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PRIZE-WINNING NEWSPAPER of the TAR HEEL COAST CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES "> 46th YEAR, NO. 37. THREE SECTIONS EIGHTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, MAY 7. 1957 PUBUSHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS I Town Residents Cast Ballots Today Tough Problem Faces New Atlantic Beach Aldermen m d.'IJ: iiew Duiiuing Violates Law The Atlantic Beach town com missioners were faced with a knot ty problem minutes after they were sworn in at 10 a.m. Friday, j As soon as A. 11. James, county clerk of court, swore them in and left the sun room of the Atlantic Beach Hotel, Mayor A. B. Cooper introduced Mr. and Mrs. Gus Davis, Morehead City. Mr. Davis had begun construc tion of a building which would vio late town zoning ordinances. All buildings along the south side of the beach circle must be built 15 feet from the curb. The new build ing was begun at the edge of the sidewalk only 6 feet from the curb. Mr. Davis had failed to get a building permit and claimed he did not know of the ordinance. The building was about 18 inches too close to the west boardwalk, vio lating a second ordinance. Attorney Appears Attorney Luther Hamilton Jr. represented Mr. Davis and asked the commissioners to waive the ordinance. The commissioners agreed to waive the 18 inches, but they said that the wall facing the street would have to be set back the required 15 feet to avoid con gestion. Mr. and Mrs. Davis left the meeting but came back a few min utes later saying that one-third of their building would be lost if they had to move the wall. Tbc commissioners struck their previous decision from the record and agreed to give the matter further consideration. Construction on the buildlqg has been sus pended. Mayor Cooper appointed commis sioners for the following offices: mayor pro-tern, Milton G. Coyle; streets, drain and sanitation com missioner, A. F. Fleming; build ing inspector, R. A. Barefoot; and public relations, Dr. N. Edward Bizzcll. Dr. Bizzell made a motion, sec onded by Mr. Barefoot, that the town buy a half page ad in the Morehead City centennial booklet. The motion was passed unanimous ly The commissioners accepted last year's tax schedule for businesses at the beach. Tax collections will begin in June. To Attend Lectures Commissioners Coyle and Bizzcll announced that they plan to at tend the Institute of Government lectures at Chapel Hill this year. The manager of the League of Mu nicipalities will be invited to at tend a board meeting at his con venience. Mayor Cooper said that three of the biggest problems faced by the board arc traffic and parking, fire control, and street paving and re pairs. "The cooperation of boating par ties in Boguc Sound could case the traffic problems on Sunday after noon," the mayor said. "If boat ers would go through the draw bridge only when absolutely neces sary, traffic could move much faster." All town property owners will re ceive letters from the commis sioners asking them to keep their land cleaned up. The board sug gests that everyone build garbage can racks to keep the wind from See BEACH, Page 3 Rep. D. G. Bell On Legislative Activity uarterct s representative in mc general assembly plans to intro duce three mosquito control bills this week. One bill would change the pres ent mosquito control study com mission to an advisory commis sion. the second would place the job of mosquito control under jur isdiction of the State Department of Health, and the third would set up permissive legislation to allow establishment of a me. quito con trol district. Mr. Bell said that the advisory budget commission has recom mended Sloo.UOO for mosquito con trol during the coming biennium. Representative Bell has been requested by several residents of llarkers Island to introduce a bill which would allow Barkers Island ers to vote on incorporating the island as a town. Mr. Bell said that the residents are interested in police protection. A petition, signed by 330 persons, asks for incorporation of the island, but Mr. Bell said he believes most of them who signed it thought they were asking only for police protection. Incorporation carries with it re sponsibilities, such as paying tax es. Mr. Bell said, "If