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45td YEAH, NO. X. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGE8 MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1956 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Robert L. Humber, Founder,
Reports on World Federalism
The 1SU) annual reunion of the"
formation of the World Federation
Movement, founded at Davis
Island, took place Thursday after
noon at the civic center, More head
City. Robert Lee Humber, Green
ville, founder of the group, gave
the annual report.
Mr. Humber reported that 17
legislatures in the United States
had accepted the ideals set forth
by the organisation
He stated that on his last trip to
Europe many people contacted him,
including the president of France
who told him, "The World Federa
tion Movement is the only salvation
we have for the preservation of
our culture."
Mr. Humber said that the fed
eration movement would become a
reality when the peoples of the
world band together and demand
that it be put into effect. The
ideals of the group would be to
conquer war, set up laws, enforce
order and go to war against the
greater enemies such as poverty
and disease.
Milestone Passed
He stated that the past year was
a milestone with the United Na
tions celebrating their 10th anni
versary. He called it a "fait ac
compli." and said that the United
Nations had done a great deal of
good in its first 10 years, and that
with the calling of a conference to
change the by-laws early in 1956,
there would be even greater work
done by the group in the future.
Among the meritorious work
accomplished by the United Na
tions he cited the fact that of 800
million people who were subju
gated to foreign powers, 800 mil
lion are now autonomous.
He stated further that the UN
was attempting to help nations po
litically, economically and socially.
He described several committees of
the UN which help in all phases of
human welfare.
Further Cleavage
The next two years, Mr. Humber
declared, will see cleavages be
tween the East and West. It is his
contention that Russia plans to
neutralize central Europe, intro
duce chaos in Africa and to ally It
self still further with China.
In describing -what the United
Statcg'nM Wagafcib this pettcy
of Russia's, he said that a counter
action would be strictly t tempo
rary measure. .The United States
must stop tryigg to dominate the
world, and make partners of the
other nations.
The power of the United States,
Mr. Humber said, is slipping, as
can be seen in India where Nehru
sits back and takes a neutral view
and Krishna-Menon wants to ally
India with Russia and Red China.
Order Needed
What is needed at present is or
der in the chaotic world, laws and
justice for all nations.
The formation of the world fed
eration would give security to all
and a sense of mutual protection.
What it means is, "collaboration,
not concession," Mr. Humber said.
He said that in the United States
there it the leadership that can
consolidate Western culture and
hold K.
Regarding the federation move
ment, he said that the members
shouldn't be discouraged, because
as be worded it "Millions have
groped through darfcneaa, and we
msy now be sitting on the edge of
s new dawn."
He referred specifically to the
end of the Industrial era and
entrance into the atomic age.
He said that the destiny of this
country and the world should be I
considered wonderful when we see
that two pounds of coal that for
merly gave off eight hoors of elec
trical energy, can be atomised to
giving off 2.1 billion hours of elec
trical energy.
In the future, if the people so
desire, he stated, there could he
one central power plant in the
United States which could furnish
the power for the entire nation.
He concluded his talk with the
statement that what is needed It
political wisdom, moral courage
and being mafraid. "The banner
of the movement is atill flying,"
he it id, "tnd will never be htuled
down."
Judge Luther Htmilton offered
a prayer to open the meeting and
refreshments were terved at the
condution of Mr. Humber't talk.
Automobile Strikes
Parked Car Saturday
William Claude Gillikln, Beau
fort, driving a 1992 Chevrolet,
a truck a parked ear, a IBM Ford
ontd by Hubert C. Smith, Beau
fort, at 2:14 Saturday morning,
lice report. the a?ident occurred
on Ami Street Am.
Gillikln was headed east and hit
right (roat Mt the Ford Im the
left rear. Offlceri Steve Beacbem
and Robert Hudgina Investigated
HI, Ronnie!
Newport School's "polio pal" is
9-year-old Ronnie Watson of Salis
bury. Ronnie was stricken with
polio July 24, 1854. He has one sis
ter. He's taken out of the respirator
only for baths and has very little
use of any part of his body.
Each of the county's 11 schools is
sponsoring a polio pal during the
March of Dimes which opens today.
The school which averagts the most
money, per pupil, will be permitted
to present a .record player to its
pal.
All the children are patients at
Central Carolina Convalescent Hos
pital, Greensboro.
6-Year-Old Eubanks Boy
Taken IH wifh Polio
Ronnie Eubank*, 6-ycar-old ion
of Mr. ami Mrs, lvey Eubank*, of
Mabway 70 seal of Hr^ufort, is ill
with polio. The County Health De
partment announced yesterday that
Ronnie was taken to Central Caro
lina Convalescent Hoopital, Greens
boro, yesterday.
