3? CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES JS
A Merrar of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (E*Ubluhe<l 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (EtUblulwd 1936)
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88th YEAR, No. 34 EIGHTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1949 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Huge Payroll Loss Caused
By Merrimon Road Condition
Judge Sentences
Clifton Reel To
Two Years Jail
Reel's Judgment Suspended
Providing He Remain On
Good Behavior Five Years
Clifton Reel, charged with as
Malt on a female (his 'wife) with
? deadly weapon, was found guilty
hi Tuesday's session of recorder's
court in Beaufort and was sen
tenced to two years on the roads
by Judge Lambert Morris.
Sentence was suspended on con*
dition of five years of good be*
hflvior, payment of $30 fine and
coftts, and provision of adequate
support of Mr. Reel's minor chil
dren. The defendant was given 30
days to pay.
Another light docket faced
Judge Morris in Tuesday's session
and was disposed of in short order.
Parris Willis was found guilty of
being a public nuisance, a habi
tual drunkard and a repeated of
fender and was sentenced to 30
days in jail.
The prosecuting witness in the
case of Inez Godette and Q. V.
Mass, charged with cohabiting,
was taxed with the costs, the
judge ruling malicious prosecution.
A verdict of not guilty was
rendered in the case of Theodore
Johnson alias Theodore Smith and;
his case was dismissed. The de
fendant was charged with posses
sion on his premises of a quantity
of non-tax paid whiskey for the
purpose of sale.
The case of Lucille Jones Pitt-;
man, charged with aiding and
?betting in a child's delinquency
by neglecting to send the child to
school, was nol prossed with leave.
Louis -E. Crocker Was found not
guilty of reckless and carelcss
driving. His case was dismissed.
Henry Hamiliton, charged with
driving without a liccnae, failed la
appear and had his bond forfeited.
Both Vernon R. Skinner and Ervin
Willis pleaded guilty to charges of
driving without a license and paid
the costs.
^ The cases of William F. Mihaus
and William J. DeNoyer were con
tinued.
Commencement
Activity Begins
At Ocracoke High
Ocracoke ? Commencement ae-|
tivities began for the Seniors of j
Ocracoke high school with the first
big event, the Junior-Senior ban
et, on Friday night. The school
rmry was attractively decorated
with clan colors, pink and green,
a centerpiece of pink rosebuds
represented the class flower, the
I%se.
Dinner was served by members
of the tenth grade with helpful
mothers of the juniors supervising.
Misses Wanda Simpson and Peggy
Spencer acted as toastmistrcssea;
a number of lively songs were
sung with guitar accompaniment.
; As part of the program Cant
well Williams, senior, read the
ctass history; Ward Garrish, the
last will and testament; Audrey
Spencer and Colleen Wahab, the
prophecy. Those enjoying the oc
casion were Mr. and Mrs. Theo
dore Rondthaler, Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin Spencer, Lata Howard,
Isabella O'Neal, Maude Ellen Gar
rich, Peggy and Audrey Spencer,
Colleen and Hazel Wahab, Ward
Garrish, Mildred Garrish, Cantwell
Williams, Audrey O'Neal, Wanda
Simpson, Alice Belle William',
Josephine Howard, Sigma Willis
yd Walter C. O'Neal, Jr.
* Other commencement events will
pe the high school alumni banquet,
at which seniors ara guests, and
epmmencement itself on June 5.
Iror laiM
BrMfq to B*
!? Wilmington ? (AP) ? Bids for
extending the length of the rail
mad lift bridge over the Newport
river between More held City and
Ijleaufort will be opened at the
Fort Macon hotel. More head City,
M*y J# a? p.ta.
The annoaneesaent said the
fridge's present lenfth ef about
51 feet is U> he lengthened u to
property ot the Mdhietii City
lit Beaufort lUilread CMtptay.
An annual payroll loss of $50,
000 is suffered as a result of the
foul condition the Merrinion road
stays in, according to a 70-page
survey recently submitted to Gov
ernor W. Kerr Scott by the Beau
fort Chamber of Commerce.
