: CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ?v 45th YEAR, NO. 31. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MORE HEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, APRIL IT. 1966 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS f District Home Demonstration Clubs I To Convene in Morehead Tomorrow Women from five counties, Pam- i flico, Jones, Craven, Onslow and Carteret, will attend the district Home Demonstration Club meeting in Morehead City tomorrow. Car teret Home Demonstration Clubs will be host. Theme of the meeting will be Educating for Living Today. The meeting will open at 10 a.m. at I the recreation building with a hymn and a devotional led by Mrs. Jamie Horton, Pamlico County. ! Mrs. Hugh Pake, Bettie. chairman i of the 20th district, will preside. Mrs. Grayson Fountain, Onslow County, will respond to the wel come to be extended by Mrs. Mon roe Whitehurst, Gloucester. Greetings will be given hy Mrs. L. B. Pate, route 2 New Bern, 1 second vice-prcsident of the North : Carolina Federation of Home Dem onstration Clubs; Mrs. Frank Wade, New Bern, district chair- 1 man of the Federated Woman's Club; Mayor George Dill, More- ! head City, and Moses Howard, ; chairman of the Carteret County j Board of Commissioners. t Miss Florence Cox, district home agent, will introduce the speaker. Dr. Bessie McNeill of the home economics department, East Caro- ' lina College. Mrs. Herbert Waldrop Jr., New- ! port, will be the guest soloist. | Following luncheon at Captain | Bill's Waterfront Restaurant, the i women will return to the recrca- 1 tion building where a 20-minutc concert by the W. S. King School band, Morehead City, will open the | afternoon session. The band is un der the direction of C. E. Smith, j Mrs. Mamie W. Simpkins, Cra- 1 ven County, will give the district j achievement report and Mrs. Pate \ will conduct the service installing ? new officers. Officers will be chosen following j the report of the nominating com- j mittec. Serving on the nominating com- ! inittee from this county is Mrs. ! Tony Scamon, Crab Point; on the resolutions committee from this county, Mrs. Eugene Davis, Willis ton; time and place committee, Mrs. R. L. Searle, Wire Grass; historian committee, Mrs. Hugh Pake, Bettie; courtesy committee, Mrs. Floyd Garner, Newport; and registration committee, Mrs. Dyon Simpson, Bettie. Three hundred women arc ex pected. Harlowe Will Be Topic at Meeting Interesting papers dealing with the early history of Harlowe town- j ship will be presented at thfle quar terly meeting of the Carteret Coun- j ty Historical . Society Saturday, April 21. The society will meet j with Mr. and Mrs. James Harkerj at their motel on the east end of j Markers Island. The meeting starts i at 2:30 p.m. Mrs. Luther Hamilton, Morehcad ! City, will present a paper on the early settling of the township and its prominent families. Miss Ethel | Whitehurst will speak on the his- } tory of the Clubfoot Canal from j its days of a drainage ditch to when it was abandoned due to the opening of the Core Creek water- j way. To better establish the location of the historical points of this township, a large full-scale draw ing of the section, with photo graphs of many of the old homes, i will be shown and explained by i F. C. Salisbury. The meeting at Harkers Island follows the policy of the society's j meeting in different sections of the county with the hope of stim ulating greater interest in county history. The public is invited. Heavy Wind, Rain Hits Carteret Heavy winds and rainfall of 1.63 inchcs accompanied daybreak In the county yesterday. There was both lightning and thunder. In Beaufort the wind blew out two plate glass windows at City Grocery on Front Street and street intersections were flooded. As a result of the windows being bro ken, rain damage in the store was extensive. The high temperature for the end of last week was recorded Sun day at 71 and the low waa record ed Friday when the temperature , dropped to 40 degreea. The high and low temperatures and the wind directions for the end of last week, according to Sta nley Davia, weather observer, were as follows: Max. Mia. Winds Thursday S8 44 NW Friday 94 40 SW Saturday 69 50 S Sunday 71 S8 SW Dateline: Frankfurt From New York to Germany In One Short 24 Hours . . . By THE REV. JOHN BfNN (Editor's Note: This is the third in a series of articles being writ ten by the Rev. John Runn. More head City, as he travels to the Holy Land where this summer he will be a member of an archaeological team in Jordan). April 3. 