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44th YEAR, NO. 20. FOUR SECTIONS TWENTY-SIX PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. MARCH 11, 1955 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Business Continues Upsurge
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Wallace Channel Dredging
Authorized by Engineers
State Sets Up
$25,000 to Hake
Park Repair
Building Materials Are
On Order; Fart Open
To Visitors as Usual
Twenty-five thousand dollars has
been earmarked by the state for
repair and renovation of Fort Ma
con State Park. Charles S. Walters,
who is in charge of the park, said
that materials for the repair of
hurricane damage are already be
ing bought.
The boardwalk will be torn down
and rebuilt and all buildings in
the picnic and swimming area re
placed as they were before Hazel.
He said that the money for the
necessary work was cleared and
okayed by the State Park Division
more than a week ago.
The parking lot at the fort is
now in better condition than it
ever was, Mr. Walters said, and
both the lot and the fort are open
to visitors.
The picnic and swimming area
will not be open until May 27. By
that time it is expected that the
bath houses, concession stands and
personnel barracks will be restor
ed. The picnic and swimming area
it never open during the winter.
Dunes have not been pushed up
in front of the bathing area as
they have been in other beach sec
tions, Mr. Walters said. After the
boardwalk is replaced, the sand
will be sloped up against the board
walk.
Reckless Driver
Fined in Court
Charles Mathis Bembry was fined
$1390 and costs when he pleaded
guilty to careless and reckless driv
ing before Judge Earl Mason in
Beaufort Recorder's Court Tues
day.
Tom and Lina Noe each received
30-day suspended sentences when
they were found guilty of deposit
ing human excrement on the
ground adjacent to neighbors' pri
vate homes, in violation of the Car
teret County Board of Health ordi
nance.
The Noes must refrain from vio
lating this ordinance or the sen
tences will be invoked.
The following were assessed $12
of costs: Mrs. Elizabeth House, for
tailing to staoat stop sign; 'Tho
mas Charles Allen, failing to stop
at traffic light; Ralph Guiney,
failing to stop at stop sign, and
Willie Budget, failing to stop at
traffic light.
Mildred Baum was assessed costs
for malicious prosecution.
The case against Johnnie Teel,
charged with careless and reckless
driving, was dismissed, and Wal
I lace W. Garner, charged with
speeding* was found not guilty.
Cases against the following were
continued: James Reel, Thurston
Wade Arnold, and Raymond Lewis.
JC's Support
i District Nominee
At the Here head City Jaycee
meeting Monday night at the Hotel
Fort Macon, members pledged their
support of P. H. Geer Jr. as Ninth
District vice-president of the North
Carolina Jayceea. The election will
take piece at the fourth quarterly
board meeting to be held in More
head City the latter part of April
or early May.
It waa also announced that other
clubs have reported their favoring
I Mr. Geer for the poet.
Next Monday night an expert on
lighting attangements will be at
the ifleetlng to diacuss with the
Jayceea the Chrtatmas lighting for
the town for thia year. The Jay
ceea hope that in conjunction with
the other civic organisations, the
lighting arrangements this year
will be improved.
T. C. Hyman Jr. of More head
City waa a guest at the meeting.
T/Sgt Harold E. Row, Havelock,
was among the members of the 2,
302 veterans from the First Marine
Air Wing and the Third Marine
Division who returned from Korea
to Treasure Island Sunday aboard
the USNS General Brewster.
i n in ma# i i j
Congressman Graham A. Barden*
on Tuesday released information
by telegram relative to the dredg
ing of Wallace Channel.
The channel, silted in to a haz
ardous extent, is located just west
of Ocracoke Inlet in Pamlico
Sound, and is used extensively
(when deep enough) by trawlers.
The telegram reads, "Chief of
engineers advises me that emer
gency dredging of Wallace Chan
nel authorized to depth of 10 feet
and funds are being made avail
able for dredging to begin at ear
liest possible moment." It was
signed by Congressman Barden.
