I W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES _
list YEAR, NO. 102.' THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-FOUR PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1962 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
[Firemen Battle Three Hours
(To Extinguish > Beaufort Blaze
Beaufort firemen worked for al
iOst three hours Tuesday after
oon to extinguish a fire which
?vept the upper stories of a home
Ann street.
The fire, which started in the
tic, completely ruined the upper
irt of the home of Mr. and Mrs
iian Hamilton, sr., 80S Ann
feet. The fire caused minor dam
! i to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
I- Merrill, 807 Ann street.
The fire started while Mrs. Ham
on, her daughter and some guests ,
re sitting in the living room of
house. They knew nothing
out the fire until neighbors told
m that the roof was blazing and
id them to leave the house.
(The fire was discovered by
larles Jarman, 209 Pollock st?
0 sounded the alarm. Jarman
v the fire as he was driving
_ n.' Ann street.
iP'ernll. who was at home with
daughter. Betty Lou, was also
ware of the fire. He paid no'
ntion to the fire alarm and did '
( know anything was wrong until
?fieighbor told him of the fire.
HVhen firemen arrived, Hamil
s roof was a sheet of flame and
river Given <
tded Term
.obert McAlvin Penny was given
'?day suspended scntencc in |
head City recorder's court !
-.day after he entered a plea of I
ilty to a charge of driving while i
ler the influence of alcohol,
enn.v's sentence was suspended ;
condition that he pay a fine of
and costs, remain on good be
i?r for a period of 12 months,
1 refrain from operating a motor
icle for the same length of time,
.lizabcth K. MacKcnzie was fin
$10 and costs for pasting a
bus while it was loading
'tigers. Robert Baker Lawrence
costs for weeding.
S. Swinaon was (pund not
Ity of failing to stop at the atop
i operated by the safety patrol
he Morehead City school,
rs. Daisy Becton Willis paid
half of the costs for failing to
at a stop sign. Walter Manly
ne paid a similar amount for
ng to atop at a red light.
'illie Small was ordered to pay
a on a charge of public drunk
less.
state declined to proaecute
* against Mr. Theodore Phil
Lawrence Gates. William E.
, jr.. William Walter Denny
Otis loyner.
were continued against
Matt T. Johnson, E L. Baker,
ton Pittman, Harold Bass, Jo
Varion Popperwill and Elihu
ired Green.
e Morehead City court will not
a session next week because of
approaching Christmas holiday
iral Groups
resent Program
he Beaufort Choral club with
newly-organized Junior Choral
will present a Christinas con
tonight at 8 in the Beaufort
tol auditorium.
Eighty voices will be heard in a
[ram following the traditional
stilus story.
w choral groups are under the
ction of Mrs. Charles Hassel.
he group will present two arias
n Handel's Messiah, as well as
dltional sacred hymns.
kriptural passages will be read
the Rev. J. P. Dees, rector of
Paul's Episcopal church in
aufort.
[Soloists will be Mr. Dees. Stan
Hardison, Garland Mortis, Sal
Ho, Mrs. Jarvis Herring, and
Ralph Hancock.
[flandel's Hallelujah chorus will
? lung by the group.
| The public is invited to attend,
tre is no admission charge.
Clans to Visit
City Titsday
Santa Claus will distribute fruit
children Tuesday night on the
ets of Morehead City. He will
isisted by members of the
?d City fire department,
nta and his party will leave the
station at 7 p.m. and wHI give
the fruit in the business dia
1
Santa will also appear d urine the
Ding at a party at the W. S.
tag school. The exact time h
J?t been decided.
[The boxes of groceries which the I
I department presents each year
deserving families will be dls
Monday and Tuesday.
the wind was blowing the flame**
toward the Merrill home. The
1 lames twice started fires on Mer
rill's roof, but the fires were put
out before they could cause serious
damage.
Two breaks in the hose line ham
pered firemen in their efforts to
extinguish the bla^e in the Ham '
ilton home. They were finally able
to put out the fire on the roof,
but they had more trouble with the
fire inside the house.
