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46th YEAR, NO. 84. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. OCTOBER 18. 1957 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Carteret Fair
To Open Monday
Night, Beaufort
Exhibits Will be Taken
Monday; Judging Will
Take Place Tuesday
The Carteret County Fair will {
open at 7 p.m. Monday at the j
American Legion Fair Grounds on
the I/cnnoxville Hoad, Beaufort.
The fair is sponsored by Legion
Post 9f), Beaufort.
Fair manager T. E. Kelly an
nounces that entry books for ex-1
hibits will be open Monday and
Tuesday morning. He suggests that
as many exhibitors as possible get,
their entries in Monday, since j
judges will arrive Tuesday inorn- j
ing.
Judges Named
The judges will be Mrs. Thelma
McCoUer, home agent in Pamlico
County; Mrs. Ulina Garris, assist
ant home agent in Beaufort Coun
ty; Ed Mattson, extension horti
culture specialist. Raleigh; I). A.
Halsey, county agent in Onslow
County; and A. T. Jackson, county
agent in Craven County.
The Virginia Greater Shows will
be on the midway. Gates to both
exhibits and the midway will open
at 7 each night, Monday through
Saturday.
Expects 12-15 Features
Mr. Kelly says that he has never 1
seen the shows scheduled for the j
midway but that they have a good
reputation. He expects 12-15 rides
and shows to bo open.
Fair directors are Kerney Mer
rill Jr.. president. David A. Hill,
vice-president. C. L. Beam, tress-1
urer, Mr. Kelly, secretary and t
general manager, R. II. Hill. Al
bert Pukszywa, Harry Edwards,'
Ray Wooten, James Range. Hay- j
wood Snoll. Earl Jones, William j
B Norris Jr. and David Modlin. i
Mrs. Killie Smith will be in?
charge of the exhibit halls and en
tries. Her assistants will bo Mrs.
YVdlio Dad. Mrs. Jerry Thomas
and Mrs. John Chaplain Jr.
Other department superinten
dents will be Fred G. Lewis, school
exhibits, Harry Venters, live stock
and 4-11 exhibits, C. S. Long,~jvo
rational agriculture, R M. Wil
liams.. agriculture, Mrs. David
Boveridgc, vocational economics,
Carl Chad wick Jr., Boy Scouts,
and Mrs. Martha Loftin, Girl
Scouts.
Witness Pays,
Won't Testify
Ada Green paid eourt costs in
Morehcad City recorder's court
Monday after she refused to testify
against Willie Arklin. She had
sworn ouf a warrant charging him
with disturbing the peace.
Judge Herbert Phillips said that
Acklin was the victim of malicious
and frivolous prosecution, so he or
dered the woman to pay costs.
Mary Ann Colewcll paid fines to
taling $35, and costs, for driving
without a license and driving with
improper license plates. She was
told that the fines would be re
mitted if she presented valid driv
er's license and license plates with
in one week.
William J. Dewey was fined $10
and costs for allowing an unli
censed minor to drive an automo
bile. Sylvester Bell was charged
costs for disorderly conduct.
William L. Davenport and Claude
W. Steppe were charged costs for
public drunkenness, and using loud,
profane and vulgar language in
public.
Cases were continued against
Otis Simmons, Lucicn Brant on.
William 11. Jones and Tommie L.
Rose.
Beaufort Rotary
Schools New
Members Tuesday
Five recently-acquired members
were "indoctrinated" at the Beau
fort Rotary Club Tuesday night.
The club met at tiie Scout Build
ing. The new members arc Stan
ley Potter Jr., insurance. Dr.
Thomas Lewis, medicine, Fcnley
Thompson, retail merchant, T. H.
Potter, oil distributor, and Ralph
Thomas, cattleman.
Club secretary Dr. W. L. Wood
ard gave a special program for
the new members, lie showed
them how their monthly dues were
spent. Dues arc $8 per month. It
goes for meals, Rotary Foundation
for exchange students. Rotary In
ternational, subscriptions to the
Rotary magazine and other Rotary
projects.
