w CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES _? _
40th YEAR. NO. 64. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES * MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, AUGUST 10. 1951 PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDA
County Officers, SBI Agents Seize Slot Machines
Lions Hear Talk
By Clarence Bell
Club Appropriates Funds
For Operation on Child,
Payment to Caseworker
At their meeting last Thursday
at Capt. Bill's Waterfront restau
rant Morehead* City Lions heard a
talk by Clarence Bell on his tour
of duty with the Navy in the Pa
cific.
During the business session they
voted a contribution of $20 to a
needy family to help defray ex
penses of an operation for a child
In the family, and $37.50 was ap
propriated for Miss Amilda Town
lend, blind case worker in the
county.
President Oscar Allred appointed
the following committees: civic im
provement, Bobby Bell, Harry Van
Horn, A1 McElmon; community
betterment, E. A. Hessee, James A.
Bell, Lloyd Stocks; education, John
H. Bunn, John D. Willis, Earl
.Lewis; health and welfare, A. N.
Willis, Lewis Hinson, Frank Mo
ran; safety, John D. Willis, Ray
Garris, Charles A. Bell.
Sight conservation and blind,
Earl Lewis, Edward Faucette,
Stanley Wainwright; building, Vic
tor Wickizer, D. B. Webb, Frank
Moran, J. G. Bennett; attendance,
Harry . Van Horn, Lewis Hinson,
Charles A. Bell; constitution and
by-laws, Edward Faucette, John T.
Willis, Earl Lewis.
Convention, James A. Bell, Ray
Garris, Stanley Wainwright; fi
nance. Stanley Wainwright, Victor
Wickizer. Frank Moran; Lions ed
ucation, Lloyd Stocks, Bobby Bell,
John D. Willis.
Membership, Frank Moran, Har
ry Van Horn, Alva N. Wtflis; pro
gram and entertainment. D. B.
Webb, A1 McElmon. D. H. Rowe;
publicity, E. A. Hessee, Lewis Hjn
son, O. N. Allred; boys and girls
work, D. B. Webb, Frank Moran,
Victor Wickizer, J. G. Bennett;
Citizenship and patriotism, John
T Willis. Edward faucette, aad
?Harry V?i Hon. ? ?
Newport Board
Adopts Bodget
The Newport town board adopt
t ed its budget for the 1951-52 fiscal
year Tuesday night when commis
sioners mat at the toyrn hall. Reve
nue expected this year amounts to
$6,884.
Expenditures are anticipated as
follows: administrative depart
ment, $960 ($300 for commission
ers' salaries. $600 to the town
clerk, and $60 for the town attor
ney), street maintenance $3,500,
chief of police salary $600. lights
$500, and miscellaneous expenses
.?1,134.
Tax collections are expected to
yield $3,762, poll tax $107, schedule
B tax $325, and dividends from the
ABC store $2,500.
Action on extending the town
limits to include the veterans hous
ing project was deferred until Sep
tember because the petition vet
erans were expected to sign and
present at Tuesday's meeting was
not presented.
At a special meeting Thursday,
July 26. Laurence Vickeri, iti
charge of constructing the water
tower and building the homes in
the new development, reported on
progress. The town also paid him
$1,000. Georg? Ball, town attor
ney, sdvised the town to sign a
contract with Vickers and have him
post a performance bond.
The town granted $75 to the fire
department to send three men, B.
R. Garner, Jim Kirby, and B. T.
Smith to the State Firemen's con
vention at Carolina Beach Aug. 20
28. Seventy-fire dollars granted
previously to send firemen to a
school was not used because the
firemen could not attend.
Fire Chief Charles Masters in
formed the hoard that the firemen
were going to drill every Monday
night at 7 o'clock for a period of
eight weeks. He stated that too
many members of the department
were unfamiliar with the equip
ment.
The chief also complained that
See NEWPORT, Psge S
Power Flow Will Step
Far TIwm Hran Mr
George Stovall, manager of Tide
Water Power ca, announced today
that weather permitting, power
will be cut off from 6 a.m. to B
a.m. Sunday morning in the fol
lowing areas: Homes drive section
in Morehead City, Atlantic Beach,
Bofue Sound, Mansfield Park, sod
Newport.
The cut-off is necessary in order i
to repair lines damaged by recent
Storms.
