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W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES >?> 43rd YEAR. NO. ?7. THREE SECTIOI# TWBNTY-TWO PAGES ' MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. DECEM BER 8, 196^ PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Prisoners Who Escaped, Get Additional Term Ten Partem Convicted Tuesday on Speeding Charge* Alton Hayes and Morly Jenkins were sentenced in County Record er's Court Tuesday to two -and one years, respectively in addition to their present sentences {or escap ing from prison. The sentences will be served at the end of their present terms. Hayes and Jenkins escaped from the crew with which they were working about noon Nov. 17 at Bucks Corner in the Stella section. They were inmates at the New port Prison Camp. The two men started hitch-hik ing on Highway 24 when Bill Kinsey, game warden, who was driving toward Swansboro, saw them and picked them up. He turned around and took them back to the crew at Bucks Corner. There Sheriff Hugh Salter and Deputy Sheriff Marshall Ayscue took them back to the prison camp. Jenkins had only 28 days yet to serve on a drunkenness and disturbing the peace charge. Hayes, according to his record, had escap ed several times previously. Ten persons were charged with speeding. They are Donald Miller, Frank Lee Thomas, Charles Evan der Sparkman, H. B. Willborn, Roderick Moore, Charlie Rayomnd Courtney, Cecil W. Watford, Sidney N. LaForge, Ancel V. Alger and Joseph J. Himmelherber. * Himmelherber, Miller and Will born were assessed costs of court and LaForge, Sparkman. and Thomas forfeited their bonds. Alger was fined |10 and taxed cests and Courtney aqd Watford had to pay $100 and costs. Moore was given a suspended sentence of 60 days on the roads. His sentence was suspended on the stipulation that he pay a fine of IIS and costs. J. R. Ball pled guilty to a charge of passing a stopped school bus. He was taxed court costs. Bench warrants were issued for Isaac Blango, Robert Lee Hender son, Robert Leo Esminger, and Robert R. Mitchell. Blango is charged with following too closely; Hendcison, speeding; Esminger, oo drivers license, speeding; and Mitchell, improper passing. Forfeits Bond Charles L. West forfeited bond on a charge of issung a bad cheqk and the state dij not pro secute James P. Strickland for not having a driver's license. Robert Nathan Jarvis, charged with speeding, also forfeited a bond for speeding. Charged with speeding, careless and reckless driving, and drunken driving, Kenneth R. Hightower was. found guilty of careless and reck less driving and was fined $1S0 and taxed court coats. Roland H. Sutton had to pay costa for not having license plates. Larry Walker Moore, charged with not having a driver's license and improper use of a dealer's plate, was given a suspended sentence of 30 days. His sentence was sus pended providing that be pay coats of court. Albert Devome Hucks had to pay costs for following too closely and Clayton John Bramhall, charged with reckless driving, was fined $29 and assessed costs. Ralph Gillikin received six months on the roads or a fine of See COURT. Pace I Two Eras in Contrast Photo by Norwood Younjc i Contrast In structural design is shown in this aerial view of a trans-atlantic liner sailing past Fort Macon. The liner, M.S. Stockholm, represents the last word ip modern design and engineering; while Fort Macon, patterned after the fortresses of medieval Europe, is a tribute to engineering ingenuity of that era. Scallop Season to Open Monday; State to Ooen Planted Oyster Beds Firemen Answer Calls Tuesday Morehead City's Fire Depart ment answered two (ire calls Tues day. The first fire was at 8:30 in the morning at the home of Jack Long on N. 25th Street. Mrs. Long was outside the house when she noticed the (ire in a room. She called her neighbors and they started putting water on it. By the time (iremen arrived, the neighbors had the bl*a> uoda* con trol. - % \ v. ' ? E. L. Nelson. MoreMMCity fire chie(, believes that the lire stalled in a clothes closet He said that #e clothes were burned and one room was damaged. At 2:30, another alarm was