NEWS-TIMES OFFICE
504 Arandall St.
Monkwd City
PboiM 6-4175
CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
44th YEAR, NO. 89. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8. 1965 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Atlantic Residents Plead
For Restoration of Banks
Four resident! of Atlantic, Cecil
Morris, Clayton Fulcher, Ira Mor
ris, and Milon Willis, who is (or
merly of Portsmouth, told the
County Board of Commissioners
yesterday at the courthouse that
Core Banks, especially the part
from Drum Inlet to Ocracoke In
let, must be restored.
Noah Sites, engineer with the
budget department, who has been
working with the office of Civil
Defense, was present and advised
the county to apply for federal
funds for building up the banks.
He was not optimistic about the
request being approved however.
He said a letter would have to be
attached to the application ex
plaining that the banks serve as a
barrier protecting the mainland of
North Carolina as well as the rich
Pamlico Sound fishing grounds.
Cecil Morris pointed out that cer
tain areas of the banks are just
above sea level at ebb tide. He said
something has to be done now or
there won't be anything to build
back i I other storms come.
He also pointed out that Beau
fort and Morehead City would have
been flooded during the last three
storms had they not been protected
by Shackleford and Bogue Banks
The board authorized a request
for building sand dunes and a sand
fence, along Core Banks, in the
county's application for hurricane
relief funds. The application is
scheduled to go to Raleigh this <
week. i
Supported by Governor
Mr. Morris said he was confident
that Gov. Luther Hodges would 1
lend his support to the request
because the governor is vitally con
cerned about the preservation of
the farm and fishing areas threat
ed with devastation by hurricanes.
The board also passed a resolu
tion asking the sheriff to report to
them at each meeting the amount
of uncollected personal property
taxes delegated to him for collec
tion, the number of accounts un
collected and the number of per
sons contacted in an attempt to
collect the taxes.
James D. Potter, county auditor,
said, "These delinquent personal
property taxes are not being col
lected and something's got to be
done about it. There's $100,000 in
delinquent taxes and we've got to
have money to run this county on!"
Current 1955 personal property
taxes are still being handled by
the tax collector, but personal
See COUNTY BOARD, Page 2
Pamphlets Will be Distributed
Thursday with Surplus Commodities
To be distributed with the fed-<
eral food surpluses Thursday are
200 pamphlets on ways to use
powdered milk. They are being
furnished by the county home
agent, Mrs. Floy Garner.
Families who have been found
eligible to receive the surplus foods
will call at the Curb Market, 13th
and Evans Streets, Morehead City,
between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Thurs
day.
There, after they have shown
their identification cards, they will
be given butter, cheese, powdered
milk, shortening, dried beans, rice,
cornmeal and flour.
Distribution will be handled by
members of the Junior Woman's
Clubs of Beaufort and Morehead j
City. The food is due to arrive at
the Curb Market Wednesday. It
will be unloaded from State High
way and Public Works Commission
trucks by Beaufort and Morehead
City.
The surplus foods were request
ed by county officials to help fam
ilies whose economic status was
hurt by the hurricanes.
Food not distributed Thursday
will be sent back to Raleigh.
Large Land Area
Sold for $100,9110
A large piece of Carteret proper
ty, running from about the junc
ture of Highways 24 and 70 west
into Whiteoak Township, has been
sold for a reported $100,000.
The deal, the largest to be closcd
in this county since the sale of the
Bogue Banks property by Mrs.
Anita Maulick in 1993, was regis
tered in the courthouse at Beau
fort Saturday, Oct. 22.
It was sold by the Braemcr Co.
Inc., Ohio, to Rochelle Realty Co.
Inc., of Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
The property has some frontage
on Bogue Sound and extends as
v far northward as Highway 70 in
tome places. The Rochelle Realty
Co. is planning to divide the area
into building lots and offer them
for sale.
A trailer field office is already
on the "Mitchell Village" site on
Highway. 70 just east of the inter
section with Highway 24 west of
Morehead City.
County Farmers
To Get Hay Help
Carteret County has been ap
proved to receive emergency hay
for feeding livestock. The aid
comes from the federal government
as the reault of hurricanes destroy
ing pastures which would have fur
nished feed for cattle.
