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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
47th YEAR, NO. 66. EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1968 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
New Ship Makes Port
The sparkling new Kerkedyk, Holland America ship, docked at
Morehead City Thursday.
Capt. E. G. A. Heymans, left, accepts a key to the city, engraved
with his name. Making the presentation b Mayor George W. Dill.
Rnd Dixon, center, is president of the Morehead City Chamber of
Commerce.
Hogsheads of tobacco swing aboard the Kerfcedyk from docksidc.
(Photos by Charles McNeill)
Rofarians Hear
Larry Platteel
Larry Platteel, regional repre
sentative of the Holland America
steamship line, spoke to the More
head City Rotary Club Thursday
* night at its meeting at the Rex
Restaurant.
Mr. Platteel, a native of Leiden,
Holland, lives at Virginia Beach,
Va.
He reviewed the progress his
country has made in rebuilding
after the devastation of the second
world war. He commented on the
strategic location of Rotterdam
, and Amsterdam for world ocean
tranaportation and for inland im
port and export traffic.
The Holland America line is the
only steamship line providing the
Morehead City port regularly |
scheduled service. One of its car
go ships calls each month.
The line is privately owned and
operates 34 passenger and cargo
veeaels, which call at ports
throughout the world, Mr. Platteel
aaid.
Visiting Rotarians at the meet
ing were George Carter, Randolph
Spear, both of Kinston; Jim Flem
ing, Greenville; Virgil Jenkins,
Maysville, and Jim Willis, Hamlet.
The Rev. A. Purnell Bailey,
Richmond, Va., was a guest of W.
B. Chalk.
Police Check
Theft Report
Morehead City police are investi
gating a theft at Sound Esao sta
tion, 14th and Arcndell Streets,
Morehead City.
Chief Herbert Griffin said the
I theft waa reported, to the police
department TTiursday morning by
Haywood Sncll, manager of the
atatlao.
Mr. Snell aaid that $50 in change
and $300 in a cash box was miss
ing. aa well aa some gum and
rigarcttea. There waa no evidence
as to entry being gained to the sta
tion from the outside.
The theft appears to have oc
curred between 10 p.m. Wednes
day and T a.m. Tlnirsday. Officer
J. C. Steele of th*?ortheid City
^police department tavwtigated.
Port Calendar
Esso New Orleans ? Docked
yesterday to unload petroleum
products for Standard Oil.
Erlangen ? Due Thursday to
load tobacco for European ports.
Santa talsa ? Due Sunday to
load a cargo of powdered milk
lor Chili.
Bischofsteio? Due next Friday
to load tobacco for European
porLs.
American Miller ? Due next
Friday to load tobacco for Euro
pean port:.
Pick-Up Truck
Hits Postoffice
A 1958 Chevrolet pick up truck
crashed into the Cedar Island
postoffice at 5:30 Sunday after
noon, then backed away and took
off, according to Patrolman W.
E. Pickard.
James Bradley Jones, Harkers
Island, has been charged with hit
and run ind failing to report an
accident.
The patrolman said that Jones
was headed east on Highway 70
and lost control of the pickup at
Roe. It knocked the postoffice off
its foundation.
No estimate was made of dol
lars and cents damage to the build
ing. Postmaster is Mrs. Henry
Styron.
Payment Received
Morehead City received recently
a check for a thousand dollars
from the state to partially meet
the cost of motquito control. All
governing unit* receive assistance
if they have undertaken a mos
quito control program.
Tide Table
(Eastern Standard Time)
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
BIGU LOW
Taetday, Aug. ?
11:32 a.m.' 5:04 a.m.
11:53 p.m. 5:38 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 2*
12:28 a.m. 5:56 a.m.
: 8:42 p.m.
Ttanday, Aag. 21
12:51 a.m. 8:5$ a.m.
1:28 p.m. 7:55 p.m.
Friday, Aig. 22
1:51 a.a. 8:11a.m.
