Beach Board Discusses Name ;
Chanae, Taxes , Police , Fire
Judge Dismisses
Case Against
Two Tuesday
Judge Lambert Morris dismissed
the ease against William Stanback
Robinson Tuesday in Carteret
County Recorder's Court. Robin
son was charged with drunken driv
ing following an accident Oct. 31.
1953.
George Mattocks, also involved in
the accident, was charged with
failing to yield the right of way.
The state also dismissed this
charge.
Judge Morris gave a one-year
jail sentence to Charlie Grafton
Hunter Sr., charged with no oper
ator's license, second offense of
drunk driving, careless and reck
less diiving and driving after his
license was revoked.
The sentence will be suspended if
the defendant pays $300 and costs
in 30 days. The charges arose from
an accident Dec. 24, 1953. Hunter
was thrown from his car after it
skidded and turned over.
Henry Melvin Keirns and Eugene
P. Fox, Camp Lejeune Marine, ap
peared in court Tuesday to answer
to charges of drunk driving, aiding
and abetting drunk driving, care
less and reckless driving, and no
operator's license.
Keirns and Fox were picked up
by State Highway Patrolmen J. W.
Sykes and W E. Pickard Monday
night at the Beaufort draw bridge.
They ran the car into a telephone
pole just east of the bridge. Dam
age amounted to only $15, the pa
trolmen said.
Later a report came from the
Jacksonville police department that
a car had been stolen and the car
Keirns and Fox were driving turn
ed out to be the stolen one.
Both Keirns and Fox pleaded
guilty to drunk driving charges
and Fox pled guilty to careless and
reckless driving, and no operator's
license.
Judge Morris sentenced Fox to
six months in jail, suspended upon
payment of $150 and costs. Keirns
received a three months sentence
suspended on payment of $100
and costs.
The state dccufed not to prosecute
at this time, Mr. and Mrs. Frttf
Smith, charged with tailing and re
fusing to provide adequate sup
port and a suitable and sanitary
home for their children.
The State also decided not to
prosecute Robert Mienback, faulty
equipment: Alton Waddell, lar
ceny of hogs; Roseanna Arnold,
assault; and Lester Vernon Swcn
son. charged with speeding.
Robert L. Rose was ordered to
pay $50 and costs on a speeding
charge. Rose gave notice to the
court that he would appeal to Sup
erior Court His bond was set at
$100.
Henry Joel Clark, charged with
speeding, was fined $10 and costs.
The state dismissed the case against
IJnwood Frazier, charged with fail
ing to give the proper signal.
Charles Jones, charged with pub
lic drunkenness and being disorder
ly. was sentenced to 60 days in
jail, suspended on payment of $10
and cost* in 30 days. Durwood Ful
cher, charged with public drunk
enness, was sentenced to 30 days
in jail suspended on payment of
$10 and costs in two weeks. Duffy
Arnold, charged with public drunk
enness, was given 30 days on the
roads.
Walter Page Marshburn, charged
with speeding, was not in court
when called and forfeited his bond.
O'Neilus Wright, charged with
drunkenness on the highway, was
sentenced to 30 days in jail to
be suspended upon payment of
costs in two weeks.
Court costs were imposed on the
following:
Leon Edwards, speeding; Mar
garet Jane Mitchell, no operator's
license, one-half costs; Derryl Gar
ner, permitting an unlicensed per
son to drive, and Jack Edward
Vann, improper equipment.
Cases continued were:
J. W. Thompson, non-support;
Walter Thomas Lawrence, driving
after license revoked: Herbert H.
Jones, Albert E. Goins, Edward
Gate Edwards, William Oeorge
Murray, Stephen T. Holub. and
Charles Alva Swim Jr., all charged
with speeding.
James A. O'Conner and Ray
Thomas Arnold, drunk driving;
Charlie Hose, bad check, and Mrs.
Doris Holland. Beatrice Monroe.
Wesley Dudley, and John Monroe,
charged with operating an oyster
house without paying the tax.
