NEWS-TIMES OFFICE 504 Arandal! St Morakaad City Phone 6-4175 CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ??< 48rd YEAR, NO. 17. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1954 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Morehead City Proposes Plan On Rural Fires Commissioners Suggest That Rural Folks Get Additional Insurance The Morehead City town board has suggested that persons living beyond the town limits of More head City obtain fire insurance to help cover the cost of the town fire department answering rural calls. Mayor George VV'. Dill empha sized this week that the town's policy on answering out-of-town alarms has changed in no way whatever. Fire equipment will go out of town if permission is ob tained from the fire chief or the mayor (as in the past), but under the proposed plan an additional fire insuasnce premium would help defray the C06t of answering the call. Letter Drafted A letter, signed by the mayor and the fire chief, Eldon L. Nel son, has been printed and will be distributed to persons living with in a limited radius of Morehead City. The letter follows: "You probably do not know that the insurance department will per mit you to purchase from your Fire Insurance Agent an added protec tion on your property. "For a service charge of $1.50 added to your present fire insur ance premium, you will be given fire protection from the Morehead City Fire Department at no extra cost to you. "Under the terms of this agree ment your Fire Insurance Company wiH pay the Fire Department for each call to a fire on your premises. .The only cost to you is. as stated, a service charge of $1.50 per year added to your present insurance premium. "See or call your Fire Insurance Agent today and notify the More head City Fire Department when this has been done. This helps the Fire Department to help you with your fire protection problems."' Advantage Cited Under the proposed plan, per sons carrying the insurance would be listed with the fire department. It a fire occur$ on tljeir property, the equipment may goJdut of^town immediately WITHOUT^ waiting for permission from the chief or mayor. Mayor Dill explained that those carrying the insurance would, in effect, be entering into a contract with the town. He added, however, that state law will permit the fire department to enter into a limited number of contracts. The town is investigating the ex tent of the limit. Should the limit be exceeded, fire underwriters would require that more equipment be obtained. Unless the equipment were bought, fire insurance rates would go up. The mayor said the town is not interested in expand ing its fire-fighting facilities on the basis of servicing rural calls. The rural areas affected, accord ing to John Lashley, city clerk, are as follows: to the Airport Grill on highway 70, to Gales Creek on high way 24, all of Crab Point including the loop from the end of the Crab Point Road west by the golf course to highway 70, east to the Beaufort draw across Gallants Channel, At lantic Beach east to Fort Macon and west through Salter Path. The insurance proposal was pre sented to the town board by the fire chief Thursday night. The de cision to inform rural property holders, by letter, of the method of getting added protection was made following a conference of John Baker, Morehead City insur ance salesman, Fire Commissioner Ted Garner, the mayor and the city clerk. Creosoting Plant Comes Here A proposition that will prove a boon to farmers of this area is the new creosoting plant to be put in operation west of Morehead City near the junction of highway 70 and the loop road that leads to Crab Point. Owners of the plant are Roy Eu banks, Beaufort, and Henry Holt, Beaufort-Morehead City causeway. The plant will be operated by Cecil Mason, Morehead City. Mr. Eubanks and Mr. Holt bought tho plant from Joe Elkin of Durham and Cherry Point who started its erection several weeks ago. They said that they hope to have it in operation very soon, as soon as more equipment arrives. R. M. Williams, county farm agent, said a creosoting plant in the county would be of benefit to farmers, especially the cattle farm ers who do a lot of fencing. He commented on the fact that the ! pine for posts is readily available *-noxo Dy ?voy tuoanKs but farmers have not been able to get them ereosoted here. Creosot ing the posts protects