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42nd YEAR, NO. 63. THREE SECTIONS EIGHTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1953 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Beaufort Commissioners
Try to Cut Town's Budget
Fanners to Get
Tobacco Cards
B. 1. May, manager of the county
PMA office, has announced that
measurement of tobacco acreage in
the county has been completed and
tobacco marketing cards are ready.
Tobacco farmers may pick up their
marketing cards at the PMA office.
Mr. May said that a large num
ber of growers in the county were
found to have overplanted. The
majority of them have destroyed
the excess tobacco and are eligible
to receive white marketing cards.
Five farmers have elected to pay
the penalty on the excess acreage
and will be issued red marketing
cards.
The penalty on the 1953 flue
cured tobacco crop is 20 cents per
pound. Under present regulations,
this penalty Is determined on the
basis of 40 per cent of the previous
year's average sale price.
Mr. May said that a number of
tobacco farmers in the county have
sold tobacco this year on the Geor
gia markets, and others ar<j now
selling tobacco on the Border Belt
markets which opened Monday. A
number of the farmers have report
ed high averages on the Georgia
markets while others have not done
so well.
Tobacco sold on the Georgia
market is not graded and there is
a difference in the average price
support there and on the North and
South Carolina markets where
grading is required.
The average price support for the
1953 flue-cured tobacco crop will
be 47.9 cents per pound. Last year's
average was 50.6 cents per pound.
The average price paid for the 1953
crop was 50.3 cents per pound,
which was in line with the average
support.
Mr. May says mat larmers in mis
county have not suffered as much
from the drought as have farmers
in other parts of the state. On the
average, the tobacco crop in the
county Is about in line with an
average year's crop.
Mr. May say- that measurement
of cotton acreage in the county will
begin within a few days. He says
that, based on the best available
information, the work will b? com
pleted in a short time.
Em T. Benson, secretary of agri
culture, has intimated that market
ing quotas will be declared on the
1934 cotton crop. If a surplus is
found to exist beyond that allowed
by law, the secretary is required
to declare quotas.
Marketing quotas and acreage al
. lotments are two different phases
of crop control. Although both are
ordinarily in effect at the same
time, acreage allotment may be put
into effect without marketing
quotas.
A referendum on marketing
quotas for wheat will be held on
Aug. 14. Although there will be
some wheat acreage allotment* in
the county, no Carteret county
farmers will be eligible to vote ob
the queation. Only farmers with
acreage allotments of 13 acres or
more will be allowed to vote. Mr.
May says that no farmers in the
county grow wheat in that quantity.
No polling places will be set up
in the county. If it is found that
some county farmers are eligible
to vote in the election, they will
be allowed to vote at the PMA of
fice on the day of the election.
Newport Officials
Hold Short Meeting
At ? very short meeting Tuesday
night, the Newport town board dis
cussed the case of Bobby Currier
who was recently injured while
working for the town. It was
reported that the town's insurance
would take care of his expenses.
The members of the fire depart
ment invited the commissioners to
a Dutch supper.
The commissioners also discus
sed methods of sounding a fire
alarm since the town's alarm sys
tem is out of order. It was decided
to notify residents of the town to
call several members of the depart
ment in case of fire.
Present at the meeting were
Mayor Edgar Hibbs, Commissioners
M. D. McCain, 8. Early Mann,
Charles Hill, D. Ira Garner and
Wilbur Garner. Police Chief; E. 0.
Mam, Attorney George Ball, Fire
Chief Bill Dugee and Miss Edith
Lockey, town clerk.
Nn Named Chairman
Of Baawfort GOP Group
Jim Noe was recently elected
chairman of the Beaufort Republi
can precinct committee at an or
ganizational meeting attended by
Other new officers are Hub
Whltehurst, vice-chairman; Os
borne Davis, secretary; and Cecil
W#kb, treasurer.
? The Beaufort town board, at a*
long meeting Monday night, stud
ied the proposed town budget with
an eye toward reducing some of
the planned expenditures.
