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Girls to Sell Lily Pins; Coffee Receipts Earmarked By MBS. THOMAS L. NOK Publicity Chairmaa Tomorrow U "Lily Day". Mem berg of the Tri-Hi-Y in the Beau fort School, and at the girls' Hi-Y in the Morehead City School will sell the traditional lily lapel in signia on the streets of MoreheaA City and Beaufort Selling these lilies on the day before Easter has long been a part ot the National Easter Seal program and in each area of a local Easter Seal Society, workers continue to follow the same plan. In this county the society is most fortunate in that the girls who take part in the i-ily Day program are among the finest young wo men in the county. Their organiza tions, the Tri-Hi-Y and the Hi-Y, have long been known for the fine character of their membership. For that reason it is especially gratifying to the Easter Seal com mittee to have the sale of the lily,, symbolizing the cause of all cMp pled persons, rest In their hand*. Coffee drinker* who patronize Captain Mil's, the Busy Bee, the Broadway, the Sanitary, the Blue Ribbon Club, Sanay'a Galley, and the Morehead -City Drug Co. to morrow may lip their coffee with additional pleasure in the know ledge that the colfae receipts of these establishments will be do nated to "Crippled Children". , This day of beautiful lilies and delicious coffee is also officially ; Crippled Children's Day in the county and as such it is the climax of a month-long drive. It is the end of a sustained effort on the part of the Easter Seal Commit tee to have Carteret County care for crippled children. Approximately a hundred dal lars was raised Wednesday night at a dance given by the Elks and the Blue Ribbon Restaurant at the restaurant. All proceeds went to the Crippled Children's Society. Ocracoke Returns to Normal After March Flu Epidemic By ALICE K. RONDTHALER April 1? "Every cloud has a sil ver lining"; every story has its sequel. Ocracokers are certainly glad to see the silver lining today after about two weeks of dreary wet weather; and the sequel to its story . . . the flu epidemic has gone about as quickly as it came. One week ago 39 per cent of the children were out of school; today, only 8 per cent were absent and most of these were little children kept home because of continued bad weather this morning. It was good to see all of their shining faces along with the after noon sunshine. Dr. Glezen, epidemiologist sent here by the State Board of Health, left on last Friday's mailboat to Atlantic, taking with him cultures which in due time will disclose the type of virus flu he found here. Most people ? who had it aren't much concerned with the type; they are simply glad it is over with. Nurse Recovers Nurse Kathleen Bragg is up and (bout again, and her mother, Mrs. Laura Brpgg, is recuperating. Postmaster Mrs. R. W. Howard and her assistant, Miss Lela How ard, are back at their post. The school janitor, John Thomas O'Neal, is again wielding the big brooms. ^ Clerks in the stares are back at work. Little Jake it behind the wheel of his truck. Capt. Van Hen ry O'Neal and first mate Powers Garrish, who missed the weekly trip to Washington during the epi demic, arc setting the sails bright and early tomorrow morning for a quick trip up and back between now and Friday. Mrs. Mary Eliza Parsons, who was taken by helicopter last week to Morehead City Hospital is re ported recovering from her attack of pneumonia. Much Publicity The extent and magnitude of the publicity* the island received at the hands of the Associated Press astonished many here and caused great concern among those who read such exaggerated headlines as "300 Suffer from Flu on Dec torless Island," or "Hundreds Stricken by Flu on Ocracoke Is land," etc., etc. headlines which carried the story far and wide throughout the nation. Relatives and friends wrote or telephoned from as far west as California. Some people who weren't sick at all got "Get-Well" cards on the Negro News The choir of the Christian Star Church, Morehead City will present a cantata, From Cross to Crown, Sunday night at 7:30. Everyone is invited to come and hear the can tata. Easter services will be held at St. Mary's Holiness Church, More head City, Sunday morning at 11 a.m. The Rev. Miss Daisy Murrill of Morehead City will be the speak er. The public is invited. Pig's feet, chitterlings, pies and cupcakes will be sold at the fel lowship hall behind the Christian Star Church beginning at I p.m. tomorrow. The Rev. C. C. Simmons invites the. public to attend the Easter service* at the Christian Star Church. Sunday School begins at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m., the quarterly meeting ia at 2:3# and the choir will present a cantata at 7:30. Birth at Morehead City RMpttal: To Mr. and Mrs. Wifbert Stan ley, Beaufort, a daughter, Satur day, March 29. 