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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
46th YEAR, NO. 99. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1957 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Air Force Weather Instruments
Float to Ground at Vanceboro
Looking over the government instruments sent aloft five days ago by the Air Force in Denver, Colo., to
obtain high altitude information, are Capt. J. L. Dean, left, and Lt. Col. H'. K. Carnrai
? Official U. S. Marine Corps l'hoto by Sgt. Tom Parcntc Jr.
IFR Director
SpeaksatCollege
Dr. Alphonsc F. Chestnut, direc
tor of the University of North Caro
lina Institute of Fisheries Research
was guest speaker at the winter
meeting of the North Carolina
Shell Club at Campbell College,
Buies Creek, Saturday.
Dr. Chestnut spoke on "Techni
cal Terms Used in Describing
Shells" and pointed out that in
any hobby ? stamps, coins, bird
study or others?one must become
familiar with technical terms. Em
phasis was placed upon the impor
tant contribution that all collectors
can make through proper identifi
cation of shells (mollusks) for mol
lusks influence man in many ways,
said Dr. Chestnut.
New forms that may be acciden
tally introduced or that migrate
into a new area because of clima
tic changes will be immediately
noted if attention is paid to proper
identification, the speaker added.
Approximately fifty mcmhers
from various parts of North Caro
lina attended the meeting. Others
from Morehcad City were Hugh
Porter of the Institute and Clark
(iaskill.
During the business session, the
Rev. Cf. S. Turner of Buics Creek
was reelected president. The next
meeting was tentatively scheduled
to be held in March at Yaupon
Beach.
TheodorePhillips
Heads Shriners
Theodore Phillips. Morchcad
City, was elected president of the
Carteret County Shrine Club at its
recent meeting at Captain Bill's
Waterfront Restaurant, lie suc
ceeds Hugh Salter, Beaufort.
Other officers arc Robert W.
Safrit. Beaufort, vice - president;
and Oscar Schneider, Beaufort
RFD, secretary treasurer.
New directors are Mr. Salter,
Dan Sadler. Beaufort; Marshall
Ayscue, Cera Id Mitchell, Ottis Pur
ifoy, and W. H. (Bill) Ballou,
Morchcad City.
The officers will be installed at
the club's Christmas party Satur
day, Dec. 21, at the Fish Meal Co.
dining hall. Beaufort.
The club has donated $100 to
the Crippled Children's Hospital,
Cireenvillc. S. C. The hospital is
partially supported by Sudan Tem
ple. of which local Shriners arc
members.
Caroling Service
There will be a Christmas carol
sing at the First Baptist Church,
Havelock, Dec. 16 .at 7:30. The
service is sponsored by the Atlan
tic Baptist Association. The public
is invited to participate.
Soil Bank Sign-Up
Will Start Jan. 13
Tobacco and cotton farmers
may start signing tip for the 1858
soil bank acreage reserve pro
gram Monday. Jan. 13, B J.
May. manager of the county ASC
office, announced yesterday.
The deadline for signup if.
March 4. Mr. May reminds
farmers that there is no limit
to the amount of acreage they
may put in the soil bank. The
ceiling on the amount each farm
er can earn, however, is $3,000.
Mr. May commented that there
is no one in this county who
could qualify, anyhow, for more
than the $3,000 maximum.
Farmers Get No
'58 Acreage Cuts
Tar Heel farmers will be per
mitted to plant the same number
of acres of allotted crops this year
as they were last. For the first
time in several years, there are
no acreage cuts.
B. J. May. county ASC manager,
says all farmers have received
their acreage notices.
The county's tobacco allotment
is 1.342 21 acres, cotton 83 acres
and wheat 82.
Mr. May said that no cuts were
expected for IBM The surplus in
quota crops has dwi.od ed and bad
weather in some localities cut last
year's yield. Mr May explained.
Slates to the south of North
Carolina requested an increase in
flue-cured tobacco acreage, but the
increase was not granted. North
Carolina made no increase request.
