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A Merger of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (Established 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established 1936)
8th YEAR NO. 17
TWENTY PAGES
, MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1949
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
A Familiar Scene...
Merrimon Residents Reply to Road Questionnaire
NEWS-TIMES OFFICES!
Beaufort
120 CrTn St.
Morehead City '
, 504 Arandell St. '
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mi nm inifniffiTtniT " '" . j
Pictured above is a scene that
hts been repeated many times in
the Carteret County Recreational
center, Shepard street, Morehead
City. A scene which came into be
ing however, only during the past
year when the center was put un
der the competent management of
Mrs. Harold Sampson.
Through dinners such as these,
money has been raised to pay for
the operation of the center, which
is headquarters for the Morehead
City Teen-Age club and used for
countless other civic functions, in
cluding, meetings of the Rotary
and Lions clubs, bridge parties,
dances, plays, sports events, church
meetings, and conventions.
Unless the current drive for
funds for the recreation center is
a success, it may -be necessary to
find other means of maintaining
the building (these seem remote
to say the least) or close it.
Red Cellophane Tapes Do
Not Buy Seeing-Eye Dog
A rumor that blind iersons may
obtain "Seeing Eye' dogs in re
turn for a given number of red
opening tapes, such are found
on cigarette packages, has been
declared false by a spokesman for
the American Tobacco company
and by the head of the Seeing Eye
organization.
Queries on this rumor were
ent to J. F. Carney of the Sales
Dfwtmei!..., Aww'Wan TobaOep
Company, New York, and Henry
A. Colgate, president of the See
ing Eye corporation, by Ray C.
Gatlin, Bayboro.
The rumor, abroad in this coas
tal area, has resulted in persons
in Beaufort saving the red cello
phane tapes, believing that enough
of them would gte a Seeing Eye
dog for Miss Martha Jones, a blind
woman. It has been reported that
jars for collecting the tapes have
been placed on counters in a num ber
of business establishments in
Morehead City and at Cherry
Point.
It was indicated by the ciga
rette company and the Seefhg Eye
organization that the rumors were
not new to them.
"We do not know how such ru
mors', originate, but we have dil
igently sought Jo scotch them
wherever and whenever they have
arisen," the spokesman for the
tobacco firm said.
"Nevertheless, every once in u
while the tobacco manufacturers
and our own organization receive
a pathetic appeal from a blind
person asking that a dog be sent
to him in return for a collection
of wrappers, match covers, or tin
feil, the quantities varying from
5,000 to as high as 150,000," said
President Colgate of the Seeing
Eye organization.
"It is really heartbreaking to
have to tell these unfortunate per
sons that all their work in col
lecting these .objects has been fu
tile," continued Mr. Colgate.
' The help of all citizens was
risked in helping to stamp out
these rumors. "I know the blind
in your community will greatly,
appreciate any help on your part
that Will save them, and friends
who may be cooperating with
them, from useless- work and dis
appointment," said Mr.' Colgate. '.
Not only veterans, but everyone
interest in a housing cooperative
should contact the Beaufort Cham
ber of Commerce, Dan Walker,
manager, announced today. Add-
rcss a postal card to the Chamber,
Box 217, Beaufort', or phone 8241.
tide Table
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HIGH
LOW
. Friday, March 4
10:58 AM 4:56 AM
)l:2 rMi.i.:.-..- 5:03 PM
, rj -.. '. Saturday, March S ., ,
41:35 AM i 5:36 AM
2 midnight i.T. 5:39 PM
l(.v'.- ' : Sunday, March' 6 -liai
AM 8:22 AM
12:19 PM ...-..- 8:23 PM
' - , Monday, March 7
,12:51 AM 7:18 AM
ilil:".PM ;7:17PM
f. Tvctday, March 8
s 1:52 AM 8:28 AM
2:14 PM '. 8:24 PM
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Teen-Agers are engaged now in
a campaign to raise $5,000 for the
coming year's budget. Helping
them in this stupendous task are
their parents, mainly mothers who
are supervising a house-to-house
canvass.
In addition to dinners, lunch
eons and rental of the building,
income was derived during the
past year through the following;
fashion show by the local mer
chants, game night sponsored by
the Woman's club, Leap Year par
ty by the school student council,
antique show and luncheon given
by the Woman s club.
