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44th YEAR^ NO. 65. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITT AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1955 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAY8
In th? Spotlight
Julian Brown, Marshallberg,
Really Owns Entire Island
By HAL SHAPIRO
Julian Brown, resident of Car
teret County lor over SO yean, is
one of the few people who owns,
all by himself, an island within the
continental limits ol the United
States.
Mr. Brown, a native of Hyde
County, was born in Swan Quarter
Oct. 10. 1871. He owns Brown Is
land. located north-northeast of
Harlters Island, the largest pri
vately-owned island in North Caro
lina.
Calling Marshallberg his home
at the present time. Mr. Brown,
going on 84, is now a farmer and
stock raiser, though at one time
he was a lumberman, policeman,
Army private and storekeeper.
Though he had only seven
months of formal schooling in his
hometown of Swan Quarter, Mr.
Brown is well
versed on his
tory, going back
to tbe days of
the Roman Em
pire, juid can re
cite most every- \ Julian \
thing he reads. Brown
He stated that
he has been told
he has a photographic memory.
In 1895 he left home and went
to Ft. Monroe, Va., where he
joined the Army on May 1. He
signed up for a three-year hitch
with B Battery, 3rd Coast Artillery,
but was honorably discharged in
1897 "by favor" when his father,
Hezekiah Brown, passed away.
Upon leaving the service he
worked as a storekeeper for a
time with W. J. Harris at Leech
ville, a dry goods emporium, and
then joined the Tunis Lumber
Company as boss lumberman. The
lumber firm was the second largest
in >he state at the time.
Marries in 1198
On April 7, 1898, Julian Brown
married the former Annie Sha
vender and he and his bride went
to Pantego to farm for his father
in-law.
August of that same year found
Julian on the go once again and
he wound up at Belport, which
became Belhaven while he was a
resldeitT
Aj he explained it, "There was
a Mrs, Montgomery at the town
commissioners' meeting when the
town was ready for incorporation
and she had originally come from
New Haven, Conn. Another of the
commissioners had an eldest daugh
ter lamed Belle, and so it was de
cided to name the town using
Belle and Haven, and the name
ha* been with the town ever since.
The town is now known as Bel
haven, and I was the first police
man that the town had."
, One of the largest industries in
Belhaven at that time was the
Booth Oyster Co. But in 1900 the
great storm came and millions of
bushels of oysters were sanded up
in Pamlico Sound, according to
Mr. Brown.
After leaving the police job, he
decided to become a salesman and
started selling horses and mules to
the farmers around Belhaven.
Boys Island
November 1904 he bought what
was known as Craney Island from
the McCagey Nelson heirs in Beau
fort, and the island was renamed
by the Federal government about
20 years ago as Brown Island.
Jan. 1, 1909, Mr. Brown moved
into Carteret County and he and
most of hi* family have been liv
ing here ever since.
His recollection concerning the
island that he purchased makes a
truly interesting story.
Originally Harkers Island and
Craney Island were all part of a
grant made by King George in
England to Thomaa Pollock, one
of the colonial governers in 1730.
-lalaMa Sold
The sons of Mr. Pollock sold the
islands to Ebeneier Harker, and in
Ebeneier's will he bequeathed the
islands to hi* children.
The southern part of Harkers
Island went to James Harker, the
eastern end to daughter Clartasa,
the straits to Ebeneier Jr., and
Craney Island wis bequeathed to
Zachariah.
Zachariah bequeathed the island
See JULIAN BROWN, P?g? 1
Thirty Expected
At Historical
Society Meeting
Thirty historical lociety mem
ben and |Mti ire expected at
the meetinf of the County His
toric*! Society Saturday afternoon
at the civic center, Merahead City.
The chrlf center ti located at
9th and Evan* Street*. Two per
son* will appear on the prof rim.
Mr*. T. T. (Tom) Potter, Beau
fort, and A. D. Ennett, Swansboro.
