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43rd YEAR, NO. 100. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES - MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1954 PUBUSHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAY8 ii
Episcopal Rector
Resigns Sunday
The Rev. James P. Dees
Accepts Call to Trinity
Church, Statesville
The Rev. James P. Dees, rector
of St. Paul's Episcopal Church,
Beaufort, read his resignation to
the congregation at the Sunday
morning worship service. Mr Dus
has accepted a call to the Trinity
Episcopal Church at Statesville.
His pastorate there begins Jan.
19. 1955.
His resignation was accepted at
a special meeting of the vestry
Friday night. The vestry accepted
the resignation with "profound
regret" and said a debt of gratitude
to him will always exist. They ex
pressed deep appreciation for his
three years of service at St. Paul's.
Mr. Dees and his family came
to Beaufort in January 1951.
The rector said in his resigna
tion that he felt the ciimatc here
is detrimental to his health, especi
ally in winter. Continual colds and
flu have prevented him from carry
ing out pastoral duties as he would
have liked.
The Drrs have two daughters.
Margaret and Eugenia.
Court Continues
26 Suits, Adjourns
Twenty-six cases were continued
in Superior Court which adjourned
soon after 6 Thursday night. The
cases are listed below.
In the case of Malcolm R. Willis
vs. R. H. Barbour, S. T. Proctor
and J. B. Gourlay doing business as
Barbour, Proctor, Gourlay Produce
Co., the verdict of the December
1953 Superior Court was set aside.
Judge Joseph Parker ordered
that payment to be made by Bar
bour shall be reduced from $9,030
to $1,000 plus interest from Jan.
1, 1949.
The judge ruled that neither Wil
liam K. White, plaintiff, nor
Charles T. Pringle, defendant shall
recover damages. The iuit was the
outgrowth of an automobile acci
dent. Coats of the action wef* di
vided between White and Pringle.
- The judge ordere UaMiW imi
of Madeline Rayal -? aid Fannie
Louise R. Jenkins and William M.
Jenkins vs. Seashore Trans parta
toin Co., be docketed for trial in
th? next term of Superior Court.
The court ruled that the plaintiff
shall recover $503.19 in the case,
John E. Seitter and Utica Mutual
Insurance Co. vs. James Edward
McBride and Richard J. Daniels.
A compromise was reached in the
suit, Robert D. Lancaster vs. Wil
liam Tully Smith. The defendant.
Smith, will pay Lancaster $1,500
and be free of any claim or lien
in the future. The case #as dock
eted following an automobile-trac
tor accident July 8, 1953 on High
way 70 between Newport and Have
lock.
Cases continued: Hilterbrick vs.
Hilterbrick, Montgomery vs. Mont
gomery, Sparks vs. Sparks, Law
rence vs. Lawrence, Thompson vs.
Thompson, Durand vs. Durand.
Conway vs. Conway, Evers vs.
Evers, Jones vs. Jones, Wheatley
vs. Noble, Trader vs. Walker, Smith
vs. Peterson, Russell vs. Harker,
Bell vs. Indemnity Co.
Hatsell vs. Buchanan, Haskett vs.
Hall, Pavonne vs. Marion, Hatsell
vs. Hancock, Sinclair vs. Taylor,
4 Powers vs. Smith, Taylor vs. Willis,
Dickinson vs. Marion, PhiUipa vs.
Elkins and Godwin vs. Golden.
Derwooci Chadwick
Injured in Wreck
Derwood Chadwick. Straits, was
seriously injured at 3: IS Saturday
morning when his car wrecked and
burned just east of the Markers
Island Road at Otway.
Chadwick was confined to the
Morehead City Hospital yesterday
with two broken arms, fracture of
facial bones and minor cuts.
State Highway Patrolman W. IS.
Pickard said yesterday be had no
details on the accident because
he had not been able to talk to
Chadwick. The driver apparently
waa alone In the car when the ac
cident happened.
Thfovos Stool Eight
Whook From Body Shop
Eight wheels were stolen from
Romano Paint and Body Works,
Morehead City, between tl p.m.
Sunday and 7 a.m. yesterday, ac
cording to Morehead City police of
ficer. Sgt. C. L. Bunch.
