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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES J*_
40th YEAR, NO 89. EIGHT PAGES MOKEHS^D CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1951 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
County Board Grants Request
By Newport School Group */
Attache at American Embassy
In Cairo Writes Beaufort Kin
Troubles in Egypt were brought'
closer borne two weeks ago when
Mrs. Carl A. Hatsell, Beaufort, re
ceived a letter from her brother,
Ralph B. Curren, who is first secre
tary and counsel at the United
States legation in Egypt. Mr. Cur-,
ren's duty as civil air attache takes
him periodically to Addis Ababa,
Baghdad. Beirut, Damascus, and
New Delhi.
Last year he visited the Hatsell's
A native of Eau Claire, Wis., he has
been more than 16 years in the for
eign service. A portion of his let
ter, received Oct. 20, follows:
Cairo, Egypt
Oct. 13, 1951
? ? ? It is hard for us to realize
that your fall weather is almost
over and your winter will soon be
there, for here we are still hav
ing real summer weather. The
temperatures have been 92 to 96
during the past ten days, and one
day it was 99.
We have had two "khSmseens"
this week. The one yesterday came
up about noon and blew until about
7 o'clock last night. The dust was
so thick you hardly breath. We
had to keep all the doors and win
dows closed, and the house was
filthy with dust. Yousef hates
khamseen. for he hates to see "his
house" get so dirty. During a
khamseen, he dusts everything
about every hour.
He started in cleaning about five
this morning and by eight when 1
had breakfast, one would never
know the house had been dusty
and dirty last night. It's wonder
ful having someone who takes that
much personal interest.
You have no doubt read of the
trouble we have been having here
in Egypt this past week. The
Egyptians are hell bent to get the
British troops out of Egypt. (They
are concentrated in tremendous
camps down between here and Port
' Said, in what is commonly called
\ the Canal area).
The Prime Minister announced
? this week that he has recommend
ed to the Egyptian parliament that
Egpyt abrogate the Anglo-Egypt
treaty of 1936 which among other
things gave the British the right to
station troops in Egypt.
Lots of propaganda on that sub
ject has been built up and when
the announcement was made, all of
Egypt rejoiced. Huge demonstra
tions were held by students, as is
their usual practice, and that, of
course, gave the signal to the hood
lums from the native areas of the
city to start throwing sticks and
stones, which delights them no end.
Last Tuesday and Wednesday the
hoodlums swamped up and down
some of the main streets, breaking
every plate glass window in sight
and ransacking the shops. An aw
ful lot of damage was done. TWA
in their main ticket office near
Shepard's hotel, have a big front
of plate glass. They managed to
get three of their steel shutters
down in time, but the fourth got
jammed, so that big window was
smashed as was their big TWA
neon sign.
A big Coca-Cola truck and a big
Pepsi-Cola truck were overturned
on one of the main streets and
their contents of cases of bottles
scattered over the street. What
bottles that weren't broken or con
sumed were used as ammunition to
throw through the shop windows.
The lower floor of the Socony
Vacuum Oil company, on one of
the main streets, was completely
wrecked in the belief that it be
longed to Socony, but it happened
that it was shared by two local
firms, one Armenian and one
Greek.
We haven't been able to drive
into the center of the city all week
for fear of being caught in mobs
and not being able to get out safe
ly. On this coming Monday night,
the parliament meets and will
probably announce their final de
f cis ion about the abrogation. If
they decide to abrogate, we ex
pect more trouble than ever from
the mobs the following day
Fortunately, the police have so
far managed to keep the mobs and
demonstrations away from around
the American and British embas
sies. There are hugs groups of po
lice, armed with helmets, shields
See ATTACHE, Page 2
Buniorl Finmu Will
Bipair Toys far Chririm
The Beaufort fire department
today issued a call for used toys
to be repaired and put into condi
tion for diatribution at Chriatmas
time.
? Persons having repairable toys
ahould drop them by the fire de
partment or else call the fire sta
tion. 2-4371, and a fireman will call
and pick the toys up.
Firemen each Chriatmas put toys
into condition and play Santa Claua
throughout the town on Chriatmas
morning.
