NEWS-TIMES OFFICE
S04 Arandell St.
Morakaad City
. Phone 6-4175
CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ??<
42nd YEAR, NO. 97. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-FOUR PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1963 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Four Carteret Countians
Attend Governor's Meeting
Dr. Herbert Webb
Serves as Doctor
At New Hospital
Dr. Herbert F. Webb, formerly
of Effingham, 111., has started his
work as resident physician at the
Sea Level Community Hospital. At
present Dr. Webb is living at the
Sea Level Inn. His wife and two
daughters will join him for the
Christmas holidays.
Eventually the Webbs will move
into one of the two brick homes
being built between the inn and
the hospital.
Dr. Webb, 36 years of age, did
his pre-medical work at Hampden
Sydney College, Virginia, and re
ceived his doctor of medicine de-4
gree at the Medical College of Va
gina in 1942.
He interned for one year at St.
Elizabeth's Hospital, Richmond. He
served three years in the armed
forces and was a general practi
tioner at Effingham. Dr. Webb
arrived at Sea Level Nov. 18.
Town Building
Totals $4,500
Permits for construction in Beau
fort during November represented
building activitity costing a tot
sjsj-rHrs
street v. ^ . .ocn
dwelling on Gordon street ?380.
Minnie Henry, repair owemnis
on Cedar street $250; Cl.rence Pe^
tiwav alter dwelling on Vueen
street $600. and Charles Croom .
build dwelling on Mulberry street
^Arthur tJJJW
building 'n,pec\?ifc Rnberts who
wmm
spector.
ESCOlticeStaYS
Open til Dec. U
Mrs Julia Tenney, manager of
th^ Fmoloyment Security Com
mfssion^olfice, Morehoa^ City, ^
nounced today ?.hedule through
T" ? 14 Thereafter it will
be' open once every two weeks to
? tceive unemployment .a- 'ranee
IUmT*s. Tenney, *ho ^
planned to go to Nort ? ^
boro to manage ?.i offe t. ?
now planning t. , work
sonville o commuting
there Monday L?ec. * t . rll
from her home in Morc% Morc_
lames T. SUrling, on the More
head City employment tUUJa be
Onslow and Carteret
Clark a member of the sun, am
office was ordered closed^
State Puts 10 New
Radars to Work
Raleigh - The State Highway
Patrol added U> lt? 'tore of elec
tronic speed recordin4D^'wP,lch '
Ust week as 10 new Speedwatcn
devices went into *rv,c*_ w . ^
The new instrument. nu ? ?
tal of 25 pieces ol equipmentwhih
the patrol will use to curb flagrant
speeders and influence slow pokes
to drive more normally
10 Col JamesR^Smith pat^lcom.
mander said the speed recorders,
including five mobile radtr uniU.
are distributed throughout ?e sUU
..follows: Tr^p A Gneenvme.5
'tS
$400 each.
SHOPPING PAY?
TO CHRISTMAS
Dr. Herbert F. Webb
. . . new hospital's doctor
Defendant Says
He Had to Defend
Himself in Fight
David Henry Parker, Beaufort
Negro, has been given a six-month
suspended sentence, told to stay
on good behavior for two years and
pay a fine of $50 and costs. He
appeared before Judge Earl Mason
in Beaufort Recorder's Court Tues
day.
Parker was charged with assault
ing Samuel Green Jr. and cutting
him with a knife and assaulting
Samuel Green Sr. with a fruit jar.
Parker told the court he went
to the Green residence Saturday
where they attacked him. He said
he fought back in self defense.
Woman Testifies
Gladys Green, daughter of the
elder Green, stated to the court
that Parker started an argument
with Samuel Green Jr. and when
she asked him to laave ha threat
ened her.
Then, she said, Parker slashed
the younger Green when he went
to her aid. The elder Green was
struck with the fruit jar when he
tried to help, she said.
The other witnesses, Mrs. Sam
uel Green Sr. and Queen Hardes
ty. affirmed Gladys Green's state
ments.
