CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
fEAR, NO. 23. TWO SECTIONS SIXTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1959 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Atlantic Lifeboat Station
Moves to Sea Level Site
The Atlantic lifeboat itation, lo
cated on Core Bantu, la being
moved to Sea Level on a tempo
rary baais. The Coast Guard if
leasing the (hop apace next to the
service station east of the Sea
Level Inn. Coast Guardsmen will
be headquartered there and use
the nearby inn dock on Nelson's
Bay.
G. M. Burbage, commander of
stations in the Fort Macon group,
which included Atlantic, says the
new rescue station will have the
same number of boata and only
one less than the nine men for
merly on Core Banks.
He said the Coast Guard believes
the men will be better situated on
the mainland. Contemplated for
1361 is a permanent station on the
mainland in that area.
Eight men will b? attached to
the Sea Level station. Nine were
at the Atlantic station, but since
the Coait Guardsmen will be liv
ing and eating at home, the cook
is being transferred.
Four men will be in the station
at all times, Chief Burbage said.
Plans are now under way to ob
tain for the station a faster 40-foot
utility boat.
Chief Burbage succeeds James
Runnings, Beaufort, as command
ing officer of Fort Macon base
and group commander of the out
lying stations.
Mr. Burbage was formerly deck
officer on the Chilula, the position
now held by Mr. Hunnings.
Ocracoke Ferry Resumes
Trips at Hatteras Inlet
By Mrs. Theodore Rondthaler
Ocracokers are certainly glad to
be back to normal so far as trans
portation on and off the island is
concerned.
It seemed a long, long time after
the ravages of Hurricane Ilelene
to the paved road and the ferry
landing site at Hatteras Inlet, be
fore the State Highway Commis
sion got around to beginning er
pairs, but once R. C. Speight and
A. G. Grizzard arrived about a
month ago, with a group of work
ers, improvement came rapidly.
On Monday, March ?, the ferry
made its first trip across Hatteras
Inlet and the winter time schedule
of four trips a day has continued
ever since then. Prior to that,
Ocracokers and visitors to the is
land were compelled to make a
long, long three to four-hour trip
from the harbor here through Pam
lico Sound to Hatteras. This was
a big hindrance to those going off
the island on business, since half
the day was spent just getting to
Hatteras Island.
Now it's merely a half hour drive
to the inlet up the repaired high
way, and another half hour or
forty-five minutes, depending on
wind and tide, across the Inlet on
the new ferry, Ocracoke, to the
Hatteras Island side. One can
leave here at 7 a.m. and be well
on the way north by mid-morning.
True to the well known friendly
spirit which pervades Ocracoke
Village, the men working on the
repair job had a good time while
here. Supervisor Speight spoke
warmly of Ocracoke's hospitality
at the March meeting of the Civic
Club, at which time he and sev
eral others were guests.
Two of the men brought their
families here to live during the
four to six weeks' stay; the rest
were quartered in long trailers
with a special chow wagon and a
good cook to take care of their
needs. AU of them made many
friends while here and Ocracoke
is indeed appreciative of their in
terest in its road needs.
In the group in addition to R. C.
Speight of Ahoskie and A. G. Griz
zard of Scotland Neck, were Eu
gene Byrum, James J. Copeland,
Edgar R. Taylor and Linwood B.
Taylor, all of Tyner; James H.
Hardy and John R. Summerlin of
Pinetops; Burtis B. Hooper of
Salvo; Braxton L. Jones, Glenn
C. Langley, and Adolph M. Spivey
of Ryland; Nelson B. Sawyer of
Manns Harbor; John F. Spivey of
liobbsville; Chester T. Winslow of
Hertford; Lester R. Lane o I Eliza
beth City and Wayland Joyncr of
Tarboro.
Very shortly a new group of
workers will report for duty at
Ocracoke to begin work on the
asphalt surface of the road.
Already the Ocracoke Civic Club
has received many inquiries about
summer accommodations and a
recent article about the Island in
the magazine. Lifetime Living, is
bringing in more and more inqui
ries.
It ia good to be able to write
people that the Hatteras free ferry,
Ocracoke, is on the job there at
the Inlet, making four tripe daily
with plans for two more during
the summer months, and that the
paved road down the island to the
village is repaired and ready for
immediate use. Many visitors are
expected to the Island for the Eas
ter weekend.
Next fall the new ferry service
from Ocracoke to Atlantic, which
the Taylor brothers of Sea Level
plan to put on about Labor Day,
will give transportation access to
the south, affording the last link
in the All-Seashore Highway along
the Outer Banks.