them against rot. The posts, Mr. Williams said, can be peeled by the farmer and taken to the plant. There they are sub jected to high steam cleansing then coated with creosote, a deriv ative of coal or wood tar. Mr. Eubanks reports that Mr. Mason has had previous experience in the crco6oting business. Beaufort Jaycees Ditch Talent Show, Plan Two-Skit Program with Band County Red Cross Drive To Open Monday, March 1 The Cagjpty Red Cross drive will' bej:in Momiav. March 1. wfth MJm Mildred Whitehurst, Beaufort, and Oscar Joslyn, Morehead City, in charge of the campaign. ? Irvin W. Davis, Davis, and Charles Willis. Morefcead City, chairman and vice chairman of the County Red Cross chapter, said they are aiming for a collection of $3,400 next month. In addition to Miss Whitehurst and Mr. Joslyn, chairmen in New port and communities east of Beau fort will be named within the next few days. The Beaufort and Morehead City Red Cross chapters were consoli dated early this year by action of the National Red Cross Board. Both chapters had been chartered in 1917 and the consolidation fol lowed a petition to National head quarters from this county. The pe tition for merging the two chap ters was signed by 30 residents of the county. Mrs. E. H. Potter, Beaufort, is treasurer of the county chapter, and Mrs. James Rumley. Beaufort, is home service chairman. Persons wishing to contribute to the Red Cross should mail their checks or money orders to Miss Whitehurst. Box 321. Beaufort. Mr. Joslyn, 2806 Evans St.. Morehead City, or to *1954 Red Cross Fund Drive" care of your local post office. When community chairmen are named, contributions may also be given to them. The drive ends March 31. Police Commissioner Warns Morehead City Motorists D. G. Bell, Morebead City police commissioner, announced yester day that 900 town tags have been sold in Morehead City and tomor row will be the last day they may be obtained. Beginning Monday motoriata who do not have the town tags will be arrested Commissioner Bell said that siaca the nickel meters have been ?ude legal there are fewer tickets iaaued for overtime parking. The fine now for failing to pay to park is SI if It ia paid within 24 hours after the police give the motoriat a ticket If the fine ia not paid within M hour*, the violator will receive a letter from the police department asking him to pay a total fine of *2. Should that fall to bring in the fine, police will swear out a war rant for the motorist's arreat. Commisa toner Bell said the po lice department haa a list o < all county ve Melee, their licenat num bers and owners and it will be a simple matter to track down the violator. Citations will also M Issued far minor motor vehicle violation such as double panting, matting U-turns on Arendell street, park ing on the railroad tracks, parking on the wrong side of the street or angle parking in parallel zones. To call attention, to the fact that the meters (except those in front of the postoffice) will take only nlckela. Chief of Police E. J. Willis had special stickers printed and placed on the meters this week. The new parking meter ordinance w?U Into effect Feb. 19. Posts for the new meters be tween 10th and 11th street on Arendell tiave been put down but the meters there will not go into operation until the sections next to the railroad track are paved. Harkcre Island Girl Return* Home Sunday Sheriff Hugh Salter said yester day that the 19-year-old Harkers Island girl who was reported miss ing from her home Saturday, re turned Sunday afternoon. M aril she tad been off in an automobile with some fellws who wen driving around the state He waa told that lb* had Informed the men the was M years of age | Cars Collide Saturday Night Two cars collided at 6:30 Satur day night at the Curve Inn on high way 70. Morehcad City. Eugene B. Fleming, Morehcad City, driver of a 1952 Ford, has been charged with exceeding the 35 mile speed limit and Early Thomas Taylor, route 1 Newport . driving a 1941 Hudson, has been charged with failure to yield the right-of-way. Fleming was proceeding west and said he applied his brakes and went off the right shoulder of the road when he saw an approaching automobile cut across in front of him, but he couldn't stop in time to avoid a collision. Taylor who was cutting across the highway to the Curve Inn told police that he thought he had plen ty of