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46th YEAR, NO. 31. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MORKHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1957 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Voters Put in New Beach Board
Beach Property
Owners Settle Issue
On 'Seawall Strip'
A delegation of property owners
appeared at the Atlantic Beach
board meeting Saturday morning
and received assurance from
Mayor A. B. Cooper, president of
Atlantic Beach Inc., that any prop
erty north of the seawall that is
owned by his firm will lie deeded
to the property owner without cost.
Although the matter is a private
affair between the property owners
and Mr. Cooper, it has come be
fore the board on several oc
casions.
The issue arose with the build
ing of the seawall following the
hurricanes. In some instances,
property owners say the seawall
lies south of their property line. If
this is true, they contend that At
lantic Beach Inc. would own a strip
of beach between the seawall and
the south line of their beach lot.
Mr. Cooper assured the property
owners that his company wants
none of the land which may lie
north of the seawall, lie said if
each property owner will have a
deed drawn for the strip of land
which may be north of the seawall
and take the deed to him, the prop
erty transfer will be made as soon
as Mr. Cooper's lawyer checks the
deed.
Thomas Eure, contractor who
built the seawall on the east, was
present at the meeting. Property
owners concerned about the "sea
wall strip" contended they would
not pay him for building the wall
until the matter is settled.
The board also authorized pay
ment of $66.85 to Mr. Eure as the
town's share in building the side
wall off the east-end seawall.
Audit Authorized
Commissioner J. C. Lanier an
nounced that the firm of George
(J. Scott and Co., certified public
accountants. Charlotte, has been
authorized to audit the town books.
The auditor will receive $30 a day
phis travel and hotel expenses.
Mayor Cooper reported that Mart
Bell Construction Co. is repairing
the drain Blockage on Terminal
Boulevard at a cost of $900.
Dr. M. E. Bizzcll told the board
that jetties arc needed to fully pro
tect the beach and said it would be
desirable if Atlantic Beach Inc.
would deed its land holdings along
the ocean front to the town.
Dr. Bizzcll said he understood
that the only monetary return to
Atlantic Beach Inc. was on fishing
rights. Mayor Cooper, president
of the firm, said that he thought
the matter should be considered by
the incoming board but he said he
would "start the ball rolling" on
the proposal.
Concessions Prrmit
Jack Carter, concessions op
erator. was given permission to
put up three "outdoor" concessions
between the police station and the
skating rink. He agreed to remove
them if the structures did not meet
with the approval of the board.
Chief of Police Bill Moore gave
his report, lie said that cottages
Were checked in February and
ppstcard reports mailed to proper
ty owners. Signs have been erect
ed at the trash pile directing where
trash should be placed.
Road signs have been repaired
and painted and lifeguard equip
ment readied for the summer sea
son. lie reported that the life
guards who will be on duty this
summer arc taking first aid
courses and arc being trained in
the use of the inhalator-rcsuscita
tor equipment bought last summer.
Pr. Bizzcll said he thought every
property owner should be made to
clean up his property. He suggest
ed that a standardized, anchorablc
garbage can be officially adopted
to prevent the cans from blowing
around after being emptied.
lie further stated that an ordi
nance should he considered requir
ing property owners to provide on
premises parking facilities for
their own cars and cari of friends.
Atlantic Beach Summer
Cottage Catches Fire
The Henry Walker cottage on
Ocean Ridge Drive, Atlantic
Beach, caught on fire Saturday
night. The West End fire station
answered the alarm at 10:30 p.m.
and had the fin! out before 11:30
B-m.
The ceiling over the fireplace
burned, smoking the living room
and damaging some furniture and
the floor, firemen reported.
The Walkers, who live in Kin
ston. were at the cottagc when
the fire broke out.
Bvntrd Me* Improve
Itr John Morris reports that
both I .en IMxon and Jimmy I^wis
are improving at the Morehead
City Hospital. The two men were
burned in an explosion at Broad
Cretk laat T u e ? d a y. "Their
chances are much better than they
ware when they first entered the
boapital," the doctor Mid.
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Piper Cub Crashes Near Beaufort ;
Two Flyers Escape Serious Injury
Photos by Bob Seymour
The right wing was ripped completely off this Piper J-3 when it cradled Saturday afternoon on the Glbbs Brothers farm near Beaufort
Spectators look over the remains of the plane. In the background is the head of Gibbs Creek.
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Lions to Sponsor
Morehead Boat
Show for Contest
Jim Eubanks, Frank Moran and
Jack Morgan were appointed to be
gin work on a boat show for More
head City at the Morehead City
Lions Club meeting at Hotel Fort
Macon Thursday night. The boat
show will be one of the town's
Finer Carolina contest projects.
The Lions also agreed to sponsor
a boy's trip to Boys State at
Chapel llill this spring.
A committee was appointed to
nominate officers for the May elec
tions of ihc club. Members of the
committee are A. N. Willis, Owens
Frederick and O. J. Morrow.
Elmer Watson was appointed
acting publicity chairman while
Oscar Allrrd is in the hospital in
Durham. The club sent Mr. Allred
flowers and wished him a speedy
recovery from his eye operation.
