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r NEWS-TIMES OFFICE 804 AtmmUII St. City 6-4175 CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES * _ 40th YEAR, NO. 58. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY PAGE8 MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1951 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Morehead Town Board Okays Sale of Former USO Building J Registrations At County Draft Office Hit Slump 18-Year-Olds, Velerans in Eligible Draii Age Group Must Report to Office Draft registrations at the county ?elective service office have drop ped off, Mrs. Ruby Holland, clerk, , announced today. The draft txlarri reminds all young men that they must register within five days after reaching their 18th birthday. All men dis charged from the service and who / are in the age group covered by the ?elective service act, must report to the draft board within 30 days after discharge. Mrs. Holland remarked, "It is believed that some boys who have made plans to enlist fhortly after Uleir 18th birthday do not realize . that they must register just the I ume." She further stated: "The Selec tive Service Act, as amended, will ?ffect some changes in classifica tion as to dependents. Therefore, M is suggested that all registrants who have had any changes in their dependency status advise the local board of these changes. Marriages and births must be supported by certificates. ? "In order that the board may give due consideration to regis trants who plan to continue their education, we must have by Aug. 20 a statement regarding the class (landing for the previous year and certification of acceptance for the coming college year. The results of the Selective Service qualification tests taken May 26 and June 16 bave been received by the local board and will be given to the reg istrant only." The draft board office in the court house anne^, Beaufort, will be closed today and Monday. Reg j ular office teurs 9 a. m to 1 p. bl, will be resumed Tuesday. Jaycees to Stage Second Fish Fry ' Last week's Jaycee fish fry wis ? #uch t big success that Morehead Jaycees. in session Monday night at the Hotel Fort Macon, decided to ?tage another. Paul Cordova was flamed chairman of the fish fry committee. Expressions of appre ciation for cooperation in the July II fry were extended to Clyde Jones. Bill Orton, Sam Adler, and J. B. Willis. / The Jaycee-sponsored scrap drive Aug. 3 will not only include the town, Jaycees decided, but also the Noye* avenue section and Mans Beld 'ark Jaycee Bernard Leary, trustee ?n the State Jaycee board for the Small Business Management in ftitute, announced that the one week course, offered for the first time last year, will start Monday 9 Chapel Hill and continue through Friday. The instructor will be Dr. Earl P. Strong, University of Illinois. l?ary attended the course last year and stated that it is worth any imall businessman's time to at tend. Those interested should con tact Leary at Leary's Men's soore, Morehead City. Leary alio reported that grass win be sown on the Morehead City athletic field week. Several Jaycees will meet at the field Wed nesday to begin the work. * H waa announced that the 8th ct meeting will be held in Bern Aug. 14 and the first Suarterly board meeting in Rocky lount Aug. 23 and 26. Walterjtorris was named to plan entertainment at Monday night's meeting which will be Held at Capt. Hill's restaurant, and Bob Poplk Will be in charge of entertainment Aug. 6. . Guests were Ben Phlpps and .Willv Hicks. / Speaks to Rinkud Polio Members of the force are E. J. lice force heard a lecture Tuesday afternoon on "Responsibility of (he Police Force to the Public." The lecture, given by George Can nady of the State Bureau of In weaUgatton, is the first of a aer ies designed to train officers in their duty. . The lecture took place in the municipal building. Meabeers of the force are E. J. Willis, chief, Hubert Fuicher, Her >ert Griffin. Carl Bloatberg, Ed nond Willis, Buck Newsome. Pres taa Edwards and Bill DuJm. - ! t ? ' ' ' ? ' , -t Mayor Suggests Special Mattress Ejectors "What the fire department needs in the way of mattresses are some with a built-in automatic ejector which will throw the firemen cut of bed simultaneously with the ringing of the fire alarm," declared Mayor George Dill at the town board meeting Tuesday night. The board was discussing pur chase of four new mattresses for the firemen. Following a study of bids, Commissioner John Morris was authorized to investigate the matter further, with authority io make purchase from the lowest bidder ? ejector or no ejector. Court Finds J Joe G. Bateman Guilty of Assault Joe G. Bateman. charged wi*h assault with a deadly weapon w out inflicting serious or bodily in jury, was