Newspapers / Carteret County News-Times (Morehead … / Feb. 4, 1949, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of Carteret County News-Times (Morehead City, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
CARTTfttT CMJNTV KITRS-ITMES, ItOtCfTCAIr OTV AKtt BfiAVFOftT. ft. C FfttflAT. FEMtUART 4, 1949 v. hoi in l'!r ! . P. J . . f ; !)! Kill'"! Sr. 'Illr;.,i itUi 7 bvii ! .fi-f , i vtin.' fci'n.;.- if Hr Iff. $ I ;i I .a- a:. tJ -4' u -? fl- . - x. t te .. fj; C if Carteret County News-Times A Merger Of The Beaufort News (est, 1911) & EDITORIAL PAGE Murder Comes on Saturdays Comes Saturday rnd the kids are off lo the movies. A double feature no less. One of these shows is a cowboy picture which every red-blooded American loves, from the time be begins to listen to stories until the day iie dies. The other is usually a modern tommy gun, gang-buster, shot-to-kill thriller that has no place in the Saturday playbill at any movie theatre. The commonly called 'murder movie" gets the same argu ments in favor of it as do certain blood and thunder comic strips and gruesome radio programs They are approved because they provide a "safety valve" for children's aggressive impulses. In this connection. Dr. Augusta Alpert. psychologist, points out that all children generate their own f: ntasy of aggression, some of which is expressed in such pcpular games as cops and robbers. This release of aggression and sharing of guilt is wholesome; however, blood and thunder stories go beyond this. They gla morize aggression and publicize it by the very repetition of the bill ;iiul bang theme day after day. The argument that murder movies, and thrillers told through ol her mediums, are perfectly all right for children because good always triumph, is wishful drinking. The action of these stories is so swilt. and the form .-.o lurid that the moral, usually brought out in I he last few minutes of the show, is an anti-climax. Youngs ters go away remembering the chase in automobiles, the corpse riddled with bullets dumped in the river, or a m; n tied in a chair under brilliant lights, being "grilled." A third argument insists that if these programs are so popular with children, they must satisfy a deep need and are, therefore, good Those who believe 50 million children can't be wrong, ignore the !i() million parents and teachers who point out that children are nervous, "high strung," that e:.ting, sleeping and working habits suffer in proportion to the extent that he is exposed to gruesome tales on the screen and elsewhere. Why then, the question is asked, do we okay the cowboy thriller, which is also blood and thunder? This is, indeed, a fair question, but if one will think a moment, he realizes that in the cowboy picture there is usually .lean Autry, Hoy lingers, or some familiar character the kids have grown to idolize. They know the moment the picture starts, that the cattle rustlers or the bank robbers are going lo get t he worst of the deal at the hands of their cowboy hero. Dr. Lauretta Render, professor of psychiatry at New York uni versity says, "There is value in frequency and repetition in comics, radio and stories. Children get a growing sense of security and strength in the reliable recurrence of ideas and statements of problems, clearly expressed . . ," Not so in the murder thrillers. One Saturday it's one guy, the detective who gets the gangsters, the next Saturday it's some ether movie "star" and the youngsters aren't sure this guy is going to get the crooks, even though the other one did. Dr. Bender continues, "Volcnr-ii4-ven nwirder may occur b. -... in the abstract representing the threats against social security. The children tolerate a great deal of experimentation in story writing of violence when they gain confidence in the reliability of their favorite characters." In the modern murder thrillers there are weapons of des sl ruction cowboys never hesrd of . . . machine guns, high power ed automobiles, and machines that require much less skill and much less physical prowess than the man with the lariat who made his home in the saddle. It has been found to be true that children whose emotional, social and physical needs are met by the home, school, and neighborhood are much less addicted to gangster movies and other types of violent stories! Nevertheless, we put in a bid, and put it in strongly, to provide better movie entertainment for children on Saturdays, a cowboy picture, yes, but if there must be a double feature, 'how about a musical comedy as the second bill? The School Issue Looms Larger Appearing in today's paper Is the fourth In a series of articles on education written by leaders in Carteret county schools. This series, sponsored by the county unit of the North Carolina Education association, aims to show the weaknesses in our present school system and indirectly, by giving a brief bio graphy of trie leader writing each article, shqw that training for the teaching profession must be adequate and competent. Teach ing experience is valuable, both to teacher and pupil, only when it follows college training for the teacher. The plea for aid to schools was heard Tuesday by the Joint Appropriations committee