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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES I Cartarat County'. Nawtpapar EDITORIALS FRIDAY, OCT. 29. If 54 We Hope That the ICC Sees . . . The fight has just begun. Southern's interest in acquiring the Atlantic and East Carolina lease and the connecting railroads, Camp Lejeune and a 36-mile line linking Jacksonville with Havelock, is equal to our interest in seeing the deal go through. The proposition has now been laid before the Interstate Commerce Com mission, the federal agency which deals with all matters involving transporta tion of goods across state boundaries. While the immediate problem involves railroad lines located within North Carolina, the railroad company seek ing to operate those lines transports products throughout many states. For that reason the ICC's approval of the proposed transaction must be obtained. There's going to be a fight because other railroads competing with South ern, such as the Atlantic Coast Line which handles the railroad business at Wilmington and other southeast coastal points, do not want to see a rival road better its position. Southern, with its connections to the middle west, would be giving Morehead City (terminus of the A&EC) that vital, long dreamed of tie-up with the central and western part of North Carolina and points west. The furniture and textile manufacturers in Wr state would no lsnger have to import or export ma terials over the round-about route through Norfolk or Charleston. South ern's operation into Morehead City would be the "open sesame" to new wealth for all North Carolina. Yet some short-sighted neighbors to the south of us are speaking,out against Southern's proposal. Fearing that Southern's operation into Morehead City would cut into their economic melon, Wilmington is backing the At lantic Coast Line in its attempts to block Southern's program. Actually, we fail to see how the ICC can deny Southern the privilege of car rying through its plan when all the facts are laid before the commission. Other railroads have not been giving up-and-coming North Carolina, at its eastern and western extremities, the service its growing economy demands. North Carolina, going through a fabu lour transformation, NEEDS two deep water ports, both served by progressive, strong railroads. Under the able management of J. O. Holt, Morehead City ? behind the eight ball because of its lack of service from a widespread rail system ? has proved that it can pay its way and make a profit. That is more than Wilmington has been doing. It is true that Morehead City is bene fiting from Navy use of the port, BUT the potential here from the commercial standpoint, is not a question mark. It's a proven fact. Morehead City, with its inland waterway connection, its ocean lane connection and better rail facilities is the best bet to make North Carolina a leader in commercial shipping. Wilmington will not suffer, nor will the rail lines which serve it. This is not 1900. This is 1954. There are more people, there is more buying, there is more business. We must open channels to let that business flow unhampered. To block those channels is to deny fu ture generations of North Carolinians their birthright. Southern's proposals should be okay ed by the ICC. And if all North Caro lina cannot see that, Morehead City, with the help of a few other far-sighted individuals and firms, will carry on ? alone ? the fight for a better future. When Goblins are Abroad . . . Since this is the Halloween season, a goblin story is in keeping. . . . Once upon a time in a big black forest, the council of animals who rated all the creatures therein appointed a Guard of the Forest. This Guard came from another forest many miles away. Now the Forest council, Mr. Owl, who was the ruler, and his three couneil men, Mr. Groundhog, Mr. Muskrat and Mr. Wolf, did not know that the new Guard of their forest, who had the form of a fox, was really a goblin in disguise. Mr. Fox brought with him from the other forest his wife, Mrs. Fox. But they did not take up a permanent home in the forest. For a hundred ears of corn a year they rented an old cave from Mr. Bear. Mr. Fox knew that by doing that he would not have to pay the yearly forest assessment of 12 ears of corn, which every animal, who made his own house, paid to the council. The Guard of the Forest, to keep some of the not-so-good animals in line, sometimes had to lock them in a hollow log until they agreed to behave them selves. But sometimes, too, if the naughty animal wanted to get out of the log in a hurry, Mr. Fox would take him to Mrs. Fox who acted as a representa tive of a big corn warehouse. That warehouse lent ears of corn to people who needed it. She would arrange to give the corn to the animal who wanted it, and he in turn would hand it over to the council. Then he could run around loose until the council decided whether or not he was bad enough to be locked in the log permanently. But meanwhile, Mrs. Fox, for find ing a borrowing customer for the ware