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ALL WHO READ READ THE NEWS-TIMES RTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 47th YEAR, NO. 95. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MORE HEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1958 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS" Town Board Dps I Price of Lots In Bayview ? Commissioners Order Street Safety Dummies ? Town Will Buy $3,000 Worth of 1973 Bonds Effective Monday, pricc of ceme tery lots in Bayview Cemetery, Morchcad City, will go up. The decision was made at the More head City town board meeting Tuesday night at the municipal building. A lot with three burial spaces will be $50, six spaces, $100 and 12 spaces $200. The action was taken at the suggestion of Jasper Bell, building and grounds com missioner. The prices now in ef fect were set in 1951. Care of lots in the town-owned and operated cemetery was dis cussed. Where there is no family to look after plots, weeds usually take over. Under the plan for lot purchase in the new Greenwood Park cemetery, yet to be opened for burial, a portion of the ceme tery funds will be set aside for perpetual care. Mr. Bell, who supervises the new city park, said that some ar rangement will have to be made to have a town employee supervise care of the park. S. C. Holloway, finance commissioner, suggested that work at the park be done as best as possible until the end of this fiscal year. When the new budget is set up, provision can l>c made for city park labor, he said. Mayor George Dill read a letter from Lenwood Lee, principal of Morehcad School, requesting the town's cooperation in traffic con trol at 11th and 121h Streets on Arcndcll, where pupils cross Aren dell to go to school. The board authorized . purchase of four safety dummies which can be moved into the street by the schoolboy patrol during periods when pupils arc using the cross ings. Approved were the following items: sale of the radio in the street superintendent's truck for $125, street light in alley in 1500 block between Bridges and Aren dell Streets, $200 of town's share in financing publicity about More head City, purchase of 1973 bonds under their par value, at a cost of $3,000, and use of town parking meters for contributions to the March of Dimes in January. The board voted not to accept a $55 privilege license fee from a Morchcad City businessman who did not include with payment the penalties due since July 1. The board stated that if the fee and penalties arc not paid by July 1, 1959, no privilege license should be issued for the 1959-60 year. John Lashley, clerk, reported that insurance adjustment on re pair of the town hall following Hclcne, ammounted to $3,500. He also reported acknowledgements for expressions of sympathy from the Hall, Gillikin and McLohon families, whose members are af filiated with town administration. Attending the meeting, in addi tion to those mentioned, were com missioners Gibbic Sanderson, Ted Garner, and D. J. llall. and town attorney George McNeill. Beaufort Jaycees Induct Members The Beaufort Jaycees Inducted two new members Monday night when they met at the Scout build ing. They were Street Wethering ton and Billy Ipock. Another new member soon to be inducted ii George Britt. Bobby Martin was appointed chairman of a committee to make arrangements for an oyster roaat for the football team at Earl Tay lor's camp at North River. The Jaycees and Junior Wo man's Club will redecorate the Scout building by repainting and repairing the interior. The Morchcad City Jaycees will meet with the Beaufort club on the second Monday of December for a dinner meeting at the Scout building. SPA Chairman Warns Town Of Coming Growing Pains Southern Staff Meeting Ends Wednesday Ended Wednesday was a three day Southern Railway staff meet ing at the Morehead Biltmorc Ho tel, Morehcad City. Attending the meeting were top Southern Railway traffic officials from throughout the midwest, east and south. Mason King, Southern Railway vice-president, said the officials were brought here to see the A&NC line from Goldsboro to Morehcad City, visit the port and become ac quainted with the facilities the port has to offer shippers. They took a trip by boat around the port Wednesday. Armed with first-hand