CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES Carterat Cooaty'i Newspaper EDITORIALS FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1954 But It Was Too Late . i It was the morning of Saturday, Nov 20 1954. From the rura, gectjong of Carteret County farmers and their fam ilies were going to town in their pick up trucks and automobiles; a few fish ermen from outlying sectiofis were rid ing into Beaufort and Morehead City in their trawlers. Storekeepers were taking their last gulp of coffee and glancing at their watches to make sure they got down town to open the store on time. It would be a big weekend, the last one before tne Thanksgiving holiday. It was a clear, cold November day. had fa"en during the night, but now the sun was out and only a few puddles remained in the gutters. If one listened sharply, he could h Was radar useless? Who was caught napping the morning the bombs dropped? There was much talk, much explanation. There was war. People died in Carteret County those first few weeks after the Nov. 20 at tack. People who would have been saved if they cbuld have been evacu ated by boat. People who would have had the needed food, water and medi cal care if some preparation had been made to meet an emergency. Other towns were bombed and they fared better because in the days of peace they had taken steps to help themselves should disaster strike. But the people of Carteret County did not. In spite of peace-time warnings, they had scoffed at civil defense. Tobacco Holds Its Own The cancer-cigarette scare of past months seems to have little effect on the market prices. Reports from the Carolinas Border Belt area this week indicated a general increase in price over the first tobacco marketed last year. General averages ranged from $48 to $52 a hundred pounds, and top quality at $70, but the Federal-State Market ing Service which grades the leaf, on the warehouse floors, also said the gen eral quality of the tobacco this year was below last. This was due to the drought which hit farmers in both North and South Carolina. The downward trend in cigarette out put reversed in May. The slump start ed last November when there was an outpouring of statements that there may be some connection between ill health and smoking. So all in all, the worrying tobacco people were doing seems to have been for naught. When a Light Is Not a Light The stop lights in Morehead City have been up since the first of July and they're still not working. We were told several times that there are some elec trical adjustments to be made, so along with all the other motorists, we just waited. Maybe by today they will be work ing. If not, we believe signs should be placed under them to the effect that they are NOT in operation. Several near-accidents have occurred because strangers going along the street sud denly see the light and slam on their brakes to try to figure out whether it's red or green. Should the signals go into operation, it will take local motorists at least a week to get used to the fact that the lights, finally, are acting as signal lights should. Carteret County News-Times WINNER OF NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION AND NORTH CAROLINA ? PRESS ASSOCIATION AWARDS A Matter a I The Beaufort New* (Eft 1SU) and The Twin City Tlmaa (Rat ISM) Pahliehod Tueedayi aad Friday* by tha Carteret Publiahias < SO* Arendell SL. Morebeed City. N. C. LOCKWOOD PHILLIPS ? PUBLISHER RLEANORR DEAR PHILLIPS ? ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER RUTH L PEELINO ? EDITOR Mall Rataa: la Carterat County and adjoining eountie?, |8.00 one year, t3A0 ail month*, S1JB m Month; alaawhere >7.00 ooa year, >100 aix aontha, $1.50 ana month. Mwta of Aaeodated Praia ? Greater Weekliea ? N. C. Preaa National Editorial AaaodaUon ? Audit Bureau tt < The Aaaoeiatii Preaa to entitled enWiely to oae tor republication *1 local nain I to thto nawapepar, aa weU a* ail AP i City, N. O, Under Act af March S, IfR t. ..... . 