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. .--.-.s?' CARTERET COUNTY KEWS-TEIES CFFICES- Belufort: 120 Craven St Morehead City; 807 Evans St. A Merger ol THE BEAUFORT NEWS (Established 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established 1936) PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FR1DATI 39th. YEAR No. 5. 6 PAGES MOREHEAD CITY, AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1949 6 PAGES 10c Educators and Their Problems I County School Superintendent Comments on Need for Teachers To make the public realize the necessity for improving the state educational system and to point out the places where the system should be improved, THE NEWS TIMES publishes here, in coopera tion with the county North Caro lina Education association, the first of a series of eight articles fea turing school leaders of Carteret county who will comment on weak nesses of the public school system. Harvey L. Joslyn, county super intendent of schools, who has at tained a notable place among edu cators in the county and state, points out below the great need for an increased number of men and women in the teaching pro iession. Mr. Joslyn, who for 25 years was superintendent and principal in Morehead City's, schools prior to accepting the position of county superintendent two years ago, at tended elementary and secondary schools at Hammonton, N. J. Be fore entering college at Maryvillc, Tcnn., and North Carolina State college, he attended Maryville Col lege Preparatory department at Maryville. His college degrees include a music diploma from Maryville, ba chelor"s and master's degree from State. For one year Mr. Joslyn taught in the Craven County Farm Life school, Vanccboro. He instructed two years at Slate, served as su perintendent of the Farm Life school at Vanccboro for six years, and served several years on sum mer school faculties at Ashcvillc Normal school and State. He is prominent in many civic, fraternal, and education groups: a past president of Morehead City Rotary club, and a past master and secretary of Ocean Lodge No. 409, A. F, . A. M. Jle has been tor 21 ' ,;xars life mentor LtlW"Ctiott- Education association, and for 27 years a member of the JMorth Carolina Education association. He holds membership in the American Association of School Administrator's, Alpha Zcta (na tional) fraternity, the Farm Bu reau, and the Chamber of Com merce. For eight years he was president of the New Bern Produc tion and Credit association. Before the merger of State col lege with the Greater University Mr. Joslyn was a member of the board of trustees of State. He sang on the college male quartet and in the glee clubs at State and Mary ville in undergraduate days and plso played in the band at Stale. He held the position of president of the YMCA at State college his senior year. Now one of the leaders in the battle for better schools and bet ter educational opportunity for Construction of Toll Road On Banks Will Begin in April A toll road linking Virginia Beach with Nags head, wUl be started in April, a spokesman said today. Traffic is expected to roll over by August. Engineers estimate that the 56, mile road will cost about $850,000, said Sidney Banks, president of the Virginia-Carolina Turnpike corpor poration. The road, to be built 600 feet inland, will be 22 feet wide. The Virginia corporation will build the 20 miles from the South end of .Virginia Beach to the state line. The Carolina-Virginia toll road as sociation will build the 36 miles from the state boundary to Nag's Head. This company was chartered in North Carolina last month. Bids on the work will be opened at a meeting of the incorporators at Norfolk next Monday. In addition to providing a short cut between far-famed resort com munities on the Virginia and North Carolina coasts, the route would have scenic attractions that would SNUFFY SPRINTS " "N. lowctzv-1 M PMwi.veo I wrr'W uotTfsr , VOOMlWTS V M1UOTTMM WJMTP ttMNKM : - , MMR3U03 V j j HARVEY L. JOSLYN Carteret county youngsters, Mr. Joslyn reviews the teacher pro blem as it confronts all North Ca rolina, and particularly the State legislature: "In reading the report of the State' Education Commission we realize the state-wide shortage of teachers and note thai during the tast six years there has been an increase of 1887 teachers holding sub-standsrd certificates to fill va cancies of teachers -holding "A" certificates who have left the pro fession. The commission finds that only 199 of last year's college gra duates had prepared themselves for teaching and that only 150 of these entered the profession this year. It is estimated that 1500 elementary teachers arc