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46th YEAR, NO. 23. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTF CAROLINA TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1957 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Noted Soprano to Give
Concert Here March 25
The final Community Concert
of the season, featuring Vivian
Delia Chiesa, will be given at 8:15
Monday night, March 25. at the
Morehcad City. School auditorium.
Miss Delia Chiesa, beautiful so
prano of concert, opera, radio and
television, is known to audiences
on three continents.
Dubbed by the press as "Amer
ica's great singing actress," the
lovely soprano has appeared in
major roles with the San Francis
co Opera, Philadelphia La Scala,
New Orleans Opera, Chicago City
Opera and the Havana Opera.
Featured with the NBC Sym
phony in both the performances
of the Brahms Requiem and an
all Verdi program. Arturo Tos
canini paid Miss Delia Chiesa the
unprecedented tribute of present
ing her as soprano soloist in two
of his s jcccssivc Sunday concerts. ;
Born in Chicago of Italian par
entage, Vivian Delia Chiesa began
her career when she entered a
contest conducted by the Columbia
Broadcasting System. It was an
"unknown singers" competition
and from 3,600 contestants, Miss
Delia Chiesa was the winner, an
honor which entitled her to a 13
wcek network contract.
Since then she has become an
outstanding radio personality,
averaging more than forty ap
pearances a year as the featured
soloist on such famous programs
as the Firestone Hour, Harvest of
Stars, Carnation Hour, American
Melody Hour, Standard Oil Broad
cast, American Album of Familiar
Music, Cities Service Show, U. S.
Rubber and the Bing Crosby Show.
Other Community Concerts this
year have been Theodore Lcttvin,
pianist, and Ballet and Ballads, a
variety program.
Debaters Win
Split Decision
The Beaufort debating team won
split decisions Friday. The affirm
ative team, debating at home, won
a unanimous decision over Jack
sonville. The negative team, dc
b>*'Dg at Ric bland s, lost to tbc
Richlands affirmative.
The topic of debate was Re
solved: That the Federal Govern
ment should sustain the prices of
major agriculture products at not
less than 90 per cent of parity.
Beaufort's Frank Potter and
Jackie Wheatley outscored Jack
sonville's Erlyne llanna and Rose
Levinc. Debating at Richlands
were Allen Autry and Linda Sal
ter.
Judges of the Beaufort debate
were the Rev. C. Edward Sharp,
Mrs. Robert Safrit Jr. and Miss
Ruth Peeling.
Comment Hade
On Girl's Death
Mrs. Randolph Tootle Jr., 512
Craven St., Beaufort, mother of the
3-year-old girl, Dcnisc, who died
from eating rat poison, says that
people have been aceusing her un
justly for the death of the child.
The little girl died March 6 in
the Morehead City Hospital. She
became ill March 5. Mrs. Tootle
said the child was taken to Dr.
Theodore Salter's office as soon as
it was helieved that she had eaten
the poison, and from there to the
Morehead City Hospital where the
child's stomach was pumped out.
Dcnise was taken home but be
came ill that night and her parents
took her back to the hospital, where
she was admitted as a patient.
Mrs. Tootle said that her daugh
ter got the poison out of a top
drawer in a chest of drawers.
Auto Collides
With Tractor
A 1950 Buick and * Ford tractor
collided on 16th Strc?t near Fisher
Saturday afternoon tn Morehead
City. James Kins, Morehead City,
driver of the Buick, said he was
driving south on 16th when the
tractor pulled out in front of him.
Francis N. Hyatt, Morehead City,
who was driving the tractor, said
that he did not see the car before
lie pulled into the street. Sgt.
Homer Lewis of the Morehead City
Policc Department investigated.
lie estimated the damage to the
Buick at $100. The tractor, which
is owned by the Morehead City
Little Nine, Inc., was not seriously
damaged. No chargcs have been
filed.