of the general assembly. To date three representatives of the House have Introduced three se parate bills calling for funds to erect school buildings, one would provide $30,000,000, another $40,000,000 and the other $50,000, 000 which is the amount requested by the State Education com mission. All of us have heard so much and seen so much in print about the state education problem that it was gratifying to see a pic torial presentation of the facts uncovered by the State Education commission at the Beaufort Rotary club meeting Tuesday night. The Rotarians, following the showing of the film and the lecture by T. G. Leary, Beaufort school principal, went on record as favoring the requests of the State Education commission. Notice of this action is to be forwarded to Carteret's county's representative in the House. 'The Woman's club of Morehead City has taken similar action. And more civic groups and individuals In our county should lend their support to the education program which will provide the greatly-needed funds for our county'1 schools. We should let 'our representatives know we are vitally interested In our children. Talk and more talk in favor of the education program at homa does no good unless 'It reaches Raleigh. (Watch for the subsequent four articles on school problems. Today's comment by George Hardesty, principal of Barkers Island, appears on page 1). i Estten Railing On One Honse Good For Another CHICAGO (AP) Two pain ters brothers came to reraaint borne in suburban PeerfieldT The older brother told the lady lot tha Jiouse tie decorative railing 'on the roof of the tunporch should be torn down. ' "One itrong wind," he jaid, "and The Twin City Times (est. 1916) FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1949 pooooof!" The railing was removed. The next day the younger broth- er eame to the woman, pointed to the discarded -ruling tnd-seld:- "May I have It? I'd liko to put it en my house. lie did, to. tiffin': By Eula Nixon Greenwood THE DELAY The General As sembly will conclude its first month of business this week with i very little accomplished. Principal) reason for the delay in getting dow i to the serious business at hand is that a large percentage of the members still do not know what the folks back home want and don't want. An overwhelming me.'orTiy of the members were, personally, not for Gov. Kerr Scott last spring. They are not for his program now. but they want to be sure the peo ple at home wil lnot use the hoe handle on them in the event they jump the traces. So, there is a great deal of sparring and feint ing. Meantime, the Scott design for improvement of the rural roads is being held up. The other reasons for the delay are normal. The Legislature must see how much money the Finance Committees can raise and it must examine the spending recommend ations of the Appropriations com mittees It always requires a month to.six weeks sometimes even longer, for these groups to come up with their reports. WHERE THEY STAY Members of the General Assembly are ex tremely eager to have you get in touch with them. They all have pet local legislation, and many were sent here to do only one thing. All of the senators except six can be reached at the Sir Wal ter Hotel. Rex Gass, Dr. H. B. Perry and Grady Rankin are at the Carolina B. C Brock and L. B. Ni chols are at the Andrew Johnson. James Webb is at 102 Hillsboro street. Virtually all of the Democratic representatives are at the Sir Walter also. Most of the Repub licans are at the Andrew Johnson. If you want to call them, it is best to do so at night. If you must get them during the day call around noon and ask for 6611. P. S. Should you ever have rea son to oil Kerr Scott at night ask for 4488. ANOTHER BLYTHE? Joe Blythe. North Carolinas national committeeman, treasurer of the tional Democratic Executive Com mittee and longtime Mecklenburg senator did not become actively interested in politics until 1936 during the Hoey-McDcnald-Graham gubernatorial fight. From that time until his death last Sunday morning a week ago he let his Jffiound up WsjM CARTERET CCUNTY NEWS-TRIES Carteret County's Only Nawtpspw- ' A Merger Of , .HE BEAUFORT NEWS (Eat. 1913) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Est.WJS) Published Tuewtayi and Fridays By THE CARTERET PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC Lockwood Phllllpi Publishers Eleanore Deer Phillips Ruth Leckey Peeling, Executive Editor Publishing 807 Evan Street. uo craven street, Mali ratet: In Carteret, Craven. Pamlico, Hyd and Otulow Counties $9.00 jne year; S3. 