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NEWS-TIMES OFFICE 504 Amddl St. Monkwd City Phone 6-4176 CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 10c FULL PAGE COMICS' TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1952 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Truck Driver Cleared by Companion's Confession p Pilgrimage ' ' l ekindles Holit The holiness of this Christmas pason is again being observed by embers of the Core Creek Meth dist church with the nativity scene structed with great care and de rtion on the lawn of their church, j For the second year, members of church have invited residents itoS wnsori opedic Clinic !The Morehead City Rotary club its meeting Thursday night voted sponsor an orthopedic clinic in irteret county. The action was ken following a talk by Dr. Len x Baker of Duke hospital, Dur iDr. Baker described the setup . id operation of such clinics in , 1 Tier parts of the state. He said I pt Rotary clubs were among the organizations in the state to [ Ipnsor such clinics. The clinics are primarily for ildren but are open to any per suffering from orthopedic ail nts. There is no charge for treat fcnt at the clinics. The clinics are , tially supported by a grant from Federal government adminis Ied by the state health depart nt. The remainder of the money provided by the sponsoring or ation. |The clinic here will be operated njunction with the state health fartment and the Carteret coun- 1 medical society which has al- j dy endorsed the plan. If the ap 1 ation is approved by the state | Ith department, the clinic will in operation after the first of year. ,t the present time, approxi ely 275 residents of the county receiving treatment at such lies in other parts of the state, ^se people will be able to receive r treatments at the clinic which I probably be held once a month khe Morehead City hospital. littee Urges liform Rates ? ull membership of the South Iintic Ports association will meet harleston S. C , Jan. 9, to rati ew rates expected to end a four fight to obtain uniform ter il and wharfage rates in all Iheastern Atlantic ports, committee of the membership .A.P.A. recommended that the become uniform from More I City to Jacksonville. Fla., at a king last week at Jacksonville. D. Holt, manager of the More City port, who attended as a rut tec member, said that his ^e was to protect Morehead's , against Norfolk competition. ' said he believes that under I schedule to be set up More l's rates in a few instances will iwer than those at Norfolk, and i of them higher than Norfolk's, ic rates as recommended by committee are expected to be limously r a t i fi e d at the Irleston meeting. They must, lever, be first ratified by the Ivklual ports. . L. Larcombe. traffic solicitor the North Carolina state ports, i the decision to bring about form rates "is one of the best gs that has happened to South antic ports." tistsPlan J Freewill Baptist choir will int its annual Christmas pro m on Sunday night. Dec. SI at Freewill Baptist church in head City. The choir, directed by Albert Mc mon, with Miss Mary Emma rkman. accompanist, will present solos: The First Noel and O ly Night; CanUta. The Child of lehem. The Christmas Bells, Holy Night, There Were iherds, The Glory Song, The in the Eastern Sky, Who Is ?, Tell the Glad Tidings, and 1 Us Adore Him. A solo. The Holy City, and a duet. Star of the East, will also be Presented. ' The closing song in which the Congregation will join, will be An gels. From the Realms of Glory. The Rev. Noah Brown, pastor of church, will read from the iptures and offer the benedic i). The program is at 7:30 p.m. The Sunday school will present a at 7:30 Wednesday night. To Core Creek * less of Season >f the county to make a "pilgrim age" to Core Creek to view the | ife sized reconstruction of the >irth of the Saviour in the stable n Bethlehem. The scene shows the babe in the nanger in a stable made of rough lewn logs. Kneeling by the manger n an attitude of adoration is the nother, Mary. Standing by the nanger is Joseph and watching iver the Holy family is an angel ;lad in white. Hovering in the air >ver the stable are two angels and i cherub while in stalls on each >ide of the manger are live animals. Coming toward the birthplace rom the east are three wise men vith their camels and approaching 'rom the other side are the won lering shepards. The nativity scene is most beau iful at night. Lights play over the ife-sized figures and