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f, - N CA R T ERET C OUN T Y ( Aiircaoiaical Eala ..!.;" . T.: Sua Sett Tonight 5:01 p.m. . Sun Rises Tomorrow 6:47 a.m. Moon Rises Tonight 7:20 p.m. Moon Sets Tomorrow 10:46 a.m. A Merger c! TEE EEACTC3T EEWS (Established I9l2) and TEE TTO CITY TMES (Established 1938) 38th YEAR-i-NO. 54. 10 PAGES MOREHEAD CITY, AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1948 10 PAGES PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FR1DAY1 -;s .-tJ-;.,.. ,t" :, , w '.r.l .,7: ;Vf -;0 10c Morehead City Sailor, Charged with Auto Larceny, Captured Tuesday at Broad Creek Jack Wiley Eagan, 19, appren tice seaman, USN, is in Beaufort jail today charged with auto lar ceny and speeding at 75 miles an hour. , State Highway Patrolman W. E. Pickard, who arrested Eagan at about 4 o'clock Monday one mile west of the Broad Creek bridge, said that the sailor will probably be turned over to the FBI. At the time of his arrest, Eagan was driving a '41 tudor Ford sedan which was reported stolen in Nor folk, Va. The owner has been noti fied that the car, undamaged, has been recovered. . Prior to taking the car at Nor folk, Patrolman Pickard said Ea gan stole a car in Maryland and ditched it in Norfolk where a felony warrant has now been fcworn out against him. The highway patrolman overtook the sailor when his car ran out of gas. Eagan had the car gassed at Hall's service station, highway 24, but drove off without paying for it, the patrolman said, and he was attracted by the speed at which the Ford was traveling. Patrolman Pickard gave chase for about four miles, at 75-80 miles an hour before the Ford came to a halt. The sailor had gotten in the patrol car when he was asked for his leave papers. He told the of ficer that they ware in his car. In stead of going to the car to get the papers, however, he ran into the woods and was not found again un til noon Tuesday. Twelve officers combed the Broad Creek area Mon day afternoon and Tuesday morn ing. car and was not found again until noon Tuesday. Meanwhile 12-15 fleers were searching $4iJto the &roMCneek area,: - According to information from Broad Creek community, the sailor spent all night in the woods, then swam across Broad creek and ask ed an oysterman to take him across the sound. Later, the story from Broad Creek goes, Eagan gave some money to another man to go to the store to buy him cigarettes and food. It was then reported to the state patrolmen where the sai lor was. Eagan, whose home is in Ken tucky, is AWOL from Norfolk. Menhaden Plants Ask Investigation Of Waterways Menhaden plants and the Beau fort and Morehead City chambers of commerce telegraphed a request for Immediate investigation of nearby channels used by fishing vessels to Col. H. R. Cole, district engineer, at the U. S. Engineers office, Wilmington, Tuesday, The attention of the engineers' office was directed to waterways at and near Ocracoke, especially 'Wallace channel, and to water ways serving menhaden processing' plants in this area, particularly Taylor's creek and the cutoff chan nel from Inland water channel to Gallant's channel. f , One menhaden boat went aground 'in Wallace channel this week and one in Taylor's creek hit bottom. The telegram requested that the investigation of these waterways be undertaken before Dec. 15. Ia the Ocracoke area, before the war, the "Nine-Foot" channel was used and a maintenance-fund set up for it, but during the war the Navy wanted Wallace chan nel which was dredged then to 10 feet at the center line, narrow width.,.; v - . . According to Dan Li Walker, manager of the Beaufort Chamber of ; Commerce, the maintenance fund for the Nine-Foot channel has not been used and it was not transferred to the Wallace chan nel, so now neither one of the See MENHADEN Page I Morehead City Firemen .Extinssish Eszt ia Car Morehead City firemen extingu ished a fire In r Ford parked in front of D. M. Webb's, Arendell staeet, at 2 o'clock: Tuesday after ; noon. -' ;';: '' v. .'