Morehead City Fireman Object
To Rebuilding of New Fire Truck
General Cuskan
Will Command 4
Second Air Wing
Cherry Point, N. C. ? Brig. Gen.
Thomas J. Cushman will assume
command of Aircraft, Fleet Marine
Force, Atlantic, and the Second
Marine Air Wing at Cherry Point
Wednesday, succeeding Brig. Gen.
W. L. McKittrick who assumed
command of the Second Marine Air
wing July 1 following the retire
ment of Gen. Louis E. Woods. An
nouncement of Gen. McKittrick 's
future duties has not been re
leased as yet by the Marine Corps.
Prior to taking over his new
command. General Cushman was
commanding general of the First
Marine Air Wing in Korea.
General Cushman. who was re
cently selected for advancement to
the rank of major general, has
been at Cherry Point before. He
commanded the Marine Air station
here from August 1941 to Sep
tember 1943.
At the start of the Korean hos
tilities, he was deputy commanding
general of the First Marine Air
Wing at El Toro, Cafif., and took
the first echelon of the wing to
Korea.
General Cushman was bom on
June 27, 1895, in St. Louis, Mo. He
attended the University of Wash
ington in Seattle, and after com
pleting his studies in 1917, enlisted
in the Marine Corps on July 19
of that year. On Oct. 22, 1918, he
was commissioned I second lieu
tenant and after completing flight
training in July, 1919, was desig
nated a Naval aviator.
Following extensive tours of du
ty at home and abroad, he wu or
dered~back 1? Jm United States hi
April, 194S, and in the following
months assumed duties as com
manding general of the Marine
Corpe Air station. Cherry Point,
with additional duty as deputy
commander, Marine Corps Air
bases. In September, 1946, he be
came commander of the Marine
Corps Air bases, where he remain
ed until March, 1947.
He joined Aircraft, Fleet Marine
Force, Pacific, in May. 1947 as
deputy commander and chief of
staff, and became commanding
general. Aircraft, Fleet Marine
Force, Pacific, in May, 1947 as
deputy commander and chief of
staff, and became commanding
general. Aircraft, Fleet Marine
Force, Pacific on February 5, 19(8.
He became assistant wing com
mander, First Marine Air Wing in
See GENERAL, Page 3
Morehead City firemen at their-*
meeting Monday night at the fire
station discussed at length the re
building of the new Four-Wheel
Drive fire truck which was loaded
on a freight car Tuesday morning
and shipped back to the factory in
Wisconsin. Many of the firemen
declared that if the truck does
come back they won't move a foot
of hose off of it.
Others said they will quit the
fire department rather than have
anything to do with the piece of
equipment.
The new truck, wrecked May 1
near Newport, has been a bone of
contention between the town and
the fire department ever since it
was ordered. Killed May 1, while
driving the truck on its test run,
was Andrew Bell,
"Andrew would be alive today
if they had gotten the kind of truck
we wanted." some of the firemen
declare. When the town ordered
the FWD equipment, the fire de
partment members were dissatis
fied, saying that they preferred
Oren equipment.
Acting Fire Chief Eldon Nelson,
while admitting that many of his
men are up in arms about getting
the new truck rebuilt and returned,
said yesterday, "There's nothing we
can do about it. I've talked to the
mayor. The truck has been pur
chased by the North Carolina
Equipment co. from the manufac
turer and the town is obligated to
accept it. Also the cost of new
fire trucks has gone way up since
the FWD was ordered."
Grady Bell, brother of Andrew,
and chief of the department until
he was injured in the fire truck
wreck with his brother, attended
Monday's meeting for a little while,
the first time he has been present
since the accident.
The department requested Chief
Nelaon to go before the mayor and
town board and suggest that re
pair* be made both to the grand
stand at Wade Brothers park and
to t>f school g} iniiaaium because
firia.en tuve (ooud roUen timbers
and rafters to be dangerously near
the point of collapsing. By state
law firemen are required to act as
inspectors of buildings.
Five men have been appointed
to attend the State Firemen's con
vention at Carolina Beach Aug. 20
23. They are Vernon Guthrie, rep
resenting Chief Nelson, Clyde
Blanchard, George Thomas Law
rence, Charles Lucas Willis, and
Daniel Lee Willis. Their expenses
will be paid by the town.
The town has presented the fire
department with a movie projector
and a movie screen which has been
salvaged from the USO building.
The equipment, 16 mm with -sound,
will be used to show educational
films.
Thirty-five attended the meeting.