recorded Christmas carols add to the feel ng that here, indeed, is a little Portion of Bethlehem. The members of the Core Creek Methodist church have spent many lours of painstaking labor on this >eautiful scene and will spend nany more each evening from Dec 17 on as they "watch by night" vhile the devout come to pay their espects. For motorists, a startling view of :his nativity scene is provided from lighway 101 on an elevation and several hundred feet away from the awn of the church. Scoot Officials . Serve Council Several local men have been jlected to high offices in the East Carolina council of the Boy Scouts )f America. Re-elected to the executive board )f the council was Dr. Darden Eure, Morehead City. He serves is a member of the feunril b# vi fg ue of his district chaTrmanship he Carteret council district of the rouncil. Also re-elected a* members of :he executive board of the council were N. F. Eure, Beaufort and R. 8. Howard, Morehead City. Elected as council members-at arge were W. C. Carlton, Sam Hatcher, Stanley Woodland, and Gordon Willis, all from Morehead "ity. Each man has served in this rapacity previously. From Beaufort, three men were :hosen as council members-at arge. W. A. Chipman, who had served previously, was re-elected. Elected for the first time as coun cil members-at-large were James Davis and Dr. Henry Kritzler, both >f Beaufort. The election was held at the an rnaf business session of the council Dec. 10 in East Carolina college in areenville. The election followed a modified iraining and ' inspiration program ^resided over by W. C. Chadwick, Mew Bern. Program features in :luded a narration and filmstrip jased on the founding of the Boy >couts of America. There was also i dramatic series of three-minute aresentations by the professional staff of the council on the recently idopted constitution and by-laws )f the council. Each of the Morehead City and Beaufort men elected to member ship in the group is active in scout ing circles in Carteret county. Beaufort Joins County-Wide 4 Radio System Police Commissioner Glenn Adair announced Friday that the Beaufort police department has joined the newly-formed county wide police radio system. Adair said that radio equipment has been ordered and will be installed in the patrol car within a few days. The new radio network will al low immediate contact between Beaufort police. Morehead City po lice. the state highway patrol, Car teret, Craven and Onslow county authorities and New Bern police. The transmitter for the' radio net work will be located in the More head City police station. More head City police will provide the 24-hour monitoring service re quired by Federal law. Beaufort residents wishing to contact police will use the same procedure as be fore. A new 60-watt transmitter has been ordered to replace the one now in use by the Morehead City police. The transmitter will also include a low-frequency unit for the use of the sheriff's department. The low-frequency system will give better car-to-car contact over the large area covered by the county officers. Morehead City and Beaufort will I be on a high-frequency system. This will mean that there will be ] no direct radio contact between the town and county cars. Such con tact will be made through the central station which will relay messages. Commissioner Adair said that the most immediate result of the new radio system will be better traffic safety in Beaufort. He said that the police will be able to cover a larger area of the town tn a shorter time than is now possible. Baptist Groqi Installs Officers The Marchman class of the Bap tist Mission church. Harkcrs Island, held installation of officers Thurs day night in a candlelight cere mony. The installing officer was Mrs. Marjorie Durham of Morehead City. Those installed were George Jones, president: Sally Rose, vice president; Lena Faircloth. secre tary; Nellie Jones, personal min ister; Bennie Brooks, stewardship chairman: Bertha Guthrie, mem bership chairman. Special music was sung by Mary Thompson of Morehead City. The Bible story. The Birth of Jesus, was given by Mrs. R. T. Willis, jr., Morehead City. The church was decorated for Christmas, with a lighted nativity scene on the piano. Following the installation a social hour was held. Salad, nuts and punch were served. Teacher of the class is Mrs. El lis Turner of Day|ona Beach, Fla. Thirty-five members of the class and nine visitors from Morehead City were at the installation. The