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W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ??< ? 43rd YEAR, NO. 85. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-FOUR PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. OCTOBER 22, 1954 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Beaufort Board Tells Chief To Quit Heavy Truck Ban Prevents Bridge From Further Sag Hghway Department Puts Pilings Under Beaufort Draw to Strengthen It The Beaufort drawbridge has stopped sinking since heavy trucks have been prohibited from cros? ing it, according to State Highway Patrolman J. W. Sykes. The patrolmen are keeping an I around-the-clock vigil at the bridge along with members of the Beau fort National Guard unit The bridge supports were weakened during Friday's storm. Trucks weighing three tons or over are prohibited from crossing the bridge. All heavy trucks have to be weighed on the state high way patrol's portable scales before they arc allowed to cross. Patrolman Sykes said the bridge was sinking at the rate of one inch every 24 hours wjiile the heavy trucks were crossing. The State Highway Department is now putting pilings under the bridge in an attempt to bolster the weak spot. The highway department has also placed signs before reaching the bridge. The signs denote a "dip" in bridge and also issue a warning to trucks weighing three tons or more Patrolman Sykes said that driv i crs of heavy trucks who cross the i bridge without first having th* truck weighed will be indicted. Stockholm Will Dock Tomorrow Morning at 8 ? The M S. Stockholm is scheduled to arrive at Morehead City at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning after a week's cruise to Havana and Nas sau. The liner is docking a day lata due to the delay in sailing from Morehead C *.y. * Six customs inspectors will be on hand to check the baggage of the 380 passengers, according to Wal ' ter Friederichs. assistant port man ager. Most of the inspectors are coming to Morehead City from Norfolk. Stevedores will move the luggage from the custom tables, which will be set up in the warehouse, to the passengers' cars. ' The Morehead City Junior Wa man's Club will provide transpor tation for the passengers from the customs checking point to the parking lot. Dan Walker. Beaufort, will be in charge of cars left at the port, when the ship sailed Sun day. The docking of the Stockholm tomorrow will mark the end of the first trip, originating from More ' head City port, of a transatlantic liner. It will also bring to a clos* the sixth annual convention and assembly of the North Carolina Academy of General Practice which booked the cruise, for their meeting. At 3 p.m. Saturday, the Stock holm will leave for Bermuda. Mem bers of the N.C. Bottlers. Associa tion and the N.C. Beer Distributors will make up the majority of pas sengers. The North Carolina Feed Manu facturers Association will take the third cruise, leaving Morehead City Oct 28, and the North Caro lina Pharmacists will sail Nov. 3. CP&L Postpones Sunday (Mage George 8tovall. manager of Car olina Power and Light Co. an nounced yeaterday that the outtafa originally achcduled (or Sunday has been poatponed. He aakl so many businesa places are In need of power as the reautt of the storm that the outtage will be rescheduled later this year. Mr. Stovall expressed apprecia tion to the Beaufort and Morehead City fire departments for waahlng the salt off tranaformcrs and other equipment at aub-atations. Mr. Sto vall said Tuesday that he was hop ing foV rain because the salt spray had covered tinea to aurh an extent that the company "was barely able" to keep power flowing. "Well probably loae a lot of transformer* If K doesn't rain," he declared. The brief power interruptions in Beaufort and Morehead City were necessary while water waa being shot oa the sub-atetiou equipment Carteret, 1954 A. H. (After Hazel) Waves crashed like breakers across Front Street, Beaufort, last Friday morning. This picture was taken before the water reached its highest level which was a few inches down from the parking meter heads. All Front Street businesses on ground level had extensive water damage. The roof of Freeman Brothers store, in the 700 block of Arendell Street, More he ad City, crashed to the street about noon Friday. For tunately no one was injured when the weighty mass flew down. Those who heard it sakl it "made am awful roar." The debris mangled the sign on the theatre and smashed the plate glass window in Belk's. Debris like this IMci-ed each ?lde of the causeway between More head City and Beaufort. State Highway crews were clearing the high way right-of-way this week after those who lost property in