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W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES J*_ 40th YEAR, NO. 103. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREIIEAD CITY AND LEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1951 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAY Town Board Will Request State u For Road Change Clerk of Morehead City Recorder's Court Asks For Clerical Aide The town commissioners of More head City voted at their Thursday night meeting to ask the state highway commission to make Arendell st. the main state artery for traffic. At present the state highway, No. 70, comes down Bridges street and bypasses the business district. If accepted by the highway com mission, Mayor George W. Dill told the board that the state will pave and continue Arendell street be yond its present limit at 24th street to a point where it could join with the present route 70 near the Morehead City Technical institute. Saving Seen The mayor further pointed out I that by having the state take over the upkeep of Arendell street, the City will save $160,000. George H. McNeill, town attor ney, was requested by the board to draw up the resolution in legal form for presentation by a com mittee to the highway commission | as soon after the Christmas holi | days as possible. McNeill suggested that the board should include in the resolution a provision to make Bridges st. an alternate route for truck traffic, | but the board did not concur. | Commissioners Appointed Commissioners M. T. Mills, Dr. John W. Morris, and W. L. Der I rickson were appointed to go to Raleigh with the resolution and present it in person. John E. Lashlcy, recently ap pointed clerk of recorder's court, told the board that his new duties I were too much for one man to | handle. The Commissioners decided, herefore to hire a typist stenog rapher to aid Lashley (also town I ^lerk) and to work in the city lerk's office. The txftrd set the proposed new employee's salary at $40 a week. ThreeBoys Waive Hearing Tuesday William A. Boyd, halfback on New Bern high school's 1951 foot ball squad, and two of his friends, Sgt. Edward Lewis Turgeon, VSMC, and Cpl. Howard Thomas ("lark, USMC, waived hearing in Craven county recorder's court Tuesday. They were charged with fobbing Davis's Food market, Have Jock. Judge Lawrence Lancaster set the bond in each case at $1,500. Each had previously waived pre liminary hearing in New Bern city recorder's court on robbery char ges. In the October term of superior court in Carteret county, Boyd pleaded guilty to two charges of breaking, entering and larceny, each case involving less than $100 and was fined $25 court costs and placed on probation for five years. In addition to the Davis market robbery where a safe was removed the three are charged also with robbery of the Frank McDonald service station. Floyd Paul home, Eastern Rulanc, Craven Motors. Johnson Motor co., all of New Bern, and the Jake Hill home, Kin ston. Rotarians Attend Christmas Party The Rotary club of Beaufort en joyed a turkey feast at the Inlet inn Tuesday night. It was the club's annual pre , Christmas ladies' night for wives ^nd guests of the members. Providing entertainment was a j choral ensemble of 12 Beaufort high school pupils under the direc tion of Dale G. Browder, music in structor. Gifts were exchanged and pre sented to the women and singers. Mrs. T. R. Jenkins, on behalf of the Rotarianns. thanked the mem bers for the entertainment. A guest from Morehead City was Dr. Darden J. Eure. The club voted to cancel the meeting of Dec. 25. >Poiice Car Delivered Beaufort police received their P prowl car at 4:30 Saturday af on. Chief Carlton Garner ed speeders to beware because force is going to haul into anyone violating th? ipeed E ? 1951 to ^Tht Shepherd* and the Angr't I.UKF. 2 ' being you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; " for to you it born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. u And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in twaddling cloths and lying in a manger." " And suddenly there was with the angrl a multitude of the heavenly hqst praising God and saying. "Glory to God in the highest. and on earth pcace among men with whom he is pleased I"' , heaven. ! another. "LeW sec this thing that has happen known to us." ** And they ir^and | The above text is from the Revised Standard Version of the New Testament, sponsored by the Na tional Council of Churches of Christ in America. Atlantic Baptist Association Will Meet Friday Night at Newport School Jaycee Chairman Names Decoration Contest Winners Lester Slyron, chairman of the laycee Christmas decorating con test, today announced the winners , who will receive their prizes by check through the mail. In the commercial clarification Eastman's Furniture company took the prize of $15 which will be giv en in the name of that company to a needy family. In the residential classification the winners were as follows: first, A. T. Leary. Evans st.. $25; second. Ethan Davis, Fisher St.. $15; third. Marvin Powers. 