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:s= CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 48th YEAR, NO. 61. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFOBT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JULY 31. 1959 " PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Cases Against 30 Dismissed In County Court 0 Clarence Medlin Tried, Convicted for Theft ? Sentenced to Six Months on Roads s Action in Carteret County record er's court Tuesday saw charges of failing to comply with a court or der dismissed against 30 defend ants in an effort io clear a heavy docket. Clarence Medlin, charged with stealing $70 in 1957 from the Curve Inn, Morehead City, was sentenced to six months on the roads. t The thirty whose cases were dis I missed were: L. Pieraon Willis, ? Picrson Willis, Rayford Hamilton, j Sue Petterson, Jocklyn G. Nichol j son, Roger L. Williams, Fred R. | Harkley. Kenneth F. Madden, Louis A. Marciello, R. E. Nichols, William Cromer, Herbert J. Anderson, H. E. Talbot, James J. Madden, John Alfonso Johnson, Luther E. Gadd, jj Everettc S. Knowlton, George Dewey Morton. Jack A. Fisher, Jack Fisher, Nel son R. Fulford, Alfred J. Washing ton, Elsie Humphrey, James Hard esty, Ralph A. Gomez, John East an, Lavaena Fay Eastan, Ivey Merrill, Willie James and Fred Lee Johnson. Other defendants, charges and judgments follow: Alice Davis ? Selling or other wise disposing of mortaged proper ty. Six months in jail suspended on payment of court costs. Kingsley Eugene Worman ? Speeding. Not prosecuted. Arthur Bell Hodgson ? Speeding and having no registration. Not prosecuted. William Harvey Civils ? Speed ing. Court costs. James R. Taylor ? Speeding. Not prosecuted. John A. Clayton Jr. ? Speeding. Not prosecuted. Roy Roger Ellis ? Speeding, $25 fine and court costs. James Langdale ? Public drunk enness, court coats. E. T. Thomas ? Assault. Not prosecuted. Harry Brown ? Public drunken ness, failed to appear, forfeited bond. Paul C. Arnold ? Allowing an See COURT, Page 2 14 Defendants Given Hearings Fourteen defendants appeared in mayor't court at Atlantic Beach Tuesday night. Charles Earl Pope, Lillington, charged with public drunkenneia and disturbing the peace, wa? fined $15 and costs. Herbert Spriagle Jr., Beaufort, was ordered to pay costs after con viction on engaging in a fight, dis turbing the peace and damaging personal property to the extent of $S. He was ordered to make re imbursement for the property dam age and pay costs. Mayor A. B. Cooper also re stricted him from the beach for six months. Restricted from the beach i for six months also was Melvin Willis, Marshallberg, who was or dered to pay costs for fighting and disturbing the peace. Costs were paid by the follow ing for fighting and disturbing the peace: James L. Piver, Beaufort; Donald E. James and Lee W. Freeman, Cherry Point; John C. Lindscy, Camp Lejeune, and Ger ald Gaskill, Beaufort. Costs were levied against James Tanner, Long Island, N. Y., public drunkenness and loud and profane language; Laurin Lee Kite, Vanca boro, loud and profane language; and M. O'Neil Pelletier, Newport, public drunkenness. Robert B. Family, 17. Camp Le jeune. was ordered not to drive on Atlantic Beach for a year. A 17-year-old youth, he was turned over to his father. Family was 1 charged with careless and reckless driving and exceeding the 35-mile an-hour speed limit Bonds were forfeited by Wilbert Lamm, Raleigh and Henry Thomas White, Clayton, both chargcd with public drunkenness. Algernon Butler Named To Succeed Judge Gilliam Algernon L. Butler, Clinton Re publican, has been nominated by President Eisenhower to succeed judge Don Gilliam as federal judge, eastern district of North Carolina. The appointment is yet to be confirmed by the Senate. Others who were mentioned aa possible successors to Gilliam are both Cart eret natives, Julian Gaskill of Goidsboro and Claud Wheatly o I Developers Announce Plans For 1 Spooner's Creek Harbor George Vickroy, Morehead City, surveys the area to become Spoooer's Creek Harbor. Mr. Vickroy is supervising developments as trustee for a group of Pittsburgh, Pa., financiers. He has lived in Morehead City since 1ISC. Am air view of the area a* II appears w>, looking from the south | (Bofoe Sound) northward (top ?