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45th YEAR, NO. 18. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. MARCH 2, 1956 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Three Beaufort Organizations
Endorse Health Center Plan
The Beaufort Jaycees, the Beau-<
fort Chamber of Commerce and
the Rotary Club this wefck went on
record endorsing a proposal to ob
tain a health center for the county,
to be built in Beaufort.
A bill was passed by the 1955
legislature allowing Carteret Coun
ty to borrow money as its share
in a state and federal matching
fund program for a health center.
It was proposed that if the mon
ey could be obtained the health
ccnter would be built on the j
courthousc square.
Referendum Required
After the bill, which would have
aIlo#cd Carteret to borrow $10,000,
was passed, the county was in
formed by bond attorneys in New
York that the North Carolina con
stitution forbids the borrowing of
money to build such a structure
unless the people authorize it in
a referendum.
Alvah Hamilton, county attorney,
told county commissioners last
May that the state interprets hos
pitals or health centers as non
essential and therefore the people
must say whether money shall be
borrowed to build them.
Had the county been able to bor
row $10,000, the federal govern
ment would have contributed $10,
000 and the state, through the
Medical Care Commission, would
have contributed $10,000.
The Medical Care Commission
told Carteret in the spring of 1955
that its funds were fast dwindling
and unless Carteret acted fast,
$10,000 from the state may not be
available. It was not expected that
the legislature, then in session,
would replenish the Medical Care
Commission's funds.
BUI Pushed Through
For that reason the bill, per
mitting Carteret to borrow $10,000,
was rushed through the legislature.
(The county did not have $10,000
to put into the project). The ref
erendum requirement was the ob
stacle prohibiting carrying out of
the health center plan.
At the suggestion of Dr. Luther ,
Fulcher, health officer, the Coun
ty Board of Health, in session this
month, requested that Dr. C. C. Ap
plewhite of the State Board of
Health, be invited to a joint meet
ing of the county board and the
board of health to discuss the
health center proposal.
Dr. Fulcher told the board of
health that he had been advised
that requests for health centers be
registered with the state no later
than June.
Fumigation Plant
Bids Opened
Ten firms bid on the fumigation
plant to be built at Morehead City
port. Bids were opened at the
State Ports office, Morehead City,
Tuesday afternoon. Contracts will
be let after a review of bids by
an engineer with the State Budget
Commission.
The low bid from a general con
tractor was $80,116 from Davis
and Safran, Raleigh, plus an ad
ditional $2,120 if it were decided
to alter certain foundation specifi
cations.
The low electrical bid was $1,
796 from Page Electric Service,
Raleigh.
Other general contract bids came
from Clancy Construction Co., Ra
leigh; R. N. Rouse and Co., Golds
boro, Miller Building Corp., Wil
mington, East Carolina Construc
tion Co., Dunn, and J. D. Som
mcrs.
Other electrical contractors bid
ding were Dcmers, Inc., New Bern,
Electrical Construction Co., Dur
ham. Blanchard's Electric Service,
Morehead City, Thompson Electri
cal Co., Raleigh.
Lodge Repaired
Franklin Lodge, Turner Street,
Beaufort, is undergoing general re
pairs. Contractor is Ol Lawrence,
Bettie.
Maureen Brings Attractive
Dutch Nurse to America
Phwto* by Th? Nfwi-TInn
Miss Tans Bron, left above, and Mrs. Albert Ashwonden visit at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Holt, More head City. The tanker
Maureen is shown at she wag approaching the Morehead City draw
Tuesday morning, bound for Norfolk enroute to Rotterdam.
I At'ractive 24-ye?r old Tins Bron
was a passenger aboard the Mau
rean, fish <*1 tanker, which tailed
frpOTlnoiitiwti. Tuesday alter -load
ing 1.100 tons of fish oil at the
Fiak 4teal Co., Beaufort
Miss Bron, a registered nurse,
caane to this country from her na
tive Holland and is bound for Min
neapolis, Minn., where she will
work in the Swedish Hospital.
She left Morehead City by car
Wednesday morning with Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Ashwondefl. Mr. Ash
wonden is with the American Tile
Co., which boarded and exported
the fish oil. The Ashwondens came
here from their home in New York
so that Mr. Ashwonden could look
after the loading of the Maureen.
To Visit in New York
Before proceeding to Minneapo
lis, Miss Bron will visit with rela
tives at Groton, N. Y.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Hendrik Bron, she was born in the
town of Kinderdyk, near Rotter
dam. She finished nurses' training
in May and has been working since
as a private nurse ? two months in
England and six months fn France.