K. D. Shinkle. no operator's 11
cmm, Marvin Earl Spencer Jr.,
permitting an unlicensed person
to drive; Alice Spencer, no opera
tor's license: Rose Clifton Brown,
speeding, drunk driving, and vi
olating the prohibition law; and
James Bruce Harrell, drunk driv
ing
Oil Reported stolen
Morehead City police received a
report this week that SO gallons
of oil wei% stolen from the tank at
1306 Shepard St. Morehead City,
1 Tuesday night. The case is under
tevesUfatioQ
f\
4 At the mid winter meeting of
the Atlantic Beach town board
Tuesday morning the commission
ers discussed changing the name
of the beach to "Morehead Beach,"
discussed finances, tax and police
matters and fire protection.
Changing the name of the beach
was suggested by Commissioner
L.T. White of Raleigh. Mr. White,
in suggesting the name, "More
head Beach" said, "When 1 come
down here and foHcs ask me where
I've been, I say 'Morehead' and
I've not been near Morehead at
all, I've been over here at the
Beach."
Mayor A. B Cooper said he
knew that was true in many in
stances and Commissioner Bob An
derson, Wilson, said there are
about half a dozen Atlantic Beach
es. Commissioner J. Con Lanier,
Greenville, said that ehanging the
name would bring about many
complications. Deeds to property
would be affected and other diffi
culties, now unforeseen, would
probably arise.
The board took no action, saying
they would discuss the matter at
their April meeting.
Clerk Reports
H. M Eure, clerk and town
treasurer, presented the financial
report for the first half of the
current fiscal year, July 1 to Dec.
31. Bringing the report up to
date, to Jan. 18, the day prior to
the meeting, Mr. Eure reported
that cash on hand was $8,463.22.
The town has received for street
improvement, through Powell bill
funds, $755.98. Taxes collected
through Jan. 18 amounted to $5,
998.55, leaving a balance of $3,
661.80 to be collected. The town's
ad valorem tax rate is $1.50 per
hundred dollars valuation.
Mr. Eure estimated that approx
imately 62 per cent of the taxes
had been collected by Jan. 18.
Assessments on property owners
for services offered by the town,
prior to adopting the taxation sys
tem, amount to $2,473.31. Approx
County Starts
Foreclosures
Carteret County, in Superior
Court, has started three proceed
ings to foreclose property because
the owners have now j^i^la^s.
The property is lodnwFat Forts
mouth. Casey's Point in Pamlico
Sound and Stacy.
The Portsmouth property is de
scribed as being in Portsmouth
township, six acres of Benjamin
R. Dixon land and one acre of Min
nie Dixon land. The case is Car
teret County vs. Mrs. Addie Fulcher
and husband, Edith Shoulars and
husband. Russell Dixon and wife,
Mrs. Viola Keel and husband, Mrs.
Doris Fitzgerald and husband and
Mrs. Mildren M. Dixon.
Gene Smith, Beaufort attorney,
was appointed commissioner to
sell the property at the courthouse
door after it is advertised as re
quired by law.
J. F. Duncan was appointed com
missioner in the other two cases.
The Casey Point land involves 15%
acres. The suit is Carteret County
vs. Armistead Burwell and wife
Kathryn, Mrs. Helen Rhyne Bur
well, Helen Burwell Andrews and
husband Alex B., and H. A. Mor
son and wife Sarah J.
The Stacy foreclosure involves
over a thousand acres. The suit is
Carteret County vs. C. B. Penny,
The Bay Co., Eleaier Winakur,
Harry D. Maupin and Leslie G.
Rabe.
All property is to be sold at the
courthouse door.
Clerk Probates,
Files Two Wills
The wills of Fred L. Bell, Wild
wood. and Paul Fenderson. 514
Marsh St., Beaufort, were probated
and filed recently by the clerk of
Superior Court, A. H. James.
Mr. Bell, who died Dec. 11, left
to his wife. Emma, all his money
and "holdings In the bank" with
the homestead to remain in her
possession ai long as she lives.
Upon her death the homestead
will go to Frederick David Bell to
be included in his one-fifth interest
in the farm One-fifth of the farm
is to go also to Nelly Bell Vatcher,
Gordon Collins Bell. Thomas Mor
ton Bell and Jesse Bonner Bell at
the death of their mother. Jes
se Bonner Bell, the oldest son. is
also to receive all of the farm im
plements.