New member* enrolled at the
April meeting were Mi** Carrie
Hunnlng*. Mr*. Jaaper Daniel*,
Allen Tayler, Mr* Kate Leffen,
Mrs. W. A. Mace, Mrv Grayden
Paul, Clyde JoMa h* Jftr. EMML
Julian Brown
. . . gazing toward isle ... at the age of 26
Lejeune Marine Will Skin
Dive to Locate Monitor
Newport Church
Members Will
Attend Dinner
Plans have been completed by
St. James Methodist Church at
Newport for a Loyalty Dinner at
Newport School tomorrow at 8:30
The event is the focal point in
the preparatory stage of a $42,000
building fund canvass. Funds rea
lized from the canvass will be for
the erection of a new and enlarged
church plant.
The dinner will be without
charge for all members and
friends of the church and their en
tire families. The number of reser
vations already received indicates
th* ft will be the larffMt dally
ing of 8L James people in the his
tory at Uie church. There will be
no solicitation of funds during the
program and there will be no out
aide speakers.
Arrangements for the dinner are
under the direction of Mrs. Alfred
Reynolds, assisted by Mrs. Grace
Barnes and Mrs. Ruby Woodruff.
The dinner will be prepared and
served by women of the Eastern
Star.
Hostess Commiitet
Mrs. Gerald Merrill and Mrs.
Milton Warren are co-chairmen of
a committee of 11 hostesses who
have checked all families on the
church list for reset-rations and
who will welcome those attending.
The hostesses are Mrs. W. B. Al
len, Mrs. E. F. Carraway, Mrs L.
N. Garner, Miss Nina Garner, Mrs.
Parker Guthrie, Mrs. W. D. Heath
Jr., Miss Betty Jo Hill, Miss Peggy
Howard, Mrs. C. H. Lockey, Miss
Edith Lockey and Mrs. R. K. Mon
tague.
Arrangements have been made
for the entertainment of children
during the program following the
dinner, and nursery care will be
provided for infants at tfc church.
The canvass organization, com
posed of laymen, has been selected
accoitlinf to Charles M. Hill,
chairman of the canvass commit
tee.
To Preside
R. K. Montague, general chair
man of the "committee, will pre
side at the Loyalty Dinner. L. N.
Garner is the initial gifts chair
man. The special gifts chairman is
E. F. Carraway whose committee
members are Roy T. Garner, Moses
Howard and Dr. Manly Mason. The
canvass treasurer is Gerald Merrill.
Other members of the csnvass
organization are W. B. Allen, Allen
Elliott, C. T. Garner, Ira Garner,
Roy T. Garner, Wilbur Garner, C.
H. Lockey, Harry Lockey, Chester
Meares, Clarence Millia and Milton
Warren. 1
i Pastor Serve*
The Rev. J. Herbert Waldrop Jr.,
pastor of the church, la ex-officio
member of all committees.
Speakers at the Loyalty Dinner
will be Allen Elliott, L. N. Garner,
Charles M. Hill. Gerald Merrill.
Milton Warren, Wilbur Garner, E.
P. Carraway, Mrs. Gerald Merrill
and the pastor.
For the past 10 days there has
been intensive activity in the or
ganization and training of the can
vass organization The solicitation
of pledges covering a period of the
next 190 weeks will begin im
mediately following the dinner.
Twa Apprehended
Joe GiUlkin, Beaufort, waa
charged Friday with public drank
enneas and Harry E. Brooks. Wil
son. was cited Saturday lor failure
to (top at a traffic light. The ar
resting officer was Aaaiataat Chlrf
Carlton Garner.
f Camp Lejeune ? A Camp Lejeune
Marine who believes he has sight
ed the wreckage of the Monitor,
famed Union ironclad of the Civil
War, said yesterday he will at
tempt to dive to the ship the week
end of July 16.
Cpl. Robert F. Marx, 21, a na
tive of Los Angeles who is a skin
diving enthusiast, said he flew
over the coast of Cape HatteVas
recently when he sighted the
wreckage.
