W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES JS_
A Merger of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (E?UblUhed 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (E?UbH?hed 1936)
40th YEAR, NO. 1. EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, JAN. 2, 1951 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS *
Carteret County in Review , 1950
By F. C. SALISBURY
JANUARY
Week of January 1:
Fire extensively damaged the J.
Earle Morris, Quinn menhaden boat
tied up in Beaufort on New Year's
eve. ? Alton Dickinson and Bob
Lewis of Morehead City were se
verely burned when a gas explos
ion on their shrimp boat. Sea Bird,
ripped apart the cabin of the craft.
Howard C. Jones was promoted
to assistant postmaster at the Beau
fort postoffice. ? The remains of
Walter L. Herbert, 20, colored fish
erman, were discovered on Shack
leford Banks ? Garth Cooper an
pointed justice of the peace to re
place T. C. Wade who died recently.
? Construction work begins on the
first unit in the Tidewater Veter
ans Housing project in Beaufort ?
Old Harry North School building
on the Morehead City school lot
moved to make way for the new
school annex.
Cherry Point zoning commission
asks county for $1,000 to aid in
regulating construction in the
Cherry Point area. ? Options on
several Front street sites in Beau
fort taken by Pennsylvania ho
tel owner with view to construc
tion of a 50 room hotel. ? Marri
ages: Miss Addie C. Thomas to
James W. Whitley of Beaufort. Mrs.
Doris JKing Hatcher of Beaufort to
William C. Smith. Miss Sara Nich
ols of Camp Glenn to Donald J.
Parris.
Deaths: Mrs. Hal Rolinson, 29,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Avery of Beaufort. Mrs. Melissa
Salter, 63, of Sea Level.
Week of January 8:
Sheriff C. G. Holland sells all of
his interest in the Carteret Fish
company to his partner, C. G. Aus
tin. ? Government orders the erec
tion of 1,230 homes at the Cherry
Point base. ? For the first time
in its 20-year history the Webb Me
morial Presbyterian church of
Morehead City, organized a men's
religious group. ? Citizens of Pel
letier converted old church build
ing into fine community hall.
John W. Upchurch of Raleigh
won the grand prize offered by the
Morehead City Boatmen's Associa
tion for 1949 by landing the larg
est sailiish caught in 1 >cal waters.
? James Bell, colored, burned to
death in his trailer-home located
in the colored section of Morehead
City. ? Fisheries scientists re
lease drift bottles in coastal water
to study current and tide actions.
Marriages. Miss Wanda Owens of
Beaufort to John C. Gaskill.
Deaths: Charles W. Graham, 78, of
Mill Creek. Guy C. Chadwick, 75.
of Straits. Sammy W. Harris, 56.
of Marshallberg.
Weak of January 15:
The North Carolina Ports Au
thority authorized engineers to
proceed with plans for building
docks at Morehead City. ? Sunday
temperature was 74 degrees. A
record for the middle of January.
? Morehead City commissioners
held first meeting in new board
rooms at City Hall.
The cabin cruiser. Airline II,
slated for sheriff sale which was
stolen a few days before the date
of sale was recovered by the sher
iff's department at Myrtle Beach.
S. C. ? Morehead City commission
ers consider establishing two fire
stations for better fire protection.
A general alarm went out for
searchers to look for Abner Dixon
of Salter Path who was lost in the
wilds of Bogue Banks. He was
found unharmed late at night. ?
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Mason of At
lantic celebrated their 60th wed
ding anniversary and Mr. and Mrs.
William J. Willis celebrate their
58th wedding anniversary. ?
Deaths: Maurice Poteat, 60. of
Gloucester. Herbert Davis, 66, of
Davis. Mrs. Viola Willis, 81, of
Beaufort.
