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it ,ir, J AW ,7 GUI fftlfcAt; MA tl, 164 i i AS2 TTTO t- a . ,if!i mow : ,roj('.iA3j-v;rrw.i'(t n;!t xhitn.i ,;Fere22 Years Waited?." :w One hundred sixty-seven boys and girls will leare ..Carteret county'" high schools during the coming week, tarrying with them treasured diplomas. v ; tita During elementary and high school years they have Jerned only' the most asic scientific and mathematical !cts and have been exposed to only a flash of the world's ;st store of literature, history, and languages. And of this comparatively brief presentation, (which seemed interminably long to Mother and Dad when their youngster trotted off to first grade and undoubtedly fceemed endleBs, too, at times, to their despairing off spring) , only an infinitesimal part is retained by the mind of the average human being. - What then, is the use of 12 years of work and study ? The greater value lies in the fact that through study one learns to discipline his mind. English, French, and ge ometry, though an end in themselves in that they show ,lhe student another facet of world culture and form a stepping-stone to college, are instruments by which an in dividual learns to use his mental equipment. A person who disciplines his mind, is not necessarily one, however, who has learned to think. Thinking is a Creative process which involves more ability than is re quired to memorize passages from Shakespeare. Most people go through high school not ever realizing what it means to "think" and a distressing number slide through icflllege the same way, Seniors may say to themselves, "I've gone to school 1 years and what do I have to show for it? Nothing but 'a. piece of paper called a diploma!" ; That piece of paper is poor indication of the fact jlhat John sat down not one, but many times, and strug gled with algebra when the other fellows were out play ing baseball. : On it isn't shown the disappointment Martha experi- uenced when she couldn't go to was to be a French exam the next morning, f Every time these youngsters who are graduating .'nfade themselves study and work when more pleasant things awaited, they went a step further in disciplining tnennelves. They may not specifically remember the three notable events in American history in 1619, but over all, itliey have gone through a process called elementary and Secondary education and because of that they have be co.me better human beings and valuable citizens. Covering tlie Waterfront : Editor's Note: Columnist Aycock Brown informed us by wire .' Monday that his Tuesday "Covering the Waterfront" column in The ; Greensboro Daily News would relate to the first appearance of The ' Carteret News-Times. He suggested that the column be reprinted In Tuesday's paper. This was impossible because we went to press ; Monday night, but the column, in its entirety, appears below: CARTERET COAST. May 17. Today, Tuesday, May 18, follow ing a close courtship of several : months two of North Carolina's outstanding weekly newspapers published here on the Carteret Coast , in Morehead City and .'Beaufort will become wedded. :And thus, will be spawned the Carteret County News-Times, a . Tuesday and Friday semi-weekly, This merger of two newspapers, r-Ttte Beaufort News, published :ln the Carteret County capital since 1912 and. The Twin CHy ; Times established first as a dally in Morehead the ocean port city ; 12 years ago and lately a weekly : is brought about by Lockwood Phillips who came to North Car olina from New Jersey to estab lish the Carteret Publishing Com ;pany and start doing things that ; no other weekly publisher had ever before attempted in this state. First thing he did was to in- ; crease the per copy price of The Beaufort News to 10 cents. This, rn'tr skeptics predicted was the .rworst possible move a newspaper ; owner could make.. "Why pay 10 : cent a copy for an eight, 10 or 12 page newspaper when for the same price you could purchase a . predated metropolitan newspaper I that was heavily laden with page after page of colored comics and ' much sensational reading matter ' besides," said the, skeptics. ; iiut it did not work out that I vpf y this the move was not a bad : one. Phillips contended that with ' the increased cost of newsprint, ; In&or wages, and the fact that be '. ws Importing highly trained wri- tcts at better than average salaries p )d weekly reporters, in. North : Carolina, he had every right to in ! crease the per copy price. j I It is interesting to note that ; si ice Phillips increased the per ; y by price of The Beaufort News, I t: at the subscription rates on n ;st of the dailies published in the ; s' He also found it necessary to ; c urge more for their paper. Fif ! U4n cents per copy for Sunday j editions which actually are worth J considerably more. i ; The Beaufort News at 10 cents ; per copy lost no subscribers,. It : gained them. Another smart thing J that Phillips did with his newspe per was to push circulation and : . then pet 'an A. B. C.