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45th YEAR, NO. 5. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, X956 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
ICC Reports B&M Proposed
Operation of Marine Line
B&M Asked Postponement
Of Jan. 13 Date
A Beaufort and Morehead Railroad request to postpone
last Friday's date for filing exceptions to the ICC ex
aminer's report on Southern's acquisition of the A&EC,
was denied, the ICC revealed Saturday.
The request for postponement was made by the B&M
Railroad because it wanted to offer for the ICC's consid
Council Proceeds
With Program
To Support Fair
Agriculture Agencies Say
Legion Apparently Plans
To Clean Up Shows
Members of the County Agricul
ture Council decided at their meet
ing Thursday to proceed with
plans for supporting the Carteret
County Fair next October.
Council members said that re
cent actions on the part of the fair
sponsors show that efforts will ap
parently be made to present a
fair more acceptable to the com
munity. The fair is sponsored by
Carteret Post 99, American Le
gion.
B. J. May Appointed
B. J. May was appointed to as
sign the various farm groups re
sponsibility in connection with the
fair. Home economics teachers on
the council also ask that schools
make plans now to enter exhibits.
R. M. Williams, county agent,
and Mrs. Floy Garner, home agent,
have been appointed to confer with
Mrs. Billy Smith relative to read
justing premium payments upward.
Mrs. Smith handles the exhibits
at the fair.
It waa Miggctcd that individuals
be encouraged to enter exhibits.
The agriculture council several
months ago told the fair sponsor
that farm agencies could not sup
port the fair in the future if lewd
sideshows and gaming tables were
featured.
Following a meeting with rep
resentatives of the Carteret Fair
Association, the council decided
to go along with the Legion post
one more year. The council mem
bers said that if the immoral shows
were still featured, the agriculture
agencies would not be able to co
operate in the future.
Officers Elected
New council officers were elect
ed. Mrs. Dclfido Cordova, home
economics teacher at Morchcad
City School, was elected president.
B. J. May, ASC manager, was elect
ed vice-president, and R. M. Wil
liams, farm agent, secretary.
Programs for the rest of the
year were discussed. Home garden
ing, with Mrs. Garner and Mr.
Williams in charge will be the
theme of February's meeting.
Other topics were adopted as
follows: civil defense, March; road
side improvements, April; recrea
tion, August; fair planning pro
gram, September, and an evaluat
ing program, December.
Mrs. Garner reported on the
Gloucester Community Club. The
following attended the meeting, in
addition to those mentioned above:
Mrs. David Beveridge, Howard
Garner, I. M. Bobbins and Joe
Owens.
?eration a new proposal concerning
operation of the line between
Cherry Point and Lejeune.
The B&M told the commission
that it wanted to propose the
B&M's operating the federal road
as an independent shortline carrier j
with through rates and rail service
to the Marine bases through gate
ways at Havelock and Jacksonville.
The B&M said it would perform all j
terminal and switching services j
within the Marine bases.
Replies to the B&M's petition for
postponement of the Jan. 13 date
were filed jointly by the Navy and
Marine Corps Dec. 29, Southern
and the Camp Lejeune Railroad
Co.
Request Denied
The ICC denied the B&M's re
quest on the grounds that their
proposal was an independent mat
ter not in the present record of the !
case and could not be considered
a "proper exception" to the exam
iner's report.
Therefore, the Jan. 13 date, set I
by the ICC in December was re
tained. On that date, Friday, j
Southern, the U. S. Marine Corps,
the State of North Carolina and
Southern Railway filed reasons
with the ICC as to why the trial
examiner's report should be re
jected.
The trial examiner, H. J. Blond,
following a hearing at Goldsboro
in June, said that Southern should
operate the A&EC but not the rail
road between Lejeune and Cherry
Point. Southern was not interested
in operating the A&EC line sepa
rately.
Exception Outlined
Reasons for rejecting Examiner
Blond's report, as outlined in the
exceptions filed Friday, were set
forth as follows:
The examiner erred . . .
1. In finding that the proposed
operation of the Marine Corps
Railroad will have serious adverse j
effect upon the traffic and reve
nues of the Atlantic Coast Line
and Norfolk Southern roads.
2. In failing to find that the
public benefits from operation of
the Marine Corps Railroad through
stock ownership far outweigh any
possible detriment to the Atlantic
Coast Line.
3. In finding that routes and
schedules under the proposed op
eration arc not substantially dif
ferent from those now applicable
via Coast Line.