the storm salvaged what they could. The State Highway crews performed a supreme engineering feat it North River by repairing the bridge In )nat five day*. This ahowa the weat end of the bridge aa it appeared Saturday afternoon after crewa started work. la the right lmr?1 aba** la all that raaaina ef the abating rink M Hbepard Street fta 1 City. At the left ? tin rae I hat rruM between twe cedar tree*, knocking dawn the parch of the brawn Legislature Candidate Believes in Democrats D. G. Bell. Morehead City, whose grandfather, ' Uncle Jimmy" Bell of Harlowe, always said, "Next to the church, the Democratic party is the most important thing in the world,' is running on the Demo cratic ticket for tlie legislature. Mr. Bell, who founded Dee Gee's Gift Shop in Morehead City, in 1934, is now a member of the Morehead City Town Board, having been electcd for three consecutive terms since 1947. Born in Morehead City in 1913. he was graduated from Morehead City High School in 1932 and less than two years later started his own photographic and gift shop business. The son of Mrs. Madic Bell and the late Dan G. Bell, he comes from a family who has always been active in business, civic jtnd politi cal affairs. Past JC President Carteret's Democratic candidate for the legislature is a past presi dent of the Morehead City Jaycees, a past president of the Morehead City Chamber of Commerce and holder of the Jaycee man of the year award. For three years he was publicity chairman for the Chamber of Com merce. At present he is police ? Education Board Reviews Bids The County Board of Education met Wednesday to review bids sub mitted on a six-classroom addition to the Queen Street School, Beau fort, and an eight-classroom and primary playroom addition to the Beaufort School. H. L. Joslyn, county superin tendent of schools, said that the bids accepted by the board will have to be approved by the State Board of Education. Bids accepted are as follows: Queen Street School, O. C. Law rcnce, general contractor, $43. 160.32 plus $1,876 for acoustical tile; Harry Whitehurst, plumbing, $3,898; J. T. Pearson Co., heat ing, $6,882, and Carl Hatsell, elec trical work, $1,781.75. Beaufort School, M. L. Skinner, general contractor, $66,769; Howell Plumbing. $4,425; J. T. Pearson Co., heating, $6,642 and Carl Hat sell, electrical work, $2,582.14. Postmaster Betts Thanks National Guardsman Postmaster J. P. Betts, Beaufort, yesterday expressed his apprecia tion to the Beaufort unit of the National Guard for supplying a truck and driver to deliver mail this week east of the North River Bridge. Mr. Betts said Ralph Davis, a clerk at the Beaufort pmtoffice, rode with the Guardsmen to make RKD deliveries. Lt. Mike Mason of the National Guard supervised the operation. Tides al the Beaufort Bar Tide Table HIGH U?W Friday, Oct. 22 4:55 a.m. 5:13 p.m. 11:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct 23 5:43 a m. 6:00 p.m 11:32 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct 24 6:28 a.m. 6:40 p.m. 12:13 a.m. 12:50 p.m. Maaday, Oct 25 7:08 a m. 7:S0 p.m. 12:51 a.m. 1:31 p.m. Tuesday, Oct 26 7:44 a.m. 7.55 pjB. 1:27 p.m. 2:00 p M. commissioner for Morehead City and mayor pro-tem. Upon election to the town board in 1947 he was instrumental in departmentalizing town affairs with a commissioner supervising each department, bstreet, police, fire, and finance. He is a member of The First Meth odist Church in Morehead City and served on its Board of Stewards for several years. Mr. Bell volunteered for service in the Coast Guard in 1942 and was given a commission as ensign. Prior to that time* he had organ ized the Coast Guard auxiliary as preparatory measure should war be declared. During the first part of the sec ond world war he was in charge of ourchase of small craft for the Coast Guard and the year prior to his discharge, which was in 1946, was assistant captain of the port t Mobile, Ala. Discharged with the rating of lieutenant senior grade, he was nade lieutenant commander in the Coast Guard Reserve in 1953. Commands Reserve ('nit He is now the commanding off i ?er of the ('oast Guard Reserve Training Unit, Morehead City, a position he has held since its or ganization in 1952. After his discharge from the Coast Guard in 1946, Mr. Bell con tinued his gift shop business. Interested in the growth of the ?ounty throuqh its waterways ind shipping facilities', Mr. Bell is a member of the mayor's Port Ad 'isory Committee, Morehead City, ind in * April represented North Carolina, by gubernatorial -ippoint nent, at the Rivers and Harbors Congress in Washington. Mr. Bell is firm in his belief vhat the Democratic party is the party if the people. "They may have nnde mistakes