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38th YEAR, NO. 98 TWENTY-TWO PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1949 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
New Reading Room Opens at Library
Ctnrt Will Tiy
?' Vade on Drunken
Driving (large
Mayor George W .DiU, Jr., More
head City, ruled at a hearing at 2
o'clock Tuesday afternoon that
thare was insufficient evidence to
?id probable cause in the eaae
volving Glenn Wade, Smyrna,
whom police were holding on sus
picion of first degree burglary.
The defendant was, however,
charged with drunken driving and
placed under $100 bond for his ap
pearance in the next session of re
corder's court.
As the result of two alleged
braak-ins in Morehead City early
Sunday morning. Wade was arrest
ed after a bloodhound sought him
4out. Morehead City police report
ed that earlier Sunday night Wade
had used the telephone in the po
lice station twice, that he was un
der the influence of intoxicants
and that they warned him not to
drive his car. This evidence was
presented at a preliminary hear
ing Monday afternoon before May
or Dill.
* Fingerprints were *?ken at the
places of the alleged break-ins at
the home of James Robinson and
the U-Drop-lnn operated by Justin
Robinson. These were checked a
CaiBst Wade's prints at Raleigh by
the State Bureau of Investigation
aud were reported at the hearing
Tuesday afternoon not identical.
The mayor then ruled that Wade
could not be prosecuted on a
k charge of first degree burglary be
cause evidence was insufficient.
Dr. Hatcher Heads
Medical Society
Dr. S. W. Hatcher, Morehead
City, was elected president of the
CaV* , t County Medical society at
? ' the monthly meeting of the society
Monday night in the Morehead
City hospital.
Dr. Hatcher succeeds Dr. Frank
Hyde, Beaufort, outgoing president
Dr. C. S. Maxwell, Beaufort, was
elected secretary to succeed Dr.
Hatcher.
Becords Discussed
The chief topic for discussion
wu-e hospital records concerning
4 hospital deaths and a general
working plan for the school health
| tonsil clinics recently established.
Dr. Hyde told the group of the
great importance of getting permis
sion for autopsies.
It was brought out that med
ical and surgical relief on the local
level for medically indignent citi
zens is the surest method of head
f ing off national socialized medi
cine. The society said it was in
full sympathy with local and state
assistance (or al deserving persons.
Health Officer Pleased
The ceunty health officer, Dr.
N. Thomas Ennett, expressed the
opinion that if public medicine is
to be a success it must have the
support of organized medicine. He
declared that he was pleased with
the support given public health
work by the members of the local
medical society.
Visitors at the meeting were Dr.
Elizabeth O. Hayes of Atlantic
Beach, formerly of Pennsylvania,
and Mrs. Leota Hammer, nurse in
the county health department.
Clayton Steel. Beaufort.
Faces Charge si Assault
Clayton Steel, Negro, is being
held under $50 bond ior hi* ap
pearance Monday in Beaufort po
lice court on the charge of assault
with a deadly weapon.
Police allege that Steel cut Rob-|
ert Jones, another Negro, with
knife at 11:30 Sunday night
aboard the menhaden boat Swan
son. It is believed they got into
an argument over gambling. The
Swanson was tied up at the Gulf
dock in Beaufort.
Steel was cut also. He had a
laceration on his hand and Jones
sustained a gash in his head.
Jones is plaintiff in the ease.
Carl W. Garner He-Elected
Carl W. Garner, Newport RFD,
has been reelected to a three year
term as supervisor of the Lower
Neuse Soil Conservation district.
Lawrence A. Garner, Jr., alao
at Newport and W. J. Hardesty
are the other supervisors from Car
teret county. The district is nude
Of Carteret, Craven. Onslow,
) and Jones counties.
Farmers wishing on-the-job
i in solving soil and water pro
is should ask their nearest sup
ervisor far assistance.
Just completed within the past
week is the new reading room of
the Carteret County public library,
Broad and Pollock St., Beaufort.
Mrs. L. A. Oakley, librarian, has
extended a special invitation to
each resident of the county to visit
the library, now resplendent in
Christmas decorations.
