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NEWS-TIMES OFFICE 504 ArawUU St. Morehead City Phone 6-4178 CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES "> 42nd YEAR, NO. 91. THREE SEPTTONB TWENTY-TWO PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1953 PUBUSHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Morehead City Merchants Agree On Yule Program Group Will Meet at 1 1 :30 Today? Deadline for Notice of Participation Morehead City Merchants tenta tively agreed on a Christmas pro motion program at a meeting Tues day noon at Capt. Bill's Waterfront Restaurant. At that time another meeting was scheduled for 11:30 today at Captain Bill's to make final plans. Fifteen retail merchants have agreed to participate in the give away program. The group is hop ing that at least 20 will take part. If that number participates, cost to each will be $33.75 plus a $50 gift certificate. If 30 take part, the cost has been figured at $22.50, according to R. B. Howard who presided. It is estimated that total cost of the program to the participating merchants will be $675, not includ ing the gift certificates. Plan Explained The plan, explained by Oscar Allred, Early Jewelers, includes giving the shopper a ticket for each dollar's worUi of purchases. The shoppers holding the lucky tickets will receive a gift certifi cate. The certificates will be given away on Saturdays, Dec. 5, 12, 19 and on Christmas Eve. Five or six certificates will be awarded at each time. The certificate must be used at the store which has given it. It may be used for a $50 item or ap plied on an item costing more. Only the merchants participat ing in the program will distribute tickets to shoppers. Today is the deadline for businessmen to indi cate whether they will take part. 20 Contribute It was announced that 20 firms have contributed to the Christmas Ji^hting and decoration fund. Three hundred dollars is the goal. Lights will be turned on Saturday. Dec. 5. Large star and bell decora tions are reported to be on their way from the manufacturer in Cal ifornia. George Stovall said that permis sion had been obtained to run a cable across Arendell street from Freeman Brothers to the Morehead City theatre for a new string of ornaments. The proposed credit bureau was discussed but no action taken. Wal tcr Morris reported on advertising. Bill Willis of THE NEWS-TIMES spoke on costs of advertising, tickets and prizes. Attending the meeting in addi tion to those mentioned above were Bud Copeland, Bernard Leary, Carl Sutherland, George Phillips, Frank Cheek, Jimmy Wallace, D. G. Bell, Mrs. James Todd, Kenneth Wagner and J. A. DuBois. Guy Dill Potter Dies Saturday Guy Dill Potter, 76, died Satur day afternoon in Charleston, W. Va., after a short illness. Funeral services were held _at 11 o'clock Monday morning and burial was in Charleston. Mr. Potter, son of the late James Hollister Potter and Nannie Mur ray Potter of Beaufort, is survived by his wife, four children by a former marriage, T. T. Potter of Beaufort, Jack R. and Alonzo Pot ter of Winston-Salem, Mrs. Eddie Webb of Wilson, four brothers, W. V. B., H. J., J. H. Jr., and E. H Potter, and one sister, Miss Nannie Potter, all of Beaufort. Mr. Potter, who had been re tired from active business in the past few years, had formerly been in seafood business in Beaufort and Winston-Salem before moving to Charleston, W. Va., 35 years ago. Beaufort Rotary Hears Dr. Walter Chipman Dr. Walter Chipman. Pivw's Island, spoke to Beaufort Rotarians Tuesday night on "Interesting Facts in American History." It was a humorous talk based on ma terial in the Reader's Digest. Norwood Young, Beaufort, was ' "welcomed into the club following a leave of absence. A new mem ? ber, Horace Loftin Jr., joined the group Monday night. Visiting from the More head City club was Mayor George W. Dill. Naval Transports Return Marines to Morehead City United SUtes Naval transport* returned Marines to Morehead City Wednesday and yesterday from maneuvers on Vieques. Some of the tranrpurts were also engaged in local mkneuvtrs. The Navarra and Libra docked at Morehead City Wednesday In port yesterday were the Cambria, the Glynn, Whltemarsh, Marquette and Vennilon. What Goes on Here? Cats have adopted baby squir rels, cats have become palsy-walsy with parakeets, but when kittens adopt a dog for a mother, that's going some. Three kittens owned by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dickinson, Wildwood, have