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46th YEAR, NO. 92. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1967 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
New SPA Members to Tour
Morehead City Port Tuesday
Woody Barnes, C. T. Garner
Win Tractor Driving Honors
Woody Barnes won first place 4
and $15 in the junior division of
the tractor operators' contest Tues
day afternoon at Newport. C. T.
Garner won first place and a trac
tor umbrella in the adult division.
Other winners in the junior con
test, in order of winning, and their
prizes, were Terry Garner $10,
Clayton Garner $7, Dicky Garner,
Louis Kelly and Edward Corbett,
$5 each, and Tommy Howard $3.
Adult winners, following Mr. Gar
ner, and their prizes, are Wayne
West, 14-foot steel tow chain; Har
ry Lockey, 24 quarts motor oil;
Clayton Cannon, 25 pounds grease;
Sam Pollard and Bobby Pollard,
two gallons antifreeze each, and
Y. Z. Simmons, 10 gallons gas.
The contest consisted of written
and tractor driving exams for the
juniors and driving tests only for
the adults.
if. l,. Josiyn, couniy scnooi su
perintendent, presented the cash
prizes to the junior operators and
E. B. Comer, Newport principal,
presented prizes to the men.
C. S. Long, contest manager and
vo-ag instructor at Newport School,
said "The two driving obstacle
courses were difficult. They called
for real skill in driving."
He thanked tractor dealers who
cooperated and individuals who
laid out the course and assisted
with the contest.
Judges were John W. Glover,
agricultural engineer, State Col
lege, and Donald Gray, Clinton,
agricultural engineer and sales rep
resentative with a tractor firm.
David Jones, county soil conser
vationists, tallied scores.
In addition to the winning jun
iors, the following participated:
Carrol Mills, Leon Youngblood Jr.,
Vernon Allen, Avon D. Davis, Jim
my Mann, James Clark, William
Earl Small, Pat Corbctt and Ron
nie Edwards.
Two Defendants
Will Serve Time
Two defendants, Curtis Henry
Bell and Paris Willis, were given
jail sentences Monday in More
head City recorder's court.
Bell was assigned to 30 days on
the streets on the charge of strik
ing and kicking his mother. On
two other charges, which the state
decided not to prosecute June 24,
he was found guilty and paid costs.
The counts against him were be
ing drunk and disorderly and dis
turbing the peace.
Willis was given 60 days for
public drunkenness.
heavy Hoscoc Campbell pleaded
guilty to driving without a license.
Sentence was suspended on pay
ment of $25 and court costs. The
fine will be remitted if he presents
a valid license by Nov. 25.
The state decided not to prose
cute a charge against him of driv
ing after his license was suspend
ed.
Wilbert Lewis Jr. pleaded guilty
to following too closely and paid
costs.
The ease of Joseph Gaskina was
continued.
Board to Open
Bids at I Monday
The County Board of Kducation
will meet at 2 p.m. Monday to
open bids on the cafeteria kitchen
for the Beaufort School.
At its recent November meet
ing. the board heard a group of
representative!! from Queen Street
School. Beaufort, who requested
that their present playground be
built up. The delegation requested
renovation of the present school
building and a gymnasium.
They thanked the board of edu
cation for the improvements which
have been made at the school in
recent years.
The requests made by the group
are already in the program of im
provements for the future, H. L.
Joslyn, county superintendent of
schools, said. "How soon these im
provements will be made depends
on when we can get tbe money,"
be explained.
Meahaden Boats Arrive
The familiar menhaden boats arc
beginning to cluster again on the
Beaufort and Morehead City water
fronts. The season is expected to
gel into full swing the latter part
of the month. t._
Mentally Retarded
Fund Drive to Open
Sunday through Thanksgiving
Day has been designated as a
period to contribute funds to aid
mentally-retarded children.
Hugh Gordon, Beaufort, chair
man of the campaign, announces
that coin collectors for the men
tally-retarded have been placed
in business places in Beaufort
and Morehcad City.
The drive is being conducted
in cooperation with the state and
national associations for men
tally retarded children.
$73.48 Profit
Made on Play,
Bishop's Mantle
A profit of $73.48 was made on
the Carteret Community Theatre
play, The Bishop's Mantle.
Miss Lillian Giddens, treasurer,
reporting at the theatre meeting
Wednesday night at the recreation
building, Morchcad City, said the
gross income was $217.75. Cost of
ho production was $144.27.