Bookmobile Distribution
Of the 10,000 books in the li
brary more than 3,000 are in cir
culation due to distribution from
the bookmobile. More new books
are being added daily and the sup
ply of books on social hygiene is
being increased.
Among that type of book are
"She's Off to Marriage," "Boys
Grow Up," "Off to a Good Start,"
"Teen Days," and others. Special
efforts are being made to cooper
ate with the home demonstration
club reading program.
Twenty home demonstration club
women received certificates for
having completed required reading
this year and it is hoped that 50
certificates will be awarded next
year, commented Mrs. Oakley.
Books Easier to Find
Books are much easier to find
iince more space is available. Com
fortable chairs have been placed in
the new reading room and one of
the most notable additions is a
magazine rack containing current
periodicals. A rack for newspapers
has also been placed in the new
reading room.
Both of these pieces of furniture
were built by boys in the wood
working class at Morehead City
school, supervised by Delfido Cor
dova. Mrs. Darden Eure, who re
quested that the racks be made, is
a member of the library board.
' Current Magazines
Magazines to which the library
now subscribes are the following:
Harpers, Harpers Bazaar, Life,
Mademoiselle, National Geograph
ic, Nature Magazine. Newsweek,
Outdoor Life, Popular Science,
Popular Mechanics, Science News
letter, Time, Saturday Review of
Literature, The New Yorker, At
lantic Monthly, Better Homes and
Gardens, Coronet, and Good House
keeping.
Juvenile*? Child Life, Jack and
Jill, Story Parade, American Girl,
Boy* Ufa, Open Road far Boys,
' and Sevanteep.
Mr*. Oakley urges readers tt>
take time to browse or sit in the
library to read. Unless the new
reading room is used, it will be
impractical to keep it heated.
The libarian laid all members
of the library board are respon
sible for the improvements. Build
ing, placement and painting of new
shelves was supervised by Mrs.
Julius Duncan and Mrs. C. R.
Wheatly.
Jaycees Commend
City Clerk Lashley
John Lashley, city clerk of
Morehead City, received a letter
of thankf and congratulations this
week from the Jaycees.
The letter follows: The More
head City Junior Chamber of Com
merce, having the welfare and
civic improvement of our Com
munity at heart, wish to congratu
late and commend you for the
excellent work you have done in
managing the decorating of our
streets for the forthcoming Christ
mas season.
The tree at the corner of 10th
street is beautiful and we wanted
you to know that we are appreci
ative of the fact that it is due
mainly to your peraonal labors.
We are aure that your Christmas
will be much happier in the knowl
edge that you have made it more
beautiful for the enjoyment of
others.
V ours very truly,
Morehead City Junior
Chamber of Commerce,
By Ethan 6. Davis, Jr., Secretary.
Fira Slaiio* Looks Like
Suit's Main Workshop
The second floor of the More
head City fire itation looks like
Santa Claus's main workshop.
Dingy trucks, broken tricycles,
little washing machines and hun
dreds of other toy* have been re
paired and now glisten with new
paint.
There's only one thing lacking:
? fireman who can sew a fine
stitch. When it conies to dressing
dols, the boys are in the same fix
they are in front of a roaring house
fire with no water.
Toys will be distributed to child
ren next.Veek.
?Mrs ImM
Beaufort poatoffice will remain
opes until S p. m. tomorrow and
next Saturday, C. Z. Chappell, act
ing postmaster, has announced.
The Mortheid City poatoffice will
remain open until 6 p. m. tomor
row but will observe the Saturday
before Christmas a* a half holiday.
Bishop Will Visit
; St Paul's Sunday
Stained Glass Windows,
Leciern Bible Will Be
Dedicated
The Ht. Rev. Thomas H. Wright,
D.D., bishop of the diocese of East
Carolina, will visit St. Paul's Epis
copal church Sunday, for confirma
tion and dedication services.
