NEWS-TIMES OFFICE ?04 Arcadall St. Cky >6-4175 CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 44th YEAR, NO. 87. EIGHT PAGES MORE HEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1955 PUBUSHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS kW'H Sc" Woman Swears Out Warrant Judge Continues Com Charging Charles Dunn On Three Counts The cue against Charles Dunn, Morehead City Negi . charged with breaking and enter. ,ig, attempted assault with a knife and attempted rape, was continued until next Monday by Judge Herbert O. Phil lips in Morehead City Recorder's Court yesterday. The defendant is in jail, being held under $500 bond. According to a warrant sworn out by Louise Davis, who lives on N. 14th Street between Bay and Avery, Morehead City, the de fendant broke into her home in the early hours Sunday morning. She went tb the police and said that prior to the break-in she heard some men on the street and heard one of them mention another's name. The police checked on the name she had given them and following a lead obcained on that investiga tion, apprehended Dunn at his grandmother's home. The warrant was served on Dunn by Patrolman Bill Condie. Two Oyster Areas Opened in Sound Raleigh? Two areas (or the tak ing of oysters commercially in Pamlico Sound waters will be open from today to Nov. 19, Di rector Ben E. Douglas of the De partment of Conservation and De velopment announced today. Mr. Douglas said the Back Bay area? WOMB" 1*hm(T i?, Carteret County waters will be open for the 19-day period for tonging only of oysters. The area around Raccoon Key and Swan Island north of a line from Stumpy Point to Red Nun buoy No. 2 at the south end of Swan Island Shoal in Hyde county waters will be open for the 19-day period for dredging as well as tonging of oysters. Decision to open the two areas, Mr. Douglas said, was made on recommendation of C. Gehrman Holland, state fisheries commis sioner, and Dr. A. F. Chestnut, di rector of the Institute of Fisheries Research at Morehead City for the University of North Carolina. Mr. Douglas said a recent sur vey by Dr. Chestnut of the oyster producing areas in the State's coastal waters indicated rather widespread damage, was done young oysters by tin recent hur ricanes hitting the cmst. At its fall meeting recently in Waynesville, the State Board of Conservation and Development di rected Douglas and Holland to proceed with the plaiting of seed oysters and shells next spring in selected coastal waters. The CAD Department, however, Mr. Douglas said, hts only $30, 000 available for this work dur ing the coming year. During IBM and 1959, the CfcD Department expended a total of <32,000 in planting of seed oysters and oys ter shells only to learn from Dr. Cheatnut that the recent hurri canes caused heavy damages to the young oysters. Another Report Heard of Soldier Another report his come from Germany relative to a prisoner be ing held by the Russians and be lieved to be Pvt. William J. Peter son of Beaufort. The report, given in an Asso ciated press dispatch, datelined Camp Friedland. Germany, Oct. 21, said: "German repatriates from Rus sia told today of meeting three more Americans in Soviet Prison Camps . . . "Konrad Schlegcl . . . civilian in ternee, said he was in a Russian prison In East Berlin in 1952 with ? an American soldier, William Die terson, from North Carolina. He said Dieteraon told him he waa picked .up by the Ruasian* while on a drinUpf spree In the four power city. " "U. S Army offlciala in Berlin suggested 'Dieterson' may be Pri vate William J. Peterson, of Beau fort, N. C? listed as abeent with out leave from a military police unit in Berlin since Aug. *1, MM." ? To beautify the town, the Gar-4 den and Civics Club of Morehead City is requesting everyone to plant crepe myrtle shrubs. The club will start taking orders for them next week, selling them at cost. No orders will be accepted after Friday, Nov. 11. Assisting the Garden and Civics Club are all departments of the Morehead City Woman's Club. The club would like to see each home owner cooperate in the town beau tification plan. Sale of five hun dren crepe myrtles is the goal. They are being purchased through the Copeland Nursery, Beaufort. Mrs. E. A. Council, head of the Garden and Civics depart ment, emphasizes that the club is making no profit on the project. Purchase Price A shrub 1% to 2 feet high may be bought for 75 cents, 2 to 3 feet high, $1.00 and 3 to 4 feet high $1.25. The crepe myrtle, a showy deep pink and red shrub, blooms