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NEWS-TIMES OFFICE 804 ArwuUU St Merehead City Phoo* 6-41 78 CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES M 44th YEAR, NO. 94. thrkk RKfTinws TWENTY-TWO PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1955 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Santa Claus Will Arrive In Beaufort Next Friday More Information May be Available Now on Hay Help Perhaps today the FHA office in Beaufort knows a bit more about the emergency hay program for feeding of livestock. Ever since it was announced that the federal government would provide emergency hay for east ern Carolina counties, including Carteret, farmers have been in the dark as to the how's, when's and where's. But I. M. Robbins, FHA super visor from New Bern, was sche duled to pay a visit to the Beau fort FHA office Wednesday af ternoon. Miss Lorraine Willis, clerk in the office, said that he would probably be informed of details. To date Miss Willis has been ac cepting farmer's applications for the hay. The federal government has al ready released $35,000 of $100,000 allocated for the hay program in hurricane-stricken counties. According to information from 1 Raleigh, the federal money will 1 be used to pay part of the trans portation costs on hay so that farmers whose pastures and feed crops were damaged, will be able to buy hay at reduced prices. Early reports of the hay pro i gram said farmers would be given J a credit of $1 per ton on hay and I that 320 tons had been allotted to J Carteret. Farmers are advised to call at the FHA office, Beaufort post office building, for detailed in formation. ? Santa CUu? will come to Beau fort Friday, Dec. 2, Danforth Hill, chairman of the merchant* com mittee of the Chamber of Com merce, told directors Tuesday night. The directors met in the chamber office on Front Street. Santa will arrive in the tradi tional fashion, by boat, and will be escorted in a parade on Front Street. Following the parade the first give-away from the Pirate's Chest of Silver will take place. During the holiday season <200 will be given in silver dollars and $600 in merchandise gifts. The first give-away after Dec. 2 will take place Saturday, Dec. 10, and each Saturday thereafter until Christmas. Ronald Earl Mason, chairman of the eha-nber-sponsored rodeo, gave a financial report. Total re ceipts were $667.15. Expenses were $382.34, leaving a balance and net profit of $84.81. The rodeo is staged as one of the town's tourist attractions. It was also reported that less than half the chamber's budget has been met by pledges this year. Norwood Young, president of the chamber, presided. University Women Hear Report on County Schools A picture of the schools in this county was given members of the American Association of Univer sity Women by H. L. Joslyn Fri day night at the civic center, More head City. Mr. Joalyn is county superintendent of schools. Members of the association ex pressed interest in the teacher problem and asked how some of | the tedious details in teachers' work might be handled by others. One of the members of the AAUW, commenting on parent as sistance, said, "I think there are so many more important things than giving a child an ice cream cone." Mr. Joslyn said that many grade mothers have the wrong idea, that they could do things more fruit ful in the way of educating their children than entertaining them. (Grade mothers throughout the county usually plan parties for the pupils on special occasions.) The AAUW members said they would be willing to assist in the search for qualified teachers for the several teaching positions in the county now being filled by substitutes. Mr. Joslyn explained how the State Board of Education func tions, how its members are ap pointed, and its duties. He told how the county board of educa tion is chosen, and how it in turn approves the principal after the local school board names him. While the state pays teachers' salaries and assists in paying for supplies as well as bus transporta tion, the county must build and maintain the school buildings and meet other expenses. Water Bill High "If water bills continue as high as the one this month," Mr. Jos lyn said, "no other bills will be paid; the money will all go for water." (The Carolina Water Co. recently doubled its rate pending the results of a hearing before the State Utilities Commission regard ing a rate rise). The superintendent commented See AAIIW, Page 2 In the Spotlight Short Stay Turns into Permanent Residency for Upstate Lumberman (Editor's