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SeCARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 1#c A Mercer of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (Established 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established 1936) ? * ? . , -- 38th YEAR, NO. 48 EIGHTEEN PAGES MOREHEAU CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1949 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Junior Baseball League To Start Next Wednesday The Rev. W. D. Caviness, pastor of Franklin Memorial Methodist church, today released the schedule for ball games in the junior baseball league sponsored by the Carteret County NEWS TIMES and the Carteret County Ministerial association. The games are scheduled for Wednesday of each week through July 27, beginning next Wednesday, June 29. More games will follow the July ?7th game if those already scheduled prove successful or if playoffs are necessary. Each minister concerned, or coach is required' to contact his State Allocates Funds for Streets Inside Towns The state highway funds, to be expended on streets in Beaufort and Morehead City which form a part of the state highway system for the next fiscal year total $6,674. Spent in Beaufort will be $2,996 and in Morehead City, $5,678. Newport's allotment is the same as Beaufort's, $1,156 will be spent at Atlantic, $1,625 at Atlantic Beach, and $608 at Swansboro. New Bern's allocation is $13,302. The general assembly authorized these and the funds listed below to be expended first on streets in side cities and towns which form a part of the state highway sys tem, and secondly on streets which form important connecting links to the state highway system, or the county highway system, or farm to market roads. The increase voted by the as sembly in the municipal fund was from one million annually to two and one- half milliions annually. The distributions are for the next fiscal year, based on the formula stipulated by law. The individual allocations are based on population, mileage, and engineer's recommendation. The tables arc set up to Include cities in different population ca tegories. Greenville, $15,463; Wash ington, $10,490. Towns with population 500 in this sectioa and their total allocations are: Arapahoe, $1,338; Aurora, $1, 056; Bayboro, $2,548; Bridgeton, $3,382; Cove City, $2,927; Dover, $6,441; Edwards, $1,257;' Jackson ville, $1,843; Maysville, <1,233; Ori ental, $1,222; Pollocksville, $713; Richlands, $1,111; Stonewall, $1, 295; Swansboro, $608; Trenton. $879; Vanceborp, $3,503, and Van demere, $968. Jaycees Endorse Edncatioo Bill Unanimous endorsement was given to Congressman Graham A. Garden's federal aid to-education bill now pending in Congresn by Morehead City Jaycees at their Monday 'night meeting in the Fort Macon hotel dining room. Despite recent criticism of the bill by Cardinal Spellman, the Jay cees decided to follow the lead of several other civic clubs in Congressman Barden's district and endorse the measure. All pre sent voted in favor of it. Bill Chalk announced that a definite program for stimulating attendance at meetings had been drawn up by his committee and would begin next Monday. He said that all members were placed on two teams under Team Cap tains Charles Stanley and James Wallace with the captains respon sible for the attendance of thpir members. The losing team will set the winning team up to a dinner at the contest's end. Work on the Miss North Caro line pageant is progressing, Wal ter Morris announced. Ha urged all Jaycees to give their whole hearted support to the event which will take place July 7-9. Floyd Chadwick, Jr., disclosed that 17 members of the Bk>y Scout troop sponsored by the Jaycees art attending a Scout camp at Camp Charles near Wilson. He said Clyde Jones had furnished trans portation for all the boys free-of charge. A. L Qwrtnd, Opto Specialist, Wias Degree A. L Che-,tnqt, ovster specialist with the Institute of Fisheries re search. received his doctor's decree ie zoology recently at Rutgers uni versity, N2<v BruntO'.ck, N. J. Dr. Chestnut was i student un der "Thurlow Nelson, one of the world's foremost oyster specialists, and prior to coming with th{ ln rtltute of Fisheries Research work ed for five yem at the New Jersey experimental oyster farm. S" "> opponent the week of play and make arrangements for the time and place of the game. Even though games are scheduled for Wednesday, they may be played any time during the week, except Sunday, Mr. Caviness reported. After each game, the winner should send the score to the Kev. W. D. Caviness. Morehead City, N. C. In all games discipline