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46th YEAR, NO. 24. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-TWO PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1967 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Local Residents Prove That
Treasure-Hunting Pays Off
By BOB SEYMOUR
Hunting buried treasure is no
longer a haphazard undertaking
based on wild legends and faded
treasure maps. Geiger counters
and treasure finders now hum,
buzz, or click in the haunts of
Blackbeard and other pirates who
frequented the North Carolina
coast and outer banks.
There is no doubt in the minds
of the treasure hunters that there
are plenty of chests of gold and
silver buried around Morehead
City. Their belief is so strong, in
fact, that they have gone to great
expense to buy the most accurate
treasure hunting machines on the
market.
The only thing harder than find
ing buried treasure is to find a
treasure hunter who is willing to
talk. Most of them have found
through bitter experience that it
doesn't pay to advertise.
Difficulties Rise
Partners in treasure digging run
into the same difficulties of those
who put them there. The possibil
ity of making one big "find" has
ruined good friendships when one
partner tried to conceal the find
ings of a treasure machine and
go back by himself later on.
While the government encour
ages treasure hunters, the stiff
taxes imposed on the finds make
most hunters think twice before
they will even admit that they
occasionally "look around a bit."
Property owners make things
rough on the activities of the new
"brotherhood." Anything found on
a man's property belongs to him,
according to the law. "Not so,"
say the treasure hunters, who feel
that "finders, keepers" is the best
rule to follow.
Nosey newspaper reporters are
an added menace to the free ac
tivities of the hunters. "When peo
ple hear about this, they will start
following me around asking ques
tions," said one reluctant spokes
man. "I have spent most of my
life digging money, and 1 haven't
found anybody 1 can trust yet,"
he said.
One of the more active hunters
in the county is Cecil II. Mason
of Morehead City. His most re
cent discovery was upwards of
$5,000 in old bills, one of which
is pictured above. Exactly when
or where the discovery was made
is top secret, since Mr. Mason says
he plans to return for a second
look.
None of the treasure hunters
See TREASURE, Page 2
This four dollar bill, issued by the Bank of Washington. N. C., was
found by Morehead City treasure hunter Cecil Mason. Mr. Mason
found about $5,000 in one, two, three, four, and five dollar bills. Some '
bills of larger denominations were included in the find. The date on |
this bill was written in ink and had faded until it was impossible to
determine whether it was 1811 or 1861. A five dollar bill issued by
the Bank of Clarendon in Fayetteville was dated 1865.
Southern Schedule Change
Benefits Morehead Area
Health Officer
Tells of X-Ray
I)r. Luther Fulehcr, county health
officer, commented this week that
the health department appreciates
the offer of Dr. M. E. Bizzcll,
Goldsboro, wM wanted to give the
county his X-ray equipment.
Dr. Bizzell is retired and offered
the equipment, without cost, to the
j health department.
Dr. FuIchcr said, however, that
the machine was too large for the
space available in the health cen
ter ami rebuilding the machine to
: be used there would be more costly
than converting the department's
fluoroscope.
Fluoroscope conversion to an X
ray will cost $450. The money for
conversion, is being raised by the
Newport Kotary Club.
Dr. Fuleher said, "Dr. Bizzcll's
offer was most kind and consid
erate and we deeply appreciate his
interest. Under the circumstances,
however, we could not take advan
tage of his generous gesture."
Dr. Bizzcll's equipment is now in
the possession of a Morehead City
doctor.
Department Will Give Salk
Vaccine Locally-Purchased
Because federal funds will buy
? polio vaccinc only for persons 19
and under, Dr. Luther Fulcher,
county health officer, announced
this week that the health depart
ment will administer vaccinc pur
chased by civic clubs or industrial
firms and plants.
Such vaccinc would be used to
inoculatc persons between 20 and
40 years of age.
Purchase of vaccine by civic
organizations, or by industries for
administration to their employees,
is being practiced in other parts
of the state, Dr. Fulcher said.
It is part of a program endorsed
by the State Medical Society to
get as many persons as possible
immunized this year.
Dr. Dwight Murray, president of
the American Medical Association,
points out that I9.r>6 records show
the older the person is when
stricken by polio, the more devas
tating are the effects of the di
sease.
"Seventy per cent of all respira
tory eases arc 20 years or older.
