W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES . * _ A Merger of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (Established 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established .1936) 39th YEAR, NO. 96 THREE SECTIONS? TWENTY PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, DEC. T, 1950 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS TB Society Requests Sending Of Cards to 5-Year-01d Boy / Santa Claus Will Arrive In Beaufort Tomorrow Santa Claus will arrive at the Beaufort post office dock at 10 o' clock Saturday morning and to the first 2.000 youngsters who bring him a letter he will give a gift. Santa Clans will be accompanied down town by bands, fire trucks, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in a festive holiday parade. Merry Saint Nicholas will make his entrance aboard the Good Ship Mistletoe, accompanied by members of the Fort Macon Coast Guard station. The Christmas lights in town will go on tomorrow night. There will be many new decorations, plastic Santa Claus figures, Eng lish lanterns, and bells, all illum inated. The fire department cooperated this week in putting up the decora tions. Members of the fire depart ment who did the work are Char les Harrell, Gilbert Glancy, Kobert Mades, Elmond Rhue, and Roma Willis. Five Countians Will Begin Army Service Monday Four men will leave Beaufort at 6:40 Monday morning for Fort Bragg where they will be inducted into the Army. The county's quota for December is five men and the fifth will be inducted in San Fran cisco, his place of residence. The men are Gilbert Trott, Stel la; Charles W. Newkirk, Marshall berg; William K. Wallace, jr., Mer rirnon; and Floyd W. Stewart, Morehead Citj ^ :-rW Bcftram R. Gillikin, fori . Kirkpatrick, law enforce ? ment officer for the commercial | fisheries division, has announced that beginning today scallops may be taken Monday, Wednes day. and Friday until May 1. i He mentioned that scallops are a little more plentiful now than they have been in many years and since the season opens on a Friday, Dec. 1, taking of scal lops will be permitted on that day, as well as following Mon days, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Heretofore, it was legal to take scallops only on Monday and Wednesday. The law on the method of getting the shellfish delicacy remains Hie same: eith er by hand, tongs, or rakes, no dredges allowed. Judge Dismisses Fish Theft Cases Dewey Willis, Harkers Is land, Will Be Tried in Superior Couri Charles M. Smith and William (Budda) Collins, charged with stealing fish several weeks ago at Lea's fish house in Morehead City, are free men today. Judge Lambert Morris in recor der's court Tuesday dismissed both cases. However, the state has reserved the right to reopen a case against Smith in which he is charged with aiding and abetting in larceny of fish. A thousand dollar mortgage bond lias been posted lor the appearance of Dewey Willis, Markers Island, at the next term of superior court. Willis is charged with assault with a deadly weapon, a knife, with in tent to kill. Judge Morris found probable cause and bound the case over to the higher court. William Eugene Brinson, charg ed with careless and reckless driv ing. gave notice of appeal to su perior court when he was found ?uilty. He was placed under $200 bond. Luke Mason was docketed for trial in three separate cases. In the first he was charged with tres passing and assaulting a female. He pleaded guilty to trespassing and the charge of assault was dis missed. In the second case he pleaded guilty to public drunken ness and he pleaded guilty also in the third, a charge of destroying public property. He was ordered to pay the costs in all three instances. Albert Hucks entered a plea of guilty to the charge of possessing a small quantity of non tax-paid whiskey and paid court costs. A charge of rape against Nelson Ray Fulford was dismissed. An other case against Fulford, charg ing him with resisting arrest and striking an officer, has been con tinued arid he has been placed un der $50 bond. Walton Haywood Dew forfeited bond when he fail ed to appear to answer to a charge of public drunkenness. Bonds Forfeited Bonds were forfeited in the fol lowing speeding cases: George Ron ald Ballou (also charged with carc less and reckless driving), George William Tyndall, and Kenneth F. Smith. Hermann Worley forfeited bond also. He was charged with driving on the wrong side of the road. Harold Floyd Fisher received a six-month sentence, suspended, when he pleaded guilty to speed ing and driving drunk. He was also fined $125 