Col. G. W. Gillette
Retires , Delivers Talk
Col. George W. Gillette, director*
of the SUte Ports Authority since
1947, retired yesterday.
Colonel Gillette made farewell
remarks at a dinner at Wilmington
during the .holidays. The dinner
was attended by shipping officials
and Wilmington businessmen.
Director Pioneered
The state ports director who pio
neered the state's port ievelopment
program at Morehead City and Wil
mington, predicted that North
Carolina's ports, harbors and water
ways will be vital factors in Tar
Heel economy in coming years.
He said there is "ample evi
dence" that exports through state
ports will continue to increase and
import traffic will mount as buy
ers and sellers learn, by experi
ence, the saving to be gained by
using state ports.
Ports Play Big Role
The ports have played* an im
portant role in industrial develop
ment in Eastern North Carolina,
and the new terminals have added
impetus to that growth. Colonel
Gillette said. Several industrial
developments of far reaching im
pact, and which are directly con
nected with port and water-borne
operations, will locate in the har
bor areas in 19f?4, he declared.
Besides accommodating commer
cial and military traffic since the
state terminals began operation in
the summer of 1952, Colonel Gil
lette said that work on the adjust
ments of truck and rail freight
rates had produced a more favor
able traffic position for North
Carolina ports and inland shippers.
New equipment and the construc
tion of a fumigating plant, he add
ed, have put the marine terminals
in line to give importers a more
complete service for special com
modities such as bulk fertilizers,
imported cotton and lumber.
Several Business** Will
Close for Holiday
Happy New Year!
Banks, the courthouse. town
halls and THE NKWfc-TLMIM
office will be dotted today.
You'll Just have to take yaw
chances on offices and stares be
ing open. Some will be, some
won't. THE NEWS TIMES here
by makes a New Year's resolu
tion: we are going to (Iff up
trying to find out what will stay
open and what won't be open
on holidays. Businessmen and
office managers don't even know
themselves.
Their stock reply to an in
quiry is, "Well do what the oth
ers are going to do." That, of
counie, means that they'll come
down the street, look and see if
anybody else is open; if so,
they'll stay open, if not, they'll
lock up and go home.
Business will be resumed as us
ual on Saturday.
Firm to Build
Fill for Brickie
Steen Contracting Corp.. Norfolk,
Va., has aplied to the office of the
district engineer (or a permit to
dredge the Neusc liver and to
construct a fill for the new high
way bridge under construction
across the Trent River at New
Bern. Contract for the bridge was
let several months ago.
Plans submitted to the engin
eer's office show that approximate
ly 150.000 cubic yards of material
will be dredged from the Neuse
River and deposited to form a fill
approximately 3.000 feet lone for
the southern approach the bridge.
Plans may be seen at the office
of the district engineer or the post
office at New Bern.
Objections to this project by any
person, firm, or association from
the standpoint of navigation are
to be turned into th<? district engin
eer's office by Jan. 7. R. L. llill,
district engineer, said yesterday.
Tanker Docks
The USS Kennebago discharged
aviation fuel at Avaition Fuel Ter
minal on Radio Island Wednesday.
It arrived Tuesday and sailed for
Texas yesterday.
Neighbors, Friends Help
Knight Family on Causeway
"Due to the kindness of neigh
bors and friends and some folks
whom I've never even seen, our
Christmas was wonderful," said
Mrs. Colleen M Knight of the
Beaufort Morehead City causeway.
Mrs. Knight and her two chil
dren, Charles 3' a, and David, 2,
live in an apartment near the Ma
chine and Supply Co. Her husband
is serving time on a charge of de
sertion from the United States
Marine Corps. Therefore, she is
without means of support.
Mrs. Knight, whose home is in
California, has no way of getting
home. "My family has sent me as
much money as they could," she
explained, then added, "the folks
here have been so kind and gener
ous they have brought us food,
given us oil for heating and cloth
ing for the children. And I have
been so surprised and so grateful."
