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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES Cirtortt County'* N?w?p?p?r EDITORIALS FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1955 Mosquito Commission Goes to Work One commission set up by the recent state legislature is working. That's the Salt Marsh Mosquito Commission. The legislature gave the group $15,000 to make a survey of the North Carolina coastal mosquito problem, but funds to actually fight the pest will have to come from the state's emergency fund if any money is to be spenf at all dur ing the next two years. The commission has already request ed $50,000 to do something right now about the mosquitoes along this coast. The Governor, in wfcose hands the granting of this fund partially rests, wisely suggested that the commission learn first how much the counties and towns along the coast are willing to contribute to help in the battle. Some of the poorer towns and coun ties may be able to do little. But it's a poor policy from several angles for the state to step in and finance thte whole project. First, nobody appreciates anything given to them outright, especially where government is involved. People frequently take the belligerent attitude that "they" (meaning some unidentifi able group at Raleigh) came in and simply took over. Second, if some phases of the program don't meet with approval, the state gets all the blame. Third, sevei al towns have already start ed their own mosquito control projects and those will have to be considered in light of a coastwide program. Some folks mistakenly believe that the $15,000 granted the commission was for study of what to do to get rid of the mosquito. That is true to a slight extent, but for the most part experts in peBt control know what to do already. They know what other Atlantic coast states are doing. They know how much the mosquito fight is costing. And North Carolina's problem is quite simi lar to Virginia's and Florida's. If other factors didn't have to be con sidered and if the money were avail able right now, spraying, drainage and ditching could proceed immediately. But the commission has to find out whether they are going to be able to get enough funds to carry out the pro gram effectively not only this summer but next and the next. They have to consult with experts in agriculture and wildlife to see whether the spraying will have undesirable effect on other living things besides mosquitoes . Carteret's legislator, D. G. Bell, who helped to put through the bill creating the marsh mosquito commission, right fully contends that the mosquito must go if tourists are to be happy here and the farmer and fisherman can work without being eaten alive. If the commission can work out a sat isfactory financial arrangement with the state and counties and also ob tain the moral support of the people in those counties, it will have gone a long way toward solving the coast's mosqui to problem. Things May Have Been Different, If A young Marine, Clarence Ayres, was struck down and killed by an au tomobile near Atlantic Beach Sunday night. A coroner's jury Monday night ruled the accident unavoidable. One can't help but wonder ? given the same circumstances ? if the victim had been the 20-year-old son of life long residents of this county whether the verdict would have been the same. Somehow we doubt it. Unfortunately, there was no weep ing mother at the inquest, no one on the jury who had "known Ayres* daddy" all his life. The deceased was evident ly considered "just a Marine." "Just a Marine" who can go to all ends of the earth to be shot down to protect us folks sitting comfortably here at home but please kill him somewhere else where we don't have to get homefolks involved in the unsavory mess. Certainly some of the Marines give our law enforcement officers trouble. And some of us wish that a few of them would stop being so darned smart or acting as though they're the salt of the earth. But is vengeance to be wrought over the coffin of the dead? Tuesday about noon on Evans Street a little girl about 5 years old was al most struck by an automobile. It was a close call. Driving the automobile was a woman who for some time has been a resident of this county. Fortunately she was able to stop in time. We can't help but wonder whether this woman, who hadn't had several drinks that morning, would have gotten an "acci dent unavoidable" verdict from a coro ner's jury had the little girl been killed. It is true that the victim of Sunday night's accident was on the wrong side Qf the highway for a pedestrian to be. Maybe if he had been walking facing the traffic, things would have been dif ferent. Maybe if he'd been born and bred within the. confines of our county things would have been different Mon day night. Laws are fine. They're meant to be a standard which should guide man in his decisions. But no law has yet been made which can assure justice in a "hometown" courtroom where there is love, hate, sorrow ? or where those emotions are absent. Why You Don't Shoot Dogs (From the Sanford