W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ?< 43rd YEAR, NO. 70. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MOBEHEAft CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY. AUGUST 31. 1954 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Japanese Ambassador Shows Interest in Morehead Port Base Continues Search For Missing Banshee Jet In spite of hurricane warnings, personnel at the Cherry Point Ma rine Air Base were continuing their search yesterday for a Ban shee jet fighter missing somewhere here in eastern Carolina. The Cherry Point Public Infor mation Office said yesterday that the fighter, piloted by Second Lt. Robert S. Graves, 1330 E. 34th St., Brooklyn, N. Y., has been missing since late Friday afternoon. Lieutenant Graves was returning from a routine training flight to St. Louis. It was reported that contact was last made with the pilot at 1 min ute before 4, Eastern Standard Time, Friday when the lieutenant reported that he was "on station" and requested radar assistance in landing. It is believed that the pilot thought he had reached the landing point, but actually had not. The plane never came in. There were heavy thunderstorms in the New Bern-Cherry Point area at the time. Sixty Marine Corps aircraft were called out to search for the fighter and helicopters were aispatchcd Saturday to cover this area. Not a trace of wreckage or any indication of a downed plane has been found. The Marine base requests that , residents of this area who see "un usual incidents" report them to the station. "Unusual incidents" in clude parachute sightings, flares, wreckage, oil slicks or unusual < fires in remote areas. Such should be reported by phon ing Havelock 2211 and asking for the field operations officer. Driver Faces Series of Counts James Langdale has been charged with driving drunk, reckless driv ing, driving without an operator's license and causing property dam age. Langdale was arrested by Chief of Police M. E. Guy as the result of an automobile accident ( Wednesday afternoon at Moore and Cedar Streets. The chief said that Langdale, ac companied by Frank Robinson, was in a 1940 Ford coupe owned by Robert Robinson of Beaufort, Frank's brother. Robinson has been charged with public drunkenness. According to the chief, the men took the car and at Moore and Cedar Streets ran into a telephone pole and then into the Carteret Fish Co. build ing causing damage to the car to taling $150. There was no estimate made on damage to the building. No one was hurt. Chief Guy said the two men saw the coupe sitting with the keys in it and just decided to take a ride. Beaufort Police Make 15 Arrests Fifteen arrests have been made by* the Beaufort Police Department within the past several days. Charged Wednesday with failure to stop at stop signs were Mrs. Pelham Jones. Mrs. Walter Lasker, Henry H. Jackson, Floyd G. Bry ant. Robert Willis and Almond Jones. Margaret Smith Davis was charged with going through a red light and Kdward H. Willis for go ing 45 miles an hour in a 25-mile lone. Apprehended Saturday were Eu gene R. Willis. Weamund Hansen and Nick Smith, charged with go ing by a stop sign Charle* H. Dunn was cited Saturday for fail ure to stop at a red light. Moran Lee and James Wooten were charged Sunday with failure to stop at a stop sign. Alteration of Beaufort Bank Begins Yesterday Alterations on the First - Citi zens Bank and C* building. Beau fort, began yesterday. James H. Davis, enhier, said that instead of asking for bids, the banking firm has engaged ? con tractor, Wilton and Morton, New port, to do the job on a coat plus basis The new part at the rear of the bank will be built first, then the vaults. and finally the remodeling at the front o f tlx building will taW place. While that la in process, custom era will do their banking by enter ing the building at the rear. State to Build New Highway To This Section Road to Run from Kinston To Pollocksville, Then To Havelock Raleigh ? (AP) ? Highway Commission Chairman A. H. Gra ham announced Friday that the commission is planning a new route from the central portion of the state to the Morehcad City - Beau fort area. The road would run from Kin ston over NC 12 to Pollocksville, across the Croatan National Forest to Havelock where it