W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ??< 43rd YEAR, NO. 10. EIGHT PAGES MORE HEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NOBTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1954 PUBUSHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS H. S. Gibbs Jr. Wins Distinguished Service Award Thi? i? Our Story Mrs. Zeb Mauney Tells of Karabeth (Editor's Note: Karabeth Mauney is 7 years old. She lives with her mother and father at Newport. Because she has cerebral palsy, her life and the life of her parents has been different than that in other families. Beginning in this issue of THE NEWS-TIMES, Karabeth's mother tells their story). I was in the greatest rush to get off to work on the morning of Nov. 22, 1946. Instead of going to work, however, I went to the More head City Hospital, two months earlier than 1 expected. When Zeb, my husband, came home from work, Mrs. Nettie Fod rie, a neighbor, told him where 1 was. He rushed to the hospital, so excited and surprised. My doctor did not give us much hope that the baby would be alive and if so, it was so tiny it probably would not survive. I spent three anxious days, hoping and praying everything would be all right. Monday, Nov. 25, I was the first patient to be moved into the new wing of the hospital. At 2:22 p.m. that day Karabeth was born. She was the first baby born in the wing, a minute morsel, weighing 4 pounds, 3 ounces. She squalled immediately and energetically. Back in my room 1 lay back bathed in happii c*ss. To day was a miracle. That night, Zeb dressed in a gown and mask, met our daughter. I asked him over and over every little detail. The next day I met her. Never have I seen anything so tiny. Stag was smaller than lots of dolls I had seen. She was kept in an incubator. My doctor said she was doing fine and taking nourishment well. Parents Arrive Mother and Daddy came from Virginia. I was so happy, I felt I had everything and thanked God. The third day of Karabeth's life was Thanksgiving Day. 1 spent the day being thankful for my many blessings. How good God was to me. About 6 p.m. my doctor and a nurse came in my room, one stood on one side of the bed and one on the other. bitterly. I was Itvin* in Another The doctor took my hand and looked so grave I knew something was wrong with Karabeth. He spoke softly "The baby is not do ing well, she has grown listless and lifeless and will not take nour ishment. If we can get her to Wil mington to the Babies' Hospital, she may have a chance, but I don't know whether we should take the risk." What was my decision? My beau tiful world came tumbling down. My happiness was a brittle shell and it had been smashed. I watch ed the clock just outside my door ? time passed so slowly. I thought Mother and Zeb would never come. At last they came. I told them the sad news. Zeb went to pieces and Mother cried. We talked it over. In the meantime Karabeth was put in the big incubator and had taken a little nourishment and seemed a little stronger. We de cided to take the chance. Preparations were made to make the trip to Wilmington. Zeb went home to Newport, got all the baby blankets and my Daddy. Karabeth was put in a basket filled with hot water bottles and blankets. I could J not see her before they took her away. The car was just below my win dow. I sat up in bed and watched them put the basket in the car. It looked like a little casket to me and 1 felt I would never see Kara beth again. Daddy arxl a nurse took her to the hospital in Wil mington. At 11 p.m. I was given some thing to make me sleep ana rest. I awoke early, the light was on in my room. I glanced around as if in a trance. I saw a stack of blan kets, pink, blue, and white on my chair. . rMy heart wm broken jind 1 SfcC KARABETH, Page 4 Photo by Ray Conner With eyes as clear and as blue as a summer sky. and a smile as bright as the sunshine, Karabeth pauses at the foot of the stairs. She can go either up or down alone, supporting herself by touching the railings and wall with her hands or using one crutch as a support. She has come a Ion* way. On Mather's .Day 1952 her mother received the. created ?i U +l bar ilMn-i* wlni <1 thm ?