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W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ??< 42nd YEAR, NO. 100. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1953 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS School Patrol Protects Pupils Crossing Highway at Newport The Newport Shool is located on the most heavily-traveled highway in Carteret County, highway 70, yet more than 600 children safely cross it in going to and from the build ing ? and they cross safely due to the efficient operation of the School Safety Patrol. The patrol was organized in 1949. Supervised by C. S. Long, vocation al agriculture instructor, it has 23 members this year. The boys are chosen from the upper elementary grades and the junior high school. They must maintain good marks in school (this includes marks in conduct) and show once they have joined the patrol, that they are alert and able to fill the big job of looking after their hundreds of school mates. The boys meet with their super visor each Friday. After the es sential training on guiding chil dren back and forth across the highway, the meetings are devoted to teaching them to care for their equipment, discussing problems they encounter or deciding how they may work more efficiently. Each boy wears a white Sam Brown belt. This is a belt that fits around the waist with another belt crossing one shoulder, at tached in back and in front to the waist belt. Each boy also wears a badge and a white helmet with the initials "SSP," which mean "School Safety Patrol." There are seven shifts daily. A boy works only one shift a day. Their work begins at 8 o'clock in the morning which is 20 minutes before school begins and the last shift ends duty at 3:35 in the af ternoon, five minutes after school is out and all the kids are sup posed to be on their way home. The patrol member's job is to re mind children of the safety rules they learn in the classroom and to allow youngsters to cross the high way only where there is a lull in traffic. He does not stop traffic. There are caution signs and speed limit signs on the highway ap proaching the school. Should he see, however, that a car is coming at too high a speed, the boy has a slow sign in his hand which he displays. To serve on the patrol, a boy must receive the wfitten consent of one of his parents. Then he signs the following oath: "Upon my word and honor, as a member of the School Safety Pa trol, I (name) do most solemnly See PATROL, Page 2 ssjbuw; iiia.' w.B!? ?smw The Newport School Safety Patrol is on the job, rain or shine. The grade the patrol member is in follows his name: front row holding "Slow" signs: Sgt. Thomas Howard, 8; and Clifton Mundine, 8; next row, Franklin Oglesby, 7; Larry Kirk, 6; Joseph Williams, 8; Ganes Chapman, 7; Bob Reynolds, 6. Next row, Larry Wallace, 8; Johnny Mason, 7; Dick Syme, 11; Clayton Howard, 10; Allen Ray Garner, 9; Billy Simmons, 10; back row, Terry Gainer, 7; Bruce Hart, 8; Billy Dail, 9; Robert Garner, 9; Walter Clark, 8; Larry Howard, 10; and Kelly Williams, 9. Absent when the picture was taken were Albert Wallace, 10; Thomas Garner, 9; Louis Kelly, 8; and Edward C orbit, 7. y J ? Photo by Leon Mam Jr. r? ft* ; ? X. 4? ? . ? ? e Kinston Moose Launch Lodge; H. Earle Mobley Heads Group I Clinic Children Receive Gifts Cub Scout Troop 101, Morehead City, and Dr. Eugene Roelofs, / Scoutmaster, presented children at the Orthopedic Clinic Saturday with toys and Christmas bags, G. T. Windell. chairman of the crippled children's committee of the Rotary Club. said. The toys were gathered by the troop and representatives of the six dens. The Christmas bags and decorations for the Christmas tree were furnished by Bill Chalk, su perintendent of the First Meth odist Church Sunday School. Mr. Windell, on behalf of the notary Club, expressed apprecia tion to the following for assistance at the clinic and party: Scouts, the church. Dr. Ritchie Belser and Dr. Frank Moms, associates of Dr. Lenox Baker at Duke Hospital; Mrs. Ann Parrish and Miss Lillle Fentress, o f the State Board of Health; andv I A. Hcndrix, division of vocational rehabilitation. Mrs. Leonard Lewis and Mrs. G. , T. Spivey, of the county health de partment; volunteer workers, Mr*. W. M. Brady, Mrs. W. W. Patrick, Miss Elizabeth Lambeth, and Mrs. J. D Holt. Mr. Windell reported there were 37 persons present; 23 children and 14 adults. The next clinic will be Jan. 9. Two Persons Win Silver Dollars in Beaufort Dan Walker, manager of the Beaufort Chamber of Commerce, announced yesterday that two per sons won the hundred silver dollars given away by Beaufort merchants Saturday morning. ? H. E. Pinkham. Fulford street, won two $25 prizes and Esther Louise Cowan, 502 Pollock St., won $50. 