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NEWS-TIMES OFFICE $04 ArmxMI St. I., City 6-4178 COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 43rd YEAR, NO. 103. FOUR SECTIONS TWENTY-SIX PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1954 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS 49 Brazilian Seamen Will Spend Christmas Day Here ? ? Jaycees Will Entertain 54 Children Thursday Gerald Murdoch, chairman of" the Christmas program committee, told the Morehead City Jayyees at their weekly mnting Monday night that 54 children are to be the guests of the Jaycees Thursday, Dec. 23, at a movie, lunch and party. The activity will begin at 10 o'clock at the City Theatre. More head City. After a movie, the chil dren will be taken to Morehead City restaurants for lunch. The Morehead City restaurants owners are providing the lunches without charge. The children will go to the More head City Recreation Center after lunch for a Christmas party. At the party the children will play games, sing songs and will be presented with gifts. Also at their Monday meeting, Jaycees heard a talk by Miss Geor gie Hughes, superintendent of the County Welfare Department. Miss Hughes told of the functions and problems of the Welfare Depart ment. The Jaycees gave a vote of thanks for the work the depart ment does during the year. The Monday night meeting of the Jaycees has . been cancelled. The next meeting will be Monday. Jan. 3. Pogy Boats Will Observe Holiday Menhaden fishing will resume Monday after a Christmas holiday which started when most factories recalled those boats that had bravely put out fh the sub-freex ing temperature of Tuesday. The winter fishing season thus far has produced one record break ing day, more than nine million fish, for the Fish Meal Co. ?nd/ a good season record for the Rob ert W. Taylor Co., Morehead City. With 22 boats fishing, the Fish Meal Co. has been able to make big hauls on the days that weather has been favorable. While only six in number, the Taylor Co. boats are reported to have fully loaded on every good day. Beaufort Fisheries, in process of adding to and overhauliag Its fleet, claimed not to be in position to take full advantage of the good days. No report was available on the Wallace Fisheries boats but it is believed that they have had a good season. Fishing, weather permitting, will continue until about Jan. 1. Court Clerk Files L.H. Dudley Will The will of' Louis H. Dudley, Beaufort, who died in November, has been filed in the office of the clerk of Superior Court, Beaufort. The will, drawn Feb. 10, 1W4, was witnessed by P. B. Beacham and Ceflric D. Beacham. It direct* that all debt* and fun eral expenses be paid and all pro perty, real and peraonal, waa left to bis son, John Elbert Dudley, Beaufort The ion' was alao named executor. In caae hi* son predeceaaed him, Mr. Dudley specified that hi* daughter-io-law. Betty Gibba Dud ley. wa* to .receive hi* property and that she would, in that caae, serve as executrix. Commissioner Issues Warning Falsa Alarms Endanger Firemen's Lives, Says J. P. Harris J. P. Harris, Beaufort fire com missioner, today issued a warning about turning in false alarms. Mr. Harris mentioned that Mon day night someone turned in a false alarm at Box 45, Live Oak and Pine Streets, # "A fireman may have been killed because of that," said Mr. Harris. "Christmas fun should not in clude risking human lives. Some fireman's widow and children would not have had a very merry Christmas with their dad lying dead because somebody thought it would be funny to turn in the alarm," said the fire commissioner. "A fire truck racing to the scene of a blaze and the private automo biles of firemen constitute a dead ly instrument capable of dealing destruction," he continued. "The fire department stands ready to rush to the public's aid in case of an emergency. That is its function," Mr. Harris stated. But during holiday periods the number of false alarms ordinarily increase. "Think, before you turn in that false alarm. You may be endangering the lives of the volun tary firemen that rush to answer. Just remember, the property and the life that he is trying to save, may be yours." The Beaufort Fire Department, he concluded, wishes everyone a safe and joyous holiday season. Judge Speaks To Rofarians Judge Luther Hamilton, More head City, was the speaker at the Newport Rotary Club's Ladies Night Christmas supper Monday. Judge Hamilton spoke on the spirit