Stanley Potter Jr. was given a
job. He will publish a club bulletin.
A contest is being conducted to get
a name for the publication. The
winning name will be announced
I at next week's meeting.
L
Wednesday Alert Tests CD
Units at Atlantic Beach
Atlantic Beach Civil Defense deputy director Bill
Moore sets the stage for a practice CD alert with
three telephone calls delivering a code message.
Cl> director Jack Savage looks on.
fnolo* oy tnrO M'yiiH)ur
Rescue squad members Sherrill Norman, left,
and Lenton Lewis carry a victim, A1 Conner, from
the test house.
The fire department went straight to the "fire"
?n Greenville Avenue and started unreeling the
hose. Auxiliary policeman U. K. Willis, right, asks
fire truck driver Dick Spears if he can help get
the hose in position.
Members of the rescue squad used the beach
rcsuscitator on a victim supplied by the fire de
partment. Sqnad members include Al Conner,
Sherrill Norman and Lenton Lewis.
The Atlantic Beach Civil Defense
system got a stern test Wednesday
night. CD director Jack Savage
and deputy director Bill Moore
made three telephone calls and in
less than 15 minutes 30 volunteer
firemen, policemen and rescue
squad workers were at a simulated
fire on Greenville Avertue.
They called Sherrill Norman,
who rounded up the rescue squad,
G. K. Willis, head of the auxiliary
police, and L. N. Moore, fire chief.
The firemen reported directly to
the "fire" chief while police and
the rescue squad went to the police
station. Auxiliary policemen were
posted from the junction of the Sal
ter Path and Atlantic Beach roads
to the fire to direct traffic?.
The rescue squad got the beach
resuscitator and other rescue equip
ment and headed for the fire,
where they "rescued" a victim
who had been overcome by smoke.
They put the resuscitator on him
and covered him with blankets, ac
cording to the latest recommended
practices.
In less than 45 minutes the "fire"
was out. the victim was well on
the way to recovery and the area
was cleared.
Burglars Enter
Supply Store
The sheriff's department is in
vestigating a break in at the Farm
and Home Supply. Highway 101.
The farm supply store, now
closed, was entered sometime be
tween Oct. 5 and Oct 12 and ciga
rettes and gum stolen, according to
Deputy Sheriff Bobby Bell. Draw
ers were ransacked.
The burglary was reported to the 1
sheriff's department Saturday by ]
Edward Pcsta, route 2 Newport,
owner and former operator.
According to Deputy Bell, a back
window was broken and entry
made id that way. Deputy Sheriff
Bruce Edwards has obtained
fingerprints that may lead to iden
tification of the burglars.
Southern President Will
Be Guest at Luncheon
To introduce Horry A. DcButta,
president of Southern Railway, to
resident* of thi* area, the Atlantic
and East Carolina Railway Co. ia
entertaining at a luncheon at noon
Friday, Nov. 1, at the Morchcad
City state port.
Invitation* to the luncheon have |
been mailed by William C. Rad
ford, general manager of the I
AJtEC.
The AfcEC was recently acquired I
by Southern Railway, which it now |
operating the line.
Health Department Sets
Policy on Flu Vaccine
Goldsboro Silos
To Store Grain
Announcement was made this
week that a 21 -silo grain storage
structure will be built on a five
acre site along the A&EC Hail
road at Goldsboro.
The silos will have a 250,000
bushcl capacity and will be built
at a cost of $500,000 by Carl Whit
ley, Adamsvillc, and L. Bruce
Smith, Goldsboro tobacco ware
houseman.
J. D Holt, manager of the More
head City port, said that the grain
storage structure "could be bene
ficial" to the Morchcad City port.
Goldsboro Chamber of Com
mcrcc officials said the plant will
serve about 10 counties and that
its location at Goldsboro could in
fluence the establishment of mod
ern grain - loading facilities at
North Carolina ports.
Much of the grain stored at
Goldsboro would be exported.
i no county neaitn department
will give asian flu shots to persons
who provide their own vaccine.
