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:h: CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES IW< 48th YEAR, NO. 69. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MOBEHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, AUGUST 28. 1959 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAY8 Hundreds Attend Funeral Rites for Jesse Taylor ? Energy Group Finds No Danger In AEC Plan ? Advisors Recommend j Going Along with Plan ? Fishermen, Residents Protest Morehead Site The governor's advisory com mittee on Atomic Energy has an nounced that it finds no danger in an Atomic Engcry Commission's proposal to dump low-level atomic wastes off the North Carolina coast. The committee recommended that the state go along with the plan and "thereby make another contribution to the development of the peacetime benefits of atomic energy." Fishermen and the Department of Conservation and Development protested an earlier plan to dump the atomic waste at a site about 22 miles off Morehead City. The committee advised that if this site could have been used safely then the new site, some 80 miles off Nags Head, should not be a matter of concern to residents or fishermen. W. C. Carmichael Jr., chairman of the governor's advisory com mittee, Dr. A. F. Chestnut of -?Morehead City, director of the Fisheries Institute, and Dr. Roy Norton, state health officer, con ferred with the Atomic Energy Commission in Washington last week. It was after this conference that the advisory committee reach ed its decision. The committee's report was sign by Mr. Carmichael, Dr. Henry C. Thomas, UNC chemistry professor -? and consultant in problems related to atomic wastes, and Dr. Norton.1 Coast Guard , Reports Assists Saturday was a busy day for Coast Guardsmen at the Fort Macon station, as they answered three calls for help. One assist was made Wednesday. At 9 a.m. Saturday the Fort Macon tower lookout spotted an outboard boat north of Beaufort in let front range light. The 40 footer went to the assistance of the boat and towed it to the causeway ^narina. The boat was owned by W. T. Fuller of Raleigh and had exper ienced motor trouble. Crew of the 40 footer was Fred Aleock, BM1, and Sam Wiersteiner, ET2. At 4:50 p.m. the tower lookout again spotted an outboard in . trouble. It was located west of the inlet buoy and its occupants were waving a white flag. Hastle Babrr, BM2, and Sam Wiersteiner, ET2, went to assist the outboard in the CG 30 footer. They took the boat, owned by Dr. J. R. Saunders of Raleigh, in tow and brought it in. At 4:45 p.m. the 40 footer left the base for Wilkerson's Creek ( bridge oo the Pungo River. Fort ^Macon had received a phone call from the Belhavcn station that a 36 foot yacht, Alyne, was aground a mile north of the bridge. The 4* footer arrived on the scene at 1:45 p.m. and at 9:15 started pulling the yacht off. It was refloated at 12:15 a.m. The Coast Guardsmen arrived back at Fort Macon at 5:15 a.m. Sunday. The crew making the assist was .Fred Alcock, BM1, Lcnton Wil liams, EN2, and Jack Miller, YN3. At ?:? Wednesday night the station received a radio call that the fishing vessel Seven Brothers was broken down at the sea buoy. The boat is owned by R. Nelson of Harkcrs Island. Norvie GilUkin, EN2, and Eugene Carpenter, SN, towed the boat to Beaufort with the 30 footer. Chamber Group To Have Planning Meeting Sept. 8 The advertising committee of the Greater Morehead City Chamber of Commerce, will meet Tuesday, Sept. S, at 6:30 to plan advertis ing for I960 and a campaign to ? attract car ferry passengers to' Morehead City and Atlantic Beach. Dick Parker, advertising chair man, haa expanded the committee to include all thoae wboae business would be affected by the tourist trade. The meeting will be held at the Ughthouae Restaurant, Atlantic Beach. A buffet dinner will be aervad. i ' . The world paid its last respects to Jesse G. Taylor yesterday and hun dreds of people, including city, county and military dignitaries, filled the First Baptist Church in Beaufort to overflowing for the funeral services, which were held at 3 o'clock. Taylor, 28, was killed Monday morning in the tragic air collision Jesse G. Taylor . . . rites conducted over Morehead City of his private plane and a Marine jet. Representing the Cherry Point Air Base at the services were Maj. Gen. Arthur F. Binney, USMC, commanding general of the Second Marine Air Wing and Brig. Gen. Ralph K. Rottet, USMC, command ing general of Cherry Point Marine Air Base. The Rev. Alec Thompson, pastor of the church officiated. Interment was in Oceanview Cemetery with Beaufort Jaycees and commercial pilots acting as honorary pall bearers. Taylor is survived by his wife, the former Ava Lee Alligood; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Taylor; and one sister, Mrs. Bon ner Willis Jr., all of Beaufort. He was a veteran of the Korean