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44th YEAR. NO. 68. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. AUGUST 26. 1955 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Beaufort Chamber Directors
Propose Painless Meter Plan
Directors of the Beaufort Cham
ber of Commerce hope to promote
a project whereby the ahopper in
Beaufort will get a break. The di
rectors Tuesday night approved a
plan, in which the chamber will
contribute nickels for overtime
parking. They will present the
plan to the Beaufort Town Board
at its next meeting Monday, Sept.
12
Under the proposed system,
when an officer comes to a meter
where the red flag is up, he will
deposit a nickcl provided him by
the Chamber of Commerce. At the
same time he will put under the
windshield an envelope explain
ing what has been done and ask
ing the parker to please put a
nickel in the envelope and give it
to any Front Street businessman.
Varying Success
This plan has been tried in other
cities with varying success. In one
town the plan had to be given up
because nobody ever bothered to
return the nickels. The chamber
directors hope, however, that the
plan will work in Beaufort so that
shoppers will not be liable for
parking fines. ?
If the town board gives its ap
proval, the plan will go into effect
next month.
The president of the chamber,
Norwood Young, and two direc
tors, William Roy Hamilton and
Gerald Hill, were authorized to
contact the Morehead City Cham
ber of Commerce, the Sea Level
Chamber of Commerce and Beau
fort and Morehead City commis
sioners relative to coordinating a
countywide mosquito spraying pro
gram.
Welcome Cancelled
The welcoming program for Jus
tice Harnsberger of the Wyoming
Supreme Court did not materia
lize. The justice, who was to visit
Beaufort with his family, Aug. 20,
wrote to say his visit would be de
layed. Then Diane came and ra
ther than alter the welcome pro
gram to honor her, the event was
cancelled.
Justice Harnsberger, who worked
at Pivers Island as a youth, never
showed up and to date nothing
more has been heard from him.
Attending the chamber borfrd
meeting, in addition to those men
tioned, were Ronald Earl Mason,
Ray Cummins, Halsey Paul, Dr.
W. L. Woodard and Miss Pat
Springie, secretary. The meeting
took place at WBMA.
Automobile, Bus
Collide Thursday
Mrs. Florence Winifred Caudle,
Raleigh, driving a 1955 DeSoto, col
lided with a Seashore Transporta
tion Bus driven by Cleveland Bell
Phillips of New Bern at the inter
section of 6th and Arendell Streets
yesterday at 8 a.m.
Mrs. Caudle was cited by the in
vestigating officer, Lt. Carl Bunch,
for passing at an intersection, re
sulting in an accident.
According to police, Mrs. Caudle
was headed east on Arendell
Street and was attempting to pass
the bus which was in the process
of making a left hand turn with
the turn signals indicating the turn.
Damage to the bus was estimated
at $150 to the bumper and left
front. Damage to Mrs. Caudle's car
was estimated at $250. The entire
right side of the vehicle was dam
aged.
She said she did not see the bus's
turn signals. Riding with Mrs.
Caudle was a little boy. No one
was hurt. Patrolman Bill Condie
assisted in the investigation.
John Kelly Gives
Rotary Program
John B. Kelly was in charge of
the program at the weekly meet
ing of the Newport Rotary Club
Monday night at the Community
Building.
Mr. Kelly u?ed the Four Way
Test as his topic, with assistance
from C. S. Long, who gave a brief
description of the test Monroe
Garner, Derryl Garner, Nathan
Garner and E. B. Comer each gave
an explanation of one of the rules
of the test.
A. R. Craig gave the invocation
and Bob Montague presided in the
absence of the president, Edgar
Hibbs.
Guests included Beaufort Rota
rian J. P. Harris and Cornell Gar
ner of Newport
The club will not meet Monday
night, Sept. 8, Labor Day.
Rrrerd Registered
The North Carolina Holstein
Friesian Association has listed
Piebe Bessie Rag Apple of Bayside
Farms, Morehead City, in their lat
est herd improvement registry.
The cow averaged 29 quarts daily,
and gave 628 pounda butterfat and
19,279 pounds of milk.
Disaster Meeting Today
All persons, including farmers, who received property
damage from hurricanes Connie and Diane have been
invited to a meeting at the courthouse in Beaufort at
10:30 this morning.
