KCARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ft- '
A Mercer of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (Established 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established 1936)
38th YEAR, NO. 52 SIX PAGES, FIRST SECTION MOREHEAD CITY ANIVBEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1949 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS 1
18 Beautiful Girls Converge
On Carteret tor '49 Pageant
Miss Beanlorl
Miss Elizabeth Willis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Willis,
Beaufort, represents one of the two largest * Jaycee organizations
in Carteret county as Miss Beaufort,
Jaycees Lead Beauiort on Wav
01 Progress, Civic Betterment
i
The Beaufort Junior Chamber of '
Commerce is a living example of :
the goodn Jaycee club can do for'
a community. Its continual aim
is to work for the betterment of
lleaufort and its citizens.
Odell Merrill is president of the
club which has organized in 1940
with James Potter 111 as its first
prefident. Since the club's begin
ning it has seen its membership
decimated by the war but rejuv
enated when the war was over.
Thirty-two members comprise
the club today. They have achiev
ed a changeover in Beaufort's st
reet lighting system which now
provides a whiteway all along
Front Street. Also they have
sponsored a water front cleanup
campaign, put on two ministrel
shows, sent five entrants to Miss
North Carolina pageants, and had
a diving platform for children
built on the Inlet Inn pier. At pre
sent they are working on other
community betterment projects.
Som& other past presidents in ad
dition to James Potter are John
Butler, Bill Mace, John Haynes,
Ralph Eudy and Claud Wheatly,
Jr.
Who Yon Looking For?
(The complete roster of Jay
ceea and where they will be
staying was not available at
presstime. Below are the names
of some Jaycees, their residence
while here at the pageant, and if
you get a'holt of some of them,
maybe they can help you find
who you're locking for).
Leaksville, Spray, Draper ? Ocean
King hotel ?
John Ormond, James Fair, Les
ter Brown, Bob Kendrick, Pete
Lee, Cary Sapp, Grey Iiundly, Bill
Lashley, Bill Goldston Warren
.Wilson.
Rocky Mount ? Ocean King hotel
Frank Wenk ond others.
Albemarle ? Ocean King hotel ?
Henry Fenters and others.
Wilson ? Ocean King hotel-^
Gardner Ashe and others.
Sanford ? Jefferson hotel ?
Ray Wood and others.
Wilmington ? Jefferson hotel ?
Hal Love, Henry Meir.
Salem burg ? Jefferson hotel ?
John Tew and others.
Raleigh? Jefferson hotel ?
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stewart,
'Mr. and Mrs. Micou Brown.
Hickory ? Atlantic Beach hotel ?
William Chamblee, W. A. Watts,
Emmett Rhodes, Bob Boyles, and
Miss Hickory (Miss Mary Foster).
Edenton ? Atlantic Beach hotel ?
Mr. and Mrs. Kcrmit L. Layton
and Miss Edenton (Miss ^iazel
Boswell).
Elizabethtown ? Atlantic Beach
hotel ?
Ben Greene and others. /,
All ?f the contestants are
?laying at the Atlantis Beach
hotel.
Ocracoke Visitors Will
| Ractm Bocklat Snmiiir
| Visitors to Ocracoke this sum>
mer will receive a souvenir,
"The Story of Ocracoke," print
ed in attractive booklet (oral,
with the cover bearing a picture
of Ocracoke lighthouse.
"The Story of Ocracoke,"
written by Alice K Rondthalrr
is a reprint of an article which
appeared in The State magazine
in 1939.
The booklet contains etchings
by Elizabeth J. Holder. The
cover photo VM, taken by Dr.
J. O. Fitzgerald. The last page
bears a map of the North Caro
lina coast and is dated 177B.
Mrs, Rondthalrr is the wife of
the principal of Ocracoke school.
New President
Outlines Plans
Dr. N. Thomas Ennett, Beau
fort Rotary club's president for
the coming year, outlined to fel
low Rotarians Tuesday night his
plans for 1949-50..
The president declared that he
hopes for improvements, among
these an increase in the club's
Membership. He stated that there
are other men in town who could
be, effective as Rotarians.
The president recommended
that the board of directors ap
point a committee to make a sur
vey of Beaufort to determine
needs of the town. Rotarians, he
said, can then intelligently go
about working on improvements.
"Our club has no reason for
existence unless it serves," Dr.
Ennett said.
In regard to programs, the new
president advocates participation
of every member and use of mu
sic to a greater extent.
"We're going to improve Beau
fort and make people feel more
than ever before that the Rotary
club is an asset to the town," Dr.
Ennett declared.
Guests at the meeting were L.
