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? ? """"I"" "" ' ? 1 r W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 4lBtYEAR.NO.72. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1952 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS RFC Authorizes Money j For Aviation Fuel Terminal Education Board Hears Reqoests \ (V Stella Parents Group Asks That Children Be Allowed to Attend Onslow County Schools Delegations from Stella appear ed before the county board of ed ucation Tuesday afternoon at the court house annex, Beaufort, and 9 made two requests. One faction asked that Carteret students going to Jones Central school be per mitted to go to the nearest school in Onslow county and the other faction asked that the students be allowed to continue going to Jones. Those who wanted the young sters to go to the White Oak school in Onslow felt that the distance to Jones Central was too great while the group which wanted the chil dren to continue the schooling at Jones felt that the youngsters had better educational facilities there. Because the state board of educa tion requests that the county boards pass on requests of this na ture, the Carteret board of educa tion approved the petition that children in Stella be allowed to go to White Oak school but recom mended that the set-up continue as it is for this year. M H. L. Joslyn, county superin tendent of schools, said that the state tfoard will review the county board's decision. The board authorized the send ing of a letter of thanks to H. L. Coble, contractor, and A. J. Max well, architect, for putting a new roof on the Atlantic school audi torium at their own expense. The roof placed there when the school was built was not adequate to with stand the winds. ? Members of faculties who will I serve as school treasurers *for the coming year were approved. Each is required to be bonded. Sudie Fennell Roberts, a mem ber of the W. S. King faculty was given a year's leave of absence due to illness. Vets to Meet j On Bonus Issue A mass meeting in regard to the proposed state bonus for veterans has been called for 7:30 p.m. Mon day at the county courthouse, Beaufort, it has been announced by Andy DelVescovo of Burlington. g Sen. Tom Sawyer will be the principal speaker. Senator Sawyer introduced the last bonus bill in the general assembly. The meeting will be the 85th sponsored by the group which led the bonus march on the state cap itol last year. The group seeks to place a bonus referendum on the ballot. They want bonus payments for veterans of world wars I and II and of the Korean police action. Payments would reach $500 for service in the U. S. and $750 for overseas service. # DelVescovo said, "We hope that the county's senator and represent ative will attend the meeting." The Reconstruction Finance corporation has authorized a loan for the building of an aviation fuel terminal on Inlet island between Beaufort and Morehead City, provided the firm, Aviation Fuel Terminals, inc., can put up $261,000 and start construction by Oct. X of this year. The loan has been authorized under government contract am'4014 ana tne installation is< scheduled for construction on the west side of the island adjacent to the Morehead City harbor. 15 Acres It is estimated that 15 acres of the island will be utilized for erec tion of tanks to store aviation fuels. Col. George W. Gillette, director of the State Ports authority, stated yesterday that it was his hope that any requirement for an installation for handling of liquid fuels could be met by the state port facilities, but added that evidently the gov ernment had seen fit to construct another installation in the imme diate vicinity. W. L. Speight, New Bern, who told THE NEWS-TIMES Wednes day that he had an interest in the land under consideration for the new facility, said that he would not be able to say at present whether he was going to lease or sell the property. Sources close to the terminal project said that the tanks and re quired pier for docking of ships would probably be constructed by T. A. Loving company and that R. A. Bryan, president of the firm, is vitally interested in the Aviation Fuel Terminals project. The building of the facility by Aviation Fuel Terminals has been under consideration for a year. In July 1951 application was made to See TERMINAL, Page 2 Nan Arrested ' After Accident John A. Simmon, 314 Queen st., Beaufort, was arrested following an accident Monday afternoon at 20th and Bridges, Morehead City. The accident occurred at the new stoplight erected at the corner. According to police, .John Mar shall Sneed of Alexandria, Va., had stopped for the light when lie was struck from behind by the car driven by Simmon. Simmon told police that Sneed stopped suddenly and he did not have time to stop. He was driving an Oldsmobile sedan owned by Herbert L. Davis of 509 Live Oak st., Beaufort. Simmon was charged with fol lowing too