NEWS-TIMES OFFICE
504 Arendell St.
Moi^ud City
Phone 6-4175
CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES *
41st YEAR, NO. 13. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1952 PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAYS
Dr.* W. L. Woodard, BeauforV
Resigns from Governing Units
Disorderly House'
Keeper Sentenced
In Tuesday Court
Two Cronies Found Guilty;
Everett Taylor to Serve
18 Months on Roads
Charlie Robinson, charged with
permitting his house in Beaufort
to be used by drunks, creating a
nuisance, and violating the health
laws, was given a six-month sen
tence Tuesday in recorder's court.
The sentence was suspended on
condition he comply with health
requirements within 60 days and
pay court costs within six months.
Others arrested at the same time
with Robinson were Walter Henry
, Sykes and Reuben Whitehurst. The
state decided not to prosecute
Sykes on a charge of driving
drunk. He was found guilty, how
ever, of illegal possession of whis
key, and given a six-month sentence
also, suspended on condition he pay
$25 ?nd costs within two weeks.
Whitehurst, charged with public
drunkenness and being a public
nuisance, was found guilty of the
, drunkenness charge. He was given !
a month's jail sentence suspended
on condition he remain sober for i
six months.
Sentence Suspended
Ernest Morris was found guilty
of assault on a female and was
given two years in prison, not to be
served providing he remain on
good behavior five years and pay
. tourt costs.
Monroe Paylor, charged with as
sault and larceny, who was found
guilty at the Jan. 22 term of court
of engaging in a fight, was given
a three-month sentence, suspended
on condition he remain on good
behavior three years and pay court '
costs.
, To Serve 18 Months
Everett Taylor, charged with dis
turbing the peace, being drunk.
I constituting a public nuisance, and
refusing to support his wife and
children, urn found guilty and sen
tenced to 18 months on the roads.
' The prosecuting witness failed to
I appear in the case of J. T. Brown,
charged with obtaining money on
false promises, and the prosecuting
witness was ordered to pay court
I costs.
I Gladys Daniels Lupton pleaded
guilty to driving with improper
registration and paid half the court
I costs. Mildred Forbes Thomas inrt
Wilson Davis, charged with failure
to display valid license plates,
i pleaded guilty and each paid half
the costs of court.
. ? Pleads Guilty
George Bnbb Stringer pleaded
guilty to having expired license
plates and paid court costs. Nor
man Willis pleaded guilty to pub
lic drunkenness and was ordered to
pay $10 and court costs or spend 60
days in jail. Gilbert K. Lawrence
was found guilty of driving with
' improper brakes and paid court
costs. Annie Pollard Pcnnucll
pleaded guilty to speeding and paid
costs. ?
The state decided not to prose
cute at present cases against
Charles Lindberg Fraiier charged
* with driving without a license and
with insufficient brakes, and John
Reed Sparks, allowing a minor to
operate a motor vehicle.
The following cases were con
tinued: Ralph Willard Riggs, Reu
ben Franklin Bell, John W. Burke,
sr., Durant Chase, Vernon Edward
Lee. John Joseph Bolduc, Richard
' W. Broton, Lillian Lewis, Plymouth
H. Taylor, Samuel Jones, Ellis
Worthington. Gurney Murray, Bet
ty Ann Hardison.
Ralph Edward Gore, charged
with driving on the wrong side of
the road, forfeited bond. *"
Woman to. bo Tried on Two
Charges in Court Today
j Mrs. Bert Williams, route 4, New
Bern, has been charged with driv
ing drunk and with no* operator's
license as the result of a collision
at 6:30 p.m. Saturday on the Stella
road.
Patrolman J. W. Sykes who in
vestigated, said that Mrs. Williams
in a 1946 model automobile had
been proceeding west on highway
' 24 and turned right into the Stella
road. As she did so. she struck a
car, stopped at the stop sign wait
ing to enter highway 24.
In that car, a 1990 model, were
Lillian D. Benson, Pelletier, and
Dalton Waters wh* told the patrol
man who struck tbem and that she
would not wait for an officer to
arrive.
Mrs. Williams is scheduled for
trial in recorder's court today.
? ?
Grass Fire Extinguished
Beaufort firemen put out a grass
fire at 12:30 p.m. Sunday near Ma
chine and Supply co. Nq damage
waa caused.