The net profit is split equally
between the theatre and the More
bead City recreation commission,
making the share for each $36.75.
Royalty for the two perform
anccs, a matinee and evening per
formance was $45. Other expenses
included cost of the scripts, pos
tcrs, printing of tickets, paint,
muslin, rope, and other materials
used on the set, and makeup.
President Kenneth Fiachler
hanked the cast of The Bishop^s
Mantle for the fine performance.
He pointed out that the theatre is
lot a money-making organization,
adding that the group hopes to
areak even on each production
.vith enough left over to finance
he next play.
President Fischlcr thanked Glenn
Adair and his wife for the party
hey gave following Saturday
light's performance. The Bishop's
Mantle drew an audience of 75 at
he matinee Saturday.
Miss Giddens was named chair
man of the committee to read
plays, with a view toward select
ing a play to be given in the
spring. Other members of the com
mittee arc Miss Guphildc Gunner
sen, Mrs. Trcssa Vickcrs and Mrs.
Joyce Lewis.
The committee will report at the
December meeting. Following the
business meeting next month the
group will work on the stage,
rhornas Respess and Miss Vivian
May were appointed to inventory
theatre properties at that time.
Five new members joined the
group. They arc Miss May, Frank
Carlson, Miss Gunncrscn, Mrs.
Lewis, and Glenn Adair.
Mr. Respess, secretary, read the
minutes of the previous meeting,
*hich was in September.
? Members of the new State
Ports Authority will tour the
Morehead City port Tuesday
morning. The group will ar
rive at the Morehead Hilt
more at 6:30 p.m. Monday,
leaving this area at noon the
next day.
John M. Reeves, Pinehurst, who
was chosen chairman of the State
Ports Authority after the new au
thority was sworn in at Raleigh
Tuesday, said the ports director's
office would be moved to Raleigh.
This means that in the future,
Wilmington's port office will op
crate similar to Morehead City's,
with actual port business being
handled on the spot and policy and
administrative matters handled at
the state capital.
Morehead City was obviously
pleased with the announcement.
None of the SPA members whose
terms expired last June were re
appointed for another four-year
term. Col. Richard S. Marr, pres
ent ports director, has submitted
his resignation, effective Dec. 31.
A new ports director will be
chosen soon and his office estab
lished at Raleigh.
Governor Hodges says he will
make a recommendation for ports
director.
William G. Clark Jr., Tarboro.
has been elected vice-chairman of
the authority. Ed Kirk, assistant
director of the Department of Con
servation and Development, is sec
retary-treasurer.
The SPA executive committee
will consist of Mr. Reeves, Mr.
Clark, and Collier Cobb Jr., Chapel
Hill. Other SPA members arc
Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger, Earl
N. Phillips, Kirkwood F. Adams,
and Charles D. Gray Jr.
Stanley Potter
Speaks to Rotary
Rotarinn Stanley Potter Jr. pre
sented Tuesday night a program
on how Americans will be living 25
yeari hence. Beaufort Rotarlans
met at the Scout building.
His humorous presentation was
taken from a magazine published
at Washington, D. C. Tv, for ex
ample, will be installed in the
walls, the screen appearing like a
picture on the wall, and families
will probably have three cars,
each for different purposes, such
as long trips, shopping, or social
events.
The club decided to cancel the
meeting Christmas week and to
mept Thursday, Jan. 2, the follow
ing week. The club's regular meet
ing nights would fall on Christmas
eve and New Year's eve.
Rotary-Anns will attend the
Christmas party Tuesday night,
Dec. 17, at the Scout building.
The Christmas party committee
consists of Stanley Potter, lloldcn
Ballou and Glenn Adair.
Six Morehcad City Rotarians
were visitors. They were Alvah
Hamilton, Bob Howard, Jasper
Bell. Dr. John Morris, Bill Chalk
and Jack Roberts.
Meeting Cancelled
Because of illness, the meeting
of the Sea Level Hospital Auxiliary
Monday night was postponed. The
group plans to meet Monday night,
Dec. 9, at the hospital.
Sonny B. Teel
Fined on Assault
Counts Thursday
Sonny B. Tcel, 38, Turner Street,
Beaufort, was fined $75 and costs
in county court yesterday on
charges of assaulting two children,
Phillip Bennett and Julius Adair
Jr., and Julius Adair Sr., Beau
fort, 011 Thursday, Oct. 31.
