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March of Dimes
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47th YEAR, NO. 7. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1958 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Jaycees Support March of Dimes,
Plan Special Jaycee Activity Day
fnoio ?y do a seyiuour
Beaufort Jaycee James Steed gets ready for his polio shot at the county health center yesterday
morning. Doing the honors is Dr. leather Fulcher, county health officer. looking on, left to right, are
Mayor C. T. Lewis* A. C. Blankenship, Virgil White and Bobby Martin.
The Beaufort Jaycces have des
ignated Monday as Jaycee Day.
During the day club members
will conduct the annual Jaycee
radio day, make a contribution to
the March of Dimes and have their
DSA banquet.
? Mayor C. T. Lewis met with
lomc of the Jaycces at the county
health center yesterday to issue a
Jaycee Day proclamation and dis
cuss the March of Dimes.
Dr. Luther Fulcher, county
health officer, was on hand to give
polio shots to the Jaycces. He said
that the health center had 540
more shots on hand. These will
be out of date after April 1, so
Dr. Fulcher is anxious to use all
>oi them before that date.
In proclaiming Jaycee Day, May
or Lewis described the Jaycees
as "a constructive action organi
zation of young men." He added,
"Beaufort has a continuing and
expanding need for young men of
such caliber and energy who will
be active in community affairs."
At the DSA banquet that climax
es the day, the Jaycees will pre
sent awards to the outstanding
young man of the year, to the out
Standing man or woman of the
year over 35, and to the outstand
ing young farmer.
The banquet is set for 7:30 p.m.
at the Scout Building.
Suicide Victim's
Body Sent Home
The body of Harry Byrd Ham
mer, 29, Harrisburg, Va., has been
taken to his home.
Hammer died from a self-inflict
ed shotgun wound at 5 p.m. Tues
day at the Deyo Judy home on
highway 70, a short distance be
yond the East Drive-In Theatre
on the west side of the highway.
Hammer was visiting at the Judy
home, having arrived that day. But
,the Judys were in Florida, ac
cording to L. D. Springle, coroner.
Mr. Springle said that Hammer
left a letter, addressed to his mo
ther, Mrs. Ray L. Hammer, 225
Chicago Ave., Harrisburg, Va. The
letter was lengthy, but stated
among other things, that he felt
be was of no good to anyone and
death was the best way out.
He put a quilt on the floor, got
a 12-guage shotgun that was in
the house, lay on the quilt, put
the gun in his mouth and pulled
the trigger, the coroner reported.
Finds Anchor
The Navy dredge that spent a
Week in the Morchead City port
turning basin left Monday night
after recovering an anchor lost by
the transport Rockbridge. The
Rockbridge lost her anchor a week
ago last Monday.
Soil Bank Attracts More
Farmers Than Last Year
Mayor to Raise
Phone Question
George W. Dill, mayor of More
head City, said yesterday that he
will ask the town board's opinion
next month on Morehcad's paying
its proportionate share in the rate
fight against Carolina Telephone
and Telegraph Co.
Morehead City has already in
formed the East Carolina Phone
Fight Committee that it is in favor
of the fight, but pledged no money.
Mayor Dill said, "It is in the
best interest of all communities to
have utilities available at the low
est possible rates."
Atlantic Beach has already
pledged $20 to the fight. Beaufort
has said it will pay its share if
the county, and other towns in the
county, will pay theirs.
Toastmasters Set
Meeting Hour
County Toastmasters changed
the hour of their meeting when
they met Wednesday night. In the
future, they will meet at 7:15 p.m.
instead of 8:15.
Oscar Allred was appointed pub
licity chairman.
David Munden was topicmastcr
and Lecil Smith, toastmaster. Two
minute speeches were given by
Dr. Russell Outlaw, who spoke on
Why We Should Live a Christian
Life; P. 11. Gcer Jr., on Is the
Phone ? Rate Increase Justified;
Dr. W. L. Woodard, Why I Am
Against the Ku Klux KJan; and
M. Leslie Davis, My First Date
with a Girl.
Prepared talks were given by
W. C. Wilkins, Leadership in Bus
iness: Paul Bray, The Korean Con
flict; and Dr. Outlaw, Better
Schools.
Jasper Bell was master critic
on the prepared speeches.
Mr. Davis was appointed ser
gcant-at arms to replace Don Wil
lis.
The next meeting will be Feb.
12 at WMBL.
Attend Meeting
R. M Williams, farm agent,'and
Harry Venters, assistant agent, at
tended (he county agents' meeting
at New Bern Tuesday.
