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NEWS-TIMES OFFICE MM Ar?nd?U St. City i 6-4175 CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ?* 44th YEAR, NO. 16. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22. 1965 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Morehead Police Car Crashes, Patrolman Hurt Charlie Smith Pleads Guilty on Two Counts, Gets Two Years Charlie Smith, Morehead City Negro, pleaded guilty to driving while under .the Influence of in toxicants and having no operator's license when he appeared in More head City Recorder's Court Monday morning. Judge George H. McNeill sentenced him to two years on the roads. Smith's vehicle struck the police car driven by Patrolman Homer Lewis at the intersection of 18th and Bridges Streets Saturday at 1:15 a.m. Patrolman Lewis got a badly bruised right luiee in the collision. Patrolman Lewis was going west on Bridges Street in pursuit of a speeding car, when he saw the car driven by Smith enter Bridges Street from 18th. The patrolman attempted to avoid a collision but Smith's car hit the police car on the right side. The police car went through the fence at the rear of Tolson's Tour ist Home and uprooted several bushes. The car was badly damaged and ended up with several of the fence poles sticking through the windows. Smith's car, a 1948 Plymouth, went onto, the shoulder on the op posite side of Bridges Street and was also badly banged up. The police car, a 1053 Chevrolet, was insured. Smith was called a menace to public safety by Judge McNeill, and after reciting the record of the defendent which dates back to 1B50, the judge sentenced him to two years on the roads "so that he wouldn't endanger any more lives." Beach to Lay Concrete Walk Members of the Atlantic Beach Businessmen's Association met with the Atlantic Beach Town Board Sunday and agreed to a per footage waterfront assessment to put down a concrete "boardwalk." Mayor A. B. Cooper said that the federal government will allow only $32, #00 for replacement of the boardwalk as it was. but a more durable boardwalk, of concrete, has be#n decided on and that will cost several thousand dollars more. Businessmen will make up the dif ference. Formal approval of the town's application for funds to repair hur ricane damage has not been re ceived. but the mayor said he was informed that the application woul^ be approved. Work on rebuilding the board walk was to start about three weeks ago but was delayed due to the difference in the cost of a board boardwalk and a concrete board walk. T. A. Loving. Goldsboro contrac tor. is scheduled to start the re building today. Twenty-five businessmen attend ed the meeting at the Ocean King Hotel. Mayor A. B. Cooper pre sided. Commissioners present were J. C. Lanier. Greenville; W. C. Whitehurst. Bethel; L. T. White, Raleigh, and Hob Anderson, Wil son. Car Runt into Parkod Automobile Friday Night Edwid Potter, Beaufort, driving a 1IM0 Ford, collided with ? parked car owned by F. R Bell Friday night at 7:30 on Front Street. Officer Carlton Garner, who In veatigated, aaid Mr. Potter waa go ing weat on Front Street and waa having trouble with his steering gear. He ran into the rear of a car parked on the right side of the street in the 100 block The car, a 1093 Willys, had been parked there by Samuel Magill. Damage to the car owned by llr. Bell was estimated at $100. Damage to Mr. Potter's car was estimated at $200. No charges were filed. Mayors Proclaim Friday As World Day of Prayor Mayor Clifford Lewis of Beau fort and Mayor George W. Dill of Morehead City have proclaimed Friday aa, UK World Day of Prayer. The day will be observed with service* at 10 a.m. in the Christ ian Church, Morehead City, and at 3 p.m. in the Free Will Baptist Church. Beaufort N Mty Am TaaMM The Germ* Maker. Nady, will arrive here tomorrow afternoon to take oa fiah oil at the Fish Meal Co.. Beaufort. Loading will bo complete*) at the port In Morehead City Tharaday and then It will sail for Rotterdam. Instead of remaining open aa an nounced laat week, the municipal 6uilding la Morehead City will daw today. Washington Birthday. Fireman Honored Photo by Norwood Young At the recent Beaufort Town Board meeting Mayor Clifford Lewis, left, presented Ben L Jones a trophy for 29 years' active service in the Beaufort Fire Department. Mr. Jones is now an honorary fire man. Merry -Go-Round Gas Price War Long in Making, Happy Motorists Catch Brass Ring While motorists in this area are glad to see a "gas war." service station operators think otherwise and none wants to be named as the fellow "who started it." Roper Van Horn, manager of the Ocean Oil Co., says that first skirmishes in the gas war took place as long as four years ago when a Standard Oil station near the airport west of Morehead City dropped its prices below normal. Jim Hibbs, manager of Hibbs Shell Service Station, echoes that