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W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES '?< 43rd YEAR, NO. 82. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY. OCTOBER 12. 1954 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Remodeled Civic Center Offers ? * New Facilities to Morehead Folks The Webb Memorial Civic Cen ter, 8th and Evana Streets. More head City, ia atill resplendent in the new look which It acquired through a remodeling laat summer. One of the moat attractive build ings in the county, it also houaea Morehead City* public library. Until the remodeling, the library waa on the second floor Two doc tor's offices which were located on the first are no longer there and the office apace has been trans formed into shelved rooms and reading rooms. The library has more than 5, 000 volumes and there are plans to increase it eventually to 10,000. In addition to the children's read ing room upstairs, another large room which formerly was the main library, has shelves on which older book; are kept. Those too, are available for circulation. Everyone is welcome to borrow books at the library, stop in and browse, read a magazine or news paper. There are two entrances, one on 9th Street and one on Ev ans. Hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to S Monday through Satur day. On hand to help folks with finding a book or suggesting read ing matter is Mrs. E. A. Council or Mr. F. C. Salisbury. The civic center has long been known to residents of the town as a meeting place for civic and church groups with the library, unfortunately, being considered a sideline. For that reason, new residents in town, or summer vis itors who would ask "Where is the public library?" were frequently told, "We don't have one." Then after the stranger went away shaking his head in amaze ment, the person who said there waa none suddenly would remem ber that of course there was one, "At the civic center where we hold meetings, there's a library in that large room back there on the sec ond floor!" Since th changes have been made, more and more people are becoming 'aware that the library is open to anyone and it can be reached by just a few steps up from the sidewalk, something that should please folks who dislike climbing stairs. All groups which fall in the cat egories designated in the charter under which the building is oper ated are welcome to meet .there. Those groups must be educational, charitable or religious The civic center is used, and has been used in the past, by the County Ministers Association, Boys and Girls Hi-Y, Red Cross, Sym phony Society, Community Con certs Board of Directors, United Daughters of the Confederacy, the three departments of the Morehead See BOOKS, Page 2 Mayor Proclaims BusinessWeek Mayor George W. Dill, More head City, has proclaimed this week National Business Women's Week in Morehead City, Miss Lit Morris, chairman of the observ ance, announced yesterday. Mjss Morris is a member of the Carteret Business and Profession al Woman's Club. B&PW Clubs throughout the nation are pro moting the observance in their re spective cities and counties. Twenty-two members of the Car teret Club attended the service at the First Methodist Church, More head City. Sunday morning and then had dinner at Captain Bill's Restaurant. The guest speaker was W. C. Carlton of Morehead City who spoke on the Bible char acter, Deborah. Miss Morris said that the Rev. Noah Brown, pastor of the Free Will Baptist Church, Morehead City, will present a radio program Wednesday, speaking on an out standing woman of the Bible. William Morris, Stella, To Join Honorary at ECC William Morris, Stella, a student at East Carolina College has re ceived an invitation to become a member of the Beta Kappa Chap ter of Pi Omega Pi, national hon orary business education frater nity. The pledge service will be to night and formal initiation cere monies are scheduled for Nov. 2, according to John W. Hudson, Kin ?ton, fraternity president Invitations are baaed on acholaa ' tic records in the department of bualneaa education at East Caro lina. ? Firemen Sm Movies, > Hoar Music at Moating At their recent October meet ing the Morehead City Fire Depart ment discuaaed Fire Prevention week and watched motion pictures which were taken by Clyde Blan chard on his trip through Mexico Tommy Gruden, l^year-old blind accordinionist, played sever al selections as entertainment for Photo by Jerry Schumacher By a cool, inviting window Grace and Diane Roberts, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Roberts, Morehead