CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES "" 42nd YEAR, NO. 47. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-FOUR PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1953 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS NEWS-TIMES OFFICE 504 AtmmUU St. Morehsad City Phone 6-4175 Vernon Sanders Given Two Years on Roads * Vernon R. (Red) Sanders, jr.," Morehead City taxi driver, was sen tenced to two years on the roads in Carteret county superior court this week after he entered guilty pleas to three morals charges. Sanders pluad guilty to charges of committing a crime against na ture, attempting to commit such a crime and possessing obscene lit erature for distribution or sale. Cecil Guthrie was sentenced to 30 days on the roads for public drunkenness and using loud and profane language. He was found not guilty of trespass. Jon Enoch Conquest was given an 18-month suspended sentence for abandonment and non-support. The sentence was suspended on condition that he pay $10 each week for the support of the prosecuting witness, pay her maternity expens es, pay $5 each week for the sup port of the child if it lives, and pay the costs of court. The costs will include $150, the expense to the county of bringing Conquest back from Mississippi. Jimmie Long was given suspen ded sentences amounting to two years and one month on two counts of public drunkenness. The 30 day sentence was suspended on condition that he pay a fine of $50 and costs. A two-year sentence on the sec ond count was suspended on con dition that hee pay another fine of $50 and costs. The fines are to be paid by June 23. Robert Dudley was given a 30 day suspended sentence on charges of public drunkenness, disturbing the peace and destroying town property. Dudley's sentence was suspended on condition that he pay a fine of $10 and costs and purchase a mattress for the Morehead City jail. Norman Bed Larkee was found not guilty after his trial on charges of failing to yield the right of way, failing to stop at a traffic light and operating a car with improp er brakes. Robert Robinson was found not guilty of leaving his car unattend ed, allowing it to hit another car. D. G. Davis withdrew his ap peal on a public drunkenness charge. His case was remanded to Morehead City recorder's court for sentencing. Roland R. Vane was ordered to pay costs for forcible trespass. He was originally charged with theft of an outboard motor but was al See COURT, Page 7 Former Road K Official Dies W. Guy Hargett, 57, former high way commissioner ?or the second division died Monday morning at bis home in Richlands. Mr. Hargett was responsible ior road and prison operations in the old second division which included Carteret, Craven, Onslow, Jones, Pamlico, Lenoir, Greene, Pitt, Washington, Beaufort, Hyde and Tyrrell counties. He was appointed by Gov. W. Kerr Scott in 1949 and was succeeded last month by May nard Hicks of Snow Hill. A leader in Jones county affairs, he was one of the organizers of the Jones-Onslow Electric Member ship corporation and served as its secretary-treasurer. He also helped to organize the Kinston Production credit association. He served 18 years as a member of the Jones county board of com missioners and also served on the state board of agriculture. Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon in the Richlands Methodist church, and burial was in the family cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ridie Hargett of the home; a son. William B of State college; a daughter, Mrs. Richard Smith of Kinston; and two sisters, Mrs. J. Ruth Harris of Burkesville, Vi.t and Mrs. Ann Mitchell of Reida ville. Stroud's Market Starts Sixth Year Stroud's Food Center is starting on its sixth year of business opera tion in Morchead City today. C. N. Stroud moved his grocery business from Haveloek to More head City on June 11, 1948. Today and tomorrow, in celebration, Stroud's is conducting a store-wide sale. Early this year Earl Freeman purchased a substantial interest in the business and became general manager. Ross Simpson is in charge of the meat market, assisted by Bill Porter. Mrs. Georgia Parker is in charge of the produce and maga zine departments. Mrs. Earl Free man and Miss Jackie Taylor are the cashiers and Donald Rbue is in charge of delivery. Fish School Pupils Given Certificates' Forty-one students at the second annual Sports Fishing institute re ceived certificates last night at a banquet at the Morehead City Tech nical institute, site of the school. The certificates were awarded by Dr. Fred S. Barkalow, jr., of the school of agriculture, State college. Henry A. Lyman of Boston, pub lisher of The Salt Water Sports man, was the speaker at the ban quet. George Ross of