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NEWS-TIMES OFFICE
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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES '?
42ud YEAR, NO. 89. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-FOUR PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1953 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Beaufort Choral Club Will
Present Show Nov. 24, 25
The Beaufort Choral Club will
give its first show of the season
Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 24
and 25, in the Beaufort School
auditorium.
The show, in three acts, is being
sponsored by the Beaufort Parent
Teacher Association. Proceeds
will be used to buy new stage
equipment for the school.
Mrs. Charles Hassell, director of
the show, says a varied program
has been planned with an aim to
please every member of the audi
ence, regardless of musical taste.
Part I presents a selected male
chorus, women's chorus and lead
ing soloists with new arrange
ments of choral music.
Miss Betty Lou Merrill, Beaufort,
is director of Party II, a fast-mov
ing musical comedy. The scene is
"Tait College" in the 1920's. Miss
Merrill describes it as a "college
football farce bursting with pep,
jazz, dancing flappers, football her
oes, romance and the toughest
coach in the state."
Part III is the "Dixieland Ca
baret." Mrs. Hassell says, "This
was designed to answer a growing
demand of Choral Club patrons
, for an oldtime vaudeville and
blackface show. It has everything!
Can-can dancers, barbershop quar
tets, blackface comedians, song and
dance men, blues singers ? with all
the very best old minstrel music.
The Choral Club is entering its
fourth year. It was organized in
1950 with 45 members. Member
ship now totals 59. Organizers
were Mrs. Hassell and James
i Wheatley, Beaufort. Mr.' Wheat
ley who was director and mana
ger resigned that position this
year.
The club is non-profit. Members
pay no dues nor do they receive sal
aries. Three concerts are given
each year and are sponsored by or
ganizations in Beaufort and More
head City. The sponsors receive
net profits, the director said.
From 1950 to 1953 the club has
taken in at paid performances ap
proximately $5,000. Expenses for
the three years have been report
ed at $1.800. Received by spon
sors was $2,100.
Newport Says,
Clean Cemetery'
The Newport town board, in ses
sion Tuesday night at the town
hall, designated this month as
"Clean Up the Cemetery Month" at
Newport.
4 The eommissioners authorized
town workmen to clear the street
and other property under the juris
diction of the town. They ask that
persons who have lots clean their
lots.
The board also authorized the
hiring full-time of a part-time
member of the town crew.
The board dicussed grading the
road shoulders in the veterans'
housing project. The Barrus Con
struction Co., was contacted but it
was reported Tuesday night that
no one had showed up to do the
work.
George Franklin of the League of
Municipalities was asked to come
to Newport to confer with the
town fathers at his convenience.
Mr. Franklin will speak to the
commissioners regarding zoning.
I Present at the meeting were the
mayor, Edgar Hibbs, M. D. McCain,
Early Mann, Charles Hill and D.
Ira Garner, commissioners and
Miss Edith Lockey, town clerk.
Chief Revises v
Traffic Plan
Chief of Police M. E. Guy, Beau
fort, announced today that the traf
fic pattern at Beaufort School has
J?een revised.
The south side of Mulberry
street, across from the school, win
be reserved for angle parking for
the faculty and other school per
sonnel.
The north aide of the street will
be open for loading and unloading
children. Traffic going west must
ejjter only from the east. Traffic
going east must enter only from
the west.
The street will be closed during
school hours as it is now; The
cross walks will be changed to
that there are three, one directly
In front of the school, one at the
east and one at the west. There
have been four in the put.
Motorists leaving children off at
school and picking them up may
not doable park, the chief warned.
The new plan removes the
parked cars from the center .of the
street ft gives also a more con
venient loading and unloading
lone, the chief added.
> J ?ins Radio Staff
Ralph Lowrimore, Sea Level, ia
one of four studenta at East Caro
lina College, Greenville, who has
been selected as a student announ
cer lor the campus ra^*NitaUsn.
Photo by Roy Eubanks
Virginia Hassell, Beaufort, and David Small, Morehead City, co
star in "Tait College," Part II of the coming Choral Club show.
