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CARTERET COUNTY Astronomical Data Sun Sets Tonight f:52 pjn. Sun Rises Tomorrow 4:03 a.m. Moon Sets Tonight 5:29 p.ni. Moon Rises Tomorrow 5:48 a.m. 10c A Merger ol THE EEAUFC3T NEWS (Established 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established 1936) 38th YEAR NO. 40. EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY, AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1948 EIGHT PAGES PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAY oreheadl City Receives 7,000 from Do i racK r ' j M Open Drainage Ditch for Sewage Causes Investigation by Engineer New Enrollees To Be Accepted In Farm Gass C. S. Long, Newport, Re ports Approximately 10 Openings for January C. S. Long, instructor of the Veterans Farmer Training class, Newport, announced this week that there will be approximately 10 openings in his class the begin ning of the year. Mr. Long stated that he has had many requests from prospective enrollees regarding entrance in the class and urges that anyone interested in taking the farm course contact him immediately at Newport school. To be eligible for entrance, a veteran must be farming on a full time basis and have plans for farming in 1949. Length of this class training under the GI bill is determined upon the amount of time spent in the armed forces. The 35 men now enrolled attend class once a week, a two-hour Thursday night period during every week .of .the. year. . From No;i through March Uxwe ie also a shop class from 2 to B p.m. once a week. New students are aqcepted only twice a year, for a short period during January and a short period during July. It is for enrollment during the January period which Mr. Long requests men to contact him now. 24 New Students Matin Of the 34 students registered for the fall term at Morehead City Technical institute, 24 are new enrollees. They are as follows: Warrtn S. Barnes, Elm C'ty, Edward B Blake, Albemarle, David Lee Car michael, High Point, Robert L. Crutchfield, Reidsville. --- Charles L. Donman, Greensboro, Thomas J. Ethfidge, Bailey, Roger Evans, Kinston, Henry W: F.iu cette, Reidsville, Weldon E. Ful cher, Stacy, George M. Goff, Rocky Mount. Leo B. Haskins, New Bern, James C. Johnson, Four Oaks. Wil liam Martin, Smithfield, William L. O'Brient, Durham, Jame D. Renegar, Harmony, Elvis D. Rigs bee, Jr., Durham. . James Spainhour, Greensboro, Howard H. Shepherd, Greensboro, Arthur West, Roseboro, Gerald Piner, Morehead .City, Donald Ma thews, New Bern, and Lee Parker, Morehead City. Out-of-state students are Law rence R. Benedict, Bhghantton, N. Y., and Robert J. Crowejl, Marble head, Mas. -. Speaker in assembly at the school Tuesday was Dr. John Bunn, pastor of the First Baptist church, Morehead City. His topic was "Trends in Life Today." i Eighth Infantry Division Veterans to Organize Brig. Gen. : Charles D. W. Can ham, assistant division commander of the Eighth Infantry division, an nounced this week that a concert ed effort is being made to form in this state a chapter of veterans of the. Eighth Infantry division who served with the division dur ing world war 2 and whose present place of residence la North Caro lina. . - , ' , A meeting of these veterans has been scheduled for 1 o'clock Sun day, Oct. 3, in the U. S. NavU armory, Winston-Salem . , . At this meeting a North Caro lina chapter of thtf Eighth In fantry division will organzied. The National Division convention will be held in November at San Antonio, Tex. An open ditch where raw sew age empties, starting at U. S. high way 70 and running adjacent to property being developed as Han cock Park, a housing area just outside the town limits northeast of Beaufort, was inspected by a state health engineer Wednesday morning. Town, county and state highway officials were also present to in vestigate the unsanitary drainage situation and seek a solution to the problem. A diagrom of sewage disposal facilities in the area, prepared by A. B. Fulford, county sanitarian, shows that raw sewage is emptied into the ditch from a storm sewer lying within the town limits. It is considered bad practice to tie sanitary sewers into a storm sewer, as has been done in the existing situation, E. C. Hubbard, state sanitary engineer, explained. The diagram shows that domes tic and industrial wastes from a network of sewage lines are ulti mately drained into the ditch from homes along Hedrick st. as far as Pine st. and beyond and from homes and businesses in the tri angle between Lennoxville road and U. S. highway 70, as well as from those along Mulberry st. just inside the town