11 MORE SHOPPING
DAYS
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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 1#"
47th YEAR, NO. 99. EIGHTEEN PAGES' THREE SECTIONS MORE HEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1968 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Pets on Parade
Linda Bullock and Peter Rabbit made quite a bit hi tbe Beaufort
Christmas parade. Linda pushed Peter In this decorated doll car
rial*. Peter was so nervous that he ate the nipple off his baby bottle.
Linda and Peter live with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Eubanks.
Motorists Must Notify
Raleigh if They've Moved
The Motor Vehicles Department*
has this urgent bit of advice for
Tar Heel car owners today: "Tell
us, please, when you move!" R.
M. McClain of First-Citizens Loan
department, Morehead City, which 1
handles license tags, adds his plea
to that of the Motor Vehicles De
partment.
Foy Ingram, director of the
agency's registration division,
warned that thousands of owners
at re-licensing time next month
face delay and confusion for fail
ing to list a change of address.
She explained that license renewal
cards, necessary to secure new
plates, arc returned to the depart
ment when inaccurately addressed.
I They are not forwarded.
"This inconvenience can be elim
inated," she said, "if owners will
notify the department promptly of
any change in their address. It's
doubly important now since 1959
renewal cards will go into the mail
abortly."
Miss Ingram said new license
tags could be issued only upon pre
sentation of a renewal card. There
fore, owners who have changed
their address since the last regis
tration should inform the depart
ment of their license number and
new address immediately. This
will assure prompt delivery of a
1959 renewal card, she said.
U you go to the First-Citizens
loan department in January for
a 1959 tag and do not have your
renewal card, they cannot issue
you a license. That's why Mr. Mc
Clain urges that if you have moved
since last January, that you write
Motor Vehicles Department, Ra
leigh, and give them your new ad
dress. Do it now I
Clarence Davis Jr.
Heads Fire Department
Clarence Davis Jr., has been
elected chief of the Beaufort fire
Department. He succeeds Charles
Harrell.
Other officers elected at the De
cember meeting were William B.
Loftin, assistant chief; Ronnie
Smith, captain; Frank Langdale,
lieutenant; and Earl Willis, sec
retary-treasurer.
Five Attend March
Of Dimes Meeting
Mr. and Mrs. Grayden Paul,
Mrs. C. L. Beam and Mr. and
Mrs. W. I. Loftin, all of Qeaufort,
attended the district March qf
Dimes meeting Wednesday night
at Greenville.
Mr. Paul ia chairman of the 1059
March of Dimes campaign which
opens Jan. 1.
Babson's Report
To be Published
THE NEWS-TIMES will publish
Babson's Business and Financial
Forecast (or 1959.
A careful checking of the Babson
predictions made in the Business
and Financial Forecast for 1958
upholds the remarkable average
of the past years by being 86 per
cent correct! Below is the score
for the last ten years. It holds
the best and highest record for an
nual forecasts on US future bus
iness.
Forecast for % Accurate
1958 ? 86
1957 i 88
1956 85
1955 84
1954 86
1953 i. 84
1952 88
1951 86
1950 81
. 1949 80
Watch for Babson's Busineft and
Financial forecast for 1959? it will
appeor at the end of this month.
Firemen Collect Toys
For Christmas Giving
Beaufort firemen arc making
their annual collection of new and
used toys. Used toys will be re
conditioned. All will be distributed
to children at Christmas time. Per
sons should take toys to the fire
station.
Earl Willis, chairman of the fire
department Christmas charity pro
gram, reminds civic organisations
and churches of the meeting at
7:30 Tuesday night at S(. Paul's
parish house. Plans will be made
then to assure everyone in tow*
a Merry Christmas.
Tide Table
Tides at Ik* Braufort Bur
HIGH LOW
Friday, Dec. II
9:13 a.m. 3:00 a.m.
9:48 p.m. 3:41 p.m.
Baterdaj, Dee. U
10:06 a.m. 3:48 a.m.
14:43 p.m. ? 4:27 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 14
10:59 a.m. 4:38 a.m.
11:37 p.m. 5:14 p.m.
Msaday, Dec. U
11:51 a.m. S:2t a.m.
S:M p.m.
Taesday, Dec. H
12:29 a.m. 8:22 a.m.
13:40 p.m. C:? p.m.
Photos by Bob Seymour
One of the most elaborately decorated animals in the Beaufort pet
show was Inky, shown here with his master, Terry Fulford. Terry is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Fulford.
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Beaufort Lions Receive
Club Charter Tuesday
The Beaufort Lions Club received
its charter Tuesday night at a
special charter night banquet at
the Beaufort Masonic Hall. The
charter was presented to president
Hobcrt Kelly by district governor
Ben Parrott of Kinslon.
