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48th YEAR, NO. 79. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2. 1959 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Negro Youth
Shoots Himself
Accidentally
John Bradford Howard Jr., 21
year-old Negro of Morehead City,
accidentally abot himself Wednes
day at his home.
Howard told his family and
doctor the accident happened when
he was cleaning a pistol he did
not know was loaded. The gun
went off am! hit him in the left
side of bis chest, just below his
heart.
Howard was admitted to More
bead City hospital. He is under the
care of Dr. Ben Royal, who said
yesterday Howard was getting a
long fine, although he did not
know when he would be dis
charged.
The gun, according to police
chief Herbert Griffin, was a .25 cal
iber automatic pistol.
Drugstore
Is Defendant
In Civil Case
? Filed with the clerk of superior
court, A. H. James, is a complaint
made by Thoet Corp. of New York
against W. C. Matthews, trading
as Morehead City Drug Co.
The complaint alleges that the
two companies made a written
contract on June 1, 1953 for a
period of twelve months. According
to the complaint, the contract was
to extend beyond the twelve months
unless cancelled by either party
upon thirty days written notice.
The complaint alleges that the
drug, company owes the New York
corporation $542.50 for services
rendered.
In the answer filed with the
clerk, Mr. Matthews says, in be
half of Morehead City Drug Co.,
that this company terminated the
contract under terms and law pro
vided and does not owe Thoet Cor
poration any money.
The ease is docketed for trial in
the October civil term of superior
court, which begins Oct. It.
Newport Home Dom Club
Meets WMi Mr*. A cbm
Mrs. Harvey Adams was hostess
to the Newport Home Demonstra
tion Club last week. There were
nine members present. A message
was brought by Mrs. Nina Lee
Kelly.
Mrs. Victor Mannino, president,
conducted the business session.
The club will be hostess at orient
ation day Oct. 23 It was announced
that the cli|i> won second prize
with its boopn at the (air, the theme
of which Mras Abundant Family
Life. /
A committee was appointed to
nominate officers for the coming
year. The club decided to remem
ber Mrs. Floy Garner, home agent,
with a gilt before she leaves for
a tour of the United Nations.
Mrs. Garner gave the demon
stration, Young at Any Age. She
emphasized the fact that age is
not a matter of birthdays, but an
attitude of mind. She urged the
members to take time to live, keep
active, watch their conversation,
avoid a steady diet of self-sacri
fice, have a good sense of humor
and smile often.
Gaslight, Carteret Community
Theatre production, will be given
Oct. 24, announces the director,
Jimmy Wheatley.
Special Activities Planned
For Business Women's Week
Government Puts New
Tax Rate on Gasoline
With the $541 million * year in- 4
crease in the federal gasoline tax I
that went into effect on yesterday, j
North Carolina car owners will be
paying 54 cents in tax on every dol
lar's worth of gasoline they buy.
This was brought out today by
N. W. O'Haver, chairman of the
North Carolina Petroleum Commit
tee, who noted that the new 4-cent
federal tax added to North Caro
lina's 7v*-eent state tax rate adds
up to $1.12V4 in taxes on every ten
gallon purchase, which he said is
equivalent to a 54 per cent sales
tax on gasoline.
O'Haver asserted that the so
called "penny-increase" will raise
the average tax on gasoline in this
state to $88 a year per vehicle.
Total motor fuel collections in the
state will climb to an estimated
$152 million a year, of which $55
million will go to the federal gov
ernment.
"The constantly mounting tax
burden on gasoline tends to ob
scure the fact that this is one
product on which the national aver- ,
age consumer price has advanced
no more than 6 per cent over the
past ten years, although official in
dexes show that retail prices gen
erally have gone up 21 per cent,"
O'Haver said.
"The only real inflation with re
gard to motor fuel costs has been
the 55 per cent increase in aver
age gasoline tax rate that has
taken place nationally since 1949."
Oyster Season
Opens Yesterday
The season for taking ?( oysters
from waters under control of the
State opened yesterday in all ex
cept a few areas.
la annoufTPf mgnt
missions and head of the Develop
ment, said, "we are looking (or a
normal season."
Holland saM B?y River in Pam
lico county will femain closed and
that Jones Bay, Mouse Harbor and
Oyster Creek, *11 in Pamlico, will
be opened on and after Thursday
for tonging only.
Able, Deep and Shells Bay in
Hyde county will be closed to
oystering. So will Back Bay, Turn
egin Bay and Point of Marsh area
in Carteret South River in Carter
et will be opened for tonging only.
Some ?( the closed areas will be
opened later in the season, which
closes next March 1, Holland said.
Mr Holland said yesterday that
threats of hurricanes Gracie and
Hannah would probably keep the
oyster boats in for several days.
He aaid that recent weather has
crippled commercial fishing all
over the state.
All pollated areas in Morehead
City and Beaufort will be closed to
oystering at all times Mr. Holland
stated. He also reminded oyster
men that all boats must be pro
perly licensed.
