Carteret County lewt-Ttes
A Merger Of
The Beaufort News (est. IMS) A The Twin City Times (est. 1936)
EDITORIAL PAGE
TUESDAY, DEC. 5. 1?M
'Model Miles' Can Be Realilies
Afoot in this slate is a mo\ement to beautify roadsides. It is
being engineered by the North Carolina Roadside Development
council and the State Board of Conservation and Development.
The Roadside couneil has undertaken the "model mile" pro
gram. In our estimation this should come ahead of the Conser
vation and Development board's program which includes roadside
picnicking areas and tourist information stations.
Not only is the "model mile" the first step, it is the most
easily accomplished. A model mile will not have:
1. Garbage dumps, scrap piles, old car graveyards.
2. Signs tacked on trees or fences, signs painted on farm
buildings.
3. Signs on curvcs or at scenic places.
4. Continuing signs (such as the Burma Shave rhymes),
cat eye (reflector) signs except state highway of public works
signs.
In our estimation, another factor should be included above.
"A model mile shall not be littered on either side of the hard
surface with iiquor and beer bottles."
North Carolina, especially our section, has more liquor and1
beer bottles per foot of roadside than any other state in the un
ion. Frequently we have heard out-of-staters ask incredulously
as they drive along the highways. "Where do all these bottles come
from?" ?
The answer, "Everybody," is about 90 per cent true. For that
reason everybody can help the model mile program by disposing
of bottles at home. People who partake of alcoholic beverages
in cars usually end up in serious trouble anyhow.
Mrs. N. A. Edwards, (loldsboro, who is president of the Road
side Development council, says:
Our roads are our show windows.
What do you see as you drive along ? eyesores or beauty?
We have the best highways in the world.
Let's make them the best looking.
A fine example of road improvement can be seen on the road
to west Beaufort (Turner street extended). Not many months
ago all the town garbage was dumped on the sides of that road.
That practice has stopped and today there's hardly a shred of
garbage to be seen.
Keeping roadsides clear of debris is not difficult. Once this
is done tourists will be eager to stop at roadside picnic grounds
which the Board of Conservation and Development proposes; they
will be interested in stopping at tourist information stations to
learn more about touring the state. Their impression of North
Carolina as they ride along will determine whether they want to
stay longer or get through our state as fast as possible.
Sou'easter
By Captain Henry
I received a letter this week from
up North from a gentleman whom
I have never met. How he hap
pened to write me is a long story
which I'll skip.
Anyhow, he's interested in Sal
ter Path. He's under the impres
sion that the folks who live at
Salter Path are a "collective soci
ety." Like a communal grfcup, ev
erybody helping everybody else
in earning a living, fishing, tilling
soil, etc. I imagine that impres
sion has been conveyed by feature
stories which have appeared in
northern papers in recent years
about Salter Path, mainly by the
fact that many (if not all) of the
homo owners there do not have ti
tle to their land on which their
homes are built.
1 understand that in the past
year or two Mrs. Hoffman, who
owns the property along with some
of the Rooscvelts, has attempted
to make arrangements whereby the
Salter Path people can get title to
the land. How successful that ef
fort has been or whether the
project is still underway, 1 don't
know.
But to get back to the letter.
The writer says:
"Fifteen years ago 1 owned a
farm about a mile above Beaufort
... So you see I am not a total
stranger to your town. 1 did not
then know about the Salter Path
ers.
"We have snow on the ground
here and it makes me think of
your mild and attractive climate.
I yearn to sail one of the 'old
bank sailing skiffs' that used to be
;o common on Harkers Island.
I remember the old boat builder
there. No doubt he has gone to.his
last moorings; and his art lost
with him.
"He used natural cedar knees
and flashing of juniper all put to
gether with copper rivets. The
teams were carefully caulked with
half white lead and half beeswax.
It is difficult to tell you how fine
was the craftsmanship of that un
hurried age.
"By the way, do you know that
Chief Manteo, who welcomed the
first white settlers at Roa.ioke Is
land was born on Harkers Is
land? Your land has much color."
This writer is one of the many
who have fallen under the charm
of our coast. I shall certainly ans
wer him soon and tell him that
the art of boat building oi Harkers
Island is not lost ? and who knows
better than we all the histori
cal theorizing which has hovered
over Harkers Island and Roanoke
Island in regard to the first white
settlers in the new world?
The past weekend was quite dif
ferent than the one before. We
humans ought to be equipped with
t device similar to the chameleon
so that we could change body tem
perature in a flash to correspond
with the weather.
The Christmas decoration down
town are prettier than I have ev
er seen them. I saw a young 'ud,
just learning to talk, standing un
der one of the Santa CUus lights,
pointing and chattering away in his
ow.i particular jibberish: "Mum
my. ook, Sanna Caws. Sanna
Caws," and that's all I could un
derstand. but Mummy practically
had to drag him away.
State highway patrolmen won't
tiave a bit of trouble spotting the
lazy (or broke) motorists who don't
have new license tags when they
should. The new tag colors, red
and white are fitting for the Christ
mas sea>on.
