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EMPLOY THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES "" 47th YEAR, NO. 81. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1958 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Seven Highway Accidents Occur During Past Week Highway patrolmen have inves-4 tigated aeven accident! during the past week. At 11:55 p.m. Friday on high way 70 a half mile eaat of the county line, John Elton Sowders, driving a 1954 Ford, upset. The car was demolished. Sowders was not hurt. Patrolman W. J. Smith ' said the road was wet at the time. Sammy Gillikin, Otway, was ad mitted to the hospital Sunday, a day after he turned over in a 1951 Ford on the Harkers Island Road. The accident happened at 1 a.m. Saturday. Patrolman Smith said Gillikin, in a 1951 Ford, failed to make a , curve. About three hours after the accident, some boys were trying to tow the demolished Ford away. Keith Lawrence, route 1 Beaufort, was steering it, when Daily Salter, Sea Level, approaching from the opposite direction, missed the car doing the towing, but hit the front of the Ford. Lawrence, suffering bruises, was admitted to the hospital. Damage to Salter's car, a 1953 Ford, was estimated at 1200 . , Richard H. Sutton, Cherry Point, was fined $10 and costs in county court yesterday. He was chargcd with going too fast for existing conditions and driving on the wrong side of the road. His car. a 1953 Edsel ran off the Lake Road and into a canal at 11 p.m. Tues day. He and three buddies were uninjured. Patrolman J. W. Sykes investigated. Wiley Howard Lewis Jr., 1015 , Ann St., Beaufort, and six pas sengers escaped injury at 4 p.m Wednesday when a 1956 Chrysler they were in went off a curve and hit a tree on the Country Club) Road, several hundred feet west of the intersection with the Crab Point Road. Patrolman W. E. Pickard, who investigated, said it was a miracle someone wasn't killed. Damage to the car was estimated at $400. Lewis was chargcd with careless and reckless driving. A 1959 Triumph and a '53 Harlcy Davidson motorcycle collided at 7:45 a m. Wednesday in front of Gerald's Market, west of Newport. Driving the TR was Chief Der wood Raynold Walton, USN, New l port, and driving the motorcycle was Thomas Gooch, Cheery Point. The accident happened when the car stalled in the highway. Dam age was minor and no one was hurt. King Moore Willis. Sanford. and Bernard C. Willis, Beaufort, were involved in a minor auto accident at 4:40 p.m. Sunday on the loop road at Sea Level. Damage to the Sanford driver's '56 Pontiac was estimated at $150; to the other car, $100. Patrolman Smith inves tigated. Fred Clarkson ? To Leave County Fred Clarkson. who has man aged Pine Knoll Shores real estate development since February 1957, will leave Morehead City tomor row (or Roanoke. Va. In Roanoke, Mr. Clarkion will resume his du ties as vice-president and treasurer of Whitescarver Engineering Co. Inc., an air conditioning ?nd re frigeration firm. Power of attorney for the Roose velt heirs, owners of Pine Knoll Shores, has been transferred to Morehead City attorney George McNeill. During the time that Mr. Clarkson was in Morehead City, he supervised the actual develop ment of Pine Knoll Shores on Bogue Banks. At the present time 25 lots have been sold and four houses have been completed, with two more scheduled for completion before the end of the year. Mr. Clarkson took over manage ment of Pine Knoll Shores on the recommendation of Stone- Webster Service Corp. of New York, a man agement firm that handles affairs for the Roosevclts. He was asso ciated with Stone-Webster for many years before moving to Roa noke. Mr. and Mrs- Clarkson were ac tive members of the First Baptist Church while they were in More head City. He took an active part in civic affairs and spoke frequent ly at club meetings. He ia a Mason and a former Uona Club president. Mr. Clarkson haa great faith in the future of the county as a re sort area. Though be has no plana to retire now, he says he hopes to return here some day. Registration Book* Will Op?n Tomorrow C. Z. Chapped, chairman o / the County Board of Elections, an nounces that registration books will be open for the first time to morrow to register voters for the Nov: 4 election. Location of registrars and other regulations on voting appear in the elections board notice oa page Holden Ballou Requests Board For Statement 9 Town Fathers Give Policy on New Area ? Town to Offer Property For Sale Nov. 1' Holden Ballou, chairman of the municipal affairs committee of the Beaufort Community Development Corp., appeared before the Beau fort town board Monday night, and requested that the board "give its straight-forward position" on what it can offer to outlying areas if they become part of the town. The major project of the muni cipal affairs committee is enlarg ing the town. Mayor C. T. Lewia yesterday stated the town's position as fol lows: "We are proud to welcome this opportunity to state our policy. "We are aware that many of our people in the outlying districts want to bccome citizens of our town. We arc also further aware of the legal aspects of annexation and will consider measures which are only within the law. 1. We will have the water com pany install necessary hydrants for your reduced insurance rates as soon as possible. 