# Carteret County News -Times "Carteret County's Newfpaper" Urge to Clean Doesn't 'Spring!' I The housewife takes annual spring cleaning for granted, i It's, something she knows has to be done, and each housewife about it,, perhaps not willingly, but if she has any pride jn her home, she does it. Municipalities would do well to take jfi leaf out of Mrs. Hausfrau's book. | Every spring a civic organization, usually the Jaycees, try jto do something about cleaning up the town, and the town iovernment offers its cooperation in lending trash trucks or ifhe labor crew to help get the work done. ? Underway now in Morehead City is a sanitati?n program to dispose of insanitary outside toilets. Dr. N. T. Ennett, health officer, points out that there are quite a few homes where KWer connections are possible, but homeowners are negligent fft foaking the connections. The town has agreed to look into the possibility of extending sewer lines where necessary in titder to make more sanitary and healthful living possible in ?Actions where outhouses now are the rule rather than the ?r?ption. tf Beaufort worries about its unsightly garbage cans, More "Wad City's concern is no less when it comes to that strip of dialled grass along the railroad tracks on Arendell street. But until the tracks are moved or the state steps in and makes Arendell street highway 70, the unsightly trash that collects OH that strip of land will continue to worry folks who would Kite to see a cleaner, prettier town. ' Some homeowners with a deep sense of civic pride carry their rakes and lawnmowers across the street and mow the railroad's property, attempting to keep weeds and trash from obscuring their across-the-street view. No spot in a town is remote or unseen, be it in an alley or on a main drag, therefore any place that is cleaned up is another step toward making the town attractive and more healthy. It should not be necessary, when spring comes, for one civic organization or one individual to get out and do all the work alone. Each year two weeks in April should be desig ttnted and accepted wifhout question as the time for wielding sHn0*rs, rakes, and brooms ? not only in Beaufort or More head City, but in every community in the county. ' Carteret doesn't realize how fortunate it is in that the Clean sea air and not smoke, soot, and coal fumes blow over it 365 days in the year. ?Our communities are relatively easy to keep clean, but the spirit must be willing. Divorce Yields Little Profit Onp nf tho most ronpated tragedies in today's soeial set-up the office of the clerk of court dur had just received a divorce came in the office. Her lawyer tyafi telling her "You're a free woman now, you can get mar ried tomorrow." She laughed optimistically and said, "Oh, not quite that aopp." Then she added, "Maybe a few months from now." ferhaps sensing a coolness from her hearers who undoubtedly were wondering if one marriage were so bad, why plunge into another, she continued, "There's nothing wrong with marriage, ii's just who you marry." ( i?That philosophy, simple l^gic though it may seem, is per haps the trap that ensnares most young couples who later leave ffjvorce courts as "free" men and women. There is "nothing wrong with marriage." as a matter of fact, they think every thing is right and fine about it, forgetting that it is not like putting on a new dress or a new suit. This something "new" they acquire when getting married is a live, animate individual equipped with idiosyncrasies, likes and dislikes, moods and Qujrks. It is not as easy to live with as a new coat or a new tUit. But being educated to the fact that marriage is fine, VQUngsters stop there, and forget that who one marries HAS gtyite a lot to do with whether future life will be one of con tent or misery. The fact that one of three marriages ends in dworce indicates that many unions bring more misery than Ijajjpiness and that the two persons involved in each case were ta^pable of dealing intelligently with their problem. , ,X)f course, there is not a divorced person in the world who will not contend until his last hour that he (or she) was fully justified in breaking the bonds of marriage. That is true in rare instances. There are few people who will admit that they were incapable of solving a domestic problem or who will ad Ot that it was simply too much trouble to straighten things Sf4' "According to statisticians, re marriage is not as easy as the wife who seeks divorce fondly imagines. Dr. Clifford R. Adams director of the marriage counseling service, Pennsyl vania State college, says that there are twice as many female divorcees who do not re marry as there arc males. 