3?= CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
? A Merger of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (Established 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Eitablithed 1936)
9th YE^t, NO. 43 EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, MAY 30. 1950 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AnTTfrTdA
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Voters Return Current Office Holders with Mountainous Vote
$6 00,000 Fire Destroys
Coast Guard Building
Neva Willis Dail
Receives Highest
School Award
Neva Willi, hail, valedictorian
of the class ot 1950, Beaufort high
school, icceived the coveted schol
arship. fov.ilty and achievement a
ward at commencement excrcises
at tin* school Friday night This
award consists ot a key and plaque.
The plaque, w hich is engraved with
the winner s name, stays at the
school and I he ke\ is kept by the
i winner.
As valedictorian. Miss Dail also
received one year's subscription to
the Header':. Digest. an award
made by the Header's Digest asso
ciation
Delm., Lewi , received two a
wards. for home economics and an
other award created especially for
| linn In T i' 1,eary. principal The
| latter in a plaque hearing the nut
| i a 1 "Hits ;uid reads "Service rec
ognition presented to Alex Delmas
I ewis by the trustees and faculty
for hi uiifaitin i; interest and tire
lex. efforts in the school's behalf/'
Vouii.t I ewi ? built trophy cases
lor the school, helped make minor
repairs and do work ot all types.
The activities award:, went to
Howard (fat) Fodrie yml Helen
Paul Mis- Paul also received the
: jluatorian medal Athletic awards
were won bv Jimmy Fodrie and
IVgfc'. Guthrie Awards tc? th?> best
all around bo\ went to Guy Smith
and fan the b? t all around girl, to
Iris Davis.
The limb chool.band award was
? won b\ Olla Laughinghouse and
the student council award went to
Julian Austin He received also a
?" ?>t i he bo./* I Dare You," as
did Olive Taylor These books and
awards are presented by the Dan
forth Foundation.
The scholarship award, for the
student with the highest average,
went t?? Shirley I ipnian a junior
who had an average of 97 b/8 for
the year.
School bu drivers who received
? ale driving certificates were Al
bert Small. George Wallace, Vivian
Benton, and William Ricks, jr. The
only other bus driver for Beaufort
school is Wallace Conner, who
ould not qualify for an award be
cause lie ha- not driven six mcnths.
Mrs B. F. < 'ope land, manager of
the school lunchroom, the Parent
Teacher association, and the board
of trustees were complimented by
Mr. I.carv for helping to make the
1949 bO school term an outstanding
one.
Lions Make More
Plans for Circus
A three-ring cirfcus with all the
trimmings was al! Morehead City
l ions could talk about Thursday
night their meeting in the Fort
Macon hotel dining room.
President Frank Moran announ
ced a complete list of circus com
mittee appointments which includ
ed a job for every member of the
club Committees ippoinled were
planning, finance, publicity, tickets.
{: rounds and parking, ticket check, ;
and out of town sales.
In addition, each Lion was given {
30 tickets to sell. They were in
structed to point out that even ;
though the cost is no different for
advanco sales 01 sales made the
day of the circus. Lions will make j
five times as much profit from ad
Vance ^alcs. Profits will go to- j
ward supporting Lions blind work.
Deputy district governor Sid Gor- !
don and three other Goldsboro Li
ons, Jim Askins. Charles Jones and
Karl Jourdan, were at the meeting
to show ii!m.-> oi the recent Lions !
convention in Goldsboro. Mr. Gor
don also presented Dave Battle
Webb. Oscar Allred. Chesley Den
nis. Barren and Gerald Davis with j
pins lor 100 per cent attendance
during the -past year.
Two new members, Charles and
Robert Bell were welcomed into
the club New officers for 19JjO-51 i
will be elected at Thursday's meet
ing
l eJWm hip to Meet
The Sub-district Young Adult
Fellowship of the Methodist church
will meet at the Cam^Glenn Meth
odist church tonight at 7:30 p m.,
instead of 8. 00 p.m. The group will 1
participate in the revival at Camp j
Glenn and will have their meeting j
after the service. All of the
youni: adults of the Methodist
ehjurches i,i C arteret county are in- j
vited to attend.