and good sportsmanship are essential, the pastor stated. THE NEWS TIMES will award three trophies at the end of the season. The schedule: Jane 29 Episcopal vs. Beaufort Baptist Ann St. vs. First Methodist of Morehead' Newport vs. Marshallberg July 6 Episcopal vs. First Methodist Beaufort Baptist vs. Newport Ann St. vs. Marshallberg July 13. Episcopal vs. Marshallberg Ann TSt. vs. Newport First Methodist vs. Beaufort Baptist. July 20 Episcopal vs. Ann St. Beaufort Baptist vs. Marshall berg Newport vs. First Methodist July 27 Episcopal vs. Newport Beaufort Baptist vs. Ann St. First Methodist vs. Marshall berg (More Sports Newt on Page 3) Court Expected To Adjourn Today The June term of superior court is expected to adjourn late today. The civil case occupying most of the court's time this* week was Vernon Guthrie vs. George R. Russell and wife, Sadie Russell, in which the plaintiff sought dam ages as the result' of an accident in which his son, Earl Wayne, 10, was injured two years ago. The jury decided yesterday afternoon in favor of the defen dants. In the case against J. G. and Daisy Brooks, in which James Ly nott, minor, was injured in an automobile accident in 1947 the court ordered that the defendants pay the plaintiffs $1,600, $500 before the end of the present term of court, and $250 each June in 1950, 1951, 1952, and 1953. In the land dispute between Edwin D. Martin, Jr., Mary M. Tillett and Robert F. Tillett, Clara M. Bonner and K. P. B. Bonner, E. D.JMartin. Sr., Claud Martin and Fannie Martin, Ethel ' M. Chisholm Martin vs. John H. Fel ton, the court ruled that Felton is the owner of land in Beaufort township on the west side of North River. The dispute was settled to the satisfaction of all parties. My. Felton paying a total of $3,500, $1,500 within ht enext 30 days and $2,000 within the next ? six months. It was ordered that Rudolph j Lucas nad Sound Chevrolet com pany, inc., defendants in a suit brought by J. R. Eubanks on be- { half of Donnie Eubanks, a minor, should pay the plaintiffs, $1,000. This suit was the outgrowth of an accident which occurred in More head City, Jan. 5, 1949. Tummt Begin Diggi.g. yyippm Last ?| Palates Final work has begun on dig ging and shipping the 1949 potato crop in the county, B. J. May, county production marketing ad ministrator, announced today. Mr. May stated that 100 cars of potatoes had been shipped from the county as of Wednesday after noon and that final digging should be finished by this afternoon. The PMA officer estimated an addi tional 25 to SO carloads would be shipped by the time the complete cro| > 1s sold. Consistent rains for two days last week further damaged the potatoes remaining in the ground, Mr. May reported, and also was detrimental to tb? tobacco, toma to, and other crop*. , Tar Heel Cruisers Will Take Part in Big Celebration 12 Residents Attend Sanitation Board of Review Board Chairman Taylor, Sanitarian Fail lo Put in Appearance Twelve Beaufort residents ap peared at Wednesday's sanitation board of review in Beaufort town hall to state their arguments as to why they have not installed sanitary facilities in their resi dences. v Only two were missing to make the board of review complete, Board Chairman Wiley H. Taylor, Jr., and County Sanitarian A. D. Fulford. Mr. Taylor was supposed to preside and Mr. Fulford's pre sence was promised by I)r. N. T. Ennett, county health officer. In the absence of the persons essential to the board session, Mrs. Lela Willis, assistant town clerk, conducted the hearing with the assistance of Street Superinten dent Clyde Peterson. Since Mrs. Willis had no authority to con duct an official hearing, she made a record of the various state ments of property owners. One resident told tors. Willis i that he would install sanitary fa cilities in some of his property this year but asked that he be allowed to wait until next year to complete installation so that he could balance off the expenditures on his income tax. He was told thai the board chairman would inform him in writing of the i that they had not had the time or board's decision. Others who appeared stated money | to make installation or that sewer lines did not run closc enough U> their property. A re cord of all testimony was made for th?f board** reference. 