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PRIZE-WINNING NEWSPAPER ol tbm TAR HEEL COAST CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES <?> 46th YEAR, NO. 43. TWO SECTIONS SIXTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, MAY 2S, 1957 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS C. C. Goodwin Estimates Fire Loss at $12-15,000 C. C. Goodwin, Beaufort Marino' Salvage Co., estimated his loss in Thursday's Morehead City fire at between $12,000 and $15,000. , Mr. Goodwin's property was de stroyed in the fire that consumed the frame buildings on Arendrll Street across from Fry Roofing Co. at about 10:30 a.m. He said none of his property was insured Among the items in the building were a practically new diescl ma rine engine, a speedboat, seven 32 volt generators, 500 window sashes with panes, electric motors, pumps, electric switch boxes, and 5,000 outboard motor parts. Mr. Goodwin said he couldn't begin to itemize everything. Much pf it was government surplus prop erty he had acquired since Oc tober for re-sale. Junk, he con tinued, is kept at his place in Beaufort. He was at Cherry Point at the time of the fire. His firm is tear ing down buildings at the base. Asked if he knew how the fire may have started, he said he be lieved someone set it. In the build ing he added, were two 50-gallon drums full of oil on a stand. He said someone may have let the oil out of the drums and put a match to it. The fire, he continued, started in the front of the build ing. He explained that with the strong southwest breeze, all fac tors were conducive to all of the frame buildings going up. He said nothing was salvagabtc from the flames except pieces of metal that didn't burn. The fire was believed to be out by early afternoon, but at 6 p.m. the Morehead City fire department was called back because the wood en boat hull to the cast of the building flamed up and flames broke out in other ruins. Two Win Scholarships Two students from Beaufort High School have won complete scholarships this year. Here prin cipal Bruce Tarkington shows Mona House a letter congratulat ing her on winning a four-year scholarship to the Portsmouth (Va.) Hospital Nursing School. Rae Frances llasscll, right, won a $4,000 Angicr B. Duke Scholar **huto by Bob Seymour ship to Duke University in Dur ham. Miss House is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest P. House, Beaufort, and Miss Hassell is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gray Hassell. Beaufort. Miss Hassell was offered three scholarships but has accepted the scholarship to Duke. Southern Buys One-Third Interest In Railroad Serving Morehead Port Race Track Bill Hearing Today Dr. B. F. Royal and Mayor GeoBgc Dill, Morehcad City, will appear this afternoon before the House Judiciary II committee when it hears testimony on the race track bill. The hearing is scheduled for 3 I p.m. in the highway commission | auditorium, Raleigh. To be presented at the hearing arc petitions circulated by the Morehcad City Chamber of Com merce stating that the race track v.as beneficial to Carteret's tourist industry. D. G. Bell, Carteret legislator, who was co-introducer of the bill, said yesterday that he had re ceived several letters from local ministers expressing opinion against operation of the track. The Morehcad City town board I has gone on record as favoring the | track as a tourist attraction. Morehcad City Jaycecs were ex pected to act favorably last night at their weekly meeting on a reso lution pointing out the value of the race track, especially in its owner allowing use of its facilities for civic enterprises. Ann Street Men Elect Officers William Roy Hamilton was re elected president oif the Ann Street Methodist Men's Club at the meet ing Thursday night at the Lottie Sanders building. Other officers for the coming year are Jim Wbeatley, vlcr-prcsl dent; Thomas Respess, secretary treasurer: Clifford Lewis, chair man of the program committee; Dr. W. L. Woodard. publicity chair man; Ralph Leister, projects chairman; Thomas Eurc, devotions chairman; Braxton Adair, chair man of the welcoming committee, and Mr. Respess, membership chairman. The meeting followed a country style steak supper served by Roger Hunt, who was almost elected per manent chief cook because the sup per was so good. On the menu were masbed potatoes, tossed salad, biscuits and butter, Iced tea, and strawberry shortcake. Auxiliary Raises $197.261 In Saturday Poppy Salo