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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES J?_
40th YEAR, NO. 45. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NOQTH CAROLINA TUESDAY. JUNE 5. 1951 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Half of County's Irish J
t Potato Crop Moves Out
Committee ,
Revises Shrimp
Tax on Trawlers
All Trawlers Taking Shrimp
Only Will Pay $5 Per
Boat, $5 Per Net
The qtate commercial fisheries
cramittee, in session at the attor
ney general's office in Haleigh
Thursday, lifted the $1.50 tax per
gross ton on all sKrimp trawlers
pver five gross tons, providing the
trawlers take nothing but shrimp.
I Although this ruling must be
submitted to the Board of Conser
vation and Development for ap
proval, there is little doubt that
the regulation will be upheld.
Senator Appears
Sen. Bunn Frink of the 10th dis
trict, accompanied by W. S. Wells
of Southport, and other represen
tatives to the Southport shrimping
! ' industry, appeared before the com
I mittee and requested that the $1.50
tax per gross ton be lifted.
Under the new regulation, all
North Carolina shrimpers will pay
only $5 per boat and $5 per net
while out-of-state shrimpers will
pay $10 a boat and $10 a net.
'What's a Trawler?'
Confusion. existed at the hearing
as to definition of a shrimper and
a trawler. Wells contended that
a shrimper is not a trawler and
that his boats take nothing but
shrimp, therefore should not be
subject to the $1.50 per gross ton
which state law says shall be col
lected on larger trawlers of the
type Wells operates.
The fisheries committee, on ad
vice of the attorney general, final
ly conceded that trawlers taking
nothing but shrimp need not pay
more than $5 per boat and $5 per
net.
The law was changed by virtue
1 of an amendment attached to the
fish law revision and codification
bill >3? recent general
assembly. Thi? amendment pro
vided tkat in the etent any law
was included OT excluded in the
bill, which wvnld work a hardship
on fishermen, the error would be
rectified, providing a member of
the legislature presented the mat
ter to the Board of Conservation
and Development within six
'months after the bill passed.
The Board of Conservation and
Development will meet July 13, 14,
and 15 at Morehead City and dur
ing the following three days will
conduct hearings along the coast
on establishment of lines between
commercial and inland waters.
(The board will also visit the pro
posed state park at Hatteras.
Bos Succumbs; j
Kids Keep Going
Although one of the nine busses
carrying children from the Raleigh
Methodist and Catholic orphanages
broka down on the Atlantic Beach
bridge, the youngsters piled into
1 'the other eight busses and com
pleted the Kiwanian-sponsored cav
, alcade Saturday.
The children came here from
Camp Lejeune, arriving an hour
and a half later than scheduled.
They were conducted through Fort
Macon by Dan Walker, manager of
the Beaufort chamber of com
merce. At the fort they were also
presented with three stamped post
cards, courtesy of the Sanitary
k Fish Market and Restaurant, More
I head City, and decorated sea shell.
\ J. A. DnBois. manager of th^
? Morehead City chamber of com
merce, said they were one of the
best disciplined groups of children
with whom he has ever come in
contact.
Time did not permit a visit to
the port. There was no large ves
sel in, but DuBois said thfc Coast
4>uard cutter Agassis was standing
I, by to receive guests, should the
i children go to the port.
After leaving Morehead City,
Mm youngsters returned to Raleigh
via Gol4sboro where they were en
tertained by Goldsboro Kiwsnians.
Host to them here were members
of St. Egbert's Catholic church, the
Methodist churches, the town, and
Beaufort and Morehead City cham
bers of commerce.
Fmt Pay Fiats, C?fs
h Biurfwi Mayor's Crari
Four defendants paid fines and
costs in Beaufort mayor's court
yesterday afternoorf. All were
charged with public drunkenness.
They were Wilbert Yancey, (7
sad costs; Frank Henderson, 19
sad costs; Enid Hardesty, 110 and
<wts; and Fred Godwin? IT and
Market Continues Slug
gish; Snap Beans Ship
ments Pass Peak
By yesterday morning approxi
mately half of the county's Irish
potato crop had moved out, R. M.
Williams, farm agent announced.
On Saturday potatoes were moving
slowly at $1.75 a hundred pound
bag while snap beans, which reach
ed their peak last week, were go
ing at $3 a hamper (bushel) Fri
day but had dropped to $2.50 a
hamper Saturday.
