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PRIZE-WIN KING NEWSPAPER of thu TAR HEEL COAST CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES >?< 46th YEAR, NO. 27. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1967 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Migrant Ministry Committee Plans Program for Carteret County Representatives Receive Beaufort Bills I). G Bell, general assemblyman < from this county, and Luther Ham ilton, senator from this district, have been presented with four bills endorsed for enactment by the Beaufort town board. What the bills propose is out lined below. Opinions in favor of or against the proposals are invited by Mr. Bell and Mr. Hamilton. One bill would "amend the char ter of the Town of Beaufort by al lowing the hoard of commission ers to appoint a town manager." In the charter after the words "shall appoint a Town Clerk", the following would be inserted: "or Town Manager or both; and in the event that the said commissioner i shall appoint both a Town Clerk j and a Town Manager, the same ap pointee shall fill both offices." Another bill would extend the au- 1 thority of Beaufort policemen to j waters adjacent to the town. It would empower them "to make ar rests, preserve the peace and serve criminal process upon the waters of Taylor Creek, Beaufort Harbor, j Gallants Channel and Town Creek, and upon the master or crew of any vessel either docked or afloat in said waters." Another bill would give Beaufort authority to zone for one mile be yond the town limits, providing the area included in that mile does not extend beyond Beaufort Township. This bill, which does not require the town to so zone, but would per mit it to do so, would give the town the authority to appoint to the town zoning commission a per son from the area so zoned. The other bill endorsed by the town board would give Beaufort commissioners the authority to lease to the state or the federal government, or any agencies of those governments, the end of any street on Taylors Creek, Gallants Channel or Town Creek. Two Atlantic Boys Located During Search Scarch parties from Atlantic scoured the swamps and marshes' (or four hours Thursday night look ing for Johnny Gant and Bryan Gilgo, who had been last seen go ing toward the air base with a pup tent and a loaf of bread. The boys, about 12 years old, were last reported lost a few min utes after 5 p.m. and search par ties were formed immediately. The seachers built fires and shot flares and had begun to wade through the swamps beyond the air base when the boys were found about five miles away on the Thoroughfare Bridge between Atlantic and Cedar Island at 9:30 p.m. The boys, unable to find their way back home, had circled after leaving town, throwing search par ties off the course. When they saw lights moving across the bridge, they started toward the bridge, thinking it was the airport. Searchers found the bread with a clothes pin in it just before the boys were found. When asked about the clothes pin, one of the boys said that he had clipped the bread to his belt, an idea he had picked up in a magazine. Parents and friends of the boys had some anxious moments before they were found. The area around the air base is noted for its treach erous quick sand. One of the boy's grandmother had a heart attack and had to be carried to the Sea Level Hospital. Another step toward ministry to the migrants was taken Friday af ternoon when a committee of 16 persons met at Ann Street Mcth odist Church. The Rev. H. H. Cash, pastor of the Marshallberg Methodist Church, and chairman of the com mittee on migrant labor for the County Ministers Association, pre sided. Mr. Cash commented on the number of migrant workers who come to the county each spring and summer and stated that there was opportunity for the commun ities and churches to take the gospel to the workers and to im prove their ways of living. The ministers committee, Mr Cash continued, has cont acted the North Carolina Council of Church es, which assists in conducting a ministry to the migrants. As a result, a trained worker will be sent to this county. Mr. Cash said that such workers are equipped with a station wagon, loud speaker system and other equipment to enable them to help the migrant laborer spiritually, morally and