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Carteret County News-Times
A Mfr|fr Of
Thr Beaufort News (nil. & Thr Twin City Times (rut. 1936)
EDITORIAL PAGE Tl'ESO AY. Jl'NF. ?. 1910
Seventy-Four Decided
Persons who voted in favor of a 10-eent tax levy for munic
ipal recreation in MoreflPad City envisioning the use of the pres
ent recreation center, fttuallv voted an additional expense of $5,
ttO annually for the town of Morehead City. That is $5,000 over
and above the S4.:UH) which probably will be received through tax
ation.
That amount, Sfi.OOO, will be necessary to keep the present
recreation building in good repair, the cost of repairs mounting
as the years pass. F.vcn then, some excuse will have to be found
for maintaining that building for use by the town not solely for
recreation, because stale law will not permit more than 10 cents
per hundred to be spent on a recreation project.
The recreation committee itself saw that the building could
not be maintained on $4,300 alone, that's why they asked the town
to accept the responsibility of upkeep. Hut if the recreation cen
ter on Shcpard street remains, maintenance cost will have to come
from somewhere. Since state law says Morehead City can spend
no more than $4 300 in tax returns on recreation, Ihe only source
for recreation building upkeep is race track money.
Race track dividends, which in Morehead City's case, do not
buy luxuries, but are used for the town's basic needs, will now.
by necessity, have to go into some sort of a recreation program.
I)r. Harold Meyer, of the state recreation commission, par
ticularly emphasized that a municipal recreation program means
recreation for the colored folks as well as the white. I)o the pro
ponents of the recreation program, who undoubtedly voted for
the 10-cent levy, propose to turn their recreation center on Shep
ard street over to the colore ! folks several nights a week? Or do
they plan to build i hall for them'.' Do they propose, with their
"fabulous" sum of $4,300 to hire a colored recreation supervisor
too?
The Morehead City unit of the National Guard now meets at
the recreation center. They hope to convince state National Guard
officials that an armory should be built in Morehead City. If the
National Guard has a lot ot money to spend, an armory may be
built here; if not. the officers may look at the recreation center
and decide that the building meets the unit's needs, then the Na
tional Guard will come before the town board AGAIN and request
money to improve their quarters at the recreation center in such a
manner that they may retain their commission status.
The National Guard is a splendi.1 asse?. It would be fine if
they could get an armory built in Morehead City. Hut if they
don't, the town board. (Santa Claus. that is) is going to be asked
to help finance the National Guard unit. IN ADDITION to the
normal needs of the "recreation" center.
In theory, the proposed municipal recreation program is fine.
In practice, we have serious doubts as to its possibility of success.
It would Ik- tragic if a splendid municipal recreation program for
Morehead City in years to come is hamstrung because of lack of
funds and foresight now.
Sou'easter
By Captain Henry
It is probable that the tremen-j.
dous vote given Hugh Salter may
^ive him a fooling of over im
portance. Attempts at analysis of
the huge vote lie piled up. indi
cate that ". . . a barber shop is a
good plaee to politic." II is true
that working at Jeff's probably ,
helped. Lots of us know
On second thought - - he comes)
from down east The only other
down east candidates were John
Smith, who is not well known oth j
er lhan at Cedar Island and Atlan
tic, and Julian Brown at Marshall
berg, whom nobody takes too ser
iously because he decides to run
for county commissioner every so
often.
Therefore, maybe the folks de
cided that if anybody has down east
interests at heart, it's Hugh. We
shall see. Also, he was on the
right ticket.
It must not be discounted, how
ever, that he got his job by ap
pointment and for the p; st year
his name has been before the
public in the newspaper time and
time again, ns a county commis
sioner and as an officer in ihc
VFW
Some folks were surprised to
learn that Luther Hamilton was
holding court in Wilmington the
past week. They thought he was re
tired in every sense of the word.
But 'tain t so. A friend of a friend
of mine said that superior court
judges are retired, but they are
subject to call at any time to hold
court. Also, for that reason, if
they re-enter law practice, they
lose their retirement pay.
