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W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ??< 42nd YEAR, NO. 90. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1953 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Bert Cannon Will Be Tried Nov. 17 On Two Charges Bert Cannon, USN, Merrimon, was arrested on a charge of drunk en driving after his car turned over on the Merrimon Road at 10 o'clock Sunday morning. He is also charged with driving without a li cense. Cannon was released from the county jail under $200 bond Sun day night. His case has been sched uled for trial in Carteret County Recorder's Court Tuesday, Nov. 17. Patrolman W. J. Smith who in vestigated said Cannon's two brothers, Cecil and Fred, were with him at the time of the accident., Cecil was taken to the Morehead City Hospital where he was treat ed. He is suffering from a back injury. The car, a 1950 Ford, was exten sively damaged. It turned over on its top in a canal. The water cover ed the top of the car and the men escaped by crawling out a window. The accident occurred about five miles from the highway 70 inter section. Patrolman Smith saiu Can non was driving about 40 miles an hour at the time and that the right front tire blew out. Town Board Gets Budget Report The Beaufort Town Board was given copies of the budget control accounts to Oct. 31, 1953 at the November meeting of the board. Periodically the report is made to keep commissioners posted on their receipts and expenditures. Included in the report is the re ceipt of $3,245.84 from parking meters. The board hopes to real ize $10,000 from this source by the end of the fiscal year. One hundred twenty-six dollars and fifty cents has been received for equipment rental from which the council hopes to get $2,000 for the entire fiscal year. From the intangible tax, $1,093.22 has come in on a budgeted income of $950. According to the report, approxi mately three fifths of the amount budgeted for administrative ex penditures has been spent. County Board Draws Jurors Jurors have been selected by the County Board of Commissioners for the Decmeber term of Superior Court that begins Dec. 7. The ses sion will be one week in length t6 hear civil cases only. Those selected from Morehead City are H. H. Piner, Alvin L. Wade, W. G. Lewis, J. Monroe "Whitehurst, Earl W. Piner, Wil liam E. Guthrie, and D. B. Turner, RFD 1. Those selected from Beaufort for jury duty are Taylor Pake, David B. Merrill, J. E. Arrington, Ralph W. Leister, Joseph G. Broda, A. P. Wooten, all of route 1, Francis E. Kirk. Ann street extension; L. J. JMoe, Milton Lipman, George J. Brooks, and Charles L. Pake. Selected from Newport are Grayden E. Jordan; Manly Mor ton; Leighman L. Garner, Alonzo Salter. Charlie Quinn, Bert Russell, J. I. Smith, J. G. Weeks, and Ben jamin F. Harrison, and D. B. San derson, route two. From Williston the commission ers selected Fulford Willis and T. C. Willis, and from Harkers Island. Samuel Davis, Guion Lewis, and Johnnie J. Russell. Also selected were Odell Guth rie. Marshallberg; Gerald Murdoch, Wildwood; Jasper G. Daniels, Sea Level; Charlie Gaskill, Davis, Mel vin Robinson, Atlantic; and Wil liam Turner. Stella. Tanker Visits Namesake State Photo by Jerry Schumacher The chartreuse custom-built car owned by Photographer Jerry Schumacher, Morehead City, is dwarf ed by the size of the "North Carolina," Texaco tanker. The tanker docked Saturday, Oct. 31, at More head City. This was the first time it had ever put in at a North Carolina port. The "North Carolina" was commissioned in 1944. 4-H Project Winners Will Receive Medals Friday Carteret County 4-H Club project winners, both boys and girls, will be recognized Friday on 4-H Achievement Day in the court room of the county court house at 7:30 p.m. Medals will be presented for the winning projects by Miss Martha Barnett, count home agent. Medals will be awarded boys in the following projects: dairy dem onstration, field crops,- swine, dairy achievement, public speaking, health, forestry achievement; both boys and girls; gardens, leadership, and tractor maintenance. Girls will get medals for the fol lowing projects: food preparation, clothing, canning, dairy foods dem onstration, dress revue, frozen foods, and girl's record. 