Patrdnaa Summoned
Patrolman W. i. Smith Jr. was
called to Henderson Monday sight
and returned Wednesday. Patrol
man W. J. Sykes yesterday was
still at Henderson, scene of a trio
lent textile strike. Both patrolmen
are stationed regularly in this
Father Convicted
On Assault Count
In Monday Court
Joha T. Whit* was found guilty
in Morehead City recorder's court
Monday on a charge oi aimple as
sault on his daughttr, Mary Helen
White. He was ordered to pay costs
and also given a suspended six
month roads sentence in connection
with a charge of resisting arrest.
The judge ordered White to re
main on good behavior two years.
Jim Taylor was acquitted by the
court on a charge of being drunk
and disorderly. A case against Don
?a A. Wren, charging her with
overparking, was dismissed.
Two defendants were ordered to
pay court costs. Alfred Langdon
Taylor waa charged with having no
lighta and Garland Royal, no city
tag.
Robert Bon Akers was ordered
to pay a $25 fine and court costs
for having improper lights and
muffler. He wis also gives a ten
day jaU sentence which was sus
pended on payment of the fine.
Also ordered to pay $25 and court
costs was Arnold Jasper Andrews
who answered charges of driving
without a license.
Judge Herbert Phillips had al
most as many cases in which the
defendant was called and failed to
appear as he had those who ap
peared. Those who forfeited bond
by failing to appear and their
charges were S/Sgt Lionel De
Leon, charged with following too
close; Carl Frank Hayes, speed
ing; Gilbert Franklin Jarrell Jr.,
throwing trash on the highway;
John Teckle Bell, charged with im
proper use of dealers' plates; and
Donald Lea Bell, charged with
speeding.
The court continued nine cases.
'58 Fish Catches
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Increase over '57
Landings of fish and shellfish at
North Carolina ports in December
amounted to 108V4 million pounds,
according to state and federal fish
eries statistics.
This was a gain of 48.4 million
pounds, or tl per cent compared
with the corresponding month of
1957. Menhaden (106.2 million
pounds) accounted for 9# per ccnt
of the month's total catch.
During the entire year at list,
landings at North Carolina porta
totaled 290.3 million pounds. Com
pared with 1957, this was an In
crease of 53.1 million pounds, or
22 per cent
Menhaden, croaker and alewivea
accounted for the biggest in
creases. The largest declines were
in thread herring and shrimp.
In 1958, pounds of thread herring
caught were 108,210, as compared
with 12.057,320 pounds in 1957. The
shrimp catch (heads on) in 1958
total 2V4 million pounds aa com
pared with almost 8 million pounds
in 1957.
Tide Table
Tides it Ike Beanfwt Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, March 28
4:20 a.m. 11:05 a.m. I
4:59 p.m. 11:20 p.m. |
Satardajr, March 21,
5:21a.m. 11:53 a.m. |
5:53 p.m.
Saaday, March n
8:13 a.m. 12:18 a.m. |
8:38 p.m. 12:* p.m.
Maaday, March 21
7:00 a.m. 12:58 a.m.
7:23 p.m. 1:84 p.m. |
Taeaday, March 24
7:45 a.m. 1:48 a.m.
8:81p.m. t?N8.
Gilliam Retires;
Way Opens Now
For Successor
Evidently the lad technical hur
dle waa cleared Tuesday when fed
eral judge Don Gilliam notified
Preaident Eisenhower of hit inten
tion to retire from active aervice.
This technicality was raised in
February when Repuhlicana gath
ered to suggest a successor to Gil
liam, who has been ill for aorat
time.
As a result, the Republicans de
ferred their action. Four promi
nent eastern Carolina Republican
lawyers have been mentioned as
Gilliam's successor.
They are Al{ernon Butler. Clin
ton; Julian Cask ill. Goldsboro;
Claud Wheatly Jr., Beaufort, and
Paul West, Raleigh.
The Job pays ?Z:,500 a year and
ii a lifetime appointment. Gilliam,
on retired status, will draw the
same amount of pay, serving as
Judge when hia health permits.
He was named judge of the fed
eral court, eastern district of North
Carolina, in 1944.
In addition to Republican con
tenders for the position, Democrats
also claim that they have a right
to name one of their party for the
job, even though Republicans have
the inside track.
Three Defendants
Appear in Court
Three defendants appeared in
Atlantic Beach mayor's court Tues
day night. Mayor A. B. Cooper
presided.
Jesse Basnctt, Wilson, paid costs
for speeding in excess of 35 miles
an hour. Costs were paid by Hec
tor R. Shoen, Cherry Point, con
victed of public drunkenness.
