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Grover Munden : Re-Elected Head i Of TB Association 0 Grover Munden, Morehead City, til re-elected president of the > County Tuberculosis Association t Tuesday afternoon at a meeting at ? the health center. R. M. Williams, Beaufort, was re-elected seal sale chairman. < Other officers are Mayor C. T. Lewis, Beaufort, vice-president; and James H. Davis, secretary treasurer. The association has applied for a non-profit corporation charter. 1 Singers were Mr. Munden, Mayor George Dill, Morehead City, and Mr. Williams. An < xecutive committee was formed. Members of the commit tee ?re Mr. Munden; Mr. Williams 1 and Mayor Dill, who were named to the committee for a year; Mayor Lewis and Mayor A. B. Cooper, Atlantic Beach, who were elected for two years; Mr. Davis and Ed Willard, Sea Level, who were elected for three years. Ex-officio members of the com mittee are Dr. Luther Fulcher, health officer, and Mrs. Leota Hammer, public health nurse. The financial statement was read and approved. The balance on Nov. 15, 1957 was $1,252.15; spent for seals, letterheads, publicity kits, etc., $195.56; envelopes, post age and express charges, $228.47; salary for seal clerk, $154; sup plies for X*ray clinic, $268.51. X-rays for needy persons, $129; emergency fund for TB patients, $8.45; TB testing program, $30; state and national associations (who receive 25 per cent of funds collected in Carteret), $676.34. Expenses totaled $1,686 33 Re ceived from the seal sale in De cember was $2,706.96. The balance now is $2,272.78. The budget for 1958 was set up, ten tatively, as follows: $195.56 for seals, letterheads, publicity kits; $228 for postage and express charges; $300, salary for seal sale clerk; $268 for x-ray supplies, and $129 for X-rays for needy persons. The association decided to buy an illuminator, for reading X-rays | at the health center, for $200. The | balance, after all expenses now I contemplated are met, will be f $236.45. This will be used for emergen cies. The president has the author ity to authorize up to $50 for any one emergency TB case. Prize Drawing Set for Monday A dollar bill will buy a Centen nial booklet worth $2 and a chance to win one of the prizes to be given away Monday by the Centen nial deficit committee. First prize in the give-away ia an $100 color television set. Other prizes include fishing tackle and an electric fry pan. The drawing for all prizes is tentative ly scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday. Each person's name will be on his ticket so you do not have to be present to win. Committee chairman T/Sgt. Paul D. Bray declares that a $1 con tribution to the Centennial deficit is one of the best investments a person can make. "Not only does he get a chance to win a valuable prize, but be earn* the knowledge that he ia helping pay off a Just debt that could become a black mark against the entire town of More head City," says Sergeant Bray. Tickets are on sale at the fal lowing places: Early Jewelers, Sanitary Restaurant, Capt. Bill's Waterfroot Restaurant, Leary's, Sanitary Barber Shop. Economy Appliance Store, Beachview Esso Station, Bullock's Shoe Shop, Rex Restaurant and the Idle Hour at Atlantic Beach. Army Announce* Outar Banks Dredging Plan* Wilmington? Plans for mainten ance dredging on four projects in the Outer Banks area were an nounced here Tuesday by the Corps of Engineers. Col. H. C. Rowland Jr., district engineer, said Invitations for bid* are scheduled to be issued this week for maintenance dredging in the Avon entrance channel, in Wal lace Channel opposite Ocracoke Inlet, in the, waterway connecting Pamlico Sound and Beaufort Har bor, and in the channel from Back Sound to Lookout Bight. The com bined work totals about 273,000 cubic yard* of material. Bid* are scheduled to be opened May U in the office of the District Engineer. Beaufort Rota riant Uam Now Gam* RoUrian J. P. Harris introduced a new game at the Beaufort Rotary Chib meeting Tuesday night The name at the gam* is Tie Tae Ro. Questions for the game are baaed on the history at