Week of January 22:
James B. Sanders, president of
the Morehead City Jaycec and Wi
ley Taylor, jr., president of the
Beaufort organization were named
ntan-of-the-year by their respective
clubs. ? In his report to the Board
of Conservation for the past six
months, Capt. John Nelson of the
Fisheries Commission reported
that the menhaden fishing for the
calendar year 1949 was the best in
the history of that industry. ? The
first fire tower to be erected in
Carteret county was to be erected
this week at Otway. '
Captain Glenn Willis of Beau
lort, skipper of the Lindsay War
ren, freight boat, shot to death by
Ralph Midgette, a member of the
boat's crew. ? Marriages: Miss
Dally Belle Owens of Beaufort to
George Morris. Deaths: Winfield
Salter of Sea Level. Harvey Han
coek of Harkers Island. Mrs. Frank
F. Martin, mother of the Rev. W.
fe. Martin, Beaufort.
Week af January 29:
Dedication services for the new
church chimes at the Ann Street
Methodist of Beaufort. ? Mrs. D.
<2. Bell, president of the Women's
Club gf Morehead City, honored at
meeting presided over by state
president for the years of service
devoted to the club. ? George Lee,
colored, of Beaufort, found mur
dered at the plant of the Quinn's
factory. ? Fisheries exhibit now
in building at Pivers Island to be
moved to building of the Fisheries
Commission at Camp Glenn.
Construction of a new hanger to
cost $5,000 scheduled for the Beau
fort Airport. ? Public Housing
Authority allocated 40 housing
units to Beaufort and 50 to More
head City under slum clearance
program. ? Capt. John Nelson of
the Fisheries Commission to retire
July first. ? John D. Young of
Stella, Alton DeBlanc and George
R. Franks of Newport presented
checks for having the best kept
record books in the Veterans Farm
Training class at Newport. ? Mar
riages: Miss Lucille Wright to Dan
Bowen. Deaths: John B. Mann, 67,
of Newport. John F. Styron, 80, of
Marshallberg.
Newport. Mrs. Frances M. Robin
son, 77, of Moreh'ead City. Mrs.
Oscar Willis, 82, of Morehead City.
Mrs. A. W. Chappell, 89. of Beau
fort. Miss Anne F. Rumley, 70,
of Beaufort.
MARCH
Week of March 5:
Fire destroyed the home of Dan
ny Rose on Markers Island leaving
the family of ten homeless. Dona
tions for the family were asked
for. ? High price of living on the
Florida Keys send many shrimp
fishermen back to home bases in
Carteret county. ? The 4-H clubs
of the, county celebrate 24th anni
versary of club work. ? Coast
Guard cutter Agassiz tows in the
Gatito. a 345-ton converted Navy
landing craft used as a fishing
boat.
Mrs. T. T. Potter of Beaufort re
appointed for a three year term
home of Manson Pettiway of Beau
fort caused by explosion of cook
stove. ? Morehead City Jaycees
start $1,200 football program for
high school students. ? Deaths:
Mrs. Clarence filock, 19, of Otway.
Week of March 26:
Fire destroys plant of the Croa
tan Frozen Foods in Morehead
City at an estimated loss of $140,
000. The property owned by K. R.
Barbour. ? Ralph Midgette, who
killed Capt. Glenn Willis, sentenc
ed to serve 25 to 30 years in the
state prison. ? Five forest fires
break out in county the past week
doing damage to woodlands. ? Cen
sus taking work started in county
with twenty-four enumerators in
the county.
March of Dimes brings in $5,000
as county's fund. Fall short of $2,
500 goal. ? Marriages: Miss Gloria
A. Norris of Beaufort to Clarence
Sanderson. Deaths: Thomas A. Uz
First pig chain in county started in April with 4-11 boys.
FEBRUARY
Week of February 5:
Robbers enter the office of the
' Lee Motors over weekend and
make away with over $80. ? Tar j
Heels Afloat take cruise to H04 1
Island over weekend. ? Morehead {
City to employ two more regular I
firemen in order to keep insur-l
ance rate at present *evc!? -To$n-|
Age Club celebrates second birth
day at Recreation Center. ? A
fleet of shrimp boats leave for new
shrimping grounds off the Florida i
Keys. ? Deaths: Mrs. George W. j
Gilgo. 82. Portsmouth. Mrs. Nan
nie Hayes, 75, of Pelletier.