Mr Bell requested that the hein
of Charles Roman Bell receive
funds to cover the funeral expens
es of their father. The will was
drawn Oct. 1, 1053 and witnessed
by W. A. Murdock and C. A. Mc
Cabe.
Because an executor was not
named. Mrs Bell was appointed
administratrix by the court.
Mary Catherine Fenderson. wife
of Paul, was named executrix and
sole heir to all his real and per
sonal property. The will was
drawn Sept. fl. 1M3 and witnessed
by G. W. Duncan and W. A. Cola.
It waa probated and filed in the
Clark's office Jan. 13.
imatel) a thousand dollars of that4
remains to be collected, Mr. Eure
said.
Expenses anticipated through
June 30, 1054 are as follows: po
lice $1,970; lifeguards $608; gar
bage collection $1,435; sanitation
$210; and lights $300
Total valuation of Atlantic
Beach property was estimated at
$660,000 Taxes are due Oct. 1.
The board termed the financial
report "vciy encouraging," com
mented that property valuation is
rising each year and the mayor
commended Mr. Eure for his. com
prehensive picture of the finances.
Mayor Reports
The mayor reported on court
sessions at which he presi He
said that for minor violations of
the town traffic laws, the officers
place blue tickets on the cars
with a message inviting the mo
torist to enjoy his stay at the
beach but to please not violate
the law any more.
The message also says that if
the violator wishes, he may pay a
dollar toward a fund for building
a jail at Atlantic Beach. Mayor
Cooper said only $16 was collected.
Records of 131 minor violations
were kept. Fifty-nine warrants
were served and $514 received in
costs and fines. Costs of court
on each case are $8.50.
The mayor introduced the sub
ject of fire protection. He said in
some instances fire insurance rates
have doubled and tripled. H. S.
Gibbs Jr., Morehead City insurance
agent, explained the method of
setting insurance rates. (Atlantic
Beach at present has no hydrants
or fire-fighting equipment of any
type).
Mr. Gibbs said the fire insurance
rates are based on material build
ings are constructed of, whether
fire fighting equipment is avail
able, what use is made of the
building, and its distance from sur
rounding buildings.
He said where distance from one
building to another is less than
20 feet, the two structures are
considered as one and with the
increase in number of occupants
of the buildings, the cost of in
surance rises.
To reduce fire insurance costs,
he suggested that the town get
fire-fighting equipment and an ad
equate and reliable supply of wa
ter. He said the rates would be re
duced considerably, however, if
Morehead City would answer the
fire alarms and ther# ifoulft fe ft
water supply available tn St
beach.
zoning Suggested
Mayor Cooper said it's the willy
nilly building on the beach that is
causing rates to go up. Buildings
are so close together that the
danger of loss by fire increases.
Mr. Lanier suggested zoning and
added that he'd like to know how
voters feel about the town's pro
viding fire protection.
Increasing taxes to provide fire
protection was suggested but Com
missioner Anderson said a small
increase, such as 10 cents which
was mentioned, was too little to
begin financing a fire protection
set-up.
The board authorized the mayor
to get information on cost of put
ting up a water tank, installing
water mains and hydrants before
the nutter was discussed further.
Amusements Discussed
Commissioner White said the
parts of amusement rides still
standing in the "triangle" at the
beach were a disgrace. The com
missioners discussed the type of
amusement equipment that has
been at the beach in the past and
decided that no rides operator
shall be issued a license for At
lantic Beach until bis equipment is
inspected and approved by the
mayor and any two members of the
town board.
The commissioners agreed that
if there were paving to be done
in town, the state should be con
sulted and the work done by the
state if their price is suitable.
Payment should be made from
Powell bill funds.
The mayor suggested that the
"increase" in the Powell bill fund
to Atlantic Beach be used f<*
streets in the new pumped-in-sub
division. The board said they felt
that would be setting an undesir
able precedent and Commission
er White said he wasn't sure the
increase was because of added
mileage (on which the apportion
ment is based) or because there
was an overall increue in Powell
fund allotments.
The mayor and clerk were in
structed to draw up a schedule for
business licenses and present it
for approval at the next meeting.
