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NEWS-TIMES OFFICES Beaufart 120 Crsvea St ? Phone 44(1 Morehead City (04 Arendell St Phone Mil CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES * A Merger of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (Established 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established 1936) J- ??? HHlH 39th YEAR, NO. 25 EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, MARCH 28. 1950 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND IJJIIDAYS Rash of Weekend Fires Takes High Toll of Property Walls of Croatan Food Plant Near Collapse -Red Tape Delays Deeper Channel For Morehead City Rivers and Harbors Con gress Approves 12-Fool Taylor Creek Depth Deepening of the channel from j "eaufort Inlet (o Morehead City port terniin.l was recommended at the National Rivers and Harbors eongiess in Washington last week but completion of the project lies Iji the dim future, delegates to the Congress stated upon their return yesterday. Governmental red tape is the chief cause for the dclav. it was reported. The Congress has tec onijnendcd deepening of the Chan net from 3D to :if> feet I his project h.is been approved h> the federal government for sur vey h.v the Army Knginecrs. How ever. money for the survev had1 not been ;i|>propriated and is not on the list of appropriations to be made in Im.m. If u hon the survey money is appropriated and ^ the project is approved, another . t't'i opriation must b1.* m ule before dredging can begin. 1 'ate fer the fir. il work is all snlutelv uncertain because of these lactors, it was stated. A project which atfects Carter el eoiiuty and also was approved wjs the ill ! i itenaneo of Tavlor's creek channel at a depth of 12 feel This project has been ap proved by the I nited States llousi 01 Representatives and is now in Senate committee. rhe Kivers and llarlmirs eon t gre.s also approved the 'in.unt^Yi-' ance of Wallace's channel at a depth of 12 feet. This channel was niaintai :ied by the engineers at Navy expense during the war be ciusc of its necessity for use by Naval vessels, it now has to be re-established as an Array Kngi-' necr.s regular project in order for maintenance funds to be made available. > Carteret county representatives anions the 15-mcmbcr North C.iro Una delegation, headed by Col. George Gillette, were Robert G. U'?e and Robert Hick-, both of Morehead City. Low e was secre tary of the delegation A hard job lie- ahead in getting the recommendations made at last week s meeting approved by Con gress, I, owe stated. "We will have to arouse the en tire North Carolina Congressional delegation to the needs of this area and the necessity of tying them in with the needs and economy of our e itire state," lie exclaimed. "Un til this is done we will have a tough tunc getting programs that affect the coastal area through Congress." The Rivers and Harbors congress is an unofficial organization which makes recommendations to the U. S Congress of improvements it wants supported with federal funds I'rojccts 'approved at the recent meeting involve navigation flood control, soil conservation, reclamation and *ater conservation improvements. Two Cleric Vacancies Exist At Beaufort PostoMice The United States Civil service commission announces open com petitive examinations tor the po sitions of substitute clerk and sub stitute clerk earner to fill vacan cies at the Beaufort postofficc. Applications for this position will he accepted bv the Director, Fourth P. S. Civil Service Region, Temporary Building "K." 3rd and Jefferson Drive, S. W., Washington 25, D. C . until close of business on April 4. 1950 Competitors will be required to report for written examination, which will be held as soon as prac ticable after the date set for the close of receipt of appl nations. Full information and application blank may be obtained from How ard C. Jones, Secretary. Board of U. S. Civil Servicc Examiners, at the past office in Beaufort. Barbecue Friday Morehead City firemen will sponsor a barbecue at 6:30 Fri day night at the fire station. Price f>er plate will be $1 with pro ceeds Koj|fc to support charitable work of the department. En tertainment. will be furnished dur ing the meal. Fire damage to the Croatan Frozen Food plant in Morehcad City Friday morning was so ex tensive that walls to the plant will have to be torn down and a new building erected if a business lo cates there, R. H. Harbour, owner of the concern, slated yesterday. Harbour said the entire interior ot the building was gutted to