CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
EAR, NO. 3. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUTORf, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY. JANUARY 8. 1967 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Two Morehead City Churches Will
Sponsor Bible Lectures Jan. 20-27
Th? first Presbyterian and First
Methodist Churches of Morehcad
City will sponsor a scries of Bible
Icctures by Dr. Frank Crosslcy
Morgan Jan. 20-27.
Dr Morgan, a noted lecturer
and preachcr, it the son of Dr. G.
Campbell Morgan, who was one
of the outstanding Bible Confer
ence leaders ami preachers of his
day.
Like his father's. Dr. Morgan's
message appeals to people of all
denominations. The Rev Albert
Harris of the First Presbyterian
Church and Rev. J. F. Herbert of
the First Methodist Church say
that he can present messages,
based oo years of study, in lan
guage that a child can understand.
They invite pastors and people
of all denominations to attend the
services. Sunday, Jan. 20, Dr. Mor
gan will speak at the First Meth
odist Church at 11 a.m. and at the
First Presbyterian Church at 7:30
p.m
He will conduct morning services
at the First Presbyterian Church
at 10 a.m. each week morning,
Jan. 21-25. There will be no Sat
urday scrviccs.
Sunday, Jan. 27, Dr Morgan will
be at the First Presbyterian
Church for the 11 a.m. service
and at the First Methodist Church
for the 7.30 p.m. scrvicc.
Fish Fry Set
For 7:30 Tonight
The Bt'aufurt Fire Department
and the town of Beaufort will be
host to the East Carolina Firemen's
Association tonight. The firemen
will serve a seafood supper at the
Fishmeal factory dining room be
ginning at 7:30.
Final plans were made for the
supper at a meeting of the Beau
fort Fire Department Thursday
night. The firemen expect between
five and six hundred visiting fire
men, chiefs, and representatives of
the press and radio.
Fried fish, boiled shrimp, potato
salad, hush puppies, coffee, colas,
clam chowder, hot rolls, and butter
will be served.
The firemen expressed their ap
preciation to all the et?ic and -pri
vate organizations which helped
make their Christmas program a
success. The firemen visited every
family on their list, including fam
ilies in Beaufort and Markers
Island.
They made plans to take down
the Christmas lights Sunday. Bob
by lludgins and Freddie Snooks are
in charge of the project.
Robert (Mousie) Willis was ad
mitted as a fire department mem
ber.
ICC Grants
Carrier Permit
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission, Washington, D. C., has
granted permission to the South
Atlantic Lighterage and Towing
Corp. to serve as common carrier
from the southernmost part of
South Carolina to Cape Ann, Mas
sachusetts.
R. K. (Hardcrab) Davis, a na
tive of Marshallbcrg, is owner and
manager of the South Atlantic
Lighterage and Towing Co. Its
headquarters arc in Newport
News, Va.
The firm also has offices in Bal
timore and Philadelphia. Mr. Da
vis is a former Carteret County
commissioner and recently joined
the Marshallbcrg Community
Men's Club.
He also owns the R. K. Davis
Transportation Co. Inc., a tow
boat company. His daughter, Mrs.
Janet D. Mayhew, is vice-president
of the South Atlantic company and
his wife, the former Janet Simp
son. Rocky Mount, is secretary
treasurer.
Boom on Junkyard Crane
Hits Mobley Windows
The boom on the crane owned
by Willie Gray's junkyard shat
tered plate glass display windows
at Mobley Buick Co., Morehead
City, Saturday noon.
The crane was being turned
around next to the auto company
and the boom swung through the
windows. H. Farlc Mobley, owner
of the firm, estimated damage it
$500.
'Hadn't Beard'
Beaufort Police Chief Guy Sprin
gle said yesterday that he had not
received any rcporta regarding
tampering with tire*. Several lives
have been slashed in Beaufort dur
ing the past few weeks. He said
that he had not been informed
either of theft of a package from
the car owned by John L. Crump,
Morehead City, prior to Chriatmaa.
