Chamber Manager Writes
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Firemen Answer
Two Alarms
Morehead City firemen were
called out Tuesday and Wednes
day to extinguish blazes on Aren
dell street.
Tuesday at 4:45 p.m. firemen
went to 705 Arendell street to
put out a fire in Mrs. C. M.
Willis's apartment.
The oil heater in the apartment
had backfired sending up a sheet
of flame, causing Mrs. Willis to
turn in the alarm. Mrs. Willis turn
ed off the heater and the danger
was averted. No damage result
ed.
Firemen said soot had clogged
the chimney causing the backfire.
At 7:55 a.m. Wednesday fire
men were called to Sally Gaskin s
home, 1706 Arendell St. to put
out a fire caused by an over
heated flue. The sheetrock sur
rounding the flue had caught fire
and was smouldering when fire
men arrived.
The sheetrock was pulled off and
fire put out. Eldon Nelson, fire
chief, estimated the damage at
$25.
State Patrolman Arrests
A. J. Locoe on Highway
Alvin J. Locoe, Cherry Point,
was arrested by State Highway Pa
trolman J. W. Sykes Tuesday night
west of Morehead City and was
charged with boing drunk on the
highway.
The patrolman picked Locoe up
on highway 70 west of the Airport
Grill. Bill Cody, manager of the
grill, said Locoe had been in his
place earlier, causing a disturbance
and threatening him. Locoe was
put in the Morehead City jail.
State Highway Patrolmen recov
ered stolen cars valued at $842,
280 during 1953.
A letter hu been lent by Joaeph
A. DuBois, manager of the More
bead City Chamber of Commerce,
to Congressman Graham A. Barden,
requesting an investigation of the
closing of the employment security
office in Morehead City.
The letter follows:
"As you can see by<4he attached
clipping (NEWS-TIMES story on
unemployment claims), our Cham
ber of Commerce members are be
ing forced to operate an employ
ment office for which they are
already being directly taxed.
"Yes, taxed much more than the
necessary operating costs, judged
by the surplus returned to the
General Fund.
"Isn't there something that can
be done to rectify this most un
necessary inconvenieuce to em
ployer and employee alike in Car
teret County?
"You don't hear us gripe very
often, and we know you will do all
you possibly can to bring our plight
to the attention of the proper au
thorities.
"With kindest regards, I remain
Sincerely
Joseph A. DuBois."
Barrus Bids $75,183
On Highway 70 Job
The State Highway Commission
has reported that a low bid of
$75,183 has been received on the
resurfacing of highway 70 from
the intersection with 24 west to
the intersection of the Roberts
Road near Newport.
The low bidder was Barrus Con
struction Co., Kinston. This pro
ject, 5.27 miles, was one of 11 on
which the highway commission
opened bids Tuesday.
State Highway Engineer W. H.
Rogers Jr., said prices on all
work, grading, structures and pav
ing were "generally very good."
Representative Speaks
H. Earle Mobley, Carteret Coun
ty's representative in the state
legislature, spoke to the Beaufort
Rotary Club at their meeting Tues
day night at the Inlet Inn.
Beaufort Selects
Contest Projects
The steering committee of the
Beaufort Finer Carolina project
met Monday night at the town hall
and selected five contest projects
and one alternate for 1954.
The projects selected are broad
in scope, explained Dan Walker,
chairman of the committee. Com
mittees appointed to carry out the
projects may select their own en
terprises within the general topic
heading.
The projects are as follows:
cleanup, beautification, improved
recreation facilities, additional
tourist aids, improved rural rela
tions. improved health facilities.
N. F. Eure, general chairman of
the contest, explained that these
projects were selected following
a survey of the town as suggested
by Carolina Power and Light Co.,
contest sponsors.
George Stovall, manager of
CP&L in this area, was present to
explain his company's program.
Mr. Walker said that projects
such as new industry or hotel were
not included because it was felt
that the basic things, such as a
clean town, an attractive town, a
town with good recreation and
health facilities had to precede the
"bigger" things.
Mr. Eure asked that representa
tives from civic clubs who are serv
ing on the committee, request $10
from their respective clubs to help
finance the contest work.
Committee members attending
the meeting were Mrs. D. F. Mer
rill, Mrs. Graham Duncan, Mrs.
Adam Metz, Mrs. Venus Davis,
John Jones. Mayor Clifford Lewis,
R. M. Williams, Randolph Johnson,
Gerald Woolard and Dr. W. L.
Woodard.
Cashier Speaks
Nathan Garner, of the First-Citi
zens Bank and Trust Co., Newport,
spoke at Newport High School yes
terday about the oratorical contest
being sponsored by the State Bank
ing Association.
Our word "chocolate" comes
from the Aztec "chocolatl."