time to make the turn. Dam age to his car was estimated at $150 and to Fleming's car $100. Officers who investigated were Lt. Carl Blomberg and Patrolman C. E. Bunch. ? Beaufort Jaycees are planning to present a stage show instead of a talent show. This decision was made Monday night on the recom mendation of Wiley Taylor Jr., chairman of the committee select ed Feb. 8 to make arrangements for a talent show. Mr. Taylor reported at the Jay 'eet1" hirfctrfbg that after considera tion his committee, composed of Horace Loftin and Tom Potter, de cided that a stage show would be best. Plans are proceeding to present "A Womanless Wedding" and a bridge game skit with Jaycees as members of the casts. A local dance band will perform between the plays. The date of the pro gram has jiot been set. It was announced at the meet ing that Jaycee District Nine will hold its next district meeting in Morehead City. Election of dis trict officers will take place. The meeting is scheduled for May. Bill Sutton explained to the club the function of a 'Touchdown Club." It is composed of high school graduates and alumni who sponsor high school athletic events. A motion was made that such a club take over the sponsorship of Beaufort High School athletic events, but no action was taken. It was also suggested that the club contact WNTC-TV at Green ville with a view toward getting a hillbilly show to come to Beaufort for a performance. An admission would be charged with the club getting a certain percentage of the proceeds. No action was taken. Army Engineers Explain Proposal to Tax Fish Nets Wilmington, N. C.? The Depart merit of the Army's proposal to collect a fee for the right to use fish traps, pounds and similar equipment in navigable waters does not apply to drift and drag nets. This announcement was made to day by the Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers, which is charged with keeping navigable wa ters free of obstructions. The proposal was posted in prom inent locations throughout the coastal area a few weeks ago. Its intent is to reclaim, through the collecting of fees, some of the cost of issuing permits for the building of piers, wharves, and sim ilar structures on navigable wa ters. Even though the original notice included "Fish Nets and Pounds ? Gill Nets - $25 00 (and) Traps and Pounds *50.00," it was not intend ed that the proposal apply to drift nets, drag nets and such other equipment which is not station ary and thus may be moved so as not to impede navigation. It is intended that the propoMl apply to those areas where a per mit is required to fish with station ary trap* and neta. C. Gehmann Holland, assistant fisheries commissioner, told THE NEWS-TIMES yesterday that ha has taken the matter ot tee pay ' np with the attemey general of the coastal ana, Cwtyle. 1 Bonner and Barden look into the matter. He expressed the opinion that if fees muit be paid to the Army Engineers they will not be on an annual basis, but will be paid only once. He added that there may be only one place in this state where the engineers' proposed ruling would apply. Any objections to the fee propos al should be directed to the Chief of Engineers. U. S. Army, Wash ington 25, D. C. Methodist Minister Speaks on Brotherhood The Rev. J. D. Young, pastor of the Ann Street Methodist Church. Beaufort, spoke on Brotherhood at the meeting of the Beaufort Rotary Tuesday night at the Inlet Inn. Mr. Young was introduced by Dr. David Farrior, program chair man. Hia talk was in observance of National Brotherhood Week, which ends Sunday. U was announced at the OMtJng that farmers snd Willi n't Night will be held April 90. run ers and fishermen will bo invited to meet with the club oa that date. Mrs. Phillip Ball. Morthaa* City, I has announced that the World Day of Prayer church service In More- j hood City will begin at 10 a.m. next Friday in St. Androw'a Episcopal Church. 