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01 THIS ISSUE GRADUATES' PICTURES PROGRAMS FOR COMMENCEMENT CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ..a A Merest of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (Established 1912) >od THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established 1936) Full Page of Comics 38th YEAR. No. 39 SIXTEEN PAGES MOREHKAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, MAY 24, 194S PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAY* Railway Launches 4-Year Program Norfolk Southern Establish es Program Calling for Expenditure* of $14,000 I Raleigh ? Establishment of ? I fe|l?wship and scholarship pro giam. calling for the expenditure Of $14,000 during the nexr four years, by the Norfolk Southern Railway Company at N. C. State college and at the Woman's col lege in Greensboio was announced here today by Major J. T. Kings ley. president of the company. President Kingsley said that the awards will g0 to five high school graduates who are interested in studying mechanical engineering, civil engineering, and agriculture at state college and home econo mics at tile Woman's colloge. He said that each scholarship will be valued at $f>00 annually. In addition, the company will establish a fellowship in Diesel engineering for graduate students valued at $1,000 for each year during the period. The fellow ship will be created at State Col lege and will, be open to students throughout the country. Recipients of scholarships, h ingsley said, must be cither children of Norfolk Southern Railway employees or high sch ool graduates living in communi ties served by the railroad. I>enn || |,ampe of t},e school of Kngineeiing at State college said that the fellowship in Die sel engineering will provide one student with full time graduate study and that appointments will be made on a one year term. The fellowship training, he said, will be conducted by the Col lege'* Department of Diesel Kn gineering, headed by Prof R. B. Rice. The scholarships to be awarded by the company are as follows: A *.">00 scholarship in mechani cal engineering at State college to he awarded to a son of an / em ployee of tiie railroad. A $.100 scholarship in home t;conomic* at the Woman's college to he award ed to a daughter of an employee of I he company. A $.">00 scholarship in agrieul ture at State college to be award ed to a male high school graduate residing in the territory served bv ' the Norfolk Southern Railway company, and a $500 scholarship in home economics at the Wom an's college to be awarded to a female graduate of a high school in a community served by the company. Faculty committees appointed by officials of the two colleges will select the award recipients from the high school graduates and graduate students submitting applications. Col. Andrew L. Monroe of Ral eitfti. chairman of the Greater University Board of Trustees vi siting sub committee for . the Col lege's Engineering school and a director of the Norfolk Southern Railway company, assisted in drawing plans for the scholarship and fellowship program. The first scholarship and fel lowship award will be made for students planning to enter the two colleges next September. Col lege officials urged prospective applicants to submit their appli cations immediately. Full information and applica tion forms may be obtained free of charge by writing to Dean J. H. ..ampe, School of Engineering,' N. C. State College, Raleigh. NEWS BHIEFS The driver's license of David Alton Wayne of Havelock was re voked recently for drunken driv ing acording to a report from the State Highway Safety division; ia Raleigh. Robert G. Lowe, manager of | the Morehead City Chamber of| Commerce, reports that the Cham-| bnr's membership drive is doing *ell und that plans for a local golf course arc progreHsi ng. * * ? Members of the town crew of Beaufort started yesterday morn ing to whitewash the trunks of tiYe bordering, the streets of town. The whitewash is being s'ipplied by the Beaufort Junior Woman's club. The flag at Beaufort post office flew at half mast yesterday in mourning for James V. Forres tal, former secretary of the Navy, who committed suicide early Sun day morning. CY-Ous Way nick, Governor fCerr Scott s campaign manager in the gubernatorial fight and recently appointed minister to Nicaragua! pppnt the weekend on Atlantic Bead. He granted an audience only to Dan Walker, manager of the Beaufort Chamber of Com pare*. - I Bcaniorl Girl and Hoosier Soldier The picture above shows Pfc. Don Sullivan, of Cayuga, Ind., one of the contestants on the "Blind Date" program held recently at Army Service Club No. 15 in Yokohama, Japan. Miss Virginia Stan ton, of Beaufort, N. C., is on the other end of the line. The win ners were treated to an expense-free evening at the "Colonial Club" with their dates. Miss Stanton is a civilian employee of the Depart ment of the Army, while Pfc. Sullivan is on active duty with the occupation Army. Safety Division Conducts Cycle Safety Drive RALEIGH ? "When your child ren get bicycles, please see to it