Lieutenant Gets Fine
For Slugging Cecil Lynch
Lt. Robert Bradshaw, USMC.+
charged with assault with a beer
bottle on Cecil Lynch of Smyrna,
was sentenced Tuesday by Judge
Lambert Morris to a year on the
roads, suspended on payment of a
fine of $100 plus court costs and
on the further provision that he
remain on good behavior for five
years.
Bradshaw, according to testi
mony, walked up behind Lynch at
Will Pake's store, Smyrna, and hit
him on the head with a half empty
beer bottle. This occurred pn
Oct. 5.
Testifying in his own behalf
Bradshaw said .that, at the time,
he frelievfd Lynch bad been circu
lating "stories that be' Was a wife
beater.
A counter charge of assault
against Lynch was not prosecuted.
Fourteen other Ases were tried
by Judge Morris and continuances
| were taken in nine others.
Bonds were forfeited by three j
for non appearance in court. They j
are Willie James Lawrence, |
charged with speeding at 65 miles; |
Edward L. Ehlers, charged with
speeding at 70 miles; and James T.
Brown charged with having no op
erator's license.
Cases against three were dis
missed. They are William Buntine
Golden charged with improper
hand signals; Maggie T. Murray
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon; and James W. Waddell,
charged with larceny.
The heaviest fine was imposed
on Ernest Brown charged with
driving after his license had been
revoked. A sentence of six months
on the road was suspended on con
dition he pay a $200 fine plus court
costs.
Kay Teel was fined $50 plus
court costs on a charge of possess
ing non-taxpaid whisky. A similar
charge against his wife, Anni,e was
not prosecuted.
George Hoover charged with se
! duction was bound over to Superior
Court under a $1,000 bond.
A charge of careless and reck
less driving against Joseph Raynor
Metts was not prosecuted but traf
ie charges against two ethers drew
fines. Thomas Joseph Sparks,
charged with following too closely,
was fined $25 plus court costs and
Thomas D. Frederick with speed
ing at 65 miles and careless and
j reckless driving was also fined $25
plus court costs.
Columbus Murray, charged with
assault, was fined $10 and costs.
Cases continued are J. W.
Thompson, non-support; Walter
Thomas Lawrence, driving jftter li
cense revocation; Robert Mein
back, faulty equipment; Alton
Waddell. larceny of hogs; Herman
Lee Carter, speeding and reckless
driving; Henry Melvin Hester, as
sault on a minor female; William
S. Robinson, drunk driving; George
Mattocks, failing to yield right of
way; J. D. Arnold Jr., larceny of
hogs. *
Forfeit Bonds
Pays $50 Fine
Tide Table
TMm at Beaufort Bar
HIGH
LOW
Friday, Nov. S.
7:00 p.m.
7:44 a.m.
1:23 a.m.
2:10 p.m.
Saturday. Nov. 7
8:10 a.m.
8:30 p.m.
1:58 a.m.
2:48 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 8
8:54 a.m.
9:08 p.m.
2:32 a.m.
3:28 p.m.
?teaday, Not. *
8:31 a.m.
9:41 p.m.
3:09 a.m.
4:08 p.m.
Police Give
Safety Booklets
To Students
The final shipment of 5.000 safe
ty booklets, being distributed by
Morehead Police Department has
arrived and is ready for distribu
tion.
These safety booklets have al
ready been distributed to five
schools in the county, the W. S.
King and the Charles S. Wallace
schools in Morehead, both the
white and colored schools in Beau
fort, and Camp Glenn.
Students in the other schools of
the county will receive their cop
ies soon, said Capt. Herbert Grif
fin of the police force. They are
used as basis for study and ex
amination on safety rules.
The book has sections on pedes
trian, school bus, bicycle, and pa
trol safety. Also included are the
ABC's of safety and safety's 10
"golden rules."
A picture of the Morehead City
Police Department is on the inside
cover.
Publication and printing of the
book is sponsored by five More
head City business concerns.
Six Will Enter
Army Monday
Six young men, three of whom
arc volunteers, have been ordered
by Carteret County Selective Ser
vice Board to report Nov. 9 at the
courthouse annex in Beaufort for
forwarding to Raleigh wheee they
will be inducted into the Army.
They are James E. Fodrie, Beau
fort; James E. Smith, North River;
Matthew M. Mitchell Jr., Morehead
City; Curtis T. Guthrie, Broad
Creek; Lloyd A. M. Hunter, Broad
Creek; and Willie B. Lawrence Jr.,
Bettie.
