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W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 40th YEAR, NO. 33. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROUNA TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1951 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Homes Drive Residents Deplore Carnival Showing 1SEWS-T1MES Reporter Exposes Carnival Sex Shows , Gambling 1 By Fred Miller NEWS TIMES SporU Editor I went to the Harrison Greater Shows on the old Y lot near Live Oak st.. within the town limits of Beaufort Saturday night. The carnival was sponsored by the Beaufort Fire Department, which received a percentage of the "take," probably the relatively pid dling sum of $200. The noisome spectacle was locat ? ed on the edge of the back yards M the folks living on the east side of Live Oak st. It crowded other residents on cross streets. Lights ? all colors ? glittered, canned music blared, barkers' Voices cut through the night and an odoriferous stench prevaded the April night. Fleecers at Work I saw the vulgar Harlem Boogie ittevue, I saw teen-age boys being 1 fleeced of their money by a sun glassed bleached blonde operating a Hi-dice table, I saw the "suckers" trying their luck at "games of skill." And, in my investigation I lost 615 of expense money, playing the games so I could describe some of them to you. I almost, but please note the word almost, won $160 and a Hamilton wrist watch. I walked around the entire lay out to orient myself. I saw that the bingo booth was operating full tilt with nearly 100 persons inside. I watched the marble shaking game for awhile. Ten points win you a prize. You shake eight mar bles for two bits. Where they stop nobody knows. The holes where the marbles finally come to rest determines the score. Points ac cumulate as your change disap pears with every shake. The "house holes" take care of the matter of any prize for you. What are the prizes anyway? The traditional mirrors, and, as usual the cat, dog and horse statuettes. A big wooly Panda on the shelf looks you in the eye. What can >ou do with that thing anyway? "Hey you, come over here," a barker at a booth called to me. "Listen to me. Hey, buddy," a barker at another booth called. These guys are really persistent. The pitching game was next. You win a prize if you throw a rubber ring over a lucky number peg. It's funny how these rings bounce off, one after another. A young girl threw a ringer. Yep, she made one stick. But it was a house num ber. She won nothingi Kids were excitedly waiting their turn on the rides ? the merry go round, the ferris wheel, the octo pus, the plummeting loop planes. 1 hoped that the bolts and screws were tight and that the dangerous apparatuses wouldn't come apart and sprawl bloody bone-broken children over the filth-covered ground. ^ I I got opposite the Streets of Cai ro. An emaciated, scantily clad girl stood on the platform, hand on hips. But she was female and the male crowd followed her into the show when the barker yelled, "Step right up gentlemen. Don't be bash ful. Show starts right away. No ladies admitted." A crowd was milling around the Harlem Boogie Review, oggling three black skinned burlesque "queens" bumping and grinding, their ebony bellies rolling to a beating drum and a sickly trom bone. 1 put that one down in my book to take in later. Freak Show, Too 1 passed the freak show but kept on because I wasn't interested in seeing America's Only Real Sia mese Pigs. What if they did have two snouts, eight legs, or what have you? More booths of chance. I passed See REPORTER, Page 2 Federal Judge Sentences Two Former Marines lames K. Lewis Acquitted At New Bern Last Week; Another Case Continued Two former Marines, who plead ed guilty to several charges of committing crime against nature, jvere sentenced to 18 months in prison during federal court last week at New Bern. They were John Karl Purvis and Allen Lee Hiayer. The federal jury return ed a nut gul.ty >?rdn\ hi the srfc of James K. Lewis, New Bern, ci vilian worker at the base, who was Indicted on three crime against na ture charges. The case against Harold David Hundley, who faces similar charg es. has been continued until the next term of federal court. Hund ley's bond has been set at $1,000. ' Judge Don Gilliam recommend * ?d that both Purvis and Thayer be lent to the United States Public Wealth hospital, Springfield, Mo., for