conflict, a member of the Beaufort Lions Club, and was serving as vice-president of the Beaufort Jay cees at the time of his death. Taylor received his pilot's liccnsc at the age of 16 and had logged hundred? of hours of flying time. , He had been employed as a fish spotter by Beaufort Fisheries for about five years and was consider ed one of the best pilots in this area. Principal Lists Fees for School First grade students who did not register in the spring pre school clinic are asked to report to More head City school at 2 p.m. today, announces Lenwood Lee, principal. Students who will be six years old on or before Oct. 15 are eligible to attend school. Birth certificates must be presented for registration. All transfer students will also reg ister today. First graders and new students will report to the school auditorium Tuesday at 9 a.m. for class assign ment. Returning elementary stu dents will report to last year's room and high school students will find homeroom assignments posted on class doors. Mr. Lee says that school fees for this year are about the same as last year. He released the follow ing amounts for high school: Book rental, $3.60: library, $1.54; testing, 65 cents; supplies, 50 cents; mechanical drawing, $2; home eco nomics, $2; typing, $13.50; science, $1. The optional insurance for all pupils is $1.75. Insurance Firm Appeals Decision In superior court action in Beau fort this week the case Stanley Lockhart vs. the Home Insurance Co., saw Judge J. B. Craven hand down a decision awarding dam ages og $1,000 to the plaintiff. Lockhart had sought the amount as recovery for loss of property resulting from a fire. The verdict was appealed to the state supreme court by the defendants. Aa award of $43.50 was made to plaintiff J. L. Gwaltney, operating as the Culligan Soft Water Scrvicc, in his suit against Charles M. and Callie Krousc The court dismissed the case Charles M. White vs. Robert De Vaughn. In the case the plaintiff sought damages from the defen dant as the result of a wreck in which the two were involved. Wallace W and Patricia Garner, plaintiffs, took a voluntary non suit in their suit against Joseph B. and Nita E. Blake. Lisease Returned Donald Graaer of 113 Queen St, Beaufort, baa been notified by the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles that his driving pnvilagM hav? been reinstated. Editorial NOW! While the issues in the dock case reported in the news columns today were pending we confined our func-. tion to reporting the news. NOW that two different Superior Court judges of the Sovereign State of North Carolina have twice construed a Beaufort zoning law of Nov. 7, 1949 as prohibiting commercial use in a residential neighborhood of homes, < this newspaper feels it should bring attention to certain important things : NOW it should be clear that the action merely means that menhaden vessels must conduct their mooring ac tivities, such as refueling, reloading with groceries, cleaning up and discarding scrap, the necessary bustle noise accompanying such activities, in an area sec aside for commercial activities, and not in a neighborhood set aside as residential under a duly passed zoning law. It does not mean they cannot use the plenty of room in commercial areas for such activities, as they did last year after the injunction. Immediately after the first hearing in the dock case, two new "fishing operations" were located in the Gal lant Creek section of Beaufort. With just a little imag ination on-; can see this perfect harbor a mecca for water commerce. And NOW, after being "Fishtown" for 250 years "Beaufort town" has come of age. It is true that it took two upstate judges to present the gift of the spurs of manhood, but regardless of the residence of the god fathers, manhood, with its attendant responsibilies, has been achieved. No one "lost" in the dock case. Both sides are citi zens of Beaufort. Through the town's victory both sides are winners. X* 1 1 1? ~..:i K..4- ?/xn/] nn/] ivieiiuauuii veascio axe nuc cvii tilings uut guuu, auu necessary to Beaufort's economy; but in the same per spective by which we keep bathroom plumbing out of the living room, their activities should be conducted in the proper places. As Judge Craven patiently explained to the jury, towns require zoning laws to develop, and zoning laws are the means by which manufacturing is kept in one location, commercial activity in another, and homes in residential areas. Beaufort is a fortunate town. It has room and aplenty for both commerce and plain living. This ancient port that has seen five flags float over its sea-kissed front will not sink into a grave of muck because the vigilance of its citizens has tardily risen to the surface. The credit for Beaufort's great triumph over threats en??h municipal oblivion is shared by the foresighted persons who constituted the zoning commission of 1949 