Potato digging started on a large
scale May 25. Early last week some
potatoes were bringing $2.50 a bag
but by the middle of the week had
dropped to $2, with the Scbago
demanding a slightly higher price |
than the Cobbler. Most of the
acreage in the county is in Cob
blers.
A 25-ccnt price differential was
reported between washed and un
washed potatoes, the washed mov
ing better in spite of the higher
price.
With the Florida and South Car^
olina potato crops moving off the
market, there is hope that the price
mfty improve within the next sev
eral days. Williams said.
Labor Problems
There has been some difficulty
in getting enough labor, he con
tinued. A Florida law prohibits
movement of crews, in some cases,
until all of a particular crop is
harvested. The United States Em
ployment Service office, reports,
however, that- there are abort 15
migrant laborer crews in the coun
ty. The number in each crew \ar
ies from 50 to 80.
Snap beans started out early last
week at $4 a hamper, then dropped
to $3.75, but were moving satisfac
torily.
The next major crop to le har
vested will be tomatoes. There
will be a larger tomato acreage in
the county this year than last, ac
cording to the farm agent. This is
due, in large part, to tomatoes hav
ing brought a good price through
out last season.
Faculty Honors
Newport Principal
Faculty members of Newport
school, in chapel last Tuesday,
presented R. L. Pruit. principal,
with jgoing-away gilts. The princi
pal has resigned and will serve as
principal next year at Chinquapin
school in Duplin county.
In a note included with the gifts,
the faculty members expressed
their gratitude "for the many kind
things you have done for us and
the school. We have enjoyed our
work with you and have always
found you very cooperative . . .
we wish for you and your family
a bright and happy future filled
with all the good things of life."
Members of the faculty who pre
sented the gifts are the following:
C. S. Long, Geraldine D. Garner,
Julia McCain, Helen S. Benton,
Pearl H. Taylor, Emma W. Wade,
Wayn# Benton, George Hardesty.
Ruby K. Simmons. Mary H.
Millis, Erma Quinn, Elizabeth Top
ping. Velna Chitty. Thomas E. Mc
Gaskill, Florida Garner, Janie F.
Garner, Lois Smith, Inez Hamilton,
and Ruby Woodruff.
County Board Adds Road V
To Stats-Maintained System
The county board yesterday ap
proved the addition of a road in
the John Jones subdivision, near
Swansboro. to the county highway
system. John L. Humphrey, county
road superintendent, also report
ed that the road leading from high
way 70 at the P&M garage, to
Arendell street, Morehead City,
will be paved if right-of-way can
be obtained.
The road near Swansboro is
two-tenths of a mile in length and
runs from highway 24 to the
White Oak river. Twelve families
live along the road.
The county board also altered
last month's request on the Harkers
Island road and asked that it be
widened wherever needed.
Humphrey also reported that
work has begun on the road in the
Mundine aection.
Chamber Manager Speaks
To Morokead Rotarians
Manager J. A. DuBois of the
chamber of commerce outlined
work that has been done and is
being done by the chamber when
he spoke Thursday before More
head .City Rotarians at the Fint
Baptist church.
Following the talk, Robert Tay
lor led members in a program of
group tinging.
Attending the meeting was tfce
Rev. Ragland Fletcher, a graduate
of Union seminary. Richmond, Va.
Mr. Fletcher is conducting services
at Webb Memorial Presbyterian
church in the absence of the pastor,
the Rev. Priestly Conyers, who has
gone to Switzerland.
Clerk Reads Carnival Ruling to Board
?
County Board Tackles New Budget
Newsprint Firms
Id Canada Set
Increase in Price
Toronto, June 1. ? (AP) ? Two
major Canadian newsprint compan
ies today announced increases in
the price of newsprint, effective
July 1.
Abitibi Power and Paper Co.,
ltd., big eastern Canada producer,
said its increase will be $10 a ton.
Powell River Co., ltd., major
west coast producer, said it has
not yet decided on the amount, but
its president. Harold S. Foley, said
he considered a $10 a ton "a very
modest advance." He added:
"Price of newsprint is not in
proper relationship with any wood
or pulp product on this coast."
There were indications that oth
er companies, too, will shortly an
nounce increases..
