3ECARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES J*.
? A Merger of THE BEAUFORT NEWS ( Established 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established 1936)
*38th YEAR, NO. 66 EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1949 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
SeveniNegroes Drown at Bridge
Mayor Hears Case
Against W. Carter
Defendants Charged with
Drunkenness, Assault
Appear in Court
Probable cause was found in
the case of Walter Carter, charged
with reckless driving and damage
to personal property, in yester
day's session of Morehead City
mayor's court and he was bound
over to today's session of record
er's court under $500 bond.
The Negro youth is alleged to
have zigzagged down Evans street
Friday afternoon damaging the
car he was driving, a 1949 Lincoln
owned by Frank Leonard, smash
ing a lamppost, and causing
$1211.84 damage to the 1940 Chev
rolet owned by Miss Edna Wil
liams.
Carter testified that he was
told by Mr. Leonard to bring the
car around to the front of the
house. When questioned, he re
vealed that the accident occurred
two blocks away from Mr. Leo
nard's house. Mayor George W.
Dill, Jr., inquired if he was "tak
ing the long way home."
K. S. Blitch was sentenced to
15 days in jail when he pleaded
guilty to public drunkenness.
Henry Mobley was fined $10
and costs for being drunk and dis
orderly. Vannie Brown, who
brought the charges, testified that
Mobley struck him for no appar
ent reason Saturday night and
knocked him unconscious.
When he asked why he struck
Brown, Mobley stated that he did
not have a particular reason. He
s&id "it was just a case of some
o? saying the right thing the
wiong time." >?
Joe Bell was found guilty of
d.. iu<*r<ng Ui4yry*? and discharg
ing firearms within the corporate
limits of the town. Lucinda Dud
ley originally charged him with
attempted assault with a deadly
weapon on Alvinia Bell, his wife.
However, when his wife testified
that no assault was attempted,
he was found guilty of the other
crimes which were substantiated
by Bell's testimony. ?
The case of Charlie Smith,
charged with public drunkenness,
was continue'd until next week.
Li. Macon Snowden Visits
Biviera on USS Coral Sea
Lt. (jg) Macon S. Snowden,
USN, son of Mrs. Helen M. Snow
den of 131 Craven st., Beaufort,
re?ently visited the French Rivi
era as a crew member of the air
craft carrier USS Coral Sea when
she was anchored in Cannes,
France. He also visited Nice,
shopping mecca of the Riviera,
and Grasse, France's perfume cen
ter.
Lt. (jg) Snowden entered the
Naval service July 2, 1942. Be
fore entering the Navy he at
tended the University of North
Carolina.
Newsreel Features Coast
Guard Birthday Celebration
The 159th Coast Guard birthday
celebration at Morehead City li
featured in 20th Century Fox
Movietone News. This particular
newsreel will be shown at the
City theatre in Morehead City to
day and tomorrow.
Commentators are Edward Cm
stein and Ed Thorgersen. The
feature picture is "Big Jack," fea
turing Wallace Berry in the last
motion picture he made before
his death.
Miss Jean rarrwr to Compete
For Miss Atlantic Beach Title
?
Miss Jean Farrior of 2004 She
p?rd st., Moreliead City, will com
pete for the title "Miss Atlantio
Beach of 1949" at the Atlantic
Beach "Showcase of Beauties" co
ronation ball Saturday night. The
local girl, along with seven othen
from various sections of the state,
will compete in the second annual
"Miss Atlantic Beach" contest to
be staged in the spacious Surf Club
ball room.
"Miss Atlantic Beach of 1B49"
will be awarded the beautiful
"Miss Atlantic Beach" loving cup
and about $200 in merchandise
prizes. She will occupy the throne
until next year's contest when the
rotating loving cup snd title will
be awarded to a new queen.
"The Atlantic Beach Showcase of
Beauties" is promoted by Radio
Station WMBL of Morehead City
and Beaufort, in cooperation with
the Atlantic Beach Businessmen's
bureau. ,
Miss Farrior was selected for
the grand title competition from a
weekly radio show emanating from
the boardwalk at Atlantic Beach.
During an eight week period, one
"Miss Atlantic Beach" was chosen
each Wednesday afternoon from a
field of foAr girls. The weekly
participants were selected at rait
dom from the beach worshippers
| by the busine^hen's selecting
I committee. ?
Moreliead Sailors Make
Fine Showing in Races
Engineers Submit Modified
Plans on Nearby Channel
The Army Engineers on Fri
day reported to Congress a
modification of a project for
improvement of the Manteo
Oregon inlet (N.C.) channel.
The report was referred to
the House Public Works com
mittee.