#r*bcal Palky4 Hospital and saw Karabeth, walking alone, coming to greet her. Sheriff Arrests Atlantic Men James, Donald and Bennic Tay lor were arrested by Sheriff Hugh Salter over the weekend on charges of destroying Atlantic School prop erty Friday. A. W. Pridgen, principal of the school, said the three were break ing windows. All three were re leased under a total bond of $450 and have been docketed for trial in County Recorder's Court March 2, 1954. The warrant against them charg es that while they were drunk and disorderly they maliciously dam aged and destroyed public proper ty, operated a car while under the influence of liquor, operated a car in i careless and reckless way and trespassed on property of the Coun ty Board of Education. The sheriff said that trial was set for March 2 because Bennie Taylor, wbo is in the service, would be able to appear then. Fire Damages Stored Boat A fire of undetermined origin caused $250 damage to a boat owned by Eugene Savage of Ral eigh Friday, Eldon Nelson, More head City tire chief, reported yes terday. The fire apparently started in the lot adjacent to 1800 Shackle ford Ave. and ate ita way to the front of the heme at that address before it was noticed by the house keeper, Chief Nelson said. She tried to extinguish the bine with a garden hose and while get ting some of the fire oat In the front of the lot, heard a crackling and popping from the rear where the boat was stored, Mr. Nelson said. The boat's deck was ablase and fire had started to eat down the aides when the alarm was turned in at 2:10 p.m., the chief aaid. A booster tank was used by the firemen In putting out the blaze. Port Manager Attends Meeting at Charleston J. D. Bolt, manager of the More head City port, attended the meet ing of the South Atlantic and Car ibbean Ports Association at Ckaiiefton, S. C, Friday. Mr. Holt, wbo is a director of the aamciation, invited the group to held their April meeting at More heed City. The thvitltton was tentatively aceoftod. A. B, Cooper Gets Position On County Board of Education A. B. Cooper, Morehead City, was appointed to the County Board of Education Saturday morning by the Democratic Executive Commit tee of Carteret County. Chairman of the committee is Irvin W. Davis, register of deeds. Mr. Cooper fills the vacancy caused by the death of Charles V. Webb Dec. 30. Mr. Webb, a resident of Morehead City, had been a member of the board for 28 years. Mr. Cooper, mayor of Atlantic Beach, is a past president of the Morebead City Chamber of Com merce, a past president of the More head City Parent-Teacher Associa ion. and is holder of the Jayce** Distinguished Service award given in 1947 for outstanding service to the community. He is a member of the Morehcad City Fire Department, First Meth odist Church, the Elks Lodge, Loy al Order of Moose and is a form cr Rotarian. Other members of the board ar Robert Safrit, Beaufort, ehairman, D. Mason, Atlantic, vice-chairman, Theodore Smith, Davis; W. A. Allen, Newport, and H. L. Jos lyn, superintendent of schools, sec retary. Mr. Cooper attended his first board meeting yesterday after noon. County Board Takes No Action on Agent s Request The County Board of Commis sioners took no action yesterday when Miss Martha Barnett, home agent, requested that they hire an assistant home agent. Misa Barnett said that 415 mem bers of girls' 4 H Clubs in the county need more assistance than she can give them and that more women in the rural areas could be helped if there were an asais tant home agent. Only a portion of the assistant agent's salary would be borne by the county. That amount would be 11,390 Total salary is slightly more than (3,000. Miss Barnett said that the state office would have to be informed within the very near future if Carteret want ed a home agent so that the state could adjust its budget accordingly. The proposal was not discussed but Dr. K. P. B. Bonner, chairman of the board, said he didn't feel aa though the decision could be made until nearer the time for making up the budget. Miss Bar nett said Carteret now heads the list for eligibility for an assistant home agent and if one is not hired now, it may be a long time before the county can get one. Road Discussed Herbert Phillips III, represent ing the Morehead City Golf and Country Club, appeared before the board and requested that the coun ty make the