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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
A Merger of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (Established 1*12) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established 1936)
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38th YEAR, NO. 38 fWENTY PAGES ' MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1949 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
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MoreheadCityPTA Tackles
Mountainous Job at School
J. R. Ball Makes
Appeal to Fanners
President of Carteret
County Farm Bureau
Asks for Big Membership
J. Raymond Ball, president of
theCarteret County Farm bureau
appealed today to farmers of
Carteret county to become mem
t bers of the Farm Bureau Parity
for Agriculture club.
"To become a member," Mrs.
Ball said, " it is necessary for a
person to join the Carteret Coun
ty Farm Bureau and secure the
memberships of at least nine
other farmers."
During the 1948 State-wide
Farm Bureau membership drive
1,827 Tar Heel farm men and
women were members of the club,
I thereby dedicating themselves to
S fight for the parity principles of
Agriculture and pledging them
selves to make sacrifices to give
farm people protection. Farm
Bureau memberships written by
Parity club members last year
totaled 53,420. ?
"The Parity for Agriculture
club was formed in honor of the
past president of the American
*; Farm bureau, Edward A. O'Neal,
1 who during 16 years as president
fought constantly for parity in
come for the farmers of the na
tion," Mr. Ball said. "The North
Carolina Farm bureau recognizes
its members who perform speci
fied duties in procuring member
ships each year as Edward A.
O'Neal Parity Club Members."
President Ball explained that
the man ancf woman securing the,
? largest number of Farm Bureau
members in the State will be
given expense-paid trips to the
national convention of Farm Bu-|
reau in Chicago this fall. Awards
for use in defraying the expen
ses of Parity club members to
the national convention will ab?o
be made to each county reaching
its minimum /membership quota
and maximum quota, and for each
200 memberships in excess of the
. maximum membership quota.
J "Only through strong farm
'f organization," Ball said, "can far
mers make headway against the
forces which tend to strangle pro
duction, peg prices, and hinder
! , the free distribution of goods and
services to the disadvantage of
L producers and consumers."
I Lightning Strikes
Shrimp Fisherman
Julian" R. Murphy, fisherman of
Davis, received a punctured ear
drum and wa> knocked uncon
scious when he was struck by
lighting aboard the shrimp boat
' Happy Valley in Pamlico Sound
I Tuesday noon.
At the time Murphy and bis
father, Manley Murphy, owner of
the 46-foot boat, were crutiing in
the sound and Murphy was asleep
in his bunk. When lightning
atruck it set the boat on fire and
knocked the young man uncon
\ scious.
The eld.r Murphy managed to
put the fire out with little damage
/ caused. After about 10 minutes
4 his son regained consciousneaa to
find his ear drum punctured and
his right hand burned from the
' fire.
I He was taken to Morehead City
' hospital where his condition wax
I termed "satisfactory" yesterday.
[ It is expected, however, that he
will remain in the hospital for sev
i eral more days.
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- Changes al Hospital
Eliminate Fin Hazards
Changes have been mad* at
the Morehead City hospital re
cently to eliminate fire hazards.
At th request of the board of
trustees, the town fir* ' depart
l Went made suggestion for* im
I provement after inspecting th*
building.
Nine fire extinguishers have
been purchased in addition to
those already at the hospital,
linen chutes have been lined with
asbestos and dumb waiters in the
old wing sealed off at floor levels.
The new elevator shaft being
installed will b* firperoof.
Colored Girl, Nonhead,
Stricken with Paralysis
The health department re
ported the first polio caae in
the county Wednesday.
Marlene Fulford, 18, colored'
girl who lives at 509 N. 13th
street, Morehead City, has been
sent to Duke hospital for treat
ment.
The case was diagnosed Mon*
day and the patient taken to
the hospital Tuesday.
The county health depart
ment has quarantined everyone
in the home under 16 years
of age.
