1953 News in Review (CoDtinanl trmm Preceding Pair) Theatre group m organized with the name Carteret Community Theatre. Marriages: Miss Lou Ann Ma son, Beaufort, to Joseph Lee Lyer ly Jr. at New Bern. Miss Greta 1/XU Lawrence. Otway, to Robert C. Runnings of Alliance. Mrs. El len I'ongleton Glessner of Beaufort to Robert Plume of Millersburg, Mich. Mrs. Edith Francisco Calla han of Glenwood, Va? to Chauncey E?ekiel Colenda of Morehead City. Deaths: Joshua Foy, 83, Mans field. Mrs. Eugene W. Meadows. 66, Bogue. Guy Dixon. 57, More head City. Guy Dill Potter, 76, Charleston, W. Va., formerly of Beaufort. Week of Nov. 15: One man died of a heart attack and four men were rescued when a party boat sprang a leak off Cape Lookout. ? Annpuncement was made that the Employment Security Office in Morehead City would close Dec. 31. ? A Negro baby. Wallace Smith. 3 months old, died at his home at North River of malnutrition. The Sea Level Community Hos pital was dedicated on Saturday. P. *E. Taylor presented the deed to the hospital to its trustees on behalf of the Taylor Foundation. Marriages: Carroll Ann Willis to Edgar Wilfred Downum Jr. oi Beaufort. Janet Davis, Warwick* Va., formerly of Marshallberg, to Lt. Travers Owen May hew, USN. ? Deaths: Gary Pittman, 11, Salter Path. Mrs. John W. Rose. 80, Sea Level. Mrs. Lina Meldau, 66, for merly of Bettie. in Winston-Salem. Mrs. A. W. Foreman, 68, Core Creek. Marjoric L. Fodrie, 37, Beaufort. Week of Nov. 22: E. A. Hessee of Morehead City was rescued by the yacht Maribell when his boat's gas line broke and he was marooned for two days and two nights on the Inland Water way seven miles north of More head City. ? A baby was bom in the Sea Level Community Hospital the day after the hospital was opened. ? Mr. and Mrs. John D. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon C. Willis, all of Atlantic, were celebrating their golden wedding anniversaries with Open House. ? Rose's 5 and 10 cent store had moved to its new location at 8th and Arendell streets, Morehead City, and opened for business. Beaufort churches held Thanks giving union services in Ann Street Methodist Church. ? The Beaufort Choral Club gave its first concert of the year at the Beaufort School and Men of Song, the first com munity concert, was held in the Beaufortv School auditorium. Marriages: Iva Belle Lawrence, Beaufort, to Floyd Lewis Dufore of Flint, Mich. 'Ann Lewis, Morehead City to Jack R. Whittington, USMC. Deaths: Horace Loftin, 54, Beau fort. Frank Klein. 65, Charleston, W. Va., formerly of Morehead City. Mrs. J. P. Hipps, 68, Concord. Wil lie G. Murphy, 71, Davis. Robert Benjamin O'Neal. 66, Ocracoke. Benjamin D. Gaskill. 82, Ocracoke. David Gold Lewis, Morehead City. Week of Nov. 29: Ronald Smith, 19, of Beaufort, was critically injured when shot while trying to pull a prank on two boys. ? Beaufort and Morehead City basketball teams opened their season with Newport and Atlantic. ? The Benson H. Riggin, men haden boat owned by Quinn Men haden Fisheries, hit a shoal when being towed into Ocracoke and sank. The freighter, S. S. Mae, with a cargo of 12.000 tons of fertilizer, arrived at the port terminal. ? Three schools in the county. More head City, Camp Glenn and New port. were burglarized in one night. ? Cold weather arrived with the mercury dropping to 33. Marriages: Mae Ann Ferguson to William B. Willis, Morehead City. Ann Oglesby to Harvey Gas kins Jr., Morehead City. Marjorie Guthrie to Henry Froet, Salter Path. Mildred Carol Gillikin, New port. to Richard Lee Bratcher, Cherry Point. Edna Jenkins, Day ton, Ohio, to Gerald D. Mann. New port. ? Deaths: David Fair Willis, 76, Morehead City. James Simpaon. 