4. In finding that the rental
lease agreement for use of the
Marine Corps Railroad affords in
sufficient return to the govern
ment.
5. In recommending that Lc
jcune's request to issue capital
stock and the Southern acquirc
control of Lejcunc through stock
ownership be dismissed.
6. In recommending that South
ern's control be subject to specific
routes, rates and divisions on traf
fic.
7. In stating that Coast Line pre
dicted ultimate abandonment of op
eration of its New Bern line.
Oral argument before the ICC,
by Southern, the Marine Corps and ;
the State of North Carolina will
take place before the ICC makes
its decision.
Agassiz Looks for Drifting
Schooner; Two Men Saved
The Coast Guard cuttcr Agassiz
is scouring the seas off the coast
of North Carolina looking for the
schooncr Manitou.
The Manitou was abandoned
Tuesday by Thomas Thompson
and George Spader when the ves
sel was apparently in a sinking
condition. The Manitou is owned
by Herbert Hayes of Fort Lauder
dale, Fla.
The two men were taken off the
schooner by the freighter Kathryn
Vice Kathry. bound for New York
City. They were put aahore at Nor
folk.
The Coast Guard cuttcr Conifer
was first sent out to search for
the Manitou Friday night with the
aid of aircraft from Elizabeth City,
but their search was to no avail.
They returned to Fort Macon Sun
day afternoon, at which time the
Agassiz was ordered out.
According to Lt. Cmdr. J. P. Van
Ettei^ captain of the Conifer, the
Manitou's last reported position at
noon Sunday was about 100 miles
cast south east of the Frying Pan
Jightahip and was drifting In a
southerly direction at 1.8 knota.
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Winds hampered the search on
Saturday, according to Command
er Van Ettcn. They reachcd a ve
locity of 50-55 miles per hour.
The Agassiz has been away from
Fort Macon since a week ago Sat
urday night when ahc went to
stand by the victory ship, S.S.
Marvin Mclntyrc. The Agassiz was
returning to Fort Macon when the
dispatch ordering her to look for
the Manitou waa received.
The Coast Guard Cutter Abae
con, a weather ship out of Norfolk,
is standing by the Mclntyre.
Sea Uvol History Will
Be Topic at Meeting
Early History and Settlement
of Sea Level will be the subject
of a paper to be presented by Al
len Taylor of Sea Level at the Jan
uary meeting of the County His
torical Society.
The society will meet at 2:30
Saturday at the civic center, 9th
and Evans Streets, Morehead City.
Thomas Respeas, Beaufort, pres
ident, will preside.
P.H.GeerJr.
Wins Jaycee DSA
Award for 1955
Key, Certificate Given
To Man-of-Year Last
Night at Banquet
P. H. Geer Jr., president of the
County Toastmasters Club, was
presented the man ? of - the ? year
award at the Jaycee banquet at
Fleming's Restaurant last night.
R. B. Howard, former president
of the Morehead City Jaycees, pre
sented Mr Geer with a key and
certificate. Robert Hugh, Craven
County superintendent of schools,
was the principal speaker.
The winner of the distinguished
service award, besides heading the
Toastmasters, is a past president
of the Jaycees, a director of the
Morehead City Chamber of Com
merce, vice-president of the Ninth
District of the State Jaycees, a
member of the state policy com
mittee for the Miss North Caro
lina Pageant, and a member of
the First Baptist Church choir.
Served in Army
He is a former member of the
Beaufort Choral Club and served
in the Army 14 months.
Mr. Geer is a native of Thom
son, Ga., and has lived in More
head City since the age of 2. He
attended Morehead City School
and graduated from Oak Ridge
Military Institute, Oak Ridge, N.
C.
He attended North Carolina
State College before entering the
service and then attended East
Carolina College where he majored
in business administration, grad
uating in 1950. Since graduating
from icollege he has been asso
ciated with his father in the oil
business.
He recently became engaged to
Miss Corinnc Webb. The wedding
is slated for this spring.
Selected by Committee
The winner of the award for
1955 was nominated by town civic
organizations and the choice made
by a secret committee.
J. C. Harvcll was chairman of
the committee in charge of select
ing the man-of-the-year and ar
ranging the banquet. He was as
sisted by Paul Cordova.
Herbert Phillips was master of
ceremonies for the banquet. Jas
per Bell gave the invocation and
Dr. Russell Outlaw, president of
the Morehead City Jaycees, wel
comed the guests and introduced
the past DSA winners.
