:=S CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ?w 45th YEAR, NO. 79. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MOREUEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1956 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS West Beaufort Land Struggle At New Stage Bid Rejected; Officials To Study New Lease Presented Yesterday The tussle continues over the county property in West Beaufort. County commissioners yesterday rejected the high bid on the prop erty. The land was auctioned last Monday. The top bid was $3,500, ? entered by Harvey Smith, Beau fort. Following rejection of the bids. Charles Davis of the Seashore Packing Co., and his attorney, Wi ley Taylor Jr., appeared and pre sented a new proposal for leasing the property. The board has de ferred action on that until Oct. 10. Prior to their appearance, Ger ald Hill, Beaufort, and Luther Hamilton, Morehead City attorney, commented on the matter. Gerald Hill, a director of the Beaufort Chamber of Commerce, told the board that the chamber is in favor of the county's leasing the property for use as a fish pond, as Mr. Davis and his asso ciates propose. Mr. Hill told the commissioners that the county would realize more money from a lease than outright sale and that a game fish pond would mean an improvement for the town and county. Commission Objects Mr. Hamilton said that the Car teret Airport Commission was not in favor of the proper y being sold. The commission believes, he said, that transferral of the property into private hands may jeopardize airport development. He said that he thought the com mission would agree to leasing of the property. In the new proposal by Mr. Davis, the properly would be leased for 10 years with privilege of the lessee renewing for ano ther 10. The lessee would also comply with CAA regulations in regard to building height, keep a record of money invested on the property and amortize the debt at 10 per cent annually. Mr. Taylor said that his clients plan to invest $10,000. The lease ? also agrewffcat the Stat/ Hlgh way Commission can continue to ' unload materials for road building See PROPERTY, Page 5 Two Get Minor Bruises in Wreck Brucc Wayne Babbitt, Davis, and Sandra Gilgo, Atlantic, cscaped serious injury at 7:45 p.m. Satur day when the car Babbitt was driv ing upset at Otway. Both were treated at the Sea Level Hospital for bruises and minor cuts. The accident happen ed in front of Jerry Lawrence's on Highway 70. Babbitt was driving his father's ' car, a 1956 Buick. It was demol ished. He said that he had passed a car, headed toward Beaufort, and after he cut back into the right lane a car appeared from out of nowhere right in front of him. He said he whipped to the left, put on the brakes, skidded light, then left again and turned over. The car skidded 150 feet before upsetting. Charges are pending. Officials Break Ground for County Jail Photo by Jerry Schumacher The day finally arrived. County officials yesterday broke ground for the new $75,000 jail on the courthouse square, Beaufort. Wield ing the shovel are Sheriff Hugh Salter, left, and Moses Howard, chairman of the County Board of Commissioners. Observing, left to right, arc Commissioner Skinner Chalk, Commissioner Odell Mer rill, Irvin Davis, clerk to the board; Commissioner Harrell Taylor; Alvah Hamilton, county attorney; Commissioner Walter Ycomans, and James Potter, county auditor. Air Force Commends Sparks Family for Plane-Spotting ny nun sc. i inuun j Lt. Col. James A Brennan, I jUSAF, has highly commended the | W K. Sparks family, Markers Is : land, for their excellent service in | the Ground Observers Corps. I Mr. Sparks is the bridge tender at Markers Island. He and his I family have undertaken plane watching in cooperation with the State ajxl Public Works prografh. Bntfgctendcrs all along the North Carolina coast serve as plane spotters. Colonel Brennan, State Ground Observer Corps coordinator, has written A. H. Graham, head of the State Highway Department, com mending him for the cooperation the Sparks have shown. The Air Force has sent them meritorious service award certificates, bars and medals. Since Operation Skywatch went into effect Feb. 1, 1956, the Sparks family has served a total of 4,290 hours. Mr. and Mrs. Sparks have 1,820 hours each, Reed 500, and Theresa 150. Ground observers note in which direction