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~ CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES "" 8th YEAR, NO. 7. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JANUARY 23. 1959 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRID, The News-times Wins Two Awards THE NEWS-TIMES won two awards last night when the annual newspaper awards wereyfriven at the North Carolina Press Association mid-Wjnter institute at Chapel Hill. In the semi-weekly division THE NEWS-TIMES was awarded first place in photography and second place for its editorial page. The awards were accepted by Bob Seymour, NEWS-TIMES photographer, sports editor and general reporter. Presenting the awards was Sen. B. Everett Jordan. Newspapers entering the contest were requested to submit papers published between Oct. 1, 1957 and Sept. 30, 1958. Three papers were entered in each classifi cation. Winning of the awards continues THE NEWS-TIMES' long record of producing an outstanding newspaper. Lockwood Phillips, publisher, stated that he was grati fied at the recognition. "It is an honor in which all those living in THE NEWS-TIMES area can share," Mr. Phillips added. "We; do our best to produce a newspaper worthy of this sec tion of the central North Carolina coast Many people judge an area by the newspaper it produces and we like to think that THE NEWS-TIMES does its share in selling the advantages of Carteret County both to those who live here and to those who visit here. "Our entire staff, from editorial office to pressroom, has made THE NEWS-TIMES a prize-winning news paper," the publisher concluded. This is the first time that Carteret's newspaper has won a place in the photography classification, an honor that comes as the result of increased emphasis on pho tography, speedy and effective picture reproduction. In the past year THE NEWS-TIMES installed a dark room and bought new camera equipment. For several years the newspaper has been producing the engravings, from which picture* are printed, in its own plant. ? While this has meant an increased investment, it has paid off, Mr. Phillips said, in Increased circulation, higher readership, and now recognition in the winning of the press award. THE NEWS-TIMES on several occasions has received honors for its editorials and editorial page'. In addition to editorials, the page features columns by local resi dents, poems, letters from readers and columns of his torical Interest The newspaper won national recognition for its 1952 port edition and for fire prevention efforts in 1954. State Officials Check Fire . Safety at Newport School County's First Fishery Training Course Will Open at Atlantic Photo by Bob Seymour Marvin Williams, slate electrical inspector, takes a look at a tangle ?I extension cord he found among the footlights o I the Newport stage. The cord had been spliced and wrapped with friction tape that waa polling loose. Ralph Wade Will Supervise Music Ralph Wade, public school music instructor and band director. More bead City School, will be in charge of the music for the Carteret Com munity Theatre's production of Bonnie Blue Sweetheart in June. Mr. Wade is preparing now for the school band's rendition of num bers popular during the War Be tween the States. They will be used throughout the three-act his torical drama. D. Cordova, former Morehead City School instructor in manual arts and woodworking, will be in charge of stage settings. George Stovallr manager of Carolina Power and Light Co., has offered his cooperation on special lighting effects. Mrs. Percy Deyo, Morchcad City, has accepted the position of ward robe mistress and supervisor of costumes. Miss Helen Jcrnigan, commercial teacher at Morehead City School, and Mrs. Marshall Ayscue, commercial teacher at Beaufort School, have offered ser vices of their typing students in cutting mimeograph slcncils for the script. Miss Rath Peeling, director, says try-outs fof the numerous roles in the play are scheduled for the lat ter part of February. Anyone in the county who is interested in any phase of the production is welcome to attend. Persons of all ages arc needed. Time and place of the try-outa will be announced later. Coast Guardsmen Pick Up Sick Crewman Monday Charles Lewis of Lola, a crew man on the fishing trawler Margie W. became ill aboard the trawler Monday night and a message was sent to Fort Macon Cbast Guard Baae for assistance. Curtis F. Joscy, BM3. Norvie Gillikin, ENS, and Walter Simpson, SNBM, departed in the Coast Guard 30-footer to pick up the pa tient, who was suffering from (harp pains in hia right tide. He was admitted to