done just that. As far as they're concerned their mother is big brown, broad-backed "Mopsy." Mopsy is part collie, part German Shepherd, but mostly Mother. Her three charges are way past the baby stage. They're about seven months old and pretty as a picture. Yet they still get their milk ration from Mopsy. Says Mrs. Dickinson, "I don't know when they'll ever be weaned!" The kittens' mother was killed on the highway when they were just a couple days old. That was back in Hay. Mopsy had just had a litter of pups several months be fore that. Because the Dickinsons thought the dog would probably kill the baby kittens, they tried to keep them locked up. But they got out. And the next thing they knew, Mop sy was giving them a bath ? slosh ing her big red tongue over them with efficient affection. Now when Mopsy hoves into view, her strange brood is not far behind. She takes all sorts of in sults from them, swats from their sassy paws, and snarls from their mewing jaws. But the kittens know just how far they can go. After all, Mopsy is their mobile milk supply. Jaycees Discuss Two Projects at Jacksonville Discussion of Operation ChrisH mas and Lite-A-Lawn projects high lighted the district Jaycee meeting Tuesday night in Jacksonville. Buzz Mitchell, Kinston, discussed Operation Christmas with the del egates. The coming Lite-A-Lawn project will begin the first week in Decem ber. Special guests at the meeting were State Jaycee President Gone Ochsenreiter, Asheville; and Har ry Hoth, national vice-president, of Colorado. The delegates also discussed the coming State board meeting to be held Nov. 21 in Lumberton. The Morehead City and Beaufort Jay cees are co-sponsors for the wel coming of the state delegations, P. H. Geer Jr., president of More head City Jaycees said. Present at the meeting from Morehead City were Dr. Russell Outlaw, Jasper Bell, Ed Walston, Mr. Geer and Jimmy Wallace Those from the Beaufort club were R. E. Mason, Jack Price, Van Jones, and Haywood Snell Teacher, Church Worker Resign Jesse Staton, ? biology teacher and instructor of the driver education course at Morehead City School, has resigned from the faculty. His resignation becomes effective Feb. 1, 1954. Mr. Staton has accepted the posi tion of director of religious educa tion in the First Methodist Church, Morehead City. He will replace Miss Ruth Hooker, present direc tor, who has tendered her resigna tion. effective Feb. 1. Miss Hooker accepted the posi tion at the First Methodist Church July 1, 1951. She graduated from Greensboro College, Greensboro, in June 1951, majoring in religious education and English. At the church Miss Hooker di rected the Methodist Youth Fel lowship and served as a substitute Sunday School teacher. The appointment of Mr. Staton was announced this week by the Rev. Leon Couch, minister of the First Methodist Church. Newport Group Names Chairmen Committees were appointed Mon day night by the Newport Business Men's Assoeiation at its first meet ing. The committees will conduct the association's business for the coming year, Charles Hill, presi dent, reported yesterday. Monroe Garner, chairman of the Christmas decoration committee, was told to find out the cost and wayi to beautify the town at Christ mas time. Included in the plans are Christ mas lights, a tree and home dec orations. Others appointed to this commit tee were J. B. Kelley, J. W. Smith, and L. E. Garner It was announced at the meet ing that next Thursday would be open house at the Newport Bank in obaervance of "Know Your Bank Week." Other committee chairmen ap pointed were outdoor advertising, Moses Howard; collective advertis ing, Roy T. Garner; community im provement, Nathan Garner; pro gram, Harry Edwards, and new Industry, A. R. Craig. Tide Table Tides at Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, Nov. 13 12:15 a.m. 8:25 a.m. 12:42 p.m. 7:16 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 1:17 a.m. 7:33 a.m. 1:44 p.m. 8:14 p.m. Suiday. Nov. 15 2:42 ajn. 8:44 a.m. 2:48 p.m. 9:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1( 3:30 a.m. 9:54 a.m. 3:52 p.m. 10:12 p.m. Defendant Pays $250, Another Appeals Case Richard M. Bird and James Dan iel Whichard, "the man most want ed by the Morehead City police," took stellar roles before Judge George H. McNeil! in Morehead City Recorder's Court Monday. Whichard who had failed to ap pear previously in court on a drunk driving charge, appeared voluntar