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W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES >?< 42nd YEAR, NO. 75. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. 1953 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS School Board Members Vote To Campaign for Bond Issue "You won't vote on anything4 more important than the Oct. 3 bond issue in your life," O. B. Johnson, superintendent of Duplin County schools, told the Carteret County School Board Association Monday night at a meeting in the Beaufort school. The meeting of the association was called in order to familiarize school district board members with facts about the bond issues and the needs for school construction. Mr. Johnson was introduced by H. L. Joslyn, superintendent of the Car teret County schools The asso ciation voted unanimously to sup port the bond issues. Dr. Darden J. Eure, president of the association, presided over the meeting. Dinner was served to the 34 members present in the. home economics room of the school. Continues State Policy Mr. Johnson pointed out that the state has helped counties with their school construction since the early days when every community build ing a school got $20 from the state. He urged the members to work hard for the passage of the bond issue. "1 know for a fact that it will take more than $1 million to meet the minimum school needs in Car teret County," he said. "This is only the minimum The county alone cannot meet the needs of your children." Throughout his address, Mr. Johnson emphasized that poorer counties in the east and west lack the taxable resources to match the educational systems of the rich counties in the Piedmont. "Guil ford county alone lias more taxa ble property than 25 Eastern North Carolina counties," Mr. JoHnson commented. "We can't meet our needs in Duplin and Carteret counties with out the help of the rich counties," he continued. "A three-cent tax levy in Jones County will be one sixth of a classroom but the same levy in Guilford will build a whole school." No Educational Equality Mr. Johnson pointed out that the taxable resources behind each school child varies greatly from county to county throughout the state. "Talk about educational equality," he said, "there's no ed ucation equality in North Caro lina " During his speech, Mr. Johnson carefully emphasized to the Carter et school board members that the bonds will be paid out of the state's general fund and that no new tax levies will be made against proper ty in the state to pay them. The Duplin superintendent also pointed out that the poorer coun ties are now getting more out of the general fund for schools alone than they put in. Carteret Coun ty pays $464,000 into the fund and gets back $518,000 for schools alone; while Guilford County pays in $12 million and gets back $4 million. Urges Support ? "I urge everyone of you for the future of the* children in your coun try to get out and work and vote for these bond issues," Mr. Johnson concluded. Following his speech, the mem bers unanimously voted their vap proval of the bond issue and plans were made to get voters registered and circulate facts and information on the issues. The association will work through local PTA's, school children, the press and radio to present the issue to county voters. The next meeting of the associa tion will be held the third Monday night in November at the More head City school. Service Station Entered Tuesday; Money Is Taken Fred's Service Station, Camp Glenn, was entered Tuesday night and 30 cartons of cigarettes, several cases of beer, and $20 to $30 in the cash register stolen. The owner of the station. Fred Anthony, Camp Glenn, said the building was probably broken into between midnight and 12:30 a.m Entrance was gained by breaking 2 window at the back. The burglary was discovered Wednesday morning and reported to the sheriff's office. Sheriff C. G. Holland stated yesterday that Bob Pope, with the State Bureau of Investigation, and Deputies Mar shall Ayscue and Hugh Salter were working on the case. Deputy Sheriff Salter said a de scription of a car seen at the service station about midnight was obtained. It so happened that the night before when Deputy Sheriff Salter and other officer* were checking cars on highway 101 they noticed a car that answered that description. The car was parked on the road and they recalled the license number. The car has been traced to the Marine base at Cher ry Point bat by" press time yester day no arrests had baen mad* Highway Group Sets Up Meeting on Coastal Road Following a preliminary barrage of resolutions and petitions from all sections of the coast, advocates of a Coastal Highway down the Outer Banks will take their case before the Highway Commission in person next Thursday, Sept. 24. The All Coastal Highway Com mittee, composed of civic leaders in towns and communities along the coast, has made arrangements for a meeting with A. H. Graham, chairman of the State Highway and Public Works Commission in Ra leigh. Alvah L. Hamilton Sr. of More head City is president of the com mittee. He has called