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?43rd YEAR, NO. 24. EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY. MARCH 23. 1954 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
New Residents of Town Ask
I
For Lights, Hydrants, Paving
Funeral Service
Held Friday
For Fire Victim
The funeral service for Mrs.
Amos E. Willis, 21, of Harkers
Island, whq was burned to death at
6 o'clock Thursday night were con
ducted at 2 o'clock Friday after
noon in the Harkers Island Meth
odist Church.
Mrs. Willis's 6-month-old son,
Fernie Paul, who was also burned
when a coal stove exploded in the
Willis home, was discharged from
the Morehead City Hospital Sun
day
Mrs. Willis, suffering from third
degree burns, died en route to the
hospital. It is believed that the ex
plosion occurred when Mrs. Willis,
believing the fire to be out, poured
kerosene in the hot stove.
She was enveloped in flames
when neighbors rushed to her as
sistance upon hearing the explo
sion. The baby was lying on a
couch in the room. The Beaufort I
fire department was not called be- 1
cause the flames were brought un- 1
der control.
Mrs. Willis and the baby were (
taken to the Morehead City Hos
pital in an automobile.
Surviving besides the baby are
her husband and another son, Lar
rv Easton, 5; her mother, Mrs.
Stella Yeomans, and five brothers,
Fernie Jr., Luther D., Ellis L., Eu
gene and Louis.
Conducting the funeral service
were the Rev. D. M. Tyson and
the Rev. Mr. Hilman. Burial was
in the community cemetery.
' A delegation of nine homeown
ers in the Noyes and Taylor aven
ue section, western part of More
head City, visited town commis
sioners Thursday night. Paul Cor
dova, spokesman, irtformed the
board that they wanted
1. Street lights
2. Fire hydrants
*3. Hard-surfaced streets
4. Better drainage.
Mayor George W. Dill informed
the men that Carolina Power and
Light Co. promised to install hy
drants, one in front of the Camp
Glenn school and another at the
intersection of Taylor and Noyes
avenues.
The clerk. John Lashley, said he
received a letter from CP&L say
ing that the hydrants were being
installed, but the residents there
said they haven't seen anything be
ing done.
The mayor said he couldn't un
derstand why CP&L hasn't put
lights up. He said they're always
anxious to sell electricity. The
town has a contract with the
power company for street light
ing, he said, and he figured they
would be anxious to have the bus
iness in a new area.
Mr Cordova reported that a
"CP&L engineer" told him that
he could see no reason why lights
haven't been put up.
In his opening remarks to the
board, Mr. Cordova said that before
their section was taken into town,
they were promised all the things
they were asking for, but six
months have passed and nothing
has been done.
The clerk was directed to write
George Stovall, manager of CP&L
here, and ask that hydrants and
street lights be put in.
Blasts Highway Department
The request for hard-surfacing
of streets gave the mayor a perfect
opening for a blast at the State
Highway Department. He said
nothing could be done about hard
surfacing any streets until the
grade is determined on the new
unpaved part of Arendell street.
He said that the town was in
formed they would be ?Hown the
final drawing for the new hijhway,
but they haven't been shown any
thing and requests have already
been made for bids. The mayor
said he was personally disgusted
with the State Highway Depart
ment and how the "whole thing
had been handled." He added that
the town had received no coopera
tion from the highway department
at all.
The mayor added that streets
throughout town have been im
proved with race track money and
the town was paving those streets
that would do the most good for
the most people. He said the board
was following the "traffic pat
tern."
It has been the hope of the
town, he added, that the next street
to be paved would be Fisher from
12th to 20th He said the proposal
has never been put in writing, but
because of the heavy traffic on
that street, the board believes pav
ing there is most essential.
He pointed out that Noyes and
Taylor avenues probably have "less
traffic than other streets in town."
Need Track Money
The mayor said that unless they
get race track money tftis sum
mer, no streets will be paved. Mr.