The loss is incurred by pulp
wood manufacturers whose annual
payroll in the Merrimon area totals
$250,000. This loss is estimated
on the basis of the road being
unusable by trucks one fifth of
the time. Merrimon residents ex
plained in the report, however,
that the pulp company is extremely
considerate of residents of the
area during inclement weather
and refrain from using the road
In order to leave it in a condition
so cars can crawl through on it.
A further payroll loss of one
and a half million dollars to the
state and county within the next
30 years is estimated if the road
remains in its present primitive
condition, the chamber reported.
The report of the survey stated
that it did not include the 58
families of 263 people who live
on the first 12 miles of unpaved
road leading from the hard sur
face road to the Merrimon com
munity.
Statistics from the survey fol:
low: 2,075 acres of fsrjnland have
been abandoned as a result of the
road condition; 1,012 white child
miles are traveled by the school
bus over this road daily (figures
for Negro school children were not
covered by the school bus annual
available), 183,240 child miles are
ly, and 41,146 acres of farm and
See PAYROLL Page 6
Beaufort Fire Dept
Distnbates Books
Pamphlet Lists Alarm Box
Numbers, Fire-Fighting,
Safety Rules
Beaufort fire department this
ViZ&lBSSIS&iXX.
alarm box numbers and other use
ful information on fighting fires.
Advertisements in the booklet
were sold before Christinas and
the proceeds used to buy toys and
food for distribution to indigent
families during the holiday season.
To defray expense of printing
the books, the department will
accept donations or contributions
from each person who receives
one.
In the pamphlet are doctors'
phone number*, the hospital phona
number, ambulance phone number,
and names of personnel in the fire
department.
Officers are G. A. Clancy, chief,
Roma Willis, assistant chief, B. H.
Whitehurst, captain, Jack Willi
ams, foreman, Raymon Paul, sec
retary-treasurer, E. D. Rhue and
Roma Willis, engineers, Dalton
Eubanks, Clayton Garner, J. F.
Duncan, Jr., and William B. Long
est, Jr., truck drivers; Guy G.
Lewis, Leon Sawin, Hubert Silter
and Marcus Mason, traffic of
ficers.
Active members are the follow
ing: Robert Made*, Thornton Darl
ing, D- M. Darling, Leamon Eu
t banks, Eugene Garner, Dewey
Guthrie, Luther Gillikin, C. 8.
Harrell, C. R. Hassell, J. M. Hill,
C. G. Holland, George Huntley,
Jr., H. G. Kerr, B. L. Jones. H. H.
Lewis, Ben Merrill, W. S. Moore,
Jr.
C. R. Morning, Jr., Clarence
Noe, Earl No*, B. H. Noe, Clyde
Peterson, Frank Rice, Frank Rob
inson, A. Royal Skarren, James
Paul, L. C. Dickerson, Jr., Max
well Wade, Elmo Willis.
R. D. Whitehurst, William War
ren, Douglas Arthur, West Taylor,
George Bridges, lvey Chadwick,
Harry Whitehurst, Leroy Mcin
tosh, Eddie Paul, W. T. Lewis.
William ' M. Thomas, Edward
Brock, Charlee Harrell, Key Mer
rill, George F. Livingston, and
Homer Linthall.
Veterinarian SchWnlts
Tarn Day*' lahias Clinks
Rabies clinics will be Jield
throughout the county during the
next weak. Dr. E. C. Paden, vet
erinarian, announced today. They
will be aa follows:
Tuesday, May 10? Atlantic post
office 8 a.m.. Sea Laval 9:30 a.m.,
Stacy 10:1ft a.m . Davis 11:30
?.m., Williston 12:30 p.m., Smyr
na 1 p.m., Marshallberg 1 :30 p.m.,
Gloucester 2 p.m.. Barkers Island
3 p.m.. and BeUie (Clere GilBkin's
store) 4 p.m.
Friday, May 13? Pelletier post
office 8 a.m., Sulla 8.a.ni., Swans
fcoro 10*0 ajn.. Newport 1 pjn.,
and Wiljwood 2)80 p.m.