' B. J. May, county ASC office
manager, says that the success of
last year's soil bank is shown in the
large number of farmers signing
up for the program this year.
Last year 121 tobacco farmers
signed up. Since Mr. May started
taking applications less than two
weeks ago, 126 farmers have put
332.16 acres of tobacco land in the
soil bank. This is approximately
one-fourth of all the tobacco allot
ment in the county.
Mr. May says that these farmers
will be eligible for payments total
ing $85,105.87. This is about $12,000
more than the 121 farmers who
signed up last year received.
An unexpectedly heavy sign-up
of cotton farmers in the cotton
belt has caused a temporary halt
in cotton applications in the county.
Mr. May says that all federal funds
allocated for cotton have already
been used.
Sixteen farmers in the county
have put 38.4 acres of cotton allot
ment in the soil bank. They will
be eligible for payments totaling
$2,132.90. Last year 24 cotton farm
ers signed up.
Mr. May says that the govern
ment may allocate more money for
cotton, so he is accepting unsigned
applications. Farmers can come in
and sign the applications if more
money is allocated.
Health Office
Adds Extra Clinic
To speed up the acquiring of
health cards, the county health de
partment has added a clinic to the
usual weekly schedule. The addi
tional clinic will be from 9 to 11
a.m. at the Morehcad City Hos
pital annex, Tuesdays only.
Dr. Luther Fulcher, health offi
cer, explains that the health cards
are available for applicants with
in 48 hours after the application
is made. Those applying for such
cards Thursday afternoons, in the
past, were unable to get them until
the following Monday.
The new clinic will be held, be
ginning Feb. 4.
Other clinics arc the same as
usual. 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays at
the health center. Beaufort; 9 to
11 a.m. Thursdays at the health
center, Beaufort, and 1 to 3 p.m.
Thursdays at the Morehcad City
Hospital annex.
X-rays are taken at the health
center. Beaufort, from 9 to 11 a.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays.
All the above hours are observed
except on legal holidays.
What Will a Nickel Buy?
By BOB SEYMOUR
Benjamin Franklin, alias Poor
Richard, really thought he said
something when he sdviscd the
leaders nf his almanac that "A
lenny saved is a penny earned."
?ringing this up to dale, consider
eg the rising cost of living, one
. ihould say, "A nickel saved is a
rickcl earned."
When one sees what a nickel can
abuy t ie?e days he shouldn't mind
' Ihving it! A lour of some of the
Bori s in Morchead City Friday re
vealed that there isn't a great ae
rection of items that can be bought
far five cents.
Elmer Watson, manager of
Rote's five. 10 and 23-ccnt Store,*
admitted that there were less than
HO things in the store priced at
five rents. "Most of the things that
had been a nickel for the past 90
yeara went up to seven or eight
rents during the past two years.
That is about a 90 per cent in
crease," he said.
Coasters for drinking glasses arr
still five rents, but the glasses
themselves range from seven cents
to 23 rents or more. Homcmakcrs
can still buy straight pins, some
types of thread, clothes pins and
measuring spoons for a nickel.
Nearly nothing in the grocery
See NICKEL8 BUY, Page 3
Tide Table
Tidei It thr Braufort Bar
nir>H i.ow
Friday, Jan. 21
11:11 a.m. 4:58 a.m.
11:46 p.m. 6:18 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 25
11:47 a.m. 5:30 a.m.
5:49 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 26
6:10 a.m. 12:24 a.m.
6:21 p.m. 12:22 p.m.
Moaday, Jan. 27
7:14 a.m. 1:01 a.m.
7:t2 p.m. 12:31 p.m.
East Carolina Phone Fight Fund
Already Amounts to $6,000
Fund Collected to Date
Represents 190 Phones
i9ftU,?i?S r<,prt"sen,in8 more than
??rs have come in to
the fieht S T,MES to help finance
panv s rli th0 phon<' eon.
davfh.f "ISC At noon .v?ler
*rh ts ?ure s,ood at $38.05.
I he East Carolina Phone Fight
Committee estimates that 20 cents
P" phone will cover the cost of
lin?rCTelenh Ph?"C U"CrS Caru
'?na Telephone territory at the
Commission ' S'aU'
than"2^1 Pi'rsons have paid more
rangedf?? C"ntnbu,'?n. have
anged from a quarter to as much
as three dollars from one irate
, telephone subscriber.
1 subscriber accompanied his
| . w'th the following
Dear Editor.