would inter sect U. S. 70. Graham explained bids will be opened September 7 on a project straightening N.C. 12 for about 12 miles in preparation for the heavy ier flow of traffic that would re sult. The link across the national for est, between Pollicksville and Havelock, would be built, he said, with the help of some funds which have been accumulating for nation al forest road construction. The forestry service people have indica ted they would consent, he added, if the state can get an acceptable routing. The connection would provide a short cut between Raleigh and Morehead City, Graham said, and at the same time would relieve traffic between New Bern and Cherry Point. He added a dual lane highway is to be built between New Bern and Cherry Point to better handle the heavy traffic coming through that section. Building of this highway was pushed several years ago by an Emeritus Club committee. The Emeritus Club is an organization of men which meets monthly in the wintertime in Morehead City. Warren Beck Jr. Finds Pet Fox On Front Porch This must be the season lor pet animals to get the wanderlust. Warren Beck Jr., 9-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Warren Beck, 1911 Bridges St., Morehead City, came out on the porch around 7:30 a.m. Sunday and saw a little red fox snagged in the porch railing. Warren Jr. notified his Dad that a fox was on the front porch, and ?hen Warren Sr. investigated, sure enough, there it was. Mr. Beck thought that he rec ognized the fox as one belonging to James BcBride, Morehead City. The fox had a collar on with a chain attached to it. The chain had become entangled in a shrub in front of the porch. The fox jumped on the porch and got the chain further entangled in the porch railing, conjectures Mr. Beck. Mr. Beck got in touch with James McBride through his older brother, H. W. McBride, and found that James had given the fox to Mr?. H. W. McBride James and Mrs. McBride came down, untangled the fox from the porch railing and shrub, and took it home. Cars Collide On Beach Bridge Two cars rammed together last Monday night on the Atlantic Beach drawbridge but no one waa injured and no charges were pre ferred. State Highway patrolman W. J. Smith It. said that a 1953 Mercury, being driven by Charlea O. Heav ner, Smithfield. was proceeding across the bridge, but Heavner, see ing the 20 mile an hour speed lim it sign, started to brake his car. The car baa power brakes, and not being uaed to them. Heavner aaid his car (topped abruptly. Aa a result, the ear behind him, a 1947 Chevrolet driven by Peter Joe As lerino Jr., Cherry Point, ptruck him from the rear. The accident occurred at 11:49 p.m. The Newport Town Board will meet next Tuesday night at 7:W in Um town hall. ? Japanese Ambassador Sadao Igu chi who was in the western part of the state over the weekend told W. H. Friederichs, traffic manager of the Morehead City port, that he would do his best to bring More head City to the attention of his country as the logical United States port for shipment of tobacco to Japan. Mr. Friederichs spoke to ihe am bassador at the Charlotte Country Club Sunday. Ambassador Iguchi said that ne gotiations for next year's shipment* of grain, cotton and tobacco would 1 begin next month when he expect ed a trade delegation from Japan to arrive in this country. Mr. Friederichs pointed out that Morehead City is the logical port of-cxit for the 16,000 to 20.000 hogsheads of North Carolina to- ! bacco exports annually to Japan. In addition, the Japanese am bassador was advised of the port's hopes for permanent tobacco stor age warehouses and other improve ments anticipated there. Ambassador Iguchi said that he hoped to be able to give the prob lem intensive study between now and Oct. 18, when he is scheduled to be present at Charleston, S. C., ! for the turnover of four United States Navy destroyers to the "Jap anese Naval Defense Forces." Commenting on a NEWS-TIMES story in Friday's paper regarding the reduced rate for tobacco ship ment through Wilmington, Col. 1 Richard Marr, director of the state ports, said FrMay that the State Ports Authority "has nothing to do" with railroads and the rates they try to put into effect to ob tain business. The Virginia State Ports Author ity has filed a