NEWS-TIMES OFFICE
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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES *
40th YEAR. NO. 77. EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1951 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Luke MasoD Will
BeTriedToday i
Defendant Faces Series .]
Of Charges as Result
Of Friday Rampage
Luke Mason of Beaufort will be
tried today in Carteret county re
corder's court on a charge of as
sault with a deadly weapon, using
loud and boisterous language, dis
turbing the peace, carrying a con
cealed weapon, and being under
the influence of an intoxicating
beverage.
Mason's bond was set at $200 but
no one bailed him out, so he spent
tke weekend and yesterday in the
county jail.
Mason was arrested Friday night
at Tommy Piner's store. Live Oak
and Ann street, where witnesses
say he made a couple of passes at
Roy (Brigham) Smith with a case
knife, made a swipe with the knife
' (cross the body of Wiley Taylor,
former Beaufort postmaster, and
Jammed the knife into a post by
Taylor's head. Smith threw a soft
drink bottle at Mason, hoping to
render him harmless, but missed.
The arrest was made by Beaufort
Officers Carlton Garner and Max
well Wade.
Mason was recently tried in re
corder's court on a charge of as
saulting his mother, and several
' weeks ago was involved in an auto
accident in Beaufort.
Federal Office
lists Machine
Stamp Holders
Records in the office of the Col
lector of Internal Revenue, Greens
boro, for the North Carolina dis
trict show that 212 stamps have
been issued for the operation of
min - operated gambling devices
(?lot machines) in the state for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 1951.
The collector's office issues the
stamps at $150 each per year to any
' party or concern requesting such
stamps, flespite the fact that slot
machines are illegal under North
Carolina law. The internal revenue
office is a federal operation.
Listed among the persons or or
ganizations to which stamps have
been issued for the 1951-52 fiscal
year, and the number of stamps is
sued were the Atlantic Beach Ho
tel Novelty room, Alfred B. Cooper,
Atlantic Beach, 4; Ocean King ho
tel, Alfred B. Cooper, Atlantic
Beach, 4; and Clarence Meadows,
? American Legion post, Swansboro,
4.
Four^Btt machines were seized
at each of those places by law en
forcement officers this summer.
Penalties levied by the court were
$200 fine and costs for each de
fendant, plus $150 for each ma
chine. The machines were confis
cated and the money in them ap
propriated by the county.
, Defendants were Cooper, Edward
(Bud) Dixon. Lucille Downs, and
George Merritt, jr., commander of
the Swansboro Legion post.
Charles Davis, Harkers
Island, Banains in
Charles Davis, 17, Harkers Is
land. who was injured in an auto
mobile accident Saturday, Sept. 15,
remains in the hospital at South
port. He suffered a brain concus
?ion, injured shoulder and cracked
rib. He and Miss Sue Margaret
Gibbs, passenger, were both thrown
from the Davis car, which was de
molished.
It was reported that a car pulled
out infront of Davis from a ser
vice station and came to a dead
stop on the highway. Knowing he
couldn't stop, Davis attempted to
pass the car and collided with
another vehicle coming from the
opposite direction.
Miss Gibbs, who was also hospit
t allied, just recently returned to
her home, Beaufort RFD.
Mrs. S. W. Haicher Heads
Primary Grad? Mathers
Mrs. S. W. Hatcher was elected
chairman of primary grade moth
ers Friday afternoon at a meeting
at the Morchead City school.
Mrs. Carl Ball, chairman of grade
mothers, announced today that the
grammer grade mothers, grades 4
to 8 inclusive, will meet at 3:30 to
morrow afternoon in the school
. auditorium and the high school
grade mothers will meet at 3:30
Thursday afternoon in the school
auditorium.
? Grade mothers in the respective
.divisions will serve as co-chairmen
'with Mrs. Ball
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Tanker Sails
? The Shell tanker, M/V Patella,
?sailed Saturday from Morehead
'?City after diacharging a cargo of
st asp' 't The Patella arrived Thura
?< day from Netherlands Weft Undies.
Sgt. William Durkin ijj Marine
Hero With New Angle to Story
Dr. D. T. Caldwell
Speaks Thursday
At Webb Church J
Dr. D. T. Caldwell, supply pastor
for Webb Memorial Presbyterian
church, will give the invocation and
the devotional at the district con
ference, group 4 of the Women
of the Church, Wilmington Presby
terial, Thursday morning.