This actually happened, and right
here in Carteret county: A little
girl was looking at a picture of a
big girl in a strapless evening gown
Came the obvious question, "Moth
er, how do these dresses stay up?"
"With stays, dear," the mother re
plied. "But little girls couldn't
wear them." the child observed,
"because their stays are too little."
The firemen aren't going to let
Christmas catch them unprepared
this year They have already sent
out the word that used toys will be
accepted at the fire station any
time. They want to have plenty of
time to get a big supply on hand
1-o-n-R before December 25.
It's nice to see the college kids
attain. You can spot 'em a mile
away.
Two of the young businessmen
in town walked into the bank
the other day, each carrying a
paper cup of ice and stuff. Most
of us are so accustomed to it, we
hardly notice it. but I hot to a
straiyjer it looks mighty silly. He
might even thing that . . .
In my day. what we drank was
out of a container slightly too large
to carry around during business
hours and it wasn't bought at a
drug store.
Farmers Receive Bllletin
On Tobacco Inseci Control
Copies of the circular. Tobacco
Insect Control in North Carolina,
have been mailed to county tobacco
growers from the farm agent's of
fice.
H. M. Williams, county farm
agent, has requested the farmers
to keep the booklet on file as a
valuable reference for it pertains
to control of tobacco insects in the
bed and after setting in the field.
Listed are the names of insects at
tacking the tobacco, the recom
mended poison to control the in
sect. the formula or strength of
poison to use and the amount need
ed per acre.
The farm agent said that reports
by tobacco growers indicate that
a considerable number are having
insect troubles. Those first report
ed are loss of stands by wire worms
and cut worms. He added. "We
have heard of a considerable num
ber of farmers getting favorable
results from the use of either
chlordane or 5 per cent DDT used
in the water at transplanting
lime."
Assembly Filled
The l<ouisburg Assembly, an as
sembly of the Methodist church,
held at Louisburg college, is filled
for the second session, the New
Bern district director of youth
work announced today. All youth
planning to attend the Assembly
are urged to get in their applica
tions as soon as possible and to
designate the first or third assem
bly as their preference. Send all
applications to the Rev. W. D.
Caviness, Morehead City, N. C.
President Jefferson bought Lou
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Ilomo building continues in
Morehcad City with the issuing of
seven building permits during the
month of May by A. B. Roberts,
building inspector for the city.
This is the same number of per
mits issued in April for the con
struction of new houses within the
city. Estimated cost of the new
homes range in price from $450 to
$14,000 ;<s follows Mrs. W. ft.
Guthrie, 22nd street, $2,000: Cecil '
W. towis, Evans street, $1,500;
Harold W Webb, Arentli?!f "StrrW.
street, $450; Mack Edwards, Ev
ans street. $2,400; I.ecta N. Wells,
Evans street, $6,500; John Willis,
Arendell street, $1.51)0. Estimated
total of these seven houses $24,350.
Permits for the building of a ga
rage, storehouses and repairs and
addition to four places total $2,040,
m.-tking the amount of permits is
sued for the month $27,290. Per
mits issued for the corresponding
month in 1940 totaled $30,550. To
tal amount of permits issued for
the five months of 1050, $348,550.
Since covering the spire of
the new Methodist church in
Morehead City it has been found
that the style of roofing used on
the spire will not stand up un
der the weather condit.ons in
this spction. Workmen have
again built a scaffolding about
the spire in order to replace
the asphalt shingles with copper
sheathing.
According to fishermen and oth
ers thronghout this section who
each season make it a business of
catching and supplying soft shell
crabs to local and out of town
buyers, %thc season this year has
been very short. The fold weather
in April is said to have delayed tht
shedding. Few buyers from other
sections were on the market this
season. ?
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Rev. I.. B. Jones, 72. ;i retired
Methodist minister, who server! the
First Methodist church of More
'head ('ity from the conference year
of 1000 to 1011. died at his home
in Rocky Mount on May 2f? after
a long period of declining health.
Rev. .loncs had served as superin
tendent of the Weldon. Rocky
Mount and Wilmington districts as
well as pastor of several churches
in the districts.