ily and meekly at the Monday ses sion, pled guilty to a drunk driving charge and paid $250 in fines and court costs. Bird first appeared in court on Nov. 2 and pled guilty to a charge of careless and reckless driving, was sentenced to 30 days on the roads suspended on condition he pay $25 and costs and not drive for a period of two weeks and stay on good behaviour ' for six months. He was first arrested by Captain Buck Newsome. Arrested Again That very night he was arrested, whHe driving his car, by State Highway Patrolnwn -R. H. Lrovrti and, in court Monday, was told the 30-day road sentence would be In voked. But * just before deadliwi for him to take up pick and shovel, See COURT, Page 1 Scout Council Elects Officers N. F. Eure Heads Carteret District; Eight Commit tees Appointed District officers were elected Monday night at a meeting of the Carteret District, East Carolina Council, Boy Scouts of America at the Webb Memorial Civic Cen ter in Morehead City. Committees were also appointed. District officers elected were N. F. Eure, Beaufort, district chair man; Gordon C. Willis, Morehead City, vice chairman; Bob Howard, Morehead City, commissioner. Neighborhood commissioners are Gerald Hill, Beaufort; Ethan Davis, Morehead City; and the Rev. H. H. Cash, Marshallberg. Committees are as follows: or ganization and extension. Dr. Dar den J. Eure, chaiman; Gordon Wil lis, Bob Howard and Stanley Wood land, all of Morehead City. Advancement: Dr. Henry Kritz ler, Beaufort, chairman; W. C. Carlton, Court of Honor, Morehead City; Rufus Sewall, Beaufort, and Fred Bertram, Beaufort. Camping and activities: Ken Wagner, Morehead City, chairman; Dr. W. A. Chipman, Beaufort; Mar ion Mills and Bernard Leary of Morehead City; and R. P. Cham bers, Davis. Leadership training; B. J. May, Beaufort, chairman; Truman Kemp, Dr. Ted Rice, and Ethan Davis, all of Morehead City. Health and safety: John Connor, Morehead City, chairman; Dr. Frank Hyde, Beaufort; and Dr. Sam Hatcher, Morehead City. Finance: Gerald Hill, Beaufort, chairman; Dr. S. W. Hatcher, More head City; Alton Gaskill, Marshall berg; and Julian Guthrie, Harkers Island. Inter-racial: Rev. Leon Couch, Morehead City, chairman; and Rev. J. D. Young, Beaufort. Publicity: Dr. W. A. Chipman, j Beaufort, chairman. Members a^ large: Julian Guth rie, Bernard Leary, James Potter, III, Beaufort; H. T. Payne, More head City; John Connor, C. E. Wal lace, Newport; Stanly Woodland, Rev. J. D. Young. Alton Gaskill, Charles, Stanley, Morehead City; Glenn Adair, Beaufort; Marion Mills, Dr. Frank Hyde, Dr. Ted Rice, Rev. Leon Couth, and Rufus Sewall. r The committee who nontinatqgj officers for tbe coming year ? as composed of R. B. Howard, Ethan Davit, Dr. D. J. Eure, W. C. (Bill) Wall, and N. F. Eure, chairman, j County Residents Will Attend Dedication Picnic An invjtation to all Carteret County residents has been extend ed by the trustees of the Sea Level Community Hospital to attend the picnic immediately following the 11 a.m. dedication of the hospital, Saturday, Nov. 21, Tillman Taylor, chairman of the board of trustees announced yesterday. Mr. Taylor said that residents planning to attend should bring their own picnic baskets and bring enough extra food to feed one per son. Mr. Taylor said that approxi mately 300 to 400 out of town guests, friends of the Taylor Brothers, have been invited. The extra food each guest brings will assure that everyone will be pro vided foi^ he said. The picnic will be held on Nel son's Shore adjacent to the hos pital. Residents of the immediate area have pledged 100 per cent co operation in providing food, Virginia, Florida Boats Meet Here for Menhaden Fishing i Hunter Found Guilty , Gives Appeal Notice Robert S. Brumbaugh was orders ! ed to pay $125 and costs by Judge L. R. Morris in County Recorder s Court Tuesday. Brumbaugh was charged was attempting to hunt deer between the hours of sunset and sunrise with use of artificial light and hunting on Sunday. He gave notice of appeal to Superior Court. A companion, Philip A. Sanburn, was charged the same, but the court did not rule on his case. The two defendants were appre hended by William Kinsley, dis trict game warden, Sunday night after he observed Brumbaugh fire a shotgun into the woods border ing the highway. Brumbaugh told the court that he was shooting at a coon in a tree and was not hunting deer. The light was used to spot the coon in the tree, he said. Both defendants pled not guilty to the charge. Pays 910 Costs Ralph Gillikin, charged with speeding 65 miles an hour, was ord See HUNTER, Page 2 Farmers Dig Most of Sweet Potato Crop R. M. Williams, county farm agent, reported yesterday that most of the county's sweet potatoes have been dug. Those that remain in the ground have to come out very soon, he added, because the cold will pene trate the ground and cause dam age. The cold spell that hit the latter t*it of last week hcW up dlggta. Migrant laborers who were ov.