This is the second case la Car
teret this year. The first was Wil
liam Sessions, 9-year-old boy of
route 2 Newport. William has fully
recovered and is now back in
school. He was stricken in Octo
ber.
Ronnie was taken sick Dec. 24
and his illness was diagnosed as
polio Saturday, Dec. 31, at Dr. Sid
bury's hospital, Wilmington.
The health department could
give no details yesterday on how
seriously affected the child is. His
Snowflakes Fell
Friday Afternoon
Carteret County was treated to
its firit snow of the season Fri
day afternoon when rain inter
mingled with mow fell for about
an hour, according to E. Stamey
Davis, weather observer.
The high for the week of S3
degrees was recorded Monday and
the low Saturday when the tem
perature dropped to 29. The in
termingled rain and know totaled
.21 of an inch.
The high and low temperatures
and wind directions were as fol
lows
Max. Mia. Wiads
Tuesday 40 30 N
Wednesday 43 30 NE
Thursday 52 28 N
Friday 46 35 NW
Saturday 45 25 W
Sunday L,^ 50 29 NE
Monday 55 34 NE
Firs Departments Answer
Four Alarms During W??k
Morehead City's firemen an
swered two alarms and Beaufort
and Newport firemen answered
one during the past week.
Thursday night the Morehead
City firemen extinguished a fire
at the Blue Ribbon Club when a
stove caught fire, and on Sunday
morning they answered an alarm
at 13th and Fisher Streets where
? stove overheated.
Monday afternoon the Beaufort
firetafB extinguished a grass (ire
In Waal Beaufort near Hamey
SmlthV fish factory. Newport fire
men were called to a brush fire
FHday Neither caused any dam
Mnstag Beat Thursday
The hearing on whether to con
tinue the Atlantic Lifeboat 8tation
will take place next Ttiunday, Jan
12, at 1O0 p.m H the courthouse:
parents were still in Greensboro.
It ia doubtiul that he had received
any p?He vacua*. The hafklUi de
perUMent. at least, has no record a I
his receiving shots. There are three
other children in the family be
sides Ronnie.
The Sessions child had received
shots and the vaccine is credited
with saving him from serious after
effects. such as paralysis.
The healtl] department has no
polio vaccine on hand at present,
but private physicians have the
vaccine. Health authorities urge*
that parents who would like their
children to receive the shots start
now and not wait until the spring.
(It is coincidental that the child
pictured above, who was already a
patient at Greensboro, is also
named Ronnie).
Court In Session
Thirty-four cases were on the
docket in Morehead City Recorder's
Court yesterday. County Court,
Beaufort, will convene at 10 Thurs
day morning after a holiday last
week.
1956 Auto License
Tags Go on Sale
New Tags Will be Black
On Orange; Only On*
Tag to be Issued
North Carolina 1956 license tags
went on sale today ? and by Feb.
15 Carteret's motor vehicle own
ers, almost 7,500 of them, must
have their new plates. According
to the State Motor Vehicles De
partment, Carteret's cars, trucks
and motoi cycles numbered 7,474
at the end of tag sales last year.
The new tags will have black let
ters on an orange background, just
the reverse of last year's. In this
county the tags are being sold at
the First-Citizens Loan Depart
ment, Arendell Street, Morehead
City. They are also available at the
Motor Vehicles Department's cen
tral office. Raleigh.
Have Slogan
The new plates will be larger
than in the past and will carry a
"Drive Safely" slogan. Only one
tag will be issued for each vehicle,
instead of two. The single tag will
go on the back of the vehicle.
However, the drivers will find
the biggest change in the system of
numbering. A new system combin
ing either one or two letters with
not more than four digits has been
installed.
For passenger vehicles, the num
bers will start with A-l and will
run through ZZ 999 In some scries
there will be four digits, such as
A-9999.
For commercial vehicles, taxis,
buses, trailers, etc., the numbers
will come first, followed by the let
ters. The letters will show the
classification of the vehicle. The
"A" series for example, has been
reserved for taxicabs.
Change Necessary,
Foy Ingram, director of the Mo
tor Vehicles Department's regis
tration division, said that adoption
of the new system was an absolute
necessity, because the number of
motor vehicles has grown so large.
The new system, she said, will
allow more than four million dif
ferent combinations.