The firemen finally were able to
climb onto the porch roof and shoot
streams of water through the win
dows and holes which had been
burned in the front of the house.
The fire, which began at 3:30 p.m..
was not completely out until about
6:30, although it was under con
trol shortly after 4.
Firemen from Morehead City
were called to assist the Beaufort ,
department. Morehead City police
officers were also on the scene to
help handle traffic on Ann street,
a state highway. Traffic was detour
ed onto Front street and Broad
street before it reached the two
blocks which were blockcd by fire
fighting equipment and spectators
The extent of the damage to the
Hamilton home is not yet known
Mrs. Hamilton said Tuesday night
(hat she had not had an opportune
ty to check on the damage to the |
house. Most of the roof is gone
and the attic and second floor were
almost completely burned out. Most j
of the furniture in the house was
carried out by neighbors.
Damage to the Merrill home was
slight. The roof was burned in
several places and the weather- i
boarding on the side of the house
was blistered by the heat. Several
windows were also broken by the
streams of water poured on the i
fire.
i
Christmas Seal
SalesReported
The sale of Christmas seals in
Carteret county has netted $1.4H6.
95 as of Dec. 18, according 10 Mrs.
W. I. Loftin. executive secretary ot
the county tuberculosis association.
Mis. Loftin reports that the sales
to this time are running about the
same as they did last year.
She had hoped that $3,000 would
be collected this year and is still
hopeful that the present amount
will be increased greatly by the
time the seal sale ends.
Members of the girls home eco
nomics classes in the Beaufort,
Morehead Ciiy and Newport
participated in the seal sale last
Saturday. They set up booths in the
downtown areas of their respective
communities and boosted the seal
drive.
Mrs. Loftin reports that to date
some 104 business houses out of
285 contacted throughout Carteret
county have contributed to the tu
berculosis drive.
Bwabti Polk* Chid
Thanks Morthtad Force
The Beaufort police chief has is
sued a statement of thanks to the
Morehead City police department
for? the aid given during the fire
in Beaufort this week.
Chief Carlton Garner says that
he extends sincere thanks and
grateful appreciation for the aid
rendered by the Morehead City po
lice force in directing traffic dur
ing the fire ? hich partially destroy
ed the Hamilton home in Beaufort.
Couty Schools Closo
For Christmas Today
County school children will be
singing merrily today at noon.
Their Christmas holiday from
school begins at noon today and
will end on the morning of the
MUl
Publishing Schedule
For Holiday Week
To provide a Christmas holiday
period for the staff. THE NEWS
TIMES publishing schedule for
next week will be as follows:
Next Tuesday's issue will be
published early Monday morning,
Dec. 22.
Next Friday's issue will be pub
lished early Wednesday morning,
Dec. 24. This issue will contain
the Christmas schedule of Christ
mas season church services,
Christmas stories, and scores of
greetings from merchants, busi
ness men and business firms.
One Toy Admits
Child to Movie
A baby sitting show will be pre
sented at the Beaufort theatre in
Beaufort this Saturday morning.
The admission is one usable toy.
Parents are invited to bring their
children and leave them at the
theatre for the morning's enter
tainment while they do their shop
ping.
The movie is sponsored by the
Beaufort theatre, the merchants
committee of the Beaufort chamber
of commerce and the fire depart
ment.
The toys collected as admission
will be used for the fire depart
ment's Christmas program.
The movie begins at 9:30 a.m.
The toy required for admission
may be a used one but it must be
in good, usable condition.
Beaufort Rotary
Holds Party ""
The Beaufort Rotary club held
its annual Christmas party md
ladies night at the Inlet inn Tues
day evening. Christmas presents
were given attending lady guests.
President Glenn Adair welcomed i
the guests. Mrs N. T. Ennett
thanked the Rotarians on behalf of
the Rotary-Anns. Said Mrs. Ennett:
"We Rotary-Anns are proud to be
here and share fellowship with you,
and I would like to say, in the
words cf Tiny Tim: 'God Bless You
All!'"