Holden Ballou
Heads Jaycee
DSA Committee
Holden Ballou has been appoint
ed head of the Beauiort Jaycee dis
tinguished service and award com
mittee for 1951, Gene Smith, Jaycee
president announced today.
Ballou will supervise the nom
ination and arrangements for pre
senting the annual award to a man
of Beaufori between 21 and 36
years of age who is judged to have
done the most for the community
during 1951.
National Program
Presentation of the award, a na
tionally-sponsored project of the
Jaycees, will be made in towns
throughout the United States where
Jaycee groups are active. The na
tional program calls for presenta
tion of the distinguished service
award the night of Jan. 19. Ballou
stated that plans are being made
for a banquet and presentation
ceremonies in Beaufort that night.
Every church, civic group, and
fraternal organization will be ask
ed to nominate a man for the
award, which has been commonly
called in the past, the "man -of-the
year" award. Nominations will be
received from Nov. 15 through
Dec. 15. Ballots are being dis
tributed to the organizations and
more than one man's name will be
accepted from a group.
Five Judges
Five judges will canvass the nom
inations and select the nominee
who in their opinion is most de
serving of the award. The only
person not eligible for the honor is
the president of the Jaycees,
Smith. Names of the judges will
not be revealed.
Ballou emphasized that any man
between 21 and 36 is eligible for
the honor, he, need not be a mem
ber of the Jaycees.
j
? At the request of Newport grade
mothers and members of the Par
ent-Teacher association county com
missioners yesterday requested that
the county board of education take
steps immediately to improve toilet
facilities at Newport school, re
place blackboards, and repair plas
tering in the home economics room.
Mrs. Thomas Roy Garner headed
the delegation of eight women who
appeared before the board. In ad
dition to listing the above problems
which the parents believe most
pressing, Mrs. Garner said that
three primary grades are crowded
in the basement of the school, a
basement which is continually
damp.
She suggested that partitions be j
built between each commode and
that toilet facilities be placed on
the first floor and additional ones
on the second.
"Actually, we need a new school.
Our school was built for 400 pupils
and there are more than 600 there
now. We would apreciate some
thing being done about our immed
iate problems, but we don't want
the board to lose sight of the fact
that we need a new school and we
hope that you plan for that in the
I near future," Mrs. Garner remark
ed.
She expressed fear that the
school will be taken off the accred
ited list because of its low sanita
tion rating.
Dr. K. F. B. Bonner, chairman of
the board, said the county could
do no more than available funds
would allow and ventured that no
caunty in the state has been as gen
erous with its schols as has Car
teret.
The women suggested that the
county board go to the school and
see conditions for themselves and
also asked the board to attend the
PTA meeting there Nov. 20.
Commissioner Moses Howard,
Newport, told his fellow commis
sioners that conditions at the school
were as bad, if not worse, than de
scribed by the delegation.
In passing the resolution request
ing immediate action at Newport
school the board requested that the
county board of education be fur
nished with the part of the recent
grand jury report calling attention
to conditions at the school.
Those appearing before the
board, in addition to Mrs. Garner,
were Mrs. C. T. Garner. Mrs. Tom
Temple, Mrs. Walter D. Roberts,
Mrs. Slagle, Mrs. Peterson, Mrs.
Zemmie Millis, and Mrs. Dick Loc
key.
Most of County's Methodist J
Ministers Return to Charges
Farm Specialists
Visit Ocracoke v
"Stretching the Family Dollar"
is the theme of an extension service
one-week program at Ocracoke this
week. R. M. Williams, Carteret
county farm agent, and other agri
culture specialists from State col
lege will visit the island and con
fer with families on gardening,
poultry raising, and food preserva
tion.
Williams spoke last night at the
Ocracoke Parent-Teacher associa
tion meeting and showed slides on
gardening and poultry raising. He
will visit with families today, giv
ing advice on gardening, ind will
return to Beaufort tomorrow. The
county agent carried with him to
Ocracoke some strawberry plants
which he distributed. The plants
came from his garden.