needed for replacements and increases each year. Carteret County, thirty'two new teachers were needed in our schools. Of this number all but four teachers held standard "A" certificates. At ctic present time there are thirty teachers holding non-standard certificates in our county. Some of these teachers arc working toward standardiza tion, while others arc merely help ing in the emergency. We should be truly grateful to the loyalty of our teachers in these years of teacher shortage. "Teaching is one of the most important professions and has a bright future. Parents, civic lead ers, and teachers should encourage those boys and girls of our high schools, who have Jhe ability, to prepare themselves to enter the profession. "The type of education offered today determines the success or failure of our Democracy tomor row." have appeal to the many thousands of north and south bound tourists traveling over the Ocean Highway, which in North Carolina is U. S. 17. A great many of these tourists woutd use the route as an alternate to that over which many have passed each season for many years in the opinion Lcnnon. With the construction of the road tourists would no longer find the "Dare dead-ends." Instead at the southern terminus of the pro posed highway, tourists after passing through the interesting maritime area could turn right at U. S. 158 and return to U. S. 17 at Elizabeth City. Or, the tourist by passing through the Dare beach Communities and via Roanoke Is land could ferry across to Manns Harbor and take U. S. 264 through Hyde and Beaufort counties to Washington. ( , Almost every foot of the oceanside between Virginia Beach and Kilty Hawk (at U. S. 158) is noted for some historical ship wreck or a site of some unusual maritime or nautical historical sig nificance. As each of these his torical sites -would be designated by appropriate markers, the new road would become a 57-mile long museum of maritime history. ' "licet the President" President Harry 8. Truman will be Inaugurated In the Na- tlon's capital Thursday. In honor t this man who wrought a miracle la Novem- her, THE NEWS-TIMES be gins today on page 6 the car- toon story of hit life. ' Today' installment is the , - ant Ja i Kite f low. Felt Plant Begins Operation Friday Plani Turns Out 35 Tons Of Fell on Trial Run; Will Supply Madix The $550,000 plant of the South ern Felt corporation went into operation Friday, four days after the (late announced last weekend. On its trial run the plant turned nut .15 tons of felt. When in full production a day's tonnage is ex pected to be in excess of 50 tons The Southern Felt Plant, built by Durham capital and headed by Eric I.. Tilley as chairman of the board and by Kennan Hand, presi dent, is under lease to the Madix Asphalt Roofing Corporation. The latter firm was established largely by Morehead City capital and is headed by C. C. Brcwen, pro.sidcnl. Madix. which went into operation last May, cost $350,000 lo build. With its supply of felt 10 w assured, Madix plans to pro duce daily 18 carloads of asphalt shingles and by-products such as rolled roofing, brick siding, build er's felt, deadening felt, and wa terproofed paper. Southern Felt and Madix arc the only plants of their kind in an area bounded by Baltimore, Savannah, and Memphis. Standing side by side on the rap idly developing industrial water front area of Morehead City, the two plants operated as one will be completely self maintaining manu facturing unltf when v;tv,!t ttor agc and docking rachitics are com pleted. Seniors Select Spools of 'D The senior class of Smyrna school recently selected superla tives, mascots, the class colors, flower, and motto The mascots are Peggy Willis and Percy Mason, the class colors, blue and white, the flower, the white gladiola, and the motto, "Not Finished, Just Begun." Superlatives arc as follows: best all-around girl, EsteUc Gillikin; best all around boy, Donald Da vis; most athletic girl, Peggy Ar thur; most athletic boy, Lester Murphy. Most studious girl, Marguerite Lewis; most studious boy, Donald Davis; most popular girl, Ora Dean Midgcttc, most popular boy, Bobby Dudley. Wittiest, Jon Lane Willis; pret tiest girl, Catherine Lewis; most handsome, Bobby Dudley; most likely to succeed, Marguerite Lewis, best-dressed girl, Joyce M. Lewis, best-dressed boy, Burgess Piner. Cutest, Ora Dean Midgcttc; quietest, Mary Newkirk; and best mannered, Ora Dean Midgcttc. School Medical Exam Completed Down East The' health officer, Dr. N. Tho mas Ennclt, and Mrs. Lcola Ham mer, nurse, have just completed the annual school medical exam ination for the eastern half of the county. Work in the western half of the