1 Icaiea Saspeaded Leo Poskey, who is now at the Newport prison camp, has been notified that his driver's lieene has been suspended again. The state highway safety division took the action after Foskey had been convicted for driving after his li cense was suspended. Also sus pended was the license <* Miss Shirley Turaage, route 1 Beau fast, convicted ?f speeding and reckless driving. assumption that everyone here was sick. The American Red Circs Headquarters in Atlanta phoned to Nurse Bragg offering to tend nurses and medicine. Individual nurses wrote offering their services. Some persons even sent suggestions for cures. If only some doctor, seeking a good place for retirement and practice, would take heed of the widespread pub licity, then it will not have been in vain. Myths Puhctured Ocracokers were amused at some of the mis-statements in newspaper stories and broadcasts. Ocracoke is NOT in Dare County; it's in Hy8e County; Ocracoke is NOT a two-hour boat trip from , Hatteras. It may have been that in the days of Blackbeard the Pirate who was killed off Ocra coke in 1718, but with a free state operated ferry across Hatteras In let, and a new state highway down the length of the Island to the Vil lage, Ocracoke Is only 30 minutea by ferry and another 30 minutes by road from the so-called "city" of Hatteras. And incidentally, Nurse Bragg is NOT a "Mrs." (and doesn't want to be); she is Miss Kathleen Bragg. Due appreciation and thanks has been expressed by the local Civic ren of fbe State Board of Health, to the U.S. Coast Guard, and to our neighboring physician, Dr. Garland Wampler, for their coop eration and assistance. So, all's well that ends well, and the people of Ocracoke are well again. Cape Lookout Light Vessel Went Into Retirement Quarter Century Ago By F. C. SALISBURY (Note: The Coast Guard reports that this style of craft is known as a light vessel and not a light ship). Often dubbed "in old tub," dur ing its more than quarter century of service, was the Cape Lookout Shoals light vessel, No. 80, located 18 miles southeast from the light house in 78 feet of water. Until replaced in 1933 by modern sea buoys, No. 80 was the first sign of approaching land sighted by ships rounding Cape Lookout Shoals, either to enter the harbors of Beaufort or Morehead City, or seeking other ports of entry along the North Carolina coast. At night its location could be detected by a high-pitched radio direction signal. In later years, a thrice -flashing light, or in case of fog, the booming of the horn, often augmented by its 1,000 pound fog bell, struck by hand when neces sary. Light vessel No. 80 was built and equipped at a cost of $90,000 at Camden, N. J. It was launched Aug. 12, 1904, but was not put in commission until April 1, 1905. The entire life of service of this craft was off the Cape Lookout Shoals. 113 Feet Long The vessel was of steel construc tion, 113 feet in length with a 29 foot beam. She was schooner rigged, with three lens oil-bunuiM lanterns on each mast Locum between the two masts was Wt fog signal, a steam apparatus with a 12-inch Crosby chime, which during thick or foggy weather sounded blasts of 3 seconds' dura tion, followed by 'silent intervals of 17 seconds. The hull of No. 80 was painted \ red from bow to pilot house and from main mast aft and the middle part was yellow. The number "80" was in white on each bow, and the name "Cape Lookout Shoals" in black on the yellow midship section. The vessel was held on charted location by a 7,500 pound mushroom anchor. In spite of its weight this anchor often dragged during a severe storm. The vesael was equipped with a ixed white lens lantern light from the foremast and a fixed red lens lantern light from the mainmast, and each light from three lanterns encircled the masthead. The lights were SO feet above the water and were visable over 12 miles in clear weather, the obarever's eye 15 feet above the water. Last Crew Members of the last crew aboard No. 80 prior to decommissioning in August 1933, as recorded in the last (hip's log were Arelius An derson, master; D. W. Fowler, radio operator; J. G. Wise, en gineer; T. J. Wise, assistant engi neer, C. H. Hymon, cook; Amos Thomas, Wilhem Hansen, R. F. Green and Aage Sillirup, seamen. Time and tedium framed the lives of these light vessel men; their chief job was to go nowhere. The crew kept the lights, blaring fog horn, radio beam and other navigational aids operating. Two UcM retaeli (till serve the Nortfe Carol ih a Coast. Diamond Shoala off Cape Hatteras, guarding the stormy "Graveyard of the Atlan tic" and the Frying Pan Shoals off the mouth of the Cape Fear River. America's first light veaael, sta tioned off Norfolk in 1820, was a craft of 70 tons" burden, copper fastened and coppered. Her lights burned fish oil and winds blew it out regularly. From sperm oil and colza oil (squeezed from wild { cabbage seeds), lights came to kerosene, and finally electricity. Today's 5,500,000 candle power beacon on Ambrose light vessel at the outer end of the New York ship channel is as bright as any light along the United States coast. As modern aids to navigation have increased? better buoys, ra dio, radar? the number of light vessels has dropped to less than 100 around the world. But at many dangerous places on the sea lanes, they still shine their warning to ships that pass in the night. Students Win Prizes for Art Work Judging in the school art con test sponsored by the Literary and Art Department of the Morehead City Woman's Club was held Wed nesday afternoon. Mrs. Milton Rough was chairman of the con test and judges were Mrs. Gerald Murdoch, Mrs. S. W. Hatcher and Mr. Maurice Richardson. Grand award prise* of $10 were won by Jenny Lynn Garner of Newport, high school division, and Betty Jo Wood of Camp Glenn, elementary division. Miss Garner exhibited a pastel and Miss Wood a watercolor. Grand award prizes of $5 went to Miss Barbara Roush at More head City, who exhibited a pastel, and Donald Yeager. of Canp Glenn, who had a watercolor. In the high school section Mfcs Frances Bell of Beaufort won first place with an oil painting and Dun can Lewis of Morehead City whn second place with a charcoal