protest before the ICC asking a review of a railroad rate that would make it cheaper for North Carolina tobacco to move through the Wilmington port than through Norfolk. THE NEWS TIMES-story charged that shipment of tobacco through Wilmington, because of lowered rates, would jeopardize the poten tial tobacco shipment through Morehead City. Colonel Marr pmaUinod that the forthcoming he anrffc before the ICC regarding rates is purely a "railroad battle." He added that the Atlantic and East Carolina has recently filed a grain rate schedule which is most advantageous to Morehead City in which Wilmington is not involved. He added that he felt it would be better for all concerned if North Carolina ports would stop fighting each other. Since Friday's story appeared, it has been learned that the rates proposed for movement of tobacco through Wilmington include areas that heretofore have been consid ered feeder areas for tobacco ex port through Morehead City. It was stated that while reduced freight rates into Wilmington are advantageous to the ports program as a whole, these rates covering areas closer to Morehead City could affect the future of tobacco shipment here. Ed Walston Fills Lions' Office Ed Walston, Morehead City, was appointed third vice-president Thursday of the Morehead City Lions at a board of directors meet ing at the Recreation Center, Morehead City. The board meeting followed the business meeting. Mr. Walston fills the vacancy left when the second and third vice presidents were moved up because of the resignation of Cecil Sewell, first vice-president. A. N. Willis, former second vice president, is now first vice-presi dent. Elmer Watson, former third vice-president, is now second vice president. During the business meeting sev eral fund raising projects were pro posed to help Lions raise money for their sight conservation work. Mosquito Trap Firm Replies to Inquiry Leon Mann Jr., Newport, who hai been miking an investigation of (he electrical mosquito killing machine, recently received a let ter from Airlectron Inc., the firm in New Jeraey which manufacture! the device! The monqulto trap coniiiti of a recording of the female moaqulto'i "aong." When this li played, oth er moaquitoei rally round the ?ound and get electrocuted on 1 grid. Mr. Minn itarted Inquiring about the electrical device, invented by Dr. Morton C. Kihn, Cornell Unt vprsily when mosquitoes started getting bothersome at Newport the beginning of the lummer. He hai been quoted 11,200 for the "domestic type" trip and $1, 400 (or the tropical type. Mr. Mann has now written the New Jersey company to ask fur ther questions: On * clear night how far can the domestic mosquito trap signal be heard by mosqui toes? What la the operational cost in terms of current used? What area do you recommend for the do mestic and tropical typos? Is there any maintenance problaai? County Locks Horns Yesterday With Invading Hurricane 'Carol' Lifeguards in Review . . MWWJil - ><**>* U'W V "?.. J MIIIH l Supervising the waterfront at Fort Macon State Park this summer are bronzed life guards. Shown with Daniel W. Jones, left, superintendent of the park, they are Jerry Brown, Albemarle; Harold Wil lis and Kerry Lewis, both of Beaufort; John Memory, Wagram; Bill (ilnn, Goldsboro, and Park Ranger Charles Walters of Burlington. The park will close the day after Labor Day, Sept. 7. First Day of School Comes with Sept. 1 The first day of school and the first day of September will ar rive simultaneously tomorrow. All schools in the county are scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. There will not be a full-day ses sion, according to II. L. Joslyn, county superintendent. Students will be dismissed after the rou tine matters of starting school are taken care of. Motorists are asked to be espe cially careful in passing by schools ?r intersections used bv school children going to a .1 from school. B&PW Hears Talk on Mexico The Carteret Business and Pro fessional Women's Club heard a program on Mexico when it met Tuesday night at the home of Miss Lil Morris. Atlantic Beach. Mrs. Julia Holt, a club member, told of her trip to Mexico several years ago. Mrs. C. L. Beam, club president, presided during the business ses sion. She announced that the club had