He said the ship he saw is in
about 50 feet of water, tilted
slightly on its side, and designed
like a box on a raft, the historic
description of the Monitor which
was sunk off the coast of Cape
Hatteras by hurricane winds Dec.
31, 1826.
Corporal Marx plans to charter
a boat and use his -Skin diving
equipment in an effort to reach
the ship this weekend.
Tfce Monitor was one of the first
successful ironclad ships. Another
ship, the Rhode Island, was tow
ing the Monitor from Hampton
Roads, Va., when the hurricane
sent the Monitor to the bottom.
Recently the Monitor Historical
Society announced in Washington
it was offering a reward of $1,000
to anyone who can locate the
Monitor.
Corporal Marx said he isn't in
terested in the reward, only the
thrill of seeing the ship raised and
placed in a museum. He said the
Navy Department has offered to
help him.
Innumerable searches have been
made for the Monitor. She report
edly was sighted from the air a
few years ago, but intermittent
storms have caused the wreck to
move and her position was never
positively marked.
Fishermen Discuss Shrimping, Crab
Pots at New Bern Meeting Saturday
Members of the North Carolina
Fisheries Association discussed
shrimp catches and crab pots at
their meeting Saturday night at
New Bern. President Earl llolton
of Vandermere conducted the meet
ing.
The shrimp discussion dealt
mainly with the taking of very
small shrimp between the runs of
the spotted and summer shrimp.
In some areas shrimp. 138 to the
pound, were reported.
The crab pot discussion dealt
with places where pots could be
placed without interfering with
ihrimp trawlers. Representing the
crab fiahermen of the Wanchese
area were Bernard A. Daniels, Ba
ail R. Daniels. Malcom S. Daniels,
R. Hughes Tlllett and Randall K
Tillett.
Garland Fulcher and other men
in the shrimp business In Pamlico
County submitted suggestion^ on
areas where pots could and could
not be placed. The shrimpers said
they were Interested in protecting
tbeir financial investments in the
ffcee of invasion of the new crab
pot business
Sanitation Ratings
W. H. Potter, Beaufort, report
ed on the State Stream Sanitation
committee's pollution ratings for
the White Oak River Baain. He
warned the fishermen that ratings
act for waters In their areas may
cut Into their fiahlng revenue if
they are not aware of regulations
being proposed
Mr. Potter said that the com
mittee la considering changes he
and George R. Wallace of More
head City have proposed for watera
in the Carteret area.
He added that he ia highly In
favor of protecting the stale's wa
ter resdurcCa and preventing pel
lutioa. bat there are waya that It
cm) be dooe without hampering
mamerrtal Hailing operationa.
The association put ita stamp of
approval on changes Mr. Potter
suggested on sanitation ratings in
certain areas of the White Oak
basin. They also went on record
requesting that the state put a
commercial fisheries man on the
State Stream Sanitation Advisory
Committee.
President Holton, who attended
the recent Rivers and Harbors
Congress in Washington with Mr.
Potter, commended Mr. Potter for
his actions at the hearings.
Investigation Underway
He also reported that the Coast
Guard is investigating the garbage
dumping in Beaufort Inlet, read a
letter from Eric Rodgers of the
Board of Conservation and Devel
opment asking cooperation of fish
ermen in taking up net stakea, and
reported that the association had
paid ita membership fee in the
Rivers and Harbors Congress.
Congressman Graham A. Barden
wrote Mr. Holton saying that ef
forts were being made to mark the
channel to Cape Lookout Shoals
"without delay." The president also
stated that funds had been ap
proved for dredging Taylor's
Creek, Beaufort.
Monroe Gaskill, Cedar Island,
Tides at the Beaufert Bar
Tid? Table
HIGH i
LOW
Tuesday, July II
12:31 an.
1:20 p.m.
8:36 am
7:46 p.m.
1:2S a.m.
2:1A p.m.
Wadaeaday, July IS
i.m. 7:40 am
9:07 p.m.
