CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ??
43rd YEAR, NO. 83. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-TWO PAGH MORE HEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORT/! CAROLINA FRIDAY. APRIL 23, 1954 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
NEWS-TIMES OFFICE
SM Ar? J.ll St.
MonWd City
Phone 6-4175
A. L. Brinson, Democratic
Nominee, Drops Out of Race
First Nighters Acclaim
Community Theatre Play
Last night's first mghters who*
saw the premiere of Fither of the
Bride declare that the Carteret
Community Theatre has staged i
another hit. Their first production.
One Foot in Heaven, was acclaimed
throughout the county. Father of
the Bride promises to follow the
same path of success.
The second performance will be
given at 8 o'clock tonight in the
Beaufort School auditorium. The
third and fourth performances will
be in Morehead City next Thurs
day and Friday in the school audi
torium with curtain time 8 o'clock.
The appearance of the bride,
played by Fran Phillips, in her
wedding gown in the third act,
climaxed the comedy which was
ably directed by Walton Hamil
ton of Beaufort. Every family that
has every experienced the happy
but dizzy moments preparatory to
a wedding will enjoy the tribula
tions of the Banks family in Fath
er of the Bride.
A recent change in the cast is
Horace Loftin who plays the part
of Joe, instead of Charles O'Con
nor who was originally cast as Joe.
Miss Charlotte Guthrie, Morehead
City, is prompter.
Assisting in staging the play
are Sammie Daniels, assistant di
rector; Alice Taylor, business man
ager; Sara Daniels, stage manager;
Floyd Stewart, lighting technician;
Tom Respess, properties; Horace
Loftin. sound effects; Ellen Broad,
technical assistant; Barbara O'
Connor, make-up; and Tressa Vick
ers, set design.
County Basks
In Warm Weather
The weather in Carteret County
continues to be fair and warm. The
mercury hovered in tbe high 70's
during the early part of the week,
reports Stamey Davis, weather ob
server.
Highest temperature recorded
from Monday to Wednesday was 80
on Tuesday. This, according to Mr.
Davis, is the highest this year, but
that temperature has been record
ed on several occasions prior to
this week.
Temperature readings follow:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Max. Min.
78 54
80 55
78 62
Fred Hardy Heads
Methodist Men
Fred Hardy was named president
of the Morehead City Methodist
Men's Club at a recent meeting in
the First Methodist Church Edu
cation building.
Other officers are Jack Morgan,
vice-president; Milton Finer, treas
urer; Julian Murphy, secretary;
and William Norwood, reporter.
Following the election, Gordon
Freeman, program chairman,
showed a film on the menhaden
fishing industry.
Steve Roberts, club member,
gave a talk on "The Power of
Group Prayer." A steak supper
was served before the meeting.
Fran PhHfrps
, . . here comes the bride
Cecil Guthrie
Again Sentenced
For Two Years
Cecil Guthrie of Morehead City
Monday appealed the two-year sen
tence given him by Judge George
McNeill in Morehead City Record
er's Court on a "peeping torn"
charge.
Judge McNeill set his bond for
the next term of Superior Court at
$1,500. This was the second time
in a month that Guthrie has ap
peared in court to answer to peep
ing charges.
Guthrie was arrested for the
same offense March 12 and was
sentenced to two years on the
roads. He appealed this sentence
and posted a $750 bond.
In the latest offence. April 4 13,
Guthrie was arrested by Capt. Buck
Newsome of the Morehead police,
being charged with peeping in the
windows of the Gordon Becton
home at 1304 Evans St.
Occupants of the house said they
noticed a man standing in Scott's
car lot at 11 p.m. looking into the
house. They told the court that
the man stood there for approxi
mately 10 minutes, then they no
tified police.
Captain Newsome said that when
he arrived he saw Guthrie in the
lot facing the house. He said
Guthrie started to leave, but came
to the patrol car when ordered.
Guthrie told the court that he
had been drinking that night and
had stopped in the lot to rest be
fore going on home.
Testimony brought out that
Guthrie was standing about. 15
feet from the house and that the
windpws were lighted and shades
were up.
Guthrie said that the windows
weren't lighted and he wasn't look
ing in them. The State decided
not to prosecute on drunk and dis
orderly and public nuisance
charges.
Guthrie was also sentenced to two
years on the roads July 17, 1953 on
peeping charges. He appealed the
decision at that time also and was
found not guilty.