1 SHOPPING DAYS TO CHRISTMAS H. Karle Mobley . . . heads Moose Lodge Weekend Brings Two Rainy Days weekend with rain (ailing Saturday and Sunday. There were scattered showers during the week. According to Stamey Davis, weather observer, 1.12 inches of rain fell Sunday and .37 inches fell Saturday. Rain was recorded Dec. 7 and 10 when .09 and .08 inches fell. Temperatures have remained constant for the most part during the past week with the thermom eter in the hifth sixties. Highest temperature recorded was 73 Dec. 9. Lowest temperature was 41 Dec. 11. It was generally cloudy in the early morning clearing up with sunshine during the day. Winds were from the north, northwest, northeast, south, and southwest. Yesterday vas cloudy with mod erate temperatures and blustery winds from the southeast. Maximum and minimum tempera ture* follow: Beaufort Answer* Alarm Beaufort firemen answered * call to the Beaufort-Morehead City causeway at 2:30 Friday afternoon. They put out a brush fire. Carteret County had a rainy Dec . 7 Dec . 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec II Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Max. Min 68 54 68 44 73 54 67 57 62 41 68 53 66 53 The Degree Staff of the Kinston Lodge. Loyal Order of Moose, in stalled Morchead City Lodge 1069 Sunday at the Recreation Center in Morehead City. One hundred and thirty-four members and officers were present for the institutional service that began at 2 p.m. Following the institution of the lodge, officers were sworn in by J. W. Hawkins. Wilson. The officers, elected by members Tuesday, were H Earl Mobley, gov ernor; L. Gordon Hardesty. junior governor; G. Roper Van Horn, pre late; Arnold E. Gray, secretary; Al vin West, treasurer; John James Jr., M. M. Ayscue, and Morris E. Guy, trustees; Norman C. Canfield. ?ergeant-at-arms; Walter F. Pat rick, inner guard; and Wilbur Wil lis, outer guard. Resolutions Read i Resolutions of the Morehead City Lodge were then read by Milton V. Hanson, auditor of the supreme lodge, Mooseheart. III., and were approved by the lodge. The lodge will meet every Mon day night at 8, starting Dec. 21. Un til a lodge hall is constructed, the Moose will meet in the Steak House on highway 70 by courtesy of Roland Barbour, owner of the building. It was annunced by Mr. Mobley. at the conclusion of the installa tion service, that a Chrufmas party will be held in the Steak House for underprivileged children. This proposal was made at a ral ly of the Moose Saturday. The lodge raised <168 for the party. A definite date for the party has not been announced, but will be in See M006E, Page 2 Farm Bureau Hears Specialist Hurricane Takes Its Toll In Coastal Oyster Beds Court Adjourns At Noon Friday Leonard Safrit Appeals; Malcolm R. Willis Wins $9,030 Decision The December term of Superior Court, to hear civil cases, adjourn ed at noon Friday. Twenty three cases were continued. In the case of Leonard Y. Safrit vs. James Gaskins and Anthony F. Faderaro the plaintiff moved that the verdict, awarding Faderaro $250, be set aside and a new trial granted. Judge J. ?aul Frizzelle overruled i the motion. The plaintiff took ex j ception anJ gave notice of appeal to the Supreme Court. His bond The court ruled that Malcolm R. was set at $100 Willis, highway 70, Morehead City, shall recover $9,030 from R H.. Barbour individually, and R. H. Barbour, S. T. Proctor, and .1 B Gourlay trading at Barbour, Proc tor, Gourlay Produce Co. In the case of Mona- Yates vs. Claredon Yates, the judge ordered Mr. Yates to pay his wile $30 on Dec. 15 and $30 on the first and 15th of every month thereatter for the support of three children, Ed gar 9, Norman Lee 6, and Jo Ann 2. Mrs. Yates was granted custody of the children and the judge or dered that Mr. Yates pay $100 to Luther Hamilton, counsel