an swered by the (iremen at the home of Elizabeth Hill Holland, 2201 Evans St., Morehead City. A lighted match in a trash can started the (ire and it spread to curtains near the can. The damage was estimated at about $100. Building Starts On Nurses' Home Work started Tuesday on the nurses' home at Sea Level Hospital. It is expected to be completed in 80 days. The home is located east of the hospital. Floor space with total 1,800 square feet and it will be finished in brick veneer and have a flat roof. The home will aqiommodate four nurses. There will be com plete facilities for cooking, launder ing, sleeping and entertaining guests. The home is being built by F. C. Noyes, Sea Level. ? C. G. Holland, assistant commer-' cial fisheries commissioner, More head City, announced yesterday the opening of the scallop season Mon day, Dec. 8, and the opening of state-planted oyster bottoms in Hyde County Dec. 13. The scallop season will continue until May 1. 1855. Scallops may be taken every day of the week ex cept Saturday and Sunday. Commissioner Holland said "a few scallops" are available. The hurricane took its toll of the shell fish delicacy. The state-planted oyster beds to be opened the middle of next month are all of Deep Bay and part of Deep Cove (known as Shell Bay). These beds were planted in the sprtitR three years ago, and accord ing to a check by the Institute af Fisheries Research, oysters there are now of marketable size. Com missioner Holland said a check will be kept on the beds and when most of the oysters of marketable size have been taken out, the beds will be closed again. The oyster crop, generally, was not as badly damaged as fisheries officials feared right after Hazel. The beds were smothered by sand in inland rivers and bays but beds in the sounds survived the storm. "When ttie weather is favorable, the oysterman can make ex penses," Commissioner Holland said, but in bad weather oystering isn't profitable because there arc no oystprs close in to shore. The size of the oyster shell is large, he added, but due to a warm fall and dry weather, the shell is not filled with meat. Clams arc about normal. They live in sand anyway and weren't damaged by the storm. Commissioner Holland comment ed that "most fishermen" were "helped remarkably" by the Red Croas and Small Business Admin istration. A few, he reported, were a little late in waking up to the fact that they could get financial help. Swansboro Sets Jan. 15 as Deadline For Connectina to Water, Sewer Lines Student Speaks At JC Meeting Mary Smith. 10th grade student it More head City High School who won the Jaycee Voice of Democra cy contcrt, give her '"I Speak for Democracy" speech at the Monday ' night meeting of the Morehead City Jayceea. Other con teat entrants were aiao guests of the Jfcyaees. They an An na Lockay, Norman be wU, Arthur Davis, and PaUy Holt. In the buatneaa meeting the Jay ceea discussed the "Bob lfathiaa Story" movie which they are apon aoring at the Morehead Theatre to day and tomorrow. The proceeds of the movie will ' go ? the U. S. Olympic fund to send athletes to the next Olympic gamer The football banquet which will be at the Moose Lodge Wednesday night waa also discussed Jayceea met in the Hotel Fort Macon din ing room. The County Board of Commis s i oners will Met at 10 o'clock Mon day mosming at Um courtltouaa. ? The Swansboro Town Board, in session Wednesday night at the mayor's office in the Community Center, let Jan. 15, 1955 u the deadline to connect with the water and aewer systems. The board atao authorised Chief A. D. Allen to sell the 1955 town auto tags. Mayor M. N. Llsk called the board's attention to the fact that a drug (tore, laundry, service sta tion and several homes have not connected to municipal sewer and water Hoes. He said if they do not connect, as required by town ordi nance, the county health officer will take steps to indict them. The board authorised the mayor to send notices to the violator* of the ordinance. ?7M Owed The mayor told the board that $790 is still owed on the cost of planning the water and aewer sys tems. He aaid the town has been under the impression that the fed