Mrs. E. A. Council, librarian of
t lie Morehead City library has sev
eral pictures published in a maga
zine under date of 1862 which
shows Morehead City at the time
ol the battle of Fort Macon. The
pictures are from woodcuts made
from drawings by an artist assigned
by the magazine to cover the bat
lies of the Civil War. The draw
ings were made from the upper
porch of the old Macon house
looking eastward. Fort Macon
shows in the distance with several
vessels burning. No business
blocks show along Arendell street
and very few houses in the dis
tance. Also of interest is a pic
ture of the salt works located
down oi the Point that was in
operation during the war. These
works made salt from sea water by
evaporation.
A roadway is being graded on
the property of the l\ Noyes
development in the Camp (ileiiii
section to connect with Arendell
street when the extension of this
street is continued westward
from the beach road through to
the highway neur the Blue Rib
bon club. It ?s understood this
project of extending a highway
on each side of the railroad
tracks is due for an early letting
by the State Highway Depart
ment. Such a road will give a
more direct route to Atlantic
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with the beach road.
We do tot know whose duty it
is to look after the memorial frame
erected on the l'it> Hall plot in
Moreluvd City and which contains
the names of the hoys from Car
I teret county who served in the las!
! war. This frame is getting in very
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In The Good Old Days
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THIRTY THREE YEARS AGO
County commissioner* voted to
employ a county demonstration
agent to encourage and assist the
terming industry. ^
J. F. Duncan was attending his
class reunion at Chapel Hill.
The county hoard of education
estimated that $18,855 would be
needed to run the county schools
for the four mouth term next year.
TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO
I The town hoard of commissioners
j adopted an ordinance making it
| unlawful to walk the streets of
| Beaufort clad only in a bathing
I suit.
A delegation appeared before
jthe town commissioners asking that
Queen St., be made a one way
street, and also for stridor ohser
I vance of the Sunday closing law.
Th<* Carteret Lumber company
was threatened by a fire when
camp buildings on the north side
of the railroad caught fire.
TEN YEARS AGO
Three species of fish, ordinarily
found only in Gulf Stream waters,
were found in Beaufort and More
head City harbors.
The Department of Conservation 1
.... i
Smile Awhile
Irrelevant
Alderman: "Congratulate me,
Moliie, I've won the election."
Wife (surprised): "Honestly?" j
Alderman: Now what in thun-j
dcr did you have to bring that up
for?"
. i
John W. Barnes, Fayetteville,
drove a big red fire truck into
Morehead City Wednesday after
noon uilli the hopes of selling it
lo the town. The truck is manufac
tured by the Orcn Hoanoke cor
poration.
to be taken down we would like
to make the suggestion that the
names of the bovs who lost their
I iie in the service be placed on a
bronze tablet and fastened to the
memorial stone erected to the
boys.
and Development was considering
a beach erosion project to save
Portsmouth from being washed
away by the Atlantic ocean.
The Beaufort Inn opened a din
ing room in the building next to
the Seashore Bus station on Queen
st.
FIVE VF.ARS AGO
B. J. May was celebrating his
ninth year with the AAA.
Four airlines were angling for
routes that would include Beau
fort airport.
The Vogue shop, formerly owned
by Mrs. Vera Smith and Mrs. Al
berta Chadwick, was sold to Frank
P. Leonard of Mor^head I'ity.
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Poultrymen who ire raising .pul
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assistant farm agent, A1 Stinaoo,
declared today. Every year pouf
tryme.i 'ose hundreds of dollars
because the flock becomes infected
with fowl pox, he said.
Birds of all ages are susceptible
and the disease 'may occur in any
season of the year. The virus is
spread from one bird -to another by
direct contact or by mosquitoes.
The vaccination of young chickens
12 14 weeks of age with the fowl
pox vaccine will give a permanent
immunity. The stick method, using
the web of the wing, is to be pre
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c hicks, Mr. Stinson said. "It is very
simple and easy to give permanent
fowl pox immunity to your future
layers." he commented.
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