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5-Year-Old Girl Breaks Her Neck While Playing Caraoer David Munden has ruled as accidental the death of S-mar eid Joyce Bruton, Negro child of Beaufort, who broke her neck while playing in tke yard of her home on Lcnnoxville Road at 4:45 p.m. Friday. Mr. Munden said that Joyce's mother. Mrs. Walter Bruton, said that she was watching Jqyce and her younger brother, 3, playing la the yard. Joyce had a mask on her face, trying to scare her brother, the mother said, when she stumbled over a piece of wood and fell back wards. Mrs. Bruton said that the child's arms fell back and she thought the little girl was Just playing. She called to her to get up and wken she didn't, she went to her and picked her up. She was tremhliag and gasping. The mother ran next door to a neighbor and then to Safrit's lum ber yard where the father is em ployed. They rushed the child in a car to Dr. Laurie Moore's office. The child was dead when they arrived there. The father said that Joyce gasped only a time or two after he arrived and picked her up to put her in the car. Mr. Munden said that the young ster fell in such a manner that the wood struck her neck, snapping the vertebra. The funeral service was conduct ed at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Purvis Chapel, AME Zion Church. Burial was in Oceanview Cemetery. Surviving, in addition to the parents, are four brothers. Elmer M. Veitch Wins Citation Elmer M. Veitch Jr., of 106 Tay lor St., Morehead City, formerly of the military police detachment in Morehead City, was recently awarded the following citation at Meritorious Mast at Camp Lejeune, by his battalion commander: "Master Sergeant Elmer M. Veitch Jr., 'C Company, 1st Bat talion, 8th Marines, displayed out atanding initiative and leadership as noncommissioned officer in charge of preliminary requalifica tion, rifle training. Through the efforts of Master Sergeant Veiteb, his battalion obtained a very high percentage at qualified personnel." During World War U, the ??r geant participated in the Guadal canal and Okinawa campaigns. He Is also a veteran of the Korean war. He recently returned frqm nine months in the Mediterranean ?nd Middle East, having partici pated in the American landings in Lebanon. ' Home Folks in Hawaii By MRS. KILBY GUTHRIE Right now iH Coast Guard per sonnel and dependents are aaxipus |y awaiting final word ea the pew ruling making this a three-year toyr. Final dates and who it will ?K?ct are not yet known. The- Hawailaa Islands Wfre battered by a tropical storm with winds to 1M mph Saturday, ill IT, TV" was ae damage to w of the folks from Carlfret Dam age to property of others w|a estimated at tll.H*. Scarified ns ?f the hirrtcanei an the NC caast. Carlos Hinnant, 3rd lllll (USCG) stationed aboard th* cutter Mata a came back Ja*. 21 after a and one-half months patrol to Japan. He and his wife (the for mer Rachel WUlis of Harkera Is land) are now making their home at IMS Kewalo St in Honolulu. Sgt. A1 Llbby (USMC) has re turned from Japan after several months there. A| and Barbara Ann (formerly of More he ad City) ??d family are at their new resi dence at Mi Kalwala Drlva, Kallna, Oahn. 1st class Robert Preston (USCG), now stationed an board the cutter Blackhawk left Jan. ? on a weather patrol t* Japan, covering many of the Pacific islands. Mrs. Preston (farmer Norma Williams of Ocra cake) and daughter Beverley are making their heme at M21 Ala Wai Blvd. cm ?d Ui% reiey Maaen and family are niaVw (heir taad 'island Ceaat Gaud Base. Chief and Mrs Kenneth Willii and family (formerly of Morehead Otty) have moved to their home at 2137-B California Ave., Wapia wa, Oahu. Maay ef ?