W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ?? \ 40th YEAR. NO. 39. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY. MAY 15, 1951 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS County Board Says "No Carnivals, Allows /Midway' ! Shrimp Season to Open ?June 1; Bars on Night Trawling Dropped jNortn Carolina's snrimp ing season will open June 1. , ?hrimping will be per knitted day and night, with c ? exception of 12 midnight Saturday until 12 midnight ? Sunday, if the State BoarcF of Conservation and Develop ment approves recommenda- ' trons i made by thafeommer cial fisheries committee. , The committee met at the com fmercial fisheries building. Camp ' Glenn, following a hearing Friday morning. The new recommendations would open the shrimp season a month earlier than specified in the row existing regulation and would permit night sUnping, a practice heretofore profited in North Carolina waters. Clam Law Changed The fisheries committee also recommended repeal of the law * which prohibits the shipping of clams in the shell out of "North Carolina between May 15 and Aug. Approval of these recommenda tions by the State Board of Con servation and Development is a routine matter. Decisions made by the commercial fisheries com mittee arc merely given a stamp of approval by the Board of Con . servation and Development of j which the committee is a part. All members of the commercial fisheries committee voted in favor of lifting the bars on shrimping with the exception of Kred La tham, Belhavcn. At the open hearing Latham ask- ; ed the 120 fishermen present if I they would favor opening the sea- I ?on June 1 and allowing shrimp- I Ing whenever the shrimpers them selves wanted to go after the sea- . food delicacy. .The response to Latham's query ^ a spontaneous approval, alter- ' ed only on the "Sunday holiday" i by the shrimp fishermen them selves. " Latham nodded his approval seemingly satisfied with the re-' sponse to his digestion ? His com ? plete reversal of opinion iri the | commercial fisheries committee i meeting came as a surprise to oth- | er members of the committee. ( Latham voted against the loos- i ened regulations because the in- , creased shrimping would deplete | the supply of shrimp and would not < "conserve resources" as the con- 1 i servation and development board | is expected to do, he told fellow , committee members. Wanted Vote Recorded Eric Rogers, acting chairman of l the commercial fisheries committee . asked Latham twice if he wished < his vote to be recorded and Latham 1 said he did. The hearing opened at 10 a.in. i and continued one hour. Ira Cul- | Pepper of Newport route 2, rec- < ommended an early opening of the i shrimping season, either May or l June, and Earl Oglesby, also of Newport route 2, backed up Cul- t pepper's suggestion. , L. D. FVest, Vandemere, recom- t mended Jgne-1 as the date to open t shrimpii^ while Joseph M. Good- t win of Roe, who told the fisheries < , committee that boats were already ; shrimping at night, put in a word for an opening earlier than July 1. , Calvin Mason of Davis said he < approved of a 4 a.m. to 8 a.m i shrimping law, if it could be en- , forced, but he said there were not i enough patrol boats to make i shrimpers obey such a regulation. ( "I'd like to see shrimping open i all night. Whenever the sun rises, < that settles it," Mason declared. Grady Davis of Davis, who said r he was speaking for Davis shrimp- | ers, said that if shrimping weren't 1 '? opened by June 1, -the shrimpers i wouldn't make enough money to ( pay for gas to run their boats un less they were permitted to shrimp , See SHRIMP, Page ? | Twins Achieve High Scholastic Record at Morehead School FHA Office Moves To Post Office^ I. M. Robbins, Farmers Home idministration supervisor in Car eret, Craven and Pamlico count es, has announced that the Car :erct County FHA office now lo oted in the court house annex, 3eaufort, has been moved to a oom adjoining the Production Mar teting administration office on the iecond floor of the post office wilding in Beaufort. The supervisor says that the change is being made following a ecent directive by the secretary of Vgriculture requiring that certain Jnited States Department of Ag 'iculture agencies be headquarter ed in the same building immediate y, and all others as soon as pos lible. Improved service for