?=r CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES l0< TWO SECTIONS ?0? ? "T AND BEAUrO.T. -0*? CA.OUNA TUESDAY. ?m , ?. PUSHED TUESDAYS AND ,.U,A? Rofarians Hear T. C. Nelson Club to Sponsor 'Attic Auction,' Givo Profit To School Band Thurlow C. Nelson, Rutgers Uni versity, New Brunswick, N. J., spoke to members of the Morehead City Rotary Club Thursday night at the recreation center. He was introduced by Dr. A. F. Chestnut with whom he was visit ing. His talk dealt with oysters. W. C. Carlton was named chair man of a committee to sponsor an "Attic Auction." Rotarians are to collect useable and saleable things about the house and assemble them for an auction. Others who have things they'd like to get rid of are invited t?uin*ui <*t. tif bcrt's Catholic Church. Morphpad City, announced yesterday that a new church for summer use will be built at Atlantic Beach. The structure will go up imme diately on land donated to the church by A. B. Cooper, mayor of Atlantic Beach and owner of prop erty there. The site is off the Fort Macon Road, to, the east of the bridge and on the sound. Plans for the church have been drawn by Altobellis Associates, Wilmington. The church, Father Byron said, will be similar to the Catholic chapel at Carolina Beach. St. Egbert's, he explained, is too small to accommodate summer crowds. Father Byron will conduct mass at both the new chapel and the Morehead City church. He added that St. Egbert's has recently been painted and redec orated by men of the parish. St. Egbert's is located at 17th and Evans, Morehead City. Father Byron said the parochial school planned by the parish will not be built until 1955. The plans, however, have been drawn. He said the building has been deferred be cause of the problem of getting sisters to staff it. County Board Approves New Budget for Welfare Board Beaufort Police, Make Eight Arrests Eight arrests were nude by Beaufort police over thf weekend and one warrant waa served on J. b Weeks for failure to comply with a court order. Willie Hines waa arrested yes terday on a charge of public drunk enness. Arrested on the same charge Saturday were Thomas Simmes, James Johnson, and Dave Howard. Quinton C. Harris was apprehended Saturday and charged with running by a stop aign. Richard S. Miller was arrested on a atop aign charge Friday and Isaac H. Jordan was charged with driving without an operator'a li cense. Race Track Issue Com Before Judge Yesterday Currituck ? Racing officials of the Cavalier Kennel Club of Moy ock artre called upon yesterday to show cauae why the dog track should not remain cloaed under an injunction order obtained laat sum The hearing waa scheduled (or a special term of Superior Court. Judge Malcolm C. Paul of Wash taClpa wae scheduled to prwtdi ? The Board of Co inty Commis sioners yesterday approved the budget for the welfare department for 1954-55, heard three road mat ter* and discussed valuation of cer tain Morehead City properties. Of the total $350,264.77 on which the welfare department will op erate during the next fiscal year, the county will pay $68,090.77. Due to balances remaining from this year's funds, actual cost , to the county will be $48,196.77. The retnsinder of the budget will be met by state and federal funds. The budget was presented to the board by Miss Georgie Hughes, su perintendent of the welfare depart ment. Attending the meeting also were members of the welfare bofrd. Stanley Woodland, More head City. Mrs. T. T. Potter. Beau fort; and E. R. Willi*. Marshall berg. Miss Hughes pointed out that the total coat to the county will be less this year than laat. The new budget includes Increases in sal aries for welfare department em ployees as provided under the merit system. l Dr. Grady Cooke presented the board with a petition to have one third of a mile of road at Bonner Heights, west of Morehead City, paved. His petition contained 24 signatures of persons living en the roid. T)m road is already on tbe state system. The board approved the petition and referred it to the State Highway Commission. On behalf of residents of Sea L^vel, Sheriff Hugh Salter present ed a petition asking that the drain age canal along highway 70 be opened up. This request too was referred to J. L. Humphrey, coun ty road superintendent. Dr. K. P. B. Bonner, chairman of the board, said that the Smyrna School property floods when it rains and Mr. Humphrey said the highway department planned to unr dertake measures to remedy the problem. Resolution Passed The board passed a resolution to request list-takers to record the age of all persons listing taxes. Dr. Bonner said that N. A. A vera, man ager of the social security office for this area, told him that many workers who have passed the age of 85 are entitled to social security funds but fail to apply for them. If a record can be obtained of their age, Mr. Avera explained, they can be notified when they reach .65, to apply for benefits. Alvah Hamilton, county attorney, said he would like to know how much money is being spent in Car teret County on roads, compared with other counties in this district. The board suggested that Mr. Hamilton write Sandy Graham 8m COUNTY BOAKD, h? ! Weekend Gun a?