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38th YE?AR, No. 38 EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1949 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Glee Club Will Stage
Music Revue Tonight
J. Longmers Gets
Sentence Tuesday
43 Cases on Docket oi
55 Heard by Judge Lam
bert R. Morris
Joe Longmers charged with
threatening the life of Charlie
Wallace Rose and forcing him with
a gun to "leave a place he had a
right to be," had judgment with
held in his case in Tuesday's ses
sion of recorder's court in Beau
fort on condition he remain on
good behavior for two years and
not molest Mr. Rose.
A large docket of 55 cases faced
Judge Lambert Morris. Most of
them were heard and 12 of them
were continued until another ses
sion of court.
John Thorneberg, charged with
public drunkenness, loud, boiste
rous and profane language and as
sault on a female, failed to appear
and his bond was forfeited. Grace
I Thorneberg, charged with public
drunkenness, also failed to appear
and her bond too was forfeited.
A pica of guilty to possessing
non-tax paid whiskey was entered
in the ease of Haskell Shephard,
charged with possession and trans
portation of non tax-paid whiskey.
He was assessed with the costs and
a $10 fine. James Coppedge, W.
T. Huett and David Range, charg
ed with aiding and abetting in the
transportation and possession of
non-tax-paid whiskey- pleaded guil
ty to illegal possession of the whis
key and paid court costs and a $10
fine each.
Marion Hartless was found guil
ty of reckless and careless driving
and causing an accident. He paid
costf and a $10 fine.
Edward Wilsorv charged with
appearing in public in a disorderly
and offensive manner and usin?
loud, boisterous, and profane lan
guege failed to appear and forfeit
ed bond. Leroy Wood pleaded
guilty to conducting himself in a
loud ^nd rebellious manner in a
public place by the display and
firing of a shot gun. He paid court
costs.
Pat Parker pleaded guilty to j
public drunkenness and resisting
arrest and Horace Jones pleaded
guilty to being drunk on the high
way. Both were required to pay
costs or spend 30 days in jail.
The case of Shadrack Barrow,
charged with assaulting a minor.
Clarence Pettiway, Jr., was bound
over to superior court under $300
bond. Woodman Barrett, Steve
Mason and Billie King Taylor all
pleaded guilty to public drunken
ness and paid the costs.
Eight persona pleaded guilty to
speeding. Three, Harry Neal Hea-J
dy, Charles Schultz and Charles
W. Anderson, paid court costs;
four others, Odie Vinson Foy, Car
son L. Cobb, Clem Creston Gaskill
and Jack Murray, paid the costs
and a $10 fine; and William J. De
See LONGMERS Pg. 4
The curtain will open tonight at
8 o'clock in Beaufort school audi
torium on one of the most color
ful and varied productions ever
staged by students.
The high school glee club, un
der the direction of Mrs. Virginia
Hassell, is presenting their 1949
song and dance revue in four parts.
The first part consists of three
sacred numbers, a capclla, "Now
the Day is Ov$r," ithe Fred Wra
ing arangement), "A Mighty Fort
ress Is Our God," and "Everytime
1 Feel the Spirit," a Negro spiri
tual.
Part two will be a patriotic med
ley with A. C. Blankenship as nar
rator. The gl?e club, consisting of
55 voices, witt sing "Battle Hymn
of the Republic," "Stout-Hearted
Men," "America, I Love Y?u,"
"Your Land and My Land," "One
World," and the national anthem.
Numbers in part three, which
will be a radio show starring Billy
Downum and the glee club, will
be "In the Still of the Night,"
"Embraceable You," "1 Dream of
You," "The Sunshine of Your
Smile," "The Man I Love," and
"With a Song in My Heart."
In the finale, "A Waltz Dream
Fantasy," the following numbers
will be heard, "Blue Moon," "The
First Star," "Holiday for Strings."
"The Waltz You Saved for Me,"
"Blue Danube," "Dancing in the
Dark," "Vilia." and "The Merry
Widow Waltz."