a plane is flying, iden tify it if possible, make a record of their observation on a blank and then telephone this information to the air filter center. After receiving this information, if the filter center cannot identify the plane, jets take off from a nearby base to intercept it. Every time a ground observer makes a phone call, the Air Force points out, it helps save taxpayers as much as a thousand dollars, since j that is approximately the cost of sending three jets aloft on inter ception missions. See OBSERVERS, Page 5 Artist to Appear Oct. 15 Theodore Lettvin, brilliant American pianist, will present the first Community Concert of the season at Morchead City Monday, Oct 15. Mrs. W. J. I pock, secretary of the Community Concerts Association, announces that membership cards will be put in the mail this week. ? ? ' / - ? ? ' ' Six Wills Go on File In Clerk of Court Office Six wills have been filed recent ly with the clerk of superior court, , Beaufort. They were the wills of Lula A. Dennis, D. W. West, and ; Dora Bell, all of Newport, R. E. i Chaplain and F. R. Sceley, both of , Photo by Jerry Schumacher ?.un>u(n UK, in oon i work >t me same ume, mn la in* una of wort the Sparks family carries oat in the Ground Ob?erver Carp* program. Left Is W. *. Sparks, Harkers lalaml bridge leader, spot ting ? plane. Next to him la hia ?on. Reed, 11; Us daughter, Theresa, 17, and Mrs. Sparks, who la ro cording the information far the air filter center. Beaufort, and C. R. Young, Har nett County. Roy N. Dennis was named ex eeutor of the estate of his wife, Lula. Mrs Dennis left all her property, real and personal, to hcrl husband The will was drawn July I 13, 1956 and witnessed by M. C. ; Howard. Bennie R. Garner and ! Swindell Garner. It was probated Sept. 17. 1056. Mr. West named his sons, Wayne | Jr. and Carlton Ray, as executors of his estate. He directed that his j funeral expenses be paid and left j his property, real and personal, to his three sons, Wayne, Carlton and Leonard Wright West. The will was drawn Oct. 16, 1952 and witnessed by Roy T. Gamer and Clinton S. Garner. Mrs. Bell named her daughter, Elizabeth B. Garner, executrix, j The will was drawn July 20, 1956, witnessed by Mrs. Sudic Mann, J. Wheeler Smith, and Ira J. Jones and was predated Sept. 1, 1956. Tb her daughter, Margaret, Mrs. Bell left the homeplace and land around it, as well as the furnish ings. She specified that her other children, if they wished, should See WILLS, Page 6 Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIer approval of a new road in the western part of the county camc none too soon. Governor Hodges this past Thursday allocated $505, 000 for building the road between N. C. 24 and Maysville. Had the commissioners dilly dallied, Carteret would undoubted ly have been by-passed as the gov ernor divided up a highway fund surplus. The new route, known as the Black Swamp Road, leaves High way 24 and goes northwestward through Ennett property and on into Maysville. It is a route favored by the state over another route that had been proposed from Have lock through Croatan National For est to Pollocksville. The Black Swamp Road will al low travelers between Morehead City and Raleigh to bypass Cherry Point and New Bern. It will also give easier access to the new Emerald Isle development on Bogue Banks. The route of the new road can be seen on a map posted on the bulletin board in the courthouse, Beaufort. The total highway surplus, which accumulated during the past two years, was $13,232,916. In addition to the allocation for roads throughout the state, $500, 000 was set aside for three new ferry boats at Oregon Inlet and re pairs on four others. Girl Scout Fund Stands at $233 Through noon Saturday, work ers in the Beaufort Girl Scout drive collected *233-69. Their goal was MOO. approximately a third of the county total. The drive of ficially closed last week. Collected in a house-to-house canvass Friday night, Sept. 21, was $170, Mrs. Leonard Safrit reported. Mrs. Vic Bellamah, chairman of the fund drive in Beaufort, says donations are still being accepted. Conducting the campaign, in ad dition to Mrs. Bellamah and Mrs. Safrit, are Mrs. David Jones, Mrs. Ralph Thomas, Mrs. Bob Slater, Mrs. Willie Lewis, Mrs. Jethro Quidley, Mrs. F. M. Thompson, Mrs. Jack Lord, Miss Nancy At kinson, Miss Theresa Bellamah, Mrs. Edward