1909 Fisher st.. $10. Two additional cash prizes have also been awarded. A fourth prize of $5 goes to Duffy Guthrie, Arendell St., and a fifth prize of $5 to Dave Styron, Arendell st. Contractor Erects Church Steeple Workmen for E. C. Willis, More- ' head City contractor, placed the steel steeple frame of the new First Baptist church, Beaufort, on its cement base above the front portal Friday afternoon. The frame, on hand for several months, could not be raised until special arch brick arrived to sup port the doorway below, said Ron ald E. Willis of the contracting company. In order to get the 42-foot steeple in place the company borrowed a crane from the T. A. Loving co. Once the crane was in place on the lawn beside the new building, it took only 30 minutes to hoist the frame to its permanent spot. The frame, Willis continued, is anchored to iUs foundation by % inch bolts bent around the rein forced steel and imbedded 18 inches into the cement base. On top will be added a 6-foot pole of heart cypress. Over the frame will be built a wooden roof on top of which will go a copper covering, Willis stated When completed the steeple from ground to tip will be about 70 foot. Saa Green Swears Out Warrant for Son Saturday Sam Green, jr., Beaufort, was placed in the town jail under $25 bond Saturday morning after his father (wore out a warrant charg ing him with being disorderly, de stroying personal property, disturb ing the peace, and assault. The plaintiff stated that Sam, jr., was causing the disturbance at his fathers' home. The defendant was arrested by Chief of Police Carlton Garner. ? The Atlantic Baptist association, encompassing five counties, will present "M" night. Mobilization for Christ, at 7:30 Friday night, Dec. 28, in the Newport school audi torium. Attendance goal has been set at 1,000 and there will be a choic ofJipQ voices. H* mns by the Morehead City high school band will be played before and after the | program. Frank Ling, Shanghai. China, will be the featured speaker for the giant rally. At present Ling is studying at the New Orleans Baptist Theological seminary. He has already received his legree from the Baptist University of Shanghai. The subject of Ling s address will be "Christ in Today's World." James P. Morgan. Baptist train ing union director for the state of | North Carolina, will precede the speaker with remarks on the train ing union. His subject will be "Training for the Master's Scrv I ice." Morgan resides in Raleigh and has offices there. All Baptist churches of the At ! lantic association have been urged | to charter buses and form motor 1 cades to bring peonle to this meet- j ing. Attendance banners will be awarded to the church with the largest number present, regardless of memBership. A second banner will be awarded on a percentage basis, enabling the smaller churches to compete for an at tendance banner. M. R. Hair, pastor of the First Baptist church. Davis, is the new associational training union direc tor. He extends a cordial welcome on behalf of the Baptist Pastors'' conference to all the Baptist churches of the association with or without the organized training unions. People of all denomina tions will find this to be a great meeting and are invited also, he adds. Twb Groups 'Sing Carols In County Friday Night The carol sings in the county Friday night were very successful. Carolers sang for half an hour in front of the Morehead City post office at 8:30 and carols were sung at the nativity scene at Core Creek church at 7:30 p.m. The sing in front of the post of fice was sponsored by the religious activities committee of the Jay cees, J. C. Harvell, chairman. The carolling at Core Creek was spon sored by the congregation of the Core Creek Methodist church. Hundreds viewed the nativity scene Friday night. The creche will remain throughout this week. Tide Table Tide* it Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tuesday, Dec. 25 5:00 a.m. 5:17 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 11:22 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2fi 5:58 a.m. 6:15 p.m. 12:27 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27 6:53 a.m. 7:11 p.m. Friday,' Dec. 28 12:18 a.m. 1:22 p.m. 7:47 a.m. 8:05 p.m. 1:14 a.m. 2:15 p.m. Frank Ling Rites Conducted . For Beach Mayor J Funeral services for J. Newman Willis, 44. mayor of Atlantic Beach, who died at 8:30 Friday morning at the Morehcad City hospital, were conducted at 3 o'clock Satur day afternoon at the home of his sister. Betty Ruffin Willis, high way 70. The mayor died following a short j illness. He was born in Morehcad City Sept. 25. 