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46th YEAR, NO. 39. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1956 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Fire Razes Food Store, Barber Shop
Beaufort's downtown busi
ness section was hit by an
other disastrous fire Sunday
morning as flames consumed
the Colonial Store. Imperial
Barber Shop and slightly
damaged the outside wall of
The Beaufort Bar on Turner
Street.
The early morning blaze recalled
the devastating fire which ate the
heart out of the town's business
section Jan. 31, 1952. destroying
three stores.
Beaufort Fire Chief Charles Har
rell said Sunday's fire apparently
started from a defective electrical
unit.
Damage to the Colonial Store, a
wood and brick-veneer structure,
was estimated at a minimum of
$100,000 and barber shop damage I
was estimated at $7,000. Both
were insured.
Owner of the Colonial Store
building is J. W. York, Raleigh,
who leased it to the food chain.
The barber shop, next to it, was
operated by Willard Willis and
Guion Gaskill.
Alarm Turned In
The blaze was discovered about 5
o'clock by Reuben Whitehurst and
Ticky Willis, who turned in the
alarm from Box 16. Clmond Rhue,
engineer, said that when he ar
rived, the glass at the front of the
store was so hot that no one could
stand near it.
Firemen believe that the fire
must have been smoldering as early
as Saturday afternoon, with smoke
finally breaking out only after 10
or 12 hours. Beaufort's LaFrance j
thousand gallon pumper pumped i
sea water on the blaze and the
other truck pumped city water.
Morehead City sent one truck
which stood by. Water was poured ?
on the Beaufort Bar. owned and j
operated by Vic Bellamah. His
smoke and water damage, he said, ;
was covered by insurance.
f>ebris Smolders
The fire was brought under con
trol at 7:30 a.m. but debris was
still smoldering by 10. Flames
broke out again at 6 p.m. Sunday
and another alarm was sent in, but
firemen had left a hose at the scene
and it was necessary only to turn
the water on again
John Wild, radhm** of t he
Colonial Store, said Sunday. "It is
not likely that Colonial will stay
in this location unless parking fa
cilities can be arranged." Colonial
has been trying, unsuccessfully, to
purchase the lot on the west of the
store now used as a display spot
for Paul Motor Co. cars.
Mr. Steed said that Mr. York
would probably try to keep Co
lonial at its present location but
landowners outside of Beaufort
would like to see it locate outside
the town limits. "But nothing will
be known about Colonial's plans
until men from the head office
come here this week," Mr. Steed
added. "Colonial will take care of
their employees by placing them
temporarily at other stores."
The insurance adjuster and in
spectors from the federal pure
foods division were expected yes
terday afternoon.
Woodmen Honor
E. B. Thompson
Sovereign E. B. Thompson was
presented the Mr. Woodman Me
dallion at the annual Family
Night, Woodmen of the World
Camp 188, Friday night at the
Camp Glenn School cafeteria.
The Mr. Woodman Medallion is
presented to the member of the
organization who has contributed
most to the organization and the
community during the previous
year.
A manicure set was presented
to Mrs. Thompson as a token of
her loyal devotion and assistance
to Mr. Thompson in his activities.
Making the presentation was
Sovereign Hiram A. Melvin, as
sistant state manager. Mr. Melvin
also presented school bus driver
lapel pins to six drivers.
Sovereign Robert E. Simmons,
district manager, Kinston, pre
sented Soil Conservation plaques
to George nod Tyson Creech, Wild
wood. Tfcme plaques went to those
contributing, the most to the prop- j
er preservation ol our natural re
sources such aa wildlife, water, I
minerals, adit and forests.
A1 McElmon sang several solos,
accompanied by Mr. A. L. Brin
son, at the piano.
The Rev. Noah Brown, pastor
of the Free Will Baptist Church,
gave the invocation and the bene
diction.
The ladies of the Woodmen Cir
cle prepared aqd served a ham
dinner.
Serve* as President
Capt. A. D. Willis, formerly of
Morchead City, is serving as presi
dent of Local M-101, United Marine
Workers, Division of District 90,
United Mine Workers of America.
Norfolk.
Apparently the only thin* in order in the Colonial Store after the
flames died down, was the row of wire baskets, right In the upper
Photo u>- Jerry Schumacher
left of the picture the roof can be seen falling in.
Photo by Jerry Schumacher
Charred wood and ashes and a wet dbmal odor were all that greeted a visitor to the storage area at
the rear of the store. (See other pictures page t this section).
Choral Club Will Produce
Spectacular Show June 6, 7
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Atlantic Considers
Incorporation
Mayor George Dill, Morehcad
City, wis the guest speaker at a
public meeting at Atlantic School
last night.
