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W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ?* 42ik1 YEAR, NO. 57. THMM! RRPTIONS ElflHTKBN PAOM MOREHBAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JULY 17. 1963 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Carteret County Residents To Pay Higher Phone Bills Carteret county telephone sub scribers will pay more on next month's telephone bills as a result of the utilities commission order (ranting the Carolina Telephone and Telegraph company a $537,210 rate increase. Residents of Morehead City and Beaufort will pay increases rang ing from 69 cents for four-party residential service to fl.25 for one party business service. Present business rates are $9.50 for one-party, $8.50 for two-party, $7.75 for four-party and $5.75 for multi-party. New rates will be $10.75, $9.25. $8.50 and $7. Present residential rates are $4.50, $4, $3.50 and $3.50. New residential rates will be $5.25, $4.50, $4.15 and $4.40. At Atlantic Beach, the present rates are $15.25, $11.25, $9.25 and $6.25 for business telephones and residential rates of $10.25, $6.75, $5 and $4. The commission order indicated that the present differen tial with Morehead City rates would be retained. Subscribers in Newport will pay increases ranging from 25 cents to 75 cents per month. Present busi ness rates in Newport are $7 for one-party, $6.25 for two-party, i $5.75 for four-party and $4.50 for I multi-party telephones. The new i rates will be $7.90, $6.75, $6 and I $6.25. Present residential rates are : $3.50, $3, $2.75 and $2.75. New < rates for residential service in i Newport will be $4, $3.50, $3.25 and $3.50. The increase in Atlantic and Marshallberg will range from 25 cents to 75 cents. Present busi ness rates are $7 for one-party, $5.50 for four-party and $4.50 for multi-party telephones. New rates for such service will be $7.50, $5.75 and $5.25. Present residential rates for the two communities are $2.75 for four party telephones and $2.75 for mul ti-party phones. The new four-par ty rate will be $3.25 while the mul ti-party rate will be $3.50. Counting the estimated $235,000 which the company will receive as its share of a general long-dis tance toll rate increase ordered last April, its gros sincome will in crease a total of approximately $772,210. The commission in its order said that the $772,210 would enable the company to earn dix per cent re turn on its net investment and aaid that a six per cent return would be enough. The company, which had asked [or at least $2,150,000 and a 7.5 per cent return, said that the commis sion action was inadequate. The company's customers, who had con tended that present rates were al ready too high, claimed that the commission had gone too far. The commission order, written by Chairman Stanley Winborne, followed a line between the two contentions. It made concessions to the protesting customers and it ruled in favor of the company on points which the company consider ed vital. Commissioners Fred Hunter and Edward McMahan dissented from the order. They contended that their colleagues had set the value of the company's net investment too low. As the figure for the rate base, the commission majority took the investment as of last Oct. 31 when the books were closed for the rate hearing. Commissioners Hunter and McMahan said that the com See TELEPHONES, Page 3 Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Nina Wallace Funeral services were held We<M neaday afternoon for Mrs. Nina Webb Wallace, 80, who died Tues day at her home, 800 Arendell street, Morehead City, after many years of declining health. Services were held in the First Methodist church with the Rev. Leon Couch officiating. Burial was in Bay View cemetery. The services were attended by a large number of relatives and friends. Active pallbearers were R. G. Lowe, jr.. George H. McNeil, Dr. D. J. Eure, Edward J. Willis, Far leigh Small, Edgar Bell, John Lashley and A. B. Roberts, jr. In addition to the active pallbearers, there were 31 honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Wallace is survived by two children, Mrs J. C. Taylor and George R. Wallace, both of More head City; four brothers, Charlet V. Webb of Morehead City, Earle W. Webb of New York City, Theo dore R. Webb of Plainfield, N. J., and John D. Webb of Washington, N. C.; three grandchildren, Mrs. Grace