The all-day meeting, designated
as a Day of Prayer, will take place
in Webb Memorial Presbyterian
church. Morehead City.
Dr. Caldwell, who replaced Rag
land Fletcher as supply pastor, will
speak on "Living by Faith." He is
a native of Mecklenburg county
and a graduate of Davidson college
and Union Theological seminary,
Richmond, Va. He completed grad
uate work at Princeton Theological
seminary and Princeton university.
For the past four years Dr. Cald
well was director of Christian d
ucafion. Synod of North Carolina,
and prior to that time served six
years as director of the Defense
Service council of the Presbyterian
church in the United States. He
started that work July 1, 1941.
His first pastorate was at Imman
uel Presbyterian church. Wilming
ton, 1918 to 1925, and he was pas
tor of the Second Presbyterian
church, Petersburg. Va., 1925-1941.
Dr. Caldwell will serve the More
head City church until he accepts
a permanent pastorate.
Following his talk on faith, re
ports of local presidents of Women
of the Church will be heard, with
Mrs. W. H. Blair presenting the re
port for Webb Memorial.
Also to be given at the morning
session will be reports on world
missions, home missions, and re
ligious education. Following lunch,
there will be report on spiritual
growth, annuities and relief, and
the assembly's special causes.
The program will be concluded
with a message by Mrs. John Far
rior, Burgaw. Prcsbyterial presi
dent, on "Works."
In district 4, besides the hostess
church^*? the followirt? oi.ircfV*. j
Croatian. Jacksonville, Pollocksville,
and Wildwood.
Cars Collide ;
Near Dog Track
Capt. Ernest Laverne Engelkes.
USMC, Cherry Point, has been
charged with careless and reckless
driving as the result of an accident
at 12:10 a.m. yesterday morning on
highway 70 at the dog track.
Patrolman J. W. Sykes, who in
vestigated, stated that the 1949
model car Engelkes was driving
collided with a 1941 car driven by
William J. Woods, II, USMC, also
of Cherry Point.
Riding with Woods was S. A.
Daniello, G. P. Sanders, and R. P.
Musto. who told the patrolman that
Engelkes had his high headlight
beam on and in spite of their blink
ing their lights at him, refused to
lower the beam. They said he then
came over on their side of the
road and ran into them.
The officer, claimed, however,
that Woods ran into him. A pas
senger in the Engelkes' car was
not identified. No one was in
jured, however. Damage to the
captain's car was estimated at $300
and to Woods' car $200.
Engelkes was proceeding toward
Morehead City and Woods toward
Cherry Point.
Hum Carteret County
Boys Enroll at Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge.? Cadets James M.
Burge, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. F.
Guthrie of 1808 Arendell St., More
head City, Irvin W. Davis, son of
Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Davis, of Davis,
and Lionel W. Howard, son of Mr.
and Mrs. L. W. Howard of route 2,
Newport, were among the cadets
who inaugurated the 100th session
of Oak Ridge Military institute last
week.
Founded in 1852, ORMI has long
been recognized as an honor mili
tary school and has consistently re
ceived the Army's highest distinc
tive award. This year's capacity
enrollment includes young men
from eight states and two foreign
countries, each of whom will take a
full schedule of academic work and
at the same time receive ROTC
training under supervision of Army
personnel.
Work covers four years of col
lege preparatory and two years of
college. A large number of appli
cants this year were turned away
because of the full enrollment.
James Parker, colored, New
Bern, was arrested Sunday after
noon in Beaufort on a charge o I
public drunkenness.
? Cherry Point. ? Heroes are made,
not born, and while the Marine
Corps has certainly had its share
of heroes, few can parallel the ex
perience of Marine Master Ser
geant William Durkin, of highway
101 near Beaufort.
For it was Sergeant Durkin who
dragged a severely injured pilot
from a burning plane at great risk
to his own life, to find out later
that he had saved the life of multi
millionaire Howard Hughes. The
event received considerable pub
licity when it occurred back in 1946
at Beverly Hills. Calif., and won
for Durkin the lifetime gratitude
and friendship of the famous
sportsman and industrialist.
