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t m NEWS-TIMES OFFICES Beaufort 120 CrTn St. Morehead City 504 Arndll St. 10c A Merger of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (Established 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established 1936) 88th YEAR NO. 18 EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, MARCH 8,-1949 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS mm Letters To The Editor To the Editor: I see by the News-Times that the papas and mamas of Beau fort object to their lineal descendants being subjected to the malign influences of movie murders. I would rather expect this to be the case. It's hard enough to keep kids on the straight and narrow path of good conduct under the most favorable influences. But when they see grown-ups killing each other in cdld blood, or even hot blood, there's nothing left for them but to do likewise, if they are bent on maintaining their superiority among their play mates, as all robust kids are. The escape from sudden death, disease, and disgrace on the part of little children, and big ones too for that matter, has always assumed the nature of a miracle to me, even in earlier times when there was less incitement to be bad and commit overt acts. Every man knows it was just good luck that he didn't get caught in the web of his own misconduct. It's like the G. I. who escaped when his buddies were shot down. I'd say that if the rest of the world wants to increase the natural tendency of their children to commit crime by exhibiting murders on the screen, that's their privilege. But I don't sec any reason why the parents of Beaufort should sanction the practice. If their children get the breaks they may grow up to be fine men and women. Why, here in Philadelphia the other day, a nine-year-old boy shot and killed a person "just like that." I don't know whether he was a movie fan or not. But I do know that in my neighborhood every kid has a toy gun and they are nearly all preoccupied with feigned murder. It is only one step to a real one. Thomas II. (arrow Philadelphia, Pa. 807 Harvey Street Raleigh, N. C. March 4, 1949 To the Editor: As a subscriber to your paper, and enjoying spending the sum mers at our home, in Morehead City, I wish to take this opportu nity to commend you on your recent stand with reference to the showing of crime moving pictures in your local moving picture houses. Should citizens of every community insist that such movies not be allowed, it would no doubt lessen the series of crimes by young boys. As it has been proven in so many cases, these crimes were prompted by seeing them portrayed in the movies, and also in funny papers. Another evidence of your interest in youth was given when you published the story about local boys being arrested because of breaking in a building. You were considerate enough not to publish the boys' names, thereby saving, not only the boys but their parents, from undesirable publicity. With Kith every good wish for your ally Ufcaking you for your spiendiu suypoti of our "Citizen of Tomorrow," I remain, Very truly yours, Mrs. Joseph S. Correll Former Beaufort News Editor Writes Henderson Biography , Special to Carteret County News-Times Sam Hood, former editor of The Beaufort News, is editor of the b,ook, "Archibald Henderson: The New Crichton," just published by The Bcechhurst Press, New York City. . Mr., Hood, now on the editorial staff of the Pittsburgh Press, was The Beaufort News editor in 1941. The 31-year-old newspaperman author had lived in Carteret coun ty before. He was born in More hfad City in 1917 His father is Gurney P. Hood, Commissioner of Banks and Morehead City's World War 1 mayor. Mr. Hood's book commemorates Archibald Henderson's 5 years on the University of North Carolina faculty. The famed professor, now living in retirement in Chapel Hill, is most well known as the author ized biographer of George Bernard Shaw, the Irish dramatist. The book has Mr. Hood in a triple role. In addition to being editor, he is author of the section op Dr. Henderson's adventures with Mark Twain-, and made two full-page photographic portraits of Dr. Henderson. It's a full name Samuel Stevens Hood appears on the book's title page. The sub-title is an allusion