Firemen Busy
The Beaufort Fire Department,
which has not had a fire in a
month, gave its equipment a work
out Monday morning. The firemen
watered the cedar trees planted on
Front Street.
Vivian Delia Chiesa
. . . known worldwide
New Bern Man
Held in Beaufort
On Fraud Count
Held in the county jail, Beaufort,
under $2,500 is Hubert Ray Bond.
New Bern, charged with embezzle
ment, forgery and fraud.
Sheriff lliigh Salter reported yes
terday that Bond was picked up
Saturday in Morchcad City by
Deputy Sheriff Bruce Edwards.
Posing as R. S. Jackson of .Jack
son s Collection Agency, a phony
outfit. Bond went around to More
head City businessmen and offered j
to collect old bills. He signed con
tracts with several business places.
He also wrote Out checks payable
to Jackson's Collection Agency, en
dorsed two of them and gave them
to Mrs. Russell Willis, Moruhcad
Citv.
Mrs. Willis, when the checks
bounced, turned them over to the
sheriff's department, which iinmc
diately started to work on the case.
Legion Auxiliary
President to Visit
Her# Tomorrow
Mrs. Paul L. Johnson Sr., Hen
dersonville. department president
of the American Legion Auxiliary,
will make her official visit to the
third district at its meeting at 10
tomorrow morning at the civic
center, Morehead City.
Mrs. Johnson will speak on civil
defense. She has recently returned
from a national forum on civil
defense at Washington, D. C.
AH Legion auxiliary members
arc invited to the meeting. The
civic center is located at 9th and
Evans Streets.
After the meeting there will be
a seafood luncheon at the Sani
tary Fish Market and Restaurant.
Specialists Believe Sight
In Girl's Eye Can be Saved
Rotary Hears
Talk on Atomic
Waste Pollution
The pollution of ocean water
caused by atomic wastes is one
of the major problems being stu
died by Dr. Walter Cliipman. head
of the radiobiological laboratory,
Pi vers Island. Dr. Chipman was
the guest speaker at the Morehead
Cily Rotary Club meeting at Flem
ing's Restaurant Thursday night.
He said that peace-time uses of
atomic energy created wastes
which, if dumped into the ocean,
are capable of upsetting the bal
ance of nature. The movement of
water would eventually pollute all
the water in the oceans, he added.
Radiobiological warfare presents
another problem for the laboratory.
The use of atomic weapons on the
seas would pollute the water just
as dumping wastes into it, the
speaker declared.
Other speakers at the meeting
were 11. S. Gibbs Jr., president,
Stanley Woodland, and Grovcr
M unden. They reported on the Ro
tary convention at Goldsboro last
week .
Publicity chairman Dr. A. F.
Chestnut, has anonunced that $58
had been collected prior to the
meeting for the Morehead City
band fund. Another collection was
received at the meeting.
J. P. Harris of Beaufort and
Frederico Camia of Cicnoa, Italy,
were guests.
Mr. Camia was taken off an
Italian merchant vessel two weeks
ago by the Coast Guard Th?* cap I
tain of the ship had radioed that j
he had a sick man aboard. Mr. j
Camia flew to New York Friday
and will fly to Europe from there.
He expects to meet the ship in
1 Brussels.
Sheriff's Department
Pick* Up T*o Youths
Two Ilarkers Island y o u t h s,
Johnny l^ee Jones, 19. and Joey
Rose. 16, were arrested by the
sheriff's department Friday night
on charges of breaking and enter
ing the Gillikin Boatworks Thurs
day night.
The boatworks is located on Ilar
kers Island. Sheriff Hugh Salter
said the boys took about $8 in
cash. Jones was still in jail yes- 1
terday. Rose was released under |
$500 bond.
