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W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 45th YEAR, NO. 7. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, JANUARY 24. 1956 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS J. E. Crowe Acts AsToastmasfer At Charter Night 85 Attend Down East Lions Program Saturday Night At Sea Level Inn James Crowe of the Morehead City Lions Club acted as toast master at the charter night cere monies of the Down East Lions Club Saturday night at the Sea Level Inn. Charter night, sponsored by the Morehead City club, was attended by 85 persons. Mrs. David Battle Webb, Morehead City, won the door prize, boudoir lamps. W. Roy Poole, district governor, District 31-E, presented the char ter and Jack W. Johnson, presi dent of the Down East Club, ac cepted the charter on behalf of his organization. Presentation of the bell and gavel was made by Owens Fred erick, Morehead City, zone chair man of region 3, zone 2. Welcomes Guests Welcoming the guests, who in cluded members of Lions Clubs from Morehead City, New Bern, Kinston, Carolina Beach, Wrights ville Beach and Mount Airy, was Clayton Fulcher Jr., Atlantic. The invocation was given by the Rev. John Privott, Atlantic Bap tist Church, and greetings from the sponsoring club were given by A. N. Willis, president of the Morehead City Club. J. G. Bennett Sr., Morehead City, led the sing ing. Charter members of the organi zation are Hoy II. Willis, Preston Williamson, Henry M. Goodwin, Wayne W. Parker, Donald M. Clarke, Alridge Daniels, Clayton Fulcher Jr., Harry Fulcher, Ralph G. Gaskill, John C. Hamilton, Jack W. Johnson. Joe Mason Jr., Charles G. Mor ris, the Rev. Mr. Privott, Ervin Gary Morris, Eldred G. Taylor, Robert B. Whitley, Doity Gaskill, William Gorges, Grover Willis, James Paul Lewis, Meredith Gil likin, Donza Lee Morris, Maxwell Simpson and Wilbur Goodwin. Meeting Place Changed In the future the club will meet the second and fourth Monday of every month at 7 p.m. at the At lantic School cafeteria. Officers of the Down East Lions arc Jack W. Johnson, president; Joe Mason Jr., first vice-president; Harry B. Fulcher, second vicc-pres ident; Aldridge Daniels, third vice president; Eldred G. Taylor, scc retary-treasurer. Ralph G. Gaskill, Lion tamer; Charles G. Morris, tail twister, and John C. Hamilton, Donald M. Clarke, Clapton Fulcher Jr. and Gary M. Morris, directors. I News in Nutshell | INTERNATIONAL FORMOSA continues to be the barrier to peace in the Far East. The United States and China have gotten nowhere in negotiations to lift the danger of war. Each dis agrees over who possesses the For mosan home of Chiang Kai-Shek. IN INDIA rioting continues. The strikes and bloodshed started in protest over Prime Minister Neh ru's decisions to divide the city of Bombay into three parts. NATIONAL LIFE EDITOR Henry R. Luce has expressed his regret over the ? brink of war" headlines in his magazine last week. The headlines and story got Secretary of State Dulles into a peck of trouble. The story said Dulles pulled U.S. back from the brink of war three times since 1953. IF THE PRESIDENT of the United States becomes ill, a lot of questions are raised which are not specifically answered in the con stitution. A House judiciary com mittee has made an inquiry into the mattei and its findings are to be published in about two weeks. CONGRESSMAN BONNER, North Carolina, has joined the investiga tions parade. He is investigating the government's giving oil and gas leases on wildlife refuges. STATE GOV. LUTHER HODGES, speak ing before the state's newspaper fditora Thursday night at Chapel Hill, called on editors throughout the state to recognize the danger to the North Carolina coaat caused by hurricane*. He said erotica of the outer banks could change com plexion of th* state's economy. CONGRESSMAN GRAHAM Barden reports that the Depart ment of Defense has requested $170,000 for construction of a turbo-jet engine testing plant at Cherry Point. The request la for the fiscal year 1057. 