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43rd YEAR, NO. 1.
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MORE HEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1*54
Countv News in Review
(The following It a summary of
news events la Carteret County la
1953. It wis compiled by F. C.
Salisbury, More bead City).
JANUARY
Week of Jaaaary 4:
The Coast Guard cutter Agaasiz
rescued eight members of the help
less tug Mary McAllister Wednes
day off Cape Hatteras. ? Highway
U. S. 70 entering Morehead City
changcd from Bridges street to
Arendell street. ? Beaufort Board
blasts CP&L for failure to provide
water. ? Ocracoke holds first crim
inal trial in over 30 years. ? Best's
grill on Highway 70 destroyed by
fire.
Building construction for the
year 1952 from report of building
inspector shows lowest for the past
five years. ? County caamllBiM?
ers went on record opposing bill
for appointment of a medical ex
aminer in each county. ? County
school board receives bids for ad
dition to Newport school. ? Thieves
break into seven Atlantic Beach
cottages during holidays and steal
thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty.
Charles W. Stevens appointed so
licitor of recorder's court of Beau
fort following resignation of Wiley
Taylor Jr. ? Work started on a
project planned to halt erosion at
Fort Macon State Park.
Marriages: Miss Marion D. Os
walt of Newport to Walter M. Lock
hart, Miss Bettie J. Williams to
John B. Loftin of Beaufort, Mrs.
Charlotte R. Tylor of Beaufort to
James W. Ives. ? Deaths: Wesley
Garner, 85, of Newport.
Week of January 11:
Earle Mohiey, new assemblyman,
began his active career at the open
ing of the state legislature. ?
Building housing the Carteret Sup
ply Company on 8th street in
Morchead City torn down. ? Field
work started in shad survey on the
Atlantic coast being conducted
from Fiver's Island station. ? More
head City churches take religious
census.
Two Negro prisoners saw their
way out of the county jail and
escape Sunday night. ? Camden P.
Fessant of Tampa, Fla., hired as
traffic solicitor and assistant ter
minal manager of the port ter
minal. ? Harry Davis, curator of
the state museum speaks before
the Men's Club of St Paul's of
Beaufort.
A silver cup was presented to
the Beaufort PTA by the district
director for the greatest increase
in membership during the year
1951-52. ? Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie
Dill purchase the Herring store in
Beaufort and will replace it with
a Jack 'n Jill shop.
Marriages: M?ss Gladys R. Cox
to Curtis F. Willis of Morehead
City. Miss Betty R. Holliday of
Straits to Herbert L. Holt. Miss
Georgia M. Fulcher of Beaufort to
Robert Arthur Jr. Mrs. Marjorie
Edgerton of Morehead City to
Frank Leonard. ? Deaths: Her
bert J. Bell, 69, Newport. Tyre
Moore, 90, Marshallberg.
Week of January 18:
Elvin J. Bennett of Beaufort kill
ed when his car went off the road
and turned over in a ditch. ? Pro
ton Johnson. 9-year-old boy of
Beaufort will be featured on March
of Dimes poster for 1953. ? A 23
foot section of the ceiling in the
Morehead City Municipal Building
collapsed a short time before the
calling of the weekly recorder's
court session. ? Mrs. Laurie Peter
son installed as Noble Grand of
the Miriam Rebekah Lodge of
Beaufort.
Glenn Adair named Young Man
of the Year by the Beaufort Jay
cees. ? Fire destroys the home of
Douglas Starr, superintendent of
Fort Macon State Park wilh Iocs
of all personal effects. ? Walter
S. Morris of Morehead received
the Jayeee's Distinguished Service
award for 1952.
Morehead Band receives $100
prize at Lions Club convention held
at Rocky Mount. ? Morehead City
Legion Post receives the Bill Neal
membership trophy for exceeding
membership quota for 195S. ?
County electric coop announce!
plans tar the construction of a
$90,000 headquarters building Just
outside of Morehead. ? Carteret
Gas Company opens new show
room ad office on 8th street in
Morehead.
Death*: Mrs. Mary ('. Schneider
of Beaufort. John W. Sanders, 77,
of Morehead. Linwood Styron. 64,
of Davta. Mrs. George D. Gamble
of Morehead.
