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W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 42nd YEAR, NO. 93. FIVE SECTIONS? THIRTY-SIX PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1953 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Hospital Dedication to Begin at 11 Jaycees lo Give Banquet for Team Monday Night C. C. McCuiston, jSolf Pro, Speaks at Morehead Jaycee Meeting Monday Morehead City Jaycees an nounced at their Monday meeting that the annual football banquet for the Morehead City High School football team will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Ocean King Hotel, Atlantic Beach. It was also announced that eight members of the Jaycees will attend the quarterly board meeting at Lumberton this weekend. The Morehead City Jaycees and Beaufort Jaycees are co-sponsors in the welcoming program for board members who will attend the Lum berton meeting from all parts of the state. Report Heard Jasper Bell and Jimmy Davis re ported on the recent district Jay cee meeting in Jacksonville. Wal ter Morris reported that the More head City High School and Beau fort High School were holding Jaycee Voice of Democracy con tests. ^ These are oratorical contests in which the student speaks on democracy. The local winners will have their speeches recorded for the state wide contest to be judged by recordings. Jasper Bell proposed to the club that it endorse the "Put Christ Back Into Christmas" project. The club voted to back , this proposal. An example of the project is writing Christmas instead of "Xmas." Golf Pro Speaks C. C. McCuiston, pro at the Morehead City Country Club, spoke to the group about some of his sports experiences. Mr. McCuiston also said that he was available at any time to help the club and the high scboal in supporting its sports program. Guests of the club were Jerry Frazelle, James Cratch, and Cbarlie Summerlin. In the board of directors meet ing following the regular meeting, the directors voted to purchase $1.000 worth of athletic field bonds. These bonds are not subject to recall until after all other bonds arc called in. Official Reports On Road Work Drainage operations along the road leading to the logging camp. South River, are in process now, John L. Humphrey, county road superintendent, reported Wednes day. Present , dragline ditching is pre paratory to grading the road in the spring. The road, about four miles in length, begins at a fork in the present paved road and continues to the water. It runs through property owned by the International Paper Co. and the North Carolina Pulpwood Co. Mr. Humphrey said the contrac tor on the draw across the thor oughfare between Cedar Island and Atlantic is getting along all right. But he doesn't expect steel for the draw until March. Vehicles crossing the thorough fare use the old draw. The new bridge is being built beside it. Mr. Humphrey said he does not know what is holding up work on the proposed highway 70 along Arendell street. Morchead City. He intimated that the state has prob ably encountered right-of-way dif ficulties. PHA Changes Name to ASC The Production Marketing Ad ministration is now known as Agri cultural Stabilisation and Cover vation In other words it's not PMA any more but ASC. The change of name has come about with the reorganisation of the United States Department of Agriculture. B. J ? May. manager of the ASC office in this county (formerly PMA) says the change In name does not change in any way the services offered farmers by his office. On the Washington level the pro gram is known as the Commodity Stabilization Service (CSS). At the state and county level the com mitten are now ASC instead of PMA. The change went into ef fect Monday. This is the half million dollar Sea Level Community Hospital located 3' 3 miles east; of Beaufort on United States Highway No. 70. It is modern in every respect, furnished with the best in medical Photo by Norwood Younj; equipment and supplies. Although the hospital will serve for the most part the people of the eastern part of the county, residents from other sections will be admitted. A short distance from the hospital is the Sea Level Inn, a modern motel. Each room overlooks Nelson's Bay. The inn caters to tour Photo by Norwood Young iflts, hunters, fishermen and persons who merely seek a quiet week National Guard Unit Organizes In Beaufort at School Gymnasium A National Guard Unit was-* established in Beaufort Monday night when the Beaufort School board approved the leasing of the Beaufort Graded School gymnasium to Battery A, 295th Field Artillery Battalion. The uv m u/tll ho u?i?H for rlrill- I ing and as headquarters for the unit. An office