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46th YEAR, NO. 76. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1957 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Vance Securities
Buys Newport
Water Bonds
Vance Offers Interest
Rate of 4.794 Per
Cent on $120,000
Newport's water bonds, $120,000
worth, were bought Tuesday morn
ing by Vance Securities Corp.,
Cireensl>oro. The interest rate is
4.791 per cent, with the total
amount to be repaid in 19.56 years
One hundred twenty negotiable
coupon bonds were sold. Kach was
a thousand-dollar bond. A certain
number of the bonds will mature
each year in June. Interest will be
paid in June and December.
Sale of the bonds climaxes a
year-long project to borrow money
to put in a town-wide water sys
tem. A legal fight to block the
borrowing of money delayed the
project several months. This is the
first time the town has ever en
tered into a major borrowing pro
gram to bring about town improve
ment.
The contract for installing the
lines has been let to C. M. llefcl
finger, Wilmington, who entered a
low bid of $82,498.95. The contract
for the 100,000-gaUon tank went to
R. I). Cole iManufacturing Co., $27,
955.
Although these figures total $110,
453.95, which is less than the
amount borrowed, the contract
prices do not include fees to archi
tects and engineers and other costs
connected with borrowing the
money.
Newport residents are reminded
that the fee for tapping on to the
system is $40. but it will increase
to $75 after the contractor leaves
town.
Residents are requested to call
the town hall Saturday mornings,
phone 2081. and register for a tap.
&o money is required in advance.
Fishery Official Warns
About T aking Shellfish
( (\ Holland, slate commercial *
fisheries commissioner emphasized |
yesterday that the scallop season is j
not open and neither is the oyster
season.
It is illegal to takt scallops from
public grounds of the state between j
May 1 and Dec. 1. Oysters from
the public grounds may not be
taken until Tuesday, Oct. 1.
Relative to scallops, the commis
sioner says there is a good supply I
and tin commercial fishermen will
be (hung themselves a favor by ]
assisting the fisheries division in |
protecting them.
Persons owning or leasing pri
vate oyster or scallop beds may |
take shellfish off them any time
they wish.
The commissioner added that all ,
persons fishing commercially and j
who do not have a commercial li
cense for 1957 properly displayed j
will be fully prosecuted. If anyone '
is fishing with a motor boat, haul
boats or skiffs, or taking fish or
shellfish with commercial equip- j
ment, whether for home or com-1
mcrcial use. he is violating the law
if he doesn't have a commercialj
boat license.
Neither scallops nor oysters may j
be taken from public grounds,
bought, sold or shipped during the
closed season.
Hearing to Continue
Wiley Taylor, attorney represent j
ing Sporti Inc., in the suit against |
Brunswick Navigation Co.. said
yesterday that the hearing sehed- |
ulcd for today will probably be eon
tinned.
lie said that the stick wafer plant. '
operated by Brunswick Navigation,
is still contending with break
downs and no fair estimate of odor
killing equipment can yet be made, j
Leslie Morton Returned
For Hearing in Morehead
j I-c*slie Morion, Morchead City,
was given a hearing in Morchead
j City recorder's court Monday. Mor
ton was' charged with resisting ar
rest and assaulting Lt. Joe smith,
Morehcad officer, with a shotgun.
| lie had been bound over to superior
| court without a hearing, but was
returned to Morehead court, as the
law requires.
Judge Herbert Phillips sentenced
Morton to a year on the roads, so
Morton appealed the judgment and
the case will now go to superior
court. 11c posted $500 bond and
was turned loose.
George W. Gray was fined $125
and costs for driving drunk. A six
month sentence was suspended.
Appeals Judgment
Patricia McMahon appealed a
judgment of the week before. She
had ben sentenced to six months
in jail with a chance to leave town
before the next day. She had been
charged with cohabitation with
Phillip Moore.
The couple got married and she
appealed the judgment in order to
live with her husband. She posted j
$50 bond.
Hoyl Ix'ov who was involved in
a recent auto accident, was found
guilty of failing to yield the right
of way and appealed, lie had been
charged court costs, lie posted a
bond.
Kdna Stuckey withdrew a war
rant she had taken out against
Frederick Stowe for petty larceny.
She paid costs for malicious prose
cution.
