NEWS-TIMES OFFICE 504 AruwUIl St. Mo??h? d City Pbooa 6-4 1*75 CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES '?< 44th YEAR. NO. 37. TWO SECTIONS . FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY. MAY 10, 1955 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Officers Hold Rosa Carter In Death of Newborn Child Rom Carter, 28, who was picked4 up by Sheriff Hugh Salter and John B. Edwards of the State Bu reau of Investigation at Glen Allen, Va., Friday has been charged with concealing the birth and death of a child in Morehead City. The arrest of Miss Carter fol lowed a report Thursday from ! Duke Hospital on analysis of a baby's body found Saturday, April 16, in a stove behind an abandoned house at 321 Arendell St., More head City. Miss Carter, a suspect in the case, was traced by the sheriff and SBI to Hanover County, Va., where she was working at an inn. She offered no resistance when offi cers apprehended her. They housed her in the jail at Richmond Fri day night and returned to this county with her Saturday. She is now in the Beaufort jail. Sheriff Hugh Salter said that Miss Carter has two other children who stay with their father and the woman to whom he is married. The child, a baby boy, whose birth and death Miss Carter allegedly concealed, is believed to be ano ther offspring by the same father. Miss Carter had worked at sev eral cafes and the dime store in Morehead City during her stay in this county, the sheriff said. He said she had gone to Glen Allen, Va., to allegedly meet a brother. The brother has been located in Detroit. Miss Carter will be given a pre liminary hearing in County Re corder's Court Tuesday, May 17. The decomposed body of the child, to whom Miss Carter alleged ly gave birth, was found by work men repairing the Arendel! Street place. It was stuffed in a five-quart oil can and hidden in a stove. Time of the child's birth was estimated to be the latter part of December. Sheriff Salter said that his de partment was notified by the More head City police when the baby's body was found and his depart ment and the SBI cooperated in the investigation. "The State Bureau of Investiga tion has been most cooperative, not only in this case, but in all cases on which we request their help," the sheriff commented. Su pervisor of this diatrict of the SBI, is George Canady. Collision Causes $600 in Damages A collision in which damages to taled $600 occurred Sunday night at 5:15 in front of the Rex Res taurant on Highway 70. A 1954 Chevrolet driven by Jack J> Garcia, Greenville, collided with the 1955 Ford station wagon of Matthew Mitchell Jr., Morehead City The Chevrolet attempted to cut across the highway and enter the restaurant, according to State Highway Patrolman W. E. Pickard. ' Garcia was headed west and Mit chell east on Highway 70. Damages were estimated at $250 on the Garcia vehicle and $350 on the Mitchell vehicle. Whale Breathes Its Last This whale which washed up on | Shackleford Point opposite Fort Macon April 16 has been identified by Dr. Henry Kritzler. an author ity on sea mammals, as a hump back. Looking at the animal is Mrs. Henry Kritzler. The Kritzlers live at North River. The grounded whale was a fe male and measured 21 feet 2 inch es. Dr. Kritzler estimated her age at six months. Humpbacks, he related, bear their calves in the West Indies waters in late fall and winter and spend the summer in the Arctic. While rearing their young, they stay close inshore. He says that the belched whale must have blun dered into Beaufort Inlet It stayed alive several days af ter being washed up about a hun dred yards from the dock on Shackleford Banks on the sound side. Home Agent Accepts New Work at Raleigh W'SM home agent, has accepted ? posi tion with the North Carolina State School Lunch program as an area supervisor. Miss Barnett begins her new work June 1. She came to this county July 1, 1050 from Chowan in Perquimans County where she was assistant home agent. Since she has been here the enrollment in girls' 4-H clubs has doubled and numerous improvements have been made in rural homes through county Home Demonstration Club work. Miss Barnett's column on Home Demonstration Club activities ap peared each