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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES - NEWS-TIMES OFFICE 504 At?ad*ll St. Ck 7 Pbooa 4-4175 44th YEAR, NO. 88. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES * MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY. APRIL 26, 1966 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS New Division of ABC Funds Okayed Croatan, Cedar Island Fires Plague County For the second time since last Wednesday the Croatan'* National Forest fire was believed under control yesterday noon. In the face of high winds, Marines, state forest rangers, Newport firemen and federal foresters battled a destructive blaze which has burned over about a third of 4 SPA Says Port Office to Stay At Wilmington The State Ports Authority de cided at its meeting Saturday at Charlotte to retain the State Ports office at Wilmington. The author ity also issued a statement saying it had no interest in "jealousy" be tween the two port cities. Representatives from Morehead City, D. G. Bell, county legislator, Mayor George Dill, Clyde Jones, and Dr. John Morris appeared be fore the authority. There was no delegation from Wilmington. ? The authority met at the City Club. Chairman Edwin Pate, Lau rinburg, presided. A formal statement, prepared before the meeting opened, and presented by Harvey W. Moore, authority member from Charlotte, said, "We have no interest in the so-called jealousy that apparently is being engendered by certain par ties between the ports of Morehead City and Wilmington. Our sole in terest is to help both ports and the best interest of the state, and we feel that we have been doing this and are doing it today." In its statement the authority said it felt that the main office should be at one of the two ports. It added that, in view of the fact that it has been established at Wil mington since the authority was created, and money spent to fix up the office and other facilities there, "at the present time we pro pose to continue the head offices at that place." New Elks Officers Preside Thursday Newly-installed officers of the Morehead City-Beaufort Elks Lodge presided at their first meeting Thursday night. Officers are Harvey Hamilton Jr., exalted ruler; Warren Grant, esteemed leading knight; John A. Baker, esteemed loyal knight; James D. Potter, esteemed lectur ing knight; J. R. Sanders, secre tary; T. E. Kelly, treasurer; D. A. Freeman, tyier; Sam Adler, inner guard; Jerry J. Willis, chaplain; Joseph J. Orlando, esquire, and Paul S. Jones, trustee. The Elks are cooperating in the Finer Carolina program and are furnishing the hospital auxiliaries of Morehead City and Sea Level Hospitals with popular magazines. They are also providing lunches for six underprivileged children daily, three at the Morehead City School and three at the Beaufort School. Receives Appointment Harvey W. Smith, Beaufort, has been appointed Junior grand dea con of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of North Carolina. 1 ?the 153, 000- acre Croatan forest. A large part of the forest is lo cated in this county. In addition to the Croatan fire, E. M. Foreman, county forest ran ger, was battling another fire at the opposite end of the county over the weekend. A fire flared up on Cedar Island Saturday afternoon when a plane from Cherry Point reportedly jettisoned an incendiary bomb on the island. Homes were threatened and the Beaufort Fire Department answer ed a call there at 1:05 p.m. Fire men didn't return until 6. The fire was diverted away from the homes but was still burning in the maish Sunday night. In addition to the Beaufort de partment, one truck from Cherry Point was sent to the island. Beaufort firemen were at a grass fire on Ann Street extended, near Safrit's sawmill, when they got the call to go to Cedar Island. The Croatan forest fire started near Hadnott's Creek Wednesday morning on the north side of the Marine Railroad which runs be tween Lejeune and Cherry Point. fltellberately Set The fire is believed to have been set at several points and was de scribed as one of the hottest and most destructive fires in recent years. The wildlife toll is high. Many of the does had" just dropped their fawns and rather than leave their young, died in the blaze. In addition to the woods being dry, winds as high as 30 miles an hour helped push the blaze through the woods at fearful speed. The fire threatened the Mundine section near Newport, and attempts were made to block it at the Cat fish Lake Boad and Pelletier Road, also at the Millis Road, but the Millls Road barrier line was jump ed ami It burned all the way to Highway 24. Marines Called Marines from Lejeune and Cher ry Point were called out when the fire came within several miles of the Marine Air Base. The Newport firemen were called to lend aid in the Mundine and Bague Sections. Saturday morning winds whipped the fire across the Nine-Foot Road at Newport