Taylor Van Nortwick of Jacksonville, Fla? George R. Wal lace, jr., and William Borden Wal lace, both of Morehead City; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was the widow of Charles Slover Wallace, prominent More Jiead City businessman, who died in 1945. Before his death Mr. Wallace was president of the Wal lace Fisheries, Morehead City, and the Mayport Fisheries, Mayport, Fla. He was also president of the Carteret Ice and Coal company. Mr. Wallace was also active in church and civic affairs. He was Sunday i c b o o I superintendent, mayor of Morehead City, a mem ber of the state legislature and chairman of the Morehead City school board. Mrs. Wallace was born in More bead City Sept. 21. 1872, the daugh ter of Alexander H. Webb and Har riett Wade Webb. Sbe was the granddaughter o I Silas Webb, who had been a prominent Morehead City merchant during the years be fore the war between the states. Mrs. Wallace wis educated by , private tutors in her home sinct there were few schools for girls at the time. She married Mr. Wallace ?n Dec. 18, 1890. Until ahe suffered a stroke In 1939, Mr*. Wallace was very active in patriotic organizations. She was a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Daughteri ?f the American Revolution, the U. S. Daughters of 1812, the Colonial Damea of America, the Daughters of Colonial Wars, the ' Daughters of American Colonists ind the Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America. She held sUte and National offices in many of these organizations. She served as district director ?f the UDC in 1920-21, and as di rector of children's chapters in 1921-23. She was chairman of the committee on the chapel at the ' Confederate Woman'a home in 1927-28, and the chapel was com pleted during her term of office. . Mrs. Wallace also served as state treasurer of the UDC from 1923-28 ?nd third vice-president general from 1923-28. About four years ago the was made an honorary vice president for life. . She was corresponding secretary and tretturer of the Daughters of American Colonists in 1928-27 and was state regent from 1927-30. She yas also honorary state regent for . She was state treasurer of the ?? S. Daughters of 1812 from 1931 way state chaplain from 5 See WALLAC*, |>V? t ~ Jaycees Hear Miss America Miss Neva Jane Langley, Misa America of MS3, congratulated the Morehead City Jaycees at their meeting Monday night on the fine work which tbey have done on the Miss North Carolina beaTity pa geant. Miss Langley said that she and all other previous beauty pageant centutanta have appreciated the efforts of the Jlyceeg ID promoting the contests. She thanked the club for the opportunity to take part in the pageant and said that she would do everything possible to help make it a success. Final plans for the pageant were made at the meeting. Jimmy Wal lace reported that spotlights and other electrical equipment had been obtained for the events at the race track. H. O. Phillips asked for volun teers to help with registration of the contestants Tuesday afternoon at the recreation center. He also asked the club's help in drafting a letter of welcome and instruc tions to be presented to the girls at registration. ' Final plans were also made for the buffet supper held Tuesday night at the recreation center. At that time all the contestants were given their final instructions for the rehearsals and performances. Plans were also completed for the parade held Wednesday after noon through the Morehead City business district. Marion Mills re ported that only the Moreheed City school band would be able to take part in the parad*. Members of the club were given their assignments for the four per formances of the pageant. All members of the club were asked to be at as many performancc8 as possible. It was decided to reserve five tables on the upper deck of the race track club house for state Jaycee officers and members of the executive board who will meet here this weekend. Boy Scouts Plan Summer Camp Boy Scouts from the Carteret district are making plant for at tending Camp Croatan which will open July 26 for three six-day periods. The camp is located on the Neuse river about IS miles west of Morehead City. Troops from this district which have already registered for the camp are Troop 101, Morehead City; Troop 130, Morehead City; Troop 201, Beaufort; and Troop 73, Harkers