PRIZE-WINNING NEWSPAPER W tk. TAR HEEL COAST CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ?<* 46th YEAR, NO. 84. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-FOUR PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1956 PUBUSHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Pakistan Fisheries Official Studies County Operations A recent visitor at the U. S> Fishery Laboratory, Pi> rs island, was Showkat Ali of Pakistan. Mr Ali is a graduate of the University i of Pakistan and taught science and biology in his country for four years before entering fisheries work. He did graduate work at the University of India before obtain ing a position in fisheries work with the Pakistan government His six-month tour of fishing centers in the United States is sponsored by the Food and Agri cultural Organization of the United I Nations. In addition to reviewing the research work being done at the U. S. Fishery Laboratory and the Radiobiological Laboratory. Beaufort, under the direction of Dr. Walter Chipman, he also vis ited several of the local fisheries, lie was shown through the Wallace Menhaden plant and a menhaden vessel by research chemist Theo dore Miller. Mr. Ali pointed out that Pakis tan, with a population of over 75 ? million people, had two million people dependent almost entirely upon seafood products for sub sistence. Despite this, all fishing operations are carried out entirely by manpower. Only sailing vessels and rowboats ! arc used, lie was particularly in terested in the Carteret fisheries because of their adaptation to his own country's needs. During his stay he visited the Smith and Guthrie long haul seine operations near Salter Path. Clyde baiter of Beaufort showed him the j operations of a small trawler, oy ster dredge, and mullet nets. He alsa discussed the handling of fish ery products with Billy Davis, Wil liam Way and Elmer Willis at the Charles Davis Seafood Co., Beau fort. At Sea Level Monroe Taylor | demonstrated to him the method of setting mullet nets using out board motor powered boats, and T. A. Taylor showed him the pro cess of splitting and salting mttl lets. At Davis, Grady Davis, Hal Davis, and Manley Murphy phowed him the construction of small shrimp trawls. Mr. AH, before Mis departure, Mjted that lie was jy^ ^i.elmed i by the cooperation ana help of Carteret's fishing experts in mak * ing his visit a profitable one. He staled that he had probably re ceived more information in this area applicable to the development of the fisheries in his own country than in any other he had visited in this country. Mr. Ali left Beaufort for Wash ington, D. C., and from there will leave for home, stopping off for a few days in England and at Bag dad before resuming his position with the Pakistan government. Boats Collide In Core Creek Two craft collided in the inland i waterway three miles north of Morchead City at 5:06 p.m. Monday. The 33-foot Chris Craft, Beverly, out of Richmond, Va., was severely damaged when it collided with the trawler Echo, of Davis, Charles Al ligood, captain. The Beverly, with its owners, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Marshall aboard, was beached and the Marshalls were taken aboard the Echo and brought into Morchead City. The accident occurred by day beacon 21 in Core Creek. The Bev erly was cut all the way down its starboard side and 2 feet under the bottom. Partially submerged after it was run aground, the boat was raised by Adam Mayer and Bump Styron of the Morehead City Yacht Basin Tuesday morning, patched and towed to Morehead City. It is now being repaired at Can non boatworks The Coast Guard investigated the collision Tuesday morning. Captain Alligood in formed the Coast Guard at about 5:30 p.m. Monday of the collision and reported that passengers aboard the Beverly were safe. 1 Five Divorces Given In Superior Court Kive divorces were granted in the civil term of Superior Court which started Tuesday. Minor chil dren were involved in all five cases and the mothers were given cus tody. Divorces granted were: Henry Williams Jr. vs. Marie N. Williams; Elizabeth F. Guthrie vs Clifton E. Guthrie; Elizabeth G. DiBartolo vs. Anthony V. DiBartolo; and Myrna F. Taylor va. Robert E. Taylor. Plaintiff and defendant failed to appear in Hilterbrick vs. Hitter brick, and the case was non suited. False Alans The ahort blasts of the Morehead City fire whistle this week were due to trouble with the alarm caused by the storm. 