- CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
45th YEAR, NO. 6. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1956 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Funeral for Jamie Norris
Will be at 3 P.M. Today
The funeral service for Jamie
Norris, Beaufort High School sen
ior, who died of injuries received
in an auto accident Tuesday night,
will take place at 3 o'clock this
afternoon in the Core Creek Meth
odist Church.
Officiating will be the Rev. R. M.
Poulk, pastor, and the Rev. L. A.
Lewis, Methodist pastor of the At
lantic circuit. Prior to the funeral
the body will lie in state from 1
p.m. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Jamie, 18, was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Leslie D. Norris, of near Core
Creek. He died at 10 minutes be
fore midnight Tuesday, five hours
after he was thrown from a car on
Highway 101.
Driver of the car, according to
Coroner Leslie Springle, was H.
Glenn Smith, 26, of 916 Ann St.,
Beaufort. Smith, who was also
thrown from the car, remained in
Morehead City Hospital yesterday.
He is suffering from cuts and
bruises of the head, hands, arms
and legs. His physician, Dr. John
Way, said that he was getting along
satisfactorily.
Out of Control
The accident occurred at 6:50
p.m. on Highway 101 two miles
north of Beaufort. The car, a 1949
Oldsmobile, had just rounded a !
curve when it evidently went out (
of control.
State Highway Patrolman W E.
I'ickard said the car traveled 575
feet from the place where it left
the right shoulder of the road to
the point where it finally stopped
in a ditch, the front pointed to
ward the road.
Car seats and glass, hub caps and
other parts of the car were scatter
ed all along the highway. It is esti
mated that the car rolled over sev
eral times within a distance of 130
feet, throwing both occupants out.
The Adair ambulance, Beaufort,
took both Smith and Norris to the
Morehead City Hospital. Coroner
Springle said that there is evidence
that Smith had been drinking.
The driver and Norris were the
only ones in the car. According to
Mr. Springle, Norris was thumbing
a ride home after basketball prac
tice Tuesday night and was picked
up by Smith.
Norris played basketball and
football, was a member of the Hi-Y
Club and hadn't missed a day of
school since he started senior high
in ninth grade.
Jury Impaneled
Sworn in as the jury for the in
quest are Ralph Eudy, Leslie
Moore, E. W. Downum, John
Steed, Clarence Guthrie, and Cal
vin Jones, all of Beaufort. The in
See FUNERAL, Page 2
News-Times Wins Editorial Page
Award in NCPA Contests for 1955
Carteret County's newspaper,
THE NEWS-TIMES, has again won
a prize in the North Carolina Press
Association contests. THE NEWS
TIMES, for 1955, received third
place for its editorial page.
In last year's contests THE
NEWS-TIMES won second place in
the news coverage classification
and second place for promotion of
National Newspaper Week.
Seldom has THE NEWS-TIMES
failed to win recognition in the an
nual event which offers awards to
the state's topflight newspapers.
Other Winners
Winner of first place in the semi
weekly field in the editorial page
classification was The Smithfield
Herald, Smithfield, and second
place was won by The News-Herald,
Morganton.
The awards were presented last
night at the opening session of the
Midwinter Newspaper Institute,
Carroll Hall. Chapel . Hilt Gov.
Luther Hodges gave an address and
made the presentations. Accepting
the editorial award on behalf of
THE NEWS-TIMES was Miss Ruth
Peeling, editor. The program was*
broadeast and televised.
Miss Peeling will also preside at
the meeting of the non-dailies this
morning at Chapel Hill. Appearing
on a panel at the session in Carroll
Hall will be Horace Carter, of the
Tabor City Tribune; Cletus Broek,
of the Mt. Olive Tribune; Bill Mur
phy of the Cherokee Scout; and
Roy Parker of the Hertford County
Herald.
University Plays Host
The University of North Carolina
will be host to the newspaper rep
resentatives at a luncheon at the
Carolina Inn today and Duke Uni
versity will be host at a dinner to
night in the ballroom of Duke
Union, Durham.
Tonight's speaker, Albert Gore,
U. S. senator from Tennessee, will
be introduced by U. S. Sen. Sam J.
