JsE CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES >?' 45th YEAR, NO. 24. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-TWO PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MARCH 23. 1956 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Voters Can Now View Field Of Runners for State Office Frequent Court Visitor Pulls Jail Sentence Two Defendants Dislike Judgments, Give Notice Of Appeal Charlie Smith, one of the More head City Recorder's Court's fre quent customers, was sentenced to 30 days in jail for public drunk enness when he appeared before Judge Herbert O. Phillips Monday. Smith noted an appeal, and bond was set at $75. On a charge of being drunk in the courtroom the judge left the case open for fu ture prosecution. William H. Styron was found guilty of driving drunk and fined $100 and costs. He was given a 90-day suspended sentence on con dition that he be on good behavior for six months. Styron noted an appeal and bond was set at $150. William Arthur Webb and A1 bert L. Bradley, charged with driv ing drunk, and Terry Gene Dere berry, charged with driving drunk and careless and reckless driving were each fined $100 and costs They were given 90-day roads sen tences, suspended on condition that they be on good behavior foi six months. sentenced 10 Jan Jerry Thomas Brinkley and Dav< Hill, Morehead City, were each sentenced to 30 days in jail foi public drunkenness. They wen given an additional 30 days foi violation of suspended sentences Hill violated a sentence of Dec 19, 1955, and Brinkley violated i sentence of Aug. 8, 1955. Viola R. Strause and Patricia Midgett, charged with no operat or's license, and Murphy Dise, irfi proper operator's license, wen each fined $25 ami coats with tin full fine to be remitted if the] present a valid license to the cour within two weeks. Lee F. Diefenbach was fined $2J and costs for no operator's license with the full fine remitted sine* she presented a valid license ii court. Joseph Gaskins was fined $1( and costs for public drunkenness Costs Assessed Costs were assessed against Shir ley Maxine Mason, following to< close; Mrs. Elaine Nelson am Betty Wickizer, frivolous and ma licious prosecution; Elmer Harri son Down .and Amanda M. Erwin failing to stop for stop sign; Wil lie Pugh, public drunkenness; Ker ry Lewis, speeding. Wilmoth Wilan Watkins, failinj to stop for stop light, and Jame; Salter, issuing bad check. Saltc; was given a suspended 10-day jai sentence on condition that he mak< good the check in the amount o $92.40 to C. L. Scott Burrett Henry Stephens was as scsscd costs for failing to yield th< right-of-way. He noted an appeal No bond was set. Guy Vann was sentenced to 10 days in jail for public drunken ness. Michael T. Sherwood, charged with having an expired operator's license, forfeited bond and a war rant was issued for his apprehen sion. Assessed Third Manic Lewis Piner was assessed one-third costs for no city tag. A charge of no city tag against Billy Ray Dingess was dropped. The chargc of expired license against Audie Baughn was left open for future prosecution. Cases against the following were continued: Sam Howland, Clyde Turner, George Williams Jr., Leon G- Goodwin, Bettie Riggs, Wilbur O. Nelson, Wyatt George Hicks, Ray Andres, Grady Lee Hanks, and Marvin Lee Roberts. Self-Styled Bar Tender Meets up with Law ? It doesn't pay to keep white lightnin' in a legal whisky bottle by a cash register and sell it shot by shot. George Street, Beaufort, found that out in County Recorder's Court yeaterday. Street, who works at the U Drop Inn, Beaufort, was arrested by ABC Officer Marshall Ayacue Sat urday night. The officer presented to Judge Lambert Morris the am ber, legal whisky bottle in which the booze was kept, and the Jigger glass which he said Street used to measure out the "refreshment" for his customers. Street was ordered to pay a 110 fine and costs. ? The die has been cast for the* forthcoming race for state offices, but lines will not be drawn in local contests until April 14. Congressman Graham A. Barden. representative of the Third Con gressional district, which includes Carteret, faces opposition in the May 26 primary. His opponent for the Democratic nomination is James O. Simpkins, New Bern mer chant. Gov. Luther Hodges faces oppo sition from three Charlotte men. Thomas Sawyer, Harry P. Stokely ! and C. E. Earle Jr. But the office