information, they will be able, Mr. King said, to better sell the port and the Atlantic and East Carolina Railroad to shippers. Traffic officials, numbering 35, were here from Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, Cincinnati, New Orleans, New York, Birmingham and other leading cities. Mr. King <>id the men were pleased with the railroad itself, this section of the country and with port facilities. They were im pressed with the port, he added, not only from the commerce stand point, but with the possibility for industrial development. On the matter of location of the new bridge at Morehcad City, Mr. King repeated observations he made at the meeting Monday with the state highway officials, the SPA, C&D and Army engineers. "We think It ought to go north of the present location, but we're not prepared to ?ay where, nor will we try to tell anyone where to put the bridge," Mr. King said. "All we're interested in is develop ing the port." "Ships should be able to go north of the present bridge. Opera tion of trains into the port is a handicap to highway traffic and highway traffic is frequently a handicap to trains." Mr. King ad ded. When asked if Southern were willing to invest money in moving the railroad off Arcndcll Street, Mr. King said, "We'll put the rail road wherever the business is. There's no problem there." The traffic officials left Wednes day, but Mr. King cxpcclcd to re main in Morchead City through Thursday and then leave for Nor folk. Donald Guthrie Heads IOOF District Donald Guthrie, Morchcad City, was named president of the second district. Independent Order o( Odd Fellows, at the district meeting in Morchcad City Saturday night. The session took place at the recrea tion building. Mr. Guthrie succeeds W. G. Hatch Jr., Wilmington. Advancing to the vice-presidcncy was Willis Kirk, Beaufort. G. T. Spivey, Beau fort, was nominated to fill the un expired term of district deputy grand master. Attending the meeting from Con cordia Lodge No. 11, Beaufort, were Mr. Spivey. Mr. Kirk, noble grand; David Modlin, chaplain; Burl Dennis, right support to the vice grand; from Morchead City Lodge 414 were D. Avallonc, noble grand, C. J. Robinson, right sup port; Donald Guthrie, vice grand, and B. Dowty, lodge deputy. Present from Cape Fear Lodge 2, Wilmington, were K. B. Mar shall, deputy grand master; Mr. Hatch; Sig Solomon, children's home trustee, and Jimmy Cle ro ntons, secretary. To Sell Lots The town of Beaufort will sell two lota at the east end of Prout Street at noon Tuesday, Dec. 30, at the town hall. For details, see legal advertising section o( May's paper. ? ii i i ' The port expansion Morchead City wants is well under way and the State Ports Authority predicts "growing pains" (or the town. John M. Reeves, Pinehurst, chairman of the authority, said at a meeting at the Morchead Bilt morc Hotel Monday that residents should be glad to see the increased truck and railroad traffic on Arcn dcll Street. One of the ports authority mem bers said a representative of the chamber of commcrcc had "com plained" to him about the heavy traffic down the middle of town. Ports Authority members agreed that congestion in the general area of the port is inevitable. "Tobacco exports are up 40 per cent above last year's figures," pointed out director D Leon Williams. When traffic increases at such a rapid pace It is only natural that some problems will arise. "We want the people in Morchead City to know what to expect," Mr. Reeves said. "It will take a few years for our long-range plan to entirely relieve the heavy traffic that will be going through town." SPA member Kirkwood Adams, Roanoke Rapids, declared that the biggest single factor holding up port development in Morchead City is the lack of warehouse and storage space. Mr. Williams agreed, pointing out that the new warehouse under construction is already inadequate. "The contractors turned the first bay (there arc 10 in the building) over to us today and will turn one more over Dec. L Both bays will be filled immediately," he said. Mr. Adams said, "The people should realize one thing: the ports authority operates on a limited budget. When we spend money building warehouses, that money cannot be spent on improving ac tual waterfront facilities. "If the residents of