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Safecrackers Fail to Open Barbour Safe Safe-crackers tried unsuccessful ly Monday night to open the safe in tbe office of Barbour's Marine Supply Co., Beaufort. Using saws, the burglars took binges and pins off the door and cut the combination dial off. J. O. Barbour Jr. said that had they worked a bit longer with the dial, they would have triggered a tear gas bomb. The safe stands 4 feet high. The damage done to it was noticed by shop men when they went to work shortly after 7 o'clock Tuesday morning. Beaufort police were call ed and the State Bureau of Investi gation notified. Entry to the offico was gained by prying open a window on the back of the building. The window lock was broken. J. O. Barbour Jr., manager of the business, surmises that the would-be safe-busters worked long and hard and must have made some racket. He said that people are probably used to hearing work in the shop going on at night and probably paid no attention. Had the burglars been success ful, Mr. Barbour said they wouldn't have found much of value in the safe. Deposits are made daily and little cash is kept in the office. Mr. Barbour estimates that Mon day's incident was the third or fourth time burglars have tried to get into the Barbour safe. Entered over the weekend was) the Sinclair service station, Beau-j fort, the Beaufort school, and at Bettie a man entered the Ronald Giilikin home, threatened Mrs. Gil likin with a knife and took $5. Coeds Pay for Privilege Of Absence Past Curfew Columbus, Ohio (API? Paying at the rate of a penny a minute, wom en students at Ohio State Univer sity stayed out a total of almost S12 hours beyond curfew one night re-l cently. They were allowed to do so ? for one night ? if they were willing to pay the penny a minute price. Dormitories netted $307.14 from the venture. Caught at Catnap Gadsden, Ala. (AP) ? It doesn't pay to sleep on the job, particular ly if you're operating an illegal whisky still. Deputy Sheriffs Ches ter Todd and Cecil Holmes said they arrested Franklin Leather wood while he snoozed alongside ? 500-gallon still near here. Child Contributed Idea For National Yule Tree By MARK KNIGHT Sanger, Calif. (AP) ? An unknown little girl, who today would be a woman in her mid-40s, inspired the designation of the Nation's Christ mas Tree, and with it one of the country's most impressive outdoor Christmas services. If she can be found, the Nation's Christmas Tree Festival Commit tee would like to honor her at this year's 34th annual service, be neath the awesome majesty of a giant sequoia. Norman Holt of Sanger, manager of the festival, says the story of the little girl was told to him by the late Charles E. Lee, the man who originated the annual pilgrim age. Lee related that in 1924 he was with a party of tourists viewing the great trees in the Sierra Ne vada range 55 miles east of Fres no. He and a little girl about 10 be came separated from the others and found themselves gazing up at the shimmering branches of the sequoia known as "The General Grant Tree," 267 feet above them. Gripping his hand, she exclaim ed, "My! What a wonderful Christ mas Tree it would be!" Then she slipped away in the shadows, and Lee never saw her again and never had any idea of her identity. But her remark stuck in his memory. The next Christmas, in 1925, Lee started the services in the snow at the base of the 3, 500-year-old tree, 6,500 feet up in the moun tains. Fewer than 100 persons attended the non-denominational services, but the crowd has grown each year until now it averages 2,000 to 2,500. An act of Congress in 1955 desig nated the tree as a national shrine to American servicemen, living and dead. It was so dedicated in 1956 by Adm. Chester Nimitz, act ing as President Eisenhower's per sonal representative. While he has undertaken no or ganized search for the girl who in spired the developments, Chairman Holt says he would like to find her for this year's services. "Ii would be a fitting tribute," he said, "to this woman who, as a child, proved the truth of the saying that 'out of the mouths of babes great wisdom flows." Turnabout Front Royal, Va. (AP)? W. J. Phillips will serve another ? and entirely unexpected? term as com monwealth's attorney for Warren County. Hugh D. McCormick beat Phillips in the Democratic prim ary. Voters then elected Phillips as a write-in candidate. irfB ? I 'II National Shrine: This 267-foot se quoia is the centerpiece of annual , outdoor Christmas services near Sanger, Calif. The services have been held since 1925. Deputy Thanks Man of Honesty Orlando, Fla. (AP) ? Orange County Deputy Randy Ferrell says he intends to remember Pearlie D. Gould on Christmas, Thanks giving and several other times dur ing the year. Why? Because: Gould found Ferrell's wallet con taining identification cards and $70 in cash, then endured several hard ships in returning it. The 75-year-old Orlando man set out walking to Ferrell's house nine miles away, but got lost and paid a man to take him home. The following night Gould started walk ing again. This time he got caught in a rainstorm, but finally arrived at Ferrell's house soaking wet. The deputy gave him a substantial reward. Savings Bond Sales Reported Sivtafi bowl county sales for No vember were S74.S5S.18, announces J. R. Sanders, savings bond chair man. Through November, county sales (or the year amounted to *718,257.74 which is 97.8 per cent oi its quota for the year. "More people are buying more savings bonds now than in many years. This fact results primarily from the public becoming better acquainted with the higher interest rate of 3% per cent now paid on Savings Bonds," Mr. Sanders said. During November, sales of Series E Bonds showed the greatest in crease for any one month in more than four years. Compared with November 1958, sales were up 19.9 per cent. Series H Bonds showed an even stronger increase of 22.9 per cent during the same period. The com bined sales of both Series E and H Bonds for November were up 18 per cent. January - November cumulative sales totaled 843,126,983. This is approximately 85 per cent of the state's 1959 quota. The following counties have reached their annual quota for 1959: Bertie, Bladen, Craven, Cum berland, Dare, Durham, Granville, Henderson, Hertford, Hoke, Macon, Pamlico, Rockingham and Swain. h 1 Beaufort Theatre Front St., Beaufort, N. C. W* art glowingwith warm \ wi?hts to our faithful old friends and ? our cherished mw friends. May this Christmas Soason bring happiness and joy, poaco and contentment to atL \ / Commercial National Bank MOREHEAD CITY ? SEA LEVEL MBMRER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Morehead C ity Drug Co. Th? Downtown Drug Store easons X 'he joyous Christmas Season is here again... to orighten our hearts, ? i to lighten our cares. Jo all our wonderful friends, we hope this glorious holiday will bring everything that ' makes for a life of happiness and contentment. A Personal Message to You: Many a Christinas has come and gone since the first Christmas more than thirty years ago that More head City Drug Company and I per sonally have had the honor, the privilege and the pleasure to serve you and you and you. And now, another Christmas has come and it is with the deepest humility that I tell you that the greatest Christmas present of all that you have given to Morehead City Drug Company and to me is the right to serve you. With each passing year I realize more deeply that the right to serve is the greatest right bestowed on any man, on any organization. Morehead City Drug Company and every member of its staff wish you and yours ? happy, happy Christmas. Respectfully and faithfully, W. C. (Buck) Matthews Morehead City Drug Co. "EAST CAROLINA'S FINEST DRUG STORE" Phone PA6-4360 811 Arendell Street Morehead City, N. C.
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