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W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES JSl: A Merger of THE BEAUFORT NEWS (Ettabluked 1912) and THE TWIN CITY TIMES (E*tablUhed 1936) 40th YEAR, NO. 14. TWO SECTIONS? SIXTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, FEB. 16, 1951 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Shrimp Boats Seek Southern Waters Shrimp boats, such as those of W. S. Wells, Southport, pictured above, leave North Carolina waters in the winter, seeking runs of shrimp in the southern, fishing grounds, including Key West, Fla.. where the shrimp bonanza was un covered just a year ago. Efforts are being made now by Key West shrimpers lo have a jetty built in the harbor to prevent loss es of $1,000 a year per boat, due to damaged shafts, propellers, etc. Shrimpers say the Key West har bor should be swept and a mini mum depth of 12 feet maintained. Army engineers have been ap proached on the problem. Owners of shrimp boats say that because of the hazards increased insurance costs alone are $400 or $1 a day. During the last week in January Key West shipped out 350.000 pounds of shrimp valued at $142, 000. In the 10 months following February 1950 nine million pounds of shrimp were shipped from Key West. Boat owners have been request ed to sign a petition for harbor improvements and this petition will be forwarded to Washington with a request for necessary appropria tions for the jetty. Fishermen believe that with the suggested improvements more than 500 boats could operate from Key West. At present the weekly payroll from, the shrimping indus try is estimated at $50,000. They believe this could be upped to $150,000. The proposed jetty would run from the Curry and Sons property towards the end of Craig dock. Beaufort JCs Will Raise Fund For School Music, Football^ JCs to Appoint Civil Defense Co-Director Morehead City Jaycecs Monday night agreed to have one of their members serve as co-director of Morehead City's civil defense pro gram. The request for such an appoint ee came from Robert G. Lowe, di rector of civil defense, who also asked Jaycee support in the pro gram at the weekly meeting of the Jayccss in the Hotel Fort Ma con. Lowe told the group that the co director would be in charge of transportation and evacuation. The board of directors will appoint the co director. Jasper Bell was named chair man of the March scrap drive which will take place on the first Sunday of next month. P. H. Geer. jr., who was m charge of this month's drive, reported that it was successful, no excessively large amount of paper was collec ted, but he said that more individ ual homes made contributions. Jimmy Meeks and Jimmy Wal lace were appointed to attend the school piano-purchase committee meeting Tuesday night at the civic center, with instruction to state that the Jaycees would assist the Woman's club in any way to raise money. They decided, however, that they would not be able to spearhead the campaign. Two guests, in addition to Lowe, attended the meeting. They were Billy B. Willis and Joe DuBois, manager of the chamber of com merce. Bill Chalk, president, pre sided. Beanforl Firemen Answer Three Alarms This Week Beaufort fire department ans wered three alarms this week, one to 106 Marsh st. again. At the Marsh street residence i the oil stota flared up for the third time this winter, and for the third time the fire department went to the rescue. The blaze caus ed no damage. Grass caught fire in the 1000 block of Ann street Wednesday af ternoon and this was brought un der control by firemen also. At 11:45 Monday night a '40 Chevrolet on Queen street near Ce dar was destroyed. It is not known how the fire started. Firemen said they didn't know the owner of the car.. The alarm was turned in by Carleton Garner, Beaufort night I policeman. Streets Graded A portion of 11th street by More L head City school was graded this I ? week, as well as part of Fisher I street, extending eastward from I the school. ? ? Beaufort Jaycecs will raise $1, 0(H) to supplement salaries of a public school music and band di rector and football coach at Beau fort school. ' ' This decision was made Monday night and Kenneth Johnson and James Wheatley were appointed as head of the committee to solicit funds. The Jaycees stated that T. G. Leary. principal of Beaufort school, will be informed of the de cision in order to plan for the com ing year's faculty requirement*. Serving on the preliminary com mittee to investigate the* possibil ity of subsidizing a public school music teacher and band director were Gene Smith and Wiley Taylor, I jr. $100 Request Made A request for $100 from the town recreation committee for the summer program was tabled. It was reported that efforts are still I being made to return