and those who presented the questions of enforcement to the courts. For the sacrifices and casualties in this landmark case, let us shed a sympathetic tear, and join hands, and then pass on. Let us have peace, but with vigilance. Minor Damage Reported After Electrical Storm Carteret County experienced one 1 of the worst electrical storms of the year Tuesday afternoon. Severe lightning and hard, blowing rain lashed the county for nearly two hours, bringing extra problems to utility company employees. George Stovall, manager of Caro lina Power and Light Co., said that some of his customers were with out electricity during the storm and that lightning hit three of his trans formers, burning them out. W. C. Carlton of the Carteret Craven Electric Membership Corp., reported power out in several areas served by his company. He said that transformers blew and poles were hit, but there was no great loss. The manager of the Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Co., L. A. Daniels, said that lightning striking cables and poles caused a few more problems than usual, but that bis company lost no property. The Sea Level Metbodist Church was struck by lightning Sunday night about 9:30. The Rev. James Lincbergcr, pastor, reports that minor damage was done to the wiring and the steeple. He said the loss was covered by insurance. Exactly one inch of moisture fell on the county during the week with the storm Tuesday accounting for .84 inches of the total amount, ac cording to local weather observer Stamcy Davis. The other .IS inches fell in a light shower Sunday night and Monday morning. Tenperatare ranges and wind di rections for the period Monday through Wednesday, as recorded by Mr. Davis, were as follows: High Low Wind Monday #1 76 Var. Tuesday 91 72 Var. Wednesday 92 73 Var. Methodist Man's Club Will Have Barbecue Sale The Men'a Club of the Cherry Point Methodist Church will spon sor ? barbecue sale Sept. 12 at the commercial center park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. On the menu will be barbecued pork, bush puppies and coie slaw. Ticket* art fi and may be pur chased from any member of the club. All proceeds from the sale will be used in the building of the new church, which la to start this U1L Newport Class Holds Reunion The class of 1934, Newport high school, held their 15-year reunion recently. The reunion was planned as a surprise for Mrs. M. D. Fly of Amarillo, Tex., the former Janice Prcscott, who was vacation ing at the summer camp of Mrs. Leston Gillikin Sr. on Bogue Sound. Guests gathered on the patio upon arrival. The class poem and class prophecy were read and the class song was sung. Refresh ment* of homemade ice crcam, cake, and iced drinks were en joyed. Members present were Richard S. Garner, Roy T. Garner, Lloyd N. Garner, Ourwood Hill, Clarence Millis, Lillian E. Gamer, Florida Edwards Garner, Louise Quinn Guthrie, Flossie Gray Fulchcr. Pearl Bell Simmons, Eva Garner Barnes and Janice Prcscott Fly. Mr. W. E. Powell, a former prin cipal, and Mrs. Powell were also present. Other guests were Mrs. Durwood Hill, Mrs. Richard S. Garner, Mrs. Clarence Millis, Mrs. Leston Gilli kin Sr., Prentiss Garner, Fleming Fulchcr, Kenneth Guthrie and Joe C. Barnes. Meeting Postponed The meeting of the county com missioners scheduled for the firit Monday in September, Labor Day, haa been postponed one day until Tuesday, Sept. 7. Tides at the Beaufort Bar TicU Table HIGH i LOW Friday. Aug. 28 3:27 a.m 3:55 p. m. 9:55 a.m. 10:40 p.m Saturday, Aug. 2? 4:29 a.m. 4:52 p.m. 10:4* a.m. 11:27 p.m. 8uday, Aug. 39 S:27 a.m. 5:44 p.m 11:25 a.m. ??afar, Aug- 21 6:14 a.m. ?:29 p.m. 12:12 a.a. 12:21 p.?. Menhaden Boats Permanently Barred from Post office Dock Mayors, Marine Officers Confer on Air Problems Maj. Gen. Arthur F. Binncy,4 USMC, commanding general of the Second Marine Air Wing, and Brig. Gen. Ralph K. Rotlet, USMC, com manding general of Cherry Point Marine Base, conferred late yes terday afternoon with Mayor W. H. Potter, Beaufort, and Mayor George W. OiU, Morehead City, at Mayor Dill's office. The conference followed the funeral of Jesse G. Taylor at First Baptist Church, Beaufort, which was attended by the two Marine generals. The brief conference was a pre liminary to a report now being pre pared by the Federal Aeronautics Administration on possible causes for the fatal collision of a Marine jet with Taylor's fish-spotter plane Monday. First M. William Foley, 25, pi lot of the jet plane, ejected safely after the crash. Marine authorities are of the opinion that Foley was in an au thorized flight zone when the col lision occurred. A study of tape recordings of the group control approach station showed that "Lt. Foley was flying properly and under authorized reg ulations." Tape records also show that he was flying at 1,500 feet, authorized height on the filght, Marine author ities