2:21 p.m. #:08 p.m.
State Reports Negotiations
Complete on Grain Loader
Officers Search
For Light Blue
Car 'Down East'
All county law enforcement of
ficers are on the lookout for the j
light blue vehicle that sidc-swiped j
a 1956 Mercury at 1 a.m. Sunday
four miles west of Sea Level on I
US 70.
As a result of the accident, Ches
ley R. Sabiston, Williston. is hos- j
pitalized with a broken left arm j
and the left side of the Mercury
is heavily damaged. Neither Sabis
ton nor his companion, Royce
Pake, could identify the vehicle
that hit them.
The only clues that officers have
to work on are traces of light blue
paint on the wrecked car and the
knowledge that the hit and run
driver was headed toward Atlan
tic. Sabiston was driving west
when the accident occurred.
Pake told patrolman J. W. Sykes ,
that Sabiston lost control of the
car when it was hit. With the car
headed for the ditch. Pake got
control and stopped before running
off into the marsh along the road.
He then discovered that Sabiston
had a broken arm. He took him to
the Sea Level Hospital, where doc
tors operated on the arm and set
it.
According fo reports, the arm
was seriously injured. Sabiston
had the arm partially out of the
open window, resting on the sill,
when he was side-swiped.
Phone Numbers
Changed Sunday
The new telephone numbers went
into use Sunday morning.
But things weren't working too
well. As of yesterday telephone
men were busy, especially in the
Beaufort area, trying to work the
bugs out of the new equipment.
One telephone user in Beaufort
said, 4,We had two special fellows
here two months working on that
equipment. That's how long it took
them to foul things up. I could
have done it in two seconds."
New telephone directories were
distributed last week. All Beau
fort numbers have been complete
ly changed. Most others remain
the same, with a few exceptions.
The main difference is that Beau
fort and Morehead are now on the
PArk exchange. Beaufort is PArk
8 and Morehead City PArk 6.
The Council of State approved
Friday the purchase* by the North
Carolina State Ports Authority of
CargiU, Inc. grain handling facility
lease at Morehead City. The pur
chase price was $25,766.89.
The State Ports Authority will
lease the facility, idle since 1956,
to the Tar Heel Grain Co., Inc.
and Fred Webb, Inc. Tar Heel
Grain Company is a wholly owned
subsidiary of P. R. Markley, Inc.
of Philadelphia. Fred Webb, Inc.
is a Greenville, N. C. firm.
The new lease runs to Dec. 31,
1959 with an option to renew for
five years. After that period, the
new lessee will pay annual rent
of $4,250 and agrees to ship a min
imum of 100,000 tons of grain
through the facility each year. The
ports authority will derive revenue
through grain handling charges
levied on the facility.
D. Leon Williams, executive di
rector of the NC State Ports Au
thority, informed the Council of
State that terms of the negotiations
with the new lessees assures pay
ment of outstanding bonds issued
to construct the facility, are suffi
cient to pay lease cancellation re
quirements and meet all expenses
connected with the re-negotiation.
Four major companies were ap
proached in an effort to reactivate
the Morehead City grain handling
facility. It was built in 1955 at a
cost of $80,000. The project was
financed with State Ports Author
ity bonds. CargiU, Inc., the original
operator, used the facility only one
year, but to date, has paid nearly
$69,000 in principal and interest on
the indebtedness. The remaining
indebtedness has been assumed by
the new tenants.
The Council of State was told
that the Ports Authority entered
into the new lease in an effort to
encourage the development of the
grain handling business in North
Carolina and provide an incentive
for North Carolina Agricultural in
terests to produce more grain.
THE NEWS-TIMES last Tuesday
was the first to reveal publicly
that a new grain exporting opera
tion would be undertaken at the
Morehead City port.
Conversion and other improve
ments on the present Cargill facil
ity are under way and are expect
ed to be completed by the end of
September.
