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42nd YEAR, NO. 80. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1953 . PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Carteret County Votes 72-1
For School, Hospital Bonds
By a margin of 72 to one Car-^
teret County's voters voted their
approval of the state's $72 million
school and mental institution bond
issues.
The vote was 2,958 for the school
bonds and 41 against; and 2,942 for
the mental institution bonds ai\d
43 against. The results were re
ported by Fred R. Seeley, chair
man of the county board of elec
tions.
Only precinct not included is
Portsmouth which had not report
ed by yesterday morning.
Statewide unofficial returns yes
terday with 1,715 of the state's
2.010 precincts gave: 157,502 for
the school bonds and 23,259
against; 159.344 for mental hos
pitals and 19,701 against.
The vote was so one-sided that
unofficial tabulation of returns was
halted after returns were received
from the 1,715 precincts and no
doubt of the outcome remained.
The voting was lopsided in most
counties though few gave as high
pluralities as Carteret. In Wake
County the margin was 10 to one,
for schools and 15 to one for hos
pitals; Durham voted five to one
for schools and six to one for hos
pitals; Mecklenburg was six to one
for schools and eight to one for
hospitals; and Guilford was eight
to one for schools and nine to one
for hospitals.
These returns from the wealthy
and populous counties were the
biggest surprises of the election.
Political observers had predicted
that the school bonds might run
into trouble in these counties which
have already had bond issues of
their own to finance school con
struction and therefore may not
share too heavily in the $25 million
to be distributed according to
needs.
The bond issues are $50 million
for schools and $22 million for
mental hospitals. Of the school
funds, $10 million will be distrib
uted evenly with each county get
ting $100,000; $15 million will be
divided according to average daily
attendance; and $25 million accord
ing to needs.
H. L. Joslyn, superintendent of
the ?Carteret County schools, said
yesterday that he was "very hap
py'' wiQi the outcome of the elec
tion. Carteret is one of those coun
ties wh,ich expects to profit from
the allocation for needs.
Beaufort Negro
Commits Suicide
James (Skid) Hardesty, 41-year
old Beaufort Negro, committed sui
cide by drowning Friday night, the
sheriff's department reported Sat
urday. Hardesty jumped off the
shrimp boat, Robert Junior, tied
up at Davis. Time of death was
placed at 8 o'clock.
Deputy Sheriff Marshall Ayscue
acted as coroner. Deputy Sheriff
Hugh Salter said that the boat
had come in from shrimping. Hard
esty. was employed by Roy Dudley,
Davis.
Hardesty, who lived at 509 Pine
St., was reported by Sheriff C. G.
Holland to have been hospitalized
on two occasions for mental illness.
Funeral services will be conduc
ted at 2 o'clock today in the Queen
Street Baptist Church. Interment
' will be in Ocean View Cemetery,
Beaufort.
Hardesty, who was a widower, is
survived by his mother, Mary
Green: two brothers. Loyal and
Richard; a half-brother, Sam Green
Jr., a half-sister, Gladys Green, all
of Beaufort; and a sister, Sunie
Hardesty, New York.
Marine Apprehended
Patrolman Carl Bunch reported
yesterday that Cherry Point mil
itary police have apprehended a
Marine living at 2303 Fisher St.,
Morehcad City. The Marine, identi
fied as Robert D. Smith, was want
ed in connection with alleged car
thefts. He was taken into custody
Thursday night.
Three Navy Men Tangle
With Police Chief Friday
Three hospital corpsmen sta
tioned at Camp Lejeune are being
held on charges of attempted high
way robbery in Carteret County.
They are Raymond D. Walsh. USN,
Albert J. Lortz, USN, and Robert
L. Fugate, USN. v
Sheriff C. G. Holland said Sat
urday that the men were appre
hended by the Swansboro chief of
police, Ervin O. Ballard. Chief
Ballard called Sheriff Holland at
1:40 Friday morning from Swans
boro.
He told the sheriff the follow
ing story:
Jacksonville police have been
troubled recently over quite a few
highwaV robberies. Chief Ballard
said that he received a tip and
on Thursday night went in civilian
clothes to the Riviera, a restau
rant on the Carteret side of White
Oak River. He said he had his
gun strapped to his right leg.