Perhaps you'd like to know
which motorist will get the A-l
number. It will be sold to the first
person in line at the Charlotte of
fice of the Carolina Motor Dub.
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Late Bulletin
Farmers and small business
men in the coastal area are eligi
ble for government surplus prop
erty to repair damages suffered
in the 1955 hurricanes. This an
nouncement was made late thi?
afternoon by the State Civil De
fense office.
This surplus property, being !
offered at 10 per cent of cost,
may be purchased by firms hav
ing less than 500 employees cr I
by farmers. It may not be r ?
sold. Much of it is new or only
slightly used.
Cities, counties or towns are
not eligible to buy. Representa
tives of the State Civil Defense
office will be in coastal counties
next week to accept applications
and give aid in filing.
The representative for this
county will be the courthouse,
Beaufort, all day Tuesday, Jan.
10.
Tax Listing Starts Today,
Will Continue 'til Feb. 1
Begins Work Here
David Willis, former adminis
trator of Allendale County Hos
pital, Fairfax. S. C . started his
duties as administrator at More
head City Hospital yesterday. He
succeeds Hoyle Greene, who is
now administrator at Dunn Hos
pital.
Mr. Willis and his wife are liv
ing at 3209 Arendell St.
Ernest Nelson
Rites Conducted
Funeral services for Ernest Nel
son, 42, Beaufort, long-time em
ployee of the Commercial Fisher
ies Division, State Department of
Conservation and Development,
were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at
Gloucester.
The Rev. J. D. Young, pastor
of Ann Street Methodist Church,
and the Rev. H. H. Cash, pastor
of Marshallberg Methodist Church,
officiated. Interment was 1ft Vic
toria CemH^ry at Marshallberg
Mr. Nelfon died Friday follow
ing a brain operation at Duke Hos
pital, Durham. He wa ? the son of
the late ('apt. John A. Nelson, who
served the fisheries division for
moie than 50 years. Captain John
die I in March of last year.
1 '.ic younger Nelson was chief
capiain of the fisheries division's
patrol boats.
He is survived by his wife, the
former. Florence Dickinson; two
children, John and Nancy; three
brothers, Stacy, Aulander; Cran
ston, Gloucester, and Clifton, Beau
fort; three sisters, Mrs. Kell Giili
kin, Marshallberg; Mrs. Roy Wil
lis, Beaufort, and Mrs. Catherine
Crusz, Gloucester.
Joins Faculty
Mrs. Robert L. Hose. Beaufort,
has joined the Beaufort High
School faculty, replacing Mrs.
Thomas Noe, who has taken a leave
of absence.
When the Snow Stuck!
It Cartgret get* any enow. It
uaaeBy COM in Janfltry and Feb
ruary The few nowflrtn nixed
with rein Friday afternoon earned
lota of excitement but. unfor
tunately for jrpnetfaf*? and lota
of younf at-beart -no now lay oa
the ground.
The above picture* were taken
In Beaufort and Morehead City
after the 5-inch noetd ?f fe b.
3. 1061 Just before Christmas, a
column on THE NEWS-TIMES
editorial page mentioned that
Carteret had not experienced a
white Christmas in 52 years.
Some have said that there was
a white Christmas in Carteret
either in IMS. MM or 1WT A
check of Beaufort News files falls
to mention lUch a phenomena,
which eucely would have been re
corded wider tile tUe editorship
of Ayceck Brown
The paper does report, however,
in 11-inch mow Jan 29, 1990
when a picture waa taken of the
Inlet Inn yard with the yuccaa
decked la goto of white. Accord
ing to the Beaufort Newa, the only
mawfall "ef any consequence"
rto the January 1938 mow
in March 1917, and that waa
f inches.
So proof ia still awaited of a
white Chrlstmaa In Carteret since
UOl
Welfare Office
Takes Requests
For January Food
Applications for federal surplus
foods, to be distributed this month,
will be accepted at the county wel
fare office, Beaufort, through Fri
day of this week.
Miss Georgie Hughes, welfare
superintendent, said that some per
sons who applied too late for pre- 1
vious distributions, may want to
apply for the January allotment.
Date of the distribution will be
announced later. Two shipments
of surplus food have already come
to the county, one in November
and one in December. The food
distribution to families included
cornmeal, flour, cheese, dried
beans, butter, powdered milk,
shortening, and rice.
Assisting in distribution at tho
curb market in Morehead City on
both occasions were Jaycecs and
members of Junior Woman's Clubs.
Persons who apply for the com
modities are screened by the Coun
ty Welfare Department and a com
mittee in their own community.
