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NEWS-TIMES OFFICE 504 AmMl St. Mertkwd City ? 6-4175 CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 44th YEAR, NO. 102. FOUR SECTIONS TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1955 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS How Year of Care Has Helped Seven Children Driver Convicted On Racing Count Judge Suspends 15-Day Term; George Butler Sent to Roads Thomas Preston Oglesby, Crab Point, was fined $50 and costs by Judge Herbert O. Phillips in More head City Recorder's Court Mon day when he was found guilty of racing a car on the public high way. He was given a suspended 15 day jail sentence on condition that he drive his car only in the course of his employment for the next 90 days. Oglesby was found not guilty of careless and reckless driving. A charge of no operator's license against him was dropped. Gete Six Months George Butler was sentenced to six months on the roads when he pleaded guilty to assault on Susie M. Franks with a knife, inflicting minor bodily injuries. Charlie Wickiier was sentenced to 15 days on the roads for public drunkenness and a suspended sen tence of 30 days on the roads of Oct. 24, 1955 was invoked. Both sentences are to run consecutively. Sgt. Arthur Tillsner had a sus pended sentence of Aug. 8, 1955 invoked and he was sentenced to 30 days on the roads for failing to comply with the cof t judg ment. Pays $50 Fine ' Edwin Henry Cockrell was fined $50 and cost* for ccreless and reck less driving and possession of a small amount of non-tax paid whisky. Carroll H. Cockrell was fined (25 and costs for possession of a small amount of non-taxpaid whisky. William Lec Pittman was fined $25 and costs for carelen and reck less driving Robert Earl Entoanks $25 and cost* for following toe close, resulting in an ?ccidett. When it was noted that this was his third traffic offense, he was given a suspended 30-day jail sen tence and was ordered not to drive a motor vehicle on the streets and highways of North Carolina for 30 days. Costs Assessed Costs were assessed against the i "fined! See COURT, Page fi Civil Defense Sends; Back Applications Civil Dcfensf administrators have sent back, the second time, Carteret County's application for funds to repair hurricane damage. [ They asked that the application be "revised." The "second" applications were taken to Raleigh Nov. 22. The amount requeited, for atabilizing the outer banks and repairing damage in various communities, was $718,878 50 County officials believe that, for the most part, the difficulty lies in minor technicalities. Gray Has sell, consulting engineer, is work ing on the revision. | News in Nutshell | INTERNATIONAL IT WAS X FOR 1 In the United Nitions Tuesday when Yugoslavia won a security council seat with a promise to the Philippines that she would resign after one year, so that the Philippinea could take the remainder of the term, one year. THE AMERICAN CONSULATE in Jordan was stormed by an Arab mob this week In protest over Jor dan's joining the pro-Western Baghdad pact. NATIONAL FEDERAL DISASTER insurance Is being backed by Sen. Herbert H. Lehman. New York. He says In land and western states must sup port the program if Congressional approval Is to be obtained. ONE BILLION DOLLAR hike is asked in next year's military bud get Plana call lor a bigger guided missile pro*i?Mi, more man-power and (he flrat atomic-powered ship. STATE A 2# PER CENT CUT has been recommended by a state flue-cured tobacco committee The cut would Im on acreage allotments for IBM. IM*1 WAS the average net In come per farm in IBM. This aver age. among southern statea, was bested only by Florida and Traaa. ' A week before Christmas last' year, Morehead City policemen in formed the County Welfare De partment that eight Negro chil dren were living like "a pack of | puppies" in a shack in Morehead City. Uncared for by their parents, the children w.ere dependent, fre quently, on food the policemen would take to them. When their mother was away they would open the door for no one. But they would open the door for the offi cers, because they'd recognize the unusual noise the butt of the po licemen's pistol rapping on the door and they'd rush to let their benefactors in. Th? welfare department knew of the condition of the home and had been searching for a place to put the children six months be fore the Morehead City officers and welfare officials decided some thing HAD to be done. After the picture of the inside of the "home," a broken-down cluttered shack was run in THE NEWS -TIMES last Christmas, homes were gradually found for all of the children. And two con tributions from readers, $50 each, bought them clothes. All in Foster Homes Today, seven of the eight chil dren, pictured below, are in fos ter homes in this county and the eighth, George Franklin, is in a home in Bertie County. At the suggestion of the wel fare department. THE NEWS TIMES is pleased to publish pic tures of the children as they look now? a year later. "The pictures show what a year of proper food, clothing and love will do for a child." commented Mrs. Andra Pond, child welfare worker. James Ernest, called "Pete," is the "son" of Isaac Tillery, 1000 Bay St., Morehead City. He and his sister, Inez, are thriltad with Pete. He came to them on Christ See YEAR LATER, rage 6 Today's