Cordova said that the town has
paving machinery, why couldn't
they go ahead and do it rather than
employ a contractor?
The mayor said that costs money
too and no promise can be made
about paving until it is known
whether they will get race track
money this year. (The race track
See DELEGATION Page 2
Frank Eckart, Dramatic Tenor, Will
Present Four Numbers with Symphony
Well k n o w n dramatic tenor,
Frank Eckart, has joined the
North Carolina Symphony for K>
? "Little SympUirty" tour throusnoifr
the state' Um season.
Featured with the orchestra un
der the direction qi Dr. Benjamin
Swalin, Eckart will sing "Vesta la
Giubba" (Put on the Clown) from
the opera "I Pagliacci" by Leon
cavallo; Rossini's "La Danza" (the
Dange); Elegy by Massenet; and
"Che Celida Manina" (What a Cold
Little Hand) from the opera "La
Boheme" by Puccini.
Eckart's performance in Beau
fort with the symphony at 2 30 p.m.
in the high school auditorium, is
part of his concert tour with the
orchestra which will feature him
in some dozen Tar Heel towns until
he appears under contract in April
with the New York City Center Op
era Association.
This is Eckart's first concert
tour since his return to this coun
try from Europe. For the past two
years, the young tenor has been
singing with opera companies in
Genoa, Trieste and other important
music centers on the continent. His
performances have drawn fint crit
ical notices and warm audience ap
preciation.
Tours Here
In addition to his recent work
in Europe, Eckart has also toured
with leading companies in the
United States and Canada. His
voice has gained praise from such
opera "greats" as impresario Sol
Hurok; Sir John Barbiroli, conduc
tor at London's Covent Garden;
Joseph Rosenstock. general mana
ger of the New York City Center;
Max Rudolph, music director of the
Metropolitan Opera; and Rudolph
Bing. general manager of the Met
ropolitan.
The 33-year-old tenor made his
professional debut in "Carmen"
Frank Eckart
. . . left diamond-cutting
with Alfredo Salmaggi at the
Brooklyn Acadcmy of Music in
1948, a performance of Don Jose
characterized by the Brooklyn
Eagle as "one of the finest heard
in a long time." Since then,
Eckart has been attracting equally
satisfactory critical mentions from
reviewers everywhere.
Eckart's career began in his na
tive Antwerp, Belgium. He was, at
that time, a diamond cutter. One
of his co-workers recognized the po
tentialities of Eckart's voice as the
two men hummed duets while
working together.
Begins Study
On his friend's urging, the young
tenor visited a leading Antwerp
coach Silvano Isalberti? who also
recognized and trained the rich
voice Eckart studied in Belgium
until 1M2 when his homeland was
overrun by Nazis. He fled then to
Dr. Benjamin Swalln
. . . directs orchestra
the United States, joined the U. S.
Army and became an American cit
izen.
Although he does not stem from
a musical family, Frank Eckart
feels that he owes much of his
talent to his father and grandfath
er who had great natural, though
untrained voices. He is the only
one of nine brothers and sisters
who has pursued a musical career.
In addition to his singing abili
ties Eckart speaks fluent English,
French, Italian, German and Rus
sian.
The young artist will alao .ap
pear with the "Little Symphony" of
the North Carolina Symphony in
later concerts at Smithfield.
He has previously sung with the
orchestra in Ashboro, Shelby, Hen
dersonville, Forest City. Morgan
ton, Sanlord, Boone. Elkin and
Henderson.
John Henderson
Found Dead *?
John L (Curt) Henderson, 71,
was found dead in bed at his home
on highway 24 at Broad Creek at
8 o'clock yesterday morning.
Coroner Leslie D. Springle who
was called to investigate said that
death was due to natural cauaes.
Mr. Henderson's family told the
coroner that he seemed in good
spirits last night and went to bed
feeling all right, but this morning
his wife could not rouae him.
