CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES JSl
40th YEAR, NO. 91. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-SIX PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1951 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Elmo Lawrence, Otway, Killed Sunday in Auto Crash
Home Demonstration Club Members
Hear Address by State President
jneuiuera ui luumy nu me utm-'
onstration clubs beard Mrs. P. P.
| Gregory, president of the State
Federation of Home Demonstra
' tion clubs, tell of her trip to Den
mark last year. Mrs. Gregory was
the principal speaker at the
Achievement program Thursday
night at the court house.
She showed color slides of Den
mark, the country in which the
Associated Country Women of the
World met in 1950.
A skit portraying Home Demon
stration clubs' achievements was
presented by Mrs. Manley Eubanks
1 and Mrs. Jeff Sabiston, both of the
Wiregrass club, .with members of
other clubs assisting.
' Agent Installs Officers
Miss Martha Barnett, home
agent, installed officers for the
coming two years. They are Mrs.
A. H. Tallman, president; Mrs. Mil
ton Piner, vice-president; Mrs. Jeff
Sabiston. secretary; and Mrs. Ken
neth McCabe, treasurer. Installa
tion was a candlelight service.
Wiregrass club won the gavel
, for coming the longest distance to
the meeting with the most mem
bers and Crab Point was declared
the most progressive club of the
year.
Awards Presented
Advanced reading recognition
awards were presented to the fol
lowing: Mrs. G. D. Merrill, Mrs.
a Hugh Pake, Mrs. Julius Lewis, Mrs.
Leslie Brinson, Mrs. Kenneth Mc
Cabe, Mrs. Milton Piner, Mrs. Gas
ton Simpson.
Mrs. George Russell, Mrs. Les
lie Springle. Mrs. C. S. Rogers.
Mrs. Robert Russell, jr., Mrs. A.
II. Tallman. Mrs. B. F. Copeland.
Mrs. Lee Garner, and Mrs. Noah
Avery.
These awards were made by Mrs.
Wrenn Lawrence, county Home
Demonstration education leader, to
the women who read four non-fic
tion books and one fiction. Mrs.
Lawrence also presented Mrs. Ab
bott Morris and Miss Eleanor Tay
lor aw?*'? for reading two books
' of fictii.. and one of non-fiction.
Perfect attendant awards were
woo by Mrs. Dyon Simpson, Mrs.
Frank Simpson, Mrs. Paul Bea
tham, Mrs. Will DUil, Mrs. A. H.
Tallman. Mts. G. D. Merrill. Mrs.
Raymond Taylor, Mrs. Abbott Mor
ris.
Mrs. Leslie Brinson. Mrs. Julius
Lewis. Mrs. Gordon Laughton. Mrs.
Charles Stanley. Mrs. L. D. Sprin
gle, and Mrs. Lee Garner.
Presiding at the meeting was
Mrs. Billie Smith, the retiring
? county council president. Mrs.
Gregory was introduced by Mrs.
Rufus Oglesby, Crab Point, former
Home Demonstration club district
chairman. The address of welcome
was given by Mrs. Milton Piner,
and the devotional by Mrs. Hugh
Pake.
Cookies and punch were served
? in the home agent's office in the
court house annex. Mr>. Dail
served punch from a bowl banked
in ivy. The table was covered with
a white damask cloth and centered
with a bouquet of yellow pom pom
chrysanthemums. Yellow candles
burned in four candelabra on either
side of the centerpiece which was
also flanked with ivy.
Fivt 4*H Cfabs Will Mm!
At Schools This Woth
Five 4-H club meetings will take
place today, tomorrow, and Tburs
. day, 4-H club advisers announced
today.
They are as follows: Camp
Glenn, 1 p.m. today; Newport Sen
ior club 2 p.m. tomorrow and the
junior club at 2:44 p.m. tomorrow;
Atlantic Junior club at 9:45 a.m.
Thursday and the senior club at
10:30 a.m. Thursday.
Morehead City and Smyrna 4-H
clubs met yesterday and Beaufort
4-H club met Friday.