1 Death Rides Again Photos by The Nrwi-Tinm In thf (op picture is (he car in which Jamie N orris, Beaufort High School senior, was fatally injured Tuesday night. The driver of the car, Glenn Smith, Beaufort, was discharged from Morehead City Hos pital Thursday. The inquest on the death will take place at 7:30 tonight at the courthouse, Beaufort. In the lower picture is the car in which Chvln Ross, Cherry Paint Marine, was fatally injured last Mon day Bight. Looking at the wreckage in each picture is Gerry Minor af Parker Motors body (hop. Mrs. Eunice Paul Presents Historical Paper Saturday By F. C. SALISBURY 1 The quarterly meeting of the Carteret County Historical So ciety was held Saturday afternoon at the civic center, Morehead City. President Thomas Respess pre sided. Increased interest in the so ciety was shown by a large attend ance of members and a number of interested guests. Mrs. Eunice Paul of Sea Level presented a paper on the early his tory of that settlement. Her re search, which showed considerable work, covered the establishing of churchcs, schools and postoffice, as well as making mention of many prominent persons who were born in the community and who had served in civic capacities through out the county and state. A committee, consisting of Mrs. Nat Smith, Mrs. J. D. Hum ley and L. B. Ennett, was appointed to make a genealogical study of old family lines in the county, cover ing those of early settlers. A program committee was named to arrange for an interest ing paper for the April meeting. The committee is Mrs. Luther Hamilton, Miss Ethel Whitehurst and F. C. Salisbury. It was voted to invite Repre sentative D. G. Bell to attend the April meeting of the society and explain the five-year plan of the state for the upkeep of the state parks. The state parks superin tendent has been notified by letter of the museum and rusting condi tion of the iron work at Fort Ma con. The letter was written by the historical society. The superin tendent suggested making an ap peal to the legislature for more funds for upkeep of state parks. Short discussions took place on various subjects of county histor ical interest, to be followed up by members interested in them. A suggestion was made that the Onslow County Historical Society be invited to meet with the society in a get-together affair at Harkers Island during the summer months. Time and placc for the April meeting was left open for future announcement. Men's Club to Hear Talk by Engineer Tonight Jennings Teal, Tarboro, build ing and equipment engineer, Caro lina Telephone and Telegraph Co., will apeak on the subject, Ocra coke Move* Inland, at the meet ing of the SL Andrew's Episcopal Men's Club tonight. The talk will follow dinner at | the Blue Ribbon dub at 7 pJn. March of Dimes Totals $2,325.81 Miss Alida Willis, director of the March of Dimes campaign, an nounces that a total of $2,325.81 was collected as of yesterday af ternoon. The peanuts for polio sale in Morehead City netted $86 and in Beaufort $85 21. Members of the Methodist Youth Fellowship of Franklin Memorial Church acted as salesmen in More head City and members of the MYF of ' Ann Street Methodist Church in Beaufort did the selling ; in Beaufort. Taking part in the Morehead City sale were Kay Guthrie, Ann Lewis, Dessie Sewell, Dcanna Bal lou and Harriet Willis. Those in Beaufort were Jackie Whcatley, Frances Bell, Rac Frances Hasscll, Allen Windley, Jane Chadwick. David Chipman, Judy Moore and Lloyd Staton. Beaufort School's drive for polio , has reached $715.73 and the More head City drive has reached a to tal of $402.65. A talent show for polio will be held over WMBL on Sunday. Individual contributions, as fol lows, total $120; Capt. Bill's Wa terfront Restaurant $10; A. F. Bryan, $5; Myrtle L. Duncan $2; Bell's Funeral Home $10; Mar garet S. Price $5; Carolina Tele- | phone and Telegraph Co. $18. John L. Crump $25; Aviation Fuel Terminals $25; Mrs. Charles J V. Webb $5; Theodore M. Miller ( $5; and Concordia Lodge No. 11, | I OOF $10. , Mercury Rises ! To 57 Last Week The temperature rose to 57 de greei on Thursday and Friday and I a low of 30 degrees was recorded Sunday, according to E. Stamey , Davis, weather observer. I A total of .37 inches of rain fell < Thuraday and showers fell heavily most of yesterday. 1 The high and low temperatures | and the wind directions for the j end of laat week are as follows: i Max. Mln. Winds ? Thuraday 57 33 SE i Friday 57 37 S Saturday 45 3# NE I Sunday 45 30 SE I Funeral services for Jamie Nor ris, above, were conducted at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon in Core Creek Methodist Church. Pall bearers were members of the Beaufort basketball team. 1956 ACP FundT Now Available Farmers interested in obtaining help in soil building, pasture and drainage projects, should apply now for ACP funds in the ASC office, Beaufort. The ACP program for 1956 is open now, announces B. J. May, ASC manager. Farmers interested should sign up, he said. Gypsum is still being offered to those farmers who have aalty soil. Soil tests can be had free. Farm ers who want assistance in