Mrs. J. B. Rice, president of the legion Auxiliary, Post 46, More head City, reported yesterday that $1*7.36 was collected through the sale of poppies Saturday In down town Morehcad City. Mrs. Rice expressed her appre ciation to all who bought poppies, and helped with the project. On (he heels of the appropriation subcommittee's decision to put $800,000 in the Morchcad City port, announcement was made Thursday of the acquisition of one-third of, the Atlantle and East Carolina Railroad stock by Southern Rail way. The stock was purchased from J. C. (Lon) Bolich, Winston-Salem, for a sum reputed to be $175,000. Mr. Bolich is vice-president of the A&EC. The A&EC serves the port of Morchcad City. Southern Railway has been given the go-ahead by the Interstate Commerce Commis sion to acquire the operating rights to the road, but purchase of the Bolich interest is the first con crete indication that Southern will accept the conditions of operation as outlined by the ICC in its de cision of Feb. 18, 1957. The other two-thirds interest in the road is held equally by H. P. Edwards, New Bern, A&EC board chairman and general manager, and Col. E. R. Buchan, AfcEC president, Kinston. Harry De Butts, president of Southern, said Bolich's stock was bought about a month ago. Southern Railway officials were nonplussed in February when the state of North Carolina made pub lic the Buckley report, a study of North Carolina's deep water ports. The study recommended no in vestment in Morehcad City port for the next biennium. If the state intended to follow Buckley recommendations, Sou thern's interest in a port apparent ly about to be abandoned by the state, was definitely cool. Southern, therefore, has played a game of wait and sec. Since the state, as evidenced by the appro priations subcommittee report, is still interested in Morehcad City, the purchase of the one-third in terest in the A&EC has come to light. Nine Wills Probated, Filed In Clerk of Court Office Nine wills were recently pro bated and filed in the office of the clerk of superior court, Beaufort. They are the wills of Miss Ella D, Davis, Elmo Stewart, David A. Jarvis, Edgar Wilson Downum, D. F. Ramsey, Oscar Allen Wig gins, Clifford Willis, Mrs. Lola T. Shore, and Allen E. Taylor. James D. Potter was named ex ecutor of the estate of Miss Ella Davis. Miss Davis bequeathed to her niece, Laura Davis, daughter of Ernest J. and Mattic King Da vis, a pearl brooch. The brooch had been left her by her mother, Laura Duncan Davis. The remainder of her property, both real and personal, was be queathed to her sister, Etta Davis Potter. The will was drawn Nov. 29, 1951 and witnessed by Arnc cia W. Warren and Blanche H. Davis. Elmo Stewart left to Mrs. Clem Willis, witb whom he made his home, all personal property that had not already been disposed of in deeding of real property. Mrs. Willis, who was also named ex ecutrix, was listed as the recipient of any funds which the deceased may have had in the bank. The will was drawn Feb. 24, 1950 and witnessed by T. G. Lcary and W. M Davis. David A. Jarvis directed that a headstone be erected in memory of both him and his deceased wife, Irene Stewart Jarvis. Mrs. Iris J. Fulcher was named executrix of the estate. Mr. Jarvis directed that all his possessions be used for the ben efit of his children, Erma J. Han sen, Esmond Troy Jarvis, and Mrs. Fulcher. Bequeathed to Mrs. Fulcher was all real and personal property and all cash. The deceased, in the will, said that he reposed special con fidence and trust in her to "dis pose of property in the best equal interest of ail my children." The will was drawn the first of December 1956 and was witnessed by Dr. Tom A. Bruce, Susie M. Brown and Erma'Jarvis Hansen. Edgar Wilson Downum left all bis property to his wife, Sadie M., and named his wife executrix. The will was drawn April 28, 1955 and was witnessed by Orvillc G. Gas kill and R. W. Safrit Jr. D. F. Ramsey, in his will, di rected that the executrix, Mrs. Edna Brock, erect a monument and provide for care of the family cemetery. A hanging wall clock was bequeathed to Lucy Bell Wil lis; all boats nets and other equip ment for taking fish to go to his brothers, Sterling, Will, and Char ley, to share equally, and the re mainder of the estate, both real and personal property, to go to Mrs. Brock. The will was drawn Jan. 8. 