He la survived by his wife, Dora;
three sons. i. B. and l-nnni*. both
of Newport, Vernon of Texas; two
daughter!, Mrs Herbert Barrett,
Jacksonville, Doris Rae of the
home, a brother. Raymond, Wil
mington, and 11 grandchildren.
The body was removed to a
funeral home at Jacksonville.
Funeral arrangements are' Incom
plete pending the arrival of the
Mi Traaa.
Newport FF A Tool HeaUii
Newport T ool T earn Wins
Too Place at Vanceboro
cation Teem was top winner in the
Seashore Federation of the Future
Farmeri of America contest at the
Vanceboro School. Wednesday.
There were five schools participat
ing in the contest. Newport, Pam
lico, Vanceboro, Jasper and Dover.
The three boys on the Newport
team won top hon6rs as a team
and also won top honors as high
scoring individuals. Of the 20 boys
participating from the five achools,
Newport won first, second and
third place in individual scoring.
Boys on the Newport team were
Allen Ray Garner. Thomas Gray.
Robert K. Garner and Curtis Jones
(alternate). In addition to rash
awards, the boys received several
tool prfces contributed by hardware
dealers and a contest banner for
the chapter laaued by the state
association.
This tool identification tram will
conpate in a state-wide contest at
Raleigh Aug. 18, 20 and 21 during
the State FY A Convention. Caah
prizes ranging from $45 to $15
are being offered winners in the
contest.
C. S. Long, teacher of agricul
ture at Newport School and chap
ter advisor, accompanied the New
port boys to Vanceboro. Mr. Long
says his boys really know their
tools and will score even higher in
the state contest than in the fed
eration contest.
Heads Principals
G. T. Windell, principal of More
head City School, wo namad presi
dent of the State Division of Prin
cipals at the North Carolina Edu
cation Association convention 111
Raleigh. The session began Thurs
day and continued through Satur
day.
Driver Involved
In Accident
Found Guilty
Mrs. Emmett Willis Hurt
In Wreck Saturday
Night in Morehead City
Jackson H. Teague of the Coast
Guard Air Station at Elizabeth City
was found guilty in Morehead City
Recorder's Court yesterday of sev
eral motor law violations. Teague
was driver of a car involved in a
wreck at 24th and Arendell streets
at 11:15 Saturday night.
The other vehicle involved was
a station wagon driven by Kenneth
Wagner, 3209 Arendell St., More
head City. Mrs. Emraett Willis,
1403 Arendell St., a passenger . in
the station wagon, was injured.
According to the* police report,
Teague was proceeding north on
24th street and entered Arendell
where he collided with the station
wagon which was going east.
The impact swung both cars
around. Teague's automobile skid
ded north across the railroad tracks
and was heading almost due south
when it came to a stop. The sta
tion wagon was thrown northward
and its front end was pointing
southwest when it came to a stop.
Mrs. Willis is suffering from a
broken collar bone, broken rib, a
cut on the leg and a bruised elbow.
She was treated at Morehead City
Hospital Saturday night and return
ed Sunday for X-rays. She had been
baby-sitting at the Wagner home
and was being taken home by Mr.
Wagner at the time of the ac
cident.
Teague told police that he put
his brakes on as he came to the
intersection but they didn't hold.
He claimed he was going 30 miles
an hour. In the car with him were
his wife, Mrs. J. H. Teague, and
two couples from Kinston, Mr. and
Mrs. Dewey House and Mr. and
Mrs. Hubert Rouse.
He also told police that he had
had three beers that night. Offi
cers investigating the accident
were Capt. Buck Newsome, Lt. Carl
Blomberg and Patrolman C. E.
: Bunch.
Teague was charged at the scene
I of the accident with careless and
j reckless driving. He was found
I guilty of having insufficient brakes,
r failing to stop it a stop sign and
j falling to yield the right-of-way,
causing an accident. He was given
a 30-day sentence, suspended on
payment of $50 and costs.
276 Attend
REA Open House
Two hundred seventy-six persor s
attended the Carteret-Craven open
house Saturday and Sunday at the
new building in Morehead City.