This state produces about 65 per
cent of the country's flue-cured to
bacco.
Statewide, there is an increase
of 11.096 acres in allotments. Most
of the increase will he used for
adjustments, correction of errors.
at?d new allotments, it was pointed
out.
Harry Lockey Wins
Soil Supervisor
Election Last Week
The soil supervisor race was a
close one. Harry Dockey, Newport,
with 44 voles, defeated Ralph
Creech. Morchead RFD, who polled
43 \ olea.
Balloting for soil supervisor took
place last week, Monday through
Saturday.
The soil supervisors, Mr. I.ockcv,
John Kelton Jr . and John Young,
will niert Thursday night at Mr.
Young's home. Stella. David Jones,
soil conservationist, said that the
chairman of the soil supervisors
may be elected at that time. If
not, he will be elected the first of
the year.
By S/S'iT. JACK BAIItJ), I SMC
Cherry Point ? Weather instru
ments, sent aloft five days ago by
the Air Force in Denver, Col., to
obiain high altitude information,
were discovered near Jenkins * Fer
ry, Varceboro." Wednesday and
were turned over to the Provost
Marshal's Office aboard the Ma
rine Corps Air Station here.
Found in tree tops by persons
living in the area, the apparatus,
housing sensitive instruments, had
floated to earth on three para
chutes when released automatical
ly from a large plastic balloon.
Consisting of two crates, hang
ing from a four-foot boom, the
equipment was in one crate. An
empty crate acted as a counter
balance. Aircraft running lights
were mounted on each end of the
boom to warn any aircraft that
may ha\e flown in the path of the
box-kite affair.
Instructions were printed on the
instruments' rratc for the finder
to call the Commander of the
1110th Air Support Croup. Lowery
Air Force Base, penvcr, Colo. The
North Carolina Highway Patrol
who investigated the strange crat
ed test equipment, notified the pro
vost marshal here, who took the
equipment into custody fur return
tot he Air Force.
Heavy Rainfall
Is Recorded
Nearly two inches of rain have
fallen since Sunday night, accord
ing to weather observer E. Stanley
Davis. By 4 p.m. yesterday Mr.
Davis reported 1.66 inches of rain.
He said that the rain began about
6:30 p.m. Sunday. The barometer
fell steadily all day yesterday and
he thinks that may indicate clear,
cold weather for a day or so.
Maximum and minimum tem
peratures and wind direction since
the first of the month follow:
Max. Min. Wind
Sunday 37 32 W
Monday 56 37 SW
Tuesday 56 46 SW
Wednesday 58 47 NW
Thursday 46 35 W
Friday 57 30 SW
Saturday 60 55 SW
Sunday 62 55 SW
Tide Table
Tides at Um- Beaufort Bar
HKill I.OW
Tuesday, Dec. 10
10:12 a.m. 3:59 a.m.
10:57 p ill. 4:43 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. II
11:08 a in. , 4:44 a.m.
11:32 p.m. 5:28 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 12
5 38 a m.
12:06 p.m. 6:23 p.m.
Friday, Dec. II
12:48 a.m. 6:46 a.m.
1:02 p.m. 7:27 p.m.
Morehead City
Group Confers
With SPA Friday
Before a conference Friday
moaning with the. executive com
mittee of the Slate Ports Authority,
Morehead City interests had little
hope that J. D. Holt. Morehead
City port manager, could be rein
stated in the job from which he
was fired last Tuesday.
After the meeting, there was
hope _ slim, however ? that the
SPA. which fired Holt, may recon
sider its action.
Meeting with the executive com
mittee in the educational building
at Raleigh Friday morning were
I>. (I Bell, Carteret legislator. Dr.
B. F. Royal and Dr. John Morris,
members of the Morehead City
Port Advisory committee.
With them were Harry White,
Winston Salem, former SPA mem
ber; James Todd, Kinston. and T.
S. Ryon, Farmvillo. Both Mr. Todd
and Mr. Ryon represent tobacco
firms.