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Queen Street Cagers Lose
Thriller to Georgetown
Georgetown High of Jacksonville
scored eight points in the final two
minutes of the closing quarter
Tuesday against Queen Street
High's hoopsters to eke out a 59-96
win at Jacksonville.
Queen Street had come from be
hind in the fourth quarter to lead
until the final two minutes when
Leroy King and James Humphreys,
of Georgetown High, teamed to
score eight points for the victory.
Queen Street took a first quarter
lead 20-18 on William White's 11
points then fell off the pace scoring
only six points in the second quar
ter as Georgetown dumped in 11.
Queen Street outpointed George
town 12-11 in the third period to
trail by two points going into the
final period.
Knights Grab Lead
Queen Street then poured it on
to overtake the leaders and lead
only to lose out in the final two
minutes. Raymond Ellisoa led the
Black Knights with 18 points.
Ellison made nine of 18 field
attempts and two out of three free
throws. White was next with 17
points. High scorers William Jor
dan and John Jones had a poor day
scoring 12 points between them.
Queen Street Cagers
Jones missed 16 out of 20 charity
tosses to add to Queen Street woes,
but was outstanding on defense as
was Matthew Godette
King paced Georgetown with 23
points followed by Humphreys with
15. Snow Hill will furnish the op
position for Queen Street today in
Beaufort
Girls Win First
The Queen Street girls won their
first game of the season Tuesday
with a 47-13 win over Burgaw that
saw Josephine Pasteur net 23
points.
Dee Dudley also helped with 14
points followed by Cornelia Tootle
with six. Miss Pasteur scored 19
points in the first half and was
held to four points in the second
half.
Queen Street jumped to a first
quarter lead and was never threat
ened, mainly because of the stellar
defensive work of Mary Pickett
and Mary Washington.
The Queen Street girls will seek
their second' win today over the
Snow Hill Six in Beaufort.
Scores by quarters:
Queen St. (Boys) . 20 26 38 56
Georgetown 18 29 40 59
Queen St. (Girls) 10 26 33 47
Burgaw 1 8 10 13
Armed Forces
Offer Schooling
The United States Army and Air
Force is offering a written guaran
tee of training to high school grad
uates.
Recruiting officers stated that
enlistees will be sent to the school
of their choice, any of the 65
schools from clerk typist to elec
tronics, after graduation from high
school.
The Army also has a number of
schools for girl high school gradu
ates. Entry may be applied for
immediately after graduation.
Further information concerning
the schools can be had by contact
ing recruiting officers, M/Sgt. H.
G. Tindal and Sgt. C. P. Brantley
at Dunn Building, New Bern, or
recruiters in the Morehead City
postofficc and American Legion
Hut in Beaufort who are there each
Tuesday from noon to 4 p.m.
The sun is calculated to be about
330,000 times the mass of the earth.
Negro News
Morehead City ? The Commun
ity Dramatic Club met at the home
ol Mr*. Pearl Hewett Thursday
night, Jan. 21. After an hour of
business. the club adjourned to
meet again last night with Mrs.
Beaulah Jones. The hostess served
a party pie and iced drinks.
Morehead City Hospital:
Discharged after treatment: Wil
lie Cullie, Harlowe, Tuesday: Joe
Foy, Hubert, Sunday; Willie Jack
son. Harlowe. Tuesday: Mrs. Clyde
Wallace, Merrimon, Sunday.
Discharged after operation: Mrs.
James H. Pool. Wildwood, Monday:
Mrs. Isaiah Pariuley, Newport,
Saturday.
Discharged: Mrs. James Davis
Jr. and son, Beaufort, Tuesday.
Admitted: Mrs. Leo Dudley,
Morehead City. Monday; Mrs. Lot
tie Gaskill, Beaufort, Saturday.
Births: To Mr. and Mrs. James
Davis Jr., Beaufort, a son, James
HI. Sunday, Jan. 24.
Morehead City ? The Young
Men's Social Club will celebrate
ita second anniversary Friday '
night, Feb. S, with a' bullet (up
per and dance at the Anchor Inn.
A six-piece band will furnish the
muaic (or dancing.
Citations will be presented to
the Community Dramatic Club and
the Ladies Home and Instruction
Club (or their contributions toward
the welfare o( the community.
JESSE EDGAR PICKETT
Funeral services (or Jesse Ed
gar Pickett, 71, who died Sunday
night at Morehead City Hospital
will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday
alternoon at Purvis Chapel, AME
Zion Church, Beaufort, with the
Rev. E. V. O'Bryant officiating.
Burial will be in Ocean View Cem
etery.
Surviving are his wife, and two
half-brothers, Sam Pickett of Beau
fort and Hubert Chadwick of Phil
adelphia.
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