Charles Davis, Moreheaci City,
was taxed costs for public drunk
enncss Donald B. Fairchild paid
costs for failure to yield the right
of way.
Bertha S. Proctor was found
guilty of driving without a license
She was fined $25 and costs and
told that she could get the $25 back
by getting a license within two
weeks.
William D. Spooncr was found
guilty of allowing an unlicensed
person to drive.
Two defendants were not tried
due to lack of evidence. They were
Barbara G. Libby, charged with
passing at an intersection, and
Karl E. Rhodes, charged with
making an improper turn from the
wrong lane.
Cases were continued against
Eddie Lee Howell, Betty I. Ashton
and Edward II. Evans.
Two Injured
In Auto Accident
On Highway 101
Edward T. Hudson. 513 Ann St.,
Beaufort, .suffered a shattered right
knee in an automobile accident at
7:30 Wednesday night in front of
Everett Mcrrell's service station,
Highway 101, six miles north of
Beaufort.
Also injured in the two-car col
lision was Mrs. Harmon I). Ben
nett, route 1 Beaufort. She was j
discharged front the Morehcad
City Hospital yesterday. Mr. Hud- j
son is still a patient there.
According to Patrolman W. J.
Smith Jr., Harmon D. Bennett,
driving a 1949 Lincoln, was getting
ready to enter the highway from
the service station. A 1952 Ford,
driven by Mr. Hudson, was coming
from Beaufort and Mr. Bennett was
waiting for it to pass.
His foot, however, slipped off the
clutch and his car shot out in the
highway. The right front of the
Ford raked along the left side of
the Lincoln.
Mr. Hudson and Mrs. Bennett
were taken to the hospital in the
Adair ambulance.
Damage to the Lincoln was esti
mated at $500 and damage to the
Ford, $400. Patrolman Smith said
no charges would be filed.
Frame Building Burns
In Beaufort Yesterday
Earl Garner's workshop behind
his house at 404 Turner St., Beau
fort, caught fire at 2:50 p.m. yes
terday. Firemen rushed to the
building and had the fire out in 20
minutes.
The frame structure was badly
burned and Mr. Garner said he
would probably have to tear it
down and rebuild. He had tools
and television and radio parts in
the building.
Mr. Garner was not in the shop
when the fire started. Firemen
don't know what caused it.
Beaufort Band Association
Plans $2,500 for Operation
ASC Voting
Will Take Place
Tuesday, Oct. 8
Residents of rural communities
will vote for Agriculture and Soil
Conservation committeemen Tues
day, Oct. 8, B. J. May. ASC man
ager, announced yesterday.
Election boards in each com
munity were appointed by farm
officials Aug. 30 and those boards
have, in turn, nominated men to
run for the ASC committee posi
tions.
Farmers have until today to give
names of additional nominees to
the ASC office.
Nominations to date arc as fol
lows:
White Oak Community ? Clyde
Morris, Lee Sawrey, Earl Morris,
Walter B. Wethington, Leon Par
ker, W. E. Smith, Jimmy Winber
ry, Marion Weeks, Chester B.
Morse, Eugene Jones. Four alter
nate names were selected to be
used in the event they are neded:
Tom Wethington. W. A. Page, Ro
land Morton, Willie Mitchell.
Morehead Community?Clarence
Oglesbv. J. T. Oglesby, B. F. Swin
son, George Creech, Earl Murdoch,
Bonner Bell, Adison McCabc, Bry
ant Turner, Ross Willis Jr., Rock
Corbet t.
Newport Community ? Clayton
Cannon, John A. Kelly. R. C. Gar
ner, Oscar Hill, Carl Garner, C.
T. Garner, Claude Murdoch Jr.,
George F. Bryan, Clinton Garner,
I) W. West.
Beaufort ? llarlowr Community?
J. A1 Edwards, Jim It Ward. Ar
chie llardesty, Pernell llardesty,
Edward Chadwick, Noah Avery,
Ralph Wilkins, Neal Campen,
Gray don Jordan, Marvin Dudley.
East Merrimon Community ?.
Stanley Gillikin, Herman Arthur,
Augusta Lawrence, Doll Lewis,
Hugh Pake, Ben Watson. Bill Pi
gott, S. W. Lawrence, Guy Car
raway, Tom Cararway.
