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-?? CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 47th YEAR, NO. 8?. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1958 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Bus, Two Cars Crash ? ^ ? ? I I ? I ? ^^^^ntpnw||pw? Photo by Bob Seymour A crowd gathered quickly when this Seashore Transportation Co. bus collided with the station wagon, center, and knocked it into the side of the Ford on the right. Mrs. Bert Gillikin. West Beaufort, driver ol the station wagon, was charged with running a styp sign and failing to yield the right of way. The accident was at Cedar and Turner Streets, Beauiort, at 10:M a.m. yesterday. Mrs. Bert Gillikin, West Beau fort, was charged with running a stop sign and failing to yield the right of way following a three-ve hicle wreck at Cedar and Turner Streets, Beaufort, at 10:50 a.m. yesterday. Beaufort police chief Guy Sprin gle gave the following account of the wrcck: "Mrs. Gillikin, driving south on Turner Street, pulled across Cedar Street (US 70) in front of a Sea shore Transportation Co. bus driven by Raydon B. Ballenger, Rocky Mount. "Ballenger swerved to his right in an effort to miss Mrs. Gillikin, who was driving * 1956 Ford sta tion wagon. The front bumper of the bus caught the right rear of the station wagon and knocked it into the left side of a 1957 Ford driven by Henry Frost of Salter Path. "Frost had driven up to the stop sign on the south side o f the inter section. He tried to back up tort his motor choked out on him. The Ford was owned by Steve Gutbrie of Salter Path," the chief con cluded. Mechanics called to the wreck estimated damage to the station wagon at $800 and to the ear at $200. The bus was not damaged. The two passengers who were on the bus at the time of the acci dent got off and walked the rest of the way to Front Street. Mrs. Gillikin was the only person in jured ? she had two small cuts on her face. Assisting chief Springle in the in vestigation were sheriff Hugh Sal ter and highway patrolman William Pickard. Officer Checks Two Accidents Patrolman W. E. Pickard inves tigated two highway accidents re cently. At 11:30 p.m. Sunday, John . R. Basden, 103 Gordon St., Beau k ^ fort, ran in a ditch at the east end or Uie West Beaufort Road. At 11:40 p.m. Thursday a pickup truck and car collided at Mansfield west of Morehead City. Basden, the patrolman said, was headed east on the. West Beaufort Road, failed to stop at the stop sign at highway 101 and ended up in the ditch across 101. Basden was not hurt but dam age to the car, a 1951 Chevrolet, was estimated at $150. Driving the pickup in the Thurs day night accident was Robert I. Barts, route I Newport, and driv ing the car, a 1950 Ford, was James Sanderson, Cherry Point. The pickup was owned by the Idle Hour Amusement Center. Patrolman Pickard said Uk I truck was headed west and San derson pulled out of the Mansfield Service station in front of it. San derson has been charged with fail ing to yield the right-of-way. Damage to each vehicle waa es timated at $100. 3,000 Attend Morehead Halloween Carnival An estimated 2,000 persons at tended the Halloween carnival Fri day night at Morehead City School. A total of tTjn.M was taken in. The prize for the beat decorated booth went tp the country store, aponaored by Mrs. Morton's fifth grade awl Miss Hall's first The priae foil the most unusual booth went to tfc* witch 'a lucky pet, apoo aorrd by Mrs. Herndon's first. The carnival waa failed highly successful by Jewell Smith, chair man, and Mr*. Sylvester Fleming, treasurer. Historical Society Elects Officers at Fall Meeting At the fall meeting of the County* Historical bocicty in the Methodist educational building at Beaufort. Saturday afternoon, the society en tered upon its fifth year. F. C. Salisbury, president, presided. The nominating committee, ap pointed at the July meeting, pre sented the names of officers for the ensuing year: F. C. Salisbury, president, Mrs. E. G. Phillips, sec retary, Mrs. Luther Hamilton Sr., treasurer, and Miss Amy Muse, curator. They were elected. Appointed as vice - presidents were J. S. MacCormack, Atlantic; Van Potter, Beaufort; Mrs. Lucile A. Smith, Morehead City; Mrs. Sal ly Dudley, Newport; Mrs. J. R. Gibson, Cedar Point. y Mrs, T. T. .Cotter, l?tiiW .