1956 The trip from International Air port, N. Y., was of the nature of cinerama. New York, Nova Scotia. Scotland, Holland, Germany, all in one .short 24 hours. To fly KLM (Royal Dutch Air lines) is a pleasure. Meals were what you might call heavenly for they were served 19.500 feet in the air. Two meals were served aboard plane over the Atlantic, lunch and dinner. Between meals, even in tourist class, coffee, fruiis, cake, and cokes were delivered to the j passengers. The only time that I was I "stooped cold" was at Prestwick, \ Scotland, where breakfast was served at 6 a.m. at the Air Ter- j minal. Wo were greeted at the en- j trance by a gentleman garbed in , full formal dress. Tails no less! I thought for a moment that this j was some unfortunate wayfarer I that had cither stayed late alter a party or was rather early. Then j when he seated us and proceeded i to take our orders. I realized he ! was only the waiter but with class, j I am writing now from the Savoy Hotel in Frankfurt, Germany, just | across the street from the central j train station. The marks of the j Allied Forces are still much in evi dence here. The rail terminal still | has sections not yet repaired and j many buildings still have their i pock marked faces as yet not reno- ' vated. One building on Kaiser- 1 strasse appears to have been tat- j toed with machine gun fire. April 5, 1956 , At 1:20 a.m. our plane landed at Cairo Airport. Departure was from Frankfurt, Germany at 2 p.m. The chance in plans called for routing by Vienna, Austria, then to Istan bul, Turkey and then to Cairo. Vi enna, the once proud center of Hungarian culture, also was disfig ured by the ravages of war. The airport is still in repair. 1 Once behind the Curtain of Iron ?ill changed. In fact we tarried J>ut seconds in the terminal before re turning to the ship. Istanbul was a lovely sight from the air with its millions of lights spangling the night like stars in the heavens. A few minutes after arriving, we taxied out the runway and were off for Cairo. Here hotel reserva tions were all fouled up. In other words "youngcrns it's a scrape.'' We finally wound up in the Royal Houseboat gently rocking upon the waves of the Nile. This same river once witnessed the comings and goings of the mighty Pharaohs of Egypt. It was : upon the breast of this river that the cradle of Moses was softly | rocked. Before me is over 5,000 years of history and the beginning of a new era for this nation. From the airport to Cairo are literally hundreds of new apart ment buildings to house the people of the land. Possibly a new era of greatness awaits this old but young nation. An era which shall revive its once world-wide power. But who knows, that lies in the hands of Kismet! ! (To be Continued ) Polio Vaccine Will Be Given at Clinics Today Polio vaccine will be adminis-4* tcrcd again this afternoon at clin ics in Beaufort and Morehcad City. Two hundred thirty-five of the 315 doses allotted this county last week were administered at clinics Thursday. More vaccine was re ceived at the county health de partment yesterday morning. Dr. Luther Fulcher, health officer, said the department has been no tified that vaccine will be coming along in greater supply and more is expected here soon. The health department hopes to get at least one shot to all persons under 19 who want it, because one shot gives a large measure of pro tection. The Morehead City clinic this af ternoon will remain open only as long as there are persons present to take the vaccine. Assisting at the clinic Thursday in Morehead City were Mrs. Ger ald Mitchell and Mrs. Tommy Rus sell. Judge Will Speak At Dinner April 28 Judge Luther Hamilton, More head City, will be the speaker at the annual Sea Level Chamber of Commerce membership ban quet at 7:30 Saturday night, April 28, at the Atlantic School cafeteria. Directors from each of the Down East communities will be elected, and Clayton Fulcher Jr., Atlantic, president, will preside. The menu for the banquet will be barbecue, slaw, cornbrcad and hot coffee. Pledge canjs have been sent to all members of the chamber and the members arc requested to get their pledges in as soon as possible. President Fulcher said the amount pledged must be known before making a budget. Girl Scout Leaders Seek