NEWS-TIMES OFFICE
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COUNTY
41?t YEAR, NO. 52.
THREE SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES
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Eight Pt|M Color Comic*
MOfiEHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1952
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Fisheries Division Reports J
Upswing in Tar Heel Catches
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Photos by Dan W. Wade
That commercial fishing i> good along the North Carol laa coast U evidenced by the above photo
graphs. Top picture shows fishermen pulling in a act at the village of Salter Path, which la about lea
miles from Morehead City. Bottom picture shows the ever-preaent seagulls aa they await throw-away
fish, shrimp and other food items aa the fishing and shrimp boats pull into Morehead City.
By Wade Lucas
Morehead City,? The commercial
?eafood business along North Caro
lina's coast has been good {or the
past 18 months and, weather per
mitting, should be even better for
the last six months of the current
year.
This information is contained in ,
reports now hftngtatnilated here
f in the office of C. D. (Dick) /Kirk
Patrick, fisheries commissioner for
the State Department of Conserva
tion and Development.
, Studying his reports and taking
| into consideration the current
prices being obtained for the var
ious spccfCB of shellfish, Kirk
patrick said he is convinced that
the seafood "take"
Carolina's coastal
should have a
$16,000,000. or
A survey, Kirkpatrick said,
shows that approximately 25,000
persons living along the North
Carolina coast are now "more or
less' chiefly dependent on the sea
food industry as their principal
means of livelihood. This figure, he
added, does not take into considera
tion the estimated 5,000 persons,
?ww chief means of livelihood
cane from their business of op
erating part} boats for sport flsh
rrtiatnjft?TW pro-'.
Rram instituted by the 1M7 North
Carolina General Assembly and
which has been strenthened by suc
cessive sessions of the State's law
Ste FISHERIES, Page 2
Jaycees to Stage Gala Dairy 1/
Show at 2:30 P. M. Tomorrow
Lye-ThrowingWifeGiven
One-Year Term in Prison
Rotary to Install
Offices Tuesday
I Glenn Adair will be installed as
president of the Beaufort Rotary
elub at the meeting Tuesday night
at Harkers lodge on Harkcrs
bland. He will succeed James H.
?avis.
Other new officers are Dr. W.
A. Chipman, vice-president, and
Pr. W. L. Woodard, secretary-treas
?rer. The dinner meeting will be
gin at 6:49 p.m.
At laat week's meeting Rotarian
N. F. Eure presented the charter
lor Boy Scout troop No. 91, Beau
fort, to Scoutmaster Charles Has
?ell. The Rotary club sponsors the
troop and the charter is renewed
?ach year.
Scoutmaster Hassell gave a brief
Ulk on what the troop has accom
plished and its plans for the future.
Track lib Automobile
In Hmi TitwUy Homing
Margaret Helms Tyudall of Kin
(ton was involved in an accident
Tuesday morning. She was pro
ceeding east on Arendelf street,
Morehead City, at 10:40 a.m. when
ahe stopped to pull into a parking
place between 8th and 8th streets
fcnd was hit from behind by a
truck. Damage to her rear bumper
and car body was $190.
I The truck was driven by Floyd
Monroe Hayes of Lumbertoa and
pwned by the Lumberton Poultry
company. Hayes said he did not
Aae the woman give a hand signal
?nd therefore ne didn't stop in
lime. He hit her car in the rear
with the front bumper of the truck,
r No damage was done to the
fAruck. Capt. Herbert Griffin lnves
Walter Chadwtck Arrested
Walter Chad wick was arrested
Tuesday morning in Beaufort on a
' Lull Mae Oden, convicted of
throwing a bowl of lye at her hus
band, causing serious injury, was
sentenced Tuesday to a year in
prison by Judge Lambert Morris
in county recorder's court.
The Oden woman's husband, Wil
liam Thomas, charged with aasault
ing his wife with his fists, was also
given a year sentence, suspended
on condition he remain sober and
on good behavior two yean, also
pay $25 and costs within 30 days
and pay hospital bills incurred as
the result of the lye-throwing inci
dent which was reported to have
occurred Saturday at the Oden
home in Beaufort.