to James "The Admirable" Crichton, the sixteenth century virtuoso in scholarship and literature whose name is a synonym for versatility. Dr. Henderson, mathematician (he was head of the math depart ment at Chapel Hill for over 25 years), scientist, educator, histori an, biographer, public speaker, and journalist, has written 50 books land hundreds of articles, pamph lets, dissertations. I t Mr. Hood's book has a biblio graphy of Dr. Henderson's writ ings. The bibliography, which jhows the scope of his versatility, ) over 30 pages long. , Thirty-odd writers, scientists, educators, dramatists, and news papermen have joined hands with ,Mr. Hood in creating this "com posite portrait" of Dr. Henderson. !!n The book's foreword is by Frank Porter Graham, University of North Carolina president. a Tar Heel contributors include -novelist Betty smith, of A Tree s, Grows in Brooklyn"- fame; Gerald iW. Johnson (former professor at jChapel Hill and former Baltimore I, Se EDITOR 3 continued success, and person Curtain Will Go Up On Dixie-Bound Friday Night Beaufort Jaycees will present their side-splitting minstrel show, "Dixie-Bound" at 8 o'clock Fri day night in the Beaufort school auditorium. Dress rehearsal will be Thursday night. Presenting specialty numbers, in addition to the jokes and mu sic, will be Miss Hazel Noe, Miss Betty Lou Merrill, and Odell Merrill. This will be the first minstrel presented by the Jaycees since their show which packed the auditorium in 1947 and was given, by popular demand, in Morehead City. Forester Opens Stale Fire Prevention Drive State Forester W. K. Beichler has opened North Carolina's drive in the Seventh Annual nation-wide Cooperative Forest Fire Preven tion campaign to reduce the state's annual average loss of 175,000 acres of valuable timber. This area, as large as an average North Ca rolina county, can be saved from destruction each year if everyone will be careful with fire. The CFFP Campaign is a public service project of the National Advertising Council, conducted by the N. C. Forest Service and the U. S. Forest Service, with the co operation of numerous other pub lic and private agencies through out the nation. Conducted annually since 1942. the campaign's slogan and symbols are already familiar to many. The fire-preventing "Smoking Bear" is back again on posters; radio pro grams, news stories, sponsored ads and pamphlets will follow to tell North Carolinians what the burn ing of an area equal to one county each year means to them in dol lars from their own pockets. February Court Receipts Toial $1,843, Clerk Says Court receipts for the month of February were $1,848.91, A. H. James, clerk of court, reported to county commissioners yesterday1, Recorders court receipts were $1,626.73, superior court $48.20, 30 and miscellaneous fees $107.68. Morehead Cagers Win Grainger Trophy Troupe to Present Shows Pictured here is Officer E. E. present safety shows this week at sponsored by the Lions club. v J "In i lain IsuimI ' A j I ftra ris I Newport Hopes to Become Site of Vet Housing Project Tax List Slackers To Appear Before March Grand Jury The county board A its monthly meeting yesterday morning in the court house re hashed plans to have all those county residents who did not list taxes, summoned before the grand jury next week. A 10 per cent penalty will be add ed to the taxes of each one thus summoned. Eugene O. Moore, incumbent, was the only applicant for the posi tion of county tax collector. He was appointed for another two years. Four other tax matters were con sidered. A. B. Cooper, Morehead City, requested that he be given credit on '48 taxes for the amount in taxes paid by persons to whom lots at Atlantic Beach were sold last summer. The valuation was adjusted on property belonging to Alton Robinson. Atlantic, and back taxes, from 1932 to 1948, were ad justed on the property of Carl Dixon, Portsmouth. The commissioners ruled that the American Legion property, east of Beaufort, was tax exempt. The board of equalization, which will consider complaints on pro perty valuations, will meet Mon day, March 14. February Liquor Sales Amount to $40,000.25 Total sales of liquor in county ABC stores last month amounted to $40,000.25. Beaufort sales were $12,860.15, Morehead