the More head City Jaycee bleachers to the I Morehead City field. The committee to locate a di rector for the proposed Jaycee minstrel stated that it was not ready to make a report. The group agreed that they would make up the difference between the num ber of tickets they have been re quested to sell and the number they do sell to the BASH dance tomorrow night at the Channel club. Building Fund The group raised several dollars I to pay on the Jaycee War Memor ial building, Tulsa. Okla. George Cottingham, president, was in charge of the meeting. The next Beaufort Jaycee meet ing will fre a joint session with the Morehead City club to hear a talk by a Jaycee officer. Officer Uncovers Still Near Town I Constable Charlie Krouse, More head township, confiscated parts of a 65 gallon copper still at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon. The constable said that the parts were located on the property of R. R. Barbour in a dense thicket one-quarter mile to the rear of the Barbour home, which is located on highway 70 just west of Morehead City. Krouse gained access to the dis? mantled still by using a road on Crab Point and then walking to the site. The parts, a copper kettle, copper condenser, and the |most modern up-to-date whiskey making gadgets, were taken to the jail yard in Beaufort where they were smashed. The constable said that the still had been run and then moved. The pieces were wrapped in bur lap and hid in various sections of the overgrown area. Krouse said that there were evidences that a truck had probably hauled the still there within the past several < Chamber to Hear Program Advisor' At Feb. 23 Meeting i Duanc Strawbridge, program ad visor for the Southeastern Division of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, will speak at 7:30 Friday night, Feb. 23, to mem bers of the Morehead City cham ber of commerce. The meeting will take place in Webb Memorial civic center. Joe DuBois, manager of the chamber, stated that Straw bridge's remarks will help form a basis for the chamber's program lor the coming year. The speaker is a native of Dal las, Tex., and attended the Uni versity of Texas. He has had a successful business career which in- ; eluded association with Westing house Electric corporation and Johns-Manville Sales corporation. In World War II he was an officer in the United States Merchant Ma rine and holds a commission in the USNR. Strawbridge joined the staff of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States in Washington, D. t., a year ago. Since then he has been developing methods to assist chambers in instituting programs dealing with national problems which have a direct effect upon the local community. During this same period he had experience nationally in meeting with local chambers and assisting them in setting up programs in their communities. He was ap pointed program advisor for the southeastern division Jan. 1 and devotes his time to working with member organizations of the Na tional Chamber in the states of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina. He main tains his residence in Washington. Strawbridge's major responsibil ity is to assist local chambers in the development of National Af fairs committees, Which concern themselves with better govern ment, DuBois explained. In addi tion, he h^lps local chambers in es tablishing educational programs to explain the purposes and functions of business. Stale Conducts Bos y Station hspoctions The bus transportation division of the State Utilities commission has rated bus stations on cleanli ness, according to a report this week, and Beaufort's Seashore Transportation Bus station receiv ed a rating of 99.5. Morehead City's bus station grade was 90.3. Ratings are based on 100. New Bern and Aurora station.'; received ratings of 100, stations in Sylva, Raeford, and Hamlet, SB; Greenville. 94.5; Jacksonville, 93; Walton, 92. Court Grants Divorce in Josey Case During Special Superior Court Term Community Concert Elwood Gary , Tenor , to Appear Monday Night at Beaufort School When the Philadelphia Bulletin termed Elwood Gary "a rich tenor.'' it was reporting on a performance with the Metropolitan opera This comment aptly up the assets of a young American sinter who will appear at 8 15 Mon (lav night in Beaufort school audi lorium This will be the last Com munity Concert of the 195051 sia SU Klwood Clary begun as a typical American boy of 'vera^in^me familv; he's reached the top biaik ets of recognition by dcterminatiun and hard work rather than the padded path of money or prestige bui'kind. Clu/nnd Like many Americans. Elwood Gary's ancestry is a medley of strains. From his Scotch Irish father he inherited his natura ly beautiful voice; from his mother ; of German descent, he absorbed the expressive