4-H adult leaders will be present ed with certificates by R. M. Wil liams, county farm agent. After the recognitions, Paul Cox, assistant Craven County farm agent will speak on his experience over seas to bring out the 4-H theme, "Working Together for World Un derstanding." A recreation hour and refresh ments will follow Mr. Cox's talk. Alvin C. Newsome, assistant county farm agent, said all 4-H members in the county are invited to the 4-H Achievement Day pro gram. Government Offices Will Observe Holiday Tomorrow Banks, the courthouse, town4 [ halls, A4eoholic Beverage." Control stores and the Employment Secur ity Commission office, Morehead City, will be closed tomorrow, Armistice Day. Stores in Beaufort and Morehead City will remain open until 1 p.m. as usual. Post offices will be closed all day with the exception of one hour. The Morehead City post office will be open from noon until 1 p.m. for sale of stamps and delivery of gen eral delivery mail. The Beaufort post office will be open from 1 to 2 p.m. for delivery of parcel post packages and perish ables. School children will not get a holiday tomorrow. Beaufort Firemen Get Sunday Call Beaufort firemen answered a call at 11:15 Friday morning to j i the home of Mary Fuller; 325 1 Queen St. There was a fire in a bed. It was put out with water and fire men returned to the station in 45 minutes. The home is owned by Mary Windsor, New York, daughter of the former owner; Sam Windsor, Beaufort. Windsor said yesterday that dam age to the home, both fire and water, amounted to more than $400. Firemen were notified of the fire by phone. The alarm, 32, for that section of town, was sounded. It was the first time the new fire alarm system, installed Oct. 31, was used. Principal Comments on Art Exhibit at Civic Center G. T. Winded, principal of More head City School, expressed appre ciation yesterday to the Literary and Art Department for assisting in sponsorship of the art exhibit last week at the Civic Center. Mrs. Kenneth Prett, chairman of the exhibit for the Literary and Art Department, said that the iuc cess largely was due to the partici pation of the schools. Mrs. Bob Williams, chairman of the school art department, represented More head City School in planning the event. Mrs. Prest expressed apprecia tion to teachers at both the More head City and Camp Glenn schooli for conducting studies in art last week and preparing the children to see the exhibit. Proceeds from the exhibit will be uaed to buy paintings for the school. Pupils were admitted for 15 cent* each and were not ad mitted free as stated in Friday'! paper. The public was admitted to the exhibit, adults paying 35 cents each. Four speakers talked on art. They were Mrs. Harvey Hamilton Jr., A. H. James, D. G. Bell and Dr. G. C. Cooke, all of Morehead City. Mayor Dill Proclaims Bank Week Nov. 16-21 Mayor George W. Dill. Morehead City, has proclaimed the week of Nov. 18-21 as "Know Your Bank Week." During this week, the Mayor urges the citizens of Morehead City visit their bank so that there may be a better understanding of the services rendered by banks. "Banks," he said, "are making great contributions to the free economy system of America. Car Gets $00 Wreck Damage More than $500 damage was caused in an accident on N. 12th street, Morehead City, at 11:45 p.m. Friday. A 1951 Ford driven by William T. Willis, Davis, ran into a parked truck, according to Patrolmen Guy Springle and Homer Lewis. The truck, a two-ton Chevrolet, was owned by Simon R. Raynor. Dam age to the car was estimated at $500 and to the truck $5. Willis told the officers that a light on the east side of the street blinded him and he did not see the truck on the west side until he struck it. The grill, radiator, light, fender and windshield of the Ford were smashed. Two persons riding with Willis, Jimmie Shaver and Grace Norton got small cuts on the forehead but were not hospitalized. Assisting in investigation of the accident was Sheriff Hugh Salter. The sheriff was called and he noti fied the Morehead City police. Residents Pledge Aid in Homecoming One hundred per cent coopera tion was pledged by residents of downcast communities in supply ing food for the Homecoming cele bration Nov. 21 at Sea Level. The celebration is in connection with the formal dedication of tlie Sea Level Hospital, built by the Taylor Foundation. Cooperation on