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41st YEAR, NO. 63. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1952 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Mayor Presents \
Key to Morebead
To State Beanty
Cavalcade of Cars Escorts
Miss Barbara Harris lo
Hotel Sunday Afternoon
Miss Barbara Ann Harris of Sal
isbury, crowned Miss North Caro
lina at the pageant at Winston
Salem recently was presented with
the key to the city by Mayor
George W. Dill yesterday morning
at the city hall in Morehead City.
Miss Harris who is a talented sing
er, was attired in a charteuse sum
mer dress and wore an orchid.
Pictures taken by various photo
graphers were of Miss Harris, her
accompanist, Miss Doris Huffines,
Of Lenore, Miss Ann Mills, Miss
Morehead City of 1952, Walter
Morris, president of the Morehead
City Jaycees, and Mayor Dill.
Miss Harris was met at the More
head-Beaufort airport Sunday af
, ternoon at 4:30 by 25 Jaycees and
their wives and presented a bou
quet of roses from the Morehead
City Jaycees by President Morris.
From the airport she was taken
in a convoy of ten cars led by the
Morehead City police to the Ocean
King hotel at Atlantic Beach. After
the ceremonies at the city hall yes
terday morning she had lunch at
the Rex restaurant.
Yesterday afternoon she was
i free to enjoy the beach and at 6:30
she attended Ihe regular Jaycee
meeting at Capt. Bill's Restaurant.
Today she rose at 5 o'clock to go
fishing on Capt. Otis Purifoy's
boat, The Sea Raven.
At 10:30 tomorrow morning she
will be escorted by Beaufort Jay
cees on a tour of Beaufort and will
have lunch at 1 o'clock in Holden's
restaurant, Beaufort. She will have
1 dinner at night at Capt. Bill's Wa
terfront restaurant at 6.
She will be guest of honor at
6 o'clock tomorrow night at the
Morehead City dog track when the
Miss North Carolina handicap will
be run. Miss Harris and her com
panion will go on a trip aboard the
yacht, the Triple-Ess III owned by
S. S. Stevenson, at 10:30 Thursday
morning. They will lunch aboard
the yacM. k ?*.
Miss North CarolfM - *irtt at
, the Blue IMjfrnn club- will bwHt at
*8:30 Thursday night. TW Salisbury
beauty and her party will be the
guests of Ray Garrett of the Blue
Ribbon club.
Friday will be Miss North Caro
lina Day at Cherry Point Marine
Air Base. Miss Harris will be feted
by the Marine on that day. She will
dine at the Sanitary Fish Market
and Resturant at 7 p.m.
All day Saturday will be free and
?that night she will appear again
at the dog track and the Miss
North Carolina derby will be run.
She will present trophies to the
winning dogs on Wednesday and
Saturday nights. She and her com
panion will return home Sunday.
Recipients of Social Security
To Receive Higher Benefits
Carolinians Will
Play for Dance J
The Carolinians, 11-piece band
from Chapel Hill, will play for the
port dedication dance Thursday
night. Aug. 14. in one of the new
port warehouses. The dance will
climax the all-day celebration.
Sponsored by Morehend City
Jaycees. the dance will begin at 3
f.m. and continue until 1 a.m.
Jerry Rowe, chairman of the
4aace, announced yesterday that
tickets are on sale at Leary's Store
for Men, the Busy Bee restaurant,
Walter S. Morris jewelry store,
Morehead City drug store and Sani
tary Barber Shop.
Members of the dance commit
tee in addition to Rowe, are -Billy
Oglesby, table and chair arrange
ments; Frank Safrit, tickets; Jas
per Bell, Jimmy Wallace and Ho
ward Ferguson publicity; Charles
Catei, electrical arrangements
Paul Cordova and Keneneth Wag
ner, refreshments; Sam Guthrie,
band and band stand, and Bill
, Smith, parking.
per Bell, publicity; and Charles
Gates, electrical arrangement*.