Judge Mason then pronounced
judgment, telling Parker this
should teach him a lesson. He
said that knives are dangerous and
it could as easily have been a mur
der charge as an assault.
Earl Boyd pled guilty to two pub
lic drunkenness charges on the
same day, receiving a $10 and cost
fine on one charge and court
costs on the other.
Boyd was arrested the first time
at 2:30 p.m. Saturday and again
at 4:30 p.m. When asked how come
he was arrested twice Boyd re
V- FIGHT, Page 2
C. Gehrmann Holland, fisheries
law enforcement officer, W. A.
Ellison Jr.. director of the Institute
of Fisheries Research, Cecil O.
Morris, Atlantic, and Ernest Nel
son, Marshallberg, attended a gov
ernor's conference at Raleigh Tues
day. Mr. Nelson is in charge of
the state fleet.
They discussed the property at
the section base, Camp Glenn. The
upshot of the conference was that
none of the land will be sold at
present but that several buildings
may be declared surplus and sold
in the near future.
Eric Rodgers, Scotland Neck,
who is chairman of the commercial
fisheries committee, was also ap
pointed chairman of a committee
to study the section base problem
He said that he felt the land should
be held by the state as a potential
industrial site. But he favored sell
ing five buildings.
Costly U Maintain
Disposal of the buildings has
been considered because of the
high cost of maintaining them.
The buildings Mr. Rodgers favors
selling are the large dormitory, the
large shop building, two smaUer
storage buildings and the building
housing the heating plant.
If these were sold, two buildings
would remain ? the large one hous
ing the commercial fisheries of
fices and the museum and the 'one
in which the Institute of Fisheries
Research is located.
The problem of heating those
two buildings was discussed at
length.
Repairs Needed
The central heating plant is ex
pensive to operate and on the verge
of needing considerable repairs,
Mr Rodgers said. So his group
talked to the Governor about the
possibility of securing funda to
help put up two smaller plants, one
for each building. The central plant
would be sold if the new plants are
approved, but it would have to
serve out this winter.
Mr. Rodgers estimated it would
cost from $5,000 to $7,000 to get
the new heating systems put in. A
formal request for the funds will
be submitted to the Governor and
CmukiI of State through C*D Di
rector Douglas and thcAudget Bu
reau.
Deciaions reached be pre
sented to the Board orConservt
tion and Development for approval
when the board meets at Raleigh
in January.
J. A. DuBois, manager of the
Morehead City Chamber of Com
merce, said the possibility of Camp
Glenn buildings being sold led to
the scheduling of the June Sports
Fishing Institute at the Ocean
King Hotel, Atlantic Beach. If the
buildings aren't sold by June, he
said the sports fishing school
would be held at the section base
as 1n the past.
Attending the meeting with Gov
ernor U instead, in addition to the
four Carteret countians and Rod
gers, were Charles H. Jenkins of
Aulander, Henry Rankin of Fay
ettcvillc, and Ben Douglas, director
of the Board of Conservation and
Development
John Young, L. W. Howard
Run for Supervisor Jobs
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Junior Women
Issue Ultimatum
Mrs. H. C. Barrow, president of
the Morehead City Junior Woman's
Club, said yesterday that unless
Scout leaders are found for the
Morehead City Girl Scout troop, the
Junior Woman's Club will cease
sponsorship of the troop Jan. 1.
Mrs. Barrow said concerted ef
forts have been made to recruit
leaders, but mothers of girls who
are Girl Scout age have not shown
?y interest in troop leadership.
Jr The Junior Woman's Club has
sponsored the Girl Scout troop in
Morehead City since 1946 Troops
are now functioning in Newport
and Beaufort.
Women who could and would
assume leadership of a Girl Scout
troop should phone Mrs. Theodore
Rice. 6-3840.
Tide Table
Tides at Beaufort Bar
HIGH
LOW
Friday, Dee. 4
6:32 a.m.