Many of the same soloists and
dancing teams who scored hits in
the 1948 revue will again take
leading roles. Starring vocalists
are Neva Bell, Bertha Davis,
Marie Webb, Velma Murphy, Mary
Frazier Paul, Peggy Guthrie.
Helen Paul, Howard Fodrie, Bill
Downum, John Haynes, Jr., and
Guy Smith, Jr. t
Dancing teams will be Howard
Fodrie with Peggy Hamilton, A.
C. Blankenship with Peggy Guth
rie, Johnny Smith with Helen
Paul, Bill Sammons with Dorothy
Nelson. Charles Davis with Mary
Frazier Paul.
Colon WHsdh with^irroll Ann
Willis, Guy Smith with Iris Davis,
John Haynes with Peggy O'Neal,
Bill Downum with Elizabeth Bell.
Other dancers include Bertha
Davis, Sarah Mason. Mary Fond
Mason, and Laura Davis.
School Chorus lo Gve
Concert Wednesday Higfcl
The Morehead City High school
chorus, under the direction of
Ralph T. Wade, will present a
choral concert at 8 o'clock Wed
nesday night in the school audi
torium.
The concert will feature the mix
ed chorus, girls glee club, an bdoys
glee club with Bobby Hessee at
the piano.
"Although we would like to give
the concert free, we need money
for music and we are starting a
fund with which to purchase
robes," commented Mr. Wade. "For
that reason, we are charging a
small admission. 20 cents for child
ren and 30 cents for adults."
The evening's program will ap
pear in Tuesday's paper.
Morehead City Commissi
Endorse School-Road Bo
* i "'v- ? ? ? ?
Annual Meter
SdmoItoOpen
Raleigh? The 18th' annual meter
school will be held at the Morehead
City Technical institute. .
June 14-17, Director Edward W.
Ruggles of the college's extension
division, announced today.
The instruction will be conduct
ed by the College's Electrical Engin
eering department of subjects re
lating to the work of the meter
departments of power companies.
In addition to State college
tcachers. specialists from the pub
tic utilities and manufacturing re
presentatives will teach the cour
. scs to be offered. The classrooms,
laboratories, and housing facilities
of the Morehead City ' Technical
institute will be used
Subjects to be covered during
the school Include the fundament
als of electricty, graphic meters,
alternating currents electrical theo
. ry. telcmeterng, and similar topics
Both elementary and advanced
I. classes will be held.
. , Registration for the training will
be conducted in the main building
- on the technical institute. Tuesday
I June 14, from 9 a.m. until 12:30
P|tp. m. A registration fee of $3 will
"be charged. j
At the request of Judge Luther
Hamilton, the town board of More
head City has recommended pas
sage of the school and bond issues
to be voted on June 4.
Commissioner W. L. Derrickson
made the motion approving the
measure. It was seconded by Com
missioner S. C. Holloway and ap
proved by a 3 to 1 vote.
The county commissioners took
similar action earlier this month.
Judge Hamilton reviewed the
school situation in Carteret county
stating that a tremendous finan
cial outlay is required if the schools
are to have the necessary plants.
"The county can't do it alone "
he said, "and Carteret will be one
of the main beheficiaries if the
bond issues are approved."
The judge termed the W. S. King
Negro school in Morehead City "a
disgrace." The commissioners a
greed, saying that it's the worst
fire trap in Morehead City and
that to make an inspection of it, all
the fire chief can do is walk in
with his eyes shut and walk out.
Judge Hamilton remarked that
Morehead City has nevre ne
glected to do its duty in promot
ing the Welfare of the community
or furthering a worthy cause.
"If we oppoce this measure, it
will be with apologies that we
make entreaties for improvements
in our county," the Jurist continued
"Our people have alwayi been in
favor of road improvement. If we
8M COMMISSIONED Pg. 4
Bus Company Improves Service to Atlantic
A^OMYeJfw^?10 ^ew Hospital Board Installed
John Christian Smith, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith, was one
year old Wednesday. So was
THE NEWS ? TIMES. Little
John's father is pressman for
the newspaper.