This decision was made at a spe
cial meeting of the health board
Wednesday afternoon in the health
center. Beaufort.
The board decided that since the
State Board of Health has not seen
fit to buy asian flu vaccine, the
county health board will not pur
chase the vaccine.
County health nurses will, how
ever. give shots during regular
clinic hours to persons who bring
the vaccine with them. Dr. Luther
Fulchcr, health officer, said that
vaccine has been available at drug
stores.
Firms, offices or other places
where a number of people are em
ployed can buy vaccine, the health
officer said, and then have the vac
cine administered at the health de
partment clinics.
Attending the board meeting
were Moses Howard, chairman.
Mayor George Dill, Mayor Clifford
Lewis, Dr. Harden Lure. Dr. F. E
Hyde. Paul Jones, 11. L. Joslyn and
I)r. Fulchcr.
Southern Magazine, Ties,
Features A&EC Purchase
The Southern Railway System
magazine, Tics, this month carries
as one of its feature articles a
story on Southern's purchase of the
Atlantic and East Carolina nail
way.
The article and pictures, both
by Robert J. Holden, assistant
editor of the magazine, give the
history of the A&EC and the events
since 1953, which led to Sou
Tide Table
Tidci il the Beaufort Bar
IIK.II LOW
Friday, Oct. 18
3:20 a.m. 9:53 a.m.
3:44 p.m. 10:26 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 19
4:25 a.m. 10:53 a.m.
4:50 p.m. 11:18 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 20
5:25 a.m. 11:47 a.m.
5:50 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 21
8:19 a.m. 12:07 a.m.
6:43 p.m. a 12:39 p.m.
Tueaday, Oct. 22
7:08 am. 12:57 a.m.
7:32 p.m. 1:32 p.m.
thorn's acquisition of all the A&EC
stock this fall.
Officials and citizens interested
in Southern's purchase arc quoted
and pictured. They include Gov.
Luther Hodges, J. T. Kennedy of
Bclk's in New Bern and Morehcad
City; Raymond Bryan, Goldsboro;
H. P. Edwards, former manager
of the A&EC; Congressman Gra
ham Barden.
Lock wood Phillips, Beaufort; Dr.
John Morris, J. D. Holt, D. G.
Bell, Dr. and Mrs. Ben Royal,
Mayor George Dill, and Miss Ruth
Peeling, all of Morehcad City.
Quoted in the article was a por
tion of the editorial, Progress
Rides the Rails, which appeared
in THE NEWS-TIMES Sept. 13,
1957. The editorial welcomed Sou
thern Railway to this area.
Shrimp Report
North Carolina shrimpers landed
476,615 pounds of pink shrimp worth
$195,715 during May. These fig
ures were released by US Fish and
Wildlife Service in cooperation with
the NC Division of Commercial
Fisheries.
Sunny Days Bring Out
New Hordes of Mosquitoes
Land Dispute
Case Non-Suited
Judge W. J. Bone Grants
Motion by Defendant
Tuesday Afternoon
A non-suit was decreed by Judge j
Walter .1 Bone Tuesday afternoon!
in the case of the Cozier Container ,
Corp. vs. Mattie King llancoek j
Davis ami others. Tuesday was the ,
second day of the one-week civil
term of superior court,
i (.ieorge W. Hail, attorney for the
defendant, moved for non-suit in
I the land dispute, following presen
tation of evidence by the plain
tiff's attorneys, Claud It. Whcatly
and J. F. Duncan.
In a conference between the at
torneys and the judge prior to the
trial. Judge Hone pointed out that
| in a petition filed by the plaintiff
'he saw nothing regarding "peace
able possession" of the laud in
.question and according to an ex
| amincr's report, he said no recog
nition was given "oral testimony" J
relating to the case.
I The judge explained that in a j
suit such as this, where the Cozier
Corp. is claiming ownership of
land allegedly held by another
party, the statute requires that
the plaintiff state that lie is owner
of the land.
