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Shrimp Fishermen Air Opinions at Hearing Saturday By RUTH PEELING ?? Shrimp fishermen expressed their opinions on shrimping * refutations at a hearing Saturday morning at the commer " cial fisheries building, Morehead City. More than a hun ? dred jammed the hearing room. Only two proposals were up for consideration, but opin 11 ions on just about every phase of shrimping were aired. Practically the only thing that everybody agreed on was ?? .><t that there should bo no shrimping' . on Sunday Whether there should or shouldn't be Sunday shrimping was not an issue, but the matter came up and it was a relief to find there was at least one thing that nohodv wanted changed. There was quite a bit of senti ment in favor of an all-year-round season on inland shrimping. The shrimpers contended that nobody knows when the shrimp are com ing. they can only guess at how long they'll be here and that shrimp must be taken when they're , here. Although not stated outright, the shrimp fishermen were expressing annoyance that the 1956 season had not yet opened. In prior years, the season was opened about the sec ond week in May. Before the meeting ended, action to open the season was taken. C. G. Holland, commercial fisheries commissioner, suggested that the commercial fisheries committee, which was conducting the hearing, recommend that the season be opened at midnight Sunday. No Guarantee* The board made the recommen dation. Commissioner Holland said, "I can't guarantee that the shrimp are here, but these men can get peeler crabs and soft crabs and may be able to meet their grub bill." Commenting on the pleas for an open season all year, Commissioner Holland remarked that "there's a strong movement nationally to close all inland rivers and bays along the Atlantic Coast." In view of that fact, he said he believed North Carolina would be making a mistake to keep the sea son open the year around, inferring that if the federal government sees Noe Fish Co. Phone 2-4941 Beaufort Spring is here and wej have a larger variety of seafood daily. Free Dressing and Delivery Anywhere in Beaufort, Morehead City and Atlantic Beach Oyster* Clams Escallops Shrimp Trout Sea Mullets Flounders Spots Hog Fish Mackerel Blue Fish Crabs Shad Oliver Davit, Mgr. no effort is being made toward con servation on the part of the state, the opening and closing of inland waters would pass into the hands ' of the federal government. The tuo proposals before the fisheries committee Saturday \*cre i to prohibit night shrimping from i July 10 to Sept. 1 and to close cer ta;n bays and creeks until the , ' shrimp reach marketable size. i All evidence presented will be considered by the committee and | | recommendations will be presented | to the Board of Conservation and Development for action in July. Cecil Morris Presides I Cecil Morris, chairman of the | commercial fisheries committee, presided. He paid tribute to mem | bers of his committee, and with quite a bit of feeling said that he wouldn't "be here today" were it not for the respect he had for his associates and his "great respect j for a fine governor." Chairman Morris resigned from (the committee several months ago j because of ill health but later agreed to serve until a replacement j could be found. Members of the committee were introduced by the chairman. They | were Gene Simmons, Tarboro; Charles Allen, Durham; and Charles Jenkins, Aulander. Also present was William P. Saunders, director of the Department of Con servation and Development. Persons presenting testimony were the following: Harrell Taylor, Sea Level (repre senting shrimpers from Sea Level and Core Sound) ? Opposed to the proposal to stop night shrimping. He said that if the rule is put into cffect it should not apply to Core Sound between Harkers Island and Cedar Island. G rover Paul, Adams Creek ? All j inland creeks and bays should be closed except those w hich produce : marketable-sire shrimp. (He claim ed there "was quite a fight to close ! all inland waters" and said "If; they're closed, they'll never be ; opened again!") (?rayden Barker, Oriental ? Op posed to closing small creeks and j bays. He said if small boat owners ; (who can operate in creeks and , bays) can't shrimp there, they'll have to sell their boats. He