NEWS-TIMES OFFICE 504 Arendall St. Morahnd City Phone 6-41 75 NEWS-TIMES ??' 42nd YEAR, NO. 41. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-FOUR PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1953 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Morehead Annexation Election Is Tomorrow x Tomorrow not more than 162H voters will decide whether or not Morehead City will extend its cor porate limits. The annexation election tomor row covers the state property west of Thirty-fourth street south of the railroad; the area west of Twenty fifth street between the railroad and highway 70 to the western limit of the state property; and the area between Twenty-fifth and Twenty eighth streets north to Calico creek. When the registration books closed two weeks ago, 162 residents of the area had qualified them selves as voters and put their names on the books. The polling place will be at the Clyde Jones building on West Arendell street. If a majority of the registered voters in the area cast their ballots to join the city, the areas will be taken into the city; otherwise they will not. Judges for the election are John T. Conner of 2716 Arvon street and Luther Norris of 2712 Homes drive. Clyde Jones is the registrar. The election is being run by the Car teret county board of elections. Fred R. Seeley is chairman of the board of elections. Registration and voting in the election is restricted by state law to residents of the area who are qualified state and county voters. No absentee ballots will be accept . ' ed in the election. The city has promised to give the residents and property owners of the area six kinds of service if ! i they are incorporated. These serv i ices include water mains for fire b hydrants, street lights, guaranteed I fire protection, police protection. street maintenance, and zoning and , city planning. ( In explaining the proposal, . Mayor George W. Dill has said, iV "Our primary purpose is to insure the orderly growth of Morehead City and only secondary is the mat iter of tax revenue. This property will have to be in the city several years before the gain in taxes will offset our immediate expenses in giving services to the area." Leading the opposition to annex ation has been O. O. Fulcher. A pe tition asking for a referendum on the qutntion and voicing apBQAitfop to the proposal was presented at a public hearing April 6 by Claud Wheatly, attorney for Mr% Fulcher and others. The petition was sign ed by 104 residents. Many of the residents of the [I areas feel that the election will be decided by a close vote. They point out that there ^re few residents I who are undecided on the issue I and most have definite opinions on - the annexation problem. jJaycees Favor ? Coastal Highway At Monday night's meeting, the Morehead City Jaycees unanimous ly adopted a resolution in support of the coastal highway proposed by the chamber of commerce. Joe DuBois, manager of the chamber of commerce, asked the club to adopt the resolution after citing the advantages of a highway along the outer banks ?nd connect ing with US 70 at Cedar Island or Atlantic. Jimmy Wallace, chairman ?f the Miss North Carolina pageant, re ported that 34 clubs throughout the state have indicated that they will sponsor contestants in the pageant, lie said that arrangements are be ing made for prizes for the winner of the pageant and other plans for the pageant are rapidly nearing completion. Sam Guthrie and James Webb reported on the results of the Miss Morehead City pageant held last week. The club gave a vote of thanks to all who had helped to ' make the contest a success. Bobby Bell conducted balloting for the Rudolph Dowdy award given each year to the external committee which does the best work during the year. Results of the voting will be announced at Monday's meeting. The directors of the club an nounced that the governmental af fairs committee had been chosen as the best internal committee dur ' ing the past year. Herbert Phil lips, chairman of the committee, was named to the post of state di rector. , Several of the members reported on the events at last week's state convention in Asheville and the election of Jimmy Wallace as na tional director. Bernard Leary, a former presi dent of the club, presented Mr. Wallace with his national direc tor's pin. Mr. Wallace then thank ed the club for its support before and during the convention. He al, so expressed his thanks to those from other clubs who had support ed him at the convention. Oscar Joslyn was elected to the office of sheriff to replace L. G. Dunn. Air Base Carnival v Stirs Much Debate A carnival show including tome gambling was held at Cherry Point this week