A $600,000 fire swept through !
the former Beaufort recreation j
building at the east end of Front !
street extended in the early hours |
j Sunday, destroying hundreds of
thousands of dollars of Coast Guard j
equipment.
The fire Mas discovered shortly
i after 2 a.m. by John Ben Jones,
night watchman at Beaufort Fish
' eries Mr. Jones telephoned Jack
Chadwiek. who has a place of biisi j
! ness across from the scene of the |
fire, and Mr. Chadwiek notified the
I Beaufort tire department.
Chimneys Stand
The only part of the building
j left standing arc four chimneys
Coast Guard communications equip
ment inside and large spools of
cable on the outside were destroy
ed. The cable was still smoldering
I yesterday.
The building, made of logs, was
erected in the middle 1930's under
the VVPA program at a cost ot
$168,000. It served for a short
while as a recreation center for
: the town a^d then was taken over
by the Coast Guard as a wartime
! communications center.
Half Million Loss
It is estimated that the equip
! ment destroyed amounted to more
than a half million dollars.
The only thing saved from the j
i building were two chairs and ap
proximately 30 record book-..
Although it is not known how
the fire started, Mr Jones and
1 Louis Johnson, a nearby resident,
stated that the flame-, originated [
on the outside of the building a j
! mong the spools of cable Then the !
fire leaped up and caught the eaves j
ol the structure.
Firemen were called back twice j
Sunday, at V a.m and shortly atter
noon to prevent flames from
spreading' into surrounding brush.
Fort Macon Beach
To Open Saturday I
North Carolina's only ocean-side
park, Fort Macon State Park, will1
open Saturday, June 3. under the j
i supervision of Jesse Long, war
den.
Unlike last summer when the ban
against swimming anywhere except
in front of the bath house caused j
i storm of public protest, swim
ruing this summer will be permitted
anywhere along the beach at the
swimmer's own personal risk.
In years prior to. last summer, i
swimmers swam everywhere and
anywhere along the fine beach and
never in the memory of anyone, i
were there any accidents or tatali
tis.
The oar parking area will ac
comodate more than 700 cars and
this will be expanded in coming '
i weeks.
The bath house has clothes bas
ket space for 1,000 bathers. Bath
ers wishing to rent a suit, towel
| and soap will be charged 25 cents.
(Those with their own suit, towel,
jetc., will be charged nothing.
An extensive area on top oi
! sand dunes near the bath house is
equipped with tables and trash re
eeptacles.
Even though the beach does not
formally open until Saturday. Mr.
Long reported that it has been op
en to swimmers for the past two
weeks.
Florida Migrant
Laborers Arrive;
No Work to Do
Carleiei Farmers Urged
To Mnkc Use ol Woikeis
Until Harvesting Sluils
-Several hundred colored niuna't
laborers are hi f'lrteret counts
v\ilh no work to do because ?>i tlir
lateness of the bean picking and
potato harvesting season, it was
announced tod ?>
The laborers. ytlio tome here to
help with the crops eai h season,
arrived from Florida the latter
part of last week
.1 B Muse ol the North < .nolina
State Employment servn-r. i in
charge ol the workers .uul i .mm d
a rail today to all farmei to look
around and it they haw woik the
laborers cast do. contaet Mi. Muse
at the county agent's other B?*au
fort, 01 contact the North Car
ol ilia State Employment .orviee ot
flee at 7th and Evans turt
The laborers tie livinv. now on
certain \ rins where the> expert
to work w hen the h iwstm;; ets m
lull swim.'. That will probably be
June !?
Mi .Muse says farmer. coopera
tio i wil j;reatt> be appieriated in
locating work foi th< laborci > in
this interim period
Rotarians Honor
Charles Macy,
Morehead Senior
rharles Mary, piesident of the
student council, received th? Ro
tarv award, given annually t<? f In
most outstanding .senior, at emu
mencement exercises Friday nigld
at Morehead 1'ity school The a
ward was presented by James .1
Mason, presidentelect of the Ro
tary club
As valedictorian, young Mary .ii
so - received ,i year's subscription
to the Reader's Digest.