the town really want to push port develop ment, they should arrange to have capital available for warehouse construction. Private interests can not make improvements on the waterfront but by putting up ware houses they release ports author ity funds for the work." Mr. Adams suggested that bus iness and civic leaders contact to bacco exporters and other bus inesses interested in shipping through the port. If local capital is not available, those people should be willing to help finance warehouses, he declared. Mr. Williams said, "We have been assured by the tobacco ox porters that as soon as wc have more warehouse spacs we will get the tobacco. Hurricane Helenc really hurt us when she blew down sections of the walls of the new warehouse. "The contractor was supposed to have the building completed by Dec. 1 but it will be Jan. 1 be fore wc can have use of the entire building. Tobacco will be coming in during December that was sup posed to go into the new ware house. It will be a problem to store it." Mr. Williams reported on the progress of the North Carolina ports and said that during the past fiscal year over a half milli \ tons of cargo went through the More head City port. Over 4.7 million tone went through Wilmington. The director also reported on the activities of the Carolina Grain Co. at the port. "The loading fa cility put 1,200 tons of grain aboard a ship in 12 hours this weekend," he said. "This brings the total tonnage to about 18,000 tons." No decision on a survey of port growth was made public. Prior to a routine meeting at the hotel at 4 p.m., SPA officials huddled be hind closed doors. A survey of the port and its possible direction of expansion has been requested of the SPA before the highway com mission proceeds with its plans for constructing a new Morchcad City drawbridge. Olbers present included author ity members Charles Gray, Ga? Loaia, Collier Cobb Jr., Chapel Hill and Gen. Robert Eiehelberger, Asheville, E. E. Lee Jr., Raleigh, assistant director, commerce and traffic, Ruff DcVane, Wilmington, ports comptroller, J. Edgar Kirk, secrtcary-treasurer of the SPA, and Lewis Lawrence, public rela tions director. 10 cents Clyde Jones, formerly of More head City, now of Charlotte, was back in town for a few days this week. He was lauding the imagina tion of the tourist-hungry bus inessmen on the cast coast of Florida. "You go down there and you see a sign, 'All the orange juice you can drink for 10 cents ' So you put down your dime and get your glass of juice, drink it and aay, 'Fill it up.' " 'That will cost you another dime,' says the man. The tourist retorts, "Your sign out there sayi 'All the orange juice you can drink for 10 cents'." " 'Yes,' says the man, 'you've just drunk all you're going to drink for 10 cents. If you're go ing to drink any more it will cost you another dime!' " Car Hits Parked Car Monday The 1952 Dodge owned by Josiah Bailey Jr., 1904 Shepard St., More head City, was struck by a 1957 Chevrolet at 9:20 p.m. Monday, according to Capt. C. E. Bunch of the Morchcad City policc de partment. The Dodge was parked in front of the Bailey home. Driving the Chevrolet, Captain Bunch said, was William Marbley, 510 N. 11th St., Morehead City. Marbley said he was going south on 19th Street and turned west on Shepard. He said he got too close to the parked car to avoid hitting it even after he applied his brakes. Damage to the parked car was estimated at $100. Damage to Marbley's car was estimated at $125. SA Officers Visit Lieutenant Colonel Rose and Major Swyera. regimental Salva-, Uun Army commanders of the Car olinas, Charlotte, visited Tuesday with Sam Adler and Dr. S. W. Hatcher, officers of the county Sal vation Army committee. They were well-pleased with Salvation Army operations here, Mr. Adler, committee chairman, said. County Solicitor Hopes to Clear Up Heavy Court Docket: Court Friday B&PW Club Meets Tuesday Mrs. H. C. Barrow, More head City, spoke Tuesday night to the Carteret Business and Professional Women's Club. The elub met at the home of Mrs. W. I. Loftin, Beaufort. Mrs. Barrow was introduced by Miss Alida Willis, program chair man. Mrs. Barrow spoke on prop er procedures for secretaries to fol low on the job. In connection with personal appearance, Mrs. Evelyn Mais, representative