Shortly after the event happen
ed, many stories of spectacular re
imbursements by the wealthy ivia
tor made the rounds. Cash figures
grew astronomical and one tale cir
culated the belief that Sergeant
Durkin could have everything from
a Cadillac every year to a private
train just for the asking.
All of this was very embarrassing
to Durkin. He had no desire to
put a price on the life he saved
and the friendship between the two
is on a much more genuine basis.
Durkin makes payments on his new
car as does everyone else.
Today, the Leatherneck is quiet
ly pursuing his career in the Ma
rine Corps serving as ordnance
chief at the Marine Air Station,
Cherry Point. He has since mar
ried the former Sharon Ann Fitz
patrick whose flashing skates
streaked over the ice for five years
in Sonja Henie's ice extravaganza.
The sergeant has taken his mo
ment of greatness in stride and
few of his ncighb-rs know of his
deed. Of Howard Hughes, Ser
geant Durkin has only praise. "He
is one swell fellow and would pass
for Mr. Average Citizen anywhere,"
Durkin said.
Coast Guard Seeks
Reserve Officers J
Capt. L. H. Baker, USCG, com
mander. Filth Coast Guard district,
announced today that the Coast
Guard, becausc of increased duties
twuuionvd by aw iK??e .t ..itiuu:
emergency, is stepping up its re
serve officer procurement program.
Applications are desired from
young men without previous mili
tary service, as well as those who
were former service men.
Candidates selected from civilian
life for this program must hold a
degree from an accredited college
and be between 21 and 26 years of
age. They will be enlisted in the
Coast Guard Reserve for a three
year period in the rate of seaman
recruit, officer candidate, and will
be ordered to the Coast Guard
Academy. New London, Conn., for
a 16-week training course. Those
candidates who successfully com
plete the course will be 'appointed
in the grade ol Ensign. United
States Coast Guard Reserve.
Former servicemen who desire
to make application lor a reserve
commission must be between the
ages ol 21 and 31. This program
is open to lormer servicemen of the
Coast Guard, Coast Guard Reserve.
Navy and Naval Reserve who hold
a baccalaureate degree or have two
years of college and two years of
service or three years of college
and one year of service. The maxi
mum allowable substitution of serv
ice for college training is two
years.
All interested and qualified per
sons should, apply as soon as possi
ble by letter, or in person, to the
Director of Reserve. Fifth Coast
Guard District. Box 540, New Post
Office Building, Norfolk, Va. If
the initial contact is made by mail,
the letter should contain a brief
summary of the applicant's experi
ence and education, together with
a request for an application for
commission in the reserve. In the
case of applicants with prior mili
tary service, the letter should in
clude as a separate inclosure a
statement giving name, rank or
rate, service number, branch of
service, place of birth, place of en
listment. whether regular or re
serve component, place, date and
character of discharge, for all prior
military service.
Applicants are urged to make ill
arrangements possible by mail in
order that the interview, olficer
qualification test and physical ex
amination may be taken in one
day.
If further information on this
program is desired, men should
contact the Director of Reserve.
Fifth Coast Guard District. New
Post Office Building, Norfolk, Va.
Private Assigned
Pvt. Cecil N. Lewis, son of D. G.
Lewis, 206 N. 11th St., Morehead
City, was recently assigned to tbe
Medical Replacement Training cen
ter, a unit of Brook* Army Medi
cal Center, Fort Sam Houston,
Tan*.
Utilities Board 4
Issues Tide Water
Show Cause Order
Power Company President
Says He Welcomes Oppor
tunity to Present Facts
The State Public Utilities com
mission Friday ordered Tide Water
Power company to show cause why
its electric power rates should not
be reduced.
The commission's show cause or
der, set for hearing at Raleigh Nov.
13, followed efforts by the Utilities
commission to get the Wilmington
utility to make a reduction volun
tarily.
The commission members have
held two conferences with Tide
Water officials recently since in
audit by the commission's account
ing staff showed the company had
earnings of 8.61 per cent in the 12
months that ended May 31.
Warren W. Bell, Tide Water
president, stated after Friday's con
ference with public utilities com
missioners that his company "wel
comes the opportunity to comply"
with the show cause order and to
present facts and figures in sup
port of Tide Water's contention
that a voluntary rate reduction is
not possible.
