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61st YEAR, NO. 21.
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MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAyFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1962
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND gHIDAYS
NCFA to be Represented
At Hearing at Ocracoke
Members of the North Carolina-4
Fisheries association will present!
evidence in favor of deepening and
widening the channel and harbor
at Ocracoke Thursday night at an
Army engineers hearing. It will
begin at 7:30 at the Ocracoke rec
reation building.
The fisheries association would
like the channel widened and the
depth increased in both channel
and Silver Lake harbor to 12 feet
at low tide.
Representing the NCFA at the
hearing will be Garland Fulcher,
Oriental; Earl Holton, Vandemere;
Ottis Purifoy, Morehead City;
Charles Davis, David Beveridge |
and William H. Potter, Beaufort.
The NCFA is also proposing
establishment of a seafood pro-i
cessing plant in eastern Carolina ,
and hopes private capital will be-j
come interested.
When the NCFA met last week
at New Bern, officers were re
elected. They are Mr. Holton,
president; Mr. Fulcher, vice-presi
dent, and Mr. Garner, secretary
treasurer.
Area directors named are as fol
lows: Albemarle area, John Waff,
Edenton; Hatteras, Dick O’Neal,
New Holland; Pamlico, Robert F.
McCotter, Vandemere; Morehead
City, Ottis Purifoy, Morehead City;
New River, Lonnie Everett, Sneads
Ferry; Southport, Wiley Wells,
Southport.
Fisheries classification directors:
i pin fish, Charles Davis, Beaufort;
menhaden, William H. Potter,
Beaufort; shellfish, Cash Caroon,
Lowland; crabs, Fran Altman,
Oriental.
Shrimp, David L. Beveridge,
Beaufort; suppliers, William J.
Ipock, Morehead City, and R. R.
Rivenbark, New Bern.
Directors at large will be Wil
liam A. Ellison and Clyde Potter,
both of Belhaven, Roy Watson and
R. E. Maynor, both of Hobucken,
Walter Lasker, Beaufort; Clayton
Fulcher Jr., Atlantic, George R.
Wallace, Morehead City; H. C.
Potter, Aurora, Harry Jarvis, En
gelhard, Freeman Ireland, Low
land, Percy Davis, Marshallberg,
Horace Harper, New Holland, T.
D Midgett, Manteo and Melton
Evans, Washington, N. C.
Mrs. Ben Alford
Speaks to Club
Mrs. Ben Alford was the speaker
at the Morehead City Rotary club
meeting Thursday night at the Rex
restaurant. Mrs. Alford, who help
ed man the Chamber of Commerce
booth at the Charlotte Sports Show,
described' the show and the booth’s
activities.
A total of 49,793 paid admissions
were recorded at the show. Mrs.
Alford stated that the booth was a
success. Many of the inquiries
ujere connected with sports fish
ing, vacation facilities and home
sites available for retired persons.
The booth promoted Carteret
county, its tourist industry and dis
tributed information.
In other events at the meeting,
William E. Strickland was induct
ed as a new member. Mr. Strick
land is the manager of Sealtest
Dairies in this area. William Heath
of Riviera Beach, Fla. was a guest.
Association to Meet
The Beaufort Historical associa
tion will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thurs
day, March 29, at the courthouse,
Beaufort. Reports on obtaining of
new members will be given and of
ficers elected. The association
hopes to reopen the Museum of the
Sea this summer.
“A goodly portion of all funds
contributed to the Red Cross here
comes right back to North Caro*
lina,” Garland Scruggs, county
Red Cross chapter chairman, said
Friday.
He cited the di^ster in the Hat
teras area as an example. But
the Red Cross serves not only in
disaster, he pointed out, in releas
ing plans for the opening of the
Red Cross campaign this Thursday.
