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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES -? ' 47th Year, no. 26. two sections sixteen pages morehead city and beaufobt, north Carolina Friday, march 28, 1958 published tpeet^ys and Fridays ? If s Science Fair Day at Morehead City Fhotog by Bob Suymour Margaret Mann, left, and Tbetma Matthew* have enteral a tropical bird exhibit In the science fair at More bead Cilj HI?h School. Tbe (iris drew picture* of tropical Mrda and wrote stories about the birds they studied (See page 2 for a list of exhibit winner* ). Parents, friends and pupils and teachers from other schools may see exhibits in Morehead City's Science Fair from 3:30 to 3 p m. and T to 9:30 p.m. today in the school gymnasium. The fair includes 10 projects made by pupils at Camp Glenn School. Eighty-two Morehead City pupils have placed 33 projects on display. The pupils, from grades 4 through 12, worked on the projects as in dividuals or in small group*. In addition, 22 classroom pro jects jre on display. TirW, second and third place each of nine divisions The win ning exhibits bav* keen marked with ribbons. The judging took place yesterday afternoon and the fair was first open to the public late yesterday afternoon and last night. Those winning top places will be eligible to compete in the dis trict fair April 4 at East Carolina Collage, Greenville. James D. Mellon, science teach er, is in charge of the fair. A glass beaker broke in Mr. lot ion's hand at the school Wednes day and a couple stitches were needed to close the wound. The accident has not curtailed his ae itivitiea. Terry Willis, abore, catered this exhibit in the Jonior division of the Morebead CKy KieM Mr today. The exhibit consist* of a chemistry set aad chart* (Mi diagrams explaining the nse of chem istry hi everyday life. Four Guardsmen Win Promotions ? Four members of the local Coast Guard reserve unit won promotions at Fort Macon Tuesday night. They were Walter F. Patrick, Morchead City, Gilbert M. Slaugh ter, Newport, George R. Gooding and William 0. Willis Jr., route 1, Beaufort. Patrick was promoted from chief boatswain mate to warrant boat swain. Patrick saw action with the (Coast Guard during the Sefopd World War at Kwajalein, Marshall 'Islands, and on coast wiae anti submarine patrol*. Slaughter was promoted to boat- 1 swain mate third class. He spaN two years on active duty with the Coast Guard before joining the reserve. Gooding and Willis were pro moted to seaman. Willis recently completed the sh-month active duty training now available to re serves. The reserve unit meets at the Fort Macon reserve training build ing st 7:30 Tuesdays. Men interest ed in Joining the unit can contact C?ast Guard recruiter Donald Wil lis st room 110, postoffice building, Uorebead City. Chamber Wants Bridge Replaced Directors of the. More head City Chamber of Commerce have re qaested that the State Highway Commission take immediate steps to replace the highway bridge across Newport 'River east of Morehead City. The directors passed a resolu tion to that effect at a recent spe cial meeting. The resolution also asks that the bridge be relocated to open tip more port area or that the new ? bridge have a draw which will pert , mlt the passage of ocean-going Newport Methodists Will Break Ground for Church St. James" Methodist Church, Newport, the Rev. Ralph Fleming Jr., pastor, will brfeak ground for its new sanctuary at 3:30 Sunday afternoon. The new cljurch will be built on the site adjoining the recently built education building. Special guests for thr ceremony -will be Dr. A. J. Hobbs, New Rem, district superintendent, and the Rev. J. H. Wsldrop, Clinton, termer pastor of tbc church. Coat of the church, with furnish ings, is estimated at (60,006. It is expected to be completed some time this summer. Half of the cost is already on hand, tnc Rev. Mr. Fleming aays, and the church has been authorized to borrow the I balance. General contractor is the Skill nfcr Construction Co., New Bernr the electrical contract has bowl awarded to the H4H Electric Co., Newport, and the beating contract wefit to I. T. Pearson, New Bern. Church construction has been in the planning stage for two years. Members of the building commit tee are E. t Carraway, chairman; Mrs. Parker Guthrie. Mrs. A. B. Reynold*, Gerald Merrill, Milton C. Warren. Wilbur V. Canter, & U. Lockey, Chaifcs Mil, L. N. Garner, Mrs. Ira Garapr and R. K. Montague. Marine lew* Will Follow Capital hi Daylight Tim* Cherry Point Marine Air Base will go on daylight saving Uafe at the same time Washington, D. C? adopts "summer time", ac cording to the base public infor mation office, Unofficial repots iast^weeksstd that the base wodd go an daylight time April 1. The public inform*. Uoo office said that no date haa been announced officially. J , - ? ^ ^ ? Dr. A. I. Hobbs . . . to attend ceremony . Tide Table Tides at fte Beaufort Bar HIGH I LOW Frfflay, March 28 1:03 a.m. , 8:01 a.m. 1:43 p.m. " 7:54 p.m. . fcatarday, March 29 2:09.