-' v; , A small bole was burned in the upholstery, according to Mack Ed i wards,! fire truck driver. The alarm was turned In from box 12. ' Government Cuts Support on Potatoes Jaycees To Repair Christmas Toys Group ,Will Also Give Cash Prizes for Home Yulelide Decorations Morehead City Junior Chamber of Commerce has undertaken a Christmas toy repair program, Bobbie Bell, chairman of Christ mas activities announced yester day. They will also award prizes for home decorations. Families with second hand toys which they can contribute should put the toys in boxes on their front porches the night of Friday, Nov. Beaufort firemen are repair ing used toys for Christmas. If notified, they will call for them. After they are put into condi tion, they will be distributed to needy families in Beaufort. The fire station number is 4371. 28, and turn' their porch light on. The boxes Will be picked up by the Jaycees. After being repaired JUjt-UU be distributed to needy families n Christmas. 'The Jaycees will cooperate with Morehead City firemen in the toy repair project. Firemen will pick up toys at any time if they are notified. The phone number is 357-1. Last year the Junior Chamber distributed toys to 19 families in which there were from three to eight children. Furnishing the list of needy families was the senior chamber of commerce. ' Cash prizes will be given for the most original home decorations and for theonost beautiful. There will be first and second prizes in each classification. v i Assisting Mr. Bell in the Christ mas program is Luther Lewis. At Monday night's Jaycee meet ing Walter Morris and Skinner Chalk Save a report on the second quarterly board meeting at Ra leigh last weekend. Symphony Honey Is Needed Now The campaign for North Caro lina Symphony memberships is progressing satisfactorily, Mrs. B. F.' Royal, membership chairman, has announced, but there is yet quite1 a distance to go. There are promises to buy tick ets but the money has not yet been turned in. Beaufort, however, has almost reached its quota, Mrs. Roy al said, v A little better than one half of Morehead City's quota has been attained and there, is doubt that Atlantic and Newport will sell, be tween them, 50 in memberships. The county goal is $750. v Date of the little symphony's appearance this spring has not been announced as yet. The con cert will be given in Morehead City school. Urgency is placed on - buying memberships now because the Lit tle Symphony must be guaranteed of the 9750 before it will Include Carteret county in its tour. - Tide Table HIGH . . Friday, Nov. LOW II 9:40 a.m. ,-, 10:00 p.m. , Saturday! Nov, 10:27 a.m. . 10:50 p.m. s 3:18 sun. 4:18 p.m. 21 4:03 a.m. . 0:06 p.m. 31 -' 4:65 a.m. ,, Sunday, Nov. 11:19 a.m. . ' ; 11:57 p.m. 0:58 p.m. Monday, Nov. II 12 midnight 5:54 a.m. 112:15 p.m. ' v '. ' 6:54 p.m. ;' ' Tuesday, Nov. 23 v , 12:49 a.m. '; -, ' . 1 a.m. 1:17 p.nt ty'Vi"'' 3:54 p.nr, Board Guarantee Reduced From 90 To 60 Percent of Parity; Acreage Cut WASHINGTON (AP) The government Wednesday reduced its price gliurantee on next year's po tato crop by one-third. It also recommended a substan tial cut in potato acreage. Both moves are designed to dis courage overproduction anu save some of the money which has been paid to farmers for producing more potatoes than the country would cat. About $100,000,000 has been paid out in potato price sup ports so far this year. The lower support level at 60 per cent rather than 90 per cent of narity makes lower retail prices for potatoes possible, although not certain. Officials of the Department of Agriculture, which announced the new policy, explained that the low er production goal and reduced guarantee should result in a small er crop of potatoes than was har vested this year. And if supply and demand are in balance, they surmised, retail prices might not decline appreciably. Nevertheless, consumers, who also are taxpayers, are bound to benefit. Not so much of (heir money will go to support prices. The support at 60 per cent of parity is the lowest level allowed under the long-range farm bill passed bv the 80th Congress. Un der the old farm law, potatoes were supported at 90 per cent of parity. This means that if the market price goes below that figure, the farmer can sell them to the gov ernment at the guarantee level. Parity is a price calculated to give the farmer a return equal in purchasing power to the price he received in a base period. It Is calculated under a formula set up by Congress, and changes from month to month. Next year's potato acreage goal was set at 1,938,000 acres, or about 200,000 less than the 1948 plaited