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A Merger of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (Established 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (Established 1936)
59th YEAR, NO. 103. EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, DEC. 26, 1950 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
FULL PAGE COMICS
THg OUTLOOK FOR 1951
Nation's Business Volume Will
t
Drop, But Income to Increase
26 Persons Die
h Nortk Carolma
Over Holidays
Highway Fatalities Surpass
Predicted 18; Carteret
Escapes Tragedies
By the Associated Press
While North Carolinians joined
in the Christmas observance Mon
<Uy a mounting toll of violent
deaths was being recorded as the
long holiday weekend drew to a
elate.
At least 26 persons had died
violently in the State over the week
tad.
Twenty of the victims were kill
ed in highway accidents, surpassing
the State Highway Patrol's pre
Carteret county state highway
patrolmen yesterday reported a
"qaiet Christmas." There were no
Mai accidents or mishaps of
aajr type reported to the patrol
?Ma over the weekend.
diction that at least 18 persons
would die in the holiday period. :
The death toll was from 6 p.m.
Friday.
Two deaths wore caused by fire
and another person was stabbed to
deqth
Anions the highway fatalities
wera the following:
John W. Twiddy, 23, of Norfolk,
Va., was drowned when his car ,
overturned and landed in a canal
in Dare county.
William Carl Ward, 43 of High
Point, was fatally injured when his
car collided with a truck near Wal
nut.
Hastings Dexter Dellinger, 18.
waa killed instantly when struck
by a car near his home oh route I
3, Lincolnton.
Mrs. Cerrie C. Soles, 36 of route
1, Chadbourn, was fatally injured
when struck by a car south of
Wh^eville.
Jamy Barlow, 11, of Boomer, was
when the pickup in which
he was riding overturned near
North Wilkesboro.
Henry Edward McMasters, 44. of
Stklcy was killed when he was
struck by a car near Liberty.
James II. Farmer, 25, Negro, of
route 3, Elm City, was killed in
Wilson county when his car col
lided with another vehicle.
Carl E. Jones of Lexington and
Evelyn Hubbard Carter, 24, of Win
ston - Salem, were killed in a head
on collision near Winston-Salem.
Charles Roland Curtis, 20, of Old
Fort, was killed in an unusual ac
cident in McDowell county. Patrol
men said he fell from a truck and
was run over by another vehicle
near Old Fort.
Pitt county's only fatality for the
holidays came when the automobile
driven by W. Joe Stokes of Ayden
overturned near Orifton. He died
from injuries in Memorial General
hospital at Kinston. Officers said
no other car was involved.
Christmas Fin Destroys
Craven Legislator's Store
A $25,000 fire on Christmas day
destroyed a store at Jasper owned
by Craven county's representative
to the state legislature, Burl Hardi
son.
Firemen from New Bern, eight
miles away, arrived at the scene but
were unable to prevent the flames
from destroying the store. They
managed to save Hardison's nearby
home.
By Roger W. Babson
1. Excluding defense orders, the
total business volume in 1951 will
be less than that for 1950. However,
National Income in 1951 will be
the highest ever recorded, as war
orders take the place of peace pro
duction and high prices prevail.
More Controls Coming
2. The outstanding feature of
1951 will be the ever-increasing in
terference of the government in
the lives of businessmen and con
sumers.
3. The Administration and its
economic advisors are firmly con
vinced that radical inflation is a
bout to break out next year. But
SPECIAL EXCLUSIVE: The |
United Nations will withdraw
from Korea during 1951. Tile
United States in 1951 will have |
the largest National Income of |
its history.
the "brain trusters" are overlook
ing the fact that the boom is al- j
ready old and that it was creaking '
badly when the Korean War broke j
out. War postponed the downturn 1
which would have taken place j
much sooner. The date of the
slide has only moved ahead.
4. Rushing to catch up on its
neglected defense program, the
Administration is anxious to shrink |
business volume to an unnecessary
degree. Efforts at first will be a
long the line of tighter credit curbs,
such as restrictions on mortgage
and installment loans and increas- j
ed bank reserve requirements.