will be established in the gym witfc Lt JVMfKan Ma jon, commanding officer, in charge. Officers Visit Last week Lieutenant Mason, commanding officer of the New Bern unit and Lt. "Mike" Mason, Bachelor, came to Beaufort to study the possibility of locating there. The unit wanted a place to hold drills and establish an office. The lieutenants were introduced to Clifford Lewis, mayor of Beau fort, and looked at the Scout Build ing and the Beaufort Graded School gym as possibilities for a drill hall. The school gym was selected and at a meeting of the school board Monday approval was granted and final arrangements were made to lease the gyro to the National Guard unit. 1 To Meet Mondays The unit will meet at 7 every Monday night in the gym. Four men were on hand Monday night to take enlistments for the local unit. Enlistments were re ported "brisk" by Lieutenant Ma son. Major Hall, regular Army in specting officer, looking oyer the unit Monday, said that federal recognition of the unit would be received in a few days. Southern Rail Officials Confer with Commission Southern Railway officials and attorneys conferred Wednesday with the State Utilities Commis sion. They had no comment on ricent reports that the Southern is nego tiating with the Atlantic and East Carolina Railroad for service over the State-owned Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad between Goldsboro and Morehead City. Commission Chairman Stanley Winborne said they discussed mat ters which may be taken up formal ly with the commission next spring. Police Report-Er ArHessee, Morehead City, Missing H Driver Pays J25 Fine, Costs John Earl Etter, Cherry Point Marine, was fined $25 and costi in Carteret County Recorder's Court Tuesday. Etter was charged with care less and reckless driving that re sulted in an accident earlier this week. Etter was driving in a six-car caravan returning from an athletic event at Ft. Bragg. While at tempting' to pass aother car, not in the caravan, Etter said, the car swerved to the left forcing him to drive to the extreme left of the road. Etter continued that his car went off the shoulder and when it came back on the road it headed into the path of the other ear. His car, Etter said, was truck on the right front fender causing It to swerve sharply and threw him out of the car. Etter's car skidded on smashing into the side of the other car. A companion, meanwhile was braking the Etter car to a stop A Mr. Smith, driving the other kuto, and two companions stated that his car did not hit the Ftter car, causing it to smash into the side of his car. Mr. Smith stated that he noticed that the Etter car was going "pret ty fast." Etter told the court that his speed was 45 miles per hour when he started to pass the Smith car. It was also brought out that a sign on the road a little distance from the accident said "Slow ? Road Under Construction." Etter said he did not see it as he made his passing attempt before coming to the sign and also, that while passing, the Smith ear block ed his view of the sign. Judge Lambert Morris found Et ter guilty as charged and imposed the fine.( Trio Involved in Wreck Get Suspended Sentences Irvin Willis, Harkers Island, was sentenced Tuesday in Carteret County Court to six months on the roads and two of his friends got three month suspended sentences. Willis's sentence would be suk pended, the court said, if the de fendant remains sober and of good behavior for three years and pays 9140 to Orville Gillikin, Otway, for damage to his auto. This must be done within 60 days and Willis must pay a fine of $25 and coats, according to the Judgment. Willia waa charged with drunken driving, careless and reckleaa driv ing, and assault with a deadly weap on, an automobile The drunk driv ing charge was dismissed. Two companions of Willie, Rod erick Moore and Eliiah Willis, were chargtd with aiding and abetting careless and reckless driving and doing malicious damage to person al property. The court found Moore and Wil lis guilty as charged. Their sen tence was three months on the roads. Judge Lambert Morris said be would suspend sentence if each re mains sober and on good behavior for three years and pays *90 and costs within SO days. According to evidence, the case came about as result of an argu ment Monday, Nov. 9, followed by See TMO, Page X ? Eugene A. Hessee, 3105 Aren dell St., Morehead City, employee at the Colonial Store, was re ported missing by Morehead City police and the sheriff's department yesterday. * 9 By 2 p.m. yesterday he had no: been located. Capt. Herbert Grif fin of the Morehead City police force, said the police were inform ed that Mr. Hessee left the Colon ial Store