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48rd YEAR, NO. 95. TWO SECTIONS SIXTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1954 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
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State Rejects
Bid for Repair
On Beaufort Span
Stat* Highway Chairman
Says Work on Now
Bridge to Start in '55
Although Tidewater Construction
Co., Norfolk, was low bidder on re
pair of the Beaufort bridge acra*
Gallants Channel, the State High
way Commission, in reviewing bids
Tuesday, rejected the bid and de
cided that a new bridge would be
necessary.
Highway Chairman A. H. Gra
ham said work on a new bridge
will probably start early next year.
Meanwhile the present bridge,
which carries Highway 70 traffic,
will be kept in service by tem
porary repairs.
At present the load limit on the
bridge is five gross tons. No an
nouncement has been forthcoming
on whether the "temporary re
pairs" will make it possible for ve
hicles of greater tonnage to cross
the bridge.
The pilings under the span were
weakened when hurricane waters
swirled around them, sucking out
the foundation. For a time the
bridge was closed. Then it reopen
ed to traffic of three gross tons
and less.
After repairs were made by the
highway department the weight
limit was lifted to five gross tons.
Tidewater's repair bid was *51,
300 and the contract called for the
replacement of four pilings.
Morehead Band
Will Parade
Raleigh ? The Morehead City
High School Band will march and
play in Raleigh's annual Christmas
parade Monday night, Nov. 29. it
was announced today by John
Alexander, parade chairman.
The Morehead City band of 60
musicians is directed by Ralph T.
Wade. It will be one of a dozen
or more top-notch musical organi
zations adding color and melody
to the mile-long partAe uttering
Santa Claus into Hie cat'Htt *nd
officially beunnyig the city's
Christmas aeaSan.
Transportation expenses will be
paid by the Raleigh Merchants
Bureau, which also will entertain
all the visiting bandsmen at a
fried chicken supper in Memorial
Auditorium just prior to the pa
rade.
The colorful procession will
start from the intersection of Hills
bqro and St. Mary's streets prompt
ly at 6:30 o'clock, proceed to the
c^pitol and thence down Fayette
ville Street to Memorial Auditor
ium. Over 100,000 people from all
Over Eastern North Carolina are
expected to see the gay Christmas
spectacle.
Three Give Main
Talks at Meeting
R. E. Mason. P. H. Geer Jr.. and
Holden Ballou were the main
speakera at the Toaatmaaters meet
ing Wednesday morning at the Fort
Macon Hotel, More head City.
Mr. Mason spoke on "The Key
to Success" and Mr. Geer's subject
was "Contribution" while Mr. Bal
lou addressed the group on "?his
is Me."
J. P. Harrris gave the educa
tional talk on "Good Evaluation."
Critics were Dr. W. L. Woodard.
Charles Cooptr and J. P. Ehrman.
Walton Hamilton was toast mas
ter and G. D. Hill was topicmaster.
Table topic evaluator was Elm?r
D. Willis.
Impromptu addreaaes were made
by Holden Ballou, Charlaa Summer
lin. Dr. David Farrior, Clifford
Lewis, Mr. Ehrman and Ted D?vis.
The impromptu speakers had to
discuss pictures clipped from news
papers. E. G. Phillips was the mas
ter evaluator.
Jasper Bell served as gram
marian. Dr. Russell Outlaw joined
the club at the meeting.
The next Toastmasters meeting
will be at the Inlet Inn in Beau
fort at 7 a.m. Dec. 1.
Cherry Point Pilot
Killod in Charleston
Second Lt Donald G. Orth,
Cherry Point, was killed Tuesday
when his Marine Jet fighter crash
ed In a plowed field north of the
Municipal Airport in Charleston.
8. C. ,
The plane was being ferried to
Gusntanamo Bay, Cuba, from
Cherry Point
It left Cherry Point at 10:11
am and the crash occured M
minutes later at 11:11 a.m.
A Koreas War vdaran. the
victim waa married and the father
of mm child. He had lived with
Ida family aaar Havatoak.
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IN THIS ISSUE
All-Seashore
Conference
FOOTBALL TEAM
See Sparta Pife S
Defendant Gives
Notice of Appeal
Five Men Found Guilty
On Speeding Charges;
Trespasser Sentenced
Edward Richard Avant, Durham,
a Negro attorney, charged with
drunken driving, appealed hii case
to Superior Court Monday after
he had been fined $100 aud assess
ed court costs in Morehead City'i
Recorder's Court. Judge George
McNeill set Avant's bond at 1 150.