5. As 1951 wears on, the effect
of credit controls will cause a de
cline in legitimate business. Civil
ian production will decline more
than armament production will in
crease. The public may then cry.
"This is a government - made
slump; let's get rid of the con
trols!"
6. If in 1951 it becomes evident
that business is declining too fast
as a res lit of government curbs,
the planners at Washington may
rush their patient into an oxygen
tent.
Labor Outlook Tight
7. Most labor groups will not be
successful In getting a sixth round '
of wage increases in 1951. Although j
there may be more strikes in the
first part of 1951, there will be
fewer for the whole year as com- j
pared with 1950.
8. Tightness in the labor supply !
will be continued as the year
nears on, particularly of highly
skilled workers.
9. The Taft-Hartley Law will not
be repealed during 1951 but may
be amended. The Administrators
of the law will continue to wink at
some of its clauses.
Commodities to Remain Firm
10. Wholesale prices of many
commodities will be marked by a
mild decline in 1951 when compar
ed with the price level for Decem
ber 31, 1950. In some lines the
drop may be quite steep from the
high levels of late 1950. Retail
prices for 1951, I do not now fore
cast.
11. The year 1951 should prove
an excellent time to keep a tight
grip on inventories. Commodity
speculation for the rise will not
pay in 1951. Furthermore, our ex
panding stockpiles of strategic ma
terials present a real price threat
in the event of a peace scare. Such
stockpiles could then act strongly
as a depressant on prices.
12. The cost of living will remain
high during 1951. This prediction
recognizes that living costs next
year may be above the lower lev
els that existed during the first
half of the year now closing.
Farm Outlook Good
13. Farmers' income for 1951
should average no less than that
for 1950. Since the trend in the
first half of 1950 was down, this
forecast is not so optimistic as it
might otherwise seem, for there is
likely to be a weakening of the
farmers' income position during the
latter part of 1951.
14. Barring crop failures, the to
tal supply of food available should
be larger in 1951 than for 1950,
since the government will raise
planting quotas as part of its attack
on inflation. If the weather is ex
tremely favorable, the government
will be blamed for farm-price weak
ness during the latter part of 1951.
15. With prospects good for a
rising supply of feed grains, meat
should be more plentiful next year
than in 1950. Prices for meat, how
ever, will be held up by continued
high National Income and by mil
itary needs.
Taxes Higher
16. The burden of federal taxes,
both corporate and personal, will
be increased again in 1981. State
and municipal taxes will remain
high.
17. There will be an excess pro/
its tax in 1951. These excess profits
taxes will be milder than those in I
force during World War II; but
they will be inflationary and re
tard efficicncy, economy and in
centive.
18. There will be heavy pressure
for increased federal "sales taxes"
to discourage purchasing of luxury
and certain nonessential goods.
Congress will see the value of some
such sales taxes as an inflation
road block.
19. States and municipalities will
again be under pressure to find
adequate sources of revenue. Fur
ther increases in such taxes can be
looked for next year with addition
al cities and/or states adopting
sales taxes.
20. Despite renewed efforts to
increase the long-term capital
gains tax above the present 25 per
cent figure, rates will remain un
changed.
Domestic Trade l^ess
21. Credit curbs will cut into the 1
demand for automobiles and house
hold equipment. Completions of i
fewer dwellings will also act as a
damper on furniture sales.
22. Falling demand for hard
goods should mean a stabilization
of the public's spending for fc'6d
and lower-priced soft goods.
23. The trend forecast in No. 22
will mean a decline in department
store volume, but I predict a rise
in the sales of variety chains and
of drug chains.
Foreign Trade Fair
24. Barring new war develop
ments, 1 look for continued shrink
age in our exports during 1951. Im
ports, however, should rise further.
Total foreign trade should not be
much changed, but the exporters
will be on the short end of this
business with the importers gain
ing.
