Roger W. M? I I
Financier Gives Forecast
For Second Half of 1954
Baboon P?rfc, Ma?.? White mo*
of the columnist! and business
counselors Ust December forecast
. depression fsr 1954, 1 constantly
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busines year." TMs you will lino
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General Business
(1) Despite my general optimism
with regard to prospects tor busi
ness during the last half-year, there
will be many crosscurrents. The
improvement over the first six
months will be no one-way streot.
Some industries will Ug, or faH be
hind. Others are slated for belt**
ment. Building has held up well,
and was the backbone of business
in the first half of 1964. The mo
mentum generated shoold carry
through the balance of the year.
(2) Also deserving of attention
as in line for continued high ?c
tivity. or for improvement, are the
following industries: Electric pow
er output, aircraft production, rub
ber manufacturing, household
equipment, electrical equipment,
petroleum, natural gas, shoes, and
textiles. Even the sick coal indus
try will enjoy some pickup from
the very depressed levels experi
enced during the first six months
of 1954
(3) Due to slip further down, or
slated to show the least improve
ment, are the following industries:
Machinery, machine tools, railroad
equipment, metal fabricating, steel
and iron, and autos and auto parts.
In particular, auto output will not
match the first half, with com pet i
tion keener in the last half than at
any time since the 1930's.
Sales and Inventories
(?) As in the case of general
business discussed above, sale*
prospects will rule selective. With
purchasing power holding well, de
mand for food products and soft
goods will remain at a brisk pace.
The public, however, have learned
something about watching their
pennies. They have become more
price-conscious. For this reason, I
predict that the mass distributors,
such as the grocery and variety
chains, will run ahead of the others
saleswise, during the last half-year.
(5) Retail ssles in general, al
though about 4'/. lower dollarwise
have held up during the first half
in terms of physical volume as dis
counts and other concessions re
duced the actual receipts. This is
encouraging aince It shows that
consumers are still willing to spend
If the price is reasonable. In terms
of hnits, retail sales will hold m>
through 1954. Inventories will con
stantly be reduced during
The retailers who do best In ISO*
will be tbose with the best park
ing facilities for their customers.
Political Outlook
(6) I forecast that the more lib
eral attitude on the part of the
Eisenhower Administration will
surely continue through November
and perhaps until the 1956 elec
tions. During the past six months
rumors have been spreading to the
effect that President Eisenhower
will not run again; but there is no
agreement at this writing hy either
party as to who the next candidates
will Ka
(7) The President has won his
conflict with Senator Bricker; the
House approved his Tax Bill; the
Taft-Hartley Labor Bill has been
shelved, to the relief of all; and he
has so far kept out of the McCir
thy-Army row. I forecast that for
the balance of thq year he will
leave domestic affairs Jo his asso
ciates and devote moat of his time
to helping Mr. Dulles ward off
troubles with Russia and China,
and avoid another "Korea."
(8) During the first six months
of the year a "New Look" has de
veloped in connection with defense
expenditures. Appropriations for
foot soldiers and certain classes of
airplane* have been cut in favor
of items for atomic warfare and
guided missiles. Best authorities
agree' that we will get more pro
tect Ian and fighting atrength from
thia change with less coat. As a
promise "to gat our boys out o!
Korea" waa a great factor in elect
ing Dwight Eisenhower aa Presi
dent. he naturally will heaitat*
to send U. 8. foot soldiers into Indo
china, at leaat before the coming
November elections.
War and Peace
(9) There will be no World War
in ISM started by Russia or the
U.S. A. In the last half of 1984.
however, the United States will
move cloaer and closer to the poet
tion occupied by Great Brltaia
during the 19th century. The
United States will prepare to en
gage in amall wars anywhere ia
order to prevent outbreak of *
world conflagration.
