W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ??< 43rd YEAR, NO. 92. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1964 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AI*D FRIDAYS Dixie B Salvage Attempts Look Hopeless , Owner Says Mast Hits Power Lines, Sets Up Chain Reaction Menhaden Boat, Charlie Mason, Rams B&M Railroad Trestle The yacht which ran into the power lines over Gallants Channel at 1:30 p .m. Thursday set up a chain of events that hasn't ended yet. In addition to knocking out the power in Beaufort and all down east, the yacht, Mogu, backed up between the Beaufort draw and the railroad bridge, caused the men haden boat, Charlie Mason to back up and the Mason, fighting a swift tide, rammed into the Beaufort and Morehead Railroad trestle causing close to $500 damage to the trestle. Insurance adjustments between the power company and the yacht owner, Fred Guggenheimer of Lowell, Mass., are still up in the air. The yacht, captained by Everett Somer, was proceeding south through the Beaufort draw when its 90-foot mast failed to clear, by 4 inches, the power lines across Gallants Channel. The mast tore down a 13,000 volt line that fed the causeway and ra dio station and the 33,000 volt line that serves Fry Roofing Co., More head City. Because the draw was opening to let the Mogu through, the power failure caused the bridge to stall halfway up which in turn stopped all highway traffic. Meanwhile, the Charlie Mason, owned by the Fish Meal Co., want ed to go through the draw. It couldn't because of the Mogu and the half open highway draw. The menhaden boat then prob ably had a bit of trouble, with,' Us controls, according to observers. It cracked into the railroad draw bridge, necessitating replacement of abuut seven long beams. Be cause of the damage the draw could not be lowered from the time of the accident until 1 p.m. Friday, according to A. T. Leary Jr. of the B&M. iieorge aiovau, manage] ui v?iu lina Power and Light Co., said power was restored to Beaufort and the eastern part of the county by 1:58 p.m. and the causeway was picked up a little bit later. When the mast hit the power lines. 4 major fireworks' display was set off. Sparks showered everywhere and the lines dropped tcross the Mogu's bow. The four crewmen aboard the Mogu said they were scared stiff. Mr. Stovall said yesterday that It was not known how much dam age was done to the power com pany's installations because the heavy wooden towers holding the lines were pulled together and all their guy wires loosened. The trouble even caused a wire at the Beaufort substation to part and set a grass fire. Mr. Stovall said the power lines are set above the channel at the height prescribed by the Corps of Engineers. When the Mogu, a rac ing yacht, hit the lines, the tide was within an hour of being at its lowest point. Captain Somers told Mr. Stovall that he went through the Beaufort draw rather than the Morehead draw (where the lines go under water) because he knew the way through Beaufort. The Mogu. formerly the Doris III, is 68 feet long. She went to Morehead City after the accident (by way of the Morehead draw) and proceeded on her way south Friday morning. Car, Pickup Collide Saturday A car and a pickup ' collided at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at 10tk and Arendell Streets, Morehead City, when the drivers were trying to make left turns from Arendell Street into 10th St. Mrs. Roaalyn Garner Howard. Newport, driving a 1953 Buick, was going from the right lane on Aren dell Street and was turning into the left lane when the collision with a 1980 Chevrolet pickup truck took place. Thomas A. Wade, Moi*ehead City, wm driving in the left lane on Arendell and stated that be was preparing to make a left tarn. 8gt. C. K. Bunch, Morehead City Police Department, Investigated and estimated that there was about <38 damage to the Buick and the truck's damage was estimated at 1 Charles Davis, Beaufort, owner of the Dixie B, the' trawler rammed at Cape Lookout Friday morning, said salvage attempts look pretty hopeless. Efforts were being made yesterday to get the Dixie B afloat again. Charles Piner, Morehead City, with his tug, Mamie, was at the Cape yesterday, trying to free the trawler. The Dixie B was run down by the Dewey, a menhaden boat owned by Wallace Fisheries,* Morehead City. The Dewey hit the Dixie