At the 11 a. m. service, Bishop
Wright will preach and confirm a
class of 20 persons. At this serv
ice he will also dedicate the three
stained glass windows which have
recently been put in the front of
the church over the old slave bal
cony.
These windows were given by
Mrs. C. R. Wheatly and her chil- .
dren, C. R. Wheatly, Jr., and Mrs. i
Ed Davidson in loving memory
Bishop Thomas Wright
I of their husband and father, Claud
R. Wheatly who was a devoted
member of St. Paul's for many
years. Mr. Wheatly was active in
Sunday School work, was a vestry
man, i nd was also senior warden
< of St. foul's lor lutny j ears.
| The stained glass windows are
of three figures, St Peter, St. Paul
and Christ.
At this same service Bishop
Wright will dedicate the new lec
tern Bible given to the church
by the Altar Guild. It will be
dedicated in memory of the many
women who have served the church
in altar and sanctuary work.
While Bishop Wright is in Beau
fort, he will be the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph House, and will
be entertained at a reception by
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Walker
Saturday afternoon and by Mr. and
Mrs. David Murray of Morehead
for dinner Saturday evening.
Morehead City town commis
sioners will meet in regular ses
sion at 7:30 Tuesday night at the
municipal building.
Beaufort , Morehead City JCs
Plan f Operation Economy 9
Gene C. Smith, Beaufort attor
ney, was appointed chairman of
the Beaufort Jaycce Operation
Economy committee by president
Odell Merrill at the Jaycce meet
ing Monday night in the Inlet Inn
dining room.
?Work will begin immediately on
putting the program of the com
mittee to work. Smith commended.
Each citizen of Beaufort should be
informed of how consistently the
federal government is wasting
money and of the Jaycec program
to see that this waste is stopped,
he remarked.
(lifts to Be Given
Chairman Smith appointed Geo.
Cottingham and Wiley H. Taylor,
Jr., to serve on the committee
with him He said each of them
would publicize the committee's
work.
President Merrill stated that
since the Beaufort and Morchcad
City Jaycee clubs were the only
two in the county to undertake
the Operation Economy program
he felt that both clubs would prof
it by working together.
The Jaycee board of directors
was empowered to thresh out the
problem of dropping and re-enlist
ing members at their next meet
ing. Rules to be adopted by the
board will be strictly adhered to,
the group was told.
They voted to give a Christmas
gift to Mrs. A. V. Pierson and Uie
waitress in the dining room for
the fine service and meals given
to the group during the year.
Lealie Davis had his name
drawn for the attendance prize of
$11.40 but received only $1.73
since he was not wearing a Jaycee
pin. The (roup voted to dispense
with the other meeting this month
because of the Christmas holidays.
Their next meeting will be Mon
day, January 9, 1990.
A concentrated drive to make
Morehead City residents aware of
governmental waste that can be
prevented will get underway in
the next two weeks, Morehead City
Jaycees were told at their Mon
day night meeting in the Fort
Macon hotel dining room.
O. H. Allen, chairman of the
Jaycee Operation Economy com
mittee, explained the goal of his
committee and what type of work
should be done.
He explained that Operation
Economy was a national Jaycce
project designed to see that rec
ommendations of the Hoover Com
mittee were enacted into law. He
explained that President Truman
had appointed ex-President Her
bert Hoover chairman of a 10-man
non-partisan committee to investi
gate federal government practices
and recommend changes that would
save money.
No Action
These recommendations were
made, the committee chairman de
clared, but few of them were put
into effect. He mentioned, as an
example of governmental waste,
that in four years the Truman ad
ministration had spent two bil
lion dollars more than was spent
in the 12-years Roosevelt adminis
tration, which included the war
years.
Goal of the local drive, Allen
explained, will be to have at least
10 per cent of Morehead City'a
residents write their congressman
requesting, enactment of the Hoo
ver recommendations. To do this,
be said, speakers will be sent to
every civic, religioui and fraternal
group in the community explain
ing the Operations Economy pro
gram. Requests thlt letters be
written will be made.