Grayden Paul, assisted by Miss
Betty I^)u Merrill, led the group in
singing Christmas songs.
Out-of-town guests attending the
party included Virgil Jenkins,
Grovcr Munden, and Dr. Gene Roe
loffs, of the Morehead City Rotary
club. Other guests were Miss Mer
rill, the Rev. and Mrs. Jdmes P.
Dees, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Tarking
ton, and Mr. an J Mrs. Odcll Mer
rill.
Rotary-Anns attending included ,
Mesdames Glenn Adair. N. T. En- 1
nett. N. F. Eure, .lack Oakley, Wal- j
tor Chipman, W. L. Woodard, ;
Gerald Hill, James Davis, R. M. j
Williams. Calvin Jones. David !
Jones, and Norwood Young.
Marine Wins
V
Purple Heart
Sgt. Warren R. Moulton, jr.,
USMC, son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren
R. Moulton of 106 Moore street.
Beaufort, has been awarded the
Purple Heart for wounds received
in action in Korea.
Sergeant Moulton was wounded
for the second time on Nov. 21. He
is serving in Korea with the Fifth
Sgt. Warren R. Moulton, Jr.
Marines, First Marine diviaion.
With the exception of abort reat
periods, Moulton has been in tlie
front lines ever since he arrived in
Korea.
Moulton enlisted in the Marine
corps in August 1950 and arrived
in Korea Feb. IS, 1852. He expects
to be sent home some time in Feb
ruary.
Beaufort Judge
Orders Negro
To Leave County
Frederick Bailey, colored, was
ordered to leave Carteret county
after his conviction Tuesday in
Beaufort recorder's court. Bailey
was found guilty on two charges
of public drunkenness, resisting
arrest and fleeing with a pair of
handcuffs.
Bailey was given a six-month sus
pended sentence on the first drunk
enness charge and another six
month suspended sentence on the
other charges. The sentences, to be
served consecutively, were sus
pended on condition that he re
main out of the county for five
years.
James Poole Chadwick, colored,
was also ordered to leave the coun
y after he was found guilty of pub
lic drunkenness, disorderly con
duct and resisting arrest. Chadwick
was given a six month sentence
which was suspended on condition
that he leave the county for two
years.
Another Negro also was told io
leave the county after he was found
guilty of public drunkenness. Lew
is Jarvis wa? given a 30-day sen
tence which was suspended on con
dition that he remain out of the
county for one year and pay the
costs of court.
Calvin Robinson was sentenced
to 30 days in jail for public drunk
enness. The sentence was suspend
ed on condition that he pay court
costs.
The case against Mildred and
Herbert Baum was dismissed. They
had been charged with disturbing
the peace
John H. Mills paid costs for
speeding, and ArcMc Aarion paid
costs for driving without an opera
tor's license,
George Lynch, Charles Logan,
Doc Harris, Charles Smith, Wil
liam Clayton, Cliadeft A. Dixon,
Lorenzo Boyce, Daniel Gaskin-s.
Mose Vaughan. Robert Mossman,
.VUM>r BVMtt Mm Rom and Rol
and Scmuel all paid co6ts for pvf
tic drunkenness.
The case was continued against
Claude Russell, charged with pos
session of non-tax paid whiskey.
A capias was issued for John
Ellison who failed to appear to
answer a charge of public drunk
enness.
Judge Earl Mason ordered that
all prisoners who have spent time
in jail must work five days for the
town to pay for their board while
in jail. Seven men are at present
working under the supervision of
the street department.
Ocean Lodge ,
Installs Pld lips
Theodore D. Phillips has been
installed as master of Ocean Lodge
403 AKA AM, Morehead City, for
the new year.
Phillips was installed at a special
meeting o? the lodge Tuesday eve
ning. Dec. 16 at the Masonic tem
ple. He succeeds James B. Willis,
newly elected secretary.
Installing officer was J. W. Al
ford. CL, a past master of Ocean
Ijodge. as well as a life member of
Providence Lodge 678 of Columbia.
N. C. Albert C. Gaskill served as
marshall.