City $17,511.40 and New port $9,628.70. Gross profit was $10,481.16, North Carolina sales tax $3,400.02, with estimated net profit $2,623.98. Beaufort's dividend was $588.35. Morehead City and the hospital $400.57 each, and Newport $440.51. Paid to the county general fund since the beginning of the fiscal year, July 1, 1948 was $40,000. Engineer Thinks Morehead Is 'Garden Spot of WqrUV By Aycork Brown ABOARD USS MOUNT OLYM PUS, Off Vieques In just a few, more years M. and Mrs. Wil liam H. Lewis, and their daughter, Anne Marie, now 3 years old, plan to buy a place near Morehead City and live there for the rest of their lives. For Lewis, now a senior grade lieutenant in the Navy and currently chief engineer' aboard the USS Mount Olympus, it will be returning to his native home which he left in 1930. For Mrs. Lewis, a native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, it will be settling down to live in an area that she has visited many times and which she too, has learn ed to love. To the Lewis family, Morehead City is the garden spot of the world. The Lewises also plan to have a cottage on the coast of Nova Scotia, where they own some pro -J 7, ffjh, "UriT I t ' yA 3 1 Ir s Prcssley of the ( hurlotte police schools throughout the county. Newport lias iut in ;i strong hid for the e.il jlilisliment of a veterans housing cooperative, milking plans for iis locution on the Nine-Font, voail in the vicinity of I he foi e:-t ranger's tower, south of Newport. A delegation of Newport citi I .ens will leave tomorrow fori Washington where they will visit' various legislators and lnhhy for j ('roaiaii National forest land (where the housing project is to lie built, to be exchanged for other land near Newport. Because this is a veteran's pro ; jeet, it is believed that such an J exenunge can ue worked out wiin tke federal government. At a meeting of the Newport town hoard Thursday night (post poned from Tuesday night) Roy E. Barnard, representing the Cherry Point Veterans' Housing cooperative, explained that the initial cost to each veteran parti cipating in the co-op would be $1(10 in cash. This would entitle the veteran to a house, and after his house is paid off, at the rale of $25 $30 per month over a period of about 15 years, he would receive divi dends from the cooperative's stores, dairy, or any other enter prise which may he established. Although the labor required to build the houses will be furnish ed by members of the co-op, the cost of materials is expected to be obtained through Federal Housing administration loans, these loans to be paid off at the rate of 2 12 per cent interest. Before Congressman Helen Douglas now is a petition for ex change of (he forest, land bearing signatures of 200 veterans, Mr. Barnard stated. The delegation going to Wash ington tomorrow plans to see Mrs. Douglas. Comprising the delega tion arc George Ball, town at tonicy, Aaron Craig, Newport mayor, George Ball, Newport RFI), and a representative of the Cherry Point housing cooperative. Gray Hassell, engineer, was scheduled to make a survey of the forest land Friday. Mr. Barn aid in speaking to the town board, reminded the commissioners that he could "not commit the housing cooperative to anything" and that "it's still a little in the tentative stage." Two thirds of the acreage un dcr consideration lies within New port town limits. perty. "It will he a good place to spend about two months each year," said Lieutenant Lewis, as we sailed through the blue waters of the Caribbean somewhere south of Puerto Rico this week. If the urge to join the Navy had not struck Lewis back in the late 20, he may have made the grocery business his career. As a youth he worked evenings after school and during vacation periods in Free man Brothers Grocery company. In Morehead City high school, where H. C. Joslyn whs principal at the time, William Lewis was a member of the band. He played the baritone. "I think Mr. Joslyn is one of the finest men I have ever known and it is a real plea sure to see him on my visits back to Morehead City," says Lieutenant Lewis. I told him that his opinion S ENGINEER 3 force with his dons which will Officer Prcsslcy's appearances are Lions to Present Trained Dog Show Officer