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PRIZE-WINNING NEWSPAPER 4f tl? TAR HEEL COAST CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ?" 46th YEAR, NO. 66. TWO SECTIONS SIXTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. JULY 12, 1957 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Combat Reports on Its Work, Survives Explosion of Mine During one of the Combat s drags4 in 50 fathoms of water, the trawl snagged a mine and as the boat moved along, the mine exploded. The explosion violently shook the Combat. Not knowing what had happened, the crew stopped the boat and put it in reverse. That neatly wrapped chains and line around the propeller. The Combat radioed to G. B. Talbot. Fish and Wildlife official at Fivers Island, to locate diving equipment for them. Meanwhile, it limped back to port after dis covering that it had snagged a World War II mine. The Combat ran at about a third of its speed, taking seven hours to make a'bout a two and a half hour run. In port it was discovered that the boat suffered no damage from the explosion. Hand pump diving equipment was borrowed from JDukc Marine lab and the fouled propeller was cleared, then the Combat went back to sea. Weather throughout its two-week exploratory work was ideal. Guardsman Feels No III Effects From Lightning Pvt. Harry K. Conway, of More head City, who was struck by light ning while on maneuvers with the Morehead City National Guard unit at Fort Bragg last month, says that he feels "just the same as before." Private Conway, 17. says that he was operating a switchboard in a foxhole when the lightning struck (6:30 p.m. June 19). Sfc. Dennis Goodwin, unit administrator, said the lightning hit the wiring lead ing to the switchboard and ran up the wires to Conway's position. Private Conway was out cold for an hour and a half before aid men from headquarters arrived on the scene. First aid measures had tail ed to bring him back to consciags-. ness. V lie was taken to an aid station and then to the main post hospital. Private Conway says that he re ceived no burns or surface injuries, lie returned to his unit the follow ing morning. "The switchboard was grounded properly and every precaution had been taken to make it a safe place to work," Sergeant Goodwin com mented. lie is the son of Mrs. Lcla Con way. 399 Macon Court. He will be a senior at Morehead City High School next year. No Trace Found Of Alonzo Bell Mrs. Rachel Bell, 1508 Bay St, Morehead City, mother of Alonzo Bell, who has been missing since AuJre> hit Cameron, said yester day that her son has hot been found. Bell, who was 44, was employed on a boat fishing for the Louisiana Menhaden Co. and was one of many persons from this area who migrate to the Gulf each summer for the fishing season. Mrs. Bell says four other mem bers of her family, still in Cam eron, have searched everywhere for Alonzo, in hospitals and places of refuge, but he has not been lo cated. The four men who have been trying to locate him are his bro ther, John; a brother-in-law, Alex Dudley; John Bell Jr., and Alfon so Dudley, nephews. AU are fish ermen. The missing man is a widower. First Cargo To Leave Here For Irish Port Leaving Morchead City Monday, Aug. 5. will be the first tobacco cargo from this port destined for Belfast, Ireland and Liverpool, England. J. D. Holt, port manager, re ported Wednesday that 1264 hogs heads of tobacco will be put aboard the Toorhcad of the Head Line and Lord Line, an Irish firm. The ex porter is Gallahcr Ltd. Mr. Holt also announced the August through November schedule for the Holland-American line at Morehead City. The Schiedyk will pick up 1,200 hogsheads of tobacco Aug. 9; due Sept. 21 is the Slotcr dyk; Oct. 18, the Kloosterdyk; and Nov. 15, the Schiedyk. The Iran Victory sailed Wednes day after coming from the Gulf and topping off its cargo with a cheese shipment which could not be put aboard the Rock Springs Victory last month. The cheese will go to Yugoslavia as did the June shipment. The City of Madras is due today. It will pick up 1,500 tons of dried milk to be unloaded at Karachi and Chittagong in West and East Pakistan. Farm Interviewer Moves to Richlands Frank L. Nance, supervisory farm placement interviewer, an nounced this week that farm place ment interviewer Douglas Amcr son has been transferred from Beaufort to the Onslow County of fice in Richlands. Mr. Amerson is working with to bacco growers who are using mi grant laborers in harvesting their crops. * FJI jta placement Interviewer Hugh CdfTM Is still working in thrr county, Mr. Nance says. He is helping place migrant laborers in the tobacco fields around New port. Shrimp in commercial quantity were not found by the research vessel Combat on its June visit here. The report on the explorations has been released by Harvey H