The Cozier attorneys maintained
thai their contention that they have ,
legal title to tile land constitutes
a statement of possession
i Some more discussion followed
and Judge Hone finally said to the
attorneys. "You gentlemen don't
know any more about this than 1 (
do. It's my opinion that if we go i
through with this trial, it will all 1
lie thrown out by the Supreme
Court .. but I'll go along with
Presentation of evidence by the
Cozier lawyers continued until
about p.m. in the afternoon. It
I was then that the defendant s at
torney moved for noji-suit, which
j was granted.
! In this same suit a mistrial was
| declared in the April term of su
iperior court. At that time the trial
lasted three days.
I The Cozier corporation, which
! has been ordered to pay costs, has i
|.given notice of appeal to the State
Supreme Court. Appeal bond was
I set at $100.
I The land in dispute lies in the
j Back Creek section in both Car
teret and Craven Counties.
Members of the jury, who of
course did not have to act when
the non-suit was granted, were
Cordon E. Freeman, R. I). West,
L. C. Holland, J. C. Lancaster Jr.,
Eugene Styron, Albert C. Chap
ped. lloiher Lewis, L. 11. Hardy,
J. Howard Lewis, E. W. Chapped,
A. T. Smith And Paul F. Bowdcn.
Jaycees Improve
Parking Area
The Morchead City Jaycees an
nounce that better parking facili
ties than usual will be available
for Morehead City's home football
game against Pamlico tonight. A
work committee to clean the park
ing area was appointed at Monday
night's meeting at the Hotel Fort
Macon.
The Jaycees discussed the circus
that they had sponsored with the
Beaufort Jaycees. I)r. Robert Bar
num. club president, said that each
organization would gel about $125
as its share.
Jaycce Bob McLean reported
that next week will be National
Dime nct-R. uc snowca me ciud
posters and other materials that
he planned to distribute.
Joseph Lundy, a prospective
member, was the guest of Dr. Bar*
num.
Northeast Winds
Bring Clear, Cool
Nights to County
Light northeast winds have
brought clear weather to the coun
ty (or the past week, notes weather
observer E. Stamry Davis.
Skies began to get cloudy yester
day afternoon, but Mr. Davis says
that the weather will probably be
good tor tonight's football games in
Beaufort and Morchead City.
Maximum and minimum temper
atures and wind direction for the
past week follow:
Max. Min. Wind
Friday 69 62 NNE
Saturday 64 57 NNE
Sunday 86 53 NE
Mwtfpy 66 51 NE
Tttanday 70 53 NE
Wednesday 74 5* EN?
Beaufort Band
Fund Totals $1,100
By yesterday approximately
<1.100 had been collected in the
Beaufort band campaign, accord
ing to tie raid Hill, secretary.
Mr. Ililt said that the Beaufort
Band Booster Association is
pleased with the results thus far,
and hope to collect at least $1,500
by the end of this week.
Solicitors have yet to make
some calls on contributors of for
mer years, Mr Hill added.
Rey Pardue
Heads State Park
Hay Pardue is the new superin
tendent of Fort Macon State Park,
lie succeeds Smith Ray, who has
been promoted to the superintcn
deney of Mount Mitchell Stale
Park.
Mr. Pardue and his family are
now living in the superintendent's
home at the park. The Pardues
have two daughters, Boris, 9, and
Peggy. 8.
Mr. Pardue comes here from the
William B. U instead stale park
where he was a ranger. Prior to
Ray Pardut
... new superintendent
joining the park service in August
19f>fl. he was a deputy collector
with the State Department of Rev
enue at Lenoir.
A native of North Wilkesboro,
he is a graduate of Wilkesboro
High School and CIcvcngcr College
of Business Administration, North
Wilkesboro.
Mr. Parvlue said this week, "I
am impressed with this locality
and I'm sure I'll like it. Everyone
has been most friendly and I find
the fort at the park extremely in
teresting."
Mr. Ray. who has already left
for Mount Mitchell park, was sup
erintendent at Fort Macon two
years.
Bill Pigott Heads
Community Club
Rill Pigott was elected president
of the Gloucester Community Club
at its recent meeting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Smith. Mr.
