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CARTERET COUNTY Astronomical Data In rJ . 10c Son Sets Tonight 5:57 p.m. Sun Rises Tomorrow (:tt a.m. Moon Sets Tonight 3:38 p.m. Moon Rises Tomorrow 1:56 t.m. A Merger ol THE BEAUFG3T MEWS (Established 1912) and TEE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established 1936) 38th YEAR NO. 39. EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY, AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1948 EIGHT PAGES PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAY! Rain Delays Bridge Repairs arshallberg Downs Beaufort to Take MES K M t V f rr-v -iL - Wind and rain delayed repairs yesterday on the Atlantic Beach bridge which was damaged to the extent of $25,000 early last Wed nesday morning when a barge tore away 125 feet of the span to the south of the draw. Had weather been favorable, a temoprary crossing would have been in place by last night, repair men reported. If it clears, the Lions to Conduct White Cane Week Badges io Be Sold During Week of Oct. 4; Teen-Age Club to Assist Seeking a total of $23,000 to ix r pand its program of aid 'to 'the blind and conservation . of sight, the North Carolina State Associa tion for the Blind, aided by More head City Lions, will conduct its second annual White Cane week and membership enrollment cam paign here next week, Oct. 4-9. .'' This campaign has been author- feed unanimously by the state con vention of North Carolina Lion clubs and is the principal over all project of more than 170 clubs in the state each year. ' The Association for the Blind, now 14 years old, prior to 1946 was supported by spasmodic local campaigns and contributions of Lions clubs and friends of the blind throughout North Carolina. It serves as a connecting link be tween the State Commission for the Blind, which also is a product the initiative of North Carolina Lions, and Lions clubs and inter ested civic groups and individuals in all parts of the State. Chief aim of the association is to cooperate with Lions clubs and other civic groups in projects in volving aid to the blind and con servation of sight; and especially to serve in areas where organized programs in behalf of the blind and conservation of sight are not in progress. i In charge of the local campaign Is Morehead City Lion Theodore Phillips. Assisting him in the week's sale of White Cane badges will be members of the Morehead City Teen-Age club. According to Dave R. Mauney, Jr., of Cnerryville, who is in charge of the state-wide drive, the scope of work conducted by the Association for the Blind is limit ed only by the financial means at t its disposal. Attainment of the $25,000 goal will mean every possible aid for ' the 7,000 blind in North Carolina. '' White Cane badges will be sold fcr 10 cents and up, with no limit on the amount of contribution, All ' those giving $1 will become mem bers of the North Carolina Asso ciation for the Blind. Radiologist Joins Stall ,01 Morehead City Hospital Paul T. Meyers, M.D., Kinston, a member Of the Memorial Gen eral hospital staff, has recently become affiliated with Morehead City hospital as radiologist, Miss Christine Vick, hospital adminis trator, has announced. ; ' v Dr. Meyers, who has had exten-l sive training in all phases of X-rav service, entered the Army in 1942 - and was discharged in 1946 with the rank of, major in the medical corps. ' .,'!'' N Dr. Meyers. aItho"h not locat ed here, has been retained at read er of X-ray pictures.' . r t .... . i temporary crossing will be ready Wednesday night. Four crews, totaling 32 men, are at work on the bridge, having been pulled off road jobs elsewhere in this district. Garland Gillikin in his boat, the Helen, is running errands for the work crews and Capt. 'Ted Lewis in the Sylvia is ferrying passen gers back and forth. Beaufort Housewife Signs Contract with Music Company Clyde Jones - Clyde1, 'Jones, r 'recently elected vice-president of the Nor'h Caro lina Liquefied Petroleum Gas as sociation, reviewed the 'expansion of the iiquedfied petroleum' gas industry for the benefit of More head City Rotarians at their meet ing Thursday night. The speaker .nDert(w the Gas and Appliance Co. in Morehead City. The decade ending in 1946 saw the industry exoand 1,500 per cent, Mr. Jones said. It rose on the shoulders of small operators, he said, but there are tendencies to ward domination by the big pe troleum corporations now. In North Carolina, he revealed, there are 300 independent opera tors and there are 12,000 in the nation, so that monopolistic trends have by n means engulfed the in dustry. This fact, he