CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 10' 48th YEAR, NO. 78. EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1959 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Fishing Boat Rescues Couple Who Spent 20 Hours Afloat Aa A sbevffle ewiple. "r *n<| Mrs D. B. McKenzie, who spent approximately ? hours in the wateri of Onslow Bay after their outboard motor boat sank last Thursday were released in good condition from the More head City hospital. The accident occured at approx imately 10 a. m. Thursday. The boat in which Mr. and MrSi Mc Kenzie and her brothers, Julian and George Murphy, ail of Greens boro were fishing struck an object . in the water near Cape Lookout and sank. When it became apparent that bailing operations were going to be of no avail, Mr. and Mrs. Mc Kenzie donned life jackets and prepared to ditch the boat while her brothers sUyed with the craft. Strong currents immediately car ried the couple away from the boat, out of site of Julian and George Murphy, who eventually had to ditch the boat also. Julian and George, who were able to cling to the overturned boat, were picked up around six p. m. Thursday night by the head boat Carolina Queen, which was returning to port. The two were in good condition even though they had been in the water for some .eight hours. Immediately after the rescue of the Murphy brothers, an intensive air and sea search got under way to locate Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie. Planes and flare-dropping heli copters from Cherry Point aided Coast Guard and civilian boats in the hunt. The couple was finally rescued Friday morning around five-thirty when they were spotted by Capt. D. B. Willis of the ? Dolphin V, two and a half miles southeast of the sea bouy. The couple was near exhaustion after fighting currents to stay to gether for some 20 hours. When interviewed in her hospital bed Friday morning Mrs. Mc Kenzie said, "1 never gave up hope and neither did my husband. We felt certain if we could last through the night we would eventually be found." ' Asked what were some of her thoughts while she was in the) water, Mrs. McKenzie replied that her first thought was "that the things 1 had worried-- and fretted which there is no hangar space, were being evacuated. Everything else was being tied down, said the captain. Cherry Point personnel were on hurricane condition three at last report and planes were hurricane evacuation plan two. Meanwhile in Morcbcad City, Bob Simpson reported that boat owners at the Yacht Basin have be fun precautionary measures to move their boats to better protect ed areas in anticipation a i the hur ricane. Capt Ottis Piirifoy reports that all boats in his Dolphin fleet were out fishing yesterday after a week end of good catches. Purifoy added that no evacuation measures would be taken by his boats until the hur ricane became more of a threat than it was yesterday afternoon. Office Gets Paint Job The office of the town clerk, feeaofort, is getting a new paint Job. Clerk Ronald Earl Mason says < they hope to be finished this week. Charles Hudgins is doing the paint ing, in a soft green trimmed with While. Photo by Bob Simpson George Murphy, left, and his brother, Julian, display the life jackets that were credited with sating the lives of the two men Thursday after a boating mishap off Cape Lookout. The pair were rescued after spending eight hours in the water. Their sister, Mrs. D. B. Mckenzie, and her husband were rescued some 28 hours after their boat sank. The four are from Asheville. Adults to Plan Recreation Program Wednesday Night All adults in Morehead City arc invited to attend a meeting at 7:30 at the recreation building Wednesday night, at which time an adult recreation program will be discussed. George Jackson, member of the faculty at Morehead City school, has been named supervisor of the program by the local recreation commission. Mr. Jackson said he hoped everyone would attend so a well-rounded recreation program could be established. According to Mr. Jackson part of the high school band will play Wednesday night and the major ettes will be on hand to provide entertainment. There will also be dancing, bridge, pingpong, tele- j vision and shirffleboard. Snacks will be on sale. The purpose of the meeting, ac cording to Mr. Jackson, is to fill ! a recreational need of the adults in Morehead City. Too many, he 1 said, do not get enough recreation because they have no place to go. .? Mr. Jackson hopes to correct this i situation through the program < planned and urges