General Edward Griffin, state Civil Defense director,
in announcing the meeting, said that representatives of
the Farmers Home Administration and the Small Busi
ness Administration would be present. Those agencies
are making loans to persons in the state's disaster areas,
including Carteret.
General Griffin has asked mayors of all towns in the
county, members of their boards, and county officials to
attend. The state civil defense director will preside.
He has also asked that Red Cross representatives in
this area be present.
Author Speaks Tuesday
To Beaufort Rotar tarts
David Stick, Kill Devil Hills, 4
i author of The Graveyard of the ;
Atlantic, was the speaker at the
meeting of the Beaufort Rotary
Club Tuesday night at the Inlet
Inn.
Mr. Stick told the Rotarians
that he was now doing a new his
tory of the outer banks. He said
the history of the hanks had a
bearing on Beaufort
As Mr. Stick explained, when
the northeastern part of the state
was first settled the people settled
along the river and there was no
way of getting to these settle
ments except through shifting in
lets.
He stated that the thing that
retarded Beaufort in those days
was the fact that there was no
outlet from Beaufort Harbor to
the settlements and no major ri
vers leading out of Beaufort. The
port of Beaufort at that time was
one of the best on the coast, but
once shipping was unloaded there,
it was a dead end and there was
no way out.
Canal Dug
Several attempts were made to
get a canal cut from Beaufort Har
bor to the Neut* Kiver, and fin
ally the Club Foot-Harlowe Creek
Canal was cut. This canal was of
no use to Beaufort because at
about the same time Morehead
City had a railroad setup which
made the canal useless, according
to Mr. Stick.
Another thing that interested
him greatly was the town of Dia
mond City on Shackleford. He
said the town 'had a population of
approximately 500 people in 1899
and they made their money prin
cipally by fishing for mullets and
picked up extra money killing an
occasional whale.
The people at Diamond City
would keep whale boats on the
beach with an old man stationed
on a high dune as lookout. When
the whales passed by, usually in
April or May, the fishermen would
take the boats and try to inter
cept the whales.
Storm Hits
Mr. Stick stated that there was
no Diamond City in 1902, despite
the fact that 500 persons lived
there three years before. This, he
said was due to a hurricane in
See AUTHOR, Page 2
Red Cross Gets
150 Applications
$1,700 Paid Out to Date
To Countians Needing
Aid After Storms
One hundred fifty applications
have been received thus far at the
Red Cross disaster office, court
house annex, Beaufort, and $1,700
has been paid in disaster relief.
The office is handling cases in
which people need home repair or
money to repair small boats essen
tial to making a livelihood. In
some instances a week's supply of
Irvin W. Davis, chairman of
the County Red Cross chapter,
says the Red Cross is badly in
need of funds as the result of
the recent hurricanes. Contribu
tions to the local chapter, he
added, will be gratefully accept
ed.
food was furnished to several fam
ilies where the breadwinner was
out of work because of the two
hurricanes.
Some of the 150 applications on
file do not contain the papers
necessary for the Red Cross to
proceed with furnishing assist
ance, according to Mrs. Janet Ben^
edict, who is on duty at the of
fice.
She said, however, that the of
fte would remain open Monday
through Friday from 8:30 to 5 p.m.
and Saturday from 8:30 to noon,
probably until Saturday, Sept. 3.
The office opened Aug. 12 but
individual cases weren't handled
until Aug. 18 because Diane fol
lowed right on the heels of Con
nie.
Last year, after Hazel, the Red
Cross distributed a total of (40,000
in the county. Red Cross is an
outright gift and repayment is not
required.
All applications arc thoroughly
investigated to determine that the
applicant cannot obtain financial
help from any other source.
Baptist Enrichment Week
Will Start Here Sunday
Dr. Chester E. Swor, nationally
known lecturer and conference
leader, will conduct services during
Life Enrichment Week, Sunday
through Friday in the First Bap
tist Churches of Beaufort and
Morehead City.
The services for the opening day,
Sunday, art as follows: 9 a.m. and
7:30 .p.m., worship in Beaufort and
11 a.m. worship in Morehead City.
