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Morehead City
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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
A Merger of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (Established 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established 1936)
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38th YEAR, NO. ^9
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MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA,
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1949PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDA1
'Winter Quarter' Arrives
For Coast Guard Celebration
County Goes Above Goal
In US Bond Campaign
Boy Scouts Lower
Age Requirements
Youngsters Can Become
Cub Scouts al Age of
8 Years
In an unprecedented move, the
Boy Scouts of America has lower
ed the entrance age for its three
programs of Cub Scouting and
Senior Scouting, effective next
Sept. 1, 1949,
In announcing the far-reaching
change authorized by the Nat
ional Executive Board of the or
ganization, Dr. Arthur A. Schuck,
chief scout executive, said the de
cision was reached after a three
years' exhaustive study during
which opinions were obtained
from experienced leaders as well
as parents.
After Sept. 1, boys may be
come Cub Scouts at 8 years of
age instead of 9; Boy Scouts at
11 instead of 12 and Senior Scouts
at 14 instead of 15 years of age.
The program known as Senior
Scouting will be known as Ex
plorer Scouting with its scope
broad enough to include land, sea
and air as well as life explora
tion. Units specializing in sea
manship or in aviation will be
known as Explorer Ships or Ex
plorer Squadrons.
All Scouts when they reach the
age of 14 will become Explorer
Scouts and will be privileged to
wfrar a maroon necktie with the
regular Scout uniform. A special
strip over the pocket replaces th?
jtandard Boy Scouts of America
strip. On Sept. 1, new reglstera
tion certificates recognizing this
new classification will be issued to
all Scouts 14 years and older.
Explorer Scouts in troops are
encouraged to continue in leader
ship positions in the troop, help
ing the younger Scouts. A troop
may organize an Explorer Crew
as part of the Troop when there
are two or more Explorer Scouts.
A mature leader who becomes the
Explorer Advisor is apointed by
the Chartered Institution to head
the activities of the older group.
County U. S. Savings Bonds |
chairman Victor H. Wickizer an- j
nounced today that Carteret coun- 1
ty sucessfully concluded its sav- 1
ings Bonds "Opportunity Drive," i
on July 16, with total Series E. j
Bond sales amounting to $135,
413.75. The county E. Bond j
quota was $46,000 Percentage of
quota attained was 294. ;pcr cent, j
The state and national quotas \
also were achieved. Noith Car- \
olina's E Bond quota was $12,- 1
000,000, sales were $13,751,542- j
75, or 114. 5 per cent of quota.
The national E. Quota was $1,040,
000,000, and sales were $1,216,230
,000 or 117 percent of quota.
This information was contained
in a summary report of sales for
the Opportunity Drive, issued
Thursday by Allison James, state
savings bonds director in Greens
boro.
The report further indicated
that 81 of the states's 100 coun
ties and the City of Rocky Mount,
topped their quotas.
County Chairman Wickizer said
that the continuing excellent sup
port of the peacetime savings
bonds drives by the people of the
county, state and nation not only
enables our nation to properly
manage its national debt and help
keep our economy on an even
keel, but it is helping to build up
community and personal reserves
of future buying power.
He stated that the "Opportuni
ty" Drive" has given particular
impetus to the payroll savings
plan whereby employees arrange
for part of their wages to be in
vested in savings bonds, and the
Bond-a-Month plan whereby a
bank depositor has his bank de
duct the price of a bond each
month from his checking account.
Mr. Wickizer expressed the
county savings bonds committee
thanks and appreciation of the
to tbe many business' and indus
trial firms, newspapers and radio
stations, theatre managers, indivi
duals, organizations and clubs
that cooperated in supporting th?
county's Opportunity drive, and
for a patriotic aervice well done.
Rites Conducted
For CapL Hatsel j
Auto Overturns
In Avoiding Dog
A humane effort that resulted
in a smashed car occured yester
City when a 1949 Kaiser driven
day morning west of Morehead
by Harvey C. Sheet*, Cherry
Point Marine; turned over when it
swerved to avoid hittipg a dog
crossing the road.
