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A Merger of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (Established 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established 1936) VOLUME XXXVII NO. 3. BEAUFORT AND MOREHEAD CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1948 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS I'lorehead Gily Commissioners Pass Four Ordinances Ai Friday Heeling Baseball League To Choose Queen Collegians Will Play ai Dance Tomorrow Night The Collegians, a 15-piecc or chestra from East Carolina Teach ers college, ranking as one of the best college bands in the country and featuring a smooth style of dance music, will play tomorrow evening at an informal dance by the Tidewater league in the coun ty recreation center. Their last engagement was nt the Shriners dance in New Bern recently, at which thev made "a big hit," Lea gue president D. H. Lashlcy re marked today. Mr. Lashley stressed that the dance open to everybody. High light of the evening's entertain ment will be selection of the Queen of Tidewater League base ball. She will be chosen from eight contestants, representing each of the communities in the Tidewater league. Each of the eight will appear in bathing attire and in evening dress and will wear a corsage and carry a banner of her community. Jud ges for the selection will be from out of this area. ' The Queen of Baseball chosen will be crowned, honored with gifts, and will lead the Grand March to the tune of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," the only baseball number to be played that evening. Later in the season a parade will be held in her honor, and she will rule at the all-star game. This is believed to be the first time that a Queen of Baseball has ever been chosen. J'V,' Dancing will Deow 8 a.htf uis til 1 .m. V yj?; i uanj.cue To Dock Tcday The USS Marquette, cargo trans port, is scheduled to dock this morning to load equipment for transportation to Marines in the Mediterranean, it was reported to day at Port Terminal. The Mar quette will arrive from Norfolk. Marine-activity at Port Termi nal yesterday afternoon involved transportation of officer candi dates from Quantico to the USS Randall, anchored offshore. The officer candidates have been undergoing . practice amphibious landings at Onslow beach, Camp Lejeune, where they landed yes terday morning. Marines were transported to the Randall by small boats tied up at Port Terminal. Rough water at Onslow beach prevents loading of personnel and vehicles there, it was stated. uss 1 Graves Of Three Wars Restored During Hay In Ann Siree! Cemetery Members of the Beaufort Ceme tery Restoration association met Friday at the home of Dr. and Mrs. N. Thomas Ennett, Front street, Beaufort, and heard the following report: Back when we were still fight ing, for our independence declared in 1776, Capt. Charles Biddle of Philadelphia saw action at sea, was taken prisoner, escaped to Jamai ca, from there found his way to Virginia, bought half interest in the THREE SISTERS, and showed up in Beaufort in his new vessel. In Beaufort, Charles Bell fell in love with Hannah, daughter of Ja cob Shepard. Jacob - before his death represented us in the Assem bly back in the days when Beau fort was part of the British Em pire. Without much loss of time, Phnrljis and Hannnfi ivarA mnrripii Charles, as his fatherin-law had done, entered public life, served in the N. C. General Assembly, started a family. ' f - V ' In 1780, however, Charles Biddle went home,' and for reasons un known now, he stayed. A lint child, Nicholas, was bora here ami died in infancy. Nine other child ren were born to them in Phila delphia. Among these was a second Nicholas from whom is descended large and influential branch of the Biddle family including Char Jps great, great grandson of the first Charles. ;. Two weeks ago, Charles Biddle ent check to tfc; ' --t Cra Morehead City commissioners li terally "laid down the law" at a call meeting Friday afternoon in ordering the city attorney, Alvah Hamilton, to draw up ordinances relating to parking, dogs, regis tration fees for town political can didates, and privilege tax for car nivals. To prevent traffic tie-uDs on 8th and 9th streets parking Will be permitted on those streets on the east side only between Bridges and Arendell. After a lengthv discussion on the stray dog problem, Mr. Hamil ton was introduced to draw up an ordinance aimed at getting the ani mals off the streets. Mayor George Dill, in a state ment today, emphasized that the commissioners made no definite decision on solving the problem at Friday's meeting, but left it in the hands of the attorney. Building of a dog pound may be necessary, he added. Because there is no registration fee required by candidates seeking city office, Commissioner W. L. Derrickson