< Jn the fields this week had a cold time ?f it, the farm agent observed. , The yield h?re is good on the average. Prices to Ihe farmer are about $1 to $1.25 a bushel. One farmer in the western part of the county who sold potatoes on the Bethel market reported a price of $1.60 a bushel. There was some market for pota toes for canning. Those brought a price of from 90 cents to $1 a bushel. Because there are lots of pota toes on the market at present some of the farmers are storing them in hope of receiving a higher price later. "Of course we're not sure the price will go up, but we hope it will," said Mr. Williams. No other commercial crop is be ing harvested in the county at present. Some farmers arc still taking in corn for feeding their livestock. Mercury Nears Freeze Point; Week's Rain Almost 2 Inches Little Theatre. Chooses Name The Little Theatre chose Car teret Community Theatre as ita new name at a meeting Wednes day night at the Scout Building in Beaufort Horace Loftin, spokes man (or the group, said yesterday. A committee to read plays was choaen at the meeting to see what plays tbe theatre would produce. It will report its finding and a vote will be taken on plays to be pro duced. The group hopes to have civic clubs sponsor the play, with bene fits going to the clubs. Officers will be elected for the coming year at the meeting sched uled for next Wednesday night at 7:30 at the Scout Building in Beau fort The theatre is planning to have then as a special gueat, a member of the Kinston Little Theatre. Mr. Loftin said persons interest ed in joining should attend Wed nesday's meeting. Alarm Systept Repaired Tbe Newport telephone fire alarm system has been repaired. Fire Chief W. C. Dugee announced Wednesday. Chief Dugee said that in case of fire in Newport the fire department can be summoned from any telephone. ? Rainfall in Carteret since Thurs day was close to 2 inches. The offi cial total was 1.77. Temperatures have yet to dip to 32 degrees but other parts of the state experi enced snow during the past week. The first flakes flew in the moun tains Friday west of North Wilkes boro and by Friday afternoon snow was mixed with light rain at Ra leigh. The lowest official temperature on the Carteret coast, according to E. Stamey Dav's, Morehead City weather observer, was 35 degrees Saturday. He said temperatures were lower in other parts of the county, however. Rural areas were hit by frost and recent rains and cold affected sweet potato harvesting. Cold numbed spectators at week end football games and aervice sta tions had the usual first cold-snap rush on anti-freeze. The month opened with bright clear weather with the wind from the northeast and east on Nov. 1 and 2. It vCered to the southwest on the third. Cloudiness and winds from the northeast on Wednesday preceded two days of rain. Rainfall Thursday was slightly more than a half inch with strong northeast winds. The rain contin ued through Friday with .82 inches falling that day. making a total continuous rainfall of 1.16 Inches. Cloudiness continued SattMay until 8:30 a.m. and wind changed to the southwest. Sunday was dear with the wind from the east The grayness closed In again Monday with winds from north northeast and rainfall amounted to a filth of an inch. A slow drizzle continued through this past Tuesday with wind to the northeast. Total rainfall was .61. On Armistice Day winds were moderate northeast and cloudy with blue skies breaking through late in the afternoon. Yesterday dawned cloudy but the sun came through by 8 a.m. upping the temperature a few degrees. Temperatures since Nov. 1 fol low: Max. Min. Nov. 1 70 48 Nov. 2 75 50 Nov. 3 76 53 Nov. 4 u ...... 73 57 Nov. 5 59 52 Nov. 6 52 40 Nov. 7 54 35 Nov. 8 60 37 Nov. ? 