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NEWS-TIMES OFFICE 504 Arendell St. Morehead City Phone 6-4175 CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 10c FULL PAGE COMICS 41st YEAR, NO. 27. EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1952 PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAYS Port Officials, ? Congressmen Seek Lifting of Embargo State Makes Efforts to Have Coast Guard Remove Reg ulations on Fertilizer Morehead City. ? The immedi ate importation through the State Ports authority ports here and at Wilmington of nitrate fertilizers hinges on a meeting in Washing ton yesterday of Coast Guard, port officials and state congressmen, George W. Gillette, executive di rector of the SPA, said Thursday. The meeting is to determine whether the Coast Guard will lilt its embargo on certain types of fer tilizer. At present the Morehead At a special meeting of the town board yesterday afternoon George W. Dill, jr., Morehead City mayor, . informed commissioners that he sent a telegraqj to Col. G. W. Gil lette, State Ports authority direc tor, stating that Morehead City has no regulations on what shall come in or out of the port, but added that Morehead City will abide by Coast Guard regulations. City and Wilmington ports are re stricted and the fertilizer is being [ docked at Charleston. Fertilizer brokers say that 30.000 tons of calcium ammonium nitrate brought through the two North Carolina ports each month during April. May and June if the embargo is lifted. The current shortage of the fer tilizer is due to a strike in the Chilean nitrate fields. The ship ments the SPA is seeking to im port would come from Europe. Telegrams have been .sent to Congressman Graham Barden, who arranged the meeting with the I'oast Guard, Congressman Ertle L'urlyle and Senators Smith and Hoey seeking their help in getting the ban raised. "If we can import these fer jl tilizers through out ports," Col. [ Gillette said, "a savings of up to $8 per ton to the farmer can be effected: Among those who are expected to attend the Washington meeting are Col. Gillette, Congressmen Bar den and Carlyle, Admirals O'Neal Ijxll Richmond of the Cowt Guard and representatives of the fertilizer [ companies. Beaufort Jaycees Make $200 on Show Beaufort Jaycees realized an es U tfmated $200 from their minstrel fl Thursday nigbt at Beaufort school. Musical highlights of Dennison's I Victory Minstrel were A. C. Blank I orship singing "I'd Feel at Home P in the Army," and Holdcn Ballou's I solo in "Melancholy Twilight." The Scottish actor turned out to be Gerald Woolard who was es corted to the stage by Highway Patrolman J. W. Sykes. Members of the cast were Gray den Paul, Gray Hassell, Tom H. Potter, Hugh Salter, Gene Smith, Robert Davis, Earl Willis, James Davis. Earl Lewis. Jarvis Herring, Willard Willis, Dick Parker. Jack Barnes. Albert i Chappell. Wiley Taylor, jr., Dan Floyd, Bill Davis, Ronald Earl Ma son. Sam Gibbs. ' John Evans, Leslie Davis, jr., Charles Jarman, James Allgood, ' Eddie Paul, Warren Grant. Odell ' Merrill, Blankenship and Ballou. Choral and music directors were 1 Mrs. James Steed and Mrs. Wiley Taylor, jr. Director of the show i was Odell Merrill. 1 Beaufort Senior Wins Contest Mrs. Mary Olive Martin Kirk man of Beaufort, a senior, was judged winner of the Green Pas tures speaking contest in Carteret county Friday morning at Beau fort school. Second place winner was Joan Garner of Newport. Judges for the contest, which is sponsored by the North Carolina Bankers association in cooperation with county agricultural agencies, were Robert Howard, W. C. Carl ton, George Stovall, of Morehead City. James D. Rumley and Mrs. Lockwood Phillips of Beaufort. Mrs. Kirkman received a $25 sav ing bond and Miss Garner received $10 in cash as prizes. Both will attend the regional contest which will be held in Tren ton at the agricultural building at 2 p.m. Friday. Mrs. Kirkman will represent Carteret county and tfiss Garner has been named alterntte. ^Minister Conducts Class The Rev. T. R. Jenkins, pasto^ of Ann Street Methodist church, Beau kiort, is conducting a membership jj-lass for young people and children this week in the Lottie Sarxfers Kuilding, Ann tt., each day at 4 .m. Negotiations Proceed on Leasing Port to Navy Beaufort Residents , Businessmen J Receive Notices on Garbage Collection Leaflets on rules for collection^ of garbage in Beaufort were dis tributed Saturday throughout town by members of Boy Scout troop No. 51, Charles Hassell. Scoutmaster. In addition to the rules, the "flyers" also carried a pledge from the street and sanitary department to help Jieep the town clean, with cooperation of residents and busi ness houses. By request, the fire department will also burn off lots, according to information on the leaflet. The garbage rules, in line with town ordinances, will be enforced beginning April 15. The regula tions follow: Residents: 1. Use only a tightly covered metal garbage can not larger than 30-gallon capacity. 