PRIZE-WINNING NEWSPAPER of Dm TAR HEEL COAST CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 45th YEAR, NO. 70. THpra ggrTTOMS TWFNTV-FOITR PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1956 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Newport to Vote on Water Tuesday Towns in County ' To Get $36,550 In Street Funds Powell Bill Provides Largest Disbursement Of Money to Dote The State Highway Commission announces that $36,530.51 has been allocated to Atlantic Beach, Beau fort, Morchead City and Newport under the Powell Bill act The money will be used for improve ments on non-highway system streets. Atlantic Beach will rcceive in 1957-57 a total of $2,791.94; Beau fort $10,303 09. Morehead City $19, WS0.12, and Newport $3,595.36. Beaufort's mileage figure, on which payment was based, is 7.54, Morehead City's 18.84, Newport's 4 46, and Atlantic Beach 5.42. Checks will be mailed in mid September. All are higher this year than last. In 1955 56 Beaufort got $9,590 33 and Morehead City received $18,059.44. The state allocated a total of $6,219,338.82 to 400 eligible munici palities. This is the largest amount distributed since the Powell bill "was passed in 1951. The increasing annual total dis burseinents are due to the grow ing volumes of gasoline being used. The fund comes from a '-i-cent per gallon of the total 6-ccnt gaso line tax (less refunds) during ^s cal 1955-56. The toUdl * line tax was $74 $2.04 this year. Las t wa? $1.88 The other half of tjic total ah* ration is divided among all tlMj qualified municipalities on tin -basit ?f rf-qfcti e mileage of *oj? state ..ystei oi local streets which comply with the Act. The milea(C rate this yearns $496.66. Last year, it was $472.65. , As of July 1, 1956, Uw 400 par ticipating towns had 6,26117 miles of non-highway system streets. Their total population, according to the 1950 census was 1,522,998. Allocations were figured to the penny by the Highway Commis sion's Division of Statistics and Planning under the direction of James S. Burch. ' Newport Mayor Speaks to Club Newport Mayor Leon A. Mann Jr. was guest speaker at the New port Rotary Club meeting Monday ? night. Mr. Mann's topic was "The Future of Newport." He discussed the increased pop ulation of Newport and the rapidly increasing business activity in the town, emphasizing expansion of the Newport water system. He said that the present system was inadequate due to a faulty wa ter tank and lack of pipes for new lines The old water tank was pur chased as government surplus when Bogue Field was closed. Newport citizens have been asked to approve borrowing $120, t *000 for a new 100,000 gallon tank and new pipes. The issue will be voted on Tuesday. Robert Montague presided at the meeting, and Roy T. Garner was program chairman. One visitor, Gerald Mitchell of the Morchead City club, was present. Marshal Iberg Launches Educational 'Development Program Tuesday Night Salk Shots Total ,579 in Three Days Through Wednesday, S79 polio shots had been given in the county. Shots administered Monday to taled 200, Tuesday 153, and Wed nesday 217. Today will be the last day of the clinies which have been conducted throughout the county since the laat week in July. , Mrs. Leota Hammer, county health nurse, says that there are several thousand who have had Just one shot. Three are rec ommended. Inoculations may be had each Tuesday and Thursday In the fu ture. A clinic is conducted Tues day la Baufort at the health of fice and Thursday at th? More head City Hospital annex. The community of Marshallberg laid the cornerstone Tuesday night Tor in extensive education pro gram among its adults- and youth. At the educational development committee meeting at the home of John Valentine, chairman, courses were set up. Members of the community capable of teach ing those courses were suggested. The committee pointed out that the "study groups" need not es pecially be courses of instruction, but will offer an opportunity for persons with similar interests to get together. The courses and those assigned to conduct them are as follows: Navigation (celestial reckoning, pilot and dead reckoning, sema phore and morse code), Roma Sal ter, Archie Jones, Capt. Fred Gil likin and Guy Lewii. Engineering (Diesel motors), Robert Sellers, Tbomaa Gillikin, Roma Sailer and Claude Brown. Fire-fighling. first aid. rcscuc and salvage, Robert ScUcr> and Fred Baxter. Business administration and gen eral accounting, Ed Moore and El vin Hancock. Chemistry and physics, Harvey D. Davis. Architectural engineering (gen eral plan reading, clectriclty, plumbing, heating and air condi tointng). John Valentine and Lu ther Willis. Tool and dye design, A1 Wal lace. Business law, leader to be ob tained by Leon Thomas. Safely engineering, Klmo Fisher. Civil Defense, leader to be ob tained by Leon Thomas. Real estate, general law and gen eral history, Julian Brown and Eugene Moore. See MAKSliALLULRG, Page X Expert Fire-Fighting Controls Blaze ? . ) Roof inn < "I in and Morehead City firemen kept a potentially-danger ous fire under control at the Fry Roofing Co., Morehead City, Monday afternoon. Roth ends blew o?t of a tank filled with asphalt. The tank was mounted on sup ports like the 09c shown at the lef*. It contained 25,000 gallons of asphalt. Both m4r were o*. Three ami under the tank at the time ?f the exploiion escaped m "uxrjmzmm , f Photo by Jerry Schumaffticr injury- V\ Edwards, plant manager, said that if the ends of the tank can be welded fc 4ic damage will be