52E CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 10c A Merger of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (E.t?bliihed 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established 1936) S8TH YEAR, NO 46 EIGHT PAGEIS MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1949 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Frederick Fulford, McDonald Willis Killed in Crash State Business Women Will Meet For Three-Day Convention at Beach New Rotarians To Get Charter Monday, June 27 Newport Rotarians will receive their charter Monday night, June 27, at a special meeting in the Newport gymnasium. The charter will be presented to R. L. Pruit, president of the club, by Jean P. Booth, governor of the 188th dis trict. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be attended by Rotarians from other clubs in the 188th district. The Newport group applied for a charter when they met with Ro tarians from Morehead City and Kinston ivfonday night, June 6. Gov ernor Booth and Governor's Repre sentative Harvey L. Joslyn, More head City, were present. Charter members of the club are Mr. Pruit, Albert Walker, vice president; C. S. Long, secretary treasurer. J. S. Bell and M. C. Howard, directors, A. R. Craig, ser gcant-at arms, J. D. Henderson, William H. Bell, Henry G. Ed wards. C Monroe Garner, Walter D. Roberts, V. M. Rhue, L. W. Howard. Roy T. Garner, Edgar Hibbs, W. D. Heath, D. Ira Gar ner. and Leon A. Mann. The regular meetings of the Newport club are held each Mon day night at 7 o'clock in the luncheon of Newport school. Its objective is the same as all Rotary clubs throughout the world, to encourage and foster the ideal of service, commented Mr. Joslyn yesterday. Farmer Count Work On Crops Nears Completion Farmer contact work on the crop information program which began pn May 1 is nearing com pletion, B. J. May, county produc tion marketing administrator, re ported today. Preliminary work on establish ing wheat allotments has been completed. Mr. May reports, and the data obtained in the program will be assembled in the near fu ture as a basis for estimating cot ton allotments. A farmer's referendum on wheat acreage allotments will be held at a date yet unannounced in July and a cotton acreage allotment re ferendum will be held in the fall, probably in September. A tanker, the Esso Springfield, arrived in port yesterday morn ing with a carjro of gasoline and kerosense. It departed this morn ing for its home port, Baytown, Texas. The Carteret Business and Pro fessional Women's club will be hostess today, tomorrow and Sun day to the thirtieth annual con vention of the State federation of Business and Professional Wo men's Clubs. Headquarters for the convention will be the Ocean King Hotel, At lantic Beach. Delegates will be housed in that hotel, the Atlantic Beach hotel, and Jefferson hotels. Keynote speaker at the conven tion will be Judge Sarah T. Hughes Dallas, Tex.|, who is first vice president of the National federa tion of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. She will speak at the banquet Saturday night at the recreation center, Morehead City. Her topic will be "The Door Is Open." Mrs. Grace Ayscuc, forehead City, president of the Carteret club is in charge of housing for the convention. Miss Octavia Frazier, Morehead City, is in charge of gen eral arrangements. Registrars from the Carteret group will be Miss Christine Vick and Miss Ruth Peeling. The convention will open at 8:30 Friday morning with an executive board breakfast. Registration will begin at 9 o'clock; the board of directors will meet at 10:30 a.m.; district directors will meet at 11:45 a.m. as will standing, special, and contact committee chairmen. Presidents of the clubs will lunch at 12:30 p.m. with Mrs Ca therine Walsh, director of district VII, as hostess. Following workshops Friday af ternoon will be the federation din ner with an address. Mental Hy giene, by Dr. Irma Henderson Smathers and a talk, Occupational Therapy, by Eva Reid. | In cqfejiration of the state organ nation's anniversary, a pa geant, "Our Strand of Pearls," will be presented. Highlights of Saturday's program will be a fun breakfast at 8 o'clock Saturday morning, an 11 o'clock workshop led by Judge Hughes on "Political Techniques," a buffet luncheon at the Atlantic Beach ho tel, a cruise at 4 o'clock in the af ternoon, and a formal baftquet at 7:30 p.m. . An inspiration breakfast at 9 o'clock Sunday morning will be the last social event of the con vention, then reports on the ses sion will be made, and a post con vention executive board meeting will conclude the