but quick action put those fires out before they spread. Two hundred Marines, wreckers, trucks, water trailers, gas tankers, plows and boon docker fire trucks irom the marine base camped at Simmons Fire Tower on the Nine Foot Road. At 12:10 Sunday, the Newport fire department received a call to protect Junius Bell's property. Firemen returned to the station at 1:20. The Newport water system was used to obtain water to fight the fires. The Fort Macon Coast Guard Station, at the request of State Forester J. H. Green, sent iti port able pumper to Havelock at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. H. 0. Mills, national forest ran ger in charge of tie Croatan For est, directed fighting of the blaxe. He estimated damage at more than a half million dollars. Employees of the International Paper Company and the North Carolina Pulp and Paper Co. have been assisting in fire-fighting and federal equipment from South Carolina was rushed here when lo cal efforts failed to briag the fire under control. Fire Breaks Out Anew in Newport Area Yesterday LATE BULLETIN Firemen from Bea:>fort, More head City and Cherry Point were called out at 3:45 yesterday after noon to battle a blazing inferno that started in Croatan forest Wed nesday morning. The flames broke out anew, jumped the Nine-Foot Road and even leaped the Newport River. Newport firemen, attempting to stop the flames before they reach ed Highway 70 at Newport, called Beaufort and Morehead depart ments for help. The winds continually shifted, and at first the flames were head ed towards Newport, then they changed and sent the fire in the direction of Morehead City. A freakish accident occurred when B. T. Smith Jr.. fire chief of Newport, attempted to back his car out from in front of the firehouse and the drive shaft broke off. Firemen reported seeing flames shoot into the sky 50 feet above the treetops. It was reported that the flames were so tremendous, they jumped across a clear space of 200 feet to start burning in another section of forest. Minor fires were reported all | around the Newport area and fire men were continually on the go to see that none of the homes in the area were destroyed by the flames. The smoke was so heavy, motor ists on Highway 70 found driving difficult. Newport Woodmen Give Boy Scouts v Flag, Compass Jack Garner, Consul Commander, Camp 336 Woodmen of the World, and several other sovereigns of the camp presented the Boy Scouts of Newport with a new flag and a new compass Tuesday Night. Mr. Garner made a short talk on the his tory of the flag and the interest that all citiiens should have in it. He explained the pur pose of the camp's giving the flag to the local Boy Scout troop and emphasized the importance of pro per respect and loyalty to Old Glory. The flag was accept - ed on behalf of the | troop by Patrol Leaders Dickie Garner and Joel Mann. After the presenta * tion, the Rev. J. H. Waldrop Jr., of St. James Methodist Church, made a short talk on citizenship. Recreation, supervised by Sen ior Patrol Leader Bob Reynolds, concluded the meeting. Hams Congregate Twenty-four amateur radio op erator* from all over Eastern Caro lina attended a picnic at Fort Ma con State Park Sunday. But they had to have an Indoor picnic at the Chamber of Commerce building ni Morehead City when high winds and land drove the group from the beach. Negro Citizens Ask Town Board to Pave Dirt Streets A delegation of Negro citizens, John Tillery, spokesman, appeared before the Morehead City Town Board Thuraday night and requeat ed that atreeta in the north part of town be pared. The delegation waa from the Civic Organization of the Morehead - City colored community. Mayor George Dill told the gronp that the town had never made an appropria tion for atreet paving became It couldnt afford it He aaid that when the dog track waa in operation, money waa avail able for paving and that had the track operated longer, there waa a plan to pave all the Berth aection of town, atarting with the east weat atreeta. The mayor aaid that a revalua tion in county property and with Powell Mil tK*is, "something" might be done, Mit It wwld be "a slow process." Or. John Morris, street commls stoner, said that the aatll amount of paving that has been done in town, (or example, 20th Street be tween Evans and Arendell, Was (I nanced by property owners who paid approximately (46.50 per 90 foot lot. He added that the town haa ob tained concrete blocks damaged In the recent Atlantic Beach (Ire and if a method can be (ound to crush them, they can be used (or street repair. The board said an e((ort would be made to grade the streets in the north part o( town more often. Woodmen Appear Clifford Faglie and Jesse Griffin of the Woodmen of the World, ap peared before the board and asked that the street Into their new lodge hall at Camp (Henn be improved. The hoard said It would be taken can of. The clerk read a letter from the board ?f