Menhaden Fleet Drops toj40;
Out-of-State Boats Stay Home
Residents Near Dump
Complain oi Nuisance v
Residents in Hie vicinity of the
city dump, Morehead City, have
been complaining bitterly about
the dump nuisance. Garbage
from the city is dumped at the
end of 25th street at Calico
creek, and others who want to
get rid of trash take their refuse
there also.
The dump was burning both
Sunday and Monday and resi
dents in that area said they had
to close windows because of the
dirt and odor. Housewives at
tempting to hang out wash yes
terday morning said it was an im
possibility.
They report that they ha
complained of the nuisance to
town officials on several occas
ions but to date the situation has
not bettered.
Calendar Club
Meets, Plans
December Session
The Morehead City Calendar of
Events club will meet Thursday,
Dec. 13, to elect n president, vice
president, and secretary. Sixteen
church, civic, fraternal, and school
organizations were represented at
the initial meeting Thursday night
at the civic center, and J. A. Du
Bois. who presided in the absence
of George W Dill, chairman. <x
portad that si* other groups V-nt
wor* that tlur were in accord with
the project but could not have a'
representative at the meeting.
The Calendar of Events club if
being sponsored by the civic affairs
committee of the chamber of com
merce, headed by Dill.
Those attending Thursday's
meeting decided on the name for
the group and agreed that after the
December meeting the club shall
meet quarterly to review results,
cooperation on the part of clubs,
and means to improve functions
and use of a civic calendar.
Each representative of a civic
organization will be requested to
bring to the Dec. 13 meeting a list
of the regular and special events
planned by his organization as far
in advance as possible.
The chamber of commerce
agreed to compile the information,
keep it up to date, publish and cir
culate the calendar and have it ac
cessible at the chamber of com
merce office.
Persons attending the meeting
and the organizations they repre
sented follow: Mrs. L. Brinson,
Women of the Christian church; L.
Brinson, Men of the Christian
church; the Rev. Claude R. Berry,
the First Christian church.
Mrs. J. R. Morrill, St. Andrew's
Episcopal church and the Order
of the Eastern Star; Mrs. E. M.
Dewey, Garden and Civic club; G.
T. Windell, Morehead City school;
Lester Styron, Ocean Lodge No.
405 and the Javcees.
Mrs. W. B. Chalk, Literary and
Arts club and Junior Woman's
club; Mrs. Jimmy Meeks, American
Legion auxiliary; Jimmy Meeks,
American Legion Post No. 46; Mrs.
J. A. DuBois, Home department of
the Woman's club; DuBois. Webb
Memorial Presbyterian church and
the chamber of commerce.
' Frosh Writes English Theme
On Seaside Town of Beaufort
A theme in freshman English,
written on Beaufort by Mm Louise
Brown, brought praise from Miss
Brown's instructor at Woman's col
li' lege, Greensboro, several weeks
ago. The theme is printed below.
Miss Brown in the granddaughter
L of Mrs. W. A. Pierca of Beaufort.
L Her mother is the former Martha
^ Pierce, now of High Point.
K Hie theme is titled "Heaven on
? Earth
On the eastern coast of the
? United States, halfway between
? New York and Florida, lies one of
W the eldest towns in North Carolina.
Surrounded on' three sides by
water and virtually .cut off from the
rest of the world, this small coastal
1 town was once only a fishing vil
lage. Its name ? Beaufort - is
French for beautiful fort and it is
as lovely as its name implies. As
one crosses the drawbridge from
the mainland and enters tht quiet
tree lined streets, the <? homes
teeming with Southern hospitality
seem to greet each stranger.
The refreshing ocean breeze
gives a welcome relief from the
burning sun. The streets are gay
with ringing laughter and friendly
greetings from everyone. The
main street, which is on the ocean
front, is no busier than any other.
The back doors of the stores open
on little wharfs out over the water.
A hound dog lies half asleep in the
doorway switching flies with his
tail. On farther down the street
is a small dock used primarily by
children when they swim in the
salty water.