Mooday, MsV 1? ?.Csmpen*
Cre?*ro?4i t a.*., Harlowe
t.a , 11 a-m., and Soutl
tO*n 1146 p.*.
Voting Goes Light in All Town Elections
Better Weekend
Bis Service To
Atlantic Probable
Chamber of Commerce,
Beaufort, Makes Announ
cement Of Trial Runs
Residents of the Atlantic area
may soon have better bus service
to Beaufort if a request made of
the North Carolina Public Utilities
commission is granted.
The Seashore Transportation
company of New Bern has re
quested the Utilities commission to
grant it a permit to operate a
bus between Beaufort and Atlan
tic, connecting with the Ocracoke
mail boat on Saturday, Sunday,
and Monday. The permit would
be valid for a 60-day trial period
only.
C. H. Hall, Jr., vice-president
of the bus company, has stated
that it is the desire of the bus
company to serve all the needs of
its patrons but since it is not sub
sidised, it can not render service
unless a sufficient amount of traf
fic is carried. As an example he.
said it takes 32 cents a mile to
operate busses. The average in
come on the Atlantic bus route
has been about 17 \ cents a mile,
he added.
wuey h. Taylor, jr., cnairman
of the transportation committee of
the Beaufort Chamber of Com
merce, said today that he is
pleased with the prospect of get
ting bus service to Atlantic.
"J hope the new schedule will
receive enough patronage to make
It financially feasible for the com
pany to continue bus service after
the 60-day trial period," he said.
"If it answers the needs of resi
dents, 1 am sure the company will
continue service if ravenut justi
fies continuance."
Mr. Hall said that in continua
tion of Rs services to the publio
the bus company was starting
delivery of new, modernly equip
ped Mainliners made by the Beck
company. Mr. Hall left New Bern
Thursday to accept delivery on
the first two busses.
Wort on getting better bus ser
vice to Atlantic has been achieved
through the 'joint cooperation of
the transportation committee of
the Beaufort Chamber of Com
merce, the Seashbre Transporta
tion company, and the Utilities
commission.
Barbecue Sapper
Brings Agreement
An informal agreement that
neither Beaufort or Mofehead City
would incorporate the Morehead
City-Beaufort causeway waa reach
ed at a barbecue held at Morehead
City Commissioner M. T. Mills's
camp near Havelock Wednesday
night.
Tile commissioners, mayors and
port commissioner! held the bar
becue in celebration of their elec
tion Tuesday.
Another agreement was made to
establish a causeway joint toning
board of appeal composed of three
members from Beaufort, three
from Morehead City and one from
the port commission. It is expected
that both town boards will pass
acts setting up this board at their
Jnne meetings.
The group decided to hold an
other joint meeting ?oon to clear
uj> any misunderstanding about
the boundaries of land controlled
by the State Ports Authority. A
copy of the ports aet and a map
of the Beaufort - Morehead City
area will be on hand so that the
group can see for themselves
where town authority ends and
porta authority begins.
Hiss Kmlmi FwliiUnti
T? Mm! li tlkafey Riykl
? All girls entered in or interested
in the Miss Morehead City contest
to be held Friday. May 27, will
meet Monday night at 8 o'clock
at the Webb Memorial Puilding in
Morehead City to rehearse and
perfect their talent act*. "
the girls met Tuesday night
and practiced their acta with the
help of Mrs. W. C. Carlton.
Charles Willis, chairman at the
entry' committee, has urged all
#irU to come out Monday night
Mr the tryoata. Be adied that no
othgitiai would be incurred b>
being present.
Penning Ponies on Cedar Isle
At the end of the drive the driven on horseback maneuver the
ponies into the pen. In the foreground U the fence which stretches
from the pen, eastward into Pamlico Sound.
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The first group of horses in the pen will be joined soon by others j
which escaped during the first drivt. Men and boys standing out- \
side the fence let out loud Indian-like yells as the horses thunder >
by and into the enclosure. <
Not many people know it. but
there are pony pennings on Cedar
Island. The men of Roe and Lola,
the two communities of the island,
round up the horses that have run
wild on the marshes all winter.
