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W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES . <lst YEAR, NO. 76. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-FOUR PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. 1952 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS ?? I M N. C. Marine Council Aims For Port, Waterway Development J Beaufort town clerk Daniel Wal ker spoke to the group of eastern North Carolina citizens meeting in Belhaven Wednesday to organize the North Carolina Coastal Marine council. The general purpose of this new organization, attended also by C. T Lewis, Beaufort, is to develop the commercial, industrial and recreational facilities of the inland ports and waterways of the state. | Walker says that the meeting was a preliminary one designed to draw the blueprints for an organization which can then draw up a construc tive program. In speaking to the group meet ing Wedres-lay, Walker pointed out that fishermen, tourists, vachts men and others interested in ma rine transportation look at water and each sees ? different thing. The desires of each of these groups are different and sometimes con . flict. Walker told the citizens' meeting that the purpose of an or ganization such as the marine coun cil should be to iron out the dif ferences between the many inter ested groups and to find a common i basis from which they all can work. 1 W. Axson Smith, Belhaven, and Agent Reports , On Cattle Sales Carteret county farmers who are interested in the purchase of either feeder calves or foundation breed ing stock of beef cattle will not have to leave the state in order to . buy superior animals this fall That is the opinion of R. M. Wil liams, county farm agent. He reports that there will be 3,500 calves up to one year in age offered for sale in North Carolina. The Angus, Hereford and Short horn breeds will be available in these sales. The schedule of sales and dates begin on Monday, Sept. 22, at Eliz abeth City. Sales will be at Golds boro, Sept. 23; Burgaw, Sept. 24; Rocky Mount, Sept. 25; Sanford, Sept. 26; Boone, Sept. 29; West Jefferson. Sept. 30; StatesvUle, ' Oct. 1; Clyde, Oct. 2; Laurel Hill, Oct. 6; Pembroke, Oct. 7; Greens boro, Oct. 9, and Hillsboro, Oct. 10. Willfams says that all sales will start at one p.m. on the day of the sale. All calves will be handpicked or field selected before they will be taken to the sale, according to Williams. He says also that the heifers will be blood-tested for . Bangs and all calves will be vac cinated for blackleg and shipping fever. The calves will be graded and sold in uniform lots according to breed, sex, and weight. Further information about these sales may be obtained from the county agent's office. James A. Hackeny of Washington* were named co-chairmen of the council until a more permanent or ganization can be formed. Both men were nominated by Walker. Walker report* that no definite projects were discussed at this ini tial meeting but the first collective project of the new group will be the appearance of a committee be fore the state advisory budget com mission in Raleigh Tuesday after noon. The committee will ask for | funds to pay competent engineers to do field studies and surveys on the industrial, commercial, and tourist development of waterways. Walker points out that these en gineers would work in conjunction with those already employed by lo cal communities. These engineers would work un der the direction of* the water re sources division of the state depart ment of conservation and develop ment. Any reports made by such engineers would be given to coun ties. cities and towns for action. The decision of the group to ask for employment of additional en gineers followed similar action taken by the water resources com mittee of the New Bern chamber of commerce. More than one hundred citizens from 21 towns in eastern North Carolina were at the meeting which grew out of a speech made in More head City last July 28 by Bert Rohl, director of the Michigan state waterways commission. At that time, Kohl, speaking to the state board of conservation and develop ment. made suggestions about the development of the waterways in North Carolina. Jaycees to Hear 1 State President The Beaufort and Morehead City Jaycees will hold a joint meeting Monday, Sepf. 22, at 7 p.m. at the Waterfront restaurant in Morehead City. The