NEWS-TIMES OFFICE 804 AramUU St City i 6-4178 CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ?? 40th YEAR, NO. 69. EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1951 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Sailboat Upsets; James Barker J Rescues Victims Five Cling io Boat ior Three Hours; Man Swims, For Help James Harker, 22, Harkers Is land, rescued six persons whose sailboat capsized Sunday night, ?s it was leaving Shell Point on Hark ?rs Island to return to Gloucester. Rescued were Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Gillam, who had been va Mtioning in Morehead City; Miss |#ura Harvey, Kinston; Bobby (Hockton, Winston-Salem; and Mr. (pd Mrs. R. G. S. Davis of Hender son. The Davis's have a cottage at 1 Gloucester and other members of tke party were their weekend kpuse guests. The group had a weiner roast at Miell Point. As they started home Ward, a stiff breeze started to blow, the boat hit a shoal and capsized. One of the men managed to swim Mhore and went to Harkers Lodge for help. The Coast Guard was called but foiled to locate the boat with its five victims clinging to it. After the Harker lad picked them up at ? a. m. yesterday morning, about three hours after the accident, the ?llivering, frightened survivors said that three boats passed them, shot narchlights over them and continu ed on. The Harker boat returned the un fortunate picnickers to their home and their boat was towed by Harker , back to Harkers lodge. Twice be fore young Harker has gone to the i rescue of distressed parties in the waters near the home of his pa t rants, Mr. and Mrs. ]. B. Harker of Markers Lodge. B&PW President Names Chairmen Miss Ruth Peeling, president of the Carteret Business and Profes sional Women's club, today re leased the hum* -of committee cjairroen for the coming year. They are at follows: Hiss Cath erine Gaskill, education and vo cation!; Mrs. Bessie Henderson, health and safety; Mrs. Walter Cnher, international relations; Mrs. Bechy Smith, public affairs; Mrs. Blanda McLohon, legislation. I Mrs, Ladigole Lindsay, member nip; Mrs. C. L. Beam, projects; Mrs. Zelma Talbert, finance; Mia* Betty Joyner, program coordina tion; Mrs. John Alford, news serv ice; Mrs. Eva Johnson, radio; and irs. Grace Ayscue, parliamentar ian. . Serving on the Beaufort Armed Services Hospitality committee as Representatives of the B&PW club St Mrs. Roma Noe and Mrs. Ottis Tferson, both of Beaufort , Published this week was the first Mue of the club bulletin. Club fiembers and their guests will pic nic at Atlantic Beach tomorrow at 6 p. m. There will be a short business meeting. County Budget Exceeds Last Year's j by $108,293.98 HIS KOREAN BATTLES END Sgt. Earl Norivood Returns Home After Year of Combat Overseas Miss Beaufort, Miss Morehead Reach Semi-Finals Both Beauty Contestants Beport 'A Wpnderfvtl Time' at Burlington Both of Carteret county's rep resentatives in the Miss North Car olina beauty pageant, Miss Carroll Ann Willis of Beaufort, and Miss Lois Simpson of Morehead City, reached the semi-finals Saturday. They were among the sixteen of 38 contestants selected to parade once more before the judges and present their talent demonstrati ons. Both Lois and Carroll Ann said they had a wonderful time and both were tired young ladies come Mon day. Chauffeuring Lois to Burlington, sitf of the pageant, were Miss Bet ty Lou Rice and Ralph Gardner, while Carroll Ann rode with Miss Betty Lou Merrill and Dan Walk er of Beaufort. Contestants were registered at the Alamance hotel, given instruc tions for the weekend and assign ed to homes of Burlington Jaycees where they were house guests. First item on the agenda was re hearsal for the pageant at the Walter M. Williams high school Friday morning. The girls lunched at the Alamance country club and returned to the school for anoth er rehearsal. Because there were so many, they were divided into two groups. A and B. Carroll Ann was a member of group A and Lois gfoup B. With the Friday night dinner (all meals were served at the country club), judging began. Miss Simpson sat with Yolande Bct beze. Miss America of 1950, on three different occasions. "She was very beautiful," re marked Lois during an interview yesterday, "very natural and friend ly and had a low speaking voice. She told me she has been in Rome studying voice and intends to re turn there soon or take a role ill a New York stage production. She said she has earned $5,000 this year." * Miss Betbeze, who is training for the opera, sang several numbers Friday night. Carroll Ann dined with two of the judges, James Street, the author, and Norman Cordon, the opera singer. That night group A appeared in evening gowns and group B in bath ing suits, and group A also demon strated their talents. Carroll Ann See MISS BEAUFORT, Pafe ( ? After ? year of slugging it out with the Reds in Korea, Sgt. Earl Norwood, 1802 Evans St., Morehead City, has returned home with his charmed life. A member of the 34th regiment, which was disband ed in the early part of the Korean war due to high casualties. Serg eant Norwood is one of few sold iers who escaped without need for as much