2. Within seven days you will have garbage collection service 3. Necessary street lighting will be installed as soon as possible to insure better police protection 4. Adequate fire alarm boxes will be installed 5. We will instruct our planning board to recommend protective zoning laws in accordance with the wishes of the people 6. The town board will be pleased to answer any questions on this matter." Mr. Ballou told the board, "There was never a greater need for understanding between the folks 1H and out of town than now." He suggested that new areas of the town have an advisor who would make recommendations to the town fathers relative to mat ters in their neighborhoods. The BCDC municipal affairs chairman said that there is indica tion that a lot of people now out side town would like to be in. He added that a town-enlargement plan recommended by the League of Municipalities will be followed. The first area recommended for inclusion in Beaufort is East Ann and East Front Streets. Dan Walker, town manager, re ported on storm damage. In reply to Commissioner William Roy Hamilton's question as to the drainage problem on Live Oak, Mr. Walker said the state could not justify on the work on the new highway project, but it would be taken care of. Math Chaplain, police commis sioner, reported 225 meter viola tions during September, five park ing violations and 24 arrests. Commissioners were reminded that the date of sale of the com munity building property at Len noxville, and the adjoining lot, would be Nov. 1. The town board is now meeting on the second floor of the town hall for its monthly sessions. Present Monday night, in addi tion to those mentioned, were commissioners James Rumley, Otis Mades, Gerald Hill; town at torney Gene Smith, police chief Guy Springlc, engineer Gray lias sell, building inspector Gerald Woolard, and planning board chair man Halaey Paul. Scouts to Visit Every House County Boy Scouts, in coopera tion with Civil Defense, -will visit every home in the county tomorrow and leave a handbook (or emergen cies prepared by the US office of defense and civilian mobilization. This project is part at a nation Wide campaign to pot one of the handbooks in every home. Tbe project will be a one-day affair att over the country. The booklet contctaf chapters on warning signala, family prepared nes, Conelrad instructions, fallout protection and community plans. Among the types of dlsaater dis cussed are hurricane, flood, tor nado, and atomic attack. District Scoot executive Rudolph Alexander says that tbe project is in keeping with the Scout theme of the year ? doing a safety good turn. The Boy Scout finance drive is also under way now. Scout leaders are soliciting funds throughout the county. Two Major High Schools? Rumbles Of Dissatisfaction Take on Louder Tone Better Shrimp Catches Due To Helene, Shrimpers Say Hclene was an ill wind that ap parently brought some good to somebody? the shrimp fisherman. Ever since the storm, catches have been considerably better than almost any time this season. Last Friday and Saturday were termed by shrimpers "the best". Lots of small shrimp are being caught as well as some really large fellows, known as the "summer shrimp". This species usually turns up the first of July but is gone by about this time of year. They're still hanging around, it seems, be cause trawls are picking them up. There's a shrimp known as the "green-tail shrimp" which used to j show up in October and Novem ber, but they've been scarce the past few years, the shrimp fisher men report. A few are showing up now and then and it is hoped that maybe this is a sign of a come back. The fall green-tail shrimp used to be the mainstay of fall shrimp fishermen some years ago. A few of the Carteret fishermen who spent the summer in southern waters have returned home. Some have gone to Georgia,, but most of them have headed on farther south. Why do storms seem to help shrimping? Capt. David Beveridge, Beaufort, says he doesn't know, but after a storm, once the seas have calmed down, catches have always been better. Everyone is hoping that this win ter will not be as cold as last. But long - range weather predictions seem to indicate otherwise. The freezing weather of last winter is believed largely responsible for the lack of shrimp this summer. Dr. Austin Williams, shrimp spe cialist at the Institute of Fisheries Research, UNC, Morehead City, predicts an even worse season next year if the coming winter is cold. The shrimp catch in 1956 was small and this past summer has been even worse, Dr. Williams