W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ??< 44th YEAR, NO. 29. ' TWO gBCTIONB TW*LV* PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1955 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Baritone Edwin Sieffe Will Present Concert Successful to grand opera and light opera, radio aad recital, con cert and oratorio, Edwin Steffe, baritone, will appear at the Beau fort School auditorium Thursday night in the final Community Con cert of the season. Born in Washington, D. C? Ed win Steffe is a direct descendant of William Steffe, who. in 1852, wrote the music for what was to become practically a national an them ? The Battle Hymn of the Republic. Wins Scholarship The future baritone began his career as a boy soprano, winning a singing scholarship at the National Cathedral School at the age of 8, and singing soprano roles in the W??hington Cathedral, where be was later to be baritone soloist. He studied at the Peabody Con servatory in Baltimore under Frank Bibb, and ma48810 The postoffice issued *4.718.19 in mon ey orders in 1*84 and *4.23106 in 198*. ? The postoffice maintains firs star routes. Beaufort to Goldaboro, Greensboro to Beaufort, Beaufort to Atlantic, Harkera Island to Beaufort, and Merrimon to Beow fort. Hie postoffice receives and sorts mall from other offices to points eaat aa fir as Hatteras and Man <|Wb ? ? .? V Sisoe Mr. Betta took over as pn*t master in 1980, total receipts have increased *T,MM8. Sevan street latter boxee. TIM bonee are located at nraat and Craven j Streets, Front and Ofange, BToed and .Turner Aim and Mle Attn, Abo and Live Oak, Live Oak lad Pine, end Cedar and Queen Street* The poatoffice itself is unique in that the walls of the front lobby are adorned with four murals. One ef the murals depicts the sinking of the Crissie Wright, another i howl the Harkers Island nail boat, and the other two are local scenes at geese and ponies. The poet off Ice has 14 employees, two city delivery tlfccks and Me pardel post truck. County Give. $5,245.46 In 1955 March of Dims* Miss AUda Willi*, chairman of the IMS March of Dimas la lb* county, reported yesterday that Carteret's total was I9.MS.46. Mils Willis added that ever slace lMt the state of North Carolina ha* contributed more than a mil lion dollars to the March of Dimes. She expressed -her appreciation fiie Carteret cam Aviation Fuel Terminals yesterday to pick up a load of aviation gaso line and left this morning, heated far Houston, Texas. The tanker, Sttamico, docked at Report on Polio Vaccine Due Today T i HIWHW i ? ? 1 - ? ? ,'IVt ,, - J-. -A ' Durham Fisherman Paddles Home After Motor Pfffts! Columnist's Version By JERKY SCHUMACHER At 10:20 Sunday eve, just as I bad gotten in bed, the fire whistle blew the general alarm, so rammed on some clothes and went to the fire station, and there found out that a Mr. Mack Stamps, formerly from Morehead City and now liv ing in Durham, was missing. It seems that he had been here with Archie Davis and Charles Canfield and had spent the after noon out in the sound with his outdoor motor boat. Needless to say, his friends and his wife were some kind of put out. Well any way, in less time than it takes to tell, some 75 willing and eager men were organizing search par ties in small boats. Vernon Guthrie called some chap who had a small boat and this fel low said, "*!* I'm in bed." Vernon said, "Blast it, man, get up. If you were lost, we would look for you." Well anyway, at 11:13 Mr. Mack Stamps walked into the fire station and wanted to know what all the fuss was about. He said, "Heck, the motor just give out and I haii to paddle home." Everyone, especially his wife, was some kind of glad to see him. Now as I sit here in my studio and write this, I can see a dozen small boats with lights flashing into the marshes looking. They won't know 'till they get back in that every thing is all right and that another rescue turned into a good story instead of a tragedy. ( .Note to Editor: I'm sorry about that "outdoor" motor boat ? see above. I just can't remember "out board" to save me). Mark Stamps. Durham, returned* home safely at about 11 o'clock