5HE CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES *
A Mercer of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (Eitabli.hed 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (E.tabli.hed 1936)
39th YEAR, NO. 24 TWO SECTIONS? SIXTEEN PAGES MOREHEAl) CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1950 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Willis Murder Case Expected to Go to Jury Today
Morehead City Chamber of Commerce
Will Meet Next Thursday, March 30
Commissioners
Appoint New
Adjustment Board
Morehead City commissioners in
regular session Tuesday night ap
pointed a new adjustment board
for the town. Terms of previous
adjustment board members had
expired.
The new board consists of Ber
nard Leary, Harvey Hamilton, jr.,
Marion Mills, George Ball, and
Robert CI. Lowe. They met last
nighl with the town board to re
ceive instructions on their duties.
Serving on the original adjust
ment board were R. M. Dowdy,
chairman, Col. CI. I). Gamble, R.
C.Fodrie , and Harold Sampson.
They were appointed when the
town was zoned.
Ila/.ards Removed
Stanley Wainwright appeared
before the board to request a clar
ification of the town's request
that large trucks parked in the
vicinity of his service station be
moved. The commissioners in
formed him that the trucks were
a hazard to traffic and Mr. Wain
wright said he would limit the
time they park to be serviced.
Alvah Hamilton, acting for the
Standard Oil Company, presented
a resolution asking the board's per
mission to build a filling station
on an alley intersecting the jib.
bounded b> South 8th st., Evans
and Shepard.
Resolution Passed
The oil company own the lots
on each side of the alley. Since!
the alley on which the station i
will be built has never been open !
as a public thoroughfare, the res
olution was passed.
Mr. Conway, tombstone manu
facturer from Greenville, appear
ed before the board in regard to
a display of tombstones he has
placed near the cemetery. The
display is in a residential section
of the town and is in violation of
the town's zoning laws. With Mr.
Conway was C. T. .larvis, his rep
resentative in Morehead City.
The board withheld action on
the matter, pending activation of
the new adjustment board.
Also tabled was awarding of the
auditing contract. The commission
ers felt that the full hoard should
act on it. Commissioner Walter
Freeman was absent.
Drainage problems on Evans st..
were discussed, hut, immediate ac
tion was not felt necessary.
Canners, Freezers Take
A Look al Stale's Crops
Midwestern canners and freezers,
eager to get closer to eastern mar
kets, have received an invitation
to move into North Carolina's
farming region and sign ufr for
the crops, as Campbell has done in
New Jersey and Birds Eye-Snider
in Delaware, Maryland and Vir
ginia.
The bid came from management
consultant Richardson Wood, act
ing for one of his clients, the Tide
Water Power company, of Wil
mington. Mr. Wood sent them a
brochure listing the state's crop as
sets. One of the largest canners
promptly assigned men to investi
gate, according to a report in a
recent issue of Newsweek maga
zine.
i.ouis u. uore, presiacni 01 tnc
Morchead City chamber of com
merce, announced today that plans
are complete for the annual ban
quet and business meeting of the
chamber. This event is to be
staged at the Blue Ribbon club
Thursday. March 30, at ti:45 p m
The Morehcad City Lion's club
as well as the Morehcad City Rot
ary club hjive voted to meet with
the Chamber of Commerce. Thurs
day is their regular meeting night.
Dinner will be $1.50 per plate.
Cards are in the mail to members
of the Morehead City chamber
urging their attendance. Any oth
ers who wish, are invited to at
tend. Matters of considerable im
portance will be discussed, Mr.
Gore said.
Colonel to Speak
Col. George W. Gillette, execu
tive director of the North Carolina
Ports authority will be the speak
er. lie will outline the progress
made to date on port development
at Morehead City, as well as the
plans evolved by the ports author
ty for future development
President Gore stated, "We have
no more important project for the
future of Morehead City than that
proposed for the development of
our port. Colonel Gillette is the
man who can tell us more than
any individual about what bene
fit we can expect to derive from
the port program. It is to the in
terest of all to hear him.
"There should be no question
as to >the value of the port im
provement program to our econo
my. *' continued the chamber pres
ident. 'Added industrial payrolls
must follow as a consequence. The
How of traffic through the port of
Morchead City cannot help but
bolster our annual Income. These
factors will be the keynote
of the chamber's annual meet
ing.
