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PRIZE. WINNING NEWSPAPER of tlx TAR HEEL COAST CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 10/ 46th YEAR. NO. 94. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 1957 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Public Invited to Dedication Tomorrow Two new buildings will be dedicated tomorrow at the Sea Level Hos pital, pictured above. Carl Goerch, Raleigh, will be master of cere monies at the dedication which begins at 11 a.m. on the hospital grounds. The Morehead City band will play. The board of trustees of the Sea Level Hospital and members of the Taylor Foundation cordial ly invite everyone to the dedica tion ceremony on the Sea Level Hospital grounds at 11 a.m. to morrow. Following the brief dedication ceremony, at which Gov. Luther Hodges and D. E. Taylor, presi dent of the Taylor Foundation, will speak, a free barbecue luncheon will be served. The new buildings to be dedi catcd, an additional hospital wing and the out patient clinic, will be open to the public after lunch. State, county and town Jigni taries have been invited to the ceremony. The dedication Comes on the fourth anniversary of the con struction of the Sea Level Com munity Hospital. Since that time a nurses' home has also been added. With the new wing, the hospital will have a capacity of approxi mately 50 beds. Farm-City Leaders Hope Special Week Will Foster Closer Cooperation Dy R. M. WILLIAMS County Agent Both the rural and urban people here in Carteret County are asked to cooperate with the people throughout the nation and Canada in observance of Farm-City Week beginning today and continuing through Thanksgiving Day. W C. Carlton, Carteret County chairman of Farm-City Week, has emphasized the extreme import ance of a better understanding and closer cooperation of the rural and urban people. The purpose of this observance is to focus attention on the inter dependence of farm and city peo ple and to bring about better rural urban relations. We must all admit that agricul ture is passing through a stage of internal revolution. Many rapid changes are taking place. Towns and cities are growing with thou sands of their people finding their way into the country to live. The long distance relationship that once existed between the city and country people is rapidly fading away. Improved roads, automobiles, ra dios, television, electric lights, telephones, improved educational facilities and the many other mod ern conveniences have been an im portant factor in bringing about closer cooperation and better un derstanding of each other's prob lems. Even though the nation's agricul tural population is growing smaller all the time, the non-farm popula tion should never discount the eco nomic importance of agriculture to the nations economy. We must ever be mindful of the fact that the grass roots farmer is still play ing an important part in feeding and clothing all the people of the world. Even though the answers arc not always simple, as farm and town people become better acquainted personally, and as they view each other's problems with mutual good will, the answers themselves will become more clear. TB Seal Leaders Will Appeal To Civic Groups R. M. Williams, county TB seal chairman, reported this week that I special appeals will be made to civic organizations to support the TB Christmas seal sale. A movie ? will be shown tonight at the Carteret Business and Fro fessional Women's Club meeting. The movie is also scheduled to be shown to Rotary Clubs in the coun ty, Lions, Parent-Teacher Associa tions and women's clubs. A short film will also be shown at movies. The County Ministers' Association will be asked next month to set aside one Sunday as Christmas seal Sunday, Mr. Wil liams said. Home economics teachers in At lantic, Beaufort, Morehcad City and Newport have been asked to have their students put window displays in their respective towns. FHA girls have also been asked to sell the stamps from booths in the downtown areas Dec. 7, 14 and 21. Letters containing seals were mailed to 4,250 persons Friday. On the first day of returns the total received was $40.05. Mr. Williams states that it is important that everyone help fight TB. In Carteret in the past five years there have been 54 cases and | 22 deaths due to TB. ^ ? Farm City Week opens today. W. C. Carlton, chairman of the observance, yesterday released a comment by J. K. Sanders, More head City, relative to the inter dependence of farm and city folk. Mr. Sanders is county key banker. ' His comment follows: "The banks of this city and coun ty have long