y$3S,000 Episcopal Center ,
*S alter Path, to Open Sunday
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" Arrest
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^'irom behind a pistol, forced two
'women tellers, the cashier and a
^customer to shed their outer cloth
. ing in an effort to cover his get
away.
^ "Things happened so fast that I
'didn't realize what I had done un
til I was on the way back to Golds
boro. 1 really hadn't intended to
do it until the next day," said Tyn
dall.
He admitted carrying out the
robbery alone after Nelson had
been forced to enter a veterans j
hospital for treatment.
Following the robbery, he and |
Nelson had counted the money to- j
gether and later gone to Morehead
in a 1954 Ford paid for by Tyndall
out of the stolen money. Tyndall
said h? had placed an order for the
^car before making plans to rob the
~ bank.
Quit School
Tyndall dropped out of high
school in the eighth grade when
Ihe developed tuberculosis He was
treated at the Wayne County TB
Annex for about a year and later
joined the Air Force. Following a
year's service he was discharged
when AF authorities discovered he
had tuberculosis.
Tyndall 's parents were divorced
several years ago and his mother
has since remarried. He has been
reported staying at a boarding
house for some time.
Captain Newsome said that the
| FBI contacted him about 4:20 Fri
i day afternoon,whi!e he was out on
I patrol and said that they would be
' in Morehead City in a short while.
, Captain Newsome met them at the
I police station.
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? The $36,000 conference ci
palian Camp east of Salter I
pleted by Sunday, according
City, a member of the buildii
Diocese of Eastern Carolina.
The center Is being built b
II Enroll In
Science Course
Eleven teachers have enrolled in
the current summer course in out
door science offered by the exten
sion division of N. C. State Col
lege at Morehead City, according
to M. F. Starnes, assistant direc
tor.
The teachers registered for the
course yesterday at Camp Glenn.
Each of the four courses offered
will last two weeks. B. B. Brandt,
professor of zoology at N. C. State,
will conduct the marine life in the
coastal waters class which began
yesterday and will run through
July 16.
W. G. Steele, professor of geolo
gy at N. C. State, will teach his
torical geology of the coastal
plains. This course will start July
19 and end Aug. 3.
Aug. 2 through 13 Mr. Brandt
will conduct classes in biology and
conservation of marine animals and
Mr. Steele will teach geology of
the coastal plain.
Mr. Starnes has announced that
enrollment in classes will take
place every two weeks. Each
course Is worth two semester hours
credit.
Whales have very small organs
of smell and in some whales there
are none.
EFFECTIVE JULY 1st, 1954
The undersigned has resigned as
Secretary-Treasurer and as a
Member of the Board of Directors of
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L & L COAL CO., INC.
Beaufort, N. C.
. " ' . p i *?* * *
And has withdrawn from all participation
in the management of the company.
STANLEY WOODLAND
YOU
and
BUREAU
FARM
ire jut a phone call apart
You can't buy b*ttor outo insurance
? and you can't buy soundor dollar
value ? than Form Bureau. Pick up
your phone now and ask for now car
tMuranc* or a transfer on your prtt
?At policy. Full ttondord protection,
prompt notion-wid# claim torvico,
6 months automatic renewal, non
assessable. Comport ? todoyl
DAVID MURRAY
Phone 6-4356
Royal Bldg. Morehead City, N. C.
Farm Bureau
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>nter for the 62-acfe Epiaco-^
'ath is scheduled to be com
to C. H. Davant, Morehead
ig board of the Episcopalian
f the Episcopalian Layman's
?Association of Eastern Carolina and
will be turned over to the diocese
upon its completion. It will serve
as a year-round recreation area for
children and adults.
Each parish in the diocese will
be expected to build its own dormi
tory or cabin. Mr. Davant said.
The 02 acres owned by the dio
cese run from the Atlantic Ocean
north to Bogue Sound with a 1.500
foot front on the ocean and a 1.500
foot front on the sound. Mrs. Alice
Hoffman donated the property to
the diocese five years ago.
The center includes a 31 by 50
foot dining room with fireplace
and a 24 by .10-foot electrically
equipped kitchen. The elongated
screened in front porch which over
looks the ocean is 12 feet by 86
feet. A large section also contains
showers and lavatories.
