Odd Jobs Club
Wants Members
Boyt and girls at Ave county
hich schools can Join the Odd Job*
Club and agriculture youth pro
gram sponsored by the (arm labor
office, Beaufort
Frank Nanca, head of the office,
says that the two plana will offer
summer work to students of Beau
fort, Morehead City, Newport, W.
S. King and Queen Street High
Schools.
The program will be under the
sapervision of Hugh Gordon, Beau
fart. Mr. Gordon will see that the
students get suitable working
hours, appropriate rest periods,
fair wages, proper Job supervision,
good working conditions and stand
ard safety equipment.
literature about the program
and application blanks on the pro
gram are available in the offices
of the principals of the above
schools.
Employers interested in hiring
young people csn call the farm
labor office, 2-M11.
Township Group Says
Complaints Don't Chang*
Franklin Township, N. J. (AP)?
Members of the Township Com
mittee can say they've heard that
one before when the complaints
come in? and prove it.
.'Municipal records dating back
147 years Indicate that even in
Colonial times, caustic comments
about road conditions and other
public affairs were stylish among
the citizenry. j
With th? Anwd Forci
Local Sergeanf Takes
Training in Germany
Stuttgart, Germany? Sgt. Delton
H. Peacock, 28, whose wile, Ro
bena. Uvea in Beaufort, recently
waa graduated from the non-com
missioned officer operations course
at the Seventh Army Aviation
Training Center in Germany.
During the course, he waa
trained in the operation at air
strips.
Sergeant Peacock is regularly
stationed in Illesheim, Germany,
aa an operations sergeant in the
2d Aviation Company. He entered
the Army in July 1947 and arrived
in Europe last May.
His parenta, Mr. and Mrs. David
Peacock, live at 1388 Stimson St.,
Jacksonville, Fla.
San Diego, Calif. ? Robert W.
Willis, apprentice petty officer
third class, USN, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Willis of Morehead City,
graduated April 11 from recruit
training at the Naval Training
Center, San Diego, Calif.
Apprentice petty officers are
chosen from the ranks of the sea
man recruits to assist Company
Commanders. The selection is
based on individual aptitude and
leadership qualities.
Great Lakes, 111 Jimmy C. Kel
ly, son of Mr. and Mrs. John B.
Kelly of Newport, and Ralph S.
Riggs, son of Mrs. Ua S. Williams,
Atlantic, graduated from recruit
training April U it the Naval
Training Center, Great Lakes, m.
The graduation exercises, mark
ing the end of nine weeks of "boot
camp',, included a full dress pa
rade and review before military of
ficials and civilian dignitaries.
In nine weeks of instruction, the
"raw recruit" Is developed into a
Navy Bluejacket, ready for duty
with the fleet.
Newport Firemen '
Given Inhalator
Mrs. Irl Z. Wentz, route 1 New
port, widow of Dr. Irl Z. Wentz,
has given an inhalator to Newport
Fire Department.
In gratitude, the fire department
has passed a resolution in memory
of Dr. Wentz and placed a chrome
plated plaque on the inhalator,
stating that it was presented to
the department by Dr. Wentz.
The firemen have made Mrs.
Wentz a member of the Newport
Rural Fire Protection Association
through Jan. 1, i960, and have in
vited her to call upon the depart
ment at any time her property is
endangered by fire.
The inhalator was presented to
the firemen, in behalf of the late
doctor, by M. C. Howard, New
port.
April O? Kin* lloore Willis. Sail
ford, spent several days last week
with his mother, lira. Fanny Wil
lis.
Mr. and Mrs. Franl- Noyes and
son, Alfred, visited his relatives
in Waverly, Ga., laat week.
The Floyd family had a reunion
at Incochee Plantation, 106 rela
tives present.
Tommy Styron, USCG, has been
home with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Styron, several days.
Miss Alice Beacham, Beaufort,
spent the weekend with her bro
ther, Derwood Beacham, and fam
ily
Floyd and Clem ask ill and their
family attended the funeral of
their brother's wife, Mrs. Norwood
Gaskill, in Norfolk, Friday.
Horace Gaskill took Mrs. Rosa
Elliott to Raleigh last week to see
her daughter, Wilma, who is a
patient at the State Hospital.
Mr. C. C. Cleaver, Pinehurst, is
spending several weeks with his
daughter, Mrs. Aldridge Daniels.
Sgt. Donald Salter, stationed at
Canada, returned Saturday.
Mr. Allen Taylor and Mrs. Eu
nice Paul attended the Carteret
County Historical Society meeting
at Davis Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Daniels
went to Hubert Sunday for their
daughter ? in - law, Mrs. Ronald
Moore, and grandson, Danny, who
will spend several days with them.
Mrs. Barbara Scoff is spending
I her vacation with her daughter,
The Last Day of the Stars
And Bars Over Fort Macon
By 7. C. SALISBURY
It Is the hour of sunrise on Fri
day, April 25, 1862. From the ram
part of Fort Macon, the Star* and
Bari it being run up. The morn
ing breeze bring! the note* of
reveille across the waters of Bogue
Sound. The sound is heard by
early risers in Morehead City and
Beaufort.
Among the sand dunes, some dis
tance from the fort, men in blue
are taking their stations at the
several mortars and cannons be
hind the heavy breastworks of
sand,, awaiting the signal for ac
tion.
Within the fort there is a scene
of anticipated assault, for a de
mand for surrender had been re
fused by the officer in command.
The notes of the bugle bad hardly
faded when out of the sand dunes
came the first blast from the
enemy, starting the day's battle.