Sunday night, after a general alarm had been sounded from the Morehead City fire station to re cruit search parties to look for him. Mr Stamps had gone fishing Sunday afternoon in his 14-foot boat. About dusk the motor konked out in the vicinity of Fort Macon and Mr. Stamps had to use an oar to get himself home. But all this was unknown to Mrs. Stamps, formerly of More head City, who was waiting for her husband to come back. At 7:30 Sun day night, she became alarmed and called Charles Canfield who in turn called the Coast Guard. Alarm Sounds Then the general alarm was sounded from the fire station. Men turned up to help join the search. Meanwhile Mr. Stamps had made his way to land, just west of Pivers Island on the causeway between Beaufort and Morehead City. He said that the tide was just turning, running in, about the time he started to paddle toward home. He stopped at a house on the causeway, where there was a light, to ask if there was a phone there. There wasn't so he started to walk along the causeway toward More head City. Picked Up As he was walking, he was spot ted by Kire Chief Vernon Guthrie and another man who were in a pickup truck headed toward Beau fort. "I was hungry, tired and worn out," Mr. Stamps said. "And after all that, 1 didn't have a fish to show for it." Mrs. Stamps is the daughter of Mrs. Maggie Mallison and she and her husband were here on their first visit this season. They had brought their boat down from Dur ham on a trailer. Both Mr. And Mrs. Stamps yes terday expressed tlwir thanks and appreciation I* the Coast Guard, ttmu-a, . and Ikn pil police department for their re sponse to the call for help. fliey returned to Durham yester day. FFA Members Enter Meet Today Three members of the Future FarnMrs of America. Newport School, will participate in the land judging meet at Dunn today They are Larry Howard, Jimmy Kelly and Albert Wallace with Ronnie Kelly and Dick Syme as al ternates. Accompanying the boys on the trip will be their vocational agriculture instructor, C. S. Long, and David Jones, county soil con servationist. The boys will enter competition in judging land characteristics. They will then classify the land as to type and recommend treat ment to make it produce to its maximum and at the same time perpetuate soil conservation. liie winning team .and its in structor will receive $1,000 in ex penses to attend the International Land and Pasture Judging meet at Oklahoma City, Okla. The contest at Dunn, in which teams from 48 counties will par ticipate, is sponsored by the State Department of Vocational Agricul ture Education, N. C. Extension Service, N. C. Association of. Soil Conservation District Supervisors and Carolina Power and Light Co. New Bill Introduced, Sewage Bill Ratified A bill to provide power of arrest without warrant for violation of fisheries laws haa been referred to committee in the House. The bill, introduced by Representative J. R. , Woods rd of Northampton County, would allow such arrest when an officer haa "reasonable grounds" to -believe an offense has been committed. A bill ratified last week permits the cutting off of water where homeowners or buaineasmen in Morehead City fail to pay sewage fees. Tide Table Ttan at tin Braafart B ar HIGH LOW TMulay, April 12 1148 am. 5:27 a.m. 11:48 p.m. 3:60 p.m. WlMir, April 11 6:00 a.m. 12:35 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Tkuraday, April 14 12:? a.m. 7: It t.m. 1:22 p.m. 0:34 p.m. ? Triiiy, April ? 1:1# a.m. J 0:23 a.m. 2:14 p.m. ?M p.m. jL ECC President Will Deliver Banquet Address Civic Clubs to Attend Chamber Dinner at 7 Thursday Night Dr. J. D. Messick, president of East Carolina College, Greenville, will be the speaker at the More head City Chamber of Commerce banquet at 7 o'clock Thursday night at the recreation center. Town civic clubs will attend the meeting and Ted Davis, manager of the chamber, said wives are es pecially invited. Tickets may be obtained from Jaycees. Door prizes will be awarded. In addition to Dr. Messick's ad dress, the chamber program for the coming year will be discussed, a report will be made on the past Dr. X D. Mmsick ...from Beaufort Comity year's activities and three mem bers of the board of directors will be elected. Each will serve a three year term. D?. Messick was born in Beau fort County and received his un dergraduate degree at Elon College in 1022. He did graduate work at the Uaiversity of North Carolina and received his Ph.D degree in administration and supervision of schools at N. Y. University in 1934. In 1948 he received his Lit. D., from Elon and was awarded the outstanding alumnus award for the same year. He was principal at Wade and Trenton; superintendent of schools in Spencer; dean of instruction at Elon College; professor at Teach ers College, Aaheville; dean of in struction and administrative assist ant to the president, State Teach ers College, Montclair. N. J., and from there came to ECC as presi dent. Author of two books, "Person ality and Character Development," and "School Boards: Their Powers and Discretions," and numerous ar ticles for state and national perio dicals, Dr. Messick is also listed in "Who" Who in America", "Who's Important in Education," "Who's Who in American Educa tion," and "Who's Who in The World." Motorist Picked Up Thursday Ralph Steele, Raleigh, wu ap prehended Thuraday afternoon by State Highway Patrolman W. J. Smith Jr. He waa charged with driving drunk and hit and run. Steele la reported to have knocked down a "Do Not Enter" ?ign at the intersection o( the beach road with other Atlantic Beach roads The Impact, accord ing to Patrolmao Smith, ripped the chrome atripa off hla IBM Ford. Then Steele continued weatward on the Ocean Ridge Road a ahort distance and then turned aouth to the road that leada behind beach cottages. He waa chased by some men who saw the accident and waa held by Chief Murphy Jenkins. Atlantic Beach, until Patrolman Smith ap peared. , Steele la docketed for trial in County Recorder's Court this morn ing. Mrs. W. I- Loftin. Beaufort, a member of the Board of Directors, North Carolina Society for Crip pttd Children, will leave Friday to attend a board meeting at Chapel Will If Vaccine is Licensed, Shots to Begin Monday If the polio vaccine is licensed following the evaluation report today, inoculations in Carteret schools will start Monday. The report, from Dr. Thomas Francis Jr. and based on 1954 tests, will be released at 10:20 this morning at the University of Michigan. Officials of the National Foundation for Infantile Pa ralysis warn that Dr. Francia'a rc i port should not be confused with licensing of the vaccine. If Dr. Francis's report is favorable, it is expected that the vaccine will be licensed and thereafter be subject to the regula'ions of the Labora tory of Biologies Control of the Na tional Institutes of Health. The shots will total three, 1 cc. to be given each time over a period of five weeks. The second shot fol lows a week after the first and the third shot follows four weeks after the second. If the vaccine is licensed, the schedule of clinics for Carteret schools, as announced by the Coun ty Health Department, is as fol lows: Schedule Newport ? Monday, April 18, April 25 and May 23. Beaufort and Queen Street Schools ? Tuesday, April 19, April 26 and May 24. Salter Path, North River, Mer rimon and Stella Schools ? Wed nesday. April 20, April 27 and May 29. ? Markers Island. Smyrna and At lantic ? Thursday, April 21, April 28 and May 26. Camp Glenn. W. S. King and Morehead City Schools ? Friday, April 22, April 21) and May 27. Exact time of the clinics will be announced later. The shots are to be given in the upper arm. PTA's Assist Miss Rath Peeling, chairman of the CoiMty Infantile Paralysis Chapter, requests that PTA presi dents send her at once the names of women who will help at the clinics. PTA presidents have been asked to arrange the dates each volun teer will be on duty at a clinic. The County Infantile Paralysta Chapter has also suggested that tlb PTA's Jjuy jjthcr gum or lollipops to | (ne tn the chlMr*? after each shoi . Youngsters to be inoculated are first and second graden and the doctor and nurse have a much easier job if a "bribe" of a lollipop is held out to the Httle ones who scream