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A Merger of THE BEAUFC3T HEWS (Established 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established 1936)
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PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAfl'
38th YEAR NO. 63.
MOREHKAD CITY, AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1948
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Fisheries Specialist
On State's Shrimp
Carter Broad, shrimp specialist
with the Institute of Fisheries re
search, Morehead City, has recent
ly written a resume of the shrimp
industry in North Carolina.
This report, printed below, will
appear as a bulletin from the in
stitute in the near future and will
be sent to shrimp fishermen and
others engaged in the fishing in
dustry, according to Dr. William
Ellison, director of the fisheries
institute, which is a branch Of the
University of North Carolina.
Mr Broad's article, The Shrimp
ing Industry of North Carolina, fol
lows: The shrimp industry, which is
the third most important fishery
from the viewpoint of dollar value
in the State of North Carolina, is
of comparatively recent origin.
Before 1908 the amount of shrimp
landed and the money paid for
them was insignificant as com
pared to the returns of other fish
ing activities. Shrimp were ordi
narily taken by cast nets and set
nets. The year 1908 saw the intro
duction of the otter trawl which
enabled the shrimp fishermen to
go after the shrimp rather than
wait for the shrimp to come to
them. Before this time an average
of about 118,000 pounds of shrimp
were taken annually in North Ca
rolina, with an average value to
the fishermen of about 4 cents a
pound.
With the introduction of the
trawl -there was: a substantial in
crease in pounds landed, but a
decrease in value. By 1918 the
catch totalled 940,000 pounds and
was valued at $23,400. The shrimp
industry as we know it today is
new in these waters. It came' with
the war years. During the two
years 1942-44 there were. 5,900,000
pounds of shrimp landed at an ave
rage value of 10 cents per Pound.
In 1944 tbVVerfriteWy TO"
IKXUiUU pounds landed with an ave
rage value of 20 cents. . In 1946
48 there were about 10,000,000
pounds landed with an average va
lue of about 30 cents. For this
period, the' total value was over
three million dollars. Only men
haden, as a species, outrank
Teeii-Agers Experience Festive
Season at Recreation Center
Last Call Sonnded
Last call was sounded yesterday
by Postmaster Harold Webb, More
head City, to have Christmas cards
and gift parcels delivered to cities
any distance by Christmas Day.
Emphasizing that only four days
remain until Christmas, the local
postmaster warned late mailers
that air mail and air parcel post
facilities should be used exclusive
ly. Otherwise, due to the unprece
dented volume of mail now in tran
sit, gifts traveling by slower me
thods face the probability of not
reaching their destination in ample
time.
He pointed out that mail going
by air will reach any city in the
United States overnight, and in
some instances will reach overseas
points in 24 hours, particularly to
United States possessions and ter
ritories as well as Canada, Mexico
and Cuba.
There is an average lapse of
only seven seconds between land
ings or takeoffs of scheduled mail
planes flying over the 127,000
miles of domestic routes, accord
ing to Postmaster Webb, while
overseas bound planes leave every
30 minutes.
' The local postmaster estimated
that since Dec, 15 more than 95,
408 greetings have been handled
at the post office.
W. J. Hardest?, Newport,
Elected as Committeeman
W. J. Hardesty, Newport-RFD,
has been elected Carteret county
committeeman of the Lower Neuse
Soil consrvalion disterict, Roy ;
Beck, soil conservationist, has an-
nounced. He will serve a three
year term.
Other soil conservation commit
teemen are Lawrence "Garner. New
port who' has a two-year term to)
complete ana can w. , Garner,
Newport, who has a one-year term
to finish,
This committee will meet within
the next two weeks to elect one of
their number to the district board
of supervisors of Lower Neuse
Soil Conservation district ..-;
For Xmas Mailing
shrimp in dollar value in North
Carolina fisheries.