*ec retary, gave a summary of the work of the society for the past year. It showed growth in mem bership and member-interest. To create an interest in Carteret history among students of the county, it was voted to offer a prize of 13 to each of the five high schools. The award will go to a student of either the English or history classes for the best paper covering county history. Miss Ethel Whitehurst, in charge of the program, presented a paper, "The Phanthom of the Burning Ship" and legends of the county. A. D. Ennett was appointed to con fer with the president of the Ons low County Historical Society re garding a joint meeting of the two societies to be held at Fort Macon next April 25 on the anniversary of the battle. The January meeting of the so ciety will be held in the civic cen ter at Morehead City. Mrs. Ster ling Roberts will present a paper on the early history of Newport. Beaufort members of the society, Mrs. T. T. Potter and the Misses Amy Muse, Ada, Mildred and Ethel Whitehurst, acting as hos tesses, served coffee and dough nuts. good news Announced Friday by the State Highway Commission were plans to extend a dual lane highway from Havelock into Morehead City, and build a new bridge be tween Morehead City and Beau fort. Although the bridge project was put on the highway commission'! "must" list recently, this was the first announcement of actual pro gramming of the work. The dual lane highway and new bridge contracts are to be let within the next three years. State highway and state porta officials are to be in Morehead City tomorrow to survey from land and from water the port development area with a view to bridge location. Unofficial sources report that the SPA pre fers the present bridge location with a drawspan for ocean-going vessels. Power to Go Off on Crab Point This Afternoon Power customers on the Crab Point Road from Charlie Free man's grocery north will be with out power from 1 to 4 p.m. this afternoon. George Stovall, manager of Caro lina Power and Light, announces that weather permitting, voltage will be increased in that area. This is necessary due to the increased use of electricity. "CPIiL appreciates this new bus iness and we ask our customers to bear with us while this change is being made for them," Mr. Stovall said. Howard Fallin Jr. Gets Jail Sentence Thursday Howard Fallin Jr. was sentenced to six months on the roads (or getting drunk and running his wife and children away from home. The aentence was handed down by county recorder's court judge Lam bert Morris ThurAlay. Also getting a jail aentence was Terry Lynn. Lynn appealed a three-month term and his bond was aet at $300. He was found guilty of failing to comply with a pre vious court order. Joha W. Duncan was fined $100 and ordered to pay costa. He was found guilty o < careless and reck less driving. Three defendants got (SO fines and were ordered to pay costa. They were George Godette, as sault, Jacob C. Lancaster Jr., care less and reckless driving, and Dale W. Pylea, speeding. Randolph N. Gatlla and Emory D. Sims Jr. were charged $25 and costs each. Gatlin was fined for falling to yield the right of way while Sims waa found guilty of public drunkenmaa and using loud and profane language. Bobby Davia waa found guilty of non-support and waa ordered to pay $10 per week for the support of his wife and child. Ha also had to' pay court costa. H artless A. Wooten waa fined $10 plua coats for running a atop sign. Wiley H. Lewis Jr. paid the same amount for speeding too fast for road conditions. Louis Krazier, found guilty of passing bad checks, was ordered to pay court costs and honor the checks. Marion C. Carter and Kermit M. Lawrencc each paid costs. Car ter was found guilty of following too close and Lawrence was found i guilty of speeding. Lionel Smith Jr. i paid half-costs for driving with no lights. I Those who forfeited bonds fol- c low: James C. Lawrencc, improper I muffler; Guyon D. Lewis, speed- i ing; Henry K. Rice Jr., careless and reckless driving; James L. Cawthorn, driving on the wrong side of the road. Marie P.1 Looseman, driving without a license; Donald A. Loose man, allowing an unlicensed per son to drive; and Clarence L. Mel ton, no drivers license, careless and reckless driving and speeding too fast for conditions. The state elected not to try En gene Traxler, charged with fraud, and Martha Reynolds, charged with driving without license plates. Charges against John Glover and Amos Locklear were dismissed. Glover had been charged with as sault and Locklear with driving drunk. Tha stat* continued U cum. Mrs. J.M. Stallings Wins Top Club Title; H. L. Joslyn Surveys Schools A picture of the public schools was presented by 11. L. Joslyn, county superin tendent of schools, at the Home Demonstration Achievement program Fri day night at the American Legion building, Beaufort. After explaining finances, giving figures on the number of children in school now and the number who will be in school in the future. Mr. Joslyn said that the county school program has been aimed toward building the COUNTY. It has not been the object, the speaker said, to build a school in one community and ignore the needs in another. "If we can give the best to every child, we're go ing to have more competent boys and