Herald) "Should a property owner have the right to kill a dog caught in the pro cess of killing his chickens?" The Greensboro Daily News asks that It is not pleased that in Greens boro Municipal-County Court last week a citizen was given a three-months sus pended sentence and fiqed $20 because he shot a neighbor's dog under those circumstances. "We think a man has a right to pro tect his own property," continues the Daily News. "If he caught a chicked thief stealing chickens in his hen house, he certainly would have every right to restrain liim. Why wouldn't the same legal rights protect him when a dog in vaded his property and destroyed his chickens?" ? Well, we'll tell you. The (jueation isn't so much one of rights as one of custom. You shoot a man in your hen house, suiy. But when a dog breaks in there, you just try to make certain whose dog he is. The? you send word ? usually by a colored boy ? to the dog's owner that you wish he'd drop by your place when he's passing. If he's any sort of fellow a-tall, he'll come and settle up ? though you always are careful to leave a little doubt that actually it was his dog that did the damage. If he's an irresponsible cuss, sooner or later somebody else will shoot his dog and save you the trouble- of being hauled into court, talked to like a crim inal and fined more money than the whelp was worth, and then marked for the rest of your natural life as a mean, no-good so-and-so who shot a fellow citizen's prize dog for no reason. Carteret County N?ws-Times WINNER Or NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION AND NORTH CAROLINA PREH ASSOCIATION AWARDS A Mena of Th? Beaufort Nni (Eft 1*13) tod Tb? Twin Cttjr Time* (Est ISM) Pabllshad Tuesdays ud Fridays by th* Carteret PubUdting Company, Inc. to* ArondsU 8ly Morehead City. N. C. LOCKWOOD PHILLIPS - PUBLISHER ELEANORE DEAR PHILLIPS - ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER RUTH L PEELING ? EDITOR Mail Ra tea: In Carteret County and adjoining counties, WOO on? year, f3 .50 sU month*. I1.S8 cm meatb; ?l*?wbere <700 one year, HOP sto month*, 11.90 on* noeth. Mam her of Amorlsted Prem ? Greater Weeklies ? N. C. Prem Amodation National Editorial Aaaoriatloa - Audit Banna of Circulations The Associated Prem Is entitled exclusively to use (or rapublkatiea ot local neW printed la this nswspeper, m well a* all AP news dieyetehsa. Ct^ Mb C, ywi* Act # Mmfc ?> Mm t MORE NEGOTIATIONS AT THE SUMMIT m Jerry Schumacher Get Aboard! And He Really Tried Elizabeth Howland tells about a friend named Herman Schulties who spent some time vacationing here in Morehead City. Being a Yankee from Washington, D. C., naturally he didn't know about boats, so the gang was going fish ing in a skiff and they hollered to him, "Get aboard!" After a long time he appeared and said, "Can't find no board." My gorgeous tomato is a won derful person in so many ways. Hilma, Penny's beauty# operator, gave her a permanent in the ends of her hair the other day and mentioned that all Penny's new hair is coming in grey. I asked, "What do you intend to do? dye it?" Penny said, "Sure would like to dye it all grey.'' This sounds good to me as I have always sort of gone for beautiful grey hair, especially on a younger woman. Remem ber one time years ago in Chicago, we were at a party J?rrw and in walks a gal about 30ish with beautiful grey hair. Boy! I went for her like a ton of brieks, having been fortified with several martinis. Well, we got in a eorner and were putting out the old eonversation, but good, when after so long a time we got missed, by both Penny and this gal's husband, so that ended my beautiful grey hair romance. Have you ever made a date with someone for some ungodly hour like 4 a.m. and then they didn't show up? Ralph Albares who works for this newspaper asked me to do some photography of fishing fleets, but it seems that they fish all week and can only be found at the dock on Sunday. Now since they are all over the state, in order to get these photos we would have to get up at 4 a.m. and start off. Well, being that Penny and me usually get in about that time Sat urday night, it didn't seem like too much at the time we talked about it. So came Saturday night. Having this on my mind I couldn't seem to have a good time at the Blue Ribbon, so came home early (for us that is}, 11 o'clock. Now to bed as Penny protested, but me the big martyr, "Have to get up early you know, dear." Well, I couldn't sleep, tossed and tumbled, got up ten times and raided the refrigerator, drank 3 quarts of milk, a glass at a time, ate a whole melon, and so wore on the night. Finally at 3 decided to get up anyway, took a shower, shaved1 and generally fooled away the time. So came the great hour, 4 a.m. No Albares. Wonder what happened, of course he doesn't have a phone listed in his name; maybe he had an accident driving over here; maybe he overslept; maybe his car broke down; maybe he's a bag of wind and didn't intend to show anyway. Just wait 'till I sec him, boy, will I tell him off but good! Just as I am getting steamed up real good the phone rings