“In this county last year. 189
were tatoght water safety, swim
ming and life-saving in courses
offered by the Red Cross, all at
no cost to. them. One hundred
twenty-four completed first aid
Red Cross Chairman Reports
On Activities in This Area
Better Schools
Ofticial Will
Speak in County
Dr. Raymond Stone, executive
secretary of the North Carolina
Citizens committee for Better
Schools, will speak at 8 p.m. Fri
day, April 6, at Beaufort school,
announces W. R. Hamilton, Beau
fort.
Mr. Hamilton is the chairman
of the county citizens committee
for better schools.
Attending the meeting will be
members of better schools commit
tees from throughout the county,
board of education members, coun
ty commissioners and any others
who may be interested.
Mr. Hamilton says the meeting
will be a follow-up of the governor’s
visit Wednesday, March 28. He
says that tentatively the program
1 is planned in the form of a panel
discussion.
When governor Sanford visits the
county, he will speak to the county
NCEA unit at the Biltmore Motor
hotel at 6:30 p.m., at the W. S.
King school, Morehead City, at
7:30 p.m. and at Beaufort school
at 8 p.m.
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Chilula Comes
Home After
Rescue Missions
The Coast Guard cutter Chilula
returned to its berth at Morehead
City state port at 11:30 a.m. Sun
day after five days of search and
rescue work in the Atlantic.
The Chilula was called out at
11:30 Wednesday morning by dis
trict headquarters in Norfolk and
sent to the aid of the Chinese
freighter Chun Lee, whose steering
gear had been carried away in the
storm.
The Coast Guard vessel spent
Wednesday and most of Wednes
day night en route to the drifting
ship, encountering heavy seas and
strong winds all the way. Early
Thursday morning they passed
Diamond Shoals lightship.
Thursday afternoon the Chilula
received word that the USS North
ampton had met the Chun Lee and
was standing by until arrival of
the Coast Guard. The two vessels
were about 150 miles due cast of
Norfolk.
The Chilula reached the scene
about 9 p.m. Thursday, the North
ampton departed and the Chilula
stood by all night in heavy seas.
The Coast Guard deemed it Wise
to wait until daylight before at
tempting to take the Chun Lee un
der tow or render other aid.
At 4 a.m. Friday the Chun Lee
radioed the Chilula that she thought
her emergency steering gear could
be put into operation by 8 a.m.
As it turned out, the Chun Lee
finally got under way at 10:30 a.m.
By this time the tug, Lambert
Point of Norfolk, had joined the
Chun Lee and the Chilula and the
three vessels spent the rest of the
day en route to Norfolk.
Just after sunset Friday they
reached Cape Henry. The tug took
the Chun Lee in tow up the chan
nel and the Chilula headed for Dia
See CHILULA, Page 2
The biggest portion of the Red
Cross budget goes for home serv
ice work, supervised in this coun
ty by Mrs. James Rumiley, Beau
fort. Through home service. Red
Cross provides loans to families
in • emergency situations.
The Red Cross budget for 1962
is $4,200, less than last year’s, ac
cording to Mr. Scruggs. A new
project proposed for this year is
the blood program, budgeted at
$800.
“It’s a tremendous expense to
families where there is illness when
they have to buy blood. It costs
from $25 to $75 a pint,” the chap
ter chairman said, “if we had a
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Railroad Advertises Island
Dick Parker, Morehead City, indicates that not only is there a sign going up, but behind the sign is
a man standing on a ladder, exposing the lower parts of his legs.
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Linda Fay Ipock Advances
In Scholarship Competition
Miss Linda Fay Ipock, senior at<
Beaufort school, will be the district
12 candidate for the North Caro
lina Federation of Woman’s club’s
scholarships.
Miss Ipock was selected by a
committee of judges Saturday J(t
the civic center, following an inter
view.
Mrs. D. Cordova, Morehead City,
chairman of the woman’s club dis
trict 12 scholarship committee, said
Miss Ipock will compete with 15
candidates from other districts. It
is hoped that two scholarships will
be awarded.
The scholarships amount to $750
annually for a four-year college
course.
The interviews at Morehead City
Saturday were on the district level.