The federal government has
made S100.000 available and the
state will participate by bearing
administrative costs of distributing
the hay.
Beaufort County has reported its
farmers need 1400 tons of hay.
Carteret 330. Craven 1.563, Dare
88. Hyde 360. Pamlico 308, Tyrrell
448 and Washington 720.
County committees of the Farm
ers Home Administration will de
termine eligibility for the hay pro
gram.
William P. Saunders Will
Raplac* CAD Director ,
William P. Saunders Of Southern
Pines will succeed Ben r. Douglas
u director of the Department of
Conservation and Development "by
the end of this year," Governor
Hodges announced Friday.
The governor said that Douglaa,
who has headed the department for
a little over two years, has resign
ed to return to Charlotte to look
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Commissioner's Warning
Commercial-Fishing Party
Boats Must Get Licenses
A warning has been issued by
C. G. Holland, commissioner of
fisheries, that "party" boats and
others which are engaged in tak
ing fish for sale arc subject to
prosecution if they do not obtain
commercial fishing licenses.
Commissioner Holland, who re
turned to his duties Friday after
a brief illness, said that boats
using hand lines and rods and
reels are not normally subject to
the commercial fishing regulations.
However, he added, when their
catch is sold in the open market
in competition with properly li
censed commercial fishermen, they
must pay the boat tax or be sub
ject to prosecution.
He cited Chapter 1134 of the
PwWic Law* ef 1053,. passed by the
General Assembly, which exempt
ed citiiens who take products of
the sea for personal or family use
from taxation. However, the same
scctioii which contains the exemp
tion provides "If any person shall
sell or offer for sale any such
products without having firat pro
cured a license, he shall be guilty
! of a misdemeanor and shall be
fined not less than $5 or impris
oned not exceeding thirty days."
Mr. Holland said that the tax
is 50 cents per foot on boats 26
feet and under and 75 cents per
foot on boats over that length, and
licenses may be procured from
any of the inspectors of the Com
mercial Fisheries Division.
Attention was called to the law
at this time, said Mr. Holland, be
cause of the large numbers of king
mackerel, red snapper, and trout
which are being landed by non
commercial vessels and "party"
boats and sold to various fish
houses. The attorney general of
North Carolina has ruled, he con
tinued, that in all such eases it is
the duty"*W the cowHwiwiomr
commercial fisheries to require
payment of the boat tax or to
prosecute those who are selling
fish commercially without the pro
per license.
He emphasized that this does
not affect citizens who take these
fish for their own or family's use.
Banks, Postoffices
To Close Friday
Banks, postoffices and govern
ment offices will cloae Friday,
Veteran's Day.
The Beaufort postoffice will
be closed all day and the More
head City postoffic*- will be
closed all day except fratn noop
to 1 p.m.
The courthouse and town halls
in Beaufort and Morehead City
will also observe Friday as a
holiday. Stores are expected to
stay open.
Broad Creek Man
Hurt in Wreck
Thomas S. Taylor, Broad Creek,
was injured at 5:45 p.m. Saturday
when the car he was driving ram
med into the rear of a stalled
Navy pickup truck on Highway 24
at Bogue Field. 1
According to State Highway Pa
trolman W. J. Smith Jr., the pick
up. with its transmission locked
in gear, was stopped in the right
lane. Taylor, driving a 1951 Ford
approached from the rear and skid
85 feet before it piled into the
rear of the truck.
The car was termed a total loss
and damage to the pickup was es
timated at $250. Driver of the
truck was Lieutenant Lafferty of
Little Creek, Va.
Taylor was taken to the More
head City Hospital.
Patrolman Smith said no charges
would be filed pending further in
vestigation.
Two Firemen
Win Promotions
Wardell Fillingame was pro
moted to captain and Clarence
Davis Jr. promoted to lieutenant
of the Beaufort Fire Department
at the monthly meeting Thursday
night at the fire station.
Johnny Cecil Parkin, former
captain, asked to be placed on the
inactive list, and Mr. Fillingame
was promoted to his post of cap
tain. Mr. Davis took over Mr. Fill
ingame's post.
The firemen will start putting
the Christmas lights for the
Beaufort merchants Nov. 13. This
is one of their annual projects.