said. Because shrimp is America's most popular shellfish, when the supply is low, the price is high. Kay Temple Specializes in Home Freezing of Vegetables , Fruits ftxoto by Bob Seymour Kay Temple, left, shows Mrs. Floy Garner, 4-II advisor, how (he packs foods In the family home freexer. Kay's specialization in home freezing has made her one of the top 4-H'ers in that project. Specialization has paid off for Kay Temple in her 4-11 Club work. The attractive 16-year-old Beau fort High junior has made home freezing her only project this year. Four-H advisor Mrs. Floy Garner says that Kay has done one of the best jobs any 4-H'er has ever done in the home freezing project. Since taking the freezing project last year, Kay has packaged 30 pounds of meat and 118 quarts of vegetables and fruits. Kay's pro ject is even more worthwhile to her family because all of the items she has put in the freezer were grown on the family farm. Her father. Earl Temple, farms about 100 acres at Temple's Point. This remote area juts out into Clubfoot Creek and the Neuse Ri ver across from Oriental. Have Home Garden The principal crops on the farm are tobacco, com, soybeans and cabbage. Of course, the Temples have a home grown garden from which the family gets fresh vege tables and fruits. Mr. Temple keeps a number of hogs on the farm and there are always a few cows and horses around. Kay says she enjoys living on the farm but she plans to become (Eastern Standard Time) Tides at the Beaufort Bar Tide Table HIGH LOW Friday, Oct. It 5:39 a.m. 6:02 p.m. 12:03 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 ?:29 a.m. 6:52 p.m. 12:25 a.m. 12:54 p.m. Sonday, Oct 12 7:18 a.m. T:41 p.m. 1:14 a.m. 1:45 p.m. Moaday, Oct 13 8:05 a.m. ?:30 p.m. 2:01 a.m. 2:35 p.m. Taeaday, Oct 14 8:56 a.m. 9:M p.m. 2:48 a.m. 3:24 p.m. a school tcacher or maybe ? coun < ty home demonstration agent some day. She feels that her 4-H work is an important part of preparing for her chosen field. "In 4-H I have been able to meet many people, talk before an audience and have learned the value of sticking with a project until I finish it," Kay declares. Since joining 4-H in the ninth grade, Kay has been an active club member. She attended state 4-H week in Raeligh this summer and is already making plans to go again next year. Kay is planning a demonstration to take to district competition next spring. The demonstration, of course, will be on vegetable use. Popular Project Mrs. Garner says Kay and nine other 4-H girls have completed home freezing projects. "That is a fine record," Mrs. Garner com mcnted, "but I would like to sec every girl in our clubs take home freezing as one of her projects. "Freezing is one of the most practical projects a 4-H'er can have. Most of them live on farms where they have a good supply of fresh vegetables and fruits in sea son. They can improve their health and save money at the same time by saving some of the surplus for winter," Mrs. Garner concluded. Learning to package foods prop erly and selcct the vegetables or fruit that has reached that "just right" stage of ripeneaa are the most important points of home freezing. When Kay's family sits down to a meal of fresh com and beans this winter, they will be mighty glad she took her 4-H work seriously. Court to Open Monday Judge Clifton Moore will preside at the opening one-week session of civil court Monday at the court house Beaufort. Court will open at 10 a.m. Cases are scheduled through Friday. Town Approves Traffic Plan The Beaufort town board ap proved Monday night a traffic con trol plan proposed for the new highway through town. The plan was presented by Gray Hassell, town engineer, and Guy Springle, police chief. The plan: 1. Signal light now it Ann and Turner wlil be moved to Turner and Cedar, with a right turn per mitted on red for east and west traffic 2. No light at Live Oak and Cedar. Traffic going north on I.ive Oak will be stopped by sign. Traf fic going south on Live Oak or turning west on Cedar must stop to let traffic come cast, out of Cedar. Stop sign on Cedar will stop traffic approaching Live Oak from the east. 3. Signal light at Live Oak and Ann Streets will remain there. 4. All north and south traffic crossing Cedar will be stopped by signs. 5. At Ann and Turner, east and west traffic will be stopped by signs to give down-town traffic through route to and from high way. Mr. Hassell explained that ar rows will be painted on the street to indicate proper turns and other markings will make the traffic plan easy to follow. Dlny Down to Visit The Dizzy Dozen, a group of edu cators and school supply salesmen, will spend Sunday through Tues day at Atlantic Beach, announces H. L. Joslyn, who Is serving as boat. They will take a boat cruise MaxUy and fish Tuesday. 'Loss of High Schools, Debt Bothers Citizens Rumbles of dissatisfaction with the proposed East Car teret and West Carteret high school plans are becoming louder. The dissatisfaction relative to two large consolidated schools, to cost a total of about million, stems from two factors: 1. Individual communities arc doubting the worth of giving up their high schools. 