Ervin of North Carolina.
The session will end with a
breakfast tomorrow morning at the
Carolina Inn.
Representing WE NEWS-TIMES
at the institute were Mrs. Lock
wood Phillips, secretary-treasurer
of the Carteret Publishing Co., and
Miss Peeling.
Gloucester Club Plans
Community Fire Place
42 Attend Ortho
Clinic Saturday
Forty-two persons attended the
orthopedic clinic at the Morehead
City Hospital annex Saturday
morning.
At future clinics, health authori
ties say that patients will not be
accepted after 10 a.m. They must
register by that time. The clinic
starts at 8:30 a.m.
Volunteer helpers were Mrs.
George McNeill, Mrs. W. C. Carl
ton, Mrs. J. C. Harvell, and Miss
Elizabeth Lambeth. Nurses from
the County Health Department on
duty were Mrs. Leota Hammer,
Mrs. G. T. Spivey and Mrs. Beatrice
Lewis.
Nicoline Christiansen, Girl Scout,
assisted.
In charge of the clinic was Dr.
Lenox Baker, orthopedist at Duke
Hospital, assisted by Dr. Charles
Keck. Bert Titus, brace fitter, was
also present.
Rotary Discusses
Juvenile Issue
Rotarian Bob Montague, New
port. played the Rotary record,
Youth ? Yesterday, Today and To
morrow, as his program at the
meeting of the Rotary Club Mon
day night at the community build
ing.
The record dealt with the prob
lem of juvenile delinquency and
the things Rotary is doing to solve
the problem. A discussion on juve
nile problems In Newport fol
lowed, with M. C. Howard, Walter
D. Roberts, E. B. Comer and C.
S. Long taking part.
The club decided to plan a rec
reational program for youngsters
in Newport using the gym and
outdoor facilities.
Guests at the meeting were
Morehcad City Rotarians Gerald
Mitchell and Walter Edwards.
Fanner Official Retire*
E. J. Willis, former police chief,
Morehead City, and former super
intendent of public safety, has re
tired. His duties as safety superin
tendent have been assumed by the
pollc* department. i
? To supervise building of an out
door fireplace in the square at
Gloucester, in front of Bill Pigott's
store, a committee was appointed
at the Gloucester Community Club
meeting Tuesday night.
Chairman is Murray Pigott. Com
mittee members are Bill Pigott, the
Rev. Henry Gibat, Nat Smith and
Bert Meares.
The committee was instructed to
plan for a fireplace large enough
for oyster roasts and fish fries.
Picnic tables arc to be built also.
A clean up committee was ap
pointed to get garbage cleared off
right-of-ways throughout the com
munity. The club asks that people
please not dump their garbage
along the roads after the clean-up
is completed.
Cooperation of Joe Owens, voca
tional agriculture teacher at Smyr
na, and his boys, is being sought in
the clean up program. On the com
mittee are Miss Mary Whitehurst,
Miss Josie Pigott and Mrs. Myrtle
Pigott.
New Flag Flies
Mrs. Lester Pigott, postmistress,
reported that the postoffice depart
ment has supplied a new flag
which now flies daily in front of
the postoffice. The inside of the
postoffice was also painted and
Mrs. t'igott was commended on the
nice appearance of the interior.
The triangle at the intersection
of the road leading to Harkers
Island was discussed. The Rev. Mr.
Gibat was appointed to see the
highway department about putting
posts around the triangle.
At present, cars parking there
create a hazard, club members said.
If posts are put there, the club
will beautify the spot.
Mr. Richard Whitchurst reported
that civil defense informed him
that federal funds are not avail
able for restoring private beaches.
Yule tide Report
A report was made on the com
munity Christmas tree event,
which was very successful. Plans
are being made to plant a live tree
which will be decorated next year.
Mr. Meares, chairman of the land
scaping committee said that more
than 213 crepe myrtles have been
planted and more are on order.
Seventeen members attended the
meeting at the home of Miss Geor
gia Whitehurst. Richard Whitc
hurst, president, presided. Guest*
were Mrs. Doy Garner, home
agent, and Dtvid Jones, soil con
servationist.