The mayor, who is a member
of the board oi directors of the
League of Municipalities, ans
wered questions on incorpora
tion of a community. Atlantic,
which was incorporated in 1905
and then let its charter lag, 1.
again considering incorporation.
Mayor Dill obtained a copy of
the 1905 charter prior to hia
visit to Atlantic last night. A
town incorporates through legis
lative act.
Tide* at the Beaufort Bar
Tide Table
HIGH
LOW
Tuesday, Nay 15
12:06 p.m.
6:00 a.m.
6:18 pjn.
Wednesday, May It
12:35 a.m.
1:10 p.m.
6:53 a.m.
7:25 p.m.
Thursday, May IT
1:40 a.m.
2:18 p.m.
7:58 a m.
8:38 p.m.
Friday, May 18
2:46 a.m.
3:23 p.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:45 p.m.
The first Beaufort Choral Club
production in two years will be
staged Wednesday and Thursday
nights, June 6 and 7, at Beaufort <
School. The show, predicted to be
the biggest and most spectacular
the dub has ever produced, will
be a Salute to Carteret County and
Atlantic Beach ? Summer Play
ground.
The first act will be a beach
scene and will feature models dis
playing newest beach wear from
four of Beaufort and Morchcad
City's leading women's stores.
The second act will be a scene
from Oeorgc Gershwin's Porgy
and Bess, featuring Mrs. Herbert
Waldrop Jr., Newport, and David
Small, Morehcad City, in the title
roles.
Mrs. Charles Hassell, director
of the- production, says, "This act
alone would be * satisfying eve
ning's entertainment. We are In
deed fortunate to have two such
great voices in our county. This
will be the last opportunity we will
have to hear Mrs. Waldrop, since
her husband has accepted a pastor
ship at High Point.
"David Small, who is a student
at Carolina," she continued, "will
leave immediately after the last
performance to sing in the pa
geant at Cherokee thia summer."
The third act is a number in |
classic Greek atyle, featuring three |
soloists with woman's choral back- 1
ground. It also fciturci a modern
ballet.
Act IV will be a condenaed ver
sion of the complete musical score
of Romberg's Student Prince.
Sponsoring the show is Beaufort
School. Proceeds wiil go to the
school general fund. Curtain time
for each performance will be 8 p in
Mrs. Ha?rll says. "Thia Is the
best show the Chorar Club has
ever done. It has more color, more
variety and more elaborate aettings
than we have ever attempted."
The last appearance of the Cho
ral Club was on Good Friday In
April 1954 when the group pre
sented the Lenten cantata, Seven
Last Words of Christ, in the First
Baptist Church, Beaufort.
The club reorganized In October
and new members were added.
The coming show has been in re
hearsal all winter.
Mayor Reports Weekend
Opening Most Successful
Atlantic Beach's weekend open
ing to launch the summer season,
was most successful. Mayor A. B.
Cooper reported yesterday.
He said he was especially
pleased to see a lot of local folks
at the beach The businessmen, he
said, enjoyed a good weekend.
Many folks from upstate. In
cluding school children on tours,
visited the county's coutal play
ground.
Rofarians Hear
Talk on Driving
Robert Ellett Jr., director of
driver education promotion for R. |
J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., spoke on
Driver Education in High Schools
at the meeting of the Morchcad
City Rotary Club Thursday night
at Fleming's Restaurant.
Mr. Ellett said that students who
have had driver education in high
school have better safety records
and fewer motor vehicle viola
tions than Uiqsc who don't have
the training.
He said that program started
in 1935 and that there arc cur
rently 8,000 schools throughout
the nation where the program is
in operation.
The cost for the education, he
estimated, was $33 per student and
the ideal course included 30 hours
of text work and six hours of prac
tice driving.
Guests at the meeting were Prin
cipals Lcnwood Lee, Morehead City
School; Bruce Tarkington, Beau
fort School; E. B. Comer, Newport
School; Ramey Davis, Camp Glenn
School; Stanley Dail, Smyrna
School and Jack Johnson, Atlantic
School. The principals were intro
duced by H. L. Joslyn, county sup
erintendent of schools.
Moses Howard and Nathan Gar
ner, Newport, and Lee Nance, Ay
den, were guest Rotarians.
Other guests included Allen
Knott, Kinston, and Charles Wade,
Morchcad City.
Beach Board Will Set Tax
Rate at June 9 Meeting
Stolen Car
Found in S. C.
