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CARTERET COUNTY 10d Sun Sets Tonight 0:23 p.m. Sun Else Tomorrow 5:48 a.m. Moon Sett Tonight 11:15 pjn. Moon Rise Tomorrow 1:46 ft.m. A Merger ol THE BEAUFORT NEWS (Established 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established 1936) 38th YEAR NO. 34. EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY, AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1948 EIGHT PAGES PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND' FRIDAYS Clarice Mason, 11 -Year-Old Atlantic Girl, Dies of Poliomyelitis Mews Morehead City Beauty To Compete For Reidsville Harvest Queen Crown Newport Board Plans Erection Of Water Tank Commissioners Approve Sireet Lighting Contract With Tide Water To prevent deterioration of the 50,000 gallon wood water tank and ether fittings necessary for its erection, Newport commissioners at their meeting Tuesday night or dered that an advertisement be placed for bids for erection of the lank. The water system equipment was purchased recently by the town trom the federal government and was originally used at Bogue field. The tank, on a 60-foot steel tow er, will be erected on town prop erty at the rear of the town hall. Bids have also been requested for the digging of a well. The commissioners also on Tuesday night approved a street lighting contract with Tide Water Power company. The contract provides for installation of 21 800 lumen lamps. Garrison Mann was granted use of town property in return for keeping clear the road and walks in the town cemetery and the board ordered that the county san itarian, A. D: Fulford, be request ed to hurt 4(uj--oMaev4eVft and make recommendations for improvement of sanitary condi tions. 1 Appointed as a committee to assist Mr. Fulford in the survey were Commissioners David R. Mc Cain and Harold Wilton, in addi tion to Mayor Aaron R. Craig. The town agreed to purchase 300 feet of 2 1-2 foot tiling to drain off excess water in the vicinity of the Baptist church. Upon reading a letter from the state jail inspector, J. B. Moore, Miss Edith Lockey, clerk, was re quested to inform Mr. Moore that the jail was used no more than absolutely necessary. Mr. Moore, in his letter to the commissioners, pointed out that the jail constituted a fire hazard; had no sanitary facilities or drink ing water, and recommended that any prisoners be taken immediate ly to the county jail at Beaufort. At the request of .Fire Chief Bennie Garner, a list of fire-fighting equipment will be made and sent to the State Firemen's asso ciation in order to qualify New pert for membership in the organ ization. Bills were ordered paid, the budget finally adopted, and the new fire siren ordered to be wired up. Next month's meeting Tues day, Oct. 5, will begin at 7:30 in the town hall. 18 Attend Service Clnb Meeting at Harlowe Eighteen attended the Carteret County 4-H service club meeting Wednesday night in Taylor's com munity hall, Harlowe. In charge of the program on health were Miss Ruth Peeling and Mrs. Neal Campen. Following a short business meeting. Miss Jo sephine Stanton conducted a re creation period, climaxed by square dancing. Refreshments of cokes and cheese cracker sandwiches were served by Miss Arnecia Wiley, Miss Theresa Hill, and Miss Jane Hammersley, The next meeting will be a Hal loween party Wednesday night, Oct. 13, in the curb market build ing, Morehead City. In charge of recreation will be Miss Stanton, refeshmcnts, 'Mrs. Lloyd Gillikin, and decorations, Miss Peeling. Mrs. Clyde Taylor, president, was In charge of the business meeting. For . square dancing Clyde Taylor and Claude Cum- inings played electric guitars. Power Boat Length No Limit! ; Capt. John A. Nelson, commer cial fisheries commissioner, re minded oystermen today that it is now lawful to dredge with power boats regardless of length provid ed they are - equipped with' only one dredge and that not exceeding 100 pounds. Special to The News-Times REIDSVILLE, Sept. 10 Miss Viola Stvron, of Morehead City, "Miss Morehead City" will be among the 20 contestants who will enter the contest to select the "Queen of the Harvest Jubilee of 1948" in Reidsville today and to