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PRIZE-WINNING NEWSPAPER of the TAR HEEL COAST CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES '?< 46th YEAR, NO. 17. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1956 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Marine Held for Death of Baby Son Mosquito Study Group Receives Added W As the result of a recent meet ing of D. G. Bell. Carteret legis lator, and Carl Venters, Onslow legislator, with Gov. Luther Hodges, an additional $2,886 has been allotted the Salt Marsh Mos quito Study Commission. This money will be used to com plete a survey of the coast's mos quito problem and to pay for tech nical assistance. Charles M. White, chairman of the commission, says no funds have been appropriated for actually undertaking control measures. The $2,886 brings to $8,450 the amount needed for study of the problem. The commission also re quested $48,375 for control mea sures to be undertaken between now and June 30, 1956. The state has made no indication that this money will be forthcoming. The commission, at a meeting this month in Dare County author ized the employing of an engineer and entomologist. The engineer would be paid $6,000 a year and the entomologist $5,000. The commission endorsed five identical bills which have been in troduced in Congress for the con trol of mosquitoes. Chairman White reported that Civil Defense spent $200,000 on mosquito control last year, but Civil Defense, he added cannot participate in any such campaign in 1956 unless disaster strikes the N&rth Carolina coast. Wreck Disrupts, Power Service A power (rtturc on the Lcaay .ville Road from five minute* be fore 9 to 10:18 p.m. Saturday re sulted from an automobile acci dent. Roy R. Smith, 209 Fulford St., Beaufort, driving a 1947 Pontiac coupe, knocked over a telephone pole at 8 p.m. Attached to the pole was a power company guy wire. The impact disrupted power ser vice because Carolina Power and Light Co. had to cut the flow of electricity to get rid of the burn ing power lines lying across the road, explained George Stovall, power company manager. Smith, known as "Brigham," has been charged with drunken driv ing. The accident occurred about a mile east of the city limits, ac cording to Patrolman W. J. Smith Jr.. who investigated. Beaufort po lice were also on. the scene. Damage to Smith's car was esti mated at $250. Two Escape Injury When Car Leaves Road Friday Noah F. Cumbo, Trenton, and a woman passenger in his car, es caped injury at 8 o'clock Friday night when the car ran into the canal along Highway 70. The accident occurred three quarters of a mile west of Willis ton. Cumbo was driving a 1050 Mercury. Morehead Shipbuilding Firm Invades New England Market The stern view of the first Hatteras trawler, built by the Morehead City Shipbuilding Corp. speeifieal- ! I.v for fishing in the waters off New England. The boat is designed for beam dragging off the star board side. The rigging and fitting were completed after the owner had taken the boat to its home port of New Bedford, Mass. Beaufort's Polio Pal to Receive Record Player Pupils Won for Her ' Sixteen-year-old Bettie Hatcher. Beaufort School's Polio Pal, is a lucky polio patient. Because of the fine work of pupils at Beaufort School during the March of Dimes drive, the will be presented with a record player. Beaufort School collected an average of better than 84 cents per pupil, according to figures released yesterday by Mrs. Clem Johnson, campaign treasurer. This means that they have won the privilege of presenting a rec ord player to Bettie, who is a pa tient at Central Carolina Con valescent Hospital. Greensboro. Miss Alida Willis, chairman of the March of Dimes drive, said that several pupils will be invited to go to Greensboro to make the presentation, as well as members of the Carteret Business and Professional Women's Club, which sponsored the March of Dimes. Bettie was stricken with polio Jan. 1, 1955. She wears two leg braccs and has both arms in slings. March of Dimes contributions for 1956, which totaled $5,499.15, fol low: The schools in the county do nated $2,333.02: Beaufort, $746.73; Morehead City, $40265; Camp Glenn, $281.60; Smyrna, $277.50; Newport, $200; Queen Street, Beau fort, $155.87; W S. King, Mprc head City, $124 58. Atlantic, $75.09; Harkcrs Island, $44.98; Salter Path, $17 02, and* StclU School. $6.40. Blue Crutch sales totaled $760 38. with Beaufort collecting $412 30; Morchcad City, $336.08, and Davis, $12. A total of $308.06 was realized from road blocks set up at Morc hcad City and Beaufort. Beaufort turned in $201.06 and Morchcad City $107. From the coin collcctors: More head City $210.26. Beaufort $179. 