for every community in Eastern North Caro lina to have delegations at the meeting. Petitions and resolutions have already been secured from most of the communities involved. The proposal calls for car ferries and a paved strip of roads on Ocra coke Island to connect Atlantic with the present highway on Hat teras. Proponents visualize a com bination of ferries and roads which will enable tourists to travel down the Outer Banks from Norfolk to Morehead City and then southward by highways 24 and 17. Resolutions and petitions on the project have been obtained from the Dare County Tourist Bureau, Hyde County Commissioners, Car teret County Commissioners, At lantic Beach, Morehead City, More head City Chamber of Commerce, Wilmington Chamber of Commerce. Swansboro, Ocracoke, Hatteras, Buxton, Swan Quarter, Fairfield, Atlantic, Davis, Sea Level, Willis ton, Cedar Island, and the More head City Lions club, Rotary club, and the Junior Chamber of Com merce. The committee describes its ef forts as an attempt to get more North-South highways for the east ern part of the state. Proponents ! point out that the central and west ern parts of the state have much ! larger networks of highways than the eastern part. Others on the committee are Dan ! L. Walker of Beaufort, Clayton Fulcher Jr. of Atlantic, R. Stanley Wahab of Ocracoke, Harry Midgett of Hatteras, Aycock Blown of Man teo, P. M. Camak of Wilmington, M. N. Lisk of Swansboro, and Joe ; DuBois of Morehead City, secretary, i St. Egbert's Gets Priest To Fill Pastoral Vacancy _ine scnooi ounaing xuna arive** at St. Egbert's Catholic Church will | continue under the direction of the i church's new pastor, the Rev. De Sales Dwortkette TOR, it was an nounced this week. Father Dwortkette fills the va cancy left by the transfer of the Rev. Gabriel Stephens, formerly pastor of the church. Leaders of the church are hoping to complete their drive for $50,000 far a parochial school building by Nov. 1. Tbe campaign started Sept. 5. A fund committee of laymen is now contacting each member of the church getting pledges for con tributions to the school fund. The church plans to erect an eight-room elementary school building on a part of its property at the inter section of 17th and Evans streets. Father Dwortkette revealed that the architect's drawings for the school will be available for inspec tion within two weeks. The cam paign for funds was opened at the church's annual fall festival on Sept. 5. Approximately 800 people attended the festival. At the pres ent time members of the Holy Name Society and the Ladies Aux iliary in the church are planning other fund raising projects. Hugh Rice is president of the Holy Name Society and Mrs. Dom Femia is president of the Ladies Auxiliary. Mrs. Femia announced that a re ception will be held Sunday after noon at 3 o'clock at the parish house to welcome Father Dwort kette and his assistant pastor, the Rev. Terrence Burns. Present plans call for a one-story, eight-room building to be con structed in an l^shape for the school. The enrollment will be di vided among Catholics and non Catholics and church officials point out that religious instruction will not be compulsory for non-Catholic students. i Tn? erecuon 01 mis scnooi in Carteret County would ease the congested conditions in local schools and provide an excellent education for all children enrolled without increasing the school tax burden," one layman of the church said in describing the project. The congregation of the church decided to build a school before a church sanctuary, though future plans call for the erection of a new sanctuary. Police/ to Close Streets at School . At the recommendation of Po lice Chief M. E. Guy, the Beaufort Board of Commissioners directed that the streets around the Beau fort and Queen Street Schools be closed during the hours of 8 A. M. and 4 P. M. on school days. fn front .of the Beaufort School the street will be closed from Live Oak (at the rear of The Spot) to Marsh and Mulberry and Queen will be closed at the west and north of tbe Queen Street School. Because of the danger of chil dren running in the street. Chief Guy -(aid the only way to assure that none Would be hit by a car would be to cloae the streets. Teachers may still park in front of the Beaufort School as they are, doing now, he said, and parents taking youngsters to school will let them out at the east and west ends of the building. Sgt. Thompson Morse Returns Home Yesterday Sgt. Thompson Morse, who was a prisoner of war in Korea for 33 months, arrived at his home near Morehead City yes terday morning. His family went to Camp liejeune to meet him Wednesday night. Sergeant Morse is the son of Mrs. Emma K. Simpson and the sister of Mrs. Pearl Austin. H? was the second Carteret County soldier to be released. Sgt. Archie Edwards, More head City, also a prisoner of war, tame home this week but he is still under medical care. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Preston Edwards and was among the first group of prisoners exchanged. Chamber Group Seeks Members The Morchead City Chamber of Commerce is still $2,565 short of its budget goal of $12,000, it was announced this week. Joe DuBois, manager of the chamber, reported that $9.4:55 has been pledged to the chamber and $6,250 collected. The Chamber of Commerce is at the present time engaged in an intensive member ship campaign. The manager's report on cham ber activities also called attention to the fact that this summer has brought to completion three of the group's major projects in recent years. These are the extension of the Morehead City town limits, the opening of the new Atlantic Beach bridge and the opening of the More head City Golf and Country Club. rrojecis several Years via The extension of the city limits was recommended by the cham ber's board of directors on March 6, 1947 when George R. Wallace was president of the chamber; work for a new bridge started on June 4, 1947 when Judge Luther Hamilton was made chairman of a committe to work for the bridge; and in October of 1948 a resolution was passed urging the establish ment of a golf course. Projects on which the chamber is now working include a coastal highway, sewage disposal plant, railway passenger and Pullman service, a new high school build ing, more hotels and tourist hous ing, increased port facilities, more industries, and a four-lane U. S. highway 70. Recently the chamber has also Inaugurated an advertising program advertising the coast as a year round vacation spot. The directors are hoping that this program will keep the tourists coming through out the year. Bridges Repaired* The new Atlantic Beach draw bridge and the Beaufort draw bridge underwent repairs this week. The befch draw was closed twice to highway traffic when the main cog drawing the st>an was stripped Wednesday. The Beaufort bridge "gave away" -at the north east shoulder and was being re paired by state highway workers yesterday. Beaufort Commissioners Authorize Changeover to Nickel Meters Only Board Receives Finance Report The budget of the town of Beau fort and its financial status as of Aug. 31, 1953 were reported to the Beaufort Board of Commissioners Monday night. The collection on current taxes is $4,363.72. Anticipated for the year is $50,000. Collection on pri or years' taxes since the beginning of this fiscal year totals $2,622. Re ceived from the liquor store to date is $1,411.79. Parking meter revenue since the first of July is $1,654.72. Anticipated for the en tire year is $10,000. Dan L. Walker, town clerk, re ported that the gross revenue from the town Recorder's Court last month was $677. Collected so far this month is $652.88. Receipts since the court opened amount to $8,448 20. This includes fines and bond money. (A large part of the bond money goes back to the de fendants after cases are disposed of.) Commissioner Gerald Hill asked that the clerk, who is also clerk of court, present a detailed report on the court finances at the next meeting. The commissioners deferred ac tion on a request from Ffrc Com missioner J. P. Harris to pay fire department engineers for the days that they worked when they should be off. Mr. Harris said that the time worked to date is 36 hours. It was also requested that members of the street department who work on their off days be paid. No ac tion was taken. Attending the meeting were May or Clifford T. Lewis; Commission ers James Rumley, Gordon Har desty. Gerald Hill, W. G. Temple, Carl Hatsell; Gene Smith, town at torney; Mr. Walker, Gerald Wool I ard. building inspector; Wardell j Fillingame, street foreman; Earl Mason, judge of Recorder's Court: PoWee Chief M. E. Guy; Mr. Har ! ris and Norman Whitehurst. * I ..... w Teacher Injured In Auto Wreck Miss Annie Morton, tcacher at Beaufort Graded School and form er dean of Women at East Caro lina College was injured shortly af ter 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon when the car she was driving ran into a parked car on Front street. Beaufort. Miss Morton was taken to the hospital. Her physician, Dr. C. S. Maxwell, said that she was suffer ing quite a bit of pain from a back injury. X-rays show a fracture but Dr. Maxwell added that it is pos sible that the fracture is an old one suffered by Miss Morton some years ago. Following a report of the radiologist at Morehead City Hospital, the extent of the injury can be more clearly determined. Dr Maxwell said that Miss Morton may have to be hospitalized a week. M. E. Guy, chief of police, said that Miss Morton was proceeding west on Front street when her car collided with the car of Mrs. Edna Jones Harrell. Mrs. Harrell's car was parked on the north side of the street. Riding with Miss Morton was Mrs. Isabella Morris, a teacher at Beaufort school. She was not hurt With Mrs. Harrell was her daugh ter. Neither of them was hurt. Chief Guy estimates the damage to Miss Morton's 1938 Chevrolet at $75. He didn't venture an estimate on the damage to the Harrell 1946 Plymouth but the rear bumper was smashed in. Substituting for Miss Morton in the fourth grade yesterday was Mrs. Calvin Jones, Beaufort. Rotarians Hear Light Engineer Clyde King. Wilmington, light ing engineer for Carolina Power