of a cos metics firm, gave a demonstra tion. Mrs. Richard Meagher, guest of Mrs. H. K. Lindsay, played two piano solos, Clair dc Lune and Lola. During the business session, the club voted to sponsor the cancer drive in 1959, and sell ads for the Tar Heel Woman. The club will have its Christmas party Dec. IT at the Rex Restaurant. Leroy Guthrie Buys Hcadboat for $16,000 By order of the deputy US mar shal, New Bern, the Carolina Queen, beadboat operating out at Atlantic Beach, was sold Tuesday at the Machine and Supply Co. dock, Beaufort. The boat was purchased for $16,000 by Leroy Guthrie, who for merly owned the boat with four other Incorporators. The sale was conducted by C. R. Wheatly, Beau fort. ? Because Thursday is a holiday, county recorder's court will be postponed one day and convene at 10 a.m. Friday at the courthouse. Although in the past no aession has been rescheduled if Thursday was a holiday, court officials say a crowded docket makes it neccs sary to hold court. In a Nov. 14 letter to lawyers and law enforcement officera of the county, Wiley 11. Taylor Jr., county solicitor, set forth a pro posal to clear up the congested court docket. It is hoped, he said, that a new schedule can be put into effect whereby court would convene promptly at 10 a.m. Guilty pleas and bond forfeitures would be handled until 12:30 p.m. From 12:3* to 1:3# the court would recess for lunch, reconven ing at 1:30. The solicitor sayi that although making a calendar for court is a difficult thing to do, an attempt will be made. It's diffi cult, he explains, because highway patrolmen and other officers uaual ly wait until the morning of court Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, Nov. 26 9:03 a.m. 3:05 a.m. 9:34 p.m. 3:47 p.m. Saturday, Not. 2* 9:35 a.m. 3:36 a.m. 10:16 p.m. 4:20 p.m. Sanday, Not. 36 10:15 a.m. 4:06 a.m. 11:02 p.m. 4:55 p.m. Monday, Dee. 1 11:04 a.m. 4:41 a.m. 11:54 p.m. 5:32 p.m. Tuesday, Dcr. 2 11:58 a.m. 5:26 a.m. 6:22 p.m. to file the necessary papers to get the case before the court. Therefore, if the solicitor makes up the calendar Tuesday, there may be many more cases that must be added before 10 a.m. Thursday. Thus, there is a possibil ity, that all eases which come up may not be disposed of in one court session. Mr. Taylor attributes the pres ent congested docket, partially, to continuance of cases where a man in the armed forces cannot be brought into court, non-support cases where the threat of prose cution is left hanging over the negligent father's head, and, some times, a defendant simply can't be found to be brought to trial. In hit letter to lawyers and law See COURT, Page 2 Bus Station Will be at New Location Monday Seashore Transportation Co. will relocate its Morehead City station Monday at the Morehead Motor Parts Co., Evans and S. 8th Street, across from the Morehead City municipal building. Ticket sales and express will be handled there and passengers will board and leave buses there. Man ager of the station will be Bill Wilkins. The present station on Arendell Street will close Sunday night, re ports R. C. O'Bryan, Seashore traf fic manager. Buses entering Morehead City will turn right on 10th, go cast on Shepard, then north to the station. From the station, they will go north on 8th to Arendell, then east on Arendell to Beaufort. When coming from Beaufort, Mr. O'Bryan said the buses will continue to 10th and again make the same approach to the station as they do when coming from the west. Newport Girl Scouts Organize Troop No. 269 Girl Scout Troop 269 of New port had its first meeting recently. This troop is composer! of inter mediate girls in the fifth and sixth grades. The girls elected Gwen Spencer as scribe and Paula Muf fclman as treasurer; also, the fol lowing girls were elected patrol of ficers : Oak Patrol ? loader. Cheery Kay Garner, assistant leader, Karen Potter. Pincconcs Patrol? leader, Betty Hill, assistant leader, Shcri Gunn. Excelsior Patrol? leader, Bobbie Jones, asistant leader, Candy Mc Koy. Dogwood Patrol ? leader, Helen Christcnscn, assistant leader, Judy Sanderson. Leaders for troop 269 are Mrs. Alice Spencer, Mrs. Vera Bailey and Mrs. Ernie McKoy. Members of the troop committee are Mrs. Minnie Thrower, Mrs. Octavia Ed wards and Mrs. Marge Christcn sen. The