There were four candidates, one
from New Bern, one from Beau
fort and two from Morehead City,
but the New Berp girl was unable
to attend.
In addition to Miss Ipock, the
candidates were Miss Peggy Holt
and Miss Natalie Killmon, both of
Morehead City. Mrs. Cordova said
the judges considered all "most
deserving.”
The scholarship selection is bas
ed on scholastic record, leadership,
character and financial need.
Judges were the Rev. John G.
Viser, Wildwood; Mrs. Sam Swin
dell, Oriental, and Mrs. T. D. Cor
dova, Morehead City. The candi
dates were scored on a percentage
scale.
Miss Ipock, who was sponsored
by the Beaufort Woman’s club, is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Ipock, highway 70 east of
Beaufort. Albert Gainey, Beau
fort school principal, says Miss
Ipock is an A student and is a top
competitor for valedictory honors
this year.
To Sponsor Dance
The Newport Band association
will sponsor a St. Patrick’s Day
dance Saturday night at 7:30 in
the school gym to raise funds for
band uniforms. Admission is 25
cents for students and 50 cents for
adults. If both parents attend,
their son or daughter will be ad
mitted free.
have to buy blood on the commer
cial market.”
The county chapter is desperate
ly in need of funds and volunteer
members, especially active direc
tors.
At a Red Cross meeting last
Tuesday only four of an expected
hundred attended, and one of those
four was the speaker. Jack Stinson,
supervisor of Red Cross activities
at Camp Lejeune. The other three
were Mr, Scruggs, Jim Hux and
Otis Willis.
Persons willing to help in local
Red Cross work should contact Mr.
Scruggs without delay htr.tte Co
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Town Police
Check Accidents
Morehead City police investigat
ed two recent accidents.
An accident Thursday afternoon
in Morehead City brought charges
of driving drunk and no operator’s
license against a county resident.
Doris W. Bonner, route X Morehead
City, was cited after her car ran
into the back of another vehicle
that stopped for a stoplight.
The other car, a 1962 Falcon,
was driven by Vonda Faye Good
win, route 2 Beaufort. The Good
win car was damaged approximate
ly $250.
The Bonner vear, a 1955 Buick,
was not damaged to any extent,
police said. The accident occurred
at Arendell and 24th streets. Pa
trolman Buck Newsome investigat
ed.
Late Monday night, a 1960 Olds
driven by Seldon Bullard, More
head City, collided at the intersec
tion of Bridges and 8th streets
with a 1955 Ford driven by Tom
mie Lee Winston, Morehead City.
The Bullard car was damaged
about $150, and the Winston car
about $100.' The Bullard car pull
ed out of 8th street and was hit
in the rear end by the Winston
car, which was travelling east on
Bridges street, police said. No
charges were filed.
Car Rolls Back
Info Passing Car
A freak accident on highway 70
west of Morehead City caused
about $225 damage to two auto
mobiles, according to state trooper
W. E. Pickard- The accident hap
pened about 10:15 p.m. Thursday,
he said.
Trooper Pickard said that
Charles T. Styron, Beaufort, park
ed his 1958 Ford in front of the
Do-Nut House and went inside. He
looked out the window, saw his car
rolling backwards, and ran out to
try and stop it/
Styron reached the auto and
braked it to a halt, but not before
it rolled onto the highway and
struck the right side of a 1959
Ford, which was headed east.
Driving the 1959 Ford was Donald
Gross of Cherry Point.
Damage to the Styron auto was
estimated at $25 and to the Gross
vehicle, $200.
Seamens in Wreck *
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. (Tony) Sea-i
mon, Morehead City, escaped in- j
jury last week in Florida when
their car collided with a car com-,
ing out of a side road. The Sear
mons weren’t injured and they
proceeded on their trip to the west
coast after their car was repaired.
They are taking the southern route
to Californi^njM^^ttendthe
' The Beaufort and Morehead City!
railroad has erected the above i
sign on its right-of-way between
Beaufort and Morehead City.