the state depart ment of conservation and develop ment served as toastmaster at the banquet. The students, themselves, provided entertainment at the ban quet. The school will end with a lunch eon this afternoon at the technical institute. The school, sponsored by the extension division of State col lege, opened Monday morning. E. W. Ruggles, director of the extension division, and M. E. Starnes, assistant director, orig inated the school in an effort to promote interest in North Caro lina's salt water sport fishing. The students receive instruction on various types of salt water fish ing and the equipment which is needed for each type. Types of fishing covered by the course are gulf stream, sound and surf fishing. The classroom instruction is sup plemented by field trips in which the students put into practice what they have learned in the lectures. They have already made trips to the gulf stream, the sound and off shore, and this morning's final ses- t sion will be devoted to surf fishing off Bogue banks. Mr. Ruggles reports that the fish ing has been excellent during the week. On Tuesday's gulf stream trip, the anglers boated more than 1,000 pounds of fish. The director said that the fisher men's luck was almost as good on the sound and off-shore fishing trips Wednesday and yesterday. The Morehead City Jaycees spon sored a flounder-gigging trip for the students Wednesday night. The choppy water made visibility diffi cult and the catch was only fair. The 41 students, from nine states and the District of Columbia, each paid $100 for the week of instruc tion and fishing. The price in eluded tuition, room and board and the cost of the fishing trips. Instructors for the school are Rod Amundson of the state Wild life Resources commission; Dr. Barkalow; jWr. Ruggles; Mr. Starnes; Mr. Lyman; R. A. Fredin, U. S. Fish and Wildlife service. Beaufort; Ted Henson, southeast casting champion, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Paul Howard, sports fishing and casting expert, Philadelphia, Pa.; Ottis Purifoy, Ottis' fishing fleet, Morehead City: E. W. Roe lofs, Institute of Fisheries Re search, Morehead City; A. L. Scott. Columbia, S. C.; Tony Seamon, sportsman, Morehead City; and G. i B. Talbot, Fish and Wildlife serv ice, Beaufort. Oceanographers Study Gulf Stream Currents x A group of scientists working^ out of Morehead City hope to" prove that changes In the currents of the gulf stream are caused by tides in the Gulf of Mexico. The four scientists, headed by Bill von Aux, are from the Woods Hole Oceanographic institution. Woods Hole, Mass. They are work ing aboard the institution's 97-foot yawl, Caryn. Working with the latest in scien tific equipment, the group works back and forth across the gulf stream, measuring water tempera ture, salinity, depth and the speed of the current. The men say that, contrary "to popular opinion, the gulf stream is not a steady, evenly flowing cur rent. Instead it pulses and changes speed frequently. Mr. von Aux hopes to prove that these pulsa tions are caused by changes in the tides in the Gulf of Mexico. The stream not only changes the speed of its current, it also changes location. The edges move, and the line of maximum current may vary as much as 20 miles although most See GULF STREAM, Pace 7 Wheat Acreage K Deadline Nears B. J. May, manager of the coun ty PMA office, has announced that June 30 will be the deadline for farmers to apply for wheat acreage allotments on new farms. New farms are those on which no wheat was grown for harvest during 1SS1, 1952 or 1953. Any farmer, who has informed the PMA office that he grew wheat for har vest during that period, will not have to apply for an allotment. Any farmer, who is interested in obtaining an allotment, must apply in person at the PMA office and file a written application. Ap plication forms are available at the office. The county committee will review the applications, and allot ments will be issued to those who are qualified. According to records in the PMA office, about 35 farmers in the county have grown wheat for har vest during at least one of the last three years. Tide Table Tides at Beaafort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, June It 8:34 a.m. 8:45 p.m. 2:44 a.m. 2:37 p.m. Satarday, June 11 9:20 a.m. 9:37 p.m. 3:28 a.m. 3:23 p.m. Saaday, Jane 14 10:04 a.m. 10:19 p.m. 4:09 a.m. 4:09 p.m. Maadajr, Jane IS 10:48 a.m. 11:00 p.m. 4:50 a.m. 4:35 p.m. Taeaday, Jane 18 11:38 a.m. 11:42 pjn. 5:31 a.m. 5:43 p.m. m? . -i . i -X I Davis Pastor Commended The Carteret county ministerial association has drawn up a com mendation for the Rev. M. R. Haire, pastor of the Davis Baptist church, who is leaving to become pastor of the First Baptist church of Jack- I sonville. The