Fire Commissioner Dr. John Mor
ris was not present.
Miss North Carolina Visits ?
Cherry Point Marines Today
Today i? "Miss North Carolina'
Day" at Cherry Point Marine Air
base with Miss Lu Long Ogburn,
Morehead. City Jaycees' guest for
this week, as the guest of honor.
Miss Ogburn. North CaroUna'a
model of beauty for 1991, ends with
her visit to the base today a week'a
vacation at Morehead City and At
lantic Beach.
She has captured everyone with
her charm, natural manner, and,
of course, her beauty which ia the
type everyone seems to classify aa
"the typical American girl" ? love
ly complexion, dancing eyes, bloade
hair with 'just a suggestion of wave,
and a pair of dimplea that appear
bewitchingly when she smiles.
Marines will guide her on a tour
of the base and she will lunch at
noon at the officers' club. Many
of Morehead City Jaycees are
member* of the Marine corps.
Lu Long's full week here at the
shore began Monday morning when
Mayor George Dill welcomed her
formally at ceremonies in down
town Morehead City. He also
made her an honorary citiien of
the town and officially designated
Aug. 8-11 as Miss North Carolina
Weak in Morehead City.
With her college roommate, Miss
Sarah Sue Tisdale of New Bern,
MiH Ogburn stayed this week at
the Ocean King hotel on Atlantic
Beach. Morehead City Jaycees, at
their meeting Monday night in
Capt. Bill's cafe, formally met Miss
North Carolina who on the follow
ing day proved her capabilities aa <
a sailor and fisherman when sbe
and her party braved high winds
?t S a.m. to visit the Gulf Stream.
Aboard Capt Ottia Purifoy's I
Dolphin, Lu Long, attired In a
white and red flowered bathing
rait, got her tint taste of deep-eea
fishing and landed eight dolphin.
8m BEAUTY, Page S
Park Building
Sites Selected
Douglas Starr, superintendent of
Fort Macon. State park, announced
today that lites of all new build
ings to be located at the park have
been selected. Thomas Horse,
state superintendent of parks, and
Bob Wooten, state engineer, were
working at the park this week.
Starr staled that attendance is
holding up very well considering
that the last part of the season has
arrived.
Attendance at the park Saturday
was as follows: children 380,
adults 1,510, nuking a total of
1,890; picnickers 180, swimmers
000, fishermen 145, and fort vis
itors 425. ?
Sunday's attendance: 850 chil
dren, 3,528 adults, making a total
of 4,378; 345 picnickers, 1,890
swimmers, 215 fishermen, and
1,185 for visitors.
-Starr stated that he will remain
here as superintendent at Fort
Macon. He was offered two weeks
ago the superintendence of Hor
row Mountain state park near
Charlotte.
U Cray Wtti Ban Burns
On Nim-Fool load, Ntwfort
The tobacco barn of Ed Gray,
Nine-foot road, Newport, burned
It 3 a.m. Friday, July 27. The
Newport Fire department anawer
ed the call but could not aave the
barn which waa full of tobacco.
The Ion, partially covered by in
?uranu, waa estimated at $2,000.
? ,
Carlerei County Bakes J
In Oppressive Heal Wave
Carteret county heaved and
sweltered In oppres.vr heat this
week, yet the official tempera
ture reading Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday or yeaterday never
exceeded 90.
Monday and Tuesday's maxi
mum temperature was 84 anrt
Wednesday the mercury i limbed
six degrees higher. Although
there has been a southwest
breeie, it has done little to dis
pel effects ?f intensive rays of
the sun.
E. Stanley Davis, official wea
ther observer, reported yesterday
that the maximum average temp
erature for the month of July
was 85 degrees.
Woman Pleads j
Guilty to Larceny
Mrs. Olive Dail, charged with
larceny of less than $100, pleaded
guilty Tuesday in recorder's court,
Beaufort, and was sentenced to one
year in women's prison, suspended
on condition she remain on uood
behavior five years and pay $25
and court costs.
She was apprehended Monday
afternoon in Beaufort and charged
with taking the pocketbook belong
ing to Mrs. Roy Eubanks.
Mrs. Patricia A. Burnette,
charged with driving drunk, was
found guilty and ordered to pay
$100 and court costs. Mrs. Bur
nette was arrested Monday night
by State Highway Patrolman J. W.
Sykes as she was proceeding from j
Atlantic Beach to Morehead City
in her automobile.