Halloween party given by Teen
Agers, tennis courts, juke box,
snack bar, rehearsals by Jaycees
and Nurses' club, commercial class
party, food sale, Tide Water Cook
ing school sponsored by the Wom
an's club.
Highway Crews Begin
Evans Street Extension
State highway crawi have be
gun work on extending Evan
street, Morehead City, to the
section bate, now the site of the
Institute of Fisheries Research,
Morehead City, Technical Insti
tute, and the State Commercial
Fisheries offices.
Tbt-ctioa It. approximate
ly, (wo blocfci." Although several
residents of the western part of
Evans street have expressed the
belief, apprehensively, that the
extension will tie Evans street
up with highway 70, plans in the
district highway commissioner's
office call only for the exten
sion as far as the administrative
buildings now on the section
base property.
Roosevelt 1701
Filed At Beaufort
The will of internationally
known Quentin Roosevelt, who
was killed recently in an airplane
crash, has been fit Jn Carteret
county. This wag nt Pessary be
cause' of Roosevelt landholdings
on Bogue banks. Also filed and
probated during the past week
was the will of Bessie S. Taylor,
Beaufort. .
Roosevelt, who lived at Oyster
Bay, Long Island, left his real and
personal property to his wife who
was also appointed executrix. She
and her husband's brother, Corne
lius, V. S. Roosevelt, were also
named trustees.
The will, made Feb. 4, 1945,
was witnessed by Eleanor B.
Roosevelt, (not the widow of the
lata President), of Old Orchard,
Oyster Bay, and Grace R. Weuil
lan, of Sunny Ridge, Glyndson,
Md. The will was filed here last
Friday.
To Sanford T. Vick, her son,
Mrs. Taylor bequeathed all real
and personal property, her other
child, Christine Henderson, hav
ing "received hitherto property in
value of that", willed to her son.
Witnesses to this will were R.
H. Dowdy and Dr. J. G. Giddens,
Morehead City. ,
0181111181; C! Cqmmerce
Welcomes New Residents
, To every newcomer to Beau
fort a letter will be sent from
the Chamber of Commerce wel
coming the new resident to town.
Cards from various y merchants
will also be presented them by
the Carteret county welcoming
committee. .These cards invite
newcomers to visit the various
places of business. This practice Is
carried on in both Beaufort and
Morehead City. , ' ; ; -y
In the letter from the'' Cham
ber of Commerce, the new- resi
dents are invited to the ehurchof
their choice, to the public library,
and to call upon the Chamber' of
Commerce if the Chamber's ser
vices are desired. ' i
Thomas Oglesby
Retains Position
As Co-op Director
Crab Poinl Farmer Re-AP-pointed
at Meeting Of
Livestock Group
Thomas Oglesby, Crab Point,
was re-appointed one" of the direc
tors of the Cooperative Livestock
market Saturday at a meeting in
New Bern.
Serving with him are James
Booth, Jones county, man
ager; W. E. Mallard, Jones
county, Ralph Brooks, Pamlico
county, and John Daugherty, Cra
ven county.
R. M. Williams, Carteret coun
ty farm agent, reported this morn
ing that 4,400 hogs passed through
the market during the past year
and sold for $209,402.-1!).
Jack Kelly, of Raleigh, State
extension service specialist, re
ported at the meeting thai. North
Carolina ranks fifteenth in the
nation in hog production. Mr.
Kelly stated that the production
of hogs should fit. in well with the
cropping system in eastern North
Carolina. In discussing the ad
vancement in corn production in
North Carolina in recent years,
Mr. Kelly stated that not many
years back it was estimated that
it would take 2 3 of an acre of
corn to feed out one hog, but to
day the average acre will feed
out two hogs to market weight.
John Winfield. marketing spe
cialist with the North Carolina De
partment of Agriculture, reported
that no crop" other than that of
tobacco had contributed more in
the past 85 years to the economic
life of Eastern North . Carolina
farmers than that from the sale
of hogs. Mr. Winfield pictured a
favorable outlook in the produc
tion of hog,' drm 4itav Next yea"
Southern people consume large
quantities of pork and North Car
olina imports 20 to 30 per cent
more pork than we produce, stat
ed Mr. Winfield.