Director* to be Elected
Business lb be transacted oivthis
occasion will not only include Col
onel Gillettes report, but the elec
tion of three directors to serve
for three-year periods on the
board of the Morehcad City cham
ber of commerce. Questions con
cerning the operation or adminis
tration ? of the Chamber will be
discussed. Any suggestions for
the improvement of the Chamber's
operation may. at this time, be
presented to the membership at
large, reports Robert G. Lowe,
chamber manager.
The president's report for the
1949 50 fiscal period will be heard.
An outline of the program of
work for the new fiscal year, 1950
51 will be presented.
The absolute necessity for pre
determining the income of the
Morehead City Chamber for th^
coming year will be pointed out.
It is hoped that a reasonable es
timate can be reached, commented
Mr. Lowe.
Funds Essential
"It it impossible." said Presi
dent Gore, "to outline a compre
hensive program of work for our
chamber of commerce without an
accurate estimate of the amount
of money available to do the job.
It will not be fair to the incoming
president and board, whoever they
may be, to attempt to outline a
program without knowing the ex
tent to which it can be financed.
Mr. Gore further stated that
it was his intention to turn over
the presiding officer's chair to
the incoming president with an ad
equate financial program.
"A program of work which will
benefit the maximum number of
our citizens cannot be worked out
without knowledge of funds avail
See MORE1IKAI), Page Seven
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Seniors Promise Night of Fun
In Staging of ''Wedding Spells 9
Heart Disease. Strokes,
Cancer Claim Many Victims
Heart disease, strokes, and can
cer claimed <t hr highest number of
victims in Carteret county during
1MB, according to the vital statis
tics report released this week by
the health department. The total
number of deaths was 163. births
numbered 602.
Deaths from heart disease were
strokes (intraranial vascular
lesions). 19, and cancer. 25. Ne
phritis claimed 13. auto accidents.
7; other accidents, 8; diabetes. U:
Pneumonia, 3; material deaths, 1.
Syphillis, 2.
Tuberculosis deaths, 3; prema
turity. 7; suictde,/l; miscellaneous.
20 Stillbirth* numbered 12 and
Infant deaths, IS. These latter two
classifications are not included in
(he 163 toUl.
t'Trlu '
Rehearsals for the Morelicad
City .senior class play have enter
ed the third week and reports in
dicate a hilarious entertainment
fer the night of March 31 in the
school auditorium. Name ot the
phy is "Wedding Spells," a com
edy in three acts.
Tickets went on sale Monday.
Reserved scats are available, if de
sired.
Members of the cast 'arc In is
Simpson, Guy Paul Dixon, Charles
Mac>. l'cggy Leary. Betsy Wade,
Jane Ballou. Betsy Thornton, Mary
Ruth Mcknight, Bobby Bdwers, L.
E. Wade, and Mary Lee Arthur.
April promises to bo a busy
month for the class of 1950. Scn
10 ft will go to East Carolina
Teachers college at Greenville for
Senior Day Friday, April 21. From
April 25 to 28 they will visit the
nation's capital. Washington, D. C.
Senior class adviser Is Mrs. Wal
dron Baily, Jr.
FHA Members
To Attend County
Rally April 4
Jean Bowles, Morehead
City, Heads County Group;
Others Elected
Flans for a county rally of the
Future Homemakers of America, to
be held at the Morehead City high
school April 4 were made at a
meeting of the executive council
Tuesday night at the civic center.
Morehead City.
The tentative program follows;
registration, 4:30; rose ceremony.
5:00; supper, 6:00; program", 7:(K)
with recreation following.
All chapters with ;? membership
of 175. Morehead City. Beaufort,
Newport and Smyrna will have a
part in the rally. Registration
fee will be 10 cents and each group
will bring their own supper, using
the same menu. Cokes will be
supplied by the Morehead City
chapter.
The county officers, presidents
of the chapters and their advis
ers were present at the planning
meeting, and were served cokes,
cookies and spited nuts.