Letters should be addressed to
See ECONOMY, Page 7
Edward Barrett, Negro Charged with Burglary,
Awaits Superior Court Trial in County Jail
Fear Walks the Sentry Posts
As Marines Hunt f Thumper 9
Apprehension bordering on the
hysteria of war prevades Cherry
Point Marine Base where, at night,
through its vast acres roams the
gargantuan Thumper.
Some say he is ten feet tall, oth
ers that he is at least seven feet
tall. All reports coincide 011 the
point that he is a Negro, a tre
mendous Negro.
Sentries on the lonely Slocum |
Creek posts where the alligators
snore in the mud. walk with guns
held at the alert, ever watchful,
ever fearful.
But out of the brush the Thump
er will spring and alertness, read
ied gun, are of no avail. H?^will
swing with the might of Sampson,
lay a sentry low, and then be gone
into the forest recesses.
Reports leaking to the outside
world from behind the brass cur
tain reveal that the Thumper has
invaded the married officers quar
ters and has come as close to the
main gate area as the Overhaul
and Repair Building where thou
sands of civilian workers are cen- 1
tered.
No one knows where he will
strike next, who will be his victim.
Married officers wending their
homeward way in the early hours
of the evening have been attacked
by the Thumper and left by him
to lay unconscious for hours, un
able to continue their homeward
way until the early hours of the
morning.
Wives cringe in fear at the very !
mention of his name- And now
that Christmas has come and chil
dren are hard to put to bed, obed
ience is immediately accomplished
with the dreadful words, "The
Thumper'll getcha if you don't
watch out."
The traditional intrepidity of
the United States Marine Corps is
of no avail. The elusive Thumper
has all the qualities of exhaust
from a Jet.
And, unverifiable reports state
that Board of Strategy thinking is
now inclined toward inviting the
police of Beaufort to take over the
situation at Cherry Point, the po
lice of Beaufort having caught
their Phantom.
Merrimon Paving
Project Finished
It's smooth sailing from highway
70 to the Merrimon church. Lay
ing of the hard surface has been
completed and early this week
graders were leveling off the
shoulders and work crews were
clearing away brush close to the
road.
The deer are puzzled by the new
strip of black asphalt. One young
doe was seen early this week when
she came on to the road. The auto
mobile frightened her and as she
U k* pin her %? oofs sixtply went
into a skid.
The unpaved road leading to
South River and the other to the
pulpwood company's camp were in
good condition but the folks in the
Merrimon community are looking
forward now to the day when
those will be paved.
They maintain that the winter
rains will put those in impassa
ble condition. Others believe that
since the hard surface extends as
far as it does, it will be easier
for road machinery to come into
the community and keep the un
paved parts graded.
The Merrimon project, paving of
12.6 miles, was begun in October.
The state let the contract to Zeig
ler - Cline company, Fayetteville
for $107,443, culminating a 25-year
fight for the road on the part of
the Merrimon folks.
Resali ?! Fishing Trip:
One 10-Ponnd Turkey
While fishing recently off On
slow beach near Camp Lejeune
Dan and Norman Guthrie of
1109 Shepherd st., Morehead
City, caught a 10-pound turkey.
Yep, they might not have
made a big fish haul that day
but they came home with
Christmas dinner.
lie was a wild turkey, appar
ently hurt because he was sit
ting in the water unable to fly
when the men picked him up
and brought him home.
They pat him in a pen and
hoped to fatten him up for
Christmas but the critter
eat The boys have
' decided now to get a lame tur
key and put him in with Ma
wild brother, hoping that the
domesticated bird will larn
t'other how to eat aad grow
fat!
'CROP Was Flop'
Chairman Reports
"Carteret county's 1949 CROP
was a flop," CROP chairman B. J. ]
May reported today.
Goal for the rounty's Christian
Rural Overseas Program this year
was one carload of mixed commod
ities. May stated. Instead, only a
small pickup truckload and $77 in
cash was collected.
Main reason given for the coun
ty's failure to come near its goal
was the failure of many crops (his
year. Most of the goods and mon
ey collected came from churches
in the towns rather than from the
country, the CROP chairman ob
served.