treatment. _ The trial against Lewis began Wednesday morning and ended at 0:30 p.m. Thursday. The defen dant testified that he did not have ?baormal sex relationships with i \hree Marines as the government contended. I It was also stated in court that Lewis suffered severe back injur ies during cqmbat in World War II and that he is suffering at pres ent from a nervous condition. The jury which returned the not guilty verdict debated two hours And 20 minutes. Jaycees to Greet $0 This Weekend Two hundred fifty Jaycees and their wive; will start the summer season at the Ocean King hotel on Atlantic Beach this weekend as Morehead City Jaycees play host to the 8th Jaycee district. 1 Registration will take place at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the hotel. Following a reception at 5:30 there will be a dance and party and tile weekend will conclude with the * business session at 10 o'clock Sun day morning. The Morehead City Jaycees were ihost last April to the 8th district jjend hope to make the event an an i|aual affair, states P. H. Geer, jr., . this year's chairman of arrange ments Assisting Geer are Paul Cord ova, in charge of registration; Dick ' McLain, in charge of the reception; and Jimmy Wallace and Al Cooper, in charge of entertainment. Notables expected are Edgar , Snyder, atate Jaycee president. Harry Stewart, state treasurer, Jjoth of High Point, and James Roe, vice-president of the 8th district. Put AtodHvY to MmI Friday ffiffct at Legion Hal " American Legion Post No. 46 and the American Legion auxiliary >rUI meet at ? o'clock Friday night ? k the Legion Hut. Both organiza tion! will elect officers. During the business session plans ViU be made for Armed Forces ..Day May 0, further arrangements on the Legion Softball team will ,be discussed, and the summer Le gion program planned. ? Beaufort Town Board OKs Newly-Drawn Boundary Lines Fate Spares Norehead Nan from Fiery Dealh Irvin Willis, 2305 Bay St., dodged dealh last week. As fate would have it, Willis, boatswain's mate on the Esso tanker Greens boro, which was rammed in the Gulf of Mexico, was home on sick leave. The tanker, Greensboro, collid ed with another Standard Oil tanker, the Sues, 300 miles south east of New Orleans an4 38 crew men of the Greensboro were Willis, who has been in More head City the past five wieehs, was expected to report back for doty in May. The boatswain's mate said there is no doubt in his mind that he would, today, be numbered among the dead, had he been on duty. Club Women Will Meet This Week Four Home Demonstration clubs will meet this week. The Cedar Point club will convene at 2 o' clock this afternoon at the home of"" Mrs. Sarah Ellington and the Russell's Creek club at 7:30 tonight with Mrs. A. M. Tallman. Mrs. Pauline Wade will be host ess to the Williston club at 7:30 tomorrow night and Mrs. Earl Whitley will be hostess to the Wildwood club at 2 o'clock Thurs day afternoon. The demonstration will be "Making Hooked Rugs." Other extension service activi ties last week included a district Young Men and Young Women's club meeting at Kinston Tuesday night. The following from the Car teret club attended: Wallace Gar ner, Fay Taylor, Mark Eubanks, Gary Copeland, Mary Olive Martin, Josephine Stanton, Mrs. Carrie Gillikin, home agent; Mrs. James Allgood, Bernicc Tallman, Milton Truckner, and R. M. Williams, county farm agent Twelve attended the YMYW meeting Wednesday night at the home agent's office. Following a talk on safety, gingerbread, whip ped cream, and coffee were served. Fifteen women attended Fri day's training school on making corsages. The school was conduct ed at the home agent's office by Miss Pauline Gordon, homemakiiig and home furnishing specialist, Ra leigh. Clubs represented at the meeting were Williston, Camp Glenn, North River. Wildwood, Wire Grass, Crab Ppint, Core Creek - Harlowe, and Russell's Creek. The home agent said she was well pleased with the large num ber who attended. Tide Table Tides at Beaufort Bar JIIGH LOW Tuesday, April 24 9:53 a.m. 3:57 a.m. 16:21 p.m. S:54 p.m. Wednesday, April 25 10:47 a.m. 4:50 a. 11:17 p.m. 4:48 pjn.1 Thursday, April 2* 11:46 a m. 5:47 u 12 Midnight 5:50 p.m. Friday, April t? 12:20 a.m. 6:40 ajn. 12:S0 p.m. 7:00 pj I Beaufort town commissi rs, in special session at the tot (-hall yesterday morning, approved new boundary lines on the proposed extension of the town of Beaufort. I