With tbe Carolinians will be a
"vocalist.
District Farm Bums
Pa Mm! Aug. 13, Hnr Bern
R. M. Williams, county farm
?sent, announced yesterday that
.the district meeting of the farm
; bureau will be held in New Bern
Aug. 13 at the court house at 9
' o'clock.
Robert Laughton. president,
Orges all members to attend this
, annual meeting the purpose of
whkh is to make plans for conduct
ing the membership drive this
J?r
? About 6,337 people in the Wil
mington office 11- county service
area will receive higher social se
curity payments as a result of the
social security amendments which
President Truman signed into law
on July 18, 1952. The first increase
checks will be for part of Septem
ber and will be delivered early in
October.
N. A. Avera, manager of the
Wilmington social security office,
emphasizer that no one needs to ap
ply for the increased payments.
"The Social Security Administra
tion Is already changing the a
mounti," he pointed out. "We ex
pect to get them changed in time
to have them in the mail Oct. 3,
the regular delivery date, but if, in
a few cases, we don't meet that
schedule we'll send the regular
check and make up the difference
in a later check."
Avera pointed out that although
nearly every family receiving pay
ments would receive an increase,
the additional amount would not
always be divided among all the
members of the family receiving
monthly checks. In some cases the
entire increase' will go to the retir
ed worker.
Under terms of the law, most
families will get an increase of
about $5; some will get less, some
will get more. Where several mem
bers of a family are receiving pay
ments, the total increase to the
family can be as much as $18.90. A
few benefits now being paid, and
moat of these payable in the future,
will be based on earnings alter
1950. The amended law provides a
new formula for determing the
amount of the payments in these
caaea. Under it, retired worker's
monthly benefit would be 55 per
cent of the tint $100 of his aver
age monthly earning! plAs IS per
cent of the remainder up to <500.
Beginning Sept. 1, the new law
increaaed to $75 a month instead
of $50, the amount of money ?
beneficiary my earn and atill re
ceive the monthly benefits. Self
employed people entitled to old
See UCIFKNTS, Pace 1
Beaufort Adopts $93,623 Budget for 1952-53
Town Board Approves One of Many
Parking Problem Recommendations J
DidAiuu nuair, i. iidii iiidii ui iiict
Beaufort planning board, presented
a detailed plan to alleviate crowd
ed parking conditions in the busi
ness section at a special meeting
of the Beaufort town board Thurs
day night at the town hall.
The board approved one of the
recommendations, the marking off
of lots behind stores on the north
side of Front street. They also
suggested that merchants should
help call attention to the fact that
short wheel base trucks may occu
py two parking spaces, feeding the
meter in each one. The town
clerk, Dan Walker, said this has al
ways been permissible.
Recommendations of the plan
ning board, as presented by Adair,
follow: use of the Dickinson prop
erty on Front street between the
Jones and Duncan homes and the
lots behind stores on the north side
of Front street as a parking lot.
Adair said that the Dickinson
property could be used by the town
indefnitely in lieu of taxes.
In back of the stores merchants
would be given space at rear doors
or other places where needed and
no parking signs would be posted.
Rather than put meters at each
place, the board suggested that a
meter be placed at the entrance
of each lot and parkers be put on
their honor to feed the meter.
The board recommended that
parallel parking be changed to the
south side of Front street with
diagonal parking on the north. This
would enable placement of loading
zones on the south side where mer
chants have only the front entrance
for taking in merchandise. (Mer
chants on the north have both front
and back passageways).
Three loading zones were recom
mended in the 500 block of Front
street on the south with merchants j
permitted to build raised platforms
to facilitate loading and two other
loading zones on the north side of
Front in the block between Craven
and Turner ftreets.