the island is ready for incorporation, it would be helpful. If it is not ready, there is no use having a referendum. If benefits arc derived from, in corporation," he continued, "they must be paid for with taxc?." The referendum to which he de ferred would be held in Septem ber (if legislation were passed.) The people would vote on whether they want to incorporate. Mr. Bell is interested in hearing See LEGISLATURE, Page 2 Marine Troop Return Begins The Marines arc landing. A con tingent of Marines returning from exercises in the Caribbean landed at Radio Island yesterday morn ing. The most spectacular landings, however, were on Sunday between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. The aircraft carrier USS Leytc anchored off Cape Lookout and helicopters fer ried troops from the carrier to the Bcaufort-Morchcad City air port. The ferry service involved 14 helicopters which landed 900 Ma rines and their individual equip ment. They also carried some 10,000 pounds of extra equipment. Trucks at the airport carried the Marines, members of the second Marine Division, Camp Lejcunc, to their quarters. Yesterday morning about 100 cars were parked at the Marine landing dock on Radio Island be fore 7:30. Most of the cars were driven by wives of Marines. The Marines piled off the boats and made their way to their families or to busses and trucks waiting for them. Seven Accidents Investigated; Three Injured In a total of seven weekend acci dents three persons were injured. The injured are Mrs. Lois Smith. Atlantic; Glenn C. Riley, Cherry Point; and Carl M. Sadler, route 1 Beaufort. Mrs. Smith suffered a shoulder and chest injury at 12:30 p.m. Sat urday two miles east of Stacy when the 1955 Ford she was driv ing skid and landed tail first in a ditch. Mrs. Smith, because of her in juries, was unable to get out of the car. The Sea Level Hospital was notified and I)r. Herbert Webb went to the scene and took her to the hospital. Mrs. Smith was proceeding cast, according to Patrolman J. W. Sykcs, during a hard rain. The ear spun around several times be fore hitting the ditch. Damage was estimated at 5350. Hits Pole Riley suffered a concussion at 10:30 p m. Saturday when the 1950 Studcbaker he was driving hit a telephone pole in front of Willie Gray's junkyard, Morehead City. Tb? car then proceeded to the nearby railroad tracks before stopping. Riley has been charged with careless and reckless driving and failing to stop at the stop sign on Arenacl! Street where it enters Highway 70 A. Riding with Riley was Kenneth E. Sarvcr, Cherry Point, who was not hurt. Patrolman R. II. Brown, who investigated, said the impact of the car against the pole jarred telephone wires loose. Damage to the car was estimated at $150 Riley is in Cherry Point dispens ary. Car Skids Sadler suffered a dislocated shoulder when his 1952 Dodge skid on a curve and turned over on Tur ner Street extended, Beaufort, at 12:15 a.m. Saturday. The car was headed north. It spun around in the road and threw the driver clear of the wreck. Sadler was taken to the More head City Hospital in the Adair ambulance. No charges were pre ferred. Slate Highway Patrolman W. J. Smith Jr. said the road was wet and the rear tires on the car were slick. Damage lo the car was esti mated at $150. Salter Path Run In A 1953 Chevrolet parked on the road by the church at Salter Path was hit in the rear at 6:55 p.m. Sunday. The Chevrolet was owned by Norman Earl Salter, Salter Path Driver of the car which hit it was Abram Lee Willis, Salter Path. Damage to each car was estimated at $100. No charges were preferred. Patrolman Brown, who See ACCIDENTS, Page 3 Photo by Bob Seymour Mayor A. B. Cooper, Atlantic Beach, third from the right, and the new town ceiaalaalcaerr oI Atlan tic Beach (at acquainted at their flrat meeting Friday morning. The commlaaloneri are, left to right. At r. Fleming. B. A. Barefoot, Milton O. Coyle, Mayer Cooper, Dr. N. Edward Blxaeil, and & M. Ban, ~ I Chief BiH Moore atahdf at the rear. Dredge to Put Spoilage Along Town Sea Wall Eroded Area, Beaufort Waterfront, Will Be Built Back Mayor C. T. Lewis, Beaufort, an nounced yesterday that spoilage from maintenance dredging in Tay lor's Creek will be deposited next to the seawall from Orange Street to Gordon Street. Mayor