C. Whitehead of the Fish and
Wildlife Service, Abilene, Tex.,
Powell Harrison, insurance agent,
Leesburg, and Rax Autry, Beau
fort.
Hugh Edwards and party, Burl
ington, fishing in the Gulf Stream
Wednesday aboard Ottis Purifoy s
boat. Dolphin, caught 16 amber
jack, 42 dolphin, and 200 pounds
of blackfish. All Gulf stream
boats are making preparations this
week to take the first saitfish, ex
pected to be sighted during the
period of this month's lull moon.
One of the biggest wccke.ids in
Carteret county's history will get
under way today when preliminar
ies in the 1949 Miss North Carolina
pageant begin.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon a
parade of all 18 girls in the con
test will take place on Arendell st
reet in Morehead City. The parade
will begin at the Jefferson hotel
and end at 10th street. A broad
cast of events of thfe parade will
be made from in front of the City
theatre at 2 o'clock.
Following the parade, the girls
will be entertained with a boat
ride through Morehead City harbor.
Tonight at 8 o'clock the first big
event of the pageant will be held
at the Surf Club on Atlantic Beach,
when each girl will display her
talent.
Tomorrow morning the contes
tants will rehearse at the Carolina
Racing association dog track west
of Morehead City, site of the final
contest tomorrow night. The re
mainder of the day will be theirs
for relaxation until a supper for
the queens is given at the Carteret
Recreation center at 5 p. m.
At 7:15 tomorrow night, the final
and biggest event will begin.. At
that time the final judging of the
girls in bathinc suit and evening
dress will take place. After all
phases are judged, a tabulation of
Friday and Saturday night's votes
will be made and Miss North Caro
lina of 1949 will be crowned.
The winner will receive a free
trip to Atlantic City, N. J., in
September to represent North Car
olina in the Misfi America pageant.
Miss North Carolina may receive
the national crown, but if she does
not win first place, has the op
portunity to win one oi many val
uable scholarships offered at the
national pageant.
Friday right talent contest at the >
Surf club, Saturday night pageant,
and dog races following the pa
geant is $2. The admission price
also includes a souvenir Miss North
Carolina program with pictures of
all the contestants and contest in
formation. Ordinarily, the pro
gram sells for 25 cents but this
year it is being given away free.
Those who wish to sec the talent
contest only will be charged 75
cents, but those who miss the tal
ent contest and attend the Satur
day night pageant still will be
charged (2.
Tickets arc on sale at the follow
ing places: Leary's Mens' shop,
Walter Morris Jewelers, Sound Ap
pliance company, Morehead City
Drug co , S. and W. Drug store,
and the Jefferson, Ocean King, and
Atlantic Beach hotels. They may i
also be purchased at the door of
the Surf club or at the dog track,
preceding the events.
Morehead City Jaycec commit
tee chairmen are Marion Mills,
street parade; Charles Willis,
queens' beach party; Bill Chalk,
queens' welcoming party; Jimmy
Wallace, director of evening dress
and bathing suit competition; and
A1 Cooper, director of talent com
petition.
H. S. Gibbs, Jr., arrangement of
events; Bruce Goodwin, publication
of program; James Robert San
ders, finance; Skinner Chalk, Jr.,
queens' housing; Bob Lowe, pub
licity; Warren Beck, staging; John
Bunn, Jr., queens' reception; Hen
ry White, tickets; and Bob Lowe,
Bill Chalk and Bruce Goodwin,
steering committee.
Tide Table
HIGH LOW |
Friday, July (
0:30 a.m. 12:40 a.m. I
6:38 p.m. 12:29 p.m. |
Saturday, July 9
7:22 a.m. 1:31 a.m. I
7:46 p.m. 1:21p.m. |
Sunday. July It
8:11 a.m. 2:17 a.m. |
8:32 p.m. 2:10 p.m. |
Monday, July 11
8:58 a.m. 2:59 a.m. I
9:15 p.m. 2:57 p.m. |
Tuesday, July 12
9:41 a m: 3:40 a.m.
9:55 p.m. 3:52p.m.
The date of the annual meeting
of stockholders of the Carolina Rac
ing Aasociation, Inc., waa changed
at a special meeting of the assoc
iation Tuesday. Henceforth, the
[ annual meeting will be held on the
! Wednesday following the second
Monday in November,' providing It
! it not a holiday.
The Surf cluh's beer license,
I revoked for a short time, has been
I re-instated.
? ?
Swimmers , Fishermen Told fGet Out''
Men in Comity
Fail to Register
At Service Board
Graham Duncan, Jr., Chair
man, Says Only 1,477 Out
Oi 1,800 Sign Up
Graham W. Duncan, Jr., chair
man of the Carteret County Selec
tivc Service board, today announe
ed that only 1,477 men between)
the ages of 18 and 26 have regis
tercd in this county. There should j
be 1,800.