Five persons were found guilty
of speeding. They were Ray F.
Garrett, Gene W. Bradford, An
drew Jenkins, Julian Dewey Willis,
and Alexander Koqtos. All but Gar
rett were taxed costs. He paid half
costs.
Robert Glenn Norton, charged
with public drunkenness, was given
a suspended sentence of 10 days on
the streets. His sentence was sus
pended on the stipulation that he
pay court costs.
Term Suspended
Charged with driving after his
license had been revoked, Sgt. An
tone Melchert was sentenced to 60
days on the roads. His sentence
was suspended providing that he
pay a fine of $200 and costs and
not drive for a time to be deter
mined by the state of North Caro
lina. ^
Ralph Earl Tunnell, charged with
trespassing on Morehead City
school property, was given a sus
pended sentence of 10 days on the
streets. The stipulations are that
he pay court costs, stay away from
the school for 12 months and re
main on good behavior for six
months.
Judge McNeill deferred judg
ment in the cases of Edward Earl
Henderson and Eddie Louis Boyd.
Both are charged with using loud
and profane language and simple
assault on Joe Watari.
See COfeKf , Pag* 2
Sailor Gets One Year on Rape Attempt
Raleigh Conference Sheds Little
Light on Hurricane Relief Problem
Officials from Carteret County i
attended a "Special Conference of
Damages Resulting from Hurricane
Hazel" in the Hall of the House,
State Capitol, Monday afternoon.
The upahot of the conference
was that there will probably be
some money coming from Washing
ton to help pay for hurricane dam
ages, but it won't be much and
nobody knows when it's coming.
At a disaster committee meeting
in the morning, preceding the af
ternoon session, a representative
of the federal government men
tioned the figure of $100,000 in
disaster relief. (The municipal
damage in Beaufort and Morehead
City alone is estimated at more
than $180,000).
Later, the federal representa
tive asked if the state could match
federal funds. Since it is highly
unlikely that the state's resources
permit such an outlay, the whole
thing seems to be wrapped very
neatly and securely in red tape.
Gov. Luther Hodges, who pre
sided at the meeting, has urged
insurance companies to make set
tlements as soon as possible so
that individuals and businesses get
relief.
Reports were made by Edward
Griffin, chairman of the hurricane
disaster relief committee; Ben
Douglas, director of the Board of
Conservation and Development;
Earl Madar. regional engineer,
Federal Civil Defense Administra
tion; K. C. Lattimer of the Ameri
can Red Cross; Clarence Moore,
regional administrator of the Small
Business Administration; and Hor
ace J. Isenhower, state administra
tor of the Farmers Home Adminis
tration.
Brief talks were made alst by
state congressmen and Uiiited
States senators from North Caro
lina.
Attending from this county were
Irvin W. Davis, chairman of the
County Red Cross Chapter; Mayor
George Dill, Morehead City; Mayor
A. B. Cooper, Atlantic Beach; Dan
Walker and Gray Hasaell, town
clerk and engineer of Beaufort;
JamnfeD. Potter, auditor, and W.
ESSE; Crab Point.
Jury Orders Automobile
Released to Owner Monday
Jaycees to Take
Steps Toward
Donating Blood
Morehead City's Jaycees decided
at their meeting Monday night to
have a technician from the More
head City. Hospital at their next
meeting to type blood o( Jaycee
members.
These blood types will be filed
in the hospital and Jaycees will be
called on for donations of blood as
needed.
The Jaycees also announced that
they will sponsor the "Bob Mathias
Story," a movie which will be
shown at the Morehead Theatre
Dec. 3 and 4. The proceeds from
this movie will go to the national
headquarters of the Jaycees and
used to send entries to the Olym
pic games. O. J. Morrow, manager
of the Mprehead Theatre, is chair
man of the committee.
A final report was given on the
football season and it was stated
that the Jaycees suffered a finan
cial lots during the season.
The Jaycees have dropped their
Community Calendar project be
cause they felt solicitation was not
feasible at this time of the year.
P. H. Geer Jr., who attended the
state board meeting Nov. 10 and 20
at High Point, gave a report on the
meeting and said the Morehead
City Jaycees were highly praised
for their projects and progress.
The project involved selling ad
vertising apace on a calendar as
wjll as listing injfiyiduals' birth
days nrmif ~
Marines, Booked on Looting
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Get Year Suspended Term
Temperatures
Take Nose Dive
The mercury in county ther
mometers took a nose dive over
the weekend and went from 79 to
58 degrees maximum in five dayi,
according to reports by E. Stamey
Davis, weatherman.