(10) 1 predict that the United
States is the last six months of
1964 may by-paas the United Na
tion* and try to form a "defen
sive" league of nations Interested
III Southeast Asia. The purpose;
To keep the rice, tin, and rubber
of that area from falling Into Com
muniat hands Moat of the arms
and military know-how needed by
such an alliance of snti-Communlst
nations in the Par East will be fur
?risked by Uacie Sen. This mesne
that cuts la anna expenditures, si
ready M heduled far the Inst hall
ef 19M ty the i AnMaMUon, My
not be pal into efleet The Korean
situation will resey Onnt ss^l?
? greater threet"**'''*'*
(XI) Do Mt forget ??ofl and
&,^.-l^'';-1sii i*?i i.anJ .. n>n
the Middle East. France It tern H
internal dissension and a blow-off
could come then any time. Weft
Germany is growing more impa
tient with French bickering over
the Saar and aver the foMaHan ef
a Western European army i?lu4
ing German participation. Russia
will strive mightily to widen the
split between France and Western
Germany by hoMinf out the "hatt"
of reunion between Eaef and West
Germany.
(12) Friction between the Jews
and the Arabs in the Middle East
is being encouraged by Communist
agents. ' The smouldering firea
there could break into flame at
any time, requiring a hurry-up call
for Uncle Sam's fire department.
Stock Market Outlook
(13) Of course, some day the
market (especially the Dow-Jones
Industrials) will get a bad wallop
with very much lower prices. On
the other hand, this may not come
daring the next few months. Up
to this time the high yields of
stocks have not appealed ao much
to investors, owing to the personal
tax on both dividends and on in
come in general. Although stock
yields compared with those of
twenty years ago are higher if per
sonal taxes are not considered, yet
when these personal taxes are de
ducted, today's yields have not
been attractive.
(14) The new tax bill and the
increased buying for pension funds
and investment trusts have, how
ever, increased the demand for
common stocks and could hold the
market up for some months to
come. I forecast that it will be
very important to make careful se
lections of stocks. Don't buy stocks
Just because they have gone off
heavily in price and appear cheap
(15) Unfortunately, many small
concerns will find it more and
more difficult to compete with
their big competitors. Not only can
these big corporations make goods
cheaper and have better means of
distribution, but they can spend
huge sums on advertising, which a
smaller concern cannot do. This
will be especially evident during
the next six months. The com
panies whicb will prosper most are
those which have inaugurated ef
fective labor-saving programs. Man
ufacturers will win only as they
purchase new labor-aavlng ma
chinery, spend more money on re
search and on well-directed adver
tising.
(16) Automobiles will conUnue
to be bard to sell and easier Ml buy
during the last half of IBM. Both
the automobile stocks and the cars
will be in less demand. There will
be more bargains in used cars, dis
counts on new cars, especially cars
of the "independent" manufac
turers.
(IT) Canada wiH continue to
boom during the secend half ol
ISM, but this may be a good time
to take profits on Canadian invest
Money, Inflation, Interest Rate*
(18) -When Mr. Eisenhower as
sumed the Presidency with his cab
inet of "9 millionaires," they pro
claimed a new monetary policy
which would increase the value of
the dollar and ralae interest rates.
Either fortunately or unfortunate
ly, the economic situation caused
a reversal of this policy. The value
of the dollar shows no increas*
over January 1st and this has been
hailed by Wall Street as a sign of
further inflation. Walt Street has
boomed certain common stocks ac
cordbigly. Interest rates during
second six months at 1054
should average about aa at preeent
(19) The tear of involvement in
IntoChina is strengthening the
commodity markets. This take*
some of the pressure off of Secre
tary Benson and those who have
resisting inereaaed tariffs. I
forecast an upward movement in
many commodity prices ? other
than farm prices ? daring the bal
ance of 1164.
