NEWS-TIMES OFFICE 504 AreafeU St. Moreheed City i #-4175 CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES >?< 43rd YEAR, NO. 20. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1954 . PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Potato Barge Nursed to Safety ?_ ; - 11 jj. After theUSCGC Agassiz single handedly maneuvered the ocean going barge Loveland into safe wa ters at Cape Lookout Friday a week ago, Capt. Charlie Piner, Morehead City harbor pilot, in his tug, and the Cherokee, cutter out of Nor folk, took the barge into dock at Morehead City. The above picture was taken from the Agissiz at Beaufort bar as Captain Piner's tug, far left. was nudging the barge into the channel, the Cherokee was towing and the line to the Agassii was about to be dropped. The barge was in danger of be ing swamped and losing a $136,000 cargo of Maine spuds due to the tug towing it, the Marian Moran. having rudder trouble. The tug and its tow were battling 35-knot winds. The barge was laid up at More head City until Friday when a sis er tug, the Margaret Moran, took it in tow and started on to its orig inal destination, Jacksonville, Fla. The Pauline Moran, another tug owned by the Moran Towing Co., Norfolk, came to Morehead City last week and took the Marian to Charleston for repairs. (Official USCG Photo) With the Armed Forces Newport Marine Takes Part In Caribbean Maneuvers San Juan, Puerto Rico ? Marine 2nd Lt. George F. Cribb Jr., route 1 Newport, is with the 2nd Marine Division, participating in the huge amphibious training exercise on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques. The exercise, dubbed TraEx 2-54, is designed to familiarize Marine 1 personnel with the latest fighting ? equipment and test their combat readiness in full-scale amphibious 1 maneuvers. ' Engaged in the exercise are units 1 of the 2nd Marine Division from Camp Lejeune, N. C.; 2nd Marine Aircraft frojn. Cherry Biint, N. C.; 3N Marine Aircraft Win* from Mi ami, Fla.; and Fleet Marine Force, j\tlaptic. Their objective Ig to se Court to Open At 2 P.M. Today Beaufort Recorder's Court will convene at 2 o'clock this afternoon as usual, despite the fact that su- : perior court is in session and cer- ' tain court officers or attorneys j may be occupied there. If so, cases will be continued. Morehead City Recorder's Court J was in session yesterday. The case ! against H. Earlc Mobley, Morehead City, charged with assault, was 1 continued until next week. Scheduled for appearance in 1 Beaufort Recorder's Court this af ternoon are Charlie M. Krouse, 1 George Huntley Jr.. Elisha Murray and William B. Dudley, charged ' with going through stop lights; ' John Davis Nelson and Leary T. Horton, charged with speeding and : ignoring red stop lights, arid Thom as Preston Oglesby, charged with driving a car with an improper 1 muffler. 16- Year-Old Girl Suffers Serious Injury in Wreck Miss Sadie Culpepper, 16, route 2 Newport, was in a serious condi tion at Morehead City Hospital yes terUay aa the result of injuries re ceived in an automobile accident at about 9:30 Saturday night on highway 101 near Harlowe. Miss Culpepper was riding in a car with Pander Nolan Smith, 18, route 1 Newport. Mr. Smith and Eiekiel McCabe, a Negro in the other car involved in the accident, were still confined to the hospital yesterday, but neither were in as serious condition as Miss Cul- , pepper. Because the accident occurred in Craven County, details could not be learned by preas time yester day. The injured were taken to More head City Hpspital In the Adair i ambulance. Beaufort. Mor*h?ad City Fir?m?n Put Out Grass Fir* Morehead City fire meg were called to the Seibert Morris home. Just outside the Morehead City line at Crab Point, to extinguish a grass (ire at 11:45 a.m. yesterday. The fire had spread to the wood en oil drum stand on the outside of the house. Firemen extin guished the blase with the booster tank before the oil caught. Fire Chid Eldon Nelson laid. No damage was caused except to the wooden stand. cure the island of Vieques from the "aggressor" forces. While on maneuvers, the Ma rines will visit cities on