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NEWS-TIMES OmCE I St. I City NEWS-TIMES '?< 44th YEAR. MO. U. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-FOUR Pa6e8 MOREHEAD ?ITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROUNA FRIDAY. APRIL 8, 1955 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS $50,000 Fire Hits Mansfield ? r ' \ Lumber Firm Monday Night Committee Alters School Gp Plan Finer Carolina Project Includes Working for Entire Now School At a special meeting of the Finer Carolina committee in the Fort Macon Hotel dining room yesterday, the entire school gym project was changed After discussion, with a review of growth of the educational needs in Carteret County by School Sup erintendent Harvey Joalyn, the committee made the following rec ommendation to the chairman: that the project be amended to in clude a complete school plant for the city of Morehead to be built on the 30 acres of old Taylor pro perty purchased by the County Board of Education last year. The new plant would consist of an adequate high school building with cafeterias, auditoriums and gym costing a minimum of $750, 000. "The number of school chil dren," said Mr. Joslyn. "is grow ing faster than the county's ability to build new rooms to house them. Our enrollment has increased 21.4 per cent since 1948." Three committees were appoint ed by Chairman R. B. Howard. The first was on plans. This committee is headed by Dr. D. J. Eure, with A. B. Roberts Jr., Bernard Leary, and B. H. Stephens, of Beaufort. The legislative committee is headed by Dr. John Morris, as sisted by Clyde Douglass, Clyde Jones, D. G. Bell and Harvey Ham ilton Jr. The third committee i* on fi nance. headed by George R. Wal lace, with Jack Lewis, R. M. Mc Clain and Dr. Sam Hatcher. The steering committee for the pro ject now consists of Howard and the chairmen of the other two committees. Three Houses Go Up in March Construction of three houses, one business block and five jobs of additions or repairs make up the number of building permits issuad by A. B. Roberts, building inspec tor for Morehead City for the month of March. Permits for the building of new homes were granted to J. P. Cary, Shackleford Street, 18,000; Doug las E. Guthrie, Fisher Street, (750; James M. Payne, 23rd Street, *400. Four permits covering additions or repairs were granted to R. W. Willis, adding room and porch, $1,200; Liizie B. Jones, repairing burned house, *2,000; R. B. Willis, enlarging porch, *290; J. W. Lov ick, Aiding, kitchen, *473. Carl Blomberg' is having a build ing erected for business purposes costing *1,500, and remodeling of one of the store fronts in the Phil lips block is listed at *490. Total estimated cost of the nine items is *15,055. Total for the three months of the current year, *70.255. Total for the same period in 1954 was *141,139. FHA Distributes Conelrad Leaflets Conelrsd, the nation-wide radio warning system devised to notify civilians of enemy attack. Is ex plained in > pamphlet which will be distributed within the next few days by members of the Future Homemaken of America Club*. The FHA has taken on the work as a state project. FHA is com prised of high school home eco nomics students. The clubs at Beaufort, Morehead City, Smyrna and Newport are distributing the leaflets, Mrs. David Beveridge, home economics instructor at Beau fort, announced. Miss Ruth Peeling, county civil defense director, commended the FHA (iris yesterday for under taking the project and requested that every parent read the pamph let thoroughly. More Information ? on Cooelrad will he distributed throughout the county within the next month, she added. Mor?h?ad Gty Offkors Apprehend Two Motorists Two motorUU were apprehended by Morehead City police office r? Tuesday for alleged violation* of the motor vehicle lain Tbomaa B Carney, Cherry Point, waa charted with having expired Ohio licenae platea aad Wallace r. Guthrie. More hoed City, waa charged with nuking an improper loft turn at 9th and Anodtll atreoU. - The Mansfield Lumber Co which' sustafaed an estimated (50,000 worth of damage when fin struck four of its buildings Monday night at 7:15 p.m., la in the process of being rebuilt and re-stocked. Mr and Mrs M L. Mansfield, owners and operators of the