house would get a commission of a couple ears of corn. This made it very nice for the Foxes because Mr. Fox was always bringing his wife customers. Back in the other forest where Mr. Fox came from he at one time borrow ed a thousand ears of corn from Mr. Squirrel. But he didn't want to pay Mr. Squirrel back so he moved to the forest ruled by Mr. Owl. Now it wasn't long after Mr. Fox came to the forest that wise Mr. Owl realized that things were not as they should be. He was very unhappy about the situation and tried to show his coun cil, Mr. Groundhog, Mr. Muskrat and Mr. Wolf, that it would be better for the whole forest and its creatures if Mr. Fox would go. But the council could not see it that way . . . Ignorance is a terrible thing. And on Halloween night goblins, ghosts and evil things evolving from ignorance are abroad in the land, so go to your room, jump into bed, pull up the covers and duck under your head I Thank You A sincere thank you from the people of the county, for help during and after the storm, goes to the Beaufort Na tional Guard unit, Red Cross personnel, town officials of Beaufort and More head City, division two State Highway Department personnel, county officials, the county health department, welfare department, State Highway Patrolmen, policemen of Atlantic Beach, women who volunteered to clean out the flood ed Morehead City Hospital, and town street crews and firemen. We know that there are many others who should be listed above, among whom should be Lt. J. E. Stone, USMC, who lives at Newport (Lieutenant ie, a ham radio operator, volunteer ed his services to the Red Cross), but there is not space here to include names of all individuals who pitched in and helped, even if we knew them. Instead, we believe we express the sentiment of all countians with a gen eral thanks "to everyone who lent a hand." Carteret County Newt-Times WINNER OF NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION AND NORTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION AWARDS A Merger of The Beaufort New. (E?t. 1912) ad The Twin Cttjr Times (Eft ISM) Published Tuesdays end ftldm by the Carteret Publishing Company, lac. flOi Arendell St. Morehead City, N. C. LOCKWOOD PHILLIPS - PUBLISHES ELEANORS DEAR PHILLIPS ? ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER RUTH L PEELING ? EDITOR Mall Rater In Carteret County and adjoining counties. M OO one year, SS-80 ill months. $1.38 one month; elsewhere $7.00 one year. >4-00 monlha, $1 JO one Booth. Member ol Associated Press ? Greater Weeklies ? N. C. Press AaMdation National Editorial Aaaodatioa ? Audit Bureau of Circulation The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to an for republication ot local news printed in this newspaper, as well as all AP news diapatchaa, Entered aa Second Class Matter at Moreheed City, N. C, Under Act of March S, 1?7B. I 1 ' ' . i ' i i ? FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN CAN BE WRONGED! F. C. Salisbury Jane Eads Here and. There The following information is ta ken from the files of the Morehead City Coaster: FRIDAY, OCT. 29. 1915 John T. Willis returned home Tuesday after spending a few days in Durham. E. W. Guthrie Jr. left Monday morning for Washington. Attorney J. H. Davis of Beau fort passed through the city Mon day on a short business trip to New Bern. Thomas S. Meekins of Mantco was in the city Saturday attending to business matters. G. C. Proctor, who for the past few months has been employed in the office of the Norfolk Southern Railroad Co., left Tues day for New Bern where he has accepted a postion in the ticket office of that city. Tlx government sand-sucker, "Cape Fear," arrived in port Thursday afternoon prior to be ginning work on the bar off Beaufort inlet. A wedding of interest took place at 4:30 o'clock Wednesday after noon when Miss Annie Bernice Stancil became the bride of Jacob R. Chadwick. Miss Stancil is the youngest daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. George W. Stancil of this city. Mr. Chadwick is one of New Bern's prominent business men. Miss Archa Ormond was maid of honor and the best man Wille Chadwick. The ushers were Floyd Chadwick and Wardie Gaskins of New Bern and T. Cliff Willis and John T. Willis of this city. The wedding march was skillfully rendered on the pipe organ by Theodore R. Webb. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Chalk and little son have returned home after spending several weeks in the western part of the state. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bell, daugh ter Mrs. D. (J. Bell, and grandson D. G. Bell Jr., left Tuesday for Harlowe where they will spend a few days visiting relatives. Mrs. W. J. Moore and little daughter, Lalla Rooke, returned to their home in Wilson Monday. The wedding of Miss Marjoric Hyden Wade and Thomas C. Oglesby took place Tuesday even ing at the First Baptist Church. While guests were assembling an elaborate musical program was rendered by Dr. John G. Bell. The ushers were John T. Willis, I. C. Stal lings, George Oglesby and Bud Davis. The maid of honor was Miss Fannie Wade, sister of the bride and the ring bearer little Natalie Canfield. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Helms and son, E. W. Jr., left Thursday for Wilmington were Mr. Helms has accepted a position with the Belk Brothers department store of that city. While in the city Monday, W. W. Buck of Pelletier stated that he expected cotton to reach 15 cents a pound before Christmas and that cotton seed was selling for $32 per ton. The largest catch of fish made by fishermen of this vicinity was made on Saturday of last week at which time more than 150,000 pounds of fish were sold here to local dealers. Covering the Waterfront Hazel Brought to Mind Other Violent Storms By AYCOCK BROWN Hatteras, N. C. - Speaking of hurricanes, and who hasn't during the past several days, it might be news to some people to know that Hatel was not the first one to cause havoc on the interior of North Carolina. The greatest flood ever known in the southern Applachians were caused by a hurricane in 1916. in lesa than one 24 hour day 22.22 inches of rain fell at Altapass That was the one which carried the waters of the Yadkin and Catawba to new record heights ? and the destruction was terrUic. Hazel's path had been trod by another hurricane which history hal long forgotten. It waa a Sep tember storm 202 years ago (17S2) that destroyed Johnston, once the capital of Onslow County. John ston was located in the general vicinity of the present adminis tration building of Camp Lejeune on the east bank of New River, hardly more than a skip and Jump from Topsail Beach where so much havoc was wrought Oct. 15. Martin's History of North Car olina gave an account of that' most terrific hurricane" of the middle 1Mb Century. All dwellings, the courthouse and clerk's office and the records were destroyed, and the town waa abandoned That Is why the Onslow County aeat of government today la located at Jacksonville, severs! miles north ward en the river known aa New. In 1740, according to William son's history, Beacon Island near Ocracoke Inlet waa destroyed by ? furious storm. This island waa rebuilt by Nature and her tides and tempests, becauae later it waa the site of Ocracoka's first light house. Nearby Portsmouth has never completely recovered from the twentieth century gales and hurricanes which have swept across this low-lying village riear the northern .tip of Core Banks, re sulting in de-populating the vill age, almost to ghost town propor tions. The greatest exodus was pro bably after the 1833 hurricane which cut out inlets overnight. It would have taken months for man operated dredges to do the same job. Some of those inlets, such as Drum, became navigable and are still open. Others like The Swash, Whalebone and High Hills became drains that usually were refilled with sand moat of the time, until Hazel came by Our West Indian hurricanes us ually originate in the ocean's doldrums well east of the Wind ward and Leeward Islands. Some of the humdingers are spawned in the general area of Cape Verde Islands. Since they usually travel westward through the Spaniah speaking region of the West Indies the islanders often name hurri canes after the particular aalnt's day on which they pass Tannehill's book "Hurricanea" lists seven such hurricanes because of their violence: . "Santa Ana, July 1829; Lot Angelas. August 1891; Santa Narciao, October 1487; San Felipe (the first) September 1878; San Clriaeo, August 1800 and San Felipe (the second) Septem ber 1028." Our hurricane (potters In recent years have adopted pleasant sound ing feminine names to identify the storms. Where scores of per sons loet their lives In path of Hur ricane Haiti, moat of thaae historic See IVttKANn, Page i.Kcl Washington The Capital's own who's who in society ? the "Social List for 1955" ? is out with some 5,500 names of persons it would be perfectly safe to have on the guest list for your snootiest party. Bible of Washington socialites for the past 24 years, the green suede book tells hostesses who in Capital life is a bigger big wig than whom, from the President on down to the last accepted citizen in the alphabetical listing. It also tells folks how to get the correct time, how to address a chummy note to the President and on whom to leave calling cards. Mrs. Carolyn Hagner Shaw, pub lisher of the "Social List," also gives assistance to subscribers to the book, which has grown from three-quarters of a pound of names to two pounds this year. The book is sold to more than 2,500 sub scribers annually for about $10. Mrs. Shaw says the 5,500 names do not represent "blue bloods" alone. Supreme Court justices, sen ators, representatives, government officials down to the level of assist ant secretaries and general coun sels of departments are listed auto matically. General Counsel of the Army John G. Adams, who figured in the McCarthy Army hearings, had his name added this year. Others include former President Hoover, who lives part of the time in Washington, his son and daugh