This increase in the production
of shrimp has not been due to the
sudden appearance of shrimp in
these waters. They have probably
always been in North Carolina wa
ters in abundance. The first im
petus given to shrimp fishing was
the otter trawl. The second, and
perhaps the most important, was
the market demand. This accounts
for the large Increase .over the past
ten years. To North Carolina the
shrimp represents a valuable asset
as a food fisheries product and a
tremendous economic asset to the
fishing interests. Whereas food
fish and menhaden individually
outrank shrimp in dollar value,
substantia) capital is required on
hc part of the fishermen to go
after such fish on a large scale
basis. For thq smaller, indepen
dent operator, shrimp offers an
ideal means of income. During the
shrimping . season both regularly
employed and casual fishermen can
realize considerable income. The
remainder of the year the casual
fisherman may fish for food fish,
go farming, oystering or practice
carpentry or other trades.
Recognizing the value and im
portance of the shrimp industry to
the State of North Carolina, the
legislature, urged on by far-seeing
individuals in the industry, ap
propriated $50,000 for a shrimp
survey of our coastal waters. The
primary purpose of this survey
was to locate, if possible, the hi
ding place of the shrimp after it
left the sound waters, to explore
and survey the fishing grounds,
and to mark 'hazards to trawling
which are destructive of gear and
bring about increased production
costs. A parallel program, under
taken by tile Institute of Fisheries
Research and -financed by the In
5WT65 with no drain on the sur
vey appropriation, extends this
Study ' Intft the sound regions. In
vestigators stationed at important
shrimping1 porta collected statistics
during, the past shrimping season
which, it is hoped, will throw light
on the movements, migration, nur
series, growth rates and general
Christmas parlies arc in full
swing at the Carteret County Re
creation center on Shcpard street
Morehead City, Mrs. Harold Samp
son, director, announced yesterday
The holiday season will be high
lighted by formal dances. Many
civic organizations have already
held their Christmas parties there,
sh reported.
The commercial class at More
head City high school will have
their Christmas party there to
night The student government is
sponsoring a formal Christmas
dance Thursday night. There will
be a receiving line and grand
march with Mr. and Mrs. Sampson
heading the receiving line and
leading the grand march.
In charge of arrangements for
the student government dance is
Mrs. Waldron Bailey, Jr., advisor
to. the group, assisted by W. C.
(Buck) Matthews, Jr. There will
be a large Christmas wreath in the
middle of the dance floor through
which couples in the grand march
will pass.
The regular Teen-Age party will
take place Friday night, Christmas
Eve, and the "Yuletide Dance" will
be Saturday, Christmas night.
The Jaycees will sponsor a New
Year's Eve dance at the recreation
center Friday night, Dec. 31, and
the Tcen-Agers' "Mistletoe Ball"
will take place Saturday night, Jan.
At the Teen-Age party Friday;
night Grover Munden, Morehead
City, and Lockwood Phillips, Beau-,
fort, were presented with honorary
memberships to the Teen-Age club
by Miss Lois Webb, president. I
Both Mr. Munden and Mr Phil. '
lips thanked the club for the honor
and commended Mrs. Sampson on
her work with the youngsters.
Tide Table
HIGH . LOW
Tuesday, Dec. 21
12:00 AM 5:49 AM
12:02 PM 6:33 PM
Wednesday, Dec. it ,
12:36 AM 6:52 AM
12:56 PM 7:29 PM
Thursday, Dec. 23
1:35 AM ; , 8:01 AM
1:57 PM 8.27 PM
Friday, Doc,"! '
2:40 AM , , 9:11 AM
2:59 PM .-9:25 PM
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Industry
habits of the shrimp. Simullanc
I ously with these land observations.
investigations have been carried
out in the sound waters to accu
' mulate hydrographic data which
may help explain the causes of
shrimp movements. The co-ordi-I
nation of the off-shore work with
I the inshore work should give to
the fishermen of Norlh Carolina
a picture of the life and habits of
the shrimp which will enable them
to fish more successfully and at
the same time to protect this va
luable fishery.