The stylized drawing shows a
view of Radio Island, looking from
Morehead City eastward.
At the lower right of the island
picture, where a ship is drawn
next to a warehouse, private
homes, a marina and a motel are
now located. .
At the right Aviation Fuel Ter
minals is situated. At the >tpp
right t .vard the portion iharJjea
Fort Alacon, the Navy has LST
loading ramps.
At the left where silo-like things
are drawn, presumably a grain
elevator, the Navy has done dredg
ing to further protect its landing
ramps. According to Coast and
Geodetic charts, there is a chan
nel of 12-foot depth at the south
east side of the island. Outboard
motorboats occasionally travel the
waters at the northeast side of the
island on high tide.
Wording at the bottom of the
sign invites people to contact the
B&M railroad if they are interested
in this property for “deep water
industrial development.” The rail
road has tracks on the island, run
ning to Aviation Fuel Terminals.
A. T. Pincr Jr., Morehead City,
who owns some land on the island,
said he was quite surprised to sec
that the B&M railroad has taken
it upon itself to act as agent for
him. Carteret Towing Co. berths
its tugs in an island channel.
The Coastal Realty Co., New
Bern, owns some island land, for
which it can offer clear title. Some
of the other land is owned by many
heirs of the original owners. Sam
Morgan, New Bern, owns land on
the island and many others claim
they do.
The. sign should lure people to
this area who may be looking for
property for deep water industrial
development. They can undoubt
edly find it somewhere in the gen
eral area of Beaufort and More
head City.
Carteret Sympathizes with Those
Hit by Storm on Northern Beaches
Carteret residents were distress
ed to learn of the devastation
wrought at Hatteras and beaches
north of here during last week’s
northeaster.
Some have relatives in the area.
A few were visiting relatives there
at the time of the storm. Their
experiences are described below.
When pictures of the destruction
were flashed on tv here, some folks
refused to look. It was too much
like experiences here during hur
ricanes . . . and if the wind had
been from the south, instead of
the north, it would have been us!
Until roads are repaired on Hat
teras, the route along the outer
banks will be dead-ended from the
south. People can get to Ocracoke
by going through Carteret, but then
they will have to retrace their
steps.
Rather than do that, some may
not take the trip at all, so it is
hoped that roads north of here
will be restored as soon as possi
ble. Before the Ocracoke-Atlantic
ferry ran, folks were dead-ended
on the north. They could get as
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To Petition-Assault April 2
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Jonquil Locates
Stern of Gem,
Warns Shipping
The Coast Guard cutter Jonquil,
commanded by Lt. Gabriel Pehaim,
returned to Fort Macon yesterday
morning after a 56-hour rescue mis
sion.
The Jonquil left shortly before
noon Thursday to locate the stern
section of the Liberian' tanker,
Gem, which was reportedly 130
miles east southeast of Frying Pan
shoals lightship. The tanker had
broken up in last Thursday’s north
easter.
The stern was located shortly
after midnight Friday 336 miles
southeast of the lightship with the
destroyer USS Noa (vessel which
picked up Lt. Col. John Glenri after
his orbit) standing by.
Twenty-seven survivors aboard
the stern had already been taken
off by the destroyer, USS Stribling.
Seven who were on the bow sec
tion were removed by the passen
ger ship, Victoria.
When the Jonquil arrived, the
Noa left and the Jonquil played
searchlights on the wreck to warn
other vessels away. Warnings were
also sent out by radio.
Yesterday the tug Cable had the
stern in tow and the tug Curbe
had the bow section in tow, both
headed for Jacksonville, Fla.
i. The. Jonquil, before making port
yesterday, checked buoys and re
placed Diamond Shoals outer buoy
No. 2 which was a victim of the
storm.
Official Views
Road Problems
State highway commissioner D.
G. Bell, MoreheSd City, said yes
terday that he doubted that road
devastation in the northern coastal
counties, due to last week’s storm
would have much, if any effect, on
the state highway commission’s
budget.