in July and August and should be planted this month. This gives it ample growing time before the blooming season next summer. Orders ere being accepted by all Woman's Club members. Per sons who are not contacted may place an order by phoning Mrs. E. A. Council, Webb Memorial Civic Center, 6-3012. Sales Assistants Assisting Mrs. Council in pro moting the sale are Mrs. A. B. Roberts. Woman's Club president; Mrs Robert Taylor, Literary and Art Department; Mrs. Ted Garner of the American Home Depart ment and Mrs. D. G. Bell of the Garden and Civics Club. "The only profit anyone rea lizes in this will be the beautifi cation of Morehead City," Mrs Council said. "Crepe myrtle is per fect for our climate because it withstands both the wind and heat." Deer Causes Car To Run OH Road A deer put a 1956 Ford in a sad state Friday night at 10:30 three miles west of Newport on Highway 70. The deer, trotting down the centerline of the highway caused Lionel Roger Bisson, USMC, Cher ry Point, to swerve his car off the highway to the right. The car turned over. Bisson was not hurt, but the Ford, which he had run about 800 miles, was damaged to the extent of $1,200. Patorlman J. W. Sykes, who investigated, said that another car ahead of Bisson. had to turn off too to escape the deer, but it succeeded in dodging it. The patrolman said Bisson was traveling toward Cherry Point at about 50 to 55 miles an hour. Assisting Patrolman Sykes in the investigation was Patrolman W. E. Pickard. Carter Broad Speaks At Men's Club Meeting C?rter Broad, resident investi gator at Duke Marine Laboratory, gave a history of Marine labora tories of eastern United States, es pecially that of the Duke lab, at the meeting of the Ann Street Methodist Men's Club Friday night. Mr. Broad was introduced by James Wheatley. Supper was served. President Gene Smith said between 30 and 35 men attended. Driver Fined $100 For Reckless Operation of Car William Maddison Marshburn was fined $100 and costs by Judge Lam bert R. Morris in County Record er's Court Thursday when he was found guilty of careless and reck less driving. Fines of $10 and costs were levied against the following: Kenneth Moore Gaskill, careless and reckless driving and involved in an accident; Gilbert G. Morris, issuance of bad check; Arnold G. Hale, no operator's license and im proper use of dealer plates; Mack Tharpe and George Copes, both foi public drunkenness. Tharpe and Copes were each given suspended 30-day jail sentences. Costs Paid Costs were assessed against Lu cius Branton, no chauffeur's li cense; Dan Taylor, malicious prose cution; George R. Lewis, no op erator's license; and George War rick, bad check. Warrick must also make good on the check. Bonds were forfeited by Wade Golden, public drunkenness; Hor ace L. Piner, no operator's license, and Ruth Pierson Johnson, expired license. The cases of speeding against Paul L. Stoakey and having no op erator's license against Roosevelt Thorps, were left open for future prosecution. Cases Dropped Cases against Mrs. Virginia Cur ry, assault; Mrs. Annetta Grove, siander, and John Miller, insuffi cient brakes involved in an acci dent, were dropped. Cases against the following were continued: Ervan E. Haniscey, James Smith, James Taylor, Ken nard Andrew Taylor, William Roger Hardy, John Ebron, L. E. Gillikin, Elvin Henry, Robert Adams, Selby Anderson Fulcher. Leamon H. Garner* Naomi Eden? Moore, H. F. Williams, Manuel J. Martin, Marvin Hobbs Frazelle, Ernest Phillips, and Mitchell Weth erington. Car Knocks Off Pole Yesterday William Lee Powers, New Bern, was slightly hurt at 3:15 yesterday afternoon when the car he was driving smashed into a power pole on the Lennoxville Koad, eight tenths of a mile east of Beaufort. The pole was snapped off. State Highway Patrolman W. J. Smith Jr., who investigated, said that Powers was apparently travel ing at an excessive rate of speed. He was rushed to Morehead City Hospital in the Adair ambulance. The car, a 1946 Pontiac, was de molished. Powers was traveling cast when the accident happened. Homes and businesses in the im mediate area were without power about an hour as a result of the crash. Association Meets The North Carolina Kindergar ten Association met over the week end at the Sir Walter Hotel, Ra leigh. Mrs. Eunice Rose Paul, Sea Level, is a member of the asso ciation. James Culpepper Dies Yesterday From Injuries Received in Crash For the Green and White fnoto oy jerry scnumacner Among band members tagging folks for coatributions to the