for Mrs. Yates. Mr. Yates was granted the privilege of visiting his children. In the case regarding the custody of two children, James Herbert and Nancy Lee Paul, son and daughter of James W. and the former Lydia W. Paul, the children were put in the custody of the mother, wife of Curby Thompson, Wilmington. The couttculetl that the children shall visit their paternal graM*tor ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Paul, l)avis, on weekends. The plaintiff, in the case of Vir ginia Steel Co. vs. Balkin Construc tion and others, was given 30 days in which to file a complaint. In the case of Trader vs. Walker and others the judge ordered that the trial shall be held in the civil term of Superior Court in June. In the case of Connie Gillikin Jr. vs. W. L. Gillikin Jr. and W. L. Gil likin Sr. the parties involved reach ed an agreement. The defendant agreed to pay the plaintiff $2,950 and a counter-suit was dismissed. The judge ruled that $l,5u0 of the $2,950 shall be paid to Hamil ton and McNeill law firm and Har See COURT, Page 2. ? Not since 1948 have North Caro lina oyster beds been as severely damaged as they were by the hurri cane Barbara, reports Dr. A. F. Chestnut, shellfish specialist. Barbara was the second storm last season. She roared in from the ocean and veered north along the central Carolina coast Aug 13. Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay and off Virginia were also killed by the storm. The rolling waters churned the sand bottoms, clogging the oysters' gills with sand. Dr. Chestnut said that the first examination of the beds Sept 16 and 17 showed a considerable num ber of market-size oysters had been killed. Others were in a weakened condition. About a week later along the south shore of Bay River an exam ination showed that oyster beds east and west of the mouth of Bon ner Bay were extremely hard hit Almost half the marketable oysters were dead. Hyde, Pamlico Suffer The counties suffering most were Hyde and Pamlico. The center of the storm passed east of Beaufort then northward through the west part of Pamlico Sound. Inspectors for the fisheries de partment were asked to report to Dr. Chestnut the death rate of oys ters in their areas. The percent age of dead oysters of market size ranged from 5 in Swan Quarter Narrows between the island and the mainland to 50 per cent in Rose Bay. The death rate of oysters under market size ran as high as 25 per cent. D& Chestnut says that he ex pects to make another check on the oyster beds after the first of the year. He adds that production fig ures for the past season will indi cate to what extent the oystermen have suffered as a result of the storm damage. Red Opened The shellfish specialist reported that Deep Cove, Hyde County, was opened to oystermei* Monday, pec. ?, after being cloned yiree > v*i 1 J The state planted shells there in 1950 and then prohibited oystering to allow young oysters time to grow. Dr. Chestnut said he counted 109 boats in the Cove last Monday and he estimates that some boats had as many as 50 tubs of oysters by 1:30 in the afternoon. The oysters were described as nice and large. The state buys oyster shells from oystermen and it is expected that more shells will be planted during the coming year. The shells give young oysters a place to attach themselves so they can grow. Lack of rocks along the Carolina coast heightens the importance of giving the shellfish something to hang on to. Fire Commissioner Gives Tips on Fire Prevention Ted Garner, fire commissioner of* the Morehead Citp board of com missioners and member of the fire department, yesterday asked that everyone be especially careful this year in putting up Christmaa dec orations. "Last year many need lesa lives, were lost from fire* dart ed from faulty tree wiring and other electric decoration*," he ?aid. Mr. Garner asks that before dec oratinf trees thia year everyone lest all the lights and see that the wiring is in good condition "A worn string of lights ia much cheaper to replace than a life, home or household furniahings," he aald. Place trees in some container that will hold water or if in a bucket or other container of dirt, see that the dirt ia kept moist. This will reduce the danger of the tree drying out quickly, thereby making it a