In front of the Riviera he met
three men (who later identified
themselves as Walsh, Lortz and
Fugate). The three offered to
take the chief (who they did not
know was an officer) to a place
in Carteret County where they
said a big-time poker game was in
operation $30 limit on certain
days of the week and higher on
weekends.
So the chief said he'd go with
the three. They got in a car and
started east on highway 24. with
the man later identified as Lortz,
driving.
Meanwhile before they got in
the car, Fugate later told Ballard
that they had decided to take this
"sucker" and roll him. He said
that at first he (Fugate) hesita
ted. But the other two asked him
if they weren't all buddies and
that they'd better be in this togeth
er, so Fugate consented.
At the Stella highway they
turned left and went down the
road a couple miles. At that
point Ballard told Sheriff Holland
that one of the boys, who he iden
tified as Walsh, jumped him. In
the ensuing tussle, Ballard said
he managed to get his gun and shot
it off in the air.
When the three realized he was
armed, they decided to cajl their
proposed plan off. Chief Ballard
told Sheriff Holland that he took
the three back to Swansboro and
held them there while he called
Carteret's sheriff to report the in
cident.
In the back of the car, the
I Swansboro chief said that a large
i toaster had been found and was
believed to have been taken from
the Naval hospital at Camp Le
juene.
In regard to the reference to
the "poker game" in operation in
Carteret County, Sheriff Holland
said that to his knowledge there
is no such game in operation.
The sheriff said that he was
informed that Walsh had only 59
more days from last Thursday until
he would have been discharged
from the Navy.
31 Boy Scouts Receive
Awards at Honor Court
? . ?
Port Revenues
Up for Quarter
^ The fall movement pi tobacco
(or export to Western Germany and
other European market! is rolling
into State Ports Authority termin
al in Msrehead City, and ships will
begin calling for the cargo in
mid-October, SPA announced here
this week.
The first quarter of the 1953 54
fiscal year has shown a decided in
crease in operating revenues for
the SPA terminals here and at Wil
mington. Executive Director
George W. Gillette said, predicting
a continuation of active port traf
fic through the rest of this year.
Another new export will be add
ed to the growing list this month
when approximately 3,0b0,(X)0
pounds of powdered milk will be
shipped through N. C. Ports for
the United Nations International
Children's Emergency Fund. The
supply is being purchased from
government-owned surplus and will
be discharged at the Ports of Mad
ress and Bombay. India. Mr. Gil
lette said more details on the UN
shipment would be available next
week.
Morehead City has been a port
of embarkation for U. S. Marines
serving In the Mediterranean and
Caribbean area since the SPA ter
minal was completed here in 1052.
Two of the SPA dockside ware
houses arc leased to the U. S.
Navy for the supply of Cherry
Point and Camp Lejeune.
The tobacco movement through
tar heel ports this year may ex
ceed $20,000,000 dollars in value,
Oillette said. Other heavy exports
including cotton-seed meal will fur
ther boost the total value of North
Carolina's overseas shipments this
year, he said.
Drive Opens Oct. 12
For Community Concerts
Carteret < ounty s fourth annual
Community Concerts campaign will
open Monday. Oct. 1L Sale of
memberships to the concert aeriea
will continue through Saturday,
Oct. 17.
A dinner for concert member
ship salesmen at 7 o'clock Monday
night. Oct. 12. will be held in the
Ocean (ting Hotel. Atlantic Beach.
Community Concerts office* will
be located in both Beaufort and
Morehead City. Tickets for the
Carteret aeries will also be sold
in Newport. Cherry Point and New
Bern. There will be no Community
Concert* In New Bern this ye*r, ac
cording to Miss Camellia Camp
bell of the New York office.
Mis* Campbell was in the coun
ty Friday and met with Mr*. 0. W.
Duncan and Mrs. W. L. Woodard.
Beaufort, who are helping to plan
the campaign. Mrs. George Dill,
Morehead City, could not be pres
ent because of illness
The Community Concert! board
of directors will meet Saturday
night, Oct. 17, to select the artists
for the 1954 season. Members
of the board are as follows: More
head City, George Dill, Mrs. S.
W. Thompson Jr., Mrs. B. F. Roy
al, Mrs. O. H. Johnson, Grover
Munden, Dr. Eugene Roelofs. Dr.
Darden Eure, Mrs. J. W. Jackson,
and Mrs. A. B Roberts.
Beaufort, Mn. N. T. Ennett, Mrs.