Abitibi's decisidk will make the
price of its newsprint. New York
base, $110 U. S. currency, with a
Canadian base of $112, Canadian
currency.
Actually, Canadian newspapers
will pay about $122 a ton, when
the f?deral government's 10 per
cent sales tax is added. The Ca
See NEWSPRINT, Page 2
School Official
Lists Faculty j .
Resignations
H. L. Joslyn, county superinten
dent of school?, today announced
resignations of teachwn and prin
cipals in Carteret county School?
The resignations were effective at
the close of the 1950-51 school
year.
They are as follows: Atlantic,
Mrs. Jessie Parker, English and
French; Mrs. Ada Melvin, home
economics; Mrs. Prudie M. Willis,
6th grade; Miss Minnie Nelson,
3rd; Boaufori, Mrs. Elvin Hancock.
2nd; Everett S. Stevens, jr., 7th;
Paul Marsteller, 7th; Mrs. Richard
Babcock (Shirley Johnson), 8th;
Mrs. Madolyn Ainsworth, commer
cial teacher.
Camp Glenn. Mrs. Grace Salter,
6th; Harkcrs Island, H. D. Epting,
principal; Mrs. Alice Gerock. 7th;
Morehead City, Miss Bettie Harkcr,
5th; Miss Katherine Pope, 6th;
Miss Ruth Self, commercial teach
er.
Newport, R. L. Pruit, principal;
Mrs. Julia McCain, 6th; G. D. Har
desty, 8th; Miss Inez Hamilton,
English and history; Mrs. Ruby
Simmons, home economics; Smy
rna, Frank Nance, English and phy
sical education.
Miss Pearl Taylor at Newport
and Mrs. Lois Hill at Harkers Is
land have transferred to Atlantic.
The county school superinten
dent stated that none of the above
resignations were requested. He
commented, "We regret losing the
services of these teachers and prin
cipals. They leave with thanks for
their fine work in the county and
best wishes for their future suc
cesses." ?
Building Hits ^
Slump During May
According to the building per
mits issued by A. B. Roberts, build
ing inspector for Morehead. City,
building activities took a decided
slump during the month of May.
Had it not been for the issuing
of the permit for the erection of
the new theatre building by Everett
Enterprises at an estimated cost
of $50,000 the month's record
would have been the lowest of the
past two years.
Permits were issued for the erec
tion of only ttoo new houses, Rach
ael E. McClam on 17th street, to
cost $1,500 and a house on Bridges
street for Roy R. Beck to cost $1,
006; C. H. Freeman remodeling the
old fire station Building on 13th
street into an apartment at a cost
of $490.
George B. Whittle has a concrete
building under construction on
Bridges street for dry cleaning
purposes at a cost of $2,000. Total
amount of permits isaued was $54,
900. For the five months of the
current year permits to tke amount
of .$254,860 have been isaued a
gainst the sum of $S4B,390 for the
sama period of 1900.
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County commissioners spent
most of their time in regular ses
sion yesterday listening to requests
for money and scratching their
heads in an attempt to fit $255,
902.90 expenses into an estimated
$236,357.42 income for 1951-52.
James D. Potter, auditor, said
that the budget will have to be
chiseled down, the major cuts
coming in the department of edu
cation and the general fund.
The school fund will be cut $10,
000 and the general fund $9,000.
H. L. Joslyn, county superinten
dent of schools, was told that
should ABC revenue increase over
the contemplated amount, the mon
ey will be turned over to the board
of education.
Other departments also have had
to take less money than was re
quested.
The board accepted the tax re
ports for the year 1950 from Eu
gene Moore, tax collector. Moore
reported tiiat 88 per cent of the
1950 levy had been collected. This
amounts 'to $260,231.97. An addi
tional $20,000 collected on back
taxes brought the total close to
$290,000, Moore reported. The to
tal levy for 1950 was $301,000.
The board granted Moore 30 ad
ditional days to collect taxes, then
directed that they be turned over
to the sheriff. Sheriff C. Q. Hol
land expressed the opinion that the
taxes should be turned over to him
for collection immediately and add
ed that if possible, he'd like to be
rid entirely of the problem of col
lecting taxes.
Moore stated that he felt a large
amount of the uncollected taxes
could be brought in within the
next 30* days and -that he didn't
see any need of the county having
two tax collectors.