The officers elected by each chap
ter for the county organization
of the Future Homemakers of
America arc: Jean Bowles, presi
dent, Morehead City; Edith Lewis,
vice-president. Beaufort; Clara Jca"
Oakley, secretary; Callic Bland,
treasurer. Smyrna, Annette Guth
rie. Morehead City, reporter.
Kachel Mundinc, Ncwort, histor
ian; Fay MtrriML L?a*Ji^?alif.\Hfc*.
Beanfrirt; Oien#vi^ve. "Slayrn.1, song
leader; and Mrs. Florence Cordova
Morehead City, adviser.
Fire Destroys
Pettiway Home
A Hash lire caused by an ex
ploding oil cook stove swept
through the home of Manson Pet
tiway. 508 Fine st.. Beaufort, Tues
day ni'^ht, destroying the four
room dwelling and endangering an
adjacent house and store.
Beaufort firemen were summon
ed at 7:15. Within three minutes
they had water on the flames hut
their efforts were channeled to
ward saving, the adjacent house
and store since the Pettiway
house was almost destroyed with
in the first three minutes.
Adjacent Home Damaged
A new house beside the Petti
way home received considerable
damage. Its side was badly scorch
ed. windows burst from the in
tern? heat, and table cloths with
in the house were scorched and
shriveled. The store on the other
side was not badly damaged due
to its asbestos shingle siding.
There were fives stoves in the
Pettiway kitchen, three of them
oil dook stoves and two wood
stoves, one of which was connected
with the flue. When the oil stove
exploded it ignited the whole kit
chen and flames spread through
out the house within a minute.
Firemen said the dwelling was a
fire tnfe with a patched up tar
paper roof and boxes of paper
stored in the hall.
Family Uninjured
None of the six members of the
Pettiway family were injured. A
new dwelling placc for them has
not been located but firemen said
construction began weeks ago on a
house behind the burned home.
The signal on return of the tire
trucks was rung at 9:15 p.m. Fire
Chief Charles Harrell reported a
good turnout of the department.
At least 35 firemen were pres
ent.
Monday night at 7 o'clock fire
men were summoned to .Simmon's
store on Turner st.. to a chimney
fire. No damage was caused artd
no water was used. Instead salt
was poured down the chimney to
clean it out.
Corsair Pilot Jumps
To Safety Near Newport
The pilot of a Marine Corps
Corsair fighter plane encountered
trouble in flight Tuesday night but
bailed out without injury.
Capt. Dale W. Hansen of Ault,
Col, the pilot, parachuted onto a
road. The plane splashed into a
swamp near the Nine-Foot road
Newport.
County Republicans
To Meet Saturday, April 1
Carteret county Republicans
will meet at II o'clock Saturday
morning. April I, al (lit- court
house to select ? slate of offic
ers for the May pr.maries. Thi'
meeting was called this week by
the county executive committee
of the Republican party.
With Republicans putting a
full ticket iii the field, it looks
l.ke a free-for-all race with Kc
publicans. Incumbent Democrats,
and Scott's forces as the leading
contr nders.
Claud Whcatly will preside al
the Republican meeting.
Three Face String)
Of Charges
In County Court
A verdict of guilty of trespass
and disorderly conduct was deliv- 1
ered against Willie C. liyrd and j
Charlie Kaison 111 Tuesday's ses
sion of recorders court after they
were tried on a string of addition
al charges.
By rd. Kaison and Lloyd Daniel
were charged, with assault with a
deadly weapon, disorderly conduct,
using loud, boisterous and vulgar!
language. breaking the peace, and
trespass. Byrd and Kaison receiv
ed a three-months' sentence on the
roads, suspended on the condition
they remain sober and on good be
havit# lor two years and pay $10
fine and one-half the costs each.
Daniels* w as found not guilty.
John Noe was sentenced to a
year on the roads for being drunk
and assaulting his wile.
Found Not Guilty
Manly darner, charged with tres
pass. being drunk and disorderly
and threatening to kill with a rifle,
was found not guilty on the
thrrateiUnfyio kill charge iirjk rtiiU
1V rtf bc?n?f disorderly
and of forcible trespass He re
ccived a year's sentence oji I h?* {
roads, suspended on three Veal's
uood beh ivior and sobriety plus a
$50 fine and costs. The gun was
ordered confiscated.