for the benefit of the Navy Relief society and became the subject of debate throughout the state. Brigadier General William G. Manley, commanding general of the air station, commented that he could see "nothing wrong" with the carnival. The carnival and its attendant gambling became the objects of considerable discussion this week after Captain Lewis Session told a state newspaper that enlisted men were excused from duty Tuesday afternoon after being paid on con dition that they attend the carnival at the drill hall. General Manley in a statement said that no person was under duress to attend the carnival. Dur ing the first day of the carnival, he pointed out that some 5,000 at tended the show spending an aver age of slightly more than $2 apiece including the 25-cent admission charge. General Manley indicated that there are approximately 15.000 men on the base plus their families. General Manley acknowledged that the carnival included "some games of chance" but in the main there were typical carnival booths. The base rented the carnival equip ment from a professional company but all of the booths were operated by marine personnel. All of the profit from the carnival will go to the Navy Relief society. The society takes care of military personnel in need either by direct gifts or by loans. The air station hopes to raise a total of more than $30,000 through all phases of the drive this month. General Manley said the funds would go "for the best cause in the world ? right back to the boys." In his comments to the news paper, Captain Sessions said that he did not object to the society but felt that the "men stiould give vol untarily instead of gambling." The midway games included throwing games and other so-called "skill games" and some dice games and spinning wheel games. Gen eral Manley said that there were no roulette-type games in the car I nival. Outside the drill hall rides such as ferris wheels and others were installed. The carnival is only one of sev eral activities being staged at the base to raise funds for Navy Re lief. A ball will be held, and sev eral other committees are hard at 1 work on the base promoting the i j drive and making collections to support its activities. The Navy Relief society is administered t through the chaplains' office. Beaufort High to Hold Class Night Exercises Commencement exercises aH Beaufort high school will begin with senior class night exercises at 8 p.m. today in the school auditori um. -Baccalaureate services will he held Sunday morning, and gradation exercises, at which 55 seniors will receive their diplo mas, will be held Monday night. Andy Mason will be salutatorian at tonight's class night exercises, and Corrinne Scurlock will be val edictorian. Others taking part in the exercises will be Carol Jones, historian; Patsy Sadler, statisticion; Joan Chipman, poet; Barbara Mc Kay, testator; Ann Noe, grumbler; Wilma Woodard, prophet; and Clyde Bell, giftorian Words for the farewell song were written by Bitsy Brooks, Jean Tay lor and Bobby Smith. Words for other songs to be sung during the exercises were written by Wilma Woodard, Frank Gillikin and Bob by Smith. The Rev. James P. Dees, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church, will preach the sermon at the baccalau reate services at 1 1 :15 a.m. Sunday in the school auditorium. The Rev. L. A. Lewis, pastor of the Beaufort Methodist circuit, will give the invocation. The Rev. B. D. Critcher, pastor of Ann Street Methodist church, will realty the scripture and will lead the prayer. The Rev. James E. Howard, pastor of the Free Will Baptist church, will give the benediction. The school glee club will sing several hymns during the ser vice. B. E. Tarkington, principal of the school, will present diplomas to the graduating seniors and will al so award medals at the graduation exercises at 8 p.m. Monday in the school auditorium. Speakers at the graduation and their subjects will be Phyllis Piner, The True Glory of a Nation; Eliz abeth Woodard. Faith; Jean Carol Taylor. The Higher Patriotism; Donald Taylor. The Aristocracy of Service; Fay Merrell, The Weaving of Our Destiny, and Lewis Wood ard, Every Man's Responsibility. Gordon Davis will present the class gift which will be accepted by Raymond Ball. Ted Spivey will present the mascots' diplomas. Music during the exercises will be provided by Barbara Harris, pianist; Patricia Daniels, soloist; and the school glee club. Graduating seitiors are Inez Smith Baker. Edwin Bccton, Pat sy Becton, Carl Bell. Clyde Bell, Johnny etts. Bitsy Brooks, Margar et Bryant, Verna Carraway, Joan Chipman. Roy Clcmmons, Wallace Conner, Thelma Darling, Gordon Davis. Nellie Ward