predicted, will operate to discourage efforts of some to make the L. P. indus try a public utility. George McNeiU presided over Thursday night's meeting in the absence of President Gore. One guest, E. C. Winston, from Kin gton, was recognized. John Harris, extension land scaping specialist, State College, Raleigh, will conduct two method demonstrations In the county Thursday and will speak at the veterans' training class at New port Thursday night. . The method demonstrations will be held at the home of Hugh Far rior, Wildwood, at 11 o'clock Thursday morning and at the home of R. P. Oglesby, Crab Point, at 2:30 Thursday afternoon. Mr. Oglesby recently built a new home and Mr. Farrior's home is nearing completion. R. M. Williams, county agent, in announcing these meetings. stated that durin the past several 1 years rural families have shown considerable interest in improving (he annaarnnr of the Ground - round their homes. . , ,; . Anyone interested In landscap ing is invited' to- all meetings, in cluding the one at 7 o'clock Thurs day night at Newport Bavelock Youth Injured ' Eugene A. .Jackson. 19. Have- lock, was seriously injured Satur day noon in a highway accident. Jackson was riding his motorcycle when it was reported that he had collision with an auto, He. sus tained broken leg and head in juries. He is confined to Morehead uty hospital. ' Addresses Rotary Landscape Expert To Visit County . . .v;' 4t J$ Fishermen are still hauling their mullet catches to Fort Macon and loading them on boats to be brought to the mainland. Catches have been very good, recent hauls running as high as 23.000. Captain of the tug which was pulling the barge through the draw Wednesday morning has been plac ed under $25,000 bond. Mrs. Evelyn Pokrzywa, of Beau fort, the former Evelyn Conway, has signed a six-month contract with Camdon Music company, Hollywood, on the basis of words she has written which will be set to music by the Hollywood enter prise. . ' . .. The song, "Don't Want Much" will be ready soon for publication, Mrs. Pokrzywa has been informed. She will receive an advance royalty of $50 for the words to the song and will receive royalties there after, the new lyricist explained. 'I've been writing poems since I was in high school," she related. She was graduated in the class of '41, Beaufort high school, and wal class poet. One of the poems for which she received recognition, en titled "Books" appears below and was used during National Book week in 1940. Mrs. Pokrzywa lives in Highland Park and has two children, Mari an, 3. and Albert, 10 months old. Her husband is attending school at Cherry Point under the GI training program. The words to the song, "Qon't Want Much," now owned by the Ca"-''"" comnanv, are as follows: Don't want the moon, Don't want the stars, Only want a girl with charm and smiles. Don't want no money, Don't want no wine, Only want a baby That I call mine. Don't want no yacht, Don't want no steamer, Only want a ring For my baby's finger. Don't want no cocktails, Don't want no tea, Only want a home For baby and me. 'I think the words are awfully silly," protests Mrs. Pokryzwa. See BEAUFORT HOUSEWIFE P 5 Gerald Mann, Newport Enters Gardening Contest Gerald D. Mann, Newport, will represent Carteret county in the eighth annual production-marketing contest of the National Junior Vegetable Growers association, it was announced today by Prot. Grant B. Snyder, University of Massachusetts, adult advisor to the NJVGA. , Gerald will compete with boys md "Ms from 43 other states for the A & P Food Store's $6,000 in scholarship funds. The awards in clude a $500 national champion- ship prize, four $200 regional a wards, thirty-three sectional a ward of $100 each and four $10 awards in each state. Awards are made at the association's annual convention which this year will be held at Detroit, Dec. 6-9. The program, - for junior grow' ers from 14 to 21 years of age, stresses improved and more effic ient methods of : production and marketing as applied to vegetab les. - In niaking the announcement, Professor Snyder pointed out thir the contest is of particular interest to Carteret county which annually markets vegetable crops valued at approximately $236,00(1. ; r Laurels Teen-Age Canteen to Open Saturday The Teen-Age canteen, Beaufort, will open for the coming season at 7:30 Saturday night, featuring a record shower and a grand mar ch Th cantpon is located in the American Legion hut, Turner stre et. In charge of this year's program is Mrs. Grayden Paul who will he assisted by memhprs of the Parent-Teacher association, spon soring