Queen street from the. bus station
south to. Front was recommended
U*
meters ftfTtnnB 19 minute parking
for 10 ceMs, this zone not to be
used for parking trucks overnight
or any extended length of time
The planning board recommends
placement of meters at service sta
tions where curb would normally
be. other than at places of entrance
and exit to service station; that
Queen street be one way south
from Ann to Front until it is possi
ble to widen the stret; that all
streets except where meters are
located, be one-side parking only;
that trucks be allowed to load and
unload, parking parallel anywhere
space is available after 6 p.m. and
before 9 a.m.
Sherilf Says Ha Enjoyed L
Democratic Convention |
Sheriff C. Gehrmann Holland
reported yesterday that he had a
fine time at the Democratic con
vention at Chicago. The sheriff was
one of two delegates from the third
district, North Carolina.
When asked if he'd go again if
appointed as a delegate to a presi
dential nominating convention, the
sheriff replied, "It would be all
right with me. I know the ropes
now."
The sheriff was discharged from
the hospital yesterday following a
minor operation.
Japanese Student
Bids Farewell j
To Rotary Clubs
Kinston ? In his recent farewell
address to Kinston Rotarians Ma
sami Koizumi, Japanese student
who has spent 18 months as a stu
dent at the University of North
Carolina under a Rotary fellow
ship, described his task in the new
Japan as one of being "a mission
ary for democracy."
He left this week to return to
Japan and he asked for the "con
tinued interest and prayers of my
many friends in the 279th Rotary
district." Newport. Morehead City,
and Beaufort Rotary clubs are in
the 279th district and helped fi
nance Koizumi's study here.
Jean P. Booth, local superin
tendent of schools who spent six
months in Japan on a special edu
cational mission in 1950 and used
Koizumi as an interpreter, present
ed the student to the local club.
PreiHJuit Frank Fitzgerald presid
ed Ind reeigntoed ? number of
guests and visitors.
In an eloquent staten^nt about
his 18 months in America, the
speaker declared that the true
greatness he has found in the
United States stemmed from the
Christian principles he found
among its peoples. Power in size
and military might were evident,
too, but he was most impressed by
the spiritual power of a free peo
ple as he found it expressed in the
lives of his friends and associates
here.
He spoke of his Buddhist train
ing and how since he came to this
country, he had become a Chris
tian and joined the Methodist
church last April. He paid tribute
to his mother's early teachings and
observed that he was happy to have
found a larger faith by which to
live in coming to America. He
said he felt sure his coming to
America was predestined by some
invisible power that brought him
and Booth together in Japan and
later in this country.
He said the old Japan died in
August 1945, and during the seven
years of occupation the peoples'
hearts and minds had been turned
into new paths, away from aggres
sion and toward freedom and
peace. He aaid he welcomed the
chance to stand up and be counted
in the ideological fight against
communism and dictatorship.
He foresaw hardships and many
difficult days in the future, but he
said he would welcome the oppor
tunity to stand as an ambassador
of freedom and democracy in his
new homeland.
Brakra Hast Hits Cmnua
Ob Hud Yesterday
Robert Wlllla, jr., 24, Beaufort,
received a bead injury at 8:30 y ea
ter-day morning aboard the Beau
fort Fiaheriei boat, Verona. The
mast broke while the boat waa
bailing fiah, according to W. H.
Potter of Beaufort Fiaheriea. The
maat atruck Willis on the head.
He waa taken to Morebead City
hoapital by the Coast Guard. X-raya
were taken yesterday afternoon
and Willia'a condition waa reported
at that time to be aatiafactory.
The boat waa at Cape Lookout
when the accident occurred.
TMe* at Beaufort Bar
HIGH
LOW
Taeafey, Auguat 5
7:27 a.m.
7:54 p.m.
1:31 a.m.
1:38 p.m.
Wednesday, August ?
8:20 a.m.
8:44 p.m.
2:20 a.m.
2:34 p.m.
Tharaday, Auguat 7
9:12 a.m. 3:
3:07 a.m.
3:28 p.B.
9 33 p.m.
Friday, Augaat S
10:08 a.m. 3:94 a.m.