E. J. Willis, Beaufort, linlrt, shows where T/S*t. Robert L. Wood
ruff and Cpl. Frank P. McCoy, (Vrry Point, crawled out of the
plane. The men suffered ruts and braises.
Churches Are Observing Holy Week
Churches of Morchcad City and
Beaufort have scheduled special
services this week. Holy Week.
Congregations of Morchcad City
will join in a three hour service on
Clood Friday from noon fo 3 p.m.
in the ' First Methodist Church.
Because of the illness of the pas
tor, the Rev. J. F. Ucrliert. the
Hev. A. G. Harris Jr.. pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church,
will serve as the presiding minis
ter.
Ministers participating in the
service will speak on the Seven
Last Words on the Cross. They *rc
the Rev. Alvis Daniel, pastor of
the Wildwood Presbyterian Church,
the Rev. Claude Barrett, pastor
of the Camp Glenn Methodist
Church; the Rev. J. D. Younj*,
pastor of Ann Slrcct Methodist
Church, Beaufort.
Dr. John Bonn, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, the Rev. S.
S. Moore, pastor of Franklin Me
morial Methodist Church, the Rev.
Robert Poo Ik. pastor of Core Crock
Methodist Church, and Mr. liar
rls.
The three-hour period will be
separated into 25 minute services;
Wurbsipcrs may enter the church
for any of the seven services and
teavc when tftcy choose.
The service is sponsored by the
Women's Society of Christian Ser
vice and is in its 13th year this
year/
The Rev. A. J. llobbs, district
superintendent. New Bern, will be
the presiding pastor at the 8 p.m.
communion service on Maundy
Thursday in the Firat Methodist
Church* Morehead City. There will
also be special muAic.
Other Thursday night services
will be as folldws:
St. Andrew's Kpiscopal Church,
Holy Communion at 8 p.m. (There
' will also be Holy Communion at
{ St. Andrew* at It a.m. today and
I tomorrow).
i St. Paula Kpiscopal Church,
j Beauforl,; evening prayer and Holy
, Communion at 7:30 p.m. (There
will be Holy Communion tonight
and tomorrow at 1:30 a.m.)
See CUURtmS, Page I
Two Marines, T/Sgt. Robert L.
VUxdwU and Cpl. Krank P. M^
Coy, Cherry Point, walked away
from a plane crash Saturday af
ternoon east of Beaufort.
They were flying a Piper J -3
Cub when the motor failed and
the plane cracked up on- the Gibbs
Brothers farm at 2:45 p.m.
The men walked to Highway 70
where they were picked up by a
motorist and taken to the dispen
sary at Cherry Point.
According to T/Sgt. Paul Bray
the Morchcad City Marine mili
tary police detachment, the plane
was owned by several Marine fly
ing enthusiasts, among whom arc
Sergeant Woodruff and Corporal
McCoy.
The Marines told Sergeant Bray
that as they were coming in for
a landing at the Beaufort-More
head airport, Beaufort, a wind i
caught the plane, causing them
to overshoot the runway.
They gave the plane the gun to
gain altitude and come in for ano
ther landing but the engine konked
out and the plane dropped. The
plane spun completely around as
it hit the ground.
Certain parts of it arc believed
salvagablc.
False Alarm
The Beaufort Fire Department
answered a false alarm at the
alarm box across from the Beau
fort Graded School Friday night.
The junior-senior banquet was in
full swing at the time.
Pony Owners
Hay Present
Views Thursday
House C&D Committee
Schedules Hearing
For 11 A.M.
Owners of outer banks livestoek
will have the opportunity to ex
press their views on taking cattle
and ponies off the banks when the
House conservation and develop
ment committee meets Thursday.
| At 11 a.m. the committee will
have a hearing on a bill requiring
removal of the livestock. The com
mittee will meet in the CAD room,
education building, Raleigh.
The bill has already passed the
i Senate. It went to the floor of the
House last week and at the re
quest of Carteret Rep. I). G. Hell,
was sent to the C&D committee
where a public hearing could be
given the pony owners.
Pony owners contend that the
horses do not cat the sand-anchor
ing vegetation on the banks ? the
culprits are the cattle. Removal
of the animals from North Caro
See LEGISLATURE, Page 2
Mayor A. B. Cooper Wins
Re-Election by Big Vote
Atlantic Beach property owners have put in a complete
ly new board of aldermen for the next four years and re
elected Mayor A. B. Cooper.
Ballots were counted at the beach board meeting Sat
urday morning at the Atlantic Beach Hotel.
The new aldermen arc l)r. M. E. Bizzell, Goldsboro ; A.
F Firming and R. A. Barefoot, <
Atlantic Beach, and M. G. Coylc,
Wilson.
Hoard members who served
since 1953 were W. C. Whitehurst,
Bethel, J. C. Lanier, Greenville,
neither of whom ran for re-elec
tion, Shelby Freeman, Atlantic
Beach, and L. T. White, Raleigh.
Voters were also asked their
opinion on changing the name of
the beach and certain portions of |
the town charter.
