Newspapers / Carteret County News-Times (Morehead … / Oct. 22, 1954, edition 1 / Page 7
Part of Carteret County News-Times (Morehead City, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Federal Trade Commission Accuses Health Insurance Companies of Fraud Ford's Bond Set At {ISO on Auto Larceny Charge In a preliminary hearing in Morehead City Recorder's Court Monday to find probable cause Ford Joseph, Cherry Point Murine, was bound over to Superior Court under a $100 bond on a charge of larceny of an automobile belonging to Mrs. Mary Willis O'Conner, Morehead City. 'Willie Montague and James Thomas Brown forfeited their bonds. Montague was charged with disturbing the peace and disorder ly conduct and Brown was charged with, speeding and not having a driver's license. Ersle Muse Walker, charged with speeding, was fined half court costs while Donnie Wayne Nipper, facing the same charge, paid the full costs. Glenn Ray Hatfield and Mark O. Dickerson were found guilty on charges of failing to stop at a stop sign. Hatfield was taxed one-third of the costs of court and Dickerson was assessed court costs. The case against Elijah J. Willis, charged with fighting on the streets, was continued. C harged with allowing an unli censed person to drive a car, James Edward Taylor was found not guil ty. Willie Clifton Smith was fined $25 and court costs for not having a driver's license. The fine will be remitted if he presents a li cense within two weeks. Gerald Robert Smith had to pay costs for being drunk on the streets and possessing obscene lit erature. The state did not prosecute John C. I.assiter on a charge of being drunk and disorderly. Joseph Wallace Odom, charged with failing to yield the right of way, was assessed costs of court. Jay Lee Jarrell's case was con tinued for four weeks. He is charged with failing to comply with a court judgment of July 6, 1954. Winners Announced Winners of the essay contest on fire prevention, which was spon sored by the Morehead City Jay cees, are Jjtarbara Adams, Move head City Hjgh School, Janiee4*?i Lovick, wwWiead City grammaf school, Faye Adams. Camp Lejeune school and James William tames, W. S. King school. Date Changed 4-11 Achievement Day will be held on Thursday night, Oct. 28. instead of Friday night, Oct. 29, as previously announced in 4-H Club meetings. This is being done so club members may attend the Beaufort-Pqplico football game. ? Washington (AP)? The govern-' mem accused IT the nation'! health, hospital ana accident in surance companies Tuesday uf mil representing benefits they offer millions of customers. Chairman Edward T. Howrey of the Federal Trade Commission an nounced the complaints, charging "false and misleading advertising " He said that in a 10-month in quiry of nearly 900. other health and accident insurance companies, the FTC has found hundreds of similar practices and will file ad ditional complaints. Tuesday's FTC action involved companies in Texas, Missouri, llli nois, Utah, New York. Indiana. Delaware, Nebraska and Arkansas. In some cases, the commission said, misleading statements were made about tl e extent of coverage of policies; in others there was al leged misrepresentation about max imum benefits or other matters. $300 Million in Premiums "In the aggregate," the FTC said, "the 17 companies named in the proceedings account for an nual premiums of 300 million dol lars, representing about one third of the total accident and health coverage on an individual policy basis in the United States. "The four largest companies in this field? Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Assn. of Omaha, Neb. (Mutual of Omaha); Bankers Life nad Casualty Co. of Chicago (The White Cross Plan); Reserve Life Insurance Co. of Dallas, Tex.; and United Insurance Co. of Chicago are among the 17 companies cited for alleged misrepresentation of their policies." The commission listed a variety of alleged misrepresentation (no one company was charged with committing all), including: 1. Policy termination provisions. It said a typical claim of "no auto matic termination age" conflicted with the fact that most policies "are renewable solely at the option of the company. 2. Extent of coverage. A typical claim is "it pays you up to $15 a day for 100 hospital days -for each sickness or accident." As a matter of fact, the FTC said, there are "many cases of accident or sick ness for which policies so repre sente do not provide payment." 