(10) Money supplies are on the I
rise again now. Tliey will continue |
tq expand during the last half. In
flationary effecta on the price level
will be limited as oar capacity to
produce is sow large. *ememb?r,
the sorest way te squelch an in
flationary (Ire la with a flood of
goods. Inflationary afteria af the
expands* mane
be nullified by the than* In the
govsiaaisafs method el collecting
the corporate iaeeme tax. The
new tax law may pot the large cor
poratieaa aa a pay aayoa go bi
squeestog their cash holdings
(Sf) Any mitrtufcil infla
tionary flare-ups that assy take
place aa a reeutt at war scares, big
or Httle, win aot be long-lived,
nay will deflattehr ha dangerous
ta fellow a#. A word eg warning:
Dent get draw* Into any specula
ed." The only real danger of any
federal tax Increased will come
with the outbreak of another war.
(23) Aa ta utsaspliytaeat, 1 wM
ly that thla has Inereaaed aoi
over last year, hut if eenalder
Lon a per-capKa basis, It Is even lees I
[the laat slat
(2S) The
X.
however, kc sufficient to make
union leaders careless. Job* will
(till be very much in demand. Thia
should mean that th* laat half will
H( no proteased strikes.
(24) Moat anion ? management
settlement will be made with a
moderAe amount of give and take.
Any wage advances will be limited
to the neighborhood of a reason
able hourly figure, plus some addi
tional fringe benefits. The admin
miration and the labor leaden will
not try to revaa>p the Taft-Hartley
Bill during the laat si* months of
1864.
(29) My forecast aa to the vari
oua claasea of real eatate is aa fol
low*:
(a) Large commercial farms will
experience a farther sag in their
land values during the last half
year as farmers' gross income dips
lower.
(b) Small farms on the fringes
of big city suburb* should hold or
rise In prlee aa people get further
away from city centers. This move
could become an avalanche in the
event of really serious war scares.
(c) I look for vacant land in the
suburba to hold ita value well. In
the big cities it may be another
story, unless the land is suitable
for parking purposes.
(d) Business properties in the
big cities may ease somewhat in
price during the last six months of
this year. Suburban business prop
erties can be expected to hold up.
Demand for more shopping centers
will be noticeable during the
months to come.
(e) Home property (especially
the older houses, particularly in
the cities) will continue sagging
in price. In the suburbs, the big
ger houses, even of recent vintage,
will be harder to sell. Most salable
home properties will be the newer
houses in the middle and lower
price brackets with emphasis on
the "ranch-houses" so-called.
(f) In the last half-year, con
struction will still be a powerful
support to our economy as it has
been for so long. Seasonally, build
ing will hold well, strengthened by
continued liberal credit terms.
Some boost to building could come
in the second half if civilian de
fense moves create a "dispersal
scare." If this happens, look for
a rush by many factories to move
operations into areas far from
bomb-vulnerable cities.
Conclusion: I cannot end t*b
Forecast without reminding read
ers that we are living in a truly
New Era, comparable only with
the I A.D., 1954 years ago, or the
invention of printing 500 years ago.
The H-Bomb, in the hands of any
ambitious dictator, could bring
about unparalleled conditions.
These changes could make the
things, about which I have written
above, of little value or conse
quence. Only a great spiritual
awakening can save us.
Court
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Manley Smith. Herbert Riffs, Don
ald Gilgo, W A, Murdoch, Willis
J ones, Conrada Merrill, V. M.
Rh tie, J. H. Wallace. Julian A. Nel
son, Stanley Lockhart, Robert
Pittman, and L. F. Rusaell.
Lloyd W. Davis was awarded
$200 damages from Charles H.
Lancaster. Jurors . were Walter
Williams, P. F. Carraway, Harry
Hamilton, H. D. Paul. Dotty Gas
kill, L. F. Ruaaell, Lester Pigott,
Eliiah Smith. Charlie Lewis, Gil
bert Clancey, Jama* Congleton,
William Rose, and Leslie Guthrie.
Actlona continued until October
term were Elliott vs. Lohr, Edith
T. Small vs. Roland A. 8 mall,
O'Neal vs. Watson. Kelly vs. Willis,
Adams vs. Brown, Ballou vs. Rose,
Smith vs. Petersen and Ball, In
gram vi. Harris, Lancaster vt.