Two Conniy Womtn Win
Colonial Stert Contest
Mrs. Beatrice Martin, Beaufort
route 1. and Mrs. R. D. Dunn, 1703
Shepard st., Morchead City, have
won Bendix automatic clothes dry
ers for completing the sentence
"I want a Bendix automatic clothes
dryer because . .
The contest was sponsored by
Colonial stores (Fender's) in each
town. Mrs. Martin's entry was Judg
ed the best of those gubihitted at
the Beaufort stare and Mrs. Sunn's
the best of those submitted at the
Morehead City store.
In announcing these winners,
Colonial Stores also disclosed that
there are 111 other North Carolina
winners, one for each of the com
pany's stores in the state. In addi
tion, 253 other automatic dryers
are being awarded by Colonial's
stores in Alabama, Florida, Virgin
ia, and Georgia.
Give Her Bella!
When the bells ring out at Christ
mas time, give that faahion-aware
high school miss a set dt belli of
her own. Bell bracelets, bell pins
and even bells for her shoelaces
are all popular teen-age offerings.
CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
Carteret Canity's Newspaper
A Merger Of
THE BEAUFORT NEWS < Eat. 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Est. 1938)
Published Tueedayi and Fridays By
THE CARTERET PUBLISHING COMPANY. INC.
Lockwood Phillips ? Publishers ? Kiel Dor* Dear Phillip*
Ruth Leckey Peeling. Executive Editor
Publishing OCfice~At
504 Arendcll St., Morehead City, N. C.
Mall Rates: In Carteret, Craven, Pamlico, Hyde, and Onslow Counties 10.00
one i rear; $3.00 tlx months: ft.TB three months; $1.00 one montfc. Outside
ttie above named counties 16.00 one year; $3.50 six months; $2.00 three months;
fTOO one month
Associated Press ? Great ? N. C. Press Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
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AND THIY SAID HE WAS OESOUTI
Here ,
and
There
With r. C. SALISBURY, Morehead City
November shows the second low
est building permits this year.
Only $6,885 in building permits
for the month have been issued by
A. B. Roberts, building inspector
for Morchead City. Lowest month
ly building total from the records,
so far in 1950, was the $8,558 re
corded in October.
The November figure brings the
1950 permit total to $514,093, over
$50,000 more than the construction
record of $462,782 set in"' 1946.
Only four permits were issued dur
ing November covering the follow
ing constructions: Francis Wade,
dwelling on Shackleford street
$4,000; C. L. Scott, garage on Aren
dell street $2,000; Parker Motor
Company, paint shop in connection
with their garage on Afcndell
street; C. F. Bell, two room add
ition to house on Fisher street.
Total $6,885.
The decline in new construction
evidenced in October and Novem
ber is blamed on increased cost
and scarcity of building materials,
and contractors state that this de
cline would continue for the next
several months at least.
Previous monthly building totals
this year are: January, $194,070;
February, $65,030; March, $24.
180; April, $37,980; May, $27,290;
June, $12,685; July, $27,850; Au
gust. $33,186; September, $76,400;
October, $6,558.
Construction work has started on
a new Etso filling station o.i the
property of the Standard Oil com
pany in. the jib plot to the east
ol the building of the W. P. Free
man Wholesale grocery. This site
was the former storage plant of
the oil company from which the
nine large storage tanks were re
moved a lew months ago.
Tbis new station is being built
uo4er the direction of Stanley
Walnwrlfht at an estimated cost of
$20,000 and will be operated by
Mr. Wain wright when completed.
A modern station such as the
I Standard people put up will do
away with another eyesore in the
I center ot the city.
A finishing touch has been giv
en the pastor's study in the new
Methodist church of "Morehead City
by Mrs. Will Webb, who in mem
| ory of her husband, 4he late Wil- |
liam M. Webb, has furnished the
study in a most attractive manner.
Furniture most suitable for such
a rAom combined with the color
scheme of drapes and wall finish
gives a most charming effect.
Landscaping has also been done
about the exterior of the new 1
church, adding to the beauty of i
the building.'
Or account of the warm fall
weather in the northern states,
yacht owners up until two weeks
I ago were rather slow in making
their annual trek to southern
| waters. The sudden cold weather
has started many yachts south
bound.
New Year's day coming in this
year on a Sunday and going out on
a Sunday gives 53 Sunday's in the
year. Any regular year that comes
in on a Sunday, or any leap year
that comcs in on a Saturday will
have 53 Sundays. There are five
months in this year having five
Sunday's.
The W. P. Freeman Wholesale
grocery of Morehead City have
purchased from the State of
North Carolina five building
lots in the square opposite the
Jefferson hotel on which they
plan to erect a modem ware
house in the near future. The
lots run from Arendell street to
Bridges and from 4th street to
the west alley. The present
switch which 1* now located on
this square will connect with
the new warehouse to facilitate
the unloading of freight direct
ly on ike platform of the ware
DO YOU
mow WHAT
SHE KNOWS?