president of the North Caro lina Junior chamber of commerce. J. D. prame, will be the honored gue^t and speaker. The Morehead Qity Jaycees de cided at last Monday's meeting to sponsor a union service meeting on each fifth Sunday. The first bf these services will be on Sunday night, Nov. 30 in the Morehead City high school auditorium. The Rev. Dr. J. H. Bunn, pastor of the First Baptist church in Morehead City, will preside at the Nov. 30 service. An out-of-town Baptist minister will speak. The Jaycee decision to sponsor the union religious service came after a request from the Ministerial association of Carteret county. Second State Port Terminal Is Formally Open at Wilmington The sccond of North Carolina's new multi-million dollar state ports was formally dedicated yesterday at Wilmington. V. Adm. E. L. Cochrane, chair man of the U. S. Maritime commis sion, delivered the dedication ad dress. Admiral Cochrane* agency leased the site to the state ports authority. Gov. W. Kerr Scott and Sen. Clyde Hoe.v also spoke at the cere > monies. Mayor E. L. White wel comed the guests on behalf of the city of Wilmington. A. G. Myers, chairman of the state ports au thority, introduced the members of his commission. Governor Scott, in his address, said that the port facilities belong to the people of all North Caro lina. He stated that they have been built to serve the entire econ omy of the state. He called upon the people of 'southeastern North Carolina to co operate with the policies of the Ports authority. He said. "Only with sound administration of sound policies, and whole-hearted public cooperation, can the development of this port justify and fulfill the confidence of the people from all ?pections of North Carolina who have made its construction possl * We." Scott called for the development of feeder ports along the inland waterway and the rivers of eastern North Carolina. He said that they will mean the difference between hand-to-mouth existence and suc cess for the ports at Wilmington and Morehead City. He concluded by saying, "We must rely upon our own resources, upon our own ability to develop and finance worthwhile projects that will tie up the loose ends of ? our economic fabric. This we can do with proper leadership and with determination to work together for "the common good., What is needed is an over-all plan of rlver-water way-port development, and the de velopment of a spirit of goodwill among individual communities that have a contribution to offer in the over-all picture of a greater North Carolina ? a North Carolina ever going forward." Democratic gubernatorial nom inee 'William B. Umstead was the principal speaker at a banquet last night at Wrightsville Beach. His views as governor will influence the future operation and expansion of the port facilities. As a state senator, he assisted with arrange ments for the port terminal. The new port terminal consists of a 1,500 foot steel and concrete ^ V. Adrn. E. L. Cochrane wharf, waterside transit sheds, storage warehouses and rail and road systems. The terminal is val ued at S9.000.000. The dedication follows by one month the formal opening of sim ilar facilities here. The first of the new port ter minals was dedicated here Aug. 14. Governor Scott and John Motley Morehead. New York, industrial ist. were the guest speaker*. At that time, Scott called for tha formation of a state maritime coro misaion to supervise the develop ment of the state's waterways. Mason Appeals ' After Conviction In County Court Attorney Claims Case Not A Criminal Action, Over ruled by Judge Morris Odell Plymouth Mason has I served notice of appeal to the su | perior court from his conviction Tuesday in county recorder's court. Mason was found guilty of follow ing another car too closely, pass ing too closely and failing to yield the right of way. He *as fined $50 and costs. The prosecuting witness, Leslie Sprin gle, will receive $50 to cover dam age to his car. Spr ingle testified that he was turning into Ben Gibbs' driveway off route 70 when he was struck by the car operated by Mason. Asks for Dismissal Attorney Claud Whcatly, repre | scnting Mason, asked that the case 1 be dismissed on the grounds that it was a civil action. He was over ruled by Judge Lambert Morris. James Reel was sentenced to two years on the roads after he was found guilty of non-support. The sentence was