NEWS-TIMES OFFICE 504 Arwulell St Mor?h??d City Phone 6-4175 CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 44th YEAR, NO. 99. TWO SECTIONS STYTE1KK PA HER MORE HEAD CITY AND BEAUFOET, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1955 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Dog Case to Go To Higher Court Simmie Smith Give* Notice of Appeal In Court Thursday Sunmie Smith noted an appeal to Superior Court with bond set at $300 by Judge Lambert R. Mor ris in County Recorder'* Court Thursday when he was found guil ty of fraud. Smith was assessed costs and ordered to pay the prosecuting witness, F. C. Stilley, $200 to re imburse him for the loss of the dog in question. According to testimony. Smith found a dog and was using him to hunt when the dog ran on a road and was killed by a car. Stilley claims that he owned the dog. Requests Jury Trial William Dewey Swift, charged with speeding 80 miles per hour, requested a jury trial and bond was set at $100. Ronald Lee Phipps and Robert Earl Flint, charged with careless and reckless driving, were each fined $25 and costs. William Core and George E. Thomas, charged with public drunkenness, were ordered to pay $10 and costs or serve 30 days in jail. Martin Dixon was fined $5 and cost for a violation of the fishing laws. Bonds Forfeited Bonds were forfeited by Lloyd Midgett Styron. Clarence Cottrell and Clarence Williams, all charged with public drunkenness, and George A. Papantoniou, charged with speeding and failing to stop for a stop sign. Costs were assessed against Ray mond R. Martin and Leonard Bruce Reels, no operator's license; Jimmy Eraster Rouse, improper muffler, and Joanne B. Faircloth, issuing bad check. Faircloth must also make good the bad check. The charge of assault against Donald Godwin was left open for future prosecution on payment of officer's costs. Two charges of possession of small quantities of nontax-paid whisky and a charge of public drunkenness against James Taylor were left open for future prose cution. 4 John Henry Foy at-awsM half costs for improper maffler. ? Cases against the following were continued: Ervin E. Hanis ccy, Kennard Andrew Taylor, L. E. Gillikin, Selby Anderson Ful cher, Mitchell Wetherington, Hor ace Jones, John Wesley Taylor, Elijah Carter Jr. Jack Gillikin, John Carlton Gas kill, Ganes Thomas Chapman, Hugh Whaley, Lloyd Fillingame, Robert Adams, H. L. Lynch, and Mark Washington. Dr. A. F. Chestnut Receives Appointment Dr. A. F. Chestnut, Morehead City, was formally appointed direc tor ot the Institute of Fisheries Research today. Dr. Chestnut has been serving as acting director since Sept. 1. Ap proval of his appointment to the four year directorship was made by Acting President J. Harris Purks and the executive committee of trustees, University of North Caro lina. Yuletide Greetings One of the nicest Christmas cards THE NEWS-TIMES has received this season is reproduced above. Painted by Alex S. Lari, a former resident of Beaufort who is now living in New York, it shows the Beaufort draw bridge. He calls it a bridge "that links two towns as your paper does." Top Officials Discuss Civil Defense Program Lions from Five Clubs Convene Lions from New Bern, Jacteon ville, Havelock and the Down htl I.ons Club attended a regional meeting Thursday night at th? Hotel Fort Macon with the More head City Club acting as host. Owens ifrederick was the fea tured speaker. He urged Lions to work a bit harder on Liana Club projects. He commented on things the clt|b* have and haven't bean doing. It was announted that the More head club's annia* Christmas party ami ladies rttght will be Jhursday night at 8:30 at the Hotel Fart Macon A. N. Willis, president of the Morehead Club, announced that many more replies had been re ceived on the sight seal campaign currently underway. As he worded it, "We have received a great many more replies than the 98 we had a week ago." Commenting on the iron lung drive the Lions are sponsoring, Mr. Willis said that a great deal of money is needed. "Many out-of-town business firms that do business in Morehead City have ??V in checks to help in pur chasingNKi iron lung which might in the future save either you or one of your loved ones," he re ported. Ads are being sold on the pro gram for a county-wide talent show tn be presented in Morehead City Keb. 18 and in Beaufort Feb. IT. Mr. Willis stated that Mrs. Tressa Vickers. member of the Carteret Community Theatre group, is di rector of the talent show. Three Carteret Residents Speak at Fisheries Session Speaking at the North Carolina Fisheries Aaaociation meeting Sat urday night at Washington. N. C? were G. B. Talbot, Dr. A. F. Cheat nut, William H. Potter, all of Car teret County, John Kodman. Wash ington attorney, and Congressman Herbert Bonner, Washington, chairman of the Congressional Mer chant Marine