-rsting. That j "A.B.C." which Phillips was after ; had nothing R do with Alcoholic ; Beverage Control, the- initials mean "Audit Bureau of Circula ; tion," something which the dallies ! have to produce when they go af CA3TEIT CC33T? ISTO-TCXS .!.v Carteret County's Only Newpapr A Merger Of ; THE BEAUFORT- NEWS (B. 18U) , ... Published Tuesday! and Fridays By - THE CARTERET PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. JLarkwaod Phillips, Elunof Dear PhWu.' PublUhars Ruth litckey PteUng, Exacutlv Editor ' , . ' . Publlihlng Office At " 130 Cruven Street. Beufa t. R C. 1 807 Evans Street, Morehead City, N. C Moll rateiv In Carteret. Craven. Peml loo. Hyde and Ceulow Counties 15.00 orve year; $3.00 six months; $1.75 thrw months; $1.00 one month. Outalilav the above nmned counties $6.00 on year; $3.50 six months; $2.00 three months; $1.00 one month. . , Member Of . Associated Press Greater Weeklies N. C. Press Assoc Is tl on . - . ' Audit Bureau of Circulations Entered as Second Class Matteat Morehead City. N. C. .wHatedt'ress Is entitled exclusively to use for republication of lo- t. iiikM In this newspaper, as well all AP aews dispatches, j of republication otherwise reserved. a beach party because there ter advertising especially national advertising. Few weeklies in North Carolina bothered to have their circulation audited by the bureau and some of them get by when they claim a circulation consider ably higher han the actual number of copies rolling from the presses each week. I have been knowing Phillip rather intimately since he came to the' Carteret Coast, but save my life I could not tell you whether he is a Democrat or a Republican. His personal politics, if any, very definitely has never been reflected in the columns of The Beaufort News or Twin City Times. Political candidates and political parties here on the centra coast get the same break in his newspapers, that is, if they make news it Is reported accurately bl'ained writers, and without editorializing one way or the other. If a judge, a minister, the wealthiest man in town, or the village drunkard makes news, no punches are pulled in the columns of these coastal newspapers. It is another news story and it is hand led accordingly. 'The News-Times will per petuate the finest traditions of the 36-yearold Beaufort News; and the 12-year-old Twin City Times and combine the outstand ing qualities of both,1? say Phillips. To thia," he added, "the NEWS TIMES will add the very best co mics, sports and editorial cartoons, serial stories, up-to-the-minute telephotos and other features re leased by the Associated Press, the world's greatest and most power ful newsgathering , organization. The" complete and accurate news and picture coverage pioneered by The Beaufort News . beyond the boundaries of Carteret County will be expanded by the News-Times to include the residents of all areas naturally falling within the orbit and Influence of coastal Carteret County" - The column today is not ex pected to Increase the circulation of The News-Times by even one subscription. It is written mere ly to show that in every field of endeavor, including the Fourth Estate, that North Carolina's long neglected and little publicized coastland is pushing ahead and really going places. In th 16th Century, many Briton wore "cramp rings" which they believe prevent pa- and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Est, 1936) . s V- MSja - JMSS f) -aw MM, i icen lopics By Imogene Leag Morehead City High School Hi folks! Here I am again. Lots of things have happened since Tuesday so: First of all, the F.H.A. Club held an installation service on Tuesday night, at 8:00, in the Civic Center. It was a very impressive service since nil the officers wore formats. The mothers were invited and punch and cake were served. Old officers of the club were: presi dent, Jane Ballou; .vice-president, Shirley Willis; secretary, Betsy Wade; treasurer, Margaret Mit chell, reporter, Jerry Guthrie; par limentarian, Lukevia Wade; his torian. Barbara Willis; song load er, Billie Joyce Watson. New. of ficers installed last Tuesday are as follows: president, Jane Ballou; vice-president, Joan McKnight; secretary, Mary Robinson; treasur er. Shirley Willis; reporter, Betty Wade; parlimentarian, Ann Ogles by; historian. Sybil Oglesby; song leader, Sue Willis. After the ser vice Guy Paul Dixon, assisted by Duffy Lee Paul, took pictures of the officers. Anyone wishing to buy one of these pictures may do so by seeing Guy Paul. This was the last monthly -meeting of the club until next September. Tomorrow night will determine the three winners of the county wide talent search sponsored by the Morehead City Lion's club. All during the month of M?y they have been holding' small contests in each school and picking two winners from each. These winners will have a contest among them selves to find the county winners. (Prizes, by the way, are MOO. $75 and $50 for the three winners.) The show begins at 7:45 and ad mission prices are 35 cents and $1.00. Ol course, the "Talent Show Finals" are to be held in our Car teret County Recreational Center at 1504 Shepard street. The en trants from the Morehead City High School search are the Glee Club and Mrs. Ruth Webb Bailey. New hall montiors were appoint ed this week and they are as fol lows: Roy Yeaw, Charjes Macy. Donald Davis, William Lloyd and Shep