1907, and was mayor and postmaster of Atlantic Beach since its incorporation in 1934. He also owned and operated a service station at the intersection of the beach road and Fort Macon road. Officiating at the funeral was Dr. John H. Bunn, pastor of the First Baptist church. Morehcad Ci ty. Interment was in Bay View cemetery. Pallbearers were Robert Wal liicr, A B. Cooper. Garth Cooper. , George Dunn, Harley Ipock, and : Frank Thomas. Surviving the mayor are his wife. Mrs. Etta Lewis Willis; a son. James Newman Willis 111, Atlantic Beach; two sisters. Betty Ruffiji Willis, and Mrs. John Baker, More head City. Special Master to File Report on Proceedings Herbert Phillips, master in the 1 1 special proceedings to obtain land , and provide compensation to own ers in the low-rental housing pro- 1 , jeet, Morehcad City, stated today the clerk of the superior court next , that his report will be filed with ' week. Two hearings have been conduct ed this month, one on Dec 13 and , the second on Wednesday. The sec ond was conducted at the request of M. Leslie Davis, attorney for , one of the land owner*, who re quested more time to study the situation. Phillips stated that titles have been determined and the amount < of compensation set New Welfare Department Head To Begin Duties Next Tuesday George Brockway, Havelock, Heads . REA Co-Operative Georye Brockway of Havclock has been elected president of the Carteret-Craven Electric Member ship corporation, Morehead City. Election of officers took place at the recent meeting of the board of directors Other officers: L. W. Pel letier. Stella, vice-president; G. W. Ball. Harlowe, secretary; and Gor don K. l.aughton, Crab Point, treas urer. The term of office is one year President Brockway is design superintendent in the public works office. Cherry Point Marine Corps Air station. A construction en gineer by profession, he has been selected as a director at each of the last three annual meetings of members of the corporation and has rendered valuable service in the expansion of facilities of the distribution company, commented VV. ('. Carlton, manager. Pelietier has served as a direc tor since the corporation was chartered in August 1940 and was first elected president in 1946. He retires from the presidency after serving continuously in that capa city since 1946 and will assist as vice-president for the next year. Under his leadership the company expanded from 182 miles of line in 1946 to U49 miles of line in 1951. Members served from the distribu tion lines increased during that period from 950 to 2,439. Ball has served as a director and the secretary since the company was first formed. Gordon K. Laughton moves from the post of vice-president to that of treasurer. He has served as a director since 1946. Si^ne for Riprap Arrives at Port < Hundreds of tons of huge granite blocks have been received at port I terminal, Morehead City, for the i building of the riprap which will extend from the west end of the cement pier wall to the line of the Trumbull plant. The riprap will be 890 feet and is being built up level with the top of the pier wall. A riprap is a foundation or sustaining wall of stones thrown together without order. The steel frame for the open storage shed along the front of the dock is well underway. The laying of water mains for fire protection has been made. Extension of tracks for servicing the several sheds is also keeping pace with construc tion of the buildings. With the completion of the rip rap. the pipe line for conveying asphalt from ship to storage tanks of the Trumbull concern will be run from the west end of the pier wall, following the riprap to the tanks. Dredging work on the channel has been completed. The Atkinson company, which did the dredging, has moved its equipment to Wil mington where they have a dredg ing contract in connection with the new port at that city. Miss Georgie P. Hughes To Leave Pitt County Miss Georgie P. Hughes. Green-* ville. will begin work Jan. 2 as su perintendent of the Carteret coun ty welfare department. At present she is a child welfare worker in the Pitt county depart ment of public welfare. Miss Hughes, who received her bachelor of arts degree at Woman's college, Greensboro, took one year of graduate work in social studies at the University of North Caro lina. She has been with the Fitt county health department since April 1947. Miss Hughes has had extensive training in psychology, interview ing. and psycho-therapy. She was a WAVE during the second world war. Since the resignation of Thomas C. McGinnis, Carteret county's for mer welfare superintendent, Miss Wanda Hill, senior general clerk, has been in charge of the depart ment. McGinnis is now serving in the psychological services depart ment of the United States Army at Fort Dix, N. J. On the welfare staff at present, in addition to Miss Hill, are three caseworkers, Mrs. Glenn Adair, Miss Mary Rose Crisp, Mrs. Peggy Allgood, and Miss Marguerite Lew is, clerical worker. Beaufort School Music Department Presents Program The music department of Beau fort high school presented its an nual Christmas concert Wednesday night in the school auditorium. The program, under the direc tion of Dale (J. Browder, music in * r?if*fnr wa* divided into three parts, band, choir, and glee club. The band opened the program with a number of marches and Christ mas carols. During