- . ?eath of Neg?o ,n/ ntS, Caus* 9 ? '"lury of Child No Bids Received For Street Signs Lions Bicigo Party Will Take Place Thursday At 7:30 P. M. Oscar Allred, chairman of the Lions Block Booster campaign to erect street markers in Morehead City, reported Friday that no bids had been received for markers. The Lions are sponsoring a cam paign to get the markers up. The eroup of persons or the individual in a block who makes the highest bid for a marker will have the honor of getting the marker in stalled at their corner first. The marker will be designated as '.he first to be erected in town and it will be put up with a ceremony in which town officials and Lions will take part. The deadline for getting in bids for markers is Thursday. At least $5 is needed, Mr. Allred said, to put up a marker. Bids should be ??cnt to Lions Block Booster, P. O. Box 124, Morehead City. The Lions will receive 50 street markers today from the Greens boro firm from which they were >rdered. The bingo party, scheduled for Friday, has been changed to Thu re lay, April 8. The club moved the oarfy Hate because of the conflict with the school's senior play, which will be given Friday. Bingo will start at 7:30 p.m. at the Recreation Center. A contribu ion of one dollar entitles a player o compete in a special game for a $100 Easter outfit for a man or a ?voman. Receipts for the special gam? may be had in advance from any member of the club. The outfits are on display at Leary's and Claras Proceeds will go to club project*. TJr* Moirhosd City High Scl??l Band will not attend the inter a tional convention in New York tbis year, Fred Hardy. Lion president, informed the club at the Thursday meeting at the Recreation Ceoter. Mr. Hardy went lo the Lions State Council meeting last week in Wilmington. There he asked that the council permit bands from the state to go to the convention. He was informed that the State Promotion Committee had ruled that no bands were to attend. This action, the council said, could net be overruled by them. Mr. Haruy was commended by the council for his presentation of the matter. The North Carolina Lions' 1954 State Convention will be held June 13, 14, and 15 in Raleigh. Owens Frederick, secretary, told the club. Those who attend, he said, will hear Monroe L. Knute. of Pennsyl vania, Lions International vice president, and Jack Stickley, of North Carolina, Lions Interna tional third vice-president. The schedule for Lionesses, Mr. Frederick stated, will include a theatre party, a reception at the governor's mansion, and a style show at the Carolina Country Club. Rites Conducted For H. C. Jones Hugh Cole Jones, 83. died Sat urday at his home at 116 Queen St., Beaufort. Funeral services were held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon in Ann Street Methodist Church with the Rev. J. D. Young, pastor, official ing. Burial was in Ocean View Cemetery. Active pallbearers were John Mason, Clarence Guthrie, David Jones. Charles Hassell, H. D. Paul and Leslie Moore, Honorary pall bearers were Beaufort business men. * Mr. Jones, son of the late Ben and Orphia Neal Jones, had entered the hardware and ship chandlery busi ness with his father, and took his sons into business with him at bis father's death. He had been re tired from active business for the past 23 years. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. An nie L. Jones; two sons. Howard C., and Ben F., all of Beaufort; four daughters. Miss Annie Neal Jones of Williamsburg, V*., Mrs. Jack Windlcy of Beaufort, Mrs. J. P. Bradley of Kipling and Mrs. Carl ton Dobson of Richmond; seven grandchildren and thro* gnat grandchildren. Li ream Revoked Mrs. Doris Yal$ Ambrose and Henry Democ Stilley of Morehead City had their drivers' licenses " voked recently in Morehead City Recorder's Court, according to a release from the State Highway Safety Division at RaMgh. Easter Seal Campaign Begins Photo by Jerry Schumacher Karabrth Matiney, Newport, asks county residents to support the Easter Seal campaign which aids crippled children and adults. Scvcn-yei^r old Karabeth Mauncy, I daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Zch ! Ma uncar, Newport, has beeivchertcn) to Symbolize tho need of si.vwtinn' the Crippled Children's *drive in this county. Karabeth, who is a victim of cer ebral palsy, was recently featured in THE NEWS-TIMES in a story written by her mother. The Easter Seal campaign, staged by the Society for Crippled Chil dren. is being sponsored in Carter et by the Junior Woman's Club of Morehead City. The chairman of the campaign committee is Mrs. I. C. Harvell. Others on the com mittee are Mrs. Starr King. Mrs. Mary Dern. Mrs. Michael Brady, Mrs. R. B. Howard, Mrs. Mary Lee, Mrs. H. C. Barrow and Mrs. Mar ion Mills. Letters containing Easter Seals were mailed out last week Mrs. Harvell said. This coming Satur day the girls' Hi-Y Clubs of Beau fort and Morehead City Schools will soil paper lilies in Beaufort and Morehead City Proceeds will Jjo ftirak Prtreeds from