Teel, who was working for his
uncle, Clayton Evcrcttc, was also
given a seven-month suspended
sentence and ordered by Judge
Lambert Morris to stay on good
behavior two years.
The three boys, including Wil
liam Adair, brother of Julius Jr.,
were the first to testify. They said
that they were playing with a large
box they had gotten out of a trash
bin. They were at the rear of the
Adair property which is near the
rear of the Everettc property.
Phillip testified that Tcel offered
to buy the box from them for a
nickel and when they refused to
sell it to them, he slapped Phillip
on the side of the neck and head,
picked up Julius Jr., swung him
around and kicked him in the back
with his knee as he dropped the
boy.
Julius said that he ran for his
mother and father and that they
went into the barbecue place be
hind the Everettc house. There,
Julius said, Tcel was holding an ax
over his shoulder and told Julius
Sr., "You're not going to get any
thing on me. If you come near
me, I'll hit you with this ax."
Mr. Adair testified that when
Tcel said that to him. his wife
pushed him out the door and the
police were called.
Mr. Everettc testified that he did
not sec his nephew with an ax. On
the stand, Tcel related that the
boys were going up a ladder in a
pecan tree at the rear of the Ever
ettc place and he told them to get
down.
He added that Phillip, the boy
whom he later slapped, asked,
"What have you got to do with it
you g . . . d . . . s. o. b.?"
Teel claimed he didn't touch any
one except Phillip. He denied of
fering to buy the box from the boys
and denied picking up an ax when
Mr. and Mrs. Adair came in the
barbecue place.
C. R. Wheatly, attorney for Teel,
contended that Tecl's alleged
threat to Mr. Adair did not consti
tute assault, but the judge ruled
otherwise. Assisting the state in
prosecution was Gene Smith.
Mr. Everettc operated a board
ing house on Turner Street prior
to a severe fire several years ago
which necessitated closing the busi
ncss.
Livestock Yard to Open
Soon North of Newport
A livestock yard and auction
market will open in the near fu
ture just north of Newport. The
yard will be located on the At
lantic and Kast Carolina Railroad.
The owners arc John Simpkins
and W. J. Gregory, New Bern.
Concrete foundations for the live
stock shed are now being poured.
Three Bands to March
In Towns Yule Parade
The (.raven County men School
land, Beaufort and Queen Street
school hands have accepted invi
ations to be in the Christmas pa
?ade in lieaufurt Wednesday, Dec.
I.
The chamber ot commerce has
ilao invited the Morehcad City
land, "We'd certainly like to have
hem come," Mrs. Jack Russell,
'lumber secretary, said, "and we
lope they'll accept."
The parade will begin at 4 p.m.
it the cast end of Front Street,
irohably in the 1000 block. Santa
will arrive on his boat, the Mis
tctoc, and will ride in the parade
in one of the Beaufort fire en
lines. Anyone who has letters to
ianta may give thcin to him fol
owing the parade.
Businessmen arc invited to en
er inexpensive floats if they wish
ind all car dealers arc being in
died to enter new cars in the pa
?ade.
Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and Cubs
will march.
The town's Christmas lights are
ip and will be turned on Dec. 1.
businessmen will start giving Uc
icts, one for every dollar purchase,
on the following day, Monday, Doc.
2.
Tickets will make shoppers eligi
ble for cash prir.es totaling $6(10.
One hundred dollars in cash plus
$5U in merchandise will be given
away Dec. 7, 14, 21 and 24. The
"Pirate's Chest of Silver" as the
give-away is called, will he broken
open at 2 p m. on the days listed.
The place will be at the south end
of Craven Street.
Beginning with the day of the
parade, stores will be open Wed
nesday afternoons. Present plans
call for stores being open at night
Dec. 20, 21, 23 and 24.
To be used in street decorations
this year arc the plastic decora
tions?Santa, bells, and lanterns
used several years ago. New brac
kets for the decorations have been
ordered and the colorful street
trimmings will see use again after
being in storage for two years.
Takea to Prison
Olsn (Shorty) Bell, 44, who was
convicted in superior court of rape
Nov. 4, was taken from the county
Jail to Italcigh stale prison Wed
nesday. lie was sentenced to U(e.
