Car Hits Truck, Knocks It
Into House on Arendell St.
A pick up truck and * bouse in*
Morehead City were damaged Sat
urday morning when they were run
into by Theodore E. Augustine,
USMC, Sewell, N. J. Augustine was
tried in Morehead City Recorder's
Court Monday on charges of fail
ing to stop at a stop sign, drunk
living and hit and run.
Judge (iearge McNeill found
turn guilty on all oo?u>ts and gave
him six months in >ail, suspended
if he p^s for damages he caused,
pay a (230 flue and costs, not drive
in the state for a year and stay on
good behavior a year and a half.
According to Morehead City po
lice who investigated. Mrs. Sidney
Taylor of RFD 1 Newport, was
driving a 196.1 Chevrolet pick-up
truck west on Arendell. She start
ed to make a right turn north on
24th street when she was struck by
the 1948 Plymouth convertible
driven by Augustine.
Augustine continued north on
24th street with the whole right
side of his car smashed in. Mrs.
Taylor in her truck was knocked
into the side of the house at the
corner of 24th and Arendell.
She was uninjured but testified
in court Monday that her truck was
a total loss. Damage to the house
was estimated at $50 and damage
to Augustine's car $500. The house,
at 2312 Arendell, is occupied by
L. S. Overman.
Cliae B. Nelson was a passenger
in the Augustine car. He was orig
inally charged with hit and run but
that charge was dropped and he
was found guilty of being drunk on
the highway and ordered to pay
costs:
After the crash, Augustine con
tinued on his way and was appre
hended 20 minutes later by the
State Highway Patrol.
Investigating officers were Lt.
Carl Blomberg, Patrolman Carl
Bunch, both of the Morehead City
police force, and J. W. Sykes,
state highway patrolman.
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Jan. 13? The Rev. E. H. Harden
of Morehead City will fill his reg
ular appointment in the Christian
Church Sunday morning at 9:30 and
in the evening at 6:30. The public
is invited.
The" Rev W. E. AnddrsOn of
Morehead City preached in the
Baptist church Sunday evening.
Mr. W. Pierce, who has been
making his home with the E. Ar
nolds, left Sunday for Zebulon.
Mrs. B. H. Russell, who has been
ill, is improved, her many friends
will be glad to learn.
Mr. and Mrs Roy Carraway mo
tored to Merrimon recently where
they visited relatives.
Home Demonstration Club mem
bers met with Mrs. Leona Rogers
Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Small of Mill
Creek spent Sunday with their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B Powell.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Merrill's
little girl is sick with the measles.
Mr. and Mrs c. V. Carter Jr. and
children spent the weekend in
Georgia with relatives.
Mr. Jim Skinner spent Sunday
with his mother, Mrs. Jennie L.
Skinner.
The many friends of. Ma. I. *
Podrie will be sorry to learn of
her illness.
Mr. Harmond Bennett Jr. o t Wire
Grass spent Sunday with Thomas
Carraway.
Mr. Will Gilllkin of Norfolk has
arrived to spend some time with
his father, Luther.
Master Albert Dunkle attend
ed Sunday school Sunday morning.
He is improving after an auto ac
cident a year ago this past Christ
mas day.
Little Margaret Louise Pake of
Bettie has been taken to Dr. Sid
hury's Hospital in Wilmington for
treatment. Her mother, Mrs. Pake,
was the former Lucille Springle,
daughter of Mr. add Mrs. Leilie
D. Springle
Mrs. Bertie Worthlngton arrived
home last week from Port Jackson,
S. C-, where she visited her son,
Bryan and hi* family, who are sta
tioned there with the Army.
Mr. Roy Taylor is doing nicely
after an operation in the Morehead
City Hoeattal.
Mrs. Neal Windley of Windy
Point was the guest of Mrs. Luna
Russell Tuesday.
Mrs Homer Lewis was in Bcaa
% fort Saturday.
Hunters
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told him the gun belonged to the
Marine Corpn and Plcka aaid that
he waan't hunting, hat had hitched
a ride back to camp.
The othera admitted hunting
deer, Mr. Kinney aaid. They alao
told him that Picka waan't with
them, taut had keen pick*) up eo
route to Cherry Point.
A diaeuaaioa then aroae between I
counael for the defendanta, and the [
atate and court aa to conflacating ? |
government-owned ahotgun.
The lawyer argued that in thia |
caee the gua afeeuld aot be
flacated, becauae It would
i trouble lor hia <
Newport Merchants Push
Request for Telephones
The Newport Businessmen's As?
socution will send a letter to L. A.