1955 and was witnessed by Dr. C. S. Maxwell and Evelyn A. Rice. To his daughter, Mary McCaus Icy, Oscar Allea Wiggins left all his real and personal property, di See WILLS, Page Two Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar fEastern Standard Time) iu?n low Tuesday, May 28 7:18 a.m. 1:31 a.m. 7:33 p.m. 1:27 p.m. Wednesday, May 29 8:01 a.m. 2:15 a.m. 1:12 p.m. 2:11 p.m. Thursday, May 39 1:46 a.m. 2:58 a.m. 8:55 p.m. 2:54 p.m. Friday, May 31 9:37 a.m. 3:41 a.m. 9:48 p.m. 3:38 p.m. Bill to Allow Islanders to Vote On Incorporation Rep. D. G. Bell Hopes All Local Bills Are Now In The Hopper Introduced in the House last night by Carteret representative D. G. Bell was a bill which would per mit a referendum on Harkers Island relative to incorporation The bdl also calls for election of town officials at the same time the people would vole on whether they want to incorporate. If the vote went in favor of in corporation, the people elected would take office; if the vole went against incorporation, the ballots for town officials would be ignored. Mr. Bell said that he hoped to finish up with introduction of local bills last night. The legislators hope to get home early next month. He reported thai he was contact ed last week by the developers of Emerald Isle relative to incor porating that development, but as of yesterday he had heard nothing more about the proposal. Sam Whitehurst of Craven Coun ty, with Mr. Bell concurring, in troduced a resolution last week re questing the Fish and Wildlife Ser vice to interpret their baiting regu lations and ma|<c additional stu dies on waterfowl food in eastern Carolina. The action was under taken in an attempt to improve hunting in this section of the state. The House C&D committee re ported favorably on the resolution calling for establishment of a right-of-way on the outer banks and the use of prison labor to im mediately restore eboded areas be tween Oeraeokc and Drum Inlet. Lt. R. L. Davis Gets Transfer I.t. Robert L. Davis, USCG, an nounced yesterday that he has been ordered to report to Fifth ('?kit Guard District headquar ters, Norfolk, for reassignment. Lieutenant Davis will be replaced as executive officer aboard the Conifer by Lt. William Dick of Davenport, Iowa. This will be Lieutenant Dick's first assignment aboard a buoy tender. He is coming to the ship from the public information office of 47th CG District, Miami. Lieu tenant Davis, who has served five tours of duty aboard a buoy tend er, is scheduled for an office Job in Fifth District headquarters. He will report June 17 to begin his duties as assistant aids to navi gation officer. Lieutenant Davis says that he and his wife will live in their "new" home while in Nor folk. They were in Norfolk 1950 until 1953 during which time they built a house. They lived in the house for three months before Lieutenant Davis was transferred. He has been aboard the Conifer since August 1955 and has been serving as co-chairman of the Morchcad City Centennial publi city committee. Mrs. Davis has been employed by Commercial National Bank, Morchcad City. Lions Try Second Time to See Film A second (ry at showing a cancer film met with failure at the More head City Lions Club meeting Thursday night at the Hotel Fort Macon. The film was scheduled for Thursday a week ago but it wouldn't work. It jiggled and jolt ed ? and gave a repeat perform ance this past week. Lion Oscar Allrcd said it had Prcsley-itia. The donkey baseball game the Lions will sponsor was tentatively scheduled for the latter part of the summer. A. N. Willis is chairman. The club voted gSO to send J. ft Kubanks, incoming president; and David Munden. incoming secre tary, to the state convention June 9-11 at Ashcville. Lion H. K. Moore, who has been absent because of a heart condi tion, was welcomed back to the club. Four Toko Examinations For Newport Postmaster Four Newport residents took the civil service examination for New port postmaster Saturday morning at New Bern. They were Robert K. Montague, now acting postmas ter, his wife, Kalhryn E. Mon tague, Mrs. Nellie Cannon Gamer and Henry G. Edwards. I eon Mann, retiring postmaster, said that it may take (0 days be fore notification is received aa jo the successful candidal* for the Harkers Island Dedicates School Sunday Afternoon Fish-Wildlife Lab to Get New Wing with 12 Offices Beach Obtains Fire Truck Equipment, Costing $50, Will Carry Two Tanks Of Water Proceeding on their faith )n beach businessmen and residents, the town of Atlantic Beach, through its Civil Defense organization, yes terday obtained a surplus property fire truck. Mayor