I
? Beaufort town officials are
searching today for a replacement
for Dr. W. L. Woodard on the town
planning board and the town board
of adjustment.
Dr. Woodard, who has served as
chairmen of these boards (person
nel on each board are identical)
since, their organization, submitted
his resignation to the town board
last Monday night at the town hall.
The resignation, in the form of a
letter, was read by the town clerk.
The board accepted the resigna
tion with regret and expressed ap
preciation for Dr. 'Woodard's serv
ices. The letter follows:
February 4, 1952
Beaufort, N. C.
Board of Commissioners
Town of Beaufort
Beaufort. N. C.
Dear Sirs.
It has been a great pleasure to
me to have served as a member of
and more recently as chairman of
the Planning Commission and
Board of Adjustment of the town
of Beaufort, for the past few years.
I say it has been a pleasure be
cause it is always a pleasure and a
source of satisfaction to serve in a
civic capacity and to try to accom
plish worthwhile objectives in the
interest of your fellow citizens. It
has also been a pleasure because
of the high calibre of committee
men with whom I served.
I feel, however, that long and'
continuous tenure in office is not ;
in the best interests of govern- ;
ment and civic matters; I feel that
I am approaching, or may already
have approached, what would be
considered long tenure.
I therefore herewith submit my
See WOODARD, Page 2 ^
Glenn Adair Heads
Group to Promote
Little Symphony
Glenn Adair. Beaufort, was
elected president Friday night of
the organization which will pro
mote the North Carolina Little
Symphony and its appearances in
Carteret county. f
Other officers, a vice-president,
and secretary and treasurer for
each town, Beaufort and Morehead
City, will be named later. The
meeting was held Friday night in
the Jefferson hotel. Eighteen per
sons attended.
The purpose of the newly-formed
group is to analyze the work to be
done in connection with the sym
phony. distribute the work fairly
among those interested, and edu
cate the public as to the need, for
Little Symphony concerts.
Adair said the group hopes to
gear its program mainly for the
benefit of children with a view to
ward having two children's con
certs annually instead of one.
Ralph Wade, Morehead City, was
named as head of the education
program. It has been suggested
that books on symphonic music and
instruments be made readily avail
able in libraries and that record
ings of symphonic music be circu
lated among the schools.
Tentative dates for the sym
phony campaign were set, Sept. 29
to Oct. 10, a period of two weeks
rather than one as in the past.
Miss Elizabeth Lambeth, More
head City, was placed in charge of
contacting business houses during
the drive. Mrs. Ernest Davis, Beau
fort, was named as liaison officer
between the Little Symphony group
and the newspaper and radio.
Next year's symphony concert
will be presented in Morehead City.
Deputy Governor
A talk on Lionism. given by the
deputy district governor Jake
Strother of Kinston, was the high
light of the weekly Morehead City
Lions club meeting Thursday at
the Waterfront cafe. His talk de
fined Lionism from the local or
ganization to the international.
Guests of the I.lons in addition
to the deputy governor were James
Merritt. Kinston; zone 3 chairman
Norris Rcid, New Bern; Lion pres
ident W. T. Aman, G. D. Walter
and S. E. Lumpkin of Jacksonville;
and R. A. Fredin. research special
ist of the Fish and Wildlife com
mission. Fivers Island.
Immediately following the meet
ing there was a zone meeting of
representatives from New Bern,
Bayboro. Jacksonville and More
head City. The governor made it
a double purpose meeting, to ful
fill hit scheduled visits to each or
ganization of Lions in district 31-E
before his term of office expires
June 31.
Besides guests the following
Morehead City Lions attended the
zone meeting: Fred Lewis. Charles
and James Bell, and Oscar Allred.
The next zone meeting will be at
Bayboro the last 6f March.
Stockholders
Cast Heavy
Vote (or Merger
Carolina Power and Light
Will Take Over Tide
Water Power Co. March 1
By an overwhelming vote last
Monday, stockholders in the Caro
lina Power and Light co. and the
Tide ater Power co. voted to merge
their two companies into ?ne.
CP&L will take over Tide Water
Power co. on March 1, according
to President Louis V. Sutton.
WJien the merger is complete,
Carolina Power and Light ? which
already serves 274,121 customers in
22,000 square miles of the Caro
lina$ ? will extend its service to
52,500 new electric customers in
16 southeastern counties in North
Carolina.