10J3 p a. 4J1 pja.
Board Appoints J
Newport Constable
Commissioners Raise Reg
ister of Deeds Office Fees;
Approve Forestry Rudget
The county board, in session yes
terday morning, appointed a con
stable for Newport township, raised
the schedule of fees charged in the
register of deeds office, approved
the county forest protection budget,
and dealt with road and tax issues.
At the request of Edgar Hibbs,
commissioner on the Newport town
board. William M. Dugee was ap
pointed constable for Newport
township.
. The new schedule of fees
charged for recording papers and
issuing documents in the register
of deeds office was presented by
Irvin Davis, registrar, and approved
by the county board.
J. R. Ward of the International
Paper company, reported that he
solicited timber holders for contri
butions to supplement the county's
appropriation for forest fire pro
tection, but had obtained promise
of only $450. Six hundred dollars
was needed to meet the budget.
The county board agreed to give
the additional $150 and approved
the budget for 1952 53 which will
give the county forest fire protec
tion for another year.
The board stated that if the
proper petition is submitted, it
will request the state highway com
mission to maintain a 43-foot wide
road one-quarter mile in length ex
tending from highway 70 at the
MAN apartments. Morehcad City,
north to the old "central highway."
Lemuel Hardy, South River, ask
ed the board when the remainder
of the Merrimon road, from the
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Agent Attends j
Thursday Meeting
H. M. Williams, chairman of the
eastern district association of farm
agents, reported today that the dis
trict meeting of the county farm
and home agents was held in Wash
ington Thursday and officers were
elected.
New chairman for the coming
year is H. H. Harris of Tyrrell
county, vice-president is I. E. Yagel
of Perquimans county, secretary is
James AUgood of Onslow * county
and treasurer is John Artz of Gates
county.
In the afternoon session the
agents went to a farm 10 miles
from Washington, owned by James
Hodges, for a demonstration on
the grading of calves for feeder
calf sales. Sales will be held soon
at Elizabeth City, Rocky Mount and
Burgaw.
Conducting the demonstration
were Hobert Myrock, livestock spe
cialist with the North Carolina De
partment of Agriculture and Sam
Buchannon, beef cattle specialist
with the extension service.
Beef cattle owners who are in
terested in entering cattle in the
sales are urged to do so if they
have cattle not over 390 pounds or
over one year old, Williams said.
Lions Club Terms
Circus 'Success'
Fred Lewis, president of the
Morehead City Lions clnb, report
ed yesterday that the circus, spon
sored by the Lions on Saturday,
was a success even though the
rainy weather kept quite a few
people at home during the night
performance.
The tent was full at the after
noon performance and if the
weather had permitted, would have
been full at the 8 o'clock show.
Lewis said. The club expresses its
appreciation to the persons who
patronized the circus, added Lewis.
The money raised will be used to
lid in blind work here in the
county.
At the regular meeting Thursday
night Ethan Davis. U, was made a
member of the club. The club dis
cussed the building program. They
have been saving money for the
past year and now hive enough to
start construction on a club house
which will be located on a lot east
of the Camp Glenn school on land
formerly owned by D. B. Webb.
The plana have been drawn up
for a year and building la expected
jo (tart aoqn.
Transatlantic Flyer
Shown above is the homing pigeon that landed on Capt. Styron's
Gulf dock the afternoon of July 22. The bird was nicknamed Lind
bergh because he's a transatlantic flyer. According to records found
on the bird's leg, he flew from the English channel to Morehead
City in 15 days.
These bands were found on the pigeon's legs. One is a message
stating that he was set loose on July 6 from the English channel and
gives the position. The other is his identification band.
Photos by Jerry Schumacher
With the Armed Force*
Two Men Serve with First
Marine Wing's HQ Squadron
With the 1st Marine Aircraft
Wing in Korea Serving with the
1st Marine Aircraft Wing's head
quarters spuadron are S-Sgt. Ro
bert J. Schwark, USMC, husband
of Mrs. R. J. Schwark, 821 Cedar
st., Beaufort, and T-Sgt. William E.