physically. Morton R. Kurtz, who spoke to the ministers association several months ago, informed them that a migrant ministry here during the season would cost between $700 and $800. Churches of the county are be ing asked to raise at least a fourth of that amount, and more if pos sible. Mr. Cash said that the ministers propose that a Sunday be set aside as Migrant Minister Day. On that day church members will be asked to contribute as they wish to the migrant ministry. The date has not been set and may vary where ministers have several churches in their pastorate, he added. Mr. Cash reported that the mi grant minister who comes to this county probably will be a Negro theological student. Randolph Johnson, Beaufort, was named to find a home for the worker while he is here. Dan Walker, Beaufort, was ap See MIGRANTS, Page 2 Wheels Start Turning Toward Change In Law Prohibiting Baiting of Ducks Firemen Will Honor 'Veterans' Members of the Morehead City Kirc Department will honor mem bers of the old horse and bucket brigade and honorary firemen at a supper at the West End Fire Sta tion at 7 p.m. Friday. Chief Vernon Guthrie says that he doesn't want to leave out any of the firemen who at one time were active in the department, so if an "old timcy" fireman's name isn't listed below, Chief Guthrie says he's to come to the supper anyway : Earl Finer, Charles Smith, E. J. Willis, George Adams, Charlie Sty ron, L. E. Wade, E. Brock, Wil liam E. Wade. Clarence Taylor, R. H. Dowdy, Fred Royal, Cecil Cherry, Johnny Eaton, Shellie Bell, Stamey Davis. lleadcn Ballou, Barney Mat thews, Lewis Swain, Sam Adler (chef), Cleveland Smith and W. C. Matthews. 12 Court Cases Involve Drink Whisky or beer wia involved in 12 cases in county recorder's court, Beaufort, Thursday. Two men, Carlton Pittman and John Ellison, were given 30 day sen tences in jail tor public drunken ness. Louis Howard Graham and Uoyd G. Dcno were fined $100 and coats each for driving drunk. Robert Harrison Corcoran was fined $25 and costs for letting Dcno drive his vehiclc. Simmic Haywood Smith was fined $10 and costs for speeding and the possession of non-taxpaid whisky. Six of the defendants posted bonds and forfeited them. They were Charlie Hough, Nehemiah Williams an<T William T. llartly. public drunkenness; and John Al len White, Mason Wclton Hughes and George Sumerlin, possession of non-taxpaid whisky. Daace Successful The Hospital Charity Ball at the Bogue Sound Club Saturday night was termed a big aueceaa. It was sponsored by the Jayceet and Junior Woman's Club of Morehead City. Unofficial estimates place the profit at $200. ? In conferences at Washington,' D. C. yesterday afternoon, state and federal officials discusscd the federal regulation which prohibits hunting game fowl over a baited area. The conference was the out growth of a proposal by D. G. Bell, Carteret assemblyman, to intro duce a state bill which would per mit shooting ducks a hundred yards from a baited area. Mr. Bell, who presented his case at the conference, bases the need for such a regulation on the fact that the duck population in North Carolina's coastal counties has de creased as much as 80 per cent in recent years, while there has been an increase in other parts of the country. The lowering of the wildfowl population, the legislator said, has been caused by loss of food supply bccausc of the hurricane*, and also by federal Fish and Wildlife regulations which prevent the sup plementing of food (baiting) in the natural feeding areas. Assemblyman Bell points out that the federal government, how ever, approves putting duck feed, corn and soybeans, in federal and state preserves, such as inland ponds and lakes. Thus, wildfowl arc hired from their natural coastal flyway. Mr. Bell said this has made many eastern Carolina hunting guides go out of business and the num ber of viiiting hunters enjoyed by eastern Carolina has greatly di minished. The difficulty, he continues, lies in the fact that the federal gov ernment has never defined a bait ed area and should the federal wildlife people go along with a state proposal which would allow baiting a hundred yards from a blind, the hunting along coastal Carolina would vastly improve be cause ducks would return to their natural feeding grounds. The legislator points out