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Walker, base. $106,505 97. |
alternate No. 1, $105.562 49. alter
nate No 2. $101,220.27, 120 days
Dean Patterson Construction Co.,
base bid. $96,916.58. alternate No.
1. $95.536 58. alternate No 2. $99,
921.08; 180 day*.
Howard Construction Co.. base
bid. $95,534.80; alternate No. 1,
594.51280. alternate No. 2. $91,
197 30; 120 days. .
Potts. Brown and Co.. base bill, |
591.739 07. alternate No. I. $91.
834 17; alternate No. 2. $87,191 07; |
ion day* .
C. M. Mefelfinger. base bid. $83,
351.85; alternate No. I. $82.498 95;
alternate No. 2, $77,552.25; 120
1>. A. neynoids Co.. base bid,
$98,207.27. alternate No 1. $96.
848.89. alternate No. 2. $90,579.17;
160 days.
R. T. Btirney Inc.. base. $107,
642.40. alternate No. 1. $106,187.90,
alternate No. 2. $101,982.40; 180
days.
The alternates arc variations on
the work, as specified by the en
gineer.
Bids on erection of a 100,000-gal
lon elevated steel tank were as fol
lows:
R. D. Cole Manufacturing Co.,
$27,955 and 145 days; Pittsburgh
Des Moines Slccl Co.. $33,250 and
250 calendar days; Whit mire Tank
Co.. $28,640 and 240 days; Ham
mond. $33,250 and 180 days; Chi
cago Bridge and Iron, $30,485 and
240 days.
C. C. Tilley of William F. Free
man Inc.. engineers and architects,
High Point, opened and read the
bids. Twenty contractors and ma
terials men were present to hear
the bids and some later presented
their propositions, verbally, to the
board.
Mayor Mann presided. All com-,
missioncrs were present: H. C.
Gurganus. Douglas Henderson,
Dick Lockcy. Bennic R. Garner,
and Wilbur V. Garner.
Methodist Men
Hear E. P. Blair
Ed P. Blair, who has a summer I
home at Gloucester, was the guest |
speaker Saturday night at the sup
per meeting of the Marshallbcrg |
Methodist Men's Club.
Mr. Rlair was introduced by |
Harold Glenn Cuthrell, Maxton.
The topic of his address was The |
Small Things in Life.
Archie Jones reported that work
was continuing on the educational |
building, which is the club's ma
jor project. He asked that as many
men as possible help work on the |
building.
Twenty four attended the meet
ing. Supper was served by Charles |
D. Harris Jr. and his chefs.
The club welcomed lir. Cuthrell.
who is a former pastor of the |
church.
July Liquor Sales
Total $75,460
liquor lllf, In the county during
July totaled $75,460, according to
the monthly financial report. Salea
in July 1656 amounted to $70,840.55.
Salca in Beaufort wore $17.266 65,
in Morehcad City $47,010, and New
port $11,162.65.
Paid to Beaufort waa $1,110.06,
to Morebead City Hoapital $3,018,
to Newport $716.11. Profit received
by the county waa $4.S4S.T7 leaa
$355 for an air conditioner for the
Morebead City atarc.
Pupil Registration Day
Set at Catholic School
Pupil? who plan to attend St.
Kgbcrt's Catholic School, Kvans
Street. Morehead City, arc request -
ed to register from 9 a.m. to noon
or from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30.
Pupils may register any time up
to that day. hut those who have not
done so by the 30th. are requested
to come then. School will open at
8:45 p.m. Tueaday, Sept. 3.
Kindergarten and six grades will
be taught this year. Close to a
hundred pupils are expected to be
enrolled.
Members of the faculty arc Miss
Dorothy Avery, Beaufort, kinder
garten: Mother Angelina, first and
second grades; Mother Begonia,
third and fourth; Mother Ixmisc
Mary, fifth and sixth; and Mother
Mary, teacher of music.
The nuns, members of the order,
Daughters of Jesus, arc living in
the convent next to the school. The
convent ia the former rectory.
Sister Theresa, who looks after
the couvent, is from Brazil, but the
others are from Spain. All speak
English very well, with Jusl the
slightest trace of accent.
Mother lamisc Mary has been in
this country seven years, having
spent the past four in Louisiana.