Paper Comes Out Early Today's paper, our Christmas issue, comes to you a day early | so that THE NEWS-TIMES staff may have a holiday Friday and j the Monday after Christmas. We have tried to mention spe- j cific dates in stories throughout the paper, but should there be j ?today" anywhere, it refers to Friday, Dee. 23. Tuesday's paper will be late. | It will not be put in the mail until Tuesday night and home delivery will be Wednesday ! morning. Thank you for bearing with J us and may your Christmas be ; a truly happy one. Babson's Business Forecast for '56 To Appear Tuesday THE NEWS-TIMES will publish on Tuesday Babson's Business and j Financial Forecast for 1956. A careful checking of the Bab son Predictions made in the Bus iness and Financial Forecast for! 1955 upholds the remarkable aver age of the past years by being 84 per cent correct! American business has no more inspiring personality than Roger j W. Babson, internationally-known | business commentator and invest ment advisor. An outstanding fea ture of his philosophy has been his lifelong insistence on the im | portance of both religion and ad- . vertising in business. His weekly releases are used by over 400 newspapers and his finan cial reports by 20,000 corporations and estates. His research work is carried on by a large staff of ex- , perts. J. D. Arnold Held for Theft Arnold Apprehended Tuesday for Snack Grill Burglary Taken into custody Tuesday niuht and charged with breaking into the Snack Grill, Beaufort, early Sunday morning was J. D. Arnold. Mill Creek. Sheriff Hugh Salter said Wed nesday that Arnold, a familiar fig ure in County Recorder's Court, would appear again before Judge Lambert Morris this week. Judge Morris is expected to set bond on Arnold, who has been formally chargcd with breaking and enter ing. Both cash and cigarettcs were taken from the grill . Arnold and his alleged accomplices have not been chargcd with breaking into the L&L Coal Co. office which was also entered some time over the weekend. Warrants have been sworn out for Alton Wafidell, Ralph Arnold and Larry Kimnitv, who are be lieved to have been with J. D. Arnold. Those youths are reported to be in Portsmouth and Little Creek. Y;i Officers there have been no tified that Carteret authorities are looking for the three boys. Sheriff Hugh Salter said the ar rest and other developments in the case were the result of investiga tion by his department, the Beau fort Police Department and the SBI. News-Times Still Has Some Warning Charts The NEWS-TIMES still has some storm warning charts. They're free all you have to do is call at the newspaper office and pick them ' up. They'd make a nice "extra" for] a mariner's Christmas stocking, j The charts are published by the U. S. Weather Bureau. False Alarm Beaufort firemen were called out at 7:15 Tuesday night on a false alarm. Observers Say Dr. Lake Riddles Water Firm Case Come to the Show with a Toy! A scene similar to this will be re-enacted Friday morning (Dec. 23) in front of the Beaufort Theatre when the fire department sponsors a show for kiddies. Admission for each child will be a toy. The toys will be distributed by firemen the day before Christmas. This picture was taken last Christmas in front of the theatre. Jaycees, Through Merchants , Give Tickets for Free Movie Friday Youngsters of the Morehead City area will see a free movie Friday morning at the City Theatre at 10:30 a.m. provided they piek up a ticket from one of the merchants who is helping sponsor the Jaycee Christmas party Saturday. In case, you can't get a ticket from one of the businessmen in town, tickets are available at the postoffice in Morehead City from James Webb, chairman of the Jay cee party. Mr Webb asked Jayceeg at Mon day night's meeting to assist Russ Willan in getting transportation for the youngsters who will be guests at the Saturday event. The youngsters will be shown a movie at the City Theatre and then taken out to lunch. After the meal the group will meet at the recreation building where games This Christmas is Different ? ? ~ ? - TTZT aad Mary Alice, vpper left; Juki Eraeet, upper right; Albert Norrls, lower left; Mward Karl aad Barbara Jean, lower caatar; and Patricia Ana, la*er rijkL Nom of tbeae children are eligtbia for adop Hon. but art Mag reared by faater parent* who are autimlng the aamt reapaaai bilHiet u If the children were their own. Photo# by Jtry Schum?ch*r will be played, songs sung and gifts presented. To Hear Christmas Story The Rev. Albert Harris, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will tell the children the Christ mas Story, and Santa Claus will i pay a visit. Jake West Jr., national direc tor of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce. Kinston, installed five new members of the organiza tion at special eandle)ight cere monies. The five ncmbets who received their pins and Jaycee kits were Cooper Hfmilton, Norman Clark, Luther Earl Lewis, Ed Weeks and James Kennedy. The group decided against hold . ing a party on New Year's Eve. | A party will be held at a later date. Speaker Obtained J C. Harvell announced that a speaker has been obtained for the , DSA banquet to be held Jan. Ifi The site of the dinner has not as yet been decided. Dr. Russell Outlaw, president, reported on the members who as sisted in unloading the surplus foods in Morehead City last