explained. Authorities said there was no evi dence of any civilian flight at the time of the crash nor had any per mission been obtained by a civilian to use the flight zone. Taylor was on a fish-spotting flight for Beaufort Fisheries, man aged by Mayor Potter, when the tragedy occurred. Mayor Potter has suggested that a system of flight plans and air corridors be inaugurated to pre vent mid-air coUiaiona in the area. .Mayor George Dill U Morehead City has tencutred with Mayor Potter's views. Chilean Vessel Docks at Port (apt Rufino Kchevarria of the Chilean SS Copiaipo brought his vessel into Morehcad City Sunady to be the first vessel of Chile to en ter this harbor. The ship, owned by Compania S. A. dc Vaporcs, Valparaiso, Chile, is operated through New York agents, Chile Lines, and is part of the Chilean merchant marine ser vice between the Atlantic coast and the west cost of South America. Other services by the line arc from the gulf to South America and from Europe to South America. The Copiaipo loaded about 800 tons of dried milk for various ports in Chile, donated by the US De partment of Agriculture and handled by CARE. While in Morehcad City Capt. Echevarria received the key to the city from Mayor George W. Dill. Hcidc and Co., Inc., were agents and stevedores and Morchead City Shipping Co., were freight for warders. Dan E. Taylor Writes of Ferry Schedule Delay Joe DuBois, manager of the Greater Morchead City Chamber of Commerce, has received a letter from Dan E. Taylor regarding the Sea Level-Atlantic-Ocracoke ferry. The ferry was scheduled to begin service to the Outer Banks on Labor Day, but has been delayed, according to Mr. Taylor. The text of the letter follows: Dear Mr. DuBois, Regarding the Sea Level-At lantic-Ocracoke ferry service, the shipyard building this ferry is go ing to be a little late making de livery from what we had antici pated. Instead of being Labor Day, it will probably be somewehe around the middle or last of September, but we will be able to give you at least ten days' notice. Even after the ferry has been de livered in Maryland, it will take probably a week to get down to Sea Level. They might want to make one or two pre-inaugural trips before the (crvice is actually advertised as a regular schedule, and you should notify all conccrncd accordingly. By that time, we hope to have the dcfinatc schedules, fares and other information worked out. Yours very truly, D. E. Taylor Cars Collide In Morehead No charges were filed by polio officers Wednesday morning in a traffic mishap involving two More head City drivers. The accident took place at the intersection of 21st and Evans St., at 11:30 a.m., according to police chief W. H. Griffin, who investi gated. According to police spokesmen, Leslie Warren Morton of 2206 Fisher Street was going west on Evans Street and his car was struck from behind by John Se well of Calico Drive driving a 1954 Ford. Morton was making a right turn onto 21st and Sewell failed to sec the turn indicator on Mor ton's car in time to pull around him. Chief Griffin estimated the damage to Scwcll's car at $300 and to Morton's car at $200. Our Apologies Our apologies to Roper Van Horn, and to the company he manages, Ocean Oil, distributor of Shell Pro ducts, for not including Shell among the sponsors of the full page Century of Oil Progress adver tisement which ran in Tuesday's issue. Judge Craven Restrains Dock from Commercial Use I. N. Moore, his wife, Polly, and soil, Leslie, all doing business as City Grocery Company are permanently re strained from using the dock opposite Beaufort postoffice for commercial purposes, by order of superior court Judge J. B. Craven Jr. Judge Craven'* order Tuesday morning was a sudden ending in the August special term 4 of superior court, Beaufort, of Mrs. Ann Duncan Brown's suit against the Moorcs and City Grocery Co. Luther Hamilton, attorney for the Moores, indicated that his clients may appeal to the state supreme court for reversal of Judge Cra ven's order. The three main allegations of Mrs. Brown's complaint were that | commercial use of the postoffice ] dock, owned by the Moorcs, vio- ! latcd a town zoning ordinance passed on Nov. 7, 1949, created a situation of trespass on her proper ty, which adjoins the dock, and also a general nuisancc. Judge Craven ruled that the town zoning ordinance prohibited com mercial use of the dock. That, in his opinion, was sufficient to end the suit in favor of Mrs. Brown. The decision was arrived at by Judge Craven in an hour-long dis cussion in his chambers with Claud Wheatly, attorney for Mrs. Brown, and Mr. Hamilton. The jury, which had taken near ly all day Monday to select, was not privy to the discussion. Judge Craven explained to them later that they would not be obliged to pass judgment on either the trespass or nuisance allegations and that those allegations would become matters for a jury's con sideration only if the supreme court reversed his decision. Mrs Polly Moore bought tho dock from the postoffice department on May 3, 19S3. For a period in the fall of 1958, menhaden boats to which City Gro cery Co. sold food used the dock, but on Nov. 25, 1958, the boats were moved elsewhere by temporary court order. Mrs. Brown brought the suit which ended Tuesday to make the temporary order a pcrmamcnt order. 