Week at January 25:
R. M. Williams, eoanty agricul
tural agent, named chairman of
the Five-County Agents Asaocla
tion. ? Morehead port made a
profit at over $*8,000 in the past
six months. ? North Carolina Lit
tle Symphony give* its only per
forma nee in the county at More
head ? Beaufort police get hook
up with countywid* police rarito
system. ? Earl Johnson. 3 year-oid
colored boy of Merrimon killed
when struck by car. ? ha$Dll
Jaycee* to erect an electric score
board in the high school gym.
Ann Street Eaao station in Beau
fort damaged by fire to the extent
of $3,000. ? Storm doe* damage
to gatat* and of new Iflmmil
Thr coal-bearing ship, Seaconnet, ran hard aground on Beaufort
Bar in February. She was refloated after five days of trying to pry
her loose. Before proceeding to Europe the Seaconnet went into
Newport News, Va? for repairs. Photo by Jerry Schumacher
chapcl in Morehead causing delay
in completion of building. ? Four
Atlantic men rescued when shrimp
boat Drewer sank off Cape Hat
teras.
Mrs. Lucille M. Willis installed
as noble grand of the Esther Re
bekah Lodge of Morchead. ?
Morehead merchants association
votes to adopt uniform business
hours for*all retail stores in town.
Marriages: Miss Jane L. Clark to
Carroll W. Lewis of Beaufort. ?
Deaths: William H. Ipock, 86, of
North River. John A. Dill, 67, of
Beaufort. Mrs. Betty Arthur, 74,
of Beaufort. Mrs. Eliza E. O'Neal,
62, of Oeracoke.
FEBRUARY
Week of February lis
Laurie E. Pake of Willi* ton kill
ed when the bicycle he was riding
on the highway was struck by C. C.
Copenhaver of Arlington, Va. ?
County officers capture truck on
Nine-foot road near Newport load
ed with 432 gallons of whiskey. ?
The Federal government approves
the expenditure of $186,144 for a
new 16 classroom Camp Glenn
school.
The State Ports Authority ap
proves the expenditure of $175,000
to make repairs on the old dock at
the Morehead City port terminal.
? Mobley bill asking law to allow
pilotage commission to issue more
licenses wins approval in legisla
ture. ? David H. Freshwater, More
head City High School senior, com
petes for John M. Morehead
scholarship at UNC.
Marriages: Mrs. Bonnie Davant
of Beaufort to George W. Huntley.
Miss Margaret Mae Hamilton of
Beaufort to William P. Moore Jr.
? Deaths: Charles L. Willis, 86,
Mansfield Park. Leo W. Roberts.
55, formerly of Morehead City.
Mrs. Ernest Nelson, 57, of Mans
field Park.
Week of February 8:
? Freighter Seaconnet goes
aground on Beaufort* bar south of
Fort Macon. ? Five ships arrive
over the weekend at the port ter
minal. ? C. R. Davant elected to
head activities of County Sym
phohy Society. ? March of Dimes
campaign in the county exceeds its
goal by $1,000. ? John D. Phillips
opens new hardware hiore in More
head City. ? Beaufort fire depart
ment votes to have fire commis
sioner appointed.
Construction work starts on the
golf course of the Morehead City
Country Club on Crab Point. ?
Deponce Oliveira, sailor on an LST
drowns when he dived overboard
to recover a billfold. ? George B.
Stovall made a member of the Pio
neer Club of the CP&L Company
for 25 years with the company.
Marriages: Miss Helen J. Vick
of Morehead City to Samuel C.
Gibhs. Miss Julia B. Kelly of At
lantic to Roy L. Robinson. Miss
Margaret L. Murdoch of Wildwood
to Frederick R. Bell. ? Deaths:1
Mrs. Charlotte A. WW*. ML-*
Bettle. Mrs. William L. Hateerfcr.,'
79. of Beaufort. Mrs. Sarth W.
Fulcher. 82, of Marshallberg. Guy
"R. Dickinson, 55, of Beaufort. Mri.
Mary C. Smith, 74, of Lennoxville.
Thomas T. Gooding, 89, of Beau
fort. Alfred H. Chadwick, 66, of
Straits. Ollie Smith, 59, of More
head City. Dave Willis of More
head City. Benjamin F. Harrison,
68, of Bogue.
Week of February 16:
Winds ranging up to 55 miles
an hour and high seas pounded the
coastal areas of Carteret County ? j
New street lights installed along
the streets of Morehead. ? Aaron
R. Craig elected president of the
Newport Rotary Club. ? E. E.
Lee of Raleigh assigned to ports
as freight rate authority. ? Atlan
tic Beach aldefmen turn down
budget and tax. assessment.
Deaths: Benjamin Fulcher, 70,
of Ocracoke.