girls to take our place in the future," he remarked. Last year the state spent $851, 923.23 in Carteret to meet teachers salaries and current school ex penses for nine months; from fed eral and other sources, $130,646 59; allotted by the county was $95,500. Capital investment in schools last year, the speaker said, was $1, 178,069.82. He pointed out that the county gets much more in return from the state than it invests in schools. The county meets 8.85 per cent of cost and the state and fed eral governments 91.15 per cent. Of the average daily attendance cost per child, $181.86, the county pays $16.11, Mr. Joslyn pointed out. la 1947-48 there were 4,088 pupils. Last year there were 6,312, or a gain of better than 200 pupils per year ? and that in spite of the fact that some of Carteret's pupils arc now attending schools in Onslow and Jones counties. The gain, by schools, over the past 10-year period is as follows: Atlantic, 91; Beaufort, 361; Harkers Island, 63; Morehead City, 886; Newport, 367; Smyrna, 35; W. S. King, 149; Queen Street, 263; and Stella, 9. Thirteen classes are meeting to day, Mr. Joslyn said, in improvised , ' M ? -y ? .?v ? ? - , ? H. L. Joslyn . . . speaks to families classrooms, 12 in Morchead City and one in Atlantic. Two thousand pupils, the speaker continued, have been added to county schools, but building accom modations have not kept pace. The state, he said, has recom mended three high schools: one at Atlantic, one for Beaufort and Smyrna located somewhere be tween Beaufort and North River, and one for Morebead City and Newport located west of Morehcad City. If Beaufort and Smyrna were consolidated today, he said, there would be 568 high school pupils. If Newport and Morehcad City were combined today, there would be <95 high school pupils. By 194241, he pointed out, there would be 6M high school pupils in the "east school" and 058 in "the west". "What are we going to do about it?" the school superintendent ask ed. Referring to the proposal (o borrow funds for new schools, he said, "We're getting ready to do See SCHOOLS, Page 1 Tide Table Tides at the Beaafort Bar (Eaatern Standard Time) HIGH LOW TmmUjt, Oct n 9:27 a.m. ' 2:24 a.m. 1:4$ p.m. 2:36 p.m. Wedaeidar, Oct. 2t . 8:57 a.m. 2:97 a.m. 9:19 p.m. 3:32 p.m. Tkandajr, Oct ? ?:24 a.m. 3:27 a.m. 9:31 p.m. 4:05 p.m. Friday, Oct tt 9:54 a.m. 3:S2 a.m. 10:S p.m. 4:*T pjn. > Mrs. J. M. Stalling* . . . Merrimon club leader Rudolph Rose, 8, Recovers From Black Widow Bite -? Two Crab Point Boys Held For Theft of $258 William Bonner Willis, IT, and William (Billy) Willis, 16, both of Crab Point, were in the county jail yesterday charged with stealing $250 from the home of Mrs. Mabel Willis, Crab Point. Sheriff Hugh Salter said that Wil liam Bonner went in the Mabel Willis home about S:30 Thursday morning while Mrs. Willis was about a hundred yards away visit ing at her mother-in-law's house. In the home he found a pocket book sitting on an ironing board. In it was $500. He said, after he had been apprehended by the sheriff's department Thursday afternoon, that he didn't take all of the money because he was afraid it would be noticed too quickly. While he was in the house, Billy stayed outside. When William Bon ner came out with the money, he told the younger boy that he got only $50 and gave Billy $25. Sheriff Salter said $234 of the money was recovered. The boys had spent the rest. He added that Mrs. Willis hat recently returned from Florida and the boys just played a hunch that she had some money in the house. Mrs. Willis's house, her mother in-law's house and the home of one of the boys are all located on a lane just beyond Charlie Freeman's store on the Crab Point Road. The two boys will be given a hearing in county court Thursday. ' Eight - year - old Rudolph Rote, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Rose, Markers Island, can consider him self a lucky boy. He was bitten by a black widow spider Saturday morning at his home, was treated by Dr. Luther Fulcher at the Morehead City Hos pital, and was discharged from the hospital yesterday. Dr. Fulcher said that the child knew what a black widow spider was and realized he had been bitten by it. Older folks around him killed the spider and rushed the boy to the hospital where he was given black widow venom and cortisone. The spider had bitten the boy on the lower left part of the ab domen. The place of the bits was so tiny it could hardly be seen. Dr. Fulcher said that usually the symptoms of a black widow bite, such as severe pain in the sto mach, don't come on for a couple hours, but Rudolph got extremely sick in about 10 minutes. "If you can get the victim treat ed in a hurry, hc'U usually sur vive," Dr. Fulcher said. "But if you wait too long, death is sure." Newport PTA to Sponsor Carnival