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? Carfterei County Ntws-ltiitt A. Mncer Of Dm Beaufort News <e?t. J?U) * The Twla City Time. (est. 18M) , EDITORIAL PACK TUESDAY, SBPT. 6, 1949 A C? itiwt Probltm About * month ago we ran an article which cane (row the More head City Hospital Board of Trustee!. Although it waa an informative article, it was, essentially, a plea to those who owe the hospital money. It asked that they please pay their bill, if not in full, on account. The plea brought little, if any, results, but we weren't sur prised ?the person who owes bills and makes no effort to pay ii the type who cannot have hit conacit-nce jogged either by a piece of writing or an oral request. rihe persons who attempt to keep out of debt by making monthly or weekly payments are the ones who recognize their obligations and do their utmost to keep the bill collector from the door. Letters were sent out recently from the hospital, asking that the debtors make payment for medical attention they received there. There were several responses, but according to the hos pital's business department, "hardly enough to pay the postage on the letters." > We bave noticed that certain people think it's smart to run uy bills. It gives others a feeling of superiority and "well-being" to know they can get credit. But some are out and out dead beats who will get all they can for nothing and the devil take the hindmost. to centuries gone by persons who owed bills were cast into prison. Many of the men who colonized this country were debtors who were released because they agreed to come here and settle the wild new lands that held promise of weulth. There is evidence that their tendency toward indebtedness has not been out-bred in mcqeeding generations! In this day. our economic status, generally, is high above that of the poor wretches in the streets o( London and Paris that found themselves behind bars merely because they sought food lir theif families when they had no me.ins with which to pay tor it. The day of the "living wage." "minimum wage," "social security," and "pension" was to be foun t only in the distant fu tare, to that land beyond their ken that was a nebulae of myth and hope. No business can operate on a "credit eternally yours" basis. Certainly not a hospital which has equipment as intricate, precise, and expensive as printing machinery. Without the hospital, many people now living in Carteret county simply would not to living. How many people would come here to spend their summer vacations if there was a hospital no closer than New Bern? Many would think twice and many of these would seek another shore. Closing this hospital would be one of the most tragic things Mm* could happen. Preposterous? Perhaps, but unless outstand ing and current accounts are paid, we may be spluttering, "Pre posterous!" too late. Morehead City residents are taxed Cor hospital maintenance. Other parsons throughout tha county come to the hospital? an Institution they da not help ti *eep rinfaiiig by paying town taxes ? receive treatment, and leave, evidently expecting a good fairy to Bay the bill. Tto hospital has been highly criticized for the manner in which they seek (upon admitting a person to the hospital) guaran tee that a bill will be paid. The criticism comes from persons who do not comprehend the situation, who do not realize that the same to true in hospitals all over the country. They are not charitable institutions. Service is not free to one and all. We an in favor of an adjusted scale of charges at the hospital whereby Morelaaad City residents, who pay a hospital levy, receive - a certain reduction on their bill. This may not be feasible at (resent when the hospital needs every cent of money it possibly ?a fet, but it's worth considering. Tto patient load at the hospital has decreased, yet an ade quate staff must be maintained at all times. Patients are not ordered by their doctors to stay in the hoapital as long aa once was the practice. All these things tend to decrease hospital re WW. Numerous hard pay patients may be the straw that breaks the camel's bsA. Thoughts far an open mind,*, U is tngic bow few people possess their aoula before they die. me infinite always ia silent ? it is only the finite speaks. Our words are the idle wave caps on the deep that never breaks. ( We may explain, decide, and discuac, but only in meditation Ik* mystery speaks to m. There In no great harm in forgetting to do a Job, but great harm 1> done in forgetting its importance. To be successful:? Average ability plus s strong body, a level Mtd, and a generous heart. If yom an net a genius use what taientc you have at their higheat point. ? Jim Morrill 4 he* can't sun while kicking. This (act 1 merely mention. Jytd lM can't kick while pulling, Which i| my chief contention. CM transit through natural gM^pfcMUnu |r?m 10 to 20 milei Bakaadini Room To Bo 3t>op MUNICH? (AT) ?The Bar varian penitentiary of Stadelheim X Munich contains ? room h