Large Representation
Over 78 per cent of all CP&L
stock was represented in person i
or by proxy at the Raleigh meeting
and was voted almost unanimously
for the merger. Less than two
tenths of one per cent opposed it.
Tide Water's stockholders met at
the same time in Wilmington, and
well over 72 per cent favored the
merger.
CP&L has 1,786,000 shares of
stock outstanding. A total of 1,
395,720 shares were voted ? 1,392,
733 or 99/.8 per cent in favor of
the merger and 2,987 shares or
0.16 per cent against it.
Tide Water has 610,172 shares
outstanding. A total of 440,893
shares were voted ? 438,757 or
99.51 per cent for the merger and
2,136 shares or 0.49 per cent against
it.
45-Minute Voting
The voting formality took not
more than 45 minutes and most of
that was used in reading the legal
explanations of what the merger
involved.
Holders of Tide Water common
stock now may swap their shares
at the rate of 1.1 shares of CP&L
stock. Holders of Tide Water $1.35
cumulative preferred stock may:
( 1 ) Convert to Tide Water common
and exchange for CP&L common;
(2) convert to CP&L $5 preferred
at the rate of four for one; or (3)
surrender Tide Water preferred
and receive $28.50 per share plus
accrued dividends.
Letters giving .the details are
being mailed to all holders of Tide
Water preferred and they have 20
days to act. The "agreement of
merger" will be filed with the Sec
retary of State at the close of busi
ness on February 29. and the mer
ger will become effective at the
beginning of business on March 1.
Budget Affected
One immediate effect of the mer
ger will be to increase consider
ably CP&L's expansion budget for
the current year, Sutton said. Di
rectors already have voted to
spend $22,500,000 for expansion in
the old CP&L territory, and this
figure will be increased to $27,
000,000 to allow for construction in
the combined area during the re
mainder of the year.
Current plans, he added, call for
spending $66,500,000 for expansion
in the combined systems within the
next three years.
Director Lists J
Band Program
Ralph Wade, director of the
Morehead City high school band,
today announced the program for
the annual winter concert at the
school at 8 o'clock tomorrow night.
The opening number will be Ode
ttf Music (Chopin). Pacific Gran
deur, overture (Olivadoti). Panis
Angelicus (Franck), Prelude in C
minor (Rachmaninoff).
Pierrot and Pierette, clarinet
duet (Buchtel). favorite Strauss
waltzes. E Pluribus Unum. march
(Jewell), The Gypsy Baron
(Strauss).
Look for the Silver Lining
(Kern), Drumnastics, drum solo
(Buchtel), Americans We. march
(Fillmore), and Fete Irvingshal,
concert march.
There arc 64 pieces in the band.
No admission will be charged.
Leland F. Garner Escapes
Injury When Track Wrecks
Leland Frances Garner, New
port. escaped injury at 12:30 a.m.
Saturday when the 1931 station
wagon he was driving struck a
power pole on highway 70 near the
Rex restaurant. Damage to the
station wagon, owned by D. I. Gar
ner and used as a delivery truck
by Newport Dry Cleaners, was esti
mated at $400.
Highway Patrolman J. W. Sykes
who investigated said that Garner
told him he was proceeding toward
Newport when the station wagon
ran off the edge of the road. He
tried to pull it back, the wagon
went into a skid and struck the
pole.
No charges were preferred.
Newport Man Dies After Fire Destroys Home;
Forest Fire Rages Through Sea Level Sunday v
A 72-year-old colored man, Silas ?
Campbell of Newport, died Sunday
night in Morehead City hospital as
the result of burns he sustained
Sunday afternoon when his three
room frame dwelling at Newport
burned.
Graveside services will be held
at 10 o'clock this morning at the
cemetery on the Nine-Foot road,
Newport.
Fireman Bonnie Garner. New
port, said ttampbell lived alone in
a broken-down shack and that the
fire is believed to have started
when a kerosene lamp exploded.
Campbell, who was feeble, was
able to stand but could not move
around easily and was trapped by
the flames. Fireman Vernon Mann
rescued him from the "middle"
room where the fire was about
waist high and Wheeler Smith took
him to Morehead City hospital.