They also authoriied paying of
$7.30 annual duet to the Institute
of Government.
John Baker, real estate agent,
and member of the Morchead City
Realtors Association, appeared be
fore the board and requested per
mission and approval of the board
to set up a central "clearing
house" for beach rentals and sales.
He said the office would be lo
cated on the beach and other
Morehead City realtors said It
would be helpful to them if he
would handle their accounts.
The board told llr. Baker they
approved of his proposal Pres
ent at the meeting in addition to
those mentioned above was Com
missioner W. C. Whitehurst of
Bethel
Wilbur Davis
Gets Suspended
Term Tuesday
Judge Earl Mason Tuesday sen
tenced Wilbur Davis, Nego, to six
months on the roads. Davis ap
peared in Beaufort Recorder's
Court to answer to charges of as
sault. public drunkenness, and dis
turbing the peace.
The sentence will be suspended,
Judge Mason said, if Davis pays
costs of court and pays $10 a
week to the clerk of court for the
support of his three minor chil
dren. Also Davis is not to molest,
injure, assault or physically injure
his wife, Margaret Ann Davis, pros
ecuting witness.
Davis was also charged with ano
ther assault count by his wife,
but the state decided not to pros
ecute this case.
Hildra Myatt, charged with three
counts of public drunkeness, was 1
sentenced to 30 days on the streets
on two accounts, suspended the
court said, if Myatt pays a $12.50
fine on each charge and costs of
court. Myatt was ordered to pay
court costs on the third charge of
drunkenness.
Guy Van. charged with public
druukenness, was sentenced to 30
days on the streets. Seven others
charged with public drunkenness
were sentenced to 30 days on the
streets, suspended if court costs
were paid.
They were William Griggs, Bill
Pearce, James Jones, Albert Nor
man, John H. Duberfy, Willie Ste
vens, and Clyde Oats. Oats could
not pay costs and was committed
to the Newport Prison Camp
Thursday after he went off the job
Wednesday alternoon and got
drunk again.
Mixie Jones, charged with public
drunkenness, was ordered to pay
court costs. Edward Franklin
Shell, charged with drunk driving,
was ordered to pay $100 and costs
of court.
Cases continued were Sherman
Douglas, public drunkess; Ray Wes
ley Lawrence, speeding; and Wil
liam Thomas Johnson and Emory <
Band Association
Elects Officers
James B. Willis, retiring presi
dent of the Morehead City Band
Association, presided at a meeting
of the association held during in
termission at the Annual Winter
Band Concert Tuesday night
He presented a slate of new of
ficers which were unanimously
elected by the audience. Fred Lew
is is the new president, Ethan
Davis, vice-president, G. T. Win
dell, secretary and J. R. Sanders,
treasurer.
Mr. Lewis announced that the
first meeting under his direction
will take place Feb. 1, at 8 o'clock,
in the Recreation Center.
Ralph Wade, band director, an
nounced that the North Carolina
Little Symphony would give a con
cert in the Morehead City auditori
um the afternoon of March 24 for
school children in the grades four
through eight. The evening con
cert for adults will be given at the
Beaufort school auditorium.
The bingo party at the Recrea
tion Center last night, sponsored
by the Lions club, was given to
raise money to send the band to
Wilmington to march in the Lions
District convention parade, said
Ethan Davis, member of the asso
ciation and the Lions.
Methodist Men
Meet Wednesday
Bishop Paul Garber, W. F.
Anderson Speak; 64
New Churches Planned
Methodist Men of the New Bern
District met at 12:30 p.m. Wednes
lay in the Morehead City First
Methodist Church to hear about
the church extension program.
Approximately 145 laymen and
clergymen were present and heard j
that 64 new churches were planned !
[or the Richmond area. Opening
and financing of the churches was
discussed.
Speakers were Bishop Paul Gar
i>er, of the Richmond area which
includes the North Carolina Con
ference, Walter F. Anderson,
layman, State prison director and
former chief of police in Charlotte,
ind head of the State Bureau of
Investigation for several years; and
ihe Rev. Tom Collins, executive i
secretary of the board of missions i
n church extension.