J< hn J. Rowland. Kinston, is the
architect for the modernistic build
ing. O. C. Shackleford, Kinston,
is the contractor.
The building is of a flat-topped
style and is being painted baghdad
green. There is a copper trim
around the edge of the roof.
The Layman's Association of
Eastern Carolina will hold the first
meeting in the building Sunday, ac
cording to Mr. Davant. The Rt.'
Rev. T. E. Wright. DD. Wilming
ton, bishop of Eastern Carolina,
will attend the meeting, Mr. Davant
said.
Telephone Firm
Pays Part Tax
To Towns, County
The Carolina Telephone and
Telegraph Co. through its local
manager, L. A. Daniels, today pre
sented checks to the county of Car
teret and the towns of Beaufort
and Morehead City. The county tax
amounted to $8,544.96, Beaufort
tax $1,547.50 and Morehead City
$4,133.91.
These amounts, representing the
estimated ad valorem taxes for the
towns and county, ace based op the,
valuations of the cbmpahy's. prop
erty in the towns and county as de
termined by the State Board of As
sessment on other than real prop
erty and the local valuation of the
real property of the company.
Payments are made during the
month of June in order that the
company might avail itself of the
discount allowed on ad valorem
taxes paid prior to July 1, 1954.
The local manager noted that
the amount of local taxes paid for
,1954 exceeded those paid for the
previous year which, he stated, is
indicative of the continued in
crease in costs of providing tele
phone service.
The total increase in the above
local taxes over 1953 was about 3
per cent.
Stanley Woodland, Morehead
City, has retired. He relinquished
Thursday his positions in the L&L
Coal Co., Beaufort. He was secre
tary-treasurer and a member ol the
board of directors.
Mr. Woodland says he's been
working "a long time." He added.
"I've got a lot of fishing to do and
a lot of golf to eatch up with," so
he's looking forward to retirement
with pleasure.
Mr. Woodland has been affiliated
with the L&L Coal Co. for the past
eight years. He is still retaining
his interest in the Beaufort and
Morehead Railroad of which he is
president.
Prior to his affiliation with L&L
Coal Co., Mr. Woodland engaged in
various enterprises in the county.
In the early lB30's when Interna
tional Public Utilities wai organ
ized to buy the Beaufort and More
head City light and water plants.
Mr. Woodland was instrumental in
the purchase transaction and man
aged the plants until their sale to
Tidewater Power Co.
He was a major figure in the
building of the Morehead City port
in 1834-36 and after the Atlantic
and North Carolina took over from
the Southern he became aaaiatant
to the preaident of the road and
was asaiatant to the chairman of
the Morehead City Port Commis
rlion.
After the A&NC was leased to
the East Carolina about 1837, Mr.
Woodland look over the North
Carolina Fisheries and fostered de
velopment of the county's clam
shipping industry. The N. C. fish
eries was located on highway 70
just eaat of Morehead City.
Mr. Woodland aaid that the Heini
and Campbell soup people were
contacted relative to purchaae of
clanu aad the fisheries experi
mented, successfully, with ways o I
shipping frosen clams and frosen
The United States has slmoat 33
percent of the total reserves of Mai
in the wo tkf and Russia hm 13 per
cant.
Rowles
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10 o'clock and started back to Beau
fort. Fulcher said that about 150
yards south of the oil terminal dock
the boat sprang a leak and all of a
sudden the skiff sank from under
them.
Fulcher said he told Rowles to
take his clothes off, thinking that
would help him to keep afloat. He
told the coroner that they swam
and floated an hour or longer but
were drifting farther and farther
apart. *
Lose Contact
He said he had to shout to
Rowles then to keep contact with
him but soon Rowles failed to an
swer. Fulcher said he was getting
exhausted so he started to holler
ami it was about midnight that G.
T. Willis. Crab Point, watchman at
the oil terminal, heard his cries
Mr. Willis phoned the Morehead
City police station and the police
called Fort Macon. The Coast
Guard sent out the 40-footer with
Gerald Salter. B/M 1, Davis, in
command. With him were Gerald
Hord, E/M 2, and Seaman Wilden
radt.
They picked up Fulcher after lo
cating him with their search light.
He was swimming about 75 yards
off Radio Island in vicinity of the
oil' terminal dock. They continued
for 45 minutes to look for Rowles
but could not find him.