The Masonic award lor ontst.ind
inn; achievement was wort by Bob
by Ojjlesby, athletic awards by T
C. Bass and Ona Willis, best school
spirit merit awards were won by
.lane Ballon and Jane Howerton.
The Lions clul^ athletic awards
went to Leslie Veagle and Bertie
Lee Warren. These recipients were
elected by the students. As editor
of the year book, tinv Paul Dixon
receiiwd the editorial award.
For outstanding work in the
commercial course. Marguerite
Lewis was honored rind Bobby Of:
lesby. school bus driver, also re
ceived a safety driwng certificate
The MCTT Rotary scholarship was
won by Thomas W. Eaton
Charles Macy presented the sen
iors' gift of $164.67 to the school
This will be added to $208 63 given
by last year's seniors and the mon
ey will be used to purchase stage
equipment.
Marshals at commencement were
Jean Bowles. Jane Bou!*?s, Jerr\
Nelson, Sue Willis, Marlene Kit
trell, Shirley Farrior. Billy Mc
Gain, and Hilma Finer.
Those who served as officers of
the senior class were Etta Ruth
Jones, president. Margaret Marri
ner Leary, vice president, and Guy
Paul Dixon, secretary treasurer.
I
Two Marines Die in Airplane
Crash West of Morehead City
Two young Marines met death ,
shortly alter 7 p.m Thursday when
the single engine plane in which
they were riding crashed near the
Morehead City airport. The pi
lot. Pfc. Dewey H. Rich, 20, o( Ala
bama, was killed instantly and the
passenger, Cpl Eugene E. Decker
21, also of Alabama died five hours
later at 12:30 a.m. Friday in the
dispensary at Cherry Point.
The Marines, who ow led the
plane in partnership, bought it
about two weeks ago Civilian
Aeronautics investigators who ar
rived at the airport said the acci
dent was caused by the pane's run
ning out of gas The wreckage lay
in a field a half mile northeast of
the airport administration build- :
ing.
Rushed to Hospital
Both men were rushed to the
dispensary at Cherry Point, but
Rich was dead upon arrival The
Morehead City fire department was
called at 7:15 to stand by in case
of fire at the scene of the crash.
The plane was a BT 13, Mason
trainer. The two men decided to
take the ship up alter the field
had closed late Thursday afternoon.
It ia believed that they had hardly i
gamed altitude before they
crashed. One wins was ripped oft
and the nose of the plane plowed
several feet into the ground.
Mothers Survive
Private Huh is survived by Ins
mother. Mrs. Leha Cox, tor whom
no address was available. He en
listed in the Marine corps in De J
cember. 1947. at Birmingham. Ala
His home wis in Klmore county
Ala.
Cpl. Decker, who enlisted at
Gadsen, Ala . and had been at
Cherry Point since April 1948. r
survived by his mother. Mrs. Ed
na Dell Decjte* of Mount Picas
ant, Texas.
Art School Opens
Registration began yesterday for
the annual summer Woman's col
lege art school in Beaufort. In
charge of the class this year will
be Prof Gregory lvey of the Wo
man'* college faculty.
40 Attend Clinic
Among the 40 persons who at
tended the free cancer clinic it I
Kinston Thursday were 23 white j
women, six white men, 10 colored
women, and one colored man.
Election Tabulations
Regular Democratic
Tickel
Followuu: are the returns from
precinctv Willrston is missing, ,
These returns, for candidates sup
ported l>\ I lie incumbent Demo
? vatic administration, arc unotti- 1
ml. t
State Senator Votes
Carl Mick . 2,64G
|.?rkin.
Mat# AsstniMymaii
Cicorue W Dill 3.128
He Ulster of INeds
I t t in V Davi , 3,389 j
sheriff
< <; Holland 9,021
County Surveyor
Philip Hall 2.8 1" I
i ount) < om mission? is
In K l\ H Bonner 3.13'.!
