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NEWS-TIMES OFFICES Beaufort 120 Craven St. ? Phone 244S1 Morehead City ?M Arendell St. ? Phone 6-4175 CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES * A Merger of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (E.tablUhed 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Establuhed 1936) 39th YEAR. NO. 75 EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, SEPT. 19, 1950 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Chamber Accepts Robert G. Lowe's Resignation / Albert C. G a s k i 1 1\ Re places H. M. Eure, Treasurer The resignation of Robert G. Lowe, jr.. general manager oC the Morehcad City chamber of com merce, was accepted by the cham ber's board of directors and ad visory council at a meeting Thurs day night in Webb Memorial civic center. The immediate past president, L. D. Gore, was instructed by the board and advisory council to write a letter of appreciation to Lowe for his services to the chamber in the past two-and-a half years. A committee composed of H. S. Gibbs, chairman, John Crump and George McNeill was appointed to begin seeking and screening appli cations for the manager s job. An announcement has been sent to chamber of commerce association offices in North Carolina and the southeast giving notice of the va cancy in Morehead City, Dr. Eure stated. This committee, after reviewing all applications, will make its rec ommendation to the board and ad visory council on what candidates it thinks should receive final con sideration for Lowes post. The board and council then will select the new manager. The resignation of 11. M. Eure, chamber treasurer for four-and-a half years, also was accepted by the board. Lowe was instructed to write the retiring treasurer a letter of commendation for his services. Albert C. Gaskill was elected treasurer in his place. Following the submission of a detailed financial statement of the chamber s affairs, the board agreed that if pledges made by individual members are fulfilled the group will be adequately financed through its present fiscal year. The program of work set up by the chamber of commerce for the coming year will continue without interruption, the board and advis ory council stated. Eacl^ of the of ficers expressed faith in the cham ber and Morehead City's future and pledged their support in helping to wcrk toward better things for the town. Patrol Recovers Stolen Anto State Highway Patrolmen H. G. Woolard and W. Sykes recovered a stolen car Sunday night before its owner realized it was stolen. Robert John Aylward, Cherry Point, owner of a 1948 De Soto, was at the Airport Grill west of More head City and his car was parked oatsidc. When he discovered it was gone, about 10: 15 Sunday nght he reported it to the highway pa trol. Meanwhile Patrolmen Woolard and Sykes had found the car aban doned in a ditch about half a mile cast of the Grill, but had not yet learned who the owner was. It is believed that the person who took the car was drunk. He r ceuld not be located. The De Soto was undamaged. Tattle's Grove Chnrch Makes $63 a! Lawn Party A fund amounting to $63.23 was raised Saturday evening at the lawn party sponsored by the Friendship Circle and Sunday School of Tut tle's Grove Methodist church at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leaton Dud ley, highway 101. A large crowd attended, cakes were sold to the highest bidders and both children and adults took part in contests. The sponsoring groups expressed their appreciation to persons from many other com munities in the county who attend ed and helped to make the affair a Success. Members of the congregation met at the church yesterday to clean and improve the grounds. Money raised at the lawn party will be used to make improvements in the interior of the church. Member oi Army Reserve Vail Called for Physical Lieutenant James Sykes, reserv ist with the 3395th Induction Sta tfon in Morehead City, has been or dered to report to Ft. Bragg for a physical examination preliminary to a call to active duty, Lt.-Col. George H. McNeill, commanding officer of the induction station, announced yesterday. Lieutenant Sykes formerly serv ed with the Medical Aid corps of the United States Army. He is em ployed at present with the U. S. ,ftsh and Wildlife Serviec labora tory on Piver'i Island, Beaufort. _ National Guardsmen Prepare for Departure m . -*r ..???? ? ?