Although Ocracoke is in Hyde
county, Carteret's agent was re
quested to confer with the people
there by C. S. Mintz, supervisor of
farm agents in the eastern district.
Mintz will arrive at Ocracoke late
today.
Hyde county has appropriated
some funds for an extension sur
vey at Ocracoke, Williams said,
and this was planned for promo
tion of 4-H work and occasional
visits by the home agent.
Sadden Stop Causes
Collision on Front Streot
The sudden stopping of an un
identified car caused a two-car col
lision on Front street at Pollock at
4 o'clock Friday afternoon in Beau
fort.
Damage to a car driven by Mrs.
John Dudley, Beaufort, amounted
to $25 and damage to the car
driven by Mrs. Mary Johnson Nor
ton, Lennoxvillc rd., amounted to
$60. According to Mrs. Dudley,
the car in front of her stopped
quickly, she slammed on her
brakes, but Mrs. Johnson, in back
of her failed to stop and rammed
the Dudley car from the rear. The
car making the first stop continued
on.
Both cars were headed east.
Chief Carlton Garner investigated.
No charges were preferred.
? All but two of Carteret county's
Methodist ministers, the Rev. L. A.
Tilley, Morehead City, and the Rev.
J. M. Jolliff, Newport, were re
turned to their charges when the
annual North Carolina conference
took place last week at Wilming
ton. Appointments were announced
Sunday.
Mr. Tilley, who at present is con
fined to the Morehead City hos
pital by illness, has been trans
ferred to the First Methodist
church, Rockingham. Mr. Jolliff
was retired but will serve as supply
pastor at Gatesville.
Filling the pulpit in First church,
Morehead City, will be the Rev.
Leon Couch and minister at New
port will be the Rev. W. W. Clarke.
Other county pastors are as fol
lows: the Rev. T. R. Jenkins, Ann
Street Methodist church. Beaufort;
the Rev. L A. Lewis, Beaufort cir
cuit, with the Rev. Simon Quinn,
associate; the Rev. R. N. Fitts,
Marshallberg.
The Rev. A. L. Reynolds, Frank
lin Memorial Methodist church,
Morehead City, and Morehead cir
cuit; the Rev. C. W. Wooten, At
lantic; and the Rev. A. C. Regan,
Straits. Mr. Jenkins was also
named conference missionary secre
tary.
The Rev. C. Maness Mitchell, for
merly of Carteret county, and then
pastor at the Havelock Methodist
church, has been transferred to
Pikeville. The Rev. W. Y. Stew
art, formerly of Beaufort, will con
tinue as pastor at Ocracoke.
Replacing Mr. Mitchell at Have
lock will be the Rev. H. L. Wat
son. The Rev. W. D. Caviness, for
merly of Morehead City, will re-v
main at St. Paul's church. Golds
boro, and the Rev. H. L. Harrell,
formerly of Straits, will continue at
Garris-Grove.
Appointed secretary of the New
Bern district was H. K. King, suc
ceeding the Rev. B. B. Slaughter,
New Bern.
Beaufort Firemen Put
Out Stove Fire Sudiy
Beaufort firemen answered a call
it 10:45 Sunday morning to a home
on Hedrick it. where a kerosene
cook itove caught fire.
The atove was damaged, but other
parts of the house were saved. Fire
men returned to the station in
about 20 minutes. The alarm was
turned in from box 43, Pine and
Live Oak streets.
Carteret Farmers
OK Nickel Levy j
Few Turn Out lo Vole; 233
Favor Proposal, 20 Cast
Ballots Against
Carteret county farmers who
went to the polls Saturday in the
Nickels for Know-How referendum
voted overwhelmingly in favor of
the five-cent per ton feed and fer
tilizer levy to finance agricultural
research. Two hundred thirty-three
voted for the proposal and 20
against.
Carteret county followed the
state-wide trend. In every county
the referendum carried by a better
than 10 to 1 majority. A two
thirds majority was required to put
the program into effect.
Vole Light
A heavy rain in the county kept
most farmers from the polling
places Saturday morning, but clear
ing skies in the afternoon brought
out more voters. It is estimated
that less than one-fourth of the
persons eligible to vote in Carteret
went to the polls.