Note: This is another in the series, Carteret Spotlight, stories focusing on well-known personalities). By HAL SHAPIRO What was to have been a short stay has turned into a 23-year resi dency for R. W. Safrit Sr., guiding light of the Safrit Lumber Co., Beaufort Mr. Safrit, a lumberman since he was a young'un will celebrate his 79th birthday next month. He originally came to Carteret County to get his business establishment started. The plan was to have his brother come to Beaufort and take over the company after he had it running smoothly. As Mr. Safrit described it, "It took me quite a while to get things the way I wanted them and by that time I decided to stay where I was. The plans at first were for my brother, who runs our other mill at Mt. Gilead, to come here and run the company and I was to return to Mt. Gilead where I still have a home." For the past four generations the Safrit family has been in the lumber business, starting with Mr. Safrit's grandfather. Recalls School Days Mr. Safrit, a native of Cabarrus County, recalled his school days when he attended a log school house and where the younger chil dren gathered about the stove in the center of the room. As he worded it, "We'd walk about three miles to school each day through mud and by the time we got to school our shoes would be leaking. We'd sit and do our \ best to get dried \ \ out." \ _ Mr. Safrit says \ R. W? His formal edu Safrit cation extended through what would be about the fifth grade now. After quitting school he went to work on his father's farm where he helped his dad erect a barn. He remembers his home very vividly, describing it as a log house, hand constructed, with clay used as mortar to chink up the cracks. Until Mr. Safrit was 17, he lived in the log home and then the fam ily had a large home constructed. A sister of Mr. Safrit lives In the home at present Except for a three-year hitch in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War, Mr. Safrit has been in the lumber business. News in a Nutshell \ INTERNATIONAL IN BRAZIL the political situa tion tenses aa the recently-ill Joao Cafe Fllho tries to regain the pres idency. The ill president was re placed by a provisional president who was kicked out last week, and a fellow named Ramos waa install ed. On top of that, an October elected president la flated to take office Jan. 31. H'i a mess. IN BOMBAY, INDIA the wont riots in eight years occurred this week. More than 200.000 rioteri demonstrated against Prime Min ister Nehru's decision to make Bombay, India's second largest city, a separate state. RUSSIA'S UP TO its old tricka again. Six former aasociates of the pursed Berea were executed this waek for "treason." NATIONAL IN WASHINGTON a United States district Judge has ruled that military courts lack Jurisdiction to try for crimes any civilian who ac companies the armed forces over seas. IN THE SCIENCE WORLD en gineers are excited over new in ventiona which will capture the sun's energy to do man's work; and I 34-year-old engineer, Richard Whitcomb, has designed a new Jet plane "chaaala" which haa been hailed a? the greatest advance in aviation since the beginning of the Jet age. STATE GOV. LITHE* HODGES and Mrs. Hodges returned to Wilming ton from Bermuda yesterday aboard the Stockholm. The ship was IB hours late in docking due to bad weather. TWO TOBACCO VARIETIES, la beled farmers' favorites, have been scratched from State College's rec ommended list "pending further study." Coker 138 and 140, foreign buyers say, lack the flavor and aroma the buyers want AT NEW BERN Mrs. Naaimia Zaytoun died at St. Luke's Hospital at the age of 111. She came to this country from Lebanon at the age of 93 to make her home with her son, Ellis Zaytoun, New Bern. POPULAR DISLIKE has earned the cancelling of a peace panel Dec. S at Greensboro where con victed Communist Junius Scales was scheduled to speak. The panel waa to be sponsored by the Ameri can Friends Servioe Committee. As he recalled. "I remember that when I was 11 years old 1 would go out and watch the circle saw at the mill we had, and my grand father had to keep a close watch on me to keep me away from the saw." He continued, "I can well re member going out with my dad to cut down trees with the aid of a crosscut saw. Often I'd have to rest on the ground, before heading for home after cutting down trees for the day." While a young man the family used to make buggy spokes out of hickory and they also made shuttle blocks to be used in the textile milts out of dogwood, apple and persimmon trees. Among his