County Doctors Support
Crusade Against Cancer
(Editor! Note: The following'
article comes from th* Morehead
City Hospital staff through the
public relations committee of the
Carteret County Medical Society)
The members of the Morehead
City Hospital Medical Staff and the
doctors of Carteret County wish to
call psrticular attention to the fact
that the month of April is desig
nated "Cancer Month." It Is dur
ing this time each year that the
drive by the American Oncer So
ciety is launched throughout the
entire United State* for the collec
tion of funds in the all-out drive to
determine the cause and cure of
the dread diseaae cancer.
The cancer drive has the full
sponsorship and approval of all the
Medical Associations throughout
the country and its significance
growl In importance each year as
the death toll from cancer contin
ues to rise. Carteret County doc
tors, like those elsewhere through
out the country, continue to see all
too ipany cases where symptoms
have been preaent for weeks and
even months before the patient
sought medical advice
Not all at this is due to failure
to racognisa symptoms which indi
cate cancer but la due to the fear,
superstition, and prodWlnaftton
which maka patients delay consult
9
ing a doctor for treatment, and
thereby lose the best opportunity
to obtain a cure.
Without wishing to detract, from
the necessity of drive* for polio,
crippled children. Red Cross, tu
berculosis. and a great many other
worthwhile causes, it must be
stated as a nutter of plain fact that
the need for funds to fight cancer
See CANCER. Page t
Port Calendar
Tioga Star ? Sailed from More
head City Tuesday after dis
charging 62,000 barrels of fuel
oil at the Esse terminal. Arrived
here from Aruba Monday.
OTC Barge U? Oil Transpor
tation Co. barge due today at
Aviation Fuel Terminal, Radio
bland, from Paulaboro, N. J.,
with fuel oil.
Eaao Reading ? Sails today
from Morehead City after dis
charging kerosene, gasoline and
fuel oil at Easo terminal. Ar
rived yesterdsy from Baytown,
Tex.
Navy ships continued opera
tions at the port this week In
connection with maneuvers in
Onslow County.
- A. L. (Bull) Brinson, Morehead
City, yesterday withdrew as a Dem
ocratic candidate for register of
deeds. Mr. Brinson, in a statement
to THE NEWS-TIMES Wednesday
morning, said "I hereby withdraw
my candidacy for register of deeds
due to an incorrect listing in the
registration books, and the situa
tion is such that correction cannot
be ipade before election."
F. R. Seeley, chairman of the
County Board of Elections, veri
fied Mr. Brinson's statement.
When the County Board of Elec
tions met Tuesday afternoon it was
discovered that Mr. Brinson was
registered in Morehead City as a
Republican.
The elections board also found
that Ronald E. Goodwin, Cedar
Island, a Democrat seeking nom
ination as a county commissioner,
is not registered. According to Mr.
Seeley, Mr. Goodwin may sign an
oath that he will register as a
Democrat during the forthcoming
registration period and continue as
a candidate.
Mrs. Duncan Serves
Acting as the Republican mem
ber of the elections board Tuesday
was Mrs. Graham Duncan Sr., Beau
fort. Mrs. Duncan replaced James
H. Davis who died last Friday. The
other member of the board who
checked on qualifications of candi
dates was D. Ira Garner, Democrat,
Newport
Even though the Republicans
have filed candidates for almost
every office, the May 29 primary
will be solely Democratic. None
of the Republican offices are con
tested. Neither will there be a
state Republican ballot.
Local Democratic nominees are
D. G. Bell, Morehead City, for gen
eral assembly; A. H. James, More
head City, clerk of Superior Court;
Lambert R. Morris, Atlantic, judge
of County Recorder's Court; Wiley
See PRIMARY. Page 2
Committee Elects
Vice-Chainnan
* The executive committee of the
Institute of Fisheries Research,
Morehead City, met Wednesday at
the institute and elected Eric Rod
gers, vice-chairman. Mr. Rodgers,
Scotland Neck, was recently
named administrative assistant to
Ben Douglas, director of the Board
of Conservation and Development,
and is the committee's represent
ative from the division of commer
cial fisheries.
The other state commercial fish
eries representative on the com
mittee is Cecil Morris, Atlantic.
Attending Wednesday's meeting
in addition to Mr. Rodgers and Mr.
Morris were Dr. R. E. Coker, chair
man, Chapel Hill, Dr. Don Costel
lo. Dr. Rex Winslow and W. A.
Ellison Jr., director of the insti
tute.
The meeting is usually held In
May but it was scheduled this week
because Dr. Coker could not at
tend next month, Mr. Ellison ex
plained.
Following the meeting, commit
tee members went to Williston to
look at the new boat being built
for the institute.