that the wildfowl are not only being lured to ponds and lakes where they See DUCKS, Page X Tide Table TMei at the Beaufort Bar UIGII LOW Tuesday, April 2 9:23 a.m. 3:3f a.m. 9:32 p.m. 3:38 p.m. Wcteida;, April 3 9:57 a.m. 4:09 a.m. 10:08 p.m. 4:02 p.m. TWndiy, April 4 10:41 a.m. 4:43 a.m. 10:58 p.m. 4:32 p.m. Friday, April S 11:38 a.m. S:21 a.m. 11:52 p.m. 5:12 p.m. Heads District Harold Webb, Morebead City pwtnultr, above, was elected chairman ol District 3, North Carolina Association of Pe?tmas ton, at the recent meeting at Vancebore. The meeting of the district next year, Mr. Webb says, will be la Morehead City. District 3 covers seven eastern Carolina counties. Officers Bring Marines Back Sheriff Hugh Salter and Joe Col lins, Cherry Point special investi gator, flew to Toledo, Ohio. Friday and returned home by automobile Sunday with two AWOL marines, Cpl. Thomas W. Kellcy and Pvt. William T. Raymond. The Marines are chargcd with burglary in this county and will be tried in superior court this week, according to the sheriff. During the weekend Deputy Sher iff Bruce Edwards went to Salis bury where he picked up a girl, Jinny Troutman. who is allegedly involved in the burglaries. A second girl, Janette Christy, ia being held in Cambridge, Mass. The gang is charged with break ing into the Idle Hour Amusement Center, Lettie's Place and Smitty's and taking money from the juke boxes. Board to Meet Newport town commiaaioners will meet at 7:30 tonight at the town balL A. T. Leary Jr. Requests ICC To Kill Motions ICC Relea*e? Rental Proposed by Leary To Marine Corps Washington (AD? A. T. Lcary Jr. of Morehead City, reports he has made the federal government a "far better" offer on a projected lease of the Marine Corps Railroad in eastern North Carolina than the | Southern Railway has made. I Mr. I^eary outlined his proposed terms to the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in asking denial of motions filed by the Southern Railway System, the Camp Le jeune Railroad Co., the Atlantic & East Carolina Railway Co., and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. The carriers are seeking dismis sal of Mr. Leary's application to lease the Marine line and operate it as a public facility. The ICC refused recently to per mit Southern Railway to lease and operate the Camp Lejeune line. The ICC did so when it gave Sou thern authority to acquire stock control of the Atlantic L East Carolina. Mr. Leary said that all of the motions to dismiss were based on I contentions that he has not con cluded any leasing agreement with the government. I He told the ICC that when tiouth 1 ern filed its lease application in 1954, it similarly had no contract with the Marine Corps. A hearing on the Leary applica tion, scheduled for last Tuesday, was postponed after he notified the ICC that the government had not had sufficient time to consider I his offer. | The 36-mile Marine line is in two segments running from Lejeune to Havelock, where it connects via Atlantic & East Carolina trackage I with the second segment running from Havelock to Cherry Point Marine Air Base. Mr. Leary said he had offered the Marine Corps a guaranteed annual rental of $25,000 plus 10 per cent of gross revenues in ex cess of $300,000 for the first seg ment and a guaranteed annual rental of $15,000 plus 10 per cent of gross revenues in excess of $250,000 ior'thc second segment. As an alternate plan, he offered 10 per cent of the gross revenues from both segments with a guar anteed minimum of $45,000 per year, he said. Judge Charges Grand Jurors The grand jury for the April term of criminal court was sworn in yesterday morning, and Judge J. Paul Frizzellc charged them as to their duties. The judge told the jury the pro cedures they would follow in re turning true bills. First, they will determine that the crime men tioned in the indictment has been committed. Then they will deter mine whether there is a reason able probability that the person named in the indictment commit ted the crime. He said that it was the responsi bility of each member of the grand jury to bring any unreported vio lations of the law to the attention of the solicitor or sheriff. Judge Frizzellc said that very few vio lations of the law arc not known of by at least one member of every grand jury. The respect