Beaufort Band Saturday on Front Street were the good-looking majorettes. Clockwise, starting at the top are Winki Willis, Annette Mer rill, Sylvia Harrell, Rita Ann Mason, Joyce Chatfwick, Jean Chadwflck, Paula Jones and Catherine Potter. Thus far, the band has collected $668 in cooperation with the Beaufort Band Association cam paign. The goal is S3, 000. Priest Drowns off Swansboro When 12-Foot Skiff Capsizes Saturday - The Coast Guard was still search ing at noon yesterday for the body of the Rev. John Fisher, Catholic priest of Brookline, Mass., who browned off Swansboro Saturday when a fishing skiff capsized. Coast Guardsmen at Swansboro Lifeboat Station first heard of the tragedy when Father Fisher's fish ing companion. Lt. William J. Burns Jr., swam to the station for help. The mishap occurred at about 8:30 a.m. Saturday two miles east of Bogue Inlet in the open ocean. According to information from New Alarm Boxes Go Into Operation Thursday Three new fire alarm boxes are now in operation in Morehead City. Mack Edwards. Morehead City engineer and alarm system super visor said the new boxes and their numbers are as follows: 311. on 28th Street at the intersection of the trailer camp road; 312 at 32nd Street in the Montague Subdivi sion. and 313 at Taylor Street and Noyes Ave. Mr. Edwards said the boxes went into operation Thursday night. These new call numbers are the only ones with three digits. All other alarms are two digits, with the exception of the otit-of town alarm, 222, and the fir* out or test, 2. They've Charted the Course i fWkrT,r "*? ?? fW"*- ?-? ?H ?eed. ?? Clil?etea?ue; Stan ley Salter, Merehrad City; Jim Drvlln, New MM, Mm., and Johnny Chivai, Morrhrad City. TV fish ery. atarted wKhi. Ike part year, atom ro-IMIity af heomln, onr ol th, Malr . major rammrrrial flakla* epertdaaa (fall itory appeared la Friday1! NEWS-TIMES). rort Macon toast Guard Mation, the two men were in a 12-foot skiff equipped with outboard motor. When it capsized in the choppy Waters, the men clung to it until noon when Lieutenant Burns de cided to swim ashore for help. Because the priest could not , swim, he secured him to the float ing skiff with the anchor line. The lieutenant reached the Swansboro lifeboat station close to 2 p.m. and 1 the Coast Guard immediately start ' ed to look for the skiff but it was rot recovered until 7:45 p.m. and ! the Rev. Mr. Fisher was nowhere 1 to be found. The priest who was visiting ' friends at Swansboro was between I 45 and 50 years of age. 1 Cohabitation Charges Filed A charge o( rape against a Ma rlne sergeant has evolved into a ' charge of cohabitation against the sergeant and his girl friend, Sheriff Hugh Salter reported yes- ' terday. Scheduled for trial Thursday in County Recorder'! Court are Sgt. ; Maurice Rebold, Camp Lejeune. , and Marie Chamberlain, Camp Le ' jeune, both charged with cohabita tion. ; The sheriff was notified by Le jeune authorities Sunday to pick up Sergeant Rebold at Copeland Motor Court on a charge of rape. Upon investigation, the sheriff said he learned that the Chamber lain woman had returned to Camp Lejeune after a disagreement with the sergeant and evidently wanted to cause trouble by pinning him j with a rape charge. Sheriff Salter then swore out a : warrant against both, charging | them with cohabitation. Driver Apprehended George Papantoniou, Cherry Point, was apprehended by Beau fort police Friday and charged with running by a (top sign and exceeding the speed limit Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tuesday, Nov. 1 8:32 a.m. 2:24 a.m. 9:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. WedMaday, Nov. 2 0:22 a m . 3:11 a.m. 0:37 p.m. 3:M p.m. Thonday, Nov. 3 10:20 a.m. 3:98 a.m. 11:01 p.m. 4:47 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 11:22 a.m. 4:40 a.m. 6:42 p.m. Governor Lands 250 Pounds Drum The jinx was broken. Gov. Luther Hodges caught 250 pounds of drum an his outer banks fishing trip this weekend. J. A. DuBois, manager of the Sea Level Inn, termed the gover nor's trip "very successful." The state's chief executive, who has had little luck in these waters in the past, even caught a 14-pound flounder. The governor, and his party. Sen. Lundsford Crews of Roanoke Rapids, Woodrow Price and Noel Yancey, newspaper men, arrived at Atlantic by plane Friday. The gov ernor's chauffer, Sgt. Harold IVfinges, drove the governor's car, L-ontaining his fishing gear and lackle to Sea Level. The fishing party spent Friday ?nd Saturday night on the hanks and Sunday