close to the car in front of him. Lieut. Carl Blomberg and Patrolman Bruce Edwards investi gated. The accident was the second at the same corner Monday. At noon, a car owned and operated by John Wendell McCabe of Newport was struck from behind while stopped at the light. He said that the driver of the other car suggested driving to the police station. Mc Cabe drove to the station, but the other driver disappeared. McCabe reported that his car suffered no damage. Town Commissioner J Presents Resignation O. T. Mundy, member of the Beaufort town board, presented bis resignation to the mayor, Lawrence Haaaell, Wednesday morning. Mundy said that he was resigning because of "personal business" reasons. The resignation will be pre sented to the town board at its monthly meeting Monday night at the town hall. Mundy was elected to the town board in May 1951. His term would have expired next spring. Concert Campaign To Begin Sept 15' Membership Soliciiors Will Attend Dinner in Beaufort To Open Campaign The Carteret-Cherry Point Com munity Concerts association will launch its ' 1952-53 membership campaign Monday, Sept. 15. Mrs. George W. Dill, jr., Morehead City, president of the association, an nounced today that a Community Concerts kick-off dinner will take place at 7 o'clock in the Beaufort school cafeteria Monday night, Sept. 15. The campaign will close Satur day night, Sept. 20, and that night the concerts will be selected by the board of directors. It is ex pected that three concerts will be given this season. Selection of ar tists cannot be made until it is known how much money was ob tained in the membership cam paign. The concerts, which have been given here for the past two years, have provqi extremely popular; Conceits are given alternately in Beaufort and Morehead City. Headquarters for the campaign in Morehead City will be the cham ber of commerce office in the re creation center, Shepard st. Head quarters in 3caufort will be the Eastern Rulane office on Craven st. Community Concerts association officers, in addition to Mrs. Dill, are Mrs. G. W. Duncan, Beaufort, first vice-president. Mrs. Bruce Willis, Morehead City, second vice president; Mrs. Willis and Mrs. Gus Davis, membership co-chairmen; Mrs. G. H. Jackson, Morehead Ci ty, recording secretary. Membership chairman in Beau fort is Mrs. W. L. Woodard. Glenn Adair is concert chairman for Beaufort and Ralph Wade fills that position in Morehead City. Mrs. Wiley Taylor, jr., Beaufort, succeeds Miss Ruth Peeling', Beau fort, as publicity chairman. Miss Peeling resigned last week. Hospital Receives Cards tn Response to Request In a response to a request in THE NEWS-TIMES, hundreds of Christmas cards have been receiv ed by Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis Herring With th< Armed Force* Capt. Henry S. Gibbs Gets Assignment in Chattanooga Capt. Henry S. Gibbs, jr., of Morehead City has been assigned to duty with the Chattanooga Or * ganized Reserve Corps, Chatta noga, Tenn. Captain Gibbs will be assistant adjutant and reserve re cruiting officer. He was previously attached to the recruiting office in Chattanooga. A reservist recalled to active duty, he served 38 months in the South Pacific with the 32nd Divi sion in world war II. He saw action I in New Guinea, the East Indies and the Philippines. Discharged in 1946, he joined his father in the insurance and real estate business here. He is married to the former Ann Gillikin of Morehead City. They have a six-month-old daughter, Ca rol. Three Carteret county Marines will soon take part in extensive training exercises in the Caribbean area. The men are membera of Marine Air group 14, baaed at Cherry Point. The three Marines are T/Sgt. 1 Marselous Norris. husband of Mrs. Lydia Norris of Newport, Sgt Don- i aid A. Cordts, husband of Mrs. i Shirley Cordts of Morehead City, ; and Pfc. John L. Tunnell, grand- I son of Mrs. Mattie Lawrence of Morehead City. Toby C. Guthrie, seaman, USN, son of Mrs. Kelly Guthrie of 1212 Evans St., Morehead City, who ia serving aboard the destroyer ten der USS Piedmont, received a com mendation 'from the commanding officer for his unselfish devotion to duty during an epidemic of acute pharyngitis, which occurred on board ship. Capt. Charles F. Hooper present ed the commendation recently at commendatory mast aboard the Piedmont. Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Phelps have received word that their son. Ma jor Bernard A. Phelps, jr., USAF, has been transferred from Head quarters, 43rd Bombardment Wing, Davis-Monthan Air Force base, Tuo son, Ariz., where be was ataf f sup ply officer, to Headquarter*, Stra tegic Air command, Offutt Air Force base, Omaha, Neb. He has been assigned staff officer in- the Logistical branch of the Director ite of Material. Mr*. Phelps 'and their two daughters, Deborah and Patricia, have left Tucson to Join him in Omaha. to help cheer patients in the child ren's ward of the Central Carolina Convalescent hospital, Greensboro. All of the children are polio pa tients, among them Tommy Her ring, 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Herring, Beaufort The Herrings said that when the supervising nurse was presented with the cards last Sunday she was delighted. Residents of Sea Level sent a carton of Christmas cards to Her ring's jewelry store where the cards were being collected and one of the members of the Beaufort faculty gave Mrs. Herring a ream of drawing paper for the children. Another gift taken to the hospi tal by the Herrings was a catalogue of all-occasion cards which the old er children use for making scrap books. The pre school children en joy the Christmas cards, according to the nurse in charge of the child ren's ward. The hospital is now filled to ca pacity with 110 patients. Ten beds are being kept open for emergency bulbar polio cases. The hospital now has a waiting list of patients needing treatment. Sharon Lynn Gaskill of Sea Lev el celebrated her third birthday Monday in the hospital, when all the children In her ward were treated to Ice cream and birthday cake. The cake was taken to Sha ron Lynn with three candles on it. Mrs. Heiring reports that Tom my is improving, that Tony John son will be put in a wheel chair this week, and that Melba Lee of Pelletier and Sharon Lynn alio seem to be improving. The Herrings will be happy to take to the hospital any Christmas cards or other gifts lor the pa tients. Agent Reports Several Cases " Of Hog Cholera Farmers in Eastern Part Ot Carteret County Suiter Disease Losses R. M. Williams, county farm agent, has reported that several cases of hog cholera have occurred in the eastern part of the county. He says that farmers in Bettie, Ot way, Smyrna and Williston have lost hogs. Williams urged that sick animals be isolated as soon as possible. Farmers with sick hogs should ob serve all possible sanitary precau tions and consult veterinarians for complete diagnosis and treatment. The county agert says that corn has suffered most fiom the recent hot, dry weather. H believes, how ever, that Carteret county has suf fered less in this respect than oth er sections of the state. He said, "On most farms, we find a pretty i good crop of corn on the lower dark type soils. Where the water table was fairly high, pastures held up and did well. Williams reports that hay now being harvested should have been cut a month ago. He says that this . is particularly true of lespedeza. According to Williams, the delay of harvesting is caused by a short age of labor. Williams has commended Car teret county farmers for the pro gram that is being followed in establishing Ladino and Kentucky See HOG CHOLERA, Page 2 Morehead City Oilman is Elected J Chairman of Port Advisory Council Newport Commissioners J Seek Bids on Paving Job The Newport board of commis sioners voted at its meeting Tues day night to advertise for bids for street paving. The commissioners also awarded a grading contract to the Barrus Construction company. The board seeks bids for 3,555 square yards of paving. The work will be done on Railroad st. south from Market st., Mann st. and Has kett st. The Barrus company re ceived a contract for 9,750 square yards of fine grading in the New port subdivision. The work will be done for $975 payable 90 days after the job is completed. Skinner A. Chalk, jr., appeared to ask the board to renew its in surance with him. The board voted to renew its workmen's compensa tion and general liability insurance with the Utica Mutual Insurance company which Chalk represents. Bond Forfeited The board voted to inform the bonding company that the Carteret Realty company has forfeited its bond on a contract to erect a water tank for the town. The board mem bers also discussed the possibility of having the work completed by another firm. At the request of residents, the board ordered the installation of street lights on Hargett st. and at Mann and Railroad at. Commis sioner Murray McCain suggested that the board askt the Carolina Power and Light company for a re duction in rates. Nozzle Requested Ben Garner of the fire depart ment asked the board to purchase a new high pressure nozzle for the department. He reported that the department has been using the noz zle on a trial basis and that it has been successful. The board asked the manufacturer's agent to sub mit a bill for the equipment. Garner also asked the board to appropriate money to provide a dinner for the Eastern Firemen's association which will meet in New port in January. He estimated that the meal would cost approxi mately $300. Town attorney George Ball said that the town can not legally appropriate money for such a purpose. Commissioner McCain suggested that the fire department take up a collection to pay for the dinner. The members of the board promised to cooperate in such a project. The board expressed its appre