Daniels, local manager of Carolina
Telephone and Telegraph Co., sug
gesting telephones be installed in
the veterans' housing project.
Residents of the housing project
wanting telephones have been after
the company for some time to get
telephones installed, but to no
avail, according to Charles Hill,
president of the Newport Business
men's Association.
At a meeting of the association
Monday night> businessmen dis
cussed a Finer Carolina project.
The association decided to erect a
sign at each end of Newport wel
coming people to the town.
The association also made plans
to have a Ladies Night sometime
soon and offered its congratula
tions to winners of the home
Christmas decoration contest spon
sored by the association.
Edgar B. Comer, school princi
pal. spoke to the group on dedica
tion of the new Newport School.
Defendant Asks
For Jury Trial
David Thurman Harris, charged
with driving drunk, requested a
jury trial in Morehead City Record
ers Court Monday.
The case will be tried in the
March term of Superior Court. Har
ris' bond was set at $150.
The state decided not to prose
cute Lucille D. Glover, charged
with failing to yield the right of
way and failing to report an acci
dent. A case against her charging
her with driving with an expired li
cense, was continued.
The following were ordered to
pay $10 fines and court costs:
Earle Stanley Arwood, speeding;
James R. Mumms, disturbing the
peace and using loud and profane
language; Robert Dudley, disturb
ing the peace and using loud and
profane language; James Joseph
Orgento and Gordon McQueen Jr.,
speeding; and Jackson Terrell
Love, speeding and no license
plate.
Frederick Rood, charged with no
operator's license, was fined $25
and ordered to pay costs of court.
The State decided not to prosecute
Charles Ortlleb, charged with
failing to stop at a stop sign.
J. S. Parker was ordered to pay
court costs when the court ruled
frivolous prosecution. Parker with
drew a warrant charging G. W.
Wilkins with issuing a bad check.
Costs were paid by Ralph Thom
as Bryant, Larry M. Cannon, Don
ald Mason Clarke. John Peter Bro
gan, Linwood B. Hall, Bobby Glenn
Martin, Samuel Lee Willis and Jes
sie Bell Gould, all charged with
speeding.
Cases continued were Reginal
Keith Lewis, Robert Lee Williams,
Thomas Gordon Cox, all charged
with speeding; Harry Foster Tay
lor, and Alton Melvin Branch, driv
ing drunk; and Robert Jones, pub
lic drunkenness.
Two Found Guilty
Of Drunk Driving
Judge L. R. Morris found Mar
vin Range and Raymond Edward
Devine guilty of drunk driving
Tuesday in Carteret County Re
corder's Court. He fined both
$100 and costs, but the defendants
gave notice that they would appeal
Judge Morris' decision to Superior
Court. Bonds for each were set
at $150.
Devine and Range were arrested
Dec. 28, 1953 one mile west of
Morehead City by Sgt. C. O. Teague
of the State Highway Patrol and
charged with drunk driving.
Devine was also charged with
improper operator's license.
Sgt. Teague was not in court
to testify, but State Patrolman
K. H. Brown, who was present
at the time of the arrest, read a
signed statement of the sergeant
and added his own testimony.
Patrolman Testifies
Patrolman Brown told the court
that he was passing an oncoming
car on highway 70 when it swerved
sharply and went off the road. He
added that he noticed a highway
patrol car following the car.
By the time Patrolman Brown
turned around to follow, Sergeant
Teague had stopped it and was
questioning the occupants who
were Range and Devine.
The sergeant in his statement
read by Patrolman Brown, said that
Devine told him Range was steer
ing the car when it left the road,
but that Devine was sitting in the
driver's seat. Both admitted drink
ing before attempting to drive,
Sergeant Teague said, but Devine
said he was in "better shape" than
Range.
The sergeant said Devine claim
ed Range kept insisting that he
drive. So in order to prove to
Range that he was in no condi
tion to drive, Devine said he let
Range steer. That's when the car
went off the road.
Dismissal Asked
Counsel for the defendants told
the court that since both were
charged with drunk driving, the
state failed to prove who was driv
ing, nor did it prove that either
was drunk. He asked for a dismis
sal.
It also came out in the trial
that Devine had a California chau
ffeur's license which permitted him
to drive a truck while on business.
The state charged Devine with an
improper license. Sergeant Teague
reported that Devine told him be
cause of a wreck in California, his
license was restricted.
After a heated discussion be
tween the court and counsel, Judge
Morris passed judgment which was
appealed.
On drunken driving convictions,
licenses are revoked. But if ap
peals are (^ed, the defendants are
permitted to keep their licenses
pending the outcome of the later
trial.