3. Maximum dollar limits. Citing such claims as, "We pay up to $525 for each surgical operation," the FTC said, "Actually, many policies provide that the full amount is payable only for one or tw? comparatively rare opera ftme of coverage. "Certain companies represent that the coverage is effective at the date of issuance when actually, coverage for many sicknesses is delayed until the policy has been in effect for a specified period of time ? for example, six months in the case of tuberculosis or heart disease." 5. Health status of applicant. Cer tain companies' advertisements "do not disclose that the policy does npAEgfllEiL. nPNi BOnLED IN BOND STRAIOHT BOURBON WHISKEY i IIIIKI II MM II I. I. HJIHItt S MIS, IK.. IIIII1UW. HIliHtMU. U. That's What You Call A Quick Fade-Out! A Couple <4 patient* at More bead City Hospital got m> con cerned about the hurrkaae Fri day and what night happen to tkeir bomrk that tbey left their sick beds ? simply up and walked out of the hospital. The hospital authorities have no idea what happened to them. On the patients' admission cards is written simply, "Disappeared." 128 Persons Apply for Work The Morehead City branch of the Employment Security Commis sion of North Carolina had 128 new applications for employment during the month of September, according to Mrs. Julia P. Tenney, manager. The number of continued claims for unemployment insurance dur ing September almost doubled that of last year. There were 376 claims for insurance in September of last year and 647 this September. Mrs. Tenny said that the More head City office now has an active file of 383 Of these 17 are females and 86 are veterans. During September, the office placed 102 persons plus another 267 placed in agricultural open ings. Mrs. Tenney said she now has openings for laborers, clerk-typists, stenographers, credit clerks, ce ment finishers and maintenance mechanics. Defendant to Appear On Assault, Theft Count Grant Willoughby, Morehead City, has been cited to appear in Morehead City Recorder's Court On a charge of assaulting Henry Baker and stealing his wallet. Mr. Baker signed the warrant Monday. Morehead City Patrolman Wil liam J. Condie cited Robert Ray mond Nibbs, Cherry Point. Tuesday for driving under the influence. A citation was issued to Johnnie Logue, Morehead City, Tuesday for public drunkenness. Capt. Herbert Griffin gave the citation. Sgt. Carl Bunch issued a citation to Carl Andrew Mills, Newport u Wednesday on a charge of running a Ted light. ?iS not cover any loss traceable to a condition in existence at the time of the policy was issued." Grew Out of Complaints "The investigation," the FTC said, "grew out of a flood of letters received from American policy holders complaining that the in surance coverage they purchased was not the coverage that had been advertised. "It has been the first broad scale FTC investigation of its kind in this field, and it was begur in the interest of protecting the large segment of the public which cur rently relies upon accident and health insurance coverage. "The investigation i3 continuing." Chairman Howrey told a news conference that, while group in surance was not involved in Tues day's action, the investigation has covered group policies. He would not say whether any apparent vio lations had been uncovered in group insurance. Howrey said the advertisements complained of appeared in direct mail, newspapers, magazines, ra dio and television. Some of the 17 companies sell only by mail, some only through agents and some use both methods. The companies have 20 days to fila their answer to the complaints. Hearing dates for each case were set on various days in December. If the FTC complaints stand up, the commission will issue orders tailing the companies to cease and desist from the practices. If the practices continued, each violation would be subject to a civil penalty of Si, 000 a day. Mayor George W. Dill, Morehead City, Ml Wednesday moraing to attend the League of Municipalitiea meeting at Winston-Salem. ATTENTION ALL POLICYHOLDERS JOHN L CRUMP, ACENT i Morahaad City, N. C Wa ar* doing all in our pow?r to handio all claims as rapidly as possible. . ? U You Hav* a Claim Roport H At One* , Thank You I Mayors Meet With County Board Yesterday Officials Discuss Damage Incurred Here at Result Of Hurricane Carteret County's board of com missioners held an emergency meeting yesterday morning and started gathering data on the dam age which Hurricane Hazel wreak ed on the county. Mayor A. B. Cooper, Atlantic Beach, and Mayor Clifford Lewis, Beaufort, attended the meeting and told of the damage which was done in and around their town. Dr. K. P. B. Bonner, chairman of the county commissioners, told the mayors that the purpose of the meeting was to get a complete pic ture of the damage done over the county, both inside town limits and outside the limits. Mayor Cooper told the commis sioners that the entire loss