and a real sleepy voice says, "Are you ready?" Am I ready! Brother I have been ready since Tuesday! Capt. Tony bought a pair of walk ing shorts, size 50. He went over across from the Sanitary to the storq room where no one could see him to try them on, and I guess he didn't like what he saw, we haven't seen him with them yet. Flash Just came over the wires. Hot news! Capt. Tony was posi tively identified (that weren't hard) Saturday evening at, first, Dom's and then later at the Elks club. Yup, walking shorts and all, must have been a great sight. Big day in the studio today. Fayc Arnold, lovely Miss North Carolina in for a visit, and right behind her Governor Luther Hodges. Now the Governor wouldn't win any beauty prizes, though Penny says he is real hand some in a rugged mannish way, however he has a personality equal to a good drink of white lightning; just leaves you feeling good all over. Am gonna' make a portrait of Faye tomorrow, and don't you know I have had 32 offers for as sistants, some of them even offered to slip me a small fee if I would only let them just hold a light or something. You know, we don't make much money in the photographic busi ness but one thing is for sure, there's never a dull moment! Carteret Waterways Two Rivers Rise in Open Grounds By F. C. SALISBURY Out of that vast expanse o f wasteland, located in the north east part of Carteret County, which has been known for years as the "open grounds," rise two of the principal rivers in the eastern part of the county? North and South Rivers. Under this pocosin of peat and muck, a submarine source doubt less supplies the headwaters of each river, the lower section being influenced by the tides of the wa ters into which they flow. . The South flows northward emp tying into the Neuse River, the North flows southward joining the waters of the Straits, that body of water separating the mainland from Markers Island. Each river is about equal in length? 12 miles. The North is the wider from its mouth for several miles upstream The waters of these two rivers were within the "hunting quarter" of the tribes of Indians inhabiting the eastern part of the county in early days. Pelts of tnink and musk rats came from the banks of the streams to add to those of deer and other fur-bearing animals. - Trapper* Visit Encroaching white trappers and hunters coming down from the Al bemarle country before the settle ment of the county, found in the river and surrounding territory almost an unlimited source of game and fur-bearing creatures. Opposition on the part of the In dians, who claimed full rights to the "hunting quarter." frequently resulted in hostilities between the whites and the various tribes. Until recent years the expanse of the "open grounds" that sup plies the wster for these two riv ers as well a several , small streams, could rightly have been called "no man's land," covering some fifty thousand acres. Early writers describing this bsrren wsste, said: "It waa one vast ocean of pelt, the first spade spit of this soil is lighter than vanity, the second spade is as black as can be: without a particle of grit or silex in it." It remained for Miss Gcorgina Yeatman, pres ent owner of this vast acreage, to supply the scientific principles for cultivation and treatment of this barren ground, bringing large sec tions into fine grazing grounds for cattle and sheep. . Like so many of the early settle ments that came Into existence along the waterways populated by fishermen, farmers and boatbuild ers from the upper counties, Ahc South River settlement was one of the early established ones. Located along the Neuse River, near some of the best fishing, shrimping and crabbing waters, with the South River a protecting harbor, the community soon be came one of the principal fishing centers in the county. Living needs were produced from the small farms, white the surrounding for ests furnished the finest timbers for boat building. Until the build ing of roads into the aection, trans portation In and out was entirely by water. River Settlements Passing of time brought about three settlements in what Is known today as the Merrimon township, two of which -lferrimon and South River on the west side of the river, embody most of the township's population of 400. Lukens is Just a memory, listed as a ghost town. One of the oldest resident* of the township, Mrs. Nannie Jane Plttman, now living at South Ri ver tells many interesting stories of the life of the people living at Lukens which was on the east side o( the river, and of the early struggles of maintaining a home in the new settlement The town received It* name from ? Urge land owner of early day*. An attempt to create a settlement along Brown Creek a few miles to the eait of Lukens did not meet with surra*. Lukens grew In pop uljUoc until it was H?m ? 9?