Little bfcys dangle fishing lines
and baka to a deep tan as they
wait, rather impatiently, for a bite.
Beyond the dock, an endless ?x
panse of sand, sun, and water flow
on out of sight around the bend.
Life goes on, unhurriedly and
quietly and by all outer appear- 1
8ce FKE8HMAN, Pat* 2
*? unless the menhaden season is
unusually good, no out-of-state
boats will be fishing here this year,
according to reports from the com
mercial fisheries division of the
Board of Conservation and De
velopment.
This means that the menhaden
fleet will number approximately 40
boats, a drop of 33 from last year.
The menhaden were here last sea
Barring unforeseen big news
breaks, Life magazine will carry
next week a story on menhaden
fishing off the North CaroHna
coast, Dan Walker, manager of the
Beaufort chamber of commerce,
announced today.
son but were so far offshore it was
impossible to get them and there
fore the season ended unprofitably
for many of the boats.
That, on top of the fact that the
1949-50 season was nothing to
shout about, is credited with the
big drop-off in the fleet.
Menhaden caught during the past
few weeks are the immature fish
and do not yield as much oil as
the larger menhaden which appear
later in the season. Catches have
been promising, however, and if
conditions remain favorable, rec
ords for 1951-52 will he better than
for the past two years.
Southport boats are operating in
this area now, in addition to boats
owned by local factories and a few
independent menhaden fishermen
of this county.
Saturday saw all of the boats out
and because of good catches they
did not return until dark. The fish
were being taken in the vicinity
of Cape Lookout. Fisheries regu
lations prevent commercial fishing
on Sunday.
County Exceeds
Bond Drive Goal
Victor H. Wickizer, chairman of
the county U. S. savings bonds com
mittee, announced today that $9,
057.50 worth of series E, F and
G defense bonds have been pur
chased in Carteret county since the
current bond drive began Sept. 3
through Oct. 27.
The drive continues through to
day. and the county quota was $85,
000.00, the chairman said.
With 80 per cent of the 10-weeks'
reporting period gone 105.9 per
cent of sales quota has been at
tained. Fifteen counties in North
Carolina have exceeded their quo
tas. Nineteen counties have
achieved 80 per cent of their quo
tas and 78 counties have reached
50 per cent or better.
"There is still time for Carteret
county to go over the top by the
biggest margin 0ver," the chairman
said. "In order to show the many
young men in our county who have
joined the fighting forces that we
at home are endeavoring to do our
part in the national defense effort,
our county must do its utmost to
show our faith and confidence in
their action on our behalf," Wick
izer concluded.
Nan An axled by BMafort
Folic# to b? Triad Today
Alvin Congleton and B. F. Willis,
arrested Saturday night in Beau
fort on a charge qf being drunk
and disorderly, will be tried in re
corder'! court today. Also to be
tried are Dalton Nelson and
Archie Fulche'r, both of Harkers
Island, whp were picked up by
Deputy Sheriff Carlton Garner,
Beaufort, and Officer Bertie Clyde
Piner, Beaufort, two miles out of
town Sunday afternoon.
Garner, Beaufort's police chief,
and Officer Piner were returning
from a wreck east of Beaufort
when they saw the two men. They
have been charged with being
drunk on t public highway.
Three men forfeited bond for
failure to appear in court yesterday
afternoon in Beaufort. James
Lewis, Harkers Island, charged
with public drunkenness, forfeited
$12 bond. Ralph Williams forfeit
ed the same amount. He was
charged with using profane lan
guage on the street, and James
Benton, cturged with driving with
out a license, forfeited $25 bond.
ThurWay i s Deadline
Thursday is the deadline for
mailing Christmas packages over
seaa and postmasters in the county
request that persons mailing pack
ages get them in the mail as soon
as possible to avoid a Thursday
rush.