-1. m. 9:H am. p.m. , . . 9:34 p.m. Sunday, March 19 3:20 a.m. 10:19 a m 4:03 p.m. f 10:39 p m, Monday, March 31 4;33 a.m. 11:13 a.m. I:ia'p.a~. "* 11: is p.m. Tactday, April 1 J:* a.m. j . ^ . 12:03a.m. (.OH p.m. Sonny Sykess Manslaughter , Assault Cases to Go to Grand Jury Next Week Marine Shot at Ann's Dies Monday at Lejeune Timothy (Sonny) Sykes, Morehead City RFD, was placed under $4,000 bond yesterday in county recorder's court. Judge Lambert Morris found probable cause in cases charging Sykes with manslaughter and assault. The cases will go before the grand jury next week. Clayton B. Hall Jr., nicknamed Duke, died Tuesday Morehead City '57 Port Tonnage Exceeds '56 Total Docks See New Types Cargo Handled by 159 Ships During Past Year For the calendar year of 1957, the Morehead City state port showed Increased tonnage over 1956. The report was released this week. Total tonnage (or the year was 409.606.04 as compared with 403, 900 (according to Army Engineer figures) for 1956. Many new typos of cargo went through the port in 1957, Items such as bicycles, iron chains, nylon waste, piece goods, onions, peat moss, riprap, and wire rope There were 24 different types of dry car go including the port's major com modity, tobacco. Dry commodity tonnage totaled 28,728.35. Tobacco tonnage in 1957 was 15, 182 78 as compared with 10,900 in 19S6. Fish oil, glycol and petroleum products moving through the port in 1957 amounted to 286,674.44 tons and military cargo totaled 93, 206 25. One hundred fifty-nine ships called at Morehead City during the Pali calendar year; 55 were ships handling dry cargo, 43 were liquid cirgo vessels and 61 were mili tary. t Military tonnage at the port has dropped considerably from the mid-1950 s since warehouse space at the port has been given over to commercial use. Commercial ton nage, accordingly, is making gains yearly, with dry commercial car goes way ahead of peak total-ton nage years in 1953 and 1954 when moat of the cargo was military and petroleum. Commercial tonnage at the port during 1957 was 316,402.79. Remain der of the total tonnage was mili tary. Tonnage for the first half of 1957 exceeded tonnage for the lat ter half, Chamber Pushes Bridge Proposal Directors of the Morehead City Chamber of Commerce have writ ten a letter to the chairman of the State Highway Commission re tarding proposed plans to build a new bridge across North River during the next three years. The letter follows: ' March 24, 1958 Mr. J. Melville Broughton If. Chairman State Highway Commission Raleigh, North Carolina Dear Mr. Broughton: , The members of the Board of Directors of the Morehead City Chamber of Commerce are very gratetul for the fact that the State Highway It Public Works Com- ; mission is considering the con (traction of a New Bridge across , the. North River. They wish to urge the construc tion of this important bridge at the earliest possible moment for they remember how, twice in eighteen , months, the present structure was destroyed by storms marooning some 10,000 people for from 4 to Tdays. They remember also the many, hardships suffered by .the residents of ' this "Down East Area", such as temporary loss of income, Shortage of food and lack of essential supplies. Ahy action Which can be taken to speed up the completion of this important project will be greatly appreciated. Board of Director! of -the Morehead City Chamber of Commerce J, A- DaBois, General Manager The chamber has alto requested the highway commission to pat a fotr-laae highway from Cherry Point to the port of Morehead City "to speed up ecoaomlc <ml opment of this coastal area". morning in Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital as the result of a pistol wound allegedly inflicted by Sykes March 12 at Ann's Place, a beer joint west of Morehead City. Sykes is also charged with as saulting Edward Keane, who was shot ir the leg the samo night. Tour Testify Judge Morris delivered his judg ment after a preliminary hearing. Four witnesses testified. They were Private Kcane, Clarence Hurt, both of the Marine Corps, Lt. August Tomusk, Navy doctor, and Mar shall Ayscue, deputy sheriff. Sykes was in court, wearing a pinkish-red shirt and gray trousers, lie's about 6 feet tall, slight build, and has light brown hair fashioned with sideburns. Sykes was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Bobbv