lum ber company, said they had no in surance on the buildings and the supplies that they are getting in at present are coming on credit. Firemen from Newport, More head City and Beaufort, who helped save a large new building on the property, as well as a shed in the back which housed over $10,000 worth of building material, were praised highly by both Mr. and Mrs. Mansfield. The Cherry Point department went to the scene but returned immediately to the base when It was seen that the other companies had things under control. According to Mrs. Mansfield, an exact figure of their loss isn't available since everything that they made out of the business dur ing the past 12-13 years went right back into it to enlarge the facil ities. Roller Overheats She said that it was believed that the fire started when the boiler in the mill overheated and the pipes under the shed of the mill caused flames to break out. The fire was seen by several Marines who were in the West brook store a croal from the mill. They notified Mrs. Mansfield who called the Morehead City Fire de partment. The new structure that the firm is putting the finishing touches to. survived the blaze. Mr. Mansfield said that some of the lumber in the yard was also saved, thanks to the good work done by the county firemen. The buildings destroyed included the mill itself, the office with its hardware supplies, the box shed with a good supply of fish boxes, the planing mill and two steam engines. Drills Missing Mrs. Mansfield requested the person or persons who removed the two electric drills the Mana fields saved from tin fire and placed outside their office, [?Tsasr^asffcv would rebuild slowly hut surely and that the company is open fdt business. She also added that* most of the work at the company was done by her husband and her self and that it made it difficult to estimate how much it would cost to replace the burnt-out build ings if the work were to be done by outsiders. t 1 Steffe Sings Edwin Steffe, baritone, will prtml the final Community Concert of the geuon at 8 p.m. next Thursday in the Beaufort School auditorium. Fisheries Group j Meets Monday Members of the North Carolina Fisheries Association, meeting at New Bern Monday night, approved a proposal to have the out-of-state crabbing controversy put before the Board of Conservation and Development at High Point this week. The group went on record re vising a former action requesting that the CfcD Board not consider any fisheries matter at a meeting west of Greensboro. They now state that fishing matters of an emergency nature may be consid ered at a meeting west of Greens boro. Talks were made by W. H. Pot ter, Beaufort, and W. A. Ellison Jr., Morehead City. Earl HoMon, president, conducted the meeting. tlKyjext general meeting o? the to*taTtof! will Se May 2 af New Bctb. A regional meeting will be held\f Soutbport tomorrow. Fifty new members were ob tained at last week's regional meet ing at Sea Level, making a mem bership increase of 300 per cent during the past two months. Fishermen, fish dealers ? any one affiliated with the North Caro lina fishing industry ? may join. Beaufort Board Names Elmore Davis Registrar Elmore Davis was appointed re gister for the coming municipal elections in Beaufort at the meet ing of the Beaufort Town Board Monday night. The books, for registration of new voters will be opened Satur day, April 16, and be kept open every day from ? a.m. to S p.m. expept ' Saturday when they will remain open until 0 p.m. ? Gene Smith, town attorney, told the board that the town's bid, $800 for 17 feet of the ABC store pro perty on Turner Street had been accepted by the county. The board suggested that Mar shall Ayscue, ABC officer, call at the Dew Drop Inn at Queen and Pine Streets in Beaufort and In vestigate the complaints about 14 16 year-olds hanging out there. The assistant chief of police, Carl ton Garner, informed town offi cials that he had been told young sters were frequenting the Inn. The board voted unanimously to sell all water-lots (excluding street ends) and gave W H. Potter per mission to go ahead with work on waterfront land In front -and ad jacent to his home property. A motion to enlarge the com mercial tone In town on the north aide of front Street to the depth of the Inlet Inn property, Lillian Duncan estate property, and the F. S. Dickinson estate property, and the original Day property liV. waa passed unanimously. The line beretofere ran down the middle of tfreae lots. , Tides at the Beaufort Bar Tid* Table HIGH , LOW Friday, April ? 