acreage. The national goal was divided into state goals, which in turn will be broken down into goals for counties and individual farms. In order to be eligible for price supports, producers must stay within their acreage goals. Secretary of Agriculture Bran nan said he was "extremely reluc tant" to cut the support price of potatoes to 60 per cent of parity. See PRICES Page 8 Typhoid Fever Paiieni Confined lo Hospital Mrs. Elaine Herndon, 25, ' resi dent of an apartment in the Sea View apartments, located west of the road to Fiver's island, is con fined to Morehead City hospital with typhoid fever, the first tase of typhoid in the county this year. The onset of the case was Nov. 6 and it was reported to the health department Nov. 15. Dr. N. T. Ennett, health officer, reported that source of the infec tion has not been determined as yet Samples of water in the house have been taken and sent to state laboratories ' for analysis. Resi dents on the same water line have been requested to boil their water and some .have gone to the health office for typhoid vaccinations. Newport Seniors Select MoUo, Colon, Jewelry ' The Newport senior class is pro gressing very rapidly. The seniors chose as their motto the same one they had their junior year, "With in ourselves our future lies." Pink and green are the class colors and pink roses the class flower. Little Mary June Merrill and Buddy Nor ris are the class mascots. The seniors are presenting then senior play, "Sprinf Fever," Dec. 10. They have ordered their class rings and everyone is looking for ward anxiously to the day when they shall arrive, y .'." V s The class was honored when their queen, Peggy Mann, and king, Herbert Diffee, were crowned at the Halloween carnival recently. ' ... Cleo Garner, Reporter Approves New Farmers To Elect Committeemen Thursday, Dec. 2 County Council Names Poll Holders, Designates Polls Agriculture Adjustment Admi nistration community committee men will be elected throughout the county Thursday, Dec. 2, and the AAA county council will be elected at a county convention Friday Dec. 3, in the AAA office. Delegates to this convention will be elected also on Thursday, Dec. 2, B. J. May, AAA administrator, announced this week following the monthly meeting of the county council. At this meeting poll holders for the election and polls were design ated. They are as follows: White Oak community. Unitarian church, Pelletier, Leland Morris, poll hold er; Newport, town hall, Cecil Pringle, poll holder; Morehead City, Lee Murdoch's store, Wild wood, Fred L. Bell, poll holder; Beaufort-Harlowe, Gaskill's Feed store, Gus Lancaster, poll holder; East Merrimon, Cleve Gillikan's store, Bettie, Oscar Salter, poll holder. On the day prior to election, Wednesday, Dec. 1, meetings will be held in four of the districts named above to nominate commit teemen and delegaes. In the Beaufort-Harlowe district the meeting will be Nov. 30. The meetings wilfce as foUr: Unitarian church, Pelletier, Tpjri.; Newport school, C. S. Long's de partment, 7 p.m.; Lee Murdoch's store, Wildwood, 7 p.m.; and Cleve GUlikin's store, Bettie, 7 p.m. The Beaufort-Harlowe meeting will be at 8 o'clock Tuesday night, Nov. 30, at the court house. Delegates to the county conven tion Dec. I will elect county conv mitteemen, three regular commit teemen, and two alternates. Pre sent committeemen are Sam Ed wards, chairman, Roland Salter, vice-chairman, and D. W. Truck ner. Alternates are Herman K. Norris and L. A. Garner. Mr. May has requested that all farmers attend the meetings to nominate the committee and also vote Dec. 2. Men elected will ad minister the AAA program for 1949. Mrs. Carrie Smithwick, 97, Visits Daughter at Davis Mrs. Carrie Vail Smithwick, 97 years old, of the Mt. Olive section of Hyde county, has come to spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. A. B. Davis, of Davis. Known as Hyde county's oldest woman resident and "still going strong,'' Mrs. Smithwick held a prominent place on the front page of Dare County's Coastland Times recently. Because we are proud to have her as resident of Car teret county for several months, we reprint her remarkable story here Ed. . -( Last year Mrs.' Smithwick pieced bed quilts, without the aid of glasses, to raise her preacher mon ey. "I thought I ought to be doing something, so