A barbecue plate lunch was
leld Wednesday night in Kinston i
"or the other half of the New Bern
District.
Conservation Board Defers
Action on Limiting Shrimpers
Fog, Rains
Blanket County
I Heavy fog and light rains were
predominant in Carteret County
this week following the cold spell
that saw the mercury dip to 20
above on Jan. 13.
Since the cold spell the mercury
has risen steadily, hitting 65 Tues
day, according to Stamey Davis,
weather observer in Moreh^ad City.
1 Rain was recorded on Tuesday,
Friday and Saturday of last week.
The heaviest rain came Saturday
with .52 inches recorded.
Temperature readings follow:
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Max. Min.
48 28.5 i
57 45 !
63 52
53 36
51 31
65' 41
61 56
Wednesday
Defendant Found Guilty
On Reckless Driving Count
Judge George McNeill Monday
in Morehead City Recorder's Court
found Harry Foster Taylor not guil
ty of drunken driving, but said Tay
lor was guilty of careless and reck
less driving.
Judge McNeill imposed a fine of
$50 and ordered court costs paid.
Taylor was arrested by Morehead
City police who testified that he
was seen driving his car in a weav
ing manner down Arendell street
and when stopped had an odor of
alcohol on his breath.
Had Opened Can
Taylor told the court that he had
opened a can of hot beer and it
?prayed all over him. He also said
that in opening the can he cut his
finger.
While attempting to stop the
bleeding, he was driving one-hand
ed which caused the car to weave.
Witnesses stated that Taylor was
not a drinking man and Taylor him
self said that he had had only four
aeers in the last seven years.
At this point the court amended
he warrant to include careless and
eckless driving.
The court sentenced Thomas
Gordon Cox, charged with speed
ing. to 60 days en the roads. How- .
?ver, sentence will be suspended
if the defendant pays a $50 fine,
refrains from driving in North
Carolina for 60 days, and pays costs
rf court.
Pays $100, Costs
Dollie D. Mason, charged with
[hunk driving and no operator's
license, was fined $100 and costs
to be paid in 30 days.
Lucille D. Glover, charged with
driving with an expired operator's
license, was fined $25 and costs,
rhe fine will be remitted when the
defendant shows a valid license to
the clerk of court.
The court fined Reginald Keith
Lewis, charged with speeding, $25
and court costs. Carl Justice De
Loach and Barbara Correll, each
charged with no operator's license,
were ordered to pay $25 and costs.
The court will remit Barbara
Bohl CorreH's fine if a valid li
cense is shown to the clerk of
court in 30 days.
Julian Wade, charged with pub
lic drunkenness, asked that the
jury trial requested on a similar
charge of Sept. 25, 1953 be can
celled and pled guilty to both
charges. The court sentenced
Wade to 30 days in the city jail,
terms to run concurrently.
Beatrice Mitchell, charged with
receiving stolen goods, was not in
court and her bond was forfeited.
The prosecuting witness in the
James Edwin Haskett case was or
dered to pay court costs when he
withdrew the warrant. Haskett was
charged with indecent exposure.
Other cases in which court costs
were oraerea paio inciuaen i nomas |
Yachymczyk, drunk on the high
way; Bennie Rich Willis, public I
drunkenness: Andrew R. Odham, |
failing to stop for a stop sign; |
R. L. DeLoach. permitting an un
licensed person to drive; Joseph |
P. McGrail. failing to stop for a [
stop sign; and Donald Clark Cor
rell, permitting an unlicensed per
son to drive.
Cases continued were Alton C.
Willis, careless and reckless driv
ing; Fred Smith and Irvin Willis, I
drunk driving; Owen. Henderson, |
assault; Alton Melvin Branch,
drunk driving; and Joe Taylor,
public drunkenness.
Beaufort Police
Arrest Six
Luke Rice. Beaufort, was arrest
ed on a charge of public drunk
enness by Chief of Police M. E.
Guy, Beaufort, yesterday morning.
Ervin Edwards was arrested on a |
public drunkenness charge Wed
nesday.
William A. Henry was charged
with running through a stop light
Tuesday arid Pritchard Lewis has
been charged with cutting through
a service station at Mulberry and
Live Oak streets Wednesday.
