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42nd YEAR, NO. 41. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-FOUR PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1953 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Morehead Annexation
Election Is Tomorrow x
Tomorrow not more than 162H
voters will decide whether or not
Morehead City will extend its cor
porate limits.
The annexation election tomor
row covers the state property west
of Thirty-fourth street south of the
railroad; the area west of Twenty
fifth street between the railroad
and highway 70 to the western limit
of the state property; and the area
between Twenty-fifth and Twenty
eighth streets north to Calico
creek.
When the registration books
closed two weeks ago, 162 residents
of the area had qualified them
selves as voters and put their
names on the books. The polling
place will be at the Clyde Jones
building on West Arendell street.
If a majority of the registered
voters in the area cast their ballots
to join the city, the areas will be
taken into the city; otherwise they
will not.
Judges for the election are John
T. Conner of 2716 Arvon street and
Luther Norris of 2712 Homes drive.
Clyde Jones is the registrar. The
election is being run by the Car
teret county board of elections.
Fred R. Seeley is chairman of the
board of elections.
Registration and voting in the
election is restricted by state law
to residents of the area who are
qualified state and county voters.
No absentee ballots will be accept
. ' ed in the election.
The city has promised to give
the residents and property owners
of the area six kinds of service if
! i they are incorporated. These serv
i ices include water mains for fire
b hydrants, street lights, guaranteed
I fire protection, police protection.
street maintenance, and zoning and
, city planning.
( In explaining the proposal,
. Mayor George W. Dill has said,
iV "Our primary purpose is to insure
the orderly growth of Morehead
City and only secondary is the mat
iter of tax revenue. This property
will have to be in the city several
years before the gain in taxes will
offset our immediate expenses in
giving services to the area."
Leading the opposition to annex
ation has been O. O. Fulcher. A pe
tition asking for a referendum on
the qutntion and voicing apBQAitfop
to the proposal was presented at a
public hearing April 6 by Claud
Wheatly, attorney for Mr% Fulcher
and others. The petition was sign
ed by 104 residents.
Many of the residents of the
[I areas feel that the election will be
decided by a close vote. They point
out that there ^re few residents
I who are undecided on the issue
I and most have definite opinions on
- the annexation problem.
jJaycees Favor ?
Coastal Highway
At Monday night's meeting, the
Morehead City Jaycees unanimous
ly adopted a resolution in support
of the coastal highway proposed by
the chamber of commerce.
Joe DuBois, manager of the
chamber of commerce, asked the
club to adopt the resolution after
citing the advantages of a highway
along the outer banks ?nd connect
ing with US 70 at Cedar Island or
Atlantic.
Jimmy Wallace, chairman ?f the
Miss North Carolina pageant, re
ported that 34 clubs throughout the
state have indicated that they will
sponsor contestants in the pageant,
lie said that arrangements are be
ing made for prizes for the winner
of the pageant and other plans for
the pageant are rapidly nearing
completion.
Sam Guthrie and James Webb
reported on the results of the Miss
Morehead City pageant held last
week. The club gave a vote of
thanks to all who had helped to
' make the contest a success.
Bobby Bell conducted balloting
for the Rudolph Dowdy award
given each year to the external
committee which does the best
work during the year. Results of
the voting will be announced at
Monday's meeting.
The directors of the club an
nounced that the governmental af
fairs committee had been chosen
as the best internal committee dur
' ing the past year. Herbert Phil
lips, chairman of the committee,
was named to the post of state di
rector. ,
Several of the members reported
on the events at last week's state
convention in Asheville and the
election of Jimmy Wallace as na
tional director.
Bernard Leary, a former presi
dent of the club, presented Mr.
Wallace with his national direc
tor's pin. Mr. Wallace then thank
ed the club for its support before
and during the convention. He al,
so expressed his thanks to those
from other clubs who had support
ed him at the convention.
Oscar Joslyn was elected to the
office of sheriff to replace L. G.
Dunn.
Air Base Carnival v
Stirs Much Debate
A carnival show including tome
gambling was held at Cherry Point
this week for the benefit of the
Navy Relief society and became
the subject of debate throughout
the state.
Brigadier General William G.