^.v ,-rr vr-~ v ????*?> y ,,w. ,^.m. ... ? wmas m*w. roaMi m * Members of the National Guard unit went through drilling paces on 16th street, Morehead C ity, Monday, Sept. 11, the first day they went on active duty. They're in the Army now and that means repairing the Army vehicles. Here three members of Battery R, 449th field artillery observation battalion, work on a jeep. At right is Pfc. Andrew Guth rie, lying on the ground is Cpl. Elbert O'Neal, and at the rear of the j jeep is Cpl. Melvin West, all of Morehead City. NEWS-TIMES Phototi ; Assistant Farm Agent Receives Induction Call The nation's draft program struck at Carteret county's farm youth program yesterday with the announcement that A1 Worth Stin son. assistant county* agent in charge of 4-H club work for the past 14 months, hail received or ders to report for induction into the service. Stingon's orders did not come as a surprise since he had passed his Army physical examination a See FARM AGENT, Page 2 Saturday Knifing at Sombrero Results in Arrest of Braxton Hall Work Progresses ; On Gam Survey I)r. A. F. Chestnut, shellfish specialist at the Institute of Fish eries Research, reported yesterday that the study of the clamming in dustry is progressing. l)r. Chestnut, at the request of the Board of Conservation and De velopment has undertaken a study of the potential supply of clams. This was started in June and will continue through the winter. The investigators will learn from the dealers the extent of drain on clam resources, arc studying the ' speed of growth, and the rate of i replenishment from setting. It is 1 not known as yet how to obtain I clam seed in sufficient quantities to re-plant clam beds, Dr. Chestnut commented. The study of clams was begun by j the Institute in October 1949 and further impetus was given the work by the Board of Conservation and Development's request made in May of this year. Dr. Chestnut reported that one of the largest clam dealers in the country, Blount Seafood Corpor ation of Warren, R. I., has express ed interest in buying clams here. F. Nelson Blount recently paid a visit to Carteret county. Pick-Up Track Overturns On Gloucester Road Monday A 1949 Ford pick-up truck turn ed over at 3:15 a.m. Monday on the Gloucester road near Harkers Is land. The driver had left the truck and the State Highway Patrol was yesterday continuing investi gation of the accident. The truck belongs to O. C. Law rence, Otway contractor, according to a report filed by H. G. Wool ard, state highway patrylman who investigated. According to the patrolmen, the truck was proceeding west on the Gloucester road and evidently was being driven too fast to make a sharp turn. It ended up sidewisc in a ditch. Damage to the truck was slight, perhaps S25, Patrolman Woolard estimated. ? ? - - Landowners Will Discuss Zoning of Air Base Area' C. P. IJancock, housing coordi nator at Cherry Point, has announc ed that a meeting will he held at 8 o'clock Tuesday night, Oct. 3, in Havelock school auditorium to diacuss the zoning of that area which lief between the air base and the town of Newport on high way 70. . Landowners or others interested in this area and the proposed zon ing procedures are invited. Braxton Hall, 3fr, of Mo re head City, is under $500 bond to appear in recorder's court today on a charge of assault with intent to kill. 11?11 allegedly slashed Walter Disney with a knife at about 4 <>' clock Saturday morning at the Sombrero hotel. Atlantic Beach. Constable Charlie Krouse, who ar rested Hall, said 'the two were in volved in a drunken brawl. Disney was rushed to Morehead City hospital where he was treated in the emergency room by Dr. Mil ton Morey. Disney's three cuts on his right arm were closed with stitches while two officers. Buck Newsome and Bill Bowles, of the Morehead City police force, held him down. Disney has been named as the prosecuting witness in the case. George Smith, owner of the Som brero. who lives at his hotel on the beach, appeared with Disney to swear out the warrant, according to A. If. James, clerk of superior court. Hall's bond was posted by Earl Taylor of Beaufort HFD. Constable Krouse, who is leaving today on vacation, expressed the opinion yesterday that he didn't believe the case would be tried un til next week. District President Will Attend Meeting Tomorrow Mrs. Karl Clcve, Vanccboro, dis