The death rate is about five times
Rotary to Present
All-Male Wedding
Next Friday Night
The Newport Rotary Club and
Newport Kirc Department will pre
sent a womanlesi wedding ?t the
high school auditorium at R next
Friday night. Club president Bob
Montague announced at the meet
ing Monday night at the PTA Cen
ter that a dress rehearsal would
be conducted in the auditorium
Thursday night.
The only other business conclud
ed at the meeting was the signing
. of the application for charter re
newal for the Newport Scout troop.
The meeting was rut short in or
der for members to attend revival
servicea at St. James Methodist
Church.
Robert Stephens, New Bern Ro
tarian, was the only visitor.
Sailor Injured
The ocean research vessel Atlan
tis brought a crewman to state
port yesterday for treatment. He
had caught a finger in a cable
while working aboard th? Atlantic's
companion ship. After treatment
he returned to the ship.
as high in this age group as in
young children. The incidence of
extensive paralysis with perma
nent crippling is about four times
as high in this age group as in
young children," I)r. Murray re
ports.
Vaccinatc Before Too Late is the
theme of a nationwide program to
wipe out polio as an epidemic di
sease in this country in 1957.
Private physicians can give the
vaccine to patients of, any age.
A change in Southern Railway's
schedule to give the Goldsboro |
area direct eonneetion with South- 1
em's Washington-Atlanta line will
"help Morehead City" as far as rail \
service is concerned . reports (I. K.
Smothers. Southern's assistant su
perintendent for the Goldsboro I
area.
Mr. Smothers said Monday that j
Southern has added one freight |
train and revamped its freight ser- 1
vice so as to give Goldsboro and
eastern Carolina a through sched ;
ule.
Southern connects with the Atlan- 1
tic and East Carolina at Goldsboro.
Heretofore, Goldsboro has re
ceived only local freight service
to Raleigh and Durham I'nder the
new schedule, a freight train '
rives at 1 p.m., from Spencer and
departs at 11 p.m., for Spencer,
giving Goldsboro a direct connec
tion with Southern's Washington- At
lanta line.
Elbert Pittman
Heads Davis Club
Elbert Pittman was elected pres
ident of the newly-organized Davis
Community Club Friday night at
Davis.
The club will meet again tonight
at 7 at the community building
and Mr. Pittman cordially invites
all residents of Davis.
Other officers, in addition to the
president, are Ralph Laurimore.
vice-president; Mrs. Grady Davis,
secretary, and G r o v c r Davis,
treasurer.
Members of the board of direc
tors are Everett Willis, Leslie Sty
ron, Corbett Davis and Guion Gar
ner.
Bcautification, building and en
tertainment committees were ap
pointed.
Purpose of organizing the club,
according to the officers, is to
help Davis grow, improve the com
munity in general and maintain
the present community building.
County Board
Hears Requests
On Valuation
At a day-long session Monday,
county commissioners heard re
quests from taxpayers for adjust
ment in property valuations. The
county board was sitting as the
board of equalization at the court
house.
Petitioners whose cases were
found not to warrant adjustment
were Hilton 11. Willis, Neal A.
Cagle, George Hamilton, Wesley
Hill, N. W. Day, Dick Parker, W.
P. Taylor.
Stanley Lockhart, Mrs. Lucille
Lewis, Thomas W. Davis, John S.
Jones, Carroll and Jane Oglesby,
and Lucille Burns.
Petitioners whose requests will
be investigated are Charles 11am
.!:on and II. J. Gillikin.
Petitioners who received ad
justments were Dewey Phipps, E.
D. Jones, Marvin Dudley, Dr. C.
S. Strochneider, Shelley M. Fore
man, R. R. Barbour.
Waldron Bally, W. B. Chalk and
S. A. Chalk Jr., Mrs. J. H. Zicg
ler, Jack Styron, Z. B. Moslcy Jr.,
Malcolm Collins.
Jack Kubanks, Odell Smith, Dan
iel W. Rose, and Roderick liill.
The board hears complaints on
valuations once a year and is pro
hibited by law "to deal with such
complaints on any day except the i
third Monday in March when it
acts as the board of equalization.
Outdoor Drama
Group to Meet
The Carteret County Outdoor
Historical ' Drama Association will
? meet at 8 Wednesday night at the
home of Mrs. (J. W. Duncan, Beau
i fort.
I'4 Norwood Young, chairman pro
item, requests that all committee
' chairmen make complete reports
| and recommendations at that time.