of Christmas and traced the history o >f Christianity from its be ginning to the present. The Kotarians and Rotary-Anns were served a Christmas turkey dinner. Bob Montague led the group in three Christmas songs. Roy T. Garner gave the welcom ing address and Mrs. Roy T. Gar ner gave the response. Visitors at the meeting were C. L. Teague and W. E. Mashall, both of New Bern. Walter Edwards and Mr. and Mrs, Harvey Joslyn, ail of Morehead City., First-Citizens Entertains Personnel at Yule Dinner The First-Citizens Bank and TraM Co., Morehead City, enter tained its personnel and former employees at a Christmas dinner Tuesday night at the Morehead City Recreation Center. Fifty per sons attended. ? Because members of the Com munity Theatre were at the center to produce the nativity tableau, they were, invited to dine, too, be tween tableau showings. Liana Wen't Meet Th* Morehead City Lions Club will not meet Thursday night of this week. The club had its Christ mas party last Thursday. Late Governor Leaves $182,665 Estate to Wife I Jaycees, Firwnen ' To Give Yul* Party Beaufort 'youngster* will b? en tertained Thuraday moraine by the Beaufort Jayeees and Um More head City Fire Department at a movie at the City Theatre, More head City.* Following the movie, the younv ?ten will return to Beaufort where they will be aerved a Christ mas dinner at the Lottie Sanders building. Hosts wUl be the Van Potter class of Aon Street Metho dist Sunday School. On Christmas Kve the fire de partment wUl distribute food, clothing and toys Uravhout town. ? Durham (Afi)? Merle D?vi? Urn stead, widow of Gov. William B. Unutead, is the sole beneficiary of his estate in an inventory of the ?rill filed in Superior Court here The estate is valued at S1S2.665, not including $30,500 in insurance which also is payable to Mrs. U in stead and her daughter, Merle, 12. The will, also filed for probate, ia written in legible longhand In ink on stationery of the law firm of which Umatead was a member before becoming governor. The inventory listed bank de poaita, 906,425.58; stocks and-bnnda $78,049.42; insurance paayble to the e?Ute. (13.500; and real eatat* (tax value). <22, W0. Governor Umatead died in office at Watts Hospital here laat Nov. 7. He waa a native of Durham. '< Ther are 49 Brazilians who like the idea of being in More head City for Christmas although they're about 5,000 miles from home. The crew of the Brazilian, tanker, Guapore, would be at sea Cnristmas Day if it weren't for generator trouble which forced them to dock at Morehead City last Thursday for repairs. The tanker, which was on its way to Amuay Bay, Venezuela, is being repaired now at the port. When asked what he thought about being so far from home on Christmas, the young captain, An dre Sabatie Fonseca, 31, said, "That's wonderful. Is very nice little town We would have been at sea if we weren't here. Here is better." On Christmas Day the crewmen have planned to have a special Christmas supper aboard the ship. They have bought three Christmas trees and are going to have them decorated for the occasion. Captain Fonseca pointed out that The Guapore will be open to visitors from 1 to S p.m. daily un til the ship sails. Guides will con duct visitors on a tour. in his country Christmas comes at the hottest time of the year and they aren't accustomed to a cold Christmas. It'z summer how in Brazil ? Appear on TV The captain, chief, first mate, boatswain and a group of musi cians were on Jerry Koli's pro gram over Greenville's television station, WNCT, Wednesday. The musicians played several numbers using the cavaquinho, (small guitar), concertino (accor dion) and panderio. The captain has been sailing for 14 years and is a graduate of the Merchant Marine School of Rio de Janeiro. The school is government supported and the men study astronomy, mathematics, electrical engineering and other technical courses which will prepare them for a life at sea. It takes ab6ut three to four years to complete the course. When ? man graduates from the school he is commissioned as a junior officer. The Guapore is a government owned ship and is one of a 22-ship flert of tankers owned by Brazil. The. 590-foot tanker can carry a cargo of 230,000 tons of oil and has an engine of 7,300 horse power. The ship is being handled here by William Davies of the Morehead City Shipping Co. Mr. Davies was called by the ship's agents in New York and notified' that the tanker would be docking here for