received a citation from the State Federation for organizing the club at New Bern. Three members were appointed to a civil defense committee. They were Miss Georgie Hughes, chair man; Miss Ruth Peeling and Miss Martha Barnett. Mrs. Theodore Phillips was a visitor. Prior to the meeting, a fried chicken supper was served. Mrs. Marshall Ayscue planned the sup per. CAP Receives Official Notice of Reactivation The Beaufort - Morehe*d City Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol received official notice of reactiva tion Friday. A letter, read by Commander B. C. Newsome, from Col. Robert Ridenhour. CAP wing commander, officially announced the squadron's reactivation. A reactivation ceremony will take place Sept. 10 Details of the ceremony have yet to be worked out, says Gerald Minor, publicity officer. Details will be announced later. Shot from 22 Rifle Kills Lad at Swansboro Thursday Jacksonville ? Tragedy ended< Thursday what would have been a nice week's vacation on the White Oak River at Swansboro when a .22 single shot rifle killed a 13 year old Charlotte youth. Pronounced dead on arrival at the Onslow County Hospital was Tyrus Primm, 13, who was spend ing a week at the beach with Hay den Hungerford, and family ot Charlotte. According to Coroner Talbert Jones and Sheriff Thomas J. Mar shall, who investigated the acci dent. Primm and Hayden Hunger ford Jr., 14, were on the board walk which leads from the "Laugh in' Plrce" cottage to the water, firing the rifle, at sand fiddlers. Young Primm was sitting on the ground near the board walk while his friend was on the board walk lolding the rifle when a dog owned jy Hungerford ran into the rifle ind knocked it out of his hands. When the rifle hit the board walk it went off and the shot hit Primm in the left arm, going into the chest and came out the center of his chest according to A. D. Al len, Swansboro police chief. The boy was rushed to the Ons low County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Coroner Jones tUted the death accidental. Tobacco Barn Bums Saturday The tobacco bam on the farm of Dewey Merrill, highway 101, was destroyed by fire at 10:30 Saturday night. The Beaufort Fire Department answered the alarm but the barn was beyond saving by the time they arrived. Firemen said if the alarm had been given sooner they might have been able to prevent total de struction. Tobacco in the barn was valued at wasjyil - at $500 and the barn itself at $1, 500. Firemen returned to the sta tion in about an hour. The fire department also put out a brush fire at 2 o'clock Thurs day afternoon on Front Street ex tended They returned to the sta tion in half an hour. Burglary Attempted ? Burglars attempted Sunday night to enter the refreshment stand at the port operated by Leroy Guth rie. Morehead City. Mr. Guthrie said they tried to get in through a window, but failed in their at tempt. Tide Table Tide* at Beaufort Bar HltiH LOW Tuesday. Aug. 31 | 9:36 a.m. 10:03 p m. 3:43 a.m. 4:13 p.m. Wedanday, Sept. 1 10:32 a.m. 10:38 p.m. 4:17 a.m. 4:52 p.m. Thursday, dept. 1 11:08 p.m. 4 30 a.m. 3:33 p.m. Friday, Sept 1 11:13 a.m. 11:48 p.m. 5:27 a.m. 6: IS p.m. 10 Draftees Will Leave Thursday Ten men will report to the coun Ay stlfVtivf *rvka board THurt. ' $ f. * 1 to Raleigk for inducnoiTTTittf the Army, according to Mrs. Ruby D. Holland, board clerk. Those to report are Clarence W. Pelletier and Malcolm T. Wether jington of Morehead City; Clarence R. Davis, Harkers Island; Donald M. Taylor. Sea Level; Willie E. Smith, Cedar Island; Edgar L. Pake, Bettie; Eric V. Gillikin, Ot way; Thomas C. Gaskill, Davis; Crail F. White, Newport; and Carl T. Lewis, Beaufort. In addition to these, the fol lowing delinquents are being sought, says Mrs. Holland: Charles Major and Robert L. Jones, More head City and Herbert James and Charlie Lee Wilson, Beaufort. Camp Glenn School Will Be in Session 'til Noon Camp Glenn School will open to morrow for the 19M-55 term. Dur ing the morning students will reg ister. School will be dismissed at noon. Fees (or supplies and supplemen tary readers will be S3. Insurance coverage lor school children may be had (or SI. 25. Fees may be paid tomorrow, said R. W. Davis, prin cipal. He also announced that the school patrol will be stationed