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46th YEAR, NO. 59. EIGHT PAGBS PLUS COMICS MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1967 PUBLISHED TUESDAY8 AND FRIDAYS
Miss North Carolina Will Ride This Float
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Workmen put the finishing touches on the Miss North Carolina
float. The Tar Heel beauty, Elaine Herndon of Durham, will ride the
float in both the Centennial water and street parades. The water
parade is scheduled for Wednesday night, Aug. 7, and the street pa
rade is slated for Saturday afternoon, Aug. 10. At the right are
Charles Markey, Centennial chairman, wearing a cap; Jack Finch,
decorator, pointing, and the men working on the float arc two of Mr.
Finch's assistants.
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Plane Tips Over
At Portsmouth
A Cessna 170 flopped over at
Portsmouth Saturday while land
ing but none of its passengers was
hurt.
The plane, piloted by J. A. Black
Norfolk, had left Beaufort with sev
eral passengers intent on doing a
bit of surf casting. In another plane
in the party was Charles Vellines,
Beaufort.
Mr. Vellincs landed first and Mr.
Black followed, but a gust of wind
caught Mr. Black's plane as* it was
coming down. The wind lifted it
and when the plane came down
again it hit hard on one wheel,
causing a wing to dig in and floF
the plane over.
The men fished all day ? but
had no luck ? then they returned
to Beaufort. Mr. Vellines flew
them back and had Jesse Tayloi
fly him back to get the damaged
plane.
Mr. Vellines, with his tin shears
snipped off the damaged wing tips
the damaged part of the tail
straightened the prop, and flew the
plane back to Beaufort.
With the clipped wings and tail
fl, the plane made Mr. Vellines feel
\^i as though he was in a reducing ma
chine ? the kind with a belt thai
shimmies and shakes ya\
When planes crack up on the
banks, parts either have to be
flown there and repairs made or
the spot or the planes have to be
dismantled and brought to the
mainland by boat. So the Cessna
, owner was glad that Mr. Vclline:
, | was ingenius enough to be able t<
fly his plane back.
Blind Woman
Visits Lions
Norma Elizabeth Farrar and hei
seeing eye dog, Patty, were guest!
of the Morchead City Lions Clul
Thursday night. The club met a
the Hotel Fort Macon.
Miss Farrar, who has turnet
her blindness into an asset througl
hard work and will power, told thi
club about her experiences whih
she was going blind.
Other visitors and guests weri
Glenn Y. Lassitcr of Raleigh, F
L. Edwards, Kinston, and J. F
Hux of Morchead City, guest o
J. B. Eubanks.
The Lions discussed the donke;
baseball game scheduled for Aug
1 at Camp Glenn but released n<
definite plans.
The Lions have placed 20 gun
baN machines in businesses ii
Morehead City. Proceeds from th<
machines go to help the I.iona pro
gram for the blind.
Machines have been placed a
Fry Roofing Co., Sanitary Restau
rant, Ottis Fish Market, O'Neal'
Fish and Oyster Co., the postoffire
Sports Shop. Rose's, Morehead Cit]
Garment Co.. Morchead City Ship
building Corp., Sound Chrvrole
Co., Parker Motors, Carolina Wale
Co. and First-Citizens Bank. Twi
or more machines have been pu
in several places.
The board of directors of thi
club will meet at 7 p.m. Tucsda;
at the Hotel Fort Macon.
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Social Security Hours
Change to Mondays
As of July 1, the social security
representative conies to tbe count]
Monday*.
Hours arc from 9:30 a.m. to 12:31
p.m. in the courthouse annex, firs
floor. The representative is Eu
gene Montfort.
The social aecurity represents
Uvea used to make their calls ben
so Fridays.
Moses Howard Reports
On Airport Situation
Moses Howard, chairman of the
county board of commissioners,
said yesterday that Edgar Swann,
chairman of the Carteret County
Airport Commission, is investigat
ing the situation at the Bcaufort
Morehead City airport with a view
to correcting conditions there.
A Civil Aeronautics Authority in
spector, R. C. Murray, inspected
the airport Thursday and said CAA
regulations would have to be met
or commercial air service would
be cut off.
High bushes along the taxi strips
prevent clear view of runways
from the administration building.
This limits Piedmont airline's use
to cither end of one runway which
Storm Loss Set
The latest count of the dead and
missing in Hurricane Audrey
stands at more than S00 and the
dollar loss is over 400 million.
Bodies are still turning up. Capt.