and Light Co.. spoke to Beaufort Rotarians Tuesday night at the In let. Inn. His topic was commercial lighting as applied to businesses and offices in Beaufort, Rotarian Jack Oakley was in charge of the program. President Gene Smith appointed Dr. David Farrior to the Rotary Scout committee. Dr. Farrior re places Odell Merrill who resigned from, the club. The president also read a letter from Kenneth Stargardt, director of the summer recreation program. Stargardt reported on the program and thanked the Rotary Club for their support. Next week's speaker wilT be Clar ence Amnions, Red Springs, N. C. Mr. Amnions is a Rotary Founda tion Fellow who has returned after a year in Switzerland. * 1- I SPA Votes Delay On Gillette Case George W. Gillette, executive di- . rector of the State Ports Authority, | will keep his job for at least 30 more days, the seven members of the authority decided Monday afternoon in Raleigh. Before the authority began dis cussing its director, it heard a state ment from J. D. Holt, manager of the Morehead City port terminal, who said that a majority of the state's tobacco exporters wanted tobacco storage concentrated at one port, and preferably at Morehead City. According to reports the author ity is divided 4-3 against keeping Mr. Gillette. Action was deferred Monday amid indications that Gov ernor Umstead will have his say before the group acts. Opposition to the retired Army colonel who has been director of the ports since they were founded was spearheaded Monday by W. Avery Thompson of Lake Wacca maw. Mr. Thompson said that the authority had agreed to "determine the status of our director" at the Monday session. "I think we should bring the matter to a head," he concluded. A motion to defer was made by Harvey W. Moore of Charlotte and seconded by J. Harry White of Winston-Salem. These two men with A. G. Myers, authority chair man who is ill. are counted as Gil lette supporters. Mr. Thompson, Senator Edwin Pate of Laurinburg. Harold E. Coffee of Lenoir and Raymond Bryan of Goldsboro are believed to favor hiring a new di rector. Mr. Pate, vice-chairman, presided Monday. Mr. Holt's report on tobacco storage was made as the result of a survey conducted by the terminal manager and E. S. Lee, ports traf fic manager. They contacted 20 ex port companies in the state. All the export officials thought, Mr. Holt said, that North Carolina tobacco should move through state ports, but that the ports would be used only if adequate storage space were provided. Of the 20 exporters visited, Mr. Holt pointed out that 15 said the storage space should be placed at Morehead City because that port is nearer redrying plants, near to sea lanes, and more convenient for truckers hauling tobacco. Mr. Holt also revealed that 19 of the 20 felt that all of the pro posed space of 50.000 hogsheads should be concentrated at one of the state's two ports. Also discussed at the Monday meeting was a proposal to let a private shipping business rent of fice space at the port terminal in Wilmington. This was passed by a 3-2 vote. * Reports from the board meeting indicated that some of its members may favor a 50-50 split on tobacco storage facilities between the iwo ports on political grounds. Court Hears Confession Record in Cutting Case They made history in Beaufort* Recorder'# Court Tuesday after %?M>n when confessions of . . (i men were played from a tan recording Willie Searcy and Lincoln Blue admitted they hacked each other up with knives Friday night in Beaufort. Judge Earl Mason gave each a six-mo th sentence suspend ed on conditi they pay $100 fines, court costs a> d the hospital bill incurred when they were sewed up. Goes to Roads Blue could not pay his fine and has been sent to the roads. Searcy's fine was paid by his employer, C. R. Courtney. The recording was made Friday night in the town hall after the men were arrested and had return cd from the hospital. The entire side of Blue's face was laid open. Searcy had a cut on the head and was cut in the chest. Gene Smith, solicitor, comment ed that they were both lucky to be alive. The story of the cutting, as re vealed by testimony, follows: Blue and Searcy were in a bedroom of the house at 509 Pollock St. Fri day night. Blue put on Searcy's hat and they got into an argument about the hat. Then this led to an argument about the knives each owned. Blades Fly Before long, blades were flying as well as knives. In the recorded confession, the two defendants said they had been drinking. Officer Carlton Garner asked them where they got the whiskey but they said they couldn't tell because it might get somebody in trouble. The police call to Pollock street was relayed by the Morehead City police to Beaufort. Both Dan Wal ker and State Highway Patrolman J. W. Sykes were in the City Bakery when they were told of the fray at about 11 o'clock. They drove to Pollock street and found Blue and Searcy at Pine and Pollock, both bleeding profuse ly and staggering. Patrolman Sykes took them to Morehead City Hos pital. Officers Mack Wade and Garner went to the house where the fight occurred and found the knives that See RECORD, Page 2 Tide Table Tide* at Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW | Friday, Sept. IS 3:06 a.m. 9:19.a.m.