Durijpg an interview at the Jef
ferson Ho?el Tuesday, Mlsa Bron
said that her parents have eoeeur>
aged their children to travel. A
brother, 18, has a high school
scholarship to study in this coun
try. He went to school in Minneap
olis. "Although he is now back
home," Miss Bron said, "he has
many friends in Minneapolis."
She has ' another brother 13.
Speaking English very well, Miss
Bron added, "Yes, my parents want
us to travel. They say they would
have liked to travel if they had had
the opportunity when they were
young."
Her father works in a shipyard
in Rotterdam. Having done work
on the Maureen, he was able to
make arrangements for his daugh
ter's passage. Miss Bron went by
train from Rotterdam to Genoa,
Italy, the port from which the Mau
reen sailed Feb. 5.
The tanker docked here Monday,
requiring 22 days to cross the At
lantic. The crossing was all right,
See DUTCH NURSE, Page 6
Garden and Civic Club
Will Show Camellias
FTA Executive Committee
To Meet at 3 Tuesday
The executive committee of the
Carteret County Future Teachers
Association will meet at 3 p.m.
Tuesday in the office of the tcach
er supervisor, Fred Lewts, Beau
fort.
Plans will be made for the coun
ty's annual spring FTA meeting.
Bradley Mcintosh, Morchcad City,
is president of the county unit.
Carteret FTA members number
150
News in a Nutshell
INTERNATIONAL
JEWISH OWNER of the ship de
livering 18 tanks to Saudi Arabia
said if Saudi Arabia prevents the
ship from docking at its destina
tion. Jedda, he would order the
captain to return to the U. S. "or
dump the tanks in the occan."
FRENCH PREMIER Guy Mollet
appealed to Algerian Nationalists
this week to cease fire or else meet
with (ullsrale military operations
on the part of France.
NATIONAL
PRESIDENT IKE said Wednes
day he would run again if the Re
publicans wanted him. In an ad
dress Wednesday nl(ht he said
some of his minor Presidential du
ties would have to be curtailed be
cause of his health and be would
not undertake a "barnstorming"
political campaign.
UNITED STATES cotton will
move into world markets at cut
rate prices, Agriculture Secretary
Benson said this week. The move
is being made to reduce the na
tion's cotton surplus.
? STATE
GOVERNOR HODGES on Wed
nesday at Washington asked the
federal government for >18 million
to protect the coast from hurri
canes. North Carolina's congres
sional delegation said it would back
the request.
THE ONE DOLLAR legal mini
mum wage law went into effect
yesterday, boosting wagea of 178,
000 North Carolina workers from
73 cents to |1 an hour.
l ne uaracn ana V ivn v.iuo,
Morchcad City, in cooperation with
other departments at the Woman's
Club, will sponsor a camellia ex
hibit at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the
civic center, (Kh and Evans Streets,
Morehead City.
Mrs. James Tyler. Kinston, will
speak on arrangement of camellias
and spring flowers and refresh
ments will be served. Mrs. David
Murray is chairman of the refresh
ment committee.
Mrs. E. A. Council, chairman of
the Garden and Civic Club, invites
everyone to bring a bloom of each
variety camellia she may have to
the civic center Wednesday morn
ing. beginning at 10 a.m.
The camellia should have a stem
about 2 inches long which would
include several leaves. The blos
soms are not to be arranged nor
are they to be in cqnlainers. They
will be placed in containers and
registered for the exhibit at the
civic center.
In charge of registration will be
Mrs. C. R. Davant and Mrs. F. C.
Salisbury. No prizes will be given.
Mrs. Council emphasized that the
club la sponsoring an exhibit only.
There will be no charge for ad
mission or for registering the
blooms for exhibit. The public is
invited to the afternoon program.
R(*d Assured
Gov. Luther Hodges has said that
Ocracoke's 10.8 miles of road will
be built, despite the fact that state
highway engineers estimate its to
tal cost at $440,000. Paving costs
and bridges will run sbout $381,
864.90..
In This ltsu?l
County Tournament
Basketball Pictures
P*C? 3, Section 1
Fred King Suffers
Injuries When Hit
By Car Tuesday
Accident Victim Reported
To Be Getting Along
All Right in Hospital
Fred King, 58, 207 Moore St.,
Beaufort, was reported yesterday
as getting along very satisfactorily
in the Morehead City Hospital. Mr.
King was struck by a car at 7:10
Tuesday night as he was crossing
Ann Street at Moore.
He suffered a cracked left hip
and broken left shoulder. Accord
ing to Assistant Chief of Police
Carlton Garner, Mr. King was hit
by a car driven by Miss Margaret
Thomas, 25, Newport.