Sheetz was traveling west at
6:15 a. m. on highway 70 about a
quarter of a mile west of the in
tersection of highways 24 and 70.
When he saw the dog in front of
the car he switched his wheels,
striking a patch of wet road
whith caused the car to turn
over once.
The Marine wis unharmed but
the car was considerably dented
on its top and both sides. State
Highway Patrolman W. E. Pick
ard investigated the accident.
Ahria Willis. Jr., Boards
Safe Destroyer, Basilon*
Alvin Willis, Jr., seaman, USN,
son of Alvin Willis of 209 North
10th sti, Morehead City, has re
ported for duty aboard the Navy's
newest anti submarine destroyer,
the USS Basilone, which was com
missioned Tuesday at the Naval
Shipyard, Boston, Mass.
The Basilone was named for
the late Marine Gunnery Ser
geant John Basilone, who won
die Congressional Medal of Hon
or for outstanding heroism in ac
tion on Guadalcanal. It is the
second vessel of ita type to be
commissioned and ?Ath ita sister
ship, the USS Epperson, will op
erate extensively to develop new
? n t i submarine "hunter-killer"
techniques.
James C. Jones, seaman appren
; ttce. USN, son of Mr. and Mrs.
; Cecil C. Jones of Newport, is visit
ing Copenhagen, Denmark, aboard
the heavy cruiaer USS Colour,*"
, which, escorted by two destroyers,
is Baking a cruise to various Dutch
and Scandinavian porta.
Funeral services for Capt. Char- ,
les Ives Hatsel, who died at his
home on Orange street, Beaufort,
Saturday noon, were conducted at
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon in
St. Paul's Episcopal church, Beau
fort. The Rev. W. L. .Martin, rec- .
tor of St. Paul's Episcopal church,
and the Rev. T. R. Jenkins, pastor ;
of Ann Street Methodist church, '
officiated. Interment was in the
church cemetery.
One of Beaufort's most famous
residents, Captain Hatsel was born
in Beaufort Feb. 23, 1878. He was
to become an outstanding author- 1
ity on diamond back terrapin and
' ?t the age of 2C I
began hii career
when he was ac
cepted at assis
tant to Dr. R. H.
Wilson of the
Univer s i t y of
North Carolina.
Dr. Wilson was
in charge of the
first held labor
atory establish
tapt. Halwl in Beaufort.
In 1902 Captain Hatsejk received
his permanent appointment with
the federal government when the
marine laboratory opened on Pi
ver's Island. He retired in 1M7,
after 45 years of service, and sev
eral months later was presented
with a citation and bronze plaque
from the Department of the Interi
or for his long, faithful, and highly
distinguished service.
Captain Hatsel served as terra
pin callurist and foreman at the
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(TUtl at B'aafart .Bar)
T aaaday, Aagaat a
HIGH
2:01 a.m.
2:46 p.m.
LOW
9:16 a.m.
9 :23 p.m.
Wadaasday, Aug nit 3
8:82 p.m.
1:07 m m.
9:14 a.m.
10:32 p.m.
Tkaraday, Aafart 4
4:15 a.m.
10:20 a.m.
11:34 p.m.
11:21 a.m.
5 $2 p.m.
12 midnight
Harbinger of the big Coast Guard
celebration which will take place
Thursday is the brilliant red light
ship. Winter Quarter, which ar
rived at Port Terminal over the
weekend. The lightship will be
open for inspection Thursday, as
will tht Coast Guasd's new patrol
vessel, "Chincotea?ue." The light
ship's station is off the Virginia
capes near Chincoteague, Va
D. G. Bell, Robert G. Lowe, More
head City, and H. R Daniels, com
manding officer of the Fort Macon
Coast Guard station, are making
final plans for the event this week.
Present for the occasion will be
Adm. J. F. Farley, commandant,
and John W. Snyder, secretary of
the treasury.