Grain shipments are expected to
boost by thousands of tons the
amount of dry cargo moved
through the Morehead state port.
Reinstates Licenses
The state driver license division
has reinstated the licenses of eight
county drivers. Names of drivers
follow: Lloyd O. Crowe and Ervin
Lupton, Morehead City; Gilbert M.
Russell, Harkers Island; Preston
C. Godwin and Robert Lee Little
ton, Stella; A. L. Oldaker and W.
T. Kenon, Newport, and Lemuel
A. Mason, Beaufort.
19 Cases Held
Over Until Future
Court Date
#19 Defendants'
Bond* Forfeited
? Judgment Passed
In 27 Cases
Cases against 79 defendants were
continued in county recorder's
court Thursday morning. Nineteen
defendants forfeited bond. Judge
Lambert Morris passed Judgment
in 27 cases.
Cases continued until a future
court date are the following: Ro
land Lewis, assault with a deadly
weapon with intent to kill; Roma
Willis, assault; John Glover, as
sault; Robert Colson, assault with
a knife, inflicting serious bodily
injury.
Walter and Charlie Bniton, en
gaging in a fight; J. B. Crowe, as
sault, threatening bodily harm,
and refusing to support two chil
dren adequately; Arthur L. Mar
veil Jr., Fobie L Binotti, James
W. Conner Jr., Roderick Q. Sem
rod, Charles K Edwards and Rich
ard Leonine, all charged with in
citing a riot and disturbing the
peace.
David Henry Parker, C. Douglas
Edwards, James P. Rivers, Quan
ita Rivers, Willie Moon, Edward
Barrett, all charged with assault;
Weldon Willis, Stanley Buck, Stan
ley Buck Jr., Letter Babbitt, Neil
Jonea. Robert Hill, William Marb
ley, failing ta comply with fish
eries regulations.
Earl Lewis, Nehemiah Williams,
Howard Fallin Jr., Bennie Mur
ray, Gernie Thomas Murray, A!
vln Crooms, Charlie Lee Wilson,
Robert Iloier, all charged with
falling to comply wtth a court or
der.
Eugene VHIUm Davis, James
Wllbert Taylor, Ralph D. Andrews
Jr., Francis C. Casper, Charles
Melvin Smith. Lizzy Gray, all
charged with driving drunk.
Motor Violations
The following were charged with
other motor vehicle violations: Ma
con Ennett Jr., John L. Locklear,
Carroll Lee Potter, George P.
Perry, Charles E. Gorum, Alfred
R. Hopkins.
Royal Durwood Golden, Leslie
M. Webb, Bobbie H. Johnson, Ed
ward Arnold Culpher, William
Gray, Arnold M. Robersoa Jr.,
Herbert M. Morris Jr.
Peter G. Bourbeau, Joseph
See COURT, Page I
Morehead City Plants Win Awards
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Photo by Bob Sfmpaon
Plant managers proudly display their safety awards Friday night Shown above arc T. J. Tobin, Lloyd
A. Fry safety director, Summit, III.; Walter Edwardl, muager of the Fry plait. More bead City; Jaka
Haynei, Mipcrinteodent of the Volney felt mill, More head City; Heary Nlckolt, lupertolendent of Ike Fry
plant, aid W. H. Barthel, vlce-preaUteat of Uoyd A. Fry, Samaiit, ID.
History was made Friday night
when both the Lloyd Fry Rooting
plant and Volncy Felt mill, More
head City, received safety awards
for 1957-58.
This is the second year in suc
cession that the award has been
won by Fry, the first for Volney.
If Fry wins the award next year,
the award will be kept at the
Morehead City plant permanently.
Volney is a subsidiary of Fry
roofing. The safety competition
was among all Fry plants' through
out the nation.
Awards were presented at a din
ner and dance at the Rex Res
taurant la addition to tte plant
recognition, truck driven were
alao recognized (or *afe driving
records.