Of/icer Garner said Miss Thomas
was proceeding east on Ann on the
way to a Beaufort Choral Club
meeting. In the car with her were
three other passengers.
She 3aid she saw a man step out
on the street in front of her and
applied brakes but could not avoid
hitting him. The officer said skid
marks on the street showed she
had traveled approximately 25 feet
after putting on the brakes.
otriecr Garner said Mr. King
told him he was watching head
lights of a car coming south on
Moore and also another car. going
toward Morehead and did not see
the car approaching from hia left.
Mr. King, a former director of
the Beaufort School band and act
ing manager of the Beaufort Thea
tre, was taken to the hospital in
the Adair ambulanee.
No damage was reported to the
IBM Pontt?e Mia* Thomaa wu
diving. No charges have been
filed against her.
Dr. John Way, Mr. King's phy
sician, said that the accident vies
tim would be in the hospital "quite
a while."
Tax Check-Up
Period Ends
The two-week period for tax
payers to check on their new val
uations at the courthouse, Beau
fort, ended Wednesday.
County tax officials said that a
report of any changes or revisions
in valuations has not been made to
them yet. Appraisers on duty dur
ing the past two weeks to confer
with taxpayers on the valuations
were Leon A. Marshall, Leon
Brinkman and Arthur Elliott.
Mr. Brinkman said yesterday
that the reaction to revaluation in
this county was no different than
that in other counties where re
valuations have taken place.
He considered the number of
persons who turned up "not out
of proportion" and said that he
was glad to see them because it
showed people have an interest in
what has been undertaken.
The revaluation, which has been
in progress since the beginning of
19SS, was conducted by the firm
of E. T. Wilkins and Associates,
with whom Mr. Marshall, .Mr.
Brinkman and Mr. Elliott are af
filiated.
County tax officials said that
after a revised report is received
from the Wrilkina company, persons
who are still dissatisfied with their
valuations will be mailed letters
informing them of the next step
they may take.
Smyrna PTA to Serve
Seafood Tomorrow
A seafood supper and dance,
sponsored by the Smyrna PTA,
will get underway tomorrow night
at the Smyrna School at 6:30 p.m.
The menu includes clam chow
der, clams on hall shell, clam frit
ters, french fried clams, scallops,
slaw and old-time com bread.
The supper will be served from
6:30 to 10:30 p.m. and will be fol
lowed by square and round danc
ing In the Smyrna gym.
Reservations may be had by call
ing Marshallbcrg 1-46.
Port CaUndar
M/V Paranajpia ? Will dock at
Morchcad City port today to load
general cargo, and will aail Sat
urday for South America.
OTCO Bayway ? Due Sunday at
Aviation Fuel Terminals with a
load of Jet fuel from Paulsboro,
N. J. Will leave after unloading
County Officials Open Bids
On New Jail at Courthouse
V
Farmers Pick Up Free Grain
Photo by Nnti-Tian
Forty-six Carteret farmers re
ceived their share of free grain
this week. They are shown above
weighing the corn and loading it
on their trucks. The corn was un
loaded in Beaufort on the siding
near K. W. Wright's warehouse.
A total of 108,650 pounds were
distributed. B. J. May, ASC man
ager in charge of the distribution, i
said two more carloads have been I
ordered and one of them "will t
probably be here next week."
Roy Keller, Bettie, supervised
the weighing. Albert B. Johnson, .
Raleigh, with the agriculture de- j
partment, was assisting in keeping
records.
The above picture was taken
from the rear of the truck owned
by Lloyd Smith, farmer of Beau
fort route 1. His son, Henry, ma
neuvered it into position for the
photographcM-.
The free prain is being dis
tributed under a federal program
to aid hurricane stricken farmers.
Civil Defense Finally OK's
$281,145 for Storm Repairs
Port Manager Comments
On '55 Tonnage Report
Although the port of Morchcad
City handled fewer tons of cargo
in 1955 than 1954. J. D. Holt, port
manager, says that the drop is
partly due to the transition neces
sary to handle more commercial
cargoes.
According to a report released
this week by the Corps of Engi
neers, Wilmington, Morchcad City
port handled 438,000 tons in 1955
as against 504.000 in 1954.
The State Ports Authority de
cided last year that warehouse
space formerly used by the Navy
should be diverted to use by pri
vate firms. This will make, even
tually. for a healthier economic
condition," Mr. Holt commented.
New Warehouse
A new warehouse is now in pro
cess of construction at the port
and bids were opened Tuesday for
the new tobacco fumigation plant
to be built there.
