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46th YEAR, NO. 87. EIGHT PAGES PLUS COMICS MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1957 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
County TB Group Reorganizes
G rover Munden Heads Unit
Recreation Commission
Lowers Service Charges
The Morehead City Recreation
Commission announces that ser
vice charges for using the recrea
tion building have been reduced.
New rates were determined at a
meeting of the commission last
week. The service charges cover
the cost of heating the building
and keeping it clean.
Mrs. J. W. Thompson says that
the commission reduced the rates
to encourage school organizations
to sponsor activities at the build
ing. The commission wants school
clubs to sponsor dances after home
football and basketball games.
When home games are on Friday
nights, the teen-age club will meet
the following night.
The commission approved the
election of an advisory group Two
representatives from each grade,
grades 7 through 12, will be elected
to serve on the advisory commit
tee. The elections will be conduct
ed at Camp Glenn School and
Morehead City High School.
Fred Lewis announced that Fred
Parris, Morehead City, has of
fered to teach adult folk dancing
classes. Mr. Lewis was appointed
a committee of one to make ar
rangements with Mr. Parris. Any
adults interested in learning folk
dances can get information by
calling Mr. Lewis.
Flu-Type Disease Makes
Rounds Through County
A flu-type disease is making its
rounds through the county. Yester
day 1,164 children were absent
from eight of the county's 10
schools and many adults were ill.
Doctors have been on the run night
and day.
The county health department
says that there is no way of de
termining whether the disease is
"asian flu."
At Morehead City School yester
day about a third of the pupils
were absent and at Newport and
Camp Glenn about 38 per cent were
absent.
The health department suggests
that victims go to bed, take as
pirin, drink plenty of liquid, avoid
drafts, eat simple foods, and have
no callers. This treatment is rec
ommended by the Department of
United States Public Health, Edu
cation and Welfare.
The illness is most dangerous
to persons under 1 year of age
and elderly persons.
According to a check by the
health department, Atlantic, Queen
Street and W. S. King School ab
sences were about average yester
day. Beaufort school absences yes
terday were double those Friday.
Figures on yesterday's absentees
follow: Beaufort 141, Camp Glenn
250, Newport 240, Morehead City
319, Smyrna 197, Atlantic 21; Queen
Street 54 and W. S. King 42.
Harkers Island and Stella Schools
could not be reached by phone.
Cars Damaged
In Two Wrecks
Two automobiles were wrecked
in separate accidents Saturday,
one at Cedar Island and the other
on Highway 101 about a mile north
of Harlowe.
Fred Clifton Goodwin, Roe, got
brush burns and bruises at 1:45
p.m. Saturday as he was traveling
east on the Cedar Island Road on
the island. According to Highway
Patrolman W. J. Smith Jr., his
right rear tire blew out, causing
the car to swerve into the canal
on the left of the road.
The accident happened during
a rainfall. Goodwin's 1950 Chevro
let was judged a loss. No charges
were filed.
Michael Popichak, Cherry Point,
was charged with drunken driving
after his car turned over in a field
at 6:15 p.m. He was driving a 1955
Nash Rambler and was headed to
ward Beaufort.
Patrolman Smith said the car
ran off the left, struck a culvert,
jumped across the Ball Farm road
and turned over in a corn field.
Popichak was not hurt. Damage
to the car was estimated at $350.
Teachers Attend Workshop
County teachers are attending
art workshops at Camp Glenn
School. Twenty-five were at the
first session Friday afternoon. H.
L. Joslyn, county superintendent
of schools, said more were expect
ed at yesterday and today's ses
sions. The sessions end today.
Driver Faces Hit
And Run Charge
Eugene Phillips Bishop, 1301
Airport Rd., East Rockingham, N.
C., has been charged with hit and
run and leaving the scene of an
accident.
Sgt. Bill Bondic of the Morehcad
City police force reports that parts
of a car found near a bumped
Dodge match identically with Bis
hop's 1955 Olds mobile.
The Dodge, damaged to the ox
tent of $125, was owned by Mrs.