Morehead City Morehead Third Grade Wins MOD Cash Prize Mrs. Mcllie B. Hall's third gride at Morehead City School collected the most money for the March of Dimes in the school's one-week campaign last week. The pupils turned in $8. Mrs. Hall's room will receive a $2.50 cash prize. At each school the room collecting the most mon ey will receive $2.30. An inspection tram from the' state insurance and education de partments visited Newport school Tuesday morning after receiving last week a fire inspection report on the school. The report came from the Newport fire department. Copies were sent to the state fire marshal, department of insurance, and local school and county offi cials The report was published in THE NEWS-TIMES Jan. 13. Inspecting the school Tuesday were Leon Thompson, engineer with the education department, and Marvin Williams, state electrical inspector, and T. O. Mulling Jr., engineer and deputy fire marshal, both with the state insurance de partment. II. L. Joslyrf, county school su perintendent and E. B. Comer, Newport principal, were present. Representing the Newport fire de partment were chief C. A. Gould Jr , assistant chief Bennie Garner, Capt. George Green, Manly Pol lard and Larry Howard, rolice chief Dan Bell also accompanied the group. The inspectors started in the basement and worked their way to Die top floor. In the basement, the group found a dirt floor, few lights and a nxte of riectrle wiiiag. i ?"flUPIHIipSiWnnHBe no com meats on their finding* ai they went from floor to floor. They took pages of notes from which they will make a report to be sent to Chief Gould and Mr. Joslyn. During the inspection, Mr. Wil liams commented that the report sent in by the fire department was "substantially correct." If the inspectors feci that changes should be made, their re port to Mr. Joslyn will be in the form of a recommendation. Should they feel that the school is not fit for use, they could have the build ing closed until required changes were made. Mr. Williams and Mr. Mullins at tended the Newport-Morehead City basketball game in the Morehead City gym Tuesday night. They found fire escapes nailed shut and defective lighting fixtures. (Additional pictures on the in spection at Newport School appear on page S of this section). 19-Year-Old Woman Killed In Wreck on Salter Path Road 1957 Oldsmobile lies on Its lop, plnninf beneath it Mrs. Joyce Hill Hawley, II, at Ike Beaufort-More head City caneway. Arrow points to Mr?. Hawley's leet. (Photo by W. J. Smith Jr.) Headen Willis Slightly Hurt When Car Upsets Headen G. Willis, Smyrna, suf fered a minor leg injury at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday when the 1954 Oldsmobile he was driving upset on highway TO nine miles cast of Beaufort at Otway. Patrolman J. W. Sykes, investi gating officer, said the accident occurred during a rainfall. Willis attributed cause of the mishap to slick tires. He was headed cast at the time. The car turned completely over in a canal. Damage to the car was $800. The driver waa not hospital ized. New Ship Welcomed tmrnKuhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrnsmi rr-MEas* ? ? ? . ? 1 , 1 "? Photo by Boo Seymour Ckattiag witk Captain Kitller of the Haueiknr* ire M?r*r Gmfl Dill. Irft. Next b Captain Kittler, Jamfi Korta Davis, president of the lonkeM City ckamker of rillfrce, ud Charles R. McNeill, as sistant operations manager, Morekead City pott. Mayor DiU pre anted Uw captain a key U Morekead City. | ; W* Now mfldng regular calk at the I Morehead City port i( the Ozeanj SUnnes line, Hamburg, Germany. The first Ozein SUnnes ship to make port was the Haaelborg, which sailed Wednesday morning far Kotterdim with tot tens of fish oil. and tobacco. The (hip, Capt. Wilhclm Kittler. captain, ia about a year old and carries 12 paaaengera in addition to cargo. The Haaaclburg docked Tuesday, coining here from New Orleans, Tampa and (Jiarietloo Ship' a agent (or Ozean Stinnett U Heide and Co. The next ship of that line, the Archsum, is due Monday. There will be two ship* a month. Scheduled for February are the Wurttenburg, on Monday, the Mb, and the Elia Hugh Stinnes on Monday, the 23rd. Mrs. Joyce IIUI Hawley, 19, of Ihc Beaufort-Morehcad causeway, was killed instantly at 9:30 Wed nesday night when the car she was driving turned over on the Salter Path Road. j Patrolman W. J. Smith Jr., who ' investigated, said that Mrs. llaw ley was apparently traveling to ward Atlantic Beach when the i 1957 Oldsmobile she was driving c skidded on a curve about eight miles west of Atlantic Beach. The car belonged to Uoyd Murray Pinef, Williston. It