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46th YEAR, NO. 56. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-TWO PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JULY IS, 1956 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Church to Consecrate Fellowship Hall
This is in architect'* drawing of the First Presbyterian Church,
More head City, as it will look upon completion. The wing at the
right, the Fellowship Hall, will be dedicated Sunday. The central
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section, next on the building program, is the educational building,
and the sanctuary, to be built last, is on the left. Architect is the
Leslie Boncy firm, Wilmington.
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Members of the First Presbyter
ian Church, Morehead City, will
consecrate their new Fellowship
Hall on Arendell Street at 11
o'clock Sunday morning.
The guest minister will be the
Rev. Priestley Conyers, Belmont,
former pastor. It was during his
pastorate that the building pro
gram was started.
A picnic lunch will follow the
service. Each family will bring a
lunch. The church will provide a
beverage, plates and eating uten
lils.
During the afternoon the build
ing will be open for inspection.
At the 8 p.m. Sunday service
the speaker will be Dr. L. A. Tay
lor, executive secretary of the
. Wilmington Presbytery. Pastor of
the chuKh is the Rev. A. G?. Har
ris Jr.
> The Fellowship Hall is the first
of a three-phase building program.
Contract price was $55,000, b?t
with furnishings, it* coat is ex
peafc^fc to exceed $60,000. ,
The second phase of the build
ing program is construction of an
cduchtion building and the third
phase is construction of the sanc
tuary.
Members of the building com
mittee are the following: elders,
D. Cordova, Dr. A. F. Chestnut,
, R. B. Howard, T. C. Hyman, J. W.
Kellogg, H. L. Joalyn, Dr. S. W.
Thompson and Mr. Harris.
Deacons, J. D. Holt, chairman;
Dr. H. F. Webb, Charles Summcr
Ijn, Malcolm Goodwin, J. C. Har
tell, J. L. Humphrey, George L.
Springs, H. W. Wells and R. W.
? ("Wells.
t Officers of women's organiza
tions, Mrs. William Cherry, Mrs.
R. W. Wells, Mrs. H. W. Wells.
Mrs. J. C. Morgan and Mrs. R. B.
Howard.
Other chairmen: R. B. Howard,
building finance committee; Ken
neth Prcst, building needs; Mal
colm Goodwin, building plans; J.
A. DuBois, building construction
and Mrs. J. D. Holt, building dec
orations.
Two Hurt When
Car Hits Ditch
Mrs. Tressa Vickers and Floyd
Lewis, both of Morehead City, were
injured at 1 :30 p.m. Tuesday in an
automobile accident at Crab Point.
According to State Highway Pa
trolman J. W. Sykes, who investi
gated. they were coming out a side
> road from Chaslie Rose's where
they had taken laundry, and the
brakes failed to hold when they got
to the main road.
Lewis, who was driving, said the
brake pedal was in to the floor and
the car still kept going, he tried
to turn onto the hard-surface road
but the car landed in a ditch.
Both were taken to the Morehead
City Hospital Mr?. Vickers had
cuts on her legs, both eyes were
blackened and she had brush bums
on her head. Lewis had cuta about
his face.
They were in a 1992 Stude biker.
Truck Catches Fire;
Firemen -Answer Call
Morehead City firemen answered
a call to a fire in a truck owned
by P. D. Brewington. 404 N. 15th
St., yesterday at 12:10 p.m.
Brewington extinguished tbe fire
before the fireman got there by
throwing sand on the flames. Dam
age was alight. The fire was bo
lieved caused by a short in the
wiring. I
The Rev. rrintlry Ctoyers
...to deliver acrmon
Delegations To
Attend Hearing
Delegations from surrounding
counties will appear at the hearing
next Friday, July 20, relative to
establishment of a car and passen
ger ferry from Cedar Island to
Ocracoke.
J. A. DuHois, manager of tbc
Morehead City Chamber of Com
merce, says delegations will be
present from New Hanover, Pen
der. Onslow and Dare Counties as
well as Ocracoke (llydc County)
and Carteret.
The hearing will take place in
the Morehead City municipal buil'l
ing and will be conducted by the
State Utilities Commission.
Members of the chamber trans
portation committee, P. H. Gecr
Jr., chairman, will meet at 8:15
p.m. Monday in the chamber office
They will discuss the hearing on
the ferry and evaluate road projects
now pending in the county.
Mr. DuBois said that separate
meetings of each chamber commit
tee are being planned for the next
few months.
Mayor Comments
On Rusty Water
Mayor Clifford Lewis, Beaufort,
yesterday assured water users who
are contending with "rusty water"
that every effort is being made to
correct the trouble. The discolored
water has been reported only in
certain neighborhoods.