According to the 1950 tax report,
$6,977.97 in taxes on the current
levy have not yet been paid. Moore
said that last year at this time de
linquent taxes on the 1949 levy
amounted to more than $8,000.
Dr. N. Thomas Ennett, health
officer, requested $14,000 for the
heWth department for the ?oming
fatal year, and E. M. Foreman,
fffe wardefi' requested $2,400 to
conthtue the state fire prytection
program in the county.
The health budget was tentative
ly approved but action was defer
red on the fire protection pre
grant, pending consultation with the
Beaufort chamber of commerce in
regard to solicitation of funds from
timberland owners.
Dr. K. P. B. Bonner said the
county simply does not have the
funds to meet the $2,400 fire war
den program, or many of the other
demands by county departments.
He said that the 10 per cent in
crease in property valuation in
creases the county's revenue only
$18,000 and this is immediately
offset by a decline of $15,000 and
more from liquor store revenue.
Appearing with Foreman was
M. S. Moore, assistant district for
ester.
Rent Control
Board Confers .
The Morehead City rent control
board established policy on opera
tions at their meeting Friday night
in the rent control office, munici
pal building, Morehead City. H. S.
Gibbs, chairman, presided.
The board took action endorsing
the IS per cent increase to land
lords who have not yet received
the increase as provided by law.
decided on rental values for var
ious improvements, and approved
the landlord-tenant consultant plan
wherein the tenant and the land
lord meet in the rent control of
fice to iron out problems.
John Blair Mason. Morehead
City rent control officer, said that
the landlord-tenant consultation
plan has proved much more satis
factory than the former method of
conferring separately with landlord
and tenant.
Rent board members attending
the meeting in addition to Gibbs
and the rent control officer were
Richard McClain, Cleveland P. Wil
lis, and Walter Morris. Mrs. Blanda
McLohon, secretary, was absent.
Meetings are held the first Fri
day of every month in the rent
control office at 7:30 p.m.
The Beaufort rent control board
will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday
at the town hall.
Tti Carteret Ceunty
Me* Enlist in Air Fare?
Two Carteret county men enlis
ted Thursday for a four-year per
iod of service in the Air Force.
They are Nelson Smith, jr., son
of Mr. and Mfs. Nelson Smith,
Roe, and R. W. Scarborough, Jr.,
husband of Mrs. Patty Bell Scarbor
ough, Morehead City.
The enlistments were reported by
Cpl. Jack Buchanan, Air Force re
cruiting officer far this area.
Power Goes OH Snnday
At 5:22 A.M. in Beaufort
Due to ( hanging taps on trans
formers at Cherry Point. Beau
fort was without power from 5:22
a.m. Sunday to 5:50 a.m.
(ieorge Stovall, manager for
Tide Water Power co., stated that
due to some of the equipment
being down at Cherry Point the
load thrown on exisiting facilit
ies was too much to keep up a
continual flow of power.
County Agent
Describes New
Type Rat Poison
A new type of chemical. War
farin, has been discovered to bo
extremely effective in killing rats,
R. M. Williams, county farm agent,
commented today. The new weap
on against rodents will wipe out rat
colonies in 15 days, according to in
formation released by the federal
government.
"Rats are th<* deadliest, most de
structive of all animal enemies of
humanity." Williams remarked
Government biologists estimate
there are as many rats are people
in the Uniled States - 150,000,000.
In this country rats yearly destroy
(he food it takes 200,000 farmers
to grow. Rats spread typhus, in
fectious jaundice, rabbit fever and
fatal food poisoning. They are the
reservoir of bubonic plague.
"Through the centuries man has
never been able to win the fight
agajnst rats," commented the farm
agent. "But now Dr. Karl Paul Link
of the University of Wisconsin has
copked up a curious chemical pois
on, called Warfarin, which can seal
the rodent's doom."
"Warfarin", says Glen Crabtre?
of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife S?r
< it-? , "more nearly fulfills requlrr
?tents of an ideal rat poison, than
any other." Wayland Hayes and
Thomas Gaines of the U. S. pub
lic Health Service say the same
thing n a summary of an ex
tensive field test in Georgia. The
U. S. Department of Agriculture
agrees. Percy Wright of California
Department of Agriculture reports:
"This material has given miraculous
results."
Dr. Link's project seemed hope
less at first, related Williams.