The assault ended at sunset when
a white flag from the rampart of
the fort signaled a halt in the
battle. Terms of surrender were
accepted on Saturday, April 26.
Mrs. Lawrence Sawyer and fam
ily in Elizabeth City
Alvin Willis, Norfolk is spend
ing a few days here with friends.
Mrs. Benjamin O'Neal, Ocra
coke, is visiting at the home of
H. C. Taylor and family. She and
her son were flown to Atlantic by
plane and then carried to Sea Level
by car. Her son is a patient at
the hospital here.
Consternation wu rile among
the people (long Boym Sound, es
pecially in Beaufort -.ill Morehead
City. They feared that the town*
would be bombarded. The heavy
cannonading cauaed house* to
tremble and windows to rattle. All
day long, throngs along the water
front of each town stood in fas
cinated horror, realizing that hu
man lives were being lost almost
within their view.
Many a telescope came out ot
the aea cheat, better to watch the
flying shells. Anxiety marked the
faces of wife or mother who had
soldier members of their fsmily
within the fort. Locked in the
silence of her bedroom, Mrs.
Bridgers Arendell prayed all day
for the safety of her two sons,
Thomas and Bridgers Jr., mem
bers of the regiment in the fort.
Noontime on Saturday witnessed
the filing out of some 400 men in
grey from the citadel they gave
their best efforts and life to pro
tect. With them they carried seven
of their comrades killed in action,
and 18 wounded.
Thus ended the only strategic
battle of the Civil War to take
place in Carteret County.
Many railroad tank ears are
owned by private companies, not
by the railroad lines. An "X" is
used to identify such private cars.
For instance, tank cars leaaed
from the Shippers Car Line are
labeled "SHPX." And Canadian
General Transit cars are labeled
"CGTX."
April 24 ? Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Day at Texas and mother, Mr*.
Claude Day, ai Cedar Island, visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Hardy Sun
day afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hardy Jr.
and children visited her parents of
Pelletier Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Eubanks
and daughters of New Bern visited
his brother, Luther Eubanks, Sun
day afternoon.
Chief Harvey Hardy and family
of Baltimore, Mr., spent the week
end with kis parents, Mr. and Mrs.
B. G. Hardy.
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Wallace
were the dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Elijah Dixon Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Tosto and
children visited her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Monnie Norman Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Pittman visited her
son, Mr. Levi Pittman Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Leota Hammer of Atlantic
visited her aunt, Mrs. J. A. Hardy,
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wallace of
Beaufort visited their parents Sun
day.
Mrs. Margaret Wray and chil
dren of Beaufort visited her sister,
Mrs. Luther Eubanks, Sunday.
The YPA met at the home of
Mrs. Vera Cannon Saturday night,
April 19.
Mrs. Luther Eubanks visited
Mrs. Daphne Hill Monday.
Sea Level Church
Presents Bibles
Members of the Sea l?vel Mi
sioniry Baptist Church ptcMOM
1* large-print Bibles to the Sea
Level Community Hospital U4
Monday. These Bibles will be ptft
in the drawer d each bedside ta
ble in the new win( of the hospital
for the convenience and benefit at
the patients. I
"The Bible contains the mind of
God, the state of man, the way W
salvation, the doom of sinners, and
the happiness of believers," sayi
the Rev. Robert N. Floyd, pastor
of the Sea Level Baptist Church,
"Its doctrines are holy, its precept!
are binding, its histories are true,
and its decisions arc immutable.
It contains light to direct every
one, food to support, and comfort
to cheer.
"Here, heaven is opened, and
the gates of hell disclosed. Christ
is its grand Subject, our good 1U
design, and the glory of God ita
end. It should fill the memory,
rule the heart, and guide the feet.
"Because of these factors, tha
Sea Level Missionary Baptist
Church feels the importance of
making the Bible available ta
everyone in all places at all times,"
the Rev. Mr. Floyd concluded.
Friendly Trip
Merritton, Ont. (AP) ? Antonio
Garcia, IS, of Mexico City, tra
velled by bus from his hohie ta
visit Tom Richardson of Merritton.
They met two years ago during a
Boy Scout Jamboree at nearby
Niagara-On-The-Lake.
on
BEAUFORT
Thursday , Friday & Saturday
May 1, 2 & 3
COME ONE - COME ALL!
THE LEADING STORES IN BEAUFORT ARE GOING ALL OUT TO GIVE YOUR DOLLAR MORE
PURCHASING POWER DURING THESE THREE BIG DOLLAR DAYS. SO BE ON HAND TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE MONEY ON THINGS YOU NEED. REMEM
BER, ONLY THREE BIG DAYS.
The Following Stores Are Offering Outstanding Bargains Thursday, Friday and Saturday..
BEAUFORT DEPARTMENT STORE
Front St _ .. Beaufort
CITY APPLIANCE & FURNITURE CO.
Front St , _ / , Booufort
E. W. DOWNUM CO.
DEPARTMENT STORE
Front St. Beaufort
THE FASHION SHOP
Front St. fv , j , \ Beaufort
GUTHRIE-JONES DRUG CO.
Merrill Bid* , t ' j Beaufort
HAMILTON FURNITURE CO.
S06 Live Oak St, , , , Beauf ort
ROSE'S 5 & 10c STORE
Front St. Beaufort
STAMPER'S JEWELERS
Front St. Beaufort '
WESTERN AUTO ASSOCIATE STORE
Froat St. Beaufort
WHEATLEY'S ? Men's Wear
Froat St. Boaafort