Jaycees to Picnic
Monday, Sept 12
Morehead City Jaycees laid
plans Monday night for a picnic
to be held Monday, Sept. 12, with
Jaycees and their ladies attend
ing. A place to hold the nicnic
and other activities connectcd
with it were assigned to the so
cial affairs committee.
Chairman of the two attend
ance teams were told that it was
their job to keep up with the
members of their teams and
work out a system of attendance
to be followed. The attendance
contest has been moving slowly.
Bill Chalk reported that work
had been done on bringing de
linquent memberships up to date
recently and that of 85 members
on the roll, 11 were delinquent.
A short discussion took placc
on the possibility of another edi
tion of Hollywood Capers, suc
cessful- Jaycee review < staged late
last winter. \ No decision wps
reached.
Approval was given to the sug
gestion by Bernard Leary that
any Jaycee who missed four con
secutive meetings automatically
be dropped fro m the rolls unless
he could give a valid excuse for
not being present. Since the mo
tion will necessitate a change in
the by-laws an official vote will
not be taken for two weeks.
Skinner Chalk stated that with
the addition of Rev. Priestley
Conyers as a member, their Jay
cee organization becomes unique
in that it has three ministers on
its rolls, Methodist, Baptist, and
Presbyterian. He said he doubt
ed if many larger clubs could
boast such a record.
It was announced that Miss
Pauline Gillikin had accepted the
honor pf. representing* Morehead
City at the Harvest festival in
Reidsville this month. A letter
was also authorized to High. Point i
Jaycees congratulating them on
the excellent manner in which the
Jaycee quarterly board meeting
held there recntly was handled.
Morehead City's Parent-Teacher |
Association stopped shuddering j
over the deplorable condition of j
the school rolled up their
sleeves, bofrowed money from the ;
bank, and went to work two weeks !
ago getting the school jn condi
tion for yesterday's opening.
Fifteen cleaners, men and j
women, were hired, and 20 moth- j
ers wielded mops, brooms, and
dust cloths, cutting through the
dirt and grime that clung to rooms,
desks, and floors.
The list of little things that j
have teen done to- re condition |
the school are endless. The list of I
major things is startling.
At a cost of $300 the -asphalt
tile on the floor of the auditorium
is being patched At a cost of
close to a thousand dollars the
driveways at the east and west en
trances to the building have been
paved. Toilets are located at
those entrances and, unfortunate
ly, have always been accessible to
anyone.
To keep these lavratories in a
more sanitary condition and for
use only by school children, doors
with lock and key will be placed
across the broad entrances. ,
Walls along the stairways have
beea painted, handrails replaced,
?nd durable plywood placcd un
der windows at stair landings
where youngsters' shoes wrought
destruction upon the plaster.
A1 Cooper, president of the
PTA, points out that many of the
rooms need repainting ? after
plaster is repaired. Almost every
room on the second floor has a
cracked ceiling and paint peeling j
off. Last year the pupils in Gan
non Talbert's ' room did their own
painting.
"We're hoping the teachers will
do their part in urging pupils to
take better care of the building
and help us to keep it in good
condition," commented Mr. Coop
er.
"This toork had to be done and
done now," he remarked. "We
couldn't wait for the county to do
it, even though it is their job to
make these major repairs and not
the FTA's. In this case the
children suffered. The county,
however, stopped leaks for us,"
he added.
"Our janitorial service is not up
to par, but we felt we could not
ask the county for additional
funds (for this when Beaufort has
as large a building and only one
janitor," the president continued.
"With some money left over from
last year we have authorized the
employment ?f a maid, not only
to assist in keeping rest-rooms
clean, but doing other necessary
work."
The playground is a big prob
lem. It's nothing but fine black
dirt and sand which children
track continually into the building.
Plans call for topping the play
ground with marl or asphalt as
soon as money can be obtained.
An excellent job is being done
on repairing playground equip
ment. Two "merry-go-rounds" are
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Bloodhounds Come to Town;
Police Tired of Being Foxed
Beaufort's nocturnal prowler
will have leu chance of escaping
from police in the future, Chief
of Police Louis Willis said today
in announcing the purchase of one
bloodhound and the loan of an
other.