at At lantic Beach, excluding the beach itself, has been estimated al $1, 863.000. He explained that the loss of the beach was perhaps the most serious loss to the town and will be an expensive one. Mayor Cooper's estimate in cluded municipal properly, private businesses and homes. He also pointed out to the board that the county should do some thing about the beach if there was any way possible. He said, "You should show the people over there that you're try ing to help them." Mayor Lewis said that Beaufort's damage was harder to eslimale be cause many of the buildings are only partially damaged. In the absence of Newport Mayor Edgar Hibbs. commissioner Moses Howard stated that the town had suffered some damage but nothing like that of Beaufort or Atlantic Beach. He said that no estimates have been made. Judge Lambert Morris, Atlantic, reported that Atlantic had little materiel damage but had lost a few shingles and boats. Judge Morris believed that the greatest damage to the area was to the farm crops around North River. Dan Walker, town clerk of Beau fort, told the group that the Ma rines left yesterday. The board voted to reimburse the Marines the money which titty spent on room and boa&l while on, duty jn the county. Mr. Howard made a motion that the board go on record as thank ing the organizations which came to I he aid of the county during the disaster. Included in the motion were the Marines, the state high way department, the telephone and telegraph meil, the Beaufort Na tional Guard* unit, the town offi cials of all the towns in the county, the Red Cross and others who helped the county. The importance of the road across the open grounds was^ dis cussed and the board moved to ask the state highway department to take over the road. Judge Morris pointed out that the road is needed in a case of emergency such as this. Mayor Cooper asked the board to wire the Governor and tell him of the county'* plight and to tell him that the county's main indus tries suffered severe damage as a result of the hurricane. Mayor Cooper listed the tourist trade, the fishing industry and farming as the main basis of industries in the county. Clayton Fulcher, Atlantic, re quested that the board wire Con gressman Graham Barden. about the situation and also send a wire to Col. Hill of the engineering de partment. Alvah Hamilton reminded the board that Superior Court was put off because of the hurricane and A. H. James, county solicitor, told them that the cases are piling up and a special term ia needed. The board passed a motion to ask for two weeks of criminal court at the earliest possible date. Another problem before the county board was the distribution of the food given to the county by the A4P store in Beaufort County Health Inspector Fulford reminded the group that the food has to be dli posed of within the next few days or it will spoil. He said that the store had given the county four and ? half tons of staple goods which were not dam aged In the hurricane. He reported that the food had been placed ina freezer plant. w Miss Georgia Hughes, head o I the county welfare department, was instructed to handle the dis tribution^ the food and aha aaked for an estimate of the amount of food on hand. The board decided to get two prominent merchants to make the estimate and report to Miss Hughes. Negro N?ws ?forehead City Hospital Discharged: Mrs. Alonzo Beet on and daughter. Beaufort, Saturday; Mtas "race Henderson, route 1 Newport, Monday. Births at Merefccad CHy HieMsl: To Mr. and Mrs. Louis Collins, Beaufort ? daughter. Debbie Zy | vette, Saturday, Oct II. Chamber .Manager Speaks To Emeritus Club Monday Ted Davis, manager of the More - head City Chamber of Commerce, spoke on the merits of amateur radio operators at the Monday night meeting of the Emeritus Club at Captain Bill's Restaurant. Mr Davia told the group of the work done by the "ham" operators during the recent hurricane and pointed out that he cleared more than 150 messages through the amateurs after the storm. He said ! that the operators stayed on duty i as much as 60 hours during the disaster. He said. "So jong as American youths accept the challenges on all fronts, and work to meet them with constructive thought and ac tion, America and the United States will continue to be the great est bulwark of freedom in the world." In the business meeting, which I was presided over' by W. S. Kidd, president, a new project relative lo building a better beach area in this section was presented in re port form by George Huntley, Beaufort. Mr. Huntley suggested a system for building breakwaters along the present beach as protection against future storms. The meeting had been scheduled