found guilty in recorder's court Tuesday. He was ordered to pay $10 and costs. Bateman allegedly shot at Her bert Gooding, Negro of North liar lowe, Thursday. According to testi mony, the shooting followed a dis pute over consignment of a box car of wood. Gooding testified that Bateman argued with him over whose wood was in the box car and said to Gooding. "You black s?t I'm going to kill you. I'm going to kill you, you just wait'" The plaintiff said that he called Bateman a s? right back. That afternoon, Gooding continued, he was driving home, down a road near Raymond Dickinson's place, and ahead of him he saw Bateman s car parked. He told the court that Bateman was sitting in the car with the door open. Gooding saM be stopped hi* truck approximitely 75 yards from Bateman and got out of the truck, turned and started running back toward Dickinson's home. "Then he shot after me," declared the plain uu. Under cross-examination Gooding said that when he got out of the car he took a "binder" with him, a metal tool used in logging which is about a foot and a half long and weighs about 12 pounds. He said he didn't exactly know why he took it with him, except that Bateman had threatened to kill him; he was afraid, and he just picked it up as something for pro tection. Under questioning, he also ?aid that his and Bate man's argu ments over cars of wood have been frequent during the past six months. A member of Gooding's logging crew, in the woods near the point where Bateman stopped his car, testified that he saw Bateman sit ting in the car and later heard the shot allegedly fired at Gooding. J. B. Taylor, a colored man work ing for Bateman, testified that his boss told him that he had "shot in the air" with a shotgun after Gooding left the truck. The defendant admitted on the witness stand, "I was out there waiting for him. 1 loaded the shot gun when he (Gooding) started toward me with the binder and I shot. 1 didn't point the gun at him. I just wanted to see him run." Gooding denied that he had started toward Bateman. He said that he turned immediately as he got out of the truc(i and went in the op posite direction from the parked car. Bateman later, under cross-ex amination, told the court that he was parked on the road became he was looking at a piece of Dickin Testifying in behalf of the de fendant, a witness by the name of Wiggins said he had to keep his children out of the road because of Gooding's truck's whizzing by, and that Gooding's reputation was "bad." He got off on a tale about his dog being killed by a truck, but he wasn't sure It was Gooding*! truck, bis 4-year-old child said one of the plaintiff's trucks had killed it. Judge Lambert Morris cut short th4 defendant's story about the dog and alter hearing defense counsel plead that Bateman shot in seli defense, ruled that the defendant was guilty. "He forced Gooding to leave a public toad, a place he had a right to be," Judge Morris declared. , CamlUee Meeta Routine business was conducted yesterday morning at the meeting of the Institute of Fisheries Re search executive committee. The meeting took place at the institute, Cunp Glenn Th e Morehead City town board approved sale ol the former USO building during their regular ses sion Tuesday night it the municip al building. The building, and all parts of it, with the exception of equipment or furniture deemed useable by the town will be sold at public auc tion at 11 o'clock Saturday morn ing. Aug. 25. The heating sys tem will not be sold. Mayor George W. Dill reported Wednesday. It will be moved to the municipal building to replace the system in use there. Buildings Must be Moved The highest bidder will be re quired to pay 23 per cent of his total bid in cash on the day of the sale and the building must be moved from the property with in 60 days after the sale. No tice of sale will be published as re quired by law. The board also passed a resolu tion giving the East Carolina Re gional Housing authority the priv ilege to lay streets and sidewalks in the two proposed housing pro jects. There will be one white and one colored housing project for low-income groups. The amount invested in laying the streets and sidewalks will be deducted from taxes on the property. Replacement of the water meter near the school, knocked off by a piece of road machinery during repair of roads, will be referred to the insurance company. Commissioners discussed the placing of red blinker light at 28th and Evans and also the possibility of directing traffic from Atlantic Beach to the right at Evans. They also talked of limiting parking on Evans street to one side only but no action on traffic matters was taken. In regard to stray dogs roaming the town, Mayor Dill suggested that a dog catcher be hired on a percentage