Other ol fairs and the positions
in the lodge are: James I. Wade,
senior warden; Thomas L. Noe,
junior warden; G. E. Sanderson.
PM, treasurer; Cicero S. Hardison.
chaplain; William G. Lewis, aenior
deacon; Lester D. Styron, junior
deacon; J. Clyde Carr, aenior
steward; Henry G. Edwards, junior
steward, and L. E. Wade, PH.
tiler.
H. L. Joslyn. retiring at hia own
request after 20 yeara as secretary
of the lodge, was given a vote of
thanks by the members and was
commended for his untiring efforts
in behalf of the lodge and for his
faithful performance of the duties
of the office.
Thm R ?sidaiils of County
Use Driver's Lie? m
Three residents of Carteret coun
ty have lost their licenses to op
erate motor vehicles, according to
an announcement from the state
highway patrol.
The Wake county superior court
revoked the license of Charlie Wil
Isrd Faison of Newport after he
was convicted o f drunken driving.
It was Faison's third offense.
The Carteret county recorder's
court, Beaufort, revoked the li
censea ef John Oscar Edward* of
Gloucester and Lenial Hodgea dib
ble Both men were fosnd guilty
of drunken driving.
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Farmers Elect Committeemen,
PMA Convention Delegates >
Carteret county farmers partici- ,
pating in programs administered
by the county PMA committee j
voted Wednesday for members of
community committees and elected
delegates to the county convention '
to be held today in Beaufort.
The three candidates receiving
the highest number of votes in each
community will serve as community
committeemen. The two with the
next highest number of votes will
serve as alternates.
Committeemen elected in White
Oak township were John D. Young.
Lee Sawrey and Marvin Taylor, i
Robert Hhue and Colon Brown
were chosen as alternates. Dele
gates to the county convention are
John 1). Young and Lee Sawrey. I
In Morehead City township the
new committeemen are Addison
McCabe. Robert E. Laughton and
Bonner Bell. Alternates were John
T. Oglesby and R. P. Oglesby. Bon
ner Bell and Sam Garner were
elected delegates to the county ;
convention.
Clarence E. Millis, Prentiss M.
Nativity Scene j
Opens to Public
A large number of persons were
on hand for the opening of the
Nativity scene Wednesday night at
the Core Creek Methodist church.
This is the second year that the
47-member church has constructed
the scene and members and county
viewers alike report that this year's
scene is even more beautiful ihan
the one last year.
The scene presents the birth of
the Saviour in the stable in Bothle
hem, showing the babe in tlu n
ger in a stable made of lor he
stable has been much enlaiged this
year and the angels and cherubs
hovering in the air over lite stable
have been dressei in white satin
costumes this year. A new star to j
light the stable has been added.
Also added this year is a fourth I
cmm 1 I he jg** camel brought by j
th* threw ftee "men Broaching l
fram the ea?t. ]
The members have alt a this year
added feet and legs to the many
figures shown in the scene.
Members of the church have nlso
purchased a ?>?w record player and
speaker this yttr ?*t order that
Christmas music might be played
continuously. The old one they
used last year went out of commis
sion on Christmas night and many
viewers had been disappointed that
there was no music.
A registration book with a collec- 1
tion box is placed at the entrance \
to the Nativity scene. Ml money
left in the box will be used for
charity.
Members of the church plan to
be on hand each night when the
many hundreds of viewers come lo
look at this Christmas scene. It j
will be left up until after the
Christmas holidays.
Some 10,000 persons viewed ihe
scene last year.
Garner and Y. Z. Simmons were |
elected to the community commit- 1
tee in Newport township. Alter- '
nates elected were Carlyle Garner j
and Otis B. Garner. L. W. Howard \
an-d Cecil H. Springle will serve as
delegates to the convention.
In the Beaufort-Harlowe area,
committeemen elected were Archie ;
R. Hardesty, William J. Hardesty
and Kcrney S. Merrill. Manly Eu
banks and Raymond Dickinson
were elected alternates. Conven
tion delegates will be William J.
Hardesty and Archie R. Hardesty.
