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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES Cartar*t County' ? Newspaper EDITORIALS FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1958 So Long and Good Luck With mingled feelings Morehead City and the county bid good-bye to Jack Holt, former manager of the Morehead City state port. Folks are supremely happy that he is now the Georgia state ports director, a step up, indeed, in the ports job world, yet they hate to see him leave Morehead City and the port for which he has done so much. As for leaving Morehead City, that is not his choice but a result of a lot of political skulduggery and backbit ing. In a way, we don't envy Mr. Holt's going to Georgia. Georgia politics aren't any better, as politics go, than North Carolina politics. Once you get involved in a job that is attached to government, you can do the best job possible, but if you're not with the "right crowd" you can be out on your ear overnight. The puzzler is, "Which is the right crowd?" Political winds can change things in a flash. The best any fellow can do is his best, hope for the best, and let the political battles rage around him. We're sure Mr. Holt will put his best ? and that's a powerful lot ? in the Georgia job. We hope the Georgia folks won't be impatient. The Georgia ports are a bigger operation than Morehead City and Wilmington combined. It will take some time for a newcomer to get ac quainted. Morehead City, Carteret and the state of North Carolina owe Jack Holt a sincere, resounding "Thank You" for the work he has done in building the Morehead City port. 'Garbage for Sale' Rejected The News-Times refused to carry ads ' recently on a movie allegedly "filmed in a nudist colony" and shown at one of the county's drive-in theatres. On Tuesday a message which, in our esti mation, was extremely objectionable for family consumption was cut out of a movie ad. ^ The theatre manager was highly in i censed. As far as he was concerned, the ad was worthless without the spe cial message selling sex. Because he was not informed, however, that ta^ message was being deleted, he is not being charged for the ad as it appeared in the paper. This is costly to The News-Times, but there are some things in this world more valuable than a dollar. The News Times can use a dollar just as well as the next fellow but we refuse to be hucksters of garbage. Looking back, there have been some movie ads in this paper that helped purvey such garbage. They shouldn't appear in a family newspaper and in the future, to the best of our ability, we will keep them out. The movie people will point out that t The News-Times carries liquor adver tising. Laws are designed to protect young people from indulging in pas times such as liquor and gambling. Such laws have not yet been passed to protect youth from filmed filth. We hope that the movie industry will not work itself into a position where such laws are necessary. Despite laws, much lurid printed matter appears on newsstands; a lot appears in newspapers. Bishop Vincent S. Waters recently warned members of the Catholic diocese of Raleigh against what he terms the "danger to our souls from the indiscriminate reading of cer tain influential newspapers". The bishop was referring to needless detailed reporting in Raleigh papers of testimony in rape cases. The Greens boro Daily News commented editorial ly, "No newspaperman worth his salt needs to indulge in this pandering to the sensational and least of all in the name of freedom of the press. Free dom always carries with it the need for responsibility." It is in this sense of responsibility that The News-Times rejects advertis ing of movies that can undermine the character-building of the home and church. We don't expect anyone, as a result, to pin any roses on us. But the movie people will have to find Bomeone else to help them sell their garbage. Students Deserve Praise Two more Morehead City students have brought honor to their parents, school and community. Llewellyn Phil lips, a senior, won a Morehead scholar ship. Now Fred Willis Jr. has placed second in a -state-wide essay contest and Clarence Styron's science exhibit was the only one in the state to be se lected for display at the recent State Medical Society meeting at Asheville. Fred's essay was on Vision and High way Safety. Clarence's exhibit demon strated bacterial pollution in a tidal estuary. To these students go special congrat ulations. Other students, high school seniors, will soon deserve congratula tions also upon successfully completing their high school education. Students who excel, however, merit che"rs as en thusiastic as