Morebead City's
New Fire Truck
Answers Alarm
Equipment Arrives Friday
Via Freight Car; Fire
men Like Performance
Morehead City's new $11,000 fire
firm |1rrivcd Friday and has been
w ,h 'lV?ccepted by thc town
Within 24 hours it went out on its
'? 2002 ShePard St. where
firemen put out a fire in an oil
ti?ih f da,na?e was caused
saved" * the dwellin? waa
Firemen reported that they were
pleased with the performance of
he new equipment. Both the new
truck and "old reliable," the 750
gallon pumper answered the call
The new Four Wheel Drive
truck, repaired after being dam
aged in an accident May 1, was
shipped here by freight car. It has
a few changes. Guide rails for foe
h?v? h"" added, the siren
placed farther forward, and a new
dial placed on thc control panel
so that firemen can read RPMs
from thc ground rather than hav
ing to crawl back into the truck
Uamps so that additional equip
mcnt can be attached will arrive
W?lDil|CCOrd"lfi '? Mayor George
Fwiw?.Ugh it s a ,ight sneeze, the
?D.flts ?to the fire station along
with the other equipment
Firemen returned from Satur
day s fire in about 20 minutes.
fieaofort Driver
Faces Charges
Calvin Hyde Swain, Beaufort; has
?~*a charged with careless and
Mkfcw driving as the result of a
i CM* a o'clock Satur
day night on highway 7Q several
hunjred feet west of thc beach
road.
Stale Highway I'atrolinan J. W
?mo reJT,P" that Swain- in a
1939 model car was headed west
when he met a 1941 model car
driven- by Gerald Van Phillips
Morehead City. Swain's car hit
thc I hillips car and then another
car a 1949 model driven by John
Weldon Cornell of Raleigh, which
Cnrn^l ^'"'P5 fillips and
Cornell were headed toward More
head City.
Phn???"e Was injurcd Carnage to
rftiiiips car was estimated at $15
to Swain's car $50, and to Cor
nell's $100,
Patrolman W. E. Pickard assist
ed Patrolman Sykes in the investi
gallon.
Committee OKs J
Sip Advertising
The advertising and publicity
committee of the Morehead City
chamber of commerce has author
ized placement of four signs adver
tising Morehead City, one on high
way 17 and the others on highways
leading into New Bern from the
north and west.
The sign on highway 17 will be
located approximately five miles
south of the junction of U. S. 17
and N. C. 172 on the east side of
the highway near Holly Ridge. This
billboard is 12 by 29 feet. It will
be painted twice a year.
The other signs, poster type, will
be rented during December, Jan
uary, and February.
Appearing at the Friday morn
ing meeting, where arrangements
for the advertising were made, was
Mr?. Elizabeth Stuart, representa
tive of the General Outdoor Adver
tising co. which will handle the
sign contract.
Attending the meeting were
George McNeill, chairman of the
committee, J. A. DuBois. secretary
treasurer, H. Earle Mobley, Skin
ner Chalk, jr., and D. G. Bell, pres
ident of the chamber of commerce.
Proofs of the color brochure on
Morehead City were examined and
printing of 3,000 was authorized.
BMoiori NEWS-TINES v
Dcaltr is 111 in Hospital
Mlsa Sally Standi, NEWS
TINES dealer in Beaufort. la Ul
at the Morehead City hospital.
During her Illness copies ml
THE NEWS-TIMES may be pur
chased at the following Beaufort
newsstands: Bell's Drag Store,
Joe House Dm* Stare, The Grid
dle, Holden's Restaurant, Beau
fart Bus Station, Tommy Ptner's
Grocery and Roy Willi* Grocery.
Pupils Get New Practice Cur
Eighteen students have enrolled
in the current driver education
course at Morehead City school and
are using a new model Chevrolet
with dual controls. G. T. Windell,
principal, left, is shown receiving
keys to the now car from Marion
Mills of Sound Chevrolet co.,
Morehead City, agency which pro
vides the car. Center is JesSe Sta
ton, faculty member who teaches
the course.