feeling with which he sings and the disciplined work ing habits Which established I him. Bom Elwood Charles Von Weich Garrison, in Bridge on, New - r scv. the artist shortened Ins sur name for professional purposes. Moves to Baltimore The Garrisons moved to Balti more, Md.. when Elwood was a boy. There he led the usual active youngster's life of school and play I adding a somewhat *ls,"te'ckt? study ol the violin only at the in sistencc o( his mother. With his lather he shared a love of sports, particularly boxing, and became so interested in fistic competition that he came close to amateur welter weight championship. During childhood days Elwood Gary's singing was entirely s|>on_ taneous, but at 15 the rich W quality of his voice was so ?rW ( ent that his mother suggested b ibandon the violin for vocal train ing Thus change of mediumJWM immediately successful. Elffcod realized that he would rather sink than anything else in the world Baltimore was more than willing to listen. Billed as "The Irish Ten or ot Baltimore." the boy was soon in demand for local clubandbu^ ness entertainments. In his late teens, there came the opportunity to tour in vaudeville. Alth0"^ these experiences were m 'he realm of light music, Elwood Gary See GARY, Page 5 Car Hits Child Riding Bicycle Kcitt Sawyer, 8-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Keitt Sawyer, 190b Bridges st.. Morchead City, is re covering in Morchead City hosp,t_ "Today from Injuries reeerved Mondav afternoon at 4 oclotK when he was truck by an automo bile The youngster was riding hibs1 ?r ^.egwastrac I a"tcndingC?physician. who said^es terday that the lad's condition was ! Morchead City Police Officer rr^sirbXrwa^icn by Sgt. Roy Berchoff, 1504 Front st extended, Beaufort. Berchoff told the officer that he was trav eling east on Bridges street at approximately 20 miles an hour when the youngster on the bike darted in front of him. Riding with Berchoff was Alton R Fodric of route 1. Beaufort. Th I car is owned by C- c- Johnson. Cherry Point. Elwood Ciary Generals Plot Strategy For Operations Piano Medical Society To Investigate ' , Clinic Proposal The Carteret County Medical so ciety agreed at their regular meet ing Monday night to investigate the feasibility of establishing a cancer detection program in Carteret county. A committee, appointed by the president, Dr. C. S. Maxwell, will report at the March meeting. Serving on the committee are Dr. B. F. Royal, Dr. M. B. Morey. secretary of the society, and Dr. N. T. Ennett, health officer. Club Makes Request This action was taken following the reading of a letter from the Carteret Business and Professional Women's club suggesting that a cancer detection clinic be estab lished. Dr. N. T. Ennett, county health officer, informed the doc tors of the state health depart ment's regulations on clinics. The scientific session consisted of the presentation of a paper by Dr. Maxwell on the use of cortis one. The paper was discussed and considered an excellent presenta tion of the subject. Civil Defense Civil defense will be discussed at the March meeting. Dr. B. F. Royal, Morehead City, delegate to the state civil defense ipeeting in Greensboro, will bring a report back to the society. The business session followed dinner, with the hospital acting as host. The meeting was conducted in the Morehead City hospital. Dr. Maxwell presided. No Recorder's Court There was no recorder's court Tuesday due to the special term of superior court for trial of civil cases. Generals outlined strategy for Operations Piano at a meeting Tuesday night at the civic center in Horebead City. Commanding general of the op-. ov;'k+ Vrs. DarUen Eure OflhC V-'iehead Ciiy Woman's club. Ma jor generate are Mrs. George Wal lace of the Woman's club and Joe DuBois. manager of the Morehead City chamber of commerce. Object: capture of a grand piano for Morehead Citv school. D-day: Saturday, Feb. 24. In a communique from munici pal building headquarters yester day General Eure staled that ev eryone in Morehead City township will be on front lines next Satur day. The only ammunition requir ed to attain the objective is $1 per person. "Victory will be ours," she declared, "when 3,000 persons fire their $1 shot simultaneously in the big offensive Feb. 24." "This is an all-out push," the general asserted. "There will be no series of thrusts and retreats in this campaign. With concentrated effort on all fronts, by all civic divisions and every individual,, the objective can be won!" In charge of patrol units, who will scout the town house by house to collect ammunition are the fol lowing recently-promoted colonels: Mrs. B. F. Royal. Mrs. A. B. Rob erts, and Mrs. George Ball. Captain Grover Mundcn has been assigned special public relations detail, assisted