less than if the tank has to be replaced. A com pany api- im;i is expected here to make an estimate of loss. Asphalt from the tank formed a black mire all around the scene of the explosion. Camp Gfenn Set For School Year Camp Glenn principal R. W. ; Davis announced Monday that school will open at 8:30 Tuesday morning. All parents of children who will begin school for the first time arc requested to have the youngsters given physical examinations prior to the opening of school. It will be necessary that a valid birth certificate be presented (cither a certificate from the coun ty register of deeds or the state division of vital statistics) before a child ean be enrolled. * There were three faculty changes made during the summer. Mrs. Betty Scwcll replaces Miss Sallie Thigpen in the first grade. Mrs. Margaret Brown fills the vacancy left by Miss Bobbie Suggs in the third grade, and Miss Lucy Flem ing is taking the position in the fifth grade left open by Mrs. Ma rie Willis. Other teachers and their assign ments arc Mrs. Sallie Mason and Mrs. Esta Pigott, first grade; Mrs. Rosalie Davis, Mrs. Inez Lina, and Mrs. Vera Freeman, second grade; Mrs. Cora Russell and Mrs. Ruth Eurc, third g;rade. Mrs. Etta Duke and Mrs. Mamie Swain, fourth grade; Mrs. Hilda Brown, fifth grade; Mrs. Roma Da vis and Mfss Helen Collie, sixth grade; Miss Margaret Hall, scv- j enth grade; John Duncan, seventh I and eighth grades; and Thomas Cordova, eighth grade. Civic Leaders to Choose Centennial Manager Sept. 10 Town Board Sets Public Hearing The Morehead City Town Board will conduct a public hearing at the municipal build ing at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13. Considered at the hearing will be a proposal to re-zone from "residential" to "business" lots 6 and 7 in square 38 and the north one half of lots 14 and 15 in square 199. Both matters were brought be fore the town board at its August meeting. Businesses pe titioning for change arc a gas and oil company and a funeral establishment. Carteret Towing Co. Receives Navy Contract Norfolk. Va. ? Carteret Towing Co., Inc., Morehead City, has been let a $30,000 tyavy contract for providing local tug service. The tugs will aid in moving Na val vessels at Morehead City. The contract calls for tugs of 400 or more horse power. The contract will be adminis tered by the Navy Purchasing Of fice, Naval Supply Center, Norfolk. ? A general manager of More--* head City's centennial celebration will be named at a meeting of civic leaders at 8 pin. Monday, Sept. 10, at the Morehcad City Munici pal Building. At an initial meeting this week, to get plans for the observance underway, Charles Markey, More head City presented a day-by-day program for one week. Tliirty persons, including county officials, school officials, minis ters, and representatives of civic clubs, were present. The meeting was held Monday night at the Morehcad City Municipal Building. The program proposed by Mr. ! Markey is now being presented to clubs and churchcs for their en dorsement. Mayor George Dill preiidcd at the meeting. He introduced J. A. DuBois, manager of the Morehcad City Chamber of Commerce, who with Town Commissioner Jasper Bell served as a committee to start centennial jubilee plans. The week-long celebration is ten tatively scheduled for the first part of June 1957. Mr. DuBois ex plained that the town was found ed in 1857. The town was incor porated in 1858. According to a schedule of cen tennial events there will be a golf tournament, industrial and fiahing exhibits, water skiing eventa and antique car displays throughout the week of celebration. Special daily events have been proposed as follows: Sanday ? Special jubilee services in churchcs, oldest members In congregation being honored; af ternoon', guided bus touri to his toric spots; evening, religious pa rade, Community Vesper Service. See CENTENNIAL, Page Z Mayor Presides Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, Aug. 11 3:23 a.m. 4:06 p.m. 0:32 a.m. 10:39 p.m. Satarday, Sept. 1 4:34 a.m. 5:10 p.m. 10:43 a.m. 11:34 p.m. Sunday, Sept. t 5:37 a.m. 8:09 p.m. 11:48 a.m. Monday, Sept. > 7:03 p.m. 11 Tuesday, Sept. 4 6:35 a.m. 12:28 a.m. 11:48 p.m. 7:28 a.m. 7:53 p.m. 1:10 a.m. 1:42 fM. Banks, Postoffices To Close Monday Banks, postoffices and most business offices will closc Mori day Labor Day. Atlantic Beach is expecting a large crowd for the last holiday of the summer. This means that highway patrolmen, officers at the beach and in Morehcad City will have a heavy traffic flow on their hands once again. Most stores arc expcctcd to be open Monday. The town halls of Beaufort and Morchead City and the courthouse will be j closed. Morehead City Recorder's Court will be held as usual. Newport Residents To Hear Pros, Con On Pearsall Plan H. L. Joslyn, county superin tendent of schools, and D. G. Bell, county legislator, will speak at 7:30 Wednesday night at the Newport School. They will speak on the Pearsall Plan, a proposal to allow contin ued operation of the state's public schools on a segregated basis. Also on the program will be a representative of the state Parent Teacher Association who will speak against the Pearsall Plan. A question and answer period will follow talks by the three speakers. The program is being sponsored by the Newport Parent Teacher Association. Everyone is invited. The Mormacmail is due to dock at state port, Morchcad City, Sept. 15 for a load of grain. The majori ty of the cargo will be soybean pellets. Club Receives Award *9.. * ?"?