suggested that an ordi nance to this effect be prepared for presentation to the 1949 legis lature. The fact that the city receives no revenue from carnivals playing within city limits led the board to the decision to impose a hun dred dollar privilege tax on such carnivals. In addition, they must be sponsored by some civic organ ization. At the suggestion of the Cham ber of Commerce the board agreed to zone the town for garbage col lection so that residents will know on what davs trucks will pick up garbage. The Chamber also sug gested that garbage cans be set along the curb. Commissioners did not fall in line with, this suggestion, but said that garbage cannot be collected in nllevs blocked bv narked -swrs. An avtra man will mimn .toriftpffT Wf enecMOB crew t month, from. 4 June through iptemoeor. .,., i Because many Merchants have Dot paid this year's business pri' vilege tax, the board ordered that businessmen who do not pay the coming year's tax by June 1 will be penalised an additional 10 per cent If the tax Is not paid within 30 6ys after the due date, the business will be closed by city authorities. Increase of court costs was con sidered and the city clerk was instructed to obtain the cost of trash cans which would be placed on the sidewalks In the business section. The board did not take action on ine junior unamDer oi com-ifjrst merce s suggestion to suspend parking meter operation after 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoons or on the problem of leasing town docks. At the suggestion of the police force, cards will be printed ex plaining traffic laws to out-of-town visitors Police will also give re- ceipts for all fines collected by patrolmen. Mr. Derrickson will conduct sale of the fire department's 1927 See COMMISSIONERS Page 8 tcry Restoration association asking to have the grave of his Grand father Shepard restored. It has oeen done. Those who wish to vi sit, the oldest marked grave in the old cemetery will find it near the center back. Reminiscent of another war: John C. Manson, Virginian, Sailing Master US. Navy, War of 1812, was ordered to North Carolina where he served, except for six weeks spent in Charleston, until his honorable discharge in June 1815. In one of bis letters to Secre tary of the Navy William Jones, he is concerned over sickness of the crews of U. S. Gun Boats 147 and 148 and asks permission to engage Dr. James Manney of Beaufort "to furnish medicine and attend the boats regularly for $30 a month." Like Charles Biddle, John Man son fell in love and married a Beaufort girl, Mary Leecraft, daughter of Suzannah and Benja min Leecraft and in the following wring asked the Secretary of the Navy for release to go to sea on a merchant vessel that he night betr let maintain lis family. Mr. Jim Davis, grandson by this marriage, has during the put month had the Manson fravt cleaned as well as that of his grest grandfather, Ben Jamla Leecraft and Jostah Bell, Elizabeth Jane, and Henry Bascom Davis, children of J. P. C and Charity Davis. . Work of the fist month has See Cr JTrn It's Washington and Beaufort Seniors 3 mm&mi ... M nTmrtti!mLm-- j&yrsw Indication of the good time each member of the senior class had on their trip to Washington is shown by this photo taken near the capitol. Seniors arc, reading from left to right: Top row, Joyce Biggs, Pauline Mason, Patricia Webb, Zara Beachem, Mildred Simpson, Miss Lena Duncan, (lass adviser, Margaret Hansen, Patricia Themas, Addie Carrow Thomas, and Mary Ruth Nelson; center row: Sarah Guthrie, Frances Kelly, Sally Poole Thomas, Gladys Cox, Elizabeth Willis, Blanche Saunders, Mary Sue Dail, Lorraine Willis, Patsy Wil lis, and Sue Noe; bottom row: Earl Willis, Charles Edwards, George Milrray Thomas, Paul Ricks, bus driver, Howard Jones, Clarence Davis, Milton Taylor, and Thomas Eure. iff Talent Contest Guy Smith. Jr., Beaufort bari tone), made t,he walls rock, from applause at the iLons club talent show Saturday night at the Carter et county recreation center, with his solo, "Old Man River," and walked awav with the $100 cssh prize Second prize winner, awarded f&75, was Ruth Webb Bailey, More head City, and third prize of $50 went to the Morehead City Girls glee club. C-ly r iv n cnnlinmnra or Beaufort hj h sM jg thjs ;ar,5 biggest discovery county music tircles. A member of Beaufort high school glee club, he ha been trained by Mrs. Virginia Hassell, director of the glee club, and ap peared May 7 in Beaufort high school's music and dance revue. Two other outstanding contcst- iM c ..,..,) .... n:..u.n ..i I ma jii oaiuiud; infill a biiuw wuic Robert (Bobby)- Morris, pianist, of Atlantic, who, on an upright piano that has seen better days, played perfectly Chopin's Black Key Etude and Schumann's Promenade; and the Beaufort high school clee club which sang You'll Never Walk Alone and