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Damage Exceeds Several Million [ Hurricane Helena hiased, whit tled and roared through the county Saturday, leaving in ita wake dam age estimated at aeveral million dollars. There waa no loaa at hit. The greatest concentrated prop erty damage waa In the amall area al about a block in the eastern end of Morehead City where Freeman Brothers Wholesale roof waa taken off and the Morehead City Ship building's shed and other itruc tures, blew down. In the tame Im mediate area, Parker Motors lost large glass diaplay windows. There were countless other small loasea? shingles blown off, windows blown out, boats allghtly damaged, and trees blown down. The trees took terrific punishment. Those that were not uprooted lost limbs. Weather Data According to records kept at Cherry Point inches of rain fell at the height of the storm. The highest winds were clocked at (:30 p.m. at 97 miles an hour and the eye of the storm, according to the Marine base reports, passed off the coast 40 miles southeast of Cherry Point. Winds were higher at Cape Look out station where Harold Yeomans, officers in charge, reported their measuring instrument broke at 4:30 p.m. while registering winds at 125 knots (134 miles an hour). He believes that winds later ex ceeded that velocity. The station's radio beacon antenna blew down. Yesterday, Helene was boiling northward far out at sea off Port land, Me. The next storm, Ilsa, seems to be staying far out at sea. Hurricane trackers think the two storms may join forces in the North Atlantic in about two days. Beach Report A. B. Cooper, mayor of Atlantic Beach, yesterday roughly estimat ed beach damage at $520,000. Most of the damage occurred to porches and chimneys which were blown from their foundations. There was, however, little ero sion. "The sea walls have paid off," Mr. Cooper said. "They not only held the sea back but land was built against them." The Club Colony section, where there are no extensive sea walls, suffered from wave wash. The "hurricane cottagc" built there on an experimental basis by a brick and tile company after Hazel, stood up well. There is a sea wall In front of it. No one waa allowed on the beach after 1 p.m. Saturday and all per sona living there were evacuated by 2. Atlantic Beach roads were not seriously damaged. A town, crew, with the help of a state crew, had things cleaned up by Sunday morning when spectators were al lowed on the beach. While the beach was vacated, guards were on duty to aee that there waa no looting. Mayor Cooper commended all agencies and individuals who as aiated during the storm. "We had the most efficient help we've ever had," he said. "Everything worked smoothly." Governor VU1U Got. Luther Hodges and hit train of officiate and photographers left Wilmington at 3:30 Saturday afternoon and arrived at Morehead City at ? p.m. He went to the beach and waa just about caught there In the la it furiout half of the storm. The Morehead City municipal building, served by emergency generator, was set up as disaster headquarters. At an afternoon meeting. Red Cross, Civil Defense officails and the sheriffs depart ment coordinated plans on com munications and shelters. At the request of the mayor, the National Guard unit was put on active duty. By Midnight, the persona, aum bering about IS, who took refuge la the municipal building, had gone home, aa had pereooe in the ether abetters throughout the mwty. Insurance adjusters had Bet up office to the Morehead City rec reates* building yesterday morn ing and Insurance offices la Beau tat and Morehead CKy were nrMagedjrith persons reporting Pi if sialism Good Mayer DIB waa pleased with the prep a rattans aiade for the slara. "We've 4mm things wrong se many ttaa," he added, "that anything we did different would be aa fan Beaufort' seems to be the only WINTER COMFORT UlATItf OIL J. M. DAVIS fc? ?erehssd Oty - A place where ? dwelling, located* ill IIm colored section, coll speed. The town suffered much loaa la trees. The local radio atalion waa hampered by Intermittent power (low, eves though attempts were made to supply power with emer gency generators. ?A warehouse at Huntley's Hard ware waa demolished by the wind. Dan Walker. Beaufort town man ager, estimated yesterday that too loads of debris will have to be