Recovers from Flu
Irvin W. Davis, register of deeds,
has returned to his office after a |
bout with the flu. j
Specialists at Dr. Sidbury's Hos
pital, Wilmington, believe that the
sight in the left eye of 7-year-old
Kathy Lawrence, Otway, can be
saved. Kathy was struck by the
ricocheting pellet from a B B gun
at 4:45 p.m. Sunday near the home
of her grandmother, Mrs. T. E.
Styron, Otway.
Kathy and G. D. Lawrence, 7,
who had the gun, were at the new
home being built by Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Lawrence. According to Ihc
report on the accident, G. I), was
siitMiting at a box and a shot
glanced off and struck Kathy.
She was rushed to the Morehead
City Hospital by Miss Joyce Sty
ron and Mrs. Lawrence, her aunts,
where Dr. Theodore Salter advised
that the child be taken to I)r. Sid
bury's immediately.
The eye was hemorrhaging, but
the shot is not imbedded in the
eyeball, according to Miss Styron.
X-rays were scheduled to be made
at the Sidbury hospital yesterday
morning. Doctors there said that
Kathy's condition is serious but not
critical.
Kathy, who is in the second grade
at Smyrna School, is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Law
rence Jr. Her parents are staying
with her at Wilmington. Mr. Law
rence is employed at Norfolk.
Community Club
Starts Projects
Committees were named at the
community club meeting of Ocean.
Bogue and Cedar residents Wed
nesday night. Thirty members met
at the Methodist Church. Bogue.
President J. O. Weeks named
Glenn Winl>erry chairman of a
committee to investigate possible
sites for a community building.
Members of the committee are
Jimmy Moore, Odd! Smith and
James Gentry.
lA?on Parker was named chair
man of the building committee.
Serving with him are Bill Gibson.
Krcddie Me/.ias, Glenn Taylor and
Nash Parker.
Chairman of the cemetery pro
ject is Rona Higgs, assisted by
Klmo Smith. Klijah Guthrie and
Mrs. Lura Weeks.
Jcwclyn Mczias was placed in
charge of programs, with the fol
lowing committee members: Hazel
Weeks, Kleanor Arthur and Peggy
Riggs.
Dues were set at $3 a year and
Hazel Weeks was elected treasurer.
A regular meeting night, the first
and third Thursday, was set. Be
cause he has been assigned to over
seas duty, M/Sgt. Mike LaCroix
resigned as publicity chairman and
Forrest McCabe was elected to re
place him.
The next meeting will be April 4
n the Bogue Methodist Church.
Judges Find Science Fair Exhibits
To be Well Planned , Constructed
Pholo by Bob Seymour
Ted Phillip* shown Mrs. J. C. Harveli. faruUy member, hit priiewinning rihibit in the Science Fair.
The hot plate, lower left, heats water la the taah strapped to it. Steam runs through the darh pipes to a
small turbine, right, which tarns the attached generator. A small llghtbulb (arrow). Is hept burning by
the generator. Barry Willis, right, ia standing by his exhibit, an atomotron. The atomotron demonstrates
the capabilities of static electricity. ?
Winners in the More hod City
School Science Fair had a right
to feel proud Friday morning
when their names were announced.
The Judges, Mr?. Walter Chipman,
Dr. A. F. Chestnut, and' Dr. T. R.
Rice, found the exhibits as Interest
ing and well constructed that It
took them an extra hour to com
plete the judging.
Ted Phillipa demonstrated the
useful conversion of energy to take
a blue ribbon and tS in the senior
division of physical science. Phil
lip! had rigged a steam tank on
a holplatr The aleam operated a
?mall turbine which turned a gen
erator connected to an clectric
light. He made the entire experi
ment (except the hot plate) of old
part* from radio and tv sets and
"junk."
George James took second placc
with ? 35 heath kit transmittor.
Walter Morria Jr. ahowed the en
tire proceaa of paper making?
from the cutting of wood to the
final product. Hia exhibit waa g?od
for third place.