M. O. Canton of the State Health
Department and A. D. Fulford,
county sanitarian, on Wednesday
took samples o# the water for fur
ther analysis. An analysis last
month prove#- 4he water to be
pure, despite its orange-ish brown
appearance.
Dan Walker, town clerk, said
complaints on the water have been
coming from the west end of Ann
and Broad Streets and the 200
block of Queen Street.
C. W. Williams, manager of the
Carolina Water Co. supplier of
water to Beaufort, said that calgon
probably will have to be used in
the mains to flush them out.
He said the trouble started af
ter the fire at the Colonial Store
the middle of May. A tremendous
amount of water was poured
through the mains and this prob
ably caused the iron to break down
and flush out into the system, he
said.
He added that the water com
pany will take steps to correct the
situation.
Car Skids into Ditch
East of Beaufort Tuesday
A Mcrrimon motorist and two
children escaped injury at 5:30
p.m. Tuesday when a car skid on
Highway 70 and went into a ditch.
The driver was Mrs. Joan C.
Abcrcrombie. State Highway Pa
trolman W. E. Pickard said that
the accidcnt occurred five miles
east oC Beaufort during a hard rain.
Mrs. Abcrcrombie was driving a
1936 Ford and was headed toward
Beaufort. Damage to the car was
estimated at $300. No charges were
preferred.
I rllowihip HaU
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County Soil Bank
Acres Total 39.91
Carteret acres in the nation's
soil bank now total 39.9). accord
ing to B. J. May, A SC manager.
Sixteen cotton farmers and ' nine
tobacco farmers are talcing part
in the program. As a result, Uncle
Sam will pay them a total of $4,
598 26 for taking their land (al
most 40 acres) out of production.
The cotton farm acreage is 21.3
and the tobacco acreage is 18:01.
Tobacco farmers have until 5
p.m. today to sign up as soil bank
ers. They are eligible if th?y are
within their allotment and have
not yet begun to harvest the crop.
Cotton farmers have until July
20 to sign up.
The soil bank program was ap
proved by Congress in Hay. It
provides incentives to fanners to
take land out of production, thus
reducing surpluses and keeping
up farm prices.
Indonesians Observe Trawling
G. Hakim and J. R. Pattinasa
rany, Indonesian fishery special
ists, observed shrimp trawling op
erations yesterday aboard Capt.
David Bcvcridge's boat, the Bcv
eridge.
Beaufort Chamber Drive
For New Members Starts
The membership drive of the
Beaufort Chamber of Commerce
was started Wednesday morning,
following a special meeting of the
board of director! Tuesday nigh).
It was reported that pre-drivc
pledges, made it the recent cham
ber dinner, amounted to >685. All
members and potential members
of the chamber will be contacted
either In letter or person.
The drive is being supervised
by Glenn Adair, chamber presi
dent.
The chamber program for the
coming year was partially outlined.
The new pamphlet on Beaufort ia
scheduled for distribution this
week and the board decided to
publiah a similar promotion piece
during the coming year, depicting
a Carteret map and points of in
terest.
A sign will be placed at the
small boat-launching ramp and on
it will be a map showing other
?mall boat launching points on
Front Street.
The chamber will again spon
iot the Christmas shopping pro
motion. It will also work on a bet
ter parking system for vehicles at
the rear of Kront Street stores
between Craven and Turner
Streets.
Ronald Earl Mason was named
chairman of the annual rodeo
which will be staged Oct. 7. The
annual speedboat race will be spon
sored by the chamber next June.
The directors decided to con
tinue their program to' interaat
local capital In building a modern
hotel or motel in Beaufort.
Also planned for the coming
year in a weekly radio forum on
which chamber projects will be
discusscd by town .residents and
chambcr officials.
The chamber also plans to put
out weekly news releases.
President Adair (tressed the im
portance of directors' attending
all board meetings.
Attending Tneaday's meeting
were Dr. David Farrior, Norwood
Young. Charles Davis, Ray Cum.
mins, Holden Ballou. Dr. W. L.
Woodard, Gerald Hill. Halsey
Paul, Jarvis Herring and Ronald
Earl Mason.
Constable Charges Driver
With Failing to Stop
Jerome E. Barvitiskie. Cherry
Point, will appear in Morehead City
Recorder'* Court Monday on a
charge of failing to atop for a atop
algn at 24th and Arendell Streets
011 Tuesday. /
Barvitiakie was apprehended by
George Smith, Morehead township
constable.
Tid? Table
Tides at (he Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, July 13
...._ ., 0:06 ajn.