FHA rarrowers and those who apply or the services of the agency arc expected to follow as a result of noving this part-time office, Rob >ins remarked. The Farmers Home adwinistra ion extends supervised credit to eligible applicants who are unable 0 get adequate credit on rcasona >le terms to meet cost of opera ions. It makes annual loans in emergency cases and disaster loins ireas. Both direct and insured farm >wnership loans are available to lualified applicants for purchas ng economic family type farm nanagement units, for enlarging mdersized units, and for develop ng unimproved units, Robbins ex >lained. In addition, Farm Ho# ng loans are made .by the Farm er! Home administration. A committee composed of Law ence A. Garner, Newport; Roy Kel er, route' 1, Beaufort; and Leland 1 Morris, Setlla, assists the super visor with the program in Carteret eounty. A full - time office for the thqpe eounties is located in the Dunn milding at New Bern. Dedication Ceremony Takes Place at W. S, King School \J By r. i. MiiMn ) Dedication of the W. S. King -colored school of Morehead City took place Sunday afternoon st S o'clock in the auditorium of the new building. A fine program ap propriate to the occaaion was pre sented to a large audience of par ents and friends interested in the advancement of education. A num ber of white citizens were present as evidence of their interest in the new building and the instructive ' work being done by the faculty. The name of the new building honors the memory of the late 'Prof. W. S. King who for IT years 'served as principal of the school ' In the former building. Following the opening exercises, consisting of a piano prelude by C C Smith, [lev. w . v,. i^ooite, ana iwo well ren dered selections by the Gl? club, ? key ceremony took place. R. J. Ransom, building contrac tor, first presented to B. H. Steph ens, architect, a key, symbolic of he key to the new structure. He in turn passed the key on to George L W. Moore, represented the coun ty board of education. H. L. Joslyn, superintendent of county schools received the key From Mr. Dill, passing it on to Prof. 3. R. McLendon, principal of the W. S. King school. Short remarks ippropriat? to the ceremony were made by the parties receiving the kay aa it was passed frori one to ?notlier. A well-rendered dedication solo liven by Gwen Whittington pre Defense Directorship J Goes lo Lonnie Dill 1-onnie Dill, More head City, has taken over duties ai More head City'? civil defease direc tor, pending the return of Rob ert G. Lowe In the falL Lowe was appointed to the position late last year but because he will be out of town this summer can not continue his duties. Dill announced yesterday morning that Dr. Russell Outlaw has been appointed chief air raid warden. Sector wardens are now lining up block wardens throughout the town and at a meeting this week. Dill said, a test alert will be planned. The alert will probab ly take place next week. Fire Destroys ? Young Turkeys Between 75 and 100 turkey poults were lost in a fire at the< Rufus Oglesby farm on Crab Point Sunday afternoon and several hun dred dollars damage was caused to the house in which the turkey brooder was located. The Ogles bys had no insuranice to cover the loss. It is not known how the fire star ted. Oglesby lighted the oil stove in the brooder house and according to Mrs. Oglesby, he had no soon er reached the house, when he turn ed and saw flames. He rushed to fasten a hose at a spigot near the flames and in attempting to screw the hose on was .Cverely burned about the face and hands. The Morehead City fire depart ment answered a call to the farm and with water in the booster tank put out the fire completely. The turkey poults had just been pur chased at a cost of $125. Only 20 are left. Coast Goari Cottar Taws Trawler ta Part Friday The USCG cutter Agauiz towed the 72-foot sea trawler, Victoria, .to Morehead City port from 58 miles southwest of Cape Lookout, arriving at 2 a.m. Friday morning. The Victoria, home port New York, bound from Georgetown, S. C., to Morehead City, radioed it* motors as disabled late, Thursday morning. The Agassi* found her at dusk wallowing in choppy seas, passed a towing hawser aboard and completed the reicue mission with out mishap. o Cab Driver Discharged George Coons, cab driver injur ed in an accident Wednesday night, has been