Franklin R. Hester, Cherry
Point, paid $5 and costs on a pub
lic drunkenness count. The court
noted that Heater had had a pre
vious public drunkenness convic
tion.
Adm. Arleigh Burke, USN, Boards
Destroyer at Morehead City Port
Adm. Arleigh Burke, chief of staff, US Navy, center, starts up the
gangplank of the USS Gyatt at Morehead City port. The admiral
?i*nt aboard to observe missile exercises off the Carolina coast.
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THE SOUVENIR PICTORIAL
EDITION
On the State Champion Seadogs
Will Appear
TUESDAY
Pictures ? Game Reports ? Some
Letters You'll be Anxious to Read ?
And More Pictures I
Don't Miss Itl
Girl-Scouts Attend, Play-Day
Saturday in Morehead City
Seal Campaign
Draws to Close
Activities of the Easter Sea! cam
paign are reaching a climax. The
drive is being conducted to raise
funds for crippled children and
adults.
The school appeal, carried on
during the past week, will end to
day. Coin containers have been
placed in classrooms throughout
the county.
Tomorrow will be Lily Day in
Morehead City and Beaufort. Mem
bers of the Tri-Hi-Y of the More
head City high school and various
Beaufort clubs will sell the lilies
in the downtown sections from 9
a.m. to S p.m.
Coffee Day will be conducted
next Friday with several restau
rants contributing their coffee re
ceipts for that day to the Easter
Seal fund.
Anyone who did not receive a
letter containing seals at the be
ginning of the drive and would
like to contribute may mail their
checks to Mrs. D. G. Bell or Mrs.
Roma Styron, Morehead City.
As part of the program, Mr. Fred
Lewis will speak to the Junior Wo
man's Club of Morehead City, spon
sors of the drive, Mondsy night on
the distribution of county Easter
Seal funds. He will discuss the
summer speech clinic, which is
financed by Easter Seal funds.
? Intermediate Girl Scout troops oM
the county met for a Play-Day
Saturday at the recreation build
ing, Morchead City. It was the
last day of Girl Scout week.
The day started by informal
group singing, followed by a
solemn moment, when Troop 97
presented the colors and stood at
attention during the Pledge of
Allegiance and the repeating of
the Girl Scout Promise. Everyone
sang Girl Scouts Together.
The welcoming address was giv
en by Mrs. Lawrence Hart, of
Morehead City. Troop 161 directed
a "get-acquainted" . game. Each
troop leader introduced her croup,
giving a brief run-down on past ac
tivitiei and progress in the last
year.
MonAead troops presented tut
following program: 97 sang some
GS rounds, 148 gave a panel show,
written and planned by the girls,
161 put on a schoolroom scene skit,
also written and directed by the
girls, 277 a folk dance, Strut Miss
Lizzie, 222 wrote and put on a pup
pet show, also two members played
a clarinet duet, 185 presented Mrs.
Earl Murdock of Wildwood, who
gave a charming and educational
talk on her native Germany. She
answered the many questions the
Scouts asked her. This fulfilled
one requirement for second class
rank, the one an International
Friendship.
Lunch hour was a relaxed period
o f food and fellowship among girls
and leaders.
Everyone re assembled in the
See GIRL SCOUTS, Page ?
C.B. Wade Heads
Emeritus Club
C. B. Wade, Morehead City, was
elected president of the Emeritus
Civic Club Monday night at its
meeting at the civic center, Morc
head City.
Other officers are Dr. E. P.
Spcnce, vice-president; Edgar Bun
dy, secretary-treasurer ; and the
following directors: George W.
Huntley, N. L. Walker and the
president.
On the membership committee
arc Dr. James W. Kellogg, David
F. Merrill and Mr. Wade.
The next meeting will be a ladies
night dinner April 21, 1959. Mr.
Walker and Dr. Spcnce will be in
charge of arrangements.
BAPW Clubs to Meet
Sunday at Morehead City
Approximately 90 Business and
Professional Women of district t
will attend their apring meeting
Sunday at the Morehead Biltmore
Hotel. The Carteret club will be
host
Registration will begin at 2 and
the business meeting at 3. Mrs.
James C. Smith, president of the
Carteret club, will introduce spe
cial guests.
The meeting will end at 5:30 with
a seafood dinner served in the
hotel dining room.
Airport Officials Tata Office
rift*, 4epaty clerk at wperiar tNrt, nrcan la fear B?aafert-Merchea4 afefatt eaai
They in, left to right, r. H. Geer Jr., Baa Alfaril hath al Ha*ahia4 City;
aath *t Baaafart htm Hua Jr.,
Mayor George DiU, Morehead City, who stands out like a tore
thumb tn his civilian clothes, claps Adm. Arleigh A. Burltr on the
shoulder and tells him the fishing is fine In Carteret walert.