limits. Mr. Hubbard was asked to in vestigate the matter because Mr. Fulford is net an engineer, Dr. N. T. Ennett, county health doc tor said. Dr. Ennett emphasized that the sole concern of the health department in the matter is pub lic health and sanitation. ' Stayor L. W. Hassell, present ar the inspection, announced that the unsanitary drainage situation will be brought before the town board of commissioners at their regular meeting Monday night. Property owners immediately concerned in the sewage disposal problem will be asked to join In a discussion of the solution, Mayor Hassell said. Mr. Hubbard will submit his rec ommendations on Monday, and they will be the basis for determ ining a solution, the Mayor said. He stated that after inspecting the situation, Mr. Hubbard believ ed that the best solution would be to extend a sanitary sewer which now ends two blocks from the storm sewer being used and allow property owners, affected to tie in to this sanitary sewer. Mr. Hassell reported that a committee of commissioners would probably be appointed to work out a solution between the town and the property owners. "This is not a problem common only to Beaufort But is true of taany coastal towns," Mr. Hubbard remarked. "It is certainly unde sirable to have at your back door," he added. Such a sewage puliution condi tion has a bearing on all intestinal diseases, he said, but no one knows definitely whether it contributes to the spread of polio. Beaufort's two polio cases this summer were located in the vicinity of the ditch. The fact that the school building and the area where children play la not far from the ditch has also been a source of concern to the community. One child is reported to have fallen in In a preliminary discussion be fore the inspection, held in county health department offices, ' Mr. Hubbard asked Mr.' Fulford Why 'his condition had, not been brought to light before. ' Mr. Fulford replied that be sup posed it was because the adjacent property was not being developed. He then related that the situation was first brought to his attention by the persons developing housing In the area' after a prospective buy--r objected to the presence of the ditch. ,..V V v - Tide Table HIGH tow , Friday, Oct 1 6:40 AM v 12:34 AM 7:03 PM , 1:00 PM Saturday, Oct. 1 7:34 AM 1:20 AM 7:52 PM 1:52 PM Sunday, Oct. 3 8:20 AM 2:07 AM 8:40 PM - . 2:43 PM Monday, Oct 4 ,9:07 AM 2:51 AM 9:27 PM 3:32 PM Tuesday, Oct 9:54 AM . 3:36 AM 10:13 PM 4:22 PM Mayor George Dill Proclaims Week Days of Oct. 3-9 Designated as Employ the Handicap ped Week By proclamation, Mayor George W. Dill, Jr., Morehead City, has set aside the week of Oct. 3-9 as National Employ the Physically Handicapped Wck. "I call upon all leaders of in dustry, labor, and civic groups to make every effort to enlist public support for a sustained program aimed at the employment and full use of the capacities of all physically-handicapped workers in this city," declared the mayor. Mr. Dill pointed out in his pro clamation that Carteret county has an unused reservoir of skills in fellow citizens who, because of physical handicaps, are denied em ployment and also said that the people of this countv are "nro foundly conscious" of the limitless debt they owe those who are han dicapped because of serving in the armed forces. "Thousands of handicapped workers have demonstrated that physical handicaps are no insur mountable bar to efficient and pro ductive labor and this city needa the full-measure of faith and .par ticipation in our democratic life in which can only come in full mea sure to the handicapped when they become self-supporting xnd inde pendent citizens," the mayor com mented. In conclusion, he remarked that the employers of Morehead City have a unique opportunity to help rehabilitate otherwise qualified but physically-handicapped work ers by employing tbem. National Employ the Physically Handicapped was designated by Congress in August 1945 as the first week in October of each year. Officer Reports On Convention Beaufort Rotarians heard an en tertaining account of the Sylva convention of Chamber of Com merce officials Sept. 12-14, by Dr. W. L. Woodard at their meeting Tuesday night. ' Dr. Woodard and Dr. John Mor ris were the only two Chamber of Commerce presidents to attend the meeting, the remainder of the delegates being managers of local chambers. Robert G. Lowe, Jr., and Dan Walker, managers in Morehead City and Beaufort, re spectively, attended the conven tion. The messages of George C. Franklin, Raleigh, and Col. George W. Gillette were of especial value, Dr. Woodard said, and he felt that