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1 ,350 Persons Attend REA Meeting Saturday ; The Carterft-Craven Electric Membership Corporation re-elected its board of directors for another year at its annual membership meeting Saturday at Morehead City High School. Elected to serve for another year are L. W Pelletier, Stella; G. W Ball, Newport; Cordon K. Laugh ton, Morehead City; Everette S. Koonce, Swansboro; G. B. White hurst. Straits; W. J. Wynne Jr., Havelock; Earl C. Day, Cedar Is land; Clarence. Millis Newport; and Roger Jones, Newport. The board of directors will meet Dec. 21 to elect officers. Officers will serve for a term of one year. Approximately 1,350 persons at tended the meeting, W. C. Carlton, manager of the corporation, said yesterday. Mrs. (I. D. Parker, of Stella, won the Hot Point electric range and Mrs. Glen Winberry, of New port, won the Frigidaire "Thrifty* 30" electric range Other prizes were won by 37 per sons who received electrical appli ances given by dealers of this area Before the election of officers, a report by the president and treas urer was presented on the year's activities. * A barbecue dinner was served from 12 noon until 1:30 p.m. The a dinner was followed by a half hour s of entertainment by Tye Frost 1 and His Melody Boys emceed by r "Uncle Ray" Cummins. v Prizes were awarded at the con ft elusion of the meeting. A Ready (or the i NEW LAW? ' c You owe it to yourself to find c out how the new Safety Re- c sponsibility Law will affect you ? as a motorist if you have an ac- J cident after Jan. 1, 1954 and s cannot pay for it. For complete ( details see or telephone S. A. CHALK, JR. ' Mutual Insurance Agency c Phone 6-4336 t Wade Building s 9th & Arendell St. Morcliead City "SAVINGS TO POLICYHOLDERS" *. j PROJECT i YOUR RIGHT I TO DRIVE Get lew cosl Farm Bureau auto insurance ? lOvt up to 2 5% . Standard, nonassess able policy . . . quick, friend ly claims service. ? Second largest mutual auto iniurer in U. S. .?-e? fO* INFORMATION, PHONt David Murray Utilities Commission Says No On Passenger Trains for Marines The State Utilities Comquwioi* Us decided (felt mt?s?ngor trains [rom Lfjeune anil Chf rry Point to Kocky Mount oowtd not l>? run >ro(itably. The commission dis nissed Thursday a petition from he Navy Department asking for lervtye (or (he hen The Navy Department had asked he commission to order the rail uads serving the Cherry Point and "amp I-ejeune area to provide pas :epger service between Goldsboro ind Jacksonville via New Bern and irtween Goldsboro and Havelock, kith connections at Rocky Mount. Navy officials claimed hundreds >f Marines stationed at the bases vho now must travel by bus or ?ar to go to Wilson, Wilmington, Warsaw, Goldsboro or Rotky Mount to catch through trains, vould patronize the proposed rains if the railroad would make irrangements. The Atlantic Coast Line Rail oad Company, the Atlantic and Cast Carolina Railway Company ind the Norfolk Southern Railway 'ompany were named in the peti Later, however, the Navy agreed 0 allow the Norfolk Southern to withdraw. The commission consid ered the question at hearings in >ctober 19S2, and last February. Railroad* Protest The railroads argued the propos I -was unreasonable and at one tage contended the commission acked authority to tako up the natter They said they had pro ideil passenger service between itorehead City and Goldsboro until lay 31, 1950, and had discontinued 1 because it didn't pay. Bus lines serving the area came 0 the railroads' support. They old the commission their buses al eady were serving the camps 'hey contended the bus service was nore than adequate. "A modern Diesel-powered air onditioned passenger train," the ommisslon wrote Thursday, "will ertainly transport more passen ers into and out of the Camp Le eune community with a present annual travel potential of 1,600 per ons than the tri-weekly mixed rain of the Coast Line transported n 1938 when the entire county had 1 population of approximately ion. 7,000." "Even so," the commission said, 'upon the testimony offered, the ?ommission cannot escape the find ngs and conclusion that the pa ronage of any passenger train lervice between Camp Lrteune and lew Bern, or G?i<Mkir?