4 A. T. Leary Jr. Seeks Railroad A. T. Lcary Jr., Morchead City, has tiled an application for permission to acquire and op erate the federally-owned rail road between Camp Lcjeune and Cherry Point. At present acquisition of the rord is also being sought by Southern Railway which is hop ing to obtain permission to op erate the Atlantic and East Carolina Road. Mr. I^eary is affiliated with his father in the Beaufort-Morehead City Railroad Co., Beaufort. Jaycees Launch Money-Raising Yule Program Morehead City Jaycecs have ord ered 300,000 tickets for Morehead City merchants to distribute during the Christmas season. Luther Lew is, chairman of the Christmas light ing program, explained the system ^t the Jaycee meeting Monday night at the Hotel Fort Macon. Merchants buy the tickets for a penny each, he said, and give one ticket for each dollar's worth of merchandise purchased in their stores. The tickets will be delivered to merchants by Nov. 26, at which time they will begin giving them to customers. The tickets will make their hold ers eligible for prizes at drawings each Saturday afternoon at the City Hfll. The Jaycees will give prizes of $100, $*0, $25, $15, and $10 the tjrst ?tirec weeks of De cember, and on the fourth Saturday they will add a $200 first prize. Tickets mist be presented at the d> TIm pennies paid for the tickets will" to toWlird Christmas decora tions for the town. In addition to last year's display, the Jaycecs hope to put up lighted Merry Christmas signs across Arcndcll Street at each end of town. Dr. Lenox Baker To Go to Europe Dr. Lenox D. Baker, professor of orthopedic surgery, Duke Uni versity, who is in charge of the Crippled Children's Clinic at More head City Hospital each month, will sail for Europe Monday, Oct. 29, aboard the Vulcania. Dr. Baker is one of five faculty members who will conduct a sym posium on shipboard. The course of instruction will be under aus pices of Duke University. Purpose of the cruise, according to Dr. Baker, is to offer post grad uate work to the general practi Dr. Ltaax D. Biker Honor, inc cruise will end ai Rome after an lfrday tour, includ ing visits at Lisbon. Barcelona, Palermo. Naples and Venice. Dr. Baker conducted Saturday's orthopedic clinic and will be at the December clinic. Dr. J. Eric Bell will be in charge o? the clinic Nov. 10. The clinic is sponsored by the notary Club of More head City, rhirty-cixht patients attended Sat irday, 14 of them were new and E9 were returnees. Dr. Charles Keck, resident, train ng in orthopedics, Duke Hospital ind Bert Titus, head of Duke Srace Shop assisted Dr. Baker. Volunteer workers were, Mrs. J. J. Holt, Mrs. V. E. 1 .awrrnco, Mrs. lohn Parker Jr., and Mrs. Lcota lammer, Mrs. Leonard Lewis and Urs. Louise Spivcy from the health Irpartment Ice cream was served by Ma?la tiilk k Ice Cream Co., and a bai iet of red gladiolas were (tvea by be More bead City Floral Co. W. H. Potter To Present Fads On Inlet Channel Engineers Will Conduct Hearing at Oriental Next Saturday W. II. Totter, Beaufort, a dircc ' tor of the North Carolina Fisheries I Association, will present Nt'FA evidence in favor of dredging Oera coke Inlet at the Army engineers hearing next Saturday at 10 a m. lat Oriental. The hearing will take place in the school auditorium. The hearing is being conducted ! as authorized by the Committee on : Public Works, House of Reprc- j sentatives. It is proposed to dredge a chan- j ncl 20 to 24 feet deep through Oeracoke Inlet. In addition to oral arguments next Saturday, the engineers re quest that important facts and arguments be filed with them, in writing, in quadruplicate The engineers request that data show the type, number, origin, des tination and draft of vessels ex pected to use the channel if the dredging is done; also the esti mated benefits from increased catches of fish and shellfish, elim ination of fish spoilage, preven tion of damage to boats, reduction of operating expenses and similar items. Mr. Totter points out that Ocra coke Inlet, North Carolina's third most important gateway to the At lantic Ocean, is now 1. Uncharted 2. Inaccessible to shrimp trawl ers of normal size 3. Inaccessible to the menhaden fishing fleet It is estimated that a million dollars a day is lost