C. M. Brickhou.se, district ex
tension farm agent, stated that
a rapidly increasing population
would likewise require larger
quantities of meat. The outlook
for row or cash crop expansion
does not look as encouraging as
the possibilities in livestock pro
duction. Mr. Brickhouse further
commented that in North Caro
lina, 25 per cent of the land iH
producing approximately 75 per
cent' of the total farm income.
What can we do with the other
75 per cent of our soils more pro
fitable than putting them into soil
improvement crops, temporary
grazing and pastures for livestock?
asked Mr. Brickhouse.
Carteret county's position is
equally as favorable as other East
ern North Carolina counties in in
creasing its livestock production,
Mr. Williams commented.
Carteret Publishing Company
Completes Moving Operations
Moving pains are much worse
than growing pains. THE NEWS
TIMES, experiencing both at once,
has finally been established at the
new address, 504 Arendcll street,
Morehead City, with its office
there and on Craven street, Beau
fort, (former office of The Beau
fort News), better equipped , to
serve Carteret county in newspap
ering and job printing than ever
before.
Although the Tdesday issue of
THE NEWS-TIMES was printed
in the new building, a lot of kinks
have been ironed out and with this
issue wc feel we have actually
launched into a new project to
produce the 1 newspaper long
dreamed of.
: Many improvements are yet to
be made. When these are com
plete, THE NEWS-TIMES is plan
ning a formal opening when the
new printing plant will be an ''op
en house" end all our staff will
be boat to the. residents of Car
teret county and aurronding areas.
When we say staff we mean
everyone Mitchell McGowan of
Broad Creek, linotye operator;
Joseph C. Smith ant) Henry Gibat
of Morehead City, pressman and.
printer respectively; , Durwood
Lewis of Beaufort, circulation; E.
C. De Garmo of Morehead City,
advertising; Miss Norma Gaskill
of Beaufort, bookkeeper; Furman
Long of Morehead City, mechani
cal superintendent; , Miss Ruth
Peeling of Beaufort, editor; Mr.,
and Mrs. Lockwood' Phillips, of
Beaufort, publishers.
, ' See MOVING ft, i ,
Chamber of Commerce Official Honored
f 9 Vv Ail
i th V ? 4
George W. Dill, Jr., mayor of Morehead City, center, presents the gold Junior Chamber of Com
merce key, man-of-the year award for 1949, to Robert (Bob) Lowe, manager of the Chamber of Com
merce. Bruce Goodwin, left, presiden of Morehead City jaycees, looks on. The presentation was made
at a recent Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting, Hotel Fort Macon. I'hoto by THE NEWS-NEWS
Mrs. John G. Jones' Invention
Enters Full-Scale Production
Mrs. J. C. (Eddie) Jones' orchid
tube went into full-scale production
this week, manufactured by Crea
tive Plastic corporation of New
York City.
The tube, invented by Mrs.
Jones, is a vast improvement over
the old-type orchid corsage holder
and will sell on the retail market
for 15 cents.
Perfecting of the tube, then pa
lqnting and obtaining a manufac
turer has'-required many months,
tout-- hifh-finished, aamplea -wefo
mailedout by Mrs. Jones over the
weekend and florist suppliers and
experts in the plastic trade pro
phesy that the product can't help
but be a success.
The old type tube, about half
an inch wide and two inches long
was made of glass. Water was put
in it and over the opening a rub
ber cap was fitted. Through
whole in the cap the stem of the
orchid was placed.
Then the orchid was wired into
the tube and ribbons and all the
other corsage fixtures were added.
Besides eliminating the necessi
ty for wiring, Mrs. Jones' inven
tion has other advantages over the
glass. Besides being Harrow, just
wide enough for the stem, the lube
tapers downward and ends in a
curl.
Because the tube is narrow, the
orchid stem must be cut slant
wise, which, however, allows the
flower to get more water. An
orchid in the Jqnes tube, called a
"corsage preserver," will last from
36 to 72 hours.
letter To The Editor
It's wonderful to see an editorial writer reflect so accurately
the opinion of most parents in regard to "Saturday Murder
Movies" being a bad influence on children. These lurid movies
depend for their' appeal upon mayhem, murder, torture, etc.