Fulcher was taken to the Coast
Guard Station where he was picked
up by Capt. George Smith of the
Atlantic Beach police and taken to
the Morehead City police station.
There he was met by persons from
Harkers Island.
Fulcher's boat has not been re
covered as yet. Only his gas tank
and tank cap have been found.
Serving on the coroner's jury to
morrow night will be C. L. Beam,
E. L. Downum, Orville Gaskill,
Robert Neal Willis, N. A. Avery,
all of Beaufort, and M. M. Ayscue,
Morehead City.
Taylors Arrive Here
Via Private Rail Car
D. E. Taylor, president of the
West India Fruit and Steamship
Co., his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
Taylor, his brother and sister in
law, and Mr. and Mrs. Dussacs,
friends of the Taylors, arrived in
Morehead City via private railway
car and attended the fish fry at
the Sea Level Hospital Saturday
afternoon.
The car, owned by the West In
dia Fruit and Steamship Co. is
named* "Sea I^evel," as is the Tay
lor yacht. Mr. Taylor, his father
and brothers, formed the Taylor
Foundation and built the Commun
ity Hospital at Sea Level. The hos
pital opened in November.
When Robert Young recently
gained control of the New York
Central Railroad, Mr. Taylor was
named to the board of directors of
the New York Central.
The Taylors plan to be here most
of the week.
Stanley Wood I and ,Morehead , Retires
clam juice. The N. C. Fisheries
was a state agency and not inter
ested in engaging in private enter
prise and the business was eventu
ally sold.
Mr. Woodland was governor o{
the 279th Rotary District last year.
He has been president of the Coun
ty Tuberculosis Association since
Its organization, took an active part
in the Boy Scout program for 20
years, and has been active in the
Episcopal Church.
A member of St. Andrew's, More
head City, Mr. Woodland has been
chosen as the layman representa
tive, East Carolina Diocese, to at
tend the Anglican Congress Aug.
4-13 at Minneapolis, Minn. He will
be accompanied by Mrs. Woodland.
He commented that he is ex
tremely pleased and honored to be
chosen as an official delegate to
the meeting. There will be repre
sentatives there from the 390 Angli
can Dioceses of the world.
OLDSMOBI LE
OF TOMORROW
>ti HERE TODAY
FOR -ii- mw
locoltyi state and
local taxat antra.
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poworl Soo and drlvo lho now
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ifco va/vo buy of th o jroarl
nwxUI ond body ?tyW, opHenol ?***
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SOUND CHfVROLET CO.
ISO? Ar*nd?Il St. Phone 4-4071 Menbwd City, IV. C.
John K. Lewis
To Head New
Bank Branch
John K. Lewis of C
will head the More held Citj branch
of the Commercial National Bank,
according to an announcementto
day by Leo H. Harvey, president of
the bank The bank expects to open
abMUr Lewis1 was formerly employ
ed as assistant cashier erf the Wac
ramaw Bank and Trust Com Fmt
mont. and has been connected with
that bank for the past three years
Prior to that. Mr.
oresident of the Blbee Grocery
Co IK ? chain retail grocery
concern with headquarters In
Lynchburs. Va. ^
Before entering the
ness, he was connected 1 with ?he
Leaksville Bank and ^ Trust Co.
Ieaksville. He served with the
main oHice of that bank for seven
years and the last three years was
assistant cashier and brandi m?n
ager of the I^.ksv.lte Bank
Trust Co., Draper, N. C. Mr. l*wk
is experienced in *u fh" klng
banking, ha"ing begun ^ tanking
career as a bookkeeper, Mr. Harvey
said. He has worked throu8h e^
department and is now chief loan
officer of the Fairmont bank. Mr.
Lewis's experience will enable him
to give the people of
City excellent service i
field of banking, added Mr. Harvey.