installation ceremony was carried out in the class colors, blue and grey, the flower adopted by the class is the red carnation and the motto is The Lord is My Shepard. With the Armed Forces Beaufort Marine Returns From Service in Korea S/Sgt. Lyle B. Pasineau of Beau-< 'ort waa among 13 North Carolina narines who returned to the Unit ?d States from rforea on the trana port General Daniel I. Sultan. The ship docked at San Francisco Dec. I with 302 veterans of the Firat Marine air wing. Sergeant Pasincau'a wife ia the Former Mary Taylor of Beaufort, rhey have a ten-month-old daugh ;er, Beverly Dawn. Capt. Ernest Snowden, USN, who laa been atationed at Bremerton, IVaah., for the past year, will be itationed in Waahington. D. C? as >perationa officer under Admiral Duncan. He aeryed in that capa :ity with Admiral Duncan in 1945 ind 1946 in Japan and Korea. Cap ita and Mrs. Snowden will arrive n Beaufort Dec. 22 to apend Christ mas with hla mother, Mra. M. S. inowden. Earl W Norwood, Jr., stationed n Baltimore with the Army Intel igfnce corps, has been promoted o second lieutenant.' He is the son >f Mr. and Mra. Norwood of 1002 Evans it, Morehead City. FireCaoses i \ Little Damage A gasoline fire early Sunday morning caused minor damage to a menhaden boat tied up at the Morehead City waterfront. Firemen worked (or an hour to extinguish the blue aboard th^ boat Ocean Spray, owned by Llewelyn Phillips. The (ire started when a drum of gasoline exploded on the after deck of the boat. Two explosions spray ed flaming gasoline over the deck. A nurse at the llorehead City hos pital heard the explosions and call ed police who summoned the fire department. It wag necessary to sound a sec ond alarm before the fire could be brought under control. Fireuen re port that the only damage done was to the deck which was scorch ed by the flames. The engine room which waa near the fire was undam aged. Beaufort Vet Gets Medal Col. Weston H. Willis of the North Carolina National Guard, pre sents a Bronze Star medal to ex-Sgt. Peter C. Beam, Rt. 1, Beaufort. Beam was awarded the medal for meritorious serviee in the Korean fighting. I Photo by Jerry Schumacher Ex-Sgt. Peter C. Beam of Beau fort was reeently awarded the Bronze Star medal for meritorious service in Korea. The medal was presented by Col. Weston H. Willis of the North Carolina National Guard. The citation, issued by Maj. Gen. Cleland of the Ninth Corps, cites Beam for his service in Korea dur ing the period from Oct. 5, 1951 to July 10. 1952. The medal was au thorized in August. The citation reads in part. "Ser peaiit Beam, asaiened as motdr ser geant, worked long and arduous hours training the personnel of his section, who, while inexperienced, soon responded to his capable lead ership, aggressive spirit, and ex cellent judgment, and attained a high standard of motor mainte nance. His initiative, cheerfulness and cooperative spirit tinder ad verse conditions of weather and terrain were an inspiration to all members of the battery. Hi$ self less de\otion to duty and strict ad herence to the pr^ciples of loyal ty and honor set a standard of per formance that is now the standard of perfection in his 'unit. Ser geant Beam's outstanding perform ance reflects great credit upon him self and upon the military service." Beam served with the 78th Di vision during World War II. He was recalled to active duty in 1951 with his national guard unit. After V tuning at Fort Campbell, Ky., he as sent to Japatl and then to Ko* rea. Since his release from active duty, he Jfcs been employed at Cherry Poflh. He livcafct Rt. 1. Beaufort, with his wife, T^lma. an(1 their 11-year old daughter, Mary Alice. Have Your Tickets Ready j A Moreheatf'City man got an un expected and unwanted trip last Sunday. He was even asked to pay for it but just couldn't see it. It all started when Leslie Webb, Morehead City, employed at Free man-Nelson, took his mother, Mrs. W. S. Webb, sr., to Rocky Mount to catch a train for New York. Playing the perfect gentleman, Leslie got aboard to carry his moth PTA Hears t Music Program A program of Christmas music was presented Monday night at the monthly meeting of the Morehead City PTA. The music was furnish ed by students at the Morehead City school. Girls from Mrs. Morgan's third grade sang "Bethlehem Lullaby" and "Here Comes Santa Claus." Katherine Borden, first grade stu dent sang "Away in a Manger" and Margaret Guthrie. Keith Brin son, Betty Lou Martin and