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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ??< ___ ! . . 43rd YEAR, NO. 30. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1954 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS KHWS-TtMKS OFFICE 504 AiW.II St. Moralmul Cit, Pbooa f-4175 After-Effects of Bomb Cause Speed-Up of Research Here Dr. Walter Chipman, head of the* radioisotope laboratory, Piver's la land, Beaufort, reported yesterday that the after-effects of the recent hydrogen bomb exploaioo in the Pacific have resulteid in a step-up in work at the laboratory. The government has requested that Dr. Chipman push the pro gram on study of radioactive wa ters and their effect on a^mals living in the water. Dr. Chipman said that studies thus far have covered the inverte brates ? clams, oysters, scallops, shrimp and crabs. The Atomic Energy Commission, since Japa nese fishing boats have returned home with radioactive tuna, is vi tally interested in research being pushed on the effect radioactivity has on the vertebrates such as trout, tuna and similar food fish. Dr. Chipman said he has been authorised to proceed with build ing additional experimental tanks. He explained that there has been no major change in the already planned program, the government just wants things to move along a little faster. Dr. Chipman said work has al ready started in the tuna area in the Pacific. Scientists are there collecting tuna and preparing the tissues for radiological measure ments. Even though a fish may not be in an area where a bomb explodes, it may swim into radioactive waters and become contaminated by feed ing there. In regards to reports of radio active tuna being taken into port by Japanese vessels. Dr. Chipman said that he felt those reports "were not exaggerated at all." Good Friday Service to Begin At Noon Friday The annual community Good Fri day Service will be held in the Morehead City First Methodist Church, the Rev. Leon Couch pas tor, from noon to 3 p.m. The service is arranged by the Woman's Society of Christian Ser vice, Mrs. Darden J. Eure, chair man. Persons may come and go at one-half hour intervals. The service is centered on the seven last words spoken by Christ on the cross. Pastors of the com munity will be in charge. The first words will be given by Dr. John H. Bunn, pastor of the First Baptist Church. They are, "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do." The second words will be given by the Rev. Noah Brown, pastor of the Free Will Baptist Church. They are "Today shalt thou be with me in paradise." The Rev. R. H. Poulk, pastor of Beaufort circuit of the Methodist Churches, will give the third words, "Woman, behold thy son ... be hold thy mother." The Rev. Priestley Conyers III, pastor of Webb Memorial Presby terian Church, will give the fourth words, "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?" The fifth words, "I thirst," will be given by the Rev. W. E. Ander son, retired pastor of the Free Will Baptist Church. The sixth words, "It is finished," will be given by the Rev. E. H. Harden, pastor of the First Chris tian Church. The Rev. E. Guthrie Brown, rec tor of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, will give the seventh and last words, "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit." Show Producer Addresses Lions Bruce Tonks of New York ipoke at a short meeting of the Morehead City Lions Club Thursday about the forthcoming all-local musical comedy variety show. It was Ladies Night at the club. Mr. Tonks has been engaged by the club to produce the show and stage the baby contest. The com edy will be presented April 22-23 at the Morehead City High School au ditorium. The baby contest will be run ia connection with the show. Hie con test clows April 23. Following the talk by Mr. Tonks, the meeting was adjourned ao that tlx bingo party could start The special game prize of a new Easter outfit waa won by Mrs. Floyd Chad wick 8r., of Morehead City. The club broke about even on the affair, Owens Frederick, He re tary, said. No bide were received by the club In ita street marker contest, Oscar Allred, chairman q( the block booster contest, announced. Fellow Democrats Meet Adlai Stevenson, left, is shown as he greeted Senatorial Candidate W. Kerr Scott during Stevenson's visit to North Carolina. Scott and Stevenson are long-time friends. Scott will speak at 6:45 tonight at the Beaufort Farmer-Rota rian night at the Inlet Inn, Beaufort. He will meet the public at 4:30 this afternoon at the Recreation Center, Morehead City. Leading Oyster Biologist Visits Laboratory Here Visiting at the radioisotope lab oratory, Pivers Island, is Dr. Vic tor Loosanoff, one of the country's leading oyster biologists. Dr. Loos anoff is director of the