During the warmer days, heavy
fog blanketed the county in the
early hours of the morning and
was followed by light rain.
Today's forecast is for colder
and clear weather.
Day Max. Ml*. Wind
Friday 79 59 SE
Saturday 88 58 SE
Sunday 63 52 SW
Monday 84 45 S
Tuesday 58 49 NE
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Committee Recommends
Yuletide Shopping Hour*
The retail merchants committee
of the ^forehead City Chamber of
Commerce has suggested that all
stores remain open Wednesday af
ternoons during December, begin
ning next Wednesday.
The committee has made no rec
ommendation regarding late clos
ing hours other than suggesting
thai stores remain open until 9
p.m. Itoeaday. Wednesday and
Thursday, Dee. 21 through 23, and
that thay close "as early as feas
ible" Christmas Eve.
Firemea Called
Beaufort's Fire Department si ran
sounded Monday Ind Tuesday
nights to call firemen to the station
to put up town Christmas decora
tions.
Port Calendar
MV rttadlu - Will at
Trumbull Asphalt Co. tomorrow
with load of asphalt from Cu
racao, Netherland West Indies.
88 La Ceehre ? French ship
will' dock at More head City Sim
day and pick up cargo of tobacco.
Will aail for Le Havre, France.
OTCO 21 ? Barge will make
two trips to Cherry Point from
Aviation Fuel Terminals with
loads of Jet fuel Sunday sad I
Monday
' The three Marines who were
charged with looting cottage* at
Atlantic Beach after the hurricane,
were sentencd in court Tuesday
afternoon to one year in prison, sus
pended on condition that each pay
a fine of *900.
The defendants were Pant J.
Snyder. Adam Mohamet and Aloy
sius C. Peck. Peck was ordered to
setl his car and pay the $500 fine
immediately and the other two
were told to pay their fines in $20
monthly installments.
The Judge, W. H. S. Burgwyn, in
passing sentence, said he took into
consideration the fact that the boys
were young and were given excel
lent recommendations by their
commanding officers. He said he
hoped they would abe able to recti
fy their mistake by going straight
in the future.
"There's not a man who ha'n't
made a mistake he would like to
keep the world from knowing
about," the judge told them. "Now
you try to live by the catechism
and keep your hands from stealing
or you're all going to end up where
you don't want to be."
The three waived the grand jury
bill and did nof contest the
charges of breaking and entering
and larceny. The thinga stolen
from the cottages in October were
stored several weeks in the sheriff's
office. Cottage owners were invited
to come and claim their posses
sions.
On the basis of information pre
sented by Attorney C. R. Wheatly
and Judge George McNeill of More
head City Recorder's Court, the
judge ordered that Johnnie Logue,
charged with public drunkenness,
serve a six-month sentence unless
he enters Camp Butner Rehabilita
tion Center at hia own expense and
stay there 30 days.
The judge said Logue seemed
more in need of medical treatment
than penal correction.
Irvln Willis and Phillip N.
Thomas, charged with drunken
driving, pleaded guilty to reckleas
driving and were ordered to pay
1100 fines and costs.
Ernest Barrett, charged with as
sault with a knife, waa found guilty
and given ? year sentence, sua
pended on condition he pay 900
to the prosecuting witness phis
casts of court
The state decided not to prase
cute the caae against Robert I.
Brumbaugh, charged with violating
bunting laws. '
George fihipp pleaded guilty to
larosay and waa given a aix-month
lentooce, suspended so condition
he remain on good behavior two
years. The judge ordered costs r>
raitted because Shipp has been in
jail since the latter part of July.
The Jur^ returned a verdict of
not guilty in the case of I dgar
Thomas Carlton who was charged
with careless and reckless driving,
driving drunk and driving on the
wrong side of the road.
Serving on the jury were H. I.
Holbrook, Samuel L. Pollard, Willie
L. Cannon, Cornell Garner, Dan F.
Willis. Leland Yeomans, Owen Cot
tle. Abbott Salter, William Floyd.
Milton Taylor, Julius Willis and
Sterling A.thur.
Richard M. Bird pleaded guilty
to careless and reckleas driving
and judgment was suspended on
payment of $50 and coats.
Lamont Edgerton, charged with
failing to stop at a stop sign and
driving drunk, pleaded guilty to
reckless driving and judgment was
suspended on payment of $100 and
costs.