57, and the remainder of the coun ty had $82.23 for a total of $472 06. Peanuts for Polio raised $197.33, with $86 collected in Moif head City, $83 in Beaufort and $26.27 in Newport. Coffee Day brought in $130.80. Collected in Morehcad City was $85.60. in Beaufort $38.40, and in Newport $6.80. Realized from advertising and the talent show over WMBL was $599 Donations from the following churches and organizations totaled $131: Miriam Rcbckah Lodge No. 141, $36; Rebekah Lodge, Esther No. 161. $25; Carteret Business and Professional Women's Club, $25; Eastern Star, $10. Otway Christian Church, $10; Harlowc Boy Scouts, $10; Concor dia Lodge No. 11, Odd Fellows. $10, and Webb Memorial Civic Center $5. Miscellaneous contributions from firms and individuals totaled $517. 50. Mary Jennings, Soprano, Will Sing with Symphony Friday Mary Jennings, talented young soprano, will be soloist with the North Carolina Symphony when the orchestra gives its annual con cert in Beaufort School auditorium at 8.30 Friday night. A beauty contest winner who has uaod scholarship money to fur ther hen musical education, Mi?? Jennings was Miss Arkansas of 1960 and won third place In the Miss America Pageant at Atlantic City. She was invited back to the Miss America contest as guest aoloist in 1952 SUrted Study at 17 Misa Jennings attended the Uni versity of Arkansas and it 17 be gan study with Marjorie Lawrence, former Metropolitan opera ainger, in Hot Springs. Last June she sang a solo part In "Elijah" with the University of North Carolina Symphony and in her career she haa made a total of 190 performances of 18 leading opera roles. Both she and her husband, bari tone William H. Beck, are present ly associated with the Grass Roots Opera Company in Raleigh. She la Mary Jennings . . . Arkansas beauty continuing her itudy with Walter Golde in Chapel Hill. Laat spring Miss Jennings toured professionally and sang in seven Southern states. She has appeared on television in New York City, New Jersey, Arkansas and Norlh J Carolina. The young soprano, who first started singing solos in church and ! school groups when she was in 1 junior high school, lists Mozart, 1 Puccini and Stravinsky as her fav-' orite composers. Her hobbies arc collccting re-| cordings of classical music and de signing and sewing her own clothes. When she has time for a vacation, she goes to the beach Tickets for Friday's concert may be obtained prior to the concert Frank Cassiano, Morehead City, chairman of the symphony socicty ' here, says the tickets are being ? made available to people whol have moved here since the annual membership campaign. Out-of-town visitors are also eligible to buy the tickcta. The symphony will present a children's concert at 2:30 p.m. Friday in the Morehead City School auditorium On Thursday night the Little Symphony will appear at 8:10 p.m. in the New Bern High School auditorium. Members of the sym phony society may attend. Carload of Corn Here; Unloading Starts Yesterday Unloading of the first car of emergency grain to be sent to this county started at noon yesterday. The carload of corn, totaling 50 tons, is on a railroad siding back of K. W. Wright's warehouse. Beaufort. B. J. May, ASC manager, said that 42 farmers will receive the grain in this first shipment. The corn is being supplied free under a federal government pro gram to help farmers who lost feed crops in last fall's storms. Mr. May said that 22 other ap plications have been approved and 32 applications arc pending. Thus far a total of 97 applications has been received. Mr. May urges that any farmer eligible for the grain call at his of fice as soon as possible. The amount of grain allotted is for a 60-day period. The program is ex pected to continue until the com ing season's feed crops come in. Mr. May estimates that three or four more carloads will be coming to Carteret. The grain is shipped loose. Farmers eligible to receive it bag and weigh it. 190 Cubs, Leaders Attend Banquet at Havelock One hundred ninety Cub Scouts and leaders attended the annual Cub Seout Blue and Gold Banquet Thursday night in the First Meth odist Church, Havelock. Entertainment included speeches and dances by Pfc. t hing, native Hawaiian who is in the Women's Marine Reserve. Icc cream for the affair was donated by R B. How ard, of White Icc Cream and Milk Co., Morehcad City. Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday. Feb. >4 6:43 a.m. 12:22 a.m. 7:04 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 7:35 a.m. 1:18 a.m.! 7:54 p.m. 1:48 p.m.] Sunday, Feb. M 8:23 a.m. 2:10 a.m. 8:43 p.m. 2:34 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27 9:08 a.m. 2:59 a.m. 9:30 p.m 8:19 p.m. Taexlay, Feb. 28 9:52 a.m. 1:48 a.m. I 10:16 p.m. 4:02 pm | Carteret County boatbuildcrs have begun their invasion of the New England market. The Morchead City Shipbuilding Corp. has delivered its first Hat teras Trawler especially designed for beam dragging in the waters off New England. The boat the Theresa R. ? was built for Joseph Rego, of New Bedford, Mass. Captain Rego took the boat from Morehead City to New Bedford re cently. The rigging and fitting will be completed at the home port un der his personal supervision. Other Hatteras Trawlers designed for New England fishing are now un der construction and on order. A second is expected to be delivered within a short time. 19-Foot Beam The Theresa R. has an inside length of 68 feet, a 19 foot beam and draws 74 feet of water. It has a 10 x 12 inch oak keel, rab beted out on each side to receive the garboard plank. A 5 x 10 inch oak rock shoe runs the full length of the keel, extending beyond the stern post for the rudder shoe. The stem of this heavy duty craft is of one piece, 8 x 12 inch white oak, bolted to the fore-knee with Vinch galvanized carriage bolts. The fore-foot is bolted to the keel with \-inch galvanized carriage bolts. The keel and stem is rabbeted to receive 2 inch plank ing. The deadwood, shaft alley, stern post and horn timber is cut from 10 x 10 inch oak. These are bolted with % inch galvanized carriage bolts and %-inch drift rod. The rudder is constructed of 4 inch oak. The rudder stock is of bronze, and all fastenings are bronze. The rudder casing is of bronze and the stuffing box is brass. The quadrant it galvanised Heart Piae Tbc floor timbers arc cut and molded to skape from 4 x 10 Inch heart pine, and bolted through the keel with \-inch galvanized car riage bolts. The frames are steam bent to shape from 2'i inch x 4 inch white oak, with lengths to suit each station, spaced 12 inches from center to center. They are bolted to the floor tilnbers with two each W -inch carriage bolts, port and starboard. The top clamp and beam shelf is constructed of two pieces of 2 x 6 inch southern pine, and one piece of 4 x 4 inch oak. There arc three seta of clamps on each side, spaced in accordance with the ship's draw ings. The boat's planking is of full 2 inch heart pine, fastened with galvanized boat nails- the nails bored and plugged with wood plugs. See SHIPBUILDING, Page 7 Willie C. Days Gets Sentence On Theft Count I Willie Crelon Days has been sen i tenced to three months on the roads for theft of truck tires from the State Highway and Public Works Commission. Judge Lambert ft. Morris sentenced Days in Coun ty Recorder's Court Thursday. Days noted an appeal and bond was i *ct at $200. Alexander Simmons was scn : tenced to two years on the roads for non-support and failing to com ply with a suspended sentence of Jan 16 1951. Robert E. Taylor was sentenced to six months on the roads for ! forcible trespass. Taylor was given the option of scrvine the term or leaving the county for two years starting Feb. 23, 1956 Taylor was taken* into custody last week by Deputy Sheriff Bobby Bell after Taylor ran off with his voung son and threatened to kill ? he child. Hassell Brown Laurence was fined $10 and costs for careless and reckless driving, resulting in in accident. He