Beaufort PTA Investigates
Purchase of Play Equipment
A committee composed of Mrs.
Claud Wheatly, Mrs. Fred Bert
rim and Mrs. Duke Howard was
appointed Tuesday night at the
Beaufort PTA meeting to buy play
equipment for the claaarooma and
[to check on playground equip
ment for the school.
The committee was appointed by
Mrs. Ben Jones, president, after
the question of playground equip
ment was raised and B. E. Tarking
ton, school principal, had explain
ed his stand on the quesUon.
He said that from past experi
ence, mare children receive brok
en arms and legs from swings,
slides and merry-go-rounds than
from anything else. He also said
that the equipment, which ia aet
up at the Atlantic and Morehead
City schools, suffers from vandal
ism after school hours and during
vacations.
Mr. Tarkingtoa proposed that
the question of playground equip
ment be approached gradually did
suggested that each classroom have
Its own play equipment such as
balls, bats< or lump ropes for play
during recess.
Mrs H. B Daniels, Mrs. R. W.
Safrtt and Mrs. James H. Potter
III, were appointed to a committee
to plan appropriate recognition of
the three classrooms, Miaa Lesaie
Arlington's, Mrs. W. E. Laurence's
fiseated Marine peeaoimel lean
ing guns, he said, should question
applicants as U their intentions.
Solicitor Wiley H. Taylor Jr.
agreed with the Judge.
After considerable diacaseiea,
Judge MorrM ordered the gun,
lights, and shells oauflacMe* a*
prescribed by law. In addition to
the tine, defendants were oNarad
and Miss Lena Duncan's rooms,
which have 100 per cent member
ship in the PTA.
Odell Merrill, treasurer, report
ed a balance in the bank of 91,
925.19. as of Jan. 1. Mrs. James
if Potter. Ill, membership chair
man, reported that 993 members
had joined the PTA. Mrs. Glenn
Harris, program chairman, an
nounced that Founders Day would
be celebrated at the February
meeting, with Mrs. F. E. Kirk and
Mrs. William Roy Hamilton in
charge of the program.
C. F. Jones, band director, an
nounced that the North Carolina
Little Symphony will give its chil
dren's concert at the Morehead
City school the afternoon of March
14 and asked parents to drive the
students from the fourth grade
through the eighth grade to More
head City.
Mr. Tarkington introduced the
speaker of the evening, Mrs. York
Kiker, state home economist, who
?poke on nutrition.
Attendance prises were won by
Miss Susan Rumley's third grade,
Mrs. John Brooks' seventh grade
and Miss Glady's Chadwlck's 12th
grade.
Morohood City School
Band to Prosont Concert
The Morehead City High School
Band under the direction of Mr
Ralph Wade will present their An
nual Winter Concert in the school
auditorium at 7:30 Tuesday night:
The program will constat of
iiwehea, semi-classical and popu
lar Music. No admission will be
charged. The public ia cordially
lavMed, Mr Wade said.
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Here's how your March of Dimes contribution* were expended during
the 16-year history of tho National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
In 1954, there will bo a new, costly and epic fourth front opened:
Polio Prevention. It will include gimma globulin and trials of a teat
polio vaccine. Cost of this alone: 926,500,000. The other programa
continue, too. This Is why ths 1954 March of Dimes must be the most
succtoeful svsr. Contribute generously through the month of Jsnusry.
Army Engineers Announce
Change in Building Rules
Wilmington ? The Wilmington
District of the Corps of Engineers
announced today a simplified pro
cedure for obtaining permits to
build minor structures on unim
proved navigable waterways or on
improved waterways away from
main arteries of navigation.
Applicants for permits to con
struct small piers and wharves on
relative unimportant waterways
may now file their requests in let
ter form without having to submit
scaled drawings of proposed struc
tures .
The new procedure, the an
nouncement said, does not change
exisiting regulations, as they per
tain to requests to build structures
on major channels and similar wa
terways.
In the past, each request for a
permit had to be accompanied by
a scaled drawing showing exact di
mensions and the location. This
p<^icy. lytfostunajely. jqjposcd a
' haroshfr on some -persons. For in
stance, a person who wanted to
[build a 20-foot pier in three feet
of water at an isolated spot found
in some cases that the cost of the
drawing exceeded expenditures for
the pier. This is the type of struc
ture and location to which the mod
ified regulation has particular ap
plication.
