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48rd YEAR, NO. 99. FOUR SECTIONS TWENTY-SIX PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFOBT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1964 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Town Board Decides Sewage
Service Rate Monday Night
Lawrence Hassell, 74,
Dies Yesterday Morning
Lawrence W. Hassell, 74, of
Beaufort, died Thursday morning
in Morehead City Hospital of a
heart ailment. Funeral services
will take place at 3 p.m. today in
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Beau
fort. Interment will be in Ocean
View Cemetery. ?
Mr. Hassell. who was born in
Tyrrell County in 1880, moved to
Carteret County when he was a
year old, and with the exception
of four years, when ne worked for
a New Bern concern, spent his life
in Beaufort.
He served in the Spanish-Ameri
can war, and was discharged from
the Army in 1901 with the rating of
sergeant, after having taken part in
the Philippine insurrection.
During the years 1905 and 1906
he helped construct the U. S. Bio
logical Fisheries laboratory on
Pivers Island. From 1906 to 1910
he worked for a life insurance com
pany in New Bern. He returned
to Beaufort in 1911 and was affili
ated with S. P. Hancock, a general
merchandise business in Beaufort,
for the next five years.
He entered politics in 1917, hold
ing at different times until 1918
positions of deputy sheriff and tax
collector, county and city tax col
lector, and chief of police.
For the next two years he served
as agent in this locality for T. S.
Southgate Produce concern.
In August of 1921 he was ap
pointed clerk of Superior Court
and served 25 years and two
months in that capacity.
He resigned that office in Octo
ber 1946, and ran for and was elect
ed mayor of Beaufort in May 1947.
He served three two-year terms
as mayor, giving up political life in
July 1953. He was a justice of the
peace at the time of his death.
Surviving are his wife, Jessie,
and four sons, Charles, Gray and
Ray, all of BMufort, Ralph of
Mount Olive; a sister. Mrs. Mattie
Simpson, "Beaufort, and 11 grand
Elmer D. Willis
Wins Loving Cup
For winning "best speaker" at
the Dec. 1 Toastmasters meeting
Elmer D. Willis of Davia, was
awarded the traveling lovfng cup.
Winners of the cup will compete
ih the finals to be run off Feb. 9.
; At that time the speaker to repre
Isent the club in the Area 1 speech
contest will be decided.
The club met in the Fort Macon
J Hotel. Morehead City Wednesday
morning. Prepared speeches were
delivered by Toastmasters E. G.
Phillips who spoke on "Intoler
ance;" Frank Cassiano, "Retired;"
Theodore Phillipa, "Slow Down and
Live;" and Dr. Russell Outlaw, "In
My Beginning." Jerry Schumacher
delivered the educational speech on
"Why An Educational Program."
Impromptu two-minute speakers
using the state of North Carolina
as a theme were Cordon Hardeaty
who spoke on "The New Gover
nor;" Ed Walston, "Famous
" Firsts;" Gerald Hill. "North Caro
lina Leaders;" Jasper Bell, "Cli
mate;" Elmer Willis, "Tourists;"
and Walton Hamilton, "Electric
Power and Natural Resources."
Speakers were allowed three
minutes to study the N. C. Depart
ment of Conservation and Develop
ment's folder, "Facts about North
Carolina" before speaking. In the
absence of President J. P. Harris
and Vice-President Ray Cummins,
Ted Davis presided.
Individual critics were Toast
masters David Farrior, Dan Wal
ker. Walton Hamilton, Gordon Hsr
desty, Gerald Hill. Dr. W. L. Wood
ard was master critic. Holden Bal
lou waa grammarian and Gordon
Hardeaty parliamentarian. The next
meeting will be held at the Inlet
I Inn, Beaufort, Wednesday, Dee. IS
at 7 a.m.
Businessmen Will
Give Cash Prizes
The Newport Buiineumen'i Aj
sociation will give $30 In cash
prim for the beet outdoor Christ
mas decoration* in Newport
The lint prize U *19, Um aec
ond prtie $10 end the third 18.
