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ALL WHO READ READ THE NEWS-TIMES CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 48th YEAR, NO. 67. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1959 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Marines from Mediterranean To Dock at Port Monday James E. Crowe Attends Lion Cabinet Meeting The cabinet of district 31-H of North Carolina Lions Clubs met in its first quarterly session Sunday at Kinston. Gov. James E. Crowe of Morehead City presided and in ternational counselor Ben H. Par rott of Kinston gave the invocation. The cabinet approved a budget of $4,1X5 and a goal of 10 per cent increase in membership. It au thorized a $2,500 bond for secre tarytreasurer James E. Eubanks of Morehead City and a $50 gift for retiring secretary - treasurer W. W. Whittington of Kinston. The group decided on a 10-polnt program of district activity and a 15-item plan for club achievements. Special reports were given by the eye bank chairman, white can di rector and membership chairman. The first of a series of zone meet ings will be held at 2 p. m. Sept. 20 at llavelock with zohe chairman Darrell W. Moore of Havelock pre siding. The fall cabinet meeting will be held Nov. 8 at 3 p. m. at the Hotel Goldsboro in Goldsboro. Benjamin O'Neal Leaves Ocracoke Lifeboat Station Benjamin L. O'Neal, BMC, who has served three years as com manding officer of the Ocracoke Coast Guard lifeboat station, will leave Sunday for New York City to await transfer to the Mediter ranean area. O'Neal, a native of Ocracoke, was active in local affairs, He was assistant Scoutmaster, teacher in the Methodist Sunday school and a member of the Ocracoke Civic Club. Since enlisting in the Coast Guard in November, 1946, he has served both at the Ocracoke sta tion and on the patrol boat there. During World War 11 he served in the Army in the southwest Pacific area. His wife, the former Naomi Simpson, served in the Women's Army Corps during the war and wai stationed in California. They were married in April 1941 and have one son, Douglas. | Jaycees Discuss Football Plans The Morehead City Jaycee* met Monday night at the Rex restau rant and discussed the football pro gram at Morehead City high school for the coming year. It was announced that the club would sponsor a house-to-house season ticket sale sometime next week, according to club spokesman Cliff Lynch. L. E. Kelly aid L. G. Dunn were ? appointed as co-chairmen of a com mittee to provide restraining ropes around the football field. Sonny Geer and Charles Willii were named to head a committee to so licit advertiaing for the programs and to see that the programs are printed. Selected to be in charge of the ice at the concession stand and seeing that drinks arc kept cold were Paul Cordova, Horace Willis 1 and Cliff Lynch. REA Officer Warns Of Sunday Outtage Carteret-Craven Elcctric Mem bership Corp., members living in the Maysville, Stella and PelleUtr areas will be without electric pow er from 4:30 a. m. until 7 a. m. Sunday morning. W. C. Carlton, REA manager, says that Carolina Power and Light Co., if weather permit*, will ke working on their lines in the Mays ville area and will cut off the co op's sub-station that feeds this ana for the boura indicated above. Senate Panes Pert Fund BIN in Roll Call Vote Washington, D. C-, The Senate passed and sent to President Eisen hower Monday a 1,206,000,000 water projects money bill breach his bud get by 30 million dollars. The action came on a 82-9 rot call vote. North Carolina projects in the bit include MOO, 0(0 for work on th< Camp Lfjeuue ? The 3rd Bat talion, 2nd Marines, fresh from a six-month tour of "Old World" cities and the Mediterranean, will return to its old home at Camp Lejeune Monday. The battalion, which sailed from Morehead City Feb. 25 for duty with the US Sixth Fleet, was re lieved of its NKLM responsibilities at Gibraltar early this month by the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines. The six ships of Amphibious Squadron Four, with Lt. Col. Thomas S. Witherspoon's rein forced battalion aboard, will split into two groups and simultaneous ly unload the Marines at Morehead City and Onslow Beach. Barring ?nforseen delays, the unloadings will begin at 7 a.m. Arrangements have been made for dependents to greet the return ing leathernecks at both the More head City docks and Onslow Beach. The l)SS Mt. McKlnley (AGC-7), IISS Freemont ( APA-44J, and the USS Rankin (AKA-103) will tie up at Morehead City piers to unload embarked marines and their equip ment. Port authorities have granted permission for dependents to visit the ships, however, visitors must adhere to certain procedures