The schedule follows: 12 noon ?
buffet lunch for the official party
on the quarter deck of the
Chintotcnguc; 2 p. m. ? 83 footer
simulate'! distress, PB1G drops
raft near distressed craft, helicop
ter makes scoop pickup, helicopter
makes rescue from 83 footer, sea
plane lands and makes take off,
jet assisted, breeches buoy drill
from pier to 83 footer, and DUKW
| arrives cshore near pier.
| These events will take plaoc
Sm CELEBRATION Pace Three
Morehead Jaycees
Give Rocky Ml.
Jaycees $508
A good will trip to Rocky Mount
with a check for $508 was made
Wednesday night by Walter Mor
ris, general chairman of the rec
ently held Miss North Carolina
pageant, and James Robert San- j
j ders, Morehead City Jaycce pres
ident.
The purpose of the trip was to
present Rocky Mount Jaycccs
with money to assist them in de
fraying the coat of sending Nancy
JMIU CtMHfla of
1949, to the Miss America pageant
at Atlantic City, N. J., in Sept
tember. Miss Yelverton is spon
sored by the Rocky Mount club.
I The check represented 12 and
I one half per cent of the proceeds
from the Miss North Carolina
pageant. Before the pageant was
held, the local club set aside that
percentage to assist the club
sponsoring the winner.
Following the Rocky Mount
Jaycec meeting the visitors from
Morehead City interviewed Miss
Yelverton and gave her additional
information on the national pag
eant which will be held in Atlan
tic City.
Miss Yelverton disclosed that
she had talked with Kay Kyser re
cently and he has offered his ser
vices to assist her in preparing a
talent offering for the pageant
and also offered the services of
his publicity man in any way
needed.
The Rocky Mount beauty also
revealed that she had been chosen
Miss Marine First Division and as
a prize for receiving the honor
would fly to New York next week.
While there, she will be on the
newsreels, television, and a radio
showj
Lions Accept Three New .
Members al Large Meeting
One of the largest crowd* in
recent months turned out for the
Lions club meeting Thursday
night in the Fort Macon Hotel
dining room. Three new mem
bers Tom Wade, Geerge fennucll
and Paul Mitchell were also ac
cepted into the club at the meet
^ig.
Lions voted to hold a broom
sale in a few weeks in order to
obtain more money for use in
their community welfare work,
particularly their aid - to - the
blind program. The brooms will
be sold throughout Morehead City
by Liona workers.
Musical entertainment was pro
vided during the evening by Earl
Lewis who rendered several , ac
cordian solos
At the conclusion of the meet
ing it was announced that John
T. Willis, faithful Lions member,
was to be married.
Bishop Thomas H. Wright
Will Dedicate Organ
The Rt. Rev. Thomas H. Wright,
Wilmington, Bishop of East Caro
lina diocese, will dedicate the new
organ in St. Paul's Episcopal
church, Beaufort, at 5 p.m. Thurs
day.
The organ will be dedicated at
regular prayer services which will
be in charge of Rev. W. L. Mar
tin, rector of St. Paul's. Roth
Webb Bailey, Morehead City, will
sing at the service.
SBI Head Expects
Report This Week
On Gambling
M. M. Ayscue, County ABC
Officer Requested In
spection by SBI
Walter Anderson, head of the
State Bureau of Investigation, is
expected to make public a report
this week on findings of his agents
who probed recent reports of
gambling at Atlantic Beach.
Marshall M. Ayscue, Carteret
county ABC officer, requested
Chief Anderson to investigate re
ports that whisky was sold across
bars and that beer was sold to
minors.
B. G. ttardison, New Bejn, a
state beer inspector, and Mr.
Ayscue visited Atlantic Beach and
could find no evidence to sub- j
stantiato reports that alcoholic '
beverages were being sold illeg- j
all, the county ABC officer said.
Mr. Ayscue said that the coun- j
ty AEC board, comprised of H.
S. Gibbs, Morehead City, George
Huntley, Jr., Beaufort, and Will'
Bell, Nwport, did not request an j
investigation as claimed in recent
reports.
Alfred B. Cooper, owner of the I
Idle Hour Amusement center and
the Ocean King hotel, as well as
Newman Willis, mayor of Atlantic
Beach, received top billing in a
vice story splashed across page \ 1
of Sunday's News and Observer,
daily newspaper -published at Ra
leigh.