about 11:30 a.m. Wednes day. He got in his boat, a white skiff with an inboard motor and was seen by Capt. Bill Styron at the Gulf dock. At about 12:30 p.m. he was seen in the vicinity of Capt. Bill's Waterfront restaurant dock. Observers said he seemed to be having motor trouble. Fort Macon Coast Guard sta tion said yesterday afternoon that Norfolk was contacted to get the registry number of the boat but Norfolk had no record of it. Coast Guardsmen said with the meager description they had of the boat and the missing person they were doing what they could to aid a search. Coast Guard craft on regular missions in these waters were told to be on the lookout for the skiff and its occupant. . Beaufort Negro Goes to Roads, Follows Father Rufus Fair Jr., Beaufort Negro charged with lighting in 'public was sentenced to six jnonths on the roads in Beaufort Recorder's Court Tuesday morning. His father, Rufus Fair Sr., was sent to the roads in last week's session of court. The elder Fair was found guilty of public drunkenness and thus violated terms of a suspended sentence. He must serve six months. Vernon Nolan, charged with op erating a vehicle uncjer the influ ence of intoxicants and fen im proper muffler, was sentenced to three months on the streets by the court. The sentence will be suspended if the defendant pays $100 and costs. The court also ordered the defendant's license suspended. Hiram Springle, charged with disturbing the peace and destroy ing property, was sentenced to 60 days on the streets. Sentence will be suspended, the court said, if the defendant remains on good be havior for two years and pays costs. Found guilty of failing to stop at a stop sign, George Gaskill was given a choice of 30 days on the state roads or 30 days on the streets of Beaufort, suspended if he pays costs of court. Doc Harris, charged with public drunkenness was given a suspend- 1 See BEAUFORT NEGRO, Page Z I Theatre Postpones Election Of Officers; Membership Up Motorist Will Appear in Court Carl T. Taylor.' RFD 1, New port, has been charged with fail ing to yield the right-of-way and will be tried in Carteret County Recorder's Court Tueaday. The charges are the outgrowth of a collision at 4:45 p.m. Wednes day on state highway 24 at Boguc. According to State Highway Pa trolman R. H. Brown. Taylor, driv ing a 1952 Plymouth was proceed ing east at about 20 miles an hour. Another car involved in the col lision, a 1954 Ford coupe, was driven by Claude Edward Oaks, Hubert. N. C., and was going wset at about 45 miles an hour. The patrolman said that Taylor wanted to make a left turn and cut in front of Oaks. Damage to Tay lor's car was estimated at *10 and to Oaks' $150. The car Oaks was driving was owned by Rudolph Henderson, Hubert. C?a salt* with Officials George Franklin and Leigh Wil son of the League of Municipali ties called Wednesday on Dan Wal ker, town clerk, Beaufort. Mr. Franklin and Mr. Wllaon also con ferred with official* of Morehead City and Newport on their visit here this week. ? Llection of officers for the Car-* teret Community Theatre was post poned Wednesday night because a large number of members have en tered since last week, Horace Lof tin. spokesman for the theatre, said yesterday. Selection of the first play to be presented will be made by the reading committee next week when the theatre group meets at the Scout Building. Beaufort. Serving on the reading commit tee are Walton Hamilton, Tom Res pess, Mrs. Tressa Vickers, Mrs. Wiley Taylor Jr. and Ed Walston. The group will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Loftin said that there is still room for more. He said that one doesn't have to have experience. The whole idea is to have fun, he concluded. Tide Table TMes ?t Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, Nav. 20 7:16 a.m. 7:34 p.m. 12:51 am. 1:48 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 8:07 a.m. 8:29 p.m. 1:42 a.m. 2:38 p.m. SuMlay, Nov. Z2 8:98 a.m. 9:14 p.m. 2:32 a.m. 3:26 p.m. Maaday, Nov. U 8:44 a.m. I 3:21 a.m. 4:15 p.m. 10:09 p.m. Taeaday, Nov. 14 10:31 am. 1M6 p.m. 4:10 a.m. 5:02 p.m. Morehead Senior Wins Contest David Small, Morehead City High School aenior, won the "I Speak for Democracy" conteat yesterday ill the Morehead City School audi torium, G. T. Wlndell, principal announced. The contest is sponsored by the Morehead City Jaycees. David Small was the county win ner laat year in the tame contest. Richard DeGaetano, sophomore, received honorable mention. These winners and winners from other schools of the county will speak on the radio in the near fu ture. Their speeches will be re corded to be entered in the state finals. Others participating in the con test were Geraldioe Hedgecock, Ju nior; Richard Stroud, sophomore; Joe DuBoia, Charles Canfield, and Jennifer Jonea, all Juniors. Judges were Luther Hamilton Jr., Mrs. B. F. Royal and Mrs D. J. Eure. Faculty advisor waa Clarence P. Mooring. Engliah instructor. Party Announced A stag party will be held at 7:10 Monday night at the Elks Club, A. B. Cooper, chairman of the par 4y committee, announced today. 