Jasper Bell
Heads Morehead
City Jaycees
Men Elect Officers, Key
Man at Meeting Mon
day; Banquet Plans Set
Jasper Bell was elected president
of the Morehead City Jaycees Mon
day night at a meeting of the club
in the Hotel Fort Macon dining
room.
Other officers are Herbert O.
Phillips, internal vice-president;
Charles Willis, external vice-presi
dent; and J. C. Harvell, treasurer.
Named to serve on the board of
directors were Gerald Murdock,
James Webb, Dr. Russell Outlaw,
and William Norwood. A secre
tary will be appointed by the pres
ident at a future date.
The club also voted on the Key
Man, the person who has been the
most active and helpful in the or
ganization. His name will be an
nounced at the installation ban
quet Monday. May 3.
To Receive $150
At that time he will be pre
sented with a silver key and re
ceive $150 toward his expenses for
the national convention to be held
in Colorado this year.
Tabulators, and guests of the
club, J. E. Sanders and Bernard
Leary, announced that seven were
named as candidates for the honor.
Conducting the election was Wal
ter Morris, chairman of the elec
tions committee. Candidates who
lost in the voting for other offices
were put on the list for directors.
Those included were Dr. Outlaw,
Sam Guthrie, Kenneth Wagner,
Paul Cordova, James Macy, Jim
my Cratch, L. G. Dunn, Mt Nor
wood, Marion Mills, Julian Mur
phy, Charles Summerlin, and Jerry
Frazelle.
The board of directors consists
of the president, two vice-presi
dents, treasurer, secretary, and
past president plus four elected
members.
The officers were elected by a
clear majority. Only on^ run-off
election was held; that was for ex
ternal vice president. Charles Wil
lis and Mr. Norwood were the top
two in the first election with Mr.
Willis winning the run-off.
Thirty six members voted. .Jffw
naw officers will serve for unc
year and will be installed May 3 at
See JAYCEES, Page 2
H. L. Joslyn Will
Play Official Part
At Church Session
Atlanta, Ga. ? H. L. Joslyn of
Morehead City, was certified today
as an official commissioner to
the General Assembly of the Pres
byterian Church, United Southern I
Announcement that Mr. Josl.. n
will take part in the May 27-June 1 |
meeting of the highest court of his
denomination "was made here by
Dr. E. C. Scott, stated clerk of
the General Assembly. The meet
ing will be in Montreat, N. C.
Mr. Joslyn, who is an elder in
the Presbyterian Church, will rep
resent Wilmington Presbytery, and
as a commissioner will consider,
among other things, the proposed
union of the United, U.S. (South
em), and U.S.A. (Northern) Pres
byterian Churches.
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Eight More Tanks Go Up;
Building of Terminal Ends
The Aviation Fuel Terminal is located at the east of the mouth of Newport River. In the background
is Beaufort.
County Symphony Chapter Makes
Plans for Campaign Next Week
30 Pupils Have
Bikes Inspected
Thirty boys and girls had their
bicycles inspected Tuesday after
noon at More head City School dur
ing the first of three events in the
town's Bicycle Safety Crusade
Youngsters who." bikes Vcre 1
found to be In good mechanical ;
condition will take part in a rodeo
on the school grounds this after
noon. Those who didn't have their
bikes inspected Tuesday may have
them inspected this afternoon be
fore the rodeo.
Judges will observe their ability
to handle a bicycle and test their
knowledge of proper hand signals.
Those who pass will receive certifi
cates, Bicycle Club membership
cards and a sticker to put on their
bike.
They will also be permitted to
enter the bicycle parade at 1:30
Tuesday afternoon. Frizes will be
given to riders of the most attrac
tive bike, the bike having the most
original get-up, and the funniest.
The youngster who handles his
bike best will also get a prize.
Sponsoring the inspection, rodeo
and parade are members of the
Morehcad City police department
and the Junior Woman's Club in
cooperation with the safety di
vision of the North Carolina De
partment of Motor Vehicles.
Easter Morning Tableau
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Over Mm Easier nb?< ? iMr atream af vWIm vfnml this wen* depicting F.antrr morning. The
tableau ?H balK by we ? ben ml the Narth River Clank la the church yard. The three women at the
1Mb an laffltlil af the aagel, aeated within, whan the bedy af Ihetr Lard haa been take*, la the
barkfrauad the three man rafreaeat Golfetha, the. cilir ane bearhif the lettera meaning Jeaaa,
kla( af the Jewa.
It Happens Once
In a Million
Ripley's Believe It or Not eolumn
has nothing on this one ? happened
right on Radio Island, too.
