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ilrtYEAB, NO. 98. THREE SUCTIONS TWENTY-FOUB PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1952 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
REA Organizational Setup
Explained to Pelletier Group
Instructions on how to go about
?Ruining phone service were re
layed. by tape recording to inter
ested persons in Pelletier last
Tuesday night when Dan Walker,
Beaufort town clerk, took his tape
Reorder and a recorded speech by
Newport Nan J
Elected Director
Lawrence A. Garner of Newport
was re-elected to a three-year term
M the board of directors of the
New Bern Production Credit asso
ciation at the annual stockholders'
Meeting Saturday in New Bern.
Garner has been serving on the
Mard to fill the vacancy created
? the death of Sam D. Edwards in
1150. The board represents mem
bers of the association in Craven,
Jtrteret and Pamlico counties.
Wade H. Davis, secretary-treas
urer of the association, reported
that in the 19 years cf its existence
the organization has made 6,670
oans totalling $7,505,926. It has
it present 807 members who own
12 per cent of the stock.
L. Y. Ballentine, state commis
iloncr of agriculture, told the
group that a farmer today must be
I good businessman and empha
tlted the importance of keeping
SOod credit. Ballentine congratu
ated the association for its work
n making short-term loans to
?rmers during the past 19 years.
Others attending the meeting
rom Carteret county included R.
I. Williams, county agent, and H.
L>. Joslyn, county superintendent of
ichools. Joslyn is a former presi
lent of the association.
Eelfare Head \
ffers Service
Miss Georgie Hughes,' county su
ntcndcnt of public welfare, has
lounced that her department
Brill gladly cooperate with any
?[roup which desires to bring
Knristmas cheer to the county's
I* Miss Hughes said that the de
partment will furnish information
put the needs of the people to
_y organization or individual
planning to help them at Christ
us. The welfare department is
[bser to the problem than other
roups and is in a better position
> know who needs assistance and
hat they need. Miss Hughes also
Kfclieves that working through the
?Welfare department will prevent
Implication of efforts.
The welfare superintendent em
ibasized that it will take time to
ilipply the information to those
?who desire to help. She has asked
pilose who wish to make use of this
ice to make their requests as
as possible.
Miss Hughes said that there are
Kia n y persons in the county who
?Mil be unable to purchase the
E&ings usually associated with a
Bbod Christmas. Aid from the wel
department provides nothing
Esuch extras and some are in
[ible to receive aid from the wel
e department. Miss Hughes says
t toys for the children of such
lilies are especially welcome.
REA engineer Walter Fuller, Ra
leigh, to Pelletier.
The speech containing back
ground information necessary for
the forming of a telephone coopera
tive was recorded some time ago.
In the speech. Fuller indicated
that he was very glad for the in
terest shown in rural phone service.
He says that some 50,000 persons
are seeking rural phone service in
the Tar Heel state right now.
In North Carolina, he said, there
are now some 32 electric member
Store Hours J
Plans Changed
Plans for store hours in More
head City during the Christmas sea
son have been virtually scrapped,
according to officials of the mer
chants association. Many members
of the association have gone ahead
and set up their own schedule of
store hours.
Original plans adopted by the
association called for stores to stay
closed on Wednesday afternoons
until Dec. 24. The stores were to
h* open at night only on Dec. 20,
22, 23 and 24.
Now, several of the merchants
have decided to remain open every
Wednesday afternoon. Many of
them will also remain open Thurs
day nights until Christmas. It is
believed that the action by some
of the town's merchants will force
; the others to follow suit.
Small Wins J
Contest Finals
David Small, Morehead City high
school junior, was the winner in
the county finals of the "I Speak
for Democracy" contest. The finals
were held Monday afternoon over
WMBL. The winner is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Small of More
head City.
Small won out over 16 other con
testants in a competition at the
school to determine Morehead City
high's representative in the county
finals. The students were coached
by Mrs. Rudolph Dowdy, a teacher
at the school. Newport high school
held an in-school competition but
did not take part in the finals.