The group received a check and
letter of thanks from Gaston
Smith, Atlantic, for doing a fine
job in saving bis home aft the time
of a recent fire at a neighbor's
home.
Home Demonstration Clubs
Note Achievements Friday
By FLOY G. GARNER
Home Agent
The annual Achievement Day
Program of the Home Demonstra
tion clubs of Carteret County, was
held Friday evening in the Car
teret County Courthouae in Beau
fort.
The program was presided over
by Mrs. Gordon Laughton of the
Crab Point Club, and president of
the County Council of Home Dem
onstration Clubs. The meeting was
opened by the group singing
"Amcrica The Beautiful," led by
Mrs. Ray West, county music
chairman. The minutes were read
by Mrs R. P. Gooding, North Ri
ver Club and County Council sec
retary.
Mrs. Billie Smith of North River
Club welcomed the group and Mrs.
Jerry Thomas gave the devotional.
Mrs. Thomas is also of the North
River Club.
The annual club report was giv
en by Mrs. Neal Campen of the
Wire Grass Club. Mrs. Campen
began her report by calling atten
tion to the Home Demonstration
Club collect and creed.
The collect is used in the form
of a prayer to open each club
meeting. These were effectively
presented by a voice off stage.
Mrs. Josephine McCabe, extension
secretary, was the "voice".
Slides Shown
The Russells Creek Club, led by
Mrs. A. H. Tallman. sang the club
song, "Hail Club Women of Amer
ica," and R. M. Williams, county
agent, showed slides of the church
improvement program that has
been carried on by the Russells
Creek Club.
Mrs. Campen reported that 44
Carteret County women attended
last year's federation meeting in
Jacksonville and announced that
Carteret County would have this
year's meeting in April. She ex
pressed thanks and appreciation
to the club leaders and the splen
did programs they have carried out
during the year.
Many other club activities were
briefly viewed by Mrs. Campen
before she closed her report with
* chargc to each member to re
member the collect and creed and
"resolve tonight that with God's
help, 1 will live this to the best
of my ability."
Choir Slags
The North River Methodist
choir, under the direction of lirs.
Ray West, sang two selections.
Mrs. Hugh Pake, 20th District
Chairman, and a member of the
Bettie Club, brought the message
of the evening Mrs. Pake used as
her subject "My Trip to the Na
tional H. D. Convention." Mrs.
Pake gave a very interesting ac
count of the meeting and called
attention to a portion of Mr. Jen
nings Bryan's speech to the con
vention.
Mr. Bryan is assistant to the
president of Capital Air Lines,
Washington, D. C. He said. "The
Voice of the rural women of Amer
ica is being heard? individually
and collectively. They have organ
ized themselves into group* for
8ee ACHIEVEMENTS, Page 5
This Week Provides Opportunity
To Become Acquainted with Schools
By LBNWOOD LEE. Principal
Morehead City School
National Education Week. Nov.
6-12, provides another good oppor
tunity for the general public to
become better informed about it*
"Investment in Democracy," the
public school!. Morehesd City
Schools extend a special invitation
to all patrons and friends to visit
them during this week and aee the
school in action. '
The Morehead City Schools are
organised along the line of what
is known as the eight-four plan In
North Carolina. This consists of
eight grades on the elementary
level and four on the aecondary
or high school level. The Camp
Glenn and Salter Path achools
along with the Morehead City
Graded school comprise the feeder
units for the high school
In Ike entire district there It a
total of um students mrolM in
i grades 1-6. These are organized as
follows: 8 first, S second, S third,
4 fourth; 4 fifth, 8 sixth, 2 seventh,
3 eighth, 1 second-third combina
tion, l first second-third combina
tion, l fourth-fifth combination,
and 2 seven-eight combination
grades.
TMm at the Beaufart Bar
Ticl? Table
HIGH
LOW
Tuesday, Nov. ?
3:09 a.m.
3:28 p.m.
9:28 ?.m.
9:M p.m.
Wednesday. Nov. ?
4:08 a m
4:27 p.m.
10:40 p.m.
10:28 ?.m.
Thursday, Nsv. 18
8:01 a.m.
11:17 a.m.
11:32 p.m.
8:24 p.m.
Friday, Nsv. 11
8:83 in.
8:13 fM.
