North Carolina Newspapers

j=. CARTERET COUNTY WWS-TIMES '?* ?h YEAR. NO. 23. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOKE HEAD CITY AND BEAUFOET, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1958 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND KB Judge to Seek Senate Seat Again; Tommy Lewis Files Phone Company to Add Equipment in Beaufort Plans are being made to Install ? additional central office equipment in the Beaufort office in the near future. This was disclosed yesterday by L. A. Daniels, local manager for the Carolina Telephone and Tele graph Co. He pointed out that the addition, consisting of 200 linea and 800 terminals, will provide for im proved and expanded telephone service. This addition, estimated to cost $62,048, will require the space now used far the business office. Mr. Daniels further stated that because of the building remodeling requirements, the business office will be closed at Beaufort for an indefinite period beginning April 1, KM. After that date, Beaufort, Atlan tic, and Marshallberg customers will transact their business with the company'a office at Morehead City, telephone 6-B111. For the convenience of the cus tomers, payments may be made to Earl Mason at 432 Front St., or to the Morehead City office. Those customers who make pay ments by mail are requested to mail future payment! to the More head City office. Chairman Names Solicitors in Red Cross Campaign Solicitors In the Red Cross drive have been named by Mlas GunbUde Gunnersen, Morehead City, cam paign chairman. They are as follows : Mrs. Dora Day, Cedar Ialand; Beaatat- More head causeway, Mrs. Juha Holt; Capt. Fred Gillikin, acting in be half of the Marshallberg Men's Club, Marshallberg. Mrs. Clayton Fulcber Jr., Atlan tic; Earl Davis, Markers Island, representing the Church of Latter Day Saints, which is sponsoring the drive on the island. 'Biakely Pond, Davis, represent ing the Missionary Baptist Church, sponsor of the drive at Davis; Mrs. Elmer Willis, WUllaton; Mrs. Billy Smith, North River, assisted by Mrs. ?. J. Dail. 'Mrs. E. H. Piper, Gloucester; Mrs. Vincent Wright, Beaufort; and the following solicitors for the Morehead City area: Mrs. C. J. Dodson, Mrs. Irma Bennett, Mrs. Clyde Burr, Mans field Park; Mrs. Bill Lewis, Mrs. Percy Deyo, Mrs. Ray Highsmith. Mrs. William Murriil, Crab Point; Mrs. Gus Davis, Mrs. Robert Wade, Mrs. W. W. Patrick, Mrs. Gordon Day, Mrs. A. H. James, Mrs. Jerry J. Willis.' Mrs. Clifton Lynch, business sec tion; J. R. Thompson, Negro com munity; Mrs. S. J. Ration; Mrs. E. H. Shivar, Bonham Heights; Mrs. Elizabeth Howland and Mrs. H. K. Moore. Solicitors in six communities are yet to be appointed. The campaign will continue until April 10. Charles Willis, publicity chairman, esti mates that about (500 has been col lected thus far. The county's quota ia $3,944. Jaycees Move To Blue Ribbon The Morehead City Jaycees wifi meet at the Blue Ribbon Club tor their next four meetings. If the trial period proves satisfactory, they will uac the club U their permanent meeting place. The Jaycees have been meeting at the Hotel Fort Macoo dining room. The chief topic of discussion at their meeting Monday night waa the district meeting scheduled for the last weekend In April at More head City. Nominations for the April 21 elections were made from the floor. The following were nominat ed: Charles Willis far president, Cecil Adams for internal vice president, Bob McLean and Rufu Butner for external vice-preaident and Zane Sontheriand, P. H. Goer Jr. and Dr. Russell Outlaw for directors. The Jaycees are now considering buying steel benches to put in the new city park at Camp Oleim. President B. O, Barnum predicts that steel bcnches will last longer and be more economical in the long ran. Carteret Gets $83,900 for Its Secondary Roads Of the $87 million allotted coun ties for secondary roads in the 1957 59 bicnnium, Carteret will re ceive $83,900. Allocations were an nounced Monday at Raleigh. Of the $87 million. $23 will go for Improvement, $60 million for main tenance and $2 million for bridge work. Some of the money will be mad? available this year and some next. J. L. Humphrey, Carteret road superintendent, said Wednesday that the state will release soon the proportions of the Carteret fund al lotted to paving, maintenance and bridge work. Secondary road plans, drawn up by the atate, will be submitted to county commissioners prior to July 1 of each year. The commissioners may suggest changes in the pro posed plan of spending. The state has already decided the order in which top-priority Car teret roads will be paved. They arc, in order: 1. The Stella Road 2. A road seven-tenths of a mile long beginning at a point on a paved road between