everyone to attend Wednesday's meeting. i Minor Damage Done to Cars Minor damage was done to two cars Saturday afternoon in a col lision at 7th and Arendell Streets in Morehcad City. Police reports said that Mrs. Lu cille Willis of 204 S. 11th St. was going east on Arendell St. Upon approaching the traffic light at the intersection of 7th, her brakes fail ed to hold and she pulled into a filling station on the corner to avoid hitting the cars stopped in front of her. Her car struck a car >wned by Octavia Nelson of More iead City when the Willis car pull ed into the station. There were no charges filed igainst Mrs. Willis and police esti mated the damage to both vehicles it $50. No one was injured in the acci dent. Chamber Group OK's Budget for Advertising The Greater Morehead City Cham-* ber of Commerce advertising com mittee approved a budget of $14, 775 at their meeting Tuesday night at the Hotel Fort Macon. The budget will be presented at the chamber of commerce meeting to be approved by the membership. The chairman of each of the five advertising sub-committees told what plans had been made by their group and presented their budget. A summary of the reports follow: Public Relations: Jimmy Wal lace, chairman, pointed out that we know little about neighboring resort areas and tliey know little about us. This committee is arrang ing an interchange of visits and recommends an Outer Banks Day, in which residents of the Outer Banks would spend a day in Cart eret. The committee brought up the need for a permanent float to use in parades, and a permanent ex hibit for use at fairs, boat shows and exhibits throughout the state and nation. The committee sub mitted a budget of $2,000. Advertising signs: Chairman John Baker reported that his com mittee deemed three large outdoor advertising signs an immediate need, tie said that ten smaller signs, stressing Go the Coastal Way, should be placed at strategic points, His committee budget total ed $2,550. Press coverage and press ads: Vernon Paul, chairman, told how this committee had discussed the advantage of combined resort ad vertising and how this area can profit from running small ads in conjunction with national advertis ing done by the state. The budget included newspaper and magazine advertising and national ads and totaled $2,025. Radio and television: Grover Mundcn, chairman, explained the advantage of spot coverage and recommended a budget of $1,500 to cover local coverage as well as on other stations. Literature: Bob Simpson, chair man, showed samples of literature used by other resort areas, ex plaining why wider coverage is imperative. The budget included funds for brouchures, accommodations fold ers, color folders, and a special leaflet on Fort Macon. The budget total was $2,700. It was suggested that the board of directors of the chamber meet with the Fabulous Fishermen to find a workable way of operating the fishing program through the chambcr. It was noted that many chamber members give their sup port to both organizations. A tentative budget for the oper ation of the Fabulous Fishermen program, to be controlled by the fishing group, was approved. The budget totaled $4,000. Thailand General , Team Inspect Million-Dollar Tobacco Purchase New?-Tlmes" Photo by McComb Members of ? Thailand inspecting team, representing the Thailand Tobacco Monopoly 0 I Bangkok, pilar during their inspection tour at the state port Left to right they are Seranie Chiawala, MaJ. Gen. Amphora Chiatefaaoada, Kea Giatniramit, UthaJ TaagklapUa aad Deng Sriyoos, rear. Om of tke largest barter trans actions ever made in the tobacco industry was completed at the Morebead City State Port last week when Thailand received 000,000 pounds of tobacco from the W. L.i Robinson Tobacco Co. of Durham, in exchange for an equal doUar-for-dolUr amount of Thai land tin. In Morebead City to complete the transaction were members of a Thailand inspection team headed by the executive secretary to the prime minister of Thailand, Maj. Gen. Amphora Chintaganonda. The general and his staff spent the week inspecting tbe tobacco that will be ittppad to Thailand The tin involved in the transac tion wiO be delivered to Texas City, Texas for refining and will then be moved to a government stockpile. The tobacco, which is valued at approximately 15,000,000, will be stored at the Morebead City port until James Styron, Two Others Die In Auto Wreck 0 Joined Family Last Sunday in Louisiana ? Funeral Arrangements Incomplete Yesterday James Carl Styron III, 18, of Sea Level was one of three