“Since that section has been de
clared a disaster area, the federal
government will pay a large part
of highway expenses there, if
things are handled right,” the com
missioner observed.
Mr, Bell was on highway com
mission business in Pamlico coun
ty yesterday and will attend the
State Highway commission meet
ing Thursday at Raleigh
The Morehead City bridge will
be discussed. Mr. Bell said he
did not believe a final decision will
be made on the bridge *Thursday.
But he thinks some type of de
cision will be made.”
At the highway commission
meeting last month, an engineer
reported that the bridge is in bad
shape and construction of a new
bridge should proceed immediately.
could not continue south through
Carteret.
People hit by the storm are
wearily engaged this week in dig
ging out and boarding up, to save
what they can from looters.
Miss Catherine Potter of Beau
fort, who teaches at Virginia
Beach, is staying with her sister
in-law, Mrs. James D. Potter Jr.,
in Norfolk, after being forced to
leave her beach home.
Miss Potter and three other
teachers share a three-story house
at Virginia Beach. She called her
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
Tide Table
HIGH
LOW
Tuesday, March 13
1:54 a.m.
2:26 p.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:50 p.m.
Wednesday, March 14
2:53 a.m.
3:29 p.m.
9:34 a.m.
9:51 p.m.
Thursday, March 15
3:56 a.m.
4:34 p.m.
10:30 a.m.
10:47 p.m.
Friday, March 16
11:20.a.m.
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< II appears that the county board*
of commissioners will receive at
least one petition, if not more,
Monday, April 2, at their meeting
at the courthouse, Beaufort.
The petitions will seek a referen
dum on the site of the proposed
county hospital.
The county board has said it i
would consider having a referen
dum, since there still seems to be
divergence of opinion as to loca
tion of the hospital. To call for a
referendum, at least 15 per cent
of the registered voters have to
sign a petition.
Whether the petitions will ask a
vote on specific sites or merely
ask for a vote and let the county
board choose sites to be voted on
remains to be seen.
The commissioners made it clear
at their recent meeting that the'
referendum, if held, would be of an
advisory nature. In other words
if the referendum vote should be
in favor of a site obvibusly not
suitable for a hospital, the board
would not be bound by the referen
dum results,
Doctors again appeared before
the county board last Monday
afternoon to protest the board’s
decision (made for the second
time) to put the hospital on the
Earle Webb site on Bogue sound
and highway 24. \
Morehead City doctors report
that Claud Wheatly, Beaufort at
torney, is drawing up a petition
requesting referendum.
A county official commented
Saturday, “It’s the easiest thing
in the world to get a petition in
this county.”
The doctors contend that the
Webb site is “too far out” The
site. Jias been apprpved by the
Medical Care commission, which
handles the obtaining of state and
federal iunds for building the hos
pital.
The Webb site is slightly more
than three miles west of Morehead
City town limits and has the back
ing of Morehead City residents (ex
cept some of the doctors) and per
sons living in the western part of
the county, as well as a large por
tion of residents in the eastern
part of the county.
Preliminary work, involving ex
penditure of funds, was done on
the Webb site prior to the filing of
a lawsuit which was withdrawn
several months ago when the coun
ty board decided to allow people
to vote on hospital sites, the Webb
site and a site at Crab Point.
At that point, the owner of the
Webb property withdrew his land
as a possible hospital site. The
board; in its latest decision, has
decided to build on that site, even
though it may have to condemn
the land to get it.
The state funds originally ear
marked for the Carteret hospital,
are no longer available, but it is
hoped that they can be made avail
able should a hospital site be se
lected and incur no further oppo
sition.
Doctors who have appeared be
fore the county board have insisted
that they can “get the money.”
County commissioners will sit as
the board of equalization Monday
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the court
house, Beaufort.
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James D.
Potter, about 6 30 Wednesday
morning and reporttu that their
basement was completely flooded
and water was up to the top step.