golf course more ac cessible by connecting a loop road at Crab Point with the road that now runs by the golf course. Prior to Mr. Pbillipe' appearance, the commissioners had discussed the matter and decided that .such a proposition would be feasible. At present the loop road leaves the Crab Point raad st John Oglesby's farm aad then connects again with the Crab Point road At the Up of the loop the board said a road rould be run northwest about a half mile to the golf course. The loop road is a dirt road but is maintained by the state. A letter from the Morehead City Chamber of Commerce, endorsing the road, was read. Mr. Phillips said the road petition has been signed by club officers and signature of another property owner, Mr. Mor etti, would be added. The board referred to the State and Public Works Commission a petition for a road north of New port, called the Danny Garner road, to be taken over and maintained See COUNTY BOARD, Page t Bill Would Push Wider Distribution Of Fish Products Sen. Alton A. Lennon has joined with 14 other Democratic Senators and 15 Republicans in introducing a bill in Congress to encourage the distribution of fishery products. The measure authorizes the Sec retary of Agriculture to transfer tc the Secretary of the Interior each fiscal year 30 per cent of the grosj receipts of duties collected on im ported fishery products for cduca lional and research programs de signed to promote fishery indus tries and find new markets for do mestic fishery products. In 1952, gross receipts from im ported fishery products totaled ov er 12 million dollars. March of Dimes Receipts Climb To $4,877.91 By yesterday afternoon the March of Dimes collections in the county had climbed to $4,877 91 Many schools in the county have yet to turn in their funds, money in coin collectors has not been counted, parking meter collections have yet to be totalled and pro ceeds from several special events are still due. Received through the Block of Dimes Saturday in Morehead City was $215.28. Chairman of the event was Miss Lillian Morris, Morehead City, a member of the Carteret Business and Professional Women's Club which sponsored the March of Dimes. Assisting Miss Morris was Miss Tanya Lindsay, Morehead City, and members of the Scout troops led by Edward G. McKmley and Eth an Davis. The Baby contest at Newport netted $101. Seventeen youngsters were entered and the last child en tered. 4-year-old Jenny Edwards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A I Ed wards, route 1 Newport, polled the most votes. 'Because Sainmv Montague, 1 *?? - year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob See POLIO FUND, Page 2 Officer Brown Nabs Marines ri Hvye*. HAHS..,l?7 , li.iierry Point, and Paul L Mcref ron. MAG 24, Cherry Point, were arrested by State Highway Patrol man R. II. Brown late Saturday af ternoon after they allegedly tried to remove money from the cash register at the South Seas Restau rant on highway 70 west of New port. The two have been arrested on a charge of temporary larceny and Hayes has been charged with driv ing without a license. According to Patrolman Brown, the two men punched a cash reg ister key in the restaurant about 5 p.m. while a waitress was in the kitchen. They allegedly took a $20 bill from the register and then handed it back to the waitress when she re-entered the room. They left the place and were followed in another car by the manager of the restaurant, Mrs. Faye E. Lamb, and Larry Lancas ter. Mrs. Lamb told the patrolman that the car stopped beside the road east of Newport, and they pulled up behind it. She said ; when the Marines recognized them, they drove off again. I They continued to follow the two i men and as they were going to ; Morehcad City, flagged down Pa ! trolman Brown who was proceed ing toward Newport. The patrol man, after hearing Mrs. Lamb's re i port pursued the Marines and i when he stopped them, found that i Hayes was driving without a li cense. Patrolman Brown turned the two over to Deputy Sheriff Ormsby ? Mann at Newport. Deputy Sheriff ? Mann took them to Keaufort where they were put in jail after Lan caster swore out a warrant against them charging them with tempor ary larceny. Morehead City Police Ponder Over Weekend Break-Ins More head