UM
Upon completion of grade ? the
student entera the secondary level
of his education. This year we
have enrolled 117 freshmen, 101
sophomores, 71 Juniors, and 64
?eniori for a total of 393 In the
high school. Here 16 units of work
are necessary to qualify for gra
duation.
These must include 4 units of
English, 2 units of scisacs wa of
which inuat be biology, 2 units of
social studies, one of which must
be U. 8. history, 1 unit of health
education, 1 unit of mathematics,
and 6 other units part or all of
which are elective at the discre
lion of the school.
The lBSS-'Se curriculum of
Morehead High School includes
English 1-2-3-4, French 1-2, Jour
nslism, U. 8. history, world hia
tory, civics, economlcaaociology,
geography, health-physical educa
8ee 8CBOOU, rage 1
28- Year-Old Negro Killed
Sunday on Merrimon Road
This is Week to Place
Orders for Crepe Myrtle
This is the week that members*
of the Morehead City Woman's
Club are taking orders for crepe
myrtle bushes. The club is con
ducting the project to beautify
Morehead City.
Any member of the Woman's
Club will accept the orders. Per
sons not contacted should phone
Mrs. E. O. Council at the Webb
Memorial Civic Center, 6-3012. No
orders will be accepted after Fri
day.
The club is making no profit.
Shrubs IV* to 2 feet high sell for
75 cents, 2 to 3 feet tall $1, and 3
to 4 feet, $1.25. They are being
ordered through Copeland's Nurs
ery and persons placing the order
may pick the shrubs up early next
week at the Civic Center.
Payment will be made when the
orders are called for.
Fall is the best time for plant
ing crepe myrtle. According to B.
F. Cope land, nurseryman, they
have a chance to develop firm root
systems and are then in a good
condition for blooming next sum
mer.
The Woman's Club hopes to sell
500 shrubs. If persons in parts of
the county other than Morehead
City, wish to order them, orders
will be accepted until the 500 goal
is reached.
The crepe myrtle bears deep
pink flowers, similar to lilacs in
shape, during July and August.
They have been found particularly
adaptable to this climate, with
standing both heat and wind.
Hardesty Child
Falls from Car
Ht>n Mftri* Hardesty, 2-year
old daughter of the late Gordon
Hardesty Jr., and Mrs. Hardesty,
Beaufort, is recovering satisfac
torily after being injured Saturday
afternoon when she fell from a
moving I'ar.
The child was taken to the
Morchcad City Hospital where she
was expected to be discharged yes
terday.
The accident happened on the
Beaufort - Morchead causeway as
Mrs. Lee Garner, the child's
grandmother, was driving toward
Morchcad City. In the front seat
with Mrs. Garner was Mrs. Har
desty.
In the back seat were Helen
Marie and Carol Garner, 0, sister
of Mrs. Hardesty. The two young
sters were playing and somehow
the back door opened and the
child fell out on the highway.
As soon as Mrs. Garner rea
lized what happened, ahe stopped
the car. and they picked the
youngster up and took her to the
hospital.
Her facc and shoulder were cut
and severely bruised.
Two Negroes
Hurt in Fracas
Two Negroes were injured, one
by a bullet and the other with a
knife Friday night in Beaufort.
Dan Cohen, a pulpwood work
er. originally from South Carolina,
has been charged with cutting Jack
Major, and Charles Collins, Beau
fort, has been charged with shoot
ing Cohen with a .32 pistol.
Cohen is in the Morehead City
Hospital recovering from a bullet
wound in his left leg below the
knee. Major was treated at the
hospital and discharged.
He waa then picked up Satur
day morning oa a charge of pub
lic drunkenness and la being held
under 1130 bond.
The cutting and shooting occur
red at The Casino, 818 Pine St.,
at about 11:20 p.m.
Collins waa identified as man
ager of the place, and according
to Chief Guy Springle. Beaufort,
Collins allegedly ihot Cohen after
Cohen aasaulted Major with the !
knife. Coben waa taken to the hos
pital by the chief after he was
picked up by Officer Steve Bea
ch em.