1-1 1 ? . . ' 1 ' THE ARMY OF UNEMPLOYED sfesiu The Readers Write Did You Know? Washington, D. C. July 30, 1954 To The Editor: Several weeks ago my wife and I visited Barkers Island. With us were our son, Paul, and his girl friend, Mary Peterson, of this city. We were visiting Captain Yeomans and his wife, also Capt. Stacy Da vis. Our meals were mostly seafood featuring clams. We were over to the Outer Banks with a party and had an oyster roast on the natural rocks where they grew. We also raked some clams, and then walked over to the beach and found lots of beautiful seashells. Some of our party went swimming in the surf. There were about 15 in our party and we all had a good time without spending a lot of money. Capt. Plymouth Guthrie was our boat man. I noticed that some very small clams were being taken by rakes. It shAuld not be allowed as it would be more profitable to wait until they grow larger. In years to come, we will see this mistake. I also saw many small fish drift ing in the sound, and when I asked why, I was told they were sorted out of the larger fish and were thrown overboard. It seems to me this should be looked after. We all enjoyed our visit to the is land and were sorry when the time came to leave. We spent a week there last summer and took a trip to Cedar Island. There was pretty much going on there, but many years ago it was almost unknown. There is no place on the Atlantic coast from Revere Beach, Mass., to Key West, Fla., where one can rest and completely relax and enjoy life as one can from Bogue Sound to Cape Hatteras, N. C. Markers Island is coming to the front. I remember when the only transportation from Harkers Island was by skiff. At times it was a beautiful sail, and at others, when the wind was ahead, it was very slow and uncomfortable. It is quite different now. You go over the bridge by automobile and you're in Beaufort in a few minutes. I noticed in your fishing edition of Nov. 13, 1951 a story about Bert S. Davis of Harkers Island having 52 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Hats off to you Bert. That's something to be proud of. Allen C. Davis Rambling Through Carteret By F. C. SALISBURY Newport, may not seem very sig Should you be coming to the coast by way of New Bern over Highway 70 you are again remind ed about the days of the Civil War. Following the battle and capture of New Bern in 1862, Federal forces took this route to Morehead City where on April 25, 1862 the battle and surrender of Fort Macon took place. Over this road, time and again, the Federal forces marched from their camps at Newport and Carolina City to protect the cap tured town of New Bern and to engage in battles tn that vicinity. Today one passes through a por tion of Croatan National Forest immediately after crossing the Car teret-Craven County line. After leaving the forest, the pines reced ed from the highway, making room for the numerous Httle homes which have sprung up west of New port between that town and the Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Base. Many house civilian and Ma rine families who work on the base. From a small crossroads trading center, established over 100 years ago and known as Bell's Corners, came the present-day village of Newport, the first town you come to after entering the county. Often called the "gateway" to the county, it received its name from a group of Quakers coming from Newport, Rhode Island, in 1721 who settled in the vicinity of the present town, giving both the town and river which flows nearby the name of their former residence. The formation of the first Quaker Monthly Meeting took place in Newport at the home of William Borden. According to early records of Friends, under date of 1733-August 1: "Several families of Friends being settled on Newport River, North Carolina, well mucerned for truth, thought it their duty to gather together, which was concluded by us and to meet together on the first day of the week and the first day of the month at the home of William Bor den." Out of this gathering grew the Core Sound Monthly Meeting, which society existed in the county for one hundred years. Newport was the site of one of the first Peabody achools in the state. This society bought a large tract of land on which was erected a fine school building, serving that community for many years The town Is rated as the third largest in population within the county. CroHlng Newport River, a little picturMqua stream just out at 111 1 ivti 111 uimi ,vuui nuciuiiMi is van ed to the fact that it is one of three large rivers which rise and flow entirely within the confines nf the county. The other two rivers are the North and South which have their source within the Open Grounds to the east. "There goes the bunny and there goes your money" was the saying for the past five years, when the dog