3E CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ? .!*.
A Merger of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (EiUbliihed 1912) ?nd*THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established 1936)
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4 88th YEAR, NO. 91 EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1949 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Ports Authority Leases Morehead City Facilities for 75 Years
Couple Receive Stiff Sentence
For Keeping Children Out of School
Rural Sanitation
Project Proceeds
Satisfactorily
Health Department Oiiicials
Report That Majority of
Homes Cooperate
The rural sanitation program re
cently started in the county is
progressing satisfactorily, accord
ing to Dr. N. T. Ennett, health
* officer.
The project was begun on the
Beaufort-North River highway by
A. D. Fulford, county sanitarian,
who made inspections at homes in
that area and as a result house
holds with sub-standard sanitary
facilities or without any facilities
at all, have purchased privies, Dr.
Ennett reports.
The outdoor toilets for that area
\ran be purchased from Ivy Chad
wick, route 70, west of Huntley's
comer.
Mr. Fulford has also inspected
the Negro settlement on the Mer
rimon road. In that area privies
will be supplied by John Murry.
The next survey will be undertak
en on route 101 from the steel
t bridfe'e to Beaufort.
The sanitarian said he met with
' fine cooperation. A few house
holders. however, were indifferent.
There is a county ordinance re
quiring a sanitary privy for every
rural home, Mr. Fulford said, but
he hopes steps to enforce.it will
not have to be taken.
Dr. Ennett remarked that he is
greatly encouraged by the prog
ress thus far and that he believes
C; >terct county citjze??< Wner".
al, want good sanitation ?antTwill
' give the health department full
cooperation.
Teen-Agers Will
Stage Two Parties
4 Two special parties wiH be held
this week at the recreation center
Morehcad City.
The amual Harvest Dance will
take place from 7 to 11 p.mi
Thanksgiving night, and feature, a
Carolina Moon decoration. On Fri
day night from 7 to 11 p.m. the
Persuading five, Negro vocalists
will present a program.
Proceeds from both events will
' be used to maintain the club. Mem
bers of the Teen-Age club will be
admitted at half price of the reg
ular admission price.
Mary Lou Norwood is in charge
of the special program for the Har
vest Dance and Ann Garner is gen
eral chairman for both affairs.
Committee members are as fol
lows: decoration, Ann Darden
Webb, Carolyn , Lane, Mary Lou
Norwood, David Freshwater, Mc
Fair Willis, Dennie Lawrence, and
Sonny McDonald.
' 1 Publicity, Sonny McDonald, Bob
Willis, Tom Ballou, and Donald
Miller .
The regular Teen - Age party will
be held for seniors Saturday night
from 7:30 to 11.
Mrs. Harold Sampson, Teen - Age
club adviser, annuonced that a
campaign is underway to boost
membership. A membership, cost
' ing *1 can be obtained now from
various members of the club.
Cars Collide
At Intersection
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Damage totalling $300 was caused
to two cars in an accident in More
hcad City early Saturday morn
ing.
Samuel Lee Hughes, Morehead
City, was heading west on Bridges
street at 8:50 a.m. when he re
ported to police that a Negro child
ran in front of his car near the
intersection of Bridges and Aren
dell
' Hughes threw on the brakes of
his car and came to a sudden stop,
Causing the car behind him. driv
en by Gibson R. Sandrts of Clay
ton, to crash into the rear of
Hughes' car.
Sander's car, a 1949 Ford re
ceived damages to its front end es
I'timated at $200. The Hughes car,
a 1947 Kaiaer, received $100 dam
1 ages to Its rear end.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Daniels, More
head City, were found guilty oi
aiding and abetting in juvenile
delinquency in Friday's session ol
recorder's court and each received
a one year sentence, Mr. Daniels
to work one year on the roads and
Mrs. Daniels to spend a year in
Women's Prison, Raleigh. Both
sentences were suspended.