City, enjoy a book in the up stairs children's reading room. Crowd of Thousand Attends Swansboro Mullet Festival 11 Scientists A Attend Meeting Ten marine scientists from this county attended the fall meeting of the Atlantic Estuarin^ Research Society Friday and Saturday at William and Mary College, Wil liamsburg, Va. They were Dr. Walter Chipman, Jack Price, Dr. Theodore Rice, all from the shellfishery laboratory, Pivers Island; G. B. Talbot. Charles Walburg, James Sykes and James Cating. all from the Fish and Wild life lab, Pivers Island; Dr. A. F. Chestnut and Dr. William Fahy of the Institute of Fisheries Research, Morehead City, and Carter Broad, resident investigator at Duke Ma rine laboratory, Pivers Island. Mr. Broad gave a pa pel* on the reproduction and larval develop ment of a species of shrimp in North Carolina waters, and Dr. Fahy spoke on a method of ap proach to life history studies of fishes. Dr. Rice, sccretary-treasurer of the organization, said the spring meeting of the society, in April, will take place at Morehead City. Marine Hurt When Car Skids William Thomas Noe, Cherry Point, got a badly cut finger at 6:03 a.m. Sunday when the 1950 Mercury convertible he was driv ing skid into a ditch at the inter section of the Merrimon Road and Highway 70 six miles east of Beau fort. State Highway Patrolman J. W. Sykes said three other Marines in the car with Noe escaped injury. Noe claimed he was headed toward Merrimon when a car approaching on Highway 70 from down-east forced him off the highway. Patrolman Sykes charged Noe with careless and reckless driving. Noe was thrown out into the field by the impact when the car hit the ditch. The car landed on its hide and was damaged to the extent of an estimated $400. Four Mayors Join In Proclamation The four mayors of the coun ty, Clifford Lewis of Beaufort, George W. Dill of Morehead City, Mayor A. B Cooper of Atlantic Beach and Mayor Edgar Hibbs of Newport have proclaimed this week aa "National Nurses Week." National Nurses Week, the tint In the history of nursing, came Into being by pasaage of a Joint resolution in the Congress of the United States Aug. 11, ISM The reaolution was introduced by Con greaawoman Franco* P Bolton. The theme of the week la "Pra gma in nursing means bettor health for the nation " ? A thousand persons attended the Mullet Festival at Swansboro Sat urday night: A mullet, clam chow der and shrimp dinner was served in the school cafeteria followed by a square and round dance in the community center. The 800 pounds of mullet fried for the dinner were "captured" by Capt. Charlie Phillips and his pi rate crew. Sam Johnson, Clyde Phillips and Tommy and Edward Guthrie. The address of welcome was given by Swansboro's mayor, M. N. Lisk. State Sen. John D. Larkins Jr., of Trenton acted as master of cere monies and recognized the follow ing guests: State Rep. and Mrs. Carl Venters; State Sen. E. W. Summerfield of Jacksonville; U. S. Sen. and Mrs. Alton Lennon of Wilmington; Congressman Graham Barden of New Bern and Wash ington; Sunt. I. B. Hudson of Ons low Cobnty schools; Clyde Sabiston and Herbert Eastwood of Jackson ville, who were instrumental in Swanboro's housing development; Ed Smith of Jacksonville; Assistant Budget Director Dave S. Coltrane of Raleigh; Mr. and Mrs. John Har vey of Kinston; and Colonel Davis, who represented the commanding general of Camp Lejeune. Senator Larkins said he had been asked by quite a few people what a mullet festival was and he ex plained that other towns have spring and fall festivals ? straw berry, azalea, apple and potato ? but the people of Swansboro want ed its friends to share in the abun dance of pop-eyed mullets that live in the water around Swansboro. ? The first festival last year came as the climax of building new homes at Swansboro and to pay tri bute to those instrumental in the progress of Swansboro. Congressman Barden and Sena tor Lennon made brief remarks. Miss Ella Ruth Taylor sang "Shrimp Boats" and the program concluded with the singing of "Auld Lang Syne." Night in Morahead City A car backing out of a parking space and another car going east on Arendell Street, Morehead City, collided at 10 p.m. Friday. Marvin Franklin Crenshaw, More head City, was driving the 1949 Pontiac which was backing out when his car hit a '52 Ford driven by Alex Delmas Lewis, Beaufort. Lewis was headed east on Arendell. Patrolman Joe Smith estimated that approximately $29 damage was done to the Pontiac while the Ford suffered about 1200 dahage. Two Cars