discharged from More head City hospital. His name er roneously appeared as "Collins" is Friday's paper. The name was taken as "Coilins" from police rec Identical twins, Jean and Jane Bowles, seniors at Morehead City high school, have made history, not only here but their record defies matching throughout the state. Jean, pictured right, is valedic torian of hefr class, and Jane, left is salutatorian. Their parents arc and Mrs. C. J. Bowles of Beau Jean was the president of the county Future Homcmakers of A merica chapter during the past year and is assistant editor of the annual, The Sand Fiddler. Both | girls will take part in commence ment exercises. The twins make no effort to try to "look alike." Jean's hair is long while *Jane wears a short crop coiffure. On the day their picture was taken, Jean chose a white suit and Jane a yellow blouse and navy blue skirt. There are no other twins in the family, but "some of our cousins are twins.'' Jean remarked. They attended school for three years in Winston-Salem and then moved to Carteret county where they have attended school in More head City. The twins have a mar ried* sister, Mrs. Grace Curlee of Beaufort, and a brother, Bill, US CG, stationed on the Frying Pan Shoals light ship. G. T. Windell, principal of the school, remarks that never in his experience as an educator have identical twins made such a fine scholastic record. ?* , ? Whether their achievement has a precedent in eastern North Car olina ? or even in the state, has not been determined but their ac complishment warrants highest commendation and brings honor to their family, the school, and the community. YMW Club Plans Reorganization J Agriculture extension agents in the county announced this week that reorganization of the Young Men and Young Women's club will take place at a meeting at 7:30 to morrow night at the Scout hut on Pollock St., Beaufort. At that meeting new members will be enrolled and officers elect ed. The YMYW club, organized IS years ago in Carteret county, was known for many years as the 4-H Service club. Extension agents explain that the YMYW proRranMsarallels 4-H club work, home ormonstration and agricultural programs, but in addition is a part of each of them. Its functions are carried out through the program committee, recreation and refreshment com mittees. The keynote of the organization is "helping young people to help themselves." All young people of the county who are interested in joining in the YMYW club work are invited to tomorrow Wight's meeting. bM Girl Trtalad For Ballet Wrand in Uf Nina Bomar, Negro, 404 N. 16th st, was taken to the hospital a few minutes past midnight Friday with a .25 caliber bullet lodged in her left tef, halfway between the knee and the thigh. She was treated and discharged. According to the investigating officer, Buck Newsome. he receiv ed a call that a girl at 1401 Fisher st. had been shot. When he ques tioned the girl at the hospital, she said that she shot herself and that nobody was home at the time. When asked what she did with the gun, the girl gave several re plies. First she claimed she threw It away and later said that she gave it to a man whom she didn't (now, Newsome said. WMdM^SjOKbJin The Woodmen's circle. Mor? head City, will sponsor a square dance at 8 o'clock Friday night in the Morehead City school gymnariwm. Ty Frost and His Melody Boy* will furnish the music, \dmiaaloa will be charged and homemade sand Registered Nurses Gab Will Sponsor Cancer Fond Drive Campaign Workers Will Meet at 8 Tonight at County Health Office The Carteret County Registered Nurses association will sponsor the county cancer drive, Clyde Jones, fund raising chairman, announced today. A planning meeting on the cam paign will be conducted at 8 o' clock (onight in the county health office located in the court house annex. Workers in both Bcautort and Moqgbead City are requested^ to attend. The county cancer goal is $1,000. Co-chairman of the cancer drive is Dr. N. T. Knnett, health officer. Mrs. R. W. Taylor, Morehead City, is treasurer of the county cancer unit, and* Mrs. George JAcNeill, Morehead City, is commdBer. In charge of publicity for the campaign afe Miss Ruth Peeling, Beaufort, and Jimmy Wallace, Morehead City. Dr. L. W. Moore, Beaufort, and Dr. John W. Morris, Morehead City, are speaking in be- 1 half of the cancer fund raising ; canuMign. liJtjfort workers are Glenn Adair, Osborne Davis, Jack Oakley, Grayden Paul, JJfek Parker, and R. M. Williams. 