The couple were brought to court
as the result of truancy of three
of their children, ages 10, 11, and
13. Records showed that the three
children had missed 23, 31 and 53
per cent of their school days this
year.
Sentences were suspended by
Judge Lambert Morris on condition
the Daniels remain on good behav
ior for five years and their child
ren attend school as required by
law.
Receive Sentence
Dewey Willis and Earlon Willis
were sentenced to a year on the
roads each for refusing to leave
Carl Lewis's store ofter being or
dered to do so, assaulting Lewis,
causing injury to his hand and
threatening Lewis.
Sentence was suspended on con
dition each of the defendants re
main sober for five years, pay $20
to Lewis and pay the costs of
court.
A fifth sentence of one year on
the roads \yas meted out to Johnnie
Ward, Jr., when he pleaded guilty
to being drunk and disorderly and
resisting arrest. Sentence was sus
pened on two years good behavior
and sobriety and the payment of
a $10 fine and costs.
Bobby T. Holloman was found
guilty of larceny of a suit belong
ing to Lester Richardson and sen
tenced to three months on the
roads. His sentence was suspended
on condition he reimburse Richard
son $40 for the loss of his suit
and pay a S10 fine and costs.
The case of Shadrack Barrow,
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon, was heard and dismissed.
Mr. .Barrow, Negro teacher and
8c#ut master, watffcharped jurith be
ing responsible for a Scout, Clar
ence Pettiway, being hit with a
metal buckle on the end of a belt
The incident, which occurred dur
ing a Scout meeting, resulted in
the loss of sight in one of the
boy's eyes.
The case was sent to superior
court, but in the last term was
remanded by Judge R. Hunt Par
ker to recorder's court.
James F. Smith pleaded guilty
to the possession of non-taxed paid
| whiskey and was fined the costs
and $50. Calvin Godette, Jr., plead
ed guilty to possession of a small
quantity of non-tax - paid whiskey
and was fined $10 and costs. Hel
en L. Fulford pleaded guilty to
aiding and abetting in the trans
portation and possession of non
tax-paid whiskey and was fined the
costs.
Pays Costs
Alberta fair pleaded guilty to
assaulting a minor, Early Ray Will
iams. and was fined the costs. A
bench warrant was issued for the
defendant and prosecuting witness
in the case of Alvin Taylor, charged
with trespass.
William L.Gillikin pleaded guil
ty to driving drunk and driving
without a license and paid the
costs and $100. Moses Tecl was
found guilty of driving OTunk and
fined -100 and costs.
Notice of appeal of the verdict
was given and the case was bound
over to superior court under $200
bond. The state withheld prosecu
tion in the case of James F. Smith,
charged with drunken driving.
Willie Moore pleaded guilty to
driving without a license and with
See COURT, Page 7
Library Open
House Continues
Book Week open - house for
children, conducted last week at
the library in the civic center,
Morehead City, was so successful
that it will be continued through
tomorrow, according to Mrs. E. A.
Council, librarian.
One hundred seventy-five child
ren visited the children's room last
week and at least one-third had
never been in the library before.
The purpose of the Book Week
"open-house" was to familiarize
children with the libraray.
Punch and cookies were served
Wednesday afternoon and each
child received a little token of his
visit. The room i? gaily decorated
with balloons, new pictures and
posters made by first grade child
ren.
Mrs. Council Wfs assisted by
members of the library board and
teachers. "They and Mr. Windell,
principal of the school, were very
cooperative," she said.
Morehead Stores j
To Stage Dollar
Day Saturday
Special Event Will Open
Christmas Shopping Sea
son, Give-Away Program
Morehead City merchants will
open the Christmas shopping sea
son with a Dollar Day this coming
Saturday.
Then lor the next four Saturday,
preceding Christmas they will
;iway $1,000 in cash to persons who
have shopped in Morehead City,
: stores. The same procedure will
be followed as in the past two I
years.