25. It will become more difficult
to convince Congress that addi
tional heavy credits should be
granted abroad except for war sup
plies.
26. As was the case this year,
many domestic manufacturers will
feel increasing competition from
foreign merchandise. The cry for
increased tariff protection will be
heard again in the land.
27. Business and financial fore
casts for next year are NOT based
on the thought that World War III
See BABSON, Page 4
Tide Table
Tides at Beaufort Bar
HIGH
LOW
Tuesday, Dec. 2C
9:22 a.m.
9:38 p.m.
2:58 a.m.
3:50 p.m.
Wedaeaday, Dee. 27
9:58 a.m.
10:17 p.m.
3:35 a.m.
4:25 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 2S
10:35 a.m.
10:57 p.m.
4:16 a.m.
5:01 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28
11:15 a.m.
11:41 p.m.
5:00 a.m.
5:40 p.m.
Police Release
Gaslrill Woman
Under $100 Bond
Charles Joyner, Victim
01 Friday Shooting, Dis
charged from Hospital
Mary Gaskill, colored wo
man of Morehead City, has
been released under $100
bond. She was jailed Friday
morning in Morehead City oil
a charge of shooting Charles
Joyner, Negro, with a 22
Pistol.
The shooting was the result of a
fray in Morehead City which both
Beaufort and Morehead City police
investigated since persons involved
fust stited that Joyner was aboard
the Bonner L. Willis when he was
wounded. The Willis, a shad boat,
ties up at the Esso dock in Beau
Woman Arrested
Although Joyner claims he was
r ?.?MCClder"' ,hp P?licr 'ofk
the Gaskill woman in custody lov
"f.r.W" discharged from the hos
pital Saturday.
_ shooting occurred between
midrnght and 1 a m. Thursday at
the home ol Mary Gaskill, More
head Cily.
According to the information ob
' Clarence Fulwood
h?.?lta Jones were fighting in
the bedroom of the defendant. Joy
ner attempted to separate them
Police say. but Mary Gaskill, think'
fin 1 a "ist?< hidden
Un.1i ^ Pl 0W ,h'' be(l- Pu??l
gf[ " and " "accidentally went
Taken to Hospital
Chief Louis B Willis, Beaufort
reported that she had also ordered
Joyner out of her house. The vic
tim of the shooting was taken to
Morehead City hospital by Jone:,
and Fulwood. Officer Kdmond
? >llui of Morehead City was called
and he put Jones in jail.
The men persisted in telling
Morehead police that the shooting
tuik place on the Bonner L? so the
Rawrfovt authorities were notified
(lhen.P.Te.n,cd ,a,or Kriday mom
??u ??4ufort police station
with evidence .ncovered by Beau
fort officers relating to the party
and fray at the Gaskill home, the
men changed their story
Officer Herbert Griffin of More
head was notified and the Gaskill
woman was taken into custody
Under questioning, she admitted
according to Officer Griffin that
the incident took place at her home
accidentally0 PiS,?1 d,SChar?ed
The woman will be tried in the
next session of Morehead City may
or s court which has been set ten
tatively for Monday, Jan. 8.
Fulwood is a crewman aboard
, e Admiral of Morehead Citv
Jones, Brownridge. and Joyner are
fishermen aboard the Bonner L
Two Conntiuu Enroll
In Dairy Short Coarse
Beaufort ? Bobby Oglesby and
Mrs. William Blair of Crab Point
will attend a dairy short court at
North Carolina State college from
January 8 through February 2, R.
M. Williams, county farm agent
has announced. Williams is urg
ing that other Carteret county tann
ers who can possibly do so, attend
the short course.
This study course, says the farm
agent, will cover many interesting
subjects in dairy production, field
crop production and beef cattle pro
duction. It is open to any person
who is interested in improving his
knowledge of farming. The purpose
is to give farmers intensive prac
tical training in agriculture.
Farmers interested in attending
the short course should make ap
plication at the earliest possible
date.