Two Oldamobiies had been jack
ed up and the tires, rims and
. - wheels were takcta from them, ac
cording to the sergeant.
He was continuing investigation
yesterday.
Mrs. Ivey Morris Gillikin, Otway,
won the 21-inch TV set given away
by Parker Motors at Its opening
Friday and Saturday. The event
was in conjunction with Parker
Motors' opening aa the Ford agency
in the county.
What Happens to It?
Photo by Roy Eubunk*
What happens to somr of the fish oil now being extracted from the loads of menhaden boats have
been bringing in? Some of it finds its way abroad. This picture was taken last year aa a barge load of
15,004 barrels of oil left Beaufort, bound to New York and then to Germany. The oil was shipped by the
Fish Meal Co., Beaufort, which is shown in the background.
Atlantic Baptist Church
Proceeds with Building Plan
Weight Limit
Taken Off Bridge
Things were back to normal at
the Beaufort Bridge across Gal
lants Channel Friday afternoon.
The five-ton gross weight limit was
removed.
For the first time since Oct. 22,
all types of vehicles may use the
bridge, Because the ^)ct. 15 hur
ricane wind-and watA action un
dermined pilings, the &-Mge has
been closed alternately to one-way
traffic, traffic exceeding no more
than three tons and traffic exceed
ing no more than five.
For several days the bridge was
closed entirely while the State
Highway Department made repairs.
John L. Humphrey, county
road superintendent, announced
yesterday that the North River
Bridge, also damaged in the hur
ricane. waa opened to two-way
traffic Friday. There is no weight
limit on the bridge.
Traffic from the west reached
Beaufort by using Highway 101
from Cherry Point or Newport.
T. B. Gunter. State Highway en
gineer, Raleigh, informed THE
NEWS-TIMES Dec. 4 that every
effort would be made to have the
bridge open to all traffic by Fri
day.
In spite of the snow storm last
Monday and extremely cold weath
er all week, the Dec. 10 date was
kept.
Morehead City Postoffice
Adopt* Christmas Hours
The Morehead City postoffice
will be open from 8 a.m. until 6
p.m. every day, except Sundays,
until Christmas Eve.
The postoffice will also be open
on Wednesday afternoon during the
Christmas season.
1 The Rev. John Privott, pastor oH
the Atlantic Baptist Church, said
yesterday that architect's plans for
the new church were to be sub
mitted 'to the building committee
yesterday.
The church burned Sept. 3, 1954
and the congregation has purchased
property across the highway from
the church as the site for the new
sanctuary and educational building.
The church which burned was
the sanctuary and the former
church had been used as the edu
cational building. The new build
ing will be of brick, Colonial style
architecture. Raymond Fuson, New
Bern, is the architect.
Mr. Privott said money is now
being raised for the aew building.
In charge of the program are Clay
ton Fulcher Sr. and Jr., Gaston
Smith, Mrs. Norma Mason and
Mrs. Leota Hammer.
The church which burned had
been cleared of debt in the spring
of 1953. It was a new church on
the nojth side of Highway 70.
Church membership now is 195.
Parked Car Gets
Smashed in Rear
A car driven by Early Thomas
Taylor, route 1 Newport, ran into
the rear of another automobile at
10:30 Saturday night three miles
east of Newport on Highway 70.
State Highway Patrolman W. E.
Pickard said that the parked car
a 1947 Ford, was owned by John
W McCabe, Wildwood The Ford
had broken down and McCabe had
left it on the road with its lights
burning while he went for help.
Taylor, driving a 1847 Buick,
came up from behind and smashed
into it. Damage to the Buick was
estimated at $290 and damage to
the Ford at S100. Taylor had two
passengers with him.
No one was hurt No charges
were filed.
Cotton Farmers Will Go
To Polls in ASC Office
Thirty-three cotton farmers of
the county are eligible to vote in
the cotton referendum today. They
will caat their ballots in the Agri
culture Stabilization Conservation
office.
B. J. May, ASC manager, said
that because there are so few
cotton farmers, the polls are lo
cated in hia office on the second
floor of the postofflce building,
Beaufort.