Friday Night The Newport PTA will sponsor its Halloween Carnival, starting at $ p.m. Friday at the school. Barbecue will be on sale at the lunchroom, starting at 5:30 p.m. R. K. Montague, publicity chair man, announces that no admission will be charged, but tickets arc on sale now for a "surprise box". PTA members are selling the tic kets. There will be entertainment for adults as well as children. The PTA invites everyone. Mr*. J. M. Suitings, president of the Merrimon Home Demonstration Club, was named Home Demonstration Woman of the Year at the achievement program Friday night. She was seated in a gold covered chair and pre sented with a bevy of beautiful gifts. Moses Howard, chairman of the county board of com missioners, presented the list of' qualifications which won Mrs. Stallings the highest honor bestow ed by Carteret Home Demonstra tion Club women. Not only Is she president of the Merrimon club, she attended every club meeting, all training schools, gave the demonstration at two meetings in the absence of the home agent, provided transporta tion for fellow club members, at tended craft and slipcover work shops; in the absence of phone ser vice, she traveled many miles to keep in touch with club members, lent a helping hand to all in her community, served as 4-11 Club adult leader and planned the 4-H Club programs in two churches dur ing the past year. ller gifts included a clock radio, electric blender, planter, refrigera tor pitcher, perfume, bath powder, pen, milk glass bowl, juice server, table cloth, toss pillow, lamp and cash. Mrs Dyon Simpson, president of the Home Demonstration County Council, presided at the program. The invocation was given by the Rev. A1 Daniel, pastor of Wild wood Presbyterian Church. Choral numbers were presented by the Gloucester chorus. Mrs. R. P. Gooding welcomed the guests. Mrs. Billy Smith introduced the speaker, H. L. Joslyn, county su perintendent of schools. Mrs. Bill Motes gave the report on achieve ments of Home Demonstration women during the past year. Al Hubbard, Gloucester, present ed a black-face musical comedy act. Strumming a guitar, he sang The Preacher and the Bear, Sleep, Baby, Sleep, and Lord, Let Me Down Easy. Mrs. Will Dall collected pennies for friendship, which finance ac tivities of the Asoclated Country women of tljjWqrid. The pressure cooker. passeiTannually to the club which has achieved the most dur ing the past year, went to the Har lowe Club, Mrs. E. C. McLawhorn, president. Mrs. Floy Garner, home agent, presented perfect attendance awards to the following (the num ber of years of perfect attendance follows each name): Mrs. Frank Simpson, 16; Mrs. Dyon Simpson, IS; Mrs. Charles Stanley, 9; Miss Alice Laughton, 7; Mrs. Billy Smith, 4. Mrs. Lee Garner, 4; Mrs. Elmo Smith, 3; Mrs. Richard Whitehurst, 3; Mrs. Cecil Morris, 2; Mrs. John Ives, 2; Mrs. C. J. Taylor, 2; Mrs. R. P. Gooding, 2. The following attended all meet ings during the past year: Mrs. Leslie Sanders, Mrs. W. E. Guth rie. Mrs. G. M. Carraway, Mrs. B. G. Hardy. Mrs. Jim Stallings, Mrs. John A. Wallace. Mrs. Reuben Wallace, Mrs. Rone Wallace, Mrs. Will Dail, Mrs. Douglas Merrill, Mrs. W. G. Simp son, Mrs. Bruce Tarkington, Mrs. Joe Barnes, Mr*. L. D. Norris. Mrs. Monroe Willis, Mrs. Walter Stewart. Mrs. E. C. McLawhorn, Mrs. Edith Small, Mrs. Luke Tur ner, and Mrs. J. L. Seamon. Before Mr. Howard announced the winner of the woman of the year award, he called to the front of the auditorium the women from See ACHIEVEMENTS, Page 3 Fisheries Advisory Board Voices Objection to NCFA Survey Methods The adyisory board to the com mercial fisheries committee of the Board of Conservation and De velopment yesterday at Asheville presented its views on the recent North Carolina Fisheries Associa tion oyster survey. The NCFA report on the state's oyster program received a cool re ception in July when it was aired before the C&D commercial fish eries committee. The committee requested its advisory board to study the report and make recom mendations at the October CAD meeting which is now in session in Asheville. The report of the advisory board, consisting of A. W. Daniels, chair man; Arnold Daniela, W. H. Ma son, Monroe Gaskill and Eric W. Rodgers chastises the NCFA for the manner in which it sarveyed the state's oyster situation, and augge'ta that oystermen who ad mit they are very naughty and do not obey oyster laws, mend their ways and not expect law enforce ment officers to do their mending for them. ? !