As the first issue of THE
NEWS-TIMES was rolling off
the press late on the night of
May 18, 1948, several hundred
feet away in Morehead City hos
pital John Christian was born.
On Wednesday he celebrated
his first birthday by walking by
himself, all through the house,
his daddy says.
Miss Norma Gaskill, NEWS
TIMES bookkeeper, celebrated
her birthday Wednesday too.
Now she can vote.
As for THE NEWS-TIMES it
self, the day passed uneventful
ly. The newspaper just hopes to
grow with the years as John
Christian will.
Mayor Hassell
Heads School,
Road Committee
Raleigh ? Mayor Lawrence W.
Hassell, Beaufort has accepted
chairmanship of Carteret county's
committee for Better Schools and
Roads it was announced here today
by John Marshall, executive sec
retary of Better Schools and Roads
Inc.
The chairman will spearhead a ,
county drive for voters' support
of the Better School and Roads pro
gram which faces its biggest test
on June 4 when the people of
Late Bulletin: Irvin W. Davis
Davis, and county register of
deeds, has accepted co-chair- j
manskip wit1* Mayor Mass*'/
on the county s committee for !
Better Schools and Roads, ac- !
cording to an announcement
just received from Raleigh.
North Carolina will vote on the ksu '
ance of bonds for school and road
building.
His appointment and acceptance (
as leader of the local effort marks
another step in the State-wide pro
gram to inform all Tar Heels of j
the need for better schools and
roads and to impress upon all vot
ers #the significance of the June |
4 election for the economic and
social life of North Carolina, Mr.
Marshall said.
By his acceptance of chairman
ship he also became director in tbe
non-profit, non-partisan citizens'
organization, Better Schools and
Roads, Inc.
The chairman took as his first
job the encouragement of voters
to register for the election. In this
connection, however, he pointed
out that no special registration is
required. Any citizen now on the
regisstration books can vote, and
citizens who are not already regis
tered may do so on May 21 at
their polling places- he said.
oners
nd Issue
N. C. Academy, Optometrists
Meet it Morehead City
* The Morehead City High school
chorus, under the direction of
Ralph T. Wade, will present a
choral concert at 8 o'clock Wed
nesday night in the school audi
torium.
"Although we would like to
give the concert free, we need
money for music and we are start
ing a fund with which to pOr
cWk.se robes," commented Mr.
Wade. "For that reason, we are
charging a small admission, 20
cents for children and 30 cents
for adults."
The evening's program will
appear in Tuesday's paper.
Tide Table
HIGH LOW
Friday, May. 20
2:16 a.m. 8:44 a.m.
3:00 p.m. 9:19 p.m.
Saturday, May 21
3:15 a.m. 9:36 a.m.
3:45 p.m. 9:16 p.m.
Sunday, May 22
4^8 a.m. ? 11:23 a.m.
4:4S p.m. 11:07 p.m.
Monday, May 23
4:59 a.m. - 11:49 a.m.
5:26 p.m. 11:07 p.m.
T?u?day, May 24
5:45 a.m. 12 noon
8:08 p.m. .... 11:62 p.m.
Pictured hero are trustees of
the hospital who were installed at
a recent meeting of the hospital
board.
They are, U*ft to right, front
row, W. C. Matthews, Mrs. E. A.
Council, secretary, Mrs. J. C. Tay
lor, Robert L. Hicks; back row,
Gordon C. Willis, A. B. Roberts,
chairman, and John L*. Crump.
Mr. Crump and Mr. Matthews are
new members of the board. Mr.
Roberts succeeds S. A. Chalk, Sr.,
who has been chairman of the
board since 1929 when he became
a member.
"There are few people who
would have given the time and at
Photo by Dan Wade
tention to the job that he did,"
commented Miss Christine Vick, I
hospital administrator, in announ
cing the hoard's new executives.
Mrs. Council has served 20
years on the board as has John
Mart Lewis. Mr. Crump and Mr.
Matthews replace Mr. Lewis and
Mr. Chalk.
Mr. Chalk succeeded E. H.