previous drives in this county have been used to finance speech correction clinics and the present orthopedic clinic administered by the Morchead City Rotary Club, Mrs. Harvell said. The state goal is $150,000, of which 55 per cent remains in each county for direct services of many types and 91.7 per cent remains in the state. "Anyone knowing of a handi capped child who is not receiving needed attention is asked to in form the county volunteer com mittee," Dr. John D. Messick, presi dent of the State Society, said. "The objective of each Easter Seal So ciety is to meet needs that would otherwise be un met. Early treat ment of a crippled child may make possible a productive and gainful adult life. Easter Seals have been associated with crippled children for 20 years." Republicans Expect Four Dignitaries Friday Night Roy T. Garner, chairman of the< County Republican Executive Com mittee, yesterday released the names of special guests expected at the barbecue at 7:30 Friday night at West Beaufort. They are Everett Peterson, Clin ton, chairman of the Republican committee for the Third Congres sional district; John Wilkerson, Washington, N. C? member of the Republican executive committee for the state; Sheriff Cahoon of Carroll County and Mrs. W. T. Odom Jr . Goldsboro, Republican candidate for Congress from this district. The barbecue is being held in celebration of the hundredth anni versary of the Republican party. The party held its first recorded meeting in 1854 in a one-room school house at Bipon, Wis. Tickets for the barbecue may be had in each of the county's 26 precincts. The supper will be served in the dining hall of the Fish Meal Co. . Tide Table Tide* at Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tuesday, April I 10:13 a.m. 4:18 a.m. 10:40 p.m. 4:21 p.m. Wednesday, April 7 11:05 a.m. 3:12 a.m. 11:36 p.m. 3:18 p.m. Tlianday, April ? 6 09 a.m. 12:02 p.m. 6:13 pjn. Friday. April ? 12:37 a.m. 7:11 a.a. 108 p.ao. I'M p>B. School Children See Safety Films Chief of Police M. E. Guy and T. Gates Matthews, of the Safety Di vision of the Department of Motor Vehicles, showed films on bicycle safety at Beaufort Schools Friday. The Bicycle Safety Crusade be ing conducted by the police de partments of Beaufort and More head City will continue through this month. Safety pamphlets were given the youngsters. A Bicycle Club will be organ ized at both the Queen Street and Beaufort Schools. Later bikes will be inspected and the vehiclei displayed in a parade. ' Two gun accidents over the weekend claimed the life of a 22-year-old Negro. A second victim, a 5-year-old boy, is in a serious condition at the Morchead City Hospital. Arthur Roosevelt Frazier, Harlowe Negro, was killed Saturday morning by a shotgun blast and the youngster, Michael Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clay Lewis, Bettie, was shot in the hack with a .22 riflet Sunday afternoon. The funeral for Frazier will take plaee at 2 o'eloek Thursday after noon at Rivers Funeral Home. New Bern. Aceording to Coroner Leslie D. Springle, who ruled Frazier's death accidental, the shotgun went off as Frazier was attempting to remove the gun from his father's pick up truck. Was Shooting Rats The family said that Friday night the boy's father, Raymond Frazier. was using the gun to shoot rats. When he was through with it, he put it in the pick-up. The next morhing Raymond Jr., Arthur Roosevelt and their mother were in the yard. The mother and Ray mond were together when a loud report was heard and the boys' mother said sh', thought she heard a door slam. The brother found Roosevelt and called to his mother that the bo> had "stabbed" himself. They soon discovered that he had been shot trying to get the gun from the pick-up. # Coroner Springle said that the blast of No. 5 shot entered the boy's body just to the left of the heart. The victim was rushed in an automobile to Dr. Luther Ful cher. Beaufort. As soon as I)r. Fulcher saw the boy, he ordered him taken to Morehead City Hos pital, but he was pronounced dead on arrival. The boy's mother said she be lieved he died just as they were entering the outskirts of Beaufort. Surviving besides the parents. Raymond and Pauline, arc three j sisters, Sylvia Gould. Lillian Brown and Mary Elizabeth; and two brothers, John D. and Raymond Jh Playing Cowboys I Michael was shot at 3:30 Sunday !