fire hazard, Mr. Garner explained. Beaufort Gives Santa A Rousing Welcome Santa Clara's arrival and the Christmas parade in Beaufort Wed nesday was a huge success, reports Dan Walker, manager of the Beau fort Chamber of Commerce. Santa arrived promptly at 3:15 p.m. on his ship. Mistletoe, through the courtesy of the Coast Guard. Approximately 5,000 persons lined up on Front street and at the dock to welcome the visitor from the "South" Pole. Santa gave 3,500 gifts to Beau fort children and he told Mr. Walk er to thank all the kiddies for their cooperation la being order ly during the distribution of gilts. Santa also conveyed thanks to the Brownie Scouts, Intermediate Scout*, Girla Scouts, Boy Scouts, Beaufort High School and Queen Street bands, Beaufort fhra and police departments and the Coast Guard for their part in Baking the parade down Front street a suc cess. Ad Correction In the Sound Chevrolat ad ap pearing on page 6 section 2 of to day's paper the line reading "IBM Int. m ton LWB 10T was ?67S now IMS" should read "o*w (MS." NEWS-TIMES Requests Church Service Notes THE NEWS TIMES will carry in it* issue o f Tuesday, Dee. 22, notices of Christmas services in churches throughout the coun ty To enable us to publish the no tices of as many of these services as possible, we must have the in formation in our office no later than 5 p.m. this Thursday, Dec. 17. We will appreciate cooperation of pastors and church lay leaders in bringing this information to us, phoning 6-4175 or putting a notice of their services in the mail.? The Editor. CP&L Proposes Stock Split Raleigh (AP) Directors of the Carolina Power & Light Co.. voted recently to ask stockholders to split the outstanding common stock two for one. They also declared quarterly dividends of $1.25 per share on preferred stock and 50 centa per share on common. The split proposal will be sub mitted to stockholders at their next annual meeting here May 19, 1?54 Stockholders also will be asked to consider amending the company's charter so as to increaae the number of authorized sharea of common stock. CPItL President Louis V. Sutton said the directors felt the stock aplit would attract wider owner ship and develop a broader mark et for the common stock. Members Choose Officers At Friday Meeting Carteret County Farm Bureau members were told Friday night at the annual Farm Bureau meeting how they could raise their income and overcome some of the problems that confront farmers today. Awards were presented to mem bers that produced the highest corn yield. The Farm Bureau met at the Recreation Center in More head City. Dr. C. B. Ratchford, in< charge of farm management exten sion service. State College, was the speaker. The members conducted an elec tion of officers following reports from Floyd Garner, chairman of the membership drive committee, and Dan Walker, manager of the Bcaufoil Chamber of Commerce who commented on rural phone service. The Farm Bureau re-elected all its officers to serve for another year. The board of directors were also asked to serve another term. Dr. Ratchford told farmers there were three major problems facing them today, but the situation was not hopeless. The problems were, he said, tremendous surpluses of the major crops, falling prices, and changing demand. In order to overcome these prob lems, Dr. Ratchford stated the farmers should organize and pre sent a reasonable price support program. It must be sound, he said, realistic, and reasonable. But, he added, the best program can't solve all the problems. There are some things that the individual must do. These things are mechanization, See FARM BIRFAU, Page 2 Beaufort Police Arrest Eight Six persons have been arrested on drunkenness charges by Beau fort police. Two others were ar rested for violation of the motor ve hicle law. Charged with drunkenness are Henrietta Merrill, James Callahan, Clarence Maddin, all of Beaufort; Clarence Cattroll, ETl wood Vd?eo, both of Virginia, and Artis Robin son, Havelock. Robinson was also charged with carrying a concealed weapon. The Merill woman was put under a six-month suspended sentence in court last week. She was put in jail without bond. Making the ar rest were Assistant Chief Carlton Garner and Patrolman Steve Bea chem. Callahan, Maddin and Cattroll