that they know and obey the rules of the road," Jeff B. Wilson, direc tor of the Highway Safety division of the North Carolina Department , of Motor Vehicles said today. The request was made in con nection with the cycle safety drive being conducted by the division. "With the growing popularity of the bicycle for transportation, re creation and health, it is important that safe riding rules be taught j our youngsters" Wilson declared. Parents who would never think j of letting their young sons and | daughters drive the family car without adequate instruction in its mechanical operation and in traf fic rules, will often turn a young ster loose on a bike without giving him any instructions in its safe operation. ' Wilson went on that parents can | be of great help by making sure the bike is in good mechanical condition and that it fits the clflld so that he will have no, difficulty in handling it. . Impress upon the child that he must keep well to the right-hand side of the road and if he's riding in a group, ride single file. He must obey traffic ! lights and signs and walk the bike j across heavy traffic. When turn I ing, he should give the proper I signal and be sure there's no car ' close behind when he moves to the middle of the. street for a left turn. "When you give him permission to ride the bike," Wilson suggest ed, "do so on condition that he pro mises not to carry passengers. They lessen his control of the bike and obstruct his view. Have him car ry packages in a rack or basket, avoid all hitching and keep out ] of ruts and trolly tracks. Tell him | not to shoot out of driveways or stunt in traffic. Maybe She Was Trying To Jnmp Over the Noon A 1948 Chevrolet automobile driven by Larry S. Paul of North Harlowe was damaged to the extent of estimated at $200 when it collided with a jumping cow early on the morning of Monday, May 16. The acci dent occured near the farm of Joe Davis outside of Harlowe at 1:15 a. m. State highway patrolman H G. Woolard who investigated the accident said that apparent ly some cattle were feeding in a thicket on the left side of the road. As Mr. Paul's car ap proached one of them suddenly jumped into the highway and struck the left fender of the car. Patrolman Woolard termed the accident unavoidable and i no charges were preferred. PTA Okays Bond Issue (or Schools The executive hoard of the Par ent - Teac her association of More- 1 head City grade school, in session ' Wednesday night at the home of i president, A. B. CoOpcr, unani mously endorsed the sehool hond issue to be voted on June 4. and are calling it 1o the attention of all parents in the form of a letter as follows: The executive committee of More head City school of the Parent Teachers association asks your at tention! Saturday. June 4th. the voters of the State of North Carolina will be asked to vote Yes or No on two separate and distinct bond issues for the State: 1. $200,000,000 for roads: 2. $25,000,000 for SCHOOLS. The executive Committee of your PTA has placed itself on record as favoring the passage of the SCHOOL BOND ISSUE. The reason this decision was reached is obvious to any of us See PTA Page Three Music Revue Hits New High in Entertainment A bit of Hollywood and New York came to Beaufort Friday night when the Beaufort high school glee club presented a song and dance revue that came so close to a professional production that many of the audience were hard pressed to realize they were sitting in Beaufort school audi torium and not a moving picture theater. The waltz dream fantasy and the radio show, "Your Musical Nightcap" were Outstanding. 'Stouthearted Men" and "One WorWT in the patriotic medley number were splendid, while the sacred a capella numbers were a perfect beginning for the program of varied musical numbers and dances. It is extremely difficult to select the best numbers. Each and every one was magnificiently presented. Sacred numbers were "Now the Day is Over" "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God," and "Every Time I Feel the Spirit." A. C. BlanKenship did an out standing job of choral speaking in the patriotic medley number. Vel ma Murphy sang the tolo part in "America I Love You." Other numbers were -"Battle Hymn of the Republic," "Your Land and My Land," and "The Star Spangled Bjnner." Marie Webb's lovely voice and personality highlighted the radio show, a glee club number ably con ducted by Billy Downum. The boyi looked handsome in tuxedos while the girls wore gowns in pas tel shades * Helen Paul and Howard Fodrie presented a short skit, "A Little Learning is a Dangerous Thing" between parts three and four. In the waltz dream number, pro duced in a setting of white clouds under green and purple lights. Guy Smith. Jr., sang "Blue Moon." Ann Owens starred as the bal lerina in "The First Star." The girls in the glee cltib wore misty white ballerina dresses and white ballerina slippers. Following "Holiday for Strings," Bertha Davis and Guy Smith sang "The Waltz You Saved for Me" with Mary Frazier Paul, Charles Dayis. Carrol Willis. Colon Wil son. Sarah Mason. Bill