Simple Plan OK
If an applicant believes that the
modified regulation will apply to
his proposed work, he need only
prepare a simple description of the
work, draw a rough sketch showing
dimensions and location, and ob
tain the approval of adjoining prop
erty owners. The description,
sketch and names of the property
owners should then be mailed to
Marr
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The Colonel'a policy as regards
producta which can be shipped
equally as well through either port
is to distribute those shipments
on a share and share alike basis
between the two porta. He aaid.
"We are not here to promote one
port at the expense of the other.
We want no cut-throat competition
between the two. They belong to
the State, and we are going to op
erate them on an impartial basis
for the benefit of the state."
Reared in Chicago
A native of Hlinois, Colonel Marr,
waa reared and educated in Chi
cago He graduated from the Uni
versity at Illinois In 1023, and went
directly into the Army with the
field artillery, aa an honor ROTC
graduate. He retired from the
Army Nov. 30, 1933.
He waa honored at a dinner at
the Blue Ribbon Club Tuesday
night. Attending were officials
of the AAEC Railroad, H. Earle
Mobley, Carteret's representative
in the legialature, Mayor George
W Dill of Morehead City, sever
al members of the former More
head City Port Commission. Mr
Holt, and C. P. Feasant, port of
ficials.
Colonel Marr returned to Wil
mington Wednesday morning
where he ia living with hia wife
and stepson
Procoods from Bingo Will
Oo to March of Mdm
A bingo party for the benefit of
the March of Dimes will be held
at 7:30 Thursday night. Jan. 28,
at the Recreation Room of Mm.
B. 0. Ketner, opposite the Airport
GrUi, highway 70, weit of More
head City.
Is aharge of the party are Mrs.
Karl Murdoch, March of Dime*
chairman for the WUdwoodCamp
Glenn ana and Mn. Ketner Art
hilaaior will be 90 cent* wiUT TO
eeate charged for additional cardi.
Beeervations may be had by
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the District Engineer, Wilmington
District, Corps of Engineers.
The District Engineer decides
whether the proposed structure
falls in the "minor" class, and
whether the proposed locution is
removed from navigation fairways.
Further, the granting of a permit
may be affected by any reasons giv
en by local interests for opposing
the work from a navigation stand
point. The District Engiineer must
consider such facts in reaching a
decision on the request.
All navigable waterways are un
der jurisdiction ?f the Secretary of
the Army, ana the District En
gineer acts for the Secretary. In
land, landlocked bodies of water,
navigable or not, are subject only
to state regulations, anil not to
Armyi procedures.
The granting of a federal per
mit does not extend any property
rights. It is merely an acknowledg
ment from the federal government
that the proposed struct ureor
works will not interfere With 99W
gation in the waterway.
The Wilmington District extends
along the coast from the Virginia
border on the north to Little Riv
er, S. C., on the south, and west
ward to a point immediately beyond
Greensboro. All navigable waters
in this area which empty into
sounds or the ocean are subject to
control of the U. S. Army. Regu
lations pertaining to them are ad
ministered by*thc Wilmington Dis
trict.
W. S. King PTA Will
Meef at 8 P.M. Monday
Livestock
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discussed, but it may be that one
or more of these enterprises ran
tit in very profitably with your
tarming program," Mr. Williams
declared.
^mong the reeent research re
sults to be presented will he a
system of growing hogs on Lad in o
clover, corn, water and minerals
at a cost of only $11 par hundred
weight. "Most of us have been
spending about 50 per cent more
than that," according to Mr. Wil
liams.
Control of parasites and the pro
duction ol a meat type hog will
also be discussed.
Farmers must produce the type
of meat that is in demand by the
housewife if the market for pork
is to be maintained at the present
level. When pork, consumption is
reduced on pound per capita means
a loss of l1-.' million hogs. Ten
pounds less means a loss of 15,000,
(MX) hogs
Beef cattle producers will be in
terested in the discussion on herd
management, experiment station
results on winter feeding and fat
tening cattle for market and a
summary of the 1053 North Caro
lina Feeder Calf Sales.
There is profit in the sheep bus
iness and many farmers in Carter
et can increase their farm income
with a well managed farm flock.
The requirements for a successful
sheep enterprise including breed
ing, feeding, management, parasite
control and marketing of lambs
and wool will be presented at the
I Livestock School.
! Attend the Livestock School and
j feel free to ask any questions that
| will be of help to you, the county
agent concluded.
Other farm meetings conducted
by specialists from Kaleigh this
week were a tobacco meeting at
Newport Wednesday morning, a
ineetiing on larm records at the
courthouse Wednesday afternoon,
and a school on use of fertilizers
last night at the courthouse.
