FARM NEWS
SECTION 2
CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES *
A Merger of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (EiUbliihed 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (ErtablUhed 1936)
39th YEAR, NO. 21 TWO SECTIONS ? FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1950 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Trailer Brings French Gills
EXHIBIT OF FRENCH THANK Y<
1 lie trailer containing gifts from France, gratitude tokens for
Friendship Trains from the United States, is pictured above. The
trailer is touring Carteret county schools this week. It will be open
to the public Wednesday night in Beaufort and Thursday night in
Morchcjid City.
Oceanographers
To Study Flow
Of Coastal Waters
Dean Bumpus, oceanogiapher
from Woods Hole, Mass.. will ar
rive here in several weeks to un
dertake a study of circulation of
waters off the North Carolina
coast. Attempt will be made to de
termine where the water camcs
from, where it's going, how the
Gulf Stream affects currents, and
changes in temperature and sal
inity.
This work will he done in co
operation with the Oceanographic
institute at Woods Mole and the
Institute of Fisheries Research at
Morehead City with the approval
of Conservation and Development.
The Occanographic institute is
interested in the movement of wa
ters solely from the scientific
standpoint, while the Institute of
Fisheries Research is primarily in
terested in how these currents -
feet the fish population. "
Waters Unexplored
North Carina waters are prac
tically unexplored in this field.
Until thi Reliapcc made some
cruises over a v^r ago and es
tablished two or three hydrograph
ic stations, no work had ever been
done in this line aside from a few
observations on tidal flow made by
the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
"Anything else has merely been
a guess as to system of flow,'' re
marks Mr. Bumpus.
One of the methods of determin
ing how waters move is to use a
"drift log" or "current pole". This
Mr. Bumpus explains, it merely
Sec OCEANOGRAPHERS. Page 8
Building Permits
' Required by Law
Contractors engaged to construct
buildings within the town limits
of Beaufort have been urged to ob
tain a building permit before pro
ceeding with new construction, re
pairs, or remodeling of any struc
ture now standing.
This request came from the
Beaufort boird of adjustment
WKich met Friday night at the town
lt#ll to hear petitions from build
, ers or prospective builders.
v Nick Ballamah, Queen street,
Wis given permission to build a
garage with a 2 foot all-around
' clearance. This is not in accord
ance with the zoning law, but his
property was not large enough to
comply with the law, so the board
of. adjustment agreed ta tile 2-foot
clearance. Mr Bellamah had al
ready started construction before
seejng the board, do certain
changes will have to be made, it
was pointed out.
. Jack Willis, represented by hia
j brother, Neal, was given permis
, sion to build a 20 by 34-foot gro
cery store on his lot at Cedar and
Turner street, which is in a resi
dential district.
This business enterprise in a res
idential district-was permitted, the
board rules, because Mr. Willis is
physically handicapped and cannot
t > otherwise earn a livelihood. The
? grocery store building ia to be used
such only during Mr. Willis's
etime.
Marine Cms Clamps Dawn
On Civilian fiot! Playws
Maj. W T. Warren, public re
lations officer, Cherry Point Ma
rine Air base, announced this
week that in the future no civil
ians will be permitted to play oa
the Cherry Point golf course
He added, however, that if a civ.
? ' Bian is in the company of a mem
ber of the Marine corpa, play can
he arranged. Heretofore, non
military personal have been per
- milted on the coarse, the only re
quirement being the payment of
greens fees.
Grand Jury Will Review
Midgetle Case Monday
Thr cur against Rilph Mid
ErUr. charged with the murder
of ( apt. (.Irnn B. Willis. Beau
fort, is docketed on the superior
court calendar in Beaufort coun
ty for Monday, March 2t.
The case will go to the grand
Jury that day. If the grand jur
ors deride that there Is suffic
ient evidence on the chargc to
warrant a trial, they will return
a true bill. In that instance, the
rase may be tried the latter port
of next week, or counsel for
Midgetle may request that the
case be postponed until the next
term of superior court.