The story in that paper report-;
ed that Cooper admitted gamb
ling devices had been operated at j
the beach up until two weeks ago. I
When contacted by THE
NEWS-TIMES, Mr. Cooper de i
clared that the reporter for the I
daily did not print what he and j
Mayor Willis said.
"He came down here with his
own questions and went back with |
his own answers," declared the
owner of the hotel and the amuse - j
ment center.
As to the "games of chance" at
l the b?u*, which Mr. Pre"
fers to call the amus?nent>, "we
See S B 1 Page Six
Farmers Wei Place
On Honor Roll i
Farmers in the county who
have actively participated in the |
government's pasture improve
ment received recognition this
week ?or their work.
On the bulletin board in county
agent R. M. Williams' office is
displayed a large cardboard pla
que with the following statement:
"Improved Pasture Honor Roll.
The following farmers in Carteret
county have followed recommend
ed practices and have established
pastures worthy of recognition
and inspection by their neigh
bors."
Names listed on the honor roll
are Ball brothers, Joel Davis,
Neal Campen, Primrose Gooding,
D. S. Oglesby, J. T. Oglcsby, Jack
Bell, Farrior brothers, Bernice
Mann, Harold Simmons, Lawrence
Garner, Carlyle Garner, Arti*
Garner, Clyde Garner, Jesse Gar
ner, Daniel Garner, and M. D.
Pridgeon. . 1
Other names are scheduled to
be added to the honor roll as time
goes on. Mr. Williams states
that there are some farmers who
have followed the practices but
whose names have not been lift
ed.
County Board Fails To Meet , LackM
Quorum; Commissioner Post Vacanm
Police Executives
To Meet Aug. 10
Slale Associalion Will
Convene at Morehead
City for Three Days
If in the mood for law-break
ing better wait until after next
week, for oi? Aug. 10, 11, 12 the
annual convention of the North
Carolina Police Executives assoc
iation will hold sway in Morehead
City for three days
From 200 to 250 police officers,
their wifes, and members of their
families are expected to be pre- 1
sent for thfc convention which will
open Wednesday morning and
close at the end of the duy Fri
day. During the meeting many
phases of law enforcement worn
will be discussed and new meth
ods and techniques will be ex
plained.
Thursday the group will be
guests at a luncheon given by co
unty police officers and that af
ternoon they will go to Cherry
Point to practice pistol firing at
the Marine pistol range. The
next day firing for record will
take place on the range.
On the recreational side, many
entertainments arc planned. Boats
will be placed at the disposal of
those wishing to fish or sight
sec after business hours, guided
tcurs of Cherry Point and Fort
Macon will be arranged for the
ladies, and all those present will
be guests at the Carolina Kacing
association's dog track each of the
three nights.
F. N. Littlojohn, chief of Meck
Icnbcrg county police, Charlotte,
is president of the association
with Capt. D. T. Lambert of the
State Highway patrol its secre
Ury-trcasurer.
Agent Requests
Big Farm-Home
Week Turnout
County farmers and their wives
were urged today by County
Agent R. M. Williams to attend
the 1949 Farm Home Week which
will be held in Raleigh next
week. Those planning to attend
should contact either the county
agent or home agent's office.
Farm and Home week has been
an annuel affair at the State col
lege campus in Raleigh but was
called off last year because of the
infantile paralysis epidemic. Or
dinarily at least 5,000 pereonj are
in attendance and an even bigger
crowd is expected this year in
view of last year's postponement.
The four-day affair will open
Monday with registeration at the
college YMCA. Following regis
teration, a full four days is plan
ned with activities and prizes.
Activities planned include lec
tures by outstandng national
speakers on state, national and in
ternational affairs; talks and dis
cussions including crop and live
stock production, farm mechaniza
tion, family relationships, house
furnishings and other points in
volved ifi better family living;
tours of historical sites in Ra
leigh as "/ell as visits to the college
and Experiment Station farms.
There will be exhibits and de
See AGENT Page Si* '
Board Discuses Plus
For Now Atlantic School
Plana for tha proposed new
school at Atlantic wore dis
cussed Friday night at the coun
ty board of education meeting.
