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44th YEAR, NO. 9. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-TWO PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1. 1955 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
County Interest Needed
To Assure Park Repair
If reconditioning of Fort Macon *
State Park is to be assured, Car
teret Countians would do well to
write to Tbomas Morse, superin
tendent of state parks Raleigh, and
urge transfer of funds to the pro
ject.
That was the advice of Carteret's
representative in the general as
sembly, D. G. Bell, on his visit home
this weekend. Mr. Bell said that
he had inquired of Henry Rankin,
chairman of the conservation
board's state parks committee, as
to the progress of state park re
pair.
Mr. Rankin told him that Mr.
Morse and Ben Douglas, director
of the conservation board, are hop
ing to get between $25,000 and $30,
000 for the work, but thus far the
budget bureau has authorized only
$14,000.
That amount will be insufficient
to replace the boardwalk, conces
sion stands,. bath house and park
ing lots. It would cover replace
ment of only one or two of these
places damaged by Hurricane
Hazel.
If persons of this area would
write Mr. Morse or Mr. Bell, call
ing attention to the fact that Fort
Macon has the highest attendance
of any state park and the urgent
need for repair of facilities there,
Mr. Bell believes that sufficient
funds may be available to get
everything into shape by summer.
Bombing Victim
Enters Hospital
Leonard Goodwin, Sea Level,
whose boat was sunk when a bomb
hit it last Tuesday in Pamlico
Sound, was admitted to Sea Level
Hospital Sunday for treatment of
pains in the chest.
Goodwin's boat went down in
less than a minute after a bomb
apparently broke loose from a
Cherry Point plane and hit it near
the bow. The 25-year-old father
of three children was rescued,
after a 22-hour wait, by a state
patrol craft captained by Wiley
Mason.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Dennis Goodwin, Cedar Island. His
wife, Bernice, and three children,
the youngest only two weeks old,
live at Sea Level. A brother-in-law,
M/Sgt. Steve Olkowski, is stationed
at Cher-" Point.
After being rescued, Goodwin
was examined at the station in
firmary, Cherry Point, and report
ed to be in good condition except
for his feet which were covered
by the icy water as he clung to
the half-submerged cabin of his
boat, praying and hoping for res
cue.
Officials at Cherry Point said
that Goodwin's boat, the Barra
cuda, apparently was sunk by a
smoke bomb that broke loose from
a plane on a target run.
A boat, the Barracuda, now on
the George Purifoy ways in Beau
fort, is owned by Ottis Purifoy,
Morehead City, and is not Good
win's craft.
Ralph Albares
Speaks to Lions
Lion Ralph Albares was the
speaker at the weekly meeting
of the Lions Club, Thursday night
at the Recreation Center.
Mr. Albares gave a talk on ad
vertising. presenting a complete
picture of the sale media. ?
Plans were discussed for the
purchase of stencils to letter the
street markers that have been put
up in Morehead City.
Plans for Ladies Night on Feb.
7 were also discussed. Ray Samuels
of Beaufort was a guest at the
meeting and President Owens
Frederick presided.
District SBI Agents
Meet in Morthtod City
State Bureau of Investigation
officers of this district met Thurs
day night in Morehead City.
Members of the county sheriffs
department were their guests at a
dinner at the Sanitary Restaurant.
Agents then went to the Ocean
King Hotel for a meeting. Twenty
two were present
Director of the SBI In this dis
trict is George Canady, Klnston. ?
New Fishing Pier
Goes Up at Beach
Repair on Triple-Ess Pier
Underway; Cottage
Owners Rebuild
Wilbur Finch, formerly of Kins
ton, has started construction of
an ocean fishing pier at Money
Island and S. S. Stevenson has
started rebuilding the Triple-Ess
ocean pier destroyed by the Oct.
15 hurricane.
Many of the cottages on the
beach which fell flat on their
fronts during the storm have been
jacked up and re-set on their
foundations. Quite a few still re
main, however, as they were Oct.
16.
Some of the debris in the busi
ness section at Atlantic Beach has
been cleared and rebuilding of
one of the concession stands is un
derway.
The Atlantic Beach Hotel has
stated repairs and the Ocean King
Hotel has been undergoing repairs
for the past six weeks.
At Club Colony the road to the
east has been repaired. The storm
washed out one whole section mak
ing it impossible to get automo
biles to cottages at the eastern end
of the development.
The ocean front houses there
are undergoing repair but the road,
cleared after the hurricane, was
thick with blowing sand over the
weekend.
Repairs to Fort Macon State
Park will be delayed until funds
are made available.
The federal government has ap
propriated money for erecting
sand fences along Bogue Banks
and for bull-dozing dunes back
into place. Contracts for the work
are expected to be let within the
next 10 days.