three-day meet ing. Dan Walker, manager of the Beaufort Chamber of Commerce, was notified today that Beaufort has been made a point on an af filiated route with the ocean high way, the "fastest and safest route from Northern pines to Southern palms." Grand Jury Cites Gambling Judge Places Three Youlhs Charged wilh Assault, on Probation The grand jury in its report to Judge Clawson Williams Wednes day afternoon stated that it was brought to their attention that there is gambling in "various and sundry places in Carteret county" and recommended that the law en forcement officers "be more dili gent with the respect to law en forcement in this connection." The grand jurors found the county offices in good condition, remarked on the cleanliness of the jail, and thanked the judge and Solicitor W. J. Bundy for executing their duties. The three youths, Floyd E. Har ris, Marine, Edgar Simpson, and James Swinson, charged with as sault and robbery were given a sus pended sentence and placed on probation. The boys were accused of beat ing up a man from Greenville at Atlantic Beach Monday night, June 6. Judge Williams dismissed the case against G. W. Phillips who was charged with giving a bad check. This case opened yester day morning and court was ad journed upon dismissal of the charges at 4:30 p.m. Gerald Byde Gillikin, brought here from Tennessee for trial, changed liis plea from not guilly to guilty on charges of fathering the illegitimate child of Lillian May Lawrence, Otway. The trial began Wednesday morning. Gillikin was given a six-month sentence on the roads, suspended on condition that he pay $150 to the mother and child, $100 for hos pital bills plus $50 a month and also request an allotment from Na val authorities for the little 2-year old girl. The county paid the ex pense of $107.56 for extradition of the defendant from Memphis, Tenn. The urand jury returned true bills Tuesday on the following cases: Milton M. O'Neal, charged with abandonment and non-sup port: Edgar Simpson, Floyd E. Har ris, and James Swinson, charged with assault and robbery; Lester Harbough, charged with reckless driving, Shadrock Barrow, charged with assault; E. J. Coklin, C. T., Harvey, and Sgt. Doyle Bowman/ charged with auto larceny, John Edward Boyce, charged with man slaughter. Judge Williams ordered that Ben Vadcn Rogers, who pleaded guilty *.o abandonment and non support, be sentenced to four years See COURT Page 6 Miss Elizabeth Willis Will Be 'Miss Beaufort of 1949' Meter School To End Today Eighty-five men will complete today the annual four-day meter school at Morehead City Technical institute. This school, formerly held at Raleigh, is conducted by the department of electrical en gineering of the school of engineer ing, State collcge. K. W. Ruggles, director of the division of college extension, liM the purpose of the school is to gather together personnel of elec trical utility meter departments from power plants in the south east to discuss their common prob lems and acquaint them with new and startflard practices. Dean J. H. Lampe. of the school of engineering, welcomed the men at noon Tuesday, explained the purposes of the founding of the technical institute and told of the types of courses regularly offered there. ' Meter school classes were held Urom 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., from 1 p.m. to S p.m., and T to 8 p.m. Instruc tors were meter specialists from manufacturing concerns and power companies. Elizabeth Willis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Willis, haa officially been chosen Miss Beau fort of 1949 and will participate in the Miss North Carolina pa-, geant to be held in Morehead City July 7 9. Miss Willis was chosen at the Monday night meeting of the Beaufort Jaycees in the Inlet inn. _ The new Miss Beaufort partici pated in last year's beauty contest and was ruimer-up to the winner, Joyce Johnson, now Mrs. Ray Wheatley. This year she was one of three entrants in the proposed contest before it was called off. In last year'a contest. Miss Wil lis gave a demonstration of ball room dancing. Mrs. Charles Has sell will assist the new queen in her selection of a talent act. Miss Beaufort graduated from Beaufort high school and studied at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro for one year. It was disclosed at the Jaycee meeting that Jarvis Herring Jewel er will furnish Miss Beaufort with costume jewelry, Gurley Motor company with transportation, and the Betty - Jay shop with a bath ing suit during the Miss North Carolina pageant. Beaufort civic clubs will contribute money toward a cash