eral government was going to pay that expense Investigation of the matter is underway. Mayor Llsk said there is a possibility that the town may have to scrape together some dollars to pay a portion of the *790. The board authorised the sale of the town's old garbage truck and decided that the fire house, wash ed into the water by Hull, (hall be salvaged. Chief Alien was au thorized to hire a couple men to do tbe salvaging. The lire house was located just west of the Com munity Center. The board appointed four per son* and a clerk to serve on tbe Community Center Board. Tbe board will set up rules for use of the center, establish rental charges, and In general look after adminis tration of tbe center. llembers of tbe board are E. W. Tenney, Mrs. Jack Cardy, Donald Taylor and Linwood Williams wfth Mrs. Etta Lamm, town clerk, to serve as liaison member. Present to assist In appointing the board were Harry Hamilton, Cedaf Point, president of the Swans boro Men's Club, and Mrs. Robert Passing ham. president of the Swansboro Woman's CliA. Reporting on the town finances. Mayor Llsk ssld thst revenue from tbe water system will probably be between >12,400 and 112,800 an nually. Of the total co?t of installing the water afld sewer systems, about $980,000, the town of Swansboro will repay to the federal govern ment only |?0,000 plus interest. This will amount to $2,890 snnusl ly tot 10 years, $2,000 annually pi Os Interest for another 10 years and $1,000 annually plus Intereat for a third 10-ynar period. ; Um TOWN BOAAD, Paga 1 , Car Demolished Wednesday Night A 1952 Chevolet was demolish ed when it turned over at 11:40 p.m. Wednesday on Highway 70 just west of the Blue Ribbon Club. Morehead City. The driver, Donald Webb Mounger, VMR 252, Cherry Point, received minor injuries. Thurman C. McDowell, Cherry Point, who was riding with him, was unhurt. Mounger was treated for a scratch on the face and a bruised shouMoa -at, M*r?hrad (Jity Hos pital. He. was taken to the hospital in Bell's ambulance and discharged after treatment. Mounger told State Highway Pa trolman W. J. Smith Jr. that he met an automobile which forced him off the road. The car turned over on its side and over end. The automobile was not owned by Maunger but was borrowed from Frank N. Murray, Cherry Point. Mounger was going toward Morehead City at the time of the wreck. Mounger has been charged with speeding. Power Company To Make Changes Total power outUges which will take place in the county early Sunday morning are required to increase transformer capacity at Cherry Point. George Stovall, manager for Carolina Power ?d Light In the county, said that the capacity must be increased to meet higher de mand and to install a spare trans former. The interruptions are scheduled for 3'45 to 4 a.m. and 9:43 to 6 a.m. Sunday morning. Outtages later that morning will affect only the old Highway 70 from 28th Street, More head City, west to Newport from 7 to 0 a.m. and Highway 24 as far west as the western limit of the Earle Webb property (from 8 to 8 a.m.) The outtages from 7 to 8 are nxmiry to transfer part of the lines on Highway 70 from the north side of the highway to the south side. Both power and telephone lines will be carried on the same poles. 19 Divorcs Cato? Will Com* Up in Court Nineteen divorce eases arc on Up for Monday, Ui? opening day of the December term of Civil Court, with Judge Joseph W. Parker presiding. Court will start ?t 10 a.m. Also on Monday eight motions and three trials are docketed. Five cases are scheduled for Tuesday, seven Wednesday, five Thursday and six Friday. There will be jio County Re corder's court Tuesday. Smyrna PTA to Sponsor Clam Bak* Tomorrow The PTA of Smyrna Consoli dated School will sponsor a clam bake, and dance at the school to morrow, Dec. 4. beginning at 7 p.m. Serving- will continue until 10 p.m. Musk will be furnished by the Hayloft JaoMte*. Grain Elevator at Port To be Ready for Use Soon Stockholm Will Sail From Here Next Fall Case Sent To Higher Court Carlton Franklin Ordered Held Without Bond in Court Tuesday After a preliminary hearing in the Beaufort Recorder's Court Tuesday afternoon, Carlton