The shack did not burn to the
ground. Newport firemen put the ;
blaze out soon after they arrived, j
Carteret Will
Receive M
From Forestland
A. U. S. treasury check for $84.
217.15 has been received by the
treasurer of the state of North
Carolina to cover totals due 26
counties within the Nantahala,
l'isgah, and Croatan National for
ests from the gross receipts of the
1951 fiscal year, Supervisor E! W.
Kenshaw of the Nantahala National
forest and I). J. Morriss of I'isgah
Croatan National forests announced
today.
Carteret will receive $3,390.28
because 56.169 acres of Carteret
land are located in Croatan forest.
The total North Carolina check
represents a n<jw earning by the
North Carolina National forests,
the supervisors pointed out, and,
consequently, correspondingly rec
ord totals to the 26 counties which
annually profit by a return of 25
p?r cent of gross recei^-aof
preceding year. This foui*.i uf re
ceipts is returnable through- the
state treasury and is apportioned
to counties according to areas of
national forest land each eontain.
The money is used annually for
schools and roads.
Aside from cash returns, the su
pervisors said, counties benefit
from an additional 10 per cent of
gross receipts returned to the for
ests for road construction and
maintenance. "It is very gratify
ing that both timber production
work accounting for this revenue
and road work resulting from it are
increasing employment in these
counties measurably," the super
visors added.
Officials Commend Boy Scouts
Chamber of Commerce v
Sponsors Emeritus Civic Club
At a second meeting of a com ?
mittee on club organization, at
tended by a group ot retired citi
zens of this area and representa
tives of the civic affairs committee
of the Morehead City chamber of
commerce Thursday night, a name
was chosen for a newly-formed
group. The Emeritus Civic club.
As Webster puts it. the definition
of the word emeritus is: "dis
charged from duty with honor be
cause of long service."
A committee was appointed to
draw up a set of by-laws to be pre
sented to the membership for ap
proval at the next mpeting to be
held at the civic center Thursday
night at 7:30.
The aims of the club have been
outlined as follows:
"To develop and maintain a
friendly and helpful contact with
the many residents of the area who
have limited their business and so
cial activities but still have so much
in common
"To cooperate in every way pos
sible with the chamber of com
merce and other civic organizations
in working for the betterment of
the entire area, making it a local
ity in which all may live, prosper
and retire happily."
Men present at the next meeting
I will be charter members of the
! club and will help form plans for
the coming months. "There are no
strings attached, no funds have
been requested; it is just you and
your friendship that the club de
sires," stated J. A. DuBois, man
ager of the chamber of commerce,
in a letter to prospective members.
The men also, in the near future,
intend to organize an auxiliary for
their wives
The following have been invited
to Thursday's nwetuiu and if t hey
km v .?f iriej #' -ould ii .% n
join, they should bring them, Du
Bois stated.
James R. Masi n, L.'G. Norris, H.
J. Gillikin, R. C. Dixon, W. S. Kidd,
Waldron Bailey. Howard Barrow.
J. F. Giddens, C. R. Davant, Col.
G. D. Gamble, E. P. Spence. W. P.
Freeman. N. R. Webb. William
Riley Willis, George Huntley. 1). K.
Ward, H. B. Utley, J. W. Kellogg,
Basil Wood.
I)r. G. C. Cooke. Allan Ferebee.
E. W. Olschner. R. H. Dowdy,
Judge Luther Hamilton. R. J.
Mebane. ft. T. Willis, J. M. Coates,
F. C. Salisbury. I). M. Webb. H. M.
Blanchard, R. W. Safrit, Charles
V. Webb and N. F. Eure.
Morehead City Jaycees J
To Promote Brotherhood
Through their religious activities
committee, Morehcad City Jaycecs
have undertaken promotion of
Brotherhood Week. Feb. 1 7-24.
By contacting the Carteret Coun
ty Ministerial association, they
have requested that each pastor de
vote a sermon that week to brother
hood.
At the Morehead City Jaycee
meeting next Monday night, H. L.
Joslyn, leading Presbyterian lay
man and superintendent of Car
teret county schools, will speak on
brotherhood.
The Rev. I.eon Couch, minister
of' the First Methodist church,
Morehead City, will show a film
on "Human Relationships" Wed
nesday, Feb. 29, at 6:30 at the
church.
The mayor of Morehcad City.
