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S CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 10c A Merger of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (EsUblbhed 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (EsUbluhed 1936) 38th YEAR, No. 35 EIGHT PAGES ? MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT* NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1949 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYL Baptists Lay Cornerstone Pictured here are representatives of all organizations of First Baptist church, Morehead City, who participated in the cornerstone laying ceremonies Sunday, May I. Reading from left to rifcht. they are George McNeill, Robert McNeill, Mrs. Maggie Bell, Elijah Wade, Mrs. Robert Wallace, I>r. John II. Bunn, James B. Willis, Sr., and James B. Willis, Jf. (Photo by Dan Wade) j The eifch?h anniversary of Dr. John H. Bunti* coming to First Baptist church, IWorehcad City, coincidcd with the laying of the cornerstone of the new Sunday school building.' Approximate ceremonies took place Sunday, May 1. Prior to his present pastorate, Dr. Bunn was for six years pastor of the College Church of Murfrees boro and head of the Department of Bible of Chowan College. The pastor and his wife sat in a pew while the hiembers of the church conducted the eighth an niversary service and told of the achievements of the past eight years of service and fellowship. , (ieor.v McNeill presided, Mrs. W. L. Finer, president of the Wom an's Missionary society, led the morning prayer and W. C Mat thews. Jr.. read the scripture WoMft ????~?ken by Norm-dii AVuo for the board of deacons. J (i. Bennett for the board of trustees and James B. Willis for t tie Sunday school. Alvah Hamilton then spoke on the comer?ione. He spoke on the significant of the cornerstone as a foundation for the teaching of the word of God and the building Currihickers Visit Dog Track Twenty-three Currituck county citizens on May 1 got a first hand picture of dog raring when they visited the Morehead City race track which is similar to the one pvoposed lor Currituck. Local ci fifeens endorsed tho'dog racing and pari-mutucl issues in an election ' Saturday. - A special bus which left Curri t/ck in- the morning carried 17 iJicn and six women who repre ? sented all sections of the county. E. H. Woodard, county attorney, arranged the trip. The Norfolk paper, Ledger-Dis patch, opposes the placing of the track in Currituck county, be cause, it contends. Virginia money will be sucked into North Caro iir.a coffers. The track would be about a half hour's drive from Norfolk. Factions at Virginia Beach are also said to oppose the Currituck racirfe; venture. Paul Cleland, manager of the Morehead City track, said that the proposed enterprise will in no way be determined to the local track. Patrons here, he said, come from a different area. H. L Joslya io Speak At Meeting Thursday Night At a special county wide citizen ship meeting at 8 o'clock Thursday night in the court house H. L. Jos lyn, county superintendent of schools, will speak on "Being a Good State' Citizen." This meeting is being sponsored by the home demonstration clubs especially for members of these cluhs throughout the county. The public, however, is invited. This program is in conjunction with a citizenship course required of all borne femonatration club ncmiwn this mi. Each (row m February martini dtacauad Thursday night session. wt- - ! of Christian character. A glowing | tribute was paid to all who had a | part in bringing to realization the ( present new educational building and he voiced the hope that a new auditorium would soon be a reali i ty- . Elijah Wade and Mrs. Ida Eaton ? placed the cornerstone. Mrs. Mag- ! ? gie Bell put the Bible in the cor i nerstonc vai'lt, Harold Webb, clerk I 1 and deacon, had David Nelson | place the church roll and George McNeill, chairman of the planning committee, had Robert McNeill, ' his son, place the blueprint in the | vault. James B. Willis, superintendent : of the Sunday School, delegated James B. Willis, Jr., to place the | roster of Sunday school officers ! and teachers. Mrs. Mabel Finer, president of the Women's Mis j sionary society, placed a Biblical i p .,.r?irr ryid Jlrs. Robert Wallace-, I director OMhe Training Union, placcd the last object, a Training | Union magazine, in the vault An {expression of thanks was made toj Charles Stanley for contributing | the beautiful marble coi^ierstone. j All of the org?nizations of the j I church were represented at the cornerstone laying. Committee Prepares Pamphlet on Cemetery A newly - prepared pamphlet j on the Beaufort cemetery w'll reach the printer* and the pub- j lie soon, .Dr. N. T. Ennett, chair man of a committee to draw up the pamphlet, announced today. 