Steel Shortage May Delay
Morehead City Port Work
Giants Sign MCTI Student
Irvin Page at Wilson, student at North Carolina
State College's Morehead City Technical Institute
and former pitcher with the State College Wolf
pack, looks over the contract that he recently sign
ed with the New York (iiants. Page will leave
the Technical institute in March for spring train
ing in Sanford, Fla. Students shown in the pic
ture with Tage are, left to right: Melvin Smith
son, Hickory. Va.; James Gibson, Swannanoa;
Page; Charles King, Beaufort; and Laddie (lark,
Virgilina, Va. (More sports news page 3).
iMoto by Wilton lllock
World Federalist to Speak
Wwidnesday in Beauiorl
Robert I.ee Humbi'r of Green
ville will give his annual re
port on World Federation at 3
o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
the anniversary of the founding
of the world federation plan 10
years ago at Davis.
The movement, which was star
ted Dec. 27, IMC, had .Is first
mac ting in the eastern part of
Cai?< * ^.iuuly with IB *
pretent. Since that time it
states have adopted the resolut
ion on world federation.
The meeting will be held at the
American Legion hut on Turner
St . Beaufort, and ts open to the
public.
Base to See New
BiriMing Projects
Cherry Point, N. C.? Two major
building projects, a school and liv
ing quarters, are scheduled to get
under way soon in the immediate j
vicinity of the Marine Corps Air |
Station, Cherry Point.
This reservation is the first of j
600 such federal areas in the Unit
ed States to be considered for fi
nancial assistance from the govern
ment for the construction, mainten
ance, and operation of schools.
It is expected that all federal
funds made available to the Craven
County Board of Education, of
which Cherry Point is under direct
authorization, will be expended for
the construction of a new elemen
tary school, complete with library,
auditorium, and cafeteria. Con
struction will begin April 1, 1951,
and is to reach completion approxi
mately six months later.
Previously approved by the Sec
retary of the Navy was the erection
of 1,421 additional quarters for of
ficers, civilians and enlisted men.
This project is to start about March
1, 1951. and is expected to be com
pleted Oct. 15, 1951.
Beaufort l'olice Investigate
Three Collisions; No One Hurt
Post Offices
Swvve Rush,
Both Beaufort and Morehead
I City post offices expect to clear
I up the last of the Christmas mail
l Wednesday morning
The volume at Beaufort post of
'ice was 12 per cent over last year's
and Morehead City's volume was
greater also, but exact figures were
not available for the Morehead
olfice at press time yesterday.
Postmaster J. P. B<*tts, Beau
fort, reported that incoming mail
was heavier than in '49. One ex
tra clerk was hired and other per
sonnel worked overtime. He re
marked that all Christmas mail
would probably have been out to
day, had not the holiday followed
a Sunday.
Assistant Postmasier James
Webb stated that incoming parcel
post was heavier this year than
last, and because of the rail strike
several weeks ago there were a few
parcel post packages straggling in
late.
One additional carrier and one
additional clerk were employed
for the week immediately prior to
Christmas, but even so, all clerks
were rushed, Webb commented.
The last of the Christmas cards
are expected to be delivered in
Morehead City Wednesday morning
if not earlier.
The county board of commission
ers will meet at 10 o'clock Mon
day morning, Jan. 8, in the court
house, Beaufort. Their regularly
scheduled meeting has been post
poned because of New Year's Day.
T/Sgt. Charles J. Herriotts, hus
band of Mrs. Charles I. Herriotts,
Trailer Park, Camp Lejeune, has
been killed in action. Sergeant
Herriotts had previously been re
ported wounded.
Beaufort police investigated three 1
accidents within the past several
lays. No one suffered injury but
damages to cars amounted to near
ly $50(1
Jacob Kiddie Fenner of North
Harlowc will be tried in mayor's
?m *iri t hi/* ft^won <M? charge
of faihiri, o hiur kt a stop sign on
Brond si ret t at the Live Oak inter
section.