I made $14 piecing quilts for neighbors," Mrs. Smith wick .said. . "I would do a lot of cooking, if the children weren't afraid I would fall down and get hurt," she said. "There's nothing I like better. I began cooking in the fireplace when I was a girl helping my moth er, and there hasn't been any bet ter cooking done' since." - We found Mrs. Smithwick sit ting on the porch enjoying the sun at the home .of her son, Ed, prominent farmer of Mount Olive. She has eight children, and leaves her home, about a mile from son Ed's, to visit about occasionally. Her mind is as keen as ever, her voice as clear as a bell and it's no trouble to get her to talk. In fact, she was soon in conversation-, mostly of the days of the Civil War when the Yankees came to Mt Olive and destroyed about everything they could set their hands on and punished everybody who wouldn't take the oath of al legiance. :'... Mrs. Smithwick was born July 25, 1850, and has lived her entire life in thia community, being Another Child rails Prey To Inlantile Paralysis Another child fell victim to polio Sunday. Barbara Allen Davis, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davis, Harkers Island, is con fined to James Walker hospital, Wilmington, with a mild case of infantile paralysis, (he health of fice announced yesterday. Her illness was diagnosed as polio Tuesday. Dr. N. Thomas Ennett, health officer, reports that this ca- occurred 22 days after the onset of the Ray Salter case, Salter Path. Ray, who also is at James Walker hopitnl, Wilmington, is reported to be getting along satisfactorily. The Davis home has been quarantined. Transport Brings Body Of Beaufort ParatrooperHome Remains oi S-Sgl. Roy H. Austin Will Be Interred In Local Cemetery The body of SSgt. Roy H. Aus tin, Beaufort paratrooper killed in France, has been returned to this country aboard the United Slates Army Transport Carroll Victory, the department of the Army has announced. Sergeant Austin was the son of Mrs. Mabel Austin, 312 Ann street, and J. F. Austin, New York. He vwa 43 at the -timo of his death on Jan. is, at Basiogne ana was serving with the 101st airborne division. - Sergeant Austin, in line for a field commission when he was killed, entered the Army team in 1942 and received his training at Fort Bragg, Fort Benning, Ga., and Rort McCall, N. C. He played on the football team while a pupil at Beaufort school. Surviving besides his parents are two brothers, John Paul, Spokane, Wash., Julian, at home, and three sisters, Lorraine, Violet, and Flo rence, all at home. The body has not yet arrived here and funeral arrangements are incomplete. Remains of 211 North Carolina soldiers were returned on the Car roll Victory from France, Belgium, and Holland. life member of the Church of Christ. She has reared eight up standing children who are leading citizens of Hyde and Beaufort counties. She lost her first child at the age of two when it contract ed measles. There were no doc tors handy in those days of 75 years ago. But Mrs. Smithwick has never needed doctors herself. Her sons did coax her to go to 'Washington last year to the hospital, to get a wart burned off her face. . You'd take Mrs. Smithwick to be in her seventies. Her son Ed, who isn't 70, has more wrinkles. The old lady likes to talk about the way folks had to live when she was a girl. She entertainingly tells of making candies, and spinning thread for sewing, of tanning leather which made all the shoes they wore. It was hard getting along; women and. girls did men's work, followed the plow even. Children were taught that noth ing was honorable or worth while unless earned with honest work. No one minded working then. : A word of caution she gives the people of this day: Don't worry if things seem to be going to the dogs, if timet look tight and prices are high. She has lived through many depressions, and there have been time in her long life that were far worse than any1 this gen eration has known! A little hard ship may do us good 'she thinks. The mischief young folks get in to is mostly because they have an opportunity, and not enough at tention - from their 1 elders, who should bring them up better.' She says dont blame the young folks, just don't shirk our own responsi bility in showing them the right wiy to go. She has 19 living grandchildren See