$? advisory board Mid, . . much greater results might be ac complished if the North Carolina Fisheries Association would avail itself fully of the information and advice ... of the commercial fish eries commissioner and the direc tor of the Institute of Fisheries Re search in dealing with the oyster industry . . . instead of by-passing them completely as was done with this survey of the oyster Industry." The advisory committee, basing its views on rep-uu hy Fred Whit aker and Roy Watson, executives of the NCFA, suggested that NCFA and oystermen themselves assume some of the responsibility in en forcing the oyster cull laws and weight-of-dredge laws, instead of expecting law enforcement officer! to catch every violator. Recommendations of the advisory committee follow: 1. The oyster planting program should continue aa it is at present. 2. Certain shallow bays shall be open to tonging only and these bay! should be designated by the com mercial fisheries commisaioner upon advice of the Institute of Flah eriea Rasa arch, with suggeatinrs from the NCFA. 1. Oyster planting should con tinue at 25 centa per tub, with estimation of cargoes continuing. To check each boat, by the tub, as the NCFA suggests would be an added expenae that would cut down by 30 to SO per cent the number of shells and spat now planted. 4. Under supervision of the Insti tute of Fisheries Research there should be a greater spreading of shells, but the 200 bushels per acre, suggested by the NCFA are too few. 5. AU shells, instead of just SO per cent, should be returned to the state for planting. t. Commercial fisheries commit tee should present to budget offi cial! of the state the need for mora enforcement officers, ?s requested by (he oystermen. 7. Perhaps private oyster beds, rather than public oyster beda, would prove more beneficial to the state oyster Industry, "aa It has la ?very other section of the nation where oysters are produced." It is recommended that the commer cial fisheries committee study the merit* at private oyster bad*. ? - |S. Robinson Suffers Burns In Boat Explosion 9 Atlantic Man Reported Improved Yesterday ? Trawler Neuse Burns At Smith Dock Sherwood Robinson, 31, Atlantic, was reported to be improving in Sea Level Hospital yesterday after suffering severe burns in a boat explosion at Atlantic at 5 a.m. Thursday. Mr. Robinson was aboard a 40 foot trawler, the Neuse, owned by Luther Smith, when the explosion occurred in the engine room. The boat was tied at the Luther Smith fish house dock. Mr. Robinson, who was working on the engine at the time, jumped overboard to extinguish his flam ing clothing. He crawled out of the water and was rushed to Sea Level Hospital by Neal Mason. Mr. Smith reported yesterday that Mr. Robinson's face, hands, arms and shoulders and his legs below the knees arc severely burned. Skin grafts will probably be required on his arms and neck. The boat caught fire from the explosion and burned extensively. The Atlantic fire truck and equip ment from the fish house was used to put oat the flames. The dock did not catch Are. Mr. Smith estl | mates damage to the boat at $500. He said that the carburetor was flooded and gas leaked out. The motor was missing and that's what Mr. Robinson was checking when it backfired and the gasoline ig nited. Jim Willis, Atlantic, was on the afterdeck, but was not hurt. The men were getting ready to go fishing when the accident hap pened. Fathers, Sons Watch Archers Thlrty-aeven sons were guests at "Father and Son Night" under the direction of program chairman Bill Davies Thursday night at the Morehead City Rotary Club meet ing. Dr. Berl Lewis and Eddie Lan caster, archers, gave an impres sive exhibition of their skill. After i brief talk on the history of archery, performances in target and trick shooting were given. Eddie's proficiency in bursting balloons was especially applauded. Eddie won last year's State Open Championship at a meet in Salisbury, said Dr. Lewis, who presently la interested in organiz ing the local archers as the Coastal Bow Hunters Club. Visiting Rotarians were Harold V. Chartley, Newport; Jack B. Sharp, Blowing Rock and Manley Wade, Charlotteaville. Va. The club meets at the Rex Res taurant. Sunday School Teachers To Moot at Ann Street A workers conference for officers, teachers and aubstitute teachers of Ann Street Methodist Sunday School, Beaufort, will be held at 6:15 p.m. tomorrow in the Eure building. After a covered dish supper, Mrs. A. B. Roberts, Morehead City, will speak on The Art of Story-Telling. TT>e Rev. John Cline, pastor, wUl comment on the discussion method versus lecture method and Bruce Tarkington will speak on effecting teaching. Barry Willis, 13, Breaks Arm in Rail from Horse Barry Willis. 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Willis, Williston, broke hli right arm in two places when he was thrown from a horse he waa riding at Williston Sunday after Barry's mother took him to Sea Level Hospital where he stayed un til yesterday morning. His am ha* been aet and placed In a cast.
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