The levy is not binding on every
purchaser of feed or fertilizer. Any
farmer dissatisfied with the "tax"
may have his money refunded
within 30 days after his purchases.
It is estimated that the plan will
cost the average farmer about 25
cents a year.
$125,000 Annually
An estimated $125,000 a year will
be collected and the money will be
administered by the State Agricul
tural Foundation's board of direc
tors. which consists of about a hun
dred farmers and farm leaders.
Machinery for Saturday's refer
endum was set up by the 1951 gen
eral assembly.
The bill came from Rep. A. C.
Edwards of Greene, president of
the State Farm Bureau Federation.
Fred Royster of Vance. Gordon
Maddrey of Bertie and W. B. Hod
| man of Beaufort.
The assessment will be added to
the wholesale price of each ton of
I fertilizer or commercial feed. The
manufacturer will turn the five
cents over to the state agriculture
commissioner, who will remit it to
the agricultural foundation.
School Debaters '
To Enter Coolest
Sophomore, junior, and senior
members of the Morehead City
high school debating club have en
tered the Jaycee-sponsored "I
Speak for Democracy" contest
which closes iA this county Friday.
The contest is a joint project of
Morehead City and Beaufort Jay
cees.
Officers of the club were elect
ed at the recent debating club
meeting. They are Hilliard Eurc,
president: Ann Shivelle, vice-pres
ident; Ann Hardy, secretary-treas
urer; and Helen Pipkin, reporter.
Club advisers are Mrs. Rosalie
Dowdy and Norman Patterson.
Beginning Friday, a week of
judging in the "Speak for Democra
cy" contest will begin. The coun
ty winner will receive a $25 gov
ernment savings bond. A transcript
of his five-minute talk will be made
and entered in the state contest.
Lesta N. Willis, Morehead City,
and Dan Walker, Beaufort, co
chairmen of the contest, have in
formed contestants that their talks
should be for democracy and not
against other types of government.
Judging will be based on content,
delivery, and originality.
Ransom Joms, Richard
Barrel! to bo Triod Today
Ransom Jones and Richard Bar
rett will be charged with assault
in county recorder's court today.
They were involved in a knife and
pistol fight Thursday night, accord
ing to Police Chief Carlton Gar
ner, Beaufort, who arrested them
Friday.
The chief said that Barrett ar
rived at the home of Jones and
asked Jones' daughter to go out.
Jones protested and fired several
pistol shots in the floor, then Bar
rett whipped out a knife and sliced
Jones across the eye, the officer
reported.
The two men are being held in
the county jail.
Nonhead City Folic*
Uvostigait Two Collisions
Two automobile collMons oc
curred Saturday, Nov. 3, in More
head City. J
Cars driven by R. 1 r.
2113 Evans at., and Rlx Mt
into each other at 19th anu
streets at 8:05 a.m.. Officer ,
some reported.
At 5 p.m. W. E. Henry, 117 Front
St.. Beaufort, collided with a -car
driven by Robert L. Lewia, 209
Bridges at.
No charges were preferred in
either case, the officer said.
Board Names George McNeill Judge
Of Morehead City Recorder's Court
Demonstration
Clubs Will Hear
Mrs. P. P. Gregory
Mrs. P. P. Gregory, Shawboro,
president of the North Carolina
Federation of Home Demonstration
clubs will be the principal speaker
at the "Achievement Day" pro
gram, 8 o'clock Thursday night at
the court house, Beaufort.
Members of the 15 Home Demon
stration clubs in the county will at
tend and hear also a review by Mrs.
Billie Smith, former county council
president, on the past year's ac
tivities.
Miss Martha Barnett, home agent,
will install the new county council
officers. They are Mrs. A. H. Tall
man. president; Mrs. Milton Piner,
vice-president; Mrs. Jeff Sabiston,
secretary; and Mrs. Kenneth Mc
Cabe, treasurer. The officers will
serve two-year terms.
Committees appointed for
Achievement Day are the follow
ing: refreshments, North River
club; decorations, Russell's Creek;
and registration, Camp Glenn.