Stella and Kuhns and extending south 1. Old New Bern Highway 4. Beginning on NC 101 three and a half miles north of Beaufort and parallel to 101 a distance of 2.2 miles I. Craw Hill Road 6. The Hlbbs Road. ' Judge Luther Humilton, More head City, formally announced Tuesday his intention to run for re-election to the state senate. Two senators are elected from the seventh diatrict, which Includes Carteret. John Dawson, Kinaton, was the senator who served with Judge Hamilton from thia district during the 1937 legislature. Judge Hamilton said that Mr. Dawson ia planning to seek re-election. Mr. Dawson has not, however, for mally announced his plans. H Mr. Dawson runs, he and Judge Hamilton may find some competition. Jimmy Simpkins, New Bern, was in Carteret Wednesday and reported that he is "seriously thinking about the state senate". Mr. Simpkins ran in 1956 for con gressman from the third district, North Carolina. He was defeated by his opponent. Congressman Graham A. Barden. The first person to file for of fice in the county is Tommy Lewis. Harkers Island, for county com miasioner. Mr. Lewis filed Wed nesday with C. Z. Chappell, chair man of the county board of elec tions. Mr. Chappell said that until he moves to the courthouse in May to handle election matters, he will accept filing fees at hia place of business. City Appliance, on Front Street, Beaufort. Although filing feci have not been paid, all the present county office holders expect to run on one slate for re-nomination in the May primary. Deadline for filing for general assembly, county and township off ices, ia noon April 19. The Democratic primary will be M^ 31. Persons may register to vote in the primary beginning Saturday, May. 3. Condition Improves The condition of Clayton B. Hall Jr., a Marine shot in a brawl at Ann'a Place near Morehead City March 12, waa reported yesterday to be improved, but Hall is still on the critical list. Navy Will Bring Back Marines from Caribbean Cherry Poiat? Units of the Sec ond Marine Aircraft Wing that par ticipated In PhibTRAEX 1 5? at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, are scheduled to arrive at Morehead City tomorrow, Monday and Tues day aboard Navy ships. The USS Fort Mandan, carrying members of Marine Air Support Squadron-1 and Marine Air Con trol Squadron-6, is scheduled to dock at Berth 3 at 8 a.m. tomor row. The USS Casa Grande is sche duled to dock at Berth 3 Monday at I a.m. This ship will be carry ing members of Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron-24, Marine Air Base Squadron-24, and Marine Air Control Squadron-*. The USS Thuban is scheduled to dock at Berth 5 at ? a.m. Monday, carrying members of Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron-24 and Marine Air Base Squadron-24. Other ships due Monday are the USS Oglethorpe, USS Rankin and the USS Vermillion. The seventh and final U. S. Navy ship, USS Rush more, carrying members o < Marine Air Baae Squadron-24 and Marine Wing Ser vice Groap-27, will dock at Berth 4 at t a.m. Tueaday. Ike 2nd Wing Embarkation Con- 1 trol Office will be established at Morebead City's port area today, and control wt!I be maintained on a 24-hour baais until all units have cleared the port area. Beaufort FHA To Observe Week Beaufort Future Homemakers will observe National FHA week next week by (tarting on Sunday with a devotional service in tile churches. ' FHA girls will conduct the devo tiona in churches in the Beaufort School district, according to Mra. David Bevcridge, FHA advisor. The FHA girli will be hoateaaes at a mother and daughter banquet Tueaday night In the home eco nomica department. They will pre aent the. aaaeaibly program at * |Uka.J.a Tfc,l?aiaii " ??ill scncxM weanesoay I nursaay will be public relationa day and the theme for Friday will be achool relations. To acquaint people with the FHA program they will distribute pamphlcta, FHA in Focna. Six girls will go with Mra. Bcv eridge next Satarday to Raleigh to attend the State FHA convention in Memorial auditorium. Mca. Bov eridge. retiriag diatrict t adviaor. will assist in inatalling the new advisor, -y~., Miss May Heads Cancer Society Mi? Vivian Kay, Morehcad City, has been named chairman of the Carteret County Cancer Society. Miss Lyda Finer, Cancer Cru sade chairman, will serve as first vice-president, Mrs. Clem Johnson as secretary and Mrs. Frank Sam ple as treasurer. The April Cancer Crusade will be sponsored by the Carteret Bus iness and Professional Women's * Mist VMaa May . . . craufe ta April Club. Plant for the crusade were made Wednesday night at a meet ing at the home of Miaa Finer, Morehead City. Mrs. Jamea C. Smith will be cru sade chairman in Morehead City and Mrs. C. L Beam will head the drive in