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NEWS-TIMES OFFICE 504 Ai-wmUH St M or? bead City Phone 6-4175 CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ... 5_ 40th YEAR, NO. 66. TWO SECTIONS SIXTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1951 PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAYS Officers Smash Slot Machines; Cooper Pays $1,200 Judge Sets Bond , On Clark at $500 Case Concerning Shooting oi Marine Will be Heard In Superior Court Judge Lambert Morris found probable cause in recorder's court Tuesday in the case of H. M. Clark, charged with assault with a deadly weapon, inflicting serious bodily injury, and bound the case over to superior court. Clark was ordered to post $500 bond. Pfc. Fred C. Gillies, the plain tiff, a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune, testified that Clark shot him in the left shoulder Sunday night, July 8, at the men's bath house, Atlantic Beach. He told the court that he and some other Marines came to the beach from Lejeune that afternoon to go swimming and they rented lockers in the bath house. When they came out of the water they went to the bath house to get dressed and a scuffle among them selves and horseplay ensued. In the bath house at the time were Private Gillies, Sergeant Geho, Private Fracassa, and Clark, the defendant. Gillies said. Mili tary policemen arrived on the scene, took the Marines to the "guard shack" where they were told to finish getting their clothes on and to leave the bath house. Gillies said he assumed Clark call ed the MPs because the Marines themselves didn't and Clark was the only one around. Gillies said he then apologized to Clark for causing the disturb ance and said they would leave as soon as Private Fracassa finished dressing. According to the wit ness, Clark continued to yell to them about getting out and finally he started to push Sergeant Geho out of the place. in me urocess 01 pusning, narK reached for a beer battle being swept up with some other trash by a colored boy. Gillies related, and the boy handed the bottle to Clark who then whacked Geho over th* back of the bead with it? "At that point, I grabbed Clark at the back dt the neck and raised my hand and told him to drop the bottle," declared Gillies. "He call ed me some names and dropped the bottle and at that time some kid camc in and told me he was going to kill me. Clark called for a pistol and this kid went and got it for him. When Clark got the pistol he poked it in Sergeant Geho's stomach and told Geho 'you'll leave now.' "Geho left, I don't know where he went, and then Clark started toward me with the gun. I grabbed the kid and held him in front of me and started to back out, this kid struggling all the time to get away. Then Clark hit me on the head with the pistol. I released the boy and reached for the gun and as I did he shot and 1 ducked. "Some other boys had arrived and they jumped me but 1 finally got away," Gillies concluded. He said that he went looking for someon* to take him to the hos See CLARK, Page S JHorebead Board Seeks Bus Line The Mor* head City town board will receive and consider proposals from bus line operators for opera tion of a Merehead City bus line at their meeting Tuesday night at 7:30 in the municipal building. The proposal should be in writ ing, stating the type of equipment the bus line will use as well as the schedule on which it proposes to operate. The present franchise held by the Gillikin Bus line expires Sept. 1, 1981. The town board, at a special meeting Monday night in tbe mu nicipal building, stated' that ? it is interested in obtaining good bus kervice for Morehead City and will act Tuesday night in favor of the bus operator who presents a pro posal considered by the board to be in the best interest of the town and its residents. Vernon Guthrie, Morehead City, ha? expressed interest in furnish ing bus service. It is not known whether Gillikin will ask for a re newal p I his franchise. Xirw Aasww Call Ti fihwt Lnfhtea Hmm Elements in an electric stove at tbe home of Robert Laughton, 1601 i Evans St., Horehead City, became ?' overheated at noon Wednesday and b the fire department waa called. Damage to the stove wu alight, | firemen said, and they returned to the station in 10 minutes. t I Mrs . Colleen Andree , Morehead City , Killed\Wednesda\ in Auto Accident 4 Mrs. Colleen Andree, 27, of 1403' Arendell St., Morehead City, was killed instantly at 12:55 p.m. Wed nesday ten miles east of New Bern on highway 70. Mrs. Andree was thrown from a convertible when it overturned and suffered a broken neck and arm. Five other persons in the car were slightly injured and were taken to a hospital at New Bern. Funeral services for Mrs. Andree will be conducted Saturday after noon but final arrangements will not be made until a brother, Archie Odom. arrives here from Cali fornia. Car Skids According to State Highway Pa trolmen N. H. Robinson and W. H. Morgan who investigated, the 1950 convertible, with top down, was headed toward Morehead City when it skidded on the curve at Tom Haywood's service station. The car went into a ditch and turned over. Witnesses said that the car was not going at an excessive rate of speed and that it probably jkidded on the wet highway and the driver lost control. Sgt. V. L Spruill, of the highway patrol, New Bern, stated that the women had put the top up and down several times be cause of intermittent showers. Driving the car was Mrs. Jewell Hope Dunn. Kinston, and others in the automobile besides Mrs. An dree were Miss Ann Whittington, 15. Miss Sally Jean Burton. 