it would be a good idea to invite these men to speak before the Beaufort Rotary. Mr. Franklin had some reveal ing things to say, declared Dr. Woodard, on the subject of the "Finsncial Squeeze on North Car olina Municipalities." Shrinkage of municipal revenues has been caused by inequitable tax evalua tions, the speaker declared. "The North Carolina Ports Au thority and What It Is Doing" was the subject of Col. Gillette's ad dress. He is ports authority direc tor for North Carolina. The convention delegates hear ed governor-nominee Kerr Scott and received the impression that he definitely will be a rural-minded governor, Dr. Woodard related. Mr. Scott told the Chamber of Commerce group that they had done nothing for rural electrifica 'on and rural telephones, two items which he promised to attend to. : ':- Other features of the meeting which Dr. Woodard enjoyed were the visits to Cherokee Indian res ervation and to Smoky Mountain National Park. He also witnessed a square dance demonstration- staged by teams from nearby towns and saw the old-fashioned buckboard dance performed. Ship From Mediterranean Dne 'In Port Monday The I'SS Marquette, carrying Marines and equipment from the Mediterranean, will dock at Morehead City Port Terminal Monday, according to latest re ports. Sailing from Port Terminal Wednesday morning was the USS Okaloosa. Aboard were Marines from Camp Lejeunc go ing to Little Creek, Va., on rou tine maneuvers. JCs Recommend Planning Board Delegation Will Present Re quest to Commissioners Monday Night Robert Stephens and Charless Hassell were delegated by Beau fort Jaycces Monday night to go before town commissioners this coming Monday night with a rec ommendation that a town planning board be set up to study the prob lem of zoning. Zoning of the town is a project to which the Jaycees committed thehuelves at their Sept. 13 meet ing. , The decision to go before the board of commissioners was made after Robert Stephetis read a let ter from the head of the Depart ment, of City and Regional Plan ning of the state university, stating that the creation of a town plan ning board would be the necessary first step. Stephens received the letter in response to a request he made at the direction of President Claud Wheatly after the Sept. 13 meeting. The Jaycees also decided to pro ceed with plans for a minstrel show in the fall. The following were appointed on an arrange' ments committee for the show: Odell Merrill, James Wallace, James Potter, James Wheatley, Billly Mace and Claud Wheatly. Rufus Sewell was assigned to the scenery committee as chairman; Leslie Davis, Jr., Ralph Eudy and John Butler will serve with him. The show will feature a "Spike Jones band," and participation by all the Jaycees, The community will also be combed for talent, ideas, and "technical assistance." Roy Enbanks, Beaniort, Tells One This Time Another fish story turned up today on Turner street, Beaufort, when Roy Eubanks told about the stingray that didn't want to be caught. A Fayetteville man with a fish ing party at the Eubanks and Tom Holt lodge, Portsmouth, hooked something tremendous, so big that it hmke the line and got away." Later that day, Capt. John Wil lis, Portsmouth, turned up at the lodge with a large stingray, hook and line still on him, which was caught in one of his nets. The haul bringing in the sting ray was about three miles from the spot where the big critter was booked earlier in the day. . Subterranean Rooms of Fort Open to the Public Several new subterranean rooms of old Fort Macon, the chief point of historical interest on the Car teret coast, opened to visitors dur ing the current season. The com partments, beneath the outer walls of the old fortress which was started in 1824 and completed" In 1836 to protect Beaufort harbor from pirates and potential ene mies, had been flooded with water for years. It was possible for visitors to take only a peep into the dark recesses which gave mili tary protection to . the ancient moat.: ' Under the direction of Park Su perintendent J. B. Long the water has been pumped from the rooms and now visitors may explore the strange dampness of the compart Covering the Waterfront By Lorraine Lowden Guest Columnist (Note: The column today is written by Lorraine Lowden, for merly on the staff of The Beaufort News but now on the staff of the Newport News, Va., Times-Herald). Shrimp is an expensive delicacy for each peek of shrimp caught, 20,000 pounds of food fish arc destroyed. That is the theory worked out by some of the older commercial fishermen and dealers in Virginia, who estimate that 10 bushels of fish are