Puerto Rico and other Caribbean Islands. Fort Hood, Tex., March 1 Pvt. Clarence L. Hardison, son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hardison, Newport, has recently arrived at this military installation from Camp Chaffee, Ark., for assign ment to the 1st. Armored Division. Private Hardison entered the Army in June 1993, and took basic training it Camp Rucker, Ala. In rfeiuata Iron Newport High School. In joining the 1st Armored Di vision, Private Hardison becomes a member of an outfit famed tor its action against the enemy in Africa and Italy during the Sec ond World War. The "Old Iron sides" Division is now engaged in intensive training at a combat ready armored force at its vast Central Texas home. 7th Div., Korea ? Cpl. George R. Laughton Jr., whose wife, Jean, lives at 717 Mulberry St., Beaufort, recently was trainferred to the 7th Infantry Division in Korea. ? laughton, who arrived on the peninsula in May 1953, had been serving as a member of the 454h Infantry Division which is being returned to the U. S. He is slated to finish his tour of Korean duty with the 7th Division, now undergoing training to maintain combat efficiency. The Beaufort corporal, whose parents live on route 1, has been awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Korean and UN Service Ribbdns A graduate of Wake Forest College and the Uni versity of North Carolina, he en tered the Army in October 1952. Groton, Conn. David W. Horton. steward first class, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Horton of route 1 Morehead City, and hus band of the former Miss Etta Wright of Detroit, Mich., Is serv ing aboard the destroyer escort USS Maloy which left her home port here Feb. 15 bound for Phil adelphia. The Maloy, one of two vessels of Destroyer Divison 602 based here, will begin a routine overhaul upon arrival in Philadelphia. The ship operates regularly here with sever ?1 squadrons of Groton based -sub marines. Health Department Re-Schedules Clinics The county health department to day announced revised pre school clinic achedules. The preschool clinic at Newport School will begin at 12:30 p.m. to morrow; at Beaufort School at 12:30 p.m. Monday. March 15 as an nouaced "riday; and at More head City School at 12:30 Monday, March 22. Tick Table Tide* at Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tneaday, March S 11:24 a.m. 9:29 a.m. 11:57 p.m. 5:35 p.m. . Wednesday, March It 12:00 a.m. ' 8:30 a.m. 12:20 p.m. ' 6:14 p.m. . Tharaday, March 11 12;M a m. 7;W am 1:23 p.m. 7:39 p.m. rriday, March U 2:07 a.m. S:44 a.m 2:32 p.m. ?:? pja. Group at Meeting Monday to Vote On Girl Scouting At 3:30 Monday afternoon adults of the county will decide whether Carteret should join the Coastal Carolina Girl Scout Council. The meeting will take place in the Morehead City Recreation Center. Mrs. Harvey Hamilton Jr., mem ber of the committee promoting Girl Scouting in the county, said ministers., teachers, Boy Scout lead- 1 ers, parents and others interested i in scouting are injriled. Miss BlizabeUi Griffin, Scout official from Goldsboro, will be present. Mrs. W. I. Loftin, Beau fort, a member of the committee promoting Girl Scouting, will pre side. It is proposed that five counties comprise the Coastal Carolina Girl Scout Council. Before Carteret may become a member, Mrs. Hamil ton said a vote at a "county-wide" meeting must be taken. That vote is scheduled for Monday afternoon. Mrs. Hamilton said a budget has not yet been set for this county but close to $500 has been raised for financing Girl Scout work. Defendant Does Not Forfeit Bond Justice of the Peace Earl Mason. Beaufort, announced yesterday that 'he bond put up by Harvey Turner, Pink Hill, charged with violating the hunting Ijw, has not been for feited. There *?s a misunderstanding between Mr. Turner's attorney, Harvey Hamilton Jr., Morehead City, and the justice of the peace in regard to the time for the hear ing. Mr. Mason thought the hearing was at 7 p.m. last Monday night and Mr. Hamilton showed up at 8 p.m. The case, according to Mr. Hamilton, was first brought up be fore Mr. Mason who dismissed it. The state then, according