William Chadwick was sentenced
to three months in jail for appear
ing in public in a drunken condi
tion and resisting arrest. A three
month sentence was suspended in
the case of George Rhode* jr.,
charged with driving in a careless
and reckless manner. He paid 125
and coct*.
Moses Teal was found guilty of
trespassing and threatening to burn
down his mother-in-law's house and
shoot its occupants. He waa given
a suspended term of oae year pro
viding be remain on good behavior
two years and pay costs within 30
days.
Howard Francis Mooney, charged
with drunken (friving, pleaded guil
ty to reckless driving and was or
dered to pay $50 and costs. Ben
jamin Thomas, charged with being
drunk and disorderly snd destroy
ing county property, pleaded guilty
and was given a 90-day sentence,
suspended on condition he pay >10
and coats.
Pleads Guilty
William Ray Wiggins pleaded
guilty to drunken driving and paid
1100 and coats. James H. Griffin,
charted with taking <1,216.40 and
a half-ton truck, waa found guilty.
He was given two yean on the
roads, sentence not to be served
providing he pay V." J. O'Neal,
prosecuting witness of More head
City, a total of *824 at a rat* of *25
a week and court costs.
Roy L. Haddock, charged with
driving without a license and un
ii any cows nave mysteriously
disappeared from farmers' barns
lately, they have probably been bor
rowed by the mayors of our three |
municipalities who have been bon
ing up on their milking techniques.
In celebration of June dairy
month the Beaufort and Morehetd
City Jaycaes are sponsoring, at 2:30
tomorrow afternoon in front of the
City theatre, Morehead City, a milk
ing Contest with Mayor t. W. Hu
sell of Beaufort, Mayor George Dill
of Morehead City, and Mayor
Charles A. Gould, jr., of Newport
as competitors.
Not only that, but the heads of
civic organizations are going to
compete in an ice cream eating
contest and a dairy festival queen
will be chosen.
In the milking contest, Flossie,
a cow from the J. T. Oglesby farm.
Crab Point, will be the victim.
Each municipal executive will be
given two minutes to produce the
makings of a heifer highball. At
the end of those two minutes, the
fruits of their labor will be weigh
ed and the fellow who has the most
milk will, be declared the winner.
If he doesn't get too boastful I
about his accomplishments, he |
might be ghren a cow as a prixe.
Participating in the ice cream |
eating contest will be Walter Mor
ris, president of the Morehead City |
Jaycees; Wiley Taylor, Jr., presi
dent of the Beaufort Jaycees;
James Davis, president of the
Beaufort Rotary club; Roy Garner,
president of the Newport Rotary
club; George McNeill, president of
the Morehead City Rotary club;
and Fred Lewis, president of the
Morehead City Lions club
Billy Oglesby, Morehead City I
See JAYCEES, rue 2
Tide Table
Mm at Mwt Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, June 27
11:24 a.m. 5:22 a.m. |
11:20 p.m. 3:34 p.m.
Satariay, June 26
5.59 ajn.
13:06 -p.nl. 6:21 p.m.
Sunday, Jane 2*
12:11 a.m. 6:37 a.m. ,
13:63 pjo. , 7:13 p.m.
Haaday. June 36
12:58 a.m. 7:30 a.m. I
1:43 pa. 6:06 p.m.
TMday. Mr l
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Speaker Praises
Beaufort Chamber
Of Commerce ^
Organization Reduces Debt
Of $4,000 to $400; Mem
bers Give Yearly Reports
Beaufort chamber of commerce j
was commended for its many
achievements by Charles L. McCul
lers, manager of the Kinston cham
ber of commerce, in his address
Tuesday night at the fourth annual
chamber dinner at the Scout hut.
He stressed as remarkable the
fact that within two years the
chamber has reduced its debt from
over $4,000 to $400. The $400 is
owed to the chamber manager, Dan j
L. Walker, in unpaid salary.
While its treasury currently has
but 97 cents, McCullers said its
treasury of intangibles, energy,
friendliness, and cooperation is j
such that the town of Beaufort
should show its appreciation of
chamber efforts by stronger finan
cial support.