In North Carolina four species
of shrimp are taken commercially,
two of these being common and
one uncommon. Many names arc
applied to these shrimp in dif
ferent localities; the most gen
crally accepted names for the com
mon shrimps arc white or green
shrimp and brown or grooved
shrimp. The less common species
are usually lumped with the
browns, although one of them is
sometimes recognized by a brown
spot on cither side of the tail and
is known as the brown spotted
shrimp or channel shrimp.
Apparently, the composition of ;
given shrimp population, as re
gards species, is determined by
measurable environmental factors.
With fuller understanding of the
factors involved, it may be pos
siblc. within limits, to predict
where and when each type of
shrimp will occur. In June brown
spotted, or channel shrimp, were
taken in Core and Back Sounds,
often in channel nets. In late July
and August brown shrimp were
abundant in Pamlico Sound. 'The
spring or. summer fishery ofl
South port was for brown shrimp
with brown spotted shrimp appear
ing occasionally. The fall fishery
at Southport was for green shrimp.
With the studies made this year
taken in conjunction with those
to be made in 1949 it is likely that
the appearance and probable abun
dance of shrimp may be predicted
for 1950.
The life history of the green
shrimp is better understood than
that of other species. This shrimp
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Next Issue NEWS-TIMES
Will Appear Thursday
To give Carteret County NEWS
TIMES employees a Christmas
vacation, Friday's paper will go
to press Wednesday night and
will be distributed Thursday.
That issue will carry Christmas
stories, church programs, and
Christmas greetings from the
merchants and business houses
to. residents of Carteret county
and other wide-flung areas serv
ed by THE NEWS TIMES and
many of these same merchants
will, help last-minute shoppers
with ads containing Christmas
gift suggestions.
Next week the two regular edi
tions of THE NEWS TIMES will
be combined In one edition and
delivered Friday, morning, Dec.
31.
The two NEWS-TIMES offices,
120 Craven street, Beaufort, and
807 Evans street, Morehead City,
will be closed from Thursday
noon, Dec. 23. until 7 a.m. Wed
nesday, Dec. 29.
Rufus Oglesbys
Win Farm Contest
Mr. and Mrs. 'Rufus Oglcsby
Crab Point, have been announcer
as winners in the 1948 Bettei
Farming for Better Living contes
sponsored annually in this county
by Tide Water Power company,
A $25 prize will be presented U
Mr. and Mrs. Oglesby, James Davis
chairman of the Carteret commit
tee, stated yesterday.
The Better Farming for Bettei
Living program is sponsored by thr
power company to promote pro
gress in the rural life of countrj
residents.
On their farm this year thr
Offlesbys produced tobacco, truck
crops, peanuts, corn, wheat, oats
Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes
hogs, and poultry.
Other families in the county
which received recognition irt thr
program were Mr. and Mrs. Elwooc
Piner, Straits, Mr. and Mrs. R. P
Gooding, highway 70 east of Beau
fort, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McCabe
Wild wood, Mr. and Mrs. Gardnci
Gillikin, Bettie, Mr. and Mrs. Dyor
Simpson, Bettie, and Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Oglesby, "Crab Point, whe
wert last year's winners. -
Mother, Son Hurt
In Auto Accident
Total Damage io Three Cars
Involved Amounts to
More Than $1,000
Mrs. I.. W. Woodard and her son,
Lewis. 13, Beaufort, wore reported
yesterday to be recovering from in
,uries received in an automobile
:ccidcnt Ssturday night on the
3eaufort-Morchcad City causeway.
Mrs. Woodard received a gash
in her forehead and Lewis, who
A'as knocked unconscious, was
bruised about his chin and left
.vc.
According to State Highway Pa
'rolman M. V. Hooper, Mrs. Wood
ard, proceeding west from Beau
fort, attempted to make a left
turn approximately 500 yards
west of the road to Piver's Island.
Patrolman Hooper reported that
Mrs. Woodard said she thought a
car driven by Allen Lupton, pro
ceeding east to Beaufort, was far
ther away than it was. The Lup
ton cir, a '42 Buick, crashed into
'he '40 Dodge driven by Mrs.
Woodard.
