S? CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES .?
A Merger of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (EttablUhed 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (E?Ubli?lie<l 1936)
|8th YEAR, NO. 102 THREE SECTIONS? EIGHTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1949 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
1
Robert LeeHumber, World Federation
Pioneer, Makes Ninth Annual Report
Robert Lee Humber, founder of the movement for
world federation, issued a stirring challenge t the group
who heard his annual report in Beaufort Wednesday aft
ernoon at the American Legion hut.
"We must move quickly, or catastrophe may over
i take us. Numerous factors are now in our favor an^ you
? people nave a nicne in inis great
crusade to make of the world a
political union."
Mr. Humber warned that * third
world war is not inevitable, in fact
America's foreign policy at sev
eral points is directed toward mak
ing victory in the third world war
more likely. He did not criticize
the nation's foreign policy, rather
he approved it, "it is good but it
| is not good enough."
It must be directed, the speaker
continued, toward making war un
necessary.
Objective Not Achieved
Nine years ago, on Dec. 27, 1M0,
when the World Federalist move
ment originated on Davis Island
off the shore of Carteret county,
Europe was at war. Within the
next 12 months, the United States |
entered the conflict." . . . and the
objective for which we fought,"
Mr. Humber pointed out, "has not
been achieved!" |
Mr. Humber and his family, who
were at the meeting Wednesday,
recently returned from five
months abroad. He reviewed the
progress of the World Federalist
movement in this country and told
, of the reaction to the plan as evl
? denced in France.
Seven states during 1949 approv
ed the World Federalist program,
bringing the total to 22. An exten
sive campaign in Delaware, how
ever, failed to get state legislative I
approval there.
Mr. Humber went into detail on
the Delaware problem to illustrate
that opposition stems mainly from
misunderstanding of world federa
tion or dogged prejudice and dis
trust of new ideas.
The leader of one opposing fac
tion in that state said his group
was against world government be
cause its primary aim was to sup
press war. The only time there
would be no war was when Christ
again eame to earth, this individ
ual stated and added that the sec
oot yal at hand,
therefore he was opposed to world
'federation.
More Opposition
Leader of another faction aaid
that he opposed it because it
meant he would then relinquish
his American citizenship and Del
aware citizenship. When Mr. Hum
ber pointed out that world federa
tion no more meant giving up state
or national rights than did the fact
that being a citizen of the United
J States nullified his citizenship in
Delaware, the objector continued
to vote no.
Gains have been made among
the members of the nation's legis
lative bodies. One hundred five
representatives and 21 senators
have gone on record approving
world federation principles.
'Diplomacy or Fight!'
"There are two methods by
which order can be obtained in
ternationally, through diplomacy
or by war," the speaker remarked.
Diplomacy, he said, is merely co
operation, and when that ceases,
fighting ensues.
"We are trying to find the mid
dle ground," Mr. Humber declar
ed. "We can obtain order through
law, inflicting punishment upon
persons or groups who are respon
sible for freaking the peace.
"Peace comes only when there
is justice and there is justice only
when the guilty are punished. In
ternational law is only a figment
of the imagination," the speaker
continued, "there is no law today
which orders a nation before a
bar of justice because there is no
group that has the power to make
such law."
The pioneer in world govern
ment then described evolution of
government, from the head of the
family, to the patriarch, through
the city-state, feudalism, and fi
nally to nationalism.
Nationalism Dying
"Civilization is now outgrowing
nationalism, or rather nationalism
is dying with nothing to replace
it," Mr. Humber stated.
The speaker then commented on
the affect of America's foreign
policy on Europe ? from the stand
point of economics, education,
military aid. and politics.
The Marshall plan has accomp
lished a great deal. He judged
Belgium as the nation best-recov
ered from the war, with Italy and
France next. Mr. Humber attrib
uted the vast drop in circulation of
1 STSlLi ew,Ki&
I operattmr or Trenerai luarsnaii s
program and cited this as an Indi
cation of the value of the plan in
checking communism.
