CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ?* news-times office S04 Aindill St. Morelxtd City Fhona 6-4175 44th YEAR, NO. 66. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-TWO PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1965 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Diane Hits County Too; Any More? Morehead City Port to Get New Shed , Fumigation Plant Morehead City Two install!-' lions to be constructed at the state port here have moved a step near er realization, according to an an nouncement today by Col Richard S. Marr, executive director of the North Carolina State Ports Author ity. A contract to build a 39,600 square foot transit shed has been let to Steel Erectors Co. of Char lotte, and plans are proceeding to put in a tobacco fumigation plant without delay. Steel Erectors will put up a pre fabricated building manufactured by Luria Engineering Co. of New York City at its Bethlehem, Pa., plant. The building in knocked down form will be shipped to Morehead City, where it will be assembled this fall at a cost of about $100,000. Preliminary work for this build ing has already begun, Colonel Marr said. Preparation of footings and foundation work is now in progress. Specifications call for a build ing 100 feet wide and a little over 360 feet long. A single row of columns will offer support, and a canopy will extend over the area between the new transit shed and the railroad tracks to protect ear goes being moved in that area. The proposed fumigation plant is expected to coit about $80,000, and will be used to process raw tobacco exports. The installation will offer fumigation services as an added inducement to shippers contemplating moving their car goes through Morehead City. The State Ports Authority, meet ing here last month, tentatively approved the fumigation plant if financial arrangements could be worked out. These financial plans have now been approved. Colonel Marr disclosed, with the result that the State Ports Authority can now commence detailed planning and the drawing up of specifications. A single chamber structure, equipped for hydrocyanic and me thyl bromide gases, is envisioned, and loads of some 7,000 cubic feet can be accommodated in a single operation. Colonel Marr pointed out there has been a growing demand tor fumigation facilities here. The lo cation of such a plant will attract much additional commercial ton nage through the Morehead City port, which is proving increasingly valuable to shipping .interests, he said. Driver Faces Court Action John' G. Decker, Cherry Point Marine, driver of a car which wrecked across the railroad tracks in Morehead City Monday night, has been docketed (or appearance in court Monday. Three other Marines were with Decker, who was driving a 1954 Ford. According to Capt. Buck New some of the Morehead City Police Department, Decker tried to croas the tracks goiitg north on 33rd Street where there ia no street crossing. The chassis of the car jammed up against the tracks. One of the men was seriously cut about the face. They all walked to the Shell Service Station where Captain Newsome found them and took them to Morehead City Hospital. Captain Newsome said the lad with the cut face was bleeding pro fusely. Decker was put in jail and two others were taken to Cherry Point by ambulance. The fourth was not hurt. * Decker has been charged with driving without a license and driv ing drunk. Young People Hurt In Wrack Monday Mis* Jane 8a frit and Pvt. Robert Sa/rit, daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Safrit Jr., Beau fort, were Injured in an automo bile accident weat of Jacksonville Monday afternoon. Private Safrit, home on a 10 day leave, was driving his car and collided with a truck which turned in front of Mm. Both he and his sister were taken to the Jackson ville Hospital where they were treated for severe cut*. It wu expected that they would be discharged late yesterday. Pri vate Safrit and hi* sister were re turning to Beaufort from Falaon when the accident happened. He J* stationed with the Army at En flewood, N. J. Soldier Named Son 'Beaufort' A Union soldier named his new born son, Beaufort, in honor of the town in which he was sta tioned. How this came about was a story told some time ago to Justin Sal ter, Milton, Pa., who was born in Beaufort. Mr. and Mrs. Salter happen to be here now visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harry Salter, More head City. Mr. Justin is in the antique re pair and refinishing business at Milton and one day a man by the name of Charles Anchor went to see him about restoring a Chippen dale chest. The conversation moved around to Mr. Salter's birthplace, Beau fort, N. C., and Mr. Anchor an nounced that his grandfather was stationed there during the war be tween the states when he received word that his wife had given birth to a son. The soldier went in to Beaufort to celebrate and apparently had such a good time that he decided the new baby boy would be named "Beaufort." And that's how Charles Anchor's father, Beaufort Anchor, got his name. The Anchors were originally from New York State. 