Another car, a '41 Mercury, be
.lind the Dodge, could not stop and
an into the back of Mrs. Wood
ird's car. This car was driven by
William Laughinghousc, Highland
Park.
Because of heavy rain, driving
conditions were hazardous at the
ime of the accident, which was a
jout 7 p.m.
Estimated damage to the Dodge
as between $550 and $600, to the
Juick, $500, and to the Mercury,
140.
Harold Sampson
Serves As filC
Harold Sampson, as master of
ceremonies at the Morehead City
Rotary club's Christmas party
Thursday night, performed tricks,
led singing contests, and conduct
ed humorous quizzes. The party
was held at the Blue Ribbon club,
following a steak dinner.
The Christmas message from
the club president, Lou Gore, was
the following poem, slight varia
tions on Moore's famous 'Twas the
Night Before Christmas:
Who Says There Ain't No
Santa Claus?
Twas the night before Christmas,
when all through the house,
Jot a creature was stirring, not
even a mouse.
'he stockings were hung by the
chimney with care
n the hopes St. Nicholas would
soon be there.
rhe children were nestled all
snug in their beds
iVhilc visions of sugar plums
danced in their heads.
And mamma in her 'kerchief,
and I in my cap '
lad just settled our brains for a
long winter's nap.
When out on Evans Street there
arose such a clatter
sprang from my bed to sec
what was the matter.
way to the window I flew like
a flash.
Tore open the shutters and threw
up the sash.
rhc moon on the crest of a lot
of street paving machinery
iavc a luster of mid-day to all
of the scenery. .
Ay wondering eyes nearly bulged
out of bounds
Vs they sighted a sleigh and
eight beautiful greyhounds.
With a little old driver, so lively
and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be
St. Nick.
More rapid than beagles his
coursers they came
nd he whistled, and shouted,
and called each by name.
'Now, Kolaka! Now Technicolor!
Shifty Sue and Bad Pete!
On, Cindy Jones! On Razz Hound!
Miss Zipp and Captain Squeik!
To the end of the street, clear
down to the wall!
tVe're paving this street and
we're paving it all!
s dry leaves that before the
wild hurricane fly,
Coo many cars have hit these
obstacles and bounced to the sky!
any letters to Santa hove said
"please pave our street,"
But I couldn't have done it,
except my greyhounds are flccW"
He turned in his sleigh, to his
team gave a whistle.
And down that part of Evans
Mreet already paved they glided
like a thistle. .
But I heard him exclaim,' 'ere he
drove but of sight
"Happy Christmas and good
driving, and to ail a good night!" 1
CROP Car Leaves County Today
From North Carolina
COOP
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DURHAM The children shown
above in a German kindergarten
were once too hungry and 111 to go
to school. Now they are eating
food contributed by American farm
ers They are well and happy. To
such as these, in dozens of different
countries, a major part of the farm
commodities, now being contributed
to the North Carolina CROP food
train, will go.
THE SIDEWALK SKIPPER
Still another chapter in the
"Carolina Shrimp vs. Virginia fish"
storycomes with the announcement
by Roy Hampton, head of North
Carolina's Division of Commercial
Fisheries, that "exhaustive studies
now under way should reveal de
finitely how much damage the
North Carolina shrimp trawlers arc
doing to Virginia's seafood indus
try." Speaking-lo fisheries officials
of North Carolina and Virginia at
a recent meeting held at the Cham
berlain Hotel in Newport News,
he pointed out the importance of
the shrimp industry to North Caro
lina and said that he doubled the
Importance of fish destroyed and
that a great number of those des
troyed were no doubt predators of
food fish or trash fish to begin
with. Reports on the amount of
fish destroyed, he stated, he be
lieves to be "grossly exaggerated."
Other speakers on the program
included Captain John Nelson,
North. Carolina commissioner of
fisheries; Willium Ellison, director
th" N C. Fisheries Labora
tory; Charles M. Lankford, Virgi
nia commissioner of fisheries; Cap
tain G. Alvin Massenburg, of
Hampton, speaker of Ihe Virginia
House of Delegates, and David Ag
new, manager of the oil pollution
program of the Hampton Roads Sa
nitation Commission.