Parent Opinion on Day Camp win scoui leaacrs in in is county as yet have had no indication of interest from parents relative to establishment of a week of day camp here this summer. Mrs. John James, Morchcad City, says that unless parents notify Scout leaders that they are inter ested in having their girls attend .such a camp, it will not be estab lished. The camp would continue for one week and be located here, possibly at the beach. Girl* would attend by the day, going home at night | ;.nd could attend as many days as j they wish. Day camp is a 1 training ground , for longer camping periods. If the Scout wish, they may attend the ( Girl Scout camp, Camp Trailee, July 8-20 and July 22-Aug. 3. Camp i Trailee is located nine miles south , of Goldsboro Parents of Girl Scout who are in tcrcsted in having a day camp in Carteret should contact Mrs. James, Mrs. W. I. Loftin, Beaufort, or Mrs. Herbert Webb, Sea Level. I ? Bishop to Visit Church In Morehead City Sunday The Rt. Rev. Thomas H. Wright, j D.D.. Episcopal bishop of Eut Carolina, will preach at the U a.m. service in St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Morehead City, Sunday, and will alio administer the rite : of confirmation. Both the junior and senior choirs will be in the proceiaional. Agassiz Returns Saturday Night The Cos lit Guard Cutter Agassii returned to its mooring it Fort Macon Saturday at 6 p.m. after standing by the Liberty ship, S.S. Napa, anchored 20 miles cast of Frying Pan Lightship. The Agassiz went to the aid of the Napa at 12 midnight Wednes day and stood by until Saturday. The tug. Barney Turccamo. which had been towing the Napa was at the Port Terminal. More head City. Thursday morning, and Saturday she returned to take the Napa in tow and continue the trip to Norfolk. The tug had to leave the Napa because of rough seas. Originally slated to go out on the distress call Tuesday night, the Agassi* had to turn back that night when the mainmast shrouds broke. Ta Attend Meeting Mn. Virginia Webb Sample, Morehcad City; Mrs. Frances E. Oswalt, Havelock, and Mrs. Naomi S. Smith, Cherry Point, all of the Firat-Cltltcna Bank and Trust Co., will attend the annual conference of the Southern Region of the Na tional Association of Banking Wo men at Charlotte April 20-29. Conifer's Captain To Leave July 2 Ship Rates 'Well Done;' Officers, Men to Attend Ceremony Tomorrow Lt. .Cmdr. James Van Etten, cap tain of the Coast Guard buoy ten der, Conifer, has been transferred to Washington. D. C.. Coast Guard Headquarters, electronics division, lie will leave here July 2. Captain Van Etten, a specialist! in electronics, assumed command j of the Conifer, based at Fort Ma- 1 con Coast Guard Station Sept. 15, 1954. His tour of duty here was his first ship command. Graduates in '43 Captain Van Etten was graduat ed from the Coast Guard Academy in 1943 and was then stationed in the Arctic. Following the second world war, during which he was a specialist in loran, he was as signed to the North Wind, of the 1947 Antarctic expedition. After return from the South Pole, Captain Van Etten was sta tioned aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Campbell, New York, which made several cadet cruises to European and Mediterranean wa ters. From 1948 to 1950 he studied at Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology. He was assigned as execu tive officer and was later com manding officer of the Coast Guard Electronics Engineering Station, Wildwood, N. J., prior to coming to Fort Macon. 'Weil Done' Captain Van Etten and the crew of the Conifer received a "well done" last week after a full in spection by a six-man team headed by Capt. Marion Amos. This type inspection, from stem to stern, takes place about once every two years. Captain Van Etten expressed pleasure with the "well done," saying that it was the result of the men putting forth a great deal of effort. Round for Norfolk The Conifer left here at noon yesterday for Norfolk where its officers and crew will attend the change-of-command ceremonies at Berkley Baae tomorrow. Rear Adm. H. C Moore will be come commander of the Fifth Coast Guard district, succeeding Rear Admiral R. E. Wood, who is being transferred to the west coast. The Conifer is expected to re turn here Friday. Concerts Board Selects Artists Officers and directors of the Carteret County Community Con certs met Saturday night and chose their artists for