( picture). I $4 Million Marina, Hotel, Shops Planned by 1962 I naer development west ol More head City and immediately west of Mitchell Village on Bogue Sound is what the owners promise will be the finest yacht basin on the In tracoastal Waterway, the finest anywhere on the entire east coast. When completed, within an esti mated two years, the development will represent an investment of more than $4,000,000. George W. Vickroy, Morehead City, one of the prime movers of the development, is supervising all operations as trustee for a group of Pittsburgh, Pa., financiers head ed by Sherman T. Rock, nationally known Pittsburgh attorney. The tract, on which the yacht ba sin is being bulldozed out of swamp lands and lowlands, has a Bogue Sound frontage of 3500 feet and ex tends to NC highway 24. A portion of it was acquired from F. A. Suth erland, the remainder from the Roosevelt heirs of the late Mrs. Hoffman. In encompasses a large well-pro tected body of water known as Spooner's Creek from which the development has acquired its of ficial title, Spooner's Creek Har bor. The owners are dredging the ba sin and its tributary streams and installing a completely modern ma rina which will have berths for 200 yachts as well as complete haul-out, maintenance, fuel and re pair facilities. niMi planned are overmgru ac commodations for yachtmcn and their guests, a restaurant, a laun dry, a small shopping center, a yacht sales room. An unusual fea ture will be a recreation room for professional skippers and their crews. On the bluff just west of the yacht basin the owners propose to build a 200-room luxury resort ho tel and a private yacht club. Ho tel facilities will include a dining room, ball room, fresh water swim ming pool, tennis courts, beach an the sound and a supervised play ground for children. The dredging operation will cre ate a main basin 600 feet wide and 1,500 feet long with a minimum depth of 9 feet. The tributaries will be dredged to a depth of 8 feet) The property not required for the marina and hotel consists of 350 homesites, the majority of which will front on three miles of waterfront inside the harbor. Each lot will be approximately one-half acre in size and the owners of those which are not on the water will enjoy waterfront privileges in the marina and hotel frontages. The entire development is to be highly restricted. There will be no public offering of homesites. Only single family dwellings will be per mitted, and these must contain a minimum of 1,750 square feet of livable area exclusive of garages and porches. Building plans must be approved by the developers. Building set back lines are plan Tides at the Beaufort Bar See MARINA, Page Z Tide Table HIGH LOW Friday, July 31 5:06 a.m. 5:32 p.m. 11:16 a.m. 6:00 a.m. 6:18 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1 Sunday, Aug. 2 12:01 a.m. 12:03 p.m. 5:46 a.m. 5:59 p.m. 12:46 a.m. 12:49 p.m. 7:28 a.m. f:37 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1 Tuesday, Aug. 4 1:30 a.m. 1:33 p.m. 8:07 a.m. S:15 p.m. 2:11 a.m. 2:14 p.m. South Carolina Attorney Burned In Yacht Fire Richard A. Palmer, 45, of Flor ence, S. C , who was burned aboard the yacht Nipab Friday night in Morehead City harbor, was report ed doing "pretty well," yesterday in Morehead City Hospital. Mr. Palmer, an attorney, is past chairman of the South Carolina Highway Commission and present chairman of the South Carolina prisons board, according to Dr. L. J. Norris, who is attending the yacht fire victim. Mr. Palmer is suffering from first and second degree burns on his right arm, right side of his chest and back, and both legs from the knees down. According to Coast Guard re ports, Palmer was burned by a gasoline fire in the engine com partment of the yacht while at tempting to start the engine at about 9 p. m. Friday. At that time the Nipah, owned by H. L. Wilcox, of Florence, law partner of Mr. Palmer, was moor ed 300 yards southwest of the port terminal. Also aboard was Mr. Wil cox. When Palmer's clothing caught fire, causing him to be seriously burned, Mr. Wilcox, in the yacht's dinghy, went to the Coast Guard vessel, Chilula, berthed at the port. The Chilula lowered one of its 25-foot boats and went to the Ni pah where Mr. Palmer was taken aboard. It then returned to the Chilula where it was hoiatcr aboard again. Meanwhile, Dr. Norris had been called. He directed that Mr. Palm ar be taken immediately to the hospital. After the Dill amlmlance left the dock with the burned man, the Chilula again lowered ? boat which took the Nlpah in tow to the More head City yacht basin. The Nipah, a 40-foot cabin cruis er, ran into trouble when the two men aboard her tried to switch