The first bloodhound, a young
female, was purchased from the
Rich Square chief of police 'by
Roy Eubanks, Beaufort resident.
This dog was delivered Wednes
day and will be rented to the
police by Mr. Eubanks when the
need arises. '
The second dog is an experienc
ed male canine owned-by Captain
Clark, chief of detectives in
Fayetteville. This dog is being
loaned to the town of Beaufort
for use during the present wave
of breakins and will be retained
until the crime wave is brought to
a halt.
Chief Wilis said both dogs are
pedigreed and know their busi
ness. The male became famous
several years ago when he tracked
a Negro 10 miles through swamp
land and captured him while
asleep in a rice field. Both aogs
will be available for law enforce
ment work anywhefe in Carteret
county.
* Stories heard yesterday con
cerning the arrest of "three
Lennomlle boys" and the hold
ing of "a prominent Beaufort
citizen under bond" were branded
by the police as pure fiction and
rumor.
They said the week had been
tuie^aod the rumor that they
I have been called out within the
put few nights is' without basis.
I It is generally conceded that the
burgler, prowler, roamer, or
I "tweaker of women's toes" does
not like "the wet" on the pos- j
sibility of his lootprints Ming
found on the ground.
Cumiinm.l Sportsfishing
Safins Ua4er High Winds
, Cqpimercial and sportsfishing
was getting back to normal this
week after being slowed up dur
ing the past week when the coast
was brushed by two hurricanes
which increased winds at times to
gale velocity. The winds came a
couple of days after the first big
mullet catches of the season were
made by the commercial fishing
crews operating along the beach
of Bogue Island.
The same winds slowed up
sportsfishing also and the past
week-end was fai" below par inso
far aa catches were concerned.
Only a few persons fished and
they tried their luck from th?
calm waters In the sounds and
bays of this aector. Boatmen who
carry out fishing parties and boat
men who go commercial fishing
were seeing normal conditions re
turn to coastal waters by mid- ,
week and good catches were being
mad* again.
Woman Attempts
To Take Her Life,
Miss Barbara Humphrey
Recovers from Illness in
Morehead City hospital
Miss Barbara Humphrey, a
young woman from Georgetown,
S. C.. remained in Morehead City
hospital yesterday following an
alleged suicide attempt in down
town Morehead City Tuesday
morning.
Officer Herbert Griffin received
an emergency call from S & W
drug store at 11:15 Tuesday morn
ing. He said that he went to the
store and learned that the girl had
drunk iodine elsewhere. The iodine
had not taken effect, and she had
gone to the drug store to obtain
more poison.
The druggist at the store is re
ported to have become suspicious
and called police. When officer
Griffin arrived he found the girl
ill and rushed her to the hospital.
Following hospital treatment,
the young woman showed im
provement and was on the road to
recovery yesterday.
A partially written suicide note,
police said, was found in the
drug store stating: "It is not the
fault of anyone but myself that 1
have taken poison ..." Evident
ly the note was left unfinished
when the poison began taking
effect, authorities commented.
Georgetown police were noti
fied and telephoned to say that
the parents of the girl would
arrive in Morehead City Wednes
day morning. When they did not
arrive, a telegram was sent late
Wednesday afternoon' inquiring
when they would come. At press
time yesterday no word had been
received.
A police investigation following
the alleged suicide attempt dls
' closed that Miss Humphrey c?me
to Morehead City lour weeks ago
looking for someone reported to
be working on a dredge in port.
She worked at several restaurant*
while here.
Tar Heel Floaters
Assemble Tonight
Twenty boats from Moreheid
City will go on the Tar Heel? j
Afloat cruise this weekend, there
will be some from New Bern,
some from Wilmington, ag well
as the Lady Joe 11 from Fayette
ville.
"Everyone is all set for a good
time," declared George Eastman,
commodore, of Beaufort.