Rotary Interna tional and the local club. Visitors at the meeting included Daw Murray sad Frank Cassiano, More he ad City, and three Provi dence, R. I., Rotarian* who wan passing through oo a yacht. Boy Scouts Attend Council Camporee Boy Scoots from troop 130, Morehead City, that attended the camporee at Green ville last weekend were: front row, left to right, Darden Enre, Ethan Davis, Scout master, Cecil Sewell, Rodney Kemp, BUI Sample, Larry Edwards, Lee Day, Skipper Sheppard, Borden Wallace, Ethan Davis III, Truman Kemp. Second row, left to right, David Gordon Bell, Skinner Chalk, Jackie Morgan, 8am Wade, Stevie Wickiier, John ny Seitter, Harvey Litton. Third row, left to right, Robert McLean, James Davis, Bernard Leary, David Day, Teddy Rice, Ben Webb. Fourth row, left to right, Victor Wickizer, Jimmy Thompson, Johnny Hatcher, Larry Wade, Bennie Enbanks, Gordy Eure. Fifth row, left to right, Bud Daniels, Chuck Sledge, Edward Sanderson, George Wallace, and Buddy Cooper. Raymond Willis Wins Promotion Raymond Willis . . . promoted to sergeant j Raymond E. Willis, 20, has been promoted to the rank of sergeant, it was announced this week by First Lt. Merritt E. Bridgman, commandnig officer of Bdltcry "C", 890th Field Artillery Battal ion, the local Guard unit. Sergeant Willis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Haywood Willis of Route 1, (Crab Point), Morehead City and is married to the former Frieda Carol Lewis. lie enlisted in the national guard Jan. 6, 1955, and is presently as signed as the unit's wire team chief. A graduate of Morehead City High School, Sergeant Willis i* em ployed by the Morehead City Gar ment Company ai a production manager. Milton G. Coyle Accepts Position As Town Clerk Atlantic Beach town commission er Milton G. Coyle will resign his position effective July 1 and will become town clerk at that time. He will replace H. M. Eure, who has been clerk since 1953. At a special meeting of the com missioners Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Coyle accepted the position as town clerk. Mr. Eure had resigned because he felt that he could not maintain his office in Morehead City and keep an office going in the new Atlantic Beach town hall. Mayor A. B. Cooper announced Wednesday that the remaining members of the town board would elect a man to fill Mr. Coyle's vacancy on that body. Otway Man Wracks Car On Crow Hill Road Charges are pending against Al ton Gillikin, Otway, who wrecked a 1967 Ford on the Crow Hill Road at Straits Monday night. Highway patrolman J. W. Sykes arrived on the scene after Gulikin's brother had carried him to the Sea Level Hospital. Patrolman Sykes reports that Gillikin waa driving north when the car apparently got away from him and ran into a ditch. The car hit a stump in the ditch and turned upon its aide. He estimated dam age to the car at $500> With the Armed Forces Carteret Men T ake Part In Operation Strikex' San Diego, Calif. ? Charles H. Gaskins, seaman apprentice, USN, son of Mrs. Hugh W. Gaskins, and husband of the former Miss Gladys M. Gaskins, all of Morehead City, aboard the support aircraft carrier USS Princeton, is taking part in "Strike*", a US First Fleet strik ing force exercise held this month off the coast of Southern Califor nia. Nineteen ships, plus carrier and land-based aircraft from IS squad rons will take 12,000 personnel into the operation. The ships and aircraft at sea form the fast-moving "blue" at tacking forces which are launching raids against simulated targets on the West Coast. "Orange" defen sive forces consist of Navy attack, fighter and patrol aircraft and submarnies based on the West Coast. David A. Freeman Injured in Wreck David A. Freeman, Morehead City, was shaken up when his 1936 Pontiac collided with a 1953 Chev rolet station wagon driven by Guy Parker, Morehead City, at 12:10 p.m. Tuesday. Dr. S. W. Hatcher checked Mr. Freeman and found no serious injuries. The accident occurred as Parker made a left-hand turn from Aren dell to 28th Street. Morehead City Police Chief Herbert Griffin said that Parker's car hit the left front fender