Week of February 12:
More than 200 fishermen attend
shrimp hearing at meeting of the
Board of Conservation and Devel
opment. ? Government consider
ing the building of a railroad from
Cherry Point to Camp Lejeune to
cost $3,000,000. ? Morehead City
schools raises over $500 for polio
fund. ? Forest fires burn over 500
acres in eastern part of county
with loss of $1600. ? Standard Net
company leases the Eastman plant
on the Lennoxville road for the
manufacturing of fish nets. ? Earl
M. Noe elected president of the
Carteret County Shrine club for
1950. ? The government approves
loans to Beaufort and Morehead
City for the construction of low
cost housing. ? Marriage?: Miss
Viola Styron to J. Clyde Carr. Mrs.
Dorothea G. Newbern to S. A.
Chalk. ? Deaths: Mrs. Lily M. An
derson, 72, wife of Kev. W. E. An
derson. Jesse F. Hepler, 56, of
Morehead City.
ween ot reoruary i?:
State Board closes shrimping
season from January 1 to July 1
in the inland waters of the state -
Miss Helen Lewis of Marshallberg
returns after a year spent in Alas
ka in government work. ? Pastors
of Morehead City conduct a church
census. ? Citizens of Wild wood
form a Community Association to
work for community improvements.
? The warm weather of February
brings out spring flowers.
Legion Auxiliary of Beaufort
memoralizes war dead with books
for the county library. ? Candi
dates for county offices make their
announcement to run in the pri
mary election. Marriages: Miss Dor
othy M. Lewis to Sherman Hawks
of Morehead Citx Deaths: Mrs.
Joseph C. Long, 80. of Morehead
City. Mrs. Julia Brinson, 74, of
Camp Glenn. J
Week of February 26:
Miss Lena Duncan of Beaufort
elected president of the county
unit of the North Carolina Educa
tional association. Residents of
Harkers Island find 14 drift bot
tles put out by research vessels. ?
Carteret Ice and Coal company and
Uie Sperti Foods. Inc., win safety
awards for 1949 presented by the
State Department of Labor. ? Roy
T. Garner heads county's stock as
sociation.
Announcement is made that work
on the port terminal additions will
start by May 1. ? Morehead City
Jaycees sponsor support of Boy
Scout Troop 130 for another year.
? Deaths: Gehrman Garner, 33; of
on the county welfare board. - ?
Town of Beaufort voted to annex
the Beaufort school property with
in the town's corporate limits. ?
Public Housing Authority represen
tatives visit Beaufort to survey
possible sites for 40 new homes
under slum clearance project. ?
Marriages: Miss Margaret J. Hob
inson of Beaufort to Stanley I.
Biils. Miss Maltie L. Finer of
Morehcad City to Wayne J. Wh?*l
er. Miss Kitty Lynch of Beaufort
to Norris Hill. ? Deaths: John E.
Barbour, 77. of Newport.
Week of March 12:
Trailer with exhibit of French
Thank You Gifts tours the county.
? Carteret County's Civil Air Pa
trol again activated with M. T.
Mills as commanding officer. ? Earl
G. Johnson of llarkers Island and
William M. Thomas of Beaufort
appointed crew leaders for the
1950 census. ? NEWS-TIMES pub
lishes a special farming section in
Tuesday's issue. ? Dr. C. S. Max
well of Beaufort chosen as doctor
of the year by the county medical
society.
Patsy Robinson and Nancy Nel
son were crowned queen and
princess at the recent dance at
Atlantic school. ? State Public
Utilities commission grants the At
lantic and East Carolina railroad
permission to discontinue passen
ger service between Morehead City
and Goldsboro. ? Marriages: Hel
en H. Lewis of Marshallberg to
William E. Coleman, -r- Deaths:
Mrs. Henry Noe, 80, formerly of
Beaufort. Luther II. Spain. 54, of
Atlantic. George W. Copeland, 85,
of Camp Glenn.
Week of March 19:
Frank E. Gillikin of Otway kill
ed in accident on Harkers Island
road when the car of Willie B.
Lawrence in which he was riding
was wrecked. ? Executive board
Wiley Taylor, Jr., Beaufort,
was selected as man-of-the-year.
of the Carteret recreation center
presented their resignation. ? J.
Warren Beck and Frank Moran
elected president and vice-presi
dent. respectively, of the Morehead
City Merchants association. ? At
the close of the past year there
were 1.706 telephones in Morehead
City and- 785 in Beaufort.