the final band selection, a processional, the members of the choir, in white surplices an^ black cassocks, and the glee club, in ankle length red robes, filed into the auditorium and onto the stage. In one of the band numbers, Trombone Tobaggan by Weber, Bobby Willis, Donald Fulcher, and J. W. Alligood played a trombone trio. Glee club soloists were Elizabeth House. Connie Lewis, Bertha Da vis, Andrew Searle, and Marie Webb, all seniors. Miss House and Miss Lewis sang parts in the Appa lachian folk song 1 Wonder as I Wander. Miss Davis and Searle were fea tured in the Redner-Wilson ar rangement of Bethlehem. Miss Webb sang the solo in the concert's final selection, Gruber's Silent Night. The school choir, composed of seventh and eighth graders sang six numbers, among them A Star Was His Candle (Del Riego), That's What 1 Want for Christmas (C. Marks), and All Around the Christ mas Tree (Stickles). The glee club, made up of high school pupils, sang seven selec tions. Nancy Russell, senior, was the accompanist for the choir and glee club. A Mother Writes Two Letters (Following are (wo letters written by a mother of this county. One, she addresses to SanU Claus and encloses with it the second. The writer prefers to remain unidentified. ? The Editor). Deal Santa Claus: Before you start out on your journey this Christmas Eve. bring ing joy to the world, won't you please tuck this letter in a little corner of your heavily loaded sleigh and deliver it to my friend Maria? You will have no trouble at all in fin-ding her. because you see sK lives in a little white house about ike mine, close to the heart of Russia. Maria and I were married in the <amc year and our children arc about the same age. You will find her alone on Christmas Eve, there by her Christ mas tree, ller husband is away >omewhere in the Russian Army.' She waits up until the voice of the list commentator is silent on her radio. Karl and, Anna, her chil dren. will probably be in bed. There was a time, when our tons were very young. I spent many inxious monthi worrying about Maria. Germany was invading her country, destroying her people by the thousands. Each day I would wonder bow long her country could last, and how soon It would kt before America, who has al ways fought for Freedom, would .?ome to her reseue. As you pass over the world on this silent night, this holy night, leave with each American fighting man on foreign soil or on foreign waters, memories of other Christ mas's spent at home. Let them know that we love them and miss ihem. Thank you Santa for this favor. Your friend. An American Mother To a Russian Mother at Christmas Time Dear Maria: As I sit here in my home with the firelight reflecting on my Christ mas tree my thoughts have turned to you. My children are safely tucked in their beds with visions of a won derful day tomorrow. You know what a busy time we have on Christmas Day Maria in a home where there are children. I think it is the happiest day of all the year. Do you remember that first Christmas Maria, when our sons had their first Christinas tree? How 8m MOTHER, Page S Rotarians Present Giii To Stanley Woodland Stanley Woodland, who will bo governor of Rotary district 279 following formal appointment by Rotary International in the spring, was presented with a pen and pencil set by the Morehead City Rotarians at their meeting Thursday night. The presentation was made by II. L. Joslvn, charter member of the organization. The speaker of the evening was C. 1). K.rkpat rick, head of the North Carolina division of commercial fisheries, who spoke on fisheries regula tions and their effect in this area. The meeting took place in the Sunday school rooms of the First Baptist church. Colored Crewman On Commander Killed Saturday Puree 1 1 Colson, colored crewman aboard the Commander, menhaden boat owned by Beaufort Fisheries, was shot to death aboard the boat early Saturday morning while the Commander was on the ways at New Bern. New Bern police apprehended John Henry Jones, another Com mander crewman, at 10 o'clock Saturday morning in connection with the shooting. No formal charge had been placed agnnst Jones by noon Saturday but Coro ner Frank Ballard scheduled an in quest fof 8 o'dock Saturday after noon. Rifle lised According to New Bern police, Colson, 26, was shot at 2:30 Satur day morning while he was in the crew's quarters. The murder wea pon was a .22 calibre rifle. Crew members told the coroner that Jones and Colson had been arguing Morehead City police were noti fied of the shooting by radio and the Morehead City police informed Beaufort police that, according to information given them, Colson lived at 422 Queen st.. Beaufort. Inquiry Made Beaufort Police Chief Carlton Garner stated late Saturday, how ever, that persons living at that ad dress said Colson had eaten there occasionally, but had never lived there. Jones is being held in the New Bern jail. New Roof Goes On Former USO Placement of a new roof on the former USO on Shepard st, More head City, is under'way. A