Chief Springle arrested Collins '
and Major
r?r Attend Meeting
A Us ndihg the State Department
of Public Welfare meeting laat
week at Raleigh were Miss Georgie
Hughes. Mrs. Andra Pond, Miss
Sarah Pats, all of the county wel
fare staff, and Stanley Woodland.
rospbi of the county welfare
Driver Pays Stiff
Speeding Fine
Marvin Hobbs Frazellc was fined
$100 and costs for speeding in
County Recorder's Court Thursday.
Lloyd Wesley Beachem was fined
$25 and costs for following too
close, resulting in an accident. Ro
land Wade Winstead was fined $10
and co6ts for speeding.
Costs were assessed against
Dale E Fox, no lights on his ve
hicle, and Dewitt Dennis Page, fail
ing to yield the right of way re
sulting in an accident.
Bonds were forfeited by Leroy
Branton, no operator's license; Mc
Coy Dudley, failing to yield the
right-of-way, and John Norman
Osborne, failing to stop for a stop
sign.
Charges of assault with intent to
commit rape, against William
Roger Hardy, and non-support,
against Elvin D. Henry were left
open for future prosecution.
Charges of having no operator's
license against Manuel J. Martin
and H. F. Williams were dropped.
Cases against the following were
continued: Ervan E. Haniscey,
James Smith, James Taylor. Ken
ard Andrew Taylor. John Ebron.
L. F.. Gillikin, Selby Anderson Ful
chcr, Leamon Hughes Garner.
Naomi Edens Moore. Ernest Phil
lips, Mitchell Wetherington, Wil
liam (Bill) Carroll, Frank Dennis,
Lloyd Midgett Styron, Robert
Woodrow Modlin and Joseph
Hedgepath.
James H. Murrell Believed
Struck by Automobile
James Henry Murrell, 28, Beau-'
fort RFD, was killed on the Mer
rimon Road at 10:35 p.m. Sunday.
Murrell, a Negro, was found ly
ing on the road by State Highway
Patrolman W. J. Smith and Cor
oner Leslie D. Springle.
Coroner Springle, who said that
Murrell was apparently run over
by a car, reported yesterday that
he died of a crushed chest, frac
tured skull, broken left arm and
internal injuries. The highway pa
trolman and the coroner arrived
on the scene at 10:45.
It is not known who was driver
of the car. Being questioned yes
terday were Cecil Matthew Col
lins, Billy Malachi Murrell, the
victim's brother; and William But
chett.
Car Impounded
It was believed Sunday night
that a 1950 Buick driven by Billy
Murrell struck Murrell, but yes
terday officers impounded a 1949
Chevrolet owned by Butchett.
Officers say evidence indicates
that Murrell was drunk when he
was hit.
Jury Impaneled
Six men were sworn in by Cor
oner Springle to serve on the jury
at the inquest They arc James S.
Steed, Leslie Moore. E. W. Dow
num, James Davis, Clarence Guth
rie and Calvin Jones, all of Beau
fort.
Time of the inquest has not yet
been set.
Murrell's death is the ninth
highway fatality this year in this
county, and the 10th including the
death of Gordon Hardesty Jr., who
was killed in an auto accident on
private property.
Funeral arrangements were in
complete at presstime yesterday.
Driver of Death
Car Gets Term
Of 1012 Years
Rosa Carter Pleads Guilty
To Birth Concealment,
Gets Six-Month Term
John Russell Zimmerman,
charged with manslaughter, plead
ed guilty to involuntary man
slaughter in Superior Court yester
day and was sentenced to 10 to 12
years in prison.
Zimmerman was driver of the car
Which struck ami killed Elvin Gas
kill, 40, of Stacy, July 15, 1955
The accident occurred when Zim
merman, driving east on Highway
70 in a Buick convertible, failed to
make a curve and struck Gaskill
who was walking behind his park
id automobile. The car was parked
at Ralph Pittman's store, Stacy.
The grand jury returned a true
bill in Zimmerman's case yesterday
morning.
Other true bills returned were
against Eldon Smith, assault, and
Delbert R. Jones, breaking and en
tering and larceny. The grand jury
ruled not a true bill in the case
of Mary Rhodes charged with
bigamy and Willie Murphy, charged
with aiding and abetting bigamy.