Palmetto State Police
Hold Robert Glazier
On Two Counts
Robert E. Glazier, 201 N. 7th
St., Morehead City, was pieked up
yesterday by Myrtle Beach, S. C.,
state police after Morehend City
police sent out a call for officers
to be on the lookout for a stolen
car.
The South Caroline officers no
lified Chief Herbert Griffin, More
head City, at 10:10 yesterday morn
ing that the car, owned by C. P.
Pincr, Havelock, and Glazier, were
at Myrtle Beach. The car was
stolen from in front of Captain
J Bill's Waterfront Restaurant at 9
p.m. Saturday.
j Chief Griffin said that the South
Carolina police were holding Gla
zier on a charge of petty larceny
and damage to property and would
notify him when Glazier could be
brought back here to answer to
the car theft count.
The car was recovered in run
ning condition. Glazier has taken
cars in Morehead City on several
occasions previously. Chief Griffin
said, "He can't pass a car with
keys in it without taking it!"
Hearing on Shrimp
Set for Saturday
Shrimp fishermen will meet at
the commercial fisheries office,
Camp Glenn, at 10 o'clock Satur
day morning to discuss two pro
posals on operation of the shrimp
fishery.
The proposals arc as follows:
1. To close shrimp waters at
night from July 10 to Sept. 1.
2. To close certain creeks and
bays until the shrimp reach mar
ketable size.
To stop shrimping at night be
tween the dates proposed would
not affect the taking of spotted
shrimp, C. G. Holland, fisheries
commissioner, points out.
The spotted shrimp run is us
ually over by July.
Attend Fisheries Meeting
Dr. D P Costello. Dr. M. R. Car
riker and Dr. Rex Winslow, all of
Cahpel Hill, Dr. Harden Taylor,
New York City, Eric Rodgers, Scot
land Neck, and Cecil Morris, At
lantic, attended an executive com
mittee meeting at the Institute of
Fisheries Research, Morehead City,
Friday.
* The Atlantic Beach Town Board ?
| will set a tax rate for 1956 at its
meeting June 9. This decision was
made at the May meeting of the
board Saturday morning at the
Frontier Village Motel.
Commissioner J. C. Lanier was
authorized to contact Gen. Ed
ward Griffin in Raleigh this week
in respect to getting Civil De
fense funds for the town.
J. M. Carter, Morehead City,
was given permission by the board
to erect his basketball toss con
cession in the beach business sec
tion.
Ward Ballou was given tempo
rary permission to sell beer on the
patio of the Pavilion, with the
proviso that all other establish
ments that have outdoor areas on
their property will be given the
same right and privilege. The com
missioners made a tour of the Pa
vilion before granting permission.
The proviso issued by the board
was to the effect that proper po
licing of the area must be made
by the proprietor of these estab
lishments so that beer is sold and
drunk on the property. None is
allowed on the street or on the
boardwalk.
Mayor Cooper stated that the
town police, and the private po
lice hired by the establishments
will be authorized to enforce the
beer ordinances of the town, lie
said that strict control is the only
manner in which they can keep
the drunks and borderline cases
from annoying other beach pa
trons.
Alderman Shelby. Freeman was
the only member of the board who
was in favor of banning the sale
of beer cotirely at the beach. He
stated that the sale of beer doesn't
bring many people to the resort.
Privilege licenses will be sold
at the beach between May 15 and
20.
Attending, In addition to those
mentioned, were Commissioner L.
T. White and Police Chief Mur
phy Jenkins.
Coroner's Jury
Rules Accident
'Unavoidable'
Coroner Leslie Springle
Conducts Smith Inquest
Thursday at Courthouse
A six-man coroncr's jury ruled
"unavoidable accident" in the case
| of Johnnie A Teel. Beaufort, dri
ver of the car which struck and
killed David W Smith, 7, in More
head City Wednesday morning.
The inquest was conducted by
Coroner Leslie D. Springle in the
courthouse, Beaufort, Thursday
night.
I The testimony of four witnesses,
that they would have been unable
to stop had they been driving
Teel's car, was a deciding factor
in the jury's verdict. The six men
deliberated for eight minutes.
Paul Jones reported their deci
sion to the coroner, saying that
the jury found no reason for hold
ing Teel for criminal negligence.
Teel had been released Wednes
day under $1,000 bond.
The first witness to take the
stand was Miss Tolly Ann Steed,
2003 Bridges St.. Morehead City,
wfco said she was driving the car
wWqh was directly behind Teel
when the accident occurred.