Fire Destroys ,
Four-Room Home
A four-room dwelling, garage and
adjoining sun porch burned to the
ground shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday
on highway 101 one mile from the
Core Creek bridge.
The home was owned by Thomas
Baker, a Marine who has been
transferred to New Mexico, and the
home was being rented at the time.
The flames originated in the floor
furnace, according to neighbors
who witnessed the fire.
The floor furnace had just been
installed Saturday. Nothing in the
houttc was taved but the people
living in it eocaperV i he> were
home at 'he time of the fire but
evidently the blaze flared up so
quickly they could get nothing out
of the house.
The Cherry Point fire depart
ment answered the call to the home
but arrived too late to do any good.
The name of the family living in
the home could not be learned, but
the house was being rented by a
Marine stationed at Cherry Point.
Board Settles v
11 Tax Problems
Eleven tax problems were settled
by county commissioners in regu
lar session at the court house yes
terday morning.
An $85 settlement was accepted
in the case of the Wallace Willis
property, Sea Level; $75 for 1936
and prior taxes in the case of Mrs.
Ada Allen. Newport; $50 for 1932
36 taxes on the Gordic Willis prop
erty, Atlantic; $125 on 1934-36
taxes owed by Major Simmons,
Newport.
A $150 settlement was accepted
on $190 in taxes owed by llinklcy
Guthrie, Markers Island; $150 was
accepted for taxes owed by Isaiah
Scott, Harkers Island; and $30 on
the W. T. Daily property, Ports
mouth.
The board said that no reduction
could be made on taxes on the H.
H. Smith property, Bogue. Taxes
are owed from the year 1948
through 1951. Commissioners re
marked that no reduction could be
made in taxes of recent years.
At the recommendation of John
Brooks and James Potter of the
auditor's office the valuation on
the home of W. B. Willett, Atlan
tic, was reduced from $1,125 to
$800.
Sheriff C. G. Holland reported
that since Jan 1, 1951 he has col
lected $7,591.68 in personal prop
erty taxes; $4,544.77 was collected
since July 1, and $2,000 was
brought in through his office in
October. These taxes are for the
years 1937 through 1950.
Mayor George W. Dill of More
head City appeared before the
board to straighten out tax matters
on Morehead City property which
ha> undergone foreclosure. The
property has been foreclosed but
the county's records still show
taxes owing against them.
The county attorney, Alvah Ham
ilton, the mayor and the commis
toners agreed that evidently no
tllement was made with the coun
y when the properties were sold
ind it was agreed that Morehead
City would pay one-third of the
foreclosure sale price to the coun
ty
The board allowed no reduction
in the valuation of the R. G. Mont
gomery property, 'Atlantic Beach.
Officer Annonncu Nailing
Of Concert Member Cards
Mrs. G. W. Duncan, secretary
treasurer of the Carteret-Cherry
Feint Community Concerts asso
ciation, announced today that
membership cards have been
mailed out and should be re
ceived no later than today.
Accompanying the cards is the
schedule of Community Concerts
in nearby cities, which any Com
munity Concerts member is en
tilled to attend. The schedule for
Carteret-Cherry Point concerts is
on the back of the membership
cards.
Persons who do not receive
their cards should check with
their local post office, Mrs. Dun
can said.
County Adds j
Mile lo Carteret
Highway System
The county board approved the
addition of one mile to the county
highway system yesterday when
commissioners met at the court
house. The road runs from the Mer
rimon road to Adams creek, passes
througs paper company property
| and leads to the home of Lycurgas
Dickinson.
Attorney C. R. Wheatly, appear
ing for Dickinson, said that logging
trucks tear up wooden bridges on
the road making it impossible to
reach Dickinson's place.
Wheatly says that Dickinson has
no redress because the road was
not a public thoroughfare and there
was no way the road could be kept
in usable condition unless it was
a part of the highway system.