such an extent that repairs would be impossible. One wall of the build ing was blown out by an ammonia explosion and remaining walls are cracked and ready to collapse, he said. Total damage incurred in the early Friday morning fire amoun ted to $140,000. The brick and con crete frozen food building was val ued at $100,000, its machinery at $25,000 and damage to the adjoin ing Gulf Stream club will pass the $10,000 mark, it was estimated. Morchead City firemen were summoned at 4:10 a.m. Friday and found the interior ol the building engulfed in flames. By the time they connected their hose, flames had eaten their way through the center roof and were spreading throughout the roof area. Within a few minutes explosions occurred among ammonia tanks in the cast end of the building, blow ing out the east wall and igniting the Ira me wall of the adjoining Gulf Stream club, also owned by Harbour. A portion of the wall ot the club was burned, most of the underpart of its roof was burned out. and parts of its inter ior were damaged. V hitc hot flames leape.l lo the sky in the early stages of the fire with lingers of smoke reaching all the way to Beaufort. Firemen stayed at the scene for over three hours, leaving a standby crew and hose at the plant all day Friday and hose was kept there until ye.v icrday. Beaufort firemen assisted in controlling the flames, sending one truck i.nd a dozen firemen. This ?Mistamet wu particularly am . ciated, representatives of lTi? Morehead City department stated yesterday, in view of the fact that the Morehead City department would have had no truck to stand by in case of another fire out break. George Stovall, manager of Tide Water Power company, estimated that 118.000 gallons of water were used to extinguish the blaze. Iluins Smoke Though the dangerous stage was passed and most of the fire exting uished after three hours, ruins smoked until late Sunday. Fire men said this was due to the burn ing of a creosote-treated cork subflooring. This sub-flooring was under the regular concrete flooring and could not be reached by water. Firemen said exact cause of the fire was uncertain. It was believed to have begun in the engine room in the center of the building and spread throughout the' structure before an alarm was turned in. Both buildings and equipment in the food plant were insured. The frozen food plant originally was built in 1935 under one of the federal government's work pro jects. In 1938 it was taken over by i a local fishermen's coopera tive which owned it until 1941. In 1941 Barbour purchased it for $25, 000. Local fishermen received over $600,000 income from the cooper ative while it was in operation. Storage facilities for over a mill ion pounds of fish were .provided by the plant. Demonstration Clubs Plan Revue, Flower Show County Council Meets Tues day Afternoon in Home Agent's Office The home demonstration club I flower show and dress revue will | be held June 8. Plans for the ann I ual affair were made Tuesday af ternoon by the county council of the home demonstration clubs. Five clubs. North River. Camp i Olefin, Core Creek-Marlowe, Crab Point and Kussell's Creek, were represented at a meeting which was held in the home agent's of fice. Named as committees were the following clubs: arrangements, j Russell's Creek; registration, North Kivcr; judges and awards, I Crab Point; flodr arrangements and layouts. Ci.mp Glenn; refresh I ments. Core Oeek-Ilarlowe. 1 Three club members were ap pointed 1 4 1 do stage settings; Mrs. ! Mftgh Pake. Betlic; Mrs. Mamlin j Salter. Crab Point; Mrs. Milton Piner. Core Creek-Marlowe. The dress revue will be held in the ; court house and the flower show i in the home agent's office . Plans were also made for Nat ional Home Demonstration week April 20 to May t> The clubs m each community will request their pastors to speak on the home Mrs. Carrie Gillikin. home agent conducted a canning demonstra- j i lion for food conservation leavl ? ers Tuesday morning iti her of ! ttce. The follow ing attended, Mrs. I S. 1). Merrill. Mrs. Mauley Kit- 1 j banks. Wire Glass: Mr*. Lydia | Wade. Williston. Mrs. Will Dail and Mrs. Paul Beachem. North, River. i Members of Carteret county 1 i home demonstration clubs will ! attend the annual district fedrr i ntHKi meet i n%. m c C? .ti ' j in Pamlico county Thursday. Ap- j i ril 20. Counties to bo represented [ | will be Pamlico, Jones,- Craven I i and Carteret. ! As far as THE NEWS-TIMES could ascertain yesterday after noon. rumors that the menhaden I boat Citation was lost, arc without i