1 All divorcees have to compete today in a marriage market ?l 1,500,000 men and women. Be the divorced one male or fe * 11 Rates: In Carteret county and adjoining counties. 96.00 one r $3.00 six months $1.25 one month: elsewhere. $7.00 one ir. $4.00 six months. $1.50 one month. _ _ Member Of \ Mods ted Press ? Greater Weeklies ? N. C. Press Association Audit Bureau of Circulations is Is entlt . Drlnted ! 1 news dispatches. The Associated Press Is entitled exclusively to use for repub Mptlon of^ local news printed In this newspsper. as well as all Entered as Second Class Matter at Morehead City. N. C / Under Act of March 3. 1379. as usuAi-rrs the innocent bystander usaza******* ?r mi ??? CITIZEN ^ . WHO TRIE* ,, : TO AID INLAW' ENFORCEMENT $ /CRthXE) Sou'easter BY CAPTAIN HENRY I've heard of a lot of uses for woods-swamp brew, but the other day I heard a new one ... it serves right well as anti freeze in radiators. There are ways of doing busi ness, and then again there are ways of doing business . . . the other day a big colored fellow walked into Lipman's department store while Milton was outside in the sunshine lallvgagging. Milton non chalantly calls to him: "Just go right in and take your pants off." After a while Milton stirs him self, walks to the door, sticks his head in and says to the customer who is looking over caps on a rack, "Take your shoes off and try one on." Boss: Young lady, in the matter of dress, don't you think you might liow a little more discretion? File Clerk: My gosh! Some of you guys ain't ever satisfied. Since I lend my talents (?) to this publication, I can't help but pick up some of the newspaper office trivia. The other day one of the cus tomers called her newsboy and said, "Billie, I didn't get my paper today!" "Oh. yes, you did,'' he replied, "It's on the roof." A gentleman who was the sub ject of a recent NEWS-TIMES edi torial said: "I can't understand it. Here we are in a small place where everybody knows what everybody else is doing, but they gotta read the paper to see who's been caught at it recently." Judge: Is there any question you would like to ask before consider ing the evidence? Juror- A couple of us would like to know if the defendant boiled the malt one or two hours and how did he keep the yeast out? Our United States By Floyd Cramer President of the National Asso ciation fcr the Preservation of Free Enterprise, Inc. For the first small groups of men and women who came to America over three hundred years ago, as well as for the millions who have come here since, America stood ? and stands today ? as their chance for freedom. Laborers, farmers and mer chants, scholars, artisans and pro fessional men, they all came AWAY from a world in which government was the master of mankind, and TO a world in which mankind was the master of the government. For some the main attraction was religious freedom; for others, the goal was soeial and political equali ty. But for all who came one great and glow ing star was equality in eco nomie opportunity ? the system of free enterprise under which every man and woman able and willing to work is also able to profit, to save and to invest. The early Americans built well. From the form of government which they erected upon the foun dation of our Constitution comes our freedom to dream, to plan and to act. From their enterprising spirit, came our inventors, our industry, our scientists, our modern agricul ture; in short, our standard of American life, our continued in dependence and our greatness. We have inherited much from these early American immigrants, and we are proud of the nation they built. But what have we contributed, ourselves? Have we measured up to the faith of our Founding Fath ers. or have we stood idly by while our Constitutional government has been riddled by bureaucracy and mocked by unbelievers? Arc we preserving the America we have known for our children? Or do we intend to leave to them a government which in time may enslave them, own them, destroy them? Man will always search for free dom. But freedom does not mean being coddled by the government. Freedom means facing the world's problems day in and day out in a spirit of hope and courage. If facing the world squarely has become too much for an American citizen to do, then surely our herit age is in grave danger.4 It is up to us to see that Ameri ca remains a country people want to come TO, and not a country they want to get away FROM. We have everything to gain by renewing our faith and spirit. We have