m, CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ?" 45th YEAR. NO. <1. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-TWO PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. AUGUST 17. 1966 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS State Fishery Museum Reaches Budget Stage A budget for operation of a state fisheries museum has been submitted to W. P. Saunders, di ?cector of the Department of Con servation and Development The budget was drawn up by Dr. A. F. Chestnut, director of the Institute of Fisheries Research, at the request of Mr. Saunders. The CfcD board was asked at its July meeting in Morchead City to 'find some way to retain the fish eries exhibit, which is owned by the Fish and Wildlife Service. The exhibit is on loan to North Caro lina. The state agreed to provide a building for it and make the speci mens available for viewing by the public, but the state bad not been living up to the agreement dur ing tbe past few years. Chamber Pretests The F&WLS then decided to . (hip the exhibit to GahrcstAn, Tex The Morchead City Chamber of Commerce protested and removal of the exhibit was delayed, pend ing the state's finding a way to resume operation of a museum. Dr. Chestnut said Wednesday that the museum is proposed for the first floor of the commercial fisheries building, Camp Glenn, where it was located in the past. Some plaster models of fish arc still hanging on the walls. Purchase of display cases, aqua ria and other museum items, plus cost of operation for the first year, 4 is estimated at $6,000. Dr. Chest nut said that operation the second year would probably be a couple thousand dollars less. The budget was drawn up for the next biennium and will be sub mitted to the State Budget Advis ory Commission. Live Exhibits Proposed It Is proposed that two graduate students be placed in charge of the museum during the summer. Live exhibits arc contemplated as well as an automatic kodachrome pro jector which would show slides de picting marine life. The live exhibits ire suggested only (or the summer months when the graduate students could prepare and- care lor the to. .Hut ill (he period of time when most visitor^ come ta this area. I The museum would be open from May 1 through Sept. 30 seven days a week. Dr. Chestnut sug gests. From Oct. 1 through April it would probably be open Mon day through Friday. "I think the museum would be of tremendous educational bene fit," Dr. Chestnut said. "We hope to be able to start work on it this winter." Ike Signs Legislation On New Fishery Set-Up President Eisenhower has signed the bill, introduced jointly by Sen. W. C. Magnuson of Washington ?nd Rep. Herbert Bonner, North Carolina, which will create a new administrative set-up for fish and 'wildlife in the United States gov ernment. All fisheries legislation enacted (luring the closing days of the 84th session was signed by Pres ident Eisenhower. The National Fisheries Institute terms the law making the "most active Congres sional fisheries program in 10 years or more." > ? Judge Phillips Sentences Harold Bass to 120 Days Defendant Appeals; Bond Set at $350 in Town Court Monday Harold Bass entered a plea of not guilty to charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants or narco tics, interfering with an officer in the performance of his duty, and use of profane language. A motion to drop count number two was allowed in Monday's re corder's court but the defendant was found guilty on charges one and three. It was further found that he had violated the terms of a 30-day sus pended sentence of Jan. 2, 15)56. Bass was sentenced to 90 days on the roads with the 30-day sus pended sentence invoked to run at the expiration of the first term. The defendant appealed the de cision and posted $350 bond pend ing a hearing in a higher court. Found Guilty Joscpn u. Murray, dr., w? found guilty on counts of careless and reckloss driving and speeding 50 miles in a 35-mile zone. The state had previously amended the warrant from driving while under the influence of intoxicants or narcotics to the careless and reck less driving charge. Murray was fined $50 On the first count and $15 on the speeding charge. Two public drunkenness charges were brought before the court. William Kclton entered a plea of guilty and Was sentenced to 30 days in jail, suspended on six months' good behavior and pay ment of court costs. Sar*er Matthews, who aleadei) not JpiUty, was found mlilty an1 l.m. 1:96UI. 2:06 fM. 8:03 I ?aii ? ; State to Open Bids Aug. 28 Hids on the new bridge across Gallants Channel, Beaufort, will