recognized the im portance of *a well rounded econ omy in building a strong economy and a better community to live in. "While the farm population of the county is decreasing, the import ance of farming on a scientific and business-like basis is growing; particularly with the ever-increas ing demands upon the food supply of this country. "With this in mind our banks arc sponsoring short courses in modern farming at State College, land and cattle judging contests, soil con servation projects, and other pro jects which will enable the modern farmer to better produce for to day's economy. "Just as worthwhile to the econ omy of our town and county arc the other income-producing indus tries which must round out our community. Manufacturing, dis tributing, and fishing facilities all play an equal part in the making of any area which is ideally suited for living." Comments from other county businessmen will appear Tuesday. Attendance Improves B. Comer, principal at New port School, reported yesterday that attendance has improved. He expressed the opinion that the flu epidemic is over and things are back to normal. Farmers to Hear Talk on Tomatoes Tomato production will be the topic of a talk at 7:30 Tuesday night at the courthouse, Beaufort. The speaker will be Albert A. Vanadyga, extension horticulture specialist. R. M. Williams, county agent, says Mr. Vanadyga has been in vited here because of the growing interest in tomato production. "To matoes arc a promising crop," Mr. Williams said, "and farmers need another crop either to replace or supplement irish potatoes and sweet potatoes." Mr. Vanadyga will comment on disease, insect control, prepara tion for marketing and marketing. Tomato blight took a heavy toll of the anticipated tomato crop in the county last year. Mr. Williams believes that far mers interested in tomato produc tion will profit by hearing Mr. Vanadyga. He also reported that the sweet potato puree plant at Williston will not operate this winter. Beaufort Police Cite Three for Drunkenness George Null, charged with being drunk in the Chicken Shack. Beau fort. and Dick Rick*, charged with public drunkenness, were locked up by Beaufort police Tuesday. Ben Smith was picked up for public drunkenness Wednesday. The arrests were made by Chief Guy Springlc and Carlton Garner, assistant chief. Mayor George Dill, Morehead City, Mayor Leon Mann, Newport, and Mayor Clifford Lewis, Beaufort, discuss the current TB Christ mas seal drive and request citirens to cooperate in the fight against tuberculosis by purchasing the seals. Morehead City to Greet Christmas Season with Parade Monday, Dec. 2 Car Hits Stopped Pickup Monday The rear of a 1957 Ford pickup truck war* knocked in at 9:15 Mon rfa.v niglft on the Beaufort draw bridge. Driver and owner of the truck was Haywood Sncll, Beaufort, who tad his two children, Joanne and Phil, with him. The 1953 Dodge which struck the pickup was driven ly William Bilbo, who has been :harged with driving drunk and rareless and reckless driving. Patrolman J. W. Sykes, who in vestigated, said Snell was headed 'ast, stopped, waiting for the Irawbridge to close when Bilbo :amc up from the rear. Snell suffered a rib injury and lis daughter got a bump on the lead. Damage to the pickup was istimated at $200. Morehcad City businessmen, at* a meeting yesterday noon, set Mon day night, Dec. 2, as the date for the Christmas parade. The parade will start at 7 p.m. From 6:30 to 7, Mrs. Austin Wil liams will direct a choir composed of members of all churches. They will sing Christmas carols in front of the Wallace home at 8th and Arendell Streets. Santa Clans will be in the pa rade. as well as members of the Football team, representatives of l-H Clubs, Boy and Girl Scouts and Sub Scouts. Car dealers will be invited to enter their new model lars in the parade. Tho Christmas lights will be urned on Dec. 2 and if the weather s bad on that day, the parade vill be held the following day. Beginning the first week in I)e ?ember, the stores will stay open ^riday, Saturday and Monday lights until 9 p.m. Tickets in the town's give away irogram will be given tomorrow or the first time. Each dollar pur ?hasc entitles the shopper to a bancc to win cash prizes. Seoutcrs Meet Tonight The Carteret District Committee >f Scouters and the Scooters' Floundtable will meet at 7:30 to lighl at the civic center, More icad City. Every member ot the committee is urged to be present | o help complete plans for the dis rict recognition banquet, an lounces Rudolph Alexander, field Icout executive. Tide Table Tiilcii at the Braufort Bar llltill I.OW Friday, Nov. 22 8:25 