Mr. Pugh was introduced by H.
L. Joslyn, Carteret County superin
tendent of schools.
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P. H. Geer Jr.
. . . now holds USA
Rotations Discuss
Beautifying Street
Frank Cassiano led a discussion
on what can be done to beautify
Arendell Street at the weekly
meeting of the Morchcad City Ro
tary Club Thursday night at Flem
ing'* Restaurant.
Mr. Cassiano explained that the
Jaycees 'were contemplating such
a project and asked for the opin
ions of RoUrians. Joining in the
diacussion were Dr. John Morris,
Bill Carlton, Jasper Bell, E. Sta
nley Davis and Bob Howard.
The group agreed that the par
ties in charge of the property on
Arendell Street, such as the high
way department, the railroad and
the town would have to get to
gether and figure out a plan for
their cooperating on a share basis.
Guests at the meeting were Lee
Nance, Aydcn, and the Rev. Ed
ward Sharp, Beaufort,
Beach Board Takes Action
To Curb Disastrous Fires
Four Generations ? All Men
Four generations of women, or
men and women in one family arc
common, but the Downum family
of Beaufort boasts four genera
tions, all men.
At left is Edgar Wilfred Dow
num, age 46. Next to him is his
father, the Rev. Edgar Wilson
Downum, 70. Holding a son, 4'a
month-old William Brantley Dow
num, is Edgar Wilfred Jr., 23.
The great grandfather of Wil
liam Brantley, a native of Har
mony, N. C., is a retired Metho
dist minister. He was in the minis
try 36 years and now lives with
his wife in Highland Park.
His son, Edgar Wilfred, owns
and operates Downum's Depart
ment Store, Beaufort. He is mar
ried to the former Nellie Chad
wick of Straits. They, too, live in
Highland Park.
Edgar Wilfred Jr., called Billy,
is a graduate of Beaufort High
School and is now stationed with
the Army in Germany. He left
here Saturday after a 30-day fur
Photo by Jerry scnumacncr
lough. Private Downum saw his
son for the firpt time when he
came home for Christmas. He ex
pects to be diseharged in May.
William Brantley was born this
past fall. His mother is the former
Caroll Ann Willis who represented
Beaufort in the annual Jaycee
beauty pageant in 1051.
Insuranec companies, compilers
of longevity statistics, can take a
second look at the above picture.
The odds say this doesn't happen
very often.
Persons May File Requests
For Equipment Tomorrow
Polio Fund Now
Totals $1,610.91
Total collections in the March
of Dimes stood yesterday at $1,
610.91, according to Mrs. Clem
Johnson, campaign treasurer.
Beaufort School put on a con
certed campaign last week and
raised $706.73. Mrs. W. I. Loftin,
Beaufort, chairman for the school,
said that more money is yet to be
turned in.
On the sale of Blue Crutch pins,
Alonza Salter, commander of the
Davis post, reported that his Le
gionnaires received $12, which was
turned over to the March of
Dimes. The pin sale was sponsored
by Legions posts at Davis, Beau
fort and Morehead City.
Two other major drives for
funds will take place this weekend.
Popcorn for Polio will be the or
der of the day Friday when thea
tres will be asked to give their
popcorn profits to the March of
Dimes.
Peanuts for Polio will be the
theme Saturday when teen-agers
will be selling peanuts. Any
amount will be accepted for the
peanuts.
Contributions may also be
mailed to Mrs. Clem Johnson, Box
651, Morehead City.
October Catches
Up 69 Per Cent
Landings of fish at North Caro
lina ports during October increased
68 per cent over September.
According to the Fish and Wild
life report, the total catch was
eight million pounds compared
with 4.7 million pounds the month
before.
Gains were in menhaden, spot
and shrimp. Menhaden led all
other catches with three million
pounds and accounted for 38 per
cent of the month's total. Shrimp,
1.8 million pounds waa in second
place, follbwed by spot, 838,000
pounds, hard crabs, 888,000 pounds
and mullet, 878,000 pounds.
Those five species made up 88
per cent of the total October land
ings.
Carteret again led coastal coun
ties in the numbers of pounds
landed, 4,402,833. No other county
hit the million mark.
Next highest was Brunswick
County with 853,920 pounds, fol
lowed by Dare with 377,202
pounds.
? Applications for government siir-<
plus property may be filed tomor
row at the courthouse, Beaufort.
D. M White of the State Civil
Defense office, will accept the ap
plications. He has a catalog listing
government property available.