as a band aid. It seemed as though wherever fighting was thickest, that's where he happened to be. Action dur ing the battle of Taejon brought the Morehead City soldier the bronze star medal with V disc for valor. He led his squad into com bat and was the last man out when they withdrew. The three battle stars on his campaign ribbon represent Tae jon, Puson perimeter and the cap ture of the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. He also wears the Unit-? ed Nations ribbon. Sergeant Norwood sailed with troops from San Francisco aboard the USS General Collins and arriv ed in the Korean war tone June 29, 1950. It was during the rugged few months immediately following that the 24th infantry division's 34th regiment took the brunt of the North Korean onslaught. During that time the sergeant termed everything "close calls." In action at Taejon his outfit fought its way out after being sur rounded and cut off for three days, July 19. 20, and 21. General Dean, reported missing in action during this battle, was never heard of a gain. En route to the front lines July 28 to relieve other troops. Sergeant Norwood and men in the jeep with him, had a close brush with death when the jeep was shot out from under them. The Commies pulled an ambush. August 19S0 spelled bloody hand to-hand fighting at the Reda charg ed continuously far two w??ka ja the Puson area. "The only way to beat them off was to banzai our selves," recalled the decorated Oi. Did he ever dispatch the enemy with bayonet? "Several times" is the sergeant's conservative report. The air force frequently was re sponsible, the sergeant says, for supplying troops with food and ammunition. "We had Charlie ra tions (called C rations in world war II), a choice of beef stew, ham burger, or corned beef hash? and I don't ever want to see any of those diahes again!" He's served notice to that effect on both his wife and mother. Sergeant Norwood's picture ap peared in Life magazine during the early days of the Korean conflict. He was pictured talking to another 01, giant-sized, who weighed over 200 pounds. The photographer thought that lanky, tall Norwood furnished juat the proper contrast. "We didn't know why he waa taking the picture except just as See SERGEANT, Page 6, forts Men Consider Upping Storage Space at Greenville ? Announces Clinic The Eastern Carolina Office of Stabilization will send a team business analysts to New Bern July 31, who will be lo at the city hall to explain OPS regulations and to f this area in pre George P. Arring ecretary of the New of commerce has an The office will be open from 11 to 12:30 p.m. and from 1 to 3 p.m. Residents of Carter county sre urged to meet with OPS representatives for any they may need. A series of field trip trict director, in requesting that this meeting be scheduled, com mented, "We are particularly anx ious to supply adequate informa tion to the operators engaged in this trade and we believe this is the best method by which it can be accomplished." The meeting was arranged by J. A. Dubois, manager of the More head City chamber of commerce. Two Can Collida Thursday At East Driva-In Thaatr* Automobile damage amounting to $400 resulted when two car? collided at 8:15 Thursday nijht op posite the East Drive-In theatre on highway 70 east of Beaufort. Mrs. H. P. Worley, 218 Craven at.. Beaufort, driving a '36 model car was proceeding cast on 70 when, according to Patrolman H. G. Woolard, she iwung to the left in an attempt to make a U-turn. As she did 10, Virgil White of route 1, Beaufort, was coming west on 70 in a 1950 model car. He tried to avoid the turning car but the right front of his automobile struck the right rear of Mrs. Worley's car, causing $150 damage to her ve hicle and 1250 to hia. White skidded 48 (eet in an at tempt to avoid the collialon. Mayor Pro Toa Mi Two Casts to Bocorfcrt Cowl Two eases were aent by More head City Mayor Pro Tem D. G. ?ell to recorder'a court yesterday. Marvin Rage and Eau Leggett wore both charged with drunken driving. Barbara Diana Kidcaon, charged w?i theft U clothea. pleaded guilty. -&he waa piacad in the town Jail until she can prodoca the mem ay fervor $? Una. ?is expected to bring $291,600 with revenue from other source? as fol lows: liquor stores. $45,000; reg ister of deeds office, $5,000; clerk of superior court's office, $35,000; privilege taxes, $6,000. Government Revenue Revenue from state and federal governments: schools, $573,060.42; welfare. $224,592.90; health, $10, 850; other funds, $16,357.42. Rev enue from 1950 and prior tax levies has been estimated at $33,559. The county tax rate. $1.80 per hundred, is divided as follows: gen eral county fund, 15 cents; welfare. 