Beaufort. On Saturday, April 5, cancer cru sade pins will be sold In Beau fort aqd Morehead City. A house to-house canvass tor funds has been scheduled for Sunday, April 13. Miss May requests that persons who work outside this county make their contributions in Carteret, be cause the Carteret Cancer Society receive no part of funds given in other counties. nrty par cent of the money col lected in this county will remain here, 40 per cent will go to the state society and to per cent to the national organization. Might Time Tbcr Marine Corps bates in this area will go on daylight saving time April 1. Governor, Wife To Visit Cherry Point Tuesday General Caput Waynick To Accompany Hodges On Two-Day Trip Cherry Point ? Gov. and Mrs. Luther H. Hodges will fly to this air station Tuesday (or a two-day inspection of facilities here. Included in the governor's party will be Maj. Gen. Capua Waynick, adjutant general of the North Carolina National Guard, and Ed ward L. Rankin Jr., secretary to the governor. The governor will board a heli copter for an aerial inapection of Cherry Point following the ren dering of military bonora at 3:30 p.m. As guests of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. E. C. Dyer, the governor's party will spend the night at Lucky Lodge at the air station. The next morning Governor Hodges will inspect the overhaul and repair department, the ap prentice school in the industrial relations department and food storage and mess facilities. Mrs. Hodges will meet with the presidents of various wives' or ganizations at the air station. The governor's party is expcctcd to leave the air station at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Rotarians Plan To Reactivate Boy Scout Troop The Beaufort Rotary Club is making plans to reactivate Boy Scout troop 51. The troop has been inactive since Scoutmaster Charles Hasscll resigned about a year ago. Plans for the troop were discussed at a Rotary meeting Tuesday night at the Scout building. John Duncan has agreed to act aa Scoutmaster for the troop if the R?Uri*JU can get a satisfactory aaaiataat for him. Rotary publi city chairman Glenn Adair (ays' that failure to find suitable lead ers is the only thing that has kept the club from keeping the troop active. The discussion of the Scout troop was the only business conducted at the Rotary meeting. Program chairman Calvin Jones announced that bis program did not material ize. President David Jones conducted a forum on Rotary membership and classification. H. L. Joslyn of the Morehead City Club was tbe only visitor. Judge Convicts DonA.Smerlis Don A. Smerlis was convicted of driving drunk Monday by More head City recorder's court Judge Herbert Phillips. The judge sus pended a 90-day sentence and fined him 1100 and court costi. Betty D. Ashton was in court on two bad check charges. She was ordered to honor the checks in question and pay court costs in each case. Those who paid costs were Ro senne Stephens and Stell Stephens, public drunkenness; and Fsbio L. Binetti and William F. Orr, drunk and disorderly. Those who forfeited bonds fol low: Lawrence Rowe, drunk and diaorderly, Marie A. Cunningham, allowing an unlicensed person to drive, Grace Marie Lundy, driv ing without a license. Clifford Buck, Robert A. Mar rowy and Thomas C. Stansberry. public drunkenness, and Bruce M. Miller, speeding. Charges against William F. War ren were dismissed. He was charged with failing to comply with a court order. Cases were continued against the following: George A. Sutorka, Dan lei B. Alford, Donald R. Gray, William L. Sanders, Abram Acklin. Beatrice Mitchell, McDonald WU Us. Charles Holland Jr., James Coleman, Dwight S. Hill and An drew Midgett. Four Supervisor* Visit Hoalth Department Four supervisor* visited the county health department this w?ek. They were Miss Amy Louise Ftaher, state supervisor at public health nurses: Miss Anna Lamb, district supervisor of public health nurses; Miss Thelma C. Beta, phy sical restoration nurse of the State Commission for the Blind; tod Miss LUIIan Wtlsoh, field cossult ant, North Carolina Tuberculosa Association. House Resolution Alarms Civilian Workers at Base 1 ? ?? Directors of Co-Op Honored Director* of the Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corp. honored for year* at service are Clarence Miiiis, Newport; Gilbert Whitehurst, Straits, and Gordon K. Laughton, Crab Point. (Photo by Bernard Morton) Clarence E. Millis of Newport, Gilbert Whitchurst of Straits, and Gordon Laughton of Crab Point have received recognition for yeara of service to the Carteret Craven Electric Membership Corp. At the recently held statewide meeting of rural electric coopera tives, Certificates of Meritorious Service were awarded to Mr