Bell told the commission that
Tide Water is not only earning less
per share of common stock than it
was when a small rate increase was
authorized by the commission 13
months ago but also that all con
struction and operating expenses
are far higher than they were then.
"Actually, our taxes have in
creased in the last year by more
than the total income received
through the 1950 rate increase,"
Bell said. "The authorized increase
gave us approximately $200,000 1
year more revenue while taxes
alone have jumped by an additional
$223,000.
"Since this case has now reached
a point where we must justify our
position with actual facts and fig
ures. we anticipate no difficulty in
convincing the commission that we
arc not earning an excessive profit.
It is, of course, no simple task to
amass the material we must present
at the hearing and we appreciate
*hc consideration in
setting the date nearly 60 days
ahead.
"Naturally, we recognize that
there arc various points of view in
such a situation as this. We sim
ply do not agree with the commis
sion's accountant in his methods of
arriving at the company's rate of
earnings. We believe we can show
that those methods were not in ac
cordance with the provisions of
North Carolina law in such cases."
Pointing out that his company
had a lon$ record of voluntary rate
reductions. Bell asserted that it
was the company's desire to pro
vide good service at the lowest
possible cost.
"It is true that there is now i
tremendous upsurge of industrial
^nd residential development in our
territory," Bell said. "However,
this is somewhat misleading be
cause the additional demand for
electricity has not actually ma
terialized. We have had to make
heavy expenditures in preparation
for this new demand. We have
not yet realized any return from
those expenditures.
"We are hopeful that we can find
a way to give a voluntary rate re
duction soon after this anticipated
new power load comes into being.
That is our goal."
Marine Truck, Jeep in Convoy
Collide; Jeep] Driver Killed
Legion Post 46,
Auxiliary Will
Meet Friday Night
American Legion Post No. 46 and
1 the Legion auxiliary will meet at
i 7 o'clock Friday night at the Ameri
i can Legion hut for a barbecue sup
i per. installation of auxiliary offi
] cers, and a dance. The hut is lo
cated west of Morehead City.
| Commander J. A. DuBois has is
sued an invitation also to all vet
I crans and their families. Legion
I naires have also been requested to
bring new members.
Special invitations have been is
I sued to Congressman Graham A.
Harden, John Larkins, state sen
| ator; Henry Edwards, district com
mander; Alonzo Thomas, district
vice-commander; C. L. Beam, coun
ty veterans' service officer; and
Mrs. John A. Ward, past depart
ment president of the auxiliary.
Tickets for the barbecue supper
should be purchased now from
members of the Legion and the
auxiliary in order that enough bar
becue may be prepared. Door
prizes will be given.
Commander DuBois stated that
those wishing to attend the foot
ball game will have time to attend
the Legion affair first.
Boston Architect
To Restore Palace
Raleigh. ? W. G. Perry. Boston
architect who directed the Wil
liamsburg Restoration in Virginia,
has been selected as architect for
the restoration of Tryon's Palace,
colonial statehouse of North Caro
lina at New Bern.
George R. Ross, director of the
N#rth Carolina Department of Con
servation and Development, an
nounced that Perry had agreed to
handle the project and would go
to New Bern probably in Novem
ber to confer with the Tryon'o
Palace commission.
Tryon's Palace, built jn 1767-70,
was considered one of the most
beautiful buildings in British
America. It served as the colonial
governor's residence and state
house, while the colony was under
Royal Governors Tryon and Mar
tin, until fire in 1798 destroyed the
central section and one of the' two
wings. The remaining wing has
been used as an apartment house
the past 20 years.
Funds for the restoration were
provided largely by the late Mrs.
Maude Moore Latham of Greens
boro, who made gifts and bequests
totaling about $1,500,000. The
State of North Carolina also ap
propriated funds for the work.
Mrs. Latham made a collection
of 18th century furnishings, val
ued at about $135,000. to be placed
in the restored building. Most of
these are on display at the Greens
boro Historical museum. Three
glass chandeliers from the collec
tion are being kept at the Gover
nor's Mansion in Raleigh.
Senators Say f. Something Must
Be Done9 on Lack of Housing
Washington. ? (AP) ? Rent gous
ing and substandard housing are so
widespread around military camps
that corrective action must be
taken, a Senate subcommittee re
ported today.