and regulations. Automobiles will be parked just inside the port gates and busses will transport the visi tors directly to the ships' accom modation ladders. No loitering or smoking will be permitted on the docks. After their visit aboard ship, dependents must return by bus to their parked cars. The three other ships of the squadron are scheduled to land their troops and cargo on a stretch of Onslow Beach between the Staff NCO clubhouse and the site of the proposed fishing pier. These ships, carrying! tanks, artillery* ONTOS, and amphibious tractors, are the USS Grant County (LST-1174) USS DeSota County (LST-1171), and the USS Ft. Mandan (LSD-21). At Onslow Beach, visitors' cars will be parked on the Camp Le jcune side of the intracoastal waterway and shuttle busses will carry the dependents to the Ser geants-andbclow beach house. Except for the amphibious trac tor platoon, which will go directly to Courthouse Bay after the land ing, the troops will be staged in pre-marked areas between the beach house and the waterway be fore returning to their division area. Congressman Visits A recent visitor to Morehead City state port was Donald L. Jack son, congressman from the 16th district, California, which embraces Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. He is shown here with Cdr. Claude G. Winstcad of the Chflula. Port Calendar Morehead City State Port Tubingen ? Due today to pick up cargo of tobacco for Europe. Capiopa? Due Monday to load dry milk for South Amcrica. Granada? Due Wednesday with import cargo of lumber. Birkcnstein ? Due Aug. 28 to load tobacco for Europe. Three Men Fail To Face Charges Mayor A. B. Cooper of Atlantic Bcach Monday night issued orders for three defendants who failed tb appear in Mayor's court to face charges. The three were James Walters Milton of Greenville, S. C . Lawrie Guthrie of Beaufort and James P. Tiggins of Camp Lejeune. Milton was called and failed to appear to answer charges of as sault with a deadly weapon and Higgins failed to show up to be tried for assault with a baseball. Charges against Guthrie were for public drunkenness, using loud and profane language in public, resist ing arrest and damaging city prop erty. In other court action Max Ray Phifcr of Fort Mill, S. C? and Bill Ross Phifer of New Bern were both ordered to pay $5 and court costs after they were found guilty of public drunkenness. Paying court costs on public drunkenness convictions were Ru dolph Thomas Smith of Stantons burg and William A. Thornton Jr. of Camp Lejeune. The cases against James T. Fo garty and Alan W. Johnson, both of Cberry Point, were continued until next week's term of court. Both defendants are charged witli public drunkenness. To Picnic Today The Newport Home Demonstra tion club will have ita annual pic nic today at 5 p. m. at the home of Mrs. R. A. Gagnon. Each mem ber it to bring enough food for themselves and any guests they may Mac. 14 Attend Play Try-Outs Tuesday Fourteen persons attended try outs for Angel Street (the play which reached the screen as Gas light). Try-outs were conducted Tuesday night at the recreation building by Jimmy Whcatley, di rector. Mr. Whcatley has appointed Lil lian Frances ' Giddens and Trcssa Vickcrs as stage managers, Frank Carlson, in charge of lighting; Sandy Carlson and Arlene Mohlcr, make-up, Jean Holt, properties manager, and Ruth Peeling, pub licity. Attending try-outs were Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner, George Jack son, Mrs. C. J. Beaver, Peggy Holt, Joyce Lewis. Bill Davit, Mrs. Vickers, Miss Giddens, Anne Ma rie Lewis, Larry McComb, Doro thy Freeman, Miss Peeling and Miss Mohler. Mr. Whcatley expccts to name the cast the latter part of this week. Rehearsals will start the second week in September. The play is scheduled for production the latter part of October. Jimmy Whcatley, director of An gel Street, yesterday named mem bers of the cast. John Wagner of Morehead City will play Jack Manningham, the male lead. Mrs. Shelby Freeman, Atlantic Beach, will play Mrs. Man ningham and Bill Davis of Beau fort has been cast as the detective, Mr. Rough. Nancy, a maid, will be played by Anne Marie Lewis of Morehead City and Elizabeth, also a maid, will be played by Mrs. C. J. Bea ver. Beaufort Rotarians Hear Talk on Drugs, Pharmacy Members of the Beaufort Rotary Club heard a talk on the standards maintained in the dispensing of drugs and a background outline of pharmacy from guest speaker Da vid Jones at their Tuesday night meeting. Six visiting Rotarians attended, including on* tram Peuncylvaaia. Thieves Enter Three Offices Monday Night ? $1 ,000 Cash Missing From Three Offices ? Only One Office Left Untouched in Robbery Thieves who