organization ol the canteen. For each month a special assist ant has been appointed to assist with entertainment for the teen agcrs. These assistants will ap point their own committees. October's ch.iirman is Mrs. Vir "inia Hassell Others pre as fol lows: November, Mrs. Margaret Hopkins, December, Mrs. Ernest Davis; January, Mrs. James Steed; , February. Mrs. Earl Taylor; March Mrs. Martha Loftin; April, Mrs.' Bonzell Lewis; May, Mrs. Robert ' Safrit, Jr., and June, Mrs. Pauline Dickinson. A record shower has been plan ned for this Saturday night to re build the supply of dance records at the canten. Teen-agers who have an extra recording they could donate are requested to bring it with them. There will also be a grand mar ch with prizes and refreshments. All high school pupils from 9th grade through 12th are invited. Saturday night's opening is ex pected to be one of the biggest nights of the comhig . gala nine month schedule. The canteen clos es each Saturday at 10:30. p. ni Club to Sponsor Benefit Bridge The Carteret Business and Pro fessional Women's club will spon sor a bridge benefit at 8 o'clock Friday night, Oct. 1, at the clvit center. Proceeds from the benefit will be used to purchase the air-conditioned oxygen tent for Morehead City hospital. The club selected this as one of its projects for the year. Tickets may be obtained at the door or from members of the Busi ness and Professional Women's club. In charge of tickets in Beau fort is Mrs. Elsie Hunt and in Morehead City, Mrs. Ladigole Lind say. Tickets may also be obtained from Irene Miller Spence, More-' head City. In charge of the benefit is Mrs. Marian Ryan, Morehead City. Club members who have sold tickets should phone Mrs. Ryan, M 9642, and report on the number that has been purchased from them. Committees are as follows: Prizes: Madeline Royal, Irene Spence, Lucille Murphy, Elsie Hunt, and Lela Willis. Refreshments, Betty Joyner and Lucille Rice; publicity, Ruth Peel nc PpIsv Bolloii. Helen Pittman, and Helen Hatsell. Man Injured in Runaway Harry Ball, Harlowe, had his left foot injured Saturday when me mule he was driving ran away. Mr. Ball was taken to Morehead City hospital where he was report ed to be recovering satisfactorily yesterday. At the Sylva Convention ' Carteret county officials who attended the recent Chamber of .Commerce convention at Sylva are pictured here with two other dignitaries In Chamber of Commerc work. They are, left to right, Dr. W. L. Woodard, president of the Beaufort Chamber of Com merce, Jasper Hutto, Lumbertoiv newly-elected president of the North Carolina Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, Robert (Bob) Lowe, secretary of the. Macehead City Chamber of Commerce, Das L. Walker, manager if :he-Beanfort Chamber of Commerce, Ed Cherry, Atlanta, assistant aMger of the United States Clumber of Commerce, and Dr. John Morris, president of Morehead City Chamber of Comaserce. ' in 1948 Tidewater Playoffs Momentous Occasion ior i rr 1 1 1 Gary Copeland, center foreground, senior patrol leader of troop 22, Beaufort, receives the trooo charter from Dr. W. 1.. Woodard, right. Dr. Woodard is secretary of Beaufort Rotary club, organiza tion sponsoring the new troop. The presentation was made Tues day in the Scout building on Pollock street. In the background, from left to right, are Scouts Kerry Lewis, James Smith, and Don ald Noe. Photo by The News-Times Cloudy Skies Bring Much-Heeded Rain Cloudy weekend skies finally brought rain to Carteret county at 1 o'clock Saturday morning. Until 3 a.m. six-hundredths of an inch of rain fell, E. Stanley Davis, official weather observer, reported. K , , . frventeer,- ItrQdreduV. jot in ni of rain fell between f and 4 o'clock Sunday morning and Monday was cloudy ; with con stant showers. " Farmers especially welcomed wet weather. The sweet potato crop was suffering In the recent dry spell. Windsor Jan Released on Bond William Gordon Brewer, 34, of Windsor, was arrested by Slate po lice early Sunday morning and is today under bond, charged with speeding, reckless driving, assault with a deadly weapon, namely, an automobile. Brewer was wanted for larceny and according to police will face a larceny charge in Car teret county. Brewer was arrested in a taxi about 2:30 Sunday morning. Sev eral hours earlier he ran from his car when it turned over at 24th and Arendcll street, ending a 30 mile chase during which he was followed by State police. The patrolmen came upon Brew er at about 11:30 Saturday night in the vicinity of Harlowe. His arrest later in a cb was made by Cpl. . L. Spruill, of the State High way