The invocation wis given by the
Rev. 1. M. Russell. Greeting* were
extended by Mayor George Dill.
The dinner consisted of shrimp
cocktail, T-bone iteak, trench fries,
and pie a la mode. Cigarettes and
cigara were at each place aa well
as engraved key chain favors for
husbands and wlvca.
Two hundred fifty persona at
tended. Two hundred dollar* in
caah door priiea waa distributed
and muaic for dancing waa fur
nished by Sammy Guthrie, More
t bead City.
T. J. Tobin presented the safety
awards to truck drivers. Winners
were as follows: eight years with
out an accident, William E. Jar
man; three years, Robert Arthur
Jr., jasper R. Bowen, Fred Can
non, Willard A. Gray, Durwood B.
Hardison, L. D. Kelly, Alvah B.
Taylor, and Sidney Thomas.
Two years, James W. Brinson.
Rudolph E. Guthrie, E. E. Jen
kina, James A. McCoy, and Lee
R. Sanders.
One year, K. R. Chadwick,
James H. Gtbbs.
Yancey Smith waa given an
award far aa excellent record on
I'll Take That One'
Photo by Reginald LewU
When rats on the waterfront ordrr lunch, they look at pictures. Here Rusty takes a longing look at
a picture of some fine amberjack brought to port by one of ('apt. Ottis Purifoy's Lucky Seven sports
fishing fleet.
Cameron Parish Newspaper Reports
Shooting Involving Beaufort Captain
Chamber Joins
Effort to Get
Phones on Banks
The Morchcad City Chamber of
Commerce has joined in the effort
to get telephones at Satler Path
and Emerald Isle. A letter from
the chamber was sent recently to
H. D. Holderness, president of
Carolina Telephone and Telegraph.
The letter follows:
Dear Mr. Holderness:
At the request of the Board of
Directors of the Morehead City
Chamber of Commerce I am writ
ing to urge the extension of Caro
lina Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany's lines to the Towns of Salter
Path and Emerald Isle, in Car
teret County.
I am told that there are a large
number of potential customers in
both of these localities who are
ready to subscribe to your Com
pany's service.
Both communities arc growing
rapidly and are greatly in need of
the services which your Company
can provide to keep them in touch
with the mainland and to aid them
in cases of emergency.
Man;' people hesitate to buy or
build in an area which is isolated
by lack of modern communications
even though the area cxcells in
recreational, climatic and other
living conditions.
The extension of your Company's
lines to these communities will not
only result in a greater feeling of
security to the residents but will
greatly speed the progress and de
velopment of our entire area.
Yours very truly,
Joseph A. DuBois
General Manager
? The Cameron Parish Pilot, week-*
ly newspaper of Cameron, La.,
where a Negro crewman was shot
by Capt. Marion Lewis, Beaufort,
gives the following account of the
shooting :
Violence erupted on the Cameron
waterfront Sunday afternoon (Aug.
10) leaving a 30-year-old Negro
fisherman dead, and the 32-year
old white captain of the pogy boat,
Shoal Harbor, charged with man
slaughter.
The dead man, Tennyson Mark
of Lufkin, Texas, was shot in the
groin at close range by a 20-guage
shot gun, during a scuffle with
Capt. Marion Lee Lewis in the cap
tain's cabin at 3:50 p.m. Sunday.
Given emergency treatment by Dr.
Cecil Clark in Cameron, he died
enroutc to a Lake Charles hos
pital.
Charges Filed
Manslaughter charges were filed
Monday afternoon by the sheriff's
department against Captain Lewis,
who was then released from parish
jail on a $7,500 bond, signed by A1
Hicrmann, manager of the Gulf
Menhaden Co. for which Lewis
fishes.
Assistant District Attorney J. B.
Jones said he would ask the dis
trict judge to call a special session
of the grand jury sometime this
fall to take up the case.