foundation. I The Citation, a Louisiana boat, | fished last fall for Wallace Fish eries, and according to a spokes man at the factory yesterday, the I Citation had not yet left Miami. ; Rumors flying about both Bcau ! fort and Morehcad City were that | she went down while crossing the ; Gulf of Mexico. j The Citation left Morehcad City i Tuesday morning, bound for Lou isiana. and captained by Dewey Willis of Morehcad City. lie had I a skclton crew because the boat was not fishing. Among the crew | 3Tc flhrcc men from Morehcad j City besides the skipper, one from 1 Florida and one who is returning ! to Louisiana. The Wallace Fisheries office at | Morehcad City spoke with the Louisiana office just before noon and a spokesman at this end said that if the boat were lost, the \mu isiana office would certainly have mentioned it. Drama Will Hold Spotlight In Three Towns Friday Night Lions Will Meet Thursday With Chamber ai Commerce Morehead City Lions will, meet with the Morehead City chamber of commerce and Morehead City Rotary club Thursday night at the Blue Ribbon club tor the cham ber's annual banquet. I 'Ouis K. Day, of Rocky Mount, governor of Lions district 31-C, was special guest at the I-lons' Thurs day night meeting in the Fort Macon hotel dining room where he gave a brief talk on how to build a better Lions club. .L G. Bennett, chairman of the blind committee, reported that his committee had been contacted in regard to the Lions paying S12.M> to have a blind caseworker in the county one day a month. He said no action had been taken on the request. During the meeting vocal selec tions were rendered by two small boys accompanied by Mrs. John D. Willii at the piano. Drama will hold the spotlight I in Carteret county Friday night as three organizations stage pro ductions at Newport, Morehead City, and Beaufort. At Newport the junior class will present a three - act play, "The Light Eternal" at 0 o'clock in the school auditorium. The play is ! under the direction of Miss Beu lah Rasberrv The senior class of Morehead j City school will present a three act comedy, "Wedding Spells" at 8 o'clock in the Morehead City school auditorium. This play re volves about Steve Arlen who has lapses of memory and forgets who his wile is. At 8 o'clock in Beaufort in the school auditorium Beaufort Jay cees will present their annual min strel show which this year feat ures an added attraction, Congo Capers. Tickets to the minstrel are be ing sold by Beaufort Boy and Girl ScouU who will receive 10 per cent of the money they collect in ticket sales. Davis Student Serves as Secretary Hilton (i. Styrcn. of Davis, pit (m od second from the right above, has been elech-d secretary of the Circle K club, stu dent branch of the Kiuanis International at Mast Carolina Teachers college. The group was organized this year. In charge of the activities are those pictured above. Front left to right thc> an |?r. John O. Reynolds, professor of mathematics at the college and tireenville Kiwanian. who is faeulty advisor c.f th?- group: Jeff E. Warner of Thomasville. vice president; Vir gil Clark of t.i ceiivillc, president;, Mr. St.vron; and Eugene Midgettc of l aifield, treasurer. Sheriff Jails Colored Man Charged with Rape ?Mats ?Washington. Be*ulorl Ny- 1 gro. was jnileJ e:irl\ \estcrday morning on the charge of raping a 17-ycarold Beaufort Negro Rirl. Washington is charged with for cibly attacking I ho girl at 7:30 Sunday ntuht in the vicinity of Temple's sawmill near the west Beaufort bridge. Though the act look place at 7:30, it was not reported to law officers until after midnight. The girl charges that in addition to1 raping her, Washington assaulted her with a knife, stabbing her in I the leg. She said she had four wit nesses to back up her charges. Washington was arrested by Sheriff Gelirmann Holland and Beaufort police officer Carlton Carner. at 2 a.m. yesterday morn ing. He admitted having sexual rotations with the girl bill he said the act took place with her consent, nol against her will. He has been apprehended by the po lice before, having served several terms on the roads for various of fenses. including raping a 65-year old woman 10 or 12 years ago. Sheriff Holland stated. Trial of the case is expected tk> take place this morning in county recorder s court. Home Arls Teacher Oilers Tree Sewing Instructions Free sewing classes for adults will fee taught at Beaufort high school, beginning tomorrow night. The classes will l>e in charge of Mrs. David Bcveridgc, home eco nomics instructor. The organizational