The board voted to cut $500 from
the amount earmarked for the pur
chase of equipment and to cut $300
from the amount set aside for the
police department. Other cuts
proposed by Gerald Hill, finance
commissioner, were voted down by
the board.
Several of the commissioners ex
pressed the opinion that it would
be unwise to impair the town's ser
vices by making too many cuts in
the budget. Dan Walker, town
clcrk, said that the budget can be
met if revenue comes in as antici
pated. The money cut from the
budget will go into a contingent
fund to cover unexpected expenses.
The town clerk reported that col
lections for the month of July
amounted to $9,038.23. Collections
from tax receipts were $6,729.30;
from privilege licenses, $791.80;
from auto license tags, $2; and
from miscellaneous revenue, $1,
516.13. The commissioners asked
the clerk to make a report on col
lections at each monthly meeting.
Commissioner Hill reported that
the town has been able to buy some
of its bonds due in 1974 at a con
siderable saving. The bonds, worth
$6,000, were purchased for $5,010,
a saving of $990 plus interest for
20 years.
Mr. Walker has reported that in
terest on the bonds for 20 years
would have amounted to $4,642.40.
The total saving is thus $5,632.40.
General refunding bonds due in
1974 and now outstanding amount
to $405,000.
Mr. Walker also reported on the
$8,551.22 received {rom the Pow
ell street aid fund. He explained
to the commissioners how the mon
ey had been used, and said that
a report had been submitted to
the state.
The board voted to accept the
bid of Loftin Motor company on
a new truck for the street depart
ment. The company's bid of $1,994
95 for an eight-cylinder truck was
the lowest submitted. Other bid
ders were Sound Chevrolet com
pany and Paul Motor company. The
price meiudes the trade-in on the
old truck and the transfer of the
dump body from the old truck to
the new one.
The board also voted to ask
for bids on a new palice car. The
action was taken after Chief M. E.
Guy reported that the present po
lice car is in pretty bad shape. The
bids will be opened at 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 13 at the town hall.
Halaey Paul was named chair
man of the planning board and
board of adjustment to replace
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RuthPeelingGets
Degree Saturday
Tallahassee, Fla., Aug. 7? Mis6
Ruth Peeling. Beaufort, on leave
of absence from THE NEWS
TIMES, will receive her master's
degree in journalism during com
mencement exercises tomorrow
night here at Florida State univer
sity.
Miss Peeling began her advanced
studies at Florida State in Sep
tember 1952. While there she
Miss Ruth Peeling
taught courscs in newspaper work
and worked in the university public
relations office.
She was initiated Tuesday as a
member of Phi Kappa Phi. nation
al scholastic honorary society. The
degree she will receive tomorrow
night will be master of arts.
Miss Peeling did her undergrad
uate work in journalism at Syra
cuse University, graduating in
1946. She is a member of Phi Beta
Kappa, national scholastic honorary
and while at Syracuse was a mem
ber of Eta Pi. senior women'i hon
orary, and managing editor of the
Daily Orange, th?( campus news
paper.
Upon graduation, she joined the
editorial staff of The Beaufort
News. She has also worked on the
editorial staffs of The Gazette and
Daily, York, Pa., and The South
west Times, Pulaski, Va.
Miss Peeling became executive
editor of THE NEWS-TIMES May
18. 1948.
Alter a short visit here next
WMk, Miss Peeling will spend sev
eral weeks at York, Pa., returning
to the staff of THE NEWS-TIMES
Sept. 9.
Marine from Cherry Point
Drowns Wednesday Night
Jack E. Whisenhunt, a Cherry*
Point marine, drowned Wednesday
night around 10 o'clock while
swimming at the point near Fort
Macon.
One of a party of four marines
and three girls, Whisenhunt was
first missed shortly after 10 o'clock
when a park service ranger asked
the party to leave the area.
The accident happened between
the jetties on the Fort Macon side
of Beaufort Inlet. A companion
of Whisenhunt reported that they
were swimming and he thought
it was too rough and called for
Whiaenhunt to come in.