Sampson. The F.H.A. girls are having a picnic ft the beach Saturday and they are to bring their own lunch and a boy, so. you boys better be on your "good" behavior! L'd like to remind some of the Teenagers of a certain rule of our club. It was approved by the chart er members and read, by our pres ident, to the Teen-agers at a spe cial business meeting. Butt some are trying to get bv without obey ing it! The rule is: "when a Teen Ager leaves the building he (or she) must sign out on the sheet ajf the door and also put the time yjou leave and where you are going. You are no to come back in any more that night!" That's what some have been trying to do but no exceptions, are to be made to this rule. Once you've signed out, you're definitely out or the night!! Installation of Beta Club mem bers was held yesterday morning at 8:45 in Miss Hufham's class room. Eighteen, out of the nine teen invited to join, were wel comed into the club. The first of next year we hope to gain about 5 more whose averages will have reached 90 or more. Our club of next year will start 'off with 32 members, o.uite a large number for one school! Be seeing you. (The following Informat'on Is taken from files of The Beaufort Newi Ed.) THIRTY FIVE YEARS AGO C. D. Jones had opened for bu siness in Clawson's old stand, next door to the Bank of Beaufort, They ran an ad offering to buy fat cattle, sheep, chickens, eggs and. Margaret Taylor left for New York ELIZABETH CITY BLIMP ...14 where they would board a United Fruit company steamer for Port Antonia, Jamaica, to Join Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Taylor who were living there. : ' TWENTY-FIVE YEARS' AGO There was possibility that the state might take "over Fort Macon nd operate it as a public park. The Swarthrnore ' Chautauqua played before a large crowd and was io successful that a contract was signed to bring it to Beaufort again next year. TEN YEARS AGO J. M. Broughton, -probable can didate for governor during the next gubernatorial election made the keynote speech at the Carteret County Democratic convention held at the Court house on Sat urday. , , The Very Reverend Israel H. Noe, visiting in Beaufort, was in great demand as a s; raker. A large group of Beaufort and Morehead City citizens went over -In The Good Old Days' to West Beaufort to meet the mall plane scheduled to pick up mail at 8:30, but due to a low ceiling, the plane had not appeared by press time. FIVE YEARS AGO Walter S. Morris was elected president of the Beaufort Jaycees, Charles Hassell, vice president, W. A. Mace, : secretary, and Ralph Eudy, treasurer. Rotartaoi wort trying to find : How (Note: This Is flu sixth In a. series of articles xplalning po litical machinery and election processes), j V0 The voter in the election who casts his ballot into the ballot box per haps does not give a thought as to what - preparations were made whereby he could vote. For the interest of the voter who wishes to look behind the scenes, the conduct ot tile election ma chinery is in the hands of the precinct officials, the registrar, judge, and assistant. State laws largely govern their conduct. Officials' Procedure For Instance, election laws state that 1. the officials must be at the voting place at least by 6 a.m. 2. if it has not been done al ready, they stake off the voting enclosure and arrange the tables and chairs. 3. they supply pen, ink, pencils, and place the ballots, the ballot boxes and the poll books in the proper places. 4. they should then and t"e have the official ballot boxen Sup plied with lock and key. They must allow any electors present to examine the ballot boxes and shall lock the boxes while empty. They shall not unlock the boxes again until the closing of the polls. 5. They must open the sealed packages of ballots. 6. One of the judges must de clare the polls open at 6.30 a.m. Voter's Procedure When the voter goes to the polls. he too must obey certain rules in order to vote. He must give his npme, address ond. in a primary election, Tiis oarty. After the regis trar checks his name on the regis tration books, the voter receives the ballot of his narty. The ballot is so folded that its face csnnot be seen, and it is up to the judge to tell the voter to rfold the bal lo in the same way after voting. The voter then takes the ballot into the voting booth and chooses his candidates. In practice, when the precinct Is small, the giving of the name and address is sometimes bypassed be cause the officials and the voter have been participating in the same elections for years. Instruc tions as to voting also probably are needless, in such a case. Once in a great while voters present themselves, only to find that they are not listed on the regisration books. In such a case, the voter must satisfy precinct of ficials that his name is left off by mistake, or that he has become qualified since the registration books closed. Marking the Ballot In marking the ballot Itself, the voter in a general election- who desires to vote a straight ticket, (for very one of the candidates in the ballot.), must either maKe a cross mark in the circular space below the name of the pnrty; or he must make a cross mark on the left and