The state CROP office has ad
vised that the commodities collect
ed be converted into cash since the
quantity is so small. An effort is
being made to sell the cans of
milk, fruit and vegetables and
meats so that what little money
there is can be forwarded to the
state office.
Morses Elect District
Officers at Morehead City
Mrs. Janet Coates of New Bern
was elected president of district
21 of the North Carolina Nurses
association at a recent meeting in
the Morehead City civic center to
organize the district. Nurses from
Lenoir and Craven counties at
tended with Carteret County
Nurses club as hostess. Carteret
county formerly was included in
district nine.
In addition to Mrs. Coates, other
officers are: Mrs. Richie of New
Bern as first vice-president. Miss
Josephine Sykes, New Bern, as
secretary, and Mri. Lela Bidham
of New Bern, treasurer.
Membership is open to register
ed nurses of six counties, Onslow,
Craven, Jon?, Lenoir, Pender and
Carteret, which comprise the dis
trict.
Mrs. Mary Privette of Beaufort,
opened the meeting and presided
as acting chairman until officers
were elected.
Iaqneat Postponed
An inquest on the death of
Jfmes Bell. Morehead City Negro
who was fatally burned' Friday
nifht, was called Wednesday night
in Morehead City but had to be
postponed when David T. Willis,
one of the Juror*, failed to appear.
James Junior Cole to Serve Six Months
On Roads for Theit of Bicycle
Collisions Cause
$1 JO Damage
Two Accidents Occur With
in Five Minutes in Same
Block of Morehead
Two accidents within five min
utes in the same block of More
head City Wednesday afternoon
resulted in damages estimated at
over $1,200 to four automobiles.
The first accident occurred at
1:15 p.m. when the 1929 Ford sta
tion wagon driven by Craig Clark
Neal collided with the right rear
fender of a 1947 Chevrolet driven
by Clement John While, Catholic
priest, in front of the Catholic rec
tory between 17th and 18th on
Evans street.
No Charges Filed
The Chevrolet was turning into
a driveway when Neal's car struck
it. Damage to the Chevrolet was
estimated at $25 and the Ford re
ceived $50 damages. No charges
were preferred.
Five minutes later another ac
cident occurred at the intersection
of lJMvand Evans streets as police
offiecr rferbert Griffin was arriv
ing to investigate the first. A 1949
See COLLISIONS, Page 7
Port Work Will
Start April 1
Actual work on construction of
| Morehead City's port facilities
will begin approximately April 1,
1950, Robert G. Lowe, manager of
the Morehead City Chamber of
Commerce announced today.
Mr. Lowe returned from Raleigh
Wednesday where he discussed
port affairs with Col. George W.
Gillette, head of the State Ports
Authority, and other state offic
ials.
Contract for work on the local
project has been let to the firm
of Carr, Greiner and Co., of Dur
ham, contractors who built the
Marine air base at Cherry Point.
Approximately a year's work will
be involved with a sizeable pay
roll being spent locally oi the two
and three-quarter million-dollar
project, the Chamber manager
said.
Ground-breaking ceremonies are
planned for early April. Many of
ficials arc expected to be present
for the occasion.
Town's Road Work
Shows Progress
New roads have been opened in
the northwest section of Morehead
City under the road rehabilitation
and reconditioning program start
ed when the new motor grader
was purchased this past summer.
Under the program clay and
sand have been purchased to fill
in low thoroughfares and extensive
grading has been done on the un
paved streets.
Mayor George W. Dill comment
ed, "There's a lot of money been
spent that can't be seen. Catch
basins and drains have been plac
ed to correct the long-existing in
sufferable drainage problem in
many parts of the town."
To open the new streets bushes
and brush had to be clearrd. On
many roads drainage ditches have
been opened.
Mrs. Usta I. Willis Wins
ShalTidor Beirigeralor
Mrs. Lesta N. Willis. 1110 Shep
ard it., has won a Shelvador re
frigerator in the Croaley Million
Dollar Giveaway contest, sponsor
ed in Carteret county by the R&N
Furniture company, Bridges St.,
Morehead City.
