fS CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES JSl..
A Merger of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (Established 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established 1936)
39th YEAR, NO. 15 TWO SECTIONS? TEN PAGES ' MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1950 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS ANDFRIDAyT
Rotarians Discuss
Technical School
Group Comments on Its Ad
vantages to sMorehead,
Possible Development
Morehead City Rotarians voiced
enthusiastic support of the More
head City .Technical institute at j
their meeting Thursday night in|
the Carteret Rccreation center.
I'rogram Chairman Clyde .loncs
introduced I)r S. W. Thompson;
who outlined the advantages ofj
an educational institution in a
community, lie commented that a
school such as MCTI is uplifting ,
culturally, socially, and a stimu
lant to business with far-reaching,
advertising advantages, for each:
student who is favorably impressed
with the town will carry his views
wherever he goes.
I.. D. Gore, president of the I
Morehead City chamber of com-;
meree, discussed the training pro
gram. citing the courses offered,
construction, drafting, electricity,
aid internal combustion engines.
Hp said that 85 per cent of high
school graduates do not continue,
their education and remarked that
members of that group should be
shown what MCTI has to offer.
Scholarship Suggested
Mr. Gore suggested that a schol- 1
arship. similar to the one given by
State college, would be a lasting
memorial to an interested individ
ual or organization.
nr. B. K. Royal, a trustee of the I
University of North Carolina,
viewed tile expansion of the Great
er University through the three
main branches, the University of
North Carolina, Woman's College,
and North Carolina State college I
MCTI. as a functional part of
North Carolina Stale college, l)r. j
Royal commented, is assured a
firm footing which an independ
ent school would require manyi
years to achieve.
Sen. Frank Graham as president
of UNC was in a large measure
responsible for securing funds
from the Knapp Foundation
(which gave $20,000 to help es
triblisli antf maintain MCTI). Or
Royal suggested that Gordon Gray,
die incoming president, be in
formed of the past effort, present
problems and the [fbtcntlattty.
Campus Landscaping
Clyde Jones reported on steps
taken to beautify the campus, lie
expressed the opinion that other
interested people, including Col.
.1 W. llarrelson. chancellor N. C.
State college, Dean J. H. Lampe ;
of the School of Engineering, and
?K. W. Ruggles, director of the ex- 1
tension division be informed of ,
the interest shown by Rotarians. i
' Rotariaq Stanley Wooland prais
ed efforts already made and voiced
the opi 'ion that tht school would
grow and render a great service to
many young men.
Director Speaks
1. Mason, director of MCTI,
and a member of the Rotary club,
described the program as training j
for engineers' aides. He reported
> that N. C. Stale is graduating a
thousand engineers every year as
against less than 100 technicians,
when industry requires from five
to eight technicians for each en
gineer.
He pointed out that the increas
ed mechanization of farms, increase
in the number of industrial plants,
remodeling and modernizing of ex
isting plants, would demand more
and more trained men. "technici
ans such as those graduating from
MCTI."
A large number of Rotarians re
mained after the meeting adjourn
, ed and conti raed an informal dis
cussion. They made suggestions to
be brought before the club at a
future meeting.
Wildwood Citizens
Form Assodation
Members of the Wildwood Com
1 munity association met Tuesday
night in the Wildwood Presby
terian church to complete organi
zation and adopt a constitution
and by laws.
One of the first projects to be
undertaken will be installation of
telephones in the community. Oth
er projects will be launched as the
' need arises.
Tuesday's meeting was the third
held by the group. Its purposes
are threefold: to cultivate a sense
of community spirit, to study and
understand the needs of the com
munity. and to work together on
projects which are to the mutual
advantage of everyone in the com
munity.
Officers of the community asso
ciation arc Hugh Farrior, presi- '
dent, J F. Goode, vice-president. I
. Roy Tom Dickinson, secretary,
' and C. A. McCibe. treasurer. James
G. Murdoch is chairman of tJH Pr0~
jects committee, Jack Bell is chair
man of the program committee,
and Bonner Bell ii membership
committee chairman.