Following the finals, Small and
Mrs. Dowdy were guests at the
meeting of the Morehead City Jay
cees who sponsored the contest lo
cally. Small gave his winning
speech at the meeting and received
the congratulations of the Jaycees.
He will receive a $25 defense bond
as his prize for winning the county
finals.
Judges for the finals were *he
Rev. B. D. Critcher of Beaufort
and E. W. Olschner and George
H. McNeill of Morehead City.
The contest is being sponsored
nationally by the U. S. Junior
Chamber of Commerce and the
National Association of radio and
television broadcasters.
Small's speech will be recorded
and forwarded to the state head
quarters. The state winner will be
chosen Dec. 11. State winners will
compete Jan. 2 to determine four
national winners.
pcott Considers Protest v
*Ora Condition of Bridge
Gov. W. Kerr Scott has under*
consideration thia morning a pro
tect from officials of the city of
New Bern on the condition oi the
half-mile long bridge over the
Trent river.
The protest was occasioned by
a nfar-fatal accident Wednesday
Morning involving a Richmond
salesman. The salesman, John P.
?choenfeld. was thrown from his
car aa it plunged overboard after
going out of control on the hole
dotted surface of the wooden
bridge Sehoenfield was serioualy
injured in the accident
Mayor George H. Roberts and
City Manager C. L. Barnhardt have
'informed Governor Scott that they
Vave repeatedly aaked highway
commission officiala to take steps
to replace the worn-out structure.
Jliey say that no action has been
i?k?n.
Highway officiala aay that ar
rangements for replacing the
(ridge were begun several months
?go. They claim that aurveya have
been made and a tentative line haa
been established for a right of way.
In addition to thousands of civil
an and military personnel travel
, ing to and from Cherry Point Ma
> inc air base IS miles away, the
i (ridge is on the normal route for
raffle from More bead City's port
(terminal and Atlantic Beach. Long
Envoys of military equipment have
frequently used the bridge and in
Mrent of a military emergency, this
type of traf^k would be multiplied.
Local Officials Jain J
Pretest over Bridgt
The town of Morrkr.d City,
the Morebead City chamber of
commerce and the Uwn of At
lantic Beach have Joined in the
pretest over the condition of the
Trent river bridle at New Bera.
Officials of the three groups
yesterday morning sent tele
gram* to protest to Gov. W. Kerr
ScoU. The telegrams stressed
the fact that U.S. 78, which
crosses the bridge, is an import
ant outlet to the west for this
area. The telegrams urged that
some action be taken to replace
the bridge.
Bapnblican Bally T?ri|h!
Ta Plaa Party's Activities
The Republican party executive
committee for Morehead City has
urged all members of the party to
attend a GOP rally at 7:30 p.m.
tonight at the Morehead City town
hall.
Vincent Lawrence .of the execu
tive committee says that the rally
will make plans for the party's ac
tivities in Morebead City during
the coming year.
The announcement of the rally
sayi, "Plans are to be made and
issues met before Jan. 1, 1953."
The general public has been in
vited te attend.
ship corporations serving over
150,000 rural establishments
He indicated that as of Jan. 1,
1949, there were 443,000 phones in
North Carolina while on July 1,
1952, there were 627,000 phones
in the state, representing an in
crease of 40 per cent.
There are, however, still many
without phone service in the Tar
Heel state. And, he said, attention
is being given to this deficiency.
Under the law. Fuller said, the
REA is required to work with rural
leaders (members of chamber of
commerce, home agents, farm bu
reaus, teachers, etc.) to gather in
formation on where service is
needed. A county survey is made
to determine who and how much
service is wanted and needed.
This information is then plotted
See REA. Page 7
Beaufort Greets
Santa Claus
Hundreds of children and a great
many adults welcomed Santa Claus
to Beaufort Wednesday afternoon.
Santa, assisted by the Boy Scouts,
gave away some 3,000 tiny stock
ings of Christmas candy to the
crowd gathered around him.