12:29 p.m. 6:48 p.m.
Saturday. Jul y 14
13:47 am 7:00 MB.
1:29 p.m. ' 7:90 M>
guaday, July IS
1:49 am. 7:M MS.
2:30 p.m. 8:90 p.m.
Monday, July 18
3:49 a m 8:93 a.OL
MB pja. 8:38 HI
Wednesday Catches Brighten
Scene for Tar Heel Shrimpers
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Red Cross, Civil Defense
Officials Discuss Shelters
Shelters for storm refugees were
discussed Tuesday afternoon at a
meeting of Civil Defense and Red
Cross officials. The group met at
the home of Mrs. W. J. Ipoek,
Beaufort Morchcad Causeway. Mrs.
ipock is Civil Defense director for
Beaufort.
Persons who may be required
to leave their homes should hur
ricanes threaten, will take food
for themselves and at least one
blanket per person, the group de
cided.
It was pointed out that in past
storms some people went to the
shelters for a "picnic," expecting
to be fed and bedded down in fine
fashion.
Communities throughout the
county were discussed, Civil De
fense chairmen for each commun
ity were suggested and shelters
tentatively designated. Chairmen
nominated will be contacted by
Civil Defense relative to their re
sponsibility.
Attending the meeting were Ma
yor Clifford Lewis, Glenn Adair,
Mrs. James Rumley, Miss Georgic
Hughes, the Rev. C. Edward Sharp,
all of Beaufort; Irvin W. Davis,
of Davis, James B. Willis and Miss
Ruth Peeling, Morchcad City, and
Frank Hollowdl, Goldsboro.
Save a Life!
$500!
You did itl
In hand now is the $500 to pay
for tho rcsuscitator at Atlantic
Beach. At 1 o'clock yecterday the
total stood at 9489.50. A friend
vitally interested in the campaign
made his contribution 110.50 to
round out the (500.
Those who have contributed
since the list was published Tues
day. are the following:
Miss Ann Mobley, Morehrad City
Forest Circle, WOW, Morchcad
City
Mrs. W. T. Mitchell, Morehead
City
Griselle Cooper, Henderson
Lockwood and Walter Phillips,
Beaufort
I. K. Pittman, Morehead City
Libby Arcndell, Morehead City
Mrs. Newmaa Willis, Atlantic
Beach ?
Women of the Moose, Morehead
City
N. A. Edwards. Goldsboro
Of the total 9500, the Moose
Lodge through Earl Dunn, collect
ed 9155.50. Mr. Dunn volunteered
his services and THE NEWS-TIMES
sincerely appreciates his effort*.
A note included with a check
yesterday said, "Very best wishes
to a worthy project," and aaothcr
letter received this week follows:
Atlantic Beach
July 3, 1959
To the Editor:
You are to be commended ia
promoting the Resuacitator Fund.
It is with pleasure that we
Coopers, cottage owner* on the
beach, make a small contribution.
gee FUND, Page 2
District Governor
Speaks to Rotary
District Governor Jim Batson.
Mount Olive, spoke on Service at
the weekly meeting of the Beau
fort Rotary Club Tuesday night at
the Inlet Inn.
Mr. Batson was visiting clubs In
this area, and will make as official
visit to Beaufort later, Or. David
h arrier reports.
Visiting Rotariana were Frank
Caaaiano, George HeNeill, and Bill
Blair, Morehead City; J. H. Grubb,
Toledo. Ohio, aad Karl Bowen.
Gettysburg. Pa.
R M Williams, Beaufort, was
? AW
FIFTY-Two Acres!
The town of Korehcad City
has acquired a p jt of ground
consulting of S2 acres for its new
cemetery and not two acres as
reported in Tuesday's paper.
The Morehcad City town com
missioners have been in a state
of shock ever since Tuesday's
paper appeared, fearing the tax
payers would rise up in wrath
since the price of the land was
$13,000. That's a bit high for
two acres.
We're sorry the mistake oc
curred and hope that this is the
last cemetery Morehead City will
have to buy for a mighty long
time!
Gillikin Funeral
Rites Conducted
At 2 Wednesday
The funeral service for Paul Gil
llkin, 34, was conducted at 2 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon in the free
Grace Tabernacle, Markers Island.
Mr. GUIikin was electrocuted at
2:30 p.m. Monday at the Gillikin
Boat Works, llarkers Island, when
he started to operate an electric
drill. He was part owner of the
hoatworks.
According to Coroner Leslie D.
Springle, Mr. Gillikin waa at the
marine railways. Helping to get
ready for * boat launching He was
* short distant* front the water
and about 40 lect from the boat
shed. ,
The coroner Mid that before Mr.