Grayden Paul. Mrs. C. R. Wheatly
Jr., Mrs. Ernest Davis, Mrs. W. L.
Bell, Mrs. C. R. Hassell, Mrs. Lock
wood Phillips, Oliver Yost, and
Thomas Jones
? Thirty-one Boy Scouts received
recognition at the Court of Honor
Sunday night in Franklin Memorial
Methodist Church, Morehead City.
Highlight of the event *vas pres
entation of the Eagle Scout award
to James E. Willis of troop 101. son
of Mrs. Reba Willis, Morehead
City. Participating in this cere
mony were W. C. Wall, field execu
tive; Willis's Scoutmaster. Gerald
Davis; James B. Willis Jr. and Gor
don C. Willis, Eagle Scouts of More
head City troop 130. and the award
winner's mother, Mrs. Willis.
Win Star Awards
Star Scout awards were made to
Tommy Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Jones, Beaufort, and Darden
Eure Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. Dar
den Eure, Morehead City. Tommy
is a member of troop 51 and Dar
den of troop 130.
Dr. Eure, district chairman, pre
sented the Star Scout awards. Dr.
Walter Chipman, Beaufort, pre
sented merit badges to the follow
ing:
Charles Smith, Tommy Jones,
Frank Potter, David Chipman, all
of troop 51, Beaufort; James E.
Willis, Theodore Phillips Jr., and
Lloyd McCabe, all of troop 101,
Morehead City.
Sammy Merrill, troop 201, Beau
fort; Darden Eure Jr., Walter Mor
ris Jr., and Ethan S. Davis 111, all
of troop 130, Morehead City;
Woody Hancock, Johnnie Ingram,
and Blaine Johnson, all of troop
75, Harkers Island.
First class awards were present
ed by B. J. May, Beaufort, to the
following: Herman Autry, troop
201; Jerry Hyatt, troop 101; Wal
ter S. Morris Jr. and Truman Kemp
Jr., both of troop 130.
Second class awards were pre
sented by the Rev. Howard Payne,
minister of Franklin Memorial
Methodist Church, to Truman
Kemp Jr., troop 130; George Out
law, Seth Roberts, John Weeks.
Robert McCabe, Guy Sabiston and
Baxter Powell, all of troop 101.
Allen Robinson, Roland Lewis,
Bernie Davis, Osborn Owen, Ron
nie Wilson, Bobbie Golden, Clif
ton Davis, John Hill, J. M. Brown,
and Larry Davis, all of troop 228,
Marshallberg.
Win Banners
The host troop, 101, was winner
of the attendance banner given to
the troop having the most parents
there. For having the largest num
ber of Scouts in the Court of Honor
the participation banner went to
troop 228.
Participating in the opening of
the candlelight ceremony was
Scout Theodore Phillips Jr. who
led the Scout oath and pledge of
allegiance to the flag.
The Scoutmasters, Charles Has
sell, troop 51, Beaufort; Linwood
Hancock, troop 75, Harkers Island;
Floyd Chadwick Jr., troop 130,
Morehead City; Gerald Davis, troop
101, Morehead City; and Carlton
Rose, troop 201, Beaufort, were
recognized.
Neighborhood Co m m i s s i oner
Ethan S. Davis II planned the
Court of Honor ceremony.
4-Year-Old Girl Killed by Automobile
In Front of Beaufort Theatre Sunday
Farmers Name
PMA Candidates
Election Will Begin in
Newport Thursday; Men
To Apply for ACP Aid
At the five community meetings
in Carteret county Monday through
Friday the following men were
nominated and their names will
be placed on the ballots to be vot
ed on for community committee
men in the elections beginning in
Newport Thursday.
White Oak Township: for 1954
community committeemen, six
men were named. In the election
each voter will vote for only five.
The three highest will be the
regular committeemen and the next
two will serve as alternates. Vot
ers in each of the five administra
tive areas of the county will vote
for only five of those on the bal
lots. The six men are John D.
Young. RFD Maysville: Lee Saw
rey, Stella: S. B. Gibson. RFD 1,
Newport; Allen J. Vinson. Robert
Rhue, Woodrow Bright, all of ?el
etier; and Marion Weeks. Stella
Morehead Township: Robert E.