Two Students
Win Recognition
Two members of the Morehead
City High School Band, Bill Mur
rill, drummer, and Billy Laughton,.
clarinetist, have been chosen to
represent their school in the 125
member concert band that will per
form at East Carolina College in
Greenville Friday and Saturday.
During the two-day period mem
bers of 35 high school bands in
the eastern counties of the State
will receive instruction and re
hearse under the direction of ex
perienced teacher-musicians.
Friday night the East Carolina
Concert Band, directed by Herbert
L. Carter, will honor visiting
bandsmen with a program at 8 p.m.
at the College Theatre.
The climax of the two-day re
hearsal and study period will he
a concert given by the assembled
concert band at 8 p m Saturday.
The band will be under the direct
ion of Dr. Kenneth N. Cuthbert,
director of the college music de
partment.
The public is cordially invited to
the concert.
Longshoremen
To Get Back Pay
William T. Davies of the More
head Shipping Co., announced yes
terday that longshoremen have
back pay coming to them for
the unloading of four ships during
December and the first part of
January.
He said that he will be at his
office, located in the former Guth
rie Net Works building, 1207
ShacMeford Ave., Morehead' City,
from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday and asks
that the men call to collect their
money then.
Under recent union agreement,
base pay has been ralseQ from
S2.10 an hour to 82.21 and the
money to be paid is retroactive to1
December. Mr. Davies said 190 to
ITS men are involved and the
amount due them ranges from 60
cents to 87.00.
Editorial
Fencing in Freedom . . .
THE NEWS-TIMES, Mke other newspapers of the
state, views with concern the current wrangle in the
legislature over open and closed meetings.
We sympathize with the folks who perhaps have not
been following this squabble closely. They may wonder
just what the fuss is about.
Simply, it is this: in 1953 a committee on appropria
tions adjourned to a hotel room to fight in peace over
how much money should go where. Reporters learned
of the meeting and asked to be admitted. The commit
tee said no. The next day newspapers carried a report
of the incident.
Also the next day a bill was introduced that gave the
committees on money matters the privilege of holding
closed sessions following the required open hearings.
That made reporters mad. Things stewed and bubbled
until this session of the legislature. Now a rule (a rule
defines the procedure lawmakers follow in their delib
eration) has been approved by both the House and the
Senate which allows ALL committees to meet behind
closed doors IF a majority of the committee members
vote to do so. This does not put a statute or. the books
which, in essence, gives lip service to free and open ses
sions. But, it is worse than the 1953 secrecy law. The
rule can even bar members of the legislature.
Now the reporters and the people of the state might
say, with a feeling of great faith in the lawmakers, "Oh,
but they'll never put the rule into effect. Let them have
their rules if it will keep them happy."
Perhaps. But what concerns us is the precedent set
in this action by our legislators. Human beings are at
tempting to put fences around freedom, an intangible
which cannot be defined any more than can love, hate,
beauty or ugliness. What one man thinks is freedom is
sheer imprisonment to another. What one man thinks is
beauty is repulsive to his neighbor.
It is dangerous to define by law what people shall be
privileged to know of their government. At this point,
we doubt if any rule or law will be satisfactory to both
reporters and legislators.
At tjie risk of being called unqualified to comment on
the situation in Raleigh because we have not been per-'
sonally barred from a committee meeting, we suggest
that a moratorium be called on the whole issue.
This would require the House and Senate to wipe
from the record the 1955 rule (the 1953 act has been
repealed).
It would mean that reporters and lawmakers are
back on the same footing they were prior to 1953. This
would require a more sympathetic and understanding at
titude on the part of both reporter and lawmaker.
Newspaper reporters are not infallible. Neither are
lawmakers. A fresh start is needed. Both the news
papers and the lawmakers, we feel, have learned lessons
in this squabble. It is up to reporters to rededicate them
selves to the principles of good journalism and it is im
perative that legislators realize that they are tampering
with the keystone of democracy when they attempt to
put fences around freedom.
Alarm Interrupts
Firemen's Supper
A barbecue supper for Morehead
City and Beaufort firemen at the
Morehead City fire station Thurs
day night got off to a flying start
when Morehead firemen were call
ed to the school gym to look after
an overheated water heater.
They got the situation under
control and reported no damage
from fire, then returned to ihe
fire station. Their guests in addi
tion to Beaufort firemen, were
Mayor Clifford Lewis of Beaufort,
J. P. Harris, Beaufort fire com
missioner and members of the
Morehead City police force.
Mayor Lewis spoke and Gerald
Woolard, secretary-treasurer of the
Beaufort department, introduced
Beaufort firemen.
CapL Joe Rose and Gus Mason
of Morehead City provided music
for the occassion. Drinks were do
nated by the Pepai-Cola Co.
Correction
A typographical error appears
in the Phillips Super Market ad
on page 4 of the White Elephant
tabloid section in today's paper.