Members of the party on the
beach said they thought they heard
him moaning but most of them
seemed to think he was trying to
swim around the jetty to the beach
After a check of the beach
around both jetties, the Coast
Guard was notified of the accident
and beach patrols were dispatched
at each changing tide. The body
had not been found at press time
yesterday.
Park rangers emphasized that
the regular swimming area is up
the beach from the inlet and clos
es at 8 o'clock. The park service
pointed out that the area in the
inlet is often very rough and un
safe for swimming.
Newport River Bridge
Will Close to Boots
The drawzpan of the highway
bridge over the Newport river be
tween Morehead City and the
causeway will be closed to all boat
traffic from Monday, Aug. 17,
through Saturday, Aug. 28
The cloture wis ordered by the
corps of engineers upon the request
at the state highway commission.
During the period, the highway de
partment will make re pain to the
electrical system of the drawbridge
and install new equipmaat
A detour channel 100 feet wide
with a controlling ceateriiae depth
of 10.4 feet Is available far boats
through Beaufort harbor and Gal
Football Field
Near Completion
It was announced at Monday
night's meeting of the Morehead
City Jaycees that the new football
field at Camp Glpnn should be com
pleted in the very near future.
The lighting units for the field
were to be shipped Wednesday and
the poles and transformers are to
be shipped today. It is expceted
that construction will be completed
within about ten days after the
equipment arrives.
It was also announced that four
new sections of bleachers have been
ordered for the field. Dr. Russell
Outlaw also announced that new
parkas have been ordered for the
members of the team.
It was reported that 17 of the
football bonds have been sold. The
club has issued $8,000 in bonds to
help defray thl cost of the football
field.
Plans are being made for an out
ing to be held Tuesday night. The
outing will be in the form of a
boat trip, but other plans have not
yet been completed.
Jimmy Wallace reported on a
national meeting which he attend
ed last week in Tulsa. OkU.
Eight members of the club said
that they planned to attend the dis
trict meeting Tuesday night in Kin
ston.
A convention club was set up to
save money for next year's national
convention. Members will pool
their savings in a Joint account and
tbe money will be used to defray
convention expenses. Those unable
to attend will get their money back.
False Alarm
Tbe Morehead City fire depart
ment answered a false alarm Wed
nesday night at 17th and Arendell
streets. Another alarm was aound
ed early yesterday morning when
lightening rtamafad part of the
alarm system. Ike whistle blew
only once.
Severe Storm
Causes Little
Serious Damage
Telephone Company Has
Heaviest Damage
From Rain, Lightning
The severe rain and electrical
storm which struck the county early
yesterday morning, although it did
some damage, did not cause the
amount expected by utilities com
pany officials.
The heaviest damage was suffer
ed by the Carolina Telephone and
Telegraph company. Company offi
cials reported total failures of tele
phone service in Marshallberg and
Atlantic. Persons attempting to
call Atlantic yesterday morning
were informed that there would be
delays of one to two hours in plac
ing the calls.
The company's Morehead City of
fice also reported receiving several
complaints about service failures
in other points. Most of the cable
trouble was caused by the severe
lightning. L. A. Daniels, local man
ager, was working yesterday to re
store service as soon as possible.
George Stovall, Carteret county
manager for Carolina Power and
Light company, reported that most
of his company's trouble could be
classified as minor nuisances.
He said that some wires were
down at 18th and Bridges street,
Morehead City, and that transform
ers were damaged at Ward's creek
and on 20th street, Morehead City.
He said that no major equipment
was damaged.
Mr. Stovall said, "I m surprised
that all of our equipment wasn't
burned out by the lightning. 1 don't
know why it wasn't. That was about
the worst storm that I have ever
seen around here."
W. C. Carlton, manager of the
Carteret-Craven Electric Member
ship corporation, said that the co
operative suffered little damage in
the storm. He said that there was
some minor damage to wires and
meters but nothing approaching
what bad been expected.
Mr. Carlton, who was returning
from a funeral in Pennsylvania,
said that he reached Morehead City
at 3 a.m. yesterday right at the
worst of the storm. He said that
lightning inking***' this ?re? cuuld
be seen as far away as Rocky
Mount.