food preparation was announced at a meeting of the hospital's board of trustees Satur day at the Sea Level Motel. Upward of 2,000 persons are ex pected to attend homecoming to be held on the shore of Nelson's Bay adjacent to the hospital. Marauders Enter Yacht Building Saturday Night Sheriff Hugh Salter reported yes terday that the yacht basin build ing owned by Efirti Smith, Cedar Point, was entered Saturday night. Nothing was taken but things were thrown around and out of place. In spite of this, there was no damage, the sheriff said. Mr. Smith said he left the place Saturday and probably forgot to lock the back door. Merchants to Meet Christmas decorations and pro motion will be the topic of the Morehead City Merchants Associa tion at a luncheon meeting at 11:30 a.m. today at Captain Bill's Res taurant Army Engineers Issue Warnings To Navigators The Army Engineers, Wilming ton, released two notices to navi gators yesterday. One regarded the closing of the inland waterway between More head City and Atlantic Beach and the other specifies the hazardous target area between Brown's Inlet and Bogue Inlet. One channel of the waterway will be closed Monday, Nov. 16. and the other Tuesday. Nov. 17, so that the cable being laid by Caro lina Power and Light Co. can be put down. The contractor will lay the cable under the south channel on the 16th. The south channel will be closed from 7 a.m. until sunset. Traffic will use the north channcl during this period. The cable will be laid under the north channel Nov. 17. The chan nel will be closed at sunset Nov. 16 ?id remain closed until sun?tH Nov. 17. During this period traffic will use the south channel. The contractor will have small boats located 1,000 feet from the bridge during daylight hours to di rect water traffic through the proper channel. The area in the vicinity between Brown's Inlet and Bogue Inlet, and 7.500 yards seaward will be hazard ous because of Marine firing exer cises from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 12, 13, and 14. All navigation should avoid this area during this time except for Atlantic intracoastal Waterway through traffic which will not be stopped. Driver Faces Drunk Charge James Carl Styron Jr., Sea Lev el, has been charged with drunken driving as the result of an accident at 6:20 p.m. Saturday on -highway 70 in Hancock Park east of Beau fort. According to J. W. Sykes, state highway patrolman, Styron, driv ing a 1949 Lincoln, rammed into the rear of a 1990 Nash driven by Bennie C. Newsome Jr., RFD 1, Morehead City. The patrolman said Newsome was waiting for a car to make a left turn when Styron struck him. Dam age to Newsome's car was estimat ed at $150. There war no damage to Styron's car. Both ' automobiles were headed west. William GasUll, Sea Level, riding with Styron, was charged with public drunkenness. 5 7 -Year-Old Negro Dies While Driving Car on Highway 70 Rotarians, Lions Hear Marine General, Sen. Alton Lennon Gen. William G. Manley, com mander of Cherry Point Marine Air Base, and United States Senator Alton B. Lennon spoke at a joint meeting of the Lions and Rotary Clubs at the Recreation Center in Morehead City Thursday night. Senator Lennon was the guest of J. A. DuBois, manager of the Morehead City Chamber of Com merce and Gen. Manley was the guest of Lion President Fred Hardy. At the beginning of General Manley's talk, he announced he was leaving as commander of the Cherry Point Marine Air Base Fri day, Nov. 13 to assume duties as commander of the new Marine Air Base in Miami, Fla. Taking over for General Manley at Cherry Point will be Brig. Gen. Sam Jack. General Manley ex pressed sincere regrets to be leav ing Cherry Point. He said that the Marines and citizens of Morehead City got along fine and enjoyed a good spirit of cooperation. He also said that the Marines at Cherry Point were average young men of present generation. They have the same problems, trials, and temptations as the sons and daughters of club members, he told the group. Praises Service Clubs Senator Lennon, who spoke firpt, commented that service clubs con tribute to the economic and moral growth of their communities and in turn to their state. He also said he was a firm be liever in service clubs and praised their humanitarian service to their city and state. Senator Lennon said that