When rats eat of any poiton but
do not die, they know what is
killing them. They never eat it a
gain. Then too, rat colonies have
official tasters which try any food
found, if these heroes are made
ill. the rest stay away.
Strychinne, arsenic, phosphorus,
barium, red squill ? all are good
rat killerc but none exterminates.
In the 1940 s chemists developed
ANTU. It killed many rats. But
not all. Also it wis death to dogs.
Then came the terrific poison,
flourine. acetate. "lO-flO". But "10
80" has caused 16 human deaths; its
use is now limited to licensed ex
perts. And it, too, makes rats bait
shy. the farm agent said.
Link got a hint of a unique poi
son when he watched some cattle
which had eaten spoiled sweet clo
ver hay. "I was struck," he says,
"by the element of repose prevail
ing in the barn." Dead cows looked
as if they were only sleeping. Cows
to weak to stand kepi eating the
deadly hay, not realizing that what
See RAT POISON, Page t
Cancer Drive
Goes Over Top
By Saturday $1,110.67 Had
Been Collected; Goal for
County was $1,000
The Carteret county cancer
drive went over the top. Already
$1,110.67 has been collected and
more contributions arc expected
within the next several days, Clyde
Jones, chrirman of the drive, re
ported yesterday. The county goal
was $1,000.
Beaufort solicitations are incom
plete and the report from Davis
has not yet been received.
The report, as compiled Satur
day, follows: Morehead City, $625.
06: Cedar Island. $40.60; Newport,
$50.72; Beaufort. $148; Atlantic,
$51; Sea Level, $8; Merrimon, $10;
Markers Island, $28.30; Bettie,
$15.38.
Marstiallbcrg, $21.62; Atlantic
Beach, $29.94; Beaufort (highway
101), $38.26; Harlowe, $14.10;
North River Road, $16.10; collected
from cancer banks throughout the
county $13.39.
Solicitors throughout the county
worked under the supervision of
I, A. (Jack) Oakley, Beaufort.
They were Grayden Paul, Beaufort;
Mrs. Dora Day, Cedar Island; A.
R. Craig. Newport; Mrs. Lambert
Morris, Atlantic; Mrs. George Wil
lis, Sea Level; Mrs. Earl Davis,
Markers Island.
Mrs. lfcber Golden, Bettie; Mrs.
Eugene Davis and Mrs. Roy Brown,
Marshallbcrg; Mrs. L. N. Moore,
Atlantic Beach; Mrs. C. S. Taylor,
Harlowe; Mrs. Billie Smith, Beau
fort route 1.
The cancer committee yesterday
expressed its appreciation to all
solicitors and contributors for their
cooperation. Delayed contributions
may be mailed to Dr. N. Thomas
JbQiwtt, Beaufort, co-chairman of
r*he drt-.e, or ?? Mr*. R. W. Taylor,
treasurer, Morehead City.
Sponsoring organization for the
campaign was the Carteret County
Nurses club. Mrs. George H. Mc
Neill, Morehead City, is comman
der of the Carterrt county unit.
The chairmen of the drive stat
ed that the only overhead expense
in conducting the campaign was
"a very small amount" for postage.
Woman Escapes
Injury Tksday
Mrs. Edna Wiggins Carson, a res
dent of the Beaufort-Morehead
City causeway, escaped serious in
jury at 11:15 Thursday night when
the car she was driving overturned
after leaving highway 70 seven
miles east of Beaufort.
According to State Highway Pa
trolman H. G. Woolard, the car,
owned by Garth Solomon Goforth
of Cherry Point, ran off the hard
surface. When Mrs. Carson at
tempted to turn back on the high
way, she lost control of the auto
mobile. It skidded 100 feet, ran
off into the marsh and upset.
Patrolman Woolard said the car
is a total loss. Mrs. Carson was
taken to the hospital by ambulance
but after examination and X-rays
was discharged. She was alone at
the time of the accident.
No charges were preferred.
Summer Supply Pastor Begins
Work at Presbyterain Church
Ragland Fletcher, summer sup
ply pastor (or Webb Memorial Pres
byterian church, Morehead City,
conducted his first services at the
church Sunday. Mr. Fletcher is
temporarily taking the place of the
Rev. Priestley Conyers, pastor, who
left May 21 for a year's atudy in
Switzerland.
