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46th YEAR, NO. 99. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 1, 1956 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Menhaden Plants Recover
From Heavy Five-Day Catch
Robinsons Pull
1 Two Men Out
Of Beaufort Inlet
David and George Robinson,
brothers, of Beaufort, fished Billy
Ricks of Lennoxville Road and an
unidentified colored man from the
praters of Beaufort Inlet about 8
p.m. Saturday.
' David Robinson said that he and
his brother were going across to
the outer banks to fish when they
heard the cries of the colored man.
They found him hanging to the
motor of a submerged boat. He
was so weak and cold that he could
not talk, according to Mr. Robin
son. The brothers heard more faint
cries in the distance and started a
search which resulted in their find
ing Ricks, clinging to a fuel tank,
about a mile away from the boat.
4 Although both Ricks and the
colored man were originally in the
same boat, Ricks gave no explana
tion as to how they capsized.
Ricks was suffering from expos
ure and had a death grip on the
fuel can, which was drifting out the
inlet with an ebb tide. The brothers
carried the men to Humphreys' fish
factory, Beaufort, where workers
agreed to take them in and warm
? them up.
* Mr. Robinson said that he had
not seen cither man since the event
and that the fuel can which Ricks
was clinging to was still in his
boat. David Robinson is a boat
builder and fisherman, and George
Robinson is a plumber and fisher
man.
Officers Called
To Beaufort Plant
State Highway Patrolmen J. W.
Sykcs and W. E Pickard were call
ed twice to Mm Standard Products
plant, Xennoxvilre, Saturday mght
when fishermen were allegedly on
the verge of riot over a controver
sy with plant managers.
' According to reports, one of the
menhaden boat captains, his mate
and pilot had been fired and the
Negro fishermen on the boat, from
Texas, Louisiana and other Gulf
states, quit too.
Involved with this trouble was a
controversy about pay and financ
ing transportation for the Negroes
back to their homes in the Gulf
stales. The fishermen were told
that if the new captain wanted
, them to work with him they could
stay, but the company would not
pay their transportation back home
U they quit.
Patrolmen said that as one of the
large tanker trucks was loading
fish oil, some of the fishermen cut
the hose loose and oil spewed all
over the place.
? The officers said they stayed un
til about 10 o'clock and left, but
? were callcd back about 11. The
fishermen had picked up iron bars
and were hanging threateningly
around the office. Meanwhile, the
payroll, which the men were wait
ing for, was finally made out. They
were paid off and evidently went
on their way.
Officers Blow Up Still
Saturday at North River
Another still was blown to bits
over the weekend. ABC Officer
^Marshall Ayscue, Sheriff Hugh Sal
ter and Deputy Sheriff Bruce Ed
wards blew up a 300 gallon whisky
factory It 1 o'clock Saturday morn
ing in the colored section of North
River.
Destroyed at the still were 600
gallons of mash. The still was cold
but ready for a run. Several weeks
ago a 2,000-gallon still was raided
by authorities.
Food Fish Catches
Improve Too
Menhaden plants had not fully
rceoverd even yesterday from the
tremendous catches of fish made
from Tuesday through Saturday
last week.
Although the boats brought in
so many fish the factories couldn't
keep up with them, the total vol
ume for this season is still slight
ly under the total volume for last
year at this time.
Last week's catches were termed
by W. 11. Potter of Beaufort Fish
eries as "the largest catch of fish
in some time."
C. G. Holland, commercial fish- j
eries commissioner, called it a I
record catch, reporting that one
boat took 3,300,000 fish in four days
and couldn't go out the fifth day
because the boat couldn't be un
loaded.
Catch Estimates
Harvey Smith of the Fish Meal
Co. estimated that his boats caught
35 million; Beaufort Fisheries took
about 17 million; Wallace Fish
eries look between 10 and 15 mil
lion; and an estimate of the Stand
ard Products Co. catch was five
million.
R. W. Taylor of the R. W. Tay
lor Co., Morehcad City, said that
he still had three boats at dock
yesterday waiting to be unloaded
and couldn't give an estimate on
the total catch. Seven boats are
fishing this year for Mr. Taylor's
firm.