For each purchase buyers will
receive tickets from the merchant (
The stubs of these same tickets l
Will be placed in -one large con- 1
tainer and between 2.30 and 3 on ;
| Saturday. Dec. 3, 10 and 17 the
: winners of the cash prizes will be
selected at the municipal building.
Morehead City.
First Prize
The first prize will be $100, the
second $50, the third and lourth
, $20 each and the fifth $10.
On the Saturday before Chris!
mas. Dec. 24, S400 will be given
away. The first prize will be $200.
the second $100. third and fourth
$40. and the fifth $20.
Final arrangements on th"
Christmas promotion program were j
made at a meeting of the Merchants i
association Friday noon at the Jeff
erson restaurant.
Bob Lowe, manager of the cham
I ber of commerce reported that 20
I plywood Santa (pauses 6 feet high
I with cartfy ca.it*. can A ublHimxto
from the city of Raleigh at $15
| f o b. These decorations have been
! used one year, Mr. Lowe stated.
Committee Appointed
Bernard Learv, president of the
Merchants association, appointed
Mr. Lowe, Walter Morris, and
Frank Moran to confer with the
town board on the matter.
President Leary also reviewed
the store hours and holidays to
be observed for the remainder of
the year. Stores will remain open
on the day after New Year's Day,
Monday,. Jan. 2.
The -following business firms
were represented at the meeting:
Eastman's. Davis Florist. Mat
this Radio Service. Economy Auto
& Appliance Store, Sound Appli
ance Co., Inc., Leary's, WMBL,
White's Dairy.
Blanchard's Electric Service,
j Jenkins Furniture Co., Rose's.
I Early Jewelers, Walter S. Morris,
I Sara's Dress Shop, Carteret NEWS
TIMES.
Weldon's, Morehead City Floral
Co., Fran - Kay Studios, Morehead
City Drug Co., Hills.
Lions Hear Talk I
Ob Safety Council
I.ynn Spring!? snoke to Morehcnd
City I.ions at their meeting Thurs
day night in the Fort Macon ho
tel dining room on the newly or
ganized civic safety council in
Morehead City.
1 Jon Spring I'- ^xnlained that i[
principles of the council are car
ried out many lives will be savctl
in Morehead City. He said the
group had alreadv accomplishc!
the removal of shrubben- at sev r
al blind corners and were laying
plans for the establishment of sim
ilar councils throughout the coun
ty.
Many Lions stated that they in
tended attending the Zebulon Lions
charter night Dec. 9. The Zcbulon
is the 200th to be organized in
North Carotin and state and Inter
national hions representatives arc
expected to be on hand.
Lion Gerald Davis entertained
the group with a unique quiz pro
gram in which those who failed]
to answer questions had the ends
of their ties cut off. Oscar Allred.
D. B, Webb. Frank Moran and Bar
ry Davis were the unlucky four
who failed to give- the correct an
swer. .
Lions voted to cancel their meet
ing this week because of the
Thanksgiving holiday. Their next
meeting will be Dec. 1.
Speaker at the Business and Pro
fessional Womank club meeting
at 7 o'clock tonight in the recrea
tion center, Morehcnd City, will be !
Judge Luther Hamilton.
Win Honors
.T S. Steed, I ir.au i'ort. above, it
cv iitly received' a %vatch from ('o
'?uiial Stoics in u- o*?iiition of lu <
1 years oi service with tho eom
> ?!>', Mr. Steed is manager oi
iVnder .s store. Beaufort.
He was presented the watch at
the 20th Annual Award Celebra
tion at Atlanta, Ca. Mr. Steed eame
to Beaufort from Wilmington 11
years ago. Prior to that time he
had worked lor Colonial Stores in
Plymouth, New Bern. Belhaven,
Kinston, and Maxton.
Th' orioro Phillips. Morehead < 'ilv .
above. has been cited for outstand
ing salesmanship l?v his company,
the Life and Casualty Insurance
company of Tennessee. For con- ,
trmmusiy writing a l.iue volume of I
insurance, Mi. Phillips has been i
qualified for membership in the
President's Club for 1949.