noted an appeal md bond was set at $100. Pays $J5, Costs Frank Mascola was fined $25 and ?osts for careless and reckless driv ing. Charles Davis was fined $10 and costs for possession of non-tax paid whiskey. A charge against him, of ; issault on his Wife, was dropped. John Tyson Jr. was fined $10 and costs for theft. He was given a sus pended six months roads sentence on condition that he be on good be havior for two years. Bonds Forfeited Bonds were forfeited by Ralph Gillikin. speeding 70 miles per hour; William Jones, public drunk pnnc*, and' William ponald Mal loy, no turning signals on truck. Costs were assessed against Sol Barnwell, assault; and Wilma La tham. issuing bad eheek. The check must be made good. Half casts were assessed against William H. White and Ralph W. A 1 bares, improper display of li cense plates, and Henry G. Phil lip* Jr., expired license plates. Caaes against the following were continued: L. E. Gillikin. Elijah Carter Jr., Hugh Archie Warren, Howard Fallin, Richard Michael Failla, James Stanley, George Robert Moye, Raymond Earl Har dy, Robert Carey Hutson, Herman J. Strickland, Frank Mascola. Philemon Shaw Becton, Rufus Ward Jr., Clarence Henry Monroe, Johnnie Dozicr Kenon, Ellis Gray Gillikin, Don Lee Harris, Donald E. Cromer, Ralph H. French. Robert Woodrow Modlin, IT Moore Guthrie and Frederick H*y Tiilery. Newport firemen were called out of town Saturday morning to put out a brush fire. Sheriff Says Father Beat Child for Crying Sgt. James It. Housman, 22, Newport, is being held with out bond in the county jail for the death of his four-week old son. Sheriff Hugh Salter said yesterday that the baby died as the result of a beating given it by its father Wed nesday night. The baby died at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Naval Hospital, Camp Lejeunc. Its 11 month-old* sister, Paula Fay. was also beaten by the father, the sheriff says, but her condition is not serious. She has been discharged from the Camp Lejeunc Hospital and is being cared for by Sgt. and Mrs. Paul Pray, Morehcad City. Housman told authorities that he "spanked" the children Wednesday night after he tried to give them their supper at his home in New port. He said they were crying. Housman's wife, Edith, 23, was in the dispensary at Cherry Point at the time. The sheriff said she has not been well since the son, James, was born. Upon information from persons in Newport, the sheriff's depart ment here swore out a warrant for Housman Saturday. Housman was then picked up at Ilavclock by iJeputy Sheriff Bobby Bell. An autopsy has been requested by Carteret authorities. Sheriff i Salter said that no official report on the autopsy has been released. J Six Carteret County men were taken by Coroner L. I). Springle to lejeunc Saturday night where they were impaneled to hear testimony at an inquest.1 The jurors are Douglas Merrill. P. C. Beam. T. P. Allen, George Broda, Fred Davis and Elmore Davis. Sheriff Salter said that the case is still being investigated and date for the inquest has not been set. 31 Men Attend Firemen Session Thirty-one men attended the or I ganizational meeting of the Down ! East Volunteer Fire Department Saturday night at the Atlantie School. Twenty-eight were from Atlantic, two from Stacy and one from Sea Level. Applications for membership were signed by 29 men, according to Joe Mason of the Down East Lions Club, sponsor of the fire de partment. It was reported that the truck, recently obtained by the Lions Club now sprays water, but more hose is needed. Port City Motors repaired the motor and painted the truck and Newport firemen were ioyed to outfit it. At present the truck, which was surplus government property, is parked in front of the Atlantic tcacherage. Clayton Fulcher Jr., Atlantic, presided at the meeting. In th< Spotlight Capt. Frank Ramsey Says There's No Better Life Than Seafarers Capt. Frank Ramsey, Beaufort, iss been down to the tea in all ypes of boats and abips, and iwears that there is no better life han that of a seafaring nun. Soon to be 80 years old. on July 10, Cap'n Frank started going to ica with his father, T. W. Ramsey, it the age of IS in a dugout canoe, quipped with sail. He and his fa her would fish