I^ewis said that arrange ments for building up the marsh area next to the town were made in cooperation with L. D. Nuchols of the Neusc Engineering and Dredging Co. and residents liv ing along Front Street. All residents signed an agree ment releasing the United States government from damage claims and the town board met in special session at the town hall Saturday afternoon and passed a resolution freeing the government from any claims which could be made by the town. Much of the area along the Tay lor's Creek side of the seawall was washed away during the storms of 1955 and 1956. endangering the con dition of the wall. If the wall top ples, the street and property to the north would suffer. Property owners signed the re lease before Mrs. G. W. Duncan, notary public. The placing of spoilage along the wall was ex pected to get underway yesterday. The dredge was temporarily put out of commission late last week when it was hit by the menhaden boat, Pauline. Daylight Saving Figures in News Daylight saving time is in North Carolina news more prominently than ever before. Today the residents of Wilming ton will vote on whether the city council should be given the author ity to say, "Move the clocks ahead." In the House at Raleigh Thurs day Rep. F. L. Gobble of Forr th County introduced a bill which would put the state under daylight saving time. The bill provides that the new time will begin Saturday, May 18, and end at midnight on the last Saturday of October this year. After this year, the state would go on daylight saving time at the same time as other states, at mid night on the last Saturday in April. The bill also provides that no county, city or town in North Caro lina could exempt itself from day light saving time through local ordinance, resolution or rule. Persons who would like to ex press their opinion on the state wide proposal may write Repre sentative Gobble, care of the House of Representatives, Raleigh, N. C. Louis Johnson Has Operation Loufs Johnson, 9-year-old Beau fort boy who is suffering from a serious heart condition, underwent an operation to correct the condi tion yesterday. Louis, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Johnson, is a patient at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. A "blue baby" at birth, Louis is suf fering from Fallot's tetralogy which consists of four abnormali ties of the heart. The operation is extremely seri ous but the surgeons who perform ed it have been successful in 85 per cent of such operations. Louis and his parents went to Johns Hopkins April 24 where the lad has been under observation. His father is principal of Queen Street School. Tide Table TMn at the Beaufort Bar (Eastern Standard Time) HIGH LOW Tuesday, May 7 1 50 a.m. 8:33 a.m. 2:33 p.m. 9:08 p.m. Wrdarsday, May 8 2:53 a.m. 9:33 a.m. 3:37 p.m. 10:10 p.m. Tkaraday, May 9 3:39 a.m. 10:31 a.m. d:39 p.m. 11:08 p.m. Friday, May 19 3:94 a.m. 11:22 a.m. 3:18 p.m. ilM p.m. Gaston Smith, Atlantic, Heads Sea Level Chamber for '57 Gaston Smith, Atlantic, was' elected president of the Sea Level Chamber of Commerce Friday night The election was conducted by the board of directors imme diately after the annual member ship banquet at the Sea Level Inn Other officers elected were Hen ry Wilder, Ocracoke, vice-presi dent; Dr II M Peacock, Atlantic, treasurer; and Charles Caudcll, Sea Level, secretary. Eric W. Rodgers was principal speaker at the banquet. Mr Rod gers is publisher of the Scotland Neck Commonwealth He has been active for many years in the de velopment of eastern North Caro lina. Mr. Rodgers said that figures prove only one inquiry in 400 to a chandler resulted in an outside industry's locating 111 a town. "The answer to this," Mr. Rodgers said, is to establish your own indus tries. The Department of Conserva tion and Development has a list oif articles imported into North Carolina which could be manufac tured in the state. The processing of sea-grown crops is in its fancy in North Carolina You have a chance to gel in early." Planning Essential Mr. Rodgers says that careful planning is the most important part in bringing an industry to a town or in establishing a new one. He mentioned the fact that lots of land is not suitable for indus trial development because it won't support the