Demolc. Jackie Dick inson, Peggy Dixon, Christine Dunn. Beaulah Eubanks, Billy Eu dy, Charles Farlow, Frank Gilli kin. Virginia Hill, Molly Hopkins. Carol Jones, Kay Lewis, William Longest, Andy Mason. Lou Ann Mason, Barbara Good win McKay. Fay Merrell, Joyce Merrell, Jimmy Modlin, Ann Noe, Johnnie Olund, B. G. O'Neal, Ann Owens. Minnie Pake, PhyUis Pin See BEAUFORT, Page Z Newport Seniors Plan Exercises Graduation exercises Monday in the school auditorium will climax a week of activities for 25 Newport high school seniors. The commencement program will begin at 8 o'clock Monday night. Edgar B. Comer, principal of the school, will preside and present the diplomas. Dr. Robert L. Holt, di rector of religious activities at East Carolina college in Green ville, will make the commencement address. This morning at 10:30 o'clock the Dr. labert L. Holt school will hold graduation exer cises (or the eighth grade and to night at 8 o'clock the senior class will hold the annual class night program in the school auditorium. Sunday morning at 11 o'clock in the school auditorium, the Rev. J. H. Waldrop. jr. pastor of the New port Methodist church will preach the baccalaureate sermon for the graduating class. Dr. Holt joined the faculty of East Carolina college in 13SO. He received the Fh.D. degree from Duke university in Christian ethics in lflSl. He is also a graduate of Wake forest college. Seniors who will receive their diplomas Monday night are .lacko lyn Garner Edwards. Claudctte Col bert Slaughter, Betty Catherine Clements. Annis Holland Riggs. Clara Mae Guthrie. Glenda Flor ence Parrish. Jean Carolyn Gar ner, Mary, Frances Craig, Cherry I^e Gross. Arminta Lilly. Gerry Miquel Garner. William Benjamin Widgeon. Aubrey Mathew Mason, Allen Howard Garner. Edna Earl Mann. Walter Kiner Chapman. Roy Nelson Dennis. Jr., Eleanor Gray Oakley, Judith Marvolena Griffin, Shirley Ann Smith. Peggy Louise Jenkins, Clarence Lee .Hardison. Rachel Quinii Mundine, Larry Lanue Smith, and Mignonette Kath eryne Palmer. Night Shrimp Catch Is $100,000 i In 48 Hours for Local Fishermen Power Interruptions Affect Whole County Power stoppages Sunday from 5 lo 6 a.m. and 7 to 7:30 p.m. will cut off electricity to all of Carteret county, llavelock and Slocum Village and the area served by the Carteret-Craven Electric Membership corporation except for the Maysville area. George B. Stovall, district man ager for the Carolina Power and Light compan>i reported that the cut-off was necessary to install a larger transformer to meet the company's increasing load. Tomorrow from 9 to 11 a.m. power will be cut off east of Smyrna. Those communities af fected will be Davis, Williston, Stacy, Sea l^vel, Atlantic, and Cedar Island. This interruption will allow the company to re-lo cate lines at the Sea Level hos pital. Mr. Stovall pointed out that the interruptions would be made, weather permitting. Superior Court ? To Hear Cases Three men were bound over to superior eourt after hearings Mon day in Morehead City recorder* court. A fourth served notice of appeal to superior court after he received 90 days on the roads. One of the defendants was order ed held for the grand jury on morals charges, and two were bound over for an investigation of j their sanity. I Vernon Robert (Red) Sanders, | Morehead City taxi driver, was I hound over to superior court after preliminary hearing in recorder's court on three morals charges in volving high school boys. Sunders, ^jsjlwoed with com mltting "the abominable and dc testable" erimc against nature willi mankind, attempting to commit I such a crime and possession of ob i scene literature for purpose of dis tribution. After hearing testimony by sev eral high school boys, Judge George H. McNeil found probable cause and ordered Sanders held for grand jury action. He is being held in the county jail under a $1.500 bornl Sanders was arrested last week after a long investigation by More | head City police officers Walter Murrell of Morehead City was also bound over to thi superior court for an inquisition into his sanity. Judge McNeil sai id that since about'40 people had sign ed an affidavit that Murrell was mentally deranged he did not be I lieve that he was capable of stano i Murreil was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of using loud and profane language, threatening with a loaded rifle, transporting loaded guns in a ear and threatening people at the Broadway cafe 1 Judge McNeil ordered that Mur Irell be held without bond since he believed him to be a danger to him self and the community. Samuel Forechette, who gave his address as Minneapolis. Minn., was also bound over to superior court for a sanity hearing. He