at the new croaa-walk at 31st and Arendell Streets Mr. Davis asks that parents tell their children to use the crosswalk. Many o ( the Camp Glenn stu dents will enter the new building this year. The modern structure stands at the rear of the old build ing Just o(( highway 70. Visitors at Bank Open House to See $10,000 Bill Ever sec a $10,000 bill? There's no need to feel ?elf-con scious about it if you haven't, for according to J. K. Lewis, cashier of Vie Commercial National Bank. Morehead City, there are only about 800 of them in existence. Considering the 160,000,000 people in the United States (moat of whom doubtless would be pleaaed to have one) that isn't very many. And, as a matter of fact, bills of this denomination don't get around very much. But, if seeing a S10.000 bill in terests you, drop in this afternoon between 4:00 p.m. and 8:30 p ot at the Commercial National Bank, Arendell Street There will be three facsimile 110,000 bllla on dis play. By arrangement with the Feder al Reaerve Bank of Richmond, the Commercial National Bank has ob tained a diaplay of facsimile paper currency that contains not only the rare $10,000 bills (or "notes" to use hankers' terms) but also $5,000, 11,000, MOO and all other denom inations. including the supposedly "unlucky" $2 bills In addition, the display includes a panel showing the minting o( a 23 -cent piece, from silver bar to shining coin. The Commercial National Bank will open (or businesa tomorrow at 0 a.m. Nine of the 14 directors own property in Mbrehead City, accord ing to H. C. Wooten Jr., vice-pres dent. The directors. In addition to Mr. Wooten, are A. K. Barrus, W. 1. Blaaette, George DuBose, F. O. Fitzgerald. Leo H. Harvey, L. B. Jenkins, L. L. Oettinger. J. F. Parrott, James M. Parrott. George Swinner, R. A. Thompson, T. J. Turner, and Haywood Weeks. In the past 14 years, the Com mercial National Bank of Kin ston, of which the Morehead City bank U a branch, made 50,000 loans, Mr. Wooten reported. High Winds, Heavy Rains Hit Coastal Area Carol Hurricane, yesterday's visitor to the Carteret coast, left about 10 o'clock last night for points north, leav ing in her wake dead telephone lines, blown power trans formers, high water and broken television antennas. The coastal area had been preparing since Sunday for her visit, dreading it, yet at the same time ready to meet anyming ner stormy temper migni^ bring. High winds and heavy rains whipped across the Carteret area all day Monday. Motorists ventur ing out at mid-day drove with head lights on high beam in an attempt to penetrate the swirling rain and salt spray. Water stood deep across highways. In low places down-east the tide flooded roadways, making the motorist wonder if the road had washed out or was still there ahead of him. The flow of current was spas modic. Some places had current all the time, but parts of Morehead City and Beaufort were plunged Because of power failure which affected part of Morehead City shortly after 5 p.m. last night, THE NEWS TIMES could not go to press until this morning, about 12 hours late. into the grayness of a raging storm soon after 5 p.m. As the night got blacker, the ever faithful oil lamp, kept filled and ready for use in every coastal home, was lit in many a room. No one sat out the storm alone. Neighbors gathered together in the home thought to be the most sturd ily built in their section of the community and tales of the coast and of storms of by-gone years were revived as the wind hurled the rain in vengeful gusts against window panes. Limbs snapped and trees bent in the gale as old-tim ers told "what Grandma always said" about how a storm will shift and when the winds will blow the hardest. p * * Cars left sf^V.ing in tAe way of the wetness, which came from all directions, refused to start. The county, choking in sand and be leaguered by the acrid smoke of a crackling forest fire just a few days ago was now drenched in penetrating water. Boats not moved inland were se cured with extra lines. Many a skiff succumbed to the waves and sank at its mooring. "Miss Carol" didn't miss a thing thai could be tossed around. Porch chairs blew off porches and flower pots in the path of her lightning like fingers were hurled to the ground. A few upstaters "ran for the