committee. Mr. Talbot, head of the Fish and Wildlife Laboratory, Beaufort, re viewed the research to be done on the striped bass in North Carolina, especially in the Roanoke Rlver Albemarle section Dr. Chestnut, who was made an honorary member of the group, commented on the committee re cently formed to study the blue crab industry. Clyde Potter of Bel haven Is a member of that com mittee. A weakfish (sea trout) study has also been started. It was suggested that Clayton Fulcher or Garland Fulcher, fish dealers in this area, be recommended as members on that study. Following a talk by Mr Rod man. who pointed out that law makers are not familiar with fish eries problems. Mr. Potter of Beaufort said that the North Caro lina Fisheries Association "la a strong organisation and Is mak ing Itself felt where needed." He added, however, that the state legislature is not yet fully aware of the Importance of fishing to North Carolina. In reply to a question by Pre* idcnt Earl H. Holton as to wnai would be needed to bring the fiah ing industry to the attention of proper official*, Mr. Potter rec ommended more newspaper pub licity. W. A. Ellison Jr . Belhaven. waa authorized to contact Freka (tva the dedlcal ery ritm. ? Public hearings on doing H\vay with three Coast Guard stations, including Atlantic, will be conducted in Janu ary, according to an an nouncement from the tilth Count Guard District. Nor folk. . I Stations which may be dis-estab lished, besides Atlantic, are at I Nags Head and Little Creek. "a. I The hearing on the Atlantic sta tion will be conducted in More head City, according to present plans, and will take place the wee It of Jan. 9. Conducting the inquiry will be board of survey headed by Rear Adm Henry C. Perkins of Coast Guard headquarters, Washington, D C. and four other officers in cluding Capt. H, C. Moore, chief of staff. Fifth Coast Guard District. The hearings have been sched uler as the result of recent studies on operation of Coast Guard Sta tions. . . , _ Coast Guard officials emphasize that no decision has been made on cither closing or continuing the stations. , . A public notice will be released on the exact time and place of hearing dealing with the Atlantic Sl The" Coast Guard last conducted hearings of this type in 1949. For Rent: One Good Still Site I Some bootleggers are persistent characters. - , Marshall Ayscue. county ABC ! officer, said another still at the Beaufort ? Morehead airport was 'blown up Saturday morning. This makes the second, in almost the (same location, in less than a 1 month. The at ill blown up Saturday was I just about 79 yards from the one I destroyed by afficers in Novam , ber It waa about 175 gallon* ca pacity had )"at been run Officer Ayaeue, Sheriff Hugh Salter. Deputy Sheriff Bobby Bell and federal officers blasted the thing apart about 10 o'clock Sat urday morning Operators, if they were around, itayed out of tight. Farm Leaders Discuss Markets > Marketing of fsrm crop* was dto cussed by members of the County Agriculture Council at their meet ing Thursday in the courthouse an nex. The council is composed af county leaders In agriculture. John Wlnfleld of the North Caro lina Department of Agriculture was present and commented on mar keting problems ? labor, grading and buying, and gave suggestions on carrying out a successful mar keting program. He remarked that North Carolina has more small farms than any other state In the nation The state s agriculture chal lenge progranj, he said, is the "hope of the smsll fsrmer. Marion Holland, district FHA su pervisor, Goldsboro, mother guest at the meeting, discussed home gardens snd announced that Dr. Selz Mayo, rural sociologist. Uni versity of North Carolina, Is avail able for consultation on commun ity programs. Mr. Holland also suggested that the council's new officers be elect ed in January. He officers are elected on the district '"joseph Owens, agriculture in structor at Smyrna School, report ed that in the Gloucester commun ity progrsm 210 crepe myrtles, roses, gardenia and forsythla bushes have been ordered. Attending the meeting In addi tion to those mentioned, were Chairman David Jones, who pre sided. Mr. Martin of the State De partment of Agriculture; Mr La nier of the Wildlife Conservation Department; B. J. May. R .It WtJ llams. Howard Oaraer, Al New some Mrs. Uavld Beveridge Mrs. D. Cordova, and Mrs. Floy Gere*. secretary. Thursday's the Day Surplus federal foods will be dis tributed to Carteret families Thurs day from 9 to 3:30 at the curb market. 13th and Evans St, Mere head City. Men able to help carry food packages at the market that day are invited to provide their services. Families eligible for the food have been designated by the county welfare department Club ta Meet St. Paul's Episcopal Men's Club will meet for supper at S;30 tomorrow at the parish how*.