Morehead City Rotary Club set
up MCTI scholarship fund of $300
for study at Institute to go to some
Morehead senior* ? Fire destroy!
zell, 72. of New Bern, formerly of
Beaufort. Edward Nelson, 65. of ?
Markers Island. Mrs. Joseph Wal i
laee, 82, of Merrimon. Alexander
Adams. 64, of Broad Creek. A. !
L. Guthrie, 85, of Marshallberg.
APRIL
Week of April 2:
W. B.> t'hnlk fleeted president I
rl the Morehead City Jaycees. ?
Newport chapter Future Homemak
ers of America wins attendance
prize at county rally. ? Hugh Sal
ter of Beaufort reelected command
er cf Austin Post VFW. ? Dr. Rob
ert Coker of the Institute of Fish
eries named winner of the O. Max
Gardner award. ? Beaufort adopts
fee system for persons living with
in three mile limit of city when
called to fight fires. ? Deaths: Y.
Z. Mason, 34. Atlantic. Mrs. E. M.
Garner, 79, of Wildwood. Mrs.
Carline Wade, 88, of Morehead
City. Mrs. Randolph Golden, 73.
of Bettie.
Week of April 9:
First services held in the new
Baptist church at Atlantic. Built
and furnished at a cost of $30,000.
? Salter Path to get an improved
road under new road building pro
gram. ? George W. Dill throws his
hat in the ring by announcing that
he will run for state legislature. ?
The Lions club donated $150 for
service of case worker in county.
? Dr. H. S. Willis of the state's
sanatoria spoke at county medical
society. ? CAP gets loan of a L-4
plane from August to October. ?
Tidewater ball games open the sea
son with six teams in league. ?
Marriages: Miss Edith Chandler of
Atlantic to J. C. Davis. ? Deaths:
L. O. R. Bailey, 64, of Gloucester.
Week of April 16:
A profit of $275 was realized by
the Morehead City PTA from their
stunt night entertainment. ? A
cold wave over the weekend dam
ages crops to a large extent
throughout the county. ? Forest
fires sweep over 80 acres in the
North River section. ? New drive
in theatre east of Beaufort has
opening night. ? Mrs. M. Leslie
Davis of Beaufort wins silver cup
for the best landscape painting in
exhibit at Raleigh. ? Wallace Sty
ron, for eight years a member of
the county board of commission
ers died at his home in Sea Level.
? Road paving starts on Cedar Is
land and Sea Level roads. ? Deaths:
W. L. Guthrie, 72, of Harkcrs Is
land, ? Marriages: Miss Revada L.
Grey of Beaufort to William E.
Congleton.
Week of April 23:
Thirty-five women from the
county attended the 20th district
meeting of Home Demonstration
clubs at Camp Sea Gull. ? Future
meetings of the Morehead City Ro
tary club will be held in the Bap
tist Sunday school building. ? A
telephone survey is undertaken by
the Beaufort Chamber of Com
merce covering the rural sections.
? Camp Glenn *PTA makes $275
on supper and entertainment. ?
Captain John Nelson resigns from
the office of Fisheries Commission
er after 49 years of service. ?
(CONTINUED ON PAGE S)
Town Board Members IName
W.j L. Derrickson as Mayor
The Morehead City town
board, in session Saturday
morning at the municipal
building, named W. L. Der
rickson mayor. Derrickson,
a commissioner since 1945,
succeeds Mayor George W.
Dill. Commissioner I). G.
Bell was named mayor pro
tem.
The town's new chief executive
will assume his duties as soon as
he is sworn in, which is expected
to be some time this week. The
board accepted Derrickson's resig
nation as a commissioner and ap
pointment of a new commissioner
has been tabled until the January
meeting.
Mayor Derrickson. mayor pro
tem under Dill, was chairman of
the town's finance committee and
a member of the police committee.
A native of Bishopville, Md., the
new chief executive came to More
head in 1931. He had lived a num
ber of years in Elizabeth City and
in New Bern prior to that time.