2,000 Expected at Event At Sea Level Tomorrow Formal dedication of the Sea Level Community Hospital, built by the Taylor Foundation, will begin with ceremonies at 11 o'clock tomorrow at the hospital. More than 2,000 persons are expected. Special invitations have been sent to outstanding citizens of three states and Cuba. In gratitude for the half million dollar hospital, the Ul lilMCI II ( <11 Ifl Cl V/UUIIl) * have planned a Homecoming for the four Taylor brothers, Dan, Wil liam, Alfred and Leslie, who have made the hospital possible. In typical Carolina style, the Homecoming's major event will be a huge picnic dinner on the hos pital grounds at 1 p.m. The dedication services will be gin with a band concert by the Morehead City and Beaufort High School bands at 11 a.m., followed with the invocation at 11:30, by the Rev. T. C. Smith, pastor of the Sea Level Free Will Baptist Church. A flag-raising ceremony will fol low, with the group reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, to be fol lowed by the singing of "America." Carl Goerch to Emcee Carl Goerch, Raleigh radio com mentator, will serve as master of ceremonies and will introduce the speakers and guests at 11:45. At 12:30 p.m. the trustees of the Tay lor Foundation will be introduced, followed by the presentation of the hospital to the board by Mr. D. E. Taylor. The picnic lunch is scheduled for 1 o'clock. The ceremony will end with the opening of the hospital from 2:30 to 4:30 for public in spection. A special platform has been put up in front of the hospital for the ceremonies. Two tents have been pitched on the grounds to house picnic tables in case of rain. One Brother Arrives Mr. Dan Taylor arrived at Sea Level in the yacht. Sea Level, Wed nesday afternoon. The yacht tied up at Beaufort at the engineers dock Tuesday night. Hip ttor#T| brothers were scheduled to arrive later this week and will bt preaefti at tomororw's Homecoming A spokesman for the dedication committee said the general public is cordially invited to the dedica tion exercises. He added, however, that the picnic lunch would be pro vided only for the Taylors, their guests, church and civic groups of Eastern Carteret. The spokesman explained that groups in Eastern Carteret had generously agreed to bring baskets of food for themselves, the Tay lors and their special guests. He added that the committee does not want the public to attend the event with the expectation of having lunch, only to find that there is no food available. Those without spe cial invitations are welcome to bring their own lunch. Headquarters for the out-of town guests will be at the recently completed Sea Level Inn. Guests from Florida and Cuba are sched See HOSPITAL, Page 7 I Issues of This Paper Are Limited Only 400 issues of this paper, over and above our regular press run, have been printed. Judging from past experience with issues of this type, we sug gest that you hang on to this copy you have now and if you want extra one*, get them as soon as possible, either from the news stand in your community, from newsboys at the dedication cere mony or from THE NEWS TIMES office in More head City. ? The Editor. Seal Chairmen Comment on Seal Significance "As warmly personal as the chil dren singing carols at your door, the 1953 Christmas Seal, symbol of the fight against tuberculosis, will bring Christmas into every home in the community," Paul H. Geer Jr.. Christmas Seal Sale chairman in Morehead City, said today In a preview of this year's seal ?t tuberculosis association head quarters, he recalled the 1500-year old tradition of singing associated with the Christmas season. Sln?K Make Visits The caTwl singers, or "waits," as they art called In England come to your door, bundled against ihe cold in overcoats, knitted mufflers, and caps, "bringing Christmas." "Almost literally." Mr. Geer said, "this year's Christmas Seal does the same thing." Featuring the joyful face of a singing child, wearing red mittens and an old-fashioned green stock ing-cap and muffler, and holding an open book of carols, the 1B53 See SEAL, Page Z Emeritus Club Honors Six Men Six men were elected to honor ary membership in the Emeritus Civic Club Monday at the monthly meeting at the Recreation Center, Morehead City Those given honorary member ship were J. Warren Beck, presi dent of the Morehead City Cham ber of Commerce; J. A. DuBois. manager of the Chamber of Com merce; Dr. S. W. Hatcher, More head City; Clifford Lewis, mayor of Beaufort; BiU Sharpe, editor of the State Magazine; and G. W. Dill, mayor of Morehead City. The constitution was amended to make eligible for active mem bership only those who have at tained the age of 89 if partial ac tivity in business is continued. Also, it was decided to have no regular meeting during July and August of the coming year, ? Widow Hangs Herself Monday Family Says Mrs. Seth Arthur Was Despondent Since Death of Husband Mrs. Verna Lee Arthur. 