The next meeting will be Feb.
14 it the home of Mn. Monroe
Willis.
Judge Hamilton
Speaks Monday
To Emeritus Club
Judge Luther Hamilton, More
head City, told of his trip to the
Holy Land and the Near East at
the dinner meeting of the Emeri
tus Civic Club Monday night at
the Inlet Inn, Beaufort.
Judge Hamilton was introduced
by N. L. Walker, Beaufort. The
speaker predicted that the next
general war, if it occurs, will be
caused by friction between the
Jewish and Arab states. ?
He also corrected the impres
sion that some folks have regard
ing the DcaiTSta. He said it Is "not
a stagnant, repulsive body of wa
ter, but is crystal clear, surround
ed by villas and used as a delight
ful bathing spot.
The judge said that he and Mrs.
Hamilton visited 15 countries on
three continents. He limited his
talk to those places which im
pressed him most favorably ? Alex
andria, Cairo, the Sphinx and pyra
mids, the trip on the Nile River,
and Turkey where the women no
longer wear veils and have almost
attained equality with men.
Judge Hamilton was also im
pressed with his visit through the
Holy Land.
His talk followed a chicken din
ner. Guests, in addition to the
judge and Mrs. Hamilton, were Dr.
and Mrs. Grady Cooke, Mr. and
Mrs. R. H. Dowdy, C. G. Gaskill,
Mr. and Mrs. George Huntley, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Kellogg.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Kidd, Mr.
and Mrs. D. F. Merrill, T. B. Sage,
Dr. and Mrs. E. P. Spence, Mrs.
Lillian Hendrix, and Mr. Walker.
Mr. Kellogg, president, presided.
The February meeting will be
held at the civic center, Morchcad
City.
Judge Finds
Driver Guilty
Two Defendants in Court
Monday Appeal Cases
To Superior Court
Dalton Earl Whaley, Morehead
City, was found guilty of careless
and reckless driving by Judge Her
bert O. Phillips in Morehead City
Recorder's Court Monday.
Whaley was fined $50 and costs
and given a suspended 60-day
roads sentence on condition that
he remain on good behavior for
two years. Whaley appealed and
bond was set at $100.
Maj. Edward W. Turcotte was
fined $100 and costs for drunken
driving and failing to stop for two
traffic lights. He was given a sus
pended 90-day roads sentence on
condition that he stay on good be
havior for six months. Major Tur
cotte appealed. Bond was set at
$150.
Mary R. Frink was fined $100
and costs for driving drunk. She
was given a suspended 90-days in
jail on condition that she stay on
good behavior for one year.
Fined $25
James Darby was fined $25 and
costs for theft of food from the
boat George Roberts Wallace, in
lieu of 30 days on the roads.
Mazie Gray Runyan was fined
$50 and costs for forcible trespass
and simple assault on Alice Ab
bott.
Earl Smith, fisherman, was fined
$35 and costs for aiding and abett
ing in the theft of food from the
boat, George Roberts Wallace, and
for no operator's license. Twenty
five dollars will be remitted pro
vided he presents a valid license
within two weeks. He was given
a 30-day suspended sentence on
each count.
Royal Durwood Golden was fined
$50 and costs for speeding 65
miles in a 35-mile an hour zono
and possessing fire works.
Johnnie Logue was fined $25
and costs for public drunkenness
and blocking the streets at 10th
and Bridges. He was given a sus
pended 60-day sentence on con
dition that he stay on good be
havior for two years.
- Kenneth Klwood ferieker was
fined $50 and costs for speeding
70 miles per hour.
Costs Levied
Costs were assessed against Bcr
nice Dunn, malicious prosecution;
Raymond Mikel Garner, passing on
wrong side of road causing an ac
cident; Frank Harker and Sher
man Selph, public drunkenness.
Sclph was given a suspended 30
day ro&ds sentence and was found
not guilty of another charge of
public drunkenness.
Ivey Gordon Chadwick, charged
with speeding, and Melvin James
Williams, charged with running
stop sign, paid costs. Robert Del
mar Stallings was assessed two
thirds costs for having expired li
cense plates.