for law ia reflected in every aspect of a county's af fair!, he noted. Visitors and pros pective residents arc always in terested in finding a place where people abide by the law, the judge added. The grand jury will examine the merit* of 29 ease* slated for trial in superior court. Violations range from speeding to murder. Grind jurors are Jimmy Wal lace, foreman, Charles L. Pake, Charles G. Jones, Gerald Scott Davia, Roy C. Carraway, Wesley G. Long. Mrs. Margaret W. Rob erts, James C. Styron, Rupert Styron, Billy Gutkrle, Lionel Gilgo, Charles B. Harrel), Leland Swain, A. Darcy Willis, C. J. Garner, Hu bert Colcy Hepler, Eugene Sty ron and Mrs. Elizabeth Howiand. Capt. Charlie Thomas will act as guard for the grand Jury. Mail Delivery Starts In Calico Colony Area City doortodoor mail delivery liegan in Calico Colony laat week. Harold Webb. Morehcad City poat matter, said that aome o< the homeowners In the area have not yet put up mailboxes or houae numbers, but moat had done Bo in compUanee with postal requests Persons who have a box at the postoffice need not provide letter boxea. Persona living on N. 20th Street are (Ull receiving mail by rural carrier, Mr. Webb aaid. They may requeat city mail delivery by 'peti tioning lor U Rural Women Tell Board 1 ? * " * Of Demonstration Work Checking on Fire Photo by Jerry Schumacher Morehead City Fireman Joe Fulrhcr chops a hole in the ceiling of 412 Macon Court, Morehead City, Saturday afternoon to see if there is a blaze above the beams. Sammy Hughes, left, is ready for action with a gas mask on and fire hose at hand. Dorsey Rice, center, de clares that the fire is out. An elcctric stove in the apartment of Mel vin Rowan overheated, catching cabinets and the ceiling on fire. * Thirty-five Home Demonstration Club women marched on the courthouae yesterday morning and crowded into the county commissioners room to give the commissioners an education on Home Demonstration Club work. The delegation, headed by Mrs. Uillie Smith, North River, put in an appearance at the board meeting as the result of statements made by (Joun-1 ty CoinmiRfcioi>or S. A. Chalk Jr. before the Lions Club of Morehead City March 21. At that time Commissioner Chalk said that services of the home demonstration ai.d . farm agents' offices and the bookmobile service should l>e investigated with a view toward more economical operation of the county govern ment. lie says those were just some of the money saving ideas he suggested. Fearing that Commissioner Chalk's attitude may mean that the county is contemplating elim inating the home demonstration and bookmobile program," mem bers of the Home Demonstration Clubs appeared l>eforc the entire board. Mrs. Smith, a member of a Home Demonstration Club for 37 years, said that Home Demonstra tion work was not started for a year or two and then intended to be dropped. She termed it a pro gram needed for the welfare of the citizens. I ll Worthy If the home agent's work was i nothing but the 4 11 program. Mrs. Smith said, it would he well worth I the time and money put into it. To illustrate the wide reaching in- 1 fluence of the home agent, Mrs. W. j G. Simpson presented statistics I showing that the home agent, who j supervises Home Demonstration Clubs, helped 1,500 families in the county last year in foods and nutri tion. helped 250 families in health problems. 280 in family life and 500 in safety promotion. That is only a small phase of the program. Mrs. Smith termed the home agent's services an "unending ' chain of help." Neighbor helps neighbor, she said, and that way many rural women learn to be bet ter .home makers. % ^ She pointed out that 843 boys and girls are enrolled in county 4-H Clubs. She introduced Mrs. Gor don Laughton who read an article by Marsha Hill of the South River Merrimon Home Demonstration Club, expressing her appreciation for the opportunity to be a 4-11 Club member. At this point Commissioner Chalk interrupted the testimony. His talk before the Lions Club was report ed in THE NEWS-TIMES March 26 and in the March 29 paper, letters from Home Demonstration Club women, objecting to his stand, were published. Mr. Chalk prefaced his remarks about the newspaper article with the words that THE NEWS-TIMES was a fine newspaper but he was not quoted fully and thus the