basis, the catcher to get $3 for every dog caught. The $3 would come from the $5 owners would pay to reclaim their dogs and the other $2 would be used to pay for boarding the dog prior to disposing of it, if it were unclaim ed. The mayor remarked that the only trouble with that syatem is that there will be no income from dogs not claimed. All comet t**< fett ers agreed that ownerless dogs tre on the increase and becoming a menace. It was suggested that a dog pound be built near the cene. tery and that Walter Lewis, ceme ter superintendent, be requested to consider the job of looking after impounded pups. Sweeper Wanted J. V. (Hooty) Waters, street sup erintendent, requested the board to consider purccase of a motor scooter gutter sweeper, cost $1,585. The board requested that the man ufacturer bring the sweeper to Morehead City for a demonstration. Commissioner M. T. Mills asked Superintendent Waters when he was going to level 26th street. "Most any time now," Waters re plied After reading the minutes of the board meeting prior to Tuesday's (formal reading was skipped), Com missioner W. L. Derrickson moved that the town tax rate be raised to provide money for increase in town employees' wages. -The city treasurer, Mrs. Blanda McLohon, serving as clerk in the absence of John Lashley, pointed out that not all employees had had wages increased and Derrickson withdrew his motion. Mayor Dill stated that the board has "equaliz ed salaries of policemen and fire men.' The mayor suggested that an or dinance be passed fining every Morehead Citian $1 if they call Arendell street "Front street" Front street is in Beaufort, he declares, "and Arendell street is Arendell street in Morehead. For some reason quite a few persons refer to Morehead City's business street at "Front street." Dive-Bomber in Action A mocking bird in St. Petersburg, Fla., has turned himself into a dive bomber. He chases dogs, cats and even sea gulls. But this cat, owned by C. Winn Upchurch, is more interested in food. Cateret county's brand of mocking bird is no less belligerent, however. They have been known to attack humans. ? Board Takes 'No Action;^ Charity Patients Admitted Hoyle Green, Morehead CUy hospital administrator, stated Tuesday that the Morehead City hosp.tal board of trustees "took no action" in regard to the wel fare department's proposal at their meeting July 12. Meanwhile, he added, the hos pital is accepting indigent pa tient? with the understanding th?t welfare department will pay (5 per day for an unlimited number of days in each charity caae. The welfare department pro posed the $5 a day payment, with no maximum on the number of ... days, for a trial period. hur to Attend 4-H Club Week Four Carteret county 4-H club members will go to Raleigh next week to attend Farm and Home week at State college. The pro gram opens Monday and continue! through Saturday. The 4-H club members will be accompanied by James Allgood. 4-H club adviser. They arc lner Smith. Anita Copeland. both of Beaufort, Sadie Harris, North Har lowe, and Leton Alligood, Davis. Miss Smith and Alligood, re cently selected 4-H queen and king of health, will compete in the state 4-H health contest. Alligood has also been selected as one of 16 boys who will usher at Friday morning's program. Among the speakers will be Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, president of Eastern Airlines; Chancellor J. W. Harrelson, State college; David S. Weaver, director of extension serv ice, State college; Dean J. H. Hil ton, State college; and Dr. Eliza beth L. Kemble. dean of the School of .Nursing, University of North Carolina. Parents of 4-H club members and all farmers and their wives in Carteret county are invited to the annual farm and home week which will take place July 30 through Aug- 2 at State college. Thoee in terested in going should contact R. M. Williams, farm agent, Beau fort. ? j GeneralSaysCherryPoint Air Station is Permanent How big and bow permanent i? Cherry Point Marine Corp? Air atation, the two paramount quea tiona in Carteret county, were ans wered by Maj. Gen. W. L. McKitt rick, USMC, commanding officer of tha Second Marine Air Wing, at the annual Beaufort chamber of commerce dinner meeting in the Legion hut Tuesday night. A third and moat vital queition, but not of immediate interest to landlord* and businessmen, was poaed by General McKittrick and answered by the general in chai acteristic Marine fashion. "Is Cherry Point ready for war?" "Yea, Cherry Point IS ready for war!!' ha declared. Cherry Point la here to stay. General McKittrick said, and then cited facta to prove hie aaaertlon. When the 1400 housing units under cautractioo outside the gate are completed, there will in that area a population of more than 14,000. The Marine