Grasser, USMC, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dorsey E. Grasser of 305
Arthur st., Johnstown, Penna., hus
band of Mrs. Helen M. Grasser of
1206 Shackleford ave., Morehead
City.
The squadron handles all ad
ministration of the aerial combat
units flying against Korean and
Chinese Communist forces, seeing
that supplies, communications, and
personnel arc furnished the com
bat-committed unites at all times.
The squadron, located at a base
not far from the front, is a small
community in itself. As a commun
ity made up entirely of men, its
?*civic spirt" is centered about see
ing that the Marine fighter squa
drons' needs are filled, according
to Brig. Gen Clayton C. Jerome,
USMC, Commanding General of
the Wing.
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
?Clifton Darrell Mann, 20, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Mann, Newport
route 2, is completing his AF basic
airmen indoctrination course at
Lackland Air Force Base, the
"Gateway to the Air Force."
Lackland, situated near San An
tonio, is the world's largest air
force base, site of Air Force basic
training, for men and women, head
quarters of the Human Resource
Research center, and home of
AF's Officer Candidate school.
His basic training is preparing
him for entrance into Air Force
technical training and for assign
ment in specialized work. The
course includes a scientific eval
uation of his aptitude and inclina
tion for following a particular vo
cation and career.
Midshipman Robert D. Davis,
USN, ion of Mr. and Mrs. Marion
L. Davis of 127 Front >1., Beaufort,
sophomore, University North Caro
lina Naval ROTC, in the heavy
cruiser USS Macon participating
in the first of the Navy's three
summer training cruises, left Port
land. England July 16 after a
week's visit, which included a
tour of London.
The next port of call in the mid
dies' itinerary is Guantanamo Bay
Cuba. While enroute the midship
men are applying their class room
instruction to actual shipboard
practice.
In addition to the Macon, 25
ships, including the battleihips
USS Missouri and Wisconsin, the
aircraft carrier USS Saipan, the
heavy cruiser USS Des Moines, ten
destroyers, four minelayers, three
attack transports and suporting oil
ers, are in the training task (roup.
After leaving Cuba, the ships
will steam to Norfolk, Va., where
they will end the 56-day, 11,000
mile cruise with their arrival
there Aug. 5.
Marine Master Sergeant John A
Stempel, jr., 30, husband of Mrs.
Charlotte Stempel of 2302 Aren
dell st., Morehead City, has arrived
in Korea at a forward airbase of
the first Marine aircraft wing. He
has been assigned to Marine air
group 33.
Prior to his overseas assignment,
Stempel was stationed at the Mar
ine Corps Air Station at Cherry
Point, N. C.
He is a veteran of more than 10
years' Leatherneck service and saw
action in the battle for Pelelieu
during world war II.
His wife, Charlotte, and sons,
Robert 3, and infant son Ronald,
reside in Morehead City.
Town Purchases
Mower, Sweeper
Two pieces of motorized equip
ment. a mowing machine and a gut
ter sweeper, were purchased by the
Morehead City town board in spe
cial session Friday afternoon at the
municipal building.
The mowing machine, costing
$519.16, will be purchased from the
Turner Manufacturing company
and the gutter sweeper, at a cost
of $1,771, will be bought from the
Johnson Manufacturing Supply
company.
The mower will be used to cut
grass along the railroad tricks, in
vacant lots when owners fail to
comply with the law, and on the
property between the curbs and
sidewalk when necessary.
The gutter sweeper will be used
to eliminate sweeping of streets by
hand.
6-Ymt-OU Boy Injtmd J
In AccuUkI Friday
Terry Lee Willis, 8, son of Mr.
Sam Willis of Morehead City, was
slightly injured Friday afternoon
when he ran from behind a parked
car and into the side ?l a passing
pane) truck, police reported yester
day.