everything to gain by resist ing the constant increase of cen tralized power ? the spawning of agency and sub-agency to a degree that eats into the American love for independence. Let us remember the thousands upon thousands of sad, oppressed, victimized people who have come here to begin a new life, and to breathe the air of freedom. Arc we less courageous than they? If they could break the chains which bound them to a throne, are we so weak and so fear ful that we cannot cut through the sticky web which a well-paid bu reaucracy seeks to weave around us? Or are we to succumb to all embracing socialism? It is later than you think. Words to Remember Walter Rauschenbusch. educator, Palisade. N. J.: The influences that really make or mar human happiness arc beyond the reach of law. The law can keep neighbors from trespassing, but it cannot put neighborly courtesy and good will into their relations. Thomas Jefferson, third presi dent of the United States (1743 1826): I place economy among the first and most important virtues, and public debt as the greatest of dangers. We must make our choice between economy and lib erty, or profusion and servitude. William Kwart Gladstone, Eng lish statesman (1809-1898); The proper function of a government is to make it easy for the people to do good, and difficult for them to do evil. Trouble is usually produced by those who produce nothing else. TODAY'S BIRTHDAY DOROTHY Mct'ULLOUGH LEE, born April 1, 1901, in Oakland, Calif., daughter of a Navy medical officer. Firs t woman mayor of Portland, Ore., Mrs. Lee was elected in 1948 \/ 1 1 h a two - thirds ma jority over six opponents. A lawyer and wife of an oil com pany represent ative, she served in both houses of the Oregon legis lature, Portland's city council and as commissioner of public utilities. IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS THIRTY-THREE YEARS AGO The Bank of Newport had opened for business. To provide better mail service for the residents of the Merrimon section, it was suggested that a boat makp the trip every day, taking the mail to Merrimon and from there to Lukens. thus giving the people a service that could be de pended on. A wage dispute between men haden fishermen and the factory owners threatened to tie up the in dustry here this spring. TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO The First Baptist church , of Beaufort had purchased a residence on Ann street to be used as the parsonage for the church. Work had begun on the new school in Beaufort for the colored pupils. An editorial in the paper sug gested one telephone exchange for Beaufort and Morehead City, which would do away with the 25-cent toll calls between the two towns. t TEN YEARS AGO * / Easter fell on April 5 thv> year. C. Z. Chappell was appointed a member of the county board of commissioners to fill the unexpired term of the late W. P. Smith. J. F. Duncan, jr.. was elected secretary of the Beaufort-Morehead City airport authority, George Huntley was elected permanent chairman and Charles V. Webb was named vice-chairman. FIVE YEARS AGO Grayden Paul of Paul's Machine shop in Beaufort sold his building to his brother, Halsey Paul, owner of Paul Motor company. Vic's Poolroom, formerly located on Front street near Turner had moved to the building on Turner street formerly occupied by the REA. Bernard Learv had returned from military service and would open a men's furnishing store in Morehead City sometime this month. Taxes could be a lot worse. Sup pose we had to pay on what we think we're worth? Pretending to be rich keeps a lot of men poor. ON THE HOUSE BY DAVID G. BAKEUTHER "Methinks I scent the morning air; Brief let me be," as said the world's most famous ghost. And you probably say something like that when you get up on a cold morning. In fact, when I start feeding fuel in a mad effort to beat the wind that whistles in around windows and doors, 1 feel as mad as Hamlet and hope you're feeling the same. Fresh air is fine ? in its place. And we have to ventilate our houses even in winter. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try to control drafts. Heating engineers will tell you merely a 20-mile wind can blow enough air through the joints around one wihdow, ordinarily considered tight, to completely fill an average-sized room once every hour. You have to heat that fresh air to keep your house comfortable. And heat costs money. Don't Worry About Statistics Exactly how much you can save on your fuel bill by sealing up that window is difficult to predict. There's a lot of bunk in statistics. How ever, they are interesting. For example, it i* claimed that you can save 15 to 20 per cent on your fuel bill if you weatherstrip all doors and windows. But it also is said that you can save another 15 to 20 per cent or more if you have storm windows. And thermostats lowering temperatures during sleeping hours, are said to save 9 to 22 per cent on fuel. Then, complete insulation is supposed to save even greater per centages! In short, you'd think a man in Alaska, with an all modern house, would get by with a $10 winter fuel bill. Comfort Is the Payoff Somehow it doesn't work out quite that way. But there is no denying that all of those features are worth while. They can make your house more comfortable and certainly save something on the fuel FIEX/BLE 'WEATHER STRIPS I bill. There is no sense in shoveling coal through the roof or spraying oil or gas out the windows. All of the cracks around an ordinary window or door arc approxi mately equal to a hole three inches in diameter. (You can figure this out if you can square the circle). When you stand or sit near a window or door, and feel the cold air "around your ankles or neck, it's time to weatherstrip. You can find various kinds of weatherstripping at your local hard ware store or building supply house. They include metal, rubber, plas tic, fabric and felt, with or without wood or metal molding mountings. Flexible Type Easiest The most popular among household handy men are the flexible types. They are the easiest to handle and when properly installed, they arc very MCTAL MATHER sru/p effective. Of course, they'll wear out in time, but it's simple to replace them. For a good jdb fasten flexible weatherstrips to the outside of the window frame for the upper sash of a double bung window. Fit it snug ly to the sash. Another strip on the inside of the upper sash is fastened to the stop-bead molding. A strip on the meeting rail of the lower sash to cover the crevice be tween it and the upper sash will close a big crack. Then fasten a strip along the inside molding snug ly against the lower sash and across the bottom. Rigid strips are fastened in the same places and mitered at the cor ners. They make for more uniform tightness, but since their cushions are of approximately' the same materials as used in flexible strips, they are subject to wear. It's a good idea to lock the windows while you apply weatherstrip ping. This makes for a snug fit that will be maintained when windows arc kept locked. Weatherstripping a Door Also close and lock a door for weatherstripping. Side and top strips are tacked to the outside stops of the door jamb. Press them evenly against the face of the door. The bottom strip is tacked to the inside face of the door. Its contact edge should press snugly against the saddle, or threshhold. Special types of strips are available for metal casement windows. Some are applied with adhesive. Others snap into the grooves along the edges of the casements. All-metal weatherstrips fitting into metal grooves are the most per manent. Some of these fit into grooves lined with felt. But the installa tion of such types is no job for the amateur, requiring special tools and technique as well as the experience of a carpenter or other mechanic trained in the work. Hollywood Hollywood. ? "The Marrying Kind" is an example of what you might call the Oscar effect. It's a fairly funny domestic comedy. But after "Born Yesterday." in which Judy Holliday carried off the Academy award as 1950's best nctrtss, it's a disappointment. Here again Miss Holliday plays the dumb blonde ? not so dumb as the kept woman of the previous vehicle but still no Quiz Kid. The story relates in repeated flashbacks the break up of her marriage to a postal clerk played by newcomer Aldo Ray. The flashbacks come on as the two tell their story to a domestic relations judge agreeably played by oldtimc star Madge Ken nedy. There arc scenes of the couple's first meeting, in Central Park (best in the picture) . . . Their newlywed life in a small apartment . . . The trivial doings of Judy's friends, and Aldo's efforts to get rich quick. And tragedy when the couple's child drowns at a picnic. Miss Holliday's dumb - blonde voice is squeaky. Mr. Ray's voice is naturally harsh. So their loud bellowing w hen they quarrel, which is frequently, gets a bit trying at times. Both play their parts skill fully, however. Ray, a former constable, was dis covered for pictures accidentally when he drove his younger brother to Berkeley for tryouts of football players for bit parts in a movie on location. "When in Rome" is a priest (Van Johnson) and an