which promises the biggest fight is lieutenant governor where five men are in the running. Run-Off. Expected It is predicted that the lieuten ant governor race will require a run off primary. The candidates are Alonzo C. Edwards, Hooker ton; Luther Barnhardt, Concord; Gurney Hood. Raleigh; and J. Vi- J vian Whitfield, Burgaw. Kidd Brewer. Raleigh, who filed minutes before the deadline, withdrew Wed i nesday. , U. S. Senator Sam J. Ervin Jr., faces opposition from Marshall 1 Kurfecs. mayor of Winston-Salem, ' but few believe that Kurfees con stitutes a threat to the senator. ' Opposing Agriculture Commis sioner L. Y. Ballentinc is Kermit ? U. Gray, Winston-Salem, a native - j of Hatteras. Insurance Commissioner Charles ? Gold is being opposed by John N. , Frederick, Charlotte, and two men . arc after the labor commissioner's ? j job now held by Frank Crane. They | i j are H. D. Lambeth Jr., Elon Col ? I lege, and James R. Farlow, Chapel Hill. Automatic Nominations Automatically winning the nom : ination when on one appeared to 1 file against them Friday at Raleigh were Secretary of State Thad Eure, ; brother of Dr. D. J. Eure, More head City; State Auditor Henry ? Bridges, State Treasurer Edwin Gill. Attorney General William B. ? 1 Rodman, and Superintendent of Public Instruction Charles F. Car i roll. MSnA iuiloAc uurn nmninafpfi I - without opposition. They arc as i follows: i Malcolm C. Paul of Washington, f Second District; William J. Bundy t of Greenville, Third; Hamilton H. Hobgood of Louisburg, Ninth; j Clarence W. Hall of Durham, 14th; Malcolm B. Seawell of Lumberton, 16th; I. Richardson Preycr of " Greensboro, 18th; Hubert E. Olive of Lexington, 22nd; J. Frank Hus . kins of Burnsville, 24th; and P. C. Froneberger of Gastonia, 27th. Since no Republican is filed against them, all nine are assured - of election in November to full > eight-year terms. The nine were I appointed last year by Governor Hodges to take new judicial scats created by an expansion in the number of judicial districts. Mr. Simpkins takes on a formid _ able opponent in opposing Con gressman Barden, who since 1935 has represented Carteret, Craven, * Duplin, Jones, Onslow, Pamlico, J Pender, Sampson and Wayne Coun J tics, which comprise the state's J third Congressional district. ~ Mr. Barden has consistently won nomination in Democratic pri maries and has easily outrun all - Repbulican opposition in general - elections. See VOTERS, Page 2 Schools Will Get Easter Holidays County schools have been granted a two-day Easter holi day. There will be no school on Good Friday or Easter Monday. The board of education office says that this may vary, however, at certain schools where lost time has to be made up. The two-day holiday will be in effect at Beau fort and Morehead City Schools. Club Commends County Legislator For his backing of the state mos quito control program and push ing of legislation on mosquito con trol, D. G. Bell, county legislator, was formally commended by the Emeritus Club at its meeting Mon day nijzht at the civic center, More head City. Mr. Bell attended the meeting and spoke on state mosquito con trol measures. He is an honorary Emeritus Club member. J. A. Du Bois, also an honorary member, attended the meeting and spoke on mosquito control and Morehead City's forthcoming centennial. Officers for the coming year were elected. They are N. L. Wal ker, Beaufort, president; Dr. E. P. Spcnce, Morehead City, vice president; and C. A. Stone, More head City, secretary-treasurer. During the business session, Dr. G. C. Cooke reported on a pro posed municipal park for More head City and Mr. Walker request ed members' attendance at the chamber dinner next Thursday. He also reported on the proposed highway from Havelock to Pol locksville. J. W. Kellogg, president, pre sided. Others present were W. L. Brady, R. C. Dixon, R. H. Dowdy, C. G. Gaskill, George Huntley, D F. Merrill, and T. B. Sage, who is retiring after tfcree years -as secretary-trcaaurer. Heavy Frost Blankets County A heavy frost covered the county yesterday morning. Temperatures for the beginning of spring were anything but warm, according to E. Stamey Davis, weather observer. But R. M. Williams, county agent, said yesterday that the cold weather had not, thus far, caused any seri ous crop damage. The high was recorded Monday with a reading of 58 degrees and the temperature dropped to 