Recently a brazen young criminal went to the electric chair.
This climax to a brief career was a sorry sordid affair as the
teen-age killer lost all his bravado, and moaning and sobbing,
declared,
"Guys like me go wrong because of the way they arc brought
up. I was guided in life by the MOVIES and other such' things."
Captain J. It. Tcagtic, of High Point, N. C, stated in the
Greensboro Daily News on Feb.. 19th,
"Gangster movies and crime comic books are contributing
factors in the large number of juvenile crimes in recent months.
It's human nature for a boy tft imitate adult persons he has seen
or read about."
The1 same, of 'course, lies in the parents who don't care what
their children are reading or seeing at the movies.
. ' . Mrs. Giles W. Willis, Sr.
- 3307 Arendcll Street
' ' Moreficad City, N. C.
NEWS BRIEFS
The state highway patrol crew
in ,Cart.eret county has been re
duced to four. Two men, R. M".
Fowler and M.' V. Hooper, have
resigned. Patrolmen now on duty
are Cpl. V. L. Spruill, W. J. Smith,
Jr., W. E. Plckard, and R. H.
Brown.-'' "Mr. Hooper bas entered
the fish business at his home,
Stumpy Point,, and Mr. Fowl; has
, .'-
Mrs. J. G. (Eddie) Jones
Also the plastic tube can be
shaped by the florist simply by
placing it in hot water. It can be
bent to fit comfortably on the
shoulder or at the waist, or the
curl at the end can be changed.
The new preserver is also fit
ted with a rubber cap to keep the
water from seeping Mr.
Affiliated with Mrs. Jones in the
iew company, Jones Florist Sup
ply company, which has been form
ed to distribute the product, is
Mrs. Jones' son, John Jones, Jr
The message sent out with the
See INVENTION Vg. 4
joined the Coast Guard.
Recently enlisted in the Navy at
New Bern were T. J. Sparks,
Harkcrs Island, and in the Naval
Reserve V-6, J. P. Dobson and
II.. If. Borroughs, Havelock.
C. R. Oavant, Morehead City,
, , See BRIEFS P. 4
Rehearsals Begin
Monday at School
Miss Hazel Noe, Miss Belty
Lou Merrill to Appear
' Irv Specialty Numbers r
Rehearsals for "Dixie Bound,"
the rollicking Beaufort Junior
Chamber of- Commerce minstrel
show, will begin Monday night in
the school auditorium. The show
will be given at 8 o'cloqjt Friday
night, March 11. This week con
cludes the schedule of rehearsals
at the Scout building.
Specialty numbers in the show
will feature Miss Hazel Noe, Miss
Betty Lou Merrill, and Odcll Mer
rill. Top billing on the hilarity side
go to the end men: Jimmy Wal
lace, Claud Wheatly, Charles
Cheek, Wiley Taylor, Gerald Wool
ai d, Odell Merrill, George Cotting
ham and Rufus Sewell.
Members of the "Darktown"
quartet arc Jim Whcatlcy, James
Potter (who also sings the solo,
Deep River), George Cottingham,
and James Webb. There will be a
solo number by Jim Wheatley too.
Emcee and director of fhe end
men is Harry McGinnis. Grayden
Paul will be interlocutor.
Members of the chorus are Roy
Hamilton, Charles Davis, Gilbert
Potter, Preston Mason, Eddie Paul,
Osborne Davis, John Haynes and
John Haynes, Jr., J. O, Barbour,
Jr.. Hugh Salter.
Joe House, Jr., John Butler,
Dave Hill, -Jarvts Herring, Leslie
Davis, Dick Parker, Alex Erickson,
Ralph Eudy, Lawrence Rudder,
Roger Hunt, Dan Walker, and Bob
by Stephens.
Directing (he show are Mis.
Claud Wheatly and Mrs, John But
ler. One-Week Bed Cross
Drive Begins Monday
Charles Willis, co-chairnian of
the Red Cross drive in Morehead
City, announced today that the
official one-week drive in More
head City will begin Monday. For
one week, members of the Junior
Woman's club will make a house-to-house
canvass.