A. B. Cooper said that the tanker truck, with a tank trailer, will have a total water carrying capacity of 1,550 gallons. The truck cost $50. To rc-cquip, convert, and paint it will cost between $850 and $1,000. The conversion job is now tak ing place at Newport. "We're do ing all this on credit," the mayor said, "we have faith that the beach residents and businessmen will voluntarily contribute the mon ey to pay the bill." The beach has been working for several years on some type of fire protection system. Mayor Cooper said that the truck now under conversion has enough water to fight a fire 30 to 40 minutes, which would go a long way toward knock ing down the flames until other fire departments come to their aid. The beach experienced another serious fire last week when the Moose Ixxlgc burned. Consultation with Morehead City And Newport firemen resulted in the beach officials' deciding to put 600 feet of 1^-inch hose on the truck. The truck will have two lines. The beach hopes to have the truck in working order in about 15 days. The tank portions will be painted red, the cab white, with the Civil Defense emblem on the cab. The mayor values the equip ment, after conversion, at $3,500. Until housing is obtained for the equipment, the truck will prob ably be parked in the vicinity of Walter's Service Station. Chairman of the beach Civil De fense Council is Jack Savage. Terry Sanford Will Speak at Newport Terry Sanford. Faycttcviilc, will deliver the commencement address at Newport School at 8 p.m. to morrow. E. B. Comer, principal, an nounces that the eighth grade pro motion exercises will take place at 9 a.m. Thursday morning at the school. The seniors observed class night at 8 last night and the baccalau reate sermon was delivered by the Rev. J. II. Waldrop, High Point, Sunday morning. ? Bids will be opened at Atlanta/ (la., June 3 on a new wing to the Fish and Wildlife laboratory, Pi vers Island. The new wing will contain space for 12 offices and will probably cost between $30,000 and $40,000. After the contracts are let, the building is expected to be com pleted within six to eight months, G. B. Talbot, director of the lab oratory, said Wednesday. The building will be of the same type as the present one-story structure and will extend south ward at right angles from the present building. Eventually it is planned to construct a third wing parallel to the present building, which will give a layout in the form of an II. Because of the present crowded conditions in the radiobiological laboratory, eight of the 12 offices in the new wing will be occupied by personnel from the radiobiolo gical lab. At present a temporary 18 by 40-foot building is being con structed on the north side of the I radiobiological lab. It is being built by the F&WLS maintenance force and wrfl be used for rearing aquatic organ isms. To create more office space, the garage near the present lab is being converted into five offices. I These offices will house men do ing crab research under a con-! tract arrangement between the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Oyster Institute of America. Recently completed east of the lab was a two-room dormitory unit for guest investigators and visitors. This building cost $7,000 and includes two bedrooms and two baths. Driver Cited Following Wreck Jose Leo Marline/, Cherry Point, has been charged with careless and reckless driving as the result of turning over a 1954 Chevrolet Wednesday night on the Salter Path Road. With him at the time was. Betty I Ann Conway. Bay Street, More-1 head City. Patrolman J. W Sykes, who investigated, said that Miss Conway complained of a hurt shoulder and back, but Marlines was not injured. The car was owned by Shirley I A. and Donald Mccklcy, also of | Cherry Point. The accident hap pencd about two miles west of At lantic Beach at 11:10 p.m. Martinez was headed cast, came around a curve, skidded off to the right for a distance of 300 feet and then started railing over for 125 feet. The car landed on its wheels but was demolished. No Court Thursday Because the judge, Lambert Morris, was out of town, there was no session of county recorder's court Thursday. Rev. H. H. Cash Asks Churches To Make Reports Chairman of Migrant Program Says $110.52 Received Thus Far The Rev. II II Cash, chairman of the county's migrant ministry program, announced yesterday that very few churches have turned in the offering collected for the mi grant ministry. By yesterday, | $110.52 had