| 8:44 p.n>. 10:20 p.m. Satwday, Sept. It 4:13 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 4:48 p.m. 11:18 p.m. I Sunday, Sept. 28 9:18 a.m. 11:33 a.m. 5:45 p.m. Noaday, Sept. XI 8:14 a.m. 11:07 a.a. I 8:38 p.m. 12 30 p.m. tieriay, Sept tt 7:03 a.m. 12:58 aJ 7:28 p.m. VJ? p a. i . : k. Downtown Street Plan Extended Angle parking and a paved cen ter strip will be extended one block westward on Arendell street to 11th J street, Mayor George W. Dill said today. The city has already started grading out the center grass plot to prepare for paving the central part of the street up to the rail road. The expenses of the paving project are being paid by the Colonial Stores Co. This will extend the business sec tion of Morehead City one block to the west, the mayor pointed out. An estimated 200 additional auto mobiles can be accommodated by the paving change. Cars will angle park on the north and south sides of Arendell in the block. As is the case in the down town area, no' parking will be al lowed in the center strip by the railroad Arendell Street Extension Mayor Dill also reported that the State Highway Commission has agreed to run the , north side of Arendell street beyond 24th street in accordance with the present city plan. In order to do this a drain age ditch by the railroad will have to be filled. This week the highway workmen began installing a 30-inch drainage pipe at 32nd street to drain the area north of Arendell street from 28th street west. Highway en gineers and town officials hope that this drainage system which will carry the water direct to the sound will eliminate some of the difficulties that have been experi enced with surface water during storms in that part of town. Ex penses on the project are being paid by the state as a part of the relocation of highway 70. The city recently purchased a Kohler emergency generator which has been installed'in the city hall. This will make it possible for the city to keep lights on at the city hall and maintain the operation of the police radio system. The generator is a 1,500 kilowatt, alternating current generator run | by a gasoline motor. Beaufort Building Last Month Totals $8,400 Building permits issued in Beau fort during August represented building snd repairs amounting to $8,400. The August report was is ued by Gerald Woolird, building inspector. The largest construction project is the classroom being built at the Queen Street School for 17,800 A permit was issued to Henry Smith to re-roof his home on Ann street, *300, and another to Will Godatte, Pine street, M repair his house. 4 Saturday Is Last Day For Vote Registration Tomorrow is the last day for registration for the Oct! 3 school and mental institution state bond election. Qualified voters who are not registered for a state or national election in the county already may register for the bond elec tion at any of the polling places throughout the county. Saturday, Sept. 26, will be challenge day. Registration books close tomorrow afternoon. County Youths j Win li Prizes Carteret County 411 Club mem bers brought 16 prizes home from the Junior Dairy Calf show at New Bern Wednesday. Six were first j prizes, six were second, and four were third. Holders of blue ribbons (first prize) and the animals they enter ed. follow: Etta Taylor. Harlowe, entered two Guernseys, u junior and senior calf, both placed first; Sherrill Garner, Newport. Jersey senior calf; Hubert Murdoch, Wild wood. Jersey senior; Gordon Bec ton. Ilarlowe, Guernsey senior; Tommy Oglesby, Crab Point, Guern sey senior. Ten dollars in cash went with each blue ribbon. Winners of red ribbons (second prize) are Walter Clark, Newport. Guernsey senior calf; Grace Yeat j man. Open Grounds. Guernsey senior; Herbert Bell, Newport j RFI), Guernsey junior calf; Chris- 1 topher Golden. .Bettie, Jersey sen ior; Allen Trader, Newport. Jersey junior; and Scottie Lynch, Smyrna. Jersey senior. Ked ribbon u inner* each re eeived $9. Other Winners White ribbons (third place) I went to Jarm^ Graham, Beaufort, i Jersey senior: cicrald Taylor. North ! Harlowe, Jersey senior; Walter ! Clark. Newport. Guernsey junior; ' and Joe Maun, Newport. Jersey junior. Third place winners got $8 in cash. Fifty-six calves were shown from Carteret, Craven. Pamlico, Jones, and Onslow counties. Club members and their parents were entertained at a banquet at the Neuse Manor building on the Kinston highway Tuesday night. Parents of most of the Carteret County club members attended and R. M. Williams, farm agent, said he was pleased with the coopera tion parents gave their children in showing their calves. Speaker at the banquet was Dr. Joe Pou, dairy specialists who demonstrated his talk on dairying progress with models of cows. Judges at the show were R. R. Rich, G. W. Mellow, and J. D. George who were assisted by C. S. Mintz, district county agent, and L. B, Dixon, 4-H club agent for Ihe state. Only certain animals were se lected to compete in