foundation of a large building. He discussed ways of encourag ing tourists to visit the down east area "Advertising is the key to the success of a tourist program," eh said. "You Rave bunting, fish ing, water sgprlg 404I the attrac tion of the outer banks?a ready made tourist paradise." he con tinued. "All you have to do is let people know about it." Joe DuBois, manager of the Morehcad City Chamber of Com merce, gave a progress rpport on the Morehcad City Centennial. Mr. Dubois said that the celebration should bring many people to the county and large numbers of them would visit down cast He con gratulated the chamber on its record for the past year and praised the officers for their work in making the program successful. Progress Report Secretary Joe Mason gave the chamber's "conscience" for the past year. Among the projects sup ported by the chamber were the following; The chamber went before the county commissioners asking for support in a mosquito control pro gram. It cooperated with the Down East Lions Club and Sea Level Hospital in a pony penning that netted $S00 for the hospital. It sent resolutions to political leaders concerning Ocracoke Inlet, Drum Inlet, the Seashore High way and outer banks rehabilitation It promoted the US 70 Associa tion and built a sign at the end of the highway that got state wide publicity. Mr. Mason gave the treasurer's report in the absence of treasurer Lester tiaskill. It follows Receipts, 11,321 09; advertising, 1813.50; stationery and supplies. $111.75; mosquito control, $166 03; labor, $55; dues and donations, See SEA LEVEL, Page 2 Kitchen Catches Fire Ernest Lewis and Wilbur Willis, left to right, help put out a fire in the kitchen of the Chatter Bov Restaurant near the west city limits of Morehead City, Highway 70-A. The fire began at 6 p.m. Thursday when a cooking stove overheated. The kitchen was a mess, accord ing to Morehead City firemen, hut the actual damage was not too fireai. Mother' Ballots Must Be In by 10 A.M. Tomorrow Community Club Sees Program Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Salisbury. Morehcad City, gave an illustrated talk, Rambling Through Carteret, at the meeting of the Boguc-Ccdar Point-Ocean Community Club Wed nesday night at the Methodist Church, Bogue. The program followed a business session at which Joe Weeks, presi dent, presided. The club s two ma yor projects arc a playground and a community building. Glenn Winbcrry, chairman of the site committee, said that obtaining a portion of Bogue Field would not be possible. He and his commit tee were asked to look further for a site for the community building. The planning committee was asked to present plans for a 32 by JO foot building at the June meet ing. Mrs. Fred D. Mezias and Mrs. Oscar Arthur reported that they consulted with Roy Dennis, U. S. forest ranger, who said that tim ber up to 15,000 feet would be do nated for the building. It will be marked and cut if the club pro ceeds with its building plans. Refreshments were served at the close of the meeting. The next meeting will be June 5 in the Methodist Church, Bogue. ? Have you nominated your mother for Mother of the Year honors yet? The deadline is 10 a.m. tomorrow. Nominations may be sent to THE NEWS-TIMES or put in the ballot box in Belk's store. Each nomination must tell, in 25 words or less, why you nom inate your candidate. There is no limit to the number of nomina tions one candidate can receive. The Mother of the Year will re ceive a complete wardrobe from Bilk's. It will include her choice of dress, shoes, hat, bag, hose, gloves, slip and costume jewelry. In addition to this, she will be given a five per cent discount on all purchases made at Belk's for herself or members of her imme diate family during the remainder of 1957. The mother of the year is an an nual contest sponsored by THE NEWS - TIMES. Co - sponsor this year is Belk's. Last year's mother of the year was Mrs. L. C. Davis of Beaufort. The winner will be selected by a panel of judges tomorrow after noon. She will be presented with her wardrobe at ceremonies at the store at 11 a.m. Saturday. Building Burns A small two-room building at Safrit Lumber Co., Beaufort, burn ed to the ground Sunday night. The Beaufort Fire Department was called to the fire, but Robert Sa