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W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES _J?_ ^Oth YEAR, NO. 72. THREE SECTIONS EIGHTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1951 PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRID ~r ~ . I ' ? _____ ? - BuOding of Homes At Newport Hits SeveralSnags J town Commissions Dis cuss Problems al Meel , ing Tuesday Construction of homes at New port in the Cherry Point Veterans Mutual Housing association project has reached a virtual standstill. The Newport town commission ers, in session Tuesday night at the town hall, discussed the situa tion. Three officials of the hous ing association attended. C. D. Bo hannon, president, reported, that a visit to FHA officials at Winston Salem had been made and certain requirements for FHA loans have ,been waived. Being awaited now is an official OK from Washington on the decision made at Winston Salem. Accompanying Bohannon were Les Bercegeay, secretary, and E. C. Maness, a member of the Mutual Housing association board. Construction on the water tank has been delayed due to legal ob stacles, but the town board took the attitude that the only thing .to do is "await developments." President Bohannon stated that he would obtain the signatures of all prospective homeowners in the new development by the first Tues day in October, Oct. 2, when the board would meet again. All signa tures are necessary to make pos sible inclusion of the new territory within the town. Commissioner Ormsby Mann told ie board that weeds in the town hould be cut and the first place o begin was on the town lot it ? elf. Mayor C. A. Gould, jr., ap pointed Mann to hire men to cut he town lot. The commissioners also stated that unless property owners cleared weeds from their lots by Sept. 17 the town would cut the weeds and send the negli gent property owners the bill. The clerk. Miss Edith Lockey, was directed to write to persons who are neglecting to keep their property cleared, also to the A&EC 'railroad whose right-of-way through town is overgrown with weeds. The board approved request for a street light on life "pole in front of the fire station and specified placement of two lights on the prison camp road. In addition to the mayor, the following commissioners were pre sent: Early Mann, Ormsby Mann, and M. D. McCain. Five Men to Fill Draft Quota / Five young men will fill Carteret county's dwrft quota for September, Mrs. Ruby Holland, clerk of selec tive service board 16, announced today. ? - ' They are Charlie E. Wallace, and Randolph Reels, Merrimon; Albert P. i>ollock. Newport; Robert Ar thur, jr., Beaufort; and Bobby B. Robinson, Morehead City. These men will leave Beaufort for Fort Bragg Tuesday, Sept. 11. Two registrants are delinquent and their names have been report ed to the United States attorney, Mrs. Holland stated. The two who cannot be located by the draft board are Louis E. Taylor, route 1 . Newport, and Raymond Moore, 312 Queen St., Beaufort. The county draft board has re ceived a call for five men for pre induction on Monday, Sept. 24. No tices to those persons have been mailed. Chitl Turns Aftuidincs Al Fire Drills 'Good' v Charles Masters, chief of the Newport fire department, reported this w?ek that attendance at the ? Monday night fire drills has been good. Drills begin at 7 o'clock at Ihe fire station. He stated also that the fire de partment would begin supervision of fire drills -at the school, begin ning next week. The fire alarm was moved Sat urday to the front of the fire sta tion in preparation for installation of the phone alarm system. The . alarm was previously located in front of Garner and McCain's store. Newport firemen who attended the recent state meeting at Caro lina Beach were Jim Kirby, Bennie Garner, and B. T. Smith, jr. lami?! hiptrtor Issues 1 Pormil io/Mew Drag Stor? Gerald Woolard, building inspec tor, issued a building permit Sat urday to F. R. Bell, Beaufort, for . the building of a new drug store on Front street, Beaufort, at an estimated coat of ?10,000. lasued last month to William H. Willis, 1018 Ann at. was a permit ? to re-roof dwelling S240; and to Willie Turner, Mulberry at, <2,000, general repair to dwelling. Davis Baptist Church Organizes Brotherhood Pictured above is the Men's Brotherhood of the Davis