It called for improved chan
nels in Manteo bay through Or
egon inlet (o the 12-foot con
tour in Pamlico sound and from
Manteo-Oregon inlet in Roanoke
Sound to Mill creek, near Wan
chese.
The first federal cost was
estimated at $860,462 for work
by the engineers and $26,865
for aids to navigation by the
Coast Guard.
The Morehead City Sailing club
made a splendid showing in the
weekend races sponsored by the
Carolina Yacnt club at Wrights
ville Beach. Toddy Parker and
Don Robinson came in just be
hind the national Comet champion
and Phil Taylor placed first in the
Sailfish competition and Sammy
Pou second.
All boats in the Sailfish compe
tition hailed from Morehead City.
This is the only place in the state !
where Sailfish are based.
In tying for second place in
the Comet class, Parker and Rob
inson licked the Comet champion
of the Southeastern Yacht Racing
association. The national cham
pion hails from Washington, D.
C., and the defeated Southeastern
champion hails from Wilmington
Carteret Becomes Part
Of New Farm District
43 Farm Trainees
Continue Program
All 43 students in the Veter-j
ans Farm Training program at
Newport high school are working
industriously these days alternat
ing work at home and at school,
reports C. S. Long, instructor of
the veterans' class.
During this soason of the year
stu^pt- 4>CT?d only two hours
oia. nig.>v u. in elasswork
the School. The rest of their time
is spent working on the farm
under the supervision of one of
the two assistant teachers, Floyd
M. Garner and James G. Murdoch,
Jr.
From November through March
the students spend an additional
four hours a week at the school
learning various shop techniques^
from another assistant instructor,
Walter D. Roberts. Their pro
gram is set up so that they will
receive this classroom work in
addition to at least eight hours
a month on-the-farm training un
der the supervision of one of the
instructors.
Although the authorized quota
is set up *to accomodate 50 stu
dents at one time, the average
fluctuates from 41 to 45 students.
As each student's eligibility for
training lapses he is dropped from
class rolls and also some students
are dropped from the rolls be
cause of unsatisfactory work.
Missionaries to Distribute
Book oi Mormon This Week
Missionaries for the Church ot
Christ of Latter Day Saints will
! canvass Morehcad City tomorrow,
Thursday, and Friday, visiting
each home and distributing the
Book of Mormon.
The Book of Mormon relates,
missionaries say, an account of
Christ's visit to the ancient people
on the American continent from
600 BC o 400 AD. Remnants of
these ancients, the missionaries
say, are the American Indians.
Ten missionaries, coming from
all parts of Eastern Carolina
where they are now working, will
carry out the canrasa here. The
missionaries, young men whose
homes are in Utah and Arizona,
are supported during their two
1 years in the field, by their fami
I lies.
COLLEGE STATION, Raleigh,
Aug. 23 ? Officials of the State
College Extension Service today
announced the creation of a sixth
administrative district, to be
known ?s the Eastern district,
v*(hich will be headed by Mrs. Vero
na Joyncr Langford as home de
monstration agent and Colon S.
Mintz as farm agent. This district
will inc'udc Carteret county.
Mrs. Langford is now home
agent in Pitt county, and Mintz
is farm agent in Wayne county.
Assistant Director John W.
Goodwin said formation of the
new district was necessitated by
expansion of the extension pro
gram and employment of increase^
personnel.
Other changes announced by
Goodman and Miss Ruth Current,
State Home demonstration agent,
include promotion of Miss Nell
Kcnnett Guilford home agent, to
be home agent for the western
district, and promotion of Miss
Lorna Langley, extension specialist
in home management and house
furnishings, to be home agent for
the northeastern district.
Miss Kennctt succeeds Mrs.
Pauline Hotchkiss Pierce, resign
ed, and Miss Langley succeeds Mrs.
Pauline Smith Alford, also resign
ed. AH changes will be effective
Sept. 1.
Miss Langley was graduated at
ECTC and taught home economics
at Unionville for two years. In
1936 she became home agent in
Hoke, where she served for two
years before transferring to
Sampson. In 1941 she became
Durham county agent. She moved
to Raleigh in 1946 to become spe
cialist in home management and
house furnishings.
Miss Kyinett, a graduate of
Woman's college, taught home eco
nomics at Seaboard and Pleasant
Garden before joining the Exten
sion Service as Rowan county agent
in 1936. In 1941 she became as
sistant ifccnt in Guilford, and in
1943 she was promoted to home
agent in Guilford.