Winners of the door prizes were
Miss Kathleen Kagle and D. F. Ad
ams, both of route 1 Newport. Miss
Kagle won a grille and waffle iron
combination appliance and Mr. Ad
ams an automatic toaster.
The prize-winners were deter
mined by a drawing yesterday
morning L. D. Springle, Beaufort
I RED, the first one in the REA of
fice yesterday morning, was draft
ed as drawer.
W. C. Carlton, Carteret-Craven
manager, said he was pleased with
the number of folks who visited the
I new building.
I Each visitor received the follow
ing "letter."
"The Board of Directors and staff
extend to you a hearty welcome to
our Open Houae.
"This rural electric cooperative
is owned by the 3,000 farm families
I in Carteret, Craven. Jones, and On
slow Counties receiving electric
service over the company lima. The
increasing use of electricity in the
home and on the farm has made
possible low rates for electrical en
ergy. The rates now paid by mem
bers is an average of 2.6 cents per
kilowatt hour, which rate U below
the average for American farm
homes.
"Funds for construction of lines,
and for this building, were obtain
ed by a loan from the Rural Elec
trification Administration. Loans
are repaid with interest. In accord
ance with a repayment schedule
"The contract price on thia build
ing was 903,040,00. R. E. Hayes, of
Wllmi-gton, N. C., was the contrac
tor, and Southern Engineering
Company, of Atlanta, was the Ar
chitectural Engineer."
Flowers were sent to the Car
teret-Craven building by business
firms. They were placed in the
lobby and the directoA' room.
Punch and cake were served in a
small room off the lobby and
guests were conducted throagh the
building by MA employees On
table in the board mom names
of directors were placed at the
chairs in which they sit while In
conference.
Danger Area
The vicinity between Browns In
let and Bogae Inlet will be baz
ardoue to navigation today through
Friday from 7:30 a.m. to ? p.m.
due to firing exercisee, Army En
ttamn have anixnmoad.
Morehead Chamber Manager
Accepts Sea Level Position
Town Police Commissioner
Reports on Parking Meters
Newport Firemen Will
Stage Minstrel in April
Milton Gould, chairman of the
finance committer of the New
port Fire Department, has an
nounced plans for a Negro min
strel in late April. Solon Perkins,
well-known comic of the thirties,
is taking a leading role.
The cast includes Jimmy L*
Shan, George Stafford, Ida Rey
n o I d s, Tom Dickinson, Kay
Slaughter, E. Earl Carraway,
Ruby Woodruff. Francis Craig,
and Darrell Garner plus others.
Members of the finance com
mittee in addition to Chairmau
Gould, are Alfred Henderson,
Rill Carroll, Wheeler Smith, and
Monroe Garner.
Parents of Cub
Scouts to Meet
At 7:30 Friday
Parents of Cub Scouts and Scout
troop committeemen will meet at
7:30 p.m. Friday in the Educational
Building of the Morehead City
First Methodist Church, Dr. Dar
den J. Eure, district chairman ot
Scout organization and extension,
announced yesterday.
Parents of Cub Scout-age boys
and Pack committeemen will meet
for the second phase of parent
training.
At the organizational meeting
Friday in the First Methodist
Church educational building, Pack
committees representing five
churrhes in Morehead City and one
1h| BeaufoU were
' At the meeting they received In
formation from Dr. Eure and Ethan
Davis, Morehead City neighborhood
commissioner; as to their duties as
committeemen and saw a training
film on "Fundamentals of the Cub
Scout Movement."
Dr. Eure reported that commitee
mcn showed a lot of enthusiasm,
conducting a lengthy open-forum to
learn just what their duties would
be.
Sponsoring institutions and their
committeemen present were as fol
lows:
Webb Memorial Presbyterian
Church, the Rev. Priestley Con
yers, Charles Summerlin, Frank
Reams, Bill Marrow, Dr. E. W.