Any homes located betweea the
two Highway 70 welcome signs
and within the town limit* any
l.j purticipate.
The priaea will be given at 2:<0
Friday afternoon. Dee. 24, at the
town Chriatmaa tree.
Newport firemen put the town
r Christmas decorationa op Saturday
[ and Sunday. The stringa spanning
ft tin street had to ba lengthened
K because the street waa widened
H during Um put year.
Lawrence W. Hanell
. . . during hit mayorship
Officer to Serve
As Port Captain
In Case of War
Lt. Cmdr. D. G. Bell, Morehead
City, commanding officer of the
Coast' Guard ffaerve Training unit
in this area, ha* received notifica
tion that in the event of sudden at
tack against the United States, he
will immediately assume the du
ties of captain of the port of More
head City.
The order was issued by Rear
Admiral R. E. Wood, commanding
officer. Fifth Naval District, Nor
folk.
Admiral Wood has directed that
in case of war. Commander Bell
shall use members of the Coast
Guard Reserve unit here to carry
out port lecurity measures.
He ft.rtt.er frqueifcd that the
Reserve training program include
instruction to prepare personnel
for the performance of those du
ties-.
When Admiral Wood visited Fort
Macon several weeks ago. he di
rected that the old Coast Guard
station there be remodeled for use
as headquarters for the reserve
training unit. Commander Bell said
that the headquarters should be
ready by Feb. IS.
Commander Bell was elected
Nov. 2 to represent Carteret Coun
ty in the 195S legislature.
Hours Announced
J. P. Betts. Beaufort postmaster,
has announced that the postoffice
will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
daily except Sunday, until Christ
mas.
? At ? special meeting o< the More
bead City Town Board Monday
night, commissioners conferred
with C. W. Williams, manager of
the Carolina Water Co., and set
the sewage service fee.
The fee will be billed by the
water company and will be en
tered on water company bills.
Morehead City has never levied
a sewage service charge before, but
the own fathers fell it necessary
if the town is to keep the sewage
system in good repair.
The fee was set at 50 cents mini
mum per month for each house
hold or place of business connect
ed to the town sewage system.
Thereafter the charge will be 25
cents per dollar of the water bill.
The sewage fee will be the same
each month because October, No
vember and December water bills
will be used as a base in figuring
each water and sewage customer's
rate. Those three months were
selected by the board because they
are the months when the least
water is being used.
The maximum sewage fee has
been set at $5. In other words, no
matter what the sewage fee, per
month, may be, the most that will
be charged is $5.
The rate is set at 25 cents if
the bill is between $1 and $2, 50
cents if the water bill is between
$2 and $3. and advances in that
manner until $5 is reached.
If a homeowner's water bills are
$3, $3.50 and *2.75 in October.
November and December, those
amounts will be averaged. That
average, in this instance, is $3.08.
Deducting the 50-cent minimum,
the charge for sewage, according to
Mr. Williams, would be 75 cents
every month.
Mr. Williams said that the sew
age fee for January will probably
be billed in February if the neces
sary computation is completed by
then.
Forecasts Say
More Cold Due
Don't pull off those clothes that
were put on for the cold spell earl)
thin week. Hwrni'i aappoeed to tw
another cold front on its way, ac
cording to weather forecaaK. *
The first drop in temperature
came as t^e result
of snow and sleet \
Monday. The mer
cury moved on/
down the thermom-l
eter Tuesday until'
it hit a low of 22.5. I
According to Sta
nley Davis, weath
er observer, pre-Contlnued Cola
cipitation Monday was 2.28 inches,
including the rain and the snow.
The rains started Sunday (light and
turned into hominy snow Monday
morning and then into real snow
later in the afternoon.