Five Cases of Beer
Taken from Rip Tide
Kivc cases of beer were stolen
laic Tuesday night or early Wed
nesday morning from the Rip
Tide, a snack stand near the
Onslow-Carteret line on Highway
24.
Sheriff Hugh Salter said Carteret
authorities were notified of the
theft by Constable Ralph Paul. The
place was entered by breaking a
lock on the back door.
The sheriff and Deputy Bobby
Bell are investigating.
This is Last Day to Apply
For Cortain ACP Aid
B. J. May, ASC manager, an
nounces that today is the cloaing
date for applying for cost shares
on seeding pastures and small
grains.
He added the ACP assistance on
tile and open ditch drainage is
available until the money runs out,
or until Doc. 31. ?.
6-Year-Old Boy Confesses
To Setting Church Ablaze
Chairman Buys TB Seals
Grover Munden, Morehead City, right, chairman of the County
Tuberculosis Association, buys the first sheet of TB Christmas seals
from R. M. Williams, Beaufort, chairman of the seal drive, tatters
with seals are being put in the mail today. They arc going to former
contributors.
Folk Dancing to be Taught
Tuesday at Morehead City
Port Calendar
'Slotcrdyk?Docked Wednesday
at state port, left yesterday with
cargo of tobacco for Germany
and Holland.
LSD Fort Snelling ? Docked
yesterday, in return of Marines
from Mediterranean.
Lancelot ? Due tomorrow to
take on dry milk for Japan.
USS Olmstead, Fremont, Chil
ton?Due Monday with Marines
returning from the Mediterra
nean.
Erlangen ? Due Wednesday to
take on tobacco for Europe.
Club Members
Work on Park
Members of the Gloucester Com
munity Club will work together
today clearing the new part of the
community park. The day will end
with an oyster roast tonight hon
oring Mr. and Mrs. James Mur
phy who arc returning to Florida
for the winter.
The club met for its monthly
meeting Tuesday night at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. A1 Hubbard. The
group decided to start a Civil De
fense program in the community
and is requesting literature on
Civil Defense from the slate of
fice.
A letter from the telephone com
pany was read. It said that work
on improving phone service in
Gloucester would begin very soon.
Mrs. E. H. Piper reported on clear
ing the park area recently donated.
Christmas plans were discussed
and refreshments served. The Dec.
10 meeting will be held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe
Whitchurst.
Twenty-one members attended.
Mrs. Harris, from Florida, a house
guest of the Murphy's, was a visi
tor.
Truck Nearly Catches
Fire Monday on Highway
A ton and-a half Ford truck
caught fire at 8 o'clock Monday
night ou Highway 70 near Carvic
Merrill's home. The truck was
owned by L. D. Spring 1c, Russclls
Creek.
Mr. Springlc wa$ driving the
truck, loaded with soybeans, when
it started to smoke. He went to
the Merrill home and called Beau
fort firemen.
T*hc firemen put some water on
it and Mr. Springle poon proceeded
on his way. Although the truck
was steaming hot underneath, no
flames broke out.
Tide Table
Tides ?( Hie Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, Nov. 15
2:01 a.m. 8:28 a.m.
2:17 p.m. 9:03 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 10
3:01 a.m. 9:37 a.m.
3:21 p.m. 10:01 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 17
4:04 a.m. 10:36 a.m.
4:28 p.m. 10:34 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 18
3:05 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
3:29 p.m. 11:44 p.m.
Tueaday, Nov. If
l:yi) a.m.
?J4? in- 12:24 p.m.
A new program for adults will
be added at the Morehead City
Recreation building Tuesday night
when instruction will be given in
square dancing and folk dancing.
The instructor will be Fred Par
rish, formerly affiliated with the
Durham recreation program, and
now a member of the staff at the
radiobiological laboratory, Fivers
Island.
The type of square dancing to
be taught will be the big circle
and the western type or quadrille.
Folk dances will consist of the
troika (Russian) and the seven
juinp (Danish).
Mr. Farrish will provide the mu
sic with his public address system
and records.
"Everyone from 10 to 100 years
is invited," Mr. Farrish said. The
time is 8 p.m. Each dancer will
be asked to give 10 cents to help
meet the cost of new records.
Women are advised to wear flat
heeled shoes and full skirts and
men, sports shirts.
If successful, the dance course
will be held weekly.