He said that the severity of the
lightning increased as he approach
ed Morehead City. He said that he
encountered some rain at Cherry
Point but that the rain did not be
come heavy until he reached the
junction of US 70 and NC 24 just
west of Morehead City.
The Rev. R. H. Jackson, pastor
of the Davis Free Will Baptist
church, reported, that a bolt of
lightning struck the steeple of the
church and shattered an ornamen
tal spire.
Mr. Jackson also said that light
ning struck the house of Manly
Murphy in Davis and caused con
siderable damage to the furnish
ings. The bolt burned a hole
through the roof and damaged the
stove and other kitchen equipment.
The storm began about 1 a.m.
and continued until about 7 a.m.
The worst part of the storm ended
about daylight although the rain
and lightning continued for some
time after that. At the height of
the storm, the lightning flashes,
coming one after another, kept
most of the county as light as day.
Few residents of the county were
able to sleep for any long periods
of time during the early morning
hours.
IS. Mamcy Uavis, county weather
observer, reported it noon yester
day that 3.5 inches of rain had
fallen during the early morning
storm.
In many places the rain fell
faster than storm sewers could
handle it. When the storm finally
ended yesterday morning, water
was still several inches deep on the
700 block of Ann street, Beaufort.
The large pool of water had risen
over the sidewalk and had flooded
lawns and sidewalks in the neigh
borhood. Another pool of water
had formed at Ann and Turner
streets.
Dan Walker. Beaufort town
clerk, reported that several of the
dirt streets in tawn had been badly
washed out by the heavy rain. He
said that the worst damage was on
Cedar street.
Yesterday morning's rain was
heavier than that which fell in tbe
storm which swept the county May
7.
Tide Table
Tides at Beaufort Bar
HIGH
LOW
Friday, Aug. 7
6:31 a.m.
6:94 p.m.
12:41 a.m.
12:39 p.m.
Saturday, Aug ?
7:19 a.m.
1:29 a.m.
1:23 p.m.
7:39 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. ?
8:00 a.m.
8:13 p.m.
2:03 a.m.
2:06 p.m.
Mraday, Aug 1*
8:38 a.m. 2:38 a.m.
8:40 p.m.
2:47 p.BL
Aug. 11
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Morehead Man in First Group
Freed from Red Prison Camps
Bridge Opening
Date Is Uncertain
Highway commission officials
still do not know when the new
bridge from Morehead City to At
lantic Beach will be opened.
J. B. Cutchin, engineer in New
Bern, reported yesterday that the
electrical equipment for the swing
span has been installed and that
the necessary electrical wiring
should be completed before this
weekend is past.
"After that," he said, "it may
take three days to three weeks to
get the kinks out of the span op
eration." Earlier it had been re
ported the bridge might be in op
eration around Aug. 10.
Mr. Cutchin pointed out that
there are so many interlocking
parts to be checked and electrical
relays to test before the operation
of the span will be accepted by the
highway commission. The opera
tion of the bridge will be "thor
oughly tested" before the commis
sion takes the bridge from the
contractors, he emphasized.
While the contractors and electri- !
cians are sweating over their part
in opening the bridge, city offi
cials in Morehead City and At
lantic Beach are busy setting up
plans for a big celebration to of
ficially open the bridge. George
W. Dill, jr., mayor of Morehead
City, and Alfred B. Cooper, mayor
of Atlantic Beach, are co-chairmen
of the general committee planning
the celebration.
Once the highway commission
has set the date that the bridge
will be ready for operation, the
local committees will begin invit
ing state officials and others to
participate in the opening of the
bridge. Present plans call for a
speaker's platform to be erected
at the Morehead City end of the
bridge where several brief speech
es will be made and a ribbon across
the bridge will be cut officially
Opening it.
Governor William B. Umstead
will be invited to cut the ribbon.
The Beaufort band will play at
the ceremony and tentative plans
call for band concerts during the
afternoon. A luncheon for all
guests at the ceremony will be
given at the Heart of the Beach.