Making the arrests in addition to
the chief were Officer Mack Wade
and Assistant Chief of Police Carl
ton Garner.
Mrs. Grayden Paul was arrested
at 9:30 Tuesday night on a charge
of going through the stop sign at
Front and Live Oak streets and
speeding 50 miles an hour in a 35
mile zone. David Lee, Fernandina,
Fla., was arrested for driving with
out an operator s license and put
under $35 bond.
Beaufort Rotarians
Hear Carl Young, Angier
Carl Young, of Angier, N. C. was
the speaker at the Tuesday meet
ing of the Beaufort Rotary Club at
the Inlet Inn.
Mr. Young, introduced by Nor- 1
wood Young, program chairman, |
gave a humorous skit impersonat
ing a GI who had enlisted during |
the Korean War.
N. F. Eure also spoke to the club.
Mr. Eure, Finer Carolina contest
committee chairman, told the club
of the contest committee's plans
for the year.
The club had as guests Truman
Kemp, Albert Gaskill, and Bill
Carlton, all ol the Morehead City
Rotary Club.
Carteret Community Theatre Will
Present Three- Act Comedy Feb. 4, 5
?The Carteret Community Thea
tre's first production, "One Foot
in Heaven,'' will be presented Feb.
4 and 5 in the Beaufort High
School auditorium.
The play will be sponsored by
Carteret County Girl Scouts who
will sell tickets. Tickets Co on sale
Wednesday and will also be avail
able from Girl Scout troop spon
sors.
The three-act comedy will star
Ray Cummins. Morehead City, in
the lead male role of Rev. William
S ponce It is a story that deals
with the trials and tribulations of
a preacher who takes over a new
pastorate.
Mr. Spence is constantly in trou
ble with his congregation and his
family. The play was written by
Hartzell Spence and was made into
a movie with Frederic March in
the title role.
Others in the cast are Hope
Spence, Joyce Willis; Hartiell
Spence, Wayne King; Eileen
Spence, Edith Lewis; Dr. Romer,
Carter Broad; Louise. Sue Gibba;
Mana, Sue Lynch; and Molly, Pat
?y Daniel*.
Bonny, Floyd Stewart, Letty,
Harnara Harris; Mrs. ssmaow.i
Maureen Downey: Mrs. Digby, Pat
Webb; Georgie, Jimmie Wheatley;
Mrs. Cambridge. Hilda Cummins;
Mrs. Julison. Sara Daniel*; Major
Cooper. Ed Walston; Bishop Sher
wood. Walt Hamilton; and the Rev.
Fraser S pence, David Small.
Rehearsals have been held twice
weekly since Dec. 7, 1893 in the
Scout Hut in Beaufort.
M. R. Sullivan Assume*
Store Managership
M. R. Sullivan has assumed man
agership of Freeman Brothers
Grocery. Arendell street, Morehead
City. Mr. Sullivan, who Is the
?on-in-law of the owner of the
store, J. M. Pate. Goldaboro, started
his new duties Tuesday, Jan. 12.
He replaces the former manager,
I. C. Harveli. who has resigned.
1 C. llolloway, Morehead City, who
tor many year* haa been affiliated
with Freeman Brother*, has ac
cepted * position with Freeman
fend Melaon, Horabead City.
?.sfr'iY
Six Drivers
Lose Licenses
Driven' liceniies o( five Carter
et Countians have been revoked
and one license suspended, accord
ing to the latest list* released by
the State Highway Safety Divis
ion in Raleigh.
Those whose licenses were re
voked are Donald Brooks. Beaufort,
Beaufort Recorder's Court; Lester (
Lee Jones, Havelock, Morehead
City Recorder'a Court: Clayton Earl I
Lewis, Newport, Morehead City Re
corder's Court; Frederick I. Rood <
Jr. Cherry Point, Morehead City Re- (
corder's Court; and Hubert Willis, <
Morehead City, Morehead City Re- I
corder's Court.