3.12 Inches Rain Falls This Week A total of 3.12 inches of rain hit the county since Monday, according to E. Stamey Davis. ob server. Mr. Davis reported that Diane alone brought 2.45 inches. The high temperature for the week was 87, recorded both Mon day and Wednesday. The low *as 70. recorded Wednesday. The high and low temperatures, plus the wind directions for the week are as follows: Max. Min. Winds Monday 87 75 ENE Tuesday ..SI 85* 74 ENE Wednesday ... 87 70 NE ? ? Beaufort Bank Postpones Its Opening Indefinitely James Davis, cashier of the First Citizens Bank and Trust Co., Beau fort, announces that the bank open ing haft been postponed indefinite ly It was hoped that the opening could be held tonight but a leak in the roof developed during Diane and repairs must be made before the open house can be rescheduled. Regular banking hours are contin uing as usual. Army Engineers Dispatch Survey Teams Along Coast Wilmington -Survey parties with* sounding gear and recording de vices have begun a comprehensive check on navigable inland water ways to determine effects result ing from last week's Hurricane Connie, the District Office of the Corps of Engineers announced this week. Three other parties traveling in cars departed to observe beach erosion and structural damages in the coastal area reaching from Little River, S. C., to Elizabeth City, including Ocracoke and Hat tcras on the outer banks. Each observer will tabulate his findings for a report to Col. R. L. Hill, district engineer, who will use the "general summaries'' for action pertinent to responsibilities of the Corps of Engineers. The group was briefed by Tho mas J. Hewitt, chief of engineer ing, who has been associated with the development and mainten ance of waterways in coastal North Carolina for over 42 years. Louis Leiner will head a locally based survey party to check on the intracoastal waterway from Little River to New River near Camp Lejeune with special atten tion to points -where shoals are likely to have resulted from the storm. The waterway from New River through Bogue Sound to the Neuse River will be examined by a sur vey party based at Beaufort with L. E. McLam in charge. This group will also check on Core Sound up the Ocracoke area and including Wainwright Slough. W. will examine storm effects 7 aT WrighUville Beach, Southport, Long Beach, liolden Beach and additional areas as far south as Little River. Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, Fort Fisher and intermediate points will be examined by N. C. Magnuson. Duvall Greer will survey areas around New Bern, Washington, Hertfard, Edenton, Elizabeth City, Manteo and the outer banks south to Hatteras. Greer will return through Hyde County, checking storm effects at Stumpy Point, Engelhard, Swan Quarter and Bel haven. R. W. Leonard will check on Surf City, Swansboro, Morehead City, Beaufort, Atlantic, Ocracoke and Intermediate points. Me Toe! Mrs. Sue Harris, operator of the Jefferson Coffee Shop, announced i Tuesday morning that her restau- I rant was open during Connie. Mrs. ; Harris said she even had a bottle- l warming service. < County Receives $3,443 in ABC Store Revenue Under New Distribution System, Equal Amount Divided Among Towns Under the new system of distri bution of ABC funds Carteret County received $3,443.25 last month and an equal amount was divided among Morehead City Hospital, Beaufort and Newport according to their liquor sales volume. The total July sales volume this year was $70,611.10 as compared with $06,121.55 in July 1954. Morehead City sales last month totaled $44,405.75, Beaufort $15, 767 05 and Newport $10,438 30 Es timated net profit was $7,248.94. Paid to Beaufort (22.4 per cent of sales) $768.87, to Morehead City Hospital (628 per cent of sales) $2,165.38, and to Newport (14.8 per cent) $509. The ABC Board reported that $780.13 was paid to the county general fund July 28, 1955, part of the net profit due the county for the 1954-55 fiscal year. That brought the total paid to the. county /or that year to $43,738.71. Also paid the county was $900 received from the town of Beau fort for the north 17 feet of the old ABC lot, Turner Street, Beau fort. The 17 feet was purchased to make a through alley between Turner and Craven Streets. 4-Foot Alligator Killed At Atlantic Boach A 4-foot alligator was killed by MP's at Atlantic Beach over the weekend. The reptile was discov ered on the Fort Macon Read and brought into Atlantic Beach proper where he was killed by running over him with a truck and beating him to death. Police Chief Murphy Jenkins, at the beach, said that it was the first gator he had seen in those parts. Garth dooper, who works at the beach, said, however, that there are "a lot of alligators" in the rreah water ponds at the west end of Bogue Banks. In Connie s Wake This is what Connie did to to bacco it Newport Other tobacco farmers had the tame experience. Harry D. Lock ey, left, and Wayne West, survey the damage. The two farmers grow a total of 43 acres of tobacco. Twelve of their curing barns were extensively damaged and all were in operation whea Connie came along. Mr. West >aid two-thirds of th?. tobacco had been harvested, bat beat grades of the leaf. ?t the top, were a total lots Wind flattened corn and high water cove rod 50 acre* of Mr. Weit'a soybeans and 7S'acres of corn. R. M. Williams, county farm agent', said yesterday.