Cotton marketing quotas are set
up by law as the means of assuring
each grower a shsre of the avail
able market for cotton. The out
come of today's voting .will de
termine the level of price support
for the crop -in IMS.
The marketing quota program
will be in operation for next year's
crop ii at least two-thirds of the
votea caat in the referendum are
in favor of the proposal, Mr. May
said. In that event, price support
will be available for the IMS crop
at a level between 82 <4 and 90
tier cent of parity. However, if
more than one-third of the votes
are against quotas, the price rap
port level would drep to 90 per
cent of parity.
I la Mr. May's opinion, the da
ciiioo of cotton growers will have
far-reaching effect*, ind be ex
pressed the hope that the vote
will be substantia^ in favor of
the marketing quota program.
The 1055 cotton allotment will
be 17 per cent lower than 1954
or 109.117 acres len. This is about
one-third the acreage grown at the
beginning of acreage control, he
said. "This makes It more import
ant that every acre be put to it*
beat use. Conservation of soil and
water is more Important today than
in the early day* of oar cotton
program," jjh. Hay concluded.
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Tuesday, Dm. 14
8:12 a.m.
11:34 p.m. 5:53 p.m.
Wedaeatay. Dec. IS
11:54 a.m. 6:06 a m
12:14 p.m. 6:42 p.m.
Thartiay, Dec. 16
12:05 a.m. 7:06 a.m.
1:01 p.m. 7.33 p.m.
Friday, Dee. 11
1:47 a.m. 8:07 a.m.
1:56 p*L 8:34 pjM.
Negro Enters
Beaufort Home
Willie Batson. Negro fisherman,
from Supply, N. C., was arrested
Sunday afternoon at 1:30 on a
charge of first degree burglary
after he had walked into the kit
chen of Leslie Moore's home in
Beaufort.
Mr. Moore said he was not go
ing to appear against Batson be
cause Batson was drunk a*<Jjpf>vi
ously didn't know what ne was
doing. Chief of Beaufort Police
M. E. Guy signed the warrant for
Batson's arrest and officer Mac
Wade signed another charging him
with public drunkenness.
Batson is being held in the county
jail pending a preliminary hearing
in Beaufort Recorder's Court this
afternoon.
Ten other persons were given
citations over the weekend for
public drunkenness.
They are Clarence Dobbin*,
Lexington, Va.; Alvin Hodges and
Leroy Cox, both of Beaufort; R. T.
Robertson, Fernandina, Fla., .lames
Brown, address unknown, Willie
Hines, Theodore Ricks, and
Mesanug Frost, both of Beaufort.
Welton Bailey, Mobile Ala,
Willie Wells Jr . Petersburg, Va.,
and John S. Goode, Baltimore, Md
Hodges also face* a charge of
being a public nusiance.
Freddie Lee Jones, Wilmington,
who was found guilty In Beaufort
Recorder's. Court Tuesday on a
public drunkenness charge, has
been turned over to authorities of
Horey County, S. C., where he will
be tried on a burglary charge.
U. S. Bond Dance
At Base Will Start
Friday at 9 P.M.
The fourth annual savings bond
dance at Cherry Point will take
place from 8 p.m. until 1 a.m
Friday night at the SUtidn Drill
Hall
The dance is a station-sponsored
event open to all civilian and
military personnel at the base. The
station orchestra will furnish the
music.
At intermission a 1500 savings
bond will be given away and as
many $100 saving bonds will be
given as -operating expenses of
the dance will allow.
Refreshments will be on sale
H. F. Lindsay, Morchead City, is
publicity chairman far the dance.
Ann Stroot Choirs Will
Present Program Sunday
The choirs of Ann SU^et Meth
odiat Church, Beaufort, under the
direction of Mrs. Charles Haaaell.
will present a program of Christ
mas music Sunday night, D*c. 19.
at 7:30 in the church.
A Christmas program and church
school Chriatmsa tree will be held
in the church auditorium at 7 p m
Wednesday. Dec. 22.
The Rev. J. D. Young, pastor of
the church, announces alao that
the Methodist youth of the county
will meet for a Watch Night 8er
vice in the First Methodist Church.