county will begin this week. The preparatory work for the mass X-ray which begins Feb. 15 is, according to Dr. Ennctl, moving long satisfactorily, A. G. Chisweli, general manager of the X-ray ma chines and trailers, was In the health department last Friday. Miss Lula Belle Highsmith who has charge of health education and publicity for the X-ray program is now working in the county. Letters concerning the X-ray units went out to the physicians and ministers of the county this week. Dance Will Be Given ror Benefit oi Teen-Agers i -To raise money for the More head City Teen-Age club there will be a dance at the recreation center on Shepard street Friday night, Mrs. Harold Sampson, director, an nounced today.) .' The Rhythinaircs will furnish music, featuring XaA Smith it the piano. The Persuading Five, Ne gro vocallsti, will entertain, v. Fanning Council WiU Undergo Re-Organization Winners in 1948 Tide Water Program to Receive Hon ors at Dinner Jan. 27 F r ttic purpose o: re-organizing the Better Farming for Better Liv ing council in Carteret countv, the board of directors of Beaufort Chamber of Commerce, Neil Bol ton of Tide Water Power company, sponsor of the farming program and others concerned with the couiuil re-organization will meet for dinner Thursday night, Jan. 27, at the Inlet Inn. At this dinner Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Oglesby, winners of 1948's Better Living Program, will be pre sented with a cash award. Mr. and Mrs. Oglesby own and operate a farm at Crab Point. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Piner, Straits, won second prize in last year's contest and Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Gooding, North River road, won third. These winners will also be present at the dinner. It. M. Williams, county agent, has an nounced. Winner of 1947's contest was Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Oglesby, Crab Point. First place winners arc not permitted to participate in subse quent contests. Mr. and Mrs. Oglcsby's record for this year, however, has been submitted for consideration in the district con test. The new 194!) Better Farming for Better Living booklets arc ready for distribution now, Mr. Williams reports. These booklets, containing charts and means of checking work completed on the farm and in (he farm home, are distributed by the powev company in southeastern Noh Carolina cottntiri. The Vowv cf company also awards the cash prizes to winners. The purpose of the program is lo encourage the farm family to grow, preserve, and process their own food and feed; maintain ferti lity of the soil; make the best use of time and energy; make wise se lection of use of furnishings and equipment: and improve farm home and management practices. Fnrman B. Long Accepts Mechanical Direction 01 Publishing Company Furman B. Long, Martinsville, Va., yesterday assumed the position of mechanical superintendent for thp Carteret Publishing company, publisher of The Carteret County iNews-Timcs. Mr. Long has for 16 years been mechanical superintendent of the Martinsville Daily Bulletin, a pa per published Monday through Fri day and Sunday. Mrs. Long, who now leaches Seventh grade in Martinsville Ju nior High school, will join her husband in June, as will their son, George, 13. The Longs arc members of the Baptist church. Two Men Booked on Charge 01 Entering Warehouse Booked on a larceny charge, Fred Jones of Morehead City, and Tommy Fields of 'Crab Point, will apepar today in recorder's court. The two men are alleged to have broken into the Merita warehouse, 24th. and Bridges street, Morehead City, late Wednesday night. Miss ing from tho warehouse next morning was a money order for $99.33 and various papers. Fields was arcstcd at 3 o'clock Friday at Morehead Bluffs by Con stable Charlie Krousc and Jones at 7:30 Friday night by Constable Krouse in Morehead City. Mr. Krousc reported that the money order was cashed at 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon ut a jewelry store in New Bern. Morehead-Beanfort Area Gets Boost on Highway Map The Morehead City-Beaufort area will be marked prominently on the next maps published by the Ocean Highway association. These maps show the Ocean Highway's route from the north to Florida and tour ist data suggests that vacationers spend some time in this section. This change in the Ocean High way map was obtained through the efforts of local businessmen, Ay cock Brown, and Capt L. II. Gar risod, president or the Ocean High way association. Approximately 600,000 of the maps showing the scenic ocean highway route are distributed an nually... . t , -. -J Morehead City Negro Wounded In