Beach merchants are sponsoring
a free street dance that night from
8:30 to 12:30 to be interrupted by
a mammoth aerial fireworks dis
play at 10 o'clock which will cli
max the entertainment.
Committees of beach merchants
have been appointed and are work
ing on the preparations so that the
celebration can be held whenever
the highway commission gives its
notice that the bridge is nearing
the point where it may be opened.
Opposed to Gambling,'
Says Governor Umstead
Borden's Trial
Set for Monday
Arnold Borden will go on trial
Monday afternoon in Morehead
City recorder's court on five char
ges growing out of an automobile
accident June 25 on Arendell
street, Morehead City.
Borden is charged with speeding
in excess of 75 miles per hour, ex
ceeding the speed limit in a 35
mile-per-hour zone, exceeding the
highway speed limit of 55 miles
per hour, careless and reckless
driving and assault with a deadly
weapon, an automobile.
Borden, who was recently re
leased from the hospital, is free
under $2,000 bond.
Six persons were injured in the
crash which occurred when Bor
den's car struck the rear of one
being driven by Mrs. Reynolds May
of Greenville. Most seriously in
jured were Mrs. May and her
daughter, Mary, 11.
The accident occurred when Bor
den struck Mrs. May's car and
drove it into a telephone pole, ?
tree and a parked car. Witnesses
have estimated that Borden's car
was traveling at more than 75 miles
per hour at the time of the acci
dent.
Mrs. May received multiple
fractures in the accident, including
fractures of several ribs, both
shoulder blades, her spine and her
collar bone. She is still under
going treatment in the Morehead
City hospital.
Her daughter suffered a rup
tured spleen, a ruptured liver and
a broken arm in the crash. An
emergency operation was per
formed on her shortly after the ac
cident, and she received several
blood transfusions. For several
days after the accident, it was
doubted that she would recover.
The girl was released from the hos
pital about two weeks ago.
Borden received lacerations of
the head, face and arms and pos
sible chest injuries. After treat
ment at the Morehead City hospit
al, he was tsken to Memorial hos
pital, Chspel Hill, for a further
theck-up.
Others injured in the sccident
were Mrs. May's mother, Mrs. Vina
Mse Garris of Greenville, Louis
May. 14, and Sue Parrish, 12, who
suffered minor injuries. Mrs. Gar
ris waa released from the hospital
with her granddaughter, and the
others were treated and released
after the accident.
Sgt. Bruce Edwards of the More
head City police, who conducted
the investigation of the accident,
said that Borden baa been unable
to explain how the accident hap
pened.
Ship* Dock at Fwt
Two Navy transports, four Navy
L$T(. and the Esso tanker Burling
ton docked at the port tentfMl this
wmk to load or dtmtwm cargoes.
? Gov. William B. Umstead told
reporters it ? press conference
Tuesday that he is opposed to the
two dog racing tracks Which op
erate in the state.
The governor made the state
ment when asked for comment on
the rccent legislative investigation
of the tracks at Morehead City and
Moyock.
"If you're asking me for my per
sonal opinion. I've never been in
favor of legalized gambling," he
said. The governor added that he
had received no officftl informa
tion about the tracks and that he
had never visited either of them.
During his campaign last year,
Governor Umstead made no men
tion of the race tracks, although he
did call for a state-wide referen
dum on the sale of alcoholic bever
ages in the state.
The bill for such a referendum,
like that seeking to allow further
elections on the dog tracks, was
killed in a legislative committee.
The newest development in the
race track question came Monday
when Judge Chester Morris in Eliz
abeth City refused to grant an in
junction closing the track at Mo
yock. The injunction was sought
by J. A. Sumrell of Harbinger on
the grounds that the legislative act
allowing the track is unconstitu
tional.
Judge Morris said that the
proper method of determining the
validity of the act would be to ar
rest someone who gambles at the
track and carry the case through
the criminal courts. He said that
by this procedure the validity of
the act could be studied by the
state' supreme court.
The judge ruled that the ques
tion of the constitutionality of the
act could not be raised in the civil
action.