But, it added in a report, the
solution must come from the com
munities.
The subcommittee said that one
of the "worst situations" its in
vestigators found was at the Ma
rine training base at Camp Le
jeune. N. C. There, investigators
said, some Marines even were tak
ing advantage of the housing short
age to gouge their fellow Marines
on rents.
The report was from the armed
services preparedness subcommit
tee headed by Senator Lyndon B.
Johnson (D-Texas), which sent in
vestigators to 16 Army, Nivy, Air
Force and Marine training camps.
The subcommittee reported con
ditions found at the qamps were
similar to those uncovered by the
group in an earlier investigation of
three installations? Camp Breckin
ridge. My.. Fort Leonard Wood,
Mo., ana Camp Rucker, Ala.
Shacking Conditions
Johnson said the first investiga
tion revealed such shocking condi
tions that a second, more thorough
inquiry was made to determine the
extent of "this shameful profiteer
ing from American aerviceroen."
"There now can bo no doubt th?t
it is widespread? so widespread
that corrective action must be
taken," he said.
"As we state in this report, the
ultimate solution must come from
the communities themselves. But
we must give those communities
every legitimate aid within our
power."
Hearing Scheduled
Johnson said his group will have
an open hearing within a few days
to give the armed services an op
portunity to present recommenda
tions.
The National Association of
Home Builders, in a statement on
the committee report, called the
housing situation around military
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Tide Table
Tides at Beaufort Bar
HIGH
LOW
Tuesday, Sept. 25
3:32 a.m.
3:36 p.m.
9:33 a.m.
10:32 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 26
4:31 am.
4:90 p.m.
10:33 a m.
11:20 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 2
5:23 a.m.
11:26 a.m.
5:38 p.m.
Friday Sept. 28
6:07 a.m.
6:22 p.m.
12:01 a.m.
12:14 pjs.
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k Cpl. Thomas F. Fullerton, 24, USMC, was killed instant-*
ly at 7 :30 last Monday night when the jeep he was driving
toward Canp Lejeune collided with a Marine convoy
headed toward Morehead City.
The accident occurred on highway 24 two miles east of
Swansboro and 200 feet east of the Leslie Khue residence.
j Information on the accident was*
not released until Fullerton's fam
ily in New York was notified, and
the Marine corps completed inves
tigation.
Attempts to Pass
According to Highway Patrolman
J. W. Sykes of Carteret county,
Fullerton, who is a member of the
second combat group, was driving
a 1945 jeep and attempting to pass
several trucks in a convoy headed
toward Lejeune.
He passed- one truck but as he
pulled around two more, he col
lided head-on with a truck in con
voy coming from Lejeune. The
left side of the jeep scraped the
right side of the truck, the jeep
veered around the rear of the
truck, ran off the road, throwing
Fullerton out, turned over and end
ed upright in the woods 90 feet
from the highway. Fullerton's
body landed 36 feet from the
vehicle.
Multiple Injuries
His death was due to <* broken
neck, crushed chest, and a broken
left arm. The body was taken to
Camp Lejeune and from there was
sent to New York.
Damage to the truck was about
$10 and to the jeep $200. Driver
of the truck was A. I. Inderlin,
second ordnance battalion. Camp
Lejeune. Assisting Patrolman
Sykes in the investigation was Pa
trolman W. E. Pickard.
This was the third highway fa
tality in Carteret county this year.
James Bernard Ewald, USMC, was
killed on Harkers Island April 29
and Andrew Bell of Morehead City
was killed near Newport May 1.
Cook Aboard Boat
Departs with $19 v
I.ouis B. Willis, Beaufort chief
of police, has advised Vernon Sty
ron to swear out a warrant for
Vernon Fisher, fisherman working
for Styron who was reported to
have disappeared from Beaufort
Sept. 15. Fisher left Beaufort with
$19.05 belonging to Styron, ac
cording to information given the
chief of police.
Styron states that Fisher, who
was cook aboard the Annie Gert
rude, took the money and instead
of paying grocery bills owed in
town, departed. Fisher. 46. a native
of Pamlico county, was last seen by
the Styrons at 2:30 Saturday after
noon, Sept. 15. He left, saying he'd
be back by 5:30, but he never re
turned.