A. J. Maxwell, Goldaboro archi
tect, went oyer plana with the
board members who believe that
plans will be drawn in the near
future, and that requeats for
bida will go out by September.
The board alao diacuaaed the
location of the propoaed new
Negro achool in Morehead City.
No definite decision on a site
was reached.
Approval was given for the
purchase of two new achool
buaes to replace buaea loaned I
to Carteret by Wayne county
laat year. The buaea will coat
$2,843 each and will be de- '
livered by the firat of Septem
ber.
The meeting waa held in the
county auperintendent'a office,
court houae annex, Beaufort.
Hospital, Town
Agreeon Purchase
Of Hospital Wing
The hospital board and the j
1 Morehead City board of commix- j
sioners reached complete accord
on the hospital east win* purchase
at the meeting Friday night at
the Morehead City hospital.
The lease, with option of pur
chase, has been signed and will
be returned to the Federal Works
Administration, Atlanta office,
i Under the agreement, the town
j will make a payment now of $3,
273.90 (this amount determined
on a per centage of net profit I
oiwiraiio* tbt. wing), and |
$2,000 annually for height and a
half years. i
Total cost of the wing to the
town will be $17,500. This in
cludes the structure and all the
furnishing and equipment, "a mere
nothing," Mayor George W. Dill
commented, "in comparison to the
cost when it was built or the
amount it would cost to replacc
it."
Miss Christine Vick informed
the board Chat during some of
the years on which the $3,273.90
figure is based, the hospital op
erated at a deficit.
She also reported that the hos
pital is losing money now because
of lack of patients. With 35 pa
tients a week, the hospital can
break even, the administrator said,
but in a recent week there were
only 18 patients "in the hospital.
The following week there were
10. This meant, Miss Vick stated,
that if the number of employees
were reduced when there are few
patients, there are not enough
to care for a large number of pa
tients, should they come in.
The two boards discussed the
raising of rates and Miss Vick was
requested to draw up, for consid
eration, a new rate schedule.
A. B. Roberts, chairman of the
hospital board, suggested that the
hospital board and the town board
meet jointly twice a year. His
suggestion was readily accepted.
Those attending the meeting
were Miss Vick, Mr. Roberts, W.
C. Matthews, John Lashley, city
clerk; George McNeill, town cdun
sel; Mayor Dill, Commissioner D.
G. Bell, Mrs. E. A. Council, sec
retary to the hospital board, and
Mr. Roberts.
County Delegation Expresses Little
Hope For Rejection of Rates Increase
Beaufort and Morehead citi
zens who attended the Tide Water
rate hearing before the State Util
ities commission, Wilmington,
Thursday, expressed dim hopes
for disapproval of the proposed
electric rate increase.
Clyde Jones, of Morehead City,
*nd Wiley H. Taylor, Jr., repre
lenting the town of Beaufort,
Braxton Adair and Dan L. Wal
ter, representing the Beaufort
Chamber of Commerce, attended,
is did Leon Mann, Jr., Newport.
All these opposed the rate in
crease.
Those attending stated that they
felt there was little possibility of
.he requested increases being de
nied but they did hope that the
?ercentsge of incretee might be
less than requested.
Testimony was heard from may
>r pro' tam J, E. L. Wade, Wil
mington, stating that it was up
to the commission to determine
? what increase would be fair to
[both the power company and the
users of its power.
The strongest objection to the
rate increase, which would net the
company $319,500 annually, was
voiced by Mr. Taylor. As he and
his group prepared to leave city
council chambers, where the hear
ing was conducted, to return
home, he told Chairman Winborne:
"Our withdrawal does not mean
defeat. We still feel that the in
crease is unnecessary; but we
leave it in your hands."
? Previously, Clyde Jones, who
identified himself as a private citi
zen of Morehead City* engaged in
the central heating and appliance
business, had' contended that the
commercial rfnd residential rates, |
"were out of balance."