Tuesday in THE NEWS TIMES and a column on 4-H work, written jointly with the boys' 4-H club advisor, A1 New some, appeared Fridays. Miss Barnett, a native of Ashe ville, will live in Raleigh. While in this couAty she lived in Beau fort and later in Morehead City. Two Texas Cattlemen Bring Flock of Sheep to Beaufort Dry weather drove many cattle from the land in Texaa and now the latest drought has made sheep herders out of a pair of cattlemen from Lampasas, Tex. The pair, T. C. (Smoky) Rut ledge and Bill Hinaon. journeyed up from Tex as to Beaufort to de liver carloads of sheep last week for the Open Grounds Farm owned b> Miss Georgina Yaatman. The farm is located IS miles north of Beaufort. The two Texans. aged 68 and 42 respectively, stayed with the sheep every hour of the 1,700-mile trip. For Smoky Rutledge it was a far cry from the days when he engaged in active battle against sheep herders in his native Texas. As Smoky said. "It sure seems funny to be travelling with sheep after having been a cattleman all my life. As a matter of fact. I can well remtanber the days that we actually had gunfighu with sheep men over {rating lands." , Smoky said that the sheep were fed every 36 hours. The nine dou ble cars that carried the flock would stop at aome siding and they'd be let looae to graze. Regarding their own meali. Smoky said that he and Bill Hin son hadn't mtued any, but they had had to postpone a few while on the trip. Smoky, a native of San Angelo. a town Just north of Lampasas, has See TEXANS, Page 2 The humpback is one of four species of whales valued commer cially for their oil. They have a hump on their back and from that characteristic are given the name humpback. Their fins ar*? the long est of any whale, attaining a third of the length of the body. Adults get as long as 55 feet. They're playful giants; they like to jump clear of the water and flop back in. But they're slow-moving. Their humps are usually covered with barnacles. Around the car cass at Shackieford were found barnacles that attach themselves only to whales. Humpbacks, Dr. Kritzler said, can usually be seen along this coast in the spring. The whale attracted a lot of at tention. Many folks took a trip over to Shackieford just to sec it. At last reports, the carcass was still there. Court to Convene For Murder Trial Persons planning to witness the trial of Karen Andre this week at the Beaufort courthouse would do well to attend early performances if possible, Walton Hamilton, president of the thea Ue common day. The murder trial will begin each night at 9, Wednesday through Saturday. Pecause of the limited seat ing capacity of the courthouse, if everyone waits until Saturday night, some may have to stand, Mr. Hamilton said. y The drama is being presented by the Carteret Community Theatre. State Suspends Driving Rights One county resident and three of the Cherry Point urea lost their licenses when they were found guilty of motor vehicle violation in Beaufort Recorder's Court, ac cording to the latest listing of re vocations by the State Highway Safety Division. Charlie Claud Jones, Markers Island, was found guilty of drunk en driving, as were Ronald James Coak and Robert Francis Russell, Cherry Point, and Eddie Hyman, Havelock. Two motorists lost licenses through suspension when they were found guilty of motor viola tions in Beaufort Recorder's Court. Charles Dee O'Connor, Cherry Point, was found guilty of driving after his license had been suspend ed and having no operator's li cense, and Louis William Tator, Cherry Point, was found guilty of speeding over 70 miles per hour. T* Attend Meeting Ed Walston, in charge of the driver examiner's office in Car teret County, will not be in Beau fort Friday, May 13, because he will be attending *' driver exam iner meeting in Greenville. Admiral Approves New Coast Guard Reserve Headquarters Rear Admiral R E. Wood, Fifth District, U S Coast Guard, made an inspection of the newly-reno vated quarter* of the Bcserve Unit at Port Macon Friday night. The admiral, accompanied by Cmdr. Edward Card well, district reserve officer, was very favorably impressed with the quarters and the work that is being done by men under the command of LL