meeting will begin tomorrow night at 7 o'clock Time of meeting and number of classes to be held will be decided upon at that time. All women in Carteret county arc invited, Mrs. Bcveridgc an nounced. Clerk Administers Oath To Elections Board The county's new elections* board was tjworn in Saturday ir wing by A. II. James, clerk of superior court, and at an organi zational imceting Fred It. Seeley, Beaufort, was elected chairman and D. Ira Garner, Newport, sec retary. The other member of the board is James H. Davis of Turner st., Beaufort. The new board will serve two years. Judge to Speak Judge Luther Hamilton will be tfjc principal speaker at the meet ing of the Beaufort Rotary club tonight at 6:45 in the Inlet Inn. B & PW to Meet Tonight The Carteret County Business and Professional Women's club will , meet at 7 o'clock tonight at the Scout building on Pollock ?t. 120 to Attend Chamber Dinner Thursday Night Plans for (lie largest annual meeting over hold by the More head City Chamber of Commeree have been completed, with a crowd of 120 persons expected. ( ol Geo. W. Gillette, executive director of the North Carolina Stale Ports Authority, will be the prhcipal speaker at the dinner meeting Thursday night at 0:45 at the Blue Hibbon club. Colonel to Speak Colonel Gillette will comment on progress made to date on port de velopment at Morchead City and the potential of this area as con cerned with the development of North Carolina's harbors and wa terways. Business to lie transacted will include the election of three di rectors to serve for three-year pe riods o i the board of the chamber of commerce. Questions concern ing the operation or administration of the chamber will be discussed. Any suggestions for the improve ment of the chamber will be ac cepted, Robert G. I. owe, manager of the chamber said. President to Report The president's report for the l<H!)-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 Morchead City Chamber for the coming year will be pointed out. It is hoped that a reasonable esti mate can be reached, commented Mr. Lowe. DNC Alumni Elect Oiiicers At Meeting Friday Night Dr. John Way of Beaufort and llarvey Hamilton. Jr., of More head City were elected president and secretary respectively of the Carteret county association of Uni versity of North Carolina alumni at a meeting Fridny nighl at the Morchead City American Legion hut. Maryon Saunders and Bill Shu ford of the University Alumni as sociation showed films of several HMD UNC football games and re lated recent events at Chapel Hill. The alumni representatives ex plained that a county alumni as sociation should meet once or twice a year to discuss University affairs. The purpose of these associations, they explained, was to continue tlai with campus life. Jury Returns Second Degree Murder Verdict Ralph Midgetle, Ocracoke, To Serve 25-30 Years For Killing Captain WASHINGTON, N. <AI') Ralph Midgette, 43 year-old sea man o* Oeracoke. was sentenced Friday to 25 to 30 years' imprison ment for shying his captain. The jury convicted him of sec ond degree murder. Midgetle was charged with mur dering ('apt. Glenn Willis, Beau fort. at Little Washington January 25. Captain Willis was skipper of the freight boat. Lindsay War ren. which ran between Ocr?eoke and Little Washington. A Beaufort county superior court jury was out three hours. 55 mill utes Thursday night before re turning a verdict ol murder in the second degree. I Midgetle testitied he had argued with the captain the afternoon of the shooti.ig. He said He went drinking that evening, and remem bered nothing until he f'woke in jail the following morning and was told Willis was dead. Testimony I was that Willis was shot the night of January 25, and died the next day. The defense contended that Mid gette was temporarily insane when l he shooting occurred. The pros* i cent ion. in closing arguments, asked for a verdict of first de | gree murder, carrying the death i penalty. Midgette was sentenced by Judge ! W. I. llalstcad of Camden. The I defendant's expression, when be | heard the verdict, betrayed no i i I wird emotion he might have felt Meanwhile, the State's chief wit ; noss in the case, John D. Banks. 