This is the second year that the
driver education course has been
offered at the school. Last year 35
students completed the 18-week
course and obtained their drivers'
licenses after taking the state ex
amination. The license examiner
informed the principal that they
?>&' "ctter on their tests thin the
a e person applying for a li
cense.
Sound Chevrolet provided the
car used last year and supplied a
new one this year "because we like
to keep the models up to date,"
Mills explained.
The new car arrived Wednesday
and was delivered to the school
Tnursday. It is kept in the Sound
Chevrolet garage where it is also
serviced.
Since 1947 Chevrolet has co
operated with the American Auto
mobile association in establishing
driver education courses at ap
proved schools. Four thousand
cars have been used to date and
more than 55 per cent are Chev
rolet^. Chevrolet dealers are al
lowed a car over and above their
allotment and these are loaned to
approved schools for the duration
oftithc school year. ~
BUly Arthur Visits
| Dentist, Reveals All |
Hilly Arthur, publisher of the
Onslow News ami Views, Jackson
ville, like most publishers is only
human and finds that occasionally
he has to make a trip to the dentist.
Billy, as he is called by all who
know him, writes a column, "Down
East" and in that column one day
last week told about his brush with
the dentist:
I went to the dentist the other
day, and came to the conclusion
that more toothaches have been
cured on the way or in his waiting
room than any other place.
They say that you should see
your dentist twice a year if you
want your teeth long. But who
wants long teeth?
One thing about a dentist, how
ever; he never goes on strike. It's
not nice to picket teeth in public.
But my dentist is different. He
makes good teeth. His false teeth
are so natural they ache.
I still got one place that a tooth
hasn't been replaced. I always went
to tiie dentist with the attitude
that I wasn't losing a tooth, but
gaining a space.
What I always feared about one
looking in my mouth was that he
would not recommend my teeth to
come out. I feared most that he
would say my gums had to come
out.
These folks who always give you
advice about going to the dentist
get me! They say. "if it were my
tooth, I'd have it pulled." Trouble
is, it's my tooth. If it were their
teeth, I'd have 'em pulled also.
When I did get the tooth pulled
the dentist wanted to know if I
wanted a local anesthetic. I cer
tainly did; I want to give my busi
ness to folks in town.
One time I had an uncle who
had a favorite dentist. Everytime
uncle would have a tooth pulled
the dentist gave him a slug of rye.
The dentist finally ran out of
rye, and uncle ran out of teeth.
East Passage of Railroad
Draw Will Open Dec. 5
The office of the district en
gineer. Wilmington, announced to
day that repairs to the Atlantic and
Kast Carolina bridge across the
Trent river will necessitate closure
of the eastern passageway (that
nearest to James City) until Dec.
5, 1951.
The western passageway, with a
horizontal clearance of 42 feet has
been repaired and is now available
for use.
40 Dogs Live In Town
Mrs. Blanda McLohon. Morehead
City treasurer, reported Friday
that since June, 40 license* have
been issued for dogs.
? Elmo Lawrence, 41, of Otway, was killed at 4 o'clock
Sunday afternoon when the car in which he was riding
upset several times four miles cast of Beaufort near the
G. D. Hill residence on highway 70. Allen Gillikin, jr., 26,
Otway, who was also in the car and sustained injuries.
is recovering in Morehead City*
hospital.
Funeral services for Lawrence
will be conducted at 2:30 tomorrow
afternoon at the home of his half
brother, Hezekiah Gillikin, Otway.
The Rev. J. W. Lollis will officiate
and interment will be in the family
plot.
Jury Impanelled
Coroner Leslie Springle has im
panelled a jury and an inquest will
be conducted at 7:30 tomorrow
night in the sheriff's office at the
court house. Serving on the jury
will be C. G. Gaskill, I). F. Mcr
rill, Elmore Davis, all of Beaufort,
J. W. Sykes, W. E. Pickard and
Carl Blomberg, all of Morehead
City.
