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3Z CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 46th YEAR, NO. 34. FOUR SECTIONS TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, APRIL 27. 1956 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Mrs. Robbie Daniels Wins $25 Bond in Marker Contest , , 4 Atlantic Beach Accepts Sunday Beer Ruling Atlnatic Bcach will not sell Deer-* until 12 30 p.m. Sunday. This new ruling, which goes into effect the first of May, has been adopted by the bcach board to conform with the recently-rcviscd county regula tion. The county had prohibited beer sales everywhere in the county Sunday at their April 9 meeting. Their jurisdiction did not extend, however, to Atlantic Beach. The bcach decided that it would sell beer as usual, all day Sunday. Retail beer dealers protested and the Atlantic Beach board decided that it would go along with no beer sales until 12:30 p.m. Sundays. Sheriff Hugh Salter commented yesterday that lots of persons mis understand the issue relative to the Sunday beer sales. He said that he, as well as most other county offi cials, would be totally in favor of no Sunday beer sales if the rule could be applied to the entire county. He said the ruling as it original ly stood was discriminatory and on that basis warranted amend ment. Motorist Pays $105 Fine, Costs William Earl Chapman was fined $105 and costs for driving drunk and having no city tags in More- j head City Recorder's Court Mon- ! day. Judge Herbert Phillips gave I Chapman a suspended 90-day road | sentence on condition that he be on good behavior for one year. George L. Fonville was fined $25 and costs for no operator'! license. Gladys Willis Davis was fined $25 and costs for an expired op erator's license, with the full fine to be remitted provided she p?? scnts a valid license to the court within two weeks. Costs were assessed against Ruby Matthews and Mrs. Bertha Rudd, malicious and frivolous prosecu tion; Francis James Schultz, Man uel Thomas Williams, William Jo seph Smith, and Calvia Lupton, speeding; Robert Parry Rcnfrow, failing to stop for stop sign. Sabatino Vigliotti and John R. Weaver, no operator's license, and Ritxi A. Touloumis, expired op erator's license. Joseph Hcpscher, charged with following too close, and Paul Rich ard Taylor, charged with failing to give proper hand signal before turning, were found not guilty. A charge of improper registra tion against Larry Culp was dropped. Cases against the following were continued: James Wilbcrt Taylor, John Parker Bryant, Gerald Thom as Cullen and William Thomas Raymond. Water System Repaired The Mansfield water system un derwent repairs this week. There was a leak in the tank. Residents of the area were without water for a 2 1 -hour period. Clarence Guthrie HeadsCommittee On Nominations Clarence Guthrie was appointed chairman of the nominating com mittee at the meeting of the Beau fort Chamber of Commerce direc tors Tuesday night at the chamber office. The committee will choose nom inees for the 1956-57 board of di rectors and officers. Ballots are > scheduled to go to all chamber I members by the end of next month. Serving with Mr. Guthrie will be Dr. W. L. Woodard and Ray Gum- j mins. After seeing the first run of the | now pamphlet on Beaufort, the di- 1 rectors decided that it should be re-run because they were not satis- 1 ficd with the content. Ralph Al b.nres compiled the information for the booklet and presented portions that have been printed to the board Tuesday night. Ronald Earl Mason reported on ; the small boat-launching ramp to ? be put at the south side of the ! Beaufort bridge. It is scheduled I to be ready by the last of May. Miss Pat Springle, secretary. | said that the courtesy nickel pro- i cram is working better at present ' and the directors agreed to pro- j ceed with their plan to continue it through the summer. The speedboat regatta, which I will be staged in Beaufort June 3, j was discussed. Chairman Cummins reported on the plans and said that j money to finance it WtRikffee raised ! through businessmen paying for I commercials on his radio station. j On the committee for the re gatta are Glenn Adair and Mr. Guthrie. Attending the meeting were Ronald Earl Mason. Dr. Woodard. Danforth Hill, Mr. Cummins. Wil liam Roy Hamilton, Mr. Guthrie. Halscy Paul, Norwood Young, Mr. Adair. Miss Springle and Ralph Albares. Firemen to Hear Sherman Pickard At Sea Level Inn Sherman Pickard, deputy fire marshal. Raleigh, will be the guest speaker at the meeting of the Down East Fire Department Tuesday night at the Sea Level Inn. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Pickard will be introduced by Sheriff Hugh Salter. Contributions to the fire depart ment have been coming in slowly, according to a report this week. Money is needed to complete pur chase of equipment. Persons who wish to contribute funds should contact Joe Mason, Commercial National Bank, Sea Level, or Walter Fulcher, fir# chief, Atlantic. Mrs. Robbie Daniels, route 1 Morehead City, won the $25 sav ings bond in the Morehead City street marker contest. The contest closed at midnight Tuesday. The winning entry was selected by the town street marker com mittee. It read, "Morehead City should have two street markers at each intersection because with these there is no cause to pause, just check the markers then off to your destination without hesita tion" The committee reported that there were no entries from resi dents in town. Owens Frederick, chairman, said, "This probably in dicates that people in town who know the streets do not feel the need for street markers, but they are terribly important to persons not familiar with the town." The street marker fund drive will begin Monday and continue two weeks. Representatives of five civic organizations will canvass diferent sections for contributions. Fifteen hundred dollars is being sought. Persons who live outside the town may also contribute. They should send their donation to Street Marker Committee, Box 573, Morehead City. Members of the committee spear headed the drive, a Finer Carolina project, are Mr. Frederick; Sar gcant Smith, representing the Lions Club; W. B. Chalk, Rotary Club; Dr. Russell Outlaw, Jaycces, Mrs. A. B. Roberts, Woman's Club and Miss Alida Willis, Junior Wo man's Club. Shad, Herring Season Extended C. G. Holland, commissioner of commercial fisheries, announces that the shad and herring seasons have been continued until Thurs day. May 10. The seasons usually end May 1. The order for extension was issued by W. P. Saunders, director of the State Department of Conservation and Development, upon recommen dation of Commissioner Holland. Mr. Holland said the season was extended because of the weather. Catches thus far have been poor. The cold weather has affected the softshell crab fishery too. Other years at this time the season was in full swing, but the cold weather has made the crabs hang on to their old shells. They won't start shedding until warmer days arrive. Newport Youth Cited Following Sunday Wreck Alton Dean Hardison, 18, New port, was charged with "following too close" by Slate Highway Pa trolman Carl C. Jones Sunday morning. The patrolman said Har dison's 1955 Kord struck a 1954 Chevrolet being driven by Maj. Samuel F. Martin, Jacksonville, forcing it into a 1956 Chevrolet operated by Fred H. Prescott, Havelock The accident happened at 11:45 a.m. Sunday at Havelock. Prescott was stopped on High way 70 to make a left turn when Hardison hit the Martin vehicle and forced it into the Prescott car, Patrolman Jones said. In tha Spotlight Miss Bettie Harker Looks Back On 35 Years as School Teacher By HAL SHAPIRO The teaching profession in North Carolina has its ups and downs, according to Miss Bettie Harkcr, Morchcad City native, who spent 35 years in the public school sys tem of North Carolina prior to her retirement in 1951. Since that time she has been receiving the munificent sum of *57.45 per month as her pension. Miss Harker, who attended school for five years in Morchcad .ay, inrcc yeari at Littleton Col-^ lege and ano- Q thcr two at? I.ouisburg (or a grand total of 10 yean' school ing, taught at Morehead City from 1916 to Rctlic Marker 1951 Following her retirement here, she taught for two years at auch places as Ash, Lilcsville, and Cas well Training School in Kinaton. In 1833 she went Into full re tirement. "The people here have been wonderful to me," she re marks. 