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Prayer Speeds Boat Doivn the Ways
AP Newsfeatnrts
OKINAWA More than wood
and steel go into the building of a
fishing boat here in the Ryukyu
Islands. The prayers of an Ani
mist yuta, or priestess, arc consid
ered essential in addition to the
labors of 26 carpenters over a
three-month period. The latest
addition to the Okinawa fishing
fleet, the 14-ton Diesel-powered
Gyo-Toku-Maru. was r e e e n t I y
launehed in Animist ceremonies
at the port of I toman. Its build
er. the Yamanaka Boat Building
Co., never launches a ship until
completion of the elaborate cere
monies. The priestess guarantees
prosperity to the owners and the
crew and the safekeeping and long
service of their craft. After this
blessing the boat is sent down the i
days, its masts trimmed with live
branches and company insignia and
flags. The Gyo-Toku-Maru. like j
many of her predecessors, will car
ry a crew of six and 30 fishermen.
She will operate for inshore fish
ing as well as trawling in areas
where fishing by Okinawans is
permitted by the U. S. Army Far
Eastern Cornand.
Full Scoii Ticket Will
Be Put Before Voters
Mayor L. W. Hassell, Beau- j
fort, recognized leader of the
Scott party in Carteret coun
ty, announced during an inter
view Saturday that a full
ticket will be put in the field
in opposition to those in office
who are planning to run again
and in opposition to any faction
aligned with local officials who
are not in sympathy with the
Scott administration.
Mr. Hassell said he is not
ready to announce the. ticket at
present. A full statement on
the candidates will be forthcom
ing within the next several
weeks, he added.
The primary will be Saturday,
May 27.
A. C. Edwards
To Speak Here
A. C. Edwards, of llookerton.
president of the North Carolina
Farm Bureau, will speak at a i
Farm Bureau meeting at 7:30 Fri
day night in the court house, Beau
fort.
At this meeting reports will be
given also on the national and
state farm bureau conventions,
Raymond Ball, president of the
county farm bureau, announced.
Mr. Ball satid: "We wish that
it could be possible for every far
mer. his wife, and business man of
Carteret county to attend at least
one State and National Farm Bu
reau convention to learn first hand
what this great farm organization
is doing to improve the agricul
ture program of our state and na
tion.
"It is hoped that every person
in the county who possibly can
will put forth a special effort to
attend the Friday night's meeting
and hear what the delegates who
attended these two meetings have
to say."
Fire Departments Answer
Three Weekend Alarms
Beaufort bnd Morehead City
fire departments answered three
alarms over the weekend.
A '35 Ford belonging to Eddie
Collins on Pi ic street, Beaufort,
caught fire about 6:30 p. m. Fri
day. The fire department answer
ed the call but Engin<*r Elmond
Rhue said the fire was 'almost out
by the time they arrived. Damage
was not extensive.
A grass fire by the airport Sat
urday afternoon was threatening
Smith fish factory nets spread out
over the airport and the fire dc
department was called to stand by.
No damage was caused to the nets.
Morehead City fire department
a iswered a call to a grass fire at
about 2 o'clock Su-Hay afternoon
at the rear of the Clyde Jones
Gas and Appliance company. 28th
street. They merely stood by, no
equipment was used.
Jannary Liquor Sales
In Canty Total $40,679
Liquor sales in Carteret coun
ty in January tot-,
aled $40,679.63. Sales in the three
towns were as follows: Morehead
City $17,536:10; Beaufort, $14,999.
05: Newport $8,144.45.
Operating expenses were $2,810.
66; sales Ux $3,457.77, and net
profit $2,557.17. Shares of the
towns were $802.28 to Morehead
City hospital; $688.20 t* Beaufort
and $372.<1 to Newport.
Is Another One- Way Street
Necessary in Beaufort?
