3SE CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES A Mercer of THf BEAUFORT NEWS (Eitabluhed 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (EatablUhed 1936) 88th YEAR, NO. 86 TWENTY PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1949 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRiDAYS Morebead Senior Faces Charges In Craven County Authorities Accuse Leslie ? Feagle, 18, of Hold-Up Saturday Night Leslie Feagle. 18. senior at More head City high school, has been bound over to the January term of superior court in Craven coun ty on charges of attempted rob bery and assault with a deadly weapon. The lad's bond, set at $2,500, was posted by Andrew J. Purifoy, New Bern. According to testimony present ed in New Bern city court Mon day morning, young Feagle entered the R. J. Flowers Oil company and service station, New Bern, shortly after 9 o'clock Saturday night when Roscoe J. Flowers, operator of the placc, was seated at a desk in the rear of the main part of the sta tion. Made Gum Purchase Flowers said that a boy, whom he later identified as Feagle, walked into the station and asked to buy a pack of gum. After making the sale and opening the cash register drawer to ring it up. the station operator said the boy wheeled around facing him with a pistol in his hand. Flowers reported that he closed the cash register and pretended to be upset by the event in an effort to stall off the intruder. He said that after about three minutes the boy became frightened by outside traffic and backed to the door, ran ?cross the drive leading to the station and got into an old model coupe car which had no license plates or rear tail light. Operator Alone The station operator said there was no one else in the station' when the boy, who he described as being well dressed and nice look ing. entered. He also said that the boy never took anything from the station. Police Captain P. C. Robinson told the court that he and police officer Morris Parker were parked in a patrol car at Five Points when they received a call concerning the "stickup" and that just as they started to pull away from the curb to go to investigate they saw a car filling the description going toward Five Points from up Queen street in the direction of Pollock street. Police Follow Car Robinson said that he and Park er followed the car and found the boy parked at McCotter's service station on George street when they apprehended him and took him back to Flowers' station where Mr. Flowers identified Feagle as being the boy who held him up. Robinson stated that the boy was the son of Mrs. W. Schruse. who resides in a trailer camp at Steve Fowlers Esso station on Pollock street. Young Feagle. brother of Mrs. Ray Garrett, is living now at the Blue Ribbon cfob just west of Morehead City. Mr. Garrett stated Tuesday that the incident is a case of mistaken identity, that there Is discrepancy in the time element and that his brother-in-law was at home with the family at the time the hold-up Flowers reports occurred. Mrs. Schruse. on the witness stand, reported that her son is a quiet, well-mannered boy and has done active church work. She said that he worked part time at the Blue Ribbon clqb and also worked list summer at the dog track. Temper wi Climbed to 84 During Moalb of October E. Stamey Davis, official weath er observer for the county, repor ted yesterday that the maximum high for the county for October was M degrees, the maximum low was 67 and the average maximum was 78. The minimum high was 70 de grees, the minimum low 49, and the average low 64. Rainfall was way below average for October, only 2.32 inches of rain fell. The prevailing wind was 'northeasterly and during the past 80-day period there was only one southwest wind. State Education Visits Carteret Scheels J. E. Miller of Raleigh, asso ciate in the division of instructional services of the state department of public instruction, was in the county yesterday giving help and advice at aeveral schools. With an assistant, Mr. Miller vis ited the school* at Harkers Island Atlantic, and Smyrna. Superintendent of Schools H. L. Joslyn reports that toilets have fin ally been installed and put 1n use at the Harkers Island school. He aaid work on the sanitary system was coiyileted Saturday. ii^y . . .. . . ?!i ? . New- Merrill Building Opens Today ammmm wmmmwm Photo by Roy Eubanks PTA to Sponsor Education Week Program. Display Dujing American Education week, Nov. 6 to 12. the Beaufort PTA will place on display the men haden exhibit which won first prize < at the