Island. Ken Wagner, chairman of the district camping and activities com mittee, has announced that other troops will be registered for the camp and many of the scout lead ers will attend with their troops .and participate in the training pro gram. Scouters Ethan Davis and Charles Hassell have offered their services The camp in the eastern part of the council was made available by the camping committee of the East Carolina council to offer camping opportunities for scouts of this area. The camp, formerly known as Fisher's Landing and operated by the New Bern Rotary club, is the property of the National Park service and is under a long-term lease to the East Carolina council. It has a spacious dining room and 11 cabins. Jack Menius of New Bern, Uni versity of Tennessee student, will serve as assistant camp director; Charles Duffy, graduate of the Boy Scout aquatic school, will be in charge of the waterfront program; Ed Matthews, council executive, will serve as commissary and busi ness manager; and W. C. Wall, dis trict executive, will serve as camp director. The seoutcraft staff will consist of Mike Long of Troop 103, New Bern; Frank Bush of Troop 246. Jacksonville; Steve Farrish of Troop 200, Ayden; James Willis of Troop 101, Morehead City; Joe Chipman of Troop 31. Beaufort; and Richard Verone of Troop 13, New Bern. The program will consist of swimming, life saving, canoeing, rowing, nature study, opportunities for scout advancement, games, campfire programs and Order of Arrow recognitions. Wednesdays have been set aside as visitors' days. Beauty Queens Catch Fancy Of Large Parade Crowd One of the largest crowds ever to see a parade in Morehead City watched 37 beauty queens from all over the state riding on shiny convertibles open the 1953 Miss North Carolina beauty pageant. The pageant is being staged by the Morehead City Jayceei for the state Junior Chamber of Commerce organization. Beginning and ending at the high school, the parade covered more than one mile. The route went west on Arendell and then east to 12th street and from there to the high school. Moat observers were pleasantly surprised at the size of the crowd. Both sides of the street were lined two and three deep with spectators who either walked or drove down from the business district to stand in a hot sun and watch the queens. The parade was led by police Srs behind which Miss America's wt was drawn. Four marines from Cherry Point marched as a gttrt of honor around the float. .Bsfciad the float marched the Morehead City high school band followed by t convertible carrying Barbara Ann Harris, Miss North Carolina of 1952, and LuLong Og burn, Miss North Carolina of 1951 The rat of the parade wax made up of convertibles carrying contest ants. A contingent of Boy Scouts marched in the middle of the par ade. Both the girls and the crowd seemed to enjoy the parade as the crowd edged cloeer and closer to the line of traffic. Humorous comments and comments meant to be humorous, were exchanged between the contestants and bold er members of the crowd. Many of the county's male citizens seemed to be having a good time just looking. Each contestant seemed to have supporters from her home town somewhere along the line of march, and greetings were shouted along with encouragement. After the parade the girts changed from their bathing suita and began a long practice session for the performan ces to cone. Ministers Oppose Track Gambling In Resolution Group Will Not Take Part in Public Hearings on Tracks At a called meeting this week the Carteret County Ministers asso ciation passed a resolution oppos ing legalized gambling through pari-mutuel machines at the dog track. At the same meeting the min isters decided that the association would take no part in the public hearings to be held in Morehead City this month by a legislative in vestigation committee. The legislative committee was created by the 1953 General Assem bly to study the dog tracks in Morehead City and Currituck coun ty and make a report to the next legislature. Representative George Uzzell heads the committee. Hear ings will be held in the Morehead City city hall July 30 and 31. Spokesmen for the association declared that dog racing was in their opinion a "front for organized gambling in the interests of per sons, who, in the opinion of the association, are not interested in the moral or spiritual welfare