffice from time
to time.
Officer Contacted
On Saturday T. Harvey Wahab,
president of the local Civic Club,
and other members of the club,
decided that something must be
done to bring in professional help,
so they contacted Dr. J. W. R.
Norton of the State Department
of Health In Raleigh, who had sev
eral suggestions which he imme
diately put into effect.
Phoning the nurse, Miss Bragg,
he ascertained what was needed
In the way of medicines and had
an order placed with Ball's Drug
Store in Beaufort. Contacting Mr.
Harvey Wah*b again, be urged,
him to ask the U.S. Coast Guard
for the use of a helicopter. This
was granted and later that after
noon the helicopter made a trip
to Beaufort to pick up the medi
cine and bring it to the island.
Doctor Arrives
Dr. Norton also contacted Dr.
Garland Wampler of Buxton, who
agreed to make a trip down to
Ocraeoke early Sunday morning.
Dr. Wampler and Mr?. Wampler,
a nurse, arrived on the morning
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ferry and spent the whole day
here at Ocracoke calling at the
homes where sickness was- worst.
They did not leave until the 4
o'clock ferry, and the doctor uii
he would get back down to the
Island again Just as soon as pos
sible.
Today, Monday, school reopened
with better attendance than on the
Friday previous, the absences be
ing in the elementary grades for
the most part, but sickness con
tinued and new cases were report
ed to Miss Bragg almost hourly.
Fortunately, though she herself Is
still not entirely well by any
means, people can contact her for
advice over the island telephone
system, something that could not
have been done a year and a half
ago when the only telephone on
the island was that of the US gov
ernment ac the local Coast Guard
Station.
Ocracokcrs have more than once
expressed the hope that sometime
a doctor, postlbly one ready for
partial retirement, would make
his home here and be available
for just such emergencies.
Hatr-Ralslng Experience
Steubenville, Ohio (AP) - He
didn't say whether it was a cow
boys-and-Indians movie, but 10
year-old John Davidson told police
someone grabbed a handful of his
hair and cut it off with a pen knife
as he sat in a local theatre.
11 Carteret
Employees Get
Awards at Base
Cherry Point? Brig. Gen. E. C.
Dyer, commanding general. Ma
rine Corps Air Station, presented
beneficial suggestion awards to U
employees of the Public World
and Overhaul and Repair depart
ments last Thursday for their sug
gestions concerning money-saving
ideas.
Local top honors were received
by Eddie A. Holland, Stella, and
William L. Yeager, Morehead City,
for their joint suggestion, insula
tion of the atimuth and elevation
potentimeter connections. They re
cieved a certificate of award and
a cash check for $81.67 each.
Other certificates of award and
checks were received by John C.
Wooten, Newport, $85; Ikie W. WU
lis, Harkers Island, $45; Cecil S.
Lynch, Smyrna, $35; Cyrous Hun
ter, Beaufort, $30 (two awards);
Worth R. Ausley, Newport, $20;
Carlton D. Garner, Newport, $20;
Walter F. Gaskins, Morehead City,
$20; Walter D. Arthur. Beaufort,
$10 and Mary G. West, Newport,
$10.
In part, the awards read, "In
recognition of your creative think
ing resulting in an increase in the
efficiency of the service you are
hereby commended for your ini
tiative and ingenuity."
In addition, certificates of appre
ciation were awarded to Frederick
W. Ayers Jr., Newport, and Frank
lin A. Lewis, Swansboro, for their
joint suggestion.
It is estimated that the accepted
suggestions will have a monetary
savings of $42,809 after their first
year of adoption.
Wins Fellowship
John F. Nelson, Silver Springs,
Md., above, ion of Mr*. John
Nelson, Morehesd City, bu won
a National Science Foundation
Fellowship to the University of
Maryland.
He will enroll at the university
this summer and continue. work
toward a doctor's degree.
Mr. Nelson at present is teach
ing science at Kensington High
School, Silver Springs.
He received his master's de
gree at George Washington Uni
versity la October and was
pledged to Phi Delta Kappa, na
tional scholastic honorary.
Lions Will Continue
Sale of Shrubs Tomorrow
Morehetd City lien* will con
tinue their azalea and camellia
sale at Mh and Arendell Streets
tomorrow.
The Lions report that they have
taken in about $200 thus far, which
covers the cost of the shrub*. The
proceed* from now or V *>*?*>
fit. Oscar Allred, publicity chair
man, reports tnai ui u>e
ahrubs are Bow budding.
Good News
About'
?jr Harry Vtntert, 4-B Adrtaor
Tkere la a very important day
that seems to be approaching
much too fast The day ia June
18, which la the Eaatern District
4-H Demonstration Day.
Thia .ia the day when 4-H'ers
from the 16 counties In our dis
trict compete for district honors
in demonstration contests. The re
ward for the winners la to repre
aent the district In state competi
tion during State 4-H Club week
in Raleigh.