Frank lin, 21-year-old Negro, was bound over to Superior Court without bond. He faces one charge of break ing and entering the house of Charles Owens with intent to com mit rape, one charge of attempting to break in and enter Harry Mur phy's house, a charge of peeping in the house of Mrs. Cecil Brooks, and a charge of attempting to en ter the house of Oliver Yost. The state did not prosecute him on a chargc of attempting to break in Sam Darling's house in Beaufort. Alvin Hodge was found guilty of two charges of public drunkenness and a charge of resisting arrest. A charge of disturbing the peacc was dismissed. Hodge was given suspended 30 day sentences on each charge on condition that he pay court costs on each charge. Harold Grossnickle was found not guilty of careless and reckless driving but was given 30 days on the roads or a $50 fine and court costs. Four men were found guilty of public drunkenness. They were William Mason, Jethro Harrii, Robert Norris, and Eddie Daniels. Norris, Harris, and Mann were taxed coats. Daniels received 30 days or costs. Daniel Webster, also charged with public drunken ness, forfeited his bond. Paul William Jones, charged with failing to stop at a stop sign, was taxeJ costs of court. The state did not prosecute David Henry Parker for removing property without the consent of the owners. William Smith was given a suspended 30-day sentence provid ng he leave Beaufort by 7 p.m. Tuesday. He was charged with public drunkenness and disturbing the peace. A bench warrant was issued for the arrest of Honeybee Jones, charged with public drunkenness. Continued cases are William Fldwers, failing to stop at a stop sign; Jasper Easter, Sam Taylor, George Beans, public drunkenness; Walter Copes and James Butler, public drunkenness, disturbing the peace; and Otis Homer Guthrie, careless and reckless driving. Eight >o Appear In Town Court Eight citations, including three speeding charges, were iasued in Morehead City this week. Charged with speeding are E. L. Basin, Atlantic Beach, John H. Wilson Jr., Cherry Point, and David Floyd, Southport. All three were cited Nov. 30. Lt Guy R. Springle cited Floyd. Wil son and Basin were given citations by Patrolmen W. J. Condie and Homer Lewis, respectively. Willis Little. Morehead City, was given a citation Nov. 29 on a charge of posaessing illegal whisky and Claribelle Mumford, Morehead City, was cited on Nov. 30 (or public drunkenness. Lt Carl Blom berg cited Little and Lt. Guy Springle issued the citation tor the woman. Richard M. Faillie and Calvin D. Emanus, Cherry Point, were srrested (or being drunk and dis orderly yesterday. Lieutenant Springle was the arreating officer. The Rev. W. C. Cooke signed a warrant (or the arrest o( Ezra Quick, Morehead City, charging him with diaorderly conduct and disturbing the peace. Auxiliary Completes Plan For Dane* at Smyrna The Woman's Auxiliary of the Sea Level Hospital la completing plans for the semi-formal Christ mas dance at the Smyrna School Saturday, Dec. There will be round and square dancing and amateur entertainers will perform during the intermis sion. Proceeds will go to the hos pital a miliary. * The $80,000 grain elevator being erected at the More head City port will enable grain shipments to move through the port by late De cember or early January, J. D. Holt, port manager, said yesterday. Mr Holt also announced that the Swedish-Amcrican liner, the M. S. Stockholm, has been chartered for one month next fall to make four cruises from the port of Morehead City. There will be three Bermuda cruises and one 12-day South Amer ican cruise over the Thanksgiving holiday. Trie Stockholm sailed from More head City this fall, making one cruise to Havana and Nassau and three cruises to Bermuda. All four, which were convention cruises, were termed highly successful. The sailings marked the first time that a trans-Atlantic liner used a North Carolina port as its departure and return point. To Issue Bonds The State Ports Authority, meet ing Wednesday at Raleigh, decided to issue $00,000 in revenue bonds to help meet the cost of the grain elevator which will be leased to the Cargill Co., world's