Along with testimony, Patrolman
Sykes also presented n* evidenc* !
Sheriff Gehrmann Holland each
testified that the defendant was
intoxicated. Patrolman Pickard
drove Mrs. Burnette's car after she
was arrested and the sheriff was
present when the patrolmen ar
rived with her at the jail Monday
night.
Captain Burnette testified that
his wife was in poor health ami
that when she gets over-fatigued
or nervous, she acts as though she
is intoxicated. Mrs. Burnette told
the court that she had had three
bottles of beer Monday afternoon
but had not drunk any whiskey.
The state decided" not to prose
cute the case of Barbara Dunne
Richerson, charged with larceny of
less than $100.
Leon Haislip did not contest the
charge of failure to support his
minor child. He was found guilty
and sentenced to a year on the
roads, not to be served providing
he pay $30 a month to his former
wife for support of their minor
child. He was also ordered to pay
court costs.
, Lester Holloway Wilcox paid
$200 and costs after pleading guil
ty to careless and reckless driving
and driving after his license was
revoked. Costs of court were
charged against the following:
Henry Joel Clark, found guilty of
driving with an expired chauffeur's
license; Jasper Bell, who pleaded
guilty to driving without an op
erator's license; Claude Salter,
charged with being drunk in pub
lic; Floyd Kenneth Bratcher.
speeding; Sadie Henry Forbes,
charged with being drunk and dis
orderly.
Cromer Hewlitt, who pleaded
guilty to being drunk and disorder
ly and assaulting his wife, was
given a one-year sentence, suspend
ed on condition he remain on good
behavior three years and pay court
coats.
Emily Willis, who pleaded guil
ty to driving without a license,
paid $10 and oourt costs. Bonds
were forfeited by the following, all
of whorti were cnarged with viola
tions of the motor vehicle law:
John Joseph Farnem, Oliver Gene
McDonald, Willie Dale Howard.
John Edward Rcnfrow, and Wil
liarfi E. Perry.
Cases continued were the follow
ing Eaton Wayne Phillips. H. M
Clark, Curtis Brinson, Claud T.
Murdoch, Lloyd Taylor, Archie Lee
Smith. Elwood Franklin Jarman.
Thomas Allen Price, John Deibert.
Berry Sutton, William Oliver Davis.
Ernest Perry, C. W. Ray. John Mur
ray, jr., and Albert Grady Cowart. j
Resignation Announced
Dan Walker, town clerk, Beau
fort has announced the resignation
of Mrs. Wiley Taylor, jr., who has
been aasisting in tax research at
the clerk's office. Mrs. Taylor will
begin work Aug. SO with the Cart
eret Broadcasting co.
Two Women Will
Serve as Judges
For Referendum
Judges for tomorrows referen
dum in Beaufort will be Mrs. Harry
Gillikin and Mrs. Hugh Salter, both
of Hancock Park. Two hundred J
sixty-five persons have registered (
and are expected to cast ballots.
They will vote for or against
joining the town of Beaufort. Por
tions under consideration for an- i
nexation are Hancock Park, High
land Park, and Front and Ann
streets extended. ,
Polls will open at 6:30 a.m. and <
close at 6:30 p.m. Mrs. Graydon 1
Paul, registrar, will be on duty in i
addition to the two judges.
Each registrant is required to <
cast a ballot to let his sentiment i
be known. Persons not voting will ,
not have their non-vote considered i
either for or against the annexa- I
tion. t
The town of Beaufort has re
ceived notification from the Bu- i
reau of the Census. Hoy V. Peel, i
director, that any revision in town 1
population since, the census was i
taken, through means such as ex- i
tending the town limits, should be 1
registered with the Bureau of Cen
sus and a revised bulletin will be I
issued. ^
Commissioner J. O. Barbour, jr., ;
stated at the town board meeting I
Monday night that representatives i
of the Tide Water Power co., in ;
speaking to him. assured Tide I
Water's cooperation to the fullest ,
extent in providing municipal fa- ?
cilities to the new areas, should !
they become a part of the town.
Commissioner Barbour also re
ported Tuesday that on that day (
he spoke by telephone to R. P. An- ,
drews, vice-president of Tide Water (
Power co., who assured him that |
street lights would go up almost
immediately after the new terri
tories become a part of the town ? j
if tomorrow's election shows the I
peoplcjn favor of anncxaffon. An- '
drew!. "also toKP Barbour that he ;
would be in Beaufort today and i
available for consultation.