George W. Dill, has proclaimed
next week "Brotherhood Week."
J. C. Harvell, chairman of the
Jaycee religious activities commit
tee, commented on Brotherhood
Week in a recent letter to min
isters, as follows:
"It is my belief that the objec
tive of Brotherhood week is to
promote justice, amity, under
standing. and cooperation amons
Protestant. Catholic, and Jew, and
to analyze, moderate, and finally
eliminate intergroup prejudices
which disfigure and distort religi
Tide Table
Tldei at Beaafart Bar
HIGH
LOW
Tuesday, Feb. 12
8:02 a.m.
9:20 p.m.
2:57 a.m.
3:23 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 13
9:35 a.m.
9:53 p.m.
3:34 a.m.
3:52 p.m.
Thonday, Feb. 14
10:08 a.m.
10:31 p.m.
4:10 a.m.
4:24 p.m.
Friday, Feb. IS
10:44 a.m.
11:11 p.m. *
4:4? a.m.
<:M p.m.
ous. business, social and political
relationships, with a view to the
establishment of a social order in
which the religious ideals of
brotherhood and justice shall be
come the standards of human rela
tionship.
"Brotherhood week serves to
give people an opportunity to re
dedicate themselves as individuals
to the basic ideals of respect for
others and for the human rights
which are essential to the good way
of life and to dramatize the prac
tical things which people can do to
promote an understanding to
these ideals and also to enlist the
support of a larger number of peo
ple in year around activities to
build brotherhood.
"If intergroup attitudes and
habits of action are to be changed
from conflict, that change will re
sult from the activities of those
agencies which create attitudes,
namely, the home, church, school,
clubs, and community organizations
and the medium of communication,
radio, motion pictures, press, and
advertising.
"It is therefore urged that every
community form a committee to
develop programs of intergroup
education which are suitable and
practical for the many types of ac
tivity represented in a community.
Together all these programs form
an integrated, comprehensive ap
proach to intergroup relations in
volving the entire community.
"This is why we urge or suggest
year round activities to build
brotherhood. We should all main
tain close relations with everyone
not only during this week of
brotherhood but the weeks and
years to come. Through organiza
tions and churcbes this can be ac
complished."
Navy Veaaels to Dock
Due today at Morehead City port,
returning from the Mediterranean
tre the (hipi Lattimore, Ogk 1
tfaorpe, and C?mbria.
J .
Navy Seeks Bids
On Construction
Of New Railroad
Jacksonville.? The Navy depart
ment called Saturday for bids for
construction on a 27% -mile rail
road from Camp Lejeune to Cherry
Point linking the two mammoth
Marine installations and the Atlan
tic Coast Line and East Carolina
railroads and providing rail service
to the Morehead service port of
entry.
Invitations to bid were in the
mails today to approximately 500
contracting firms throughout the
United States.
Funds for constructing the rail
road at a cost of three million dol
lars were contained in an omnibus
appropriation bill passed in the j
closing days of the 82nd Congress, j
The bids will be opened March j
14 at Camp Lejeune for the rail- j
road including turnouts, switches,
clearing, trestles, communications
lines, warning signals and fencing.
The government will furnish cross
ties.
Right of way surveys and acquisi
tions have been under way some
time. It is also understood the
right of way is of sufficient width
to accommodate a direct highway
linking the two bases if one is ever
sought and approved. The spur
railroad will cut considerable
travel time off movement of Ma
rines and equipment between the
two bases and Norfolk, hcadquar
of KM Mrarne AMantJ*. \
.*?, pic.suM men move by rail
from Lejeune to Wilmington and
the nee to Norfolk via ACL or they
move by highway; rail shipments
to Cherry Point and Morehead City
port via New Bern or they go by
highway.
The railroad, according to the
appropriations measure, is neces
sary "to provide alternate rail
service to facilitate troop and sup
ply movement" to the Marines in
major ports of entry at Norfolk
and Morehead City, and is critical
ly needed to afford passenger and
freight service for both military
and civilian populations.
Paludina Sails ?
Friday Afternoon
The M/V Paludina, after dis
charging 17.000 barrels of asphalt
for the Trumbull Asphalt co., left
Morehead City Friday afternoon.
The Paludina. owned by the Anglo
Saxon Petroleum co.. was the first
vessel to dock at the new state
constructed pier.