6:46 p.m.
12:08 a.m.
1:03 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. I
7:14 a.m.
7:27 p.m.
12:49 a.m.
1:45 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. <
7:53 a.m.
8:09 ?.m.
1:29 a.m.
2:27 p.m.
Moaday, Dec. 7
8:34 a.m. 2:M> a.m.
1:51 p.m. 3:68 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. ?
9:15 a.m. 2:52 a.m.
*34 p.m. 3:?7 p.m.
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? By DAVID F. JONES
Sail Conservationist
John D. Young of the Stella
community and L. W. Howard of
Newport have been nominated for
election to Carteret County's Soil
Conservation supervisor boards.
The week of Dec. 7 through the
12th is election week for county
Soil Conservation Supervisors this
year. Only one supervisor for each
county will be elected.
His term of office will be for
three yeara. Only farmers are eli
gible to be a Soil Conservation Su
pervisor; but all qualified voters,
whether rural or city, are eligible
to vote for their county supervisor.
Each county has three farmer
supervisors and one is elected ev
ery year. This year L. W. Howard,
Floyd Garner and Neal Campen are
Carteret County's three supervis
ors. The chairman of the County
Soil Conaervation supervisors board
is a member of tlie Lower Neuae
Soil Conaervation District's board
of. supervisors. The three-year
term of L. W. Howard, chairman
of Carteret County's Board of Su
pervisors, expires Dec. 31.
The location of ballot boxes for
Carteret County will be in the fol
lowing places: Jim Young's Store at
Kuhns, Roy T. Garner's Store at
Newport, Joe Taylor'a store it
Bogue, Lee Murdoch's Store at
Wild wood. C. G. Gaskill Co., at
Beaufort, and L. N. Conner's Store
at Harlowe.
Marquee Moved
The marquee la front of the old
Royal theatre, Morehead City, was
taken down this wapk by Ever
ett Enterprises, former leasee al
the building.
Board Buys 180
Feet Fire Hose
Newport Commissioners
Discuss Zoning, Taxes,
Weedy Cemetery
Newport'! town board purchased
100 feet of 1V4 inch fire hose at
their meeting Tuesday night at
the town hall. The cost is $1.36
a foot or $136.
The firemen's request for hose was
presented to the board by Commis
sioner Charles Hill. He said he
was informed of the need by Leon
Mann Jr. This hose will replace
50 feet of 2 V4 inch hose.
Discuss Zoning
The commissioners discussed the
proposed zoning of the town. May
or Edgar Hibbs said they arc in
terested in hearing opinions on the
matter from residents. The police
chief is continuing with his pro
ject to have street signs put up
and houses numbered.
Miss Edith Lockey, town clerk,
was authorized to advertise in
the spring the names of all persons
owing taxes. The board also urges
Newport motorists to buy their
1954 town auto tags at Edward's
Soda Shop. They went on sale
Tuesday.
The streets in the veterans' hous
ing development haven't been fixed
yet. The chief of police was re
quested to contact the Barrus Con
struction Co., road building con
cern, and make arrangements to
have the work done.
Cemetery Not Cleaned
The town cemetery remains in
the same condition. The board
said townsfolks didn't clean their
lots and the town couldn't clean
the roads because one of the mem
bers of the town crew quit.
When the mayor asked Street
Commissioner Early Mann if he had
any problems Mr. Mann said, "Not
this time. I got congratulated
on ho^ good the streets were
Sunday bight," A chuckle indicat
ed that he was rather pleased.
Miss Lockey reported a balancc
in the town's ge^ral fund of
S3, 281 as of Dee. 1*
Attending the meeting which be
gan at 7 p m. were the mayor, clerk,
police chief, George Ball, town at
torney. Wilbur Garner, Charles
Hill. D. Ira Clarner, M. D. McCain
and 8. E. Mann, commissioners,
k, The meeting ended at 8 p i>*
was a baskatknll game in
rt that Bight. Commission
er Mann was present with bells on.