87. Bettie. Mrs. Suaan Guthrie Smith, 74. Morehead City. DECEMBER Week of Dee. ?: Santa Claus arrived in Beaufort Ready for the NEW LAW? You owe ic 10 yourself to find out how the new Safety Re sponsibility Law will afccx you at a motorist if you ha*e an ac cident after Jan. 1, 19)4 and cannot pay for it. For complete detail* see or telephone S. A. CHALK, JR. Mutual Inaurunc* Agency Phone 6-4336 Wade Building Mb * Ar?? dell M. Merahead CHy "SAVINGS TO POLICYHOLDERS" on board the UktlMor. ? C. G. Holland, fiaheries law enforcement officer, reported thu a good year for afallopa. ? Cherry Point planes were sweeping the county looking for a Jet that disappeared during a flight on tLe weekend ? More head City Chamber of Commerce suggested to the County Board of Education that they buy property owned by Roland R. Barbour for a possible school site. Beaufort firemen gave money to paint the town hall. ? A P res by* terian Church was organized at Havelock. ? A&P officials an nounced a new store 'would be erected at Arendell and 12th streets. Morehead City. ? Horace Loftln of Beaufort was elected president of the Carteret Commun ity Theatre. ? Fort Macon received two civil war mortars. Deaths: Mrs. I. F. O'Neal. 68. Ocracoke; Clay Chadwick of Sara sota. Fla.. father of Mrs. Charles Canfield. Morehead City; James Warren Uilgo, 87. Davis; William Stephen Moore, Beaufort: William F. Wolfe, 47, New York, formerly of Beaufort. Week of Dec. 13: The County Ministerial Associa tion voted to place copies of the New Testament in each room in the Sea Level Community Hos pital. ? H. Earle Mobley of More head City was named head of the Loyal Order of Moose, Morehead City Lodge 1069. ? A new Na tional Guard unit was organized in Beaufort. ? Jesse C. Staton, More head City, received his license as Methodist minister. Work was begun on the new $80, 000 laboratory, Fivers Island.? Dr. Manly Mason, Newport, was elect ed president of the Carteret Coun ty Medical Association. Marriages: Miss Olive Garrish to Mace Garrish, Ocracoke; Miss Mar lene Ballew, Briceville, Tenn., to William E. Abbott, Morehead City. Deaths: Frank Thomas, 41, At lantic Beach; Ellis Smith, 49, Swansboro; Charles Grant Dudley, 87, Stella; Lacy Willis, 52, More head City; Elmer (Shorty) De Camp, 87, Beaufort; Pope Yeat man, 92, Philadelphia, father of Miss Georgina P. Yeatman of Beau fort; Mrs. William J. Miller, 52, Hyattsville, Md.; Asa A. Green, 81, Bear Creek: Noah T. Miller. 80, Morehead City; John Norris, Beau fort. Week of Dec. 20: Graham's Chapel near Newport was destroyed by fire. ? An in mate at the Newport Prison Camp was killed when the guard trailer in which he was riding overturned. ? George W. Ball. Harlowe, was elected president of the Carteret Craven Electric Membership Co operative. Core Creek Methodist Church had made its famous outdoor Na tivity scene for the third year. ? The County Health Department was to help in a Corne'l University survey to determine the cause of automobile accidents. Marriages: Sylvia Sue Conner to Richard Spears, Morehead City. Martha Cotten Critcher to Stanley potter Jr.. both formerly of Beau tort ? Deatha Jamea Herman Caudv. 74. Atlantic Beach and KinMon Mrs. J. W. AUred. High Point, mother of Oacar AUred of More head City. Leater J. McLaw horn. 42. Beaufort. Jennie Gray Glance), 2, Newport. Week af Dm. tf: Four automobile accidents oc curred in the county over the Christmas holiday ? H. Earle Mob ley, governor of the Morehead City Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose announced that their children's Christinas parly had been most suc cessful. ? Vlcki Dern of More head City received the posthumous award of the Air Medal for her fsther, 1st U. Robert D. Dern. USMC. ? A Morehead City family received food snd clothing from the Salvstion Array when their home was destroyed by fire. Marriages: Edna Midgett to Robert Yeager, Morehead City. ? Deaths Mrs Nina Lupton, 85. At lantic. J. Kichard Jones, 83. Mount Olive, father of Dick Jones. More bead City. Edgar Barrett, 50, Farmville. brother of Mrs. A. 11. Joyner of Morehead City. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS PAY DURING THIS MONTH TO AVOID ALL INTEREST CHARGES Starting On February 2 1 Per Cent Interest Will Be Added to 1953 Taxes Don't Delay - - Pay Today E O MOORE Carteret County Tax Collector now. with Nm'i why you un 19 to 25% with Farm Bur ami Farm fcwtn la 2nd W m?m In Alrif A ?CLBCT IMNS driven wMi bad rocordt, cvti ^ down oiirifi of liMM. C You don't pay for Ofcpomlvo occidonf* of After January 1, you may have to prove your financial responsibility to insure your rifht to drive in North Carolina . . . why not chick one of today's "beat buys" in auto Insurance, Farm Bureau? Thousands of your friends and neighbors are already enjoying the special advantage* of this ineurance. 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