Tbe ear was parked on Pollock
Street, Beaufort, when a Christ
mas present was allegedly taken
from it.
Dr. Frank Crossley Morgan
. . . well-known Iccturcr
Two Cars Upset at Same
Time in County Sunday
Lions Welcome
New Members
The Morehead City Lions Club
welcomed two new members. Har
ry Evans, Beaufort, and H. K.
Moore, Morehead City, at its
weekly meeting at Hotel Fort Ma
con Thursday night.
Jack Morgan presided in the ab
sence of James E. Crowe, who is
out of town due to illness in his
family. Owens Frederick reported
that the Lions Be Thankful stamp
sales had netted over $300 so far
with quite a number of stamps
still not accountcd for.
The Be Thankful stamps are
similar to stamps sent out by the
National Tuberculosis Foundation.
The proceeds go toward the Lions
aid to the blind program.
The Lions will sell light bulbs
Thursday night instead of conduct
ing their regular meeting. They
offer a package deal including
four 60-watt bulbs, two 75-watt
bulbs, and four 100-watt bulbs for
$2. Actual retail value of the bulbs
is $2 08.
A free pass to one of the county
theatres will be included in each
package, raising the value to $2.58.
The passes are dated to expire
Jan. 1, but they will be honored
in the theatres until the end of
the month.
Anyone who desires gpccial or
ders or home delivery may call
A. N. Willis, chairman of the sale,
at 6-3161. The bulbs will be on
sale at the Hotel Fort Macon by
S. K. Hcdgecock.
Scripts Arrive
For 'Laura'
Thomas Respess, Beaufort, di
rector of the next Carteret Com
munity Theatre play. Laura, an
nounce! that the scripts for the
play have arrived.
He said both theatre member.';
and non-members will be welcomc
at try-outs and at the regular
theatre meeting tomorrow night
at the recreation building, More
head City.
Play books will be available to
morrow night to persona interested
in trying out for parts.
Mrs. John James, Morchcad
City, who was originally announced
as the director of the play, can
not continue in that capacity be
caues she plans to move to Char
lotte.
Miss Lillian Franccs Giddcns an
nounces that tomorrow night's
meeting will start at 7:30 rather
than t, as in the past.
Pabik Pranks
James Wilson and George Tur
ner have been picked up by Beau
fort policemen for being drunk.
Wilson was picked up Saturday
night, and Turner was arrested
Friday night.
? Two cars turned over in the
county at the same moment, 15
minutes after midnight Saturday.
One turned over on the Crab
Point Road and the other on High
way 21 two miles west of Bogue.
State Highway Patrolman J. W.
Sykes investigated both. Earl Pat
terson, Negro fisherman from Lou
isiana who is living on Bay Street,
Morchcad City, upset in a 1953
Ford on the Crab Point Road just
outside the city limits.
The patrolman said the car
swerved off the right of the road
at a curve, went back to the left
| and turned over. It was demolish
ed. Patterson was headed north.
He has been charged with care
less and reckless driving and will
be given a hearing in county court
Thursday morning.
The man driving the 1956 Ford
which turned over near Boguc has
been identified as Jack Lingofelt,
Camp Lejeune. Patrolman Sykes
is still investigating the accident.
Lingofelt is in Camp Lejeune hos
pital with head injuries.
The car was headed toward Le
jeune when it went off the right
side of the road, skid 480 feet to
ward the left and turned over sev
eral times in the middle of the road
for a distance of 350 feet.
Bicycle Rider
Misses Auto
LC C. F. Bunch of the Murchcad
City Tolice Department investi
gated an unusual accident Friday
night.
Kenneth W. Wright, route 1 Beau
fort. was driving his '52 Cadillac
cast on Arcndcll Street near the in
tersection at 12th when he saw
something cut across the street in
front of him.