Manley, commanding general of
the air station, commented that he
could see "nothing wrong" with
the carnival.
The carnival and its attendant
gambling became the objects of
considerable discussion this week
after Captain Lewis Session told a
state newspaper that enlisted men
were excused from duty Tuesday
afternoon after being paid on con
dition that they attend the carnival
at the drill hall.
General Manley in a statement
said that no person was under
duress to attend the carnival. Dur
ing the first day of the carnival,
he pointed out that some 5,000 at
tended the show spending an aver
age of slightly more than $2 apiece
including the 25-cent admission
charge. General Manley indicated
that there are approximately 15.000
men on the base plus their families.
General Manley acknowledged
that the carnival included "some
games of chance" but in the main
there were typical carnival booths.
The base rented the carnival equip
ment from a professional company
but all of the booths were operated
by marine personnel. All of the
profit from the carnival will go to
the Navy Relief society.
The society takes care of military
personnel in need either by direct
gifts or by loans. The air station
hopes to raise a total of more than
$30,000 through all phases of the
drive this month.
General Manley said the funds
would go "for the best cause in the
world ? right back to the boys."
In his comments to the news
paper, Captain Sessions said that he
did not object to the society but
felt that the "men stiould give vol
untarily instead of gambling."
The midway games included
throwing games and other so-called
"skill games" and some dice games
and spinning wheel games. Gen
eral Manley said that there were
no roulette-type games in the car
I nival.
Outside the drill hall rides such
as ferris wheels and others were
installed.
The carnival is only one of sev
eral activities being staged at the
base to raise funds for Navy Re
lief. A ball will be held, and sev
eral other committees are hard at 1
work on the base promoting the i
j drive and making collections to
support its activities. The Navy
Relief society is administered
t through the chaplains' office.
Beaufort High to Hold
Class Night Exercises
Commencement exercises aH
Beaufort high school will begin
with senior class night exercises at
8 p.m. today in the school auditori
um. -Baccalaureate services will
he held Sunday morning, and
gradation exercises, at which 55
seniors will receive their diplo
mas, will be held Monday night.
Andy Mason will be salutatorian
at tonight's class night exercises,
and Corrinne Scurlock will be val
edictorian. Others taking part in
the exercises will be Carol Jones,
historian; Patsy Sadler, statisticion;
Joan Chipman, poet; Barbara Mc
Kay, testator; Ann Noe, grumbler;
Wilma Woodard, prophet; and
Clyde Bell, giftorian
Words for the farewell song were
written by Bitsy Brooks, Jean Tay
lor and Bobby Smith. Words for
other songs to be sung during the
exercises were written by Wilma
Woodard, Frank Gillikin and Bob
by Smith.
The Rev. James P. Dees, rector
of St. Paul's Episcopal church, will
preach the sermon at the baccalau
reate services at 1 1 :15 a.m. Sunday
in the school auditorium.
The Rev. L. A. Lewis, pastor of
the Beaufort Methodist circuit, will
give the invocation. The Rev.
B. D. Critcher, pastor of Ann Street
Methodist church, will realty the
scripture and will lead the prayer.
The Rev. James E. Howard, pastor
of the Free Will Baptist church,
will give the benediction.
The school glee club will sing
several hymns during the ser
vice.
B. E. Tarkington, principal of the
school, will present diplomas to
the graduating seniors and will al
so award medals at the graduation
exercises at 8 p.m. Monday in the
school auditorium.
Speakers at the graduation and
their subjects will be Phyllis Piner,
The True Glory of a Nation; Eliz
abeth Woodard. Faith; Jean Carol
Taylor. The Higher Patriotism;
Donald Taylor. The Aristocracy of
Service; Fay Merrell, The Weaving
of Our Destiny, and Lewis Wood
ard, Every Man's Responsibility.
Gordon Davis will present the
class gift which will be accepted
by Raymond Ball. Ted Spivey will
present the mascots' diplomas.
Music during the exercises will
be provided by Barbara Harris,
pianist; Patricia Daniels, soloist;
and the school glee club.