of the community." The resolution asks that meas ures be taken to declare pari-mu tuel gambling illegal. The ministers plan to ask each church in the county to go on rec ord (gainst the track. "In passing the resolution," the spokesman continued, "we are seeking to arouse Christian people to take a stand on questions that affect the moral welfare of the general public la well as the indi viduals of the community." The resolution was passed unani mously. The ministers who signed it are H. T. Payne, Noah D. Brown, James P. Dees. Louie A. Lewis, H. H. Cash. Lewis A. Dillman, J. Paul Jones, Hugh S. Page, Zeph N. Deshields, H. E. Harden, W. T. Roberson, and B. D. Critcher. Hardesfy Given Suspended Term Lawyer Hardcsty, Beaufort Ne gro, was given a 30-day suspended sentence Tuesday in BeaufEt ? (order s court on a charge of using rcUa?Hn^r?f,ne l,ngUl? in Pub lic and threatening bodily harm to his father-in-law. ? sentence was suspended on condition that he pay a fine of *10 .C0S'5 work O" the town streets for 30 days The state de m!hh !? p7*eru,e Hardeaty on a public drunkenness charge. Aaron Bell, Hardesty's father-in law, testified that he came to his house Saturday afternoon and be came abusive after his wife, Jane refused to see him. Bell said that him and other member, 0f his family and threat ened to cut his throat if he caught him on the street. JSSft ,C;hicf Triton Garner ? Jl* arrested Hardesty .^n ? ,k n^h' J" the Dew Dr?P "" ""I ^drunkenness charge. He o! u i he ?erved Bell'? warrant on Hardesty Monday morning in the county jail. Hardesty denied that he was drunk or that he had cursed his wife s family or had threatened her ,,lh"1 H* said that they had Sui?6^ trouble and that Mrs Be" had threatened him with a shotgun. Gene Sm'th recommend ed that in view of Hardesty's pre vious appearances in court he be given the maximum sentence on the charge. He said that Hardesty was rapidly becoming a steady cus tomer in the municipal recorder's court. Alvin Congleton was given sen tences amounting to 80 days on the ?ol? *? 'wo charges of public drunkenness. The sentences are to oe served consecutively and are to follow two sentences previously im posed. Willie Stewart was sentenced to sewe 30 days on either the town streets or on the roada. If he does *?K the town, he will aerve the time on the roads. Steve Dudley appealed to su perior court after he was ordered to pay costs for public drunkenness and using loud and profane lan "Ofd on the appeil was set .*%!' A ch,rg<l ?' assault with a deadly weapon was dismissed on the motion of defense counsel. Lillian Pittman Glover was placed on good behavior for two years and ordered to pay costs on ?i P"1"'1 drunkenness. Her husband. Luther Glover, was given a 30-day sentence on the ti.1r.PUb"C.drUnkenncss ,nd ik Vr i'nr!!2L1,ngu,ge in P"b w" suspended court *"* I* C0Btjl 3S&fe?55r- Crum -J Judges to Name Beauty Queen At Final Performance T onight New Golf Course To Open July 29 Dr. John Morris, president of the Morehead City Golf and Country club, said yesterday that the grand opening of the golf course will be held on the afternoon of Wednes day, July 29. The president said that the open ing ceremonies will probably be held at 2 p.m. He said that officers of the club plan to invite a group of professional golfers to put on an exhibition match as part of the opening day ceremonies. Other plans for the opening will be an nounced as they are completed. C. C. McCuiston, designer of the course, has been in Morehead City this week and says that the course is now in top shape and is ready for play. Only the construction of a shop is delaying the opening. It is expected that the shop will be almost complete by the opening day. Some of the supplies (or the shop are already on hand. Club officers plan to allow mem bers only to use the practice fair way and putting green beginning the first of next week. Use of the course for playing will not be al lowed until the opening. President Morris says that cad dies will be needed when the course is opened. He said that any interested boys between the ages of 11 and IS should leave their names with Warren Beck, secretary of the club. They will be notified when to report for training for their duties. The president also said that a fog machine for spraying the course with DDT has been purchased and is now in use. He said that mos quitoes and