He arrived in Beaufort by boat
at the post office dock and was
driven down Front street in the
Beaufort fire truck.
Santa stopped in front of the
Paul Motor company on Front st.
where he distributed the candy and
talked to his admirers.
The Queen street high school and
the Beaufort high school bands
both participated in the parade
leading down Front street.
The affair was sponsored by the
Beaufort Chamber of Commerce.
Jack Barnes it chairman of the
merchants committee and George
Taylor was chairman of the parade
committee.
Elks to Observe J
Lodge of Sorrow
Morehead City-Beaufort lodge of
Elks will hold a Lodge of Sorrow
at 230 p.m. Sunday in the First
Methodist church. Morehead City.
The Lodge of Sorrow is held every
year on the first Sunday of De
cember in memory of deceased
members of the lodge.
Robert L. Pugh of New Bern,
Craven county superintendent of
schools, will be the principal
speaker at the memorial service.
A special musical program has
been arranged by Ralph T. Wade.
Miss Ann Arthur will play the or
gan and Billy Oglcsby will render
a special solo.
This will be the first time in the
six-year history of the local lodge
that the service has been held out
side the lodge rooms. E. L. Nelson,
exalted ruler, has invited the pub
lic to attend.
Woman. Child
Hart Slightly
A Morehead City woman and her
inlant son received minor injuries
Monday afternoon when the car
which she was driving struck a
truck at 13th and Arendell streets.
Mrs. Mattie Piner Wheeler, 1005
Evans street, suffered a slight cut
on her head. The extent of the in
juries suffered by her 16-month
old son, Dempster W. Wheeler, is
unknown.
Mrs. Wheeler told police that she
wasr driving west on Arendell street
when the truck pulled out in front
of her. She said that she could not
stop in time to avoid hitting it.
Robert L. Evans of Walstonburg.
operator of the truck, said that he
was proceeding south on 13tb st.
He stopped ft a stop sign and then
pulled out into Arendell "street. He
said that be did not see Mrs. Wheel
ers' car approaching.
Damage to the truck was estimat
ed at $50. The truck is owned by
the Maola Milk and Ice Cream com
nanv
Tide Table
Tide* at Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW I
Friday, Dec. S
10:39 a.m. 4:20 a.m. I
10:37 p.m. 3:06 p.m. |
Saturday, Dec. (
11:13 a.m. 3:04 a.m.
11:44 p.m. 3:49 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 7
11:57 a.m. 3:30 a.m. I
6:31 W
???day, Dec. I
12:33 a.m. 6:41 a.m. I
12:42 p.m. 7:16 p.m. |
Tueiday, Dec. I.
1:21 a.m. 7:36 a.m. I
1:31 pjn. 8:03 pjB. J
Ellison Receives j
Suspended Term
Assigned lo Clean Court
As Condition of Release
After Pleading Guilty
John Ellison, colored, of Beau
fort was given a year's suspended
sentence Tuesday in Beaufort re
corder's court after he entered a
plea of guilty to a charge of pub
lic drunkenness. The state declined
to prosecute him on a charge of
indecent exposure.
Ellison's jail sentence was sus
pended on condition that he pay
the costs of court and clean up the
courtroom. Judge Earl Mason was
informed that Ellison's application
for admission to a veterans hos
pital is being processed.
Calvin Newkirk was given a six
month suspended sentence on
charges of public drunkenness, di.s
orderly conduct, resisting arrest
and assault on a police officer.
Sentence Suspended
The jail sentence was suspended
on condition that Newkirk remain
on good behavior for a period of
two years and pay the costs of
court.
Tom Rhodes, colored, was sen
tenced to six months in jail on an
assault charge. The sentence was
suspended on condition that he pay
$40 for doctor's bills and pay the
costs of court.
Mack Lett was given a 30-day sus
pended sentence on a charge of
failing to stop at two stop signs.
The sentence was suspended upon
payment of costs.