B. Roberts, chairman of the "Building for Youth" committee, reported this week. The roof is being put on free of charge by .John Hcrbein of the Coastal Roofing co., Morehead Ci ty. The roof, Roberts said, must be placed before any of the other re pairs arc undertaken. When asked if he thought the building would be ready for use poon, he said, "I hope before not too long." Morehead City civic organiza tions undertook a drive to raise money to repair the building when the town decided several months ago that it should be sold because it was a liability. The building, instead of being sold, has been turned over to the municipal re creation commission. Car Smashes inlo Truck In Front of Potter Home A Pickup truck, owned by Sin clair Refining co., Morehead City, was damaged early Saturday morn ing in front of T. H. Potter's home. 801 Broad st. The truck was park ed. According to Officer Maxwell Wade, Beaufort, he found a four door Plymouth smashed against the truck about 6 o'clock Satur day morning. The car is owned by Frank Jordan, 805 Broad st., who told police that he was home all night and that someone else must have taken his car. Damage to the Jordan car was estimated at $100 and it is not known how much damage was done to the truck. Police Chief Carlton Garner is continuing the investi gation. w ? Morehead Town Board Studies Financial Status jCity Employees Will Gel Week's Salary as Chrisl mas Bonus The Morehead City town board, in session Thursday night at the municipal building, studied a finan cial statement of the town for the period July 1. 1951 to Dee. 1, 1951, and authorized the payment of one week's salary as a Christmas bonus to each town employee. /The statment was presented the commissioners by W. I.. Derrick son, finance commissioner. According to the account, police and streets departments of the town have spent over half the money allotted to them for 1951-52. The police department's expen ses to Dec. 1 amounted to $10, 031.19, leaving a balance of $8 531.81 for the remaining seven months. . ? Highway Funds The town, Derrickson pointed out, has spent $12,236.51 of $16, 493.73 allotted it by the State High way and Public Works commission, leaving a balance of $4,257.42. Ma yor Dill remarked that the balance of $4,257.42 left in the street fund was misleading because money owed the department, which has been repaid has been placed in the general fund. The fire department expenses are slightly less than half the amount set up for the year. Bud geted is $13,558 and spent was $6,398.31. The administrative expenses amount to $11,849.27 *?f the budget ed $23,175. The sewer department expenses to Dec. 1 were $1,988.62 of a budgeted $6,157. The sanita tion department spent $5,644.63 of its allotted $13386 The cemetery shows expendi turcs of $2,706.82 out of a budgeted $6,190. The recreation commission has received $3,789.09 from collect ed taxes and this has been tun.ed over to the recreation commission. The total amount expected dur ing the year is $4,950. Ilosp.tal Payments The hospital had received $1 894.54 from tax collections as of Nov. 30. The town has paid $3, 392.39 to Tide Water Power co. Amount budgeted tor power was $9,730.00. The commissioners, therefore, delayed action on the financial statement presented by Derrcik son, until the next meeting, when the finance commissioner promised to present the board with an item ized list of expenditures. Mayor Dill told the commission ers that municipal workers are now eligible for social security and that under the present setup, work ers contribute l1-* per cent of their earnings and the employer adds another 2 per cent. The commissioners agreed that it would be for the benefit of the town employees to put them on social security beginning Jan. 1, but decided to withhold action un til the views of the employees had been expressed. For this purpose, the board di rected that a form card be sent to all employees on which they could express their feelings toward the plan. The paving of 11th st. between Bridges and Bay streets which the board passed on last month has been delayed, the mayor said, be cause the street department has not been able to obtain the proper equipment needed for laying as phalt. Attending the meeting in addition to Commissioner Derrickson and the mayor were Commissioners D. G. Bcli. John VV. Morris. M. T. Mills, Attorney George McNeill, and Clerk John Lashley. Norehead City Police QHice Moves io Town Hall The policc department of More head City moved their headquart ers from Rth si. near Arcndell into a first floor office of the municipal building Friday afternoon. The new policc office was form erly the office of the rent control director. The rent officc is now located over Pender's store on Arendell st. The town has not decided what to do with the old police station building. There is a possibility that it may remain at its present loca tion and be used as a tourist in- . formation booth during the sum- ;
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