3007 ArendeU St State Tells Newport Group New Highway to By -Pass Town Power Fails Wednesday Night George Stovall, CP&L Manager, Announces Planned Outtages Power throughout the county went off for more than an hour Wednesday night. George Stovall. manager of Carolina Power & Light Co. in this area, said that the trouble originated at Camp Le jeune. Navy circuits went out. causing power failure throughout the area surrounding Camp Lejeune. New Bern was also blacked out. The power failed at 11:12 p.m. It was restored in Morehead City at 12:18 a.m. and in Beaufort and points east at 12:44 a.m. During the hour's interruption, no long distance phone calls came into or could go out of the county. Phone .service within the county was nor | mal. Mr. Stovall also announced yes terday that there \*ill be a series of planned outtages during the com ing week. They are as follows: Atlantic Beach (except the cause way and the beach bridge), 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 3, and again from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 4. Morehead City, Atlantic Beach and highway 70 to Newport, 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Sunday, March 7. This will not affect the town of Newport. Beaufort and all points east in cluding Atlantic, highway 101, 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 7. This will not affect the Beaufort Morehead City causeway. The outtagei are necessary to put in now higher voltage trans formers, emergency equipment and safety devices. Presbyterians Raise $60,380 Pledged in last weekend's cam paign to raise money for a new Webb Memorial Presbyterian Church was $60,380. The Rev. Priestley Conycrs III, pastor of the Morehead City Church, said the congregation is well pleased with the results. The lafge amount pledged means that most everyone in the congrega tion is sacrificing and denying [themselves other things in order to support the building program, he said. A plans committee will be ap pointed immediately, he reported. That committee will work on both site and drawings. Payment of pledges will begin Sunday. March 7, with the pledges scheduled to be met in three years. A service of Thanksgiving at the church Tuesday night concluded the s pedal drive. The service was well-attended. R. B. Howard was canvas com mittee chairman. Team captains were D. Cordova, Dr. Eugene Roe lofs, Dr. S. W. Thompson and R. W. Wells. Canvassers were John Alford, A. L. Awtrey, Bill Brittingham, Dr. A. F. Chestnut, J. A. DuBois, Ralph Gardner, J. D. Holt, T. C. Hyman. H. L. Joslyn, Bill Marrow, Ken neth W. Prest, Charles Summcr lin. Gannon Talbert and Hendrix Wells. ? They called on church members Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights. They reported back to the church at 9:30 each night where snack suppers were served by Mrs. Hyman, Mrs. Holt and Mrs. Cor dova. County Temperature Highs Reach 64 Degrees The mercury still hovered around 64 following a weekend rain that continued through Monday. Rain fall totaled .32 inches, according to Stamey Davis, weather observer. Tuesday the mercury dipped to 60 during the day and (ell to 43 during the night. Wednesday saw the mercury climb back to 84. Tide Table Tide* at Beaafart Bar HIGH LOW Friday, Feb. M 1:45 a.m. 8:20 a.m. 1:58 p.m. 8:18 pa. .Saturday, Feb. 27 2:48 a.m. 9:23 a.m. 3:05 p.m. 9:23 p.m. ttaBday, Feb. 28 3:40 a.m. 10:23 a.m. 4.09 p.m. 10:27 p.m. Moaday, March 1 4:90 ?.rn. 11:58 a.m. 5:10 p.m. 11:28 p.m. TwnUy, March 2 5:45 a.m. 12:00 a.m. 8:04 p.m. 12:08 p.m. ? A delegation of 25 Newport residents, headed by Mayor Edgar Hibbs, was told recently by State Highway officials at Greenville that the new highway 70 from New Bern to Morehead City will by-pass Newport. Five carloads of Newport folks appeared before May nard Hicks and R. Markham, district highway officials, in EdWalslon Heads Theatre Group Constitution Ratified At Annual Meeting Wednesday Night Ed W 4 Is ton. Morchcad City, was elected president of the Carteret Community Theatre at the theatre's first annual meeting Wednesday night at the Scout Building, Beau fort. Other officers are Mrs. Carter Bro^d, Beaufort, vice - president; Miss Joyce Willis, Morehead City, Ed Walston . . . new president secretary; Walton Hamilton, Beau fort. treasurer: and Mrs. Wiley Taylor Jr., business manager. Mr. Walston, a native of Greene County, came to Carteret in 1952 as driver examiner for He is a former member of the Morehead City Jaycees and teaches a children's class in ttie First Meth odist Sunday School, Morehead City. The new theatre president, who succeeds Horace Loftin, Beaufort, is a 32nd degree Mason, a Shriner and a past Sunday School superin tendent of the Brooks Frizzelle Memorial Church at Maury. He has been a state employee for the past seven years. Mr. Walston played the part of Major Cooper in