the 1956-57 concerts. The membership quota of $1,700 was met in the drive last week. Tentative plans have been made for a soprano; a pianist and a troupe of three artists to appear next year. Names will be an nounced when the New York office of Community Concerts has con firmed the selections. Attending the meeting, which was held at the home of Mrs. G. i W. Duncan, were Mrs. J. D. Hum ley. Mrs W. L. Bell, Mrs. W. J I pock, Mrs. Claud Whcatly, Mrs. W. L. Woodard. Mrs. Edward Ar rington, Mrs. Lockwood Phillips. Mr. Glenn Adair and Mr. C. F. Jones, all of Beaufort. Mrs. H. F. Webb of Sea Level, Mrs. S. A. Horton, Mrs. George W. Dill Jr., Miss Elizabeth Lambeth. Mrs. A. B. Roberts, and Mr. J. R. Sanders, all of Morehead City. Constantinc Vasiliadis, Commun ity Concerts representative from New York, also was present at the meeting. Two Cars Crash On Highway 70 | Two ran collided three-quarters of a mile west of Morehead City on Highway 70 at 3:09 p.m. Satur day. No one was hurt but property damage amounted to $290. According to Sti c Highway Pa trolman R H. Brown, who inves tigated, Paul R. Taylor, route 1 Newport, was driving a 1032 pick up truck west when Joseph Hcp schcr. Camp Lejeune, in a 1964 Ford attempted to pass while Tay lor was turning left. The right front of the Ford hit the left rear of the piekup. Dam age to the truck was estimated at $30 and damage to the Ford <200 The accident occurred in front of Fred Anthony's service atatlon. Taylor has been charged with failure to give a signal and Hep scher with following too cloaely and failing to yield the right-of way. Two Cedar Islanders Held On Robbery , Assault Counts , ? 4 Stop ? Stop ? Stop ? STOP! A new stop sign set up at the intersection of Arendell and Bridges Streets, west of Morehead City, is apparently working quite well, according to state highway patrolmen. About four weeks ago, stop signs were re arranged as shown above. Prior to that time accidents were happening at the intersection so fast the officers could hardly keep up with tfcem. The street in the foreground is Arendell Street, westbound lane (Highway 70). Traffic in this lane must stop. The panel truck in the background is going east on Bridges (Highway 70A). Neither cast nor westbound traffic on [Bridges nerd stop, as it had to doi ! prior to the change. I The stop signs, in addition to j the one at the far left are for cars j turning left from the castbound I lane on Arendell to cross north ; I ward to Bridges. ' The stop sign in the foreground, J which is painted yellow stops traf- , j fic from piling into westbound j Arendell street traffic. I Moving the eyes to the right' slightly, the third stop sign is j seen. This is a precautionary sign t to warn the motorist that as he j completes the curve into Bridges.! he will have to stop. Then the fourth stop sign at the far right stops him before be ac timlly enters Bridges. The three signs in the background of the i picture are painted red. Sgt. C. L. league of the State Highway Patrol .said that he is not sure that this arrangement is the best. lie said complications may arise this summer when traffic get.s heavier. However, the new set-up to the average motorist, has more logic to it than the previous com plicated stop sign arrangement. Prior to the change. THE NEWS TIMES pointed out editorially that the original arrangement was dan j gerous and was probably a contrib- 1 uting factor in the number of ac cidents occurring at the intersec tion. Officers Believe Accidents Can fie Cuf Even if Beach Sells Beer Sunday Port Calendar Esso Ashcville ? Due today from Baytown, Texas, at More head City with a load of petro I leum products for Standard Oil. Tug Kathleen C. Tracy? Tied up in Morchcad City Sunday night and Monday because of the weather. Carteret Towing Co. Barge ? Took load of jet fuel to Cherry Point yesterday from Aviation Fuel Terminals. National Guard Wins High Rating National Guard Batten' C, 690th Field Artillery Battalion, More head City, received the highest | rating possible, superior, follow ing a recent inspection by the Third Army's inspection team. 1 The announcement was made yesterday by First Lt. Merrit E. I Bridgman, commander of the unit, i The team which inspected the unit was from Headquarters XVIII Airborne Corps, and was under the direction of Capt. Carl F. Johnson, headquarters, Fort Bragg. The unit was highly commended by Captain Johnson and Capt. Louie