was demol ished. Mrs. Hawley was originally from Durham. The body was being sent there yesterday for burial by the George Dill funeral home. The highway patrolman said that the car ran off the right shoulder of the road, turned on its top, then skidded on the hard surface, up side down, for 250 to 300 feet. Mrs. Hawley was pinned under the car and could not be removed until a wrecker arrived. Sbc was alone in the automobile. David Mundcn, coroner, said that she suffered a brain concus sion, internal injuries and exter nal cuts and bruises. Paul Guthrie, Salter Path, hap pened along and was the first at the scene of the accident. Ply mouth Moore, Salter Path, then came by. Mr. Guthrie stayed at the scene while Mr. Moore went to a phone to call a wrecker and ambulance. Patrolman Smith said that the road was dry at the time. He ad ded that Mrs. Hawley has a sister at Salter Path, but the sister had not seen Mrs. Hawley Wednesday night. Mrs. Ilawley'a husband, from whom she was reported to be sep- . arated, is on an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific. She is also survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. llill of Durham. Mrs. Hawley had been living in this county about U months. Mr. Munden has impaneled the fullowing to serve on tlw coroner's jury: Robert Garner, Odell L. Mor ton, Stanley Davis, Harvey Gas kins, G. D. Morton, all of More bead City, and- V. C. Sewell, Beau fort. The inquest date was indefinite at press time. Ureases Reinstated The state driver licence division has reinstated the licenses of Mar gie G. Wetherington, Stella, and Frederick D. Bryan, route 1 More bead City. ] i Driver Comes Out the Loser Guy C. Mosley, Mount Airy, who s employed in this county, cimc lut of an auto accident with three ounts against him yesterday at 2:30 p.m. Patrolman J. W. Sykcs said that tloslcy, in a 1949 Ford, was behind ilrs. Jean M. Ryggs, who was in a 953 Chevrolet. Mrs. Ryggs was leaded east on the Morchcad City Irawbridge ant^ according to Mos ry, she kept hitting her brakes. He said he tried to pass her once ind had to get back in line. He ried to pass her again and was insuccessful. Getting tired of "the toman driver" ahead of him, he old the patrolman he juat hit her n the rear and then the car banged nto the side of the bridge. No one was hurt. Damage to the tyggs car was only to the tail lipc. Damage to Mosley'a car imountcd to about $200. Patrolman Sykes said Moaley's mpaticnce has netted him charges if careless and reckless driving, Iriving on the wrong side of the oad and improper registration. Mrs. Ryggs is a resident of the Scaufort-Morehcad causeway. tUll Unconscious W. J. Mishacl, 58, Beaufort, was itill unconscious in the Morehead ity Hoapital yesterday. Mr. Mi ihacl was thrown from a pickup ruck which upset Saturday morn ng on highway 101. Mr. Mishatl'a loctor says, however, that the pa ient is in a "fairly good" condi ion. Tides it Ike Beaufort Bar Tide Table HIGH LOW Friday, Jaa. 23 7:13 a.m. 1:15 a.m. 1:48 p.m. 7:39 p.m. Saturday, Jaa. U 7:53 a.m. 8:18 p.m. 1:49 a.m. 2:27 p.m. Sunday, Jau. 25 1:31 a.m. 8:59 p.m. 2:30 a.m. 3:06 p.m. Moaday, Jan. 2? 9:12 a.m. 9:42 p.m. 3:10 a.m. 1:43 p.m. Tuesday, Jau. 17 t:57 a.m. , 3:11 a.m. 4:20 jun. 10:30 pjB. Carteret County'* first course in fisheries training for adults will begin next month at Atlantic. Announcement of the course was made this week by Dr. A. F. Chestnut, chairman of the county committee for fish eries vocational education training. The course is financed by the federal government and set up by the state. Such courses are now being taught in* New Hanover County. The teachers at Atlantic will be Clayton Fulcher Jr. of Atlantic and J. W. Johnson, principal o( Atlan tic school. The first course offer ed will be navigation. This course was recommended as the training most needed. Assisting in establishing the courses is Russell Swindell, who served three terms as legislator from Hyde County. Mr. Swindell is coordinator of commercial fish eries education in extension classes, New Hanover high school. He reported that two courses in net-mending, taught last spring at Southport, were most successful. Other courses which can be of fered, if there is sufficient interest, are engine maintenance and care of electronics instruments, such as fathometers. TTic courses are free and are open to anyoae It year* of age and up. Tfa* firat class will be from Z to 4'pTfn. Saturday, Feb. T, at At lantic school. The course consists of 40 hours and will run 20 weeks. The coarse at Atlaatie is mainly for residents from Stacy eastward through Cedar Island. Those who