commendation was drawn up 1 by a committee comprised of the ? Rev. R. H. Jackson of the Davis Free Will Baptist church and the Rev. John H. Bunn of the First Baptist church of Morehead City. The commendation follows: The Carteret county ministerial association commcnds the Rev. Marvin R. Haire to the First Bap tist church of Jacksonville, and to the Jacksonville ministerial asso ciation. Brother Haire has been an out standing Christian and leader in the work of the Carteret county ministerial association. During his pastorate in the Davis church, all organizations within the church made remarkable progress. Under his leadership two missions were organized; one at Newport and one at Harkers Island. The Newport mission is now organized into the First Baptist church of Newport, , and the Rev. D. B. Cummings has been called as full-time pastor of this new church. As a man, Brother Haire was a prince among his fellows, a Chris tian gentleman in every respect; always magnifying the Christian spirit. Ever sincere and deeply in terested in reaching individuals for higher usefulness in the work of the Master's kingdom. Brother Haire gave himself untiringly to inspiring others to the dedication of self and substance to the cause of Christ throughout the world. The influence of his leadership in the Davis Baptist church and his fine fellowship in the pastor's con ference will abide in our hearts for all the years to come. Brother Haire was ably assisted in tiis work by his fine Christian wife. Mrs. Haire gave great assist ance in their home life, and in the work of the church. She rendered valuable service in the music of the church and in all the various or ganizations in the life of the church. Our prayer is. that God's richest blessings shall fall upon our good friend and brother, his family and the new field of labor to which he has been called. Club to Meet Miss Martha Bamett, home dem onstration agent, has announced a club meeting. The Wire Grass club meets Monday at 7:30 with Mrs, G. D. Merrill. Deimoatration will be on Safe Approved Methods of Food Conservation and Storage. Committee Leaders See Success ' ? For Morehead Annexation Try x Fodrie to Help * Recreation Head Kenneth Stargardt, director of he Beaufort summer recreation >rogram, will be assisted by Jimmy rodrie during the program, which viii start on June 22 and run hrough August 15, when football >ractice for the high school team viii start. Registration for the program, vhich is open to children from the iges of 7 on up, will be held next Saturday, June 20, at the scout >uilding from 9 to 11:30. The program will offer super vised baseball, volley ball, badmin on, horseshoes, basketball, croquet ind box hockey to both boys and Jirls, and will be played at the ball )ark. Boys and girls will be di vided into junior and senior groups or those games. Swimming will be held at Pivers sland, and Mr. Stargardt will give iwimming lessons to beginners a lalf hour before the regular swim ning period. Beginners who com pete his swimming course will re reive certificates at the end of the >rogram. During the swimming period >each games will be played, and Mr. Stargardt plans to teach life laving to swimmers during the last wo weeks of the program. The scout building will be used >n rainy days, when Mr. Stargardt ind Mr. Fodrie will supervise table lames, and also on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, when table games will be played. Dancing will he held at the scout building every Monday evening [rom 7 to 9 for the junior members >f the program, those up to next gear's 6th grade. The senior members, next year's 7th grade members on up, will have dancing from 7 to 9 each Friday evening. Both round and square dancing will in* offered those nights. The program is being jointly jponsored this year by the Beau ort Junior Woman's club and the Beaufort Jaycees. It is su/*orted jy donations from civic ud fra ernal organizations, local busi losses and private individuals. The program was started in 1948 )y,the Beaufort Rotary club, who iponsored it for five years. Last /ear the Junior Woman's club co iponsorcd the , program with the Rotary, and raised the money for it. Scouters Starl * Training Course A training course for scout nasters, troop committee members ind all other scouters was begun it Monday night's meeting of the Carteret county district of the Boy Scouts of America. One session of the training course will be held at each district neeting for the next five months, rhe first session was on troop or ianization and leadership. Instruc ors were the Rev. H. H. Cash, ?than Davis. Carlton Rose. Gerald 5avis, Linwood Hancock and Bob toward. It was announced at the meeting hat the executive board of the