Mr. Duncan explained that the
present selective service system i
is not a draft; registering, how- j
ever, is compulsory.
The office for registering in
Carteret county is in room 210,
post office building, Beaufort. The j
office, in charge of Miss Ruby J
Holland, is open Monday through
Friday from 1) a.m. to 1 p.m. ex
cept on national holidays.
Rules on registering follow:
(1) The Selective Service Act j
provides that every male citizen
of the U. S. and every other male j
person residing in the U. S., who
on August 30, 1048 had not at
tained his 26th birthday; or was.
between the ages of 18 and 26 i
mutt register with his local ser- J
vice board.
(2) All male persons must reg-l
ister with the local service board '
within fire days after attaining!
their 18th birthday.
(3) All male persons who are
within the 18 to 26 age group,
and who are discharged from the
armed services, must register with
the local service board with$r- 30
days after separation from the
armed forces. Even though a
person may have attained his 26th
birthday at this time, be must
register if he was not 26 on Aug
ust 30, 1948.
Maic persons not complying
with the above may be classified i
as "Delinquent" and duly report
ed to the United States Attorney. |
June Weather 'Same'
Except ior Heavy Bain
Weather for the month of June
was about the same as other Junes,
with the exception of heavy rain
fall at the end of the month, E.
Stamey Davis, official weather ob
server, reported today.
The rr.aximum high tempera
ture reached during June was 90
degrees, the lowest was 64. There
were 11 days in which rain fell
totalling 7.64 inches. On June 30
4.X inches of rainfall were record
ed.
The prevailing wind during the
month came from an easterly dir
ection.
Temperatures this week were as
follows:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Max Min.
87 76
87 77
88 78
A traveler's ride to Fort
Macon these days is punc
tuated 6 y signs, "No Park
ing," "Park Open for His
torical Purposes, Swimming
and Picnicking Not Permit
ted."
In other words, a vast two
mile beach area that has
been used by Carteret coun
tians, their fathers, forefath
ers and the forefathers of
thousands of regular up-state
summer vacationists is
CLOSED!
As far as THE NEWS I
TIMES could ascertain, this |
isn't wartime.
Park employees state*] t h a t j
Charles Stott, Raleigh, assistant I
state parks superintendent, gave ;
the order by phone Friday night
to erect the numerous "nothing
allowed" signs all over the place.
It was reported that the order
came because of rumors that a
Negro church was planning to
.hold a Fourth of July picnic there.
George K. Ross, newly appoint
ed head of the Board of Conser
vation and Development, vacation
ing now at Atiantic Beach, stated
that it has been the practice of
the .State Parks Service to pro
hibit swimming in its parks un
less park personnel were present
to act as life guards.
When asked why picnicking was
prohibited, he replied that there
were not proper facilities within
the park for picknickers.
Prior to this weekend, three to
four thousand visitors have visited
the park for picnickers.
holiday. At 5 p.m. on July Fourth
there were only five cars parked
in the parking area at Fort Macon.
Evidently the signs had done their
I job, visitors were scared away.
In addition to the prohibitions
put into effect over the weekend,
a major change in park personnel
took place last month.
Jesse Long park warden and em
ployee at the park for over 13
years, found himself with a new
boss when Roger Ipock, 23-year-old
State college student, was appoint
ed manager of the park with all
old park employees, including Mr.
Long, under him.
Young Long is a student of in
dustrial recreation at State in his
junior year. He reported for his
new job on June 13. It is reported
that he will be here for the whole
summer.
No explanation was given by
anyone, including Mr. Ross, why
a young man with relatively little
experience, should be placed over
a man with 13 years experience
in his job and surroundings. i
Mr. Ipock haj* been a boys' I
camp counselor arid YMCA in- j
structor during the past two years. !
He algo was a physical training
instructor , in the Army for 26
months. It is reported that he
applied for the recreation mana
ger's job and was recommended
by his college advisor.
Mr. Ross said that his depart
ment had several complaints a
gainst Warden Long by persons
See FISHERMEN Page Sis J
Miss Norehead City
Mill Mary Sue Tennejr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Tenney,
Morehead City, chosen in a contest as Miss Morehead City, will be
the hostess contestant for the weekend pageant.
Moreliead City Jaycees Was
Eighth State Club Organized
Fisherman ai Stella
Dies Suddenly Sunday
Floyd Langston, 31, of Golds
fcoro, route 2, dropped dead at
5:30 Sunday ^ ternoon at Stel
la. Coroner r'ritchard Lewis,
Beaufort, who was called to in
vestigate, said death was prob
ably due to a heart attack. No
inquest will be held.