other insects have prac tically been eliminated from the course. Annexation Campaign Tension Grows Higher Jonn 1. Conner, registrar lor the' Morehead City annexation electioo, reported today that 42 persons have registered (or the August 8 elec tion. The election will determine if a proposed area will be added to the city. The territory is west of the present city limits bounded on the north by the highway and on the south by the railroad and sound. The western limit of the property is the state property line at Ctmp Clenn and it included the rifle range. The registration was opened last 1 Saturday and will continue UuoUfA .lulv 23. Mr. C?niKr ifcpurted thai he ?1U register any qualified voter at any time. Each voter must ap pear in person before the registrar to have his name put on the book. To qualify to vote in the election a resident must be a citizen, a res ident of North Carolina for one year, a resident of the county and the area for four months. Feeling has been running high in the area between proponents and opponents of the annexation. Most observers think that the challenges will supply the fireworks in the hotly contested election. Both sides seem to be registering as many voters as possible and challenges will be presented to the county board of elections on August 1. Under state law, on challenge day any registration may be chal lenged for cause and if it is shown that the person registered is not a qualified voter his name will be taken out of the book. A committee to promote annexa tion headed by E. G. McKinley is working on obtaining maximum registration of all residents of the area and proponents. Opposition to the annexation is largely led by O. O. Fulcher and L. G. Ncrris. The opponents have retained Claud Wheatly, Beaufort attorney, as their lawyer. The election grows out of a re quest for annexation signed by 108 residents of the area. Opponents of annexation through Mr. Wheatly presented a petition to the city commissioners opposing annexation without .a referendum. This peti tion was signed by 54 persons. Temperatures Stay Low At Northeaster Continues Northeast winds continued to keep temperatures low during the early part of the week according to the records of E. Stamey Davis, county weather observer. The maximum temperature re corded during the last three days was 87 on Wednesday. That day's temperature of 65 was the lowest recorded. Mr. Davis says that .04 inches of rain fell on Monday. Max. Min. Monday, July 13 81 09 Tuesday, July 14 86 66 Wednesday, July 15 87 85 Tide Table Tide* at Beaufort Bar HIGH ' LOW Friday, July 17 8:04 a.m. 12:21 p.m. 8:39 p.m. Saturday, July 18 12:23 a.m. 6:43 a.m. 1:08 p.m. 7:31 p.m. Sunday, July It 1:09 a.m. 7:27 a.m. 1:57 p.m. 8:28 p.m. Monday, July tt 2:03 a.m. 8:18 a.m. 2:51 p.m. 0:30 p.m. Tuesday, July SI 3:04 ua. 1:18 a.m. i:4t p?. 10:33 j t Pier Robbed Monday Night County and itite officers are in vestigating a robbery Monday night or early Tueaday morning at Ed Nelson's fishing pier on the More head City-Beaufort causeway. Nelson discovered the robbery when he opened for buaineaa about entered from a window in the front of the balMlng. Nelson said that the thieves stole fishing rods, reels, other equip ment. cigarettea and candy. H? said that no money was atolen. He also said Tuesday morning that be had not determined exactly how much had been stolen. Sheriff C. G. Holland, Deputies Hugh Salter and Marshall Ayscue and SBI agent George Canady were called in after Nelson discovered the robbery. The officers said that the thief took a screen off the window and forced an entrance. The robbery took place some time after Nelson closed for the night at about 7 p.m. He said that he closed early be cause of the poor weather con ditions. The investigating officers said that they have no leads on the rob bery but are checking some partial fingerprints which were found on the scene. One point which puzzles Nelson and the officers is why the thieves chose to enter by the front win dow which is the most conspicuous from the highway which passes within a few feet of the building. Barge Loads Potash At State Port Dock The barge Champlain was loaded with 685 tons of muriate of .potash for shipment to Baltimore, Md., at the port terminal thia week. State port officials reported that the loading took place yesterday and the barge is scheduled to go in tow aometime