With his brother, V. B. Derrickson,
he manages the Derrickson hotel
chain of Virginia, West Virginia,
and North Carolina. Among these
hotels is the Atlantic Beach hotel
near Morehrad City.
Mayor Derrickson is a Mason,
Shiiner, member of the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, and
a member of the First Methodist
church, Morehead City.
The new mayor will preside at
the next meeting of the board, 7
p.m. Friday, .Ian. 12. At that time
the commissioners will discuss pur
chase of a tractor-type earth shov
eler.
It was planned to open bids on
the equipment Saturday morning,
but absence of Commissioners Bell
and Walter Freeman caused the
board to defer action. Two sales
men. John Strange of the Carolina
Tractor and Equipment co., and
Everette Spikes, of the North Car
olina Equipment co., Raleigh, were
requested to return Jan. 12.
Eire Chief Gives .
Year's Report j
Bennie R. Garner, Newport's re
tiring fire chief, released on the
last day of 1950 the report of the
Newport fire department for the
year.
His report follows:
"There were 17 fires during
1950. The fire damage amounted
to $16,885.00. Yet only $235 of
this was within the town limits of
Newport. Of the 17 fires, 11 were
out of town. The new rural fire
truck was used to answer 13 of the
17 alarms. Of the 11 out-of-town
fires, five were at properties own
ed by members of the rural asso
ciation; three owners paid bills for
fire-fighting service and the other
three have not been assessed as
yet.
"The value of property that was
threatened by fire in town was
$51,800. The value of property
threatened by fire out of town was
$72,600. The estimated value of
property saved or protected both
in town and out of town is $107,
515.
".The trucks ran nine hours and
five minutes and pumped one hour
and 48 minutes at the fires. Car
bon dioxide extinguishers were
used at one of the fires.
"The department conducted
school drills at least once a month
during the school year. There was
one Fire Prevention Week demon
stration and posters were display
ed during Fire Prevention Week.
"There was a Christmas tree par
ty during Christmas week for the
children of the community. The
surplus fruit and candy was dis
tributed among some needy famil
ies."
Sergeant Wounded
M/Sgt. Wilbur L. MacDonald,
husband of Mrs. Wilbur L. Mac
Donald, 1345 5th st., Midway Park,
has been reported wounded in ac
tion in Korea.
Distribution Delay
Distribution of this issue of THE
NEWS-TIMES is late because of
the New Year's holiday Monday.
Tide Table
Tides at Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Tuesday, Jan. 2
2:32 a.m. 8:55 a.m.
2:48 p.m. 7:58 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 3
3:36 a.m. 10:04 a.m.
3:53 p.m. 10:02 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 4
4:41 a.m. 11:10 a.m.
4:57 p.m.
Friday. Jan. 5
5:42 a.m. 11:08 a.m.
6:00 pjn. 12:13 p.m.
Grayden Paul Accepts Defense Job;
General Confers with Beaufort Men
Cpl. Thompson Morse
Reported Missing in Korea
Cpl. Thompson Morse, 22, son
of Mrs. Emma Simpson of near
Mansfield, has been reported
missing in action in Korea. His
mother received a telegram from
the Department of Defense Fri
day morning.
Corporal Morse attended More
head City high school and enlist
ed in the Army in October 1948.
He left Fort Lewis, Washington,
i in July and was serving with the
82nd division, 8th Army.
Corporal Morse's last visit
! home was in April 1949.
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Special Court
Term Scheduled
For Carteret
The governor's officc has inform
ed Alvali Hamilton, attorney for
Carteret county, that a special j
term of superior court, to try civil
cases, has been scheduled for the
week of Feb. 12.
The request for a special term
was made by the county board at
its December meeting when it was
learned that the special term orig
inally scheduled for December
could not be held because of the
illness of Judge Chester Morris.
The presiding judge for the Feb
ruary session has not yet been an
nounced.
Appearing below is the docket
as it was drawn up for the Decem
ber term. It is expected that there
will be revisions and additions:
Divorj' j tjp* are the following:
' Quin i Quinn, Smith vs.
Smith. Fitzpatrick vs. Fitzpatrick,
Morris vs. Morris.
Dixon vs. Dixon, Foster vs. Fos
ter. Willis vs. Willis, Smith vs.