Mr Lewis was graduated from
the Leaksville High School and at
tend^ Wake Forest Collejg He
is 41 years of age and talMTM
married the former Miss Irene
Bibee of Ly"chhb?Ur^ t^tts who
have one son, John H. Le* ,
" Mr 'St*"' member of the
Baptist Church and hu Wen inth?
past a member of R?tar.y? V""
and Exchange clubs. He hssbee
verv active in civic affairs h
Lynchburg, Leaksville, Draper, am
Fairmont'and his keen interest t
such affairs will make M?? *?
uable addition to Morehead Cit>
community life, Mr. Harvey co
'""Mr. Lewis is coming to us high
ly recommended for his
integrity, and character, reports
MMrHand Mrs. Lewis visited Mor*
u-.j ritv several weeks ago. Til. jM
"ere v?ry much impressed w.th
Morehead City and both stated that
they were looking forward to mak
ing their home here, Mr. Harv y
concluded. I
Police Chief Report*
Three Arre*t? at Bec^h
Chief of Police -George Smith,
Atlantic Beach, reported yesterday
that three persons have ^" order
oil tn aDDear in mayors court at
the beach next Monday night, July
^They'arc Frederick G. Smith At
lantic, charged with using pto?"K
lnneuase Robert Provo, Wilson,
charged with being drunk in P"b'
He; and Paul Allen, cherry Point,
charged with using profane lan
guage and resisting arrest.
New York (AP) ? An offer to
pay $35 a month rent won Maurice
A. Britt a lease on a six-room house
owned by the Army Corps of En
gineers. The real estate bargain is
at Long Island National Cemetery.
Resident* of the county experi
enced a iSUiively quiet Fourth of
July weekend They and thouaands
of tohttstl celebrated the weekend
on the beaches and waterways of
the county.
Atlantic Beach played hoat to
thouaands of up-ataters but report
ed no fatal accidenta of any kind
?nd only three arrests.
According to Dan Jones, state
park superintendent, the park had
fewer visitors than had been ex
pected. He eatimatf* Saturday's
crowd at 4,000 and Sunday's at
5,000. He said that yesterday's
crowd was the largest of the week
end. Approximately 8,000 persona
visited the Fort Macon area.
One of the biggest crowd-getting
events in the area was the fish
fry and boat race at Sea Level. The
event drew 2,000 people, accord
ing to Marshall Whlsnant, Sea Lev
el hospital administrator.
Winners of first place prizes in
the boat races were Rogers Willis,
Harkers Island .Jimmy Golden, Da
vis, and Wes Jones, Morehead
City. Mr. W'l"s took first place in
the inboard motorboat class while
Mr. Golden garnered a first in the
fishboat class. Mr. Jones came in
first in the 14-foot boat race. First
place winners received $25 each.
Mr. Whig nam termed the Sea
Level outing "a big success."
#The Sea Level fish fry and boat
race was staged for the benefit
of Sea Level's new hospital. The
fish fry was held on the grounds of
the hospital and the races on Nel
son's Bay.
Approximately 300 persons at
An ermine is a stoat when its
fur turns white in winter.
Residents, Tourists Enjoy
Holiday on Coastal Waters
tended the Shackieford pony pen
1 niA( U which S3 ponie* were
'minded up. Ten of the poniei
'were told
The deep set fishing in the
QuK Stream wis reported to M
good Saturday tad yesterdef TM
water was a little rough Sunday.
although
lie over
was not
patted,
traffic
?ere
their
YOU* FIRST -CITIZENS'
CANCELLED CHECKS
WILL ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
Where did my money to list month 7
Have I paid that bill?
Where did I make that purchateT
When did I bay that article?
How much did that coat me?
Did I lose or spend that caah?
.
We cordially invite yon to make atrftllafehteU ta
\
enjoy this low-cost time ahd money-saving tnL?.
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FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST CO.
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSUftANci CORP.
>23 Arendell St. MoreheU Ctty, N. C. Phone M151
To All Employees of
Morehead City Garment Co. Inc.
HAPPY VACATION!
Twice each year the employees of MORE
HEAD CITY GARMENT CO. receive a one-week's
vacation.
This is one of those weeks. The plant dosed
Friday, July 2, and will re-open Monday, July 12.
Those who have had six months' continuous
service receive . . .
PAID VACATIONS
...proportionate to the length of their employ
ment by the company.
For the majority this amounts to FULL PAY.
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MOREHEAD CITY GARMENT CO. is proud
and pleased to extend every possible considera
tion to its employees.
The policy of the company ' is to provide
ideal working conditions and fair treatment for
everyone, whether employee or company officer.
MOREHEAD CITY GARMENT CO., INC.
A FINE PLACI TO WORK