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V System Looks Like a Sieve Morehead City’s water lines are like a leaky garden hose. You patch them one place and a leak pops out in another. These two pictures were taken Thursday, Sept. 1. As of this past Thursday, Sept. 22, the water was still gush ing forth—in greater volume from the leak shown at the left. The leak in the photo at left originates six parking meters east of 8th street on Arendell and the water flows from there, by the postoffice and sometimes as far down as Belk’s corner. The picture on 20th street, right, is by the cemetery. The water flows toward Calico creek. About Sept. 5, another leak started uphill from the one shown. The birds, of course, welcome this fresh water, and can be seen flut .tering in it or drinking it all hours of the day. (The leaks at the cemetery were repaired Thursday Sept. 8, aft-1 er Walter Lewis, cemetery super intendent, reported them to the water company. If things proceed the way they have in the past, another leak will start in the same line soon). So what harm does it do? All over Morehead City, leaks in the water system cause water to flow to the surface. This goes on sum mer and winter. In winter, how ever, the water freezes. When it freezes, it expands, cracks the as phalt and then street troubles start. When the town complains, as it does once in a while, the water company goes to the ieak, fixes it, Straight BOURBON Whiskey PINT *3-®° 4/5 QUART mONI BUHU1NO COMHkHt UNUNOMMO, KMTUOKV then the town street department comes along, throws some marl on top of the hole and the street is called “repaired.1’ In two days, the marl has been scattered over the street and there’s a fine hole for cars to break their springs in. It has been suggested to several Morehead City commissioners that the town board formally request Carolina Water Co. to make the necessary repairs to its system to prevent the leaking water from undermining the town streets. If the town board did such and the water company refuses to make total and adequate repairs, the matter could be called to the attention of the State Utilities com mission. Movie Will Be Shown Friday Follow Me, Girls, a movie about Juliette Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of America, will be shown to all Brownie and Intermediate Scouts, their leaders and parents Friday afternoon at 3:30 in the auditorium a t Morehead City school. The program will include the flag ceremony, Scout promise and Scout songs. Five adult volunteers from More head City have completed a group leadership course at Cherry Point, sponsored by the Coastal Carolina council. The volunteers are Mrs. Kenneth Broadhurst, Mrs. Owens Frederick, Miss Judie Cooper, Mrs. John Lasiw and Mrs. Albert Lea. License Returned The North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles has reinstated the driving privileges of Robert Edwards Jr., 205 N. 12th St., More head City. David Piekett 4t Morehead City and Franklin Pittman of Beaufort have been notified by the North Carolina Department of Motor Ve hicles of the reinstatement of their driving privileges. Snow Hill, served by Carolina Water Co., as is Beaufort and Morehead City, has filed suit against the water company for its failure to meet the requirements for a water company serving the public. Several Morehead .City citizens have expressed the opinion that the water company is not fulfilling its obligations in Morehead City, either. They point out that failure of the company to maintain its wa ter system properly is costing the town money in maintaining its streets, and further, that haphaz ard repair of water-leak holes by the street department is leaving the city open to suits filed by mo torists whose cars may be dam aged in passing over the holes. Cars Collide Sunday At Highway Intersection John Henchy, Cherry Point, faces charges as the result of an accident at 12:15 a.m. Sunday at the inter section of highways 70 and 24 west of Morehead City. Patrolman R. H. Brown reports that Henchy was driving a 1954 Oldsmobile east on 24, went at a high rate of speed from 24 on to 70 and into a 1956 Mercury headed west on 70. Driving the Mercury was Carl A. Godwin, Selma. The patrolman said both cars were extensively damaged. Trees Stripped by Donna Put Forth New Growth Since Donna, many trees and shrubs have budded out in new leaves. Mrs. Noah Avery, high way 101, Beaufort, a curb market saleslady, explains that as long as sap is up in the branches, a tree will put out new leaves if the old ones have been stripped off. “This usually means that we won’t have many flowers on our flowering shrubs or very good crops on our fruit trees, next year,” Mrs. Avery commented. Farm Bureau Solicitors To Meet Tomorrow Farm Bureau membership solici tors will meet for the 1960-61 kick off meeting at 7:30 tomorrow night at the Rex restaurant. C. N. Stroud, chairman of the membership drive, announces that Paul Shackelford, district Farm Bureau representative, will be the guest speaker. Quota for the drive is S50 meih bers. “We have met the quota the last several years and we’re going to do it again,” Mr. Stroud said. Parents Interested In Cubs Will Meet Parents of Cub Scouts and of boys interested in Cub Scouts are invited to a meeting at 7:30 Thurs day night in the First Baptist church, Morehead City. Roy Barnhart, New Bern, dis trict Scout executive, will be pres ent, announces Dr. R. O. Barnum, district commissioner. Daughter of Utopia Temple No. 969 will meet tonight at 7:30 at Ocean Breeze lodge, Morehead City. Service Ends Railway Express