Even though the fish can't be
processed right away, Mr. Taylor
said that not over 1(J per cent of
their value is lost through delay.
Banks Slay Open
To cash checks for fishermen,
the First-Citizens Bank and Trust
Co. remained open Saturday af
ternoon in bolh Beaufort and More
head City. The Morehcad City
bank closed at 5 p.m. and the
Beaufort bank at 8 p.m.
That s the first time folks can
remember the bank's staying open
for the benefit of the fishermen.
Usually grocery stores and other
businesses had lo cash the pay
checks.
The Beaufort bank expects to
atay open late next Saturday alio.
Although many of the boats
were still waiting to be unloaded
Saturday, about 15 went out. Rough
weather kept them tied up yes
terday.
Mr. Potter said that never have
as many fish been available. He
said the fish were here in the big
gest quantity and best quality
ever; they were schooled up and
easy to take.
Mr. Potter predicts that the best
is about over. "They're beginning
to spawn now and will soon move
out." He said the volume of fish
thus far this year has not reached
last year's volume.
Bill Batigham, Wallace Fisher
ies, said that catches last year
were spread out more evenly.
Catches started in October and
continued through November and
December. "We're just about
caught up now with last year,"
he commented.
Up until last week, the boats
hadn't been doing very well.
To enable the 11 boats working
for Wallace to keep fishing last
week, boats would be half un
loaded and return to the fishing
grounds. This gave all boats a
chance to make larger catches,
See MENHADEN, Page 8
U.SHOPPIN6 DAYS
to Christmas
'Marine Corps, NCFA Meet
To Discuss Bomb Targets
At the invitation of C. G. Hol
land, atate commercial fisheries
commissioner. Marine Corps offi
cers and members of the North
Carolina Fisheries Association met
yesterday morning at Camp Glenn
to discuss bombing targets.
Commiasioner Holland termed
results of the meeting "very good."
He said the Marine Corps has
no new bombing areas in mind
now. They are the same aa were
act up in 1953. He said there will
be some work done on indicating
bombing areas with markers and
lights.
To make the Moll Point bomb
ing area in Pamlico County safer,
the Marine Corps haa agreed to
widely publicize throughout the
coastal area vthe date and hours
bombing will be underway there.
Commissioner Holland laid that
in the future if fishermen have
complaint! about the practice
areas, they should contact his of
fice at More head City or get in
touch with Garland Fulcher, Orien
tal, president of the NCFA.
Representing the Marine Corps
at yesterday's meeting were Col.
P.-H. Ashley and Ma}. J.- Payette,
also John 0. Frye of the public
works office, Cherry Point
In addition to Commissioner
Holland, the following members
of the NCFA were present: Presi
dent Fulcher. Fred Whitaker, Kin
ston; Earl Holton, I. J. lludaon,
both of Vandemcre; Cecil Morris
and Clayton Fulcher Jr., Atlantic;
Roy L. Watson, Hobucken, and W.
H. Potter, Beaufort.
Also present was Dr. A. F.
Chestnut, director of the Institute
of Fisheries Research, UNC.
Marshallberg
Men's Club Will
Meet Thursday
Members of the Marshallberg
Community Men's Club will meet
in special session at 7 p.m. Thurs
day at the community building to
discuss participation in the Car
teret Community Hospital Associa
tion program.
Representatives of the associa
tion, Jasper Daniels, president, F.
C. Noycs, secretary, and Klwood
Willis, spoke to club members
about the merits of the association
at the barbecue supper sponsored
by the men's club Saturday night
at the community building.
Leon Thomas, vice - president,
said no action could be taken with
out consulting the members. For
that reason the special meeting
was set.
Two hundred sixty dinners were
served Saturday night. Thr Com
munity Men's Club estimates that
it cleared approximately $140. Pro
ceeds will be used for the fire de
partment. The dinner was served
by the Women's Church Clubs of
Marshallberg.