classmates in school were Frank and Joe Cannon, founders of Cannon Mills. The cur rent superintendent of the Cannon Mills, Mr. Brown, was also one of his classmates. Mr. Safrit helped clear the tim ber around Kannapolu when the first of the Cannon Mills was put up. In speaking of the "wealthy" Camions and Mr. Brown, Mr. Safrit said that he wouldn't want to have quite ao much money. It's his be lief that people who don't have too much money are often the happi est. Modern Trends Many innovations have been made in the lumber business since Mr. Safrit first started. Originally the men would go into the forest, cut down i tree and then by use of a wagon cart it off to the mill. Mr. Safrit described it in the following manner: "We'd take the wheels off the wagon and then place the log aboard, and then after having the logs on the wagon we'd replace the wheels." Nowadays there are caterpillars and trucks to do all of this work. According to Mr. Safrit, modem machinery now docs the work that used to require eight men about SO years ago. Currently at the Safrit Lumber Co. on the Lennoxville Road in See LUMBERMAN, Page * , Tide Table Tide* at Ike Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, Nov. 28 4:00 a.m. 10:87 a.m. 4J7 p.m. 10:45 p.m. Satarday, Nov. 2? 4:86 a.m. 11:28 a.m. 8:18 p.m. 11:33 p.m. Babr. Nov. 27 8:49 a.m. 8:18 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Koaday, Nov. 28 8:88 a.m. 13:32 a.m. 7:08 pjn. 1:23 p.m. Tueaday, Nov. 28 7:27 ajn. 1:14 a.m. 7:55 PJS. 3:04 pjn. National Officer To Speak Monday To Beaufort JC's Jake West Jr. to Meet With Directors Prior To 7:30 Meeting Jake West Jr., Kinston, national director of the U. S. Junior Cham ber of Commerce will speak to j Beaufort Jaycees at 7:30 p.m. Mon day in the Scout Building on the I topic. Operation Civic Service. Mr. West is one of 200 national 1 directors in the U. S. Junior Cham ber of Commerce and is visiting | Beaufort as part of his series of official visits to 31 clubs, from , Red Springs to Elizabeth City. The national directors are elected each year and visit the 2,750 Jaycee clubs throughout the nation. They serve as a sounding board and guiding force for the 200,000 Jay- ^ cees in the U. S. Mr. West, who will meet with the Jaycee board of directors be fore his address, is president and manager of West Machinery Co., Kinston, and is a member and past president of the Kinston Jay cees. For the years 1951 and 1953 Jake West Jr. . . . theme is service West was selected as Kinston's Young Man of the Year. Serving as one of the ten state Jaycee vice-prcsidents for the 1954 55 year, West received the Cou Browne award for being the most outstanding state vice-president. He was elected a national direc tor for North Carolina at th?%state Jaycee convention in Charlotte last May. According to Tommie Wtter, Beaufort Jaycee president, the four major goals the Jaycees will strive to achieve this year are as follows: 1. They will attempt to make their community a better place in ?which to live. 2. Develop leadership among their members. 3. Offer educational, recreational and social activities to men of sim ilar age. . Give young men between 21 and 36 the opportunity to partici pate in the affairs of the com munity, state and nation. Norfolk Dredge Works Morehead City Channel Horace Johnson Appeals, Judge Sets Bond at $100 Horace Johnson appealed and bond was set at $100 by Judge Herbert O. Phillips Monday in Morehead City Recorder's Court. Johnson was found guilty of possessing nontax paid whisky, and was fined $75 and costs. He was given a six-months suspended sentence on condition that he stay on good behavior for two years. Frederick Ray Tillery was fined $50 and costs for careless and reckless driving. Six Found Guilty Alice Marie Gibbs, Sarah Dunn, Mary Collins, Beatrice Monroe Collins, Mrs. Charles Dunn, and I Jim Jones, alias Jim Weasil, were all found guilty of threatening Louise Davis and attempting to prevent her appearance in court in a case against Charles Dunn. i They were each assessed one I third costs and given 10-day sus pended jail terms on condition ; that they stay away from Louise ! and Charles Davis and in no way intimidate, molest, prevent or per suade them either directly or in directly from appearing at the trial of the case of the State vs. Charles H. Dunn. Dunn has ben arraigned on a charge of attempting to rape Louise Davis and was placed un der $4,000 bond. Charlie Gore was fined $25 and costs for driving with an expired operator's license with the full fine to be remitted since he now