E CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ><* 45th YEAR. NO. 47. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MOKE HE AD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1956 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Sanitarian Comments On Mosquito Program Since the ?Ute has announced < that it will match local funds on a 8040 basis for mosquito control, towns and counties have been won dering exactly what this means. A. t>. Fulford, county sanitarian, said Friday that he believes the ?tate will furnish the insecticide, which he says, amounts to SO per cent or more of the cost of spray inc. He added, however, that he has received no notification from the atate since the $57,400 in state emergency funds were allocated the first of this month. Mr. Fulford said matching funds may be available for purchase of apraying equipment if $100,000 can be obtained from Civil De fense. Governor Hodges has re quested that amount and is hope ful that CD will see fit to appro priate it In this county mosquito attacks have been spotty. In some neigh borhoods the pests have been ex tremely active, and in some places they haven't been very bother some It is believed that the un usually chilly weather is the only thing that has kept them from feeding in flocks everywhere. Mr. Fulford reports that spray- 1 ing on a county-wide basis cannot begin until July 1 when the $3,000 for mosquito control, appropriated by the county, becomes available. [ State Decides Not to Prosecute Guthrie Case A chargc of manslaughter against Mrs. Dandy C. Guthrie. More-head City, was left open for future prosecution by Judge Malcolm C. I'aul in Superior Court yesterday. Solicitor Robert Rouse Jr. re quested the court to leave the charge open after announcing that he had insufficient evidence at present to offer in the case. Mrs. Guthrie was driver of a car which (truck and killed a Marine, Clar cncc Ayers, on the bcach causeway last summer. A charge of burglary against Claude Wade was also left open for future prosecution since the prose cuting witness has moved to Chi cago. Cases were continued against Fred Smith, driving drunk; Ed ward T. Simon, driving drunk; H. E. Hancock Jr., fraud; Melvin John Madscn, driving drunk; Delbcrt Roy Jones, breaking, entering and larceny; Robert B. Binner, driving (trunk: James Hinson, larceny; Alex Neilson. trespassing; Charles F- Francis, driving drunk. Charles Alton Wells, driving drunk; George Butler, assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill; J. D. Arnold Jr., breaking, enter ing and larceny. Robert Thomas Norris, charged with driving drunk, forfeited his bond and a warrant was issued for his apprehension. A judgment against the bonding company in the case of careless and reckless driving against Alton C. Willis was enacted. Court is scheduled to continue through this week. In cases heard yesterday, Dalton E. Whaley was assessed costs' in lieu of 60 days on the roads. He was charged with careless and reck less driving. Ciemmic Dodson was fined $10 and costs for driving without a license. Larry Kcmnitz, USN, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the Cedar Point Drive-In and the Snack Grill, Beaufort. Ralph Arnold did not contest the chargc of breaking and entering against him. He is charged with entering the Snack Grill Dcc. 18. Judge Paul said he would issue a judgment on both men today. Offficer Checks On Two Wrecks State Highway Patrolman W. K. Pickard investigated during the pait week two wrecka in which cars turned oyer. At 9 p.m. Tuesday a 1092 Stude baker driven by Samuel A. Kramer, Cherry Point, turned over on the Lake Road when It (ailed to make a curve. No one waa hurt With Kramer waa his wife. Damage to the car was estimated at $300 Kramer has been charged with driving on the wrong side o< the road. At 12:13 a.m. Sunday, ? 