the fitting contest. Among those chosen were the calves shown by Miss Taylor, Clark, and Murdoch. Jaycees Announce Voter Campaign The Morehcad City Junior Chamber of Commerce laid plans (or a "Get Out the Vote Cam paign" for the Oct. 3 school and mental institution bond election at the club's meeting Monday night. Floyd Chadwick Jr. was named chairman of the committee plan ning the campaign by P. H. Geer Jr. president of the club ? The club will attempt to get un registered voters registered and then get these voters to the polls Oct 3 to vote in the election. The Jaycees will not take any position on ttfe bond issues. The .club heard a report from Jimmy Wallace on the Miss Ameri ca Beauty Pageant in Atlantic City, N. J., which he attended as a rep resentative of the North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce. Car Turns Over Friday At Ward Creak Bridge Herman T. Gillikin. Marshall berg, got a cut lip al 1 o'clock Fri day morning when his car turned over at the foot of Ward Creek bridge. Betty Chris*. Beaufort RFD. who was a paaaenger in the car was not hurt. Gillikin, who is in the Army, told State Highway Patrolman W. J. Smith Jr. that he fell asleep at the wheel. Damage to the car, a 1950 Chevrolet, was estimated at $250 No-charges were filed against Gil Ukin. Board Acts To Meet Law The Beaufort Board of Commis sioners in session Monday night di reeted that the town parking meters be changed to take nickels only. This action was taken to bring the town in line with state law 011 parking meters. Decision to change the meters was made after lengthy discussion. Commissioner James Humley pre dicted that changing the meters would cause a 50 per cent drop in revenue and Mayor Clillord Lewis predicted the change would bring a 20 per cent increase. The argument that the higher price would prevent people from using the meters was countered by Gene Smith, town attorney, who said that the town would then be doing its job in controlling traffic because fewer people would drive their cars downtown. Others said that occasionally everybody would be parking on "free" time, using the unspent minutes of the motorist who was in the space before. Mr. Humley abstained from voting on the change. All other commissioners approved. The town attorney read the com missioners portions of the law on parking meters and use of parking meter revenue. He also recom mended that the town consider more seriously the proposal to establish a town parking lot equipped with meters. Commissioner Gordon Hardcsty was appointed to speak with Paul Jones regarding use of a lot owned by Mr. Jones on Turner street. Commissioner llardesty and llalsey Paul, director of the planning board, were named to investigate the possibility of providing free parking space for doctors in the downtown area. Bill Presented A bill for $225 from James Davis of the Davis Boarding House was presented. In a note to the board. Mr. Davis said that he had not been paid from the time of the death of William llatsell. former town clerk, up to last summer. Mr. Se?' METERS. Page 2 Koonce Is Made Co-op Director Everett Koonce of the Cedar Point area was elected to fill the unexpired term of John S. Jones as a director of the Carteret Craven Electric Membership Cor poration Monday night. L. W. Pelletier. president of the rural electric cooperative, an nounced that Mr. Jones resigned his position so that a younger man might be <mded to the board of di rectors. Mr. Jones has been a di rector of the cooperative for the Cedar Point area since its charter was granted in August of 1940. Directors are elected for one year terms at the annual meeting of the members of the electric co operative held in December. Mr. Koonce will fill out the unexpired term of Mr. Jones. Mr. Pelletier praised Mr. Jones fbr his "long and faithful service in securing electric service for his neighbors in the Cedar Point area of Carteret County." Other members of the hoard joined the president in praising Mr. Jones for his 13 years of ser vice to the organization. His resig nation was accepted "reluctantly." Other members of the board are George W. Ball of Harlowc. Clar ence Willis of Newport. Gordon K. Laughton of Crab Point. Gilbert Whitehurst of Straits, Earl Day of Cedar Island, W. J. Wynne of Havelock and Roger Jones of Broad Creek. Mr. Pelletier is from Stella. Garment Factory Honors Ministers The Morehead City Garment Co. entertained the Carteret County Ministerial Association Tuesday night at a supper in the Morehead City recreation center. During the meeting the Rev. II. T. Payne, pastor of the Franklin Memorial Methodist Church of Morehead City, assumed his duties as president of the association for ' the coming year. The Rev. Leon Couch is the retiring president. The Morehead City Garment Co. ?, gave the dinner to express its ap preciation to the association for the services which are being con ducted at the plant each Wed no*- . day by members of the graup. New committees were appointed j by the president and a short busi- .1 niss session was held.
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