Gorham as chairman of the first
hospital board in 11*28. Trustees
at the time he became chairman
were W. J. Halts, Mrs. Alvah
Hamilton, Mrs. I). B. Willi.-, Neal
P. Davis, John Mart Lewis ami
Mrs. Council.
If Bond Issues Pass County
To Receive Million and Half
Morehead Board
Fills-Town's
Appointive Offices
John Lashley, clerk of More- 1
head City, Mrs. Blanda McLohon,
treasurer, and E. J Willi$, chief
of police, were re-appointed for ,
two-year terms by the Morehead
City commissioners at their May j
meeting Tuesday night in the mu
nicipal building.
All other appointive offices were j
filled aiso, the board re naming
those who served the past two
years. This includes Hamilton, and
McNeill, town attorneys, Doil Han- i
cock, superintendent of streets.
Walter Lewis, superintendent ol
the cemetery, and W. B. Swindell i
in charge of garbage collection.
Eldon L. Nelson, fire chief, wasj
elected by members of the fire !
department.
Chief Nelson appeared before
the board and requested that a
nozzle for the booster hose be pur
chased. The board also told him
that Carolina Racing association
property on highway 70 west
should be answered immediately.
The board also approved an in
crease in the fire department
membership from the present 82
to 90.
Raymond Lewis, owner of lot
14, square 103 on Shepard street,
requested an adjustment in taxes.
The commissioners stated that
they could not reduce his taxes
but had the authority to give him
a 50 per cent reduction on the
paving assessment.
Commissioner M. T. Mills and
Qeorge McNeill, town attorney,
were appointed to investigate a
proposal for getting lots belonging
to James Lewis back on the tax
books.
Mr. Lashley was authorized to
engage Josiah Bailey, Jr., collect
ing agent, to collect all unpaid
personal property taxes of 1945
and prior years, Mrs. Bailey to re
ceive 10 per cent of funds collect
ed.
Walton L Fulcher Heads I
America* Legion Post
Walton E. Fulcher, former first
vioc-aommander and aergeant-at
arms, was clected commander of
the Morehead City American Le
gion post at its meeting Friday
night in the Legion club rooms in
downtown Morehead City.
Officers elected to serve with
Commander Fulchrr arc J. B. Rice,
first vice-commandcr: Earl punn,
second vice commander: M. T. T?w
ia, scrgeant-at-arms; Charles Stan- '
ley, finance officer; and the Re*, j
W D. Caviness. chaplain.' The new
officer* will be installed at the
next Legion meeting the second
Friday in June.
Legionaires decided to sponsor
the sending of three Morehead Ci
ty hjgh school rising seniors to the
annual Boy't State to be held at
the University of North Carolina
in Chapel Hill this summer. Other
civic organization were requested
to sponsor three other boys and
Morehead City Jaycees have voted
to sponsor cm of than.
If the school bond issue passes,
Carteret county will receive $128.
475 in addition to the $250,000
it will be granted by the state'
appropriation, according to Better
Schools and Roads, Incorporated j
the citizens' committee formed to
acquaint North Carolinians with;
the bond issues on which they will :
vote June 4.
If the $200,000 000 road bond
issue, which carries with it a one
cent per gallon increase on the !
state gasoline tav passes, Carteret
county will receive *1,380 000.
Passage of both bond issues will
mean a total of $1,608,475 for
county schools and roads, in addi
ion to the $250,000 grant.
Road bond monew wiill be alloca
ted roughly according to mileage
population, and area. School bond
money will be allocated according j
to average daily attendance for j
the 194748 school year.
The road money allocation was
provided in an amendment intro
duced by Rep. Frank Huskins of
Yancey county and the school mon
ey allocation +? an amendment in
troduced by Rep. Roy Taylor of
Buncombe county. As finally adop
ted the road bond bill will permit
10 per cent of the $200,000 000
bond issue to be spent for admin
istration and for special projects.
This 10 per cent reduction was
not figured in the $1,380 000 given
above.