Morchead City, from ? p.m. until
12: OS u. Friday night, Dec. SI.
Willie Lawrence Jr., Bettie,
Seriously Hurt in Wreck
The Rev. William Quick
Assumes Pastorate Here
The Rev. William Quick of Gib-*
soil, N. Cm has assumed his duties
as pastor of the Camp Glenn Meth
odist Circuit which includes the
Broad Creek, Salter Path, and
Camp Glenn Churches. Mr. Quick
comes form the Broad Street Meth
odist Church in Richmond, Va.,
and the Virginia Conference where
he served as associate minister and
was appointed to the Camp Glenn
circuit by Bishop Paul Neff Gar
Der, resident Bishop of the Rich
mond Area of the Methodise
Church.
Mr. Quick is a graduate of Gib
son (N.C.) High School where he
won statewide acclaim as a public
speaker. He was winner of the
American Legion Oratorical Con
test at the 1949 Boy's State at
the University of North Carolina
and in 1950 won second place in
the State 4-H Club Public Speak
ing Contest. In 1952 he graduated
at Pfeiffer Junior College in
Misenheimer, N. C., where he ser
ved as President of the Student
Government and was named to
American College Student Leaders.
The young minister received his
BA degree from Randolph-Macon
College at Ashland, Va. in June
of this year. At Randolph-Macon
he was named to Who's Who in
American Colleges and Univer
sities and was an honorary mem
ber of Omicron Delta Kappa, na
tional honorary leadership frater
nity, and Pi Gamma Mu, national
social science fraternity. Mr.
Quick was president of the Ran
dolph-Macon Glee Club and the
top-ranking member of the debate
team which ranked eleventh in
the nation.
On Jan. 15, 1955 he will be
married to Miss Barbara Camp
bell at the Broad Street Methodist
Church in Richmond. They will
make their home in the new par
sonage recently completed by the
parkh at Camp Glenn. In Septem
ber Mr. Quick will continue his
theological work at the Duke Sem
inary in Durham, N. C.
Safety League
Backs S-D Day
Raleigh ? North Carolina's S-D
Day Dec. 15 will have the full
backing of the members firms of
the Carolina Saftey League, ac
cording to Motor Vehicles Com
missioner Ed Scheidt.
Mr. Scheidt asked in a recent
letter to approximately 8S0 auto
mobile dealers that they' designate
Dec. 14 and 15 as "special safety
check days."
"S D Day" ? Safe Driving Day
? will focus the nation's attention
on good driving practices. On Dec.
15 it is hoped the nation's 70
million licensed drivers will go
without a single traffic accident.
The dramatic project is an un
dertaking of the President's Action
Committee for Traffic Safety. It
was proclaimed in North Carolina
Nov. 16 by Governor Hodges.
Dealers throughout the state will
offer quick, thorough and free
mechanical inspections for car
owners who desire them. Principle
points checked are brakes, steer
ing, lights, tires and windshield
wipers. According to figures from
the Carolina Safety League brakes,
steering and lights, in that order,
were features most often found
defective.
Approximately 250,000 vehicles
have been checked since the volun
tary inspection project was launcb
ed last April.
89 Apply for Work
Dyring November
Mrs. Julia Tenney, manager o(
the United States Employment of
fice, Morehead City, reported yes
terday that there were 88 new
applicationa for work during No
vember.
Mrs. Tenney said she had 102
job openings and placed 101 per
sons.
During the November sweet
potato harveat, the office placed
4,370 in agricultrial work. Of these
3,902 were members of the 10
crews in the county.
She said the maojrity of persons
seeking work were between 36
and 48 while the second highest
age group seeking employment
was between 21 and 33.
To Usn Today
The Rev. Priestley Conyers III,
Morehead City, who has accepted
the Presbyterian charge at Bel
mont, N. C., will leave for Belmont
today.
Dec. 21 Issue to Carry
Christmas Service Dates
THE NEWS-TINES will carry
announcements of Christmas
church services in the issue of
Tuesday, Dec. 21. Ministers who
would like to have their services
included should have their no
tices in THE NEWS-TIMES of
fice no later than noon Friday,
Dec. 17.