will enroll may register at the of fice at Clayton Fulcher Seafood Co., Atlantic. Students may also register at the first class, but they arc requested to register before then if possible. Should there be too many for one class, Dr. Chestnut said the class can be split and another course offered simultaneously with navi gation. Plans are also under way to start a similar course at Marshallberg. This has been proposed to mem bers of the Marshallberg Commun ity Club who will discuss it at their meeting Saturday night. If the club thinks well of the idea, a committee will be appoint ed to meet with Dr. Chestnut and Mr. Swindell. The Marshallberg course would be for adults in the Smyrna-Mar shallberg-Harkers Island area. The advisory committee on fish eries education at Atlantic are Clayton Fulcher Jr., Cccil Morris, Gaston Smith and J. W. Johnson. On the coaaty committee headed by Dr. Chestnut are Mr. Fulcher, T. B. Smith, George Wallace, -W. H. Potter and Tom Potter. Dr. Chestnut states that fisheries vocational courses are now being taught in Texas, Oregon and I Lou isiana and have been well received by the fishermen. He is confident that the courses will be beneficial to Carteret fishermen and the fish ing industry. Dr. Chestnut is director of the Institute of Fisheries Research, University of North Carolina, More head City. { Rain Follows i Warming Trend Rain yesterday brought in end to the warm weather experienced early this week. Stamey Davis, weather observer, predicted that the cold would hit the county last night or this morning. Although the weather should be clearing by tomorrow, tempera tures arc expected to remain around f reeling. Wind aqualla and heavy rain hit the county early yesterday morning. Maximum and minimum tem peratures and wind directions for the first three day* this week fal low: Max. MIl Wind Monday ? 23 SW Tuesday M 3T NE Wednesday . ? H iW Burglars Take Merchandise From Styron's Merchandise valued at more than $500 was stolen Monday night from Styron's department store. More head City, but $69 in change was left In an open cash register drawer. Chief of police Herbert Griffin said that the store was entered by the front door. The burglars tried unsuccessfully to get in a back door. Then they went to the front and pried back the bolt in the lock on theeist doo/ ?isriag were nine suits of men'* ctahM, ? pair-of whit* loafers, one Jarman Cordovan shoe, a blanket, bedspread, pair of ladies' bedroom slippers, pair of men's bedroom slippers, three hats and an unde termined quantity of underwear. The men's suits, ranging in size from 38 to 44, were valued at $49.95 each. The theft was discovered early Tuesday morning when Clarence Styron, owner, went into the store, prior to leaving town. He found shoe boxes torn out and the place in a state of disorder. The men's suits had been inven toried recently and it was quickly determined how many of them were missing. Chief Griffin said that other items are being missed from day to day. The State Bureau of Investiga tion has been called in on the case, the chief said. He has also issued an order that doors of all business establish ments shall be checked hourly by officers on night duty. The chief said officers have been keeping an eye on the businesses prior to this time, but not thoroughly. Checks will now be made on foot. Chamber Leads New Project The Morehead City chamber of commerce is spearheading a move to get action on preserving the outer banks and preventing erosion of the eastern Carolina mainland. W. J. Ipoek. Beaufort, chairman of the chamber's waterways com mittee, has appointed a sub-com mittee, headed by Walter Teich, Adams Creek. Purpose of the com mittee will be to interest the state and federal government to the im mediate necessity of preventing further erosion of the banks. Under sponsorship of the com mittee, petitions will be circulated in mainland eastern Carolina coun ties calling the government's at tention to eating away of the main land due to more saltwater pour ing through storm-made breaches in the outer banks. The committee, through the Sea shore Highway Association, will also distribute reprints of the edi torial The Dam Has Broken, which appeared in the Jan. 20 NEWS TIMES. Serving with Mr. Teich on the subcommittee will be Elmet Willis and Clayton Fulcher Jr. To Get Invitation The Board of Conservation and Development, meeting at Durham on Monday, will receive an invita tion from the Morehead City cham ber of comment to bold its July meeting at Morehead City. The board met la* July at Wilmington. k
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