NEWS-TIMES OFFICE 804 A rand ell St. Morehead City Phone ?-4175 CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ?? 4jnd YEAR. NO. 44. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1953 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS -.gioners Al'?w The board of county commission-^ ers at their meeting yesterday morning voted to authorize James D. Potter, county auditor, to draw up a budget on the same basis as the 1952-53 budget. The board made two exceptions. The commissioners voted to allo cate $10,000 to the board of educa tion U> make up the total amount needed for the Camp Glenn school and to accept the welfare depart ment budget approved at the last meeting. Budgets for all other departments will remain as they have been during the current fiscal year. The action was taken after sev eral department heads asked the board for budget increases for next year. R. M. Williams, county farm agent, and Miss Martha Barnett, home demonstration agent asked the board to authorize ten per cent salary increases for some of the employees in their departments. They also asked the commission ers to authorize the employment of an assistant home demonstration agent to work with 4-H club girls throughout the county. They said that the county's share of the assis tant's salary would be $1,500. Dr. N. Thomas Ennett, county health officer, asked for an in crease of about $3,000 over last year's health department budget. He said that about $420 would be for proposed salary increases for department employees and the rest represented the decrease in the funds received from other sources and the increase in the depart ment's operating expenses. He pointed out that there has been little increase in the department's budget in recent years. E. M. Foreman, county fire war den, reported that there would be an increase in the cost of fire pro tection during the next fiscal year. He said that an increase in the valuation of the property in the county was responsible for an in crease in the county's share of ex pense for fire protection. In the past, the county has paid 30 per cent of the cost, with the state providing the rest of the funds. Next year,, the county will have to pay 35 per cent. H. L. Joslyn, county superinten dent of schools, asked the commis sioners to approve the action of the board of education in voting to transfer money if necessary to com plete the work on the Camp Glenn school. The commissioners ap proved the transfer of money from the current operating expense fund to the capital outlay fund. In urging the county to adopt a budget similar to the present one, Dr. K. P. B. Bonner, chairman of the board, said that the requests of the various department heads are far ahead of tlfe total possible See COMMISSIONERS, Page 6 Tobacco Demand Expected Firm A firm domestic demand for most tobacco, especially cigarette types, is expected in the year ahead, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond reported this week. On the assumption that employ ment and consumer incomes will continue at a high level, it seems likely that consumption of ciga rettes, cigars, smoking tobacco, and snuff will be as large or larger than, last year, the report states. The export demand for the 1933 crop, however, is much more un certain. There is some likelihood that leaf exports in 1953 will be larger than the 1952 total which was almost a fourth below 1951 and the smallest for any peacetime year since 1918. Favorable factors on the export side are the low stocks of United States flue-cured abroad in rela tion to consumption; the continued preference for American-type ciga rattes by many foreign smokers; and the evidence of improvement in ? the economic positions of sev eral important importing countriei. On the reverse side of the picture, the major problem will continue to be the availability of dollar ex change to foreign buyers. The Department of Agriculture has announced that the 1953 crops of flue-cured, burley and Maryland tobaccos will be supported at 90 per cent of parity. The minimum support level for flue-cured was set at 47.9 cents per pound aa against last year's 50.8*ent aver age. The burley minimum has been set at 46.6 cents this year compared with 49.5 centa last year; and Maryland tobacco will have a minimum support rate of 50.4 cents per pound was announced for the 1953 crops which will be sold next spring. The actual level of support will . not be leaa than these prices and will be Increased if the level com puted at the beginning of the mar keting year is higher than the an nounced minimum. fttBUMMlAMiiaCilfeHattMIMMI > Miss Morehead City Miss Judy Perry will be hostess to