Flrit placc in the acnior division
of the biological sciences won! to
Clarencc K. Styron. HI* exhibit
showed the digeative processes of
the human body. A aeriei of light*
flashed on and off to ahow the
progress of food through (he di
geativc tract.
Barbara Coodwin won aecond
place with her exhibit showing the
cauaei, aymptoma, and cure* for
tape worm*.
A political and phyiical map of
the United State* entered by Doris
Phillip*, Pat*y Nelaon, and Anne
See SCIENCE FAIR, Pa(e I
Frank Meistrell
Speaks on Flood
Insurance Law
Frank J. Meistrell. administrator
of the federal flood insurance
agency, spoke to town and county
officials and insurance agents at a
dinner meeting at Captain Bill's
Waterfront Restaurant Saturday
night.
Albert M. Cole, administrator of
the Housing and Home Finance
agency, who was also scheduled to
attend the meeting, had to return
| to Washington early.
Mr. Meistrell spoke on the fed
eral flood insurance law and dc
scribed the steps states and coun
ties should take in respect to zon
ing.
Certain areas, known to be in sec
tions which flood, must be so desig
nated before any type of flood in
surance program can be put into
effect.
For thai reason, state legislation
is required and this legislation will
give counties the authority to /.one.
Mr. Meistrell said the federal gov
ernment will not dictate the zoning
boundaries because counties know
better their own situation and will
be expected to zone accordingly.
Without such zoning, residents ir
counties affected by high water,
will not be eligible for the flood in
surancc.
Twenty - six persons, including
representatives of the First-Citizens
land Commercial banks, were prcs
lent. Mayor George Dill. Morehcad
City, was tostmaster .
At 0 o'clock Sunday morning Mr.
Meistrell and his party toured the
outer banks aboard a state boat and
then docked at New Bern at 3 in the
afternoon where they were enter
tained by Congressman and Mrs.
Graham Barden.
j With Mr. Meistrell were li. L.
Volgenau, general counsel for the
flood insurance agency. Robert A.
Sauer, assistant general counsel,
Henry Depping, all of Washington,
D. C., Cecil C. Duncan, Raleigh,
deputy insurance commissioner,
Col Harry Brown, head of the
state hurricane rehabilitation pro
ject, ami Hugh Murray, Raleigh
insurance agent.
Mayor Addresses
Morehead Lions
The Slight (hat Brought the Fight
was the subject of Morehead City
Mayor George Dill's talk to the
Morehead City Lions Club Thurs
day night. The mayor, who ad
dressed the group at the Hotel Fort
Macon. assured them that all indi
cations pointed" to the port's get
ting a fair share of state funds for
expansion.
The Lions voted to sponsor the
Coastal Arehers Association and
donate a rotating trophy to cost
$20. The trophy will he presented
at the April 7 tournament at the
club's Crab Point field course.
Oscar Allred conveyed a message
to the club from Lion John Naf. Mr.
Naf. who has been in the hospital,
thanked the group for the flowers
he received. President J. K. Crowe
read a note from Mrs. W. II.
Moore, thanking the club for the
flowers sent to her husband while
he was in the hospital.
Warm Afternoons,
Cool Nights Are
Recorded for Week
Tcmponllirrs last week ranged ;
from a low of 33 Monday night to
a high of 72 Sunday afternoon. The |
weather wan warm during the af i
tcrnoon*. ranging from a low of
64 Tuesday to the 72 Sunday.
I,ess than a quarter ineh of rain
fell during the week. E. Stainey
Davis, weather observer, measured
.07 inehes Thursday afternoon and
.04 inehes Friday afternoon.
Maximum and minimum tem
peratures and wind direelion for
the week follow:
Four Nn to Report
Four men from the county have
been ordered to report to Raleigh
today for Induction into the Army.
They are Joel M. Carter and
Romeo Croomi Jr. of Beaufort.
Gf?rgc S. Morris Jr. of route 1
Beaufort, and Henry M. Bell of
route 1 Newport.
