Trawl Catches Turtle
Photo by Clifton Guthrie
Capi. Stanley Salter of the Edith M. II, an Ottis Purifoy boat, shows the 427-pound leatherback turtle
taken off Atlantie Reach while trawling for shrimp. This species of turtle is rarely found this far north.
Newport Officials Take Oath;
Drainage Ditch Discussed
Wearing a snappy yellow bow-4
tie, Newport's new mayor, Leon
Mann Jr., took the oath of office
Tuesday night at the first official
board meeting of 1955-56.
Commissioners sworn in for a
two-year term were Prentis Gar
ner, Wilbur Garner, D. Ira Gar
ner, Hilton Gurganus and Bennie
R. Garner. I). Ira and Wilbur Gar
ner were the only commissioners
who served the 1953-55 term.
S. E. Manrt, who refused to run
for re-election, attended the meet
ing to close out his six years of
perfect attendance. Mr Mann, prior
to the past six years, had served
a previous two-year term on the
board.
The new officials were sworn in
by A. L. Wilson, justice of the |
peace, who had run against Mr.
Mann for the office of mayor in
May.
While Mr. Wilson and the town
attorney, George Ball, were gett
ing the oaths straightened out
and taking a few minutes to do so
the mayor-tobe commented,
"This is as much trouble as getting
married."
Mayor Mann opened the meeting
by asking Commissioner Wilbur
Garner to offer prayer. Following
the prayer, the mayor outlined his
views for a long-range town pro
gram, appointed a planning com
mission and assigned commission
ers their duties.
New Group
Members of the planning com
mission are the Rev. J. H. Waldrop
Jr., chairman, R. L. Pruit, former
school principal: Dalton B. Rhuc,
engineer of Burlington; Mrs. Floy
Garner, home economics teachcr;
and Les Bercegeay, engineer.
The mayor requests that the
commission meet with the town
board every six months.
Commissioners were assigned the
following posts:
D. Ira Garner mayor pro tcm,
sanitation commissioner in charge
of garbage collection and disposal,
health regulations and mosquito
control.
Wilbur V. Garner police and
fire commissioner
Hilton A. Gurganus ? street com
missioner in charge of all street
problems, sidewalks, cemetery,
trees, street lighting, drainage and
shrubbery
Prcntis Garner administrative
commissioner, supervises tax mat
ters, legal affairs, bookkeeping
Bennic R. Garner water com
missioner in charge of water sys
tem. arranging for cut-ins and col
lections. supervisor of equipment,
maintenance of all town equip
ment
In his opening rimarks, the ma
yor remarked that tlaa town has a
great future and that Improvement
can be expected in "eytry facility
we have." He commended past
town boards and mayors for the
work they have done.
Two Needs
The two outstanding needs in
Newport now. he said, are a rise
in per capita income and a com
plete water system. Mayor Mann
commented that the per capita in
come can be increased through in
dustry and by attracting higher in
come people to build homes in
Newport.
The mayor said it is important
that water be provided all over
town, wat^r that is "soft, palatable
and safe."
He asked each commissioner to
"run his part of the show." He
told commissioners not to hesitate
to take action, not to wait to bring
mjnor problems before the whole
board, but to do what they think
la right and the board would back
them up.
The mayor requested permission
to tear out an out moded counter
I
Car Dealers
Change Name
Detroit (AP) The National
Used Car Dealers Assoeiation has
become the National Independent
Automobile Dealers Assn. Some in
dustry sources suggested the
change meant there will be a lot
more new car selling by dealers
not franchised by the car makers.
Some used car dealers claim that
despite statements that new car
bootlegging is on the way out many
new cars still aro available to them
on a wholesale basis. In new car
bootlegging a dealer with excessive
stocks sells at wholesale prices to
used car retailers in distant areas.
Frequently the used car dealer
then re-sells at prices below the
prevailing figure in his area. This
has resulted in loud protests from
enfranchised dealers.