34 on Wednesday. The county got almost a quarter inch of rain at the beginning of the week. The high and low temperatures and wind directions for the begin ning of the week follow: Max. Min. Winds Monday 58 36 NW Tuesday 48 35 NNW Wednesday 50 34 NNE Chamber Officer Lists Program For Banquet Assemblyman D. G. Bell Will Introduce State's Chief Executive J. A. DuBois, manager of the Morehead City Chamber of Com merce. today released the program for the Chamber of Commerce ban quet next Thursday night. The banquet will begin at 6:30 at Cap tain Bill's Waterfront Restaurant, Morehead City. Tickets for the banquet are go ing fast and persons who would like to go are reminded to make their reservations immediately. The guest speaker, Gov. Luther Hodges, will be introduced by Gen eral Assemblyman D. G. Bell. Fol lowing the invocation by the Rev. j Leon Couch, minister of the First Methodist Church, Morehead City, Walter Edwards, president of the chamber, will extend greetings. Mayor George W. Dill, Morehead City, will introduee special guests and state dignitaries. At 1 o'clock next Thursday the North Carolina Rivers and Harbors delegation will meet with Governor Hodges at the Hotel Fort Macon. Meeting also will be members of j the governor's advisory panel on hurricanes and officers of the All Seashore Highway Association. Representative Bell and W. H. Potter. Beaufort, will be among the j 1 members of the N. C. delegation to j (the National Rivers and Harbors I Congress who will attend the after I noon meeting. Other members of the delegation expected arc State Sen. D. J Rose, Goldsboro; State Sen. Adam Whit ley, Smithficld; W. . P. Saunders, Raleigh; Earl Holton, Vandcmere; Dr. W. T. Ralph, Belhavcn; Col. Richard S. Marr. Wilmington; Frank W. Reams, Warrcnton; John E. Justice, Wilkcsboro; Alvah Ward Jr., Manteo; and Davis Herring, South port. i uh n WHiKvr. Diauiori, ana joe DuBois, Morehcad City, will also at tend the meeting as members of the governor's advisory panel. Other members of that group are John H. Farrell, Wilmington; Hen ry von Oesen, Wilmington; Mayor M N. Lisk, Swansboro; W. J. Ed wards and George Arrington, New Bern; Hugh Harris, Oriental; E. L. Topping. Swan Quarter. H. If. Harris, Columbia. W. Avery Thompson. Hallsboro; Mayor Roy Robinson, Southport; Joseph Newkirk. Watha; Allen Swindell, Pantego; Lawrenee Swain. Manteo, and Mayor Lem Blades, Elizabeth City. P. H. Geer Jr., Morehead City, and Norwood Young, Beaufort, will be among the officers of the All Seashore Highway Association. Other officers expectcd are R. S. Wahab. Ocracoke; Lucille Purser, Nags Head; Jack Farrell. Wilming ton; Glenn Tucker, Carolina Beach; Wayland Sermons, Washington; Alice Strickland, Carolina Beach and Aycock Brown, Manteo. Other distinguished guests in clude Mayor Clifford Lewis, Beau fort; Mayor Leon A. Mann Jr., Newport; Moses Howard, chairman, County Board of Commissioners, Newport; Carl Venters, Onslow County assemblyman, New Bern; Col. Harry E. Brown, Director of Hurricane Rehabilitation, and Col. R. L. Hill, district engineer, Wil mington. Government Commission Approves Water System Foods Leaders To Meet Tuesday Foods and nutrition leaders ol County Home Demonatration Clubi will attend a training school at i p.m. Tuesday at the REA office Morchead City. Mrs. Floy Garner, home agent will conduct the school, assisted bj Mrs. J. L. Seamon, county leader The subject will be Broiler Meals Club leaders scheduled to attend are Mrs. Mary A. Gillikin, Bettic Club: Mrs. Leslie Brinson, Camp Glenn Club; Mrs. Seamon, Crat Point. Mrs. Osborn Pigott, Gloucester Club; Mrs. Annie Wallace. Merri mon Club; Mrs. Floyd Garner Newport Club; Mrs R. P. Gooding North River. Mrs. Lucille Morse, Pelletier; Mrs. D. R. Arnold, Russella Creek; Mrs. Atlce McCabe, Wlldwood; and Mrs. Neal Campen. Wire Grass. Leaders who cannot attend should send a substitute, Mrs. Gar ner aaid. Down Bast firemen tested theii truck on the Cedar Ialand Road Saturday In the. firat drill held by the new fir* department. The local Government Commis sion has given its OK on a pro posed town-wide water system for Newport, Mayor Leon Mann Jr. reported this week. Town officials conferred with W. E. Easterling, secretary to the Local Government Commission, . following their March meeting. | The commission's approval is re ! quired as a guard against a town's entering financial