Play Tonight
The Boy Scout troop, sponsored
by the Community Men's Club, will
sponsor a play at 7 o'clock tonight
at the Marshallberg Community
Building. The play will be given
by the Morriss Family, New Bern,
who have appeared on TV.
Admission is 60 and 25 cents.
Proceeds will go to the Boy Scouts.
At the regular meeting of the
club at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the
community building members of
the Carteret Community Hospital
Association will be present to hear
the results of the special Thursday
discussion.
To Discuss Plans
At that time plans on the new
fire department building will be
presented. The building, if ap
proved, will be made of corneal
block.
The fire truck pumper motor has
been overhauled. John Valentine,
club president, said that Thomas
Gillikin, chairman of the fire truck
committee, and other club mem
bers have been doing an excellent
job, getting the truck in shape.
It will be painted soon and is ex
pected to be ready for operation in
about a week or 10 days.
The club members, wives, and
members of the Women's Church
Clubs will have a Christmas party
at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, in the
cdmmunity building. Boy Scouts
will also be present.
Welfare Office
Will Help Again
With Charity Work
The county welfare department is
acting again this year as a clearing
house for organizations or individ
uals who want to help needy fami
lies.
Miss Georgie Hughes, superin
tendent of the welfare department,
said that her staff would appreciate
being notified of the families vari
ous groups expect to help.
She explained that this eliminates
duplication. In some cases, one
family may get several baskets of
food while other needy families get
no help whatever.
In Beaufort tonight representa
tives of churches and civic organ
izations will meet at St. Paul's par
ish house with welfare officials to
check on who is being helped by
whom.
Miss Hughes said that the wel
fare department is not trying to tell
organizations or groups what to do;
it merely is interested in seeing
that "goodwill" is distributed even
ly throughout the county.
The welfare department will act
as a clearing house for all com
munities. Persons who would like
welfare assistance in their Christ
mas charity work may phone
2-4391.
Two Men Seriously Cut
Early Saturday, Boaufort
William Brown and Charles Lee
Ballard, both of Avalon, Va., were
seriously injured early Saturday
morning when an unidentified man
allegedly stabbed them during a
fight in front of the Beaufort po
lice station.
The Beaufort police were on
Queen 8trrct at the time of the
incident. When they arrived on the
scene (he two men were standing
in front of the station. One passed
out from loss of blood when the
police arrived.
They were taken to the More
head City Hospital in Adair's am
bulance.
Sheriff Gels
Back Stolen Saws
Four Men, On* Woman
Arretted in Connection
With Newport Thefts
The sheriff's department has re
trieved two valuable saws stolen
recently at Newport. Apprehended
in connection with the thefts are
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Waddell, Bob
by Waddell and Willie Brown.
All are in jail in Portsmouth. Va.
Warrants have also been sworn out
for James Brown and I.arry Ar
nold. also involved in the thefts.
Sheriff Hugh Salter reported yes
terday.
Robert Brown, brother of Willie,
has been charged with receiving a
stolen saw. Both Robert and Willie
are out on bond.
One saw, stolen from Lonnic
Howard, Newport, the night of Nov.
6, was picked up' by Sheriff Hugh
Salter and SBI Agent John Ed
wards on a trip to Norfolk and
Portsmouth, Va., Saturday night.
The sheriff and Officer Edwaros
located the Waddells, former resi
dents of the Mill Creek section, in
Portsmouth, Va. There they picked
up Ralph Arnold, also from this
area, for parole violation, lie is in
jail in Portsmouth too.
Willie and James Brown and Ar
nold arc charged with stealing a
McClellan chain saw from Charles
Kelly's car the night of the New
port School Halloween carnival.
That saw was recovered at Rae
ford, N. C.
When the sheriff and Officer Ed
wards showed up at the Waddell
house at Portsmouth at 2:30 a.m.
Saturday Mrs. Waddell screamed
that they, and Officer Marshall
Ayscuc of Carteret County were
driving her crazy and she wished
they'd leave her family alone.
The Waddells and their accom
plices have an imposing record of
law violations.