Court Receipts Last
Month Totaled $6,657.56
Court receipts in the county in
May totaled $6,657.56, according to
A. H. James, clerk of Superior
Court.
Received from county recorder's
court was $1,542.45. from More
head City Recorder's Court $720.50,
Superior Court $151.83 and pro
bate and clerk's fees amounted to
$111.70.
Paid to the county was $2,526.48.
Cop Captures Bull as It
Surveys Old China Shop
Concord, N. H. (AP)? Police Of
ficer Joseph Jolin "threw the bull"
in a half-hour set-to with a wan
dering bovine. Investigating com
plaints a* hull was blocking traffic
on busy U.S. Route 3, Jolin said
the animal appeared to be direct
ing traffic.
After, a 30-minute marathon
around a nearby hill, the officer
managed to snap a chain to a
strap around the bull's neck and
return it to owner John Ix>vell. At
the time of the "arrest," the bull
was standing in the yard of an an
tique shop which, the officer
noted, contained much old china.
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in the town hall, repair windows
and doors, clean the place thor
oughly and get a conference table.
He also requested the town to pur
chase three 30-gallon garbage cans
and have them lettered "Keep
Newport Clean."
Minor repair is needed on the
town truck and a legal size filing
cabinet, to cost about $30, is need
ed. he said. The board authorized
the mayor to go ahead with the
purchases. The metal cans will be
placed in the business section of
town.
The mayor sought permission to
investigate a bookkeeping system
for the town and to make arrange
ments for the town clerk to attend
the Institute of Government's
School at Chapel Hill thia summer.
The board gave ita approval.
Appointment of a town attorney,
town clerk and policeman was de
ferred until the next meeting. Per
sona presently serving were asked
to remain until the board makes
ita decision, probably at a call
meeting later this month.
The mayor said Cornell Garner i
had requested that a traah pile on
(he Nine-Foot Road be moved
Paying of the outgoing mayor's <
salary was deferred until the next
meeting. The mayor's salary ia let i
it the ducreUou of U)? board.
' A ditch dispute again consumed
a large part of the Newport Town
Board meeting Tuesday night.
Mr. Phipps and Mr. Shook of the
veterans housing development at
tended the meeting. The drainage
ditch in question runs through
their property. After almost an
hour discussion, the town attor- j
noy, George Ball, was requested to
go look at the ditch some time
soon.
Wilbur Garner, one of the com
missioners appointed to investigate
the problem at the May meeting,
told Mr. Phipps, as the unhappy i
property owner left, "Don't think
we're dropping this. We're going
to keep on it."
Mr. Phipps said the ditch is 8
feet deep, has been caving ta, isr
a hazard, he didn't give permission
for it to be dug and he wants the
town to fix it or else give him per
mission to cover it up.
Commissioner Wilbur Garner
said that to cover the ditch, the
tile, bricks, labor and three catch
basins would cost $1,500. The town
board said that they didn't have
the money for such an undertak
ing and that lots of ditches in
town were tn just as bad shape.
Ihig for Drainage
Lcs Bcrccgcay of the Cherry
Point Veterans Mutual Housing
Association said the ditch was dut
to drain the housing project. It
was dug under contract by the
Barrus Construction Co.. and pay
ment was made by both the town
and the veterans association.
The town attorney commented
on the legal aspects of the issue.
He said the town is obligated to
take care of surface water but aot
ditches on private property. When
Mr. Phipps asked if he could fill
in the ditch, Mr Ball said he
wasn't sure. If the ditch drains
several properties, private proper
ty owners may not be within legal
rights to close it, the lawyer said
After the Phipps-Shook discus
sion was closed, Harry Gerock
asked that a ditch for drainage,
behind the Friendly Diner and ad
joining properties be opened. Ma
yor 1-eon Mann Jr. asked that Com
missioner Gurganus check on how
to get the ditch opened the cheap
est but best way, and report it the
next meeting.