'Considering the low pen sion I receive, it's Just wonderful that I've never gone hungry, thanks to the kindness of my for- ! mor students and members of the 1 Wesleyan Guild of the Fir?t Meth-j odist Church. "As a matter of fact just two ' weeks ago they presented me with a TV set, and on more than one occasion they've filled my refrig erator." Miss Harker hat been ! confined to her home since she ! was hurt in a fall last November, j At the time that she started her career as a teacher, Morchead City ' School wax a school of 10 grade* with 14 teacheri and approximate ly 530 students. The principal at that time, 1918, was S. W. Car wile. Miss Harker has taught every grade from the fourth through the eighth and tutored every subject in high school except math, chem istry and botany. Her present home at 12th and Bridges Streets was the original alte of the old Harry North build ing which was used aa the achool for a time. She attended school in the Har ry North building and Mrs. Madie Bell was her teacher. She aaid that she has taught stu denta who later found places from the bottom to the top of the aocial ladder ? lawyers, doctora, insurance MIm Brit If Darker . . . Caught school IS yean nen, Army officers, realtor! and >egfars. A? (he rccollccted, "I can well cmember wearing out two or hree hair bruahea on Theodore Phillips!" Mr. Phillips ia now a iucc?ssful insurance maa in More wad City. Sec MISS MARKER, Page I State Jaycee President Will Speak at Banquet Morehead City Jaycees To Install Officers, Give Key Man Award Red Gurganus, Williamston. state Jaycee president, will be the speak er at the annual installation ban quet of the Morehead City Jaycees Monday at 7 p.m. at the Blue Rib bon Club. Mr. Gurganus will also officiate I for the installation of the new of ficers: Herbert Phillips, president; Luther Lewis, internal vice-presi dent; Bob Davis, external vice president; Floyd Chadwick. treas urer, and Bob McLean, Frank Cas siano, Russ Willan, Jerry Willis and Dr. Russell Outlaw, directors. Dr. Outlaw will give the wel come, introduce the guests and give the past president's report. Billy Oglesby will present the Ex ' hausted Rooster's pins to retiring j Jaycees. Jasper Bell will present the Key I Man Award and P. H. Geer Jr. i will present the director's award. Herbert Phillips III ... to be installed Mr Willis will give the radio and press awards and Bob Davis will . introduce new members. ' Chairmen of the different com mittees of the Miss North Carolina Pageant in Morohcad City July 26 28 will meet today at noon at the Sanitary Restaurant, according to an announcement by the general chairman, Luther Lewis. Jerry Schumachcr was named official photographer for the pa geant. Hal Shapiro reported that sev eral parts of the industrial sur vey have been completed and will be turned over to Joe DuBois, chamber of commerce manager, for publication. Russ Willan announced that try outs for positions in the Little League would continue for approx imately three weeks, and then the managers would get together with Floyd Chadwick, player agent, to bid on the boys. Mr. Chadwick reported that well over 100 youngsters have shown their interest in the pro gram and that it is going to be difficult for the managers to se lect 30 boys from the large turn outs. Dr. Russell Outlaw, outgoing president, presided at the meet ing and announced that the clean up, fix-up and paint-up week has been extended through this week. Charles Davis Launches Boat Charles Davis, Beaufort, launch ed his new trawler, Miss Beaufort, at 6 o'clock Wednesday night. The Miss Beaufort replaces the Dixie B which nas wrecked in a collision with a menhaden boat. Mr. Davis, who operates the Charles Davis Seafood Co., said the new craft will be ready for opera tion in about 30 days. It is 53 feet long. The firm's other trawler, the Josephine, is 60 feet long and was launched three years ago. It, tqo. was built undor the supervision of its owner. The Miss Beaufort is being out fitted with a Cummins diesel at Barbour's Marine Supply Co.. Beau fort. The trawler was designed by Mr. Davis who also cracked the bot tle of wine over its bow at the christening. She slid into the water on Tay lor's Creek, from the lot between David Jones and Leonard Safrit's homes. Carpenters who worked on her were Bill Pittman. Gaston Hill and Capt. Josh Hardy, all of South River. Home Agents Visits Miss Florence Cox. district home agent, wlil consult with Mrs. Floy Garner, county home agent, this morning. Registration Books for May 26 Primary Will Open Tomorrow 1 Firemen Start New Building Mayor George Dill Lays Cornerstone Wednesday For New Sub-Station | Mayor George Dill of Morchcad City laid the corncrstonc for the | lew sub. station, Morehead City Fire Department, Wednesday at i ' noon in the 3400 block of Arendell Street. | ( Assisting in the ceremonies were ! J D. J. Hall, file commissijner; Ver- j ' :ion Guthrie, fire chief, and