Prefer Present Name
The majority voted to leave the
beach name as is. Charter change
preferred is a provision for five
aldermen and a mayor to vote in
case of a tic; and on the third
point property owners prefer to
vote by mail rather than go to the
beach to vote.
Three hundred three votes were
cast. Mayor Cooper, running un
opposed, polled the highest num
ber, 180. Write-in votes were cast
for nine men for mayor. R. A.
Barefoot, a new commissioner re
ceived 10 votes for mayor.
The following all received less
than 10 write-in votes for mayor:
A. F. Fleming. R. G. Montgomery,
L. T White, M. G. Coylc. J. D.
Shelor, Shelby Freeman. John A.
Baker, Sylvester Fleming.
Votes Tallied
Votes for board members: I)r.
Bizzell 169 Mr. Coylc 138. Mr
Fleming 131. and Mr. Barefoot
See ELECTION, Page 2
People Jam
Postoffices Alter
Saturday Holiday
Postoffices were a madhouse yes
terday morning.
People forgot that the postoffices
were not opening until 8:34) because
of the cutback ordered by Post
master General Arthur Summer
field.
The postoffices were also closed
Saturday which meant that folks
who would have picked up pack
ages or mailed items Saturday had
to do so yesterday.
Postmaster Harold Webb also
said the income tax deadline, mid
night last night, contributed to
some of the rush He said that
there was an unusually large
money order business.
Howard Jones of tho Beaufort
postoffice and Mr. Webb both ex
pressed the opinion that postof
fices would probably be back on
normal schedule by the end of the
week. This would mean that Con
gress has given the postmaster
general the $47 million he says he
needs to operate the postal system
See POSTOFFICE, Page 2
Taylor Brothers Take Option
To Buy Bogue Sound Club
Formal negotiations on purchase
of the Bogue Sound Club by the
Taylor brothers were under way
yesterday at Wilson.
The Bogue Sound Club, a hotel
and apartment house west of
Morchcad City, at present is own
ed by a group of 18 men, including
residents of Wilson, who operate
as the Bogue Sound Club Inc.
The Taylor brothers, whose in
terests range from Havana, Cuba,
to Norfolk, Va., arc Dan, Alfred,
William and Leslie, natives of Sea
Level.
Purchase price is reportedly
$152,000 which includes a $20,000
mortgage held by Bogue Sound
Club Inc. According to reports
here, the Taylor brothers took an
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
Tide Table
HIGH
LOW
Tuesday, April 16
9:40 a.m.
10:00 p.m.
3:35 a m
3:43 p.m
Wednesday, April 17
10:33 a.m.
10:50 p.m.
4:20 a.m.
4:27 p.m.
Thursday, April 18
11:26 a.m.
11:42 p.m.
5:06 a m.
5:11 p.m.
Friday, April It
12:20 p.m.
5:55 a.m.
6:02 p.m.
option on the property for $10,000
yesterday afternoon.
Upon clearing of title, the re
maining $142,000 is to be paid.
Occupants of apartments in the
Bogue Sound Club were moving
their furniture out over the week
end. Should the negotiations be
successfully completed, the Taylors
plan to refurbish the building with
a view to having it ready for hotel
guests by June 1.
The Taylors, owners of the Palm
Beach Biltmore, West Palm Beach,
Fla., also operate the West India
Fruit and Steamship Co., which
operates car ferries between West
Palm Beach and Havana.
The Taylor Foundation, organ
ized by the four boys and their
father, Maltby, built the Sea Level
Community Hospital, to which a
new wing is now being added.
The Bogue Sound Club was orig
inally known as the Morehcad Vil
la and was built in 1926 by Blades,
a New Bern lumberman.
Those were the days when the
eountry was riding the crest of
prosperity. Real estate was boom
ing in Florida and a duplicate
boom was envisioned here.
Contractor for the hotel was
John Rcaman. Included in the con
tract was a penalty for failure to
complete in a hundred days and
also a bonus clause if finished by
>that time.
Beaman is reported to have used
convict labor on the job, the labor
ers camping on the site of the
present Paul Clcland home adja
cent to the villa.
Beaman completed the job in a
hundred days. Beaman got a $50,
000 bonus plus the quarter million
dollars for cost of construction.
Blades and his partners were the
first operators of the hotel. At that
time the villa had a roof garden
where topflight name bands play
ed. Leonard Tufts, who built Pine
hurst, was the first manager un
der Blades.
Several years after it was built,
the Foor Robinson Hotel chain op
erated it, and then followed a suc
cession of operators.
Sometime during that period the
top story burned off and was never
replaced.
"Coach" F. L. Simmons, well
known road contractor in this
county about 25 years ago, was
once prominent in the manage
ment of the villa.
The villa was acquired in recent
years by the group at Wilson and
was renamed the Bogue Sound
Club.
The dream of a yacht basin on
the waterfront side of the hotel
and a bathing beach, similar to
the fabulous hotels in Florida, has
never been realized, but the hotel
is so constructed for such an ar
rangement.
The Boguc Swiad Club it It ipfcin (ran UM dock extending Into the Mud.
Photo by Bob gcymour