MRS. SMITHWICK Page f Street-Lighting R.S. Garner, Newport, Brings Champion Boar to County J, ' v&l h l r fir , a 7 1 i:":;:': off ' R. S. Garner, Nine Foot road, Newport, tells his grand champion Duroc boar lo look pretty for the cameraman. Mr. Garner purchased the pedi greed pig at the recent North Car olina Duroc Show and Sales at Rocky Mount, paying $310 for him, highest price a Duroc boar, has ever brought in a state sale. . , The grand champion's owner says that he's interested in raising the best quality swine possible. R. M. Williams, county agent, remark ed that constant efforts are being made to have good quality live stock in the county. Morehead Board Receives Audit The audit for the fiscal year, 194748, for the town of Morehead City was presented to the board of commissioners at their meeting Tuesday night by L. R. Ausbon, accountant with Williams and Wall, Raleigh. Town expenses during the recent 12 months exceeded income by $7,834.54, a deficit smaller, how ever, than in previous years. Of the '47 tax levy, 93.31 per cent was collected. In going over the audit, Mr. Ausbon pointed out that many residents of the town did not col lect meter deposits made when the town owned its own water and power system. Taxes on property belonging to Duffy Wade were adjusted, Alvah Hamilton, attorney, reported that the town had the legal right to extend sewer lines where neces sary . and charge property owners accordingly. Mayor George W. Dill reported that the 60 town firemen have been Insured and will receive payments, if hospitalized or injured, while going to or from a fire, using town -fire equipment or while in the fire station. If death results while serving as a fireman the family will receive $3000. that the 80 town firemen have been if hospitalized or injured while The policy was taken out with the John Crump agency. Two LSTs Bring Marine Equipment Into Port ' ' Two LSTs, carrying heavy Ma rine equipment from Barin field, Ala., docked at Port Terminal yes terday morning. Loaded at Pensacola, Fla they brought back to this port equip ment for Cherry Point which could not be flown back- after training maneuvers of air group 14 at Sarin field. , Seventy-five per cent of the equipment has been, returned by air since Nov. 10. AU of the planes of air group 14 are operating now from Cherry Point . Recorder's Court Today ' Recorder's court will be held this morning at the court house at 10 o'clock. It was not held Tuesday, at usual, because the solicitor, M. Leslie Davis, was attending the Baptist State convention at Char lotte. - , . . , - Photo by R. M. Williams "I think we have a good start," Mr. Williams commented. "There are quite a few farmers now with purebred livestock." Five hundred persons attended I he sale at Rocky Mount sponsored by the North -Carolina Duroc Breeders association. On the aver age, bred gilts rbought $200, an unusually high price, according to Jack Kelley, extension animal hus bandry specialist at etaU college. The grand champion was -consigned by Preston- Harper of Deep Run. A number of people at the sale informed Mr. Garner that they wished to purchase the prize boar's offspring. Florist's Invention To Go On Market Soon A "corsage preserver," invent ed by Mrs. Eddie Jones, Beau fort, owner and operator of the Beaufort Florist shop, will be on the retail market soon, Mrs. Jones said this week. The preserver, a curved plas tic tube, will hold orchids and all types of flowers. It is ex pected to sell for 10 or 13 cents. Mrs. Jones' Invention has been patented and the mold was re cently completed by the manu facturer. The tube has been ac claimed throughout the commer cial world and was sponsored by the Thomas Young Orchid com pany at a recent flower show. Rev.W.Y.Stevart Speak On Culture The Rev. W. Y. Stewart, pastor of Core Creek church, spoke on culture Tuesday night at the Beau fort Rotary club meeting in the Inlet inn. Mr. Stewart commented on the spiritual world as compared with the material world and pointed out that without God as a focal pbint of life, materialism, gains as cendancy. "Chaos, such as that which occurred under the fascist regimes in Germany and Italy, re sults," he declared. ' . , Members of the Beaufort plan ning board attended the meeting. In addition to Rotarians W. L. Woodard and N. T. Ennett, who are members