a.m. 2:13 a.m. 8:53 p.m. 2:53 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 9:14 a in. 2:59 a.in 0:45 p.m 3:39 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24 0:03 a.m. 3:44 a.m. 0:39 p.m. 4:24 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25 0:53 a.m. 4:29 a.m. 1:33 p.m. 5:09 p.m. Gov. Luther Hodges ... to attend dedication | SPA Announces Dec. 3 Session Members of the State Ports Au thority have scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, Dec. 3, at Pinehurst. Meanwhile, prospects for the port director's job arc being inter viewed, some of the interviews lV ing conducted in New York. Members of the authority toured the Morehead City port Tuesday morning. Col. Richard S. Marr, re tiring ports director, appeared and , made the tour with the SPA, ac | companicd by Mayor George Dill, i Morehead City, and J. D. Holt, i port manager. The authority seemed favorably impressed with the facilities and were shown locations for new warehousing and the new water tank to be constructed at the port. SPA members visited Morehead City following a tour of the port facilities at Wilmington, the water front at Southport and the Army installation at Sunny Point. They stayed at the Morehead i Biltmore and were entertained at j dinner Monday night at the Blue i Ribbon Club. Six Menhaden Boats Operate With Refrigeration Equipment W. E. Branch Jr. To Serve Time For Hitting Wife Branch Given Hearing On Three Assault Counts Monday ' For hitting his wife with a drink J ing glass last month and hitting her again last week with his fists, William E. Branch Jr. was sen tenced to 30 days in jail on the first count and given a suspended 30-day sentence on the second. He appeared before Judge Herbert Phillips in Morehead City record er's court Monday. On another charge, hitting Edna Dudley with a brick, he was also given 30 days, to run with the first 30 days imposed for striking his wife. Put on Good Behavior Judge Phillips told Branch to stay on good behavior for two years. Bobby Joe Shivar pleaded guilty to speeding and running two stop signs, lie was fined $50 and costs Richard Judson Deans pleaded guilty to careless and reckless driving and paid $25 and costs. Alexander Williams, charged with "joy riding" a motor scooter belonging to Haywood Sncll, wreck ing it and causing $30 damage, was found guilty. He was given a 90-day sentence, suspended on condition he stay on good behavior a year, repair the scooter and pay court costs. Pleads Guilty William Earl Chapman pleaded guilty to public drunkenness. He was given a 30-day sentence sus pended on six months' good be havior and was ordered to pay court costs. The following paid costs: James Andrew Ipock, Edward F. McDo nough, both charged with speeding; Ernest Swindell Carraway, failing to stop at the stop sign at Fisher and 11th Streets; Merle M. Thur ber, improper exhaust system; William Bilbo, public drunkenness and disturbing the peace. The state decided not to prose cute at present the case of Billy Joe Brown, charged with being drunk on a highway. Cases Dropped Cases against the following were dropped: Dcnard Smith, public drunkenness; Sonny Long, hit and run; and William E. Chapman, drunk and disorderly and disturb ing the peace. Cases against the following were continued: George Dudley, Her bert Collins. Franklin Earl Tootle, U'on English and William Cleve land Aulry. Billy Eudy Supervises Recreation at Kissimmee Bill Eudy, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Eudy. Beaufort, has accepted the position as recrea lion director for the city of Kissiin mce, Fla. Eudy, a graduate of Beaufort High School, majored in recreation at North Carolina State College. While in high school he played var sity basketball and football. Harold Farmer, city manager of Kissimmcc. reported that recrea tion, with the appointment of Eudy. has become a new department of the city. As part of his job as recreation director, Eudy will supervise the town's Youth Center, sponsored by the Kissimmcc Elks Club. Eudy will assist with the Little League baseball and football pro grams and is now planning a four Lea m adult basketball league. Kissimmcc is located in Osceola County, south of Orlando. Emeritus Club Discusses State Park Overlook At a meeting of the Emeritus riub Monday night at the civic center, N. L. Walker spoke on the mportanec of the club's working o obtain an overlook off the high vny on Fort Maeon Road. Mr. Walker said that an overlook ind similar projects should be romplctcd b y 1958. President icorge Huntley named a commit ee to confer on the matter with he state park superintendent, Ray 