adjustment relative to a pi miuaad MMinit motel being built oo the north aid* of Arendell Street between 28th and 29th Streets. The board said that the toning law clearly allows the build ing of that type structure there. The builder was listed as Edward S. Dixon, Morehead City. The board approved application for sale of beer at the Anchor Inn. The applicant was John H. Becton. See BOARD, Page 9 Tide* at the Beaufort Bar Tide Table HIGH LOW Taesday, April 2# 11:37 a.m. 11:54 p.m. a.m. 9:16 a.m. p.m. 9:23 p.m. Wedaeaday, April 27 13:37 p.m. 6:15 a m 6:28 p.m. Thursday, April 28 13:90 a.m. 7: 7:33 a.m. 7:45 p.m. 1:M p.m. Friday, April 29 1:54 a-m. 8:28 a.m. 3:36 pjn. 6:56 p m. ? Ketch Runs Aground at Cape; Coast Guard Saves Two Men + Two Beaufort Navy Men Join in Celebration Lt. Macon S. Snowden, USN, who recently made the 9000th land ing aboard the USS Randolph (CVA-15) since its recommission ing in 1953, is shown serving a piece of the cake presented to him to StcwArt Hill, Airman, USN. Both are from Beaufort. Lt. Snowden was returning from an air interdiction mission flown in support of "Red Trident," 'a mock NATO land battle in Euro pean Turkey, when he made the landing, and shortly afterwards took off on still another hop. When things finally settled down, Lt. Snowden was presented with the cake at an after-dinner cere mony in the wardroom, complete with the Confederate flag and a fife and drum corps. Lieutenant Snowden is the son j of Mrs. M. S. Snowden and the j late Capt. Snowden, and the bro ther of Capt. E. M. Snowden. USN. He is married to the former Miss Evelyn Grass of Hutington, W. Va., Official U. S. Navy Photograph and is now flying F2H 3 Banshees as Operations Officer of Fighter Squadron 41. Hill is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Hill of Beaufort, and is serving in the Air Department aboard the Randolph. His brother, Lcdr R. H. Hill Jr.. USN. also served a tour of duty with Lieu tenant Snowden when he was flying with Air Group Two aboard the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) in 1949. Lieutenant Snowden's landing, and the ceremonies that went with it, marked the half-way point in the deployment of the squadron aboard the Randolph. During this time extensive training has been accomplished in the squadron's pri mary mission of long-range ground attack, in which Lieutenant Snow den has played a prominent role. Its allied missions of close air support and all-weather intercep tion in defenst of the task force have added variety and vital train ing to the Mediterranean cruise with the Sixth Fleet. Tool Identification Team Wins Contest at New Bern Competing with five other chap ters in the Seashore Federation, Future Farmers of America, the Newport Tool Identification team walked off with honors Thursday. The tool identification contest was held at New Bern. The team, composed of Allen Ray Garner, Robert Garner, Tom my Garner, and Curtis Jones, al ternate, scored 276 points of a possible 300. Alleli Ray Garner and Robert Garner made an almost perfect score and were highly com plimented ~by contest officials. Prizes were provided by the In dustrial Hardware and Supply Co., Charlotte. In addition to prizes, the Newport team was presented with a federation banner for their class room. The team was trained by C. S. Long, teacher of agriculture, Newport School. Three Carteret boys are officers in the Seashore Federation of the FFA. They are Ronnie Kelly and Jimmy Kelly, both of Newport, and Robert Needs, Smyrna. The Seashore Federation is com posed of FFA chapters in Carteret, Craven and Pamlico Counties. These chapters compete through out the year in various contests. FT A ScmImm VMMratkia aftl ten arc. Ml to rig*, mm tot T*? my Haddock! Viwrtm; Charlie W. Miller, Famtte*; Kit art Nm*. Smjrna; alandlnc. *?nnk KeUv, Newport; Johmny Dall. Jaaper: aai Jlmnr Kelly, N airport. , , \ The Coast Guard Cutter Agassii and the shore based personnel of cape Lookout Coast Guard Station will make a second attempt this ,<? Jree the Canadian ketch Nola Sergent from Cape Lookout shoals. The 40-foot Nola Sergent first went aground at 3 a.m. Sunday morning while enroute from Miami to Its home port. Quebec The ketch had been battling winds of 30-35 miles an hour for more than two days prior to the grounding. Her owner-captain. N. E. Ser gent of 655 Grosvenor Ave., West mont. Quebec, sent his first radio distress signal shortly after he hit ground the first time. He radioed again at 6 a.m. that he was afloat and proceeding to the lee of the shoals ? to the north side of Cape Lookout shoals At the time Sergent was not sure just where he was, except that he was somewhere along the North Carolina coast. Grounded Again At 10 a m. he radioed that he had gone aground again. In the meanwhile Cape Lookout Coast Guard observers had the Nola Ser gent under their glasses and were waiting for a chance to go to her rescue. Seas were running