He is only the fourth man in
the entire company to qualify for
this honor. Formal cards announ
cing Mr. Phillip's aceomplishmc its
have been sent to all policy hold
' ers in this area.
County Increases Output
Of Manufactured Goods
J lit' value atiaeu by inanulactur- 1
ed goods produced in manufact- '
ui ing establishments of Carteret j
county has increased by appoxim
ately $1,223,000 since before the
war, according to intormation re
ceived here from C. Parker Per
sons, Regional Director of the U.
S. Department of Commerce in At
lanta.
A Census Bureau report from its
1947 Census of Manufacturers |
:.*JWK9 'fir. '?
1939 the value added by irianufac-l
ture of goods produced by manu-'
facturers of Carteret county was
$630,000 and that in 1947 it was,
$1,853,000. The term "value added I
by manufacture" means the value
of manufactured goods in excess of
the cost of materials and supplies,
the Commerce Department official
exDlained.
? Most branches of Carteret coun
ty's manufacturing industries have
growi correspondingly in the eight
year period, it was stated. The
number of establishments engaged
in manufacturing operations has
increased from 19 in 1939 to 29 in
1947, the number of employees
from 463 to 808, and salaries and
wages paid from $ 244,420 to 1,153,
000.
The Census Bureau report, copies
of which arc available at the United
States Department of Commerce
offices in Atlanta and Charleston,
South Carolina, at 20 cents a copy,
also reflects the rapid strides made
by North Carolina industrially
since before the war.
For example, the value added by
manufacture of goods produced in
the State as a whole increased by
more than a billion dollars since
1939, going from a valuation of
$544,181,000 in that year to$l,646,
673,000 in 1947.
Also, the number of establish
ments engaged in manufacturing
operations has grown from 3,225 in j
1939 to 5.322 in 1947, the number \
of employees from 294,314 to 381,
480. iind salaries and wages paid !
from $246,834,206 to $788,895,000. |
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Large Still Razed
In Craven County
O'e of the largest stills captured
in Craven county in some time fell
intu the hands of local officers in
the Adams' Creek section of the,
county at North Marlowe last Tucs-i
day afternoon. Thirty-two sticks of
dynamite were required to put it |
thoroughly out of commission.
The still was in operation at the 1
time the officers approached, but
the operators had apparently been
warned by a lookout and made
their escape ' |
It was a 125 - gallon steam still j
equipped with two 50 - gallon
steam drum boilers and two 50 1
gallon doublcrs, one 150 - gallon'
superheater, one 300 - gallon cooler ;
box and twenty-three 400 - gallon [
fermcnters. The officers found |
0.200 gallons of mash and 124 gal
Ions of liquor.
Despite the fact that* the opera
tors escaped at the time of the
raid, arrests arc expected. Olficers
who took part in the raid were N.
B. Lee and J. K. Cloy, Craven
county y\lcohol Beverage Control
officers, and E. A. Bennett. Federal
Alcohol Tax, Unit officer.
Carteret Towns Included
On Ocean Hiway Itinerary
The new Ocean Hiway map lias
been- distributed by the Oeean
Hiway association, recommend
ing lleaufort and Morehead City
as interesting side - trips on the i
route from New England to Flor
ida. The only members of the as
sociation in <>fteret county arc
HoMen's resoEirant. lleaufort,
and the Jefferson hotel, More
head City.
Both are mentioned in the map
and fohler wh:ch graphiAllv de
picVs the route from "northern
' pines to southern palms.
This is the first year that towns
in Carteret county have been in
eluded in the Ocean Hiway it
inerary. This was made po? ihle
through the efforts of the cham
ber of commerce in each town.
Firemen Answer
4 Weekend Calls
Beaufort and Morehcad City fire
men had a busy weekend, being
called out for four separate fires,
none of which caused extensive
damage.