Sammons, Peggy O'Neal, and John Haynes comprising the dancing teams. Featured in "The Blue Danube" number were Helen Paul and John ny Smith. Peggy Hamilton and Howard Fodrie ? Peggy Hamilton and Howard Fodrie sang "Dancing in the Dark " Dancers were Iris Davis and Guy Smith, Jr., Elizabeth Bell and Billy Downum. Mary Fond Mason and John Ilaynes, Laura Davis and Johnny Smith. John naynes. Jr., sang "Vilia" and Peggy Guthrie and A. C. Blan kenship were featured in the "Merry Widow Waltz." In appreciation for Mrs. Char les Ilassell's direction . and staging of the production. Erskine Blan kenship presented her between acts two and three with a gift from the glee club. Ushers were Neva Dail, Helen Paul. Jean Hopkins. Peggy piver. I Elizabeth Bell. Sheila Smith, and Gary Copeland. 400 Greyhounds Arrive for Track Opening; Schooling Races Will Begin Friday Night Judges to Select Miss Morehead Friday Night An excellent opportunity for Morehead City girls to display their talent, beauty, poise and charm is being offered in the pre liminary Miss Morehead Cjty con test Friday night at the high school. Too often girls who posses some talent never have an oppor tunity to display it in public and the preliminary contests of the Miss America Pageant are offer ing just such an opportunity, James Wallace, chairman, said to day. Contestants should remem her their talent is being exhibited Dot only to the home town, but also to talent, scouts and represen tatives of the entertainment world who always follow the Miss America pageant from the pre liminaries straight through to the National finals. They're looking for beauty of course, but they are also looking for talent ard intelli gence and fchey are keenly inter ested in the manner in wiiich that talent is presented, Mr. Wallace declared. This year North Carolina is going to choose its prettiest and most talented young lady to com pete in the Miss America pageant for 1 1)48, and it's a golden oppor tunity for someone. The Miss Beaufort contest will be held Friday, June 17. Further details will appear in THE NEWS TIMES. Liods to Give , Sports Medals ? Morehead City Lions have au thorized the order of two medals to be given to the outstanding boy and girl athlete of Morehcad City high school at commencement this year. The authorization was made at the weekly meeting of the Lions club Friday night in the Fort Ma con hotel dining roojn. It was announced at the meeting that the state Lions convention will be held at Wrightsville Beach June 19-21. Several members in dicated that they will attend the convention and the club voted to expend $25 to assist in paying the members' expenses. Final plans for the three donkey baseball games to be played this week were discussed. The games will be played today, Wednes day and Thursday with the Lions team opposing teams from More head City, Smyrna and Beaufort on their home fields on "those days. Dr. John H. Bunn called the at tention of the Lions to the need of glasses for a Morehcad City child. The group passed a resolu tion to investigate the case and report on action and expenses ne cessary to aid the youngster. Cam* ?| Champions Begins al 3:39 Tomorrow The opportunity to see a hilar ious baseball game and help Beaufort's summer recreation program will be afforded all who attend the Fats versus. Leans ball Kame to be played in Beaufort j tomorrow nfternoon at 3:30. Jeff Jefferson and Ralph Eudy will captain the two teams and the "main feature" will be um piring of M. Leslie Davis and I Julius F. Duncan. Admission is 25 cents for child-; ren and 50 cents for adults,! tickets can be purchased at any | of Beaufort's three drug stores. Tide Table Tuesday, May 24 5:45 a. m. 12 noon 6:08 p. m. 11:52 p. m. Wednesday, May 25 6:2ft a. m. 12:35 a. m. 6:46 p. bi. 12.28 p. m. Thursday, May 26 7:10 a. m. 1:17 a. m. 7:26 p. m. 1:06 p. m, Friday, May 27 7:50 a. m. 1:56 m. m. 8:08 p. m. 1:42 p. m. Australia, which has a land are? ro mjpi rah ItaAo that of tile United State*, bar a population of about 7,000,000 pmpU* NEWS-TINES to Publish Bace Track Edition Special stories and numerous pictures of the greyhound race track west of Morehead City on highway 70 will be the main feature of the May 31 edition | of the Carteret County NEWS I TIMES. j Approximately 4,000 extra copies oi- this paper are being i mailed to a select list of busi nessmen, members of Chambers of Commerce, and residents throughout eastern and cen tral North Carolina. I The race track of the Caro lina Racing association will open three days following pub lication of this issue. It is es timated that more than 30,000 persons will see the special rac ing edition. Veterans Act On Education Aid i A request urging Governor Kerr Scott to see that educational aid is cut off from all persons connected with subersive groups was among the resolutions passed by the more than 3(H) delegates to the convention of the state de partment of Disabled American Veterans held in Morehead City ' Thursday through Sunday of last week. Members of the organization gathered in Morehead City Thurs- . dayand held a business