Thursday, July 14
2:20 a.m.
3:20 p.m.
0:04 a.m.
10:12 p.m.
Priday, July It
1:44 a.m.
4:20 p m
. 10:10 a.m.
11:11 pm
member of the new commercial
fisheries advisory committee, com
mented that he was extremely in
terested in learning the members'
opinion regarding crab pot place
ments and catching of small
shrimp.
The recommendation of the Wan.,
chcse crab pot men was accepted
but the ahrimp matter deferred
because members felt nothing
could be done about it for this
year.
Mr. Holton said the association's
representatives to the CltD hear
ing Saturday. July 23. would be
appointed at an executive commit
tee meeting Saturday night, July
16, at New Bern.
Guests at the meeting were
Miss Ruth Macy and Bill Davies.
Morehead City; Lockwood Phillips,
Ralph Albares and Miss Ruth
Peeling, all of Beaufort.
Board Honors Its
Lato Chairman
Members of the county board, in
session yesterday at the court
house. passed a resolution of re
spect in memory of Dr. K. P. B.
Bonner.
Ihe board went on record "ex
pressing its deep-felt gratitude for
the valuable service" he rendered
the board, and "for his splendid
leadership throughout many years
of service."
The resolution said that the
"board fully realizes that not only
it but the entire county has lost I
friend and a most valuable citizen
and leader in political and civic
lile."
Returns from Chapel HUI
State Highway Patrolman W. E.
Pickard returned Saturday night
from three days' highway patrol
Uatataf at Chapel Hill.
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Moses Howard Heads Board;
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Commissioners Adopt Budget
59 Chamber Officials
Attend Meeting Here
Fifty-nine Chamber of Commerce
executive* registered for the an
nual N. C. Association of Chamber
of Commerce Executives meeting
in session here Sunday through
today. ,
Headquartered at the Atlantic
Beach Hotel, the group was enter
tained Sunday evening with a so
cial hour and dinner. Host was
W. L. Derrickson, owner-manager
of the hotel. The Carolina Queen
and Morehead City Chamber of
Commerce sponsored a "moonless
moonlight cruise" aboard the
Queen at 8:30.
More than fifty executives and
guests made the cruise and de
scribed it as "the most enjoyable
event at any executive session."
Monday morning the group con
vened for breakfast in the hotel
dining room and at 8:45 Rhodes
Batson, manager of the North
Wilkesboro chamber won six deep
sea fishing trips aboard the Caro
lina Queen.
Harry Krusz, of the Internal Af
fairs Department of the U. S.
Chamber of Commerce, Washing
ton, D. C., spoke on "Upgrading
Ourselves as Chamber Executives"
and Graham Dozier, manager of
the Rocky Mount Chamber of Com
merce led the discussion which fol
lowed on "A State Chamber of
Commerce for N. C."
The group, after lengthy discus
sion, decided to take up the mat
ter at a later date.
President Fred Linton of Win
ston-Salem explained the operation
Methodists Meet
In Morehead City
For the first time, .the district
set-up meeting tor the local Meth
odist district will take place in
Morebacd City today. This plan
ning meeting, to coordinate local,
district and conference work for
the coming year, is usually held at
New Bern.
Forty miniiters, representing 80
to 100 churches, are expected. To
tal attendance, including laymen,
is estimated ta reach 200.
Dr. H. K. King. New Bern, dis
trict superintendent, will preside.
The ^sslon will take place this
morning in th? First Methodist
Church. "They decided to meet
here because our church is air-con
ditioned and then after the meet
ing, they can enjoy the ocean and
eat some seafood," the Rev. Leon
Couch, pastor of the church, re
marked.
and purposes of State Chambers
of Commerce. J. Pat Treadway,
Lumberton chamber manager, pre
sided.
A Seashore Transportation bus
took the executives to the state
port where John Desmond, busi
ness specialist "for the U. S. Dept.
of Commerce, Richmond, Va.,
spoke on "Undeveloped Possibili
ties in Foreign Trade .for N. C.