Mr. Hampton, Captain John, and
Mr. Ellison, made the trip to Vir
ginia Trawlers Corporation.
Commissioner Langford, speak
ing whimsically, said that he hoped
that "North Carolina will soon
change its shrimp nets so that
some, at least, of the small fish
will get to Virginia." There fol
lower a discussion belween Cap
tain Massenburg and Captain Nel
son of the manner in which regu
lations having the effect of laws
arc made in the two states. The
Virginia Commission, it was point
ed out, is limited by statute in this
-rnpt while, under the existing
North Carolina law, either Captain
John or Mr. Hampton can give out
a regulation as he sees it.
Hampton city councilman John
R. Lawson discussed the decline in
the number of fish caught in, the
last few years and asked -co-operation
in solving this problem. It is
his opinion that shrimping activi
ties in North Carolina are "largely
responsible" and he stated that
commercial fishermen agree with
him in the matter.
"There have been quarrels be
tween those engaged in the dif
ferent types of fishing as long as
I can remember." Captain John
countered. Continuing, he told of,
the volume of shrimp business
here and made the statement that
shrimpers "don't kill as much fish
as summer pound nets." j
Bill Ellison expressed the hope
that "this will be the first of a
long" series of meetings" for the
purpose of bringing about better
understanding and cooperation bc
twortl Sfo'ono Indust'1" f he two
states. Dr. Nelson Marshall, who
has been a visitor in this area sev
eral times, predicted "some rather
active investigation of shrimp prac
tices this coming summer."
- Another point of interest made
by Roy Hampton was to the effect
that the appropriations by state
and federal governments in the in
terest of the seafood industry have
been "a meager pittance" . com
pared with what has been done for
agriculture; The reason for that,
he believes, is that enough has not
been demanded "Our own fish-
to Europe's Needy
Thousands of volunteer canvas
sers throughout the state are now
soliciting gifts in kind from rural
North Carolinians for shipment
overseas. Most needed are peanuts,
seed cotton, corn, syrup, and dairy
products. The goal for the North
Carolina train Is 100 cars. It will
be assembled late In December and
will be combined with 13 other state
CROP Christmas trains for ship
ment overseas on December J5.
ing industry has not been awake
and has not made demands, We
can't blame anyone hut ourselves
for the lack of interest we have
taken."
"I hope we can work out a co
ordinated program n the interest
of both states," he concluded, "The
people of North Carolina arc will
ing and anxious to have a com
mon understanding on our related
problems." A hundred and fifty
persons attended tho meeting and
our three "favorite sons," who
went armed with an olive branch
and forfeited with facts, arc said
to have been exceptionally well
received.
Prospecting this area for inter
est and data this week were the
wife of the inventor of the ship
"Ocean Harvest" and C. D. Kirk
Patrick of the Department of Con
scrvation of Raleigh. Devised for
the purpose of catching and pro
cessing fish at sea, the vessel is
said by the inventor to make it
possible to catch all forms of pela
gic fish, harpoon swordfish and si
milar large fish, and by a "secret
process" get all the bottom fish.
What's more, it would lie so out
fitted that fish could be filleted,
or processed for meal and oil,
while still at sea. A staff of occan
ographcrs and pharmaceutical en
gineers would be on board at all
times.
Asked about the possibility of
the "Ocean Harvest" making pre
sent plants and techniques used
here obsolete, W. A. Ellison, who i
first heard of the ship several
years back, advises local entrepre
neurs, "Don't take it loo serious
ly." It is his belief that the pro
ject is unsuitcd for work here be
cause it is designed for use where
fish are more plentiful and the
equipment could be kept busy over
a longer period of time, because
it is devised largely for filleting
and the percentage of fish filleted
in this state is small. Most im
portant, it would be too difficult,
he thinks, to use a boat that large
(300 feet) in these waters.