*^ office, as well as a one-room school house. A church society was or ganized, served by the circuit pas tor of the township. One of the oldest residents of the community, James Tosto and wife, who were the parents of Mrs. Pittman, both living to be over 90, spent most of their entire lives at Lukens. The father of James came from France as a cabin boy in 1612 He became sick and the boat on which he was serving put in at Portsmouth. The boy was put ashore where he grew to manhood, married and later with his family moved U> Lukens where he be came one of the most honored members of the community. From this early Tosto family has descended several generations liv ing in the county today. Some 25 families at one time made up the community. Many of their descen dants are prominent in the town ship and elsewhere. ' Glory Fade* The glory of Lukens began to fade with the coming of Improved roads, modern means of transpor tation and the attractions of va ried outside employment offered the younger generation. This coupled with storms which swept the vicinity from time to time caused many families to move across the river to higher ground or into adjoining counties. The great storm of 1933 rang the death knell for Lukens. Houses and boats were swept away, lives lost and the land inundated by salt water. A number of hardy oldtim ers remained for a few years until old age drove them across the riv er to be cared for or death over came them. Visitors going over to the aite of this town, fading Into past history, find few old buildings still stand ing, showing the ravages of time. Tbere la no aemblance of pier or dock. Undergrowth has token over the street*, gardens and yards. Shattered by a massive oak tree la Do You Know Any Riffraff? SIMEON STYUTE8 la the Christian Century The pastor of St. John's-by-the Gas-Station was in the drugstore having a third cup of coffee and looking as pleased with himself as a cat that has Just swallowed a canary. "What has happened to you?" I asked as 1 sat down beside him. "I had a good scrap yesterday, and there is nothing like a slugfest to keep up one's interest in the ministry," he told me. "Whom? if that is the right grammar? did you slug?" 1 in quired. "Some of my church officials. I was just trying to avoid the woe that is promised to fall on you when all men speak well of you. And, boy, did 1 succeed! You should have heard them! St. John's is on the way to becoming a Chris tian church We are running out of Bank Presidents and Chairmen of Boards as new members and have had lo take in people. Some of our officials don't like the idea. They said to me, 'If you go on taking in more riffraff and rag, tag and bobtail, St. John's will be losing its character.' " 'It might save its soul,' I put in. That didn't help any. "Yesterday I let 'em have it. I told them the old parable about Jesus and the social undesirables ? the one. you know, by Prank Her ns, o f <11 people. I said. This H for you. I hope you fet the point.' You remember it? It foe* lite this: " 'Every morning St. Peter found in heaven a horde of undesirable aliens, whom he was certain he had never admitted at the regular hours. Some had never been bap- i tized, some were ignorant of the Bible, many were soiled and dam aged souls who clearly had no right in the celestial precincts. He de cided to discover Just how this leakage had occurred. So in the darkness he prowled about the ram parts of heaven At last he discov ered a dark corner where a few stones had been removed from the wall since his last inspection an hour before. A crowd was stealth ily creeping in. He rushed at them with indignation, but was amazed to find the Savior there, helping some of the cripples over the wall "I'm sorry, Peter, " the Lord said, "I know it's against the rulea. These poor souls are not all they should be. Some were never bap tized. Some of them are not quite orthodox in their opinions of me, and all of them are miserable sin ners. But they are my special friends and I want them here." , "So I think they got the point Do you know any 'riff-raff that I might go out after?" That's what he said. Bill Whitley Washington Report (Editor's Note: The writer of this column is Sen. Kerr Scott's press secretary). WATERMELONS. Estimates say it's going to take about 1,000 wa termelons to feed the thousands of Democrats who'll be going to Sen. W. Kerr Scott's farm tomor row for a big YDC rally. The interesting question is: How can you tell how much watermelon a person can eat. At best it's a guess, and not even a very educat ed guess. In past years when the YDC has held rallies on the Scott farm, the crowd has numbered at least 5,000. This year, between seven and eight thousand are expected to turn out, so 1,000 watermelons ought to do the job. But what happens if the water melons turn out to be small, it's a hot day, a.id everybody leaves home without eating lunch? In that event, Senator Scott says, "We'll finish out with maypops." COTTON. Those who watch the movements of the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture have been in trigued for the past 10 days about the cotton situation. Word leaked down from Secre tary Ezra Benson's office last week that plans arc in the works to dump all the government's surplus cotton stocks on the market as a means of reducing the staggering warehouse