Maj. Daniel Greene was found
not guilty of public drunkenness,
and George Washington Hall was
found not guilty of driving drunk.
A charge of no operator's license
against Lawrence D. Gowett Jr.,
was dropped.
Cases against the following were
continued: Lewis Allen Dodson,
Walter F. Gaskins, Thomas G.
Davis, Lavender Cummins, James
C. Page, Abbott P. Rose, Thomas
Ralph Tillage, and Alice Abbott.
Former Morehead Resident.
Murdered Saturday in Boston
Theatre to Present Three
Awards at Dinner in March
Mayor Dill
Wins Re-Election
To Travel Board
Mayor George Dill was re-electcd
to the board of directors of the
Travel Council of North Carolina
at the meeting Monday at Raleigh.
Mayor Dill, who has served on
the board since the organization
of the council, will serve one year.
Monday's was the council's first
annual meeting.
Attending from here in addi
tion to the mayor was J. A. Du
Bois, manager of the Morchead
City Chamber of Commerce.
Speakers were Robert F Nel
son, Richmond, Va., and B. T.
Davidson, Santa Monica, Calif.
Mr. Nelson is president of the
National Association of Travel Or
ganizations. He reminded his 200
listeners that the state must be
sold, to tourists as they pass
through. The Virginia Travel
Council, he explained, is a clear
ing house for tourist ideas. It sur- ;
veys the industry and avoids over
lapping in services offered to the
tourist.
?Tell 'em at Home*
He emphasized the importance
of local people in an area being
well-iqformcd on what their sec
tion has to offer. He suggested
off-season tours for the "home
folks" to get them acquainted with
the tourist attractions in their own
area.
tf they arc enthusiastic about
what they have to offer, they can
easily sell it to the out-of-staters,
he said.
Mr. Davidson is a former direc
tor of the California Visitors Bu
reau. Mayor Dill was enthusiastic
about Mr. Davidson's presentation
on tourist attraction. "He really
knew what he was talking about,"
the mayor said.
Mr. Davidson commented that
only four counties in southern Cali
fornia are the mecca for tourists.
See MAYOR, Page 2
Three awards will be presented
again this year by the Carteret
Community Theatre to the best ac
tor, best actress and best director.
The awards dinner will take
place next month. The "oscars"
were won last year, the first year
they were presented, by Mrs. Car
ter Broad, best director; Miss Pat
Webb, best actress; and Lynn Stol
ler, best actor.
At the recent meeting of the
Carteret Community Theatre Wal
ton Hamilton, president, appointed
a nominating committee. Members
are Miss Joyce Willis, chairman,
Mrs. Tressa Vickers and C. A.
Stone. Officers will be elected at
the February meeting.
Mrs. John James was put in j
charge of the theatre's make up
supplies. Introduced as new mem
bers were Chrisdie James and Mrs.
Lee Frances Dicfcnbach.
Mrs. Vickers was given a rising
vote of thanks for her direction
of the Christmas nativity scene.
Received in offering at the scene
was $32 23. Expenses, prior to pay
ing for 2 by 4 framework, were
*31 90.
Second try-outs were scheduled
for the play. Night Must Fall.
Try-outs took place Tuesday
night at the civic center, More
head City.
Ed Walston, director, announced
the cast. It is as follows:
Mrs. Bramson, Joyce Willis,
Morehead City; Olivia Gayne, Lee
Frances Dicfcnbach, Newport; Hu
bert Laurie, Bob Bicber, Cherry
Point; Nurse Libby, Rosalind Col
ley, Morehead City.
Mrs. Terrance, Lillian Frances
Giddcns, Morehead City; Dora Par
koe, Franccs Southerland, More
head City; Inspector Bclsize, Ken
ijeth Fishier, Beaufort; and Daq,
Bob Murphy, Cherry Point.
The first rehearsal will be at
7:30 tonight at the home of Miss
Giddcns, 205 N. 8th St., Morehead
City.
Two Inducted
Robert M. Bass and Horace C.