1948 Buiek convertible driven by Philip A. Chapman, Cherry Point, (ailed to make the turn at the interac tion of Highway 70 and the Merri mon Road. Riding with Chapman was a Ma rine. No one waa hurt but dam age to the car was estimated at $150. Chapman has been charged wit*' driving oo the wrong tide o( Um road. & Defendant Gets Two-Year Term For Non-Support Majority of County Court Cases Pertain To Motor Law Violation George Equils was sentenced to two years on the roads Thursday in County Recorder's Court by Judge Lambert R. Morris for non support and failure to comply with a suspended sentence. Millard Taylor was fined $110 and costs for driving drunk and careless and reckless driving. William Ferrey paid $100 and costs instead of 30 days in jail for driving drunk. John Grimsley Hill was fined $25 and costs for speeding 70 miles per hour. Jimmy Johnson and Willie Wat son each were fined $10 and costs instead of 30 days on the roads for public drunkenness. Samuel Allen Kramer was fined $10 and costs for driving on the wrong side of the road, resulting in an accident. Costs Paid Costs were assessed against Mrs. Don Clark, malicious prosecution; Eugene Marshall Czernicjewski. no operators license; Raymond Eu gene Moore, allowing unlicensed person to operate vehicle, and Chita Lopez, public drunkenness. Bonds were forfeited by Lewis Collins and Jerry Davis Watson, careless and reckless driving; Duck Murphy and Willie Dupont, public drunkenness; Jackie B. Gil likin, speeding; Ted Howard Con way, speeding and improper muf fler, and W. T. Volta, failing to Stop for a stop sign. A warrant was issued for James Thomas Brown who forfeited his bond on charges of driving drunk and no operator's license. JIalf-eostj were assessed against Harvey Creel and George Sidney Turner, no chauffeurs' license, and Charles Eric Russell, allowing un licensed person to operate vehicle. Left open for future prosecution were the charges of failing to com ply with former court order against J. D. Drake; no operator's license and improper use of dealers plates against Edna Inez Carrow; non support against Eddie Lee Collins, and assault against Norman S. Willis. A charge of non-support against Marvin Henry Powers was dismis sed and a charge of no operator's license against Shirley Mason Gil likin was dropped. Cases Continued Cases were continued against L E. Gillikin, Irvin Willis, Dewey Willis, Joseph Lee Gillikin, Ralph B. Lockey, John Ebron, William Henry Johnson, Rodney Gaskill and Franklin Wright, Francis King. Curtis Nelson, Howard Rose Jr., Edward Davis. Bernice James Warley, Annie Lee Crooms, Evan Mann Adams, Pete Davis, Howard L. Fallin Jr., Bill Green, William Fred Gillikin, Kenneth J. Fuller, Charlie Del ford Salter, Clyde Dixon Barnes, Harvey D. Lewis, Archie McFee. David E. Sutton, Arthur N. Sut ton, Stanley Dixon, L. Picrson Willis, Harvey Taylor Jr., Shirley Smith Ervin, Francis Tedmorc Neilson, Robert Modlin, Miliah Clcophus Tunsljll, and Jesse Dow ney. School Makes $300 on Show Beaufort School received $300 through sponsorship of the Beau fort Choral Club show last week. Mrs. Charles Hassell, director, said that receipts totaled $622. Ex penses amounted to $230 and $72 was kept in reserve in the Choral Club fund, leaving a balance of $300. In addition to the show partici pants lifted on the program, Mrs Hassell said that Mrs. Sal Palazzo and Miss Ellen Sprinkle, Beaufort, and Mrs. P. H. Gecr Jr., Morchcad City, assisted in the chorua. The production, a summer revue saluting Atlantic Beach and Car teret County, was atagrd Tuesday and Wednesday nights at Beaufort School. Illegal Solicitation The Boys' Athlctic League and the Glrla' Vacation Fund, both of New York City, and the North Carolina Federation of the Blind at Durham, solicited funds in the atate last month without obtaining the necessary permit, according to the State Board of Public Wei far*. Firemen Fight Blaze Friday Near Yacht Basin Boat House Photo by Jerry Schumacher Charles Edwards, More he ad City fireman, shoots water on gasoline fire. A serious fire was averted near the boat house of the Morehead City Yacht Basin at 7:30 Friday night when Morehead City firemen poured gallons of water on a gaso line fire burning on the water. ^ The fire started while Manly Styron, Morehead City, and his stepson, Vance Mason, were work ing on an engine in their small open boat. They were pouring gas oline in a carburetor to prime it and had taken off the flame ar rester. The engine backfired and caught their "priming" gasoline afire and that in turn ignited a large 5-gal lon can. Tom Kellum, master of the Eight Bells, which was tied up a few feet away, rushed for a small fire extinguisher aboard, his boat. Mason