Committeemen elected in the
East Merrimon community were
Osborne G. Pigott, Roy Keller ind
Guy M. Carraway. Alternates are
S. W. Lawrence and William G.
Willis. William Gillikin and Hugh
Pake will serve as convention dele
gates.
Any farmer participating in any
program administered by the PMA
committee was eligible to vote in
the election. This meant that any
owner, operator, tenant or ihare
cropper of a farm participating in
the agricultural conservation, price
support, crop insurance or sugar
programs was allowed to vote.
Convention delegates will meet
at 10 a.m. today in the PMA of
fice to elect the permanent county
committeemen in addition to those
already elected.
The county committee will meet
at 2 p.m. today to organize and
plan its work for the coming vear.
County committeemen determine
acreage allotments, goals, normal
yields and inform farmers concern
ing the purposes and provisions
of ihe programs being administered
by the association in this county.
Welfare Workers
Attend Meeting
Five countians concerned with
the operation of the welfare de
partment here attended a meeting
in Wilmington last Wednesday to
a discussion of a ? proposed
f-ywvftal plan for welfare recipients.
The lour were Miss Georgie
Hughes, county welfare superin
tendent, James Potter, county audi
tor, Mrs. T. T. Potter, chairman of
the county welfare board. Hoyle
Green, r.iministrator of J he More
head City hospital, and Mrs. Mar
guerite Lewis, senior welfare clerk.
The meeting was attended by
welfare workers, hospital heads,
and county auditors from 13 oun
ties. They heard a discussion of
the proposed plan which will be
under consideration at the next .>es
sion of the general issembly.
The discussion was held to ac
quaint legislators from the various
counties with the plan. and the
need for such a system.
Miss Hughes reports that the rep
resentative from this county, H.
Earle Mobley, is in favor of the
proposed plan and the group at
tending the meeting from here was
authorized to speak for him.
Prisoner of War Thanlts
Baptist Church Circle v
The Ladies Aid circle of the
Morehead City Free Will Baptist
church has received a letter of
thanks from a Morehead City sol
dier held in a North Korean pris
oner of war camp.
Mrs. Clara Wade of 602 Fisher
street, corresponding secretary of
the circle, received the letter from
Cpl. Archie L. Edwards, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Preston L. Edwards, 1810
Fisher street.
Edwards' letter, written Sept. 25.
took almost three months to reach
Morehead City from Korean. It
was written from P.O.W. Camp No.
1, People's Democratic Republic of
Korea. It was forwarded by the
All China Committee for World
Peace, Peking, China.
The letter follows:
I received your most welcome
card just today and 1 wish to ex
press my appreciation by answer
ing promptly. You ladies cannot
imagine how much 1 appreciate
hearing from you, as I know that
none of you has ever been in a
predicament such as the one I'm in.
1 guess that yoU can imagine that
receiving a card to cheer you up
from people you don't even know
5 SHOPPING DAYS
JO.CHHSTMAS
makes you feel that others are con
cerned with your welfare ? in
deed a very pleasant thought.
I can see that your organization
is a very kind and thoughtful one
which I would like to aid in iny
manner or means when I am in?/i
position to do so. I would hold it
against you if you do not allow me
to do so when the time is proper.
I feel that I should know you,
Mrs. Wade, but off hand I cannot
place you as I have been away
from Morehead City for more ihan
two years and my memory ia not
too clear.
1 am looking forward to meeting
you upon my return to Morehead
City. I will be able to locate you
very easily since I plan to visit
your church frequently.
I must close now as paper ia
very short. 1 will close by saying
that I am in good health and good
spirits and only hope that your or
ganization will keep up its good
work.
Pray for me and the rest of the
boys in Korea that we may some
day return to the country and peo
ple we love so well.
Thank you kindly, ladies,
Archie R. Edwards
Edwards enlisted in the Army
Nov. 10, 1948 and went to Korea
July 21. 1950. According to a tele
gram from the department of de
fense. he waa taken prisoner April
25, 1951. The first word that his
parents heard about him was when
the communists broadcast lists of
prisoners last winter.