The meeting was called to order
by Mr. Kelly and George Bridgers
gave the invocation. Earl Willis
led the group in a Uons song as
dinner was being served.
After the meal Mr. Kelly intro
ducwl Dr. truant. Baxter.' qtcw
Bern, who is tone chairman. Dr.
Baxter welcomed the ladies and
introduced the visiting club groups.
James E. Crowe, Beaufort, dep
uty district governor, introduced
Mr. Parrott, who gave the "prin
cipal speech of the evening and
presented the charter to Mr. Kelly.
Beaufort mayor C. T. Lewis wel
comed the Lions Club as the town's
newest organization. Elmer Wat
son, president of the sponsoring
Morchead City club, was intro
duced by Dr. Baxter.
Mr. Watson presented a gong
and gavel to the club. The gift
was accepted by Beaufort Lion
tamer Virgil White.
Talltwisters for the evening were
Lions Jack Hooks and Ed Berry
of New Bern and Logan Whitchurst
of Beaufort.
Officers of the new club follow:
Mr. Kelly, president; H. W. Evans,
first vice-president; Walter T.
Hewitt, second vice-president; Mr.
Bridgers. third vice-president; Leo
B. Haskins, secretary; Jack P.
Consolin, treasurer; Mr. White,
Lion tamer; and Logan Whitchurst,
tail twister.
Directors arc Fred H. Lane, Al
len God bee, E. T. Willis and
Charles Hassell. Chairman of the
charter night committee was
George M. Thomas.
The Beaufort Lions have meet
ings scheduled for the second and
fourth Thursday nights of cach
month. . ,
First Snow Hits
County Thursday
The first snow of the winter hit
the county yesterday morning.
Considerable snow was reported in
Newport and the areas north and
cast of North River. Weather ob
server Stanley Davis said tfcat
schools as near as New Bern had
to be closed because of the snow. |
Kids were joyfully having snow
ball battles and gathered snow by
the dishpan-full for snow cream.
One little youngster came up to a
housewife at Newport at the cr?ck
of dawn, shoved a dishpan full of
snow in her hands and happily de
clared, "Here's you some!"
In the Morehead City-Beaufort
area a cold rain mixed with wet
flakes began falling Wednesday
night and continued through the
night. The temperature did not
drop below freezing during the first
of the week, although a low of 32
was recorded Sunday. Maximum
and minimum temperatures and
wind direction follow:
Max. Mia. Wind
Monday 50 36 NE
Tuesday 56 35 NW
Wednesday * 45 36 N
Attends Conference
H. L. Joslyn, county superin
tendent of schools, returned last
night from a three-day superin
tendents' aonference at Southern
Pines.
Lions Receive Charter
Photo by Bob Seymour
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fort Lioaa Clab Friday alght. TV program was at Uw Beaafart larak kali. Fidani left to right.
Jama E. Crave, Beaufort, deputy dlatriet goveraar, Or. Nat Baxter, New Bera, aaae ckairaiaa, Bea Par
rati, Khrctaa, dlatriet garenar, Hahert Kelly, Beaafart, preaideat o I the Beaalart clab, mi Gearge Mar
ray Thamaa, Beaafart, rtalmaa ai the charter ri|tt program.
Robert D. Darden, Southern ,
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Predicts Area Development
Improving Waterways Will
Mean Millions to Coast
Benefits coming to eastern Caro
lina fishermen, if Core Sound and
adjoining waterways are improved,
will amount to more than $3 mil
lion annually, according to Fred
Whitaker, executive secretary of
the North Carolina Fisheries Asso
ciation which is promoting re
quests for improvement.
Navigation interests will pre
sent their story to Army engineers
at a hearing at 10 a.m. Monday at
the community building, Davis.
Sen. B. Everett Jordan, North
Carolina's junior United States
senator, will be present.
Waterways on which improve
ment will be requested are the
main channel in Core Sound, har-j
bor at Cedar Island and Atlantic,
Cedar Creek channel, improve
ment of the harbor at Sea Level,
harbor refuge in Nelson Bay, chan
nel and basin in Brett Bay at
Stacy, improvements at Davis and
a refuge harbor, channel into Jar
rett Bay at Williston, improve
ments at Marshallberg, channel
into llarkcrs Point basin, the
channel up the left fork of North
River and a channel into Cheney
Bay.
A total of 12 projects will be
placed before Col. H. C. Rowland,
district engineer, who will preside
at Monday's hearing.
If the engineers believe the re
quests feasible, the next step will
be authorization of a full survey.
The survey will determine what
dredging of the channels and har
bors would cost.
Mr. Whitaker said that if the
improvements are approved, the
earliest possible time that any
work wquld begin would be in
about three years.
The financial benefits to accrue
as a result of the improvements
must amount to 5 per cent per
year of the total cost oi making
the improvements, according to
th* Army engineers] "economic
ft a ibility" formula Mr. Whitaker
said.