suspended on condi tion that he pay $10 weekly for the support of his minor children and pay the costs. Jerome Reed was fined $25 and costs for speeding. Charles Taylor Henderson and Jack Howard Byron were fined $10 and costs on similar charges. John O. Thompson and James M. Henson paid costs for speeding. Obstructed Traffic Martin Wesley Lawrence was fined $10 and costs for parking on the highway and obstructing traf fic. Buck Pollard was fined a sim ilar amount for careless and reck less driving. Kobe it Leo Gayner paid costs for operating a motorcycle without a license. Marvin Thaxton Pake paid costs for following too closely. Rogers Cannon paid costs for fail ing to stop for a stop sign. Jeff Woodward was fined $10 and costs on each of two charges of public drunkenness. Benjamin Tay lor, George Turner, jr., George Worthy and Richard Hardesty were fined $10 and costs for public drunkenness. Luke Rice and Willie Williams paid costs for public drunkenness. Charge Dropped Malicious prosecution was ruled in the cases of Carroll Eubanks, Leon Lewis and Lily Lewis. They were charged with trespassing, threatening assault and using loud and boisterous language while drunk. The prosecuting witness was taxed with the costs. The state declined to prosecute the charge against Elbert Thomas who was accused of driving with out a license. Thomas presented a valid license in court. Cases were continued against Lowell Ray Hacker. Harold O. Powell, Joseph Samuel Raby, Theo dore Smith, James D. Cowie, Jack Quick Chadwick, Dan Smith and Baxter Monroe Routh. Bonds were forfeited by Cecil Merrill. Eugene E. Trottier, Charles Delbert Cecil and Lester Fulcher. / v Rotary Members Receive Plaques Newport Rotary club members were presented plaques at their weekly meeting Monday night. The plaques are to be hung in the office or business establish ment of each individual member. Rotary president Charles S. Long told the club members that the school safety patrol, sponsored by Rotary, is in operation and func tioning nicely. He urged club members to aupport the patrol wholeheartedly and to offer en couragement to its members when ever possible. The club voted to have each member invite one farmer to the meeting on Sept. 29. At that meet ing, a program will be given on the grading of tobacco by the use of flourescent lights. Guests at the Sept. 22 meeting were Robert H. Brown, state high way patrolman, wid Jimmy LaShan,( both of Newporf Guests from the Morehead City Rotary club were P. R. Branch, Dr. John Morria, and Grady Rich. Program chairman Charles Lockey, sergeant-at-arms, gave a talk on the objectives and duties of hit office. County Auditor , Tax Collector Receive Praise From Institute ofGoverment T axation Expert Community Concert Officials Plan Sales . . . X Shown above after a dinner-discussion of community concert sales plans are, left to right: Glenn Adair, concert chairman for Beaufort; Mrs. Bruce Willis, co-sales chairman for Morehead City; Mrs. Ar thur Diehl, community concerts representative; Mrs. George W. Dill, Morehead City, president of the association this year; Mrs. Gus Davis, co-chairman of ticket sales in Morehead City, and Mc$. W. L. Wood ard, chairman of Beaufort ticket sales. The dinner was served Saturday evening in the Beaufort school cafeteria by the Beaufort PTA. School' Committees to Name Morehead Award Nominees A committee to administer the j s< John Motley Morehead scholarships for Carteret county has been or- tt ganized by the county scholarship a chairman, Claud R. Wheatly, jr. k The committee will receive nom ! s' inations for the scholarships from n the high schools in Carteret ( ? county. Mr. Wheatly has requested that , the principal of each high school . in the county appoint a nominat ing committee Tor his school, and this committee will recommend the candidates to the county commit- J tee through Mr. Wheatly. The school committees will normally be 01 made up of members of the school v faculties. Schools which may make nom- s inations for the Morehead scholar- a ships include Beaufort high school. \A Morehead City high school. Smyr- c na high school, Newport high n Beaufort Rotary ' p Hears Governor j; Stanley Woodland district gov | ( ernor of Rotary International, I n Morehead City, spoke to the Beau- 1 fort Rotary club at their last Tues day meeting. 