A legal advertisement, specifi I cally outlining the boundary, ap pears in today's NEWS-TIMES. A request for pulling in the | boundaries was made by the town I board following a meeting at the town hall April 11 when a large delegation protested against the proposed extension. A petition, bearing approximately 400 signa tures, was also presented the town board that night. The petition re quested c referendum on Otl* 'ex tension. Planning Board Meets The town board's request for al tering the boundaries, thus en compassing a smaller area, was made to the planning board. The planning board met April 12 and made changes. The extension is now proposed as follows: from the present town line on Front street east to Sun shine court drive, then to the south tide of Lennoxville road. Following the south side of the road, the boundary extends northwestward to the Beaufort and Morehead Rail road tracks. The line then follows the tracks to Carteret avenue, extended from Highland Park. Encompassing High land Park, the boundary extends to Turner's creek, then runs west wardly to the east side of highway 70. The line then runs back to an intersection north of the residence of Dr. Luther Fulcher. The boundary follows Town creek, skirts the Fish Meal factory, circles the airport and then meets the old town line on the west. The newly-drawn lines exclude the Scarboro-Safrit Sawmill, Huntley's Hardware, and the Fish Meal fact ory, all of whom declared them selves against becoming part of the town. Petition Possible Dr. W. L. Woodard, chairman of the planning board, mentioned that persons in areas not included in the new boundary may request entry into the town by petition. The advertisement on present boundaries will appear once a week for four weeks. At a meeting at the town hall at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 26, the town board will pass a resolution incorporating the area described in the advertisement. Should a petition be presented requesting > referendum on the propoaal, the town board will then request the county board of elect ions to conduct a referendum. Caap LajraM Murine Held b Ante AccUnri DmIIi j Cyrus T. Melton, 38, of Hubert was killed instantly Friday night when he was struck by an auto mobile while walking on highway 14 two miles east of the Camp Le jeune main gate. S/S(t. Ernest R. Swanson. Camp Lejeune, who highway patrolmen say was driv ing the car, is being held under bond for a grand jury hearing. Swuion, with three Marine companions waa returning from Morehead City to Camp Lejeune. Swanaon's car traveled 429 feet before stopping in a ditch after the impact. Melton was thrown 272 feet from the scene of the wreck. Pony penniags at Cape Lookout on Sbackleford banks have been achednlad far June 2 and 10. Carteret Scouts Will Attend J Wilson Camporee Between 75 and 100 Carteret county Boy Scouts will comprise part of the 2,000 who will attend the camporee of the East Carolina TouncfloT Boy Scouts at "Wilson Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Carteret Scoutmasters who will make the trip with the boys are Floyd Chadwick. jr.. Gerald Davis, both of Morehead City, and Char les Hassell, Beaufort. The hordes of boys will camp on the turf near Municipal stadium at Wilson. The event will be one of the largest council camporees to be held in the United States. Joe Hanchrow, Scouter of the Council and a Wilsonian, will have charge arrangements there. An entire tent city replete with. sani tary facilities, running water, and even a store will be set up. Climax of the three day event will be a special campfire observ ance on Saturday night. Newspaper and news reel pho tographers as well as several mag azine photo takers arc cxpected to be on hand. Boys from the coast to Wilson are expected to arrive there in ev erything from model T's to trump ed up covered wagons. Registration will begin early on Friday. Friday night a patrol leaders pow-wow will be held at the campfire circle while special events such as signaling with the Morse code will be scheduled. Saturday a number of Scout events will be held including a chariot race. Climax of the day will be the campfire session that night. Sunday the boys will attend church after which awards and Camporee insignias will be given out. Camp will break up in the afternoon. Home Demonsi To Hear Music State Symphony Prostate Coacarte al Air Station t/ Cherry Point, N. C. ? North