Begin the Beguine. Winning contestants will appear Saturday, June S, in a stage show at the Roda theatre. Proceeds from the Lions club county-wide talent search, which began five -weeks ag0 wm be uged in ,he club.s id. to-the-blind project. Saturday night's judges were Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Rollofs and Miss See SMITH Page 8 Potato Growers Set Price lor Farm Labor At a meeting attended by pota to growers at the court house Thursday night it wasf irmly agreed, R. M. Williams, county agent said, that pot more 35 cents ner 100 bag would be paid to la bor for picking up. potatoes, haul ing to the grader, running over grader, also, potatoes would be grnded so as to pass inspection. , The purpose of potato growers Wanting to get together on prices pw for Harvesting was try to es tablish uniform price, Mr. Wil liams reported. In past years there has been irregularity in prices paid by different growers in the har vesting of their potato crop. Reports indicate that farmers in Carteret county have been paying more for labor In all farm opera- Beaufort Wins tions than in other areas in the tions at Beaufort Rotary club to tet, ;' - ' i , . JBight, 6:49 at the Inlet' inn. ( , . -'VrfWlr y tit jU ThfeGiffimmunUit& 4." ' ' Completion of Highway 101 The1 communities of Bachelor and Mill Creek joined llnrlowe cummunity Sunday for a picnic in celebration of the completion of hard-surfacing highway No. 101. The large crowd began to gather at 1J:30 o'clock at Taylor's Com munity Hall and at 12:30 a boun tiful dinner was spread on tables in the yard. Alvah Hamilton of Morehead City asked the blessing. Guests were highway officers from Greenville and this district; county officers from Carteret and Craven counties; John L. Larkins from Trenton, D. L. Ward and T. M. Diggs from 'New Bern. Iced drinks and ice water were"' served in addition to the food. J. R. BalL. master of ceremonies. sked the large crowd w gather in the half for a program. 1 The Beaufort quartette, M. L, Davis, Graydon Paul, U. E. Swann and Halsey Paul, sang a song and Graydon Paul led the group in sev eral selections. After recognition of the highway officials and the county officials from Carteret and Craven counties, John Clark. Greenville highway officia'l, delivered an address. Fisheries Dept. Plants Shells If weather is favorable, this week will conclude three weeks of oyster shell planting by the state department of commercial fisheries in Pamlico and llyde counties. State boats are being used to supervise the work although con tract for planting the 110,000 bu shels of shells has been let to Capt. George W. Hark, of Belhaven, and Earl Holton, of Vandemere. The shell came from the oysters taken on public grounds during this past season. On the average, one tub of oysters produces six pecks of shells, fishing department officials renort. , The 63,000 bushels planted last year were purchased by the com mercial fisheries department. Shell planting is an important factor in maintaining high oyster produc Jtion, fishermen point out the shells afford I place of attachment fpr young oysters. Shell planting is under the su pervision of Capt. John Nelson, commercial fisheries commissioner. EnWtainment to be Given Mlsi Jovce Johnson and TfnurorH Jones will present musical selec Poppy Sales Aid Needy Children Aiding needy children of war veterans is one of the things ac complished by the memorial poppy whidh the American Legion auxi liary will ask everyone to wear in honor of the war dead on poppy day, Saturday, May 29. states Mrs. Julian Hamilton child welfare chairman of the Beaufort Auxili ary unit. "The number of children of vet erans needing aid is increasing ra pidly," she said, "making it more important than ever to have a gen erous response to the Poppy Day appeal. The bulk of the contribu tions will remain right here in Carteret county to help our Legion post and Auxiliary unit enre for needy children of local veterans' families. "Families of veterans too dis abled to do regular work and those of veterans who have died are fac ing hardship right here in the midst of our prosperous commu nity." Mrs. Hamilton continued. "High prices reduce the value of any Government compensation they may receive. Mothers of young children face a difficult pro blem if they must go to work, it is a bitter experience for a man who gave his health and strength in the nation's defense to see that his saerifices mean suffering for his family. "I know that we all would like to do something for the families of these men who have done so much for us, and the memorial poppy gives us an opportunity to contribute to their welfare. Money received by the volunteer workers who distribute the poppies goes into Legion and Auxiliary rehabf litaton and child welfare funds, where it works for disabled vet erans and needy