sketch. Honorable mention was won fcy Miss Janet Scott, a crayon drair ing. Miss Barbara Roush, an oil, and Miss Susie Morton, a water color. All are student* at More he id City School. In the elementary diviiiM Larry Long won first place and Miss Railroad* atill carry more than half the freight transported In tte United States detpite increasing ?ae of truck*. CLEANING w. leave roar ptvpmty ju?t the way wa (oud It Garner & Smith Septic Tanks and Gtmh Tray* It C. Penny Taylor won second. Hon orable mention went to Jimmy Butts, Adrienne Wagner and Jim Brown. All are students at Csrmp Glenn School. Hie names of the artists were not displayed with the pictures, so the judges did not know whose work won prizes until after awards had been made. Mrs. Roush expressed her ap preciation to the teachers, princi pals, judges and committee mem bers who helped make the con test such a success and to the talented students who participated. Winners in the elementary divi sion will exhibit their work in the state contest, to be held ia Greens boro next Thursday. HOW MUCH IS A MAN WORTH? Oae answer might be that * man is worth the ?Mount of money that he earns each year mul tiplied by the number of years he will thre. There's one thing for sum, though; when he dies his prestnt income is worth nothing to his family. Durham Life's 10-M SPECIAL POLICY is a way of creating an estate through life insurance. . Consult any Durham Life agent for details. Durham Life J$ateyA, 9$etH Guo&na. JU>NJr BOX ?, BEAUFORT, N. C. Insurance Company mm ocficc Town Board (OontiNetf fro* Page 1) map of the town for use by the commission. Sgt. W. A. Hughes inquired what the town's policy was going to be [ on paying for the water system. He said that rumors have been i spreading to the effect that pay ment for the water system was not going to be distributed equally j among all the citizens. Mayor Leon Mann Jr. assured him that "Everybody is going to pay for the water." He said that by June plaas for compliance I would be worked out. It was reported that 200 have tapped on to the system. Mayor Mann said that 30 or more have signed agreements that they would tap on but have not done so yet f Some, he added, had just invested recently in electric water pumps. The agreements signed by the "de linquents ' have been locked in a safe. Commissioner B e n n i e Garner commented that lots of the persons who talked against the water sys tem have hooked on. The town also paid Sergeant Hughes $10 for laying drainage tile in accordance with an agreement with him in 1956. Paid to Stave Smith and Brantley Mears was llJ.ao for draining town areas. j To Investigate The commissioners requested Mr. Bercegeav to investigate a drainage problem on Market Street. Roy Thomas Garner sug gested that tile be laid and man holes put in to provide under ground drainage. Mayor Mann reported that town officials and engineers on the water system surveyed the town March 22 relative to the water contrac tor's putting property back in the shape it was before the lines were laid. The mayor said that they . ended up with a list two pages long of "things to be done". The mayor reported that all water meters have been read for Gran Flic A grass Are In Mansfield Park was reported to the West End Fire Station, Morehead City, at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday. Firemen had the fire out befW-e H reached any houses. They were at the fire for about 45 minutes. the first time. After the next read in;;, bills will be setit out. Bills for the month amounted to approximately $700. The balance after paying bills was approxi mately $2,500. Visitors wera Reginald Lewis, Joe C. Hill and Frank Wilh?lmsen. Present, in addition to those men tioned were commissioners Wilhlr Garner, H. C. Gurganus, C. H. Lockey, police chief Dan Bell, and the clerk,, Miss Edith Lockey. Sand Dollar (OaaUaued from Page 1) ?ure to find many fragmenti on th? beach, and you may be for tunate enough to find a perfect ' specimen. 1 Perhaps you may see one in its ' original, live, state when it is dark olive green or brown In color and j civered with the ihort, stiff cilia which are the little fellows' means of feeding and locomotion. If you are unsaccessful in your search or if you haven't the time or patience for looking, visit the nearest shop specializing in shells and ask to sec the beauty of the "Holy Shell." sOi <??< ME a Bicycle!' i To belp raise money for the Cancer Society, the booklet, "Oi Got ME a Bicycle", has been compiled. It contains "tall and short tales" of Carteret Coenty. The booklet is a sire that makes It convenient for mailing to relatives and friends. Persons contributing to the Cancer Society may pick np a booklet. No price has been set but the Carta ret UPW Club, sponsor of the cancer drive, bopes the contributions for the booklet wlU be 25 cents or more. The booklets are AVAILABLE AT The Newt-Times Office Dora Dinette Morehead City Beaufort COSTS VP EARNINGS DOWN eastern North Carolina prams More Telephones I J ? But - With Inadequate Comings-- Oar Hands Would Be Tied We want to meet the need for additional and improved telephone service throughout eastern North Carolina. But If our?Mrrj1ng?jrre inadequate ? oar hands ore tied. | Our costs ore 1956 inflationary cosrs.'Vctr '?ffle? are' luwfM costs' ond investment in 1V3&. T? raise Mr eomlnis to e neiwralile level wewli I* onl* ? l*? feiipies e day par meln toliphomi CAROLINA .TELEPHONE and TELEGRAPH COMPANY
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