2. Put all cans, food scraps or anything that might attract dogs, cats, rats in tightly covered metal cans. 3. If you need additional room for leaves, grass, clean papers, etc., put them in a container or box so they can't blow away. 4. If you live on a street run ning north and south put your gar bage out early Monday and Thurs day. Take your cans in after gar bage has been collected. 5. If you live on a street run ning east and west put your gar- , bage out early Tuesday and Friday. ! Take your cans in after garbage has been collected. 6. Place your garbage and trash early at curb on the proper days for your collection. 7. When downtown use the yel low trash cans on the street for paper cups, etc. 8. Filling your cans so that the contents may be poured out with out beating the bottom will lengthen the life of your garbage cans. All small boxes, etc., should be folded or broken so that they will not jam against thfc side of cans. Businessmen: 1. Do not use yellow cans on street for your refuse. 2. Place all food scraps in tight ly covered metal cans. 3. All restaurants and meat mar kets will have daily collections. 4. Place paper, etc., in bin or container so that it will not be scattered. All collections will be made from street only ? except commercial establishments and dwellings hav ing four or more apartments. Members of the street depart ment are Clyde Peterson, superin tendent, Allen C. Conway, Grover Conway, Roscoe Contoay, James Fillingame, and Wardell Fillin game. The information on the leaflet was signed by L. W. Hassell, mayor. Two Cars Wreck Near Newport Two cars wreckcd on the curvc on the Mill Creek road at 11:30 Friday night near Newport, but no one was injured. Driver of one car. a convertible, was Lawrence Franklin Rouse of Kinston. who was accompanied by his brother, George D. Rouse of 800 Bay st., Morehead City. Driver of the other car, a 1941 model au tomobile. was Jesse Bell Gould, 2009 Fisher st? Morehead City. Neither car ran ftito the other, both simply failed to make the curve because they were going at a high rate of speed, stated Patrol man H. G. Woolard who investi gated. Each driver was charged with speeding. According to the patrolman, both cars were proceeding toward New port. Rouse, failing to make the curve, ran up on a high embank ment by the road, continued 188 feet and came to a stop in the ditch. Damage to his car was esti mated at $75. Gould, who was following, skidded 138 feet, turned over and continued for another 48 feet. Dam age to his car was estimated at I several hundred dollars. Twin Oaks Fish Company Asks Permit to Build Pier The Twin Oaks Fish co.. North Harlowe, has asked the corps of en gineers, U. S. Army, for permis sion to build a pier on the west side of Adams creek in Craven county approximately 2.S miles south of the Neuse river and op posite intracoastal waterway light No. 9. | The plans, which may be seen at the Beaufort post office, show that a pier 5 feet wide and 200 feet long will be constructed. It will be ap proximately 1,000 feet from the in land waterway channel. Objections to the *ork, If any, will be received at the engineers' office, 308 Customhouse, Wilming ton, until April 7, 1052. Fisheries Commissioner J Fouls Plans of Sunday Morning Thief Rebekahs, Odd Fellows to Hear j LS. Bridges Lodge Official Will Speak Al Dislricl Meeting, Beau fort, Saturday Night L. S. Bridges, representing the sovereign grand master of the world, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, will speak at 8 p.m. Sat urday, April 5, at the second dis trict meeting of Rebekahs and Odd Fellows. Concordia Lodge hall, Beaufort. Prior to the meeting dinner will be served in the dining hall of the Fish Meal co., Beaufort. Bridges became a member of the IOOF in 1938 and was elected dep uty grand master in 1942. In March 1943 he started his term as grand master and continued in that L. S. Bridges capacity for three years. He has served as grand representative to the sovereign grand lodge and sov ereign grand marshal. In 1947 he was presented the Golden Deeds award for outstand ing service at Baton Rouge, La. He is a member of the Masonic lodge, Consistory, and Shrine, Rebekahs. and Woodmen of the World. He is also on the board of directors of the Sertoma club. A 1931 graduate of Louisiana