hauled from the streets. Becauae of thia extra work, gar bage will not be collected oo sche dule and the town aaks homeown ers and buaineaa owners to be aa ' patient as poaaible. They'll get the garbage picked up aa quickly as they can. One hundred persona took refuge in the courthouse and approxi mately 250 were at Queen Street School. There was no light in the courthouse. Generators were uaed to supply power to the fire station and to keep radio communication flowing between Beaufort and Morehead City. Emergency rescue squads with ambulances and generators ar rived in Beaufort from Graham and Hickory. They were requested by the Beaufort Rescue squad. Power Problems The power and telephone com panies had their usual headaches. George Stovall, manager of Caro lina Power and Light, said the overall outtage occurred at 3:45 p.m. when a piece of tin blew into the high power line at 5th and Bay Streets, Morehead City. Prior to that time, however, power had failed in certain sec tions. Newport and Havelock had power most of the time, Mr. Sto vall reported. W. C. Carlton, manager of Car teret-Craven Electric Membership Corp., reports extensive damage to the REA lines all over this area. All power crewmen stopped work at 11 p.m. Sunday night after work ing round the clock from Saturday night on. Although there were still some sections of the county without power last night, the power com pany managers said they expected most everything to be back to nor mal today. Mr. Carlton paid special tribute to George McNeill and Ray Dan ielaon, ham operators, who ob tained extra power crewa from Goldsboro. Mr. Stovall said people were most conalderate and helpful. Ho bert Kelly at Ann Street Esso, Beaufort, kept the power trucks loaded with gas all night. Water continued to flow without interruption to homes served by Carolina Water Co. Persons who use an electric pump to pump wa ter were out of luck unless they had drawn plenty of water prior to the atorm. Phoae Trouble* L. A. Daniels, manager of Caro lina Telephone and Telegraph, said that Marahallberg and Atlantic toll service was expected to be back to normal by last night. Between IS and 10 poles oa High way 70 to North River must be replaced, as well as six poles at Camp Glenn. Extra crews have been at work on the telephone lines. Crewmen have been work ing night and day. Hoapital Rides Throagh Morehead City Hospital was sup plied with emergency power dur ing the storm by generators from Cherry Point. One generator failed, and the hospital ran on candle power for about an hour. Then a second arrived from the Maria* base and was connected. David Willis, hospital adminis trator, said a baby was born at the hospital while power was be lag supplied by ? generator. At Cherry Point Hospital, two babies were ban "by flaahlight" whan one ot the generators there (ailed. The be hies wore on the way aad Nature wouldn't wait until another generator waa hooked up. Glean Adair, Rod Cross disaster $2oo pint im $3.20 & 86 ffOtf mitiivE \"?* I mr J.r.i. tmwtri Freeman Wholesale Damage Estimate Nearly $300,000 A. B. Roberts Jr., of Freeman* Wholesale Co., More ho ad City, yes terday estimated Um lira's loss at between a quarter of a million and POO, 000 Hetene took off the roof and damaged everything inside. Mr. Roberts said that he's still in busi ness and is getting new merchan diae in. Customers can call the of fice as usual. The former L*H Moton build ing. across the street from THE NEWS-TIMES will he used as a warehouse until the present build ing is repaired. Mrs. Blanda McLohon, Ruth Grantham and Walter Kdwards saw the roof go, as well as some people staying across the street at the Jefferson Hotel. The roof was lifted upward sev eral feet from the walls in a ter rific roar and then collapsed inside the building. Parts of it went over the west wall and fell on the ground. A truck parked cioae to the building was damaged. The business offices were not damaged. But in the warehouse portion, supplies were blown over, soaked with water ? cigarettes, feed, flour, sugar ? all of it a jumbled mess. A salvage company is due today to take over salvage operations. The building and supplies in it were insured. chairman, reported that the fol lowing places were opened aa shel ters, in addition to the Morehead town hall, courthouse and Queen