Mr. Willis requested that per
sons have their contribution ready
so that it can be given to the can
vasser when she calls.
Throughout the whole month of
March, on every Saturday, Girl
Scouts will be at a booth in front
of Morehead City Drug store to
collect Red Cross funds.
Morehead City School -To
Present Minstrel
To raise money for thc school
health and sanitation program, pu
pils of Morehead City school will
present the "The Dixieland Min
strel Show" at 7:30 Wednesday
night in the school auditorium.
The primary and secondary
grades and the high school1 will
take ptrt. The sanitation program
includes paying a mid to keep rest-
rooms clean.
As a result of a trip to Merrimon
made by Leslie Moore and James
Davis, Beaufort, scores of quest
ionaires on the Merrimon road
have been turned in to the Cham
ber of Commerce by residents at
Merrimon.
In addition to asking the name
and address of the person answer
ing the questionnaire, the inter
viewte'was requested to state whe
ther he drives a car or a truk, how
many miles he drives each year,
how much his licenses for vehicles
are, and how he earns his liveli
hood. A tabulated report on this sur
vey will be sent to head of the
State Highway and Public Works
commissioner, and Gov. W.
Kerr Scott in the hope that action
will be taken to make the Merri
mon road passable the year 'round.
In addition to answering the
questions, everyone added writ
ten comment at the end of the
questionaire.
Following are some of their re
marks. Gcorgina P. Yoatman, Open
Grounds "In our own household
wc have had death and severe ill
ness when bad roads almost pre
vented our getting a doctor .... the
poor condition of the Merrimon
road has prevented delivery of gas,
fuel, and feed for stock when bad
ly needed. ..interefered with timber
operations. ...live stock could not
be gotten out when purchasers
wanted it ...cars arc repaired
throe times oftencr per year than
would be necessary.
George Adams, Merrimon "At
one time I used to unload my fish
and take them to market by truck,
but this is no longer possible be
cause of the rgad...."
Eugene H Tingle, Merrimon "I
had to stop growing truck produce
because I couuldn't get it to mar
ket, ruined two cars by driving thr
ough salt water on the road. ..unab
le to reuch the doctor..."
Lois Stallings, Merrimon "We
would double our income from
our farm and sawmill if the road
were better... my son quit school in
the cigth grade because he was so
discouraged by being late and ab
sent when the bus couldn't get
through ...we won't be able to get
the X-rayi everyone else In the
county is getting because the units
can't get over the road... the book
mobile can't come to Merrimon, the
home agent misses home demon
stration club meetings and the
preacher misses his appointments
to preach..."
Emily : Nelson, Merrimon "We
can't rent our farm to the best ad
vantage.... the only time we're
known is when votes or taxes are
wanted..."
Clyde J. Cannon, Merrimon-"I've
been a resident of Merrimon for
30 years... spend about $1,000 a
year on my car for upkeep.
Robert E. King, Open Grounds
"When we couldn't get through the
road with automobiles, we resorted
to the jeep ... and then had to a
bandon that."
John Morris, Merrimon I
couldn't get my potatoes or cotton
to market. The crops rotted in Mcr-1
See ROAD Pg. 3
Task Force Goes to Culebra;
Pennsylvania Negro Visited
Service Conducted
For James Daniels
Funeral services for James Oli
ver Daniels, 17-year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Daniels, Char
lotte, were conducted at 1 1 o'clock
Wednesday morning at Charlotte.
The Daniels family ia well
known horc, having spent sum
mers in Beaufort for many years.
Young Daniels died of a gun
shot wound accidentally self-inflicted
Monday afternoon while
he was in his bedroom. He was
discovered by his mother, and
rushed to the hospital, but died en
route.
The .22 calibre bullet from a
target rifle entered his head. The
rifle was found beside him.
Besides his parents, he is sur
vived by two. other brothers, Win
field, Jr., and John.
Two County Teachers
Submit Resignations
Two -county teachers have sub
mitted their resignations to 11. L.