caught in shrimp trawlers in the Carolinas to every peck of shrimp. These fish, usualy be tween an inch and a half and two inches in length, are later dumped overboard, most of them dead. The fishermen feel that if the fish were allowed to mature, each bushel would produce 2,000 pounds of saleable fish. This problem of the destruction of fingerlings bv shrimp trawlers is one of the biggest facing fishing interests in every port on the At lantic cist from South Carolina to Maine. They believe it is one of the main reasons why fishing sea sons have become progressively worse each year since 194.r. And many of the Virginia fish ermen feel that the majority of blame for the situation rests with the shrimpers of North Carolina. The shrimping industry in the United States largely is centered off the coast and in the inland waters of the Carolinas, and shrim pers while trawling for shrimp, naturally catch hundreds of tiny fish in their nets. The fish arc delicate to begin with, and by the time they have been pushed around in a net, bumped on the deck of the boat while the shrimp re removed, then shoveled over board, most of them are dead Most of the croakers, trout; butterfish, and sea mullets caught by Virginia fishermen spawn in the warm waters of the Carolinas. After years of observation, fisher men have decided that these tiny fish remain for a while in the warm waters, but as they mature they move up the coast into colder waters. The farther un the coast one goes, the bigger the fish of these species are, the fishermen have found. But since so many of these fish are killed each year while they are young, fewer and fewer move up the coast. Seriously disturbed by the situation, the Atlantic Coast Sea food Commission, composed of members from each state on the Atlantic Coast except North Caro lina, which has refused to join, have held meetings on the subject. As a result, South Carolina co operated by declaring a closed sea son on shrimp on all its inland Holor Law Violations Lead Docket; Cases Heard on Three Other Charges A white woman was found not guilty of a drunk-driving charge, a Negro man was found guilty of assault with a knife, and a Negro woman, charged with breaking the peace, was found guilty in the three major cases heard by Judge Lambert Morris in Recorder's court Tuesday. Leading violations in the 29 cases on Tuesday's docket were eight infractions of .the driver's li cense law and six cases of speed ing. Cases involving Mrs. Lolah D. Strickland, charged with drunk driving, 'and her husband, Harvey Strickland, cited for public drunk enness, were heard together, The proceedings resulted in dismissal of the case against Mrs. Strickland, but Mr. Strickland pleaded guilty and was fined $10 and costs. State Highway Patrolmen W. E. Pickard and W. J. Smith testified that the car driven by Mrs. Strick land came to their attention late on a recent Saturday night as it was proceeding along the highway at four or five miles an hour holding up traffic. They arrested Mrs. Strickland after the car stop ped at a business 'place on the highway and she appeared to be "under, the influence." She had been driving, and Mr. Strickland was on the back seat "passed out," the. officers said. Mrs. Strickland was cleared of the charges against her when E. M. Chapman, county jailer, testi fied that he did not believe she was "under the Influence" when brought to jail, Her deportment was attributed to the (act that she waterways to allow the production of small fish to get back to normal. This will help, but definitely will not cure, the depiction pro cess, Marvin Amory, Hampton, Va., fish dealer, said. Amory believes that the only real cure would be a closed sea son on shrimp on the inland waters of both Carolinas, and a closed season during narts of the year on the coast. This would allow the fish at least to gel back to normal, he said. The new type trawling net for shrimpers, invented by Louis Guth rie and Charles Guthrie of More head City, and tested lv Or. Her bcrt Prytherch of the United Slates Fish and Wildlife Service, may alleviate the situation some what, according to Virginia fisher men and dealers. However, they say that no net can catch shrimptwhich are small) and let other small fish go. There still will be thousands of small fish killed. And they do not feel that the invention of the new net should serve as an excuse for the noncooperation of North Carolina shrimpers. "The depletion of fish is hurting them as much ss it is us," Amory said. "In a number of the inland waters of North Carolina the dead fish on the bottom of the inlets, bays, and