Baptist church which was organized July 28. The purpose of the organiza tion is to promote the cause of Christ through the local cbtirch by uniting the men of the community. The meetings are held weekly in the homes of the men. A fine spirit of fellowship prevails throughout each service, and a program of information and inspiration is en joyed, stated the Rev. G. M. Haire, pastor of Davis Baptist church. Mr. Haire replaces the Rev. L. C. Chandler, now serving at the Bap tist church in Atlantic. . y? - The following officers were elect ed: Joe Davis, president; Virgil Styron, membership vice-presi dent; Blakely Pond, activities vice president; Braxton Piner, program vice-president; Irvin Davis secre tary; Thedore Smith, treasurer, and J. C. Davis, social chairman. In the picture above, the pastor, Mr. Haire. is seated in front of the group. Front row, left to right: Leonard Davis, Wardle Murphy, Wesley Salter. Blakely Pond, Eu gene Pond, Corbett Davis, Tommie Salter, Curtis Davis. Minor Davis, Vernon Davis, and Snookie Willis, who was visiting. Second row, left to right: Leroy Davis, Gerald Salter, Thedore Smith. Braxton Piner, J. C. Davis, James Paul. Joe Davis, C. H. Davis, Luther I.qwis, Alfonso Styron, Jus tin Willis, sr., Kilby Salter, Carlie Willis, sr., Earnest Salter and Al onza Salter. Third row, left to right: Leon Styron, Haiftlin Davis. Thedore Wil lis, Burgess Davis, Chancey Willis. Ira Davis, Virgil Styron, Claude Willis, Irvin Davis, Willie Willis, Abrahm Davis, I. W. Davis, jr.. Jimmie Willis, and Israel Alligood. Master Barbers Elect Norehead Man as Officer Jasper Bell of Morehead City was one of five vice-presidents elected Tuesday by the Master Bar bers Association of North Caro lina. J. C. Cook of Winston-Salem was chosen president. Other offi cers are D. B. Wright, High Point; W. M. Irvin, Durham; Arthur Teague. Wilmington; C. B. Phifer, Charlotte, vice presidents; J. W. Moorefield, Reidsville, was re-elect ed secretary -treasurer, and C. F. Holland. Raleigh, was elected chap lain. Holland is the retiring pres ident. ? - ? The convention next summer will be held at Winston-Salem the first Monday in September. Walter P. R. Wagner, Chicago, spoke at the Monday afternoon ses sion of the convention, extending greetings from the National Asso ciation of Master Barbers and Beauticians. He also spoke on the modern and scientific methods of barbering. J. M* Cheek of High Point also gave the report from the State Board of Barber Examiners. Groups to Confer On Fuel Terminal A meeting concerning the build ing of a pier in Morehead City harbor by Aviation Fuel Terminals, inc.. Washington, D. C., will be con ducted Monday morning at the Jef ferson hotel, Morehead City. Attending the meeting will be representatives of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, United States Navy; Aviation Fuels; United States Navy Amphibious Forces, Atlantic Fleet; and the United States Marine corps. The meeting has been called due to disagreement about the erection of a fuel terminal on Inlet island with piers projecting into More head City harbor. It has been reported that the Navy Bureau of Supplies and Ac counts is in favor of another stor age depot for fuel, while the Navy amphibious group claims that the proposed structures in the harbor will hamper operations of landing craft and other type vessels. The Navy Bureau of Supplies is in favor of decentralization of fuel terminals as a strategic factor in case of war. Park Snperialendenl j Releases Weekend Figam Five thousand six hundred nine ty persons visited Fort Macon State Park Sunday and 1,609 on the previous day, fb make a total of 7,299 for the last weekend of the summer. Saturday's figures follow: 240 children, 1,649 adults. 