Dale Russell Kell, Cherry Point, i
had his operator's license suspend- 1
ed in Morehead City Recorder'a <
Court. Revocations are for a year '
and suspensions vary, usually be- i
twMD SO and ?0 days. <
Final action on a regulation to'
leep out-of state shrimpers from
nva-ding North Carolina waters was
lefetred until March by the State
Board of Conservation and De
velopment at its winter meeting in
llaleigh this week.
A proposal to limit the number
>f trawling licenses issued was
?helved when Cecil O. Morris, At
antic, a member of the commer
cial fisheries committee, said he
hought a better plan could be
worked out.
The proposal, presented by a
ommittee to study the ma*ter,
*as suggested by Attorney General
tfarry McMullan. Shrimpers who
>perated the previous year would
?ave received preference under the
)lan.
Mr. Morris suggested that the
isheries committee defer action
>n the matter until March 25, 2t>,
\1 when the Board of Conserva
ion will meet at Wilmington. The
ihrimp season does not open until
Hay 1.
To Study Matter
Meanwhile, Mr. Morris added,
vVilliam B. KqjJman. Washington,
M. C., attorney for the N. C. Fish
eries Association, an organization
>f fish dealers, could confer with
he attorney general about the mat
er.
William A. Ellison Jr., of More
lead City, director of the Institute
>f Fisheries Research, said he
bought Mr. McMullan's plan was
he best that could be worked out
in such short notice, but "I really
hink this is important enough to
lelay action on it."
Tar Heel shrimpers have ex
iressed concern that North Caro
ina shrimping grounds might lure
nany shrimp boats from other
tates. Last year, the catch was ap
?roximately 5.514,000 pounds
after the shrimp had been headed)
nd shrimpers realized some $2,
?00.000 from the catch.
Mr. Ellison told the committee
ionday that shrimpers from as far
way as New England may make
forth Carolina a convenient stop
>ing-off place in returning to their
tome base from a winter of shrimp
ng in Florida.
The regulation suggested did
lot specify the number of shrimp
rs to be licensed each season, but
tould have left it to the commit
ee to fill in the number. How
ver, the group was thinking in
erms of about 1.200. There were
.098 licensed trawlers last year.
Although the proposed regula
ion was a device to block non
esideiU shrimpers, it was phrased
n such a manner as to base the
imit on the idea that persons en
aged in shrimping were entitled
r> "catch a sufficient number of
hrimp to enable them to continue
o pursue this occupation."
Another qualifying clause re
erred to the fact that "the use
f trawl boats in shrimping kills
nd destroys countless numbers of
in fish and in the interest of con
ervation of the fin fish industry
n the inland waters of North Caro
ina, the number of shrimp trawls
hould be reasonably limited."
Official Objects
Mr. Ellison said he could recog
lize the legal reasons for includ
ng that clause but he still objected
o it. "That is something I've been
ighting against for six years." he
aid. "It may bounce back at us
ome time."
A U. S. Supreme Court decision
tolding a prohibitive South Caro
ina tax qn non-resident shrimpers
o be unconstitutional has been
ited as a bar against similar re
trictions in other states. Mr. Elli
on expressed some doubt.
"Wayne Heydecker (executive
ecretary of the Atlantic States
Marine Fisheries Commission) told
ne he thought many of the states
tad miscontrued their rights un
ler this decision," Mr. Ellison said.
He doesn't think it meant to af
ect the waters within the terri
orial boundaries of a state."
Mr. Morris' move to delay action
tntil March was seconded by Hen
y Rankin Jr., of Fayetteville and
>assed unanimously. The postpone
ment later was approved by the
ull C&D Board.
Symphony Society
Announces Workshops
Members of the North Carolina
Symphony Society of Beaufort and
forehead City have been invited
o the first in a series of two work
ihops at Chapel Hill Saturday. C.
Jones, public school music
eachcr at Beaufort School, is
imon# those who will attend from
.'arteret County.
The workshops are conducted to
lelp public school teachers, concert
rhairmen and others interested in
lymphony work prepare fofc the
?oming of the symphony to their
owns.
Saturday's session will be at the
"ha pel Hill Elementary School
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Court Clerk Hears
Lond Dispute Case
In special proceedings Wednes
lay. A. H. Jnmei, clerk of Superior
rourt, heard arguments in the land
lispute, Ming Georgina Yeatman vs
Lambert Morrli.