53 47 Nov. 10 52 47 Nov. 11 56 45 Game Warden Reports Hunting Law Violation Leroy Mcintosh, game warden: re ported a violation of the hunting law recently. C. R Webb, of Newport, was charged with taking water fowl dur ing cloaed season. Mr. Webb was taken before L W. Haasell, Justice of the peace, where he pleaded guilty. Justice Haasell imposed a fine of ?10 and ordered Mr. Webb to pay 90.50 in coats, a total ?f 116.50. i ' ' .. M .i* ?# Beaufort Court Closes Tuesday At i O'Clock Beaufort*Recorder's Court, which convenes each Tuesday at 2 p.m., closed at 6 o'clock Tuesday night. Most of the time was spent on a case arising from a collision Sat urday afternoon at the highway 70 and Lennoxville Road intersection. Kenneth Willis, 1018 Ann St., Beaufort, was charged with care less and reckless driving, causing property damage and running through a red light. Willis, driving a 1950 Stude baker sedan, collided with a 1953 Plymouth driven by Mrs. Esther Davis Worth, Atlantic. Riding with Mrs. Worth #was her father, Joseph Taylor. There were also passengers, unidentified, in the Willis car. No one was hurt. Damage to the Plymouth was es timated at $500. Willis was pro ceeding west on the Lennoxville Road and Mrs. Worth was headed toward Atlantic. Police say that both said the green light was in their favor. The state did not prosecute on the careless and reckless driving charge. Willis was found guilty of going through the red light and was ordered to pay $25.50 court costs. The wreck was investigated by Chief of Police M. E. Guy and Assistant Chief Carlton Garner. Appeals Case James Carl Styron, Sea Lavel, was found guilty of driving drunk and following another vehicle too closely. He was ordered by Judge ,EaTl Mason to pay $100 and coat*. He gave notice of appeal and J is bond was set at $150. Thomas B. Mattock was found guilty of throwing a fire cracker See BEAUFORT COURT, Page 2 y Menhaden boats from Virginia and Florida made port along the Carteret coast this week and others are due within the next few days. Menhaden factory owners have an optimistic view of the coming season "if the weather is right." Harvey Smith of the J. Howard Smith plant, West Beau fort, said yesterday, "The fish are" here if' we can get out to get them." The high wind, rain and cold weather kept in port most of the boats that wer^ ready to fish last week. Mr. Smith said his 12 boats plan to go into operation the first of the week. They are en route here from Reedville, Va. One, the Fish hawk, arrived Wednesday. Five from Florida Five boats from Fernandina, Fla., are fishing for Queen Fisheries, Beaufort. They are the Benson Kiggin, Osborne Holland, John W. Quinn, J. Earl Morris and the J. D. Harrington. The boats arrived Wednesday and the Harrington fished yesterday. Catches were reported light. A spokesman at the plant said "it's a little too early yet." Nine boats are scheduled to fish for Wallace Fisheries, Morehead City. All are already in this area, some of them here from South port. Light catches were reported prior to last Wednesday when foul weather set in. Boats at Southport are reported to be "doing nothing." Boats from Virginia H. W. Taylor Co., Morehead City, will fish some of their own boats and some boats will work on a per centage basis. Coming from Reed ville, Va., are the W. W. Colonna. Charles J. Colonna and the Tender heart. They left there yesterday and are scheduled to arrive tomor row. Also fishing for R. W. Taylor Co. will be the Charlotte II, King fisher and Sea King. The Ellen M at present is on the way?. Some of the K. W; Taylor boats made light catches about a week ago, about 30,000 to 40,000 to a set. .The Carteret Fish and Oil Co., Morehead City, which did not op erate boa*s test season will not op erate this season either. Bea?fort Fisheries will continue operations this fall as they have during the summer. Beaufort Fish eries fishes the year 'round. 1953 Christmas Seal Sale Will Open Monday Tuberculosis costs the American people every year more than $350,000,000, most of it in tax dol lars, Stanley Woodland, president of the Carteret County Tberculosis Association, said today. He an nounced that the annual Seal Sale to raise funds to support the tu berculosis prevention and control work of the Carteret Tuberculosis Association will open Monday. The cost of hospital and other medical and nursing care for TB patients, case finding, health edu cation. rehabilitation, relief to families, pensions to veterans, and medical research is estimated at more than $350,000,000, Mr. Wood land pointed out. To this must be added more money for needed hos pital construction, depreciation of old