Day Max. Min. Wind
Monday 59 28.5 NW
Tuesday 36.5i 22.5 N
Wednesday 48 23 SE
Newport Board Authorizes
Town Attorney to Get Land
Beaufort Firemen
Elect Officers
Officera (or the coming year
were elected at the monthly meet
ing of the Beaufort Fire Depart
ment Thuraday night. All of thii
year's officers were retained ex
cept Capt. Ben Jones who asked to
be placed on the honorary list.
Lt John Parkin was elected cap
tain to fill Mr. Jones' place. Ward
dell FUlingame was elected lieu
tenant.
Other officers are Charles Har
rell, chief, Herbert Whiteburst, as
sistant chief, and Gerald Woolard,
secretary and treaaurer.
Ed Nelson reported that the
lung project they are working on
should be complete by the end of
the year.
Earl Willis aaid that the Chriat
maa toy program was successful.
Many toys for their Chriatmas pro
gram were obtained.
Beaufort Oym Gets N?w
Forccd-Air H*at System
The Beaufort School gymnasium
?ow has a new forced-air heating
system.
The system was installed at i
coat of $>,000 with money the
school received in rent from the
National Guard ,unit
In previous winters the gym had
been heated by burning coal la
open (ire pots. "Spectator* can
now attend basketball games la
comfort," B. E. Tarklngton, prin
cipal, porudly repotted yesterday.
?> George Bill, attorney for the
town of Newport, has been author
ized to take the legal step* neces
ury to acquire the property ad
joining the town fire atation on the
Nine-Foot Road. The attorney met
with the town board Tueaday night
at the town hall.
He alao suggested that the town
have two bills Introduced in the
legislature, one reaffirming the lo
cation of the veterans subdivision
within town limits and another to
allow the town to deed land with
out advertising the transaction.
Mayor Edgar Hibbs and Fire
Chief Leon Mann Jr. said they had
conferred, with the North Carolina
fire Insurance Rates Bureau rela
tive to changing the fire insurance
rates on property along the new
water line. The board decided that
no change in rates should be made
at the present time.
The board went on record au
thorising fire department officers
to issue burning permits and
agreed to pay (408 for parts to re
pair the pump on the rural Ore
truck.
The fire chief gave his annual
report and thanked the board for
their cooperation during his term.
He suggested that the town pus
an ordinance to inaure safe gaa
hook-ups. The chief was requested
by the town attorney to' select the
portions of a recommended ordi
nance which are applicable to New
port and submit them at the next
meeting.
Firemen were given permiaaion
to use the Jail in new fire-fighting
experiments and I. T. Smith Jr.
waa approved aa new bead of the
fire department
Lt. Allen Edwards thanked the
board for their assistance in get
gee BOARD, rags X
James Durr Gets
Year for Knifing
Martin* Godette Draws
Suspension on Violation
Of Vohklo Law
In Beaufort Recorder's Court
Tuesday afternoon James Durr was
sentenced to one year on the roads
for aaaaulting Sidney North with a
knife aboard the Osborne Holland
Sunday.
According to testimony. Officer
Maxwell Wade got a call at 11
o'clock Sunday morning to come
lo Guthrie-Jones Drug Store. He
found North standing in front of
the drug store, bleeding.
North had a knife wound in his
lower left chest and Officer Wade
took him to Morehead City Hos
pital. After North was treated, he
swore out a warrant for Durr who
was arrested about two hours later.
Testifying for the state was a
maintenance man for the Quinn
Menhaden Fisheries. The main
tenance man was in the'purse boats
working at about 11 o'clock Sunday
morning when 4ie saw Durr tussling
with North in the stern of the
Osborne Holland.
He said at first that he thought
they were having a friendly bout
but learned soon that Durr had a
knife and had stabbed North. 'The
Holland, fishing for Quinn. was
tied up at the Sinclair dock at the
time.
Term Suspended
Martine Godette received a sus
pended sentence of 60 days on the
roads for violating four driving
charges. He was chargcd with not
having any lights on his car, speed
ing. careless and reckless driving
and driving with an expired driv
er's license.