1 The pamphlet is a project of j the Old Beaufort Cemetery Res- | toration committee. M. Leslie Davis prepared the information for the pamphlet. | Its intention is to inform visitors of the historical facts and back ground of the cemetery. The Restoration committee is j also working toward having a I gate installed at the cemctery 1 entrance. Coast Guard Nay Discontinue Four Life Boat Stations .Hearings will be held next week in Manteo to determine whether four Coast Guard life boat stations along the North Carolina coast should be discontinued, headquar ters of the Fifth Coast Guard dis trict in Nortolk announced this week. The lour life boat stations are Wash Woods station eight milfcs north wf the Currituck BeacTi light, the Caffeys Inlet station 10 i l miles south of the Currituck Beach light, the Nag's Head station at Nag's Head and the Little Kinna keet station three miles north of i Avon. Hearings on the discontinuance of the first three stations will be held at the Dare county court ; house. Manteo, next Wednesday, i May 18. at 10 a.m. A hearing on the discontinuance of the Little Kinnakeet station will be heard the next day at the same time and place. All interested parties have boon invited by the Coast Guard to present their views on the propos ed discontinuances. Oral state ments will be heard bu| ?. ;or ac curacy of record the Coa i Guard requests that all important facts and arguments b<*iti writing. Par ties unable fo be present or re presented may submit written statements to the Officer In Charge at the respective stations before the dates of the hearings. Outboard MotorBoatmati Stops At Beaufort En Route to Miami j "I think North Carolina is abso , lutely the prettiest spot in the whole United States and I've seen | most of the country," said Carl E. Babcock of Au Claire, Wis., Saturday in Beaufort after com i pleting a 2,600 mile Outboard motor trip. ' "Your rivers are large, you have beautiful scenery and the finest people I've ever met. I've been on the Great Lakes all my life and the can't compare with the waterways hereabouts. They are too large and too rough for me. I wish somebody would offer me a job here. It would suit me to settle down right here in Beau for and stay the rest of my life." Mr. Babcock's trip began in Au Claire six weeks ago and took him through the Great Lakes^to Buf falo, N. Y., down the Erie canal to the Hudson river, through the Hudson to New York harbor, out side Into the Atlantic ocean until her reached Atlantic City, N. J. and from Atlantic City to Beau fort on the inland waterway. His destination is Miami, Fla, "There's just one reason for my making this trip," he said. "I want to see just how much this outboard motor will take. I work for the Mercury company that nairjfactures the motor and they ar? paying me to beat it to pieces. So far I've put 2,300 hours on it, T50 this trip, and it's still going strong. I don't believe it will ever wear out.".. 1 Though he has enjoyed the voyage, Mr. Babcock stated he would not care to make it again. He has lost 15 pounds thus far and said he caim* over Chesapeake Bay when it was at its worst. While he was in Beaufort he re ceived a let ter from his mother | saying that he had been reported lost or drowned at sea while on I the Shrewsbury river north of! Atlantic City. "I wrote Mother that the re- j | ports of my loss were greatly exag- , gerated," he joked. The most interesting part of the I trip, he said, not any unusual happening but the people he met. j I He said he had seen them doing ! I all things including using an out-| board motor made by his company to pump water and dig clams. The boat ii self weighs only 185 pounds but his load of 125 pounds Of gasoline, 25 pounds of water, j I the motor, himself at 150 pounds and dther equipment came to BOO! pounds. He said that though it wan an extremely heavy load for a 10-horsepower to push, !he had made as much as 200 miles in one