Joe Beam and was hit while
parked in front of the Beam resi
dence, 2307 Arcndell St., last Tues
day morning.
Bishop's car was located by Ser
geant Condic at the frontier Vil
lage MoteL Bishop, a Coast
Guardsman, is staying there while
on a training exercise here.
Newport Carnival
To Get Under Way
At 5 Thursday
The Newport School will hove
its annual Halloween Carnival
Thursday night.
A barbecue supper will be served
beginning at 5 p.m. Plates will be
$1 and 80c. The first cup of coffee
will be free. Hot dogs, soft drinks
and desserts will also be served.
Beginning at 6 p.m.. the follow
ing booths will open: bingo, dart
throw, grab bag, fish poad, and
others. Door admission wtt be 50c
for adults and 15c for children
through high school age. This wilt
include admission to the crowning
of the kings and queens at T:Jh.
Cake walks will be held hi the
auditorium Just prior to the crow
ing. The final event will be the
drawing of a name to be the win
ner of a $15 value surprise pack
age. Chances on the package will
be $1 each.
Regulations Released
Amended and new fisheries regu
lations adopted at the Conserva
tion and Development meeting in
October appear today in the legal
section of the paper.
The County Tuberculosis*
Association was reorganized
at a meeting at the health
center Thursday afternoon.
S t a n 1 e y Woodland, More
head City, who has been
chairman of the association
for 20 years has resigned,
and Grover Munden, More
head City, has been named
chairman.
Mr. Woodland said that he was
advised to give up some of his
activities due to his health.
R. M. Williams. Beaufort, was
named chairman of the Christmas
seal drive. Mr. Williams is the
county farm agent and is active
in numerous farm groups and
Methodist church work.
The position of executive secre
tary of the association, which has
been held for many years by Mrs.
W. I. Loftin, Beaufort, has been
abolished.
Clerk Named
A clerk for the seal sale drive
was appointed by Mr. Munden.
Stanley Woodland
.. . resigns chairmanship
She is Mrs. Iva B. Salter, Atlantic,
who is a part-time employee at
the health department.
A board of directors for the as
sociation will be appointed later.
The budget for the remainder of
the year was adopted. Expense for
seal sale materials and mailing
was estimated at $445.91; pay to
a clerk, $150; supplies for x-ray
clinic in health department, $400;
emergency and x-ray fund, $225;
education materials, $50; tuber
culin testing and medical research
$30.
Funds now available total $1,
252.15. The budgeted funds total
$1,217.83, leaving an unbudgetcd
balance of $34.32 that can be used
to pay back bills.
Seal Sale Results
The 1956 Christmas seal sale
netted $2,313.12. Twenty-five per
cent of that, $578.28, was paid to
state and national TB associations,
See TB GROUP, Page 2
Port Calendar
Marine Dow-Chem?Docked at
stale port Sunday, picked up a
cargo of glycol and sailed yester
day morning. The glycol will go
to the Dow Chemical Co. plant
at Freeport, Tex.
Meirinsan Maru ? Docked at
state port yesterday for tobacco
and nylon waste. The waste
came from Dul'ont plants in
Martinsville. Va., and Seaford,
Del.
Patella ? Due at Trumbull's
docks Friday with a cargo of
asphalt.
I'SS Vermillion?Due at state
port Friday with Marines com
ing from the Mediterranean.
Maren Maersk?Due at state
port Saturday to pick up tobacco
for Bangkok.
Morehead Band
Invited to Game
The Morehead City High School
band has received an invitation
from the director of the Wake For
est College band to represent Wake
Forest at the Wake Forest-South
Carolina football game at Winston
"Salem Nov. 30.
Mrs. J. W. Thompson, publicity
chairman of the band association,
says that the school band has b -en
asked to play the Alma Mater and
fight song at the half-time show.
Mrs. Thompson says that the in
vitation has not been formally ac
cepted. The band association
very anxious to send the band
even though it entails an overnight
trip.