The association met Monday night
j at the home of Mrs. Duncan,
i Present, in addition to Mr Young
and the hostess, were Dan Walker,
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Webb, Thom
I as !\esp<*sr; Thomas Kure, ( ieorge
I In nt ley Jr
llalsey Paul, Mrs. Charles lias
sell, dene Smith, Dr. Theodore
Salter, Gerald Hill, Wiley Taylor
Jr., Gray llassell, Mrs. Clayton
Kulcher Jr.
Dr. W. L. Wood an! . Jim Wheat
ley, Stanley Potter Jr., and Miss
Ruth Peeling.
Morehead City Faculty
To Attend Convention
The faculty of the Morehead City
(traded School will attend the state
! wide convention of the North Caro
lina Education Association in Wil
j mington today in a body. A bus has
been chartered and will leave the
Morehead City School at 8 a.m.
! This means, of course, that there
will be no school today, enabling
the 1 ,600 students of the Morehead
City and Camp Glenn Schools to
enjoy the long weekend, said T.
L. Lee. principal. The Camp Glenn
and Newport tcachers will also
attend the convention, as well as
delegates from the other schools I
of the county.
Williston Businessman Keeps Busy
With Boat-Building , Clam Processing
Photo by Hoy Kuoanka
The Miry Jane. IM.Nt yacht built by the Williston Boat Works, will begin it* Journey to Palm Beach,
Ha., tomorrow. IV M-foot crulaer in the most elaborate yacht ever built at the Williston yards. It has
air conditioning, showers, hand made furniture, and an automatic pilot. She is shown here on her final
test ran.
Rimer Willii of Williaton has two
full-time operations in full swing
and a third ready to go any time,
liis boat works and clam process
ing plant arc in full production. The
newest venture, a sweet potato
puree plant, is capable of putting
out 40 pounds of canned puree a
minute, but temporarily ceased op
eration Feb. 7.
Mr. Willis says that samples of
the product have been shipped to
five or six major companies which
have expressed interest in It. Heinz
Canning Co. which buys over 125. ?
000 gallons of clams and juice a
year from Mr Willis, has shown
an interest in buying their puree
from him.
The boat works' most elaborate
yacht, a $50,000 model, has just
been completed. The Mary Jane,
a M-footer, will begin her trip to
Palm Beach, Fl?., tomorrow. Capt.
Martin Brooks and engineer Dan
Nierling, both of Willistoo, will Mil
her to her new owner, W. C. Makin
ney.
It Has Everything
The Mary Jane featurca every
thing from a built-in bar and air
conditioning to a depth recorder
and direction finder. Her other
furnishings and equipment tncludc
two aeries (71 GM deiscls, a 3,000
watt generator, ship-to-shore radio,
electric refrigerator, gai stove
See NEW BOAT, Page 2
State Legion Auxiliary Head
Speaks at District Meeting
Court Appoints Receiver
For Mobley Buick Company
D. G. Bell Reports
On Zoning Bill
Rep. I). G. Bell said yesterday
at Raleigh that he has received
many telegrams regarding the
proposed bill which would allow
zoning a mile beyond town limits.
The town of Beaufort has re
quested that he introduce the bill.
Mr. Bell said that the bill won't
be put in the hopper until every
one has a fair chance to learn
exactly what the bill proposes.
The legislation, as recom mend
end by the town board, would al
low any town over a thousand
population in Carteret County to
zone within a mile of the city
limits,' providing such zoning
does not extend across township
lines.
Collision Occurs
On Causeway
One Chadwick ran into the rear
of another Chadwick in an auto
collision on the Beaufort -Morehead
City causeway at 12:05 p m. Wed
ncsday.
Clobbered from the rear was Ed- J
ward M. Chadwick. Beaufort, in a|
1947 Chevrolet. He was headed |
west on the causeway and stopped j
quickly to let a I ruck ahead of
him turn left into the Radio Island
Road.
Aubrey George Chadwick, Glou
cester. driving a 195! Ford west
ward too, put his foot on his brakr*
hut couid not stop from, hitting the
Chevrolet, reported Highway Pa
trolman J. W. Sykes.
Damage to the Chevrolet was es
timated at $7.r? and damage to the I
Ford $300. Charges are pending. I
Patrolman Sykes was an eye
witness at this one. He had just
stopped at the Swing-In Restaurant ,
for lunch when it happened.
George Huntley
Heads Civic Club
George Huntley, Beaufort, was
elected president of the Emeritus
Civic Club at its meeting Monday
night at the civic center, Morehead
City, lie succeeds N. L. Walker.