4-H Camp Group Lists Committee Earl Lewis, chairman of the Car 1 terct County 4-H development fund, and organization seeking to esta biiah a 4-H summer camp in Car teret, has been informed that a committee has been appointed to make recommendations on the re quirements for such a camp. Robert N. Wood, president of the state 4-H development fund, advised Mr. Lewia that Dr. D. S. Weaver, state director of 4-H ex tension service, is not at work with the committee. While ? 4-H campsite in Carteret has not yet been selected, several sites have been located and it if believed that funds may be avail able for purchase of one if the - state group dccidcs to set up i camp in Carteret. Such a camp would bring about 1,500 young men and women to i Carteret County each summer from all part* of North Carolina. Families Greet Returning Marines Boarding Ike U88 Freemaat Haaiiy at the lUte part a re faaiUiei aad Midi a < the Martaei retara lag after aix aitti 4aty la Ike Medtterraaeaa. The Martaei were aeaken if the re iaf arced M bat Uliaa, tad Maiiae Mrtaiea, vha are haaa* at Cany UJaaaa. Three Mfa ulnlrl at the itate part aad three at <Ma* Beach. (Ottcial UB lUriM Cvya Phato) Beach Mayor Hears Thirteen Cases Monday Thirteen e?ses were heard in Atlantic Beach mayor's court Mon day night and warrants were issued for the arrest of two de fendants who failed to appear. Mayor A. B. Cooper presided. James P. Higgins of Camp Lejeune, charged with assault with a baseball, and Laurie Guthrie of Beaufort, charged with public drunkenness, using loud and pro fane language, resisting arrest and damaging city property, failed to appear to answer chargcs against them. James Elmore Barnes of Ra leigh, charged with loitering on a dance floor, forfeited bond, as did James T. Fogarty of Cherry point and Alien W. Johnson of Cherry Point, who were charged with public drunkenness and laying in the street. Louis Lamm of Wilson and Bob by H. Camp of Wilson were ap prehended for having beer outside a building, walking around drink ing beer, and having beer cans on the beach. They forfeited bond. John Thomas Wilson of More head City paid costs for public drunkenness and Joseph Coleman of Camp Lejeune paid coats for displaying whisky in public. Bond wai forfeited by Blair C. Ellis of Raleigh, who was arrested for loitering on a dance floor. Sal vatore H. Imburgia of Camp Le jeune paid $5 and coats for speed ing in a 20 mph zone and having an improper muffler. Donny Jackson of Raleigh paid costs for shooting fireworks and disturbing the peace. James Wal ter Milton of Greenville, S. C., charged with displaying a deadly weapon, forfeited bond. Not Pros was declared in the cases against Larry Kirk of Beau fort held on a beer count, and Charlie E. Bugg of Durham, charged with speeding in a 33 mph zone. Albert Gainey Announces Fees Beanfort principal Albert Gainey has announced the fallowing book fees for this year: Pupils In the first and second grades will pay SO cents book ren tal, $2 for supplies and physical education, and $1.25 for audi-visual aids, library and testing, making a total of 13.75. Papils is grades 3-5 will pay SO cents book rental, 11.25 for audio visual, library and testing, and $1.90 for supplies and physical ed ucation, totaling $3.75. Students of the 6-S grades will pay 70 cents book rental, $1.(0 for supplies and physical education and $1.25 for audi-visual aids, li brary and testing, totaling $3.75. The fee far high school students will be $<1.25. This includes audio visual aids, library, testing, stu dent council, supplies and book rental. Additional high school fees, to be paid to the subject teacher are $13.50 for typing, $2 for home eco nomics, and $1 for biology, science and chemistry students. Optional school Insurance for all studenta is $1.75. David Jones Will Head Beaufort Club David Jones of Beaufort Tuesday night was installed as president of the Beaufort Rotary club to fill the unexpired term of Stanley Potter, who recently mowed from Beau fort. Jones was elected by the board of director! o < the club. Dr. David Farrior was the prin cipal speaker at the meeting and be spoke briefly on proper care of the eye*. Visitors at tbe meeting were Jack Roberta of Morel* ad City. M. Fleming of Greenville and Frank Golden ef Marietta, Ga. The meet ing Tuesday night marked the twelveth year ia succession without ever having missed ? Rotary meet ing I" GaMi
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