According to Chief Louis B. Wil
lis, Fenner, driving a 1940 Ford
pick up truck west on Broad, col
lided at 10 o'clock this morning
with a Chevrolet pick up truck
driven by Dewey Merrill of Beau
fort RFD. Merrill was traveling
on Ann street.
The Chevrolet pick up belongs
to the Atkinson Dredging company
of Norfolk. Damage to the dredg
ing company truck is estimated by
police at $100.
No Charges
No charges were preferred in an
accident which occurred at 8 o'
clock Saturday night at the Ann
and Turner street intersection.
A 1046 Dodge driven by Keith
Neal Biggs, 1806 Fisher St., More
head City, skidded 75 feet just as
the light was changing. He attempt
ed to ston and in doing so, struck
a 1937 Chevrolet panel truck driv
en by James S. Holland, 316 Marsh
st.. Beaufort, Chief Willis reported.
The Dodge was proceeding east
on Ann street and the panel truck
north on Turner. The Dodge was
damaged considerably, according to
Chief Willis and Officer Guy Sprin
gle who investigated.
Charged With Speeding
Bill Sewell, Beaufort, was charg
ed with speeding as the result of
an accident at 11:30 Friday night
on Ann street near the bridge. Ac
cording to Officers Carl Garner
and Mac Wade, Sewell was pro
ceeding west on Ann street when
he collided with a parked car, a
1938 Chevrolet, owned by Rufus
Sewell, also of Beaufort.
The Chevrolet was knocked on
to the sidewalk and escaped dam
age, but the Plymouth driven by
Sewell was damaged.
Lack of steel pilings is ex
pected to delay work on the
Morehead City port, unless
the port figures importantly
in the nation's defense plans,
it was learned today.
The pilings are expected next
month, and according to a spokes
man closely affiliated with the con
struction program, there's a 50-50
chance for delivery.
Grading the port area began in
the summer. Muck was encount
ered, however, and a six month
waiting period is required for the
grade to settle. Nevertheless, sink
ing of pilings could begin whenever
they are received.
Construction at the Wilmington
port, the other half of the state's
port-building program, has ad
vanced to the point of 20 per cent
completion. Lack of materials has
delayed work there only to a small
degree. Steel plays a small part
at Wilmington for types of pilings
used are of reinforced concrete.
Work at Wilmington began two
months before the Morehead City
project.
Confronted with statistics on
business and commerce, ports of
ficials and state authorities are
pushing construction as rapidly as
possible! or a vast increase in the
state's export import traffic is seen.
Not inly have steps been taken
to improve ports and the water
approaches, but as soon as possible
requests will be made for bids on
transit sheds and warehouses at
dockside. These bids will be re
quested for Wilmington early in
'51 .
Farm Agent
Advises Wiring
Check-Up on Farm
Even tho Ih'sI wiring system
needs a little attention now and
then. Carteret eounty farmers were
reminded this week by It. M. Wil
liams. county farm agent for the
State College Extension service.
Williams said the ordinary 115
volt lighting circuit can be as dead
ly as high voltage lines. "There's
too much power packed into elec
tric wires to gamble with them,"
he commented.
The National Safety council
gives hints for keeping wiring sys
tems in good condition. Outside,
you should check frequently for
broken insulators, frayed insula
tion, and loose or sagging wires
that may contact trees or other ob
structions. Inside buildings, watch
for defective outlets or switches,
loose connections at junctions, dam
aged insulation, and worn fixtures.
Appliance cords need frequent at
tention. When defective, they
should be discarded or repaired
immediately.
Even for minor repairs, be sure
the current has been turned off be
fore beginning work. Since water
is a good conductor of electricity,
be especially cautious in damp
places.
When purchasing electrical ap
pliances, look for the "UL" label
signifying that the equipment has
been tested and approved by the
Underwriters Laboratory.
When a fuse "blows," something
is wrong? too much load on the
circuit or a short circuit some
where. Locate and remove the
source of the trouble before insert
ing a new fuse, and then be sure
to use the proper size.
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