Smith, Lynch vs. Bradshaw, Cape
Fear Wood Company vs. Morehead
City Country Club.
Regler vs. Ridgeway, Willis vs.
Mason, Howe vs. Green, Jones vs.
Rote, Potter vs. Davis, Bell vs.
Beat, O'Neal vs. Willis, Bennett vs.
Dixon, and Carner vs. Brown.
Local Witnesses
To Attend Mooting
At Richmond, Va.
Approximately 28 delegates and
Interested persons from the More
head City area will attend a Watch
tower district aaaembly of Jeho
vah's Witnesses in Richmond, Va.,
Thursday through Seturday.
H. F. V. Gabaldon, congrega
tional supervisor, described the aa
sembly as a "huge-scale" three-day
seminar of Bible discourses, for
ums and drama tiled dlscuaalona de
signed both for public consump
tion and for the training and ad
vancement of public ministry of
Jehovah's Witnesses
"The local Bible etmtional work
of our ministers will expend con
siderably as ? result at the In
stnictfooa and training we are go
ing to receive at Riohmood," Mr
Gabaldon said.
ten thousand people are expect
ed at the aasembly. he anaouacad.
Featured on the program will be
officials from the New York World
headquarters of Jehovah's Wit
Two Men Receive
Severe Injuries
In Friday Wreck
Tv.? r?cn were seriously injured
at 8:30 Friday night when a 1MB
Chevrolet pick-up track overtimed
on highway 70 at WUdwood. They
were Andrew Green Jr., Morehead
City Negro, and Edward P. Renft,
Cherry Point Marine.
Patrolman R. G. Willis, Jackson
ville, investigated the accident. life
said that Green, who was driving,
was headed toward Morehead City
at a high rate of speed. The
truck ran off the right shoulder
and rolled over.
Both Renft and Green were tak
en to the Morehead City Hospital
in the George EM1I ambulance of
Morehead City. Renft had a head
injury and a broken right leg.
Green, who i? suffering from frac
tures in both legs, has been
charged with careless and reckless
driving.
Renft, a private in the Marine
Corps, was later moved to the
Naval Hospital at Camp Lejeune.
Green, who lives at 1204 Fisher St.,
is confined to the Morehead City
Hospital.
The pick-up, which was demol
ished, was owned by the Southern
Oil Transportation Co. High Point,
which maintains a terminal west
of Morehead City on highway 70.
Truck, Car Run
Together Sunday
A truck and car ran together
at noon Sunday at the intersection
of the Roberts Road, a half mile
east of Newport, and highway 70.
The accident occurred on the
highway, according to Patrolman R.
H. Brown, when a 1950 Ford truck
driven by Billy Ray Connor, route 1
Newport, attempted to turn left
into the Roberts Road.
As he was making the turn a
1950 Plymouth driven by Ted Ste
phenson. Cherry Point, attempted
to pass. The car struck the rear
of the truck. Damage to the car
was estimated at $150 and to the
truck $25.
No one was hurt, but Connor has
been charged with failing to give a
proper hand signal and Stephenson
has been charged with attempting
to pass at an intersection.
They will be given a hearing in
County Recorder's Court today.
Korean Vets May ?
Enroll for Training
Interested P.L. 550 Veterans
(Korean) whose delimiting date
occurs prior to Oct. 1, 1954 may en
roll for institutional on-farm train
ing Aug. 1, 1954, providing they
have at that time a satisfactory
training situation and can meet all
training requirements.
This training is given in Newport
School under the supervision of C.
S. Long, teacher of Agriculture.
Contact may be made with Mr.
Long or Floyd M. Garner, veteran's
instructor and field supervisor.
Work on the necessary papers
should start very soon In order that
they may be approved and mailed
to the state office in Raleigh not
later than July 25.
Power Pails When
Crane Hits Line
A Marine crane ran into a power
line at port terminal at 5:25 p.m.
Sunday and caused an outtage at
the Morehead City drawbridge,
port terminal and the Esso ter
minal.