Jerry Lowe sang "Winter Wonderland." Mrs. Taylor's 7th and 8th grades sang "The First Noel." The musical program was under the direction of Mrs. Martha Kirby, music teacher at the school. It was followed by a Christmas message by the Rev. H. R. Payne of the Franklin Memorial Methodist church. Halloween carnival prizes were presented to Mrs. Ann Murphy's first grade. Mrs. Robert Taylor's seventh and eighth grades and Mrs. Rosalie Dowdy's 11th grade. Attendance banners were won by Mrs. McKenzie's first grade, Mrs. Taylor's seventh and eighth grades and Mrs. Bailey's 12th grade. Tide Table Tides at Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tuesday, Dee. 16 7:17 a.m. 7:34 p.m. 12:51 a.m. 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17 8:05 a.m. 8:22 p.m. 1:39 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. It 8:42 a.m. 9:12 p.V. Friday, Dec. ? 3:24 p.m. 2:29 a.m. 9:41 am. 10:04 pjB. Kill rr?* luggage. All went well until the train pulled out . . . with Les lie still aboard. No amount of argument from ! Leslie could convince the conductor | that the train should be stopped to I allow Leslie to leave. The conduc | tor informed him that the train was already one hour and five min I utes late and a through train to | Washington could not be stopped to allow him to get off. ^ Meanwhile, Leslie's family, in | eluding his wife and two children, i as well as his brother, raced madly I along beside the railroad tracks in the car, waving and trying to talk to him. I>cslie had thoughtfully left Sec TRAIN, Page 2 Rotary Hears , Talk oo Service The Newport Rotary club at last week's meeting heard a dis cussion of club service by Ed Car raway, program chairman. Carra way told the members that all of i notary's services are closely re lated and one cannot exist without the others. , Carraway defined club service as (1) regular attendance. (2) parti cipation in Rotary activities, (3) visiting other clubs, (4) greeting j and talking to visitors to the club, i and (5) visiting inter-city meetings. President Charles Long an I nounced that the quarterly meeting I of the' Eastern Carolina Firemen's | association will be held Jan. 13 in the Newport school auditorium. He said that the public has been in vited to attend. Guests at the meeting were T. D. Lewis of Morehead City, Dr. Lewis Woodard and Gerald Hill of Beau fort, R. P. Holding, jr., of Fuquay and C. T. Connor of Newport. Q SHOPPING DAYS 0 TO CHRISTMAS ?4 PMA Election , Set Wednesday Farmers Will Ballot for Community Committee, Convention Delegates Farmers participating in any pro gram administered by the county PMA committee will vote this Wednesday for community commit teemen to serve on the county j PMA committee. They will vote also for delegates to attend the j county convention on Friday, Dec. ' 19. The polls will open at 9 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. Voters will elect five community I committeemen from each of the I townships. Ballots will carry the names of six men but only five See PMA, Page 2 Medical Exams Given Children The regular medical examination of school children is now underway by the county health department, and several schools have already been completed, according to Dr. N. Thos. Ennett. county health of ficer. The general plan is for the teacher, along with the health de partment nurse, to "screen," that is, to insnect the children for physi cal defects, such as eyes, ears, skin, and scalp, etc. After this the health officer gives a medical examination to all children set aside by the teacher and the nurse. In cases which, according to the health officer, need treatment, the home is notified and if the family appears financially unable to pro vide treatment, it is provided through the State Co-ordinating School health fund. According to the local health of ficer, this state fund has meant a *r4Bt deal to the school children of Carteret county, removing de fect! which interfered with school progress. Corn Growers Will Be Feted A dinner meeting honoring the winners of the corn production contest in a five-county area will be held Friday, Dec. 19 in New Bern Attending from this county will be C. H. Kirkman, assistant farm agent. John Felton and Ralph Wil kins, winners of the county corn production contest. The contest, sponsored by local fertilizer companies, included a five county area. Winners from this county as well as Jones, Onslow, Pamlico and Craven counties will attend the dinner along with