Coast Guard
Gives Up Search
The Coast Guard has given up
the search for the bodies of Coley
Stanley and Barney Edwards, both
of Greenville, who were reported
tflWSfflg' tfn the Nense River Thurs
day night. The Fort Macon Coast
Guard station reports that the New
Bern Coast Guard, using their aux
iliary power boat and a 16-foot skiff
from Fort Macon, stayed on the
job for 38 hours and 21 minutes be
fore leaving the scene of the acci
dent just across from ..jc mouth of
Adams Creek.
Mr. Stanley was the son-in-law
of S. A. Horton, Morehcad City.
He and Mr. Edwards were reported
missing by Craven County Deputy
Bruce Edwards about 10:40 p.m.
Thursday. The Coast Guard imme
diately went to the scene of the ac
cident and remained there until 1
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
The Craven County Sheriff's de
partment is still continuing the
search, but there is little hope that
the bodies will be found. The river
is about five miles wide at the spot
where the Coast Guard found the
overturned boat.
The missing Edwards is the
brother of Craven County Deputy
Edwards. The two men who have
apparently drowned, were fishing.
Robert Dudley, Hubert
Springle Lose Licenses
Robert Burn Dudley. Morehead
City, and Hubert Wesley Springle.
Beaufort, have had their licenses
revoked. The State Highway Safety i
Division revoked the licenses af
ter the men were convicted of (
drunken driving.
Dudley was convicted in district
court, Cameron, La., and Springle
was convicted in recorder's court, 1
Beaufort.
Shirt Factory Employees
To Vote on Union Dec. 20
F. C. Salisbury Wins
Second History Award
For the second consecutive year, <
P. C. Salisbury, NEWS TIMES
columnist and history feature
writer has won an award of merit
from The North Carolina Society
of County and Local Historians.
The award was given Friday at
the meeting of the society at Ra
leigh. Mr. Salisbury, however, was
unable to attend the meeting.
Joining in the honor was THE
NEWS-TIMES. The society makes
awards annually to the newspapers
and writers who publish outstand- 1
ing articles on local history.
Other winners are Nancy Alex- ;
andcr, Homer Kccver, Victor C.
Kins, the Statcsville Record and
Landmark and the Mccklcnburg
Times.
During the past year 25 articles .
on county history, written by Mr.
Salisbury, have appeared in THE
NEWS-TIMES. Mr Salisbury has
been a regular columnist for the
newspaper since 1918 and prior to I
that time was in the newspaper j
publishing business in Morehead
City, where he makes his home. |
He is an officer in the Carteret
County Historical Society and with
his wife has given talks on local j
history before civic clubs.
J. I. Mizelle Withdraws
From Water System Suit
Town to Receive
Certificate Today
Morchcad City will be present
ed a certificate of merit for "out
standing accomplishments in traf
fic safety" by the North Carolina
State Automobile Association at 2
p.m. today at the municipal build
ing.
The framed certificate will be
awarded in recognition of More
head City's record of no motor
vehicle fatalities within the city
limits for a period of almost 14
years. The last fatal accident oc
curred on May 9, 1956. Prior to
that time, the last previous acci
dent was on October 9, 1942.
The certificate will be presented
to Mayor George W. Dili Jr. and
Chief of Police Herbert Griffin by
C. V. Umphlctt Jr., N. C. State
Autompbile Association representa
tive in Morehead City, on behalf
of the State Automobile Associa
tion and the National Automobile
Association, with which the motor
club is affiliated.
Also participating in the cere
mony will be C. V. Umphlett, Dur
ham division manager for the
state A. A.
J. I. Mizelle, one of the 23 New I
port eitizens filing suit against the j
town of Newport to prevent instal- !
lation of a water system, withdrew
as a plaintiff yesterday.
Mr. Mizelle. in a signed state
ment to A. H. James, clerk of
Superior Court, said
"I, the undersigned wish to state
that I am not interested in en
gaging in a fight against the ad !
vancement and progress of the
Town of Newport:
"That 1 am not physically able
to do so and I do not want it to
appear further that I am interest
ed in any way towards promoting
a legal battle in the matter and
herewith want it to appear that
1 am withdrawing from the prose
cution of this action and would
like for you (A. H. James) to let
the people know of my stand.