W. H Potter, and Claud R.
Wheatly, Beaufort, went to Wash
ington recently to confer with Con
gressman Barden and Congressman
Herbert Bonner of Washington, N.
C., relative to the hazardous navi
gation conditions of Ocracoke In
let and Wallace Channel.
In addition to working on the
dredging project, the two congress
men are sponsoring a bill author
izing a survey of Ocracoke Inlet by
Army engineers. The survey would
provide data necessary to obtain
government maintenance of the in
let.
At present, the government pro
vides navigation aids there only.
Dredging of Wallace Channel
and a survey of the inlet was re
quested in a recent resolution pas
sed by the North Carolina Fisher
ies Association, an organization of
fishermen and fish dealers.
The project depth of Wallace
Channel is 12 feet but the emer
gency dredging to 10 feet will be
of tremendous value to the North
Carolina fishing industry, Mr. Pot
ter remarked.
In good weather the inlet is navi
gable by trawlers but in rough wea
ther it is hazardous. Loaded men
haden boats cannot navigate either
the inlet or the channel and it is
hoped that evfri tally the channel
will be restc^ed to hi 12-foot
depth and M WTTel
Congressmen Barden and Bonner
have also been requested to work
on obtaining appropriations for the
dredging of Taylor's Creek, Beau
fort.
Telegrams releasing the informa
tion on the dredging of Wallace
Channel were received by Mr. Pot
ter and J. A. DuBois, manager of
the Sea Level Chamber of Com
merce.
Town, Highway
Officials Hear
Bridge Proposals
Group Meets Tuesday
Afternoon at Town
Hall, Morehead City
A proposed bridge and causeway
which would extend from Crab
Point to Melt. Lee Island (where
Phillips fish factory was located),
then to the causeway, and connect
with Beaufort west of the fish fac
tories, was described to a group of
state officials and residents of
Morehead and Beaufort at a meet
ing Tuesday afternoon in the More
head City courtroom. .
Clyde Jones, Morehead City, des
cribed the proposed plan which he
said would enlarge the area avail
able foi; ships and for industry in
both towns. The meeting was ar
ranged by Mayor George Dill of
Morehead City and Representative
D. G. Bell and was preceded by
a luncheon.
Mr. Jones commented on what
the new bridges would do for the
ports and the advantages they
would bring to Morehead City and
Beaufort.
The state highway officials said
they would study the proposal.
Attending the meeting were R.
Markham, division engineer, Green
ville; Gehrmann Holland, Beaufort;
Mayor George Dill, Morehead City;
Dan Walker, Beaufort; H. Maynard
Hicks, second division commission
er, Snow Hill; W. H. Rogers, Jr.,
chief highway engineer, Raleigh;
Clyde Jones. Morehead City; May
or Cliff Lewis, Beaufort; and Roy
Eubanks, Beaufort. -
T. B. Gunter Jr., chief bridge
engineer, Raleigh; W. S. Winslow,
chief bridge locating engineer, Ra
leigh; C. Y. Griffin, district en
gineer, New Bern; D. G. Bell, legis
lator for Carteret County; Henry
Holt, Beaufort-Morehead Cause
way; Jack Holt, manager of the
port; Dr. Ben F. Royal, Morehead
City, and Col. Richard S. Marr, ex
ecutive director of the state ports.
Paul Cleland Files Suit
Against Racing Association
AAUW Will Meet
At I Tuesday
Miss Charlotte Stevenson, Have
lock, will meet with women of this
area Tueadav night to discuss for
mal organization of a branch of the
American Association of University
Women.
The meeting will begin at 8 p.m.
in the civic center. Morehead City.
Mrs. Clarence Guthrie, tempo
rary chairman of the local AAUW
branch, said that Miss Stevenson
assisted in organization of the
branch at Have lock and has been
a member of the AAUW for a num
ber of years.
University graduates of AAUW
approved colleges are invited to
join the group. Mrs. Guthrie said,
and are welcome to attend Tues
day night's meeting.
Junior Class Sponsors
Dane* at Gym Tonight
The Newport School Junior Class
is sponsoring a round and square
dance tonight at 7:30 at the New
port gya, with music furnished by
the Rhythm Trio.