session din ing the afternoon. The next two days were taken up with business j sessions- luncheons and sightseeing tours. Saturday l^ght. Col. Richard C. Matlonec. post deputy commander at Fort Bragg and participant in the Bataan death inarch, spoke to the group at their banquet. He urged their support for a drive to have the Veterans Administra I tion reinstate the portion of its hospitalization program that wis recently discontinued. Colonel Mai lonee said this discontinuance show ed the strong need for a United Veterans organization. The convention closed Sunday morning with a memorial service on the lawn of the Jefferson hotel. Chapter 26 of Havelock with David Oglesby, commander was host chap lain for the meting. I Tide Water Power company i yesterday rolled its cable, packed j in a round wooden crate, east on i highway 70 to Newport river j w here it will be laid across the i | channel as soon as pilings arc in j ' place. Health Office Schedules County Typhoid Clinics The Carteret eounty health de partment has just completed ty phoid vaccinations in the schools I and is now endeavoring to have all adults and children receive shots who have not been vaccina- ' ted. Persons who had shots last year need take only one shot and those who have gone longer with out a vaccination must take the scries of three shots that are given a week apart. Nurses from the health depart ment are at their offices in Beau fort every Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m. and every Saturday from 9 to 12 noon. They are also at the municipal building in Morehead City every Thursday night from 6:30 until 7:30. Typhoid shots may be taken at either of the two places at the time specified. The nurse's schedule for the ! rest of the county follows: Tues day, May 24, 31. June 7, Conner's store, llarlowe, 9:30 a.m. Wcdnes- ! day, May 25, June 1, 8 ? Pelletier's ! store. Stella. 9:30 am; Odell 1 Smith's store, Bogue, 10:30 a.m.: church yard, Broad Creek, 1 1 :30 j a.m.; Mason town sign. Newport, (Nine-Foot road), 1 p.m.; post of- 1 fice yard, Newport. 1:45 p.m.; Lee Murdock's store, Wildwood; 2:30 p.m. Herbert Styron's store, Roe, 8:30 a.m.; near net factory, Atlan tic, 10 a.m.; near Primitive Bap tist church, Sea Level, 10:45 a.m.; Gaskill's store. Stacy, 11:30 a.m.; post officc, Williston. 1 p.m.; post office, Marshallberg, 1:45 p.m ; school house. Marker's Island, 2: 30 p.m.; Spivey's store, Bettie, 3: 30 p.m. Other points are not included in the schedule since health depart ment experience over the past few years does not justify their inclu- i sion. The health officer requests that those persons requiring three shots be present each time because the nurses will make three visits only. Research Vessel Arrives Ai Port Terminal Saturday The Albatross, lederal research vessel, docked at the port terminal Saturday morning following a four j day trip from Wood's Hole, Mass 1 While enroutc from Wood's Hole it ! made nine sundings off the Caro lina coast. The Albatross, with its crew of j trained oceanographers and scien tints, will establish hydrographic 1 stations take soundings and make an extensive survey of coastal wa ters. By Ay cock Brown More than 400 greyhounds have arrived at kennels from Florida and other states to take part in the nightly races to be held at the Carolina Racing association's dog track which opens its second and a 92 night season Friday night, June 3. Prior to the official opening of the track on June 3, there will be six nights of schooling races start in this Friday night. May 27. The schooling events, held in order that dogfc may get accustomed to the track, will feature from 15 to 16 races each evening. There will be no charge of admission to see the dogs run. On the schooling nights, there will be no pari-mutuel betting, and as a result, children if they so desire, may visit the track and see the dogs run. After official opening night and the be ginning of pari-mutuel betting no minors will be allowed inside the track while races are under way. This is the same system that was employed last year and highly trained and well-paid officers en forced the ruling relative to mi nors and at the same time kept absolute order at the track. Patrons of the track this year will find many improvements have been made since the season closed last year! Several thousand dol lars have been expanded in land scaping the properties. Additional parking areas have been construct ed providing space for parking several hundred additional auto mobiles. Approaches to the, parking area have been paved. Changes have been made in the grand stand providing additional seating spare. This year automatic coin ma chines have been installed at the main gate to expedite the move ment of patrons through the turn styles. Instead of buying a ticket and handing same to a ticket taker at the gate, there will be change making facilities and the patron will merely drop a half dollar in a slot to unlock a turnstvle for enter ing the tracks and Utin..t.VJf * ?! also be installed fdr patrons of the Club House. An automatic ticket system will be installed at the mutuel windows to speed up that phase of the o|>cration. " With the official opening on June 3, there will be 10 races each night. But there will be no racing on Sunday nights. The season ex tends until Saturday night. Sept ember 17. Pari-mutuel betting will be under supervision of the More head City Racing Commission, and L. !