He stated that an engineer *
would be sent to make a survey
and steps would be taken also to
ward providing adequate water
mains, according to Barbour.
The commissioner commented at
the board meeting Monday night
that through next year's highway
commission allotment to munici
palities, any new territories in
town would benefit because roads
in those areas would be scheduled
for paving.
21 Sip Petition ?
Against Junk Yard
A petition against a proposed
junk yard for the old Y lot in
Beaufort was presented to the
Beaufort town board Monday night.
The petition, bearing 21 signatures,
requested that the town prohibit
the establishment of the junk yard
or that regulations be passed to
prevent depreciation of surround
ing property.
The old Y lot is located north of
Broad street and a short distance
east of Live Oak. A building per
mit for office and warehouse was
recently issued to W. J. Parker of
Williamston who, it was reported,
is going to operate a junk yard.
The petition was referred to the
board of adjustment. Gerald Wool
ard, building inspector, told the
board that neither state law nor
the town zoning ordinance prohi
bits junk yards in an industrial
area. The Y lot is located in an
area which was recently changed
from residential to industrial.
A heaping on the proposed
change was scheduled and adver
tised, as required by law, a couple
months ago but no one appeared
to approve or protest the change.
Commissioner J. O. Barbour called
attention to that fact and added
that the town has no authority to
pass regulations contrary to state
law in regard to junk yards.
The board, at the suggestion of
Commissioner Barbour, directed
the town attorney, Wiley Taylor, to
draw up an ordinance requiring
junk yards to be enclosed by a
fcnce. Commissioners stated that
should the junk yard become a
public nuisance "something could
be done about it," otherwise the
town had no jurisdiction.
The attorney told the board that
they had no authority to pass on
the case and recommended that the
petition go to the board of adjust
ment.
Dr. W/L. Woodard, chairman of
the adjustment board, who pre
sented the petition to the town
board, said that a hearing would
be held.
10 Carteret Spots\Raided;
Four Face Arrest
Twelve slot machines were seized in Carteret county
Wednesday night and warrants for- the arrest of Edward
(Bud) Dixon, A. B. Cooper, Miss Lucille Downs, and
George Merritt, jr., were drawn by the solicitor, M. Leslie
Davis, yesterday in Beaufort.
Ten clubs and hotels in the county were hit in an inten
si vp soarrh tUrlaH at f
Wednesday night and continued
yesterday morning by the Carteret
county sheriff's department and
four agents of the State Bureau of
Investigation.
Four machines were seized in
Wednesday night raids at the
Ocean King hotel, Atlantic Beach,
Bud Dixon, manager; four at the
Atlantic Beach hotel, Miss Downs,
manager; and four at the Ameri
can Legion club, near Swansboro.
Merritt is commander of the
Swansboro Legion post.
Cooper is be^ig charged with
ownership of the machines found
at the two Atlantic Beach hotels
and Merritt, in addition to being
charged with possession and opera
lion is also being charged with
ownership of the machines.
The "one-armed bandits" are
now in possession of the sheriff
and will be held until the de
fendants are heard in recorder's
court Tuesday and a court order
ssued in regard to disposition of
the machines.
Places searched in addition to
ihose where the gambling devices
were found were the RiViera near
Swansboro. Courie's hotel at Money
Island Beach, Boguc Sound club
near Morehead City, the Sombrero
it Atlantic Beach, the Dunes club,
located between Fort Macon and
Atlantic Beach, the Blue Ribbon
club near Morehead City, and the
Elks lodge on Arendell street in
Morehead City.
Making the raids were Sheriff C.
a. Holland, ABC Officer Marshall
Ayscuc, and Deputy Sheriff Em
"hapman. The SBI agents prefer
;o remain anonymous.
Chamber Requests
FCC Assistance J
The Federal Communications
commission, Washington, D. C? has
jcen requested by the Beaufort
chamber of commerce to render
issistance in retaining the Western
Union office in Beaufort.
The letter written to the FCC
>y Glenn II. Adair, a member of
he chamber of commerce board of
iirectors, follows:
Sentlemen:
It has been brought to the atten
ion of the Beaufort Chamber of
.'ommerce that Western Union is
naking another attempt to close its
Scaufort office. Mr. M. A. Tem
>lc. district manager for Western
Jnion, was in Beaufort on the 20th
>f this month and approached sev
?ral Beaufort merchants in an ef
ort to get some one to accept an
igency for Western Union here so
hat Western Union could close its
egular office.