The question has been raised .
regarding a change on Queen st..
Beaufort, as ;i oneway street,
from Ann south to Front, tratfic
being permitted to enter that
bloek from Ann street only.
Although every motorist is con
cerned or should be concerned
with traffic hazards, persons living
in that block are of prime impor
tancc in considering the matter.
Their opinions are.given below.
The proposal to make Queen a
one-way street south from Ann to
Front has not, been considered
by cither the town board o? the
police or any t?iher autherflles. It J
has been mentioned however, that
making the street one-way south
would relieve the congestion
caused by buses (the Seashore
Transportation company station is
located in this block), heavy,
trucks, and the normal flow ol aut
omobiles.
On Saturdays, especially, it is
frequently an impossibility to turn ;
into that street from Front. Cra- 1
ven street is a one-way street north I
and proponents believe it would
fit logically into the traffic sys
tem to make Queen a one-way
street south from Ann to Front.
Hiram Kerr, member of the po
licc forcc, says he doesn't know
whether making that street one
way would be an advantageous
move.
W. T. Ilcwitt, manager of the
A & P store, believes that insti
tuting a one-way traffic regulation
would help. It would not .interfere
with trucks unloading at his store,
lie added.
Harry Hill, manager ot the bus
station, said it would not interfere
with the buses. "Nothing could be
worse than it is now", he remark
ed. "They put that parking meter .
there." he continued, indicating
the space just south of the station
"and it's awful for the buses to
turn when a car is there. I wasn't
here when they put it in. or 1 1
would have asked them not to do
so. This is the only town I've ever
seen where they didn't paint off
space for buses".
Mrs. Nick Bcllamah. 113 Queen
st., was enthusiastically in favor "1
the one way idea. "Saturdays it's
terrible here", she remarked.
Mrs. L. F. Williams, 115 Queen
St.. said she believed the one-way
street plan "might help."
G. W. Duncan, 123 Queen St.. I
stited he would be in favor of
the idea "if it will help relieve
conditions any. It's certainly bad
along this street, it certainly is".
, Ben Jones, owner and manager
of the bicycle and stove shop in
that block, said he wouldn't like
to see the street one-way. "It's
more convenient as it is. aiyd L
don't know, but 1 don't thinlf l a
like it any different." Mrs. Jones
is vigorously opposed to the idea.
Mrs. Oaisey Hatsed, 122 Queen
st.. observed that Queen is wider
than Craven and some cars go
north on Queen to avoid, the near
owness of Craven. She remarked
that she would be willing to sec
the one-way proposition given a
trial for a couple of months.
Mrs. Graham Duncan, jr., said
neither yes nor no to the sugges
tion but commented that she
thought the "No parking" signs on
the cast side of Queen street had
helped the problem to a great ex
tent, "even though it it convenient
for ui." she added.
Mrs. Jack Wind lev, 116 Queen
! st.. said, "I'd hate to see this a
1 one-way street," but added that I
she would have no objection to a
period of trial.
The llev. T. K. Jenkins, who lives
at the parsonage, 119 Queen st.,
stated that he believed a one-way
street would help matters and that
he had no objection to the idea.
Another one way street in Beau
fort may not be in the immediate
future, but from the experiences of
other towns, it is believed that
many changes are bound to occur
to accomodate the increasing
number of autoN ibiles which tra
veled naiTou ? iH ?U of tow iv laid
out (tKl(Ks ako.
Pastors Release
Results Obtained
In Church Census
By the Rev. W. I>. C'avinesn and
the Bev. Priestley Conyers
Members of the various Prot
estant churches (white) of More
head City gathered Sunday, Feb.
5, to take a religious census of
the population of the town. Each
church was allotted a specific ter
ritory to cover. The homes not
covered that afternoon were to be
contacted the following week.
However, in some homes persons
were not found home even after
several visits.
The census was a great success
in every way. The workers were
enthusiastic about the results of
the work. Some of the ministers
received requests for transfer of
membership to the contacted's re
spective church in Morehead City.