Chairman Winborne explained
to him that the industrial rate,
which would be reduced by $14,
r?00 in the arrangement proposed
by the Tide Water was designed
to attract industry for the up
building of the 16 Eastern North
Carolina counties in which the
Tide Water operates.
Mr. JoneH answered that it was
his feeling that the utility's com
mercial accounts are "bearing the
heaviest burden."
Another member of the oppos
ing group who spoke briefly was
Leon Mann, Jr., of Newport. In
his Questioning of A. E. Jones,
vice-president of Tide Water, he
brought out that the power com
pany purchases approximately 75
per cent of its power from the
Carolina Powers and Light Com
pany of Raleigh.
Three witnesses for the power
fompany, A. E. Jones, H. T. Buch
anan, secretary- treasurer, and
Malcolm G. Davis of Gilbert As
sociates, Inc., New York utility
See BOWES |LATE* Page Six
Carteret county board of com
missioners will meet at 10 o'clock
at the courthouse next Monday
morning because there were not
enough commissioners there yes
terday to hold a session.
Numerous persons who expect
ed to appear before the board j
were obliged to return home,
business incomplete.
Commissioner Wallace Styron,
Sea Level is seriously ill; no rea
son could be given for the ab
sence of Commissioner Tildon
Davis, Harkers Island. Commiss
ioner Lionel Pelletier, Stella, and
Chairman K. P. B. Bonner, More
head City, were the only board
members present.
A vacancy still remains on the
board due to the appointment of
C. Z. Chappell as actinic postmas
ter , Beaufort. It was learned
from a reliable source that Sher- 1
iff Gehrmann Holland, chairman
of the Beaufort precinct demo '
cratic committee, has suggested !
one or two persons for the posi- .
tion, but disagreement has arisen I
among committee members.
Suggestions from committee ;
members fail to meet with the j
sheriff's approval, and those on j
which a compromise /has been >
reached, when contacted, have de- 1
dined to accept the position as
commissioner.
The commissioners' jobs are ap- j
portioned geographically through
out the countjf. Mr. Chappell,
former commissioner, represented
Beaufort. For that reason, the
vacancy is expected to be filled
by a Beaufort resident.
Those assembled for the board
sssion were informed at 11 o'clock
that there would not be a meeting
because of lack of a quorum.
Among tho^e present were M.
T. Mills, chairman of the county
airport commission; Karl Taylor,
Beaufort, RFD; Robert (J. Lowe,
manager of the Morehead City
Chamber of Commerce; Dan Wal
ker, manager of the Beaufort
Chamber of Commerce. Thomas
McGinnis, superintendent of wel
fare; Charles Nelaon, chairman of
the welfara board; James Powell,
Beaufort, a delegation from
Bogue; and the following petition
ers for a fire tower: Robert King,
Open Grounds; Roland Salter, Bet
tie; Joel Davis and Raymond Ball,
Harlowe; Henry Chadwick, Smyr
na; Cecil Langdale, Morunead Cit
y, representing ScarboroSaf r it I
Lumber company, E. M. Foreman, I
district warden, Core Creek; and
O. T. Wynn, assistant district for
ester, New Bern.
Mr. Mills expected to present
to tlie board a proposal that $3,
000 be appropriated by the county
for matching federal funds to im- 1
prove the Beaulort-Morehead City
airport.
The federal government (Civil
Aeronautics Authority) has set
aside $6,000 which the county
must match if it is to receive
federal assistance. Mr. Mills stat
See COUNTY BOARD Page Six
Five Attend
State 4-H Meet
Five Carteret county 4-II club
member! and A1 W. Stinson, assis
tant county agent, are spending
this week at the annual 4 H Club
Week on tne North Carolina
State College campus in Raleigh,
County Agent R. M. Williams an
nounced today.
Three girls and two boys ac
companied Mr. Stinson to the |
event which lasts from Mon- 1
day through Friday. They arc |
Doretha Gillikin, Beaufort, RFD;
Janet Gillikin, Beaufort, RFD; |
Gary Copeland, Beaufort, RFD; I
Florence, Daniels, Beaufort, RFD;
and Vincent Oglesby, Crab Point.