ciation to state and county law en forcement officers for their co operation with the Newport police department. Finer Carolina Committee Reports * Progress in Improvement Program Labor Shortage? v Thr story on Morehrad City recorder's court, held each Mon day, does not appear in today's NEWS-TIMES, because evident ly, with two clerks of court, John I .ash ley, and an assistant, there ih not enough tine from Monday '? Thursday to get the minutes Pfeee* h* the record book. Nearly 5,008 j Attend Schools Close to 5.000 Carteret young sters trooped to school Tuesday, the first graders with new pencil boxes, litle girls with bright bows in their hair, and little boys with ?licked down hair. Waving a kindly i blessing over all the chatter, laugh ter, and pandemonium was the symbol of freedom and free educa tion, the American flag. First-day enrollment, according to H. L. Joslyn, superintendent of schools, was 4,738. New enroll ments are being made each day and by Tuesday it is predicted that the total county enrollment will be between 4,750 and 4,775. At the end of the first week of school last year the enrollment was 4,899. Enrollment by schools, as re ported by the superintendent's of fice. follows: Atlantic 343, Beau fort 913, Camp Glenn 298, Harkers Island 232, Morehcad City 1,039, Newport 588, Smyrna 481, Salter Path 37, W. S. King 251, Queen Street 417, Merrimon 32, North River 30, and Stella 77. The last five schools, listed are for colored children. Principal E. B. Oomer of Mew port school announced that six new teachers and a new custodian have joined the staff of the school. The new teachers are Miss Nancy Seybert, grade 2; Mrs. Bessye Brad ?haw, grade 5; Miss Ann Stroud, grade 7; Carrel) C. Jones, grades 7 and 8; Miss May Hager, home economics; Miss Louiae Woodsden, French and English, and Bill Skar ren. math and English. Tbe new custodian ia Joe Wal ker. New faculty members at Atlantic school were announced yesterday by A. W. Pridgcn, principal. They are Mrs. L. C. Geiss, the former Elaie Hamilton of Sea Level, grade 7, and Mr. and Mrs. Law rence Gaither, both graduates of Elon college. Mrs. Gaither teaches English and French and her husband ia ath letic director and teacher of math. First graders this year have new chairs, new chairs have been plac ed in the library, and aix new type writers for use in tbe typing course have been added. The school superintendent com mented yesterday that the new school year has gotten off to a much better start than usual and he predicts that this coming year will be one of the best in Carteret education. light Lowered Tbe stop light at Bridgea and the Crab Point road (20th St.), More head City, was lowered several feet yesterday morning to make it more visible to motorists. The Finer Carolina committee of the Morehead City Chamber of Commerce has released a report to its members on progress in the Finer Carolina contest. The report describes what has been accom phshed in the five-part program.^ The clean-up and bcauUflcatlon committee has been responsible improvement m the appca, ancc of property along the water front. Fences have been torn down, impaired and buildings p?int Farm Bureau v To Plan Drive Farm Bureau officers, director" and membership solicitors will map nlans for the anual membership drive at a kick-off meeting at 7:30 Monday night in Captain Bill s res taurant. Morehead City. Attending the session wiUteA. C Edwards. Hookerton, past state president of the Farm Bureau, who will speak on Farm Bureau work. Chairman of the membership drive Ihis y?r will be Floyd Garner, N<lnPa letter to offices, director! and membership solicitors, Robert l.aughton, president of the county Farm Bureau, said: ?We personally feel that the suc cess of any Farm Bureau member ship drive is getting off to a good tart With the rapid changes that are taking place in agriculture, we need more than ever before o sUmd united to work for and to promote the best interest of our a""Carteret Styhas .lways met united effort and the fine spirit of cooperation on the P?t ?f ea^ of our membership soU'''?" will depend on you ?g?in th'! y"r as we have in the past to "? in putting on a successful member ship drive.' Co-ops Repay - Federal Loans inR paid back to the government manager of the Carteret-Craven Electric Membership corporation; Morehead City. he RiSd cooperatives borrow from the Rural Electrification administration to construct electric facilities to rural families. With the electricity by farm families, the power usage is increasing monthly, Carlton stated. Payments overdue more than 30 davs from the rural electric co operatives toUl less than one fourth of one per cent "1 the amount due. Carlton stated that the local rural electric cocperau? la uD-to-date on it? repaym?nl thXlT and ha. added *2 P" cent w?i e member services in the p?