George Stovall. manager of
Carolina Power and Light Co., said
that bridge power was restored at
6:12 p.m. and everything was back
to normal by 7 p.m. Several yachts
were delayed from going through
the draw.
Mr. Stovall said it is fortunate
that the company's circuit breakers
worked, else someone might have
been hurt because the 13,000-volt
line dropped when the crane hit it.
Students
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Hons in theater, art, music and
dancing.
A total of nine states, and the
District of Columbia, in addition
to North Carolina, are represented
in the student body. They include
Michigan, Virginia, Arkansas, Mis
sissippi, New York, Ohio, New Jer
sey, Georgia, and Maryland.
Additional students are expected
to enroll during the next two week.
Mr. Ivey said any atudent who has
not made arrangements to attend
the current session, and desires to
do so, may still register for one
subject, and receive credit for it
through extensive concentration on
that subject alone. Studenta reg
istering this week can receive up to
four hours credit for the semester.
Classes are held five days per week,
Monday through Friday.
Tlie current seseion began June
14, and wUl end July 18. Prior to
this season the school has been
held In Burasville. in the Western
part of the State.
htm llriiMa
Ralph Glllikin, Williaton, recent
ly had hie license suspended for
speeding, according to the latest re.
lease from State Highway Safety
Division, Raleigh.
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Wine Association Meets
Eleven-year-old Lots Peterson, daughter of Mrs. Elisabeth Peter
son, Manteo, danced Saturday nifht at the dinner climaxing the two
day meeting of the North Carolina Association for Wine CoatroL
* (Photo by Aycock Brown)
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Thomas W. Allen, head of the State
ABC Board, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sum
-nersill (Mr. Summersill is a for
ner general assemblyman).
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Holland,
Beaufort; Mayor George W. Dill of
MoreheaJ City; D. G. Bell, More
head City; and Mr. and Mrs. Mar
shall Ayscue, Morehead City. Mr.
Holland is assistant commercial
fisheries commissioner, Mr. Bell is
the Democratic candidate for gen
eral assembly from Carteret, and
Mr. Ayscue is the Carteret ABC
officer.
Following dinner, 11 -year -old
Lois Peterson, daughter of Mrs.
Elizabeth Peterson, Manteo, did
two tap dance numbers. Her ac
S. A. Chalk Jr.
Heads Association
Blowing Rock ? S. A. Chalk Jr.,
of Morehead City stepped up into
the presidency of the North Caro
lina Association of Mutual Insur
ance Agents at the Annual election
at the Mayview Manor last week.
Mr. Chalk former vice president
of the group and an agent in
Morehead City has also served dur
ing the past year as chairman of
the liaison committee and has been
? prominent association worker
and agent in the state for many
years.
Elected to the vice-presidency
was Earl F. Penny of Hcnderson
ville. previously secretary-treasurer
and member of the board. The
new secretary-treasurer is L. M.
Buchanan, Greenville.
companist was Jerry Ball, Char
lotte, who later presented a musi
cal program.
Charming Miss Peterson, dressed
in a red and blue satin outfit for
her Saturday night performance,
will change to Indian garb for her
appearance in The Lost Colony this
summer. Lois is one of the Indian
dancers in the famous historical
play given each summer on Roa
noke Island.
Mr. Ball, well-known North Caro
lina pianist, presented several pi
ano novelty numbers and then con
ducted a musical quiz which was
won by Mr. Holland of Beaufort.
Two men and two women partici
pated. The men received cartons
of cigarettes and the women a
sterling silver pitcher and sterling
silver casserole.
Dinner consisted of celery,
olives, sweet pickles, roast sirloin
of beef, Hawaiian yams, beets, toss
ed green salad, rolls, butter, coffee,
cjierry wine ice cream and wine
cake.
Dinner music was provided by
Ken Jolls and His Vibraharp.
Special guests at the two-day ses
sion were Henry T. Gage and Wal
ter H. Lubsen, both of Washing
ton, D. C. Mr. Gage is eastern rep
resentative for the Wine Institute
and Mr. Lubsen is regional super
visor, Wine Advisory Board.