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Max. Ml*. Wind
86 33 SW
.64 53 W
65 SO NE
68 611 SE
67 M SE
... f? 54 SK
72 44 NE
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Atoms Explained
Winston-Salem ? l)r. Ralph K. Lapp, atomic scientist and writer, translates technical nuclear language
for Salem College students (left to right) Sue Davis of Atlantic, Krenda Goer del of Kingsport, Tenn.. and
Ann Brinson of Coconut Grove, Fla. Dr. Lapp visited the campus recently as speaker for the Salem Col
lege Lecture Series. Miss Davis is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ('. C. Davis of Atlantic.
At Raleigh
Bill Would Save Outer Banks ;
D. G. Bell to Propose Amendment
Sen. Luther Hamilton, More head
City, introduced in the senate Fri
day two bills designed to help
preserve the outer banks.
One bill would make it unlaw
ful for cattle and ponies to run
at large. The other would prohibit
the damage, destruction or re
moval. without a permit, of any
sand dune trees, shrubbery or
grass growing on the banks.
Maximum penalty for violating
the stock and cattle bill would be
$100 or 30 days imprisonment.
Damaging sand dunes or removing
trees and shrubs would carry a
$50 maximum penally or 30 days
in jail.
Theatre to Give
Sitter Service
Parents may enjoy the Carteret
Community Theatre play. Laura.
Thursday or Saturday night be
cause Mrs. Mamie Taylor will
baby-sit with their children at the
recreation building where the play
is being given.
Mrs. Taylor is a member of the
Morehcad City rccreation staff and
fully qualified to care for the chil
dren. She took carc of youngsters
during the last play, Peg O' My
Heart and the project was very sue
Don (liadwirk
. . . appear* in play
CCS* fill, commented Miss L. F. (Jul
?lcn*. president of the theatre.
The curtain will rise at 8 p in
During intermission, between acts
2 and 3. refreshments will he sold
in the lobby In charge of ticket
sales are C. A. Stone, .Kenneth
Fischler and Thomas Hespess.
Ushers will be Miss Mildred
Whealton, Miss Sandra Olson. Miss
Rosalind Col ley. Miss Virginia
Morris and Barry Willis.
If tickets are not l>ought in ad
vancc, they may be bought at the
door. This is the first play which
theatre patrons will be entitled to
attend under the patron member
ship plan.
Tide Table
TWr? it the Beaufort Bar
IIKill LOW
Twidiy, March I*
10:55 a.m. 4:40 a.m.
11:20 p.m. 4:52 p.m.
Wedataday, March 2(1
11:49 a.m. 5:29 a.m.
5:40 p.m
Thursday, March 21
12:12 a.m. 6 24 a.m.
12:42 p.m. 6:M p.m.
Friday, March 22
1:04 a.m. 7 29 a.m.
1:M p.m. 7:48 p.m.
County legislator, I) (I. Hell, ex
pects to introduce in the house
Unlay a hill lo amend the state's
urban redevelopment law.
In Mr. Hell's words, the pro
posed legislation would "permit"
our cities and towns located in
areas which the President has de
clared 'major disaster' areas to
receive direct financial aid under
Title 1 of the Housing Act of 1951."
Cities and towns in this state are
barred from sharing in these funds
by present provisions of state law.
Certain northern cities struck
by hurricanes and damaged by
floods, located in states where the
law made them eligible I or federal
urban planning and renewal
grants, received direct aid For
example, Torrington. Conn . re
ceived a $44,000 planning advance
and a capital grant of $407,090 and
Scranton, Pa. received a planning
advance of $145,000 and a capital
grant of $2,015,000. The capital
grants are allocated and reserved
pending actual rehabilitating con
struction.