Fish and Wildlife Research Station at Mil ford, Conn. Dr. Loosanoff is here in connec tion with a problem on oyster cul tivation. He is interested U4earn-< ing whether radioisotopes can be used in measuring the feeding and growth of the larval (pre-swim ming) oyster. The scientist is hoping to discov er what interferes with the seed ing and culturing of the oyster in a laboratory. Experiments, under his direction, are also being con ducted on this point in Virginia. Dr. Loosanoff came here Thurs day and expects to leave today. A story on him and his work ap peared in the fall in the Saturday Evening Post. He is the author of many scientific papers. Beaufort Firemen To Alter By-Laws Fire Chief Charles Harrell, Beau fort Fire Department, suggested that the department's by-law? be revised at the recent meeting of the department. Chief Harrell, J. P. Harris, and Gerald Woolard were appointed to look over the present by-laws and make revisions. They will report their findings and submit revisions at the Way meeting. A suggestion was made by Virgil Woolard that the department have circulars on fire prevention printed and distributed. He Said it was time people learned of the increas ing number of deaths caused by fire. Mr. Woolard was appointed to work out plans for the circular. Clarence Davis Jr . was elected to fill the unexpired term of treas urer of the Firemen's Relief Fund. Julius Duncan Jr., who held the office, resigned because of other activities. Cecil Harrell asked to be placed on the honorary list because of ill ness. Jerry Darling also was placed on the honorary list because he has "served his time." The department decided to re paint the floor of the station in the near future. The department gave lapel badges to members who have at tended three-quarters of all de partment meetings during the past year. Thirty badges were award ed. Tide Table Tides at Beaafort Bar HIGH LOW Tuesday, April 13 4:30 a.m. 9:17 p.m. 1106 a.m. 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 14 5:3S a.m. 6:02 p.m. 11:52 a.m. Tharsday, April IS 6:21 a.m. 6:42 p.m 12:23 a.m. 12:32 p.m. Friday, April 16 7:00 a.m. 7:20 pjn. 1:07 a.m. 1:08 p m. Attic Auction Nets $108.28 The Morchead City Rotary Club's Attic Auction netted $108.28 Sat urday, W. C. Carlton, chairman of* the auction committee, said yester day. This brings the total collected for the school band Winchester trip to $971.53, according to J. R Sanders, treasurer of the band association. Money has been collected since April 1 for the trip. The band had a Tag Day, which netted $781, the Moose and Rebakah lodges con tributed. and the Rotary Club held the auction with proceeds to go to the band. A good sized crowd was on hand at 11 a.m. Saturday at the site of the old Morehead City Drug Store for the auction, said Mr. Carlton. Spirited bidding took place under the director of Clyde Jones, auc tioneer. All items were sold. The sale ended at 12:25 p.m. Before the auction got underway 18 members of the band played several num bers. W. C. Matthews, owner of the Morehead City Drug Store, gave leftover Christmas toys for the auction. Other items sold were oil heaters, bicycles, whatnots, pot tery, pictures, and picture frames. Mr. Carlton said the club was pleased with the results and ex presed his thanks in behalf of the Rotary Club to everyone who took part in the sale. Police Make Nine Arrests Arrests by Beaufort police dur ing the weekend totaled nine. Dave Howard was arrested yesterday on a charge of pubfic drunkenness and Arthur Davis was arrested on that same charge Sunday. Other arrests dealt with motor law violations. Charles Willis. Queen street, Beaufort, and Elvin Thomas Hancock were charged with failing to stop at a stop sign. Calvin Lupton has been charged with speeding, Jefferson Dildy, Leo Mathis and Ernest Wallace with failure to stop at a red light, and Martin Davis with having an im proper muffler. Members of the Beaufort police force recently arrested three per sons .on public drunkenness charges and two for motor vehicle violations. Charged with public drunken ness are Willie Hines, Alex Sim mona and Robert Potter. Charged with running through a red light was James Young. W. C. Flowers has been charged with failing to stop at a stop sign. rhlllip Ball Files Phillip Ball. Morehead City, has filed for the office of county sur veyor Hi* name will appear on the ballet In the Democratic pri mary May 29. Deadline for filing 1* < p.m. Saturday. Ronald E. Mason Heads New Club Toast masters Elect Set Of Officers Thursday In Beaufort Ronald Earl Mason of Beaufort was named president of the Car teret County Toastmasters Club Thursday night at a charter meet ing in the Beaufort town hall court- | room. Other officers are J. P. Belts, vice-president; J. P. Harris, secre ;aiy treasurer; and Gordon Har desty, sergeant at-arms, all of Beau j fort. The newly organized club re ceived its charter which was signed I by nine members. Official presen tation will be held up two weeks to allow additional charter mem bers to join. The constitution and by-laws were approved. The club will meet every second and fourth Thursday, starting with Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the town courtroom. The club will be known as the Carteret County Toastmasters Club. At the next meeting there will be a full program as outlined by Toastmasters International. Mr. | Harris said all men in the county | 21 years of age or over, interested in leadership, are invited to that meeting. Purpose of the organization is to teach prospective toastmasters to speak well and to the point, feeling at ease before their audience. Education Board Takes Action On Insurance Because the state reports that it can insure school properties at a lower rate than private insurance agencies, the County Board of Ed ucation is notifying local insurance agents this week of the rates and is inviting agents who can meet those charges to attend the hoard meeting in May. Thomas B. Winborne, director of the division of insurance, State Board of Education, has ofiered to survey the county .school property to ascertain whether they are a ?*? quately covered. At last week's board of education meeting H. L. Joslyn, county super intendent of schools, reported on the proposed building program. To obtain funds allocated last fall from the second $25 million ap proved by voters, counties must in form Raleigh of their needs. Mr. Joslyn said this county needs a million dollars to do the work ne cessary, but the state will act, after seeing Carteret's report, allocating the amount the county will re ceive. Out of the first portion of bond ' funds coming this way the projects i in order of importance, are Queen Street School and Beaufort School. The board reappointed for one year two teacher supervisors, Fred Lewis for white schools and Mrs. Liller Hankins, Negro supervisor who divides her time between this county and Onslow. The county superintendent was authorized to proceed with negoti ations to obtain the rear part of several lots near the Queen Street School and the board authorized the paying of plumbing, heating and electrical contractors who worked on the Newport School. They will be paid from county funds and that money replaced when the federal appropriation is received. The county superintendent re ported that the board of education has received the deed for the prop erty purchased as a future school site from R. R. Barbour, Morehead City. The next board meeting will take place Monday night. May 8, rather than during the afternoon of the first Monday as has been the cus tom. Boy Recovers From Bullet Wound Fiveyear-old Michael Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clay Lewis, Bettie, who was accidentally shot with a 22 rifle Sunday. April 4, is re covering satisfactorily at the More head City Hoapital. The child was accidentally shot in his home while playing cow boys with his 8-year-old brother, Tony. He was rushed to the More head City Hoapital where he under went an operation. His condition was considered serious for 34 hours following the surgery. The bullet entered the small of Michael's back. He was discovered lying in a closet of the home by his mother when she returned from next door where she had been vis iting her mother The accident oc curred about 3:30 In the afternoon. Settfon Visit ECC Seniors of Bmyrna and Atlantic High Schools visited East Carolina College Friday during the college's High School Day. Three Wrecks Cause $2,500 Damage to Vehicles Involved Newport to Dedicate New School fnoio Dy jerry ??cnumacner The new eight-room elementary school at Newport will be dedicated at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon during Homecoming and Dedication festivities. Stories on the school and a complete program of Satur day's events appear in section 2. Republicans Hear Committeeman At 100th Anniversary Dinner Friday jonn wiiKcrson 01 wasningion/ N. C., member of the State Re publican exeeutive eommittee, out lined the beginning and growth of the Republiean party to more than 200 persons gathered at the Smith Fish Meal Co. dining room Friday night. The dinner v^as in celebra tion of the party's 100th anniver sary. Mr. Wilkerson, introduced by Joe A. Dunn, president of the East Carolina Republican Club, told the group that the party had its birth May 21, 1854 in Wisconsin. At that time a group met who were convinced that slavery should be confined to those stales that had slavery by law. All others rtiould be free states, tfypv w?id. That mee.'ing wVhelr F*Mr> >>n the slavery