the Miss North Carolina beauty pageant here in July as Miss Morehead City of 1953. She was named at a contest sponsored by the Morehead City Jaycees. Photo by Jerry Schumacher Choral Club Production To be Staged Tomorrow Shrimp Trawler Runs Aground K The Beaufort shrimp trawler. Lively Lady, went aground Satur day morning near Fort Macon after its motor refused to start. The trawler was still aground yesterday although plans were underway to refloat it. William Bates, operator of the trawler, said that it grounded short ly after midnight when its battery went dead. Bates, James Landall and Robert Modlin, all of Beaufort, had stopped shrimping for a short time and were drifting with the engine cut off. When they attempted to start the engine again, they discovered that the battery was dead and the engine would not start They an chored outside the breakers and notified the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard arrived on the scepe and attempted to take the trawler in tow. As the Coast Guard began to pull on the tow line, a member of the trawler's crew cut the anchor line. The tow line, which apparently had not been made fast to the traw ler, came loose, and a strong south west breeze drove the trawler ashore. The three crewmen reached shore safely. The trawler is in six feet of water a short distance off shore. It is being pounded by the surf, and there is a possibility that it will break up before it can be refloated. ? The annual summer production of the Beaufort Choral club will open at > p.nj. tomorrow in the Beaufort school auditorium and will continue through Friday. Tickets for the song, dance and piano revue may be obtained at Merrill's in Beaufort or at Leary's in Morehead City. They may also be obtained from members of the Beaufort or Morehead City Band Boosters' clubs, which are spon soring the show. The revue, staged and directed by Mrs. Virgina Hassell, will in clude original interpretations of all-time song hits by such compos ers as Victor Herbert Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Puc cini and Sibelius. One of the features of the show will be a three-scene adaption of Kern's musical comedy hit, Rober ta. The revue will also include 12 choral numbers, piano duets by Mrs. Hassell and Merry Palazzo and four song and dance production numbers. Among those taking part in the revue are Sally Herring, Betty Lou Merrill, B. G. O'Neal, Jimmy Webb, Dee Waldrop, Rachel Mundine, Bobby Bell. Sal Palazzo, George Stafford and Corinne Webb. Among the song hits which will be presented are Strike Up the Band, Rhapsody in Blue, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, The Conti nental, Lovely to Look At, Sere nade in Blue and many others. The cast, which includes a chor us of 90, and the production crew has been working since February to make the revue a success. The Choral club's production last summer, Parade of Stars, played to a packed house for two nights. Ocracoke Students Tend Graves of Englishmen * Ocracoke school children have again held a memorial service at the "Cunningham" cemetery on the island where {our Englishmen from the HMS Bedfordshire, torpedoed in May 1942. are buried. Last year the story of the Brit ish graveyard with its four croues for Lieutenant Tom Cunningham, Stanley A. Craig, and two unidenti fied sailors, aroused much interest. The British Embassy in Washing ton, D. C., sent small flags in the name of "Her Majesty's Ambassa dor" and thanked "the community and the local Coast Guard unit for its care of the graveyard." Four more flags came from a man in Norfolk with the request lot the address of Lt. Cunning ham's son in England; a large Brit ish flag came from ? lady In York, Pa.; and letters came from people bow living in various parts of North Carolina who had known Lt Cunningham and CapL Davis, of ficer-in -charge of the Bedfordshire during its short stay In More head City. 8. S. SUvuson of Henctanon, who had entertained the two of ficers aboard his yacht in Morehead City on May 10, four days before their bodies were found on Ocra coke beach, sent two pictures of the officers taken on hit yacht. Last summer. Hiss Fannie Pearl Fulcher of Ocracoke and Raleigh, took these letters and pictures to Mrs. Cunningham and Mrs. Davis when she visited them in England while on a tour of Europe. Both wives were delighted to receive the pictures and letters. The body of Capt. Davis was never identi fied, but letters from Mrs. Davis indicate that she likes to think that he is buried with his friend on Ocracoke "where people are in terested." Another body was found and buried at Cape Hatteraa; and an other found on a shoal in Pamlico