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PRIZE-WINNING NEWSPAPER of tbo TAR HEEL COAST CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES w 46th YEAR, NO. 89. TWO SECTIONS SIXTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1957 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS No Kidding, It's a Flounder! Photo by Reginald I^ewla John Wcgtpcr of the Institute of Fisheries Research holds a freak flounder which was taken Wednesday, May 1, by the Edith M , one of Capt. Ottis Purifoy's boats which operates out of Morebead City. The fish is a "reverse" floun dcr, explains Dr. Earl Deubler of the institute. Its eyes are on the right rather than on the left, as is normal, and it is also eolor ed on both sides. Normally a flounder is white on one side and his eyes are on the other or the "pigmented" side. The fish was 12 inches lung and is now preserved in the research fish collection at the institute. Dr. Deubler said that there have been many flounders colored on both sides and many ?'reverse" or "right-handed" flounders but the freak Edith M. fish is only the second of its type ever to be recorded. It's a "summer floun der". An item on the freak fish was being submitted yesterday by Dr. Pcublcr to Copcia, the journal of the American Society of Icthy ologists and Herpatologists. Beaufort Band, Chorus to Give Program Friday The Beaufort High Sehoel band will present 4U cwnmcnramcnt. concert at % p.m. Frida* in the school auditorium The school chorus will also pre sent several numbers. Director of the chorus is Mrs. Robert Piner. Frank Jones, band director, an nounces the following as student band directors: Frank Potter, Sam my Merrill and Winki Willis. Special numbers will be pre sented by band ensembles. A clar inet quartet will play Cole Por ter's In the Still of the Night; a saxophone quartet will play Grieg's Elcgie and a trombone quartet will present The Forest by Vioicttc. Other numbers on the program will be Billboard March by Klohr, Festival Overture by Darcy, Frank Potter directing; Oricntale by Cui, arranged by Mr. Jones. First Swedish Rhapsody by Leid zen, Hall of Fame March by Oli vadoti, Sammy Merrill directing; 1IMS Pinafore selections by Sulli van; Sourwood Mountain by Mc Lin. Tribute to Glenn Miller, arranged by Gass, and directed by Winki Willis; Punch and Judy, Morris sey; Broadcasts from Brazil, Ben nett, featuring two cornet players, and Pizzicato Polka, by Strauss. Among the numbers to be sung by the chorus arc Stouthearted Men, Romberg; Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho, arranged by Ho worth. and Round and Round by Shapiro. There is no admissiun charge to the concert. Wins Spelling Bee (llona Baysdcn. 14. of Richlands won the regional spelling bee it Wilmington Saturday night. Rose Arthur, Beltie, represented Car teret County in the contest. Two from County Will Attend Rivers and Harbors Congress Two Hurt When Car Turns Over Vannie E Salter, Broad Creek, was in the Morehead City Hospital yesterday recovering from injuries received when the car he was driv ing turned over at 1 a.m. Saturday on Highway 24. State Highway Patrolman W. E. Pickard said that Lindford Buck, a soldier, who was riding with Salter, was treated at the Morehead City Hospital and then moved to Camp Lejcune. Buck is from Newport. The car, a 1952 Oldsmobile, was headed toward Morehead City. The accident happened just cast of Gales Creek. The car ran off a curve at the right, went back across to the left and turned over several times. It was a total loss. Charges are pending. Hospital Personnel Hope Many Will Visit Tomorrow Personnel of the Morchead City Hospital arc looking forward to greeting many of the town resi dents at the hospital open house from 2 to 4 p.m. tomorrow. Persons visiting the hospital will be taken on a tour and refresh inents will be served. In recent months the emergency room has been moved to the ground floor, rooms refurnished, furniture paint ed and numerous other improve