Roelofs, and Dr. A. F. CChestnut;
First Baptist Church, Harry Salter,
Edgar Bell, and Lewis Hinson.
Franklin Memorial Methodist
Church; Gerald Davis and Robert
W McCabe; Camp Glenn Metho
dist Church, Rev. Louis Dillman,
Ray Woolridge, James Ross, Jesse
Lockhart, Leonard Lewis, and Mac
Lockhart
First Methodist Church, Allen
Colenda, Alfred Cooper, Bobby
Bell. I^ayton Stephens, Jamie Har
ris, Winfield S. Webb Jr., and Jes
se Staton.
The newly-appointed committee
of the Brotherhood of the Beaufort
First Baptist Church who are in
the process of organizing a Cub
Scout Pack were present.
They were Russell Klemm, Fred
Bertram, John Hill, and Clarence
Koon.
Defendant Pods
Total S200 Bond
Harold I*e Willis, charged Fri
day in Beaufort with drunken driv
ing, wan releaaed alter posting (ISO
bond, but he was arrested again
Saturday on a public drunkenness
charge After posting a $80 bond
he was let out of Jail the second
time.
Joseph A. Dcspres was arrested
Friday for failing to stop at a stop
light and Arthur Davis was charged
wilh public drunkenness.
F.stelle G. Merrill was arretted
Saturday for cutting through a
service station and Ernest John
tun. arrested Sunday on a charge
of driving drunk was still in Jail at
noon yesterday. Hit bond was set
a< $190.
Police have been serving war
rants this week on persons who
to pay court coats or other
meet with Judgments War
rants were served on Froaene Mer
rill, Cuy Vann. Inez Godette. Clar
atiea Madden. Willie Godette. Lewis
Kenan Willis and Annie Morris
3 Chief of Police M. E. Guy said
ail have now complied with court
orders.
I
? Police Commissioner D. G. Bell
reported at the town board meet
ing Thursday night that the first
week the nickel parking meters
went into operation there were 75
overtime parking violations.
Of those, 50 paid $1 within 24
hours and the remainder, for fail
ing to report to the police station
with 24 hours, paid *2 fines.
Commissioner S. C, Holloway
said that in his opinion parking
meters should be installed all the
wav to 11th street on both sides of
Arendell, including the front of
Colonial Store He was assured
that they would be installed that
way.
J R. Sanders was appointed to
replace Charles V. Webb as the
firemen's relief fund trustee Com
missioner Ted Garner asked for
claiification on insurance coverage
on fire truck drivers going to a
fire.
The town attorney, George Mc
Neill, explained that the town in
surance protects the town but does
not cover the fire truck driver
himself.
Commissioner' Garner brought up
the Rural Fire Protection project
he town launched about a month
ago. The mayor, George W Dill,
said lhat the town is out of order II
it enters into contracts with people
out of town and the discussion end
ed with his comment.
Letters had been printed asking
rural properly owners to carry ad
ditional insurance to help defray
town expense in answering out of
town fires.
J V. Waters, street superinten
dent, asked the board whether he
should go to the additional expense
to dig deeper the sewer "line" now
belig laid behind the Clyde Jones
property west of 28th street. He
said a deeper ditch would provide
an adequate lall should the Home
Drive jgj^jgg^sorae d<y J>e^coa?ect
No Chance
The town board decided to let
the work proceed as planned be
cause Commissioner Holloway said
there was no extra money available
The board also emphasized that
half of the cost of the line being
laid to service the Jones buildings
is being paid by Mr. Jones.
George Phillips of Phillips Gro
cery, 12th and Bridges, appeared
before the board and asked per
mission to knock out curbing
around his building to provide for
angle parking. Street Commission
er John Morris and Police Commis
sioner D. G Bell were appointed to
look into the matter and make the
decision.
Slreet Okayed
Vernon Guthrie appeared before
the board with a map of his subdi
vision between 33rd and 34th street
north of Arendell. He asked per
mission to put a street through
and the board approved.