sound was buried at Swan Quarter. AU were identified aa personnel from the Bedfordshire, a British patrol craft, which disappeared with all handa lott en route from Norfolk to its temporary home port at Morehead City 11 years ago. Hail Damage to County Tobacco Farms Estimated to be $70,000 School Board * Honors Moore The county board of education, i at a meeting last week, adopted a resolution commending Dr. L. W. Moore of Beaufort, who recently re tired after 16 years as chairman of the board. The resolution was offered by Charles V. Webb and seconded by D. Mason, who served with Dr. Moore on the old board of educa tion. It was adopted unanimously. The resolution follows: Whereas, Dr. L. W. Moore has served as chairman of the board of education of Carteret county for 16 years, and Whereas, Dr. Moore has given freely of his time and energy to the cause of education in Carteret county, often to the neglect of his 'practice and personal health, and Whereas, Dr. Moore felt that he must give up his office as a mem ber of the board of education of Carteret county in the interest of his health, and Whereas, the 1953 general assem bly named a successor to Dr. Moore, Therefore, be it resolved that we the old members, Charles V. Webb and D. Mason, and the new mem bers, R. W. Safrit, jr., W. B. Allen and Theodore B. Smith and the ex officio secretary, H. L. Joslyn, take this means of expressing our deep and heartfelt appreciation for the untiring efforts of Dr. Moore in the cause of education and for his loyal friendship and leadership in both public and private life, That we commend him for his abiding interest in and concern for the welfare of the schools, the chil dren and the teachers of Carteret county; his untiring and unselfish devotion in service to them; his proven loyalty to his convictions, and his fairness, congeniality and cooperation with the board in all its deliberations and activities both individually and as a body; Be it resolved further, fltat'in our opinion, the schools of Carteret county have, through the severance of his services, lost a valued coun sellor and friend, whose high ideals and patriotic and unselfish services may well be taken as a guide and inspiration to succeeding members of this board; Be it resolved further that a copy of this resolution be spread upon the minutes of this board, a copy delivered to Dr. L. W. Moore and a copy given to the press. Wildwood Crash Injures Four * A Newport man and three Cherry Point marines were injured Satur day afternoon in a wreck on US 70 near Wildwood. Lem A. Gibblc of Newport was taken to the More head City hospital where he is be ing treated for a chest Injury. Jon Ray Robson, C. W. Jackson and L. M. Torcsdahl were taken to the Cherry Point dispensary. The ex tent of their injuries is unknown. Gibblc was a passenger in a pickup truck being driven by Gar field Clark of Newport. Clark told Highway Patrolman J. W. Sykes that he was driving west on US 70 at the time of the accident He said that a car approaching from the opposite direction skidded and then cut across the road in front of him. Clark's truck (truck the other car in the side. Robson told the patrolman that he tried to stop when a jeep in front of him slowed down and sig nalled for a left turn. He said that his car skidded more than 100 feet after he applied his brakes. Rob son told Sykes that when he saw that he would be unable to stop he cut to the left in front of the other line of traffic. Robson said that he was faced with the choice of striking the car in front of him or taking a chance on avoiding the oncoming traffic. He finally decided to take a chance on turning to the left. Robaon has been charged with careless and reckless driving and will be tried today in county re corder's court. Tide Table Tide* it BeiafM-t Bar HIGH LOW Tueaday, June 2 11:36 a.m. 5:36 a.m. 11:80 p.m. 5:50 p.m. Wedneaday, Juae 3 6:27 a.m. 12:34 p.m. 6:58 p.m. Thnraday, Juae 4 12:56 a.m. 7:22 an. 1:36 p.m. 6:01 p.m. Friday, J? I 2:00 a.m. 6:20 a.m. 2:41 pjn. 6:10 pjD. Miss Beaufort Miss Mary Frazier Paul was named Miss Beaufort of 1953 at a contest sponsored by the Beaufort Jaycees recently. She will repre sent Beaufort in the Miss North Carolina contest. l*h ? 