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46th YEAR, NO. 49. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MORE HEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1966 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Funeral Held Yesferday
For Drowning Victim
Tie funeral service for Walter i
Odell Adams, Bfoad Creek, who
drowned Friday night, waa con
ducted at 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon in the Church of God, Broad
Creek.
Adams, 18, drowned in Horse
Pond, Broad Creek, when a row
boat In which he was riding with
several other boys "capaiaed."
Coast Guardsmen who recovered
the body with grappling hooks said
that the boys bad found the boat
sunk along the shore. They pulled
it up, dumped the water out and
rode across the pond which is about
three-quarters of a mile long and
half a mile wide.
Return Trip
After they got to the other side,
tbey dumped the water which had
leaked in, and started back. It was
on the return trip that "the bottom
dropped out" and all the boys went
into the water.
All but Adams swam to safety.
Manley Mason, Broad Creek, re
portedly helped one boy ashore and
then went back after Adams but
could find no trace of him.
The Coast Guard at Fort Macon
was called and on the second drag
across the pond located Adams'
body. The accident occurred about
7:15 p.m. At some points the pond
was so deep the grappling hooks
didn't touch bottom. Coast Guards
men said.
Coroner Leslie D. Springle de
clared the death caused by acci
dental drowning.
Officiating at the funeral service
was the Rev. C. R. Tedder, pastor
of the church, assisted by the Rev.
Alvis Daniel, pastor of the Wild
wood Presbyterian Church.
Interment was in Broad Creek
Cemetery.
Adams' survivors include his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Odcll
Adams, two sisters. Fay and San
dra, three brothers, C. V., Jesse,
and Milton, all of the .home, and his
paternal grandfather, David Adams.
Morehead Firemen Put
Out Fire in Car Sunday
Morehead City firemen extin
guished a fire in a 1950 Ford at
11th and Bridges Streets at 1 a.m.
Sunday.
Two Negro men called in the
aXw^ Men*
tity of the car owner was not
learned. \
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Virginia Capps,
Red Oak, Drowns
In Surf Yesterday
Tragedy Mars Houseparty
At Jernigan Cottage;
One Girl Rescued
What was lo have been a joyful
houseparty at the beaeh turned to
tragedy yesterday afternoon when
one member of the group, Virginia
Ann Capps, 21, route 3 Red Oak,
N. C., drowned, and a second girl,
Delores Lamb, 18, was taken to
Morehead City Hospital.
Miss Lamb was reported to be
doing fine at 2:30 p.m. yesterday.
The accident occurred at 1:10 p.m.
Miss Capps was a rising senior
at Meredith College and the daugh
ter of Mi. and Mrs. Henry E.
Capps.
The tragedy occurred about a
block cast of the Pavilion in front
of private cottages. Miss Capps and
three other persons were riding
a pneumatic raft. They were Miss
Lamb, Miss Kathleen McLamb and
an unidentified boy.
According to Chief Donald Til
ton, Fort Macon Coast Guard Sta
tion, a heavy swell swept Miss
Lamb off the raft and the boy
took her ashore.
Then another swell knocked
Miss Capps off and he went to her
rescue but she started fighting him
and he had to let go.
The Coast Guard was called by
residents at the Ragland Cottage.
Men from the Coast Guard station
went to the scene in their truck,
taking a respirator.
A hurried call was also made to
the Beaufort Fire Department for
their resuscitator and it was taken
to the beach by Allen Conway, Joe
Long, Gregory Warren, Freddie
Snooks, Logan Whitehurst, and
Ronnie Smith. They were escorted
by a Morehead City police car and
a state highway- patrolman.
The artificial breathing appara
tu* o" Vth girls but
Miss tafot emit] tm t be revived.
The girls were staying at the R.
,S. Jernigan cottage. ,
State Issues Specific Orders on How
Towns, Plants Must Stop Pollution
Two-Week Canned Vegetable
Diet at Hospital Halted
For two weeks prior to Thursday, the staff and patients'
at the Morehead City Hospital had been served vegetables
of the canned variety only.
This information was revealed by Mrs. Hattie Smithson,
dietitian at the hospital, at a special meeting of the hos
pital board of trustees at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Smithson was called before the board when Lock
Court Grants
Three Divorces
Three divorees were granted yes
terday morning after the eivil term
of Superior Court opened. Judge
Maleolm Paul is presiding.
Ralph Taylor was granted a di
vorce from Martha W. Taylor, Dona
M. Willis was granted a divorce
from L. A. Willis and Eddie L.
Tootle was granted a divorce from
Beatrice W. Tootle.
In a divorce suit last week dur
ing Superior Court Elsie N. Stanley
won a divorce from Shirel E. Stan
ley and was given custody of three
minor children.