broke into the Medi cal Arts building Monday night took approximately $1,000 in cash from the offices of three doctors, according to Morehcad City police. The building is located at 1707 Arendell St., Morehead City. Entrance to the offices was made by breaking the glass in the doors and reaching inside to unlock the door, according to police chief Herbert Griffin who, along with Sgt. William J. Condie, is conduct ing the investigation. The Medical Arts Building houses the offices of four doctors and three of them, the offices of Dr. W. M. Brady, Dr. John Gainey and Dr. John W. Morris, were broken in to. The other office, occupied by Dr. Silas O. Thorne was not en tered. Ponce reports said that money apparently was the only thing tak en by the thief or thieves, as nar cotics and prescription blanks in the offices were not touched. The money in all three offices was in desk drawers and represent ed fees taken in by the doctors. The robbery was first discovered Tuesday morning by Dr. Brady when he went to open his office. Police set the time of the robbery as sometime between 9:30 Monday night and 6 a. m. Tuesday. A nurse in one of the offices told police that she had worked late at the office Monday night and left around 9:30. An investigation of residents liv ing near the medical center failed to turn up any witnesses who heard or saw the robbers. Fingerprint ex perts were called to the scene but as yet have not completed their reports, poliee said. Jeep Still Missing The 1954 green jeep stolen from Aaron Craig, Newport, Friday night is still missing, according to the sheriff's department. The jeep bears 1959 North Carolina licensc number 8843-SW.' County Health Department Uses Last of Polio Vaccine Study in Restraint Photo by Reginald Lewis | Yield not to temptation ml*ht be the background music for this , picture. Abner merely twitches an inquisitive whisker toward the fish. Two seconds later, bis willpower broke and be had his jaws around it. Government Considers Plan To Dispose of Housing Units ? Richard Davidson Assumes Job As District Engineer Col. Richard P. Davidson arrived in Wilmington Monday preparatory to taking over as district engineer of the Corps of Engineers Wilming ton district. Colonel Davidson will succeed Col. Henry C. Rowland Jr., who has filled the district engineer post since August 1956. Colonel Row land planned to go on terminal leave today and will retire from the Army Sept. 30, after over 22 years of service with the Corps of Engineers. The incoming district engineer was born in Detroit, Ala., March 6, 1>11 and was commissioned as a reserve officer in the Corps of Engineers in 1937 after attending the University of Alabama. He en tered active duty in 1M1 and served in the Southwest Pacific during the second world war. After World War II, Colonel Da vidson, through 1948, was at The Engineer School as chief, opera tions group; as assistant director of courses; and then as director of courses. He then was assigned to Camp Gordon, Ga., as command ing officer, 924th Engineer Corp, after which he attended the Com mand and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kas. From 1950 to 1952 Colonel Da vidson served in the Garrison Dis trict, Riverdalc, N. D., first as chief, town management diviaion, and then as assistant district en gineer. From 1952 to 19SS he was executive officer, later assistant district engineer, East Atlantic District, French Morroco. He then attended the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. From 1955 to 1958 he was assigned to the office of the deputy chief of staff for operations, Washington, D. C. He has been at Tbule sincc July 1158. Both Colaoel Davidsoa and Col onel Rowland were in Charlotte Monday to look over construction work at the Charlotte Ordnance Missile plant They visited with Governor Hodges Tuesday and then went on to Goidaboro for an in spection of Corp* building obliga tions at Seymour Johnson Air Ian* Bate. Richard P. Davidson . . . new engineer Dr. A. F. Chestnut Confers With AEC Dr. A. F. Chestnut, director of the North Carolina Institute of Fisheries, was one of three state officials who conferred in Wash ington Wednesday with the Atomic Energy Commission. The group discussed proposed plans of the AEC to dump low level atomic wastes off the Carolina coast. The commission recently an nounced plans to dump atomic re fuse 80 miles east of Nags Head. The board of Conservation and De velopment In June protested AEC consideration of a dumping site 22 miles off Morchcad City. Dr. Chestnut was accompanied to Washington by W. C. Carmichael Jr., chairman of the governor's co-ordinating committee on atomic energy, and Dr. Roy Norton, state health officer. Pony