Famo Flour, 10 pound bag. sells
[for 69 cents instead of 30 cents.
The de-cent sale price is 20 cents
under the regular price.
Twclwn Con Learn ,
State Offers Free Driver Training
Kalefgtl Professional driver
training including clawroom work
and bohind.the- wheel instruction,
will be offered 'North Carolina
high school teachers In a special
series of courses set to begin Feb.
7.
The courses are free. All neces
sary textbook* and study materials
are provided at no expense to
teachers. Every regularly certified
high school teacher with a valid
driver's license, a good driving re
cord and who Is in good health is
eligible for the training, according
to Jot C. No# of, the State De
partment of Public Instruction.
Co am Start* Feb. I
Teachers from Carteret County,
which ia included in area I. have
been assigned to receive their
training at the Farm Life School.
Vanceboro, beginning Wednesday,
Feb. ?. 1
The aeasions will be compoaed
of SO hours of classroom work and
12 hours of behiDd-tbe-wheel in
struction. Teachers completing the
full course win be awarded a car'
tificate qualifying then to teach
classroom and in-the-car phases of
driver education in North Carolina
schools.
The training courses were previ
ously offered by the Department of
Public Instruction through summer
sessions at collegea throughout the
state
Approximately 2 2 4 teachers
qualified In last year's summer
training claaaos.
Application blanks and addition
al information may bo secured by
writing to Joe C. Noe, Department
of Public Instruction. Raloigh.
Hair-Raising Chase Ends
In Capture of W. H. Barber
Flames Sweep Through Inn
pnoio Dy jerry scnumacnci*
Repairs have now been started on the Willis Inn, a boarding house at 107 N. 10th St., Morehead City.
The home, operated by Mrs. Myrtle Simpson, was damaged by fire early last Wednesday morning. Flames
are shown leaping from tin* windows but the More head City Fire Department did an excellent job in keep
ing the fire from spreading to frame homes on either side.
March 1 Set as Deadline for Essay
Contest Among Boys 6-/6 Years Old
Groundhog Will
Pop Up Tomorrow
Tomorrow's the day.
I If Mr. Groundhog gets up and
sees his shadow, he's going to
return to his burrow and sleep
'cruse there'll be six weeks more
of win'er.
I a>t year Carteret County
groundhogs looked around, saw
their shadows and so there were
six more weeks of winter. The
forecast for tomorrow is cloudy,
so maybe the groundhog won't
see his shadow and the longed
for spring will come.
March 1 has been set as the
I deadline in the state wide con
test being sponsored among boys
by the Morehead City Chqwta
Commerce. The contest* topn: ft
"What 1 Like Most A'tout North
Carolina."
The winner will be given a four
week expense-paid vacation at
Camp Morehead, located west of
Morehead City. A four-week stay at
the camp costs $185. If the winner
lives upstate, he will be flown here
by Piedmont Airlines.
Boys 6 to 16 years of age are
eligible to compete. The contest
entries must be limited to 50
words. They may be written in
pencil, pen or typewritten.
All entries are to be forwarded
Where's Daddy?
Photo by Clifton Guthrie
Tlflal of many ? kmc rnwltd over the weekend k this one thawing * mother and Iwr tw? mm
awaiting Daddy's retain from the Mediterranean. Navy transport* in part over the weekend brought hack
Marine and Navy personnel from a tour of duty overaeaa. Mrs. Paul Gibson and her aona, iae and Steve,
are pictured aa they were waiting far Yewnan Third Claaa Paul Gibson to return from the Mediterranean
lad ML
to the Morehead City C hamber of
Commerce. Ted Davis, manager of
the chamber, said that judges, yet
to b<^ named, will T-e residents, of
Carter** County.^
The essay sutfject was changed
from "Why I'd Like to Spend the
Summer in Carteret County" to
"What I Like Most About North
Carolina" so that it would be more
appealing to students throughout
the state.
Barber Brothers
To be Tried Here
VV. H. Barber and J. H.
Barber, both of Durham, and
believed to be brothers, will
be tried in County Recorder's
Court next Tuesday for al
leged violation of the liquor
laws.
After a hair raising chase at 6
o'clock Sunday- night over the Mill
Creek Road. A&C Ofiicer Marshall
Ayseue forced W. H. Baiber, who
was driving a suped-up jalopy, to
the side of the road near Newport.
Found in the back of the car
were 78 gallons of bootleg liquor.
Barber was charged immediately
with transporting non-taxpaid whis
ky and just as quickly he posted
$300 bond for his release.
Cadillac Motor
Barber was driving a 1940 Ford
with a 1950 Cadillac motor. The
back seat had been ripped out to
make room for his 13-case cargo.
The car has been impounded in the
county jailyard.
Officer Ayscue came upon the
Barber automobile at the intersec
tion of Highway 101 and the Mill
Creek Road. He happened to be
out driving with Mrs. Ayscue.