Collide Friday Tjde Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW ' Tuesday, Oct. 12 7:43 a.m. 8:05 p.m. 1:27 a.m. 2:09 p.m. 8:33 a.m. 8:M p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13 i m. 2:14 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Tharaday, Oct 14 9:23 a.m. 9:4* p.m. 3:02 a.m. 3:51 p.m. Friday, Oct U 10:15 ajn. 10:38 p m. 3:52 a.m. 4:45 p.m. Morehead City Gets Ready To Greet Ship Passengers Will Start Arriving Here Latter Part of Week Morehead City will roll out the red carpet this weekend to greet passengers who will board the Stockholm Saturday afternoon. The Stockholm will sail at 2 p.m. for Havana and Nassau, making a six day gala cruise which will be the first from the port of Morehead City. Governor W. B Umstead. who was invited to make the trip as a special guest, will be unable to go but has appointed as his personal As a welcome to Morehead City and a Bon Voyage gesture, a copy of Friday's NEWS-TIMES will be placed in every state room aboard the M/S Stockholm. A complete passenger list, as well as other information on the cruise, will appear in Friday's paper. ambassador, Leo Harvey of Kin ston. Mr. Harvey will present gifts from the state of North Car olina to officials in the Stockholm's ports of call. Ted Davis, manager of the More head City Chamber of Commerce, said the Morehead City High School band will play as the St<y*k holm docks here at 11 o'clock Sat urday morning. The vessel, one of the Swedish - American Line's new trans-Atlantic luxury ships, will arrive here from New York. Representatives of the state's newspapers will be entertained at a cocktail hour aboard the Stock holm immediately after she docks. Passengers will start going aboard at 1 p.m. and the band will play again at 2 as the ship noses out of the harbor. The Stockholm will return to Morehead City at 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 22, and make three other de partures from here this fall. The next will be Oct. 23, then Oct. 28, and Nov. 3, all cruises to Bermuda. Parents Confer With Teachers ' Parents in the Atlantic Parent Teacher Association conferred with teachers following the recent PTA meeting at the school. The conferences took place in the class rooms. Henry Goodwin, president of the PTA, presided during the Business session. The major PTA project this year is to lay a shell walk a the rear of the school and lan 1 scape the school grounds. . Officers of the PTA, in addition to Mr. Goodwin, are Mrs. Tom Salter, vice president; and Mrs. Pearl Taylor, secretary-treasurer. The PTA during the summer raised $1,325 for a school inter communication system and in re cent years bought a piano and equipped the school cafeteria. Farmers Will Cast Vote On Nickels Program Friday 4 NEWS-TIMES Welcome* Candidates' Comment* Appearing In this paper ia a story on one of the candidates in the forthcoming election. In accordance with NEWS TIMES policy, we will again publish in this political cam paign statements by various can didates and a brief biographical sketch of each. This obligate* the candidate in no wav other than to aupply THE NEWS-TIMES wtMl the in formation he wishes to have ap pear in the newsatories. His statements, however, must be without libel ? in no way dam aging to the character or repu tation of any candidate on the opposition ticket. ? The Editor Three Busses To Carry County Band to Raleigh Three busses have been charter ed to take the Beaufort and More head City School Bands to the Shriners Parade at Raleigh Thurs day. Oct. 21, In addition to parading, the band members will attend the State Fair. Busses will leave here at 7:30 lhat morning and the students will attend the fair prior to the parade at 4 ' p.m. in downtown Raleigh. Since only one band was permit led from this county, it was decid ed to combine the two bands as a Carteret County unit. Each band i will wear its own uniforms. More head City uniforms are red and i *ray and Beaufort's green and ' vhite. 