is also Kpinie held without bond. | Forechette was charged with lar ceny of a motor vehicle, driving without a license and driving a mo tor vehicle without lights. Judge McNeil said that he doubted that Forechette was capable of being tried on the charges. Cecil Guthrie was sentenced to 90 days on the roads after his trial on three charges. futhr,f w? given 30 days for trespassing .10 I days for public drunkenness and 30 days for using loud and profane language. The sentences are to be served consecutively. Guthrie was found not guilty of peeping. Guthrie served notice of an ap peal to superior court and bond was set at $100. Tide Table Tides it Beaufort Bar HIGH I.OW Friday, May 22 3:01 a.m. 0:26 a.m. 3:43 p.m. 10:08 p.m. Saturday. May 23 3:55 a.m. 10:13 a.m. 4:31 p.m. 11:00 p.m. Sunday, May 24 4:45 a.m. 10:57 a.m. 5:16 p.m. 11:48 p.m. Monday, May 25 5:34 a.m. 11:39 a.m. 6:01 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 6:21 a.m. 12:33 a.m. 6:44 p.m. 12:21 p.m. Mary F. Paul Wins Beaufort Pageant Mary Frazier Paul won the Miss Beaufort beauty title at the Jay eees' pageant Wednesday night at the Heart of the Beach club, At lantic Beach. Second place in the contest went to Faye Merrell, and third place went to Molly Hopkins. Judges for the contest were Mayor George W. Dill, jr.. of More head City, Grover Mundcn of Morehead City. Robert L. Rose of Havelock, Lt. Floreda B. Duke of Cherry Point and Col. Donald Yost of Cherry Point. Wiley H. Taylor, jr., served as auditor. The 15 contestants were judged on the basis of their appearance in evening gowns and bathing suits. After the bathing suit competition, six of the entrants were chosen as finalists, and the winner and run ners-up were picked from among them. Other contestants in the pageant were Margaret Bryant. Patsy Sad ler, Bitsy Brooks, Emma Perry, Vickie Taylor, Ann Owens, Jackie Dickinson, Kay Lewis, Ann Noe, Jean Taylor, Marie Webb and Jane j Davis. j Miss Beaufort was crowned by Mayor Dill who presented her wilh a bouquet. Mr. Rose has offered ! her a car for her use during the Miss North Carolina pageant in I July. Miss Paul will bo Beaufort's en trant in the Miss North Carolina pageant to be held July 15-17 in Morehead City. The winner of the state pageant will take part in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, N. J. Chuck Stephens' orchestra play ed during the contest and for the dancing which followed it. During the intermission, the llarmaniacs. Cherry Point's harmonica trio, en tertained the audicnce. Comedy routines were provided by John Duncan and A. C. Blanken ship of the Beaufort Jaycees. Ron ald Karl Mason, who acted as mas ter of ceremonies for the pageant, served as straight man for the two comedians. Attendance at the pageant was about 700 persons, and the Jaycees were pleased with the success of the pageant. The club has express ed its thanks to the NEWS TIMES, WMBL, Willard Avery Television service, the management of the Heart of the Beach, the sheriffs j department, the judges, the con testants, the Morehead City Jay- ! cees who helped with the sale of tickets, Miss Betty Lou Merrill who served as directress of the pageant and all who helped to make it a success. Morehead City Seniors To Hear Dr. C. S. Green Emeritus Club Hears Editor Santford Martin, editor of the Winston Salem Sentinel, spoke to the Emeritus Civic elub Monday j night on "Some Symbols of Unity ( in the Free World." ,? Basing his talk on information he obtained while attending a newspaper conference in Paris, J France. Mr. Martin described the North Atlantic Treaty Organization i as the "best instrument to keep ' world peace." i The International Tress Institute was formed as a permanent organ ' i/ation at the Paris meeting. Ed itors representing 35 democratic nations met at the founding con ference. if the free nations of the world stay united," Mr. Martin said, "there will not be a third world war." He predicted the continued co operation of the United States and England and the continued adher ence of Japan to the family of dem ocratic nations. At the next regular meeting of the Emeritus club, Colonel H. N. Blanchard, retired chaplain of the V. S. Army and a member of the club, will give an informal talk. U. E. Swann of Beaufort was elected to membership at the meet ing. Monday s meeting of the club was held it the Rex restaurant. Mr. j i Martin was introduced by Dr. G. C. j Cooke. R. H. Dowdy, president of j the club, presided at the meeting. Atlantic Seniors x To Hear Hurlburt At Commencement Dr. Allen S. Hurlburt, director of i the educational research division of the University of North Caro- j lina. will be the speaker at Atlan tic high school's commencement i exercises, at 8 p.m. Monday in the school auditorium. ! H. L. Joslyn, county superin tendent of schools, will present the diplomas to the 14 members of the graduating class, according lo A. W. Pridgen, principal of the school. Class valedictorian will be Linda Smith. The salutatorian was to have been chosen yesterday after final marks were compiled. 