were arrested Saturday and placed under $25 bond each. Venee was arrested by Officer Mack Wade Sunday and placed in jail. His bond was set at $25. Of ficer Wade arrested Robinson yes- < terday morning. John Henry Bailey and Jack i Fisher were arrested Friday by I the assistant chief. Bailey was : charged with allowing Fisher to : operate a car with a license and i Fisher was charged with driving without a license. Chief of Police M. E. Guy said ] the defendants will be tried in Beaufort Recorder's Court at 2 o'- ' clock this afternoon. Sheriff Arrests Charles Wonsom Charles Wonsom, Negro fisher man, Beaufort, was arrested Sat urday morning by Sheriff Hugh Salter as he attempted to back away from Hooper's Service Sta tion in a truck that wasn't his own. The sheriff charged Wonsom with trespassing and released him under $35 bond after Wonsom's captain, Charles Winstcad. agreed to send Wonsom home to Virginia and keep him out of this county. Winstead took Wonsom to New Bern and put him on a bus, but I he sheriff was notified later that { Wonsom got off the bus at Vance boro and tried to burglarize a house there He was apprehended by police and is being held now by 1 authorities there. i Sheriff Salter said he was told by < persons who claimed they knew 1 Wonsom that Wonsom was prone i to have fits and was not normal < mentally. Tide Table Tide* at Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tuesday, Dec. It 3:00 a.m. 3:26 p.m. 0:36 a.m. 9:44 p.m. Wednesday, Dee. 16 4:10 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 10:42 a.m. 12:43 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17 9:11 a.m. 3:29 p.m. 11:S3 a.m. 11:40 p.m. FrMay, Dm. U 6:06 a.m. 6:27 p.m. 12:40 p.m. Jesse C. Staton Receives License As Minister Jesse C Staton, Morehead City, was presented with his license as a Methodist minister during the church service in the First Metho dist Church, Morehead City, Sun day morning. The presentation was made by Dr. H. K. King, New Bern, district superintendent. Mr. Staton was presented to Dr. King by the Rev. Leon Couch, pastor of the church. Mr. Staton passed his examina tion for the ministry Monday, Nov. 23, at New Bern. He will be or dained following completion of fur ther study. At present Mr Staton is a mem ber of the faculty of Morehead City High School He teaches bi ology and the driver education course. He has resigned from the faculty effective Feb. 1. He will then become director of religious education at the First. Methodist Church He will preach his first sermon there Sunday morning, Dec 27, at the 11 o'clock worship service. Mr. Staton is a graduate of More head City High School and Wake Forest College. He received his master's degree in May 1953 at East Carolina College. His wife is the former Marie Davis of Beau fort. They have three children, Jesse Jr. 5Vfe, Carolyn 2, and Re becca 2 months. 24 Men Join National Guard The new National Guard unit in Beaufort consists of 24 men. Sgt. Lester L. Hall Jr.. unit administra tor. reported this week. The are Norman E. Masters, first lieutenant and battery commander, Merritt E. Bridgman, second lieu tenant, assistant executive officer and platoon leader; Xenophon F. Mason, second lieutenant and bat tery executive officer; McDonald Nelson, second lieutenant and re connaissance and survey officer. William A. Scott is master ser geant and first sergeant of the battery. Sergeants first class are Sergeant Hall, John C. Brewer, Louis H. Graham. Arthur K. Lew is and James E. McBride. Other members c' the unit are Sgt. Henry Frost, Corporals John R. Davis, William J. Gillen, Larry D. Hall, John T. Riggs and Calvin r. Plater. Privates first class arc Raymond T. Graham. John C. Noe and Rob ert H. Murdock Men with the rat ing of private E-l are James D. Arnold, Ralph W. Arnold. James E. Diffy. Frank Boycttc and Herbert Currier. The unit is a 15S howitzer outfit, its official designation Battery A, 295th Field Artillery Battalion The address is P. O. Box 390, Beau fort. Sergeant Hall said that men may enlist in the unit by attending any meeting. The Guardsmen meet at 7:30 p.m. each Monday in the Beaufort school gymnasium. In addition to drill, there are classes taught in artillery. The un it was organized lut month. ? Place Testaments In New Hospital