families through out the year. t "When we honor the dead by wearing their memorial flower, we also help those who are still living in war's dark shadow." Two Seaplanes Land On Beaufort Waterfront Two light seaplanes, piloted by Jim Bradshaw and 'Charles Howe, of Lakeworth, Fla., lan'ded Satur day afternoon at 5:55 on Beaufort waterfront and took off early Sun day morning alter refueling. Auto trasses Into 47 Truck Elvin Davis, of Davis Shore, po pular Tidewater League baseball player, received a severe bruised mouth and a hand injury about b p.m. Friday when the Dodge automobile he was driving ran into the rear end of a 1947 Chevrolet stake body truck driven by Nelson Gillikin, of Otway, on highway 70 near Otway. Mr. Gillikin was" unin jured, but the Dodge was wrecked. State patrolmen said today that the accident occurred when the truck's rear signal light, flashing for a left turn, was obscured by the tailboard of the truck.. Both Mr. Gillikin and his father said that the tailboard was up when Mr. Gillikin started out, but that severe jolting had shaken it down. Mr. Gillikin said he gave no hand signal. Mr. Davis, who was attempting to pass the truck, going east, could not sec the taililght and smashed into the truck, skidding into a ditch about 50 feet away, patrolmen said. Blondcll Lawrence, Otway, who had passed the truck immediately before, in another car, turned around, and carried Mr. Davis to Morehead City hospi tal. Mr. Davis was released after treatment and' taken back to Davis by Mr. Lawrence. Investigation of the accident is not yet complete, but state patrol men said that it was probably the fault of both motorists. , Mayne Albright, Candidate For Governor, to Appear Here This Afternoon R. Mayne Albright, Dmocratic candidate for governor will arrive in Morehead City at 2:15p.m. this afternoon, and will speak briefly at the city hall from "The Chal lenger," his trailer field headquar ters. Mr. Albright and his wif, Fran ces, will have a police escort lead ing a motorcade of his supporters. He has already visited most of the 100 counties in the state in what is said to be the most inten sive, "Take-It To-The-Peoplc" cam paign ever conducted for the gov ernorship. Former director of the state em ployment service and World War II veteran, he describes his cam paign as oi.e iif "planned progress and clean politics," and says his trailer campuicn, "Hitched to no machine," is "rolling on to victory in what may well be the biggest political upset in North Carolina in years." ' i ' IrvinDavisWillAUend Democratic Convention Irvin W. Davis, county regis ter of deeds, is one of four mem bers of the third congessional district who. will go to the na tional Democratic convention, June 12, in Philadelphia, it was decided at the state convention last week. About 18 from Car teret county attended the state convention at Raleigh, Mr. Davis said. Other delegates chosen, are Gordon W. Love, Sampson coun ty, John R. Croom, Duplin coun ty, and W. Frank Taylor, Wayne county. All delegates will have a half a vote, each, and will go unlns t rue ted. Board Chairman Names Officials For Election F. R. Seeley, chairman of the county board of elections, today issued the names of election judges and poll holders for the county's 27 precincts. These, with the reg istrar of each precinct, will sit at the polls Saturday from 6 a. m. to 6 p. m. In. the list which follows, the registrar is listed first, Democratic judge second and Republican poll fiolder, third: Stella, J. C. Parker, John W. Watson, Adrian Norris; Pellcticr, Allen J. Vinson, J. E. Weeks, W. D. Norris; Cedar Point, J. A. Weeks, John Jones, John Guthrie; Bogue, W. D. Smith, E. L. Weeks, O. B. Arthur. Broad Creek, Norman Guthrie, J. Cola Guthrie, pollholder to be supplied; Newport, Mrs. Prudie Potter, Y. Z. Simmons, Mrs. Lotta Henderson; Wildwood, - Curtis. I McCabe, A. E. McCabe, M. 0. Ty lor. Salter Path, George Smith, . T. Lawrence, pollholder to be sup plied; Morehead City, John B. Long, judge to be supplied, E. C. Guthrie; Beaufort, Frank King, John D. Brooks, Irene Whltchurst. Wire Grass, M. M. Eubanks, Mrs. Will Norris, W. J. Merrill; Har lowe, George Ball, W: J. Hardesty, J. F. Small; Merrimon, H. B. Sal ter, W. L. Cannon, Guy Carraway. Long Pine, Mrs. Polly Simpson, Minzette King Korncgay, Josephine Josev; Bcttie, Cleve Gillikin, Theo Willis, Harvey Lawrence; Otway, Denard Gillikin, Lena Lewis, Ire dell Lawrence. Straits, Paul Chadwick, Gilbert Whitehurst, C. T. Jarvis; Harkers Island, Mrs. Mabel Lawrence, Law son Willis, Fate Jones, Jr.; Marsh allberg, I. F. Moore, Fred G. Gilli kin, pollholder to be supplied. Smyrna, George W. Davis, George W. Hancock, Mrs. D. V. Wade; Williston, Mrs. Pauline Wade, Mrs. Ivey G. Willis, Jesse Piner; Davis, H. H. Davis, C. H. Davis, Leslie Styron; Stacy, Wil liam Fulcher, Andrew