Manufacturers." He explained that
his department was ready to help
any and all business men in for
eign trade.
D. Holt, port manager, spoke
on "State Ports and their Place in
the Economy of Greater North
Carolina."
"World trade," said Mr. Holt,
'brings millions of dollars to North |
Carolina every year." In 1953 over j
90 per cent of N. C. manufacturing
workers were employed in major :
industries that export high per
centages of their goods or import
high proportions of their raw ma
terials.
"In addition, 89.7 per cent of the
total cash receipts that North Caro
lina farmers received for their
crops came from crops which have
high export volume and statistics
prove that jobs in export industries
are high-wage jobs," he added.
At 2:30 the special bus took the
visitors to Cherry Point where Lt.
Nelson Hyde of the public relations
office took them on a tour of the
O&R building and explained a sta
tic display of jet and cylindered
aircraft.
At 7 p.m. the annual banquet
was held at the Blue Ribbon Club
where the officials heard Dr.
John D. Messick, president of East
Carolina College, who told the
group, "You have just begun to
tap the vast possibilities for de
velopment in all lines in this great
state, particularly the eastern sec
tion. It is an established fact that
as your educational level goes up,
so does your standard of living."
The annual business session will
be held in the sun room of the At
lantic Beach Hotel this morning
and the group will adjourn after a
smorgasbord luncheon at Capt.
Bill's.
Attending the meeting are
George Arrington, New Bern; Jean
Bailey, Thomasville; Mr. and Mrs.
Rhodes H. Batson, N. Wilkesboro.
Mr, and Mrs. Clarence Bohler,
Robert Bohler, all of Morganton;
Edwin F. Carroll, Dunn.
David Cooley, Hendersonville;
George Colclough, Burlington; Dal
las Daily, Raleigh; Mr. and Mrs.
Ted Davis, Morehead City.
Richard Degenhardt, Asheville;
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Desmond,
See CHAMBER, Page 2
New Home Agent
Carteret's new home agent is
Mrs. Floy G. Garner, Newport.
Before assuming her present po
sition, Mrs. Gamer was home
economics instructor at Smyrna
School.
Mercury Fails
To Hit 90 to Date
During the first 10 days of the
month, the mercury climbed no
higher than 88. A two-week dry
spell was broken over the weekend
with showers Friday, Saturday and
early yesterday morning. Total
rainfall exceeded an inch and a
half.
Temperatures and wind:
Max. Min. Wind
July 1 87 69 SE
July 2 , 87 71 SE
July 3 8# TT SW
July 4 88 78 SW
July 5 87 76 SW
July 6 87 78 SW
July 7 88 78 SW
July 8 83 74 WSW
July 9 85 77 WSW
July 10 85 72 WSW
Days were clear July 1 through
6, but were partly cloudy July 7
through 10.
Weather observer far the county
is E. Stamcy Davis, Morehead City.
Wrecks Occur
Monday Morning
Stale Highway Patrolman W. E.
1'ickard investigated two accident*
yesterday morning. One occurred
just east of the Morehead City draw
bridge and the other west of New
port
Bobby Guthrie, 20, Morehead
City, was charged with hit and run
following the accident near the
bridge at 12:45 a.m. According to
Patrolman Pickard, Guthrie, in a
1R51 Lincoln, was headed toward
Morehead City and hit a 1946 Ply
mouth parked on the right shoulder
of the road.
The parked car was owned by
Julius P. Benge, Durham. Damage
to the Lincoln was estimated at
$150 and to the Plymouth >50. Pa
trolman Pickard laid Guthrie fail
ed to atop after the crash.
A state truck and a Willys sta
tion wagon collided at 11:25 Vm.
on Highway 70 near Newport.
According to the patrolman, Mar
tha R. Copeland was backing the
station wagon out of a driveway
and struck a 1949 Chevrolet truck
proceeding along Highway 70. The
truck was driven by Daniel E. Bell,
Newport.