Bullis Jr.. chief. Gulf Fisheries Exploration, Fish and Wildlife Ser vice. The fact that numerous shrimp were not found in deep water off this coast in June docs not mean, however, that there may not be shrimp there at other times of the year, commented G. B. Talbot yes terday. Mr. Talbot is director of the Fish and Wildlife laboratory. Pivers Island. Shrimp are migrating shellfish. For that reason the Combat will return to North Carolina waters in the fall and make more experi mental drags. The Combat made port here June 20. having completed about two-thirds of its offshore work be fore coming in. It left for Jack sonville, Fla., June 26. The Fish and Wildlife vessel ex plored in waters up to a depth of 1,350 feet, or 225 fathoms. The explorations were requested by the North Carolina Fisheries Association. Most of the exploring. Mr. Bullis explained, was carried out off Cape Lookout to Cape Hattcras. where explorations were suggested by the NCFA. A total of 74 drags were made, using 40-foot flat shrimp trawls. Twenty-eight drags were made in depths of 170-225 frthoms, 14 in 50-100 fathoms, and 32 in 25-49 fa thnmi Deep-water dragging yielded up to three pounds of 25-40 eount per drag catches of Royal Red shrimp at eight of the 28 points where drags were made. The best drag contained about 40 pounds, heads on, from a depth of 200 fathoms. The report said many drags were interrupted due to signs of bad bottom on the depth recorders. Six trawls were lost or badly dam aged. Thirty-six drags were made in the area between Capes lookout and liatteras, with small quant t ties of less than one pound cpf pink shrimp caught in 25 and 40 fathoms of Water. Varying numbers of rock shrimp, were caught in most of the drags inside of 50 fathoms. The largest catch contained about 40 pounds with heads on. Tatum Rites Will be Held At Home at 3 P.M. Today Injured Remain In Hospital Still confined to the Morchead City Hospital yesterday were New man G. Parish, route 4 Newton Park, and Tommy Fuller, Wilson, who were injured at 6:55 a.m. Monday in an accident on High way 70, two miles west of More head City. Parish suffered internal injuries, cuts and bruises and Fuller had a head injury. State Highway Patrolman W. E. Pickard said that Parish was driv ing a 1948 Chevrolet toward More head City when he apparently went to sleep, swerved over to the left side of the road and went down an embankment. One of the men was taken to the hospital in an ambulance and the other in a police car. The car was a loss. The patrolman said Parish will probably be charged with driving on the wrong side of the road. The accident occurred in the vi cinity of the Rex Restaurant. inc lunerai service tor trncst Clarence Tatum, 96, of 305 Orange St., Beaufort, will be conducted at 3 o'clock thia afternoon at the home. Mr. Tatum died Wednesday morning at a hospital in Washing ton, N. C., from Injuries received in an auto accident Tuesday night near Washington. Two other men in the car were slightly injured. They were Stew art Olncss of Wilmington, driver of the car. and a man identified as Leland Fulchcr. Coming from Norfolk Mr. Tatum was returning to Beaufort from Norfolk where he went for a final physical examina tion prior to retirement from work with a dredging firm. The car was owned by Mr. Ta tum. Highway Patrolman Fred Patton said that the car was going very fast. The driver apparently ran off the road and overturned when he tried to get it back on the pavement. Charges are being filed against Olness. Masonic Rites Officiating at the funeral will be the Rev. W. T. Roberson, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Beau fort. Interment will be in Ocean View Cemetery. Members of the Masonic Lodge trill conduct ser vices at the graveside. Survivors arc Mr. Tatum's wife. Violet; his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Tatum. Elizabethtown; three broth era, Homer and Gladwin. Eliza bethtown; and Lcnnon of Louisi ana; five sisters, Mrs. Mildred Post, Tillman, N. Y ; Mrs. Ina Venters. Greenville; Mrs. Virginia Yarkin. Colonial Hstghts. Vs.; Miss Frankie Tatum, Elizabethtown, and Mrs. Eva Tatum, Elizabethtown. Tide Table Tides at the Beanfort Bar (Eastern Standard Time) HIGH LOW Friday, My 13 1:39 a.m. 2:35 a.m. 9:46 p.m. 2:40 p.m. Saturday, My 13 9:33 a.m. 3:15 a.m. 9:31 p.m. 3:32 p.m. Sunday, My 14 10:06 a.m. 3:53 a.m. 19:6T p.m. , 3:39 p.m. Monday, July IS 10:49 a.m. 4:38 a.m. 10:46 p.m. 4:34 p.m. Tuesday, July 16 11:29 a.m. 5:01 a.m. 11:M p.m. 5:09 p.m. Beaufort Stores Declare War on Current Prices Beaufort buaineaimen will open their door* Monday on the biggest bevy of bargains ever offered. Store ownara have declared war on current price* and for six day* next week, Monday through Satur day, cuatomcra will be able to en joy the low pricca resulting from the