report, claiming that his cut in price last week did not "start" the price Slashing. About three years ago, Mr. Van Horn says another Standard Oil station at Mansfield, cut prices and not many months later an inde pendent dealer a short distance away on the highway dropped his. Seven months ago a Sinclair sta tion in the same neighborhood fol lowed suit and then a Shell station right next door to the Sinclair dealer knocked off a few cents. The sixth station to drop its price was Hibbs at Bridges and Arendell, but Mr. Hibbs claims that the price war actually started first in More head City rather than out on High way 70. He said a Standard Oil station in Morehead City has been selling gas so long at a cut price that the sign stating the price has long been rusty and battered. Mr. Van Horn said that Hibbs Shell Service dropped its price last week when it heard that a new Pure Oil Station west of Morehead City would be a price cutter. The highest price prevailing now for premium gasoline, according to a spot check at stations In and around Morehead City, is 32.7 and the lowest, at the stations which have cut price, is 29.4. Between that high and low, prices are 30 and 32 cents. The highest price prevailing for regular gas is 30.7 and the lowest is 2o.9. Between those two ex tremes the prices are 28 at one station and 30 at others. Town Takes. Action to Get Half-Burned Buildings Razed TV Listings To Appear Weekly The television programs of sta tions WMFD, Wilmington, ind WNCT, Greenville, appear in to day's issue of THE NEWS TIMES under the sponsorship of The Rex Restaurant, Airway Moving and Storage Co. and Smith's Television. The program listings are for the week beginning today and ending next Monday. The listings will appear here after every Tuesday. Beaufort Police Apprehend Five Five men were apprehended over the weekend by Beaufort police. Roy Ormond, Washington, D. C., was cited in Beaufort Saturday for having an improper bumper on hit car and Luther B. Tillery, Morcheaft City, was cited Sunday for failure to (top at a light at Live Oak and Mulbery Streets. Both apprehended by Assistant Chief Carlton Garner, will be given a hearing in Beaufort Recorder's Court next Tuesday. Picked up by Officer Maxwell Wade was Semmje White, charged Saturday with public drunkennew and Charles Matthews Bembry, charged Sunday with careless and recklecs driving. Officer Steve Beachem arretted Mil Owens yesterday on a charge of public drunkenness. Because of the small attendance, no officers were elected at the meeting of the Carteret Chapter, North Carolina Symphony Society, Friday night. ? Tbe first step in getting the un - sightly buildings 'east of the yacht hnsin torn down was taken Thurs day night when Mayor George W. Dili. Morehead City, signed a letter to the owner. Miss Delia Hyatt of Kinsion. Miss Hyatt, owner of the former Croatan Food Co. building and the former Gulfstream Club building, was notified that the buildings are a menace to puhlic safety. The town has requested that she re move the menace and if she did not do so, legal action would be taken. Removal of the buildings is one of the town's Finer Carolina pro jects and has on numerous oc casions been the topic of NEWS TIMES editorials. The property was owned by B. R. Barbour prior to its sale to Miss Hystt. Code Amended The board also authorized the amending of the building code to allow condemnation of buildings by both the building inspector and the superintendent of public safety. The code Was drafted to give only tbe buildinf inspector authority to condemn. , The board agreed to furnish the labor if White's Dairy furaishes the pipe to correct a drainage prob lem it the White warehouse on N. 25th Street. The sewer tapping fee was equalised at $50 throughout town. John James and Kenneth Prest, members 0/ the First Presbyterian Church. Morehead City, appeared before the board and requested that the town give them privilege to close the alleys in a portion of block 28 where the congregation proposes to put up a new building The matter was considered to January but no action taken. Mr. Prest and Mr. James pointed out tt)at fgilure of the toyn to act on the matter may delay the obtaining of loans. The board tentatively ap Sec BOARD, Page ? J ?? i-rf College Women To Meet Friday A meeting preliminary to organ ization of a chapter of the Ameri can Association of University Wo men will be held at 8 o'clock Fri day night at the Webb Memorial Civic Center, Morehead City. , Literature on the AAUW will be distributed and plans made for formally organizing a chapter here. Women who have expressed in terest in becoming members are Mra. M. L. Davis, Mrs. Clarence Guthrie, Mrs. Ralph Albares, Mrs. 