It was Sam Smith of Morchcad
City riding a bicycle. Smith looked
back just as he cut across the
street and thought he was hit.
What actually happened was that
he fell, Lieutenant Bunch said.
He had no lights on his bicycle
and he was wearing dark clothes.
W?'ght said that he saw him just
In time to stop, but that Smith
looked back, jerked the wheel of
the bicydle and fell right in front of
him.
X-rays showed no injuries to
Smith, but he said that bis back
waa still sore.
Tide Table
Tides li the Beaufort Bar
HIGH
LOW
Tuesday, Jan. ft
12:51 a.m.
12:43 p.m.
6:29 a.m.
6:45 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. *
1:31 am.
1:29 p.m.
8:01 am.
7:50 p.m.
Thursday, Jaa. 10
2:18 a.m.
2:2$ p.m
9:18 a.m.
9:17 p.m.
Friday, Jan. U
3:18 a.m.
3:36 p.m.
10:19 a.m.
10:18 p.m.
Down East Fire
Department Sets
Dues for 1957
Committee Members
Appointed at First
Meeting of New Year
Down East Firemen, at their first
meeting of the new year Tuesday
decided to set dues in their fire
district at the same rate as 1956.
Notices will be sent to all proper
ty owners in Atlantic, Cedar Island,
Davis, Sea Level and Stacy.
Dues for home and store owners,
if paid within 90 days, will be as
follow:.. Atlantic $5. Sea Level, $3,
Stacy $2, Davis and Cedar Island
$1.
Those who do not pay will be
billed at the rate of $25 per home
and $50 per store, according to
William Gorges, secretary -treas
urer.
Where the board of directors de
cides the property owner cannot af
ford to pay the dues, no penalty
rate will be charged.
"It is urgent that all homeown
ers in our district support the fire
department," Mr. Gorges said.
lie reported that $240 is still '
needed on the department building I
fund.
Commtitces appointed for the
coming year are as follows:
Program and finance: Elmo (las
kill, Aldredge Daniels, Karl Day, j
Warden Gillikin, Elbert Pittman j
and Monty Fulcher.
Building committee: Charles Gil-]
likin. Wayne Parker, Bernice Mor
ris, Daniel Hamilton, John C. Hill
and Hugh Styron.
Teenage committcc: Aldredge
Daniels, Robert Goodwin, Joe Ma
son Jr., Clayton Fulcher Jr., and
Doity Gaskill.
The fire department discussed
the urgent need of another small
truck to serve as an auxiliary to
the present truck. When the truck
the department now has runs out
of water, a fire can blaze away un
til it goes to get another load of
water.
Twenty-four firemen attended the
meeting.
Chamber Board
Meets af Inn
The Sea Level Chamber of Com
merce board of directors has set
March as the month for the an
nual membership meeting. The
board met Sunday at the Sea Level
Inn. President Clayton Fulcher Jr.
was delegated to obtain a speaker
for the March meeting.
The board also adopted a reso
lution asking for legislation to
prevent damage to sand dunes on
the outer banks, to prohibit stock
and cattle from running at large
there, and to make the state eli
gible for participation in the fed
eral flood insurance act of 1956.
The directors also went on rec
ord requesting that "the balance"
of the hurricane rehabilitation be
made available to North Carolina.
The board voted to place a sign
at the eastern end of Highway 70
on Cedar Island. An arrow would
point westward and read "Los An
geles 2,926 Miles."
Attending the meeting, in addi
tion to the president, were Gaston
Smith, Atlantic; Jim llarker, Mar
kers Island; Sam Leffcrs, Straits;
Arthur Mason, Bettic; Joe Mason,
Sea Level, and Joe DuBois, More
head City.
John Larklns Visits
John Larkins, Trenton, chairman
of the State Democratic Commit
tee, visited in Beaufort Friday.