ments have been made. The open house has been selie chilcd in observance of National Hospital Week which opened Sun day. ? Members of the North Carolina4 Rivers and Harbor delegation will leave tomorrow for Washington for the National Rivera and Har bors Congress. Members of the delegation from this eounty are Mayor George W. Dill Jr., More head City, and D. G. Bell, Car teret's representative in the state legislature. Chairman of the Tar Heel dele gation is Frank W. Reams, War renton. Col. B. C. Snow, division of water resources, Department of Conservation and Development, acts as secretary. The North Carolinians will en tertain the state Congressional del egation at a dinner tomorrow night at Washington. The Congress opens Thursday and continues through Saturday. Projects in this area in which Mayor Dill and Mr. Bell are par ticularly interested are Beaufort harbor, the deepening of Morehead City channel and turning basin, and deepening of Ocracokc Inlet. Members of the North Carolina delegation, in addition to Mayor Dill and Mr. Bell arc E. L. White, Wilmington; Sen. D J. Rose, Goldsboro; Sen. Adam Whitley, Smithficld; W. P. Saunders, Ra leigh. Garland F. Fulcher, Oriental; Harry White, Winston-Salem; Rep. James Bowman. Southporl; John E. Justice, North Wilkesboro; Al vah Ward Jr.. Manteo; Oscare Breece. Fayelteville, and Eric Rod gers, Scotland Neck. Cow Meets Maker A Sea I<cvcl eow was hit by a car at 10 p.m. Thursday on the community road at Sea l/cvel. The cow was killed. Slate Highway Pa trolman W. E. Pickard said the car was driven by' "a Taylor girl" who lives at Sea Ix?vel. Port Calendar USS fort Mandan and USS Donncr?In and out of state port Saturday. SS Patella?Arrived at Trum bull's Sunday with a cargo of asphalt products and sailed yes terday. USS Oglethorpe and USS Cam bria ? In and out of state port yesterday. Cargill Barges ? Moved three loads of oats from the Cargill leased warehouse at state port. Trucks and railroad cars finished emptying the building and it was released to the port authority. Marine Dow-Chem ? Due at state port today for glycol for the Dow plant in Freeport, Tex. SS Sommelsdyk?Due at state port Saturday for tobacco. The cargo is consigned to several European ports. All US Navy ships (designated USS) brought Marines returning from maneuvers. Board Requests Moving Of Building 3 Feet Gus Davis, builder of a new structure at the beach, has been requested to move the building back 3 feet from its original line. The beach board revised its ori ginal request, that the building's! north wall Itc 15 feet from the curb. Officials met last week in special session, several days after Mr. Davis had apiteared before them to say that he would lose a third of his building if he com plied with the town ordinance. Mayor A. B. Cooper said that the board has reinterpreted the ordinance and the ordinance is being revised to avoid inisintcr prclation in the future. Newport Officials Take Oath Photo by Bob Seymour Newport's town commissioners take their oath of office Thursday night. The oath Is being administered by A. I. Wilson, left, justice of the peace. Town officials, left to right, are Leon A. Mann Jr., mayor; (Ultra Garaaaat, Dirk Lackey. Beaale *. Garaer, WUkar V. Garaer, aa4 Daaflaa Uradcnon, commlasloaera. Wes Conkling Installs New Jaycee Officers Wcs Conkling, ninth district Jay cee vice-president, was principal speaker and installing officer at the Beaufort Jaycee banquet at the Scout building last night. Mr. Conkling, Jacksonville, told ' the Jaycees what he expected of thein during the coming year. He said that with their new slate of officers they should continue to be one of the most active clubs in the district. James Steed was installed as president to succeed A C. Blan kenship. Other new officers are Frank l.angdale, first vice-presi dent, Jesse Taylor, second vice president, Earl Mac Noe, secre tary, and John Young, treasurer. The outgoing officers, in addition to Mr. Blankenship, arc Glenn Willis, vice-president, John Dun can, secretary, and Mr. Steed, treasurer. Few directors, replacing Joe I<org and Charles Cliappcll, are Mr. Blankenship, Ronald Earl Ma son, Glenn Willis. George Murray Thomas, Hubert King and Bobby Martin. After installation ceremonies, the Jaycees and their wives and dates had a danec. Art Exhibit Attracts Many Visitors ilioio u> t?