loads. Under the law, the Secretary is charged with watching the world markets and putting surpluses up for sale from time to time. NEEDLE. For several months, members of the Senate Agriculture Committee have tried to needle Benson into putting cotton and other surplus goods on the mar ket on a gradual basis, but Benson has been most reluctant. As a result of his reluctance, many countries that need cotton have held off, knowing that the United States would have to turn loose its surpluses sooner or later. Consequently, when word came that Benson was ready to put the entire cotton surplus stocks on the market at world prices, New York cotton prices bobbled. STEAL. If the entire supply is put on the market, it will mean that many foreign countries will he able to buy our cotton at much cheaper prices than American man ufacturers paid for it. With these cheap prices, they will be able to make much cheaper fabrics. The end result could be twofold: American textile markets, both at home and abroad, could be serious ly threatened with cheap goods. At the same time, American farm ers will be forced to see the domes tic market go through a tailspin that could result in much lower cotton prices to the farmer. All in all, everybody would have been better off- farmers and tex tile industry alike, H Secretary Benson had seen fit to put cotton on the world market as markets opened up and there was demand for it. F. C. Sali?bury Here and There The following information ii ta ken from the (ilea of the Morebead City Coaater: Friday, July 29. 1916 Mrs. George W. Dill and son George Dill Jr. left this week for Atlantic City where they will spend several days. C. M Wade returned Monday to Farmville after spending the week end here with his family. Miss Lucy Bell Jenkins of Char lotte ia in the city visiting her uncle, James R. Bell Mrs. Hattie Edwards returned last week from Greenville where she has been attending summer school. Theodore R. Webb returned home Sunday from Goldsboro where he has been working In a millinery store for the past sev eral months. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Hardesty who have been spending several days in the city left Thuraday for Port Royal, S. C. B G. Willii of Avoca spent Wed nesday night In the city with hia parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Willis. On Sunday afternoon Miss Lena Willis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Shep Willis, was married to S. E. Dosher, of the tug Sarah. Juatice a family burial plot, on the. tomb stones of which are dates of death dating back more than 100 years - This tree whoae moss ? Hung branchea form a canopy over the graves of theme early settlers, is said to be one of the largest oak trees in the county, the trunk meaauring 18 feet in circumfer ence. For the past five years the com munity of South River haa been a loading center for thouaanda of pulpwood loga, coming from the vast forest purcbaaad by a large pulp mill concern. Community bct trrments have reaulted from this activity. New homes are in evi dence along with remodeled churchea and achool buildings Present day life ia ? far cry for deacendanta of bardy forebears who cam* Into the locality over 180 year* ago of the Peace James R. Bell offi ciating. A washout near Havelock hat delayed trains for three days. Heavy rains had washed out the brick supports of a trestle. But for the troughtful act of Wright I.awhorn, a colored man and farm er who resides near Havelock and discovered the weak condition of the trestle, the passengers on the castbound train for Morehead City Sunday night might have been killed or seriously injured. An alligator measuring 9 feet was killed here last week by Ceph Salter in the vicinity of Gillikin, formerly Salter Path. He sent the gator by Captain John Hill of Swansboro to Joe Fulcher of thi? city. Tuesday afternoon from five to seven. Miss Corinne Bell was hos tess to a number of little folks ia honor of Miss Julia Robertson who is visiting her. While attempting to get a large shark out of his fish net, William Nelson of Atlantic was badly in jured. His right arm was badly torn but no bones were broken. On the night of July 22 Mr. Nel son and Miss Elva Salter both o( Atlantic were united in marriage by Elder L. H. Hardy. Captain Henry Goodwin of the U. S. Coast Guard on Wednesday afternoon sighted an allied war vesaell some 10 miles off shore. It was later learned that the craft was searching for the German sub marine Bremen which waa report ed to be along the coast. In the horse hose wagon race at the Interstate races held In Ra leigh, Morehead City Hose pany No. I woo first place in both state and interstate races, receiv ing prise money amounting to 9225. Number 2 company ef the city received a prise of 120. Smil? a WhiU A sign In front of a shot repair shop pictured several styles ef rubber heels and a beautifal girl who was saying, "I'm In love with America's No. 1 heel." Underneath, In small feminine handwriting, someone had added. Too bad. cal-i married hiaiT
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