He added, "I have been pleas
antly surprised at the valuation
figures. In my opinion, the pro
jects can be more than justified."
Testimony before the engineers
Monday will show how much the
waterways arc used in getting to
fishing grounds and returning to
landing points to market fish, loss
in spoilage, boat damage, and ad
vantages to be gained in pulpwood
loading operations.
Coordinating information for the
Carteret communities seeking im
provements is Clayton Fulchcr Jr.,
Atlantic.
Charles Willis Thanks
Yule Parade Participants
Charles Willis, chairman of the
Morchead City Christmas parade,
expresses his thanks to parade
participants. A large crowd was
on hand to greet Santa upon his ar
rival in Morchead City Monday
night.
The street decorations were turn
ed on for the first time.
Among those taking part in the
parade were the Beaufort, Queen
Street, W. S. King and Morchead
City school bands, Laiy Three
ridcri, Morchead City fire depart
ment and car dealers, Lewis-Price,
l'aul Motor Co., Sound Chevrolet
and Parker Motors.
Sen. B. Everett Jordan
... to attend bearing
No Breaks Yet
In Robbery Case
Chief Herbert Griffin, Morehead
City police department, yesterday
reported no further developments
in investigation of the robbery at
2302 Mi Arendell St. last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Marengo,
burglary victims who lived in the
upstairs apartment have moved.
The chief said he didn't know whe
ther the move had been planned
prior to the burglary. Mrs. Maren
go has returned to New York and
her husband is still stationed at
Cherry Point, according to the
chief.
The Hamlin apartment, below
the Marengo's was robbed and
Mrs. Naomi Hamlin was tied to
a kitchen chair by the burglar.
The burglar escaped with approxi
mately a thousand dollars worth
of jewelry.
"Decentralization of industry is the most tremendous
thing to happen in our century," Robert D. Oarden, freight
traffic manager of the Southern Railway System, told
members of the Beaufort Development Corporation at
their meeting Monday night at the courthouse.
As a result, he added, the South has become the nation's
wo. l economic opportunity rauier*
than the nation's liability, as it
once was called.
Mr. Darden was introduced by
Holden Ballou, acting program
chairman, following the business
meeting. The speaker, a resident
of New Bern, is affiliated with the
Atlantic and East Carolina Rail
way, which is operated by South
ern.
Speaking on industrial develop
ment, Mr. Darden gave the follow
ing points:
1. Take a serious inventory of
what you, as n town, have to of
fer ? good and bad. Don't be
afraid to face up to your disadvan
tages, because they'll be found out
sooner or later.
2. Bury jealousies and rivalries.
There are going to be differences
in your interests, but look at the
overall development of this area.
In relation to the nearby state port,
Mr. Darden said, "Beaufort, by
far, has the best industrial sites,
there's no question about it." He
suggested that the town set its
thinking "far in advance" and not
become embroiled in minor "to
day" episodes.
3. Industrial brochure is neces
sary but it must contain what in
dustry wants to know. There are
places where guidance can be ob
tained in drawing up a brochure:
Walter Harper of the Conservation
and Development department, Car
olina Power and Light industrial
division, Southern Railway, and the
US Chamber of Commerce.
4. Go after industries that logi
cally can succeed here. Don't in
vite the tragedy of a plant's open
ing that later hangs out a sign,
"Opened by mistake."
5. Keep your present industry
solvent and happy.
"We're tremendously interested
See BRIGHT FUTURE, Page 3
State to Open
Certain Oyster
Areas Monday
Ceitain oyster areas will be open
id Monday, announces William P.
Saunders, director of the Depart
ment of Conservation and Develop
ment
Mr. Saunders acted on recom
mendations of C. G. Holland, fish
eries commissioner, and Dr. A. F.
Chestnut, director of the Institute
of Fisheries Research.
Beginning Monday, Mouse Har
bor and Jones Bay in Pamlico
County and North Bay in Carteret
will be open for tonging only.
The Point of Marsh area in Car
teret will be open from Monday
through Jan. 3, 1959.
Rose Bay in Hyde County will be
open Monday, then Wednesday and
Thursday, Dec. IT and 18. It will
be open Dec. 22 and remain open
until further notice.
The unusual opening of Rose Bay
waters has been planned to prevent
the shucking houses from getting
so many oysters they can't handle
them. A heavy catch also sends
the price down. The oysters caught
Monday will be shucked Tuesday;
Wednesday and Thursday catches
can be handled over the weekend.
Dr. A. F. Chestnut of the Insti
tute of Fisheries Research reports
that the oysters in Rose Bay are
of nice size. Prices run as high as
$3 to $3.50 a bushel. Much of Car
teret's oyster market is being sup
plied by oysters from Sncad'i
Ferry.