said if i dealers won't buy small shriir.p, shrimpers won't catch them. He further contended that dealers who buy small shrimp should be penal ized. Irvin W. Davis, Davis (represent ing the commercial shrimpers of Davis) ? Asked that the waters of Core Sound be opened as early as possible for shrimping. T. B. Smith, Grady Davis, both of Davis ? Recommended that shrimp ing be permitted in Core Sound at night through the entire season. Mr. Smith said it would be all right to close Pamlico Sound to| night shrimping from July 10 tO] Sept. 1. He said it would be agree I able to him for the Institute of Fisheries Research and the fish eries commissioner to set dates on I opening certain creeks and bays. I Mr. Davis suggested that all Century Ob STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY 6 years old SO 85 I l/J Qt. STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY . 86 TROOF NATIONAL DISTILLERS I HOUtUIS CORP., N. Y. 500 Attend Choral Concert Five hundred music lovers were at the Morehcad City School audi torium Friday night to hear the Spring Choral Concert. The program was very well re ceived. Ralph Wade, director, said he believed everyone thoroughly enjoyed the performance. Members of the boys glee club and girls glee club sang. Robert Hessee, Morehoad City pianist played several numbers, and the chorus gave a short color ful version of Gilbert and Sulli van's "Mikado." The full program was as follows Alma Mater, Dry Bones, I Must Go Down to the Seas, Bless this | House, Syncopated Clock, Ix?t All My Life Be Music, I Love the Night, Victor Herbert Favorites, and You'll Never Walk Alone. Mr. Hessee played Prelude Op. 28, No. 22, Chopin; Humoresque, Op. 101, No. 7, Dvorak; Chanson, Friml; Oriental, Amani. The cast of the Mikado included Earlc Wade, Francis Swanson, Billy Rich, Llewellyn Phillips, Helen Carlton, Betty Lou Morton, Deanna Ballou and Jeanne Barnes. Accompanists for the program were Anna Merle Lockey and Wat son Morris. Mrs. Tressa Vickers assisted in direction of the Mikado. creeks be closed "above the bridges." Josh Hardy, Merrimon ? Opposed closing Clubfoot Creek, Adams Creek, Turnagin Bay and Long Bay. He said that Mr. Davis's "above the bridges" idea sounded all right to him. Matthew Salter, Mcsic ? Opposed to closing Pamlico Sound at any time. He said that the state would not be able to enforce a night ban on shrimping. He suggested that if anyone is caught shrimping at night, should ban be put into ef fect, that he lose his license for 30 davs. C harles Carrawan, Scranton ? Op posed to closing Hyde County creeks and bays. He said there was no particular time when small shrimp were taken (Chairman Mor ris explained that closing of small l creeks and bays was proposed to | curb the taking of 90 to 100 count i shrimp). Mr. Carrawan was also opposed to the prpoosal to slop night shrimping after July 10. Archie Carrawan, Scranton ? Read a letter from Dick O'Neal, Lake Mattamuskeet, relative to pro posed closure of ccrtain creeks and See HEARING, Page 7 Woman Seeks Information; Do You Know These Folks? Received at THE NEWS-TIMES; office during the past week was a j letter asking that the accompany ing pictures be printed in hope that that someone in this area could give some information on the two children and the man shown. The letter accompanying the pic tures, signed by a woman who gives her address as Kettle Falls, Wash., follows: "Would you please put these pictures in your paper? I am try ing to locate parents, relatives, or someone who knew these people. The father brought the boys to my place May 22, 1955. He left this vicinity Oct. 7, 1955. He said 1 Morehcad City, North Carolina, ( was his home town. 1 would be ; very grateful for anything of the ; boys* past " The following description was included on the back of the pic ture of a man, identified as the father of the boys: "Charles Po well, blue eyes, light brown hair, about 175 pounds, 6 feet tall, age 31, straight line scar on right cheek, scar ccnter of forehead at hairline." On the back of the picture of the boys: "Charles Powell, age 7, Dec. 5, 1956, dark hair, blue eyes, scar on left temple, scar above right eye, right leg short due to polio; Ellis Powell, age 6, Dec. 4, 1956, light hair, blue eyes. These boys talk of sisters, Margaret, Mary, Ann and Gale. They