Judges in the contest were H.
L. Joslyn, George W. Dill, Jr.,
and Mrs. Delfido Cordova, More
bead City.
Mri. Willis' winning rhyme fol
lows:
Spoiled meata and. vegetables
too,
Groceries gone? what to do?
Price* high; no grocery money
Life ceases to be funny
Two small babes and a spouse
to feed
This CB-9 is what I need
For our health's sake and hap
f nines* too
I hop* to win? I do! I do!
Probable cause was found in the
case of Edward Barrett. Morehead
City Negro charged with burglary,
in Tuesday's session of recorder's
court and he was bound over to su
perior court without bond.
Barrett was jailed following a
chase through Morehead City
streets early on the morning of
Nov. 27. Tho homes of Herman
Wetherington and Doycie Rice
were burglarized early that Sun
day morning and a bloodhound
was obtained to track the burglar.
The dog trailed ' the culprit
through Morehead City streets and
alleys and finally ended up at the
last house on the north end of 18th
st. After being admitted to the
house, the dog went straight to
Barrett who was placed under ar
rest and held for Tuesday's hear
ing.
Cole Sentenced*
James Junior Cole was sentenced
to six months on the roads for the
theft of a bicycle valued at $50.
Cole stole the bicycle recently from
Walter Thomas, Morehead City
youth, and rode it to New Bern
where he attempted to sell it to
the son of Sheriff Berry of Craven
county. He was arrested and
brought here for trial.
Probable cause was found in the
case of Floyd C. Robinson, charged
with the larceny of $200 worth of
groceries which he converted to
his own use, and Robinson was
bound over to superior court un
der $300 bond.
Fined $25
Harold F. Howell was found
guilty of illegal possession of non
? ax-paid whiskey after being charg
ed with possession and transporta
tion of non tax-paid whiskey, and
was fined $25 and costs. Duffy Ar
nold was found guilty of the same
offense and received the same pen
alty after being charged with aid
I ing and abetting in the possession
land transportation of nontax-paid
J whiskey.
A three months sentence on the
| roads for Henry Jones was sus
pended on payment of $50 and
costs. JfMies wm foiHKl ^guilty of
assault which inflicted serious in
jury.
Speeder Found Guilty
Louis Randolph Johnson, charg
ed with reckless and careless driv
ing and speeding in excess of 55
miles per hour, was found guilty
of speeding. Sentence was sus
pended on payment of the costs
and $45. $20 of which was to go to
George R. Franks for damage sus
tained.
Sentence of six months on the
roads for Albert Paul Rose was
suspended on condition he pay a
$25 fine and costs and refrain
from operating a motor vehicle on
North Carolina highways for one
year.
Pleads Guilty
Clennie Frazler pleaded guilty
to drunken driving and was fined
$100 and costs. William A. Hastob
was fined $25 anu costs when he
pleaded guilty to speeding and
careless and reckless driving. Char
les A. Fitzpatrick pleaded guilty
to failing to give a hand signal
when making a left turn, thereby
causing an accident, and was fined
$10 and costs.
A fine of $10 and costs were as
sessed against Fries J. Perkins
See BURGLARY, Page 7
Car Hits Pile oi Ties
Al Railroad Crossings
George Dolby, a colored fisher
man of Whitestone, Va.. escaped
injury at 0 o'clock Saturday night
when his car struck crossties piled
at the Atlantic and East Carolina
crossings leading into the Stan
dard Oil property, Morchead City.
Dolby, 23 years old. was driving
a 1942 Chevrolet sedan west at ap
proximately 20 miles per hour,^
told Slate Highway Patrolman J.
W. Sykes.
He said he suddenly saw a car
in front of him, turned and swerv
ed hack and forth, finally hitting
the pile of ties. Damage to his car
is estimated at $150.
Dolby, a menhaden crewman,
was alone in the car at the time
of the accident.