State university, he has received an achievement award from Carville, La., the leper colony, and has stablished the only all-patient Lions club in the world. > Nelson R. Martin, USMC. held at bay with a double barreled shotgun in the hands of C. D. Kirkpatrick, state commercial fisheries commis sioner, was arrested early Sunday morning at Camp Glenn by More head City patrolmen Bruce Ed wards and Guy Springle. Kirkpatrick discovered Martin in the boiler room on state property. He held the gun on him while Mrs. Kirkpatrick called police. Case Continued Martin has been charged with breaking and entering the state car used by Kirkpatrick, breaking and entering the boiler room, and destroying state property. The case, scheduled for trial yesterday morn ing in Morehead City recorder's court, was continued until next Monday. According to the state fisheries commissioner, who lives in an apartment in the commercial fish eries building, Camp Glenn, his wife wakened at 3 a.m. Sunday and noticed that the car had been moved from its parking place out to the paved road. Kirkpatrick sakl he got up and moved the car back to its parking place and noticed then that the choke switch had been tampered with, the rod being bent evidently in an effort to short the switch. Flashlight Gone He also discovered that the flash- j light in the glove compartment was gone, but he went back to bed. Not many minutes later, he heard j noises outdoors, and looking out the window, he saw a flashlight ! beam in the boiler room. He got his shotgun and went to the door of the boiler room where Martin was "picking up things" and also creating general havoc. The flashlight he had was the one taken from the state car. Kirkpatrick said cans of paint were heaved through the panes in the boiler room door and things inside were turned over. When accosted. Martin asked Kirkpatrick, "What are you doing here?" Kirkpatrick said he replied, "That's the question I should be asking you!" The fisheries commissioner said he conversed with the intruder several minutes and that he seem ed rational. "1 sort of gathered from what he said," remarked the commissioner, "that he merely wanted to get into some kind of trouble so that he wouldn't have to be sent overseas." Martin was searched and found on him was a courtesy card belong ing to Kirkpatrick and several gas oline tickets that had been signed by the commissioner. The commis sioner said he believed Martin was mainly interested in stealing a car. With the Armed Forces Second Lt, Cecil Murphy Pilots B-29 Superfortress (New* of persons In the armed forces from Carteret county and the { surrounding area will be welcomed for inclusion in this column. ? The i Editor). Second Lt. Cecil Murphy, 28, son of Henry Murphy, Davis, has been assigned as pilot on a B 29 Super fortress aircrew completing train ins at Randolph Air Force base, Texas. The USS Papago, an ocean-going tug, is one of the Navy's mightiest midgets operating with the Atlantic Fleet. Serving aboard the Papago is Nathan H. Thomas, boatswain's mate, first class, USN, son of Mrs. Delight C. Thomas of Beaufort. The tug, assigned to the Service Force of the Atlantic Fleet, takes part in diving and salvage opera tions in addition to towing duties. One of her most publicized jobs was the Papago's participation in the refloating of the battieship Missouri. Commissioned in 1945, the Pa pago has served in Germany, Hai ti, Panama, Nova Scotia and New foundland. Undergoing an 11-month course of instruction at the Naval Post graduate School. Monterey, Calif., is Lt. Comdr. Harvey L. Joslyn, jr.. USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Joslyn of 2806 Evans St., More bead City. Lt. Comdr. Joslyn had been on the staff of the Commander of Nav al Forces in the Far East in Tokyo, Japan. He is a graduate of Erskine college in 1939, and enlisted in the Navy in 1941. The purpose of the General Line School is to broaden the profes sional knowledge of officers of the Navy. The class, which convened March 17, will study such subjects as military and international law. administration, leadership, anti submarine warfare, electronics, lo gistics, ordnance and gunnery, as well as seamanship, navigation, en gineering, mathematics and damage control. With the 7th Infantry Division in Korea ? Cpl. Earl D. Murphy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Mur phy. Marshallberg, is serving with the 7th Infantry Division in Korea. The division occupies a strong bunker and pillbox defense line on the mountainous east-central sector of the front. Tank-infantry patrols from the division move out daily to probe and raid Red de fenses in the "Punchbowl" area. Corporal Murphy, a member of the heavy weapons platoon in com pany M of the 31st Infantry Regi ment, entered the Army in October 1950, and received basic training at Fort Belvoir, Va. Before entering the Army, Mur phy was employed as a merchant I seaman. Airman Kay M. Willis. Morchead City, has been promoted from pri vate first class to corporal in the U. S. Air Force. , Willis, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Willis. 