Car olina's "Suitcase Symphony," di rected by Dr. Benjamin Swalin, played two performances in its first appearance at the Marine Corps Air Station yesterday. A "kiddie" concert for children of Marines and civilian employees of the Air Station was given la the afternoon, followed by the adult concert in the evening. Dr. Swalin originated the North Carolina Symphony orchestra as a mobile concert unit in order to bring good music to the people. This year's tour covers approxi mately 3,500 miles with S3 concerts scheduled. Licenses Revoked Thre? drivers of this area, Al vin Harris Mills. Newport; Gerald Nance, Cherry Point, and Asa Bag ley, Havelock. have bad their driv ers licenses, revoked aa the result o < convictions in Carteret county recorder's court Heads Cancer Drive Clyde Jones, president of the Morehead City Merchants' association, has been appointed chairman of Carteret county's 1951 cancer cru sade. The goal in the county this year is $1,000. > ' Power Company Impro ves t Service to Tune of $187,407 Candidates Come Forth Slowly for May 8 Election Commissioner M. T. Mills, Mofcfcead City, and Charles B. Nor, Beaufort, remain the lone wolves in each town insofar as seeking political office is con cerned. Comraiuioner Milk paid hit tll.J* f?V last Monday, April 23, and Noe announced his intention to run on March 31. George W. Dill, jr., Morehead City, expects to run for mayor, but has not filed as yet. All persons planning to run in May 8 municipal elections are expected to file no later than Saturday^April 38. Band, Soloist, Club to Appear The senior band of Morehead City high school will present their spring concert at 8 o'clock Thurs day night in the school auditorium. Also appearing on the program will he ferry Willis of Camp Glenn and the Treble Clef club. Willis will play two tenor saxo phone solos, The Old Refrain, and Little Colonel, a polka. High school girls comprising the Tenor Clef club will sing Morning, Song of Love, and So's I Can Write My Name. The band, under the direction of Ralph T. Wade, will play two chor ales, Tintagel overture, Soldier's March from Faust, Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik), Clarinet Pol ka (Davis), Ciribiribin (Pestaloz za), and Bitter Sweet Anne (Clark). Patriots Parade arranged by Thomas. Silver Threads Among the Gold (Danks), One Tune Band, novelty arrangement by Evans, and Cadet Corps March (Mesang). tration Women Entertainment Mrs. B. L. Tyson, Greenville, will present a musical entertain ment at the afternoon session of the 20th district meeting of Home Demonstration clubs Friday at the recreation center, Morehcad City. Mrs. Milton Piner, a member of the Core Creek-Harlowe Home Demonstration club, will give the report on Carteret' county'* Home Demonstration activities during the past year. *< Reports from other counties will be Riven by the following: Mrs. Sam Swindell. Pamlico; Mrs. Don ald Witherington, Craven county; Mrs. Joseph Lupton, Pamlico; and Mrs. Edsel DuVal, Jones. The following Carteret women are serving on committees for the district meeting: Mrs. Will Dail, resolutions; Mrs. Milton Piner, nominating; Mrs. John Oglesby, time and place; and Mrs. Leslie Brinson, registration. Mrs. Rufus Oglesby, district chairman, will preside at the meet ing. New officer! who will be elected will be Installed by Mrs. Verona 1. Langford, eastern di* trict home agent. The Wilmington office of Tide Water Power company, public utility which services Carteret county, announced today that dur ing the year May 1, 1950 to May 1, 1951 a total of $187,407.65 was ex pended for permanent improve ments beneficial to this county. The largest project was installa tion of a 110,000 volt oil circuit breaker at Cherry Point at a cost of $39,470. T2ie circuit breaker eliminates outtages in fills area which before its installation were caused by lighting or minor faults along the line. The second largest project, a new $25,000 office and warehouse at 5th and Arcndell st., Morehead City, was started last week. The third largest expenditure of funds was on installation of a new street lighting system in Morehead City at a cost of $23,474.96. Facilities enlarging the capacity of the Beauforf water system cost $13,060.57. Thirteen and eight tenths miles of primary and sec ondary lines were strung at Mans field Park, a new building devel opment west of Morehead City at a cost of $5,165.65. New