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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ?>< 48rd YEAR, NO. 95. TWO SECTIONS SIXTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1954 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS NEWS-TIMES OFFICE ?04 AmWI St. en, > C-4171 > 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. HERE IT l$! 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 * 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 I 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 See BAILOR. Pa?e 3 Tid? Tabl* TMes at the Beaafart Bar HIGH LOW Friday, No*. M 8:29 a.m. 2:06 a.m. 8:42 p.m. 3:00 p.m. IVMPPMRI 0:04 a.m. 2 44 ?:19 p.m. 3:36 p.m. 8MB day, N*?. 0:40 a.m. 3:30 a.m. 0:87 p.m. 4:13 p.m ~ 'MM X* 10:18 a.m. 3:90 a.m. 10:38 p.m. 4:91 *?> Tuesday. Nov. 39 10:8V a.m. 4:41 a.m. 8:30 pja. 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.