Penning The Cedar Island Banker Pony Association will sponsor a pony penning Labor Day, Sept. 7, from 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. The associa tion reports about 70 ponies to be pMMd with U-U to tw far tala. ? Cherry Point ? Military officials have announced that they arc con sidering preliminary plans for the disposal of 762 inadequate housing units now being occupied by mili tary and civilian personnel. A spokesman quickly added that no disposal of housing is contem plated this calendar year, so ten ants will have adequate time lor planning their future moves. Affected by the disposal plans are families residing in govern ment quarters outside the base in what is known as '"Flat Top" and "Splinterville" housing areas. Both projects are located in Havcloek and contain one, two and three bedroom units. Personnel will still be assigned to Flat or Splinterville housing, but not on a permanent basis. Prior to such assignment, personnel must agree to vacate by a certain date within the next two years in order that the units may be razed or sold. Authorities do not expect that disposal of the units will cause a great many families to be left with out housing. They explained that many families residing there now will be accommodatcd in other government quarters, and that oth ers will vacate the units due to normal transfers from Cherry Point. Some will have to make plans for shelter when the time comes for them to vacatc their units. Although no definite disposal plan has yet been approved, the following schedule is under consid eration : During fiscal year IMS: Disposal of 12S Flat Top houses on the west side of Roosevelt Blvd. by Feb. 1, 1960, and another 124 units on the cast side of Roosevelt Blvd., by June 25, 1960. During fiscal year 1961: Disposal of three increments of 164 Splint erville units each by Oct. 1, 1960, Feb. 1, 1961 and June 25, 1961. Officials explained that the fu ture disposal of the 762 units is in accordance with previous plans and was one of the justifications for the construction of enlisted Capehart housing at Cherry Point. Authorities believe the phased program of disposal will allow nearby communities and residents sufficient time to adjust to the population shift, and will insure that the nnit? iff utilized aft inng || poiMihia before jitpwil begin*. Private Physicians Have Sufficient Supply At noon yesterday the county health department did not have any polio vaccine left, according to Dr. Luther Fulcher, county health officer. Dr. Fulcher said that nine doses were available when the office opened, but these were quickly used. Hi said that 540 doses had be?ll ordered from Raleigh last week hut had not arrived. The health officer said that Cart eret received an allotment of 108 doses last week from the state's total dosage of 54,000. This is the allotment of which the last was used yesterday. Dr. Fulcher said that he order ed the vaccine from the state be cause it was cheaper than buying it from retail suppliers. He said he hoped the new order would come through in time to vaccinate pre school children, who must have the shots before enter ing school. After receiving the first shot, two weeks is required be fore taking the second shot. Three shots are required for full protec tion, but only two are necessary to enter school. Private physicians have an am ple supply of vaccine, according to reports. A spokesman for Eli Lilly and , Co., supplier of polio vaccine in this area reported Tuesday that ! there is now sufficient polio vac-| cine in the county. 11c said that last year the Lilly drug firm had to destroy 11 mil lion doses oi outdated vaccine. The vaccine was valued at $8 million. He said the amount of vaccine manufactured this year was based on an estimate of the amount used last year. Judge Sentences New Jersey Man A Patterson, N. J., driver, Charles D. liarkley, was sentenced to 30 days in jail Monday by Judge Herbert O. Phillips 111 in Morchead City recorder s court for having improper registration. The sentence was suspended on payment of $25 and court costs. The full fine will be remitted to liarkley if he was able to present a valid liability insurance policy to the court within five days. In other court action John David Willis of Morehead City was or dered to pay one-half court costs after he was found guilty of going the wrong way on a one-way street. Alonzo Jones of Morehead City forfeited bond when he failed to appear to answer charges of mak ing a U-turn at 24th and Arendell. Leslie Davis of Morehead City was taxed with court costs on a charge of public drunkenness and Joseph Allen Dixon of Beaufort was fined $25 for having no operat or's license. The fine