this line should contact the ASC office. ' Ejght carloads, or 320 tons of gypsum have already been deliver ed to this county and spread. One carload of lime, 45 tons, has also been received in connection with the gypsum program. Mr. May estimates that 150 farm ers have had salt tests made on their soil. Driver Cited on Drunk Count Following Wreck Robert Lewis, route 1 Newport, ?raa charged with drunken driving Following an accident at 4:13 D.m. Sunday on the Nine-Foot Road State Highway Patrolman W. E. Pickard said Lewis, in a pickup iruck, ran off the road into a ditch. Lewis was cut and bruised and passengers riding with klm, all raylors from Broad Creek, were :ut and brulaed. Lewis waa headed south when the accidcnt happened. Damage to the pickup was estimated at $200. Morehead Board Will Set Aside Funds for Armory Ethan Davis Wins Scout Award at Council Dinner Ethan Davis, Morehead City, was recipient of the Compass Award at the annual recognition banquet Wednesday night at Kin ston. The special East Carolina Boy Scout Council honor is given to men who have "shown the way in 1955." The banquet was held at the Fairfield Recreation Center. Mr. Davis, who has been working as a Boy Scout leader for eight years, was presented with a certi ficate with the following inscrip tion: Citation Inscribed "Mr. Davis has shown the way in 1955 with unusual success in serving as the district commission er of the Carteret district. He has faithfully kept in touch with all of the units in the district and knows personally every unit leader and the majority of each unit's committee. "During the period of transition of the professional staff man serv ing his district, he kept the unit leadership informed of all council and district policies and activities. "Mr. Davis was particularly help ful in orienting his new district executive, bringing him up to date on the status of each unit and putting him in touch with many of the district personnel. "He has faithfully conducted uniform inspections, given help in charter renewals, presented char ters, and given leadership to out standing courts of honor. "Mr. Davis served as the 1955 council deputy camporec chief, and remained at his post at the registration desk far into the nights of the camporee. His devotion to duty did much to guarantee the success of the camporee." Officer Gives Award Mr. Davis was presented his award by Ralph Morris, New Bern, vice-president of the council. Dr. John D. Messick, Greenville, president of the council, gave a report of highlights of 1955 activ ities and the keynote challenge for the new national four-year program, Onward for God and My Country." Also attending the meeting from this county were R. B. Howard and Kenneth Wagner, Morchead City, and James Crowe, Beaufort. Parked Car Hit Saturday By Unidentified Vehicle A car owned by Murphy Disc, 1008 Bay St., Morchead City, was reported struck by another vehicle Saturday. Dise told Sgt. Joe Smith that his car was parked at 10th and Bay Streets and that it was struck by an unknown vehicle. Damages were estimated at $200. Shot Insulators Cause Outtage Carolina Power and Light Co. is investigating the shooting of six insulators Thursday, whieh eaused an outtage from 2:53 to 7:15 p.m. Thursday from Smyrna to Atlantic. The outtage also caused a flickering of lights as far west as Beaufort in the afternoon. George Stovall, manager of the CPtcL at Morehcad City, said that the company has a lead as | to identity of the vandal who stood on the highway near the bridge at the entrance to Davis and shot out the insulators. /-Year-Old Girl Struck by School Bus on Causeway Marie Mitchell, 7-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Mitchell, Bcaufort-Morehead City causeway, is recovering from injuries re-, ccivcd Friday afternoon when she was struck by a school bus. Marie, a pupil in the first grade at Beaufort School, got out of the bus across the highway from her home with her brother, Billy, and another child, Sarah Gary. Billy and Sarah went across the high way, but Marie was a bit slow and as she started to cross in front of the bus, it ran over her. The driver was a student, Julius Dunn. Mrs. Mitchell, Marie's mo ther, said the driver was deeply concerned "and after the accident happened, did everything in the world I could have expected of him." Marie said the bumper and front wheel hit her. Mrs. Mitchell be lieves the wheel may have run over her foot. It is badly bruised and Marie uses it, but limps. She stayed home from school yester day because she had a reaction from a tetanus shot. She was