She was welcomed Thursday
afternoon by officials of the State
Ports authority, members of the
Morehead City Port commission,
and municipal authorities. In re
spect for the late King George VI
of England, the Shell tanker was
flying the British flag at half mast
when she docked.
The 17,000 barrels of asphalt
pumped through the new 1,200
steam-jackctcd line to the Trum
bull co., was only part of the Paul
dina's cargo. Her total capacity is
58.000 barrels. The remainder was
scheduled for discharge at Jackson
ville. Fla.
Among officials greeting the
Paludina and its master. Capt. C.
A. Waters of London, were W.
Avery Thompson of Hallsboro. vice
chairman of the N. C. State Ports
authority; H. V. Conley of Wil
mington, assistant executive direc
tor of the authority; II. S. Gibbs
and Dr Ben Royal of the Morehead
City Port commission; Mayor
George Dill of Morehead City;
D. G. Bell, president, and Joe Du
bois. manager of the Morehead City
chamber of commerce; J. D. Holt,
recently named manager of the
Morehead City port; Jim Meade of
Wilmington, authority engineer; C.
D. Maffitt of Wilmington, the ship
per's agent; W. A. Townes, en
gineer for T. A. Loving co., and
F. E. Seelbinder. superintendent
of the Trumbull company.
Firemen Answer Call
Morehead City firemen answer
ed a call to box 33 Friday after
noon at 1:30 but a small fire in the
house at 1400 Arendell St. had been
put out when they arrived. It was
believed to have started from a gas
stove. Then was no damage.
? Beaufort Boy Scouts, who acted
as town officials yesterday in ob
servance of National Boy Scout
week, dispatched their duties effi
ciently, the adult town officials ob
served.
Mayor Charles Take, jr., when
asked his opinion of the Scouts'
work as town officials, replied
"they're doing pretty well."
The mayor presided at a meet
ing of the town board yesterday at
1 p.m. Not only were the commis
sioners present, but all members
of the fire department, police de
partment. sanitary department, the
town attorney and the town clerk.
The only one absent was the
building inspector, "who probably
stayed at school," the mayor re
marked.
The Scouts discussed the disposal !
of sewage in Taylor creek and said j
that if the town couldn't stop 1
dumping sewage in the creek, a j
swimming pool should be built.
When they were advised that the
town had no authority to build a
swimming pool, the acting town at
torney suggested that all the sew
age be pumped into a big tank,
then hauled away by the garbage
truck and dumped.
Hay Hunnings. chief of police,
suggested that another man be
added to the force. "The chief of
police is worked to death." he de
clared.
The mayor reported that the
commissioners were especially
anxious to have sewer pipes in back
of the school covered up. lie said
that several of the pipes have leaks
too.
The Scouts said they could see
no reason why the town fire de
partment should go out of town to
fight fires for people who don't
See BOY SCOUTS, Page 2
Few Building v
Permits Issued
Building activities in Morchead
City got off to a slow start this
year. According to the January
records of A. B. Roberts, building
inspector, only five permits were
issued, showing a total estimated
cost of $8,7<M).
Permits cover only one new
house, a new parsonage for the
Christian church at Bridges and
22nd street. This house is being
erected next to the church.
Alteration, additions and repair
permits were issued to C. A. Lewis,
$300; Sanitary Fish Market, $400;
Frank Swindell, $200; and Dorothy
I'ospisil, $400 for a garage. Per
mits issued for January of 1951 to
taled $31.390.
From the office of the OPS
comes instructions to give contract
ing and construction companies
worries similar to those given mer
chants and others who have been
placed under price control. This
price regulation will, effect all
phases of contracting And construc
tion business. The OPS regulation
covers all general contractors, con
struction companies, plumbers,
electricians, excavators, well drill
ers, road builders, and in general,
all types of contracting services.
District Director Alton G. Mur
chison explained that under certain
m^hods of pricing contracts, the
filing of prices was obligatory, and
records covering the method of de
termining the ceiling prices for all
jobs should be maintained at the
place of business.
Murchison advised contractors to
contact the Raleigh office for in
formation concerning details of the
regulation.
A forest fire threatened
several homes at Sea Level
Sunday afternoon. One ga
rage on the Eugene Gaskill
property burned and sparks
set the roof of the Gaskill
home afire, but other prop
erty damage was averted.