was about to throw the large can of gasoline overboard, thinking he could smother the flames before they gained head way, but as he was about to do so, he noticed the knee on one of his pants legs afire. With that, he dove overboard, and the can went the other way, the gasoline spewing over the water and flames leaping 2 and 3 feet high. Only an unusual calm kept the flames from being fanned higher. When Kellum saw the fire headed toward his boat, he ran aboard to start the engine, preparatory to getting his boat out in the channel. Meanwhile, Bob Simpson, master of the Silver Spray, came running with a carbon dioxide fire extin guisher while his wife plipned the Hre department. In these lew sec onds, a brisker wind sprang up and flames were being blown back toward the de-k where they were fed by trash lying on the water The fire licked up waxed cartons and other debris that had been thrown overboard and flames leap ed high between the flooring of the dock. In the midst of this, a woman aboard the Rebel started screaming, "The children, the chil dren. get the children," meaning the Helium's youngsters aboard the Eight Bells. Instead of loosing the lines to get out of the way, as originally planned, the Kellums decided that in face of the increasing intensity of the fire, the children should be taken off and a man nearby helped put them ashore. Kellum was trying to help Simp son with two pvrene fire extin guishers. but neither the C02 nor the pyrene had any affect on the open flames. Only the fire depart ment's deluge of water split the raging fire up into small sections and finally put ft out. Two boats were saved from de struction and one or two other small craft escaped only with slight charring. Chamber Manager Wages Campaign To Keep Fisheries Exhibit in N. C. Unless somebody acts fast, the fisheries museum which was for merly housed at the Fish and Wild life laboratory, Beaufort, will be sent to "the Gulf states," J. A. DuBois, manager of the Morehead City Chamber of Commerce, de clared Saturday. Mr. DuBois, who has written to the governor on the subject, and who has sent telegrams also to Congressmen Graham Barden and Herbert Bonner, as well as W. P. Saunders, head of the Department of Conservation and Development, said that the state has defaulted on its agreement with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service to house the exhibit, care for it and have ? person on duty where the ex hibit is displayed. The specimens consist of models of marine animals as well as ani mals preserved in bottles. Exhibit Moved Until several years ago, the ex hibit was in the Fish and Wild life building on Pivers Island. The exhibit was moved in 1950 to the commercial fisheries building, Camp Glenn and a member of the staff of the Institute of Fisheries Research served as curator. The museum was named in honor of the late Koy Hampton, Plymouth, N. C. Aftrr a couple years, it was de cided to move the display to Fort Macon where it would be housed and a state park service employee would be on hand to supervise. Mr. DuBois discovered Saturday that the museum has never been taken to the fort. Some specimens arc still hang ing on' the wall at the fisheries building. Others, in formaldehyde, have been taken to the second floor of the building, according to Tides at the Beaufort Bar Tide Table HIGH LOW Tuesday, June IX 10:56 ?.m. 11:21 p.m. 4:48 i.m. 5:04 p.m. Wednesday, June It 11:53 a.m. 5:41 a.m. 0:04 p.m. Thursday, Jane 14 12:18 a.m. 12:54 p.m. 6:35 a.m. 7:10 p.m. Friday, June M 1:17 i m. 7:31 a.m. 1:M pja. C. G. Holland, commcrcial fish cries commissioner. Repeated Inquiries Mr. DuBois said he started check ing on the museum following re peated inquiries from tourists as to where they could see it. Mr. Du Bois said that transfer of the ex hibit to the Gulf states has already been authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Service in Washington. Commissioner Holland said yes terday that he received over the weekend a letter from Arnie Sou mela, acting director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, asking whether North Carolina was willing to have the exhibit moved. Commissioner Holland said that in his opinion, if the funds arc made available to meet operating cost, the museum could be re