Willis, both of Morchead City, will
report for induction into the Army
today, according to an announce
ment made by the county draft
board. The two men will be induct
ed at Raleigh.
Federal Budget Includes
Four Tar Heel Projects
Four North Carolina waterway
projects arc included in the fed
eral budget for 1956-57.
Three of these projects will be
of special benefit to fishermen of
this area.
They are the harbor at Marshall
berg, $27,000; waterway from Pam
lico Sound around Harkcrs Island,
$90,000. and Rollinson Channel in
Cherry Point Marine
Dies Following Wreck
Week's High Was
52 on Monday
The high temperature for the
week was recorded Monday with
a reading of 52 degrees and the
low was marked Sunday when the
mercury dropped to 29, accord
ing to E. Stamey Davis, weather
observer.
The county was treated to about
a quarter-inch of rain during the
week.
The high and low temperatures,
?i well at wind directions for the
week, arc aa follows:
Max. MIb. Winds
Thursday 46 42 NW
Friday 47 42 N
Saturday SI 31 W
Sunday 51 29 SW
Monday 52 43 SW
Tuesday 49 30 SW
Wednesday 50 31.5 NW
Woods west of Newport were
reported on (ire this week, but
the Newport Fire Department (aid
it wu not called. It was assumed
that control (ires had been set by
the National Forestry Service in
that area.
? Charles J. Ross, Cherry
Point Marine, died at 12:50
Tuesday morning of injuries
received in a wreck at 10:40
Monday night near the Blue
Ribbon Club, Morehead City.
Coroner Leslie D. Springle has
impaneled a Jury but said no in
quest will be held until other Ma
rines involved in the accident arc
out of the hospital. Injured were
Robert W. Misumfe and Scott 0.
Impson, both of Cherry Point.
State Highway Patrolman 1. W.
Sykes said that the three men were
in a 1951 Ford headed toward
Morehead City, apparently going
at a high rate of speed.
The accident occurred on the
sharp curve a short distance from
the western limits of Morehead
City on Highway 70.
Car Skid*
Tbe car skidded to the right,
swerved over to the left of the
highway, struck the comer of a
fence, hit a cedar tree in front of
the C. W. Whaley residence and
turned over.
It skidded 240 feet sideways into
the fence, 30 feet from the fence
to the tree and then 33 more feet
while turning over
The three occupants were taken
to Morehead City Hospital in tbe
Dill ambulance. Ben died of ?
crushcd skull, brain concussion
and internal injuries.
According to Coroner Springle,
Misumas and Impson were taken,
after treatment at Morehead City
Hospital, to Cherry Point dispen
sary, given blood transfusions and
then sent to the Naval hospital at
Camp Lejeune.
Charge* Pending
Patrolman Sykes said charges arc
pending. Misumas was identified
as driver of the car.
Impaneled as a coroner's ]ury
were Capt. Buck Newsome, Patrol
man Homer Lewis, both of the
Morehead City Police Department;
Sgt. Paul Bray, military police
man; Dom Femia, James Cecil
Lawrence and L. T. Morton Jr., all
of Morehead City.
Ross was the county's first high
way fatality this year.
Schooner Manitou Sinks
While Being Towed Here
The 64-foot schooner, Msnitou.
being towed by the Cout Guard
Cutter Agassiz, sank Wedncaday
100 miles southeast o< Cape Hat
teraa.
The Agasaix was bringing her
into Morehead City. The schooner
was abandoned earlier thia week
by two crew members who said
sba wu 2a a mktat condition.
to Hattcras from Pamlico Sound,
$55,000. The fourth project is Wil
mington harbor, $1,300,000.
The projects were included by
President Eisenhower in his bud
get recommendations for the 12
months beginning July 1.
A special relase from the Corps
of Engineers, Wilmington, received
here Wednesday, explained that the
Harkers Island project consists of
two channels.
The longer one, to the cast of
Harkers Island, provides a short
cut between Bardcns Inlet and
Marshallberg as well as other areas
to the east.
The shorter channel to the west
of the island provides a short cut
between Taylor's Creek in the
Beaufort area and the deep water
south of Harkers Island. Both
channels will be 7 feet deep by 75
feet wide.