*Sjl| not >e sufficient to meet the cost of iperations. The experience of hese railroads in tha operation of ihort-haul passenger trains in this irea supports thia finding and con clusion." Likewise, the commission added, lothing in its hearing record ihowed that a passenger train be ween Morehead City and Golds >oro would be better patronized n 1953 than in 1950. No Patronage The trains which once ran to the )ases were discontinued, the com mission said, because they were not patronized. "The stubborn fact is," the com mission observed, "that the private automobile and buses have emptied he short-haul passenger trains." "Upon careful consideration of ?11 the testimony . . . the com nission concluded, "the commis lion finds that the passenger train lervice demanded by the Navy . . . viii not attract patronage suf icient to pay the expense of oper iting said trains, that public con venience and necessity does not ?equire the installation and oper ition of said trains, and that the lusiness of said railroads does not ustify the train service demand id." Independent Businessmen Meet L. M. Baker, New Bern, conduc ed the meeting of Independent businessmen at the Recreation Cen er in Horehead City Friday night. Mr. Baker is district manager of he National Federation of Inde lendent Business. You Nam* It, We Print it . . . RIGHT! From card* to catalog*, from bill* to broadside* ... if it cap be printed, we'll print it bettor ... at prices that are wrrer higher (and usually less) than elsewhere. Our pride of craftsmanship goes into crery job, re gardless of size. Free estimates. HERALD PRINTING CO. ik* ww Oil (Continued from Page 1) (Iowa the existing dock and replace jt with one costing between $7.00<> and $40,000. Aft illuminated sign would be over the front with strings of lights running the length of the dock. He requests exclusive right to tjie use of the dock for 10 years, paying a rental of $100 a year, with a? option to lease for the next 10 years. In his written proposition Mr. Van Horn said he would post a $10,000 indemnity bond and ab solve the town of all liability in connection with the dock. Geo^c McNeill, town attorney, said he felt the town should get a ruling from the attorney general as to whether the town can legally lease the space at the foot of 8th street. He is of the opinion that the town probably can but he sug gested that it would be better for the board to be sure. Mr. Van Horn asked if the attor ney general said yes, would his j proposition be accepted? Commis sioner S. C. Holloway suggested that the ruling be awaited and the public be made aWare that discus sion of leasing the property is in process. The town board was approached several years ago in regard to leas ing the foot of 8th street but turn ed the request down because they were of the opinion then that they had no right to lease public proper ty to he exclusively used by one person or one concern. It has been discovered since then, that the laws governing the town cover building and lease of dock space. Another Proposal By loiter Mr. Davis, Texaco dealer, requested that the town lease him the property at the foot of 8th street to tie up boats. He said there would be no fueling done there and he would pay the town any price they asked. It was said that Mr. Davis now rents the George Roberts Wallace property west of 8th street and boats docked there overhang the foot of 8th street. The commis sioners said they didn't object to that and Mayor George Dill com mented that 110 foot boats can't be docked every 50 feet. He added that renting the property at the foot of 8th street would affect property owners on bolh the east and the west, Walter Freepiun apd Mr. Wallace. At a meeting in NovemlAPr Com missioner D. G. Rell and Commis sioner Ted Garner were appointed to investigate the town dockage j space. Commissioner Bell said the foot of 8th street i* the only prop erty he thought suitable for leas ing. He said if it were leased, the money should be taken and used to make stem-to docking possible as It Ottis's fish market. He said too that the foot of 4th street would be suitable if a cross dock were* put in parallel to the sidewalk. Commissioner Garner Reports , Commissioner Garner said the town is ba<ily in need of dockage space but he said it is not fair for the town to lease waterfront prop erty when other persons, in order to get it, have had to pay thousands of dollars for just a 50-foot front age. As to leasing the dock, the at torney said, the question boils down to the fact, does the town have the right to restrict