trict president of the Women's club, will attend the Morehcad City Woman's club's first meeting of the year at 3:30 tomorrow after noon in the civic center. Mrs. E. A. Council, elected presi dent of the club in the spring, will be in charge of her first meeting. All departments of the club arc invited to this meeting and each member is urged to attend, Mrs. Council said. Reports on the National Wo man's club convention at Boston, will be given by Mrs. If. G. Bell and Mrs. (J. II. Jackson. Two Life Sialiers Visit Fisheries Institute John I)ominia, Life photograph er, and Riehard Merryman, writer for Life magazine, visited the In stitute of Fisheries Research in Morehcad City Friday and Saturday in conjunction with a story on the Greater University of North Caro lina. This story is scheduled to ap pear in one of the October issues. Primarily interested in field work, the two Life staffers also visited Atlantic where a picture was taken of Dr. Eugene Roclofs taking a census of fish caught in a seine. At the institute a picture of Dr. William H. Sutcliffe dissecting a shrimp was shot, as well as a pic ture of the institute's boat, the Rob- ' ert E. Coker, a shot of some fish ermen studying the ocean bottom c hafts being prepared by the insti tute. and a picture of Dr. A. F. Chestnut at the oyster beds in New port river. Two Classes Elect Officers Officers of the senior and eighth grade class at Newport school have been announced. Heading the sen iors is Clifton Finer eighth grade president is Annie Rivers. Other senior officers are Fran cis Ma.ion. vice-president; Keith Mason, secretary; Harriet Masscy, treasurer; and Nancy Hyder, re porter. Class colors were chosen. They are blue and white. The class flower is the carnation and the motto selected is "Be ashamed to die before you have won a victory lor humanity." Other eighth grade officers are Patricia Reynolds, vice-president; Barbara Whitaker, secretary, and Jimmv Kelly, treasurer. Approximately 275 pupils are eating at the Newport lunchroom each day. A lunch, consisting of meat, two or three vegetables, milk, bread and dessert is served for 20 cents. The vocational agriculture class is making plans to raise FFA chap ter funds, to attend State Fair and shop and classroom improvement arc being made. Morehead Draw Will Slay Closed Until Sepl. 30 Army engineers, Wilmington. an nounced today that an extension of time, 10 days, has been granted the Tide Water Construction company, Norfolk, on their permit to keep the Morehead City draw bridge closed until tomorrow. The bridge will now remain closed to water traffic through Sept. 30, acording to Col. R. C. Brown, district engineer. The con struction company is building a new railroad draw adjacent to the highway draw across Newport riv er. Morehead Board to Meet; Bid Accepted on Police Car Morehftad City commissioners will meet tonight for their regular monthly session in the municipal building. At a special meeting Friday night they accepted the only bid submit ted for sale of a police car to the town. The bid was from Robert L. Rose Motor Co., a 1950 Ford Cus tom Del.uxe Tudor, tlfl^d. On the present chief of police car the town was allowed jl.VIS The ne? car was delivered y ester Jay. Jaycees |o Picnic Morehead City Jaycees will pic nic tomorrow at 6 p.m. in the swim ming area at Ft. Macon State park. O. H. Allen, picnic chairman, has announced. Guests may come early for a swim or a game of Softball, Allen said. Supper will be served at 6 sharp. Government Publishes Report On Fish Destruction by Trawls National Guard Remains at Post, In Morehead City Spokesman ? Says Orders On Dale of Departure Cannot be Released Sgt. William French of the local National Guard unit, Battery B. 449th field artillery, observation battalion, stated yesterday that no orders can be released on the date of their departure from Morehead City. Most of the men of the unit are living at headquarters on Shepard street , Morehead City. All are on sctive duty. The unit can take no more en listments. Sergeant French added. Anyone who wants to join the out fit must be assigned through the military district with headquarters at Kalcigh, he reported. Tlur sergeant reported every thing in good shape and in readi ness for departure at any time. The duty of a field artillery ob servation battalion is 10 spot the enemy's guns. This is done by noting flash