of the Pontiac and ripped down the entire left side of the car. The Pontiac swerved to the right and ran off the road, knocking down a street marker and ram ming into a power pole. Chief Griffin estimated damage to the PontUc as $800 and to the Chevro let at *300. There were no arrests or charges made. Negro News Birth at Morehead City Hospital: To Mr. and Mrs. Milton Frazier, Havelock, a daughter, Saturday, May S. Morehead City Hospital Admitted: Sunday. Mrs. Sally Simmona, Beaufort; Monday, Mrs. Bessie Stanley, Beaufort. Discharged: Monday, Mrs. Louise Frazier and daughter, Have lock. There will be barbecue, pig's feet and chitterlings for sale Sat urday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Mary Truman, 100* Bay St., Morehead City. Pies will alio be on sale. The selling will be for the bene fit of the Christian Star Church and will begin at 1 p.m. The pub lic is invited. Morehead City Couple Attend Trustees Meeting Mr. and Mrs. George McNeill, Morehead City, attended a meeting of trustees of the Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina in Tbom asville Monday night The trustees elected Dr. W. R. Wagoner of North Wilkeaboro as general superintendent to succeed W. C. Reed, who has retired ef fective June 20. Striking force exercises are de signed to give advanced training to personnel preparing to deploy to the Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific. San Diego, Calif.? Ruben P. Wal lace, gunner's mate second class, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wallace of Merrimon, and hus band of the former Miss Elizabeth A. Rhew of Durham, aboard the destroyer USS Shields, is taking part in "Strikex" also. 11 Bids Opened At State Port Eleven companies submitted bids for improving and enlarging facili ties at state port. The bids were opened Wednesday afternoon at the port office, Morehead City. Each company could bid on as many as 58 different items. Acting port manager Walter Friederichs announced yesterday that the architect would figure the total bids and release the name of the low bidder later. Companies that submitted bids follow: Hanover Construction Co., Wilmington, Barrus Construction Co., Wilmington, G. T. Hardison and Sons Construction Co., Wash ington, N. C., Whitmeyer Tank Co. Graver Tank and Manufacturing Co., Edgemore, Del., Hammond Iron Works, Warrenton, Va., Chi cago Bridge and Iron Co., Atlanta, R. D. Cole Construction and Man ufacturing Co., Newman, Ga., and W. E. Caldwell Col, Louisville, Ky. Alton K. Willis Fires Top Score At Cherry Point Sp-3 Alton Kendell Willis fired top score of the members of bat tery "C'\ 690th Field Artillery Battalion during small arms firing at Cherry Point last month. Sp-3 Willis earned the rating of expert on the carbine With a score of 193. The local Guard unit spent Sun day, April 27, on the firing range where all the National Guardsmen in the unit were qualified with their individual weapons. Members of the unit who earned expert ratings were Sp-3 Alton K. Willis, M/Sgt. Lester L. Hall Jr., 2nd Lt. Frank B. Fulford, Pvt. Jimmie A. Morris, Sp-3 Albert C. Wolfe, Pvt. Noyte Brannon. First Lt. Merritt E. Bridgman, commanding officer of the local unit, reported the weekend of small arms firing completes im portant training phase of the guardsmen in preparation for the 15-day active duty training period at Fort Bragg in June. Completion of small arms firing permits the national guardsmen to concentrate of weapons team and unit training during the summer encampment. Beaufort Inspector Issues Building Permits Four building permits have been issued recently in Beaufort, accord ing to Gerald Woolard, building in spector. Issued permits were Thomas R. Iverson, Queen Street, alter dwell ing and build garage, $2,000; Pen tecostal Holiness Church, new church on Live Oak Street, $20,000; Mrs. Lillie Fulcher, Ann Street, al ter dwelling, $800; and Miss Laura Thomas, Front Street, alter dwell ing and repairs, $300. Pet Corner Mrs. Ackerley, 1713 Shepard St., Morchcad City, has a mother cat and three kittens that she would like to find a home for. The kittens are seven weeks old. Mrs. Ackerley's phone number is 6-3603. Director Lists Bookmobile Route Miss Dorothy Avery, county li brary director, has announced the bookmobile schedule (or next week as (allows: Monday 9: 15-9:55 ? Book station, Mrs. Bes sie C'arraway, Merrimon. 