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 ] 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 . 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"! "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 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 II If *11 LOW Friday, March 21 1 1:44) a.m. 12 Midnight 5: >0 a.m. 5:46 p.m. Naturda*, March .7* 12: 1(7 a.m. 12.26 p.m. 6:30 a.m. t> 3.'> p.m. Sunday, March '*> 1:02 am. 1:22 p.m. 7:35 a m. 7.34 p.m. 2:03 a m. 2:27 p.m. Monday, March 27 n. * #8 8:37 a.m. ft 4l4>.m. . Tuesday, March 28 3:08 a.m. 3:33 p.m. 9:39 a.m. 9:48 p.m. 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.