Damage to the truck was esti
mated at >150 and to the aUtion
wagon >50. No charges were filed.
No one wai hurt in either acci
dent.
Lions Hear Talk
On Chinchillas
Sergeant (that's his first name)
Smith. Morehead City, spoke to
fellow Lions at the meeting Thurs
day night in the Recreation Build
ing, Morehead City. Hla topic was
"Raising Chinchillas "
Mr. Smith was Introduced by J.
G. Bennett. Sr. program chairman.
Alva Willis, newly-Installed presi
dent, presided.
Ralph Albares waa appointed
chairman o i a light bulb sale which
la to take place In Beaufort.
The board of directors met fol
lowing the regular gating
Newport Resident Fills
Late Chairman's Office
Moses C. Howard, vice-chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners, was elected chairman at the July meeting
yesterday. He succeeds Dr. K. I*. B. Bonner who died July
1. No one has been appointed as yet to fill the place left
by Dr. Bonner.
A. H. James, clerk of Superior Court, who makes the
appointments, .said he was waiting
yesterday (or a reply from a More
head City resident, relative to fill
ing the vacancy.
Mr. Howard, who was appointed
to the board upon the death of
Commissioner Wallace Styron of
Sea Level, has served five years.
He was elected in 1950 and again
in 1954, running high man on the
ticket in one election and a close
second in the other.
Mr. Howard served as chairman
of the Newport School Board from
1945 until 1951 when he resigned.
Born in Wilson County, he came
to Carteret 21 years ago and op
erates a service station and garage
at Newport.
The new chairman said he could
act only if all his fellow commis
sioners back him up. "With the
help of God, the citizens of this
county and the help of the state,
I believe we can continue well on
the course we have set," Mr. How
ard said.
Harrell Taylor. Sea Level, re
cently appointed to the board to
succeed his brother, Alva, was
elected vice-chairman.
Budget Adopted
The board adopted the 1955-56
budget totaling $679,048.89. It ex
ceeds last year's budget by slightly
more than $75,000. The general
fund accounts for the lion's share
of the inereasl, up to $268,973
from $162,367.
Other departments: health $18,
000, welfare $71,775.89, education
$75,500 and debt service $244,800.
The amount set aside for repay
ment of the County debt has been
reduced this year by about $35,000.
The $1.80 tax rate is apportioned
as follows: .general fund 20 cents,
welfare general assistance 8 cents,
old age assistance 6 cents, aid to
dependent children 4 cents, aid to
permanent and totally disabled 3'j
cents, blind fund 2V? cents (total
for welfare 24 cents), health 6
cents, public school maintenance
23 cents, revaluation 8 cents, spe
cial school bond debt 3 cents, court
house annex and new jail, 6 cents
(retirement of bonds), and debt
service 90 cents.
The tax rate is based on an as
sessed valuation of twenty-four
million dollars and a 90 per cent
collection of the levy.
The revaluation of county prop
erty is expected to be completed
by Feb. 1, 1956 and a lower tax
rate is anticipated in the coming
year.
The budget resolution passed
yesterday also includes a $2 poll
tax on all men between 21 and 50
(unless the man is exempted b f
law).
A break-down on the general
fund follows: general county ex
pense $128,421; tax listing and as
sessing $18,086, tax collector's of
fice $18,872, county sheriff's of
fice $20,247, elections $4,490, coun
ty accountant's office $8,737.
Courthouse and grounds $11,818,
register of deeds office $13,599,
county coroner $2,200, Jail $0,479,
agriculture $9,004, superior court
$6,950, office of clerk of superior
court $11,908, recorder's court
$7,282, and Juvenile court $268,973.
Further details on the budget
may be had by calling at the audi
tor's office where a complete copy
may be referred to.
Employees to Vote
The board also passed a resolu
tion cslllng for a vote among coun
ty employees Oct. 26, >1959 relative
to their participating in the social
security program. At present coun
ty employees are under the state
retirement plan.