of the board, W. II. Potter and Mrs, Helen Hatsell were present. Rotarians will meet Tuesday night at the Scout building, Pol lock street, With the district Scout committee. Morehead City Ro tarians are also expected to attend the meeting. Smyrna School to Serve Thanksgiving Supper ::...?ti-v - To obtain money to pay ' lot equipment in the school lunch room, Smyrna school ia sponsoring a Thanksgiving supper in the lunchroom from 5 to 7:30 p.m Thanksgiving Pay, Nov. 25. Tickets are on sale at Gu,thrie Jones Drug store, Beaufort - System Soon the cloud of darkness ovet Morehead City. will lift. The board of commissioners, fh regular session Tuesday night at the ' municipal building, approved a new street lighting plan propos ed by Tide Water Power company. James Gallagher, lighting engi neer, and George W. Conant, com mercial manager for Tide Water Power company, conferred with the commissioners. . The new system will replace the one now in use which is rusted, broken-down, and obsolete. Cost of installing the new sys tem, which will be borne by Tide Water Power company, will be ap proximately $24,000, Mr. Gallagher said. Cost to Morehead City per year will be $6,672, slightly more than the present bill, according to the city treasurer. A 10-year contrart with Tide Water will he signed, to be effec tive as soon as the new system woes into operation, which will not be for approximately 12 months, Mr. Conant said, depending on when materials can be obtained.. , Under the new system, lights will extend from 3rd street, (east of the Jefferson hotel), westward alone Arendell street. Power of the lights will be 6,000 lumens. . At intersections throughout town, lights of 2,500 lumens with radial reflectors will be installed. Additional lights will be placed at the front of Morehead City school, it the northwest corner of W. S. King scliool and around the recrea tion building on Shcpard street. The power company representa tives said they didn't know what would be done with the old con crete poles, that they didn't know to whom they belonged. Mayor George W. Dill Informed them that they were purchased by Tide Water Power company when it purchased the old town lighting system. Scost Ccndttee To Elect Officers Annual Meeting to Be Held Tuesday Night at Beau fort ; Officers for 1949 will be elected at the annual meeting of the Car teret District committee, Boy Stouts of America, at 8:30 Tues day night in the Scout building, Pollock street, Beaufort. By special invitation Beaufort and Morehead City Rotarians will meet with the committee. The Ro tarians are sponsors of Scout . troops in both towns. A barbecue supper will be serv ed, followed by the business ses sion. After election of officers, operating committees will be ap pointed, reports on 1948 activities will be made, and plans and ob- . jectives laid for 1949. There wiU also be recreation. In charge of arrangements is Tl , R. Hassell, Beaufort. James" D. Potter is district chairman. At tending the meeting Tuesday night, In addition to local district com- : mittee members will be W.C. -Wall, New Bern, field Scout execu tive. .,,.r ' Counties included in the East Carolina council, of which Carteret is a part, are Beaufort, Bertie,' Craven, Edgecombe, Greene, Hali fax, Hertford, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Ons low, Pamlico, Pitt, TyreU Wash ington, Wilson, and River and Jud kins townships in Warren county. School Snperinlesissi , 47 ' Attends Raleigh Hading H. L. Joslyn, superintendent of the county schools, will return to morrow from Raleigh where he at tended the annual winter meeting of the division of superintendents, North Carolina Education associa tion... ... , . V, : The meeting began Wednesday and will end today. Presented at this session was material prepared for the summer session which was cancelled because of the polio epi: ' demic. ' " ';".';, V..; Governor-Elect Keer Scott spoki to the superintendents Thursdr-' night on needs for better educ tion. The opening address made Wednesday afternoon by Dr. M. H. Plemmons, executive seer tary of the state education co: mission. . v Club to 'Meet. Tuesday '? ' There will be a call meeting Beaufort Junior Woman's clu' 8 o'clock Tuesday evening in Ann Street Methodist church .national building. This me was originally scheduled lor : day night