Other people seemed to appreciate
the visit because it showed that
churches of Morehead City are in
terested in the faith of the people.
Time after time it was said, "We
appreciate your coming, we want
you to come back."
Immediately 1 after the census
was taken in the Camp Glenn sec
tion, attendance at Sunday School j
and cjiurch services increased and
there was wonderful spirit and i
enthusiasm.
The table which appears on
page 4 shows the religious faith
of the people of Morehead City.
It gives each church a list of pro
spective members who show that
church as the preference. Thus
the religious work is coordinated
so that more |>cople may be cdntac
ted and cultivated and will elim
inate the problems where two min
isters visit the same family and
omit visitations entirely in anoth
er family.
This year each church is plan
See PASTORS, Page Thfee
Tide Table
Tides at Beaufort Bar
hh;h low
Tuesday, Feb. 21
11:00 a.m. 5:03 a.m.
11:29 p.m. 5:14 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 22
11:37 a.m. 9:43 a.m.
12 Midnight 5:50 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 23
12:09 a.m. 6:28 *.m.
12:18 p.m. 6:32 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 24
12:56 a.m. 7:19 a.m.
106 p.m. 7:19 p.m.
State Board Closes Shrimping
Season from Jan. 1 to July 1
Helen Lewis , Marsliallberg ,
Returns After Year in Alaska
By Eleanore Dear Phillip*
Miss Helen Lewis left during
the weekend for Norfolk, after
having spent the past two weeks
at her home in Marshallberg
where she returned the first of
this month. She spent the past
year in Adak. Alaska, where she
was employed by the government
as a civil service worker.
Miss Lewis, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Tenncy Lewis of Marshall
berg, had been in Norfolk as a
government worker for five years,
when she requested a transfer
last year to Alaska.
Adak. the furthermost point of ,
the Aleutian islands, is 12,000 1
miles from Kodiak. the closest
island to the mainland. In time I
it is six hours different from east
coast time, three hours later than
Seattle time and one hour later
than Kodiak. It is almost at the
International Date Line.
Adak is at the point where the
Artie and Japanese currents meet,
so as a result of these currents,
the weather, although changeable,
with rain one minute and sun the
next, never varies much. The tem
perature never drops below 15 in
the winter and never goes above
1 40 in the summer, so Miss Lewis
reported it is always cold, and the
wind never stops blowing.
No Rugs on Adak!
Adak js remarkably free of all
' sorts of insect life, which is entire
| ly different from the mainland
' where flies and mosquitoes make
i life miserable during the warm
! months. No trees grow on Adak.
J and instead of grass, the ground
turns green from a tundra growth.
: Wild flowers grow in the summer
; months. June through August, and
the one Miss Lewis enjoyed the
most was the wild orchid, which is
small and grows in clusters sim
: ilar to me hyacinth. Each blossom
she reported, is an exact duplicate |
in miniature of the tropical orchid.
Snow falls during the winter
months, from September to April,
but there is tittle skiing or iee
skating, although tobagganing is
enjoyed on the small mountains.
During the summer months moun
tain climbing is possible, although
only in a party, and only with the
permission of the commanding of
ficer. because Mount Moffitt, the
highest mountaiiy is considered
dangerous. Trout and salmon fish,
ermen take to the streams on the
island during the warmer months,
but there is no boating or swim
ming because the water is so cold
a human being can only live in it
for eight minutes.
Winter Days Are Short
During the winter months the
days are short. Miss Lewis said,
with daylight lasting only from 8
o'clock in the morning until 4 in j
the afternoon, but in the summer j
the days start at 3 in the morning j
and stay light until 11 at night.
The bald eagle and the ptarma I
gin are the only birds seen on A
dak. but Seals frolic in the bay.
Small shrimp arc caught in the
summer and in the spring large
crabs are speared in the marshes.
Miss Lewis said the crabs are the j
size of a hand span, and 2 to 3
pounds of meat can be taken from j
one.