but basically the in tentions and the platform of the Democratic party has been to do the most good for the most peo ple,'' he declares. "1 feel that to be a representa tive me^ns just that ? that vow ire to represent the people, their desires and their wishes." the Dem ocratic candidate commented. "It means more." he added, "than just going up to Raleigh and waiting for things to vote on. It means that you should work for the things to help develop the county you represent. "I believe that issues of benefit to this county should be brought to the attention of the legislature ? things such as a soattal mosquito control program, legislation advan tageous to fishermen. laws helpful to the development of this county as a resort section. "I believe a legislator should see what should be done and then WORK to see that those things happen. If elected to the legisla ture Nov. 2. I intend to do just that." he said. Mayor Is Head Of Police Force Beaufort's Chief of Police" M. E. Guy was dismissed by the town board at a special meeting Tuesday night. The motion that he "be dismissed immediately" was made by Mayor Clifford Lewis who relinquished his chair momentarily to Com missioner (Mayor Pro-Tem) W. G. Temple. As mayor Mr. Lewis could not have made the motion. The second came from Commis sioner James I). Rumley and the unanimous vote from Mayor Lewis and Commissioners Rumley, Tem pie, Gordon Hardesty and Gerald Hill. Commissioner Carl Hatsell was absent. Mr. Hardesty, commissioner in charge of police, made a motion that every member of the police department be fired. There was no second. Another motion by Mayor Lewis that Chief Guy be paid through ! Nov. 30 was passed unanimously. The commissioners then appoint ed Mayor Lewis as acting police chief. Siill Chief But at press time Mr. Guy claim ed that' he was still chief. In a telephone statement to THE NEWS-TIMES late yesterday after noon he said: "1 am still chief." Wednesday, by order of Acting Police Chief (Mayor) Lewis, Mr. Guy was stripped of his police car, his uniform, his gun and his badge. Asked how he could function is police chief without badge, gun, uniform and police car he said he did not know but emphasized that I he was "still police chief." He contended that the special Tuesday night meeting was noth ing but a "rump" meeting and not technically legal in that the com missioners had not given 24 hours notice of the meeting as required by law. "I still don't know what it's all about," Mr. Guy said. "11 rather that this thing be done properly." Under Beaufort's amended iown corporation law of 1945 a chief of police may be appointed by the board of town commissioners and "serve at the will of the commis sioners." The commissioners' dismissal ac tion against Mr. Guy on Tuesday night is the outgrowth of town rumblings against wholesale police arrests for minor traffic violations and stiff penalties of $21.50 court cost fines in the town's Recorder's Court and dissention in the police department itself. A legal source said that Mr. Guy's refusal to accept dismissal on the grounds that the special meeting was a rump meeting "is See MAYOR, Page 8 Bridge at North River Ooens Wednesday Night The bridge across North River is open again to traffic. John L. Humphrey, county road superin tendent, said the bridge opened to jmc way traffic at 6 p.m i Wednes day. "The boys operating the ducks at North River did a wonder ful job and we certainly d?r ap preciate it," Deputy Sheriff Mar sha Ayscue said Wednesday. Ten Marines from Camp Lejeune were running the four ducks from dawn until dark Monday through Wednesday. The amphibious ve hicles were obtained through the courtesy of the United States Ma rine Corps. Arrangements to have them carry mail to the eastern part of the county were made by the United .States postoffice department after Hurricane Hazel swept the bridge away Friday Until the ducks were put on the job, the State Highway Department had been operating boats across the river and offering motor vehicle transportation on each side of the bridge. Supplies Transported The ducks, in addition to carry ing mail, were alao carrying food, medical supplies and other pro visions to the residents down cast. The Marines, who heroically have formed the only connecting link between the eastern and west ern part of the county, are Sgt. Norman C. Steigerwald, Cpl. Robert E. Amslcr, Pvt. Marion D. January, Pfc. Rnber F. Carlson, Pfc. Ray K Yeakly, Pfc. Robert J. Battis. Pfc. James A. Wright. Pfc. John C. Casque, and two Negro lads. Pvt. Edward P. Molyson and Pvt. Vernan D. Browning. Superintendent Humphrey aaid Wednesday that, contrary to rumor, the State Highway Department did not prevent the