Malicious prosecution was ruled
See ELLISON, Page 7
Child Hits Car, i
Escapes Injury
An eight-year-old Morehead City
boy escaped injury Monday after
noon when he ran into the side
of an automobile on Bridges street
Morris E. .Jeffers, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Jeffers of 800 4 Bridges
street, was unhurt after he struck
the side of a car operated by
George Ball of Morehead City.
< Ball told police that he was pro
reeding east bn Bridge* when h*j
saw the boy dart from a dmewi'
on the south side of the street. |
Ball stopped, but the boy ran into
the side of the car.
Ball determined that the child
was not hurt and reported the ac
cident to the Morehead City police.
Capt. Herbert Griffin and Sgt.
Bruce Edwards investigated.
Five Alarms,
Four False
The Morehead City fire depart
ment answered five alarms in the
first four days of this week and
each time returned to the station
without using a drop of water.
Only one of the five alarms was
for a real fire, but it had been ex
tinguished before firemen arrived.
The small blaze, a flash fire in a
boat at the yacht basin Wednesday
morning, was put out by employees
at the yacht basin. The fire caused
no damage.
The first four alarms were all
false. The fire department answer
ed two of them Sunday night, one
Monday night and one Tuesday
night.
Beaufort Board Creates Police Job ,
Asks Mayor to Name * Commissioner
Hospital Bound J Woman Hurt I*
In Early Morning Car Wreck I f(
An accident at the corner ff Ann
and Turner st. in Beaufort last
Tuesday resulted in injury to one
person and damage to two automo
biles.
Injured was Mrs. Willie Harkley,
colored, a passenger in a 1952
Ford, driven by William Ennett
Pettiway, colored. Also in the car
was Willie Harkley. Mrs. Harkley
was on her way to the Morehead
City hospital where her baby was
born shortly after the accident oc
curred.
The other car involved in the ac
cident was driven by Pete James
Anderson, Front st. extension. He
was driving a 1941 Pontiac, going
north on Turner st.
The Ford, belonging to Rosetta
Williams, colored, 509 Queen st..
was a total loss. Damage to the
Anderson car was estimated at two
to three hundred dollars.
Ship 'Surprises'
Port Officials
Special banana conveyors sent
down from Norfolk completed the
unloading yesterday of the first
banana ship to dock at Wilmington
in more than a decade.
According to Col. G. W. Gil
lette, director of the State Ports
Authority, the ship put into Wil
mington only because of low fuel
supply. Its original destination, the
SPA head averred, was Norfolk.
However as the SS Lewis Fraser
docked with its 5,000 ton load, rep
resentatives of D. E. Taylor and
company of Norfolk, importers and
operators of the banana ship, were
already on hand as well as SPA
dignitaries to surprise themselves
by being party to a big welcoming
celebration.
The Wilmington Shipping com
pany had already arranged for
pfemlores. * * i ">***!
Newport Rotary
Plans Assembly J
President C. S. Long announced
at Monday night's meeting that the
Newport Rotary club will hold a
full club assembly on Jan. 19.
President Long reported that he is
trying to get Stanley Woodland,
district governor, to appear at the
assembly.
The club voted to hold its Dec.
22 meeting in the agriculture work
shop at the Newport school. The
move was made necessary by the
moving of the school lunchroom
which is scheduled for that time.
The club usually meets in the
lunchroom.
W D. Roberts addressed the
meeting on the procedure of re
ceiving new members into the club.
Roberts stressed the importance of
club growth and emphasized the
fact that there are numerous classi
fications still unfilled in the New
port club.
It was also announced at the
meeting that the election of offi
cers will be held March 16,
Drunk Driver Receives 1
Suspended Jail Sentence
Harold J. Padgett was sentenced
to six months oil the road after
his conviction on a charge of
drunken driving Tuesday in Car
teret county recorder's court.
The sentence was suspended on
condition that Padgett pay a fine
of $100 and cotts within three
months.