B airidship with its bow and cracked her open. She sank in about 30 minutes but all hands aboard were saved. Men Saved The collision occurred on the west side of the sluice. The men aboard the trawler, Raymond Gas kill, Beaufort, the skipper; Pat Nelson, Atlantic, and Kenneth Johnson, Harkers Island, were picked up by the Evelyn Smith, a trawler out of Beaufort captained by Leroy Hill of Davis. Mr. Davis said the Dewey did not pick the crew up because it was probably afraid of running aground. \f. A. Mace Jr., of Wallace Fish eries, said yesterday that the Dewey was turning around to go to the assistance of the Dixie B but the Evelyn Smith reached the traw ler before the Dewey did. Skipper of the Dewey is Harry Willis, Morehead City. The survivors were taken from the Evelyn Smith by a boat from the Cape Lookout Life Boat Sta tion &nd then a 40-foot boat from Fort Macon met the Cape Lookout boat and took the men into Beau fort. Mr. Davis said that the Dewey was running close in the sluice and evidently a heavy sea got under her and threw her slam-bang into the trawler. It was a beautiful day and the sea was calm. The Dixie B was shrimping and had been through the shoals and proceeding back to the westward beach. The Dewey was on a routine menhaden run. Josephine Lends Hand The other trawler owned by Mr. Davis and the Davis Seafood Co., Beaufort, is the Josephine. She tried to get a line on the Dixie B a short while after *he collision, but th* line parted. The Josephine is captained by Carol Willis. Mr. Davis said it's hard to judge how deep the wqter is where the Dixie B sank. At low tide it may be about 4 feet and at high tide as much as 10. He said the Coast Guard would conduct a hearing on the disaster at 8 o'clock this morning at the courthouse. The Dixie B had had a new engine put in her about eight months ago. Two years ago she ran aground at Ocracoke and prior to that time had been the subject of several minor marine mishaps. Mr. Davis said, "She was too good a boat to get run down. It's too bad it had to happen to her." Fire Roasts Yams In Tobacco Bam One hundred bushels of sweet potatoes were roasted yesterday morning at 7:45 when Bupert Ogelaby's tobacco barn at Crab Point caught fire. E. L. Nelson, Morehead CHy fire chief, aaid the blaze started Vhen the oil in a burner caught fire. The fire spread from the burner to the baskets of sweet potatoes stored in the barn. Firemen had the fire under con trol after about an hour.. Damage was limited to the sweet potatoes and little harm was done to the building, according to the chief. Port Cqlendar Esso Ashvllle? Will dock at Easo Port Terminal tomorrow with load of gas and fuel oil. Coming from Baton Rouge, La. Elisabeth H. ? ? Scheduled to dock at Esso Port Terminal Thursday from Aruba, Nether land West Indies with load of No. 6 fuel. USS Pandemus ? Navy repair ship came in to Morehead City Wedneaday, left Friday and re turned Saturday. USS Crishna ? Navy repair ship docked at Morehead City Port Friday ' MV Gtaria ? German ship dock ed at Morehead City Port Sat urday. Started loading tobacco yesterday and will sail today for Garmany. Paladina? Docked at Trumbull Aaphalt Co. Friday from Cu racao, Nethertand West Indie*. Unloaded cargo of asphalt and sailed Sunday. Gehrlg-Dredge boat docked at Morehead City port Friday and will go back to work today in the port channel Beach Jasper Halt I? Seven small boata participating in Ma rin* maneuvers docked at More head City port yestarday; In cluded one 100-footar and six tt iooUrs Bridge Limit Goes Up to Five Tons Work on Beaufort Bridge Delays Repairs at North River Span The weight limit on the Beauiort drawbridge was raised to five tons gross Friday. John L. Humphrey, county road superintendent, said work on the bridge is continuing and it is hoped that the bridge will be in condition very soon to take heavy trucks and busses. Sing? the bridge was closed to heav/*' Vehicles, busses have been parking on the west side of the bridge and passengers are trans ported in cars back and forth from the Beaufort station. Mr. Humphrey said that the North River Bridge will be restored to its pre-hurricane condition and probably wotfld have been well on the way to restoration had the con dition of the Beaufort bridge not become serious. But the crews at North River had to be pulled off that job to work at Beaufort. The