was remitted when the defendant presented a valid license to the court. The case against Donald D.. Scss lar was continued until next Mon day's court. Beaufort Board Appoints New Commissions ? Port-Harbor, Zoning Commissions Set Up ? Sworn in by Mayor At Special Meeting A five-man port and harbor com mission and a five-man zoning commission was appointed and sworn in by mayor W. H. Potter Monday night at a special meet ing of the Beaufort town board. Serving on the port commission for the next three years will be Rufus Sewell and J. O. Barbour Jr. Appointed for two-year terms were Glenn B. Willis Jr. and Dr. John E. Way. The fifth member of the commission, Gerald Austin, will serve a one-year term. The new members of the zoning commission and the length of their terms arc Gilbert Potter, three years; J. P. Harris, three years, Ralph Thomas, two years; Earl Madcs, two years; and James H. Davis, one year. The board discussed the Oct. 10 referendum on city limits exten sion. In conjunction with this, town attorney Claud Wheatly, suggested that a restrictive clause be added to the annexation ordinance stat ing that even though the referen dum carries, the fire department will not be able to answer any alarms outside of the present city limits until the board is able to meet and officially admit the pro posed area. This would require a bout three days. Also discussed was the sewage problem at tkc west end of Broad Street where, at low tide, sewage from the houses in the area dumps onto the ground. The houses arc not connected to the city sewer lines and the sewage emptied into Gallant's Channel before the new bridge was built. It was proposed that a study be made to determine the best course of action for re living the situation. Mr. Wheatly suggested that the town prepare an ordinance book and a minutes book. He stated that as long as the town did not have such books they could not legally enforce town ordinances. At the meeting were Mayor Pot ter; commissioners W. R. Hamil ton, Bert Brooks, Dr. David Far rior, Math Chaplain and William Davis; Mr. Wheatly and clerk Ron anld Earl Mason. Town Resident A recent nc*sstory reported that Odell Merrill, register of deeds lives beyond the town limits of Beau fort. Mr. Merrill's home is within the town limits, close to the pres ent cast boundary on Front Street. Court Hears Summations In Four Lockhart Suits Attorney!! yesterday afternoon presented their summations to the jury in the civil suits brought by Stanley Lockhart, Morehcad City, against four fire insurance com panies. Mr. Lockhart is suing for pay ment of $9,000 in insurance he al leged was owed him by the com panies as the result of his build ing, the Parakeet Cafe, being de stroyed by fire in November 1937. The insurance companies claim that the building, at the time of the fire, was not being used for the purpose for which it was insured and further claimed that Mr. Lock hart did not properly file a proof of loss claim. Named as defendants in the case arc World Fire and Marine lnsur Tide Table Tides it the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, Aug- 21 10:19 a.m. 4:00 a.m. I 10:33 p.m. 4:20 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 11:03 a.m. 4:39 a.m. 11:19 p.m. 3:01 p.m. Suaady, Aug. 23 11:50 a.m. 5:17 a.m.] 5:43 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24 12:02 a.m. 3:36 a.m. 12:34 p.m. 6:36 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2> 12:47 a.m. 6:44 a.m. 1:18 p.m. 1:41 pj?. ancc, London Assurance, The Home Insurance Company, and the Manhattan Fire and Marine Insur ance Co. All suiti were consoli dated (or trial. The caw opened Tuesday after noon and continued through yes terday. On the jury were Orville Gaskill, Ed Weeks, Clarence Bell, Guy Wil lis. William Holland, Reginald Sty ron, B. 0. Ketncr, William Lloyd, Romain Gaskill, Herman L. Arthur and Rogers H. Hunt. Attorneys for Mr. Lockhart were Hamilton, Hamiltoo and Phillips, More head City, and for the insur ance companies, Barden, Stith and McCotter, New Bern, with C. R. Wheatly Jr., Beaufort. Because of the length of the Lock hart-insurancc company trial, court is 'way behind the scheduled doc ket. The Browa vs. Moore ease, in volving a controversy over dock* lng of menhaden boats at the Moore dock on Front Street, Beaufort, has definitely been scheduled, how ever, for 10 a. m. Monday, accord ing to A. H. Jamca, clerk of court. That case had been docketed for this past Tuesday. After the Jary retains its ver dict In the Lockhart-inaurance com pany cases, the White va. De Vaughn case will be triad. If tUa case should be the last to be tried this week, the Brown va. Moore caaa will opea aa scheduled Mod Sao OMJIX, ft* I .