Garner appealed to superior
court. His ease was bound over
under $300 bond.
Fines l*aid
_ Theodore .1. La* ma ire paid a to
tal of $160 fines and costs in two
separate cases. He paid a . $10
fine and costs for driving without
a license and a $150 fine and costs
for reckless, careless and drunk
en driving.
A fine of $125 and costs were
charged against John R. Watson
when he pleaded guilty to driving
drunk a id temporary larceny of
an automobile. Kobcrt G. Cooley
was fined $100 and costs and Nich
olas L. Ely was fined $10 and costs,
both penalties for driving drunk.
The warrant was withdrawn in
the case o( Robert Herring, color
ed, charged with assaulting and
threatening his wife, and the pros
ecuting witness was taxed with the
costs. Lee MeFaden was fined the
costs for assaulting a female.
Pays Costs
Daniel O. Murray paid the costs
for being drunk and disorderly. M
l\ Hart less and T. M. Vernick
pleaded guilty to public drunken
ness and were fined the costs and
$10. Kddic Lee Collins, charged
with giving a bad check, was re
quired to pay the costs and make
the check good.
Robert Gaskins paid the costs
and $25 for temporary larceny of
See YHRKt TACK, Page Seven
Jaycees Require
$1200 to Start
Football Program
Group Approves Resolution
On Tax-Supported Recre
ation Program
Football will be placed by boys
at Morchead City high school this
year, if Jaycees ten raise $1,200 to
$1,500 to support the sport.
Bruce Coodwin, chairman of the
football committee, reported at the
Morchead City Jaycee meeting Mon
day night that his committee had
met with the school's trustees and
worked out an agreement whereby
the sport could be reinstated at
the school.
Goodwill said it would be neces
sary to pay coach Cannon Talbcrt
$50 a month Tor four months in
the tall, pa\ the coach's expenses
at a football refresher course this
summer, and raise money in
cident to purchasing equipment
and other supplies.
A fund totalling $1,200 to $1,500
will have to be raised before these
objectives can be reached, he ex
plained Jimmy Wallace reminded
the men that the $275 profit from
the Jaycee theatrical last tall had
been set aside, anticipating the
need for the money to start football
Mis motion that this money
should hf put in the football fund
was adopted.
Committee Appro\ed
Wallace was appointed chairman
and Goodwin vice-chairman of a
committee to find means ol raising
football funds Hi 1 1 Chalk was ap
pointed financial chairman to ban
die the hind.
A resolution was adopted request
ing Morchead City commissioners
to divert former tax money for Port
Tcrmi lal into a fund to support a
- program in Morchead
pointed out that the State had taken
over the port, thereby relieving the
town of the financial burden. TIiq>
also explained that laxes which had
supported the terminal would not
be reduced but would go into the
general fund. Therefore, they said
since the money would still be col
lected. it should go lor a useful
purpose such as a recreation fund.
A second resolution to the town
commissioners was passed, asking
the city fathers to proclaim April
10-17 Clean-Up Week in Morchead
City. Jaycees agreed that they
would assist in promoting the
clean-up campaign.
A I Cooper, president of the
Morchead City Parent-Teachers as
sociation, stated that his group still
was heavily obligated financially
and needed all the money it could
collect. He asked those who could
to attend Stunt night at the school
April 14. funds from which will go
to the PTA.
Nominations for 1050-51 Jaycee
officers were presented by Bern
ard Lcary's nominating committee,
l.eary explained that deteated can
didates for the loui; major offices
would become candidates for the
board of directors. Bill Clagon
was appointed chairman of an elec
tion committee to handle printing
and counting of ballots.
Nominations are as follows:
president. Walter Morris,1 Warren
Beek; internal vice-president, Jim
my Wallace and Warren Beck; ex
ternal vice-president. II. S. (iibbs
and (). II. (Hick) Allen; directors,
Kussell Outlaw. Bob Howard. Nor
man Wade, and Charles Willis.
Slate Assumes Ohlig*tM?n
Proponents of the resolution
Chamber President Requests :
Funds for Continued Operation
"You can put up or shut up, put
up your money or shut up the
Chamber of Commerce."