largest grain dealers. The remaining cost of the ele vator, $20,000 would come from port earnings, and rentals paid by Cargill would be used to retire the bonds. There is a question as to whether such a thing can be done legally. For that reason, a test case will now be taken before the Supreme Court. The court will decide whether the ports authority can iit sue bonds and pledge its earnings to build a facility for use by a single private firm. Atty. Gen. Harry McMullan said he hopes to get the case before the Supreme Court about the.ttae the court begins its spring term in Feb ruary. The decision of the court will have far-reaching effect in the ports picture. If the court says such financing is okay, the SPA would then be legally in the clear to build a two and a half million dollar truck terminal at Wilming ton. This terminal would be leased to the McLean Trucking Co. of Winston-Salem for use in its land sea ferry service. The grain elevator being built at the Morehead City port will en able the unloading of grain, by use of a conveyor, from barge to ship or from box car to ship. It is going up south of the original transit shed built at the port in the 1930s. With this type of installation, the port will serve as an outlet for See PORT, Page ( Thief Steals 16-Foot Extension Ladder Alex Erickson, S10 Queen St. Beaufort, reported yesterday that a thief stole 16 feet of his exten sion tadfW while he was in the hospital. Mr. Erickson ? painter, was in the hospital from Oct. 23 until Nov. IS and missed the extension when he arrived home. He said that the thief stole the bottom half of the two-piece lad der. He valued the ladder at $1.50 per foot, or $24. He declared, "The meanest man in Beaufort is the one who stole my extension ladder while I was in the hospital." Building Stays At Low Level Construction in Morehead City continued at a low ebb in Novem ber. A. B. Roberts, town building inspector, issued permits totaling $7,380, the lowest thus far this year. Permits covered the building of only one small house costing $450; two commercial buildings totaling $4,450; repairs and additions, $2, 480. Permits issued: Robert E. Jones, Bay Street, house $450; W. L. Der rickson, warehouse on 8th Street, $3,500; Dick Parker, storage build ing, Arendell Street, $850. Repairing and additions; Rose L. Hestor, $1,200; H. O. Phillips. r?0; H E. Manning, $80; Edward R. Merrill, $950. Permits issued in November 1953 covering all construction costs totaled $42,810, for the eleven months of the currant year, $420, 449. Chapter Chairman Issues Salvation Army Fund Pl?a "The Carteret County Chapter of the Salvation Army needs your help," Sam Adler, chairman of the county Salvation Army chapter, said yesterday. Mr. Adler pointed out that every dollar given here is spent to help the needy in this county. The en tire month of December has been designated as Salvation Army Month. Mr. Adler remarked, "Think of the many things with which you have been blessed and mall your contribution today to help the less fortunate." Contributions should be given or sent to Mr. Adler in Morehead City. Lynn Ann to be Converted As Menhaden Fishing Boat Shown above on trial runs at Seattle. Waah., is the Lynn Ann, now enroute to Beaufort under command of Capt. W. G. Sampson. The' Lynn Ann will be converted for menhaden flahlng and put in operation by the Beaufort By Product* Co., Inc., W. H. Potter, president. Because of the shallowneaa of Taylor's Creek, the waterway trav eled by craft to get to the flab fac tory, the Lynn Ann will be able Tides at the Beaufort Bar Tid? Tabl? HIGH LOW Friday, Dec. I 2 08 a.m. 1:31 p.m. 7:27 a m 7:99 p.m. 8a tar day, Dm. 4 2:10 a.m. 2:20 p.m. 8:39 a m. 8:92 p.m. Soaday, Dee. I 3:13 a.m. 3:33 p.m. 9:41 a.m. 9:92 p.m. Meaday. Dm. 8 4:14 a.m. 4:38 p.m 10:46 a.m. 10:4* p.m. Taaaday. Dm. 7 9:19 ajn. .......... 