120 picinick ers. 565 swimmers, 120 fishermen, and 485 fort visitors: Sunday: 1,080 children, 4,600 adults, 385 picinick ers, 1350 swimmers, 275 fishermen, and 1,610 fort visitors. Douglas Starr, park superinten dent, stated yesterday that all buildings which are now under construction are expected to be completed by spring. In addition to the superintendent. George Sand ers, park ranger, and another help er, all of whom comprise the per manent staff, 12 carpenters will be workia? *t the perk. Dauglas Stan to Ass nine Bank Cashier's Position 4 Douglas SUrr, superintendent of Fort Macon State park, has re signed to accept the position of bank cashier at a new bank to be established in Bertie county by the Tar Heel Bank and Trust co. of Statesville. Starr will leave his present post Oct. 1. Prior to his affilia tion with the state park division, he served 11 years with the fed eral farm loan division. The new bank is located be tween l^ewiston and Woodville. The Starrs expect to make their home at Lewiston. E. Y.Floyd Will 7 Speak Tonight-- -1 E. V. Floyd, Raleigh, state chair man of the project to expand North Carolina's agricultural research program, will be the principal speaker at tonight's meeting at 8 o'clock at the court house, Beau fort. The meeting is one of 100 be ing held throughout the state to night to explain to farmers the need for increased research on agricultural problems. J. Raymond Ball, head of the county Farm Bureau, is temporary chairman of the "Nickels for Know How" project which proposes an extra charge of S cents on each ton of feed and fertilizer. Farmers and all purchasers of feed and fertilizer will be allowed to vote on establishment of the 5-cent charge. The referendum has been set for Saturday, Nov. 3. Floyd will explain tonight what has already been accomplished by research and the need for continu ed scientific investigation. A permanent organization will be set up tonight to carry on a program of education and informa tion on "Nickels for Know-How." Former Morehead Girl's Husband Wins PromotioD Andrew E. Ruddock, husband of the former Margaret Swindell of Morehead City, has been appoint ed associate chief of the Civil Ser vice commission's retirement divi sion. Mr. and Mrs. Ruddock and their two daughters, Ann Loise, 10, and Carole Sue, 2, live at t5Ul N. Potomac st. Arlington, Va. A nominee for the Arthur S. Fleming award last December, Ruddock is now the youngest as sociate or assistant chief at the J?,. L?a- i? ????* 1? an mir serviw wim the commission in 1939 when ht* accepted a messenger job. He be came chief of the retirement divi sion's procedure and control sec tion in 1944 after holding several clerical positions. Ruddock retimed to the civil service commission in 1946 follow ing military service. Two years later he was named head of the division's organization and pro cedures staff and served under E. J. Hickey, associate chief of the division. Soon after Hickey moved to another federal agency, Rud dock was named to fill the divis ion's number two job. Born in West Lebanon, Pa., Nov. 11, 1918, Ruddock attended college for two years before going to Washington in 1939. He attended night school for four years in ad dition to working for the civil ser vice commission, and after receiv ing his bachelor's degree in 1942 continued his schooling and won his master's degree in law in 1943. He was admitted to the District bar in 1942. Mrs. Ruddock is the daughter of Mrs. Bette Swindell, Morehead City. Wilmington Businessmen View County Agriculture . Projects Ai part of a project to promote? good will between people of urban and rural areas, representatives of the Wilmington chamber of com merce toured rural areas in 20 east ern Carolina counties Wednesday. Five Wilmington buaineasmen vis ited Carteret county. They were Jack Baldwin and Billy Broadfoot, realtors, lrvin Raurak, theatre manager. Bunel Solomon, Jeweler, and R. L. Thomp son, jr., agricultural agent with Tide Water Power co.. Wilmington. The Wilmington men, as well as citizens from Newport and repre aentatives of the chambers of com merce of Beaufort and Morehead City, saw the 4-H calf owned by Cecil Gillikln, Bettie. viewed land scaped home grounds, a portable irrigation system, and field of cot ton at the Roland Salter farm. Bet tie, a potato storage house, potato washing machine on the O. W. Lewis farm, and broiler project at the home of Douglas Lewis, Otway. Fallowing lunch ~at The Steak House, Morehead City, they saw a beef cattle herd and improved per manent pasture on the R. R. Bar bour farm, visited the W. J. Blair dairy, the Newport vocational agri culture department, and aaw one of the 4-H piga owned by Bruce Howard of Newport. Richard Gar oer. Newport, told of production of purebred Duroc hog* Representatives of the liorekead City chamber of commerce who' 8m WILMINGTON, Pag? 2 Kinston Editor v