escaped con vict (Paul Douglas) rambling about Rome, where most of the picture was filmed. They become good friends on a vessel crossing the Atlantic during the 1050 Holy Year. Paul, to elude Italian police, swipes Van's black suit and cassock and goes ashore masquerading as a priest. \an temporarily garbed in Paul's toud sport clothes, is nabbed as the crook. After clearing himself. Van struggles to decide whether to turn Paul over to police. Douglas, met by waiting priests and thus trapped into continuing the hoax, is begin ning to repent. AUTHOR OF THE WEEK By W. G. ROGERS ELIZABETH SPENCER, author of a new novel, "The Crooked way," waj born and brought up in the country she writes about. Carroll ton, Miss., at the edge of the Delta, was her birthplace. With a bache lor's degree from Belh&von college in 1942 and an MA from Vandcr bilt a year later, she became a re porter on The Nashvifle Tennes sean. Her first novel, "Fire in the Morning," was published in 1948 She likes to ride horseback, and to sail, and recently she has been teaching writing at the University of Mississippi. j? THEY MAKE NEWS 1 I STAMPS I By Syd Kronish A STAMP within a stamp is fea tured oil a new eommemorative from Morocco. The reason for the issuance is the 30th anniversary of the first airmail stamp by Morocco. The main design of the 15-franc plus 5 brown airmail stamp is a large. foi:i-motored plane in flight over a public building. At the right side is a reproduction of the first airmail stamp- a 5-franc blue depicting a single-motored biplane of 1922 Vintage flying over Casa blanca. 1 he new stamp also honors Stamp Day in that country. THE DEATH of King George VI has not influenced the stamp sit uation in Australia. A new value in the regular series of Australian stamps has just been issued. The one shilling half-penny blue illus trates a profile portrait of the late monarch. The Aborigine design has been issued in a 2-shilling 6 pence denomination. THE LATE Field Marshall Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim who died a year ago is honored on a new raj U stamp lrom rm I a n d. Manner heim, Finland's national hero, former presi dent and leader against the Rus sians in two wars, was once termed "the un crowned King of F i n 1 a n d." The 10 markka plus 2 grey, 15-mk plus 3 rose and 25-mk plus fi blue hear a iikeness of the Field Marshall. A Red Cross insignia appears in ihe up per right corner of each stamp. COLLECTORS who specialize in British colonies now can easily pur chase the Crown Agents Stamp Bul letin. Published monthly in Lon don. it gives details of new British colonial stamp issues, new print ings ani other interesting phila telic information. The cost to subscribers in this country would be $1.40 a year, post free, by regular mail. Remittances should be sent to The Crown Agents Representative, 1800 K. St., NW, Washington 6, D. C. Those who wish the monthly publication by airmail should send $3.08 for one year's subscription. ISRAEL will issue two new air mail stamps on April 13 honoring the National Stamp exhibition in Haifa. The design on the 100-pruta blue and grey depicts an aerial view of Haify Bay. The 120-pruta dark purple and grey shows an aerial view of Mount Carmel. This is the second series of air mail stamps issued by Israel. THE LATEST Isabella commem orative has arrived in this coun try. It is a five-value set from Costa Rica and honors philatclical ly the fifth centenary of the birth of Queen Isabella of Spain who sponsored Columbus' voyages of discovery. Each stamp bears the same design. A likeness of the Queen appears in the upper right corner and three vessels of Colum bus at the left. All five stamps are airmail. THE AMERICAN Philatelic So ciety. the oldest and largest na tional organization of stamp collec tors in the U. S., is looking for new members. For information re garding this organization, write to Joseph Zollman. 585 West 214th St.. New York 34, N. Y. PARAGUAY has issued a set of eight airmail stamps to commemo rate the fifth centenary of the birth of Christopher Columbus. The main design illustrates the casket M ? l'uOwt l ' IBM* uwo? *at Pi wtA** e R 'l E |? iRWBLICApaPARAgjAy; that is supposed to contain the re mains of Columbus in Ciudad Tru jillo, Dominican Republic. The 10 centimos is blue, 20 c green, 30 c violet, 40 c orange, 50 c brown, 1 guarani blue, 2 g orange and 5 g brown. SCOTT PUBLICATIONS has re ceived an interesting stamp. It was a new oveprint of a Cuban stamp honoring the new Batista govern ment. The coup d'etat occurred on March 10. The stamp was post marked March 11.