for Sea Level Inn but was changed to Morehead City when the North River bridge was washed out in the hurricane. The next meeting is scheduled for Nov. 15. HOSPITAL NOTES Morehead City Hospital Admitted: Mr. Garth Field, Morehead City, Saturday; Mrs. Bennie Lewis, Broad Creek, Sunday; Mrs. Frank Marino, Morehead City, Sunday; Mrs. Raymond Samuel, Beaufort, Monday. " Mr. Harold P. Scripture, More head City, Monday; Gene Thomas. Morehead City, Tuesday; Mrs. Law rence Ballance, Ocraeoke, Tuesday; Mrs. Sam Meadows, Swansboro, Tuesday. Sgt. Charles R. Dowdy, Camp Le jeune, Tuesday; Miss Josephine Erickson, Havelock, Tuesday. Discharged: Capt. W. R. Cox, Morehead-Beau (ort Causeway, Saturday; Mrs. Mc Donald Daniels and son, Beaufort. Saturday; Mrs. Don Eubanks and son, route 1 Beaufort, Saturday; Mr. Gilbert Jones, Havelock, Satur day. Mrs. Fred Graham, Beaufort, Sat urday; Mrs. Georgia Guthrie, Sal ter Path, Saturday; Jimmy Morehead City, Saturday; Mrs. Tim Carraway. Merrimon, Sunday; Mr. Howard Fulcher, Sea Level, Sun day. Mrs. Robert Gilpin, route 2 New port, Sunday; Mrs. Robert Thomp son and daughter, Beaufort, Sun day; Mrs. D. B. Turner Jr., and son. route 1 Newport. Sunday; Morehead City, Monday; Mrs. John York, Havelock, Monday. Mrs. Fred Hughes and daughter, Morehead-Beaufort Causeway. Mon day; Mrs. George Smith, Salter Path, Monday; Mrs. Alexander Pittman and daughter, Morehead City, Monday: Mrs. Euclid Wade and son, Williston, Monday. Mr. Jim Campen, Camp Glenn. Monday; Mrs. Wilbur Finch and daughter. Morehead City, Monday; Miss Bessie Burrough, Havelock, Wednesday; Mrs. Johnny Waddell and son, Beaufort, Wednesday. Mr. 4. Monroe Whitehurst, Glou cester, Wednesday; Mrs. Laurie Wooten and son, Beaufort. Wed nesday: Mrs. Carl Edwards and son, Merrimon, Wednesday: Lil lian Ann Taylor, Havelock, Wed nesday; Mr. Curtis C. Holt, More head City, Wednesday. Sea Level Hospital Admitted: Mrs. Ann Berner, Marshallberg, Monday; Mrs. Charlotte Lupton, Morehead City Social News Mrs. W. J. Cherry Elected President Monday Night The general meeting of the Women of the Presbyterian Church was held Monday night. Mrs. W. J. Cherry was elected president for j the year. The present president. Mrs. R. B. | Howard, presided over the meeting. The meeting was opened l>> the singing of a hymn and Mrs. Cherry read the minutes of the September meeting. Three official delegates were elected to attend the Presbyteria! that is being held today at Wal lace. Delegates selected were Mrs. R. W. Wells, Mrs. Priestly Conyers, Mrs. J. W. Kellogg, and Mrs. Cherry. Other officers elected for the year were vice-president, Mrs. Jas per Phillips; secretary, Mrs. J. I). Holt; treasurer. Mrs. S. W. Thomp son, and historian, Mrs. H L. Jos lyn. Chairman of committees were ap pointed and are as follows, spi ritual growth, Mrs. Kellogg, world missions, Mrs. Malcolm (ioodman; Church extension. Mrs. A. F. Chestnut; stewardship, Mrs. Howard; general fund, Mrs. (leor^e Springs; annuities and relief, Mrs. Frank Pigford, and Christian edu cation, Mrs. Carroll Morgan The theme of the program was "I saw the Church in Latin Ameri ca," presented by Mrs. Chestnut and assisted by Mrs. Paul Cordova, Mrs. Springs, Mrs. Conyers and Mrs. Joslyn. The meeting was closed with a devotional by Mrs. Chestnut, a prayer by Mrs. Conyers and the singing of a hymn. M. C. Chamber Mails Tax Book A booklet entitled "How the New Tax Code Affects You" is being mailed to all Morehead City Cham ber of Commerce members this week along with the regular issue of the chamber bulletin. The booklet, published by the Chamber of Commerce of the Untied States, gives all the details OK Ae new tax code. ? TPd Davis, manager of the More head City chamber, said that one copy is being mailed to every mem ber but more copies will be avail able if they are needed. I Cedar Island Tuesday: Mr. William Gaskill, Sea Level, Tuesday; Mr. Alvah Taylor, Sea Level, Tuesday. Uncharged: Mr. Luther Guthrie, llarkers Island, Thursday. Oct. 14; Miss Monica Robinaon, Beaufort, Friday, Oct. 15; Mr. Thomas Wyhadum, Georgetown, S. C.. Saturday; Mr. Algernon Gillikin, Beaufort, RFD, Saturday; Mr. Lionel Gilfo, Atlan tic. Saturday. Mrs. Joe Willis and daughter. Atlantic, Sunday; Mrs. Margaret Jones. Morehead City, Sunday; Mrs. Eugene Styron and son. Cedar Iiland, Monday; Mr. Allen Law rence. Beaufort, RFD, Monday. Mrs. James Daniel Lewis and son, Harken Island, Tuesday; Mr. Henry Lawrence. Williston, Tues day; Mrs. Clarence Willis, llarkers Island. Wednesday; Mrs. Earl Law rence and son, Beaufort RFD, Wednesday; Miss Elizabeth Ann Willi*, Atlantic, Wednesday; Mr. Tom Styron, Sea Level, Wednes day; Mrs. Billy Nelson and son, llarkers