E. E. Pressley, Charlotte, Will Make 10 Appearances As a public service, the Lions club is presenting this week Office K. K. Pressley and his trained dogs in a safety show which will be pre sented at schools throughout the county. Officer Pressley, .a member of the Charlotte police force, has one ot the only two cotortionist dogs in the world. Last year all his ap pearances were sponsored by the Carolina Motor club to promote safety among adults as well as school children. The Lions raised enough money in their bread sale two weeks ago to engage Officer Pressley for a week's appearance in the county. Admission will be charged only for one show, at 8 p.m. Thursday in Morehead City school. In addi tion, Ralph Wade, school music director, will present the hand in a half hour's entertainment, a pre view of the band concert which will be given April 22. All proceeds will go to the band. Appearances of Officer Prcssley and his dogs arc scheduled as fol lows: Moiday - 10 a. m. Smyrna school, 2 p. m. Atlantic school; Tuesday -Queen Street school, Beaufort, 2 p. m. Newport school; Thursday -1 a. m. W. S. King school, More head City, 2 p. m. Morehead City school, 8 p. m. Morehead City school; Friday - 10 a. m. Camp Glenn school. During the month of April Mr. Pressley is scheduled to makenum erous appearances in Dayton. Ohio. He has given shows before 25,0000 students i'i Miami, Fla., and in this state has appeared in most of the larger cities. 1.31 Inches Rain Falls In County Sunday Rainfall Sunday totaled 1.31 inches, E. Stanley Davis,' official weather observer, reported today. But the freak weather came yes terday morning when the wind shifted from a strong northwest toj northeast and brought snow flur ries. There was also some rain. Temperatures since Thursday arc as follows: Max. Min ns 32 . t;o so . 55 52 . 67 32 Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Tide Table HIGH LOW Tuesday, March 8 1:52 AM 8:23 AM 2:14 PM 8:24 PM Wednesday, March 9 2:50 AM 9:32 AM 3:22 PM 9:35 PM Thursday, March 10 4:06 AM 10:36 AM 4:28 PM 10:43 PM Friday, March 11 5:10 AM 11:34 AM 5:29 PM 11:44 PM Morehead City parking meter receipts or the month of Feb ruary were $485.50. Morehead City high school bas ketball team elaimef! the winning trophy Saturday night in the 17th Annual Grainger Invitational tournament at Kinston. In a thrilling overtime period Coach Gannon Talbert's boys downed Vanceboro 43-41, the win ning two points being scored by Les Feagle in two foul shots. At the end of the fourth quar ter the score stood at 30-39. In the three-minute overtime period Morehead scored four points to Vanceboro's two. Morehead led 10 H at the end of the first quarter, 21-Ki at the half, but VatM'eboro pulled ahead in the third quarter and the score stood at 2K -25, only to be tied up in the last stanza. Buck Matthews and Ray Lewis scored 12 points each and Feagle 11). In addition to winning the gleaming gold first place trophy, each member of the Morehead team received a small gold basket ball. Before reaching the Saturday night finals Morehead's "Red Devils" had defeated two other opponcnUi, Trenton and l.a Grange. On Thursday night the team defeated Trenton high school, in the quarter finals of the tournament by a score of Playing La Grange Friday night, in the semi-finals, the "Red Devils" came up high in a score of ill 2-1. One of ihe first string fo: wards. Tommy Cordova, sev erely injured bis right wrist in Ihe game. I'i. lying on the team this season were Leslie Feagle and Tommy Cordova, forwards, with Berl Ray l.ewh and "SI niggle" Steed sub saluting; Buck Matthews was the able captain ami center with Mic key Woodard and Charles Macy sometimes substituting; Ray Lewis and Bobby Bell, guards, with Bob by Matthews and Mitchell Burge substitutes. Others playing on the Junior Varsity this year were Donald Davis, Tommy Bennett, Crump Fulcber, Larry Woodard, Bobby Lawrence, and Harry f'itz patrick. Although almost all of Coach Talbert's first siring will gradu ate this year he will continue to have a strong team made up of Feagle, Steed, Woodard (Mickey), Macy, Burge and Matthews (Bob by). Guests Speak At 4-H Meeting Morehead City 4-H club mem bers at their nonlhl.V meeting Tuesday afternoon had as their special guest, Jesse