State fair. This exhibit will be in the building formerly occu pied by Guthrie-Jones drug store on Front it., Beaufort. Fred Lew is, mpervisor for Carteret county schools, will be in charge. As another phase of education week observance, six 15-minute broadcasts will take place over WMBL Monday through Saturday from 1:15 to 1:30. The speaker Monday will be the ' Rev. T. R. ?enkhis. pastor of Ann Street Methodist church. His topic will be "Worth of the Individual." The Rev. Winfrey Davis, pastor of the First Baptist church. Beaufort, will speak Tuesday on "Education al Opportunities and Responsible Citizenship." "Health and Safety" will be the topic of Dr. N. T. Ennett, Carter et county health officer, Wednes day. The Rev. W. L. Martin, rec tor of St. Paul's Episcopal church, will speak Thursday on "Home and Community Obligations." Dan Walker, manager of the Beaufort chamber of commerce, will give a talk on "Our Freedom and Securi ty" Friday. H. L. Joslyn, superintendent of Carteret county schools, will con clude the series Saturday with the address, "The Next Decade in Edu cation." Chairman of the education week program is Mr. Jenkins. Eastern North Carolina's newest and most modern office building, the Merrill Professional building in Beaufort, opens formally today without fanfare, but fanfare is not needed ? the building speaks for itself. Begun in June the structure was completed in late September. With in its walls there are 11,250 square feet of floor space housing two large downstairs stores and eight offices upstairs on the second | floor. Built of Steel The building itself is construct ed of steel, brick and cement blocks. Its roof is made of con crete, the floors of concrete cover ed with asphalt tile and all ceilings are finished with Celotex fiber board which reduces disturbing noises. Window sashes are made of steel and doors to the downstairs stores are made of aluminum and glass with the frames of aluminum. Partitioning walls in the upstairs ; offices are* made of fire and ftound proyf brick All offices 'are v??i- i Band Campaign Falls Short of $1,000 Goal The Beaufort band campaign fell $600 short of its thousand dollar goal, Mrs. George East man, chairman, reported today. More money is absolutely ne cessary if the band is to function this year, she declared. She urged that persons who have not paid a band membership fee do so at once. Any contribution, large or small, will be apprecia ted. It should be mailed to Mrs. George Eastman, Beaufort. She emphasizes that the band is not only a school organization but a civic organization which the en tire town should support. CROP Leaders Seek Carload Of Food; Drive Begins Nov. 14 Plans for the 1949 Carteret count y CROP drive were discussed at a meeting Monday night of the county CROP committee in the pro duction marketing administration office, Beaufort post office. Date for the drive to begin is Nov. 14 with the final day Nov. 18. Home demonstration club members [ 4-H club boys and girls, and farm leaders will handle the campaign in rural areas. Ministers will be in charge of the program in the towns. Sunday has been designated as CROP Sunday and pleas will be made from the pulpit for donations. The follow ing Sunday gifts of either money or commodities will . be taken to the churches for collection. Carteret county's 1MB goal is one carload of mixed commodities. Money will also be accepted as will canned foods, preferably canned milk. Those wishing to- make dona tions who are not contacted per sonally may make their contribu tions by stopping by the PMA of fice in Beaufort, the Morehead City office of THE NEWS-TIMES, Raymond Ball in Harlowe, and by contacting their pastor or commun ity Farm Bureau leader. Bonrforl PTA WU1 Moat At I Monday a! School "Foundations for a Better Com munity" will be the theme of the Beaufort PTA meeting at 8 o'clock Tuesday night in the school aud itorium. Mrs. R. M. Williams will be in charge. Mrs. T. R. Jenkins' sixth grade will present a play, "Nancy's Books Talk Her Title". There will also be ? film on safety shown. Livestock Suffer From Screw Worm Screw worms recently made their appearance on a number of I Carteret county livestock (arms, I reports R. M. Williams, county farm agent. Any farm animal receiving a j fresh cut or abrasion of the skin is subject to an attack by the screw worm fly. Since the screw j worm feeds on live flesh of the animal, the most prevalent symp tom of an infection is blood es caping from a wound of the skin. There are many ways in which farm animals can