Mr. Fletcher, whose home ia
Newland, N. C., is ?' student at
Union Theological seminary. Rich
mond, Va. He will return to the
seminary to continue his sthdiea
in the fall.
Mrs. Fletcher and their two chil
dren, a son, Yates, who U 4 1/2
years old, and a daughter, Ann, 3,
will arrive June 12 to make their
home with Mr. Fletcher at the
parsonage. 2810 Evana at. Mrs.
Fletcher and the children are, liv
ing now at Richmond.
Mr. Fletcher served as a Boy
Scout field executive at Ashevllle,
N. C? Daniel Boone council, prior
to the second world war. ?
During the war lie served two
years in the Air Force m a C-M
engineer. After his diacharge (rem
the Air Feree he cached la we
XttUoe work u?d fen cowtot*
4r.. , ?
his college education at King col
lege, Bristol, Tenn.
In Bristol he served three years
at the First Presbyterian church as
a ministerial assistant and enroll
ed at Union Theological seminary
last fall. '
Beaufort Firemen Answer
Two Calls Daring Weekend
Beaufort firemen answered two
calls during the weekend. A shed
on the Henry PinUum property
caught fire shortly after midnight
Friday and at 12:30 p.m. Saturday
fire broke out at the home of Leon
B Merrill 205 Marsb st.
The Plnkham home is located at
the north end of Fulford street.
It is not known how the fire or
iginated in the shed. A defective
llue caused the fire at the Mer
rill residence. Slight damage was
caused to the roof around the chim
ney.
Specials to Bub
Beaufort merchants this week
The county board of commissioner, in session yes
terday at the court house, heard the formal resolution
against carnivals, as drawn up by the county attorney,
Alvah Hamilton. It was read by Irvin W. Davis, clerk.
The attorney was' directed at the last meeting to draft
the resolution prohibiting carnivals from entering the
county.
The board approved a request by the American Le
gion, Carteret post No. 99. that
they be permitted to have a "mid
way without wheels" at the county
fair.
The resolution states that "no
carnival, circus, or other traveling
show of any type or character shall
be issued or granted a license by
the tax collector, sheriff or other
authorized person ... or permitted
to operate unless it or they shall
conform to all types of laws of the
State of North Carolina. Carteret
county, and the municipalities with
in said county."
The resolution further provides
that sanitation laws must be obey
ed, and no existing law regarding
gambling, showing, selling or dis
tributing obscene pictures or lit
erature shall be violated.
The resolution calls upon the
sheriff "to be vigilant and to ob
serve regularly and frequently any
and all such forms of amusement
and entertainment going on . . .
and to make arrests and bring in
dictments against all such persons
found to be in violation of any ex
isting law regarding said sanita
tion, immorality or gambling,
whether such person be operator,
owner, employee, or patron."
The concluding clause of the reg
ulation states that legitimate en
tertainment, educational or other
wise, such as agricultural fairs or
midways, shall not be excluded
from the county as long as such
operations are legitimate.
House at Straits
Barns Saturday
The two-story house at Straits,
owned by Claude Chadwiek. Swans
boro burned to the ground at 5
p.m. Satl^rd^y ?ml surrounding
woodland caught lire but was
brought JtrVf: control by Fire
Warden Rill Pigolt. assisted by
men in the community.
Had the fire continued to spread
homes in both Straits and Glouces
ter would have been endangered.
The house was unoccupied at
the time of the (ire. It is believed
that a cigarette thrown nearby the
place may have caused the blaze.
The fire was discovered by Gerald
Whitehurst who was fishing off
shore.
It was believed that the fire was
confined to the house, but later
when surounding brush and wood
land caught, Fire Warden Bill
Pigott of Gloucester was summon
ed.
Men assisting in fighting the
blaze were Dave Jarvis, Clay Chad
wick, Wilson Davis, Stacy Chad
wick, and Murry Pigott. The fire
was under control at 11:30 p.m.
Labor Reservoir
Hits Low Point u
The labor situation in Carteret
and Onslow counties is tightening,
Mrs. Julia Tenncy, manager of the
United States Employment Service
office, stated today.
This is due to the resort season
opening, increased agricultural ac
tivity. and extensive construction
work at Camp Lejeune.
Mrs. Tenney said that it is be
coming increasingly difficult to
fill demand for workers on con
struction jobs. Any able-bodied
man willing to work can be placed
immediately, she reported.