Twenty months after the Marsh
all plan went into effect the circu
lation of the paper had dropped
from 500,000 to 200,000.
In the education field, Senator
Fulbright's plan on exchange stu
dents is a notable advance, and
from the military viewpoint Greece
and Turkey have been kept beyond
the Russian orbit, the speaker
commented. With the North At
lantic pact, the United States has
for the first time, initiated a mu
tual aid alliance.
However, in the political field,
there must be more action, he de
clared.
Everything in United States for
eign policy is based on diplomacy
with nothing in it to prevent war,
Mr. Humber continued, and the
time is ripe now for world fede
ration.
French Officials Speak
High officials of France told
him during recent weeks that they
were in favor of world govern
ment, but said United States must
lead the way. Paul Reynaud, for
mer prime minister of France, ad
mitted, Mr. Humber reported, that
war could not be averted through
the newly-organized Council of Eu
rope.
Following Mr. Humber's address.
Judge Luther Hamilton expressed
his pleasure in attending the meet
ing. Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Humber.
The World Federalist movement
has been financed solely by Mr.
Humber, although the United
World Federalist movement and
the Student World Federalist pro
gram originated and grew through
his efforts.
When the 39 persons were invit
ed by Mr. Humber to his ancestral
home on Davis Island Dec. 27,
1940. they did not know that they
were being asked there to approve
or disapprove an idea which has
spread from the Atlantic to the
Pacific and beyond the oceans.
Opinions Sought
Mr. Humber says that he want
ed to see what his neighbors
thought of the plan. "If they
thought it was all right, I knew it
was worth continuing, but if they,
lawyers, farmers, fishermen, suc
cessful businessmen, and house
j wives, disapproved, I would have
known something was wrong with
it."
The World Federalist pioneer
was born in Greenville, but lived
( 20 years in Paris. He left France
in 1940 whfen Hitler's armies were
on the march. "That was about
two years earlier than I had plan
ned. I had been there seeing the
workings of governments, the suc
cesses and faik*^ Qeney* And
for 10 or 12 years, I had this world
federation idea in mind before be
ginning work on it in 1940."
Those of the original 39 on Da
vis Island nine years ago who at
tended Wednesday's meeting were
Irvin W. Davis, Luther Hamilton,
Grayden M. Paul, William L. Hat-,
sell, Joseph House, M. Leslie Da
vis, F. R. Bell, G. W. Duncan,
Ruth Ivey Davis, Tom Ivey Davis,
and John Dixon Davis.
The invocation, prior to Mr.
Humbert talk was given by the
Rev. T. R. Jenkins, pastor of Ann
Street Methodist church, Beaufort.
People Favor Inspection Law ,
But Are Doubtful As to Type
Some type of periodic automo
bile inspection law for North Car
olina should be enacted, according
to opinions of residents polled in
Beaufort and Morehead City.
Only one individual does not be
' lieve there should be an Inspec
tion law. All others expressed a
desire for compulsory motor ve
hicle inspection similar to that a
bolished by the 1949 legislature
or a modified version.
. Several feel that the old inspec
tion program was too stringent.
They said a new law should be de
vised that would have inspections
less frequently and at more con
venience to the motorist
The question asked was, "Are
you in favor of return of the auto
mobile inspection program if a
new method is devised whereby
the inspection can be obtained?"
?Answers are below.
Odell Merrill, Beaufort: We
ought to have some sort of pro
gram. though not as strict as the
previous one. I've noticed how
bad night driving has become since
the old inapection law went out of
effect. A new law would cure a
lot ofithese bright headlights.
J. G. Bennett, Merefccad City:
The old inspection law was too
tar fetchcd Six months was too
often to have your car Inapected.
I believe a modified system would
do a lot of good.
Leslie Davis, Jr., Beaafert: Cars
should be inspected every six
months. The former inspection
, system cut the toll of accidents
tremendously and if it were rein
stated long enough, it would really
do a good job.