A concession stagd will be in
operation. There will be a cake
walk and door prizes will be given.
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, March 11
10:10 a.m. 4:02 a.m.
10:31 p.m. 4:12 p.m.
Saturday, March 12
10:91 a.m. 4:40 a.m.
11:12 p.m. 4:44 p.m.
feuday, March 11
11:33 a m. 5:17 a.m.
11:53 pjn. 8:14 p.m.
Meaday, March 14
8:98 a.m.
12:16 p.m. 9:41 p.m.
TMaday, March If
12:33 a.m. 8:94 a.m.
1:02 p.m. 8:17 pjB.
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? Paul Cleland. one of the princi
pal stockholders and a director of
Carolina-Virginia Racing Associa
toin. a North Carolina corporation,
has his complaint on file today in
a suit against (he association for
$15,000 back pay.
The complaint, filed in the office
of Carteret County Clerk of Court,
A. H. James, states that the sum
Is a "reasonable value for services"
rendered by him when he managed
the Palm Beach Kennel Club for
the asaociation last winter.
Under his management Mr. Cle
land states that the West Palm
Beach. Fla., dog track made a
profit slightly in excess of $350,000.
Carolina-Virginia Racing Asao
ciation totally owns the Cavalier
dog track at Moyock and 75 per
cent of the Carolina Racing Asso
ciation, firm which owns the More
head City dog track.
It alao totally owns the Palm
Beach Kennel Club, the dog track
at iWest Palm Beach, Fla.
In his complaint Mr. Cleland
states that be owns 10 per cent of
the iasued and outstanding stock
of Carolina-Virginia Racing Asso
ciation.
Officers of the sssociation ?re
John Boggiano of New York, presi
dent; Sam C. Lombardo, vice-presi
dent, snd John G. Masoni, secre
tary-treasurer. Both Lombardo and
Maaoni are Cleveland, Ohio, resi
dents. Mr. Clelsnd has been a
North Carolina resident more thsn
30 years. His home is on Bogue
Sound west of Morehead City.
The Wlison. N. C., law firm of
Gardner, Connor and Lee, are rep
resenting Mr. Clel*nd.
ThrM Cited for Allogsd
Motor Law Violations
Three motorists were charged
with violations of motor vehicle
laws when apprehended Monday
and Tuesday In Morehead City.
Gwendolyn Irene Foster, More
head City, was apprehended Mon
day (or allegedly having no license
and careless and recklesa driving.
On the same day Leon Hughes
Quinn, route 2, Newport, waa
charged with making an Improper
U turn at 7th and Arendcll Streets.
On Tuesday Helen C. Willis,
Morehead City, was charted with
having no operator's license.
y tanerei ^ouniy man micb, urc
most accurate barometer of eco
nomic well being, zoomed upwards
in December 1994, and continued
even higher during' the month of
January 1965.
February figures, not yet re
leased by the Sales and Use Tax
Division of the State Department
of Revenue, are expected to show
even greater increases.
, Exceed 1953
Retail sales in Carteret in Decem
ber 1054 exceeded those in Decem
ber 1953 by $30,999. This figure
does not include sales of food and
other items on which there is no
sales tax.
The December 1954 retail sales,
on which three per cent sales tax
is collected, amounted to $843,088
as against retail sales of $812,089
for December 1953.
Adding a minimum of $281,363
for food sales in Carteret, brings
the minimum total sales in the
county for December 19M to $1,
124,451.00 as against a similarly
computed amount of $1,082,788.00
for December 1953.
January Beats December
January 1955 retail sales were
$24,927 ahead of those for January
1954. This figure likewise does not
include sales of food and other non
sales taxable items.
January 1955 retail sales on
which the three per cent is collect
ed amounted to $1,024,690 as
against $999,763 for January 1954.
Adding a minimum of $341,563
in food sales, the January 1955
minimum total sales in the county
amounted to $1,366,253 as against
a similarly computed amount of
$1,333,017 for January 1954.