He missed the November meeting,
the first time he was absent (ince
he's been commissioner. His ex
cuse: "1 plumb forgot sbout it."
Mercury Hovers
At Freezing
Temperatures have hovered
around the freezing mark during
the past two weeks but yesterday
was the first time ice was evident.
Although ice was seen, the mini
mum temperature was one degree
above freezing, 33, according to
E. Stamey Davis, official weather
observer.
Heavy frost occurred several
mornings of the post week. The
dayi started out cool but warmed
up considerably during the day.
Evenings were chilly enough for
topcoats and earmuffs.
The lowest temperature record
ed yesterday was 33 with tempera
tures during the day remaining
fairly constant hovering around the
high fifties.
Two days of rainfall occurred
Nov. 23. 1.51 inches of rain fell
and on Nov. 25, .82 inches fell. A
trace of hail was found in the rain
of Monday, Nov. 30, between 4
and 5 p.m.
Temperatures since Nov. 23 fol
low:
Nov. 23
Nov. 24
Nov. 23
Nov. 28
Nov. 27
Nov. 28
Nov. 29
Nov. 30
Dec. 1
Dec. 2
Dec. 3
Max. Min.
OB 65
65
52
51
37
33
42
33
35
41
38
33
80
66
80
56
59
53
58
57
55
57
Earl Holton Recovers
From Auto Accidont Injury
Earl Holton, fish dollar at Van
demere, is recovering in St. Luke's
Hospital. New Bern, tram aerious
injuries received two weeks ago in
an automobile accident *
Mr. Holton was returning (rom a
goose hunting trip when his auto
mobile left the rood between Au
rora and Vandemere. He was alone
at the time. The car turned over
and was demolished.
Morehead't Boor, Wins .
Robot* Totals $5,17249
Mrs. B landa licLohen, treaaurer
for the town at Morehead City.,
reported yesterday that the town's
1082-53 beer and wine rebate from
the state amounts to tB.lT3.6B.
This is ao increaae of MRJI ov
er the 1091-92 rebate of 9MMJX.
S. S. Mae Due Tomorrow
With Cargo of Fertilizer
December Court
Term Will Open
At 10 Monday
The December term of Carteret
County Superior Court opens at
10 a.m. Monday in Beaufort with
Judge J. Paul Frizzelle presiding.
Civil cases will be tried.
Jurymen were selected by the
county board. They are H. H. Pin
er, Alvin L. Wade, D. B. Turner, J.
Monroe Whitehurst and William
E. Guthrie, all of Morehead City.
Called to serve from Beaufort
are David B Merrill, J. E. Arring
ton, Ralph W. Leister, Benjamin
B. Arrington, Joseph G. Broda,
A. P. Wooten, Francis E. Kirk, L.
J. Noe, Milton Lipman, George J.
Brooks, and Charles L. Pake.
Those selected from Newport
are Manly Morton, Leighman L.
Garner, Grayden E. Jordan, Alon
zo Salter, D. B. Sanderson, Charlie
Quinn, Bert Russell, J. 1. Smith,
J. G. Weeks, and Benjamin F. Har
rison.
Fulford Willis, Williston; Odell
Guthrie, Marshallberg; Gerald Mur
doch, Wildwood; Jasper Daniels,
Sea Level, Samuel Davis, Harkcrs
C. Willis, Williston; Melvin Robin
Island; Charlie Gaskill, Davis; T.
son. Atlantic, and William Turner,
Stella.
Guion Lewis and Johnnie J. Rus
sell of Harkers Island.
All-Day Parkers
Block Postoffice
Beaufort resident* are complain
ing about the traffic situation
around 4tie Beaufort postoffice.
J. P. Belts, postmaster, said that
car*, parked along the watertruU,
'Somite the r^toffirt, trtlong to
ftaficrmcii who park tlMfte all day.
This leaves only several car spaces
in front of the postoffice for per
sons to park while getting their
mail.
