Morehead City Mayor Speaks
On Safety at Miami Beach
Tenants Sign
New Rent Leases
Tenant! in Wherry housei (Han
cock, Slocum and Fort Macon
Villages) at Cherry Point atarted
signing leaaea Monday with their
new landlord, the United States
government.
The government took over the
houses Sunday. There are 1,421
of them. They were built by Phil
lipa. Bonin and Covington of Char,
lotte. who owned the houaes prior
to the governments acquiring
them.
Wherry houses are houaes built
by private firms around military
bates. Before new housing, under
the Capehart law, can be built,
the Wherry houses must be ac
quired by the government, the law
states.
The Wherry houses are valued
at $8,644,335. Since the govern
ment and the private owners can
not agree on the sale price, the
amount paid for the homes ia to
be decided by the courta.
During the next II months the
houses will be renovated, accord
ing to government specifications.
Building of the Wherry houses be
gan in October 1951. They were
occupied May 1, 1952.
Clerk of Court Gives
Board Financial Report
A. H. James, clerk of superior
court, presented his financial re
port for May to the county com
missioners yesterday.
Total receipts were S2, 562.64.
Received through county court was
$2,304, through superior court
1147.17. Probate and clerk's fees
amounted to SU1.47.
The clerk also presented a bill
for S244 for an appendicitis opera
tion on Perry Cambridge, New
port, a prisoner who was stricken
while working around the court
house. Mo action was taken on the
bill.
? Morehead City Mayor George W.4
Dill was a speaker at the Presi- -
dent s Committee for Traffic Safe- I
ty conference at Miami Beach laat |
Thursday and Friday. Mayor Dill,
president of the North Carolina
League of Municipalities, discussed
the needs of North Carolina citiea.
While many speakers on the
program advocated the formation
of permanent traffic safety com
mittees, Mayor Dill said, "Most
small towns have too many com
mittees already. Keeping the pub
lic aware of traffic safety is one
of the responsibilities of office.
Each of us should make a deter
mined effort to put the problem
before the citizens."
Mayor Dill suggested that towns
hire engineers, at least on a tem
porary basis, to work out physical
problems in the street system.
Important Part
"The most important part of the |
program," the mayor continued,
"is to make the motorists and '
pedestrians realize that the suc
cess of the entire plan rests upon j
them." He pointed out that every- j
one on the highway and streets
has an obligation to everyone else (
on the road.
"Courtesy and a little bit of .
common sense are the greatest '
needs of drivers and pedestrians
alike," Mayor Dill continued. He- 1
alizing that tqo few have "common t
sense" the mayor suggested com- f
pulsory car inspections to make ?
certain that people do not un- I
knowingly ride death traps down
the highway. >
"The CAA licenses pilots, and c
inspects every plane that goes into t
the air," Mayor Dill pointed out. 1
"That isn't the case on the high- j
way. Any two drunks that can
push an old wreck fast enough to <
get it started can ride down the 1
road endangering the lives of i
everyone they meet." i
The mayor advocated the adop- j
tion of a uniform traffic ordinance, t
Under this ordinance, traffic vio- c
lators with the same offense would
get the same penalty no matter r
what state they were in. He also s
urged the adoption of a recognized \
chemical test for alcoholic con- t
tent in the blood stream. t
The biggest killer in America r
today is the automobile. Mayor c
Pet Corner
Mrs. Harry T. Willif Jr., 3311
Arendell St., Morehead City,
would like to find a home for
eight kittens. They can be seen
any time before 9 in the morn
ing or after 5 evenings. Phone
6 3562.
Mrs. John G. Jones has some
pet kittens she would like to
find good homes for. Mrs. Jones
lives at 210 Orange St., Beau
fort.
Notices in the Pet Corner are
run free for persons who want
to give away pets or acquire
them.
Police Change Charges
When 'Drunk' is Sober
Madison, Wis. (AP)? Harry A.
De adman was fined $15 after he
>retended to be dead drunk.
Police were not amused. They
changed their complaint from
Irunkenness to disorderly conduct,
ind the court fined him $15.