Family Seeks
14-Year-OldGirl
Frances Willis, 14, who lives
with her grandmother, Mrs. D. B.
Willis, Morehead City, has been
missing from home since Monday
night.
Her family believes that she has
started to hitch-hike to Deland,
Fla., where her mother, Mrs. Kate
Coleman, lives. They request that
anyone who might have seen her,
con tact them here in Morehead
City.
Her maternal grandmother, Mrs.
Frank Staton. acting upon infor
mation received from ? motorist
who claimed to have picked her
LATE BULLETIN: Frances
Willis was picked up by police
at Savannah, Ga., yesterday and
is being held by Juvenile authori
ties la that city, according to In
formation received In Morehead
City yesterday afternoon.
up late Monday afternoon and
dropped her in Swansboro, went to
Swansboro yesterday to check on
the girl's whereabouts.
PoliA along the coast have been
alerted to be on the lookout for
a 14-year-old girl dressed in boy's
clothing with a boyish haircut.
The motorist, Mr. Lionel Glancy,
Morehead City RFD, reported to
the girl's grandmother that he
had picked up what he had at
first believed to have been a young
boy and through subsequent talks
with the passenger had discovered
Frances' identity as a girl.
It is believed that Frances left
home Monday because she was
tfraid she would be punished for
not having gone to school that day.
Morehead Citizens Ask
SPA to Move Port Office
Fisheries Group Elects
Two Honorary Members
G. B Talbot, head of the Fish*
and Wildlife lab, and Carter Broad,
resident investigator at the Duke
Marine lab, both of Beaufort, were
made honorary members of the
North Carolina Fisheries Associa
tion at the meeting Monday night
at New Bern.
Mr. Broad was also commended
in a resolution for his work on the
brown spotted shrimp which has
proved of economic value to the
fishery.
Earl Holton, Vandemere, presi
dent of the fisheries association,
was requested to attend the Rivers
and Harbors Congress in Washing
ton in May and take with him some
fishermen representative of vari
ous phases of the industry.
This move followed a report by
W. H. Potter, Beaufort, who at
tended the congress last year. Mr.
Potter told of a recent trip he had
made to Washington relative to
deepening of Ocracoke Inlet and
Wallace Channel.
The membership fee for boat
captains and fishermen was lower
ed to $3 a year in a campaign to
increase membership. Directors of
the organization were asked to take
a leading part in the membership
drive.
Directors elected Monday night
are the following: George R. Wal
lace and Gordon C. Willis, More
head City; Clyde Potter, Bclhaven;
Lewis Hardee, Southport; M. Yott,
Snead's Ferry; Garland Fulcher,
Oriental.
John Yawl, Edenton; Harry Jar
vis, Englehard; John McCotter,
Vandemere; Roy Watson, Hobuck
en; Clayton Fulcher, Atlantic; and
Mr. Potter, Beaufort.
David Beveridge, Beaufort, join
ed the association Monday night.
The next meeting will be at 7
o'clock Monday, April 4, at the
Midway Restaurant, New Bern.
Elderly Woman
Hurt in Accident
Sirs Maltby Taylor, Sea Level,
was reported "doing qurte weir*
yesterday at the Sea I,evel Hos
pital. She suffered a fractured hip
in an automobile accident Tuesday
ifternoon.
Mrs. Taylor. 80 years old, is the
mother of Dan, William. Alfred
and Leslie Taylor, who with their
father set up the Taylor Founda
tion for the establishment of the
Sea Level Hospital.
The accident occurred when Mrs.
Taylor's husband was backing the
car out of their driveway at' the
Taylor home and (truck Mrs. Tay
lor.
Mr. Taylor thought "Mis* Jim
my," his wife, was walking around
elsewhere in the yard. But she had
suddenly decided (he wanted to
go with him to make a call and
crossed behind the moving car.
She was taken to the hospital
by her daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Noyes, who live
with the Taylors.
Superior Court
Term Will Open
At 10 Monday
A one-week term of Superior
Court will open at 10 o'clock
Monday morning in the court
house, Beaufort. Judge Walter
Bone will preside.