troop is being sponsored by the Suzannah Wesley Circle, WSCS, St. James Methodist Church. The troop will meet cach Thurs day from 4 to 5 p.m. at the educa tional building of the church. The following girls have regis tered in the troop: Inez Allen, Wilada Bailey, Linda Bell, Helen Christensen, Paula Coleman, Cherry Kay Garner, Trudy Garner. Sheri Gunn, Betty llill, Trudy Jefferson, Bobbi Jones, Brcnda Lawrence, Johnctte Lincbcrgcr, Wanda Mann. Karabeth Mauney, Judy McCabe, Candy McKoy, Paula Muffelman, Karen Potter, Judy Sanderson. Gwcn Spencer, Gracc Sutton, Minda Thrower, Renee Tomlinson, Patty Wilhelmscn. Beaufort Christmas Parade Scheduled for Wednesday Santa Claus will come to Beau fort at 3:30 p.m. next Wednesday and lead a Christmas parade down Front Street. According to parade chairman Clarence Guthrie, the parade should be one of the big gest ever conducted in Beaufort. Santa will arrive aboard the good ship Mistletoe and will come to shore between Live Oak and Ful ford Streets on Front Street. After greeting the children. Santa will get on * fire truck to take part in the parade. Other attractions in the parade will be floats from business houses, marching units from youth group*, J. P. Harris and his horse and several bands. The Beaufort High and Queen Street bands have already accept ed invitation!. Band* from More head City, W. S. King and Craven County High Schools have been invited and arc expected to accept. Immediately after the parade there will be a pet show across the street from the Colonial Store. Prizes will be given for 'the big gest pet, smallest pet and best decorated pet. Attend Meeting Among more than 300 vision specialists at the North Carolina Optometric Society's Fall Educa tional Congress, Durham, were Dr. Russell Outlaw of Morehead City and Dr. David Farrlor of Beaufort. ' Judge Signs Order At New Bern Tuesday The boats mutt go. Judge Clifton Moore, following a hearing Tuesday in the Craven County courthouse, New Bern, signed a court order demanding that the menhaden boats tying up at the Moore dock, Beaufort, leave. The order will remain in effect until the case is tried in superior court. The boats were still at the dock the day after the order was signed, but it was expected that they would be moved. The judge told Judge Luther Hamilton, attorney for the Moore family, defendants who own the dock, "If I'm ever going to sign a restraining order, this will be it. If one of those menhaden boats tied up in my front yard, I would get out my shotgun and move it myself." The judge further said he couldn't understand what kind of government existed in a town that would openly allow violations of town ordinances. According to a complaint filed by Mrs. B. C. Brown, through attorney Claud Wheatly, as many as eight or more menhaden boats tic up at the Moore dock, which is adja cent to her property. Mr. Wheatly read a complaint I signed by Mrs. Brown. He cited 17 ways in which the boats consti tuted a fire and health hazard and a general nuisance. Mr. Wheatly showed pictures taken from the yard of the defend ant, and from other points, show ing how the boats were trespass ing on her property and showing garbage and trash floating in the water. The attorney then read affidavits signed by persons living in the im mediate vicinity: Mrs. A. V. Pierson, who lives in the Inlet Inn, declared that the boats arc eyesores and the boister ous activity of the fishermen both ers her nightly. Mrs. Mildred Jones stated that she was disturbed by the operation and that when the motors on all the boats started at the same time, it shook her house. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones said the fishing boats had taken over Mrs. Duncan's waterfront lot. The Jones's also complained of the noise and vibrations from the boats' motors. Mrs. Ruby D. Holland said she was a frequent guest of the Claud Wheatly's, who live next to Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Holland said that ex cept for the menhaden season, Front Street was a peaceful resi dential district. Miss Mattie Duncan declared that she fears a nervous break down will be brought on by the blowing of whistles and yelling of the crews. Mrs. C. S. Maxwell, who has lived in the neighborhood for 50 years, said the area had always been