Because Adak is so far from the
mainland, and the only means of i
transportation is by Naval Air Ser
vice (NATS) or Military Air j
Transportation Service (MATS).;
No leave except emergency leaves j
arc granted, so the personnel of
the island, both military and civil
ian. arc there for their full term,
a year for civilians, 18 months
for Navy and Coast Guard and two ,
years for the Army.
Miss Lewis said all the natives
left the island at the beginning *of
the war and have not returned, ,
so Adak is completely a military
base now.
Beaufort Social News
St. Paul's Announces
Services for Lenten Season
The beginning of Lent will be
observed tomorrow. Ash Wednes
day, in St. Paul's Episcopal church
with a worship service at 7:30 p.m.
| The movie, Stephen, will be show n
in the Parish house after the ser
vice. Members of the women's aux
iliary will serve coffee and dough
nuts during the social hour.
This program, a service and a
movie, will be followed each Mon
day night through Lent ending
the Monday night of Holy Week.
April 13.
During Lent there will be Holy
Communion every Thursday morn
ing at 10 o'clock and the Litany
each Friday at 5 p.m.
Chappell's Hosts To
Couples Bridge Club
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Chappcll
were hosts Wednesday evening
when they, entertained their coup
les club at bridge.
Special guests for the evening
were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis
and Mr. and Mr?. Odcll Merrill.
High Scorc prizes were won by
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rudder.
Ice cream with strawberry top
ping and valentine cakcs were ser
ved at the end of the evening.
Mrs. Potter Entertains
Bridge Club Friday
Mrs. Charles Check was special
guest laat Friday evening when
Mrs. James H. Potter, III, enter
tained her bridge club.
High scorc prize for the evening
a box of candy was won by Mrs.
Hilton Hill.
Mrs. Potter served jello, cookies
coffee and nuts at the end of the
| bridge play.
Two Couples Enlerlain
At Dinner Party Thursday
Mr. and Mrs. James Whitehurst '
and Mr. and Mrs. William Roy j
Hamilton were hosts last Thur*
day night when they entertained
15 couples at a buffet dinner at |
the Whitchurst home.
Red carnations and red roses
were used throughout the hom>e.
On entering the house each coup- ,
le was given a favor, and dinner |
partners were paired by the favor. !
Games were played during the
evening with Eric Moore being
presented the winning prize.
Miss Duncan Entertains
Club At Bridge, Dinner
Mrs. T. F.nnett and Mrs. Rob
ert Poulk were special guests last
Thursday evening when Miss Lena
Duncan entertained her bridge
club at dinner at Holdcn's rest
aurant, and later at bridge at her
home.
Following three progressions.
Mr.s I'ou Ik was declared high
score winner and presented with a
bo* of candy. Mrs. E. II. Potter,
winner of consolation prize, receiv
ed a set of hi-jacks.
Mrs. C. A. Merrill Honors
Mrs. Douglas Merrill
Mrs. C. A. Merrill was hostess
Friday night when she honored
Mrs. Douglas Merrill with a show
er. Thirty guests were present.
Gaines were played with prises go
ing to Mrs. Lester Dudley, Mrs.
Wilbur Merrill, Mrs. Blanche
Dudley, Patsy Springle and Mrs.
Dolly Dudley.
MORE BEAUFORT SOCIAL
r NEWS ON PAGE FIVE
2,500 Sm Show Written
By Miss Betty Lou Merrill
An audience of more than 2,500
persons saw the 1950 edition of
the Woman's College Junior Class
show, "Gay Nineties Ijtevue," Kri
i day night at Greensboro.
1 The benefit performance pre
sented highlights of old tiipc vau
deville from the days of Tony Pas
tor through the days of Marilyn
Miller.
The show was written and di
rected by Betty Lou Merrill. Beau
fort. and staged by Millie Barlow.