prixe. Jaycees voted to contribute flOO to the Beaufort recreation pro gram which is operating this sum mer. Photographers, Too, Will Hold Spotlight Complete plans for entertain ing and providing working ar range merits for members of the Carolina Press Photographers as sociation, who will be in Morchead City for the Miss North Carolina contest July 7-9, were announced today by Robert G. Lowe, man ager of the Morchead City Cham ber of Commerce. It is planned for t he photo graphers to arrive in Morehead City Friday night or Saturday morning, prior to the pageant finals Saturday night. They will be entertained at a social hour Saturday afternoon. Saturday night they will be sealed in a special section reserved for the working press adjacent to the judge's section. When Miss North Carolina i? chosen, the photographers will have ample opportunity to photo graph her coronation, Mr. Lowe said. In previous years photo graphers have found it difficult to get near the queen because of the crowds around her throne, but this year a special effort will be made to prevent the crowd from getting in the photographers' way, the chamber director re portad. New Town Board Takes Office Newport Commissioners Make Appointments; Complain About Utilities Newport's new town board, which will serve for the coming two years, officially took office Wednesday night when oaths were administered by T. C. Wade, More head City justice of the peace, in Newport town hall. R. L. Pruit, commissioner, was elected mayor pro-tem, S. E. Mann, street commissioner, E. Ormsby Mann, fire commissioner, B. R. Garner, fire chief, 'and Charles Gainer, police chief and street superintendent. George W. Ball was re appoint ed town attorney and Miss Edith Lockey was re appointed clerk. The commissioners discussed ru ral telephone service in the vicin ity of Newport and ordered the clerk to write the Carolina Tele phone and Telegraph company requesting a date on which tele phone lines would be extended. The board generally expressed disgust with Tide Water Power company for delay in installing the street light system which was contracted for a year ago. Mayor Aaron Craig said the power company officials reported to him that they had difficulty in procuring the proper materials. Commissioners M. I). McCain and Henry Edwards were appoint ed to inspect the trees in town, with a tree surgeon, to determine which trees should be trimmed or cut. The tree trimming company stated that they would do the work for $2.50 per hour. Beaufort Rotary Hears Minister The Rev. I>. A. Tilley, pastor of the First Methodist chuwh in Morehead City was speaker at the weekly meeting of the Beau fort Rotary club Tuesday night at the Inlet Inn. His topic was "A Philosophy of Life." Mr. Tilley used the parable of the Good Samaritan as an exam pie of several conflicting philoso phies of life. The speaker gave the priest who passed by the injured man as [ his first example .He said the priests's philosophy was "What's mine is mine," a philosophy that disregarded all but one individ ual. The second example was that of the thieves who robbed the traveler, "What's thine is mine." The minister stated that this was a philosophy that paid no heed to honest work or the rights of others. The third example Mr. Tilley illustrated was that of the Good Samaritan who aided the stricken traveler. "His philosophy was what is mine is thine," the minis ter said, "the best example any of us could use in helping others in our daily life." Rotarians voted to meet with the newly organized Newport Rot ary club Monday night, June 27. At that time the Newport club will receive its charter and the a gavel ?nd bell. The Morehead ?Beaufort club will present it with City Rotary club will present each charter manager of the New port Rotary club with a Rotary pin. Swansboro Man Charged Willi Hil and Bnn Driving W. E. Church, of Swansboro and South Carolina, has been ap prehended by the State Highway patrol on a charge of hit and run driving. According to Cpl. V. L. Spruill, Church, driving a '42 Ford ran into a '51 Ford .drvien by Gordon Mizelle. Morohcad City, at the in tersection of the beach road and highway 70 Sunday night. Church failed to stop and give his name ancf address or investigate the damage. His license number was obtain ed, however, by occupants of the Mizelle car. No one was injured. Damage to the '41 Ford was es timated at $100. The Elks of Beaufort and More head City paid the expenses for one of the boys from Beaufort attending Boyi' State at Chapel Hill. Both boys, nowever, were sponsored by the American Le gion, Carteret Post 99. . Toes and