Ministerial Association Meets Yesterday; Two New Members Admitted The Carteret County Ministerial Association will place New Testa ments in the Sea Level Community Hospital, the Rev. R. H. Jackson, secretary of the association, report ed yesterday. Flans discussed yesterday morn ing at a meeting of the association in Webb Memorial Civic Center, Morehead City, call for placing one j testament in each room. | The association received $100 i from the Morehead City Garment j Factory to be used in any way the I association wishes, Mr. Jackson said, and it was decided to buy the Testaments. Two new members have joined the association. They are the Rev. John Privott, Atlantic, pastor of the Atlantic Baptist Church; and the Rev. Caroll B. Hansley, New port, pastor of the Sound View Free Will Baptist Church The association plans to have a supper Jan. 14 instead of its regu lar meeting. Mr. Jackson said. The supper will be held in the educa tion building of the First Metho dist Church. Morehead City. Attending yesterdays meeting were the following ministers: Lew is Dillman. H. H Cash. C. B. Hans ley. J. M. Russell. H. T. Payne, Noah Brown, Zeph N. Deshields, Louie A. Lewis, R. M. Poulk. H. E. Harden, Priestley Conyers, John W. Privott, J. H. Waldrop Jr., Leon Couch, J. E. Howard, John H. Bunn, Hugh S. Pago. Mau rice P. Garner, and R. H. Jackson. Liquor Sales TotalM Liquor salA^tn Carteret County * during November totaled $50, 585.15, James D. Potter, eounl> auditor, has reported. This is about a thousand dollars less than Octo ber's total of $51.569. November sales at ABC stores were, as follows: Morehead City $25,784.55, Beaufort $10,751.30 and Newport $8,049.30. Operating ex penses were $3,581.58, state sales tax was $4,285.33 and allotments to the towns were as follows: More head City Hospital $1,179.95, Beau fort $766.66, and Newport $368.39. Sales in October were as follows: Morehead City $26,836.85, Beaufort $15,926.35. and Newport $8.895.80. October allotments were $1,227.97 to the Morehead City Hospital, $728.80 to Beaufort and $407.20 to Newport. Net profit earned for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 1953 was $10,303.30. Choir Will Present Program Dec. 20 The First Methodist Church Choir, Morehead City, assisted by the Youth Choir, will present a program of Christmas music at 7:30 Sunday night, Dec. 20, in the church. Mrs. Austin Williams, choir di rector, has announced that the program will consist of old and new carols from other countries, and the Glory from Handel's Mcs saih, Break Forth O Beauteous and Heavenly Light from Bach's Christ mas oratorio and Miss Maxine Mc Lohon will sing a soprano solo in an arrangement of the spiritual, Be hold That Star. Mrs. Norman Webb is organist. Miss Willis invites the public to the program. Free Will Baptist Church Choir to Sing Dec. 20, 27 The Free Will Baptist Church Choir of Morehead City will pre sent The Music of Bethlehem Christmas Cantata iir the Morehead Free Will Baptist Church Dec. 20 ind at Sea Level Free Will Baptist Church Dec. 27. Th* choir will be under the di rection of A1 McElmon. Miss Mary Emma Kirkman will be the accom panist. The cantata will consist of 14 selections. They are Hark The Herald An gels Sing. The Fint Noel. We Three Kings, by Willie Marks. Dav id Jones and William Lloyd; fol lowed by Uie Music of Bethlehem. There art 10 selections. Ring On O' Song, choir with soprano obll gato by Marie McElmon, A King Shall Reign, baritone solo by Wil liam Lloyd; The Christmas Carol, a duet by Betty Lou Morton and Evelyn Jenkins; The Song of the Morning and To Bethlehem Draw Near, by the choir; and I-et Heav en and Nature Sing, by the choir. Alio The Lullaby Hymn, with Ruth Brinson and Mary Lou Davis; The Music of the Bells, a solo by Violet Morris; The March of the Magi. sung by the men's chorus; and The Music of Bethlehem, sung by the choir.. Mary Lou Davis and Evelyn Jenkins will sing a duet. 0 Holy Night, followed by Joy to the World THe scripture lesson will be read by Mrs. Brunette Luckham. PTA Meets Tonight Newport PTA will meet at 7 o'clock tonight in the Newport High School auditorium. The Glee Club will furnish the entertain ment. The basketball game has been moved to 8 p.m. to allow par ents and teachers to attend the game. ,