This strenuous activity takes place
every sunny Sunday just for sport.
By the time six or eight Sundays
have passed. I imagine the horses,
which are turned loose again every
Sunday evening, soon come to
know what day of the week it is
when they see men coming after
tbcm. so they obediently start the
trek to the pen.
There is one wild stallion, how
ever, that the penners are trying
to get hold of and for that reason,
I imagine, the men continue with
xttt their weekly roundup.
The beaters usually start out
after the horses early in the morn
ing and by noon a crowd gathers
in the vicinity of the pen, a circu
lar wire enclosure, each spectator
hoping to be the first to catch
sight of a flowing mane above the
high marsh grass? sign of the first
horse to.be driven in.
The horses are driven from the
south. A barbed wire fence
stretching west from the pen
straight eastward (#nd out into
Pamlico sound keeps the animals
from dashing out into the water
and on northward beyond the pen
ning grounds.
The average ni^nber of horses
taken each Sunday is about 12.
The men claim there are between
15 and 20 that are too wild, that
with their wily cunning cscapc the '*
beaters all the time
Some beaters ride their own 5
horses in the roundup. Tossing 1
a burlap bag across the back of {
their mounts, they grab the rope 1
(occasionally they're leather)
bridles and in a flash gallop away 1
southward.
The pen is round, made of small '
pine sapling trunks and wire. Once '
inside the horses mill around, do 1
cile for the most part. Several
weeks ago, however, two stallions 1
tangled in a light that had specta
tors spellbound ? and nervous. J
Springtime and the mating season .
brings to the fore all the winter
dormant instincts.
The Cedar Island ponies are,
generally, much larger than the
famous banker ponies. They have
sprung mostly from horses that
were born in captivity and later
turned loose.
If you make the drive on a Sun
day to Cedar Island, about an hour
from Beaufort or Morehead City,
among the beaters you may see
John Gaskill, Roderick Emory,
Troy Goodwin or Eugene Styron.
Other young bucks awaiting the
final moments of the drive may in
clude Alton Goodwin, Clyde Sty
ron, Russell Gaskill, Charles Sty
ron, Rupert Styron, Dennis ? Good- ,
win, Jr., Roy Simmons, or James I
Goodwin, of the Roc community.
For those who find too strenu
ous the trip to Shackleford banks
to see a penning. Cedar Island is
the answer.
Beach to Open Tomorrow
An expense paid weekend for
two at the Ocean King Hotel and
$150 in cash prizes will be given
away to the 10 lucky people who
have their namei drawn at the in
formal opening of Atlantic Beach
tomorrow. The expense-paid week
end is the first prixe, four 125
cash prises are second in line and
five S10 bills are third prizes.
Motorista and pedestrians en
tering the beach bridge from
Morehead City will be given tick
ets with space for their names and
addresses on them. When they
raach the beach they can deposit
the tickets In m barrel in front
of the Surf club and at 10 o'clock
Saturday night a drawing for
prixe winners will be held.
A <l?nee had been planned for
the gala opening but since the
Surf club Is up for sale it was
failed off. Instead, music will be
provided for the 'drawing for
prisas. It ia planned to hold the
dance at some liter date.
Thoatfh tomorrow is only the
preliminary opening. the Atlantic
Beach Businessmen 's association
stressed that alt businesses will
ba open and ready for business.
Workmen have been busy this past
week cleaning and grading the
beach for the safety and comfort
of Ha patrons.
Plans for this summer's activi
ties at tlie beach have not keen
completed yet but it b expected
that the Showtase of Beauties pro
gram will be continued this sum
mer.
Each Wednesday a bathing
beauty will be ehoata as Miss
Atlantic Beach of the week aad
preeented with a bating wit. At
the and of the sumwar ? ?rai id
contest among Mm tamer's win
ners Will b* held and Mas Atlantic
Beach- of 1949 will be rtoaen. The
final winner will M presented
vfiuible fm?s ia4 4 loVftg
(up that she may keep far a yea*.
Blue Mold Attacks
Tobacco Plants
Farmers in the county have
experienced the most severe at
tack of blue mold on their tobacco
plant beds in recent years, accord
ing to reports received by R. M.