Cmdr. D. O. Bell. All the men in the unit come from Carteret County and vicinity. They meet every Friday night at the old Fort Macon Coast Ousrd buildiiu. which is now their head quartern for two-hour Muloni on Coast Guard work. Members of the unit include Lt Commander Bell, Morehead City, Chief Petty Officer! Le?ta N. Wil lis, Walter F. Patrick, sad Joseph D. Rose, all of Morehead City. Petty officers are Claude Morn ing, Alvin Hansen, Donald Willis, Beaufort; Dick Spears, Clarence Bell, Alfred. Bell and Charles McKay. Morehead City; Etheridge Davis and John L. Lewis. Harktn Island, and Milton Bell, Swans boroj The enliated men are as follows: James Griffin, Gene Guthrie, Jamas Bowland, Hoy KittrtU, Jar ry Lewis. Andrew Midgette, Wil liam Murrill, Andrew Nance, Earle Wade, Leroy Weeks, Jarvis Weeks. Sam Ballou, and Marvin Roberta, all ol Morehead City. From Beaufort the men are Donald Auatln, John Betta, Wal lace Garner. Thomas Gooding. George Gooding, William Longest, John McKay, Terry Nance, Jamea Owens, Andrew Searle and Bob White. Newport is repreaented by Lar ry Howard. Douglas Reynolds, and Frankie Rusaell, with Thomaa Ar thur, " New Bern; William Davis, Gloucester, and Allen Nelson. At lantic, touadia g out the unit Jasper Bell Wins Key Man Award Last Night Presentation Takes Place At Officer Installation Banquet at Moose Lodge Jasper Bell, retiring Jaycee pres ident. received the Key Man award last night at the Jaycee banquet I at the Moose Lodge. Morehead City. I The award is presented annually by the Jaycees to the man within I tne organization who has done the most for the group He is selected | by vote of all members. Mr. Bell | j was aiso winner of the 1954 Dis tinguished Service Award which is 1 bestowed by the Jaycees upon any ' man deemed to have given out standing service to his community. Mr. Bell was presented a gold key by H. S. Gibb6 Jr., a former DSA winner. The retiring Jaycee ! president was elected a town com missioner of Morehead City last week. He is active in the First Jasper Bell . . . wins another honor Baptist Church, heads the 1955 Morehead City Finer Carolina pro gram and is a member of the County Toastmasters Club. New Jaycee officers were in stalled last night by Jake West, Kinston Dr. Russell Outlaw suc ceeds Mr. Bell as president. The installation followed presen tation of the key man award. Presentation of certificates of recognition to the press and radio itRfere made by Jayc? oi+tartert [PfiHHpsA 1 Mr. Bell gave the welcome ad dress and introduced guests. Prior to the barbecued chicken dinner, Jerry Rowe gave the invocation. The meeting ended with the read ing of the Jaycee creed by Walter Morris. Dancing followed. New Bernians Dedicate School Recently dedicated at New Bern was the New Bern High School de signed by Burett H. Stephens and Robert H. Stephens of Beaufort and New Bern. Located on a 28 acre tract of land on Highway 17, the school is comprised of six sep arate units connected by covered walkways. It was built at a cost of 1750, 199.54 obtained through the sale of bonds and from the federal gov ernment. A tile freiie on one sec tion of the building recently won a $500 first prize in a contest at Cincinnati. The New Bern Academy, from which New Bern High School de veloped, was established in 1784. Two years later it was chartered by the North Carolina assembly with the approval of King George III, ruler of England and her col onies. Thus, according to informa tion on the dedication program, the school of which New Bern High is successor, became the first chartered school in North Caro lina and the second so chartered in English colonial America. Officer Apprahendi Two Motorists in Boaufort Two motorists have been appre hended by Assistant Police Chief Carlton Garner, Beaufort, for al leged violations. On Wednesday. May 4, Isaac Pritchard, Havelock, was appre hended for failing to atop at a atop sign, and on Saturday. May 7, Ro gers Murray was picked up in con nection with a wreck and was cited for having no brakes on his truck. Tide Table Tldei at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tuemday, May 1* 10:42 a.m. 431 a.m. 10:31 p.m. 4:15 p.m.