Commercial National Bank of
Kinston, Morehead City, was grant
ed a default judgment of $295.05
from S. L. Johnson and wife, Doro
thy M. Johnson, with interest
charges since April 20, 1956.
A non-suit was granted in the
case of Thomas Kenon vs. E. G.
Crawford. Kenon will pay costs of
the action.
The case of Martha Sue Gillikin
vs. Connie Perry Gillikin was dis
missed.
Court adjourned after the morn
ing session and will convene again
this morning.
* Photo by Jerry Schumacher
Effort! U revive Mas VlrftaU An Capps, 11, (ailed yesterday after ike waa swept off a raft,
la the picture, left to rt?M, are Key Dennis, Newport; Joe Ui(, Beaafart, handling the awuthptece far the
respirator, C. *. Waller, Cms! Gasrdsmaa from Fart Maewi; Alien Camay, Beaafart flremaa; Dr. S. W.
Hatcher, Morehead City; David Lee, police officer at Atlantic Beach; aad Strug Steed, Msrehsad City.
L. Needs, Smyrna,
in Stat* Contest
L. Ncedi, Smyrna school
?t Chapel
in 'the
contaL
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Boys' Sportsmen's Club
To Mo?t Friday Night
Woodcraft Sportumcn'i Club No.
low. Morehcad City, wUl meet
Friday it ?:S0 p.m. at the Wood
man Hall at Camp Glenn.
Intt ruction will be given in rifle
mariumanthip, safety, aoil conaer
vation and flahing.
The club meet* the aacond and
fourth Friday! at 7:10 p.m.
The club wai organized several
montlM ago.
Beaufort Police Chief
Warns Parking Violators
Chief Guy Springle, Beaufort,
yesterday warned parking violator!
that he will put one courtesy nickel
envelope on the windshield of the
car and after that, if the car it still
in violation, a citation will be Is
sued.
"This courtesy nickel program la
thoroughly abused," the chief said.
The fine for over-parking Is 50
cent* u paid within 24 bout*.
A.-;.
wood rnuiips, publisher 01 THE
NEWS-TIMES who attended the
meeting, asked the board if serving
of fresh vegetables at the hospital
had been stopped and eanned vege
tables served exclusively.
(Proper dietary requirements
call for inclusion of fresh vegeta
bles in the diet daily, especially
for persons recovering from an ill
ness).
When Mrs. Smithson appeared,
she said that the canned good* had
been served for two weeks prior
to Thursday. On this past Thurs
day, she revealed. John L. Crump,
a member of the board, came to
her and asked her whether canned
vegetables were being served.
When she told him they were,
she reported that Mr. Crump told
her to stop serving the canned
goods.
A. B. Roberts, chairman of the
board, asked, "Who told you to
serve these canned vegetables?"
Mrs. Smithson replied, "Mr. Wil
lis." David Willis is administrator
of the hospital.
Mr. Willis interrupted, "I did
not." He said he told Mrs. Smith
son that the canned vegetables in
question were to be used before
any other canned vegetables were
ordered. He said he didn't say that
fresh vegetables were to be elim
inated from the diet.
Mr. Willis said, "I probably was
misunderstood and I wish to say
a! this tine that no one is to
blame."
Saved $54
The board presented a written
statement Mr the effect that five
hundred dollars worth of canned
vegetables had been purchased
from Freeman Wholesale Co. at a
saving to the hospital of $54.
The goods had been slightly
damaged when a water pipe burst
at the Freeman Wholesale ware
house, Morehead City, but were re
ported to be all right for human
consumption.
Mr. Phillips commented that it
was unfortunate that the "misun
derstanding" concerning the serv
ing of the canned vegetables had
taken place, adding that in the past
the hospital board, as far as he
knew, operated efficiently.
During the meeting it was re
ported that the hospital buys meat
and fresh vegetables from El Nel
son's Grocery at a cost of approxi
mately $800 a month. Canned
goods are purchased from the Free
man firm, in which Mr. Roberts is
part-owner.
Meets Thursday
The hospital board of trustees
met in regular session Thursday
night, but apparently felt moved to
comment on the, canned goods sit
uation only after an editorial ap
peared in THE NEWS-TIMES Fri
day morning. Thus the special
Friday afternoon session.
THE NEWS-TIMES 011 June 7
received a complaint that hospital
personnel and patients were being
subjected to a canned vegetable
See HOSPITAL, Page 2
Two Cars Found
At Bogue Field
Two Ford convertibles stolen in
the Jacksonville area were located
at Bogue Field Sunday afternoon.
Bogue Field if federal property.
The aaalstant provost marshal at
Camp Lejeune, Major Pearsall, and
deputies of Onslow County, noti
fied Deputy Sheriff Bobby Bell of
Carteret that the stolen cars had
bean found at the air field.