Nelson, Mrs. Phil Thomas Jr., Mrs. Ivcy Eubanks, Mrs. J. D. Potter, and Mrs. Nor wood Young. Farmers to Elect ASC Committees Farmers will ballot for ASC com munity committees Tuesday, Oct. 23, B J. May, ASC manager an nounced yesterday. The County ASC board of elec tions recently named community elections boards and they, in turn, have named 10 nominees in each community. The community election for the Morehead City area consisted of James Murdoch and Ralph Creech, Wildwood. They have chosen the following to run for ASC commit teemen. K. S. Swinson, J. T. Oglesby, Ro bert Laughton, Thomas Oglesby, George Creech, Earl Murdoch, C. A. McCabe, G. C. Allen, Ross Wil lis and Bcnnie Swinson. Men elected this month will serve one-year terms. Coast Guard Makes Weekend Rescues The lookout tower at Fort Ma con spotted a flag waving by Buoy No. 12 in Beaufort Inlet Saturday afternoon and dispatched the Coast Guard's 38-footer to check on the situation. Hubert Willis of Morehead City was found aboard his 23-foot plea sure boat with a stalled motor. He was towed in to Morehead City. The Coast Guard received a ra dio call Friday afternoon from a 29-foot pleasure boat owned by Thomas G. Willis of Beaufort. Tha boat was near Shackleford Banks and had developed engine trouble. She was towed back to Beaufort. New Member Welcomed Joe House was welcomed as a new member of the Beaufort Cham ber of Commerce yesterday by President Glenn Adair, Holden Bal lon. director, and Miss Pat Sprin gle, chamber secretary. County Board Considers Five Road Problems M Five highu'ay problems were ? i presented to the county board of t commissioners yesterday morning l at the courthouse. Four dealt with I roads and one with drainage. 1 The board referred three roads ' to the State Highway Commission. ' One is located at Smyrna, another at Newport, and the third west of Morehcad City. The Smyrna road, I a half mile long, runs from the ' drive-in theatre to the landing built ? by the late Capt. George Davis. Irvin Davis, clerk, said that the 1 state maintains the road, but im provements are being sought. The i county commissioners cleared the request and sent it to the state. The road known as Park Lane, is 850 feet long, and runs from Oak to Sherwood Road at Newport. Moses Howard, chairman, said that a right-of-way has recently been obtained which will allow improve ment of the road. The Lockhart road petition, placed before the board last month, was reviewed and cleared. Mr. Davis said that the petitioner, D. E. Lockhart. told him the roads involved totaled three-tenths of a mile. They are located west of Morehcad City. Houses number 15. An asphalt topping is sought. Further investigation was order ed in the case of the Chadwick Road in the Gloucester community. An extension of the road for 615 feet i? being aou|fhf,-There arc three homes on the road, which runs to th" water. Referred to J L. Humphrey, county road superintendent, was a drainage problem near the Harkers Island Road. Mrs. Myrtle Gillikin appeared before the board in the interest of her sister, Mrs. Virginia Lawrence. Mrs. Gillikin .said that the road by Leolden Gillikin's store floods and prevents her sister from get ting out to the Harkers Island Road. * Gray Hassell, Beaufort engineer who handled county applications for federal aid after the 1955 hur ricanes, reported with relief yes terday that all the repair work in the county has been finished, ap proved, and paid for. The repair projects were county wide, extending from the eastern limits westward along the shore. Eroded shorelines were built up, clocks rebuilt and sand dunes push ed up. j The work was financed by the I Federal Civil Defense Administra I tion. Cost, including work done in municipalities after Connie, Diane and lone, ran into hundreds of thousands of dollars. Mr. Hassell presented to the ' county board of commissioners yes terday a request from the U. S. Army engineers for approval of stream clearance work, absolving the federal government of all dam age uhich may be incurred. In addition to Newport River, Gibbs Creek near the Jones de velopment (Glendalc Park) and the head of North River have been designated for clearance The Newport River project starts up at the headwaters of the river and runs to within several miles of the Newport River bridge east of Morehead City. Mr. Hassell said that