Other officers are C. A. Stone,
Morehead City, vice president, and
C. B Wade. Morehead City, secre
tary-treasurer.
In connection with the observa
tion drive at Fort Macon state
park. Mr. Wade was authorized to
attend a meeting of the State Park
Division April 11 at Kinston.
Dr. G. C. Cooke reported on his
call to the office of Stone and Web
ster. developers of Bogue Banks,
and also on a talk with Mayor
George Dill relative to the develop
ment of a city park at Camp Glenn.
J. A. DuBois said that the Bogue
Banks property would be developed
in "large tracts" and that the state
property at Camp Glenn, proposed
by the club for a park, is being con
sidered as an industrial site.
letters fram Governor Hodges
and Rep. D. G. Bell, in reply to
club correspondence on teacher
salaries and the port, were read.
A letter from Kdwin Pate, chair
man of the State Ports Authority,
pointing out that Morehead City has
not been discriminated against in
port development, was read.
R P. Warren, Beaufort, and J.
R. Herring, Morehead City, were
admitted as new members.
The club's fiscal year was
changed to March 1 to the end of
February, and $2 was set as the
initial fee for new members.
Dr. Cooke, J. W. Kellogg and Dr.
E. P. Spence were named to a com
mittee to plan Ladies Night April
15.
Telephone Employees
Get Safe Driving Award*
Two Morehead City employee*
of the Carolina Telephone and
Telegraph Co., J. C. Luc a ft and
J. P. Seott. have received awarda
from the National Safety Council.
Twcnly-two other employees of
the New Bern District received
similar awards.
The awards, presented to indivi
duals for safe driving periods rang
ing from five to seven years, rep
resented a total of nearly ISO years
of driving without an accidcot.
%
Jerry J. Willis. Morchcad City.*
has horn appointed by Superior
Court Judge William J. Bundy as j
temporary receiver for Mobley ^
Buick Co., lne . Morchcad <-?y. j
which closcd its doors several j
weeks ago.
The judge's order also requires ]
that Mobley Buick Co., 11. Earlc i
Moblev. president, appear before
Judge Buiiay at It a m tomorrow
to show cause why Willis should
not be made permanent receiver.
Filed in civil court in Beaufort j
Kriday was the suit. Atlantic Dis- j
count Corp. vs. Mobley Buick Co
The complaint alleges that the Mob
ley firm is indebted to Ihe discount
corporation (a finance company) ,
to the extent of $80,000.
The complaint asks that the court
appoint a receiver and that all I
Mobley creditors who want to, be
allowed to make themselves par
ties to the action. :
Summons Served
Papers were served on Mobley
Monday afternoon by Deputy |
Sheriff Bobhv Bell The defendant
is given 30 days to file an answer. (
Atlantic Discount Corp.. of I'.liza j,
beth City. W (i C.aithcr. presi ,
.lent, states in its complaint that in ,
addition to financing cars sold byj,
Moblev Buick Co.. it would, from ,
lime to time, lend the firm money ,
on new cars allegedly in the pes- j
session of Ihe defendant and aval
ihle to buyers This is known ?S|,
?wholesale or floor plan financing, j (
The complaint stairs that the sit- j
lation with the auto firm is "not ,
definitely ascertainable, therefore;
Ihe sum of indebtedness may b? j |
substantially increased beyond the ;,
i amount of $8ft.O0() li
Suits 'Threatened
I The Atlantic Discount firm *'***'[-1
I states that it has been advised that 1 1
Ihe indebtedness of Mobley Buick :
Co to other creditors is about I ,
$20 000- and "that the defendant is ] ,
threatened with a number of suits ,
by said creditors."
The complaint estimates Mobley
Buick Co assets at and ,
States that" "due to the financial ;
eondition of the defendant, it is un- ,
able to pay off. that it is insolvent ,
and the best interests of Moblev
creditors would be served by ihe ,
appointment of a receiver.
Ten thousand dollars was set as \
the amount of money owed to Mob
lev Buick Co.. but in view of the
alleged insolvency, the complaint
asks that any officers or employees |
of the firm be restrained from col
lectins any accounts, i
Receiver Posts Bond
Such accounts, if collected, arc (
to go to-the receiver who has post
ed $10,000 bond through the Mary |
land Casualty Co.