Graduating seitiors are Inez
Smith Baker. Edwin Bccton, Pat
sy Becton, Carl Bell. Clyde Bell,
Johnny etts. Bitsy Brooks, Margar
et Bryant, Verna Carraway, Joan
Chipman. Roy Clcmmons, Wallace
Conner, Thelma Darling, Gordon
Davis.
Nellie Ward Demolc. Jackie Dick
inson, Peggy Dixon, Christine
Dunn. Beaulah Eubanks, Billy Eu
dy, Charles Farlow, Frank Gilli
kin. Virginia Hill, Molly Hopkins.
Carol Jones, Kay Lewis, William
Longest, Andy Mason.
Lou Ann Mason, Barbara Good
win McKay. Fay Merrell, Joyce
Merrell, Jimmy Modlin, Ann Noe,
Johnnie Olund, B. G. O'Neal, Ann
Owens. Minnie Pake, PhyUis Pin
See BEAUFORT, Page Z
Newport Seniors
Plan Exercises
Graduation exercises Monday in
the school auditorium will climax a
week of activities for 25 Newport
high school seniors.
The commencement program will
begin at 8 o'clock Monday night.
Edgar B. Comer, principal of the
school, will preside and present the
diplomas. Dr. Robert L. Holt, di
rector of religious activities at
East Carolina college in Green
ville, will make the commencement
address.
This morning at 10:30 o'clock the
Dr. labert L. Holt
school will hold graduation exer
cises (or the eighth grade and to
night at 8 o'clock the senior class
will hold the annual class night
program in the school auditorium.
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock in
the school auditorium, the Rev. J.
H. Waldrop. jr. pastor of the New
port Methodist church will preach
the baccalaureate sermon for the
graduating class.
Dr. Holt joined the faculty of
East Carolina college in 13SO. He
received the Fh.D. degree from
Duke university in Christian ethics
in lflSl. He is also a graduate of
Wake forest college.
Seniors who will receive their
diplomas Monday night are .lacko
lyn Garner Edwards. Claudctte Col
bert Slaughter, Betty Catherine
Clements. Annis Holland Riggs.
Clara Mae Guthrie. Glenda Flor
ence Parrish. Jean Carolyn Gar
ner, Mary, Frances Craig, Cherry
I^e Gross. Arminta Lilly. Gerry
Miquel Garner. William Benjamin
Widgeon. Aubrey Mathew Mason,
Allen Howard Garner. Edna Earl
Mann. Walter Kiner Chapman. Roy
Nelson Dennis. Jr., Eleanor Gray
Oakley, Judith Marvolena Griffin,
Shirley Ann Smith. Peggy Louise
Jenkins, Clarence Lee .Hardison.
Rachel Quinii Mundine, Larry
Lanue Smith, and Mignonette Kath
eryne Palmer.
Night Shrimp Catch Is $100,000
i
In 48 Hours for Local Fishermen
Power Interruptions
Affect Whole County
Power stoppages Sunday from
5 lo 6 a.m. and 7 to 7:30 p.m.
will cut off electricity to all of
Carteret county, llavelock and
Slocum Village and the area
served by the Carteret-Craven
Electric Membership corporation
except for the Maysville area.
George B. Stovall, district man
ager for the Carolina Power and
Light compan>i reported that the
cut-off was necessary to install a
larger transformer to meet the
company's increasing load.
Tomorrow from 9 to 11 a.m.
power will be cut off east of
Smyrna. Those communities af
fected will be Davis, Williston,
Stacy, Sea l^vel, Atlantic, and
Cedar Island. This interruption
will allow the company to re-lo
cate lines at the Sea Level hos
pital.
Mr. Stovall pointed out that
the interruptions would be made,
weather permitting.
Superior Court ?
To Hear Cases
Three men were bound over to
superior eourt after hearings Mon
day in Morehead City recorder*
court. A fourth served notice of
appeal to superior court after he
received 90 days on the roads.
One of the defendants was order
ed held for the grand jury on
morals charges, and two were
bound over for an investigation of
j their sanity.
I Vernon Robert (Red) Sanders,
| Morehead City taxi driver, was
I hound over to superior court after
preliminary hearing in recorder's
court on three morals charges in
volving high school boys.
Sunders, ^jsjlwoed with com
mltting "the abominable and dc
testable" erimc against nature willi
mankind, attempting to commit
I such a crime and possession of ob
i scene literature for purpose of dis
tribution.