Williams, county farm agent. (
On many farms there is a short
age of plants to fill the tobacco <
acreage allotments since the blue
mold and an early cold spell play
ed havoc with farmers' plans. Less I
than 50 per cent of the county's
tobacco land has had plants set .in !
it because the attack of blue mold 1
has delayed setting 10 days to two '
weeks.
Prospect* for the irish potato <
crop in the county are fairly good
at the present time, Mr. Williams
states. He says the crop is grow- i
ing rapidly with tope looking good
and blooming now. He believes
the crop should make a fair yield. <
He added that the recent rains
benefited all crops, particularly
since there was such a long dry
spell preceding the rain.
The Beaufort Chamber of Com
merce yesterday received a report
from the 8t|tjstfcaJ and Planning
Engineer of .the State Highway
and Public Works commission in
Raleigh stating that during the av
em* M hour day to IMS, 150 cars
% report added thai 54,780 cars
ft
Wlli M4 0*6 WMk ?( civi! court
Mk LM Moffly Mtftttf Jum 20.
James R. Sanders
Takes Over Reins
Of MC Jaycees
Jaycee Dignitaries Install
Officers at Banquet Mon
day night ,
James R. Sanders, former vice
uesident and director of the More
lead City Jaycees, was installed
is their 1940-'5O president at the j
innual banquet Monday night at
he Blue Ribbon club.
In installing the new president,
fames Hackney of Washington,
eastern vice-president of the Jay
,'ees, said, "I am very pleased to
lave* the privilege of installing
lim as your new president. In his
hree years in the club he has
ihown what true service as a mem
>er can mean."
Skinner Chalk, Jr., and his fire
prevention committee were pre
sented with the Rudolph Dowdy
iward for being the outstanding
faycee committee of the year. In
>resenting the award Bruce Good
vin, outgoing president, said the
?ommittee had sponsored a fire
>revention week, given lectures
ind talks in the schools and else
where, organized fire drills in the
schools and had done other work
:o make the community conscious
af the dangers of fire. The award
s presented in memory pf Ralph
Dowdy who lost his life doing Jay
cee work.
Other new officers were install
ed by Dan Walker, manager of the
Beaufort Chamber of Commerce
and national director of the North
Carolina Jaycees. He said, "You
have shown fine judgment in elect
ing your new officers. You should
not think though that election was
the termination of your work as a
biember. Rather it was the culmi
nation of your work. These of
ficers can be no better than the
members who voted for thc^ un
l??8 you work to supportThem,
you c/n Vhfl ox peg,/ them to work
for you."
Sam D. Bundy, principal of the
Farmville school, past district gov
ernor of the North and South Ca
rolina Kiwanis clubs, Shriner, Ma
son, and well-known after dinner
See JC's Page 6
Jaycees Seek
Contest Entries
The Morehcad City ? Jaycees
sponsoring organization in the pre
liminary Miss Morehead City con
test of the North Carolina state
Finals of the Miss America pageant,
loday urged all young ladies be
tween the ages of 18 and 28 living
in the area covered by this contest,
to send in their entries early to
Charles Willis, Morehead City.
This paper has carried and will
continue to carry from time to
time the official application blank
and the rules and regulations gov
erning the contest, or they may be
secured from Jaycees, sponsors of
the conteit.
"Thii contest offers an excellent
opportunity for some young lady,
talented and interested in continu
ing her education, to compete for
Ihe many scholarships being offer
ed In the Miss America Pageant,
and givei her a chance to vie not
only for the title of Miss More
head City, but also for the honor
of representing North Carolina in
Ihe Miss America Pageant National
Finals at Atlantic City in Septem
ber," sponsors pointed out.
Sponsors say too that many love
ly prizes are being offered in the
local Miss Morehead City contest
both for the winner and the run
ner-up, with a handsomely engrav
ed loving cup heading the list.
Sponsors warned, however, that
rules and regulations as well as
contestant qualifications, must be
abided by strictly, no allowances
will be made in any phase of the
contest.