Fisheries biologist E. W. Roc
lofs haa returned from a three
week vacation in Michigan, with
his family, while Oyster special
ist A. L. Chestnut has Just com
pleted one trip around the
Sound and left Monday to visit
Englehard, Ocracokc, and Hat
terns, where he will visit hydro
logical stations and make plank
ton and dragnet tows.
Arrangements have been made
with several trawlers to take
shrimp samples off the Carolina
coast to provide information on the
migration of shrimp in coastal
waiers. Bidding was opened Thurs
day for owners of boats suitable
for use in the outside shrimp sur
vey. If a satisfactory ship is avail
able, the search for shrimp and
the mapping of bottoms will be
resumed.
During a meeting at Southport. i
held November 12, Bill Wells went 1
on record as "feeling that all had
been done that could be done"
in North Carolina and Virginia, to I
get a boat. He has since returned t
from Florida, where he und Lewis
Hardee ar roortcd to have been
several suitable boats and request
ed that the owners submit bids for
thein..use.
This may be lair weather for the
rest of us but it appears to be foul
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Carteret county's box car of
lood for Europe was sealed early
this morning and will leave for
Norfolk following the dedication
service at 10 this morning at S. M.
Jones' warehouse, east of Gaskill's
feed store on the Lennoxville road.
B. J. May, Beaufort, will convey
his personal thanks to all who
participated and cooperated in the
drive. Food was collected from
the various stores and churches in
Beaufort and Morehead City Fri
day and Saturday and was packed
Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
Clyde Jones, of Clyde Jones Gas
and Appliance company, donated
the use of his trucks Saturday
morning Driver was Johnny Mor
ion, Morehead Cily. One of the
Whileway Laundry trucks, manned
by Quincy Stimp.son and Lulhcr
Edwards, also collected food in
Moi'"l;cnd City.
Carteret Hardware company.
Beaufort, contributed Ihe use of
ils I nick, driven by Eugene Rat
chffp, Saturday afternoon.
Grocery stores in Beaufort that
cooperated in the program were
Potter's Grocery, C. D. Jones com
pany, A 4 I', Tender's, and Peter
son's grocery.
Stores in Morehead City were
H k II grocery, Dixon's. Edger
I nn's. Freeman Brothers-, Karo's
Market, I, ii W Food store, More
he?d City Grocery, J. S. Parker,
Reams market, Roberts Grocery,
Stroud's food center, Willis groc
ery and Market, and W. P. Free
man Wholesale company which
contributed 20 cartons of cranber
ry sauce.
The invocation at the dedication
service tomorrow will be given by
I he Rev. W. L. Martin, rector of
St. Paul's Fpiseopal church, and
Stanley Woodbind, Morehead City,
speaker for the occasion, will be
introduced by Mr. May, chairman
of the drive in Beaufort. The
Rev. W. D. Cavlncss, pastor
of Franklin Memorial Methodist
church, will give a short human
interest story, and thr Ret. LA.
Tillcy, pastor of the First Matho
dist church. Morehead City, will
pronounce the benediction.
The service will be held out
doors, weather permitting, and in
the warehouse if it is raining.
Clubs To Give
Decoration Prizes
Numerous outdoor home Christ
mas decorations went up this past
week and will offer lots of material
for judging on Christmas Eve in
Morehead City, Bobby Bell, chair
man of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce Christmas activities
committee, commented yesterday.
Three members of the Beaufort
Junior Woman's club judged store
window displays in Beaufort last
night. Announcement of the win
ners will be made in Friday's pa
per. Outdoor home decorations in
Beaufort will be judged tomorrow
night by the Junior Woman's club
which is giving a first prize, in
each instance, of $5.
The awards in Morehead Cily,
to be made by the Jaycees, will be
first and second prize for the most
beautiful, and first and second
prize for the most original. These
prizes will total $30 in cash.
Newport Wins
Over Arapahoe
Newport high school boys' team
earned a hard-won victory over
Arapahoe high school Wednesday
night at Newport, 47-37.
Arapahoe was early to gain the
lead in the first quarter, but in the
second Newport took command of
Ihe court. Newport took a 10-point
lead and kept it throughout the
game.