Bell. He was out on $2,500 bond after he was booked on the shooting of Hall and Keane two weeks ago. Since that time he has continued as bar tender at Ann's. Sykes lives in a trailer behind Ann's place. Deputy Bell said that Sykes had heard Hall died and was waiting for an officer to come get him. Bond Posted Claud Wheatly, Sykes' attorney, informed the court that arrange ments had been made to post the $4,000 bond. Keane. walking with a limp, waa the first to take the stand in yes terday's hearing, lie said that he and Duke, the man who is now dead, went to Ann'a Place at about 9:30 the night of March 12. They had met earlier at Vince'i Cafe at Havelock, then want to \ place near SmHty'a at flew pwt, and then ts Ann'a. He mid (Bit" rfter he met Duke, Duke drank about five beers. At Ann's, he said that .he and Duke stood at the corner of the bar and ordered beer. Beer Spills Duke. Keane said, accidentally spilled his beer and ordered an other. After that beer had been aerved, Keane related that Duke playfully lifted up a girl in the place at her waist, and as he did so. knockcd over his beer again. Then, he said, Sykes told Ann not lo serve Duke any more beer. Duke then started behind the bar, Keane continued, and Sykes pulled his gun. Keane said he grabbed Duke to get him out of the place and on the way to the door, Duke grabbed a stool and yelled to Sykes, "Go ahead and shoot." Keane said he got the stool away from Duke, but then Duke broke away from him and sailed over the bar toward Sykes. Shot la Leg Keane reported that "on im pulse'' he jumped over the bar too and Sykes shot him in the leg. He said the bullet went straight through. Keane identified Ann Avery, who operates Ann's, as the woman who refused to serve Duke more beer. Mrs. Avery was among the specta tors in the courtroom. He identi fied Sykes as the man who did the shooting, - . . r Under questioning by Mr. Wheat ly, Keane reported that Duke had worked at Smitty's, a' beer joint near Newport.- He said M might have bopn called a boupcer, but he helped serve beer during a rush. He described Duke as being about 6 feet taQ and weighing 195 pounds. Keane said that after Duke was shot he fell behind the bar. The See SYKES. Page 2 - Dairymen Tour Guernsey Farm Wednesday Morning Iruoio by bub Seyutour Mildred Yeatman Holds ? day-old calf while Open Ground Farm I herdsman, Lewis Strickland, right, points oat some of the character istics of purebred Guernseys. Standing behind Mildred is Miss Geor gina Yeatman, hostess for a dairymen's meeting at the Open Grounds Wednesday. Among those In the background is Harry Venters, aiaiat ant county farm agent. Dairymen from Carteret, Craven and Pamlico Countiea attended i meeting at Open Grounda Farm. South River, Wedneaday Hoateaaea for the meeting were Miaa Geor gina Yeatman and Mra. Mildred Mulford, ownera and operatora of the {arm. # Miaa Yeatman, with the help of herdsmen, took the viaitors on a guided tour ef the dairying opera tion. She mentioned that nearly 300 cowa are in production at her two farms. Miaa Yeatman showed a hospital barn where cowl with their new born calves aer kept. The next step from the hospital barn ia the calf barn, where calvca are kept until they are two or three montha old. Close Supervisioi Calves are kept near the calf barn until they are about si* montha old. From there they go to pastures where they arc kept under closc supervision. Very few of the bull calves are kept since the farms follow an artificial breeding program After a cow has had her first calf, abe Is bred artificially from then on. The heifers are culled from time to time to be sure that only first class animals get Into the milking herd. After a tour cf the farm, the dairymen were luncheon gueats of the farm and Maola Milk and Ire Cream Co., which fjrniahed milk and ice cream. Coonty Agents Attend County agenta attending the meeting were A. T. Jackson and Ei T. Kornegay, Craven County; J. F. Stovall and S. N. Moore, Pamlico County; and R. M. Wil liams and Harry Venters, Cart tret County. Extension Dairy specialists T C. RlaJeek at Raleigh and R. a. Rich of Burgaw also attended. Representing Maola were John Paul Jones, manager of the More head City branch, sod George Wiggins, dairy field man from New Bern. There were 33 persons present. A hearing on a proposal to stop Saturday shrimping will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at Morehead City. " ? Club Establishes Loan Fund For High School Graduates Girls who will graduate from high school this May are eligible to apply (or the advanced educa tion loan fund set up by the Car teret Business and Professional Women's Club. Rules governing the fund were approved by the club at its meet ing Tuesday night at the Ameri can Legion building, Beaufort. The fund totals 1200; half will be available this year and half the following year. The qualifications for applicants are as follows: 1. Girl, must be a high school graduate and resident of Carteret : County for one yeac prior fo grad- , uation from high school. . 