Firemen Answer
Four Alarms
In Three Days
A busy weekend was experienc
ed by Morehead City firemen with
lour fires, none of them serious,
reported Tkiusdap, Friday, and
Saturday
Thursday afternoon at 4:20 an
alarm wa< turned in from the resi
dence at 107 North 22hd street.
Fire was caused when a fuel line
leading to an oil heating stove be
came disconnected and spilled fuel
on the floor.
The fuel ignited and firemen
were called. By the lime they ar
rived, flames had been extinguish
ed and their services were not re
quired.
Another Alarm Sounds
Before they could return to the
station another alarm was turned
in from a home at J2th and Fisher
street. Residents of the neighbor
hood had seen smoke pouring from
under the eaves of the home and
turned in an alarm.
When firemen arrived on the
scene they could find no fire other
than in a heating stove. Source
of the smoke was discovered when
they found that a loose flue per
mitted smoke to escape under the
eaves rather than out of the chim
ney.
Beans Burn
Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock the
smoke-eaters were summoned to
an apartment house at 1107 Aren
dell street. Beans cooking for
supper had begun smoking, caus
ing the owner to turn in an alarm.
Nothing was damaged other than
the beans and the pan in which
they were scorched.
Saturday morning at 9:45 an
alarm came from the Morehead
City yacht basin. A welder work
ing on the menhaden boat Charlei
S. Wallace, had ignited part of the
boat's planking.
Workers at the boatyard put
their fire-fighting knowledge to
work and killed the blaze with a
carbon-dioxide extinguisher by
the time the fire truck arrived.
Paint and wood on the boat was
scorched but no serious damage
resulted.
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Merekoad Clumber to Med
Latter Pari of Month
JMans are underway for a gala
Morehead City Chaftiber of Com
merce banquet the latter part of
this month, chamber officials an
nounced today.
Col. George W. Gillette, execu
tive director of the North Carolina
State Ports Authority, will be the
chief speaker and will elaborate
on local port plans.
Al*o, three new chamber direc
tors will be elected These men
will take office the first of May.
The chamber president is elected
from the board personnel
It is hoped that many members
of civic eliibs will be present.
Same Names, Different Mea
The Arthur Da via, colored man
who has appeared in Beaufort
mayor's court to answer to char
ges of public drunkenness is not
the Arthur O. Davis of Morehead
City.
Judge Tells Grand Jury It's Not Their Duty
To Investigate Schools or County Offices
Small Audience
Hears Contest
Raleigh Municipal Band
Plays Sunday for Benefit
of Fire Department
A smnii audience gathered in
Beaufort school auditorium Sun
day afternoon to hear the Kaleigh
Municipal band present a concert
under sponsorship of the Beaufort
Fire department.
Chief Charles Harrell of the fire
department introduced Mayor Law
rence Hasscll of Beaufort, who wel
comed the band. The program that
followed was announced by Mil
lard P. Burt, executive director,
who also played a bass horn (sou
saphone) solo and later conducted
several numbers.
The concert opened with the Star
Spangled Banner (Key) and was
followed with March, Indiana State
Band (Farrar), Bells of Saint
Mary's ( Adams- Yoder), Westward
Ho; (Thomas), Billy Blowhard
(Kattaun) a sousaphone solo by
Mr. Burt.
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo ( Hoffman ) ,
The Glow Worm (Lincke), March
Religioso (Chambers), Sally Trom
bone (Fillmore), Marimba Capers
(Caneva), a solo by Leslie Smith.
Alda Overture, (McCaughy),
From the South (Isaac-Lillya), and
two marches as encores concluded
the concert.
Director of the band is Barrett
Wilson.
The band is unique. Mr. Burt
told the audience, in that it is
supported solely by the members
and their friends. There is 110
sponsoring association for the
group of musicians who, meet once
weekly to rehearse.
Seventh Grade Pupils Study
Operation of U. S. Postoffice
Seventh grade pupils of Morehead City school transact busi
ness at their postoffice. At the money order window, left, is
Douglas Taylor; at the parcel post and stamps window, right, is
Marir Crowe; and speaking to a clerk at the extreme right is
Glenn (Buddy) Rose.
In conduction with their study
of communication, pupils in Mrs.