* ware leektag for ward to hearing Evangelist Mly Graham speak. M have learned that he la here aader doctor's orders and wfll net bald ? rally. Mr*. to the many friend* they made in Carteret County while living at Cherry Point Miss Jo Annette Guthrie, daugh ter of Kilby and Madge Guthrie, celebrated her first birthday Dec. II ^rith a party and "all the trim mings." She was presented gifts from her little friends and also from her grandparents in More head City and Harkers Island. The Guthries are looking forward frith great anticipation to returning to Carteret County in July. The majority of the folks h?re from Nofth Carolina contend that their home-land eaa hold its own any day with Hawaii? once a North Carolinian, always a North Carolinian! Of coarse, It's hard .for u to realise It's free ring at hope with temperatures here averaging 71 degrees. We find that living in Hawaii ia Vflksw?9?n Cracks Up tr% jgs A 1958 Volkswagen was de molished at 3:45 p.m. Friday on the Lake Road eight miles from Newport. William R. Richardson, Cherry Point, driver of the car. was seriously Injured. Patrolman W. E. Pickard said Richardson was taken to the Camp Lejeune Naval hospital. Richardson wai headed east, failed to make a curve and turned over several times. The car was baited in its rolling by ? pine tree. The driver was alone at the time of the accident. (Photo by W. E. Pickard) Roads, Airport Needs Discussed Members of the Morehead City* chamber of commerce transporta tion committee, in session Thurs day night, discussed highway and air travel. Needs for improvement in airport facilities are to be investigated and reported at the next committee meeting. The committee is also asking the State Highway Commis sion to extend Highway 70, as a primary road, from Atlantic to Cedar Island. The chamber has been requested to support the Jacksonville Cham ber of Commerce in asking that US highway 258 be extended from Jacksonville to Morehead City. The committee said it would wel come highway 24's being desig nated as a US highway. A report on its conclusions will be made to chamber directors in February. A need for more promotion of the county's only US highway, 70, was discussed. Attending the meeting were E. H. Swann, chairman, Gerald Mit chell, Ben Alford and Joe DuBois, chamber manager. AuanlU Woman Theo Worley, Beaufort, was ar rested by sheriff Hugh Salter and police chief Guy Springle at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. He was put in jail under )100 bond and charged with aaaaulting a female, allegedly his common-law wife. Port Calendar Morehead City Stale Part Korsfjerd? Sailed Friday after discharging ? cargo of asphalt for Trumbull. Ferdlnandstor? Due tomorrow to load machinery for Central America. Erlaagen? Due Friday to load tobacco for European ports. Esso Allentown ? Due today with petroleum products for Standard Oil. County Exceeds Telethon Quota Grayden Paul, March of Dimes campaign chairman, announced yesterday that Carteret County met its quota in the WITN March of Dimes Telethon over the weekend. Although an accurate tally was not available yesterday, Mr. Paul ?aid the amount given by Carteret exceeded $475. Phone calls from contributors were accepted by Mrs. Julia Holt, Bridgeview Inn. The station in Beaufort scheduled to accept calls closed up early. The money was picked up Satur day night in the Morehead City area by members of the Esther Rebekah lodge and in Beaufort Sunday by the Miriam Rebekah lodge. Mr. Paul expressed appreciation in behalf of the county March of Dimes chapter to the lodge mem bers and to Mrs. Holt for their splendid cooperation, as well as to those who contributed. Special thanka, Mr. P?ul contin ued, goes to Bobbi Dennis, Beau fort, Henry Tuck, Morehead City, and Alton Hardison, Newport, coun ty entertainers who appeared on the telethon. "We finally got on camera at 1:30 a.m.," Miss Dennis said. The tele thon atarted at 11 p.m. Saturday and continued until 3:30 p.m. Sun day. The quota of <15,000 was reached. quite an experience and one to be remembered, but I believe we look forward much more to returning hem a than we did to coming here. Whea aay twe W ?a get to gether the conversation nuu to mm of three aafcjecU: families, ?eva Hems from Carteret Cou ty, sad seafood sach aa wo had FLICS OIRICT TO ) NEW YORK BALTIMOR PHILADELPHIA BOSTON MClros* y-Bimt Id WITH THE U. Firemen Attend Oyster Roast Friends of the Newport fire de partment entertained firemen and their wives at an oyster roast Fri day night. The roast was held in Lionel Garner's new garage which has since been dubbed the oyster house. The two and one half hour ses sion started at 6:30. Barbecue plates were provided for those few who do not enjoy roasted oysters. Fire chief Mike Jowdy of Cherry Point and fire commissioner Wil bur Garner of Newport were spe cial guests. Roy T. Garner and Lionel Garner acted as hosts. Friends of the department who sponsored the affair were E. B. Comer, Newport Tractor and Equipment Co., First-Citizens Bank and Trust Co., Wallace Hill Gro cery, Hatch's Grocery, Newport Dry Cleaners, and Roy T. Garner. Firemen Drill Indoors Monday Newpert flrfmrn ti?