Saturday at 11:55 a.m. Beaufort
firemen were called to exting
uish a brush fire at the "Old Sol
diers cemetery" Pine and Morris
streets. Firemen were out about
10 minutes and no damage was
caused.
Two hours later, at 2 p.m., they,
went to a residence on Pollock
street to put out a small roof lire
caused when chimney sparkes ig
nited wooden shinnies The fire
was quickly extinguished and fire
men said no damage was caused
Morehcad City firemen were
called at 10:30 Saturday morning
to put out a grass fire in Bogue
Park at 21st and Shack leford
streets. The fire was quickly ex
tinguished.
Firemen were again summoned
at 11:30 Sunday morning to Coor
ic's Villa hotel on Money Island.
They arrived to find an oil stove
had overheated. The fire was put
out in a few minutes and caused
little damage.
Jaycee Show Director
Releases Hehearsal Plan
Jimmy Wallace, chairman ol the
Morehcad City Jaycee committee
in charge of the Jaycee theatrical
' Then, Later, and Now" today re
leased rehearsal hours and dates
for the show. He urged all persons
participating to be at rehearsals on
time.
Act one will rehearse Friday
night and Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Act
two will rehearse tonight, Monday
night and Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 Aet
three will rehearse tomorrow night
next Tuesday night and Nov. 30
and Dec. 1.
All rehearsals through tomorrow
night will be held at Webb Mem
orial Civic Center and rehearsals
after tomorrow night will be held
at the high school auditorium. Re
hearsal time if 8 o'clock.
Leaf Exporters Attend Session
At Rocky Mount
ROCKY MOUNT.. (AP).
Ports Authority signed coi
Morehead City port facilities
Plans were started to deve
minal for ocean-going ships.
The signing of a contract
similar agreement for Wilmington
facilities. The United States Mari
time Commission last Wednesday
signed a 50-year lease making the
north section of the Wilmington
shipyards available to the authori
ty for $1 a, year.
Lease Signed
The Morehead City lease, for
*5 years at a total cost of $201. 800,
Aas signed for the authority by
Chairman A. G. Meyers of Gast
onia. It had previously been sign
ed by members of the Morehead
City Port Commission and for
warded here to a meeting of auth
I ority officials and tobacca men.
i The General Assembly this year
i authorized a S7.500.QOO bond issue
I to improve port facilities at Wil
mington and Morehead City.
Col George W. Gillette, execu
i live director of the authority, said
I plans are to spend $4,500,000 at J
( Wilmington and $300,000 at More
head City. The developments at
; both cities would provide some
800.000 square feet of modern. |
fireproof freight handling and
storage space. Many facilities al
ready exist at Morehead City
I which will have to be built at Wil
l m:n, '.ion, Colonel Gillette explains.
Plans Revealed
The authority, Gillette said,
i hopes to begin construction of ter
i minal facilities in both cities by
March. Plans, he added, call for
| docks big enough for three ships
in each of the ports, transit sheds
and warehouses.
Gillette said that a contract for
Morehead City plans and specifi
cations had been awarded to Carr
and Garner of Durham. Martin
Carr told the meeting his firm
would start on the plans/right away
and should have them ready in
three months.
Virginia tobacco men told author' j
1 ity officials they would consider
I using the Morehead City and Wil
: mington ports for tobacco export
I on a strictlv business basis. By that
j they said they meant "if" the North
I Carolina ports could compete with
I Norfolk, Va . a id Charleston. S.
C., in economical storage and ship
| ping charges, efficient service, and
regular sailings.
Need Storage
The Virginia interests said that
they would need storage room for
at least 25,000 hogsheads of tobacco
in each city, and Gillette said he
would try to have such facilities
incorporated in the wareheouse
plans.
P. C. Warwick, vice prcsident of .
the Universal Leaf Tobacco com- j
pany, and W. L. Pierce, traffic man
for the Export Leaf Tobacco com- !
pany. both of Richmond, Va., at
tended the mecing.
