PRIZE-WINNING NEWSPAPER of the l TAR HEEL COAST CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ?x 4 5th YEAR, NO. 76. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-KOUB PAGES MOBEHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH OAROLINA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. 1956 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Large Fire Destroyed Davis Building in 1927 By F. C. SALISBURY ? Answering an alarm on the morning of Dec. 21, 1927, Beaufort firemen fought for several hours a fire that destroyed the Davis building at the southwest corner of Front and Turner streets, one of the oldest store buildings in the town. The fire started in the lower section of the building occupied as a fish house by Congleton and Mann. Other occupants of the building were Carolina Seafood Co. and an oyater house and res taurant owned by the Willis Sea food Co. Most of the contents of * the building were destroyed, as well as a truck belonging to the Carolina Seafood Co. The building was the property of the Simmons Construction Co. which purchased it some two years before the fire. At the time this company was engaged in highway construction from Beaufort to At lantic. There are two versions as to the construction of the building which was of solid wood material two stories and a "jump" high. Credit Is given for the erection of the building to James C. and Henry Davis who built it shortly after the big storm of August 1879 that washed away the Atlantic Hotel. The Davis brothers conducted a mcrchantile business in the build ing for a number of years. Built on Island? The other story about the con struction of the building, states that it was built on Carrot Island , opposite the town by the Federal Government during the Civil War for use as a Naval Hospital. After the close of the war it is said to have been moved to the site it occupied at the time of the fire, either by the Davis brothers or other parties. Before the con struction of the seawall, the build ing stood partly out over the water, permitting boats to dock at the wharf for loading and unloading supplies. Of later years, before the prop erty was purchased by the Sim mons Construction Co. it was known as the Hancock-Huntley building. This firm conducted a general wholesale business there for several years. In October 1925 when the Lof tin Motor Co. was formed for Ui* ? ? -??*? . ?* - -? "i?hT Set FlRK, Pa*e 2 Court of Honor Date Changed The date of the D?y Scout Court of Honor, scheduled for this coming Sunday night, has been changed to Sunday, Sept. 30. according to Rudy Alexander, district Scout executive. The ceremony will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the First Methodist Church. Morehead City. Ethan Davis, Morehead City, district commissioner, will preside. liost troop will be 130, More head City, E. G. McKinley, Scout master. Mr. Alexander said he hopes all troops in the county will be represented. Boys will receive merit badges and ad vancement awards. Roy Hutchins Will Command Cutter Chilula Roy M Hutchins, USCG, for merly attached to the Ninth Coast Guard District, Cleveland, Ohio, will be the commanding officer of the Coast Guard cutter Chilula. Morehead City has recently been designated by Coast Guard Head quarters in Washington, D. C\, as the permanent station of the Chi lula. The Chilula is a 205-foot auxil iary tug which was recently ac quired from the Navy. She is now being reactivated atj the Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, Md., and is expected to be com missioned on or about Oct. 20, | 1956 when she will proceed to ] Morehead City. The Chilula was first commis sioned April 5, 1945 at Charles ton, S. C., and served in the Asia tic Pacific War Zone in routine towing operations for the Navy. She also served on escort duty from the Marshall Wands to Ja pan in 1945, and was decommis sioned in 1947. be transferred to Cape May, N. J. Farm Bureau D'ay Set For Thursday, Sept. 27 Thursday, Sept. 27. will bo Farm Bureau day in Carteret County. That is when the annual Farm Bu reau membership enrollment pro gram will go into full swing, said C. N. Stroud, chairman of the county membership committee. A kick-off meeting for the e? rollnicnt program will be held at 7:30 Wednesday night, Sept. 26, at Capt. Bill's Restaurant. Prin cipal speaker will be Paul Shackle ford. North Carolina field repre sentative. All membership aolici ? tors will attend. Mr Stroud said the counfe Farm Bureau will be aiming for a mem bership record. The slatcwide drive is called by the North Carolina Farm Bureau a campaign to reach "Big League* status in American Farm Bureau membership totals. This would entail a membership sizable enough to rank North Car olina among the top eight states in the nation. The county unit has set a quota of 400 as the enrollment goal, but t Club to Observe National Week In observance of National Bus iness Women's Week, the Carteret Business and Professional Women's Club will present radio devotional* next week. Mrs James Smith, first ? vice-president of the club, has an nounced. Women's wear stores in Beau fort and