night at the Sea Level Inn. The governor had planned to stay until today but had to be back in Raleigh for a meeting at 9 this morning, so he left yesterday. The boat belonging to Dr. Harold Peacock and Dr Herbert Webb, Sea Level Hospital, was used to do to the banks. Tommy Morris, Atlantic, served as pilot and Grady Sheets, Atlantic, as guide. Highway Death Toll Now Totals Eight A big fat 8 was chalked up on the county's highway death record yesterday when James Edward Culpepper, 26, Camp Glenn, died in the Morehead City Hospital at 5:45 a.m. from injuries received in an accident at 5:15 p.m. Sunday west of Morehead City. This puts the county's highway fatality record two a Dove ine loiai lor mo*. ine sev enth fatality this year was Clarence Edward Piner. Otway, who was kill ed several weeks ago. Severe Injnries Culpepper suffered a fractured skull and a crushed spine when his car, a 1948 Dodge, turned over sev eral times on the McCabe Road, which runs between Highways 24 and 70. The car did a multiple flip as Culpepper and his passenger, The funeral for James Culpep per will be at 2 p.m. today in Bay View Baptist Church, Mill Creek. The body will lie in state an hour before the funeral. Burial will be in the church cem etery. ? Johnny Thomas Cannon, Newport route 1, were racing from the scene of an accident on Highway 24 where they sideswiped a 1950 Chev rolet driven by Donald Gray Guth rie. 1210 Shacklcford St., Morehead City. In the Guthrie car, besides Mr. Guthrie, were his three children. Barbara. 14, received chest bruises when she was thrown against the back of the front seat. She was seated in the rear. According to State Highway Pa trolman R. II. Brown, the Guthrie car was going toward Morehead City and in front of the old dog kennels the Dodge driven by Cul pepper came toward the Guthries and forced the car off the high way. . I +? - 1 ' Car Hits Pole When the Dodge hit the Chevro let, Guthrie Said he already had two *hcel?o#f- ttie road and then his car continued east and struck a telephone pole. The Dodge raced away at a high rate of speed, turned into the Mc Cabe Road, later failed to make a sharp curve, and was out of con trol for a distance of 600 feet be fore it turned over. Both Culpep per and Cannon were thrown out. Before they were taken to More head City Hospital in the Dill am bulance, Patrolman Brown was told by Culpepper that he (Culpepper) was driving the car. Culpepper remained in the hos pital, but Cannon was given a check-up and placed in the More head City jail. He was released yesterday morning. No charges were filed against him. Patrolman Brown said both men were drunk. The Dodge was demolished and damage to the Chevrolet was esti mated at $300. Culpepper is survived by his wife, Edna, a daughter, Doris, son. James Jr.; a father, Ben F. and stepmother of route 1 Newport; his mother. Mrs. Bessie Mac 1LU1, New Bern; a brother, John F., s sister, Mrs. Iris Morton, both of Newport RFD, and two half sisters, Mrs. Rossie Oldaker, Norfolk, Va., and Mrs. Mildred Cannon, Newport route 2. Scouts to Meet Girl Scouts and Brownies of Beaufort will meet at 3:30 this af ternoon at the Scout Building on Pollock Street. Two Patrolmen Investigate Boat Wreck at North River It * not often that a highway pa Irolman has the opportunity to In vestigate a boat wreck. But Patrolmen J. W. Sykes and W. E. I'iekard did just that Friday night at 10:45 at the North River bridge A Mfoot boat waa lying upside down on the bridge and the frame trailer on which it was being towed was hung up on the bridge railing. "When we got there, there waa no one around who knew anything about it. Finally we got up with Ihc man who was towing it and lie said that he didn't notice the trailer wasn't behind him until he lot to Atlantic!" Patrolman Sykea laid. The boat waa being towed by a IMS Ford pickup truck driven by Lawrence G. Sprunt. Wilmington, lie and a (riend with him in the truck were bound for a fishing cabin on Cedar island. Patrolman Sykes aaid Sprunt told him he never realized the trailer had broken looee. He aaid the windows ol the truck were closed and he and the man with him were talking and not paying much attention to their tow. Decoys and fishing tackle that had been in the boat were strewn all over the bridge. The boat's motor was ruined, the patrolman said, and a hplc was knocked in the boat. No charges were filed. The wreckage was towed to Sound Chevrolet Co., Morehead City. Patrolman Sykes said it was probably the first time their car wrecker towc