After hearing testimony by sev
eral high school boys, Judge George
H. McNeil found probable cause
and ordered Sanders held for grand
jury action. He is being held in
the county jail under a $1.500 bornl
Sanders was arrested last week
after a long investigation by More
| head City police officers
Walter Murrell of Morehead
City was also bound over to thi
superior court for an inquisition
into his sanity. Judge McNeil sai id
that since about'40 people had sign
ed an affidavit that Murrell was
mentally deranged he did not be
I lieve that he was capable of stano
i Murreil was charged with assault
with a deadly weapon, two counts
of using loud and profane language,
threatening with a loaded rifle,
transporting loaded guns in a ear
and threatening people at the
Broadway cafe
1 Judge McNeil ordered that Mur
Irell be held without bond since he
believed him to be a danger to him
self and the community.
Samuel Forechette, who gave his
address as Minneapolis. Minn., was
also bound over to superior court
for a sanity hearing. He is also
Kpinie held without bond.
| Forechette was charged with lar
ceny of a motor vehicle, driving
without a license and driving a mo
tor vehicle without lights. Judge
McNeil said that he doubted that
Forechette was capable of being
tried on the charges.
Cecil Guthrie was sentenced to
90 days on the roads after his trial
on three charges. futhr,f w?
given 30 days for trespassing .10
I days for public drunkenness and 30
days for using loud and profane
language. The sentences are to be
served consecutively. Guthrie was
found not guilty of peeping.
Guthrie served notice of an ap
peal to superior court and bond
was set at $100.
Tide Table
Tides it Beaufort Bar
HIGH I.OW
Friday, May 22
3:01 a.m. 0:26 a.m.
3:43 p.m. 10:08 p.m.
Saturday. May 23
3:55 a.m. 10:13 a.m.
4:31 p.m. 11:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 24
4:45 a.m. 10:57 a.m.
5:16 p.m. 11:48 p.m.
Monday, May 25
5:34 a.m. 11:39 a.m.
6:01 p.m.
Tuesday, May 26
6:21 a.m. 12:33 a.m.
6:44 p.m. 12:21 p.m.
Mary F. Paul Wins
Beaufort Pageant
Mary Frazier Paul won the Miss
Beaufort beauty title at the Jay
eees' pageant Wednesday night at
the Heart of the Beach club, At
lantic Beach.
Second place in the contest went
to Faye Merrell, and third place
went to Molly Hopkins.
Judges for the contest were
Mayor George W. Dill, jr.. of More
head City, Grover Mundcn of
Morehead City. Robert L. Rose of
Havelock, Lt. Floreda B. Duke of
Cherry Point and Col. Donald Yost
of Cherry Point. Wiley H. Taylor,
jr., served as auditor.
The 15 contestants were judged
on the basis of their appearance in
evening gowns and bathing suits.
After the bathing suit competition,
six of the entrants were chosen as
finalists, and the winner and run
ners-up were picked from among
them.
Other contestants in the pageant
were Margaret Bryant. Patsy Sad
ler, Bitsy Brooks, Emma Perry,
Vickie Taylor, Ann Owens, Jackie
Dickinson, Kay Lewis, Ann Noe,
Jean Taylor, Marie Webb and Jane
j Davis.
j Miss Beaufort was crowned by
Mayor Dill who presented her wilh
a bouquet. Mr. Rose has offered
! her a car for her use during the
Miss North Carolina pageant in
I July.
Miss Paul will bo Beaufort's en
trant in the Miss North Carolina
pageant to be held July 15-17 in
Morehead City. The winner of the
state pageant will take part in the
Miss America pageant in Atlantic
City, N. J.
Chuck Stephens' orchestra play
ed during the contest and for the
dancing which followed it. During
the intermission, the llarmaniacs.
Cherry Point's harmonica trio, en
tertained the audicnce.
Comedy routines were provided
by John Duncan and A. C. Blanken
ship of the Beaufort Jaycees. Ron
ald Karl Mason, who acted as mas
ter of ceremonies for the pageant,
served as straight man for the two
comedians.