23, Mrs. Preston Dunn, 16. and Miss Caro lyn Corr, 19, all of Kinston. All Injured The driver's right shoulder was injured, Miss Whittington had la cerations of the scalp and a frac tured jaw, Miss Burton sustained a fractured elbow, Mrs. Preston Dunn had chest and arm injuries, and Miss Corr cuts and bruises. The car was not extensively damaged. Cost of repairs has been estimated at several hundred dol lars. Surviving Mra. Andree are * daughter, Eva Irene, 8; her foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Willis, with whom she and her daughter lived, a brother, Archie Odom of California, and two sis ters, Mrs. W. P. Canto, Norton, Va? and Mrs. Eugene Johnson, Tarboro. Mrs. Andree was employed at the Morehead City bus station. Director Stars R. M. Williams v Gene Smith, director of Beaufort Rotary programs, has instituted a series of biographies, to be given each week by Rotarians. Under the eager questioning of Smith, Rotarian R. M. Williams on Tuesday night bared the secrets of his life. Another Rotarian is sched uled to tell all next week. Raz Autry, director of the Beau fort recreation program, was a special guest. He told Rotarians that he has enjoyed working as recreation director in Beaufort and added that he regrets he will not be able to return next summer because he will be working on his master's degree. He will coach foot ball and physical education during this coming school year at Gibson ville. Other guests were James Wbeat ley, Morehead City Rotarian, and Lawrence Stroud, Greenville. The Rotarians met at the Inlet inn and had a steak dinner prior to the program. Stal? Craws Lay Asphalt Tapping on Causeway State highway crews topped the causeway between Beaufort and Morehead City with hot asphalt on Monday and Tuesday. 1. L. Humphrey, county road su perintendent, stated that highway crews are still working on the grade on the Laurel road, prepara tory to having the road surfaced. He said the crews are experiencing quite a bit of difficulty in keeping the grade up. "In some places we've dumped rock and done every thing we could, but it just keep? sinking," he remarked. Humphrey added that the num ber of miles allotted Carteret coun ty for addition to the highway sys tem this year is approximately aix. BAPW Club to Meet The Carteret Business and Pro feaaional Women's club will meet at T o'clock Tuesday night, Aug. 28, at Holdeat restaurant, Beau fort. The businesa aession will follow at the home of Mrs. D. F. Merrill. %/ This Older Generation! j Octogenarians Scorn Modern Way of Travel, Go by Foot Mr. and Mrs. George Henry Hunter of Appalachicola, Fla., who would rather hit the road than sit under a pecan tree on a sizzling day with a glass of lemonade, left Morehead City shortly after noon Wednesday to return to Appalachi cola ? on fdot. White-haired, chipper Mr. Hun ter, who has already passed his 82nd birthday, and Mrs. Hunter, who is going on 81, arrived in Morehead City Monday to visit their daughter, Mrs. Philip Fulch er, 1301 Shepard st. Although they came into More head City with wheels under them, they had walked all the way from Dallas, Tex., to Macon, Ga. In Ma con the townsfolk learned their story and collected money to send them the rest of their way by bus. In addition to the bus ticket, they gave the old folks $50. Disappointment met them when they arrived in Morehead City, however, for their daughter was in Florida, having gone there to see them. Mr. Hunter stated that he had had to go to a veterans' hospital to have an operation. The hos pital was in Dallas, Tex., and the government paid his way there but would not pay for his return trip. He decided he'd have the opera tion anyway and when it was over, started walking with his wife to Morehead City. That was more than five months ago. It took the couple 169 days to walk from Dallas to Macon, Ga., a distance of 851 miles. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter, however, might be termed professional walkers. They once walked north as far as the Canadian border and Mr. Hunter told a NEWS-TIMES reporter that they have been urged to enter a cross-continent walking contest to California. In their younger days they even pushed a trailer with their household goods along with them. The Hunters had intended to stay in Morehead City until their daughter returned from Florida, but suddenly decided to hit the road Wednesday. Mr. Hunter proudly relates that his wife is a better walker than any horse. "All she needs is a saddle." he chortles. "As for me," he declares, "I'd rather be doing something than sitting looking at walls or my picture all day." Service Officer Urges Veterans To \ Study Insurance Holdings The greatest part of all estates' left to families in this country is in the form of life insurance, and for that reason veterans of the armed forces should exercise great care to make sure that the insur ance made available to them through their service, which now is the basis of many life insurance estates, should stay in force, ac cording to C. L. Beam, Carteret county veterans' service officer, Beaufort. Limitations have been imposed upon the holders of the National Service Life Insurance of World War II and on the holders of the U. S. Government Life Insurance of World War I, which may make the loss of the insurance rights un expected and final. Beam said. The signing of the Servicemen's Indem nity and Insurance Acts of 1951 on April 25 by President Truman took many of the renewal and reinstate ment rights away, he explained. Renew or Convert World War II veterans must now either renew their term policies for another five-year term or con vert the term policies to one or more of the six available perma nent plans of National Service Life Insurance, before the expiration of their original term period. The in surance may also be reinstated, if lapsed, within that period, which may be five or eight years from the anniversary date of the poli cy, according to the time of the veteran's service. World War II veterans whose policies were issued to them be fore Jan. 1, IBM must renew, con vert or reinstate their policies within eight years of the date of their issuance. In this instance a three-year extension was granted to the holders because of the con tinuing state of war which would have made it difficult for the hold ers to renew their contracts at that time. Term NSLI policies issued on or after Jan. 1, 1946 expire five years from the date of their issue. No three-year extension was made available to the holders of these policies because of the discharge from service of most of them with in the five-year contract period o( their policies. A third post-World War II group is even more drastically affected by the new Indemnity Act, Beam cau tioned. Those veterans who took 8ee INSURANCE, Page I Tide Table Tides at Beaafart Bar HIGH LOW Friday, Aug. IT a<09 a.m. 2:06 a.m. 8:35 p.m. 2:21 p.m. Saturday, Aug. IS 8:90 a.m. 2:52 a.m. 9:20 p.m. 3:11 p.m. Saaday, Auf. IS 9:46 a.m. 3:34 a.m. 10:04 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Maaday, Aug. M 10:33 a.m. 4:16 a.m. 10:47 p.DL 4:47 p;m. Taaaday, Aug. SI 11:1? ajn. 4:57 a.m. 11:31 ajn. 5:37 pjn. JCsWiliBnild Football Stands Instead of a formal buO?"S!> meeting Monday night, Aug. 27, Beaufort Jaycees will meet in the outer room of the school gym nasium equipped with carpenter tools to start work on new foot ball bleachers. The new bleachers, designed by Jaycee Robert Stephens,' will ac commodate 400-800 persons and will cost an estimated $400. The Jaycees have already purchased $900 worth of new equipment and football uniforms for the 1951 sea son. The men discussed at their meeting Monday night in Holden's restaurant the need for physical improvements at the football field. Coach John Evans and his family will arrive in Beaufort tomorrow and football practice will begin Monday, Aug. 20. Coach Evans has written a letter to all prospective players announcing the practicc date and plans for?the coming rea son. The Evans will live in a home located near Front street extended, between Front street and the Len noxville road. \ Jaycee President Gene Smith re ported on the progress of the project to retain the Beaufort Western Union office. Western Union has agreed to keep the of fice open. JC Robert Poolk Speaks qd China Morehead City Jaycees heard a talk on China at their meeting Monday night at Captain Bill's Waterfront restauarant. The speak er was Jaycee Robert Poulk who was stationed there recently. The Jaycees discussed the USO building and the proposal by civic club* to repair it. Paul Branch, chairman of the August scrap drive, commented that the August collection was light and suggested thq} the drives may be too fre quent. Following discussion on the scrap paper collections. Frank Safrit was named chairman of the collection for September. Dr. Russell Outlaw, Ralph Gard ner. P. H. Geer, Jr., BUI Norwood, Jerry McCollom, and Stanley Os serman reported on Miss North Carolina Week and Geer also gave a membership report. The announcement was nude that reservations have been obtain ed in Rocky Mount for the quarter ly board meeting and Junes Meek* named to plan the entertainment for the Aug. 27 meeting. Guests were BUI Fletcher and John Whitner. Judge Sends Sadie Forbes to Jail J For One Month Sadie Henry Forbes, colored woman. Beaufort, was sent to jail for 30 days Tuesday