Alex Dudley, Morchcad City, cap
tain of the Wallace boat. Beatrice,
reported several days ago that in
a haul made by his crew five
bodies were caught in the seine.
The fishing has been good since
the storm, but when the catches
contain dead people, the men have
little heart for their work.
The fishermen have been find
ing storm victims ever since Au
drey's passing. According to Sher
iff Henry Rcid, 328 bodies have
been recovered and 190 persons
are reported missing.
Bodies pulled from the water arc
beyond recognition.
Two Carteret County fishermen
lost their lives in the storm. Alonzo
Bell, Morchcad City, and John L.
George, hometown not given, but
who was identified as a bailer for
the Harvey Smith's Gulf Menhaden
Co.
Louisiana crop loss because of
the storm is estimated at 826 mil
lion and storm damage has led to
filing of 50,600 claims, according
to the General Adjustment Bureau
Inc., which handles insursnce
claims.
56-Foot Ketch
Runs Aground
A 56 foot ketch ran aground juat
south o/ the Morchcad City docks
yesterday morning and the party
boat Joy was rescued Sunday. T
Malabar XIII. owned by Samuel
Zorovilch of Lindenhurat, L.
N. Y., was enroute to New York
whea she ran aground.
Jhl/l Eugene Pood, EN/1 Taft
'flchc
Pflcher and SN Kerry l-cwis went
to the grounded boat in the Coast
Guard's 30-footer and pulled it into
deep water. Mr. Pond said the job
took less than a half hour.
The 30-foot party boat Joy had
engine trouble offshore Sunday.
Capt. Darcy Willis. Morehcad City,
had a party of 10 aboard when he
radioed for help.
A boat from Cape lookout tovrg
the Joy to Beaufort Inlet.
EN/2 Ronald fjuidley ami SN Ker
ry lewis met them ill the Port
Macon 30 footer They towed the
Joy to Morehead City.
Clab to Meet
The Carteret Buainess and Pro
fessional Women's Club will meet
at 7 p.m. tonight at the picnic
shelter, Fart Macon Stale Perk.
is designated as runway 3 and 21.
There arc six runways at the air
port.
When a Piedmont plane is about
to land, the pilot asks the station
agent by radio if the airport is
clear of pl.Mies. Because the agent
can't clearly see the whole run
way, he replies, "None IN SIGHT."
This is the cue to the pilot to be
very careful in coming in. The
CAA says that this condition can
not continue.
In addition to the undergrowth
problem, the CAA says people must
stay off the runways, cars must
stay off the runways and taxi
strips, and planes must stop tak
ing off from the taxi strip.
Mr. Howard said yesterday that
he has offered Mr. Swann the help
of all county officials in getting
the problems solved.
The CAA inspector seM he wouM
return this week to see what has
been done.
The airport was turned over by
the federal government to Carteret
County after the second world war.
Although named the Beaufort -
Morchead City airport, adminis
tration of the landing field lies
solely with the county.
Bill Enacted
A legislative act created the air
port commission and it is under
this authority that the county ap
points members of the commission
to handle airport affairs.
Mr. Swann was named chairman
of the commission in April 1956 and
at that time Earl Noe, Charles
Vfellines, Dr. John ofay and Luther
Hamilton Jr. were named commis
sion members.
In September 1956 it was an
nounced that Mr. Swann was
"chairman pro tern" of the airport
commission and that Mr. Hamilton
was secretary. This followed some
mention of the fact that maybe the
commission should not be com
posed of so many members who
own planes. Plane owners are Mr.
Noe. Mr. Vellines and Dr. Way.
Since the September announce
ment, which was made by the for
mer airport commission chairman,
M. T. Mills, no action has been
taken on airport commission per
sonnel, other than Mr. Mills' in
direct request in Friday's paper
that Mr. Swann take over.
Officers Lock Up
Charles B.Jones
Charles B. Jones, Morehead City,
was put in the county jail Satur
day night after he was taken in
custody by officers in the vicinity
of the American Legion hut, west
of town.
Deputy Sheriff, Bobby Bell had
put Jones in his car because he
was drunk, but Jones leaped out
and ran. Sheriff Hugh Salter said
he dashed into his house to get a
shotgun.
Then Deputy Bell went after a
warrant and returned to the scene
with Deputies Marshall Ayscue
and Bruce Edwards and Patrol
men J. W. Sykcs and W. E. Pick
ard.
When the officers went after
Jones, who was in the woods. Jones
ran. The sheriff said he ran into
a tree and knocked his head open.