Braxton Adair, retiring presi- 1
dent, presided. Reports were made 1
by Jack Barnes, chairman of the
merchants' committee, and Glenn
Adair gave the financial report.
Manager Walker introduced guests.
State publicity movies were
shown by Sebastion Sommer, for
merly photographer for the state
publicity department, now an en
listee stationed at Camp Lejeune.
Proposed chamber projects were
listed and presented on a ballot to i
each guest at the dinner. Approved j
were the following: increased trade
promotions; bulkhead Front street j
for additional docking, protection
of property and back entrance to
establishments on south; additional |
housing facilities for tourists;
benches for waterfront; municipal
dock; service to established busi
ness and industries; additional in
dustries; continuation of highway
from Hatteras to Beaufort; and |
more participation and intelligent ;
interest of citizens in local govern- i
ment
The guests, in addition to Som
m*r, were N. L. Walker. Basil
Ukuil, W. S. Kidd, representatives
?f the Emeritus club; Jama* D
HsvtiHr feyte*, Oteio, presi*- \i oi
Up Dayton Bar association; Louis
R. Mahrt, Dayton.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Jenkins, Mr.
and Mrs. H. Earle Mobley, and Mr.
and Mrs. Grover Munden, repre
sentatives of the Morehead City
chamber of commerce; Dr. C. G.
Bookhout and Dr. I. E. Gray, mem
bers of the faculty at Duke Marine
laboratory; Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Starr, Fort Macon State park, and
Milton Perry, curator at Fort Ma
con.
Walker stated that there are two
films. Variety Vacationland, and by
mistake the film showing fewer
shots of Carteret county than the
other movie was sent. That film
was shown. Sommer was the pho
tographer.
Seventy-five attended the ban
quet.
Concert Campaign to Begin j.
Sept. 15; New Officers Named
Reunion at Weisbaden
Four Carteret county boys got
together recently at Weisbaden,
Germany, when Cpl. Bill Gillikin,
stationed at Heidelberg, Cpl. Ben
Keel, stationed at Stuttgart, and
Ffc. Lester Davis (station in Ger
many not listed, visited S-Sgt.
Frank Morning.
The boys, all from Beaufort with
the exception of Davis whose home
is Davis, are pictured above. Left
to right, they are Morning, Gilli
kin. Keel, and Davis. The picture
was taken while they were watch
ing a baseball game.
The get-together was arranged
by Sergeant Morning and his wife
the former Ora Dean Midgette.
On the same day the Carteret
men; went aboard the diesel yacht.
City of Cologne, which was present
ed to Adolph Hitler in 1938. The
yacht has been taken over by the
Military Air Transport Service and
used as a means of entertaining
Amcrwan servicemen.
Sergeant Morning, Corporal Gil
likin, Corporal Keel, and Private
Davis enjoyed an elaborate dinner
and their only expense was a tip
of beer to the orchestra.
State Approves* $618,000
For Acquiring Park Land
iiit- luiuiui ui aiaii- iuwh 1111 ca-'
pected step Monday and brought
closer to realization the dream of
establishing a Cape Hatteras na
tional seashore park on North
Carolina's outer banks. The coun
cil approved the use of $618,000 in
state funds to acquire land for the
MP- b
Before the council acted il ha<f
been told that a private donor was
willing to match the state contri
bution. making a total of $1,236,000
available for the land purchase.
The state allocation was made con
tingent upon its being matched.
The council approved the alloca
tion of $500,000 from the state s j
I contingency and emergency fund
| to go with some $118,000 in state
l funds already available for the
I project.
The proposed park area will ex
tend from Whalebone, just south
of Nags Head, down the outer
| banks to Ocracoke inlet, taking in
both Hatteras and Ocracoke
I islands, excluding villages, Allen
| said.
j Some 8.000 acres already have
See HATTERAS, Page 2
IMarcury Climbs as High
as 102 Degrees ^
Back porch thermometers record
ed temperatures as high as 102 de
grees Tuesday and Wednesday, but
the official temperature , reading
tor the county, according to E.