J. I. Mizelle"
The 22 other plaintiffs arc Jeff
J. Garner. Charles L. Green,
Claude A. Henderson, I^eslie Mann,
Claude Henderson, H. F. Williams.
J. C. Bell, Ivcy V. Haskett, T.
W. Haskett, J. S. Smith, L. P.
Smith. C. M. Garner, Leonard
Carroll, C. C. Norris, It. S. Jones,
L. C. Mann.
Lee F. Brock, Amy Harklcy,
John Carroll, J. Wheeler Smith,
William R. Bell and C. A. Gould
Sr.
George Ball, attorney for the
town of Newport, reported yester
day that he had received no for
mal notice of appeal by the plain
tiffs on a demurrer sustained by
Judge Chester Morris. The time
for filing notice of appeal has ex
pired.
Should the plaintiffs decide to
replead, they are required to do
so by Dec. 27, according to Mr.
Ball. Representing the plaintiffs
is C. R. Wheatly, Beaufort attor
ney.
Salesman Held
For Burglary
Being held in the county jail
without bond is Frank Perus, mag
azine salesman from New York
state, who is charged with steal
ing $31 from the home of John M.
McCabc, Wildwood, Saturday.
Sheriff Hugh Salter said that
Perus broke into the McCabe home
by taking out a side window. The
McCabcs were not home at the
time.
Perus, the sheriff continued, took
$11 from one billfold and $20 from
another. The robbery took place
about 5:15 p.m. and Perus was
picked up at 6:15 p.m.
The sheriff said that Perus was
a door to-door magazine salesman.
He will be given a preliminary
hearing in county recorder's court
Thursday.
The Gloucester Community Club
will meet at 7:30 tonight at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Pi
gott instead of at the MacFarlanc
home as originally announced.
Scout Leaders to Attend
Banquet Here T omorrow
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Man Cuts Neighbor's
Neck in Beaufort
Corbin Lawrence, Highway 101
Beaufort, was committed to the
state hospital. Raleigh, Thursday,
after he cut his next door neighbor,
John Nelson, in the neck.
Sheriff Hugh Salter said that
Lawrence, who had been in the
hospital because of a mental ill
ness, had been recently allowed to
come home. Lawrence went into
Nelson's house Thursday morning
and cut about an inch gash in Mr.
Nclson'i neck. Mr. Nelson, the
sheriff said, Is recovering satisfac
torily.
Parish Meetiag
St. Paul's Episcopal Church will
hold its annual parish meeting at
7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the parish
house. New vestry members will
be elected at that time and an
nual report* will be given.
? James Butler, alumni secretary,
East Carolina College, will be the
guest speaker at 7 p.m. tomorrow
night at the first annual Scouter
banquet in this county. The ban
quet will be held it the Masonic
Hall, Morehead City.
Bob Howard. Carteret district
Boy Scout chairman, will present
awards. He will also give the wel
come address, introduce guests,
and recognize Scouters.
The invocation will be given by
the Rev. L. A. Lewis. Institutional
representative from Atlantic.
Ethan Davis, district commis
sioner, will give the progress re
port and Dr. Darden Eurc. More
head City, will Introduce the
speaker.
Rudolph Alexander, district field
representative, will conduct the
closing ceremony.
Adult Scout leaders and their
wives, den mothers and their hus
bands are Invited. A turkey dinner
will be served. Approximately 75
are expected to attend.
Inquest Set
For Tonight
Coroner Leslie Springle will con
duct the inquest into the deaths of
David Glen Jones and Lutber
Jones Jr. at 7 o'clock tonight at
the Morehead City Municipal Build
ing. The boys, 3 years and six
months, were burned to death
Thursday, Nov. 29 when their home
on highway 70, just west of the
junction with 24, burned to the
ground.