'A Morehead City workers will be announced in Friday's NEWS- j TIMES. Board Tentatively Approves Budgets Ttotalive a^roval was given to budgets presented by three county departments to the county^oard M jimioner? yesterday I,. Joslyn, county superiMttnA ent of schools, presented the school budget, Mrs. T. T. Potter, chair man of the welfare board, the wel fare department budget, and R. M. Williams, farm agent, the budget for the farm and home agents' of fices. The total cost to the county for school operation and maintenance during 1951 ? 52 will be $75,000, according to the budget. The sup erintendent pitted out, however, that this year schools are run ning $1,000 in the red on water and lights alone. The welfare department will function next year on $260,482, a* increase of $14.535 over last ye4f Mrs. Potter told the board, but the increase will cost the county only $109.89 bccause of matching funds which will be received from the state and federal governments. The total farm and home agent budget is $7,396, an increase of $727.90. Several roads petitions were con sidered by the board. A resolution requesting the resurfacing of high way 70 from Hardesty's corner to Atlantic was approved. A .7 mile loop road on Crab Point , on which 22 families live was added to the county highway system. John Hum phrey, road superintendent, in formed the board that addition of that road to the system utilizes the county quota for this year and goes slightly beyond. Action was deferred on a re quest by Dr. H. F. Prytherch that the North River Oyster farm road be maintained and like action was taken on a request that the road across from Strickland's filling sta tion west of Morehead City, be hard-surfaced. S. A. Chalk, trustee, presented a proposal that the county dispose of remaining interest coupons past due and suggested that the coun ty offer the bondholders' commit tee $5,000. A compromise at $4, 000 was reached. The assessed valuation on the property of Mrs. Dolphus Wade was reduced from $3,000 to $1, 000 .and taxes for threa-fourths of 1050 lifted on the Norwood Gaskill property, Sea Level. Gaskill's home burned in Match 1850. One hundred twenty-five dollars was also accepted in settlement of $239 back taxes owed by Donnie Yeoman's, Harkera Island; $115.24 was accepted from Walter Morgan. A high bid of $801 by C. Gehr mann Holland was accepted by the board for the James Smith prop erty, North River road. The board also passed a resolu tion requesting the State Highway and Public Warks commisaion to place a caution light at the curve ; on Harkers Island road where nu merous accidents have occurred. They also requested that a high way patrolman be stationed perm anently on the ialand. Jurors were drawn for the Juae Morehead City Boy b Missing in Korea v Mr. and Mrs. Preston C. Ed wards of MM Fisher st. More head City received a telegram from the secretary of the Army Sunday saying that their son, Cpl. Archie Leon Edwards. USA. has been missing since Wednes day, April 25. Cpl. Edwards, who was 19, joined the Army last July and had been serving in Korea for the past six months. He came here with his family four years ago , when they moved from Kenly. His father is a member of the Morehead City police force. i J. A. DuBois Assumes Office As Commander j Alonza Thomas, Beaufort, dis trict vice-commander of the Amcr- j ican Legion, installed new officers , ofoost No. 46. American Legion, , a^f auxiliary officers Friday night , at the Legion hut west of More- j head City. The installation fojtawed a bar becue supper and addA" by Judge < J. A. DUM # Luther Hamilton of Morehead City. J. A. DuBois was installed as commander and Mrs. Martin S. Beaver as president of the auxil iary. Other post officers are Ken neth Canfield, first vice-common der; Fred Beaver, second vice commander; Thurston Rice, serg eant-at-arms; and Earl Dunn, fi nance officer. The new command er is also manager of the Morehead City chamber of commerce. In addition to Mrs. Beaver, of ficers of the auxiliary are Mrs. J. A. DuBois, first vice-president; Mrs. James Meelu, secretary; Mrs. Floyd Chadwick, treasurer; Mrs. Walton Fulcher, historian; nnd Mrs. Thurston Rice, sergeant-at arms. Fifty attended the meeting. Beaufort Board