The car was parked at the stop
sign at the comer of 28tb and
Evans st. and Terry ran from be
hind It Into the side of a truck go
ing east, driven by Eugene Hesaee
of Arendell it, according to Capt.
Buck Newaome who investigated.
The boy received a gash on the
lip and bis right foot waa x-rayed
for a fracture but waa found to b*
all right.
y Beaufort town commissioners, in special session Thurs
day night at the town hall approved the budget for the
coming fiscal year. Approval followed an okay by the
Local Government commission, W.. E. Easterling, director.
Because of Beaufort's debt status, all budgets adopted
must be approved first by the Local Government com
mission.
Read to the commissioners
Thursday night was a letter from
George Franklin, counsel for the
League of Municipalities. The let
ter was addressed to the town
clerk, D. L. Walker. Portions of
the letter follow:
. . Mr. Easterling impressed
upon me today the absolute neces
sity of meeting at least the amount
of the debt service indicated in this
budget. He recognizes that 1954 is
close at hand, and he knows the
serious consequences that will de
velop if we fail to meet these bonds
as required by our bondholder's
agreement. He asked several times
if I had called this matter to the
attention of the Board and if they
knew the necessity of meeting this
obligation. I assured him that I
have done so, and that you have
impressed this upon many of your
citizens, and that the Town recog
nizes the fact that this obligation
wilf have to be met.
"I am disappointed that your
salary remains the same. Frankly,
I know you have done a good job
in collections, and like everybody
else have made some mistakes, but
certainly Beaufort has never had a
Clerk who has given more of his
time and attention to the job than
you have, nor have they had a
Clerk who has had the best inter
est of the town at heart as you do.
I hope you won't lose your vision,
for I know that you foresee a bet
ter Beaufort in the future. I have
never felt that you received ade
quate pay for the responsibility
placed upon you, and as far as that
is concerned 1 have never felt that
we could afford to pay our em
ployees adequate salaries, but hope
to see many of these inequities cor
rected in the 1955 budget. (Ed
itor's note: Franklin uses "we"
and "our" in referring to the town
of Beaufort for which he acts as
adviser in budget matters).
"I sincerely want to impress
upon you to urge your Board to
recognize the crisis in which Beau
fo-4 finds itself, and the import
ance of living within this budget,
regardless of what may arise, and
extending you every means of sup
port and cooperation in making the
tax collections upon which this
budget is based.
"If we can make 1955 we can
make a better Town for more peo
ple. I sincerely hope they will
recognize the fact that unbudgeted
expenditure are not only illegal
and unwarranted, but are in viola
tion of good business principles at
this time. We must expect every
single person working for the
Town of Beaufort to be absolutely
essential, and do everything in
their power to improve Beaufort's
physical and financial condition.
We can no longer afford the luxury
of un-needed employees, or em
ployees who do not or will not give
a full day's work. We have a big
task with a minimum amount of
money with which to do it, and it is
going to take the everlasting effort
of every single soul to accomplish
our goal.
"I hope you will convey my
thoughts along thes lines to your
City Board. You have done a good
job up to now, but the next two
years are going to require an even
better job.
"If I can assist you further,
please call on me.
"Very truly yours.
"George C. Franklin
"General Counsel"
50 Acres of Pine ,
Burn at Atlantic
Two children playing with
matches started a 50-acrc forest
fire at the former air station at
Atlantic Thursday.
The fire, which consumed pine
timber, started at 11 a.m. and was
not brought under control until
8:30 p.m. reported E. M Foreman,
county forest ranger, yesterday.
To help fight the blaze, a heli
copter load of Marines was flown
to Atlantic from Cherry Point and a
Navy plow was used in addition to
the plow used by county fire-fight
er?.
Parents of the two children beat
the flames and thought they had
them out, but the fire broke out
again later and swept through the
50 acres of woodaland. 0
Firemen Answer Call
Morehead City firemen answer
ed a call to box 49 Sunday after
noon at 2:30, when an oil stove
exploded and did slight damage.