1'accalaureatc services will be held at 11 a.m Sunday in the audi torium. The Rev. T. C. Smith of the Sea Level Baptist church will preach the sermon. Members of the graduating class are Emma Dora Hill. Ix>is Caroline Rose. Linda Smith, Wilma Joyce Styron, Ruth Aleene Taylor, Pau line Taylor. Dolores B. Willis, Frances Fulcher Willis. Teresa G. Willis. John Franklin Gillikin. Ray Evan Harris. Dennir Bryan Willis, Don K. Willis and Manley Roger Willis. r Lir. t. ayivesier ween, executive I vice-president of the medical foun dation, Chapel Hill, will be the, | speaker at Morehead City high ; school's commencement exercises at ft p.ni. Monday in i M school au ditorium. G. T. Windell, principal of the school, will present diplomas to Dr. C. S. Green the 45 members of the graduating class. Class valedictorian will be Mary Lou Norwood, and Carolyn Laine will be salutatorian. Dr. Frank Hall of Wilmington, former pastor of Webb Memorial Presbyterian church, will preach the sermon at the baccalaureate service at 8 p.m. Sunday in the school auditorium. The Rev. E. II. Harden of the First Christian church will give the invocation, the Rev. H. T. Payne of Franklin Memorial Methodist church will lead the congregation in prayer, the Rev. Bernard Petty of Camp Glenn Methodist church will read the scripture lesson and the Rev. Noah Brown of the Free I Will Baptist church will give the benediction. David Small will sing The lord's Prayer as part of the service, and Corinne Bell Webb will play the piano for the hymns. Members of the graduating class arc John Darious Ballon. Robert Kdward Ballon. Thomas Wayne Ballou. Roberl Moore Bass. Charles i Edward Beard. Vel ma Joyco Con i way. llattie Dc^ Davis. David Hales . Freshwater, Jean Adell Guthrie. I Judith Ray Guthrie. Julia Annette | Guthrie. Marcie Corina Guthrie. Mary Lawa Guthrie, Nettie Morse Guthrie, Dora'n Pcnn Kilpntrick. j Carolyn Ann Laine, J.- nin sirivt .he j members could not agree on "sueh | a small matter as store hours." The I motion was not seconded. ! Clyde Jones a guest at the meet ing. said that he felt that a mer chants association was needed and that he did not think it should dis band over the matter of store | hours. He suggested that the mat ter of hours he left up to the in dividual merchants. Mr. Jones said that there were : many important things which a merchants association could do be sides regulate store hours. He sug gested that the association sponsor a collection agency which would make it easier for members to col , lect overdue bills. I A motion to allow each individ ual merchant to set his own hours was not voted upon. It was then voted to take a mail poll of all members of the associa tion in order to insure that any hours established would be agree able to the majority of the mem bers. i It was pointed out that unless 'the majority of the members were ' in favor of changing the hours there would be no point in chang ing them since any group could form a majority at the next meet ing and vote a return to the old i hours. | The vote on the motion resulted in a tie, and Bob Howard, presid ing at the meeting, cast the decid ing vote in favor of the mail poll. Smyrna School To Graduate 27 Monday Night Smyrna high school will graduate 27 seniors at commencement exer cises at 8 p.m. Monday in the school auditorium. Stanley Dail, principal of the school, will pre sent the diplomas to the members of the graduating class. Valedictorian for the graduating class will be Wilma Finer, and Os borne C. Davis will be the saluta torian. Baccalaureate services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Sunday in the school auditorium. The Rev. Zeph ! N. Dcshields, pastor of the Otway ! c hristian church will preach at the service. ! Graduating seniors will be Sam uel Lee Willis, Laura Frances Gilli kin. Jessie I^ee Davis, Rhoua Hill j Gillikin, Jacqueline Lynch, Esther Lee Lewis, Doris Hill R->se. Joseph j Carol Lina, Anita Joyce Willis, Wil ma Finer, Sylvia Janet Nelson, Edith Willis, Bettv Jane Willis. Anita Louise Willis, Witford Ar lin Dixon. Osborne C. Davis. Hed rick D. Arthur. Rolans S. Lewis, Ralph W. Lawrence. Hedrick Gil likin, Leland Gillikin, Alton W. Faul, John E. Paige, William L. Sutton, Janice Lorraine Davis, James Allen Rose. Cecil Harold Gil likin and Edna Wiggins.