2. Are two consolidated schools worth putting the county in debt for another 30 years, when the present debt can be paid off in about six years and then schools financed on a "pay-as-you-go" basis? When the proposal for two, mod ern consolidated schools was first voiced by the County Citizens Com mittee for Better Schools, the un dertaking was so bold that people were at first stunned by its scope. But several months have passed and there has been keener analysis of the factors invplved. In almost every community, from Atlantic to Stella, the proposal is being talked. It is. without exaggeration, a "hot issue". The first crack in the "solid front" of the County Citizens Com mittee for Better Schools, which has approved the two-high school plan, came the latter part of Au gust when the committee from the Atlantic school district said it was ' not in favor of having its high school pupils transported as far east as North River. The Atlantic committee said its people want to retain their high school and have the improvements , made to it that have been recom- 1 mended by the state school plan ning committee. The County Citi- , zens Committee finally conceded, with the proviso that Atlantic high j school students could requett to at - ; tend the East Carteret high school if they wished. Newport, Smyrna. Beaufort and Morehead City would then be the only high schools to consolidate. people in those four communities want these three questions answer ed: 1. What, SPECIFICALLY, will the student gain by going to a con solidated school? 2. Where will these schools be located? 3. What will be the cost of build ing these schools, as far as the in dividual taxpayer's poeketbook is concerned? These three questions have not been specifically answered, and at present it doesn't seem as though anyone is making any effort to an swer them, except in generalities. When you answer question No. 1 with "A student will have a larger number of courses to choose from and better laboratories, gym nasiums, libraries and audi toriums," the question comes back, "What do you mean? what kind of courses? How big will the labs be? How will they be equipped?" As to question No. 2, no one knows. The County Board of Edu cation members are supposed to be looking for sites. The board met Monday and nothing was mentioned about sites. The County Citizens Committee is supposed to be look ing for sites. The committee is, as yet, silent on the subject. As to question No. 3, it is expect ed that the total tax rate, to pay for the schools and refinance the present million dollar debt, will be $1.75. The rate is now $1.35. The 40-cent raise would be pro-rated to pay back the new debt, keep pay ing on the old and to maintain the new buildings. People in favor of the two con solidated high schools say that a See SCHOOL ISSUE, Page 2 Port Director Brings Honor To Tar Heelia D. Leon Williams, executive di rector of North Carolina state ports, was elected first vice-presi dent of the American Association of Port Authorities last month at Honolulu. Next year he will ad vance to the presidency. The organization consists of pub lic port operators in Canada, United States, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Hawaii. One of the older port groups. it is a substantial and powerful organization in the port and shipping world. The meeting at Hawaii was its 47th annual ses sion. President of the organization is Dudley Frost, executive director of the Oakland port, California. All vice-presidents preside for one day at the annual session. When Mr. Williams presided on Sept. 17 the major speaker was Adm. H. G. Hop wood, commander of the Pacific fleet. Also on that day, the port men toured Pearl Harbor and Honolulu harbor. Mr. Williams served on both the planning and resolutions commit tees. He was speaker this past Mon day night at the Rocky Mount Ro tary Club and was in Morehead City Tuesday. Firemen to Sell Pies Tomorrow Marshallberg firemen will spon sor ? pic sale at 7:30 p.m. Satur day at the community building. Pies will be sold (or a dollar a piece, or a slice of pie with coffee for 25 cents. Proceeds will help finance the fire department. Lester Murphy, assistant fire chief, reported at the department meeting Friday night that firemen were called to the McGee house recently near the Methodist church at Straits. They put the fire out, he said, and were on their way back before some of the people in Marshallberg even got to the fire. Chief Ikie Guthrie presided at the meeting. Capt. Cicero (Wump) Lewis and I.I. Fernie Willis re ported that all equipment was in good condition. The firemen met in the community building. No School Friday There will be no school next Fri day because teachers of all schools except W. S. King, Queen Street and Stella