Teeth Come Onl Poorly in Two Freak Accidents A combination of two freak accidents the other day resulted in mangled toes for one Cart eret fisherman and missing teeth and a cut chin for an other. Winston Hill of Atlantic was departing from a Morehead City dock in his shrimp trawler on his way out to do some shrimp ing. The motor in the boat was acting ud so he took has bare foot and kicked the fan belt leading to the generator. His toes became entangled in the belt and were badly mangled before he extricated them. A fishing companion named Willis turned the boat around, docked it, and took Mr. Hill to Morehead City hospital. A doctor was summoned and took Mr. Hill to his office where the doctor began to treat the mangled toes. Mr. Hill's com panion was overcome by the sight -of so much blood and fainted, falling from a window sill where he had been sitting When the score for all the damage was added up it was found that the toes were not badly damaged but that Mr. Willis had broken or knocked out three teeth and sustained a cat in his chin that required four stitches. Court Confirms $190,080 Bid For Nadix Plant A $190,000 cash bid for all of the Ma<!ix Asphalt Roofing cor poration property, excluding raw materials and finished products, was confirmed in a special ^session of federal court held iij Morchcad City municipal building Tuesday. The bid was made by Southern Felt corporation, Durham. Federal Judge Don Gilliam of Tarboro accepted the bid subject to any upset bid that might be made within 10 days of the accep tance date, June 14. The Southern Felt bid stipulated that secured and unsecured claims totalling $242,000. held by Southern Felt against the Madix firm would be voided. All secured claims against the roofing company, exclusive of any claims held by Southern Felt, to tal $167,000. Local legal observers stated yesterday that probably all secured claims would be paid off from the $190,000 but that more than likely none of the unsecured claipis would be paid since taxes of over $30,000 and other debts, including administrative charges, would have to be paid from the re maining $23,000. Unsecured claims agairat the firm total well over $200,000 at present. Action was deferred by Judge Gilliam on a claim by the First Citizens Bank for $6,000 for insurance premiums paid for the roofing firm. Miss Edilh Chandler Recovers from Injuries Edith Chandler, the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. L. C. Chand ler, was discharged from More head City hospital yesterday after recovering from injuries received in an automobile accident down cast at about *0 o'clock Tuesday, night. Miss Chandler was passenger in the car, a Mercury, driven by Norwood Nelson. The driver's wife, Hcba Nelson, was also a passenger. Details of the accident could not be learned because the state highway patrol stated that it was not reported to them. Tide Table HIGH LOW Friday, June 17 12:35 a.m. 1:19 p.m. 7:01 a.m. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 18 1 :26 a.m. 2:11 p.m. 7:49 a.m. 8:29 p.m. Sunday, June 19 2:19 a.m. 3:03 p.m. 8:38 a.m. 9:27 p.m. Monday, June 20 3:14 a.m. 3:53 p.m. 9:28 a.m. 10:23 p.m. Tuetday, June 21 4:08 a.m. 4:42 p.m. 10:14 a.m. | 11:14 p.m. Governor Names Capt T. Seamon Scott Names restauran teur to Atlantic States Marine Commission Tony Seamon, Morehead City, has been appointed a member of the Atlantic States Marine Fish eries commission, one of three representatives from North Caro lina. The appointment was made by Gov. W. Kerr Scott. The governor also appointed George R. Ross, head of the State Hoard of Conservation and Devel opment. A third member, who is also a member of the general assembly will be appointed by the chairman of the North Carolina Commission of Interstate cooper atidn, Sen. Charles H. Jenkins of Ahoskie. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries commission is an advis ory body which submitted recom mendations to member states con cerning regulations for commer cial fishery operations. The pur pose is to obtain uniformity in regulations, The governor signed the pact making North Carolina a member of the commission Friday. Two hundred dollars will also be paid as North Carolina's membership fee in the Atlantic State's organ ization. Conservationist Helps Fanner Near Masontown By Roy R. Beck Carteret Soil Conservationist Lust spring Harrold Sirimonn bought a small farm on Shoe Branch canal near Masontown. Since over half the farm is slop ing land that has been washing ing away with every ruin year after year. Mr. Simmons applied for assistance in drawing up a complete soil conservation