in reeorder'g court. She was found guilty of be ing drunk and disorderly and be ing a public nuisance. The defend ant had appeared in court the pre vious Tuesday on a similar charge and Judge Morris had warned her, after ordering her to pay court costs, to behave herself or he'd send her to jail. She didn't and he did. John Merrill, jr., colored, was found guilty of being drunk and disorderly and paid $10 and costs. The prosecuting witness. John Murry, testified that on Sunday, Aug. 5, Merrill came in his store with a jar of bootleg whiskey and used loud and boisterous language. Murry told the court that he asked Merrill to leave and get the whiskey out of his store but he re fused to do so. Murry then had him arrested on a charge of tres passing, possessing non-tax paid whiskey, and using loud language. When the judge passed sentence, he warned Merrill to stay out of Murry's store and also gave Mer rill two weeks to pay his fine and court costs. Archie Lee Smith and Elwood Franklin Jarman forfeited bond for failure to appear. Smith was charged with passing on a curve and Jarman with going 55 miles an hour in a tractor trailer. The state chose not to prosecute at present the cases of Lloyd Tay lor, charged with trespassing, de stroying personal property, using profane language and making threats. Thomas Allen Price, charged with driving with an ex pired chauffeur's license, and John Deibert. charged with obstructing a public highway. For driving after his license was suspended William Oliver Davis paid $200 and c&tts. Sgt. G. K Hamilton, charged with driving dmnk and being involved in two accidents; paid 9 .00 and coats. The judge dismissed three cases: James W. Grisham, charged with failure to yield the right-of-way, Wayne E. Byler, reckless driving, and John B. Keath, failure to give a hand signal before making a turn. Malicious prosecution was ruled in the case of William R. Spain and the plaintiff was taxed with costs. Spain was charged with as sault on a woman. Edwin Scraf was found guilty of public drunk enness and paid costs. Cases continued were the follow ing: Eston Wayne Phillips. Cur ti? Brinson, Claud T. Murdock, Berry Sutton, Ernest Perry, C. W. Ray, Albert Grady Cowart, James Arthur Holt, William P. West, Owen Guion Henderson. John Con nor Dunn. James O'Connor, and Clarence Fletcher Bell, jr. Jobs Plentiful, j Manager Reports "There's no excuse for anyone who wants to work not getting i job," declared Mrs. Julia Tenney, manager of the United States Em ployment office, yesterday. On file in the USES office in Morehead City are requests for laborers and carpenters in Carter et county. "The situation at Le jcune," Mrs. Tenney added, "is acute." Visiting the USES office Wed nesday was Col. Henry E. Ken dall, Raleigh, chairman of the State Employment Security commission Mrs. Tenney issued her July re port. There were 1,699 visits to the office, 47 new applications for work, 198 were referred to jobs and 149 were placed (non-agri cultural workers). On file are 331 active applica tions, 212 of which are Marines' wives, whom, Mrs. Tenney explain ed, employers are hesitant to hire because of their temporary resi dential status. Fourteen employ ers visited the USES office last month seeking assistance in get ting employees. Attend Convention Attending the National Shellfish association convention in Washing ton, D. C., this week were Dr. A. F. Chestnut and Dr. William Fahy, members of the staff of the Insti tute of Fisheries Research. Also attending the meeting is Dr. Har old Humm, Tallahassee, Fla., who was formerly in charge of Duke Marine laboratory, Pi vers Island. Other Defendants Fined $200; Judge Orders Pinball Clean- Up Two Generals J Take New Posts At Cherry Point Two Marine major generals, pro moted Monday to their present rank, were reassigned to new posts at Cherry Point Wednesday, the Marine Corps announced today. They are Major General Thomas J. Cushman, who will take com mand of the Second Marine Air Wing and Air Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, and Major General Ver non E. Megee, who will become commanding general, Marine Corps Air Station and Marine Corps Air Bases, Cherry Point. Gt neral Cushman has returned to t ' S. after 13 months in Ko rea, where he served as command ing general of the First Marine Air Wing. He was born at St. Louis. Mo., and was graduated from the University of Washington in 1917. General Megee has served as deputy director of Intelligence, the Joint Staff, Department of De fense. Washington, for the last 18 months. He was born June 5, 1900, at Tulsa, Okla., and is a graduate of Oklahoma A and M college. Maj. Gen. Cushman replaces Brig. Gen. William L. McKittrick and Maj. Gen. Megee replaces Col. A. C. Koonce. Reserve Corps Seeks Recruits M/Sgt. Daniel E. Todd, jr., will be in Morchead City today, and every Friday during the month of Augipt for tjae purpose at inter i ig r.rs&M int?rerted in en listing in the United States Army Reserve corps. Here are some of the advantages the Organized Reserve Corps of the Army offers, Sergeant Todd stated: 1. Opportunity to belong to a military organization and train at home. Members of the Reserve Corps are not subject to draft, they are already serving in a mili tary status. 