City police were scratching their head* yesterday after three weekend break ins. The blueprint room at the Morehead City Yacht Baain was entered Fri day nigU. Freeman and Nelson's Grocery Store, Arendell street, and Dee Gee'i Gift Shop. S. 8th street, were entered Saturday night. The biggest cash loot was obtain ed at the grocery store where El don Nelson, owner and manager, estimates that approximately >100 in cash was taken. Nothing was taken from the Yacht Basin but $10 to 113 in cash waa removed from the cash register at Dee Gee'i, a typewriter and some odds and ends of merchandise were stolen. Robert Pope. State Bureau of In vestigation, was in Morelraad City yesterday investigating the rob beries. Entry at the lacht Basin was Rained by the burglar (/or burglars i climbing over a roof and entering an unlocked window. Although they did a thorough job of search ing for money in the chart and Tide Table TMm *1 Beaufort Ir Tuesday, Feb. 2 7:19 p.m. 7:03 a.m. 12:42 a.m. 1:27 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. X 7:40 a.m. 8:06 p.m. 1:31 a.m 2:10 p.m Thursday, Feb. 4 8:34 a.m. 8:52 p.m. 2:20 a.ta 2:52 p.m Friday, Feb. S 8:19 a.m. 9:88 p.m. 2:08 (.? 3:86 P.JS %. n blueprint room, (hey found nothing bceausc no cash was kept there. Capt. Herbert Griflin of the Morchead City police force, said everything was torn up in the room and drawers ransacked. Assisting him in the investigation w?s Sgt. Bruce Edwards. Kntry at Freeman and Nelson was gained hy prying open the back door. A tin box containing $39.50 was jimmied open and the box left at the back of the store. Approximately $40 was removed from the cash register. Mr. Nelson aaid a few cartons of cigarettes may be missing, but he's not sure. The introducer took the tin box to the rear of the store and then broke the lock on it with ?' his own screw driver. He left the screw driver and Mr Nelson aaya S?t ROBBEJUEK, faje : r Mayor George Dill Makes Presentation Last Night H. S. Gibbs Jr. was honored with the Jaycee Distinguish ed Service Award at a Jaycee dinner meeting last night at the Masonic Lodge, Morehead City. Presentation of a key and certificate designating Mr. Gibbs as Morehead City's outstanding man of the year was made by Mayor George W. Dill. Warren Beck, Morehead City, spoke on "What the Dis tinguished Service Award Is and Its ? Purpose." His talk preceded the presentation. Paul H. Gecr Jr., president of the Jayeees, was toastmaster and introduced guests. Following the acceptance of the award by Mr. Gibbs, Herbert O. Phillips III re peated the Jaycee Creed. The in vocation was given by the Rev. Priestley Conyers III, pastor of Webb Memorial Presbyterian Church, Morehead City. Chairman of the DSA committee was Charles Willis. Mr. Willis had civic clubs vote for the year's out standing young man. Votes were mailed to D. G. Bell and the ballots were counted by George H. Mc Neill. S. A. Chalk and Dr. A. F. Chestnut, judges. I Mr. Gibhs is chairman of the town's Finer Carolina committee for li)f>4. He was chairman of the committee to obtain entrants in the Miss North Carolina Beauty Pa geant sponsored by the Jayeees in Morehead City last summer, he pro moted use of reflector tape on bi cycles ridden by youngsters, is ac tive in the Rotary Club and is a member of the First Baptist Church. Mr. Willis said Mr. Gibbs has been outstanding on projects for community betterment. The DSA winner is a veteran of World War II and was in service during the Korean war. His wife is the former Anne Gillikin of More head City. They have a young daughter, Carol. Mr. Gibbs is a junior partner in the firm of Chalk and Gibbs. Morehead City. USES Official Offers Advice Persons finding it inconvenient to file unemployment claims in Morehead City on the second and fourth Wednesdays at the More head City Employment Security of fice should file claims in Jackson ville or New Bern offices Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. E. C. McCracken, director of the State Employment Security Division; has announced. Mr. McCracken was in Morehead City last Thursday at the request of the Chamber of Commerce, to investigate the possibility of re opening the Morehead office on a full-time basis. Mr. McCracken said, after his investigation, that because of