1 Woodland talked about his re- I cent trip to the meeting of all Ro- ' tary district governors. The meet ing was in Lake Placid, N. Y. The district governors meeting. ! I attended by men high in Rotary I circles from all over the world, was conducted like a United Na- . tions meeting. IBM translating " sets were necessary so that each * delegate could understand the nine j! different languages that were spoken at the meeting. { Woodland reported that he was h impressed with the work of the Rotary organization overseas and v that the clubs there had done much a to promote good will toward the n vs. J Visitors to the meeting were Bob a Scott, Columbia, South Carolina: Jack Roberts. Morehead City, and n Mrs. Arthur Diehl, community con- f cert representative. r The next meeting of the Beau- l; fort Rotary club, according to k Gene Smith, publicity chairman, will be Tuesday niftht at the Inlet n inn. ? j. Hitchhiker Picks WrongDriver ' ' One Morehead City resident will be a bit more careful when h? tries to thumb * ride in the future. Carlton Pittman was hitchhiking ? on Bridges street Wednesday morn- t ing. A car stopped and Pittnfcn a asked for a ride. He got his ride? ti to the Morehead City police station, r The car was a police car operated by Capt. Herbert Griffin and Lt. Guy Springle. The officers decided that Pittman was too drunk to be traveling on the hifhway. "4Ie was charged with public drunkenness and *111 appear In recorder's court Monday. L-hool. and Atlantic high school. ? Mr. Wheatly indicates that Car ?ret county has never received ny scholarship awards so far as he nows and he has asked the high chool principals to make recom lendations for the scholarship in rder that students from this court s' be given every consideration. The John Motley Morehead un ergraduate scholarships to the Jniversity of North Carolina are or $1,250 per year. To be eligible '.ward. a candidate munt be! raduate of an approved institu ion and he mu./. be otherwise liialified for admission to the Uni ersity of North Carolina. Financial need>Js not considered n the awarding 4>f the Morehead cbolarships and there is no quota s to eligibility. l|?minees for these wards must be members of the urrent graduating class. Their lames and qualifications must be ubmitted to the county chairman lot later than Nov. 15, 1952 and ucceeding years as of the bame late. Four general requirements to be onsidered in selection of the re ipients of the awards are: scholas ic ability, qualities of manhood, bililies of leadership, and physi al vigor. The scholarships are limited to nen only. Williams Urges ?/ Lawn Planting Home owners who are interested 11 having a green lawn this winter hould seed Italian rye grass just s soon as possible according to t. M. Williams, county agent. Williams says that the earlier in he fall Italian rye is sown, the etter the lawn will be. The county agent reports that khile everyone would like to have n ever-green grass that does not eed cutting and would thrive on eglect, such a grass is not avail blc. For a green winter lawn, it is eccssary to seed Italian rye each all, according to Williams. The ecommended rpte of seeding for awns is one pound per thousand quare feet. In establishing a lawn sod, Ber nuda grass is very good, especially n sunny areas. Centipede grass nay be substituted for Bermudp. it. Augustine grass grows well in haded areas. leal, Hnmidiiy CwMii ro Give Connly Poor Wook High temperatures and excessive lumidity have comhined to make he week's weather unpleasant lor esidents of the county. County weather observer, E. ilamcy Davis reports that tempera ures ranged from a low of 69 to high of M. Four rain storms stalled more than 1.32 inches of ainfall. Max. Mia. Thursday, Sept. 11 ... 78 71 Friday, Sept. 12 88 73 Saturday, Sept. 13 88 '71 Sunday, Sept. 14 M 88 Monday, Sept. 19 87 73 Tuesday, Sept. 16. 8 17 71 Wednesday, Sept. 17.... 