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NEWS-TIMES OFFICE 504 Arendell St. Morehead City Phone 6-4175 CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 10c Eight Paget Color Comica 41at YEAR, NO. 26. THREE SECTIONS EIGHTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1952 PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAYS Scouts Will Attend Camporee At Lennoxville Next Weekend -? Kenneth Miller, Wfldwood, Wins Pig Contest Kenneth Miller, Wildwood, has been announced the winner of the Cooperative Livestock market thrif ty pig contest. This is a contest in which farmers of Carteret, Pamli co, Craven and Jones counties were eligible to compete. Prizes went to the farmers whose litter of pigs weighed the most at the end of eight weeks. Miller's 10 pigs weighed 425 pounds. Second place was won by S. B: Bennett, route 1 New Bern, Pamlico county, whose 10 pigs weighed 424, third place was won by Bobby Lee, 1 Grantsboro, Pamlico county, whose : 10 pigs weighed 378 pounds. Runners-up were W. J. Blair, ' Crab Point, with 11 pigs weighing | 336 Vz pounds, and H. C. Mallard, Trenton, 10 pigs weighing 312 pounds. The first prize winner re ceived $15, second $10 and third $5. At a meeting of the Cooperative Livestock patrons Saturday at New Bern Thomas Oglesby, Crab Point, was re-elected to serve as a direc tor for another year. He was also appointed secretary-treasurer. John Booth, market manager, re ported that $359,848.31 was paid during the past year to farmers who sold through the Cooperative Livestock market, the larger por See MILLER, Page 2 B&PW Club Will j Celebrate Fourth Birthday April 16 Members of the Carteret Busi ness and Professional Women's ' club will celebrate their fourth birthday with an anniversary ban quet at the Inlet inn Wednesday, April 16. Chairman of the affair is Mrs. Roy Clark of Beaufort. Speaker for the evening will be Mrs. Ruby Blythe, Rocky Mount, second vice president of the state federation, Business and Professional Women's club. Mrs. David Merrill, treasurer, re ' ported at the club meeting Tues day night at the Newport school lunch room that $135.40 was the net profit on the chicken salad sup per served by the club Saturday. Mrs. Zelma Talbcrt was appoint ed chairman of reservations for the district meeting to be held at East Arolina college, Greenville, at 3:30 i.m. Sunday, April 20. Mrs. Violet Howard reported /hat the Morchead City Golf club requested support of the B&PW club in promotion of the golf course project, and Mrs. H. F. Lindsay, membership chairman, reported that applications had been sent to prospective members. Welcomed as a new member was Mrs. Ruby Woodruff. Newport. Guests were Mrs. Lois Smith, New port, and Miss Martha Barnett, Beaufort. Voted into the club as new members were Mrs. Charles Noe, Beaufort, and Mrs. ^laBge Taylor, Morchead City. Miss Ruth Peeling, president, ap pointed the following committee to nominate officers for the coming year: Mrs. Roma Noe, chairman, Miss Lil Morris, and Mrs. Lindsay. Mrs. Howard reported on the Finer Carol inas contest for More head City, in which the club has been asked to participate. The meeting was preceded by a ham dinner. Members of all Boy Scout troops4 in the county, numbering 150, will attend the Carteret district pre-pa trol camporee Saturday and Sun day, April 5 and 6, at the Ameri can Legion grounds, Lennoxville. The two-day event is designed to prepare the Scouts for competition in the East Carolina council cam poree at New Bern April 25-27 where 2,000 Scouts are expected. Releases Schedule Kenneth Wagner, camporee chairman, today released the sched ule of events for next week-end's camping session. Saturday, April 5, 12 noon, every thing set for camporee, box lunch; 1 p.m. ? flag raising, supervised by Charles Stanley; 2 p.m. ? com pass event, supervised by Charles Hassell; 3 p.m. ? observation test, supervised by Dr. H. F. Kritzler. 4 p.m. ? knot-tying rescue, Ed Nelson in charge; 5 p.m. ? pioneer event. Ethan Davis in charge; 6 p.m. ? supper; 7 30 p.m. ? camp fire program; 9:30 p.m. ? patrol leaders' pow-pow, Bill Wall in charge. Wall is Scout field execu tive from New Bern. Sunday, April 6. 6:30 p.m. ? reveille and breakfast; 8 a.m. ? Palm Sunday church service with the Rev. Leon Couch, pastor of the First Methodist church, More head City, in charge; 9 a.m. ? sig nalling. Morse and visual, Floyd Chadwick in charge; 10 a.m. ? first aid event, supervised by Marion Mills and Dr. S. W. Hatcher; 11 a.m. ? dressing relay, supervised by Gerald Davis; 12 noon, dinner; 1 p.m. ? criticism of camporee, Wall; 2 p.m., break camp. Judges Named Camporee judges will be Robert Howard and Frank Safrit. Each patrol, consisting of about eight boys, will be assigned a 50 foot square of space. The boys will bring their own tents, plan their menus, and cook the food they bring. No Scout will be per- i mitted to leave the area after noon Saturday, Wagner stated. The patrols will be graded on uniforms, efficiency, and ability to carry out scheduled events. The first county camporee of this type took place last year at Fort Macon and was extremely suc cessful until a rain squall hit Sat-; urday night ? 