considered a residential dis trict. Mrs. C. R. Wheatly Jr. sign ed an affidavit saying that she had gone to the mayor last year and asked that the town cnforcc the zoning ordinance. She said that Mayor C. T. Lewis had promised relief after the end of the 1957 fish ing season. Following the presentation of the complaint and supporting affida vits, Judge Hamilton took the floor in defense of the operators of the dock. From a statement by Leslie D. Moore, part owner of the dock. Judge Hamilton brought out that the fishing boats arc the same type that have moored at the dock for years; that this is the first time a complaint has ever been to court; that the town has never seen fit to order the pogy boats away; and that the defendants had definite commitments to the operators of the boats. Jadge Hamilton said that break ing the commitments would cause both embarrassment and personal loss to the defendants. The boats use the dock free of charge with Ihe understanding that they buy groceries and supplies from City Grocery. Judge Hamilton said the men haden season was short, lasting { jnly seven or eight weeks. He read an affidavit from the t own's mayor. The mayor said j :hat commercial boats have been Lying up at the dock for many ? years. He declared that he had never signed a warrant for any member of the crews of boats tied at the dock. The mayor said that Front Street was well lighted and well policed and that the fishermen were better off there than on some back street. The mayor also pointed out that Morehead City allows menhaden boats to tie up along its water front. Chief of police G. R. Springle said neither he nor any policeman had arrested any member of any crew of any boat moored at tho dock nor had they had had a com plaint that would warrant an ar rest. Sheriff Hugh Salter sent an affi davit stating that the dock had been used for commercial boats for many years. The affidavit went on to say, "During my tenure of service in my official capacity I do not rccall ever having had made to me any cbmplaint of law viola tion on the part of the operators or crewmen of any boat while moored at the postoffice dock." I C. Z. Chappell, acting postmaster I in Beaufort, 1949-50, stated in an affidavit that the federal govern ment had given boats permission to dock there while he was post master. This was before the dock was sold to the Moore's. Judge Hamilton then read an af fidavit signed by 60 citizens of Beaufort was largely dependent on the fishing industry. It went on to say that people should be willing to bear inconvenience for the good of the community. According la the affidavit, (he health department has never com plained of the situation. The tide rises twice a day and carries the trash and sewage out to sea. During the fishing season the prevailing winds are from the north and carry the odor of the boats away from Front Street, the affidavit stated. Jadge Hamilton did not read all the names on the affidavit. He singled out the name of A1 Dewey, who operates the Inlet Inn directly across the street. Mr. Dewey sublets the inn from Mrs. Pierson, who says the boats are a nuisance. At the conclusion of Judge Ham ilton's presentation of affidavits, Mr. Wheatly questioned the hones ty of the sheriff's affidavit. He showed the judge that Sheriff Sal ter's affidavit had been signed on Nov. 21. He then showed the judge a story from the Nov. 18 issue of THE NEWS-TIMES in which the sheriff reported that William Ernest Blan co, Lee Will Tecl and Charles Fen ncr (employed by Standard Prod ucts Co., which uses the Moore dock) stole a torn weight from Beaufort Fisheries. Mr. Wheatly presented an affi davit signed by B. C. Brown stat ing that one boat was tied up at the Standard Products Co. dock at Lennoxville Tuesday morning. At the same time, eight or more boats were tied up at the Moore dock. The Standard Products dock is 500 feet long, compared to 12S feet for the Moore, or pos toff ice, dock. Mr. Wheatly said that his client was asking for a restraining order because of the hazards and incon venience involved, and not to en force a town zoning ordinance. If the towa does not want to en force Its laws I will not say any thing about that now," be said. See POGY BOATS, Page 2
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