by the following: Miss Ann Arthur, Ralph Wade, Bill Chalk, Mrs. George Wallace, Miss Madie Bell, Joe DuBois, Jim Morrill. Mrs. II. M. Eure, Mrs. Skinner Chalk, and II. L. Joslyn. Concluding her strategy confer ence on Operations Piano Tuesday night, General Eure declared: "In every drive, it's the little guy who counts, who is responsible for the final victory. Those arc the ones who will bring succcss on D-day. We want a continuous ^volley of fire from hundreds and hundreds and hundreds. With everyone tak ing his place on the front lines, a grand piano for Morehead City school is assured!" Fire Destroys Part of Former Navy Building at Ocracoke J By Alice K. Kondtnaler Fire of unknown origin destroy ed a small section of the aban doned Navy base at Ocracoke Is land Saturday morning. Only the prompt and vigorous action of the local Coast Guard unit prevented the destruction of one entire build ing and the docks. The fire star ted in what wu formerly the watch man's section of the building, oc cupied for several years by Hunter Robinson, custodian of the Navy base during the time it wu the property of the University of North Carolina. Thi? annex was completely de stroyed and the fire had started to burn into the main building, it wu first noticed by Henry O'Neal ? _J from the dcck of tho Ocracokc freight boat anchored nearby. Capt. O'Neal notified the Co8st Guard and true to their motto "Semper Paratus" (Always Ready), Capt. Henry Pcele and his men got their fire apparatus to the scene and at the same time the Coast Guard Cutter, known locally as the "83 footer", moved from its dock to a place in the harbor where its tirehoae could play upon the flames. There was no lack of water, since both outfits pump sea water out of the harbor. Several privately-owned fishing boats moorfd to the docks were quickly manned by their owners and run out of danger. The Coaat the annex, and in view of the high winds it did a remarkably good job ill .saving the main building, which had it burned would certain ly have endangered nearby dwell ings. The Coast Guard has the only (ire-fighting equipment on the is land and fire is consequently great ly dreaded by the population; all precautions are tak^p by individu al! to avoid It, since the Coast Guard equipment would not suf fice in case of a real conflagation. The abandoned and rapidly de teriorating buildings of this former Navy base have for some time been a source of local coocern because of their fire hazard andathe Islander* u hile the plaintiff was in jail charged with attempt ed mur:lcr of his wife, a divorce decree was issued in su perior court Tuesday, dissolving the bonds of matrimony between Anthony V. Josey and his wife, Josephine. Mrs. Josey remains in Morehead City hospital, re covering from four bullet wounds she suffered Monday morning, Feb. 5, during an alleged attack by her husband. nr. jonn way, lie amort physician, said that Mrs. Joscv may he re leased from the hospital in about a week. The suit for divorce was brought by Josey, who is listed on the war- j rant as "incompetent." Because of j injuries which have made him | mentally deficient, he is under guardianship. Custody of the child. Curtis Franklin Josey, was granted to the j mother with rights of visitation to j the father under conditions ac ceptable to Mrs. Josey. The judge i ordered that the father pay $00 a j month, beginning March 1. for sup port of the child, funds to be hand led by the guardian, Gene C. Smith, i Beaufort attorney. The court also ordered that the law firm of Hamilton and McNeill i be awarded $100 for services rcn- 1 dered to the defendant, Mrs. Josey, and that the plaintiff pay the costs of court action. Josey receives pensions from the | government because of his service- j connect disability. In the case of Beaufort and Car- 1 teret county vs. David Richard- j son and Nellie Richardson Cooke, i a non-suit was granted. It was ruled thai the cause of action as to Beaufort was improperly join ed with a cause of action in favor of Carteret county. The action as to the county was dismissed, and was continued for the town of Beaufort with the de fendant allowed 20 days to file an answer. Wiley Taylor, jr.. Beau fort attorney, stated that he was instructed by county officials to draw the warrant jointly with Beaufort and the county, even though* he contended it was wrong. In the tax suit, Carteret county and nd C?ty?'Vs. J. W. Brock and others, ihe defendant. Mrs. Violet, Howard pleaded the statute as limitations as defense but the judge found that the statute of limitations did not apply and the case was remanded to the clerk of court for further procedure. A demurrer tiled by Suttons Service station in the case of Vel See COURT, Page 5 Beaufort Will 1 Undergo Air Raid Alert Tuesday Civil Defense