been received. Other than the Beaufort church es, only the Otway Christian Church and the Marshallberg Methodist Church had turned in their collections, Mr. Cash said. II" requests that the other churches make their reports as soon as possible. The offering for the migrant ministry was sche duled to be taken May 19. Checks should be mailed to the Rev. J. D. Young. Beaufort. Miss Kathryn Leaf. Southeastern supervisor of the home missions division of the National Council of Churches spoke to the migrant ministry committee Friday after noon in the First Baptist Church, Beaufort. Miss Leaf reviewed the work of I the National Council of Churches | with the migrants. She reported that the Rev. Orie Broomfield, who will work with migrants here this summer, is a graduate of a theological seminary in Georgia and has a pastoral charge there. She mentioned that probably his most important work will be in visitation and counseling, but said local churches and civic groups could help tremendously by pro viding him with play equipment to set up in the migrant camps for the children. Mr. Broomfield will live with Miss Marzella Cain, Craven Street, Beaufort. He will be taken this week on a tour of the migrant camps by Douglas Amcrson who is with the farm labor office, Em ployment Security Commission. Teen Canteen to Open At VFW Post Wednesday The VFW Tcen-Age Canteen, Beaufort, will open tomorrow night at the post home on Highway 101. The canteen, sponsored by the VFW auxiliary, will open at 7:30 p in. and close at 11 p.m. Admission for any teen-ager is 25 cents. This includes free music. Sandwiches and soft drinks will be on sale. Chaperoncs will be mem bers of the auxiliary. Plans are for the canteen to be I open each Wednesday night. The | auxiliary invites parents. Markers isiancrs sparKiing new school was formally dedicated at a ceremony and open house at the school Sunday afternoon. R. L. Pugh. superintendent of Craven County Schools, who gave the dedicatory address, told his listeners they could have "no nobler purpose than education of boys and girls". Outstanding men and women of the world achieved enduring suc cess. declared the speaker, be cause of their high objectives. He said the school should be dedicated to clear and righteous thinking be cause inen, he continued, rise no higher than their ideals. "To live," Mr. Pugh said, "you must give, and each person, in contributing support and interest to the school, is making a worth while contribution to the commun ity." The speaker was introduced by 11. L. Joslyn, county superintendent of schools. Paul Howell, New Bern, plumb ing contractor, presented the key to the building to K H. Stephen.', architect, who in turn gave it to R. W. Safrit Jr.. chairman of the County Board of Education. Accepting the key for the school was Tiiton Davis, chairman of the school board. The welcome address was given by Mrs. Emma W Wide, princi pal. Music was presented by a chorus from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a trio from the Free Grace Church, a trio from the Pentecostal Holiness Church and the chorus of seventh and eighth grade girls. The invocation and benediction were given by the Rev. A. G. Har ris Jr., pastor of the First Presby terian Church, Morehead City. Lime ice punch and cookies, fur nished by the Markers Island Elec tric Membership Corp., wers served in the library. Visitors toured the building. The $135,000 school was occupied early in April, and is located on the Markers Island Road cast of the old school building. Special guests at the dedication were Moses Howard, Chairman of the county board of commission ers; County Commissioner Walter Yeomans. General Assemblyman D. G. Bell, T. B. Smith and W. B. Allen, members of the County Board of Education. M. L. Yeomans, Linwood Par ker, Charlie Hancock, and Ivey Gaskill, retiring school board members; Tiiton Davis, David Yeomans, U. L. Piner, James Gil likin and Tommie Lewis, new school board members. IV Centennial Program Grows Lt. Bob Davis, chairman of the centennial publicity committee, has announced that a couple of attractions have been added to the Morehead City telecast scheduled for 4:30-5:30 p.m. today. The hour-long program, Visiting With Hilda, will be dedicated to Morehead City and the Centennial. In addition to the dances, skits and interviews already announced, Lieutenant Davis says that the toy band from Mrs. Pearl Hamil ton's kindergarten will perform. Tray Baugh. Morehead City, will display