even the (uarda dread. More than 1,1W persona ware beheaded theUe during Hitler1! Naii rule. Now it ia being cleaned and tranaformed into a motor repair shop. A UIC11Y CUSTQMiR tiCWS ITCM "?SlCCTB^C .,w> C.OLVES NEW Cl-e-*- ' - imMSSS THE SIDEWALK SKIPPER The heavy rains and wind have meant nothing but idleness for the fishermen. Word from the Carteret Fish company, Beaufort, is "we're not doing much of anything. Some of the boats are going out. We expect to get mullets as soon as there's a wind shift." David Yeomans at Dannie Willis* fish house, Harkers Is land, said their nine boats aren't doing much. They believed there would be some nice catches of mackerel if they got out. But they, too, are waiting for a mul let blow. Capt. Calvin Willis got be tween seven and eight thousand in that blow about two weefcr ago, and Allie Moore came in with - 12*000 on the "Judy." Captain Willis recently put a new radio in on his boat the "Barbara." Most of the craft got new coats of paint about a month or two ago. Harvey Smith is still down in Misaissippi, looking after his business there. Capt David Beveridge ex pects to return this weekend from Ocracoke where he has been for the past week or more. Capt. Jack Sewell on the "Betty K" has been up the Neuse. Re ports from there aren't good. Capt. Will Congleton of the "Stella May" was down the seund but returned and had his beat hauled up and the bottom scraped. Mr. Rice at J. B. Rice and Son seafood market, Morehead City, is specialist# in shrimp right now, "anyway you like 'em," dressed, undressed, veined with the tail? off, veined with the tails on, whole ? all the customed haa to do ia name it They also have crabmea* and are expecting mullets within the next week. E. J. Hall of City Flak Market, Morehead City, had a wide ?el ection Saturday: spotted trout at 88 cents a pound, ronnd trout, blues, and spanisk mackerel at 40 cents a pound, sea mullets, jumping mullets, and channel kass at 30 cents a pound, and kogflsk at 28. Pompano were available at Puck O'Neal's (Belhaven Pish and Oyster Co.) over the .week end. They have been catching a few recently. The total catch this week was 30 pounds. Only about five boats of the fleet are operating here. Moat of the others are at Englehard but are expected to return most any day. Ia addition to* pom pan o, house wives have their choice at the Balkaven market of spotted trout, bines, jumping mullet, flounder, croaker, hogfish, and spots. "We're been taking a few spots . . . very ftw Inultets," was Cecil Nelson's report from Har kers Iaiawd. He ex pec la a mul let blow very soon. The fear or flue, beau fishing tot him now ate in. "pretty good shape" for tip fall season. Albert Lee of Lea's ft* keuee, MeuskeeJ City, kas named Cap tain Samm# Witts. Keeker. I Undb a* kie star fiakerman lor tke year. Lee oetimafcaa ftkaft Captain, lammp and kia sea, Donoan, kae^ kreufkt In ap | paenieaataly 200,000 pns? fs their "Sophia N," a shrimper and long-hauler. Lea ha* announced the com* pletion of his new $6,000 fish house, located on the central part of Haekers Island. Alton Willis of Harkers Island has been made superintendent of the plant where fish will be unloaded, packed and trucked to Morehead City. Earl C. Davis of Harkers Is land says it's a "slack season." There's been a bit of long haul ing, mostly small fish. But the line fishing at the bridge has been good. Three men in one skiff caught 50 pounds of trout the other night. Tom McGee, Congressman Barden's Secre tary. told Davis- that the story of that eatch found its way all the way up to Mt. Olive, McGee's home. Albert J>a says the mullet blow will come this week on the full moon. His catches during the past week have totaled be tween 5,000 and 6,000 pounds "all mixed." "We haven't been doing anything," he added. Two new nets have been bought by Willis Fish Market, Morehead City, which has three boats fishing for them. The only thing on the "for sale" counter last weekend were mul lets at 80 cents a pound. The sentimenta of W. H. Pot ter at Beaufort Fisheries are dour: ''Nothing hut ram, bad weathmr and no W But, with a brighter hope for the Ml fish ing seaaom, ha announced that fchejr will start to condition their bo*to in 15 to 29. dnya. The Miaepilliom, wlueh fell victim to fire oarer a month ago, will ho back licking with the rest of the fleet by Oat. 20. Ethan Davis at the Gordon C. Willis fish house, Morehead. City, brought ray of optimism with his report that catches "are pick ing up a little bit." They have had some shrimp, the catches weren't too good became of the weather, but haul crews have been taking croakers, pigfish, 7 rzxej^/i N*v?from 1 NEWPORT L-Jl- ? ^ I*- "? I August 31 ? Mrs. T. S. Brown j of Norfolk, Va., and Mrs. John j Caffey of New York City ar rived Tuesday to visit their moth- I er, Mrs. Bessie Herrington. Miss Nina Garner left Wednes- j day to return to Burlington where she will teach this winter. Capt. and Mrs. Harry Livings ton and son, Billy, left Tuesday