The weekend will begin tonight
when the flotilla assembles in
Morehead City. Members of the
fleet will be special guests of the
Carolina Racing Association at
the track west of Morehead City.
At 8:30 tomorrow morning the
cruise will begin down Bogue
Sound with Wrightsville Beach as
the ultimate destination. Upon
arrival the group will be guests
at various entertainments and a
supper.
Sunday morning fishermen in
the crowd will be offered the
services of skilled guides for
game fishing and that afternoon
the group will be taken on a
guided tour of New Hanovtfr
County.
That night a "happy hour" and
dinner will take place at Wrights
?iJle's Lumina ballroom.
Mondfcy the fleet will disperse.
Forestry Division Conducts
District Warden Meeting
The annual district warden
training meeting of the state for
estry division was conducted this
week at the N. C. State college
camp on the Hofmann forest near
Richlands. Twenty-five county
workers and^district officials, as
well as several state officers and
guests, were expected to attend.
Ten countis are included in this
district: Craven, Carteret, On
slow, Pamlico, Jones, Lenoir, Pttt,
Green, Hyde, and Beaufort.
The training emphasized tower
detection of smtrtce, communica
tion between towers, from towers
to trucks and from trucks to men
in the field and cooperation be
tween towers in locating fires.
Use of telephone and two-way
radio was v stressed and the ' in
struction included acreage deter
mination, fire damage appraisal,
and first aid. A law enforcement
ranger was present to explain the
state laws and demonstrate tech
niques, including theuseo bfoodl
niques, including the use of
bloodhounds.
A $12,000 administration build
ing will be built at the Bc?ufort
Morehead City airport, located
north of Beaufort.
These plans were revealed to
day by M. T. (Tom) Mills, chair
man of the Carteret County Air
port commission B. A. Walden
maier, acting district engineer.
Civil Aeronautics administration,
and Mr. Mills were in conference
on the matter this week.
The new administration build
ing will be constructed as soon as
the federal government's OK is re
ceived on the present administra
tion building site.
It was hoped, Mr Mills explain
ed, to put the building at the
northern terminal of Turner
street, but Mr. Waldenmaier stat
ed that the present site would be
better. c!ue to elevation of the land.
There would have to be a large
amount of filling in at the new
proposed site, at a much greater
cost. The county will match
$6,000, the amount given by the
federal government. If the build
ing were to go at the end of Tur
ner street, the cost would be
approximately $18,000 more, Mr.
Mills stated, or a total of $30,000.
Legal work is being done now,
plans arc being drawn, and Mr.
Waldenmaier expressed the belief
that the go-ahead signal from the
government will be received in
the near future.
National Guard
Returns Sunday
Troops of Battery B, 449th
Field Artillery Observation Bat
! talion, National Guard, returned
Sunday night from two weeks of
training at Fort Jackson, S. C.,
with a letter of commendation to
show for their efforts while gone.
Col. Weston H. Willis, com
manding officer of the 196th
I Field Artillery Group, wrote the
I letter which stated that the bat
tery was to be commended for its
| "excellent showing during, the
two-weeks encampment." The Col
onel went on to say that though
the unit was lacking in equipment
and practice time, it had over
come its difficulties and become
outstanding in the group.
During its last week at Fort
Jackson the battery spent three
days in the field participating in
maneuvers with 13,000 other
troops. Actual field practice in
flash ranging, sounding, firing,
and laying communication lines
was experienced ^during this time
The Army's only field artillery
observation team instructed the
local unit while in the field.
Captain Lonnie Dill, command
ing officer of Battery B, advises
that his battery shortly will have
a new organizational setup where
by radar technicians may enlist.
He adds that young men between
18 and 35 may enlist in the unit
without prior services while those
between 35 and 55 must have
had prior service.
Rotarians Hear
Membership Talk
Beaufort Rotarians continued
their discussion on membership at
Tuesday's meeting at the Inlet inn.
Attendance was slim due to the
heavy rain. ?