300 Children Go , To Bible Schools Vacation Bible schools in Beau fort got under way Monday morn ing* with 300 pupils turning out for programs of recreation and religious study. i Children from 2 through 17 at j tend the schools which begin at I 8:30 at the Baptist church and; at 9 at the Methodist and Bpis- j copal churches. The day's work ends at 11:30 a.m. at all churches. | The youngsters have been par ticipating in Bible study, games, worship services, song fests, mis sion studies, hand work classes, j and recreation. The Episcopal. Bible school will end this morning with a nicnic at Atlantic Beach and Methodist commencement services will be held Sunday night in the church. The Baptist school will continue for another week. Larry P. Dickie, Atlanta, manager of the Southeastern division of the Chamber of Com merce of the United States, pictured above, will lead the open forum at Tuesday night's area conference on national af fairs at 8 o'clock in Beaufort school auditorium. Mr. Dickie will also speak over WMBL at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon. To Conduct Forum I Judge Hamilton Does Not Receive Appointment Gov. W. Kerr. Scott has not reappointed Judge Luther Hamil ton of Morehead City as spccial superior court judge. The gover nor named the judges Tuesday in a lonp distance phone call from J Colorado Springs where he is at tending the governors' convention. The governor set a precedent | in naming MtsS' Susie Sharp, I Reidsville, tUp first w?man su perior court judge in Ndrth Caro lina. Others are W. T. Hatch, Ra leigh, W. I. Halstc ivi. South Mills, A. R. Crisp, Lcnoftv Harold Ben nett, Asheville, W. Ii. S. Burgwyn| Woodland, and George B. Patton, Franklin. Judge Hamilton and four other special judges will be succeeded by the new judges July 1. Judge ships carry with them a $10,000 a year salary plus $2,500 expen ds. Terms will ruu until July 1, Terms will run until July 1, 1951. All five of the newly-named judges either supported Scott in the primaries or backed his pro gram in the 1949 assembly. Judge Luther Hamilton sup ported Charles Johnson for gov ernor but during the recent school road bond issue, campaigned for passage of both which were pet projects of the new governor. It was predicted several times from Raleigh that Judge Hamilton would not be reappointed. He has served as a superior court judge since June 15, 1937. Harkers Plan to Build Cottages on Lodge Site Although their plans are indef-| inite, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Harker, | whose lodge burned on Harkers' Island early Tuesday morning, j plan to build cottagcs on the same site. The lodge, which had become a popular resort for shorts fisher men and vacationists ever since it opened last summer, burned to the ground soon after midnight. The loss is estimated at $50,0^0. Mr. Harker carried $5,000 insur ance. It is not known how the flames started. They originated- in a ser vice room at the east end of the one floor rambling hotel. Beaufort fire department an swered the call to the fire but could do nothing to save the struc ture which was practically de stroyed by the time they arrived. Six couples, in addition to Mr. and Mrs. Harker, were staying at th? hotel at the tim?T One of them discovered the flames, Mr. Harker reported. One couple was from Port Bragg, another from Greens boro, and the other f6ur from Kew Bern. ./ All of their personal po sessions were lost. Mr. Harker comment ed that they might have beeii able to save some of the furniture, but everyone was so excited that they could think of nothing except to get out them salves. Mrs. Harker*s two pat ducks perished and their dog was saved only by knocking in a window and getting him out just ahead of the flamfes. Mr. and Mrs. Harker operated the Hotel Tarrymore at Swansboro at one time. The summer before last, Mr. Harker operated his t*ro boats from Marshallberg. He owns property there and also at Cape Lookout. Their fritt guests stayed at the hotel in June 1948. The spacious dining room and lobby were pine paneled and bedrooms were equip ped with running water. The two party boats are the only assets the Harkers have left. One boat was on the ways at Marshallberg and the other was tied at the end of the lodge pier which was not burned. The Harkers stated that they were booked completely through the summer from July 4th. The lodge was finally rekdy for ef ficient operation, many improve ments having been made over the .winter. Mr. Harker stated that the $5,000 would just about cover the loss of the equipment in the kit chen. He will continue to operate his boats from Harkers Island for in tide and Gulf Stream fithing. Arrangements are now complete for the program of entertainment and fun for the July Fourth Tar Heels Afloat cruise to Belhaven, Cruise Commodore George East- 1 man announced today. From Saturday, July 2, through I Monday, July 4, the town of Bel haven will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary with fireworks, ball ^ games, a torch light parade, boat races, a fish fry for thousands of people, and many other amuse- 1 ments. All Tar Heels Afloat visit- j ors will be special guests at the celebration. Craft in the Morehead City Beaufort area will leave at 8 o'clock in the morning of the third and are due to arrive in Belhaven by 3 that afternoon. Rather than sail in two sections, they will all leave at the same time with faster boats leading the way. All will maintain the same speed so that engine trouble develops, assistance can be ; offered. ; When the Carteret county con j tingent arrives, a baseball game will be in progress. At 5 that af : ternoon a reception with cocktails will be held in the Ship's Bar of j the River Forest Manor hotel. Fol ! lowing the cocktail hour, the Tar Heels Afloat banquet will take place on the lawn of the hotel* That night a torch light parade down the Belhaven water front will be held with music and har mony piovidcd by members of the ' cruise. Monday will be paeked with thrills, outboard motor boat races, a street parade with floats, famous bands, a National Guard review, and aerial displays. The anniversary fish fry will oc cur a* 1 p.m., the dedication of a new hospital at 2, and another base ball game at 3. Boats from 1 Beaufort and Morehead City are | expected to depart some time fol j lowing the fish fry in order to ! arrive home by nightfall. Barden Defended Against Cardinal Spellman s Attack Glenn L. Archer, executive di rector of Protestants and other Americans United for Separation of Church and State, on Monday defended Congressman Graham A. Barden after the congressman was attacked by Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York Sunday. Cardinal Spellman charsred that Barden's federal aid to education bill discriminates against Catholic children in not permitting them to be transported to schools in buses paid for with federal funds. Barden's bill provides that none of the $300,000,000 federal ap propriation would be used for transportation ? for public or pri vate schools. % The bill, which would limit use of federal funds to pubfic, tax supported schools, recently was approved by a House Labor sub committee. Barden denied at his home at New Bern, that the bill discrim inated against any group. "We wanted the funds for pay ing teachers and buying equip ment and books," he said. "If we start doling out transportation mofey we would be writing checks for Methodist orphanages, Baptist schools and all the others." Barden said the subcommittee found that there were about 48 school transportation systems in the 48 states. He said all the major labor unions, including a teachers' un j iop, had urged that about 75 per I cent of the funds be earmarked I for teachers' salaries. "If being in favor of schools is 'a crime, then I'm m criminal," [ Barden added. Virginian Drowns In Snrf a! Ocracoke Edward Gaines, 40, of Roa noke, Va., drowned Monday at 10 o'clock in tlio i?rf near Oc racoko. It ia reported that Mr. Gaines, who wai vacationing there witk kin wife anl Mil, suffered a koart attack Boatswain Lacy Austin, of tko Hattaran Inlet Coast Guard station, found tko body a mile and a Half north of Ocracoke. Tko body was sent to Roa noke Monday. Surviving Mr. Gaines are bis wife and twin sons, I years of ago. Ho was a mechanic for tko Norfolk and Western railway. Chamber of Commerce Asks Morehead City for $3,500 Fire Strikes Two Homes Yesterday Gooding House, Beaufort RFD, Merrill Dwelling, Morehead City, Burn Two serious fires in Carteret county early Thursday morning caused damage clo$e to $10,000, bringing the total loss by fire in this section to $60,000 within three days? The home of Primrose Gooding, Beaufort RFD, burned to the ground shdrtly after midnight Wednesday night and at 5 a.m. Morehead City firemen were cal led to the home of llarry Merrill, I'j05 Fisher street. (Loss sus tained in the bifrning of llarkers Island lodge early Tuesday morn ing was estimated at $50,000). The fire at the Gooding home originated in the kerosene ope rated refrigerator which exploded. ( Beaufort firemen were called to: the scene at 1 :30 a.m. but by the | time they arrived, the house was nearly to the ground. - All members of the family es caped safely hut the frame struc- i ture and evcything in it, estimated value at $8,000, was lost. The Gooding home was located several hundred feet off highway 70 near the North River road. Fire Chief Kldon Nelson es timated the loss caused by the fire at the home of Harry N. Merrill, 1905 Fisher street, at $1,000. \ An alarm was turned in at 5 a.m. When firemen arrived they