'arduc. The club will have its annual rhristmas party Dec. 16. An expression of sympathy was xtended to the family of Charles i. Farrar, who died recently. He lad been a member of the club or about a year. ihriners to Meet The Carteret County Shrine Club rill meet at 7 p.m. Saturday at laptaio Bill's Waterfront Rcstau Stores Will Close Thanksgiving Day Thursday, Thanksgiving Hay, will be observed as a holiday. Stores, business offices, gov ernment offices, banks and post offices will be closed. The schools will be closed Thanksgiving day and the day following. The county library, Beaufort, will be closed Thursday, Friday and Saturdav. THE NEWS TIMES will go to press Wednesday afternoon, the day before Thanksgiving, and will be distributed on Thanks giving Day. Persons wanting news in the Nov. 29 issue must have it in the newspaper office by noon Wednesday. The deadline for classified ads will be 1 p.m. Wednesday. THE NEWS TIMES office will lie closed Thanksgiving Day. Instructor Says Square Dancing Proves Popular Fred Parrish, instructor of folk and square dancing, reports that Tuesday night's first -session of dancing at the recreation building, Morehcad City, was most success ful Twenty - five persons attended. The dances, a new addition to the adult recreation program, will be held every Tuesday night, begin ning at 8 o'clock. During the dance course this coming Tuesday another Russian dance, the hopak, will be taught, as well as new western quadrilles and more figures for the circle dance. Music is provided by records and a public address system. Women should wear low heels and wide skirts and men may wear sports shirts. Mrs. Milton Roush, who attend ed the dance Tuesday night, said everyone "had a grand time and the teacher is just wonderful." The menhaden fleet operating out of Carteret porta reaches a new milestone this season with use of refrig erated boats in this area for the first time. Six boats of the fleet have refrigeration equipment ? the Tiny Tim and Li'l Abner, fishing for the Fish Meal Co., the Lois C, Moss Point, and Lois Kaye, fishing for Standard Products; and the A1-* ? ~ garvio, fishing for Wallace.. Harvey Smith of the Fish Meal Co., Beaufort, reports that his boats proved highly satisfactory in the Gulf, allowing catches to be ] made farther offshore and permit- j ting the boats to stay out until they got a full load. The fish are held in water below 40 degrees. This prevents deteri oration and subsequent loss of val uable oil. Although the boats are expensive to operate, they have proved eco nomical in the long run. With re frigerated holds, many of the tons of fish lost last season because the factories were overloaded, could have been saved. The Tiny Tim and Li'l Abner are 200 feet long, 36-foot beam, and can carry close to 8(H) tons of fish. Cap tain of the Tiny Tim is Marvin Lewis, Morehead City, and Elmo Murphy, Beaufort, captains the Li'l Abner. Master of the Moss Point is Capt. Ashton Willis and captain of the Algarvio is Bartlet Haynie. The Lois C's captain is Komic Willis, Salter Path, and captain of the Lois Kaye is Elmer Dudley, Lcnnoxville. The fleet this season will num ber between 60 and 75 boats. Menhaden crews started fishing the middle of last week. Some boats made good catches Monday, others were plagued by sharks in the nets. Bad weather forced most of the boats to stay at dockside Tuesday and Wednesday, but Thursday dawned bright and calm and the whole fleet was out. The early catches were made north of Hatteras, but boats were working yesterday both north and south of Hatteras shoals. If the weather is good, there are pros pects of a good season. The menhaden fishermen were pleased that the Coast Guard moved the buoys last week mark ing the new channel at Ocracoke. If they hadn't done that, the boats couldn't have made port at Ocra coke Monday night. Contracts Let For Kitchen, Beaufort School Contracts let for the new kitchen for the Beaufort School cafeteria total $25,392. The County Board of Education opened bids at a special meeting Monday afternoon at the education office, Beaufort. Wilton and Morton, Newport, was awarded the general contract, $15, 053. Plumbing will be installed by Beaufort Plumbing, $7,210; the heating contract went to Styron Plumbing and Heating, Morchcad City, $1,870, and Blanchard's Elec tric Service, Morehead City, re ceived the electrical contract, $1, 259. The new kitchen will be built ad jacent to the metal building at the rear of the school. The metal build ing will serve as the dining area. The dining area will be 24 by 90 feet and will probably seat 300, which will mean that all