Robert Taylor's seventh grade at
Morehead City school have con
structed part of the interior of a
postoffice in their room. In this
postofficc clerks can wait on cus
tomers from behind the windows
and the children learn to weUh
packages and compute the amount
of postage necessary as a part of
their study in arithmetic.
Included in this study of the
post<ffficc under the general top
ic, "Travel and Communication
Problems," is a visit to the More
head City postoffice to sec lirst
hand the work done there.
Materials for building the "post
office" in their room cost only
$1.33. This was spent for nails,
a flag, and paint. The heavy struc
tural materials, wood and card
board. were obtained lrorn a lo
cal furniture store.
Mrs. Taylor comments, "The
children have learned that the
postoffico serves their community
well. Serving them arc the post
master. mail clerks, postmen, rur
al free delivery carriers, special
delivery boys, mail pilots, engin
eers, and bus drivers.
"In this activity they have learn
ed social practices, planning and
working cooperatively, sharing
tools, materials and books, and
they have learned to respect the
work and rights of others," she
concluded.
John M. Morehead's D?eani
Seems Close to Fruition
Havelock Jaycees
Start Canpaign
For Telephones
Work should start immediately
toward obtaining at least partial
telephone service for Havelock,
Havclock Jaycees decided at their
Thursday night meeting at the
Rose Motor company.
The telephone situation at pres
ent is deplorable, members of the
club commented. They said al
most all of the homes in the com
munity were without access to any
telephone, a situation that could
provp extremely dangerous should
an emergency arise, but a situation
that is aggravating under any con
ditions.
Bernard Lcary and James R.
Sanders were present from the
Morehead City club and informed
the group on steps necessary to
affiliate with the state and nation
al Jaycee organizations. They also
presented each member of the club
with mimeographed copies of the
constitution which was adopted at
their first meeting.
President Jim Godwin asked
each member to submit a written
suggestion on what he thought
would be the best civic project
for the group to undertake. Sec
retary Bill Vernon remarked that
the first project endorsed by the
group, the addition of classroom
apace at the Cherry Point school,
was a success.
Mr. Vernon pointed out that Jay
cees, along with other civic groups
which laid the groundwork for the
additions, had been instrumental in
having the State Board of Educa
tion approve the additions. Let
ten were read from Thomas Ca
they, president of the Cherry Point
Homes Civic association, and Rol
and Shell, president of the Cherry
Potet Apprentice association, stat
in! the desire of both groups to
work cjoaely with the Jaycees on
civic project*
Three new members were wel
comed, making the total member
ship K. The resignation of Ted
dy Sbapou from the board of di
rectors was accepted and a motion
paaaed that the board appoint a
n$w director in hia place.
The Junior clasa of Newport
high school will sponsor an in
formal St. Patrick'* Day dance at
8; 30 Friday night at Newport gym.
By K. C. Salisbury
After inure than 100 years, the
vision that John M. Morehead had
of making the location of the pres
ent site of Morehead City one of
the best ports on the Atlantic
coast, gives promise of being real
ized to the fullest. Although the
past ten years have wit :essed
some growth in the port devclop
-ment, it has not reached that
greatness as visualiicd by Mr.
Morehead. Under the direction of
the State Port Authority, plans
have been completed and will soon*
be put in execution to increase
its dockage and storage capacity.
This has been made possible by
an appropriation from the State of
$2,000,000.
What of this man whose fore
sight and judgment prompted him
to urge the State to recognize the
natural advantages of this section
as a port terminal as well as the
building of a railroad that would
furnish a shipping outlet for water
and land commerce? A man who
since the early days of the indus
trial life of the State has been
rightly called the "father of mod
ern North Carolina?"
Turning back the pages of his
tory 150 years we find that John
Motley Morehead, the oldest son of
John and Obedience Motley More
head, was born on July 4, 1796.
His parents at (Hat time were liv
ing in Pittsylvania county, Vir
ginia, near the Dan River. Two
years after the birth of their first
son, the family moved to a section
in Rockingham county, North Car
olina, near the present village of
Spray. Here they raised a family
of five daughters and four sons.