to the com mctci^l fishing industry, during the Mttnn, when the vast area# of Raleigh Jiav aiftd the water* of North llattcras'opfinot be reached because of the shoaled inlet chan nel. If the channel is authorized at 20-24 foot maintenance at mean low water, Mr. Potter points out that the inland ports program will benefit; drainage of eastern North Carolina will be favorably affect ed; recreational, as well as com mercial use of the state's best fish ing and vacation area will be en hanced, and the channel will pro vide another safety measure to protect men who use the sea as a means of livelihood. The inlet has not been maintain ed as a passageway in past years because, as charts indicate now, it was believed impossible to control the shifting sands. Coastal Storm Deposits Over 2 Inches Rain Here Hazel, in the form of a blustery coastal storm, returned to haunt the Carteret coiist this week Two and an eighth inches of rain fell here during the 48-hour Tuesday and Wednesday period, according to E. Stanley Davis, weather ob server. Just two years ago, on Oct. 15, Hazel struck Carteret, causing widespread destruction. The coas tal storm, now moving through New England, came in almost two years to the day from Hazel's ap pearance. Tides were about a foot higher than normal. Winds reached 30 to 35 miles an hour in gusts. The eastern section of Morehead City, all of Beaufort and the down eaat area were without power from 5:10 to 5 33 p.m. Wednesday, when the wind took off the top of a power pole in front of Fry Roofing Co., Morehead City. George Stovall. manager of Carolina I'ower and Light, said Cattlemen to Show Livestock at Fair Joel Davis, Newport, and Gra ham Davis. Smyrna, will show pure bred Angus cattle next week at the county fair. 4-H'crs, Dennard Harris, Bachelor, and Sherrill Ham ilton, Williston, will enter dairy cattle. Dennard will show hia Jersey and Sherrill will show her Guernsey. Pernell Hardesty plans to enter a Jersey cow that should give some competition for top honors. Richard Garner, Newport, plana to show his Duroc hogs. Hugh Car raway, Beaufort, alio plana to show soma pure bred hogs, and John Fel ton. Beaufort RFD, will show some fine (at hogs, according to Harry Venters, assistant to tha farm agent : and chairman of livestock exhibits. 1 that the pole was damaged recent ly when a nr ran into it. The damage was not apparent, but it was evidently enough to weaken it so that the wind toppled it off about 20 foci above the ground. The power had to be eut to al low repairs. Morchead City v affected from the Jefferson Hotel eastward. Things were back to nor mal by 8 p.m Wednesday, al though a 30-second interruption in Beaufort was neccssary about 9:50 p.m. Winds since Saturday were pre dominately northeast. Sunday they blew from the east southeast and again Wednesday became strong from the southeast as the storm passed to the north. The rain started early Tuesday morning and continued through Wednesday. Temperatures since Saturday were as follows: Max. Min. Saturday 72 M Sunday - 73 80 Monday 74 61 Tuesday .... 69 64 Wednesday 74 84 Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HKiH LOW Friday, Oct IS 7:34 a.m. 1:18 a.m. 7:50 p.m. ' 1:54 p.m. Saturday, Oct. t? 8:13 a.m. 1:54 a.m. 8:30 p.m 2:38 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31 8:54 a.m. . 2:33 a.m. 9:11 p.m. 3:17 p.m. Monday, Oct tt 9:38 a.m. 3:13 a.m. 9:5# p.m. 4:03 p.m. Tneaday, Oct 33 10:23 a.m. 3:58 a.m. 10:43 p.m. 4:91 pjfc Port Calendar Mormacyork Arrived Sunday fur a cargo of soybean and lin seed pellets. She sailed yester day afternoon from the state port, More head City. USS Plymouth Rock? U. S. Navy landing ship dock arrived at state port yesterday morning with government equipment from the Mediterranean. USS Rockbridge ? arrived at state port yesterday afternoon with Marines. USS Rankin - Due this morn ing at state port with equipment. I'SS Monrovia ? Due this morning with Marines. Ilila Ocean-going tug docked at State Port Sunday for repairs and is still tied up there. She left a tanker of molasses, which she had been towing, anchored at sea while the repairs arc be ing made. Plagiola Shell tanker due to day with a cargo of asphalt for Trumbull. Marine Dow Chcm ? Due to morrow to pick up glycol. Will sail from here to Texas. Mom and Pop's to Rebuild Following Tuesday Blaze Fireman Joe frulcher of the Moretaea^?t^ir^epiirtroei)M^dll>oiiett?