morrow. The Jubilee is an annual event sponsored here each year by the local Junior Chamber of Com merce. Miss Styron will compete in two contests. She will first appear when she rides with the other contestants on a float in the gala parade Saturday morning. Judg ing will occur at the bathing beau ty contest Saturday afternoon and at the coronation ball Saturday night. Winner of the beauty con test will be awarded a week's expense-paid trip to New York City. She and her chaperone will have reservations at one of New York's finest hotels, and the winner will have interviews with Harry Cono ver and John Robert Powers Mo del agencies, or the equivalent of the trip in cash. Second prize win ner will receive a ladies' 17-Jewcl Bulova wristwatch, and third prize winner will receive a ladies' 15 Jewel Gothic wristwatch. The Jubilee activities will begin this morning at 8:30 o'clock when a farm demonstration will be pre Rockingham County Agricultural agency, the United States of Soil Conservation, the farm implement dealers of Rockingham county, and the local Junior Chamber of Com merce. The demonstration will show how 35 acres of eroded land Can be restored to proper farming condition. It is anticipated that farmers from a 100-mile area will witness the all-day demonstration. .f Featured .. sneakers Jot thiL d- mtmsfratiotf Wtll beProfessdr Da-'; vid, S. weaver, assistant director of the North Carolina Extension service, and R. Flake Shaw, exe cutive vice-president of the North Carolina Farm bureau. The Jubilee Ball tonight will be held in Leader warehouse from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. with music pro vided by Johnny Long and his or chestra. The Jubilee festivities will continue Saturday morning at 9:45 a.m. when a parade of extra vagantly - decorated floats will be driven through Reidsville. The parade will end at Kiker stadium where Senator Clyde R. Hoey will address those attending the Jubi lee. From 2 until 4 p.m., games and contests will be sponsored with prizes offered for winners in the greasy pig contest, foot race, pie eating contest, and many others. At 4 p.m. the bathing beauty con test will be held in the stadium. To climax the Jubilee, the Coro nation Ball will be held in Leader warehouse from 0 p.m. until 12 midnight. At this time the con testants for "Queen of the Harvest Jubilee of 1948" will appear in formal clothes and the winner will be crowned. A square dance will be conducted at Smothers' ware house at the same time. Shot Gun Theft Long Recorder Leading a record court docket of 63 cases, Bernard William Friedman, charged with "Stealing, taking and carrying away, without the knowledge or consent of the owner, one 410 gauge double-barreled shot gun, and concealing from the owner other property val ued above $25," pleaded guilty to the charge Tuesday morning in re corder's court, Beaufort, and was given a one year's suspended sen tence on the roads, placed on five years' food behavior, and ordered to pay costs of court.. Friedman told the presiding judge, Lambert R. Morris, that he did not want the shot gun for his own personal use, but that he in tended to sell it. Judge Morris told Friedman that "you don't, look like a crimi nal to me and I'm going to give you the same chance that I would want my boy to have." When Friedman stated that -he had no money to pay a fine, Morris fixed the monetary penalty at court ex penses and cautioned Friedman to stay out of trouble in the future. Another defendant in the case, a minor, was remanded to Juve nile court. Six Negroes were found guilty on the charge of possessing non tax paid whiskey, Curtis Byrd, at whose home the defendants were found holding a Saturday night .::::& .::v 1 ,:.y:(fffww' ; ," y . . RotariansJIear m i ;: mm Ji'&i-v i imager Of New Chamber Dan L. Walker, manager of the Beaufort Chamber of Commerce, speaking before the Beaufort Ro tary Tuesday evening, proposed the organization of a Beaufort inter-civic group composed of the presidents of the various civic or ganizations of Beaufort in order to pool ideas and coordinate efforts toward the betterment of Beaufort and Carteret county. The proposed organization would meet once a