'John O. Cost low. Miss Ruth Peel ing, all of Beaufort; Mrs. Alvah Hamilton', Mrs. Marshall Ayscue, Mrs. Edgar L, Smith, all of More head. City, an(J Mrs.. Miltoo S. Roush, Newport. Anyone else who would like to become a member should attend Friday ni^ht'i meeting t>r inform Miss Peeling at 04175 of interest in beooming a member. . , Ten persons are needed to form a chapter." Only women wbo have graduated from AAUW-approved {colleges are eligible for member ship The lffct of 'AAUW-approved colleges will be available for ref erence at rriday night's meeting. Secretarws Eligible To Compete in Contest , Girls entployed in this area as secretaries are eligible to compete In a contest which offers a .vaca tion in Paris, London, Brussels and other European capitals. Entry blanks for the contest may be obtained at the Owen -G. Dunn Co., New Bern. In addition to the trip, <1,000 In cash is being- offered the winner. Fire hundred seven teen other prizes are slao being given. The cbnteat Is nationwide, spon sored by the M osier Safe Co. Today Has Many Names I Today, the day before Lent, is called Mardi Gras, Shrove Tues day, and in sections of the country where folks are of German descent, it Is 'also known as Fastnaeht Day. ' A fastnaeht is a doughnut made from raised dough and fried in deep fat. According to religious custom, the household had t? be rid of all fat before Lent began, therefore on the day before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent) fattnachta are made. The last fellow in a family to roll out of bed on Fastnaeht 'Day to jokingly called a Isstnacht! The wo*d "fastnacht" means night (or fasting. Housewives get up early la .the morning ( prior to the fast night) to nuke the delica cies. Mardl Oris (literally translated "big Tuesday") Is gaily celebrated In New Orleans and several other southern cttles which observe French customs. It's a day of feast ing and celebration prior to the religious season of Lent which pre cede! the observance of the Easter season* It just so happens that today is Washington's Birthday too. tide Table ftdee ?( the Beaufort Bar HIGH ? LOW TWidiy, Feb. 22 8:02 a.m. 2:00 a.m. 8:23 p.m. 2:27 p.m. Wefeeaday, Feb. 23 *40 t.m. Ml i.m. 8:01 p.m. 3:M p.m. Tburaday, Feb. 24 8:21 a.m. 3:21 a m '0:43 p.m 3:38 p.m. Friday. Feb. tS 10:05 a.m. 4:02 ajn. >0:30 PA 4:18 PA Fishermen Hear Discussion On Statistical Program Former Park Official Found Dead Saturday Douglas Starr, 43, Diss Of Bullet Wound in Right Temple Douglas Starr, former suoerin tendent of Fort Macon State Park, was found dead in his car at Have lock Saturday. He had a bullet wound in his right temple. Coroner R. Clyde Smith, Craven County, said a rifle was found in the car. Coroner Smith has started an in vestigation and said an inquest will be held when the investigation is complete. Mr. Starr was superintendent of the park here in 1951. He left in October of that year to accept the position of bank cashier at a bank established by the Tar Heel Bank and Trust Co. in Bertie County be tween Lewiston and Woodville. He later returned to Fort Macon as superintendent and then accept ed another position. He operated a furniture store at Havelock and at the time of his death was employ ed at his hometown of Creswell. Mrs. Starr told Coroner Smith that her husband, who was 43 years old, left home Wednesday night to return to his job at Creswell. The coroner said that it was apparent Starr had been dead several days. He is survived by his wife and several children. Brazilians Visit Friends Here First Officer Agostinho Eirado and Second Officer Ambilio Bui hoes of the -Brazilian M/T Guapore visited friends here Saturday and Sunday Said Eirado, "We docked at New York last week. New York is nice, but as big as it is, there are no friends. So we come to where we know friends. We are happy here." Tl?e Guapore put in here in De cember for repairs suffered in heavy seas off Hatteras and spent the Christinas holiday season dock ed at the state port in Morehead City. The officers and ship's Hillbilly Band made several television and radio appearances and North Caro lina citizens sent hundreds of greeting cards and gifts to the crew. Senors Eirado and Bulhoes re turned to their ship in New York Monday. Governor, Friend Visit at Sea Level Gov. Luther Hodges and Carl Goerch, Raleigh, left Atlantic by plane yeiterday morning and (lew over the outer banks before goiqg to New Bern to attend the ceremony officially opening the new bridge across the Trent River. The governor and Mr. Goerch arrived at the Atlantic auxiliary field at S p.m. Sunday in a state plane, had supper at the Sea Level Inn and spent the night at the motel. Before supper they rode to Atlantic and Cedar Island. High School Sets Career Day for March 2 Morehead City .School has sche duled its fourth annual career day for Wednesday. March 2. G. T. Windell, principal, has ob tained representatives of various colleges as well as business people in this county as speakers. The morning session will begin at 9:15 and the afternoon session at I. Principal speakers at both ses