When, he started after Barber,
Barber took off and at 6:15 p.m. on
a short curve near Newport, the
officer pulled alongside his quarry
and forced him to a stop on the
shoulder of the road.
J. H. Barber had preceded W. H.
in an Oldsmobile. running the
white lightnin' out of the county in
tandem. Officer Ayscue radioed to
the state highway patrol to pick up
J. H. and he was apprehended in
the vicinity of Pollocksville.
Posts Bond
J. H., charged with aiding and
abetting in transportation of non
taxpaid whisky, posted $200 bond
for his appearance in County Re
corder's Court here Feb. 8.
Officer Ayscue and members of
the sheriff's department put a
100-galloiL still out of commkMon
ThursdaA afternoon. ' :?cy used
eltfhf stiats of dynamite to blow
it up. The still was located be
tween Highway 70 and Highway
101 near an old blueberry farm.
The still was located by a farmer
in that section who notified Sheriff
Hugh Salter. A small amount of
mash was destroyed.
Alonzo Thomas, Beaufort,
Receives Commendation
Alonza Thomas of Beaufort,
formerly employed at the U. S.
Fishery Laboratory on Pivers Is
land, has been presented a com
mendable service award from the
U. S. Government. The citation ac
companying the awards reads as
follows:
"After more than 28 years of
service with the Federal Govern
ment, Mr. Alonza Thomas was re
tired Aug. 1, 1953.
"Mr. Thomas began his employ
ment with the War Department on
Nov. 1, 1922 after having served in
the military service from Sept. 17,
1917 to June 4, 1919. He left the
War Department on May 31, 1923
and later entered Federal Service
with the Bureau of Fisheries, a
predecessor agency of the Fish
and Wildlife Service, on March 21,
1927, as clerk-stenographer.
"Thereafter, his entire service
was spent at the Biological Labora
tory, Beaufort, N. C., where he
occupied positions of clerk- sten
ographer, clerk-typist and senior
clerk in charge of all administra
tive matters.
"In recognition of Mr. Thomas's
work and achievements in the Ser
vice program, it is a pleasure to
award him the Commendable Ser
vice Award of the Department of
the Interior.'*
The award includes a bronze
medal with the insignia of the
Fish and Wildlife Service on one
side, and pictured on the other
side is the Department of Interior
Building in Washington. D. C., with
inscription "Award ?for Commed
able Service to Alonza Thomas."
Also presented to Mr. Thomas was
a Department of Interior lapel
button and lifetime pass to all
national parks.
Mr. Thomas is well known in
Tide Table
Tide* ?t the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Tuesday, Feb. 1
2:35 a m 9 28 a.m.
3:04 p.m. 9:34 p.m.
Wednesday. Feb. 2
3:45 a.m. 10:29 a.m.
4:10 p.m. 10:38 p.m.
Tbunday, Feb. S
4:56 a.m. 11:27 a.m.
5:29 p.m. 11:37 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 4
5:59 a.m. -
6:28 p.m. U:U p.m.
this area, having lived in Beau
fort all his life He attended St.
1 'a ill's School in Beaufort and la
ter studied at North Carolina State
College at Raleigh. He is active in
Veteran of Foreign Wars and
American Legion affairs and held
offices in both organizations for
several years, including Grand
Commander of the Military Order
of Cooties.
"The government is not only
grateful to Mr. Thomas for his
many years of faithful service, but
also to his father and mother,
Alonza Thomas and Nannie
Thomas, who donated the Pivers
Island property to the U. S. Gov
ernment in 1901 for the purpose of
establishing a fishery research
laboratory in this area. Previously,
his great grandfather had oper
ated a turpentine still on the is
land," commented G. B. Talbot,
present director of the Fish and
Wildlife lab.
Rotarians Hear
Talk on Indo-China
Major William H Irvin USMC,
VMF 114. Cherry Point, was the
speaker at the Morehead City Ro
tary meeting Thuraday night.
Major Irvin, introduced by pro
gram director David Murray of
the international service commit
tee, spoke on the geo-political
significance of Indo-China. In his
opinion it is difficult today to
forecast the attitude of strategists
toward that country, and its im
pact on Far Eastern conditions.
Truman Kemp has as his guests
Bernie and Allen Appel of New
York City.
Visiting Rotarians were Buck
Da morn, FsyetteviUe, and Ed
Com?r, Newport.
Marion Mills' Camp
Burnt Saturday Morning
The camp belonging to Marion T.
Mills. Morehead City, and located
three miles south of Cherry Point
was* destroyed by fire sometime
Saturday morning. Mr. Milb says
he doesn't know how the blaze
stsrted.
Dsmsge was estimated at $3,000.
The Morehead CKy Jaycees were
planning to hold an oyster roast at
the^amp last night but held it at
Brace Goodwin's caap Instead
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