9:01 a.m. 9:16 p.m. 3:0! a.m. 3:07 p.m. Saturday 9:40 a.m. 9:M p.m. tub;. April 19 in li ?.n. 10:10 p.m. 4:12 pjn. 4:16 a.m. Headay, April 11 11:04 a.m. 11:07 p.m. pjn. Taeeday, April 4:80 a.m. 4:37 pjn. It 11:48 a m. 114* p-m. 5:27 a m. HM pjn. Harold Simpson, owner of the Topsail Service Station, was given permission to extend his dock westward 8 feet into Orange Street extension right of way, with the specification that the street re main open so that small boats could dock. In regards to life estate property in Beaufort, the board ordered that all valid taxes on the proper ties be collected. The board decided that they would (o along with the findings of the League of Municipalities, meeting in Raleigh today, as to whether or not "home rule" is best. Attending the meeting were Commiasioners Carl A. Hataell, Gerald Hill, James D. Rumley, and W. G. . Temple, as well aa Mr. Smith, town attorney, Mayor Clif ford Lewis and Dan Walker, town clerk. White Lilacs in May? Mia Nancy Mason of- Thomas villa, who will be married May 8 in the Core Creek Methodiat Church to Robert G. Gaakill of Sea Level has been catapulted into the headlines across the nation be cauae she's always dreamed of hav ing white lilacs for her wedding. Misa Masoil. an assistant in the Charity and Children office of the Baptist Orphanage of North Caro lina, Inc , wrote to the Lilac Fes tival Aasoclation. Spokane, Wash., and said it has always been her dream to be married in a church decorated with white lilacs. ?he added that lllaca here in North Carolina will be in bloom this month and that it seems a shame that there will be so many lilacs la the state of Waahington, but not here, on the day of her wedding Donald Bowsher. secretary of the lilac aaaociation. said the as sociation la wilting to help out, but due to cool springs even Spo kane, la recant years, has had to Impart the blooms. Miaa Mason s story waa picked Up by the Associated Press and what wa? plaanad to ha a vary quiet wedding mjy turn into a field day for photographers if Miss Mason's childhood dream white lilacs for her wedding ? come* true. Play to bo Given in May In County Courtroom The Carteret Community Thea tre's next production, "The Night of January 16th" will be given in the courtroom of the county court house D a t e a are Wedneaday through Saturday, May 11-14. The play ia the dramatliation of a murder trial and for that reaaon an actual courtrom setting haa been selected. Because seating ca pacity In the courtroom ia limited, tbe play will run four nights The director i* Lynn Ktoller. Beaufort. Uwsa Letter Porta Member! of the More head City Liona Club are lettering the con crete signposts in Mcrshead City. Tbe signpost project waa adopted by the Liona Club laat year. Letter tag ia expected to h? correal i witfaia ? week. ^ Education Board Selects Officers R. W. Safrit Jr. Chosen Again at Chairman; Mwnb ?n Sworn In Robert W Safrit Jr, . Beaufort, was re-elected chairman of the County Board of Education at the meeting Monday afternoon in the courthouse annex. D. Mason, At lantic, was re-elected vice-chair man. The board was reorganiied with members being sworn in by A. H. Jan.es, clerk of Superior Court. Mr. Safrit and Theodore Smith, Davis, are starting six-year terms, George Wallace, Morehead City, and W B. Allen, Newport, four year terms; and Mr. Mason a two year term. H. L. Joslyn. Morehead City, was reappointed county superin tendent of schools. Appointment of school commit teemen and election of teachers for the next school year will be deferred for several months, in compliance with a suggestion by the state superintendent of public instruction. Office personnel, school main tenance force and bus mechanics were re-instated. A delegation from the W. S. King School appeared before the board to request a lunchroom, trade school and addition of Uth and 12th grades in Morehead City. Spokesman for the delegation was the Rev. W. C. Horton, Morehead City. The board said they would