4 Reparians Hear TrumanKemp ' Truman Kemp of the Morehcad City Garment company spoke on relations between management and employees at Thursday night's meeting of the Morehcad City Rotary club. Mr. Kemp reviewed an article in The Kotarian which said that man agement often does not know what employees really want. He said that this was proven by a survey of various industrial plants which was taken in 1946. He said that as a result of the survey, many plants have begun holding religious exercises during working hours, and some have em ployed full-time ministers to offer advice and guidance to their em ployees. Mr. Kemp said that the garment company is one of the plants which holds a weekly religious service. The service is very popular with the workers, according to Mr. Kemp. The speaker was introduced by Albert Gaskill, who was program chairman for the night. Henry Edwards of the Newport Rotary club was a guest at the meeting. Masontown Suffers Heaviest Fall; x Bogue, Peletier, Stella Also Hit Hail damage to tobacco in the Newport, Bogue. Peletier, and Stella area Sunday night has been estimated at around $70,000. In the Newport section of the county hail foil in two bursts of about five minutes each, it was reported. The size of the hail-stones ! ranged from that of marbles to walnuts, with the fall being quite heavy. In addition to the tobacco damage, corn and gardens were also hurt by the hail. Tobacco in the Masontown section is almost a com ??? - ? Havelock Plans Town Election Due to an error in planning, con fusion has developed in Havelock I concerning the town's incorpora tion election next week. An error in the drawing of the map and the wording of a bill passed in the General Assembly in cludes the Pine Acres section of Havelock. The interim committee guiding the town's efforts at in corporation have stated that they had no intention of adding Pine Acres. The election will take place next Tuesday. A total of 47 residents had registered for the election through the first two registration days. The election will be limited to those qualified voters who register. A qualified voter does not have to own property in the proposed area but must meet the ordinary state qualifications for voting. Reports from informed sources reveal that the residents of the Pine Acres section are expected to vote almost unanimously against the incorporation proposal. Agitation for Havelock incor poration started last December when a public meeting was called in the auditorium of the Cherry Point school. At that time a com mittee to study the proposal and prepare a possible budget and tax schedule under the chairmanship of Robert L. Rose wps established. Flnce -Aha t time the propoMd boundaries of the area to be incor porated have been changed several times. The bill setting the election which passed through the General Assembly was introduced by Sam Whitehurst, Craven county assem blyman. Leaders of the town re port that Mr. Whitehurst intro duced his bill in exact accord with the instructions which they gave him. In discussing the election, resi dents of the Pine Acres section have been urged to register and vote by J. C. Godwin and W. J. Wynne, two members of the com mittee. They point out that the area was included by mistake but that nothing can be done about it now. Jt Temperatures Still High Despite Heavy Rainfall Temperatures in the county re mained high in the closing days of May despite the heavy rains which fell Sunday night. The highest temperature re corded in the last four days of the month was 85 on Sunday. Max. Min Thunday. May 28 80 62 Friday, May 20 82 60 Saturday, May 30 81 60 Sunday, May 31 85 74 School Improvement Tied To City Limit Extension "There is no question but that the Camp Glenn school would be a better school if it were annexed to Morehead City," H. L. Joslyn, su perintendent of Carteret county schools, said this week in an inter view. Pointing out that state law for bids transportation of children in buses from one school district to another if schools are available, Mr. Joslyn said that for sometime no effort has been made to keep children from the areas west of the present city limits from attend ing the Morehead City school. "In the near future we will defi nitely have to make some new ar rangement," he said. Both schools have been greatly over-crowded in recent years, but some of this should be alleviated by the new Camp Glenn school building. Low bids were awarded on this project last week. "Our school planning would be greatly simplified. If the Camp Glenn school area were a part of Morehead City," Mr. Joslyn com mented. He pointed out that if the two schools were in one system, the system could make use of teaching personnel such as public school music and band which would not be available to the Camp Glenn school U H ware not in the town. in allocating leachcrs under the state system which is baaed on average daily attendance, both schools would benefit if they were in a system and could be consider ed as a single unit, Mr. Josiyn said. The Morehead City school will be entitled to