Clerk John 1-ashley reported ad
ditional delay in putting up stop
lights on Arendell street because
the light brackets had to be or
dered from Syracuse, N. Y.
Commissioner Garner said that
persons in the east section of the
block between 4th and 5th streets
are complaining *bo"' PfP",
blows about THE NEWST1MES
building Commissioner D. J. Hall
said a homeowner in the Macon
Court area would like to have side
walks la\d.
The board said the town would
put down the forms for the walk if
the homeowner paid for ^thej ce
ment. Commissioner Holloway
commented on the deplorable cot
ditlons of railroad crossings and
Commissioner Morris said he wis
getting tired of the town constant
ly making requests that something
be done about them.
The mayor was authorised to
contact Harry Edwarts, chairman
of the board of the AliEC Railroad,
to ask him again that the crossings
be fixed.
Rotarians Will
M*et at Core Creole
The Morehead City Rotary Cluh
will meet at 6:30 Thursday night at
the Core Creek Church Community
House. The invitation to the club
wa> made Thuraday night by the
Rev. R. M. Poulk, pastor, and tain
ister for the Beaufort Methodlat
clrruit.
H. S. Gibb* Jr. was progrsm
chairman at Thuraday'a meeting.
He conducted a quia gam t among
six members o I the club. Frank
Exum waa declared winner.
Others participating were Jim
Morrill, Dr. 8. W. Thompson Jr.,
Dr. A. F. Chestnut, Floyd Chad
wick Jr., and Graver Munden.
Roy Garner, Nawport, waa a club
vMt?r.
? Joseph A. DuBoi.s, manager of the Morehead City Cham
ber of Commerce, has accepted the managership of the Sea
Level Community Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. DuBois will formally present his resignation at a
special meeting of the chamber board of directors at noon
today at the Sanitary Fish Market Restaurant.
He accepted the new position last week. The proposed
Chamber 01 Commerce which he*
will head has yet to be organized,
but he has been authorized by Dan
W. Taylor, West Palm Beach, to
proceed with the venture. Mr. Du
Bois will also serve as manager of
the Sea Level Inn. The inn is own
ed by the West India Fruit and
Steamship Co. of which Mr. Taylor
is president.
The new Chamber of Commerce
will be devoted to developing the
Joseph A. DuBois
. . . takes new job
entire eastern seetion of the coun
ty, from Beaufort to Oeraeoke, Mr.
DuBois said yesterday.
He went Wednesday .to West
Palm Beaeh to confer with Mr.
Taylor and returned here early
Friday. A true Chamber-of -Com
merce North Carolinian. Mr. Du
Bois said it was warmer in Rocky
Mount Wednesday afternoon where
He boarded the train than it was
in JJalm Beach.
Mr. iHiBois will begin his work
at Sea Level April 1 but says he
will he available to assist the More
head City Chamber of Commerce
until a replacement can be found.
Mr. DuBois will live at Sea Level.
His wife will join him in June.
The chamber manager said he
would not have considered leaving
his present position had the new
offer not been attractive financial
ly. He also said that he had been
offered several other positions with
in the past year but refused them
because they were "too far from
home."
Mr. DuBois came to Morehead
City as chamber manager in Feb
ruary 1951.
Burglars Enter
Grice Cottage
Sheriff Hugh Salter reported yes
terday that the R. C. Grice cottage
eait of Money Island Beach was
entered sometime within the past
week. Several grass rugs, silver
ware. kitchen utensils, a table lamp
and a painting were stolen.
The sheriff was notified of the
entry Sunday morning. Mr. Grice,
a resident of Wilson, said that he
hadn't been down here to check on
the cottage for about two or three
weeks.
This is the second time the
Grice summer home has been
broken into. It was entered short
ly before Christmas 1982.
Entry was gained by forcing
open the back door which Mr.
Grice said had been locked.
The sheriffs department yester
day was continuing the investiga
tion.