George W. Gray was sentenced
to 30 days in jail on a charge of
obtaining money under false pre
tenses. He was charged with re
ceiving money for work which he
failed to perform.
Gray's sentence was suspended
on condition that he pay the prose
cuting witness, A. R. Craig, $80
within 90 days and pay the coats
of court.
t? 11 Amoanl ef
Recorded Here ra Tuesday
The temperature reached a high
of 57 in the county this week and
a low of 32 up to Thursday morn
ing.
The wind was from the northeast
and clear on Monday, from the
southeast with rain on Tueoday
when .13 inches of rain fell la the
county.
Monday, Dec. 1 "ST*
Tuesday, Doe. 2 57 M
Wednesday, Doc. I $5 40
| Bobby Ray Willis was sentenced
to 60 days in jail after pleading
guilty to a charge of driving with
out a license. The sentence was
suspended on condition that he pay
the costs within 30 days.
Ralph Lockey entered a plea of
guilty to a charge of issuing worth
I less checks. He was ordered to
make good the checks and pay
the costs of court.
Arthur B. Lewis was ordered to
pay costs after pleading guilty to
a charge of speeding.
Malicious prosecution was ruled
in the case of Christopher Towles,
charged with assault with a dead
ly weapon, a knife.
Virgil Wayne Stroud was order
ed to pay half of the coats on a
charge of operating a motor ve
hicle with improper 'brakes.
Bonds were forfeited by Elbert
Hosah Brown and Delmas Willis.
Gases were continued against
Adrian Dearest Willis, James Al
len Salter, Allen Murray, Ralph
Mayo, John Tyson, jr.. Fannie S.
Cannon. Jack B. Stallings. Ray
Jones. Ernest Lee Allen and Rote
K. Farmer.
The court session was keld in
the grand jury room at the county
courthouse while the superior
court was in tetaian in the court
According to Beaufort Police
Chief Carlton Garner, who with Lt.
Otis Willis, was called to the scene
at 6:35 a.m., the accident occurred
when Fettiway cut around a car
parked for the red light on Ann
st. (headed west) and went through
the red light. He struck Ander
son's car broadside.
A passing marine, whose name is
not known, took Mrs. Harkley to
the hospital. She was injured
when the impact of the collision
forced a hose into her stomach.
According to Chief Garner, when
the two cars hit, Pettiway jumped
out of the car he was driving, ran
from the scene and has not yet
been found. He left the wrecked
car sitting in the middle of the
street.
A warrant has been issued for
Pettiway's arrest. The warrant
charges him with crashing a red
light on the corner of Ann and
Turner st. and leaving the scene of
an accident, the violation resulting
in endangering of lives.
Slated for hearing in Beaufort
municipal recorder's court on
Tuesday will be a charge of public
drunkenness against Frederick
Bailey, colored, giving his address
as Louisville, Ky. He was arrested
by Capt. Maxwell Wade and Chief
Garner. He is in the county jail
awaiting trial.
Also to be heard will he a
charge against Willie Godette,
Beaufort, colored, free on $25
bond. He is charged with operat
ing without an operator's license.
School Board j
Seeks Bids
Bids for erection of an addition
to the Newport graded school will
ued at 2 p.m. Dec. 18, in
hie of 4be Carteret county
H c? -'^cation, Beaufort.
Plans as prepared by B. H. Ste
phens. architect, will result in
an approximate expenditure of
$120,000.
The money is being provided
from federal funds under public
law 815 passed by the 81st Con
gress to aid schools in military
areas.
The building, which will stand
at the rear of the present struc
ture and be connected with it by
a passageway, will contain 15,000
square feet. It will contain eight
classrooms and a general purpose
room.
Upon completion, five classrooms
in the present Newport school will
be abandoned. They were former
ly toilets, redone as a measure of
expediency to care for the increase
in pupils from the Marine base
area.
Menhaden Boat
A menhaden boat owned by the
Fish Meal company, Beaufort,
caught fire yesterday morning
about 6 o'clock and had to be
towed in by another boat.