persons killed in an auto accident Saturday night on a road between Lake Charles and Cameron, La. The fourth passenger in the car is also not expected to live, according to reports from relatives of Styron. Reports stated that Styron, two other boys and a girl were in the car. The car belonged to the girl's brother and he was driving. The car was said to have struck the rear of a truck that was parked partly on the highway. The girl also died in the wreck, but the identity of her and the other two boys was not known. Styron graduated in the spring from Atlantic High School. He had spent the summer here and went to Louisiana last Sunday to join his family, who are making their home there during the fishing sea son. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Styron Jr.; two brothers. Tommy Glenn, stationed in the Virgin Islands with the Coast Guard, and Steve of the home; and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Kilby Salter of Sea Level. Funeral arrangements were in complete at press time yesterday, pending arrival of the family. Death Takes Eli Walter Hill Eli Walter Hill, 84. died Sunday morning at the Veterans' Hospital, Fayetteville, after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon in the Ann Street Methodist Church, with the Rev. J. M. Clinc, pastor, officiat ing. Burial will be in Ocean View Cemetery. Members of the American Legion will act as pallbearers and the county bar association will be hon orary pallbearers. Mr. Hill had been a practicing attorney in the county until five years ago when he entered the hos pital. He was a judge of recorder's court, a veteran of World War I, when he saw service in both France and Germany, and was past commander of the American Le gion. Surviving are his step-mother, Mrs. S. L. Hi"; four half-brothers, Gerald, Hilton and Hugh, all of Beaufort, M. A. Hill of Chapel Hill; and one half-sister, Mrs. Vera Stubbs of Beaufort. Two Charges Filed Following Accident Charges of driving drunk and possession of non-taxpaid whiskey were filed against Bryant Foster McKnight following an accident Friday morning at 9:15 on highway 101 three miles from Beaufort. Highway patrolman J. W. Sykcs, who investigated, said that Me Knight. driving a 1952 Chevrolet west, ran off the left side of the road, barely missed a canal, and ended up in some bushes. Me Knight was taken to Morehead City Hospital and was releaaed after treatment of minor injuries. Patrolman Sykes estimated the Chevrolet a total loss. Baaufort Rotations Hoar Report on Zono Mooting Members of the Beaufort Rotary club Thursday night heard a report by L. J. Hill on the district zone meeting that was held last week at Havelock. It was announced at the meet ing that the club would start it's annual White Cane Drive this week. The drive ia a campaign to raise money for the blind of the state. Attending the meeting as a vis itor was radio penonality Henry Tuck. Firemen Called Firemen from the West End fire station were called to the More bead M service station on Highway 70 Sunday to extinguish a grass and woods fire that broke out behind the station. Firemen report that no damage, other than to tbe (Tom, was doge by U? blue. ST"* }fessel Finds More Scallop Evidence Business Group Plans Meeting Prime movers for a Carteret County Development Corp., a $250, 000 organization to help attract new businesses to the county and hold those the county now has, will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday night in the Morehead City town hall. All in terested persons are invited. Mayor George W. Dill, Morehead City, will preside. This movement has been prompt ed by the possibility that Carteret County may lose the Morehead City Garment Co., which has been of fered new plant facilities by sev eral North and South Carolina towns. Among the present backers of the movement, besides Mayor Dill, are 1. E. Pittman, vice-president of First-Citizens Bank and Trust Co.; Walter Morris, Morehead City town commissioner; James Morton Davis, head of Texaco Company, Frank Cassiano, life insurance company representative, George McNeill, lawyer; H. S. Gibbs Jr., general insurance. All Eyes Watch Hurricane At it Veers Toward Land "All eyes are on Hurricanc Ora cle," said local weather observer Stamey Davis yesterday after the storm had taken a turn in course Sunday night and headed back in land. Late reports yesterday had the hurricane located some 270 miles off the Florida coast and heading in a northwesterly direc tion. Davis reports the following tem perature ranges for the four-day