The parents being of Scotch and
English descent they were of the
Presbyterian faith.
Boy Shows Ambition
At an early date the boy showed
a desire for learning. Such school
ing he received up to the time be
was fifteen years of age was re
ceived from the meager schools
of that early period. At the age
of fifteen young Morehead was put
in a proper school of higher train
ing conducted by Dr David Cald
well in his home near Greensboro.
There be spent three years under
the teaching of Dr. Caldwell. In
tbe tail of 1815 be was admitted
as a member of tbe junior class
of the University of North Caro
lina.
.The records ol the University
show that Mr. Morebead was an
outstanding scholar in his college
years, graduating with high hon
ors in 1817. He returned to the
collage in tbe fall of that year as
a tutor, serving in that capacity
until a* year later when he resign
See JOHN M. Page Eight
John Motley Morrhcad
Boy Scoots Past Tosls
Daring Board oi Boviow
Boy Scout troop 101 of More
head City recently held a board I
of review with Paul Mitchell, |
chairman, and Harold Olson, assis
tant. I.inwood Hancock of Har
kers Island was also present, re
presenting troop 75, Two of his
Scouts passed second class re
quirements.
Members of troop 101 passing I
second class requirements were |
James E. Willis, Tommy Olson.
Jerry Hiatt, Lonnie Hiatt, Earl I
Wade, jr., and Walter Graham |
Fulcher.
Walter Thomas passed first class |
requirements.
Troop 101 Scoutmaster is Ab- 1
rom Willis, assistant, Woodrow
Wilson.
Officials the Same !
The same two officials refereed
the New Bern-Beaufort girls' game
from beginning to end during the
New Bern All Girls' tournament
U waa stated in tbe NEWS-TIMES
column. Sou'easter, last Tuesday
that officials were changed. THE
NEWS-TIMES regrets the error.
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County CAP Unit
Begins Operation
Group Receives Charter,
Equipment; Activity to
Begin Immediately
Carteret county's postwar Civil
Air Patrol unit has boon activated
and daily is receiving full equip
ment to establish the unit, Com
manding Officer M. T. Mills an
nouncrd following a trip to CAP
headquarters in Charlotte last
week.
Commander Mills and Adjutant
A. D. Ellsworth flew to Charlotte
to deliver applications for mem
bership and receive equipment
necessary to set the unit up.
Official* Confer
While in Charlotte the two of
ficers conferred with Col. toorge
D. Wishburn, wing commander of
the North Carolina CAP organiza
tion, Capt. Harvey A. McKce, USAF
liason officer with the patrol, and
Lt. Robert E. Ridenhour, wing ad
jutant.
It was decided to activate the
county unit as a flight
until enough recruits could be pro
cessed to bring the strength up to
the squadron level.
Urgency was expressed at state
headquarters in Feeing that the
Carteret squadron becomes larger
and more active. Officers in
Charlotte said they were particu
larly pleased to see this area have
a CAP unit because of the unit's
proximity to Cape Lookout, Cape
Ifatteras and other coastal points.
Equipment Sent Here
On their return, the two officers
brought back a quantity of equip
ment to be used here. Included
was complete telephone and talo
gr%pli epnipment. an aiii&
?fci. parachatea, and Initio text
books Colonel Waahbarn desig
nated this unit as a radio unit and
complete radio equipment, suffic
ient to establish a sending and re
ceiving station at the Beaufort air
port. will be sent by truck.
A meeting of the group is
scheduled for Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock at the Beaufort airport.
Necessary paper work toward ob
taining an airplane will be com
pleted. Any persons interested in
joining Uie unit will be welcome,
Mr. Ellsworth stated.
Solicitor Dockets
Criminal Cases
William J. Bundy, solicitor, yes
terday released the criminal docket
for the one-week term ot superior
court which opened yesterday
morning at the court house.
Three cases?will go to the grand
jury and will be tried any time
this week if a true bill is found in
each instance. The cases are as fol
lows: Charles H. Stephens, III,
charged with manslaugter; Calvin
E. Adams, Floyd C. Robinson and
James Daniels, each charged with
larceny, and Edward K. Barrett,
charged with breaking and enter
ing.