Weekday services will be break
fast at 7:30 a.m. and morning
watch 8 a.m., Morehead City, and
evening worship in Beaufort at
7:30 p.m.
At the close of the main service ,
each night an informal conference
will be conducted.' Dr. Swor will
discuss the problems of youth and
answer questions submitted to him.
A native of Mississippi, Dr. Swor
received his BA degree from
Mississippi College, his MA degree
from the University of North Caro
lina and a professional diploma In
guidance from Columbia.
In IMS Baylor University con
ferred the LHD degree upon him.
He has travelled abroad twice. In
the summer ot 1931 he attended
Oxford University and in 1937 he
attended the Baptist Youth Con
gress in Zurich, Switserland.
Dr. Swor taught one year at Sun
flower Junior College at Moor
head. Miss., returning the next
year to Mississippi College as dean
of men and assistant professor of
English.
He took leave o t absence in 1038 ;
Dr. Chester Swor
... to conduct services
to spend much of his time lectur
ing in the schools and colleges of
the south. Since 1942 he has de
voted his entire time to this work
and travels approximately 45,000
miles each year, largely in the
Southern Baptist Convention area.
Heavy Rains
By 3 p.m. last night, E. Stanley
Davis, weather observer, estimated
that 8 inches of rain had fallen in
this connty since Monday night
Highest temperature recorded since
Sunday was 88 dc grata Monday.
Wrecks Occur
Wednesday Night
Wrecks, West of Mora
head City, Keep Patrol
man On Jump
State Highway Patrolman W. J.
Smith Jr. was on the jump Wed
nesday night. Three accidents oc
curred between 6:30 p.m. and 9:45.
At 6:15 p.m. a 1951 Mercury two
door automobile driven by Thomas
B Mann. Newport route 1. collided
with a 1941 Ford coupe driven by
F. W. Taylor, North Harlowe. Tlie
accident occurred on a bridge on
the Nine-Foot Road four miles
j from Newport.
Mann was allegedly on the wrong
' side ol tbe road and witnesses said
i tic was drunk. The right front of
his car struck the right lront of
the Ford. No one was hurt but '
.Mann has been charged with driv
ing drurk and driving without a li
cense. Damage to the Mercury was
estimated at $300 and to the Ford j
| $250.
At 6:30 p.m. a 1954 Pontiac op- 1
crated by James J Walsh. Cherry i
j Point, collided with a 1947 DeSoto j
I iour-door sedan driven by Mrs. '
Elizabeth G. Slaughter, Newport, j
The accident happened at the inter- 1
section ol the Roberts Koad and j
I Highway 70 a half mile east of
Newport.
I According to Patrolman Smith,
Walsh was coming out of the
Roberts Road and made a right
turn east. When he did so, he
struck the Slaughter auto which
was proceeding west.
Damage to the Pontiac was esti
mated at $50 and damage to the
DeSoto at $150. No one was hurt.
Walsh has been charged with fail
ure to yield right-of-way.
A 1950 Oldsmobile coupe and a
1955 Ford station wagon collided
in lront of the Airport Grill on
Highway 70 west of Morehcad City
at 9:40 p.m. Driving the coupe
was the Rev. James E. Howard,
Newport, pastor of the Free Will
Baptist Church, Beaufort.
According to Patrolman Smith,
the Rev. Mr. Howard was proceed
ing west when the station wagon,
driven by Thomas R. O'Brien,
Cherry Point, pulled out in front
of him.
Damage to the coupe amounted
to $200 and to the station wagon
$250. O'Brien has been charged
with driving drunk.
Camouflage Job
Fails fo Work
An expert job at camouflage
failed to save two Negro bootleg
gers Tuesday. Adolph Bryant, ori
ginally from Harlowe, and Luther
Perry, both of New Bern, were ap- j
prehended by Marshall Ayscu?. !
county ABC officer, and memb< rs
| of the Alcohol .Tax Unit at 12.45
p.m. at Havelock.
Mr. Ayscue said Bryant and
Perry were in a 1941 Ford pick
up truck. Built into the gas tank
was a compartment in which* 18
gallons of whisky were found. The
men were evidently taking a cue
from the Good Humor man, famed
ice cream peddler. ?