rivers, are reported to be so numerous that shrimpers cannot even pull their nets through the water." In addition, the chemical reac tion in the water created by the dead fish is harmful to all seafood, he pointed out. The shrimping situation is ruin ous for the Spring, Summer and Fall fishing in Virginia, but .does not affect offshore fishing for bass, 1 porgtes and whiting in the Winter months. But Winter fishing suf fers from bad weather. However, a number of the small er fishing boats from Virginia, and an estimated 90 per cent of the North Carolina fishing boats do not go offshore in Winter, but fish in the vicinity of Cape Hatteras for trout, croakers, king and but terfish the same fish which are being destroyed by the shrimpers. Thus, North Carolina fishermen suffer even more in Winter months as the result of shrimping operations in their own state than do fishermen in other states. Virginia fishermen have no de sire to create a hardship for fish ermen of another state, but sin cerely believe that a closed season would help everyone. And they claim that shrimp boats could be used for other types of fishing if a closed season on shrimp were declared. Virginia fish dealers want See WATERFRONT Page 6 had been laboring "under a diffi cult situation" when arrested and, because of this fact, and the arrest, was very nervous. A dispute over who was to have a drink with whom resulted in a brawl and assault charges against John Henderson, 59-year old Ne gro. The case came up from More head City mayor's court. Ervin Jones, Negro, testified that 14 stitches had to be taken in a wound just below his left cheek inflicted by Henderson. After hearing conflicting testi mony as to whether a knife or a broken bottle was used, Judge Morris pronounced Henderson guilty of assault and told him: "You used too much force whether your statements or their state ments are true. You could easily have cut too deep and killed the man. You're getting too old to have a murder on your cons cience." He gave Henderson a one year suspended sentence to work the roads and charged him to remain sober and of good behavior for five years if he did not want to be required to serve the sentence. Herbert Bond took the stand to accuse Elsie Simmons, his sister-in-law, of using loud and bois terous language on two different days, cursing him within hearing of the neighbors. Police Chief L. B. Willis and police officer, Carl Garner, gave testimony which sup ported the charges, and three Ne gro neighbors also testified against the defendant. . . ,. ,. Elsie Simmons was found guilty Sec COURT Pag , ..'..-.. $25000 Earmarked For Evans St. Repair Bank Doubts If Russian War Will Materialize Congressman from This Dis trict Terms Berlin Situa tion 'Impossible' Washington (AP) Rep Gra ham Barden (I)-NC) said Monday "we may have to risk war with Russia but I think at the show of teeth they'll get some sense in their heads." Barden, who returned last week end from a trip to Europe, told a reporter, "the situation in Berlin is impossible." A long-time friend of Gen. Lu cius D. Clay, American military governor in Germany, Barden said, "he is certainly in a tough spot but is doing all he can." Barden also said, "I think any thing that takes place in Berlin will be taken by the Russians as an incident not an act of war." "There isn't any question at all about Berlin being a dangerous and explosive situation. I'm in clined to think the Russians are using it as their best source of propaganda. "Of course it can't be overlook ed that we are in an almost hope' less (wiUhelplMJ sifuation. We had nd business ever granting the Russians' sriOOrm He band around Berlin. We're right in the middle. I can't conceived of anybody with any intelligence doing that, but it was done." "What would happen," he asked "if they give us a corridor into Berlin? How are we going to maintain 2,500,000 people with a 100-mile band around their city choking them?" "We've done exactly right by throwing the whole thing into UN. Now if the Russians want to walk out, I say let them walk out and let them lock the door behind them." Beach Bridge Opens To Traffic I The Atlantic Beach bridge open ed Wednesday noon to motor traf fic, seven davs and 10 hours after a barge smashed into it, ripping away over 100 feet of the roadway .south of the draw. Rainy weather held up repairs considerably, otherwise the bridge would have been passable Monday night. Two of the four crews brought here to make repairs have been sent to other road Jobs where traffic has been blocked while work was done on the bridge here. With three days of good wea ther, the