>. (lore will again be the. Commission judge. Other racing officials, most of , whom were here during the 1948 season include: Boyd Rhodes, pre siding judge; J. R. Sanders, asso ciate judge* and timer; Paul Hart well, racing secretary; Harry Dun das. paddock judge; Paul C. Hart well, Jr. clerk of ,< scales; C. V Goetchius, cliart writer; Leo Ku See GREYHOUND Page Three TARHEEL WILDLIFE SKETCHES ? Buiier Species Are Important Toe . SOME PREDATORS ARE NECESSARY AS THEY CONTROL MANY UNDESIRABLE SPEC'ES - / THESE Bu>'fRS ARE UNCONTROLLED PREDATORS CAT MORE ^ ^ \ * / EAT?N By PREDATORS THAN THE BUFFER SPEC'ES CAN >\ / \ / BECAUSE THEY ARE HUM SUPPLY- THEN THEY TURN TO / \ / / CROUS AND EASIER TO GAME AND POULTRY / \l / CATCH - IF NOT CONTROLLED IZSTJ I / THEY'b SOON BECOME A V }/ MB B ii ***** w NATUK STRIVES TO MAINTAIN A balance BETWEEN HSR I VARIOUS POPULATIONS HHlCH X CANNOT BE DISTURBED WTM E* OUT SERIOUS AFFECT - THIS 6 A BASIC PRINCIPLE IN wilD Life management Wm Donmt The Carteret County WIMIile.cltb, will Met It 7:J? tomorrow night ia the Beaufort court bouae. All MBbtn iA urge* to to jrcacnL Cruise Personnel To Be Entertained Group Will See Dog Races, Attend Cocktail Party, Dance at Morehead City Plans for the first annual Me morial Day cruise by Tar Heels Afloat, only yachting organization in the world to which no member ship dues are charged, and which anyone with a pleasure craft may be a member, were completed this week. The group, making up a flotilla of up to 75 yachts and pleasure craft, ranging in size from speed boat size to yachts of more than 100 feet in length, will rehdezvous at Morehead City Yacht basin Sat urday. On the following morning, Sunday. May 29, the greatest mass movement of pleasure boats to ever assemble at one time in North Carolina will begin moving out of this port via Adams Creek for the cruise up Neuse river to the Trent Pines club at New Bern where more entertainment has been plan ned by the Fast Carolina Yacht club of the Craven capital. In Morehead City the group on Saturday night will be entertained first at a cocktail party to be held in the Bogue Sound club (formerly Morehead Villa). Following the cocktail party, the group will be guests of Carolina Racing associa tion where greyhound schooling events will be underway. There will be up to 15 dog races during the evening but no pari-mutuel betting. Official opening of the track will not be until Friday night. June 3. After the races, the group will be entertained at a dance at the Bogue Sound <lnh with music furnished by Joe Daris and his orchestra. In charge of completing plans this week are Chambers of Com merce Managers George Arrington of New Bern, Robert G. Lowe of Morehead City and Capt. Charles N. Bennett, commodore of Tar Heels Afloat. A feature of the festivities plan ned for the flotilla members in New Bern at Trent Pines club will be the election of officers. Rotarians Hear Talk od Scouts Moreheui City Rotarians heard an informative talk on the recent ly activated troop of Boy Scout* in Morehead City at their meeting Thursday night in the recreational center. Floyd Chadwick, Jr., Scoutmaster, was the 'speaker. Mr. Chidwick said the troop was organized ei?ht weeks ago from the remnants of a troop that had been sopnsored by the Young People's Bible class of the More head City Baptist church. Quincy Stimpson, former leader of that troop had moved away and the troop was in the throes of disin tegrating when Morehead City Jaycees decided to take charge of the situation, he said. The new troop started with 17 members and now has 34. All persons who have been requested to do so have rendered their as sistance, Mr. Chadwick reported, lie said his three assistant Scout masters, Marion Mills, Charles Stanley and Arthur Lewis, have given their time to the troop's work and have helped the boys, particularly in giving merit badge tests. Since its beginning a scatce two months ago Mr.* Chadwick 4iid the troop had held a court of honor, had a formal charter pre sentation and assisted in organiz ing a Scout baseball league among the six Scout troops in the county. Following the speech on Scout ing, the Rev. Lester Tilley said that the work the Scoutmasters were doing was more in the line of what some people felt the church should do. Rotarian George Wallace pro posed that the Rotary hold a fath er and son night sometime in the near future. He said it had been many years since such an occasion had been held and that it was time to consider future Rotarians as well as present ones. The date for the night was set as June 9. Ne*t week Jhe Mo\;enead City Rotary club wtjl meet at ? the Morehead City Teehanieal insti tute as guests of director Jamas I. Mason and the Institute.