James, assis tant state 4-11 club leader, of Ra leigh; and Warren Mallard and Doris Armstrong, two club mem bers from Jones county. Since 4-H club work is being organized in the Morehead City school for the first time, these people were invited to discuss the 4 11 organization and what club work means to them. Warren Mallard, a high school senior this year, related that he has been a club member since en tering the fifth grade. By keeping accurate club records and taking advantage of every opportunity, Warren stated that he had gotten lots out of the privilege of being a member of a truly great organiza tion. Last year, Warren accom plished the goal of being a State and National winner in Recreation and Arts. He won a trip to the National 4-11 Club congress which was held in Chicago. Miss Arm strong related many of her interest ing experiences as a club member. In Mr. James' brief discussion, he stated that the four symbols of 4 II Club work, namely. Head, Heart, Hands, and Health were parallel to the four objectives for which our forefathers came to this country, freedom to think clear and lo speak, freedom to worship, freedom to work in order to earn a living and to produce plenty of food to provide for a healthy, strong, nation. At all other club meetings throughout the county, the main attraction of the program was two motion pictures entitled "Care of the Teeth" and "He Missed His Breakfast." As a part of the 4 H health program, each item which contri butes toward building a sound, healthy, ,body was emphasized. An announcement from the coin mercial fisheries office today stated that the oyster season will close midnight Saturday, March 12, rather than the 15th as an nounced Jast week. An extension from March 1 was granted at the request of oystersten. X-Ray Unit at Work ifcftfc- a At work at Smyrna school is the X-Ray unit pictured above which today will be at Beaufort school and from tomorrow until March 19 will be at the Sinclair Service station Front street. The unit in Morehead City will bo located to day and through March 19 on Arendell street between 7th and 8th streets. A unit from Craven county will I serve the llarlowe section Friday, j It will be located at Conner's store, j Among those who had their chests X-rayed while the unit was at Smyrna school were Roland Lewis. F.rie Gillikin. William Law rence, and Laurie Gillikin. Otway; Miss Josie I'igolt, Ronald Chad wick. Gloucester; Harvey Law rence. Jr , Bobbie Pake, both of Jiellie, Henry Lynch and Lonnie Guthrie. Smyrna. Clerks in the X-ray unit which wrrked westward from Atlantic ire Mrs. Bill Braswell and Mrs. Sidney Styron. Technicians are Bill Braswell and Bob Ruiz. Fall Planting Of Shells Proves Satisfactory For the first time in the his tory of the stute there has been a fall planting of oyster sheila. What in more iinpuVtafit, indica tions are that the move has brought results. A spring cheek up by A. L. Chestnut, oyster special, ist. and staff member of the Uni versity of North Carolina's Insti tute of Fisheries Research, More heaad City, reveals that the out of season distribution made for "a very satisfactory set and unusu ally good growth." Prior to the planting, Captain John Nelson, fisheries commission er, requested the co-operation of the Institute in locating the most favorable grounds for propaga tion. By means of plankton (mi scropic floating animals) lows for the presence of larval oysters examination of the adult oysters for ripe sperm and ova, and close scrutiny of the bottoms in regard to their suitability, Mr. Chestnut was able to designate the places where the shell distribution was most likely to bring about an in crease in the oyster population of eastern Carolina waters. Acting on this recommendation, Captain John had the shells plant ed in the localities indicated by the survey. Now, according to Mr. Chestnut, who has been checking ' on the effects of the work in Bay River and Bird Island since Janu ary, the set has grown to three to four inch size in 18 months. Shull planting on a large scale has been carried on in North Caro lina for just two years. Initiated at the direction of the Division of Commercial Fisheries and car ried out by Captain John Njlson and his staff, the project resulted in the