be opened by the State Highway Com mission Tuesday, Aug. 28. The bridge will be two blocks north of the preient bridge, enter ing the town on Cedar Street. It will be 673 feet long with a 28 foot wide roadway and a 3-foot sidewalk on each side. The draw span will be 140 feet wide, bascule type. A bascule bridge is the type which now spans Gallants Channel. When the new bridge was dis cussed, a swing span, like the one across Boguc Sound to Atlantic Beach, was suggested by several local folks. Apparently the highway commis sion believes the "leaf type," which raises and lowers, is better The bridge contract will also in clude approaches. On the west the approach will turn off the present causeway in the vicinity of Ma chine and Supply Co. The highway commission will then extend Cedar Street on the east to the intersec tion with Live Oak Street. At present one block of Cedar Street is paved. The new highway will become Highway 70 through town. First traffic across the bridge Is expected to be sometime in the first half of 19M. Eastern Carolina sports and commercial fishermen this week were expressing concern over the pulp and paper plant proposed for the area west of New Bern. Fearing pollution of the Neuse River, which empties into Pamlico Sound, the fishermen are watching carefully the developments on the paper plant. Pamlico Sound is he most productive iishin ?? {rounds, commercially, (long the North Carolina coast. Earl Holton. Vandemerc, past president of the North Carolina Fisheries Association, said yester day that he felt sure the proposed plant would be discussed at the September meeting of the board pf directors of the North Carolina fisheries Association. Cecil Morris, Atlantic, chairman if the state commercial fisheries committee, said yesterday that he had not been contacted by any state or private industry officials relative to the affect paper mill wastes may have on the fisheries Df the Ncusc River and Pamlico Sound. He said, "All I know is that every placc there's a paper mill, there's trouble." He said that his committee would make a state ment on the value of Ncuse River and Pamlico fisheries, and dam age they may suffer because of pollution "if our opinion is asked and things come to a showdown." Fishermen 'Perturbed' Walter Tcich, a resident at Adams Creek, who has fishing in terests in this area, said that the fishermen in his section arc "per turbed" about the proposed paper mill. Adams Creek is a tributary of the Neuse. "If wastes from the plant are not properly treated and pollution results, it could cut the lifeline of the eastern Carolina fisherman," Mr. Teich commented. Officials of the paper company, Union Bag-Camp, have bee* work ing with state agencies, including the Stream Sanitation Committee, as well aa the National Council for Stream Improvement. They say that studies arc being made to de termine whether mill wastes can b? treated to the satiafMtioir^C stare authorities and OM Hmr in the vicinity of the proposed plant. Wait Lam Enforced Fishermen have expressed the fear that the state, anxious (or in dustry. will let down the bars on stream sanitation regulations so that the mill will not hesitate lo cating in eastern Caorlina. C. G. Holland, commercial fish eries commissioner, said that state boats were furnished a month ago to obtain water samples in the Neuse, in connection with the pro posed mill. He said samples were also being taken at docks and piers. A large shad fishery is located in the upper reachea of the Neuse, a new crabbing industry started recently in the vicinity of James City and there ia also shrimping in the river and Its tributaries, such as Adams, Clubfoot, Hancock and Slocum Creeks. Value of fisheries in the four counties' bordering the Neuse for the year 1950 was close to five million dollars. That year ia the latest for which figures are avail able, according to Institute of Fish eries Research. The counties are Craven, Pam lico, Hyde and Carteret. Wins Produce Winner of Saturday s prize of producc at the Curb Market, More head City, was Mrs. rrancia Bul lock, 2113 Evana St.. Morchead City. New REA Loan to Finance Appliances for Members The Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corporation'! third loan to finance appliances in mem bers' homes haa been approved by the Rural Electrification Adminis tration. The loan, totaling *50,000 was announced Wedneaday. W. C. Carlton, manager of the Carteret-Craven REA, Morehcad City, said that the money la lent to REA custoaaera to finance wir ing of their hodta, Installation of water