Mr. Gerock reminded the board
that he wanted his street paved too.
Moses Howard, a member of the
Newport Businessmen's Associa
tion, asked the board for financial
assistance on placing street mark
ers. The board said that If they
were presented with figures on how
much may be needed they would
be happy to help out.
Mr. Howard also said that the
state had agreed to put in drain
tile at the church providing the
telephone pole is moved. (Mr. Ho
ward is county road commissioner).
Commissioner Bcnnie Gamer re
ported that he was offered $20 for
the old tires on the town truck.
The offer was accepted. The board
approved purchase of a new mower
and Commissioner Ira Garner ask
ed that grass In the old cemetery
be cut.
Commissioner Gurganus was au
thorised to hire a man to cut the
grass.
The board requested that letters
be written to Walter Mann and to
recently-retired town officials. Mr.
Mann has been seriously III. lie Is
? former town commissioner. Let
ten to the recently-retired town
officials are to express gratitude
[or their service on the board.
The clerk reported a balance of
ll.S22.0Z as of June 1 and receipt
of MS. 99 from the state In rebate
on franchise taxes. The commls
lioners ordered the bills paid and
adjourned.
State Will Play
Support Role
In Mock Attack
Raleigh ? No North Carolina
city will receive mock attack dur
ing the scheduled nation-wide test
exercise "Operation Alert, 1955"
next Wednesday and Thursday,
Gen. Edward F. Griffin, state civil
defense director said today, but
the state is cast in a major support
role.
Communications between state
civil defense headquarters and par
ticipating local communities will
be maintained by telephone, ama
teur radio and civil air patrol
radio.
The cxercise will start at .11 a.m.
I Wednesday and end at 1 p.m.
Thursday, Eastern Standard Time.
CP&L Official Pleased
With Newport's Progress
George Stovall, manager of Car
olina Power and Light Co., here,
was pleased with the report on
Newport's Finer CafolinT projects
he received this week. The report
was one of the monthly ones filed
by Leon Mann Jr., publicity chair
man.
It covered the following:
Extension of water mains?with
the placing of the last fire hydrant
scheduled for June 4, the 1,975
feet of water main planned for the
1955 project will be completed.
However, plans are now being
made to lay 850 feet more which
will take the system to the edge of
town.
"When this is completed, Finer
Carolina will have been responsi
ble," Mr. Mann commented, "for
over 30 per cent of the planned
water system, laid at about $800
cost to the town."
The town paid for the materials
and the labor was provided by
Newport firemen and other citi
zens They diig the ditches and
women of the' town provided re
freshments for the men.
Radios for Trucks
Radios for fire trucks radios
are on order tod should arrive
next month
Improved recreational facilities
- the town's junior baseball team
now has TO players and only five
of these will be unable to con
tinue due to their helping their
parents with the tobacco crop. Sev
eral adults are working with the
team. Rather than haul in several
tons of clay to top the "sand lot"
now being used, another lot is be
ing considered.
One of the local churches added
recreational facilities inside its
educational building during May.
Street markers for the town
project being worked on by New
port Businessmen's Association.
Beautifying Town
Beautification of town with em
phasis on Highway 70- the Atlan
tic and East Carolina Railway gave
the Legion Auxiliary permission to
use part of the railroad property.
They have cleaned the lot up
and a monument in honor of war
dead is planned for temporary dia
play there on Memorial Day. Work
has been completed on one service
station which was formerly an old
fire trap.
The telephone project in the
veterans housing area has been
completed. Modern dial phones
were put in and the publicity
chairman reports that the tele
phone project for Pine Acres,
about two miles west of town is
coming along fine.
Firemen Called
Morehead City firemen were cal
led Monday night at 6 p.m. to the
Beau fort- Morehead causeway when
a five-gallon can of gasoline caught
fire. The fire was under control
by the time firemen arrived.
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