Mintz Is a 1934 gra'duatc of State
college, where he specialized in
animal production. He was assis
tant farm agent in Nash County
from 1934 to 193S, at which time
he became agent in Wayne. He is
a native of Brunswick County
Wayne has made outstanding
progress in livestock development
under Mintz's leadership. The
Wayne County Livestock Develop- j
ment Association, Inc.. organized
about a year ago, has sponsored
several successful dairy and beef
cattle shows and sales, and the
newly formed Wayne Dairy Co
operative Inc.. recently completed
construction of a $118,000 milk
plant near Goldsboro. The live
stock group will sponsor an agri
cultural fair in September.
Mrs. I.angford has been home
agent in Pitt aince 1941. A native
of Farinville and graduate of EC
TC, she has taught home econo
mics at Richlands. Washington, N.
C.. and Farmville.
Mrs. Pierce, a native of Ttansaa,
holds a B. S. from Kansas State
College and in M A. from the
University of Missouri. She serv
ed as a home agefit for six years,
after which she came to North
Carolina as a district agent in
1946. She plan* to move to Wash
ington. D. C. to join her husband
Counties in the new Eastern
District are Beaufort. Camden.
Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Curri
tuck. Dare. Gates. Hyde. Jones.
Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank. Per
quimans, Tyrrell, and Washington, i
G. Harden Issues
Warning on Trend
Toward Socialism
Congressman Urges MCTI;
Graduates to Safeguard
Democratic Processes
Congressman Graham A. Harden
washed the young men of the |
Morehead City Technical institute
graduating class to beware of
socialism infiltrating into the na
tion's democratic government. In
his talk at the commencement ex
ercises of MCTI Friday night at
Morehead City high school # audi
torium, h?: also informed his list
eners that the happiness of an
individual depends upon the type
of government under which he
lives.
"When 35 per cent of a nation's j
annual income is turned back to!
the government, history has shown j
that socialism is then already in I
force." The speaker added, "At
present approximately 32 .per cent
of our nation's income is taken
by the government."
The Congressman, representing
the third Congressional district,
also spoke vehemently against
government grafters and "5 per
centers" which have held the spot
light during the past few weeks.
"Crooks in the government should
be run out," shouted the speaker.
He added that knowledge of such
action within the government only
gratifies those who would like to
see our form of government over-'
thrown. "I have been in socialist!
countries," the speaker related, J
"and I want no part of them. 1 1
would rather be a bit ragged and |
free." He told of his experience !
in Norway where the government I
supplies many of the people's
needs, but taxes are high, lie re
ported.
A round of applause rose when
the Congressman declared that he
"was inclined to shut the door"
on numerous requests from vari
ous national minorities and polit
ical factions for assistance to their
fellows across the seas, the minor
ities who flock to Capitol Hill
seeking support of Congressman
and Senators.
The speaker reminded the grad
uates thatfhose who take an active
part in government will be the
ones to guide the trend of that
government.
He closed with the statement
made by Thomas Jefferson that
"the gove^pment will be safe as
long as the reins remayi in the 1
hands of the rural or semi-rural
people."
Congressman Bardcn was intro
duced by J. G. Vann, comptroller
of North Carolina State college.
Presiding at the exercises was E.
W. Ruggles, director of the State (
College Extension division. Di
rector of the institute, James I.
Mason, who was scheduled to pre
side, was called out of town due
to the illness of his brother. |
Sixteen certificates were pre- '
sented by Dean J. H. Lanipe, dean
of the School of Engineering, and
nine were awarded in absentia, j
The graduates are listed below:
John Robert Bane, Durham;
Lawrence Ray Benedict, Jr., Bing
hampton, N. Y.; Edward Doyle
Blake, Albemarle; David Lee Car
michael, High Point; Charlie Leon-'
ard Dunman, Greensboro; Thomas'
Jarvis Etheridge, Bailey. j
Roger Dean Evans, Kinston;
Henry Wiley Faucette, Reidsville;
George Milton Goff, Rocky Mount;
James Corby Johnson, Four Oaks;
William Linwood O'Brient, Dur
ham; Lee Bonner Parker, More
head City.
Elvis Rigsbee, Jr., Durham;
Howard Huey Shepherd, Jr.,
Greensboro; James Spainhour, 1
Greensboro : Gordon Freeibon
Sudduth, Roanoke Rapids; Arthur.
Lee West, Roseboro.
Lowell Linwood Ballard, Jr., |
Kinston; Donald Wilkins Herring,'
Seven Springs; Rom Omega Hillf
Kinston.
Harold Donald Ketterer, Read
ing, Pa.; William Augustus Mar
tin, Smithfield; Howell Cobb Moss,
Wilson; Ralph Marshall Musser,
Jr., Frmnkford, W. Va.; Craig
Clark Neal, Morehead City, and
William Filmore Stroud, Old Fort.