Docketed for today are the fol
lowing, all charged with drunken
driving: Moses Teel, Marion V.
Butler, Glenn Wade, Daniel Web
ster Russell, and John R. Watson.
Butler is also charged with car
rying a concealed weapon and Wat
son with larceny.
Scheduled for trial tomorrow are
the following: John A. Bruce,
charged with drunken driving,
Lindsay B. Wells, drunken driv
ing, and William Fulford, Jr., lar
ceny.
Five cases were on the docket
for yesterday: Millard W. Vandi
ford, speeding; Carolina and Nel
lie Jones, disorderly conduct;
John and Horace* Jones, larceny;
two charge* of trespasa again John
Jones. The state will not prose
cute it this tine a caw against
G. W. Phillips, Mr. Bundy said.
Uncontested divorce cases, in
quiries, and routine civil matters
will be heard. Cases concurring
after the making of the court cal
endar will be added, the solicitor
reported.
Fire Bearing Floys
No out-of-town residents ap
peared at * bearing on the tire
protection system called Friday at
the court bouse. Beaufort, lie
Ihght board ^ discussed fire pro
tfee session will wear ilTrrttUrt
Judge Walter J. Bone of Nash
ville yesterday in his charge to
the grand jurors told them it was
none of their business to inspect
schools or county offices. The only
time they should enter that phase
of county education or govern
ment is if they have confirmed be
lief that crime is being commit
ted in connection witty those opera
tions.
Judge Bone read the 1U jurors
the state law on the subject. This
law required that they visit the
jail only, the workhouse and coun
ty home, if any. lie added (hat
during the last legislature this law
was clarified, stating that the
grand jury should make no report
on any other county offices or
agencies other than the three listed
above.
School Reports
"I have not$d in many counties,"
Judge Bone commented, "that the
grand jury returns voluminous re
ports on schools. The law docs
not require that."
It has been the custom in Car
teret county for grand juries in
the past to visit all the schools in
the county and all the county gov
ernment offices.
The judge also cited an instance
in a county where the grand jury
requested an audit of the books
of the school superintendent by
an auditor outside that particular
county.
"That is not the business of the
grand jury," declared Judge Bone.
"There arc other laws which state
how these audits shall lie made."
He emphasised, however, that if
the jury has evidence that the law
is not being obeyed in the county
offices or in connection with law
enforcement, they have a right to
investigate.
Judge Bone described types of
crimes, felonies and misdemean
ors, and the technicalities of pre
sentments.
Cap! Charles Thomas was sworn
in at guard of the grand jury and
the Jurors went to work shortly af
asA'arufSsr &
Ale* (iraham. Joseph IXwIk. H. G.
Chadwlck. G. S. Pond. F. J. Mason,
Preston Lawrence, James W. Sal
ter, Allen J. Vinson.
Paul Jones, Oliver Davis, Leslie
Rhue, Lloyd II. Smith. Isaiah
Scott, C. D. Chadwick. W. T. Salter.
Charlie Paul, and Earl Daniels.
Three Hurt When
Two Cars Collide
Three persons were slightly in
jured at 2 o'clock Sunday after
noon in a wreck two miles from
Beaufort on highway 101.
Roy Edward Bratcher. route I,
Beaufort. Richard Hardy Taylor,
Snow Hill, and Lena Gray Willis,
Morehead City, received minor in
juries when a '39 Buick and a '49
Chevrolet collided. Patrolman H.
G. Woolard investigated.
The Buick was driven by Mr.
Bratcher and the Chevrolet by Miss
Willis. Patrolman Woolard re
ported that the Chevrolet smashed
Into the rear of the other car as
Mr. Bratcher was making a right
hand turn.
Miss Willis received cuts about
the mouth and lace and was taken
to Morehead City hospital by a
passing motorist. Mr. Taylor, own
er of the Chevrolet, who was in
the car with Miss Willis and two
other passengers, sustained a dis
located finger and a few bumps,
while Mr. Bratcher was consider
ably shaken up.
Damage to the Buick is estimat
ed at $290 and to the Chevrolet,
*500.