Attendance at the pageant was
about 700 persons, and the Jaycees
were pleased with the success of
the pageant. The club has express
ed its thanks to the NEWS TIMES,
WMBL, Willard Avery Television
service, the management of the
Heart of the Beach, the sheriffs j
department, the judges, the con
testants, the Morehead City Jay- !
cees who helped with the sale of
tickets, Miss Betty Lou Merrill who
served as directress of the pageant
and all who helped to make it a
success.
Morehead City Seniors
To Hear Dr. C. S. Green
Emeritus Club
Hears Editor
Santford Martin, editor of the
Winston Salem Sentinel, spoke to
the Emeritus Civic elub Monday
j night on "Some Symbols of Unity (
in the Free World." ,?
Basing his talk on information
he obtained while attending a
newspaper conference in Paris,
J France. Mr. Martin described the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization i
as the "best instrument to keep
' world peace."
i The International Tress Institute
was formed as a permanent organ
' i/ation at the Paris meeting. Ed
itors representing 35 democratic
nations met at the founding con
ference.
if the free nations of the world
stay united," Mr. Martin said,
"there will not be a third world
war."
He predicted the continued co
operation of the United States and
England and the continued adher
ence of Japan to the family of dem
ocratic nations.
At the next regular meeting of
the Emeritus club, Colonel H. N.
Blanchard, retired chaplain of the
V. S. Army and a member of the
club, will give an informal talk.
U. E. Swann of Beaufort was
elected to membership at the meet
ing. Monday s meeting of the club
was held it the Rex restaurant. Mr. j
i Martin was introduced by Dr. G. C.
j Cooke. R. H. Dowdy, president of j
the club, presided at the meeting.
Atlantic Seniors x
To Hear Hurlburt
At Commencement
Dr. Allen S. Hurlburt, director of i
the educational research division
of the University of North Caro- j
lina. will be the speaker at Atlan
tic high school's commencement
i exercises, at 8 p.m. Monday in the
school auditorium.
! H. L. Joslyn, county superin
tendent of schools, will present the
diplomas to the 14 members of the
graduating class, according lo A.
W. Pridgen, principal of the school.
Class valedictorian will be Linda
Smith. The salutatorian was to
have been chosen yesterday after
final marks were compiled.
1'accalaureatc services will be
held at 11 a.m Sunday in the audi
torium. The Rev. T. C. Smith of
the Sea Level Baptist church will
preach the sermon.
Members of the graduating class
are Emma Dora Hill. Ix>is Caroline
Rose. Linda Smith, Wilma Joyce
Styron, Ruth Aleene Taylor, Pau
line Taylor. Dolores B. Willis,
Frances Fulcher Willis. Teresa G.
Willis. John Franklin Gillikin. Ray
Evan Harris. Dennir Bryan Willis,
Don K. Willis and Manley Roger
Willis.
r Lir. t. ayivesier ween, executive
I vice-president of the medical foun
dation, Chapel Hill, will be the,
| speaker at Morehead City high
; school's commencement exercises
at ft p.ni. Monday in i M school au
ditorium.
G. T. Windell, principal of the
school, will present diplomas to
Dr. C. S. Green
the 45 members of the graduating
class.
Class valedictorian will be Mary
Lou Norwood, and Carolyn Laine
will be salutatorian.
Dr. Frank Hall of Wilmington,
former pastor of Webb Memorial
Presbyterian church, will preach
the sermon at the baccalaureate
service at 8 p.m. Sunday in the
school auditorium.
The Rev. E. II. Harden of the
First Christian church will give the
invocation, the Rev. H. T. Payne of
Franklin Memorial Methodist
church will lead the congregation
in prayer, the Rev. Bernard Petty
of Camp Glenn Methodist church
will read the scripture lesson and
the Rev. Noah Brown of the Free
I Will Baptist church will give the
benediction.
David Small will sing The lord's
Prayer as part of the service, and
Corinne Bell Webb will play the
piano for the hymns.
Members of the graduating class
arc John Darious Ballon. Robert
Kdward Ballon. Thomas Wayne
Ballou. Roberl Moore Bass. Charles
i Edward Beard. Vel ma Joyco Con
i way. llattie Dc^ Davis. David Hales
. Freshwater, Jean Adell Guthrie.