in his travels throughout the state of North Carolina, he has become acutely aware of the equal im fporti' nee of all sections of ftie state ? each one contritvauitg ti? the growth of North Carolina in the last 35 years. Answering his own question as to how to raise the per capita in come of the state, which records show to be one of the lowest in America, the Senator said that each area must strive its utmost to attract industry to its particular area so that the balance of the state economy will be raised. The Senator also said that when any North Carolinian is in Wash ington and feels that there is a legislative or federal matter that should be brought to his attention, the person should come to his of fice and talk it over. He wants the North Carolina public to use his office as their headquarters in making their wishes known. 'Greatest Open Forum* Senator Lennon termed the Sen ate as the greatest open forum in the world; for it can claim the attention of the world by a mem ber's getting the attention of the floor chairman and speaking his feelings. This world attention, the Sen ator said, is gained via radio and press. The Senator said he supported legislation that would increase the defense program of the United States. In this he took the advice of the Armed Service Council and a member of the joint Chiefs of Staff. Although these measures, in creasing the air arm and increas ing the draft quota, were defeated, the Senator said he felt that more stress should be laid on our na tional defense. The Senator said that a reap praisal should be taken of out for eign aid program and give it some sort of ceiling. He recommended a five and one-half billion dollar ceiling. The money now being spent could be spent more wisley rcoiyvnically, according to the iptucr. At present he said, we are sup porting the economy of 60-odd countries of the world, and, as a result, they are on better footing financially than ever before. Getting back to his support of the defense program, the Senator said that now is the time to stop economic aid and turn to our na tional defense to keep our place as the greatest nation in the world. In pointing out that we are spending too much, the Senator re marked that our national debt of 272 billion dollars was 100 tulion more than the debt of all the na tions of Europe counting Russia and her satellites. "Shall we continue on or use economy?" asked the Senator in emphasizing that if we continue at this rate our economy will col lapse. At present we are support ing the world, he declared. Wants Economy He pointed out emphatically that we can have economy in govern ment. In the Comptroller of the United States' office alone the staff was reduced from 14,000 to less than 7,000 and, it is the most effi ciently run office in the govern ment today, the Senator said. In conclusion, the Senator said that we, as a nation, cannot afford the parasites that we now have if we hope to keep ourselves on firm financial feet. At the Lions dinner before the joint meeting, the Senator and General Manley were introduced as well as Capt. Charles Cordell, public relations officer at Cherry Point, John Covington Jr., presi dent of the Jacksonville Lions Club and its secretary, J. Hugh Rich; George Scott, president of the New Bern club, Guy Hamilton and Cecil King, members of the New Bern club. A guest at the Rotary Club meeting was the Rev. Lester Tilley, Rockingham, former minister of the First Methodist Church, More bead ?ity Special guests of Mr. DuBols were Norwood Young, Beaufort, and Sheldon Smoyer, representing THE NEWS-TIMES. 11 oi This Area Lose Licenses Eleven persons from this area have had their driver's licenses suspended and three had theirs revoked, according to the latest list from the State Highway Safety Di vision. Persons having their license sus pended are Conrad Emanuel Bjork mnan Jr., Cherry Point, New Bern City Court; Robert Leo Ensminger, Harkers Island, Beaufort Record er's Court; Garrett Herbert Fisher, Morehead City (no court lasted); William H. Hayes, Cherry Point, Beaufort Recorder's Court; and Jerry Kramer, Cherry Point, Beau fort Recorder's Court. Thomas G. LaFayctte, Cherry Point, New Bern Recorder's Court; Ben Royal Piner, Beaufort, Wash ington Recorder's Court; Pennel Jesse Tillett, Harkers Island (no court listed); Thomas Luther