No one was injured in the flash
fire in the engine room. The en
gine room was completely burned.
The menhaden boat, the Mattie
Phillips, captained by Berkley
Simpson, was about half way from
the Beaufort bar to Cape Lookout
when the fire occurred.
The Mattie Phillips was towed
in by the menhaden fishing boat
tty! Calcasieu, Marvin Lewis, cap
tain.
The fire was extinguished, ac
cording to Simpson, by crewmen of
two othe^ boats owned by his com
pany, which came to the rescue
when the boat was towed in.
Captain Simpson' says they hope
to have the Mattie Phillips back
in operation by Monday.
The cause of the flash fire is
not known.
Beaufort Parking Meters
Operate on Wednesdays
Beaufort Police Chief Carlton
Garner sayi that the parking
meters will be in operation on
Wednesday afternoons from now
until Christmas. The (tores In
Beaufort arc remaining open (with
two exceptions) and makes neces
sary the metered parking.
Meiers in Morehead City will re
main free on Wednesday after
noons, as they have in the past.
Most of the stores in Morehead
City will continue to close on Wed
nesday afternoons prior ft the hoi
The Beaufort town board at its regular monthly meeting
londay night created the post of police commissioner and
sked Mayor L. W. Hassell to appbint a commissioner.
The action resulted from a recommen iation of the Beau
jrt Jaycees. The Jaycees urged that a commissioner be
ppointed to direct the work of the police department. The
mmissioner will study the prob-^
ins of the department and make
commendations to the board of
immissioners.
The commissioners asked Ronald
arl Mason, chairman of the Jay
es' safety committee, to recom
end several candidates for the
>st to Mayor Hassell who will
ake the appointment. The police
immissioner's salary was set at
per year.
Taylor Resigned
Wiley Taylor, who has been
imed solicitor of the county re
ader* c&art, submitted his resig
ition as solicitor of the Beaufort
iurt. Under the law. Taylor can
it serve as solicitor of both
urts. His resignation was effec
/e immediately, but he offered to
osecute cases in the court until
new solicitor is named.
Taylor also resigned as town at
rney. He can still legally serve
this capacity, but he said that
i thought one man should hold
ith town posts.* This resignation
ill become effective as soon as a |
cessor is named.
The commissioners asked Mayor
assell to recommend a new soli
tor and town attorney.
Taylor reported that he believes
pt the town cannot win a damage
it in which it is involved. The
it arose from an accident in
lich the town's police car was
stroycd The defendant in the
se has filed a counter suit charg
g negligence on the part of the
iver of the police car.
Case Dropped
Taylor said that the attorney for
e other side is willing to drop
e whole case and recommended
at the town withdraw its suit, i
lc commissioners followed the at
rney's recommendation.
Taylor also recommended that
e town assess the property of
Sec BEAUFORT, Page 7
trivtf Arrested
Ifter Wreck
A 22-year-old Beaufort man was
rested early Tuesday nforning
ter the truck which he was driv
g turned over on U.S. 70 near
ighland park, east of Beauiort.
John Wilson, Ht. 1. Beaufort, was
larged with drunken driving,
reless and reckless driving and
sisting arrest. He was arrested
' Highway Patrolmen Robert
"own and J. W. Sykes.
Wilson said that he turned over
hen he tried to avoid another car.
ilson's truck, heading toward
eaufort, skidded 97 steps before
?ming to rest on its side against
telephone pole which was
lapped by the impact.
When informed that he was un
?r arrest, the driver began to
irse the two patrolmen and re
ised to enter the police car. It
ok the efforts of both Brown and
/kes to put Wilson in the car.
After he was placed in the car,
ilson continued his struggle with
ie officers. They were forced to
indcuff him in order to transport
m to the tounty jail.
At the jail, Wilson continued to
irse the patrolmen and threaten
1 to "get" both of them.