ventures with ' which the town would be unable to cope. i The water system, designed by a High Point engineering firm, in ' volves extending water mains to I supply city water to all parts of , Newport. Cost of putting in the , system will be $120,000. , The money to meet the expense would be borrowed and paid back ? partially through revenue from . operation of the water system. Approval Needed Installation of the water system will require approval of voters, ; Mayor Mann said. Voters regis ; tered at Newport total 287. The I mayor said voters will probably be asked to register their opinion I on installing the water system when they go to the polls in the May 28 primary. C. C. Tilley, with the firm of ? William r. Freeman Inc., en I glneers, has described the system I proposed as follows: "The system as laid out it planned to include and utilize ex isting lines now in the ground. The system as planned will furnish fire protection as well as donees tic supply to the greater majority of the present residents of New port. "In order to furnish water stor age of ample quantity, a steel ele vated tank and tower of 75,000 gallon capacity on a 100-foot tower is proposed ... the water supply, estimated at 225 gallons a minute is considered as being sufficient for the time being, and the only revision proposed is to rework the pump so that it will pump into See WATER SYSTEM, Page 7 Tide Table Tides it the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, March 22 5:33 a.m. 11:47 a.m. 5:55 p.m. : Saturday, March 24 6:26 a.m. 12:13 a.m. 6:48 p.m. 12:37 p.m. Sunday, March 25 7:16 a.m. 1:06 a.m. 7:36 p.m. 1:24 p.m. Monday, March 26 8:01 a.m. 1:55 a.m. 8:23 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Tucuday, March 27 8:45 a.m. 2:42 a.m. 8:06 p.m. 2:50 p.m. Port Swarms with Marines , Floria Sails , Oats Move In The Road Ahead? Children handicapped in any way, whether crippled in limb, in speech, suffering from deafness or muscular disorder, are helped by the Society for Crippled Children and Adults. The society is raising funds through sale of Easter seals and paper lilies so that cripples ' may face a sunny future. Atlantic Mother Speaks On Behalf of Red Cross Mrs. Ira Morris Jr., Atlantic, ? speaking in behalf of the Ameri can Red Cross, said this week, "I | shall always be thankful to the American Red Cross for replac ing the roof of our home follow ing the hurricanes. "When your husband is a fish erman," she continued, "and the , wind has taken the roof off your house and it is raining on your ( family and furniture, a helping hand means a lot. "I would like to express my ' thanks to the American people | who support this organization ( which stands ready to serve the | people in time of disaster." Mrs. Morris is the mother of , three children. Mrs. G. T. Spivey, Beaufort, Red Cross fund chairman, reminded countians yesterday that the goal during the Red Cross Roll Call this month is $4,480 in Carteret. She reported that 485 families in : the county were helped by the Red Cross following the hurricanes of 1954 and 1955. Mrs SDivev said. "PerhaDs if you were among the lucky ones, ! and either had no damage or had insurance, or could make your own repairs, you might feel that you were not helped by the Red Cross; however, when $75,000.00 is put into a community as small as ours, it helps a lot of people. "Contractors, laborers, mer chants, all shared in this relief. Did you ever stop to think about how we would have managed as a community, if we had not had the Red Cross come to the aid of , these 485 families?" Contributions may be mailed to Mrs. Spivey, Beaufort, or to Charles C. Willis, Morehead City. Cookie Sale Helps Camping Program To support the Girl Scout camp ing program, Girl Scouts are now selling cookies and will continue i to do so through the rest of thia month. The sale started Monday. 1 District chairman (or the cookie I sale in Carteret are Mrs. W. I. Loftin, Beaufort, for the area from i Beaufort to Atlantic; and Mrs. i Marge Todd, 102 S. 28th St., More- : head City, for the area from More- I head City to Newport. The Scouti collect money at the 1 time of the sale and give each < customer a window stickcr. Five I cents from each box sold goea in- i to the troop treasury. < Achievement awards will be given to the Intermediate and I Brownies troops selling the moat < boxes and pins will be awarded to i Individual high a?les(lrla. !