* Wednesday, May 11 11:26 a.m. 5:06 a.m. 11:00 p.m. 4:40 p.m. Thursday, May It 12:10 a.m. 5:40 a.m. 11:51 p.m. 5:11 p.m. Friday, May 13 8:21 a.m. 12:53 p.m. 5 M p.m. Inland Water Shrimping Will Open After Midnight Tonight To Vie for Title Taking part in the Miss More head City beauty pageant during the Morehead City Vacation Fes tival May 25-28 will be Mary Allen Hughes, left, and Ann Thomas Le wis. Miss Hughes will be Miss Morehead Theatre and Miss Lewis will be Miss Belk's. Barbara Willis and Sue Robin son. whose pictures appeared in Friday'! paper, will be sponsored by the Dress Shop and Clara's Dress Shop respectively. Today Two States Pay Honor to CSA Veterans By F. C. SALISBURY < Throughout North and South Carolina. Confederate Memorial Day is being observed today, May 10. In tribute to General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, who died Sunday. May 10, 1883, from wounds received at the battle of Chancel lorsville, this date was selected following the cloae of the Civil War as Confederate Memorial Day. Their honored dead are remem bered with oration, music, prayer and flowers. For many years the members of the Emeline Pigott Chapter of the United Daugltfers of the Con federacy of MoiFhead City have given honored recognition of those 31 veterans of the War of '81 to US Who lie buried in Bay View Cemetery. Although the chapter member ship is ew and public interest has wan? I In observance of the day, yel as the year and day comes around, ? small group of faithful members can be found at the ceme icry showing their regard and re membrance by conducting a simple service and placing of wreaths up on the graves of each departed vetenln. Each grave is marked with a confederate flag. This annual service held by the members of the Emeline Pigott Chapter took place on Sunday af ternoon, a most fitting day for such an occasion. To these faithful few goes the honor of keeping alive the memory of the deeds and sacrifices of the men who gave their service and lives for the cause of their convictions. Preced ing the placing of wreaths, the Rev. R. T. Willi* conducted a short memorial service. Following a prayer he gave a short sketch of the wounding and death of Gen eral Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jack son and the adopting of the date of his death as Southern Memorial Day. He closed the service with verses from the poem "The Soldier True who wore the Gray." This poem was written by Mrs. Nar cissa E. Davis the sister of Mrs. Ida Eaton and the mother of the late M. Leslie Davit of Beaufort. Veterans who served the Sou thern cause and lie buried in Bay View Cemetery are M. T. Davis, W. H. Howerton, J. B. Lewis, The Rev. Thomas J. Leary, Melvin D. Willis. J. D. Davis. W Y Fulford, E H Hancock, J. Chadwick, T. P Chadwick, J. F. Harvey, G. M. Barbour, Bartley Willis. H. S. Lee. T. G. Davis, G. W. Styron, J. D. Phillips, Thomas Arendell. B. J. Ball. William J. Parker, Absalom F. Fodrie. John H. Mann, Henry C. Lockhart, J. E. Kbrnegay, L. K. Piner. W H. Sloan, G. W. Standi, J. D. Miller and I. John Cox. The name of two veterans whose stones are marked, R. W. and L. D., are unknown. Norfolk Man Attempts To Sot Hotel Afire Herman Folmer, Norfolk, was taken Into custody by Morehead City police Friday after he at tempted to burn down the Hotel Fort Macon. Fulmer. who waa believed to be mentally deranged, was taken to a hospital in Norfolk Sunday night by Officer Bruce fedwards of the Morehead City police force and Deputy Sheriff Bobby Bell. Sheriff Hugh Salter said he waa told that Fulmer put magazines against the walls of his room and set tire to them. Chamber to Give Dinner May 18 The Beaufort Chamber of Commerce will be host at a din ner Wednesday, May 18, at 7 o'clock in the Beaufort School cafetcria. W. H. Potter, president of Beaufort By-Products Co., will be guest speaker. All members and their wives are cordially in vited. Members are asked to make \ reservations with Miss Pat Sprin kle* 2-4866, by tomorcow. Miss Sprmgle, chamber secretary, ha# ' also requested that ballots on the 12 directors for tlie coming year be mailed to her no later than noon Wednesday, May 18. Names of those elected will be announced at the banquet. Customs Officer Will Serve Here The