A representative of our organiza
ion talked with Mr. Temple while
le was here in an effort to de
ermine why Western Union is per
istent in its efforts to close its
Seaufort office. We were unable
o obtain any real reason why the
ifficc should be closed.
Our regular Western Union ot
ic e renders a vital service to our
ommunity, and we certainly do
lot wish to have it closed witHout
irst giving consideration to our
easons for wanting it to remain
ipen. In addition to the service
ilready being given our farmers,
ishermen, and businessmen we
eel that a regular Western Union
iffice will be of even greater value
0 our community in the future as
1 service to those who are develop
ng the new industrial potentiall
ies of our area.
We invite your attention to this
natter of service curtailment in
iur community by Western Union,
ind we will appreciate any assist
ince that you can give us in retaili
ng this scrvice for our area.
Sincerely,
Glenn H. Adair, Director.
Tide Table
Tides at Beaufort Bar
HIGH Low
Friday, Aug. 1?
12:42 a.m. 0:48 a.m.
1:28 p.m. 7:88 p.m.
Saturday, All 11
1:43 a.m. 7:50 a.m.
2:34 p.m. 9:11 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 12
2:52 a.m. 8:59 a.m.
3:44 p.m. 10:24 p.m.
Monday, Aug. IS
< ? m. 10:13 a.m.
4:53 p.m. 11:29 p m.
Tuesday, Aug. 14
? 11:23 ?.m.
5:57 p.m. 12 Midnight
390 Towns Qualify
For Street Aid
Under Powell 601
Raleigh. ? There are apparently
390 towns eligible for state street
aid under the 1951 Powell bill al
locations, it has been announced
today by Chairman Henry W. Jor
dan of the State Highway and Pub
lic Works commission. The net
amount to be allotted was reported
to be $4,543,09fi. Checks will go
out to the towns early this fall.
August 1 was the deadline date
for municipalities to qualify under
the law. and as of that date the
only eligible towns not submitting
basic data to qualify were Eureka,
Orrum, Proctorville and Sparta.
Semi-final estimates on the
Powell bill provisions for munici
palities were presented to the com
mission by James S. Burch, en
gineer of statistics and planning.
In the 390 eligible towns, there
were as of last July 1 about 5,230
miles of non-system streets certi
fied as meeting the legal require
ments for state aid under the
Powell bill. They had a total 1950 1
population of 1,508,444.
A calculation based on that data ;
provides rates of allocation of
about $435 per street mile not on |
the state or county highway sys
tems, and $1.51 per capita of 1950 1
population.
"Since officials of all qualified ;
municipalities now know their (
mileage and populations, each can '
compute their own town allocations
very closely for local budgetary i
purposes," Burch commented. He
said about 10 days would be re
quired to complete final cotapufa- '
tions for each of the 390 munici- !
palities down to the penny.
The highest non-system street '
mileage was for Charlotte, with 30(5 (
miles. The lowest figures, with
zero miles, is shared by Harrels
villc and Saratoga.
Council of State j\
Okays Port Bids
Raleigh ? The Council of Stale '
on Monday approved bids totaling
more than $386,000 for new work
?t the port terminals under con
struction at Morehcad City and
Wilmington.
Bids totaling $168,034 were ac
cepted for a sprinkler system,
plumbing and outside electrical dis
tribution at Morehead City. Bids
totaling $200,221 were approved
for construction of an elevated
water tank, site preparation, grad
ing and paving and piling at the
Wilmington port. 1
The report said that the federal
government was expected to
dredge the river in the vicinity of
the docks but that no authorization
for the work had yet been made. It
?aid if the work had to be done
by the state it would be financed
out of the (370,000 reserve set up
with the ports projects.
Board of Education Gives
Final OK to Building Sale
The county board of education,
in monthly session Monday, gave
final approval on the sale of the
school at Davis to the Davis com
munity for $260.