corpi would like to aee that area incorporated. The general pointed out that the people will have no policemen, no gov ernment. Recently Craven county ap pointed a deputy sheriff in that area, but the Marine officer cited the need for a government there, doctori, professional men. and all the neceaaary factors for a com munity. Working on the baae are 10,000 Marine? and 4,000 civilian?, the Marinea receiving *1,900,000 an nual payroll and the civiliana 91, 000,000. On a breakdown, this amounts to a weekly payiftD of K7M24. On the base are 1.300 buildings in additien to dwelling unit?, 1,800 See GENERAL Pa?e ? * Safety Plaque J To Hang in Town Hall Morebead The picture-plaque safety award presented the town of Morchead City Monday afternoon will be hung in the hall of the municipal building. As a member of the National Safety council, Morehead City was one of more than 300 towns eligible for the award if they completed 19. SO without any fatalities within the town lrtnits. Tfce picture-pit^ jfic . have iNfiBh aw:- >d by the !*:? Ipartment of Motor V<?%iclcs. On ly 16 towns in North Carolina qual ified. ?i hope we can maintain thil record." remarked Mayor George W. Dill. "What is appalling about this is that so few towns have won them," he continued. In addition to Morchead City, towns receiving the highway safe ty division awards were Chapel Hill. Asheboro. Reidsville, Salis bury, Mooresville, Belmont, Kings Mountain, Lincolnton, Lenoir, Caan ton, Waynesville, Smithfield, Dunn, Laurinburg and Tarboro. H. D. (Tarvia) Jones, director of the highway safety division, and Z. E. Helms, head of the driver improvement division, made the picture-plaque presentation to May. or Dill. Referring to all the cities which won the award, Jones said, "We are particularly encouraged and gratified at the fine record these communities have establish ed. It is our belief that a lot of credit is due to the intensive train ing and guidance our young pebple are getting through the Driver Ed ucation Program being conducted in many of our schools. These youngsters are going to be driving automobiles soon and the correct driving habits they are learning now may save a life when they take the wheel of a car later on". Helms recommended while in Morehead City Monday that a blin ker light be placed at the inter section of 28th and Bridge? at. The board discusscd the recom mendation Tuesday niht but no ac tion was taken. Stale Calls lor Bid y On Paving Lanrel Road A road project in Carteret county was one of 53 throughout the state on which the highway commission called for bids Tuesday. This is a bond project, 2.26 miles in length. Hardsurfscing will begin at the junction of the Laurel road and route 101, approximately M miles north of Beaufort and go eastward to the junction with the Beaufort Mcrrimon road. Bids will be opened July 31 and the commission will canvass low bids at its meeting Aug. 2. County's Juno Linor 7 Salos Total WM7L25 Carteret county's June liquor sales totaled $98,272.29. Uorehead City's sales were $34,805.79. Beau fort's $19,037.90, and Newport's $8,428.60 Paid to the Morehead City hos pital *11 $1.582.36, to Beaufort $687.01, and to Newport $389.61. The North Carolina aales tax was $4,953-14. Operating expenses $2, mm and the net profit ?0,1274?. Beaufort Police A rrest Ex-Convict ? , ? I Morehead City Will Undergo Blackout Monday Civil Defense Personnel Will Meet at Civic Cen ter at 8 O'Clock Morehead City will undergo its second blackout in recent weeks at 9:15 p. m. Monday. The alert will continue until 9:30 p. m. Prior to that time, at 8 p. m., zone wardens, sector wardens, and special service committee heads will meet at the civic center Wardens will be given their tin hats at that time, announced Lon nie Dill, director of civil defense. First One Successsful Morehead City's first blackout under the new civil defense pro gram took place June 1. Director Dill termed it successful and said he was particularly pleased with cooperation given by businessmen. The signal to be used at 9:15 will be of three minutes duration. There will be a series of five blasts followed by three seconds of silence and warbling signals of varying pitch by sirens. The signal at 9:30 will be a scries of three one-minute blasts interrupted by silent periods of two minutes each. Rules Set Forth Dr. Russell Outlaw, chief air raid warden urges each resident and businessman in Morehead City to follow these rules: 1. Businessmen should have all lights extinguished at their down town place of business. Dr. Out law suggests that these be turned off today at the close of business. 2. Homeowners should turn off all lights in the house and remain inside. 