battle 1 The big campaign favoring the folk* who like (o stretch their dol lar* haa been planned bythe Beau fort Chamber of Commerce. Ddell Merrill, chairman of the merchant* committee, vows that even the person with the slimmest pocketboek will find bis money goes far if he shop* in Beaufort next week. The excellent values are there and the prices ire way down. It's a grand-scale summer clear ance sale, Mr. Merrill declares. Businessmen want to get clear of summer merchandise so they can stock autumn Items. This is a lucky ? nrcik (or the customer, nr. Mer rill point* out. because there arc ?till warm days ahead. Even though some of the busl neaaea aponaoring the big aale, such as the bank, don't have itema far aale, they are Joining the chamber in the biggeat coopera tive salca program planned by Beaufort in recent yeara. On the merchants committee in addition to the chairman, are Clar ence Stamper and Tobe Clawaon. Itema being offered at new low tide prices by businessmen are listed in ads throughout today's P?P*r. Morehead City Jaycee Gerald Murdoch has won the boat given away by the Havelock Jaycecs. The boat was built in the county and the Havelock Jaycee a said chances to the Morehead Ctiy club members "so they could keep it Dredge Spoilage Hinders Trawlers In Beaufort Inlet Capt. Ottis Purifoy Says Spoils to be Put East Of Bar in Future Capt. Ottis Purifoy, Morchead City, a director of the North Caro lina Fisheries Association, report ed yesterday that arrangements have been made with Army en gineers to have spoilage, from dredges in Beaufort Inlet, dumped eastward of the bar. Captain Purifoy said that shrimp trawlers had been having trouble because the dredge Hyde, which has now left here, was dumping spoilage all over the inlet. The shrimpers declared it was ruining shrimping. One shrimper said that the ar rangement to put the spoilage in one place wasn't made until aftei the Hyde left. Captain Purifoy maintains that in the future the spoilage will go in one place as had been done in the past. Shrimpers arc taking a few spotted shrimp and are now pick ing up some summer shrimp. "A good sign," Captain Purifoy re marked. Summer shrimp#run larger than the spotted, averaging about 21-2f to the poutid. Shrimp catches this summci have been the best in many sea sons and the shrimp are bringing a good price to the fisherman ranging from $40 to $55 a box. Fire Destroys Leo's Place Early Wednesday Leo's Place, a roadhousc on the Markers Island Road about three miles from Highway 70, burned early Wednesday morning. The loss has been estimated be tween ei^fit and ten thousand d,o) ifr, Led Lawrence, owner, Aid Ml he didn't know how the Male started. The building had been empty for a month and Mr. Law rence had eben painting and re pairing it, preparatory to renting or selling. Beaufort firemen were called at 11:45 p.m. and arrived at five past midnight. Mr. Lawrence was at home at the time and was called by a passing motorist. The building consisted of a bar. oyster bar. dining room, lavatories and a small living area at the rear. Mr. Lawrence went in business about 11 years ago with a small building to which he made addi tions from Ume to time. He opcrsted the place on oc casion and at other times it was rented. Allen Conway. Beaufort engineer, said the building was ablaze when he arrived with the Beaufort pump truck. The rural truck arrived a few minutes later. Since the building could not be saved, firemen played water around the area to keep the fire from spreading. The Marahallbcrg (ruck and firemen were present and aaaiated in keeping the fire from reaching the woods behind the building. Excursion Boat Starts Cruises A new tourist attraction comes to Morehcad City today with the op eration of the excursion boat, Islander. The boat wilt take persons on a two-hour cruise on the inland waters between Morehead City and Beaufort. The first voyage will begin at 1:30 p.m. today. The Islander docks at Captain Bill's Waterfront Restaurant. A 60-foot vessel, it is Coast Guard inspected and will carry a total of 60 persons. The Islander makes no stops, but sails from Morehead City around the port, past Radio Island to Beaufort, past Fort Macon to At lantic Beach and returns to Cap tain Bill's. Captain and owner of the Island er is Jerry Murphy with BUI Simp son as mate. Railroad Bridgo Catchos Firo Wednesday Morning Crossties on the raUroad bridge across the Newport River broke into flame at 3 a.m. Wednesday. Morehead City firemen passed a hose from the highway bridge to men who walked across the rail road bridge to the fire. Firemen say that the fire prob ably started when fishermen left burning cigarettes on the cross ties. The bridge it posted, but an occasional fisherman wanders out on the bridge to try his luck, the Cameron Fish Plants Plan