hills" but others, more adventur ous, wanting to see what a hurri cane was like, held their ground. The winds of highest velocity swept over the county between 7 and 9 p.m. The storm center re portedly passed 30 miles offshore about 9 o'clock Monday night and then veered northeastward, toward Hatteras. Signs were blown down, one or two houses were damaged by the blow and set of bleachers at the Morehead City ballpark were blown over. At presstime this morning a detailed report of the damage was not available but there was no major damay: and no injuries caused. (See Storm Story, Page 6) Court Convenes Superior Court convened at 10:45 yesterday morning. Divorce cases were heard. Morehead Court was in session yesterday as usual and Beaufort Recorder's Court will con vene at 2 this afternoon. Brothers File $2,000 Suit Miss Georgina Yeatman, Mrs. Mildred Mulford Named Co-Defendants The complaint in a $352,000 property suit was presented by court officers Wednesday to Miss Georgina Yeatman. Beaufort, and Mrs. Mildred Mulford, who own and manage the Open Grounds. The plaintiffs, J. Owen Lindley of Guilford County and his brother, Charles Lindley, Pamlico County, arc seeking indemnities for an al leged breach of contract. Action preparatory to filing suit was taken in March and examina tions of facts involved in the case have already been held. C. R. Wheatly Jr., attorney for Miss Yeatman and Mrs. Mulford, co-defendants, said yesterday that no decision has been made on whether a demurrer to the com plaint will be filed or some other action taken. The Lindley brothers state they contacted Miss Yeatman in Sep tember 1951, in the hope of pur chasing some Open Grounds prop erty from her. When she learned they intended to develop the "po cosin" soil, found in land for graz ing beef cattle, she decided, ac cording t? the complaint, to de velop the lands, making the brothers and her business manager partners in the project. The plaintiffs contend that un der the terms of a contract the reclaiming of the land was being undertaken by the four parties for their mutual benefit and profit and that Miss Yeatman was to fi nance the project, including the living expenses incurred by the brothers in developing the proper ty. It was further agreed, the plain tiffs contend, that the brothers give up their interest in the Lind ley Farms in Pamlico County. It was also agreed that Owen be al lowed to finish law school before coming to help Charles manage the project. The complaint stated that Charles moved to the Open Grounds Jan. 1, 1952, as general manager and devoted his full time to clearing, draining, leveling and seeding the project. The plaintiffs allege that later Miss Yeatman informed them that she decided to continue the project alone and denied them any inter est in the project. The complaint states that Miss Yeatman owned 42.000 acres of land in Carteret County at the be ginning of the joint venture with 36,000 acres of the total in pocosin. Such soil, the brothers contend, was worth approximately $1 per acre when the development began. Approximately 2,000 acres have been developed and put into grasses nad have a current value of $500 per acre. It cost roughly $100 per acre to develop these lands, the brothers contend. In ad dition, they claim that the develop ment has enhanced the value of surrounding lands until they are now worth $10 per acre. The plaintiffs contend that the Yeatman land has increased in value as a direct result of this de velopment until the property is now worth $704,000 over and above the costs of improvements. They say that Miss Yeatman has unjustly and without legal cause excluded the plaintiffs from joint adventure and sought to deprive them ot their interests and that they, the brothers, are entitled to one-half the profits of $704,000 as a result of the breach of contract Onslow Board Chairman Not Likely to Resign Harry Moorf , Swansboro, chair man of the County Board of Com miaaioners. i> not likely to resign, reported last week in Jackaon ville. Sources close to Mr. Moore said yeaterday that they talked with him Saturday night and the board chairman said he was temporarily miffed when he threatened to va cate the post as board chairman. It la doubted that Mr. Moon wilt rtaign his pott. . ? ' *