Newport's 'Live' Cedar
Christmas TrM Dies
Lionel Garner, Newport Fire De
partment member, mid today that
Harry Livingston. Newport'! No. i
horticuHuralist, pronouneed the
town* Christmas tree dead this
week.
So it has been moved and a new
smaller tree has been transplanted.
Mr. Garner says he'll keep the
tree well watered and his fingers
crossed in hopes this one will live.
Tick TobU
Tides at Beaufort Bar
HIGH
LOW
Tuesday, March ZI
10:22 a.m.
10:34 p.m.
4:3a a.m.
4:31 p.m.
Wedaesday, March 14
10:58 a.m.
11:24 p.m.
5:10 a.m.
5:06 p.m.
Thunday, March IS
11:38 a.m.
5:SS a.m.
5:40 pAL
Friday. March S?
12:09 a.m.
6:41 a.m.
1&37 p.m.
M0
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Town Board
Hears Zoning
Report Thursday
The Morehead City town board,
in session Thursday night at the
municipal building, heard a report
on the recent meeting of the town
zoning board.
The town approved one recom
mendation by the board, that the
lot on the northeast corner of 7th
and Fisher streets (where the Fod
rie store is located) be changed
from residential to business and
okayed a decision by the zoning
board to let the M T. Davis
building at 14th and Shepard street
stand as remodeled.
The board deferred action on
two recommendations until their
April meeting The zoning board
report stated that Clyde Douglass,
through John L. Crump of More
head City, requested that lots 1,
2 and 3 in block 54 be changed
from residential to business lots.
This involves property in the 1700
block of Bridges street.
Another request from Mr. Doug
lass asked that lots 1 and 2 in
square 50 be rc zoned for business.
These lots are located in the 2000
block of Bridges.
The town board said that persons
who may have objections to the
changes should voice their opinion
prior to or at the April meeting.
Maps and further details on the
proposed changes may be seen at
the clerk's office in the municipal
Uuildipg.
I Chairman of the fining board i?
I Harvey Hamilton V- *
Fire Damages
Home Yesterday
A kitchen at 517 Bavview Homes,
Morchead City, was damaged by
fire about 1 o'clock yesterday
?Horning. Katherine Kent, occupant
of the home, and her two children
fled when they smclled smoke.
Mrs. Edna Smith, manager of the
housing project in which the Rents
"ived. said that the woman went
jut a window with her two chil
dren and didn't notify anyone of
the fire. It is not known who turn
ed in the alarm from Box
Firemen had to break open a
rear window in the place to get in.
Flames had burned the cabinets
over the stove and damaged the
ceiling. Water from the booster
tank was used to put the fire out.
The fire is believed to have start
ed when an electric stove burner
was left on after the family went
to bed.
Car, Cab Tangle
In Beaufort
A total damage of $250 resulted
(rom a collision at 10:30 Saturday
night on the Lennoxville Road. No
one was injured.
The accident occurred east of the
Safrit Sawmill when the taxi driv
en by Price Johnson. 303 Broad
St., Beaulort. was struck from the
rear by a car driven by William
Blades Sewell, 407 Orange St,
Beaufort.
According to State Highway Pa
trolman R. H. Brown. Johnson had
stopped at the tide of the road, two
wheels on the hard surface and two
on the shoulder. He was letting
two passengers out when Sewell,
in a 1048 Dodge, struck him from
the rear, the patrolman said. Both
cars were headed east.
The two driven conferred a few
moments and then, according to
Patrolman Brown. Johnson said
he'd have to call the highway pa
trol. While he was making the call,
the patrolman said that Sewell
"tdok off."
Damage to the 1990 Oldsmobtl*
cab was estimated at $100 and to
the Dodge $150. The cab Is owned
by Floyd Johnaoa, 310 Orange St.,
Beaufort Charges are pending.
Methodist Mem to MM
The Methodist MM'i Club W
Ann Street Methodist Church will
meet at 7 o'clock Tuesday night,
March 23. to elect officer*. The
meeting will lake place in the Lot
tie Sandon building