Week of February 22:
Port stevedoring given to the
firm of Stevenson and Young of
Norfolk. ? Joseph Morris of North
Harlowe killed when his car hit a
cement post. ? A Junior Odd Fel
lows Lodge organized in Beaufort
with 20 charter members. ? Mrs.
Phoebe F. Jordon of Morehead
killed in auto accident at Orange
Beach, Ala.
Walter E. Edwards appointed
manager of the Morehead plant^ of
the Fry Roofing Company. ? Camp
Glenn >chool observes PTA Found
ers Day. ? Carteret County BAPW
Club donates $15 to aaeb o < the
seven county school lunch funds.
? Downum and Potter of Beaufort
sue.Rulane Gas Company lor dam
ages caused by fire. ? Rev. W. W
Davis, former Baptiat pastor of
Beaufort dies in Wilmington.
Deaths: Mrs. Cora S. Piner, 85.
of Morehead. Alvin Brooks, 81, of
Otway.
MARCH
Week of Mart* 1:
The S. S. Ctrl Fisser arrived in
port and is the first foreign mer
chant vessel to import fertilizer to
its new deep sea terminal. ?
Charlie Piner launches new tug
boat, first of this type to be built
in the county. ? Beaufort police
radio system completed with tele
phone extension to Morehead.
Post Tooker, a retired New York
architect, burned to death in fire
that destroyed his home on Bogue
Sound. ? County fishermen op
pose new fish tax through delega
tion to Raleigh. ? J. P. Harris of
Beaufort named fire commissioner
for the town. ? Aaron Moore of
Salter Path killed when crushed
beneath tractor.
R. B. Howard elected president
Morehead Merchants Association.
? Earl Freeman sells interest in
Freeman and Nelson store and
buys interest in Stroud's Food Cen
ter.
Marriages: Miss Jocelyn Stevens
of Beaufort to N. T. MacKinnon.
Miss Etta Lou Willis of Atlantic
to Richard Jordon. Miss Lukevia
Wade of Morehead to Paul J. Lats
ko. ? Deaths: Miss Nan Wade, 70,
of Beaufort. Elmer Mason, 83, of
Atlantic.
Week of March 8:
Superior Court judge orders
grand jurors to investigate 500
cases of tax payers who have fail
ed to list taxes. ? Red Cross drive
in county falls short of annual goal.
? Morehead Lions present $100 to
school band. ? Multi-million dol
lar fire hits Wilmington water
front.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Norwood elect
ed worthy matron and worthy pa
tron of Morehead chapter Eastern
Star. ? Longshoremen's union set
up at port Urminal. ? . Eagle Scout
Gordon C. Willis Jr. receives the
-God sua Coontrjr- *ward. ? Ocr%
Coke Civic Club backs up plan ft*
coastal highway.
Marriages: Miss Barbara A.
Fulcher of Marshallberg to Weslay
Jones. Miss Audrey Garner of
Beaufort to Ellis E. Fodrie. ?
Deaths: William Flannagan, 70. of
Ocracoke. Mrs. Asa E. Gaskina, 78.
of Camp Glenn. Billy J. Williams,
4. of Davis. Bernie Guthrie, 18, of
Broad Creek. Mrs. W. H. Rose, 73,
of Beaufort. Mrs W. Z. McCabc,
89, of Wildwood.
Week of March 15:
Death of two citiiens of the
county followed a long illness, Mr>.
Alice G. Hoffman of Bogue Banks
and Graham W. Duncan of Beau
fort. ? Dow Chemical Company
to build large storage tanka at the
port terminal. ? Newport school
basketball team wins state title as
State Class A champions.
Beaufort and Atlantic Beach re
ceive safety awards. Atlantic to re
ceive award later. ? Beaufort com
missioners refuse to support pro
posed court bill. ? Marine plane
has accident making forced landing
at the Atlantic field.
Military police station in More
head moved to make room for new
building on comer. ? Fishermen
catch 400 pound male loggerhead
turtle which produced 175 pounds'
of steaka. ? Home of H. P. Wor
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Beaufort Jaycees Will Name
Man -of -the -Year Jan. 11
Charles V.Webb
Funeral Will Be
At 3 P.M. Today
Charles Voorhees Webb, 76, died
at his home at 11:15 Wednesday
night. Death was attributed to
coronary thrombosis, a heart dis
ease. Funeral services will be con
ducted at 3 o'clock this afternoon
in the First Methodist Church,
Morehead City. The Rev. Leon
Couch, pastor, will officiate.