Clyde Carr, Morehead City: I
would like to see some form of in
spection, either old or new. It's
a cheap form of insurance.
Ulys Lee, Beaufort: I think may
be the brakes and lights ought to
be checked but not everything the
way they did under the old law.
I'm not for an inspection law if
it's going to be like that.
Mr*. Graydon Willis, Morehead
City: There are so many cars on
the road now that v something
should be done to check them. I
don't believe they should be in
spected as often as before but
there should be some kind of in
spection.
Jarvis Herring, Beaufort: I'm
not in favor of any inspection.
However, if there is going to be
one, we should profit by the ex
periences of other states which
have bad inspection laws for years,
rather than instituting a program
like the old one which wasn't
workable.
Carl Nelson, Morehead City:
We ahould enact an inspection
law. The rules on the new one
should be more practical than our
old inspection, though. 1 think
cars should be inspected at least
once a year and perhaps twice.
Gene C. Smith, Beaufort: The
old law suited me. There has been
an increase in fatalities due to au
tomobile accidents since it was a
bolished. We certainly need an in
spection law of some sort.
Car Overturns
On Beach Road
Cpl. W. S. Clagen of the state
highway patrol reported yester
day morning that damage to the
two-door '49 Hudson which over
turned early Christmas morning
03 the Atlantic Beach road,
amounts to $630.
The car was being driven on
the south side oi the bridge to
ward Morehead City, by Robert j
Edward Balbach, a Marine station
ed at Cherry Point. Balbach and
two passengers, both Marines,
were uninjured. The passengers
were W. W. Hill and David D. Sul
livan.
Balbach has been charged with
reckless driving and speeding.
Corporal Clagen said the car
turned over due to its high rate
of speed. The accident occurred
at 1:45 a. m. Sunday.
Balbach will be tried in Tues
day's session of recorder's court,
Beaufort.
Billy Guthrie Sailers
Fran Broken Left Leg
Billy Guthrie, 1806 Arendell St.,
is recovering at his home today
from a broken leg. Mr. Guthrie
was injured Wednesday morning
when a car backed into him at
Cherry Point as he was going to
work. His left leg was broken
below the knee.
Mr. Guthrie was treated at the
Morehead City hospital and di<
charged. ?
Jaycees Push
Economy Drive
Into High Gear
Beaufort, Morehead City
Groups Jointly Promote
Thrift Campaign
By Oliver H. Allen
Economy, a watchword in these
days of slackening income and pro
duction, will become a Carteret
county byword within the next few
days when Beaufort and Morehead
City Jaycees get down to the se
rious 'business of informing local
citizens of how they can bring a
citizens how they can bring about j
cconomy in their government. |
Name of the Jaycee program is
"Operation Economy." Thid is a
drive sponsored by the United
States Junior Chamber of Com
merce and its state and local affil
iates. Purpose of the drive is to
inform the citizenry of findings
of the Hoover commission and
bring about public action toward
seeing that recommendations of
this commission are enacted into
law.
The Hoover commission was a
non-partisan groups, headed by ex
President Herbert Hoover, set up
at the request of President Tru
man by the federal government.
Its purpose was to investigate
practices of the administrative
j branch of the government and
make recommendations concern
ing improvement of archiac prac
tices or abolishment of those prac
tices which had no place in ef
ficient operation.
Six Democrats and six Republi
cans were chosen to serve on the
commission under the leadership
of Chairman Hoover and Vice- 1
chairman Dean Acheson, now sec- j
retary of state.
19 Volumes-Worth
Then the commission made its
report, in 19 volumes, to Con
gress. It was praised by lawmak
ers for its clarity and revelations.
I Nevertheless, most of its recom
mendations were shelved or lost
in the legislative mill.
Congress did enact approximate-,
ly 20 per cent of the commisrton's
w'ojjnawwUtjons Unor
of these, the Tydings bill for the
unification of the Armed Services,
will eventually save over one bil
lion dollars a year. The general
services bill will retrieve another
$250 milium.