On Pollock street, west of the
postoffice, cars belonging to per
sons who work in the postoffice
building are parked. Other areas
there arc marked "No Parking" to
allow the highway postoffice and
mail trucks room to park.
It has been suggested that James
Rumley, street commissioner, bring
the matter before the town board
at their meeting Monday night at
7:30 at the town hall.
i
Benson H. Riggin Hits
Shoal at Ocracoke Inlet
The Button H. Riggin, fishing
for (iuinn Menhaden Fisheries,
Inc., Beaufort, hit a shoal on the
south side of Ocracoke Inlet in
the dark early hours of yester
day. She sank but no men were
lost.
The Riggin became disabled
while fishing Wednesday and
was towed to Ocracoke by an
other menhaden boat. She was
reported to be in tow by the
Ocracoke motor lifeboat when
she hit the shoal.
When Quinn Fisheries was con
tacted by THE NEWS-TIMES
yesterday, a spokesman said that
further details on the incident
were not known.
Rotary-Anns
Attend Newport
Meeting Monday
Monday night was Ladies Night
at the Newport Rotary Club meet
ing in the school cafeteria.
The speaker was Charles McCul
lers, Kinston, governor of the 279th
Rotary district, who explained the
functions and ticaning of Rotary.
A. R. Craig, president of the
club was toa.stmaster and intro
duced Mr. McCullers.
The invocation was given by Wal
ter D. Heath followed by an ad
dress of welcome to the ladies by
Coy E. Wallace.
Mrs. D. Ira Garner, on behalf of
the Rotary anna, gave the response.
Charles Monroe Garner, sergeant
at-arms. recognized guilts Walter
Edwards and Hoyle Green of the
Morehead City Rotary Clufc.
Bob Montague led the group in
the aiagint of "When You tod
1 Were Youag Maggie" and Here's
to RfMry." *
r?4?Mng Mr. McCuUekt' ad
dreaa. a "oecial motion picture,
"The Story of Modern Rosea," was
shown by Charlea Long.
The program cloaed with the
singing of "Good Night Ladiea."
The program planning committee
was composed of Charlea S. Long,
Roy T. Gamer, Edgar L. Hibbs, and
C. Monroe Garner.
The menu for the dinner, preced
ing the program, was tomato juice,
roast turkey with dreasing, giblet
gravy, string beans, candied yams,
cranberry sauce, stuffed celery, hot
rolls, butter, coffee, and lemon
meringue pie.
Port Facilities to Handle
Unloading Operation
The freighter S. S. Mae, with a mammoth cargo of 12,000
tons of fertilizer, is scheduled to arrive at Morehead City
tomorrow afternoon, J. D. Holt, port manager, announced
yesterday.
The Mne is unique in that it has no unloading equipment.
Movement of the cargo from ship to shore will be done
imtirHv hv Dort maphinm. Mrt
Holt estimates that the unloading
will require 10 days.
First of Its Type
This is the first time a freighter
with a cargo that depends solely
on port unloading facilities has
come into Morehead City. "It pre
sents a challenge to us." said Mr.
Holt, "and points up the fact that
to be successful a port must adapt
itself to all types of operation."
The fertilizer, a new pellet type,
will be put in store and then bagged
at the port. The bagging will be
done by portable type bagging units
bought by the State Ports Author
J. D. Holt, port manager, was
elected a director of the South
Atlantic and Caribbean Ports
Association at a meeting in Jack
sonville, Fla.. Monday and Tues
day. He will serve a one-year
term.
ity at a cost of approximately
$11,000. Movement of the cargo
from the ship will be by mobile
dock cranes.
The pellet type fertilizer is man
ufactured by Standard Fertilizers
and Mathieson Chemical Corp. who
say that extent of use of this type
fertilizer in North Carolina will de
termine the frequency of such ship
ments to Morehead City.