Mr. Langston was at Stella
with a fishing party. His body
has been sent to Snow Hill,
near* his home.
Beauticians Will
Sponsor Contest
At 8 Tonight
"Miss Beautician of Carteret Co
unty" will be selected tonight at
8 o'clock in the Webb Memorial
civic center, Morehead City.
In this contest, believe it or not,
the winner will not appear In
stead, a girl for whom she has ar
ranged a coiffure will appear, and
judges will select her. Then the
beautician who did the hairstyle
will receive the honor and compete
in August at Atlantic Beach for the
title, ' Miss Beautician of North
Carolina."
Tonight's contest is being spon
sored by the Sea Shell Unit of Cos
metology of North Carolina.
The public is invited and re
freshments will be served, announ
ced Mrs. Z. M. Rose, secretary
treasurer of the Sea Shell unit.
The Beauty Bar, Beaufort, is do
ing hair styling, upon request and
free of charge, for all contestants
In the Miss North Carolina pag
eant.
Morciicad City Jaycces. host club
for the Miss North Carolina pa
geant, was one of the first Junior
Chamber of Commerce to be organ
i/.ed in the state.
In January of 1937 the club was
chartered with George McNeill as
its first president. It was the
eighth club to be chartered in
North Carolina and had approxi
mately 60 charter members.
Maximum membership was achie
ved in 1946 and 1947 when over
100 members were on the roll. At
present there are 85 members.
Accomplishments of the local
club are many and frequent. In
k|M- tt yearly Coastcl Fes
UvtT whi ill was held every year
tttVdhgh 1947, with the exception
of the war years.
In addition it has sponsored a
boy several years at the American
LetfOlt Boys' State in Chapel Hill,
furnished a playground at the
Carteret Recreation center, collect
ed scrap paper during the war,
added in beautification work, spon
sored a fire prevention program
each year and initiated the paving
program at Crab Point north of
Morehead City.
Each year the club selects a
Jaycee Man of the Year, an honor
to the young man between 21 and
35 who has done the most out
standing work during the previous
year in the community. The a
ward is not limited to Jaycees and
Jaycees do not compose the judg
ing committee.
Morenead City Jaycees are some
of the most active young men in
the state. They have wholeheart
edly supported the programs and
aims of the state organization and
have had two of their members
serve as state officers. They are
George McNfeill, past eastern vice
president, and Bernard Leary, 19
49-50 eastern vice-president. The
1947 state Jaycee convention was
also held in Morehead City.
Rudolph Dowdy, Morehead City
Javoee, was killed by fireworks
doing Jaycee work before the war.
in ins memory, nis parents nave
donated a plaque to be given to
the Jaycee committee doing the
most outstanding work of the year.
Bobby Bell and his Christmas ac
tivities committee won the award
for the first time in 1948 and
Skinner Chalk, Jr., and the fire
prevention committee won it this
ye*r..
Past presidents in addition to
(Joorgc McNeill are Bernard Leary,
Kudolph Dowdy, Gibbie Sanderson,
D. G. Bell, Bob Hicks. Buddy Red
mond, Wade Bell. Jack Roberts,
Skinner Chalk and Bruce Good
win. James Robert Sanders is
president this year.
Barkers Island 1
School to Operate i
Duiing 1949-50
Although Classed As Sub- !
Standard. Island School
Granted Exlra Year
Although Markers Island has ]
been classed as a sub-standard )
school, one more year of operation,
1949-50, has been granted by the ,
state, H. L. Joslyn, county superin
tendent of schools reported yester j
day.
The state advocates abolition 01 t
sub-standard schools, with recom- i
mendation of consolidation.
The county board of education,
in session Tuesday night, received
the resignation of Carl Lewis, sch
ool committeeman, Markers Island.
The county board also considered
the addition of a teacher supervisor
to the school system. A supervisor
has been allotted Carteret county
by the State Board of Education,
with salary 10 months a year paia
by the state. If the county wishes
i he supervisor to work 12 months,
the remaining two months salary
must be paid by the county.
Mr. Joslyn stated that he believ
ed a 10-month working basis here
would be satisfactory. During that
time the county is obligated to pay
the supervisor's traveling expenses.
The county has been for many i
years without a specially-employed 11
person to assist in solving teacher '
problems or to offer teacher assis
tance
Carteret county will share with
Onslow county a Negro supervisor, i
Current operating expenses for '?
the schools during 1949-50 in Car- j
teret county will be $59,903.04. Act- i
ually the county will pay only $44,
000 because of subsidy from the <j
state returns from other sources. :
County commissioner* approved ' j
< #9.<h*j bu4j,J. fM.OOO of whifh.