article created the wrong impression! (Mr. Chalk failed to tell the club women that THE NEWS TIMES re porter read to him over the phone See RURAL WOMEN, Page 3 Marines to Embark For Puerto Rico A reinforced battalion of Marines will sail from state port. Morehead City for Puerto Rico, this week end. Four ships will arrive at the port Saturday to load the Marines and their equipment. They arc the APA Chilton and the LSD's Casa C.r-ndc, Rushmore and Plymouth Rock. The Firat Battalion, Sixth Ma rines, plus a detachment from the Sccond Tank Battalion will cm hark for Vieques, Puerto Rico. While there they will take part in BATRIX 1-57, an infantry battalion training exercise. The battalion is scheduled to re turn to Camp Lejcunc in early June. Senator Replies To Plea to Let Ponies Roam Son. Luther Hamilton, who in troduced a bill in the Senate which would require the removal of all livestock from the outer banks, has replied to a letter expressing sentiment against the move. The letter was written by Miss Mary Ellen Chasteen, Straits, and appeared in THE NEWS TIMES March 22 Senator Hamilton's reply follows: March 27, 1957 Miss Mary Ellen Cbastecn Straits North Carolina Dear Miss Mary: I read with considerable interest and appreciation your article, ap pearing in the Carteret County News -Times and quoted from in ccrtain other papers of the State, dealing with the proposal to have removed from the Outer Hanks our little ponies. 1 wish first to compliment you on the excellence of the manner in which you handled the subject matter. I wish you to know, too, that I appreciate very much the kind and gracious personal ref erences made to me in the article. These banker ponies for many years have apj?enlcd to the senti ment of the general public. They are not only quite an oddity in this day but constitute an attrac tion for the tourists in particular. I wish to see them undisturbed unless in the interest of the great er welfare, that of preserving the beaches from further erosion by the forces of nature, it is found imperative that they be removed. That, as you know, was the rea son for the introduction of the bill. It was argued by those charged with the responsibility of the in vestigation that the broader pro gram could not be carried out ef fectively without a removal of the cattle, sheep, hogs and ponies and, of course, if we should have to choose between saving the beaches and removing the ponies, we would have to act in the interest of the greater conservation measure. A further study is being given the matter and 1 sincerely trust that the additional investigation now being made will allow con clusions that will permit our pony friends to remain. Sincerely yours, Luther Hamilton, Sr. According to word filtering out of Raleigh, the "additional inves tigation" to which Senator Hamil ton refers may deal with the pos sibility that ponies may be allowed to remain and only sheep and cat tle removed. The bill requiring removal of all livestock has already passed the Senate and is expected to go to the house this week. Civil Service Seeks Head For Newport Postoffice An examination for postmaster^ at Newport, N. C., $4,530 a year, will be open for receipt of appli cations Until April 23.1957, the Civil S e r v i c c Commission an nounced today. The commission is taking all pos sible steps through special pub licity to civic and other commun ity organizations to encourage well qualified persons to apply for the examination. Leon A. Mann. New port postmaster, has retired. Act ing as postmaster is R. K. Mon tague. Competitors for the postmaster vacancy must have at least one year of experience showing that they have the ability to conduct and manage the community's pos tal business efficiently and to su pervise employees so that custo mers are satisfied with the ser vice. Applicants must take a written test. Those who pass will be as signed final ratings on the basis of this test and on their experience, ability, and character. There is a one - year residence requirement and applicants must have reached their 18th birthday on the closing date for receipt of applications. Persons over 70 years of age can not be appointed. Complete information about the examination requirements and in structions for filing applications may be obtained at the postoffice for