< Car-Burning Brings Complaint Residents in the neighborhood of (he Twin City Parts and Metal Co., Beaufort, were up in arms yester day morning. The company, which operates a junk yard, is located just north of Broad Street and was recently bought by Carl Goodwin, who op prates the Marine Salvage Co., Morehead City. Neighbors were complaining that six cars "and half of another car" were being burned, as well as rub ber, old batteries and other car parts which cause offensive odors. Mr. Goodwin was told by the ; town board March 5 that he would not be issued a license to do busi ness until he puts a fence around the junk yard. The board also said that town law forbids burning more than one car at a time. According to information from the town clerk's office yesterday, no license has been issued to Mr Goodwin. Barbers Join Easter Campaign County barbers have joined bar bers all over the state to make Tuesday "Clip for Crippled Chil dren Day." On that day profits from barber shops will be turned over to the Easter Seal appeal, sponsored by the North Carolina Society for Crippled Children and Adults. Inc., which raises funds in 93 towns and counties in the state. Jasper Bell, Morehead City, pres ident of the Master Barbers of North Carolina, said that the par ticipating shops this year will bet ter the record made in 1955 when 17,000 was donated. Mr. Bell said, 'We expect to reach at least $10, DOO in 1956." The way the campaign it run. iccording to (he state society, is is follows: Each barber shop gets 90 cents out of every dollar taken in by barbers for haircuta. On Tuesday that 30 cents will go. not to the shops, but to the crippled :hildren. Besides that, many of the barbers will probably chip in ? part of their earnings, the so ciety reports. Besides donating in their own l>ehalf, the barbers also have coin collectors in their shops, so that customers may contribute to the campaign. This week the hustling Morehead City port was no place to snooze in the sun. Not only did Marines leave from the port for the Mediterranean Monday night, but ships re turned from Vieques, and in addition to that, tons of oats from South Carolina started coming in Tuesday. The Swedish freighter, Floria, loaded general cargo and sailed Tuesday; another freighter, ? the Bahia, is tentatively scheduled to arrive today, and four tobacco ships will load with tobacco for Germany between next Thursday and April 26. I Eighteen hundred Marines from Camp Lejeune, in full battle gear, 1 boarded Navy transports Monday. Their debarkation was ordered this month by the Defense I>epart ment as a part of the United States' show of strength in the Middle East. National Interest Forty cameramen and newsmen 1 were on hand to record the event. The boarding was shown on na tional TV networks Tuesday and will be seen soon on movie news- 1 reels. The Mediterranean movement I necessitated return of troops and I ships from Vieques sooner than ex- : pected. Some of the men were , given weekend leave and shipped ; , off immediately to the Middle East, j Vieques return-ships were original- ; , ly scheduled to dock for the first j time yesterday. Instead, the USS Fremont and , j USS Olmstead came in last Friday and Saturday. The USS Rankin, in the Mediter ranean embarkation (dubbed Nelm) i arrived Sunday and the USS Mon- i rovia and Rockbridge came in Mon- i day. < Ships Return 1 The USS Capricornus came in yesterday from Vieques, the USS ! Muliphen is due today and the 1 Oglethorpe and Chilton tomorrow. The cargo ship, Breitenstein. is 1 due next Thursday and will take on 1.130 hogsheads of tobacco for : Rotterdam and Hamburg. The MoseUtein, will call for a tobacco cargo April 5, the Bischofstein April ly and the Teubingen April 26. The oats, being trucked in from South Carolina, are being handled by Cargill Inc for the Commodity Credit Corp. Giant -"vacuum clean ers" suck the grain up out of the trucks and blow it into transit shed 1 No. 1 where it will be stored. Other warehouses at the port arc loaded to the doors with hogsheads i of tobacco and the new warehouse is going up fast, scheduled for com- | pletion by the end of April. I The sailing of the Floria for | South America was delayed Tues day due to the heavy snowstorm [ which hit the northeast. Shipment ( of cargo to be loaded was held up on highways. 