cable at Atlantic Beach was put up and extension lines strung at a cost of $6,434 and $8,934 re spectively. Radio equipment for Tide Water service trucks was purchased for $4,193. This equipment is yet to be installed. Also ready for in stallation are new regulators, switches, and transformers, valued at $4,945, at the new sub-station at Newport. Other expenditures were made for a 2,300 volt feeder circuit on Bay street in Morehead City which improved service to the garment company and residents of that area. In addition, miscellaneous funds were expended for the installation of new poles, new lines, and other electrical equipment. Beaufort Jaycees Report " Progress on Beauty Contest Beaufort Jaycees made final ar rangements last night for their beauty contest and pageant. They met at the Inlet inn. The beauty contest will take place Thursday. May 3, at Beaufort high school and the pageant and coronation Friday, May 4. at the Blue Ribbon club, west of Morehead City. In charge of (he pageant, in which Miss Beaufort of 1951 will be selected, are Charles Jarman and Ronald Earl Mason. Jarman stated yesterday that 10 contestants have definitely signed up and 10 more have tentatively signified their intention to participate in the contest. Chamber of Commerce Board to MmI Thursday The board of directors of the Morehead City chamber of com merce will meet at 8 o'clock Thurs day night at the Webb Memorial civic center to elect officers for the coming year. Three new members to the board of directors were elected at the chamber of commerce annual banquet last week. They are George Eastman, Grover Munden, and Warren Beck. Officers will be elected from ? monf Um directors. Officials Who Could Close Show rPass Buck 9 Residents of the Homes Drive section just west of Morehead City's town limits are up in arms over the Har rison Greater Shows (.carnival) squatting itself on the San derson lot on Bridges street just north of their h.>m_'s. Their protest backs up the campaign waged by THE NEWS-TIMES for years to ban carnivals from Carteret county. One Marine warrant officer who lives in the carnival neighborhood said that he will con tribute $50 toward a fee to obtain an injunction prohibiting the car nival from operating. Clyde Jones who lives in the vi cinity of the carnival said he plans to stay home every night this week to protect his family. Another Marine is intensely wor ried about the fact that he will be on duty at the base every night this week, leaving his wife and. two small boys alone. Petition Signed Forty persons have already sign ed a petition requesting that car nivals be banned from the county. This petition will be presented to the county board of commissioners at their meeting Monday morning, Mav T Jones plans to appear at the meeting with a delegation of supporters to request that carni vals be banned. Efforts have been made to ban the Morehead City showing on the basis of sanitary regulations. No luck. The carnival moves to More head City this week, having shown last week in Beaufort. There are no sanitary laws spe cifically designed to cover carni vals, A. I). Fulcher, county sani tarian. said yesterday when he was asked what measures had been tak en to protect the public. IIo said that he had checked See RESIDENTS, Page 2 Legislature OKs 11 Bills Relating To Carteret > Eleven mi is canned in me re cent session of the legislature di rectly affected Carteret county. Only one bill, introduced by Car teret's legislator, George W. Dill, jr., failed to pass. This related to the increase in tax on clams shipped out of this county in the shell. The ratified bills are the follow ing (HB refers to a bill introduc ed in the house): HB 355, elim inating Carteret county from the Cherry Point Air Station zoning regulations, ratified March 9; HB 389, increasing tax collector's term from two to four years, ratified March 22. HB 644, increases county com missioners and board chairman's pay, ratified April 6; HB 816, clar ifying Morehcad City's police juris diction, ratified April 6; HB 817, increases Newport town commis sioner's pay, ratified April 6. HB 837, enables holding of re corder's court in Beaufort. More head City and Newport with court costs the same as in county re corder's court, ratified April 9; HB 846, increases deeds for record ing in register of deeds office, April 9. HB 847. placing delinquent taxes collected in Carteret county in