to a few what is the right of many? He re ferred to giving docking rights only to persons dealing with the oil man leasing the dock. The mayor said it was a policy they would have to set. Commis sioner Garner said the whole thing would be a mess if the town start ed leasing dock space. Commis sioner Holloway contended that the town needs docking space worse than anything else. He said he knows of at least eight to 10 boats now tied up in Beaufort which would have tied up in Morehead City if there had been space. The town attorney said he would write to the attorney general and probably have an answer in about 10 days. William Penn Blended Whiskey ON p FiTTrnamrsM 10 New Members Aid ip Blue Cross Program Ten workers were added to the Blue Cross solicitation program at a luncheon meeting at the Sea Level Hospital Thursday. The meeting was called by T. A. Taylor, president of the hospital Board of Trustees. The Blue Cross is a hospitaliza tion insurance program sponsored by Hospital Care, Inc., Durham. The present campaign for enroll ment of rural families is being con ducted under the auspices of the Sea Level Hospital. Cooperating in the program are the County Farm Bureau and Home Demon stration Clubs. Families who agree to take the hospitalization insurance by Tues day, Dec. J5, will receive "group" rates which are less than rates to individual families. I. M. Whisnant. administrator of the Sea Level Hospital, said resi dents of Ocracoke are eligible to participate in the group insurance plan. Information on the program may be obtained by contacting him at the hospital, by seeing Miss Mar tha Barnett, Home Demonstration agent, or R. M. Williams, farm agent. Literature on the plan has been placed also in doctor's offices in the county. The ten workers are Mrs. John Smith, Mrs. Koma Smith, Atlantic; Mrs. N. A. Avery, D. R. Arnold. Beaufort, Wire Grass and Russell's Creek; Mr. and Mrs. David Yeo mans, Markers Island; Mrs. Nellie Garner, Newport; Milton Truckner, Pelletier; Miss Marie Taylor, Sea Level, and Mrs. Nellie Mason, Sta cy. Others are Mrs. Howard Nelson, Atlantic; Rogers Murray, Beaufort, Wire Grass and Russell's Creek; Mrs. Stanley Gillikin, Bettie; Mrs. Dora Day, Cedar Island. Mrs. Mil ton Finer. Crab Point and Camp Glenn. Mrs. Monroe Whitehurst, Mrs. Osborn Pigott, Gloucester; John Young. Stella: Mrs. Jim Stallings. Merrimon; Mrs. Guy Styron and Mrs. R. P. Gooding, North River; Floyd Garner, Guy Pritchett, Ju lian Weeks, Will Hardesty, all of Newport; J. C. Rigge, Pelletier and Mrs. Earl Murdoch, Wildwood. Persons wishing to enroll in the Blue Cross plan should see the worker in their community or in the commjuiity nearest them. Mosquitoes (Continued from Page 1) the future. Mr. Davis assured him they would be. The board authoriicd advertis ing the Lonnic Gillikin and J. R. Thompson property for sale. Dr. R. G. Knight, federal vet erinarian, appeared before the board and requested the county to furnish him a helper to help in oculate cattle for TB and Bang's disease. Dr. Knight explained ihat the inoculation was part of a state and federal program. He said he would begin the in oculating tomorrow if he could find someone to help him. The county agreed to pay for the helper. The work will require about three weeks. Attending the meeting were the following commissioners: Tilden Davis, Walter Yeomans, E. H, Pot ter, Moses Howard and the chair man, Dr. K. P. B. Bonner. AIKpaslal Highway Group Reorganizes Alvqh Homihop, J. A. DuBois, Morehead City, Hold Temporqry Offices The All-Coastal Highway commit tee was reorganised Friday at New Bern tohen 40 representatives from towns along the North Carolina coast met to consider a new name and by-lqws. The name chosen for the organ isation was the All-Seashore High way Association, Inc. It will pro mote the Carolina coast and adop tion of a master plan for an all-sea shore highway. Morehead Citlans Chosen Alvah Hamilton, Morehead City, was named temporary chairman of the organization until permanent officers can be elected at a meeting Jan. 8 at the Midway Restaurant, New Bern. A. DuBois, manager of the Morehead City Chamber of Com merce, was selected secretary treas urer until a permanent officer is elected. Mr. DuBois said that the organi zation was going ahead full steam to promote an all seashore high way. . Constitution Read A sample constitution and by laws were read and