Morrhead City kave been requested to decorate windows along the business women's theme. Posters arc also being distributed. The week will be climaxed with a tea Sunday afternoon, Sept. 30. The club will hold its regular meeting at 7 p m. Tuesday at the Blue Ribbon club. A roast turkejr dinner will be served. Assisting in plans for the week is Miss Georgie Hughes, public af fairs chairman. President of the club is Mrs. Roma Noc, Beaufort. Two Andrew Robinsons The Andrew Robinson listed by the State Highway Safety Division as having hli license revoked for drunken driving is Andrew Robin son, Negro, of Vanceboro, and not Andrew Robinson of Morehead City a* stated in Tuesday's paper. The error was made by the clerk of court at New Bern. Chairman Stroud hopes to lop that amount considerably. Last year's membership total was 320. The membership bead said community captains would be depending on the Farm Bureau women to aid them towards a successful enroll ment. The following have been named membership solicitors: Morehead City: Mr. Stroud and Robert Laughton. Beaufort: Kearney Merrill Jr., H. W. Merrill, Brondell Gillikin, John Felton, and Rogers Murray. Newport: Guy Pridgin, P. M. Garner, W. J. Hardesty, Gordon Becton, Y. Z. Simmons, Sanimie Garner. Carl W. Gamer, C. A. Mc Cabe, Floyd Garner, Jack Garner, Pernell Hardesty, Clarence Willif, and Julian Weeks. Gloucester: Osborne Pigott. Stella: L. W. Pelletier, Iceland Morris, John Young, and Milton Truckoer. Farm Bureau leaders met Mon day night to consider a uniform policy governing organizational procedure la their localities. The first couaty level report meeting has been set for Oct. 12. "We hope we will have exceeded our quota by that time," Mr. Stroud said. County Will Open Bids on Health Center At 2 Wednesday, Oct. 1 0, at Courthouse Committee Sets Centennial Week For June 9-15 Group Names General Chairman at Meeting Monday Night June 9-15 has been set as the week for the Morehead City Cen tennial. The dates were set at a meeting of the centennial steer ing committee Monday night. Full moon, "necessary to the success of the water parade,'' the committee says, falls on Wednes day, June 12. Chairmen Named General chairmen of ccntennial week events were named. They are Herbert Phillips, entertain ment; Warren Beck, advertising; Alfred Cooper, program; Mrs. D. G. Bell and Mrs. Truman Kemp, publicity. John Lashley, parades and dec orations; Chief Herbert Griffin, parking and traffic; T. T. (Tom) Potter, fishing and boating; Wal ter Morris, commercial; the Nov. A. G. Harris Jr., religious activi ties; and J. R. Sanders, finance. To Meet Monday General chairmen will meet with the steering committee at 8 p.m. Monday at the chamber of com merce office. Attending Monday night's meet ing were Charles Markcy, general chairman; Grovcr Munden, Jasper, Bell, Mr. Sanders, Bernard Leary I and Joe DuBois. Gloucester Club Discusses Site For Clubhouse Selection of property for a club house and park was discussed at the Tuesday night meeting of the Gloucester Community Club. The club met with Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Stewart. Richard Whitehurst, president, was authorized to inquire about likely sites. The possibility of constructing a public dock at the end of the ferry dock road was also discussed. Bill Pigott was appointed chair man of a committee to design a community project for the county fair next month. It was decided that a miniature landscape of the community would be constructed. Less trash and litter along the highway was noted, the club offi cials laid they thought the Com munity Club signK were important factors in the improvement. The signs were placed along roads and have cleanliness slogans painted on them. A nominating committee was named. Miss Josic Pigott, Mrs. Gertrude Whitehurst. and Miss Hilma Chadwick will nominate candidates for club offices for the coming year. Elections will be conducted at the next business meeting sche duled for Oct. 9 it the home of Miss Josic Pigott. Saturday. Sept. 3d, is picnic day for the club. Each member will bring his own food and cook it at the new outdoor fireplace. The picnic is scheduled to begin at S o'clock. Officer's Grave Marked Photo by r C Sallitoui y The An Wmt Cemetery Annotation ku placed a marker hi the Aaa Street Cemetery, Beaafort, where ? Britiah officer la allegedly buried In upright poaitioa. The grave la Bear the rear ef Parvia Chapel. The aurfcer reada, "Thla ate ae marka the grave of aahaawa BrtUah Officer who died la Beaufort and repeated that Ua hody he buried ataading ap la Ml droaa aaUorm. Keating Booth a foreign groond. here ataada a aaDor of Mad Oe a?pa*a erowa, aame anhaooa aad all alone, ataadlag hi the Kehei'a Ground." ? Braatley. 'Let's See, That Will be $1.50' - - ?* . Bin Red, ('apt. Ottis Purifoy*s cat, rings Bp another sale on the cash register at the fish market ... or (o it seems. The whirling numbers on the register fascicule him and be tries to catch them. ( Jl s T . P*M*?-oy Reginald l/wii ftere ttw vfcrtiK^Hm qtttfil Mm In #ilt? ? businesslike position. Ktg Red vows for his mjsffrSi{Sn>?raefcs. ??