patrol, and M. M. Ayscue, ABC officer. . The larceny charges against Brewer include theft of an acety lene torch from Mose Howard's garage, Newport, and he will also See WINDSOR MAN Page 8 n 4 rr' r m Troop 222 Beaufort Receives Report on Status Of Harbor Project Upon request of the Beaufort Chamber of Commerce as to the status of proposed projects for im proving Beaufort harbor and Tay lor's Creek channel, the United States Engineers office at Wil mington recently reported that work cannot begin on deepening the creek channel until authori zation is made by Congress and al though authorization has been made to enlarge Beaufort harbor, federal funds for this work have not yet been appropriated, f Authorization for deepening the channel to 12 feet is not likely to be given until a bill is passed next spring. And in answer " query as to whether this authoriza tion could be hurried up, the Wil mington office said that it knew of no method to push such proj ects through. Delay in beginning these proj ects has not been due, the Wil mington report said, to negligence of local citizens or the town to provide the proper releases rc iieving the United States govern ment from any damages which may result from the work. A resolution passed by Beaufort commissioners, freeing the federal government from any damage claims, has been received, engi neering authorities said. It was further stated, "This office docs not attempt to get any firm com mitment regarding loci coopera tion until it is reasonably certain that funds for construction will be appropriated at an early date." Specifications for deepening the channel are as follows: ". . . 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the east end of the basin in Beau fort harbor eastward about 2.6 miles to Lennoxville Point at North River . . ." The widening of the basin. Beaufort harbor, from 400 to 600 feet, was Authorized by Congress in 1945.1) This authorization also provides for the stopping of eros ion at the inlet by jetties snd sand fences at Fort Macon and Shackle ford Points and other shore pro tection; for a channel 12 feet deep t mean low water,-100 feet wide in Bulkhead and Gallants Chan- tl and 600 feet wide in front of the town of Beaufort; and for the construction of a stone bulkhead from Town Marsh across Bird Shoal to the westerly end of Car rot Island. Demonstration Clubs to Meet Mrs. Carrie B. Gilliikn, home demonstration agent, has announc ed the following club meetings for the coming week: Russell's Creek this evening at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. Simmie Smith and the Bet tie club at 7:30 Tuesday night, Oct. S, with Mrs. Myrtle Golden. Marshallberg took one game and had another handed them on a silver platter by Beaufort for the necessary two out of three to win the Tidewater League crown and write finis to summer baseball over the weekend. Leading 51 in the first of the third Saturday, Beaufort went down on errors and generally poor fielding to yield a 7-6 decision to Marsh allberg in the opener. Sunday's tally was 5-3 for Marshallberg. The finals playoff between j third place Marshallberg and fourth pliicc Beaufort broke Beau fort's 13-straight winning streak. Near record crowds witnessed each game, Saturday's being at Marshallberg and Sunday's at Beaufort. Paradox of Beaufort's defeat Saturday was the super pitching of Johnson who fanned 17 batters to tic the league record and still lost the game. Marshallberg con nected for just 6 hits. The Beau fort boys recorded 13 errors, 5 of them in the 6th inning when 3 Marshallberg runners crossed home plate for pay dirt. Sunerior all-round plav won the 5-3 victory for Marshallberg Sun day. Pitchers MrKamcy and Harris received credit for the Marshall- bcrg wins, Saturday and Sunday, respectivcly. Pasqucla caught for both games. Pate started Satur day's match but was relieved by McKamcy in the third. Beaufort's combination was Johnson to Mc intosh Saturday and Sharp to R. Ilassell Sunday. For the opening run Saturday, Beaufort's Hester went to first on a hit and to second on a passed ball; Wallace's hit sent him to third, and he came home on a first baseman's error. Marshallberg retaliated with a trip around the bases by Hallo way. Walked to first, Halloway stole second and third, and went Continued on Page 3 Senatelkate To Address PTA John A. Wilkinson, Republican candidate for the United States senate from North Carolina, will speak at the first Beaufort PTA meeting of the year at 8 o'clock Tuesday night in the school audi torium. At a recent PTA executive board meeting reports were made by committee