1 The marching line will consist 3f a BeaufoH band member, then a Morehead City band member so lhat they will alienate redfcre"*, redgreen throughout the r?n4s llalph Wade, director of the Morehcacl City band, remarked, ?Wo believe it will make a very :olorful show." The two bands have been work ing hard in preparation for the big ?vent There was one practice drill last week and another is scheduled ihis week. The entire outfit will number :4 with 18 majorettes C. Frank lones, director of the Beaufort jand, and Mr. Wade will march ?ith the band on its two-mile route Ihrough downtown Raleigh. The parade is the opening show [or the Shrine-sponsored orphan ?gc bowl game between the Shrine ind Methodist orphanages at 8 a.m. that night. The county band will return home following the parade. Farmers throughout the state, including those in Car teret, will vote Friday on whether they want to con tinue paying a nickel assess ment on each ton of feed and fertilizer they buy. The nickel goes for agricultural research projects. The program, known as "Nickels for Know-How," went into effect three years ago. Farmers must vote every three years op whether they want to con tinue the program. A two-thirds majority is necessary to carry the referendum. If the vote goes against continuance, research pro jects will cease Dec. 31. In 1951 Carteret County farmers voted overwhelmingly in favor of the program. R. M. Williams, county agent, has requested all farm folks to cast a vote Friday. Four-H Club members or Future Farmers of America members who use seed or fertilizer in any amount are eligible to vote, 1 he added. A list of the polling places in the j county appears in today's paper in the Home Demonstration column, page 3, section 2. Polls will close at 6 p.m. During the past three years, 38 projects have been financed through the funds collected when seed and fertilizer is sold. The assessment is collected by the re tail dealer and forwarded to the state. Pastors to Revise Association Laws The Rev. J. D. Young, pastor of Ann Street Methodist Church and president of the county ministers group, appointed a committee to revise the constitution and by laws of the Carteret Ministers Associa tion yesterday. The ministers met at the Civic Center, Morehead City. The Rev. Priestley Conyers III, Morehead City, was named chair man of the committee, assisted by He Rev. Leon Couch and the H H. Cash. ? The president ?was also author ized to appoint a membership and program committee, but those were not named at the meeting. The meeting date was changed from the Monday after the second Sunday of each month to the first ruesday. % Visitors were Roderic Lee Smith, a chaplain from Camp Lejeune, who spoke briefly on the work of chaplains, and the Rev. E. W. Downum, retired Methodist minis ter. Ministers attending, in addition to those mentioned above, were J. Paul Jones, J. E. Howard, C. B. Hansley. A. L. Benton, Zeph N. Deshields, Louie A. Lewis. James P. Dees, William C. Cooke, J. M. Russell, and R. H. lackson. The Rev. Harold Cuthrell Speaks on Theme, Faith' * Newport Seniors To Present Play The senior class of Newport High School will present their annual play, "Finders Creepers," at 8 p.m. Friday in the school auditorium. The mystery - comedy in three acts was written by Donald Payton. The story tells how Hercules Nel son and his buddy Wilbur Max well, trap a would-be poisoner. In spite of gruesome surround ings they become heroes in the eyes of their girlfriends. They are also plagued unendingly by the in evitable pest, a little sister. Miss Beulah Walton is the sen ior class sponsor. Two Car* Collkk Sunday Morning Near Boaufort Two -cars collided at 12:20 Sun day morning in front of the Snack Grill on Highway 101 north of Beaufort. State Highway Patrol man W. E. Pickard said Thomas N. Gooding, Beaufort. RFD. in a 1990 Chevrolet coupe, barked out from the grill and into a 1WM Ply mouth driven by Raymond Gordon Bell. More he id City. Bell was proceeding toward Beaufort. The patrolman said Gooding and Bell were alone in their cara/ No one was hurt and no charfea were filed against either driver. By NORWOOD YOUNG Noble Harold Glenn Cuthrell, of Maxton, was guest speaker at the Jctober meeting of the Carteret bounty Shrine Club at its meeting Friday night at the Sanitary Fish Market and Restaurant, Morehcad rity. A former pastor of the Marshall berg Methodist Church, Noble I'uthrell spoke on "Faith." "I like to think of faith as the power of God within the soul," he said, which enables the individual to live creatively in spite of the weak tiesses, infirmities, and troubles that possess his mind and body.'i The Rev. Mr. Cuthrell praised the institution of Shrinedom as jne of the nation's leading propo tents of faith. "Its beneficent and beautiful ministry unto crippled ind handicapped children," he laid, "is not only helping their :rippled conditions, but is instili ng faith, fortitude, courage, hope ind spiritual strength into the lives of these unfortunate boys and girls." There is some infirmity, some weakness, some tribulation in the lives of all of us, continued the ipeaker. In order to face our af flictions with courage we must be possessed with faith. The speaker laid many of the world's greatest men were afflicted with severe handicaps, but through their faith ind determination, they surmount ed almost hopeless odds to become [amous for their deeds. There was Beethoven, the com poser, he said, who was deaf; John Milton, the poet, who waa blind; Sir Walter Scott, a cripple; Robert Louis Stevcoaoo, afflicted with tu berculosis; Franklin D. Roosevelt, a victim of polio; and Louis Pas teur, a paralytic. 