>u , More than 250 works of art by local exhibitors were on display at the sidewalk art show Saturday morning in Morehead City. Mm. Milton Roush, Gales Creek, who was co-chairman of the event, stands at right checking the list of exhibitors. Cherry Point Invites Public To Visit Saturday Cherry Point ? Residents of the Eastern Carolina area will be able to tour facilities of the world's largest Marine Corps Air Station here Saturday, when the gates arc swung open for Armed Forces Day. Units of the Second Marine Air craft Wing and Force Aviation Headquarters Group will be in eluded in the open house, with sta tic displays of all types of air craft now in use by the Marine Corps. Commands and departments at ic* Air* 9Cation will conmict the the* day of activities from 10 a.m. (EST) until 3 p.m. (EST). The program will consist of guided tours. Conventional propeller - driven aircraft, helicopters, and jet air craft will be included in the mass display. Equipment such as radio vans, communication jeeps, aerial cameras, photos, parachute pack ing gear, water purification and distillation units, and survival aids for downed pilots will be among the displays. Military police will provide safe traffic control as well as amplej parking space. Soft drink and sand- j wich booths will be in full opera-1 tion to provide fountain and lunch < services at a nominal cost. A shuttle bus service will be avail able throughout the day between the Air Station's main gate and the display areas. Bridge Champs To Defend Titles Sixteen champions will defend their titles at the annual sectional bridge league tournament Friday,' Saturday and Sunday at the Atlan tic Beach Hotel. League president C. L. I team reports that bridge players from eastern Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, will attend. Mr. Beam has sent letters to prospective players encouraging them to come and enjoy a week end of fun swimming, boating, fish ing and visiting historical places of interest. The defending champions follow: women's pair, Mrs. Charles Duffy and Mrs. I). Johnson l/cwis; men's pair. Felix Asby and Ben W. El liott Jr.; mixed pair. Mr. and Mrs. Vrc lliggins; open pair, Dr. Charles Duffy and E. M. "AT* Dewey; and open team of four (two sessions). Mr. and Mrs. A. B. 1 Fairlcy. Charles L Fulton. Laura While. Harold Shcmrick, J. T. Lynn. W. W. Elliott and Earl T. Jones. Permanent silver trophies will be awarded winners in each of the events. A floating trophy, the Bon ner trophy, will be in play for the fourth year. Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar (Kastern Standard Time) HK.II LOW Tuesday, May 14 1:30 a.m. 2:30 a.m. 8:46 p.m. 2:36 p.m. Wedaesday, May 13 6:20 a.m. 3:16 a.m. 6:34 p.m. 3:20 p.m. Tfcuraday, May 16 10:11 a.m. 4:00 a.m. 10:0 p.m. 4:01 f.M. Sidewalk Art Exhibit Draws Thousand Viewers A thousand persons wandered by in a warm summer sun Saturday to look at work of county artists which was on display in Morchcad City on S. Eighth Street. The exhibit, sponsored by the Association of University Women, was scheduled to continue through the afternoon but cloudy skies and a few rain drops made it ncces School Band Will Present Concert The Morchead City High School Band will present a spring "thank you" concert at 8 p.m. Friday in the school auditorium. Ralph Wade, director, announces that the concert will be in appreciation of the town's sending the band to the Cherry Blossom Festival The program will open with Pre lude in G minor, Op. 23 No. 5, by Rachmaninoff. Other numbers on the program will be Coronation March from the opera, The Pro phet, by Meyerbeer, Air