Wil lis Jr., Williston, (no court listed), and Dewey Grant Williams, Wil son, Beaufort Superior Court. The three persons whose licenses were revoked were Loyd Davis, Smyrna. Beaufort Recorder's Court; and Jack Melvin Rowles, Beaufort, Morehead City Record er's Court. Milk Commission Puts Carteret in New Area Carteret County was recently | placed in a new area created by the new North Carolina Milk Com mission. The action split the Pied mont area into three separate are as. making {our areas that are con trolled by the Milk Commission. Along with the split up, rijjid regulation of the marketing of milk will begin Nov. 16. Carteret County is now in the Wilmington-New Bern area that consists of New Hanover, Bruns wick, Columbus, Bladen, Sampson, Pender, Duplin, Craven, Pamlico, Jones, and Onslow counties. The Piedmont area was split in to three areas instead of the single 18-county area the commission had designated before. A five-member local milk board will be named for each area. Each will consist of two prtdurers, two distributors, and one "consumer" who will serve u chairman. So far the board for the Wil mington-New Bern area has not been named. R. H. Howard, mana ger of White Ice Cream and Milk Co., Morehead City, said Saturday. The state commission can desig nate whatever administrative au thority it wishes to the local boards. The milk commission has provid ed for an increase in the butter fat content of bottled milk and laid Morehead Board Hears Three Delegations Friday Afternoon The Morehead City town board met in special session Friday after noon at the municipal building and beard three delegationa. Members of the Free Will Bap tist Church appeared to inquire whether they could build new Sun day School rooms on the property line. Since this is in violation of the building code, the board advised them to get written permission from the two property owners in volved, Matt Nelson and John Styron. The church it located at 10th and Bridges streets. The board said if the property owners gave permission they would give their OK. Spokesman for the group Was Asa Cannon. Other members of the delegation were Mn Charles Barker and Mr. and Mrs. William Marks. W. C. Carlton, manager of the Carteret-Craven Rural Electrifica tion Association, requested that the town extend its corporate limits to include the new REA building on 25th street. The town requested the REA to submit a formal re quest for the inclusion. Mr. Carlton also Informed the board that the sewage line proposi tion, on which he and the board have been consulting, haa been deemed too expensive. They have decided, he told the board, to use septic tanks at the new building. George Rowles, 1011 Bridges St., ippeared to ask if the town could I do something to keep Colonial Store trucks from unloading at the rear of his property "all night long." Mr. Rowlcs lives behind the new Colonial Store on Arendell street He suggested that the trucks could unload from 7 p.m. until midnight. The board authorized Mayor George Dill to write the district superintendent of Colonial Stores to ask if some unloading arrange ment could be made that would not disturb the neighbors. Alarm Boxes Painted Roma Styron, engineer at the Beaufort Fire Department, painted fire alarm boxes throughout town last week. They are red with a whit* stripe down the sides. down regulations prohibiting re bates to retailers or other credit practice! which, in effect, would re duce the price charged by the dis tributor to favored retailers. Milk classifications, based on the end-use of milk, put most bottled milk and cream in Class I, cul tured skimmed milk and plain but termilk in Class 11. In the Wilmington-New Bern area, of which Carteret County is a part, minimum Class I pripc was set at $6 50 per hundredweight and Class U price at $4.50 per hundred pounds. In setting minimum priccs, W. W. Fitzpatrick, chairman of the ?tate commission, said the commis sion took Into account price levels at the time the milk commission was enacted into law April 30, as well a? current prices. Minimums in the Wilmington New Bern area are about the same aa those in effect here for some time. The milk commission's ac tion, in other words, affects mainly the farmer and the milk whole saler. The price of a quart of milk to a housewife remains the same. Of major