Somewhere in the melee, Deputy
AyscwT'pWHcd his gtm when Jones
brandished th? shotgun and a wo
man kin of Jones tried to knock
the gun out of the deputy's hand
but didn't get very far.
Jones has been charged with
public drunkenness, resisting ar
rest, breaking arrest and assault
with a deadly weapon.
Illness Prevents
J. M. Morehead
From Coming Here
John Motley Morehead III,
grandson of the founder of More
head City, whose home is at Rye,
N. Y , will be unable to attend
the Centennial celebration due to
illness.
A. M. Smith, secretary to Mr.
Morehead, said in a letter to THE
NEWS-TIMES this week that Mr.
Morehead "has been ill for the past
three weeks, and while he is mak
ing progress toward recovery, his
doctor has advised him to give up
any notion of coming to Morehead
City in August."
John L. Morehead. Charlotte,
will, however, attend the Centen
nial. His father was a cousin to
John Motley Morehead III.
Mr. Morehead, who is ill at his
home at Rye, was to be honorary
parade marshal for the street pa
rade Aug. 10.
New Hulk Moved to 'Graveyard'
Lateat balk to be tied np at Mare bead City'a "fravepard (or aWpa"
b the Alice. The boat b tied la the charred remaiea M Ike CJrgae,
ws
ago. Tim late Omar Bafcm ted Ike list of aadeairabtea left te rte
ateag Mm Marclteid Cttj Yacht 1
Morehead City to Establish
Launching Ramp, Parking Lot
If t_ J A.. f.il AI i:..ut TU .
3-Year-Old Girl Survives
Taking Sleeping Medicine
Three Grant
Rights-of-Way
On Outer Banks
J. A. DuBois, manager of the
Morehead City Chamber of Com
merce, has announced that rights
of-way on the outer banks have
been given by Ely J. Perry, Kin
ston, and Charles M. Reeves Jr..
Sanford.
Gov. Luther Hodges has also in
formed Mr. DuBois that Robert
Lassitcr, Charlotte, has informed
him that he would grant a right
of-way on his outer banks prop
erty. Lassiter's holdings arc es
timated at 10 miles.
The rights-of-way are necessary
to allow the state to carry out
banks restoration work.
Mr. Perry has extensive holdings
near Cape Lookout and Mr.
Reeves' property consists of two
miles from Drum Inlet southwest
to the Atlantic Coast Guard Station
and approximately four miles
north across Cape Lookout to the
Perry property.
To obtain rights-of-way from
other outer banks property owners,
numbering about 70, the Morehead
City Chamber of Commerce has
sent out letters. A blank attached,
which they are asked to sign,
grants the state a right-of-way on
their property.
Official Seeks
Citizens' Help
G. E Sanderson. M or* ho ad City
street eommissioner, yesterday re
quested cooperation of townspeople
in petting the town ready for the
centennial.
lie especially asked that they
pick up trash on the grass plots
between the sidewalk and curb and
keep the grass cut and watered.
The street department has start
ed on a clean up campaign. He said
that all the work cannot be done
at the last minute, therefore help
of citizens is needed to maintain
what the street department docs
day by day.
"We especially would like Arcn
dcll Street to look nice," Commis
sioner Sanderson said, "and it
would help if people would not
throw trash on the grass plot next
to the railroad."
Jack Finch, commercial decora
tor, was planning to start yester
day on putting up street decora
tions.
Firemen Called Twice
Atlantic firemen were called to
two brush fires Sunday, one at
Davis and another at Sea Level.
Persons are asked to be very care
ful with cigarettes or matches be
cause of the dryness of roadsides
and woods. In some places in the
county wells have even run dry
because of the drought.
' a cirugsiorc delivery ooy s mis
take was nearly fatal to 3-year-old
Sandra Bullock, Ann Street Exten
sion, Beaufort.
A box of sleeping medicine, ad
dressed to 110 Moore St., was left
at the residence of Roy Eubanks,
lift (iordon St., Friday morning.
Since Mr. Eubanks was not
home, the boy left the package on
the porch. Sandra, who was play
ing nearby, saw the package and
opened it. She took part of one of
the two bottles in the package.
A neighbor saw the child stag
gering around the yard and called
a doctor. Sandra was rushed to
the hospital, where her stomach
was pumped out. She was report
ed all right and sent home the
same day.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Merlin Bullock.
Two Boys Hit
When Car Runs
Wild at Atlantic
Two Harvey bays of Atlantic es
caped serious injury at 9:15. Fri
day night when Edwin Dudley,
Morehead City, driving a 1951 Mer
cury, ran off the road in front of
Melvin Robinson's store, Atlantic,
and then crashed into the Robinson
house. ___________
Frank A. Harvey Jr., 16, was
taken to the Sea Level Hospital
and was discharged the next day.