Annexation Vote
Set Tomorrow
The fireworks expected to be
produced by tomorrow's Morehead
City annexation election have fizz
led out, and the only question
which now remains to be settled
appears to be which side can get
the most voters to the polls.
Proponents of the annexation are
confident that they will be success
ful in their second attempt to ex
pand the city west of its present
boundaries.
Most of their confidence is based
upon the number of persons who
signed the two petitions which
brought about the election. The
petition asking for annexation was
signed by 108 resident of the area,
while only 54 signed the petition
opposing the expansion.
The proponents hope that some
of those who originally opposed
the annexation will vote for it in
tomorrow's election. They say
that they are shooting for a unan
imous vote although they doubt
that this will happen.
The optimism of the proponents
has been heightened by the legal
rebuffs met by the opponents dur
ing the pre-election campaign. Most
of the pointa raised by the oppo
nents were over-ruled by the state
board of elections. Although the
opponents nf annexation are still
carrying on their fight to block it,
they appear to have lost some of
their confidence.
Last Saturday's challenges of
registrations were expected to pro
duce most of the pre election fire
works, but the fireworks failed to
materialize as only nine voters
were challenged. Five of the chall
enges were made by the registrar
on the grounds that the persons in
question had voted by absentee
ballots In other states in the last
general election.
Opponents of the annexation
challenged only the five penons
who had already been challenged
by John Conner, the registrar. The
proponents challenged four resi
dents of a trailer camp in the area
on the grounds that they arc only
temporary residents.
The challenges were passed on
by the county board of elections at
a meeting last night at the polling
place, Clyde Jones' show room,
2800 Arendell street.
The polls will open at 6:30 to
morrow morning and will close at
6:30 tomorrow night. The results
will be certified by the county
board at a meeting early next week.
Election officials in addition to
Mr. Conner are Luther Norris and
Jerry Rowe, who will serve as
judges. The officials were appoint
ed by the county board.
The area proposed for annexa
tion is west of the present city
limits. It is bounded on the north
by the highway and Uie railroad
tracks and on the south by Bogue
sound. The western boundary is
the western limit of the state prop
erty at Camp Glenn. The old
rifle range has been included in
the area at the request of the coun
ty board of education.
Tomorrow's election will be the
second on the question within the
past three months. An earlier pro
posal for annexation was defeated
by 11 votes in a special election in
May.
The area covered in the May
election was much larger that that
covered by the present proposal.
By changing the size of the area,
proponents of annexation were
then able to hold another election
within one year of the first one.
Morton Takes Top Prizes
In Photography Contest
Pictuges to the right and pictures
to the left was the enviable plight
of the judges who Tuesday after
noon chose the winners in the pho
tography contest held after the
Miss North Carolina beauty pa
geant with MIm N. C. as model.
Hugh Morton, Wilmington busi
nessman who is also one of the
state's leading photographers, took
a first place and second place in
the contest which was open to
members of the N. C. Press Pho
tographers association.
Members of the association were
notfied of the results through their
president, Lawrence Wofford of
Baleigh.
Camera-men from all over the
state who spent three days pho
tographing beauty queens at the
pageant devoted all day Sunday,
July 19, following the pageant to
taking pictures of Barbara Ann
Crockett, Miss North Carolina of
1853.
Prizes for the best pictures pub
lished were offered by the More
tad CUy Jayceea and the Carolina
Racing association.
Two $100 first prizes were
awarded. The Jaycees gave one for
the best picture, and the dog track
offered another first prize for the
beat picture which included a grey
hound.
The first place for a picture in
cluding a greyhound was awarded
to Charles H. Cooper of Durham,
press photographer for the Durham
Herald-Sun newspapers. The other
first place and the second prize of
*90 went to Mr. Morton.
Third place was awarded to J.
P. Brady of Franklin and fourth
place to George Johnson of Goids
boro. Both these prizes were $23.
The photographs covered a wide
range of poses.
Every photograph submitted wm
accompanied by a clipping show
ing which newspaper in the state
had published it Mr. Morton la an
old hand at winning photography
contests in this state. Many of bia
pictures have been featured in na
tional magazines at well as state
newspapers.