believe their mother killed in car accident and call her Bctt or Elizabeth Ann." THE NEWS-TIMES takes no re sponsibility for ihe intent of or the accuracy of the facts presented, in the off-chance that the woman's report on the two boys and their father is factual and her interest sincere, the pictures are published. If anyone can comply with the request for information, they may Two Officials Win Award Friday Winners of the George C. Frank lin award at Chapel Hill Friday night were Herman E. Diekerson, Statesville city manager, and Wil liam W. Adkins, Burlington util ities director. The awards were presented by Mayor George Dill, Morchcad City, and Mrs. George Franklin. They were given at graduation exercises of the second annual course in municipal administration conducted by the Institute of Gov ernment. The Franklin award, given for the first time Friday night, will be given to the outstanding person or persons completing the seven month course. It is presented by the N. C. League of Municipali ties in memory of its late general counsel, George C. Franklin. Marathon Postponed The Dance Marathon, scheduled | for this past weekend at the Idle Hour and Buddy's Place at Allan- j tic Beach, will be held this week- 1 end instead, according to A. B. ' Cooper, owner of the Idle Hour. I bring or send it to THE NEWS TIMES office and it will be for warded to the writer of the letter. ASC Issues '5 5 Report What is ASC? I Folks have so many initials flung at them that many have giv |en up trying to learn what they all stand for. "ASC" stands for the federal government's Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation pro gram. It functions on the county level 'and in Carteret is supervised by B- J. May, Beaufort, with the as sistance of four ASC committee members elected by the farmers. Just released by the ASC office is its report for the year 1955. Why is ASC in existence? The explanation, by Mr. May, follows: | "In order to keep supply in line with demand and to produce enough of each item without heavy surpluses of certain commodities while facing a shortage of others, it is often necessary to use acreage allotments and marketing quotas. "Also price supports are neces sary to guarantee the farmer a fair margin of profit . . . while at j the same time regulating prices paid by the consumer. The county and community committeemen who arc elected each year by the farm ers play a master role in carrying out the various ASC programs." ASC is provided funds by Con gress and functions under the De partment of Agriculture. Heads ASC Head of the county ASC commit tee is Roy Keller, Beaufort RFD. Clarence Millis, Newport, serves as vice-chairman; J. C. Baker, Stella, member, and R. M. Wil liams, farm agent, cx-officio mem ber. Community committees are as follows, with chairman listed first, then vice-chairman, member, first alternate and second alternate: White Oak -Clyde Morris, Lee Sawrey, L. W. Parker, Marion Weeks,- Julian I. Weeks. Newport Jack Garner, Billy Ro berts, Clayton Cannon, J. A. Kelly and Harry D. Lockey. Morchcad John T. Oglesby, Joe Barnes. Earl Murdoch, George Creech, K. S. Swinson. Beaufort-Harlowe ? Archie R. Hardest}-, Noah Avery, John Fel ton Jr., Nick Culpepper, Pernell Hardesty. East Merrimon Stanley Gillikin, Brondcll Gillikin, H. D. Caraway Jr., Bill Pigott and S W. Law rence. ACP (Agriculture Conservation Program) functions under ASC. It helps farmers carry out good farm ing practiccs by making cash pay ments after completion of conser vation projects on the farm, and also provides materials and ser vices for carrying out scientifically approved projects. The ASC committee seta up a program of farm projects needed in this area. Every farmer who un dertakes such projects is eligible to apply for help. During last year, from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, $14,897 was allocated to this county to help farmers, Mr. May reports. This helped buy lime stone, fertilizer and gypsum. One hundred forty-six farms re ceived help through ACP in meet ing the cost of conservation prac tices; 66 of those farms required technical assistance; 5,835 acres of cropland were treated through the program. Treatment of saltwater-damaged farmland was a major part of the 1955 program. Two hundred four teen acres on 16 farms, damaged by high tides of the hurricanes, received gypsum and limestone treatment to restore them to na tural fertility. That cost S3, 581. Oh 12 other farms 208 acres were treated at a cost of $2,864 50. Another major phase of the ASC program is marketing quotas and acreage allotments. Quotas Favored Carteret farmers by a large ma jority favored marketing quotas in the 1955 referendum. Quotas were voted in for a three-year per iod, through 1958. The county's to bacco allotment last year was 1, 901.8 acres. Harvested were 1,814. 