Dr. John H. Bunn, pastor of
First Baptist church, Morehead
City, pronounced the invocation J
Youth to Gather
For Rally Monday
Methodist youth from through
out eastern North Carolina will
assemble on the Carteret coast j
Monday for one of the largest ral- j
lies ever held in this area, the
Rev. W. D. Caviness, director of I
the New Bern district. Methodist
Youth Fellowship, announced to- 1
day.
i'lans for the afternoon include
swimming and beach ?ames at At
lantic Beach from 2 to 4 o'clock,
organize'! games on the beach from
4 to 5:30 and at 6:30 a Dutch pic
nic supper will be served.
A very impressive vesper ser
vice is heing planned with various
MYF groups across the district
furnishing the music. Miss Ra
mona P.cuse, director of religious
education at Jarvis Memorial Me- ,
thodist church, Greenville, and
Langill Watson. Duke University !
Divinity student, will speak dunn* ?
the service.
"In the evening the group will
go to the Ann Street Methodist |
church in Beaufort for the eve
ning's business and the installation
of officers of the New Bern dis
trict. The Rev. B. B. Slaughter,
superintendent of the district, will
be in charge of the installation |
service.
The New Bern district encom
passes the Greenville, Kinston,
Goldsboro, New Bern, and More
head City area.
Institute Undertakes Three
Weeks' Fish Observation
A series of fishing observations
originating from the Institute of!
Fisheries Research, Horchead City,
and covering the area from North'
Pamlico Sound to Morehead City!
began yesterday and will continue
for three weeks, it was announced
today.
Purpose of the observations is
to determine the extent of de
struction of small fish by shrimp
nets and the relative escapement
value of nets of different size
mesh. Following the series, re
sults of observations will be mude
pubfic.
The trip will begin at Engle
hard and fishkig runs will be made
in various parts of the sound be
fore returning to the local area.
Those making the trip are L)r.
Eugene Roelofs, Tarter Broad, and
Horace Loftin, all of the Institute,
and Boris Knacke, fisheries engi
neer from the Fish and Wildlife
service, Boston.
Tide Table
(Tide* at Beaufort Bar)
HIGH LOW
Tuesday, August 23
7:20 a.m. ' 1 :20 a.m.
1 :45 p.m 1 :27 p.m.
Wednesday, August 24
8:08 am. 2:05 a.m.
8:42" p.m. 2:18 p.m.
Thursday, August 25
8:55 a.m. 2:91 a.m.
9:19 p.m. 3:09 p.m.
Friday, August 2%
9:43 a.m. 3:31 a.m.
10:07 p.m. 3:59 p.m.
Robert G. Lowe, general man
ager of the Morehead City Cham
ber of Commerce, has Received a
?letter from the State Highway
O'ommifieion stating that Guy Har
gett, second division commission
er, has been requested to review
%he Crab Point Mill Creek bridge
project and make an immediate
report to the local chamber. Mr.
Lowe recently wrote the highway
commission Requesting action on
the project.
Car Plunges Through
Draiv at Core Creek
Five* colored men and two wo I
men drowned at 3:20 Sunday af-l
ternoon when the car in which j
they were riding crashed through _
the lowered gate at the steel i
bridge, Core Creek.
The car traveled across the 50 j
feet of highway beyond the gate
an<4 into the water, from which;
it was finally pulled after six
hours of rescue work.
The dead, ali of Beaufort, are
William Calvin Fuleher, his wife,
Connie Knight Fuleher, Lenwood
Fuleher, Alfred Wilson, James K.
Carter, Isaac Williams, and Elea
nora Sampson.
Coroner l'ritchard Lewis gave
the verdict of "death caused by
accidental drowning."
Funeral arrangements have not
been made, pending arrival of
relatives from out of town.
It is not known which of the I
seven was driving at the time of I
the tragedy. The car, a Chevro
let, was owned by James Carter.
David Dickinson, Core Creek, 1
bridge tender, said the accident 1
occurred about 35 minutes before j
he was to go off duty at -1 o'clock, j
The draw was open to permit
passage of the Koyal Flush, com- 1
mercial fishing boat out of South
port. Mr. 'Dickinson said he heard
the crash but by the time he got .
out of the house, the car which had
been traveling from Ilarlowe to
Beaufort, had disappeared.
Coroner Lewis said that a wom
an, a Mrs. Merrill, who was fisli- '
int* at the bridge, saw the car
plunge through the gate and over
the side, but the accident happen
ed so quickly, she could not tell
how m;ny persons were in the
car. j
It was not known who the oc
cupants were until the bodies were
removed at about 9 o'clock last
night as rescue crews worked un
der floodlights.