2. Retirement. Members of the Reserve Corps are constantly earn ing retirement credits which will allow them to retire at 60 with pay. 3. Promotions. Members of the active Reserve Corps may be pro moted fast and frequently, provid ed they show interest and ability. 4. Commissions. Commissions are are available to every qualified member of the Reserve Corps. 9. Education. The Organized Re serve Corps makes it possible for its members to gain further edu cation. according to their needs. Veterans and non-veterans are both eligible, provided they are between the ages of 17 and 34 and can pass the requirements of the Army. Veteran officers and en listed men will be enlisted in the grade they held at the time of their last discharge. Sergeant Todd's office hours each Friday are from 10 a.m. till noon and from 1 to 4 p.m. Mayor George Dill Sends Case lo Recorder's Court ? The ease of Clarence Fletcher Bell, jr., heard by Mayor George W. Dill in mayor's court Monday afternoon was sent to recorder's court where Bell will answer to a charge of careless and reckleas driving. Although Bell was originally charged with driving while intoxi cated, the mayor said there was insufficient evidence to support that contention and bound the case over to recorder's court on the careless and reckless driving charge alone. ' , Five Heme Demonstration Clubs to Moot Next Weak Five Home Demonstration clubs will hold picnics and recreational meetings next week. Misa Martha Barnett. home agent, announced today. Cedar Island and Atlantic Home Demonstration club? will join in a picnic at Pamlico Sound on Cedar Island at 5 o'clock Monday. Mrs A. H. Tallman's home, highway 101, will be the scene of a fish fry for Wire Grass Home Demonstra tion club at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, and Camp Glenn and Wildwood Home Demonstration clubs will meet at 4 o'clock Wednesday at Fort Ma coo Stat* park for a pknic. ? Eight slot machines got the ax late Tuesday afternoon in the jail yard, Beaufort, and the county raked in $546.50 found in the ma chines. Smashing of the gambling devices followed judgment passed on three defendants, A1 Cooper, Edward (Bud) Dixon, and Lucille Downs in recorder's court Tuesday afternoon. The case of George Merritt, jr., has been continued. The court also ordered a crack down on pinball machine operators in this county. Cooper was charged with owning and possessing the illegal machines in the Atlantic Beach hotel arid the Ocean King hotel and was ordered to pay $1,200 and costs. Dixon was charged with having illegal slot machines in the Ocean King hotel and was ordered to pay $200 and costs, and Miss Downs was charged with having illegal machines in the Atlantic Beach hotel. Judg ment in her case was also $200 and costs. Four warrants were drawn a gainst Dixon, four against Miss Downs, and eight against Cooper, one warrant for each machine, but the cases were consolidated for trial. Cooper's fine was $150 for each device. Four machines were seized at the Ocean King hotel and four at the Atlantic Beach hotel Wednes day night, Aug. 8, and all eight were ordered destroyed in accord ance with the statute on gambling devices. Four other machines were seized at the American Legion club, Swansboro, but no court order will be issued on disposition of those machines until Merritt, commander of the Legion post, is tried. jua^c i,amDen raorris's accision in the Cooper, Dixon, and Downs cases followed an hour and a quart er of whispered haggling, palaver, and lugging around statute books from ante chamber to judge s cham ber, to ante-chamber and back a gain. Attorney Harvey Hamilton, appearing for the defendants, pleaded them guilty, apparently whispering it in the judge's ear, for it wasn't heard in open court. No witness was put on the stand. George Canady of the SB1 and raalher SB I Agent, and Marshall *4*11? ABC officer, who were pi* ent on fhe raids, sat and wait ed with a handful of spectators, highway patrolmen, and other court officials while the 75-minute consultations dragged on. When Judge Morris revealed his judgment he called Canady before him and said he understood there were numerous pinball machines in the county. Canady replied that there were and the judge requested the SB1 agent's help in getting them out of the county. The judge said many of the per sons who have them arc under the impression that they arc legal, hav ing been informed by the pinball machine owner to that effect. Judge Morris suggested that the SBI agent give pinball machine operators one week to get rid of them. Clerk Probates j Isaac Noe Will The will of Isaac T. Noe, Beau fort, was probated and filed in the office of the clerk of superior court Saturday. Aug. 4, 