?r CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES JS_ EAR, NO. 63. TWQ SECTIONS TEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, AUGUST 7. 1951 PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRID, Woman Arrested On Tbeft Charge Mrs. Roy Eubanks Recovers Purse Containing $148; Bond Set at $200 Mr?. Olive Dale. Ashland, Ky., was arrested in Beaufort yester day on a charge of theft of a pocketbook containing $148. She nas been charged with larceny and placed under $200 bond. The pocketbook, which was taken from Holden's restaurant, Beaufort, belonged to Mrs. Roy Eubanks. Mrs. Eubanks said that the defendant was with her hus band and five ether persons, two of them children. As they came Into the restaurant, Mrs. Eubanks moved to another table so that two tablet could be put together for . the larger group. She said when she moved, how ever, that she forgot to take her purse with her. When she went back to where sfcft had been sitting. She asked for tMe bat and one of the men in the group said he had seen one but didn't know where it was then. Mrs. Ottis Jefferson, part-owner of the restaurant, said she remem bered seeing the woman in the group go out to her car and not return for quite a few minutes. Mrs. Eubanks then left the res taurant and glancing in one of the cars saw a large pocketbook on the seat. She returned, however, to the photographer's studio, her place of business, to check on whether she had left her purse there. * Not finding it, she asked her .husband, Roy, to notify the police. / The police stated a search war rant would be necessary to search the Dale car, but the woman's hus band consented to the search with out a warrant. The large pocket book was opened and out fell Mrs. Eubanks' purse. All the money was inside as well as other of Mrs. Eubanks' posses sions. Mrs. Dale said she didn't know how much money was in the bag because she hadn't looked. She also told Mrs. Eubanks that she didn't turn the pocketbook in to ' the owners of the reataurant "be cause so many times their rightrul iwners don't get them." The defendant's husband said he had na idea that Ms wife had taken the purse. Clerk Probates, i Files Two Wills Probated and filed recently in the clerk of superior court's office, Beaufort, were the wills of Lisette , Edwards, Newport, and Miss Alida F. Fales, Beaufort. To her son, Samuel D. (now de ceased), and to her daughter. Lucy E. Stobaugh, Mrs. Edwards left all her personal property and house hold furniture, to be divided equally. .Real estate was apportioned as * follows: one house and lot in New port on Chatham street and house and lot on Church street to Lucy; to Florida Edwards, Henry G. Ed wards, and James L. Edwards, the lot and store on W. Railroad street, also land on the east side of Church street and the south side of Mann street and to Lucy one piece of land on the east ski? of Church street and south side of Mann. The will was drawn Oct. 16, 1940 and was witnessed by Dr. and Mrs. Manly Mason of Newport. Executor of the Fales will is Alexander Scorpione Lari, Beau fort, who also received all real and personal property of the de ceased. The will requested that no bond be required of the execu ? tor. Debts and expenses are to be paid from the estate which in cludes the house and lot at 135 Craven St., Beaufort, holdings at -%Sea Level, and two lots in the Mus \le Shoals district, Tuscumbia, Tenn. The executor was directed to rent or sell the property as he sees fit, the residue of the estate to re main in bis hands. The will was drawn Jan. 1, 1950 and witnessed by Mrs. Carrie Skarren and Miss Olive Longest. Changes is Tvfri Iftis Danger ione regulation relating to Albemarle sound, Pamlico sound, and adjacent watert have been amended. according to an an nouncement by Frank Pace, jr., secretary of the Army, and will become effective Aug. 30, 1M1. The target area in the northern part of Currituck sound is located at latitude 36 degrees. 27 minutes. 16 seconds, longitude 79 degrees, 96 minutes, 30 seconds; test area in Pamlico sound in the vicinity of Long Shoal: a circular area with a radius on? and one-half HUM having Its center at latitude 39 de grees. 32 minute?, 18 seconds, long itude 73 degrees. 40 minutes, 3? Will She be Miss America? Blonde LuLong Ogburn of ,Smilhfurn is vacationing here this week as the guest of M ore head City Jaycees. Town, Chamber Petition Civil Aeronautic Board The town of Beaufort and the Beaufort chambcr of commerce have requested the Civil Aeronau tics board to allow Piedmont Avia tion, inc.. a permanent certificate for operation of its planes into the Beaufort - Morehead City airport each summer. At present the certificate must be renewed each year. The town and the chamber of commerce re quest that if a permanent permis sion cannot be granted that the present certificate be renewed for at least five years. The Beaufort petition also asks that the airport be officially desig nated as "Beaufort-Morehead City." Although the airport is known by that name locally, maps have desig nated it as Morehead City. The petition cites reasons for the Beaufort-Morehead City designa tion as follows: the airport is lo cated in Beaufort township; the airport is adjacent to