Mrs. Edwards first received a let
ter from her son last February.
She says that she now hears from
him about every three months.
Two men arrested for transporting non-tax paid whiskey
received suspended sentences Tuesday in Carteret county
recorder's court.
Frank Dawson, colored, of Kinston was given a six
month suspended sentence on charges of transporting non
tax paid whiskey, careless and reckless driving, failing to
stop at the sound of a siren ancH
causing damage by knocking down
a mail box.
The sentence was suspended on
condition that Dawson pay a fine
of $100 and costs and pay $5 to
cover damage to the mail box. The
car and whiskey were ordered con
fiscated.
Companion Fined
Dawson's companion, David
Boney, also colored, was fined $25
and costs for aiding and abetting
in the transporting of non-tax paid i
whiskey. The two men were ar- j
rested Friday afternoon by Mar- 1
shall Ayscue, county ABC officer. '
They had 18 gallons of white whis
key In their car when they were !
arrested.
Eddie Lee Collins, colored, of I
Beaufort was given a three-month
suspended sentence after he enter
ed a guilty plea to a charge of
transporting a quantity of non-tax
paid whiskey. The sentence was
suspended on condition that he pay
a fine of $100 and costs.
Collins' truck and the whiskey
were ordered confiscated. The
First-Citizens Bank and Trust com
pany's lien on the truck was recog
nized as existing and valid.
Collins was arrested Friday night
by Ascue and Deputy Sheriff Hugh
Salter. He was transporting 50
?ailons of whiskey at the time of
lis rrrcst.
Fugene Wallace was ordered io
pay a fine of $10 and costs afl?r
pleading guilty to charges of pub
lic drunkenness, resisting arrest I
and disorderly conduct.
Wallace was sentenced to serve 1
six months on the roads for dam
aging the county jail in the amount
of $103.11. The sentence was sus
pended on condition that he remain
on good behavior for three years,
pay for the damage to the jail *nd
pay a fine of $25 and costs.
Two Appeal
Two men, Horace Jones and John
G. Jones, served notice of appeal
te the superior court after they
wire given 30-day suspended sen
tences for public drunkenness. The
?ententes were suspended on pay- \
Mtt $10 am? coats. Their [
Ijonds were set at $50.
Cbariie C. Jones served notice
of appeal after he was found guilty
of careless and reckless driving.
He was aentenced to .serve three
months on the roads. The sen- 1
tence was suspended on condition i
See WHISKEY, Page 7
March of Dimes "
Chairmen Named
Mrs. Roma Noe. chiarman of the
P&BW club's March of Dimes
drive, has released the names of
committee chairmen for the drive
which begins Jan. 2. The goal for
the drive this year is $5,000.
Community chairmen are Mrs.
Ruth Laskcr for Beaufort ind Mrs.
Grace Ayscuc for Morehead City.
Mjs. Ann Skean and Mrs. Alice
Taylor will serve as publicity di
rectors.
Mrs. Mildred Holland will head
the advance special gifts commit
let. School committees will be
headed by the principal of ih?
schools. Mrs. Luther King and
Miss Martha Barnett will head ihe
Mothers' March on polio.
Mrs. Florence Beam will be in
charge of cards for the county's
schools. Coin collectors will be
Mrs. Rose Merrill and Mrs. Eva
Johnson in Beaufort and Mrs. Bes
sie Henderson and Mrs. Ladigol
Lindsay in Morehead City.
Mrs. Ayscue and Mrs. Doris Al
ford will be chairmen of the spe
cial events committee. The block
of dimes will be headed by Mrs.
Mozelle Clark and Mrs. Noe in
Beaufort. Miss Lil Morris and Mrs.,
Violet Howard will perform a sim
ilar function in Morehead City.
The theatre committee will be
headed by Mrs. Clark and Mrs.
Laskcr.
Members of the letters commit
tee are Mrs. Martha Loftin. Mrs.
Thelma Talbert. Mrs. Odell Jeffer
son and Mrs. Madge Nelson. Mrs.