Executive committee members of
the SPA are John Reeves, chair
man. W. O. Clark Jr., Tarboro,
lard Collier Cobb Jr., Chapel Hill.
Although tor SPA has never ox
i p'ieitly stated why Holt was fired,
| exrept thai such action was "ree
<>mmended" to them, there has
1 lirn information to the effect .hat
W linington allegedly resented Mr.
Molt as much as Morehead City
; reportedly resented Colonel Marr;
also that higher authorities wore
, miffed because Mr. Holt would not
play hall" with Colonel Marr.
fating that Mr Holt tried to effect
changes he dec mcd valuable to
Morehead City by going over the
j heads of his immediate superiors.
Morehead City representatives
jt'dil the SPA committee that Mr.
Holt has become an i vein alilo as
et to M irehead City and the port.
!he\ also said that Morehead City
?as anxious to work with the SPA
in the best interests of the state
ports and eastern Carolina.
Driver Cited
After Wreck
Andrew Mfdgett, 1005 Bridges St.,
Morchcad City, was charged with
driving drunk, driving without a *?
cense and fading to yield the right
of way following an accident in
Morehcad City at 5:45 Saturday |
night.
According to Buck Newsome.
Morehcad City police officer, Mid
gette, driving a 1954 Buick. col
lided with a 1951 Plymouth driven
by Vivian Sanders Coney, 1308 ;
Fisher St., Morehead City.
The accident occurred at 4th and
Arendell Streets. The Plymouth
was going east on Arendell Street
when Midgett. going south on 4th
Street, smashed into it, Officer
Newsome said.
Damage to the Buick was esti
mated at $500. Damage to the
Plymouth was estimated at $250.
No one was injured.
Firemen Re-Elect Charles
Harrell Chief Thursday
Charles llarrell was re-elected
chief of the Beaufort Fire Depart
mcnt at its meeting Thursday night
at the fire station.
All other officers were re-elected
too They are Herbert Whitehurst.
assistant chief; Wardcll Fillin
gainc, captain; Bryan laiftin. lieu
tenant; and Herald Woolard, sec
retary treasurer.
Floutine fire department business
was discussed. The firemen will
distribute food, clothing and toys
Christmas Kvc.
Mayor Due Yesterday
Mayor (leorge W. Dill was sched
uled to return yesterday afternoon
from a trip to San Francisco where
he attended the American Munici
palities Association meeting.
Heads Polio Drive
Mr*. John Johnson, 11* Orange
St., Roaufort, will direct the 1*38
March of Dime* ii the coenty
next month. Mrs. Johnson, who
has been active In previous
March of Dimes campaigns, ac
cepted the appointment this
week.
F. C. Salisbury, News-Times Win
Awards Given Saturday at Raleigh
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The top certificate was awarded to F. C. Salisbury and the lower one to THE NEWS-TIMES. Both were
act opted at Raleigh Saturday by Mr. Salisbury.
F. C. Salisbury,
columnist and THE NEWS-TIMES
won awards Saturday at Raleigh.
for furthering Interest in local
history through the publication of
superior feature articles".
The awards were made by the
North Carolina Society of County
and Local Historians.
Mr. Salisbury, and the news
paper in which his articles ap
peared, were especially cited for
the historical contribution as evi
denced by the Morehead City Cen
tcnuial edition Friday, Aug. 9,
1957.
I). L. Corbett, a vice-president
of the state society and assistant
editor of the North Carolina His
onca! Review, gave special men
ion to two historical societies in
lis report on activities during the
last year.
The societies were Carteret and
hislow. Carteret was mentioned
or its assistance in promotion of |
lorehehd City's Centennial and
the extensive research and writ
ing by K. C. Salisbury as it ap
eared in the Carteret County
lews-Times." (Mr. Salisbury is J
resident of the Carteret Hislori
a I Societ y V.
Onslow County society has
ought a building for their quar
rrs. The building will probably
Iso house a museum.