Cast Carolina council will meet luly 18 in Morehead City. A court of honor will be held Sunday, Jufic 21. at the First Bap ist church in Beaufort. Members >f several of the troops in the coun y will receive awards at the court if honor. Camp Charles will be open to icouts from the Carteret district or five weeks beginning next veek. Rod Saner will be in charge if the camp. Camp Croatan, under he direction of Bill Wall, will ipen the last week in July and con inue through the first two weeks n August. Three new troops have been or ganized in the county, it was re wrted at the meeting. A troop n Davis has been organized and s operating in full swing. Troop 228 has been organized in Marshallberg with Fernie Willis as icout master. Other officers are /irgil Harris, troop committee chairman; I. R. King, assistant iccut master: and Charles D. Har is. jr., institutional representative. The troop's charter was present ed May 31 to the Marshallberg Methodist church, sponsor of the roop. Gordon C. Willis, district rice-commissioner, presented the 'harter to the Rev. H, H. Cash, >astor of the church. He m"n pre iented the charter to Virgil Har ?is. Mr. Howard, district commission ?r, gave the charge to the troop committee, and Ethan Davis gave :he charge to the scout mater and issistant scout master. Dr. Darden Eure, district chair nan, spoke on the duties of inati ?Utional representative*. Youth, 17/ Drowns Off Atlantic Beach Earl Stevenson, 17, of Norlina , was drowned early Wednesday af ternoon when he was ciught in a powerful undertow off Atlantic Beach. The youth was swimming outside the lifelines with his sister, Mrs. Ann S. White, and another com panion, Miss Mildred Floyd, also of Norlina. When the youth started to go un der, he grabbed' Miss Floyd and pulled her under with him. Oth er swimmers, attracted by Mrs. White's screams, were able to res cue the Floyd girl, but they were unable to save the youth. Miss Floyd was taken to the Heart of the Beach where she was attended by a physician. The girl was later taken to the Morehead City hospital where she was treated for shock. Coast guardsmen from Fort Ma con were called to the scene but were unable to find the youth's body. At the request of Coroner I Leslie D. Springle, the Coast Guard later returned and attempted to drag lor the body. Attempts to launeh a boat were hampered by the heavy surf, and the Coast Guardsmen were forced to get a larger boat before begin ning dragging operations. They were unable to recover the youth's body. The drowning occurred at ap proximately the same place where five persons were rescued from the undertow the previous day. While the Coast Guard was search ing for the Stevenson youth's body, at least two other persons were saved from the undertow. The drowning was the second of the season off Atlantic Beach. A Cherry Point marine, Harold Wein er of Brooklyn, N. Y., was drowned May 24 off the Ocean Ridge sec tion of the beach. The drowning Wednesday after noon was investigated by Coroner Springle and Deputy Sheriffs Hugh Salter and Marshall Ayscue. Two Guilty, One Freed In Shotgun Theft Case Clubs Sponsor v Dairy Contest The Morchead City and Beaufort Jaycecs are jointly sponsoring a silver dollar contest in connection with the observance of June Dairy Month. DiHng the months representa tives of the chtb will award rilver dollars to waitresses who suggest dairy product* to customer! in the major restaurants in Beaufort and Moichead City. The club representatives will not necessarily be Jaycecs but may be any lome yoaiV Mter hl? diarharg-' frum the service at the end of World War II, he entered prison work. Guests at the meeting were Floyd Chadwick, Bill Blair and Grady Kich of Morchead City, Dr. Jay Hollomon of Edna. Texas, Lieu tenant Stone of Cherry Point, W. T. Mollette of Richmond, Va., A. L. Scott of Columbia, S. C , E C. Mitchener of Henderson and the Rev. William Roberson, new pastor of the First Baptist church of Beau fort. Jaycees Plan x Year's Activities The Beaufort Jaycecs, at their meeting Monday night, completed their organization (or the coming year. President Ronald Earl Mason announced the rmalf.s 111 i;? ? ? nance extending the town Um ts W the west of the present town limits. The area to be annexed is bound ed on the north by the P"8*"* highway 70 and on the south by the railroad and the sound . The western limit of the area will be I he state property line at tamp C" aIso included in the ?re? is the property north of the highway K is known as the rifle range That property will be lncluded at the request of county school offi llThe signatures on the petition have been collected by a commit tee^jf ten residents of the^ctuj Working in two-man ^a?. he 'committee has contacted all