Island, Wednesday. Miss Janice Lewis Lists Bridal Attendants' Names Miss Janice Kay I<ewis who will be married tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Franklin Memorial Methodist Church to Cpl. Harry J. Korn probst.' wil| have as maid of honor Miss Stephanie Kornprobst, of Mi ami, Fla. The matron of honor will he Mrs. Charles K. Austin, of Beau fort. Bridesmaids will lie Miss Hattie Lee Davis. Miss Carolyn Oglesby, and Miss Velma Conway, all of Morehead City. The brother of the bride, Ray mond J. Lewis II, will be the ring bearer and Hannah Gay Merrill will be the flower girl. Corporal Kornprobst has chosen as his best man Sgt. George Bian chi, and ushers will be Cpl. Tim othy McCarthy, Pfc. Allen Wer nick, Pfc. A1 Barlowe. Cpl Jimmy Hart, S/Sgt. Bob Poucher and Cpl. ! Larry Martinson. The honorary bridesmaids will be Miss M>rna llcdgecock, Miss Jerry HedKecock. Miss Janine Roberts. Miss Jeanette Merrill, all of Morehead City and Miss Caro lyn Guthrie of Harpers Island. Missionary Society Meets With Mrs. Manley Home The Women's Missionary Society of the Park View Baptist Mission elected Mrs. J. W. Sykes, Mans field Park, president Monday night at a meeting at the home of Mrs. Manley Home. Mansfield Park. " Make Straight the Highway for Our God" was the theme of the program presented by Mrs. Thomas Fish. Mrs. Jerry Kilgore, Mrs. G. T. Cockman ami Mrs. W. T. Cock man. The devotional was conducted by Mrs. Home. Mrs. Sykes presided at the business session. She was the only officer elected. Eleven women attended. The co hostess was Mrs. Lloyd Crowe. The next meeting will take place Nov 15. The place will be announced later. Thrift Shop Re-Opens The Thrift Shop was closed yes terday because of the Distriot Con vocation in at. Andrew's Episcopal Church. The shop will open to day. baby have moved here near Beau | tort from Norfolk. Mr Pilcher will be stationed at Morehead. Mr. BUI Tickle was home for the weekend from Norfolk. Mrs Frank Lewis and daughter, Winifred, and mother, Mrs. Mar tin. and Mr.v Maggie Mason visited Mrs. Julia Pake Monday. Mrs. Hazel Simpson and ten. Rodney visited at the home of Mrs More Simpson Monday. Mrs June Fulcher and two children of Morehead City spent a while with Mrs Dallas Willis Sun ? day. S Mrs. Reta Goodwin and son Vernon of Morehead City called to see Mrs. Sophia Lupton Sunday. Miss Betty Jean Daniels returned Saturday from Elon where she I visited her sister, Mrs. Earl Dan I iely. Mr and Mrs. Ray Musgrave and ; son of Lexington visited Mrs. Sophia I.upton Sunday. ! Mr. Ray Goodwin who works in I New Jersy spent the weekend with his family. Mr. and Mrs. Will Boyd of River dale and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Daniels and children of Madam Moore's Lane visited here Sunday Mrs Garland Humphries and son Harrison of Lexington were the guests of Mrs. James Willis Mon day night. Mr. Jim Mitchell and son of Kin ston called on Mr. and Mrs. Harry Willis Sunday. Mr. Richard Garvin and Mr. Arthur Winkle of Ohio spent a few days here. They left Saturday to return home taking Mrs. Garvin and two children who had been here with her mother, Mrs Julia Pake, for a few weeks. Talented Wynema Presents Program The Literary and Art Club were entertained Tuesday night at their first meeting of the year by the talented and colorful Indian dancer Wynema, of New Bern. Mrs. A. F. Chestnut, chairman, conducted a brief business session in preparation for ensuing meet ings. Mrs. Vivian Archanboult, mother of Wynema, explained and display ed various authentic Indian cos tumes and art made by different tribes. Wynema makes all of her costumes and was champion dancer of all Indian tribes for six years. She is 19 years old. Her interpretation of ihe Eagle dance, the story of an eagle float ing down on its prey, a kill dance, two warriors fighting to their death, and the championship dance (the dance for the best dancer.) were portrayed. The entertainment was well received by the audience. REVIVAL SERVICES Each Evening MONDAY, OCT. 25 THROUGH SUN. OCT. 31 . \ REV. J. B. STARNES, Evangelist I Will Conduct Services SPECIAL MUSIC Under the Direction of AL McELMON AT 7:30 P.M. FIRST FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH Morehead City FREE FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY ALL CHANNEL TV ANTENNA INSTALLED FREE With each Television Set Purchased FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ECONOMY AUTO & APPLIANCE STORE, INC. W ARENDELL ST. PHONE M1M .MOl^HEAD CITY
Carteret County News-Times (Morehead City, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Oct. 22, 1954, edition 1
7
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75