question. Convention Held In 1856 the Republican party held its first national convention nominating James C. Fremont for president. The party grew, Mr. Wil kerson said, until I860 when the party nominated Abraham Lincoln, who won the election* Down through history the Repub lican party has been strongly uni ted, he said. In Carteret County Republicanism grew and was a re birth of the Whig party that swept the state in 1816 to 1860. Republicans of the county can be proud of their heritage in the South, the speaker declared. Among the prominent Whigs in the county were John Morehead and Tom Badger. It was the Republi can party that kept the faith of Abraham Lincoln through the black days that followed the Civil War. Blame Wrongly Placed The Republicans are not to blame for the depressions, he said. *They were created by the Demo crats. Starting with the first one during Andrew Jackson's term, to the depression of 1930's, it was the Democratic party that was in pow er when catastrophes struck, he told his listeners. The only reason, he continued, that Herbert Hoover got the blame for the last depression was because he was in office at the time it hit. The United States has prospered under the Republicans, Mr. Wilker son declared. The New Dealers have falsely laid claims to the recovery from the depression. Recovery only came See REPUBLICANS, Page 2 Father of the Bride Goes Into Nightly Rehearsal Walton Hamilton, director of the Community Theatre play, Father of the Bride, has announced that the three-act comedy will go into night ly rehearsal this week. It's pre miere performance will be next Thursday, April 22, in the Beaufort High School auditorium. The play will be given two nights in Beaufort and two nights in Morehead City. Mrs. Wiley Tay lor Jr., theatre business manar/y. said it Vfti be given nowhere else in the county except thoae two towns. Other organizations throughout the county were given the oppor tunity to request the play but fail ed to do so by the deadline, noon Monday, April 5. Sponsoring the comedy, which was made into a movie a couple years ago, are the Beaufort Junior Woman's Club and St. Egbert's Catholic Church, Morehead City. Curtain time is 8 p.m. for all per formances. Beaufort dates are April 22 and 23 and Morehead City dates April 29 and 30 in the More head City School auditorium. The Junior Woman's Club is sell ing tickets in Beaufort and have distributed them in communities east of Beaufort. Members of St. Egbert's are selling the tickets in Morehead City. They may also be bought at the door. Members of the cast are Elmer Dewey Willis, Williston, as father of the bride; Frances Phillips, More head City, as the bride, James Lu cas, Morehead City, as the groom. The bride's mother, Mrs. Banks, will be played by Joyce Willis, Ben Banks by Pfc. L. A. Davis; Tommy Banks, Tootle Ballou; Buzz Taylor, Donny Smith. Peggy Swift, Edith Lewis; De lilah, Ellen Broad; Miss Bellamy, Betty Lou Merrill; Miss Masoula, Pat Webb; Joe. Charles O'Connor; Mrs. Pulitzki, Mary Davis; Pete, Floyd Stewart, and Tim's man, Ed Walston. The assistant director is Sammy Daniels. Stage manager is Sara Daniels. Producer Greets Duke Duke kriut August of Brunswick and Luenefcerg, brother of the Queen of Greece, left, and Borden Mace, risht, of Beaufort, president of Louis deRochemont Associates, producers of the "Martin Luther" film far Lutheran Chhrch Productions, Inc., are introduced to each other by Dr. Carl Lund-Ouiat, executive secretary tt the Lutheran World Federation, at the premier f est! Titles of the Luther film at Hanover. Germany. March 4. Mr. Mate Is the son af Mrs. Maybelie C. Mace, ?lt Ann H. Walton Hamilton . . . directs production Choral Club Will Present Cantata The Beaufort Choral Club will present the Lenten cantata, "The Seven Last Words of Christ" by Dubois at 8:30 p.m. Friday in the First Baptist Church. Beaufort. An organ and piano prelude will be given by Mrs. Grayden Paul and Oliver Yost. The Rev W. T. Rober son will give the prayers and read Biblical text of the cantata. Mrs. Paul at the organ and Mrs. Charles Hassell at the piano will accom pany the singers. Soloists are Warren Grant, David Small, Garland Morris, James Webb, Earl Willis. Mrs. Josiah Bailey Jr., Mrs. Ralph Hancock, Mrs. Herbert Waldrop Jr.. Reginald Styron, and Andrew Searle. 