85 71 Former Inmate , Is Chief Suspect Superintendent W. R. Skinner reports that investigation of the robbery at the Newport prison "camp is centerjftg about a former inmat'-ji ? The ex-convict is believed to have a knowledge of the layout of the camp office. Evidence indi cates that the crime was committed by someone with a knowledge of the office and the methods of handling funds. The two men who committed the robbery escaped with $150 which had been locked in a foot locker. The locker and its contents were found burned near the camp, but the cash was gone. Eubaoks Named To State Post Roy Eubanks, Beaufort photo grapher, has been named commis sioner of wrecks for Cartreet coun ty. The appointment was made by Gov. Scott on Sept. 11. Eubanks will have supervision t)ver districts one, two and three. A commissioner of wrecks takes charge of the cargo of wrecked ships and supervises its disposal. He is paid five per cent of the pro coeds of salvaged goods sold at auc tion, plus his expenses. Piggy Bank Theft Nets Thief $40 y Theft of some $35 to $40 from the apartment of Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Thornton on highway 70 just beyond the Blue Ribbon club is reported by the sheriff's office. The theft occurred between seven and 10 a.m. Wednesday morning According to deputy sheriff Hugh Salter, the apartment had not been broken into. When Mrs. Thornton left the apartment, the door was locked behind her, but when she returned the door was unlocked and the money was missing. The money was all small change and was taken from two piggy bank^ One of the banks, belong ing to the Thornton's, contained $25 to ?15 and the other, belong ing to Miss Georgia Williams, liv ing atfthe Thornton's, contained about $10 or $15. Beaufort Population Skews Slight Declint Beaufort has shown a population decline of one and eight-tenths per cent hi the last ten years. This slight decline is indicated by the 1800 figure* of the Bureau of the Census. It covert the period from 1M0 to 1050. ? Carteret county's auditor, James D. Potter, and tax col lector and supervisor Eugene O. Moore have received hitfh praise from a member of the Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina. Institute taxation export Henry W. Lewis told THE NEWS-TIMES that his visit to the ofices of the auditor and tax collector had indi cated that the office of the tax col lector in Carteret county ranks right at the top in the Tar Heel state. Lewis says that Moore's of fice is taking active steps to use the most modern methods of fore closure. The taxation expert indicated also that the auditor's office is do ing a very fine job. He said that Potter is to be particularly com mended for his methods of keeping records on property assessment. Lewis reported that both offices have excellent systems of their own. He said they are doing a good job because they are keeping up with what is going on and do ing some thinking on their own. The institute member also com mended Beaufort town clerk Daniel Walker for his active interest in the welfare of his town. Lewis said that he i'elt that Walker was doing a lot of work to help ad vance the Beaufort interests. Lewis is an assistant director of the Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina. Twister Strikes / At Nags Head A twister, similar to the one which recently hit Stacy, struck Wednesday afternoon at Nan's Head. What was reported to be the biggest wind ever to hit the com munity came in from Roanoke sound at 12:30 p.m. The twister wrecked one house and damaged several others. One automobile was picked off the ground and f*roppe4 elM^heqr [Nobody A'og injured The Coast ujara posted guards along the beach to protect personal property scattered by the vind. A small cloundbursi preceded the wind which came in from the west and blew out to sea. Farmers Urged ' To Join Bureau Farm Bureau Vice-President R. Flake Shaw of Greensboro has ap pealed to each of the organization's county units "to leave no stone un turned in obtaining this year's membership quota of 75,000 farm families." Shaw said, "The farm bureau must have this large membership to maintain the present farm pro gram and be prepared for any legislative pitfalls we may encoun ter next year." He emphasized that the organiza tion would continue to favor under its present resolution the principle of price supports at 90 per cent of parity on any farm commodity pro vided the farmer would take the responsibility of keeping the sup ply in line with demand. Regarding the tobacco stabiliza tion program which the farm bu reau set up in 1046, Shaw made it clear that his organization would continue to work in the best inter ests of growers to help them ob tain a maximum price for their leaf under the auction system. V Thieves Take Wheel, Tire Prom Parked Aniemobile D. H. Everett, Greensboro, re ported to Morehead City policc yei terday