day. He added that whil? on Ches upeake Bay he made only 45 miles one day. Last year Mr. Babcock tested one motor for seven months on the St. Lawrence river in Canada. ! He liked the country there but he added, "North Carolina is still the j finest 'place I've ever seen." Confederate Colors Will Fly Again Over Fort Macon in Ceremonies at 3 Tomorrow Beaufort Glee Club Will Present Spring Music Revue By popular demand the Beau fort high school glee club will present again this year a new version of the highly acclaimed song and dance revue which they gave for the first time last spring. The program will begin at 8 o'clock Friday night, May 20, in the Beaufort high school audi torium. Mrs. Charles Hassell, director, reports that the 1949 revue is comprised of four completely dif ferent acts, with music ranging from classical to popular. Beauti ful scenery, lighting and costumes will enhance the numbers to be presented by the glee club of 55 voices. Many of the same soloists and dancing teams who scored hits in the 1JI48 revue will again take leading roles. Starring vocalists are Neva Bell, Bertha Davis, Marie Webb, Velma Murphy, Mary Frazier Paul, Peggy Guthrie, Helen Paul, Howard Fodrie, Bill Downum, John Haynes, Jr., and Guy Smith, Jr. Dancing teams will be Howard Fodrie with Peggy Hamilton, A. ('. Blankenship with Peggy Guth rie, .Johnny Smith with Helen , Paul, Biil Sammons with Dorothy | Nelson, Charles Davis with Mary , Frazier Paul. Colon Wilson with Carroll Ann Willis, Guy Smith with Iris Davis, j John Haynes with Peggy O'Neal, Bill Downum with Elizabeth Bell. Other dancers include Bertha Davis, Sarah Mason, Mary Fond | Mason, and Laura Davis. A specialty number worth alone the price of admission will be "Waltz Dream Fantasy" featuring the beautiful waltzes of all time. Admission will be 75 cents for adults and 50 cents for children. Youngsters dee Puppet Show "Little Jack is coming baik!"| That's the cry that is on the lips'l of every school child in the county who caii remember a puppet show] that came here three years ago. The show is sponsored by the division of oral hygiene <?f the State Board of Health in Raleigh. It depicts a small boy's ex peri enees with a dentist and while the children in the audience are amused they also learn the four rules of oral hygiene so necessary to dental cleanliness. Since 1035 the show has been given three times a school day in every one of the 100 counties in the stv.te. Every two years a new -how is cooked up in order to | provide a different performance, for the children. Little Jack receives thousands: of letters yearly from his admir-J ing fans. In their letters the chil dren tell him what they liked best in the show and promise to prac tice the four dental health rules he taught them. Every letter is answered and mailed to the child's home. Thanks to Little Jack and Doc tor Carson, the dentist in the show, girls and boys of North 1 Carolina learn to regard the den tist as a friend. They welcome to their schools the dentists from the division of oral hygiene teachers report. These dentists teach mouth health in the classrooms, make corrections for the under- privel eged and refer the others to their family dentists. The show was given yesterday in Newport, Camp Glenn and Morehead City. Today it will be given at W. S. King school in Morehead City at 9:15,' at Queen street school in Beaufort at 11 o'clock and at Beaufort school at 2 this afternoon. Tomorrow it will be given at Harker's island school at 9 o'clock, Smyrna at 10:45 and Thursday it will go to Ocracoke. Friday, the last day the show will be in the county, it will appear at Atlantic school at 11 o'clock. ? Tide Table HIGH LOW Tundav, May 10 6:13 a.m. 12:10 am 6:37 p.m 12:17 p.m. Wcdnetday. Nay U 7)05 a. n) 1:04 a.m.: 7:2# p.m 1:06 p.m. Thursday, Nay 12 7:55 a.m. ? 