Volunteers are Mrs Hunter, Mr.
Guthrie and Mr. Mitchell.
Mr. Lawrence is delinquent, the
board said, and is seeking infor
mation of his whereabouts.
The Selective Service Board of
fice is closed today and will also
be closed Monday, Nov. 9.
Twenty - three registrants have
been ordered to report to the hoard
Nov. 18 for preinduction examina
tion.
Two Public Buildings
Gat White Coat of Paint
The exterior of two public build
ings in Beaufort is being painted
Both the town hall and the Car
teret County Public Library are
getting coats of white.
Money to pay for labor and paint
for the town hall waa collected by
Judge Earl Mason. Judge Mason
said he does not have enough to
complete the job. He hopes that
when people see how nice the
building looki, they will chip in
some more.
Mrs. W. L. Woodard, chairman of
the library board, said the money
to paint the library baa accumulat
ed over a period of years. She said
it is not town or county money
given for operation of the library.
Southern Surveys A&EC, Makes
Purchase Offer, Lessees Report
Cable Trouble
Puts Atlantic
Beach in Dark
Power Flows to Beach
At 6 P. M. Wednesday
After 24-Hour Outtage
A burned out conductor in the
underground power cable from
Morehead City to Atlantic Beach
put the beach in darkness for 24
hours this week. The outtage be
gan at 4 p.m. Tuesday and ended
at four minutes before 6 p.m.
Wednesday.
Part of Hie west end of More
head City was without power from
4 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Tuesday.
George Stovall, manager of the
Carolina Power and Light Co. in
this area said they're not .sure what
caused the trouble. A deep
draught vessel may have damaged
it or it simply may have worn
through.
If the cable had just held out
three more weeks the new cable
the power company is laying would
have been in operation, Mr. Stovall
said.
The trouble occurred at the por
tion of the cable which crossed the
north channel of the draw now be
ing razed by the state.
Difficulty Suspected
"We noticed trouble there at
about 3 o'clock Tuesday after
noon," said Mr. Stovall. He said
equipment in the power company
plant was acting up. fuses burned
out and switches had to be tripped
to get power flowing.
Then everything went off and
at 6:15 the trouble was pin-pointed
in the cable.
The scction west of 24th street
on Evans and west of 28th street
on Arendell had power restored by
6:15 Tuesday night.
Special equipment from tyll
mington arrived here TuesJfcl^*
night at 11 o'clock. T. A. Loving
Co. barges and tugs were called
into service by the power company.
The local line crew, which had just
completed the weary job or pa
trolling on foot the 30.000-volt line
from Morehead City to Clierry
Point Tuesday, was kept on that
night and all the next day until
the cable was back in operation.
14 Men Work
A total of 14 men, including dis
trict and area line supervisors and
Mr. Stovall stuck with the job un
til it was finished. Repair costs
were a minimum of $1,500, Mr.
Stovall said.
The folks at Altantic Beach were
most* sympathetic and understand
ing, said Mr. Stovall. 'They were
the nicest to us anybody has ever
been when there's been an outtage.
They didn't tfripe or complain, i hey
just asked us when we thought the
power would be back on. It made
the boys work all the harder to get
things done as soon as they could."
When the new cable is laid at
the new bridge, the cable just re
paired will be used as a secondary
j line. It will be put into service in
emergencies.
I The poles have been set for the
new cable and the cable structures
built. It is a 25.000-volt line. Cost
I of laying it will total $75,000.
Firemen Continue
Drive for Hydrants
Before fire hydrants can be
placed in the Noyes avenue sec
tion. the town of Morehead City
must request that they be placed
there, Morehead City firemen were
told at their Monday night meet
inc.
George Stovall was appointed to
ask John Lashley, town clerk, to j
provide the proper requisition so j
that Carolina Power and Light Co
can proceed with the hydrant in
itallation. Mr. Stovall, a fireman. I
is also local manager of the power
company.
Mr. Stovall said yesterday there |
is quite a bit of confusion about |
where the hydrants are to l>c
placed. He said tome think it's the
Arvon section, some think it's B.-i\
view Homes section, but the hy
drants in question are-two that are
acheduled to go on Noyea avenue
and on Taylor street In the Noyes
section.