Rebecca Smith will head the clubs
and organizations committee.
Tide Table
Tide* at Beaufart Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, Dec. 19
9:41 a.m. 3:21 a.m. I
10:04 p.m. 4:11 p.m. ]
Saturday, Dec. 2?
10:31 a.m.- 4:15 a.m.
10:58 p.m. 5:01 p.m. |
Sunday, Dec: 21
11:24 a.m. 5:11 a.m.
11:54 p.m. 5:52 p.m.
Mraday, Dec. 22
6:11 a.m. |
12: IS p.m. 6:45 p.m.
Toeaday, Dec. 23
12:55 p.m. 7:15 a.m. I
1:17 pjn. 7:41 p.m. 1
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Jaycees to Hold
Christmas Party "
The Morcherd City Jaycees at
their meeting Monday night nade
final plans for the annual children's
Christmas party to be held tomor
row at the recreation renter.
Dr. W. M. Brady, chairman
the Christmas activities commit
tee. reported that to children will
be the club's guests at the party..
The- party will begin with a
movie at 10 a.m. at the City thea
tre. The children will then be
taken to various Morohead City
restaurants for lunch. After 'unch.
they will go to the recreation cen
ter for an afternoon of games,
sonns. refreshments and presents
from Santa Claus.
I)r. Brady reported that last
week's toy drive netted several
usable toys and $77 in cash, tie
also reported that ihe Toast masters
club at Cherry Point will donate
some of the toys which it has col
lected in its drive. The money col
lected last week will be used *or
toys and to defray expenses of the
party.
Ralph Gardner reported that
that there is still some work to be
done on the new football field. The
club decided to do nothing more
about the field until after the holi
days.
Civic Groups
Assist Needy
Many of Carteret county's less
fortunate citizens will have a mer
iier Christmas this year because jf
the Efforts of various civic and re
ligious groups in Morehcad City
and Benufert.
- Mfes (Jfor#c Hughes, county wel
fare superintendent, reports that
many such groups have asked her
department to furnish names of
needy families in order that iheir
nee is might l>e filled as much as
pcssible at Christmastime.
She says that the Elks club, ihe
Morehcad City Order of the East
ern Star, the Beaufort Jaycees, ihe
Beaufort fire department, ihe
women's organizations of the More
head City Methodist church, the
Baptist church in Beauiort, and
the Junior Woman's club in Beau
fort and Morehead City have ill
asked for names of needy individ
uals throughout the county.
Several individuals have also
asked to be supplied names of
those less fortunate than i.hem
selves in order that they could con
tribute something to their Christ
mas.
The county welfare director rays
that names of such families have
been given out in the order of .heir
nccJ. That is, the names of ihe
most needy families were supplied
first, those in need but with lesser
need than others, were .supplied
next and so on down the line.
She says that most of the names
on their list have been given out
and she is hopeful that one of the
groups already aiding the -iccdy
will help with the rest.
Bequests for names were to have
been in today but Miss Hughes .ays
that if some come in later, her de
partment will do its best to handle
them.
Beaufort PTA /
Hears Glee Club
The Beaufort school glee club,
under the direction of C. F. Jones,
jr., glee club leader, presented a
Christmas pageant Tuesday night
as the program of the PTA meet
ing.
During the pageant, six scenes
were presented 011 the stage by
members of the student body. The
scenes were Mary and an angel, Jo- *
seph and an angel, the stable
scene, shepherds in the field,
kings of the orient and Herod, ind
the nativity seen* with the shep
herds and the kings present. Mrs.
John Brooks and Misc Gertrude
Slyron were in charge of the cos
tumes and staging of the scenes.
At the end of the pageant, a pair
of cuff links was presented Jones
by Edward Bccton, on behalf of the
glee club members.
Prior to the pageant, E. W.
Downum. president, conducted the
business meeting.
The treasurer reported a balance
on hand of $1,316.41, and James
Wheatley announced that the Beau
fort Choral club. aui*ted by the
junior choral club, would give i
concert Friday evening in the
school auditorium.
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