There were 3,136 placements in
May made in Carteret and Onslow
counties. 579 of these were in non
agricultural work. Visits made to
the employment service offices in
Morehead City and Camp Lejeune
totaled 2,853 while 43 employers
sought the service of the employ
ment offices.
At the beginning of the month
612 Job openings were registered.
At the end of May 32 were unfill
ed.
The employment office in More
head City la located at 700 Evans
St.
Tide Table
Tides at Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Tuesday, June 5
8:37 a.m. 2:46 a.m.
8:52 p.m. 2:29 p.m.
Wednesday, June <
9:15 am. 3:22 ajn.
9:28 p.m. 3:06 p.m.
Thartday, June 1
9:93 a.m. 3:58 a.
10:0? p.m. 3:44 p.m.
riMar, Jane 8
10:33 a m 4:33 a.m.
10:41 1MB. 4:33 p.m. J
Martha Barnett
To Assume Home
Agent's Position
Mfss Martha Barnett, now assis
tant home agent in Chowan county,
will assume her duties as home
agent in Carteret county the first
of July. Miss Barnett was pre
sented to the county board yester
day.
She was introduced by Mrs. Ver
ona Langford, eastern district home
agent.
Mrs. Langford told of Miss Bar
nett's experience in extension work,
and commended the board for their
cooperation in the past. She sug
gested that the hoard raise the
hom?' agent's salary as soon as pos
sible.
Earlier the board accepted the
resignation of Mrs. Lloyd Gillikin,
present home agent. Dr. K. P. B.
Bonner, chairman of the board, ex
tended an expression of apprecia
tion for the work Mrs. Gillikin
has done.
Mrs. Billie Smith, president of
the Carteret County council, pre
sented an estimate on the cost of
repairs to the home agent's of
fice. In addition to repairs, an 8
cubic foot refrigerator for the home
agent's office was requested. To
tal cost for the refrigerator and
repairs was estimated at $390.
Thirty folding chairs and a stor
age cabinet were requested also,
but Mrs. Smith said thorfe items
were not essential. Cost of chairs
and a cabinet was ostimated at
$218.
The board tentatively approved
the requests and said Ibey would
be considered with the entire ex
tension service budget.
Mrs. Langford suggested that
the board do everything they possi
bly could to improve -the home a
gent's office as requested.
Motorists Run ,
loto Parked Cars
Two parked car owners Joseph
Mitchell, 1011 Bridges St., and L.
G. Norris, 806 Arendell st., More
head City, were involved in acci
dents Friday and Saturday.
Norris' 1946 Chevrolet was park
ed in froht of the Western Union
office Friday at 1:45 p.m. when a
1B37 Pontiac owned and driven by
Lee Roy White, Brunswick, Ga.,
swung into the car. White told
police he was looking at a passing
train. The only damage report
ed by Officer Buck Newsome and
Herbert Griffin was a rear tall
light on the Chevrolet.
At 4:40 a.m. the following morn
ing, Harry Decker, jr., U. S. Nav
al base. Little Creek, Va., rammed
Mitchell's 1951 four-door Plymouth
parked on Bridges st. Decker's
Chevrolet sedan was heading east
on Bridges street. According to
Decker, he dozed off and struck
the Plymouth which faced west.
Damage was not extensive and
Decker said that he would have
Mitchell's car repaired.
Dmb J. HL Lamp* t? S peak
Al MCTI Commencamtnl
Dean J H. Lamp* of the School
of Engineering at State college will
be the speaker for the graduation
exercises of the Morehead City
Technical institute tomorrow, June
6 at 11 a. m.
The Morehead City Technical in
stitute, the only technical institute
in North Carolina and one of the
few schools in the South offering
a one year engineering program,
gives training in building construc
tion, internal combustion engines,
and electrical technology. It is a
branch of State college.
The graduation exercises for U>51
will mark the end of the fourth
year that the institute has been
in session.
Two Marinas Faca Thrff
Charga in Cant May
Sgt. Robert L. Williams and Cpl.
James Kenneth Lantx, both of
AES 46, Cherry Point, will bo triad
today in recorder'* court an a
charge of breaking and^ entering
the City Fish market, Morehead
City, and carrying away property
owned by T. R. Hall, prMriatar.
The two were arrested Saturday
by Constable Charlie Kronaa of
Morehead City. ,