period Thursday through Sunday: High Low Wind Thursday 85 67 SE Friday 84 70 ' NE Saturday 83 70 NE Sunday 85 72 NE Go-Ahead Expected The Federal Maritime Commis sion is expected this week to give permission to the big American Ex port Lines to begin regularly scheduled far east freight service to and from the ports of More head City and Wilmington. ' The research vessel Silver Bay< returned to Morehead City state port Friday to repair its gear, and the captain, E. J. Captiva, reported an encouraging catch of calico scallops. The captain said the catch of scallops, similar to Bay scallops and measuring three inches across the shell, is a good sign. They were caught in a net in the 17 to 21 fathom depth off Core Banks. They should yield better than a quart per bushel, according to Mr. Captiva. Mr. Captiva said he couldn't say if there was a generous supply of the scallops in the area, as the Silver Bay did not have a scallop dredge aboard He said they plan ned to bring that equipment on their next cruise from this area, planned for Nov. 16 to Dec. 16. An abundant supply of industrial fish was caught in the 12 fathom curve from Cape Fear to Cape Lookout, said the party chief, A large amount of small, commercial size butterfish and a great deal of squid were caught at 100 fat homs. This also is an encouraging sign, the captain remarked As for shrimp, none were found deeper than 8 fathoms. Most were caught in 3 to 6 fathoms of water. Mr. Captiva said they had made a scries of night light stations to sec whether shrimp came to the surface at night, but the results were negative. He said members of the North Carolina Fisheries Association had reported rumora to that effect. Weather permitting, the Silver Bay was scheduled to leave More head City Sunday for deep-water explorations. This cruise is schedul ed to end Sept. 30, when the Silver Bay will go to Brunswick, Ga. A cruise will begin there Oct. 12 and will cover the area from Brunswick to Cape Fear. The next cruise from Morehead City and Beaufort is scheduled for Nov. 16. Mr. Captiva said his vessel has done a good bit of coverage, but seasonal coverage was needed to complete the pic ture. He said a boat from Atlantic had installed a scallop dredge and was planning to work in the area in which the Silver Bay found the calico scallopa. Mr. Captiva concluded by saying that the complete picture could not be ascertained until the four sched uled cruises were completed and studies of the findings were made. ? Steamship Head Hosts Luncheon Rear Admiral Leonard Frisco, USN (Ret.), operating manager of the Black Diamond Steamship Corp., and Captain Olav Lovon, master of the corporation's huge freighter, Black Swan, entertained at luncheon Friday aboard the freighter, which was loading tobac co at the State Port. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. William T. Oavies, owners and managers of Morehead Shipping Co., ships' agents and stevedores; Roger A. Massey. vice-president of W. 0. Smith and Co., Norfolk, Va., freight forwarders. George W. DUI, mayor of More head City; Lockwood Phillips, pub lisher of THE NEWS-TIMES; Wal ter Freiederichs and Charles Mc Neill, manager and assistant man ager respectively of Morehead City State Port. Lester Horohoe, terminal super intendent of Black Diamond, and Admiral Frisco's assistant, stated that in the Admiral's and his opin ions, Morehead State Port will progress more rapidly if grain loading facilities are improved, night navigation is permitted and the number of longshoremen in creased. ILA, Shippers Continue Talks Last ditch efforts were being made today to keep alive negot iations for a new contract with the International Longshoremen's Association. Shipping interest and union re presentatives are meeting at Miami, Fla., in the hope of negot iating a new contract. The pre sent contract expires on Wednes day. Negotiations have been bogged doWn by two union demands label ed "feathcrbedding" by shipping representatives. Outcome of talks will affect Morehead City Port directly. E. C. Jernigan Accepts Position As Supervisor of High Schools Boy Rides Bike IntoAutomobile David Bryan Taylor II of Beau fort rode his bicycle into the aide of a car Saturday morning at 10:20 one mile east of Beaufort on highway 70. Highway patrolman J. W. Sykcs reported that Robert Lee Gray of Beaufort was headed cast in his 1954 Buick convertible. The Tayior boy was also headed cast on his bicycle. As Gray attempted to pass the boy, the youth started to turn left across the highway. The boy suffered abrasions