County to Go After Non-Tax
Payers Living on County Land
11 Lines Service Morehead
Port for First Time in '56
Fishery Official
Gives Six-Month
Report at Raleigh
State Fisheries Commissioner
Gehrmann Holland says that the in
creased production of oysters in
North Carolina is a source of great
satisfaction to him. In a report to
the State Board of Conservation
and Development at Raleigh yes
terday, Commissioner Holland said
that the board was greatly respon
sible for the increase.
Oyster production rose from 41,
385 tubs in 1955 to 107.395 in 1956.
Governor Luther Hodges, chair
man of the board, and the Council
of State appropriated $85,000 for
buying equipment needed in ex
panding the oyster planting pro
gram and for the actual planting
of oysters and shells.
Commissioner Holland said that
j there was no explanation for the
j fall in shrimp production except
| that there just were no shrimp in
North Carolina waters. An Insti
tute of Fisheries Research report
states that large quantities of small
shrimp are in North Carolina
waters at the present. This, ac
cording to Mr. Holland, is a good
sign for a plentiful supply of
shrimp next year.
He said that last fall was the
most active in menhaden fishing
in the history of the state, so far
as large.fish were concerned. Com
missioner Holland told the board
that a solid mass of menhaden
stretched from Cape Hattcras to
Cape Lookout at one time during
Mc season.
Commissioner Holland compared
the catches of menhaden for the
last two seasons and gave the fol
lowing figures: 1955 ? 219,813,000
fish; 1956?278.307,000 fish.
Tubs of oysters taken since July
1, 1956 total 107,395 as compared
with 41,365 tubs last year. For the
same period this year 2,803,349
pounds of shrimp (heads off) were
taken as compared with 4,580,927
pounds for the same period last
year.
Clam production for the past six
months was 11,892 bushels; soft
crabs, 650 dozen; hard crabs, 37,
201 barrels, and scallops 2,505 gal
lons.
The food finfish catch totaled
10,133,373 pounds; menhaden oil,
2.497,352 gallons; menhaden solu
bles, 10,043,771 pounds, and men
haden meal 39,082,000 pounds.
Wade Lucas, public information
officer of the board, gave an exam
ple of what his office has done in
connection with the fishing indus
try. He contacted John Linebcr
gcr. manager of the Raleigh S&W
Cafeteria, and asked him to con
tact Capt. Ottis Purifoy of More
head City.
As a result of this conversation,
Captain Purifoy has sold over
$2,000 worth of North Carolina sea
food products to the cafeteria and
they were advertised as such. Mr.
Uncbcrgcr says that he plans
to continue advertising "Genuine
North Carolina Seafood" as part of
his regular promotion.
? Eleven steamship lines made
their initial calls at the Morehead
City port in 1956.
"I think this is most significant,"
J. I). Holt, port manager, said yes
terday. "It indicates use of the
port by major shipping lines and
means increased business not only
in 1956 but in years to come."
The lines which used Morehead
City port for the first time in 1956
are Holland-American, Moore-Mc
Cormack, U. S. Lines, Isthmian
Lines, States Marine, Ivarian, Bro
din, Southern Cross, Maersk, Mat
son and Moller.
Mr. Holt said he could not make
a positive prediction that the same
lines will call at the port in 1957,
but records show that the ships
will come in if there* is cargo here
to be transported.
Many of the "new" ships which
called in 1956 came to pick up
grain and automobiles.
Tobacco shipments, Mr. Holt
said, arc up in 1956 over 1955.
Twentv-onc ships called to pick
up 10,000 hogsheads of tobacco.
Only 12 tobacco ships docked in
1955
Major shipments went to Ger
many. Two leaf cargoes were con
signed to Japan in Japanese ships,
two went to Formosa, and one was
shipped to Bangkok, Thailand.
Other cargoes originating from
the Morehead City port in 1956, in
cluded nine shiploads of general
cargo consigned to South America,
and five grain shipments. The lat
ter consisted of linseed and soy
bean pellets shipped here by rail
from the mid-west for Scandina
vian countries, to be used in feed
manufacturing.