24-year-old cook who claimed he I was held at gunpoint while Mid I gettc, armed w ith a shotgun and < rifle .awaitud Willis* arrival, wis' jailed on a forgery charge lie is charged with forging a I check lor in the account ol Mrs. L. C. Clark. It was endorsed "D M Smith." Banks, on probation whe i he | became involved in the Willis slay- i ing case, was given preliminary hearing today on the forgery j charge. Probable cause was found ! and he was bound over to the June i term of superior court under bond ; , of $500. Club to Celebrate 25th Anniversary The twenty-fifth anniversary ol the founding of the Morehead City ' Notary cluh will be rc'lebratcd with a birthday party and dinner in May. it was decided at the Thursday night llotary meeting < in the' More head City school. I A committee was appointed by president George W. Dill to make j arrangements for the meeting * Particular emphasis was placed i on inviting all former members of I the Morehead City club to the birthday observance. Stanley Woodland disclosed that ;i Rotary inter-city meeting would I be held in New Bern Tuesday, Ap j ril 11. with eight clubs present. , lie said this would be a fellowship j gathering at night. A supper will precede the program, in which ; rach club will participate. Kotarians were guests of Uic I high school home economics class at their meeting Thursday night. I This Thursday night they will j meet with the Morehead City Chamber of Commerce and Lions club at the chamber's annual ban I quel and business meeting. Miss Janice Murdoch Heads Athletic Association Miss Janice Murdoch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I,ee A. Murdoch of Wild wood, was chosen president of the athletic association at Flora Macdonald college in the recent ' spring elections at the college. I A member of the rising junior j class. Miss Murdoch is a major in public school music, and her j extra curricula activities have epi tered on athletics, especially volley i ball and basketball, the two major j sports at Flora Macdonald. She Is a member of two student clubs, the choral club and the in ternational relations club. She went in January with the choral group on the eight day singing tour which was highlighted by | their appearance on tht program of the Burns banquet in Washing I ton. D. C., given by the St. An | drews society of that city. County Fire Warden Reports Forest Blazes K. M. Foreman. county fire war ! Hon was called to five forest fires ! during the weekend, <>n, lire at I lennoxville, which burned 110 | acres, is l?clic\cd to have been de | libcratcly set and then was star ted auain after eight hours of fire fighting had" it under control. One hundred acres burned Sat i urday near Corn creek. 'M) acres 1 the same day at lloguc in ad dition to the 1 10 acres at Lcnnox | ville. and Mr. Foreman was called I to two others, one at Atlantic j Beach - Salter I'ath lafe Saturday night and the other near (Sale's ' creek Sunda> afternoon. The lire warden received word of tin* Ltn^ue banks lire after lie j returned from the Lennoxville I fire at midnight Satnrda . lie went t?? the beaeh and Salter I'ath but could not tin;! any traee of the | blaze which probably had been e\ l tinguished. Fire Departments lit lp A i?l was given by Newport fire I department hi putting out the lire near C?ale creek Sunda< Beau fort fire department for four hours fought tlw* blaze Saturday afternoon at Lennoxville Flames broke out a! I o'clock Saturda\ afternoon at t'ore creek Ion the Hell l.rac? and Internation ! al Paper company property. One ! hundred acres ??t young timber burned for five hours Timber Destroyed The I.ennowille fire w;:-. located ?m the Dick Chadwick property. | Mr. Foreman s.:id the flames star red at 4:30 and were fought until i midnight Merchantable timber | ami young growth were destroyed, i lie st ited that the fire started again Sunday and that he didn't be lieve i! broke out of its I own accord because llamcs leapt up uniformly all along the line where they had been stopped. Damage to timber in all fires i? [estimated at $1,000. Farmer's Receive Census Questions A ropy of the Agricultural Ccn sus Questionnaire tor 1950 is he in^ placed in every rural mail box i in the nation this month Later ;i census enumerator will call tor j the form, check the information., and help complete it if necessary. 