from this craft, ising it for clamming and acallop ng He attended school in Beaufort n what is now the Odd Fellows Lodge and then went to classes of fered by Miss Poole next to the bus garage on Ann Street. The fee [or classes with Miss Toole was $1 l>er month. Cap'n Frank recalls. His first real experience as a tailor came aboard the three-mast xi schooner. George A. House, cap laincd by John Beveridge. Beau fort. The ship hauled lumber from ?ere to Swansboro, and to points north. One of Cap'n Frank's favorite i lories deals with the Spanish American War while he was aboard Ihc George A. "We were tailing up the coast heading north to New York, and near Haiteraa ipied five ahlpa. "The fin* ship' ir a ? bedecked with flafa and we weren't turc whether it waa a Spaniard s r one of the American fleet. \ Cipi-^v ' Frank luwr See CAPT. FRANK, Page J Cap?. Frank Riimi . . . with pet dot, Buster, (ad parakeet, fnity Bird Governor Hodges Receives Group Requesting Road Gov. Luther Hodges received a delegation of 15 men in hi* office at Raleigh Saturday morning. The delegation visited the governor to solicit his support for building a road from Polloctaville to Have lock. through the Croatan National Forest. Governor Hodges told the group that no one was opposed to the road, but because it would go across federal property it would have to be built to federal specifi cations. The governor said the road would cost two million dollars. He said he felt that cost "exorbitant and out of reason." The governor suggested that the road now leading from Bogue to Maysville, Pollocksville. Trenton and Kinston be widened and straightened. He said he thought this could be done for a couple hundred thousand dollars and would serve the same purpose as the National Forest road. N. L. Walker, Beaufort, who headed Saturday's delegation, said that the straightening of the road as the governor suggested would not serve the purpose. Mr. Walker also said that the cost of building an 18-mile road through the Croat ata For?*t would not cost two million dollars. "It should cost not more than one and a quarter to one and a half million dollars to put the road through," he declared. Comprising the delegation, in ad dition to Mr Walker, were Charles L. McCullers and George W. Car ter, Kinston; Dan Walker, Hugh Salter, B. J. May, Gerald Hill, R. M. Williams, all of Beaufort. J. D. Holt, Henry Gillikin, Mar shall Ayscuc, Morchead City; R. C. Nicholson, deputy civil defense di rector. Raleigh; Ted Davis, Raleigh; Irvin Davis, Davis; and John Lar kins, Trenton. Cars Collide East of Newport Melvin F Stout, Cherry Point, and Ramon K. Schultz, Camp I.e jcunc, escaped serious injury last Tuesday night when their can col lided two miles east of Newport. They were taken to the More head City Hospital in the Dill am bulance. treated and discharged. According to State Highway Pa trolman R. H. Brown, the two men in their separate cars, left More head City, agreeing to meet at a beer joint on the other side of Newport. Schultz was leading the way and thinking he had lost his friend,' he backed into a side road. He pulled out again in front of an oncotning car. It happened that the oncom ing car was his buddy, Stout. Stout was driving a 1951 Lin coln and Schulti a 1931 Dodge. Schultz was charged with reckless driving. Attorney General Clarifies Meaning Of 'Haul Boaf The attorney general has clari fied the meaning of "haul boat" as it is used > commercial fisheries regulation.s. , A "haul boat" is any boat, with or without motor, that is used to haul nets for the taking of sea food. An interpretation of the meaning was requested by C. G. Holland, state fisheries commis sioner. The above interpretation applies to fisheries regulations in Section* 113 174 and 113-174.8. Regulations apply to any person, firm or corporation using any type of commercial fishing equipment whether for pleasure, home use or ?ale. "Any person, firm or corporation taking seafood by any method, in cluding by rod and reel, and offer ing that seafood for sale Is Unable and must have a license from the Division of Commercial Fiahnriaa displayed upon the boat," Conumia sioncr Holland warns.
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