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Edwards Released
After Two Years
Cpl. Archie L. Edwards, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Edwards,
1810 Fisher street, Morehead City,
was among the first group of Amer
ican prisoners of war freed from
communist prison camps since the
Korean armistice.
Corporal Edwards was one of 35
Americans in the first group which
reached Panmunjom Tuesday.
About 400 UN troops were due for
release on the first day of the pris
oner for more than two years.
Corporal Edwards, a member of
the 25th division, had been in Ko
rea almost since the beginning of
the fighting and had been a pris
onerfor more than two years.
His parents were notified in May,
1951, that he had been captured
on April 25 of that year. The first
word that they received from him
was in February, 1952, when they
received a letter from a North Ko
rean prison camp. The letter, writ
ten Nov. 4, 1951, was the first since
April 21, 1951.
In his first letter, Corporal Ed
wards told his parents that he was
well and asked that his friends in
Morehead City write to him. Since
that time, his parents have heard
from him about every three
months.
Mrs. Edwards said, when inform
ed of her son's release, "I'm just
too thrilled to talk." She later said
that she feels much better now that
her son has been released, although
she "can't really tell anyone just
how I feel."
She said that she and her hus
band last heard from Corporal Ed
wards the second week in July. In
that letter, written May 4, he said
that he was doing as well as could
be expected considering the kind
of place he was in.
Corporal Edwards joined the
Army on Nov. 19, 1948. After com
pleting his training he was assign
ed Ap occupation duly in ?Upa|v Me
was sent to Korea in July, 1050,
s)v?rtly aftc; the outbreak of the
.war. Before entering the Army, he
| was empfbyed oy the state.
Marine Captain
Held in Slaying
Capt. Obie W. Stover of Cherry
Point waived hearing Monday be
fore U. S. Commissioner Matilda
Turner in New Bern on a charge
that he murdered his wife, Frances,
June 6 at the air station.
Stover, who is being held in Wil
son jail, will be tried Oct. 19 be
fore Judge Don Gilliam of Tarbort
when Eastern District court con
venes in New Bern.
Capt. Stover's belated booking
on the murder charge followed
nearly two months of investigation
by FBI agents. During that time
he has been held by authorities at
Cherry Point. He was arrested Mon
day morning by U. S. Marshal Ben
Buck and taken to the Federal
building in New Bern for the pre
liminary hearing.
Stover was represented at tho
hearing by military counsel. He
made no statement about the fatal
shooting of his wife, continuing the
silence which he has maintained
since her death. He did however,
answer routine questions put to
him by William Gibson. FBI agent.
Stover's two sons, William and
Stephen, were in their parents'
home on the air station when the
fatal shooting occurred. According
to reports from neighbors. Stover
and his wife had been drinking and
arguing before she was shot with a
38-calibre pistol.
It is believed that the prosecu
tion will rely upon the testimony
of medical experts. Three of the
witnesses listed on the warrant are
physicians. They are Dr. H. R.
Noer and Dr. C. E. Kieley of Cher
ry Point and Dr. G. E. Meader of
Camp Lejeune. The other witnesses
are Capt. 0. L. Marx and Sgt. R.
E. Brecdcn. both of Cherry Point.
Before obtaining quarters at the
! base, Stover and his wife lived for
a time on Ann street. Beaufort.
Stover is a native of Crossett, Ark.,
and his wife was from Spring Hill,
La.
Traffic Manager Looks
Ovor Port FacilitiM
J. B. Gillis, general traffic man
ager of Tennessee Eastman, Kings
port, Tenn., spent last week in
Moreheid City examining the fa
cilities of the port terminal for
possible use bjr his firm.
A subsidiary of Eastman Kodak,
Rochester, N. Y , Tennessee East
man Imports many ore* and manu
factures acetates, film, and other
synthetics based on chemical op
erations.
Mr. Gillis stayed on
Beach and duriag his viait
deep-sea Hahing trip.
maniac to return to 1