Carlton Pittman. facing two sep
arate charges of being drunk in
public, was found not guilty on
both counts. The jury also return
ed a not guilty verdict In the ease
against Pittman charging him with
refusing to pay a cab fare of 13.25.
Serving on the Jury which heard
the Pittman cases were H. I. Hoi
brooks, Samuel L. Pollard, Willie
L. Cannon, Cornell Garner, Dan F.
Willis. Leland Yeomans, Owen Cot
tle, Abbott Salter. William KMyd.
Milton Taylor. Julius Willis and
Sterling Arthur.
Luther Lewis, Sea Level, charged
with driving drunk, pleaded guilty
to reckless driving and waa order
ed to pay 1100 and coats.
Thurman Lassiter, also charged
with drunken driving, pleaded guil
ty to reckless driving and waa or
dered to pay 1100 and costs.
The state decided not to prose
cute Amanda Erwln, charged with
speeding and driving without an
operator's license; Daisy Howe,
charged with being a public nuis- I
ance, and Elton Littleton, charged
with abandonment and non-support.
Court was scheduled to adjourn
Wedneaday afternoon. More than
SO casea had been cleared from a
docket of more than 7A eaaea. ,
Scheduled for hearing Wednesday
afternoon waa the caae of K. P. B.
Bonner Jr., charged with breaking
and entering.
Clyde Jones, More he ad City, has
announced the sale of his metal
shop to Metvla Byrd and his roof
iaf department to David W. Wrty
' A car which had been confis
cated for transporting illegal
whisky was released to Robert L.
McAllister, the owner, in Superior
Court Monday after his wife testi
fied that she had gone for a mid
night ride after he was asleep
and did not know the liquor was
in the car.
His wife, Adelaide, had been
found guilty in County Recorder's
court on the charge and had paid
her fine and costs but the car was
attached.
In her testimony Monday, she
said her husband knew nothing
about the whisky and had nothing
to do with it.
Claud Wheatly, her attorney,
read from the Bible, the sccond
book of Samuel, and compared the
plight of David, Bathsheba and
Uriah to the predicament of
McAllester.
He explained, 'This shows that
while a man sleeps some strange
things go on."
Mrs. McAllester stated that she
left their home about 12 o'clock
one night when her husband was
asleep and went to a girl friend's
house.
The two women then went to
Boguc and picked up two men
they did not know, she said. She
said they were "just riding
around."
She testified that they came
upon a well and she got out to
get some water but one of the
men borrowed her car to go get
a drink of whisky.
When the man came back, he
told her to go to Newport and he
would meet her there, she said.
When she got almost to New
port, Bill Dugee, Newport con
stable, stopped her and found five
cases of illegal whisky in the trunk
of the car.
SoUsitv W, J. Buntfy, In pre
senting his case to the jury,
argued," She said she was after
that midnight air. She was after
midnight dew, the kind that comes
in half gallon jars."
Attorney Wheatly said that "not
one shied of evidence" had been
produced to prove that McAllester
knew anything about the happen
ings of that night and, therefore,
the car should be released to him
since he was the owner.
The jury agreed. Serving on the
jury were John E. Lupton, Albert
Murdock, Ivey Mason, Albert
Mason, Floyd Windberry, N. Macon
Moore, W. A. Chadwick, N. F.
Tooten, W. P. Salter.
The McAllister car, in the past,
has also been held by Craven
County authorities for transporting
non-taxpaid whisky.
Baritone Sings
Doctor's Role
'Don Pasquale' Will Be
Presented at Smyrna,
Beaufort Schools
Thomas Gallagher, baritone, will
sing the role of Dr. Malatesta when
Grass Roots Opera presents Don
Pasquale at the Smyrna School at
7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 and the Beaufort
High School at 1:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Dec. 2.
A native of Columbus, Ohio, Mr.
Gallagher majored in music edu
Thomas Gallagher
... his first season
cation at Ohio State where he was
active in campus musicals, includ
ing the lead in "Kiss Me Kate." He
has had considerable experience in
radio and church singing- This
will mark his first season with
Grass Roots Opera.
Tickets may be obtained for the
Beaufort performances from mem
bers of the Beaufort Beta Club and
for the Smyrna performance from
students at Smyrna School.
Liquor Sales .
Total $46,7(1
Sales at county ABC stores in
October total $48,761.85, according
to a report from James D. Potter
auditor.
Morehead City sales totaled $25,
176.70, Beaufort $12,538.45, and
Newport $9,026.70.