To Get Charter
The Carteret County Toastmas
ters Club will receive its charter
tomorrow at 7 a.m. at a break
fast meeting in Holden's Restau
rant, Beaufort, announces Ronald
Earl Mason, president.
Beach Board Convenes
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the present franchise would have to
be canceled and another drawn up
to cover a 17-year period. Mayor
Cooper told Mr. Horton he should
have an attorney draw up a new
franchise and then submit it to the
board.
Gus Davis, who operates a bath
house at Atlantic Beach, brought
a protest before the board aaying
that people were dressing in their
cars and there was an ordinance
against such action. He said he
didn't mind paying his business li
censes but he wanted the police to
check to see that there was no
dressing in the cars.
Police Chief George Smith point
ed out that the people were com
ing to the beach with their bath
ing suits on under their clothes
and there is no ordinance against
that.
Mayor Cooper said that he would
instruct the policemen to enforce
the law against undressing on the
beach and in the cars.
Commissioner White said that
Ballard Troy protested the price
of the business license on hia min
iature golf course. Mr. Troy was
protesting under a law which said
that the city tax on certain busi
nesses could not be mere than
twice that of the state tax.
However, Mr. Franklin pointed
out that Mr. Troy's business was
not mentioned anywhere in that
law, directly, and that the law did
not apply to a business such as his.
Mayor Coeper read a letter from
Mr. Troy in which a check for the
amount ot the lice nee waa enclosed.
The letter stated that he would
sblde by the tax if Use board heard
his request and denied it
The board took no action on the
request, since the tax covered the
situation and there waa no need
for a vote, they said.
Shelby Freeman, president of
the Atlantic Beach Businessmen's
Association, put a request before
the beard for the tewn of Atlantic
Beach to accept part or all at the
electricity bill for lights the aaso
ciation inatalled along the board
walk and over the center square of
the business district
Mr. freeman said the electricity
bill would cest the city approxi
mately |?0 per month.
Commissioner Lanier pointed oat
Ufa
that it would be proper for the city
to have city lights where the busi
ness association's lights are.
Mayor Cooper said that the town
lights probably wouldn't light up
the area as well as the associa
tion's lights. He went on to say
that the budget could stand the
bill. He also pointed out that a
good lighting system helps to keep
trouble down.
The board agreed to pay the
light bill.
Mr. Franklin explained the
methods which must be followed
in the annexation of additional
areas to Atlantic Beach.
He said the boundaries must be
drawn and then a notice telling
of the annexation plans must be
published for 30 days. Unlets a pe
tition with the names of 15 per
cent of the residents of that area
against the annexation came in dur
ing those 30 days, a majority vote
of the residents would annex the
territory into the city limits.
Mr. Franklin said that he would
draw up the boundaries and the
necessary papers. >
Mr. White pointed out that a
study should be made of the tax
revenue and also the number of
services which town wouhl ren
der to an area should it be annexed.
Mr. Lanier said, "We must look
toward the future. The area is de
veloping fast"
Mayor Cooper said that the an
nexation question would be brought
up at the next meeting. Addition
of Money Island Beach ia being
considered.
Mayor Cooper presented the
board with the budget for 1M443
and read and explained items in
the budget. The budget was ap
proved.
In other business before the
board, H. M. Eure, clerk and treas
urer, waa instructed by the board
to send out final noticea for aver
due aaaessments.
Mayor Cooper requested |S00 for
? building for the policemen. He
said thai it would not be a Jail but
would be a place where the police
men could carry trouble-makers to
"cool off" The request was
granted.
The next meeting of the Atlan
tic Beach town board will ha July
17 after the town meeting.
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Sheriff, Two Solicitors
Named as Defendants
Tourists View
Salvage Work .
RodanUie- White salvage of the
cargo of th? MB Omar BabuO coo
tinues daily on the beach nonh of
this Outer Banks village where she
wrecked several weeks ajo. no def
inite decision has been made about
whether attempts to refloat the
craft will be initiated.