for Quantico, Va., where Capt. Livingston has to go to school for nine months. Mrs. Allen Cannon and daugh ter shopped in New Bern Tde&hoU ?; Mrs. Cecil Hill, *s; tftfe Hti and Mrs. Elbert Garner rbttttney Monday from a trip to Florida. Miss Melba Garner left Tues day for Littleton where she will teach this winter Bobby Tilden of Wilmington spent Tuesday night hare with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Heath and Mrs. Marsh Knott and child> ren went to Cora City Wednes day to take Mrs. Duffy Heath who had been visiting here. | and pan trout. The Willis house | is buying fish from about eight | to nine boats at present. Davis fish market, Beaufort, had a wide vaciety of seafood yester day in its bright new retail market on Front street. Flounder was sel ling for 40 cents a pound, bluefish at 40, mullet 30, spot 20, speckled trout 99. hogfish and croaker 20, shrimp ?0, oysters $1.25 a quart and clams $1 a quart. Their hwig-kaul crews are doing pretty good, but tfee report on otbera la "slow." Way Brothers Fish House, Beau fort, is buying trom about six boots now. Bert Davis saya they're not doing mucfc. "The fall fish sm't dow* here yet." The boots wore o m yesterday and were ex pected in last night. , There are an estimated 3,000, 000 miles of rural reads in ttie United States. tttTHE | Vm 11m DEPOSITORY to Bml "BANK ntOM YOUK CAT" fob ion ntncTiM IWni Lack Bag and Key m nr wmmms son First Citizens Bank ft TVbsI Co. -am. it c. amum 2 , - HOlirWOOP.,..<,jU.aw?^n heart-tugging and enjoyable show I've seen lately was pat oa by 14 young men in wheelchairs. Assisting them in chorus numbers were 11 pretty and shapely young ladies who, daytimes, are the men's nuraes. The show was caHed the "Wheelchair Revue," and it was put on in the recrea tion hall of the Army's nearby Birmingham General Hospital. The audience was unusual* too. H consisted mainly of perhaps 1&0 other ex-GI paraplegics in wheel chairs. Along the sides of the auditorium were other men ui hospital beds. What makes this a Hollywood story iS| that the show, which had pace and polish, was put on with movie professionala' help. Nick Castle, a wiry, explosive, dark haired dance director at M-G-M, was asked by the hospital recrea tional director to lend a hand. Busy daytimes directing routines in "Nancy Goes to Rio," Nick would grab a malt and a sand wich after work and go to the hospital three nights a week for 11 weeks. When he'd complain sbout midnight during a rehearsal that he had to be on the set at 8:36, the veterans pointed out that that was nothing. They had to get up at 6 for treatment routine. The show had spectacular dance-like numbers with men wheeling themselves through criss cross patterns, circle routines, and figure 8's. There were comedy dialogues, a magic act, a bathing beauty contest featuring the nur ses, and pantomine singing to re cords. The studio supplied spot AGEHCY SERVICE "I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN HIM." Na mar* complimentary statement or higher praise could be accorded to any in dividual or ergaataatta* than ?hi't. Confidence like that kept inviolate, b the founda tion of all human and business relations. The measure of it sets one professional man above his fellows. To those whose confidence [ treasure, this agency pledgea anew untiring efforts to merit continued patronage. There is no substitute for pro fessional insurance manage ment and our clients and others ye assured of frte|id T TV.. *r*e aad vUe hearted cooperation at all times. Haw can we help yon new? Phone ? Write ? Call. JdwL, Cramp Insurance & Real Estate 823 Arendell Street Morehead City Phone M 3(21 lights, sound equipment, costumes, and prop*. Four studio prop men, four electricians, and two make up men, volunteering their time, worked behind the scenes. Castle was credited on the program with i "direction and wheelchairecta phy." A studio musician, Kobett Keith, directed an orchestra of civilian volunteers and wrote spe cial lyrics. Eddie Tale, who lost his legs in a plan* crash, sammed up his and the other ptrfomura' satis faction: "At lwt We're entertain ing people instead <ti people enter taining ua." Eddie did a high balancing act, tipping back in hia wheelchair on a pair of tracks held up by the nurses. The first night audience ap plauded thunderously when Castle suggested the show ought to be take* oa the road. H? hopes such arrangements can be Hade. Colorado leash the world i? tha production of sugar beets. AMAZING, NEW (rfim bfait/ See the big, new Westinghouse Commander with such ?ven heat, you can bake perfectly anywhere in ita spacious Miracle Ovaa! Enjoy ita new surface cooking capacity, with bonus working space for larga utwwili. ...Try; its simplified cooking controls that never make you reach over hot utensils! OTHER MODiU ROM to XvcmAt Westinghouse time a Ton mi sim TIRE WATER POWER CO. "251 ***| too as \200\ *?o us. 2?ffl mi vena nwNMY nmn*u> nmt
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