L. R. Harrill, state 4-H leader,
has announced the program of
activitlea for the more than 1,400
club members who will be present
during the week.
Governor W. Kerr Scott, Sena
tor Frank P. Graham, and Dean |
among the speaker scheduled. I
of Agriculture J. H. Hilton are |
Twelve different demonstrations, i
some of them to be staged by the |
club delegates themselves, and j
several recreation activities round |
out the program.
Mr. Harrill explained that' as the
clusters arrived on the Kaleigh
campus they were divided into
four large groups Known as Head
Heart, Hands and Health. Each
morning each group will see one of
the following demonstrations:
"Boy Dates Girl", sponsored by
Wayne County; "My Spokesman!
My Records!" led by Miss Emmie
Nelson of the National Committee
on Boyi and Oirla Club Work;
Song leadership under the direc
tion of Dr. Frederick S. Smith of
the Raleigh Christ Episcopal
Church; and "Home is What You
See 4-H Page Six
?
Property Owners 1
Meet Tomorrow
Beach Commissioners Profl
pose Tax Levy to Mm
Operating Costs
Property owners at Atlanti
Beach will meet tomorrow nigl
to discuss the levying of an M
volorem tax on beach propertj
The meeting will be held in
Surf club at 8 o'clock.
Plans for levying the tax wcf
made at a meeting of AtlanU
Beach commissioners Wednesda
night. The tax rate will be $1.9
per hundred. The anticipatd
venue for the 1949-50 fiscal yeaij
according to the tentative bud|
drawn up by the board, will
$9,000. Valuation of beach pn
erty is $383,499
levying of a tax is desirablthl
the commissioners say, to p
members of the police depli
ment (three men during i
week and as many on weeken
as needed), repair and maintain!
beach streets, to improve strai
lighting and lighting along U
boardwalk.
Budget estimates arc as follow
police department, $3,430; stre
lighting, $700; street maint*
ance, $600; administration al
general supervision, $2,600; clerkfj
$300; legal fees and accoutttti
$650; tax supervision, $300; mia*l
cellaneous, $420, making a total I
of $9,000.
Members of the Atlantic Beach
board of commissioners are David
Witchard, Mamie Tunstall, E. L*
Baker, and Alfred Cooper. Net*
man Willis is mayor and Mra.4
Newman Willi* ? clerk.
Legionnaires Hear I
Boys' State R<
Three Morehead City boys wh
were recent delegates to the Aa
rican I<egion Boys' State in Cha)
Hill. Charles T. Mary, Bobby I
by. and Bobby Bowers, gave UK
on their week at Chapel Hifl at I
recent American Legion media
in downtown Morchead City.
The boys revealed the system
organization of the Boys' State l
gram and outlined the system
elections that is used to obtain i
ficers for the boys' group.
said candidates were elimln
through a city, county, and stl
election program.
The culmination of the ele
was the boys' taking over u !
ors. legislators, and aldermen
running their government for
day.
In addition to the work part
the program, the youths stated I
they engtged in many recreati
activities.
legionnaires heard a suggtil
that the Seventh Legion dir
hold a meeting in Morehead
on Aug. 10. They agreed to of6
the facilities of the Legion
west of Morehead City for
meeting.
The August 10 date was act
tentative. Legionnaires exp
to meet with Seventh District I
mander Louis Dunn of New
next week to map out final pli
for the meeting.
Week's Meeting SckeMi
i
Mrs. Carrie Gillikin, home
monstration agent, announced
day the meeting for the con
week.
The North River and Bettie I
demonstration clubs will
jointly at Atlantic Beach for ? j
nic supper tonight at 7 o'c _
The Core Creek-Harlowe home i
monstntion club will meet at
o'clock tomorrow night at
Smith's, Bachelor, (or a picnic i
per.
The 4-H Service club will
at 7 o'clock next Tuesday
for a picnic at Atlantic
Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Markers Island, whose
destroyed by fire in June,
have k cottage on. the lodge
and are conducting sports flu
as usual. As a matter at I
Marker has continued to t
ties out to the Gull Stream
since the fir* occurred, wh
and his wife lived in a i
racks building near the 1