the beard he is growing for the Centennial. The grand fi nale of the show will be a scroll held by two bathing beauties. As they unfold the scroll, viewers, will see the various phases of life in Morehead City and Atlantic Beach. About 30 persons will take part in the live program. Rotary to Hear Gene Simmons Gene Simmons, Tarboro, a mem ber of the Board of Conservation and Development, will be the speaker at the Morchoad City Ro tary Club meeting at 6:30 Thurs day night, Fleming's Restaurant. The program has been arranged by Bud Dixon. Guest at last Thursday's meet ing was Tom Willis, Farmvlllc, who spoke on industrial develop ment. He was introduced by 11. S. Gibba Jr. The club will observe Father and Daughter Night Thursday. June 13. A. B. Roberta Jr. ia chairman of the committee. Other committee members are W. C. Carlton and Kenneth Wagner. Place of the ban quet will be aanooored. Dr. Silas Thorn* had aa his guest last week David Willis of More head City. Visiting Rotartaas were Arthur Shackelford. Kinaton; Dr. Fred Hale, Raleigh, and Lao Nance, Aydcn. , County Veterans Service Officer Handles Case of George Bridgers C. L. Beam, county veterans service officer, Saturday morning assumed power of attorney in the case of George Bridgera, 32-year old Beaufort veteran who is seek ing reinstatement as an employee in the United States postal service. Mr. Bridgera was employed at the Beaufort postofficc as a tem porary clerk and carrier but was dismissed after he refused to tes tify in federal court. New Bern, in April, in a case involving charges of embezzlement against another Beaufort postofficc em ployee. Mr. Bridgcrs is suffering from a psychiatric ailment, Mr. Beam said. Letters presenting facta in the case were sent by Mr. Beam Saturday to officials of the North Carolina Department, American Legion, to O. B. Osgood, New Bern, postal inspector, and other official agencies involved in the case. Gets Panicky Mr. Bridgcrs says panic seizes him when he gets away from Beaufort and that's why he did not go to New Bern. Mr. Beam reports that Bridgera, a Navy vet eran. has lost his veterans' pen sion for the same reason. He will not leave Beaufort to go to Win ston-Salem or Fayetteville vet erftnt for sufnipfUfyi "I have been trying to get George to come see me about his ease," Mr. Beam said, "and he finally came Saturday morning." Mr. Bridgers' situation was first publicised about a week ago in a Raleigh newspaper. Ship Torpedoed lie says his affliction started Jan. 19, 1943 when Nazi torpedoes sank the freighter, SS Collinsworth, on which he was serving as a member of a Navy gunnery crew. The sinking happened a hundred miles off Dutch Guiana, South America. The Navy veteran said he got sucked down with the ship. When he surfaced, he was taken aboard a raft and was rescued 14 hours later. He was later honorably dis charged because of a nervous con dition he waa developing. His testimony was <pertineut in the federal caac at New Bern be cause Mr. Bridgers collected funds and turned them over to the em ployee who waa being tried for embezzlement. He was excused from appear ing by Judge Don Gilliam but was not excused by the Postofflce De partment. Inspector Osgood said that if he could not testify in court he was not capable of doing all the duties required of him. Postmsslcr J# P. Bttli, Beau fort, and other persona who worked with Mr. Bridgcrs say that he was able to perform his postal duties. Before becoming a postofficc em ployee IS months ago, Mr. Brid gera was janitor at the First Bap tist Church, Beaufort. He has three children. At present he is not employed but has leave time coming to him which would provide him with in come for several weeks, Mr. Beam said. At present the Veterans Admin istratis is trying to work out plans to have Mr. Bridgcrs examined by a local doctor. 'Very Real* "This phobia about not being able to leave Beaufort ia very real to him," Mr. Beam said. "It's just like somebody who has the DT's. They really sec those ele phants and ether horrible things." The case has been carried to the regional poaloffice director. Hartley B. Dean, Atlanta, Ga., who points out that Bridgcrs, as a temporary employee, la not un der civil service. Mr. Beam said that if the post office agrees to ro-employ Brid gcrs, taking the position that he was fired unjustifiably, he would receive his salary for the period between the time he was die cMrgcd and re-hired.
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