Tide Table
Tide* at Beaufort Bar
HIGH
LOW
Friday, Dec. IS
4:55 a.m.
5:16 p.m.
11:23 a.m.
11:22 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 17
5:52 a.m.
6:13 p.m.
Midnight
12:21 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. IS
6:46 a m.
7:07 p.m.
12:16 a.m.
1:18 p.m.
Monday, Dec. IS
7:39 a.m.
7:57 p.m.
Taeaday, Dee. 20
8:29 a.m.
8:47 PA.
1:59 a.m.
2:58 p.m.
Mayor Appoints
Fire Truck Driver
Waller (Boo) Moore Will
Serve Until Board Meets
In January
"For the protection of the town,
the benefit and welfare of the peo
ple, I had to use my authority as
mayor to name another fire truck
driver,'' Mayor L. W. Hassell, Beau
fort, said yesterday in announcing
the temporary appointment of
Walter (Boo) Moore to serve until
the next meeting of the town com
missioners.
The town board reached a dead
lock at their December meeting
when two persons were suggested
by the fire department to fill the
place left vacant when Edward
Brock, former driver, resigned.
The commissioners decided that
they would consider a third man
for the position at the January
meeting and appointed no one.
Beaufort firemen answered an
out-of-town alarm on Ann street
ext.. at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon
to put out a grass fire. There
was a short delay between the
time the alarm went in and the
time the fire truck went out due
to there being no relief driver at
the station to drive another truck
should a fire have broken out in
town at the same time.
By the time the truck arrived
the fire had been put out. No
damage was caused.
Club to Entertain
At Holiday Party
Beaufort Rotarians will enter
tain Rotary .^rcs at a Christ m*r .
frirty Tuesday%?>ht at the Inlet'
Tun. Following dinner there will
be a Christmas program.
Serving on the party committee
are N. F. Eure, Jack Oakley, and
B. F. C'opeland.
Speaker at Tuesday night's meet
ing, replacing I). F. Merrill who
was scheduled to talk, was Dr. H.
F. Prytherch who told of his life.
One of 16 children. Dr. Prytherch
was born in Binghamton, N. Y.
He was graduated from high school
in 1916 and by virtue of his high
school basketball record he was
given a four year scholarship to
Syracuse university.
In 1921 he won the New York
stat? diving championship and
gained fame in surrounding states
for his swimming accomplish
pients. He served as lifeguard,
received recognition for his Red
Cross lifesaving work, and after
graduation from college entered
fishery research.
His work with oysters was be
gun on Long Island and Con
necticut and in the latter part of
the 1920's he came to North Car
olina at the request of Col. Har
relson, now chancellor of State s
college, who was then head of the
Board of Conservation and De
velopment.
The speaker displayed his col* i
lection of medals and trophies an a
related some of his experience* 1
during his 29 years in fisheries ;
work.
Guests at the meeting were Da
vid Murray and Thomas McGinnis,
both members of the Morehead
City club. Dr. N. Thomas Ennett,
president, welcomed G. W. Dun
can, who had returned after being
absent for several meetings.
Highway Officials, Mayar
Hassell Inspect Roads
State highway department .offi
cials, accompanied by Mayor Law
rence W. Hassell. Beaufort, made
a survey of roads in eastern Car
teret county Wednesday.
W. Guy Hargett. second division
highway commissioner, and R.
Markham, division engineer, said
a survey would be made Jan. 1 of
the Marahallberg road and surveys
of other roads would follow, ac
cording to Mayor Hassell.
YPSL to Sell Wreaths
Members of the Young Peoples'
Service league. St. Paul's Episco
pal chufch will make and sell
Christmas wreaths again this year.
Last year, the wreaths were beau
tiful and they were unable to fill
all the orders they hsd. It you ;
wish a wreath for your door thiaj
Christmas, get in touch, with Mrs. -
N. H. Russell, Mrs Margaret Hop.',
kins, Robert Roblnssn or Guy!
Smith; or. call Beaufort 8306 andr
the order wiU be takrt car?j^H