P. D. j 1 Brcwington, contractor. The building will be of colonial j architecture. Plans were drawn by ' Archie Davis, Durham, formerly of ' Morehead City. Materials for the construction of r the sub-station have been donated ! ( by local citizens. The fire depart- j s mcnt says more contributions'4 would certainly help in getting the I ' station erected. With the erection of the sub-sta-.' tion, residents of the town will j' have added fire protection. Mayor j ' Dill says, "The most important ( time to get to a fire is during the ' first five minutet and with the ' new sub-station, firemen will be I able to get to fires in the west part : of town in a hurry." John Teel Posts Bond Monday ' John Tec!, Beaufort, was re leased under $100 bond after be ing arrested Monday night on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident, exceeding the speed lim- ! , it, and carclcss and rccklcss driv-j ing. According to Assistant Chief of' Police Carlton Garner, Teel, driv-j ing a 1953 Mercury, was involved ' in an accident with the Beaufort | trash truck at 11 o'clock Saturday night at Queen and Front Streets. ; J The officer said that Tcel's car .was slightly damaged by the truck ' and he advised Teel to confer with ! the town clerk, Dan Walker, rela tive to the town's paying for the ; damage. j Officcr Garner said that Teel , became angry, got in his car and headed east on Front Street at a high rate of speed, sliding and skidding over the asphalt tack laid in conjunction with the street pav ing. The officer pursued Teel, who turned north on Pollock Street, and took refuge in his home. Then Officer Garner got a warrant for arrest which he served on Teel Monday night. Driver of the trash truck at tho , time of the brush with Teel was ^ Harvey Fillingamc. Concrete Truck Slides in Ditch * A Carteret Concrete Co. truck, j from Morchcad City, slid into a ; ditch at Davis at 1 1 o'clock Mon day morning as it was backing into a driveway. There was no damage to the i truck and the driver Alonzo White, 1 Morchcad City, was unhurt According to George Smith, of the concrcte company. White had gone by the placc where he was to deliver the concrete and was turning around to go back when the back wheels of the cuncrctc mixcr truck slid off the drive and went into a deep ditch. A wrecker from Morchcad City was called but was unable to put the truck back on the highway be cause of the heavy load. Fighting against time to get thci truck back in operation before the concrcte act, Mr Smith phoned I the Morchcad City Shipbuilding ' Corp., which sent its crane to the sccno A cable was put around the I truck and it was lifted, bodily, ! back on the road at 2 p.m. ? Tide Table Tides at Uie Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, April XI ' 9:41 a.m. < 3:44 a.m. I 10:00 p.m. 3:42 p.m. Saturday, April IM 1 10:22 a.m. 4:23 a.m. 10:39 p.m. 4:23 p.m. Suaday, April t? ! 11:04 a.m. 3:03 a.m. ' 11:19 p.m. 9:04 p.m. Monday, April M 1 11:48 a.m. 5 44 a.m. | 3:49 p.m. A Persons Not Registered May Not Cast Ballots Frank Gillikin Ordered to Pay $136, Plus Costs Frank Gillikin, Otway, was fined K25 and costs and ordered to pay j 5111 to Dixie Finance Co by Judge Lambert Morris in County Re corder's Court last Thursday. Gil ikin was charged with destroying the company's property. He was also fined $10 and one third costs and ordered to pay 573.33 to Carolina Power and Light L'o. for larceny. He was given a nix-month suspended sentence on each count and must be on good behavior for five years. Garrett Gillikin and Reginald Gillikin each were fined $10 and Dne-third costs and must pay $73.33 each to Carolina Power and Light j Co. on charges of larceny. Each was given a suspended six-month' road sentences on condition that i tie he on good behavior for two| rears. Stole Wire The three youths were charged with stealing wire in the vicinity of Otway. The wire was being strung by Weeks and Andrews, dcctrical contractors. In addition to stealing the wire, the three men reportedly cut it in small pieces and sold it to a junk yard in New Bern. Richard Michael Failla was fined; $150 and costs for careless and, reckless driving and speeding. John B. Webb was fined 5100 and costs for careless and reck less driving. Clinton Joyner was fined $50 and costs for careless and reckless driving. He was given a suspended three months roads sentence on condition that he not drive a mo tor vehicle on the highways for 30 days. Bonds Forfeited Bonds