chairmen on plans for the year, foremost among them the program for the district meet ing Oct. 27. Approximately 200 delegates are expected, representing nine counties. Mrs. Paul Davenport. district director and six other state PTA officials will be present, a mong them Dr. J. D. Messick, chairman of home and family life, nd C. W. Phillips, public rela tions chairman at Woman's col lege, Greensboro. The meeting will begin at 9:30 in the morning and end at 3:30 p. m. Lunch will be served in the school cafeteria. Two-Anlo Collision Occurs on Front Street Two automobiles collided on Front street, Beaufort, in front of Pender's Colonial Food store Thursday at 5:30 p.m.. involving automobiles driven by Mrs. Carrie Gillikin, Marshallberg, home dem onstration agent, and George Brooks, Sr., of Beaufort. The collision occurred when Mrs. Gillikin backed her car from its parking place, striking the right rear fender of Mr. Brooks' car, which was moving at the time. according to Police Chief L. B. Willis. Chief Willis said that Mr. Brooks has estimated the damage to his car at $58.07. No damage to Mrs. Gillikin's car was reported. Charges have not been prefer red against either driver. Tide Table HIGH LOW Tuesday, Sept. 28 3-32 AM 9:45 AM 3:05 PM 10:47 PM Wednesday, Sept 29 4:38 AM 11:00 AM 5:10 PM 11:43 PM Thursday, Sept. 3 9:40 AM 12 Noon 6:08 PM 12:05 Mid. . Friday, Ocf. 1 6:40 AM 12:34 AM 7:03 PM 1:00 PM County Handbook On Conservation ToBeReadyOct.1 ll-Point Program Approv ed, Production Marketing Administrator Announces The county handbook of conser vation practices for 1949 has been approved, mimeographing has be- gun, and the handbook will be dis- i tributed to farmers starting IK. 1, B. J. May, production market ing administrator, announced yes terday. Following are the new practices which have been approved for Carteret county for 1949: (1) es tablishing fire breaks or fire lanes for the protection of forests from fire, (2) contour stripcropping for the prevention of erosion on slop ing land, (3) terraces for the same purpose, (4) winter cover grazing growing an increased acreage of winter cover consisting of a mix ture of at least one winter annual legume and either a grass or small grain for the combined pur pose of protecting the soil against fosses from erosion and leaching and to prtrvioV WMrter pasture- - (5) The use of sunernhn" and potash on pastures and loQ conserving crops. In this connec tion, payments will be made on mixed fertilizers including phos phate and potash. (6) the use hi limestone on any crop land, (7) winter cover crops consisting of a seeding of crimson clover, hairy vetch. Austrian winter peas, an nual rye grass or a mixture of these seeds, (8) another practice generally used in the commercial vegetable section of the county--summer annual legumes. These include soy beans, cowpeas, velvet beans, crotalaria and lespedeza. v (9) Small grains will be include ed again this year as a practice under the 1949 program. Pay ments will be made for the use of wheat, oats, barley, rye or a mix ture of these crops. 'A Mr. May said that two of the main practices needed in Carteret county are also included this year: (10) the establishment of perma nent pastures or improvement of pastures already established and (11) the construction of farm drainage ditches. ., One warning to farmers was Is sued by Mr. May: "Farmers are reminded that in order to qualify for payment for any of the prao ices they must make application o the county committee and have the practice approved prior to the time it is started." Power Company Snbmils Street Lighting Proposal :v . i .Ml Mayor G. W. Dill reported yes terday that he has received the oroposed street lighting plan for Morehead City requested several nonths ago. The plan has been' given him by George M. Conan), commercial manager, Tidewater Power Co. . The proposal includes whitewqy lighting for Arendell street from "th to 10th by means of lights "hich suspended from brackets o the poles and will overhang the street. The plan will be presented to the board of commissioners for ap proval or alteration at their Oc tober meeting. Three Men From This Area Enlist in Army, Air Force Three residents of this area re cently enlisted in the Army. They re James C. Wright, Jr., '.( Mr. and Mrs. James C. Wright, Havelock, Hilton H. Willis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stacy C. Willis, Wit liston, and David Pearsall, Jr., son of Mrs. Ethel Pearsall, Beaufort;' Wright and Pearsall enlisted in the regular Army for three years and Willis enlisted for three years In the Air Force. , ,4, t.