Sheriff Hugh Salter said that
the Albert Fallin murder trial
is expected to go to trail early
in the week, maybe Monday
afternoon, followed by the Mrs.
Theresa Dolzer murder trial.
Defendants in the Fallin case
are Lucille Williams and Levi
Williams of Beaufort. The de
fendant in tne Dolzer case is
Moody Lewis, Salter Path. Di
vorce suits are docketed for the
last day of court.
Two Biologists
Join Shellfish
Laboratory Staff
Two biologists, Dr. Donald Mc
Loughlin and John Baptist, have
been added to the staff of the shell
fishery investigation laboratory at
Beaufort, Dr. Walter Chipman,
head of the laboratory, announced
this week.
The staff has been increased
since the first of the year as the
result of government speed-up in
research on after-effects of atomic
and hydrogen bomb explosions.
Dr. McLoughlin received his
doctorate in Febriu** at the Uni
versity of Illinious. He attended
the University of Notre Dame
prior to that time, and received
his bachelor and master's degrees
at George Washington University,
Washington, D. C.
Mr. Baptist, who has been with
the Fish and Wildlife Service for
several years, was transferred here
from Newburyport, Mass., where
he was working on a clam project.
A former member of the armed
forces, he received his bachelor's
degree at Maryville College in Ten
nessee and his master's at Buck
nell, Lewisburg, Pa.
Since the first of the year, Ralph
Nelson, Atlantic, has joined the
staff as boat captain and Charles
Frederick Willis, Harkers Island,
haa been employed as fishery aide.
Another staff member, a bio
logical aide, is expected to be em
ployed within the next several
weeks.
Among the research projects un
derway at the lab is the study of
radio active "fallout" as it affects
water and fishes. "Fallout" is the
stinging dust which can be car
ried by wind over an area as great
as 200 miles, following a bomb
explosion.
Ports Chairman Defends
Present Organization
Chairman Edwin Pate of*
the State Ports Authority
yesterday told residents of
Morehead City that he could
see "a considerable number
of disadvantages to the state
ports office being located
away from a port."
Chairman Pate presided at a
luncheon meeting called to hear
views of Morehead citizens rela
tive to re-locating the state ports
office. He was accompanied by
Raymond Bryan, Goldsboro, vice
chairman of the ports authority,
and Avery Thompson, Waccamaw,
secretary of the authority.
Mr. Pate opened the meeting by
commenting that the SPA is dedi
cated to operation of the ports on
a statewide basis and that no SPA
member would consciously favor
either Morehead City or Wilming
ton.
Ho commented on the fact that
the authority revised the Esso con
tract at Morehead City to a 300 per
cent increased revenue return,
that the Trumbull contract had
been revised downward to bring
rates into line with the rest of the
southeast and that a grain elevator
has been put in here.
Robert L. Hicks, former Esso
manager here, commented later
that the increased cost to Esso has
resulted in fewer tankers coming
into Morehead City.
Mr. Pate concluded his prelim
inary remarks with the comment
that there "are a good many prob
lems Morehead has not under
stood." He commented that the
SPA "may have done a poor job in
presenting those problems" and
that it hoped to work more closely
with Morehead City and Wilming
ton in the future.
legislator Speaks
Speaking in favor of moving the
state ports office from Wilming
ton to Raleigh, Carteret's legisla
tor, D. G. Bel!,, commented that if
two houses are on fire, "yours and
some other fellow's, you're going
to put out the fire at your house
first."
He said that even if a ports di
rector were most impartial, he
would tend to favor the port he
was closest to. Mr. Bell empha
sized that he was not speaking of
any individual, adding that loca
tion of the state ports office in
Wilmington not only tended to
prejudice the executive director
but exposed him also to factions at
Wilmington for and against the
state port.
Mr. Bell said that it could not
be determined whether discrim
ination was intentional or uninten
tional but he, and others in More
head City felt that moving the
ports office lo Raleigh would elim
inate bickering between the two
cities and take the ports director
out of the cross-faction current in
Wilmington. 4.