Now young men throughout ev
ery state in the nation have, as
members of local Junior Chambers
of Commerce, set out to bring to
the public's attention facts about
their government and how they,
as citizens, can bring about im
provements that will save them
money as taxpayers.
The Beaufort and Morehead
City Jaycee organizations are work
ing jointly to accomplish this goal.
Speakers will be supplied to var
ious civic, religious, fratern
al organizations to inform the
groups of the "Operation Econ
omy" program. In Beaufort speak
ers will supply their listeners with
printed postcards to be signed and
mailed to Congressman Graham A.
Barden, care of the Beaufort Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce, Beau
fort.
Clubs Hear Talks
In Morehead City the program
began last night with a speech by
Bob Howard to the Rotary club
and one by W. B. Chalk to the
Lions. Next week speakers will
address the Elks, Masons, Junior
Woman's club, and other groups
meeting during the week.
Each speaker will supply his
audience with a printed sheet list
ing a few facts gathered by the
commission, an envelope address
ed to Congressman Barden, care
of the Morehead City Junior
Chamber of Commerce, and a
sheet of paper on which to write
a letter to the congressman.
Finally, next Thursday all of the
letters written will be obtained
from the two postoffices and for
warded to a central point In North
Carolina. Later this month air
planes will be sent out from na
tional Jaycee headquarters in Tul
sa. Okla., to collect letters and pe
titions.
These letters and petitions \yill
be flown to Washington and de
livered to each Congressman to
show the extfJit of public senti
ment on the matter. Gene C.
Smith, ' chairman lor Beaufort,
and O. H. AUen, chairman for
Morehead City, joined today in
urging residents of the county to
write a letter to their congress
man urging adoption of the mea
sures
^Unloaded' Pistol Painfully
Inj ures Morehead City Youth
Forgotten Something?
:.i? Jflb ma:. . tfi'.'ST
Tom' Served the People
Committeeman Deplores
'Waste by Shrimpers'
BLI. ll.WEN ? Seeking to pre
vent waste accompanying trawl
ing for shrimp, Fred P. Latham,
member of the fisheries com
mittee of the State Board of
Conservation- awl Development,
has called for suggestion* on
ways and means to prevent
"waste and destruction."
The fisheries committee is ex
pected to meet next month,
preceding the meeting of the
Board of Conservation and De
velopment In Raleigh Jan. 23.
Shrimp trawlers destroy un
known millions of small food
fish," says Mr. Latham. "This
waste is tragic, bordering on an
economic crime, and it appar
ently goes on without care or
concern for those supposed to
seek some solution to the prob
lem. I find that there are prac
tically no regulations now in ex
istence governing this Industry."
'49 Chronology To
Appear May
The review of news events in
Carteret county during 1946 will
appear in Tuesday's NEWS-TIMES
complete with pictures.
The chronology, written by F.
C. Salisbury, Morehcad City, Tues
day columnist for THE NEWS
TIMES, is even more detailed than
last year's review of 1948.
In the chronology are recorded
not only fires, accidents, review,
of local governmental action, but
also births, deaths, and weddings,
those events that Time marks with
care on the calendar of human
events.
The record of 1949 in Carteret
county will prove valuable to
school children and to all who
wish to own a condensed but com
plete story of the year just past.
Tuesday's NEWS-TIMES will be
available at newsstands, or a phone
call to either of the NEWS-TIMES
offices will bring a newsboy to
your home regularly each Tues
day and Friday with the county
paper.
NOTICE
Because NEWS-TIMES em
ployees will take a holiday Mon
day, Jan. 2, Tuesday's paper will
be distributed Wednesday moru
lag. The newspaper offices in
Beaufort and Morehead City will
be doocd all day Monday.
By Fred R. Sceley
In the obituary for Thomas C.
Wade Ihc expression "political of
lice" was used in describing part
of bis activities in adult life. Un
fortunately, and I repeat unfortu
nately, the words "politics," "poli
tician." and "political" bear to
many a meaning of stigma when
applied to men in public life.