'A Challenge' "Life is a Challenge," said Noble Cuthrell. "We must meet it with faith, and turn every calamity into an opportunity, accident into achievement, sorrow into song, misery into happiness. We must lose ourselves in fruitful service to (hose in despair. 1 know with the power of faith we can achieve mir acles Let us remember alwaya our heritage with the Christian Faith. "Our eyes are fastened upon the blazing stars of God . . . Nobles, let us not falter in our duties, let us not be defeated by the powers of darkness and discouragement. In stead, let us labor for a world blessed by tlje beauty and the glory of a Christian faith." Stricken with a malignant ail ment that threatened his very life, in addition to destroying his vocal chords. Noble Cuthrell's hazar dous journey along the road to re covery, of both speech and health, is a shining example of the pow ers of faith and determination. Left completely speechless fol lowing an operation three years ago, Friday's speaker has. through many arAious hours of labor and sacrifice, trained himself to speak, minus the vocal chorda. Amazing Results The results are amazing His pronounciation is excellent, al though it is accompliahed under an obvious strain. A sound amplifying system furnishes the speech vol ume destroyed by the maUgnancy, cancer of the throat. ?m 'FAITH* Page I Mrs. G. T. Spivey Returns From United Nations Tour Gordon Hardesty Starts Campaign For Sheriff Native Countian Reports He is Running 'Free Of Faction Control' Gordon Hardesty, Beaufort, Republican candidate for sheriff, in launching his campaign Friday, declared, "I am offering myself to the people to elect me on an impartial basis free from faction control." Mr. Hardesty, who is in the auto mobile business in Morehead City, accepted the Republican nomina tion for sheriff after Graham W. Duncan, Beaufort, withdrew. He will appear on the program at the Republican rally at 7:30 Thursday night at the courthouse. In a statement to THE NEWS TIMES, Mr. Hardesty said:n "I have no intention of attack ing the honest character or integri ty of any other candidate. "I am not attacking anyone. I am running for sherriff of Carteret County of my own free will with the assistance of hundreds upon hundreds of men and women in all walks of life from one end of Car teret County to the other. "Why am 1 running for public office? Is it for personal econom ic security? Is it for the prestige that I may gain as either a can didate or if elected as a sheriff? "Neither of the above possibili ties were my reason wheri I accep ted the Republican nomination - or "ow - as 1 conduct my cam pN,:n. ? "Carteret County needs officl cials who belong to all the peo ple, who will impartially adminis ter the duties of their office. The office of sheriff belongs to no one individual or selfish group. "It is not to be inherited, bought or sold. It is the keystone of a lawful order of existence and I am offering myself to the people to elect me on an impartial basis, free from faction control, if they see fit to so act." Born in Carteret Mr. Hardesty was born at Mill Creek (Newport RFD). He at tended school at Newport and af terwards worked six years with the United States Engineers in Philadelphia. After leaving the engineers de partment, he worked with a fuel transport service out of New York. During those years he frequently returned to Carteret County and in 1939 moved to Beaufort from Staten Island. He operated a service station at Mulberry and Live Oak Streets until the second world war when he accepted a position at Cherry Point. After leaving the base, he opperated a seafood markot on Orange Street, Beaufort, until 1949. Manages Business He then became affiliated with the Robert L. Rose Motor Co. and managed the Rose motor business in Morehead City. Mr. Hardesty was manager there until October of last year when he went into business for himself. His wife the fortner Callie Gil likin of Otway. Their oldest son, Gordon Jr., is stationed with the Air Force at Great