PTA to Sponsor
Carnival Nov. 25
Morchcad City School will spon
sor its annual fall carnival at 5
p.m. Monday, Nov. 25.
The carnival, originally planned
during the Halloween season was
postponed because of bad weather
and the flu epidemic.
In case of bad weather Nov. 25,
the carnival will be held in the
school gym. Otherwise, it will be
outdoors.
The carnival is the PTA's major
money-raising project.
In addition to entertainment
booths, hot suppers will be served,
as well as hot dogs, hamburgers,
cold drinks, candy and baked
goods.
A king and queen, prince and
princess will be crowned.
All parents are requested to plan
now to take the family to the car
nival.
A 6-year-old white boy
confessed yesterday to set
ting the Friday and Tuesday
fires in Franklin Memorial
Methodist Church, More
head City.
The child, whose name has not
been revealed because he is a
minor, told Chief of Police Herbert
Griffin and A1 Pierce, state fire
marshal, how he set the fires.
The boy will be given a hearing,
with his parents, before A. H.
James, juvenile court judge.
The case was cracked yesterday
afternoon following the most in
tense search for a firebug that
Morehead City has ever known.
Believing that the fire was the
work of a child, the chief and Mar
shal Pierce began questioning
youngsters known to have matches
or to be involved in fire-setting
escapades in the past.
All the youngsters questioned
mentioned the boy who is now in
custody.
The youngster told officers exact
ly how he set the fires. "We let
him do the talking," the marshal
said, "because youngsters some
times will say they did things when
they didn't. But he told us exactly
where he went and how he did it."
The boy set the Friday fire at the
church. Damage in that fire was
estimated between $5,000 and $6,
000. He said he crawled through
a window and started the blaze on
the first floor of the church with
matches. That fire was started
about 6 o'clock. Firemen stayed
at the church two hours before
things were under control.
At 4 p.m. Tuesday fire again
broke out in the church It was
discovered by 12 year-old John
See FIRKBCG, Page 2
Two JC's Head
Award Project
A. C. Blankenship, assisted oy
James Steed, were put in charge
of selecting a recipient of the dis
tinguished service award when the
Beaufort Jaycces met Monday
night. The meeting was held at
the Scout building.
The Jaycees also hope to pre
sent an outstanding farmer award
and a teen-age award for the first
time this year. A community ser
vice award, presented for the first
time last year, will be given again
this year if anyone is found to be
eligible, Mr. Blankenship said.
Winners of the community ser
vice award last year were Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Hassell.
Gene Smith of the Ifavelock Jay
cees, who is district Jaycee dis
tinguished service award chair
man, attended the meeting and ex
plained the procedure to be fol
lowed in selecting the DSA reci
pient.
The club discussed supporting a
county basketball league. Bob Mar
tin was appointed to contact clubs
in the county, or already-existing
"semi-pro" basketball teams with
a view toward promoting a league.
John Duncan was named chair
man of the Christmas activities
committee, assisted by Glenn Wil
lis and Jimmy Terry.
Ronald Earl Mason, football
chairman, said he would be able
to present a full report on the past
season's football program at the <
next meeting.
The new uniforms and equip
ment were used in Friday night's
game at Farmvillc. The new uni
forms arc white pants and jerseys
trimmed in green. i
Morehead JC's
Sponsor Speech
Contest Today
Morehead City Jaycees will spon
sor the Voice of Democracy Con
test today at Morehead City School.
A report on the project was
given at the Jaycce meeting Mon
day night by Thomas Cordova,
chairman. Speeches by students
will be given during assembly this
morning.
Jaycee Hon Harpe will make a
tape recording of the winning
speech and it will be sent to state
VOD committee headquarters for
judging.
Students in grades 10 through 12
arc eligible to enter the contest.
Finals to determine the state win
ner will be held Dec. 7 at Forest
City.
Big Game Tonight
The Jaycees are going all-out to
support the Eagles in their game
against Massey Hill. Massey llill,
a school located near Fayctteville,
is almost a regular player in post
season playoffs.
The Jaycees would like to see a
large bloc of Morehead City fans
make the trip to Wallace tonight
to cheer the Eagles toward the
eastern regional championship.
The Jaycees arc now selling tic
kets to the football banquet to be
given for the team and fans Wed
nesday night at the Hotel Fort
Macon.