The new Barden's Inlet channel
will be 7 feet by 100 feet. The
channel into Marshallberg harbor
will be 6 feet deep and 60 feet
wide.
In a special message to THE
NEWS-TIMES from Congressman
Graham Bardcn. the congressman
said that if the "money requested
is provided and we arc hopeful
that it will be work should begin
by early next year."
The President also included in
the budget ,onc million dollars for
hurricanc investigations in this
state.
Tide Table
Tide* at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, Jan. 20
12:43 a.m. 6:47 a m.
12:50 p.m. 6:57 p.m.
Saturday, Jam. 21
1:36 a.m. 8:25 a m
1:49 p m. 8:27 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 22
2:41 a.m. # 40 a m.
3:02 p.m. 8:44 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 21
3:53 a.m. 10:43 a.m.
4:26 p.m. 10:48 p.m.
Tueaday, Jan. 24
5:09 a.m. 11:41 a m.
8:37 pjn. 11:47 P-B.
Son-in-Law of L. J. Norris
Shot; FBI Called In
At mid-week the FBI was still holding the body of
Robert Himmler, 31, former resident of Morehead City,
who was murdered Saturday night in Boston.
Mr. Himmler, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Norris,
Morehead City, is believed to have been the victim of a
"hitch-hiker."
After dumping Mr. Himmler's body in a cemetery in
iieorgciown, a suouru 01 nosion,^
the "hitchhiker" held up a gasoline
station, using Mr. Himmler's ear.
The Himmlers lived in Cumber
land. Md. Besides his wife, the for
mer Mary Lou Norris, Mr. Himmler
is survived by a 4-year-old son,
Riehard. The funeral, when it is
scheduled, will be held in Cum
berland. Mr. Himmler's hometown,
and burial will also be there.
According to police, the 31 -year
old engineer was shot twice in the
head while he sat behind the
wheel of his car. The front scat
was saturated with blood.
Stains in Car Trunk
There were also bloodstains in
the car trunk, indicating that the
body was carried in the trunk to
the Georgetown cemetery, about
30 miles north of Boston.
Although the slaying occurred
Saturday night, the body was not
identified until shortly before mid
The body of Robert Himmler
was released by the FBI Wed
nesday. Funeral services will
take place this afternoon.
night Sunday. Clad only in under
wear. it had been discovered -by
two visitors to the cemetery, part
ly buried under some Joose gravel
and weeds.
The car was found at 0:30 Mon
day night, abandoned in Boston. In
the car. in addition to a brief case,
were gasoline sales slips charged
to "Richard H. Himmler," the
book, Crime* America* by Sen.
Kefauvcr, and a Iharcual
liny suit coat whitti checked with
the description of the trousers Mr.
Himmler was wearing at the time
of his death.
Mr. Himmler worked for Bendix
Aviation in radar and electronics.
He was in Boston on business when
the tragedy occurred. Police said
that he carricd confidential papers
outlining the East Coast defense
plan and its radar set-up.
His brief case was placed under
police guard as soon as it was
learned that it contained confiden
tial information.
Had Secret I'lans
Mrs. Himmler. 30. told the Bos
ton Globe in a telephone interview
that her husband was carrying se
cret information. Persons in More
head City who are acquainted with
the family said that Mr. Himmler
had told his wife that if ever he
were found dead, she was to noti
fy the FBI.
Daniel O'Mcara, 60, operator of
a gas station in Boston's Dorches
ter section (where the car was
found) identified the auto as the
one used by a robber who took
$50 from him in a hold-up Satur
day night.
The station owner told police he
is sure he could identify the hold
up man if he saw him again.
A medical examiner's report
showed that Mr. Himmler had been
shot and killed an hour before the
gas station was robbed.
Mr. Himmler met his wife while
stationed with the Navy at the
Camp Glenn section base during
World War II.
Mr. and Mrs. Norria were noti
fied of the tragedy by phone at
10 p.m. Monday. They left imme
diately for Cumberland, Md., ac
companied by their daughter-in
law, Mrs. Jerry Norris, and by Mrs.