will attend the district meeting of the NCEA at Kinston. Newport Board Sets Policy On Paving Walks ? Mayor Mann Reports On Storm Damage ? Fire Equipment Will Be In Parade Nov. 1 1 Newport town commissioners de cided Monday night that the town will bear half the expense of lay ing sidewalks, if the property own ers will pay the other half. The first sidewalk to be laid under the agreement will be around the new St. James Church. Total cost will be $635. At the request of E. F. Carra way. electrical inspector, the board authorized the clerk to issue a town license to electricians, only if they have a state license. Since Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Co. has cut out free ser vice to towns. Mayor Leon Mann estimated the cost to Newport will be $12 monthly. Bennic Garner, water commis sioner, reported that the water department took in $888 75 last month and expenses were $147.60. There are still 88 in town connect ed to the system, but not using the water. The board approved purchase of storm suits for the police chief and his aide. Helene damage to Newport was estimated at $12.1)00 to private property, $500 to public property; cost of clean-up, $202, and 150 was spent to restore es sential services. Visitors at the meeting. John MaggioU md Leslie Bcrcegeay, discussed street matters with John Kelly, street commissioner. George Ball, town attorney, re ported that legal Action on the Campbell lot, next to the town hall, is nearing an end. lie also pro posed a bill in the legislature to make the annexation of the Joe Hill property valid beyond a doubt. The clerk was authorized to write a letter to the Explorer Scouts, Ashton Willis, advisor, and commend them on cleaning the cemetery on highway 70. The mayor was given authority to confer with other towns on fighting rural fires. Wilbur Garner, fire commission er, reported that firemen would attend a meeting at Faison Tues day night. The board approved participation of one fire truck and several firemen in an Armistice Day parade at Cherry Point Nov. 11. The clerk was requested to col lect privilege tax from all oil dealers making deliveries in New port. C. H. (Dick) Lockey was named as the board's special representative on education. The mayor reported that the state still has "under study" the bypasa around Newport. A letter to that effect was received from C. W. Lee, assistant director of highways, this week. Balance in the general fund, after paying bills, was estimated to be about $3,000. Attending the meeting, In addi tion to those mentioned, were po lice chief Dan Bell, commissioner Douglas Henderson, clerk Edith Lockey, and Mrs. Iona Mason and Miss Geraldine Haskins, visitors. Chamber Directors Protest Proposal to Close Bus Station The Morehead City chamber of commerce directors at their meet ing Monday night vigorously pro tested the proposed closing of the town bus station by Seashore Transportation Co. P. H. Geer Jr., chairman of the transportation committee was asked to write to the Seashore Transportation Co. protesting any attempt to leave Morehead City without a regular bus terminal and offering the services of the cham ber in securing a more suitable building or location for the bus station. It was pointed out that the elim ination of a bus terminal in More bead City would leave the growing town of over 7,000 population with out any regular passenger service, a situation certainly not healthy for future industrial growth or de velopment of the tourist industry, said Mr. Geer. Dick Parker, chairman of the advertising committee, said 5,0004 brochures are needed at once to answer inquiries flooding the chambcr. The advertising commit tee was authorized to prepare a new 8-page folder, 5,000 of which can be published for $200. The directors authorized hiring a part-time dues collector on com mission basis. Dues paid since Jan. 1 total 17,800; unpaid dues total $3,650.. J. R. Sanders, treasurer, reported finances to be in better shape than at this time last year. The directors decided that the mcmberhsip meeting in October will be stag. Date and program will be announced later by the committee, Bud Dixon and Walter Morri*. Present, In addition to those mentioned, were Rufus Butner, Henry White, J. M. Davia, W. B. Chalk, Shelby Freeman, J. A. Du Bois, manager, and Garland Scruggs, ? visitor. I Clear Skies Bring Warmer Weather Now that the sun has finally fought its way through the clouds, weather observer Stanley Davit says it nay stay that way for a while. Monday and part of Tuesday the sun was unable to break through the overcast. On Tuesday there were traces of rain but never enough to be measured. Janice, another tropical storm, traveled in a northeast direction this week and remained at sea, well away from the. North Carolina coast. Maximum and minimum temper atures for the week follow: Mas. Mia. WM Monday 73 69 NW.. Tuesday 71 S? NK Wedneaday ? M NB
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