It was later learned that he went
to the various stores where money
was owed, asked the businessmen
to mark his bills paid and said he'd
be back later with the money. The
grocers "forgot" to mark the bills
paid, however. When he went to
get his laundry, he told people
there that he was leaving for South
Carolina, Styron reported.
According to Robert Willis,
brother of Burney Willis who died
la?l week. Fisher was in South
port Willii, who lives at South
port, had returned to Beaufort to
attend his brother's funeral.
On the basis of this information,
the chief of police advised Styron
to consult with the clerk of super
ior court, A. H. James, and swear
out a warrant for Fisher's arrest.
British Marino Commander
To Visit Cherry Point l/
General Sir Lesley Hollis arriv
ed in New York City aboard the
SS Mauretania yesterday. As a
guest of the Marine Corps, he will
tour Leatherneck installations dur
ing his stay in this country.
General Sir. Lesley, K.C.B., K.
B.E., and Commandant General of
Uie British Royal Marines, is ex
pected to spend Saturday at Cher
ry Point, Headquarters Marine
Corps recently disclosed.
The British General will tour the
station and review close support
demonstrations by Second Wing
Fighters.
Oliver Carraway Receives
Promotion to Corporal
With the 1st Civ. Dlv.in Korea.
? Oliver A. Carraway, Merrimon,
has been awarded a promotion to
corporal while aerving in Korea.
Carraway won his promotion
while assigned to the 1st Cavalry
Division's 7th Cavalry regiment,
the unit which led the first large
scale United Nations offensive
against the Communists, when UN
forces broke through northward
from the Taegu perimeter last Sep
tember.
Carteret County School J
Enrollment Soars to 4,701
Enrollment in Carteret county
schools at the end of the first 10
days totaled 4,701, II. L. Joslyn,
county superintendent of schools,
announced yesterday. The enroll
ment last year at the end of the
same period was 4,551.
On the second day of school
this year the enrollment was
4,574 and Superintendent Joslyn
predicted that the enrollment
would exceed 4.600.
Committee Plans
Organization ^
Of 'Club Council'
The civic affairs committee of
the Morehead City chamber of
commerce has proposed the organ
ization of a "club council" or group
in which one member of '?very or
ganization is represented so that i
"calendar of events" for Morehead
City can be compiled and organiza
tions' activities scheduled to avoid
conflicts with other organizations
The membership would include
the president or one representative
from each church group, school
group, civic and fraternal organiza
tion in Morehead City. The coun
cil would meet once every three
months to make up a quarterly
calendar of events and additional
events could be added between
meetings, the civic affairs commit
tee decided.
When compiled, the calendar
i would bfe available at the chamber
of commerce. George W. Dill
chairman of the civic affairs com
mittee, said that the calendar
would avoid conflict and overlap
ping of drives and events, save
club workers time and wasted ef
fort, make better attendance possi
blc at all events, and present i
united front for worthwhile
projects.
At a recent meeting of the civic
affairs committee, the landscaping
and beautification of the parkway
in the middle of Arcndell street
was discussed. It was suggested
that the Morehead City Woman's
club garden club department be
consulted.
The committee chairman inform
ed the group of a plan to remove
the present fence around the ceme
tery and replace it with a hedge.
Attending the meeting, in addi
tion to the chairman, were Thomas
Wade. Grover Munden, J. R. Mor
rill, Ethan Davis, Dr. S. W. Hatcher,
and J. A. DuBois, secretary.
Water to be Cut
Off in Beaufort
The water in sections of Beau
fort will be cut off beginning it
midnight tonight in order to re
place bad valves. George Stovall.
manager of Tide Water Power co.,
announced today.
Stovall said he couldn't say ex
actly where there will be no water
because he doesn't know how "far
back" men will have to go to ef
fect the necessary repairs. It is
hoped that the work will be com
pleted by tomorrow morning.
Toilets or other facilities in the
house requiring running water
cannot be used, Stovall warned. He
further suggested that residents
'catch 'em up some water." In
other words, they should run water
in kettles or pans so that they will
have some during the night in case
Junior screams, "1 wanna drink of
wadda."