taken to the Morehcad City Hospital by her mother after Dunn had taken her into the house. X-rays were taken and the report on them was expected yesterday. When Sarah and Billy saw the bus start out while Marie was in front of it, they shouted and other motorists on the highway blew their horns. The bus was headed west. State Highway Patrolman W. J. Smith Jr. investigated. In the Spotlight Van Potter, Retired Bank Employee, Found Joy in Life Through Music By HAL SHAPIRO Van Potter, 77, of Beaufort, is a firm believer in getting fun out of life. As he worded it, "I like to make play out of my work." A retired bank employee who has always been interested in sing ing and music, Mr. Potter came back to live In Beaufort in 1948. He teaches the Van Potter Sunday School class at Ann Street Meth odist Church. He was born in Phillipsburg, Kan., and moved to his father's native town of Beaufort at the age of 2. His fa ther was the first warden of the Episcopal Church of Beau fort. When the farm in Kansas was wiped out * > Vu Potter by the grasshopper scourge. Van's father moved his family back to Beaufort. Tid? Table * Tides it the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tuesday, Jan. 24 5:05 a.m. 11:41 a.m. 5:37 p.m. 11:47 p.m. Wedaeaday, Jaa. 2S 6:08 a.m. 6:37 p.m. 12:36 p.m. Tharaday, Jan. 26 7:01 a.m. 12:45 a.m. 7:30 p.m. 1:30 o.m. Friday, Jaa. 27 7:53 a.m. < 1:41 a.m. 8:21 p.m. ? 2:20 p.m. 1 Van attended school here and ' at the age of 16 the family moved j again. This time they went to , Washington, D. C., where the elder ' Mr. Potter was a government em- ' ploycc hired during the Grover Cleveland administration in 1894. Van said that his schooling in j Beaufort was rather meager, when it was considered that he was 16 and only in the eighth grade at Washington. He was graduated from Eastern High School and was awarded a scholarship to George Washington University, where he graduated in 1904 Sails Home Between his sccond and third ' years in college he contacted a sailing schooner from Beaufort which had brought a load of lum ber to Arlington, Va. Captain of the boat was John Beveridge and Mr. Potter signed up with him aboard the ship as a crew mem ber and made the return trip to Beaufort. He returned to Waihington aboard another sailing schooner captained by Jim Ireland. While in high school in Wash ington, he sang in the school's male quartet and met his wife through one of the other members of the foursome. His wife, Mrs. Josephine Gra ham Potter, wa? the sister of one of the quartet members. Taught la Oklahoma After graduating from college, where he was ? member of Thela Delta Chi fraternity, whose pin he still proudly wears, Van went to Muacogce In the Oklahoma Tcr Van Potter . . . it the tiller ?itory to teach at Spalding School. IVhile he waa teaching there, the territory waa admitted as a state. Being forever musically minded, ic left Oklahoma after a year and beaded to New York to continue lia singing. Arriving in the big city in 1906, lie sold real estate for a time in Brooklyn, and later that year he loined the Title Guaranty and IYust Company's Long Island City Branch, as well as getting mar led on Dec. 3 of that year. This coming December will nark the Potter's 30th wedding inniversary. As an employee of the bank, he nstalled a tax-searching system md became head of the title plant >f the bank for Kinga County Brooklyn). See SPOTLIGHT, Page 1 Morehead City town commissioners agreed at their meeting Thursday night to include in the next budget money for starting an armory fund. No figure was set. That will be determined by the amount of money available. The action followed a report by Mayor George Dill on an interview he had with John H. Manning, adjutant general lor North Carolina. The offieer suggested that More head City have funds set aside an nually. Then when the time eomes for an armory to be built in More head City, the loeal funds required will be available. Letter Read An application for the position of solicitor for the court was sub mitted by C. N. Stroud, Morehead City. The commissioners, upon hearing Mr. Stroud's letter, said they would consider him for the position when the present solicitor, Alvah Hamilton, feels he can no longer fill the position. A three-part resolution making all tap fees for connections to main sewer lines from 241 h Street west to the city limits $100 per lot and from 24th Street east to city limits $50 per lot, effective immediately I was passed. The resolution stated that the difference in rates js necessary be cause of the increased cost of lay ing