tips of the crossarms on the Morehead City bridge have been knocked off. The one on the west side was sheared off by Hazel and the one on the east side was knock ed off recently by a "some smart driver" according to the bridge tender. News-Times Will Help Observe Bank Opening In observance of the opening of the Commercial National ~ Bank at Sea Level Saturday, THE NEWS-TINES will carry pictures, special stories and con gratulatory messages from busi nessmen Friday. The day's events at Sea Level will be climaxed with a general meeting of the Sea Level Cham ber of Commerce and an oyster roast at Atlantic Saturday night, according to J. A. DuBois, man ager of the chamber. Driver Survives Friday Accident William G u s t o f Bohonsky, Cherry Point, survived an accident at 7:30 Friday night which smash ed up his 1951 Ford convertible coupe on the Nine-Foot Road four miles south of Newport. Bohonsky, who suffered scratch es and bruises all over his body, was treated at the Cherry Point, dispensary. He has been charged by State Highway Patrolaman J. W. Sykes with driving with an ex pired Florida driver's license. I He was headed south on the Nine-Foot Road at a high rate of speed, according to the patrolman. He lost control of the car and it skidded to the left, hit the abutt ment on a drainage ditch, slid sideways 320 feet turning over all the while. Bohonsky told the patrolman that he was aware that the car was going to wreck and so he jumped from it. He was not at the scene of the accident when the patrolman arrived but reported to the patrol office the next day. A Southern Woman Studies The Segregation Problem Mrs. G. T. Spivey, Beaufort, the Carteret Home Demonstration Club delegate on the recent trip to the Uhiteri Nations, conferred with Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt on the segregation problem. Mrs. Spivey, who is also with the County Health Department, has become interested in the issue and has /nade num erous local inquiries of school of ficials, both white and Negro, re garding the Supreme Court de cision on integration. Mrs. Spivey says, "I know that the Supreme Court ruling .is not the final chapter. It is only the beginning of a tremendous task in segregation and will require tact, understanding and most of all the prayers of both the colored and white races." She writes of her findings and sets forth her opinions as followi: The first thing that I did waa to go to our county Superinten dent of schools to ask my first questions. There I found that only 17. per cent of our school popula tion is colored. I also found that the teacher load in Queen Street High School is 29.2 pupils, while the teacher load in Beaufort School is 31.7. When I asked about the salaries of each 1 found each sal ary is based upon the teacher'i certificate and that there were some colored teachers in Queen Street School whose certificates were higher than in Beaufort School, therefore that teacher's salary was higher. All laws of our land that have stood through the ages have been baaed upon the Bible so I took mine and looked up every refer ence that I could find that might be pertaining to this question. I find that even in the first family where there was only four mem bers there was war. for Cain, the son of Adam slew his brother be cause he was Jealous of him for he had found favor in God. This is Genesis 4:8. In Genesis S and 9 1 found that God bade Noah take his sons, their wives and Noah's wife Into the ark, he -was also commanded to take two of every living thing so that after the flood, each living creature could breed abundantly upon the earth. In Genesis B we find the beginning of the story of the sons of Noah and in Genesis 10 we find the segregation of the family of Noah. According to the shore lines of the maps In my Bible I find that he gave to 8hem what Is now Asia, to Japhet what is now Europe and to Ham he gave gave what la now Africa. These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generation, in their nation, and by these were ?m MGUGATION, Page 1 Mrs. G. T. Spiny, Beaufort, talks with Mrs. Franklin D. Roose velt at the I'nlted Nations building. Townsmen on Highway 70 To Meet at Raleigh Nov. 29 Invitations to the organizational meeting of the U. S. Highway 70 Amociation of North Carotin* were mailed out thii week by Jqe Du Bois, manager of the Sea Level Chamber of