1 Site of the camporee will be ro tated throughout the county each year. Treops are located at New port, Morehad City, Harkers Island, and Beaufort. Four Girls Will Compete Today Competing for first place in the county Green Pastures speaking contest at 10:40 this morning at Beaufort school will be Joan Gar ner, representing Newport school; Geraldinc Hedgecock, Morehcad City school; Mary Kirkman, Beau fort school; and Clara Fay Lewis, Smyrna school. These contestants won first place in elimination contests at their re spective schools. Each will receive a $15 prize. The county winner will receive $23 and the second place county winner $10. Placing second in the Newport contest was Rachel Mundine and third, June Garner; second in the Morehcad City contest was a lie between Thelma Memakis and Vin cent Oglesby. third place went to Russell Phillips. Second place at Beaufort school was won by Connie Lewis and third by Faye Taylor. At Smyrna Melva Lawrence placed second and Anne McGee third. Morehcad City's elimination con test took place yesterday. Con testants in addition to the four mentioned above were Carol Barnes and Edward Beard. Judges were O. H. Johnson, jr., Morehcad City, Billy Oglesby, Crab I)oint, and Roy Beck, Morehead City. Increase in Phone Rates Would Cost Users $2,500,000 More The State Utilities commission learned Tuesday that Carolina Tele phone and Telegraph company's latest rate proposal would cost east ern North Carolina telephone users Aearly $2,500,000 more a year. Carolina Telephone officials ad i mittcd it would take that much to provide the $900,000 more a year they want "after taxes." The utilities commission now has the request under consideration. Vice President J. F. Havens and Assistant Auditor R. A. Nelson in sisted their company would have I to get every dollar it is seeking if it hopes to earn a fair rate of return. f They reminded the commission that 8.5 per cent is considered fair ?for a public utility. They said their return, as of last December 31. was only 4.19 per cent. Only by maintaining a 8.5 per 'Cent return, they added, ca* Cars lina Telephone attract the addi tional new capital needed to fi nance new construction and im prove menu. Dozens of eastern North Caro linians had sent word that they planned to attend Tuesday's hear ing. But no one showed up. Four Bolarians Will Attend District CaaporM Four Beaufort Rotarians will be on duty at the Carteret district camporee ne*t weekend at Lennox ville. Rotarian Gene Smith will lead group singing. Other men representing the Rotary club, which sponsors the Scout program, will be Dr. W. A. Chipman, Numa F. Eure, and Halsey Paul. Rotarians will elect their board of directors for the coining year at next Tuesday's meeting. Republican* to Meet * Al Conrt Home April 5 The Republican executive com mittee for Carteret county, through its chairman, Claud Wheatly, has issued the call for regular convention at 2 o'clock Sati.rday afternoon, April 5, at the court house in Beaufort. The order of business will be selection of an executive commit tee and chairman and the nom ination of candidates for county office open to election this year. All Republicans as well as those who desire to participate in the effort of dislodging the present national (Truman) ad ministration are urged to attend, Wheatly stated. Red Cross Appeals For Funds to Aid, Tornado Victims N. L. Walker, Beaufort, chair man of the Red Cross chapter for Beaufort and eastern Carteret coun ty, today called for an additional $175 to help finance care of tor nado victims in Arkansas, Tennes see, Mississippi, and Missouri. E. Roland Harriman, of the American National Red Cross, has appealed to all chapter chairmen to combine this special appeal with the regular Red Cross campaign. He stated that the tornado disaster is the worst of its type in 10 years and has placed upon the Red Cross an added burden of $5,000,000 to meet needs of the victims. Walker asks that checks be sent to Braxton Adair, Beaufort, fund chairman for the Red Cross. The tornado struck dozens of communities throughout fouV states last Friday, leaving 178 dead. Eight hundred seventy-seven were in jured. "With thousands of people homeless, losses will run into mil lions," declared Harriman. The Re<T Cross has sent to the stricken *rea train**! Workers tn-' eluding doctors and nurses. Food, clothing, and shelter are being pro vided. Whole blood, plasma, blan kets, emergency power generators ,and water purifiers have also been sent to the disaster area. The fund request has been di vided proportionately among chap ters throughout the United States. One hundred seventy-five dollars is the Beaufort chapter's share. 