the lack of funds it is impossible to re open the Morehead City office at this time. However, claini* will be taken second and fourth Wed nesdays. The Morehead City Chamber of Commerce and employers in Car teret County are still endeavoring to have the necessary funds re stored to reopen the Morehead City office, Joe DuBois, manager of the chamber, said. Mr. DuBois and W. H. Potter, Beaufort, spoke with Mr. McCrack en after his inspection Thursday. Game Warden Arrests Five Atlantic Hunters The slaughter of federally pro tected robins continues in the coun ty. L. B. Mcintosh, game warden, reported yesterday that five resi dents of Atlantic were given hear ings before Justice of the Peace L. W. Hasseil Sunday night. Charges against thcin dealt with hunting robin. Manley Willis and J. W. Willis were fined $25 and costs each for hunting robin and for hunting on Sunday. Julius Gray was charged with hunting on Sunday and at tempting to take robin, as were Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Daniels. Each was ordered to pay $10 and costs. A minor was apprehended by Mr. Mcintosh on Markers Island. He also was shooting robin and was taken to his parents for correc tion. said the game warden. All of the Atlantic defendants were apprehended Sunday. On Saturday night, Mr. Mcin tosh and Craven County game war dens apprehended a hunter taking deer by artificial light. He was given a hearing before a justice of the peace in New Bern and was put under $500 bond for his ap pearance this morning in Craven County Recorder's Court. Mr. Mcintosh said he did not have the defendants name but identified him as a master ser geant 4t Cherry Club Honors John Bridgers A minute of silent prayer was observed by the Morehead City Rotary Club Thursday night for John Bridgers, former manager of the Hotel Fort Mason who died Jan. 26 in Florida. Mr. Bridgers was an honorary member of the More head City Rotary. C. C. McCuiston, Morehead City Golf and Country Club pro, gave * talk and demonstration to club members on the use of irons, the clubs designed for fairway shots where added lift is needed. Mr. McCuiston demonstrated his talk with various stances and grips, using the clubs. The clubs have a metal head in various shapes, slant ed at different degrees to give lift to the ball plus distance. They are numbered from one to nine. Num ber 10 is the putter. Out-of-town visitors were V. M Rhue, Newport; Gene Smith and Odell Merrill, of Beaufort; and John Barnes consultant engineer from Indiana. Guests of club members . were Col. John Woodland and William Daviea, of Falls Church, Va. State Releases Statistics On Drawbridge Operation Draw bridges in Carteret Coun ty were opened 19,003 times In 1853 to allow vessels to pass ; through, according to information ! received from State Highway and Public Works Commission. In a special release to THE NEWS-TIMES this week, James S. Uurch. engineer of statistics and planning, commented that the num ber of times the spans opened in dicates the number of vessels that passed through. He added "There are times when more than one vessel passes during an open ing, but these instances are very infrequent." Algernon Gillikin Upset* In Car Late Friday Night A 1951 Ford driven by Algernon Gillikin. route 1 Beaufort, turned over at 11:45 Friday night on the road between llarkers Island and Gloucester. State Highway 1'atrolman W. E. Pickard who investigated said tbat Gillikin was proceeding toward Harkeri Island when he failed to make a curve. Gillikin, who waa riding alone was not hurt. Damage to the car was estimated between *300 and *390. Me afcarfN were filed. The bridge encountering the most traffic last year waa the draw ?croaa the Newport River at More head City Second wan the draw acroaa Gallant's Channel just eaat of Beaufort. Third waa the At lantic Beach draw acroas Bogue Sound; fourth, Markers Island drawbridge, and fifth the Cedar Island draw across the Thorough fare. Figures on the number of ves sels paaaing through the federal draw bridge at Core Creek could not be supplied by the state. On the average 14 veaaeis passed through the Morehead City and Beaufort drawbridgea daily during 1953. The statistics furnished by the state follow: Morehead City draw acroaa Newport River opened 5, 