take the requests under consider ation. During the remainder of the three-hour session, the board dis cussed the proposed budget for 1955-56. It will be presented to the county board of commissioners for approval in May. Churches Observe Easter , Good Friday with Services Recreated this year in the North River Methodist Church yard is the Easter morning scene in the Garden of Gethsemane. The scene shows the women at the tomb. In side is the angel who has told them that Christ is risen. The life-sire figures were made by members of the ehureh congre gation. This is the second year that the Easter scene has been placed at the church. Visitors are welcome and are in vited to register. The scene is light ed at night. The North River Church is located on Highway 70, about 10 minutes' ride east of Beaufort. Firm Organizes for Building Hotel State Port Traffic Up Pratiwiawy iigaees of ??Ur borne tratUi at Wilmington and Morehlead City show a slight in crease for the first two hionths of 1853, as against the same period in IBM, according to a report from the Corps of Engineers, Wilming ton. Tonnage handled by the two deep water ports for January *nd February of 1955 totaled 766,402 tons and 769,240 tons for January and February of 1954. Individually. Morehead City han dled 68,134 tons in 1955 against 90,467 tons in 1954 for the two month period. Wilmington hid 698.268 tons in 1955 and 078,773 tons in 1854 for the same period. The loss at Morehead City is ac counted for in main part by shift ing of bunker oil distribution to Wilmington. Bunker oil facilities were put in at Wilmington in Oc tober and a large portion of the bunker oil which formerly came into Morehead City has shifted to Wilmington. Lower rail freight rates and in general, better dis tribution facilities, are listed as reasons for the shift. The exporting of some 12,000 tons of scrap iron, cheese and but ter accounted in great part for the 20,000-ton increase at Wilmington. Duval Greer, who compiles wa ter-borne commerce statistics, cau tioned that these figures are sub ject to revision because of late reporting by 'shipping interests. Col. Hlchard S. Marr, executive director a / the state porta, said that Wilmington handled more tonnage in March than in the first lix months of 1854. ? A firm has been organized to' build a hotel on the Carteret coast. Known as Morehead Hotels Inc.. the company's authorized capital stock is one million dollars, par value per share $100. Incorporators are Burton T. Pe#*MUhevllIe, Dick Parker, W J. Btafr, Jasper Bell. Ted Davis, all of Morehead City, and Ferd L. Davis, Zebulon. Mr. Peake, a hotel representa tive. has offices in New York and Chicago Ferd L. Davis, an attor ney, is the brother of Ted Davis who is also manager of the More head City Chamber of Commerce. The firm is authorized to deal In real estate, build and operate hotels, drug stores, barber shops, florists shops, beauty salons and operate other services in conjunc tion with hotel business. Mr. Davis said that the incor porators plan on investment of four and a half million dollars in the land and the hotel. Present plans call for 400 rooms. Six sites are under considera tion for the building. Most are oceanfront. Written options have been obtained on five sites and a verbal option on the sixth. Mr. Davis said the money to build the hotel will be borrowed. Sale of stock will be handled by the bonding companies. He said plans for going ahead with the hotel will begin as soon as papers of incorporation are signed. Jaycees Sell 210 Bags of Flour Morehead City Jaycees sold 210 bags of flour in their second flour sale of the year Monday night un der the direction of Bob McLean. At the meeting prior to the sale, it was announced that the district meeting here win be April 18-17. Registration is from 12 noon to 3 p.m. on the 16th at the Recreation Center, with a reception from 6 to 7:30 at the Heart of the Beach The dance that night, with live music, will be from 9 to 12 at the Heart of the Beach. The business meeting on Sun day. the 17th, will take place from ? a.m. to 12 noon at the Recrea tion Center or one of the local movie houses. Jasper Bell, president of the Morehead City club, has announced that next Monday night will be the last time that speeches