H- Davis, adjutant general's representative. The officers ex pressed their appreciation for the cooperation received in the prep aration of and during the inspec tion. I All equipment vehicles, 155mm , howitzer, weapons, signal equip ment, mess equipment, field gear and clothing was inspected. "Achieving this superior rating reflects a credit to the North Caro lina National Guard and to all members of the Morehead City I Battery," said Lieutenant Bridg man. Mayor George Dill Spoakt To Lions Thursday Night Mayor George Dill of Morchcad City, co-chairman of the North Carolina delegation to the Nation al River and Harbors Congreaa. apoke on work of the organization at Thurnday night's meeting of the Morchcad City Lions Club at the Hotel Fort Macon. S. K Hedgeeock, James Willis and J. B Eubank* were admitted at new members of the Lions Club. Even with Atlantic Beach con tinuing sale of beer on Sundays, the State Highway Patrol, county law enforcement officers and court officials believe that the accident rate in the county can be cut down if rural beer-selling pLaccs are closed on that day. Wiley Taylor, solicitor of County Recorder's Court, yesterday re leased figures on accident rates in Carteret. He said that on the basis of those figures, Judge Lambert Morris, Sheriff Hugh Salter, Sgt. C. L. Teague of the State Highway Patrol, and the highway patrolmen stationed in this county, decided that closing the rural beer-selling places would help prevent the coun ty's high accident rate. (Sheriff Hugh Salter said yester day that when he gave approval to no Sunday beer sales, he was un der the impression that state law would allow stopping beer sales at Atlantic Beach too. He added that he is not in favor of allowing some people to sell beer and closing others down). I According to a map prepared by 'Sergent Teague, 31 accidents oc | curred on Highway 70 between I Wild wood and the Craven County line last year. Of those, three | caused fatalities and persons in ; jurcd totaled eight. In 1955 there were 263 accidents in the county. 109 persons needed medical attention and there were j 11 deaths, all the fatalities being in the rural areas. There were 20 driving drunk ar rests, the majority of them being in the western part of the county, and according to the sergeant's fig ; ures said Mr. Taylor, many of these j arrests were made on Sunday. ! Forty-four per cent of all the I fatal accidents in the state happen on Saturday and Sunday, according to Sergeant Teague's report. To cite a few examples. Mr. Tay- ; lor said that on Sunday, May 1, in jured in an accident on the Lake j Road were three persons who had See OFFICERS, Page 7 263 Accident! Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tuesday, April IT 12:49 a.m. 1:21 p.m. 7:16 a.m. 7:35 p.m. Wedacadajr. April II 1:58 a.m. 2:31 pm. 8:22 a.m. 8:49 p.m. Thursday, April It 3:07 a.m. 3:41 p.m. 9:27 a.m. 10:01 p.m. Friday, April U 4:14 a.m. 4:43 p m. > 10:28 a.m. 11:0S p m. ? ? ? ? ? ? ?' -- ? - ? Winner of Contest To Get $25 Bond A $25 government savings bond will go to the winner of an essay contest on street mark ers in Morehead City. The con test is open now. In 25 words or less contestants should complete the following sentence: "Morehead City should have two street markers at each intersection because . . ." Entries should be mailed to Street Marker Contest, Box 271, Morehead City, N. C. The con test closes at midnight next Tuesday. Firemen Answer Two Alarms Beaufort firemen answered two alarms last week. At 1:40 p.m. Thursday they were summoned to Haywood Snell s bar ber shop on Front Street where an oil stove caught (ire. No dam age was caused. On Saturday at 1:55 p.m. they were called to Bel Air and Ann Streets where a 1V4 ton pickup truck owned by Earl Noc. Beau fort. caught fire. Damage was es timated at $500. Firemen stated that the fire was caused by spontaneous combus tion, as glaring rays of the sun caused some paint thinner in the back of the truck to ignite. The firemen also reported that the new portable pumper bought by the Rural Fire Association is wonderful. The new pumper was put through its paces, has 150 pound pressure and can pump 300 gallons per minute. The pumper can be placed any where, in a ditch, or a creek or any place at all, they announce. j Seashore Highway Group To Moot at Nag* Head The April meeting of the All- . Seashore Highway Association will | be held at The