the recent play, One Foot in Heaven. Members of the theatre ratified the constitution as well as elected officers. In the future, the group will meet at the call of the execu tive board rather than weekly, as has been the custom since the theatre was organized four months ago. Members of the constitution committee were Mr. Walston, Jim Lucas, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Sammy Daniels and Miss Edith Lewis. The W. S. King PTA and St. Stephen's AME Zion Church real ized $25 each through sponsorship of the play, One Foot in Heaven, at the W. S. King School Tuesday night. The theatre is planning now for its second production. Plays are being read and a report will be made to the president in the near future. March of Dimes Totals $8,156 Mrs. C. L. Beam, March of Dimes treasurer, announced yesterday that the final total in the county March of Dimes is 18,196.21. Forty-five dollars was received from basketball games arranged by the Beaufort Terrors. The Ter rors played Beaufort and Atlan tic High School teams. ' Playing for the Terrors were Mickey Woolard, Kemp Guthrie, Ottis Jefferson, Bobby Martin and Pierson Willis. On the girl's team are Carroll Ann Downum, Janice Willia, Betty Lou Merrill, Bobbie Dennis, Jackie Dickinson and Bet sy Fulford. At Atlantic however, the Atlan tic High School glrU played At lantic All-Stars instead of the Terrorettes. The games were arranged by Mayor Clifford Lewis of Beaufort and Mr. Jefferson In cooperation with the high schools Recent contribution* to the March of Dimes include $13 from the Core Creek Sunday School, (10 from St. Stephen's AME Zion Church, Morehead City, and contri buted earlier in the campaign was ?10 from the ML Zion Baptist Church at Beaufort. Mr. Markham's office at Greenville. A state highway engineer was also present. Mayor llibbs said the officials told them that the highway will be laid out as it is presently surveyed. Newport businessmen and others in the town were of the opinion that the highway should go through Newport, following its present route. Mr. Markham told the Newport people that it would probably be several years before actual work on the highway begins. The route highway 70 follows at present is through the town of Newport. State highway engineers say It would be impractical to try to put a dual-lane highway there. The proposed route skirts Newport on the west. At present, highway 70 approaches Newport from Cher ry Point and the north, then from Newport it curves eastward. County Agent Reports on Trip To Washington While visiting Washington D. C. Thursday and Friday of last week as a guest of the State and Ameri can Farm Bureau Federation, R. M Williams, county farm agent, ob served the national farm organi zation in action. During a meeting of the organ ization Mr. Williams listened to Jack Lynn, legislative director of the national farm organization, dis cuss ? number of major legislative issues on agriculture that will be presented to Congress. Legislative Director Lynn point ed out that it was very important to study carefully all bills ^intro duced into Congress.* Sometimes Mr. Lynn said that something per taining to agriculture would be ad ded on to the end of a bill that was not always in the best interest of the farmer. The Farm Bureau leader said that when our leadership is al together we have never failed to block a bill that was unfavorable to agriculture or to get one passed which was favorable to our needs. Friday night, the North Caro lina Congressmen were guests at a banquet of the North Carolina Farm Bureau delegation. R. Flake Shaw, executive vice president of the State Farm Bureau, discussed agricultural problems of state, na tional, and international scope that 'need to be given serious thought in formulating a farm program to meet the needs of the people," commented Mr. Williams. Mr. Shaw reported that the lead ing economists of our nation do not feel that there is any justifi cation for us to move into the See COUNTY AGENT, Page 6 Jaycees Put Up Basketball Goals For Children Father Paul Byron Speaks To Jaycees Monday On Religious Tolerance Members of the Morehead City Jaycees Wednesday night installed basketball goal standards on vari ous lots throughout the town as the first step in the club's ath letic program for grade school chil dren. This program is also tied in with the Finer Carolina