3. Motorists should pull to curb and turn off lights. They may proceed when "all clear" is sound ed. from Clark / Cases to be Tried Later ThisMontii ; The ease of Curtis Brinson, Beau fort, charged with breaking and entering Hatsell's Electric shop, and the case of H. M. Clark, Eliz abethtown, charged with shooting a Marine at Atlantic Beach, were scheduled Tuesday for trial later this month. Dave Bell, colored, Morehead City, was found guilty of public drunkenness and possession of non tax-paid whiskey Tuesday in re corder's court and sent to the roads for 00 days with the recommenda tion that he be given medical treat ment. Cases Dismissed Dismissed were the cases of Billy Ruffin. charged with larceny of $20; Raymond Leslie Garner, fail ure to stop at a stop sign; Robert A. Courtney, charged with illegal passing, and Oga Ragalki, charged with driving a car with an ex pired learner's permit. Ruffin was charged with taking money from the cash register at the Beachhead at Atlantic Beach. His employer, Gus Davis, the plain tiff, testified that Ruffin "was al ways playing with the cash regis, ter," that he took dimes and quar ters from it to play the juke box, and at one time he saw the boy take a dollar bill from the cash register, put it in a paper cup and carry it to the back of the place of business and toss it behind some crates of bottles. Davis told the court that when he asked Ruffin why he did that, Ruffin relied that a Marine had left the dollar bill on the counter. The Beachhead owner said $20 was missing from hig cash regis ter one night right before closing and he strongly suspected that Ruf fin had taken it. He told the court that when he See BRINSON, Page S Tide* at Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, July 20 9:17 a. m. ?:41 p. m. 3:14 a. m. 3:24 p. m. Saturday. July 21 10:09 a. m. 10:29 p. m. 4:00 a. m. 4:19 p. m. Sunday, July 22 11:01 I. m. 11:17 p. m. 4:47 a. m. 5:13 p. m. Monday, July 21 11:47 a. m 12 Midnight 9:33 a. m. 0:07 p. m. Tuesday, July 24 12:06 a. m. 13:4? p. m. 0:20 a. m. 7:04 p. a. Hubert McKennon, Colored, Caught Looting Cars / Hubert McKennon, 22-year-old < colored roan with a five year prison record, was arrested at 9 o'clock Tuesday night on Front St.. Beau fort, by Officer Carl Garner. McKennon. who is being held in the county jail without bond, was caught in the act of removing a .33 pistol from the car of Garrett Gillikin, Bcttie. As the officers ap prehended him, McKennon was in the process of emptying bullets from the pistol into his pocket. Get Search Warrant Obtaining a search warrant, Chief of Police Louis B. Willis, accom panied by Officer Guy Springle, ABC Officer M. M. Ayscue, and I State Patrolman W. E. Pickard, went to McKennon's home on Len noxville road and there discovered loot believed to have been removed from cars over a period of months. Among items recovered was the pocketbook belonging to Mrs. Harry Gillikin, Beaufort, which she re ported stolen from her car Sat urday night. At the same time, her husband's fishing tackle and line had been removed from the -ar. In the, pocketbook was $7 and Mrs. Gillikin's driver's license. McKennon told police there was only $3 in the bag. Both Gillikin cars were looted as they were park ed in the vicinity of Way's fish house. To obtain the pistol, po lice said McKennon broke into ihe car's glove compartment. Gray Hassell, Beaufort, reported that Monday night he went to his car, which was parked in the Beau fort business section, and a Negro was sitting in it. He asked him wTiat he was doing there, the chief reported, and the man replied that he had gotten into the car by mis take. Hassell said that after the fel low left, he saw that everything in the car had been ransacked. Whiskey Discovered While searching McKennon's quarters, non tax-paid whiskey was discovered and in addition to larceny charges, he is also booked on whiskey law violations. McKen non said another man who had been living with l\\m has gone up north. Anong tfhe ?retyered items found krOi clothes be lieved tovfiavo been stolen in June from a car owned by a Mr. McCoy of Radford. Va. Articles taken from McKennon's house are in the sheriff's office. There are flash lights, a small camera, electric clock, and "piles of clothes," re marked Chief Willis. McKennon was released from Newport prison camp in September 1949. Originally from Fayetteville, he served five years on a crime against nature charge and gamo ling charge. During his stay in jail he has broken off a lock on a jail door and battered the door itself. De clares Chief Wiiiis, "He's a bad actor." Park Popularity ContinoestoRise Fort Macon State park is the second best attended state park in North Carolina, Douglas Starr, superintendent, announced today. It has come up, during the first six months of this year, from fifth place and is now trailing