The two other writers and news
papers which won awards were
Bill East of the Wilriftton-Salem
Twin City Sentinel and E. P.
Holmes, of the Elkin Tribune. The
Carteret paper was the only one
in the eastern section of the state
so honored
This is the third year that Mr.
Salisbury has been commended by
the North Carolina Society of Coun
ty and Local Historians for his
I articles.
! Mr. Salisbury, former editor and
| publisher of one of Morehead City's
'newspapers, is a regular contrib
utor to THE NEWS TIMES. The
Centennial edition, which was a
complete sell-out. was dedicated
to Mr. Salisbury. All of the his
torical articles and pictures were
his.
With the Armed Forces
J. F. Harrell, Morehead
City, Enlists in Navy
James Franklin Harrcll, 20. son
of Mrs Catherine Harrcll. 105 20th
St.. Morehcad City and husband
i)f the formor Miss Frances Kay
Pittman of Kcnly has enlisted in
the United States Navy. He is a
former student at Morehcad City
High School.
According to Chief Thomas
Poole, local Navy Recruiter. Har
rcll will receive recruit indoctri
nation at the U. S. Naval Training
Center. Great Lakes, Illinois and
subsequently return home on 14
days leave before reporting to an
activity in the fleet.
Prior to entering the service he
was employed by a construction
company of Morehcad City.
Cherry Point ? Promoted Nov.
1 to Marine corporal was Nicholas
F. Vermillion, son of Mr. and Mrs.
William R Walker of West Terrc
Haute. Ind., and husband of the
former Miss Edith M. Stewart of
route 2 Newport.
He is serving as an aircraft tech
nician with Marine Air Group 24,
2nd Marine Air Wing, at the Ma
rine Corps Air Station, Cherry
Point.
Great Lakes. 111. ? Henry F. Wil
liams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Williams of Newport, is scheduled
to graduate from recruit training
Dec. 14 at the Naval Training Cen
ter, Great Lakes, III.
The graduation exercises, mark
ing the end of nine weeks of "boot
camp", will include a full draaa
James F! Ilarrrll
. . . new recruit
parade and review before military
officials and civilian dignitaries.
Murnau, Germany. ? Pfc. Major
J. Wells, 26. son of Mrs. Mary
Wells, route 2 Swansboro, recently
was graduated from the equipment
mechanic course at the Army's Eu
ropean Engineer School in Murnau,
Germany.
Wells arrived in Europe last
May. He entered the Army in Jan
uary 15)57 and completed basic
training at Fort l<eonard Wood, Mo.
Farmers Vote
County potato growers voted 14-4
Saturday in favor of a one-cent per
hundred-pound bag assessment on
irish potatoes. Funds collected will
go toward expanding the market
(or potatoes.
Dr. R. L. Humber
To Speak Dec. 15
Dr. Robert Ia'O II umber.
Crecnvillo. hits announced that
he will give his seventeenth an
neal report on World Federation
at 3 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 15, in tne
educational building of the First
Baptist Church, Beaufort.
Mr. Ilumber returned to Beau
fort each Christmas season to
report to the original group of
28 who formed the federation.
The federation came into being
on Davis Island in 1940.
Three Morehead
Shoppers Claim
Jackpot Prizes
Three shoppers have el aimed
their cash prizes in the Morehead
City Christmas cash give-away
program.
They are Mrs. Sarah Hamilton,
$25; J. W. Sykes $10, and Teddy
Taylor, $10.
Winning ticket numbers not
claimed Saturday must be claimed
by 3 p.m. this Saturday. If the
money is not picked up, the cash
will be doubled. The total un
claimed now is $165.
Winning numbers are posted in
stores of Morehead City business
men participating in the jackpot
program. Holders of the following
numbers should contact J-. A. Du
Bois, chamber manager, 6 3404,
before noon any day this week:
111,890; 194,242; 178,144; and 184,
840.
Shoppers arc given jackpot tic
kets for every dollar's worth of
mcrchiodiM purchased.