The Band Tag Day scheduled for
Nov. 9 will probably tell the story.
If enough money is collected i
that day, the band will go to the
game.
Sea Level Church
Conducts Ground
Breaking Service
Ground breaking services for the
new Sea Level Missionary Baptist
Church were conducted Sunday af |
ternoon. Mrs. Malancy Hamilton.
oldest member of the church,
turned the first sod at the site.
The Rev. Robert N. Floyd, Wake
Forest pastor of the church, spoke
briefly. A service in the present
building preceded the ground
breaking ceremony.
Dr. J. R. Owen. Havclock, was
a guest of honor at the ceremony.
He was the first pastor of the
church.
Work on the $15,000 building will
begin this week. The seating capa
city of the church will be 210 per
sons. The church was organized
last March.
Boo!
Twas Halloween night at Friday's meeting of Pack 2*. Beaufort
Cub Scoota. Goblins. Kremlins, and the "little men who weren't there"
were parading In lull force, as evidenced by the masked gentlemen
In this photo. The masks were nsade by Uirlr wearers.
Included in the picture are William Fnlford, Meade Warthen,
David B. Taylor, Paul Klein, John W. Duncan Jr., Stephen Duncan,
Photo by Sol-wood Young
Bill Willis. David MeGehee, David McNeU, Jim Lewis, David Mer
rill, Claad R. Whratly, Robert 0. Dana, Hudson Guthrie, Wade Neal,
David Wbeatly, Chuck Davta, John Yaanf, lock wood Pkllllps. Ted
Salter, Bill Whltebarmt. Baddy Para. Rodaey Simpson, James Edward
Kin*. Jimmy Klela, Mike Reld, and aamaaked at the left are Daag
Gilchrist, and UUIe Talbert Dana Jr., who la a prospective Cab.
Coast Guard Ship Takes
Mel. Boat into Bermuda
Log on Mel West Voyage
The following might be termed a "log" of Mel
West's trip, based on information available here, at
present, 011 his daring voyage:
Thursday, Oct. 17, 1957
3:15 a.m.?Mel West left Morehead City yacht
basin in a 15-foot 3-inch outboard motor boat, bound for
Bermuda, 580 nautical miles away (668 land miles).
8:25 a.m.?West made second start, after return
ing to the dock of his uncle, B. L. Merrill, on the sound
side of Atlantic Beach, where he repaired his fuel line.
Saturday, Oct. 19, 1957
West expected to arrive at Bermuda, but had not
shown up.
Sunday, Oct. 20, 1957
Coast Guard at Bermuda sent out a plane at noon
to look for West.
Monday, Oct. 21, 1957
A full-scale search for West was launched by Coast
Guard ships, planes and two craft from Cherry Point
Marine air base.
3 p.m. (approximately 2 p.m. Kastern Standard
Time)?A tanker, the Aldebaran, sighted West, took
him aboard and supplied him with water and matches.
The search was called off and West continued to Ber
muda.
(No word about West was heard until Sunday
morning, Oct. 27. On Thursday, Barry West, father of
Mel, requested that the Coast Guard search for his son.
No official search was started, but planes and ships
making routine runs were alerted to be 011 the lookout
for him).
Sunday, Oct. 27, 1957
8:30 a.m.?West was sighted by a Coast Guard
plane 165 miles from Bermuda, lie was 011 course but
out of fuel.
Monday, Oct. 28, 1957
1 :05 a.m.?West and his boat were taken aboard
the Rockaway, Coast Guard weather ship stationed at
Bermuda.
2 p.m.?Rockaway docked at Hamilton, Bermuda.
Down East Firemen Will
Meet at 7:30 P.M. Thursday
At a special meeting Thursday
night at 7:30 members of the
Down East Fire Department will
name a committee to nominate of
ficers and a board of directors for
1958. Nominees will be voted on
at the meeting Dec. 5.
New officers and board members
will take office Dec. 26, 1957. They
will hold office until Dec. 26, 1958.