and a lump on his head. Minor damage was done to the car and the bi cycle. Stella Man Faces Two Charges Following Wreck Highway patrolman W. E. Pick ard investigated a wrcck on high way S3 six miles north of Bogue Sunday at S p. m. and charged the driver with driving drunk and no operator'! license. Patrolman Pickard reported that a 1948 Kord truck driven by Lin wood Watson of Stella ran off the highway, down an cnbankment and turned over. Watson was headed south at the time. The patrolman said the truck was damaged to the extend of about $200, nearly the total value of the truck. Tick Table Tides at Ike Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tuesday, Sept. 2t 3:37 a.m. 11:52 a.m. 5:54 p.m. - Wednesday, Sept. Jl 8:22 a.m. . 12:19 a.m. 6:39 p.m. 12:38 p.m. Tbanday, Oct. 1 7:03 a.m. L02 a.m. 7:21 p.m. 1:24 p.m. Friday, Oct 2 7:44 a.m. 1:44 a.m. 8:04 p.m. 2:10 p.m. H. L. Joslyn, superintendent of* Carteret County schools, announced today the employment of E. C. Jernigan of Lucama as high school supervisor for the county high schools. Carteret County will share the services of Mr. Jernigan with Onslow County high schools. Mr. Jernigan, a native of Benson in Johnson County, was educated It the University of North Carolina and haa received his Masters de gree from East Carolina College. His experience includes elementary and high school principalship and supervising principalship. Mr. Jeraigaa will begin his duties as high school supervisor Sept. 30. He is married to the former Helen Jones of Thomasville and they have three daughters, one being Miss Helen Jernigan, teacher in the Morehcad City graded school. An active and continous member in the NC Education Association and National Education Associa tion, Mr. Jernigan has served two terms as president of the Wilson County NCEA. He is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church and of Masonic Lodge No. 320 A.F. and A M., Selma. M. Jernigan's duties will be closely related to those of Fred G. Lewis, county elementary super visor. Sheriff Investigates Two County Break-ins Sheriff Hugh Salter reporta one person in jail and one case still unsolved as the result of two break-ins in the county. Bruce Lavcrn Merrill, a Marine stationed at Cherry Poirit, is being held on a charge of breaking and entering. He allegedly broke into a cottage at Gloucester, owned by Sarah Meadows of New Bern, Wednesday. Nothing was taken from the cottage the sheriff re ports. Dudley's Gulf Servicecentcr, just east of Swansboro, was entered Thursday night and between ISO and $65 in cash was taken. No arresta have been made, according to the sheriff. Red Cms Meeting The fall meeting of the Carteret Chapter of the American Red Croat will be held Oct. S at I p.m. at the courthouse, Beaufort, according to Mrs. J. D. Burnley, home service tecrttary. Newport Beta Club Elects New Officers New offlcen of the Newport Beta Club, elected Wednesday arc Johnny Turpin, prciident; Lewis Forrest, vice-president; Jean Sears, secretary; Eddie Lynn Gamer, Treasurer; Jenny Lynn Garner, reporter. To gain admittance to the club juniors and seniors must have a 90 or above average and meet certain character requirements. To remain in the club, an M average must be maintained Senior members of the club arc Judy Hardesty, Florida Simmons, Martha Pollard. Shclva Jean Mann, Lauretta Simmons, Jean Sears, Eula Warren, Linda Edwards, Shcrrill Garner and Johnny Tur pin. Junior members arc Eddie Lynn Garner, Lana Faye Linbarger, Bette Green, Jenny Lynn Garner, Sterling Mann, Lewis Forrest, Joe Garner. 420 Parsons Register For Annexation Vote Ronald Earl Mason, Beaufort town clerk, announced yesterday that roughly 420 persons registered to vote on Beaufort's proposed an nexation. Saturday was the last day for registration. Mr. Mason said 420 is a good per centage of the folks who live in the area proposed for annexation and are eligible to vote. As near as he can determine, Mr. Mason said, there are between 450 and 500 eligi ble voters. The vote will be taken at the town hall Oct. 10 from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Recruiting Office Opea Sgt. Frank Fernley, Air Force recruiter, has announced that his office is now located in the post officc building, New Bern, and is open Mondays from S:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Names lacomct Judges of the county fair exhibits were liated in Friday's paper and two names were incorrect. Mr*. Thelma McCotter is Pamlico home agent and Mrs. Ulma Garriss is former Beaufort County inlMant agent