His sentence was suspended on
payment of $75 and he was taxed
costs. If he presents a valid driv
er's license within two weeks, $25
of his fine will be remitted.
Nine persons were found guilty
of public drunkeness. They are
Daniel Webater Gatlin, Sam Tay
lor, Ben Hopkins. George Dens,
Freddie Jones, Herman Brown,
Thurmon Johnson, William Mac
Phatter and James Miller.
Warrants Issued
Bench warrants were issued for
six persons. They are William
Flowera, failing to stop at a stop
sign: Jasper Easter, public drunk
enness; James Butler, public drunk
enness apd using loud and profane
language, Irvin Nichols, public
drunlMneas and disturbing the
peace; Georfe Beans, public drunk
enness.
Continued cases are Walter
Copes, public drunkenness and us
ing loud and profane language;
Otis Horner Guthrie, careless and
reckless driving; Leonard Alridgc,
assault with a knife.
Game Warden
Arrests Nine
The county game wirden. L. B.
Mcintosh, Beaufort, brought
charges of violating hunting and
fishing laws against nine people
during the month of November.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Barraddt
were found guilty of fishing on
inland waters without a license
Nov. 14. They were tried before
justice of the peace L. W. Haaaell
and were assessed cost*.
A. D. Avallone faced the same
charge Nov. 16 and was also taxed
coats.
1. S. Quinn. Jada Cline and a
15- year-old boy were tried on
charges of hunting dove during
closed season Nov. 13. Quinn was
found not guilty and Cline was
fined $10 and taxed cost*. The
youth was referred M his parents.
C. E. Wallace, charged with fish
ing without a licenae on inland
water, waa taxed coats and fined
IS by justice of the peace L. W.
Haaaell Nov. 13.
Billy Case waa fined $15 and
asseaaed costa for hunting without
a licenae Nov. 1. Joseph Patri was
fined S5 and taxed costa for it
tempting to take squirrells with a
gun capable of firing more than
three shells.
Beaufort Chamber
Secretary Resigns
Mta'Fsye Merrill. aecreUry to
the Beaufort Chamber of Com
merce. baa submitted her resigna
tion.
Norwood Young, president of the
chamber, aald Wednesday that ahe
haa accepted employment with
WMBL. He said that the board of
directors intended to take action
oa the resignation at a meeting
Tuesday night, but the meeting
waa called off becauae there was
no quorum. ,
Miss Merrill accepted the cham
ber secretaryship in the fall. Her
office was looted on Front Street
in the Mason Insurance office.
Beaufort's town tag* and bicycle
tat* are now on sale at the town
hall. Motorists are requested to put
town togs on tbe bach of their
car*. They bear a alogan this year:
"Delightfully Different-"
C. G. Holland Receives
State Fisheries Promotion
Streets Get Markers
Street markers like these have
been erected at intersections in
Morehead City.
The markers extend 54 inches
above the ground and are 4-inch
square concrete posts. Street names
will be lettered on the sides. The
markers were bought by the More
head City Lions Club and put in
place by the town crew.
They are located on the south
east and northwest corners of in
tersections.
The above picture shows a mar
ker erected in Robersonville as
part of a Finer Carolina project.
Plaintiff Gets
$75 Damages
Edna D. Farrior has been award
ed $75 damages in the case Edna
D. Farrior vs. Wade Midgette. The
case was tried before Judge
Joseph W. Parker in Superior
Court this week. It was the out
growth of an automobile accident
A divorce was granted In the
caae. Mary H. Davis vs. Loire D.
Davis. In other divorce cases
heard Monday, children were
placed in the custody of their
mothers.
In only one instance the judge
ordered that the father contribute
to support of his children. Robert
L. Russell was directed to pay $25
a week to his former wife but he
will continue in possession of the
home at Russell's Creek.