opened here. In the letter to Governor Hodges, Mr. DuBois said, "Is it possible that North Caro lina, one of the greatest Commer cial Fishing States, cannot find funds to support a museum "dedi cated to this great industry? If so, why were the Coastal Counties and Towns not approached for suggestions and support? "Can a State which is striving for more industry, more progress and more attractions, sit back and see its only Fisheries Museum handed over to other States? "Instead shouldn't we be think ing in terms of a larger museum with a modern aquarium and ad ded attractions? "A permanent building must be furnished with adequate space for an aquarium and for future expan sion. The logical location would be near one of the Fisheries Re search laboratories, but any lo cation in North Carolina will do. . . " Mr. DuBois said that Congress man Barden has replied to the telegram, stating that he would start checking on the matter yes terday. Coast Guard Cutter Agassiz Aids Schooner The Coast Guard Cutter Agassiz went to the assistance of a black hulled schooner which had motor trouble near Diamond Shoals Sat urday morning. The Agassiz accom panied the boat to Norfolk yester day morning. According to unverified reports, the ship in distress was the Car radina, a 70 -ton Panamanian schooner which left Morchcad City port Friday morning. Revival This Week The Rev. Carl Chandler, former pastor of the Smyrna Baptist Church, is guest minister at the re vival there this week. Services start nightly at 8 p.m. and will continue through Sunday. Pastor is the Rev. C. W. Goodwin. Registration for Beaufort Recreation Starts at 9 Registration (or the Beaufort Recreation program will tike place from 0 to It a.m. today at the Scout Building on Pollock Street, according to Hugh Gordon, direc tor of the program. The program will atart next Mon day morning. June 18, at B a.m. Boy? and girls who have not regia terrd by that time may reglater then at the Beaufort School gym. Tbe full achcdulc for the firat week la aa follows: Monday, June 11 ? 9 a.m. Bate ball and baiketball (Beaufort gym), 2:30 p.m.? Swimming (PI vera Inland). Tuesday, June 19?3 a.m.? Bx>i> ball and IwketbiU c?*auloft gym), 2:30 p.m.? Swimming (Pi vera Island). Wednesday, June N ? 0 a.m. Swimming (Pivers Island), 2:30 p.m. ? Baseball and baakctball (Beaufort gym). Thursday, June 21 ? 0 a.m.? Swimming (Pivers Island), 2:30 p.m. ? Baaeball and basketball (Beaufort gym). Friday, June It ? W a.m.? Swim ming (Pivera Island). 2:30 p.m. - Baseball and basketball (Beaufort gym). The schedule has been split be cause of the tide flow. All boys, girls and parenta are requested to W4id> TUB NEWS TIMES for the weekly acbcdulcs, Mr. Cordon ad VIMd. Beach T own Board Cuts T ax Rate by 15 Cents Highway Group Re-Elects Joe DuBois President Joe DuBois, More head City, was re-elected president of US Highway 70 Association at a meeting Thurs day at Goldsboro. Other officers elected were Rich ard K. Degenhardt, Asheville; Charles D. Cunningham. Lexing ton, and John G. Riddick, Golds boro, vice-presidents, and Ben Al ford, Morehead City, secretary treasurer. The organization plans to publish 50,000 copies of a pictorial map of "US 70 from the Mountains to the Seashore." The slogan, Hospitality Route, was adopted for Highway 70 from coast to coast, and attractive, uni iorm ITS 70 signs arc to be design ed for use at the east and west ap proaches to every town on US 70 in the state. Dues of $20 per year were set for towns, cities, chambers of com merce, and merchants associations. Dues of $10 a year were set for hotels, motels, restaurants and ser vice stations. This amount is to cover the listing on road map of recommended places to eat, places to stay and automobile service. The next meeting will be in the western part of the state. Spring Shrimp Fail to Show Up It looks as though the record will read, "No spring run of shrimp in North Carolina inland waters in 1958." The spotted shrimp, usual ly taken in trawk from the middle of May through June, just haven't' showed up. C. G. Holland, commercial fish eries commissioner, said that the best shrimpers can do is hope for a summer run. Both Mr. Holland, and Dr. A. F. Chestnut, director of the Institute of Fisheries Research, report that there are an