I Judith Ray Guthrie. Julia Annette
| Guthrie. Marcie Corina Guthrie.
Mary Lawa Guthrie, Nettie Morse
Guthrie, Dora'n Pcnn Kilpntrick.
j Carolyn Ann Laine, J.- ni<je Ray
I,cwis, Tanya Kathleen Lindscv.
Pattie Ann Love. Ardell II. Mc
| Donald, jr.. Sarah Jeanette Mer
rill, Donald Dewey Miller. Alice
Joyce Mill*, David Craig Newberry,
Mary Lou Norwood. Sabra Jule
Noyes, Carolyn Louise Oglesby.
Thomas Preston Oglesby, Bernice
Willis Parkin, John Lance Perry.
Mary Ellen Rice. Robert Cleaaie
Riggs, Mildred Jeanine Roberts,
William Henry Robinson, Ruth
See MOREHEAD, Page 2
Long Bay Area
Produces Nearly
400,000 Pounds
According to reliable estimates
made by fisheries experts, local
shrimpers took $100.(XK) worth of
shrimp out of the Long Bay area
in the 48 hour period beginning
Monday morning and ending Wed
nesday morning this week.
During the period, it is estimated
that between 375,000 and 400,000
pounds of shrimp were caught in
Long Bay which is west of Cedar
Island. Shrimpers have been get
ting 30 cents per pound for the
early brown spotted shrimp.
VV. A. Ellison, jr., director of the
Institute of Fisheries Research
which originally discovered the pri
marily nocturnal spotted shrimp,
reported that the count has been
running at approximately 35
shrimp per pound. He pointed out
that this is a very good count.
rtThe shrimp are as fine as 1 have
ever seen," Mr. Ellison commented.
The shrimp hit in abundance one
week after the season was opened
on May 10. Mr. Ellison said that
the shrimping was fair during the
first week, and that as late as Sat
urday the shrimp had not appeared
in the abundance which character
ized the first part of this week. The
big strike started early Monday
morning.
One small shrimp boat took 750
pounds of shrimp in slightly less
than six hours while other small
boats were making as much as $750
a day during the heavy strike. Re
ports from the eastern end of Car
teret county indicated that some
local shrimpers in large boats made
hauls during the 48 hour period
j which grossed more than $4,000.
Before 1951, the shrimp season
was generally opened July 1 to
close Dec. 1; but in 1050, the re
I search institute discovered the
I brown spotted shrimp, and on its
1 recommendations the season has
been opened around the middle of
i May since 1951.
| This year the Board of Conserva
; tion and Development left the
opening of the season to George
i R. Ross, director of the department,
' and C. I). Kirkpatrick, commission
er of commercial fisheries, upon
i the recommendation of the insti
1 tute.
In past years the value of the
spotted shrimp catch has been esti
mated at $250,000 to the fishermen.
The brown spotted shrimp is pri
marily nocturnal which is the rea
son for the lateness of its discov
ery.
This year's opening price of 30
cents per pound to the fishermen
is nearly 50 per cent higher than
last year's opening. A general
shortage of shrimp in other coas
tal regions accounts for the higher
price. Reports have come from
some areas that the Florida shrimp
ing has been very poor during re
cent weeks and that some of North
Carolina's catch has been going to
that state. Most of the local catch
is shipped to northern markets,
however, with the New Yorft mar
j ket taking most of the catch.
B&PW Club .
Hears Avera
N. W. Avera, manager of the
Wilmington social security office,
described the social security pro
| Kram to members of the Carteret
| B&PW club at a meeting Wednes
I day night in the auditorium over
the Morehead City fire department.
Mr. Avera told the club members
that there are too few social secur
j ity employees to look into old age
record* to determine who is eligi
ble for social security. As a result,
j he said, many people who are eli
gible are not receiving the benefits
j to which they arc entitled.
?? lie said that the social security
program could not exist without
the help of organizations like the
( B&PW club which is working to
obtain benefits for those who do
not realize that they are entitled
! to them.