those that greet the fellow who makes a touchdown. Kerosene Lanterns (From the Monroe County Democrat) As a man who has gray hair, I can remember when everybody had kero sene lanterns and they were used for everything. In Winter, particularly, when the sun didn't rise until between 7 and 8, and set about 4:30, you had to have lan terns. The farm wife knew that the lantern was a necessity. She saw that the tank was filled at all times and that the wick was trimmed and that the glass globe which enclosed the flame was kept bright and shiny. The lantern was as much a necessity as the milk pail or the farmer's arctics. The wife hated the lantern because the tank smelled of kerosene and often leaked. It was a fire hazard in the house, and also it would spoil every bit of food it came near. With the lantern you could go to the barn, the hen house or any other build ing. The farmer usually hung it on a nail while he was milking, but some times, in order to see better, he would set it on the floor. Then the cow would kick it over and the barn would catch fire. When the farmer wanted to go some place at night, he would hang the lan tern on the end of the tongue of the wagon or bobsled to light the way in front of the horses. If you didn't need it on the end of the tongue, you kept it covered up under the fur robe to keep your wife's feet warm. Once a hired man asked his employer if he might use the lantern to go court ing. "Gosh," said the farmer, "I never used a lantern when I went courting." "Well, maybe not," replied the hired man, "but look what you got!" Carteret County News-Times WINNER OF NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION AND NORTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION AWARDS A Merger of The Beaufort Newi (Eit 1>12) end The Twin City Tine* (Eft 1836) Published Tuesdays and Fridays by the Carteret Publishing Company, Inc. SM ArendeU St., Morehead City, N. C. LOCKWOOD PHILLIPS - PUBLISHER ELEANORS DEAR PHILLIPS - ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER RUTH L. PEELING - EDITOR ?ail Rates: In Carteret Comity and adjoining couo tie*, $8.0* one year, (ISO tlx months, 11.23 one month; elsewhere $7.00 one year, $4.00 six months. $1.50 one month. Member o < Associated Press ? N. C. Press Ataodatloc National Editorial Association ? Audit Bureau el Circulations National Advertising Representative . Mono A Fischer, Inc. ? Eaat 40th Street, New York !?. N. T. . , . Ths Associated Press is entitled exclusively to use for repofaUcatlan of local newt printed in this newspsper, as weU as all AP news dispatches Entered as Second Class Matter at Morehead City, N. C., Under Act at March J, 1ST* VWt SPtNO MLUONS TO CLEAR AND BEAUTIFY CONOCSTtD v cxaass A WHILE we LET THE ?OPEN* COUMTRV LOOK LIKE THI5 ? fir Security for You... By RAY HENRY From Mrs. G. O. of New York City: "On account of my health, I'm planning to go to Norway to live. I also plan to draw my Social Security payments over there. May I apply in Norway for the pay ments? If so, where?" You may apply for Social Secur ity payments in Norway at any United States consular office. From Mrs. L. K. of Mobridge, S. D. : "My husband is an engineer on the C.M.St.P. Railroad. He will retire in three years. I am a re tired school teacher and by the time my husband retires, will be drawing Social Security. May I draw the full amount of both my own Social Security payments and payments from Railroad Retire ment as a wife?" No. Your payments as the wife of a railroad retiree must be re duced by the amount of your Social Security payments, then you can draw the difference plus your So cial Security payments. If your Social Security payments are lar ger than what your payments would be as the wife of a railroad retiree, you get no Railroad Re tirement payments. From A.C.H. of St. Petersburg, Fla.: "I am a World War I vet eran. I have a yearly income of $2,400, plus Social Security income of $936 a year. Am I eligible for a World War t pension with this amount of income?" Chances are you're not, but I can't tell you for sure without knowing the sources of your $2,400 income. As you no doubt know, you're not eligible for a pension from the Veterans Administration unless you are considered totally and permanently disabled and have a yearly income of less than $1,400, if you have no dependents. or less than $2,700, if you have dependents. The VA has its own rules as to what is considered in come under these limits. I suggest you get in touch with the nearest VA office to see if the money you receive puts you over the pension income limits. From B.V. of Pittsburgh, Pa.: "I. ait December, my daughter got a divorce from her