William Gorges, secretary of the
department, comments that the
fire department is "holding its
own" but donations are still slow.
He continues:
"Our membership drive for 1958
will start after our meeting in De
cember. Wc hope to have all the
present volunteer firemen rejoin
in 1958 and have more homeowners
join the corporation.
"Our building is doing fair. We
have $300 to pay on it this year
yet. We also have some lumber
on the lot for the fire station and
hope to get some of it up this year.
"Wc would like to thank all the
people who helped us in our opera
tion of the fire department and
in the recreation building. Wc now
have daneing in the building be
fore the show and all school chil
dren arc admitted for 25 cents. It
is a quarter well spent, for wc
have a eood selection of oictures.
"We are planning a Christmas
party for the children of all sec
tions that our department covers.
"It is urgent that all members
attend Dec. 5 and use their right
to vote for the man of their choice, j
All of the volunteer firemen's1
names have been turned into the i
tax office, exempting them from
poll tax.
"We arc glad to hear that Mar
shallberg's fire department is back
in operation. We are willing to help
they any time they request it. Best
of luck to them."
Atlantic Boy
Injured by Car
Harry Morris Jr., 10, Atlantic,
was injured at 3:30 Friday after
noon when he was struck by a car.
Harry, who was on his bicycle,
suffered a broken left arm. bruised
legs and a bump on his head
Driving the ear, a 1951 Chrysler,
was Frank Aubrey Harvey Jr.,
Atlantie. Patrolman W. J. Smith
Jr. said that Harvey was headed
west on Highway 70 when the
youngster came out of a side street
in front of his car.
Harry was taken to the Sea
Level Hospital by Ray Fulcher,
Atlantic. No charges were filed.
Damage to the Chrysler was es
timated at $50. The bike was de
molished.
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
1IK. II LOW
Tuesday, Oct. 28
12:52 a.m. 6:44 a.m.
1:08 p.m 7:35 p.m.
Wednesday. Oct. 30
1:46 a.m. 7:56 a.m.
1:58 p m. 8:38 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 31
2:40 a.m. 8:03 a.m.
?:53 p.m. 8:34 p.m.
Mel West, outboard motorboat adventurer who in 12
days has become the tpast of Morehead City, arrived at
Hamilton, Bermuda, at approximately 2 p.m., Bermuda
time, yesterday.
West, who was picked up by the C?a!,t Guard wea
ther ship. Rockaway, was greeted at the dock at St. George
Coast Guard station by a crowd of
500 people, according to Charles
Markey, who is serving as West's
publicity agent. The Hockaway
also had West's now-famous 15
foot outboard motorboat aboard.
Mel, who yesterday set foot on
dry land for the first time in 11
days, was in good physical condi
tion. He and Mr. Markey are ex
pected to fly from Hamilton to
New York tomorrow.
After being picked up by the Al
debaran last Monday and given
water and matches. Mel again was
lost to the rest of the world. (Prior
to being sighted by the tanker, he
had been believed lost and a search
was launched for him).
Transmitter Dropped
After the tanker episode, con
tact with the motorboating pioneer
was established again when a
Coast Guard plane on a routine
flight from Bermuda sighted him
Sunday morning 165 miles from
Mel West
... safe and sound
his destination. A radio transmitter
was dropped to him and he re
quested fuel to continue his jour
ney. His fuel supply was exhaust
ed.
When the Coast Guard refused
to furnish him fuel, friends in
Morehead City contributed money
to charter a private plane at Ber
muda to fly him the fuel needed.
A plane that could make the 320
mile round trip to West was not
available, so Barry West, Mel
West's father, asked the Coast
Guard to transmit a message to
his son.
The message asked that Mel co
operate with the Coast Guard be
cause every means of trying to get
him the needed fuel, so he could
continue his trip, had been ex
hausted.
When West was picked up by the
Rockaway, he had covered about
72 per cent of the total distance
between Morehead City and Ber
muda. His venture was the first
attempt to make the trip in out
board motor boat.