receiv* wounds, therefore Mr. Williams recom mends frequent and close inspec tions should be made especially during warm weather. Once this parastic insect begins its destruc tive work in a fresh cut or wound, the animal will die, if the infection is not checked in a short time. One of the most effective control measures for screw worms is to apply a treatment known as "Smear 82", the county agent said. Oil Stave Overheats More head City firemen answer ed an alarm at 5:53 Tuesday after noon at the Lee Tourist home, 604 Arendell st. An oil stove be came overheated. A fire extin guisher was used and no damage occurred. Jhe firemen returned to tha station in 10 minutes. | ncd so that they have outside win dows regardless of whether there are any other buildings construct ed adjacent to the Merrill build ing. Rates Are Low The central heating plant ope rates on the hot water principles. Along with the Carteret County NEWS-TIMES plant in Morehead City, the Merrill building enjoys one of the lowest insurance rates in eastern North Carolina because of its modern construction. Both buildings were designed by archi tect Burett H. Stephens. Beaufort Hardware and Guthrie Jones Drug Store occupy the two downstairs spaces. Upstairs can be found the offices of Drs. Theo dore Salter, J. O. Baxter, Jr., C. S. Maxwell and W. L. Woodard; at torneys Wiley Taylor, Jr., and Gene C. Smith; surveyor Gray Has sell; and the Duchess Beauty shop. David F. Merrill, owner, is one of the town s foremost business men and property owners, and a member of the town board of com missi; icra , New State Boat Ed Route Here Capt. John Nelson, commercial fisheries commissioner, Announ ced this week that the state's ncw ly-purchased 110-foot submarine chaser is being towed here from New Orleans and will arrive at Morehcad City the latter part of this week or the early part of next. After cleaning and overhauling she will be ready to go into opera tion. replacing the llatteras. It is believed that the Hattcras will be used in some other phase of state work instead of patrol. A name for the new boat has not yet been chosen. Captain Nelson reported that' the new marine radio-telephone system on the state boats went into operation about a month ago. It is hoped, however, that a private wave length will be obtained in the near future so that interference from fishing boats and other sour ces will be avoided. The head of the commercial fish eries division commented that shrimping is "pretty good" with the delicacy bringing from 18 to 20 cents a pound (heads on). Jackie Edwards, Newport. Wins $5 for Essay on Fire Jackie Edwards, student at New port school has been awarded first prize of $5 in the Newport fire department's fire prevention essay contest, it was announced today. Judges in the contest stated that his essay was the moat outstand ing one entered and was more direct and to the point than any other. A representative of the fire de partment stated that his group ap preciated interest shown in the fire prevention program and that only by the help of each individual could the community hope to com bat and conquer man's most po tent enemy, fire. Honorable mention in the contest went to Gaynelle Simmons, anoth er student. Dr. J. 0. Baxter Becomes Political Academy Member Dr. J. 0. Baxter, Jr., Beaufort optometrist, was recently elected a member of the Academy of Polit ical Sciencc, Columbia university, New York. The fall meeting of the academy was held yesterday at the Hotel Astor and discussed the European Program in Operation, The for eign Aid Progam and American Foreign Policy. The Foreign Aid Program and National Interests of the United Statu. Government Arranges for Surveying Of Newport Housing Project Property Beaufort PTA Sponsors Big Variety Show Tonight The Beaufort Parent-Teacher as sociation will sponsor the gala Ca rolina Hayride Caravan variety show at 8 o'clock tonight in the Beaufort school auditorium. James Wheatley, who knows a good show when he sees it, says that for an evening of out and out entertainment and comedy, this va riety show has what it takes. Proceeds will go to the PTA trea sury for use in various school projects. Stars of the show will be Uncle Hay and Winstead, assisted by a black face boy, just up from Ala bama, who is an A1 Jolson and Amos n Andy all wrapped up in one. Tye Frost and The Melody Boys, Susie Q and the Fishermen's Quar tet will give out with foot-tappin' music. Stories that will tickle even the dullest person's funny bone are in the script from beginning to end. The Carolina