and costs. George A. Bishop was found guilty on the charges of driving without brakes and failing to stop See COURT, Page 3 It's Really a Family Affair Lillian Francos Giddens is the I only black sheep. All the rest are kin in the cast of "Peek-a-Boo Pen- j ny," a mystery comedy in three acts which will be presented for the second time tonight at 8 o' clock at the Morehead City school. Playing roles are Charles Willis, ?lames Willis. Reginald Willis. Joyce Witlis. Madeline Royal. Bet ty Ruffin Willis. Dave Battle Webb. H. S. Gibbs. and Lillian Frances. Grandfather of the four Willis boys was a brother to Madeline's grandmother and to Betty Ruffin's grandfather whoae name inciden tally. was "Increase Willii." Si Gibbs' great great grandfather was ? brother to all Um grandpirtntft I previously mentioned. Dave Bat lie Webb's kinship is so fir back that it would take several para graphs to explain it. but neverthe less, it's there, the Willis's declare. Tressa Royal Vickers, director of the play, haftiens to be Made line's sister. And of course, they're all Bap tists. The play is being sponsored by the Baptist Sunday school to raise money for the building fund. It was first given on Nov. 17 and was so well received that a second presentation was icheduled by pop ular demand. Tickets are available at Leary's in Morehead City or it the door tonight. The Carteret County Farm Bureau will mark the close of its annual membership drive Thursday nijrht, Dec. 7, with a barbecue supper and business meeting at the American Legion hut west of Morehead City. Officers for the coming year will be elected and the prineipul ad dress will be delivered by K. Y. Floyd of the Plant Food institute. Raleigh. Floyd, a former tobacco spceial ist with State College Kxtension service, and a former official in .the Production Marketing adminis tration, is well known throughout the state, commented R. M. Wil liams, farm agent. The Farm Bureau is nearing i its membership goal for 1951. ae cording to the report released I Wednesday from the farm agent's office. At that time 45 more mem bers were needed to meet the quo ta. Ballots for election of Farm Bu reau officers were mailed to mem bers yesterday. They should be returned by mail to the farm agent's office or they may be turn ed in at the Farm Bureau meeting next Thursday. Nominees, selected by the board of directors, are the following: president. J. R. Ball, Robert Laugh ton; . vice-president, Milton Truck ncr, Curtis Pake; chairman, mem bership drive, Oscar Salter, Neal Cam pen. Fruit and vegetable chairman. 11. T. Carraway. Kerney Merrill, jr.; tobacco. 1). W. Truckner, En non Mann; swine. T. C. Oglesby. Harry Loekey; poultry, Gordon Laugh! on, Raymond Dickinson. Dairying, J. T. Oglesby, Walter j Stewart; general crops. John Fel ton, jr., Leslie Springle; forestry, L. W. Pelletier, Will Hardcsty; soil conservation, Floyd Garner, Leland Morris; sweet potatoes, Guion Lewis. Brondell Gillikin. Between 250 and 300 are expect ed for the barbecue and annual meeting. Floyd Jones Heads Red Cross Chapter Floyd Jones of Morehead City has been appointed ehairman of the Morehead City Ked Cross chap ter, according to an announcement from the Southeastern district of the American Red Cross with head quarters at Atlanta. He succeeds Charles Willis who has held the chairmanship for several years. Jones announced yesterday that other officers in the organization remain the same. Henry White is treasurer, James R. Sanders, home service chairman. Mrs. J. C. Taylor, camp and hospital chairman, and Gordon C. Willis, disaster chair man. A Red Cross fund chairman remains to be appointed, however, and Jones said this will be done in the near future. The Morehead City Red Cross chapter has been awarded a cer tificate of merit every year for the past several years because the quo tas in each fund drive have always been exceeded. "We'll definitely meet the quota this year," Jones declared. The fund-raising campaign is scheduled for March, The chairman remarked that the home service committee is active throughout the year in helping lo cate living quarters for servicemen and giving aid on the local level. Jones, a graduate of the Uni versity of North Carolina School of Pharmacy, is employed at More head City Drug co. While at col lege he was head of Pharmacy Senate and he recently established an award to be given annually to a pharmacy student. Used Toy Will Admit Child to Movie Tomorrow A used toy will admit a child to a show for youngsters at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at the City theater, Morehead City. The