55, of Greenville, was found dead early Monday night. She was the widow of Seth Arthur who was killed in stantly Monday night, Oct. 27. 1952, when his 22-foot sailboat drifted against a power line near the At lantic Beach bridge, Morehead City. Coroner Griffin H. House said she hanged herself with a piece of window cord in a shed at the home. Members of the family stated that Mrs. Arthur had been despon dent since the death of her hus band. Funeral services were conducted at the chapel of the Wilkerson Funeral Home Wednesday after noon at 2:30 and burial was in Mount Pleasant Christian Church cemetery. He pastor, the Rev. William Clif ton, assisted by Dr. H. G. Haney, Christian minister of Greenville, conducted the services. Mrs. Arthur was born and reared in Pitt County near Greenville, and was the daughter of the late T- J. and Mattie Brown Stancil. In 1923 she was married to Mr. Ar thur. She had lived in Greenville and Morehead City since 1930, and prior to that time in St. Augustine. Fla. She was a member of Mount Pleas ant Christian Church. Surriving are a son, Vernon Ar thur, of Morehffd City, a sister. Mim Lek Brown Stancil; (oi brothers, Russell, Klaxton, Robert and Offie Stancil, all of Greenville. Morehead City Men Visit Capital J. A. DuBois, manager of the Morehead City Chamber of Com merce, and Truman Kemp went to Raleigh Tuesday. Mr. DuBois visit ed the State Employment Commis sion office in regard to the closing of the Employment Security Com mission office in Morehead City. He said that he was told that Congressional action, cutting ap propriations, made it impossible to continue operation of the employ ment office in Morehead City. The office will close for most services Dec. 1 when the present manager, Mrs. Julia Tenny, leaves to assume managership of the Em ployment Security Commission of fice at North Wilkesboro. That of fice serves five counties in the western part of the state. James T. Starling, a member of the Morehead City staff, is expect ed to stay at the Morehead office at least until Dec. 15 and perhaps until Jan. 1, Mrs. Tenny said. The office will close all its pres ent services Jan. 1 and unemploy ment compensation claims in this county will be handled every other week by personnel coming heke from Jacksonville or New Bern. They will take claims in trie present employment office in the Jefferson Restaurant Building, 4th street, Morehead City. JCs to Begin Sale Monday Of Lawn Reflector Numbers Morehead City Jaycees are ?tart-< ing their Lile-a-Lawn project a week earlier than originally planned. They will begin sale of reflectoriied houae numbers (or front lawns Monday. Charles Willis, chairman of the program, haa requested that resi dent! wanting to buy the reflector ized numbers leave their porch light burning Monday night. The Jayceca will begin a door todoor canvass on that date. Part of the proceeds from the sale will go to the Damon Runy on Cancer Memorial Fund and the re mainder will go to the Jayceea. Persona who wish to place orders during the day shwld call Charlea Willis. 6-4383. between B a.m. and fl p.m. Mr. Winia aald the reflectoriaed sign is attractive in the day aod reflects brilliantly in car head lights at night. It enablea police men. firemen, doctoft and social callers to find homes eaaily at night. > ^ I Newport Board Discusses Zoning Leigh Wilson, field consultant with the League of Municipalities, conferred Tuesday afternoon with the Newport town board in regard to toning. The meeting was held in the Newport town hall. Mr. Wilson explained the proced ure for zoning a town and said he would send the town a model or dinance establishing a zoning com mission. The board told Mr. Wilson they were merely considering the ad visability of toning the town and took no action. Mr. Wilson told them that toning would be a wise move. Attending the meeting were May or Edgar Hibb*, Commissions Charles Hill. D. Ira Garner, Wil bur Garner and M. D. McCain. .
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