! He also urged club members to
; support the extension of social se
curity to farm workers and domes
| tic servants who are not now cover
ed. He said that these groups are
: the lowest paid workers in the
I country and often need assistance
in their old age. He maintained
that social security would lie the
<ensicst and cheapest way to pro
vide this assistance.
Mr. Avera described the opera
tion of the program which he call
id a 15 'u billion dollar interest
bearing trust fund. He said that
the interest on the fund now more
than covers the amount which is
paid out in benefits. He also em
phasized that social security Is not
socialism.
Mr. Avera illustrated his discus
sion with slides and a movie.
' Morehead City j
Merchants Study
Hours Change
| ?
The Morehead City Merchants*
association voted at a .necting
Tuesday to take no action on
changes in store hours pending a
mail ballot by all members of the
association.
| The members will be asked to
vote on whether or not to continue
I the Wednesday afternoon and Fri
day night store hours adopted at a
recent meeting. Ballots must be
returned by Saturday noon in or
! der to be counted.
The meeting was called to decide
on continuation of the hours ifter
several merchants expressed a de
I sire to return to the old hours.
The members present first voted
to discontinue the policy of keep
ing their stores open Friday nights.
They then voted not to atay open
any night.
A motion was then passed which
would require any merchant tm
| able to abide by the hours adopted j
at -the meeting to withdraw from
I the association.
I One member withdrew from the
i association since lie said that the
hours had been adopted by i ma
jority of the members and he did
not believe that they should sud
I denly be changed.
| The members then voted to dis
1 continue the Wednesday afternoon
i store hours. The question of when
to make the change effective was
i then debated at great length. vSev
ieral members said that (hey could
not close this Wednesday because
they had already advertised that
they would be open. It was sug
gested that the change be made ef
, fective on the first Wednesday in
i June.
i A motion was then introduced to
i disband the *sxoCiati >n sirivt .he
j members could not agree on "sueh
| a small matter as store hours." The
I motion was not seconded.
! Clyde Jones a guest at the meet
ing. said that he felt that a mer
chants association was needed and
that he did not think it should dis
band over the matter of store
| hours. He suggested that the mat
ter of hours he left up to the in
dividual merchants.
Mr. Jones said that there were
: many important things which a
merchants association could do be
sides regulate store hours. He sug
gested that the association sponsor
a collection agency which would
make it easier for members to col
, lect overdue bills.
I A motion to allow each individ
ual merchant to set his own hours
was not voted upon.
It was then voted to take a mail
poll of all members of the associa
tion in order to insure that any
hours established would be agree
able to the majority of the mem
bers.
i It was pointed out that unless
'the majority of the members were
' in favor of changing the hours
there would be no point in chang
ing them since any group could
form a majority at the next meet
ing and vote a return to the old
i hours.
| The vote on the motion resulted
in a tie, and Bob Howard, presid
ing at the meeting, cast the decid
ing vote in favor of the mail poll.
Smyrna School
To Graduate 27
Monday Night
Smyrna high school will graduate
27 seniors at commencement exer
cises at 8 p.m. Monday in the
school auditorium. Stanley Dail,
principal of the school, will pre
sent the diplomas to the members
of the graduating class.
Valedictorian for the graduating
class will be Wilma Finer, and Os
borne C. Davis will be the saluta
torian.
Baccalaureate services will be
held at 11:30 a.m. Sunday in the
school auditorium. The Rev. Zeph
! N. Dcshields, pastor of the Otway
! c hristian church will preach at the
service.
! Graduating seniors will be Sam
uel Lee Willis, Laura Frances Gilli
kin. Jessie I^ee Davis, Rhoua Hill
j Gillikin, Jacqueline Lynch, Esther
Lee Lewis, Doris Hill R->se. Joseph
j Carol Lina, Anita Joyce Willis, Wil
ma Finer, Sylvia Janet Nelson,
Edith Willis, Bettv Jane Willis.
Anita Louise Willis, Witford Ar
lin Dixon. Osborne C. Davis. Hed
rick D. Arthur. Rolans S. Lewis,
Ralph W. Lawrence. Hedrick Gil
likin, Leland Gillikin, Alton W.
Faul, John E. Paige, William L.
Sutton, Janice Lorraine Davis,
James Allen Rose. Cecil Harold Gil
likin and Edna Wiggins.