*y?r operated to clean up the parkway on Arendell st. The school improvement commit tee, with the cooperation of the P.T.A., has repaired the grand stand at the athletic field, modern ized the rest rooms at the school and made arrangements to beautify the school grounds. The library committee procured more books for the public library at the Webb Memorial civic ceiK jr. Some of the books were purchased with town funds, others were do nated by private citizens. The recreation committee joined with other civic organizations to obtain and repair the recreation center. The center was reopened May 3. It provides recreational fa cilities for the young people and serves as headquarters for the Chamber of Commerce. Two lots between the town hall and the waterfront have been se lected for a city park. The owner has donated the land for this use, and the town is working on the park. The Finer Carolina contest, sponsored by the Carolina Power and Light company, is intended to improve the appearance of North Carolina's cities and towns. Nathan Minor , Goes on Trial Nathan Minor, colored, of Beau fort, went on trial Tuesday in re corder^ court, Beaufort, on a .charge of assaulting his wife, Pearl. Judge Lambert Morris heard testimony in the case and reierved judgement until the next session of court. Minor's wife testified that he threatened her with a knife and forced her to take refuge in < neighbor's house. William Thomas Taylor pleaded guilty to non-support He was sen tenced to two yesrs on the roads. The sentence will not be executed if he remains on good behavior and pays <10 per week toward the support of his wife and children. Six Months ob Baada L. D. Kelly was sentenced to six months on the roads when he pleaded guilty to a charge of em bezzlement. The sentence was sus pended on the condition that he pay $30 to apply on the amount embezzled and $10 per week until $171.25 and costs are paid. Henderson Lee Hagar, USN, See COURT, Page I Tide Table Tides at Beaafart Bar HIGH LOW Friday, September 5 8:91 a.m. 9:11 p.m. 2:41 a.m. 3:12 p.m. Saturday, September < 8:38 a.m. 8:57 p.m. 3:26 a.m. 4:02 p.m. Sunday, September 7 10:27 a.m. 10:43 p.m. 4:11 a.m. 4:53 p.m. Monday, September I 11:16 a.m. 11:31 p.m. 4:55 a.m. 5:44 p.m. Tnaaday, September 8 12:06 p.m. 5:42 a. in. 6:38 p.m. ? Robert L. Hicks, More-< head City, has been named chairman of the Morehead City Port Security Advisory council. This announcement was made today by Lt. (jtr) L. E. Kelley, captain of the ports of Morehead City and Wilmington. Other members of the advisory council, organized at Morehead City last Thursday, are George W. Dill, jr., mayor of Morehead City; D. G. Bell, police commissioner; Dr. John Morris, fire commis sioner; George Wallace and W. H. Potter, representatives of the fish ing industry; Walter Edwards, rep resenting roofing and asphalt inter ests; and J. D. Holt, manager of the port. Hicks represents oil in terests. All are residents of Morehead City with the exception of Potter who lives in Beaufort. Announcement that an advisory council will be organized was made early last month when Lieutenant Keiiey was appointed captain of the port. Hear Admiral Russell E. Wood, commander. Fifth Coast Guard district, commented that port advisory councils in Norfolk, Baltimore, and Wilmington have given assistance that has been "en thusiastic and invaluable in obtain ing a realistic approach to the port security program." "Port security" deals with pro tection of the port from theft, sabo tage, fire, or other hazards. As set ionn Dy me coasi uuara, ine security deemed necessary is that which will enable business, indus try, and labor engaged in the op eration of waterfront facilities and installations, shipping and all re lated interests, to continue to op erate or be operated as the exigen cy of the situation requires with out interruption by reason of sabo tage or accident." The next meeting of the council will take place Thursday, Sept. 11. Chairman Hicks said that no regu lar date for meetings has been scheduled. The group will prob ably meet at the call of the chair man. Man Injured Id Boat Fire Henry Stafford. Beaufort cause way, received two gashes on his right forearm at 11 o'clock Wed nesday morning when he smashed a windw on his boat in an attempt to escape flames. Gasoline exploded on Stafford's 20-foot boat and fire all but de stroyed the craft before it was put out by the Morehead City fire de partment. According to Mrs. Stafford, her husband was working on the boat at the dock between Machine and Supply compatly and the Piver's Island bridge. He had just com pleted putting a cabin on it and was trying to get the motor start ed when sparks ignited the bottle of gasoline nearby. Stafford's arm was cut when he smashed a window in an attempt to get out of the cabin before the gasoline exploded. He was taken to the Morehead City hospital where he was given emergency treatment and discharged. The Staffords live in the first floor apartment in the apartment house