Okays Blackouts The Beaufort town board has ap proved teat blackout* for the town the laat Thursday of every month. This action was taken Monday night at the town hall following a report on the civil defense pro gram by Gene Smith, civil defense director. The board also approved, at the request of Smith, the propoaal that the town attorney draw up an or dinance making it a misdeameanor if persons do not comply with re quests and instructions by air raid wardens or civil defense officials. Commissioner J. O. Barbour, jr., offered to look into the possibility of mounting the town air raid liren on a turntable ao that it would revolve and send the saund out toward all sections of town. Smith reported that State CivU Defense officials are greatly im pressed with Beaufort's civil de fense program and that it is much farther advanced than civil defense programs in most communities. The mayor, L. W. Hassell. and the hoard commended Smith for the finfr work he haa done. Tide Table Tide* at Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tneaday, May M 2:38 a.m. 8:M a.m. 3:15 p.m. * 9:33 p.m. Wedaeaday, Hay 1? 3:36 a.m. 9.48?a.m. 4:08 p.m. 10:S3 p.m. Tbanday, May 17 4:32 a.m. 10:38 a.m. 5:01 p.m. - 11:28 p.m. Friday, May 1* 5:26 a.m. '1:28 a.m. The county board of commissioners have ailthorized the drafting of a resolution prohibiting all carnivals from entering the county ? however, they concurred yesterday with a request by Carteret Post No. 99, American Legion that a "midway" be permitted at the county fair in the fall. According to a letter written the board and read by int" ciem, irvin uavis, me ix.'giuii post stated that no gambling, wheels, or gypsies would be on their midway and that a contract has already been signed with the show to play here in September. The county attorney, Alvah Ham ilton, was instAicted to draft the resolution. In essence, the resolution as re quested by the county board, will ban all carnivals from Carteret county with exception of rides and ?hows at the fair. The commis sioners stated that it would be the duty of county law enforcement officers to sec that there are no gambling concessions and no lewd shows. Resolutions Presented The carnival discussion opened with the clerk presenting to the board a resolution passed by More head City Jaycees requesting ban ning of carnivals, a letter from C. B. Wade, superintendent of the First Methodist Sunday school. Morehead City, wherein it was stat ed that the adult department of the Sunday school^ voted unani mously against cam* als, also a pe tition from residents in the Homes Drive section of Morehead City, See BOARD OKAYS, Page 3 Motor Vehicle Code Violators * Appeal Cases Two traffic violators appealed .0 superior court and were placed un ier a total $175v bond by Judge Lambert R. Morris in recorder's :ourt Tuesday. Rufus Brown, found guilty of :areless and reckless driving, re wived a suspended judgment sen tence of $10 and costs. Upon ap nea! he was placed under $100 bond. Judge Morris set bond for Thomu Kr? !n Kdwards. who ?tov pretesna a 4I0 fine and costs sentence for speeding. John M. Schmidt received the itiffest penalty of the morning for iriving after his license had been revoked. After hearing evidence he court found Schmidt guilty is rharged and fined him $200 and ?osts. Pleads Guilty Pleading guilty to driving while ntoxicated, Jamie Gray Stokes paid (100 and costs, while Sam Funder >urk, also charged with drunk iriving, was found guilty of reck ess driving, and paid $50 and ?osts. A six months' road term vas suspended on the condition he emain sober and on good bchav or for three years and refrain rom operating an automobile for >ne year. Another reckless driver ind speeder, Monroe Paylor, was ined $29 and costs. Coats and $15 were levied on lames Hill, who pleaded guilty to speeding, while Johnnie Stokes ind Grace Stamps paid $10 and :osts for public intoxication and lossessing non-tax paid whiskey, espectlvely. Pay Coats Paying costs only were James Leslie Hooks for speeding, Dorothy \dams, driving without a license, ind Lewis Washington, assaulting 1 female. In Washington's case, he defendant's counsel pleaded [uilty. Lorenza Bryant Willis was 'ined one-half costs for driving an inlicensed motorbicycle. For failure to appear, bonds vere forfeited against the follow ng charged with speeding: Walter Clifford