repairs. Begins Search After he was notified, Mr. Davies began a frantic search for someone who could speak Portuguese. Bra zil's native tongue. He finally found his man in Mr. Lander, a civil engineer of Wilmington. Mr. Lander arrived in Morehead City 80 minutes after he was noti fied. The trouble was ascertained and orders were sent to New York for the parts needed. Chief M#te Agostinho, 24, said he expects the repairs to be com pleted by Sunday. So, after spending Christmas |n Morehead City, the Brazilians will sail for Venezuela and then home to Brazil for a belated holiday re union with families ynd friends. Former Federal Employees Will Receive Benefits Unemployed Civilians Will Coma Under Social Security after Jan. 1 Raleigh ? Federal civilian em ployees who are unemployed after Jnn. 1 will be entitled to file claims for unemployment compensation as the result of an amendment to the Social Security Act by the 83rd Congress. Payments of unemployment bene fits will be made from funds ap propriated by the Congress. Fed eral employees filing claims under this program will be subject to the requirements of the laws of the various states and units paying the benefits. Chairman Henry Kendall, Em ployment Security Commissioner, states that the necessary organiza tion and methods for processing and payment of these claims are being formulated and his agency will be ready to take applications or initial claims for unemployment compensation for federal em ployees on Monday. Jan. 3, the first work day in 1955. In Carteret County the ESC office is located in the Jefferson Restaurant build ing, 4th Street, Morehead City. Before the claim of an unem ployed federal employee can be processed, Mr. Kendall points out, the claimant must have or obtain a social security account number issued by the Social Security Ad ministration through one of its 13 district offices locate^ in the larger cities in North Carolina. If the unemployed federal em ployee lives in North Carolina the claim may be filed in the nearest local employment security office. When reporting to file a claim the federal emoloyee should have his social security card, Form No. 8. Notice of Separated Federal Em ployee (Unemployment Compensa tion Prograpi), and Form 50, Noti fication of Personal Action, which is given to the employee by the federal agency by which he was employed. These documents are to be presented to the interviewer in the local office taking the claim. After the claim has been taken and Ihe necessary wage informa tion obtained from the federal agency, the amount of the weekly payment will be dr'ermined. This amount ranges from $7 to $30 a week, depending on the total amount of wages earned in the base period, which, for claims filed from Jan. 1, 1955 to March 31, 1955, inclusive, will be the last six months of 1953 and the first six months of 1954. The federal em ployee may be paid as many as 26 weeks in the 12-month period fol lowing the filing of the lnitiil claim. To be eligible to receive ttK-se i payments the federal employee is subject to the eligibility require ments and penalties set forth in the state law for other unemployed workers, which are as follows: 1. Be unemployed. 2. Register for work at the local Employment Security office. 3. Be physically able to work. 4. Be available for work, which means that the individual must be willing to take a suitable job, have no home restrictions or lack of transportation that would prevent S?0 SECURITY, Page I 4 ? Defendant Gets Suspended Term on Gas Theft Charge William Harker, 23, Morehead City, was given a suspended sen tence of two years on the roads on a larceny of gasoline charge in County Recorder's Court Tueaday morning. Harker confeaaed that he had siphoned the gasoline from a truck belonging to Safrit's Lumber Mill, Beaufort. He was .apprehended Thursday morning at* 2:40 a.m. in Parker's Car Harbor by Morehead City Policeman W. 1. Condie. Harker was put on probation for two yean in Morehead City Recorder's court Monday for attempted larceny of a set of Buiek seat cevers. Policeman Condie had alao found two one-gallon Jugs in the back of Harker's car and a speaker from a drive-in theatre. The policeman said there was gasoline in one of the jugs and the other Jug smelled of gasoline. Harker admitted stealing the gasMine and said he helped steal the speaker from the East Drive in Theatre, Beaufort. In county court, Hirker's two year sentence waa suspended on the stipulation that be