The firemen appointed Engineer
Mac Edwards to oversee their
Christmas charity program. Every
year the firemen distribute 15 to
30 boxes of groceries to needy fam
ilies.
Movies were shown after the
meeting by Clyde Blanchard who
recently returned from a trip to
London and Puis.
Films of his trip from the air
and aoenes la London and Paris
made up the movie.
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Police Get New Uniforms
Polaroid One-Minute Photo by Tht? News-Times
Members of the Beaufort poliee
recently received new outfits ?
trousers, jackets and grey shirts.
Orange shoulder patches with black
lettering, "Beaufort Police Depart
ment" have also arrived and will
be placed on l>oth shirts and
jackets.
Pictured above, left to right, are
Carlton Garner, assistant chief of
police; Mack Wade, patrolman; M.
E. Guy, chief of police; and Steve
Bcachcm, patrolman.
The chief and assistant chief
have gold badges and gold braid on
their caps. The patrolmen have
silver braid.
The force is now driving a new
patrol car, a 1953 Ford with a Mer
cury engine.
J. P. Harris, Beaufort Fire
Commissioner, Quits Post
Fred Fulford
Gets Half Year
For Watch Theft
Fred Fulford pleaded guilty to
stealing a watch in Baxter's Jewel
ry Store, Beaufort, Monday. He
was senlcnctd in ?Oaafort Re
corder"^ Court TVesday to i'x
months on the roads.
Finest Barrett, charged with
public drunkenness and resisting
arrest, was given 9<) days on state
roads or if he preferred, 90 days
on the streets of Beaufort.
Frozene Merill and Minnie Ford,
each charged with possessing whis
key for the purpose of sale, pled
guilty only to possession. Judge
Karl Mason gave each a six-month
sentence suspended on condition
she remain on good behavior two
years and pay $50 fines plus costs.
Gets 60 Days
George E. Ellison, charged with
public drunkenness, was given 60
days on the roads, the town to pay
him $t0 a week for board.
Inez Foust Godette. found guilty j
{ of hit and run and driving on the
j wrong side of the road, paid $25 j
I and costs. Judge Mason ordered I
I her license suspended for 60 days.
I Arthur Delaney, charged with
public drunkenness, pleaded not j
guilty. He was given a 30-day sen '
tence suspended on condition he
pay court costs.
i Nehcmiah Williams, also charged
with public drunkenness, was ord
I ered to pay costs. Thomas Harry
I Roekey, charged with failing to
stop at a stop light, paid the costs.
Pays Costs
Paul Davis Pittman paid costs
for failing to stop at a stop sign.
Edward Barrett was found guilty
of refusing to assist an officer in
making an arrest and with inter
fcrring with an officer in perform
[ ance of his duty. He paid $10 and
costs.
i
I Cases continued were the follow
ing: Isaac Edward Pennuell, op
erating car with improper muffler;
Willie Taylor, fighting in public;
Willie Stewart, public drunken
ness, using loud and profane lang
uage and resisting arrest.
Th* case of Price Johnson,
charged with public drunkenness
was continued. Johnson was placed
under $25 bond.
The judge issued orders to bring
into court, Calvin Simpson, charged
with public drunkenness; Joseph
W. Dye, failure to stop at a stop
sign; and John George, driving
without a license.
Prayer for judgment was contin- j
ued in the case of Alberta Fair,
charged with fighting in public, i
Leaders to Meet
Scout Leaders and commission
ers of the East Carolina Council,
Boy Scouts of America, will partic
ipate in a training school, ffov. 6-8,
at Camp Croatan near New Bern.
Council Vice-chairman for train
lag, Bill Pierce of N?w Bern, will
te dean for the two training ses
sions which will run simultaneous
ly.
? J. P. Harris' resignation as fire
commissioner for the town of Beau
fort, was accepted at the board
meeting Monday night at the town
hall.
A letter from Mr. Harris, sent
to Mayor Clifford Lewis and Fire
Chief Charles Harrell, appears be
low. The "program" to which Mr.
Harris refers in the opening part
of the letter concerns a proposed
supervised two-year training pro
gram (or firemen and replacement
of worn out fire equipment as well
as addition of new.