10:05-10:45 ? Book station, Mrs. Vera Cannon, South River. 11:00-11:40? Book station, Mrs. Louise Pittman, Merrimon. 11:45-12:00? Mrs. George Long, Open Grounds. 1:00-1:45? Book station, Mrs. Ber tice Dickenson, Core Creek. 1:55-2:10 ? Mrs. Reva Hodges, Wire Grass. 2:15-2:30 ? Mrs. Blanche Dudley, Wire Grass. 2:35-3:15 ? Book station, Mrs. Dnris Dudley, Wire Grass. 3:20-4:00 ? Book station, Mrs. Helen Garner, Russell's Creek. 4:05-4:20? Mrs. Rhodora Dudley, Russell's Creek. ' Tuesday 8:30-9:10 ? Book station, J. S. Pigott's Store, Gloucester. 9:20-10:00 ? Book station, Mrs. Gladys Davis, Straits. 10:00-10:40? Book station, Mrs. Rubie Guthrie, Harkers Island. 10:45-11:20? Book station, Mrs. Inez Willis, Harkers Islands. 11:25-12:00? Book station, Mrs. Reva Nelson, Harkers Island. 12:35-12:50 ? Mrs. Ada Willis, Harkers Island. 12:55-1:30 ? Book station, Mrs. Houston Salter, Harkers Island. 1:45-2:30 ? Book station, Mrs. Josephine Lawrence, Otway. May 7 ? Ocracoke High School senior* were entertained last Fri day night at a dinner party given by members o t the Junior class. Scene o f the happy event was the high school library. Green and white, senior class colors, were used in the elaborate decorations of the room, and white carnations, the class flower, were used in the table centerpiece. Attractive placecards, memory books, and other souvenirs were presented. After a three-course dinner, served by mothers of the juniors snd seniors, members of the senior class presented their history, prophecy, and last will and testament. The history was read by Ellen Marie Fulcher; the prophecy, by Carolyn Jane Garrish, and the last will and testament by Edward Carlson O'Neal. Ray Waller, sen ior, was toastmaster. Enjoying the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Theo dore Rondthaler, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Spencer, Ellen Marie Fulcher, Carolyn Jane Garrish, Anne Esham, Stella Spencer, Dor othy Mutro, Alda Vann O'Neal. David F.sham, Edward C. O'Neal, Ray T. Waller. Rudy Austin, Joe Ben Garrish and Murray Fulcher. During these last 15 days of school the seniors will be work ing hard on their parts in the com mencement program, which takes place Sunday, June 1, 8 p.m., at the Ocracoke Methodist Church. They will also enjoy the privi lege of attending the annual alum ni banquet, which is scheduled for Saturday, May 24. Jaycees Install New Officers Monday Night New officers were installed and awards were presented at a More head City Jaycee banquet at the Blue Ribbon Restaurant Monday night. District vice-president Ellis Harrell of Kinston served as in stalling officer. The new officers are Jerry J. Willis, president, Floyd Chadwick Jr., internal vice-president, Bill Singleton, external vice-president, and Donald Davis, treasurer. Retiring president, Dr. R. O. Barnum, won the club's Key Man award. He won the Jaycee man of-the-year-award in Jaausry The award was presented by Walter S. Morris, a former Jaycee. J. R. Sanders presented director's awards to the youth activities com mittee, Mr. Chadwick chairman, and to the social activities com mittee, L. E. Kelly, chairman. Luther Lewis presented radio and press awards to THE NEWS TIMES and to the two local radio stations. The News-Times award was accepted by publisher Lock wood Phillips, the others by Gra ver Munden and Lewis Russell. Exhausted rooster pins were given to Frank Cassiano and Joe Nicholas, who passed the age limit during the past year. These pins were presented by past pres ident Herbert Phillips. Mr. Willii outlined his plans for the year and discussed some of the programs he expects the Jay cees to complete under his leader ship. A social hour and dance followed the program. Injured at School Wayne Best, a student at More head City School, injured his leg in a high jump at the school