The legislator pointed out that
the office in Raleigh would give
personnel in that office the advan
tage of being directly in contact
with the state agricultural depart
ment which plays an important
part in movement of farm prod
See PORTS OFFICE, Page 6
Morehead Firm Wins Navy Job
Smyrna Teachers
Support Drive
Teachers of Smyrna School have
contributed 100 per cent to the
American Red Croat, according to
a report from Mrs. D. K. Merrill,
Beaufort, Red Croas campaign
chairman.
Additional membership solicitors
have been named. They are Mrs.
Johnice Dill Collins and Mrs.
Mary Toato, both Merrimon; Mrs.
Clifton Yeomans, Smyrna; Mrs.
Lionel Gillikin, Otway; Mrs Lea
lie Springle, Russells Creek, and
Mrs. Jim Kirby, Newport.
Ctarles Willis, campaign chair
man in Morehead City, announced
yesterday tliat Mrs. John Oglesby
has bean put in charge of Red
Cross memberships at Crab Point.
S. R. McLc.idon. Morehead City,
has nanted the follownj chairmen
and defined the dislricts they will
cover: Mrs. Elsie Warnett, Avery
Street; Mrs. Ethel Dudley, 3ay
Vie* Homes; Mrs. Naomi Berton,
Bay Street; Mrs. Mamie C'.emmons,
Fisher, Bridges ,ia4 cross streets
except 12th.
Solicitors In the Neuro commun
ities at Newport, Bcnue and Mane
field are yet to be named.
? By August 1966 the More
head City Shipbuilding Corp.
will deliver 18 50-foot utility
boats to the United States
Navy. Announcement of
awarding of the $383,140
contract to the Morehead
City firm was made Monday
at Washington, D. C.
The contract is believed to be
the first of its aiie to be given a
ahipbuilder in this area. Although
the Morehead City Shipubilding
Corp. has done ? large amount of
renovation and repair work on
Navy, Army, Marine and Coast
Guard ships, thil is its first con
tract for new construction.
Building of the pilot model is
scheduled to start in August 195S.
R. C. Kirchofer, president of the
firm, said that the Navy work will
be carried on In conjunction with
the building of Hatteraa trawlers
and work on menhaden and com
mercial craft.
Half of the facilities will be de
voted to the Navy job and half to
all-important regular* work.
Mr. Kirchofer commented that
the trawler building operation
mesns much to this area, economi
cally, aa any government work.
On full production schedule, the
volume of trawler buainesa amounts
to cloae to a million dollars an
nually.
Aa a result of the Navy contract,
Utty IM are expected to to added
to the Morehead City Shipbuilding
payroll which will bring the total
number in the work force to 124.
The work is classified as confi
dential by the Navy.
Cicero S. Hardison is shipbuild
ing superintendent. Capt. John R.
Alexandrr, USN ret., consulting en
gineer. George Hammcs. general
manager, and James Mitchell, de
sign engineer. The M-foot llatteraa
trawler was designed by Mr.
Mitchell.
The Morehead City Shipbuilding
Corp.. which has offices at the east
end of Bridges Street. Morehead
City, is featured in an article in the
February issue of Fishing Gazette.
Boy Scout* Get
First Aid Lessons
Dr. Sam W. Hatcher. Morehead
City, spoke to the Boy Scouts of
Newport at their recent meeting.
Dr. Hatcher covered the first
aid requirements of tenderfoot,
second and first class ratings. Em
phasis was placed on knowing
what not to do.
Demonstrations were given of
bandages, artificial respiration,
improvising stretchers, covering su
perficial wounds, and many other
problems that aria* in first aid
Eighteen Scout* and some guests
observed the demonstration.
Dr. H*tch*r's tan. Johnny,
**rv*d as ? pattern far his father.
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Police Make 31
Investigations
The Beaufort police department
made 31 investigations for foir
different agencies during Febru
ary, seven for the Co* at (iuard,
four for DuPont. 12 for United
States Civil Service and eight for
the United States Deportment of
Juatioc
Parking tickets issued last month
were 143. The police cur traveled
1.417.1 miles and arrests totaled
IB, two for public drunkenness. 14
for violations of the motor law,
and three on other charges. Four
papers were served by other magis
trates.