11 cents; health fund, 8 cents; old age and aid to dependent children, 16 cents; debt service, $1.05, and public school maintenance, 25 cents. Expenses Estimated Anticipated expenses for the cur rent year are as follows: general county expense. $16,127.20; regis ter of deeds office extension, 32, 624.20; airport, $1,000; repair to jail, $4,500 and jail operation $5, 531. Purchase of deliquent coupons. $6,000; tax listing and assessing, $9,156; tax collector's office $12, 531; sheriff's office, $13,015; board of elections, $3,100; county account ant's office $7,196; court house and grounds, $7,985. Register of deeds office $12,892; county coroner, $860; agricultural and economics development, $7, 376.90; superior court. $3,750; clerk of superior court's office, $9,524; recorder's court, $6,290; juvenile court, $151. Health department. $25,328.16; welfare department, $260,482.80; county schools current expense, $584,060.42; county school capital outlay, $54,500. The total department budget for 1951-52 is $1,053,981.48 and the debt service requirement $292,609 - 54. making a total of $1,346,591.02. June Bond Sales TitaiW J Sales of series E, F and G sav ings bonds in Carteret county for the month of June totaled $39, 344.35. of this amount $37.604.25 was in scries E bonds; $740 was in F bonds; and $1.000 in series G bonds. The sales announcement was made today by the county savings bonds chairman, Victor H. Wickizer based on the monthly sales report from Allison James, State Director of U. S. Bonds in Greensboro. Total figures for North Carolina's 100 counties were as follows: se ries E bonds $2,537,463.50; series F $89,133.00; series G $312,200.00; totaling $2,938,796.50. County Chairman Wickizer stat ed that he had received announce ment of the appointment by Secre tary of the Treasury Snyder, of F. S. Royster, of Henderson, president of the Bright Belt Warehouse as sociation. farmer, tobacco ware houseman and state legislator, to serve as a member of the National Agricultural U. S. Savings Bonds committee. This committee of farm leaders from various sections of the nation serve in an advisory capacity to the U. S. savings bonds division of the treasury department. Royster will bring to the advisory committee his knowledge of farming and exper ience in marketing the South's large tobacco crop. A nation-wide U. S. defense bond drive ia being planned by national and state savings bonds commit tees for early fall. It will be an over-all bond drive with special emphasis on sales of bonds to far mers; increase of payroll savings participation by employees in in dustry, bond-a-month sales at banks, and increase in over-the counter sales to business and pro fessional people. County savings bonds committees are being asked to strengthen their volunteer committees and to be gin plans for the all-out defense bond campaign to reach every in dividual. $21, Cifrotttf ftrltn rrm Pan Oil Ihrtiw Twenty dollars in cuh and a ear Ion of cigarettes were atolen some time after midnight Friday from the Pure Oil Service station at 9th and Arendel! ?t . Morehead City. The burglar entered the station through a back window at the grease pit. broke the glass in the door to the front part of the station, unlocked the door and took his loot. Chief of Police E. J. Willia and Officer Herbert Griffin have taken finger prints, but no arrest has been made m yet. Neither baa tke re been an arrest in the case of several weds ago where the Har eld Webb MM was entered and Shortage of Newsprint j Hits Carteret News-Times Beaufort Chamber Board to Meet J At 8 p. m. Tonight President Braxton Adair Reviews Accomplish ments of Past Year The board of directors of the Beaufort chamber of commerce \ will meet at 8 o'clock at the town j hall tonight to plan the mem bership campaign for the current year. Braxton Adair, president during the past year, reported at the an nual chamber dinner meeting last week that the chamber's balance in the bank is $47. Money owed by the chamber totals $2,100 and owed to the chamber is $3.162 in pledges. That sum does not in clude $600 of 1949 pledges which ! were chalked off. $1,000 Better Off "Lst year at this time we owed i $3,100," recalled the president, "so actually we're a thousand dol ars better off this year." Most of j the debt, he explained, was in curred in setting up the chamber office. Income last year was just short of $3,000. Requested for support of the chamber this year is $6,000. Cites Purpose Citing the accomplishments of the chamber during the past year, the president based his comments on three purposes of a local cham ber of commerce: to develop in dustry, to create commercial traf fic. and to stir civic interest In line with the first purpose the chamber has offered aid to industries seeking new locations in this area and has offered con tinuing aid to industries already existing. * Help was given in the oyster and tomato canning enterprises and there is the possibility that sweet potatoes, string beans, and menhad en roe will be canned in the future, Adair remarked. Aids Net Firm The chamber's aiding a private industry in locating 10,000 feet additional floor space for the man ufacture of camouflage nets for the government and has aided oth er industries in draft deferment of workers. In creating commercial traffic the chamber supervised the Christ mas program and purchase of street decorations, "the best we've ever had,"- declared the president. "We brought people here who oth erwise would not have come. Al so being pushed at present is the Wednesday morning specials sale with the slogan "Beaufort is a Better Place to