Contest pro ject of improving the recreational facilities of Morehead City. The recreation project is being super vised by the Jaycees. Vacant lots in the town have been made available to the club for outdoor basketball courts. Future plans call for the organizing of a midgett basketball league in which grade school children will partici pate. Announcement of the erection of the standards was made at a meet ing of the Jaycees Monday in the Hotel Fort Macon dining room, by Norman Lange, project chairman. An announcement was also made concerning the Lions Club bingo party to be held Friday, March 5 at the Recreation Center. Funds from the bingo party will be used toward obtaining street markers, a Finer Carolina project undertak en by the Lions Club. Reports were also heard from the attendance membership and the Lite-A-Lawns committee. The fourth quarterly board meet ing is to be held in Morehead City. Committees will be set up and chairmen named, possibly at the next meeting, P. H. Geer Jr., pres ident, announced. Speaker for the evening was the Rev. Father P*m1 Byron, rector of St. Egbert's Catholic Church in Morehead City Father Byron spoke to the club on religious free dom in America pointing out that it really began with George Wash ington and the Continental Army. The Army was 38 per cent Irish, he said They brought the Cath olic religion with them. He point ed out the genius of Washington in his ability to get an organized fighting force from the mixed na tionalities and creeds to defeat England. He also said that in the early days government arose out of the confusion of creeds and nationali ties to what it is today. He praised the great minds of that bygone era which brought order out of chaos. In closing he said that we have evolved from a nation of religious intolerance to a nation where re ligious freedom is one of our ideals. t Bob Cantelli, program chairman, introduced the guest speaker. Also a guest of the club was Malcolm Sullivan of Morehead City. A board of directors meeting was held after the regular meeting. Ed Carraway, Newport, Heads County Association Ed Carrswsy of Newport was4 elected president of the Carteret County School Board Association Monday night at a meeting in the Newport school cafeteria. Other officers elected were E. W. Downum of Beaufort, vice-pres ident; and E. B. Comer, Newport, secretary. Mr. Carraway succeeds Dr. Dar-. den J. Eure as president. The new ly-elected officers will serve for one year. H. L. Joslyn. county superinten dent of schools, announced Monday that the dlalrict meeting of school boards and principals will be held in April at Smyrna. Mr. Joslyn stated that four to five hundred persons were expect ed. Dalian Herring, of Eastern Car olina College, will be the principal speaker. Special speaker at Monday's meeting was the Rev. Priestley Conyers, pastor of the More bead City Webb Memorial Presbyterian Church, who spoke on "Level* of the Mind." Coast Guard Brings III Seaman to Hospital Nils Arnt Gustafsaon, 20-year old Swedish seaman, was brought to More bead City Hospital Wednes day by tke Coast Guard wbb picked him up at sea from the motqrahip Arawak. He underwent an operation lor appendicitis yesterday at the hos pital. Song Convention to Aid In Raiting Building Fund A Kinging convention will take place in the Pentecostal Holineaa Church. Bridges street. Morehead City, at 2:30 Sunday afternoon. A collection will be taken (or the congregation of Graham's Chapel, Mill Creek. It will be applied to the church building fund. Gra ham's Chapel was destroyed by fire the night of Dec. 16. The Rev. J. Paul Jones, pastor of the Pentecostal Holiness Church, invitei the public to the conven tion. Fir* Warden Reports On Harkors Island Blaxos Fires on Harkera Island Friday and Saturday were control fire*. E. M. Foreman, county fire warden, reported this week. Last Wednesday, however, 78 acres of young timber growth and marshland burned on the island. Mr. Foreman said the fire prob ably was caused by a lighted ciga rette being thrown in the woods. The fir* was discovered Wednes day afternoon and burned 14 hours before it was brought under con trol by plowing fire lanes. A spaghetti supper will be served st the Morehead Oty Golf aad Country Club at V pjn Saturday, J. Warren Beck. Morete* City, announced Wednesday.

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