20th District Demonstration Clubs to Meet at New Bern v Members of Carteret county' Home Demonstration clubs will at tend the 20th district meeting at the recreational building. George St., New Bern, at 10:30 Thursday morning, April 3. Mrs. H. M. Johnson, state presi dent, will be the speaker and Mrs. George E. West, district chairman, will preside. Secretary of the dis trict is Mrs. Kenneth McCabe, Morchead City RFD. Mrs. Milton Piner, Beauford RFD, assisted by club members from other counties, will present the report on accomp lishments by the clubs during re cent months. Carteret club members serving on district committees are Mrs. R. P. Oglesby, time and place; Mrs. Boah Avery, nominations; Mrs. Neal Campen, registration; Mrs. C. A. McCabe, resolutions; Mrs. Leslie Brinson, courtesy. Miss Martha Bar nett, county home agent, is adviser to the courtesy committee. Craven county Home Demonstra tion club members will strvc lunch at the curb market building in New Bern and luncheon tickets will be $1. Special music will be featured by the Craven county mu sic leader, Mrs. O. G. Richardson. Carteret county club members are urged to attend. The 20th federated district in cludes Jones, Pamlico, Onslow, Craven, and Carteret counties. He. Marin South Will Return UmUt Batalion Plan With the 7th Infantry Div. in Korea. ? Pfc. Marion Smith of route 2 Newport, is returning home un der the Army's rotation policy after serving with the 7th Division on the Korean fighting front. During recent action the division has been probing Communist posi tions in the mountains north of the 48th parallel. The 7th has been playing a major role in the Korean war since landing at Inchon in Sep tember 1950. Smith, who entered the Army 17 months ago. has been serving as a truck driver in the 32nd infantry regiment and for his service in Ko rea haa been awarded the combat infantryman badge and the Korean service ribbon with one campaign star. . I ! JCs to Start Back To Church Drive J. C. Harvcll, chairman of the Jaycee religious activities commit tee, told Jaycees at their Monday night meeting at the Waterfront cafe that the group will launch a Back to Church program Sunday, April 4, following up their recent Back to Sunday School campaign. Membership cards were present ed to three new members by P. H". Geer, jr., membership chairman. The new Jaycees are Arthur La Montague. John van Landingham, and Bill Smith. Appointed to represent the Jay cees on the Morehead City Finer Carolina contest were Walter Mor ris, school improvement; Ralph Gardiner, reactivation of the recre ation center: Charles Gates, city Park; Linstcr Lewis, town beauti fication; and Jimmy Wallace and Dick McCIain, additional books to town library. Making talks on the Jaycee creed were Oscar Ely, Wallace. Herbert 0. Phillips, and BUI Cbalk. Lesta Willis reported that the Jaycees presented recently a $25 savings bond to Tommy Bennett, high school student, who won the Voice of Democracy contest last fall. The contest was a Jaycee project. Guests at the meeting were Wade Woodley and Joe Rose. PTA Chairman Coders With School Snporntendonl Albert Cowan, chairman of the Queen Street PTA school improve ment committee, conferred this week with H. L. Joslyn, county su perintendent of schools, on projects for betterment of the ichool. Members of the school improve ment committee, in addition to Cowan, are Capt. Herbert L. Davis, Nathaniel Jackaon. Capt. Louis Jonea, J. t. Stanley. Mri. Henrietta Fulford. William Vann, Joe Pas teur, Mrs. Garfield Ellison, Mrs. Henrietta Hargett, and Mrs. Annie L. Bell. IK.