She said that right before the
accident, a black Plymouth passed
Teel's car, which was a 1954 Mer
cury. "I saw a little boy run from
the side of the street right out In
front of his car. The car hit him. I
put on the brakes and got out to
see how the boy was."
See INQUEST, Page 6
School Chorus to Give
Spring Concert Friday
| The Spring Choral Concert Fri
day night at Morehcad City High
School will be climaxed with a 30
minutc version of the Gilbert and
Sullivan operetta, The Mikado.
The concert will begin at 8 p.m.
No admission will be charged.
Nine numbers will be presented
bv the Boys Glee Club, the Girls
Glee Club and the chorus, under
the direction of Ralph T. Wade
Accompanists will be Anna Merle
Lockcy and Watson Morris.
Robert Hessee, Morehcad City,
I
Democrats Deplore Disinterest
F7KJ to vy jerry scnumacner
trvia W. Davis, right, chairman of the County Degrniuid James D. Potter, county auditor, and Luther
mocratk Committee, addreaaes Der.. icrata at the Hamilton Jr., D. G. Bell, general aaaemblyman, May
county convention Saturday. Shown in the pic tare, or George Dili, former aaaemblyman, and A. H.
left to right, arc C. G. Holland, farmer aheriff and James, secretary of the Democratic committee,
now state fisheries commissioner, la the far bach
Speakers at the County Demo
cratic Convention Saturday morn
ing warned a handful of the party
faithful that Democrata muat guard
against apathy in the ranks.
Entering the courtroom a short
time after the convention opened,
Mayor George Dill. Morehcad City,
noting the 45 persona present,
asked, "Is this all the Democrats
there are in Carteret County?"
Small attendance was attributed to
the fact that there la no county
contest in the coming primary.
Two telegrams were read by Ir
vln Davit, chairman of the County
Democratic Committee. One, rally
ing the Democratic party to (he
camp, was from U.S. Sen. Sam J.
Ervin. and the other waa from
Kldd Brewer, Raleigh, candidate
for lieutenant governor, who Mid
he wanted to "tee all Democrats
at the state convention in Raleigh
Thursday."
Upon motion by C. G. Holland, ,
the convention agreed that all
Democrats in goM standing shall
be county delegates to the state
convention
Mr. Davis, wearing a red rose
in hi* buttonhole, declared, "1
never saw a Democrat who wasn't
in good standing!"
Among those making brief re
marks "for the good of the cauae,"
were W. H. Potter. Beaufort, May
or Dill, D. G. Bell, assemblyman;
Earl Johnson. Markers Island; and
Moses Howard, chairman of the
county board of commissioners.
Judge Luther Hamilton made the
closing address.
Mr. Potter expressed the hope
that members of the party would
"go out and do some handshaking!
Sec CONVENTION, Page T
guest pianist, will present four
numbers and after intermission the
(rroup will present The Mikado. As
sisting the director in presentation
of the operetta is Mrs. Trcssa
Vickcrs.
Characters arc the Mikado, ruler
of his clan, Earle Wade; Nanki-Poo,
his son, disguised as a wandering
minstrel and in love with Yum
Yum, Francis Swanson; Ko-Ko,
Lord High Executioner of Titipu,
Billy Rich.
Pooh-Bah. Lord High Everything
Else, Llewellyn Phillips; Yum
Yum, rill! ising and Peep-Bo.
wards of Ko-Ko, Helen Carlton,
Betty l/Ou Morton and Deanna Bal
lon: Katisha, an elderly lady In love
with Nanki-Poo, Jeanne Barnes.
There will also be a chorus ot
Nobles and Umbrella Bearer and a
chorus of school girls. The scene
is laid in Ko-Ko's Garden In Titipu,
Japan.
Persons Under 20
May Have Shots
Polio shots will be given, at
clinics this afternoon, to pregnant
women and persons under 20
years of age. Both first and sec
ond shots will be administered.
Dr. Luther Fulcher, health offi
cer, said yesterday that the state
advisory committee on polio vac
cine, has announced that the third
dose coming due for the first and
second graders who received shote
last apring, will be deferred until
fall.
First and second graders whose
parents want them to have the
shots prior to then may take them
to private physicians, Dr. Fulcher
said.
The clinics this afternoon wilt
start at 1 p.m. In the health office,
courthouse annex, Beaufort, and
the hospital annex. Morehead City.
Town CUrk Comments
On Paving Schodulo
Once the laying of new asphalt
gets underway in Beaufort, which
is expected to be this week, the
work will stop on Friday noon*
to avoid Interference with week
end shopping traffic.
Dan Walker, town clerk, said
traffic would be maintained at all
timea until the operation la com
pleted ,