Rodney C. Harvey was given emer
gency treatment at the hospital.
Dudley, according to Patrolman
J. W. Sykes, was going west on
70 when he ran off the right shoul
der of the road, struck both boys
went across the road to the left
and into the Melvin Robinson yard.
The car shaved off a clump of
yaupon bushes, continued over the
Robinson porch, knocked down the
front wall of the house and came
to a stop in the bedroom.
Mrs. Robinson was in the store
at the time. Damage to the house
was estimated at $900.
Dudley has been ordered to ap
pear in county court Aug. 1 to
answer to charges of careless and
reckless driving and speeding in
excess of 35 miles an hour.
Two Cart Damaged
On 24th Street Sunday
Each of two cars was damaged
to the extent of about $25 at 6 p.m.
Sunday on 24th Street, which leads
from the beach bridge into More
head City.
Driver of one of the cars, a 1950
Chevrolet, was Samuel II. Under
wood, 303 W. Third St., Ayden.
Driver of the other car, a 1957
Buick, was Frank W. Croft, Cherry
Point.
Chief of Police Herbert Griffin
said that both cars were headed
north and Underwood attempted to
make a left turn on to Evans
Street. As he did so he cut into
the Buick, which was on the right
in the two-lane flow of traffic. No
charges were filed.
jnoreneau v>ivy lown tamers yiive me K'^cii ugni muio
lay night to establishment of a launching ramp and park
ng area in the west section of the state property at Camp
Jlenn.
Mayor George Dili reported that he, Jasper Bell, build
ngs and grounds commissioner, and C. G. Holland, fish
rics commissioner, looked ovcr?
tie property Thursday afternoon.
Work on the properly will begin
1 the fall.
Final Payment
Al last Morehead City owns the
ast wing of the Morehead City
los pit id. The last payment to the
overmnent for the wing was made
uly 1. 1957. Cost was $19,090.39,
lade in 10 payments.
The wing was built by the gov
rnment near the elose of the sec
nri world war to take carc of the
umber of wounded being treated
i this area due to the submarine
arfarc offshore.
Report on actual ownership of
le wing was made to the town
ommissioners at their meeting at
ie municipal building.
Barge Near Completion
G. E. Sanderson, street commis
oner, expects the barge being
uilt by the town to be ready by
ie end of the week. The barge
ill be used to spray marshes and
ir underwater sewer line work.
Five hundred of the thousand
>ct of sewer pipe bought to cx
?nd sewers to the shoal along the
ratcrfront has been used, the
Ircet commissioner said.
He added that if waterfront
roperty owners want -the sewer
nes extended even further?across
ie shoal ? the town will furnish
ie labor if the property owner
uys the pipe.
Mr Sanderson also reported that
ie parking lots at (he hospital and
ie shirt factory have been com
Icted.
The board approved publication
t a "legal notice" in the paper to
av requiring every citizen of
lorthcad City to wear Centennial
eadgear, get an exemption ccrttfl
ate or eise stand the consequences
l the town liuosegow.
Eight Okayed
The board approved placing a
trcet light on Jib Street. The light
/as requested by businessmen on
he street. Tabled was a sugges
lon that the town place a license
?x up to $100 on itinerant pho
Dgraphcrs.
The mayor conveyed a request
rom E. R Buchan and Harry Ed
rards, officials of the AfcEC Rail
oad, relative to putting a Junk
ard on the piece of property north
f Arendell and west of Uie road
hat leads from Bridges Street to
ie CAD fisheries buildings.
That area is zoned as residen
al The board said that such a
lace should be put in the north
art of town, where rail facilities
re available, and industrial lon
ig Is already in effect.
Letter Read
Mayor George Dill read a letter
rom J. A. Sanders, assistant land
cape engineer for the State High
ay Department. The town had
roposcd a picnic area on Ely Per
y property on Highway 70 Just
rest of the city limits.
Mr. Sanders said the proposed
ite does not meet the standards
f the highway commission.
Frank Cassiano was appointed
aison between Morehead City and
ie Marine Corps. The appoint
lcnt w.s made at the ?u8gestlon
[ Mayor Dill, who said that there
i protocol and sets of rules to be
illowed In contact with the Marine
orps that the town is unaware oT
"Frequently we re in the dog
ouse," he declared, "and we don t
ven know It."