sions will be Dr. Edward Carter of East Carolina College who will speak on "What Colleges Have to Offer," and Charles Bernard of the University of North Carolina who will speak on "Careers for To morrow." ? Vocations to be discussed are the following: teaching, nursing, auto mechanics, religious education, journalism, medicine, chemistry, homemaking. Industrial engineering, laW, nurs ing, social service, elementary edu cation, business administration, cosmetology, radio engineering, building trades. Law enforcement, armed ser vices, architecture, television, pho tography, and accounting. Speaking on those subjects will be Miss Lillian Frances Giddens, Marion Mills, Dr. J. H. Bunn, Miss Ruth Peeling, Dr. W. M. Brady, Dr. A. L. Chestnut, Mrs. A. B. Roberts, Sgt. Albert W. Gore, SgL C. L. Teague. Truman Kemp, Harvey Hamilton Jr . Miss Georgie Hughes, Albert Gaskill. Mrs. Lucille Purcell, Ray Cummins, Grady Rich, Charles L. Lewis, Robert H. Stephens, Bill Norwood, and Clifford Guthrie. Several other speakers are yet to be announced. The program is designed to acquaint Seniors with the oppor tunities open to them in coJlege and the business world. To Speak at Institute Dr. Mu A. Ewtaf . . . piychlatrUt Two of the outstanding speakers at this week's twlnJsy institute on alcoholism are Dr. John Ewing and Dr. Norbert L. Kelly. Dr. Ewing, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina Medical School and co-ordiAator of the alcoholism ser vice at N. C. Memorial HospiUl. came to North Carolina from Scot land in 1901. He la formerly senior physician at the State llospitsl. Hutner, and staff member of the N. C. Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center. Dr. Ewing haa done research on the personality factors in alcohol ism, haa published article* based on Ilia research, and fills lecture engagements at meetings and Insti tute* over the st*te. Born and educated in Scotland, he graduated In medicine from the University of Edinburgh In 19M. He began psychiatric training in l#47, working firat in Scotland aad later In England. He has doe* graduate work in the Universities of Minbwgh aad Durban, and in Dr. Narfaart U Kelly . . . help* !? (duration 1949 he obtained the post graduate diploma in psychological medicine from the University of London. Dr. Kelly is a social scientist whose principal interests are social pathology and personality develop ment as related to social sDd cul tural factors. As educational di rector of the North Carolina Alco holic Rehabilitation program, he ii particularly concerned with help ing the public to achieve, a greater understanding of alcoholism aa an illneas, and In the preventative phases of the problem. Since Joining t hi atate' agency, in September 1992, Dr. Kelly has appeared before civic, professional. Alcoholic Anonymous, church, m dlo and television audiences throughout the stste, and lectured at the 1993 Yale Summer School of Alcohol Studies. He is looked upon by other pro fess ions la In the field as *ne of the foremost interpreters at the literature on alcohol and alcohol See 8PEAJUOU, Page I Officials Say Progress Rests on 'Keeping Count' If North Carolina'? fishing industry is to keep pace with the fishing industry in other states, figures on catches must be compiled regularly throughout the coastal area. That's what fishermen and fish dealers were told at a meeting yesterday morning at the commercial fisheries of fice, Morehead City. After the new statistical program was explained, men in the Industry expressed their-* willingness to help federally-em ployed statisticians gather the figures. The meeting was attended by a hundred fishermen fish dealers and state officials. It opened with an address of welcome by Mayor George W. Dill of Morehead City. Ben Douglas, chairman of the Board of Conservation and Develop ment, presided. Explains Objectives C. Edward Petersen, assistant chief of the statistical division, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ex plained the reasons for the program and its objectives. * In the past no accurate records have been kept on the number or kinds of fish landed along the North Carolina coast. As a result. Mr. Petersen said, no logical recom mendations can be made on how Ben Douglas, chairman of the Board of Conaervatlon and De velopment, announced yesterday that C. Gehrmann Holland, act ing fisheries commissioner, has now been named fisheries com missioner. His announcement, made at the fisheries meeting, was received with loud applause. to conserve fishery resources, neither can fishermen be given the opportunity, through intelligent i laws, to increaae their catches. Secondly, he said, there is no way to supply buyers with Information on the type and quantity of fish caught here or at what season of See STATISTICS, Page I Family Loses Belongings In Sunday Fire Cpl. Albert L. Adkins and his family lost all their personal be