Saturday afternoon George Med
lin of Durham, staying at the
Bridgeview Inn, was out in a skiff
fishing and lost his wallet over the
side.
About 3:30 p.m. N. S. McBride
of Winston-Salem, also staying at
the inn. was fishing from a skiff
and pulled up Mr. M^dlin's wa!let.
Mr. Medlin was eai tying a eard
advertising the inn and Mr. Mc
Bride asked owner Mrs. Julia Holt
if the owner of the wallet was still
there. He sure was.
Both men were complete
strangers and didn't know the
other was staying at the inn.
WC Art School
To Convene Here
Gerald Hill, president of the
Beaufort Chamber of Commerce,
announced today that Dan Walker,
Chamber of Commerce manager,
phoned from Greensboro yesterday
to inform him that the Fine Arts
Summer School of the Woman's
College, University of North Caro
lina is returning to Beaufort this
summer.
In 1952 the Fine Arts classes
which had met each summer in
Beaufort were consolidated with
the Fine Arts school at Burnsville.
President Hill stated that due to
Mr. Walker's efforts in the past
two years that the entire Fine
Arts school of WUNC with its 150
to 250 students was moving to
Beaufort.
Assisting Mr. Walker on the pro
ject were H. L. Joslyn, county
school superintendent, and a Cham
ber of Commerce committe, Hal
sey Paul, Glenn Adair and Bruce
Tarkington.
Coast Guard to Start
Boat Inspection Monday
R. B. Newell, commanding offi
cer at Fort Macon Coast Guard Sta
tion. announced yesterday that
starting Monday two Coast Guard
officers will inspect and re-inspect
documented and licensed vessels in
this area.
The inspecting officers are Com
mander R. O. Foster and Lt. T. C.
Duncan.
Tide Table
Tide* at Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, April 2]
11:12 a.m. 5:25 a.m.
11:37 p.m. 5:19 p.m.
Saturday, April 24
8:11 a.m.
12:01 p.m. 8:13 p.m.
Huaday. April 25
12:30 a.m. 7.03 a.m.
12:58 p.m. 7:17 p.m.
Maaday, April 16
1:30 a.m. 8:01 a.m.
2:03 p.m. 8:25 p.m.
Tucaday, April 27
2:38 a.m. 9:01 a.m.
1:0# p.m. 0:15 p.m.
? Skinner A. Chalk, president of
the Carteret County Chapter of the
North Carolina Little Symphony,
entertained the board members at
a luncheon Monday afternoon.
Plans were made for the member
ship drive which will start Mon
day and continue through Friday.
Mr. Chalk announced that his
membership chairmen arc Mrs.
Lambert Morris, Atlantic, Mrs. Ad
am Metz, Beaufort; Mrs. Harvey
Hamilton Jr., Morehead City and
Mrs. Edgar I abbs, Newport
M-mberships in the symphony
range in price from 90 cents for
a school student, $1 for a college
student, $3 for a general mem
bership, S5 for a joint or active
membership, $25 tor a donor or
group membership and $100 for
a patron's membership.
Membership entitles ticket hold
ers to attend the Little Symphony
and the full symphony when it
plays in North Carolina on its
1953 tour, and will insure a chil
dren's concert being given in the
county next year.
The full symphony will play in
the Shrine Auditorium, New Bern,
Monday, May 17, at 8:30 in the
evening. Members for the 1954
season may attend.
The luncheon meeting was held
at the Sanitary Fish Market and
Restaurant.
Judge Mason
Hears Nine Cases
Judge Earl Mason Tuesday heard
nine cases in Beaufort Recorder's
Court. All were traffic violations
except one, which was an assault
case.
Sammy Johnson was charged
with assaulting his wife with a
rue stick, but after hearing the
evidence. Judge Mason dismissed
the case.
Mrs. Thelma Johnson told the
court that Johnson struck her
ibout the arm and shoulder with a
cue stick after she pestered him
for money Saturday She said she
guessed she deserved the punish
ment for being "bad." Judge Ma
ion then dismissed the case.
William Willis, Davis, charged
with no operator's license and fail
ing to stop for a stop sign, was
Fined $25 and costs. Judge Mason
laid that if a valid driver's license
s shown, the fine will be remitted.
Five persons were ordered to
?ay court costs for failing to stop
[or a stop sign. Thev were Ra
eigh Gillikin. Ralph l.eslie Davis.
Edwin Elmore Davis. Edith C. Lew
s and Meredith G Gillikin
Earnest Wallace and Robert Ens
ninger, charged with failing to
itop for a red light, paid court
:osta.