Hayride Caravan toured the county last year, spon sored by PTAs, athletic associa- ' tions, and churches. The show ! made a hit at Atlantic, Sea Level, Davis, Smyrna, Salter Path, , Swansboro, Belgrade, Havelock, Oriental and in every community where it played. CIO Organizer Lists Charges Against Factory John R. Sullivan, representative t>f the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, CIO, the union that is attempting to be recognized as bar gaining agent for employees at the Morehead City Garment co., today listed charges the union has filed { against management at the shirt factory. He said the principal charge was "coercion, intimidation, and res traint of employees in the exercise of their right to form and join a union." Mr. Sullivan said these charges are permissible under Sec tion 8, sub-section 3, of the Taft Hartley Act. Other charges filed state that four persons were discharged and employ was refused to one person for union activity. He said that if the union was successful in making the charges stick, the shirt factory would be forced to reinstate the discharged workers with full back pay and to employ the worker who was refused employment with back pay to be paid to her from the ' time she applied for a job. Additional charges against man agement at the plant will be filed SBprtly, the union representative said. He said a hearing* on all charges in the case probably would be heard soon. Jaycees to Stage Hollywood Revue Rehearsals are in full sway for the Beaufort Jaycec stage show, director Tressa Royal reported to day, with definite signs of a suc cessful production already visible. A fast of 50 has been selected for the show, a Hollywood type re view, and rehearsals are held at Beaufort school where the show will be given Friday night, Nov. ; 18. All actors are male though there are both male and female parts. 1 Many prominent Jaycees arc cast in feminine roles and some of the most hilarious moments in the en tire production are promised when they appear on stage. The scene is laid in a night club where Graydon Paul acts as the master of ceremonies. There will be skits, song and dance acts and other forms of entertainment in cluding the local version of the Rockettes. the Mills Brothers, and the Ziegfield girls. Beaufort Jaycees and the Cart eret County Registered Nurses as sociation fre Jeint sponsors of the affair. The two groups will split the proceeds. Kotariana Eat Oysters Morehcad City Rotarians and their Rotary-Anns were guests of the director of the Morehead City Technical inatltute. James I. Ma son and his wife at an oyater roast Thursday night at the director's home. In addition to the oystfet roa " a {juffet supper was provided. Hopes for Marine Radio-Telephone Station Grow Dim Although representatives of the Southern Bell Telephone company and Carolina Telephone company were very polite about it, their answer to the request for a marine radio-telephone station in Carteret county has been handed down and it's in the negative. These representatives conferred early this week in Beaufort with members of the Carteret county marine radio-telephone committee headed by George Eastman, Beau fort. The committee plans now to make other efforts to obtain better radio-telephone service here which means further and direct contact with the Federal Communications commission, it was stated. New Installation The telephone company men pointed out that recent completion of a high intensity automatic re ceivpr installation at Fort Fisher near Wilmington had greatly im- ! proved service in this area to any i boatman who obtains a special j crystal on the Charleston wave I length. Application for this service should be made at the local offices of the Carolina Telephone and Telegraph company where rates may be obtained also. Sets should deliver five degrees of wattage in tensity, telephone engineers speci fy Difficulties Evident It was pointed out at the recent meeting, however, that many pre sent boat owners could not, in crease power due to boat size 'and battery capacity. Also, unless weather conditions are favorable, it is difficult, if not impossible, for boats in Core and Pamlico sounds to contact stations south of here. Further information on the ma rine radio telephone project can be obtained from the following men who attended the meeting: Mr. Eastman, Joe Devonchik, Dan Walker, all of Beaufort; George Arlington, secretary of the New Bern chamber of commerce, H. F. Davis, New Bern; Charles N. Ben nett, L. A. Daniels, Morehead City; J. S. Bonner, Ben