Others present were two officers
of the Bright Leaf Tobacco Growers
association. President Jamos Fick- 1
lin and Secretary J. C. Lanier, both |
of Greenville; L. T. Weeks, mana-j
ger of the Flue-Cured Tobacco Sta
bilization corporation, Raleigh; A.
P. Thorp. Jr., president of Thorp
and Wricks Tobacco company, ^
Rocky Mount; W. C. Paxton, vice
president of James I. Miller Tobac
co company. Wilson, and North
Carolina Attorney General Harry
McMullan.
County Businesses Will
Close Thanksgiving Day
Everyone in Carteret county will
observe Thursday, Thanksgiving
Day, by closing their places of bus
iness. Among the few exceptions
will be drug stores which will work
out their hours, as yet unannoun
ced, among themselves, and per
haps a few neighborhood groceries.
Downtown stores in both Beau
fort and Morehcad City will close
as well as'postoffices, banks, and
government offices Morehead City
stores will close Wednesday after
noon. Beaufort stores will remain
open.
Schbols will be closed both
Thursday and Friday. The Carteret
County NEWS-TIMES will po to;
press tomorrow night and will be,
distributed by carrier Thanksgiv
ing Day.
Beaufort Jaycees Take In
$233.75 on Cabaret'
Beaufort Jaycccs took in $233 73
at their theatrical, Cabaret dc Beau
fort. Friday night at Beaufort
school it was announce today.
All of the money from lickcts
has not been turned in. however,
and those persons still holding
money or tickets were urged to
contact Mrs F. W. Heilep. Beau
fort Jaycccs and the Carteret Coun
ty Nurses association will divide
profits from the show.
_The North Carolina State
Uract Thursday taking over
lop Morehead City as a ter
here followed by a day a
Methodists Name Building
For Miss Lottie Sanders
The new Ann Street Methodist
church education building has
been named the "Lot it* Sanderi
Building" in honor of Miss ^ottic
Sanders.
A resolution to this effect was
presented to Miss Sanders at her
home Sunday night after the
church service. Miss Sanders has
been confined to her home be
cause of illness.
The resolution cited that this
honor has been bestowed upon
her in recognition of her many
years of service as head of the
primary department and her loy
alty to the church.
A committee, the Rev. T R.
Jenkins, pastor, Graham Duncan,
and Mrs. F. R. Bell, was appoint
ed by the board of stewards to
draw un the resolution and pre
sent it to Miss Lottie.
Mary 0. Martin
Heads 4-H Council
Officers Elected, Year's
Plans Formulated at
Saturday Meeting
Mary Olive Martin, Beaufort) \
was elected president of the coun
ty 4-11 Club council at the organi
zational meeting Saturday morning
in the home agent's office, Beau
fort.
Otiior officer* are Donald Schop
paul. Nc#fiflrt, vice-prckid<nt; Ann
Mozingo, Newport, secretan ; James
Gillikin, Atlantic, treasurer, and
Jackie Edwards, reporter. James
Piner, Smyrna, will serve as rec
reation leader .
Following the opening devotion j
als, 'ed by Al Stinson, 4-H club
adviser, a talk on parliamentary !
procedure was given by R. M. I
Williams, county agent.
Heading Ciiven
Miss Edwards gave a reading on '
Thanksgiving and Mrs. Carrie Gilli
kin, home agent, explained the
duties of the officers. Mr. Stinson j
also discussed the Christian Rural |
Overseas program and ways of
raising money by the council.
When they do have funds in the
treasury, it is hoped that the boys
will make "Welcome" signs from
the 4 II clubs which will be placed
at the county line and also small
welcome signs will be placed in
the homes of each 4-H club mem
ber.
Plan Party
The group discusscd the possi
bilities of having a county-wide
get-acquainted party in the near
future and putting on a campaign
for members to buy U. S. Savings
bonds.
At the close of the session hot j
chocolate and doughnuts were ser- j
ved. The next meeting will be held j
in February.