that thieves removed a wheel from his car, The car was in the parking lot of the Jefferson hotel where Everett is a guest. Everett told police that he left the car in the parking lot Wednes day night. When he went to get it yesterday morning he discovered the theft. He said that the thieves took the left rear wheel, tire and a chrome hub cap. Tide Table TMm at Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, September 19 8:05 a.m. 8:13 p.m. 1:59 a.m. 2:22 p.m. Saturday, September 20 8:39 a.m. 8:48 p.m. 2:28 a.m. 2:59 p.m. Sunday, September 21 9:12 a.m. 9:21 p.m. 3:00 a.m. 3:35 p.m. Monday, September 22 9:47 a.m. 9:98 p.m. 3:31 a.m. 4:12 p.m. Tuesday, September 23 10:23 a.m. 4:05 a.m. 4:84 p.m. 10*4 p.m. Judge Orders Burrows Held For Grand Jury Defendant Accused of Lying During Trial Lasl Week; Leffler to Serve Year Judge George McNeill, in More head City recorder's court Mon- ? day. ordered Joseph Burrows bound over for the grand jury on a perjury charge. Burrows is accused of lying on the witness stand last week during hi? trial on a charge of careless and reckless driving. Bond was set at $500. Found Guilty Burrows was found guilty on the driving charge and sentenced to serve six months on the roads. Patsy Marino was sentenced to 30 days in jail for failing to stop at a stop sign. The sentence was suspended t.n condition l hat he pay $50 and remain on good oehavior tor 12 months. Marino served notice of appeal to the superior court. He was re leased in $100 bond A capias was issued for Law rence Marino who failed to ap pear to answer a charge of failing to stop for a red light. Fined $25 Maj. Marion Dolby entered a plea of guilty to (iublie drunken ness and indecent exposure. He was fined $25 and costs. Jessie D. Leffler was convicted of driving under the influence of I alcohol and after his driver's li cense had been revoked. He was sentenced to six months on the roads on each charge. The sen tences will run concurrently. He also received an additional six month term for violating the terms of a suspended sentence im posed Sept 1. fc. G. Phillips was fopiMi not guilty of failing to stop for a sign operated by the school safety pat rol. Fine Remitted Robert Rice was fined $50 and costs for firing fireworks. The fine was remitted on condition that he remain on good behavior for 60 days. R. M. Penny was fined $25 and costs for driving without a license. The fine will be remitted if he presents a valid license within ten days. He was also fined $10 and costs for speeding. Richard M. Horton paid $10 and cots for speeding. Mi If red Ray Lew is paid costs for speeding. Robert Lee Henderson and Roy Darrel! McLamb both paid costs for failure to stop at stop signs. Kathleen A. Jenkins paid half costs for a similar offense. Pay Half Costs Harold E. Willis paid half costs for passing a red light. Alva Krug er Holmburg paid one-third of the costs for failing to stop for a red light. Warrants were withdrawn in the cases of Oscar Chapman and George Dudley, jr., both accused of assaulting their wives. The pro secuting witnesses were taxed with the costs. Peggy Lockhart paid half costs for passing a stop sign. The state declined to prosecute a charge of driving without a license. The case of Clay Lynch was con tinued until Sept. 22. Lynch is charged with registering at the Jefferson hotel with a woman other than his wife for immoral pur poses. Cases were continued against Hosey Staten, Edward Lynch, James D. Whichard, Harvey Grant Snipes. Charles II. Thomas, Ed Fitzpatrick, Willie Montague and Mrs. Burgess Willis. Brown's bland Is Danger Area Carteret county citizens have been asked to stay clear of Brown's island at all times. A danger warn ing issued from the Camp Lejeune headquarters indicates that the en tire island is highly contaminated with duds of all calibers. Brown's island is that area just off Marshallbcrg. It is used ex clusively as an impact area for various types of infantry, artillery and aircraft weapons. Due to its isolated position and the physcial characteristics of the island, no atempt is made to keep the area clear of duds. As a result, all persons are warn ed to stay clear of the island at all times. In the event it is necessary to enter the area, prior clearance should be asked in writing from tJie commanding general of the ma rina barrack*.
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