A total of 4,000 bushels of North
Carolina oats arc currently in stor
age here, awaiting shipment.
Beaufort Lays
Storm Sewer
Beaufort engineer Gray Hassell
reports that laying of the storm
sewer on Ann Street has been com
pleted and that work has begun on
running the sewer on Orange Street
to Taylors Creek. The sewer be
gins at the corner of Ann and Tur
ner Streets.
Mr. Hassell said that town em
ployees are doing the work with
town equipment. The state is fur
nishing the pipe and a crane, and
Coastal Engineering Co. is letting
the town use its digging machine
and a crane free of charge.
The purpose of the sewer, accord
ing to Mr. Hassell, is to rcfiedy
the drainage problems at the cor
ners of Ann and Turner and Ann
and Orange Streets. There are 22
catch basins and junction boxes
and two man holes planned for the
new line. An 11-inch reinforced
concrete pipe is being used on Ann
Street, and a 24-inch pipe will be
used on Orange Street.
Estimated cost, or the time for
completion of the project, were not
available yesterday. Mr. Hassell
said that the grade on Orange
Street presented the biggest prob
lem and that the cost of the project
would depend upon how much work
was required to get the pipe in
properly.
Beginning Jan. 1, Windstorm
Insurance Expense Went Up
The New Year brought with it
changes in extended coverage and
windstorm insurance laws which
affect residents in this area.
The changes include an increase
in rates, sought by insurance com
panies as a result of the tremen
dous property loss in the 1954 and
1955 hurricanes.
All insurance agents have been
notified of the changes by William
S. Bizzell. manager of the North
Carolina Fire Insurance Rating
Bureau.
According to the letter from Mr.
Bizzell, which was released here
Friday by J. P. Harris, Beaufort
insurance agent, all policies writ
ten Jan. 1 and after or renewed
on that date or after must include
a windstorm and hail loss deduct
ible clause in windstorm and ex
tended coverage policies.
The new regulation means that
the insurance company will pay
for losses only after they exceed
$50. For example, repair to a house
because of wind damage, If it
amounts to lesa than ISO, will not
be paid by the insurance company.
II tha loss amounts to tW, the tfr
surancc company will pay SIS or
the difference between the cost of
repair and the ISO.
Mr. Harris estimates that the
rate increase on extended cover
age in this area amounts to ap
proximately 43 per cent. Carteret
is in the "seacoast zone" (accord
ing to insurance territory deaig
nations). Other areas are "cen
tral" and "western." Rates have
also increased there but Mr. Har
ris said he had not computed the
percentage Increase.
For example, under the new
ratea, a frame dwelling with ap
proved roof (asphalt shingles and
metal) would be insured at 20 cents
per $100 of insurance. Previously
the rate waa 14 centa per $100.
The other major change of Im
portance la excluaion, under a reg
ular policy, of outside radio and
TV acrlala. In other words, a reg
ular policy will not cover damage
to such aeriala. They must be spe
cifically lnaured.
The rate ia $5 per $100 of in
surance. The minimum premium
is $i. Mr. Harris said that be be
lima a $100 policy will cover to
J
per ccnt of the antennas In thU
are*.
Insurance companies were to
hard hit after the storms of 1954
and 1955 that some of them had
to discontinue service along the
coaat. Others suffered serious loss
es.
H. S. Glbba Jr., Morchcad City
insurance agent, released Satur
day a statement by Charles F.
Gold, commissioner of insurance,
which commented on the losses.
The statement said, ". . , during
the yeari 1954 and 1955, all com
panies selling extended coverage
in North Carolina suffered heavy
losses ... $37 million have been
paid in claims at a result, and the
low ratio since extended coverage
has been written in North Caro
lina Is M per cent.
"The lost ratio experience for
the 10-year period from 1M?
through lMt ii 107.94 per cent . .