Sheriff O. B. Carter said Captain
Lewis came directly to his office
following the shooting to give him
self up, stating "I've had to shoot
a man." Sheriff Carter said Lewis
gave the following account of the
shooting :
Boat Leaves
Wednesday morning 6f last week,
Captain Lewis told the sheriff, the
Shoal Harbor was preparing to
leave the docks for a day's fishing.
Mark was standing on the dock
drinking a cup of coffee which he
had gotton from the galley.
Captain Lewis said he told the
Negro to get on board, but that
he refused saying that he didn't
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State to Clear
Title on Land
For Negro Park
The state has taken steps to
elear the title to land needed in
the establishment of a seashore
state park for Negroes on Bear
Island off the Onslow County coast.
The Board of Conservation and
Development has petitioned tho
State Utilities Commission for a
certificate of public convenienco
and necessity under which the 701
acres of land involved will be con
demned for public use.
The friendly condemnation pro
ceedings will be brought to clcaf
the title to land offered the state
for the park by Dr. William T.
Sharpc and Hammocks Beach
Corp.
The state also was offered two
acres on the mainland if it would
establish the resort for Negroes.
The plan to initiate friendly con
demnation proccdings was agreed
upon after title defects prevented
the completion of negotiations.
Establishment of the park was
approved by the Governor and
Council of State on July 12 and by
the CAD Board at its July meet
ing in Wilmington.
Tentative plans call for ferry ser
vice between Hammocks Beach,
a popular resort for Negroes on
the Onslow mainland, and nearby
Bear Island.
Article Published
Appearing in the July issue of
The American Press, national
magazine for weekly newspaper
publishers, is an article by Miss
Ruth Peeling, editor of THE
NEWS-TIMES. The article com
ments on newspaper conteats and
their value.
School Official Unjustly Accused
In Garbage Dumping at Camp Glenn
Dr. A. F. Chestnut, chairman of
the Morchcad City School board,
aaid Saturday that he was unjustly
accused in the letter in Friday's
paper relative to the dumping of
raw garbage on the Camp Glenn
School property.
Dr. Chestnut was mentioned,
?long with other officials, in a let
ter from persons in the Camp
Damping of garbage In the
area In question has been
stopped. A sign has been pat op,
"No Damping".
Glenn neighborhood, as being re
sponsible for allowing garbage and
trash to be dumped in a swamp
area in front of the school on
Arendell Street.
Dr. Chestnut said that while
Camp Glenn la in the Morchcad
Cttj School dutrict, it hu Its own
"school committee" which handles
school matters.
He added that he was never of
ficially approached about the mat
ter In any way, although he per
sonally believes that the dumping
should not be permitted.
Kenneth Wagner, chairman of
the Camp Glenn ' school commit
tee, said Saturday that his com
mittee was not officially involved.
According to Mr. Wagner, the
Camp Gbna Parent-Teacher As
sociation voted last year to buy
70 loads of dirt to fill in the swamp
in front of the school.
"Then It was somebody's Idea
to have the town trucks dump in
the hole the dry refuse swept up
off the streets and put our loads
of dirt in on top o f it," Mr. Wag
ner said. "It w*i not the Intent
?t the time to have raw garbage
dumped Uwr*. But alter tlie dump
inc started. I believe the town in
tended to cover it every night with
dirt. This, of course, was not
done."
As things worked out. the dirt
was donated by Fred Willis and
the PTA paid Malcolm Willis $150
for hauling it to the swamp area,
Mr. Wagner said. Some of the
garbage covered with earth has
been covered with the dirt hauled
in.
The letter in Friday's paper was
signed by C. Arthur Stone and hia
wife, Elinore C. Stone, but numer
ous complaint* had been verbally
made by others In the vicinity of
the newly-made dump. ,
The Stones apologise for the mis
use of Dr. Chestnnt'a name, add
ing, "Incidentally, Dr. Chestnut
was kind enough to say that be la
la full agreement with our protest
against the miinno,"
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