today. The potaah was brought to the port on the August Bolton earlier thia year. - Miss North Carolina of 1953, who1 will represent the state in the Miss America contest at Atlantic City, will be chosen at tonight's final performance of the beauty pageant at the Carolina Racing association track. The twelve finalists, who will compete for the title, will be an nounced at lunch today. They have been chosen by the seven judges on the basis of the first three per formances of the pageant. The final performance will begin at 7 p.m. Tonight's performance will open with the presentation of Gene Ochsenreiter, state president of the Jaycees, other special guests and all 37 of the contestants in the finals. Bob Rouse, jr., of Farmville, master of ceremonies for the pa geant, will then present the cup to Miss Congeniality who is chosen by a vote of the contestants. The voting was done last night at din ner. The 12 finalists will then appear three times, once in evening dresses, once in a talent show and once in bathing suits. On the basis of these appearances the judges will choose five finalists, one of whom will be nunied Miss North Carolina. Miss Barbara Ann Harris of Salisbury, Miss North Carolina of 1952, will present the crown to her successor. Walter S. Morris, awards chairman, will present her prizes to the winner of the pageant. Prizes will include a trophy, a $1,000 scholarship given by the Morehead City Jaycees, a complete wardrobe from Jean's of Raleigh, a diamond wrist watch from Mr. Mor ris and a week's vacation at More head City and Atlantic Beach. Trophies will also be presented to the first and second runners-up. The judges began their work of selecting the 12 finalists at Wed nesday night's performance when half of the contestants appeared in bathing suits and half of them ap peared in evening gowns. The girls reversed for last night's perform ance. The latent contest was held yes tOrta? afternoon at the Morehead CKy school auditorium with each contestant giving a performance. Rehearsals for the talent contest were held Wednesday and Thurs day mornings. Miss North Carolina will be chosen on the basis of her per formance in all three classifica tions and also on the basis of her personality. Each girl is graded on each subject and the one with the highest total number of points will be the winner. Judges for the contest are Mjss Neva Jane Langley of Macon, Ga., Miss America of 1953;. Miss Harris; Miss Lu Long Ogburn of Smith field, Miss North Carolina of 1951; Mrs. Harriet Pressley of Raleigh; Jerry Ball of Charlotte; Smith Barrier of Greensboro and Col. Donald K. Yost of Cherry Point. The pageant officially opened Wednesday afternoon with a pa rade through the streets of More head City. The parade was follow ed by rehearsals for Wednesday night's performance at the track. The girls began arriving in More head City Tuesday afternoon and were given police escorts to the recreation center, where they registered and were assigned to rooms with various families in Morehead City and Beaufort. They were also given preliminary in structions for the pageant. The girls who had arrived early in the afternoon were taken for a cruise on the boat Danco during the late afternoon. Bill Norwood entertained the group with ac cordion music. The girls were guests of the Morehead City Jaycees Tuesday night at a buffet supper at the recreation center. After the sup See PAGEANT, Page 3 h? 1 Adair Resigns From Town Post Braxton Adair, chairman of the Beaufort planning board, has re signed from both the planning board and the board of adjustment, fn a letter to Mayor Clifford T. Lewis and the board of commis sioners. Mr. Adair cited the pres sure of other work as his reason for quitting his post. He said that the resignation would be effective immediately. Mayor Lewis said that there are as yet no plans for replacing Mr. Adair as chairman of the planning board. Other members of the planning board are Mrs. Helen Hatsell, sec retary, Jarvis Herring, Bobby Ste vens and Halsey D. Paul. Mr. Her ring was appointed to the board last week to fill the vacancy cre ated when Gerald Hill became a member of the board of commis sioners. The planning board was set up to make recommendations with re gard to problems facing the town board. The board in recent months has been particularly concerned with the town's parking problems. The membership