month, with the chairmanship rotating among the members. Said Mr. Walker, "Suppose that Beaufort is in insurance classifica tion seven, which, I believe, it is. The Jaycees find that, with very See ROTARIANS Page 6 Hearing Heads 's Court Docket party, was sentenced to six months on the roads, suspended on condi tion that he pay $25 and court costs. The other defendants, each of whom were ordered to pay $10 plus costs of court, were Leonard Fountain, Arnie Williams, Johnnie McQuinn, Paul Williams, and Bly nelle Byrd, alias Blynelle Jones. Frank Parker, charged by his legally separated wife, Katie W. Parker, with non-support of their two minor children, was sentenced to two years on the roads, not to issue so long as he pays $75 per month toward the children's sup port and pays the costs of the court action. Robert Dudley and D. P. Poc, Negroes charged with assaulting each other with deadly weapons, were given one year's suspended sentence and were told to remain sober end on good behavior for two years. Poe was assessed $50 and court costs and Dudley $25 and costs, , i v v:-.'.- William Godette, Negro, charg ed with reckless and careless driv ing and transporting non-tax paid whiskey, was found guilty of the reckless driving charge and fined $50 and costs. The whiskey trans portation charge was dismissed when defense counsel Claud R. See COURT Pago t laiuoyi Carteret county accounted for its first fatality in the current polio epidemic early yesterday morning when Clarice Mason, II year old resident of Atlantic, died of infantile paralysis enroute to James Walker Memorial hospital, Wilmington. The girl, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Mason, first took ill Monday, ISiit there were no symptoms of polio. Wednesday night the girl took a sudden turn for the worse, and the family physician, Polio Chapter Receives $2,68176 Trom Track Mrs. Pauline Dickinson, Beau fort, chairman of the Carteret County Foundation for Infantile Paralysis was presented Wed nesday night with a check for $2,684.76, the net proceeds plus contributions received at the Carolina Racing association dog track Wednesday night. Also the net proceeds received by Vincent Demarco, tin sheet distributor, were presented to the local chapter. Tentative date for closing of the track has now been set for Sept. 18, it was reported today. Definite closing date will be de cided at a meeting Sunday. Fire Destroys Store at Bettie Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Spivey, Owners, Term Building Complete Loss Fire destroyed a Bettie grocery store early Tuesday morning, caus ing What was railed by one of the owners as a "complete loss." The store was owned by Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Spivcv and had been rented to W. A. Bryant, who owned the business. The fire was first discovered by Jimmy Arthur Bejiie. who report ed lBh. Mrs: 6pyV Mrs. Spivey then called the Beaafort fire de partment and an alarm was sound ed at 1:30 a.m. The fire depart ment received another call soon after, however, that the fire was beyond control and that , there would be no need of the depart ment's coming. The (ire's origin still remains a mystery. Mrs. Spivey said she be lieved the blaze started in. the dance hall in back of the store, possibly from a motor. She ex plained that the voltage in Bettie is very low ?nd that she had, ex perienced trouble with motors be fore. , In trying to save something, a garden hose had been played on the fire, but it did not help any. The only things that were salvaged were the cash register and adding machine. Mrs. Spivey stated that tfie pro perty was partly insured and that she and her husband had dropped $2,500 insurance at the beginning of the summer. They felt it wasn't necessary, partly because Bettie's high insurance rates caused quite an overhead. Mrs. L. W. HasseU's Gerens Blooms Profusely! Mrs. L. W. Hassell, wife of Beaufort's mayor, announced today that her nisht-blooming cereus has produced 31 blooms so far this season, and more are expected in about a week. The flowers, which start to open about dusk and are in full bloom at midnight, continue blossoming from July until November, Mrs. Hassell