0071a Arendell st., More head City, is serving with the Air Force Human Resources Research See ARMED FORCES, Page 5 1 The go-ahead .signal on negotiations between the State" Ports authority and the Navy for lease of Morehead City port's three new warehouses has been given by the chief of Naval ?perations, the outcome of the negotiations to be subject, however, to approval by Congress. The Armed Services committee of the House is expected - Eastern Carolina Firemen To Meet ai Morehead City The Eastern Carolina Firemen association will conduct its quar terly board meeting in Morehead City next Tuesday. The eastern section includes all points from Chapel Hill to tike coast. The plans for the banquet are not complete but it is expected to be held at the Blue Ribbon club at ; 7 o'clock. The state secretary, John L. Miller, will conduct the business meeting. Junior Woman's Club Takes Orders For Plants, Bulbs Morehead City Junior Woman's club members this week started taking orders for flowering plants and bulbs. Delivery of the orders is expected to take place the week of April 14 if not before, stated Mrs. Eugene Roelofs, chairman of the ways and means committee. The plants are ordered from a Raleigh nursery. Among those available are the following: Rock garden plants (to bloom in April. May. and June): ajuga, alyssum, a ra bis. azaleas, wallflower, pinks, coral bells, candytuft, blue bells, phlox, cowslip, and violets. Perennials (grow each year and bloom from early spring to frost): aster, baptisia, bleeding heart, shasta daisies, delphinium, sweet william, foxglove, baby's breath, feverfew, gaillardia. gypsophilia, lemon lilies, hollyhocks, iris, lily of the valley, peonies, painted daisies, spirea. red hot poker, periwinkle, and many others. Annuals (one season plants ready for pljatiM April 15): peturtCf, finaf-drfcgoitA, slocV, aiid verbena; ready for planting May 1: asters, marigolds, scarlet sage, zin nias. Also available are chrysan themums of several varieties which may be planted in May or early June. Bulbs available are gladioli in nine varieties, dahlias in eight va rieties. and cannas in pink, scarlet red, and yellow. Among the bedding plants are amaryllis, begonias, coleus. faney leavy caladiums, gloxinia, lantana, and tuberoses. Fish Truck, Car ? Sideswipe Sunday A fish truck arxl an automobile sideswiped at 1:30 Sunday after noon at Williston. Elislia Carter, New Bern, driver of the truck, has been charged with driving with an expired chauffeur's license, and Harry Fulcher, Sea Level, driver of the car, has been charged with careless and reckless driving. Both arc scheduled for trial in recorder's court this morning. Carter told J. W. Sykes, investi gating highway patrolman, that he was proceeding west when he saw Fulcher's car coming toward him, weaving from left to right. Carter said he pulled off to the side to avoid Fulcher, but the two vehicles sideswiped anyway. Dam age to both vehicles totaled no more than $50, according to the patrolman. The fish truck, a 1950 model, was owned by Clayton Fulcher, Atlan tic. Rand Marches The Morchead City high school band marched in the azalea festival parade in Wilmington Saturday. They were next to the last band in the parade, which was Elizabeth City. Band members enjoyed the trip which included a visit to the flower gardens and a trip to the zoo. Rumors that prizes were given the bands were false, stated Ralph T. Wade, director of the band, yes terday. Tide Table Tide* al Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tuesday, April 1 12:37 a.m. 1:52 p.m. 7:18 a.m. 7:16 p.m. Wrdnndajr, April t 1:3:1 a.m. 2:05 p.m. 8:15 a.m. 8:20 p.m. Thursday, April 3 2:34 a.m. 3.