Laughton, Morehead City: Kcnncih
Miller. Joe Barnes. Sam Garner, all
of RFD 1. Newport. Wild wood sec
tion; Earl Murdoch, Wildwood; and
Clarence Oglesby, Crab Point.
Newport: Clarence Millis, Little
Deep Creek community; Prentiss
M. Garner. Newport; Ernest Quinn.
near Mundine section; Harry D.
Lockey* Little Deep Creek section:
Clayton Cannon, Nine Foot Road
and Robert Smith, Deep Creek
community.
Beaufort-Harlowe Townships: Ar
chie R. Hardesty, William J. Har
desty, both of RFD 2. Newport;
Kerney A. Merrill Jr., 101 highway
RFD Beaufort, Noah Avery. West
Beaufort; Manly Eubanks and Ray
mond Dickinson, both of RFD
Beaufort.
East Merrimon Townships: Os
borne G. Pigott, Gloucester; Bron
dell Gillikin, Bettie; H. D. Carra
way, Merrimon; William G. Willis,
Smyrna; Clarence Pi ner, Otway:
S. W. Lawrence, RFD Beaufort;
and Herber Golden, Bettie.
Three or more men were named
[as candidates for delegates to the
county convention at these meet
See FARMERS, Page 2
Morehead Lions
Help Stale Blind
Fred Lewis, Morehead City,
chairman of the Morehead City
Lions Club's campaign to help
North Carolina's blind, announced
today that club members will per
sonally contact their friends to ob
tain funds.
At the Lions Club meeting Thurs
day night at the Recreation Center,
the club decided against its original
proposal to sell white cane pins on
the street.
Mr. Lewis said that a member
ship in the North Carolina Associa
tion for the Blind is $1. Any
amount will be accepted and per
sons who contribute will receive a
White Cane pin and a receipt. (A
white cane is used by a blind per
son to indicate to the public that
he is unable to see).
The White Cane sale is being con
ducted by Lions Clubs throughout
the state this week.
President Fred Hardy presided
at Thursday s meeting. The Lions
will observe Ladies Night Oct. 15.
They are also planning a benefit to
raise funds for a spastic child at
Crab Point.
Home Demonstration
Meetings Announced
Miss Martha Barnett, home dem
onstration agent, has announced
four club meetings this week. To
day the Wildwood club meets at
2:30 with Mrs. B. O. Ketncr. The
Newport club meets tomorrow at
2 p.m. with Mrs. C. S. Long
The North River club meets
Thursday at 2:30 with Mrs. Billy
Smith. Friday the Peletier club
will meet at 2 p.m. with Mrs. Al
len Vinson.
Tide Table
Tides at Beaufort Bar
HIGH
LOW
Tuesday, Oct. <
7:05 a.m.
7:1S p.m.
12:53 a.m.
1:21 p.m.
Wedaesday, Oct 7
7:41 a.m.
7:50 p.m.
1:27 a m.
1:58 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 8
8:14 a.m.
8:24 p.m.
2:00 a m.
2:35 p.m.
Friday, Oct 9
8:4* am.
2:31 a.m.
3:11 p.m.
8:57 pan.
Fishing Pier Hopes
For Old Bridge Die
Hopes that a part of the old At
lantic Beach bridge might be saved
for a fishing pier died Friday when
the Atlantic Beach board of alder
men voted not to request that 1,000
feet of the bridge be turned over
to them.
A meeting of the beach board
was called in Raleigh for the spe
cific purpose of considering a
"veiled suggestion" made by the
Highway Commission that the
beach municipality might get a
part of the bridge, Alfred Cooper,
mayor, reported.
"After a full discusion," he said,
"it appeared that the town or some
one would eventually have to pay
for tearing the bridge down and
we didn't see how we would get
enough income out of the bridge to
pay. for its eventual destruction."
At the meeting Friday, the board
considered the desires of fishermen
in this area for a pier on the sound
and also heard Fred Fletcher of
Raleigh, who had spearheaded the
attempt to keep a part of the
bridge. The board also considered
the necessity of leasing the bridge
to someone, and the legal aspect of
any liability that might arise
through the operation of a pier.
After the discussion the mem
bers present voted unanimously
that the Town of Atlantic Beach
had no interest in the fishing pier
proposal. This decision amounted
to a recommendation that the
bridge be removed.