just west of Machine and Supply company. Nurses Begin School Visits Public health nurses have begun visits to the county's schools, it has been announced by Dr. Thomas Ennett, county health officer. The purpose of the visits is to allow the nurses to become acquainted with new teachers. Present' plans call for the nurses to begin next week their inspec tions of elementary grade pupils for minor contagious diseases such as pediculosis (parasites in the hair), scabies and the skin disease known as impetigo. The health officer said that when children are excluded from school because of these diseases, the health department furnishes free treatment to those from underpriv ileged homes. The inspections are carried out semi-annually. Just after school opens In the fall and again after the Christmas holidays. Doctor Ennett stated, "There has been a noticeable decrease in these minor contagious diseases from year to year." He said that there have been no new polio cases found in the coun ty. All quarantine signs have been removed. Doctor Ennett skid that he understands that the four esses which have occurred In the county art doing well. Farmers Receive J $16,000 Allotment County PMA Committee Meets Yesterday to Study Land and Conservation Carteret county's 1953 allotment for agriculture conservation prac tices is $16,000, B. J. May, Pro duction-Marketing administrator, announced Wednesday. The county PMA committee met yesterday at the PMA office, post office building, Beaufort, to re view the needs of farmers in the county. May stated that PMA community committeemen have been inter viewing farmers during the past few weeks, asking them what their needs are insofar as fertilizer re quirements, drainage and other land improvements are concerned. Under a new system, unless a farmer has told these interviewers what he plans to do to impfove his farm with federal funds, it is un likely that any allotment can be made to him during the coming year. May remarked. If the farmers' requests fall far short of the allocation given. May said that next year the allotment may be cut. This year the allot ment is about the same as last. iv vii uiuu&ii may sdiu tic icdicu there was going to be a reduction. The PMA committee yesterday studied requests made by farmers and allocated the $16,000 accord ingly. Officials Invite Participation In State Fair Raleigh ? An official Invitation for North Carolinians to enter ex hibits in, and attend the 1952 N. C. State Fair has been issued by Gov ernor W. Kerr Scott and Commis sioner of Agriculture L. Y. Bal lentine. The fair, which will have its 85th renewal here October 14 18, is a division of the state de partment of agriculture. Calling attention to the larger and finer facilities "for your serv ice and pleasure," Governor Scott termed the State fair "the greatest of all annual get-togethers in North Carolina for a reflection of the yes terdays, the accomplishments of to day, and the trend of the tomor rows in our state." The Governor took note that he first participated in the State fair as a boy "exhibiting a few ears of popcorn," and said "as I prepare to return to the ranks of private citi zens, I pledge my continued inter est and patronage of the fair and commend it to others ... as a pano ramic center of the inexhaustible resources of North Carolina." Commissioner Ballentine said "there will be more to see, enjoy and learn at this year's inspiring spectacle of North Carolina's ac complishments." He listed expand ed and improved facilities includ ing the big new livestock judging and exhibition arena which is ex pected to be in partial use this year, the Youth Center where junior exhibitors will be quartered, and greatly enlarged and more ac cessible parking lots. "We want the fair to be a lot of fun for everybody," Ballentine de clared. "A place to relax; a mile stone of progress; a festival of the facts that make North Carolina the No. 1 state In the South; and a meeting place for the exchange of information and ideas." Barge Strikes Drawbridge, Ties Op Traffic lor Hours A barge loaded with more than 3,300 tons of paper damaged the drawbridge across the Newport river at Morchead City at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. The barge went out of control while passing under the span and struck the fenders. It caused an estimated $19,000 damage to the bridge fenders. Traffic was tied up for four hours. The Coast Guard cutter Conifer towed the barge away from the bridge. The barge is owned by the C. G. Willis company of Norfolk, Va. Jaycees Discuss Football The Morehead City Jaycees, at their Monday night meeting, listen ed to a lengthy discussion of the football plans for the Morehead City high school. The discussion wss led by Kenneth Wagner, chair man of the football committee. Erection of bleachers, refreshments to be sold at games, lining off the field and numerous other thtafi war* gone over by the dub.