frit, owner, asked the firemen to let it burn since it was already ruined and he wanted to put a new building on the spot. la Pboto by Eric Rodger*, ceaier, i? welcomed to the Sea Level Chamber of Commerce banquet Friday sight by Cecil Mania, left, aad Clayton Foicber, president of the chamber. Mr. Rodger*, who wa* principal ipeakor, la yoHiilir of Mm Scotland Nock Commonwealth. * From 6:30 this morning to 6:30 tonight residents of Newport, Morehead City and Beaufort will ballot for town officials. Those elect ed will serve two-year terms. Running for mayor at Newport are Mayor Leon Mann Jr. and R. S. Jones. Candidates for the five man town board are Dick Lockcy, Wilbur V. Garner, Dewey Phipps, E. B. Comer, Bennie R. Garner, L. E. Sanders, Jeff J. Garner, Hil ton G. Gurganus, J. Wheeler Smith, Douglas Henderson, Louis M. Hibbs and Lester M. Garner. In Morehead City George W. Dill is running unopposed for mayor. The commissioners face no opposi tion. They are S. C. Holloway, D. J. Hall, Gibbie Sanderson, Jasper Bell and Ted Garner. Opposing John Lashley, record er's court clerk, is Grady Bell. Running for the two seats on the Morehead City Hospital Board of Trustees are James R. Sanders, Mrs. Walter Freeman and Mrs. E. A. Council. Herbert Phillips 111 is running unopposed for judge of recorder's court. Mayor Clifford T. Lewis is un opposed in Beaufort. Six men, how ever, are seeking the five posi tions on the board. They are Wil liam Roy Hamilton, William J. Mishael, Gerald D. Hill, Otis Mades. James D. Rumlcy and R. Math Chaplain. Presiding at the polls at Newport will be Miss Margaret Bell, regis trar, Miss Ada Allen and Mrs. Dale Parrish. At Morehead City will be L. F. Tuten, registrar, Clayton Guthrie and Jaines B. Willis. Elmore Da' is, registrar, will be at the polls in Beaufort, as well as the two judges, U. E. Swann and W. H. Taylor Sr. The polling place in each town is in the town hall. Board Hears Road Requests Two road matters were consid ered by the county board at its meeting yesterday morning in the courthouse, Beaufort. Charles Styron, Morehcad City, presented a petition asking that a road extending from Raleigh Ave nue in Morcncad Bluffs, to Pclle tier Creek be made passable and maintained. The county board ap proved the request and will for ward it to the highway commis sion. Gerald Mitchell and Douglas West requested maintenance on the loop road at Coral Point. Al though one property owner refused to give right-of-way approval, the board, by a 3 to 2 vote, agreed to approve the petition pending the obtaining of the lacking signature. Chairman Moses Howard an nounced that the maintenance re quested on the I.ockhart road west of Morehcad "City has been ap proved. Related to road petitions was the request by Luby Hardison, New Bern, that the board endorse George Ipock, Craven County, as an appointee from this area to the new state highway commission. The board took the matter under consideration but Chairman How ard said he was personally in favor of Maynard Hicks, present road commissioner, if Mr. Hicks is in terested in the job. Chamber Okays Photo Business The photography firm publicized in Friday's NEWS TIMES as not being approved for doing business in Morchead City was cleared yes terday morning by the Morchead City Chamber of Commerce and the Morchead City town clerk's office. J. A. DuBois. chamber manager, said the photographer, operating out of Chattanooga. Tenn.. showed him his credentials which include membership in the United States Chamber of Commerce ?nd the Better Business Bureau. Mr. DuBois said that should a contract made by the photographer be broken, the person damaged should contact the chamber office, S3404. Mr. DuBois informed THE NEWS TIMES Thursday afternoon that after cheeking with the town clerk, he learned the firm had not received a license to do business here. A re-check yesterday morn ing showed that the photographer bought a license in Morchead City June 4. 1996. The license docs nut expire until June at this year. The sittings for pictures have been scheduled at the Jefferson Hotel and the American Legion Building, Beaufort. Appotniaaeati are being made by phone through a representative of the photn i in Morchead City. ,^?1 .JHI
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