Dill said the reasons for this are
he attitude of the driver and the
act that the auto industry is years
ihead of the road construction
>rogram.
Mayor Dill flew to Miami Beach
vith E. A. Darr, vice-chairman
>f the board, R. J. Reynolds To
>acco Co., Winston-Salem. Mr.
[)arr also had a part on the pro
gram.
The convention was conducted
it the swank Americana Hotel.
Even though the President was
lot able to attend, he sent a color
novie of himself greeting the dele
gates to Miami Beach and telling
hem the purpose of the confer
?nce.
The confcrence was designed to
nobilize wider and more effective
lupport for the President's high
vay safety program by focusing
he widest possible public atten
ion on the urgent traffic safety
leeds of each state and its local
-ommunitics.
Martha Sue Davis
Finishes School
Winston-Salem? Martha Sue Da
vit of Atlantic, i? me of nine young
women who waa graduated by the
School of Medical Technology of
North Carolina Baptiat Hospital
and the Bowman Gray School of
Medicine at commencement exer
cises Sunday. She received a
bachelor of science degree in med
ical technology.
Miss Davis is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Davis of At
lantic and was a student at Salem
Martha Sue Da via
College here for two years before
entering the School of Medical
Technology. Two years of college
is a prerequisite for admittance
to the school.
Commencement exercises were
held jointly with the School of Med
ical Record Library Science at
Davis Memorial Chapel at Baptist
Hospital. Certificates were pre
sented to members of the graduat
ing class by Dr. C. C. Carpenter,
dean of Bowman Gray School of
Medicine.
Graduates of the school are eligi
ble for examination by the Regis
try of Medical Technology of the
American Society of Clinical Pa
thologists, leading to registration
as medical technologists.
At Salem Miss Davis was a
member of the International Rela
tions Club, Methodist Student
Movement, and the Lablings,
science club. She has served on
Ocracoke Native
Given Position
As Historian
Supt. Robert Gibbs of the Cape
Hatteras National Seashore hat
announced the appointment of Lar
ry Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Z. S. Williams, as ranger historian
at Ocracoke for the summer tour
ist season. In this capacity he will
work with ranger Haien Brooks
who is in charge of the Ocracoke
Island section of the Park.
Mr. Williams graduated from
Ocracoke High School in 1948, re
turned for post graduate work in
Latin and business subjects in
1949, and enrolled at East Caro
lina College that fall, graduating
from there in 1953 with a major
in history.
Tor four years he taught in Wil
mington, N. C.; this past year he
has taught at Princess Anne High
School, Norfolk. He is an enthu
siastic supporter of his home
town, Ocracoke; during the sum
mer vacation months he has helped
with the annual July 4th Celebra
tion, worked with the young peo
ple's recreation and the square
dances.
He will begin work at the Park
Headquarters here on June 10th.
County Fishermen Land
1.4 Million Pounds Fish
County fishermen landed 1.4 mil
lion pounds of fish and shellfish
during March. This was nearly a
third of the total for the state.
The most important single species
of fish was croaker. There were
795,387 pounds reported.
Other species of importance
were king whiting, sea trout and
blue crabs. The figures were com
piled by the US Fish and Wildlife
Service and the NC Division of
Commercial Fisheries.
the staffs of Sights and Insights,
the annual, and the Salemite, stu
dent newspaper.
Miss Davis's relatives who at
tended the graduation ceremonies
included Iier parents, Dr. and Mrs.
James Morris, Goldsboro; Mrs.
Jake Vivcrette, Greensboro; Mrs.
Cecil Morris, Mrs. Wayne Parker
and daughter, Gloria, Robert (Bob
by) Morris, all of Atlantic; Mrs.
John Wiley Jones and daughter,
Mary, of Garner.
Miss Davis will come home this
weekend and then return to Win
ston-Salem June 21 where she will
work in a private doctor's office.
Public Health Association
Honors Ocracoke's Nurse
June 4? The Rev. Charlie Rice
of New Bern filled his appoint
ment in the Baptist Church Sun
day.
The Carteret County singing con
vention was held in the Baptist
Church Sunday.