Dr. N. Thomas Ennctt, president,
introduced tfie speaker. Dr. H. F.
Prytherch who told of his cxperi- !
ence with keeping members in the
club during the depression. He
emphasized the necessity of getting \
young men in the organization.
"The club had educational value I
for men in all phases of business,"
Dr. Prytherch said. "Experts in
various fields benefit in Rotary and
the town benefits."
W. H. Bailey, Cocoa. Fla., a
guest at the meeting who was a
charter member of the Beaufort
club, suggested that meetings at
noon may prove more satisfactory.
Dr. Knnett announced that H.
M. Marks, district governor who
was scheduled to visit the club
Sept. 13 would not be present be- j
cause of serious illness..
The board of directors meeting 1
to be held following Tuesday i
night's session was postponed be- [
cause of poor attendance.
There -will be a sale of 90 female
Jersey cattle at the Statesville fair
grounds, Statesville, Mnariay at
12:30 p.m.. assistant county agent
A1 W. Stinson announced today.
These cattle have been selected by
a committee of the Carolina Jer
sey Cattle Club from among herds
In the two Carolina's, ijersons
interested In attending die aale
sbauld contact the county agent's
office. ?
Coast Expects Thousands >
For Labor Day Weekend
Fertilizer, Seed
Can Be Obtained
Now, PMA Says
Farmers planning on carrying
out fall practices such as winter
cover crops, permanent pastures,
use of lime, phosphate, or mixed
fertilizers may now obtain the ne
cessary materials on purchase
orders through the local Produc
tion Marketing Administration of
fice, PMA administrator B. J. May,
announced today.
Most of the materials for use in
carrying out these practices are
stored ;n warehouses of approved
dealers for the county and the
remainder will be on hand within
the next week, Mr. May said.
Farmers were again warned by
the PMA officer that in order to
qualify for payment they must
I have the practices approved before
they are begun. Of the $16,000
allotted to the county for assistance
in carrying out conservation prac
jtices in 1949 less than $3000 re
mains, he said.
| Requests for assistance should
| therefore be made as early as pos
sible because the amount remain
ing is not expected to last long.
There is a time limit of 30 to
60 dayfc for performance set at the
time the practice is approved. If
?the practice is not performed and
J reported by the closing date, or
a request made for a time exten
sion, the money set aside for as
sistance is withdrawn, approval
cancelkd and the amount involved
returned to the county pool.
This is necessary, the TMA' of
ficer sa?d, to protect those who
are actually interested in improv
ing their land and to keep from
losing the money allotted to the
county by tying it up on farms
where tnc producer never really
intends io carry out the practices.
Within the next few weeks spot
checks will be made of a number
of places in the county to deter
mine whether practices reported
have been carried out according
to the specifications of the pro
gram. " . |
Teen-Age Club
Opens Tonight
After a month of inactivity, the
Morchcad City Teen-Age club at
the Carteret County Recreation
center, Morehcad City, will open
tonight for the (all and winter
season.
Junior teen-agers will attend
from 7 to 9:30 p.m. and senior
teen agers from 7 to 11 p.m. On
Saturday night only the senior
teen-agers will be admitted, 7:30
to 11 pm.
Mrs. Harold Sampson, advisor to
the club, who has just returned
from a month's vacation to Main#,
announced that there will be spe
cial entertainment tonight.
A oallroom dancing instructor
will be at the recreation center to
morroY night to teach dancing.
It is hoped that regular classes
will be formed soon. All teen-age
club members will be admitted on
their o'.d membership cards, Mrs.
Sampson stated.
Tide Table
(Tides at Beaufort Bar)
Friday, September 2
HIGH . LOW |
4:30 a.m. 10:06 a.m.
4:30 p.m. 11:18 p.m.
Saturday, September 3
5:00 a.m. 11:13 a.m.
5:36 p.m. 12 midnight
Sunday, September 4
6:06 a.m. 12:00 a.m. |
6:26 p.m. 12:06 p.m.