Wfcitehurst md Mr. iaufMon ft* 12 >nri directorship on the board of the local cooperative and to Mr. Millis for 11 years of such service. Making the awards was Gwyn B. Pricc, chairman of the Stale Rural Electrification Authority, Raleigh. These directors have served con tinuously since their first election to the board, representing the 3,700 members of the cooperative. Mr. Millis Is currently ierving as vice president and Mr. Laughton is ?mn#jp_twaSuf? of the. coo* Last year two local directors were recognized for having com pleted 17 years of similar service They were president G. W. Ball of Harlowe and secretary L. W. Pelletiir of Stella. These two di rectors wore charter members of the cooperative and have boen re turned to office each year by elec tion by the members at the annual business meeting. Directors establish policies and serve as trustees in the operation of the electric enterprise. The co operative was granted a Certifi cate of Incorporation in Augurt 1940 and now lias over 4M miles of line serving rural consumers in parts of Carteret, Craven, Jones and Onslow Counties. Directors serve without pay. Carl Hatseil Hurt in Wreck Carl Hatseil, Beaufort, was In the Morehead City Hoapital yes terday. recovering from injuries received in an accident on High way 101 several miles east of Cherry Point. The accident oc curred at about 3 p.m. Wednesday. Also slightly Injured were Mr. and Mr. Henry Hataell. Beaufort. They were treated at the Cherry Point .Hospital and discharged. Carl Hataell was treated there and transferred to the Horehead City Hospital. According to reports available here, Mrs. Hatseil was driving. They were returning to Beaufort from Durham where Henry Hatseil had undergone a knee operation. Henry waa in the back scat and his brother, Carl, in the front seat with his sister-in-law, Mrs. Hat sell. They were behind a Marine truck and started to pass it. As they got abreast the truck, the truck veered to the left and struck the side of the. car. \ Carl Hatseil suffered a leg in jury and a severe cut on the head. He was taken to the Cherry Point Hospital by ambulance. The accident happened In Craven County. State Builds Protection Wall To prevent binder mining of the highway by high tides, the State Highway Commission is building a wall between two jetties at Fort Macon state park. The wall la located on the south side at the highway at the aharp curve leading to the fort. ?. Ray Pardue, atatc park superin tendent, said the wall will be 3 feet Ugh, 13 feet wide and ia lo cated about 10 feet from the road. In the space between the wall and the road, waste building material will be placed to snake a Ml. Mr. Pardue reported that Col. Harry Brown, head of the state hurricane rehabilitation work and Thomas Morse, state park superin tendent, were at the park Monday to study eroaion problem* Also visiting (lie park for the same purpose, over recent months, have been Army engineers from the Wilmington office. Four Chamber Members To Attend Conference Four members of the Morchcad City Chamber of Commerce will attend the regional industrial con ference fo be held Tuesday it Mc Ginnls Auditorium, East Carotin* College, Greenville. They are manager Joe DuBois, president Bud Dixon, W. C. Carl ton and W. B. Chalk, chairman of the induatrial development com mittee. In discussing the conference, Mr. Chalk aaid yesterday that more members uf the Morchead City Chamber of Commerce are in terested in industrial development than are interested in the tourist trade. He pointed out that 12 chamber members voluntarily raised their contributions to the chamber with the understanding that the extra money would be used by his com mittee. They are G. E. Sanderson, Gra ver Munden, W. C. Matthews, David Lindsay. C. H. Piner, Ben Alford, G. W. Huntley, George Sto vall, T. T. (Tom) Potter, Thurlow Wbealton. Roper Van Horn and Arthur Ackerson. Members of the committee are Mr. Chalk, Mr. Van Horn, Dr. John Morris; Henry Holt, George Dill, Stanley Woodland. W. 11. Pot ter, Gerald Mitchell, Kenneth Wag ner, Henry White, Truman Kemp and George Wallace. The conference is open to all groups and individuals Interested in furthering development efforts being made at local and state levels to provide more 'industrial payrolls for Eastern North Caro lina. Subjects selected for discussion at the Greenville conference are: 1. "Opportunities for Food Pro cessing and Packaging and Locally Sponsored Industry." X. "Prospect Development and Selling the Community or Area." 3. "Development of Community Resource Data, Available sources of Industrial Development Infor mation and Its Use." 4. "Financing of Industrial De velopment Programs." Goes to AibeTilk H. L. Joslyn, county superin tendent of schools, left Wednesday to attend the annual North Caro lina Education Association meeting at- Asheville. 