Branch, and E. A. Clements of Southern Bell, At lanta; W. C. Darrow, and R. E. Lawrence of Carolina Telephone and Telegraph, Tarboro. Mayor Dill Speaks To Beaufort Club Mayor George W. Dill, Jr., pres ident of the Morehcad City Rot ary club, addressed the Beaufort Rotarinns on club service and what it means at their Tuesday night meeting in the Inlet Inn dining room. In stating that the philosophy of Rotary is akin to the principles of the churches, Mayor Dill said that if good will was practiced be tween the different members of in dividual clubs and expanded on a worldwide basis, there would be good fellowship the world over. The speaker revealed that in ad dition to teaching business ethics and community service, the club should make as a main objective the better understanding among nations themselves. Numa Eure, chairman of the Rotary membership committee spoke in behalf of the membership program and urged each member to 1 give his support to it. President Thomas Gnnett announced that dis trict governor H.'A. Marks of Wil mington would be present for the meeting Nov. IS. Tide Table Friday, Nov. 4 high low j 7:14 a.m. 12:S3 a.m. 7:24 p.m. 1:33 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 7:48 a.m. 1:28 a.m. 8:01 p.m. 2:10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 8:23 a.m. 2:01 a.m. ! 8:37 p.m. m 2:47 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7 8:56 a.m. 2:33 a.m. 9;11 p.m. 3:22 p.m. j Tuesday, Nov. ? 9:31 a.m. 3:09 a.m. 8:46 p.m. 3:39 pja. 1 It looks as though the federal government will accept the title to the Curt Cannon property outside of Newport and conclude negotiations with the Reconstruction Finance corporation for a housing loan, Newport commissioners were told at their meeting Tuesday night in Newport town hall. Town attorney George Ball told the town board that the govern ment has indicated that it is *'11' ing to accept the tract as suitable for building a housing project by arranging for a surveyor to go over it and lay off lines for lots and streets. Many Interested Mayor A. R. Craig said he believ ed at least 200 persons were inter ested in building homes in the pro posed project. Commissioners spent a considerable amount of time dis cussing labor prices as submitted by surveyor Gray Hassell and agreed that unskilled help was be ing paid too much for the work i d0A? bill, which was submitted to | the sroup, called for paying the helpers who were cutting bushes i 75 cents an hour. The town board : seemed to believe labor could be j had for 60 cents an hour and alter an hour's discussion of the pros | and cons of the situation they agreed to inspect the work already done and then decide what pay ment should be made and whethtr other workers should be employ cd. Tide Water Power company came in for some praise and some knocks l'ower in the town s street , lights seemed to be stronger, it was stated. They praised the new automatic switching system for cutting the street lights on and off - I'oles Placed Wrong Commissioner S. F? Mann said something would have to be done about the location of three light poles erected by Tide Water on Haskctt street near Mose How ard 5 He said that instead of , erecting the poles between the ditch and sidewalk they ljad been , erected on the far aide of the ditch in the street A request was for warded to the power company asK inn removal. , Commissioners also surprise at the mcssag.JW*er? bv town clerk Edith Lo?*y ? Tide Water wished the town a Hght bill paid in advance. They said thev had no knowledge of such an agreement and would check to see ?f their contract with the company called for such arrangement. Businessman Inquires Edgar llibbs appeared and stated , that he did not believe he should | he required to pay a $5 privilege I tax on the juke box in his soda shop He said it was owned by Al fred Cooper and that Cooper should be required to pay the tax. An inquiry will be directed to the , North Carolina League of Munici palities requesting information on who should pay. . , 1 Attorney Ball explained the town's contract with the RuralFirc Protection association which he had drawn up He said *f?Tu'cki tion would convey ita fire truck to the town and the town would required to maintain it and per mitted to use it except when the association needed it. Equipment Purchased Leon Mann, Jr., was authorized to purchase ? filing eab.net and filing equipment lor $73.75. T!),s equipment will be used jointly by the town and the association. Mayor Craig ?aid he had been approached by a private utilities company