GilldUn pu ked up the drIU. it had
been trie*) twice and found to be
in working order, but Mr. Gillikin
was standing in wet ground when
he turned it on. Coroner Springle
said that evidently there was a
short circuit and the current, 110
volts, was grounded through Mr.
Gillikin's feet.
He was rushed to the Morehead
City Hospital by one of his
brothers, but was dead on arrival.
When bis wife was told of her hus
band's death, she collapsed and
was taken to the Sea Level Hos
pital.
Mr. Gillikin was buried in the
community cemetery on Harkcrs
Island. He was active in the church
and occasionally preached.
In addition to his wife, Ethel
Fayc, he is survived by two sons,
Dana Lavell, 7, and Timothy Paul.
IS months; his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James A. Gillikin, Otway. a
sister, Hallie, Otway; and three
brothers. Wheeler and Vanee, both
of Otway, and James, llarkers
I Island.
For the first time thin summer, it looked Wednesday as
though shrimpers might be able to make a dollar this
season.
Catches of occan shrimp were reported anywhere from
400 pounds to 1,200 pounds a boat. Average catch per
boat was in the neighborhood of 500 pounds.
The size was small, about 60 to the pound. Normally at
mis lime of year tne snrinip arc
running 30 to 35 count, but the
season is about six weeks late.
Nation Needs Shrimp
Pricc to the shrimper per pound
is running 15 cents or a few cents
more. In a normal season price
would be about 12 cents a pound,
but the market is hungry for
shrimp. #
Charles Davis of Davis Seafood
Co., Beaufort, reported Wednesday
as "the best day this season." The
shrimp are small, he added, but
"we're not complaining about the
size. At this point we're glad to be
Retting anything."
A large portion of the catch is
going south to breading plants.
In New York shrimp is selling
to the wholesaler at 28 to 30 cents
a pound. Prior to the middle of
the week prices were 35 to 37 cents
a pound, but South Carolina
shrimpers have done extremely
well this week and that has helped
send the pricc down.
Big Catches
Some South Carolina shrimpers
reported catches as high as 1,500
pounds.
Locally, the shrimpers were
making big catches off Emerald
Isle. Shrimp running 60 to 63 per
pound require 165 pounds to head
out to 100 pound box, one dealer
commented.
Capt. Ottis Purifoy, Morchead
City, said yesterday that if the
weather holds, things will brighten
considerably for the shrimper who
has been waiting ever since the
middle of May for some business.
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Large Crowd
Attends Concert
A highly successful outdoor
band concert was presented by the
Morchead City School Band Tues
day night at the recreation build
ing. under the direction of Ralph
Wade.
Mr. Wade was very pleased with
the turnout. The crowd was larger
than the group of listeners at the
initial summer conccrt July 3.
The final concert will be given
Tuesday night, July 24, at llie Rec
reation Building.
Among the numbers played
Tuesday night were Londonderry
Air, The Lonesome Road and Prai
rie Lament The majorettes pre
sented on* of their routines and
they will be present at the final
concert, Mr. Wade announced.
No Summer Meetings
The County Ministers' Associa
tion has called off its meetings
for July aad August. The next
meeting will be the second Monday
in September.
County Mosquito Spray
Program Gets Underway
The county mosquito spraying
program is underway, A. D. Ful
ford, county sanitarian, reported
yesterday.
The program ia being financed
at present with the <3,000 appro
priated by the county commission
era in the 1996-87 budget. Mr. Ful
ford ia awaiting word on whether
the county'a application for 18,000
in Civil Defense funda has been
approved.
The money waa requested for
moaquito control.
Mr. Fulford expressed his ap
preciation to the Sea Level Cham
ber of Commerce for a donation
of 1*0 to pay for labor in the
spraying program prior to July 1
when county fund became avail
able.
The *80 helped finance spraying
in the Cedar Island section.
The county has one truck equip
ped with two fogging machine*.
Sprayed thua far have been the
Mill Creek section. Harlowe, High
way 101, North River, Bonham
Heights, Mansfield Park, Broad
Creek, and Atlantic Beach.
On the schedule tonight are
Bogue, the Nine-Foot Road area
and outlying Newport sections.
The sanitarian said that burlap
bag* will be filled with sawdust,
soaked in oil and DDT and placed
in standing water. This work is
expected to get underway ia about
? week.
Cooperation from the various
communities has been fine, Mr.
Fulford added. A delegation from
Cedar Point called on the aanitar
Ian this week aad offered to pro
vide Ik* labor lor getting the saw
dust bags in stagnant water in
that section if the health depart
ment provides the bags.