42 Attend Eye Clinic Wednesday At the request of the County Health Department, 39 children and seven adults attended the eye clinic at the health department of fices Wednesday. Of the total 42, 30 were white and 12 Negro. Twenty-six pairs of glasses were prescribed, three persons were rec ommended for surgery, medication was recommended for three, and 10 were found to require no treat ment. The doctor in charge was Dr. E. W. Larkin Jr. of Greenville. Also present were Mrs. Emily Johnson, social worker for the State Blind Commission and Richard Napier who is with the rehabilitation di vision of the blind commission. Fire Causes $200 Damage to House Two hundred dollars damage was caused at 3:30 Saturday afternoon when some rags caught fire on the second floor of the C. L. Raffaldt home, 1020 Broad St., Beaufort. Firemen said the fire occurred when children were using matches to try to light a candle so they could look at some kittens. The kittens died in the fire. The alarm went in at 3:30 and firemen returned to the station about three-quarters of an hour later. The flames were extinguish ed with water from the booster tank. ? Three weekend automobile acci dents caused an estimated $2,500 damage to automobiles involved. Injuries to persons were minor. A 1947 Buick was demolished at 9:35 Sunday night in a three-ear wreck near the Blue Ribbon Club on highway 70. Richard L. Lucas, USMC, driver of the Buick, has been charged witli speeding, care less and reckless driving and driv ing drunk. State Highway Patrolman J. W. Sykes said Lucas was headed west when he side-swiped a 1950 Chev rolet driven by Mrs. Mary W. Can non of Salter Path. She was going toward Morehead City after leav ing the Ocean Park Drive-In theatre. At that time Lucas's car was out of control, the patrolman said, and after striking the Cannon car he hit a 1950 Chrysler head on. The Chrysler, driven by Thomas E. Davis, Beaufort, was also headed toward Morehead City. Girl Hurt With Davis was Helen Fulford, 719 Pine St., Beaufort, who suf fered cuts on her forehead. She was taken to Morehead City Hos pital in the George Dill ambulance. After hitting the Davis car, Lu cas's automobile left the highway and hit a tree. Lucas was thrown 20 feet from the car against a coal bin by the side of a house. He is suffering from cuts and bruises. He was taken to the More head City Hospital and was later moved by ambulance to the Cherry Point dispensary. Mrs. Cannon and a small child with her were unhurt. Damage to her car was estimated at $7h. Dam age to the Davis car amounted to approximately $500. Two Wrecks in Town Two collisions occurred Saturday i night in Morehead City. Ralph Her bert Bell. Morehead City, got a cut nose when the 1936 Buick he was driving ran into two cars parked on the north side of Arendell street in the 1900 block. Bell has been charged with care less and reckless driving and driv ing drunk. His 1936 Buick has been termed a total loss by Morehead City police. The parked cars Bell ran into belong to Leroy Guthrie, 1910 Arendell St.. and Ira A. Sewell, 91 Manteo Dr., Havelock. Damage to the Guthrie car. a 1952 Buick, was estimated at $1,000. Damage to the other car was less. Bell told Capt. Buck Ncwsome and Patrolman Carl Bunch that he was going by the parked cars when another car passed him and forced him into them. Pick lip, Car Collide A 1952 pick up truck and a 1948 Studebaker collided at 24th and Bridges streets at 9:05 p.m. Satur day. The pick-up, driven by James L. Forbes, route 1 Morehead City, was turning north on 24th from Bridges when it collided with the car driven by Martin Gensler, USMC, Lyons, N. Y. Gensler was going west on Arendell. Damage to the pick-up was esti mated at $100 and damage to the car at $250. Both drivers have been charged with careless and reckless driving. Investigating officers were Capt. Buck Newsome, Lt. Carl Blomberg, and Patrolman C. E. Bunch. Farmers Learn To Up Yields Carteret County farmers are in vited to attend one of a scries of county meetings on corn and soy bean production. R. M. Williams, county farm agent announces. At the meetings ways and means of increasing the yield of these products are discussed and illus trated by the use of colored slides. Mr. Williams and Alvin C. New some. assistant county farm agent, conduct the meetings. Farmers of the Bettie community met Friday and Newport farmers met last night. Other meetings scheduled for this week are as follows: Beaufort area farmers will meet tonight in the Beaufort courthouae, tomorrow night Harlowe farmefs will meet in Lionel Conner's store, and Thursday night Pellctier farm ers will meet in the Pellctier Club House. Meetings (tart at 7:30 p.m. Agents Invite Cattle Farmers to Friday Session R. M. Williams. Carteret County farm agent, and Alvin C. Newsome, assistant farm agent. wiH attend the Livestock and Forage Field Day meeting at the Willard Experi ment Station near Wallace, from 0:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday. They are inviting all livestock producers of this area to attcad. Mr. Williams said there if room in his car if several persona would like to go. They should contact him at the county agent's olUm
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