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SPA Members Meet
Congressional Delegates
New Bookmobile
To Serve County
A new cream-colored bookinobilo
with black lettering has arrived
and will be put in operation soon
throughout the county. Miss Doro
thy Avery, director of the county
library, announced yesterday.
The bookmobile is the walk-in
type and holds double the amount
of books carried on the old one.
The new vqhicle will be viewed far
the first time by members of the
(ouaty library board at their meet
ing Monday morning at the library,
Broad and Follock Streets, Beau
fort.
The library board plans to sell
the old green bookmobile, which
has been in service in the county
since 1947. Mrs J. 0. Barbour Jr.,
chairman of the board, said that a
new one was an absolute necessity.
The board has been setting aside
funds each year in recent years to
meet the cost of the new bookmo
bile.
Mrs. Barbour also reports that
the library has made excellent
progress in the past year. Circula
tion has gone up and many new
books have been added.
Officials Discuss
Carteret Roads
Moses Howard, chairman of the
county board of commissioners,
and Odeil Merrill, clerk to the
board, returned somewhat dis
couraged Wednesday from a con
ference with state highway officials
at New Bern.
Mr. Merrill said that a new pri
ority system for roads has been
put in effect, changing the priority
rating that had been aet up two
years ago.
Highway officials say that the
money spent on bridges in the
county prevents progress on a
road-paving program. Mr. Merrill
added that as he understands it,
putting an additional dirt road on
the highway system jeopardizes
the possibility of getting another
road paved.
The only road paved to date
under the priority system set up
two years ago has been at Stella.
Mr. Howard and Mr. Merrill con
ferred with C. Y. Griffin, district
engineer; R. Markham, division 2
engineer, and Harold Makepeace,
who is in chargc of secondary
roads for the state.
Highway officials said that the
contract for the North River bridge
is to be let March 31.
Morehead School
Clinic Will Begin
At 1 P.M. April 3
The pre-school clinic at More
head City School will begin at 1
p.m. Friday, April J, announces T.
Lcnwood Lee, principal.
Mr. Lee requests that parents
of any child whose sixth birthday
occurs on or before Oct. M, 1959
are asked to obtain information
forms at the school now.
Mr. Lee emphasizes that no shots
will be given at the clinic. Before
a child may start school next fall,
be must have his smallpox vacci
nation aad polio Inoculation.
Parents and children who attend
the pre-school clinic ara to report
to Um auditorium,
? In the nation s capital yesterday
State Ports Authority members
met with the North Carolina Con
gressional delegation to brief rep
resentatives and senators on the
state's two state ports.
D. Leon Williams, executive di
rector, reported on the past year,
the greatest in growth experienced
by the ports at Morehead City and
Wilmington.
The SPA members hope to win
support of the congressmen and
senators for greater port develop
ment.
In conncction with the ports pic
ture, Rep. Jim Bowman of Bruns
wick County introduced this week
in the state legislature a bill which
would provide >5Qe,oo? in emergen
cy funds for development of a port
at Southport
Bowman claims the money ia
needed to attract a new industry
whose Identity, he said, he could
not reveal.
Jury Indicts
J. W. Thompson
Four days after he resigned as
debtor-in-possession of the bank
rupt Kirchofer and Arnold invest
ment firm, James W. Thompson
Jr., 52, of Morehcad City and Ral
eigh, was arraigned at Lillington
on a charge of false pretense.
A Harnett County grand jury on
Monday indicted Thompson for
selling, under false pretense, $2,500
of second preferred stock in Kir
chofer and Arnold to Mrs. Hoover
Adams of Dunn. Mrs. Adams
claims she bought the stock for
her son, Brent, age 12, with money
that was given Brent by his grand
father as a Christmas gift.
Thompson, placed under $10,000
bond Tuesday, has been scheduled
for trial in the May 18 term of
court in Harnett. His bond has
been posted by R. C. Kirchofer,
president of the insolvent firm.
Thompson held the office of vice
president.
Almost simultaneous with the an
nouncement of Thompson's arraign
ment came the report that Kir
chofer and Arnold officers owe the
firm $241,729.28. This was revealed
in a statement filed with the clerk
of federal court for the eastern dis
trict, North Carolina.
Kirchofer and Arnold held the
major portion of stock in the More
head City Shipbuilding firm, which
unofficially closed last fall.
Board Reviews
Tax Problems
In addition to taxpayers who ap
peared In person at the board of
equalization meeting Monday at
the courthouse, there were others
who wrote letters.