were forfeited by Fred erick Ray Tillery, expired license plates; Jerry B. Van Antwerp, speeding; George E. Green, no op erator's license and speeding; Gene S p r i n g 1 e, public drunkenness; See COURT, Page 2 J. P. Harris Speaks On Legs Tuesday At Rotary Meeting J. P. Harris, Beaufort, spoke on "Legs" at the weekly meeting of the Beaufort Rotary Club Tuesday night at the Inlet Inn. Mr. Harris delivered the same talk that he gave at the Toast masters Club in Kinston recently and which won him a gold trophy. It was a humorous talk on the def inition of the leg and the value of said leg to man and woman. Guests at the meeting were Ro tarians Ellis Disckcr. Raleigh, and Alvah Hamilton and W. C. Mat thews Jr., Morchcad City. Since Tuesday was the last night that the club will be served by Mrs. A. V. Picrson, the Rotarians honored her with a round of ap-j plausc in gratitude for her co- ' operation during the years. ? Registration books for the May! 26 primary will open in each of 1 the county's 27 precincts tomor row. They were distributed to the registrars Wednesday. Registrars will be at the polling places May 5 and May 12, as well as tomorrow. Persons may register, I in person, with the registrar, at any other time, giving their name, age and other information re quired. They may not register by phone nr by mail unless they are resi dents of Washington, D. C. In the I latter case, they may register by I mail, according to F. R. Seeley, chairman of the County Board of Elections. | Right of any registered person to vote can be challenged Satur day, May 19. I On registration days polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. | If a voter is not in the county on the day of the primary, and he is registered, he may vote by ab- | scntce ballot. This applies to ser vicemen. Members of the service man's immediate family may apply j now for absentee ballots. I Persons eligible to register arc j those who have lived in North , Carolina one year (or will have done so by November), and have also lived in their precinct for 30 j days preceding the November elec- , I tion. , I People who have any questions ; about registration, absentee voting j or other problems connected with , voting should contact Mr. Seeley, courthouse annex, Beaufort. I North Carolinians will vote May | 26 for a governor, lieutenant gov- ( ernor and other state officials, j , In this county, voters will cast h ballots for state senator, assembly- , man, surveyor, constables, justices of the peace ind will also vote on whether ' to i>orrow $12,000 for , building a county health center. Officers Blow Up Seven Stills Marshall Ayscuc. county ABC I officer, and federal agents, blew up seven stills in Carteret, Craven and Jones Counties last Thursday. 1 Taken into custody was Joseph Suggs, Stella, charged with op erating a still near the Jones-Car jteret County line. According t<* Officer Ayscuc, Suggs has been J convicted in the past in Carteret recorder's court on a charge of ( transporting non-tax pa id whisky. Suggs will be tried in federal court, New Bern. A federal plane was used to spot t the stills which were discovered ( in the North Harlowc section and , Long Point in Jones. Ten thousand j gallons of mash were destroyed. j Forestry Specialist i Makes Two-Day Visit [ W. T. Ellison, Washington, N. < C., extension forestry specialist, is I visiting in the county today. i j The following have requested advice on a lons-range forestry 1 program: Safrit Lumber Co., Beau- i fort; H. L. Joslyn, Crab Point; Charles Quinn, M undine section; i Clarence Jenkins, rcileticr, and I Jim Young. Stella. < Mr. Ellison arrived yesterday. He I covers 16 counties in the eastern i part of the state. i Danforth Hill Heads Jaycees Group Hears Address By Patrol Sergeant Monday Night Danforth Hill was elected presi dent of the Beaufort Jaycees Mon day night at the Scout building, Beaufort. He succeeds Thomas H. Potter, who served one and a half terms. Other officers, who will assume their new duties at the May 14 meeting, are A. C. Blankenship, vice-president; John Duncan, sec retary; James Steed, treasurer; Charles Chappcll and Joe Long, directors. Set-L'p Changed Mr. Potter will also serve as a local director and state director. In a recent revamping of the ex ecutive arrangement, one vice-pres ident was eliminated and three di rectors dropped. Si;t. C. L. Tcague was guest speaker prior to the business meet ing. He gave statistics on highway