Tilton l>a*\ is '.'.SUM
Moses Howard 2 908.
Hindi Salter 3.336
W; M. Y eonians 2.594
U. S. Senator
Below 410 I lit* vote tabulations
foi Hntten Slates Senator. These
Mturri". art' unofficial and incom
p|?*tc Tin- voir Irnm five coiinlv
UliMiiiit-. Stella. I'elletier. Wild
wi m m I Williston. and Stacy, an*
miss in here:
Candidate Vole
Son. Frank <oahain '.',487
Willi , Smith 1 .89 ?
Kolu rt Reynolds HR<?
< Hla Kav Boyd 2ft
CU'ir \ot?- on tin associate jn .
tnc ol supreme couit and on tin* I
roinini' irtiH i n| ni . hi am e will ap
peal in Friday's paper*.
Independent Ticket
I' ollowin:'. air Hip votes polled
t?\ l ?i? Simpson. Morehead Citv,
and Jones. Kmston. the only
candidate:, rnnnim; independent of i
anv ticket
< andidates Votes
I co Simpson, sheriff 680
.le ? .ion? late sen 1,418
Two Scouts Will
Attend Jamboree
two Morehead City Boy Scouts
have been chosen to make an es
perise paid tup t?> th*? National
Jamboree in Valley Forgfe. Pa .
this sufttmer. Seoul officials an
nounced today.
The two Scout:,, .tames B Willis, j
jr . ot troop 100. son of Mr. and
Mrs. James B Willis, and Lonnie
I. Hyatt of troop tot. son ot Mr.
and Mrs. Lonnie Hyatt, were se !
lerted on the basis of their co ?
operative attitude in and out of
troop work, their advancement,
then eagerness to apply themselves
to their work and instill this eager j
ness in their fellow Scouts, their
adaptibility and many other quali
ties.
Expenses for the Scouts will be
pan! by the Morehead City Kotary
club and Morehead City Jaycees.
The Rotary has agreed to pay $70
of each boy's expenses. Jaycees will |
pay $10 and each of the two will
he required to earn the other $10
for himself.
Three full troops from the East
Carolina Council will attend the
Jamboree which is the first to be
held since 1937. A total of 47.000
Scouts will be on hand, some of
them from foreign countries.
Scouts from the East Carolina i
Council are fortunate in that their'
encampment is next to the Inter- 1
national encampment and they
will have an opportunity to meet
many of the foreign Scouls, Scout |
official said.
Farmers Will Hear Talk
On Insect Control Thursday
T M Dobrnvsky. extension en
tomologist from State college will
lead a discussion on insecticides
and insect control at 7:30 Thurs
day night at the court house, Beau
fort.
K M Williams, county agent,
urges all farmers to attend the
meeting because heavy losses are
sustained in this county each year
due to insect attacks.
There will be a broadcast from
the county agent's office each
Tuesday from 12:2b to 12:35, and |
I'M A office news will be heard at
that time each Thursday. #
Tide Table
Tides at Beaufort Bar
hh.ii row
Tue?da> , Hi) 30
6 31 a ?i 12:56 a m
7:17 p m 13 53 p m
W rdnt-sriat , May 31
7 44 a m. 1:50 a m.
3 10 p m 1.44 p.m. j
Thursday, June I
8:36 a m. 2:41 a m.
9:03 p.m. 2:38 p.m. j
Friday, June 2
!':29 a.m. 3:32 a.m. ;
9:56 p.m. 3:31 p.m. I
'Go Forward Ticket'
Following are the unofficial re
turns on candidates who ran on
the "Go Forward" ticket. Willis ton
precinct is missing.