systema, purchase of TV seta, refrigerator?, range* and other electrical appliances. Prom May IKS through June 30, 10W, the co-op lent WM77. "It looks Ilk* we'll be lending more than (30,000 every 12 months," the manager commented How does the lending program work? If an REA customer want* a TV act, he goea to a qualified dealer, select* his Mt and th* dealer sign* a note. The dealer then take* thia note to the REA office nfeere he gets paid far the appliance. The REA in turn collect* the money month ly. with tta Bgbt bill. Iran the REA customer. The Interest charged -it 4 per cent on the bal ance remaining each month. The REA in turn pay? the gov ernment Interest on the total loan. The REA cuatomcr buying an appliance muni pay 10 per cent down. Loan* are not carried for more than $S00 and no longer thaa 3d month*. If a cuatomcr does not keep up See REA, Page * Beaufort, Morohood Firemen to Go to Raloigh Five representative* from More head City and two from Beaufort will attend the North Carolina Firemen's convention at Raleigh Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday Morehcad City Fire Chief Ver non Guthrie la taking delegates Harry Burns, Daniel Willis, Ed ward E. Guthrie, and Sammy Hughes. Chief Charles Harrell and dele gate Haywood Socli will repreaeat Beaufort. Chamber Reports Gain of Seven New Members Seven new members joined (he Morehead City Chamber of Com merce during the membership campaign this week. The new members are Surf Side Novelties. I.ongley Plumbing Sup ply Co., Bud Dixon'i Motel, Ear lena's Shoes. Downum's Depart ment Store, and the Morehead City Yacht Basin and Hotel Fort Ma con, both of which are under new management since last year. The campaign was kicked off at a breakfast meeting Tuesday morning at the Hotel Fort Macon. Key members of the Chamber were present, and each member there volunteered to call on old members and prospects. An "easy time payment plan" was adopted by the Chamber for the use of members who were un able to pay dues in a lump sum. Collected by Wednesday noon was $1,025. Vice-president W. B. Chalk pre sided at the meeting, and W. C. Carlton was principal speaker. He outlined some of the advantages of belonging to the Chamber of Commerce and the duties which go with membership. Beaufort Board Zones New Area Beaufort commissioners decided Monday night that the "newly annexed" areas of town shall be toned as residential. The areas in volved are a portion of Front and Ann Streets and a small part of Bel Air and Sea View Streets. They were annexed to the town several years ago but recommen dations by the planning board to zone them as residential Were ig nored until this past month. No one appeared to object to the area being toned residential. Mrs. Lockwood Phillips and Jar vis Herring, who live in the neigh borhood affected, were present to express their approval. Mr. Herring raised a question regarding placement of a garage on the smaller lots. He was assured by Halscy Paul, chairman of the planning board, that in cases where regulations would work a hardship on a property owner, adjustments can be made. Mayor Clifford Lewis presided at the hearing. Commissioners present were W. R. Hamilton. Otis Mades, Math Chaplain, Gerald Hill, and Gene Smith, town attor ney. Highway Group To Meet Saturday The Highway TO Association of North Carolina ha* called a meet ing for next Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Grove Park Inn near Ashcvillc. Luncheon is dutch. J. A. DuBols, president of the association, haa sent invitations to members. Included with the Invi tations was a news letter which told of procraa of the group. According to the letter, more and more tourists are finding their way into the state over Highway 70, the coast-to-coast highway. Out-of-state visitors are quick to notice the many miles of four-lane divided road and iiine-saving by passes. Mr. DuBois said. Membership in the association is open to chambers of commerce, merchants associations, snd busi nesses relsted to tourist traffic. Chambers of commerce In Ashe ville, Salisbury, Lexington, Cold horo. Klnston. Morehead City, Besufort, and Sea Level have al ready Joined. Merchants sssoeiations in Bur lington and Atlantic Beach and 23 individual businesses an members to dste. A North Carolina U. S. 70 map, showing historical and tourist at tractions and listing recommended businesses, is being as*4s up by the association. Tha purpuae of the aap la to advertise North Car olina from tba mountains to sea ihort rather than a* a "short, quick route through our state to a? Mr. " "