Speaks to Club The Du Pont company chose Kinston from among 150 cities as the site for their new plant be cause of that city's excellent schools, churches and recreational facilities, according to Gait Brax ton, Kinston newspaper editor, who spoke to Morehead City Rotarians last Thursday. Braxton said that numerous other industries would probably locate in eastern North Carolina as a re sult of Du Pont's coming to Kins ton. T. C. McGinnis who has left for the Army, received the well wishes of the entire club. A. B. Roberts, chairman of the community service committee, re ported that the canvassing of Morehead City business firms would begin at once in an effort to raise the $7,000 needed to ren ovate the USO building. The build ing is subject to public sale by the city Sept. 22. Roberta stated that the Rotary club. Lions club. Junior Chambu of Commerce, Woodmen of the World, and the Morehead City Fire department had been assypMd about 25 business firms aach. Men's Civic Clubs , Morehead City , Seek $5,000 by Saturday , .Sept. 15 Grand Master To Speak Monday InMoreheadCity Dcean Lodge No. 405 Will Be Host al Dislricl Meet ing Opening ai 3:30 P.M. Herbert M. Foy, (frand Master of Masons in North Carolina, will be the guest speaker at 7:30 Monday night at the district 8 meeting of Masons, Morehead City. Host at the meeting will be Ocean Lodge No. 405. Morehead City. Officers of the lodge are serving as the committee to make arrangements for the session which wjll begin with an officers' confer ence at 3:30 in the afternoon. The afternoon conference will be conducted by the Grand Master, the Grand Secretary, who is W. L. Herbert M. Foy Melver, and the District Deputy .Grand Master, Dr. W. L. Woodard lot Beaufort. 1 Jtv^niAU session wifl be pre; bv a fried chicken dinner which will be served at G yrlock at the Masonic Temple, 18th street, by members of the Morehead City chapter, Order of Eastern Star, No. 223. District 'Deputy Grand Master Woodard said that between 80 and 100 men are expected. He espe cially urges all officers of the dis trict to attend. Both the after noon and evening sessions will take place at the Masonic Temple. Officers of Ocean Lodge are J. Morton Davis, master; James B. Willis, senior warden; Theodore Phillips, junior warden; H. L. Jos lyn, secretary; G. E. Sanderson, treasurer. James Wade, senior deacon; Thomas Noe. junior deacon; W. G. (Bill) Lewis, Lester D. Styron, stewards, and Lynwood Wade, ty ler. Lawyer Conducts Torrens Hearing J A hearing as part of the proce dure in torrcnizing certain property on Inlet island, between Beaufort and Morehead City, was conducted Tuesday morning at the court house, Beaufort, by Wiley II. Tay lor, jr., examiner. Ownership of a southcastermost portion of the island is being dis puted by several parties who claim they have title. The petitioners in the case are Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hill, Beaufort. Answers and cross petitions have been filed by Joel Davis, Newport RED, Sam W. Mor gan, New Bern, Etta D. Potter, C. K. Howe, and Emma D. Davis. Representing Howe in the action is Harvey Hamilton, Morehead City attorney; representing Morgan are R. A. Nunn, New Bern, and J. F. Duncan, Beaufort, and the other cross petitioners are represented by C. R. Wheatly, Beaufort. The hearing ended at noon. Tay lor, Beaufort attorney serving as examiner, will examine titles to the land and file his report with the clcrk of superior court. If any of the parties involved object to his report, they may file exceptions and the case can then be taken to superior court. The torrens proceeding was initiated Dec. 15, 1950. The essen tial feature of torrenization is the guaranty by the government of properly registered titles. Checks Returned One hundred dollars in govern ment checks was taken from the home of Mrs. Margaret Hill Lewis, 613 Front at., Beaufort Tuesday, but the checks were returned tlie next day. The family said they ww* placed M Um back porch. Harker Island Group Appears Before County School Board ? Mayor Sends Case To County Court 1 Mayor Dill found probable cause 'MU' of S/Sgt Ivan 11. pprr> otqgjprf'-i of recljle? driv in^^hiV uider the influence id alcohol in municipal court Tues day. He referred the case to record er's court in Beaufort, 10 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 