Dickinson says that he cannot
sell his land or rent it because
people cannot get in or out. The
board stipulated that Dickinson
should fill out the proper form re
questing road maintenance, have
property owners sign it, and return
it to the clerk, Irvin
Pelletier Road
Henry Tolson, appearing on be
half of citizens in the Pelletier
community, requested that a road
1.3 miles long, running from the
highway to the White Oak river,
See BOARD, Page 2
Other Officers Are Herbert
Phillips, John Lashley
Morehead City town commissioners have unanimously
elected George McNeill judge of the town's new Recorder's
court, Herbert A. Phillips, solicitor, and John E. Lashley,
clerk of the court. The board met in special session Thurs
day afternoon. *
Commissioners D. G. Bell and S. C. Hotloway made the
first and second motions respective- -
ly tor McNeill. For Phillips. W. L.
Derrickson moved acceptance 'ind
Bell seconded. Lash ley's appoint
ment was suggested by Holloway
and seconded by Bell.
Two- Year Terms
Mayor George W. Dill pointed
out that the term of office for the
three men would expire in two
years and if they desired to con
tinue in their offices, they would
have to stand for election in May
1953.
The town board formally created
the court at their Oct. 19 meeting
when they decreed that as Dec. 1
the recorder's court would come
into existence and would hold its
first session 10 a.m. Monday, Dec.
3, and every Monday thereafter un
less otherwise specified by the
judge.
McNeill received his bachelor's
degree from Wake Forest college
and his law degree from George
Washington University in Wash
ington, 1). C.
He came to Morehead City in
1936 and practiced independently
a year and a half. Then he enter
ed partnership with Alvali L. Ham
ilton in the firm of Hamilton and
McNeil!. In 1938 he became city
attorney.
McNeill organized the junior
chamber of commerce here and
became the club's first president.
Serves in Army
During the last war he spent four
years in the army. 18 months over- j
seas. When discharged, he was a
lieutenant colonel.
At present the attorney is presi
dent of the Morehead City Rotary !
club, the American Legion, the
First Baptist church, and command
ing officer of the 3395th induction
station. Army Reserve corps.
The Judge is past president
of the Fifth Judicial Bar associa
tion. a member of the North Caro
lina Bar association, and the Amer
ican Bar association.
Phillips was graduated in June
in the University of North Caro
See COl'RT, Page 2
Ship to Tie Up
At New Morehead
City Dock Nov. IS
The first ship to tie up at the
new east west dock at Morehead
City port is expected to arrive
about Thursday, Nov. 15, according
to Col. G. W. Gillette, director of
the authority. The vessel will bring
asphalt for the Trumbull Asphalt
CO.
The new 1,200-foot dock, running
perpendicular to the present north
| south facility, was completed re
cently. and cargo loading equip
ment is being purchased. Trum
bull had been receiving supplies
there for some time, however,
through older facilities and i pipe
line from the docks to plant prop
erties nearby.
Storage facilities at Morehead
City are expected to be available
around Jan. 1, and Gillette said
that tobacco is expected to be
| stored there both for shipment and
because of a shortage of other stor
age facilities.
Transit sheds at Morehead City,
designed ultimately for goods in
transit, will be first used for stor
age purposes until the port builds
up traffic. Gillette said pipo line
capacity from the docks to gasoline
storage areas will be increased in
view of the prospective need for
storage of fuel.
At the authority's companion
port facility at Wilmington, prog
I ress will depend upon ability of
the contractors to get structural
steel now being purchased from
Carolina Steel and Iron company at
Greensboro. He said the port has
a priority rating that calls for addi
tional steel to be obtained before
Jan. 1.
Ports Authority Returns Unspent
Funds; Director's Expenses Questioned
Farm Agent Joins
SquantoMembers
R. M. Williams, county farm
agent, became a member of the
National Association of County
Agents' secret organization, Squan
to. when he attended the national
meeting last week at Memphis.
Tcnn. Squanto is the name of the
Indian who did the first agricul
tural extension work in this coun
try, the farm agent revealed Fri
day upon his return. But he would
tell no more, other than that the
initiation ceremony took about two
hours and ended up close to cock
crowing time in the morning.
Accompanying the county agent
on his trip was Mrs. Williams. The
meeting opened Oct. 28 and closed
Wednesday night. The group cross
ed the Mississippi and went into
Arkansas 30 to 46 miles where they
observed a several million dollar
cotton oil processing plant and cot
ton ginning operations. Also
planned was a demonstration of
mechanical cotton pickers, but rain
prevented that part of the program.