State Senator Votes
Jesse Jones 1. 118
State Assemblyman
Wiley Taylor. Jr. 1,566
Kegister of Deeds
Hugh ('. Willis 1,381
Sheriff
Vivian Hiadwick 1,1!01
fount v Surveyor
C K Howe 1.020
C ounty Commissioners
Clarence Guthrie 1,807
Allen Vinson 1,351
Karl C. Davis 1,933
John Smith 1,470
Julian Broun 1.357
Morehead Township
Constable
Following 'are the unofficial re
turns for constable of Morehead
City township
Candidates Votes
Charlie M. Krousc 1,050
H. B Turner l!BI
Seventh District Returns
On Stale Senator
Following are tin- returns from
all six counties in the 7th senator
i.tl district on the race for state
senator The count is official for
all counties except Carteret.
County I. hi kins Hicks Jones
Jones ' I.VJli 1.067 707
Craven -4 .4J I 3.18b 1. 003
(ireene J .057 '.'.194 310
Onslow i'.103 1.475 1.353
Lenoir 3.821 3. '.'58 2.8B9
Carterrt 3.27!! '.040 1.1 IB
Total 16,400 13.835 8,10b
Auto Sideswipes
Dili Ambulance
The tSftSJ ol G. W Burton, charg
ed with driving with tant?ropet
brakes, was continued in yester
day's session ot Morehead City
mayor's c ourt upon the defendant's
request
Burton i ? charged with pulling
out into the main lane of traffic
on Bridges st early Sunday morn
ing and sideswiping the side of an
ambulance being driven by George
W Dill, mayor of Morehead City
The ambulance was returning
from an accident west of Morehead
City with two injured men. Its si
ren was on full blast and its red |
light blinking. Mr. Dill said. As
the ambulance approached Bur
ton's car it pulled to the side of
the road, apparently to let the am
bulance pass, the driver continued.
Instead, as the ambulance came
even with the car. Burton pulled
back into the road and sideswiped
the ambulance. Mr. Dill continued
on to the hospital but Constable
Charles K rouse, who was following
th?' ambulance, stopped Burton 1
and arrested him on the driving j
charge. The case will be tried m =
next week's session of court.
James E. Leary, Joseph T. Nel ,
son and Henry W. Merrill were j
fined $15 and costs each for speed \
ing. Ronaldo J. Bertrand paid a i
$20 fine and costs for indecent ex
posure and Zinnie Merrill was fin
ed $10 and costs for public drunk
enness.
Navy Has Drydock
For Wilmington
Wilmington ? (AP) ? The Navy
Department has available immed
iately an 18.000-ton drydock which
the North Carolina State Forts Au
thority can obtain for the port of
Wilmington.
This was disclosed Thursday by
Sen. Frank Graham, who said he
was scheduled to confer the first,
part of June in Washington with
the State Forts Authority, the |
Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks,
and George W. Gillette, executive
director of the SFA.
Sen. Graham said he expected
an agreement to be signed at that
?Meeting providing for the long
ought drydock to be brought to J
the port of Wilmington at once
Meanwhile, in Wilmington, SPA
Director Gillette made a simul- 1
t^nous announcement and released
tor publication a letter he received
Wednesday afternoon from James ,
T Reside, deputy for docking facil i
ities, Navy Bureau #f Docks and
Yards. .
The letter said that Wilmington
could obtain a drydock in August
or September, as had been an
nounced earlier. However, the let
ter added, "one is available immed
iately.
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Lightning Action
By Patrol Regains
Stolen Automobile
Car Belonging lo Waller
Hay Ewell Stolen Sun
day at Allanlic Beach
| Lightning like action by the
I state highway patrol and an auto
, mobile crash resulted in tin* re
' covery of ;i stolen automobile ni
less than 1ft minutes late Sunday
atternoon. Two Marines have been
They an Joseph Robert Leonard
charged with auto larceny
and Jimmy Francis Davis, both oi
j Cherry Point. The car. a '17 Mer
cury whieh they drove away from
I Atlantic Beach at 5 40 p m. Sun
day belonged to Walter Kay Ewell
of route 1. Morehead City.
Theft Reported
Mr. Kwell missed his eu almost
immediately after it v\;?s uone and
! reported the theft to < pi W S
<lagen, state highway patrolman
who was on the heaeli C orporal
Clagon, immediately notified New
Bern and the call was relayed back
I to Morehcad^'ity where it was pick
I'd up by Patrolman It II Brown,
stationed at the intersection of
highways 70 and 2*1.