Pigott succeeds Richard If. White
hurst. who has been president for
tbr past two years.
Other officers arc Mrs. Smith,
vice-president; Mrs. A1 Hubbard,
secretary; Mrs. Monroe White
luirst. corresponding secretary; and .
E. II. Piper, treasurer.
Clearing of the recently-donated
community park property was dis
cussed.
The November meeting will be
held at the Hubbard home.
Lounty, I owns Kesume
Fogging Operations
Hordes of mosquitoes caused revival of the mosquito
spraying program this week.
A. 1). Fulford, county sanitarian and supervisor of mos
quito control for the county, started a fogging truck in the
eastern section of the county Wednesday afternoon. He
sen! the other county truck out
Wednesday night in the western
part of the county.
The Beaufort town truck re
sumed fogging o(>erations Tues
day afternoon and the Morchcad
City truck went back on the job
yesterday.
Spraying ceased during the eold
spell last week when heavy north
east winds brought rain and eold.
The weather this week, however,
has been warm, bringing the mos
quitoes out in heavy clouds during
the day. Infestation of mosquitoes
has been heavy 20 to 30 miles in
land.
Lt. Cdr. John MacCormack. At
lantic. told T1IE NEWS-TIMES
Wednesday that people in his sec
tion of the county were getting "no
relief whatsoever."
"The governor's up north trying
to get people to bring industry
here," he continued, "I'd like to
know what industry wants to come
here when we have mosquitoes like
this. I. for one. am seriously think
ing of selling out and moving!"
Miss Eve Wynne. Morehead City
told THE NEWS-TIMES yesterday
that mosquitoes were terrible in
the Crab Point section and she won
dered why the town had stopped
fogging
Mr. Fulford reported that the
county has now received all the
money it had been promised by the
state, $1.865.GO for spraying opera
tions. This money is the last that
will come from the state until July j
l. 1958
Mayor (Icorge !>ill said that
Morehead City stopped its spray
ing program when it was informed
that the town would not get all of
the $1,950 it had originally been
promised from the state.
He learned yesterday, however, I
that the total amount will be forth-1
coming, the balance arriving
May and June.
"As long as we know that the
money is eventually coming, we'll
continue the spraying as long as
needed," the mayor said. Spray
ing operations cost Morchcad City
about $22 a day.
Beaufort's mosquito allotment |
from the state amounts to $1,750.
Fisheries Officials
To Attend Meeting
Of AFS in Mobile
Gerald B. Talbot, director of the I
U.S. Fishery Laboratory at Pivcrs |
Island and James E. Sykes, pro
ject leader of striped bass inves
tigations at the laboratory, will fly
to Mobile, Ala Sunday to attend
meetings of the American Fisher
ies Society (Southern Division).
Both men will participate in
symposiums on the status of the
striped bass in the southeast and
an evaluation of fish population
studies in the southeast.
In addition, Mr. Sykes will pre
sent a paper before the society |
concerning recent research con
ducted by the laboratory staff on
fish populations in the Albemarle
and Pamlico Sound regions of
North Carolina. The men plan to
be in Mobile for five days.
Returns to Hospital
Courtney Willis, Beaufort, who
suffered a neck injury several
months ago, was returned by the
Bell and Mundcn ambulance to
Veterans Hospital, Durham, Wed
nesday, following a visit home.
Judge Approves
Settlement
In Accident Case
j judge Walter Bone approved a
compromise settlement Monday in
the case. Phillip Morris, and his
father, George S. Morris, versus
Earl Mason.
The defendant, a resident ol
Beaufort, agreed to pay the plain
tiff $735.10 in settlement of dam
ages arising from an auto bike
collision April 6, 1057 on Highway
101. ? ....
I Phillip Morris, 12. was injured
1 when he was struck while riding
! a bicycle, by a car driven by Mr.
Mason. Phillip and his father
sought $1,000 in damages.