remain on good behavior for five years and pay a *25 fine and casta. He also bad to pay coeta for aiding and abetting the theft of the speaker from the East Drive in. C . Linster IMtr waa given M days or ttN and rata for speeding 100 miles per hour. He was not prosecuted ea other charge* of re sisting arrest, failing to stop far the patrolman's siren and running through two stop signs. Sentence Suspended Theodere Johnson, charged with careleaa and reckless driving and resisting arrest, waa given a sus pended sentence of one year on the roads. His sentence was sus pended on the stipulation that he remain on good behavior (or three years and pay a fine of $29 and court costs Nine persons were charged with speeding. They are Roger Manr Collins, George William Salter, Hubert S. Nunea, Walter Thomas Bell, Louis Erneat Kelly Jr., Larry David Hall, William C. Millet, and William Godette. GodeUe faced two charges of speeding. The state did not prosecute Bell., Nunes and Miller forfeited their bonds and one speeding charge ?gainst Godette was dismissed Defendant Appeals Kelly appealed his caae to Super ior Court after he was fined $10 and aaaeaaed coats of court. His bond was set at $100. Godette waa fined $80 and taxed coeta and Hall had to pay $10 and court coats Collin* and Salter were taxed coats of court Matthew Abraham Marahall was found not guilty of a charge of drunken driving. Robert Hilaen. charged with not having a driver"', license and carelesa and reckless driving, was found guilty of driv ing without a license and waa fined $10 and assessed court coats. The proeecuting witness was tax lea COURT, Page t Officers Search for Slain Woman s Purse ; Lewis Held New England Yuletide Lighted tree illuminates Center Congregational Church on New Haven's historic green. In right background is Yale University's llarkncss Tower. 175 See Nativity Tableau At Morehead City Tuesday Neptune Sends Gift to Fishermen While trawling In about 130 feet of water southeast of Ocracoke this wr-ek. Capt. Fred Goodwin and his crew. Wallace Morris and Louie Dixon, received a surprise package from "old King Neptune." As they brought their net to the surface, loaded to overflowing with fish, the Captain noticed a rec tangular object nestled amongst he catch. The crew, leary of World War It mines, shied away at first but on closer inspection saw that it was only a large pasteboard carton. When dropped on the deck and opened, lo and behold, there were four ten pound smoked hams all securely sealed in their air-tight metal containers. Back they sailed, to Atlantic, where they disposed of their fish for a goodly price and proudly "arried their hams home for Chriftmas. Eskimos Help Bring Boat Here Among the crew of the mine sweeper Lynn Ann, delivered Thursday to Beaufort By products Co, were two Eskimos, both grad uates of the University of Southern California. Both made the trip from Seattle, through the Panama Canal to Beau fort, partly for experience and partly to make some "spending money." They are Art Eide and Joe Akaji. Both attended Ann Street Metho dist Church Sunday with William H. Potter, president of the Beau fort By-Products Co. The crew of the Lynn Ann left late Sunday afternoon by plane for their home port. The mine sweeper will be converted for men haden fishing. Wins Turkey Mrs. Orville Gaskill. Beaufort, won the Christmas turkey given away Tuesday afternoon by the Car teret B&PW Club. Tide Table Tides at tbe Beaufort Bar HIGH LAW Friday, Dec. 24 7:27 a.m. 1:04 a.m. 7:40 p.m. 1:90 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 25 8:05 a.m. ? 1:44 a.m. 8:20 p.m. 2:36 p.m. . Suuday, Dec. 24 8 42 a.m. 2:24 a.m. 8:50 p.m. 3:12 p.m. Mortar, Dec. <7 9:10 a.m. 3:02 a.m. 0:37 p.m. 3:48 p.m. Tuesday, Dm. 28 0:57 a.m. 3:42 ajn. 10:17 P4B. ' 4:24 p.m. ? One hundred seventy-five persons saw the tableau of the nativity pre sented Tuesday Bight by the Car teret Community Theatre. Tues day's showings, were the first of a series which will continue each night through Friday. The tableau is given outdoors at the west side of the recreation cen ter, Morehead City. The stable where Christ was bom is construct ed of pine slabs. In the background through a doorway part of Bethle hem is ?hown in the distance. In the stable a live pony munches hay in his stall and in front of tne platform, on which the stable Is built, is an enclosure containing a black and white goat and two wool ly sheep. The tableau is introduced with the