Buy." "Of $2,700,000 spent locally on the retail market, the bulk of it last year came to Beaufort," Pres ident Adair said. Races Contemplated Plans are being made now, he ooitfinued to havf> thi chamb er's merchants' committee spon sor boat races next year. In the interest of the town, ser See CHAMBER, Page 6 ? Newsprint .shortage has hit THE NEWS-TIMES with a thud. Our regular, full frieght car shipment of paper due the early part of this month has not yet arrived and what paper we have on hand will last a few issues more only by cutting some close corners. Today's issue is minus the regu lar full page of block and white comics. These, however, will be set aside, as might next Tuesday's, and saved until such time as our newsprint stock is replenished when we shall publish all the com ics in one section. Thus, what you are missing today will be made up to you in some later issue. Not only has the price of news print increased $20 per ton in the last .kix months but it has be come increasingly difficult to pro cure. Several (daily newspapers h ive recently suspended publicat ion due to the combination of its high price and scarcity, the latest such suspension being that of the Lake Charles, La., daily newspaper. Our car of newsprint, which we have been otificd was shipped from the mill at Three Rivers, Que bec, on July 18. should reach us sometime the end of this week or the early part of next. Cost to us will be $520 more than the last car lot shipment. In line with increased cost of all commodities food, clothing, fur niture, automobiles newspapers, also faced with increased wages and cost of supplies, particularly newsprint, are raising advertising rates and, in some instances, cir culation prices. THE NEWS TIMES will raise ad vertising rates as of September 1 as a practicable way to ration ad vertising content as well as meet increased costs. Exorbitant cost of newsprint, plus its scarcity, force compensating measures. Children to Take / Part in Glamour, Muscles Contest Registration for the Glamour and Muscles contest, which will be staged for the children in the Beaufort recreation program, will start this Thursday. The contest will be for age groups of 7 to 9 and 10 to 13. All boys and girls are urged to enter the contest and to register ,with Mrs. Raz Autry. The program for the week will be as follows: today, junior ball practice from 9:30 to 11:30, swim ming from 2 to 4, senior ball prac tice from 4:30 to 5:30 and dancing from 7 to 8:45 for both junior and senior groups. Wednesday, junior boys will have tennis practice from 9:30 to 10:30, swimming from 2 to 4 and senior boys will practice ball from 4:30 to 5:30. Thursday: junior boys ball prac tice from 9:30 to 11:30, boys and girls art class from 9:30 to 10:30 at the Scout building, swimming from 2 to 4 and senior boys' ball practice from 4:30 to 5:30. Friday's schedule will be the same as Thursday's with dancing for the two groups at 7 o'clock Fri day night. Navy Brought Together Lou Gore , Morehead , and Writer The movie, Only the Valiant, i playing today at Morehead City theatre waa i novel just published by MacMillan Company when, in 1943, Lou Gore, then a lieutenant commander, USNR, secured a Navy commission (or the book's author, Charlei Marquis Warren. Gore, in civilian lile president of Carteret Ice k Coal co., was ex ecutive officer of the Office of Naval Officer Procurement, Balti more, during the war. Warren made Gore'a acquaintance and ao impressed him that Gore tried to get the writer a commission. The draft caught up with War ren but Gore persisted and two months after Warren had been in the Army as a private the Navy commiaaion came through. Getting Warren out of the Army was an other task but Gore handled that succeasfully. When Warren reported for duty to Gore the young man gave him i copy of his first novel just publish ed. The novel was Only the Vali ant. On the fly leaf he had written thif : February 19. 1943 Skipper: I hope the reading of this book can repay juat a part of the happi neaa you gave Anne (bis wiie) and me. Bill (Charles Marquis Warren, buden. USNR) Two Pay Final for Fighting Al Game Saturday Night For exchanging punches outside the fencc at the Bcaufort-Morehead City ball game Saturday night Dew ey Rouse and Guy Dudley paid $5 and costs each in Beaufort may or's court yesterday afternoon. Each was charged with being drunk and disorderly and fighting. The case of S. T. Little, charged with driving without a license, was sent to recorder's court. Lil lian Pittman. charged with drunk enness, forfeited $12 bond for fail ure to appear, and Tom (Brandy) Noe, forfeited $12 bond. Lions Appropriate $15 J For Club Softball Toam Morehead City Lions appropria ted $15 for softball team equipment at their meeting Thursday night at Capt. Bill's cafe. The committee investigating cir-, cumstances of the needy family* stated that their investigation I? not yet complete. If they iind that the situation warrants it, the dub will give the family $90. Entertainment was provided bjr Bill Norwood and his accordiaa. Geusts were Fred Lewis and Ion aid Harp, former member?, aad Everett Jordan of Raleigh. . .J