Mother ltrgonia has been here
three years and was a member of
St Egbert's faculty last year.
Mother Mary, the mother su
perior. waa in Pinchurst last year;
Mother Angelina taught at Havo
loek, and Si'tcr Theresa was in
New Orleans.
The nuns occupied the convent
the first of August. When asked
why they were sent to the United
Stales, Mother I-ouisc Mary and
Mother Begonia just smiled.
Mother lamiac Mary sort of
shrugged her shoulders and said,
"Just because we were sent!"
Some day they may return to
Spain.
St. Egbert's School opened for
the first time in 1IM. Last year
the school consisted of kindergar
ten and four grades.
Harvey E. Lee
Requests Jury
Trial Monday
llarvey Karl Lee requested a
jurv trial when he was called to
Mo'rehead City recorder's court
Monday to face three charges.
Judge Herbert Phillips hound him
over to superior court under $500
bond.
l.cc was charged with careless
and reckless driving, driving
drunk, running a slop sign and
driving on the wrong side of the
road in one warrant. A second war
rant charged him with driving a
vehicle after his license had beein
suspended The third one was for
failing to pay for parking tickets.
Two other defendants w ere
charged with driving drunk^ Wil
liam It. Collins was charged $li
and costs for driving drunk and
running three red lights. J. ??
Rudd. charged originally w h dnv
ini* drunk, was found guilty ol
careless and reckless driving and
charged $100 and costs.
William lieberry did not appear
in court when his name wasicalled.
The judge ordered that he be' P":k
ed up and brought in to stand trial
for driving without a license.
Jan.es B. Hughes was charged
costs for speeding. John 1 Mul
keen charged with failure to yield
the right of way, was not tried duo
to lack of evidence.
Cases against thc 'olUwing wero
continued: Alec S. Roberts.Thomas
E. Turner, Ceorge K. Henderson.
Minter C. Skipper, Barbara G. lob
by. Karl K. Rhodes. Wallace Smith
anil Kddic L. Howell.
Director Lists
'Book Stops'
Miss Dorothy Avery, director of
the county library, has announced
the bookmobile route for Monday
and Tuesday.
Monday ? Odar Island book
station in the postofficc, ''arc0'
Mrs. lllga Styron; home of Mrs.
Norma Mason.
Atlantic, book stations in the
homes of Miss Betsy Styron, Mrs.
Daphne llill and Mrs. Madeline
Nelson; stops at the homes of Mrs
Violetta Lewis, Mrs. Roma Smith
and Mrs. Anita Morris.
Sea Level, stops (no book sta
lions here as yet. at homes of Mrs.
Rentier C.askill. Mrs. Lull'?????
Mrs. Kllen Rose, Mrs. Alma Mac
Salter and Mrs. Tilman Taylor.
Tuesday ? Marshallberg. book
stations in homes of Mrs. Velma
Willis and Miss Claudia Brown,
Smyrna, stop at home of Mrs Mn.
gie Hancock; Otway. book station
at home of Mrs. Dolores Thomp
son; Bettie. book stations in the
home, of Mrs. Ethel Uwts and
Mrs. Roland Salter.
Hundred Polio Shots
Given at Health Clinic
Approximately one hundred polio
shots* were given at the county
health department clinic yesterday
in the health center. Beaufort.
A largrr-than usual number was
expected too at the clinic in More
head City yesterday afternoon.
High school girls helping with the
clinic were Dinette McBride. Patsy
Nelson and Doris Phillips.
Polio shots are available to all
ages through the family doctor.
The vaccine given by the health
department to persons 20 to 40
years of age has been bought with
county March of Dimes funds.
Vaccine given persons under 20
and pregnant women is supplied
under a government program.
Beaufort Dollar Days
Feature Best Quality
Beaufort's dollar daya began yea
terday with quality mcrchandiae
being offered at unuaually low
prlcea by participating _ merchants.
The merchanta are advertising
back-to school clothes for children,
aa well as maimer wear at greatly
reduced prices.
The dollar daya tale, sponaored
and planned by the Beaufort Cham
ber of Commerce, will end tomor
row. The aale la the second In a
sales promotion program planned
by the chamber. |