which this examination is be ing announced. Application forms must be filed with the U. S. Civil Service Commission, Washington 25, D'. C. and must be received or postmarked not later than the closing date. FHA Supervisors Will Meet Here Farm and Home Administration supervisors of the state, number ing 22, will meet in this county Wednesday and Thursday, April 10 and 11, for their annual session. Horace Isenhowcr, state FHA director, has arranged the pro gram and will be the speaker at the meeting Thursday morning, April 11, at the Scout building. Beaufort. On the opening day of the two day session, beginning at 9 a m., the supervisors will visit farms which have benefited from FHA loans. The tour will cover various sections of the county. Breakfast will be served at Fleming's Res taurant and lunch at the Sea Level Inn. Members of the Rebekahs, Beau fort, will serve the supervisor lunch on the 11th, at the Odd Fel lows Lodge, Beaufort. County of ficials will be invited to the lunch, according to Marion Holland, FHA district supervisor. Host for the meeting will be I. M. Bobbins, county FHA super visor. The FHA officials met last year at Blowing Rock. Club to Meet St. Paul's Men's Club will hold its monthly dinner meeting at 6:30 tomorrow night in the Parish House. Woman's Club Will Sponsor Old Beaufort Homes Tour Beaufort will be the ?cene of an Old Homes Tour, under spon sorship of the Woman'! Club, Wed nesday, May 22. The tour will be the first opportunity ever given the public to see some of Beau fort's old, greatly-admired homes Included will be a guided visit to Ann Street Cemetery, an art exhibit and a display of relics owned by Beaufort residents. The tour, from 1 to 6 p.m., wiU be a dollar per person. Admission to a single home will be 35 cents. Tickets will go on sale after Thursday, April 11. The tour, in sequence, begins with the Duncan House, now the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Dun can, 105 Front St.; the Buckman I llousc, occupied now by Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor, 114 Ann St. The Perry (or Nelson) House, residence of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph House, 200 Front St., Old Relief Exhibit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Davis, 127 Front St. Ann Street Cemetery, art exhibit by pupils of Mrs. M. L Davis (out doors if the weather permits); the Fulford House, residence of Mrs. G. W. Duncan, 121 Queen St.; and the Howland Place, Beaufort RFD, a century-old country farm house, now occupied by the Neil Gil christ*. At the Howland Place punch and cookies will be served outdoors under the trees. Homes ont he tour need not be visited in soqucncc, but only 20 persons will be admitted to a home at one time. Guides at the cemetery will be Charles W. Davis, Van Potter, and D. F. Merrill. Headquarters (or tho tour will be the chamber of commerce of fice, Front Street, Beaufort. First Case Tried The first verdict handed down in criminal court yesterday was a not guilty decision in the case of Phil lip Moore, charged with driving under the influence of aleoho.1 Juries were deliberating on the case* of William B. Tedesco, mo tor vehicle violation, and Ira T. Willis, driving under the influence, when THE NEWS-TIMES went to press. Prisoner Suffers Broken Neck Courtney B. Willis, Morehead City, was carrird to the veterans hospital in Durham yesterday af ternoon, paralyzed from his chest down. Willii, who was picked up at 3:05 p.m. Saturday by polico in Beaufort, was held in the coun ty jail until 9:15 p.m. Saturday, lie was found sitting in a car. He was booked for public drunk- ' enness. It is believed that Willis became involved in a fight with two colored friends and was in jured. When it was noticed while he waa in jail that he was suffer ing from paralysis, i doctor was called. Dr John Way treated Willis for a broken neck, but he suggested that he be sent to Durham where a neurologist is available. Adair's ambulance picked him up at 1:30 p.m. yeatcrday at the Morehead City Hospital and left immediately for Durham. Grass Fires The Morehead City Fire Depart ment put out a grass fire at the rifle range on old US 70 Saturday afternoon. Beaufort firemen put out a grass fir* on Front Street Extension yesterday morning. There was bo damage at either fir*.