Commerce. The meeting will take place in the Cafe Garden of the Hotel Sir Walter in Raleigh at 12:30 p.m. Monday. Nov. 29. Representatives from 19 towns on Highway 70 have been Invited to the meeting. They are Ted Davis. Morehead City; Norwood Young, Beaufort, Joe R. Hender son, Hot Springs; Gerald M. Sny der, Old Fort; Robert Ballen. Ne bo; Max Steelnun, Hickory; W. P. Pence, Salisbury. Ken Horyle, Thomasville: George Colcloagh. Burlington; Frank A. Pierson .Durham; H. V. Barnette, Raleigh; Mrs. L. H. Coltrane. Smlthfield; John Rlddick. Golds boro; Charles McCullers, Klnston; and Mr. Du Bol*. Buainess which will be taken up will Include U? election of lam porary officen. consideration of a constitution and by-laws, and plans for. raising advertising funds. The group is scheduled also to make a decision on a map or brochure for immediate circulation and will plan ways to cooperate with the national U. S. Highway 70 Associa tion. Tides at the Beaufort Bar Tide Table HIGH LOW Tuesday, Nov. IS 1218 a.m. 12:43 p.m. 6:30 a.m. 7.18 p.m. Wedaesday, Nov. 17 1:21 a.m. 1:45 p.m. 7:36 a m 8:16 p.m. Thursday, Nuv. 18 2:24 a.m. 2:43 p.m. 8:43 a.m. 9:12 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1* 3:26 i.m. 3:40 pjs. 9:48 i.m. 10:04 p.m. Aircraft Undertake Search For Missing Jet Fighter ? < I . < Former Carteret Patrolman Hurt in Wreck Sunday Night State Highway Patrolman H. G. Woolard, formerly stationed in this county, was injured Sunday . ?*ht when his car wrecked while adsing an alleged speeder. Patrolman Woolard suffered three fractured ribs and a head injury and a 16-year-old Negro boy, Sylvester Whitfield, who was riding with him was hospitalized with undetermined injuries. Whit field watiMinconscious at the Good Shepherd Hospital after he was admitted for treatment. The accident occurred six miles north of New Bern when the Patrol car came to a dead end on a dirt road and wrecked after go ing over an embankment into a field. Patrolman Woolard was admitted to St. Luke's Hospital at New Bern. He gave chase to Whitfield's car and another automobile when they passed through a speed clock side by side in excess of 85 miles an hour, the patrolman said. After getting the license of one of the tars, which failed to pass a car that the first speeding automobile managed to swerve by, and radioing the information to the Patrol office in New Bern, Patrol man Woolard overtook Whitfield and arrested him. The patrolman said he then turn ed down a dirt road in an effort to apprehend the other driver. After the crash, on the basis of information furnished by Patrol man Woolard, the highway patrol picked up Graham Wilson, a 30 year-old New Bern storekeeper. Wilson admitted being in the vicinity of the accident but denied that he was racing with Whitfield. The investigation was still going on and no charges had been pre ferred. Social Security Manager Urges Investigation Many survivers of wage-earners who died between June 30, 1940 and Sept. 1, 1950 who were unable to qualify for Social Security ben efits under the law existing at that time may now be entitled un der the liberalized 1954 amend* ments, according to N. A. Avera, district manager of the Wilming ton. N. C., Social Security Ad ministration office. It was explained that many wage earners died between these dates without having worked under So cial Security a long enough time to establish credits sufficient to provide benefits for survivors un der requirements of the law at that time. For instance, a wage earner who died prior to Sept. 1, 1950 needed to have worked in employment covered by Social Security at least one-half the to tal number of calendar quarters which had elapsed since Jan. 1, 1937 in ord?r for his suvivors to be entitled to monthly benefits. As an exantple, the require ments for a wage-earner who died in January 1950, was 'that he have 26 quarter years of work credits, this number being one-half of the total 52 quarter years which had elasped in the 13 years, of four quarters each, which had passed since Jan. 1, 1937. The recent amendments liber alized requirements for survivors of wage-earners who died between Jum 1940, and September 1050, U>,provifte eligibility. U -Ul^ w*?e earner rtad at least six quarters of coverage at the time of his death. Applications must be made by survivors to obtain benefits. Eligi ble persons include widows, un