the farm agents from each county. Felton had the highest corn pro duction per acre in Carteret coun ty His farm, on Beaufort RFD, yielded 118.9 bushels per acre. According to R. M. Williams, county tarm agent, Felton turned under a crop of crimson clover prior to seeding. He used 1,000 pounds of 2-12-2 fertilizer which was broadcast on the land prior to the corn planting. The corn was Parted in 42 inch rows, 12 inches in the drill and Dixie 82 was used for planting. Wilkins produced 101.2 bushels of corn per acre and William* re ports that Wilkins turned under a cover crop of soy beans before seeding. He applied two tons of lime before planting and 450 pounds of 5-10-5 fertilizer and used 400 pounds of cal nitro fertilizer. Corn was planted in 40 inch rows, 16 inches in the drill. He used also the Dixie 8JL variety. Two Wills Filed For Probate ' Willi recently filed (or probate in the clerk of court's office in Beaufort were those of C. N. Hobba and Timothy Miller Woodhull. Hobba left all real property to his wife, Mary Eliiabeth Hobba, for life. On her death, the property is to be divided evenly among their children, Alvah Clifford Hobba and Sibyl Gould Norman. The furni ture .In their home was disposed of in the same way. All other property waa left to Mrs. Hcbba. George W. Dill, Jr., waa named executor of the estate. Woodhull left bia entire eatate to Ma wile, Annie Woodhull, who w?? named aa executrix. Released when Friend Admits Driving at Time of Accident Hoy Clinton Raper of MoreheacM City was freed yesterday in More head City recorder's court when he appeared for trial on charges grow ing out of an accident which in jured two Newport men. Charges against Raper were nol prossed when it was learned that a companion. Howard Wesley Cain, had confessed that he was driving the truck at the time of the acci dent. Raper had been charged | with drunken driving and failing to | yield" the right of way. Cain's confession was obtained | after Raper had sworn out a war- 1 rant for his arrest. Raper charged j Cain with careless and reckless 1 driving and failing to yield the j right of way. When he was arrested Thursday , night, Cain told police that he was not driving because his license i had expired in November. Cain j later changed his story and ad mitted to Capt. Buck Newsome of the Morehead City police that he was driving the truck at the time of the accident. Cain said that they were leaving his house when the accident oc curred. He said that he stopped before entering the highway and did not see any approaching ve hicles. After he pulled out on US 70. he felt the impact of the mo- , torcycle hitting the side of the ; truck. Cain said that he left the scene j right after the accident because his wife had fainted in the doorway of his home. He told Newsome that he denied driving because of his family. The two men on the motorcycle. Douglas Henderson and Elwood Jenkins of Newport, were taken io the Morehead City hospital where they were treated for fractured legs and otfier injuries. The con dition of both men is satisfactory, according to the hospital. The case against Cain has been continued until the Jan. 12 session of the Morehead City recorder's court. He is free on $500 bond. Negrp fined Oh Two Counts Horace Lee Johnson, colored, was ordered to pay fines amounting to $125 and costs yesterday in More head City recorder's court after his conviction on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and transporting non-tax paid whiskey. On the driving charge, Johnson was fined $100 and costs, ordered not to drive for 12 months and told to turn his license over to the highway patrol. He was fined $25 on the liquor charge. The whiskey was confiscated. Johnson was arrested on Aren dell street Sunday morning by Highway Patrolman J. W. Sykes. Sykes said that he followed John son when he saw him slumped over the wheel of his car. Sykes said that he arrested Johnson and took him to the Morehead City police station. Sgt. Bruce Edwards of the More head City police testified that he found a half-pint of non-tax paid whiskey on Johnson's person when he searched him. Johnson admitted transporting the liquor but denied that he was drunk. He did not testify in his own behalf. Union Ruling Hurts Ports North Carolina's ports don't have enough trouble with happen ings at home. They are also ad versely affected by decisions made in places as far away as Texas. A Wilmington shipping agent has said that the "mistaken