Stamcy Davis, weather observer,
Morehcad City, never went higher
than 93 degrees.
A dead calm Wednesday night
and early Thursday made the heat
almost unbearable.
Twenty - four one - hundredths
inches of rain fell during the past
week and prevailing winds were
southwest. The temperatures from
last Thursday through Wednesday,
follow:
Max. Min.
Thursday, June 19 93 70
Friday, June 20 91 78
Saturday. June 21 89 77
Sunday, June 22 87 74
Monday, June 23 91 78
Tuesday, June 24 90 73
Wednesday, June 25 .... 93 78
Glimpse into Yot>rday
Site of Old Morehead City Hotel
Now Occupied by Filling Station
By F. C. Salisbury
Recent research has brought to
light many interesting facts cover
ing the history of the old hotel
which stood for over 75 years at
Bth and Arendell streets in More
bead City.
Built just before the war be
tween the states, it passed through
the luftids of many owners and
managers, bearing such names as
the Macon House, Hibbard House,
New Bern House Ind the Hotel
Charles.
Extensive search has failed to
reveal who was the first owner of
this yicient hostelry, but credit
for its building is given to Wm. H.
Cunninggim, jr. Such a person by
this name cannot be recalled by
any of the older residents of the
city. His name appears as being one
of the first commissioners when
the town was incorporated Febru
ary 20, 1M1, by an act of the State
legislature.
The act reads: "That B. Arendell,
Mayor, David S. Jones, J. W. Col
lins and Wm. H. Cunninggim, jr.,
hereby appointed mayor and com
missioners of the City of Morehead.
and they are hereby created a cor
poration ,and body politic under
the name and title of "The Com
missioners for the City of More
head."
Belief that Cunninggim was the
builder and owner of the hotel un
der the name of Macon House, is
the fact that in IMS. the sheriff of
Carteret county,* J. Henry Davis,
sold the property, which was in
Cunninggim's name, under forclos
ure proceedings to one Robert G.
Lewis for $1,575.
The first owner of the lots, on
which the hotel stood, was John
Nichols who bought the property in
ISM at the opening of the first
lend sales by the Shepard Point
Purchased by C. S. Wallace in 1907, (he hotel name was changed
from New Bern House to the Hotel Charles. A double porch extend
ing across the front and on one end was removed, being replaced by
a smaller porch which extended over the walk. The chimneyi were
?f unusual construction. Each contained aix separate flues which
connected with fireplaces. This picture was nude in IMS.
of these lots being sold by Nichols
or having been left by will. Dur
ing the early days of real estate
transactions in the new town it
was not unusual for the purchasers
of lots to fail to have their deeds
recorded.
Cases have come to light in re
cent years where deeds we^e trans
ferred from party to party by
merely malting endorsements on
the back of the deed. Nichols was
editor of a Beaufort paper at the
time he purchased the lots. He left
no record of his activities after fed
eral troops came into Morehead
City and Beaufort in 1862. occupy
ing the towns until the cloae of the
war.
It is said that during the war
years the Mscofi House was operit
ed by Tom Hall. He is reported to
have been a rabid Southern, never
failing to show his enmity toward
the Yankees during the invaaion
of Ute city in 1862 and the yean
ftdcril oihcmig
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the hotel their headquarters. In
December 6f 1864 when the Un
ion forces were preparing for the
assault on Fort Fisher, General
Grant camc to Morehead to confer
with General Butler who was in
charge of the expedition. These
two generals made their headquar
ters at the Macon House.
Following the war, the hotel was
operated by Anthony Wade, under
the ownership of Cunninggim. It
1> not certain whether Wide op
erated the hotel after the purchase
by Lewu or not. Lewis had control
of the property for three years af
ter its purchase. In November 1871
he conveyed the property to Musi
dora J. Gardner of Richmond. Vt.
He in turned leased the hotel from
the Gardner woman.
The following year be gave a
five-year lease on the Macon House
to John A. Richards and Joseph A.