Hatley, James Lynwood HcCullen. Alonzo Thomas Simp son. Harvey EdwarVr Willis, Keith Uchard Smoyer, and Kark Joseph Pappart and Daniel Ray Poole, Iriving with an expired operator's icense. The case of Dan Horton, charg ed with seduction, will be tried in he June term of superior court, vhile cases against William Clyde L?ckhart, Leary Thomas Hortons William T. Taylor, Dave Bell. Wil iard Edward Witt, William Go lette, Eddie Lee Collins, Robert Walker Desjardins, John Thomas Ifoung, jr., and Robert James Gil ette were continued. State Linam M Hm Tabel? Oyrater? Two Cherry Point drivers have tad licenses revoked and the third >as bad his operator's license sus >ended by the Department of Mo or vehicles. The revocation and suspension *e suited from conviction* on mo or vehicle violations in recorders ?ourt. Licenses revoked were those >f Ethel R. Evans and Fraud* Eu lene Thompson, both of Cherry Point, and William Jackson Atkin Battery B, 449th FA, Will March h Friday Parade Marching in the Armed Forces Day parade at 11 o'clock Friday morning in Morehead City will be members of the 449th Field Artil lery Observation battalion, Bat tery B. comprised of men from Car teret county. Now stationed at Fort Bragg, this unit left the county last fall when called to active duty. Their first station was Camp Rucker, ^a. The battery has been statione^Mt Fort Bragg for the past several months. In addition to the morning pa rade a unique event, the details of which have not been revealed, is planned for the 4 o'clock program Friday afternoon at the Carteret. Recreation center grounds. Be sides the surprise feature, there will be a concert by the Second Air Wing Marine band and an ad* dress by Commander Cline, USN, Cherry Point, at 4:30 p.m. Should there bo rain, the pro gram will be held inside the rec reation center. Open for inspection by the public May 18-20, will be the destroyer - minesweeper USS (iherardi, at port terminal, Morehead City. The (iherardi was commissioned Sept. 15, 1042. In July of 1943 the vessel participated in the amphibious as sault on Sicily and saw action off Palermo. She participated in troop con voy runs to Ireland and Kngland, took part in the attack on Norman dy beach June 6, 1944, engaged on June 25, 1944 in a daylight bom bardment of Cherbourg, was part of the task force which supported the invasion of southern France Au?..15, and tbe? in 1945, refit ted as a minesweeper, joined the Pacific fleet and headed for Ok inawa. After engaging in three months of tense battle activity at Okin awa Gherardi participated in a huge minesweeping operation in the China Sea. After surrender of the Japanese, the vessel stayed in Japanese waters, helping to clear them of mines, and then returned to the United States. Commanding officer of the Gher ardi is L. L. Meier, jr., USN. Allred Heads . Morehead Lions Oscar Allred ?a elected presi dent of the Morehead City Lions club Thursday night at the Hotel Fort Macon. Allred and other newly-elected executives will take office July 1. Harry Van Horn is first vice prcsident; Albert McElmon, second vice-president; Frank Swindell, third vice-president; Edward Fauc ette, recording secretary; James Bell, corresponding secretary; and Stanley Wainwright, treasurer. Di rectors are Fred I^ewis. Dave Bat tle Webb, and Alvin North Willis. Allred has served as secretary and treasurer of the organization and this year is concluding his term as chairman of the attend ance and membership committees. Lloyd Stocks and Edward Mc Lawhorn were elected to Tail Twister and Lion Tamer offices, respectively. As Twister, Stocks will fulfill duties as fun master of the club, while at the same time keeping order. ^Lawhorn will* assist Stocks in taking care of Lion's club property. Lions also appropriated $30 to send a boy to Boys' State at Chapel Hill in June. 500 Atiead At Mar Island Sunday More than 500 persons attended a union homecoming Sunday at the Methodist church on Roe. Con gregations participating were the Cedar Island Methodist and the Free Will Baptist. Alton Mason was guest speaker. Services began at 11 a.m. and ended at 12:45 when dinner was served. Persons who attended tlx homecoming said there -vas < food there to serve 1,000 O Secretary KMgos Mrs. Neal Cam pen, secretary in the farm agent's office, signed. She is assisting her who ha* a broken lag, I jHKiflHH far.