Mr. Webb, active lor many years
in county politics, is survived by
his wife, Mamie Steed Webb of Ox
ford whom he married in 1905, and
two brothers, Earle W. Webb, New
York City, Theodore R. Webb,
Plaj N. J., and a number of
niecij and nephews.
Mr. Webb was born in Morehead
City, the son of the late Harriet
Wade and Alexander Haywood
Webb.
Mr. Webb had not been ill. He
died while sitting in a chair in his
living room. He was taken to
Morehead City Hospital in the
George W. Dill ambulance but his
physician said he had died before
reaching the hospital.
Mr. Webb served 25 years on
the County Board of Education,
was a former county commissioner,
served many years as list-taker in
Morehead City and was a loyal
member of the First Methodist
Church.
Honorary pallbearers this after
noon will be members of the Coun
ty Board of Education, the County
Board of Commissioners, trustees
and stewards of the First Metho
(list Church, G. T. Windell, "Willium
Willis and lleaden Ballou, all of
Morehead City.
Court Finds
Defendant Guilty
William (Pete) Fulford Jr.,
Morrhead City Negro, originally
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon, was found guilty in More
head City Recorder's Court Mon
day of simple trespass and mali
cious damage to personal proper
ty
The court amended the warrant
from assault with a deadly weap
on to the lesser offense. Acting
Judge Alvah Hamilton sentenced
Fulford to three months on the
roads.
The sentence will be suspended
if Fulford pays $41.75 to D. C.
Mclntyre for damagu to his auto,
pays a $10 fine ana court costs,
and remains on good behavior for
two years.
Fulford was charged with assault
by Mclntyre after a scrape outside
the Edgewater Hotel Dec. 23. Mc
lntyre told Morehead City police
that Fulford fired twice at his
auto while he and two acquain
tances were sitting in It.
Herbert Collins
Appeals Case
Herbert Collins, N. 13th street,
Morehead City, pled not guilty to
breaking and entering and larceny
of about $80 In Morehead City Re
corder's Court Monday. Collins and
Earl Tootle were arrested in con
nection with the robbery of Rob
ert Dudley's place, Morehead City,
Dec. 21.
After hearing testimony, the
court found probable causc on
breaking and entering and larceny
of 118. The case was bound over
to the March term of Superior
Court. Collins' bond was act at
$500 by the court.
Tootle. RFD 1 Morehead City,
also charged with breaking and
entering and larceny of $00, had
his case continued until Jan. 4.
His bond waa increased to $500
by the court.
Dudley told police that about
160 in cash and merchandiae waa
taken at the tine of the break-in.
Police arretted Collins and Tootle
Wednesday. Dec. 24.
Tide Table
HIGH LOW
Friday, Jib. 1
8:11 a.m. 11:41 1.111.1
5:24 p.m. 11:30 p.l
Saturday, Jaa. I
8:03 a.m. 11:37 a.1
8:07 p.m. 12:18 PJL |
Sunday, Jaa. I
8:87 a.m. 1:31 a.1
7:11p.m. 1:98 pja. I
N?Mlay. Jaa. 4
7:48 a.m. 2:33 a.
8:08 fM- 2:20 pm |
? Beaufort Jaycees will announce their selection for Man-'
of-the-Year for 1953 at their meeting Monday night, Jan.
11, at the Inlet Inn.
Holden Ballou, co-chairman of the awards committee,
said yesterday that a secret committee of judges has been
named to select the man between 21 and 36 years of age
who in their estimation has done*
the most (or Beaufort during the
past year. Serving with Mr. Ballou
as co-chairman is Danforth Hill.
The judges will meet at 8 o'clock
Wednesday night at Mr. Ballou's
home to make their selection. Any
club, organiiation or individual in
Beaufort may nominate men for
the man-of-the-year award.
The applications may be obtain
ed from Jaycee officers, Mr. Ballou
or Mr. Hill. The nominee must fill
the age requirements but he need
not be a member of the Jaycees
Completed application blanks
should list the reasons why the
nominee should be named Man-of
the-Year.
Mr. Ballou said the man aelected
will receive a key. The presenta
tion will probably be made during
National Jaycee Week, Jan. 14-21,
he added.
At the Jan. 11 meeting, Jaycee
members will ballot for the Key
Man. That is the term applied to
the Jaycee whom fellow members
believe did the most outstanding
work for the club during the past
year.