'in hFirIWdJS ,hc anl?unt of $joo
I' , helping the cause to keep tele
Phone rates from going up The
rIiT T, company needs a raise A
BahmcyM. Wcrc no, even gcUmg
Pay for now. How can
rates?""1 "1'nk ?f K?ing up on 'heir
. a,"? agreement that we
ou??, , CFt together and have
our telephones taken out then
they Would sit up and take notice
Tit overlooking your telephone bill
a few days and sec what ha"'
service n? """"der. a?d
a char?e vou $3 50 for
Ra!? " I thf^T a fusc ba<'k ,n.
cut about X'r cem."5 Sh?U,<l *
|papcnrCCthe0f i'|iStin8 Tuesday s
uted to the f?ghc
Morehcad City Joh? Morrison.
win V. Thornton. Mrs. Duffv
Wade, t.crald Wade. George If
Highway Group
To Meet Feb.!
rantayW,lm,ngionl RcStau"
adv!sorrdt?Ka,'h?n' ?Chicf 'eehnical
Board n S lhC ?rach Krosion
bcTinrt,^ \Ty. Sr;^;
'r?e"CZ\ A r,uBois, who" wdi
the All <S.f ycar as president of
the AU-Seashorc Highway Assoc.a-j
m<8nr,&'' ,0 ?* elected
Wilm . ,Ia|ed to come from the
wUlTgelee,lrC? K,VC directors
'hree div'sto? CaCh ?f thc
J" addition to
Mant^ ' "rc Vlc,or Mcekins
"ulcher jT \T'idtnt:
deo?; Glenn Tucked. " '
Y?""S. Beaufort. treasurer
All attending the meeting of the
forT'T T invited to'remit
line n Southrast<rn North Caro
" Beach Association banooM
speaker''' Ea'0n * ,hc
Howies, O. J. Morrow, Mrs. Carrie]
Robinson, G. Willis, 6-3731, 6 5612.
Mr. and Mrs. David Thomas |
Willis, Mrs. Frances 11. Darden,
Pearl Bedsworth, George 11. Perry,
J. R. Swanson, Mr and Mrs. Eric]
Lewis, R. W. Ellis, Mrs. Jot
Morse. 6-3972
Beaufort ? Mrs. C W. Scott,
Guthrie-Jones. James Lupton, Cal
lie Ferrier, Monroe Simpson, Gene 1
C. Smith, Miss Mildred Whitehurst,!
Annie Dixon, Maggie Sadler, Ivy'
I Gillikin. Mrs. Mattie Bell, Mrs.
Harold Leahy, 2 9361, 2-9366.
bot, E. C. Rhue, Charlie C. Smith. I
Beaufort RED ? Earl Cam pen,
Neal Campen. E. M. Foreman.
Atlantic ? Carroll Willis, H. R. j
Daniels Sr., E. K. Morris, Grover j
I Willis and Manly R. (Buddy) Wil
lis.
j Beaufort Morehcad causeway ? !
fS. J. White, Mrs. Jean Ryggs.
Markers Island ? W. Bosworth i
Newsom.
Newport?Mrs M. C. Warren.
Marshallberg?Bertha Lewis. ]
Some contributions came in with!
I no name. Some listed phone num
bers and no name.
Coffee Day
Raises S32.69
Morehead City restaurants par
ticipated in Coffee Dp* Thursday.
Jan. 16. and raiscl *32.69 for the
March of Dimes. The restaurants |
gave coffee receipts for the day |
toward the campaign.
Nevnort School has concluded
its collections, turning in a total
of $213.85. The winning room was
Frank Gillikin's eighth grade. Us
prize is $5.
* Ttte County Chapter for Infan- |
tile Paralysis during the past year |
has paid out the following, accord
ing to Mrs. C. L. Beam, chapter |
treasurer.
Lollipops to children at polio |
clinics. $31 36; clerical help at |
polio clinics, $280; medical ex
penses for Horace E. Rountree Jr., |
polio patient, $84.80; polio vaccine.
$696.60; repayment to the National
Foundation on $6,000 loan (money
loaned over three-year period, 1947,
1948 and 1953), $912.37.
The county March of Dimes cam
paign will be climaxed with a
Mothers March in Beaufort and
Morehead City Thursday, from 6
to 7:30 p.m. Lucky contributors,
two in each town, will receive gift |
certificates from leading stores.
Inspector Values 1957
Construction at $28,550
Gerald Woolard, Beaufort build
ing inspector, reported this week I
that construction in town during |
1957 was valued at $28,550.