C. B. Davenport of Durham
spent several days last week with
his sister, Mrs. B. H. Russell.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Fodrie
and children of Morehead City
spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Garner.
Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Fodrie of
Newport spent Sunday afternoon
with his mother, Mrs. F. Fodrie.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Burger on
and children of Thompsonville,
Conn., are visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Jackson Sr.
Mrs. Violet Whitley, son, Ralph
and daughter, Minnie, left early
Tuesday morning for Raleigh to
attend the funeral of S. P. Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Jackson
Jr. and daughter, Terry, of Ra
leigh spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Jackson
Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. McKeber Lupton
motored to Markers Island Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Harmond Bennett
Sr. have received word that their
son, Harmond Jr., USA, is on his
way home from Germany.
Mrs. Bernice Dean of Norfolk
spent some time with her sister,
Mrs. Leon Fodrie, who is sick.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cruschiel
and daughter, Mary Anna, went to
Bridgeton Sunday where they were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Beachem.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Carter and
son, Joey, of Raleigh spent the
weekend with their parents.
Mrs. Allen Barbee and children
of Beaufort visited her pareats
Sunday.
Mr. Ernest Carraway, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Carraway was
a member of the graduation class
at Beaufort High School. Congra
tulations, Ernest!
? Miu Kathleen Bragg. RN of
Ocracoke was honored with a ser
vice citation at the 47th annual
session of the North Carolina Pub
lic Health Association, which met
in Raleigh Hay 28-30.
The citation was presented to
Hiss Bragg at the banquet Friday
night at the Hotel Sir Walter by
Dr. Lynn G. Maddry, president of
the North Carolina Public Health
Association.
It read as follows: "To M.ss ,
Kathleen Bragg, Ocracoke, North ,
Carolina: In recognition of your
devoted service to the people of
Ocracoke Island, the North Caro
lina Public Health Association
wishes to present you this letter ,
of commendation.
"As the sole representative of |
the medical professions on Ocra- f
coke Island you have cared for
the ill, comforted and advised |
them, evaluated their needs and ,
made provision for further care in (
an exemplary manner under dif
ficult conditions. You have main
tained and strengthened school
health and immunization pro- :
grams.
"You have carried out, through i
your own initiative and through
consultation with mainland physi
cians and the local health depart
ment, the multitude of activities 1
essential to the health and welfare !
of the people of Ocracoke.
"In appreciation of your personal
and professional services you are
hereby awarded this letter of com
mendation." Sincerely, J. W. R.
Norton, M.D., M.P.H., State Health
Director; Lynn G. Maddry, Ph.D.,
M.S.P.H., President, North Caro
lina Public Health Association.
Miss Bragg made the trip to
Raleigh by car with Mrs. Ben
jamin L. O'Neal on Thursday, at- ]
tending the Friday meetings and
the Friday night banquet.
Sideburns Judged
Salt Lake City (AP)-Judge Wil- 1
lis Ritter doesn't dig these Elvis '
Presley sideburns. When a 17-year
old juvenile appeared before him 1
for sentencing on a misdemeanor
charge. Judge Ritter ordered him I
taken to the Salt Lake County jail !
for a hair cut and shave, explain i
ing that he wouldn't pass sentence I
until the youth appeared with a |
presentable haircut. I
Guardsmen Make
Three Assists
Coast Guardsmen from Uw Fort
Macon Coast Guard station made
three assists over the weekend ?
two on Sunday and one on Satur
day. The Saturday assist proved
to be the easiest.
The station got a telephone call
that a boat near the Morebead
Biltmore Hotel was in trouble.
BM/1 Kent Flowers and EN/3 Nor
vie Gillikin found the 2t-foot boat
Sandy at the hotel dock. It had
drifted to the dock after its engine
[ailed. The boat was operated by
R. G. Barnes of Wilson.
The first assist Sunday was at
12:30 p.m. A 39-foot yacht White
Cap had run aground near the At
lantic Beach bridge. A. G. Wim
back, the captain, sent a radio call
to the Coast Guard.