toys will be repaired by Jaycees who will distribute them to youngsters at the annual Jay cee Christmas party. The movie will last until 11:45. according to George Veach and Bob Howard, co-chairmen of the Jaycee Christ mas social committee. Horticulture Specialists Will Meet Farmers Monday Dr. Fred Cochran, head of the vegetable crops section of the hor ticulture department. Slate college, and Harry M. Covington, horticul ture specialist, will meet with seed dealers and potato farmers from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday in the (arm agent's office, Beaufort. They will discus* methods of shipping potatoes, washing and drying equipment, and type and quality of seeds. Symphony Drive Proceeds Well ' Drive Will Continue Nexi Week, Mrs. Laurence Vickers Announces The membership. drive for the ; North Carolina Little symphony is progressing satisfactorily, Mrs. Laurence Vickers. chairman, re ported today, and the drive will continue next week. That will give the Beaufort Jun ior Woman's club, which meets Monday night, more opportunity to I contact prospective members there, Mrs. Vickers commented. Challengers for the title of most traveled group in the State disap j pear as rapidly as fried chicken at ;i church picnic when the record of the North Carolina symphony is mentioned. "We covered 7,000 miles on our Inst tour and the season 'ahead may be even more comprehensive," says Mrs. Benjamin Swalin. represen tative of the Symphony society who was here recently to organize the annual membership drive. More than 120 concerts were played be fore thousands of highly-satisfied listeners last spring, in addition to 75,000 school children in every sec tion of North Carolina. Memberships in the society are now on sale at the civic center, Morehead City, and 121 Craven st., Beaufort. "The orchestra appeared in some (>() communities from Manteo to Murphy," she said, "and during 104050 it visited Tennessee and Georgia. Millions heard the Sym phony on NBC's feature program 'Pioneers of Music' last April, which was broadcast overseas by i he Voice of America." Last season was quite different from the one Conductor Benjamin Swalin led in 1943. "That :~rr Jt-w just 13 | and we were able to reach about 8,000 cnil dren," Mrs. Swalin said. "The aud iences have grown tremendously with the years, so much, in fact, that last season the orchestra play ed to students from 418 schools and performed in 07 schools." The most rapid growth of the orchestra has been since 1045 due to its expansion program. It was then that the symphony was put on a professional basis. Since then, out-of-state engagements in Geor gia, Tennessee and Virginia have been filled, and "pop" concerts have been popular "extras" in sev eral towns on the regular tour. "Through articles and picture stories in Time, Pathfinder, the state press, and on the radio, the North Carolina Symphony is not only gaining national recognition lor itself, but for all of North Car olina as well." Mrs. Swalin said. Truck, Car Collide On Ann Slreet. Beauiori Approximately $100 damage was caused to the rear of a 1950 Pon tiac driven by Robert PL Howard of Winston-Salem Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. when a White Milk and Ice Cream truck ran into the rear of the car on Ann st., Beaufort. Both the truck and the car were entering Beaufort, proceeding east off the bridge. The truck was be ing driven by Robert Kittrell of Morehead City RFD. Beaufort police said the truck was following too closely behind Howard's car. No charges were preferred. Sale oi 1950 Automobile Tags Will Begin Today The sale of North Carolina State automobile license plates begins today through the office of the Carolina Motor club, Manager Joyce Vick announces. The club office is located iQ the loan de partment of the First Citizens Bank building. Morehead City. The new 1951 license plates have been received and mark a new de parture in color. Since 1940, state automobile license plates have been orange and black. The new 1951 tags will have red numerals on a white background. Co only ABC Officer Aids In Getting Havelock Still Marshall Ayscue, Carteret coun ty ABC officcr. accompanicd Crav on county officers and federal men Tuesday afternoon when a 100- gal lon copper still was found in op eration in the Havelock section and a white man. whose last nam* is Johnson, was arrested. The officers were in hiding and apprehended Johnson when be came to the still. The prisoner was taken to New Bern (or a hearing before the marshal where he wai placed under $300 bond lor hi* ap I pearance in federal coiu$.