racing track waa in operation during the summer months. You will notice 'the layout of this (port ing venture just after you pass the junction of Route 24 with TO. Re cent court injunctions shut down this amusement center and the prospects are that it will not be allowed to open. No more "read 'em and weep" when you got the re sults of the race. A sign from a post at the en trance to a parkway just east of the race track, says "Bogue Sound Club." The building at the end of this parkway, the home of the club, is the former Morehead Villa, the last vestige of a real estate ven ture of the boom daya of 25 years ago. The bubble burst in the eraah that followed. Out of the project has risen a fine residential section known as Mansfield Park. The approach to Morehead City greets you with road houses. mo Ms and out-door theatres. The small community of Camp Glenn took its name from the large camp grounds in that vicinity which for many years served as the camp site for the National State Guards. The cluster of grey buildings you will notice along the Sound were erected during World War II, serv See RAMBLING, Page 3, Section 2 Today's Birthday 1.1CILLE BALL, bora August (, 1(11 in Jamestown, N. Y , daughter of a telephone lineman. The ae - ? ? _ n .( 1 , 1 ,.r ! ?ion comedi enne joined with her hua band Deal Ar nu to produce the popular "I Love Lucy." Her ftrat per manent job w?a u fountain ??????? clerk in a New York drug store after sbe failed to (?t Broad way roles. Formed Desilu Produc tions ia 1BS0. Top movies Include "Easy to Wed." and "Her Hus band's AXl*ir?." II By r. I. SALISBURY That: While the eight-sided or octagon house of J. S. Jones at Cedar Point is not as old as some in the county, yet it is the most unique. This house was built in 185S when houses of this type were being erected throughout the nation. The most famous of all polygonal houses iii America was built by the phrenologist, Orson S. Fowler at Fishltill on the Hudson in 1848. He wrote a book on the Octagon Mode of building which prompted the building of octagon houses from Cape Cod to California. The au thor proved that more cubage could be obtained in an octagon than in the rectangular house hav ing an equal area of enclosing walls. Although the idea was basi cally sound, the buildings were ridiculed because they looked strange. That: for more than a half cen tury, R. T. Willis Sr.. of Morehead City has continuously been an ac tive businessman, conducting a re tail .general store and for a short time engaged in the wholesale gro cery business. This length of ser vice entitles Mr. Willis to the honor of being the oldest merchant in years of continuous service in the city. Had D. M. Webb con tinued in active business to the present time, he would have beat Mr. Willis out by a few months. "Webbs Since 1884." That: Bridges Arendell Jr., the first mayor of Morehead City, ap pointed by the Secretary of State when the city was incorporated in 1861, and his brother, Thomas, were members of the regiment sta tioned at Fort Macon during the battle which took plac# April 25, 1862. It is said that their mother, Sarah Arendell kept to her bed room all day of the battle praying for the safety of her sons and other soldiers engaged in thn conflict. That: The first brick house built in the county was on the planta tion of Robert Williams which is now part of Carteret Lodge on the Mill Creek Road. As he was ship owner he brought the brick from England for the building of the house. Willisms is credited with being the first person to try out the method of making salt from sea water in this section. That: Beaufort had a newspaper 71 years ago, 1883, published under the nsmc of the Carteret County Telephone, L. A. Potter and R. W. Chadwick, editors and publishers. From the issue of Friday, Jan. 19, 1883 the following information is obtained: city directory, L. A. Potter, mayor; R. W. Chadwick, clerk; W. Robinson, treasurer; Richard Rice, constable. The Davis House was being oper sted by Miss Sarah A. Davis. R. W. Chadwick waa principal of the Beaufort Male and Female Acad emy. Churches and pastors: St. Paul's, E. M. Forbes; Ann Street M. E? N. M. Jarney; Baptist. Wn. Miles Dudley; Christ's Church Con gregation. Elder Michael Jerkins; Pervts, A. B. Smyer. The Ocean View Hotel was be ing operated by Mrs. Sallie A. King. Captain S. J. Nelson was aboard the lightahip Frying Pan. Wilkins and Harding