The moaquito fogging program
in Beaufort has been underway for
several weeks.
In addition to spraying within
the town, Beaufort equipment has
been covering the Beaufort-More
head Causeway, West Beaufort
Road, Hasrock and Highland Parka
and Highway TO to Huntley's.
Beaufort has been spraying since
June 1. Morrhead City fogging
equipment also has been in use for
several weeks.
Comments on the program add
up to "It certainly helps!"
Rain Nears Inch
Total Since Fourth
Carteret Countians were treated
to almost an inch of rain since
the 4th of July, according to t
Stamcy Davis, weather observer,
flier* was 2 inch of rain Satur
day and over half an .Inch Tuoa
dajr.
The high for th? past week was
recorded on Sunday when the mer
cury rose to SB degrees and the
low was recorded Wednesday with
? reading of M degrees.
The high and low temperatures
and wind ttMetions for the past
week ww? aa follows:
Max. Mia. Wlada
rrtdajr i, 82 79 sw
Saturday 83 78 SW
Sunday * 8B 74 SW
Monday 87 78 SW
Tuaaday 83 88 SW
wiMn? ae m sw
Defendant Files
Appeal Following
Ruling by Judge
Charlie Rose Files Counter
Suit Against Charlie
Sloan Yesterday
Charlie Rose has been fined $25
and costs (or assault on Charlie
Sloan at Charlie's Bar, Atlantic
Beach. Monday niKht. Rose appear
ed before Judge Lambert R. Mor
ris in County Recorder's Court yes
terday.
Rose noted an appeal to Superior
Court and bond was .set at $200. On
advice of counsel, Claud Wheatly
Jr., Rose then swore out a warrant
for Sloan, operator of Charlie's
Bar, on charges of assault and
using profane language.
Sloan stated that Rose was in his
place it the bcach Monday night at
6 or 8:30 p.m. lie said that Rose
commented, "The bartender we
had didn't look too hot and this
one doesn't look any better," re
ferring to Sloan.
Sloan (aid that he invited Rose
to leave his place, and that Rose
offered hh)i his hand to shake and
he refused! whereupon Rose "threw
a beer can" it fcim.
Tussle Ensues
Sloan said further that the beer
rait missed him. and struck above
Ma head on a chimney. Ht said
Ml he and Boae then had a tussle
which resulted in damage to' two
bar stools, the breaking of a plate
?lass window and two window
lights.
Sloan also said he was knocked
through the window.
Rose and his witnesses, Dolan
Goodwin. Dorothy Harris, and Clif
ford Allen Smith stated that they
uv Sloan throw the bar stool at
Rose as Rose was leaving the place.
Rose, Mr. Goodwin and Miss
Harris, all said that Sloan called
the defendant "an s.o.b," and that
the beer can was "swept off the
counter" by Rose after the use of
profanity.
Rose said he didn't recollect mak
ing any statements about the bar
tenders and that he offered his
hand to Sloan for a handshake and
then was called an "s.o.b."
He said that he was mad when
he slapped the beer can but that
it went away from Sloan instead
of towards him.
Stool Throws
He said that he was heading out
of the place when Sloan threw a
stool at him and the stool went
through the window. Rose said
that he picked up a broom and
threw it at Sloan after the stool
went outside.
Rose said further that the broom
missed Sloan and that Sloan
grabbed him and he pushed him
off.
Rose admitted that he invited
Sloan outside and that he wanted
to get him to take back what he
had been called.
Charges of maliciqus destruction
of personal property and trespass
against Roae were dismissed.
Firemen Hear
Newport Mayor
Financing of rural fire depart
ments was the topic of an address
by Mayor Leon Mann Jr., Newport,
at a meeting of the Down East
Fire Department Tuesday night at
Cedar Island Beach.
Mayor Mann commented on the
financing plans of rural depart
ments In Johnson, Lenoir, and
Craven Counties as well as Car
teret.
The firemen said the talk was
gxtrcmely interesting and benefi
cial.
Members attending were Warden
GiUlkin. Bill Gorge*, Earl Day,
Monroe Gaakill, Jsmcs Lupton, Eu
gene Styron, Julian Lupton.
Rupert Styron. Clayton Fuleher
Jr., Harry B. Fuleher, Joe Mason
and Milton Geodwin.
Visitors from the Beaufort Fire
Department were Freddy Snook*
and Maurice Peterson.
Receives Trawler
Delivered to Harry GilUkln,
Beaufort, Wednesday, wa* his new
M-foot shrimp trawler, the Mildred
Ann. The trawler Is nil after
his wife.