1). S. Weaver, assistant director of the Slate Vollege Kxtcnsion i service, says North Carolina farm | families can help save considerable time and money by having infor mation ready when the census rep resentative- calls. IMras for Accuracy I Weaver points out that many tie cisions and policies, both public and private, depend oil accurate census information. Such informa tion. ho adds, is used in the ap portionment of funds for educa tion. including agricultural exten sion work; ami in decisions as lo size and location of business estab lishmcnts. to mention only a few of the more important uses made oi it. Although the questionnaire is a I formidable looking document, with a total of 181 separate questions, it really isn't as difficult at* it looks, says Weaver. Ma vy items will not apply to all farmers. Many others require only a "yes" or "no" I answer. Information Confidential | Acts of Congress provide tint individual information given to | census enumerators must l?e held | in confidence and cannot be used for taxation, investigation, or regu lation; and that census questions must be answered truthfully. The census, Weaver points out, is one of the oldest of American institutions. The first, one was taken i:i 1790, and others have been taken every 10th year since then. Since 1920, an agricultural census has been taken every five years. Tide Table Tide* at Beaufort liar HH.II I.OW Tuesday. Man h '8 3-08 am 0:39 a.m. 3:33 p m. 9 48 p.m. Wednesday,, March 19 4:11 am 10:35 a.m. 4:33 p.m. 10:55 p.m. Thursday, March 30 5:09 a.m. 11:27 a.m. 5:29 p.m. 11:46 p.m. Friday, March 31 6:00%. m. 12 Midnight I 8:20 p.m. 12:14 p.m. Livestock Board Draws Up Rules On Pig-Calf Chain At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Carteret County 4 11 Livestock Improvement asso ciation Friday night an agreement between the 4-H club boys and the association was approved. The following regulations must be met by the 4 II club boy receiving the animal and his parents: Agreement lor Calf chain: J Feed and tare for this heifer as near as possible according to the recommendations of the County Farm Agents. 2. The boy must agree to carry the heifer to a purebred bull of the same breed when time is due and pay what breeding ice is charged. Return the first female off spring to the association at the age of six months, in good llesh and well cared for, and i fed milk and grain up to thef I time it is delivered to the as sociation. Provided, however, if the first offspring is a bull the association will assist the boy in selling the bull at six months of age and the money will be deposited with the as sociation as partial payment for the he iter. If the second calf is a bull, the bull will be sold at six months of ace and deposit the money with the association as final payment tor the heifer. If the sccond calf is a heifer the association will accept the heifer calf and return the price ei the, Lf-v ImV .iM^/the boy. I.* It is agreed that ffte club member may purchase the calf, that would otherwise be turned back to the association v at a price agreed upon by the Foundation at the time. 5. Keep ail accurate record of pasture and feed, breeding dates, and other costs and re ceipts as required in the rec ord book, and turn in a com plete record book each year. (i Not to sell or swap, or other wise dispose of this animal* ' * without the consent of the as sociation or until the terms of the agreement have been met. 7. Prepare and show the heifer hi public shows at the re quest of the county farm agents at least once a year until the cow freshens. I). To return the heifer or cow hark to the association if he moves out of the county, leaves the farm, or fails to take proper or ordinary care of the animal. Provided, however, some member of his immediate family may first be allowed to carry out the terms of his agreement if sat isfactory arrangements can be agreed upon by the Founda tion and member of his fam ily Agreement for Pig Chain: 1. The boy must feed and care for this pig as recommended by the North Carolina Exten . sion Service through the county agent's office in Beau fort, N. C. 2. The boy must not dispose of this pig in any way or allow the same to be moved from Kec LIVESTOCK, Page Three ? Marine Air Group 15 Transferred from Edenlon Marine Air (iroup 15 is in the process of moving from Edenton auxiliary base to Cherry Point. The group is expected to be completely moved hy the latter part of April. The influx of personnel from Kde iton will cause adjustments to be made in the quarters lists it was announced by airbase authori ties Personnel reporting to Edcnton were not furnished housing and some were taken out of dwellings at Cherry Point when the station at Edcnton was reactivated a year ago. Upon their return to Cherry Point, these personnel will be placed on the housing list accord ing to the control date they hold. "In all fairness, personnel should not be penalized f*r having been staliuned at Edeniou, and this plan for the adjustment < of the quar ters lists is considered to be the best solution to the problem," 2nd Wing authorities stated.