Lawrence, who was spending the
weekend at home, was working on
a dredge at Norfolk. He suffered
a broken neck and internal injuries
and was dead upon arrival at the
hospital. Both Lawrence and Gil
likin were taken to the hospital in
the George W. Dill ambulance of
Morehead City.
According to Patrolman Pickard
tvho investigated. Lawrence and
Gillikin were traveling toward
Beaufort at a high rate of speed
and failed to make the curve east
of the Hill residence. The driver,
believed by patrolmen to have been
Gillikin. lost control of the car.
and it turned over several times in
the course of skidding 528 feet.
Occupants Thrown Out
It landed on the left side of the
road on its top. Both occupants
were thrown out. Gillikin is suf
fering chest and head injuries and
is believed also to be hurt internal
iy
The car is beyond repair, Patrol
man Pickard said. Assisting him
in the investigation was Patrolman
J. W. Sykes.
Surviving Lawrence besides his
half brother are two maricd sis
ters, Violetta and Sara, both of Ot
way, a daughter, Mrs. Dallas Law
r?nce, and a
Annual Christmas Seal Sale
Will Begin MondaxJ Nov. 19
The annual seal sale sponsored
each Christmas season by the Na
tional Tuberculosis association be
gins Monday. Nov. 19, and contin
ues to Dec. 25.
The following article on the TB
patients diet was released by the
Carteret County Tuberculosis asso
ciation:
Bed rest in a tuberculosis hos
pital and a balanced diet of good,
nourishing foods, plus any special
treatment which may be necessary,
are all part of the tuberculosis pa
tient's regimen. But it is in com
bination that these factors arc ef
fective. No single one of them
alone could be expected to effect
a patient's cure.
Several decades ago. attempts
had been made -to arrest tubercu
losis by means of special diets,
with heavy concentration on such
foods as milk and eggs. Wc know
today that, while food is important
to the tuberculosis patient, it is
only one of several factors in his
treatment.
No Special Diet
There is no special 'tuberculosis
diet," although the part played by
nutrition in fight TB has received
increased recognition in recent
years. . The patient in a tubercu
losis hospital has his diet carefully
planned to inolude sufficient
amounts of protein, fats, carbohy
drates, minerals, and .vitamins ?
food elements which are part of
any well-balanced diet.
Some people believe that be
cause tuberculosis frequently
causes severe weight loss, the pa
tient's diet is exclusively made up
of "fattening foods." But weight
producing foods like carbohydrates
and fats are included on the pa
tient's menu in just the right
amounts and in proper balance
with other foods his body needs to
bujld its resistance.
Proteins Important
If any type of food were to be
emphasized, it would be the kind
containing proteins or "body
building" elements. A patient's
diet is planned to build his strength
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Truck Overturns;
Brothers Hurt
Two colored brothers escaped in
jury at 2:45 p.m. Saturday when
the pickup truck in which they
were riding overturned a quarter
of a mile west of the highway 70
and 24 intersection. The driver,
Richard Franks. Newport, and his
brother, were treated at Morchead
City hospital for minor cuts and
bruises.
According to Patrolman J. W.
Sykes, the truck, which was head
ed west, was traveling at a high
rate of speed when the driver lost
control, ran off the right shoulder
of the road, and in the course of
skidding 300 feet turned over
twice.
The truck was demolished and
Franks is being charged with
traveling in excess of 51 miles an
hour and careless and reckless driv
ing. Assisting Patrolman Sykes in
the investigation was Patrolman W.
E. Pickard.
Teachers Hear J
Dr. E. J. Carter
Dr. E. J. Carter, director of field
service. East Carolina college.
Greenville, spoke Wednesday after
noon at Atlantic school at the meet
ing of the county unit. North Caro
lina Education association.
He presented rules on "Twenty
Ways to Destroy a School" and
"Twenty Ways to Build a School."
Committee reports were presented
during the business session which
followed his address.
The president of the county NEA
unit. Bruce Tarkington. presided.
Tarkington is principal of the
Smyrna school. Secretary - treas
urer of the association is Mrs.
Anne Salter, a member of the Beau
fort faculty.