00 tlx months- S1T5 three months; SI. 00 one month. -Outside the Khove ntmed countle St.00 one year; 13.50 six months; 12.00 three months ; 11.00 one month. ' Member Ol Anoclated Press Greater Weeklies N. C. Press Association Audit Bureau of Clrculattoas Entered as Second Clan Matter it Morehead City, N. C , . .ud .Act et-Mareh-at 4S7 - The Associated Press Is entitled exclusively to use for republication of to ed news printed In this newspaper, ea weU as all AP news dispatches. , Rights et republication therwtst reserve. NOW THE FUN BEGINS i brother Jack Blythe look after their contacting business while he moved upward in the political world. Although Jack Blythe has re portpdly looked down his nose at politicians, shinanigans, he is ex pected to be named to succeed Blythe as State senator from Meck lenburg on February 12. Not only that, he will accept the position. FEAR OF CLARKSON The wets in Charlotte and elsewhere were ell atremble last week. Rea son: they thought that Francis O. Cltrkson another Charlotte mem ber of the supremely judicial Clarkson family might be elected to succeed Blythe. They knew that he had just been named president of the Allied Church League and were fearful that he might attempt 4o upset the alcoholic apple cart. Blythe wil lnot. Clarkson won t be given the opportunity. ALLIED POLITICS The Bap tists and the Methodists virtually run the Allied Church League, each denomination donating around $8,000. per year for the work of this organization. The Presbyterians usually give about $600. Now the Episopalians of which Clarkson is one rather look with kindness on the present sys tem of handling liquor and as a church have nothing to do with the Allied Churches. So, those conniving Baptists got their heads together politicians that they are and said in effect to the Episco palians: "Well, if we can't get your money, we will just take over one of your leaders." That's what hap pened and that's the main reason why Sahara-dry Clarkson now hesds the Allied Church League. ROSS UTILITIES Robert Grady Johnson of the State Utili ties Commission is all ready to yell "calf rope," "uncle," or what have you. He 'will then retire to his old homestead at Burgaw. He will be succeeded by George Ross of the politically and educationally pro minent Randolph, Moore, and Har nett County . Rosses. Futhermore, Johnson is scheduled to be made pert collector at Wilmington, rnd will thus move from his long du ration on the State payroll to that of the Federal. PUZZLED All of this is in the cards and it should not be too long before most of it occurs. The feature of the plan that has Raleighite puzzled is how Robert Office At Morehead City, N. C. Beauioit, M. t Grjdy will get by Senator J. M. Broughton. It is known that he has been definitely persona non grata (tint's Latin for lousy) to JMB since last spring's Primary. GOOD MAN Ross is a wonder tul choice for the position. Push ing 60, he has great experience in the operation of utilities. He's a man of quiet charm and has been one of Kerr Scott's leading brain- Irusters for many years now. His going on the State Utilities Com mission does not rule out the reorganiaztion plan for this body, which is scheduled to be staffed with experts who can argue and him in the neighborhood of $10,000 statistick back at the smart utili- J to stay with the case until the ties lip-and pencil-wigglers. Ross j bitter end which came to the for a long time has been a m?rket-, thiice married wife-killer last Fri ing specialist with the State Agri- day morning at 10.13. SETTING A NEW WORLD STANDARD OF LOW-COST MOTORING (ME fAe SODIID-CIIEVnOLET COIlPAIlTtV EC r; ikj tiia csu . , rij ii e:m inisa a t Teen Topics By "Gene" Long Morehead High School Hi Folks! The Beta Club held their month ly meeting on Tuesday afternoon in Mrs. Phillips' home room. In the business meeting the clean up campaign, which the club is spon soring, was discussed. It seems as if Mrs. Taylor's grammar grade room is leading and so they rate the party for this semester. The party will probably be given next week. Some of the teachers ask ed that Beta members help with the exams given yestefday and the day before and so several mem bers volunteered to write the jx:ms on the blackboards and help grade papers. We received a letter from a candy company asking if we'd like to sell some chocolate candy and peanut brittle so we have ordered some. I just thought I'd warn you ahead of time so you won't be taken by surprise if someone asks you if you like peanut brittle! Speaking of exams( as we were awhile back) you should have seen the sick looking people wandering around Tuesday afternoon. They were mostly the ones who weren't exempt from English, French, Science and Physics I imagine. Bye. . . . culture Department and at one time was head of the Markets Di- FRIEND OR FOE? Like any man in public life Senator J . M. Broughton has friends and foes. Those who are ag?inst him were saying last wi-ek that "pressure of business" prevented his attending National Democratic Treasurer Joe Blythe' funeral in Charlotte, but the following day he flew down to Raleigh in an effort to have Gov. Kerr Scott save the life ol Client James Creech, Jr. Friends of Sen?tor Broughton are saying he actually did have legislature business to keep him in Washington and flew to Raleigh only because he had been employ ed as a lawyer to save Creech from the chair, did his best to do what he was employed to do, and then immediately flew back to Wash ington. Anyway, they maintain, Blythe wrs no friend to Brough ton. and the Creech family did pay SvenfitMj aSout most "Beautiful IBW3 You'll find that now more than ever before Chev rolet merits the title of being "first for quality at lowest cost"; and that it is, indeed, the most beautiful buy of all, in all these features and in all these ways. Chevrolet is the only car bringing you all thete fine-ear advantages at lowest cost! Completely new Bodies by Fisher New, ultra-fine color har monies, fixtures and fabrics e New Super-Size Interiors with "Five-Foot Seats" e New Pano ramic Visibility with wider curved windshield .First for Quality fiifS$ilF at Lowest Feb. 1 Mrs. Clifton Yeomrns and Mrs. Alonzo Bell attended the Woman's Missionary union in Morehead City, Wednesday, Jan. 27. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hancock, of New Bern, spent several days here last week with Mr. and Mrs. Her bert Hancock and family. Mr. Bob Chadwick left Wednes day, Jan. 26, for Durham at which place he will return to Duke Uni versity to complete his studies. Mrs. Lillian Pigott and Miss Mag gie Pigott, of Gloucester, were here a short time Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Brady Wade and little son, James Leslie, of Willis ton, visited friends here Wednes day night. Mr. E. T. Piner, of Marshallberg, and mother, visited Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Willis and Mrs. Gertie Willis ?nd family in Williston Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. George Adams and Mrs. Leoa Lewis, of Morehead City, vi sited relatives and friends here and at Gloucester Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. D. V .Wade, after spending the months of December and January, at their home here, left Friday for a visit with their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ikie Wade at Appalachicola, Fla. Mr. Stanley Pake, of Marshall berg, visited friends in Smyrna S"turday morning. The Woman's Society of Christ ian Service met Thursday night with Mrs. Harry Lane Willis. 12 members were present. Mrs. Cecil Hancock, of New' Bern, was a vi sitor at the society and gave the devotional and a ery interesting talk, which all enjoyed. The host ess served cake and iced drinks. Mrs. Iris Lewis, of Morehead City, was a visitor with friends in Smyrna one day last week. Reverend Harrell preached at the Methodist church here Sunday night. Reverend L. C. Chandler preach ed at the Baptist church here Sun day at 11 o'clock and Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Chadwick and Mrs. Earl Djvis attended the regular dance held each Saturday night in Harlowo. Mrs. Hugh Willis spent several hours in Beaufort and Morehead City last week. Pope Innocent IV, at the Coun sel of Lyons in the 13th Century, 'irst bestowed the Red Hat on the Roman cardinals. It was a symbol of their readiness to shed blood in the cause of the church. tt fesgou its in and 30 more glass area all around New Center-Point Design with Center-Point Steering, Lower Center of Gravity, Center-Point Seating and Center-Point Rear Suspension e Improved Valve-in-Head engine for power, acceleration, smoothness and economy Certi-Safe Hydraulic Brakes with New Braking Ratios Extra-Strong Fisher TJnisteel Body Construction e Improved Knee-Action Ride with new Airplane-Type Shock Absorbers e The Car that "Breathea" for New All-Weather Comfort (Heater and defroster units optional at extra coat) :: Smile a While :: "Why don't you like girls?" "They're too biased." "Biased?" "Yes, bias this, and bias that, until I'm broke." Nrwt from Feb. 1. Mr. and Mrs. George Hardy attended the union meeting of the Freewill Baptist church at Bettie. Mrs. Gartoa Hill and mother, Mrs. Joshua Hardy took Mrs. Ruth Eubanks to Dr. Fulcher Thursday for treatment. Hope she will soon be better. Mr. and Mrs. Rev Pittraan and son, Nelson, visited Mr. and Mrs. Willie Pittman Friday. Mrs. Johnnie Cameron and chil dren, Butch and Donnie spent Fri day with her mother, Mrs. Mary Pittman. Mrs. Mary Tosto visited Mrs. Joshua Hardy and daughter. Mrs. Carton Hill Thursday morning. Mrs. Mary E. Hardy spent Thurs day with Mrs. Nannie J. Pittman and mother, Mrs. Lizzie Tosto. Mr. and Mrs. Joel Carraway will soon have their new home so they can move in. It looks fine. Mr. Theo Johnson went to New Bern Monday to look for help to work in the pulpwood. Hope he has good success. Mr. Lloyd Brock and Maxton Tosto went to Morehead Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Mary Torto visited Mrs. Nannie J. Pittman and mother, Mrs. Lizzie Tosto Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hardy went to Beaufort and Morehead Thursday after groceries for the store. Mr. Elijah Dixon and son, James, went to Marshallberg Wednesday crabbing. Hope they have good luck. Mr. and Mrs. John Wallace spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Rone Wallace. Calvin Mason is getting along fine with his brother and has had the cast taken off. Mr. Clinton Brock and Cecil Tosto visited Betty Lou Pittman Sunday night. A party from Cherry Point were here Friday night at Mr. G. C. Courtney's with a moving pic ture show. A large crowd attended. A crowd of the people of our community went to Bettie Sunday afternoon to attend the Sunday school convention and all had a nice time. netv of SjyMlM DaluM -Dor Man Cost
Carteret County News-Times (Morehead City, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 4, 1949, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75