1:56 a.m. I 8?19 p.m. 1:54 pro. Friday, Nay 11 8:43 a m 2:45 ?.m. -9:06 p.m. 2:42 p.m. ' Mass jf-Bay Uncovers Four New TB Cases Four poiitive catti of tuber culosis were discovered in the recent free X-ray campaign in the county according to the re port tent out by the TB division of the State Board' of Health in Raleigh. The report states that four persons have far advanced cases of TB and sanitarium care is recommended for three of these. Nine moderately advanced cases were also discovered by the X rays. The X-ray campaign began on Feb. 15 and 7,640 persons had . X-rays taken. Of this number, 126 were called back for second and larger X-rays. Only 110 persons responded. Forty-two were found not to have the disease and 33 did have the in fection. Eight were found to have had TB previously but had been cured. Twelve others had minimal signs of tuberculosis while the four advanced and nine moderately cases mention ed above were found. Carolina Phone Company Granted Rate Increase RALKIGH (AIM The fa ro^na Telephone an<1 Telegraph "fmpany ttl Turboio was ""entrd permission Tuesday to increase its rates. The rate increase, granted bv the utilities commission, would cost customers of the coinpan.\ approvi niately $603,958 a year. The com pany had asked for increases total ing $911,978. The new rates designed to bring the company, which has 72,031 cus tomers in a large area in eastern North Carolina, a^rcturn of 6.14 per cent on an investment of $16. 233.338. The increases range from 25 cents to $1.75 per month for busi ness phones and from 25 cents to $1 on residential phones. They will become effective immediately. In the order granting the in crease, the commission said the company "has shown a definite need for additional gross revenue but not in the aggregate amount requested." It was the second large rate in crease granted a telephone com pany within two weeks. The South ern Bell Telephone company on April 22 was granted permission to boost its charges by a total of $2,427,136 Boy Pays Costs In Bike Case It cost Herbert Warren, Negro youth, $5 in Morehead City may or's court yesterday to find out that it is against the law to ride a bicycle on the sidewalk in the bu sines# section of town. The Vouth appeared in court and admitted that he knew it was against the law to ride on the side walk downtown but that he had forgotten about it Mayor George W. Dill, Jr., assessed him with $5 costs in order to refresh his me mory. Alice Dudley Barrett, Negro, was fined $25, costs and ordered to pay Lifrwood Pickett. Negro, $15 for his medical bill. She was charged with disturbing* the peace in Mr. Pickett's place of business. She testified that she hod thrown a bottle at her husband but that it missed him and hit Mr. Pickett instead. George Gibbs. Negro, was fined $20 and costs for public drunken ness. Charles R. Smart. Marine of Cherry Point, was fined $5 for driving without a license. The case of Willie Fulford, charged with adultery, was default ed when the prosecuting witness, Marlene Fulford, failed, to appear in court. The bond of Joe Bell, charged with public drunkenness, was forfeited when he failed to appear. Seven Teams Join Junior League ; Five Ministers Become Members of County Mi nisterial Association Seven Carteret county ministers ;it their monthly meeting yester day morning at the civic center leported ihat teams from their churches would join the junior hast* lm II league, co sponsored by the Ministerial association and the Carteret County News Times. Five ministers al o joined the group. Tiie junior baseball league will swing into a?*ti? . ti after the close of school in June li is hoped that every congregation in the county wil. he i p. e seated. Tmonies will he presented it the chise of the reason hy the Carteret County' News Times. The seven t'.nii- which have already signified their intention of participatug are ihe First Hap tist, Mcaufort, Newport Methodist, First Methodist, Morehead City, \ nn Stree: Methodist, Beaufort, j St. Paul's Kpiscopal, Reaufort, : Franklin Memorial. Morohcad City 1 ar.d Strait Melodist charge. The five minkteis who joined | I the Minitri.l association at yes ti day' mee?.ing were the Rev. i C. K. Allied, pastor of t.ie Church . i I' tii'd, Morehc?4#J City, the Kev. K. Ellis?, pa.4oj; if f the l'iney , , (iiuvc Mi/tiWist cWch, HarioWe. the Rev. J. 11 Hopkins. pastor of i the AMK Z;on chuu-h, Morehead City, the Rev. J. K. Austin, pastor ; ?f AMK Zion church. Reaufort, and Clifford Clark ot the Momon church, linkers Island. Trie Rev. Manes- Mitchell re pi'i ? ed tnafc 1 .