stated. Th, plant, a member of the cac tus family, was fiven to her about seven years ago by a friend who was moving to Ohiq. Twelve blooms were counted on the plant at one time recently. The total of 31 blossoms appeared in groups of 3, 5, 11, and finally 12. Nine buds were visible on the plant yesterday, each of which will probably produce a week from now one of the large, white blooms resembling a pond lily. Torpedo-Like Object Towed In By Coast Guard , An object resembling a torpedo Was towed in to Fort Macon Coast .Guard station Wednesday, it was learned today from G. H. Meekins, commanding officer. f( ; Definite identification of the ob ject will await the arrival of a demolition expert from headquar ters Fifth Naval District Described as "looking like part of a torpedo," but without a war head, the object was sighted by a fisherman a mile ff . Atlantic Beach and towed in by the Coast Guard.'. -v - ;;:-y ' Dr. L. W. Moore, of Beaufort, was called, but there were still no ap parent polio symptoms. During the night, however, Cla rice began to have trouble ith her breathing, and she was gasp ing for air. Mrs. Leota Hammer, county health department nurse who lives in Atlantic, tried to con tact Dr. Moore in Beaufort at 3:25 a.m., but she could not reach the operator. In the meant imo, the girl's pa rents drove to Beaufort where they found Dr. Moore. Suspecting polio, the four of them started The health department, con trary to current rumors, has not made any move toward the changing of the tentative Oct. 1 school opening date. A special board of health meeting will have to be called before a change is made. Any thoughts that may have been entertained along this line were given a set back, however, by yesterflny's fatality. out for Wilmington, . where most of the county's polio patients are hospitalized. Clarice died, at approximately 5:30 a.m. in the vicinity of Camp l.ejeune. Dr. Moore's suspicion of polio was confirmed later in the day by laboratory tests. The girl, described as a very talented youngster, was active in civic affairs, played the piano, and was active in the Missionary Bap tist church. She is survived by her parents and grandparents. According- to state health regu lations, the funeral will be a pri vate one. Rev. L. C. Chandler, of Davis, pastor of the Missionary Baptist church, will preside. A Morehead City child who be came ill Monday and was taken to James Walker Memorial hospi tal for diagnosis as suspected po lio case, was reported yesterday by the county health department See POLIO Page 6 Officials Lift Polio Restrictions At Air Station Restrictions on leave and liberty at Cherry Point Marine Corps air station due to the polio epidemic were lifted this week. Capt. T. L. Allman, senior medical officer on the station, pointed out, however, that it would be a wise precaution to limit visiting on the base to a minimum, to keep children segre gated, and to avoid traveling through or visiting known polio areas. Decision to lift the restrictions was made after conferring with other public health officials. In cidence of the cases has dropped considerably, making lifting of bans possible, the public informa tion office reported. Limitations on free movement of bsse personnel went into effect Aug. 16 with more than 10 cases recorded in the married enlisted men's quarters and transit mili tary quarters. Crass Fire Extinguished By Fire Department Morehead City fire department put out a-grass fire at the section base Wednesday afternoon. The alarm, phoned to the sta tion by the state highway patrol, came in at 2:30. The flames, cov ering about an acre, were brought under control by use of water from the booster tank. Also received this week at the fire department was 1,450 feet of new hose, chemically treated to prevent mildewing. Lack of Quorum Causes Cancellation ol Meeting Lack of a quorum caused can cellation of the Beaufort commis sioners' meeting Monday night. Only two commissioners, J. O. Bar bour and John Ratcliffe, Mayor L. W. Hassell, and William Hatsell, the town clerk,- put in an appear ance. i The board will meet this Mon day night, Sept. 13, at 7:30 in the tows haiL Agriculture Commissioner to Launch