1951. Ex ecutor? of the estate are his sons, Ralph and Curtis Noe. Willed to Curtis is the house and lot No. 301 located at Orange and Cedar streets, with all the house hold am) kitchen furniture in it, also lot No. 118 "from Orange to Moore" including four houses, and two houses on Cedar street, this property to go to Curtis and his heirs, if there are no heirs it is to be divided equally among the three children, Minnie Garner, Ralph, and Lizzie Kuhn. Bequeathed to Minnie is a house and lot No. 303 on Cedar street next to the homeplacc: to Lizzie, a house and lot No. 310 on Cedar street, to Ralph a house and lot No. 308 on Cedar street. Any personal property not mentioned specifical ly in the will was directed to be divided among the four children. The deceased requested that his body be interred in a vault with i tomb like his wife's placed at the head. The will was drawn April 4, 1944 with J. E. Dudley and Elsie G. Nelson as witnesses. Scralmasto Chirks IishU Ta Attrad Training Coarse Charles Hassell, Beaufort Boy Scout leader, has received one of the highest honors in Scouting, by being chosen by the National Coun cil of Boy Scouts to attend a train ing course at Atlanta, Ga., for the next ten days. Mr. Haaaell will be one of 31 Boy Scout leaders in the country at tending the course. Morehead Board Defers Recreation Building Auction Recreation Commission In vestigates Proposal by Civic Clubs The town of Morehead City has deferred sale of the reereation center on Shcpard street for 30 days, pending the recreation com mission's consideration of a pro posal by civic organizations to re pair the building so that it can con tinue to be used as a recreation center. The sale, by auction, was orig inally scheduled for 10 o'clock Sat urday, Aug. 25. The town board agreed to defer sale for one month after hearing pleas from the recreation commis sion, Rotary club. Jaycees, and American Legion at a special meet ing in the municipal building Mon day night. I)r. Harden Kure, spokesman for the recreation commission, inform ed the board that the recreation commission had agreed to accept the building for operation as a recreation center if the civic or ganizations would repair it. A move to recondition the center has been spearheaded by the commun ity service committee of the Rotary club, A. B. (Jack) Roberts, chair man. Dr. Eure stated that the recrea tion commission could not have taken the building over several months ago. repaired and main tained it on the $3.500 a year which it receives from the town. The commission now is in favor of the Rotary proposal, however. He stated that the building is essen tial for use In the recreation pro gram on rainy days, at night, and for storage of equipment. Roberts stated thpt he doubted if the town would get $100 for it if they sold it. Mayor George W. Dill informed him the town was rarely trying to get rid of it because it is a liability. Grady Rich, contractor who was See RECREATION, Page 8 VD Worker Speaks To Physicians ' Clark Williams, trained venereal disease investigator, who has been assigned to Carteret county on i parttime basis, spoke Monday night to the Carteret County Medical so ciety at the society's monthly meeting in Morehcad City hospital. Williams told the physicians that he was available to interview VD patients and to do follow-up work at the request of private practi tioners. lie pointed out that fol low-up procedures arc necessary in order to see that patients do not become delinquent in their treat ment. The VD investigator serves the Camp Lcjeune and Cherry Point areas. He stated that a recent study at Camp Lcjeune showed that Lejeune had a higher VD rate than any other base in the United States and therefore the govern ment is undertaking intensive con trol work in this area. Williams was introduced by Dr. N. T. Ennett, county lualth offi cer. During the business session, during which Dr. C. S. Maxwell, president, presided, the doctors recommended the hiring of an ob stetrical nurse at the hospital be cause of the resignation of Mrs. Patty Gibbs and they also adopted a plan whereby a doctor would he available, through the hospital, eaeh Sundav for emergency medi cal and surgical work. Dr. M. B. Morey, secretary, read a letter from the grievance committee of the North Carolina State Medical society urging physi cians to be more prompt in report ing births and deaths. The hospital was host at the din ner preceding the meeting. Principal Requests Graduate Registration Persons interested in taking the graduate commercial course it Morehead City high school are re quested to register as soon as possible, G. T. Windell, principal, annouhced yesterday. Registration thus far is unusual ly heavy and persons planning tn take the course should notify Win dell to that effect to avoid being left out when the maximum num ber of pupils is reached. The principal will be available at the school beginning Aug. J3 or he may be phoned at his home, 6-3119. Cost of the count Is *88.