the debt service fund, ratified April 11; HB 1016, permitting property revaluation in Carteret county in 1951, ratified April 13; HB 1129, enabling the organization of a Newport Township Zoning commis sion, ratified April 14. HB 1226, repeals the law making it a misdemeanor to allow live stock to run 9t large on Ports mouth island, ratified April 14. Camp GUui PTA Will v Sponsor Blackface Show An all black face comedy, "Cot ton Town Jamboree," will come to Camp Glenn school auditorium at 7:45 p.m. Friday. The program is being sponsored by the Camp Glenn Parent-Teacher association. Tye Frost and His Melody Boys will open the program with a half hour of entertainment, followed by "The Cotton Town Carnival" and "The Wedding of Petunia i'inkham and George Washington Jone*." There will also be music for singing and dancing. Proceeds will go to the school lunch room. New Business Planned A certificate of incorporation has been filed Id the officc of Sec retary of State Thad Eure for Tire Service and Recapping, inc., Have lock. Authorized capitol stock *100,000; aubscribed stock *300 by Ray Hobbt, Morehead City, Dean Sullivan and Mary Sullivan, both of WUaon, N. C. Beaufort Will Stage Night Alert Thursday Gene Smith, Civil Defense Director, Believes Co operation Will be Good Gone Smith, Beaufort's civil de fense director, stated yesterday that everything is in readiness for the practice night alert in Beaufort Thursday night at 9:15. A sound truck will travel the streets informing people of the a lert, and asking them to douse the lights; fire trucks will disperse to the various parts of town, and all pedestrians will be requested to seek shelter off the streets. Businessmen are particularly re quested to put out the lights in their store windows when they close Thursday afternoon, or else make other arrangements to have the lights out at 9:15. Beaufort police will patrol the streets and air raid wardens will take their positions at their res spective stations. Because the present siren has been difficult to hear in all sec tions of town, it was believed that the fire alarm may be used Thurs day night. That idea has been dis carded, however, and slight repairs to ^je siren have been made in hope Wat it will serve llrt' pQrpose. Smith recalled the success of the first air alert in February and said that he believes cooperation Thurs day night will be even better. Rotarian Reports Oo District Meet Rotarian Stanley Woodland re capped last week's annual Green ville district conference for More head City Rotarians who met Thursday night at the First Bap tist Sunday school. Highlight of the conference, according to Wood land, was the visiting Japanese student, Masami Koizumi, who spoke about his experiences in the United States and Japan. As he stressed at local Rotary clubs last month, Koizumi empha sized maintaining strong United States Japanese relations during the Communist crisis in the Far East. Morehead Rotarians attending the conference were Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Exum, Mr. and Mrs. Delfido Cordova, and Mr. and Mrs. Wood land. Following Thursday's program, members enjoyed an old-fashioned song-fest. Guests were Murray Tolson of Ocracoke and Frank Wheatly of Washington. N. C. George McNeill presided in the absence of James Mason, who is recovering from a stomach opera tion. NLRB Hearing Ends Friday Afternoon in Boaniorl The hearing conducted by the National Labor Relations board concerning the discharge of an employee at the Morehead City Garment co. last November, ended Friday afternoon. It was alleged in a complaint to the NLRB that Mrs. Amanda To ler, Fulford sL, Beaufort, was dis charged for labor activities and for testifying against the company in a labor hearing last July. The decision in the case will be made by Trial Examiner Golden after he reviews the transcript of the hearing. Appearing for the NLRB was J. K. Pickens. Winston Salem. and for the garment com pany, Whitford Blakoney of Char lotte. The hearing opened Thurs day afternoon at the court house, Beaufort. 'Missing' Giri Found A giri, Marie Brooks of Cherry Point, who was reported mining Sunday night at Atlantic Beach, was found Monday. Moiehead City Chief of Police E. J. Willis said the girl, who was reported to have "disappeared" in the vicinity of Money Island Beach, wa* found unharmed yesterday.
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