of enemy guns or determining the locale by sound and plotting the artillery emplace ments with radar. The morale of the unit is high and the general feeling is that the boys "are anxious to go." Health Officer's Paper Will Appear In Medical Journal Dr. N. Thomas Ennctt, Carter et county health officer, presented a paper. "Draw the Line Between Preventive Medicine and Therapeu tic Medicine" at the recent annu al meeting of the North Carolina Public Health association at Win ston-Salem. This paper will appear in the North Carolina Medical Jour nal. it was announced today. The meeting was attended by health officers, nurses, sanitarians, laboratory workers, secretaries and health educators. Dr. Khnett's pap er was presented in the health of ficer's sectional meeting. Panel Discussion At one of the general meetings there was a panel discussion on "Public Health Service in North Carolina; What Needs Should It Serve?" Dr. Sylvester Green, exec utive vice-president of the North Carolina Medical Foundation, was moderator. Participating in the panel were the following editorial writers: A. G. Ivey, Journal and Sentinel, Win ston-Salem; W. E. Banner, Sanford Herald. Sanford, H. W. Kendall, Greensboro Daily News. Greens boro; C. A. McKnight, The Char lotte News, Charlotte; and Dan Shoemaker, The Asheville Citizen, Asheville. At the banquet, Governor Scott addressed the association. He stat ed that good roads, telephones and electricity were tied up with pub lic health; that doctors would not | locate in communities that did not See HEALTH, Page 2 White Cane Sale , Sponsored By Lions , JFiM Begin Monday A White Cane sale will start in i Morchead City next Monday under 1 auspices of Morehead City I. ions, it I was announced at the Thursday j night Lions meeting in the Fort Macon hotel. Harry Van Horn will act as chair man of the drive with Stanley Wainwright assisting him. The drive is staged each year to collect money for work in assisting visual ly handicapped persons. Each person who contributes to the Lions' visually - handicapped fund will be given a miniature white cane to wear Lions laid plans for inviting Miss Fmilda Townscnd. blind caw work er, to speak at one of their meet mgs during the drive. The Lions clu^> pays for Miss Townsend's cer vices one day each mor.th among Carteret county's visually handicap ped A letter was read from Capt. Ben Alford, commanding officer of Car- ' tcret county's National Guard unit which has been called M ltderal aervica, thanking tlx Lion* tor Us part in a dinner given recently in honor of the departing guard unit. Following the business meeting, Lions indulged in one of their oc casional songfcsts. Trustee Reports Madix Hoofing Proceedings Ended William H. Potter. Beaufort, trustee in Madix Asphalt Roofing corporation bankruptcy proceed ings. reported yesterday that all matters in connection with Madix are closed. A final meeting was held Satur day morning in the chambers of Judge Don Gilliam. Tarboro. The Judge signed all final orders, au thorised final payment* and distri bution of remaining fund*, and the trustee and auditor were dismissed. No one from Carteret county at tended the meeting except Mr. Pot lrr. Others present, in addition to the judge, were Willis Smith, jr., attorney, and Ted R. Hosick, audi tor. Scientist Finds Little Basis For Cussing Shrimpers The first scientific report on the long debated issue relating to de struction of lood tish by shrimp trawls has been published by the United States Department of the Interior. Fish and Wildlife Service. The report was made by Dr. Eu gene Roelofs, Morehead City, who is a member of the staff of the Insti tute of Fisheries Research, Univer sity of North Carolina, pr. Roe lofs undertook the study on the per centage of escapement of small fish and shrimp from trawl nets in the summer of 1949. As a result of this study, he con cludes that there is no biological basis for making changes in pres ent laws relating to size or con struetion of shrimp nets, but states that the larger mesh sizes re lease more small fish and small shrimp without representing a "sin nificant loss" to the shrimp indus try. Recommends Larger Mesh The scientist therefore recom mends that use of the larger mesh be encouraged. The investigation arose as a re sult of the rapid development of the shrimp fishery, accompanied by a general decline in finfish catches. Dr. Roclofs