yester day. He was taken to Morehead City Hospital by the Dill Ambu lance, where be was treated and discharged. Board Meets in New Town Hall TV AtUattc Beach town board met lor Uw lint tiaae Satarda? la Ike m ton hill nder i?lUa?Uea The hoard room hat two large yictara wladawi (Ivtau a *kV to Baca* Soa*d. rfhtlwtoi are, *-nc*o by bob Mymoor left, to right. Dr. N. Edward Bttsell, Nayir A. B. Cooper, Milton G. Coyle, A. P. Fleming and K. A. Barefoot '* : t i i iff ^arniaaiffff ai Juniors Entertain Ocracoke Seniors at Dinner Party Jury List Set For Superior Court June 9 The county commissioners drew the names of 50 duty when they met ?t the court house Monday. The Person,"?? are listrd below wdl ?erve on the jury for the June 9 term of su perior court. Morehe.d City - JeWe"?V *? Faircloth, Earl N. Titus. L?slie G. Fulcher, Kathleen Kelly, Norman T. Wade, Clarence E. Styron, Rich ard B. Parker, Herbert Kelly, Gan non Talbert. I Arnold E. Gray, James E^Sykes, | E. P. Oglesby Jr.. J >eUa *? JJat thews, Eugene C. Willis Jr, Mr. . Emma Simpson, Mrs_ Eranli Swm dell, E .H. Swann, Karl L. btues, Edward ArendeU and Ruth Beaufort and Beaufort RED Charles A. Robinson."- D. Paul, Manley F. Springle. Wilbur L. Mer rill Jr., Aaron T. Bowen. John P. Baptist, Steve A. Beacham Jr. Li lian S. Davis, Harry V. Willis, Mary Bell Eubanks J?mes W Whitley, Rufus Scwell, Ernest L. Guthrie and A. T. Smith Newport and Newport RED C. Hardesty, Otis S. Slaughter, William Edsel Bell, Mrs. A. Bell, Susan B. Bridgman, Davis A. Johnson Jr.. Ross A. Willis and Grover A. Gunn. Morchead RED ? Walter F. Sche wr, Walter M. Home, Nellie C. Dixon and Seibert Morris Davis - Leland Braxton Pmer and James W. Salter ; M?nm?n ~ W. R. Wallace Jr.; Atlantic? Max well D. Simpson. JC Road-e-o Is Scheduled Morehead City teen agers will compete for cash prizes and a berth in the state driving contest next Saturday morning. May 17, in the Jaycee-sponsored ? road-e-o. The event wdl be con ducted at Camp Glenn under the direction of Jaycee Hugh Porter. The contest is open to boys and girls, under 20, who have not had a moving traffic violation reported in the past six months. Applica tions can be obtained from any merchant dispalying a road-e-o poster or from high school princi pal Lenwood Lee. . First priie will be a $25 savings bond. Second prize will be $10 cash. The winner wUl go to the state contest in New Bern late this month. . Bill Munden was last year s win ner, with Milton Roush and JacK Lawrence second and third respec tively. _ The purpose behind the Jaycee program is to stimulate interest in a driver education program in I the schools. Clinton Mayor Heads Authority Goldiboro, N. C. (AP)? Former Clinton Mayor A. P. Winfrey Jr. made plans Tuesday to assume the executive director's post of the Eastern Carolina Regional Hous ing Authority "just as soon as I can." The 11-member housing authority Monday named Winfrey to the post and accepted the resignation of N. E. Mohn Jr., assistant direc tor, effective June 3. Winfrey, 48, an automobile deal er at Clinton, succeeds H. Emmett Powell, alio of Clinton, who re signed under fire after an investi gating committee found a conflict of interest on the part of Powell and Mohn in a proposed housing development deal. Winfrey will receive a salary of $7,S00 a year. He is in the process of going out of the auto business. Powell filed suit in Sampson County last month to establish title to the Seymour Johnson Homes. He has made a motion' to have the suit transferred to Wayne County. Weather Observer Reports Cool, .Wet Weather This Week Weather observer Stamey Davis reports that the temperatore plunged to a chilly 50 degrees Wednesday night. A slight drixzle was also noticed yesterday morn ing in Morehead City and Beau fort. Nearly an inch of rain fell on Tuesday. Thunder showers and squalls seem to be the order of the day, according to Mr. Davis. Maximum and minimum tem peratures and wind direction for the Week follow: Max. Mia. Wind Monday ? 64 SW Tueaday T1 62 SW Wednesday 67 ? SW Thursday SO SW
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