the limits of the town of Beaufort; the distance from the Morehead City post of fice to the airport is 5.2 miles and the distance from the Beaufort post office to the airport is 2.1 miles. Distance from other comparable points (i.e., town limits, etc.) is on a comparable ratio of differ ence. The airport authority is desig nated Beaufort-Morehead City Air port commission; the terminal building bears the legend Beau fort-Morehead Airport; and the telephones serving the airport are Beaufort listing! through the Beaufort exchange. The petition is signed by L. W. Hassell. mayor of Beaufort, and R. Braxton Adair, preaident of the chamber of commerce. M? Uit Tan Si?as It 6? Up Only During Ruh Honrs The No Left Turn signs on Aren dell street, Morehead City, at 8th and 9th streets have been removed and will not be replaced except during rush hours. Mayor George W. Dill explained Friday. "They were merely put there as an experiment to see if routing traffic that way would avoid con gestion in the business section. When they are put up again," he continued, "the directions on them will be enforced by police and the signs will be left there only as long as the police believe necessary." Tide* at Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tmsday, Aug. 7 10:56 a.m. 11:07 p.m. 4:3S a.m. 3:07 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. I 11:90 a.m. 5:19 a.m. 13 Midnight 5.56 p.m. Tkarsday, Aug. 9 11:61 a.a. 12:30 p.m. 9:58 a.m. 6:53 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1? ?2:42 a.m. 6:48 1:28 BJB. \M p.m. Three Weeks of Comics Appear in Second Section Appearing in the second lec tion of today's NEWS-TIMES are the comic strips of Oaky Doaks, Dicky Dare, and Scorchy Smith for today and the two weeks pre vious. Our newsprint has arrived, making possible the printing of all the funnies which were with held, ky necessity, during the past two week*. They will appear regularly from new on. MyCaslridW Tops Last Month's Morehead City building permits issued for the month of July as taken from the records of A. B. Roberts, building inspector, show an increase in estimated costs over the month of June. Permits were issued for the con struction of eight new houses at a total estimated cost of $26,739. Permit* for hom?s were issued as follows: R. L. Wells, 16th street, $4,000; R. L. Poole, 33rd street, $5,000; W. A. B?rrett, 27th street, $7,900; Mrs. John Nelson, 7th street $6,109; Jim Styron, Shep ard street, $2,000; R. L. Fitzer, Pat terson street, $500; Lawrence Pin er. Bay street. $200; J. D. Marten, 5th street, $980. A garage to cost $200 and repairs listed at $400 covers the residen tial buildings. The Standard Oil company is constructing a new of fice building at the Port Terminal costing $30,000 and the Fry Roof ing company a garage listed to cost $6,000. Permits issued for the seven months of the year total an esti mated $384,944 against those for 1950 covering the same period of $389,065. ToUls for July ISM were $27,850. Mayor Dill Levies Fourth Charge Mayor George W. Dill, presiding in mayor's ocurt yesterday, swore out a warrant for Clarence Fletcher Bell, jr., charging him with fail ure to appear to answer to charges of carcless and reckless driving, be isf intoxicated, and being invu'.frd In an accident last Monday night. July 30, on Arendell st. at 18th. The case has been continued until next week. Dismissed were the cases of An thony J. Vidcyko, Roland Buck, and Earl Stanley Brooks. Videyko was charged with being drunk and disorderly and disturbing the peace in the Broadway restaurant and Buck and Brooks were charged with racing. The mayor dismissed the cases because of lack of evi dence. Wayne Byler, 201 Broad st., Beaufort, and John Bcnnie Keith. Knightdale, N. C., were cited to court to make settlement on a wreck which occurred in town Aug. 3. Roland David McKee, Cherry Point, paid $10 and costs on a charge of speeding; Tommy Jones paid costs for disturbing the peace: Emerson Hodges paid $10 and costs on a charge of public drunk enness; James Cecil Lawrence paid $10 and costs on a charge of speed ing; Shirley Rosekrans paid $10 and costs for public drunkenness; Morton H. Renn paid $10 and costs on a charge of speeding on Bridges st. The case against Hewitt, colored, charged with assault on his wife. Petri Hewitt, was sent to recorder's court. The following cases were continued: Frank Garner, R. G. Hamilton, and Richard Felton Gordon. State Education Board Decrees Consolidation for Two Schools The State Board of Education, Raleigh, on Thuraday ruled that Markers Island high school stu dents and Otway grade school chil dren shall attend school at Smyr na. The board refused requests by delegations from Harkers Island and Otway for teacher allotments i at those schools for the coming school year. A new addition has been built ; to the Smyrna school and facilitiea made adequate to take care of the additional number ot pupils. Con solidation was recommended three yeara ago under a state survey of schools and efforts toward consoli dation have been made since that time. Appearing before the state board < of education on behalf of the Har- 1 ken Island folks were Sheriff C. G. Holland, Beaufort, and Harvey Hamilton, jr., Morehead