Aldermen present were J. Con
Lanier of Bethal, Hobb Anderson
of Wilson, L. T. White of Raleigh,
and Mr. Cooper. The meeting was
held in the offices of the North
Carolina League of Municipalities.
The Highway Commission had
suggested that it would leave 1,000
feet of the bridge up on the beach
side if the town authorities would
take over, assume full responsibili
ty for it, and agree to destroy it if
they should decide later not to
continue it as a pier.
Mr. Fletcher told the board that
an Atlantic Beach property owner
had offered to keep the pier in a
safe condition and operate it. Two
other beach residents who operate
a party fishing boat and an out
board fishing dock asked that the
bridge be demolished.
Mr. Lanier made the motion to
let the bridge go and Mr. Anderson
seconded it.
County Auditors Show
Balance of $35,000
The auditing firm of WilliamsH
and Wall informed the Carteret
County Board of Commissioners
yesterday that the county had a
gross income of $1,425,000 last
year with an unexpended balance
of $35,000 at the year's end.
The auditors have just completed ,
their audit of the county's finances
for ihe fistcllPk^ 1052-53. Iney
also pointed ow Umt the coun
ty's bonded indebtedness was de
creased of $138,000 last year.
Luther Osborne, who made the
audit, told the commissioners that
"all the county's books we in good
order. Your officers are function
ing very efficiently."
Dr K. P. B. Bonner, chairman of
the board, pointed out that the
county is now a $20 million bus
iness with an annual income ap
proaching $1,500,000. "The people
should choose the commissioners
with a great deal of care because
they supervise a large and impor
tant operation," he added.
A sidelight on the county's im
proving finances was revealed
when Mr. Osborne pointed to the
reduction in taxes receivable. At
the end of the fiscal year the coun
ty had $105.000 in back taxes. Some
few years back the total of un
paid back taxes approached $750,
000. He also emphasized that tax
collections are now above 91 per
cent of the total levy for current
fiscal years.
Frank Wall, a member of the
auditing firm, was also present and
complimented the commissioner
on the county's improving financial
position.
The commissioners accepted the
report and awarded the contract
for next year's audit to the firm.
The Board of Commissioners ap
proved tax sales of one lot in As
bury Beach to Ernest J. Davis for
$75; three lots in Newport to Mr.
Davis for $225; and 25 acres in
Merrimon township to Mr. Davis
for $300. A proposed sale of 1,004
acres near Stacy was held up pend
ing a clearance of title on the land.
Bids of $800. $1,000, and $1,200 had
been registered for this land.
Fair Winners
Are Announced
B!*v Smith, cfcahrmAn of
r^iihlbits at the Carteret County
Fair, today released the names of
winners.
Atlantic School won first prize
for the best all-around exhibit.
Second was won by Beaufort and
third by Harkers Island. The Beau
fort exhibit, a model of Fort Ma
con, will be sent to the state fair
for exhibition, Fred Lewis, teacher
supervisor, announced yesterday.
Beaufort Senior 4-H Club copped
honors for the best 4-H club ex
hibit.
For the first time this year live
stock were shown in a new live
stock building. In the swine di
vision blue ribbons were won by
Henry Smith, Louis Kelly, and
George Randolph Gooding.
Blue ribbon winners in the
Guernsey cattle division were Gor
don Becton Jr., Herbert Bell and
Walker Clark. In the same di
vision red ribbons were awarded to
Tommy Oglesby and Walker Clark.
In the Hereford cattle division
Primrose Gooding won a blue rib
bon on his yearling bull.
In the arts and crafts division
blue ribbons for oil paintings were
won by Anita Copeland, Shirley
Ashby, Rusty Gray. Mrs. Nelson
E. Brown was mentioned for dis
playing the best example' of ceramic
art and the best example of a hand
bag. For an airplane model Ed
ward Lewis received a ribbon, -and
blue ribbons were won by Sandy
A..hur and Mrs. Alvin Beacham
for other articles in arts and crafts.
The remainder of the list of pre
mium winners will be published in
Friday's paper. Cash premium
awards ranged from 50 cents to
$10.
Driver Held Under $500
Bond; Inquest Tonight
Four-year-old Judy Ann Nelson, 409 Pine St., Beaufort,
was killed at 2:35 Sunday afternoon in front of the Beau
fort Theatre when .she was struck by a car.