The report was presented the
hoard by Dan Walker, clerk of
,uuit at (he request of Mayor Clif
ford Lewis, acting police chief.
John St?*d Show* Club
Movi* on PinoappU
John Steed had charge of the pro
gram for the Beaufort Rotary Club
Tuesday night. He showed a film
on pineapple which deacribcd the
cultivation of the fruit, and showed
the processes it goes through until
it reaches the consumer.
A summary of the district meet
ing at Klnaton was also given at the
meeting.
Gibbs Brothers
Win $10 Prize
At Co-Op Session
John Felton, Beaufort RFD
To Serve as Director
Of Livestock Market
The Gibbs Brothers of Beaufort
were awarded second prize of $10
at the annual meeting of the Co
operative Livestock Market in New
Bern Saturday. Prizes were award
ed to producers selling the most
dollars worth of hogs during the
past season.
John Felton, RFD Beaufort, was
elected to serve as Carteret Coun
ty's director of the market for the
coming year.
John Booth, market manager, re
ported that $619,823.16 worth of
hogs were sold through the market
last year.
Following the meeting a barbe
cue dinner was served.
Jimmy Francks, Jones County
farm agent presided at the meet
ing. A. T. Jackson, Craven County
farm agent, introduced the princi
pal speaker, D. S. Weaver, direc
tor of the state agricultural exten
sion service program.
Mr. Weaver highly praised swine
producers in this area for working
together so successfully in the mar
keting of hogs.
The speaker pointed out that
two-thirds of the people of most
of the other nations are engaged
in the production of food, yet their
people are going hungry. In thid
nation oiily 13 per cent of the peo
ple are farming today, but are pro
ducing surpluses of most every
thing. The difference is that
science has been applied to agri
culture. Mr. Weaver pointed out
that more research is the thing
most needed at the present time.
Bill Shackelford, assistant farm
agent of Jones County passed out
door prize numbers at the meet
ing. Swine producers who were
lucky received new, crisp $1 bills
as prizes.
Toastmasters
Alter Schedule
At their meeting Wednesday
morning at the Fort Macon Hotel,
Carteret Toastmasters voted to go
back to their summer schedule
starting on April 13. This means
that the club will meet every sec
ond and fourth Wednesday start
ing with the April 13 meeting.
Impromptu speakers at Wednes
day's meeting were Dr. David Far
rior, T. D. Phillip*. Ted Davis, Ger
ald Hill, Walton Hamilton, and J.
P. Harris Jr. Topic master was
Jasper Bell. Topic critic was E. 0.
Phillips.
P. 11. Geer Jr. was the toastnus
ter for the morning. Prepared
speakers were Dr. Warden Wood
ard who spoke on "Oysters," Wal
ton Hamilton on "Victims of Cir
cumstances," and Dr. Ruasell Out
law on "The Secrecy Law In Our
State Legislature."
Individual critics were J. P. Har
ris Jr., Dr. David Farrior. and T.
D. Phillips. Clifford Lewis was
master critic.
Board Receives
Financial Report
Beaufort's financial report for
February, submitted to the town
board Monday night by Dan Walk
er, clerk of court, showed receipt
of the check for $9,806.40, reim
bursement from the federal govern
ment for money spent in cleaning
up the town after the Oct IB hur
ricane.
Parking meter collections last
month were (581.51 and the divi
dend from the ABC store was
$527.49. Of the current tax levy,
$2,010.82 was collected and of the
levy for prior years. $1,016.32.
Business license fee* amounted
to $83, bringing the total to slight
ly more Ulan a fourth of the
amount anticipated lor the fiscal
year. Miscellaneous income amount
ed to $457.88.
The barracka building at the see
lion baae. Camp Glenn, la being
torn down by Bill
Springs contractor.
bought the building
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