Smith, Barts vs. tiarts, Garner vs.
Garner.
Lloyd vs. Lloyd, Carroll vs. Car
roll. Josey vs. Josey, Gillikin vs.
Gillikin, and Gant vs. Gant.
Docketed for the second day of
court are the following cases: Whit
ley vs. Hurst. Hamilton vs. Dye,
Standard Garments vs. Lipman,
Davis vs. Jones, Fake vs. Davis,
Gooding vs. Worthington.
Wednesday, Feb. 14: Yeomans vs.
Finer, Morehead City Grocery co.
vs. Krouse, Gillikin vs. Lawrence,
New Bern Building Supply vs.
Economen, Midyette Net co. vs.
Hodges, Sterart vs. Economen,
Mallard-Griffin co. vs. Ballou,
Morehead City vs. Brock.
Thursday, Feb. 15: Wade vs. West
et al, Hyatt vs. Ballou. Swindell vs.
A&P, James vs. Spears, Carteret
County and Town of Beaufort vs.
Richardson et al. Baker vs. Gallup.
Friday, Feb. 16: Millis vs. Fulch
er, Taylor vs. Dixon. Adams vs.
Starling, Moore vs. Alligood. Rob
erts et al vs. Sutton, Willis vs.
Tretheway.
Workshop Burns
Monday Night 1
A frame and shingle workshop
owned by Arlinc Taylor, I^ennox
ville road, burned at 10:55 p.m.
Monday night . Damage has been
estimated by the owner at $1,400
The loss is partially eovered by
insuranee.
Taylor built the shop to house
materials for building his nearby
home. He also expected to use it
as a hobby shop. Saved from the
blaze were two acetylene torches,
but lumber, tools, paint, and other
materials were destroyed.
It has not been determined how
the fire began, but Taylor says the
only possibility could be defective
wiring.
The Beaufort fire department an
swered the call and returned to
the station at 11:55 p.m. Firemen
prevented the blaze from spread
ing to Taylor's new home just a
short distance from the shop.
27 Pay Fire Bills
Twenty-seven of the 265 out-of
towners who received bills from
the town of Beaufort for fire pro
tection in 1951 have remitted pay
ment. The town board, in setting
up a fee system for fighting out
of town fires, said that unless 70
per cent of the bills were paid the
fire trucks would not answer oftt
of-town calls after Jan. 1, 1051.
Legislator Leaves
For Raleigh Today
George W. Dill, Morehead
Cily, Begins Term as
County Assemblyman J
George W. Dill, Morehead City,
general assemblyman from Car- 1
teret county, left this morning lor
Raleigh, lie will attend the cau
cus tonight at which the speaker I
of the house will be elected and
the legislature will formally con
vene at noon tomorrow.
The former mayor of Morehead
City this week begins his first
(?corge W. Dill
! term in the legislature, which is*
expected I i in a'hsioQ until
April. To assume tnis new polit
ical position, he was required by
statute to resign from the position
of mayor of Morehead City, an
office he has held since 1947.
Dill's last official act as mayor of
Morehead City was that of presid
ing officer at the board meeting
Saturday during which his success
or was named.
Prior to the meeting, the may
or commented that delivery of the
town s new fire truck is expected
"any day" and the recently-ordered
radio equipment for the town po
lice cars will be installed soon af
ter Jan. 1.
Two Cars Upset;
No One Injured '
Two automobiles upset on Car
teret eounty roads over the week
end. Cause of both accidents has
been attributed to worn rear tires.
! No one was injured.
At 10 o'clock Sunday night a
1936 Ford driven by Troy Hun
nings, 325 Front st., Beaufort, over
turned two or three times on the
Lennoxville road, H. G. Woolard,
highway patrolman reported.
Hunnings told the patrolman
that he was headed east, going a
bout 35-40 miles an hour and skid
ded on a curve. Hitting soft sand
on the side of the road caused the
car to upset. Four passengers
were with Hunnings. No charges
were preferred.
A 1949 Ford convertible, driven
by Walter Robinson, Cherry Point,
upset at 6:45 a.m. Saturday just
east of Newport on the curve at
the power sub-station. Robinson,
who had three others in the car,
said he was going toward Newport
at about 50 miles an hour when the
car skidded and turned over.