ter-in-law, Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Hoover Jr., Chief Justice and Mrs. Earl Warren, Mrs. Robert A. Taft, widow of the Ohio senator, and the former movie star, Constance Bennett, and her hus band, Col. John Coulter, and Mrs. Hankins Fort, better known as Hank Fort, popular song writer. About 600 names were dropped from last year's listing, 800 new ones added. Mrs. Shaw says a secret board of governors, four women and one man, decides who shall be listed in the volume and who left out. Rea sons for exclusion include leaving town, death, failure to send in questionnaires or answer phones, and "unpleasant notoriety." Today's Birthday FRANK SEDGMAN, bom Oct. 29, 1917 in Mont Albert, Victoria, Australia. The former world's ama teur tennia champion ia now a touring profes sional. In 1PS1 he became the lint Australian to win the U. S. National Singles title. Several times he repre sented hia coun i try in Davia Cup i competition. Hia ' teacher of the game was his father, Arthur Sedg man, who played in district tour neys At the age of 13 Frank could beat hi* father. Smile a While Deacon Spires had Just com* home from a convention of his church in the city. His good wife was aaking all (bout it. "I suppose you heard some nice singtn' In that big church," she remarked. "Well, they mostly sang an thems," waa Ui* rather uninterest ed reply. "Anthems? What In the world la anthems?" ahe aaked. "Well, I cant tell you right out what they are," said the deacon, hesitatingly, "but H Is like this. If I waa to say to you, The cows are In the com,' that wouldn't be an anthem. But If 1 said. The cows, the cows, the cows, Um brin dle cow, the spotted cow, the moot ey cow, the cowl, the cows are In the corn, the com, the corn,' that would be an anthem." Kidd Raleigh Roundup JONES LEADS? . . . Jonai County hu probably furnished more Dem ocratic Committee chairmen than any other county in North Caro lina. Tom Warr^i, Furnilold Sim mons, and the preaent head of the State Democratic Executive Committee, John Larkins. HORN TOOTERS . . . There la at Iraat one leaa horn-tooter in Raleigh than there waa laat week this 'time. We have all been bothered at times by someone in the car be hind us insisting upon tooting his horn before we could get our car into gear and get going on the green light. One morning last week I got the treatment for the umpteenth time. As 1 had just started to ease off I heard the blast of the horn in the car just behind me. I pulled up the emergency brake, turned off the ignition key, got out of ,my car and walked back to the rear and asked the horn tooter why he was blowing his horn. He said very definitely that he was blowing his horn for me to go on. With that, I explained that I had already started moving when he sounded his blast and that I though he was giving me a signal to let me know he wanted to see me about something. Cars began to line up behind his car and all were ? needless to say, probably blowing their horns. I continued in a rather nonchMant way to engage him in conversation. Then the first of the fifteen cars started pulling around us, each driver's eyes equipped with special daggers which he tossed in our general direction. Finally, having established the fact my friend was only telling me to proceed when he sounded his horn, and my having con vinced him that was my original intention in the first place ? un til I heard his horn ? we departed on friendly terms, but with his having lost five to ten precious moments when he stood to save 30 seconds, at the most, through my departing from the light at the speed he wanted me to. PROGRESS ... It is my general information ? and this despite all our talk about our real progress in North Carolina within the past half-century ? that there are more Chic Sales than houses with Indoor plumbing in this state. I think the North Carolina De partment of Health will also tell you that we have more indoor bathrooms Progress is not always measured by the extent of our plumbing fix tures. It is still a fact that North Carolina has progressed more since 1900 than the average state in this nation. I don't think anybody can deny that. "BUMBLE BEES . . This may not come as a surprise to many people who arc farmers, but it is passed along for some of my citv friends who may some day stumble upon a bumble bee nest and wish to destroy it - instead of vice versa. The thing to do is to get a jug. fill it about two-thirds with water, and place it near the nest of the bumble bees. Author of the Week Arthur Koestler's own ?tory be gun in "The Arrow in the Blue," continues even more sbaorbingly in "The Invisible Writing." The new book, ahowing the second stage In hii career, covers the nine years during which he waa a Communiat Party member and iocludea the 12 montha he spent in Russia. He <was born in Budapeat in 1909. Before he reached 21. he t>*d stud led in Vienna, farmed in Palestine, worked with an Arabian architect, and edited a magazine in Cairo. While a newsman ii Berlin, he be came a Communiat, in 1931, and he risked his life in Spain in the Civ il War. Now a British dtiaen, be lives in London. Faith Pay* Off A Virginia bank, to accommo date Its customers who needed change for parking meters, put out a bowl containing five dollars in amall coina in the lobby, and in vited the people to make their own change. Far from being "short" at the end o> a year, th? bowl waa SB cents overM?