discussed. They are expected to be adopted at the January meeting, Mr. DuBois said.. Areas of the coast were divided into three districts, whiclv corre spond to the state highway districts on the eastern seaboard. Each will elect five directors to attend the January meeting. Representatives at Friday's meet ing came from Morehead City, Beaufort, Ocracoke, Atlantic Beach, the Dare County Tourist Bureau, New Topsail Beach, Wil mington, Carolina Beach, and New Bern. Attending Friday's meeting from this area were Mr. Hamilton and Mr. DuBois, Morehead City; R. Stanley Wahab, Ocracoke; Clayton Fulcher and Cecil Morris, Atlantic; Dan Walker and Mayor Clifford Lewis, Beaufort; Clyde Jones Morehead City; Elmer Willis, Wil liston; and Edgar Hibbs, Newport; all members of the former All Coastal Highway Committee. King (Continued from Page 1) convoy work, and it was while tow ing a disabled Navy ship off Ice land in January 1942 that a Ger man submarine torpedoed and sank the Hamilton. Most of the cutter's crew was removed to safety by other Naval vessels In the area. Uninjured in the torpedoing. King returned to the United States and did coastal convoy work aboard a small cutter out of Norfolk. Lieutenant King received his of ficer's commission in 1943 and was made first lieutenant aboard the patrol frigate Ogden working as part of the Seventh Fleet in the Pacific, with which he participated in the invasions of Hollandia, Diak, and the Philippines. Becomes Executive Officer Shortly before the war's end he was made executive officer of the patrol frigate Orange operating with the Hawaiian Sea Frontier, and then waa given command of the cutter Tiger handling search and rescue work out of Honolulu. Before taking command of the Agassiz at Morehead City in Sep tember 1951, he was executive offi cer of the Coast Guard Bale, Mi ami, Fla. The Kings have two boys, Charles R., 16, and Gary M., 16 months. FOR BEST IN SERVICE See JOHN A. BAKER or JERRY J. WILLIS For Your Automobile LIABILITY INSURANCE Our Policta comply with tha North Carolina Automobifo Financial Responsibility Law. Your Choic* of 6 or 12 Month* Policy CONVENIENT INSTALLMENTS MAY BE ARRANGED JOHN A. BAKER, AQENCY Phone #-4777 7J2 Arendell St. MordiWd City Mayor (Continued from Page 1) ways is already up and Rice is ' buildiflg a boat. But ^e is block ing access to an oyster roast place at St^ on the port* side *of Hay No action was taken on giving the Atlantic Peach Businessmen's Association permission to put a sign at 24tb and Arendell. The board said a man who wants to seU books and pictures on Arendell street is prohibited to do so by ordinance. The man's name was not given nor was he present. The mayor presented the matter The board approved putting the community Christmas tree at 7th street Proposals to put the tree west of the Hecreation Center were re jected in favor of having the tree in the business area. Commissioner Bell entered a complaint about the Christmas lights disappearing. When tbe time came to put up the lights this year only a few strings could be found. Some were at the beach, some at the school and Commis sioner Bell said that the town should not be bothered with hav ing to look after 4hem. He sug pe^ted that after this Christmas they be given to the Merchants As sociation to take care of. The com- ( missioners agreed that the town i should get out of the Christmas " decorating business. Mayor Dill was authorized to ' write a letter to Ed Buehan of the J A It EC railroad requesting that Arendell street crossings be fixed. Commissioner Garner requested that a street light be put in the square 31, between (iibby Sander son's house and the alley. At the end of he meeting the board discussed tax listing, the general opinion being that a mil lion dollars probably could be ad ded lo the town's taxable proper- * ty. t Attending the meeting were Com missioners Holloway, Bell. Garner, John Morris, the mayor, town bt- 1 torney and John Lashley, clerk, n Commissioner D. J. Hall was ab- * WBfc. ? - ? ? ' ? ? . Engineers Announce Bombing, Strafing Runs Two warning notices have been g issued by Army Engineers com a cerning navigation near Browns : Island and New River Inlet. Bombing and strafing exercises will take place over Browns Is land from 6 p.