Pellet Advantages
The new kind of fertilizer is re
ported to have advantages over
older, loose kinds in that instead
of leaching out and disappearing it
allows the valuable ingredients in
It to let ovor i loafer period of
time. ? #
After iV unloading into a ware
house, the fertillier will be put in
paper bags of 100- pound capacity.
They win be shipped to points
throaghout the entire state.
The S. S. Mac, Bull Line, is un
der charter to Mathieson Chemical
Corp. and loaded at Galveston,
Tex., and Lake Charles, La.
Fertilizer at the Morehead City
port has been one of the major
cargoes since last spring. The first
cargoes were fertilizer in bulk from
West Germany. This fertilizer
moved over the Atlantic and East
Carolina Railroad to farmers in the
northeastern part of the state.
Defendant Charged with Sax
Theft Gets Suspended Term
Burglars Enter Three
Schools in County
Three schools in the county,
Morehead City, Camp Glenn and
Newport were burglarised Thurs
day night.
The office of the More head
City school was entered by Jim
mying open two locked doors.
The safe was broken Into and
S243.42 in lunchroom money
stolen.
Investigating the thefts are the
Morehead City police, the sher
iffs department and the State
Bureau of Investigation. The
officers said they preferred to
release no details on the burglar
ies pending further investigation.
Car Damaged As
Truck Backs into It
A two-ton truck backed into a
car at Sound Chevrolet Co., More
head City. Monday afternoon and
caused $130 damage.
According to SgL Bruce Edwarda
of the Morehead City police force,
the truck was driven by William F.
Hopkins, Negro, Washington, N. C.
It is owned by the Paul Auto Sup- 1
ply Co., Washington.
Hopkins told the officer thit he
didn't see a" IMS Willys station
wagon which was (topped behind
him. Driving the station wagon
was Mrs. Edna Stair Smith, man
ager at the Morehead City Macon
housing project.
No one was injured and no I
charges were preferred. The truck \
was not damaged.
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Jayeees Mtead Majaki
Morehead City Joyeees did i
Met Monday because of the foot-l
bail banquet at the Oceaa Klag
New Rotarians
Receive Pins
Horace Loftin Jr. and Gray Hat
sell, of Beaufort, were presented
membership pint at new membert
of the Betufort Rotary Club at
the meeting Tucaday in the Inlet
Inn.
It waa announced by John Steed,
Chriatmat party committee chair
man, that the club't annual Chriit
mat party will be held Dec. 15.
That night will alto be Ladiet
Night. Mr. Steed taid.
Major C. E. Waters, USMC, Cher
ry Point, spoke to the club on air
fighting in Korea. He deacribed
bombing runa and pre-flight brief
ing. Major Waters wu introduced
by E. W. Downum who wat pro
gram chairman for the nirfit.
? In Carteret County Recorder's
Court Johnnie Thomas, 108 Mag
nolia St, Wilmington. ?a> sen
tenced Tuesday to one year in jail,
suspended if Thomas pays a ISO
fine and coats within 30 days.
Thomas, arrested by Sheriff
Hugh Salter, was charged with
stealing on Saturday a saxophone
belonging to Queen Street School.
Harry Hill, bus station manager
in Beaufort, told the court that a
cab driver drew his attention to
the missing saxophone when Hill
returned from lunch.
The saxophone was one of three
musical instruments left in the sta
tion after delivery by bua. he said.
In checking, Mr. Hill said, he found
that a student had picked up two,
leaving Ute third unaccounted for.
Mr. HIU also told the court that
he noticed Thomas and a com
panion near the instruments. He
then checked numbers of the
tickets bought by the men and
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Santa Claus Will Visit
?
Morehead Stores Tomorrow
SanU cilia is coming to town.
He will make hii appearance on
the atreeta of Morebead City at
noon tomorrow and will viait var
ioua atorei to talk with the kiddiet.
Workmen of the Carolina Light
and Power Company have been
working the paat week atringing up
lighta and Chriatmaa decorations,
aa have town employeea.