The information may include
prrties for Sunday School chil
dren, special music programs or
other types of Christmas observ
ances.
Ports Director
Issues Report
Wilmington State Docks set a
rccord in cargo handling for the
month of November. Col. Richard
S. Marr, executive director of the
North Carolina State Ports Author
ity, announced today that an all
time high record for tonnages was
reached last month.
He said, "The tonnage move
ment of cargo exceeded 30,000
tons; this amount went over the
record tonnages of over 27,000
tons set in April 1953, and went
way beyond the 103 tons that were
handled during the same period
last year."
The director stated, "This is en
couraging, for it was only a little
more than two years ago that
these facilities were dedicated to
the service of developing a more
expeditious handling of water
borne commerce to and from the
ports of North Carolina, and other
states and foreign countries. , H
"This encourageing progress has
been brought about by many fac
tors, among the important ones
are service and public interest.
The people of North Carolina are
not only taking advantage of the
services provided by the State
Ports, but also of the many bene
ficial advantages that result to
them through the increased use
of the ports of North Carolina."
The cargoes that made up this
all-time high record were burlap,
hardware, steel products, tobacco,
cotton, jute, scrap steel and other
items of a general type.
The outlook for a continued car
go growth is good, and through the
active development program of the
Ports Authority, the port* intend
to keep pace with the growth re
quirements of industry, agriculture
and general business of North
Carolina.
Willie Brown Lawrence Jr., 24, native of Bettie, was still
unconscious in the Morehead City Hospital yesterday after
noon following an automobile accident at 7:15 Sunday
night at Bettie.
Lawrence, driving a 1954 Chevrolet coupe, ran off High
way 70 on the curve at the west limits of Bettie. His car
hit a culvert and turned over sev-<
eral times, pinning Lawrence be
neath it.
The coupe traveled 200 feet off
the highway before coming to a
stop across from Marvin Fulcher's
home. Lawrence had no passengers
with him.
Tires Worn
State Highway Patrolman J. W.
Sykes said only one tire on the
car was in good condition. Law
rence owned the car but was driv-i
ing with a Virginia license. He is
employed by the Norfolk Dredging
Co. and was visiting here over the
weekend.
The Adair ambulance, Beaufort,
took him to the hospital.
Lawrence has a long record of
motor vehicle violations. In Su
perior Court Oct. 16, 1950 he was
given a two to three-year suspend
ed sentence on a manslaughter
charge. He was driver of the car
in which Frank E. Gillikin, 18, of
Otway, was killed March 17, 1950.
Ordered Not to Drive
He was fined $300, put on pro
bation for five years, ordered not
to apply for a license in this state
for five years and also ordered not
to drive in this state for five years.
That order does not expire until
1955.
After the manslaughter convic
tion he was again tried in this
county on Dec. 22, 1953 for violat
ing the motor vehicle law, was
given a 30-day suspended sentence
and ordered to pay $10 and costs.
On Jan. 3, 1950 he was found guilty
of a motor law violation and at that
time paid costs.
Chairman Says
Get Tickets Now
Mrs. Theodore Salter, entertain
ment chairman (or the Morehead
City Golf and Country Club, has
requested that persons planning to
attend tomorrow night's Christmas
dinner-dance buy their tickets as
soon as possible.
The dance will take place at the
Blue Ribbon Club, Morehead City.
Dinner will be served at 8. Club
members, she said, arc welcome to
bring guests.
In Beaufort tickets may be ob
tained by phoning Mr?. Gilbert Pot
ter, 1410 Front St., and in More
head City. Mrs. M. B. Morey, 8 4853.
Dress can be either formal or in
formal.
Members of the entertainment
committee, in addition to Mrs. Sal
ter and Mrs. Morey, are Mrs. Harry
Gillikin, Holden Ballou, Mrs. J. R.
Sanders and Ted Garner.
?
Farm Bureau Will
Give Away Three
Pigs Tonight
Three purebred pigs will be
awarded to high corn producers
tonight at the annual Farm Bureau
meeting in the Recreaiton Center,
Morehead City.
The Farm Bureau annually hon
ors high corn producers to encour
age use of improved cultivation
practices. R. M. Williams, county
agent, will make the announcement
of the winners. Each will be given
a purebred pig of his choice.