to the at torney, "had it brought up again" before Justice of the Peace L. W. Hasaell who referred it back to Mr. Mason, setting the hearing for 8 p.m. last Monday. Mr. Hamilton said that he was there at 8 p.m. but the justice of the peace waa not home. Meanwhile Mr. Mason had ordered that Mr. Turner, 'a bond be forfeited. The eaee ' now remains to be heard at a later date. Priio Winners Will Get Money Today Neal Campen, Beaufort RFD, will present soil conservation prize winners with checks at 10 a.m. to day in the Carolina Power and Lighi Co. office, Morehead City. Mr. Campen is chairman of the county'a Lower Neuae Soil Con servation Diatrict Supervisors. The prize winners are M. L. Simmons, Newport, and Miss Georgina Yeat man, Open Grounds. Each will receive from CPAL a check for taoo. The contest waa sponsored dur ing 1053 and waa baaed on aoil and water conservation practice* Miss Yeatman won in the class 100 acres or more aad Mr. Stamens in the elasa under SO acre*. Both an first place winners. Officers Chase Leads to Arrest Of Kinston Man in Liquor Case Judge Malcom Paul, Washington, Presides at Current Court Term Presiding at the one-week term of superior court this week is Judge Malcolm Paul of Washington. N. C. He replaces Judge Clawson L. Wil liams who was originally scheduled to hold court. The grand jury was sworn in and T. T. (Tom) Potter, Beaufort, named as foreman yesterday morn ing. Judge Paul who is presiding for the first time in Carteret, told the jurors that they had two duties to perform: to protect the inno cent against unfounded accusations and to guard the rights and liber ties of the people of the county. He warned them that they were a body of inquiry and not a group to try defendants. The judge said as long as the grand juries of this country remain bodies of inquiry, the judicial system will continue to be the greatest on earth. He added that it is important that duties connected with inquiry and trial not be confused. Judge Paul explained that the jurors will receive bills of indict ment. In each bill it is their job to find out whether there is suf- ; ficient evidence to bring the ac cused person to trial. If so, they are to return a true bill. He explained that they, in mak ing their inquiry, will hear evi dence found only by the state, the law enforcement officers. The judge mentioned that the jurors may think that some of the laws are bad ones but he said changing laws is up to the leg islature. Penal laws are based largely on the 10 commandments, the jurist continued, and experi ence has shown that most of the laws are for the protection of the citizens of the county and state. Judge Paul said that in glancing at the docket, he estimated that at least three-fourth of the cases in this term of court are out growths of violation of the motor vehicles law. He remarked that no viola tions cause more property loss or heartache than those arising from breaking laws of the street and highway. Closes Charge Closing his charge to the jury, the judge asked that all witnesses named in an indictment be ex amined before returning "not a true bill." He asked the foreman not to excuse so many jurors that the number drops below 12. Before dismissing the jury, he suggested that they investigate the county jail, prison camp, school busses "and anything you think ne cessary to help your county." Capt. Charlie Thomas was sworn in as guard of the grand jury. Jurors are Earl Wade, John H. Felton. Cecil A Hall. Paul G. Smith, George W. Hancock, Wil son Golden, Joe Mason, Allen Moore. James W. Stewart, Charles T. Pringle. Thomas F. Mylett, S. F. Moore, Latham Willis, Kernie A. Merill, Howard Lewis, A. B. Taylor and Henry H. White. Divorces Granted Although it was planned to hear only criminal cases this term, a civil docket was drawn up late last week and four divorce cases were heard yesterday morning. Divorces were granted in the following cases: Doris King Smith vs. Wil liam Smith, Leona R. Prescott vs. Sam Prescott; Annie Lee Pennuel vs. Isaac E. Pennuel, and Carolina E. Hucks vs. Albert Hucks. Other divorce cases docketed for yesterday were Small