Luther Jones Sr , father of the
boys, said that he had been at work
in a fish factory since the previous
day. Their mother apparently wai
in Morehead City shopping at the
time of the fire.
There were no adults in the
house when the fire broke out, and
the three children who escaped
were unable to rescue their broth
ers.
A coroner's jury composed of R.
H. Brown, John Lashley, Bruce Ed
wards. James Jones, Harold Willis
and Ernest A. Guthrie will deter
mine whether or not criminal neg
ligence contributed to the deaths.
The inquest has been postponed
twice. It was originally s?t for
Nov. 30, changed to Dec. 4 and the
third date set is tonight.
Tides ai the Beaufort Bar
Tide Table
HIGH
LOW
Tuesday, Dec. It
2:14 a.m.
2:28 p.m.
1:27 a.m.
8:43 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 12
3:09 a.m.
3:24 p.m
9:28 a.m.
9:34 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. II
4:03 a.m.
4:20 p.m.
10:25 a.m.
* 10:21 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 14
4:57 a.m.
S:14 p.m.
11:8 a.m.
11:20 p.m.
f Employees at the Mortthead City Garment Co. will vote
Thursday, Dec. 20, on whether they want to become af
filiated with the union.
Balloting will take place in the plant from 8 to 9 a.m.
The election will be conducted by the regional director,
National Labor Relations Board, Winston-Salem.
Two representatives of the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America. AFL-CKM
have been in this area since last I
January. They are Mrs. Rachel ;
Barnes 'and Mrs Lucille Will. The
union representatives have been [
contacting plant employees after
work hours to try to sell them on ;
union affiliation.
NLRB Petitioned
Following a hearing Aug. 8, the 1
NLRB was petitioned for an elec
tion at the garment company. The >
NLRB issued a notice Friday stat
ing that ar. election should be held. j
An election is then required within '
30 days after the NLRB directive. [
Several efforts in past years to [
organize the workers at the gar- j
ment company, better known as j
the shirt factory, have been unsuc
cessful. On one occasion soon after
the plant opened, union organizers
were run out of town. In 1949 the
union was defeated and shortly
thereafter the garment company
was charged with unfair Uibor prac
tices.
Union Loses
Another election was held in 1953
and again the employees at the gar
ment company decided against the I
union.
According to Truman Kemp,
plant manager, the union apparent
ly is offering employees "fringe
benefits and better working condi
tions."
At present the 220 employees, Mr.
Kemp said, are earning in excess
of the minimum wage, a dollar an
hour. During the past year, Mr.
Kemp added, average hourly earn
ings have increased 25 to 50 per
ccnt.
The company provides hospital
insurance for its employees under
a group plan, with premiums paid
by tne company, and also has a
group health insurance program in
which employees may participate.
Employees arc also given two
week-long vacations with pay each
year, one in July and another in
December. The vacation this month
will begin Dec. 21.
Should the union not be success
ful in the election Dec. 20, law
prevents union organization activ
ity .among plant employees for one
year.
Newport Farmers
Win Cash Awards
Archie Hardcsty and Guy Gar
ner, both of Newport, won $35
cash awards Wednesday night.
They were honored at a dinner
meeting of fertilizer and lime deal
ers at the Maola plant, New Bern
Mr. Hardcsty was top corn pro
ducer in the county with an aver
age yield of 125 bushels per acre.
Mr. Garner was top soybean far
mer with an average of 53 bush
els per acre.
Others who attended the meet
ing were Clayton Garner, New
port, corn champion for the coun
ty, Billy Simmons, junior runner
up, Orville Gaskill, Beaufort fer
tilizer dealer, R. M. Williams,
county agent, Fred Knott, and
Harry Venters, assistant county
agents.
Churches Will
Join Sunday
In Union Service
The annual union Christmas ser
vice, Morehcad City, has been
scheduled for the high school au
ditorium, 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The
Rev. J. Furrnan Herbert, pastor
of the First Methodist Church, will
give the Christmas message Music
will be under the direction of
Ralph Wade.
The program for the service fol
lows: Organ meditations, Mrs.