A Coast Guard boat from Fort
Macon station passed back and
forth over the water, attempting
to seize the car with grappling
hooks while a crane from Cherry
Point, operated by Marines, stootl
by to lift the vehicle.
Crowd', lined the shore, waiting j
anxiously for the submerged car !
to appear. Highway traffic was
delayed for long periods of time ,
while the bridge was open to aid j
in rescue work. Water traffic was j
also delayed while the crane was
on the bridge.
Marines Return to Fori
Following Maneuvers
Camp Lejeune Marine* re
turning from amphibious ma
neuvers at Camp Pendleton and
Little Creek, Va., landed at the
Port Terminal Sunday and yes*
terday.
Troops were debarking from
transport vessels throughout
both days. They landed from*
the tranaport Bexar (APA 237).
three LST'?, and several smal
ler vessels.
Another transport, the Fre
mont, is due in port sometime
tomorrow with more troops.
Crowds Visit New
Fort Macon Beach
The public is showing welcome
response (o the opening of an
other recreation spot on the Car
teret coast, the newly-opened
swimming and picknickimj. area at
Fort Macon State Park. ?
The area opened three weeks ago
following a period of pnhiic dis
favor with its partial closing "for
repair purposes." The first week
end it opened there was consider
able rain and consequently little
patronage. Following that time,
however, a continual stream of
visitors have wended their way
day after day to its excellent
beach and recreational facilities,
park officials reported today.
Most of those journeying to the
park have shown the fullest coop
eration towards park employees
who supervise parking and the
beach. However, some few hrve
picnicked on the beach or oblig
ed clothes in their cars, practices
which ;ire forbidden. A few
others have attempted to drive
their cars into the unfinished
parking area and have had to be
pulled from the sand.
Fishermen also are making use
of the facilities and, according to
reports, are having some luck.
Hours at the area arc from 10
a. m. until 7:30 p. m. with the bath
house which has been used little
thus for, closing at 6:30 p. m.
Wet Roads Cause
Two Accidents
'Two Cars Collide, Woman
Thrown from Car; Pick
Up Truck Overturns
Wet roads caused two accidents
I Sunday, according to reports from
i the state highway patrol. Two cars
were involved in a collision on
highway 70 Sunday night and a
' pickup truck overturned one mile
j east of Newport on highway 70.
T/Sgt John Doyle Ilirtid a Ma
rine stationed at Cherry Point,
was driving east on highway 70
when his car went off the shoulder
of the road turned around and
skidded 210 feet before hitting
the front of another car operated
by Timothy Miller Woodhole, Jr.,
of Newport.
No one was injured, although
the Marine's wife was thrown from
I the car to the highway. Miller was
J proceeding west oil highway 70
I when the accident occurred at 9:30
! Sunday night
I Sergeant Hand wa.-T driving a
I 1!?48 Sludebaker and Miller was
I driving a '4(1 Plymouth. Approxi
| match' $400 $500 damage was
c;i used to each car.
Patrolmari W. J. Smith, Jr., in
vestigated.
Kirby Thomas Guthrie. More
head City, driver of the '49 Ford
pickup truck, faces a charge of
careless and reckless driving, ac
cording to Patrolman W. E. Pick
: ard.
It was reported that Guthrie,
driving toward Newport, passed a
i car. ran off the left side of the
road, swerved to the right and ran
off their, then skidded uoo feet and
turned iter sever*! times.
Kathcrinc Pmer, Williston, and
j Kathcrinc Golden. Bcttie, who
j were riding in the car, were treat
ed at Ine Morehcad City hospital
nd discharged. Cecil Tuten,
Morche id City, who was also in
the truck, was admitted to the .
hospital with a foot injury. A
All were riding in the cab
the truck. Patrolman Pickard saia
the driver reported that he was
| going foster than 55 miles an hour.
Patrolman R. II. Brown also in
vestigated.
At a final* feature of the recant "Mis* North Carolina Pageant" in Morehead City, the Caro
lina Racing association staged a "Miss North Carolina Trophy Race" at the greyhound track where
more than 3.S00 ?arsons saw Nancy Yelrerton (Miss Rocky Mount) selected as the stata'a awl
standing heanty. Miss Yetoarten then presented the trophy lo the fleet greyhound's owner. The
greyhound, "My Jackie," is shown in photo along with her owner Ed Souma who is receiving the
^ophy. Al the right is My Jackie's leadboy, Ear| Willis, Beaufort. (Photo by Ayc*ak Brawn)