vs. Small. Hitterbrick vs. Hitterbrick, Mc Lawhorn vs. McLawhorn, Powell vs. Powell, Montgomery vs. Montgom ery, Haddock vs. Haddock and Wil lis vs. Willis. (The foregoing are listed as they appear on the dock et). Motions to be placed before the judge were Richardson vs. Cooke, Cape Fear Wood Co. vs. Morehead City Country Club Inc., and Yeat man vs. Morris and Case. Trials scheduled were Barbour vs. Morris. Ports to Get Warehousing If $1,400,000 Can be Found * Officials Name Canvassers For Red Cross Red Cross chairmen (or commun ties in the eastern part of the coun ty were named yesterday by Irvin W. Davis, chairman of the County Red Cross chapter. Those named by Mr. Davis were Mrs. Dora Day. Cedar Island; Mrs. Pauline Morris. Atlantic: Mrs Eth el Styron, Sea Level; Mrs. Teliie Mason. Stacy: Blakely Pond. Davis; Mrs. Adelaide Mason. Williston; Mrs. Guion Simpson. Smyrna; Mrs. Doll Lewis, Otwav: and Mrs. Min nie Gillikin, Bettic. Oscar Joslyn, co-chairman, an nounced community chairmen in the western part of the county. They are E. B. Comer, Newport; Roger Jones and Borden Adams. Broad Creek; Lester Hall, Gales Creek; and Maxinc McLohon, More head City Tri-H-Y president, will be in charge of canvassing More head City High. Mr. Joslyn will also ask members of the Morehead City Jaycees to help in the Red Cross drive. Chair men in Mill Creek and Bogue have yet to be named. The Red Cross campaign in the county started in earnest yester day with canvassing of the various communities for funds that will help the county chapter reach its goal of (3,400 by the end of the month. Miss Mildred Whitehurst, Beau fort, and Mr. Joslyn, Morehead City, head the campaigns in Beau fort and Morehead City. Persons wishing to contribute to the Red Crou should mail their checks or money orders to Miss Whitehurst. Box 321, Beaufort, Mr. Joslyn, 2808 Evans St., Morehead City, or to "IBM Red Cross Fund Drive" care of your local postof fice. Checks or money orders may al so be given to the community chairmen named abt ?>. Four Mora Book Passage On Caribbean Cruise Four more persona from this lec tion hive nude reservation! on the SS Stockholm (or the cruiae to Havana and Naaaau In Octobcr, J. D. Holt, port manager, announced. The Stockholm will tall from More head City. They are Mr. and Mra. Charles Webb Davis ot Beaufort; Mra. Jo aeph S. Corel I of Raleigh who haa a summer home la Morehead City, and her graniM? ghter. Miss Joanne Louiat Tripp, Waliilrt. Others frdtel this, county who art going on the cruiae arc Mra. D. O. Bell and Mrs. C B. Arthur of More head City an 4 Mia* Goorgina Yeat man, Beaufort, and party of four. 1 Winston-Salem (AP) ? The i Stale Ports Authority approved pre liminary plans he^ Wednesday for construction that would almMl triple the present storage and ware house space at the ports of Wil mington and Morehead City. Work will be started as soon as necessary financing can be worked out. Col Richard S. Marr, execu tive director of the porta authority announced after the session. Estimates Cost lie estimated the cost at "rough ly $1,400,000." and said the money may be raised through issuance of revenue bonds 'If we can find buy ers." The financing problems will be worked out by a five man executive committee of the authority. Mem bers include Colonel Marr, Author ity Chairman Edwin Pate of Laur inburg, Vice-chairman Raymond A. Bryan of Goldsboro. Secretary Treasurer W. Avery Thompson of Lake Waccamaw, and J. Harry White of Winston-Salem. More Warehouses Details of the expansion re main to be worked out but it will provide approximately 300.000 square feet of additional warehouse space at each port, Marr said. The facilities will be divided into "sev eral" units depending on availabil ity of space. No increase is planned in tran sit storage shed space at cither port since warehouse space is the most vital needed, he added. At present each port has about 160,000 square feet of storage space with one warehouse and two transit sheds at Wilmiagton, and one shed and two waM^uses at Moretwa^ They were financed by a seven million dollar port bond- inue au thorired by the 1B49 legislature and