Mrs. Knight's husband was
charged with desertion from the
Marine Corps in July. She is ex
pecting another child next month
and will be cared for at the Naval
Hospital at Camp Lejeune. While
Witness Refuses to Press
Charges in Assault Case
Jimmie Darby, crew member of
the J. Karl Morris menhaden boat,
failed to press charges in Beaufort
Recorder's Court Tuesday against
Jlermon Wilkerson, Baton Rouge,
La., and Fellcher Michel, Miss. As
a result the charges against them
were changed.
Darby was seen by Carlton Gar
ner, assistant chief of police, limp
ing down Pine street Wednesday,
Dec. 23. Officer Garner stopped
Darby and asked him what was the
matter.
He then noticed that Darby was
cut on lh<* let; and it was bleeding.
Darby told the officer that two
men had jumped him and tried to
heat him up. During the scuffle,
Darby said, he received the cut.
Darby described the men and
Officer Garner said he had seen
them earlier, walking down the
street. Both th'e assistant chief
and Darby went after the two al
leged assaulters after Officer Gar
ner treated the cut on Darby's leg
from the first aid kit in the patrol
car.
The assistant chief arrested the
men just before they got on their
boat which was docked at the foot
of Turner street. Darby identified
Wilkerso.i as the man who cut him
an J Michel as the one who struck
him in the face and knocked him
down.
Arrests Botii
Gai ner arrested both men, charg
ing Wilkerson with assault with a
knife and Michel with simple as
sault. Both were released after j
posting a $50 bond.
she's in the hospital, Mrs. W. J.
I pock who also lives on the cause
way. has offered to care for the
children.
Mrs. Knight says she expects to
go back to work as soon as possible.
Meanwhile she said she sincerely
thanks everyone who has helped
her in the past as well as those
who are helping her at present.
Garner then advised Darby to
set- a doctor for further treatment
of the cut.
When Darby failed to pros
charge* Wilker son's warrant was
changed to public drunkenness and
Michel's to public fighting.
Judge Passes gfslsste
Judge Earl Mason sentenced
Michel to 30 days in jail to work
on the streets or get out of town.
Wilkerson was ordered to pay costs
on the drunkenness charge.
Donald Brooks, of RFD Beau
fort. paid $100 fine and costs and
had his license suspended for one
year by Judge Mason. Mr. Brooks
was charged with drunk driving
and hit and run after a five-car
collision on Front street last Thurs
day.
Four cars wore damaged besides
Brooks' betore Brooks' car came to
hah titer starting I way from .the
curb Im front of the Colonial Store.
W. U GilUUa and Lewis MeWell.
'charged with public drunkenness,
paid coats of court. MeWell w??
also charged with asaault. but the
cue was dismissed
Judge Mason ordered G. M Go
dette. charged with leaving the
scene of an accident, to pay $28
fine and coats or go to jail for 90
dayi to work the streets.
Cases continued were John
George, no operator's license;
Floyd Hogan. allowing Emory
Goode to fire fireworks from his
car: Emory Goode, firing fireworks
in Beaufort; and Wilbur Davis, aa
sault, public drunkenness, and dis
turbing the peace. Another charge
of aasault against Davis was also
continued.
Joaeph W. Dye, charged with
failing to stop at a stop sign, was
reported now living in Georgia.
I The court has deferred prosecution.
French statisticians estimate that
85 per cent of French families own
one or more bicycles.
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Uy of A1EC stock Report! say
that Colonel Buchan and Mr. Ed
wards have requested $375,000 for
controlling interest in their cor
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Morehead City officials and busi
ness men as well as the State
Ports Authority are favorably in
clined toward the proposed "pur
chaw" of the road by Southern. It
would neon improved rail service
for the pert, serve as a .drawing
card (or industries to locate along
the A A EC trackage, provide more
attractive Ireight rates and will
give the state (or the first time a
-?ingle line east west railroad.
The AfcEC's present Jeaae will
expire in 11 years. Rental paid by
the A* EC to the A4NC is $60,300
annually.
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Flannels, tweeds, gabardines,
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