United States Customs Ser vice has approved Beaufort-More head City as a port of entry war ranting the full-time services of a customs inspector. J. E. Crowe, now in charge of the custonls office at Elkin. N. C., will report for duty here on Mon day, May 16. Mr. Crowe was one of the four customs men who cleared the M/S Stockholm when it made its plea sure cruises out of Morehead City last fall. He has been with the customs service for more than 20 years. During the war he was stationed at Elizabeth City, prior to that at Durham which, because of its vol ume of tobacco imports ranks as one of the biggest customs cen ters in the nation. Elkin is a "port of entry" like Durham because of raw materials for the Chatham mills. Mr. and Mrs. Crowe will take up permanent residence in this area. They have two married chil dren. A customs office is located now in the postoffice building, Beau fort. Lions Hear C. W. William* C. W Williams, Morehead City manager for the Carolina Water Co., was the speaker at the regu lar weekly meeting of the Lions Club. He spoke on water systems. ? One of North Carolina'* most important commercial fishing season* will open one minute after midnight to night when all properly licensed shrimpers will start trawling in inland waters. The official time is 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, May 11. Ben Douglas, chairman of the Board of Conservation and I Development, and C. G. Holland/ state fisheries commissioner, have announced the opening of all in land waters for shrimping except New River and its tributaries. New River and its tributaries will be opened June 15. This later opening. Commissioner Holland said, is to allow shrimp in those waters to get a bit bigger. He said the June 15 date is approved by a majority of the shrimpers. Mr. Holland said the decision to open the shrimping season came this weekend aft?r four state boats made test trawls Friday night and found the shrimp of marketable size. Some shrimp have been taken in offshore waters. A boat yesterday morning reported a catch of 160 pounds, about 35-40 to the pound, a good size for this time of year. Prices on the New York market are good, reportedly a bit better than at this time last year. A few shrin.p have been report ed in channel nets around Harkers island. The shrimping season opened about the same time last year, just a day earlier. May 10. Rotary Requests Funds for Town Recreation Plan Letters were sent out yesterday by the Beaufort Rotary Club, ask ing for donations to the Summer Recreation program They will sponsor the program this year The program, open to all chil dren from the ages of 8 on up, will be directed by Hugh Gordon, Beaufort football coach. Starting date will bfe In June. ? ? The program will go into Hi eighth year this summer, and will teach swimming and baseball. Su pervised dances will be held at the Scout building. Donations from private indivi duals, civic and fraternal organrza tions, and businesses make the program possible and permit chil dren to take part free of charge. Anyone interested in the pro gram, who has not been contacted, may send a donation to James H. Davis, treasurer. Clyde Haye Heads Pelletier 4-H Club The Pelletier 4-H Club met in the Pelletier Community Building Monday, April 18. and elected the following officers. Clyde Haye, president; Joyce Mobley. vice-pres ident; Paul Hamilton, secretary; Ellen Ingram, reporter. Visiton were Mr. John H. Wynne. Mr?. Betty Vance, and Mr. Don Halaey, agents from Onslow County. Mrs. Bright and Mrs. Morse served lemonade and cookies for refreshments. There were 18 new members, a total of 29 4-H mem bers pretent. There were eight parenta present. Ellen Ingram. Reporter. Town Officials Take Oaths at If Friday Morning Ted Gamer to Serve As Mayor Pro-Tem; Board Appoints John James Jr. Officials of Morchead City for the next two years were sworn in at 11 o'clock Friday morning at the Morehead City Municipal 3ui!ding. Oaths of office were ad ministered by A. H. James, clerk of Superior Court. New officials are Herbert Phil lips III, judge of recorder's court, John James Jr.. solicitor; and Jas per Bell, commissioner. Other officials returned to office are Mayor George