Albatross Will
Arrive Tomorrow
The Albatross, federal govern
mcnt research vessel, will dock
at Port Terminal tomorrow and
will begin its cruise along the
North Carolina" coast Tuesday.
The Albatross, with crew of
highly-skilled scientists and ocean
ographers. will establish hydro
graphic stations, take soundings,
and make an extensive survey of
coastal waters. It left Woods Hole,
Mass., at 1 o'clock Tuesday after
noon.
The research program is being
undertaken jointly by the United
States Fish and Wildlife service
and the Institute of Fisheries Re
search, with the assistance of the
Woods Hole Oceanographic insti
tute.
The cost will be borne by the
federal government and the Uni
versity of North Carolina (of which
the Institute of Fisheries Research
is a part) with the federal govern
ment bearing the major part of
the expense. '
Another research vessel, the Ca
ryn of the Woods Hole Oceano
graphic institute, left Morchcad
City Tuesday morning en route to
Woods Hole from the Caribbean.
Its last port before Morehead City
was Charleston. S. C.
David Ericson of the geology
department. Columbia University,
and two assistants boarded the ves
sel in Morehead City to complete
the trip north Deep eorings will
be taken on the continental shelf
and underwater photos will be shot
also.
Mr Krantx and Pr D. F. Bum
pus. oceanographers of the Woods
Hole oceanographic institute, left
the Caryn at More head City in
completed the trip to Woods Hole
by plane.
Residents of Atlantic and other
communities down east enjoyed
improved bus service this past
weekend (or the first time since
a limited schedule was put into
effect about two months ago.
On Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day a bus leaves Beaufort at 11:30
in the morning and arrives at At
lantic at 12:50 p. m. in time to get
the Ocracoke mailboat. A bus also
leaves Atlantic at 1 o'clock Sat
urday. Sunday, and Monday after
noons and arrives in Beaufort at
2:15 p.m.
In addition, there is the daily
bus run leaving Beaufort at 7:10
each night and arriving at Atlan
tic at 8:30 and a bus which leaves
Atlantic at 10 a. m. and arrives at
Beaufort at 11:25 a.m.
Then there is the bus, known
as the shirt factory bus, which
runs daily except Sunday leaving
Beaufort at 4:15 p.m. and ariving
at Atlantic at 5:35 p.m. This bus
leaves Atlantic at 5:15 a.m. and
arrives at Beaufort at 6:40 a.m.
Harry Hill, manager of the Beau
fort Seashore Transportation com
pany station, said that the new
weekend schedule will continue |
the rest of the summer and if pat
ronage warrants, may be expanded
to seven days a week.
Another bus that leaves Beau
fort at 11:35 at night and More
head C^ty around midnight for
Cherry Point was added to the
Seashore company's schedule last
Saturday. This bus schedule is ar
ranged so that late passengers
returning on the Atlantic Beach
bus can make connections for Cher
ry Point.
Improved bus service was the
major aim of the Beaufort Cham
ber of Commerce transportation
committee headed by Wiley Tay
lor, Jr.
Taylor Woman
Drowns Yesterday
Near Steel Bridge
The body of Mrs. Myrtle Taylor. 1
55, of Harlowe was recovered
from a canal off Core creek, near
the steel bridge, at 1:10 yesterday
afternoon. She drowned cajrlier
during the day, but the exact time
is not known.
Mrs. Taylor had been despon
dent for several days and was be
ing watched by her relatives for ?
fear she might harm herself. She
was missed at 8:30 yesterday
morning and her tracks were fol
lowed to the small canal in which
she was found.
A party was formed to search
for her body but after several
hours of fruitless work the Coast I
Guard was called at noon to ren '
der assistance. By the time a truck '
from the Fort Macon Coast Guard
station had arrived her body had
been found in the canal.
Coast Guardsmen went to the I
scene by truck because Coast Guard i
boats are too large to go into the |
channels in that section. The Coast
Guard took the woman's body to
Adair Funeral home, Beaufort.
Coroner Pritchard Lewis made an
investigation.
Funeral arrangements were in
complete at press time.