Shooting at Edgewater Hotel Jaycees lo Sponsor President's Ball Jan. 29 Morehead City and Beaufort Jaycees have set Saturday night, Jan. 29, as the date of the President's Ball, the cli max to the March of Dimes campaign in the county. A 15-piecc orchestra will play for the dance which will be held In the recreation cen ter on Shepard street, More head City. On the Morehead City Jay cce committee are Warren Beck, Gerald Phillips and II. S. Gihbs, Jr. On the Beaufort committee arc Graham Dun can, Jr., Charles Cheek, mid Jaines W. Wallace. Father C. White Replaces Father Paul Graycar ' Father Clement White, T. O. R. has replaced Father Paul Graycar, T. 0. R., as assistant at Saint Egbert's Catholic church, More head Citv. ' Father White arrived at his new asignment Friday, coming from Saint Fraincis college, Loretto, Pennsylvania, where he had been teaching religion and French. Or dained May 23, 1941, by His Kx crlleney, the Most Rev. Richard T. Guilfoyle, Bishop of the Altoona Diocese, Pennsylvania Father r'A'hlte was assigned as assistant cTcricmasler at torctlo. He received a commission in the chaplain corps of the United States Army in January, 19411, and was called to active duty in the early part df March of the same year. After completing the chap lain's basic training at Harvard university, Cambridge, Mass., Father White was ordered lo Camp Polk, La. From there he was as signed to Camp Edwards, Mass., where he served with the 16th AAA Group. On January 1, 1944, Father White and his outfit left, for over sea duty, where he spent the re maining 27 months of his service in the European theatre. In 1946 Father White was discharged from the service and returned to Saint Francis college to teach. Father Paul Graycar, T. O. It., former assistant at St. Egbert's has returned to Pennsylvania to take up his new duties at SS. Cyril and Methodius church, Wi'ndbourne, Pa. He had been in Morehead City since August, 1946. White Grub Damage Reduces Seedling Output White grub damage in the N. C. Forest Service's tree nursery al Clayton has reduced the seedling output this year by 30 per cent, according to Assistant State For ester Fred Claridgc. Damage was heavy because of the exceptionally dry growing season, Claridgc said. The Division expected to lift 9 mil lion trees this winter, but recent inventory figures indicate there will be only about'6 million al this nursery. Claridgc slates that orders have been heavy and that the demand will probably exceed the supply. However, there is a limited amount of loblolly and shortlcaf pine, and red cedar left at the Clayton nursery, and some white pine left at the Hcndcrsonvillc nursery in the western part of the State. Landowners still wishing to or der seedlings may do so by writ ing to District Forester It. C. Wink worth, P. 0. Box 173, New Bern, N-. C, or to the State Forester's Office, Raleigh, N. C. ," ; - : 189th District Rotarians To Mod on Dare toast . MANTEO Largest district meeting ever held by Rotarians of the 189th District is planned for the Dare Coast this year, accord ing to Lawrence Swain, president of Manteo Rotary club which will be hosts to the group. The convention starting May 1 and continuing for three days will be presided over by District Presi dent Sherwood L. Roberson bf Ro bersonville.. Each of the 87 clubs in the district have signified that they would send several delegates to Uw convention. - Farm Bureau Members See Film, Hear Four Reports The movie, "America the Beau tiful," was shown to members of the county farm bureau at their meeting Friday night in the court house following talks by the four delegates to the national farm bureau convention, Oscar Salter Robert Laughton, Thomas Oglesby and Rufus Oglesby. The convention was held in At lantic City in December. Mr. Sal ter attended the organizational meeting. Mr. Laughton the field crop meeting, Thomas Oglesby the truck crop meeting, and Rufus Oglesby the livestock meeting. Part of Mr. Salter's report appears be low. Farm bureau members, men and women, were urged lo attend the state convention at Ashcville Feb. 13-1(5 and requested to notify R. M. Williams, county agent, of their intention of attending as soon as possible. Speakers at this convention will be United Slates Senator J. Mel ville Broughlon, Congressman Har old D. Cooley, and Allan B. Kline, president of the American Farm Bureau federation. A part of Mr. Salter's report, made at the meeting at which J. Raymond Ball, president of the county farm bureau, presided, fol lows: "Many things have happened during the past year. Some good and some bad. As people read the daily papers, they arc inclined to agree with the sage