put into use in 1952. There has been no further contraction at either port since that time. The action to expand the ports was taken during an afternoon ses sion following the authority's study and tentative approval at a morn ing meeting of a McLean Trucking Co., plan for opening a land-sea transportation service along the Eastern Seaboard between North Carolina and Northern ports. May Issue Bonds The authority agreed at that meeting to issue f2.500.000 in rev enue bonds to construct dock facil ities for the operation at Wilming ton if the McLean plan ia approved by the Interstate Commerce Com mission. ICC hearings on the question may be started in Washington by early May. McLean officials an nounced here after the meeting. The plan providea for the trans portation of loaded McLean trail ers on specially-designed ships be tween the North Carolina port and at least two Eastern ports, one at Providence, R. 1., and the other somewhere in the metropolitan New York area. J. D. Holt, More head City port manager, did not attend the meet ing as originally planned. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Styron, Ocracoke, Have a Baby! Mr. and Mrs. Bud Styron, Ocra coke. have a baby girl. The sensational (act about this is that they didn't know a baby was on the way. Now everyone is go ing to scoff at this but those who know the Styrons know it's true. This is the story. Mrs. Styron ? Carrie ? is 38 years old. She had been told by doctors innumerable times that she would never be able to have a baby. During the past year she was of the opinion that she had a can cerous tumor. One of her cloaest friends. Mrs. David Beveridge who is home economics Instructor at Beaufort High School, urged her to go to the doctor's aa did other friends. But she never went. She believed th* "abqormalMJpa" in her physical condition werA due to what she thought was the tumor. They Ride to HaUeras Sunday afternoon she and her husband who is an outstanding fish ing boat captain and known throughout all eastern North Caro lina, rode the bumpy road to Hat teraa. In the course of the after noon, Mrs. Styron told har husband that she waa having pain* worse than thoae she had ever experl ancad before ? and she had gone through many a painful session When they got back to Oeracoka, the nurse there. Mri Klsie uaman, ?aid Mrs. Styron better be gotten to the hospital. Mm. Garrtah knew what was happening bat she felt that everyone waa so sure that Mrs. Styron )uat had a tumor and could never have any children that if she told them a baby waa about to be born, they would think ahe was foolish and not bother to get to the hospital aa fast aa poaaible. ('Mai Guard to Rescue 80 the picket boat at Ocraeoke Coast Guard Station brought Mr. and Mrs. Styron and Mrs Garriah to Atlantic. It got tbere about 9:30 p.m. (after going sgra? rl once on a shoal), where tha Styroni were met by Mrs. Street Watherlngton, Highland Park, and her oldest son. Street. Mrs Wetherington got in on the drama when Mr. Styron phoned to the mainland to try to locate David Beveridge to have hlM and hia wife, Gerry, meet them M Atlantic Tha Beveridge's bad com to Nor folk and because the Coast Guard operator couldn't locate them, be tried the Wethertagtsna. The WatheringtoM operate Noe's Fish House a ad buy Captain Bud's catches. Mrs Wetherington gat word about 7:M and ahe a ad Street (who Sao ?HWI MIT, Page I Virgil Roberts, Kinston, is out of jail under $1,000 bond today. He led Sheriff Hugh Salter and M. M. Ayscue, Car teret ABC officer, a hair-raising chase last Wednesday night and was not apprehended until late Thursday after noon in Kinston. Roberts, a white man, is charged with transporting 60 gallons ol non iaxpaid wni?cey. He* will be .tried during the April term of federal court at New Bern. The sheriff and Officer Ayscue were on patrol on highway 101 late Wednesday night in the vicinity of Harlowe when a 1953 De Soto pulled out of the Ball road The officers drew up along side the car for a routine check but the driver shoved the accelerator down to the floor and took off. Officers Follow Carteret officers followed him, racing to C!.