* Construction at Fort Macon NearsJ Completion Walter Davis Appeals Case J To Higher Court Will Smith to Serve 60-Day Sentence; Robert Penns Pays $100 Fine, Costs Walter Davis gave notice of ap peal to superior court Monday when he was found guilty of pub lic drunkenness and sentenced to 30 days on the roads. Because Davis broke terms of a former sus pended sentence. Judge George McNeill ordered that the former sentence be imposed, both tern\s to run concurrently. Davis's appeal bond was set at $100. Will Smith pleaded guilty to public drunkenness. He, too. vio lated a former sentence and Judge McNeill ordered that Smith serve the first sentence of 30 days, fol lowed by an additional 30. Robert Penns pleaded guilty to driving without a license and was sentenced to 90 days, suspended on payment of $100 and costs. He was also prohibited from driving a car until he gets a valid license. Sentence Suspended A two-week sentence against Haywood W. Parker, charged with public drunkenness, was suspended on payment of costs. A 30-day sentence against Carlton Pittman. charged with public drunkenness, was suspended on condition he pay $15 and costs and remain on good behavior six months. Charlie G. Tyndall, Bob Dudley, and Fred C. Jones, each charged with public drunkenness, pleaded guilty and paid costs. The remainder of the cases dealt with violation of the motor vehicle Pleads Guilty Joel H. Walker pleaded guilty to operating a car without a license and paid $25 and costs. Jesse Gene Taylor was cleared of a speeding charge. Found guilty of speeding was WilHe G. Temple who paid $10 ami costs. m Others charged with spading voilations and their penalties fol low: Luther F. Safrit, half4-osts; Fred James Herbruch, costs; Karle T. Maynard, costs; George Gregory Warren, half costs; John Serino, $25 and costs. Lawrence Joseph Crowder plead cd guilty to driving with an ex pired operator's license and paid See DAVIS, Page 2 Calf Chain Lengthens A heifer calf, new member of the Carteret county calf chain, was recently given to Harlan Carraway, Newport. The calf was born on the Eubanks farm, Beaufort RFD, to one of the original animals in the calf chain. With the calf are James Allgood, left, 4-H club advisor, Harlan, and Harlan's father, E. F. Carraway. (Photo by R. M . Williams) ' After seven months, con-1 struction of the small buoy base and replacement of the diking around the boat basin at Fort Macon Coast Guard station is nearinK completion, stated Chief Warrant Officer IT . R. Daniels, commanding officer, yesterday. Work at the station will ho com pleted at an estimated cost of $110, 000 and tentative plans call for bas ing of the buoy tender Conifer there. When all construction is finished, the complement at the Bogue | banks station is expected to be in- 1 creased by four men. Replacement of diking was required because worms had caused deterioration of j former emplacements. The commander, fifth Coast Guard district, Norfolk, has made application to the corps of en gineers. U. S. Army, for dredging the new boat slip at Fort Macon. Approximately 40,000 cubic yards of material will be dredged and deposited on U. S. government property. Plans showing the work may be seen at Morehead City post office. Col. R. C. Brown of the corps of engineers, 308 Customhouse. Wil mington, has requested that any one who may have objections to the dredging operations, should file their objections with the corps of engineers no later than April 18, 1952. Beaufort , Morehend j City Seniors To Stage Comedies Next Friday Night Dewey Taylor j Cases Continued In Court Tuesday Two cases against Dewey Tay lor, the second a joint charge against him and his wife, Ellen, were continued m recorder's court *in bcaufr** Tuesflay. iV/tor is chargrd *'uh public drunkenness and he and his wife with larceny of property valued ht less than $100. According to the warrant the Taylors are charged with taking eggs, kerosene and other items from the property of Braddock Brown, Pelletier. The state decided not to prose cute at the present time the case against Lillian Lewis, charged with aiding and abeting in child delin quency. Richard Norflcet Bhyliss, charg ed with driving drunk, was found guilty of reckless driving, and or dered to pay $100 and costs. Julian Wilson Sorrell. charged with care less and reckless driving, speed ing, and following too closely, was found guilty only on the third count. He was given a 60-day sen tence suspended providing he pay costs withing 30 days. Sentence Imposed By order of Judge John Burney in the recent sesion of superior court, the sentences imposed on Albert and Dessic Wade in record er's court last October went into See TAYLOR, Page 2 Wilmington to Get 'Trial' Cargo Wilmington, A "trial" cargo of mahogany lumber from Honduras and Nicaragua may be the first shipment to comc into the State Ports Authority docks nearing com pletion here, George W. Gillette, executive director of the SPA, said today. Colonel Gillette said an agent for lumber companies in the two Central American countries con fered with him Tuesday. The agent reported his companies are plan ning to make the trial shipment into Wilmington possibly within the next 60 days. "This first shipment is placed on a trial status," Colonel Gillette said. "If it works out with the rate savings we believe our new port