<>00 letters from the Miiiis.erial a - ociatiOn had been ent to minister* throughout 'the > . te urging them to support sen ,t.e bih 420 which, if it would I have passed the recent legislature, would have outlawed pari mutuel hotting in North Carolina. The Rev. J. M. Jolliff, pastor of Newport Methodist church, con ducted the devotional service and the Rev. \V. I>. Caviness of New ' inn t Methodisi church gave a talk on the will of God. By Ayeork Brown Replacement of at least three of the original guns employed in the unsuccessful defense of Fort Macon is planned as a feature at tractio ^ of ceremonies scheduled to tak'c place within the ancient walls of the historic fort tomorrow, it was announced today by Mrs. J. A. Jones president of the A. M. Wad-' del chapter of the United baugh ters of the Confederacy of Lcnior county. During the brief ccrcrflonics ol an interesting program planned by Mrs. Jones, the flag of the Confed eracy which has not been raised over Fort Macon since it was cap lured by Federal troops of General Ambrose Burnsidc's army on April ?5, 1862, will be flown again. Offic ials of the UDC and others high in present day military and Coast | Guard circles will have roles in the I program, it was stated. The Lcnior county UDC is spon ! soring the event. Mrs. Jones will be j be the official hostess during the actual ceremonies and at an inva tation luncheon in the Fort Macon Beach club at 1 o'clock Wednesday ? afternoon. The public has been invited to at j tend the ceremonies that will start within the walls of Fort Macon at 'A o'clock. The program's introduction 1 will feature a brief talk by Mrs. Gucntin Gregory of Halifax, prese ile . of the North Carolina UDCs. i She will introduce the guest speak cr. Governor Kerr Scott has tentat ively accepted the invitation to officiate at the dedication of the United States and Confederate Flags. A drum and bugle unit of the Cherry Point Marine band and a military color guard will have charge of raisi.ig the U. S. Colors. , Then. Mrs Junie Whitfield, oldest living member of the Lcnior coun ty UDCs will be introduced to the group. Her father was stationed at Fort Macon during the War be tween the States and was there on the day it was captured bv the Fed eral troops of General Burnsidc. J Following Miss- Whitfield's intro- j duct ion the drum anci. Wnpln unit will roll off a salute as VhiTConfRl crate colors are raised. Songs that were popular during the days of the Confederacy will be sun,', bv the Kinston Male quar tet as a feature of the program, after which various outstanding guests present will be introduced. Followi lg the presentation of a Confederate Service Cross Award by James E. Todd of Kinston a tour of Fort Macon wiii be con ducted by State Park Superintend- 1 ent Thomas Morse. Mrs Jo les announced that the foregoing were tentative plans a id that with the cooperation of the! U. S. Marines, additional attrac j tions may be presented showing the difference between the anti quated guns used during the War of the Confederacy and moddcrn military might. Governor Names Port Commission ! Governor Scott appointed a new ; State Ports authority Tuesdvv to succeed the croup that resigned in | a body on March 16 This group | included H. S. Gihbs, Morehead City. lie yarned five new members of I he authority and asked Hire? of | I hose who resigned to complete : their terms. The new members are: David Holton, Edenton hard ware merchant, succeeding K. II Page of Wilmington, for a term : expiring June 1. 1951; Avery Thompson. Hallshoro lumberman, succeeding S. B. F' ink of Southport, for a term expiring June 1, 1951; Henry Vann, Clinton farmer and farm machinery dealer, succeeding I II. B. Gibbs of Morehead City, for a term expiring June 1. 1951; W J. Bason, North Wilkesboro I oil distributor, succeeding T. Hen- 1 ry Wilson of Morganton, for a term expiring June 1, 1954; Nello L. Teer. Durham contrac tor. to a six-year term as a new member authorized under a 1949 i statute. George Ross, new director rff the Department of Conservation and Development, becomes an ox officlo member of the authority under the new law. The resigned members whom Governor Scott asked to stay on I | are: W. O. Huskc of Fayetteville, ! ! secretary of the authority, whose term expires June 1. 