Deputy Bell went to the field,
located in this county, to aaaist the
officers.
One of the cart was stripped of
its tires and the other bad mask
ing tape over the chrome in prepa
ration for painting.
Lejeune officers said the cars
were stolen by ? Camp Ucjenue
Marine who was reported to be
spending the weekend in Maine,
using for transportation a 1996
Ford he had just stolen from a
Jacksonville lot. The Ford had
three milea on it when taken.
The identity of the thief waa not
revealed. Officers were lying in
wait for him when he returned
boa bi* weekend Jaunt
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4-H Dress Revue
Starts at 8 Friday
The County 4-H Dress Revue
will take plaee at the American
Legion Hut, Beaufort, at 8 p.m.
Friday.
The 4-H health king and queen
will be crowned at that time and
4-1! contests will be held.
Winners of the contests will go
to Washington, . N. C., in July
where district winners will be
selected.
Sunday Rains
End Dryness
After a pretty week weather
wise, with the temperature rising
to 91 degrees a week ago yester
day, the rains fell Sunday night
and early Monday morning. Rain
fall totaled 1.65 inches according
to E. SLamoy Davis, weather ob
server. The rainfall was badly
needed.
The low temperature for tho
week was recorded a week ago yes
terday when the mercury dropped
to 67 degrees.
The high and low temperatures,
as well as the wind directions, fol
low:
Max. Min. Winds
Monday 91 67 NE
Tuesday 87 70 SW
Wednesday 84 74 SW
Thursday 84 74 SW
Friday 85 75 SW
Saturday 85 73 SW
Sunday 85 74 SW
Tide Table
Tides it the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Tuesday, June 19
5:15 a m. 11:15 a.m.
9:47 p.m. ............
Wednesday, June 20
6:06 a:m. 12:14 a.m.
6:33 p.m. 12:05 p.m.
Thursday, June 21
6:53 a.m. 1:00 a.m.
7:15 p.m. 12:50 p.m.
Friday, June 22
7:36 a.m. 1:41 a.m.
7:54 p.m. 1:35 p.m.
New President
To Speak Tonight
Glenn, Adair, above, incoming
president of the Beaufort Cham- !
ber of Commerce, will appear on
the program at the chamber din- 1
ner tonight at the Inlet Inn. The .
dinner starts at 7:30 p.m.
Out-of-town speaker for the oc
casion will be Ed Hussman, Ra- ]
leigh, who will speak on small in- '
dustries.
Miss Pat Springle, secretary of
the chamber, will give a report on j
activities during the past year, and
Norwood Young, retiring presi
dent, will give an address of wel- '
come
Ronald Earl Mason will serve as
toastmaster.
The dinner will be free to all '
chamber members and their wives. 1
One hundred twenty-five are ex- 1
pected.
Tropical Storm Reported <
East of West Palm Beach 1
A weather report it 12:30 p.m. |
yesterday afternoon reported that |
there were heavy squalls 500 miles .
cast of West Palm Beach with ?
winds 40-45 miles per hour. 1
Planes and ships in the area have (
been requested to keep watch on
the squalls in case the winds in
crease in intensity, creating the j
first tropical storm of the season. ,
Squalls were reported moving in
a westward direction.
The State Stream Sanitation Committee has issued ? re
port outlining the specific manner in which the towns of
Morehead City, Beaufort, Swansboro and several indus
trial plants shall comply with the pollution abatement law.
Unless compliance steps are taken, the towns and planta
concerned could end up in court.
The State Stream Sanitation Committee is seeking vol
iintary cooperation in stopping poM
lution. If that doesn't work, the
law under which the committee
Mas created allows the town, or
person responsible for the pollu
tion, two hearings.
The hearings take place before
the committee. If, after the second
hearing, the committee believes
steps are not being taken to stop
pollution, court action will be
taken.
In this area, the committee
points out that pollution prevents
full use of certain waters for shell
fish cultivation, recreation and com
mercial fishing.
The law not only requires the
?ommittee to eliminate present
pollution but prevent new pollu
tion.
Permits Needed
As of June 1, no changes may be
made in use of waters of the White
f)ak River Basin (in which Car
eret is located) without first ob
aining a permit from the State
Stream Sanitation Committee.
What measures must the towns
md plants take to comply with the
:ommittce's orders?
Beaufort (sewage is deposited in
rown and Taylor Creeks) ? "Steps
should be taken immediately to ob
tain the services of a competent
engineering firm to study the prob
lem and develop plans and specifi
. at ions for such treatment facili
ties (sewage disposal plant) as may
t>c necessary . . .
"All plans, specifications and re
ports should be submitted to the
State Stream and Sanitation Com
mittee for review and "pon ap
proval the town should proceed as
rapidly as possible with construc
tion of the works."