Rosa Carter, charged with con
cealing the birth of a child, plead
ed guilty yesterday and was sen
tenced to six months in Women's
Prison. According to her testimony,
she is more than six months preg
nant at present and claims that a
former Marine. Jimmy Graenplate,
now living in Delaware is the
tithcr of lite child she is about to
bear
Judge W. J. Bundy ordered that
she be given a physical examina
tion upon commitment to prison
and in giving her a six-month sen
tence took into Consideration the
fact that she has been in prison in
this county for six months.
The Carter girl was apprehended
in May. She was charged with con
cealing the birth of ? baby in De
cember. The decomposed body of
the child was found stuffed in 1
stove in a building at the east end
of Arendell Street. Morehead City.
It was discovered in April by work
men repairing the building.
The mrtthcr was placed in the
county jail and held under $5,000
bond. Bond was not posted and >0
she spent the time from May 17,
when she waived hearing in County
Recorder's Court, until yesterday
behind bars.
Edward Richard Avant was found
guilty of drunken driving. He was
fined $200 and costs and given a
year on the roads, suspended on
condition that he violate no law
for two ycara and drink no alco
holic beverage for two years.
Charles Dennis Neal pleaded
guilty to drunken driving through
his attorney Claud Wheatiy and
was fined $100 and costs.
Charges of careless and reckless
driving, hit and run and speeding
against Neal were dropped.
The charge of possession of tax
paid whisky against A. G. Green
was left open for future prosecu
tion.
84-Year-Old Sam Darling,
Wife Build Cdzy New Home
Mr. and Mn. Sam Darling and their grandaon, Sammy, alt on the
porch of their new home (lower photo).
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Darling,
Broad Street, Beaafort, are living
in a new home, a borne they built
all by themselves. They are shown
in the upper picture, Mr. Sam an
the ladder working on the roof
and hia wife on the porch paint
ing.
The little fellow perchcd on the
ladder la their 4-year old grandson,
gammy Sewell, who Mr. Darling
?ays waa "under his feet the whole
time" ha was building hia new
bom*.
The houae, consisting of three
rooms and a bath would be a cre
dit to any man, but to Mr. Sam,
who la M. it'a quite an accom
plishment.
The exterior la of green aabea
tos siding with white window and
door trim. Work on the houae
started March 1 and laat week Mr.
Sam was laying the sewer lir?
"I've been a fisherman - my
life," declared Mr. San. <-aptaln
of a purae seinc^ - *rs." So
again Cap's- Sao" a feather
la hi* cay. B would be espectad
that a carpenter would build him
?elf a house, but seldom ? fisher
man. especially a house as expert
ly put together aa the Darling's.
The Darlings used to live right
next to their new home, but Mr.
Sam aaid he bad a chance to buy
some uaed lumber, so they decid
ed to put a new house In the lot
which Mrs. Darling used to use ;
for her flower garden. ?
She's famoua for her colorful
blooms snd vows that before long
she'll have flowers around the |
new house.
Last Tuesday night members of <
her Sundsy School claaa at Ann I
Street Methodist Church and other i
friends had a house-warming for
the Darlinga. They brought gifts I
of towels, bedding, kilehenware, 1
glaaaware, pictures, lamps snd I
rugs. i
A coxier, more comfortable I
house you'll not find, and Cap'n
Sam proudly declares that he and 1
his wife did It all themaelvea ex
cept for two men who helped the i
builder "for ? couple hours on ,
the roof." 1
ABC Officer
Dynamites Still
ABC Officer Marshall Ayscue
cloud In yesterday afternoon on
one of the largest atills he says
he has ever taken In this county.
The bootleg distillery, a 600-gal
lon steam rig, waa located on the
old inland waterway about half a
mile off Highway 101 near the Har
lowe Church.
Officer Ayscue and three other
men dynamited the still at 3:80
yesterday afternoon. Two hundred
ten gallons of whisky were at the
still, all cased snd ready to go and
1,500 gallons of mash were in the
process of fermenting.
Seised, also was a skiff which
?as used to run the whisky out ?
[he operators were taking no
:hances with the highways.
Three men were at the still but
look off as Officer AyscOe. Joe
Fowler and Charles Smith of the
Federal Alcoholic Tax Unit, and
tBC Officer Want of Beaufort
Jounty closed in.
Draaa Fire
More head City firemen extin
guished a graas fire at tltb and ;
Avery Streets Saturday morning at
11 aA