4 Three vessels in addition to the | Bahia ? to take on general cargo for South America ? arc tenta tively scheduled to arrive too with- | in the next 10 days. FFA Participates In Land Contest i Newport Future Farmers of America participated in the land judging contest at New Bern yes terday. Other FFA chapters in the Seashore Federation who were ex pected to lake part were Smyrna, Pamlico, Jasper and Dover. Representing the Newport FFA on the land-Judging team were Al bert Wallace, Donald Haskett, Bil ly Simmons, Eugene Edwards, all seniors. James Small was first al ternate and Gerald Miller, second alternate. David Jones, Carteret soil con i servationist, assisted in selecting the site for the contest. This is the second year such a contest has been held. The winner of yesterday's event will participate in the state land judging contest, and the state win ner will be sent to Oklahoma to ; participate in the national event. $?.0M Settlement In Superior Court proceedings, the case of Ellis Gray Gillikin vs. Cicero T. Gillikin, the defendant has agreed to pay the plaintiff $9, 000 as settlement of claims arising from an accident. Shopping Days Left 'til EASTER Jaycees Make $380 Last Week Club Hears Reports Monday On Radio Day, House Of Oavid Game The Morehead City Jaycees had ?nc of their most profitable weeks last week according to Herbert Phillips, radio day chairman, and Hal Shapiro, basketball game chairman, who reported at Mon day night's meeting at the Hotel Fort Macon. Mr. Phillips said the club netted $200 from the sale of commercials over station WMBL last Wednes day as the Jaycees celebrated Radio Day Mr Phillips thanked all of the members who assisted in the sale of the ads and those who took part in the broadcast ing. Came Nets $100 Mr Shapiro announced that tho Came between the House of David ?nd the County All-Stars netted the club $100. He also thanked all t)f the members who assisted in making the venture a success. Mr. Shapiro reminded industrial survey committee members to get 'heir reports in as soon as possible so that all data could be compiled and sent to interested agencies. The second annual Roade-o sponsored by the club will be held April 20, according to chairman Cooper Hamilton. Entrants in the safe-driving contest will be stu dents at Morehead City School. Reports on Membership Bob Davis reported on the mem bership drive and requested all members of the organization to get their questionnaires filled out and turned in to him as soon as possible. ,G- Dunn reported that each member would be requested to purchase a ticket on several fine prizes to help set up a good dis play for North Carolina at the na tional convention at Kansas City. Mr. Dunn also announced that registration for the April district meeting will be held at Bud Dix in s Motel, and that a site for the :ocktail party and dance is still being sought. Jerry Willis announced that tickets are available for Jaycees to attend the Chamber of Com merce banquet next Thursday. Russ Willan reported that the signs at the Little League field would be set up very shortly. L. E. Kelly spoke on behalf of Mr. Dunn for president; Mr. Sha piro spoke on behalf of Bob Mc Lean for president, and Bob Davis ipoke on behalf of Mr Phillips for president. Charles Willis spoke on behalf of Luther Lewis for internal vice president and Mr. Lewis cam paigned for Jerry Willis as di rector. Scouts to Camp At State Park Boy Scouts of Carteret District will attend a prc-camporee outing at Fort Macon State Park Saturday and. Sunday, April 7 and 8. The outing will be a practice ses sion for the boys who will be at tending the Council Camporce at Jacksonville April 20-22. Kenneth Wagner, Morchcad City, camping and activities director, will be in charge of the two-day program. The boys will meet for rcgistra tion at 9 a.m. Saturday morning at the beach and will have uniform inspection Following the inspec tion, the boys will march to the State Park where they will set up their tents for the overnight out ing. The Scouts will have a campfire program Saturday night to which ull parents and the public is in vited. Mr. Wagner expects about 100 boys from troops throughout the county to attend the pre camporee. States Cause of Fire Fred Norris. owner and mi?* ?ger of Fred's Barbecue, Beaufort, said Tuesday that the fire at his place Friday night was caused by hot grease, dropping from meat roasting in the pit, to the coals