Deed Corrected
Correction of a deed was per
mitted in the case of Willie Thomas
Guthrie Jr. and David Clark Guth
rie, minors, Mrs. Ollie Bell, guard
ian. The deed concerned division
of land in the Bogue Sound section
west of Morehead City.
In the case of Gloria Hall, by
her next friend, Lena, vs. George
W. Hall, the sale of property waa
authorized and the defendant or
dered to pay $1,500 to the clerk of
Superior Court for the support of
Gloria Hall.
Owner Determined
The court ordered Wednesday
that Mrs. Madeline Taylor Derrick
son is the owner of lot No. 4 in
block 128, Morehead City. Mrs.
Derrickson brought suit against
William Guthrie, Edward Guthrie
and his wife. Thelma.
Judge Parker ordered that if the
See COURT, Page 2
Wayne D. Smith
Gets Suspended
Term Monday
Wayne D. Smith, charged with
drunken driving and not having
? driver's license, was given a
suspended sentence of 90 days on
the roads Monday in Morehead
City Recorder's Court.
Smith's sentence was suspended
st'P"l?'on that he pay a
WOO fine and court costs, remain
on good behavior for two years
and not drive a car in North Car
olina for a period set bv the
state.
Three persons forfeited bonds.
Jay I<ec Jarrell. charged with fail
ing to comply with a court judg
?f July ?. 1954. forfeited a
WOO bond and William Benjamin
Oswalt forfeited a $200 bond.
Osyalt is charged with speeding,
careless and reckless driving and
drunken driving.
Paul Cody, charged with issuing
a worthless check, forfeited a $75
bond.
Nine Found Guilty
Nine persons were found guilty
of speeding. They are E. L. Bays
den David Floyd, John M. Wilson,
Walter Neimi. Donald Webb
Mounger, Anita Faye Nelson,
George Cason, Edward Green and
Shirley Maxine Mason.
Green, Cason, Nelson, Mounger,
Baysden, Floyd, and Wilson were
taxed costs.
Mason and Neimi were assessed
two-thirds court costs.
C iarabelle Mumford paid costs
for public drunkenness.
Richard M. Faille, Calvin D
Emanus and Robert F. Geidner
were fined $25 and costs for being
drunk and disorderly.
The state did not prosecute
Ezra Quick for being disorderly
and disturbing the peace The case
against Donald IveyFlaley, charged
with improper registration, was
left open
Roy Hill was given two weeks in
Jail or costs of court for public
drunkenness.
The case against James Thomp
son Simpson was left open He
was. charged with assault on an
officer, being drunk and disorderly,
using loud and profane language
and resisting arrest.
Charges Dropped
The state did not prosecute Iris
Mobley and Joe Watera on charge!
of fornication and adultery
I.conard C. Parker, Lenwood
Earl Saunders, and John Loree
Midget te were taxed half costs for
failing to stop at stop signs.
The.state did not prosecute Law
rence Drisco for simple aasult
A judgment against Rollins
Douglas Mumford was upheld. He
was charged with drunken driving
and was given BO days on the
road or a $200 fine and costs plus
the stipulation that he not drive
for a period determined by the
state and remain on good behavior
for 12 months. He had appealed the
case to Superior Court but that
court remande'd the case to re
corder's court.
Continued casts are Willi*
Little, possessing illegal whisky;
William O. Page. Carroll M. Wil
liams, Alex Guthrie, and James R,
Hutchins, speeding; Jimmie Long,
public drunkenness.
Fisherman Enters Morton
Home Tuesday Night
Benjamin Hopkins, fisherman-*
from Wilmington, was charged
with breaking and entering and
was confined to the county Jail
Tuesday night at 10: IS after he
walked in the front door and sat
down in the living room of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Morton's houae, 901
Evans St.. Morehead City.
Mrs. Morton and her children
were sitting in Uie living room
when Hopkins walked in.
She yelled for her huaband who
was in the bedroom asleep. She
also backed up and picked up a fire
poker.
When Mr. Morton rushed Into the
room, Hopkins was sitting on the
sofa.