were suing the Morehead City Hotel Co. for the sum of 94.4M with interest A bridge wss being built across White Oak River at Barkersville. The Crab Point Lumber mill waa being run by A. M. Fsles. That: Purchase was made under date of May 3, 1830 by the U. S. Government of IB acres of land at Cape Lookout for $75 for the pur pose of erecting thereon s light house and other buildings. The purchsse was made from Elijah Pigott and his wife, Charlotte, and other owners. They received the rights of self and heirs to fish on the shores of the Cape. TTiere are better ways ai getting up In the world than hitting the celling. Ifl flrl M Kiww PVWV Raleigh Roundup ?***-* u* week I hid the pleaaure of reoew "W my acquaintance with Big Jim *?"* wbo ,u Governor of Ala bama from 1047 through 1091 su^Z'T *, Al,b"n? ""not wfft |he,,U?lve? in office, so ? " 0ne "me known iZhtSS,* """"" * "e h,s ? cottage at Highlands and u scheduled to be there ?J C0Une' he wil1 U*? lo ?? through the election in Alabama this fall ? but that amounts to |e? than nothing* that Democratic stronghold. Haljiah" since he was in Raleigh at a Democratic rally sev eral years ago. He is still the little ,T"" 'Governor, all right. He said he had'Jl" time he w,", Governor he had one member of the Legisia WrtsTn h" 'i? ' is h f k,?H . m Kerr S^Ott IS his kind of man. They are just completing a renovation job on the mTbT j MlnS'?n Alabama and Big Jim says that when he takes over he is going to open the Bute's L?t?e PUin people" of his siale so they can see what a build rng on which 1280,000 has recently b^B/pent looks like from the In a round of golf participated in m .rVSpeneef Brewer of Bl? John Overton of Mont gomery. and Big Jim, I found that r olsom uses only two clubs, a No 5 iron and a gutter. The only case worse than this I have seen w?l to ?r*W,f?r'1 * Boonc who ?.PJ'"y the entire game - v .800ione ? 'with a putter. Jim ?'i 4 be s"n>"sed if Big ? . North Carolina J*., ? "w*1 for some wholesale inri h i 7nor,tin*' conaerving th. n.w ,?P'ng he h,s in mind for K I. ? ,0Ur"'" Will he make ha.JjTT^L We"' Alabama n" slnce l*? Repub,ican Go?r UNDECIDED? , . . Anticipating a ruling definitely banning segrega tion by the U. S. Supreme Court during the first two weeks of Oc a,torney generals "7i,tTnfi.de'P*r,,t*1> to put up a rros segregation of the r B"' they ,r?n t sure what North v .!? i0ing 10 do "bout it - ?nd North Carolina doesn't seem to be sure at this time. J. P. Coleman, Mississippi's at torney general, was quoted as say ij>? in Atlanta last week: "North Carolina ia aUll undecided, but South Carolina la with us. We can count on Louisiana and Ala bama in our united front alao." Harry Golden says in his recent issue of the Carolina Israelite, pub lished monthly in Charlotte: "Since no one asked me to keep it a se cret, I would like to report that Negro lawyers are preparing two cases to bring North Carolina into court IF no definite plans are formulated before the end of the year to bring about integration, in accordance with the recent Su preme Court decision. The cases will involve several communities in the western part of the State, which Negro attorneys feel will in volve less 'heat' and therefore re sult in perhaps speedier action." Y DC HICKORY RALLY ... A lot of Democrats got together in Hick ory this past weekend. It all re minded me of an auction, where everybody goes expecting to get something for nothing and winds up getting nothing for something. Main object of most delegates present seemed to be to get a drift on the next Governor s race. They learned that we may have from three to six candidates. Little else did they learn ? but nearly every body was there. GETTING AROUND . . Speaking of the next Governor of North Car olina, he has been getting around over the state a lot lately, making public appearances and meeting in private conversations with select groups in order to get their sup port. However, it must be admitted that, for the most part, he has been received with a good deal of cau tion and very few outright com mitments. He, of course, has not yet public ly announced his decision to be a candidate - and is telling close friends it is still too early to do so. Those who hold political office by gubernatorial appointment, and those who aspire to appointive of fices are particularly cautious around him, but yet attempt to be friendly. They are as cautious as