REA Stockholders
Will Meet Dec. 3
At Morehead City
Slate, National Officials
Expected; Prizes Valued
At $1,500 to be Given
Flans arc being made for a mass
meeting of the more than l,.r>00
members oi the Cartert - Craven
Electric Membership corporation
in Morehead City, Dec. 3, Mana
ger l'aul 11. Jernigan stated to
day
Occasion for the gathering will
be the aanual stockholders meet
ing of the REA which serves 1640
consumers in the two^ounty area.
At that time a report from of
cers, directors and committers
will be heard, new directors will
be elected for the coming year and
Ciwyn B. Price of Raleigh, chair
man of the North Carolin REA will
speak.
The reports to be made will con
sist of tellint! the cooperatives
members what REA stands for, re
vealing co-op plans for the future,
and explaining what the members
money for electricity pays for.
Prizes valued at $1,500 will be
given away during the meeting at
the Carteret Recreational center.
Displays of the latest electrical e
quipmcnt and demonstrations by
dealers in Morehead City and Beau
fort will be given also.
Over 1 000 persons are expected
to attend the meeting which is an
annual affair in Morehead Citv. In
addition to local members it is ex
pected that REA officials from
Washington. D. C., will be pres
ent.
District Governor
Visits Morehead
Rotary Official Suggests
Meeting of All Civic
Clubs in Town
District Governor H. A. "Ham"
Marks of Wilmington paid his an
nual visit to Morehead City Rotar
ians at their meeting Thursday
night in the Carteret Itccreational
center. i
Marks suggested that the club
sponsor a meeting of civic clubs
in the community. At this meet
ing, he explained, the combined
groups should decide what they
think are the community's needs
and agree that each group take on
the accomplishment of one of these
needs as its specific project.
Prior to the general meeting, a
club assembly was held in which
the district governor discussed club
activities with the various com
mittee chairman. He stated that he
was satisfied with the progress be
ing made.
The croup authorized the club
treasurer to purchase desk plaques
listing the Rotary four-way test
pertaining to ethical practices.
Each member will receive one of
the plaques.
Rotarians will not meet this
Thursday in view of the Thanks
giving holiday. Their nex\ meeting
will be Dec. 1.
Cou n ly ,T o w ns Receive# 1 3,292
As Share ?1 State Beverage Tax
in? wuiiiv Hiiu wwii Kwvi-nri
merits have been allotted by the
state their share of beverage taxi
colleetions over the past year.
To the county will go $7,588.69: j
to Beaufort $2,474.96; to Morohead j
City $3.794 Jl: Newport, $363.07;
and Atlantic Beach $75.64, a total
of $13 292.27.
Counties and municipalities
where beverages are sold get half
of the total state revenue from
beer and unfortified wines under;
an act of the 1947 general assem
bly. In this distribution of $2,123,
296.74 will be paid out for the
year ending Sept. 30. a 28 per cent
drop over the year before.
Ninety-four counties will share
in the distribution but next year
only 74 will receive a share of the
tax because of local elections which
voted out wine and beer.
W. Cliff Pickett, director of the,
Revenue department's beverage tax
division, said the 28 per cent drop
in collections was caused partly by
the closing down of beer and wine
outlets in some couoties. But even,
in those counties where the bcv-|
erages were sold throughout the1
year there was a 14 per cent drop
caused by decline^ in consumption,
Pickett added. *
Pupils Publish Paper,
'Ocracoke School News'
The Ocracoke School News, pub
lished by the pupils of Ocracoke
school, now has 155 subscribers, 32
of whom ?re "foreigners" (living
off the island).
Editor - in - chief of the paper
is Sigma Willis, business mana
ger, Mildred Garrish: art editors,
Wanda Simpson, Walter C. O'Neal;
reporters. Hazel Wahab, Alice Belle
Williams, * Merian Belle Uarriah,
and Alona Farrow.
Tide Table
Tides at Reaufort Bar
HIGH
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Thursday, Nov. 24
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Friday, Nov. 25
12 noon
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