Tide Table
HIGH LOW
FrM?r, May 6
2:07 a.m. 8:34 a.m.
1:41 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
Satar4ajr, May 7
11:15 a.m. 9:315 a.m.
1:47 p.m 10:10 p.m.
S?a4ar. May I
4:20 a.m. 10:33 a.m.
5:48 p.ii. - 11:27 p.m.
M? 4ay, M.r ?
5:20 ?.m. 11:13 a.m.
5:44 p.m. . vk - r 12 midnight
TaOfcr, Mar it
4:13 ?.m 12:10 i.e..
1:87 12:17 p.m.
Two of the lightest election ever
held in either of the twin cities
took place Tuesday. Only 41 per
sons voted in Morehead City, twice
that number went to the polls in
Beau foil. Over a hundred voted
at Newport.
Local politicians say the lark of !
enthusiasm in the Beaufort and
Morehead elections was due to
lack of opposition to any of thel
candidates. Beaufort town clerk, j
Bill Hatsell, said that though vot
ing was light it was no lighter than
in 1943 when there was no oppo
sit ion to any of the candidate*.
Mayor L. W. Hassell of Beau
See VOTING Page 3
Fisheries Men
Will Attend N.C.
Science Meeting
A. L. Chestnut, oyster specialist I
for the Institute of Fisheries Re
search, and Dr. II. F. Prythercb,
Fish unci Wildlife biologist and
former director of the government;
laboratory on Tivers Island, will
be speakers at the forty-sixth an
nual meeting of the North Caro
lina Academy of Science being
held today and tomorrow at the
University of North Carolina in
Chapel Hill.
I)r. Phythereh will address the
wildlife section on "The technique!
of making fish models for educa- 1
;ional purposes" and will have on
display an exhibit illustrating his
methods. Mr. Chestnut's speech at
the zoology section meeting will
entitled "Studies on the an j
atomy and course of ciliary cur
rents in the stomach of Ostrea
Virginica" (the common oyster).
Dr. H. J. Humm, director of the
Duke Marine Laboratory of Piversj
Island, will attend meetings of the
botany section.
Other speakers who have work
ed in this section are l)r. H. L.
Blomquist who will talk on the
n*/he Wdst Atlantic, irr.*
M. Wflbur who will give a
paper fc'ith Dr. P. J. Kramer of
l)uke on "The Absorption of Ra i
dioactive Phosphorus by Mycof-J
rhizal Roots of Pine," Dr. F. A.j
Wolf who will speak on "Tobacco
Leaf Curl," Dr. John A. Yarbor
ough of Meredith College, whose j
topic is "The Peanut Seedling:!
The Morphology of Hypocotyl and
Epicotyl." A. S. Pearse will speak
on the Copepods of Bimini, T. L.
Quay of State college will address!
the zoology section on "A Mid j
winter Weather Movement of
Some Small Birds" and Dr. J. R. |
Bailey of Duke will speak to the
wildlife section on "The Distribu
tion of Fishes in the Mississippi
Drainage System of North Caro
lina." Dr. George Wharton's sub
ject is "The Distribution of Pest
Chiggers near Duke University."
Dr. Reinard Harkema, of State
college, who has spent several sum
mers here as a research worker
at the Duke Laboratory, is sec
retary of the Academy.
Cancer Drive
Goes Over Top
Grovcr Munden, chairman of the
cancer drive, announced today that
approximately $100 more than
the thousand dollar goal had been
Obtained. The cancer fund drive
was conducted during the month
of April.
In charge of collection of funds
in Morehead City was the Woman's
club and in Beaufort, the Junior
Woman's ckib,
The following assisted with the
work in Morehead: Dr. Jojin Mooris
, who is chairman of the county ex
ecutive board, Mrs. George McNeill
[ county commander, Mrs. George K.
Wallace, advertising chairman, Mrs
Robert Taylor, treasurer, Mrs. Otis
H. Johnson, chairman of the educa
tion committee, and Mrs. G. D.
Gamble and Mrs. Delfido Cordova.