married children still under 18 years of age, or dependent parents. Mr. Avera pointed out that since claims representing only 18 bene ficiaries under this type case have been received in the past 10 days, there are many survivors of wage earners who died between the dates specified who should make inquiry regarding their present eligibility for benefits. Four Survive Crash Of Navy Reserve Plane More than 25 aircraft from Cherry Point joined planes from carriers at sea yesterday morning in the search for a jet plane last heard from at 8:15 p.m. Sunday 40 miles southeast of Cape Lookout. The jet was on a routine train ing flight, but had joined other planes in the search for a Navy PV2 Lockheed Ventura reported lost in this vicinity, The PV2 was located at 6:40 a.m. yesterday morning in Pamlirn Sound near Bluff Point. ? Four of its five-men crew were res cued by a Coast Guard seaplane out of Elizabeth City. The fifth, Rich ard Z. Garlenski, 22, seaman ap prentice, of Washington, D. C., could not be found and is presumed dead. All five were on a Navy Reserve flight out of Anacostia, Va. One of the survivors, Lt. Alfred W. Funk houser, 36, Edgewater, Md., is a member of the Coast Guard Re serve. Other survivors, in the Navy Reserve, are Lt. Cmdr. George S. Smith, 39, Fairfax, Va.; Lt. Robert L. Mallonee, 32, Towson, Md., and Demetrius G. Sotiropolof, 19, air man apprentice, Washington, D. C. On Rafts The rescue plane found the four men floating on rafts. They were given emergency medical treatment at Elizabeth City and then trans ported by helicopter to the hospital at Portsmouth, Va. Two of the men, Lieutenant Funkhouser and Airman Sotiro polof, were to be released from the hospital late yesterday afternoon but the other two were scheduled to remain in the hospital for treat ment of a broken ankle and broken leg. The Navy public information office at Anacostia said yesterday that no one had talked to the sur vivors and it was not known how the plane had crashed. The PV2 reported that it was in trouble at 7 o'clock Sunday night and a search for it got underway. Two Missing ,4 The pilot of the now missing PSD Skynight of Marine An Weather Fighter Squadron 531, Cherry Point, is Second Lt. Roy O. Wilkin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. Wilkin, Indio, Calif. With him was M/Sgt. Gerald A. Morreau, ra dar operator, Havelock. The jet had left Cherry Point at 1 p.m. When last heard from al most two hours later, it had joined in the search for the Navy Reserve plane and reported its position as 40 miles southeast of Cape Look out. At noon yesterday no trace of the plane nor its occupants had been sighted. County Representatives To Meet at Raleigh Friday Joining with representatives* from four other counties, Alvah I. Hamilton, county attorney for Car teret. will request Gov. Luther Hodges for more rehabilitation aid Friday morning at Raleigh. A resolution will be presented to the governor at 11 a.m. by Attorney llantilton, Senator - elect R. H. Walton of Brunswick County. Hargrove Bellamy of New Hanover County, J. V. Whitfield of Pender County and Mayor M. N. Liak, Swansboro, Onslow County. Each county representative will present a damage estimate to the governor. They will meet at Wil mington tomorrow to plan the Raleigh session and name a spokes man. . W. J Blair, Morehead City; Bill Mclean. Emerald lale, and James I). Potter, county auditor, went to Raleigh Friday and presented an estimate on damage to Bogue Banks beaches to State Civil De fense Director Edward F. Griffin. General Griffin is in charge of assisting areas hit by Hazel in' getting disaster funds. The Bogue Bantu estimate was set at $242,000 That amount covers the cost of erecting snow fences to restore the beach and filling in low places at Emerald Isle which are in danger of being cut through to the sound All costal communities, incor porated or unincorporated, ware urged to file their applicatlona for ?id and a report on total hurri cane damages with the chairman of their board of county commis sioners by Wednesday. The deadline was set to obtain a complete picture of damages in the five coastal counties. Winters to be Announced Ted Davis, manager of the Morehead City Chamber of Com merce, said winners In the Mr. and Miss Courtesy conteat will be an nounced the latter part of this week. The conteat closed Saturday night. Wreck