Another reason for the drop in
tonnage at the Morchcad City port
is due to fewer oil products being
imported. Standard Oil is divert
ing tankers to other terminals. A
new contract was negotiated with
Standard Oil some months ago, in
creasing Standard Oils' charges
for using Morchcad City port.
The Ports Authority deemed
such a move necessary to receive
fair compensation for the oil com
pany's use of port facilities.
Asphalt tonnage dropped about
2.000 in 1955 as compared with
1954.
Profit $50,547
According to a financial report
presented to the Ports Authority
by Col. Richard Warr, executive di
rector, at a meeting last month,
net profit at the two ports for the
six months ending Dec. 31, 1955
was $50.547 02
Net profit at Wilmington for the
aix months was $42,097 and net
profit at Morchcad City, according
to the report, was $8,450.
According to the Corps of En
gineers. menhaden catch is also
considered port tonnage. The to
tal catch along the North Carolina
coast in 1955 was 110,351 tons, as
compared with a record 141,340
tons taken in 1949.
The Morchead City-Beaufort area
had 69.586 tons. Of that amount,
79,931 Ions movtd through Beau
fort Inlet.
$N14?JI Paid
Since Carteret County's ABC
stores opened In 1934 a total of
$967,674.53 has been paid in liquor
store profit to the county and Car
teret municipalities, according to a
report from tbc State ABC Board.
Officer Reports
On Spotting
Carteret County is adequately
organized for plane spotting at
present, according to Maj. Vance
R. Corbin, USAF, commander De
tachment Three, 4674th Ground
Observer Squadron.
Responding to an inquiry from
the county civil defense director, !
Miss Ruth Peeling, Major Corbin
said, . . the county presently is
considered to be completely or
ganized."
He added, however, . . slight
adjustments may be deemed ad
visable from time to time to im
prove the efficicncy of a particular
area."
Ground observation of planes is
being carried out by Coast Guards
men at stations along the outer
banks as well as by state highway
bridge tenders.
Major Corbin said a representa
tive from the Durham Air Defense
filter center will visit this county
"in the near future."
ABC Officer Reports End
Of Still at Pelletier
A new still, that hadn't even had
its first run, was blown up Wed
nesday by Marshall Ayscue, county
ABC officer, and federal officers.
The still was located in woods
near Pelletier close to the Camp
Lejcune Railroad track. Officer
Ayscue remarked that maybe the
operators were planning to run
their product out of the county in
tank cars.
The still, barrels and other items
necessary for making moonshine
were dispatched with dynamite.
Tide Table
Tide* it (he Beaufort Bar
HIGH
IA)W
Friday. March Z
12:05 p.m
6:07 a.m.
8:13 p.m.
12:37 a.m.
12:59 p.m
Saturday, March I
nt 1 n
6:59 a.m.
7:04 p.m.
Sunday. March 4
1:31 am
1:50 p.m.
7 54 a.m.
7:59 p.m.
Monday, March 5
2 30 a m.
2:51 p.m.
8:54 a.m.
0:01 p.m.
Tueaday, March 6
3.29 a.m.
3:52 p.m.
9:54 a.m.
10:02 p.m.
* To repair damage Hone by hur
| rwaitrm the Federal Civil Defense
Administration has approved $281.
445 40 frr Carteret County, Moses
C. Howard, chairman of the County
Board of Commissioners, announced
Wednesday.
Letters from Civil Defense to the
county said that the money would
be forthcoming only after work was
completed and properly document
ed. The federal government further
specifics that on all projects the
work must be done as economically
as possible.
Approval on 10 county projects
comes only after applications have
been revised four times. The first
request was for $718,878.50. This
included stabilizing Core Banks.
No money for outer banks preser
vation. other than for Bogue Banks,
is included in the $281,145 figure.
On each project, directions from
FCDA specify what should be done
in order to obtain payment for the
work after it is completed.
Projects and the amounts ap
proved follow: Portsmouth $6,720,
Salter Path $21,750, Bogue Banks
$118,250, Harkers Island $34,000,
Atlantic $7,943. Sea Level $23,
499.30. Davis $22,443.10. North
River $8,865, Marshallberg $32,500
and Cedar Point $5,175.
Dr. T. R. Rico to Speak
Tuesday at East Carolina
Dr. T R. Rice of the radio-iso
tope laboratory, Fish and Wildlife
! Service, Pivers Island, will speak
I Tuesday night to the Science So
ciety, East Carolina College, Green
ville.
| Dr. Rice will speak on the work
being done at the radio-isotope
laboratory which is under the sup
ervision of Dr. Walter Chipman.
In May I)r. Rice will speak be
fore the Virginia Academy of
i Science. Richmond, Va.