bloody murder at the sight of a needle. Only by Permission Parents who want their children to have the vaccine have already indicated their wish in writing. Only those children who have had parental permission will be given the shots. The vaccine has been purchased by the National Foundation of In fantile Paralysis with nine million dollar* raised through March of Dimes drives. The vaccine is being provided to state and county health depart ments which will administer the vaccine. County doctors will as sist in giving the shots at all clinics in the county. It Was a Bright Sunny faster Countiana enjoyed a beautiful Eas ter weekend. The temperature nwe to 72 Sunday and the day wa? clear and aunny. According to E. Stamey Davit, weather observer, the wea ther for today should be aomewhat cloudy with the temperature* in the mid-40'*. The mild wea ther wu nude to order for the many long week end vacationist!. Fishermen took to a k i ( ( a and piers. There wsa little wind, and water in aounda and riven re sembied a mirror during the early part of Baiter Day. A few peraona have been aurf bathing ever aince the firat of March and yeaterday aome more hardy aoula took to the water at Atlantic Beach. The temperaturea and wind di rection aince laat Thuraday are u followa: Max. Mia. Wlad Thursday ... 72 00 BE Friday ? 82 43 SW Saturday 68 49 SW Sunday 72 45 SW ToastmasUrs Will M??t At 7 A. M. Tomorrow Carteret Toaatmaatera will meet at the Fort Macon Hotel at 7 a.m. tomorrow. Appearing on the program will be Hap Haaaan, toptcmaater; Tad Da via. topic critic, and Walton Hamilton, toutmiftcr. The next meeting will be Wed nesday, April 87, Friday is Deadline For Income Tax Returns Friday is T-Day. That's T for tax. Delaying the filing of income tax returns from March IS until April IS was but a brief respite. Both North Carolina and fed eral tax returns must be in the mail by midnight Friday, April 15, or P-Day (that's P for penal ty) will be on your calendar. State Releases Facts on County Farm Operation Carteret was among the first two J counties for which farm census in formation was compiled and re leased last week. The other county was Tyrrell. The statsitics, released by the State Agriculture Department, were gathered by list takers in each county during January. According to the figures, Car teret had 102,478 acres in farm land in 1954 as compared with 100.888 in 1953. Of the total farm land, 12.5 was devoted to crops. 2 per cent was idle, 4 per cent was in improved pasture and 81.5 per cent was in woods or waste Of the cultivated land, 26 per cent was planted In corn, 14 per cent in tolMcc04 15 per cent in soy beans and all other crops utilized 45 per cent * Corn acreage waa about IS acre* ilea last year than in 1968, and eottun aereage, at the bottoas of the farm production ladder, waa 81 in 1054 aa compared with 87 in 1953. Irish and vweet potato acreage showed a- drop last year. Irish fo tato acreage was 70S as compared with 1,226 in 1953. Sweet potato acreage last year was 614 as com pared with 824 the year before. But acreage for other vegetables increased from 1,302 in 1933 to 1,506 in 1954. The total of 12,805 acres from which crops were harvested dur ing 1954 representa 12.5 per cent of the 102,478 acre* *f all land in farm*. Three Majer Crepe Corn, tobacco and soybeans ac counted for 55 per cent of the total harvested acreage. Corn and to bacco acreage varied slightly but soybean acreage was increased by 9 per cent Use of commercial fertiliser in creased in 1954; 7.823 cards of pulpwood were cut (farm cutting only) and the number of peach trees in the county last year was 1,196; Livestock figures showed aa in crease this year over 1984. Aa of Jan. 1 thia year there were 552 sows and gilts for breeding, 568 cows and heifers 2 years old or ilder kept mainly for milk, and 1,175 kept mainly for beef. Hen* and pullet* of laying age were, 19,211. The farm population a* of Jan. 1 was 3,000, an increase of 17 aver 1994'* Jul. 1 figure. Beaufort Chamber Issues Warning ? The Beaufort Chamber of Com ment today warned ctttxani te be ware of solicitors, canvaaaeri and magazine