of the board of adjustment is the same as that of the planning board. Mr. Adair has been serving as chairman of both boards. Mr. Adair has been a member of the boards for three years and has served as chairman for about 1 'i years. Peeper Given Two-Year Term Cecil Guthrie was sentenced to two years on the roads Monday in Morehnd City recorder's court on i "Peeptog Tom" charge. He served notice of in appeal to the October term of superior court. Bond on the appeal was set at <250. Guthrie was found guilty of peeping in a window at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Dowdy, 1613 Shackleford avenue, Morehead City. He was arrested last week end by Lt. Carl Blombcrg and Pa trolman Carl Bunch. Noe Emory was sentenced to 30 days on the roads when he with drew his appeal in a case tried at the June 29 court session. The sen tence will be served consecutively with a similar sentence imposed July 6. Beatrice Monroe was fined $50 and costs for possessing a quantity of non tax paid whiskey in her house Arthur McCarter was found not guilty of possessing and selling non-tax paid whiskey. Duane D. Peters was fined $25 and costs for speeding. Ronald H. Goodrich was found not guilty of receiving stolen property. Gene Mosley Brown and Mrs. Louise Piner Seamon each paid one half costs for failing to stop at stop signs. Mrs. C. B. Harrison paid one-half costs for failing to stop at a stop light. Paris Willis, Farris Feathering ton and Joseph1 telton each paid coats for public drunkenness. Bond was forfeited by Lloyd Vann. Cases were continued against Charles Walter Tuton, Harvey Sherl Biggs, Norman Lee Guthrie, Wendell W. Ballou. Oswald L. Prescott, Leston Gillikin, Earl Gladaon, W. C. Robinson and Ash ley Heath, jr. Farm Census Facts Released The Worth Carolina Department of Agriculture thia week publiahed its 1953 farm census summary for Carteret county. John Richardaon is in charge of the compilation of the annual farm census. The information waa supplied by farmera to county commisaioners through farm census supervisors and township listers during Jan uary. The information and reporta were summarized and adjusted for completeness. The information on crops is for the year 1992. Live stock and population items are in ventories aa of January 1953. According to the preliminary summary there are 102,737 acre* of land in Carteret farma. Crops were harvested in 1992 from 11.6M acres or 11 per cent of the total farmland, and 2,178 acres of crop land were Idle. The summary ihowi 1,940 acres of Improved pasture and (15 acres of other pasture' in the county. Corn continued to be Um Majer crop harvested representing SO per . ' jvgXZL.*-.. . cent of Ute 1992 harvested crop acreage. Tobacco accounted for 16 per cent, soybean* 12 per cent, Irish potatoes 8 per xent, sweet potatoes 6 per cent and other vege tables 9 per cent of the total acre age. A break down of land uses shows that 102,737 acres were in farm lands of which 2,678 were in idle crop land, 1,840 in idle pastures, 81S in other pastures, and 89,636 in all other laads auch as woods and waste. Corn led harvested crops with 3,724 acres in 1992 representing a slight decline of 60 acres from 1991; cotton, 149 acres; tobacco, 1,917 acres representing a decline of 108 acres from the 1991 total of 2,029; peanuts, 479 acres; wheat, 82 acres; oats. 200 acres; other small grains, 73 acres; soybeans, 1,473 acres representing a gain of 199 acres over 1991; and leapedesa, 41 acres. Harvested hay crops woe led by 3M acres at soybeans: small grains. 1 49 acres; lespcdeza. 331 acres; al falfa, 2 acres; all other hays, 103 acres. Irish and sweet potatoes account ed for 1,823 acres and other sale able vegetables, 1,161 acres of Car teret's crop land. In the livestock and farm ani mals category, poultry was the county's leading item with 10.795 hens and pullets of laying age. Thia meant a gain of 2,191 fowls over the previous year. Farmers listed 474 sows and gilts, 276 milk cows, and 736 beef animals. The census figures revealed that in January 1953 3.365 people were living on tracts of three or more acres having agricultural produc tion with a total o( 168 telephoned spread among them. In the year 1982 the county's fanners used 5,815 tona of commercial fertiliser. In making the farm census the state agriculture department co operate* with the U. 8. department crap reporting acrrta.