Theodore Phillips, organist; pro
cessional by the Chorus; The First
Noel by the congregation, A Child
This Day and Go, Tell It On The
Mountains by the Boys Glee Club.
Prayer followed by Carol of the
Questioning Child and Jesus, Jesus,
Rest Your Head, by the Chorus; O
Little Town of Bethlehem, sung by
the congregation.
One Night When Sorrow Bur
dened, trombone duct by Billy
Rich and Francis Swanson will be
followed by announcements. As I
Watched Beside My Sheep and
And The Glory Of The Lord will
be sung by the Girls Glee Club.
After the message, two numbers,
Rise Up Early and How Lovely
Are The Messengers will be sung
by the Chorus; and a solo, Jesu,
Bambino will be presented by Bet
ty Lou Morton.
The program will close with
Silent Night, Holy Night by the
congregation; apd the benediction.
Beaufort Firemen
Re-Elect Officers
Beaufort firemen met at the firc
housc Thursday night and elected
officers for the coming year.
Charles Harrell was re-elected
chief, and Herbert Whitehurst was
re-elected assistant chief. Warded
Fillinganic was elected to replace
Haywood Snell as captain.
Clarence Davis Jr. was re
elected lieutenant, and Gerald
Woolard was re-elected secretary
and treasurer. The firemen named
Ronnie Smith as substitute driver.
They heard reports on the Christ
mas lighting and the regular
Chritsmas program for needy fam
ilies in the Beaufort area. They
have collected a number of toys
already, but still need more good
used or new toys to distribute to
children who must depend on the
fire department's Santa Claus.
Elmond Rhue reported that he
had begun work on the garage for
the rescue truck. The town gave
the fire department the old build
ing used by the street department
before they built their new garage.
Mr. Rhue is remodeling it for the
rescue truck.
Methodist Educator Speaks
To Newport Men Thursday
"It is highly important that theH
church does not relinquish its tra
ditional role of leadership and in
fluence in the field of higher edu
cation at this critical time," Meth
odist College Board Chairman Ter
ry Sanford of Fayettcvillc declared
here Thursday night before mem
bers of the Mcn'a Club of Newport.
The head of the official board of
North Carolina's most recent col
lege venture, a four-year educa
tional institution to be located in
Fayettcvillc, said:
"It will be a dreadful day if we
allowed the state and federal gov
ernments to pre-empt the field of
higher education."
He added that the moral and
spiritual balance afforded by
church sponsored education is vi
tally needed to supplement the aca
demic offerings Uj the riaing tide
of college-trained youth.
Seeks Support
Mr. Sanford invited support for
the Fayetteville college, chartered
by the North Carolina Methodist
Conference, which, he said, has
the generous backing of all ele
ments in that community. He in
dicated that planning activiUea
were proceeding it a "highly sat
isfactory pace" and that the board
of trustees waa "enthusiastic and
optimistic" over the prospects of
building the college at ? relatively
early date. ?
See COLLEGE, Page 8
Autos Crash
At Intersection
Two cars collided at the inter
section of the Lennoxvillc Road and
Live Oak Street, Beaufort, at 9:45
p.m. Saturday. The driver of one
car, a 1950 Chevrolet, Balmond J.
Walker, Mulch, Va., has been
charged with running a red light
and exceeding the 35-milc-an hour
speed limit.
State Highway Patrolman J. W.
Sykes said that a passenger in the
other car, Mrs. Guion Smith. Beau
fort, suffered a rib injury. Driving
the car, a 1949 Plymouth, was her
husband. Also in the car was Mr.
Smith'a fa'her who was unhurt.
Walker was headed west on the
Lennoxville Road and Smith was
headed south on Live Oak Street.
Patrolman Sykes said that Smith
went through on a green light and
struck the Chevrolet in the right
rear. Damage to the Plymouth was
estimated at {300 and damage to
the Chevrolet $175.
Assisting in the investigation was
Patrolman W. E. Pickard. High
way patrolmen happened to come
upon the accident. Beaufort police
were also called.