Since she hit the surf during a
northeaster early in May. thousands
of tourists have visited the area to
see the ship and to view the un
usual salvage operations.
The Canipe Salvage Co., of Have
lock, bought the vessel and cargo
and has removed many heavy
pieces of material that had been
consigned to a steel mill in Cuba.
The beach at the scene of the
wreck is littered *ith that part of
the cargo which has been salvaged
to date.
If efforts to refloat the craft are
unsuccessful, the 200 foot sMp,
which was flying a Honduran flag
at the time of her stranding, is
destined to become a major mari
time tourist attraction here on Hat
teras Island where scores of ships
have been wrecked in years gone
by.
An improved Oregon Inlet ferry
service gives tourists and vaca
tionists an easy trip to and fram
the Omar Babun wreck this sum
mer.
Health Department
Goes on Five-Day
Week Starting July
Dr F. E. Hyde, county health
officer, has announced that in ac
cordance with North Carolina State
Health Department policies, the
county health department will go
on a five - day week beginning
July 1.
The office will be open from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Fri
day, but will be closed all day Sat
urday.
As a result, certain clinic hours
will also be changed. The new
hours, beginning July 1, will be
Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m.; and
Thursday from 9 to 11 a.m. in the
courthouse annex, Beaufort.
Clinic hours in the Morehead
I City Hospital annex will be Thurs
I day from 1 to 3 p.m.
Wind Shift Brings Traces '
Of Rain for Three bays
A shift of the wind from south
east to northeast brought traces of
rain to the county Thursday, Fri
day, and Saturday, reports Stamey
Davis, weather observer.
The traces were too small to reg
ister, said Mr. Davis. Temperature
remained fairly constant, hover
ing in the low 80's except for Fri
day, when it fell to 76.
Sunday was clear and warm with
the mercury climbing to 84.
Temperature readings follow:
Max. Mia.
Thursday 84 73
Friday 76 67
Saturday 83 68
Sunday 84 68
Agent Invites Farmers
To Go On Tour Thursday
County vegetable growers are In
vited on a tour of the Coastal
Plains Vegetable Research Farm
Thursday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at.
Faison, announces R. M. Williams,
county -farm agent.
Thoae attending will have an op-1
port unity to observe research work
that is being conducted on canta
loupes, cacumbers, lima beans,
snap beans, Irish potatoes, peppers,
squash, sweet potatoes, sweet corn,
tomatoes, and watermelons.
Special emphasis will be placed
on plant production practices, the
new 64-bushel sweet potato storage
house, vegetable diseases, and fall
vegetable production.
Rotarian* Hear Program
On Vocational Service
Vocational service was the theme
of the More head City Rotary Club
meeting Thursday at the Recrea
tion Center, Morehead Ctty.
J. R. Morrill was program chair
man and was assisted by Thomas
Noe and A1 Dewey in presenting
the program.
It was snnounced st the meeting
that the Jacksonville Rotary Club
would have its chsrter night pro
gram Friday. Morehead City Ro
tarians were invited.
' Two county officials and the so
licitor of the fifth judicial district
haw been named la Attendants in
an action filed in Eastern District
Federri Court Thursday by the Car
olina Racing Association, Inc. and
the Morehead City Racing Com
rnuatiu
The officials Mr Sheriff Hugh
Sailer, Wiley Taylor Jr, solici
tor at County Recorder's Court,
and W. J Bundy, solicitor of this
district.
The action seeks to block the
June 8 Carteret County Superior
Court order closing the Morehead
City dag track by preventing the
three defendants from interfering
with operation of the track. It asks
for $35,000 damages for the asso
ciation and $35,000 damages for
Morehead City which shares in
track receipts.
Federal Court Judge Don Gil
liam, Tartooro, has also been asked
to issue an order which would per
mit operation of the track until the
suit filed Thursday is decided. The
judge has set 10:30 a.m. Thursday,
July 1, to hear arguments on the
case.