Varie, theme and variations by Harlow! with Francis Swanson as soloist. Rustle of Spring by Sinding, La Cumparsita, a tango, by Rodri guez; the Vanished Army, an Eng lish march, by Alford; The King and 1, by Rogers and Hammer stein; Wait for the Wagon, a rhy thmic novelty by Yodcr; Drastic Drumming, novelty for drum sec tion by Bennett, with Ethan Davis, Barry Willis, Tommy Swanson, Gordic Eurc, Ludwig Pospisi! and Ashley Jarman on the drums. The program will close with the Minute Men, a march by Olivadoti. Student director of the band is. Billy Rich. sary to take down the exhibits at 2 p.m. Chairmen of the exhibit were Mrs. Milton Itoush and Mrs. Har ry Venters. They expressed appre ciation to Walter Edwards of Fry Roofing Co. for providing the work men to string wire on which pic hires were hung, to the Morehcad City Police Department for pro viding free parking space to the women 111 charge of the show, to Lt. Cdr. John MacCormack, At lanlic, who registered exhibitors, and to Mrs. Virginia Br^wn, pres ident of the AAUW, who assisted the exhibit committee. Pupils of Camp Glenn and More* head City Schools contributed art work. Three Camp Glenn teach ers who were especially helpful, Mrs. Roush said, were Mrs. Ortho Duke, Mrs. T. D. Eurc and Miss Joyce Taylor. , Exhibitors were the following: from Beaufort. Mrs. Laura Davis. Pincr, Mrs. M. Leslie Davis, Ann Swain, Joan C h i p m a n, Mabel Jones, Sara Jones, Thomas Poole, Carol G i 11 i k i n, and Richard Klcmm. From Morehead City, Mrs. Hugh Porter, David W. Nelson, Mrs. Nettie Murrill, Ann Thomas Ix?wis, Jim Butts, Mary Murdoch, Sandy Olson, Dr. W. M. Brady. Dr. L. J. Norris Jr., Mrs. E. Garner, Bordon Wallace. C. Ed Galloway, Marguerite Edwards. Ted Rice, Tmdy Cleveland, Chcric Todd, Sarah Wood, Betty Jo Wood. Carol Waldrop, Barbara Roush, Charlotte Willis," and Vicki Willis. From Atlantic Beach, Mrs. Owen Dail and Steve Dail; from New port, Jenny Lynn Garner, Nina Garner; from Camp Glenn, Jay Ross; from Havclock, Mrs. Lewis Miller, and from Thomson, Ga., Georgia Lazenby. Wreck Causes $1,150 Damage A wreck on the Atlantic Beach bridge caused a total of $1,150 damage at 4 o'clock Sunday after noon. A car driven by Dorothy I*. Hoehlien, Battleboro, ran into the, rear of another car driven by Mau rice E. Everett, Robersonville. There were only minor injuries. State Highway Patrolman J. W. Sykcs said Everett was treated at the Morehead City Hospital and discharged. Miss Hoehlien suffered a cut on the knee. Three passen gers with her were unhurt and a woman riding with Everett escaped injury. Both cars were headed toward Morehead City and were on the north side of the draw. Everett, in a 1957 Chevrolet, stopped and Miss Hoehlien, in a 1949 Ford said her foot slipped off the brake and she ran into him. Damage to the Chevrolet was estimated at $800 and damage to the Ford at $350. No charges were preferred. Hospital Board ? Re-Elects Chairman A. B Roberts was re-elected chairman of the Morehead City Hospital Board of Trustees Thurs day night when the board reor ganized for the coming two years. Robert L. Hicks was elected vice chairman and Mrs. Walter Free man secretary. Miss Vivian May, director of nurses, gave a report to the board. Mrs. Freeman was welcomed as a new member. The other mem ber of the board, J. R. Sanders, was out of town. Other trustees are Gordon C. Willis, If. Earlc Mobley, and John L. Crump. Mother of the Year Receives Gifts Ph?o by Bnb Ifymour Mrs. C. D. Jones Sr., Bcsnlort, renter, receives her gifts as Mother of the Year at cerenemies at Erik's Saturday morning. Presenting her the gifts are Mayor Clifford Lewis, left and Earl Lewis, right, manager af Erik's. Next to Mr. Lewta la Mrs. Albert Cbappell, Beanfort, who nominated Mrs. Jones for the bower. Mayor Lewta was one of the contest Jndges. Looking on are Erik's employees. The Mather of the Year contest was sponsored by THE NEWS-TIMES la cooperation with Erik's.
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