- "The farm era in several communities have expreased great concern over the financial loaa due to crop damage in dry weather last year, damages eauaed by Hurricane Haiel laat fall, low market prices on many of the farm commodities, contin ued kith coat of production, plus i-ikxo oj nay ummi what damage was caused by the storm last week. "Many of our farmers during the past few daya have inquired about government emergency loans. Un der preeent condition* many of oiir farmers will have to have ad ditional credit or capital to con tinue with the operation of their farms. An investigation is being made at the present time to offer any assistance that we potiibiy can to help our farm people who have suffered b$avy leu. Connie Blows Bubbles One of the cats at Ottis Purifoy's fish house, Morehead City, was delighted when bubbles started ap pearing up out of the floor. She started to play with them but stopped from fright when one of the bub bles grew 316 feft high. There's a hole in the floor just to the left of the cat. The floor was being scrubbed and the high winds from Connie got in under the fish house, forced air up through the hole an0 giant bubbles resulted. No Sleep for Them Photo i>y Jerry Schumacher Adam Mayer, Mated, and Ted Davit, llcemed amateur radio op erators, kept round-the-clock vigils in front of the lM-watt emergency transmitter. The equipment was set up at Carteret Electronics, More head City, in preparation for Connie. It was in operation all Tues day night during Diane's visit too. Civil Defense Director Thanks Henderson CAP Miss Ruth Peeling, county Civil Defense director, yesterday ex pressed appreciation to the Civil Air Patrol of Henderson which came to Carteret early this week with a portable radio transmitter and mobile radio units. Their presence with such equip ment made it possible to assure the area east of Newport River contact with the outer world during Diane. Prior to Diane, there was no way of getting word out of Beaufort or any area east of Beau fort except by police radio. The unit, with Lt. Thomas Stew art in charge, set up headquarters in the Morchead City Recreation Center. At the request of Mayor Clifford Lewis. Sheriff Hugh Sal ter and the civil defense director. Lieutenant Stweart agreed to send a mobile unit east of the Newport River. Dan Walker, Beaufort town Tid* Table Tide* at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, Aug. 1? 9:17 a.m. 3:07 a.m. 9:34 p.m. 3:29 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20 10:0ft a.m. 3:49 a.m. 10:21 p.m. 4:16 p.m. Huaday, Aug. 21 10:93 a.m. 4:29 a.m. 11:08 p.m. 4:93 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21 11:40 a.m. 9:08 a.m. 11:99 p.m. 9:40 p.m. Taeaday, Aug. U 9:48 a.m. 12:28 p.m. 8i32 p.m. clerk, suggested that two units be sent down east if possible. Lieu tenant , Stewart contacted wing headquarters at Charlotte and two more mobile units were sent here late Tuesday. Onq was sent to Sea Level and the operator was housed and fed by J. A. DuBois. manager of the Sea Level Chamber of Commerce, at the Sea Level Inn. The other unit stayed in Beaufort and the third mobile unit stayed at the rec reation building. Wednesday afternoon the mobile unit at Sea I -eve] went to the east end of the North River Bridge and the one in Beaufort went near the west end and reported on condi lions at the bridge. At that time water was over the highway at North River and over the road cast of the bridge. State highway men at the bridge at that time asked the CAP units to radio requests for signs, warn ing people of the high water The state also sought temporary clos ing of the bridge so it could be in spected. A CAP mobile generator was at tached to the sheriff's radio units by Charles Chappell. Beaufort. Mr. Walker also gave full assistance to the men who were hampered by their unfamiliarity with the lay of the land. With Lieutenant Stewart were Lt. Peter Carlson. LL Early John son and Jim Overton, a senior member of the patrol. They loft their tegular Job* to come here and also used their personal cars. They pulled out Wednesday afternoon after the stora had pasMd. Harvey Lewis Fined $150, Costs In Court Monday Harvey Lewis was fined $150 and costs in Morehead City Recorder's Court Monday for driving drunk and having no operator's license. He was given a six months' sus pended roads sentence on condition that he stay on good behavior for two years. A charge of forcible trespass against him was dropped. WL^iam Duberry was fined $73 and costs for having no operator's Tfe<