To Resume Operation Soon Beauty Presents Invitation YOUR INVITATION TO MOREHEADCITY, * T * I ? I ? * un i unni u; I JUBILEE AUGUST 4-10 Miss Ann Thomas Lewis, who is now representing Morchcad City at the state beauty pageant, Burlington, presents a special invitation to Gov. Luther Hodges to attend Morchead City's Cen tennial jubilee next month. In response, the governor sent to Charles Markey, chairman of the jubilee, the following letter: Mr. Charles H. Markey, General Chairman Morchead City Centennial Jubilee P. O. Box 472 Morchcad City, North Carolina Dear Mr. Markey: I am happy to send my person al greetings and best wishes to all the people of Morchcad City as you celebrate your 100th an niversary. This is indeed a mem orable day for all of you and 1 wish you every success. Morchcad City has made great progress since it was founded ? by John Motley Morrhead a cen tury ago. Today it stands on the threshold of a new century of even greater progress. It con tinues to seek industrial, com mercial and other economic growth. The potential of its fine port is tremendous. It has always been noted as a favorite place to vacation?for those who love the beach, for the sport fishermen, the summer cottagers, and boating enthusi asts. Many people settle there as a desirable place to retire, at tracted by the mild weather, the serenity of rural and small-town life, and by the warmth and sin cerity of your hospitable people. Again, best wishes for a most successful anniversary celebra tion. Sincerely, Luther If. Hodges Beaufort Jayc#es Send Contestant To Beauty Pageant Jean Chadwick, Miss Beaufort, is competing in the Miss North Carolina beauty pageant in Bur lington this week. She is accom panied by her sister Joyce, who was Miss Beaufort last year. The Beaufort Jayeecs, sponsors of Miss Beaufort, sent Jaycee George Mur ray Thomas to act as official driv er. The club made final plans for the state pageant at their meeting Monday night. The Jaycces also voted to let the Morchcad City Centennial com mittee use their bleachers for special Centennial activities. After 15 Days, County Toll In Audrey Remains at One... Beach Firemen Save 1957 Car The Atlantic Beach fire Depart ment saved a 1857 Mercury (rem destruction by (ire at 10:45 Tues day night. The car was being driven by Herbert Davis. 509 Live Oak St., Beaufort, and was owned by James W. Wright. Woodland. N. C. Davis told Lt Bill Moore that he was kin to Wright. According to the driver, he and his wife werr driving toward Sal ter Path on the Salter Path Road when the motor cut out. The car stopped. Davis said he started it again and it went a short distance. It stopped again and when he tried to start it, (lames leaped up from under the dash. The Davis's Jumped out and ran. A passing motorist notified Lieu tenant Moore at Atlantic Beach Uiat the car was on (ire. The new (ire truck was taken to the scene and water was poured on the blase The incident occurred at the in tersection in the new Pine Knoll Shores development. Lieutenant Moore said that ear lier in the night the firemen met ttjtc fire truck garage and had a JMII on use of the truck, fif teen firemen attended. Ten turned up at the car Are?word of the blase was spread by mouth since the beach has do alarm ayal season's first hurricane raged through Cameron and part of Cal casieu parishes in lower Louisiana. Even yet communications are not back to normal, but late reports have brought no further word of death U> Carteret County folks who had gone to Cameron for the fish ing season. The only Carteret resi dent to lose his life in the storm was Alonzo Bell, Negro fisherman of Morchcad City. Carteret residents who have re turned here arc living with rela tives, but they have lost all the belongings they took with them to Cameron?clothing, electric irons, toasters, bedding, dishes, kitchen utensils and other housekeeping items that do not come with the furnished houses provided by men haden plants. Persons who have sheets, pillow cases, pots, pans or other items which they would be willing to give to the survivors of Audrey are invited to take them to the wel fare department, courthouse an nex. Beaufort. Clothing needs now arc sizes <-12 for boys, says Mrs. W. J. I pock, Beaufort Civil Defense director. Fata re Looks Dark Many of the persons who have come back here wonder how they will ever begin to accumulate again the possessions they lost In Audrey. Most of them escaped only with the clothes they were wear ing and are now wearing clothes their relatives could scrape to gether?in some instances people In the neighborhood have helped out, but the future for most of drey survivors, 26 of them, who arrived in Beaufort Monday morn ing, July 1, others have been com ing to Carteret to make their homea with kinfoik while Cameron mops up. On the bus wero Mrs. Hubert Noe, her daughter Alice 14, and son Vance 11, who arc now living in a house at the Fish Meal Co., West Beaufort; Mrs. Thomas Pake, her son, Charles 5, and son, Jcf fery, It months, Bcalifort. Mrs. Charles i.ockhart, her daughter Phyllis. 