Dr. Carter was introduced by A.
W. Pridgen. principal of the
school. The Atlantic glee club pre
sented a number. "Down in the
Valley," and was accompanied by
Mrs. Rosa Murphy at the piano.
Refreshments were served in the
school lunch room. Wednesday's
county-wide teacher meeting was
the first to be held in the new At
lantic school building.
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Invasion Forces
HitOnslowBeach
Today is D-Day in Giant
Training Exercise for
Second Marine Division
By M/Sgt. Hugh Gibson
Camp Lejeune.? Invasion troops
attacked in eastern North Carolina
today.
Screened by fast warships of the
Atlantic Fleet, combat loaded trans
ports last week plowed steadily ?
northward on a course calculated
to land the invading Second Marine
Division here early this morning.
Its fighting edge tempered by
weeks of training under a hot Ca
ribbean sun, the Second will at
tempt to slice inland from Onslow
beach in a week-long drive to seize
objectives from defending "Black
Forces."
Yesterday planes were heard
roaring over Beaufort and More
i head City as they delivered strikes
against the invading fleet.
The Onslow landing forces under
the overall command of Lt. Gen.
Graves B. Erskine. commanding
general. Fleet Marine Force, At
lantic. The division, major ele
ment of the invading force, is com
manded by Ma j. Gen. Ray A. Robin
son.
Officers to Observe
High-ranking Armed Forces offi
cers and 2()0 representatives of the
nation's press, radio, and television
media have beer^ invited to witness
the maneuver, largest ever heid at
this 111,000-aere base.
The maneuver, final phase oC At
lantic Fleet exercises, will compel
the invasion force to seize a beach
head. bridge the intracoastal water
way, and make an assault crossing
of New river.
Every movement will be bitter
ly contested by a greenclad "ene
my" f'?/*e of Marine and Army
troops commanded by Korea vet
eran Brig. Gen. Gregon A. Wil
liams. Behind it are weeks of in
tensive preparation, and aerial sup
port from the nearby Cherry Point
air base.
Naval Bombardment
Exploding demolition charges
will simulate an 8000-round Naval
bombardment to open the exercise.
Then, as friendly aircraft "soften"
the beaches with strafing attacks,
wave after wave of steel-helmeted
assault infantry will land from am
phibious tractors.
From the beachhead, attacking
units will push on to the bank* of
the intracoastal waterway, barely
500 yards inland. Its 300 feet of
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Recreation Course
To be Given Here
Under the auspices of the exten
sion service, Lonnie Powell of the
North Carolina Recreation commis
sion will conduct a training school
Friday and Saturday in Beaufort.
Attending the school will be two
representative* from each Home
Demonstration club, two boys and
two girls from each senior 4-H club
and four representatives from the
Young Men and Women's club. The
same persons are requested to at
tend both classes.
The Friday night class will be
taught at 7:30 in the Scout build
ing. Pollock st., Beaufort, and the
Saturday night class at 7:30 in the
American Legion hut, Turner St.,
Beaufort.
These classes are being offered
under a joint project of the exten
sion service and the state recrea
tion commission.
Pilot Killed, Two Crow j
Members Hnrt in Crash
Cherry Point (AP) ? A Navy at
tack bomber crashed Tuesday
night three miles southwest of the
Marine Corps Air station here, kill
ing the pilot and injuring two crew
members.
Lt. (jg) A. G. Costanzo, USNR,
of Atlantic City. N. J., was killed
in the crash Injured were Charles
D. Moore, 23, of Pleasantville, N.
J., and Oliver B. Rasmussen, 29, al
so of Pleasantsville.
Hospital authorities it Cherry
Point said that neither man was
seriously injured.
The cause of the crash was un
determined, air station authorities
said. The plane was attempting to
land at Cherry Point when it crash
ed near the Morehead City high
way about 6:15 p.m. Tbc.AD-4
Navy attack bomber was bound for
the Navy Air station at Norfolk,
a., from the Navy Air station at
Miami, Fia.