^^Bcr!rffroini^ig!iIiist (be flames which destroyed Mom and Pop's place, Atlantic Reach, early Tuesday morning Firemen saved the home, right, of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, owner* of Mom and Pop's. On the roof of the house right, is Fire man Ernest Holding a hose in the foreground, his back to Photos by Jerry Schumacher 1 the camera, is William Murrill. Walking past the truck toward the fire is Chief Vernon Guthrie and standing on (he runntag board of the truck is John Parker, engineer. Beaufort JC's To Collect Paper The Beaufort Jaycces will con duct a paper drive Sunday after noon, announces A. C. Blankcn sh;p, president. They will begin collections about 2 p.m. and will cover all the streets in town. Resi dents are requested to put old papers and rags in front of their houses. The Jaycces plan to make collec tions once a month. Twenty-four Beaufort Jaycees will attend the district Jayccc meeting Nov. 7 In New Bern. They hope to have the district meet in Beaufort next February. Bjll Tickle, chairman of the Voice of Democracy program, re ported this week that the tap<* re cordings of speeches will be com pleted and sent to the district be fore the deadline. Oct. 30. The district winner will be announced at the meeting in New Bern. The Voice of Democracy is a na tional project of the Jaycces. High school students compete for local, state, and national honors on the basis of content and delivery of the speech. Secretary Announces Wilmington Concerts Mrs. W. J. Ipock, secretary of the Community Concerts Association, announces that the Wilmington concerts will be aa follows: Boston Pop* orchestra, Thursday, Jan. 10; Waller Gesieking. world renowned pianist. In March, and Jean Madiera, contralto soloist, Thursday, May 2 The concerts will be presented ?t Brogden suditrolum. Communi y Conccrt members are eligible :o attend. Floor Poured The concrete floor In the new own garage, Beaufort, was poured reaUrday. Committee Seeks Slogan For Forthcoming Centennial , A slogan contest has been an-' nouneed by the Morehcad Cen tennial committee. The prizes will include a complimentary ticket to. all centennial (unctions and a full I page picture of the winner and a write-up in the souvenir booklet, j A short, catchy slogan promot ing Morehead City's celebration is the object of the contest. All en- 1 tries should be mailed to the Ccn-{ tennial Committee, Box 472, More head City, before Thursday, Nov. IS. At a business meeting Monday night members of the committee voted against bringing in the John R. Rogers Co., a professional pro motion organization, and decided to continue plans as they were originally made. Secretary Joe DuBois read a let ter from Thomas Morse, superin tendent of state parks, in which Mr Morse agreed to let the com mittee use Fort Macon State Park as the scene of a historical pa geant if there were no legal com plicationa. He advised the committee to send him complete details on how they plan to use the park, and he in turn would see the attorney general. The committee voted to incor porate as a non-stock, non-profit organization Plana were begun to obtain permission of the town commissioners to Incorporate uA der the municipality. Serves on Committee Serving on the committee to plan the County Agriculture Work ers Council exhibit for the fair la C. S. Long, vocational agriculture teacher, Newport. Othera on the committee are Harry Venteri, chairman, David Jones and Mrs. David Bcvcridgc. ? . ? Men's Club Hears History of Customs J. E. Crowe was Burnt speaker .it the Emeritus Club meeting Monday night at Fleming's Restau rant. He spoke on the history of customs and tariff, giving both fac tual and legendary information. C. A. Stone, secretary of the club, said that about 33 persons were present. Several guests were there as well as two new members, it. K. Moore and C. D. Wade. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Pelletier, Mr. and Mrs J. E. Crowe, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Wade, , and H. B. Butler of Warrcnton. Glenn Adair Spoaks To Beaufort Rotary Glenn Adair spoke on commun ity activities at the Monday night meeting of the Beaufort Rotary Club at the Inlet Inn "Mr. Adair gave a challenging talk in which he urged the Rotarians to take a more active part in community af faira," according to Jack Oakley, publicity chairman. One vlaltor attended the meeting. He was Albert Gaaktll of the More head City club. 1 956 July Solos in County Excood Sato in July 1955 1 July retail aalea in the county I this year exceeded sales in July 1955 by 8.8 per cent, according to t the recent report issued by the f North Carolina Merchants Associa- i lion. ? ? B The figures are baaed on aalea c tax collections galea in July total- * ed $1,170,000. Food sales and farm r aalea are not Included In that fig ure because they are exempt from u aalea tax. s Work started Wednesday on clearing away the rubble of the fire that destroyed Mom and Pop's Cafe and Tackle Shop at Atlantic Beach early Tuesday morning. Heat from the fire scorched the paint on the nearby home of the owners, Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, but the Morchead City firemen kept the blaze from doing addition al damage to the home Mr Smith said that the buildings were valued at approximately $4,000 Tackle, outboard motors and other equipment loss was about $8 000 Insurance, he said, will cover $3,000 of the loss. The cafe and oyster bar were in one building and the tackle shop in an adjacent building. Both were of wood construction. Patrolman Walter Thomas of the Morchead City police force spotted the fire shortly before 3 a.m. while on patrol duty. The cafe and tackle shop are loeated across Bogue Sound from Morchead City at the end of the highway that led to the old Atlantic Beach bridge. Mr. Smith says that he plans to rebuild, making a few minor changes. This is the third time in three years that he has suffered major loss. In 1954 and 1055 hur ricanes severely damaged the place. Cause of the fire has not been definitely determined, but Mr. Smith believes there may have been a gas leak and a spark from an electric motor caused an explo sion. Patrolman Thomas notified the Morchead City fire department which arrived a few moments after the Smiths themselves discovered the blaze. Jaycee Essay Winners Named Winners of the Morehead Cily Jaycce's fire prevention essay con test have been announced by More head City principal Lcnwood Lee. Wintier of first prize is Morris Jef fers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Jef fcrs, 206 N. llUi St., who is in Miss Flora Davift's sixth grade. Second prize winner is Jonibcl Willis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Willis, 1509 Arcndcll, who is in Mrs. Margaret Day's seventh Kadc. Third place went to Miss yce Femia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dom Femia, 1611 Arcndcll, a student in Mrs. Evelyn Morton's rifth grade. Prizes were $10 for first place, E5 for second, and $2.50 for third. Ralph Styron, Jaycee fire pre vention chairman, will present the awards at a forthcoming chapel program. 700 Boaters Use Launching Ramp The Beaufort Chamber of Com merce estimates that around 700 people have used the small boat aunching ramp which the charn [Mt maintains on the south aide >f the Beaufort bridge. The ramp is open to anyone free >f charge. A majority of the boats aunched arc local craft, but cham jcr secretary, Miss Pat Springie, lays that more and more out-of itatc cars are making use of it. The chamber began operation >f the launching ramp July 1. The own of Beaufort cleared the ?rking space as a public service. Due to the success of the pres ent launching ramp, the chambcr las voted to build another one on rront Street Extension before next ummer. Speech Contest Will rake Place Wednesday Tommy Cordova, chairman of he Morchead City Voice of Dem >cracy program, says that the con est will take placc at the high ichool auditorium Wednesday at il a.m. Principal Lcnwood Lee has an lounced that visitors will be wet ?omc to hear the speeches. The Voice of Democracy is a lational Jaycee contest in which vinnera of local contests enter dis rict, state, and national competi ion. The speakers are graded on he content of their apccchca aa veil as their delivery. taming Grease Starts 5ire on Kitchen Wall Morchead City firemen anawer d an alarm Tucaday aftcrnooa at he residence of Dr. Milton Clark, 003 Shackleford Ave. A pan of ;reasc on the kitchen stove had aught fire and the kitchen wall ras burning when the firemen ar ived. The kitchen was badly smoked ip. and the wall waa damaged { idcrably, firemen said.