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday. Firing exercises will take place east of New River Inlet from the beach to 12,000 yards seaward from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. tomorrow, Thurs day and Friday, the engineers said. Craft should avoid the danger areas during these times, except in land waterway craft which will not be interferred with, the engin eers say. Two Negroes Face Trials On Charges of Assault Two Negroes have been charged with assault as the result of fights over the weekend. Sheriff Hugh Salter says that Allen Crooms has been charged with cutting John Moore Jr. with a knife at 8 o'clock Saturday night at the Curve Inn. North River. Moore was treated at Morehead City Hospital. Crooms has been released under $100 bond. Sarah Tootle. Morehead City, has sworn out a warrant against Na thaniel Jenkins. Morehead City RFD, charging him wilh hitting her with his fist. She said Jenkins struck her Sunday night. Murder Case Will Go to Grand Jury ; Willie Iiwraip Jr., 27. 20 Oak Dr., Slocum Village, wi|l face trial at the January term of Craven Superior Court on the change of lulling a Marine buddy, T/Sgt. Er ie?t I. Caret Nov. 10. Ingram has been held in military custody lince the shooting, but was released to Coroner Frank Ballard, Mew Bern, Friday night on an ord r from the Secretary of the Navy. At the inquc?t Friday at New Bern Ingram was recommended by he jury to be held for grand lury action in the shotgun slaying. Bond was set at (2,500. M/Sgt. John Regan. Marine In vestigator, told the jury that he ound Caret's body in the blood ipattered living room. A shot tun had ripped off most of his eft jaw and ear. Hetian said Ingram had told him hat he and Caret had argued over .'aret's staying at Uie Ingram home, ngram got the gun to force Caret o leave The two men grappled ind the gun went off, Regan said, tilling Caret. Car Turns Over, Burns Dn Roberts Road Sunday A 1952 Oldsmobile turned over several times and burned early >unday morning on the Roberts tload between highway 70 and tj?e ^line-foot road near Newport. The car was owned by C. C. Mc L'ullin, 15 N. Craven Dr., Havelock. ^o one was hurt in the wreck, ac ?ording to State Highway Patrol nan H. H. Brown. Patrolman Brown said he found he car lying across a ditch, on ts top. The front laced the road ind the back was at the edge of he woods. Marketing Specialists Will >peak to Farmers George D. Absher, of State Col ege, extension marketing specia ist, will meet with Carteret County armers tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the k-out Building in Beaufort. Mr. Absher will show slides and live suggestions in establishing nd operating roadside markets. Truck Backs into Bus Friday in Morchtad City A Dodge truck driven by Oli ver Lawrence, RFD 1 Beaufort backed into a Community but at MO p.m. Friday in Morehead City. Damage to tbe truck wax es timated at <30 and to the bus *25 Capt. Herbert Griffin of the More lenti City polvce force said tbe truck backed out from an angle parking apace near Bth street and Ihe driver did not see that the bus was making a left turn on to Aren leli. Driving tbe bus was William Maxwell, Mutter, 1309 Shepard St., Morehead City. No one was hurt Listed as owner uf the bus was Marvin Powers, Yellow Cab Co. WHO IS THIS MAN? He is the fellow who sells LIFE INSURANCE THAT IS DIF FERENT. In case of disability II pays for itself and pays you a monthly income up to $350.00. . . . In addition to this, you still have a growing savings account. It pays the face amount for natural death. It pays double the face amount for accidental death. In case you live and keep good health, it automatically becomes a retirement plan. Perfect Protection Policy SOLD ONLY BY OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. of Raleigh, N. C. Theodore Phillips Special Representative 2607 Arendell St. Morehead City, N. C. Three Cents WONT TAKE YOU TO THE BANK BUT IT WILL DO YOUR BANKING FOR YOU Ask us for further details about banking by mail. FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST CO. B23 Arendcll St Morehesd CUy, N. C. Phone 6-4151 MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP. i 1 You best buy bean this tag! S nji beltei ? Thoroughly Impacted ? Reconditioned for Safely 9 Reconditioned for Performance I ? Reconditioned for Value ? Honestly Described * AUTHORIZED HAM Sound Chevrolet Company, Inc. 1 306 AR1NPELL ST. PHONE 6-4071 FOREHEAD CITY, N. C
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