Attorney for the finance company
is C R wheatly, Beaufort. ,
This is the second civil action to ,
be filed recently against Mobley. |
The first, initiated earlier this ,
month, was against II. Earlc Mob- |
ley and llattie C. Mobley. seeking
payment of a $2,500
note by the Commercial National ,
llynk. i ' '
Mobley. who is active in civic and j
church affairs in Morchcad City. ,
represented Carteret County in the |
state legislature in 1953.
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Announces
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Four Defendants
Appear on Drunk
Driving Charges
Four defendants appeared or
Jrunkcn driving charges in More
lead City recorder's court Mon
lay. One requested a jury trial
[wo appealed convictions, and one
warrant was amended to include
careless and reckless driving, for
which the defendant was convicted
Thomas Bruce ' Staton posted
(ISO bond and requested a jury
[rial. Harold Snipes and Krnesl
LocUwimmI Kubanks appealed con
mictions. Kach had been fined S10C
and costs and put on six months'
good behavior. Ninety -day sen
Icncca had been suspended. Bone
in each cas^ was SIAO.
Daniel Benjamin A I f o r d w;u
Found guilty on a charur of care
less and reckless driving after thf
slate had declined to pro?ecute ;
drunken driving charge on tin
Crounds of no evidence. lie wa:
Fined $150 and costs.
Pays Fine
Patricia Ann C<risham was finer
(25 and costs for driving withou
n license. She was told that the
Fine would be remitted should she
present a valid licensc within twe
weeks. She was not tried or
charges of careless and reckles?
driving and damage to city prop
rrty because she agreed to pa>
120.42 for damages to a stop sigr
and guy line pole which she ha<
hit.
Ray Carl llargett was fount
cuilly of careless and reckles?
driving resulting in an accident
lie was charged costs and orderec
lo pay $65 for damages to a cai
which he hit on Arcndell Strcci
last week.
Harry Blackwell and Jo?? Tayloi
were fined $10 and costs each foi
public drunkenness. Two defend
ants paid costa. Stephen W. Crutch
rield paid for running a stop sign
and Pearl C. McClain paid foi
failure to yield the right of way
Tag Penalty
C.rovcr C. Munden was taxed
jnc-third costs for having no city
lag.
The state did not prosecute three
lefendants due to lack of evidence.
See COURT. Page 2
? Mrs. Paul Johnson, lien
dersonville, state president
of the American Legion Aux
iliary, was the guest speaker
at the third district auxiliary
meeting Wednesday morn
ing at the civic center, More
he a'd City.
Thirty - six auxiliary members
from Swansboro, Trenton, Jackson
ville, Davis, New Hern, Newport,
Beaufort and Morehcad City at
tended the meeting.
Mrs. Johnson asked the auxili
aries to support nalional legislation
for the benefit of veterans and re
ported on her five-day course in
Civil Defense at the CD staff col
lege, Olney, Md.
The state president said that if
war comes, survival lies in only
two paths: space (evacuation) and
shelter. The next war. she de
clared, will be a ground war of
atom and hydrogen bombs.
Because of the tremendous ex
pense in undertaking a govern
ment financed shelter building pro
gram, Mrs. Johnson emphasized
the need for individuals undertak*
ing defense measures.
She stressed the importance of
the plane-spotting program, show
I ed literature on Civil Defense, and
urged each auxiliary member lo
carry a three-day supply of food in
Vr car and keep a seven-day sup
ply on hand at home.
i As a check on whether Civil De
fense information is getting to the
people, the members were asked
lo clip all CD articles they find in
? their newspaper and send the clip
? pings to the state Legion Auxiliary
? CD chairman.
Mrs. Johnson requested that each
| auxiliary offer its help to its local
? CD director.
I I The speaker was introduced by
| Mrs. Z. E. Murrcll, Jacksonville.
I The program opened with the
' i fledge of allegiance led by Mrs.
. | Kmmctt Orr. Jacksonville. Sieging
| [ of the Star Spangled Banner was
| followed by the invocation by the
J 'lev. A (?. Harris Jr., pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, More
? head City.
i| Heading of the auxiliary pream
plble was led by Mrs. Dale Parrish,
J Newport. Mrs. J. B. Iticc, presi
dent ?f the Morehcad City Legion
\ti\iliary. welcomed the women.
| Greetings were extended by Mayor
f leorge Dill ard J. A. DuBois, past
? I commander of Post No. 46, Morc
? 'load City.