has valid license. Forfeits Bond Earl Smith, charged with no op erator's license, forfeited his bond and a warrant was issued for his apprehension. Clyde Floyd Longest was as sessed costs when he pleaded guil ty to public drunkenness. Charges of no operator's license against Roger D. Simmons and un lawful possession of two pistols, against Edward Gibbs, were drop ped Justin T. Ball was found not guilty of possessing a quantity of intoxicating beverages in his dwel ling for the purpose of sale. Cases against the following were continued: Stella Dunn, Melba Has kins, Catherine Williams, James J. Adams and Aubrey Nichols. Nov. 30 Deadline Wednesday is the deadline for filing applications for surplus food to b? distributed in December. With tin Arnwd Forty James B. Smith, Newport, Takes Part in Maneuvers Fort Polk, La.? S 1/c James B. Smith, 9on of J. S. Smith, New port, is assigned to the Agressor Force in Exercise Sage Brush, the largest joint Army-Air Force ma neuver since World War II, now being held in Louisiana. Some 110,000 Army troops are testing the latest concepts of bac teriological, atomic, chemical and electronic warfare. The exercise ends Dec. 15. Sergeant Smith, a member of the 4th Armored Division, is regular ly stationed at Fort Hood, Tex.' He entered the Army in 1051 and was last stationed In Germany. Smith's wife, Esther, is living in KUleen, Tex. Fort Polk, La.- Army Specialist Third Class Ira D. Murphy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Murphy, Mar shallberg, and Pvt. Charles E. Gar ner, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard P. Garner, route 2 Newport, are also taking part in Exercise Sage Brush. Private Garner, a machine gun ner in Weapons Company of the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Bat talion. Is regularly stationed at Fort Benning. Ga. He entered the Army last February. Fort Jacksoif, S. C.? Pvt. Samuel T. Magill. son of Mr. and Mr*. G. L. Edwards, 305 Front St., Beau fort, recently served a day as Gen eral's Orderly to MaJ. Gen. F. S. Bowen Jr., Fort Jackson and 101st Airborne Division commander. He won the honor after winning a competition among members of the guard in his own regiment, and then competing against the outstanding guards of two other regiments. Tht General's Orderly la the man who la the neatest and moat Informed on his duties at guard mount each day. The manner of wearing the uniform, courtesy, bearing, and knowledge 01 mili tary duties play an important part in his selection. "He can be justly proud of this distinction," General Bowen said. "It reflects great credit upon him self and his prior training." Private Magill is a member of Company "D," 501?t Airborne In fantry Regiment. George Larry McCabe, EM 3, is in the Navy and not the Coast Guard as stated in Friday's NEWS TIMES in a story announcing his promotion in rating. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George T. McCabe and is sta tioned aboard the aubmarinc Jal lao. Curtis Josey Hurt In Tuesday Wreck Curti? Josey, Beaufort RFD, was injured at 9:30 Tuesday night when the car he waa driving knock ed down a pole on the Harkers Island Road. Josey, who is in the Coast Guard and stationed on Core Banks, waa taken to Sea Level Hospital. According to State Highway Pa trolman W. E. Pickard, the car, a 1MB Ford, was headed toward Highway TO on the Harkers Island Road As the car rounded a curve, it went across to the left side of the road, then back to the right and snapped off a pole. Notice All stories in today's piper ?re written as though the paper were coming out Friday as usual, in stead of a day early. Specific days have been named to avoid con fusion. but should a story read "today" It moans Friday, Nov. U. -- - 4 PICTURES of All-Seashore Conference First Team IN THIS ISSUE! See Sports Page Dinner Chairman Reports to JC's James Macy. chairman of the | Jayeee football banquet, announced at Monday night's meeting at the Hotel Fort Macon that the ban quet would be held the middle of December and a prominent speak er is being sought. Mr. Macy stated that the club hoped to use the Moose Lodge for the banquet. Luther Lewis reminded all mem bers to get the money in for the Christmas lighting project and he announced that the work of put ting up the lights is being done by Weeks and Andrews, electri cal contractors. J. C. Harvell announced that entry blanks for the Distinguished Service Award had been sent to civic organizations, and that he is being assisted on his committee by Jerry Rowe and Frank Cassiano. The subject of * Christmas pa rade was brought up and the club was in favor of having one this year. Plans will be discussed fur ther at the next meeting. All Jaycees who still have light bulbs were requested to turn them in at th* next meeting. / ( Rotarians Will Meet Together An inter-city meeting Dec. 1 at Fleming's Restaurant, will find the Newport, Beaufort and More head City Rotarians attending. Morehead City will be host. The inter-city meeting means that the Newport Club's weekly meeting Monday night, Nov. 28, has been cancelled. At Monday night's regular meet ing of the Newport Rotary Club John B. Kelly was the program chairman and he spoke on The Meaning of Thanksgiving, stating that the first celebration of the holiday was on Dec. 21, 1621. He said it wasn't until President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the fourth Thursday of every Novem ber as Thanksgiving Day that a definite nationwide date was set for its observance. He concluded his talk by saying that most people have forgotten the true meaning of the observ ance and now regard it only as a day off from work. Cart Collide Sunday On Front Street, Beaufort Two cars collided at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon on Front Street, Beaufort. One of the earn, a Dodge, driven by Patsy Ruth Willis. 114 Gordon St.. was damaged to the extent of $60 when another Dodge, driven by Robert Jones, Cherry Point, backed into it. Officer Maxwell Wade of the Beaufort police force, said Jones was hacking out of a parking place. His bumper scraped the side of the car driven by Miss Willis who was going cast on Front. No one was hurt and no charges were preferred. ? Morehead City has been holding its nose all week. The reason: a dredge, doing maintenance work on the Inland Waterway along Morehead City's waterfront is pumping up all the sludge from the bottom. Since Morehead City's sewers empty into the channel, the odor is far from pleasant. It smells just like the smell from a paper mill. As long as* folks can stay to the windward side of the place where the dredge is working, it's not too bad, but on the lee, ugh. Smut Deposited Residents in the vicinity of 11th Street and Shepard woke yester day morning to find several frame homes covered with a wet, gray smut. Some of the houses, where raw wood was exposed, were color ed red. The houses were close to the water where the sand was being pumped in to fill areas washed out by the storms. It is believed that the fumes from the spill material, plus the damp atmosphere, created the deposit. The smut came off by merely rubbing with the hand and it look ed as though soap and water would correct the situation. Apparently paint wasn't damaged. Even if there were damage, neither the Corps of Engineers nor the town of Morehcad City would be liable because all homeowners who are benefiting from the fill were required to sign waivers. The question was raised as to whether the dredging spill would be dangerous to the health of Morehead City residents. A. D. Fulford, county sanitarian, is out of town and could not be reached for commcnt. Most people, how ever, showed no more concern than to hold their nose and talk about "how awful" the odor was. Mayor George W. Dill said this week that he did not know the dredge was coming until it showed up. The work is being done by a Norfolk dredging company, under contract to the Army engineers. The mayor said that engineers checked the chaiuiel this summer and found that ceftain places filled in, creating shoals. Complaints Voicefl "People are complaining about the dredging," oeclared the mayor. "They say it smells bad and it makes a noise, but most folks are mighty anxious to get the spoilage pumped up on their property to give them some protection against storms." Beaufort is impatiently waiting for a dredge to arrive there to deepen Taylor's Creek which flows along the town waterfront. Many menhaden boats have run aground in the channel during the past 10 days. How Attorney Ruled This Week In a series of rulings released this week at Raleigh Atty. Gen. W. B Rodman held that: 1. A fraternal organization such as a Moose lodge is not a Chari table organization within the meaning of the State's tax law; so sales to such a lodge are not exempt from the sales tax. 2. A county commission or mem ber of a county board of education would be in violation of the law if he acted as an agent for an in surance firm in selling fire insur ance policies on county property. 