About three minutes latei Pa
trolman Brown said lie saw the
Mercury come to the intersection
and turn on 24. then immediately
turn hack to highway 70 v\iiei?- it
ran directly into the path of an
on 'oiiiiug car.
The ear oil highway 70 vvava
?I!) Kaisei driven by D? Henry
S. Zaytoun ol llock Mount Four
passengers were with Dr /ay
tout) No one was injured m -it her
I ear I >ainage to the Mercury was
estimated at MOO and lo ihe Kaiser
$600 Patrolma'i Brown said In
believed the drivers swerved and
cut over to highway 70 in hope..
I that they would avoid him
Charged with l.aucay
| Leonard has been charged with
i larceny, careless and reckless dnv
nig. damage to personal property
and driving without a license. Da
J vis has been charged with aiding
and abetting in larceny.
Mr. F-weil lett his car at the
beach with the key in it.
Beaufort Police
Catch Negro Thief j
Mark Washington, Beaufort Ne
gro, was being held by Beaufort
police yesterday pending trial be
tore Mayor L. VV. Jlassell on the
charge of larceny of some canned
goods troin Ihp shad boat, W. A.
Mace, last week.
Washington was apprehended by
the police officer Carl (tamer, and I
night watchman, Maxwell Wade, at
1 a.m. Tuesday, at Craven and j
Front st. He had in his possession
a number of cans of food and was [
accompanied by another Negro |
man who fled.
After investigation it was deter |
mined that the cans had been tak j
ci from the Mace which was tied i
up at the waterfront. He could
give no adequate reason for hav
ing -the goods in his possession and
was placed in jail on the charge (
of petty larceny.
Police Chief L. B. Willis revealed
that Washington had been arrested
several times by city and county of j
ficers on charges from minor vio
lations to rape, a charge he was
acquitted of several months ago
It was expected that he would be j
sentenced to the roads tor his lat
est offense.
Dr. John Tayloe Heads
District Medical Society
Dr John Tayloe of I ittlr Wash
ington was elected president of the
Second District Medical society at
the semi annual meeting Wednes
day at the Bine Kibbun club near
Morehead City, lie succeeds Dr.
S. W Thompson of Morehead City.
Other officers are Dr. James <;
Ramsey, vice-president, and Dr E
W. l.arkin. secretary - treasurer. [
both oi little Washington
Prior to dinner at the Blue Rib
bon club the doctors were taken
on a tour of Cherry Point Marine !
air baae. At their formal meeting
they heard a talk on "The Medical
Aspects of Atomic Defense" by
Rear Admiral K. C. Greaves, DSN
Sixty doctors attended the set
sion. The next semi annual meeting
will be held at little Washington
The second district includes 10
eastern North Carolina counties.
I'ony I'enning Friday*
Ponies will be penned on Cape
lookout at Diamond Pen Friday.
Boats will leave for the banks from I
Marahallberg and Markers island |
early Friday morning.
Go -Forward Candidates Hint
That Com/daints Will Be Filed
Bide skies and victory smiled
Saturday on alt candidates seeking
reelection to county offices ami
Carteret countiim m a
breaking vole estimate.! at a.O<M)
pill Senator frank Graham ahead
<i| Willis Smith I" M*l voles ami
elected I ieorce W Dill jr.. mavo.
of Morehead fits, as then rcpi.
seiitative I" It"' slate lei :islaliii<
I, ,1,11 |> |?irkins. ]i and ail
Huh- candidates foi ..enator lio.n
II, e VI h senatorial district won out
|,v sizeable majorities III I alien
count v. as they did thriiui'.hniit tit
wliolr district.
Incumbent Wins
Charlie M Kioiise ?as reliirne I
the office of Mon la .nl C|t>
township constable with
votes His opponent. II. B r.irnci
polled 2B4 .