,j Response to the greetings was
i "tven bv Mrs. Raymond Fuson,
< j New Bern. Prior to the business
. | session. Miss Maxine McLohon,
? | Morehcad City, sang a solo, accom
i [ panied by Mrs. Austin Williams.
I I After lunch at the Sanitary Res
taurant, reports were given by the
1 1 place committee, Mrs. Eliza John
5 j son, chairman, and by the courtesy
j committee, consisting of Mrs. Sybil
I Godloy, New Bern, and Mrs. Dave
? Hill, Beaufort.
Restaurants to Give
Coffee Receipts to Drive
Mrs. Thomas L. Noe, general
chairman of the Faster Seal sale
! to benefit crippled children, an
nounces that four Morehcad City
restaurants have agreed lo give
I their April 13 coffee receipts to the
r drive.
They are Captain Bill's Water
, front Restaurant, Sanitary Fish
Market and Restaurant, the Busy
Bee and Morehcad City Drug Co.
The drive will end Faster Day.
This is It! Community Theatre
Presents Play with Broadway Touch
If ever the Carteret Community
Theatre staged a play with Ihe pro
fcssional toueh, Laura ia it.
Lynn llerndon, who strikingly
portrays the leading character, sets
a tone of sophistication that, with
artful acting, carries Ihe drama
along like a sailboat l>eforc a brisk
wind.
Krncflt Carlson portrays the char
acter of Waldo Lydcckcr with a
natural finesse, lie, too, is excel
lent.
Ralph Knight, as the patient and
maddeningly painstaking detective,
has the audience wishing that he
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
Tide Table
IIKiH
I.OW
Friday, March 22
1:04 a.m.
1:36 p.m.
7:29 a m
7:46 p.m.
Satarday, March 23
1:57 a.m.
2:33 p.m.
8:36 a.m.
8:36 p.m.
Sunday, March 24
2:34 a.m.
3:32 p.m.
9:37 a.m.
9:56 p.m.
Maaday, March 23
3:53 a.m.
4:32 p.m.
10:29 a.m.
10:41 p.m.
Taeaday, March 16
4:31 a.m.
5:26 p.m.
11:16 a.m.
11 :M p.m.
would solve (i?c murder ociorc
tomconc rise gets murdered ? and
what truer teal of acting is there
than arousing > particular feeling
1 in Ihe spectator?
Jimmy Whoatloy, Donald Chad
wick, Mary Alice Smith and Ro
nwlda Sheppard make up the fine
supporting cast
The first performance of l.aura
was given last night and the sec
ond is tomorrow, curtain at A. at
Ihe recreation building. Shepard
between ISth and 16th Streets,
Morehcad City.
The setting for the play, Laura
Hunt's New York apartment, ia
superb. New lighting equipment
has made many effective scenes
possible. Never a cue is missed
nor a line muffed. Indeed, all fac
tors add up to a marvelous pro
duction ? a hit.
While Miss Herndon may have
natural ability at an actress, her
experience in summer stock and
with other theatre groupa ii obvi
ous. Her costumes alone would
keep one intcreated ? even if she
never uttered a word.
Director's laurel* go to Joyce
Willis, whose abilities as an actresa
have repeatedly been proven to
theatre goers Walton Hamilton ia
atage manager, Frank Jonea is in
charge of lighting, Floyd Stewart,
bousa manager; Treata Vickers,
properties manager, ana aiicn
I Broad, makr-up artist.
The portrait of Laura, which con
stitutes a key part of the play, was
done by Mrs. Nettie Murrill.
Laura was written by Vera C'as
pary and George Sklar and was
made into a film several years ago.
From it came the hauntingly beau
tiful hit tune, Laura.
The plot? A murder is com
mitted in Laura Hunt's apartment.
Laura, a beautiful, self-assured
woman, apparently had enemies as
well as several men madly in love
with her.
In a welter of human entangle
ments ? mad devotion, teen-age
adoration, love with a diabolical
twist ? comes a man with only
one aim ? to solve the murder
This he does without becoming
completely cnsnarled by a beauti
ful woman's witchery.
It's live ? it's in color! It's
Laura ? tomorrow night.
( Baby-sitting service is being pro*
vided at the recreation building at
no extra cost for parents who want
to attend the play), ? rip.
Roland Adair Small, Beaufort,
has been notified by the state high
way safety division that his license
hss been revoked. Small was con
victed of drunken driving in More
bead City recorder's court.
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