The insurance for each school
child, first instituted last year, has
been placed with the North Ameri
ca Assurance society, at the same
rate of $1 for each pupil. This
does not provide coverage on foot
ball injuries, H. L. Joslyn, county
superintendent, explained, but cov
erage for football would have
meant a higher rate and the board
felt that the majority of pupils
should not be penalized by a higher
rate merely to cover the relatively
small number of football players.,
Nin Lotto McLaughlin
To Present Concert Sunday
Miss Lotte McLaughlin, national
ly-known vocalist who is visiting
Miss Dicie Howell, Beaufort, will
present a concert at 8 o'clock Sun
day night in Ann Street Methodist
church. Accompanying her at the
organ will be Mrs. Charles Hauell.
The concert is being sponsored
by tbe junior choir, directed by
Mrs. Lela Willis. A silver offering
will be received and the proceeds
will go to th* church organ fund.
Beaufort Names
New Policeman
Building Inspector, Town
Attorney, Planning Board
Members Beappointed
Maxwrlf Waile was appointed to
the Beaufort police force. Gerald
Woolard was reappointed building
inspector, and Wiley Taylor, jr.,
town attorney, as well as members
of the planning board were reap
pointed at the board meeting Mon
day night at the town hall.
Members of the planning board,
which also serves as a board of ad
justment. are Dr. W. L. Woodard.
Braxton Adair, Robert Stephens,
llalsey Paul, and Mrs. Helen Hat
sell
Mayor L. W Hassell appointed
all members of the board to the
committees of public safety, fi
nance and sanitation. If that ar
rangement is found to be unsatis
factory, the mayor said commis
sioners would be named to specific
committees.
Commissioner Clifford Lewis
was appointed mayor pro-tcm.
In regard to small fishing boats
tying up at the post office dock,
J. P. Belts, postmaster, informed
the town board by letter that the
posl office department would be
agreed to boats using the dock if
Ihe town takes over maintenance.
Suggested Commissioner James
Rumley: "l.et's put that on the
hook for awhile." and the other
commissioners concurred.
The town clerk, Dan Walker,
was directed to investigate the cost
[if sewer pipe which wlil be laid
near Hancock Park and on Kront
street near the eastern town limits.
The board gave formal approval to
transfer of money from the con
tingency fund to the salary fund
lo allow a 10 per cent salary in
frea.se for town employees, retro
active to July 1 and discussed pur
chase of a new garbage collection
I ruck Bids have been requested
(sec legal notice tbdav's paper)
and will be accepted until noon
IJriday. Aug. 17. * '
Clyde Peter-of. superintendent
if the street department, was re
quested to fix Streets where m?
tioles extend above the street level
ind to repair the sidewalk in front
,f Felton's ?tore on Kront street.
It was also decided that the town
ihall repair holes In the street
nade by Tide Water Power co. re
pair crews, and send Tide Water
lills for the repair.
The town attorney reported that
n his opinion the town owns all
he property between the white
tnd colored cemetery. Expansion
>f the colored cemetery was dis
missed at the July meeting.
The clerk stated that Beaufort
jvas complimented on the map and
igures presented the state high
way department in compliance
with the request from the State on
I'owell street aid.
Hiring of a fourth policeman
Aas discussed but felt impossible
financially at the present time, the
Doard also reaffirmed its stand on
-efusal to purchase insurance on
own rolling equipment.
No action was taken on the re
juest by the National Citizens
committee chairman, W. W. Wam
ick. that a committee be appointed
o plan observance of United Na
ions Day Oct. 24.
Driver Injured ?>
b Tuesday Wreck
Jatnes Arthur Holt. Burlingtoif,
van injured in an accidcnt on high
vay 70 two miles west of Newport
it 11:20 Tuesday night and has
wen charged with driving drunk
ind using an expired chauffeur's
iccnse.
With him was David Forrest,
lillsboro. owner of the car. who
vas uninjured. According to High
vay Patrolman J. W. Sykes who
nvestigated. Edr.jond H. Turner,
herry Point, in a 1949 model car
vas proceeding west and Holt in
i 1947 model car was goifg east.
According to Turner, Holt kept
'oming toward him and in spite of
rurner's efforts to avoid the on
oming car. it hit Turner and pro
ceded on toward Newport.
Holt was later arrested at i road
ide place where his left arm was
ound to be badly cut. He was
iken to Morehead City hospital.
Damage to Turner's car was es
imated at >100 and to Holt's $150.
iS5.M4.68 Collected
Eugene O. Moore, county tax col
ector, reported this week that col
ections for J.uly touted $33,544.00.
)f this amount I31.T97.61 was in
861 taxes and the remainder, $3,
'86.99, was In 1950 and prior una.