can be made on behalf of Ute candidates for office, and If any candidate has a speaker, he should notify Mr. Bell at the Sanitary Barber 8 hop. Assistant Polico Chiof Apprehends Motorist One motorist was apprehended In Beaufort on Monday. April 4. for allegedly violating the motor vehicle laws. Carlton Garner, assistant police chief, apprehended Kathleen Bote more and charged her witji carelest ?d reckJw* drMn* ? Beaufort Court Shows Deficit As of March 31, the Municipal Ifacor^ler'i Court of Beaufort show ed a deficit of $27.10. Receipts totaled $534.50 and disbursements $561.60. Of the disbursements; $124 was for bail bond refunds. $150 as sal ary to the judge, $125 salary to the solicitor, $40 to the clerk, and $41.10 for jail fees. Police fund retirement due* were $26 and paid to the county school fund was $35.5T In all 24 arrests were made by the Beaufort police department in March, 11 of them being for motor vehicle violation*. The police department also an nounced that they had issued 206 parking tickets during the month of March, and had assisted in 41 investigations involving such agen cies as the United States Navy and Civil Service. Police car mileage in March was 1,638.2. Four Officials Will Run Again In Morehead City The mayor of Morehead City and three commissioners have filed for reelection. They are George W. Dill for mayor, Ted Garner, D. J. Hall and Gibby Sanderson, com missioners It ia rumored that Commissioner S. C. Hollowly and Commissioner John Morris do not intend to run. Herbert Phillips III and W. E. CoUingham. both of Morehead City, are seeking the office of Judge of Morehead City Recorder's Court. Judge George McNeill has announced that he will not run. Jerry Schumacher, Morehead City, has filed for the office of commissioner. Superior Court Rocaipts Total $6,874 in March Receipts In the office of the clerk of Superior Court last month totaled *8374 (12. Received from Morehead City Recorder's Court waa fl, 118.80, from Beaufort Recorder's Court 1892, and from county court, 12, 887.68. Superior Court receipts were $290 75 and probate and clerk'a fees amounted to MM. 10 Paid to the county was <4,913 SO The report waa given the county board Monday morning by A. H. James, clerk of Superior Court New Rati Bed Crews of the Atlantic and East Carolina Railroad started this week to put down heavier tiea and raHi through Morehead City. Paved por tions of the street being torn up will be replaced Iqr the railroad company after the Job is coat ptert. Some Will Observe Holiday Monday Banks of Morehead City and Beaufort will be clewed on Easter Monday, but postoffices in both towns will be open all day. In Morehead City all stores will be open but the town ball will be closed. Miss Pat Springie. secretary to the chamber a I . commerce. Beaufort, said that moat of the stoles in Beaufort are going to obaarve Monday as a holiday The town hall and county courihonae will be closed. There will be no school Mon day. April Weather Visits County During the past week the weather has been reasonably mild with an inch of rain having fallen. The weather has been most April like ? cloudy skies and intermit tent showers. The weather forecast for today is cloudy, with the possibility of more showers, according to E. Stamey Davis, weather observer. He stated that there was a possi bility that it would be cooler over the weekend. The high during the past week was 74 on Sunday with a low of 43 registered last Friday The temperatures and wind di rection sincfc last Friday are as follows: Ma*. Mia. Wind Friday 69 43 SW Saturday 69 55 SW Sunday 74 57 SW Monday 86 SO SE Tuesday 68 44 SSW Wednesday .... 64 55 SW Observing one of the most holy days in the church year. ?