from one fuel tank to the other. The men were bound for Morehead City to pick up their sons, Camp Sea Gull campers. The Nipah's home port U George town, S. C. Marines Leave for Mediterranean jumrwr " v". ^ v> ""s max. Loading this week at Morehead City port were Marines and equipment, a relief battalion bound (or the Mediterranean. Unless rain delayed operations, the Navy vessels making up the Mediterranean bound fleet were scheduled to leave Morehead City late yesterday. A battalion of Marines from the Med iterranean, who will be relieved by the contingent that embarked this week, is expected at Morehead City the Utter part of August. Four-Laning of Highway Into Morehead May be Near Fisherman Dies On Fleming Pier W. H. Mixon, 51, Goldsboro, suf fered a heart attack on Fleming's fishing pier, Atlantic Beach, be tween 7:15 and 7:30 a. m. yester day, and was dead upon arrival at Morchead City Hospital. He was rushed to the hospital by the Bcll-Munden ambulance. Mr. Mlxon, a traveling salesman, was staying at the Edgewatcr Lodge, Atlantic Beach, on one of his rou tine visits to this area. He de cided to go fishing before break fast and was stricken while on the pier. The body was moved to Golds boro by Carl Motley, Goldsboro funeral director, yesterday noon. The funeral service will be at 4 this afternoon in the Episcopal church, Goldsboro. Mr. Mixon is survived by his wife; son, Henry, and daughter, Mrs. Betty Daughtry. Recreation Commission To Enforce New Rules Because the Wednesday and Fri-| day night tccn-age dances at the Morchead City recreation center are becoming so crowded, the rec reation commission has dccided that new membership cards wiy be issued. The cards must be shown at the door when a member wants to enter the building. In the near future, membership blanks and rules which must be obeyed by the holder of a mem bership card, will be distributed. When the child returna the blank, signed by one of his parents, he will be issued a membership card. The rules set up by the recrea tion commission, follow: (forehead City Recreattoa Center Teen-Age Program AU applicants for membership must meet the following qualifica tions: 1. Have reached their twelfth birthday. ? e~*am *? tfu -nnl imt. trm mw. lUr*.* axj u Uutt4 t. th* ?ut (rl<U ? 2. Registered in Morchcad City School system or Morchead teen agers not in school may make ap plication in person to the recreation commission. Members will abide by the fol lowing rules as posted in club: 1. Admittance by membership cards only. 2. Members may invite gucit and register guest at door. Mem bers will be responsible for be havior of guest. 3. Smoking is allowed in front lounge by those having reached their 16th birthday. 4. No alcohol ii permitted in building or on grounds. 5. Junior group will check out on leaving and not return during the evening. 6. Parents arc requested to pick children up promptly at 10:30 p. in. at door. 7. There will be no loafing on grounds at night. 8. Children should be suitably dressed, according to various sea sons and occasion. After school opens, the dances (or teen-agers will be held Friday and Satunliy nights. Further information may be had by contacting Fred Lewis, recrea tion director. Thunder Showers Hit Wednesday Temporary relief In the form of i cold front and thundcrshowcrs bit the Carteret area Wednesday afternoon after nearly three weeks jf sweltering weather. The short ihowcr in the early afternoon >rought .28 inches of moisture, ac :ording to local weather observer Stanley Davis. Temperature ranges, as record id by Mr. Davis, for the period Monday through Wednesday were ii follows: High Low Wind Monday ... 88 77 SW rueaday ? 76 WSW Wednesday U 73 VAB. /lVVlUH V J mc OMK IIIKIIWIIJ Commission Wednesday indicates that 'four-laning of Highway 70 from Cherry Point to the western outskirts of Morehead City, may come in the near future. According to reports from Ra leigh, the critical section of high way 70 between the Marine Corps Air Station and Morehead City, one of the state's two sea port cities, will be surveyed from the air. Bill Babcock, highway director, terms this "the most crowded por tion of 70 now" and intimated that four-laning of this section may take precedence over other critical areas. He even indicated that funds may be available to do some of this work during the current bicn nium. Mr. Babcock said that the traffic build-up on 70, between Raleigh and Morehead City will mount steadily over the coming years. Joe