Bell and wife Susan F. Bell, rental
I $600 a year, allowing $400 for the
1 Sm SITS. Paw *
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> The 1952-5:1 Carteret county Community Concern cam
paign has been scheduled for Sept. 15-20. The dates for
the campaign and new officers for the Community Concert
association were chosen at a meeting of the executive board
Monday night at the Inlet inn.
Mrs. George Dill of Morehead City was named president.
one win succeed Mrs. unancs Has-'
sell of Beaufort who has served
during the past two years.
Other officers arc Mrs. G. W.
Duncan. Beaufort, first vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Bruce Willis, Morehead
City, second vice-president and co
chairman of membership with Mrs.
Gus Davis in Morehead City; Mrs.
G. il. Jackson. Morehead City,
recording secretary. ' * '
Membership co chairmcn in Beau
fort are Mrs. Robert Safrit and
Mrs. W. L. Woodard. Mrs. Robert
Williams of Beaufort will be in
charge of the Community Concert
dinner launching the campaign,
and Miss Ruth Peeling, Beaufort,
is publicity chairman.
Concert Chairmen
Glenn Adair will serve as con
cert chairman in Beaufort and
Ralph Wade will serve as concert
chairman in Morehead City.
The executive board decided to i
plan no after-concert entertain
ment for the artists unless circum
stances make such entertainment
feasible. Mrs. J. W. Jackson of
Morehead City, who was on the en
tertainment committee for the past
season, said she felt a reception
for the artists was not expected
and in most instances unnecessary.
Roy Williams, Community Con
cert agent, who attended the meet
ing, agreed with her.
Assistance Promised
Williams said that cither he or
Thomas Thompson, another Com
munity Concert agent, will be in
the county to assist with the cam
paign in September.
There will be Community Con
cert headquarters in Beaufort and
Morehead City.
Attending Monday's meetinu
were Mrs. Hassell who presided.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Adair, Mrs. W.
L. Woodard, Miss Ann Arthur, Mrs.
S. W. Thompson. Mrs. J. W. Jack
son. Mr* L. Bell. Mrs. A. B.
Roberts, Mrs. B. P. Royal, Mrs. N.
T. Ennett, and Miss Ruth Peeling.
B&PW President ,
Names Chairmen
Mrs. Doris Alford. president of
the Carteret Business and Profes
sional Women's club, named com
mittee chairmen at the meeting
Tuesday night at Ilarkers lodge on
Markers Island.
Twenty-one attended the dinner
meeting which was preceded by a
boat ride to Cape Lookout.
During the business session the
club approved plans for redecorat
ing the waiting room at Morebead
City hospital and heard a report
by Mrs. Grace Ayscue on the state
convention at Durham.
The club discussed money-rais
ing and Mrs. L. I. Morris was
named chairman of a sales project.
Announcement was made of a gift
of money presented the club by
Miss Katharine Dear. Jersey City,
N. J., who was a guest at the May
club meeting. The corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Walter Lasker, was
requested to write Miss Dear a
note of thanks.
Club appointees, as announced
by the president, were Miss Cath
erine Gaskill, education and voca
tions; Mrs. Ladigole Lindsay, fi
nance; Mrs. Blanda McLohon. in
ternational relations; Mrs. Alice
Taylor, radio and television.
Mrs. Bessie Henderson, public
affairi; Mrs. Ruby Woodruff, legis
lation; Mrs. Odell Jefferson, civil
defense; Mrs. Madge Nelson, health
and safety; Miss Ruth Peeling,
news service; Mrs. Becky Smith,
scrapbook.
Mrs. Betty Merion. Samarcand
chairman; Mrs. Violet Howard,
membership; Mrs. Grace Ayscue,
state project chairman; Mrs. Flor
ence Beam, program chairman; and
Mrs. Retha King, telephone chair
man.
Guests at the meeting were Mrs.
Hilda Peeling and Mrs. Margaret
Flanagan of York, Pa. Skipper of
the boat, Eleanor, which took club
members to the cape was Capt. Jim
Harker. Mate was Jim Polk of
Winston-Salem.