who remarked some years ago, what we need is a man to look into the future and tell us it isn't so. On the other hand, it seems to me that for every increase in our difficulties we have a proportionately greater ability. It is up to us to use it. "On January 6th, we inaguratcd North Carolina's 33rd Governor, and in about one week from today we expect to inaugurate the na tion's 33rd President. To fulfill their tasks, President Truman and Governor Scott must have the wholehearted support of all of us for the complete success of their Administrations. Our neighborhood is just what we make it, our county, our state, so on to our na tional government. "The Farm Bureau ds your Farm Bureau and it is just what you farmers make it. If we don't put much in it, wc can t expect much out of it. "Today the Farm liureau has ma tured. It is a well organized, well financed body of nearly one and one half million of the leading and most influential farm families. "Organized Agriculture has its place alongside organized business and labor, on equal terms. The Farm Bureau's life has seen re markable changes in the farmers economic and social position and in this critical period just ahead, the Farm Bureau will undoubtedly plan the leading part in reshaping agriculture's future." Rat Poison to Be Spread At Beaufort, Morehead The county health department has secured the services of Clifford Jones, Rat Control division. State Board of Health, Raleigh, for put ting out rat poison at the city dumps of Morehead City and Beau fort. A. D. Fulford, sanitarian, win assist Mr. Jones. The work begins today. The health officer says that both towns need a general rat con trol campaign which should include rat proofing of buildings in the business areas as well as many old buildings in the residential areas. He commented on the fact that one ot the best means of ridding premi se of rats is to leave no garbage or tther food where they can get it. They only stay on premises where they can -get something to eat, he concluded. New Use For Net Found A new use for the Prytherch Quthrie shrimp net has beeh found by Bud Styron, who has bought one for the specific purpose of catching fish. The extra bag adds to the catch and the trick mesh increases the strength. The net was de signed to permit small fish to es cape, of course, but this is no dis advantage because he doesn't want them anyway. Several others are said to be following his lead. Robert Dudley, Morehead City Negro who was shot early yester day morning in a "shooting nvtch" at the Edgewater hotel, Morehead City, is reported to be in fair condition today at the More head City hospital. The shooting occurred at 12:15 a. ni. Monday morning when Dud Icy shot at Simon Parker, Negro deputy police officer at the hotel, according to police reports. The bullet from Dudley's .32 calibre pistol lodged in Parker's belt. Parker then retorted with a shot from his pistol. The bullet enter ed the lower part of Dudley's bo dy and emerged from his leg. Of ficers Carl Blombcrg and Murphy Jenkins arrived on the scene sev eral moments after the shooting lo find Parker silting astride the prone body of Dudley. The police reported that Dudley and Carol Ward had an argument in the hotel and were put out by Parker. Dudley then went home, got his pistol and returned to the hotel where he attacked Parker, according to authorities. Dudley appeared in Morehead City police court last Monday charged with possessing tax-paid whiskey for sale. His case was continued until yesterday, the de fendant being placed under $150 bond. But police court was not held yesterday because the mayor was out of town. Legion Post Will Sponsor Contest American Legion post -No. 48 will sponsor the oratorical contest for high school students in Febru ary. The post has contributed $10 for prizes. In charge of the con test is (ieorge W. Ball. Four guests attended the legion meeting Friday night in the Ame rican Legion hut. They were Com rade J. Wilbur Smith, New Bern, Commander Louis Dunn of the Donnison-llawkins post, New Bern. Roy McMilland, past department commander, Raleigh, all of whom gave short talks, and R. C. God win, speaker of the evening. Mr. Godwin is the department state chairman of membership. It was announced that there will be a post officers' convention at High Point Feb. 5-7, also that the officers of Post No. 46 will meet at 7:30 tonight in the civic center. Thirty-three members attended the meeting. Joseph C. Smith, Morehead City, was admitted as a new member. Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Fryer To AttendTruman's Inaugural With invitations which will place Ihcm on the preferred list of Pre sident Harry S. Truman, the Rev. and Mrs. Thomas W. Fryer of New Bern will attend and "participate in" the inauguration of President Truman in Washington, D. C. Thursday. They will be accompa nicd by their son, Tommy Fryer. There arrived first for the Rev, and Mrs. Fryer an invitation to attend and participate in the inau guration of President Truman and vice President Alben W. Berkley. Since then, there has come an invitation from President and Mrs. Truman to attend the president's reception customarily given in the White House, but transferred to the National Gallery of Art this year because of the fact that re pairs arc under way on the White House. The reception is at 5:30 o'clock, following the inaugural parade. From Senator J. Howard Mc Gralh, chairman of the National Democratic party, has come an in vitation to the reception being given by the National Democratic committee at the Shoreham hotel on Friday, following the inaugura lion. There has also come an invita tion to Mr. and Mrs. Fryer to at tend the inaugural ball honoring President Truman and Vice Presi dent Barkley and to be held at the National armory. Mr. Fryer and Mrs. Fryer have formally accepted all of the invita tions with the exception of that to the inaugural ball. That has been declined. Asked concerning the invitations Friday, Mr. Fryer said he had at tended inaugurations after receiv ing invitations in the out, but Uutj March of Dimes Chairman Stresses Pupil Aid in Drive School Children Receive Cards to Be Filled With Ten-Cent Pieces The importance of school partici pation in the curcnt March of Dimes was stressed today by A. II. James, chairman of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis' 1940 appeal in this county. Pointing out that more March of Dimes school pards for student con tributions had been distributed than ever before in this area, Mr. .lames urged primary and high school pupils to fill in their cards and return them as soon hs pos sible to their classroom teachers. "The youth of Carteret county have a real stake in the March of Dimes," Mr. James declared. During the past several years they have shown an increasing interest in our annual appeal. This is only natural, because infantile paralysis is a particularly vicious enemy of the young. Consequently, Ameri can boys and girls are eager to fight back hard against this disease which last summer alone struck down an estimated 26,000 persons in the nation most of them youngsters," Mr. James praised highly coop eration of members of tbe Board of Kducation, superintendents, principals and teachers, in arrang ing for widespread distribution of the school cards. "These public spirited citizens welcome such op portunities to implement democra tic processes for tha good of all," Mr. Jaines said. "The March of Dimes, through which aid is guar anlced to polio patients, regardless of age, race, creed or color, is one of the greatest examples of bow the American people unite against a common foe. "However, faced as wc arc with rising costs of hospitalization and treatment, and the ever-present threat of polio epidemics in the near future," Mr. James warned, "it is imperative that every one in Carteret county contribute 50 per cent more than usual to the March of Dimes. I urge parents to see (hat their children bring back their March of Dimes school cards promptly, and I ask each student to do the best he can to help the March of Dimes to success." ' 'j 1 this time the president had been kind enough, as a result of re lationship which brought the prest dent to attend Mr. Fryer's church' to include the names of the minis ter and his wife on the preferred list which means participation- 4h all of the social and other activi ties in connection with the inau guration. j Those who know the president personally, Mr. Fryer added, will readily agree that his popularity may be attributed in a large mea sure to his personal attitude and his feeling for the so-called little people who arc without either -social or political standing. . ; Mr. Fryer has three brothers who reside in Washington. The $100 hotel room condition which exists in the caiptal isn't worrying him. And a telegram from friend who had learned of his In vitation has told him that a check is being mailed to cover the ' ex penses of the Fryers for tho cere mony visit. 7s; Tide Table HIGH LOW Tuesday, Jan. IS 10:56 AM 4.37 AM 11:21 PM ,. 5:ia,F?l - Wednesday, Jan. 19 1 ' 11:46 AM . 8:33 AM 12 midnight : 6:02 fifi. Thursday, Jan. 21 12:18 AM ; 6:33 AM 12:40 PM :35 Vil -v. 'Friday, Jan. 21 '-- 1:17 AM ..,... ..... 7:39 AM 1:38 PM 7:52 FU
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