opinion" a Texas labor leader is causing the Morch^d City and Wilmington ports the loss of important .ship ments of fertilizer. W. S. R. Bcane, president of the Heide company, said the labor leader had ordered Wilmington stevedores to charge double wages for unloading calcium ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate, both vital ingredients for fertilizer. Beane said the labor chief, Frank Yeager, president of the south eastern and Gulf divisions of the International Longshoremen's union (A.F.L.). considered the ma terials explosive and dangerous to handle. Yeager has his headquar ters at Galveston, Texas. As a matter of fact. Beane said, government tests have shown ihat these two materials are not ex plosive. They are being handled in other ports at regular wages. Beane aided that Yeager appar ently confused the nonexplosive products with two similar products which are explosive. One of these is ammonium ni trate, which requires Coast Guard supervision while being unloaded. This product caused the Texas City, Texas, disaster several years ago. Beane said local stevedores have expressed a willingness to handle calcium ammonium nitrate and tm montam sulfate at regular wages, but have been forbidden to do so by their union. Longshoremen at Charleston, S. C.. and Tampa. Fla., are under the same restrictions, Beane said. Th?-?ffie?a* sari a York im porter recently offered the Heide company a shipment of 11,500 tons through the state owned Wilming ton port, but that the shipment had to be turned down because of Yea ger's order. < Two Streets - Made One Way Morehead City police have an nounced that two streets in the vicinity of the Morehead City school have been made one way in an effort to alleviate traffic con ditions near the school. The ruling affects 11th street which is now one way from Bridges to Bay and 12th which is one way from Bay to Bridges. The change was made because of the congestion at the beginning and cftd of the school day. Teachers entering the school driveway have been asked to enter the drive from 11th street and to leave it by way of 12th street. Par ents bringing children to school and picking them up in the after noon are also asked to observe the one way streets. Multiple Charges To Be Heard ^ In Beaufort Recorder's Court Two colared men lace multiple charges In the Beaufort Municipal recorder'a court this afternoon. James Poole Chadwick, arrested Saturday night, is in the county Jail under *230 bond, awaiting trial on charges of pub'1" drunkenness, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and striking two officers. Also facing multiple charges ia Frederick Bailey who is in the county jail, held without bond, on charges of public drunkenness, re sisting arrest, and fleeing after he was handcuffed with the hand cuffs on him. A second warrant charges him with public drunken ness. He was first arrested Thurs day night but eluded officers. He was re-arrested on the second drunkenness charge on Sunday. Soom Bain' Wats Co only As Tmpmtaras Drop The county got .32 Inches of rain fall last Thursday, according to E. Stamey Davis, official weather ob server. The weather was warm that day, however, with the maxi mum temperature at M degrees, warmest for Ule Thursday-Sunday period. , Max. Mtn. Thursday, Dec. II.....: 84 46 Friday, Dec. It 63 32 Saturday, Dec. 13 34 36 Sunday, Dm. 14 41 33 The handcuffs had been sawed off in the meantime. Both Chadwick and Bailey were arrested by Beaufort Police Chief Carlton Garner and Capt. Maxwell Wade Also slated for trial in the Beau fort court today arc 11 men charg ed with public drunkenness. William Clayton, Daniel Gaskins, Lawrence Boyce, Robert Mossmon, Mose Vaghen. "Doc" Harris. Char lie Smith and Charlie Dixon, all colored, and ail chargcd with public drunkenness, are free on $25 bond, pending their appearance in court this afternoon. In jail under $25 bond are Louis Jardis and Freddie Murray, both colored, and both charged with pub lic drunkenness. Also charged with public drunk enness is John Ellison, colored, Beaufort Also slated to appear in court is Archie Aarion. colored, charged with operating without an opera tor's license. He is free on $25 bond. Aarion was picked up Satur day night. Cited for appearance in the court this afternoon is John Mills, Beau fort, charged with speeding 55 miles an hour in a 39 mile zort* on Ann street Monday morning. The arrests were made by Chief Garner, Captain Wade and LL Otis Willis.