City law yer. Pleading the cauae for Otway parents was Gene Smith, Beaufort attorney. The state board of education was told that the bridge from Harken bland waa unsafe for school buaea and that Hamilton and Sheriff Hoi land "would do some campaigning" to convince the people that con solidation is the better more, if only the high school were per mitted to stay on the island one more year. A petition protesting removal by the Harkers Island PTA was pre sented. . Smith, requesting retention of the Otway grade school, .presented ? petition signed by everyone of the parents of the 57 pupils af fected by the change. The state board of education re jected both appeals without delay or deliberation. Buns Cwutnctka b. Submits Uw hviq Bid Low bidder on paving 75 and Albert Grady Cowart, Greenville route 3, driver of one of the cars, Has been charged with attempting to pass another vehicle at an intersection. According to Highway Patrolman H. 0. Woolard, who investigated, both cars were proceeding toward Beaufort when Cowart attempted to pasa a 1947 model car driven by Richard McDonald Fodrie of Beaufort route t. The right front of Cowart's car connccted with the left rear of Fod rie'*. Damage to the Cowart car, owned by Elnora M. Cowart, Green ville, was estimated at $50 and to Fodrie's car $25. Both cars skidded following the impact. Defeaduit Tried Tried in Beaufort mayor's court i yesterday was Jennie Jones, color- I ed, charged with public drunken ness. She waa ordered Jto pay $5 u4 coafc. Bobbie Roscoe Morton, 17-year old youth from Jacksonville, was drowned Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock when he and three com panions were swimming west of Ocean Ridge on Bogue Banks. A verdict of accidental drowning was issued by Acting Coroner G. W. Dill. Morehead City. A. H. James, clerk of superior court, au thorized Dill to act as coroner be cause Leslie Springle, coroner, was out of the county. The two girls and two boys, all from Jacksonville, arrived at the beach at 1 o'clock, drove their car to the end of the pavement and then went swimming on the unpro tected and deserted beach. The other three who were with him, Marie Morton, Vivian Collins and Durwood Humphrey, were swept Into a hole and the Morton youth tried to go to their assistance and was drowned in the attempt. Nearby bathers and picnickers heard the commotion when Morton was swept under and swam to his assistance, but were unable to reach him in time. The resuscitator, which is kept at Atlantic Beach, was sent for, and with it arrived Bob Chadwick, chief lifeguard at the Beach, and Dr. S. W. Hatcher, Morehead City, who happened to be at the beach. Dr. Hatcher administered oxygen for 45 minutes before pronouncing the boy dead. Surviving Morton arc his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Morton of Jacksonville. 263 Register For Election J Next Saturday Two hundred sixty-three persons have registered to vote in the ref erendum next Saturday in Beau fort. The voters will mark an X in frorft of either one of the follow ing proposals: FOR the annexa tion to Town of Beaufort, N. C., of the territory provided for in the call for this Special Election or AGAINST the annexation to Town of Beaufort. N. C., for the territory provided for in the call for this Special Election. The territory includes Front and Ann street extended, Hancock and Highland Parks. The polls, located in the court house annex, will open at 6:30 Sat urday morning, and will close at sundown, 7:02 p.m., Eastern Stand ard Time. Mrs. G. M. Paul, registrar, stated that no registrants were challenged Saturday, which in addition to be ing the last day of registration was also challenge day. Registration on recent Saturdays has run approximately ?0 each day, with no unusual rush on the Sat urday just past, Mrs. Paul reported. County Court v Business Mies County receipts from the clerk of superior court's office have al most doubled during the past five years, according to a report re leased today by A. H. James, clerk of superior court. Paid to the county for the year ending June 30, 1947 was $22, 357.36 as compared with *41.040.14 for the year ending June 30, 1951. The total amount of funds handled by the clerk's office in the 1946-47 fiscal year were $65,480.74 as compared with $87,221.96 for the past fiscal year. "Where cash business has dou bled the past half decade." James commented, "the work we do gratia has increased tHree-fold." One hundred twenty law suits were Ini tiated during the past year, plus 71 special proceedings of which 29 were petitions for adoption. Paid to the county through the clerk's office for the 1947-48 fis cal year was $27,952.04: for 194849, $33,367.82. and for 1949-50 $38, 658.72. Polk* Chid Wans Won Oi Purse-Snaichiag TfcM Beaufort Police Chief Louis B. Willis today asked cooperation of Beaufort residents in locating a man who haa engaged in a series of purse snatches after dark. Both Mrs. Margtret Davis and Mrs. Pearl Hall have been accostad on the streets at night, the chief reported. If reports of sucb attacks ar? made immediately and il a descrip tion of the attacker can be fur nished police, it would help in ap prehension of the criminal, the of ficer remarked.