Mrs. Morton called the police
while Mr. Morton talked to Hop
kins to keep him there.
When Sheriff Hugh Salter, Capt.
Buck Newsome and Lt. Carl Blom
berg arrived, Hopkins said, "Well,
what am 1 going to be charged
with this time?"
Sheriff Salter took him to Um
county Jail and locked him up.
Captain Newsome reported that
Hopkins had been drinking but he
wasn't drunk.
.Hopkins will be given a prelim
inary bearing In Morehead City
Racardar's Court Monday morning.
B&PW Club Will Obsarv*
Christmas Tuesday Night
The Carteret Business and Pro
(eaaional Woman's Club will have
its Christmas party at 7 p.m. Tuaa
day. Dinner will be served at
Captain Bill's Restaurant, More
head City, followed by a party at
the home of Mrs. J. R. Morrill,
Shepard Street.
Each member will bring a 29
cent gift to exchange plua a can,
jar, or small ' package of food to
be given to a needy family.
Tick TabU
Tides at the I
HIGH LOW
Friday, Dec. It
8:01 ajn. 1:36 a.m.
8:22 p.m. 3:31 p.m.
Safcsnby, Dee. 11
8:53 a.m. 2:30 a.m.
0:18 p.m. 3:23 p.m.
tanday, Dec. 1*
0:44 a.m. 3:23 a.m.
10:07 p.m. 4:13 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 13
10:34 a.m. 4:17 a.m.
11:00 p.m. 9:02 p.m.
Tuesday, Dm. 14
8:12 a.m.
11:24 p.m. B:03 p-mJ
' C. G. Holland, Beaufort, assistant commercial fisheries
commissioner, has been promoted to acting commercial
fisheries commissioner by Ben Douglas, director of the
Board of Conservation and Development.
The appointment was made Wednesday. According to
present plans, Mr. Holland will be made commissioner by
action of the board at the C&D'
meeting Jan. 24-26 at Raleigh.
Mr. Holland, formerly sheriff of
Carteret County, has been serving
as assistant fisheries commissioner
since Nov. 1, 1953. Actually, he
has been commissioner since the
office of commissioner has not
been filled since the resignation of
Capt. John Nelson. Gloucester,
during the Scott administration.
The 1953 General Assembly cre
ated two administrative heads of
the commercial fisheries division.
The plan was to obtain a man with
scientific training in fisheries to
head the department, with an as
sistant serving as the officer in
charge of enforcing fisheries regu
lations.
However, a man to head the di
C. G. Holland
. . . up the la<ktrr
vision who would accept the job
at the salary si.t by the state, could
not be fouud.
Commissioner Holland said yes
terday that he was extremely
pleased with the appointment.
"I've worked hard to qualify for
the position." he continued, "and
will do my best to uphold the con
fidence Mr. Douglas and the board
have placed in me."
The fisheries official is a native
of Beaufort and was in the fish
business for several years prior to
his appointment to the state office.
Commissioner Holland also re
ported yesterday that tremendous
catches of menhaden were made
Wednesday. The fleet had been
forced to stay tied up the iarly
part of this week due to the sleet
and snow storm.
Captains were doubtful about
finding the fish again yesterday.
But from all appearances, good
fishing (if good weather prevails)
will continue through Christmas.
Predictions are that this will be
the best season in years.
Jaycees Raise
$34.95 on Movie
O. J. Morrow reported at th?
Morehead City Jaycee meeting
Monday night that the club had
netted $34 93 by iponaoring the
"Bob Mathiaa Story." a movie
which was ahown at the Morehead
rheatre laat week.
The money will be aent to the
National Olympic Headquarters in
Chicago to be used (or the Olympic
fund.
Gerald Minor give a report on
Chriatmaa activities and a commit
tee was appointed to construct a
Christmas sign at the entrance to
Morehead City. Members of the
Smmitte are Jim Hibbs. Walter
orris, Frank Casalano, and Luther
Lewia.