I Expenses, as set forth by the
/Morris's in the complaint, included
$t!til lli in hospital bills. $200 to
Dr. John Way, and $105 to Dr W.
1. Rudder. In the settlement,
which was made nut of court, it
was agreed that $100 of the $735.10
should be paid to Hamilton and
McNeill, attorneys for the Morris s_
I,ale in Monday's session of
court two divorces were granted.
Ethel B. Green vs James II.
Green and Gertie Mason vs. Jor
dan Mason.
On the Monday artcrnoon jury
were Gordon E. Freeman, Paul
E. Bowdcn, A. T. Smith, J- How
ard l.cwis, E. W Chappcll. J B.
Brooks, B. B. Small, Plymouth
1 Willis. Homer l.ewis, J. C. Lan
caster Jr. and Milton Scott.
Four Countians
Found Guilty
Four Carteret countians who ap
peared at?federal court in New
Bern this week were convicted for
violation of whisky laws. 1 hey
were Willie llarkley Moore. Mur
phy Dice, Harvey Atkinson and
William (Wild Bill) Godette.
Moore, Dice and Atkinson were
charged with operating a still and
Godette was charged with trans
porting bootleg whisky and resist
ing arrest.
According to Marshall Ayscuc,
county ABC officer, Moore got an
18 month sentence; Dice got a year
and a day, suspended on payment
of $250 fine and two years' good
behavior; Atkinson drew a year
and a day suspended sentence and
was fined $150.
Godette was sentenced to a year
on the roads. Since Godette was
booked on the charge on which he
was tried, his car was confiscated
in Beaufort. It contained 39 gal
lons of illegal whisky.
Cleared for laians
Carteret County has been ap
proved by the Farm and Home Ad
ministration to receive emergency
FHA loans. Such emergency loans
allow farmers lower interest rates
and longer terms for payment.
The emergency condition was
based partially on the long dry
spell experienced here this sum
mer.
Theatre to Present Performance
Of Play Nov. 9 for School Children
The Bishop's Mantle, Carteret
Community Theatre play now in
rehearsal, will be presented twice
on Saturday, Nov. 9.
The first performance, at 2 p.m.
in the recreation building, More
head City, will be a matinee for
school children. Admission will be
25 cents.
The second performance at S
p.m. will also he in the recreation
building. Adults will be admitted
for tl and students 50 cents.
Proceeds from the production
will be divided between the theatre
and the Morchcad City Rccrcatioo
Commission.
Tickets will be placed on sale
next week. There will be no tickets
for the matinee. School children
will pay admission at the door.
Kenneth Titchier, president oI
the theatre, says that students
might be especially interested in
the play since one of the leading
rglcs is being played by H. L.
Joslyn, who (or 25 years was prin
cipal of the Morchcad City School
and for the past 10 years has been
county superintendent of schools.
Thomas Cordova, a member of
the Camp Glenn School faculty, is
also in the cast.
Mr. Joslyn plays the part of a
church sexton and Mr. Cordova
plays the part of a mining engi
neer. the brother of the rector of
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church.
This Is the first time that the
theatre has planned a matinee es
pecially for school children. Twen
ty-five dollars royalty must be paid
to give the afternoon performance.
Miss Lillian Frances Glddcns,
treasurer of the theatre, points out
Uut the theatre will be pleased
it matinee admissions will cover
the royalty, since the afternoon
performance is being given mainly
to interest children in drama as a
means of artistic expression.
Adults who cannot come to the
evening performance will be ad
mitted to the matinee for the same
admission fee to be charged at
night.
This is the first play of the cur
rent season. Theatre patrons arc
entitled to attend free, under their
patron membership.
In the cast, in addition to Mr.
Joslyn and Mr. Cordova, arc the
Rev. C. Edward Sharp, rector of
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Beau
fort, Mrs. Sharp, his wife; Glenn
Adair, Beaufort; Miss Vivian May,
Miss Thelma Memakis, Ronald
Harpe, Mias Joyce Willis, Miss
Giddens, Misa Elizabeth Lambeth,
nod Mias Gunhilde Gnnnerwn