Firemen kept the fire from spread
ing and saved the house which was
located near Morehead City school.
New Car* Received
The Morehead City police have
received two new Ford Mainliners
in trad* for the okl patrol car*.
Tbajr wan delivered Tueaday.
Revenue from taxes during the
current fiscal year is expected to
be $50,932.18 on a total valuation
of $2,547,609. Other income will
bring total receipts to $93,623 of
which $28,500 will be used to pay
off bonded indebtedness.
1954 bonds to be retired this
year total $17,571.60, leaving $14,
420.45 to be retired in 1954. In
terest to be paid this year on 1954
and 1974 bonds amounts to
$10,874.80.
Taxes to be received from the
newly annexed area on and be
tween Ann and Front streets are
expected to total $1,321.74 which
will be turned back to that area for
promised improvements, the town
board specified.
Three fire alarm boxes costing
$326 will be put in that area, ren
tal for four hydrants will be $120,
and power for five street lights
will amount to $294.80 for the com
ing year, making a total of $740.80.
Wire and installation costs on the
fire alarm boxes are not included
in the $326 figure.
Expenditures for the year are
estimated as follows: administra
tion $11,053, general expenses $3,
540, police department $20,592, fire
department $8,143, and street de
partment $21,795.
Salaries of all town employees
have been raised with the excep
tion of the town clerk and Sam
Pickett's which remain the same.
Pickett, a town workman, is on
semi - retired status. The town
board felt there was no need for a
street superintendent and that
position was abolished as an econ
omy measure.
All town employees are now on
social security and deductions
from the payroll for social security
started July 1.
The budget provides for the
final payment on the garbage load
packer being made by December.
Home Building
Slumps in July
With (he exception of permit*
issued (or construction of three
commercial projects in Morehead
City, home building activities for
the month of July almost reached
the zero mark, according to the
records of A. B. Roberts, building
inspector.
A small house being built by W.
L. Styron on Bridges street near
the yacht basin at an estimated cost
of $490 and an addition to the
home of II. K. Willis, costing $200,
is the record for the "relief" of
housing conditions within the city.
Construction work has started on
a large warehouse for the W. P.
Freeman Wholesale house at the
corner of 4th and Arendell streets
at a cost of $43,840. On the fill
east of the Jefferson hotel, Dick
Parker is building a salesroom and
garage in connection with a used
car lot. estimated to cost $3,S00.
The Gulf Oil company was granted
a permit for alteration and the
erection of a tank filling platform
and shed on S. 7th st? costing $400.
Total permits of $185,000 issued
for the first seven months on the
current year represent a loss of
$199,914 over the same period of
1951. During the first seven months
of last year, permits involving
$384,914 were issued.
The monthly totals on record for
1952 are January, $8,700; Febru
ary. $14,115; March. $4,025; April,
$33,150; May. $35,735; June, $44,
745; July, $44,530.
Harlan B. Carraway
Attends Forestry Camp
Harlan B. Carraway, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. F. Carraway of New
port is among the 00 farm youths
attending the sixth annual forestry
camp for farm boys at the state
owned Singletary Lake camp in
Bladen county.
The camp, which is held annual
ly by the forestry division of the
sttyte department of conservation
and development with the coopera
tion of the division of vocational
agriculture, state department of
public instruction, and the forestry
extension division of N. C. State
college, is sponsored by several of
the larger wood products using
concerns now operating in North
Carolina.
While at the camp the farm
youths, who were selected t4 at
tend the week-long camp became
of the intereit they are showing in
forestry conservation measure* at
school and on the farm, are enjoy
ing the large and beautiful Lake
Singletary as well aa receiving in
struction in modern forestry prac
tices regarding thinning of tree*,
proper cutting of trees. Insect con
trol, and other accepted itep* now
being taken to conserve and de
velop North Carolina's more than
1 18 million acre* of woodlaada.