Wilmington Feature acts includ
ed a can-can chorus, ? barber shop
quartet, soft shoe routines, black
I face acts, and comic novelty songs.
Three Visit Capital
W. H. Potter, Lambert R. Mor
ris, and Claud Wheatly made a
trip to Washington, D. C? last
week in the interest of deepening
Taylor creek channel. Mr. Pot
ter and Mr. Wheatly are affiliated
with Beaufort Fisheries and Mr.
Morris is owner and operator of
the Morris Fish company.
tl Attend Clink
Fifty-one persons, 29 white wom
en, nine while men, 12 colored
women and a colored man attend
ed the free cancer cliiiic at Kins
ton Thursday. Persons living out
side Kinaton should write for an
appointment to Cancer Center
Clerk. P. 0. Dm 40. Kinston, N. C.
WILMINGTON ? The North
Carolina Board of Conservation
and Development on Friday
banned shrimping with trawlers
I in the inland waters of the State
; during the jurisdiction of the
i hoard from Jan. 1 to July 1 annu
| ally.
During the past year there were
| no restrictions other than at night
! and on Sunday. In previous years,
however, closed seasons have been
I in effect.
The action was taken in the
: form of a resolution submitted to
! the board by its Commercial Fish
i cries committee during the group's
special meeting at Wilmington.
No action was taken on present
regulations pertaining to shrimp
ing in outside waters.
The resolution was the out
growth of hearings conducted at
' Morehead City at which both
i shrimpers and fishermen were
| heard.
Among those speaking Friday
! were Joe Thompson. Wilmington
I seafood dealer, who asked for some
ruling prohibiting the taking of
small shrimp in bays in inland
streams. He suggested a closed
season for a portion of the year.
A similar request was made by
W. F. Alford. of Greenville Sound,
Louis Hardee. Southport shrimp
and seafood dealer, recommend
ed that the reciprocal agreement
with South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida with respect to licenses be
continued.
Resolution A (fop ted
Another resolution adopted by
the board dealt with the use of
the fleet of boats now under the
supervision of the Commercial
Fisheries committee. It read as
follows:
"That the first and foremost use
of the boats at all times shall be
for patrol and law enforcement
duties in connection with carrying
out the laws and regulations gov
erning commercial fisTiing. shrimp
ing. and the taking of oysters.
"It is recognized that other of
ficial State business may require
the use of the boats from time
to time; therefore It shall be With
in the province of the director of
the State Department of Conserva
tion and Development to determine
what constitutes official business
as the occasion may arise. The
director of the Commercial Fish
eries Division, with the chief law
enforcement officers concurring,
shall permit the use of the boats
for such official State business
upon the written order of the di
rector of the Department of Con
servation arid Development. At
no time shall use of the boats be
permitted for such official busi
ness when it is necessary to halt
law enforcement or patrol work."
Greater part of the morning scs
, sion was devoted to discussion of
I the shrimping problem.
Promotion Discussed
i During the afternoon. Eric W.
Rodgers, of Scotland Neck, chair
man of the advertising commit
tee, reported on the State's pres
ent program and plans for tour
ist and industrial promotion. He re
ported it had been decided that
for the remainder of the fiscal
I period there will be no emphasis
on agricultural advertising, but
that all stress will be placcd on
I encouraging more tourists and
! greater industry.
Details of the program were
explained by Charlie Parker, head
| of the advertising division, and
See STATE BOARD, Page Three
County Teachers
To Meet Thursday
County teachcrs will meet at 3:30
| Thursday afternoon in Moreheud
City for the sceond county-widc
teachcrs meeting of the year. They
| will vote for state officers of the
North Carolina Education associa
tion and also name delegates to
the state meeting next month,
j Several teachers attended the
| New Bern meeting of the NCEA
last night. Among them were G.
L. Hardest)', Newport. Kred Lewis,
! teacher supervisor, and H. L. Jos
! lyn. county superintendent of
schools.