The truck was impounded at
New Bern and Bryant and Perry
were released uffder $300 bond
each.
They will be tried in federal
court at New Bern in October.
Bridges in WmI Carteret
Reported Under Repair
Bridges on roads in the vicinity
of Stella and Newport are still in
a state of repair, but J. L. Hum
phrey. county road superintendent
said that no place on the state sys
tem is isolated. Accessibility can
be gained by another route.
Several spots on Highway TO
doyn east were still one-way yes
terday. C. Y. Griffin, New Bern,
district engineer, was here five
days last week, checking the road
situation.
B. W. Davis, chief maintenance
engineer for the State Highway
and Public Works Commission,
was also in the county. He said
that Carteret, from the road stand
point, was harder hit than any
other coastal county he visited.
Morehead City's Chamber
Officer, Ted Davis, Resigns
Famous Outboard Motor Skipper
Drowns in Lake Erie ; Bride Saved
rboto uy Jerry bchunuK-nvr
The akove pictures were taken when 1 apt. and Mrs. Hane> Htcker stopped at Morehead City two
months ago. Captain and Mrs. Hecker are shown in the inset. Standing on the dock, looking at their
boat, is Capt. Bill Styron of the Gulf Dock where they tied up. The Lake Erie tragedy Occurred just one
day after their three-month wedding anniversary.
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Capt. Harvey Hecker is dead. He
drowned in Lake Erie Monday,
but his wife, after whom their
boat, The Little Lady, is named,
was saved.
The Heckers stopped in More
head City in June on their way
north from New Port Richey. Fla.
Captain Hecker was 78 and his
wile, whom he married May 21, is
70.
They were in their 16-foot boat,
making their way through Lake
Erie, when the boat capsized in a
stcrni. They were planning to con
tinue tiv>wn the Mississippi, through
tlu vjiiilf and then back to New
Port rtichey.
Mrs. Hecker was saved after
loundering three hours in a life
belt. By chance a man by the name
of Herbert Durst saw the couple's
capsized boat in the surf and pulled
Mrs. Hecker from the water. She
was reported in fair condition at
an Erie, Pa., hospital Tuesday.
Neither Captain Hecker nor his
bride could swim. But that didn't
keep them from traveling several
thousand miles since they were
married.
Captain Hecker didn't make his
first long boat trip until he was
75. With a smile, he told a report
er then:
"Maybe I'm a d ? fool, but I'm
going to have some fun before 1
die."
A retired Cleveland civil engi
neer, he became interested in small
boats while living at the Ohio Sol
diers and Sailors home in Sandus
ky, Ohio.
In 1952 he put together a 16-foot
skiff from a mail order kit. He
took it 4,000 miles around the
country and said the trip cost him
only $100 although it took 10
months. ,
Captain Hecker was living in
Florida when he met the former
Mrs. Louise Lussier, a native of
Munson, Mass. Ten days after
their marriage, they started on the
leisurely trip which ended Mon
day.
Captain Hecker assembled the
boat in which he carefully planned
his honeymoon. It was equipped
with two 10-horsepower motors. It
had no radio but the couple usually
pulled into port at ni$ht and
stopped in hotels.
Two Girls Find 'Note
In Bottle on Beach
One of the most dreamed -of
childhood experiences? finding ?
note in ? bottle? came true Mon
day afternoon for Marilyn Britting
ham, 14, and Carolyn Eubank!, 13.
Marilyn and Carolyn, who live
on Mansfield Parkway, were walk
ing along the beach about a mile
east of the Epiacopal camp near
Salter Path, when Marilyn's dog,
Tippie, led them to a bottle lyin#
in a pile of debris.
The bottle, of dark graen glass,
Was securely sealed with a cork,
a cap aad sealing wax. The "note"
inside wasn't exactly the kind ax
pocted? from a marooned sailor on
a deserted iale? instead it was an
ad (or Guiness Stout, an English
beer.
Anyhow, the girls were thrilled
and have sent back to England the
coupon in the bottle. According
to the Information, when the cou
pon is returned, notification of the
place where the bottle was re
leased will be sent to the finder,
and also a reward for finding the
bottle (probably a bottle of beer).