Carolinian. Nags Head, Thursday. April 26. at 3 p m. I Anyone interested in attending should write Mrs. Lucille Purser, The Carolinian, Nags Head, for j reservations. Plana call for those attending to go to the world's biggeat "fish fry" at Hatteraa, the beauty show> and the banker pony racct. Two Cedar Island resi dents will be Riven a bearing in county court Thursday on charges of conspiring to rob, assault and robbery. They are S l/c Frank Wright, USN, who is stationed at Ce dar Island, and Rodney (Bill) C. Gaskill, who lives at Ceiar Island. According to Sheriff Hugh Sal ter. they lured Molvin G. Hatley. a salesman, to Cedar Island Saturday night and took $*5 from him. Hat ley. oricinallv from Idaho, is a salesman for the Kmerol Manufac turing Co., working out of Char lotte. The sheriff said the whole thing started when Wright. Gaskill and two girls from Atlantic met Hatley at Atlantic Beach. Gaskill wanted to drive Hatley's 1956 Pontiac so he could compare it with his own 19.56 Ford. So Gaskill and Hatley were in the Pontiac. Behind them in Gaskill's Ford were Wright and the two girls. Ilat lcy said Gaskill told him he was driving him toward New Bern, in stead they were headed for Cedar Island. Transfer Made En route one of the girls with Wright cot out and got in witb Hatley and Gaskill, the sheriff re lated. At Atlantic, he continued, the girl with Wright asked to be put out at her home and later the other girl said she asked that she he taken home too, but she wasn't taken home. Hatley told the sheriff that he asked several times what road they were on and was told they were taking a "short cut" to New Bern. When they drove on to the old cutoff road by the Cedar Island school house. Hatley asked again where they were and he said Gas kill replied, "You'd be surprised how close you are to New Bern." Then Wright pulled ahead of them and the two of them hauled Hatley out of the car and Hatley said Gaskill asked him for $50. Meanwhile the girl had run to Gaa kiM's car, jumped in. rolled up the windows and locked the car doors. Salesman Robbed Hatley told the sheriff he in formed Gaskill and Wright that he had no money. Then he said, Wright held Hatley's arms while Gaskill went after the money. Hat ley said he was knocked down once. Wright got $25 and Gaskill said he got $20 which he later threw out the window, he claimed, as he was driving away from the scene. Wright, Gaskill and the girl then left Hatley. Hatley, however, had another set of keys to his car and he tried at several homes on Cedar Island to get help. Then he drove to Atlantic, the sheriff said, where he got a woman to call the sheriff. It happened that the woman was the mother of the girl who had witnessed the robbery. The sheriff was notified at about 2:15 a.m. and he and Deputy Sheriff Marshall Ayscue went to Atlantic. There at the house of the woman who had called them they got tlie license number of Gaskill's car. Information Relayed The number was relayed to More head City police station where Sgt. Bruce Kdwards was able to con tact Williamston by radio and got a description of the car. The two officers picked up Gaskill at his home at Cedar Island and Wright at the Nsvy radio station and had them in jail in Beaufort by 4:30 a.m. Sunday. Gaskill has been released under $1,000 bond and Wright, who has been in the Navy 10 years, was yes terday still waiting for relatives in Virginia to get up his $1,000 bond. The sheriff said Wright returned the $25 to Hatley Sunday morning. Scouts Sell 2, (HO Boxes of Cookies Girl Scouts in the county >old 2.800 boxes of cookies during their two-week March rookie sale. Each child mid a minimum of 12 boxes which entitled her to a ape ciD I cookie sales pin. Scouts at Atlantic sold a total of 403 boxes. Scouts at Beaufort 240. and the remainder were aold in Morehead City and Newport. The Newport girl* were handi capped. Moat of them had mumps during the campaign. Member* of the troop there, in charge of Mrs. I 'ex Maggiolo, arc the following : Alana Edwards. Betty Hill. Di ane Kelly, Patricia Ketner, Irene Tomllnson, Patty W i I h e I ? e n, Trances Kelly. Pamela Kdwardi. Arevlla Dingcsa. Linda La morcau, Grace Sutton, Jcaoette Gould. Diana Reynold*. P*gs Adams, Karabcth Mauncy, Cherry Garner. Pamela Mannlno, Glenda Menter, Sue Gcrock, Bobby Gamer. Ann Garner. Judy Magglolo, and Chrto slc Carroll. J

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