playing of Christmas carols with a star shining brightly over the stable. As music softly plays, the narrator reads about the birth of Christ from the second chapter of St. I .ukc As he finishes, lights slowly brighten the manger scene, revealing Mary anrt Joseph, the three wise men and the shepherds. The occasional inquiring cries of the goat make the scene realistic and once in a while the pony reaches over the fence around his stall and nuzzles a shepherd. The first showing of the tableau is at 7:30 p.m. through Thursday night. On Christmas eve the first showing will be at B. The scene is rc-enacted almost continuously. No bresk is longer than 10 minutes. Should spectators arrive when the setting is in dark ness, they need not wait but a short while before the next showing. Miss Joyce Willis. Morehead City, who directed the presentation, re quests thst persons who see it register at the lectern to the right of the setting. The sheep and the pony were lent the theatre by Dr. Luther Fulcher, Beaufort, and the goat was lent by Garth Cooper, More head City. State Publishes New Facts Booklet A new edition of "Facts About North Carolina" has been issued by the State Advertising Division of the Department of Conservation and Development. It carries a por trait and brief sketch of Go*. I.uther H. Hodges, who succeeded Gov. William B. Umstead. The four-page pamphlet alao gives current statistics about In dustry, agriculture, finance, edu cation, and natural resources of North Carolina. *A copy may bo obtained free upon request to the State Advertising Division,' Boom 233, Education Building. \ The State Advertising Divlsioa produces "Facts About North Car olina" on the department mulOJith and uses thousands of copies each year to supplement the illustrated booklet "The Tar Heel State" in answering inquiries about North Carolina. Coroner's Jury Say s Lewis To Go Before Grand Jury County law enforcement officers were still searching Tuesday for the pocketbook belonging to Mrs. E. J. Dolzer, Morehead City waitress who was slain Sunday morning at Atlantic Beach. Moody Lewis, the Salter Path resident accused of the slaying; and being held without bond in the county jail, claims to know nothing of the* pocketbook. Officers went to Lewis's home at Salter Path Tuesday to look for it, but couldn't locate it. Funeral ser vices for the murder victim were conducted Monday afternoon. Lewis was ordered held for grand jury action by a coroner's jury Monday night at the court house, Beaufort. Lewis, who is 55 but looks 10 years younger, appear ed in the courtroom in a light tan suit, dark red shirt with black hair slicked back. He is of slight build, about 5 feet 8 inches tall. He re mained impassive during Sheriff Hugh Salter's testimony and at one point when proceedings recessed, smiled and nodded to friends in the courtroom. He was accompanied by his son, Luther Lewis, Morehead City, who made no attempt to hide his con cern and nervousness. About 40 persons attended the inquest. Sheriff Salter, the only witness put on the stand by Coroner M. Leslie Spr ingle, told of being noti fied of the murder at 2:55 Sunday morning. He said the body of Mrs. Dolzer, whom he called "Tressa," was found lying a hundred yards off the Fort Macon Road by a paved road leading to the sound. He said she was on her left side with one arm outstretched over her head. The sheriff said she had ap parently been shot in the right shoalder. He and deputy sheriffs learned that Mrs. Dolzer had been aeen with Lewis at 2 a.m. that morning. They went to his home at Salter Path and not finding him there, searched it. They found a shot gun wupped in ? sheet, hidden be tween two mattresses. "We smelled It and determined that it had been ahot recently," the sheriff continued. An all - day search Sunday failed to uncover Lewis who eventually gave himaelf up at 5:30 p.m. He was taken to the sheriff's office in Beaufort where he told officers that he had simply "been in the woods." He admitted, the sheriff said, that he was with Mrs. Dolzer when abe waa shot. Net* Found The shooting, the sheriff contin ued. waa the result of an argument that arose when he told Tressa that he wasn't going, to see her any more. After a long > pause, the sheriff added that a note waa found at Lewis's home addressed to "Janice," Lewis's daughter who lives in Morehead City. C. R. Wheatly, attorney for Lewis, asked that the note be read. The sheriff took it from his pocket and