The fire occurred in the woods
in the center of the Sea Level com
munity. Large pines and other
growth were burned over. E. M.
Foreman, forest ranger, said it is
not known how the fire started.
He and men from the community
fought the blaze which was fanned
by wind and fed by dry under
brush.
The garage which burned was
used as a storage place and dumage
was estimated at $100. The fire on
the roof of the Gaskill home was
put out by persons visiting there
at the time. Access to I he roof
was gained by tearing out a screen
in a second ptory window and
buckets of water were poured on
the smoldering shingles.
Other homes narrowly escaped
the raging flames.
A small woods fire also occurred
on Markers Island Sunday after
noon Approximately one quarter
acre burned.
Persons seeing forest fires should
report them immediately to Fore
man. phone 2-4135 or to the Otway
fir?' tower, 2-8115. Mrs. Dorothy
Willis is on duty at the tower.
Newport Gives
Land for Church
Newport commissioners, in ses
sion Tuesday night at the town
hall, agreed to give land for a Mis
sionary Baptist church in the pro
posed Veterans' housing develop
ment. The request for the property
was made by B. T. Burroughs, sr.
Burroughs said that members of
the church had selected a central
location, but the board felt that
another location at either one of
two extremities of the development
would be more advantageous to
the town, the church, and the fu
ture residents of the housing de
velopment. Burroughs said he
would convey the board's sugges
tion to the congregation.
The church members have been
meeting in the room over the Moses
Howard garage. The Newport
church is sponsored by the Davis
Missionary Baptist church, the Rev.
M. R. Ha ire, pastor.
George Ball, town attorney, re
ported that investigation is under
way to obtain a federal loan or
grant for installation of the town
water system.
Because $14,000 for paving
streets in the veterans' housing de
velopment is necessary before the
FHA loans can be obtained, C. D.
Bohannon and L. S. Bercegeay of
the Cherry Point Mutual Veterans
Housing association, asked the
town to guarantee a loan of $14,000
from the First Citizens Bank and
Trust co.
The commissioners said they
could not obligate the town to that
extent because the town does not
have the funds.
Attorney Ball suggested that the
veterans "sell" lots at $300 a piece,
the money to be put in escrow. If
the $14,000 is raised in that man
ner in a specified amount of time,
the persons putting up the $300
would become lot owners, the $14,
000 would be on hand and paving
could begin.
Attending the meeting in addi
tion to representatives of the vet
erans' group. Mayor C. A. Gould,
jr., Commissioners Kdgar Hibbs,
Ira Garner, M. D. McCain. S. E.
Mann, were F. C. Noyes, Fireman
B. R. Garner, and Police Chief
Charles Garner.
Ocean Lodge Members Collect J
Clothing for Korean Orphans
In response to a request by a"
member of Ocean lodge No. 405.
Morehcad City Masons are collect
in? clothing tor an orphanage in
Korea. Today is the last day tor
carrying clothes to the collection
points. The clothing may be taken
also to the lodge meeting at 7:30
tonight at the Masonic temple.
The request for help came from
H. K. Zaguary. Part of his letter
follows:
"The Masons at this air base in
Korea have formed a Masonic club.
We have named it the Kangnung
Square and Compass club. Our aim
is to aid the orphans in this arra
and there are many, brethren. As
in all wars the real sufferers are
the children, bewildered, helpless,
homeless and without adequate
food or clothing and wandering
across the countryside half frozen
and lost.
"These children arc collected at
several points and brought to the
three or four orphanages that have
been thrown together with what
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Oiiicers Dynamite Two v
Stills in Craven County
Two stills were dynamited Thurs
day in the Craven Corner section
by Sheriffs C. R. Berry and Gehr
mann Holland of Craven and Car
teret counties, and ABC Officer M.
M. Ayscue.
Two hundred forty-nine and a
half gallons of whiskey were found
and 2.800 gallons of mash. One of
the stills was in operation when
the officers came upon it.
Morehead City Merchants
Will Moot at 11:38 Te*ay
The Morehead City Merchant?
association will meet at 11:30 this
morning at the Waterfront cafe to
elect officers for the coming year
and discuss Red Tag sales days.
Clyde Jones, president, said
lunch will be free. Jones will pre
side during the business session.