DuBois, manager of the Morehead City chambcr of com merce, which has been plugging for a four-lane highway from Cher ry Point to Morehead City, said yesterday, "I'm glad the highway commission has seen our critical situation. Traffic is on the increase and along with future planning, something must be done to im prove highway 70." Beaufort Commissioners To Meet Twice Next Week Beaufort town commissioners will meet twice next week. Their monthly meeting will begin at 7:30 p. m. Monday at the town hall. The commissioners will meet again at 7:30 next Friday night, Aug. 7, when the extension of the town limits will he considered. Persons interested in the proposed extension are invited. Detailed description of the area to be annexed, with metes and bounds, has appeared in three is sues of THE NEWS-TIMES. The last notice with that description and announcing next Friday night's meeting will appear Tuesday Aug. 4. Boat Aided The 30-footer from Fort Macon i took in tow Tuesday morning a : small boat that had motor trouble. The boat was spotted while the 30 footer was on a routine aids-to-nav igation run. It was towed to a I marina on the Beaufort-Morehead i causeway. i Supper Honors Terry Sanford Terry Sanford, Faycttcville, re portedly a candidate for governor of North Carolina, was feted Wed nesday evening by William H. Pot ter, Beaufort, at a buffet supper in the Sea Level room at the More head Biltmorc. Among the 40 present, the fol lowing were from outside Carteret County: Paul Thompson, Fayette ville; Pick Urquahart and Harry Stewart, Raleigh; Bill White, Jack sonville; and Wesley McDonald, Washington, D. C. Brief talks were made by George W. Dill, Morehcad City mayor, Mr. Potter, Mr. McDonald and Mr. Sanford. Mr. Sanford spoke yesterday morning at a breakfast meeting of the North Carolina Electrical Con tractors' Association at the More head Biltmorc. Hargett Appeals (0-Day Sentence Ollic Hargett of Kinston was convicted of public drunkenness Monday in Morehead City record er's court and sentenced to 60 dayi in jail. Hargett appealed the ver< diet to the next term of superiot court and his bond was set at $100. Charges against Edan Earl War< ren of Morehcad City, for failing to comply with a court order, wcr? dismissed. William J. McDonald of Fayettevillc forfeited bond when he was called and failed to appear to answer charges of public tirunk enncss. Paul F. Dresser of Roxbury, Mass., paid court costs after he was found guilty of speeding. Bill Moscley of Morehcad City paid court costs on a public drunken ness conviction. Frederick D. Taylor of More hcad City, was charged with as sault. Prayer for judgement was continued for one month. The state decided not to prose cute John W. Facomicr, charged with peeping into the bedroom win dow of a room occupied by a fe male. Power Off Power flow was Interrupted briefly both Wednesday and Thurs day afternoons during thunder itorms in the Morehcad City area. First Methodist Church Opens Bids on Construction Bids totaling *17*344.13 for ( fellowship hall and remodeling the educational building were opened Thursday night at the Kirst Meth odist Church. Morchcad City. Contract* arc expected to be let within the next three weeks, ac cording to Bud Dixon, chairman of the official church board. Law bids sabntlUed were as fol Iowa: Hardy-Harvey, Inc., Kinston, general contractor. $111, 679; plumb ing, Styron Brothers, Morchcad City, $7,95(1; heating and air con ditioning. Styron Brothers, $42,950, and electrical work. Hatsell Elec tric Co., Beaufort, IS.MS.IS. Archie (loyal Davis, Durham, architect, tu present at the bid opening. The mew fellowship hall will be built on the northwest corner ol Arendcll and fth Street, next to Um aducattopd MMtas- B wfll face Arendcll Street and cover the area now occupied by a service station building and the Hamilton Furniture parking lot. The property was purchased by the church last year from Earle Webb of Morchcad City and New York. The ground* around the building will be landscaped. Total coat of the project, with architect's fee and furnishings, is expected to be $200,000. After contracts are let, the new construction ia expected to be let in eight months. Ckairmaa ef the building com mittee ia G. E. Sanderson. Com mittee members are Henry White, Mrs. J. C. Taylor, Jack Roberta and W. B. Chalk. Appointed this week to bead ? special finance committee for rais ing the fundi necessary was Gro
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