read, "Janice, keep the car and title for the old car. It is in the glove pocket of Jfer new one. This liability for the lw on# too. Tres sa has messed me up, so I am gone." Under queatloning by Mr. Wheat ly, other information waa brought out. The sheriff said that Lewis told him he had been going with Mrs. Dolzer and that her aon had had Lewia'i car earlier that night. The sheriff said the shotgun, which Lewis admitted waa his, waa in the trunk of the car and shells were in the pocket. Lewis and Mrs. Dolzer went to Dom's, an eating See LEWIS, Page t News-Times Will Publish Babson's Forecast Dec. 28 ' THE NEWS-TIMES will publish Roger W. Babson's forecast of 1955 political and financial prospects in the Tueaday. Dec. 28 issue Bataon la an internationally re nowned economist. Unlike so many expert* in -the fields of politica and finance who never take their own prophetic pills, Baboon haa made milliona of dollars dosing himaelf with hi* own medicine. During the rest cuce solitude Im posed by tubarcu loan, which Be contraciea ouring his twenties and from which ha was expected to die, Babeon be came a student of political and fi nancial hiatory This led to hia understandiaj of current affairs and latar to aa ability to analyse future events with a high percentage of ralia billty. Fisherman Will Serve Two Years For Stabbing Judge Earl Mason Passes Sentence in Recorder's Court Tuesday Judge Earl Mason in Beaufort Recorder's Court Tuesday after noon sent Leonard Alridge, colored fisherman, to the roads for two years for the stabbing of Canady Austin, Dec. 7. Austin was in the hospital from Dec. 7. until the day before the trial. Austin and Alridge worked to gether in the engine room of a menhaden boat and got into an argument on the afternoon of Dec. 6. Austin accused Alridge of not doing his share of the work. Attacks Austin Alridge got drunk on the night of Dec. 7 and attacked Austin aboard the boat. He cut Austin in the back, the side and the leg. When Beaufort's Assistant Police Chief Carlton Garner first saw Austin, he was standing on the streets of the business district in Beaufort. The policeman said Aus tin was bleeding profusely. Assistant Chief Garner taok Austin to the MoraMiff City Hos pital and signed a warrant for the arrest of Alridge, charging him with assault with the intent to do bodily harm. Judge Mason sentenced Alridge to two years in prison, to be as signed to work under the super vision of the State Highway and Public Works Commission. James Vaughn waa sentenced te serve two sentences of 30 day oa the road for public drunkenness and forcible trespassing. Vaughn's sentences ire to run conaAmtively. An assault charge againat Paul Alston was dismissed. Six persons were found guilty of public drunkenness. They are Jasper Easters, Theodore Ricks, Lonnle Du berry, Will Owens, Ed die Walker and Charles Reels. Easters. Ricks, Owens, Wslker and Reels were given suspended 30-day sentences, provided they pay court costa. Du berry had to pay a fine of $3.50 and costs. The license of George Courtney was ordered suspended for 30 days and he was assessed costs of court for speeding. William Mason was given a su spended sentence of 30 days in jail on charges of public drunken ness and resisting arrest His sent ence was suspended on tbe stip ulation that he pay ? $50 fine and coats of court. Bench warrants were issued for six persons. They are Walter Copes and James Butler public drunken ness and using loud and profane language; Irvin Nichols, public drunkenness and disturbing the peace; George Beana, public drunk enness; Alvin Hodges, public drunkenness, being a public nu sisnce; James Reel, not having ? driver's license. The case againat Otis Homer Guthrie was continued. He i( charged with careless tod reck less driving. Clerks Say Garbage Schedule to Remain Sam* Garbage pickup aervice in reel dential area* of Morebead City and Beaufort wUl not fa* changed during the Chriatmaa Holidays, ac cording to the town clerk*. Dan Walker. Beaufort town clerk, aald there will be no garbage pie up for buaineeaea Saturday or Sun day. The More head City pickup aer vice will not be changed, according to John Laahley, Morebead Ctty town dark. | , getins George Rahn of Morebead CKy, employed aa an aircraft inatrument mechanic with the Overhaul and Repair Section of the Marine Corpa Air Station at Cherry Paint, haa completed 20 yaafa of federal aer vice. Mr. Rahn la retiring from fed eral employment W eater private laduatry.