Marilyn is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Brittlngham and
Carolyn la the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Bud Eu banks.
Town Officials
Confer With
Longshoremen
Members of the Morehead City
port advisory commission and !
Mayor George Dill met with mem
bers of the local longshoreman's
union at the Morehead City Muni
cipal Building Wednesday night to
discuss stevedoring at the state
port. Approximately 30 longshore
men attended.
The meeting was called to dis
cuss the importance of efficient
movement of cargo from dock to
ship and ship to dock. Mayor Dill
emphasized that there was no
"labor trouble" as the term is
usually thought of, but emphasized
the need for Morehead City mov
ing cargoes fast enough to com
pete with other ports.
It was pointed out by the union
that labor turnover among the lo
cal longshoremen's union is rapid
and time has to be taken every
time a ship comes in to teach new
men.
Longshoremen also said that
Wilmington shipping agents un
justly criticize cargo movement at
Morehead City. The SS Baerenstein
was scheduled for arrival at More
head City yesterday afternoon.
Seventy-five longshoremen are
expected to start at 8 a.m. this
morning to load the Baerenstein
with tobacco bound for Rotterdam,
Antwerp, Bremen and Hamburg.
Members of the port advisory
commission who attended the
meeting were Dr. B F. Royal and
D. G Bell. J. D. Holt, state port
manager at Morehead City, was
also present. Leroy Guthrie, head
of the union, presided.
Morehead City School
Offers Business Courses
Morehead City School will again
offer post - graduate commercial
courses in typing, shorthand, book
keeping, business English, letter
writing and related subjects, an
nounces Principal Lenwood Lee.
Anyone interested should contact
Mr. Lee at the school.
The new principal and his family
moved Saturday into the home at
3311 Arendell St.
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday. Aug. 26
2:23 a.m. 8:47 a.m.
2:54 p.m. 9:42 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 27
3:24 a.m. 9:47 a.m.
3:53 p.m. 10:35 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 2*
4:28 a.m. 10:40 a.m.
4:51 p.n). 1122 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 29
5:26 a.m. 11:29 a.m.
5:42 p.m.
laeaday, Aug. 36
6:14 a.m. 12:07 a.m.
6:27 p.m. 12:1S p.m.
By JERRY SCHUMACHER
A few short months ago we had
a bit of excitement here on the
waterfront. A little craft powered
with two stern motors pulled into
Capt. Bill Styron's dock. Aboard
were two of the most lovable peo
ple, Capt Harvey Hecker. age 78,
and his new bride, age 70.
i We made pictures and wrote a
story for this newspaper, and
thoroughly enjoyed the assign
ment. much fun and good-natured
kidding back and forth.
I even lifted the Litile Lady
from the dock to the boat while
Ted Davis made movies that were
used on Greenville TV. Capt. Bill
Styron filled their tanks with gas
with his compliments, and with
much shouting and waving we bid
them farewell with a tear in these
tired old eyes.
Today the little craft capsized
in a storm on Lake Erie. Mrs.
Hecker was rescued. Captain Har
vey didn't make it. His body was
found floating in the storm tossed
waves of Lake Erie.
> Ted Davis, manager of the
Morehead City Chamber of
Commerce, has presented his
resignation to Walter Ed
wards. president of the
chamber. Mr. Davis has ac
cepted a position with the
commercial department of
radio station WRAL, Ral
eigh. His work there begins
next Thursday, Sept. 1.
Mr. Davis said that his family
will move to Raleigh as soon as
[passible and he will follow next
week. The Davis's have alrea ly ob
tained a home there.
Presented to Board
Mr. Davis's resignation was pre
sented at the ehamber hoard of di
rectors meeting last night.
The chamber of commerre man
ager, who accepted the position
here May 10, 1054. said he has
been offered a considerably higher
salary at WRAL and the offer is
one which he cannot turn down.
His. salary as ehamber manager is
$4,200 a year.
Mr. Davis came to Morehead City
from Kinston where he was public
relations director at Stallings Air
Force Base. He was born at More
head City while his father the Rev.
Thoodore R. Davis, was pastor of
the First Baptist Church.