found that fire in a mattress had been smoldering all night and had burned a hole in the floor, destroyed the mattress and burned out the interior of a closet. Principal damage done to the. one and half story frame houdfc1 was caused by smoke and extreme heat. The house had recently ! been refinished on the inside and was closed tight with all windows and doors locked at the time of the fire. Consequently, Mr. Nelson said, intense heat developed with no method of escaping until firemen arrived. Apparently, he added, someone had been in the house sometime Wednesday night and left a cigarette or match that caused the fire. 275 Farmers Apply For Assistance Only $4,058 remains of the $16,600 allotted to Carteret coun ty for 1949 agricultural conser vatioQ purposes, County I'MA Ad ministrator B. J. May disclosed to day . Mr. May said that 275 farmers have applied for assistance to date and $12,542 has been set aside to assist these farmers in carriyng out their conservation practices. The $4,058 will be used to assist any other farmers who desire aid from the program. A majority of the requests re ceived for assistance have been for help under the purchase order program. Under this program, a fair price is set for materials and service based On bids from deal ers. Once the price is set, any dealer who will furnish the ma terials and services at the fair price is eligible for PMA approval. Materials delivered to date un der the program consist mostly of limestone, phosphate, mixed ferti lizers, pasture grass and legume ?eed. Also several thousand cubic yards of open ditch drainage have been constructed under the pur chase order program. Tide Table HIGH LOW | Friday, Jun. 24 6:38 a.m. . 12:48 a.m. 6:58 p.m. 12:31 p.m. Saturday, Jim 28 7 :2S a.m. ? 1 :32 a.m. I 7:40 p.m. 1:16 p.m. | Sunday, Jun* 21 8:06 a.m. 2:13 a.m. 8:24 p.m. 2:00 p.m. I Monday, Junn 27 8:50 a.m. 2:65 a.m. I 9 :08 p.m. 2:45 p.m. | Tuwday, Juna 2* 9:34 a.nt. 3:36 a.m. ] 9:46 p.n?.' ' 3:88 p.m. Morehead City commissioners were requested to appropriate $3, 500 for Chamber of Commerce pur poses at their June meeting Tues day night in Morehead City muni cipal building. Louis D. Gore, Chamber presi dent, and Dr. John Morris, past president, appeared at the meeting and made the request. Mr. Gore said the appropriation would be used exclusively for advertising purposes and that the Chamber would take over all advertising responsibilities of the town if the appropriation were made. The Chamber president said this year's Chamber budget was be tween 12 and 13 thousand dollars and that the town was being asked to share only one fourth of this | burden. He said every citizen of I Morehead City would benefit from Chamber expenditures and there | fore he believed it was only fair that the town aid in supporting the 1 Chamber I Money From Where? j Commissioner D. G. Bell stated i that he would not be in favor of j the appropriation if the money was | available from other sources but that he did not believe it was other wise available. He said there was no doubt of the Chamber's worth, the only question was of the source of the appropriation. Town Attorney George McNeill advised the commissioners that any such appropriation would ne cessarily have to come from un budgetcd income sources, either parking receipts or race track money. Mr. Gore told tho commission ers that statistics show that for every dollar spent in advertising, outside visitors will spend $957. He stated that this was proof enough for the advertising appro priation's worth. Executive Session Planned The commissioners decided to take the request under considera tion and discuss it further when they take up individual items in next yc?r's budget. The budget will be discussed at an executive session within a few days. A letter from Dr. Carl W. Bel,! complaining of the town's .<reg?i gepce in failing to repair stonti *wers near his house on Sunset Drive was read. Dr. Bell stated that extreme da mage had been done to his proper ty for the third time because the city failed to repair an under ground break in a storm sewer pipe that runs under his yard. He said he made his first complaint to H. S. Gibbs when he was mayor and later to Mayor Dill many times. The letter said that after the second time damage occurred, the doctor had built a retaining wall in front of his property and had three feet of dirt hauled in. On May 30 and 31 of this year, the letter added, heavy rains caused the foundations on one side of Dr. Bell's home to ? settle, huge holes were washed in his yard, and part of his retaining wall was washed away. The doctor said he had paid