Williams termed the entire meet
ing "marvelous, educational, and
entertaining." Commercial firms
entertained the farm agents each
morning at breakfast and days
were filled with meetings and
forums.
The county agent said the scen
ery en route and on return was
beautiful. The return trip was
made through Alabama. Georgia,
and South Carolina. Williams of
ficially attended the meeting as in
coming chairman of the Eastern
District Association of Farm
Agents.
Doctor Speaks
Dr. G. C. Cooke spoke to the
Morehead City Rotarians Thursday
night on the difficulty people have
in getting along with other people.
He called it the greatest problem
facing man today. The club met
in the Sunday school rooms of the
First Baptist church.
? Raleigh. (AP) ? State Auditor^
Henry Bridges reported Thursday
the State Ports Authority returned
$23,960.35 in unspent administra
tive funds to the state during the
1949-51 fiscal years.
The state appropriated $50,000
for each of those two years to pay
the authority's administrative ex
penses.
However, Bridges indicated he
was not happy with the expense ac
counts turned in by Col. George W.
Gillette, executive director of the
authority.
Expenses Listed
In addition to drawing of $12,000
a-ycar salary as director ol the au
thority. Gillette reported oxpenses
of $2,022.63 for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1950, and $2,253.01 for
the following fiscal year. His sal
ary and expenses were paid by ihe
state.
However, during the last fiscal
year, July 1, 1950, through lune 30,
1954, he also received $765.57 for
travel and expenses from the More
head City Ports commission, now
part of the Ports Authority.
Bridges said "we find the ex
pense payments from the Morehead
City Port commission, for the most
part cover the same days for which
expenses have been paid from state
appropriated funds . . .
'Expenses ... In Excess'
"Colonel Gillette advised us that
the expenditures from the More
head City Port commission were,
for the most part, for expenses paid
by him, in excess of that allowed
from the state funds. The support
ing travel vouchers for Colonel Gil
lette paid by the Morehead City
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Tide Table
TMk* at Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Tuesday, Nov. 6
1:22 a.m. 7:31 a.m.
1:57 p.m. 8:26 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 7
2:34 a.m. 8:48 a.m.
3:04 p.m. * 9:28 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 8
3:40 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
4:07 p.m. 10:25 p.m.
Friday, Nov. ?
4:41 a.m. 11:03 a.m.
9:04 ptm. 11:18 p.m.
Federal Funds Will
Build Railroad
Cherry Point will come in for i
share of the $13,592,200 appropri
ated by the 82nd Congress for con
struction.
One main item will be a railroad
spur linking Cherry Point ind Le
jeunc. This involves ihe construc
tion of approximately 30 miles of
standard gauge railroad from Le
jeune to the air station, including
acquisition of land over the con
templated route.
It will assure alternate rail serv
ice to both Camp Lejeune and
j Cherry Point, both of these points
drawing substantial supplies from
the other. The railroad will also
facilitate troop and supply move
ments to and from Lejeune by sup
plying a direct rail connection to
its port of embarkation, Norfolk
and Morehead City.
In addition, critically needed pas
senger service will be provided to
both stations and the civilian pop
ulation.
Another addition to Cherry Point
will be an extension to the gen
crating plant which supplies power
to Lejeune as well. The work will
consist of an extension to the ex
isting building and the installation
of an additional boiler, tubo-gen
crator and accessory work.
Health Nurses Complete
Vision Tests in Schools
County health department nur
ses, Mrs. Leota Hammer (or the
eastern part of the county, and
Mrs. Beatrice Lewis for the western
part of the county, with the aid of
the tcachers have completed the
?screening" program in testing vis
ion of all the school children, in
the first, fourth, and sixth grades.
All children in these grades qet a
vision test annually, the children
from all other grades being tested
only at the suggestion of the teach
er.
Following this screening process,
the eyes of the children are exam
ined by Dr. N. T. Ennett, health of
ficer, and referred for treatment