permanent roadway will be in place repairmen reported. Above-water timber on the fen ders is being replaced and traffic across the bridge wil be stopped temporarily to drive 25 to 30 pi lings under the span. Twelve pi lings will have to be replaced also where the barge first struck the fender. In charge of repairs is J. D. Ep person, New Bern. Forester to Demonstrate Timber-Thinning Methods Two timber thinning demonstra tions will be conducted in Carter et county for the benefit of timber growers by R. S. Douglas, forestry extension specialist, on Nov. 19. " Farmers in this area will be in vited to see the demonstrations which will be held at the farms of It. D. Pridgen, Beaufort RFD, and R. P. Oglesby near Morehead City, Purpose of the demonstration, Douglas explained, is to show the importance of the thinning prac tice and the method of doing It , If a farmer will manage his tim ber according to the practice to be demonstrated, Douglas said, he will bave a continual Income In stead of a yield every 30 or 40 nft,;;i:,t., .'Vi-r'p: The Morehead City Racing com mission has received $27,000 from the Carolina Racing association, representing the town's 10 per cent of gross receipts from the summer operation of the dog rac ing track, Mayor G. W. Dill an nounced yesterday. At ceremonies in the mayor's of fice today, the Morehead City Rac ing commission will present the town with a check for $25,000 to be placed in a special fund and used for the resurfacing of Evans st. The $2000 bala;ue will be retained in the account of the rac ing commission for operating ex penses. Charles M. Bennett, treasurer of the racing commission, will pre sent the check to Mrs. Blanda L. Mcl.nhon, town treasurer, in the presence of the mayor, the town commissioners and the racing com missioners at 11 o'clock this morn ing. Invitations nrc being prepared for bids for the resurfacing of Evans st., Mayor Dill revealed. The $25,000 will not go into a gen eral fund but will he placed in a special fund earmarked for the Evans st. improvement, and all of the sum will be used for this pur pose, the mayor emphasized. Explaining the 10 per cent share which the town's racing commis sion receives from the gross re ceipts of the track, Mayor Dill stated that gross recjpls included the receipts from the gate, the grandstand, the concessions and that portion of the bet which is retained by the Carolina Racing association. The association re tains 15 net S"S,- The legtai;' aJt hich creat ed the Morelwaa City llaclng com mission prides that the commis sion shlf receive 10 per cent of the' gross receipts from the race track's operation per day, but that the amount so pa,id shall not ex ceed $0,000 a day. While it is recognised that the sum of $2,000 which the Morehead City Racing commission will de posit in the bank for operating ex penses is "more than necessary,"; the mayor stated, it is desirable because the commission cannot re ceive funds from the town. Its op eration is Independent, he said. ' Mayor Dill felt that the town s percentage of $27,000 compared favorably with the amount which the city of Miami receives from a dog racing track located there, which he said he understands to be a $50,000 annual-maximum. " 1 Inspection Lane Due Here Oct 16 A motor vehicle inspection lane will return to the county three more times this year, once thia mpnth, and once in November and December. , .ti It will locate in Morehead City Oct. 18-20, in Beaufort Nov. 17 20, and in Morehead City Dec. 17-21." According to the deadlines put into effect by the motor vehicle department, all of the following models must be Inspected by Oct. 31, 1948: 1938, 1939, 1943, 1944, and 1945. .. Deadline for motor vehicles Of the year models 1940 and 1942, must be inspected on or before ; Nov. 30, 1948, and motor vehicles of the vear model 1941 and 1949 before Dec. 31. 1948. Inspection Lane No. 36, J. O. Jones, supervisor, will make the remaining visits here. Until the September inspection period, lane 33 came to Carteret county. " After this year, motor vehicles' will be inspected twice a year. '' Pump on Well Outlined With Green Brick 'Skirt' The pump on the well at Front and Turner streets, Beaufort, has been protected with a brick wall, painted green to match the newly painted police station across the street from the well. ,, i' The police station, In addition to getting a new coat of paint, hag also had yellow and black sign: placed over the door, "Police De partment'' . . :. ,:-rv': -v .Ktj; Beaufort's street grader also has been outfitted with a new bull- j dozer blade which was put in place this week. . . . 7 . I