A. H. MacDonald, Morehead City.
(Mr. Norris is frianager of More
head City's Western Union office).
Dr. Jerry Norris, aboard the
Monrovia in connection with the
Caribbean Marine maneuvers, was
also notified of the death.
The Himmlers' Cumberland, Md.,
address is 717 Shawnee Ave.
250 Call for Food
By Noon Yesterday
By noon yesterday over 2S0 per
sona of an estimated 423 had re
ceived surplus food commodities
at the recreation building in More
head City.
Students from both the More
head City and Beaufort Schoola
helped in the delivering of the
foodstuffs from the building to
cars outside.
Miss Georgie Hughes, superin
tendent of the County Welfare
department, thanked the Morchead
City Jaycees and men of the fiah
eriea commission who helped un
load the commodities, and the
Men'a Club of the Newport Meth
od lat Church who helped meaaure
out the food, aaaiated by members
of the Junior Women's Club of
Mare&Md City and Beaufort
20 Additional
Requests Made
For Property
Twenty written applications were
submitted for surplus government
property Wednesday at the court
house in Beaufort, according to
D. M. White, representative from
the State Civil Defense office, Ra
leigh.
Mr. White, making his second
visit to the county, said a good
many people have the wrong im
pression about this program, in
that crops aren't among the items
being offered.
He said that items people were
asking for include boats, pumps,
tractors, dicsel engines, steel and
creosote piling, roofing material,
refrigerators and water coolers.
Mr. White said that some of the
things sought weren't listed in the
catalog of surplus property, but
that he would do all that he could
to find these items.
Surplus government property is
being offered farmers and small
businessmen in hurricane-stricken
areas at 10 per cent of cost.
Freight ctyargiw are to be borne
by^he purchajqr.
iirty implications were received
when Mr. White wot in the county j
Jan. 10 He said thet it if possible i \
that a Civil Defense represent* 4
tive will return In the county
again to accept additional appli
cations for surplus equipment.
Walter Lockhart
Heads Boys Club
Walter M. Lockhart, 2407 Bay
St., Morehead City, has been ap
pointed director of a Boys of Wood
craft Sportsmen's Club for boys 8
to 16 years old being organized in
Morchcad City.
His appointment was announced
by Nick T. Newberry, Charlotte,
state manager of the Woodmen of
the World Life Insurance Society.
Mr. Lockhart, a salesman at Co
lonial Stares and an officer of
Woo* n Camp No. 188, was a
staff sergeant in the U. S. Army
Medical Corps. He will be assisted
by Robert A. Andrews of Newport
and Lcnnis O. Brinson Sr., in di
recting the club's activities.
Robert E. Simmons of Klnston,
Woodmen district manager and
Clifford C. Kaglie. 1901 Bridge*
St., Morehead City, local field rep
resentative, are enrolling members
and Rufus L. Turnage is the club'i
financial secretary.
The club has nine members and
is accepting applications of boys
between the ages of 8 and 16 for
membership. It will receive its
charter when it has 20 members.
In meetings at the Woodmen
Hall the boys will receive instruc
tion in the proper, safe use of fire
arms and rifle marksmanship.
Other activities will be fishing, fly
and bassbug tying, study of wild
life, conservation of natural re
sources, accident prevention and
first aid.
This is the sixth BOW Sports
men's club to be organized in
North Carolina. The others are In
Ashcboro, Clarkton, Sylva, Tabor
City and Wilmington. There are
more than 400 club, throughout the
country with some 20,000 boys en
rolled.
E. E. "Blue" Howell, former All
Amerlcan, later football coach at
Kansas State College, Louisiana
State and Yale universities, is na
tional activities director.
Two Accidents Happen
On Same Curve Monday
Sixty-five minutes after the fatal
accident on the Blue Ribbon Club
curve Monday night another acd
dent happened.
A 1933 Chevrolet driven by O.
C. Penny, Morehead City, side
swiped a 1941 Ford parked by the
highway. The Chevrolet waa pro
ceeding east, according to State
Highway Patrolman W. E. PickardL
The patrolman said the parked
car belonged to a Marine
Damage, to the Ford was
at $1004