Five new homes were built, val
ued at $23,200; alterations to three
dwellings were estimated at $1,
250; one new business building was
built at a cost of $2,000; church
repair $1,500, and one new garage
$600.
State Health
Engineer Meets
Samples of Beaufort
Water Taken Yesterday;
Women Complain
Mayor Clifford Lewis, M. O. I
Caton, state health department I
engineer, and A, B. Fulford, coun j
ty sanitarian conferred yesterday I
morning at the health center on I
the Beaufort water situation.
Mr. Caton has taken samples of I
Beaufort's water and is investi
gating complaints, which have
snowballed recently, about the
foul-smelling water and the heavy
sediment the water leaves in cook
ing utensils
Delegation Appears
A delegation of women appeared
at the Beaufort town hall yesterday
morning to ask the town to take
action in the matter. Members of
the group were Mrs. Leonard
Safrit, Mrs. Albert Chappell, Mrs.
Jarvis Herring, Mrs. Clarence
Guthrie, Mrs Lockwood Phillips,
Mrs. John Ball and Mrs. Boh Bur
rows.
Dan Walker, town clerk, reports
that his office has also received
many phone" calls about the water.
Mayor Lewis reported Jan 6
that on previous occasions when
the water was rusty, smelly and
otherwise obnoxious, tests showed
that it was pure.
Wells Planned
C. W. Williams, manager of
Carolina Water Co., said yester
day that engineers with his com
pany at Philadelphia arc working
now on plans for new wells at
Beaufort and Morehcad City.
He said that his company is
aware of the situation in Beaufort
and that a new well is expected
Ho correct the condition.
The water company has a 90
day option on land in Morehcad
City where they expect to drill the
well. "If we're to take advantage
of that option, something will have
to be done soon," he said. Both
wells, in Beaufort and Morehcad
would be drilled at the same time.
He said that the option on the
Morehcad City property began
about the first of January.
The well in Beaufort, he added,
will probably be located on the
site of the present water company
plant.
Water users, however, are not
satisfied with explanations. Com
plaints about the water have been
voiced, periodically, over the past
two years. Beaufort Jaycees last
week authorized one of their mem
bers to register a formal com
plaint about water conditions with
the county sanitarian.
Port Activity
The only activity scheduled for
state port for the rest of the month
is a Marine movement next week.
Navy ships taking part in the
movement arc Thuban, Plymouth
Rock, Rushmore, Capricornus,
Monrovia, Hermitage, Vermillion
Casa Grande and Shadwell.
Mayor Robert I. Powell, Clinton, chairman of the East
Carolina Phone Fight Committee, told THE NEWS-TIMES
yesterday that $6,000 is already on deposit to finance the
fight against higher telephone rates.
Chairman Powell said that $15,000 has been pledged.
"The smaller towns have come through wonderfully
well, he remarked. "They re ai
most solidly behind us. We esti
mate that we have two-thirds of
all Carolina Telephone and Tele
graph territory pledged to the
fight.
The only major towns which have
not joined thus far, he said, are
Rocky Mount, New Bern, Kinston
and Washington.
"In my county, Sampson," Chair
man Powell continued, "everyone
has paid up. We think things are
coming along fine."
The chairman was pleased to
hear of the response by NEWS
TIMES readers to the fight.
He reported that he and the
phone fight committee's attorney.
Samuel Behrends, conferred early
this month with the attorney gen
eral. They requested that he as
sign an assistant from his office to
help phone users block the rate
raise.
Chairman Powell said he was
favorably impressed with the re
sults of the conference.
April Date?
Since that time, Mr. Behrends
has spoken to Stanley Winborne,
chairman of the State Utilities
Commission, who has said that he
doubts a hearing can be held be
fore the first of April.
As soon as a hearing date is an
nounced by the utilities commis
sion, Mr. Powell said, a meeting
will be called. AU towns served by
Carolina Telephone will be invited.
At that time, Mr. Behrends will
report on his work and the status
of the case.
Chairman Powell said that the
meeting will be in two parts, one
in the morning at Ciinton for the
convenience of towns in that vi
cinity, and one in the afternoon at
either Wilson and Greenville for
the convenience of towns in that
area. The same thing will be dis
cussed at both meetings.
Work Started
Mr. Behrends has already begun
work on the case. A former assist
ant attorney general, he is a mem
ber of the law firm. Coble and
Behrends, at Albemarle and re
ceived experience in utilities fights
as assistant to Dr. Beverly I. Lake
who is a veteran legal counsel in
North Carolina utilities cases.