Dividends paid were as follows:
Morehead City Hospital $1,151.92,
town of Beaufort $574.68 and New
port $413.25. Operating expenses
for the month were $3,466.01 and
sales tax amounted to $3,964.64.
Sales last month were about
$5,000 less than for October 1953.
The October 1953 total was $51,
659.
Vith the Armad Fore?
Two Carteret Marines
Take Part in Lantflex
8/8gt. felnfleM 8. VlnMn Jr.
. . . completes Korean wrvtcc
Cherry Point ? Cpl. Glen A.
Deibert, son of Mr. and Mrs John
C. Deibert of route 1 Morehead
City, with Marine Attack Squadron
275, and T/Sgt. Raymond L. Gar
ner Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. iuy
mond L. Garner of Newport, with
Marine Fighter Squadron 933, par
ticipated in the Atlantic Fleet war
Bimes of more than 200 ahips. plus
arine ground and air units in
volving 90,000 Navy and 20,000
Marin" Corp* personal.
The enrclse designated
LANTFLEX (Atlantic Fleet Ei
ercise) began early in October
and ended Nov. 20.
Two amphibious landings high
lighted the operation. More than
20,000 Marines from the Air
Ground Task Force, supported by
a task fleet and opposed by air
and submarine (orces, assaulted
Onslow Peach, Camp Lejeaoe, N.
C, to climax Um exercise.
Korea - Marble S/Sgt, Winfield
S. VJiuon Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Winfield 8. Vinson of Wilkinson,
W. Vs., and husband of Mrs. Rudy
E. Vinson of route 2 Newport, is
scheduled to arrive in San Diego,
Calif., Sunday aboard the attack
transport USS Magoffin.
He left Korea Nov. 4 after ser
ving a tour of duty with the 1st
Marine Aircraft Wing.
Town Will Not Pick Up
Garbage Thursday
There will be no garbage collec
tion by (tie town of Beaufort Thurs
day, Thankagivlng Day, Dan Wal
ker, Beaufort town dark, haa an
nounced.
The town requests that people
do not put their garbage out
Thankagivlng day but wait until
Friday when there Will be a col
lection.
Judge Passes Sentence
After Brief Hearing
Ronald St. Cyr, a handsome, extremely young looking
20-year-old sailor was sentenced in Superior Court Tues
day afternoon to no less than two years and no more than
five years in prison. But the judge amended the sentence
Wednesday morning to one year plus a fine of $500. The
money is to be paid to the prosecuting witness, $250 by
Nov. 30 and $250 prior to the June term of court. Forty
five dollars in court costs are to be deducted from the $500.
The sentence means that St. Cyr gets a dishonorable dis
charge from the Navy and loses his United States citizen
ship.
St. Cyr's attorney, Claud Wheatly, pleaded nolo con
tendere (charges not contested) to assault with intent to
commit rape.
Because of the plea entered, the case did not go to the
jury, me trial started at a: 13 p.m.-'
and was over in three-quarters of
an hour.
Mrs. Charles Broadhurst. 1706
Evans St., Morehead City, victim
of the attack, was the first to testi
fy. Mrs, Broadhurst told the court
that on the night of Sunday, Sept.
IB. she went to bed at 10:30 but
couldn't sleep.
So she went into the living room
and turned on the radio, checked
the front door to see that it was
hooked and then took a book to
the dining room where she lay
down on a day bed to read, hoping
that she would get sleepy.
Solicitor W. J. Bundy asked,
"Were you home alone at the
time?"
"No," Mrs. Broadhurst replied,
"my husband and son were in bed
asleep."
She said she had pulled down the
windows because of the strong
wind and also pulled the window
shades. But she said the back door
wasn't hooked, as she discovered
later Her son, she explained, came
in and apparently failed to hook it.
Smells 'Tonic'
Between 12 and 1 o'clock, she
said, she smelled a strong odor like
hair tonic and was thinking about
going into the bathroom to see if
a bottle had tipped over when she
saw, over her right shoulder, a
man.
For an instant, she told the court,
she thought the man was her
husband who had gotten up to see
where she was. But then the man
lunged at her and clutched her
around the lower part of her body.
She screamed twice and the man,
who she described as a sailor ift a
white uniform, darted out of the
dining room, went through the liv
ing room and out the front door.
Her screams roused her husband
who rushed to the front porch and
then Mrs. Broadhurst said her aon
chased the man but he couldn't
catch him.