8:39 pjD. 11:46 (A to operate at limited capacity only. Mr. Potter hat been carrying on single-handedly for aeveral yean the fight to get government appro priation! for deepening the creek to 12 feet The preaent authorised depth la 7 feet but due to ihoaling It la even leaa In many places. Twelve feet wai authorised In the Rivera and Harbors Bill, 83rd Congreaa, but appropriation for doing the work have never been made. Employed at the Beaufort Flatt eries factory are about 300 peraons. Mr. Putter said this week that un less something la done soon to al low loaded boats to get Into the factory, the entire operation may have to be a hut down. Beaufort town officials In the paat have contacted Congressman Grshsm Barden in sn effort to hsve action taken to deepen the channel, but nothing has come of K. Store owners slong the creek, on Front Street, Beaufort, say the In ability of large craft to travel the creek haa meant loas of business to them. Last week the menhaden boat, Court, loaded with fish, went agrmmd la the middle of the creek. Potato Growers Will Vote Today Farm Bureau Official Emphasizes Importance Of Okaying Proposal Irish potato producer! will go the polls today to cast votes for or against a one-cent assessment on every hundred pounds of potatoes produced. Officials of the North Carolina Potato Association said if the refer endum carries, aprpoximately |15, 000 a year would be raised. Polling places in this county are Crab Point Grocery Store; Gaakill's Feed and Seed Store, Beaufort; Lionel Conner's Store, Harlowe; Pake's Grocery Store, Bettie; and Headen Willis's Store, Smyrna. Funds collected will be used to encourage research in the develop ment of suitable potato varieties for North Carolina. "This is a for ward step for the potato growers of our state, and I feel certain that they will profit from the work of the new organisation just as the tobacco and peanut growers have done from their self-help pro grams." said R. Flake Shaw, execu tive vice-president of the Nort& Carolina Farm Bureau. The North Carolina Farm Bu reau has been working closely with the potato growers in helping them set up the new association and plan for the referendum. Voting eligibility includes all farmers engaged in the production of early potatoes on a commercial basis in Eastern Carolina, includ ing owners of farms on which po tatoes were produced during the year 1954, and tenants and share croppers. The 13-county area in which growers would be affected are Cur rituck, Camden, Tyrrell, Hyde, Washington, Beaufort, Pasquotank, ; Carteret, Pamlico, BupUa, PiU, Wayne and Craven. Ronald Mason Wins Loving Cup Ronald Earl Mason was awarded the Speaker-of-the-week loving cup at the Wednesday meeting of the Tosatmasters Club in the Inlet Inn, Beaufort. The cup will be awarded to the winning speaker each week until Feb. 23 when a runoff will be held to determine the best speaker to represent the club at the Area 1 speech contest at Cherry Point in March. Only the weekly winners will compete. P. H. Geer Jr., was topicmaster Wednesday morning and J. P. Ehr man was table topic evaluator. Theodore Phillips was toaatmaater. C. T. Lewis spoke on "Nature's Balance," Gerald Hill's topic was "Why I Became a Town Commis sioner," and Elmer D. Willis ad dressed the group on "A little Ham Will Help." Dr. W. L. Woodard spoke on "Teeth." Critics were Holden Ballou, Gene Smith, J. P. Harris and Ted Davia. E. G. Phillips waa grammarian and Walton Hamilton waa parli mentarian. Dr. David Farrior was master critic. Impromptu speakers were Nor wood Young, Dr. Rusaell Outlaw, Gerald Hill, and Gene Smith. English Sailing Enthusiast Survives Gale off Virginia Mr*. Ann Daviaon, English tail ing enthusiast who docked at Morebead City in October 1853, was reported safe by the Coast Guard Monday. Mrs. Daviaon, in her 23-foot aloop, Felicity Ann, wis enroute from New York to Norfolk and waa long overdue at Norfolk. A Coast Guard search plan* spotted the Felicity Ann Monday. It waa being tawed by a trawler east of Machipongo Inlet along the coast of Virginia. Mrs Davison's yacht baa no radio and neither did the trawler, the Sea Hawk, but Mrs. Daviaon, on tbe deck of ber boat, waved and smiled to Um pilot of tbe Coast Guard plana, LL (Jg) R. T Penn. Tbe Felicity Ann was disabled wbaa site waa caught in a gal*. MM Davison waa In Phoabaa, Va., Tuesday where aha waa laying over a short while baton contin uing her trip to Florida and tba Bahamas