No Action
The board took no action on a
lanket bond proposal presented by
C. llolloway, finance commie
loner The proposal, for bonding
>wn employees, was offered by a
teal Insurance firm.
The board adopted the schedule
I license tax for the coming fiscal
"resent, in addition to those
icntioned. were (?ommissioners
ed Garner. D. J l all
eorgc McNeill, and Clerk John
?shlcy.
M Visit Jail , . . m
During open house last week 500
Isitors went through the new
sunty Jail, Beaufort.
Tide Table
Tide* *1 the Beaufort Bar
(Eastern Standard Time)
[IIGII l-OW
Tueaday. July 23
1:23 a.m. 10:46 a.m.
1:01 pm. 11:43 p.m.
Wedaeaday, July 14
1:31 a.m. 11:42 a.m.
1:36 p.m.
Tharaday, July 13
1:21 a.m. 11:36 a.m.
1:46 p.m. 11:17 p.m.
Friday, July M
f:l? a.m. 1:33 a.m.
f JB p-m. 1:31 p.m.
Ken Meadows
Seriously Hurt
In Sunday Crash
Marines Give First Aid
To Driver; Car Burns
After Hitting Tree
Kenneth Meadows. 1509 Front St..
Beaufort, was seriously injured at
12:15 p.m. Sunday when his car
crashed on Highway 24 a mile west
of the Highway 24 and 70 inter
section.
Mr. Meadows, who with his bro
ther, Clifton, operates the Meadows
Seafood Co., Beaufort, suffered a
severely cut right arm, cuts on the
head and a back injury. He was
taken to the Morchcad City Hos
pital by the Dill ambulance.
First Aid Given
Credit for saving Mr. Meadows'
life is given by Highway Patrol
man W. J. Smith Jr. to six Camp
Lejeune Marines who adminis
tered first aid at the scene of the
accident.
The Marines were John J. Hecl
ey, William S. Gosncll, Paul Calc,
William S. Henasey, Leon R. Zim
merman and Thomas F. Jones, all
of regimental HliS Company, Sixth
Marine Division.
Mr. Meadows was going toward
Swansboro in a 1957 Chevrolet
when the accident happened. Eye
witnesses said that he was travel
ing ai a high rate of speed.
Runs Off Road
Patrolman Smith said the car,
a 1957 Chevrolet, ran off the shoul
der of the road, struck a concrete
culvert and a few feet farther on
hit a pine tree 30 inches in diame
ter.
Witnesses said the car looked as
though it was in mid-air when it
hit the tree. Marks on the tree
where the car struck were 12 feet
above the ground.
Car Burns
The car caught fire and was de
stroyed. The Marines who saw the
accident stopped their car and
rushed to Meadows' car. Meadows,
who was alone, was thrown a few
feet from it. They pulled him away
from the flames and applied sev
eral tourniquets to his arm to stop
the bleeding.
In questioning Mr. Meadows at
the hospital later. Patrolman Smith
was told that there was $200 in the
car In the glove compartment.
Meanwhile, Swindell Garner, driv
er of the Moses Howard wrecker
which picked up the car, had foumj
about a hundred dollars in silver
in the front of the car.
Charred remains of a roll of
bills was also found.
Patrolman Smith said charges
against Meadows are pending.
Brakes Fail,
Car Hits Draw
Carrie Campbell Johnson, Beau
fort, experienced a hair-raising
ride at 1:2$ p.m. Sunday when the
brakes on her 1?S2 Chevrolet failed
and she crashed into the open span
on the Beaufort bridge.
Patrolman W. J. Smith Jr. said
the Johnson ear was headed toward
Beaufort. When it wouldn't stop
behind the line of cars waiting for
the draw to close, the driver cut
out to the left, passed the cars,
went through the gate at the left
end and smashed into the raised
roadway.
Damage to the car was estimat
ed between $SOn and 1600 The driv
er hit the steering wheel with her
mouth when the car crashed. A
man with her, whose last name
was Davis, was not hurt.
The drawbridge gate smashed
the car's windshield. No charges
were filed.
Two Cars Run Togother
On Boach Road Monday
At 11:10 p.m. last Monday a
19S1 Buick driven by R. L. Blan
i hard. Morchead City, ran into tho
rear of a 1KT Buick driven by
Matilda Kuntce Talker, (ioldaboro.
Highway Patrolman J W. Sykes
said both cars were headed south.
They were in .front of Moore's
Motor Court at the time of the
accident. Damage to the Parker
ear was estimated at l$0 and
damage to the Biaachard car was
estimated at BN. No sea was hurt.