They will be ready far Santa'a
second trip to Morehead City when
he ridei down Arendell afreet on
the fin truck. The date for bla
aacond trip haa not baen aeL
Sgnta Claua will arrive in Beau
fort at 1:19 p oa Wedneaday m
the dip. MiaUetae, to rWt wtth
The lighting lyatem will not be
complete, but wh*t i* reedy for
lighting will be turned on at 6
p.m. tomorrow. Decorating will
be completed aa won aa the addi
tional materiala required arrive.
Bob Howard, preaident of the More
head City Merchant* Aaaociatioo,
?aid.
hwtr !? G* Off
The power will be cut off in New
port, Maaontown and Nine-Foot
road aection from 1 to 7:10 a.m.
Sunday while a croea-arm ia
33,006 volt
it
by George Sto
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Newport Firemen
Put Up Town
Yule Decorations
Spearheaded by Newport fire
men, the town of Newport is go
ing all-out this year for Christ
mas. For the first time in the
town's history, street decorations
are being planned.
Firemen have always put up a
community Christmas tree and con
ducted a program to help the
town's needy. This year, with the
new Businessmen's Association co
operating, colored lights and green
ery will dress up the business sec
tion.
To Plant Tree
The town board gave permission
at their meeting Tuesday night at
the town hall for the planting of
an evergreen on the town lot by
Garner and McCain's grocery store.
The firemen said that with a liv
ing tree they won't have the both
er of putting up a "chopped" one
every year. Heretofore, the tree
has been on the V lot by the rail
road station
Police Chief Ormsby Mann said
he has been requested frequently
to let the town truck be used to
haul greenery. He said he has
referred the requests to Mayor Ed
gar Hibbs. Mayor Hibbs said he
felt the town should cooperate.
Attbr?e$ Spe&s
George Ball, town attorney, said
the truck shouM not be allowed to
go out of town and added that cau
tion should be exercised in even
letting the truck be used by others
within the town.
Commissioner M D. McCain said
that there was sure to be criticism
if the truck was used by other than
town employees. Commissioner
Early Mann suggested that the
town driver drive the truck to get
the sawdust for planting the Christ
mas tree and to get other things
needed for decorating.
The matter was left somewhat up
In the air with the mayor of the
opinion that it "was not out of
line" to let the truck be used be
cause what was being done "was
for the good of the town."
Moose Will Meet
Monday, Tuesday
J. D. Smith, Wilson, membership
director for the Loyal Order of
Moose, announced yesterday that
the next booster meeting for or
ganization of the Fort Macon Lodge
will take place at 7:30 Monday
night at Hardesty Motors. 1302
Arendell St.. Morehead City.
On the following night. Tuesday
at 7:30, there will be a meeting
in the town hall courtroom. Beau
fort. Mr. Smith said any resident
of the county is eligible to become
a member.
To date. 106 men have indicated
their intention of joining the lodge.
Mr. Smith expects that the number
will be between 133 and ISO by the
dale of institution. Dec. 13.
The charter will be given on
that day at ceremonies at 2 p.m. in
the Recreation Center, Morehead
City. This will be preceded by a
rally the Saturday night before,
Dec. 12, in the municipal building,
Morehead City.
Mr. Smith said plans arc proceed
ing to obtain a lodge hall.
Ronald Smith Reported
'Doing Much Botter'
Ronald Smith, 19-year-old son of
Mrs. Msgfie Smith. Beaufort, who
waa shot Friday night with a .22
rifle, waa reported yesteday to be
"doing much better." Smith ii
confined to the Morehead City Hos
pital.
He was injured when a rifle waa
fired by Bobby Gene Mason. 14. In
the Mason home. Smith said he
was fooling around the outaide of
the house trying to scare Maaou
and James GilHkin, 18, who were
inside.
Mason said the rifle discharged
before he Intended it to. The ballet
want through the back door and
(truck Smith in the lower right
part, of his cbsst
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