Private property owners in dis
aster struck areas are afforded
KHA mortgage insurance cover
ing construction of new homes or
rehabilitation of existing damaged
homes. The FHA insurance pro
vides for 40 year terms and no
down payment.
j Under the amended law, the hi
cal governing body (town or city)
would certify to the Federal Hous
ing Administrator that the area
neded redevelopment and rehabil
itation as a result of flood, fire,
hurricane, earthquake, storm or
other catastrophe.
j All cities and towns would be
?eligible under the proposed amend
ment, rather than just those with
| populations of 25,000 or more as
provided by present law. The law
would permit, but not require,
j participation by cities and towns.
The new highway organization
! for North Carolina will go into ef
fect July 1. The law selling up the
reorganization was passed by the
senate Friday. The bill had pre
viously been passed by the house.
It reduces the highway commis
sion from 14 to seven members,
j Those seven represent the state
generally, and not any specific
area.
j A "career" director, a man
trained to direct a highway pro
gram. will replace the highway
commission chairman. The seven
man commission is required to
; hold public hearings throughout
{ the state and will be divided into
j geographic areas with one or two
j commissioners assigned to each
I area for administrative and public
I relations purposes.
County Farmers Eligible
For Emergency FHA Loans
The Department of Agriculture
?oday announced the designation
through June 30, 1957, of the entire
state of North Carolina as an area
where the Farmers Home Admin
istration may make emergency
loans to eligible farmers.
The department said that dur
ing the past four years hurricanes,
drought, and other adverse weather
conditions have brought about a
situation under which normal cre
dit sources will be unable to meet
he heavy demand for operating
credit this spring.
The action was taken under Pub
tic Law 727, fclrd Congress. The
'aw provides for making emer
gency loans for agricultural pur
poses where there is need for
agricultural credit that cannot be
met for a temporary period from
?ommereial banks, cooperative
?ending agencies, the Farmers
Home Administration under its
regular programs, or through other
lypes of emergency loans.
Emergency loans are made to
"inancc normal operations, but may
not be used to refinance existing
debts.
l?oans may be applied for by
calling at the FIIA office, second
floor of the courthouse annex,
13 Take Patron
Memberships
In Theatre Group
Thirteen persons have become
patron members of the Carteret
Community Theatre, announces
Thomas Rcspess, secretary.
They arc Mr. and Mrs. Skinner
Chalk, Mrs. Cecil Arthur. T. B.
Sage, Mrs. Ucorgc Wallace,
George UcNeill.
Dr. and Mr?. Darden Eurc, the
Emeritus Civic Club, Dr. John
Morris, and Mrs. Lettie Sanders,
all of Morehead City, and Mr. and
Mri. Lockwood Phillips, Beaufort.
i Beaufort. In charge of the office
] is Mrs. Kdna W. <ioodinan, clerk.
I To be eligible, a farmer must
I l>c unable lo obtain the credit he
j needs from other local sources,
! must be primarily engaged in
I farming, and have suitable ex
perience and reasonable prospects
for success in the farming opera
tions he plans to carry on with
the loan.
Repayments arc scheduled ac
cording to the borrower's ability to
repay. I^oans to meet operating ex
penses are sreured by liens on
crops and ordinarily on chattel
property, and run from one to five
years depending on the exact pur
poses for which funds are ad
vanced Loans for crop production
arc usually scheduled for repay
ment when the income from the
crops is normally received. The
interest rate is 3 per cent.
Gloucester Helps
In Fire-Fighting
The Marnhallbcrg'Vulunteor Kiro
Department has received $t4 from
Gloucester residents as their share
in bearing the cost of fire-fighting.
licit Mcars, Clpuecster. was
chairman of the project. Each
homeowner was asfced lo pny t2.
The fire department also sug
gests that communities in its area
dig 2 inch overflow wells if they
do not already have them. The
wella would be rigged to accom
modate fittings on the fire truck.
The department also announces
that the truck is available for
standby service while fields are
being burned off. If a truck of
its site is also needed for pulling
or towing, the firemen say it ia
available to the various commun
ities in the Marshall berg area.