*rl C. Helm. A brain ia no stronger than Its weakest think. Next (tap is to disturb the bast and than high-tail it to a jesd. Mfa distance from aaid neat WkM the bumble bees storm out lookiaf for intruders, the only thing la view is the Jug. A bee heada (or it, dives la and then will cons the others, one by one, t? sea what happened to the ones who led the way. We don't guarantee this remadf for getting rid of the bumble ben. AU we know is it worked for us. TIMBER! ... It will be recalled that some time ago there was quite a to-do about a portion of the Crabtree Creek Park area ? . out near the Raleigh-Durhaiq Airport ? which was traded t? an individual of that section of Wake County known as Sheriff Blake. The trade was made bjr the state, which in return received ? on an even-Stephen basis ? a piece of adjoining land to the park area. It will also be recalled that Blake sold for $50,000 timber which was on the land he relieved in his trade with the state. On top of this, he still had the land. It had been estimated at the tim? that a fair value of the land was $23,000. The forestry people work, ing for the state maintained there was not $50,000 worth of timber on the tract. The Governor had- the timber appraised by three disinterested experts. After a thorough study, they sided with the forestry people. Now ? to bring you up to date ? what is this we hear about Sheriff Blake's recent sale of *a additional $10,000 worth of timber? We hear that he sold this amount. How red can the faces of state forestry experts get? THE VISITOR ... The way w? heard this bit of news is that Willie Jones, North Carolina'! Commissioner of Banks, was visit* inn one of the many small bank* which dot this state. Commissioner Jones was con cerned about the fact that ther# was only one employee in tht bank. He was, of course, thinking about all the recent bank ro? beries. He raised the question as to whether the employee was not afraid of being held up, being by himself in the band that way witk no protection. The employee said no, he wasn't "Do you see that service station across the street?" he asked Visitor Jones. Commissioner Jones replied that he saw the station. "Do you see the service station operator sitting there with that rifle In his hand?" asked the bank employee. Jones replied ne saw the opera tor and the rifle in his hand. "Well," said the banker, "any time a stranger comes in this bank, the service station operator gets his rifle and sits there with it until the stranger leaves. So, when you go out. Mr. Jones, he will put up his rifle and get back to hi* work." BUZZARD WARNING . . . W? know a farmer in our neighbor hood who knew that a storm was on the w*y hours before Hurricane Hazel actually hit around here. Ho has no radio. He doesn't taka * paper. He says he bad ample wu? ing, anyway. As he tells it, he was in tk* field plowing. He looked up and saw 40 to SO buzzards flying low across the woods. They were all flopping their wings just like crows do in flight. They were all heading in the same direction. My fsrmer friend said he knew some thing was wrong. Being experienced in such maV ters. he went to the house and started taking precautions agaimt the storm. He nailed down h?r? and buttoned up there. When Hurricane Hazel roared in, he was ready ? thank* to th? flopping buzzards. TRAVELS . . . Yur before lot. in 1BS2. I traveled wiUi Governor William B. Umatead to all but two of the diatrict ralliea held prior to the general election. This year, traveling with Chairman John Larklns, I have attended each eC the twelve ralliea held in the paat three weeka. I found the general attitude of the people thia time quite a bit different from what it waa in 19M. They atill want a change ? but they want a change back to a Dem ocratic Congress. It ia my opinion that there will be a Democratic Congreeamaa re presenting each North Carolina diatrict ? including the Tenth now represented by Congreaeman C. R. Jonaa. It now appears that Judge Sedberry of Charlotte will pro it will bo bably win. If be due to the hard work and effort put forth by the women and Yoaaf Democrats like BUI Smith and Dick Baxter of Meckleahptg County. CARAVAN OBSERVATIONS . . , The champion smoke-ring blower on the Democratic tripe waa State Auditor Henry Bridge*, with tabor Commissioner Frank Craaa < in a) cloee second. But Hoyir Bridges, can bounce them off the floor. At oner meeting. one some doaen feet la troat ef him. It circled a beldheaded aaa and then . about him like general snickering ia the but the man with the halo ad nothing. circled a beldheaded maa i proceeded to settle dan m like a halo. Than waa
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