<U4rtU Wen day IU(W? UMtOBM tocaua* td the weather. Each lire no ?a tai give* questions asking til* locatiM of v annua item U *qti||UM*t M Km Aft *qni*m**|. Altogether J2S questions M? asked and everyone had an Mw eating tine trying to remember where the different Ueou war*. Everything waa going along tine until a minor dispute aroaa a> t? where a certain noecaaary utenail waa kept on the amhultuwe. Seems as if Capt. George Grew had moved it from the left to right aid* when some lady patient objected to it. Except for this confusion, the drill went along nicely. Eleven firemen attended the East Carolina firemen's supper at Farmville recently and gave a re port on the activities there. Lions to Repair Park Restrooms The Morehead City Liooa plan to have reatroom facilities completed at the city park by this spring. The hurricane turned over the rest rooms the Lions put at the park before the plumbing fixture* were connected. Members of the club have volun teered to set the building back and arrange for plumbing work. At Thursday night's meeting pro gram chairman Harry Van Horn had R. M. Williams and Grayde* Paul as guest speakers. The visi tors discussed the March of pimea and showed a film on the fund drive. At a previous meeting Mr. and Mrs. 0. J. Morrow reported on the mid-winter convention at jiocky Mount. They brought hack oewa that Lion J. E. Crowe was unoffi cially endorsed for district gover nor by representatives at the con vention. The club voted for Ethan Dav|* III as a candidate for the Jayceo sponsored teen-ager of the year award. The Lions also voted to pay all outstanding bills, including bills for glasses furnished persons with: visual defects. Four US Army cargo helicopter* with three shifts of pilots recently remained in the air for 82-dayg. This was at Fort Rucker, Ala. Champion bourbon L=Schcnlcq ?4*s '21? 8 Years Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey I TUB Mi mtlMI RMVMV MIUtT. N MM! ICHIUT MITIUm CO.. ?. 1. 1. THIS IS THE LAST WEEK TO LIST YOUR TAXES TAX USTINO Will POSITIVELY END SATURDAY, JANUARY 31 ALL IMPROVEMENTS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY MUST BE LISTED IN JANUARY NORTH CAROLINA STATUTU >" < Msehtaary Act 8m. Ml. (O. >. HMN). My to List) fadr tor f titan. In addition to pD other penalties prescribed by law, any person, firm or corporation whose duty It M> all be to list any poll or property, roal or personal, who wblfjlly fails or rotate) to Ust the ?ae trfthhi the time allowed hy law, or who removes or conceals property for the parpose of ending taxation, sh?U be pUUy Of a nMtWMir punishable by fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($U.V0) Of Imprisonment pot to esceed thirty (171 POU TAXES AH naan lukjari to Ml Taut, an mil m all pvpyoyty ?wp*n, ro?l o ? perianal, nmt Uat to ?*gM p?P?Hk? which will pooitiWy be ck*r?od. NO USTING BY TELEPHONE Th* U*itajr Wank MUST U aijnad by tbo wrmt* or aa oHtkari^o* ??t NO LISTINGS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY PHONE. LIST TAKERS Atlantic Tow*?W|? - Wo|t*r Smith ?*aufort ? U. I. Swann and C. Z, CHoppeli (Court Hows*) Mar bland ?? Mr*. Data Day Davis and S?o?y ? Ma Delia Davi* lloitin It kind ? ChorUs W? Hflnfftfk Harlow* - M??, f? I. WHMnttn Marshallfeerg ? Jam*t Gillikin M*rrimon - Hardy M*r*h?ad ? J*h? ?akfr and J#r?y Willfa (City Hail) Saa UmI t- Mrs. Biancha WilHa Smyrna - Mn. Dolly Tcpylor Strait* ? Thoodoro Willis Whit* Oak ? Sam L M>gdaw UST YOUR TAXES IMMEDIATELY v ...
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