June IS may seem a long way
oil, but It ia time now to begin
?MtiHng about and planning the
demonstration you want to give.
tin. Garner and I want to help
any at you plan your demonatra
tlon. If you will get an early st^rt,
we will have mare lime to help
rem.
Of course, there are rule* to be
followed in selecting your demon
atratlon. First of all you must be
carrying a project related to your
demonstration subject. If you want
to put on a dairy foods demonstra
tion. you must be carrying a foods
project. If you want to put on a
demonstration on tome pbaa* of
ttt&J m&FUB
Host demonstrstions cu be giv
en by either boys or girls or teams
of two person*. In electric demon
?trationi, however, there ire boyi'
electric and girl*' electric and,
they do not compete agalnat etch
other.
Ia addition to demonstrations on
some phase of homemaking or
farming, there is I public (peak
ing contest that should Interest
many of you 4-ITer*.
There are many award* and,
trips to ki wn e?cl> war by
4-H'er*. I believe we've ant aorae
here in Carteret County, but if*
up to you to prove It. Let'* get
to work now and have some dis
trict and Mate winning demonstra
tions.
The second 4-H Electric Work
shop scheduled Mnight at Ike Car
teret Craven Electric Membership
Corp. building In More he ad City,
and for tomorrow morning at the
PTA Center in Newport nas been
postponed.
This has beeo neeesaary because
the material* ordered Ibr the work
shop have not arrived. The work
?hop has been rescheduled f?r
Men Campaign for Industry
Three members of the Moreknd City Chamber of Commerce and manager Joe DaBola went to the
Industrial development conference at Greenville Tuesday. Pictured here, left to right, are S. E. West,
mayor of Greenville, W. B. Chalk, chairman of the Industrial development committee of the Morehead
City chamber. Loo Harvey of Kinston. a sujnmer resident of Morehead City and chairman of the com
merce and Indnstry committee of the Department of Conservation and Development, Bud Dhos, presi
dent of the Morehead CMy chamber, and W. C. Carlton, chamber member.
Easter Seal Letters Will
Be Given to Pupils Today
By MRS. THOMAS L. NOE
Publicity Chairman
With less than a week and a half
remaining before Easter and the
end of its campaign, the Easter
Seal Campaign Committee reem
phasizes the needs of crippled per
sons.
Today parents of school children
will receive letters distributed
through the school. The purpose
of these letters is to explain more
directly the part which the Crip
pled Children's Society plays In
Carteret County and how wo and
our friends can receive help when
needed.
These letters mark the beginning
of a special Crippled Children's
program to be carried on within
the schools during the next week.
Next Saturday, April 5, is offi
cially Crippled Children's Day. On
that day the Easter Lily aale will
be carried on by members of the
girla' Hi-Y's of the Morehead City
and Beaufort Schools and coffee
receipts in the Broadway Restau
rant, the Sanitary, Captain Bill's,
the Morehead City Drug, the Buay
Bee, Sonny's Galley, and the Blue
Ribbon Club will be donated to the
Crippled Children's fund.
The biggest percentage of funds,
however, must be raised through
the sale of Easter Seals. The mail
ing of the Easter Seal letters was
delayed and the letters have been
slow in reaching many homes.
The campaign committee ex
tends its apologies for the con
fusion caused but again the plea is
"Do not put these letters aside to
be forgotten but do remember the
cause of crippled children and
adults and enclose a contribution
in the return envelope."
If throt'gh some error no letter
has reached your family, and you
do wish to contribute, mail your
contribution to your local postof
fice, in care of "Crippled Chil
dren"
ASC Committee Chairman
Expects More Federal Aid
Roy Keller, chairman of the
Carteret County ASC committee,
reports that most farmers who
wanted to take part In the 1958
acreage reserve of the soil bank,
but could not file signed agree
ments because of fund limitations,
will apparently be able to sign up
at the county office in th* near
future.
Both the Senate and the House
of Representatives have approved
a supplemental appropriation of
$250 million to provide for addi- ;
tional acreage reserve participa
tion.
This will bring the total to $750
million for the 1958 program. Be
cause agreement on some detailed
program provisions must (till be
reached In House-Senate confer
ence, Congressional action on the
supplemental appropriation is not
yet complete.
As soon as final action is taken,
the county committee will get the
go ahead for completing the sign
up. Preliminary step* have been
taken by the state ASC committee
to prepare the way for Immediate
action when the supplemental
funds are authorized.
In addition to farmers who have
already filed signed agreements,
which were in general covered by
the initial appropriation fir the
acreage reserve, otjwr eligible
fanners will be in position to takfc
part in the enlarged program.
These will Include those who**
same* are on watting lift* regis
ters at the county office, and pos
sibly others where there is evi
dence that they made an attempt
to participate during the sign up
period.