Those found in need of the aid
are notified by letter.
They are supplied with an iden
tification card which must be
shown each time they call for the
food.
The federal foods were request
ed by county authorities follow
ing the hurricanes in the late
summer and fall.
And Thus Ended
The Year 1955
Folk* In Carteret spent a safe
and sane New gear's weekend. It
wax 80 quiet that most police of
fleers were Jittery just waiting for
something to happen.
There were no serious automo
bile accidents, no shootings, cut
ting scrapes or fights ? t at least
none were brought to the attention
of the law.
Restaurants and clubs staging
New Year's Eve parties Saturday
night were jam packed. Little 1956
was welcomed in high style, but
after that, folks evidently dug a
hole and pulled the hole in after
them.
It was even suggested that a few
might have been recovering from
hang-overs.
Offices and stores which ob
served New Year's Monday, re
opened yesterday and the routine
of 1958 was underway.
Police Check
On $100 Theft
Police are investigating the theft
of approximately $100 in nickels,
dimes and quarter* from two juke
boxes at the dance hall. 514 Pine
St , Beaufort. The theft occurred
between midnight Saturday and
Sunday morning.
According to Police Chief Guy
Springle, the thief or thieve* broke
the glass of a front window and
removed a piece of wood used as
a lock.
The juke boxes were opened
with a sharp tool and the money
boxes removed. Also stolen were
some cigarettes. The chief reported
that both juke boxes were badly
damaged
The thief or thievea evidently
left by the same way they entered
the building.
tqjfi
Officer Makes Three
Arrests in Beaufort
Assistant Police tfhief Carltae
Garner of Beaufort made three
armti over the wtektnd.
Alexander Simmons mm appre
hended on New Year'* Day and
charged with driving drunk
Rufns Fair Jr. anri*AU|trt Fos
ter were both apprehended on Sat
urday and charged wi^b public
drunkenness.
Tide TabU
Tides at the Beaafort Bar
HIGH tOW
Tuesday, Jaa. S
12:20 a.m. ?:!? a.m.
12:37 p.m. ?:4B p.m.
Weteea day. Jaa. 4
1:12 a.m. 7:M a.m.
1:28 p.m. 7:4* p.m.
Tfcaraday, Jaa. S
2:06 a m *31 a.m.
2*1 p.m. M> ML
Personal Property Only
To Be Listed This Year
Tax listing is the order of the day through January.
List takers were on the job early yesterday morning and
will continue through Tuesday, Jan. 31.
Personal property only will be listed this month. Per
sonal property includes automobiles, furniture, jewelry,
TV sets, radios and similar items as opposed to land.
houses ana buildings which are*
"real property.''
Names of the persons on duty in
each township as list takers are
given below.
Real estate need not be listed
this year because a complete sur
veyal of real property was made
during the past year under the re
valuation program.
Notieei to Go Out
Notices of the new assessment
on such property will be mailed to
property owners the first of Feb
ruary. There will be some increases
in assessments on certain proper
ties as well as some decreases on
others.
With the notice of the new as
sessment value will go an invita
tion to property owners to examine
the assessment records in the
courthouse. There they can check
on the values given any other
property.
Those records may be examined
from Feb. 1ft through Feb. 29.
If the property owner is not sat
isfied with his assessment and the
figure is not merely a clerical er
ror. he will be required to file a
formal complaint.
This complaint will consist of a
form already made up and the
property owner need only fill in
the blanks and submit it to the
County Tax Department. Then the
complaint will be placed before the
Board of Equalization when it
meets Monday, March 19,
The Board of Equalization will
continue in session as long as
necessary.
lower Rate
Bern UK* ol 'the rtvataation. it is
anticipated that the county's tax
rate will be lowered. At present
the rate it $1.80. Revaluation was
authorized last year in an effort to
plac* county property on tax books
at equable values and bring all
properties "in line."
The revaluation work was done
by the appraisal firm of E. T. Wil
kins and Associates.
Persons who do not list personal
property this month will be re
quired to pay a 10 per cent penalty
beginning Feb. 1. All ntfen subject
to poll tax must list. No listings
can be accepted over the telephone
because the listing blank must be
signed by the property owner.
Blanks Mailed
County business firms have been
mailed a blank on which to list
furniture and fixtures. This Is to
be taken to the lister.
Persons living In incorporated
towns, such as Beaufort. Morehead
City and Newport need not list
separately with the towns because
the town tax departments obtain
the listings from the county books.
Prentis Garner, county tax lister
for Newport township, will be at
the Newport town hall on Satur
days.