The three nominees in each com
munity getting the highest number
of votes arc named as committee
men and the two next highest arc
alternates.
The chairman of each committee
will serve as a delegate to the
county ASC "convention" where
the county ASC committeemen
will be elected.
Ship Arrives
The Sloterdyk docked at state
port yesterday afternoon to load
tobacco for north European ports.
The ship will stop at Hamburg,
Bremen, Antwerp, Rotterdam and
Amsterdam.
Twenty-five hundred dollars has
been set as the amount needed for
financing the Beaufort School band
during the present school year.
The Beaufort Band Booster Asso
ciation met Tuesday night at the
school. Fifty persons attended.
The $2,500 has been budgeted as
follows, according to Gerald Hill,
secretary of the association: pay
ment to the band director, Melvin
Edwards, $600; instrument repair
$500; new instruments $720, music
$150, insurance on instruments and
uniforms $75, two trips for the
band $300, making a total of $2,345.
One hundred fifty five dollars will
be earmarked for emergencies.
The total band investment is $9,
Dr. S. W. Hatcher Chosen
As Recreation Chairman
Dr. S. W. Hatcher was elected
chairman of the Morchcad City
Recreation Commission at a meet
ing of the group Tuesday night at
the recreation building. E. L.
Smithwick was elected as vice
chairman.
Dr. Hatcher took the place of
P. H. Geer Jr., who resigned. Other
members at the meeting were Mrs.
George McNeill, Mrs. Llewellyn
Phillips, Mrs. Mamie Taylor. Fred
Lewis and Mrs. J. W. Thompson.
919.31) Value of uniforms is $4,006,
and value of instruments and mu
sic, $5,913.39. i
The week of Oct. 7 was desig
nated as Band Week. During that
week, pupils will take cards home
to their parents and the parents
will indicate on the card how
much they will give to the band.
After the cards arc returned,
they will be divided among mem
bers of the band association who
will call at the parents' homes
and collect the money.
Supervising the campaign will
be Mrs. C. R. Wheatly Jr. and
Mrs. Lock wood Phillips.
Letters will be mailed out Sept.
26 to persons who do not have
children in school but who have
contributed to the band in the past.
Another meeting has been set for
8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, when de
tails of solicitation will be planned.
B. E. Tarknigton, principal, pre
sided at Tuesday night's meeting
in the absence of Hugh Salter,
president. Other officers of the
association arc Robert Safrit Jr.,
vice-president, and Mr. llill.
Mr. Edwards gives two lessons
a week to band beginners, at
very nominal fee. This fee is paid
by parents. No rent is charged for
use of band instruments owned
by the association.
Department Gets New Building
Phoi<rTy?5o^ernvHir
Smyrna SchooTa vocational uric a] tare department baa moved Into IU new kaildinf tfeia year. The large
cement Mock bnildlng honaea many modern piecea of equipment like tkia aaw. Here tnatractor W. J.
Owena abowa atadenta bow to adjuat the aalety ahield on the aaw. The atadeata are, left la light, Carrafl
WUlia, Jaaaea Salter, Elton Willie and Erie Pake.
Funeral Procession by Water
Pallbearers and friends help put flowers aboard the skiff which
will carry Dexter Lewis's body to Lukens.
This picture was taken in midstream from the trawler which was
towing the skiff.
At the right is the pine box into which the casket will be placed
after the skiff, serving as a hearse, reaches the cemetery. Here pall
bearers lower the casket while Glenn Adair and Jimmy Murphy of
the Adair Funeral Home. Beaufort, supervise.
in certain sections 01 caricrci,
a funeral procession travels over
water, an occurrence that takes
place in very few parts of the
country.
And some day soon this practice
may pass out of existence here,
for per ions have moved to more
populous places, and burial grounds
are used that arc easily reached.
Dexter Lewis, 86, who died Tues
day at Oriental, expressed the de
sire to Ih' buried "back home," in
the cemetery at Lukens. Lukcns is
on a point of tend across from the
community of South River.
For many years it has been un
inhabited, except for a few fisher
men or boatmen. It is however,
one of the most beautiful spots in
the county. Persons who at one
time lived there have moved to
communities on either side of the
Ncusc River, into which South
River flows.