Type of Housing for School
Children Depends on Voters
(Editor's Note: This is the first In a series of three articles on
schools written by H. L. Joslyn, county superintendent of schools).
I have stated many times that
our children exceed, by far, the
classrooms available for them,
and this situation can only be cor
rected by building additional
school facilities.
The Board of Education, realiz
ing the serious housing shortages
in our schools, requested the Divi
sion of School Planning of the
State Board of Education to make
a survey of Carteret County school
needs and write out their recom
mendations. This they did in May
of *his year.
Their recommendations em
braced :
1. The consolidation of the Beau
fort and Smyrna high schools.
2. The consolidation of the More
head City and Newport high
schools.
3. The improvement of the At
lantic high school, so far as a
small high school could be im
proved.
4. The renovation of all present
high school facilities of the con
solidated quarters for the growing
elementary schools in each dis
trict.
5. The construction of a new
elementary school in the Bogue
area, when the parents (eel the
need of such a school.
S. Additional facilities for the
W. S. King School and the Queen
Street School.
Beaufort and Morchcad City high
schools have grown so large that
they should no longer be housed
in the same buildings with the
elementary schools.
Thus the consolidation of Smyr
na and Beaufort, and Newport and
Morehead City will not only be an
economical move for the county,
but will enable those schools to
have the advantage of the larger
high school with its enriched cur
riculum.
For example? the money avail
able for science, vocational, and
the general equipment needed in
academic courses is spread thin
in the four high schools involved,
for a separate department must
be maintained in each school. In
consolidating there would be two
such departments to maintain,
therefore the cost of maintenance
of ane school could be added to
instructional supplies and expan
sion of the department of the new
school.
See SCHOOLS. Page 3
Jaycees Conduct
Joint Meeting
The Morchead City and Beaufort
Jaycccs held a combined meeting
at the Scout building, Beaufort,
Monday night The clubs voted to
conduct a joint distinguished ser
vice award* banquet during Jan
uary.
The Morehcad City Jaycccs con
ducted a brief business session in
which they voted to give $25 to
the fund for mentally retarded chil
dren and 150 to the Morehead City
fire department for Its annual
Christmas program.
Beaufort football coach V. M.
Morrison attended the meeting and
announced that Jim Tatum will
be the speaker at the Beaufort
football banquet Jan. 30.
Beaufort president Guy Smith
appointed Jesse Taylor and Billy
Ipock to the distinguished service
award committee and Raven Dar
den as chairman of the annual
bread sale.
The Beaufort Jaycees will meet
next week with the Junior Wo
man's ehib.
Split the Plum? ?
ICC Examiner Proposes Joint
Operation of Marine Railroad
An Interstate Commerce Com
mission hearing examiner suggest
ed Tuesday at Washington that
both the Atlantic and East Caro
lina and the Atlantic Coast Line
railroads operate the federal rail
road between Lcjeune and Cherry
Point. Naturally, this pleaiea nei
ther competing line.
Southern Railway, which oper
ates the AltNC, has bid for the
right to operate the line under con
tract to the federal government
and the Marine Corps.
Atlantic Coast Uae, which for
merly carried all freight over the
line, is proteiting. Since January,
the freight has been divided
equally between ACL and Sou
thern.
ACL takes a dim view of Sou
thern's acquiring the line because
it would mean, they say, loss of
revenue to them. ACL maintains
that it could mova all mcumt?
material to I/cJeune and Cherry
Point. But after Hurricane Haiel,
ACL was unable to aupply Cherry
Point for several montha due to
a bridge wash-out.
Operation of the road in a way
that would permit It to carry
freight for the Marine Corps and
any other shipper would be advan
tageous to all are a a the federal
line touches, according to observ
ers in this area.
Brig. Gen. Chester Allen of the
Marine Quartermaster Corps tes
tified that the Marine road between
Lejeune and Cherry Point should
be operated in that way, rather
than under contract.
The Joint operation of the line
was suggested while W. T. Rice,
president of ACL, was testifying.
Rice would not commit himself
on the proposal. Me said It would
require study.
Brae* Jolly, Greensboro Daily
News reporter in Washington, in
a release this week commented
on the significance of the road:
The road nun from Jacksonville
to Havelock. With the Southern
operated Atlantic and East Coast
Line between Havelock and New
Bern, which is part of its Golds
boro-Morehead City branch, and
the ACL line from New Bern to
Jacksonville, the road forms a
triangle vital in rail supply for
Lejeune and Cherry Point.
The question over how the fed
eral line shall be operated, and
by whom, is almost as old as the
line Itself.
Wbea Southern took over the op
eration of the Atlantic and East
Coast line from Morehead City to
Goldsboro, it attempted to get ? 4
package deal that included op
eration of the Lejeune lias.
But the ICC denied Southern the
tifki to operate the federal road.