buildings, and the training of professional personnel. "We cannot even estimate how much the loss of patients' produc tive capacity an/! their possible earning power drains from the na tional pocket book," he said. "Can the people of this commun ity afford to pay the price for a disease which can be prevented and can be cured?" Mr. Woodland ask ed. "Christmas Seal dollars spent now for prevention of tuberculosis are an investment in human life, the most precious of our natural resources. They also mean tax dol lars saved in the future." He explained that funds con tributed by Carteret County resi dents thfMgh their purchase of Christmas Seals afb not used for the treatment of TB patients or for relief to their families. "The to tal of Christmas Seal contubutions See SEALS, Page 2 Choral Club Show to Feature Three Soloists Nov. 24, 25 Two Cars Wreck On Harkers Isle Two automobiles collided Mon day night on Harkers Island and as a result three persons have been ordered to appear in Carteret County Court Tuesday. Orville Gillikin. Otway. told Sher iff Hugh Salter that lrvin Willis, Harkers Island, ran into him. Wil lis has been charged with driving while drunk, operating a car in a careless and reckless manner and assault with a car causing flOO damage. Another warrant charges Roder ick Moore and "Dickie Boy" Wil lis with aiding and abetting lr vin Willis in reckless driving and maliciously damaging personal property while under the influence of liquor. Moore, and "Pickle Boy" were rising with lrvin Willi*. . Gillikin was driving a 1952 Chev rolet owned by Malcolm Lawrcnce, Otway, and Willis waa driving a 1950 Ford owned by Ronald Chad wick. Gloucester. The accident occurred at the in tersection on Harkers Island where the REA office la located. Gilli kin, according to reports, waa mak ing a U turn to head back toward highway 70 and aa be did, Willis, who waa almost abreast of him, ran the sid* o< his car. ? Feature soloists (or the Beaufort Choral Club show to be given Nov. 24 and 25 are Mrs. Ralph Hancock, Markers Island, mezzo soprano, left above; Sal Palazzo, Beaufort, bari tone. center; and Mrs. Herbert Waldrop Jr., Newport, soprano, right. The show, sponsored by the Beaufort Parent-Teacher Associa tion. will be given in the school auditorium the Tueaday and Wed nesday nights of Thanksgiving week. Curtain lime ia 8 p.m. To be given in three parts, the production is the Choral Club's first this season. Part I presents a choral group, part II a musical comedy, "Tait College," and part III is "Dixieland Cabaret." Mrs. Charles Hassell, Beaufort, is director. "The club's goal each year," she saya, "has been to offer the beat musical entertainment possible for amateur performance. Because we are aware of the many different tastes of our audiences, we have included music of every type ? classical, sacred, musical comedy, light operatic, semi-popu lar folk and popular." Proceeds from the show will be used to buy stage equipment for the school. Mrs. Hassell reports that from 1890 to 1853 the club took in ap proximately 18,000 for paid per formances. Sponsors of the (hows have received about 82.10Q and ex penses for the three years have amounted to about 81.800. she said. Expenses for operation of the group iaclude reat m the Soout Building for rehearsal, about $200 annually for music, rent (or audi torium! for performances, stage equipment, make - up, costumcs, scenery, advertising, programs and tickets. In 1952 and 1953 both summer shows were co-sponsored by organ izations for summer recreation pro grams. Beaufort received $500 and Morehead City $100 In 1952. In 1953 Beaufort received $200 for the recreation program and $200 for the achooi band and Morehead City received $200 for the band. Tickets for the show may be ob tained from PTA members. Pick-Up Truck Car Collide Tuesday Morning An accident occurred Tuesday at 10 a.m. on Arendell street in Morehead City, resulting in minor damage to one vehicle. A pick up truck, driven by Wade Midgett, Hubert, N. C., cut out from the curb to avoid hitting a child, police said. He then struck the car driven by Mrs. Edna D. Fnrrior of M&N Apartments, Bridges street, accord ing to Mr. Midgett's statement to police. Mrs. Farrior told Sgt Bruce Ed wards who investigated the acci dent that she was going ?ut on Arendell and attempted to pass the Midgett truck. While she waa passing, she con tinued, the truck swerved and struck her car at the right front tender.