NEWS BBIEFS
Beaufort Rotarians heard an i
entertaining talk by Gene C. Smith |
at their weekly meeting Tuesday
night at the Inlet Inn. Mr. Smith, !
Beaufort's newest lawyer, regaled
his audience with tales of his ex- ,
periences in the Army while in ?
this country and overseas.
The Carteret District Scout com
mittee will meet at 8 o'clock Tues
day night at the Scout building on
Pollock street. James D. letter,
chairman, will preside. Plans will
be made for summer Scouting ac
tivities.
Disabled veterans from through
out North Carolina convened in
Morehead City yesterday for the
annual convention of the Disabled
Veterans. North Carolina depart
ment. The meeting will last
through tomorrow with most of
the sessions of the group being
held in the recreation center in
Morehead City.
Due to the large number of con
ventions and meetings which will
take place during the next two
weeks at the recreation center.
Shepard street. Morehead City,
there will be no teen-age club
meetingi until Friday night, June
3.
Pilings are being driven on the
south side of the Morehead City
draw. They will carry the 30,000
volt power line to the cbanitel
where the line will then go under
water.
County Schools WiU
Close Jane 9, 10
Principals of Carteret county
schools met in the Beaufort court
house Tuesday afternoon and
completed plans for closing the
schools this year.
It was decided that closing
dates will be June 9 and 10.
Schools that observed a holiday
at Raster will close June 10 and
other schools will close one day
prior to that. All schools in the
county opened Sept. 21 of last
year.
Towd Board
Lays Down Law
In Fashion Field
The opening shols of war on
semi-nudity in Morehead City were
fired at the meeting of Morehead
City commissioners Tuesday nigiit
in the municipal building.
The commissioners requested
that the mayor inform the police
that anyone, male or female, who
is on Arendell street between 7th
and 10th in a one, two, or three
piece bathing suit ot similar out
fit which is not recognized as or
dinary wearing apparel should be
requested to change their attire
to something more appropriate for
street wear.
The request that the town make
some sort of ruling on this sub
ject came from the Rev. L. A. Til
ley, minister of the First Metho
dist church, who was supported in
his statements by Dr. John H. Bunn
minister of the First Baptist church
Mr. Tilley said that the excuse
should not be made that More
head City is a resort town and
fherefore people in a state of un
dress should be taken for granted
He said that scant Kttire is all :
right in the proper setting, the
beach- but not on the main street
of town.
Judge Luther Hamilton, who at
tended the meeting added his sup
port to the ministers request, stat
ing that in his travels throughout
the state he heard many criticisms
of the manner in which people
on the streets of Morehead City
were dressed.
Jury Terms Dixon
Death Accidental
John Bryant Dixon. 51, died
Wednesday afternoon en route to
McGuire Veteran* hospital Rich
mond. as a result of a self-inflicted
gun shot wound suffered Monday
afternoon.
A coroner's jury summoned yes
terday morning by Coroner Prit
chard Lewis gave the verdict that
Mr. Dixon's death was the result
of accidental gunshot wounds.
Members of the jury were R. '
Hugh Hill, James I). Rumley, Hay
wood Rhue, Charles W. Krousc, j
Charles Thomas, and Felton P.
Allen.
The jury traveled by auto to |
make the investigation. Coroner
Lewis said Mr. Dixon - was alone
at the time the gun went off.
Funeral serivces were held from
the home on Lennoxville road
Thursday afternoon at 4:30, with
burial in Ocean View cemetery.
The Rev. W. E. Anderson, pastor
of the Free Will Baptist church,
Beaufort, officiated.
Mr. Dixon is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Lettie Dudley Dixon,
three daughters. Mrs.. Robert Va
netten, Mrs. Talbot Dunn and Mrs.
George Newton, and two sons, J.
B. Dixon, Jr.. and Donald Grey
Dixon, his mother. Mrs. Virginia
Dixon, three sisters. Mrs. Charles
Phillips, Mrs Raymon Eubanks
and Mrs. Nat Lewis, and five broth
crs, Thomas. Joseph, Babe, Willie
and Barney Dixon, all of Beaufort.