gaiety in connection with the salc ty check program the Jaycees will sponsor the week of May 21. In charge of the check will be Jack McManus. Other guests at the meeting were State Highway Pa Liioman VV. J. Smith Jr., Mayor Clifford Lewis, Police Chief Guy Springlc, Herbert Dowle&s, New Bern, district safety chairman for Lhe State Highway Patrol. Also present were Kd McLaw horn, Robert Howard and John Paul Jones, representatives of icc :ream and soft drink companies which arc donating their products in conjunction with the safety check. Refreshments Planned Motorists who get their cars checked (checking is not compul sory) will be served soft drinks or ice cream. The check is devised to locate mechanical defects. Mr. McManus announced yestcr iay that details of the program will be announced next month. Official Says Town's Ready! J. V. Waters, Morehcad City street superintendent, announced Wednesday that the town's mos quito spraying equipment is ready o go inlo operation and spraying s scheduled to start next week. Mr. Waters said that it is recom nended that control measures be tken before the first adult mos )uitoes appear and for that reason :hc Morchead City program will go into operation next week, weather permitting. The spraying equipment shoots he DDT 50 feet In the air. Mr. era said the insecticide will be ipread from the north side of C?li ?o Creek south to Bogue Sound and throughout the city from cast to west. Referring to the pests, Mr. Waters declares, "We'll meet 'em up the roid!" The street superintendent also reported that C?pt. Charlie Piner lias agreed to topsoil dredged-up ?and in the vicinity of S. 14th Street and the town will also top loil the part at the foot of the itrect which is town property. Appreciative Audience Sees Show, Hell on Wheels, at Beaufort Tuesday By HAL SHAPIRO An appreciative audience attend ed the show. Hell on Wheels, Tues day night at the Beaufort School auditorium. The players in the show, Reese Starkey, Wendell Bruce and John Gilford, arc all confined to wheel chairs. The play was a humorous story of three fellows confined to a Vet eran's Hospital, and was built , around ideas that they come up with to while away the time. The ideas were hilariou*. Miss Paula Jones, daughter of ' Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones, Beau fort, was the romantic Interest in the play and she did a fine job In her short role. The performers, Bruce and Gif-j ford, also sang several tongs and ' told rib-tickling stories. War Veteran Starkey, the oldest member of the trio at 85, la a veteran of World War II, who haila from Dea Moines, Iowa, ilc'i been with tbc traveling troupe (our and a half months. The member of the troupe with longest service as a traveling per former is Bruce, a polio victim, who haila from Long Beach. Calif. Hc'i been on tour for the past eight months and has traveled over 48,000 miles Though only 24 years old, hit performance was that of a veteran stage campaigner. Gifford, youngster of the group at 20. has been on tour for Just a month. Hii home la in Tampa. Florida, and he's been a polio vic tim for the past 12 years. Following their performance in Beaufort Tuesday night the boys traveled to Jackaonville, and will play two more shows in North Carolina this week before going into New Jersey next week. Eddie Bruce, brother of Wen dell, la the able-bodied member of the crew. He helpa operate the station wagon in which the group travala. He also helps the fellows on and ?ff stage with their wheel chairs and Ukei a small part In the play. There are two other units who are playing this same type show in other parts of the United States. They arc all associated with The Wheel Chair Veterans, an organi zation located in California. Some of the paraplegics (persons who have lost the use of their legs through paralysis caused by the severing of nerves by an in jury to the spinal cord) arc vet erans of either World War II or the Korean War, while others are victims of traffic accidents and polio. The boys in the show can do most anything cxccpt climb up and down stairs. All three of them can drive the car in which they travel, since the accelerator and brake pedal ire controlled by hand with a special attachment. The audience was most recep tive to the play they gave and are looking forward to seeing a simi lar show In Beaufort next year. Hell on Wheels was sponsored by Carteret Post 99, American Le gion. More than 300 tickets wan sold. 2 . . M