Street School: Camp Glenn School, W. S. King, Ann Street Educational building. Free Will Baptist Church at Davis; a church at Atlantic and the First Baptiat Church educa tion building, Morehead City. All, however, were not used. Farm Front Harry Venters, assistant (arm agent, said that the corn crop suf fered. Because stalks have been beaten down, it will probably be impoaaible to gather the corn with mechanical pickera. Soybeans and aweet potatoes seem to have come through all right. There haa been no report, of saltwater flooding farmtaadaj There may have been some dam age, however, to tobacco stored in packhouaes, if the packhouaes leaked or the roofs were blown off. No authoritative report on to bacco lots was available. B. H. Ruaaell. Ruaaells Creek, lost his pecan crop. The imma ture nuts were blown from the trees. Other pecan trees through out the county were uprooted. Some farm buildings were blown down. Sheriff Hugh Salter kept in touch with things throughout the storm and checked on roads before per sons In the Beaufort shelters were given the OK to leave. He got to bed at 3:30 a.m. Sunday. Cooaty Roads J. L. Humphrey, county road auperintendent, said Sunday. "We got out pretty lucky this time." The biggest problem was the Ce dar Island road where the tide deposited tons of marsh grass on the highway after 10 p.m. Satur day. Bull doaers war* needed to clear It One-way passage was cleared by Sunday night. Three galea blew off at the At lantic Beach draw, one at the Beaufort draw, one at the Thor oughfare bridge and one at the Morehead City draw. The Industry ? operated Tree Farm program la now active in 41 states. Beaufort Residents Give Their Opinions on Water THE NEWS-TIMES conducted a survey of Beaufort resident! last week asking, "Have you noticed any improvement in your water recently?" The persons questioned were also asked to say whether or not they thought the new well had been connected to the water mains. The results of the poll fol low: Mrs. J. E. Arrlngton, 110 Live Oak St. ? "No, I can't really say that I have noticed much differ ence. The water is not so cloudy as usual and I haven't noticed the bad odor recently. "The poor washing quality of the water is what I don't like. It is hard to get clothes clean and soap doesn't seem to work very well in this water. "I do not know if the new well is in operation yet or not. There have been other times when the water did not smell so bad and then got worse again." Mrs. C. A. Brooks, 112 Moore St. ? "Yes, I have noticed that the water is clearer and has lost that odor. I think it has been about a week that my water has been bet ter. "Of course the water has been ao bad that any improvement makes a lot of difference. I think everyone will be satisfied except for one thing. Is this going to make our bills any higher? "My water bills have been high er than usual this summer and I would hate to think that the price of the water has gone up." Mrs. Brooks said she did not know whe ther the company had connected the new well to the water mains. Mrs. Fred Hooper, 117 Marsh St. ?"I noticed some time last week that my water was better. It was clearer and did not smell bad. "No, 1 don't know if the new well has been connected or not. I suppose it has, though," Mrs. Hooper concluded. Mrs. Maade Gamer, 206 Ann St. ?"I'm satisfied with the water and I have always been satisfied with it. I have been using that water ever since it was put in and I'm used to it," she concluded. Mrs. John Jones, 210 Orange St. ?"I haven't noticed the water at all. There hasn't been much odor, but that is off and on. It gets all right for a while and then gets worse. I don't know anything at all about the new well." Boy Eubanks, Eubanks Photo Studio? "I haven't had as much trouble with my chemicals in the past week or so as I had for while. As for drinking water, I go to my apartments (Channel Apartments) where I have a deep well. I take the water home and keep it in the refrigerator." At one time if Mr. Eubanks left pictures in tap water over night, the' next morning they would be "toned" or have a deep brown cast to them. Mrs. Leonard Safrit, 1512 Front St. ? "I can't aay that I have no ticed any change but I'm not very observant about things like that. I don't know whether the new well ia being used or not." David Jones, Guthrie-Jones