Fir* Track Ckwm Will
!? PtnmM, Says ChM
Persons other than members of
the Morehead City Fire depart
ment who continue to lead and fol
low the fire truck to fires will be
proaecuted in Morehead City may
or'# court, Kire Chief Vernon Guth
rie warned yesterday.
Chief Guthrie said the law re
quire* any person bearing a siren
to pull over to the curb until the
truck and firemen pass.
Instead, be exclaimed, many peo
ple follow cloae behind the truck
and some even have the audacity
to prteede the truck to the scene
01 t tfre Any such drivers will
be prosactted in the future, be
commented
faaan fart of Law Bum
Luther Hamilton, jr.. Morehead
City, is one of 87 applicants who
last week passed the written part
of tin State Board of Law Exami
natioo. Fallowing certain technic
KSmSc
Recreation Center
Executive Board
Expects to Resign
Officials Say Operation ol
Building 'Not Economic
ally Feasible'
Executives of the board of di
rectors of the Carteret Recreation
center, Morehead City, told Mayor
George W. Dili that they intend
to present their formal resigna
tions to the town this week.
The executive board members
said they are resigning because op
eration of the recreation center, lo
cated on Shcpard street, is not
"feasible economically."
This will mean that the Teen
Age club members cannot use that
building, which is the former USO,
for parties or meetings.
Other organizations which have
met Xhere are the Rotary club,
military reserve units, Business
and Professional Women's club,
and other civic organizations.
Mayor Dill said that funds re
ceived in taxes cinnot be used to
finance the project because it is
illegal to use such monies (or rec
reation purposes.
Members of the executive board,
named by the town to supervise
operation of the recreation center,
are W. C. Matthews, Clyde Jones,
W. C. Carlton, and W. P. Freeman.
Beaufort Chamber
Of Commerce WiH
Meet March 21
The Beaufort chamber of com
merce will meet at 7:30 Tuesday
night. March 21, at the Scout hut
on Pollock street. A barbecue
dinner will be served and the an
nual report made.
A program of work for the com
ing year, as pertains to the indus
trial, tourist, marine, and mer
chants committee operations, will
be adopted.
Reports will be heard on hous
ing, roads, and transportation.
Members of the rate hearing com
mittee will also present a summary
of their activities.
Members of the Rotary club will
meet with the chamber of com
merce. Charge for the dinner will
be *1.00.
Three representatives from Beau
fort will attend the Tide Water
Power company rate hearing
Thursday at Raleigh. They are
Dan Walker, manager of the cham
ber of commerce. Wiley Taylor, Jr.,
and Braxton Adair. Any others
who wish to attend should con
tact the chamber of commerce of
fice, B-8241.
E. G. Johnson,
W.M. Thomas
To Drect Census
Crew leaders for the 1950 cea
sus in Carteret county were named
today by Nere E. Day. Jacksonville,
district supervisor. They *rv Earl
G. Johnson, Harkers bland, and
William M. Thomas, Beaufort RFD.
Mr. Johnson and Mr. Tbomu
will report to the Goldsboro office
today to begin eight days of inten
sive and technical training in cen
sus-taking procedures. Hugh Bell
of Washington will direct the crew
leader training.
Crew leaders were selected in
February after making application
(or census work at the Beaufort
court bouse.
Other crew leaders in the district
are. the following: Hopie E. Bea
man. New Bern, RFD; Miss Viola
Bsrbee, Richland*; Mrs. Arabel C.
Borden, Goldsboro; Mrs. Trestle E.
Campbell, Clinton; Coleman Car
ter Garland: R. E. Chase, tureU;
Rodolph Duffy, New Bern; Betnice
A Farrior. Keiaurdlo; Bertie M.
Ferrell, Clinton; Mrs. Kate B
Kales. Jacksonville; Mrs. Mat* D.
Herring, Clinton.
Munrin ft. Jones, Mt Olive; Da
vid 0. Lanctster, Goldsboro, RFD; ,
Mrs. Alice G. Moore. Vandemm;
Thomas H. MKtowen, Walton:
Pink UU1. RTO.