that was interested in having the town turn over what water and sewage equipment it has to the company and giving the com pany a franchise to lay sewage lines and service the lines ft a reasonable rate for a period long enough to allow the company to get a sufficient return on its investment. No action was taken. The board concluded with au thorizing the W"*nt minor bills, including *60 to L. W. Howard for hauling tile from Kins- j ton. Two Vehicles Collide On Barkers Island Bead The Rev. H. L. Harrell, pastor of the Straits Methodist charge, and Bennie Murray, Negro of Beau fort, were involved in a collision at 8:13 Monday nigbt on the Hir kcrs Island road. Mr. Harrell, according to State Highway Patrolman J. W. Sykcs. was proceeding south in a 1939 Plymouth sedan and the Beaufort man was going north, driving a 1936 Dodge pick ? up truck when the accident occurred . Mr. Murray told the highway patrolmen he reached to turn on his windshield wiper and ran ac ross the white center line of the road. Mr. Sykes estimated $300 damage U> Mr. HarTCll's car and $23 to the truck. The driven agr eed to settle the matter between them. No oh was injured. Jadge Orders CIO Organizer to Pay $25 Fine, Costs Charles Jones, Fulford Lewis Receive Suspen ed Jail Sentences E. W Witt, of Winston-Salem, j CIO organizer, was fined $25 and costs by Judge Lambert R. Morris Tuesday afternoon in recorder'* court on a charge of using loud and profane language in a public place. Five witnesses, workers at the Morehead City Garment company, said that Witt was in his car park ed on 15th street, just off Bridges at about 4 o'clock Monday after noon, Oct. 17. When they attempt ed to go by in a car driven by Doris Guthrie, they said Witt swore at them. On the witness stand Witt testi fied that the car ran right toward him and slammed on the brakes. He told the judge that he didn't know exactly what he may have said but that he wasn't in the ha bit ot using profanity. He further testified that the windows of the car driven by the Guthrie woman were closed. Witnesses for the plaintiff said they were open. Witt told the court that he had been in this area since May 12. The day the complaint charges that he used profane language, he related, was the day the union lost the election at the garment com pany and "I didn't feel too good about it." judge. I# %4*inf[ sentence, JUDGE OKM5B8 Page Five X-Ray Response Good. Officer Says Response to the county health department's check-up X-ray pro lira m was good the past two day* and expectations are that today'! check-up in Beaufort will alio be successful, Dr. N. Thomas Knnett, county health officer, observed today. The X-ray check-up is beiijf conducted for special cases refer red by private physicians, those called back for a second X-ray, and old tuberculosis cases, the health officcr said. Wednesday the trail er worked in Newport and yester day examined cases in Morehead City. From 10 o'clock this morning until S this afternoon the trailer v will be stationed in front of Joe House Drug store, Beaufort, to care for cases in the Beaufort area. Dr. Knnett added that a special note of praise should be given to Tide Water Power Co. and manager George Stovall. He said the com pany had made all power connec tions to the trailer frce-of-charfe. Those assisting in the X-ray unit are Mrs. Leota Hammer and Mrs. B. Lewis, public health nuraes, Mrs. C. C. Wallace, Mra. L. N. Moore. Donavec Roberson, Camilla Slembrigge. Iris Williama. Mar garet Murdock, Mrs Kenneth Can field, and Mra. H. F. Prytherch. Edward Janes Pays $25 Fine in Beanforl Court Edward Jonea, colored, was fined a $21 and coats of court by Mayor J L. W. Haaaell in court Monday \ afternoon at the Beafort town hall, j Jones was apprehended the aame 1 night that Charles Baxter, Jr., wai I arrested and charged with burg- J Jones, who was carrying two -J loaded piatola at the time accord- ii ing to police, was on his way to J get a doctor for his wife he said,! and he was carrying the guns be- 'V cause he was afraid of the "Pha>-:jl torn." The charge against him waa 3 disorderly conduct For lack of sufficient evidence J the mayor dismissed the cam e-9 gainat Charlea Green, charged witkfl taking $40 from Mildred Baum.9 On a charge of public drunkest! ncsa Richard Hardeaty waa ocdaa'-M ed to pay $7.10 and coats. James Williams waa flnedy^^H and costs for simple aaaaotf Mil fighting on the streets and Clar-fl ence Newkirk paid $7.80 and caatffl oa a public drunkennaaa charge.

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