Beaufort Fisheries, Inc. ? "The
company should provide adequate
facilities for treating all sewage
and for the removal of grease, set
Meable solids and floating ma
terials in tfle waste waters prior
to discharging them to the receiv
ing waters (Taylor's Creek). A
itudy should be made to determine
the most acceptable methods to be
used for reducing the amount and
eliminating objectionable materials
in the plant wastes.
"This should be done as soon as
possible and the study report and
plans for correcting the conditions
;hould be submitted to the State
Stream Sanitation Committee and
jpon approval, should be put into
?ffect promptly."
Quinn Menhaden Fisheries, Inc.
? (Report similar to the one on
Beaufort Fisheries except that the
ivords "put into effect , promptly"
See POLLUTION, Page 6
Water Projects
Pass Another
Hurdle at Capital
Carteret Projects Okayed
Include Waterway From
Beaufort; Core Creek
A Public Works appropriations
bill, which includes over two and
a half million dollars for rivers
and harbors projects in North
Carolina was passed by the Senate
last week.
The measure went to a joint
conference committee at which any
difference between the Senate and
House bills arc reconciled. None
of the Tar Heel projects are
thought to be in jeopardy since
most of them were included in the
original House bill.
The bill includes funds for fiv?
Tar Heel construction projects M
follows:
Wilmington Harbor? <1,543,000;
Oregon Inlet, $575,000; Far Creek
at Englehard ? $179,000; a liak
with Inland Waterway from Beau
fort Harbor to Pamlico Sound?
$117,000; and Rollison Channel?
$55,000.
A total of $8,600 was approved
for four flood control studies on
the following streams: Core Creek,
Neuse River, Northeast Cape Fear
River, and Waccamaw River.
The bill also includes an ap
propriation of $25,000 for comple
tion a I a study on the proposed
Wilkesboro Reservoir.
Rep. Herbert Bonner of the first
congressional district, North Caro
lina. on Saturday hailed as "good
news" the approval of the Oregon
Inlet project.
He said, "Larger vessels will be
able to use the waterway, now so
shoally that it is unsafe at times
for even smsll craft to pass from
sea to sound."
The project consists of dredg
ing a 14-foot channel through the
inlet to Pamlico Sound.
Assistant Agents Reports
Fred Knott, assistant county
agent, started work in Carteret
County yesterday. Mr. Knott comcs
from State College where he man
aged the herd of dairy cattle.
Arlie Daniels Wins Honor
Arlie Daniels, 55, Cedar blind.
Father of the Year tor 1956. is
shown being congratulated by Ma
yor George Dili of Morehead City,
right, aa members of bil family
look on.
Mr. Daniels, a firm believer in
being a good neighbor, haa six
children of his own as well M two
"practically" adopted serviceman,
Maj. T. R. Boutwell and M/Sgt.
Roy Slide. . i
Mr. Danicla said, that the two
Mrviccaen war* vlnilen ui the O
iM ?Hi Ail r V I
dar Island area, and came to know i
the Daniels home aa their ovn. i
lie has spent all of hla life in i
the Cedar Ialand area, and except i
(or a little carpcntry and steam- '
boating, he haa been a fisherman I
most of hla life. At present ho 1
worka on one of Clayton Fulchcr'a i
boata out of Atlantic.
He well recollects the night of I
the birth of his youngest son. Neil, I
at his home on Sept. IS, 1933. I
"It was at the height of the hur
ricane of 'S3." he aaid, "and all i
ol the bottom part at the two- I
itory house we lived in was washed
>ut Water rose to within threo
itcps of the sccondstory landing
uid there was at least 9 feet of
?rater In the houac. Not only waa
Weil coming into the world but
frank, the cldcat son, came down
with blood poisoning.
"Frank waa taken to Beaufort
Emergency Hoapital after th? wa
ters receded and had to stay there
ror 28 days."
In the above picture, back
row, arc lira. Barbara Daniels,
Uckia DaaieUt Gloria tmory, Mr*.
Photo by Jerry Schumacher
Arlene Britlingham, Mr*. Arlie
Daniels. Neil Daniel*, William A.
Brlttinglum, Royc* Emory, Aiile
Daniel* and Mayor Dill. ,
Front row. Ml to right- Eddie
Darnell, Elaine Emory. BIHIe Jean
Brittingham, William Brittiagkam
Jr., Ralph Wade Brittinchaaa, Bob
ert Brittingham. Sandra Asm Brit
tingham and Royc* Emory Jr.
In the foreground of the picture
are the gifts preaenled te Um PV
ther of the Year by the menkMta
who cooperated with THE NEWS
TIMES in ipottdriaff <ka no at