Club members will also select on
Jan. 11 the most outstanding Jay
cee committee. A plaque will be
presented the committee and each
year the members of the honored
committee will have their names
added to the plaque.
Jaycees held their last session
of the year this week at the Inlet
Inn and afterward the committee
of judges for the Man-of-the-Year
award were selected.
At the Monday meeting Hay
wood Snell, chairman of the Christ
mas program committee, reported
that the Christmas program was a
great success. Fifteen families re
ceived Christmas boxes of fruit,
vegetables, and clothing donated by
various Beaufort merchants.
The Lite-a-Lawn project and pro
I (taction of a variety show were dif
cimiH, Cut no atfton was tak?n.
"he (Tub stated, how, that their
annual minstrel show this year
would be a variety show.
Col. R. S. Marr Gets
Port Director Job
Special to THE NEWS-TIMES
Col. R. 8. Marr, 52, of Rock
Hill, S. C., was named executive
director of the State Porto Au
thority at the meeting yesterday
at Goldsboro.
Colonel Marr will take over
early this month the I1I.3M a
year Job left vacant yesterday
by the resignation of Col. G. W.
Gillette. He Is a native of
Illinois, a graduate of the Univer
sity of Illinois and served 3*
years with the U. S. Army. His
wife is a native of Beaufort, S.C.
Others considered for the post
were Fred B. Otell, New Orleans,
and Charles B. Boogher, Mer
chantvllle, N. J.
C. V. Hill Hit
By Car Tuesday
C. V. Hill, Beaufort, escaped in
jury when he was bumped by a
car at 5:30 Tuesday night at the
south end of Craven street, Beau
fort.
Mr. Hill who owns and operates
the C. V. Hill Grocery was crowing
the street when a car beside the
Sinclair Service Station backed in
to him.
Chief of Police M. E. Guy said
the car was driven by a Negro fish
erman who slammed on his brakes
when he heard someone yell to
him to stop. Bystanders said Mr.
Hill refused to b* taken to the
hospital. Members of his family
reported yesterday that he was get
ting along it) right
Chirr O *1; ??1<' driver of the
car ?V?t' identified and had been
allowed to leave the scene of the
accident before the chief arrived.
Morehead City Chamber
Issues Year-End Report
The Morehead City Chamber of
Commerce had a busy year in 1953,
according to a year-end report is
sued this week.
The chamber promoted tourist
travel and trade in Morehead City
by distributing over 10,000 sport
fishing guides and tide tables, lo
cated rooms for tourists after ho
tel* were filled, attracted tourisU
on US 17 with highway signs at
Folkstone and Bridgeton, and sup
plied information on air, rail, bus,
and train schedules.
J. A. DuBois. chamber manager,
reported that the chamber was rep
resented. at all hearings and confer
ences thai dealt with Morehead
City, sought and received "timely
support" from town and county
commissioners and set up an em
ployment agency following the clos
ing of the Employment Security
Commission office.
In promoting Morehead City as
a site for Industrial development,
the chamber mailed over 7,000 col
ored and illustrated brochures of
the town, answered over 3,000 re
quests for Information about
the town and county, and aent in
dustrial Information to over 200
proapects.
It also supplied newcomers with
directories and map*, published
hundreds of ' articles and photo*
throughout the atate and nation;
and found apartments for hundreds
of service families.
The chamber kept in contact with
government and civic affairs by
keeping In close contact with state
government departments. Accord
Dimes in Meters
Will Fight Polio
Dime* placed in parking meter*
in Beaufort and Horehead City will
(o toward the March of Dimes,
Mia* Ruth Peelllng. chairman of
the March of Dimes, announced
yapterdajr
Community chairmen for the
campaign have been appointed and
their name* will be releaaed next
week.
The first special event of the
campaign will be a radio program
from 1:M to 9:1B Sunday afternoon.
Person* may contribute to the
March of Dime* by phoning the
radio nation and having Carteret
County entertainer* perform. Tlx
Urn* for the program la being paid
for by Carteret County boaineaa
ing to the report it cooperated with
church, civic and fraternal organ
izations by making available to
them aervicM of the chamber staff
and office facilities.
The chamber circulated over
8,000 map* and stories promoting
the All-Seashore Highway and
worked in close cooperation with
port authorities.
Mr. DuBois concluded the report
with the words. "We Must Do More
in "94."
? ? ?
Agassiz Gets
New Commander
Lt. Peter S. Branson
Assumes Duties After
Service on Ingham
Lt. Peter S. Branson, USCG, has
assumed command of the 125-foot
Coast Guard Cutter Agassiz based
at Morehead City. He relieved Lt.