11, and let Perry go under $300 bond. Perry, a Marine stationed at Cherry Point, ran into an automo bile driven by Ben H. Kargle at the intersection of 20th and Bridges st, 7:30 p.m., Sept. 1, according to police. At the hearing State Highway Patrolman H. G. Woolard testified that a half hour before the ac cident, he had given Perry a ticket for reckless driving on highway 24. At that time, Woolard said, Perry appeared to have been drinking, "but did not seem drunk enough to lock up." Earglc told the court that he saw the approaching lights of Per ry's car, but he expected the Ma rine to halt his vehicle for the stop street. Probable cause was also found by Mayor Dill in the case of Pfc. Milton R. Fus.se 1 man, charged with reckless driving. When Fusselman realized that he would have to ap pear Sept. 11 in recorder's court, he changed his plea to guilty, be cause he said he expects his Ma rine unit will leave Cherry Point before that time. Mayor Dill told him that the municipal court had no jurisdiction, but that he could go to Beaufort and see the solicitor, M. Leslie Davis, about the matter. Alexander Denson of Morehead City was fined $10 plus cost? for public drunkenness. Highway Crewe Finish Two Besnrficiag Projects Raleigh. ? The State Highway commission completed seven and orte-half miles of resurfacing in Carteret county during August, Chairman Henry W. Jordan an nounced today. The resurfacing was finished on the following roads: NC 101 from Laurel Road to Beaufort, fl.4 miles; between bridges between Morehead City and Beaufort, 1.25 mile. Tide Table Tides it Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, Sept. 7 12:08 p. m 5:33 a. m. 8:38 p. m. Saturday, Sept. S 12:23 a. m. 1:09 p. m 8:28 a. m. 7:55 p. m. Sunday, Sept. 9 1:28 a. m. 2:20 p. m. 7:34 a. m. 8:58 p. m. ? A Monday, Sept. 19 2:43 a. m. 3:32 p. m. 8:52 a. m. 10:11 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11 4:01 a. m. 4:43 p. m. 10:10 a. m. 11:14 p. m. r At the request (?I a delegation ol citizens from Markers Island, the county board of education, in ses sion Tuesday afjernoon at the hoard of education office, passed a resolution approving the con tinuance of Markers Island high school if the state hoard of educa tion reverses its decision against continuance of the school and al lots two high school teachers to the frlan V ^ * "* The ilaikers Island delegation promised the hoard of education that if the school were continued for another year they would see thai their children attend regularly and would work more diligently for. the betterment of the school. The county board of education had previously expressed its ap proval of continuance of the school and informed the state board of education to that effect, but the state board held firm on its de cision for consolidation Among the citizens from the is land who called on the education board were David Yeomans and Ivey Gaskill. One of the factors that has con tributed to the stale's decision to discontinue Markers Island high school was the continual drop in attendance during the past several years. It was recommended three years ago in a state survey of schools that the Markers Island high school be consolidated with Smyrna. That consolidation becomes ef fective this year because the state has not provided for any high school teachers on Markers Island. Many of the island residents have protested and efforts have been See SCHOOL BOARD, l?age 2 My'WideDics FsJIowt! I Hi** Thomas McDuffy Wade. 73. of Morehead City, died at Watts hos pital, Durham, Wednesday after an illness of a month. Mr. Wade, with his brother, the late H. T. Wade, started the movie house business in Morehead City, and with his brothers joined their father in the wholesale fish busi ness. Following the death of his father, Mr. Wade continued the fish busi ness until the 1930s, when he sold the business and devoted himself solely to the operation of the mov ing picture theatre and his real estate holdings. Five years ago he sold his interest in the theatre. Son of the late David Brooks and Sara Ann Royal Wade of Morehead City, he is survived by his wife, Lucy, two daughters, Mrs. Cal Roberts of Hampton, Va.. Mr*. Mar- 1 vin Willis, three sons. Francis. Thomas E., and Gerald, all of Morehead City, four brothers. Will of Southport. Dave of Swansboro. Stacy of Raleigh and C. B. of More head City and one sister. Mrs. Mag gie Mallison of Greensboro. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 this afternoon at the home, 512 Bridges st., Morehead City, with the Rev. Lester A. Tilley of ficiating. Burial will be in Bay |Vitw cemetery. ? A. 1?. (Jack) Roberts of Morehead City today ur^ei businessmen to be as gener* (?us as possible in their con tributions to the fund to re tain the ('art ?ret Recreation center on Shepard st.. More head City. Men's c ivic clubs have set out to raise $5,000 to $7,000 in Morehead City by Sept. 15. next Saturday. It is estimated that at least $5,000 will bp required to repair ind re condition the recreation center so that it may continue to be used as a meeting place and for social affairs. Representatives of the Rotary club, the Lions, the American Le gion, Jaycces, fire department, and Woodmen of the World will con tact businessmen during the com ing week and ask them to sign a pledge or to contribute cash. The pledges can be made payable in 30, 60 or 90 days, according to Roberts who is chairman of the Rotary community service commit tee which launched the project to save the recreation center. Efforts to retain the building reached an active stage when the town fathers stated that the build ing was to be sold at public auc tion. Aim. 25. Representatives of the civic clubs went before the town board and asked that the building not be sold. The town board, after hearing estimates on cost of repairs, and pleas from the municipal recreation commission, compromised by deferring sale of the building for 30 days. Roberts said that unless the $5,000 or more dollars can be raised, the tow n 'w ill go ahead with its plans to dispose of the building at sale Sept. 22. ma ? ? . w . Membership Unve Begins Tonight Carteret county Farm Bureau membership solicitors will launch the lW?l-52? membership drive a\ meeting at 6:45 tonight at the Scout building. Pollock st., Beau fort. E. Y. Floyd. Raleigh, head of the Plant Food Institute, will' be the speaker. Membership solicitors who will attend the meeting and take part in the county drive are Raymond Hall, president of the Farm Bu reau, Oscar Salter, chairman of the membership drive, D. T. Lewis, (?uion Lewis, William Gillikin, Guy Carrawav, John Felton, Herman Merrill. Hugh Carraway. Neal Cam pen. Will Hardesty, Robert Laugh ton, Gordon Laughton, Thomas Oglesby, H. B. Turner, C. A. Mc Cabe, K Ime? Garner, Prentice Gar ner. Roy Garner, Floyd Garner, Y. Z. Simmons, Artis Garner, C. S. Long. J. C, Riggs. Allen Vinson, D. W. Truckner, Milton Truckner, John Young, Leland Morris and Lionel Pelletier. Ball stated yesterday, in an nouncing the membership meeting tonight, that Carteret county has al ways maintained a splendid record, since the Farm Bureau was first organized six years ago, in meeting its membership quota. "In order to complete the job again this year, we not only need the cooperation of the working force of member ship solicitors but the wholeheart ed support of every Carteret coun ty farmer, as well as the business people of the county," he re marked. Morehead City Firemen Answer Calls to Two Fires Morehead City firemen answered two alarms this week. An old car caught fire at the John Monroe oyster house at 1:50 Wednesday afternoon, but Fire Chief Eldon Nelson said there was no damage because the car was far from be ing in operable condition prior to the fire. An oil cook stove at 906 Fisher st. caught fire at 12:30 yesterday afternoon Slight smoke damage resulted. Firemen returned to the station in about IS minutes. Beaniori Polic? Maka Two Arrests This Weak Randolph Reels, Merrimon, was arrested by Beaufort police Wed nesday night on a charge of speed ing and George Ed Copes. Beau fort, was Arrested Tuesday nifht for public drunkenness. Both will be given a hearing before Mayor L. W Hassell at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the town hall. Making the arrests were Officcr Carlton. Garner and Officer Charles Thomas. Officer Thomas is substi tuting for Officer Maxwell Wade who is on two weeks' vacation. There was no session of record er's court Tuesday because the solicitor, M. Leslie Davis, was out lof town.
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