Dr. W. I . Woodard, president oi !
the Beaufort chamber of com
merce, laid .the chamber's c|M on
the line before a large gathering
of chamber members Tuesday
night in the Bcauiort Scout build
ing.
"We must decide tonight what
we are going to do," l)r. Woodard
exclaimed. "At least $4,000 is
needed to pay the debts of the
chamber and keep it in operation
until July first. We have on hand
a balance of only $87.10 while our
debts total almost $2,000, $1,300 of
which is back salary for Dan Wal
ker, the chamber manager."
Plea Follows Reports
Dr Woodard's plea followed
several reports on chamber aetivi
ti^? One of these was a financial
report by treasurer James Davis.
Davis reported that receipts since
July 1 of 1949 totalled $2,829.26
and disbursements totalled $2,742.
10. $1,237.11 of which had goic
to Mr. Walker in partial payment
of his salary. It was pointed out
that Mr. Walker had ndl been paid
in over three months
Following Dr. Woodard's appeal
for funds, each chamber member
present was asked to pledge as
much money as he could, in addi
tion to his dues for 1949-50, to
help make up the chamber's de
ficit and keep it going until July.
A statement was released Wed-'
nesda.v saying that all the funds
xeded had not been raised but
that enough money had been
pledged to keep Uie chamber oper
ating temporarily.
Brixton Adair reported at the
meeting that already his rate hear
ing committee had saved Beaufort
residents over $10,000 in electric
power rates. He explained that a
strong protest % the chamber
committee with the Stale Utilities
commission had temporarily deby
ed Tide Water Poyer company
See CHAMBER, Page Seven
Ralph Midgette Stands
Trial for Life
Rotarians Set Up
MCTI Scholarship
$300 Fund for Study Al
Institute Will Go To
Morehead Senior
A $iU)0 annual scholarship at
More ho yd City Technical i lstitnto
will bo offered to the graduating
senior at Morehead City high school
who shows the greatest ability for
work taught at the Institute.
The scholarship was voted by
Morehead City Rotarians at their
recent meeting in the Carteret
Recreational center. The Rotary
club will finance and sponsor the
scholarship. Selection of the re
cipient will he made by a special
committee appointed lor that pur
pose.
Retiring Vice President James I.
Masoi was elected to the Rotary
presidency for 1950 to succeed
President George W. Dill, and
George McNeill was elected vice
president; Dclfido Cordova was re
elected secretary-treasurer. Direc
tors elected were Robert Taylor,
H. S. Gibhs. Gordon C. Willis.
George W. Dill and George R. Wal
lace.
Rotarians met last night at the
high school as guests of students
in the home economics department.
They will meet Thursday night
with the Morehead City Chamber
of Commerce and the Lions club
lor the annual chamber banquet
and business meeting.
Officer Lists
Projects Achieved
By Businessmen
?'" eheafl CKy Merchants ,s I
socialion during .|s first V(. ?
oul soing president. Bernard Ixarv
reported lecenlly a( (ht.
rani "lc J<,"erson rcstaJ
I'mform More hours anion;
men. < i,y h"sin^ estahhsh
w?5 of the chief aeliicve
. "f lh<> organization, lYcsi
7 i^ary observed. This irulmJ
cd s andard ?pe?inR J?
hours agreement on remaining
"Pen Wednesday afternoons dur n?
the summer, and observing speuaf
hours during holidays.
rhe Merchants association en
J ' and observed U.,lv Week
last year 1:1 cooperation with the
Morehead City .Ministerial ass, km
for c losing S
losing hours also were observed
on Armistice I)ay. as requested by
he American l.egion, and the Ma
"ne corps birthday was oh"
rh7. it; l-cary pointed out that
association had worked as ,
unit and had been successful in ear
ning out cooperative advertising
uin,|"l of solicitation and commit
? ci oniiiiendation.s.
h'nally. the report said, the
snred lh^ as'iocia,iu? had spon
Christmas'' , "'T" 0f lumK for
KZ , i0,B lor thr "ore
head City business district and had
program 'to *1 P???Uon
head C Hy * bU3",C'V' 10 Mor' -
Slricken Seaman Removed
??? Ship, Hospitalized
Norfolk? (AIM-- Pin.i u;
Matthews. 7 ' >ne
I'SNit i. i j ^amen recruit.
an . Ll '1 a" offering from
kIL ? " aPP""dicitus, was la
^n from the destrover escort
SSHSS '!!" N?r,h
Z' Ilrh* and. rushc<l ?? a hos.