will effect, the companies plan to use the facilities here to stockpile mahogany for use by furniture manufactures in the central and western parts of North Carolina." Colonel Gilette said the lumber companies are among (be largest operating in Central America. He said they own their own shipa in which to transport lumber here. "We are particularly pleased at the prospect of these shipments," he said. "The most important func tion of our State port here and at Morchead City is to verve North Carolina industry. We feel our ports would be making a substan tial contribution to the furniture industry by effecting large. savings in shipping coats." ? Seniors of Beaufort and More-4 head City high schools will pre sent their annual play the same night, next Friday, in their respec tive auditoriums. Curtain will be at 8 p.m. Directing the Beaufort play is Miss Lena Duncan and di recting the Morehead City play is Mrs. Waldron Baily. Both teach ers are senior class advisers. Members of the cast of the "Minx from Missouri," the Beau fort production, arc John Lynch, Connie Lewis, Bobby Willis, Edith Lewis, Ellen Norcom, Bobby Sa frit, Patsy Hardesty, Jean Dixon, Gary Copeland, Iris Dudley, and Jffti Smith. "Her Emergency Husband" is the three-act comedy being presented by Morehead City seniors. Re hearsals, which began a month ago, are progressing very well, accord ing to Mrs. Baily, and the students have great hopes of producing one of the best shows ever staged in Morehead City school auditorium. In the cast are Vernon Guthrie, Jane Stroud, Jean Barbour, Doris Midgett, Louetta Lewis, Robert Adams, Tom Bennett, Ann Carl ton. Donald Chadwick, Jessie Guthrie Chytka. Frances Brinson, and Bob by Matthews. Both plays are side splitting comedies and sneak prc viewers predict an evening of fun for all who attend. Planning Board Names Candidates The Beaufort planning board will present names to town com missioners of several candidates to fill the vacancy on the planning hoard at the meeting Monday night, April 7, in the town hall. The va cancy resulted when Dr. W. L. Woodard resigned. Candidates were selected at a meeting of the planning board Tuesday night. Appearing before the board were John Staton, Ann St., and Haywood Wilder, 709 Pine st. Staton requested permission to build a garage and utility room east of his home. He told the board that he had received permis sion from Mrs. W. A. Mace to build on her line and the board gave their OK providing he did not set the building within more than 2 feet of the north line adjacent to property owned by Clifford Lewis. Wilder's request to build a dwelling on property where there is insufficient space, according to zoning laws, was approved. Attending the meeting were Braxton Adair. Halsey Paul. Robert Stephens and -Mrs. Helen Hatiell. Tide- Table Tides at Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, March 28 9:54 a.m. 4:02 a.m. 10:19 p.m. 4:04 p.m. Saturday, March 29 10:36 a.m. 4:46 a.m. 11:03 p.m. 4:46 . p.m. Sunday, March 3* 11:20 a.m. 5:33 a.m. 11:48 p.m. 5:31 p.m. Monday, March 31 6:21 a.m. 12:08 p.m. 6:19 p.m. Tuetday, April 1 12:37 t-m. * 7:16 ajn. 1:M pjii. 7:16 pA. League Funds Will Finance Speech , Defect Clinic Funds received in the current League for Crippled Children cam paign will be used to finance a clinic the second week in June to aid school children who have speech defects. Mrs. Martha Lof tin, chairman of the campaign, an nounced today. In charge of the clinic will be Fred I^ewis. Morehead City, county teacher supervisor, who has been trained in speech correction educa tion at F^ast Carolina college. Lewis explained yesterday that children in the schools are being screened now and those suffering from the most serious speech de fects will be asked to attend the clinic in June in Morehead City. Five teachers in this county, who have also had speech defect train ing. will be present. The hours will be from 9 a.m. to noon, but teachers will stay longer to discuss the individual child's problem and probable solution. The youngsters will be given ar ticulation tests, they will be shown how to help themselves, and fol low-up letters to parents will tell parents how they can help the child, Lewis explained. If funds warrant it. League for Crippled Children officials in the county chapter express hope that the clinic can be conducted for two weeks next year. Piano-Cello Duo . Delights Audience Nikolai and Joanna Graudans, 'cello and piano duo, delighted their audience Tuesday evening when they played at the Morehead City school as the last artists to ap pear in the Community Concert series this season. The first half of the program, which was divided into four parts, was presented by both musicians, and the two performed with per fect unity. During this part of the program they played Largo and Allegro by Ecclcs, Sonata in B flat major, Opus 43 by Mendelssohn and Intro duction and Polonaise. Opus 3 by Chopin. Following intermission, Mrs. Graudans gave a program of piano solos. 