71 acres. The average yield per acre was 1,358 pounds. Marketed were 2.463,936 pounds, bringing the local farmers approximately JlVii million dollars. Cotton- Thirty-six farmers qual ified for allotments last year. Only 14 actually grew cotton. Planted were 37.9 acres. Peanut* There are no peanut allotments in the county. Carteret farmer! plant peanuts for hogs, not for market. Corn ? No allotments. Wheat -Twenty farmers planted 223 acres. Price support is designed to guarantee a minimum price for a number of farm products. Price supports for crops grown in Car teret were as follows: Tobacco ? Flue-cured tobacco was supported at 90 per cent of parity. The average loan was 48.3 cents per pound. Cotton Cotton was supported at 34.45 cents per pound. Cofn ? 11.74 per bushel, basic No. 3. Soybeans 12.04 per bushel Wh^at (if eligible) -92.28 per buahcl. J. 0. Simpkins Scores Rumor Congressional Candidate James O. Simpkins, New Bern, said yes terday that he is making every effort to correct a misleading re port that Rep. Graham Barden would be succecded by a Negro as chairman of the House Educa tion and Labor committee should Barden be defeated this coming Saturday. Said Mr. Simpkins, "This is com pletely untrue as the Congression al Directory for 195S, published and distributed by Congress itself, will plainly show. "The ranking Democrat on this committee is Rep. Augustine B. Kelley of Pennsylvania; the rank ing Republican member Rep. Sam uel K. McConnell Jr., also of Pennsylvania. Both are veteran congressmen, white, and with dis tinguished records. "The Negro Congressman re ferred to is Adam C. Powell of New York, a radical who faces al most certain defeat this year. There is no possibility of his suc ceeding Mr. Barden as chairman. He ranks third." Mr. Simpkins said. E. W. Gar bade Will Serve as Instructor Torpedoman First Class Edward William Garbade, husband of Mrs. Elva Willis Hover Garbade, More head City, has been selected as instructor at the New London Sub marine Training Center, New Lon don. Conn. Mr. Garbade has just completed nine years of continuous subma rine duty aboard the USS Torsk. USS Grampus, and USS Tench, all of the Com Sub Lant, Sixth Naval District, Norfolk. Mrs. Garbade and children, Mel ody Lynn, James Wayne, and Billy Van will join Mr. Garbade June 1. This tour of duty will be for three years. ? Alarm Answered Morehead City firemen answered an alarm at 4:35 p.m. yesterday at a home owned by Jesse Lock hart on Highway 70. An oil stove is reported to have overflowed. No damage was caused. Port Calendar Gate* Barf' BB11 ? Will load with jet fuel today, bound (or Cherry Point. S.S. Breite ostein ? Due Thurs day at Morehead City to load up with tobacco for Germany. Beaulort firemen answered a call to the Smith Poultry Farm, West Beaufort, and extinguished a grass fire that threatened the chicken coops, at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. ~ ^il AHD i?> "?! "As lii?\ COME TO MA*1 TO-P A*0 ;*omx MOO*" OAS St Cooking's a joy when you use Pnor AX Gas. You gel instant, even heal . .. from low simmer to lull boil . . . plus accurately controlled oven heat Come in and get all the /acts about this faster, cleaner, more dependable* more economir-al fuel' Superior BOTTLED GAS U rrlce f PORT CITY GAS CO. Highway 70 Phone 6-4350 Nights and Holidays 6-3368 ELECTION NOTICE ABSENTEE: Only men in the Armed Services may vote absentee in the Primary, IF REGISTERED. Father, Mother, Sister Brother, Wife or Service Man may apply for absentee ballots. Election Day SATURDAY, MAY 26th, 1956 (Poll Opened from 6:30 A.M. to 6:30 P.M.) YOU CANNOT VOTE UNLESS REGISTERED * f CARTERET COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION Beaufort, N. C. Phone 2-7441
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