This is follow-up work to instal
lation of a new pump on the recent
ly-drilled well, the Tide Water
manager explained. The new well
produces 400 gallons of water a
minute. Although only one well
is used, there are two in reserve
and Beaufort's water system is as
up-to-date now as it is possible for
it to be, Stovall remarked.
A new pump house was recently
constructed and a fence built
around Tide Water's Beaufort
water plant facilities.
Office Painted
The home agent's office in the
court house annex, Beaufort, was
painted in pastel green Wednesda/
and Thursday. Recently added to
the office were window shades.
Calm Again
Descends on Port
At Morehead City
Activity at Morehead City port
terminal has ealmcd considerably
;ifter 10 days of Marine embarka
tion operations for maneuvers off
the Virginia capes and in the
Caribbean. Several Naval craft re
maineJ in port yesterday, however.
Many areas of the huge Camp
Lejeune Marine base are deserted
loday.
Except for a hollow ?-ear echelon
?roup, the crack Second Division
loaded its full striking force for
mock invasions at tiny Vieques
Island in the Caribbean in October
and at Onslow Beach in November.
The division's departure left a
gaping hole in the post Korea com
plement of Lejeune. Many Leather
neck dependents departed for home
to await the division's return. But
most activities at the corps' major
east coast training center stayed
on an even keel.
Officially, the two-month maneu
vers which the division together
with the Second Marine Air Wing
at Cherry Point are taking part in,
has been labeled "Lantflex-32." It
is the first major exercise by the
Atlantic Fleet in 18 months.
The division and its supporting
units will take up a closeknit, land
based training schedule after the
amphibious landing at .shell scarred
Vieques.
In November it returns to On
slow where ship-to-shore opera
tions will be conducted against
imaginary "Black'' forces. How
ever. all opposition at Onslow will
not be imaginary. Specially train
ed "aggressor" forces will be cm
ployed against the Onslow landing
force to add realism to the prob
lem.
Four Youths Fail
To Attend Court
The four Beaufort youths,
charged with unlawful firing of
firecrackers within the limits of
Morehcad City, did not appear be
fore Mayor George Dill in munici
pal court yesterday.
Mayor Dill said it was probably
a case of misunderstanding, but
added that the boys would be ex
pected in court next week for sure.
The youths, Vergil L. White, Hu
bert C. Smith, Ralph L. Daniels,
and Robert F. Mucking, were ar
rested by Officers Carl Blomberg
and Deputy Sheriff M. M. Ayscue
almost two weeks ago. They were
released without bond.
Clyde Jones, Negro, of 920 Bay
st., was fined $10 plus costs for
speeding. He was arrested by Of
ficer Buck Newsome.
Mayor Dill deferred a decision
against Marvin Roberts, 15, of 1901
Arendell, until after talkiry? with
the boy's father, Steve Roberts.
The lad was found driving a
truck within the city. State law
requires that a youth be at least
16 years old before driving an au
tomobile.
The boy's father is at present
out of the state working.
The case of Mary Gaskill,
charged with possession of two
pints of bootleg whiskey, was post
poned until next week. The non
tax-paid liquor was found by fire
men Sept. 20, when an early morn
ing fire took them to the Gaskill
residence.
Home Demonstration Clubs
; To Study Clothing Buying
"Buying Coals and Suit*" will
be the topic of discussion at five
Home Demonstration club meet
ings in the county this weak. The
schedule, as announced Friday by
Miss Maltha Barnett, home agent,
follows:
Today, 2 p m.. Cedar Point club
with Mrs. John Guthrie; 7 p.m.,
Russell's Creek club with Mrs. L.
D. Springle.
Tomorrow, 3 p.m.. Gloucester
club with Mrs. Gertrude White
hurst; 7:30 p.m., Williston club
with Mrs. Vivian Wade.
Friday. 2:30 p.m.. Cedar Island
club with Mrs. Elsie McKamey.
The Wildwood Home Demonstra
tion club, scheduled to meet Thurs
day. has been postponed until 2
p.m. Monday, Oct. 1. Mrs. Janet
Ross will be hostess.
Carteret Boy Wooaded
Pvt. Edward L. Gaskill, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ardell Gaskill, Sea
Level, has been wounded in Korea,
according to an announcement re
leased today by the Department at
Defense.