383 times; Beaufort draw across Gallanta channel 5,306 limes; Atlan tic Beach draw, 3,130; Harkcrs Is land draw, 2,308; and Cedar Is land. 1.567. Laaea License W. i. McDonald. Cheiyy Point, haa bad hia driver's license revoked in Morehead City Recorder's Court, according to information releaaed by the State Highway Safety Di -I Rural Fire Truck Sunday Blaze John Avery House North Of Beaufort Burns; New Truck Proves Value The new truck purchased by the Beaufort Rural Fire Association was ready for use Saturday and it went into operation within 12 hours when the home owned by John Avery, highway 101, caught fire at 2 o'clock Sunday morning. The lour room frame house, though furnished, was unoccupied at the time. J. F. Harris, Beaufort fire commissioner, said the house was beyoad saving but the extra thousand gallons of water on the new truck made it possible to keep water streaming on the blaze every minute after the firemen arrived. The $3,000 loss is partially cov ered by insurance. The house was located four miles north of Beau fort. . A pass.ng motorist saw the flames and phoned I,. P. Springle, chairman of the Beaufort Kural Fire Association. Phones Fire Department Mr. Sprinkle telephoned the fire department at 2:45 a.m. and five minutes later the firemen were on the scene. Roma Willis, engineer, driving the town truck, arrived first and Clarence Davis Jr. driv ing the new truck, got there a few minutes later. The hookup between the two trucks was made and when the thousand gallons on the Rural Fire Asociation truck gave out, the town truck booster tank supply went into service. While those 537 gallons were be ing used, the Fire Association truck returned to town, refilled, and was back at the fire in 12 minutes. Commissioner Harris said the use of the new truck proved "sat isfactory beyond expectations in source of water supply and opera tToar^ * ~ Cause Unknown Cause of the Sunday morning fire is not known. Under the new fire alarm system recently in stalled. the alarm 56 was rung, des ignating the highway 101 area. The Beaufort Rural Fire Asso ciation was organized in the fall to give fire protection to residents in the outlying sections of Beau fort. These residents were asked to give whatever amount they could to finance purchase of a truck. Commissioner Harris said $500 more is needed to cover the cost. Collected to date is $1,911.50 The number of contributors in the areas which will benefit from the protection and the amount they have given, follows: Front Street Extended, 20 contributors, $200; Ann Street, three contrib utors, $25. LennoxviUc, 14, $93; Beaufort Morehead City causeway, eight, $240; Highland Park. 14, $125; Hancock Park, 13, $80; West Beau fort, five, $135; highway 70, 87, $525.50; highway 101, 49. $482, town resident of Beaufort, $10; and town resident of Morehead City $2. Will Be Billed Mr. Harris said that those who have not contributed and thereby joined the Rurai Fire Association will be billed "for a reasonable amount" if they receive services ol the truck. He said that the "reasonable amount" will probably run far in excess of a voluntary contribution for membership. The Rural Fire Association's, next project is to build a garage at the rear of the town fire station to house their new equipment. This cost will be between $500 and $600. That amount is being sought in addition to the money needed to pay off the cost of the truck. Contributions may be mailed to Commissioner Harris or Chairman Springle. Girl Scout Iroop Leaders Discuss Sale of Play Tickets Carteret County (iirl Scout troop leaders discussed distribution and selling of tickets to the Carteret Community Theatre production, One Foot in Heaven at a recent meeting at the home of Mrs Har vey Hamilton Jr.. Morehead City. Net profit from the play will be turned over to the Girl Scouts. The money will be used to help the Carteret Girl Scout troops become a part of the Coastal Carolina Girl Scout Council. Attending the meeting were Mrs. L. H. Hyden. Mrs. Earl Whitley. Mrs. John Maggiola. all of New port, Mra. William R Loftm and Mra. Fred Gamer, of Beaufort; Mrs. T. R Rice. Mrs. W. M Brad;, Mrs. Mary Derm, Mrs. Luther Ham ilton Jr.. Mist Shirley Willis. Mra. George W. Ball, and Miss Lillian Morris, aU of Morebead City.