I, vim W Uav i:. reelected i.
tcr ol deeds, ltd all ..the. candi
dates Willi :UHO vole-, and was
The complete and official clef
i elm ns. h>
in Fridays MHslHlls
Tbt* elections ImmhI will ">? ?1 ,,s
inorniiiR to compile official In:
HITS.
follow H"i'.h Salle, county
commissioner, who polled ? l-"'
lull in h r B Bonner and l.aik
ois were next in tl* riinnini:. cadi
with more Mian :t.inj> vole
These In; are based on inn
In i.il return - Iron. ? "I 1 1?
Iv's preciiu t
Protests K\ pelted
1 .aw'ieilff W H ? ? 'I
l|?. I.oloiwai.l ticket wh.-l. a k
,-d ve. tel. lav .1 he had am com
n.ent . delate! "Not >?' " '?
l.clicved that the I." Vorwaid can
.l.dalcs will prolc.ls aud Id.
.o.nplainl. will, the clccl.'m
IkIHI .11
I he election ,n'M
with no out bill Is uolence :.l
the poll . except al Olwav where
,1 was alleged that there were at
tempts to inllii. n." votei ? as Ho
, ame to mark (hen ballot
(ill Forward candidal.", claim
that voters wcic not permitted ??
mark Iheir own liallol al
and H the ballot were not marked
? the rmhl way" .1 was lorn MP.
The vote Saturday topped that
in prewoos elections by ;
linn i'5ti mat .'.I minib. i ol ballot .
III BeaUfort was over I t"
:??l III Moiehead t'lty. more than
Although Senator r.raham lino
??t the .talc piled "P more than
iO.immi votes over Smith, he tack,
12(kHi of having a clear majority
Smith's headquarters have not ye
announced if their candidate will
demand a second primal \
Victorious candulale for a . ...
uate justice of the supreme com t
in the county and stale was Kmc \
B Denny, lor commissioner ol in
surance. Waldo ' heck
Although candidates ol the
Forward" ticket say "Were ?<?
finished yet." Sal in days cl.d ? >
climaxed one of the hottest polit
ical lights in this county m yeais.
James Meeks
Heads Legion Post
James Meeks. Morehead Cit>
American Lcfionaire, was elected
1950 51 commander of the More
head City post Friday night and
will be installed with other new
officers at a banquet June !?.
Commander Meeks has taken an ,
active part in many of the organ
nations activities, including it
softball program, parade work and
the Legion entertainment "If:.
Date", Riven during the winter.
Elected to serve with the new
commander were Floyd Chadwick.
jr. first vice-commander, Harry
Salter, second vice-eommaiidcr.
Kenneth Cfnfield, finance officer.
\V I). <"aviness. chaplain. F.than
Davis, chaplain s assistant. If C
Hepler. sergeant at arms, S. A
Floyd Chadwick. historian.
All new officers will be installed
at a barbecue banquet Friday. June
9. Senator John l.arVins'. jr ot
Trenton has been imited to install
the officers and all past com
manders of the post will be invit
ed.
Dewey Willis Faces Charge
Oi Driving Without Licensc
As the result of an accident at
Markers Island at 3 o'clock Satur
day alter noon, Dewey Willis of
Markers Island, is being ? harged
with driving without an operator s
licence
Mr W'llig was driving a A'.l
Studehake. proceeding east on the
Ha r kern Island road, when the ear
turned over and righted itself again 1
coming to a "-top against a pine j
trro.
H. G. Woolard. highway patrol
man. estimated damage to the car
at $100. Mr. Willis was not in
jured. j
Thomas W. Eaton
Wins Scholarship
$301) Ci i <i i) I fui Study nl
Mf'TI A win (led al t'n
diiy Commencement
TIiuiim - W I . Won. Morehrad City
hi::li ( liuol uradinitr. .on of Mr.