awful lot of tiny shrimp which ought to make a good catch in 3S to 40 days. Trawlers taking shrimp in the ocean are getting from 7S to 100 pounds a day. Most start to work at about 2 a.m. and return to port at 9 a.m. Mr. Holland said shrimpers and fishermen, generally, are at a stand still. In spite of the condition here, he said some Florida boats are com ing to these waters. Fishing in Florida is reported to be slow too. Dr. Chestnut said that 4he cold weather may be responsible for the lack of a spring run. He said quite a few young shrimp have been found frozen along the shores and if any did move out to the ocean, they did so spasmodically and not in large schools. Driver Suffers Chest Injury J. T. Hill, route 2 Kington, suf fered a punctured chut at 9:30 Friday morning when the car he was driving upset. The accident occurred between Jim Young'a store and the community of Stella a mile and a half from the Jonea County line. According to State Highway Pa trolman R. H. Brown, Hill waa thrown against the gear shift on the steering post and the gear shift went into the front of hia chest. Several ribs were broken. The little knob on the gear shift was pushed back three inches oa the handle by the Impact. Riding with Hill was Jimmy Hughes, also of route 2 Kinston, who had bruises and cuts on his head and right hand. Both were taken by an ambu lance from Jacksonville to the On slow County hospital. Patrolman Brown said that Hill, who has only one arm, waa driv ing a 1MB two-door Chevrolet. Hill was proceeding weat on the Stella road and failed to make a sharp curve. Damage to the car was estimated at *200. Charges arc pending. Big Weekend Visitors swarmed to the state park, Atlantic Beach and Emerald Isle over the weekend Atlantic Beach and Morehead City police men started their summer stint o t traffic directing in the broiling sua. ? Based on a valuation of $1,225,000, the tax rate for At lantic Beach for 1956-57 has been set at $1.35. This is ex pected to yield $16,537.50, based on 100 per cent collec tion. The rate was set at the meeting of town commission ers Saturday morning at the summer home of Commis sioner W. C. Whitehurst. The total budget for the fiscal year was set at $21,807.50. ExDcnidtures for the vear aro ? ? broken down as follows: Town clerk and tax collector's salary, $1,050; dues (League of Mu nicipalities and Institute of Gov ernment), $32.50; mayor's ex penses, $600; police, $6,010; life guards, $2,375; garbage and refuse collection, sanitation, $4,840; street construction and maintenance, $4, 750; street lights, $1 054 80; fire de partment, $500, and miscellaneous, $595.20. The property valuation for the coming year is $477,346 higher than last year's. The commissioners lowered the tax rate from $1.50 and went on record .stating that the rate un doubtedly would have been lower if it hadn't been for the disasters which struck the beach during the past year. They added further that it was their intent to lower the rate as soon as it was practical. They hope this will be possible for 1957-1958. The board passed a resolution stating that they regretted the oc currence at the beach when some sailors and Marines were involved in several fights last month. Certain reports on the incident were exaggerated, one reporter even linking a comment on the Morehead City police blotter, "What a night!" to the alleged "brawls" at the beach where More head City police have no jurisdic tion. Rumors that Cherry Point mili tary authorities were alarmed about conditions at the beach were declared to be without foundation by the Cherry Point Public infor mation office. Military police have been grant ed permission by Cherry Point au thorities to serve as officers at At lantic Bcach when they are not on military- duty. The board also said that the beach will be rigidly po liced during the coming weeks. R. A. Barefoot appeared before the commissioners and requested that something be done about , drainage at the intersection of the , beach road and the Salter Path road. The board stated that the ' problem was the state's and asked the clerk to write the highway com mission. In reply to a recent request by : A. F. Fleming, the board stated that they would open up Raleigh | Avenue in the west end of the ; bcach as soon as funds