F.dited Booklet
As chambcr manager, Mr. Davis
edited a Morehead City vacation
booklet which has received high
commendation from people in the
advertising and promotion field,
he has distributed publicity by ra
dio, newspaper and TV on game
fishing opportunities at Morehead
City, supervised a contest for boys
which culminated in a four-, week
vacation at Camp Morehead for the
winner, and has promoted both the
town and Atlantic Beach at a rapid
pace.
Mr. Davis was instrumental in or
ganizing the County Toastmasters
Club and has served as an officer
of the club and at present is an
officer of Toastmasters District 37.
At present the Davis's, with their
four children, are living on S. 5th
Street, Morehead City.
Rudolph Godette Hurt
When Pickup Truck Upsets
Rudolph Godette, North Har
lowe, received head injuries at 6
o'clock yesterday morning when
the 1951 Ford pickup truck he was
driving turned over on Highway
101.
According to State Highway Pa-,
trolman W. E. Pickard, Godette
was proceeding toward Beaufort
and after making a slight curve,
the truck hit a pool of water on
the road, skidded and turned over.
The accident occurred about two
miles from Beaufort. Damage to
the truck was estimated at $300.
Godette was taken to the Morehead
City Hospital. Two others riding
with him were not hurt.
Atlantic Beach, Beaufort
Start War on Mosquitoes
Atlantic. Beach residents have
taken it upon themselves to fight
the vicious mosquito. Beaufort, too.
this week sent a fogging machine
around town.
The pests have descended on
Carteret in clouds ever since Diane.
Until the storms, the only areas
where attempts were m?^lc to com
bat mosquitoes were east of Beau
fort and at Newport.
At Atlantic Beach fogging ap
paratus has been attached to sev
eral jeeps and trucks. The vehicles
have patrolled beach areas day and
night, spraying with DDT. Crank
case oil and kerosene have been
spread on all fresh water ponds
standing at the beach since the
heavy rains.
L. N. Moore of Moore's Motor
Court and Owen Dail of Edgewater
Lodge have equipped jeeps for
spraying. Richard Spears of Spears
Cottages has converted a vehicle
and J. H. Baysden has rigged a
town truck for spraying.
Other vehicles are in the process
of being equipped. Shelby Free
man, Mr. Baysden and Mr. Moore
spread the oil on the freshwater
ponds.
Those undertaking the work have
donated their time and vehicles
and the mosquito situation was re
ported improved Wednesday.
At the suggestion of Mayor Clif
ford Lewis, Beaufort, an apparatus
rigged by Wardell Fillingame, su
perintendent of the town street de
partment. was used to spread DDT
around town Tuesday night
Assisting in the operation, be
sides the street superintendent,
were James fillingame, and Allen
Conway. Dan Walker, town clerk,
said spraying is planned regularly.
The town furnished the DDT.
Mr. Walker said the town has in
formed the State Mosquito Com
mission that it would match state
funds to combat mosquitoes and
described the town equipment
available for fogging operations.
Mr. Walker said that the area
from Newport River to North
Hiver should be sprayed now.
"There's actually little point in
spraying Beaufort alohe," he com
mented.
B&PW Chairmen
For Play Named
Mrs. Roy Clark. Beaufort, and
Mrs. Paul King. Morehead City,
have been appointed co-chairmen
of the committee in charge of the
Community Theatre play. See How
They Run. The pljy will be spon
sored by the Business and Pro
fessional Women's Club.
The cochairmen were named by
the president, Mrs Roma Noe, at
the club meeting Tuesday night
at Fleming's Restaurant.
Miss Ruth Peeling. Beaufort,
was named club oational defense
chairman in place of Mrs. Annie
Swindell. Morehead City.
Mrs. C. L. Beam distributed
schedules of the year's program
and a list of the members.
The evening'! program, on civil
defense, was presented by Miss
Peeling. At the conclusion of a
talk on civil defense, a quit waa
conducted and prizes were award
ed to Mrs. Dan Walker, Mrs. Mary
Anne Fisher, and Mrs. Betty Mer
ion.
School Dates Set
Schools to be conducted by the
North Carolina College State Ex
tension diviaion in Morehead City
next summer will be the following:
Meter School. June 5-18; Cotton
Claaaing Course, June 1 1 22; and
Surveyors School, June 11-15.