;i n?! Alt . .loli i I Katon, * has won
thr Morehead < ii> Technical
iiishlutr Uot;irv scholarship
Ihr iw.ml was presented to
yoi nit' I' it on .it ronnnrncnnenl I'll
? I :? y ii ml) t .1.1 I lie high school This
is thr In I t lint* tin* seholaiship
li;i been au.rded It was estab
IinIimI tin \rai by the Molt? head
< lt\ |{ ot ,1 | \ l-lllll
The pr? .rni.it mo was tiiiidf by
I 1 1 tioii; ,i lonnei 1" ?' ident of
b'otaJy The iccipient s lather
ha toi in or yiv.u betili chief
in. imtrii, int ? in. hi lor coii'ity
'fhool:>
Drill. III. | lor I ollldti , ol till*
Morrlir.nl t il\ Tcehmi'al institute,
a branch ol Noilli Carolina .Stale
rolle.r .or l.ii in r\cr - . of I he
supply Dim/tot; l*'.dw ;nd VV Kur.
i-'lr . :oi I he. < ollr: r , l',\tr M.IOII Di
vision < onimeutcd toil iv
Mi Mocjilr- .ml that .ill ol the
; .irln.it ? , ot 1 1| r Technical institute
now in its thud vr.ii. have ionnd
j ol i . in indn.-l 1 v or have established
biisine ." o| th'ii own and thai
iiidiisti lal plants have Hooded ol
fi? i il ? n| thr i liool with M?pu' .ts
lor inoi r trrhnn . ? 1 1 > 1 1 allied men.
Mole Men l(e<jiin <*?l
Iridic. trv. Director Hni'.j'.U id.
n qiiin 1 1 \ ? to seven tinned
ill in tlllltioii'. liKr thr Inimical
iii titiiir to r;irh graduate r u;ineer.
see s< HOI AKSIIIP, Pa 8
Two Injured When
Car Turns Over
Sunday Morning
Two men weie injured, one of
1 1 m * 1 1 1 ctioiisly. and then automo
bile demolished as Mir result of
art accident Sunday ;fl 1! a m op
posite tin- Klnc Kibbon club west of
Mdrelicad City. ?
Johnny Itiu". ?? ColdsDoro. was
drivim; west on highway 70, with
;i eonipiiiion. I '.ui I Combs, accord
in-. !?? the i ivestn4atiii|'. highway
patrolman. Cpl, VV. C (.'I agon and
t \\ S\ kes Suddenly Ills car
sweivcd to the left side of the
rofd In an clffrrt to j.;et hack to
th< H- lit side Ki&cs swunj* the car
at a tJMl Plymouth Coupe, at too
?liatp an angle and It turned ov
er: down the highway.
Ri;:>'.s leccieved a bruised back
and ln:ht lacerations as a re
siilt ot the accident He was admit
ted to Morcheaii City hospital and
discharged Sunday morning. His
companion. I'anl Combs, received
a tiotured skull and pelvis, lacer
ations and multiple contusions
(friction burns) over his body. His
condition was termed satisfactory
ye^tcrdax
? ollowint: Higgs discharge from
the hospital he was charged with
drunken drixinr. He will be
tried in today's session of re
cordei > court
Couniy Typhoid Clinics
Will Begin Monday, June 5
l)r N I'homas Ennett. county
health officer announced today
that annual summer typhoid clin
n s w ill he held in the county be
K'OMing Monday, June 5 The com
plete schedule for th# clinics will
appear 111 Friday's NEWS-TIMES.
Only .1 boaster shot will be ne
i ? - .tfrv for those who had a booster
last year or those who had a series
of three last year Dr. Ennett
? \ plained that I he booster is a very
mall dose which keeps up immun
ity but seldom causes a reaction.
He further stated that the health
[department nurse can make only
three visits to each clinic center,,,
therefore .? person needing three
doses should attend all three clin
ic However, if one is missed, the
hot can be received at the health
department in Beaufort each Tues
day and Saturday morning. #
Attorney to Speak
George McNeill, Moiehead City
jttorney. will deliver the address
at Beaufort Rotary club at 6:43
tonight at the Inlet Inn.
Attends Tactical School ^
Capt B. A. Phelps,- jr.,
B. A Phelps, Beaufort, is
iig Air Tactical school at
Air Force base, Panama City, ,