Mr Harris says he will continue
a'. in the Beaufort Rural Fire
Protection Association.
Beaufort
North Carolina
November 5, 1953
Mr. C. T. Lewis, Mayor
Beaufort,
North Carolina.
Dear Mr. Lewis:
Having been recommended by
my fellow firemen, they appreci
ated the fact that you reappointed
me as Fire Commissioner last July
when you assumed the office of
Mayor. They heartily approved
the two year program (during your
present term of office), which was
outlined to you and your Board,
and was approved by both you
and the Town Board. Although
quite a bit of this program has been
completed. 1 regret that the entire
program has not been completed at
this writing.
As you will recall, at the Octo
ber meeting of the Town Board,
bccausc of past experience as a
professional fire fighter, my meag
er knowledge of fire fighting equip
ment, and because the entire board
stated and admitted that they knew
nothing at all about fire fighting
, equipment, I was instructed by
both you and the Board to prepare
! for the November meeting, a rec
ommendation that the board was to
follow in the purchasing of hose
for the Fire Department.
Through Mr. Dan Walker, and
in complianoe with exisiting laws,
the proper advertising was made
through the local paper, advertis
ing for bids. After spending a
great many hours interviewing hose
company representatives, and
See HARRIS, Page 7
A&EC Operators Say They
Are Willing to Sell
By LOCK WOOD I'HIM.IPN
Sale of the Atlantic and East Carolina Railway Co. to
Southern Railway Co. is in prospect, Col. E. R. Buchan,
prseident of A&EC revealed to THE NEWS-TIMES today.
Colonel Buchan stressed that there "is no certainty"
that Southern will buy A&EC but said that corporutu offi
cials of Southern along with maintenance crews, engineers,
traffic experts, industrial consultants and equipment en
gineers have gone over A&EC with a "fine tooth comb in
the last six weeks."
"If Southern buys A&EC it will mean development of
the Morehead City port without a shadow of a doubt ? al
most overnight," Col. Buchan said.
He said that the first prospective buyer of A&EC was
the Norfolk and Southern prior to 1950, closely followed
by the Atlantic Coast Line which interests, in this state lie
mainly at the Wilmington port.
During 1950, Colonel Buchan continued, Southern offi
cials looked over A&EC but never*
made an offer for the railroad.
Southern Makes Offer
"And both Mr. Edwards and my
seif dismissed the matter from our
minds. Now Southern has made us
definite offers, details of which
cannot be revealed."
"If Southern buys, it will mean
great things for every community
along the 90 mile A&EC route
from Morehead City to Goldsboro
because Southern has the facilities,
the wide-flung connections agd the
capital and the reason to develop
the Morehead City port.
"The reason," Colonel Buchan
continued, "is that Southern has
only lease facilities at Norfolk
which can be reached only over
leased trackage of the Atlantic
Coast Line from Selma, which is
expensive all around.
"Were Mr. Harry Edwards
(chairman of the board of A&EC)
and I younger men by ten years
we would not dream of selling our
railroad. But today, if Southern is
to buy Us out, the many factors ?
tath perianal tirA publknipirited
? would ' W our rt asons for selling.
'Good Deal' for State
"And the sale would be a mighty
good deal, also, for the State of
North Carolina."
Revival of Southern's interest in
A&EC comes at a time when work
on the federal government's
mile rail link between Marine
bases at Camp Lejeune and Cherry
Point is in late stages of construc
tion. The new line touches A&EC
at Cherry Point and the Atlantic
Coast Line at Camp Lejeune.
The excellent, and mainly unde
veloped, industrial sites along the
A&EC trackage may be another
incentive for renewed interest
among Southern officials who
would develop the area through
their industrial division's working
with the State Board of Conserva
! tion and Development.
i Also, and of extreme importance,
Southern's integration of A&EC,
| now operated as a "short line rail
road," would permit greater facili
ty in rate-making which is an ad
vantage for a railroad handling
commodities from points of pickup
and delivery wholly on its own
lines.
Further, Southern would be able
to make more attractive rates from
any of its farflung points of pick
up to Morehead City than from the
same points of pickup to Norfolk.
Widespread Trackage
Southern Railway's trackage
spreads from New Orleans to Chi
cago and through the Mississippi
valley like the nerves in a human
body.