Allen Godbee
Given Suspended
Term on Assault
Beaufort Resident Found
Guilty of Hitting Boy
In Front of Theatre
Allen Godbee, Beaufort, was
given a 90-day sentence on the
roads in Morehead City court yes
terday, the sentence to be suspend
ed on payment of a $50 fine and
costs and payment of dental and
medical treatment for Freddy
Guthrie.
Judge Herbert Phillips also told
(Jodbee to remain on good behavior
for one year.
Harvey Hamilton Jr.. (Jodbee's
attorney, gave notice of appeal.
(Jodbee was charged with as
saulting (iiithrie. a 15-year old boy,
between noon and 1 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 1, in front of the City
Theatre.
According to testimony given in
court yesterday, (Jodbec's fist
knocked out one of Guthrie's teeth
and loosened five others. Godbee,
arsistant manager of the theatre,
was not on duty at the time, said
(). J M mtow. theatre manager.
(Jofitiee was standing in the the
atre lobby when Guthrie went by
the cashier's office, cussed the
cashier and made an obscene ges
ture toward her.
Godbee went out and asked Guth
rie why he did what he did and
asked him to apologize Guthrie an
swered hack and Godbee slapped
In in. According to testimony, Guth
rie cussed Godbee and I wo boy s
with Guthrie tried to get bun to
leave.
Instead, he took his coat off, and
said to Godbee. "I'm going to make
you sorry for what you did to me!"
nod it was then that Godbee hit
him in the mouth with his fist.
On the stand, Guthrie boasted
about bis actions which incited the
assault and said that he'd like? to
get into a fight with Godbee again
and hit him with a brickbat.
Morrow testified that Guthrie
has been a nuisance at the theatre
and that on a previous occasion
within the past year Guthrie cussed
him and wanted to fight him when
the boy was ordered out of the
theatre.
After Mr. Morrow left the stand,
Mrs. Guthrie, mother of Fred,
spoke up from the courtroom say
ing that "everything was going
against Fred" and she would have
gotten him a lawyer if she had
thought he needed one.
Judge Phillips informed her that
if she continued to speak out of
turn, she would be asked to leave
the courtroom.
Alvah Hamilton, solicitor, said
that he thought Fred was "a had
hoy but Fred is not in court as the
defendant.'' He claimed that God
bee was in "unequal combat."
Even though Guthrie aggravated
(Jodhcc. the solicitor said that
Godbee had no right to hit him
with his fist.
Judge Phillips remarked that he
knew of no case where a person
has had greater provocation to hit
someone and warned Guthrie that
unless he changed his ways, he had
little to l?M)k forward to in the way
of becoming a respectable citizen
111 a few years.
State College
Class Visits Here
Staff mom hers of the University
of North Carolina Institute of Fish
eries Research lectured to the fish
ery biology class of North Caro
lina State College at the institute,
Morehead City. Friday morning.
I)r. William Hansler. assistant pro
fessor at State College and fifteen
students were here on a field trip.
Dr. A. F. Chestnut, director of
the institute, briefly outlined I lie
history and administration of the
institute as a branch of the uni
versity. lie stated that the major
function of the institute is the study
of the complex problems of marine
science through scientific research.
Life history studies arc now be
ing conducted on shrimp, crabs,
striped bass, flounders, red snap
pers. oysters and clams in con
junction with studies of Pamlico
and Albemarle Sounds, he said.
Such information, he explained, is
necessary to deal intelligently with
fishery problems.
Each staff member outlined the
programs of research and results
that have been obtained.
Police Chief Cites Reed
For Having Illegal Booze
Jesse Herd was apprehended by
Guy Springle, Beaufort police chief,
Saturday at his hpu.se at 906 Queen
St.. Beaufort, and was charged
with possession of non-taxpaid
whiskey. The Reed house is on the
Chicken Shack property. Reed is
scheduled to appear in county
court Thursday.
Others charged with public
dmnkenness are Leroy Thigpen,
Carl Turner, Beolana Peterson and
Floyd Bond.