The hearing started in the room
ng and waa adjourned about noon.
Mr James laid another hearing
will probably be scheduled soon,
rhe dispute is over ownership of
wveral hundred acres of land in
Jpon Grounds.
Gun Club Land
Will Become
Part of Park
A 755-acre tract of land at the
southernmost tip of Hatteras Island
will be transferred in the spring to
the National Park Service for in
clusion in the Cape Hatteras Sea
shore Recreation area on the North
Carolina Outer Banks Islands.
The property, formerly owned
by the Gooseville Gun Club, in
cludes one of the finest surf fish
ing areas on the entire Atlantic
seaboard. Already within the Sea
shore park are the surf fishing
grounds just south of Hatteras
lighthouse and at Oregon Inlet.
Sound and oceanfront acreage
is included in the former gun club
property, which has been maintain
ed as a fishing and hunting pre
serve for 23 years and is an area
frequented by migratory ducks and
geese.
Since all of Ocracoke Island and
2,000 additional acres on Hatteras
and Bodie Islands on Pamlico and
Roanoke Sounds are already open
for waterfowl hunting in compli
ance with state and federal reg
ulations, no plans have been an
nounced for opening the Gooseville
Gun Club area for shooting.
Of the total 28,500 acres which
will eventually comprise the Sea
shore Recreation area, some 19.000
have now been acquired, including
former Cape Hatteras State Park
lands surrounding Hatteras Light,
and Pea Island Game Refuge.
Churches Give
To Polio Fund
Church contributions received
this week for the March of Dimes
amounted to $47.50, Mrs. C. L.
Beam, treasurer, reported.
Received from the First Chris
tian ChurCh. Morehead City, the
Rev. E. II. Harden, pastor, was $25.
The Bettie Free Will Baptist
gave $15 and the Live Oak Chris
tian Sunday School $7.50.
Contributions from churches
prior to this week, were $19.22
from the Russell's Creek Free Will
Baptist Church and $10 from the
Otway Christian Church.
The total collected in the March
of Dimes campaign, as of Wednes
day, was $1,756.21.
Persons who wish to contribute
should send checks to Mrs. C. L.
Beam. Beaufort. Dimes placed in
parking meters in Beaufort and
Morehead City go to the March of
Dimes. School children are also
aiding in the campaign by collect
ing dimes in cards.
Mrs. Beam requested that per
sons who have money to turn into
the treasurer do so immediately so
that a better idea of progress of
the campaign can be determined.
Agents Report
On Meetings
The county farm agent's office
reported this week that average at- '
tendance at meetings conducted by 1
farm specialists last week was 31,
one above the average for the state.
Sixty-four farmers attended the
tobacco meeting at Newport
School. Other meetings were on
keeping of farm records, use of
fertilizer and handling of live- k
stock.
R. M. Williams, county agent, |
and Alvin Newsome, assistant I
county agent, attended a meeting I
of farm and home agents at New f
Bern yesterday, as did Miss Martha J|
Barnett. home agent.
Mr. Williams and Mr. Newsome
are attending the monthly meeting
of county agents from Carteret, ,
Craven, Pamlico, Jones and Onslow
counties in the fJew Bern post
office building this morning. Farm
specialists from Raleigh will lead
a discussion on tobacco. They are
R. R. Bennett, Howard Garris and
J. C. Ferguson.
Mr. Williams, who is chairman
of the five-county agents' group 1
will retire from that position to- 1
morrow following election of of-|
ficers.
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CP&L Schedules Dinner
In Morchaod City Tonight
George Stovall, manager of Caro
lina Power and Light Co. in thia
area, has announced the Finer <
Carolina dinner in Morehead City;
for 8:30 tonight at the Recreatioo|
Center. j
Civic leaders and presidents of j
civic organizations have been in-l
vitcd. Entrance of Morehead Cityj
in the 1N4 Finer Carolina contest)
will be discussed. Mr. Stovall will
conduct the meeting.
Early-day drinking glasses wen
made with pointed or rounded bot
toms so that they had to be held ii
the band until the last of the liquk
Wg*. coipuxned.
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