Mi. Joslyn ffii. will bo usMMH
renovations Above general upkeep,
major repairs, etc. . {J
The superintendent of school* "
went to Raleigh Friday to discus*
the school construction problem.
Although architects arc drawing
plans, these must be approved
first by the state, and the amount
of money to be spent it) various
communities under the new school
construction program will be allott
ed by the slate.
The general result of Mr. Jos- :
lyn's inquiry into the construction '
program was "nothing definitc.T "!
Duke Session
Enters 5th Week
Students at Duke Marine labor
atory, Fiver's Island, enter theit
fifth week of study next week. ?
With professors and graduate stu
dents engaged in research, both
labs, the one in the building 14 '
the east and the one in the newer
buildinq to the we^t are worked to
capacity.
Dormitories arc filled and many
students were turned away because
of lack of housing facilities. At ,
the close of the present term, the
second summer session will begiiir >
Those who are studying at the
summer school now are W. W. <
Everett, professor of biology, Unl
versity of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan^
Ellis L. Yochelson, University of
Kansas.
C. R. Ball, Dupcin, Miss., C. D.
Kiddle, professor of biology, Fur*
man university, Greenville, S. C.;
William W. Waller, Duke UnivefJ
sity; Carolyn Bunn. Dayton. Ohio;
Winifred Brown, Savannah, Ga.,
W. J. Freeman, Duke university?
Arnold Van O. Davis. New Albany, ;
Ind., Don Chait, Birmingham, Ala.,
and William Fisher, Duke univer
sity.
Beaufort Recreation Program
Continues in ^Popularity
Checks Will Arrive Lale
Veterans in the county who
have hern expecting government
checks will have to wait a few
more days, C. L Beam, veterans'
service officer reported today.
Mr. Beam stated that the Vet
erans Administration Is now ope
rating on an emergency appro
priation and that It Is hoped that
checks will be sent out sometime
between the 10th and 13th of
this month.
Beaufort youngsters are (bow
ing continued interest In th? sum
mer recreation program, Rai Aut
ry, recreation directpr, reported
today. Mr. Autry stated that base
ball anJ social dancing are draw
ing the brgest attendance but that
other activities have full support
of tb? children.
The recreation director is shown
above at Piver'a Island teaching
some of the youngatcn the elemen
tary strokes in swimming.
The rocrMtkm schedule for to
day through Tuesday follows. Each
Issue of the News-Times for the
remainder of the summer, will car
ry a daily recreation schedule.
Friday 9-10 ? Volley ball for
girls; 10 11 ? softball for smaller
boys; 11-12 ? tennis for larger
boys; and 2-5:30 ? baseball game
with Camp Morehead on the Beau
fort diamond. '
Saturday: 9-10 ? tennis for girls; 1
10-11 ? softball for smaller boys;
and 11-12 ? baseball for larger i
boys.
Monday; #-11 ? swimming (or!
all age*, boys and girls; 23 ?
Softball for smaller boys; 3-4 ?
croquet for girls, horseshoe pitch
ing for lioys; 4-5:30 ? baseball for
larger boys.
Tuesday: O il ? swimming; 23
?tennis for girls; 34? Softball for
smaller boys; 4-5:30 ? baseball
for larger boys: and 7-9 p.m. ?
social dancing for all.
All sports activities, with the ex
ception of awi.. .Ing and dancing,
will take plice in the area around
the high sUiool. Swimming will be
held at Fiver's Island and dancing
at the Scout Building on Pollock
?trect.
Businessmen in Morehead, J
Beaufort Fall Prey to Racket
The same old routine wasn't used
in a skin game operated in More
head City and Beaufort recently,
but the results were the same. Var
ious businessmen were fleeced out
of i>uma of money whose total is
estimated at between $400 and
1500.
Dan Walker, manager of the
Beaufort Chamber of Commerce,
today revealed detaili of the iwind- 1
le. He said that a man who repre
sented himself as an agent of the
Junior Order of United American
Mechanics would make telephone
calls to business** stating that he I
the J. O. U. A. M.'s safety
paign.
The man, who was described as
being about S feet, 10 inches tall, J
weighing approximately 110 ?
pound.", about 45 years old, b)<
hair growing bald, and wear
rimless glasses, would then call <
the business and attempt to I
stamp booklet.
The booklets cost either
>10 each, depending on the nu
of stamps included. The ?a?
the booklet carried an appeal
funds to aid hi the J. O. U. A. 1
Sw RACKET F.?. Sim