Monday, September 5
6:53 a.m. ' 12:52 a.m.
7:10 p.m. 12:59 p.m
Tuesday, September (
7:37 a.m. 1:31 a.m.
7:40 p.m. 1:42 p.m.
All hunting guides In the county
have been requested to register
with Vic Beaufort Chamber of
Connwee. The Chamber haa been
receiving many requests from
hunters for able guide* in thla
coastal craa.
Thousands of vacationers are ex
pected to make Carteret county
their headquarters for the Labor
Day weekend and local Chamber |
of Commerce offices say they ex
pect "the biggest crowds" for the !
three day period of sun and fun. |
As usual, there will be a wide
variety of things to do for those
who journey to Carolina's vacation
land. Swimming, either surf or |
sound, fishing, sightseeing, sailing,
boat races, and all other types of
recreation will be available to fun
seekers.
The swimming and picknicking
, area at Fort Macon will be open
Monday for the last time this year
j and will offer excellent facilities
j for fishing, picknicking, sightsee
ing, bathing, or just lolling in the
i sun. Following Labor Day the
j beach area will close for the sea
son, though historic Fort Macon
will remain open throughout the
year.
Sunday will sec the annual Gib
Arthur Memorial Handicap race j
run off in Morchcad City with as
many as 50 sailboats of all varie
ties expected to be on hand to
compete for the coveted trophy, i
The race will ge under way at |
2:30 p. m. with small craft of all I
classes, including the Sailfish,
speedy* 1 1 Vfc -foot sailing splinters,
expected to be entered.
The Gib Arthur Trophy is
given in memory of the late Gib
Arthur who played such an im
portant role in his lifetime to
ward the development of small
boat sailing in local waters.
It will be presented to the win- '
ner of the race immediately after
the boats have returned to their
starting point on the waterfront I
here. Mayor George VftfDUl. Jr.,|
so will make the presentation and l
also will present trophies won by !
winners of the summer sailing j
series and the Shanghai Trophy |
race.
"Just about every type of small -
sailing craft will be taking part in
the handicap event on Sunday," j
says Commodore D. G.'Bell of the
Morehead City Sailing club. "We i
are having the races, usually held !
on Labor Day, on the eve of that
holiday for the first time this
season," he adds "in order that
more persons wil be able to wit
ness the event."
With a few exceptions, all
stores in Morehead City and
Beaufort will remain open all day
Monday. Banks in ooth towns
and the library in Beaufort will
close Labor Day as will the Beau
fort post office. However, the
Moreherd City post office will be
open from 12 to i o'clock Monday.
Local yachtsmen will join with
others from eastern Carolina in
| the second annual Tar Heels
Afloat Labor Day Cruise which
will go to Wilmington this year.
Over 50 boats arc expected to
make the voyage.
For the children in Carteret
County however, Monday will be
just another day in the long
school year ahead.
13 Inches Rain
Fall Last Month
More than 13 inchcs of rain
fell in 11 days during August,,
afld 6.18 inches of thia came
down from Sunday through Wed
nesday of this week.
According to the report from
E. Stamey Davis, the county's of
ficial weather observer, 1.95 in
ches were recorded Wednesday
and 2.66 inchca Tuesday Sunday,
Aug. 28th s rainfall waa .57 inches.
The high maximum tempera
ture for August was 90 degrees,
the low maximum 77 The aver
age high was 85.5, high minimum
was 78 and low minimum . 68.
Prevailing winds were easterly.
Temperatures for the past week
follow.
Max. Mia.