1949; J. H. White. Winston-Salem to bacconist whose term expires June 1, 1940; A. G. Myers. Gastortia textile ex ecutive, whose term expires June I 1, 1954. Hamilton Home To Become Club The Judge Luther Hamilton homeplare on the waterfront at the cast end of Bridges street, More head City, has b#en purchased by the Moreheadd City Yacht basin and it will become a yacht club at an early date, according to reports here early this week. Judge Hamilton, a native of At lantic who has livpd in Morehcad City for many years has purchased the Charles Kammcrlcan estate on the north shore of Boguc Sound, eight miles west of Morehcad, and he will make his future home there it was announced. The beautiful Colonial designed Hamilton home here for many years was consideredd as to its location one of the showplaees of Morehcad City. In recent years the boat works and shipyard back of the house has expanded considerably and since the war ended Morehcad City Yacht basin has also crowded the Hamilton homcplace. ' It is definitely in a maritime set ting, being almost surrounded by boat yards and the Yacht basin and thus, due to its nearness to deep navigable water it is ideally situat ed and well suited for a yacht club. Charles Bennett, operator of the yacht basin will have the leading role in the creation of the yacht club, it was stated. Recorder s Court Hecoipts Total $2,935.84 in April Recorder's court receipt* for the month of April totaled $2.035 84, A. H. James, clerk of superior court, reported Monday morning to county commissioners. From the recorder's court came $2,710.80, from superior court $86. 4H probate and clerk's fee, $81.90, ?ad miscellaneous receipts, $58.71. i Junior Woman's Clnb to Sponsor Flower Show Event Will Begin at 10 O'Clock Saturday Morn ing, Legion Hut The Junior Woman's club of Beaufort will stage this Saturday what they expect to be the highest flower show ^ver given in the county. The show will be at the Vmerican Legion hut, Turner treet, Beaufort, beginning at 10 i. in. All entries must be in by 12:30 p.m. when judging will be fin. First and second place ribbons will be given to winning, flower irrangenients. Judges will be Mrs. N. T. Knnett, Mrs. Will Arlington, Mrs. Lloyd (Jillikin, Beaufort,* and M vs. (I. I). (Iambic, Morehead < ity. Co chairman of the affair are Mrs. (ierald VVoolard and Mrs. David Jones. ( la sifications for awards are as follows: roses ? be.--t specimen of a single, rose (includes stem ami foliage), most artistic ar rangemen; of mixed roses, most artistic arrangement of climbing roses, be { collection of roses. Garden flowers ? finest single specimen, finest collection, most artistic arrangement. Sweet peas finest specimen, largest collection, mosi. artistic arrangement (this category will include also larkspur, petunias, and n&siuriums. Tntrd cinssrfK'ation? -most uirtis t lew" "rimbigTHTTPTrr blooming <hrub, finest blooming potted piant, fine * specimen of a potted plan:. I'ansies best variety, finest olid color arrangement, most ar ti: tie arrangement. Poppies ? ? most artistic arrange merit, finest group collection. Oilier I'm lies include arrange ments for a luncheon table, break f; st table, breakfast tray, tea tray, and coffee table. Tnere will be punch as refresh - .nei't. Cakes, pie, and candy will be sold also. Beaufort Band To Give Concert The Beaufort high school hand will prcseht a concert at 8 o'clock Friday night in the Beaufort school auditorium. Thin will be the first, formal concert this year, Fred King, director, stated in an trouncing the event yesterday. Kach number of the band, a total of 31, will appear. Among the band numbers will be Colum* bian March, Festal Overture by Edward Hazel, Royal Hussars March, and The Oracle, a story set to music which tells of pioneers and their prayers and aspirations. Thn number consists of four movements, lento, andante, alle gro moderator, and gran<Jioso.. Special features on the program will be a solo by Guy Smith, Jr., and a dance by Paula Jones and Ann Owens. The band first appeared in pub lic at the Christmas parade. They also played for Beaufort's opening trame in the Tidewater league and at the City Appliance opening. BOOKMOBILE SCHEDULE Mr*. Monroe Willis, bookmobile driver, has announced the schedule for today: Places and the time the bookmobile wiii arrive are as fol lows: Tuesday, May 10 ? Camp Glenn school, 9 a.m.; Whitley store, j Wildwood, 10:10 a.m.; Newport school, 10:35 a.nn; Y. Z. Simmons, . Masontown, 12 noon. Pearl Simmons, 12:20 p.m.; Mayola Piner, 12:35 p.m.: Law- ; rence Gainer, 12:55 p.m.; Nettie ' Garner, 1:50 p.m.; filling station, .j Bogue, 2:20 p.m.; Nettie Parker's* 2:50 p.m.; Zebb Butts, 3:15 p.m. J Mrs. Willis is aaaisted Mrs. Dan Piffott. Both are reai^ita of ' Gloucester.