plan for this farm from the Supervisors of the Lower Neuse Soil Conserva tion district. The district sent Soil Conserva tion service personnel to help Mr. Simmons draw up a plan of farm ing which would put each kind of land to its best use and treat the land according to its different needs. Following is an account by Soil Conservationist Roy R. Beck of what took place the day Mr. Simmons and he planned the farming system. The morning I went out to sec Harrold, I found him busy super vising a big clean-up job his whole family had tackled. It really was a big job with even bigger results that I was to see later. After I had pulled him away from the hard work, Harrold showed me the two hillW where erosion had eaten away most of the top soil. This class three land, colored a danger ous red on my land use map was a place for pasture or meadow but Harrold insisted he had to grow row crops that would help pay for the farm. So we planned to terrace one hill that year and the other Uie following year. A meadow water See CONSERVATIONIST Page 6 Truck Hits Tree on Way From Florida rituciiiR i uiiuiii, ?)(, JUKI mc-j Donald Willis, 30, both of More head City, were instantly killed J Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock i when the produce truck in which ' they were riding struck a tree in ! Horry county near Nichols, S. C. ! The funeral services for both | men will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon in the First Baptist j church, Morehead City. Dr. John j H. Bunn, pastor of the First Bap- j tist church, will officiate, assisted ; by the Rev. W. L. Martin, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church, Beau fort. The bodies will lie in state from 9 to 2:30 today at the church. Mi litary honors will be paid both. Mr. Willis served five years in the Navy and was a chief petty officer at the time he was discharged. Mr. Fulford served four years in the Army during world war II. The men were bringing a load of fruit and vegetables from Flor ida to Morehead City. Coroner John S. I)ix of Horry county said that the truck was literally wrap ped around the tree. It required an hour and a half to extricate the bodies. There are conflicting reports as to which of the two men was driving, but according to reports hnrn lil r 1?' 1 1 1 f o f/l wan at Iho wheel. It is believed that ho may have gone to sleep. The Dill Funeral home ambu lance. driven by Karl Willis, picked up the bodies late Wednes day night at Mullins, -S. C., and brought them to More-head ? City. Mr. Willis, who was affiliated with his father in the fresh pro ?luce business at Arendell and 7th I streets, Morehcad City, is sur I vived by his wife, Mrs. Mary | Klizaheth S. Willis; a daughter, | OLinda, 3r*hia father, . McDonald Willis, Sr.; his maternal grand mother, Mrs. O. B. Willis; and the following aunts: Mrs. Hugh Tra der, Havelock: Mr. A. H. McDo nald, and Mrs. Charles Ortlicb. both of Morehead City. Mr. Fulford is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Fulford, his mother, Mrs. Ernest Fulford; two sisters. Mrs. Clara .Wade, More head City; an-J Mrs. Stanley Ev erett, Portsmouth, Va. ! Ministers Work on Junior League Baseball Schedule Games in the junior baseball league sponsored by the Carteret County Ministerial association and the Carteret County News-Times will bejjin the week of June 2U. Schedules were partially work ed out in a short session Monday following the ministerial associa tion meeting in Webb Memorial 'Civic center, Morehead City. Most of the teams will play Wednes day afternoons. Ministers discussed radio devo tional* and approved a new h*lf hour schedule to replace the pre sent 15-minute one. The Rev. H. L. Harrell, pastor of Straits Methodist church, pre sided at Monday's meeting. Elder Laird, Markers Island, conducted the devotional period and Mr. Harrell gave a talk on "The True Concept of the Book of Kcvela tions." 95 Beaufort Children Register For Summer Recreation Ninety-five boys and girls have I registered for the town's summer recreation program. On Tuesday, the first formal day of activity, the youngsters swam at Fiver's Island in the morning, and later in th* day played tennis and base ball. Supervising the program is Raz Autry. Sylvia Harrell, Jane Safrit, t#ar tha Glbbs, Peggy Williams, Patsy Atkinson, Jeanne Jenkins, Pau|? Jones. ? . Nancy Longest. Bunnlr MoolB Linda Salter. Elizabeth Kdwards, Ann Lewis, Patsy Daniels, Louise Potter. Patricia Willis. Nina Kirk, Joyce Willis. Fay Basden, Francis Willis. Mildred Whealton. Kay Prytherch. Mary Owens, Sylvia Martin, Ann Owens. Jacque Dickinson, VirgM* Harrell. Sue