the chil dren can be served in approximate ly three shifts. The present kitchen and dining hall will be converted to class rooms. Usablg equipment in the present kitchen will be placed in the new one. New equipment will include a walk-in refrigerator. The Beaufort PTA is planning to meet a large share of the cost of equipping the new kitehen. Dr. Jerry Norris Returns Home to Start Practice Dr. Louis Jerome Norris Jr., who this month started medical prac tice in Morehead City, is the first doctor to return to Morehead City, his birthplace, to practice since Dr. Ben Royal came back home in 1910. Dr. Norris, better known as Dr. Jerry Norris. is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Norris, 80fi Arcndell St. Born in 1928, he attended More head City schools and was saluta lorian of his graduating class in 194.*) After four years at the Univer sity of North Carolina, he went to the UNC medical school for two years, then transferred to New Ifork University College of Medi cine where he graduated in 1954. lie interned at the Naval Hos pital, Portsmouth, Va. From there he went to the School of Aviation Medicine, Pensacola, Fla. He icrvcd as Naval flight surgeon af er his graduation there in Dccem >cr 1955 and was stationed at Dherry Point until Nov. 1 of this irar. Opens Office On that day he formally opened lis office on N. 7th Street, Morc icad City. In high school, "Jerry" was a nember of the lli-Y, played saxa Dr. L. J. Norrls Jr. ... opens office here >honc in the band, basketball, ook part in plays and was bus ness manager of the Sand Fiddler, ligh school annual. lie sang in the glee club at col cgc, was a member of Alpha Sec DOCTOR, Page 2 Officers Locate Harlowe Still A seven-box still was blown up at Harlowe in Craven County yes terday morning after Carteret ABC Officer Marshall Ayscuc, Sheriff Hugh Salter, Deputy Bruce Ed wards and two federal officers lo cated it soon after midnight Wed nesday. Officers received information that the still was in operation and got to the site, in a swamp, early yesterday morning. The still wasn't in operation; only some spent mash was there. As the sheriff was leaving, driv ing over pine logs laid to make a road across the swamp, his car slipped off and went into the muck. To get it back on the "road", the officers had to jack it up. Hie sheriff was behind, lifting his car, with the trunk lid up. A jolt knocked the lid down, broke his glasses and cut him across his right temple. The officers got home about 5 )'c!ock yesterday morning and at 1:30 the ABC officer, sheriff and Deputy Edwards picked up Alf An ierson Sr. and Alf Anderson Jr. >n highway 101 and charged them with transporting non-taxpaid whis icy. The Andersons were in county :ourt yesterday to be tried on their bird charge of violation of whiskey aws. Jecorations Go Up Elmond Khuc, Beaufort fire de partment engineer, says that it is ixpcctcd that all the street decora ions on Front Street will be up by iunday. The lights will be turned in the week of Dec. 1. State Home Demonstration Officer Ni\\ Speak to Club Women Tonight th Mr*. L. B. Pate R .. . report from Cejrleo m Home Demonstration Club women rill hear a report tonight on the c ecent triennial meeting of the c ssociatcd Countrywomen of the 1 /orld. The report will be given s y Mrs. L. B. Pate, ehairman of \ le State Federation of Hornet demonstration Clubs. / Mrs. Pate will speak at the Home demonstration achievement pro- ? ram which begins at 7:30 at the t merican Legion building, Beau- s ?rt. i Mrs. Pate, who attended the tri- \ inial meeting at Ceylon, India, 1 ill illustrate her talk with slides, t The Home Demonstration Club oman of the year will be chosen. <1 ominations for the honor have p ?en made by club women. She r ill receive electrical appliances p id other gifts. Announcement of e winner will be made by Miss p uth Wilson, CP&L home ccono- ? ist _ r Mrs. Kloy Garner will present ther awards. She will also install ounty council officers for 195* and 959. They are Mrs. D.von Simp an, president; Mrs. R. L. Searle, ice president; Mrs. Stanley Gilli in, secretary, and Mrs. I). R. mold, treasurer. The Gloucester Chorus, Mrs. Rieh rd Whitehursl, director, will sing tree numbers. Mrs. W. G. Simp >n. county council secretary, will ivc the welcome and Mrs. Charles febb Davis, president of the eaufort Woman's Club, will ex ?nd greetings. Mrs. Monroe Whitehursl. presl snt of the county council, will reside and Mrs. Billy Smith will ?view accomplishments of the ist year. The dress revue originally anncd for the achievement pro ram has been incorporated in the iport of 1957 achievements.