* Dins ior me county s proposes
new jail were opened yesterday
afternoon at the courthouse.
No contracts will be let until the
full board of county commissioners
reviews the bids and attempts to
fit costs into the budget. The coun
ty has borrowed $75,000 to build
the jail Most bids exceeded the
$75,000 figure on general contract
alone.
Rids Listed
Bids listed below are base bids
and do not include additions or de
ductions for alternate projects.
General contracting: W. C. Flow
ers $59,840. O C. Lawrence $80,
168.50. (). W Godwin $81,500. O.
L. Shackleford $79,900, and East
Carolina Construction Co. $84,800.
Plumbing: Beaufort Plumbing
and Supply Co. $14,228.85, Howell
Plumbing Co. $13,425. C. L. Russ
$16,670, Kennan-Corey Plumbing
Co. $18,961.
Heating: Beaufort Plumbing and
Supply $4,962.84, J. T. Pearson and
Co. $5,995. C. L Russ $5,865, and
Kennan and Corey $4,960.
Electrical: Hatsell Electric Co.
$3,215.46. Carrawav's Electric Ser
vice $6,088 97, C. J DcMers $3,195,
and Blanchard's Electric Service
$3,196
May Reject All
The county board of commission
ers has the privilege of rejecting
all bids, if the cost exceeds the
amount of funds available.
Attending the bid opening were
B. H. Stephens and Robert Ste
phens. architects, Sheriff Hugh Sal
ter. Moses Howard, chairman of the
county board; Harrel! Taylor, coun
ty commissioner; Alvah Hamilton,
county attorney; T. A. Early, Ral
eigh. jail supervisor; James D. Pot
ter, county auditor; Irvin W. Davis,
clerk to the board, and 15 contrac
tors.
Bids were opened by B. H. Ste
phens and read by Robert Stephens.
Plans call for tearing down the
present jail to make way for the
new one.
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Court Orders
SI, 008 Payment
Eight thousand dollars has been
ordered paid by Mr. and Mr*. Bon
ner C. Guthrie, Morchead City, in
settlement of a suit filed against
them by J. R. Sanders, Morchead
City, administrator of the estate
of Clarence E. Ayers.
Aycrs, a Marine, was killed by
a car driven by Mrs. Guthrie July
24. 1955 on the Atlantic Beach
causeway.
According to the Superior Court
order, signed Feb. 15, 19S6, the
defendants will be freed of civil
liability after paying the $8,000.
According to A. H. James, clerk
of Superior Court, settlement of
the case was reached by compro
mise.
Other recent superior court rul
ings are as follows:
In the case of Marvin H. Powers
and Mary G. Powers vs. E. F. Mur
ray. trading as Murray Contract
ing and Engineering Co., the plain
tiffs are entitled to recover any
damages a jury may award during
the coming term of civil court.
The case of D. R. Sisk va. Hincs
Brothers Lumber Co. Inc. was non
suited for lack of prosecution.
The bank took a non-suit in the
case of First-Citizens Bank and
Trust Co. vs. Harold A. Wilton
and Joseph Morton, trading as
Wilton and Morton.
Because controversy between the
parties was settled, the case of A.
B. Roberts, R. W. Freeman, and
T. J Thomas, trading as Freeman
Wholesale Co., was dismissed.
Shrine to Meet
Order of the White Shrine of
Jerusalem will meet at 8 p.m. Fri
! day night, March 16. at the Masonic
I Lodge, Morchead City.
Little Symphony Will Give
Two Concerts Here Today
The North Carolina Little Sym
phony will prevent two conccrti
in the county today
At 2:30 p.m. this afternoon the
symphony will present children's
concert at the Morehcad City
School auditorium, and at 8:30 to
night it will give a concert for
adults in the cBaufort School aud
itorium
Mary Jennings, talented young
soprano, will be soloist with the
symphony. She ia a beauty contest
winner who has used scholarship
money to further her muaical edu
cation.
Misa Jennings was Miss Arkan
sas of 1RS0 and won third priic
in the Mlaa America Pageant at
Atlantic City.
Director of the symphony is Dr.
Benjamin Swalin.
?
H. F. Lindsay Speaks
To Down East Lions Club
H. F. Lindsay, Morehead City,
spoke to Down East Lions at their
meeting Monday night at the At
lantic School. His subject was Sen
timent and Fellowship.
Twelve I, ions attended. The
board of directors meeting was
postponed until Wednesday night.
Error Corrected
The County Health Department
said Wednesday that it made an er
ror in reporting the sanitation
grade of Lindaey Guthrie's Meet
Market. Morehead City. The rating
is BS instead of 00.3 as reported in
Tueaday'i paper.
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