If the President of the United
States is filling a "political" of
fice, then Tom Wade's public serv
ice was in political office.
Governor Cleveland had the hap
py faculty of expressing senti
ments in short, apt, and under
standable language He once said
"A public office is a public trust"
and with more than 50 years of
somewhat close association with
men in public office I have known
none that I believed tried harder
to fulfill his duties as the law pro
vided, than Tom Wade.
As Clerk of the Superior Court,
there was no criticism. Elected
sheriff in 1922, he began a series
of arrests and prosecutions against
violators of the prohibition laws.
Most of the jurors and some of the
judges were opposed to strict en
forcement, and verdicts of not
guilty were common even when
the weight of evidence seemed
conclusive otherwise.
In many cases where convictions
resulted or prisoners plead guilty,
they were turned loose with small
fines. Friends told him it was bad
politics to continue thpse activi
ties. but he answered that he
didn't like the law himself but as
long a> it was the law he was go
ing to cairy out his sworn duty.
The people re-elected him by good
big majorities in 1924 and 1926.
In the spending '20s the county
went heavily into debt. To justi
fy this, assessed values were rais
ed 50 to 100 per cent. Wade, as"
sheriff, was tax collector. He op
posed the spending and the raises.
He did not believe "everything
was just going to be all right" and
said the tax collector's job would
be an impossible one when things
went sour.
He refused to be a candidate in
1928. He probably would not have
been opposed in the primaries and
might have been re-elected even
in the "Hoover landslide" which
carried all Democrats except L. W.
Hassell, Clerk of Superior Court,
out of office.
For the past eleven years, Mr.
Wade was a member of the county
board of elections. In 1944, as
chairman, was tied up itiost of the
year with contract work. Mr. Wade
did much of the work of chairman.
The late, lovable "Lum" Gardner
was the Republican member of our
beard. Men and women in the
armed services were allowed to
vote without previous registration.
See TOM', Page ?
Mickey W oolar <
Recovers from
Raymond "Mickey" Woolard,
Morehead City high school student
and son of Mr. and Mrs. M. G.
Woolard of Morehead City, rcceiv
i ed painful injuries Tuesday night
I when an "unloaded" .410 gauge
, pistol was accidentally discharged
; into his left forearm and stom
; ach.
Young Woolard was visiting at
the home of a friend, Booker Cun
ningham, Tuesday night. Cunning
ham was displaying one of his
Christmas gifts, a .410 pistol, to
| Woolard and several other friends.
Cunningham said ?he did not
know the pistol was loaded and j
when he pulled the trigger it dis- i
charged into Woolard's arm and
stomach from a distance of about
two feet. Fortunately the boy's j
arm was lying across his stomach i
and the arm absorbed the major j
portion of shot from the pistol.
Only a few shot entered his
stomach. The rest struck Wool- ;
ard's left forearm, tearing away
a great deal of flesh. He was taken ,
immediately to the Morehead City
hospital where emergency treat- j
ment was administered and he was ;
hospitalized.
The youth's physician stated yes- 1
terday that he was resting well and
did not appear in any immediate
danger, lie said that though there
were painful wounds in the arm it
did not appear that there would
be maiming after-effects. Stomach
wounds were slight, he reported.
Firemen Provide
Gala Christmas
For 40 Families
Morehead C i 1 y Jaycees,
Grocerymen, Elks Club
Lend Assistance
| Several Morehead City organi
{ zations and firms pitched in last
week to help make Christmas more
p'casant for 40 local families, Fire
Chief Eldon Nelson stated today.
Chief Nelson said the fire de
partment annually takes on the
project of aiding needy families
at Christmastime. Firemen col
lect and paint old toys for the
children and solicit local groceries
for food to donate to families.
As usual, local grocers did their
part by giving all sorts of non
perishable food. The Elks club
supplemented donations from the !
stores by purchasing packages of <
meat to go into each of the boxes.
Elks also donated a sack of flour I
and other types of food to each
box.