saiefmea. There have been peat Incident* of solicitors, particularly magnlne salesmen, operating In the Beau fort area under falae credentials, ( said Norwood Yoana, chamber president Mr: Young said that the Beaufort chamber advlaea cltliens. for their own protection, aa well aa for the protection of local merchant* and agents, not to deal with outof town agents or solicitors unless those agent* have written permia sion to aoUcit signed by the cham ber secretary. Mis* Pat Springle. Anyone knowing of agent* aoli citlng without thi* permission should contact the Beaufort police department, Mr. Young ssld Tableau Visited More than 300 people rr Watered at the North River Church Easier scene during the peat week. The tableau showed the loab and the women viaiting it on Easter nam ing. The scene wa?* created by member* of the duv* cMr tad Carteret Farmers May Obtain Loans To Cover Loss FHA Funds Arc Available To Help Farmers Hurt By Recent Freeze Farmers in Carteret County whose crops were damaged by the recent freeze, can apply to the Farmers Home Administration for emergency loans to continue oper ations. I. M. Bobbins, county super visor, said today. Emergency loans may be made to established (arm owners and farm operators who are primarily engaged in farming, whose crop* were damaged by the freeze, and who are unable to obtain credit to continue their normal farming op erations, he explained. Loans are scheduled for repay ment over a minimum period of time consistent with'the borrower's ability to repay. Funds advanced for crop production purposes are payable when the income from the sale of the crops produced with the loans is received. Farmers should file their appli cations for emergency loans with the county Farmers Home Admin istration located in the FHA field office, postoffice building, Beau fort, on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, or at the FHA of fice located in the Dunn Building, New Bern, open every day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Loans may be used to take care of normal expenses of continued operation, but are not to be used to pay misting debts, Mr. Bobbins said. William Temple Dies Yesterday William G. Tempi*, ft. of Bma fort. died suddenly in the More head City Hospital yesterday morn ing at B o'clock. He wai admitted to tne hoxpital at 10:M Sunday night. Death wu attributed to a diseased heart. Funeral arrangements will not be made until a son serving over seas can be contacted. Mr. Temple was finishing this month his first two-year term on the Beaufort Town Board. He op erated Temple's Lumber Yard, Turner Street. Beaufort, and was a member of Ann Street Methodist Church. In addition to his wife, Elizabeth Garner, he is survived by six chil dred, Mrs. Thompson Vick, Beau fort; Mrs. M. D. Boyer, Louisville, Ky.; W. C. Temple, USN, serving in Europe; Earl and Walter, both of Harlowe; Clyde of Beaufort RFD; a brother. Ralph of Harlowe, and a sister. Mrs. T. A. Askew* Norfolk; also IS grandchildren. The funeral will be held at tbe Temple home. 313 Turner St. Jack R.Davis Faces Two Counts Jack R. Davis. Harkers Island, is scheduled for trial thia morning in County Recorder's Court on a charge of drunken driving and driving without a license. Davis was reported by State Pa trolman W. J. Smith Jr. to be the driver of a car which ran into a ditch at tne intersection of the Harken Island Road and Highway 70 at 6 p.m Saturday. According to the patrolman. Da vis was headed north oo the Har ken Island Road and aaid his brakes failed when he tried to stop at the intersection. The car went across the road into the ditch. John A. Johnson, Har ken Island, ifbo was riding with him. got a cut on the forehead. Norman rulcber, Marshal I berg, and Davis were unhurt. Patrolman Smith aaid Davia'a 1063 Oldsmobile was extensively damaged. Officer Makot Arrest Saturday in Beaufort Roaetta Glllahunt, resident of Beaufort, was arrested Sunday morning for allegedly aaatuttlng Marva Chadwtck an * Brown with a deadly < the intent of doing bodily urday night The arresting officer waa Aa ala tsnt Police Chief Carlton Miss Dellahunt ia out on I and win i