husband. My wife and I plan to adopt the two small children which the court put in my daughter's custody when he granted the divorce. If we should adopt them, would they be eligi ble for Social Security survivors payments if I should die before they reach 18?" Yes. From FT. of Emporia, Kan.: "My husband died several years ago at 58. I have never worked and now have a serious back con dition which won't allow me to work. I'm 37. Is it possible for me to draw Social Security disability payments on my husband's rec ord?" No. Only the wage earner or self employed person and disabled children of eligible wage earners may collect disability payments. From J.S.R. of San Bernardino, Calif.: "I will be 65 in October. I'm told that I haven't worked under Social Security long enough to draw retirement payments at that time. Will I get back the money I paid into Social Secur ity?" No. (Editor's Note: Tot may con tact the social aecarity repre sentative at the coarthoase an ?ex, Beaufort, from t:X a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays. He will kelp you with yoor own particn lar problem). The Readers Write HOPE FOR RAILROADS 416 Church Lane Philadelphia, Pa. Hay 7, 1998 To the Editor: Congratulations on yoiir editorial of May 2 captioned "Hope for the Railroads". Your answers to the question "Why have the railroads run into trouble" epitomized the situation perfectly. From 1813 to 1S50 I frequently appeared as a witness for the railroads at congressional and pub lic utility hearings; also at state legislature hearings in opposition to proposed laws and orders that were inimical to the success of the railroads. I was also a witness in the court in which the railroads contested the Full Crew Law of Pennsylva nia. Fortunately, the railroads won and saved five to ten million dol lars annually by the victory, U the Federal Train Limit bill had been passed a great part of the advantages derived from the adoption of diesel locomotives would have been lost. Indeed, it is fair to assume that without the diesel locomotive, some of the railroads would have gone much further in the red than they are now. Respectfully, Thomas H. Carrow (Editor's Note: The writer, for merly of Beaufort, was until his recent retirement superintendent at safety at the Pennsylvania Rail road.) ROUGH CROSSING 108 Taylor Street Morehead City, N. C. May ip, ItH To the Editor: I noted the editorial: "Thanks Be" ia your Friday, tUy M h issue. oil improved railroad crossings. Have you used that one at 34th and Arendell? Aside from the fact that the grade from the railroad tracks to Arendell is so steep on the south side as to make a hazardous cross ing, on the North side in the space between the highway paving and the railroad track, there are no less than fifteen (IS) ruts, by ac tual count. A tourist? or any stranger to our town? not used to dodging those ruts, might as he tried to bump down from the tracks and turn East, easily lose control of his car and crash. We, who have to use that cross ing?or drive several blocks out of our way? feel that some one, either: (1) The City of Morehead (2) The North Carolina Highway Commission, or (3) The Southern Railway Is treating us like step-children. Yours for Improvement C. Arthur Stone (Editor's Note: G. E. Sander son, Morehead City street commis sioner, reports that the crossing re ferred to above will be improved as the others have been. The steep grade on the south side of it, much to the regret of th* town aa well as residents in that area, cannot be eliminated. It has been noted, however, in the past several days that railroad machinery, rails and other equip ment has been left on grass plot* along Arendell Street. Weeds are growing high about them. Unless the railroad folks move them soon, they won't be able to find them. Worse than that, it creates an un sightly condition). ? Diet: Something to take the ?torch tot of you. Smile a While Dad gave Junior a dollar for his birthday. The boy spent the after noon making the rounds of the stores, having them change the dol lar bill into silver, then changing it back into a bill, and so on. His father heard of it, and calling his son, asked his reason for chang ing the dollar so much. "Well," said Junior, "I thought sooner or later somebody was go ing to make a mistake, and it wasn't gor.r.a be me!" Nowadays children are called bright when they make remarks that used to call for a licking. loutf SpFvy Words of Inspiration (Editor's Nate: Mr*. G. T. Sptrey, Beaafart, who write* Mi lafcaa, 1? tekteg a vacattaa. la placa af bar catena Ma;, we an wrtarttet tag tha lollawtel). I A BONE TO FICK The bone* in tha body are two hundred and more, but (or sorting out people we need only (our: Wishbonei: They hope (or, they lonf (or, they with (or, and aifh; they want thine* to come but aren't willing to try. Funny-bone*: Tbey laugh, grin and giggle, and twinkle the eye; If work i* a Joke, they'll give it a try. Jawbone*: They acold, jaw, and *plutter; they (roth, rave and cry; they're endleu on talk, but they're abort oo the try. Backbone*: They atrike from the ahoulder, they never *ay die; they're winners in life, (or tbey know bow to try! ? The Ve*ta Vamp AND THEN SOME A retired bu*ine*? executive wa* once aaked the lecret o( hi* succeia. He replied that it could be *ummed up in three word* ? "and then some." "I discovered at an early age," he declared, "that mo.'; of the dif (erence between average people and top people could be explained in three words. The top people did what was exacted of them ? and then some. "They were thoughtful of others; they were considerate and kind ? and then some. Tbey met their obligatlona and responsibilities (airly and squarely ? and then some. They were good friends and helpful neighbors ? and then some. They could be counted on in an emergency ? and then some." I am thank(ul (or people like that, (or they make the world more liv able, for their spirit of service is summed up in the three little words, "and then some." ? Carl Holmes RECOMPENSE You say that words are motionless And come no more to hurt or bless? Nay, swift and sure as homing birds Are all your kind and unkind words. And harbored in some sure retreat, The spoken word and speaker meet. You say that deeds once done are lost? Nay, they are winged seeds and tossed By restless winds, and good or bad They come to grieve or make us glad. And we shall know their hate or grace: The doer and the deed keep pace! ? John Richard Moreland The cost of living still ascends, but I won't let that worry me, for stars and smiles and friends and trees, and all the nicest things, are free. ? From My Weekly, London Life itself can't give you joy unless you really will it. Life just give* you time and space, it'a up to you to (ill it. ? Itam Migrant Workers Need Supervision (Editor's Note: The following editorial appeared Id the Greena boro Daily Neva in 1*57). Recent developments in North Carolina should rcfocus the state's attention upon another blemish on its social structure and a continu ing official irresponsibility despite endless laws which we have on our statute books. Reference is to the inattention paid to the stream of migrant workers who move into and across a number of counties, largely in the eastern part of the state, dur ing the harvesting season of spring and early summer. Laek of supervision for ths man ner in which these norten are transported, with reference to both condition of the transporting ve hicle itself and the way which hu man beings are packed into it, had its most bloody and dramatic il lustration in the summer highway crash near Fayetteville and the record death toll which it took. This is the Law By ROBERT E. LEE For the N.C. Bar Association LIABILITY OF HOTELS What is the liability of a hotel for the property of a gue?t that is brought into a hotel? This depends upon the law of the state in which the hotel it lo cated. Today there are in almost all states statute! which have changed to some extent the strict common-law liability of innkeep ers. There is no uniformity in the wording of these statutes. At common law, which is the law in the absence of statutes, an innkeeper was an absolute insurer as to the safety of the property of a guest, except for (X) negli gence of the guest, (2) act of God, and (3) public enemy. By statute in North Carolina a hotel cannot be held liable for loss or damage of the property of a guest unless such results from the failure of the hotel to exercise or dinary care. Even in such a caae, the hotel cannot be sued for an amount in excess of $100. A guest may, however, at any time prior to loss or damage notify the hotel in writing that his prop erty exceeds $100 in value, and must upon demand of the hotel furnish it with a list of the same, with the value thereof, in which caae the hotel may be held liable for the loss or damage becausc Stamp News Br SYD KRONISH Stamp Notes . . . For ita postal museum exhibition Belgium issued a 2.50 franc stamp showing a post horn with "1958" in the center of it. Also depicted were various ob jects shown at the museum . . . Greenland has issued a new 30 ore plua 10 red stamp for King Fred erick IX and Queen Ingrid's Anti Tuberculosis Fund ... Six new stamps have been iaaued by Tur key showing varioua towns ? Bali keair, Bilecik, Bingol, BiUis, Bolu and Burdur . . The