Pital at Cherry Point, the Coast
<?uai d here reported.
Later hi' uas removed lo the
hospi ;,| at Camp U-jeunc for oil
Nin jt'11 ? t ('0a'Sl (;ui'r,, ,a^'tc(l
him at Markers Island and a
T >"! "as" am*"nce
morning Wpdn^?y
I N?rfolk resident,
frnmh K h,S ,irst lrip away
fcZt 7!laV rcscrvi5t an'' wai
>5m? ?ieo when
J'ricken. rhc llrmminger con
tinned her cruise.
dav^.^- u'lame Mon
were describ^'Jo Navy m'SlT
sir, srs
<?.!?. and arrangements were
ihip rem0VC h'm 'rom the
Examination of witnesses Cor tlu*
.stale continued yesterday morning
in the trial of Ralph Musette, 43.
of Ocraeoke, who ?s charged with
murdering Captain Glenn It. Willis !
of Beaufort.
Bryan Marslender, clerk of mi
perior court of Beaufort county,
in ;? .special (lis patch to TIIK
NEWS-TIMKS said the case is ex
peeled lo go to the jury today. At
noon yesterday it was believed
that all the evidence would be
heard before court dismissed late
in the afternoon.
Jury Selected
Selection of a jury started Tues
day and was not completed until
12:30 Wednesday. The 12 men
were selected from a venire of lf?0
Beaufort county citizens. Members
of the jury are Thomas Owens,
.lames if. Woolard, Willi in c.
(Bill) Waters. I). Lester Latham.
A. It Windley, .lake Tetlcrton.
Dewey Sladc. C I). Hodges. (1 I.
Howe, II. Iv Williams and M It
Doggett Judge W. I, liaistead of
Camden is presiding
Packing I lie 350-seat court room
to overflowing are residents from
Carteret. Hyde, Beaufort. a:ul
Dare c'oiyitics
The first witness to take the
stand yesterday morning was Miss
Alice Cherry of Washington, who
said she heard the shotgun blast
ami Captain Willis's cries for
help.
Captain Willis, skipper of the
passenger '-freight boat. Lindsay C.
Warren, was shot at II 2,"> p. m.
.Ian. 25 as he was boarding the
bo?t at Little Washington. Mill.,
cite, a crew member, is charged
with the murder).
Also examined yesterday morn
ing were Chief of Police L I*
Wheeler and Coroner Bonner Paul
Cook Testifies
.lohn D. Banks. 24-year-old cook
??i Washington route 3. key witness,
testified Wednesday afternoon, lie
told bow he been forced at
gunpoint to remain in the hold of
the bo.?t while Midgette waited
for the boat captai i lo return to
the vessel
Later, officer* quoted the de
fendant as saying that "I had many
good reasons why I .shot him." He
elaborated, witnesses said, by -.ly
ing that "he promised me $.'<(1 a
'week and never gave me over #14
or $15 a week." lie also stated
I that he had been refused income
tax blanks by Willis.
I)r. (1 B. Himmclwright, sur
geon at Tayioe hospital, 'Washing
ton. where Willis was taken after
the shooting said the captain was
brought to the hospital about mid
night and lived about two hours.
He was shot around the heart, left
| arm and on the (ace, the doctor re
lated.
Banks, already in custody of of
Jieens for violating of probation
following previous convictions of
drunkenness, forgery 'and tem
porary larceny of a car, related
that he had seen Midgette on two
occasions on the afternoon that
preceded the shooting and that he
went to Banks' sister's home. He
said Midgette left about J) p. in.
to return to the boat. He said, "I
couldn't tell if he had been drink
i ?ng."
Midgette Waits
Banks testified that when he
went to the boat about 10 p. m .
Midgette called and asked him to
come aboard- Then he related
he found Midgette silling 01 the
hatch with a rifle and shotgun be
side him.