Miss Potter said that waves were
then breaking over the oceanfront
homes and that evacuation trans
portation was at their door but
they hadn’t decided whether to go.
The house is four homes from the
oceanfront.
She called again at 9 45 a m.
I Thursday to say that things got so
bad they had to leave. All tour
teachers managed to get their cars
to safety before the flood and most
of their personal belongings were
also saved,
Catherine's three housemates,
who Were not fortunate enough to
have a place to go to in Norfolk,
went home for the weekend.
Catherine told her mother that
they managed to get back for a
look at the house and mentioned
that the odor was terrible. She
said they would probably be out
of the house three to four weeks.
Mrs. Potter said that Wednesday
Morehead City
Junior Wins
State Contest
# Anne Marie Lewis
Receives Scholarship
• She Will Compete
At Richmond April 2
Anne Marie Lewis, 16-year-old
junior at Morehead City high
school, has won the state American
Legion-sponsored oratorical con
test. The honor carries with it a
$500 college scholarship.
Miss Lewis won out over four
other finalists Friday at Lexington.
Judges were educators from col
leges and the public schools. Miss
Lewis advanced to the finals as
one of five state division winners.
Subject of her talk is The Evolu
tion of the Concept of People’s
Rights as Sustained in the Consti
tution.
The winner will compete in a
four-day regional contest at Rich
mond, Va., April 2.
Miss Lewis won $25 in cash at
the county level several weeks ago,
a $25 savings bond at the district
level, and although she won the
divisional contest, no award has
been forthcoming as yet.
Legion officials explain that there
has been “some mix-up,” on that
score.
Miss Lewis is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewifc, 2911
Arendell St.
An accomplished pianist, she di
rects the youth choir at St. An
drew’s Episcopal church and is as
sistant organist.
At school, she is vice-president
of the student council and as such
is chairman of the inter-club coun
cil. She is a member of the Fu
ture Teachers of America, Tri-Hi-Y,
Beta club and is a color bearer
with the Morehead City school
band. Her scholastic average is
99.
Miss Lewis appeared in the Car
teret Community Theatre produc
tion, Bonnie Blue Sweetheart, in
1959. She hopes to attend Duke
university following high school.
Girl Scout
Leaders Meet
The West Carteret neighborhood
meeting of Girl Scout leaders was
held recently at the civic center,
Morehead City. Mrs. Elizabeth
Lindley, district director, and Mrs.
Helen Robinson, district chairman,
were in charge of the meeting.
Mrs. Robinson told of the dis
trict anniversary dinner that will
be held at the Staff NCO club,
Cherry Point, at 6:30 p.m. Satur
day. All leaders, assistant leaders
and neighborhood service teams
will attend.
Mrs. Lib Hawley, executive di
rector of the Girl Scout Council of
Coastal Carolina, will be the chief
speaker. Newport leaders will
have a part in the entertainment.
About 100 persons are expected.
The formation of a new Mariner
troop in Morehead City was dis
cussed. Miss Lorraine Carter, a
member of the Morehead City
school faculty, will be the leader.
Girls wishing to join are asked to
contact her. The first project will
be to have troop members act as
nurses’ aides at the hospital.
Attending the meeting were Mr-.
John Maggiolo, Mrs. Wayne Smith,
Mrs. Vera Bailey, Mrs. Alice Spen
cer and Mrs. Micie McClelland of
Newport and Mrs. Gerald Wade,
Mrs. Robert Purifoy, Mrs. James
Gillikin, Mrs. Charles Stanley Jr.,
Mrs. Roberta Horne, Mrs. R. F.
Mader, Mrs. James Macy Jr., Mrs.
Owens Frederick and Mrs. Sam
Kale of Morehead City.
Meeting Changed
The Gloucester Community club,
originally scheduled to meet to
night at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Whitehurst, will meet in
stead at 8 p.m. Friday at the
WhitehurstJiome. MncMUNPigott,
gobtot, chairman. 4