Letters relative to taxes or land
valuation were received from the
following: Dr. Lawrence Rudder,
Beaufort; Mrs. Myrtle Roberts for
the M. S. Webb estate, Morehead
City; Mrs. Odcll Tootle, route 1
Morehcad City.
Harold Salter. G. W. Nelaoa,
Mil on H. Willis, Leslie Gordon Ful
cher, Atlantic; Colon II. Wilaon,
Mrs. S. W. Harris, Marahallberg ;
Ship Willis Jr.. Morehead City.
Burke 11. Taylor, Atlantic Beach,
and Coral Bay Club. Bogue Banks.
In addition to those reported Tues
day who personally appeared be
fore -the board. Dr. John Way and
Raymond Ball, both of Beaufort,
Adm. Arleigh A. Burkev
the nation's highest ranking
Naval officer, boarded the
destroyer USS Gyatt at
Morehead City port yester
day morning at 10 o'clock.
The Gyatt weighed anchor
at 10:30 a.m. to participate
in a missile exercise off
shore.
Admiral Burke, preceded by a
Morehead City police patrol oar
carrying Mayor George Dill, More
head City, was escorted to the port
from the intersection of highways
70 and 24 located west of Morehead
City.
Also in the motorcade were three
automobiles carrying high ranking
officers of the admiral's staff, and
a car in which rode Capt. J. L.
Dean, USMC, provost marshal at
Cherry Point.
At the port the complement o f
the Gyatt, in crease-perfect blues
stood at attention while the admiral
was piped aboard. The admiral's
flag, hlue with four white stars,
was briskly raised and fluttered
importantly in the mid-morning
breeic.
Mayor Dill was escorted aboard
and greeted Admiral Burke on the
fantail where cone-shaped missiles
stood in readiness, painted bril
liantly in red, white and yellow.
The mayor welcomed the admiral
to Morehead City. Admiral Burke
commented that the town looked
inviting, speculating that it might
be a nice placc to retire.
"Well, Admiral," the mayor said
"when you've got the gold braid
up to your armpits and arc ready
to leave the Pentagon, you come
on down here and live."
Admiral Burke said he had heard
that the fishing wasn't so good in
these parts. The mayor told him
Carteret waters have all kinds and
sizes of (ish ? all the way up to
marlin.
The admiral said he'd heard of
martin beiu caught here, but waa
it really tiuif Had the mayor ever
caught one?
Mayor Dill said, "Admiral, that
isn t my idea of fishing! My idea
is to put a line overboard and if
you've got something, haul it up
and see what it is. If it isn't worth
anything, shake it off, and put
your line back again until you get
what you want."
The admiral laughed and said
that was more like his idea of fish
ing, too.
Admiral Burke inspected the
crew aboard the Gyatt. There waa
one hitch. The last man in the
ranks had a terrible time opening
the breech in his rifle. The admiral
stood looking and the sailor stood
sweating, pulling at the rifle and
whacking at it.
The admiral smiled, tried him
self to shove the bolt back and
finally the sailor, with brute force,
jammed the bolt back and opened
the breech.
As one observer noted, the guy
must have been in KP all through
boot camp!
Admiral Burke's presence to ob
serve the missile exercise was not
generally announced. Other than
Navy and port personnel and two
press photographers, his arrival at
the port was without fanfare.
Walter Friederichs, port opcra
tioni manager, announces that
Viee-Adm. George C. Towner, USN,
will make a two-and-a-half-hour
visit to the port Tuesday morning.
He will inspect facilities at the port
itself and at Radio Island where
the Navy has an LST loading ramp.
JC Candidates
Will Campaign
Candidates for state Jaycee pres
idency and other officcs will at
tend the district meeting at the
Morehead Biltmore Hotel April
IS- 19, Dr. Russell Outlaw an
nounced at the Jaycee meeting
Monday night at the Blue Ribbon.
They will seek support for office.
He added that Marvin Koonce,
present state president, will be
unabio to attend because of pre
vious commitments.
Bill Singleton reported on an of
ficer workshop at Jacksonville
March 11 which he and the presi
dent, Jerry Willis, attended. Com
munity development, the state Jay
cee No. 1 project, was the major
topic.
Marion Mills reported that pea
nut brittle, to be sold by the men
to raise money, has been ordered.
A group of Jayceea will attend
the state prison show tomorrow
night at New Bern to decide whe
ther the Jayceea want to stage the
show in Morehead City.
Several member* reported that
they would be at the Little League
Held Wednesday afternoon to build
dugouta. The dub will elect atO