Farm Bureau Membership Drive C. I. Hatsel Honored In Special Ceremony "Cnp'n" Charles I. Hatsel of Beaufort, affectionately known to local residents as "Cap'n" Hatsel for 30 year, was honored in a brief ceremony at his home, Wed nesday, for 4! years of service at the If. S. Fishery Biological labor atory. Surrounded bv the members of his family and the crew with which he worked at "Terrapin Town," "Cap'n" Charlie was pre sented with a citation and a certi ficate from the U. S. Department of the Interior. A bronze plaque will also be awarded him later. Dr. Herbert F. Prytherch, direc tor of the laboratory, presented the pwards on behalf of the De partment of the Interior. The citation read as follows: CITATION FOR COMMENDABLE SERVICE Charles I. Hatsel upon retiring from the United States Civil Service in the Depart ment. The service of this employee has been long, faithful and satis factory. It has been a contribution to and in promotion of the best interests of the Government of the United States and is deserving of this commendation of the Depart ment. William E. Warne Assistant Secretary "Cap'n" Hatsel was retired Feb ruary 28, 1947, having served, at the laboratory continuously Since his permanent appointment July 3, 1902. His work in the hatching of diamond-back terrapins won him na tional recognition in the October 1947 issue of NATURE magazine. The article, entitled "Terrapin Town," stated that "Most of the credit for the successful propaga tion of the terrapin, according to Dr. Prytherch, is due to the inter est and painstaking work of Cap See CAPT. HATSEL Page 6 Father and Son, Incorporated a I nr v sy. Wr ff If'''' ' I J"'!. Li , Vl" 11 WW .11 ill.-.; Operating a profitable taxi business on Ocracoke are Jake Alli good, right, and his son, Jake, Jr., left. Their taxi "stands" are at several places the dock, Jake's home, and right here, In front of the Wahab hotel. Everyone who steps foot on Ocracoke knows Jake. Unless you choose to walk to the hotel, coffee shop or the home of your host, Jake's taxi is the chariot in which you'll ride. For 12 years Jather Alligood (that's his proper name) has made Ocracoke his home. He's a native of Beaufort county while his wife, the former Myra Garrish, is a na tive of Ocracoke. By trade Jake is an auto mech anic, and a good one. The fact that his sight is not as good as it once was deters him not the least from repairing cars and maintain ing his reputation as the best "ga rage man" on the island. Mrs. Alligood explains, "Oh, there are others who try to fix cars, and they'll run for a little while, then they finally bring them to Jake to get them fixed right." During the depression Jake worked in New Bern, "making out all right." Then, his wife's brother asked him if he wouldn't go to Ocracoke for about a week, that there were cars and trucks there that needed repairing. He got a box of tools and went to Ocracoke. After that it wasn't long until he left New Bern and made the banks his permanent home. . Jaka'i maia business is taking SBI Director to Address Beaufort Jaycees Monday William Anderson, Raleigh, director of the State Burucau of Investigation, w II be the speak er at the meeting of the Beau fort Junior Chamber of Com merce Monday night at the Inlet Inn, Odell Merrill, program chairman, announced today. Director Anderson's topic will be "Crime in North Carolina How h Small Town Can Combat It." The dinner meeting will begin at 7 o'clock. Business Club to Receive Charter State President Will Speak At Meeting Tuesday Night The Carteret Business and Pro fessional Women's club will re ceive its charter at a dinner meet ing at 7 o'clock Tuesday evening in the JeUerson restaurant. Pre senting the charter wUl be Mrs. Kathryn Shipman, of High Point, president of the State Business and Professional Women's club, who will also be the main speaker of the evening. Receiving the charter on behalf of the Carteret cluub will be Mrs. M. M. Ayscue, president. Invited guests at the meeting will be Mrs. Stella Price, of Wins ton-Salem, editor of the Tar Heel Woman, H. L. Joslyn, superinten- See BUSINESS CLUB Page 6 vacationers beach fishing. His "cab," actually a three-quarter ton reconnaissance