Official to Speak
Bob Shoffner, assistant director
of the agriculture extension ser
vice, Raleigh, will be tonight's
speaker, lie will be introduced by
Mr. Williams.
W. C. Carlton, Morehead City,
will give the welcome address and
the Rev. J. H. Waldrop Jr., New
port, will give the invocation.
Election Scheduled
Clarence Millis, Newport, chair
man of the nominating committee,
will present nominations for offi
cers for the coming year and Floyd
Garner, membership chairman, will
report on the 1955 membership
drive.
Robert Laughton, president of
the Farm Bureau, will make intro
ductory remarks and announce
ments. The meeting will begin with
a barbecue supper at 0:30 p.m.
Jaycees to Sell
Bread Tomorrow
To raise money for their Christ
mas charity program Beaufort Jay
cees will conduct a bread sale to
morrow afternoon and give away a
shotgun the day before Christmas.
The bread sale will begin at 1
p.m. tomorrow and continue until
midnight. Jack McManus. chairman
of the Christmas committee, an
nounces.
Buyers of bread may give any
amount they want for the loaves
they buy.
Persons interested in winning
the shotgun should contact any
member of the Jaycees. The shot
gun given away last Christmas was
won by a resident of Newport.
Serving with Mr. McManus on
the Jaycee Christmas committee
are Holden Ballou and Harry
Davis.
Rain Brings Trouble
Rainy weather, like that of yes
terday. mikes this intersection at
Pollock and Cedar Streets, Beau
fort. a sea of muck and mire. John
Earl Parker, delivery boy for the
grocery store In the background, la
shown aa he tries to get through
the mud.
George A. Stanley, owner of th?
grocery store, said the Intersection
is usually a mess, rain or shine.
The town crew has tried to
correct the situation by putting
clay there, but has made things no
better. ?
Dan Walker, town clerk, said yes
terday that the street grade Is all
wrong and the only hope for cor
recting the aituatioo la to build
up the street there, as wall aa
Photo by Roy Cutanlu
near the Elks Temple, and instill
a storm drainage system.
"That," he added, "will cost a
lot of money." Meanwhile, the bus
inessmen and residents around the
intersection want relief until the
money can be found.
Sammy Daniels, Beaufort,
Rkmvm $50 Saturday
Sammy Daniels, Beaufort, re
ceived $90 from the Pirates Chest
of Silver In Beaufort Saturday
afternoon.
James Ollllkin. Otway, and
Adrian Moore, Salter Path, re
ceived <29 apiece.
The next give-away will be Sat
urday aftareoon at ? pan.
J. R. Morrill
Speaks to Club
J. R Morrill, Morehead City, was
the main speaker at the Morehead
City Rotary Club meeting Thursday
night at Fleming'* Restaurant.
Albert Gaskill was in charge of
the program.
Mr. Morrill told the members of
his trip to Bermuda aboard the
M.S. Stockholm. He described the
services and entertainment which
the Stockholm offered.
Mr. Morrill also compared the
salesmsnshlp of the natives of Ber
muda to that of Americans. He ex
plained that the tourist in Bermuda
browses around in a store until he
sees something he likes and then he
buys it. The sales people do nat
wait on him or try to sell him any
thing, he said.
Lynn Stoller. Beaufort, was a
guest of the club.
Morehead City Stores
To CIom Doc. 25, 26, 27
Ted Davis, manager of the More
head City Chamber of Commerce,
announced yesterday that stores in
Morehead City will be closed Sat
urday, Christmas Day, and the two
days following, which are Sunday
and Monday.
Exceptions to the Monday doe
ing, he aaid are Roae's and Blan
chsrd's and the drug stoi*s. Stores
will be open until 9 Saturday night
and until 9 p.m. Monday through
Thursday of Christmas week.
They will clew aa aarly as feasi
ble Christmas Eva, Dec. 24.
ChlM Data* AO Eight
Ivay Chad wick Jr., JHybmM
Beaufort boy who was burned Dae.
i whan ha pulled a deep fat fryer
over on himself, ia recovering
satisfactorily, according to hla
physician, Dr. Mm Way.