-08 p.m. 9:17 a.m. 9:26 p.m. Friday, April 4 3M a.m. 4M p.m. 10:13 a m. 10:27 pja. ?to pass on the proposal by April 11. Appearing before the State Ports authority in exeeutive session at Wilmington Friday were three Navy representatives. The More head City property has been given | full approval by the Navy which proposes to start leasing May 1, 1952 and continue the remainder of this fiscal year, until July 1, 1952, and then lease for another full year until July 1953. During the latter part of that period it is possible that one or two of the warehouses may be re leased because large warehouses are now in process of construction at Cherry Point Marine air base. Commercial Development Local port interests state that the Navy's leasing Morehead City port facilities will not prevent com mercial operation also. The port will not be "restricted" as it was during the last war. and move ments of gasoline, oil. asphalt, and i other products can freely flow. The Navy will also use civilian personnel, approximately 50. The only employees expected to be members of the armed forces are guards. For use of the port, the Navy will also pay commercial rates, as would any manufacturer or private-interest shipper. The Navy has made frequent use of Morehead City in the past, mov ing both troops and equipment from Cherry Point and Camp Lc jeune through the port. More Space Needed One Navy spokesman, Lt. Comdr. I). E. Bradley, told the board Fri day tha' naval storage at Hampton Roads. Va . is "saturated" and ad ditional storage space is needed at Morehead City. John Fry, Public Works Administrator at the Cherry Point air base, estimated the need ed storage space as three and one half million cubic feet. Observers said that if negotia lions lead to the Navy's taking over the operation of Morehead City, it likely would result in the widening and deepening of the port's channel. The channel n6w dei *l ftfout 3d fe?t. f Candidate Visits Carteret County Roy Rowe, Democratic candidate for lieutenenant governor was a visitor in Carteret county Thurs day. Escorted by Ernest J. Davis of Beaufort he called on friends at the court house and many others with whom he has had contacts over his legislative years, includ ing H. S. Gihbs of Morehead City. Rowe was born on a farm near Burgaw in 1905. He attended pub lic schools and was graduated from Farm Life school. Vanceboro in 1923 H. L. Joslyn, now county school superintendent, was princi pal of the Farm Life school when Rowe was a student. He later at tended the University of North Carolina and is now a member of its board of trustees. Farmer and business man, Rowe was a member of the N. C. Senate 1926-3741-45 and 49. He was a member of the House of Repre sentatives in 1943. $150 Damage Retails From Saturday Accident One hundred fifty dollars dam age was caused to the 1948 model car owned by John Morrison, Beau fort, when it went into a ditch at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon three miles east of Beaufort on highway 70. According to H. G. Woolard, in vestigating highway patrolman, Morrison told him that he was pro ceeding east when tbe car in front of him stopped suddenly. When he turned out to avoid ramming the car from the rear, he met an other coming from the opposite di rection. and had to go into the ditch, Morrison said. I Puss Tries Milk by Pawful Thomas, a striped cat which gets its groceries in Pete Mathers' house at Craig, Colo., doesn't need a saucer for its milk. Thomas gets it without a slip between paw and lip. First the paw is delicately dunked, then lifted to pussy's mouth. Beaufort Forms Plans For Entering Contest Fort Historian Speaks to Club Milton F. Perry, formerly of Wit liamston, Va.. and a graduate of William and Mary college, was the j guest speaker at the Morehead City Rotary club meeting Thursday night. Perry is the historian it Fort Macon State park and spoke on the fort. He stated that Fort Macon is to he an historical museum and fu ture plans called for the interior to be remodeled and stocked with civil war weapons, clothing, maps, documents, letters, equipment and flags. Part of the interior will be untouched and will be left as his torical ruins. A civil war cannon will be placed on the outside and plans call for more parking space. I More, information will be made 1 tv. ; i ,,) tourists on Fort Dobhs |and Fort Hampton that were there I before Fort Macon was construct ed. Contrarv to popular belief, most of the bricks used in the con struction of Fort Macon were made in Beaufort instead of in England, Perry remarked. Some were made in Alexandria. Va.. and some in Carolina City, which was near the present site of Camp Glenn, \bout 5,000,000 bricks were used, the cost of the bricks $8 a ton. Slave labor was used in the building of the fort and the owners of the slaves contracted the slaves to the government at very low fees, the historian added. The mortar used consisted of baked oyster shells and sand. When the project for renovating the fort is com pleted booklets on it will be dis tributed. declared the speaker. A visiting Kotarian at the meet ing was Joseph Springer of Oneida. N. Y. Norehead Cily Firemen Answer Calls io Six Fires [ Morchead City firemen answered six calls since Thursday. About 8:30 Thursday night they were call ed to a home at 604 Fisher street, but a small blaze had been extin guished when they arrived. Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock a truck was on fire by the Clyde Jones Gas co. and was burned con siderably, but can be repaired, it was reported. A stove overheated Saturday at 8 o'clock at 1312 Brid ges. No damage was caused. Firemen were called to the home of Teddy Willis three times Satur day and Sunday. At noon Saturday and at 11:30 Saturday night Jhey found a burning mattress and both times they put out the flames. Sun day morning at 9 o'olock they re turned to the same house and found a wall on fire. This was put out before more damage was caus ed. ? Leaders of Beaufort civic orga [ nizations met Friday night at the town hall and selected projects on which they will work in the Caro lina Power and Light co. "Finer Carolina#" municipalities contest. The projects are additional rc crcational facilities, improved health facilities, new industry em ploying a minimum of 2(M) persons, tow iv ?? expifftsion, and an additional hotel. I)an Walker, manager of the chamber of commerce, remarked yesterday that Beaufort is out to win the contest and persons who attended Friday night's meeting said "We'ie going to win the hard way!" They referred to the fact that projects easy to push through could have been chosen, but in their estimation they have chosen tough ones. A steering committee for the contest will be named in the near TuturiN? 'Attending Fridays m%et ing were Braxton Adair, president of the Beaufort chamber of com merce; Mrs. Gerald Hill. Book club; Gerald Hill. Kotary club; Walker, Jaycees and chamber of commerce; and Mrs. Glenn Adair, president of the Junior Woman's club. Planners Discuss . Express Highway J. A. DuBois, chamber manager, presided at a meeting in the More head City civic center yesterday morning to discuss plans for ex tending the Kinston-Trenton high way (N. C. 12) to Cherry Point. Attending the meeting were Lou Gore, W. S. Kidd, DuBois, Dr. Gra dy Cooke, N. L Walker and George Stovall. Gore, Walker and DuBois were appointed a committee to draw up a resolution, have it signed and sent to the people who would be most helpful and interested in ex tending the highway. Walker has written to the gover nor about the crowded conditions on the highway from Nlorchead Ci ty to New Bern and Scott has spok en to highway commissioners on the matter. Traffic will be even heavier when cargo starts pouring into the port and by extending this highway about five miles of travel would be saved and 30 minutes of time. Walker stated. The object of the extension is to relieve New Bern highway con gestion and to prevent heavy cargo t rai lie from going over bridges. Highway 12 from Kinston will by pass New Bern and come out at the intersection of highways 101 and 70 at Havelock. Walker be lieves that it would also be advis able to widen highway 70 from Havelock to Morehead City. 12-Y ear-Old Killed in Log Truck Accident Saturday Twelve-year-old Annie C. Mc Lawhorn. Beaufort RKD. died in Morehead City hospital Saturday afternoon just a short time after she was struck by a log truck on highway 101 near Beaufort. Funeral services were conducted at the home yesterday afternoon and interment was in the family cemetery at Henrahan, Ayden, Pitt county. The accident occurred at 12:13 p.m., according to Highway Patrol man H. G. Woolard. The log truck, owned by Neal Chadwick, root* 2 Newport, was driven by Rufus Brown, route 2 Newport. The truck was empty at the time. According to reports by the high way patrol, Annie was on the west side of the highway, having just gone to a store. When she started to return to her home across the road, the went out from behind a car which was backing out of a drive, and darted into the rear of the truck. Brown, the driver, told investi gating officers that he saw the child, but that the cab of the truck had passed her when he noticed her. The truck was proceeding north. Assisting Patrolman Wool arri in the investigation was Patrol man J. W. Sykes. The girl was taken to the hos pital by the Adair ambulance. Officiating at the funeral service was the Kev. J. M. Russell of the Pentecostal Holiness church. Sur viving in addition to the child's parents, are two half-brothers, John Thomas Wilson, serving with the Army inVorea, and Woodrow Wil son of Ayden: and three half sis ters, Mrs. Garrett Gillian of Beau fort, Mrs. Harvey Bickers of Portsmouth. Va.. and Mary Wilson Ol Morehead City.
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