Mr. Karris commented that rates
will eventually go down If evi
dence through the years shows that
total lots caused by storms la be
ing lowered.
county commissioners were confronted with a batcti 01
deeds to property owned by the county when they met
yesterday at the courthouse.
James D. Potter, county auditor, said that people ar?
living on county property and are not paying taxes. H?
suggested that the county attorney write the people in
Defendant Bound
Over Thursday
In County Court
Clarence Petteway waived pre
liminary hearing in County Re
corder's Court, Beaufort. Thurs
day. He was charged with passing
a bad check. Judge L. K. Morris
bound Petteway to Superior Court
under $200 bond.
John Noe drew a 30-day sentence
for public drunkenness. The judge
ruled that he had violated the
terms of a previous suspended sen
tence and invoked the 30 day term
to run consecutively with the first
sentence.
Ralph Moore was sentenced to
30 days in jail for getting drunk
while serving a sentence. Moore
was working on the courthouse
lawn, and one of his friends slip
ped him a drink to help celebrate
the holidays.
Drunk Drivers
Three defendants were found
guilty of driving drunk. Duncan
Warren paid $100 and costs for
drunken driving and $10 and costs
for having improper brakes and
no chauffeur's license. Charles
Ross Odell paid $110 and costs for (
drunken driving and having an ,
expired license. Guy Gibbic Lewis ;
paid $100 and costs for drunken (
driving.
Perry Cambridge was found
guilty of possession of a quantity
of non-taxpaid whisky. He was
fined $50 and costs.
John Noe Johnson was fined $10
and costs for allowing an unli
| censed person to <ftlvc and hav
ing an improper muffler on his
car.
Judge Morris gave Earl Lancas
ter a one year's sentence suspend- ,
ed on payment of court costs and
honoring bad checks which he had
issued.
Ben Hopkins and David Wooten
were taxed costs for public drunk
enness.
Bonds Forfeited
Those who forfeited bonds were
Robert David Wray, improper
muffler; Leslie Dell Scott, no
chauffeur's license and improper
brakes; Lorren Scott, larceny;
and Early Whaley, no driver's li
censc.
The state did not try the follow
ing due to lack of evidence: E. T.
Thomas, bad check; Pete Davis,
bad check; James O. Harris, as
sault and breaking and entering;
Howard Fallin Jr. and John Allen
Simmons Sr., assault.
Charlie Edward Davis was freed
from a non-support suit when the
judge ruled the case was malicious
prosecution and ordered the prose
cuting witness to pay court costs.
The following cases were con
tinued: Irvin Willis, Dewey Willis,
Ralph B. Lockey, Bernie Murray,
Joseph Lewis, Robert A. Beck,
Alex Graham Smith, Warren Hen
ry McNeil Jr., Mack Lane Davis,
William Carlbert Parmley, Thom
as Vincent Martini, Jessie Jones,
James Brown, Charles W. Fcrrier,
Robert Brown, James R. Cum
mings, John C. Noe.
Elbert Thomas Jr., Ernest Wal
lace, Nathaniel Lamont Reese,
Clyde Francis Cannon, Julius Wil
lis, Howard Fallin Sr., Alonzo Bell,
Horace Jones. William Owens, Joe
Baum, Willie Little. Walter L. An
dros, Ralph Anthony Logney, Eu
gene Berry Nichols, Clifton Smith,
John Wilson Jr., John Russell
Vance, and Mclvin Coleman Boco.
R. G. Lowe Assumes
Farm Labor Post,
Succeeds F. Nance
Robert G. Lowe, Morchcsd City,
bit been aimed (arm labor repre
sentative with the Employment 1
Security Commission He succeeds
Frank Nance, who has been named 1
area supervisor.
Mr. Lowe reminds farmers and ,
(arm laborers that Mondays and ,
Tuesdays throughout this month 1
and next are Farm Labor Days.