Joslyn, county superintendent of
schools. M. R. Barfield, princi
pal of Atlantic school, will leave
at the year's end and . Raymond
J. Varrone, teacher and athletic
director at Smyrna, will leave
March 14. ,
.: Mr, Barfield plans to go into
the rporting goods business at
Gtddsboro and Mr. arrone has
accepted position as teacher at
the GI tchooL Cherry Point,
Defendant Faces
Trial Before
Judge Williams
Edward Lee Eubanks, New
port, Charged with As
saull, Put Under Bond
Probable cause was found Tues
day morning in recorder's court
in the case atrainst Edward Lee
Eubanks, Newport, charged with
assaulting George Collins, New
port, by choking Collins, threat
ening the plaintiff, and taking
money from him.
Eubanks was placed under $1,
000 bond and bound over to su
perior court.
Ben Taylor, charged with pub
lic drunkenness ami having in his
possession non tax paid whiskey,
was found guilty and given a one
year sentence, suspended on con
dition that be remain sober and
on good behavior for one year and
pay court costs.
Jesse Bell Could, pleaded Kuil
ty to a drunken driving charge.
He was ordered to pay 100 and
costs. Sgt. Orpha Avery Buckner
also pleaded guilty to drunken
driving anil was sentenced to six
months in juil not to issue if he
paid $100 und costs.
The remainder of the cases
were motor vehicle law violations.
The following faced speeding
charges: Charles Maness Mitchell,
pleuded guilty to driving at 65
miles per hour and was ordered
to pay half the costs; Paul E. Da
vidson pleaded guilty and paid
costs; Charles W. Roberts plead
ed guilty to speeding and pa
costs; Edgar Smith, Blondi' "
Terney, and J. T. Walk
failed to appear forfeit
William R. Taylor plead
and paid costs plus $1
Leon Bryant, Jr., plead
and paid. costs, as,did.
Cure and Travtr Lelawfe..
Knight.
Charles Irwin Rice, Jr., plead
ed guilty to driving without lights
at night and paid court costs. Ear
nie Reel pleaded guilty to driving
without a driver's license. Judg
ment was suspended on payment
of half the costs.
The case against Elizabeth Gel
zhier, charged with driving Xvith
out a license, wan diamissad, T.
B. Crabble, charged with driving
without a license and with im
proper brakes, pleaded guilty. He
was ordered to pay costs and $10.
Cases continued wore the fol
lowing: Charles P. Weiland, Geor
gia Neal, Clebourne D. Shores,
James H. iRinehart, Joaeph Chap
pue, Millard M. Vandiford, JameS
Reel, Ray Dnnal Jones, Andrew
J. Mitchell, Lester H. Har bough,
and Travis Kirwan Willis.
By Aycoek -Brown
CULEBRA ISLAND, P. R.
(Delayed) This is one of these
emerald isles in a turquoise setting.
The people, most of the 1,000 or
more who live here speak Spanish,
a few, broken English. Theodore
Baxter tried springing his Spanish
on the natives and was surprised
when a copper-colored Negro re
plied in perfect English.
"Where did you learn to speak
English so well?" we asked.
"I was born in McKeesport, Pa.,"
he replied, adding, "and during the
war 1 was a steward's mate in the
Navy." .
Some of the children selling
coconuts and sea-shells may have
had little knowledge of the English
language but they could surely let 1
you know in an understandable
way the prices they wanted for
different items. It was the samo
way in the taverns. The bar-keepers
could tell you that a bottle of
Budweiser was 25 cents and a
Royal Crown Cola sold for one
dime. Dewey (not to be confused with
the name of a man who also ran)
is the name of the town where the
ACG-8's liberty boat landed.
'If the President ever conjes
down here he'll probably change
the name of this town, just as he
changed just about everything but
the name of another Dewey," I
commented. -i
- Senior Grade Lieutenant R. E.
Rudisill, the Mount Olympus PIO
who heard my remark retorted:
"Ever hear of an Admiral named
Dewey?"
For the moment 1 had forgotten
all about the hero of the War that s
brought these Puerto Rican islands
under U, S. control. . -;
Tbe island of Culebra, some 15
miles cast of Puerto Rico is six
miles long and three wide. Highest
point of .land is Mt. Resaca, named
,8e FOECEFj. 3