Arnold Peterson, who had com
manded the vessel in a temporary
capacity since the ship's former
skipper, Lt. Charles H. King, re
tired in November.
Lieutenant Peterson has been re
assigned commanding officer of the
cutter Mistletoe operating out of
Portsmouth, Va.
His assignment to the Agassiz
marks Lieutenant Branson's first
role as commanding officer of a
. Coast Guard vessel. His last duty
was as operations officer and nav
igator aboard the 327-foot cutter
Ingram working out of Norfolk, Va.
on North Atlantic weather patrol.
Began Service on DE
A 1944 Co r>t Guard Academy
graduate, he began his service ca
reer aboard the destroyer escort
Joyce on North Atlantic ccivoy
duty as gunnery officer.
Following World War II, Lieu
tenant Branson was transferred to
the Atlantic weather patrol cutter
Sebago based at New York, and
while aboard, spent several months
as the vessel's executive officer.
In July 1948 he went aboard the
327-foot weather ship Spencer, al
so based at New York, and served
as a student engineer. A year
later he went to Coast Guard Head
quarters, Washington, for a brief
assignment in the Personnel auc
tion.
Late in 1949 he was sent to
Scripps Institute of Oceanography
at La Jolla, Calif., to prepare him
for ice patrol duty, in which the
knowledge of oceanography play*
an important -part.
Opera tea frw Newfoundland
He went on ice patrol aboard the
cutter Evergreen in January 1991
operating out of Argentia, New
foundland. Before he left ice pa
trol work in October 1952 for aa
signment to the Ingham, he flew aa
an ice observer out over the At
lantic aboard Coast Guard aircraft.
Lieutenant Branson was born In
1923 In Philadelphia, but waa
brought up in Schenectady, N. Y..
where he graduated from Nott
Terrace High School in 1941.
His father, Harold W. Branson,
lives at 1912 Bentley Rd , Schen
ectady.
Lieutenant Branson Is married
to the former Dorothy ColllM,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick
L. Collins, of Weat Lake, Guilford
Conn.
The Lieutenant and Mrs. Bran
son have two children; Paul, 2, and
Joan. 8 months.
Negotiations Continue
For Purchase of A&EC
Negotiation* are still in progress between the Southern'
Railway and the Atlantic and Eaat Carolina Railroad and
according to reports from A ft EC officials this week an
agreement apparently has been reached. Three steps must
be taken, however, before the deal can be closed, says
Col. E. R. Buchan, Kinston, president of the A&EC.
THE NEWS-TIMES scooped all papers in the state with'
Rain, Fog
Shroud County
Fog and a drizzly rainfall pre
dominated in Carteret County early
thia week. The rain stopped late
Wedneaday night and the drat real
appearance of the aun waa appar
ent yaaterday morning.
Temperature remained iteady
following Monday'a low of 41. Max
imum temperatures for thia week
hovered In the high SO'a.
Rainfall, aa recorded by Stamey
Davie, weather obaerver, increased
from .11 laches on Monday to .73
inches MAadneaday. The rainfall
waa contlauoua from Monday to
Wedneaday, Mr. Davta said
Yesterdays temperatures and
rainfall were not available when
THE NEWS-TIMES went to press.
Temperature readinp fellow:
Max. Mia.
Monday M <1
Tuesday 57 *1
Wedneeday 57 51
Tlw Teeatmasters Club will aeet
at 7iJO-p ni Thursday In the Beau
fort Town Hall. This will be the
first Meeting uf the new year.
?lire ?iiiivuiKcmciii u uiai
Southern had made definite offer*
to lessees of the state-owned
A A EC line. At that time Colon*!
Buchan aaid he and Harry Edward*,
New Bern, chairman of the A&EC
board, were willing to dispose of
their interests to Southern.
"If Southern is to buy us out."
be commented, "the many factors
? both personal and public-spirit
ed ? would be our reasons for sell
ing."
Steps Outlined
The three steps that must be
taken before the deal with South
ern can be closed are the following,
according to Colonel Buchan:
1. Extension of A* EC's lease to
Jan. 1, 1995
2. Obtaining an agreement for
connections with the new Cherry
Point and Camp Lejeune railroad
being constructed by the federal
government
3. Obtaining approval for Uw
proposed tranaaction from Inter
state Commerce Commission
Stockholder* to Meet
The directors and stockholder*