a June bride in his presence. Now if everyone knew with cer tainty his identity, he would be so popular and so swamped with at tention that he could neither move nor carry on the necessary routine of a normal life. But, on the oth er hand, if everybody would pledge their support and efforts in his be half, he would certainly be nomin ated a year from next May. Look ing at the candidacy business ? bandwagon strength, etc. ? the whole business seems a little silly, doesn't it? Or, he who has great strength, gets additional ditto. ATHLETIC NOTE: . . . Last year about this time we mentioned here Bill Bailey, son of the State Pris ons director, as one of the up and-coming young athletes appar ently headed for Duke, but sought after by many. If Bill, who stands six feet and weighs 200, does well, then his cousin should do equally well and will bear watching by the colleges. He is Tom Bailey, son of the manager of the Bryan Rock and Sand Co. here. He is 16, is six feet, four inches tall, weighs 225, and has three more years of high school football ahead of him. Look out! It's August, but football practice is beginning all over the land ? and the first games are only a month bff. F. C. Salisbury Here and There The following information li ta ken from the filei of the Morebead City Coaster: FRIDAY, AUG. ?, 1915 Mr. and Mrs. C. L. MaVin and chil dren of Raleigh, who have been spending several days here with Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Boomer, re turned home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Goodwin of Center Hill, Fla., arrived in tbe city Monday to spend a few days with relatives. Mrs. Seth Wade returned last week from Southport where she spent several days with relatives. Stacy W. Wade of Raleigh re turned home Monday after spend ing several days here with rela tives. Fish Commissioner H. L. Gibbs arrived in the city Monday from Oriental where he spent the week end with his family. Theodore Willis who holds a po sition in Rocky Mount is in the city visiting relatives. Mrs. Ida Willis has returned home from Southport after spend ing some time with her sister, Mrs. W. B. Wade. J. B. Arendell, who was Injured about six weeks ago when hia foot waa caught under the wheels of a freight car, was able to leave tbe hospital laat week. Friends of Rad Purifoy will be glad to know that he ia out after several weelu confinement from a broken knee cap sustained from falling from a stale on tbe Teach ers assembly Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Arthur who for tbe past several month* have been living with their daughter, Mrs. Edgar F. Allen at Lenoir, re turned to the city Wednesday morning. Owen Cad* of Sooth Georgia ar rived in the eity Monday morning to spend a few day* visiting the scenes of bis ohlMhood. He resided here about 14 years ago with his father, Baylus Cade. In the baseball game here on last Friday against Pamlico the score was 17 to 1 in favor of Morehead City. "Camp Delight"! is the name of the place on the beach now occu pied by a party of Morehead City folks with their visiting friends. Word from the camp gives the in formation that all is well with them and that "Sara and Laura" are serving meals a 'la del monico. Those in the party are Misses Ber nice, Lucile and Ruth Leary, Ma rie and Alma Jackson, Ruth Sherin of Rocky Mount. Messrs James and Harry Brewer of Danville, V*., and Leslie Jackson. Chaperones, Mes dames L. L. Leary and W. M. Jack son. Governor Locke Craig has an nounced the appointment of G. D. Canfield of this city as president of the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad, succeeding Thomas O, Warren. Morehead City this year will be represented in the firemen's tour nament at New Bern with two teams contesting for the several prises offered. John Webb has con sented to act as Jumper at the hy drant for No. 1 company, which is double assurance that first prise money is within this company's grasp. His ability as a jumper Is one of note snd the other members are not concerned over his work on the day ol the race. Fred L. Royal will act as noole man. For Bayside. the No. 2 team, Esmond Brock will Jump off at the hydrant and Eugene Wade will act aa nozzleman. The headquar ters of the Morehead City team* will be at the Gem HoteL The lo cal boys will play a game of base ball against the Now Ben teasa, the battery for Morehead City will be Webb and Cherry. *