The car was driven by McCravy CiUthrie, age 40, Mar
kers Island, who is under $500 bond pending the decision
of a coroner's jury at 7:30 tonight.
According to Officer Richard Babcock who investigated
Election Called
For Portsmouth
The 15 qualified voters in Ports
mouth will soon have an opportun
ity to vote on the stoek law ques
tion as the County Board of Com
missioners yesterday ealled a spe
cial election for the village.
A petition signed by 14 of the j
voters was presented to the board
in September asking for the elec
tion. T. T. Potter of Beaufort
presented the petition.
Residents of the village have re
ported that wild cattle roaming
along the banks have destroyed
their gardens, ruined yards, de
stroyed property, and brought an
infestation of ticks to the village.
The banks were exempted from a
general state stock law passed in
the past requiring all cattle own
ers to keep their stock fenced in
At the present time, Mr. Potter
told the board, cattle are molest
ing the homes and residents of
Portsmouth and creating a health
hazard.
Most of the cattle on the island
are owned by non-residents.
Alvah Hamilton Sr., county at- j
torney, told the commissioners that j
the la\y required time to call an
election if 15 per cent of the reg j
istcrcd voters in a district signed
a petition seeking one.
The r.'j# sv i 4if the
election ?and the wording of the
question itself were left up to the
County Board of Elections.
The board heard the September
report of A. H. James, clerk of
Superior Court. Mr. James report
ed that the county income from
Recorder's Court was $3.340.75; the
Superior Court, $107 82; Morehead
City Recorder's Court, $1,453.50;
fees, $99.13; and justice of peace
courts, $60.80. The clerk's office
had a total income of $7,480.80 in
September.
A petition for a road off Mans
field Boulevard was forwarded to
the State Highway Commission.
The board also passed a resolution
recommending to the state that
no beer license be granted to Gray
son C. Taylor of Newport.
Commissioners at the meeting
were E. H. Potter. Walter Yeomans,
and Moses Howard.
Buildings in Beaufort
Last Month Total $2,050
New construction and repair to
buildings during September in
Beaufort cost approximately $2.
050, Gerald Woolard, building in
spector, reported Saturday.
Building permits were issued as
follows; Dick Parker, office and
used car lot, Live Oak street $1.000;
John R. Jones, repair dwelling on
Craven street $200: and F. R. Bell,
re-roof business building on Front
street $850.
Association to Meet
The Beaufort Rural Fire Associa
tion will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thurs
day at the fire station, Beaufort.
Chairman Leslie Springle especial
ly requests all board members to
attend. Members also are cxpectcd.
Confusion Reigns on Gillette
Confusion appears to be ruling
the Stite Ports Authority u con
flicting reports come out of a spe
cial meeting held last Thursday In
Charlotte. The seven-man board
made no decision on the status of
George W. Gillette, present exec
utive director of the authority.
Early in September the board
met and failed to agree on a suc
cessor to Mr. Gillette and continued
him in office for 30 days. State
Senator Edwin Pate, of Laurin
burg. vice-chairman of the authori
-ty. told reporters after the meet
ing that no action was taken.
Persistent rnitiors have circulat
ed throughout political circles in
the stat* that Avery Thompson of
I-ake Waccamaw, himself i mem
ber of Ut authority, was see klag
(he poet of executive director. Mr
Thompson has been an outi pokes
critic of Mr. Gillette for several
year* and brought up the question
of firing the present director in
September.
On Friday, he denied the rum
ors that he was seeking the po
sition. Tm not now a prospective
successor to Colonel Gillette," he
said. "If I had been a candidate
I'd certainly never have accepted
appointment as a member of the
authority."
Mr. Thompson has argued that
under Mr. Gillette the authority
hasn't "been able to affect a cohe
sive organization. Whether the en
terprise is publicly or privately
financed, you must have coordina
tion in all departments. We don't
have coordination in Wilmington."
He also added that in his opinion
there was particularly a lack of
coordination between the two ports
at Morthead City and Wilmington.
Reports Indicate that the authori
ty ic split 4-3 for removing Mr. Gil
lette. A. O. Myers, chairman whose
illness tat prevented his attending
any recent meetings, Harty While
of Winston-Salem, and Harvey
Moore of Charlotte are rumored to
favor retaining the retired Army
colonel. Mr. Pate. Raymond Bryan
of Goldsboro, Mr. Thompson and
Harold Coffey of Lenoir are re
ported to favor securing a new ex
ecutive director
Mr. Pate has said that he ex
pects the matter to be cleared up
within the next 30 days. Among
the men rumored to be under con
sideration by the authority are
State Budget Engineer Frank Tur
ner; J. i D. Holt, manager of the
Morehead City terminal; and Hen
ry Sweet, recently ousted director
of the Georgia state ports.