Marine Corp* from putting a pontoon bridge across the river. He said that Colonel Stonecliff. chief of staff of the second Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, surveyed the situation and decided that the highway department would have the bridge repaired before the Ma See BRIDGE, Page 8 Port Calendar MS Stockholm ? Will dock it Morehead City port at 8 a.m. to morrow after cruise to Havana and Nassau and will sail Satur day afternoon for Bermuda OTt'O 21 ? Barge dockcd at.. Aviation Fuel Terminals Wed nesday and sailed for Cherry Point after discharging jet 'fuel. Came from Paulsboro. N. J. U Moyne D'ldervllle - French ship docked Monday at Morehead City Tort and picked up cargo of 800,000 pounds of tobacco. Sail ed Tuesday morning for LeHavre, France Gloria- German ship is sched uled to dock at the Morehead City Port Nov. 10 to take on ' cargo of tobacco. Marine movement started Tuesday at Morehead City Port and will continue through Nov. 9. Ship* involved are USR Bottl neau, USS Capricornus. USS Chilton, USS Libya, USS Bock wall. USS Sanborn. USS Glenn, USS Alshain, USS Botetourt, USS Afhenar, USS Rankin. USS Monrovia. USS Thuban. USS Rockbridge. USS Arneb, USS Froemont, USS Taconkc. USS Baaaott. USS Bur do. Alio involved will be LST 1153, LST MS. LST 542, LST S21. LST 1071 and LST 1079. ?_ County Red Cross Gets 75 Requests For Assistance Central Headquarters Are At 402 Ann St., Beau fort; Four on Duty The Carteret County Chapter of the Red Cross by Wednesday noon had received about 75 applications for aid, according to Frank Hollo well, Red Cross representative from Goldsboro who was sent to this area last Thursday night. Mr Hollowell said that he will be replaced here soon by Hudson Bacon. Chapel Hill, who has done considerable Rc-d Cross disaster work. The disaster headquarters for the entire county art now located at 402 Ann St., Beaufort. Mr. Hol lowell explained that the new lo cation gives them a more central position and is more efficient than having headquarters in both More head City and Beaufort. Four Red Cross workers are on duty there. Mr. Hollowell said that the local chapter has had applications for just about every kind of aid, ap plications for roof repair, replac ing household furnishing, clothing, for replacing homes, fish nets and fish boats. Anyone desiring to make a con tribution to the Red Cross for work in this area should send their con tribution to the Carteret County Chapter Disaster Fund. Red Cross Headquarters, Beaufort. N. C. Three Marines Hurt in Crash Three men stationed at Camp l.ejpune were injured at 1 o'clock Tuesday morning at the intersec tion of Highway! 24 and 70 when the car in which they were riding clipped off a power company pole. Driving the car was Henry Col lins- McKenna and with him were James Moynihan and Raymond G. Going, all of Camp Lejeune. The men suffered severe cuts and bruises. They were taken to the Morehead City Hospital and later transferred to the hospital at Camp Lejeune. State Highway Patrolman J. W. Sykes. who investigated, said that the car hurtled out of Highway 24. through a stop sign at Highway TO, roared across the road, knocked down a sign at a gasoline station and skidding sideways into a power pole, knocking it over. The pole burned and there was no power in that area from the time of the accident until 10 a.m. when the pole was replaced. Patrolman Sykes said that three Lejeune Marines, hitch-hiking to the base, said they heard the car screaming toward them before they ever saw it. The eye-witnesses were J. E. Clark. Ralph ijiFredo and Chris Ledrich. Patrolman Sykes said that even though there was beer strewn all over the scene of the accident and everywhere in the car, McKenna did not seem drunk. He has been charged, however, with careless and reckleaa driving, speeding in excess of 59 miles an hour and failing to stop at a stop sign. The car, a 1954 Ford, skid 255 feet and then turned over and over 110 feet more before aplintering the power pole. Two Cars Collide On Highway U Two cars collided at 7:35 a.m. Wednesday a half mile west of Broad Creek on Highway 24. No one was hurt but Mr*. Mattie H. Fulford. route 1 Supply, N. C., was charged with failure to yield the right-of-way. Patrolman R. H. Brown, who In vestigated. said that Mrs. Fulford, driving a IMS Ford waa headed west and attempted to pas* a 1060 Bulck driven by James L. Rum felt. Cherry Point, as Rumfelt was turning left. Damage to the Ford was esti mated at $250 and damage to the Bulck waa estimated at (MO. H Wsfk* Morehead City * fir* alarm ay? tem w>? back In working order Wednesday morning, according to K. L. Nelson, fir* eh M.
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