Wilapn was released Tuesday
orning on $150 bond. He will be
ied next Tuesday in county re
ader's court.
Commissioners
Name Listers
The Carteret county ?om miss io ti
ers at their monthly meeting Mon
day appointed 14 tax listers for ihe
13 townships which make up the
county. The list includes one
woman, Mrs. Dora Day of Cedar
Island township. Two tax listers,
F. K. Seeley and John Brooks,
were named for Beaufort township.
Other tax listers named were
Walter Smith. Atlantic ? Sea Level
township; Alvin Davis, Stacy
Davis township; George W. Davis,
Williston ? Smyrna township;
James Gillikin. Marshallberu town
ship; Charles Hancock, Markers
Island township; William Gillikin,
Straits township; Peter Carraway,
Merrimon- Lukcn.s township; Ray
mond Ball, Harlowe township; Sam
B. Meadows, White Oak township;
Charles V. Webb. Morehead town
ship: and Prentice Garner, New
port township.
Work Continues
On New Field
Work on the new athletic field
is moving along rapidly, it was re
ported at Monday night's meeting
of the Morehead City Jaycees. All
machine work has been completed
and the remaining work mint be
done by hand.
Members of the club will work
on the field tomorrow to clear :jway
the remaining brush tnd prepare
it for grading and planting grass.
H was repqiAad ? toQj|?tM I is
available at the l)peit wounds
farm. *
Ralph Gardner reported that
minimum lighting for the field will
require about 20 times more bulbs
than are presently in use at Wade
Brothers stadium.
It was reported that very little
of the Scotchlite safety tape is left.
The club turned down a motion to
sell the remaining tape to used car
dealers in town. The committee in
charge of sales was told to use its
own discretion in disposing of the
tape.
The Rev. Priestley Conyers, III,
thanked the club for its coopera
tion in sponsoring the union
service held Sunday night at the
high school auditorium. The serv
ice was sponsored jointly by the
Jaycees and the ministerial asso
ciation.
Jimmy Wallace, chairman of the
Miss North Carolina contest, re
ported that Miss America of 1952
will be present and will serve as
a Judge at the contest.
Mike Brady was named chair
man of the Christmas activity com
mittee, and Ralph Gardner and
Jimmy Wallace were named to as
sist him. Tentative plans have
been made for movies on Dec. 20
and for .a Christmas party at the
recreation center. ?
David Small, winner of the "I
Speak for Democracy" contest was
presented at the meeting. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Rudolph
Dowdy, a teacher at the Morehead
City school, who served as Small's
coach.
Superior Court Has
Short, Light Session
The December session of su
erior court, in session to hear
vil cases only, was very light and
sted only three days, from Dec.
to Dec. 3.
Settled by agreement of the de
indant and the plaintiff was a
lit brought by Ruth W. Lewis
iainst E. W. Downum (Fox-Dow
urn Co.). She brought the suit
[ter she fell in front of the de
?ndant's place of business around
[arch 3, 1090. The defendant paid
300 to satisfy the claim and the
uit was dismissed.
S. A. Dowdell was ordered by
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the court to pay $300.17 with inter
est at six per cent from January
30, 1952, to the Machine and Sup
ply Co., Inc.
J. C. Deibert and his wife. Tliel
m? C. Deibert, were found by the
jury to have Closed and attempted
to block a road generally d< scribed
as being an extension of Mansfield
Parkway which join* the Villa ho
tel premises (Bogue Sound club)
with U.S. highway 70. The suit,
brought by Robert C. Sutton and
his wife. Josephine Sutton, also
said that this action divided the
property of the defendants which
crosses the A and NC railroad
track, passing the area previously
occupied by Mansfield station and
postoffice. the road being approxi
mately 30 feet in width and twund
ed by large trees.
The rait alto alleged that the de
fendant removed a culvert essen
tial to drainage of the road.
The Jury found this allegation
true also. The court ordered that
the Deikert's refrain from closing
the road and ordered then to re
place the culvert within SO days
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