Fire Extinguished
Beaufort firemen put out a
chimney fire on Live Oak street
between Pine and Cedar at 7:30
Monday night. Roma Styron. en
gineer, said the fire caused no
damage. The blaze occurred at the
home of a colored family.
Office to Close Saturdays
Because of ? ruling by the Labor
Emergency board, the Atlantic and
East Carolina freight station at
Morebead City will be closed Sat.
urdays beginning tomorrow.
Defendant to Make
$20-Checks Good
Judge George H. McNeill
"Gives R. H. Leigh Sus- . ?. ?
pended 60-Day Term
K. H. Leigh, charged with issu
ing worthless checks on the Ridge
field Park and Trust company,
Ridgefield, N. J., -was giver? a sus
pended sentence of 60 days in
Monday's session of forehead City
recorder's court. The *ame charges
against him in county recorder's
court Tuesday were continued.
Sentence was suspended on con
dition he repay the First-Citizens
Bank and Trust company or the
payee $20 for each of the two
checks ffhted June 9 and 11, that
he pay a $10 fine and costs, that
he remain on good behavior for six
months.
Paul Mickey Wise, involved in a
wreck in Morchead City last week,
was charged with operating a motor
vehicle in a careless and reckless
manner and causing a wreck. He
was found not guilty on all charges.
Warrants were withdrawn in the
following cases: Harold Bass,
'charged with being drunk and dis
orderly; Will Smith, drunk and dis
orderly and disturbing the peace;
Edna Whaley, stealing an amount
of money from the cash register at
Hose's 5 and 10. The prosecuting
witness was taxed with costs in
each case.
For being drunk and resisting ar
rest,' Jamcb Carrol paid $15 and
costs. Willie Blount paid costs for
exceeding the load limit on a
bridge M* > >. D. Morton pak!
costs for running through a red
light.
Joseph Van Mason was charged
with careless and reckless driving
and failing to stop at a stop sign
in three locations. The careless
and reckless driving charge was
dropped, he was found not guilty
on the first charge of failing to
stop, and guilty on the last two.
He paid $10 and costs.
Obrey D. Hester, for public
drunkenness and interfering with
an officer in the line of duty, was
given a 60-day suspended sentence
and ordered to pay costs. He was
told by Judge George McNeill to
remain on good behavior for six
months. Milton Robinson, jr., paid
costs for having insufficient brakes.
Half costs were paid by Virgie Lee
Bain who was charged with having
an improper muffler.
On the charge of speeding. Jack
Allen Richard paid costs, Lloyd E.
Wallace kail coats and Edward M.
Kowalezyk half costs. The charge
of having an improper muffler was
dropped against Kowalezyk.
Cases continued were against
Mack Kittrell. L. S. Watson. Bill
Parkin and Corey Norman Hobbs.
Minister Wul ?
Serve as Dean
The Rev. Leon Couch, minister
of the First Methodist church,
Morehead City, will serve as dean
of the supply school. Duke uni
versity. beginning Monday and con
tinuing through Wednesday, July
16.
Mr. Couch stated yesterday that
he will return each Saturday dur
ing those two weeks to conduct
Sunday services here. He said he
accepted the position as dean of
the Accepted Supply Pastors'
School of the Divinity School at
Duke last year while he waa living
in Durham and at that time he did
not know that he would be in
Morehead City during the two
week session.
During previcus courses for sup
ply pastors, Mr. Couch taught
church history. During this ses
sion he will also teach that course
as well ss act as dean of the school.
From July 1 to 8, he will conduct
workshops on Working with Alco
holics.
At this coming Sunday's service
in the First Methodist church Mr.
Couch will speak on The Great
Physician at the 11 o'clock wor
ship period He idded (hat the
Protestant churches will join in the
fifth Sunday union service at 8
o'clock in the Free Will Baptist
church with the Rev. C. R. Batty,
pastor of' the First Christian
church, preaching. i
Stares Closed
Due to election day all ABC
storqi in Ctrteret county win bo