Damage to the car was estimated
at $700.
C. S. Long Has Openings
In Farm Training Course
C. S. Long, instructor of the
veteran farm trainee program at
Newport, announced today that he
will have an opening for three or
four veterans on Feb. 1.
Long, a vice president of the
North Carolina Agricultural Teach
ers association, attended a meet
ing in Raleigh Friday to plan the
program for the annual conference
of the association which will be
held in June of this year.
Officers .of the association, dis
trict supervisors, and the staff of
the teacher training division, State
college, attended the meeting. The
group will convene again in 30 days
to complete plans for the confer
ence. *
"?ujuv.ii I urn uua uvv II ?i ? mil
deputy director of civilian defense
for Beaufort and plans are under
way for increased activity in civil
ian defense programs and the
meeting of requirements demanded
in this area due to the stepped - up
military preparedness program.
Gene Smith, civilian defense di
rector of Beaufort, Glenn Adair
and Dan Walker of the Beaufort
chamber of commerce met this
morning with Maj. Gen Louis K.
Woods of Cherry Point to discuss
civilian defense plans and the need
of housing for military personnel.
General Woods informed the
Beaufort men that th^re is a
shortage of approximately 1.000
homes insofar as military demands
are concerned.
Walker, manager of the chamber
of commerce, stated that a meet
ing oflhx Beaulort Armed Services
Hospitality tommittee will be call
ed this week and the group will
undertake *' housing survey mime
diatelj
Defense officials and chamber of
commerce executives are seek
ing cooperation on the part o,f any
financing organization which can
make loans for the building of
homes. Property owners, inves
tors, or anyone wishing to build
living quarters may obtain furth
er information from the chamber
of commerce or defense directors.
Three Persons
Hurt in Wreck
Three persons were injured Wed
nesday night at 11:30 when the
ear in vvhieh I hey were riding ran
into a diteh at the intersection of
the Merrimon road and highway
70,
"John M. Sehmidt. of VMR 153,
Cherry Point, received cuts on the
head; Donny Carrowan sustained
a fractured right arm; and Virginia
Drcwry suffered lacerations. All
were taken to Morehead City hos
pital for treatment and Schmidt,
owner of the car, was later trans
ferred to the hospital at Camp Lc
jeune.
Driving the car. a 1950 Pontiac
convertible, was Walter William
Wcnt/cl. jr.. ot VMK 153, Cherry
Point.
According to Cpl. W. S. Clagen
of the state highway patrol, Went
/el said he was going about 35
miles an hour. He thought he was
at the intersection of highway 70
and 101 and attempted to turn left.
Realizing his mistake, the corporal
said. Went/el put on the brakes
and skidded into the ditch. Dam
aye to the ear was estimated at
No charges were preferred.
Retailer' Will
Publish Essay
An essay on "Self-Confidence,"
written by J. C. Ilarvell of More
head City will appear in the Jan
uary issue of the nationally<listrib
utcd magazine, The Retailer.
The writer, owner and manager
of Freeman Brothers grocery, was
one of five retailers in the state
requested to write an essay. His
was selected as the best ill the na
tion and he will receive $150.
Ilarvell. the youngest certified
public accountant to'graduate from
any North Carolina college, came
to Morehead City April 6, 1949. He
is a native of Kinston.
In writing to the young More
head City businessman, the Nation
al Retailer said: "Our appreciation
goes beyond your excellent essay
and extends to your continued in
terest in merchants' problems and
retail in general."
Th essay-writing project was
sponsored by the Napoleon society
of Cleveland. Ohio, publishers of
the books, Law of Success.
Two Tankers Discharge
Cargo at Port Terminal
The tanker, F.sso Bridgeport,
will sail this morning from Port
Terminal. Morehead City, its des
tination Raytown, Tex. It arrived
with a cargo of gasoline and kero
sene at 9 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. !?- port of departure was
Baton Kouge, La.
The tanker Esso Nashville, sail
ed for Baton Rouge yesterday after
discharging a cargo of fuel oil. It
arrived in Morehead City from Aru
ba Sunday morning.