Morrow Mountain State park, Charlotte, by about 6,i00. Thomas Morse, superintendent of state parks, who visited at the park Thursday, and Friday, ex pressed surprise at the large at tendance and said that patronage of that volume calls for enlarge ment of all facilities. Sunday's attendance totaled 6, 015. There vere 1,200 children, 4,015 adults, 575 plcnl<4.crs, 2,150 swimmers, 395 fishermen, and 1, 685 vifitora to the fort. Saturday's attendance was 2,523. There were 450 children, 2,073 adulta, 195 picnickers, 675 swim mers, 210 fishermen, and 750 vis itor! to the fort. 13-Tmt4U David Windier Savn Two Swimntrs / David Windley,* 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. David C. Windley of Havelock, saved the lives of two children July 11 at Cherry Point. David, was Canoeing with a Mend near the boat house at Slo cum Creek park when he saw that two children, who were about 5 yean old, wen in trouble. He went to them and succeeded in holding them up until an adult was able to swim out from shore. Aa a result of David's action, his name has been turned in to the local Boy Scout authorities as be ing eligible for the Scout lifesav ing medal. While living in Beaufort, David, who waa 8 at the time, saved ? 10-year-old bojr from drowning. Elections Board j Names Mrs. G. M. Paul as Registrar Mrs. Grayden Paul Front street extended, has been named registrar fcr the coming referendum in Beau fort on extension of the town lim its. Her appointment was announced Wednesday by F. R. Seeley, chair man of the county board of elect ions. Judges ior the election will be appointed within the next two weeks, the elections board chair man stated. All elections officials must take an oath that they ?vili not attempt to influence voters for or against the proposition being voted on, Seeley remarked. Registration for the special ref erendum begins at 9 o'clock to morrow morning and will continue until sundown. The registrar will be in the court house annex. Only qualified residents in the area proposed for annexation may vote. But no one will be permitted to cast a ballot unless lie has reg istered. The registrar will be in the court house annex each Sat urday from tomorrow through Aug. 4. Persons may also register by contacting her on other days. Those who are believed to be unqualified to vote will be chal lenged Aug. 4. Polls in the court house annex will be open at (5:30 a. m. Aug. 11 and close at 6:30 p. ru. Persons will vote for or against Front and Ann streets extended. Highland and Hancock Parks becoming a part of the town of Beaufort. Three Mea Hurt - Near Swansboro Three men were iujured at 11:50 Wednesday night a mile oast of Swansboro on highway 24. John Franklin Dennis, colored, New port route 1, is recovering today in Morehead City hospital, and two Marines, Charles W. Ray and Lc roy J. Carmeren. were taken to the Naval hospital at Camp LeJeune. Dennis suffered internal injuries and hip bruises. Kay had a lacer ated head and knee and Camcren a fractured hand. Acording to Patrolman R. H. Brown who investigated. Dennis in a pick-up truck, was proceeding toward Swansboro, as was Ray in a 1951 model car. Ray, who Is be ing charged with careless and reck less driving and damage to personal property, attempted to pass a car behind the truck and the truck. When he pulled out of the line of traffic, a car approaching from the opposite direction caused him to cut back of the truck. As he did so, he struck the left rear of the pick up. The truck was propelled 269 feet ahead on the road and Ray's car hurtled 238 feet into the woods, coming to rest 64 feet from the hard surface. Both vehicles were demolished. Ray's car had only 1,800 miles on it. Ambulances took the injured to the hospital. Two Cars Collide Thursday At Morehead Intersection Two cars collided at 9th and Evans St.. Morehead City, at 2:25 last Thursday afternoon. No one was injured, but fenders were crumpled. According to Officer Buck New Carter. Stella, pulled out into the path of a car being driven by Nor man Lockey, cab driver. 1310 Shackleford st. The car driven by Lockey is owned by Leroy Guthrie. Morehead City. The left fender and door of the car driven by the woman was dam aged and the right fender of the cab was dented. No charges were preferred. Men May Make Choice Of Service Until July 31 Men who have received their preinduction call may still choose the armed service branch they pre fer. Sgt. Jack Buchanan, Carteret county recruiting officer, reported today. This will be permitted until July 31. According to selective service regulations heretofore, July IS wai the deadline. Further information may be be obtained from Serjeant Buch anan who has office hours from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. in the American