^tf4aan<*>n in fci? h#iu u wU4e he and his rildef*T>rother played cowboys. Sheriff Hugh Salter said. The boys' mother had gone next door to her mother's home and when she came back the older son. Tony, 8, told her, "Mike's been shot." Thinking that the child might have been playing make-believe, she didn't become overly upset un til she asked where Mike was. Tony replied. "In the closet." She went to the closet and there the youngster was lying, "playing dead." but when she picked him up she felt blood on his back, the sheriff said. The boy was rushed to the hos pital where he immediately under went an operation. The sheriff said the bullet went in the boy's back about belt high and missed the spine by about an inch. Mrs. Lewis told Deputy Sheriff Bobby Bell who investigated that she didn't know "there was a bullet in the house." Merchants Will Meet Today A program for a post Easter sales campaign will be discussed at noon today at a meeting of the Morehead City Merchants Association, R. B. Howard, director, announced. The program wai worked out by the association's board of directors in a meeting held March 11. It waa decided then to present the program for approval at the mem bership meeting scheduled for to day. The association will also discuss the appointment of a new secretary to fill the unexpired term of Joe DuBois, who resigned recently to become manager of the Sea Level Chamber of Commerce. The association will meet at Capt. Bill's restaurant. Government Vessel Will Release More Drift Bottles Woods Hole, Mass Five hun dred drift bottles will be set out in coastal waters south of Cape Ilatteras during the next few day! by the research vessell Gill of the Fi?h and Wildlife Scrvice Station at Brunswick, Ga. The bottles, supplied by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Insti tution, will contain a postal card requesting the finder to fill in the date and location of a bottle found on the beach. A reward of 90 centa is offered for the return of a card. Fishermen finding one of the bot tles at sea are requested not to break the bottle but return It to sea after noting the number oa the enclosed card and aend the in formation where found and where rotmad to the *u to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The bottles will be thrown over board at 40 different locations off the southeast coast by W. W. An derson of the U. S. Fish and Wild life Service. Each bottle is partial ly filled with a carefully weighed amount of sand so that It will bare ly float and be carried with the current! ratber than be blown with the wind as It would do II It were not ballasted. Information obtained from drift bottle studies la of great value for the study of coaptal currents which influence marine lite. In the final analysis, therefore, apart from the parely scientific value, the fisher man and the consuming public will profit from s?ch studies, scientists Rural Phone Committee Will Meet Tomorrow A meeting will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Beaufort Town Hall courtroom to plot all applica tions for rural telephone services on a master map. Dr. W. L. Wood ard. chairman of the rural tele phone committee of the Beaufort Chamber of Commerce, announces. Meeting with the committee will be Walter E. Fuller, administrative assistant in charge of rural tele phone service for North Carolina ? Rural Electrification Authority and, Dr. Woodard said, at least one representative from each com munity should be present to help locate the homes of applicants on the map. "It is, important that all applications be tyrncd in by meet ing time." he added. From this map, Dr. Woodard explained, the committee will de cide the next step in its efforts to obtain rural telephones. "Our tel ephones depend to a great extent on the outcome of this meeting," he remarked. Deluge of Rain Ends Thursday Carteret County's midweek de lug" of tain stopped at 6:30 a.m. April &, making a total of 1.08 inches of rainfall according to Stamcy Davis, weaftier observer. The temperature rose steadily from Thursday to Saturday when it hit a high of 72. Lowest the mer cury fell during the weekend was 43 Friday. Alter Saturday s warm spell the wind shifted bringing icy winds Sunday. Temperature readings up to Sat urday follow: Thursday Friday Saturday Max. Min. 60 46 65 43 72 55 499 Attend School Clinics Four houndred ninety-nine county children attended pre school clinics supervised by the County Health Department. A total of 517 immunization shots were given as follows: 280 small pox; 67 diptheria-whooping cough tetanus series: and 170 boosters. Attending the clinics with the children were 443 adults. Teeth headed the list of defects. Of the 499 children examined, 349 had defective teeth. Tonsils were next with 106. Glandular trouble was third with eight, and nutrition, heart, and eyes were next with five. Others examined had orthopedic and heart defects. Another preschool clinic for Camp Glenn is scheduled in the near future, the department an nounced. f Woman Hurt. When Cars Hit Mrs. Dorothy S. Cask ill, Sea I .cvH. was slightly injured at 7.10 Friday night when the rar she was Irlving was struck from the rear by a car driven by Paul W. Lewis, Marshallberg. The accident occurred on high way 70 at the Smyrna Drive-In Theatre. State Highway Patrolman J. W. Sykes said Mrs. Gaskill had signalled and stopped, preparatory to turning into the theatre when Lewis came up from behind and smashed into her She said her neck was hurt. With her were aev ?ral children. _ Lewis told the highway patrol man that he was looking toward the theatre and did not see that tbe car ahead of him had stopped. Charges against him are pending. With Lewis waa one passenger. Neither was hurt. Damage to Mrs Gasklll'i car, a 1993 Dodge, was estimated at t2fl0 and damage to Mr Lewie1* ear, a MM Ford, was fSOO. I