planting of 03,000 bushels in 1947. In 1948, 93,000 bushels were distributed for young oysters (or spat) to settle and grow on. The latter figure was based on a 50 per cent return of oyster shells from the dealers, as provided by law. The fifty cent tax on out-of-state oyster shipments, discussed at length in recent hearings be fore the Fisheries committee of the state legislature in Raleigh and Washington, N. C, is designed for the purpose of keeping the oysters in the state and ensuring the return of half the shells har vested. Fight cents per bushel is the intra state tax, which is added to the fifty-rent inter-state levy. An allotment of $50,000 was made by the legislature for shell plant ing in 1917. Mr. Chestnut is a graduate of William and Mary college and did his graduate work at Rutgesr uni versity under Dr. Thurlow Nelson, one of the country's leading oys ter specialists. He came to the Institute of Fisheries last spring and resides in Morehead City with Mrs. Chestnut and their small son, Alfred. Mr. Chestnut will be in Chapel Hill this week, where he I will address students in Dr. R. . Coker s oceanography claises. 1 " nnrii i iiTi nrr V Forty and Eight To Initiate Here Tomorrow Jacksonville, New Bern, Carierei Voitures Com bine for Ceremony The Jacksonville, New Bern and Carteret Voitures of the Forty and Eight (fun and honor society) of the American Legion will hold a joint wreck ( initiation ) in More head City tomorrow afternoon and evening. The street work and parade will take place on Arendell street be tween 8th and 9th, beginning at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The public is invited to see the fun. PGs (Poor Goofs) from the Morehead Beaufort area who will be wrecked are J. B. Sanders, Cla rence Guthrie, Leo Simpson, Wal ton Fulcher, Charlie G. Nelson, and Malcolm Collins. The Forty and Eight is the ho nor society of Ihe American Legion and to receive an invitation into Ihe society, a Legionnaire must render outstanding service to his organization. It is expected that more than a hundred voyagetirs from the three VoPures will tend. Approxi mately ift PGe'iH. be initiated. The secret work and obligations of the initiation will follow the parade and will be given in the Morehead City American Legion hut. This will be followed by an oyster roust for all Voyageurs and their invited guests. There will be a dance at the hut at 9 o'clock to which all Legion naires, their wives and girl friends are invited as guests of the Forty and Eight. There will be no ad mission charged. Officers of La Societc des 40 Hommes et 8 Chovaux, voiture 12 39, Carteret county, are Ethan S. Davis, Morehead City, Chef dc Gere, J. O. Barbour, Jr., Beaufort, Chef de Train, Blakcly S. Pond, Davis, Lampistc. W. C. Carlton, Morehead City, conductcur, Alonzo Thomas, Beau fort, Correspondent, David A. Hill, Beaufort, Commissairc Intendant, C. L. Beam, Beaufort, Aumonier, and John Taxlon, Beaufort, Garde de la Porte. Agent Presents 'F Reurt R. M. Williams, county agent, presented his yearly narrative re port at t lie meeting of the county commissioners yesterday at the court house. At the request of Commissioner Tildcn Davis, Harkers Island, the Guthrie road and (he cemetery road on the island were made a part of the county highway system. Referred to the county attorney, Alvah Hamilton, for investigation, was a request by Harvey Hamilton, attorney, for refund of an over charge on settlement of an estate during the time when L. W. Has sell was clerk of superior court. Although a petition 'from ap proximately 75 llarlowe residents was presented, requesting that no beer or alcoholic beverage be per mitted to be sold in the llarlowe area, the commissioners had no power to take action. If an applicant for a beer license meets state requirements, the county board has no reason not to grant it. However, if the place selling beer becomes a nuisance, the board can order it to be closed. The Young People's class of Ann Street Metohdist church, taught by Miss Ruth Peeling, will sponsor the showing of a film, My Name is Han, at 7:30 Sunday tiight in Ann Street Methodist church. The of fering -will be used to support a 16-year-old girl in Holland.
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