Treasurer of the East Carolina
Phone Fight Committee is Mayor
John D. Wilson of Wilson. Money
collected by THE NEWS-TIMES
will be sent to him today.
Since the hearing will not be held
for several weeks, THE NEWS
TIMES will continue to accept 20
cents per phone user as long as
persons wish to send it in.
Chairman Powell said that even
where some towns have paid to
finance the fight, phone users have
insisted on giving him their per
sonal contribution.
Reserve Unit Dissolved
The Army Reserve unit, Beau
fort, Capt. Thomas McQuaid, com
manding officer, was dissolved last
month under an Army program to
maintain units at full complement.
Those in the unit were transferred
to the Heavyboat Army Reserve
unit, which meets in Beaufort.
Paris Willis
Gels Jail Term
In Court Monday
Paris Willis drew a six-month
term in jail for public drunken
ness Monday in Morehead City
recorders court. His was the only
I jail sentence handed down by
judge Herbert Phillips.
| Three drivers were in court
I charged with driving drunk. John
tny E. Ingram was fined $100 and
costs. Julius Henry Ortman was
fined $100 and costs for careless
and reckless driving after the state
decided not to prosecute him for
driving drunk.
Not Guilty
James Leon Graham was found
not guilty of driving drunk and
not guilty of speeding. The judge
fined him $50 and costs for care
less and reckless driving. Graham
noted an appeal and bond for his
appearance in superior court was
set at $250.
Three motorists were fined $25
and costs. They were Edward 11.
Culphcr, no license and improper
muffler; Freddie B. Graham, no
license; and Billy L. McCullar,
careless and reckless driving.
Thomas C. Howard was charged
court costs for running a stop
'Beatrice Collins showed that she
had a driver's license, so the state
did not prosecute her for driving
without a license.
Charge Dismissed
Charges were dismissed against
Mrs. Nellie Lynch. She was
charged with disturbing the peace
and keping a dog that was a pub
lic nuisance.
Albert Way was found not guilty
of attempted assault and use of
obscene language in a public place
Cases were continued against
James Henry Yancey, Roy David
Smith, Simon Cason, William
Franklin Warren, Genadous Perry
King, I. J, Gray and Richard p
Jolliff.
Edenton Air
Base to Close
The Navy will close the auxiliary
air station at Edenton about March
31, 1959.
The announcement was made at
Washington, D. C., Tuesday. Three
other stations arc also scheduled
to be closed within the next 14
months. They are stations at At
lantic City, Miami, and Cabaniss
Field, Corpus Christi, Texas.
The Navy said the need for
economy and the decreasing need
for pilots have caused the sche
duled shutdowns.
On all stations, except Edenton,
the government is reserving the
right to take them over again at
a later date. The 3,283-acrc in
stallation at Edenton, however,
will be disposed of without re
striction if the city of Edenton
has a civic or industrial use for
the land.
The cutback will save an esti
mated $810,000 annually. At pres
ent 138 civilians are employed at
Edenton. Marine Air Group M,
part of the Second Marine Air
craft Wing, Cherry Point, is sta
tioned there.
Civilian employees will receive
reemployment rights and the mili
tary personnel will be transferred,
according to information from
Cherry Point.
Hopper Dredge
Finishes Harbor Job
Wilmington?The Corps of Engi
neers hopper dredge Gcrig com
pleted emergency dredging in
Beaufort Inlet channel Saturday
night and left for similar work at
Fort Royal, S. C.
Col. H. C. Rowland Jr., engineer
of the Wilmington district, said the
Gerlg removed better than 500.IXX!
cubic yards of sand from the bar
channel since the job began Dec.
III.
Colonel Rowland said the chan
nel Is considered to be in good
shape now but, as is customary,
a survey crew will examine the
channel this week to determine
the actual condition.
This marks the fourth time in
19S7 that maintenance work was
required there til restore project
depth of 30 feet.
Firemen Serve as Pallbearers
?forehead City firemea acted aa pallbearen for the faneral of
Harold WUIIa, loaf-Ume member of thf fire department, Noaday.
A Are track was aaed as a hearse- Pallhearers, left to rifht, are
Phot* by Bob Seymour
Leslie Brinxon, Nolan Mcti.be, Bafju Guthrie, Wood row Fulcher, Mac
Edwards, John Parker aid Jimmy Smith. Ia the haetgraaad are
George Thomas Lawrence and Walter Smith.