The Jaycees voted $90 to be used
in constructing the sign.
It waa announced at th" meeting
that the Morehead City club will
co-sponaor the alcohol education
program in thU county in coopera
tion with the Beaufort Jaycees.
Jaaper Bell, president, snnounced
that there will be a meeting of all
presidents of civic organisations at
the Fort Macon Hotel at > o'clock
Monday night. The program will
be planned then.
The Jaycees diacussed methods
to get better Chriatmaa lights for
Morehead City next year.
Walter Morria won the hand
shaking prixe.
Educator U Speak
Miss Annie Mae Murray, director
of the kindergarten department at
East Carolina College, will speak
on the Educational Value of Toys,
under sponsorship o I the American
Association of Unlveralty Women,
tomorrow at 8:13 p.m. *i uraham
Barden High School auditorium,
Haveiock No admission will be
Farm Bureau
Members Will
Meet Tuesday
The county annual Farm Bureau
meeting has been set for Tuesday
night at the Morehead City Recrea
tion Center. The meeting will be
preceded by a barbecue dinner
which will be served at 6:30.
Bob Shoffner, assistant director
of the North Carolina extension
service at North Carolina State
College will be the principal
speaker.
R. M. Williams, county agent,
announced this week that the Farm
Bureau Membership quota of 400
had been surpassed and there are
410 members of the Farm Bureau
for the coming year.
Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Stroud and
Mrs. Ruby Bamhill, Newport, will
represent the county at the Na
tional Farm Bureau convention in
New York Dec. 11 through 17.
Deputy Recovers
Stolen Auto
Deputy Sheriff Bobby Bell re
covered a stolen automobile in
Beaufort Wednesday night and ar
rested Marvin Earl Williams, a
fisherman. Williams was charged
with the theft.
The automobile, a 1950 Chevro
let, was found in front of the
Topsail Service Station and Deputy
B?ll waited until the driver re
turned to it. The driver was Wil
liams.
The car is owned by Edward
Dixon, New Bern. It was reported
stolen at New Bern Sunday.
Williams, who was arrested at
about 8:30 p.m., was being held
yesterday in the county jail until
Craven County authorities picked
him up.
Ice Causes Two
Cars to Collide
Two cars collided at 7th and
Arrndfll Streets. Morehead City,
Tuesday morning at 8:40 when one
car was stopped at a stop light and
another skidded into it because of
the ice.
Idaline Southard. Morehead City,
slopped at a red light in a 1948
Plymouth, headed east on Arendell
when a 1950 Chrysler driven by
Karl Wilhelm Olsen, Morehead
City, skidded into the Plymouth.
Mr. Olsen said he saw the car
had stopped at the light but when
he applied the brakes, his car
skidded into it.
Sgt. C. E. Bunch and Patrolman
Bill Condie Investigated and esti
mated that the Chrysler had about
$300 damage while the Plymouth
had none.
No charges were filed against
either driver.
Newport Firemen
Fight School Fire
An early morning fire Friday
morning spoiled Newport's "no fire
loaa" record for 1954. Moses How
ard. a Newport businessman,
glimpsed over at the school and
noticed smoke and flames coming
out of the auditorium. An alarm
quickly summoned the fire depart
ment.
Firemen found one curtain in
the rear of the auditorium com
pletely burned and another partial
ly burned. The woodwork around
the window was blaxing. The fire
was extinguished and the wood
work torn apart to determine the
cause of the blaxe. Firemen con
cluded that the blaze did not re
sult from faulty wiring or the heat
ing system.
The case was turned over to Po
lice Chief W. C. Dugee. Damage
was estimated at <150. The school
children had not arrived when the
fire broke out One small fellow,
quickly siting up the situation upon
arrival, aaked Assistant lire Chief
Bennle Garner why be put It out
Party Tralght
The Morehead City Garment Co.
will entertain its employee* at a
Christmas party at T:M tonight at
Um Otnt+f,