1 He will return late Smyrna 4-H'er Wins Free Trip Ann Davis, county poultry prin cess, will represent area four in the state poultry princess con test at Winston-Salem Tuesday. Ann is the daughter of Mr. and Am Davit . . . area poultry princess Mrs. Corbctt Davis of Davia. She is i member of the Senior 4-H Club it Smyrna School. Ann won a $25 savings bond and an expense-paid trip to Winaton Salem when she was selected aa area princess. She will compete with 12 other girls for the state poultry princess title. TideTabU Tldci II the Beaufort Bar iugh um Friday, March 21 8:55 a.m. 2:58 a.m. 9:13 p.m. 3:11 p.m. Satirfar, March 21 9:29 a.m. 3:13 a.m. 9:43 p.m. 3:19 p.m. Samlajr, March 23 10:01 a.m. 4:08 a.m. 19:11 p.m. 4:06 p.m. M?riajr, March 24 19:29 a.m. 4:34 a.m. 19:49 p.m. 4:38 pjn. TMadar, March 21 11:04 a.m. 5:03 a.m. 11:1* p-m. , v *'-a P4"* Carteret civilian workers at Cherry Point Marine Air Base are joining with civil ians from other counties to voice their protest to a House resolution which advocates taking aircraft repair away from military bases and put ting it in the hands of pri vate aircraft firms. The reaolutior haa been Intro duced by Congressman Edgar W. Hieatand of Altadena, Cal. Civiliana employed at the over haul and repair department, Cher ry Point, are writing their con gressmen and senators protesting such a move. Dan Walker, town clerk, Beau fort, reported yesterday that fig ures supplied him show that ute annual payroll at Cherry Point is $42 million, about 1,800 are em ployed at 04R and of that number S3 per cent are civilians. Removing the OAR department from Cherry Point would not only be a hardship for families, indi vidually, but would be a major eco nomic blow to this area. Funds Running Out In addition to the lliestand reso lution, Cherry Point workers are undergoing the usual fear and trembling generated every year at this time when funds begin to run low. Until the next fiscal year starts on July 1, military budgets must be stretched. In January, Col. Guy Morrow, in charge of the OAR de partment, announced that 103 ci vilian employees from his depart ment would be discharged by March 31. The March 31 date is juat 10 days away. The cut-back is being made as promised. Payroll Cutback The April, May and June pay roil has been reduced by $94,000 by the Bureau of Aeronautics. Accord ing to the January announcement, the number of 04R employees April 1 will be 1,650. Not only do diacharges at the base bring the age-old rumor, "They're going to clow Cherry Point", but also the other side o( the coin, "Hie Afar Force is going td take over Cherry Point". Capt. Paul McCarthy of the Cher ry Point public information office yesterday explained the Air Force activities at the bate. Warning Sqisdroa There is one Air Force air warn ing squadron stationed there. In addition, while work is being done on the runways at Seymour John son field, the Air Force base at Goldsboro, Air Force F-100's are using Cherry Point as a refueling point and ammunition loading base. The F-100's are using gunnery ranges at Wilmington. At night they can land it their home base, Seymour Johnson, but during the day, while construction crews are at work at Seymour Johnson, they have to use another landing field. The Air Force squadrons using Cherry Point now are Fighter Day Squadron 333 and Fighter Day 8quadron 336. M Men To handle the Air Force craft, SO Air Force men have been bil leted at Cherry Point. After July 1, Seymour Johnson air strip* will be shut down com pletely while being lengthened and widened. According to' present plant, the Air Force planes will use a Myrtle Beach, S. C., landing field. Town to Plant Area by Tracks Gibbie Sanderson, Morehead City street commissioner, reported yes terday that the land on each aide of the railroad track on Arendell Street, between 11th and 24th, is being harrowed and graded in preparation (or planting grass seed. The "grasa" area on each side of the track has long been an eye sore. The preaent work is one of many attempts to beautify the center at town. In the past, the attempta have always met with failure because people continued to throw trash along the tracks and park their cars there. "If people don't kelp us," Mr. Sanderson said, "what we're doing will be a wasta of time." It la the town'* plan to grasa the area and keep it regularly mowed. Mr. Sanderson said that Southern Railway has contracted with Mart Bell to fix the railroad crossings to meet with the approval of the town street department. That work waa under way this week. raa*/ita A false alarm waa rang at loth sod Evans Streets, Morehead City, ?t 3:U p.m. Wedaaadsy.