Mr. Lowe will be in the (arm 1
labor trailer across from the Beau- i
fort School en Highway 70 on Mon
days from 1 to 3 p.m. and on |
Tuesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. he will
be at the J. C. Hill Tomato Co.,
Highway 70, Newport.
During those hours he will re
ceive requests from farmers who
want to hire laborers during the
coming harvest seasons and he
will also receive applications for
work from farm laborers.
Mr. Lowe's phone number at the
Beaufort office is 2-M11.
vuiveu auu noiuy uicm iu pay ukm
taxes.
The commissioners agreed thai
the letters should be written and
if taxes are not paid, the property
be sold for the amount of taxes
against it. The land passed into
county hands when it was adver
tised for sale but no one appeared
to buy it.
The board accepted reports from
the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board, the county farm agent, and
a report on jail operation.
Audit Presented
Frank Wall of the auditing firm,
Williams and Wall, presented the
copy of the 1955-56 audit. Tax col
lections in 1956, he said, exceed
ed 1955 by $36,357. Revenue for
the past fiscal year, he continued,
exceeded expenditures by $5,051.60.
He said the county was being
operated "very nicely" and added
"if you do as well this year as
you did last, it will be a mighty
fine record."
Mr. Potter said it would be to
the county's advantage if the audit
were made within a couple months
after the close of the fiscal year.
The audit presented yesterday was
started in November.
The board authorized Williams
and Wall to audit the books next
year. Mr. Wall said the audit
would be in the county's hands
the first of October.
Seeks Valuation Change
R. R. Barbour. Morehead City,
appeared before the board and re
quested a reduction in the valua
tion of the land and buildings
known as the Morehead Speedway
on the Country Club Road. The
board said it could not make any
adjustment until March when it
sits as the Board of Equalization.
Mr. Barbour was advised to pay
the taxes under protest.
Mr. Barbour ?aid the speedway
is not being used nor is it up for
sale. He said the land, 10 acres,
was valued at $3,7 50 and the build
ings at $2,842.
Mr. Potter asked Mr. Wall's
opinion on sending tax notices to
persons in arrears on taxes. Mr.
Wall said notices to delinquents
might help, but he doubted it.
Conservationist Reports
David Jones, soil conservation
ist, reported to the board on the
meeting at Washington last week
where details for obtaining funds
for stream clearance were out
lined.
Mr. Jones said forms for farm
ers to fill out would be sent here
and then the county would be re
quested to summarize the informa
tion and submit it to Civil De
fense.
Mr. Jones said that there was
no deadline for applicatioins for
stream clearance funds. He also
added that none of the money
would be spent for dredging, just
removal of logs and sandbars.
Farmers interested in filing a
report of their losses due to
clogged streams arc requested to
contact Mr. Jones or R. M. Wil
liams, county farm agent.
School Polio
Drive Changed
Collection of money In the
schools for the March of Dime!
will not take place this week as
announced.
Mrs. W. I. Loftin, chairman of
the drive in the schools, said that
exams will be given soon and
school authorities have suggested
that the March of Dimes collec
tions be postponed until the week
of Jan. 21.
Blue Crutch Day has also been
postponed from Saturday, Jan. 12,
to Saturday, Jan. 19. Home eco
nomics students at Beaufort, More
head City and Newport Schools
will sell the Blue Crutch pins
downtown on that day.
Contributions to the March of
Dimes should be mailed to Mrs.
Clem Johnson, 704 Arendell St.,
Morehead City. Mrs. Johnson U
campaign treasurer.
Ashcvill* Firm Will
PriiW Highway 70 Map
J. A. DuBois, president of North
Carolina's Highway 70 Association,
reported yesterday that a printing
firm at Asheville has been ap
pointed to solicit advertising and
print North Carolina's Highway
70 map.
The map will include a list ot
restaurants and hotels along th?
state's highway 70, as well as pic
tures from the coast to the moun
tains.
Mr. DuBois said it is hoped that
all towns along the highway will
put up signs promoting 70 as tba
coast to coast thoroughfare.
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