the en gineers plan to take out logs and other obstructions, but not sand bars. LionsTo Hear RoyA. Sandlin Lion District Governor Roy A. Sandlin of Raleigh will be guest speaker at the Morehead City Lions Club meeting Thursday night at Fleming's, says publicity chairman Oscar Allied. At last week's meeting, prcsl detn James E. Crowe conducted a business session since a quartette scheduled to give the program didn't appear. The Lions voted to dispense with the Oct. 11 meeting in orrffcfr for members to attend a chamber of commerce business meeting. The Lions made plans for their weekend White Cane drive. Frank Moran reported yesterday that 31 memberships in the North Carolina State Association for the Blind have been reported. The member ships sell for a dollar each. The Lions collected $154.08 on the street Saturday. The street col lections. plus the memberships, should put the total funds raised to well over $200, he said. Extension Workers Plan Farm Meeting Oct. 12 Farm and business leaders of the eounty will attend an agriculture meeting Friday night, Oct. 12. This will be a follow-up session to an initial meeting on county agricul ture which was held at the civic center, Morehcad City, Friday night. R. M. Williams, county agent, said the meetings are being con ducted by agriculture extension workers throughout the state to get a composite view of the agri culture picture in each county. Speakers at Friday night's meet ing were Mr. Williams, Mrs. Floy I Garner, home agent, and Fred : j Knott, assistant county agent. Mr. Williams presented the farm picture, Mrs. Garner the home pic- j ture and Mr. Knott the 4 11 set-up. Opinions Given Following the talks, listeners ! were invited to express their opin ion as to the county's rural prob lems. Mrs. Billie Smith pointed out that extension workers cannot reach all the people and one of the problems is getting parents to supplement extension workeri' teaching. Stanley Gillikin, Bettie, pointed out that Carteret farmers are bad ly in need of a system of market ing. "There's not enough competi tion in here," he commented. "There's only one buyer and you never know what you're going to get from day to day for your pro duce." John Kelly, Newport, said that there is also a tobacco marketing problem. Archie Hardesty, Core Creek, commented. "After I grow my crops, nobody wants 'em." Mrs. Smith commented that there should be better methods of grading. "After some of these veg etables come through a grader, I wouldn't have them!" she declared. New Crops Mr. Williams, pointing out thst i sweet potato and Irish potato i acreage is dropping, raised the i question as to whether new crop* i should be considered. i Mr. Kelly remarked that he < thought the new crops would be grown as soon as there was a satis factory system o( marketing, grad ing and packaging. Mr. Williams said that county farmers can readily market, locally, all the strawberries, figs and mus cadine grapes they can grow, sug gesting those as new commercial crops. He added that a winery in South Carolina is seeking 100 acres of grapes in this area now. Mr. Hardcsty said that was fine, but getting rails for grape arbors is a problem. "We split a rail for my grape arbor the other day and it was worth $30!" he declared. Attending the meeting, in ad dition to those mentioned, were Harry Venters, assistant to Mr. Williams, George Stovall manager of Carolina Power and Light; A. D. Ennett, Cedar Point; Mrs. Stan ley Gillikin; Clarence Millis, New port; George Creech, Wildwood Mrs. Fred Knott and James H. Davis, Beaufort; Mr. and Mrs. Ru fus Oglesby, Crab Point; and David Jones, soil conaervationist. Deadline for Soil Bank Applications Set for Oct. 15 Deadline for signing up for the conservation phase of the soil bank program for IBM is leu than two weeks away. As yet no Car teret farmers have made applica tion for the program, saya B. J. May, ASC director. He pointed out that not many farmers can qualify for IBM be cause rules require that they not harvest any crops from the land in 1896. Most farmers had planted crops before the soil bank lawi were passed. Mr. May reports that Oct. IS Is the last day that a farmer can sign up for the IBM program. Anyone signing up after that date will re ceive payment for his land be ginning in 1897. He expects quite a few farmers to sign up for the coining year. 1 -J,