Alcoholics Anonymous
To Meet Twice Weekly
Tit* Carteret County group of
Alcoholics Anonymous has been or
*mj0tbd and closed meetings will
take place at 8 p.m. each Monday
in Morehead City. Open meetings
are at 8 p.m. Thursdays.
Club quarters including a snack
bar have been finished. There are
no dues and no initiation fees. The
only requirement for membership
is a sincere desire to stop drinking,
organizers of the group report.
Persons desiring help by becom
ing affiliated with Alcoholics
Anonymous should write P. O. Box
372, Morehead City.
? The first meeting of the W. S.
KiiiK School IT A for Ihe new year
will 1m* held Monday at 8 p.m at
tike .school.
The Rev. A. M. Jones, president,
urws parents, patrons, and friends
of Ihe M'hool to attend.
Miss York Kiker, home economist
from the state department of agri
culture. spoke to all departments
of the W. S. King School Tuesday
<>n "Fowls We Should Fat." She
was at Ihe Queen Street School
yesterday.
The seventh grade appeared hn
the first assembly program since
I he holidays with a "Highlights of
I WVV theme. Today Ihe 10th grade
will have the assembly. It has
chosen the month of January as
its theme.
Under Ihe leadership of a few
pat ions and parents, the W. S.
King School has gone on a beauti
fying! he-campus drive. Persons
having ideas on beautifying the
campus are urged by Mr. Jones
to be at t ho PTA meeting so that
I hey may be heard.
Commercial education has been
added to the instructional program
at the school. C. E. Smith, instruc
tor. reports that he is pleased with
the progress of the commercial
students.
Mrs. Elva Hill. Miss Sarah Perry,
and Mrs. Isadore Haynie will at
tend a reading clinic at Queen
Street High School today.
W. S. King School students will
have cards issued to thein Monday
to collect money during the March
of Dimes drive.
Daughter Arrives
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Johnson Jr.,
Beaufort, announced the birth of
a daughter. Amy Virginia. Monday
at the Morehead City Hospital. Mr.
Johnson is principal of Queen
Street School. The new arrival has
a brother. Louis Randolph III.
Morehead City Hospital:
Discharged after treatment: Wal
ter Jones, Havelock. Wednesday,
Eddie Henry. Beaufort. Tuesday;
Elsie Mae James, Beaufort, Tues
day.
Morehead City ? The Pastor's
Aide Society of the Christian Star
Church will meet at !5 p.m. Sunday
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Willie Allen. Avery St.
The Rev. W. C. H or ton will
spend this weekend in Tennessee
land Kentucky. ?
Morehead City Jaycees
Attend Oyster Roast
The Morehead City Jaycees at
tended an oyster roast Monday
night at Marion Mills' camp, near
Newport. Mr. Millls, a Jaycee, was
host to approximately 30 members
The Jaycees will hold a regular
business meeting next Monday at
the Kecreation Center, Morehead
City.
Court
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nard Edward Bailey, no lights; tad
Danny Owen flaistead, improper
registration and speeding
Robert I-ee Bice and Willie Cra
ven Hudson, charged with speed
ing, were called, but did not ap
pear They forfeited bonds.
The State decljed not to prose
cute Amos Jones, charged with
careless and recklets driving
Pay Court CosU
I Court costs were imposed on the
following.
Edward Nathaniel Jones, Curtis
Franklin Josey, Louis Henry Gag
iion, Fred l.eon Simons, and Mi
chael J. Stambo. all charged
with speeding; Clifton O. Waters
speeding and no operator's license;
Colon K. Rose, fallowing too close
ly
Cases continued were J. W.
! Thompson, non-support; Walter T.
Lawrence, driving after license re
voked; Robert Mienback, faulty
equipment; Alton Waddell, larceny
of hogs; and William Stanback Rob
inson. driving drunk.
(leorge Mottocks, failure to yield
right of way; Roseanna Arnold,
assault; James A. O'Connor and
Kay Thomas Arnold, drunk driv
ing; Charles Jones, public drunk
enness and being disorderly; and
Charlie Hose, bad check.
Edward Gate Edwards, William
George Murray. I.eon Edwards,
Stephen T. Holub, Herbert H.
Jones, Robert L. Rose, Albert E.
Coins, Lester V. Swenson, and
Walter Page Marshburn, all charg
ed with speeding
Mrs. Doris Holland. Beatrice
Monroe, Wesley Dudley, and John
Monroe, all charged with opera
ting an oyster house without a li
cense; Charlie Grafton Hunter,
charged with no operator's license,
speeding and driving drunk.
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