car, is known form ally as "Jake's Beach Fishing Taxi." Its heavy tire treads can be seen on every road on Ocra coke and it has taken many a wave to obliterate them on the sandy beach where surf fishermen haul in the channel bass. Last fall a party which Jake took fishing caught 164 drum, the largest catch every made on the island in one night. Jake's busiest time is from now until about Thanksgiving both hunters and fishermen seek Ocra coke as the sportsmen's paradise. As for business in general, Jake says, "We've got about all we can handle." Since his eyesight is failing, he has his son, Jather, Jr., drive the taxi but head man and chief taxi-fixer-upper in the outfit is Jather, Sr. Wrong Man! The man holding the string of mullet in the picture which ap peared on page 10 of last Friday's NEWS-TIMES is Vance Fulford, superintendent of the U. S. Fish eries Biological station, and not Capt. Charles Hatsel, as stated in tht lines under oa picture. State Commissioner of Agricul ture. IV S. Cnltrano. Raleh'h. will launch the North Carolina Farm bureau membership drive in Car teret county with an address at" the court house Wednesday night, Sept. 15, at 8 o'clock. Raymond Ball, president of the Carteret County Farm Bureau, in making this announcemer.i today, added that thcfarm bureau's membership quota for the coming year is 550. I.ast year's quota of 533 was surpassed with a total of 559 members. Oscar Salter, of Bettie, reap pointed as chairman of the mem bership drive said that they cer tainly hope to exceed this year's quota and urged every farm bu reau member and those interested in agriculture to hear Mr. Colt rane. Kach community membership chairman who served last year will be reappointed for the cur rent campaign and will receive special invitations to attend Wed nesday night's meeting where they will receive membership blanks. Community chairmen are the following: T. C. Oglesby, Jr., RKD, More head City, Oscar Salter, RFD, Beaufort, Flovd M. Garner, RFD, Newport, D. W. Truckner, Tclleti er, Fred I,. Bell, Wildwood, Neal Campen, RFD, Beaufort. II. T. Carrawav, RFD. Beaufort. J. M. Chadwick, Marshallberg, Sam D. F.dwards, Newport, Ellis A. Fo drie, RKD, Newport, Artis B. Gar ner, RFD, Newport, Orville Gas kill. Beaufort. W. J. Hardestv, RFD. Newport, Gus Lancaster, Jr., RFD, Beau, fort, R. E. Laughton, Morehead City. Giftoa 6. Lewis, RFD, Beau fort, H. W. Merrill, RFD, Beau, fort, Tom Mills, Morehead City, i, Leland H. Morris, Stella, L. W. Pelletier, Stella, J. G. Taylor, RFD, Newport, D. B. Turner, Jr., RFD, Newport, Allen J. Vinson, Stella, Raymond Ball, RFD, Newport, Ro gers Murray, RFD, Beaufort, mo Smith, RFD, Newport, Elmer Garner, RFD, Newport. Food Center Entered; $150 in Cash Stolen Approximately $155 was stolen between 2 and 4 a.m. Wednesday from the cash registers at Stroud's Food center on 18th street, Chief of Police E. J. Willis reported to day. The burglars entered the build ing from the rear by cutting the wire out of the ventilating fan. C. N. Stroud, owner and manager ot the food center, discovered the robbery when he opened the store in the morning. Nothing else has been missed, he said, except the cash. In addition to Chief Willis, the burglary was also investigated by George Cannady, Kinston, State Bureau of Investigation. '! Broad Creek Nan Injured -When Army Barracks Falls Fred Lewis, of Broad Creek, was injured late Wednesday morn ing when a 30 by 36-foot army barracks fell on him. The accident occurred while Lewis and his brother-in-law, Frank Ward, also of Broad Creek, were erecting the building. One section remained to be put . in place and while Ward was get ting that, the building toppled down, pinning Lewis beneath it. Four of his ribs were broken and his whole body was bruised. ''. He was taken to the Morehead City hospital where he was re ported today to be in satisfactory condition. Tide Table if HIGH 11:09 a. 11:20 P LOW Friday, Sept. 10 n, m. 7:25 a.m. m. 8:35 pm; Saturday. Sept. 11 - lc 2:13 2:52 3:22 3:54 4:27 4:51 5:23 5:42 m. m. 8:29 ant, 9:42 p.m. Sunday, Sept m. 9:3ft a.m. m. 10:44 p.m. Monday, Sept. t m. 10:40 a.hi m. 11:35 p.m. ..Tuesday, Sept. 14 m. 1 11:30 a.m. in. U midnli t