Falls, Mon. His wife is the former Betty Ruth Garner of Russells Creek, and they have a baby daughter, Helen. Another daughter, Patricia Ann. works in the First-Citizens Bank and Trust Co., Morehead City, and another son, Jerry, is in the second grade at Beaufort School. CAP Awaits Plane From National Offico Civil Air Patrol members have received their identification cards and since the group is activated, are eligible to receive a plane, ac cording to Gerald Minor, publicity chairman Hie county CAP will furnish gas and oil and maintenance of the plane after the national headquar ters sends It here. The CAP uses the old opera tions building aa its headquarters at the Morehead - Beaufort airport on Highway 101. John Clifton Lupton, Sea Level, hai completed a course in practical and theoretical radio and television and has been awarded a diploma by the National Radio Institute of Washington, D. C. ? Mrs. G. T Spivcy, Beaufort. Car teret delegate on the United Na tions tour from North Carolina, re turned home Sunday, reporting that the highlight of her week long trip was a private conference with Mrs Franklin Ropsevelt. Mrs. Spivey, several years ago, had written material paying trib ute to the late Franklin Roose velt. These were sent to the pres ident's widow who turned them over to the writer doing Mr. Roose velt's biography. Mrs. Roosevelt expressed in a letter a desire to see Mrs. Spivey and thus arrangements were made for a meeting when Mrs. Spivey learned she was to take the Uni ted Nations tour. One hundred five Home Demon stration Club Women, representing 69 North Carolina counties made the trip. They left Raleigh at 7 a.m. last Monday morning, stop ping on their way northward at Mt. Vernon and Washington, I). C. Two days. Thursday and Friday, were spent in the United Nations building, followed by tours of the Hyde Park estate and West Point. Mrs. Spivey spoke with Mrs. Roosevelt Thursday, the major part of their conversation being devot ed to the problem of integration of white and Negro public school students in the south. 12-Year-0ld Boy III with Polio The county health department reported yesterday morning that 12-year-old Ronnie McLaren. 106 Cedar St., Beaufort, is ill with a slight case of polio. The child was stricken Wednes day night, according to Mrs. Leota Hammer, public health nurse. Sho said no paralysis has set in but there ia a weakness in the boy's legs. He was examined Saturday by Dr. Lenox Baker, orthopedist in charge of the Crippled Children's Clinic in Morehead City. Unless the case becomes worse, Mrs. Ham mer said the child probably will not be hospitalized. He is under the care of Dr. Theo dore Salter, Beaufort. Officially, this is the county's first polio case this year. Kenneth .lolls, an adult, was stricken about a month ago and was taken to his hometown. Raleigh, where he was hospitalized with a serious case of polio. Mr. Jolls' case was never offt cially reported in this county. H? is confined to Rex Hospital, in an iron lung, and at latest reports his vocal chords were paralyzed, making it impossible for him to speak. Crew Leaders Seek Assistance Applications for employment as enumeratofs (or the 1954 census of agriculture in Carteret. Jones. Ons low and part of Duplin Counties, arc being accepted now. Persons interested should con tact Vincent M. Rhue. Newport, or M. A. Trott, Richlands. who are serving as crew leaders in this area Applicants for enumerators jobs must be citizens of the United States, have a high school educa tion or fumiah evidence of com parable experience, be in good physical health and of excellent character and be between the ages of 18 to 65. The must have infficient finan cial resources to sustain them selvea for approximately four or five weeka from the date of ap pointment until they receive their firat salary check. Applicants with veteran preference who meet all requirements will be given priori ty over non-veteran applicants. Enumerator job applicants must b? licensed to operate and must provide for the coat of operating cars on official census business. 20 Boys to Go to Raleigh Tomorrow for Exams Mr*. Ruby D. Holland clerk to the county draft board, report* that 20 boys have been scheduled to go to Raleigh tomorrow for pre-induction examination. There are alio some young men who will be inducted Oct. 21. Mrs. Holland haa announced too that the draft board office in tho courthouae annex will bo closed to morrow through Monday, Oct It will reopen at 8:30 ajn. Tuea day, Oct 1#.
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