are avail able. Mayor A. B. Cooper announced < that the state has taken over At lantic Boulevard west, and that i Mart Bell is to repair Greenville I Avenue this week. 1 Judge Charges Grand Jury Monday Morning Judge Malcolm C. Paul yester day charged the grand jury to act on all indictments presented to them, as the criminal term of Su perior Court got underway. He told the grand jurors that they were not to sit in "idgment bul were to act as an in (uiring and accusing body, accoriing to the dictates of their conscience. He gave the jurors two guides, one, determine whether or not the evidence shows that a crime has probably been committed, and two, determine whether the defendant probably committed the crime. In the event that they said yes to both of these questions, then they were to return a true bill. In the event that they answered no to either of the questions then they were advised to return not a true bill. Among other duties of the grand jury, according to Judge Paul, were the investigations of the county jail, the prison camp, and where there is one, the county home. He stated that the inmates in both the jail and prison camp are not there through choice, and it was up to the jurors to see to it that they were treated fairly. As for other investigations. Judge Paul said the grand jurors could investigate county offices in which the public has an interest tapt. Chart: e Thomas was Hf pointed as officer for the grand jury. Foreman is Cecil Sewell, More head City. Other jurors are Wil liam J. Hardison, Milton Warren, George Norris, Adam Mayer, J. Stancil Bell and Thomas E. Clan cy, all of Newport; J. M. Davis, Straits, Lola Piner, Williston. N. W. Day, Robert Van Etten, A. H. James Jr., and Ben L. Jones, Beaufort; M. L. Yeomans and Joe Davis, Harkers Island; C. W. Alli good. Davis; Gordon Earl Freeman, Morchcad City, and Leon W. Emory, route 2, Newport. Club to Meet The Gloucester Community Club will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. MacFarlane. 3-Year-Old Gets His Head Stuck in Iron Balustrade Robert Davenport Jr. . . . survives ordeal Farmers Invited to Join Beef Cattle Association R. M. Williams, county farm agent, and Harry Venters, assist ant to the agent, attended a North Carolina Cattlemen's Association meeting Friday night at New Bern. The association, now in process of organization throughout the state, Is being formed to promote production, marketing and con sumption of North Carolina beef. Farmers are invited to join. Membership fee ia a dollar an nually. In charge of membership in tbia county is J. Morton Davis, More head City. Membership chair man la Craven County is J. K. Iliggi and la Jones County John a Pollock. Three-year-old Robert Davenport Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davenport, west of More head City, got himself into an almost impos sible predicament Friday morning. He got his head caught between the iron bars on the balustrade of the Morehead City postoffice. Only herculean work on the part of several men. Robert screaming all the while, got him free. The little fellow was playing around the curlicue end of the railing on the east side of the postoffke while hia mother was standing by, talking with an acquaintance. Suddenly Robert's head waa be tween the bars and he couldn't get it out. Mrs. Davenport started shaking like a leaf, Robert was scared to death and yelling, and in not many seconds a crowd ga thered. ? Someone wanted to get a hack saw and saw the bars. An iron bar was tried, but it juat bent The men finally decided on a heavy wooden plank. A big plank about 10 inchea wide and aeveral inches thick waa found and the bars were pried apart. Robert's head came out and he ran crying to hia mother, "Hold me, hold me, hold me quick!" Men making the rescue wero Milton Webb and Clarence Pellc ticr, who work at the postoffice, Wilbur Willia and Jaaper Phillips. James Webb says that the post office staff has nicknamed Robert "Mr. Big Ears." Robert tella hia mother that he's not ever going to put his head through anything again! All nominations for Father of the Year must be la by 11 a m. tomorrow. Tbey may be brought to THE NEWS TIMES offtco or taken to the stores of the cooperating m?r"htB^r

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