In a similar action regarding the
track at Moyock Judge Gilliam de
nied a request that the track be
allowed to operate until a suit ask
ing damages be acted upon in the
United States Fourth Circuit Court
of Appeals.
Arguments in that case were
heard Friday at Asheville before
the summer session of the appeals
court adjourned. The decision win
be announced from headquarters
offices of the court in Richmond,
Va
Representing the racing inter
ests in presenting arguments was
Osmond K. Fraenkel of New York
City and representing the appellee^
were Ralph Moody and I. Beverly
Lake, assistant attorney generals
for the State of North Carolina.
Plaintiffs in the case filed Thurs
day contend that the parimutuel
betting at the Morehead City track
does not violate the state anti
gambling laws. They contend also
that their federal constitutional
rights have been violated by the
state order closing the track.
The Morehead City track cost
atxAit $300,000 and was completed
in 1948. Morehead City has re,
ceived $170,250 as its share of track
receipts during six racing seasons.
Pari-mutuel betting there was au
thorized by a 1939 legislative act.
Catholics Take
Census Here
Four seminarians, students for
the priesthood in the Catholic Di
ocese of Raleigh, are taking a re
ligious census in Merehead City
and Beaufort. The census, spon
sored by St. Egbert's Catholic
Church, Morehead City, began yes
terday in Beaufort.
Each year the Catholic seminar
ians of North Carolina give a part
of their summer vacation to this
work. In the past several years,
all the large cities of the state have
been the scene of their activities.
Last year's census was taken in
Charlotte. This year, seminarians
are covering the Jacksonville and
New Bern areas, as well as More
head City, Beaufort, and Havelock.
, Purpose of the census is to
tain an accurate computation
the number of Catholics living
a given area. The seminarians
working here are the Rev. Mr.
Joseph Showfety who is in charge,
Jesse Creel, Joseph Waters, and Jo
seph Kerin.
Chamber Manager
Asks Cooperation
Ted Davis, manager o( the More
head City Chamber of Commerce,
said Friday that he would like to
be notified if door-to-door maga
zine salesmen or other peddlers are
taking orders in town, but fail to
produce the promised merchandise.
Mr. Davis and Dan Walker, man
ager of the Beaufort Chamber at
Commerce, are asked by salesmen
ready to leave town to sign a paper
stating that the salesmen (usually
door-to-door callers) were reput
able and that no complaints about
them ware received. ?
Mr. Davis said unless chamber
managers are notified of gyp op
erators, they can only give the
salesmen a "clean bill of health"
and the salesmen go into other
towns and continue their racket
About 96 per cent of operations
to relieve cataract eye clouding are
successful
Newport Fire Chief Issues
Warning on Blasting Caps
The warning "don't touch a Mut
ing cap" wee sounded today by Fir*
Chief Leon Mann Jr., Newport, la
an effort to protect chll*?n from
blasting qpp . accident* that la*t
year blinded or maimed am 100
children and adulta.
Blasting cap* an shiny, pencil
siaed metallic cartridgea which, i
when Inaerted into sticks at dyn
amite and datonatad by a burning
(use or electric charge, set aff the t
explosion Cap* in themalaaa are
dangeroua dace MMy contain a
powder charge that can ba M oil
by carale** handling, shock, at
beat When this happen* frag
menu froa the diahttagrat
ins metal caainf can pwidNiii an
eye, aerer a hand, or, la extreme
cue*, cauae .death
BUatinf capa, Chief Mana aaid.
tre needed te let off dynamite to
?itna ceel, build reodi and tuaaeia.id
drain ?wampa and etear field, but, 1
il canlaaalr bandied aad Mm i
rail Into the baMe ot bays
lirla, leriout injury can raaalt.'
If you (lad a bleating Pap, don't
touah it. Gall a flrpMB, police
man, m ihiriH. They will know
tewjtj) diapoaa ot It aadaiy, ha eaa