agency, More head City, announces that it has closed its Havana office in Cuba, ending 62 years of US-Cuba service. Express shipments in normal times had been handled by West India Fruit and Steamship Co. ships, and National Airlines. SBA Office Will Be Open Friday The Small Business Administra tion office will be open again Fri day in the courthouse, Beaufort, to accept applications for loans from homeowners and business owners damaged in the hurricane of Sept. 11. It is possible that Friday will be the last day the office will be open, unless there is much more busi ness than there was this past Fri day. To speed the handling of re quests, C. R. Shaw, SBA manager at New Bern, asks applicants to bring with them itemized values of their losses, including contractor’s estimates of construction replace ment costs. It will also be impor tant to furnish all insurance re covery data, if any, ireconnection with each application. All disaster loans will carry a 3 per cent interest rate. Although these loans can be made for a period not to exceed 20 years, the actual maturity of each loan will depend on the bor rower’s ability to repay the loan within a certain period without un due hardship. Individuals, home owners, large and small businesses, and charit able organizations will be eligible for loans, if such credit is not available through normal lending channels. Farmers and stock raisers are not eligible and should apply to FHA, The SBA office in New Bern will be open daily. Persons may write to that office for application blanks for loans. The address is 608 Broad St., New Bern. The office in the courthouse will be open from 9 to 5 Friday. i Sept. 24—Mrs. E. H. Heady re turned home Wednesday after at tending the funeral of her daugh ter, Mrs. Edith Heady Schultz, at Trenton, N. J. She was accom panied home by the children, Judy, Gale and Craig, and her daughter, Mrs. Eloise Sheppard. Mrs. Orion Beal has returned after visiting her sister, Mrs. Blanch Simmons, and children at St. Petersburg, Fla. Mrs. Eloise Sheppard left Friday to return to Pennington, Ala. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Branch have returned home after visiting a few days at Forrest City. Mr. Murray Lynch is a patient j at the Veteran hospital, Fayette-1 ville. Friends wish him an early recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Gilgo of Oriental spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Mitchel Willis. Mr. and Mrs. Vivian Chadwick spent the weekend with their daughter, Mrs. George Adams, and daughter, Cheryl, at Morehead City. Driver, Father Cited After Sunday Wreck A driver of a 1953 Ford, Michael Fulcher, Atlantic, was charged with Iriving without a license aft er a collision at 7 p.m. Sunday at Atlantic. His father, Selby Fulcher, waS charged with allowing a car to be operated without liability in surance. Patrolman W. J. Smith said Ful cher was headed east on 70 and had stopped to let a passenger out. The Ford was hit in the rear by a 1957 Mercury driven by Earl B. Rose, Harkers Island. Rose was charged with exceeding a speed limit of 35 miles an hour. Damage to the Mercury was esti mated at $500 and to the Ford $100. Rufus Bufner Speaks fo Lions Rato Butuer, president of the Greater Morehead City chamber of commerce, spoke Thursday night to the Morehead City Lions at their meeting in the Hotel Fort Macon. Mr. Butner told of the chamber's plan to circulate petitions state wide, requesting that the state al ter its plans for the bridge across Newport river at Morehead City. The fact that location of the new bridge, at almost the same spot as the present, is condoned by so many, indicates that people live only for today, Mr. Butner said. Tremendous growth of this area in recent years, he continued, means that some people are look ing to the future, the speaker said. Highway traffic has increased to such an extent that the bridge pro posed at Morehead City will be adequate for only 10 years, Mr. Butner predicted. He said seven major eastern Carolina cities are interested in seeing the present bridge (dans changed. He added that Governor Hodges, who exploded at Nags Head, when he saw Morehead City men there to ask a delay in the bridge plans, did not know the men were representing the Neuse De velopment association. During the business session, the club decided to have its broom sale in November. Members will go to Havelock tonight in an at tempt to capture the Jungle Prowl ers’ award from the Havelock Lions. Quota in Sight James R. Sanders, Morehead City, savings bond chairman for the county, reports that sales from January through August amounted to $571,932.97, which is 75.6 per cent of the county’s quota for 1960. Power Goes Off for Half An Hour Yesterday Power was off throughout the county for 36 minutes yesterday shortly after noon when the 110,000, volt circuit at the Jacksonville sub station relayed and locked out. The outtage affected all of New Bern, as well as Carteret county. George Stovall, manager of Car olina Power and Light Co. office, said the power went off at 12:17 p.m. and was restored at 12:53 p.m. Cause of the trouble was not known. Marine Corps Air Station ' CHERRY POINT, N. C. SUNDAY Oct. 2 AT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION ALL AMUSEMENTS TWO PERFOMANCES ONLY FIRST SHOW ., 12:30 P.M. SECOND SHOW 3:30 P.M. Doors Open 1 Hour Earlier ADULTS $1.90—CHILDREN $1.00 RESERVED AND ADMISSION TICKETS ON SALE CIRCUS DAY .1 FREE Stereophonic Record Player Given Away Free Saturday, Octo ber 1 at 6 P.M. 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