interest to consumers was the provision raising the mini mum butterfat content of whole fluid milk sold for public conaump tion to 3.8 percent. The State Board of Agriculture sets a statewide butterfat content minimum of 3.23 per cent, so that the increaae in the minimum in marketing areaa is about 10 per per cent. One of the commission's provi aiona attempts to regulate trade practices. Distributors are to file with the commission by Dec. 1 a scedule of their retail and whole See MILK, Fife 2 Minimums Set Tide Table Tide* at Boaafort Bar HIGH LOW Tueaday, Nov. 1* 10:12 a.m. 10:30 p.m. , 3:49 a.m. 4:46 p.m. Wedaesday, Nov. U 10:56 a.m. 11:19 p.m. 4:34 a.m. 3:31 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 11:46 a.m. 5:25 a.m. 6:21 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 12:15 a.m. 6:23 a.m. 12:42 p.m. 7:16 pjn. r rtzur wnue, ot, u over I Negro, died Saturday after noon while he was driving along highway 70 west of Newport. R. II. Brown, state high way patrolman, said White's car, a 194!) Ford, ran off the road and into the ditch. His wife and two other women passengers were not hurt. They had come to Morchead City Saturday afternoon to fish. The man's wife told the patrolman that while they were in Morehead City her husband had two severe attacks of indigestion. They went to the doctor and he was given two shots, then the party started back to Dover. He started to feel worse and they stopped at Whitley's store be tween Morehead City and Newport where her husband got a drink of warm water. He said he felt all right and they started out again, driving about 20 miles an hour. Suddenly, the woman said, he said "Oh!" and slumped over in her lap. Patrolman Brown called Coroner Leslie Springle and an ambulance. A commander in the medical :orps at Cherry Point was passing by and he stopped and pronounced the man dead. Coroner Springle said that death was due to a heart attack. Death was placed at 4:45 p.m. The body was taken to Bell's Funeral Home and later that day was taken to Kinston. Firemen Defer Nomination Beaufort firemen deferred nom ination of a new fire commission er until their December meeting when fire department officers will be elected. They accepted the resignation of J. P. Harris, fire commissioner at their meeting Thursday night at the station. Chief Charles Harrell and Mayor Clifford Lewis, a guest at the meet ing. thanked Mr. Harris for his ser vice to the department and the town. The chief reported ob the fire men's trip to Robersonville Oct. 13 to attend the meeting of the East ern Carolina Fireman's Associa tion. The firemen agreed to put up the town Christmas decorations. They said they would try to have them hung by Dec. 1. It was reported that the town's new alarm system is in operation. Firemen decided that their Christmas program this year would consist only of giving baskets of food to needy families. Guests at the meeting in addi tion to the mayor, were Leslie Springle, John Butler, John Miller, and Charles Pake, all of the Beau fort Rural Fire Association. Two Cars Collide East of Beaufort A 1941 Chevrolet was struck IS miles east of Beaufort on highway 70 at 3:15 Thursday night in a heavy downpour of rain. State Highway patrolman J W. Sykes said the car was being pushed or pulled out of the drive way from Jack Lynch's house. Part of it was on the highway, he said, when a 1940 Chrysler driven by Bennie Vick, New Bern Negro, hit it. Vick was going west. The stalled car is owned by Les lie Daniels. Roe. Vick told the pa trolman that he saw the car on the highway and turned to avoid it but an oncoming car caused him to turn back. Damage to his car was estimated at $100 There was no damage to Daniels' car. No charges were made against either driver. Membership Cards Go Out in Mail Mrs. George W. Dill Jr., presi dent of the Carteret County Com munity Concerts Association, re ports that membership cards were mailed yesterday to all members. Enclosed with the membership cards, which will serve as tickets for the concerts, is a note on con certs to be held in Goldsboro, Kin ston and Wilson. Membership in the Community Concerts entitle* members to attend Community Concerts in other cities. The first concert in the county will be on Friday, Nov. 27, when Men of Song, a male quartet, will sing in the Beaufort school audi torium.