Causes $500 Damage A car driven by Albert D. Mucks, 21, Beaufort, was damaged to the extent of $500 at 4:30 p.m. Friday when it was involved in an accident on Highway 101 south of the Core Creek Bridge. The car. a IBM Ford, ran into the rear of an oil truck driven by John Wesley Willis Jr., route 1 Beaufort. The truck was owned by T. T. (Tom) Potter, Beaufort. According to State Highway Pa trolman W. E. Pickard. who assist ed Sheriff Hugh Salter in the in vestigation, Hucks was headed south, following the oil truck and was attempting to pass when he saw that a log truck in front of the oil truck was slowing to make a turn. He pulled back and hit the truck. Damage to the oil truck was esti mated at KM). Two in the Hucks car were reported to have minor Injuries. Hucks was driving with a learner's permit but Patrolman Pickard said a person with an op erator's license waa also in the car. Miss Joyc* Willi* Will Direct Nativity Scan* Mias Joyce Willis, Morehead City, haa been named director of the Carteret Community Theatre nativity scene to be presented during Christmas week. Mrs. Tresis Royal Vlckers haa been named technical director. The acene will be preaented out doors it the Recreation Canter, Morehead City, according to pre sent plan*. The theatre group will meet at 7:30 tomorrow night at the radio station to make further plan* lor tha Yuletlde preaenla tiou. 36 Men Chosen For Jury Duty Judge Allen H. Gwyn To Replace Judge J. W. Parker Next Week At a special meeting Friday morning, the County Board of Com missioners drew a list of 36 men for jury duty in the special term of criminal court which begins Nov. 22. A. H. James, clerk of Superior Court, announced yesterday that Judge Allen H. Gwyn has been assigned to hold court rather than Judge Joseph Parker, as originally announced It was discovered that Judge Parker already had a crim inal court scheduled for the com ing week. The jurors arc as follows: New port Raymond T. Edwards. Sam uel L. Pollard. Willie L. Cannon, Cornell Garner, Julius Nelson Rus sell, J. C. Garner, and Owen Cottle. Beaufort ? H. I. Holbrook, Daniel M. Eubanks, Philip Taylor, Sterling Arthur, Ivey Mason, and William A. Baliance. Morchead City ? B. E. High smith, Don F. Willis, Francis W. Wade, Truman D. Kemp, Doily Thornton Willis, J. V. Water*, Walter g. Morris, Floyd Winberry, and Joseph P. BJoodgood. Atlantic ? Charlie Robinson and Connie Robinson; Williston ? Iredell Willis; Harkers Island - I. eland G. Yeomans and Nathaniel Macon Moore; Smyrna ? V. A. Chadwick; Sea Level ? Abbott Salter, William Lloyd, John E. Lupton, Milton Taylor. Davis ? Julius Willia; Swans bo ro ? Everett E. Koonce; Wild wood Albert E. Murdoch; Stacy ? Albert Mason. Deputy Sheriff To Attend School Deputy Sheriff Bobby Bell will attend the Sheriffs School it Chapel Hill tomorrow through Sat urday. The school is conducted at the University of North Carolioa by the Institute of Government. Participants will begin register ing at noon tomorrow at the Insti tute of Government Building. Classes will continue through Sat urday noon. Both civil and criminal law will be covered, including such topics as the elements of crime, criminal procedures of bail, warrants, cap iases. civil claims and deliveries. Lectures will be given by three Institute assistant directors: James C. N. Paul, John Alexander Mc Mahon, and Basil Sherrill. Claaaes will meet in Manning Hall, the Law School Building. . E. M. Logan. Cabarrus County sheriff, is president of the N. C. Sheriffs' Association. 'Ravages' of Time Alter Appearance Time stood still Saturday night when one colored woman claims another hit her in the face with an alarm clock. Jenny Frailer, Beaufort, swore out a warrant yesterday morning against Florence Brown. Jenny told A. H. James, clerk- of Superior Court, that she walked in Flor ence's house and suddenly Flor ence threw an alarm clock at her, smaahing It in her face. Her face was cut and bruiaed. When the clerk of court asked Jenny what time she stopped the clock. Jenny said she didn't know. Her alleged aaaailant has boon docketed for trUf on an aaaaalt charge In county court this morn ing. Statement Appears A complete financial statement on inoome and disbursements in the county educatlofc department for the 19M-M fiscal year app*rs in today's paper on pafa S Me

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