dangerously high, especially in the shallow cape waters. Nq boat of any de scription could have been launched through the thundering waves. At 2:15 Sunday afternoon a crew from the Atlantic Coast Guard Sta tion joined the Cape Lockout Coast Guard crew on orders from Group Commander K. L. Baum, chief war rant officer in command of Fort Macon Coast Guard Station. By then the Nola Sergent had been [Pushed to within 150 yards of the beach by wind and waves Rescue Planned The combined crews brought their breeches bouy apparatus up to a point opposite the stranded Atl,nt'e crew was com manded by Chief B/M Guy Taylor, Q 'dl CreW ^ 1 J. I. About 15 minutes before the breeches buoy crew had organized Bruce Stevens of route 1 Madison, S??; on'y crew member of the Nola Sergent, swam ashore in the hope of finding help. Mis skipper was doubtful that anyone had heard his radio distress signals Stevens did little swim ming. Tide wind, waves virtually catapulted him up onto the beach th.^h f.? h? wu *? "listed that he fell asleep on the porch of * shack on the beach where he was later discovered. KiLOTZ'Z gue,t- Mc ?f E'more Ave Glasgow, Scotland, stayed aboard with Ser gent. The first line fired was burned by the ?hot. The second shot was perfect and the complete breeches 5?"' h'WM,r "Med and both ! /""? McKinna were ashore by 3 oclock. Boat Dla patched Group Con"nander Baum had dispatched a life boat M/M 1?^' *!Ucon commanded by i Ser*ld Salter Sal ter and hit crew of two were able to maneuver the 36-foot life boat > r,*ing th?y we unable to get to the Nola Sergent through the ahallow waters of the ahoal, and returned to base I i d. ,Af?"l, under command of Lt. Peter Branwn tried to set to i! I'.I ^ yaaterday morning but continuing high seas rendered their attempt impoasible. .J8!*?"1- MeKinna and Stevena are being quartered at the Cape !^mni 2?" ?u,rd SU,i0D awaiting the outcome of today's it, , k 'F* th' No1* Sergent. The ketch is valued at *10.000 Evelyn Morris Wins Spelling Bee Evelyn Morris, Camp Glenn, wis winner of the county spelling con test sponsored by the Morehead City Lions Club yesterdsy after noon at Beaufort School. Floyd Brown, Atlantic, was runner-up. Other contestants were Billy Jean Sksrren, Beaufort, and Clar ence Styron, Morehead Ctty. Judges were Lions Redman Eu banka, Oscar Allrcd, C. W. Wil liams. and Owens Frederick The contest was open to all sev enth and eighth grades. Each school was invited to send one con testant from Its seventh and eighth grades. Prises are gives by Ihs Lions. A problem that has been a" sore spot for years was par tially solved yesterday at a special meeting when repre sentatives of Beaufort, Moie head City and Newport agreed to a different distri bution of county liquor rev enue. The meeting, called by Dr. K. P B. Bonner, chairman of the board of county commissioners, took place at the courthouse. D. G. Bell, legislator from Car teret County, has been asked to in troduce a bill which will permit di vision of ABC store funds on a basis of net rather than gross profit Under the new arrangement, the county will receive 50 per cent of | net profit and the three towns, Beaufort. Morehead City Hospital and Newport, will receive the other 50 per cent, apportioned on the basis of each store's sales. It was also agreed that the ABC stores shall stay open Wednesday afternoons and later closing hours will be arranged. James D. Potter, county auditor, said that on the basts of eight months' sales during the current fiscal year. Beaufort accounted for about 28 per cent of the liquor sold in the county. Morehead City 54 per cent and Newport lfl per cent. Figuring the apportionment pro posed on that basis, the auditor pointed out that the towns will be getting only slightly less in the fu ture than they are now. Under the present set-up, the di vision of liquor store revenue is made on gross sales. After the towns reccive their share, the resi due goes to the county. Dr. Bonner said that with the proposed increase in the state sales tax on whisky and no proportionate Increase in the price, the county will receive no revenue at all, yet the county operates the three (tores. Lois Noted It was pointed oat that in Jan uary 1955. the c?unty sustained a loss of S522.I0 on ABC store op eration which meant that the loss had to be made up by taking money from the general fund. Alvah Hamilton, county attor ney, read the laws on distribution o I ABC store funds. Representa tives of the three towns were in clined at first to object to any change in the distribution. Dr. Bonner pointed out, how ever, that the citizens in other parts of the county are due bene fits from ABC store operation. He said that sales in stores in each town are not solely to citizens of that town but to people from all over the county. "If things aren't changed," Dr. Bonner declared, "there's going to be an election and the stores are going to be closed up. The county Is not going