Wed nesday. They were Jerry Willis. Herbert Phillips, Luther Lewis and Df. Outlaw He stated that it was quite a job ?nd that the members were to be congratulated for helping out. Capt. Bill Dwiggins, USMC, a resident of Morehead City was a guest at the meeting. It was announced that the Jay cee8' next meeting will be Tues day night, Jan 3, at the Hotel Fort Macon. Swanns Direct YuletWe Pageant Mr. and Mrs Ed Swann are di rector* of the St. Andrew'a Christ mi pageant which will be pre sented at 7:30 Thursday night, Dec. 22. at the church. The Junior Choir will sing. The church has "adopted" two families for Chrlitmas. Youngsters will bring toy gifts and parents will bring packages of food to the ps geant. The Christmas Eve aervice in St. Andrew's will begin at 10:50 p.m. Saturday with a prelude of carols by the organiat. There will be Holy Communion at 11:15 p.m. Special numbers by the choir will be There's a Song In the Air and Gloria In Excelsls The Christmas Day service will be morning prayer and sermon st 11 s in. Rector of the church is the Rev. E. Guthrie Brown. Tide Table Tides at the Besafort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, Dec. tl 2:12 a.m. 2 20 p.m. 8 J9 a.m. 9.05 p.m. datwday, Dee. 14 3 12 am 3:30 p.m. 10 04 a m 10:05 p.m. faarfay, Dec. li 4 10 a.m. 4:44 p.m. 11:02 a.m. 11:02 p.m. Moaday, Dec. M 5:22 a.m. 11:58 a.m. AA1 p.m. UM ?*? ? Persona from this area at tending the water rate hear ing at Raleigh this week were pleased with the per formance of Dr. Beverly Lake, counsel for the three ! towns protesting Carolina Water Company's rate in j crease. According to witnesses. Dr. Lake asked questions which made water company representatives refute their own written testimony on finances. The hearing opened Tuesday morning and was expected to con tinue through Wednesday. Dan Walker, Beaufort town clerk, representing Mayor Clifford Lewis, testified Tuesday and Mayor George Dill, Morehead City, was scheduled to testify Wednesday. Dr Lake, in cross-examination of water company witnesses, brought out the following information: 1. The company's experts had not used exact engineering stand ards in arriving at their deprecia tion allowances.. 2. The company already has raised its connection charge from $15 to $55. 3. An exhibit filed by the com pany with its application was not correct in all details. 4. The increase set up by the company would net it enough after all expenses, depreciation, and taxes to pay a dividend of $59 a year on each of its 375 shares of $100 par value common stock. 5. After paying all expenses and other authorized costs, the com pany would be able to pay $7,055 interest on its debts and make a return of approximately 43 per ccnt on its equity capital. 6. T'te company has been able to sel ,125 shares of its $100 stock for $2 0 a share. Towns Object Towns protesting the rate raise are Beaufort, Morehead City and Snow Hill. The raise would ghre Carolina Water an estimated $*?, 733 more annually. Following, pertinent questioning by Dr. Lake, Ralph Moody, utilities commissioner asked S. T. Favor, engineer testifying for the water company, how Favor arrived at his figures. He asked if the figures were entirely subjective and based on no objective factors. Mr. Favor replied that the study was based on "observation and opinion." "Then we would say," Commis* sioner Harry Westcott commented, that any figures arrived at in this study by your firm are based sole ly on your opinions and not on anj fixed standards. The witness agreed. "No standards of any kind?" Mr. Moody inquired. Mr. Favor said that was about right There are many intangibles involve^, he explained. He cited a pump as an example. A pump which might be in fine condition on the day you observed it, he said, might break down the next day. While testimony, on the whole, seemed to make the water com pany's case look ridiculous, observ ers say that in the past utility firms looked licked during a hear ing and the utilities commission somehow found a reason for grant ing the firm's request. So. on the basis of testimony, it would be risky to predict what the commission may do. Its ruling is not expected to be handed down for a month or more. ? Attending the hearing from B?aufort. in addition to Mr. Wal ker. who testified on water prob lems in Beaufort, were Gray Has sell, engineer; Gene Smith, town attorney; Gerald Hill, town com missioner; Norwood Young, presi dent of th*? chamber of commerce, and J. P. Harris. From Morehead City: Mayor Dill, George McNeill, town attor ney; H. L. Joslyn, county superin tendent of schools, and George Rowles, owner of a Morehead City apartment houst Representing Snow Hill were Mayor W. W. Rxum and George W. Edwards, town attorney. Firemen Start Food Distribution More hud City firemen itsrted distributing (nod to 68 families la Morehead City and iurroundl?i area Wednesday Each box contained a picnic ham as well as fruit and trash vegetables. Toys for the needy families are being supplied this year by the Men's Club of frank lin Memorial Methodist Church. Paid employees of the tire de partment are supervlalnf the dis tribution of the food. Mack H wards, engineer, said the officers and members of the department appreciate the donationa from gro cery stares and the cash contribu tions taois Mwmnajls,
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