3. Persons who cannot go to the polls on election day because it falls on a religious holiday are not permitted to vote by absentee bal lot. 4. Explosives may be used in the course of ordinary business, including farming, and no permit from the board of county commis sioners is required for this pur pose 5. Where a public office holder accepts a second public office he automatically and instantly va cates the first office. Churches to Help In Nativity Scene Churches of Beaufort and More head City have been invited to participate in presentation of the Carteret Community Theatre na tivity scene this year. The scene will be given, as it was last year, outdoors at the west side of the Morehead City Recrea tion Building. Instead of being re corded, music this year will be given by the church choirs and soloists, and the roles of Mary, Joseph, the shepherds and wise men will be portrayed by church members. The Carteret Community Thea tre is supplying the costumes, make-up, setting, and handling the technical aspects. Mrs. Trcssa Royal Vickers, Morehead City, is director. The scene will be presented nightly for the entire week pre ceding Christmas. Last year, when it was present ed for the first time, the portray al of the birth oT Christ was han dled entirely by the Community Theatre. The presentation was ex ceedingly well received and for that reason the theatre decided to sponsor it again this year. Emeritus Club Honors Guests Members of the Emeritus Club and their guesta amended a- dinner at the Inlet Inn Monday night. Musical numbers were presented by Mrs. Ralph Wade, Morehead City, who sang Just a Cottage Small, Roses of Picardy and Smilin' Through. She was accom panied at the piano by Miss Joyce Willis. N. L. Walker welcomed the guests and mentioned that a mem ber of the club, J. A. DuBois, was celebrating his birthday that day. The club greeted Mr. DuBois with applause. J. W. Kellogg, president, presided. Guests were Mrs. Kellogg, Col. and Mrs. H. M. Blanchard, Dr. and Mrs. G. C Cooke, R. C. Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. George Huntley, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Merrill. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Safrit, T. B. Sage, Dr. and Mrs. E. P. Spence, Mr and Mrs. C. A. Stone, Mrs. Lillian llcndrix, and Mr. and Mrs. DuBois. Port Tonnage Sets Record Tonnage moved by the Morehead City port in October reached 62, 517 ton? to set a new high for the year. During the month. Second Divi sion Marines from Camp Lejeune used the port for embarkation on amphibious maneuveri, and thia military movement accounted for more than half of the high month ly figure. Military tonnage moved at a figure of 33,799 tona, while the total commercial if listed at 28,738. The previou* high during the year came in May when 93.814 tons of cargo passed through More head City. The all-time monthly record was act in February 1954 at 79.136 toni. Carteret-Craven Corp. Will Meet Dec. 3 at Morehead George W. Ball. Harlowe, pres- I Idont of the Carteret-Craven Elec tric Membership Corp., reports that over 1,500 people arc expect ed to attend the annual meeting Saturday, Dec. 3. The meeting is a yearly occasion when members of the corporation get together to hear business reports on opera tions and elect director*. The place of the meeting will be the Morehead City High School. The electrical appliance dealers of Carteret County will stage an ex hibition in the school gymnasium from B a.m. to 12 noon. A barbe cue lunch will be sarvnd at noon i ind the business session will be (in at 1:30 p.m. in the school audi orium. The nominations committee has lominated the following members o serve for the new year: L. W. Pcllctier, Stella; Roger W. Jones, Sroad Creek; Everette Koonce, Sogue; Clarence E. Millla, New port; W. J. Wynne Jr., Havclock; Gordon K. Laughton. Crab Point; 3eorgc W. Ball, Harlowe; Gilbert IVhitehurst, Straits; and Earl C. Day, Cedar Island. Other nomina tions may be made in the business meeting. Appliance dealers have been most liberal in giving dour prises, Mr. Ball Mid. Included in the list are in electric range, two electric washing machines, lamps, mixers, waffle irons, clocks, heating pads, deep fryers, automatic fry pans, toasters, perculators, vacuum clean ers, and an assortment of other attractive Items. This rural electric cooperative serves 3,278 consumers in Carteret, Craven, Jones and Onalow coun ties. It was chartered in 1M0 aa a result of intenalve work by the Carteret County farm agent, Beau fort busineaemen, and rural rent dents of the area. There are turn 430 miles of line servtag the rural itrtlimi of tbNv roiintt?