for the two previous damage conditions but that he was expect ing the city to pay for the latest one. Remedy Attempted Mayor Dill stated that it was true that Dr. Bell had complained to him. He said he had had work done that supposedly had remedi ed the trouble and that he thought it was remedied until the occasion of Dr. Bell's latest damage. Commissioner Bell, whose sum mer home is next door to the doc tor's home, said that a certain per centage of the damage that was caused by the broken sewer line, See CHAMBER Pega Six Gavel Has Everything? Except Director's Names Tile attractive Beaufort Chamber of Commerce annual report. The Gavel, waa in the mail by the middle of thia week. Dan Walker, manager of the Chamber, in a frantic phone call from Chapel Hill yeaterday morning, where he it attending the achool for Chamber of Com merce managera, informed hie aecretarjr that t be namea of membera of the board of direc tora had been left out. He woefully declared that tho moat important item had been omitted and atated that the directora had cooperated 10d percent in making tho firat year's program a auccoaa. Membera of tho board are G. W. Duncan, Sr., Halaey D. Paul, A Ion a a Willie. R. Hugh Hill, H. G. Loftin, Harry Saun dera, Lambert R. Mortis, Da vid F. Merrill, and C. Z. Chap pell. I The Chamber U seeking now auggeationa for the coming year. Reporta on the paat year'a activitiee may bo had at I tho Clftaber office oi Broad ?troot. f Corporal Arrests Man on Charges Of Hit and Run Defendant Seeks Refuge After Accident in Pa trolman's Back Yard Mclvin Brady, 21, of Robinson viUc, was arrested by Cpl. V. L. Spruill of the Carteret state high way patrol at 1:30 Sunday morning on chaws of hit and run driving. Charles Carson, who was witn him, was arrested also,' charged with aiding and abetting in hit a nd run. Corporal Spruill reported that Brady ran into the rear of a '46 Pontiac parked in the 1500 block of Arendoll street, then backed ! away and drove off. The Pontiac, which was damaged to the extent of $400, is owned by Sgt. John W. Hut ton. Brady drove off. but he droffc ;n the wrong direction and parked in the wrong back yard, that 0 1 none other than the corporal of the highway patrol himself. The officer said the sound at the crash woke him up and when he went out to look around, ho spotted the car with the bojri standing beside it. Both of them | had been drinking. There is alsft . a charge of drunken driving again st Brady who is now out on bond and will be tried in Tuesday's sen sion of vccorder's court. Brady was driving a *48 Ford i which Carson reported belonged to his father-in-law. Damage to that car was about $100. 1 84 ha* cere* ,;f t Rotary Recreation Head Reports On Town Program R. M. Williams, chairman the Rotary Recreation commit reported to Rotarians at tl Tuesday night meeting in the let inn that approximately 1Q0 boys and girls are participatltti in the program. He reported that $232.64 had been received by the recreati committee. One hundred dollars the recreation director's $300 sa|< ary has been paid and $56.62 * been spent for equipment. Room and board for the reel tion director will amount to and $258.98 will be needed by committee before the end of summer. Mr. Williams said $100 is expected from the B< fort Bfcok club and $100 from the Jaycees. In the treasury now Ja $76.02. Boys played a ball game Davis Tuesday, losing 7-0. They will play Camp Morehead neat Tuesday. Mr. Williams asked thai anyone who can provide transpoSl ] tation for the boys on that dajr should contact him or Raz Autry, recreation director. J B. J. May, Rotary presideoflL urged Rotarians to attend the cotih ference on national affairs at 8 o'clock Tuesday night in th* Beaufort school auditorium. T*~" Rotary club will also attend N? port Rotarians' charter night Mi day night, in place of their lar Tuesday meeting. Because Mr. May will not present at the last meeting of month, which will conclude term as president, he told the el tha the enjoyed working with | a n d spoke of accomplish] during the past few years. | He mentioned the Scout bu! ing on Pollock street, the ri tion program, and spoi of the Chamber of Commi The president commended t chairmen of committees and mittee members for their cool tion and particularly thanked R. Jenkins, program chairman, his work. Mr. May then introduce^ new president. Dr. N. T. El who announced that he would line his program for the year at the first meeting la Three samples of Taylor water, Beaufort, wtre week to the state lab leigh, for analysis, to whether the water it safe i mine. The sanroles tt thre# different tides. ' ?1