Webb, Margaret Bry ant. Kay Lewis, Bitty Brooks. Bar bars Harris. Kay Willis. Erlene Willis, Elizabeth Woodard, Pau line Woodard. $ Bobby Dennis. Inez Woodard, Barbara Finer, A. Kellfr, Patricia Sadler, Barbara Goodwin. M. Li vingston. James Holland. Gehrmann Hol land. Louis Woodard, Edward Powell, Dicky Dickinson. Jimmy Parkin, Walker Moore, Giles Lof ton, Pierson Willis. Kit Jones. Donny DtMtyey, Larry Dudley. Jimmy Potter. Kenneth Swain. Bil ly Martin. Dicky Moore. William Longest. Robert Swain. B. G. O'Neal, Billy Eudy, Gus Farlow, JohA Miller, Jimmy Da *is. Ft* nk Potter. Bohhy Davis, Gordon Davis, Jac kie Whcatley. Larry Kirk. Jatk Lewis, Jack Lewis, Horan Swain. W?fter Phillip. Jimmy Guthrfc, Dfhiel Willis. Her bert Prytherch, To?my Willis. Dal ?on Eubanks, D: Denais, Henry Safrit J. E. Edwards. B. Smith. J. Mod lyn, P. Goodwin, S. Wielane, T. Staton, R Hill. ? * ? Johnny Belts, Wayne White hurst. Butch Weaver, Ann Lewis, ?Warden lewis. Ed. Powell, R. Mil ler. Norwegian Speaks At Duke Session Marine Laboralory Opens For First Terra of Sum mer School Dr. Olang Socmme. marine mi cro-biologist of the University ol Oslo, Norway, was the first speak er in a series of weekly evening lectures which began at the Duke Marine Laboratory on Piver's Is land Tuesday night. Summer work at the laboratory began Tuesday and will last through August 31. Dr. Soemme discussed marine fisheries research in Norway and showed color slides of Norweigian scenery. She has recently been engaged in research at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography in Cali fornia, on bacteria that cause de cay of various types of fiber in sea-water. Summer work at the laborator) is divided into two sessions, one from June 14 through July 21 and one from July 22 through August 31. All courses offered arc intend ed for graduate students and seni ors and courses are varied in suc ceeding years so that students who return will have variety of choice. Some of the instructors and re searchers and the work they will do follow: Dr. A. S. Fearse and Dr. Louis G. Williams ? working on plants and animals that inhabit the reef submerged 12 to 30 feet off New River inlet. Most of the specimens they use arc obtained by diving to the ree^ and procuring them. Dr. T. L. Quay ? continuing his studies of the habits and life -instor-ie* that; infest crabs and sea gulls in this aroa; Father William C. Kunch was here last summer and has returned to do research work on his PhD degree. Dr. Karl Wilbur ? will do re search work on marine animals using various trace elements ob tained from the Atomic Energy commission. Dr. Wilbur was em ployed at Oak Ridge at one time and is qualified to handle all types of radioactive materials. Others who are studying at the laboratory this summer are: Pro fessor W. W. Everett, of Bridge port, Conn.. Professor C. D. Riddle,1 of Greenville, S. C.. John A. White, of Lawrence. Kans.. Ellis L. j-' chelson, of Washington, D. C.,' C. R. Ball, of Duncan, Miss., Carolyn Bunn. of Dayton, O., W. W. Wal ler, of Washington, D. C., Winifred C. "Brown, of Savannah. Ga., Ar-1 nold Van Davis, of New Albany, Ind., Thomas C. Kenaston, of Co coa, Fla., and William Freeman, of Great Falls, S. C. Mrs. Daisy Cole, of Davidson, is dietitian at the mess hall. JCs Concentrate On Beaoly Contest Morchcad City Jaycees were tolif at their Monday night meeting in the Fort Macon hotel dining room that their primary objective lor the next month is the successful completion of the Miss North Car olina pageant scheduled to be held in Morchcad City July 7-0. r resident James R. Sanders ana Walter Morris, chairman of the pa geant committee, urged all Jaycees to do all they could to stimulate interest in the pageant and to offer their services if needed in pageant work. Mr. Morris disclosed that 18 en- . tries have been received for the pageant and said work on its var- 1 ious phases is progressing. He said housing for all girls entered ha* been secured at a very low rat* and added that in addition to the meeting of the Carolina Press Pho tographers association which will take place during the pageant, ? band from Cherry I'oint will be M hand. ' It was decided at the meeting J that a program to stimulate larger attendance should be formulated Bill Chalk was appointed chairman J of a committee to draw u|f i and regulations for an attendance | contest. A report on the tee's decision will be delivered at J Monday night's meeting. Floyd Chadwick, Jr., that the Scout baseball the county is providing and entertainment for most Boy Scouts

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