Director Ex plains What Citizens Are Expected to Do Gene Smith, director of civil de fense. Beaufort, announced today that final plans are being made for Beattfort's air raid alert at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon. Three blows on the siren, mount ed on the town water tank, will in dicate the beginning of the alert. At that time all automobiles will pull to the side of the street and stop. Pedestrians are requested to take stock of their present lo cality and determine where would be the best place to drop to pro tect themselves, should bombs rain down. Persons in buildings should get under desks or lie close to a wall, as far away from windows as pos sible, in case of a real attack. Smith requested that they, too, determine during the practice alert exactly where they would go and what they would do. Above all, people should not stand in the open, the defense di rector stated. In homes, persons should turn off or douse any flames or bur ners to prevent additional hazards from fire. Irwotav as possible, all precautions are expected to be ta ken in Tuesday's test. Members of the civil defense committee will make checks Throughout town to determine how well citizens are complying with rules. One constant long blast on the siren will designate "all clear" and people may proceed then with their usual activities, Smith stated. Rotarians Tell of Experiences Choral Club Sings At 8 P.M. Tonight Tonight will be the last oppor tunity to hear the Beaufort Choral club this season. Under sponsor ship of the Carteret Business and Professional Women's club, the chorus will present a concert at 8 o'clock in the Morehcad City school auditorium. Likened by many to Fred War ing's well-known choral group, the Beaufort Choral club has been highly acclaimed since its organi zation last fall under the direction of Mrs. Charles Hasscll, Beaufort. The Choral club presents to night, with several variations, the same program given two weeks ago at Beaufort school under auspices of the Beaufort Junior Woman's club. Outstanding soloists will be Mrs. Ralph Hancock, who has won num erous honors in music in her home state of Wyoming, and Ruth Webb Bailey, who has gained fame in North Carolina for her vocal tal ents. ? Among the choral numbers will be Prayer Perfect, The Blind Ploughman. 1 Heard a Forest Pray ing, Bless This House, and 01' Man River. The 52 members of the club are from Beaufort, Morehcad City, Harkers Island, North River, and Harlowe. Tide Table Tides at Beaufort Bar IIH.lt I.OW Friday, Feb. 16 4:03 a.m. 1? 34 a.m. 4:19 p.m. 10:26 p.m. Saturday. Feb. 17 4:58 a.m. 11:28 a.m. 5:15 p.m. 11:20 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18 5:48 a.m. 12 Midnight 6:06 p.m. 12:16 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19 6:33 a.m. 12:09 a.m. 6:59 p.m. 12:57 p.m. r. Feb. 2e 7:15 1JD. 12:54 a.m. 1:35 p.rtL Itcautort Kotarians exchanged tales of recent experiences at their meeting Tuesday night at the Inlet inn. The Rev. T. R. Jenkins, pres ident, introduced the program with the comment that "we are living in momentous days" and suggested that each member encounters eith er an interesting or funny experi ence which others would like to hear. Taking part in the program were Graham Duncan, Numa Eure, Mr. Jenkins, Dr. Walter Chipman, Jack Oakley, Jim Davis, and Robert Howard, a visitor from Morehead City Rotary club. The club, by request, directed the secretary. Dr. W. L. Woodard, to write a letter to the county leg islator, George W. Dill, stating that the club is against cutting the state board of education budget. Copies of the letter will be sent also to John Larkin, Carl Hicks, senators of this district; Frank Taylor, speaker of the house, and Pat Taylor, lieutenant-governor. Also visiting the club from Morehead City was George R. Wal lace. Following the meeting the board of directors met to vote oil new members. Large Crowd Hears Concert At School Monday Night A large crowd heard the concert presented by the Morehead City senior band Monday night at the Morehead City school auditorium. The conccrt took the place of the February ITA meeting. Skii> ncr Chalk, president, welcomed the audience and CI. T. Windell, principal, gave a brief history ol the band. The performance was very well received. "Men of Ohio" was play ed as an encore and during anoth er number the drum majorette* performed. Vocal numbers were presented by the Clarion quartet, Ralph Wade (who is also director of the band). William Lloyd, A1 McEl mon, and Bobby Bell. Farm Trainee Deadline Veterans taking GI Bill institu tional on-farm training In North Carolina were reminded today by the Veteran* Administration that reports o{ their 1990 earning must be submitted to their VA re
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