Other listers, with the exception
of those in Beaufort and Morehead
City, list at their homes or business
places. . L
Morehead City list takers, John
A. Baker and Jerry J. Willis are
in the Morehead City Municipal
Building. Beaufort listers, U. E.
Swann and Elmore Davis, are in
the courthouse. Beaufort.
Others are Mrs. Dora Day, Cedar
Island township; Walter Smith, Sea
Level and Atlantic; Mrs Delia P.
Davis. Davis and Stacy; Mrs Dollie
Taylor, Smyrna and Williston.
Mrs S. D. Wilkinson, Harlowe;
James Gillikln. Marshallberg; S. B.
Meadows. White Oak Township,
Tobv Cannon, Merrimon and Lu
kens; William F. Gilllkin. Straits.
Gloucester, Otway and Bettie; and
Charlea Hancock. Harkers Island.
Smyrna Pupils Get
Longer Vacation
Puplla it Smyrna School arc
having an extended holiday vaca
tioa becaqae of furnace trouble
Before Chrlatmaa one aectlon of
the furnace broke and a new part
?H ordered It arrived during the
lloHdn> and when workmen Mail
ed repair, another section fell
apart. That pert la bow oa order
and Fred Lewta. teacher super
viaor, aald It la hoped that achool
will reconvene Thuraday
Harkera laland School *11
cloeed Monday alao, becauae the
baaea serving both ackoola are co
ordinated. However, aiace there
would be so heal la the Smyrna
School for eeveral daya, it wae de
cided to operate the Htrkara la
land School aa OauaL
Second Jail
Breaker Picked
Up at Norfolk
A. J. Williams, Negro prisoner
who Icl himself out of the county
jail Friday night. Dec. 23, has been
picked up in Norfolk by Capt. H.
C. Gornto, Norfolk chief of de
tectives.
Sheriff Hugh Salter said yester
day that the Norfolk officer mad*
the arrest at the request of Car
teret authorities. Officer! will
leave here tonight to go to Nor
folk for Williams.
Williams is charged with the
shooting of Curtis Bell. Morehead
City. Ernest Barrett, another prie
oner who left jail without approv
al of authorities Dec. 23, wai
picked up last week.
A third, George Butler, was con
victed of assault and was awaiting
trial in Superior Court. He if still
being sought.
Curtis Thomas, a fourth to leave
by way of sawed-out window bare,
was serving a 30-day term and had
only a couple days to go before
fulfilling the judgment.
Sheriff Salter alio said that i.
D. Arnold, charged with burglar
izing the Snack Grill, Beaufort,
Dot 18. haa been released under
a thousand dollar bond. Araaid
has n*w??te#-i jaqr Wal
Two Jarnlin brothers, charged
with burglarizing the Ward Creek
fishing pier in October, have alaa
been released under a thousand
dollars bond each They too re
quested a Jury trial, waiving pre
liminary hearing.
| News in Nutshell j
INTERNATIONAL
FRENCH BALLOTING showed
surprising gains by the Communist*,
and the discontented small bus
inessmen's group. Voter* of Franc*
went to the polls Monday. Early
returns showed former Premier
Mendes-France's party and Pre
mier Edgar Faure's group not do
ing as well as predicted.
SECRET NEGOTIATIONS be
tween Chiang Kai-Shek, National
China's leader, and top dogs of tl>0
Communist China regime bar*
been reported under way "for sons*
weeks" by the British labor new*
paper, Daily Herald. The report
could not be confirmed. Co<%
munist China forces have boen ga
thering on the mainland, report,
edly in preparation for an attack
on Chiang's stronghold, Formosa.
ISRAEL'S PREMIER David B*?
Gurlon told his parliament Mon
day that Israel must be ready lot
war which is "imminent."
A NEW NATION has been bora.
The Sudan, in northeast Africa,
on New Yesr's day declared UaeM
independent of Egypt and Britaia
who had ruled It jointly for S7
years.
NATIONAL
CONGRESS convened In Wash
ington today, resdy for ejectloa
year battles. Voters this year will
vote for a President, a vlce-proat
dent, 32 senators and all 435 meos
bers of the House of Rrpresenta
tives.
NEW YEAR'S BOWL games saV
Oklahoma rout Maryland la tha
Orange Bowl. Michigan Stat* dowa
UCLA in the Rose Bowl, Georgia
Tech flatten Pittsburgh in tha Sa
gs r Bowl and Mlsslaslppi no** *i ft
Texas Christian In the Cottoa
Bowl. . 3