The state decided not to prose
?ute Willie Stewart, charged with
)ublic drunkenness
Cues continued were Harold
.ce Willis, drunk driving and pub
ic drunkenness; Lillian McDow
ill, Mildred Scott Graham, and
Vorth Mason Sabiston, all charged
vith failing to (top for a stop sign
Martin Davis, no operator's li
rense and Improper muffler; Mos
?s Elisha Moore, improper muffler;
Sari Baten, improper muffler and
ailing to stop for a stop Hght;
ind Jefferson Dildy, failing to stop
it a stop light
Completed Wednesday were the
10 storage tanks tor aviation gaso
line at the Aviation Fuel Terminal,
Radio Island. The terminal looks
quite different from the scene at
left which was taken in December
when just two tanks were in the
process of construction and the
first Navy tanker, Mission Capis
trano, had docked.
The 10 tanks have a capacity of
slightly more than 25 million gal
lons. Ueddy L. Bennett, Beaufort,
superintendent of operations, said
the tanks are due another coat of
silver paint but the last brushful of
the first coat was applied Wednes
day.
Construction on the one and
three-quarter million dollar storage
plant began Oct. 1, 1952. Com
pletion of the plant is on schedule.
There are four 80,000 barrel tanks,
four 54.000 barrel tanks and two
30,000 barrel tanks of welded steel
construction. The total capacity in
barrels is 596,000
Koofs Float
Tanks are of the floating roof
type The roof of the tank rises
and fafls with the level of the
fuel within.
Due today at the terminal is an
Oil Transportation Co. fuel barge
from Paulsboro, N. J. The Navy
tanker, Cowanesque, from Texas, is
seheduled to dock Sunday, May 2,
with a cargo of aviation fuel.
The fuels are handled by the
firm for the Armed Services Fur
chasing Agency. It provides stor
age facilities only. Handling and
distribution is taken care of by
Navy personnel. The fuels move
out from here by rail, tank wagon
and barge.
Additional Facilities
In addition to storage facilities
the plant consists of an office, a
shed for loading trucks, a 3500-foot
railroad spur for car-loadiijg, and
equipment for loading barges.
Dock equipment includes a T
shaped pier extending into the
river, complete with steel "tie
back" dolphins and steel ' breast
ing" dolphins. A total of 30 feet
of water is maintained at the pier,
which is designed for vessels to
dock aloogaide ,
R. E. Bjryan is president of the
firm, C. l? IftNairy. is vice-presi
dent. and R. A. Bryan is secretary
and treasurer. All are from Golds
boro. The three also hold like titles
in the firm of T. A. Loving & Co.,
Goldsboro construction firm, and
builders of the storage plant.
The terminal is designed for con
version to civilian use should con
tracts with the federal government
end.
Rotary Plans
District Meeting
Gene Smith, Beaufort Rotary
Club president, has appointed a
committee to make ar
rangments for the district meeting
to be held May 7 in Beaufort. The
club met Tuesday in Holden's Rest
aurant.
Named to the committee were
Halsey Paul, chairman; Gray Has
sell, and Bruce Tarkington J. P.
Harris was put in charge of regis
tration.
The district meeting, starting at
10 a.m. ii for incoming presidents
and secretaries of District 279 of
Rotary International, Charles Mc
Cullers, president.
The Rev. Priestley Conyers III,
was a visitor at Tuesday's meeting.
Amateur Planters
May Enter Flower
Show on May 6
The Morehead City Junior
Woman's Club, staging a spring
flower show (or Morehead City in
the Recreation Building Thursday,
May 6, announces that any ama
teur gardener, whether a member
of a garden club or not. is invited
to make entries in the show. An
exhibitor is allowed as many en
tries in each class as he desires.
The show will have different
types of exhibits, wild flower ar
rangements. house plants, color
harmony arrangements, dried flow
ers. and others. The horticultural
section will include specimen
blooms.
Rules and classifications will be
published later. However, anyone
desiring information about the
show should contact Mrs Albert
Lea. telephone 6-3183. or Miss Eliz
abeth Lambeth, telephone 6-3372.
SraHon (>ood
Capt. Arthur Midgett. Morehead
City, fishing in the Gull out o I
Louisiana, reported this week that
the menhaden season there haa
proved good thus far. The season
opened about a week ago.
Agents Attend Meeting
R. M. William*, county agent,
and Al Newsome, assistant county
agent, are attending the rive-Coun
ty Agents' monthly meeting at
New Bern today.