Flowers and Gillikin got to the
lioat at 12:50 and had it refloated
by 12:55. The White Cap continued
in its way to Wrightsville Beach.
The second assist Sunday was at
9 p.m. A telephone call came in
saying that a boat was sending up
Hares near the Morehead Biltmore
hotel. Flowers and EN/X Thad
Hodges went to investigate.
They found the 22-foot cabin boat
Shepard drifting in the sound with
no power. The Coast Guardsmen
towed the boat to Pelletier Creek,
rhe Shepard is owned by N. T.
Martin of New Bern.
Trains
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freight conductor. Their salaries
were $600 per year. Engineers
were John C. Earl and M. H.
Huston at $900 per year. Passen
ger fare was 3 4/5 cents per mile.
The rolling stock in 1857-58 con
sisted of one passenger car with
mail and baggage room; four
freight cars; 20 platform cars; 16
gravel cars and three hand cars.
By July 1858 six locomotives were
in service.
This is the alpha and omega of
:he passenger history of the At
lantic and North Carolina Rail
road for almost 100 years. It was
beaten by other forms of trans
portation which wooed away the
passengers.
SOUND BEACH POOL
Atlantic Beach Causeway
FOR NIGHT SWIMMING
Wednesday, June 11th
Will be Open from 9 A.M. 'til 6 P.M.
And from 6:30 P.M. 'til 10 P.M.
FIREWORKS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Plan Now to Bring Your Family and a Picnic Lunch and Spend a
Happy Day Having Fun-in-the-Sun
SOUND BEACH POOL
IS SAFE, CLEAN AND ENJOYABLE
Under th? Management and Supervision of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Gillikin, with Red Cross Certificated Life Guards.
DIVING BOARDS
SWINGS abd SLIDES
The Following Places Now Offer
"ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT BEER" AT
ATLANTIC BEACH
SEE AND INVEST in ? beautiful sound lot. Each lot has a boat channel in back and a street in front, in
the well planned "SOUND VIEW ISLES" development where boating, swimming and fishing is at its best.
TAKE YOUR FAMILY to the NEW "SOUND BEACH POOL" on the causeway. Day and night swimming,
low and high diving, low and high slides, triangle bar over the water, shallow and deep water for all ages,
with life lines. Boating and skiing, ski jumping away from the swimming are and water traffic. The best
of all places and the finest entertainment for teenagers, where they can dance to good music . . . AND
NO BEER IS SOLD.
AND SOMETHING NEW has been added ? "NEW GOLF" ? a real aport, a real treat for all ages) it's
different, 18 tricky hole*, on the old Ocean King Hotel ?ite. And NO BEER SOLI).
AND YOUR VISIT WILL NOT BE COMPLETE WITHOUT A TRIP THROUGH THE FAMOUS
"Idle Hour Amusement Center"
The largest place of entertainment under one roof in the South. 73 different ways to have fun. Thi? U
truly a family (pot, and our new policy i* to have NO BEER SOLD or carried in the recreation part of the
building. Dancing i* at it* be*t at the "Idle Hour".
"New Golf" "New Golf "New Golf"
%
Ye? it'i NEW . . . it's different ? each hole hat a long
way and a short way. The *hort way may cost you more
(troke* but.it'* fun to try.
NO BEER
The New Beach Is Open
And it it under strict supervision. FREE SHOWERS AND
DRESSING ROOMS . . . PLENTY OF PARKING AREA.
Volley Ball, Knuckle Ball, Picnicking.
NO REER
A ml fine thing for the local and cottage people and their
children. It will be known a* the FAMILY BEACH.
\ ,
GOOD
FOR
ONE
FREE GAME
OF \
"NEW GOLF"
One of the Highlights for Children Who Visit
The Beach is the "Kiddie Park"
Next to the Idle Hour you'll find ? miniature carnival for the small
fry. NOW OPEN . . . Ferris Wheel, Roller Coaster, Merry -Go- Round,
Airplane Ride.
Admission 15c each or Four for 60c
NO BEER .
The Idle Hour Amusement Center Now Open
Young people are under strict surveillance at The Idle Hour