She said her son came back to
the house, got in the car and went
for the police. The sailor, St. Cyr,
was found by Morehead City Police
Officer Guy Springle and brought
back to the Broadhurst home where
Mrs. Broadhurst Identified him as
the man who had been in the houae.
Reluctant to Identify
Mrs. Broadhurst told the court
that at first she "hated to identify
him" because of the subsequent
embarrasament the incident might
cause, but she felt that It was her
responsibility to do lo "because It
would be best for everyone."
On cross-examination by Mr.
Wbeatly. Mrs. Broadhurst said that
she was wearing a shortie night
gown while lying on the dayb
but had taken her rob* off becau
it was a hot night.
She said, in answer to further
questioning, that the sailor made
no attempt to choke her or stifle
her screams. Because the ship to
which St. Cyr wai assigned haa left
Morehead City and his command
ing officer could not be present,
the attorney asked Mrs. Broadhurst
to tell the court what his command
ing officer had said about St. Cyr.
She said that the officer told her
St. Cyr had had a clean record
aboard ship, that he had served as
storekeeper and ship's clerk.
Asks Leaieacy
Before leaving the stand, Mrs.
Broadhurst asked the Judge "not
to be too hard on the boy."
The next witness was Mr Broad
hurst who told the court that he
was awakened by hia life's screams
but by the time he got to his bad
room door the Intruder had dashed
out the front door. He said he de
cided that he couldn't catch him so
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Beaufort Jaycee
Head Resigns
Horace Loftin, who is leaving
Beaufort in January, submitted his
resignation as president of the
Beaufort Jaycecs Monday night and
Tommy Potter, first vice president,
moved up to the president's post.
Bill Sutton was elected by ac
clamation as first vice-president to
replace Mr. Potter.
A Christmas committee was ap
pointed and Jack McManus named
chairman. Serving on the com
mittee will be Holden Ballou and
Harry Davis.
The Jaycees voted to draw names
of needy children at their next
meeting. Each member will buy
a present for the child whose name
he draws and will turn the present
over to the Beaufort Fire Depart
ment for distribution.
The Jaycees are also planning
to have a bread sale Wednesday,
Dec. IS, to help finance their
Christmas program.
Miss Mary Smith
Wins JC Contest
Mary Smith, 10th grade student
at Morehcad City High School, won
the Jaycee "Voice of Democracy"
contrst at the school Tuesday. Miss
Smith is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. L. H. Smith, 2000 Evans St.
Five students participated in the
contest. The theme of their talk*
via "I Speak lor Democracy."
They were Anna Lockey, Norman
Lewis, Arthur Davis, Patsy Holt,
and Miss Smith.
The judges were Mrs. B. F.
Royal, J. R. Sanders and W. C.
Carlton, all of Morchead City.
The winner will be presented a
$23 government bond and all the
participants will be guests of the
Jaycees at the dinner meeting Mon
day night in the Hotel Fort Macon.
Miss Smith will deliver her win
ning speech. It will be recorded
and sent to state Jaycee head
quarters where again It will be
judged in competition with other
winners through North Carolina.
The itate winner will receive a
TV set or radio-phonograph com
bination. The national winner will
receive a $900 college scholarship
and expense-paid trips to Washing
ton. D. C., and Williamsburg, Va.
Supervising the Morehead City
contest waa Jaycee Walton Hamil
ton.
Faculty Attends
Rotary Meeting
H. B. Smith, retired superinten
dent of schools at New Bern, was
guest speaker at the Newport Ro
tary supper meeting Monday nlgbt.
Members of the Ne*pqft school
faculty were guetta.
Nathan Gamer, president, pre
sided and gave the welcoming ad
dress. The response waa made by '
Mrs. Mary Catherine Millls.
Mr. Smith spoke on the history,
functions and progress of the Ro
tary Club. ,
Other guests for the evening
were Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Joslyn,
Morehead City. Mr. Joalyn is county
superintendent ef schools.
Visitors were Kenneth Wagner
and Dr. John Morris, Morehead
City, Sgt. C. L. Teague, state high
way patrolman from New Bern,
and D. L. Byers. superintendent of
achools at Aaheville.
Represents UNC
Tommy Bennett Of Morehead
City Is serving In the 1984 State
Student Leglalathre Assembly In
the capacity of aa alternate and
Is repreeenting the University of
North Carolina The eighteenth
annual student asaemMy ronvfened
In the Mate Capitol building hi
Raleigb last week and acted upon
major political iaauaa af the day.