'A finished pianist, she play ed Romance by Schumann, Rondo a capriccio by Beethoven. Sonetto del Petrarca by Liszt and a Czech dance by Smetana. As he* encore the played G flat waltz by Chopin. The final part of the program featured Mr. Graudans and his 'cello, accompanied at the piano by his wife. He played Adagio by Bach. Al legro spirituoso by Senaille, Holy Thursday at Midnight by Turina. which ahowed the harmonics of the cello, and At the Fountain, by Davidoff. As his encores he played the Swan by Saint-Saens and Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsa kovv?edp. William O.Willis To Join Beaufort j Police Force County Health Officer Ap pears Before Town Board Wednesday Night At a call meeting of the Beau tort town board Wednesday night William Otis Willis, Beaufort RFD, was employed as police officer to replace Bertie Clyde Piner who has resigned, and Dr. N. T. Knnett, health officer, requested that the I tow n take action to improve health and sanitary conditions. The new-employed police officer will begin his duties the first of next month. He served four years in the Navy and has been with the Beaufort Quick Freeze plant as en gineer for the past five years. Other applicants considered for the position of police officer were John (ilover and William B. Lewis, sr.. both of Beaufort, and Clarence I,. Davis, Highland Park. The board took no action on pro posals by the health officer. Cer tain matters will be investigated and discussed at the April board meeting, they decided. Dr. Knnett proposed that an ordinance be passed prohibiting display of food or merchandise of that type on the outside of stores. He suggested that no hog pens, dog kennels, or chicken yards be per mitted. and added that trash or garbage should not be allowed to be thrown in the water along Front street. He pointed out that a state law prohibits throwing of any type of dead animal, including fish, in the water. The health officer suggest ed that a board of review be estab lished to deal with matters of sewer connecting and other sani tation problems and commented on uarbage cans standing on the streets. The town clerk. Dan Walker, was authorized by the board to write Everett Enterprises, theatre chain, to offer the town's assistance in clearing with the federal govern ment plans for a new theatre. The clerk was also requested to inves tigate the cost of widening Queen street between Front and Ann. The commissioners authorized re moval of the southernmost parking meter on Queen to facilitate move ment of traffic around the corner. Dr. M. B. Moray Hurt in Crash Dr. Milton B. Moroy. Morehead City, was slightly injured at 9:30 Wednesday night when the ear he was driving smashed into a pine tree near the Rex restaurant west of Morehead City. Dr. Morey suffered minor lacera tions and bruises and was treated at Morehead City hospitla. He was able to resume office hours Thurs day morning. According to Dr. Morey, he was proceeding west on highway 70 and was about to pass a car when the car signalled that it was turning left. To avoid crashing into it, the doctor drove off the side of the highway and smashed into the tree. Damage to the car. a new 1952 model, was estimated at $700 to $1,000. No other car was involved in the mishap. Dr. Morey was taken to the hos pital by Frank Marino of the Rex restaurant. Maj. Edward L. Schnetiler Wins Air Medal in Korea With the First Marine Aircraft Wing in Japan ?Marine Maj. Ed ward L. Schnettler, 32, of St. Cloud, Minn., and Havelock, has received the Air Medal for meritorious aerial flights against the enemy in Korea. The medal was presented by Col. John Wehle, commanding officer of the First Marine Aircraft Wing's Japanese-based service squadron, acting for Maj. Gen. Christian F. Schilt, commanding general of the wing. Schnettler, now stationed in Ja pan as personnel officer, was a fighter pilot in the Wing's "Check erboard" squadron for five months. He has been in the Far East since October 1951. His wife. Rachel, and three chil dren. Lynne. Susan, and Joan, live at Havelock. His father. Mark Schnettler. lives at St. Cloud. Minn. * Firemen Answer Call Morchead City firemen answered a call to the home of Mrs. George Henderson. 1706 Evani St., at 5:30 Tuesday afternoon to PHI out a fire in an overheated space heater. Firemen said damage was negligi ble.
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