2. She' must be in the' upper third of her high school class. ' . 3. She must be planning on tak ing a one -or two-year course at an accredited school or collcgc. Other requirements: . 1. TS'ote promising to repay the loan must be endorsed by a parent or guardian and one other quail- ' fied endorser. , \ ~ 2. "Repayment of the loan shall 1 Editorial Please Keep. Off of It It< isn't grass yet, but it is hoped that it will be. We're referring to the ground on either side of the railroad tra?k in Morehaad City frorfi 11th Street west-', ward. Please keep off of it. The town is' harrowing thi ground and putting in grass seed. ^Places that have beep seeded are marked with white concrete blocks. ' Tourists and townspeople alike have long complain ed about the unsightly condition of the center of More head City. 'Now, for about'the fourth time in the past 30 years, an attempt is being made to improve the ap pearance of ArendeM Street 1 ' Thia coats money. Lots of It. "It's taxpayers' money. So taxpayers and 'motorists, please drive' on the hard' surface and not on "it" ? the areas U?at we hope will tome day be graaa. start three months after recipient has become gainfully employed, the interest rate being 3 per cent annually from the date the loan is made. 3. The amount of the loan and interest shall b<" repaid on de mand from the B&PW Club loan fund committee should the bor rower withdraw from school or college before completing her pre scribed coursc of study. Applications Due Now Applications for the loan fund are being accepted now. Girls who think they may qualify are asked to write a letter to Mrs. MarahaU Ayacue. JW7 Arcndell St., More head City, who is chairman <4 tie' lo?n fund committee. The letter should give the infor mation requested in the foregoing paragraphs. No applications will be accepted aftcV.M^y 1. Announcement of the recipient of the loan will be made at commencement. The loan will not be split. The person chosen to receive it will receive the full hundred dollars, with the aeconrf hundred available the second year. Others on the loan fund commit tee are Mrs. C. L. Beam, Beau fort; Miss Hortcnse Boomer, Miaa Ruth . Peeling, and Mrs. W. . F. Mcrion, Morchead City. Letters will be sent during the coming week to all school princi pals setting forth information on the loan. During the business session the club voted to pay the filing fee tor a club member who may choose to run for county office Lhia year. Cancer Crasade Th^ cancer drive, which will be ipooaored next month by the club, waa diacussed. Mrs. Jainca C. Smith, president, announced that the district meeting will J>e April 13' it ? Jacksonville, and the stile convention the first weekend in lune at Ashcvillc. Elected to the nominating com mittee were Miaa Ruth Peeling, Mrs. H. F. Lindsay and Mrs. Ottis Jefferson The president asked each club member to have a physical check up before the end of May. Dinner was served by the Amer ican Legion auxiliary prior to th? business meeting. Miss Carolyn Knuemann, Dur ham, waa a visitor, and Miss Boomer and Miss Stella Propst were welcomed as new club mem bers. Two Democrats To Run for Judge At least two persons will be seek ing the Democratic nomination for Judge of county recorder's court in the May SI primary. They, are Lambert Morris. Atlantic; who now holds the position, and Gene C. Smith, Beaufort. Judge Morris said yesterday morning that he expected to pay his filing fee yesterday afternoon after recorder's court adjourned. Mr. Smith paid his filing fee Tues day morning. The filing fee is 1 per cent of the yearly salary the position carries. In case of the judgeship, the filing fee is $40.54. Wiley Taylor Jr., recorder's court solicitor, said yesterday that he intenda to file for renominatioo as the Democratic candidate for the solicitorahip. Those who have filed thus far, in addition to Mr. Smith, are Ilugh Salter, for sheriff; A. H. James, for clerk of recorder's court; Irvin W. Davis, (or register of deed*; Moses Hmtrri. Odell Merrill, Skin ner Ch?SE, HtrreQ Taylor. David Yeomans and Tommy Lewis fat county commissioner. Mr. Yeomans is half brother of incumbent commissioner Walter Yeomans. Both are from Harked Island. Mr. Walter Yeomans b? decided not to. run because of health. He has recently been pitallze<L
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