explains. "Many fish ermen. and others, have been quite vociferous in their charges against the shrimp industry . . . There have been, however, very few facts which could be used as a bas is for sound appraisal of the dc struetion," declared the scientist. Study's Objective The primary objective of the study, Dr. Roelofs said, was to study the release of small fish and shrimp from the various types of webbing and to determine whether changes in net mesh construction and/or size resulted in sufficient savings of small fish to justify a modification of present regulations relating i> .shrimp trawls. The scientist's findings, which appear in full in the Commercial Fisheries Review. Vol. 12, No. 8. August 1950. are reprinted, in part, here: "Inasmuch as spot (second only to croaker in numbers taken by shrimpers) showed an increase, and seven species not taken by shi impers showed a decrease of 19. 900.000 pounds during the heavy shrimping years, it would be diffi cult to ascribe decreases in finfish Lo destruction of young by the shrimp industry. "Recommendations. Inasmuch as [he extent of current finfish des truction has not been adequately determined, there is yet no biolog ical basis for recommending a i-hangc in the present shrimping laws relating to mesh construction ar size. "It is pointed out, however, that the use of larger mesh nets, up to 1 1/4 inch (stretched mesh) stan dard twine or 2 1/2 inch multiple twine, would release more small fish and small shrimp, thereby re ducing labor and wearing of gear and providing whatever biological and economic benefits that might result from such releases. While accomplishing the above, the larg er mesh sizes do not release suf ficient shrimp to represent a sig nificant loss. "Inasmuch as there appear to be no disadvantages in using larger mesh nets, their use by the shrimp ing industry should l>e encouraged. "Further studies, particularly re garding the amounts and kinds of fish taken by commercial shrimping vessels, are recommended for the 1950 shrimping season." Honorary Tar Heels Spend Weekend Here Morehead Cily played host to Honorary Tar Iloels over the week end, taking the visitors fishing and showing them all phases of the coastal town's recreational facili ties. Members of Honorary Tar Heels, an organization composed of out of-state newsmen and publicists who have written stories on North Carolina, arrived in Morehead City Friday night and Saturday. Go Sight-Seeing Upon arrival they were shown points of interest and Saturday night the group had supper at the Blue Ribbon club, followed by a trip to the Carolina Racing associa tion dog track. The party went outside Sunday for off shore fishing That night they were guests at Capt. Bill's res taurant and yesterday morning they went fishing again aboard the Victory with Capt. Bill Ballou at the helm. Return Home Upon their return the Honorary Tar Heels had supper at the Sani tary restaurant. Some returned ( to their homes last night while the remainder left this morning. Members of the group were guests at the various restaurants, the race track and aboard boats they fished from. Present were Joe Costa of King Features Syndicate and the Nev* York I>?ily News. Leonard Hoy and Gilbert LaGorce of the National Geographic, Paul Harmon of the Washington Times - Herald, Joe Lowes, a public relations represen tative. Bill Sharpe, public relations agent for Carolina Power and Light co.. Kalcigh, and Tom Walker of the State News Bureau in Raleigh. Newport PTA To Meet Tonight The Newport Parent-Teacher as sociation will open the new school year with its meeting at 7:30 to night at the school auditorium. At a meeting of the PTA exec utive board Wednesday night it was decided that the group this year will buy a new piano for the school and a power lawn mower. As usual the PTA will pay for magazines purchased for the library. Those who attended the meeting, in addition to Mrs. Ed Carraway, president, were Mrs. A. B. Reyn olds, vice-president. Mrs. Clarence Millis, secretary; Mrs. Geraldine D. Garner, treasurer. Mrs. Leon Youngblood, chairman of the ways and means committee. Mrs. Ruby Woodruff, program chairman, Mrs. Lois Smith, publici ty chairman, and R. L. Pruitt, prin cipal. Two Ships Dock al Port Terminal Over Weekend Two ships dockcd in Morehcad City over the weekend, one to emp ty its cargo and the other to take on