Drug Store? "I don't drink any water. I drink coffee and fountain drinks here at the store. We have a water softener at the store and at home, for what good one will do. No, I don't know if the new well is in use yet or not." W. E. Kirk, Ann St.? "The water doesn't smell as bad as it used to. 1 don't recall when 1 first noticed it but it is much better. I heard that the water company has con nected the new well but I'm not sure about It." Mr. Kirk was one of the first persons in Beaufort to complain about the water and try to do something about it. In May 1957, he went to the Utilities Commis sion asking for relief. At that time he was unsuccessful in his efforts, but public sentiment later was in strumental in getting the new well drilled. Mrs. Clarence Guthrie, 1513 Ann St.? "I think It's the funniest thing I've ever heard, their not wanting to say whether they've connected the new well or not. "I have noticed in the past couple weeks that there is no odor and there doesn't seem to be as much rust,, but this has happened before. There would be an im provement for a few weeks, and then it would go right back to be ing just as bad as it had been. "We were away the last two weeks in August and a spigot dripped in the kitchen. When we came back, there wasn't a rust spot in the sink, it was black! I'd never seen anything like it. There's still a white sediment in the pans after you boil water, bat maybe that's because the water ia hard. "If the new well has been con nected, it's about time. But I can't say that the improvement now is going to last. It hasn't lasted be fore." "My husband," she concluded, "says he doesn't want to have any thing to do with water, in heating or cooling, or anything, if he can avoid tt." Traffic Judge Declines Gift from Defendant Minneapolis (AP) ? Pleased at his treatment on a minor traffic charge, motorist O. Elmer Dieson told Traffic Judge Tom Bergin: "I'd like to give you a nice dish of strawberries from my garden, or some sweet corn when It's ripe." "Heavens no," declined his hon or, "the grand jury might get after me." OLD MAN WINTER IS ON THE WAY Tim* to fill your tank with that good Sinclair Sup* rf lam* Heat ing Oil. To improve our scrvic* to you ws hav* *quipp*d all trucks with Print-0-M*t*r*. This m*t*r makos a print ?d r*cord of *v*ry gallon that go*s through it and drivor will clip m*t*r tick** to your invoice, assuring you that you ar* only billod with what you r?c*iv*. The?e m*t*rs ar* ch*ck*d and s*al*d by Stat* of North Carolina. W* hav* *quipp*d all trucks with two-way radio and th* office is in touch with all trucks at all times. Wh*n you call in w* will know if a truck is in your neighborhood and w* can g*t in touch by radio in just a few s*conds aft*r you call. This assures you of mor* prompt d*liv*ri*s. Only Oil Heat U So Clean, Safe and Modern Call Us About Our Keep Full Doliverios For B??t in Heating Oils and Service CALL T. T. "Tom" Potter & Son PA *MS7 "Use Sinclair Heating Oil for Superior oil Ballou-Sledge Case Non-Suited Non-suited Friday morning in the office of A. H. James, clerk of auperior court, Beaufort, waa the caae of Mra Ward BaUou va. Mra. Betty Sledge, both of More head City. Mr. BaUou atatea that hia wife had agreed to a non-suit Aug. 27, upon hia agreeing to pay her $4. 000. The papers were drawn up but never signed, nor were coats paid, according to Mr. Jamea. Final legal procedures took place at the courthouse Friday morning and the coata were paid by Mr. Ballou, whoae legal counsel was Wiley Taylor Jr. Repreaenting Mra. Ballou waa Harvey Hamilton Jr. In the auit, Mra. Ballou had al leged that Mra. Sledge had alie nated the affections of her hus band, Mr. Ballou. The plaintiff requested damages totaling $30,000. Fort Macon Point Hard Hit Fort Macon State Park suffered its major damage at the point where waves washed over an em bankment and flooded the fort parking lot. Ray Pardue, superintendent, laid Sunday night's high tide washed right in and yesterday morning water was about a foot deep on the lot. There was slight damage else where. Sand fences were blown down, there was some erosion on the beach, and much of the em banked sand was blown away. Shingles on buildings and some screens were blown away. Equipment that went to the park last week to begin hurricane-pro tective