Because Morehead City is the
closest mainland U. S. point to
Bermuda, West was interested in
showing that the trip could be
made in a small craft.
Conversation Broadcast
Within minutes after West ar
rived at Bermuda, he talked by
long distance to radio station
WMBL, which broadcast the con
versation at 2:15 yesterday after
noon.
The reason he ran short of fuel,
he said, was that in a heavy sea,
a 5-gallon can of gasoline jarred
See MEL WEST, Page 2
Aunt Hettie
Vivian "May. above, plays the
part of Aunt Hcttic Breekenridge
in the Community Theatre play,
The Bishop's Mantle. Aunt Het
tie tries to thwart two people in
love! The play will be given at
2 p.m. Saturday. Nov. 9, especial
ly for schocfl children and again
at 8 p.m. for adults. Both per
formances will be at the recrea
tion building, Morchcad City.
Corps Receives
Several Bids
On Marine Road
I Washington (AP)?Southern Rail
I way, an early bidder, and several
other parties, including the Beau
I fort and Morehead Railroad, have
offered to lease the federal gov
ernment's 35-mile railroad between
Lejeune and Cherry Point, but the
government says it can't give out
information on the bids until they
are evaluated.
The line is sought after because
at one end. at Havclock, N. C., it
links up with the Southern Rail
way-controlled Atlantic & East
Carolina Railroad, and near Jack
sonville, N. C., connects with the
Atlantic Coast Line.
Southern, which acquired con
trolling stock last month in A&EC,
was turned down by the Interstate
Commerce Commission in its re
quest for permission to take over
the Marine line also.
Harry A. DeButts of Southern
said, however, his firm would con
tinue efforts before the ICC to ac
quire the Marine line.
The 96 mile A&EC runs from a
connection with the Southern at
Goldsboro. N. C., through Have
lock to Morehead City.
In protesting Southern's proposal
to take over the Marine railroad,
ACL officials told congressional
committee's this would dry up
ACL's freight business from Wil
mington via Jacksonville to New
Bern. At one time Southern of
fered to buy part of the ACL in
North Carolina, in answer to the
protests.
Members of Congress and North
Carolina officials have said rail
passenger service is needed in the
area of the Marine installations.
Mercury Drops
To 34 Sunday
Sunday night was the coldest
thus far this fall, according to
weather observer E. Stamey Davis.
The mercury dropped to a chilly
34 and frost was reported in many
sections of the county.
Mr. Davis says that he isn't
sure that the frost killed many
mosquitoes, but it must have killed
some. Maximum temperatures and
wind direction for the past week
follow:
Max.
Min.
Wind
Monday
67
46
NE
Tuesday
76
56
E
Wednesday
75
54
W
Thursday
75
65
SW
Friday
66
5'J
NW
Saturday ....
57
47
NW
Sunday
54
41
NW
Yesterday
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31
NW
Paul Wade Heads
4-H County Council
Paul Wade, Smyrna. 4 II Club,
was elected president of the 4-11
County Council at a meeting Sat
urday at the home agent's office,
Beaufort.
Elected vice-president was Ann
Davis, also of Smyrna. Other of
ficers arc Linda Hardosty, secre
tary, Beaufort Club, and Peggy
Cannon, song leader, Newport
Club.
Historian and reporter offices
were not filled because attendance
at the meeting was small. Those
officers will be elected later.
The Achievement Day program
for Nov. 15 was planned.
State Revokes Licenses
Of Seven County Drivers
The state highway safety di
vision has revoked the licenses of
seven county drivel's. All seven
revocations came as the result of
drunken driving convictions. In ad
dition, two drivers lost their li
censes for six months for speeding.
Those whose licenses were re
voked were George W. Gray, More
head City; Robert Lee Best and
Leo D. Garner, Newport; Cary L.
Gaskdl, Sea Level; William B. Par
kin and Allen L. Smith, Beaufort,
and George Huntley Styron, Atlan
tic.
Henry Pritchetf, Newport, and
Mann A. Pollock, Morehead City,
were the two speeders.