White's Dairy joined In the
Christmas spirit by adding a quart
of milk. ?
Finally, Jaycees assisted firemen
in collecting and repairing toys.
The fire department used cash
from its own, treasury to purchase
additional items, assembled all the
boxes, and distributed them.
Thursday night a week ago, j
three nights before Christmas, one
of the fire trucks was gaily decked
out in holiday finery and paraded
through the Morehead City busi
ness section with Santa Claus
on hand to listen to each child's
Christmas wishes and pass out
fruit.
Tide Table
HIGH LOW
Friday, Dec. 30
4:20 a.m.' 10:58 a.m.
4:40 p;m. 10:49 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 31
5:18 a.m. ' 11:48 a.m.
5:31 p.m. 12 midnight
Sunday, Jan. 1
6:59 a.m. 12 noon
(?12 p.m. 12:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 2
6:43 a.m. 12; 15 a.m.
6:56 p.m. 1:14 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. I
7:26 a.m. 12:58 a.m.
7:40 t> m. 1:53 p.m.
d, Hospitalized ,
Wounds
Government Index j
Shows Living Cost
Remains Steady
Relail Clothing Prices
Drop, Renis, Food Rise
Slightly in November
WASHINGTON (AP) A
now government living cost index
today showed clothing prices hav
ing reached their lowest level in
more than two years.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics,
which prepares the index, said
j average retail prices for apparel
reached their lowest level in mid
November since August, 1947.
i Apparel prices began rising af
ter August. 1947. to a peak in Oc
tober, 1948. They arc new 7Vi
j per cent below October, 1948.
A further decline in average
prices for men's, women's and
children's clothing and furnish
ings may be in progress now due
to post-holiday sales.
Rents Rise
The new living cost index -
showing a new gradual rise in
rents remained virtually un
changed from October to Novem
ber. The index rose only one
tenth of one per cent, a very nor
mal change.
The index for November stood j
at 168.6 per cent of the base pe
riod, which is the five-ye*r ipm n
1935-39. The index is 2 *?er cent
lower than a year ago, but 71 per
cent higher than the August, 1939
Hents rose four-{eiiths of Me 4
per cent from October to Novem
ber, continuing a steady rise. For
the three month period ending in
November, the bureau said, the
: largest rent increases were 11 per
! cent at Houston, Texas, and 10.7
per cent at Milwaukee.
Coffee Price Jumps
Food prices rose fractionally in i
November. Many food items were 1
down a bit. But coffee retail prices
jumped 24 per cent during the
month, and prices for fresh fruits
and vegetables rose 5 per cent.
The fuel, electricity and refrig
eration group rose one-half of one
per cent, mainly due to higher !
prices for anthracite, bituminous j
coal and coke.
The index called the consumers
price index, is considered as the j
government's official measurement
of living costs. It averages out |
the retail prices of goods and serv- j
ices bought by city families with
moderate incomes.
Idle Hour Party, Midnight
Skews Slated for Dec. 31
New Year's Eve festivities in
Carteret county will Include a big
party, dance and favors, all free, '
at the tdle Hour Amusement cen
ter, Atlantic Beach, a midnight
show at both the City theatre and
Beaufort theatre, and parties at
the Scout hut, Beaufort and the
Carteret Recreation centcr, More
head City.
Showing at midnight Saturday
at the City will be "The Lady
Takes a Sailor" with Dennis Mor
gan and Jane Wyman, and at Beau
fort. "Dear Wife" with William
Ilolden and Joan Caulficld. This
is a pre-release picture and doora
will open at 11 p.m.
Teen-agers will attend a special
New Year's eve party at the Scout
hut In Beaufort and the public is
invited to the party. 8 p. m , at
the Carteret recreation center.
Street Signs Painted
Re-painting of Beaufort's street
signs on the curb are expected to
be completed this week. Sam
Darling is doing the work. Christ
mas decorations are expected to
be taken down Monday, Jan. 2,
William Hatsell, town clerk, re
ported.