work was moved to a pro tected area near the Coast Guard station. The "toothache tree" (so-called because of the many bumps on itf trunk) and an old cedar in the parade ground of the fort were uprooted. Mr. Pardue said the toothache tree has been set up and staked in hopes of saving it. Being moved in by rail now are the rocks that will be used to re build the jetties around the fort. Twelve hundred tons will be used for the repair work which started last week and is scheduled to cost $50,000. WAC Willi* J. Dixon Named Honor Student Fort McClellan, Ala ? WAC Pvt. Willie J. Dixon, daughter at Mr. and Mrs. Willie F. Dixon, Lennox ville Rd., Beaufort, waa named class honor student upon recently completing the clerical procedures course at the Women's Army Corps school, Fort McClellan, Ala. Private Dixon entered the Wom en's Army Corps last March and completed basic training at the fort. She is a 1955 graduate of Beau fort High school and was formerly employed by R&N Furniture Co., Morehead City. Sequence of Storrrl FRIDAY AftrnMMl ? Partyboats were forced to return early due to rough aeas offshore Night ? Most vesaels along water fronts throughout the county had been taken to protected harbors SATURDAY 1* a.m.? Light rain in squalls, wind in light gusts 11:45 a.m.? Carolina Power and Light reported a few nuisance in terruptions in power flow, due to tree limbs hitting lines Nona Rain had increased, wind was blowing 25 miles an hour in gusts 1 p.m. ? Atlantic Beach, Salter Path and all other Bogue Banks areas had been ordered evacuated. Wind was blowing 32 to 38 miles an hour. Rain no longer squally but coming down steadily 2:30 p.m. ? Power In Beaufort Morehead City area went off. WLids were of gale force. Before power went oil, wires on Morebead City fire alarm system were slap ping together, causing periodic tolling of the fire alarm 1:1* p.m. ? Rain extremely hea vy, being pushed horizontally by winds 55 miles an hour. Gusts so heavy that persons in buildings had the feeling that doors and win dows were being blown open (some were). 3:2# p.m. ? Day grew darker. Rain lashing against the windows sounded like sleet in a winter storm. 3:35 p.m.? Winds continue up to 75 miles an hour in gusts. Home owners kept busy mopping at sills and doors where wind blew rain through un-pluggable cracks. 3:55 p.m.? Wind still to north east, as it was all day. 4:2* p.m. ? Wind continues to blow at better than 55 miles an hour. Heavy, constant rain. Houses and buildings shake. Limbs torn off trees. 5:M p.m.? Rain has let up slight ly. Wind shifts slightly to north northeast, indicating that storm is passing to the north. 5:25 p.m.? Rain resumes heavily again, being pushed in wet clouds along streets and against buildings. ? p.m. ? Wind continues strong from the north. Eye of storm has passed offshore. Barometer had hit lowest point 28.65 and was rising slightly 8:30 p.m.? Wild itfllr.to north, blowing at whole gale force. Rain pelting down. This was beginning of tail-end of storm, commonly known as "back-lash,,' which fre quently brings more damage thd first half of itorm 7 p.m.? Shingles blowing on sound as though somebody is roof jumping up and down. Ho tremble, rain heavy. 8 p.m.? High tide. This is fil moon and very high tide evd without storm conditions. Wind wJ still to north, however, whji served to sweep back water wol residential areas facing south. Th same wind, however, caused wat to sweep forward on areas facii north. 8:4* p.m. ? Clouds began break, hint of moonlight sho\J through. Wind gusty, to aarthwea 32-38 miles an hour t:2t p.m. ? Wind remains northwest, blowing in gusts up 38 miles an hour. Low-hanrii clouds scud past full moon 1* p.m.? Wind continuea stroij in gusts; no rain, but moon been obscured again. U p.m. ? Storm about ove Cleaning up the debris will sta with morning. Helene Pulled Streaky Trick ' Every hurricane always pulls new one out of its bag of tricks. The peculiarity about Helene w that damage seemed to be caus' in streaks, or swaths. For examp] just a middle section was taki out of Mom and Pep's fishing pii in Bogue Sound. The vicinity of Freeman's Wbol sale was badly hit, and In othi sections of the county, the dar age seemed to be caused in stri] that closely resembled the pa of a tornado. 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