The equipment will be sold at 10
per cent of cost to farmers or
businessmen who suffered loss or
damage during the hurricanes.
Mr. White was in the county
last Tuesday. On that day approx
imately 50 applications were filed.
Mr. White said many persons want
ed pilings. These were not listed
in his catalog but he said efforts
would be made to find them.
Anyone interested in replacing
damaged equipment lost during
the storms should see Mr. White.
He will be in tho courtroom of
the courthouse. In addition to the
10 per cent of cost, the buyer will
pay the expense of shipping the
equipment to this county from the
nearest federal warehouse.
On Thursday a Civil Defense
representative will accept applica
tions at Jacksonville and on Friday
at New Bern. Persons in this coun
ty who cannot see Mr. White to
morrow, may apply at Jacksonville
or New Bern, if they wish.
Lions Hear Talk
By George McNeill
George McNcill spoke on the
reasons for making a will at the
weekly meeting of the Morchead
City Liona Club Thursday night
at the Hotel Kort Macon.
Mr. McNcill explained that it
was a good idea for persona to
make wills. He described what the
law prescribed in the event that
a person passed on without leav
ing directions regarding disposi
tion of his estate.
Mrs. Trcasa Vickcrs, director of
the county-wide talent program to
be put on as part of the Lions
Club drive to raiae funds for an
iron lung, described her plans.
The program will be presented
in Morehead City Feb. 16 and in
Beaufort Feb. IT.
Tide TabU
Tide* it the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Tueaday, Jan. IT
10:43 a.m. 4:34 a.m. I
11:17 p.m. 4:97 p.m.
Wetaeaday, Jan. II
11:12 a.m. 5:09 a.m.
11:56 p.m. 5:23 p.m. |
Tfcuraday, Jan. 1*
11:58 a.m. 5:45 a.m.
6:01 p.m.
Friday, Jan. M
12:43 a.m. 6:47 a.m: ]
12:90 p.m. 6:57 p.m. I
Trout Suffer
In Cold Wave
Fish have fared ill in the cur
rent cold snap.
At South River, fish weighing
as much as 2'? pounds have suc
cumbed to the cold. They are
floating on the surface of the
water.
Many have been washed ashore
and residents of the area have
been dining well. Fish are pick
ed up soon after they wash
ashore. The natural cold, too,
keeps them edible.
Lem Hardy, a resident of
South River, says this condition
has prevailed before during cold
waves.
In a small creek at Cherry
Point, trout are so thick where
hot water from the base empties
into a creek that they can be
scooped up with nets.
The water's just too cold and
the fish arc falling all over each
other to get to a spot that's
warm.
Telephone Service Connects
Ocracoke with Mainland
Stanley Wahab. mil known resident of Ocraeoke Island la ahown
aa he placed (he first telephone eall over commercial facilities from
the laland at noon Sunday. Telephone service will result In i M(
boost to the economic life of Ocraroke, Mr. Wahab commented.
Since time began, the broad Pam
lico Sound has been a barrier to all
normal channels of commercial
communication to and from Ocra
coke Island. At noon Sunday, a
telephone call was placed and thia
barrier ceased to be of conse
quence.
At iimpfe ceremonies attend*!
hy a few islanders and telephone
company representatives, Stanley
Wahab. well known native of Ocra
coke. placod the first commercial
telephone call from Ocracoke Island
when he called State Utilitia Com
mission chairman, Stanley Win
bornc.
See TKLKPHONE, faf* ?
Commissioners Define
Fire District
To guard against future disastrous fires at Atlantic
Beach, such as those experienced during 1955, the Atlan
tic Beach Town Board at a recent call meeting adopted an
ordinance establishing a fire district. Within that district,
building construction must meet certain specifications.
The board also adopted a stricter ordinance on places
selling beer.
The fire district ordinance was adopted on recommenda
tion of John E. Morrissey, League*
of Municipalities attorney, who at
tended the meeting.
District Defined
The fire zone is defined as fol- !
lows:
"All properties between Atlantic
Ocean and Atlantic Boulevard; also
230 feet, now known as Atlantic
Beach Hotel property, between At
lantic Ocean and the east end of
Atlantic Boulevard west; also all
properties with lots facing or con
necting East Drive, Central Drive,
West Drive, and Morehead Avenue,
of the Town of Atlantic Beach; and
all areas between East Drive and
Central Drive and between Central
Drive and West Drive."