J. D. Potter said that tie county
employees' participation in social
security would not increase the
amount deducted from their sal
aries. The deduction would still re
main at 9 per cent, but a portion
would go to the federal program
and the remainder to the state re
tirement fund.
The board approved a resolution
See COUNTY, Page S
County Rocoivos 90.24
For Cant of '54 Lovy
E. 0 Moore, county tax collect
or. told the county board yester
d?y th?t 90.34 per cent of the IBM
tax levy has been collected. Total
levy was (430,613 90.
Received thui far on the current
levy Is *102,708. 12 ToUl collec
tions for the 1004-86 fiscal year
were aa followj: business privilege
licenses 6B.962.25, 1993 and prior
taxes *30.53482, 19S4 *277,?87.88
and 1068 pre- payments *102.706.11,
making a total ? 6413,813 07.
Newport Firemen
See Radio, Fire
Demonstrations
At the recent fire department
drill, Newport firemen saw dem
onstrations on two subjects.
Chief Herbert Griffin and Pa
trolman Bruce Edwards of the
Morehead City Police Department
save instructions on the use of the
department's new two-way radios.
Chief Griffin expressed the
Morehead City Police Department's
willingness to cooperate in any
way, and Patrolman Edwards cov
ered the use of signals normally
used for police and fire depart
ment communication.
A demonstration in which va
rious units on the county system
were contacted was then held. At
one time contact was made with
a car on Harkers Island.
The radios were placed on the
county-wide radio system through
the courtesy of the sheriffs de
partment and contact with radio
operators through the courtesy of
Morehead's police department.
In the other part of the drill,
firemen who had attended the Fire
College gave a demonstration on
indirect fog fire fighting. A hot
fire was built on one side of the
old town jail apd interior temper
atures reached 1,700 degrees.
Then fog was applieo on the
other side of the building directed
toward the ceiling for ten seconds.
A huge cloud of steam completely
engulfed the building and the fire
was quickly extinguished.
Water measurement in the tank
on the fire truck showed 22 gal
lons of water was used. This meth
od was used two days later at a
tobacco barn fire with great suc
cess.
Twenty-nine firemen were at the
drill.
Woman Hurt As
Car Hits Truck
Mrs. Nellie Jarrell, Washington,
D. C., was injured at 4:30 yesterday
afternoon when the 1949 Ford she
was driving smashed into a parked
truck.
The accident occurred at the in
tersection of Highways 70 and 70A
in front of Willie Gray's junk yard.
State Highway Patrolman R. H.
Brown said Mrs. Jarrell was going
west on Highway 70 and failed to
make a slight curve. She lost con
trol of the car and smashed into a
ton-and a-half tow truck parked at
the junk yard.
A woman riding with her. Anita
Louise Humphreys. Washington. D.
C? suffered shock. Both were taken
to the Morehead City Hospital in
Bell's ambulance. Mrs. Jarrell suf
fered chest injuries, back injuries
and cuts on the face.
Damage to the car was esti
mated at aeveral hundred dollars.
The owner of the truck, J. C. Peele,
route 2 Jacksonville, estimated
damage to his truck at $200.
The left front of Mrs. Jarrell's
car struck the right front fender
of the truck. The truck bumper
was knocked off and lay several
feet from' the scene of the col
lision.
Patrolman Brown said Mrs. Jar
rell will be charged with speeding.
Capt. Buck Newsome and Patrol
man Homer Lewi* of the Morehead
City police force were sitting In
a patrol car at Hibbs Service Sta
tion and saw the wreck. Both said
the Ford was going faster than 60
miles an hour. Speed limit on the
highway it 55.
Powar in Morohoad Will
Go Off for 5 Minutes
Power in the Morehead City area
will be off for 5 minutes tomor
row morning from 4 to 4:05.
George Stovall. manager of Caro
lina Power and Light, said the out
tage has been scheduled to change
taps on transformers so that volt
age can be raiaed.
The outtage will not affect At
lantic Beach or the Newport High
way.