16, and her mar ried daughter, Mrs. Gooding, all of Beaufort. See AUDREY, Page t The Louisiana Menhaden Co., an affiliate of Wallace Fisheries, Morehead City, and the Gulf Men haden Co., owned by the Smith menhaden enterprises, expect to be back in operation the first of August. Both plants, located at Cameron, La., were seriously damaged by hurricane Audrey June 26 and 27. George Roberts Wallace of Wal lace Fisheries returned to More head City July 4 after making a four-day survey of his Louisiana plant. He was appalled by the dam age the storm caused. A native of Morehead City, Mr. Wallace says that after seeing the Cameron debris he is going to try to miss every hurricane he can. Mr. Wallace, like most other peo ple here, have usually "stayed put" during hurricanes. Catches Pick Up The Gulf fishing season was very poor up to the time Audrey hit. Now reports from that area say that the menhaden have struck in land. The Port Arthur Menhaden Co. boats are reported to have taken a million fish Monday. Mr. Wallace said that many of the firms with which the Louisiana Menhaden Co. does business, as well as friends of the company, have inquired how the plant fared. In reply, a letter was mailed from the New Orleans office Satur day, giving the following informa tion: The company suffered consid erable damage, however, the ma chinery and principal production area are intact. In the plant it self all the running gear (engines, wheels, conveyors, etc.), were cov ered with 8 feet of saltwater and mud. 23 Missing Tw-.iy-lhree of the company's employees were missing as of Sat urday. With the exception of Alonzo Bell Jr., 44, Morehead City, all the missing employees were resi dents of Cameron. Of the 23 believed dead, 14 were boat crewmen who were ashore at the time of the storm and nine were plant personnel. Several storage tanks were lost or moved from their foundations, and frame buildings, including dor mitories, were damaged by the wind and water All of the boats were sent to Lake Charles with the exception of four whose cap tains refused to move them. Two of those boats were tossed high and dry. one emerged in a leaking condition and the fourth survived with no damage. At present the plant personnel on the job at Cameron are living at Lake Charles and commuting to Cameron, 39 miles away. Operations at the plant are ex pected to be resumed on a limited basis early in August. Mr. Wallace left here by com mercial airline Saturday, June 29. There was still water in the plant then. By Sunday the water had gone down but there was mud and muck over everything. Permit Required Before Mr. Wallace could go to his plant, he had to obtain a per mit from the state police. Two new homes, built by the company for pilots who spot fish for the boats, were swept away, Mr. Wal lace reported. His firm had fur nished the houses too?but not a splinter from them could be found. Only the battered foundations re mained. Other homes, built by menhaden plants for their employees, were destroyed. Mr. Wallace said that many of the people who hoped to ride out the storm would not have left there "even if the National Guard had ordered them out." While surveying the damage, Mr. Wallace met up with Harvey Smith, Beaufort,, of the Gulf Men haden Co., who was also looking over his property. Referring to the sudden appear ance of menhaden following the storm, Mr. Wallace declared, "That's adding insult to injury!" Colored Fisherman Cut After Argument Monday A colored fisherman, James Brown, 29. of New Orleans, la re covering in the Morehead City Hos pital from a stab wound in the chest. He said that he was stabbed at 9:30 p.m. Monday by a man call ed Douglas. Both men work for Wallace Fisheries The stabbing took place at the Kdgewatsr Ho tel. Morehead City, according to Brown. He said that he "had been around with Alice Marie Glbbs" and Douglas didn't like It. They had argued Monday afternoon, and Brown said that he had left the hotel. When he returned that night, be said that Douglas walked up to him and hit him in the cheat. Brown aaid that be thought ha had uaed his flat until he looked down and aaw the blood pouring out of Ms chest. Brown started running down the street with Doug las and "two or three others" be hind him. He said that he was getting weak from lots of blood strangers stopped and picked him up in a ear. He was treated at the emergency room at and put to bad. Brown did not ask for the i untU yesterday. Chief Herbert ( fin then tatted to afternoon. 53 y cruoj
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