In North Carolina it is the "nerve
center" railroad. It operates the
See RAILROAD, Page 7
Progress Fair' in Drive
For Salvation Army Funds
bam Adler, chairman of county'
Salvation Army committee, says
progress in the current drive for
funds is fair."
Mr. Adler said contributions so
far are short of the goal set. He
added that Ihoae persons who have
overlooked the present drive still
have ample time to drop their con
tributions in the familiar red tri
pod and kettle in front of Leon
ard's Store on Arendell street.
"Ali money that i? collected is
to be spent in the county," Mr. Ad
ler emphasized. He said some peo
ple are under the impression that
money collected here did not ac
tually go toward local and county
needs. t
With >o many drives already this
year by other organization, Mr.
Adler feels persons were "aort of
tired" of bearing pleas for money,
but reminded them that Salvation
Army funds are urgently needed
for the benefit of the community
and the county.
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Three Face Charges
For Assaulting Each Other
Edward Barrett, Ida Chadwirk
and Charles Debrix. Beaufort, were
charged with assaulting each other
at the Chadwick home at 8:30 Wed
nesday night.
Chief of Police M. E. Guy says
Barrett hit the woman with a stick,
inflicting serious head injuries.
Barrett was Injured about the face
and Debrix escaped without injury.
They will be tried in Recorder's
Court in Beaufort Tuesday after
noon. <
Three Attend Meeting
Robert Laughton, president of
the County Farm Bureau, R M.
Williama, farm agent, and Earl
Murdoch, Wildwood, attended the
district Farm Bureau meeting at
Kinatao Wednesday night.
JC's Prepare
For Homecoming
Football Game
Preparations for a gala Home
coming game tonight, when More
head City meets Wallace in the
final grid tilt of the season, were
put into final draft at the More
head City Junior Chamber of Com
merce meeting Monday.
The Jaycees are expecting a
large crowd because of the fine
showing of the team this season
and have arranged parking, conces
sion, and ticket accommodations
for the fans.
A. L. Awtrey Speaks
The speaker for the evening was
Assistant Football Coach A. L.
Awtrey, who spoke on tHfc history
of football.
Mr. Awtrey commented on the
school board's part in promoting
football in Morehead City.
The annual Voice of Democracy
oratorical contest, to be sponsored
by the Jaycees, will be held this
year. The theme will be "Democ
racy."
The Jaycees discussed and put
into operation plans for the con
test which include an award for
the winner.
Chairman Named
Julian Murphy was made chair
man of the Operations Christmas
program, planned in conjunction
with the Air Force. Mr. Murphy
reminded Jaycees that a dance at
Kinston will raise funds to present
orphans with presents. Distribu
tion will be made to orphanages
by helicopter. The dance will be
Nov. 18 at old Knotts warehouse.
Morehead City's quota of tickets
was set at 500. Tickets may be pur
chased from Jaycees for a dollar
each. A TV set will be given away
at the dance.
Glenn Miller's orchestra will
play from 0 p.m. to 1 a.m.
The committee for the Hallo
ween party at the American Legion
Hut reported a fair turnout for the
affair.
Safety Division
Takes Licenses
A list of persons in Carteret
County whose driver's licenses have
been suspended or revoked was
released yesterday by the Highway
Safety Division.
Those whose licenses were sus
pended arc Robert Samuel Jr.,
Cherry Point, Recorders Court,
Beaufort; Robert J. Toy, Cherry
Point, Recorder s Court, Beaufort;
Lester W. Baker, Cherry Point,
Recorder's Court, Beaufort; and
Roger William Gillikin, Beaufort,
Recorder's Court, Plymouth.
George Roy Jones, Morchead
City, Recorder's Court, Jackson
ville, and Malcolm Rex Lawrence,
Beaufort, Recorder's Court, Ply
mouth.
Leo L. Gandley, Cherry Point,
Recorder's Court, Beaufort, was
among those whose licenses were
revoked.
Firemen Will Elect
Officers Next Month
The Morchfad City Fire Depart
ment will elect new officers next
month.
The firemen hold an election
each year.
A new chief and assistant chief
will be choaen. El Nelson is the
present chief and Vernon Guthrie
assistant chief.
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