fuel. Friday at noon the Esso Bridge port tied up and unloaded its car go of gasoline and fuel oil. The Bridgeport shipped out Saturday morning on its return journey to Baytown. Tex. Saturday morning the Western Sword, a cargo ship, came into port to take on fuel oil. The Western Sword originally came from Texas with a cargo for Wilmington. Aft er unloading at Wilmington it came here to take on fuel for its trip to Philadelphia. The Western Sword shipped out Sunday morning for Philadelphia. Tide Table Tides at Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tuesday, Sept. 19 1:31 a.m. 2:16 p.m. 7:38 a.m. 8:58 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2* 2:46 a.m. 3:29 p.m. 8:35 a.m. 10:09 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21 4:00 a.m. 4:37 p.m. 10:12 a.m. 11:11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 5:06 a.m. 5:36 p.m. 11:19 a.m. 12 Midnight School Building Program Suffers Because of War Morehead City Rolarians Hear Talk by J. E. Mil ler, School Official North Carolina will need 7,000 more classrooms, and 7,000 more teachers, within the next 10 years and unless war prospects brighten it is uncertain whether more than a small percentage of this goal will be reached, Morehead City Rotar ians were told at their Thursday night meeting. .1 K. Miller, administrative assis tant to the state superintendent of public instruction, informed the group that the present conflict in Korea already has affected mater ials used in school construction. If the situation grows more serious, shortages will grow more serious, he said. Perpetual "groaners" who com plain that school facilities are in adequate will have no one to blame but themselves if another war finds North Carolina short of need ed school space, Miller said. He pointed out that the state had ap propriated 50 million dollars for school construction and city and county units had set up another 70 million for the same purpose. However, he commented, some local units have fallen far behind this construction program and these units will be the ones to suf fcr if shortages continue in build ing materials. The need for im proved school facilities was fore wen, Miller concluded, and those who did not prepare for this need cannot blame others for their lack of jtorettifcfi#ednes8. ? Morehead Firemen Answer Two Calls Morehead City firemen answered two alarms within 12 hours Thurs day night and Friday morning. Neither of the two conflagrations was serious. Thursday at 9:10 p.m. firemen were summoned to the residence of Miss Lillian Morris, 508 Arendell st.. where spontaneous combustion ol some oil soaked rags had set fire to a door. The flames were extinguished before they could spread to other parts of the house. No damage was caused other than the burned door. Friday morning at 9:05 another alarm was turned in, this time from a colored residence at 13th and Bay st. Upon arrival firemen found that exposed electrical wir ing from a light cord inside a closet had set clothes in the closet on fire. Fortunately, members of the fire department arrived before flames had a chance to spread throughout the frame house. The inside of the closet was burned out and all cloth ing inside was destroyed. Damage caused by the second fire was estimated at $100. Though the entire neighborhood turned out to watch the fire, three small chil dren living in the house were not too disturbed. While firemen fought the flames and members of the family were rushing in and out with salvaged clothing they sat complacently swinging in the front porch swing. Three Home Demonstration Clubs Will Meet This Week Three home demonstration clubs will meet this week, according to an announcement by Mrs. Carrie Gillikin, home agent. The Cedar Point club will meet at 2 o'clock this afternoon with Mrs. A. T. Fields. The Camp Glenn club will meet with Mrs. Will Glancy at 2:30 to morrow afternoon and the Crab Point club will meet with Miss Alice Laughton at 2:30 Thursday afternoon. The demonstration at the meet ings will be "Professional Methods of Sewing." To Wake Oyster Check Dr. A. F. Chestnut, shellfish specialist with the Institute of Fish eries Research, Morehead City, will leave today for a check on the oys ter beds in Pamlico Sound. He is expected to return in one week. No Mayor's Court No Mayor's court was held in Morehead City yesterday since Mayor George Dill was oat of town.