Philatelic Sale* Agency, Post Office Department, Waahlngton 25, D.C., now has sup plies of the No. S Lincoln "Libra ry" postal card. This card, much sought after by collectors, la not generally available at small port of any negligence on Its part for the full value of the same. Proof of the loss of any auch baggage, except in the case of damage or destruction by fire, is deemed prima facie evidence of the negligence of the hotel. It is the duty of a hotel in North Carolina, upon request of a guest to receive and safely keep money, Jewelry, and valuables to an amount not exceeding $500. A hotel is not liable for money or jewels not so deposited. A hotel in North Carolina must post in every room and in its of fice a printed copy of the North Carolina atatutc relating to the liability of hotels and all of its regulations relating to the conduct of guests. If it does not do so, the hotel is liable as at common law. This means that if the property is stolen, or destroyed by fire, the guest can recover from the hotel ita full present value notwith standing the fact that the hotel was in no way at fault. Leu spectacular but equally dla turbine in lta potentialities are re ports from Wayne County where health afficiala inspected living quarters for a group of these work ers and found them intolerable. Not only war* they considered ? threat to the workers' health but a menace, aa the source of a possible epidemic, to the health d the com munity in which they labored and were quartered. Nor is there any reason to think that Wayne U an exception. Surely someone should be vested with authority to see that trans portation is safe and that aanitary conditions are assured. Disease knows no county lines, and it ia quite possible that results of unsan itary conditions in one county might crop out in another to which the migranta moved. The problem admittedly has its difficulties as whatever responsi bility exists ? and there appears very little? is diffused and divided. And these workers move not mere ly from county to county but from state to atate. Effective action to protect them and the public in gen eral would doubtless have to be initiated on the state or even the federal level since interstate mi gration is involved. gration ia involved. These migrant workers who come into the state to supply needed la bor during a rush season are hu man beings after all, but human beinga, it appears, about whom no body carea and concerning whose protection the law has little or nothing to say in fixation of respon sibility and setting of minimum safety, health and living stand ards. Surely that blood bath near Fayetteville ought to waah out our indifference. F. C. Salisbury Here and There The following information Is taken from the files of the More head City Coaster: FRIDAY, MAY 1(, 1U> Mrs. Hattie Edwards attended the Daughters of Confederacy con vention at Pollocksville Wednes day. The Rev. J. B. Willis and family left Tueaday to spend a few days with hia brother in South Carolina. Miaa Lizzie Webb of Swanaboro is spending a few days in the city the guest of Mrs. D. G. Bell. Charles TolsAn returned to the city Tueaday from a business trip to tbe central part of the state. The Rev. R. H. Broom left Tues day for Monroe, called there by the death at his mother. Miss Josephine Whitney of Beau fort is spending a few days in the city the guest of Miss Isabel Broom. Mrs. Luther Hamilton left Mon day to Join her husband who iiaa recently returned from overaeaa and la now atatlooed at Camp Dixon, N. J. Mrs. D. O. Bell and Mrs. J. W. Taylor attended the Daughters of Confederacy Convention in Pol locksville Wednesday. The Moreheid City baaeball team and the Beaufort team played in Beaufort Tueaday, score 10 to 2, in favor of Morehead City. The Rev. Geogre B. Clemmer will conduct a ten-day revival un der a tent Just west of the Meth odist Church on the vacant lot be tween the homes of J. C. Helms and J. B. Sawyer. Cannot Morehead City afford ita policeman somethin* more suit able than the back of an Ingersoll dollar watch for a badge? The Dassalan, first ship built by the North Carolina Ship Building Co., on Tuesday at this week was started on her Journey to Balti more where she will be fitted out with machinery. The commencement exercises of the City Graded School will take place Wedaeaday night. The fol lowing members of the graduating claaa will take part: valedictory, Llewellyn Phillip*; claaa character istics, Douglas Styroo; statistics, Audrey PhiUipa; prophecy, Wil liam Wells; class history. Lube Brock; trqpMes, Robert Wallace; class will, Clyde Willis; ssluta torUn, Worth
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