Wednesday, Aug. 24 .90 73
Thursday, Aug. 26 .89 75
Friday, Aug. 26 87 74
Saturday, Aug. 27. .87 77
Sunday, Aug. 28 85 77
Monday,, Aug. 29 86 77
Tuesday, Aug. 30- -.83 68
Wednesday, Aug. 81-86 71
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Julian Gaskill, Sea Level report
ed to tiic sheriff's department that
$20 was itolen from his store early
Tuesday morning. Wo trice has
been iopnd of the burglars. I
Court Dismisses
Bogne Road Case
Shrimp Fishermen Plead
Guilty; Judge Dismisses
Charge Against Hunters
The charges of "obstructing a
public cartway by placing a chain
across it, nailing planks across
it, an<| erecting 'Road Closed'
signs thereon" against E. F. and
W. E. Guthrie of Hogue commun
ity were dismissed in Tuesday's
session of recorder's court after
the evidence was heard.
Residents of the community
charged that the Guthries, father
and son, had closed a public road.
The Guthries contended that the
road was private and therefore
they were privileged to close it
if they so wished, since the road
was on property they rented. The
court upheld their contention.
Alton C. Willis pleaded guilty
to giving a bad check and paid
the costs in addition tu $75 to
the prosecuting witness.
Twenty six Core Sound fisher
men pleaded guilty to violating
the shrimping laws and paid the
costs. A 27th, Mitchell Taylor
of Sea Level, was found not guil
ty and his case was dismissed.
The 2f? who pleaded guilty
were Leslie Lewis, David Lewis,
Bernie Gillikin, Ira Davis, Fran
cis Murphy, Earl Wade, Claude
"Brown, Roland Willis, Will Davis, "
Cecro Jones, Cecil Murphy, Ver
non Hill, Mack Hill, Charlie Bow
ser, Leslie Ilrfjiilton, James W.
Kulcjter, Alvah Fttlcber, Ervin !
J.ewis, Vernon StyrOn, Willis W. i
CaMcill, Jlncs Salter, narold Wil- j
hlis, Delbert Lewis, Makley Salter,
Odoll Guthrie, and Robey Salter, j
Raymond J. Dawson pleaded !
guilty to driving drunk and p&id
the costs and $100. Thomas Ve- I
mick, originally charged with driv
ing drunk, was found guilty of
public drunkenness. He paid the |
costs and $10.
The charge of hunting deer and
game on posted land during a
closed reason against Luther A.
Styron and Graydon Elliot was dis
missed after the evidence ..was j
heard. A verdict of malicious pro- vj
secution was delivered in the case |
of Otis Edwards, charged with as- !
sault with a deadly weapon, and j
the prosecuting witness was taked j
with thi costs.
Martha Pittman was fined $10
and cos.s when she pleaded guilty
to public drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct. The bonds of Lt>
mns Jorcs and Jack Hudson were
forfeited when they failed to ap- ,
pear in court.
The following pleaded guilty to
See COURT Page Six
August Building
Jobs Increase
Buildings permits (or Auguit
as issued by A. B. Roberta, build- !
ing inspector (or Morchead City '
show a large increase in estimated
costs over the month of July.
August permits total $61,850.00
against $14,830.00 lor the month
ol July. The corresponding
month of 1948 shows a total of
only $050 00.
Permits for new dwellings
amount to $23,250 00, issued to "
the folowing parties: C. H. Free
man, $2,750 000 dwelling on 21st
street between Bridges *nd Fish- ?
$8,500.00, dwelling on Arendell
ers streets; A. L. Hamilton, Jr.,
street between 19th and 20th
streets; Earl Willis, $8,000.00
dwelling on Evans street between
30th and 31st streets Nsnni W. j
Sallee, $4,000.00 dwelling on Brid
ges street between 18th and 19th
streets.
The estimated cost on these
four dwellings total $23,250.00 Re
pairs and additions to buildings
total $38,20000 The largest item
of $34,300 00 is for a storage .
building being erected on the
property of the former Madix As- ;
phalt Roofing company, now own- i
ed and to be operated by the [
Lloyd A. Fry Roofing company. ,
Duffy Wade is making alteration* ?
to a building on 8th street H I ]
cost of $2,000. Other repair ,
work runs in coat from $100 to ]
$450. The total amount of per
mils issued for the eight months
of 1949 is $245,352. exclusive o <
the new Methodist Church build