two more teachers next year on the basis of its average daily attendance, he reported. Local fire insurance agents, have also reported that rates on stand ard dwellings would be reduced from 52 cents per $100 value to 23 cents per $100, if the areas were incorporated. The reduction would be proportional on business build ings. Real estate men also state that property values will increase be cause of city services and protec tion, if the areas are annexed. FHA loans are also restricted to homes with access to city utilities service or homes with water and other util itiei supplied. Zoning protection of property will also act to increase and pro tect the values of property. The city promised the areas in ita statements before the recent an nexation election that water mains and zoning protection would be ex tended to any area added to the town. Annexation waa defeated at that time by U votes. r,m*ic loss wim some farm leaders estimating the total damage at $50,000 to $60,000. The damage in the Boguc sec tion was estimated at approximate ly $15,000 to $20,000 No damage reports were available from Pele tier and Stella, though it was re ported that hail fell in those sec tions. One farmer said that for the past four years he had been carrying hail insurance without ever collect ing so this year he hadn't taken out any insurance. Leaders reported that in general most of the tobacco had not been insured against hail damage. In the Masontown area, windows were broken in houses, and resi dents of Newport said that their yards and grounds were complete ly covered by stones after each of the two hail flurries. C. S. Long, vocational agricul tural instructor at the Newport school, reported that the hail "was very bad on the farms." "The Ma sontown section was hit harder than any other section 1 have seen," he said. The county farm agent. R. M. Williams, said that in addition to tobacco damage, farmers had re ported to his office that corn, toma toes, watermelons and other gar den crops were damaged heavily by the hail. "Farmers from the Bogue section estimate their dam age at about $15,000 to $20,000," he said, "and farmers reporting from the Masontown area have esti mated their damage at approxi mately $50,000 to $60,000. Looter Arrested With 'Hot' Eggs ' George Mitchell. Negro, was caught with the "eggs in his pockets" early Sunday morning, after Beaufort police officers were told that a man was looting the ice box on the fishing vessel, W. A. Macc. Carlton Garner, chief of th? Beaufort police, reported that Mitchell came up to him as he boarded the vessel and said, "the man who was at the icebox just went that way." A boy who had reported the looting to the police, said. "That's the man right there." After his arrest. Chief Garner said that Mitchell's pockets were full of eggs and that eggs, butter, and sausage were found on the stern of the Commander which was moored beside the W. A. Mace. The police officers were return ing to their headquarters after ar resting Charlie Wilson, Negro, of Beaufort, route 1, for trespassing on property near Front street, when the boy ran out in the street, stopped them and reported that a man was ransacking the icebox, Chief Garner said. In other action over the week end, Bernicc B. Fulcher was charged with failing to give proper supervision to her minor children and contributing to their delin quency. She was cited to appear in county recorder's court today. Chief Garner reported that her ? children had been spotted roaming the streets late at night and early in the morning. Lillian Pittman of Morehead City was arrested for public drunk enness and will be tried in re corder's court this afternoon. Also arrested for public drunkenneaa were Harry Simpson. Beaufort, route 1, John Brown. Negro, Savan nah, Ga., and Ernest Bright. Negro, Beaufort. All of these cases will be tried in municipal recorder'* court. James Rogers, Negro, of Bel grade. Fla., was arrested for allow ing Jack Cuspert, Negro, of Bel grade, to drive his car while under the influence of an intoxicating beverage. Cuspert was arrested for driving an automobile drunk. John W. Thompson, Negro, Beau fort, and William Murray, Negro, were cited to appear in recorder*! court for driving with improper mufflers. Marvin O. Pasimore, Ne gro. Homestead, Fla., was charged with failure to stop at the inter- ' section of Cedar and Queen streets. Few Place* Left G. T. Windell. principal of tfM Morehead City school, says that there are a few openings left in the school's post-graduate commer cial course and haa asked thoae in terested in the course to contact him at the school during the i ten days or at bil home.