County PMA Office Makes
Potato Purchase Plans
The Carteret county Production
Marketing administration office
has set up machinery for the pur
chase oi U. S. number one site
B and number two potatoes from
eligible farmers in the county
Farmers planning within tbeir
goals yho hare paid the service
fee and obtained purchase certi
ficate* should contact their dealer
who will handle the potatoes for
the government
Only three dealers. Baugh and
Company. New Bern Oil and Far
tiliser compmiv and S. M. Jones
company, all of New Bern, have
been appointed a* certified dealers :
tbut Ur. i
Madix Asphalt,
Felt Mill Gose
? ? m
Federal Judge Will Hand
Down Decision in Case
Monday, June 13
Madix Asphalt corporation and
Southern Felt mill closed Saturday
but the court's final ruling on the
proposed reorganization of the as
' phalt plant has been postponed un
til Monday, June 13, when Judge
Hon Gilliam Taiboro, United States
District judge, will hold court in
the Morehead City municipal build
I >ng.
At that time all creditors, stock
| holders, bondholders or anyone in
| terested in operation of the as
j phalt plant will have the opportun
ity to present bids for purchase or
offer plans for reorganization of
j the company.
Southern Felt of Durham offered
three separate bids on the land and
physical assets of Madix corpor
ation Monday in federal court at
' Tarboro. W. H. Potter, Beaufort,
and S. A. Chalk, Morehead City
who were appointed trustees under
| a reorganization ruling last month
1 submitted a plan for reorganization
! which was neither accepted nor
I rejected by Judge Gilliam,
i Court sessions were held both
! Monday and Tuesday with Mon
! day's session being attended by the
numerous Morehead City stockhol
! ders in Madix, as well as employ
| ees at the plant who of course- will
I be affected by the court's ruling.
L Judge Gilliam's coming to More
! head City for the session of court
June 13 will be the first time a
federal judge has ever sat in More
| head City.
Until he makes a ruling the large
plant and felt mill located near
| the eastern town limits will remain
| inactive.
,
Veterans to Buy
19 Home Sites
Members of the Tidewater
j Veterans Housing Committee
met in the offices of the Beau
fort Chamber of Commerce Mon
day night an<| made plans for
the purchase of home sites.
The committee has an option
on ID lots in Hancock I'ark north
of Beaufort's city limits. This
option expires May 26. Reserva
tions for l.'t of the lots have been
made and it is expected that the
other six will be spoken for with
in a few days.
Douglas Merrell, chairman of
the executive committee, stressed
the point that no membership fee
is required to join the group and
that membership is open to all
persons, not veterans alone.
Water and sewage connections
and electric lines are available
for all 19 lots.
Competitive bids for the con
struction of homes will be let as
soon as lot owners have selected
a floor plan. This method of
construction is most desirable.
Mr. Merrell stated, since it low
ers the cost of each home as com
pared with the cost of construct
ing individual houses.
Considerable interest has been
manifested in the work of the
housing committee and two other
home sites are under considera
tion for purchase as soon as a
sufficient number of prospective
buyers are lined up.
Boys Hi-Y Visits Cape
Lookout Aboard Th falcon
The boys HI-Y of Morehead City
high school and their dates went on
a moonlight trip to Cape Lookout
aboard the Falcon Friday night.
They left the 9th street dock at
4:30 p.m., ate a picnic supper ?
board, danced on the boat, and
returned home at 11 p.m.
At the Cape they were met by
the Coast Guard and were taken
through the light house.
Chaperones were Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Willis Floyd Chadwick, Jr.
and Miss Pauline Gillikin.
The Falcon, Cipt. Elmer Nelson,
skipper, and Sam Guthrie, execu
tive officer makes excursion trip*
to the Gulfstream also.
A 10-minute power shortage from
8:23 p.m. to 8:39 p.m. Wednesday
night waa due to a fir* to i Tide
Water Power company pole near
the Tide Water plant. The Ben
fort fire department *it siuatnM
ed. 'but returned to fee tUUo*
rtthio aavaxal minute*