opposite the name of every candidate on the blank space provided. If the voter wishes to vote a mixed ticket, he should make a cross, mark in the voting square opposite the name of each candi date whom he wants from either party; or make a cross mark on the party circle above the name of the party for some of whose candi dates he wishes to vote, and then make a cross mark in the square opposite the name of -any candi date of any other party. This me thod casts a vote for every candi date on the ticket of the party whose circle has been marked, ex some way to solve the question of swimming in front -of the town without going in the contaminated water. A ferry to Town Marsh was among the suggestions. , Ellis, Senate Candidaie, Slresses Roads to School Alebrt J. Ellis, 34-yearold Jack sonville lawyer. who is running for state senatorship from the seventh district, said in a recent interview that more emphasis should be placed on making good road (or school buses, regardless of he re venue concerned, in order that every child might have an equal opportunity for schooling. He said he believed that state funds should be used in counties which face fi nancial distress. ' As for industry in eastern Caro lina, Mr. Ellis emphasized that the present tax rates will not attract indusry.to this area. He pointed ou ha the tax rate wa high be cause the county had to foot so much of the expense alone, and that the use of state surplus re venue would ease his condition. Other things he stands for are: an increase in teachers' salaries to a minimum of $2,400 year; agri cultural addition to schools to aid both the student and the student veteran; federal housing; increas ing the amount of the dependency exemption in the state Jncome tax; putting teeth in the veerans' read justment laws, and using a rotation system for state senator. He said "they havent had mora than two from Carteret and Onslow counties for more than 30 years." Tiny Fair Isle; north ot Scot andf" famed for it sweater pat terns, and as a stop-off for migra tory bird. . . It s Done cept for those candidate whose name is opposite, the specially marked opposing candidates. His Owu Choice If the voter wishes ta vote for a person whose name does not ap pear on the ballot, bo can substi tute the name by writing it m the proper place and making a cross mark in the blank apace provided on the left. After marking the ballot in the voting booth, the voter Is expected to fold It so the face cannot be keen and to place it in the ballot POX. '.; '. Voters are entitled to receive help in getting to the voting booth and in marking the ballots. State rules point out however, that this help must be requested. If in the case where a voter has to Save help in marking the ballot, it must be written in the poll book that he "ballot is marked by." Although the voters duty ends when the ballot is dropped into the ballot box, the responsibility of counting and recording votes, a big job in large precincts, is left to the precinct officials. How votes are counted and re corded, and returns are made, will be told in next week's article: - Tabulating the Returns The first written use of the ex presslon, "hair of the dog," is be lieved to be contained in an Eng lish translation of a French book published in 1618, when "haire of the beast that hath made thee ill" Is prescribed as a cure for "the head that complaine itself of too much drinke of wine." Vole For CHARLES II. joimsoii For GOVERNOR 'The most -important activity ol the State Government is the School System,1' v Charles H Johnson .' t 7 - frf (Wtl YewTrcsissi tsty ' Hsvia. 14 Ee Siawa xj Est -"Your Proudest Duty," a movie will be shown Wedncsdry night at NOTICE THE 1947 PAY NOW AND SAVE ADDITIONAL COSTS AND PENALTIES fifMi i j Ms 1948 GRADl "AH (ho world's m otago, Ab4 all Ik amen wsmA woaaea Merely players. They their ewlta mm their eatraaeeat Aasl eaa amaa la Ma tlaie playa saaay parts. ...n With your graduation, the curtain drops on one role of what Shakespeare terms your "strange eventful history." You have scored a success in that role, and we extend our most heartfelt congratu lations on your exit. 'Now you are about to make your entrance in an other phase of that drama called "Life." May you play your part well may the principles of "good acting'' which have been inculcated in you through- V out the "rehearsals" of your school days serve as a constant beacon to guide you in fulfillment of your cherished goal. That is our wish for you, members V of. the Class, of 1948, on this Graduation Day. SDIISIlIllE LAUIIDRY - TktlzH-Xlzlzt Lawidry" HE. ABE IIELIABIE Ifest tu::3 ' ; . ' ' - Karehad City; rmmwmttLm rjs rjn ivfl H"e wot rpn 8 o'clock at the Morehead City American Legion hut. : ; : Dealing with the proper escort and eeremony required in burying World War- II war dead being transported borne, parts of the film DELINQUENT TAX LIST tan IS BEING PREPARED FOR ADVERTISING sf US' 0 Bi. am Ciiv Tax Collector i-m.i'iiii.HrH TSELL are 6f such a hrffure "that only' ex. servicemen and ex-servicewomen may see it, according to C.L.; beam, county veterans', service officer '' II i v RfW W "t? fj&
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