District Meeting
Paul Geer Jr., Dr. Russell Out
law and Dr. Bob Barnum reported
on the district meeting at New
Bern. Dr. Barnum, Don Davis and -
Gerald Murdoch also reported on
the quarterly board meeting last
weekend at Elizabeth City.
It was announced that Bob Cox,
Chapel Hill, will seek the national
Jaycce presidency if he obtains
sufficient support from North Car
olina Jaycees. His candidacy will
be discussed at the third quarterly
board meeting at Rocky Mount
Feb. 14-16.
Morehead City Jaycees are plan
ning to be host again in April at
the district Jaycee meeting. The
April meeting at Morehead City
and Atlantic Beach has become an
annual affair.
15 Boys Join
Newport FFA
The Newport Chapter Future
Farmers of Ameriea held a spe
cial meeting recently to initiate
15 members. The new members
who received the "Green Hand"
degree arc Thomas D. Allen, Ever
ett Clark, Herbert Clement, Lewis
Forrest, James Garner, Joe Gar
ner, Guy Herring, Arthur Johnson,
Carol Mills, Robert C. Reynolds,
Robert Riggs, William Earl Small,
Leon Youngblood Jr., Stcrlin Mann,
and Gordon Slaughter.
Following the initiation cere
mony, the chapter voted to attend
a church within the community
monthly, as a group.
The "Green Hands" show signs
af making leaders in the organiza
lion during the next three years.
For those who can qualify there
are three other degrees to which
Ihc members may advance. They
arc the chapter farmer, state
farmer, and American farmer de
crees.
Following the meeting the chap
;er enjoyed a weincr roast with the
aew members as special guests.
? Jimmy Skinner, Leonard
Jarman, Reporters
Old Neuse River Lighthouse]
Was Dismantled in 1926
By F. C. SALISBURY
Old time pilots plying the Ncusc
River between New Bern and the
sound will recall the Ncusc River
Lighthouse, located at the mouth
of the river where it merges with
Pamlico Sound.
Put in use in 1802, it served well
over a century. It was discontinued
and dismantled in 1926. Located a
mile and a half offshore, north of
Cedar Island where Ncusc River
meets Pamlico Sound, it was a
house - shaped building towering
five stories above the water and
beaming a light that was visablc
12 miles away on clear nights. The
building stood on five immense
steel pilings.
Through its long years of ser
vice, it withstood the tropical
storms and winter freezes. It was
almost wrecked during the devas
tating hurricane of 1913, claimed
by old timers to have been the
worst of the present century.
Winds blew at 100 miles an hour.
Twenty-foot tides inundated the
first floor of the lighthouse which
was 16 feet above normal water
level. Perhaps the biggest freeze
in inc memory 01 river pilots nil
the lower Ncusc River area in
January 1918.
The freeze lasted five straight
daya and all the lower Neuac River
was frozen solid even at its tcn
milc-widc mouth. Daredevil youths
drove old model T Fords across
the river below New Bern.
On the last day of the freeze the
ice began to break up. lee chunks
and icebergs, some as much as 25
feet high and over a hundred feet
in width, nearly wrecked the light
house as they rushed out of the
river on a strong tide.
Only two of the five main pil
ings supports were broken. It took
months to repair the damage.
Thousands of tons of rock were
boated in to make secure the
lighthouse foundation. This job
alone cost nearly $40,000.
For 21 years before the light
house was put out of commission,
It was tended by Capt. Tom Quid
ley, an old-time river pilot and
seafaring man.
The Morchead City town board
will meet at 7:45 Thursday night
Luther Gadd Held
For Embezzlement Trial
Brought to this county Wcdncs
lay by Sheriff Hugh Salter was
Luther E. Gadd, who has been
charged with embezzling over $100
from O. C. Smith, Morehead City.
3add was picked up in Richmond,
/a.
Sheriff Salter said that Gadd is
charged with taking copper, wire,
ind electric motors from Smith,
idling them and keeping the
noney.
Gadd is in the county jail.
Coast Guard Removes
njured Sailor from Ship
The Fort Macon Coast Guard
Station made one assist this week,
rhry met the USS Snyder at Beau
ort Inlet sea buoy about midnight
ruesday and took Seaman Joe
ntspatriek aboard their boat.
Seaman Fitapatrick had mashed
lis finger. The Coast Guard
irought him to the station, where
in ambulance was standing by to
ake him to Morehead City tloe
lital.