**? Rations throughout the county wtll attend special Easter service. Sun day. In Morehead City a threc bour Good Friday Community Sendee will begin it noon today in the First Methodist Church. Pastor* of the following churches will par ticipate: Franklin Memorial. rr?e Will Baptist, First Baptist, Cuap Glenn Methodist, First Christian, and First Presbyterian. There will be a Good Friday service in St. Andrew s Episcopal Church, Morehead City, from 8 to 3 p.m. today and at 8 o'clock to night the senior choir of Ann Street Methodist Church will pre sent the cantata. "The Seven Last Words of Christ." Soloists will be Mrs Herbert Waldrop Jr.. Newport; Garland Morris, Havelock. James Webb, Morehead City; Mrs. Jarvis Her ring. Earl Willis, Sal Palano, Frank Morning, Van Potter. Mrs. Lillian Hendrix. Mrs. Clarence Davis, Mrs Ralph Albares and Mrs. William Willis, all of Beau fort. Communion Tonight Communion service in the First Baptist Church, Beaufort will be gin at 7.30 tonight. Good Friday services in St. Eg bert's Catholic church begin at noon today with the Mass of the Pre-Sanctified. There will be the reading of the passion according to St. John, Stripping of the altars and veneration of the cross. The service continues until ?? p.m. with Stations of the Cross at 8 p.m. tonight. Ann Street Methodist and the First Methodist Churches observed Holy Communion last night. Maun dy Thursday. Easter Sunday services: St Andrew's Episcopal Church, Morehead City Holy Communion and sermon. 11 a.m. Free Will Baptist Church, Bettie Service at 11 a.m., Easter pro gram by the young people ?t ? p.m. The public is Invfled. First Christian Church. Morehead school at 9:45 a id. and morning worship at 10:49 a.m.- The Rev. Rosa Allen. Wilson, wxecutWeal* retary of the North Carolina Chris tian Missionary Society, will be the guest speaker at the 10:45 ser vice. Candlelight Service A candlelight communion service will take place at 7:30 p.m. Sun day This will be a time of medi tation. No sermon is scheduled. The Rev. J. W Funk, pastor, said visitors are welcome. St Paul's Episcopal Church, Beaufort The Rt. Rev. Thomas H. Wright, bishop of the diocese of East Carolina, will conduct the communion service at 11 a.m. Sun day Members of the Sunday School will participate in an Easter Fe? Uval at the church Sunday at 4 p.m. There will be no Sunday School in the morning. Ann Street Methodist Chureh. Beaufort? There will be special Easter music at the 11 o'clock ser vice this morning and the Junior choir will present Easter music at the 7 30 p.m. Sunday service. Sound View Free Will Baptist Church (located five miles west of Highway 70 and 24 junction on Highway 24)? Sunriac service will begin at 5:22 a.m. The message will be delivered by the Rev. C. B. Hansley. pastor, and special an thems will be sung by the choir. The public is Invited. There will See CHURCHES. Page t 14 Homes, Steel Fishing Pier Go Up at Emerald Isle Emerald Isle, nearly recovered from (he effect* of Hurricane Hazel, reaounds today with the varied sounds of building ? 14 homea and a it eel fishing pier. Pour of the hornet are virtually completed, ten nearly ao. A score more are scheduled to atart before July 1. The flatting pier ahould be in op eration before July 1. AH-ateel with the exception of wooden floor planking, it will ex tend 850 feet Into the ocean from mean low water. It la being built by ty. T. Burney. Wilmington contractor, for Karl Thompson of Holden'a Beach. Bur ney built the steel pier it Surf CKy, the only ocean fishing pier in North or South Carolina to with stand the ravagea of Hazel. The pier material now being hauled to the building lite over a newly-constructed road, waa orig inally intended for a pier which Thorn peon planned to build at Holdan's Beach. But Thompaon. It ll reported, weighed the beauty of the two beaches sod the abusdaaoa of flth in the two araaa, EbwiM Ilk Holden'a Beach, and decided in favor of Emerald iile. The pier site ia between the 13th and 14th blocks, about a mile west nf the Salter Path entrance to Kmrrald Iale. Beach rehabilitation work, main ly bulldozing beach sand into dune likr hummocks, has almost been completed. Brush fence has been constructed on these hummocks to reinforce them against sea erosion. Police Will Pick Up Magazine Salesmen Morehesd City police yesterday were given the go-ahead by the Chamber of Commerce to pick up magazine solicitors who have not been cleared by the chamber. Police said they have been re ceiving complaints from people who have been approached by mag azine salesmen. Police checked with the chamber to see if the chamber had authorised such soil citation. When the chamber said no. the officers were told by Chief Herbert Ortffln to apprehend Mg given chi detials
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