It is expected that in general
fundi will be available to take i
care of all farmers who indicated,
that they would take part in the
program if it was enlarged.
Public notice will be given
promptly when the county ASC of
fice la ready to sign additional
acreage reserve agreements.
Chairman Keller says that in the
meantime the county office will
be prepared to furnialr general in
formation but that farmeH should
not attempt to sign up agreements
until official announcements are
made.
A. O. Harris Anonuncas
Sunday Church Services
The theme of the Sunday service
at First Presbyterian Church,
More head City, will be Campus
Christian Life, announces the fac
tor, the Rev. A. O. Harris Jr.
Campus Christian Life is under
way in the church under the direc
tion of a committee, with Paul
Cordova chairman. Other coramift
r members are H. L. J?alyn, J.
Kellogg and Dr. L. J, Morris
Jr.
At. the morning worship -at 11
a.m. Malcolm Goodwin Jr. will
give a report on a student convec
tion which he attended recently.
The sermon, For Days Such as
These, will be taken from Jere
miah T: 1-13.
The Rev. Mr. Harris will coo
duct the vesper service at ? p.m.
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A PLACI TO STA1T
The North Carolina Travel Coun
cil will meet in Morehead City in
June. The invitation wai extend
ed by J. A. DuBoia, chamber
manager, at the recent meeting
ol the council at Winston-Salem.
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Doom Guthrie Barbara Reid's
Soal is the chapter homemaker's
egree.
To earn these degrees girls are
memorizing the creed, the song,
the prayer, and the motto. They
must be able to explain the mean
ing of the emblem, the colors, and
the flower. They mu?t understand
their constitution. la addition, they
must serve on at least three com
mittees and miJSt grow as an in
dividual, as a member of their
family, of their chapter, and of
their school and their community.
Getting supper for a mother who
works, planning a family budget,
washing the walls and laundering
the curtains of the high school
girls' rest room, planning and ex
ecuting the mother-daughter buf
fet supper, and selling Christmas
seals and blue crutches? these are
some of the activities performed
by the Future Homemakers work
ing to earn junior and chapter
homemaker degrees.
Invitations, Calling Cards
To the seniors of MC1IS, Wednes
day, March 19, was a big day. It
brought home the fact that gradua
tion is drawing near. That day the
seniors received their calling cards
and Invitations. Sighs and excla
mations over the cards were heard
from one end to the other of the
block-long hall.
"Trade me cards," "May I have
one of yours," "Why couldn't I
have chosen that type printing,"
"They spelled my name wrong"
?all these and many more excla
mations were heard the next few
days. They were happy to get
them so they could get busy with
the invitation lists.
FTA Meets
"Business" was featured at the
March FTA meeting. The program
was cut short so that members
might plaij a variety show for as
sembly, the proceeds to go to their
scholarship fund.
Members were reminded that
scholarships arc available to stu
dents on the basis of a promise
to teach in North Carolina after
graduation from college.
FTA plus are worn by members
who give five hours service to
teach or help on a school program,
and make written reports on
NCEA, NEA, or Future Teachers
literature.
Betsy Willis reported on "School
Buses,'* an article in the NEA
Journal. Parliamentary procedure
will be Jane Oglesby's topic at the
April meeting.
4-H County Council Meots
The 4-H County Council met ?t{
9:30 Saturday, March 22, at the
home agent's office in Beaufort,
N. C. The meeting wa? called to !
order by the treasurer* Betty
Green, in the absence of the prea
ident and vice-president.
We first had a treasurer's re
port by the treasurer, Betty Green.
We then discussed the dance that
we )>ad which waa held in the
Morehead City gymnasium and a
motion was made that we have
another one.
We appointed a committee to
investigate the possibilities.
We discussed the electric work
shop which is being held every
other Friday night. We discussed
the importance of completing oar
4-H (word books, because we
learned that our records can help
or hinder us in 4-H contests on a
state or a national level.
We got several suggestions on
keeping our record books safe
after they were completed and on
assembling our long-time records
We elected a reviewing commit
tee to review the qualification! of
the nominee* (or district officers.
The committee will review the
nominees and then will present
their nominations to the county
council. The council will then de
cide who we will vote (or.
We discussed 4-H Church Sun
day, and decided that this year it
would be held on Hay II in Car
teret County.
Tha meeting was adjourned.
?Donna Bell, Reportel
Four 4-H Club members o ( Car
teret have beca nominated (or dis
trict offices. They arc Gordos
Bee ton (or president; Ann Davis,
vice-president; Jenny Lynn Gar
ner, secretary, and Paul Wade, his
torian.
At next meeting of the coun
cil In Maj. decision will be made
as to how Carteret's eight votes
will be cast lor district officers
June 18 at Washington, N. C.
Each county in the district sub
mits nonilMfs tor district offices.
Maola
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