Koontz and Diffcc. were high
scorers for the winners with 13
points each. Koontz thrilled the
lectators wilh a hook shot from
the corner, and Phillips, guard, tho
fast-breaking ball thief, racked up
8, Culbrcth, forward, 10, Gray,
guard, 2, for the losers, Hall, for
ward, was high with 10 points,
Banks, center, 8, Brinson, forward,
7, and Roberts, guard, with 5.
Arapahoe high girls defeated
Newport 39-24. It was a fast game
with most of the players on both
starting line-ups fouling out.
For the winners Bland was high
scorer with 4 points and Shino '
with 10 for the losers. Quinn had j
8, Garner 15, and Hopkins, 1 point.
Athletic Group
Hears Opinion
Of State Attorney
Harry McMullan Says He
Believes Action of Legis
lature Necessary
The stale attorney general. Har
ry McMullan, in reply to Wiley
Tsylor, Jr.. attorney for Ihe Beau
fort Athletic association, has stat
ed that the legislature would have
to specifically Biilhorize the exectt
I ion of the lease presented to (he
comity board of education two
weeks ago by the athletic associa
tion. Mr. McMullan commented in his
letter as follows: "The statutes
controlling the u;,e of school prop
erty make no provision for the
rentfl ef same by school boards.
We have written quite a number
of letters in which we expressed,
the opinion thai school authori
ties have no authority to rent out
property belonging to the schools
which would deprive the schools
of use and enjoyment of the prop
erty." Mi. Taylor pointed out that the
athletic association lease stipu,
lates that the school would not be
deprived of use of the property
and also mentioned that the attor
ney general was of a different
opinion in the spring of this year.
In the magazine, Populcr Gov
ernment of April 1048, in answer
to a question by Clyde A. Erwin,
superintendent of public instruc
tion, he said, "While I know of no
statutory authority for a board ol
education l lease- iebool property ,
to an outside organization, I am
inclined to the opinion that the
board of education of a county
could enter into an agreement with
a local baseball teim permitting
it to use the baseball park in con
sideration of improvement being
made thereto and with the dis
tinct understanding that no uso
of the park could be had when it
in any way interfered with any,
school activities and with the fur
ther understanding that the cdun-,
ty board of education could can
col the agreement at any time
upon notice." 'W$
Mr. Taylor said that, if invest
sary, they will request a special
act of legislature to make it poV
siblc for the county board of 'ed
ucation to sign the lease. ' t
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Closes One WeeSt
Morehead City Garment com
pany closed Friday to give its ,en
ployces their annual one-week
Christmas vacation. Work will be
resumed Monday, Dec. 27. -
Work ended at 2 o'clock Friday
afternoon and from under a Christ
mas tree a present was given' to
each employee. Mrs. E. M. Jackson,
president, of the company, opened
the festivities and introduce Ju
lius Peters and Manny Kay, .of
New York.
Mr. Kay, who is a new partner ;
in the firm, gave a short talk com
mending the employees on their
year's work. He pointed out 'that
the company's average weekly pay
roll is $8,000 and that the garment
company was one of the very le
shirt factories in the -country busy
during the entire year. r;"
This was due to the eniplojtees'
skill and enthusiasm as well as the
management's diligence in search
ing the market to learn the public's
demands, according to Mr. Kay.?y
Kollowir"! the distribution' '61
gifts by Santa Claus, employees
were given their pay checks and
department heads received bonus
es. ;,,".'
i.-l
Those employees who mcM'tt
tendance requirements for the Ypajr
piso received a full wek's pay lor
the Christmas vacation. ''
Or
440 Motor Vehicles Go M
Through Inspection Lane :.-
Four hundred forty motor
hides had passed through inspec
tion lane Nq. 30 by' noon yester
day, I. O. Jones, supervisor, ' re
ported. The inspection lane is lo
cated in Morehead City on jBih
street in front of the municipal'
building. It will close today at, J'
p.m..v, X'' : v A';'- ''
barment lompany
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