additions to the sewer system from 24th Street west. Prior reso lutions relative to tap fees were rescinded. The board also passed, as part of the overall resolution, the state ment that the sewer line at Homes Drive section be approved as pro posed . Property owners will pay $100 per lot for connections, with the town to assume the balance of the cost. The final part of the resolution states that all further requests for sewer extensions anywhere in the city limits after Jan. 19, 1956, shall be separately considered, and shall not be undertaken until a fair pro portionate part of the total cost shall be borne by the property owners affected. This proportionate cost will be a minimum of $100 per lot or the actual material and extra labor cost I to the town, whichever is the 'larger amount. The commissioners also arc re quiring property owners who fill in waterfront lots to replace or repair lines they may damage or extend the lines at their own expense. Everett Spikes, North Carolina Equipment Co., Raleigh, distribu See BOARD, Page 2 State Official Favors New Road General Griffin Calls Forest Highway 'Only All Land Escape Route' Gen. Edward F. Griffin, state Civil Defense director, said this week he is heartily in favor of the proposed road through Croatan National Forest, connecting Have lock and Pollocksville. ; General Griffin, in a letter to Miss Ruth Peeling, county Civil Defense director, said, "I am very much in favor of the construction of a highway leading from Have lock through the Croatan Forest to connect with State Highway No. 12 which leads into Trenton and Kinston. "It seems to me that this is the only all land 'escape route' for the Carteret County area. This pro posed road would shorten the dis tance to Morehead City from the interior and would avoid the heavy traffic in and around the city of New Bern." General Griffin also offered to join any delegation from this county who may appear before the State Highway Commission to re quest construction of the proposed highway. His letter was in answer to a letter from Miss Peeling Jan. 7, asking his endorsement of the pro ject. Building of the road is being promoted by N. L. Walker, Beau fort. NCFA to Meet The North Carolina Fisheries Association will meet at 8 p.m. next Monday at the Knotty Pine Inn, Washington, N. C. Officers and di rectors for 1956 will be elected. Earl Hoiton, Vandemere, president, will preside. County Council Plans April Meeting of District Here Committees for the district Home Demonstration Federation meeting here in April were appointed at the winter meeting of the County Council Tuesday. The council met in the home agent's office, Beau fort. Clubs serving as committees arc the following: Crab Point Club, corsages, Mrs. Tony Scamon, chair man; Wild wood Club, stage and seating arrangements, Mr>. Janet Ross, chairman; Newport Club, name tags and lunch tickets, Mrs. John Kelly, chairman; and Bcttie Club registration, Mrs. Dyon Simp son, chairman. Mrs. Gordon Laughton, who is in charge ol finding a place for the luncheon gave her report. The place will be announced. Becausc the council treasury needs money, it was dccidcd to ask cach club to raise $10. Pay ment of the money is not compul sory, but Mrs. Floy Garner, home agent, reported that WO lent the council by the Curb Market has not yet been repaid. The council will also need ad ditional funds to finance the meet ing of the federation here in April. Mrs. R. L. Searle, Home Dem onstration citizenship leader, ex plained the savings bond contest for Home Demonstration Club members. Savings bonds arc given as prizes. Mrs. G. T. Spivcy, county Home Demonstration health and safety chairman, gave a report on the need for teaching safety in the home. Mrs. Josephine McCabe gave the treasurer's report in the ab sence of Mrs. W. G. Simpson, treas urer. The meeting opened with th? club collect. Mrs. Monroe White hurst, newly-elected council pres ident, presided. Attending the meeting were Mrs. R. P. Gooding, Mrs. Paul Beachem, Mrs Gerry Thomas, all of North River; Mrs. Abbott Morris, Camp Slenn. Mrs. Dorothy Whitley, Mrs. Eu gene Davis, Mrs. B. O. Ketner, Wildwood; Mrs. Pauline Wade, Mrs. Eugene Davis, WUliston; Mrs. rony Scamon, Mrs. Gordon Laugh ton, and Mrs. Charles Stanley, Crab Point. Mrs. Frank Simpson, Mrs. Stan ley Gillikin, and Mrs. Dyon Simp ion, Bettie; Mrs. Monroe Whtte tiurst and Mrs Richard Whitehunt, Gloucester: Mrs. A. H. Tallman, Russells Creek; Mrs. Floyd Gar ner, Mrs. Letha Henderson and Mrs. John Kelly, Newport
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