Following the funeral service for
Mr. Lewis in Kdwards Chapel Wed
nesday afternoon, the body was
taken to the dock at the end of
the road at South River. The pine
nox, into wnicn mo casKci is piaccu
prior to burial, was put in a skiff.
The casket was placed tichind it
and flowers banked around both.
The skiff was taken in tow by the
trawler, Fannie W., Home Wal
lace, captain.
The trawler proceeded across
the river as heavy rain clouds ga
thered and drops of water started
to fall on the funeral procession.
The crossing to Lukcns took about
15 minutes.
In the trawler were relatives
and friends of Mr. Lewis. Riding
in the skiff were the pallbearers.
Because there is no dock at Lu
kcns. the skiff was held against
the shore with a pole, and the
pallbearers lifted the casket and
carried it to the cemetery.
Many of the old folks who were
reared at Lukens have died and
few are left who have the desire
to be buried in the resting place
of their forefathers.
It is, indeed, a lovely, quiet spot,
and now. like those who have lain
there many years, Mr. Lewis, too,
belongs to the ages.
Photo by Bob Seymour
At right, the skiff comes into Lukens and the pallbearers get ready
to take the casket ashore. Among those pictured above are Jimmy
Pittman, Charles Wallace, lx*drew Norman, Tinker Wallace, Tom
Tosto and Ivey Pittman. In the right background is the Fannie W.,
trawler which towed the skiff.
Theatre President Lists
Cast of Forthcortii ng Play
Kenneth Fischlcr, president of
the Carteret Community Thealrc.
yesterday announced the cast for
the Bishop's Mantle, the play
which will be given the early part
of November.
Playing the part of Hilary Lau
rens, the rector of St. Matthew's |
Episcopal Church will be the Rev.
C. Edward Sharp, rector of St.
Paul's Episcopal Church, Beau
fort. His fiancee, Alexa MeCoIly, |
will be played by the Rev. Mr.
Sharp's wife, Virginia.
In the role of Hastings, church I
! sexton and unofficial chief of the
parish, is H. L. Joslyn, Morehead
City, who in real life is Carteret
County superintendent of schools.
Veteran Actresses
Mrs. Warner Reed, a pillar of
the parish, will be portrayed by
Miss Lillian Frances Giddens. and
Samaulha Adains, a missionary
like individual who is always on
hand when needed, will be played
by Miss Joyce Willis. Roth arc
residents of Morehead City and
veterans of the theatre group.
Miss Elizabeth Lambeth and
Miss Vivian May, both of Morehead
City, are newcomers to the theatre.
Miss Lambeth plays the part of
the rector's secretary and Miss
May is llcttie Breckcnridge, a
wealthy, influence-wielding mem
ber of the parish.
J. V. Dunn, a member of the
vestry, will be portrayed by Ronald
F. Harpc, Morehead City, and his
daughter, Maudie, by Miss Thelma
Memakis, Morehead Ctiy. Both Mr.
Harpc and Miss Memakis are mak
ing their debut in the Community
Theatre with this play.
Dick, the rector's brother, is
being played by Donald Chadwick,
Morehead City, who turned in an
excellent performance in the thea
tre's last production, Laura.
Lovely Newcomer
Miss Gunnhildc Gunnerscn, More
head City, another newcomer, will
play the part of Mary, a young
girl whom the rector marries in
the first wedding he performs at
St. Matthew's.
Glenn Adair. Beaufort, will por
tray Mr. Alvord, senior vestryman,
who locks horns with the rector
when the rector does not do as Mr.
Alvord dictates.
The story centers on the Rev.
Hilary Laurens and his problems
in coming to a new parish. His
being in love with a beautiful and
vivacious girl dot's not simplify
matters!
The play's title originates in the
fact that the rector's grandfather
was a bishop. The bishop has re
cently died and it is Hilary who
inherits his prestige and wisdom?
his mantle?and carries on his
work.
Mrs. John II e r n d o n, who
charmed audiences with her por
trayal of Laura last spring, is
stage manager for the Bishop's
Mantle. Mrs. Tressa Royal Vickers
is property manager. Miss Ruth
Peeling is directing.