Representing the Morehead City
Junior Woman's club on the exe
i cutive committcc is Mrs. Robert
! Lowe.
| On the Beaufort committee are
Mrs. Helen Hatsell. Mrs. T. H. Mc
Quaid and Mrs. Albert Chappell.
Mrs. McNeill has especially ex
pressed thanks to the following
the Misses Coriltne Belle Webb.
Ann Darden Webb, Helen Carlton
and Gayle Canficld, Mrs. W. L. Der
rickson, Mrs. George Wallace. Mrs
Darden Eure and Mrs. Alfred
Cooper who collected fundi Satur
day: Mrs.Adam Moyer who donated
? cake for the WMBL talent show
and Girl and Boy Scouts of More
head City who received donations
at the theater* following showing
et special cancer tils.
Beaufort Cracks
Whip in Purchase
Order Procedure
A. L. Chestnut, Dr. H. F.
Prytherch to Speak on
Oysters
Beaufort commissioners unani
ously passed a resolution at theii
May meeting Monday night stating
that no town department can plac*
an order for supplies or equipment
unless that order is approved by
the town board.
The resolution also stated that
in case of emergency the mayor
2nd town clerk could approve a
purchase.
Necessity for this stand on pur
chases was brought about, accord
ing to the commissioners, by the
fire department's making un
authorized orders.
Commissioner Wiley Taylor, Jr.,
mentioned the amount of money
spent within the past two years
for the fire department and pre
sented the resolution adopted by
the board.
Kire Chief Gilbert Clancy, who
was at the meeting, said that he,
personally, never placed an order
for live department equipment.
Clerk William llatscll pointed out
I hat a recent shipment of a thou
sand dollars worth of equipment
came from Los Angeles. Calif., and
the bill was brought to him to be
paid.
Because the town had not placed
the order, the equipment was ship
ped back.
Chief Glancy said the fire de
partment had intended to pay for
the order out of its own funds.
Mr . llatscll said he had not been
informed of that decision. It was
stated (hat a thousand feet of hose
was bought in January, unauthor
ized.
On the trash situation, Commi*. ^
smgcj lay tor stated that ptm*
fne Beaufort dumping
grounds blows over the airport
causing an unsightly appearance.
Commissioner Graham W. Duncan,
Jr., made a motion, which was ap
proved. that the A & P store be
requested to move its red trash
box off Queen street.
Mr. Taylor also commented on
foul odors coming from trash in
back of Potter's grocery store and
See WHIP Page 3
Norebead Agrees
Od Purchase Plan
For Hospital
Members of the town board of*
Morehead City and F. A. Buck,.
Columbia, S. C., representing the
Federal Works agency, came to Ail
agreement Wednesday morning on
purchase of the east wing of the
hospital. V
The cast wing, built by the gov
ernment to care for the injured
during world war II, will be bought
by Morehead City for $17,500.
This wing includes the maternity
ward, the nurses' living quarters^ 4
kitchen, dining room, hospital liv
ing; room and has a bed capacity
equal to that of the original build*
inf.
Under the agreement made Wed
nesday morning Mayor George W.
Pill, Jr., stated that the hospital
wiil pay $3,273.00 now and over
the next eight years 'the town will
pay, at 3 per cent interest, the
balance, $14,226.10.
At the conclusion of that time
the hospital will be turned over
to Morehead City.
Fit* Morehead Firemen
Attend School a! CharUtla
Five Morehead City firemen
were appointed Monday night to
attend the North Carolina Fir*
vhool at Charlotte which was In
session three days, ending today.
They are Jimmy Smith, M. T.
Lewis, George T. Lawrence, Vern
in Guthrie, and Duffy Guthria.
Leslie tlrinson, fireman, led a
lif cussion on the danger of broken
fluorescent light tubea. Mr. Briiv
ion, uting information in a fire
men's safety bulletin, told the Mn
'hat broken tubes, lined with tha
chemical phosphor can caoae coaj
Mications if one cuta himself on
he tub* or the chemical geta in
in open woand
Firemen were warned to diBe^rt'j
carefully burned oat tube* n I
'ubee which break rhould be
ip immediately, we'ting dowa tie '
fragments lint