longings when (ire gutted the in side of the home they were renting west of Morehead City. The fire oc curred at 8 13 p.m. Sunday. The home, owned by Mrs. Frances Guerio, was rented fur nished. Fire Chief Vernon Guth rie of the Morehead City Fire De partment, estimated damage to the furnishings at $500. Corporal Adkins, his wife and eight-week old baby were away when the fire started. They had left home at 6 p.m. and returned at 9:30. All the clothing they were left with Sunday night was what they were wearing. Corporal Adkins said he doesn't know how the fire started. He said they had just moved in about a week ago and the electricity hid not been turned on. Neither was there any gas because they had run out of It Sunday morning. Chief Guthrie said he had no idea how the fire started. Corporal Ad kins said yesterday that he had found a place for his family to stay temporarily. The Red Cross was helping them get some clothes. ^ esfrijoy ? ' AudienCf f Arsenic production <* Audiences thoroughly enjoyed'* the Carteret Community Theatre's production, "Arsenic and Old Lace" presented Thursday and Friday at Beaufort School. It is difficult to say who was most outstanding because all roles were excellently portrsyed.' Walton Hamilton as a sadistic killer turned in a startling performance in a role far removed from the hero type he has played in previous productions. Joyce Willis and Tressa Vickers were well cast as the old maid aunts and the antics of Floyd Stewart as Teddy Brewster had the audience rolling in the aisles. Frank Jones, Barbara O'Connor and Ed Walston splendidly played the roles of Mortimer Brewster, Elaine Harper and Dr. Elnatein, respectively. Other members of the cast were Thomas Respeas, Lynn Stoller, Steve Dall who also served as director, Sammy Daniela, James Lucas, and Charles O'Connor. Mr. Dili expressed sppreciation to Burton Daniels, Beaufort, for building the staircase and to John Laahley, Morehead City, who aa siited with the sat design. Property managers irere Lillian Frances Giddens and Pat Webb. Attending Friday night's per formance were members of the Emeritus Club. Attendance for the two nights was estimated at slight ly more than 200. Sponsor was the Wesleyan Guild of Ann Street Methodist Church. Army Engineers Issue Warning to Navigators From 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. to morrow the area in the vicinity be tween Browns Inlet and Bogue In let add 21,000 yards seaward will be haiardous to navigation because of Camp Lejeane Marine firing ex ercises. On Thursdsy from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday the same area will be hiuurdoua. From ? a. m. Thursday to 4 p.m. Friday the area in the vicinity of Browns Island, located between Brown's Inlet and Bear Inlet, will alao be haiardoua, according to the Corps of Engineers - " Two Win Treatments In Giveaway Program Recent winners in the give-away program sponsored by the Beauty Bar, Beaofort, aft Mrs. Marvin Pake, Beaufort, and Mrs. L. E. Pey ton, Harkers bland. Each woo five weekly treat ments, shampooa and acts. The program will be underway for ? total ti five weeks. > 400 Hear Band ConcertThursday Approximately 400 persons at tended the winter concert of the Horebead City High School Band under the direction of Ralph Wade Thursday night. ' The audience heard a program which consisted of King Size, march; a Weber suite consisting of March of the Peasants, horn solo, Theme, 4ndante, Minuet, Huntsmen's Chorus; Colonel Bogey, march; Gypsy Gaiety. La Siesta, se lections from the Merry Widow, and American Legion, a march. Encores were Are You From Dixie and Invercargill, a march. Feature numbers were "clarinet capers" by Billy Laughton and Earl Wade and Grandfather's Drum, a drum solo by Bill Mur rlll, accompanied by the band. Chamber Wins Citation For Outstanding Sorvico The Morebead City Chamber of Commerce has received a citation from the U. S. Chamber of Com merce, Waahington, D. O, for "it* outstanding contribution in build ing a batter public understanding of national issues and the work ol the Chamber of Commerce Federa tion." Specifically mentioned was the "Report from Washington" pro gram which is broadcast each Sun day October through December. Also receiving special notice by the national chamber waa the "Vaca tionland Booklet" published by the chamber for the first time last year, r 1 i Theatre Will Elect Officers Tomorrow Night Officers for the coming year will be elected at the Carteret Com munity Theatre meeting at 7:30 to morrow night at the Scout build ing, Beaufort. Nominations presented by the nominating committee are aa fol lows: Walton Hamilton and Flogrd Stewart, president; Sammie Daniels and Thomas Respeas, vice-presi dent; Edith Lewis and Treaaa Vickers, secretary; i. C. Lucas, Barbara O'Connor, treasurer; Pat Webb, Ruth Peeling, buslaeas manager. President o f the group la Bd Walataa. J