W. Dill, Commis sioners Ted Garner. D. J Hall, Gib tie Sanderson, S. C. Holloway, and John Lashley, city clerk and clerk of recorder's court. Commissioners elected Mr. Gar ner as mayor pro-tem and Mayor Dill made the following assign ments: Mr. Garner, police commis sioner; Mr. Hall, fire commission er; Mr. Sanderson, streets and sewers; Mr. Holloway, finance; and Mr. Bell, buildings and grounds. All department heads were re employed. Upon question by Com missioner Bell, the mayor ex plained that the move officially put all departments back to work but it did not necessarily mean that all town employees were guaranteed their jobs for the next two years. "We can hire and lire as we see fit," he remarked. _ Mr. James was appointed solici tor of recorder's court. rfter the mayor explained that YMe-aaileltor need rot be a voting resident of the town. The board expressed the wish, however, that Mr. James, a resident of Beaufort, change his residence to Morehead City. Mr. James said he was willing to do so. His salary is $150 a month. The new judge receives $225 monthly. The mayor requested that each commissioner familiarize himself with the financial needs of his de partment prior to June 1 so that 'he budget can be drawn up. Mayor Dill said, "I'm sure we can continue as we have in the past relative to operation of the town. Each commissioner is expected to handle problems in his own depart ment and make recommendation* to the hoard. The board can over ride those recommendations, but usually we follow them. It haa been our custom to give no fast answers because frequently many things have to be considered in order to insure the mutual benefit of all. "Being a town commissioner pro vides a way in which you can serve people best. It's right down at the grass-roots level and, after all, that is the basic government of this country," the mayor remarked. After the organizational meet ing. the board adjourned until Thursday, May 19, its regular meeting night. Wiley H. Taylor Sr. Spots Stranger in His Back Yard Mr Wiley H. Taylor Sr.. 204 Marsh St., Beaufort, noted a stranger in hia yard laat Tuesday. It was a banded pigeon. "He was sitting on my back fence as atlll aa a statue and let me come to within an arm's length," Mr. Taylor remarked. He believes it'a a homing pigeon gone astray. Through the kindnewi of a neighbor, Julian Hamilton, At St. Poul't The Rev. C. E. Sharp Will Serve as Rector The Rev. C. Edward Sharp will aaaume dutiea u rector of St. Paul'f Episcopal Church. Beaufort, June 1. The Rev. Mr. Sharp ia now Epia copal chaplain of student* at Eaat Carolina Collefe, Greenville, and ia a member of the rectory ataff of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Green ville He is a native of Harrellaville. N. C., attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill apd Wake Forest. He l? ? graduate of Yale Divinity School. Yale Univer sity, and a post-graduate o( Vir ginia Theological Seminary. Alex andria, Va. The Rev. Mr. Sharp succeds the Rev. James P. Dees who resigned to accept a charge at Statesville in January. Since the Rev. Mr. Dees' departure, Gray Hasaell. Beaufort, has been conducting ser vices at the church aa lay reader. who puti scratch feed out for hla chickens, the wayward pigeon U getting chow regularly. Mr. Taylor caught him soon af ter he arrived and took down the numbers on hla banda. He gave the numbers to G. B. Talbot, direc tor of the federal Fiah and Wild life lab at Piver's Island. Mr. Tal bot said that If the numbers arc registered, be will be able to trace the bird'a owner. Mr. Taylor commented that dur ing the first World War when ra dio was Just coming into its own, there was a "wireless station" at Ptver's Island. Quite a few homing pigeons would come this way and people would help to get them back on the track again by supply ing the federal employees on the island with the numbers on the bands. As of yesterday, the pigeon was still vacationing at Mr. Taylor and Mr. Hamilton'!. The flute Board of Education has approved fad expenditure for enlarging, the CtaiD Glenn School. The amounts ait IB, 7(1.64 In local funds and IMJ08.36 In state funds. Contracts for the four classroom addition were let in April. ?