Mason, Lor raine Gaskill. Sealevel, A. B. Taylor, Hugh Sal ter, K. W. Gaskill; Atlantic, Clay ton Fulcher, Nolle G. Fulcher, pollholder to be supplied; Cedar Island, J. B. Goodwin, Walter Goodwin, J. W. Goodwin; Ports mouth, John R. Willis, Dorothy May Salter, pollholder to be sup plied. Arassiz Rescues Yacht Thursday The yacht Elise, bound for Phil adelphia from Miami, Fla., was rescued 30 miles southwest of Cape Lookout by the Coast Guard cutter Agassiz at 4:45 Thursday afternoon. The Agassiz, tied up at Port Terminal, was radioed for .help at 2 o'clock that afternoon, and towed the yacht into port for repair. Aboard the stricken vessel was the owner, Don C. Brimmer, of Philadelphia, his wife and four children, and four other passengers.- The Elise's sails were ripped sway by the wind and the motor was out of commission. , Mr. Brimmer stated that they had been adrift since Wednesday snd that they would continue northward via the inland water way. Tanker Leaves for Arnha The tanker, Battle Mountain, left Port Terminal Saturday for Aruba in the West Indies. She docked Friday with four million gallons of gasoline and fuel oil from Baytown, Tex. Postmasters Will Heard Awarded At Convention 300 Delegates Expected ai Annual State Meet, At lantic Beach. Representative Graham A. Bar den, of the third Congressional dis trict will he the featured speaker at the annual meeting of the N. C. Chapter, National Association of Postmasters of the United Slates. vhich convenes at the beach for three days starting June 2. More than 300 delegates from all parts of the state will be at the meeting which will feature busi ness matters of postal interest and social activities. Sportsfishing for those who want to match their skill against the finny fighters of sur rounding waters and a "Postmas ter's Jamboree" in the Surf club will be recreation features. The Jamboree will be the evening of June 3. Convention headquarters will be at the Ocean King hotel where some of the executive business ses sions will be held. The larger group meetings, however, will be in the Surf club. Wade C. Hill. Canton, president of the N. C. Chapter of Postmas ters will preside at the various meetings. Other officials- of the organization include J. Henry Hill, Hickory, first vice-president: Wal ter Rridgers. Warsaw, second vice president; Stella Emerson, Bear creek, third vice-president and Inez Gibbs, Manns Harbor, fourth vice president. Mayor George W. Dill, Morehead City, will give the welcome ad dress Wednesday night at the opening meeting, movies of the national postmasters' convention it San Francisco will be shown! Thursday night as well as the film. Congressman Bardep will deli vef the address at the closing ban quet Friday night. v v Business sessions, or brekfat discussions, will be conducted each morning at the Ocean King hotel and the Atlantic Beach hotel for postmasters in each of the four postoffice classifications, Harold Webb, Morehead City postmaster, announced today. , Delegates will be taken on a cruise to Cape Lookout Thursday afternoon and on Friday afternoon will tour Cherry Pint, Marine, base. Postmaster General of the Unl ted States, J. M. Donaldson, in formed Mr. Webb that he will be unable to attend the convention because he will be at the Missouri Postmasters meeting June 3, 4, and 5. S Connor Youngster Suffers h Fall ; Jerry Conner, son of Mrs. There sa Heuser Carver, 1306 Evans street is recovering today in the hospital from injuries received Fri day afternoon at Morehead City school when he fell 12 feet through a trap door at the rear of the stage. ' Jerry, who landed on his head, received a fractured skull, blacken ed right eye, and kidney injuries. He was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance and remained un" conscious about fours hours. The accident occurred at recess Friday.' Jerry, a fifth grader, reported that he thought someone was chas ing him while he was running across n floor he said is higher than the stage. He saw the black ness in front of him but thought it was tar paper over the board! Instead, it was a hole, the same "trap door" through which Walter Lewis fell last year and severely injured his feet. It is also thought that another youngster, fell through it at one time. Morehead City, Beaufort vl Fir amen Answer Calls Morehead City firemen 1:39 yes terday afternoon used a booster tank to put out a small fire in the home of Don Mason, Fisher street, Beaufort firemen were called ' out about 6:20 Saturday afternoon to extinguish a small brush fire on Ann street extension. The fire was ' out by the time they arrived. Police Sheet Three Dogs ! ' Morehead City police shot three dogs . during ; the I past several months. One person, Floyd Lewisv 1406 Evans street, was bitten, but this dog has been put under two week's observation. Mr. Lewis re covered.