Mr. Joslyn will also leave Friday
for Atlantic City to attend the
meeting of the American Associa
tion of School Administrators. 'Ac
companying him will be J. A. Bat
son, superintendent of the Fre
mont schools. Mr. Batson was
formerly principal at Atlantic and
his wife at one time taught in
Morehcad City achool. The meet
ing will begin Saturday and end
Thursday, March 2.
The county-wide teachers meet
ing Thursday will be in charge of
the president. Mrs. Emma Watson
Davis, of Newport. The first
meeting this year was held in
Beaufort school.
Adoption Official
Visits County
Miss Ethel Speas Explains
Aims, Processes ol Adop
tion in State
Miss Ethel Speas, supervisor
' of adoptions with the Child Wcl
i fare division of the State Board
I of Public Welfare, visited the coun
j ty welfare department Friday to
confer on adoption work in Car
i teret county.
Miss Speas stated that there are
i 1,200 adopted children in the state
| and 40 of these are in this county.
Kach of the welfare depart
ments in the hundred counties
is authorized to find families for
children, explained the state of
: ficial. "The welfare department is
I charged with the protection of de
| pendent children," she continued,
"and it is our purpose to find
homes for children rather than
children for homes."
Many I>?'inandH
In regard to Carteret county,
Miss Speas commented that for
the total population there are pro
portionately more adopted child
ren here than the average in oth
er counties. "There are more de
mands for children than we have
children," the supervisor added,
"and that is as it should be be
cause we like to have a number
of homes from which to choose
in order that the child is suited
to the family and the family to
the child."
Children are deprived of homes
I and become eligible for adoption
I when homes are broken by divorce
I or death and due to unusual shiit
! ting of persons as caused by the
! recent war. Here the supervisor
j pointed out that the government's
| program of aid to dependent child
! ren is o< jAime img/Jitar-d- in
: making it possible for the children
j to stay with a parent or parents
and with brothers and sisters.
Children born out of wedlock
' are adopted, and step-parent adop
i tion is frequent, Miss Speas said,
j In the latter case, the man who
| marries a widow adopts those
children of her previous marriage
Adoption cases come before the
welfare l>oard through application
Uirough the courts, by doctor re
ferral, relative placements, and
I community contacts.
Temporary Home Needed
In Carteret county, Miss Speas
remarked, a temporary boarding
! home for adoptive children is ur
gently needed. If the child can
be placed in this home for a per
iod of time, the welfare workers
I lc#rn to know him better, he is
studied physically and mentally,
' the welfare department is given
time to find him the proper home,
and it gives the natural parent
time to make a decision without
, haste.
The supervisor of adoption
pointed out that the present adop
tion law offers more protection
for a child placed through an auth
orized agency, such as the wel
fare department. The agency stucT
ics home and child and use Is
made of medical, psychological in
formation.
I Under agency placement, rather
| than independent placement by a
parent, there is little risk that
trouble will arise later. In agency
! placement there is assurance that
the natural parents cannot take the
i child back, the emotional security
I of the child is assured, and there
! is little danger that he will be
shoved back and forth from one
family to another^ explained the
j supervisor.
I Successful adoptions depend pri
marily, Miss Speas pointed out, on
! cooperation of the social agency
I and the courts ? a close working
! relationship between the clerk of
I court tthe court of adoption) and
j the welfare department.
Can Collide Near Beanlort
Intersection Friday Right
Two cars, one driven by C. L
Beam of Beaufort and another driv
en by llenry Kirk, also of Beau
fort, collided at 6:30 Friday night
just east of the Ann and Queen
street intersection.
Mr. Beam was proceeding cut
! on Ann and Mr. Kirk west on Ann
when the left fronts of the cars
grated each other. Chief Louis
i B Willis, who with Officer Carlton
Garner, investigated, said damage
was slight.
A 19S0 North Carolina license
tag, 816-041, has been found and
is posted at the east end ot the
Morehead City drawbridge. At
tached to It is a New Bern city
tag.