Restrictions specify that no build
ing of wood frame construction or
unprotected metal construction
shall be erected within the fire
limits, and any new construction
abutting upon any public way be
tween Atlantic Boulevard and the
Atlantic Ocean shall be set back at
least 10 feet from the centcrlinc
of the street or road.
As for alterations, no building
of wood frame construction or un
protected metal construction shall
be increased in height, or extended
on any aide.
Freeman Appointed
Shelby Freeman was appointed
building inspector. Any queries on
the fire zone rules and regulations
should be directed to him.
The restrictions on beer-selling
places state that all beef sold must
l>c consumed on the premises, and
that there won't be any more open
air beer selling establishments.
No dancing will be permitted
outdoors except to live talent
music.
AH business places must closc
by 1 a.m. and all must have a per
mit issued by the town clerk.
Where beer is sold, a sign must be
posted stating that the beer must
be consumed on the premises.
Attending the meeting were
Mayor A. B. Cooper and Commis
sioners Shelby Freeman and W. C.
Whltchurst.
Two Slightly Hurt Whan
Car Upsets Sunday Night
Charles Lewis and Laurie Gilli
kin, route 1 Beaufort, were slight
ly injured at 10:13 Sunday night
when the car in which they were
riding overturned on Cedar Island.
Lewis, driving a 1953 Ford was
headed west when he failed to
make a curve a short distance
from the old school house. He was
bruised and Gillikin suffered cuts
on both hands.
Damage to the car was estimat
ed by State Highway Patrolman
W. J. Smith Jr. at $800. Lewis has
been charged with exceeding a
safe speed.
Judge Orders
Half-Year Term
Served for Theft
Robert Adams Appeals;
George Herring to Serve
Year for Theft
Robert Adams appealed to Su
perior Court Thursday and bond
was set at $500 by Judge Lambert
R. Morris in County Recorder's
Court. Adams was found guilty of
stealing a boat and was sentenced
to six months on the roads. Judge
Morris recommended that Adams
be given treatment for alcoholism.
Adams took a boat from Broad
Creek late in the fall and was ap
prehended by the sheriff's depart
ment.
George Herring was sentenced
to two years on the roads on
charges of temporary larceny of
an auto and $40 in money. He was
given a year's sentence on each
of the charges.
Herring stole a 1955 Ford be
longing to Floyd A. Garner, New
port. The car was taken Dec. 12.
and was later recovered, slightly
damaged, in the western part of
the state.
The judge also recommended
that the defendant be given a
thorough mental and physical ex
amination.
Fined $100
Alexander Sermons was fined
$100 and costs in lieu of three
months on the roads for driving
drunk.
Lester Wallace Dickinson was
fined $50 and costs for transport
ing non-tax paid whisky. A drunk
en driving charge against him was
dropped and his car was confis*
catcd.
L. D. Norris was fined $10 and
costs for aiding and abetting in
transporting of non-tax paid whis*
ky.
John Henry Pritchctt was fined
$100 and costs instead of six
See COURT, Page 6
| News in Nutshell |
INTERNATIONAL
ANTHONY EDEN, Britain'!
prime minister, will discuss United
State foreign policy when he ar
rives in this country Jan. 30. Eden
has recently been under fire at
home for what Britishers call in
dccisivencss in handling foreign
affairs.
PRINCE RAINIER III of Mon
aco, who has won the hand ol
screen actress Grace Kelly, says
that wedding bells will probably
ring in April. Place of the wed
ding is expected to be the prince's
palace.
NATIONAL
MIAMI is still the target of tou
rists, despite the fact (hit a chill
ing cold wave has forced them
into snowsuits instead of sun .suits.
Tourists keep flocking in and those
there keep hanging around, hop
ing it will be "warmer tomorrow."
SECRETARY OF STATE Dulles
came in for brick-bats as the re
sult of an article in the current
issue of Lif* magazine which
quotes Dulles as saying that this
country was on the "brink of war"
three times during the past yesr.
If it is true, people arc scared in
retrospect. If it isn't true, who
can disprove it?
STATE
SIX DIED violently over the
weekend. Three persons perished
when - fire destroyed s home in
Eliza bethtown and three young
men were killed Saturday night
in a wreck at Wilson Mills.
MARTIN COUNTY 8HKR1FF
W. Raymond Rawls was slugged
early Sunday m ning while mak
ing sn arrest is Will laps ton.
Twelve stitches were requked to ,
dose wounds la hi* bead.