? She know* HOW MUCH the paid and far WHAT.
? She know. WHOM the paid *?>' WHEN.
? She knowt WHERE ahe standi financially today and every day.
BECAUSE ahe pay! all her hills by CHECK. Open a checking
account la thla hank NOW . . . and know All the anaweri ALL
the time.
SUp la Today and Let Ua Tell Yon
Haw Eaay and Simple It la.
First-Citizens Bank ft Trust Co.
Its Arendell St. Morehead CHy. N. C. Phone (-MM
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP.
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Letters For
Santa Claus
Morfhfad City, N. C.
Nov. SS, 1950
Dtir Santa,
Pleas* bring rae a Maxwell car
and a cowboy suit and boots.
Leroy Thomas Lewis
Mansfield
?ox ?38
To Santa Claus
North Pole |
Dear Santa Claus,
Please slnd me a bicycle fofr
Chi istraaa, and send me some fruit.
I hope you bave a mery JiapP> hap
py Christmas.
Your friend
Tommy Lee Bryant
Morrhead City, N. C.
Nov. 2S. 1950
Dear Santa Claus,
Please bring me a big bicycla.
Alto I would like you to bring a
pair of slippers, and anything you
think 1 will like.
1 love you.
Duncaa Lewis
Merry Christmas
Camp Glean
Pear Santa,
I att| a little boy six years old.
I want you to bring me a bicycle
?nd some new clothes (or Chriit
ipas. My brother Van wants a jeep
and some clothes. I am being a
In The Good Old Days
Smile Awhile
Wife: "No, I did not sow a but
ton on your trousers; I was too
tired. Which is the more important,
anyhow ? your wife or your trous
ers?"
Husband: "Well, there are places
I can go without a wife."
house. Early construction will
rest with the ability to secure
needed material.
That fish factory "smog" which
comes in on the south-west wind
and han^s over Morehead City com
bined with the asphalt "smog"
which comes in on the south-east
wind, meeting over the city spells
"industry," putting the necessary
shekels in the pockets of many
lor the Yule time.
For Her Collection
*Start her off cfn the road* to Ti
valued collection, this Christmas,
with two or three unusual gift
plates, an antique pitcher or sev
eral pieces of early American milk
glass
THIRTY-THREE YEARS AGO
The squad of Marines formerly
on guard duty at the wireless fta
tion left for Norfolk, being re
placed by a detachment of sail
ors. Local boys who arrived with
the sailors were James Caffrey,
Albert Mason, Tom Willis and Hen
ry Styron.
A college professor, speaking be
fore a group of students, said that
it was the patriotic duty of every
person in the country to keep in
iormed through the news papers,
of all events and speeches re
ported, There was a war on then,
too.
TWETNY-FIVE YEARS AGO
The paper was full of ads. Bay
ard Taylor had a full page ad, as
did Davis Brothers and Duncan
and Willis; Richard Felton and
Son and W P. Smith each had
two page ads. all telling of sales
starting Dec. 5, to run for 15 days.
Plans for the new bridge from
Beaufort to Morehead City were
received. It was to be a two
mile highway bridge, with a mile
of dirt till between two concrete
and steel sections of the bridge.
TEN YEARS AGO
A show boat was arriving in
Beaufort next week to give a week's
engagement of plays. The floating
theatre would tie up at Inlet Inn
dock.
Two purse boats, nets, and a
catch of fish were lost off the Par
kins which was owned by the Fish
Meal company, when it was caught
iiPa 'suddeti squall.
FIVE YEARS AGO
A. B. Cooper was building a new
hotel and residential section at
Atlantic Beach, and converting the
?ld casino into a new night club.
Taylor's Aeronca Flying Service
pith Earl Taylor, president; Her
man Reid, general manager and
Braxton Hall, secretary-treasurer,
was organized.
Joseph DriM* Joins '
Sound Appliance Stall !i
Joseph DuBois. of Washington,
N. C., has joined the Mies slaffilof
Sound Appliance eo., MorcliMd
City. n
DuBois, who was with Tide Wat
er Power eo., in Morehead flffy
from 1986 to 1940, went to Wa|h
ington where he was kitchen plan
ning engineer with Lacy'*, an ap
pliance store in that city.
DuBois has had 25 years' exper
ience in the electrical appliance
business, Warren Beck, manager of
Sound Appliance, announced.
good boy. to don't forget me Also
don't forget my boy friends. I will
have some pie under the tree for
you.
Your little boy,
Lee ?ittr*ll
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Dial 6-3214 ? US Arendell St.
Morehead Cily
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Insurance ? Real Estate
PHONE 6-4000
823 ARENDELL ST. MOREHEAD CITY
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EZIO PINZA.,;
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WHO STARRED IN "SOUTH PACIFIC", SAYS:!
MILDNESS TO ME
MEANS THE
CIGARETTE THAT
AGREES WITH
MY THROAT
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