The confusion in the State Ports
Authority is also Reported to be
spreading into the political con
?Iderations shaping the Setiate race
next year when Senator Alton A.
Lennon of Wilmington will be a
candidate.
?mc accident, tne little ?iri was witn
her older sister Patty Jean, and
was leaving the movie. Parked
across the street in a car were the
child's mother. Mrs. Clifton Nelson
and Mrs. Nelson's father. J. W.
Glover.
Mr. Glover told Officer Babcock
that when Judy saw her mother
and grandfather she pulled away
from her sister and darted across
the street. At that moment. Mr.
Guthrie who was proceeding east,
struck her.
The policeman said witnesses
told him thai Guthrie was going
slowly, about 10 miles an hour. The
right front wheel evidently ran
over the child, crushing her skull
and both shoulders. When tin- car
stopped I lie youngster was lying in
front of the rear right wheel.
She was taken immediately to
Ihe Morehead City Hospital in the
Guthrie automobile hut died a
couple piinutes after arrival.
Hiding with Mr. Guthrie was his
wife, How cna, and his mother and
father, Mr. and Mrs, Henry Guth
ic.
The children were leaving ihe
hcatre ;it 2 .'*5 in the afternoon be
?a use the film which was to be
diown had not yet arrive:!. The
.'iris' mother had received word to
;o pick up the children.
The inquest will take place in
ihe municipal building, Morehead
City. Coroner Leslie D. Springle
has impanelled the following
jurors: W. Allen Hancock, George
B. Willis^ John C. Guthrie. Ktafe
Patrolman "J. TV. Sykes. all of
Morehead City; T. P. Allen and
James f>. liiuntfy. both of IWulort.
Funeral services were . onducted
at 2 o'clock yesterday attcrnoon in
St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Beau
fort. Interment was in Victoria
Cemetery, Marshal Iberg.
Surviving are the child's parents,
two sisters, Patty Jean 7. and Har
riet 2, her maternal gram! parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Glover. Beau
fort. and her paternal grandfather,
Capt. John Nelson. Gloucester.
This death was ihe third auto
fatality in Carteret County in three
weeks. Killed Sept. 20 was Lonnie
Hyatt, Morehead City, and on Sept.
26 Jackie Lee Daniels, Cedar
Island.
Officer Arrests
Sawmill Worker
Nathan Watson, colored sawmill
worker of Beaufort, was placed in
jail under $100 bond at 4 o'clock
Saturday morning. He was charged
with assault on a female, causing
serious body wounds.
Officcr Carlton Gainer, Beaufort,
said that Lucinda Fisher. 415 Pol
lock StM was treated at Morehead
City Hospital for four gashes in her
back ranging from 2 to 6 inches
long. It is alleged that Watson
cut her with a pocket knife when
he found her with another map at
the carnival Saturday night.
According to Officer Garner,
Watson told him that he and the
woman were living at Safrit's saw
mill. Saturday night they went to
the carnival and' Watson said that
the woman "slipped away" and be
came friendly with another man.
He found them together and he
lashed out with his knife, he said.
The man with her took off, accord
ing to Watson's story.
Twenty-five to 30 stitches were
required to close the gashes in ihc
woman's back. She was discharged
after treatment.
Motorist Blames
Dog for Accident
A dog on the highway was labeled
as the cause of an accident 09 high
way 70 near the race track at 10:30
Thursday night.
W. B. Wanless, Camp Lejeune,
got a cut finger as a result of the
accident and Virgil I,. Harris. Camp
Lcjeunfc, driver of the car, escaped
injury. f
Patrolman W. E. Pickard report
ed that the car. a 1952 Chrysler,
was headed west on 70 when a dog
ran in front of it. To avoid the
dog, Harris went to the left and
then cut back to the right, running
in the ditch and hitting a tele
phone pole. Damage to the car was
estimated at six or seven hundred
dollars.
The accident occurred about 500
feet east of the highway 24 and 70
intersection.