Southern Railway Now Holds
All Stock in A&EC Railroad
All slock in (he Atlantic and East
Carolina Railway has been trans
ferred to Southern Railway and
operation of the line by Southern
will begin within the next several
weeks.
Southern has acquired the A A EC
stock from II. IV Edwards. New
Bern. E. R. Buchan. Kinston, and
J. C. (Eon) Bolich, Winston-Salem.
Decision to buy all the stock
was made by Southern Tuesday.
Sept. 10. at its main office in Wash
ington, D. C. The first block of
stock, one-third, was purchased in
March for $175,000 from Mr Bo
lich. former A&KC vice president.
The remaining two-thirds was
bought for $.'150,000.
Mr. Edwards, general manager
of the road, who is planning to re
tire, commented as follows on
Southern's acquisition of the lease
on the staie-owncd railroad:
"Anyone traveling through the
Piedmont section and western part
of our state, which is served al
most entirely by the Southern Rail
way. will observe many hundreds
of thriving industries located along
the line of the Southern Railway.
"I think it can be safely said
that there arc three times more
industries located along the tracks
of the Southern Railway in North
Carolina than on all other rail
roads operating in the state put
together." he said.
"This is clearly indicative of a
most efficient industrial depart
ment that gets results," said Mr.
Edwards., "Last year 423 new in
dustries were located on the South
ern Railway. Its entrance into this
section of Eastern North Carolina
will undoubtedly mean much to
the future development of this ter
ritory."
Mr. Edwards stated that because
of the purchase of the Atlantic and 4
East Carolina railway, the South
ern railroad has filed application
to lower freight rates into the
Morehead City area on equal basis
with the port cities of Wilmington
and Norfolk, V'a.
It has been estimated that the
overall freight rates into the More
head City port currently run some
10 per cent higher than the others.
"The coming of this great rail
road into our section of North
Carolina deserves the cooperation
and support of every business man,
and with such cooperation, much
can l>c accomplished for our com
munity," Mr. Edwards declared.
It is contemplated that there will
be little, if any, change in the per
sonnel of the Atlantic and East
Carolina railroad, slated the re
tiring general manager.
He said that the Southern rail
way iKMight a short line railroad
in Elorida last year and the only
change made was to transfer the
accounting work to Washington, I).
C. He said that the Atlantic and
East Carolina railway will have to
be operated under the present
name unless a new lease with the
state was made.
The present lease Is very favor
able to the lessee and it is doubt
ful'if any change will be attempted,
Mr. Edwards concluded.
Bottle Bound
Kldon Smith Jr., Cedar Inland,
ha* found one of the Atlantic Beach
bottle* near Swash Inlet on the
outer bank*. In it was a dollar
bill. The bottle was one of hundreds
thrown overboard this summer by
the Atlantic Beach Businessmen's
Association in conjunction with the
Morehcad City Centennial.
Club Welcomes
New Members
The Emeritus Civic Club wel
comed four new members at its
meeting at the Rex Restaurant
Monday night. They were Charles
A. Farrar, R. T. Willis, George
W. Rowles and Roy Moore, all of
Morehead City.
Members of the club voted to
send a letter to Gov. Luther
Hodges complimenting him on the
state's new tax structure. They
also voted to continue efforts to
get an overlook at Fort Macon
State Park.
Present were G. W Huntley,
president, C. A. Sfone, C. R. Wade.
T. B. Sage. Dr. K. P. Spcnce, W.
S. Kidd. J W Kellogg. It. II.
Dowdy, J. It. Herring and N. L.
Walker.
There will be a special ladies
night program at the next meeting,
scheduled for Oct. 21 at the Rex
Restaurant.
Tide Table
TMm it tho Beaufort Bar
(Kaslrrn Standard Time)
Friday, So pi. 20
4:46 a.m. 11:08 a.m.
5:13 p.m. 11:43 p.m.
Saturday, Srpt. 21
5:46 a.m.
8:11 p.m. 12:04 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 22
6:40 a.m. 12:33 a.m.
7:02 p.m. 12:57 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 23
7:28 a.m. 1:22 a.m.
7:50 p.m. 1:49 p.m.
Merchants Meeting
The merchants committer of the
Morehead City Chamber of Com
merce will meet at noon today at
Captain Bill's Waterfront Restau
rant. The committee will discuss
Christmas lighting and advertising.