to operate them at a loss." Funds to Hoapital Mayor George Dill said that Beaufort and Newport benefited from the liquor store profits but Morehead City didn't. He said it all went to the hospital and the money wa? used to defray cost of caring for Indigent patients from all over the county. He said that laat year charity pa tienta cost the hospital $15,810.12 and the hospital received from ABC funds 113,378.68. He said that more than 80 per cent of the char ity patienta were from outside Morehead City. George Huntley, who was mayor of Beaufort at the time the first ABC bill was passed in 1939, ex plained the reason for the financial arrangement in that bill. He said at that time the state tax was 3 per cent (it is proposed now to raise it from to 10), net profit to the county In 1939 was 22Vi per cent and the federal tax was only 14 as compared with $10.50 today. He recommended that the change be made as suggested by Dr. Bon ner. Attending the meeting were the following: from Beaufort, Mayor ?C. T. Lew la. Commissioners James Rumley, Carl Hataell, Gordon Har desty, Gerald Hill, Gene Smith and Dan Walker; from Morehead City, Mayor C. T. Lewis. Commissioners Gibby Sanderson and Ted Garner; from Newport. Mayor Edgar Hibbs and Commisaioner D. Ira Garner. In addition to Dr. Bonner county commissioners present were Walter Yeomans and Moaes Howard. Four Newport Boy Scouts Go to Comporoo Four Boy Scout* of Troop SI, Newport, ?>><) Aaaiatant Scoutmas ter Vincent Rhue attended the cimporee of the Eut Carolina Council in Wwhington, N. C., over The Scoot* are Phillip Gurianus. scribe; Soy Qerner, Patrol Leader; MalTtn rimktt u' BUly Green. County Board Confers With Town Officials Defendant Gets Suspended Tenn Sylvester Bell Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Brother with Knife Sylvester Bell had best walk the straight and narrow path hence forth or he'll be serving 12 months on the roads, according to the sen tence passed by Judge George H. McNeill in Morehead City Re corder's Court yesterday morning. Sylvester pleaded guilty to as saulting his brother. Curtis, with a deadly weapon, a penknife. The judge fined Sylvester $25 and costs to be paid within 30 days and also put the following condi tions on him or a suspended 12 month sentence will be invoked: He remain on his good behavior particularly, insofar as engaging in fights is concerned, he must not have any weapons in his possession, and he must also remain sober for a period of two years. According to testimony, both brothers were intent on cooking a meal, and when Curtis returned to the house after gathering wood for the stove. Sylvester, who had been drinking, stabbed Curtis with a penknife. The judge stated that if the sen tence were to be invoked. Sylvester would have only himself to blame. In another case before the judge, Zenon Zakrzewski was found not guilty of driving drunk, but was found guilty of careless and reck less driving and was fined $50 and costs. Zakrzewski was apprehended by State Highway Patrolmen W. J. Smith and R. H. Brown when he was seen driving east on highway 70 without light* at night. Yesterday's session was the last at which Judge McNeill will pre side this term. There will be no court next NJonday, the day prior to election. Judge McNeill is not seeking re-election. Marine Injured In Auto Crash Pvt. Earl Henisay. Cherry Point, was seriously injured ut 8:15 Sun day night at Smyrna when the car he was driving crashed into a tree. Private Hertisay sustained a com pound fracture of the right arm and right leg and several of his teeth were knocked out. The 1946 Mercury convertible he was driving was demolished. According to State Highway Pa trolman W. J. Smith Jr.. the Ma rine was driving east at a high rate of speed. He failed to make a curve at Smyrna and hit a tree four feet in diameter. He was taken to Morehead City Hospital in Bell's ambulance and was later moved to Camp Lejeune Navy Hospital. Band Association Elects Officers Officers for 1955-56 were elected Tuesday night at a meeting of the Morehead City Band Association at the Recreation Building. They are Ethan Davis, president; Grady Rich, vice-president: G. T Windell, secretary, and J. R. Sanders, treas urer. Members of the Board of Direc tors are Earl Freeman. Mrs. W. L. Sandy, Mrs. J W. Jackson. Truman Kemp, Mrs. Cecil Nelson. I. E. Pitt man, Mrs. 1. W. Thompson. Fred G. Lewis and Ed Smith wick The association authorized the ordering of summer uniforms and Tag Day was scheduled for Octuher and the membership drive for the spring. In appreciation for seniors' ser vice to the band, it was decided that each senior shall be given ? gift The committee to plan the an nual social for the band is Ralph Wade, band director, Mr. Pittman and Mr. Rich Mr. Lewis was appointed direc tor of publicity. 4 The 1 daylight SuruUy- Carteret County n on Casters fXaafcttl Tlk?
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