Asked what he was doing with
the guns, Midgette was quoted hy
Banks as saying, "I'm waiting tor
someone." Banks said he usked
Midgette to put up the guns and
was told, "You've seen too much,
gel down below."
"Then he threw one of the guns
on me." Banks said.
Defendant Threatens
After going below, Banks said he
turned on the lights and Midgette
told him to fix him sandwiches and
coffee. When he started up the
ladder, however, he stated that
See MIIHaCTTE, Page *i\
Tide Table
Tide* at Beaufort Bar
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LOW
Friday, March 21
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12 Midnight
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Naturda*, March .7*
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Sunday, March '*>
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. Tuesday, March 28
3:08 a.m.
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Commissioner
Hears Morehead
Stowaway Case
Elilius Cornelius Marlin
Alleged to Have Entered
U. S. on Esso Tanker
Charges have been filed in New
Bern in what is believed to be the
first stowaway ease in this section
jof North Carolina. Klitius Corneli
us Marlin is alleged to have enter
ed this country at Morehead City
aboard the steamship Esso Provi
dence by using the pass of a crew
member. The Providence docked
;it Morehead City last fall, Oct. 14,
1949.
Chaises were filed against
tin* "immigrant" Monday at New
Bern before Mrs. Matilda II. Tur
ner. United States commissioner.
As far as the present authorities
there can recall, it is the first such
case to occur
Details as to the native country
of the stowaway were not given
ri the papers filed before Mrs.
Turner. The case was transferred
I ?? the Federal court in the South
ern district of New York where
Marlin will be required to lace im
migration and naturalization' au
thorities at Kills Island after he is
apprehended.
There were three charges against
Marlin The first was that he had
entered the United States at a time
and place other than designated
by the Immigration and Naturali
zation authorities. The second was
that he eluded examination and in
spection by officers of the Immi
gration and Naturalization service
when lie entered this county at
Morehead City on October 14. 1949.
Vhe third charge was that he ob
tained entry by wilful and false
represent aJion,, or that he wilfully
concealed material facts, in flTat
he can'-^gthore from the Steam
ship P>so fVovHlcnce falsely 'lining
the pass of a member of the crew
of the ship when lie was stowaway
on the ship and had no valid im
migration visa and had no right to
enter the I'nited States by any
means
Wade Heads
Stunt Committee
Three teachers have been named
to the commit tec to supervise
Stunt Night April 14 at Morehead
City school. They are Ralph Wade,
Mrs. Robert Taylor, and Mrs. John
Willis.
Stunts, to last no longer than 15
minutes eucll, will be presented by
the first seven grades. A cash
prize of $5 will go to the best
stunt given by one of the primary
grades and $5 will be given to the
class presenting the best stunt in
the grammar grade classification.
The high school wjll sell pea
nuts. popcorn, candy, and soda pop
nt booths in the main hallway.
Proceeds from the affair will go
to the Parent Teacher association
which is sponsoring the affair.
Marines lo Prosecute
'Peeping Tom' Case
The charge of being a "peeping
torn" against Marine Pfc. Emery L.
Pettit was not prosecuted in Mon
day's session of Morehead City
mayor's court. Instead the case
w is turned over to Marine authori
ties.
Pettit was apprehended Wednes
day. March 15. at the residence of
Marine Lt. W P. Brown at 907
Shepard street. Mrs. Brown noti
fied police that someone was skulk
ing around her yard* and peeping in
her window.
Police Officer Murphy Jenkins
and Marine military policeman,
S/Sgt. Avery, went to the neigh
borhood to investigate. They found
Pettit in front of the house, fce
explained that, he was waiting for
a ride to Cherry Point. He was
arrested a id taken to the police
station where he was booked and
taken bark to the Marine base un
der guard.
Boy Seoul Troop Mo. Ill
To Sponsor Wiener Rout
Boy Scout Troop No. 101 will
sponsor a wciner roast on the va
i ant lot across the street from
Fnnklin Memorial Methodist
rhurch in Morehead City tonight
it H p.m. Games will be played,
::hosi stories told, songs, and gener
al entertainment around the camp
fire are on the program.
Hot dogs will be 10 cents and
drinks 5 cents. All proceed* will
go lor Boy Scout equipment. The
public li invited.