Mr. Holland reported that ten
extra oyster inspectors were on
duty in the oyster producing areas.
Elizabeth Gray Acquitted
On Assault Charge Monday
Fourteen Divorce Cases
Slated for Civil Court
Fourteen divorce cases are slated
for Oct 19, opening day of the
civil term of superior court. Judge
William J. Bundy will preside.
Cases slated are Callock versus
Callock, Rowe versus Rowe, Boland
versus Boland, Godwin versus God
win, Willis versus Willis, Lawbead
versus Lawbead, Daughtcry versus
' Daughtcry.
Lockhart versus Lockhart, Pitt
man versus Pittman, Fulcher ver
sus Fulcher, Ausley versus Ausley,
Proctor versus Proctor, Davis ver
sus Davis and Gibble versus Gibble.
To Appear as TV
Mrs. BiUie Joyce Guthrie of
Morehead City will appear on
channel 7 television Saturday night
at 11:0S on the Master's Three Tal
ent Hunt. She appeared two weeks
ago and was declared a finalist
Cms! Gulf ea Alert
Lt. John E. Riddel], commander
of the Fort Macon Coast Guard
Base, said yesterday that the base
had gone on hurricane condition 1
in preparation for hurricane Han
tab.
? A Morehead City woman, Eliza
beth Gray, was acquitted on char
ge! or assualt with a deadly wea
pon Monday in Morehead City re
corder's court. Mrs. Gray pleaded
not guilty to the charges and after
hearing the evidence the court
entered a verdict accordingly.
Other court action saw James
Garland Willia of Morehead City
paying a fine of $25 and court costs
after the court found him guilty
of having no operator's license.
Willis was also charged with hit
and run and failing to report an
accident but these charges were not
pressed by the court.
Twe defendants. Charles Erby
Padgett of Maple Hill and Lee
Russell Saunders of Newport, for
feited bond when they were called
band failed to appear. Padgett had
been charged with running a red
light and Saunders with Uautng a
worthless check.
The failing to comply with ?
former court order charge against
Allen Bowles of Clear Allen, Va.
was dismissed and Rodney Gray
Willis of Beaufort was taxed with
court costs for speeding.
Ia final court action William Gray
of Morehead City was acquitted of
charges of being drunk and dis
orderly.
Four caaea were continued by i
Judge Herbert 0. Phillips 1U until
out WMk'i term at court
Mayors Proclaim
Week for Hiring
Handicapped
Mayor W. H. Potter of Beaufort
and Mayor George W. Dill of
Morehead City have proclaimed
Oct. 4-10 as National Employ the
Physically Handicapped Week in
their respective towns.
The proclamations remind folks
that thousands of handicapped
workers have demonstrated that
physical handicaps are not an in
surmountable bar to efficient and
productive labor.
It also states that North Carolina
employers have a unique opport
unity to help rehabiliatc the hand
icapped workers by employing
their services.
On Aug. 11, 1945 Congress, by
joint resolution, designated the
first week in October of each year
as National Employ Physically
Handicapped Week.
Bob Montague Discusses
Postoffice Monday Night
Program chairman Bob Mont
ague showed films on the operation
and mechanization of the United
States postoffice department at
the Monday night meeting of the
Newport Rotary club. Mr. Mon
tague accompanied the film with a
short talk on the postoffice depart
ment.
Attending the meeting as visiting
Rotarians were Harvey Joslyn
Bill Carlton, Bob Howard and A1
Chestnut, all of Morehead City.
Joe Gamer of Newport attended
the "meeting as the guest of Bob
*ont?#oe.
Port Calendar
Morehead City State Port
Marine Dow Chem? Due today
to load cargo of glycol.
Esso Patterson ? Due today
with petroleum products for
Standard Oil.
Pat*ll?? Due tomorrow with
asphalt for Trumbull's.
Abbedyk ? Due tomorrow to
to load tobacco for Europe.
? The Carteret Business and Pro
fessional Women's Club will ob
serve National Business Women's
Week Oct. 4-10.
The club will begin the week of
special activities with an inspira
tional breakfast Sunday at 8 a.m.
at the Morehead Biltmore Hotel.
Mrs. James Morrill will have the
devotions, using the theme of the
week, Right Turn to a Confident
Future.
Each morning at 8:15 a B&PW
club member will be interviewed
over the Morehead City radio sta
tion and at 11:45 a.m. each day
during the week a member will be
interviewed at the Beaufort station.
Members attending the district
meeting in Washington Sunday
were Mrs. Marshall Ayscue, Mrs.
Willie Johnson, Mrs. Virginia Sam
ple, Mrs. Hazel Chadwick and Mrs.
Julia Holt of Morehead City, Mrs.
Martha Loftin, Mrs. Effie GiUikin
and Mrs. Florence Beam of Beau
fort.
Jaycees to Conduct
Facial Tissue Sale
The Morehead City Jaycces an
nounced at their Monday night
meeting that the club will hold
a Kleenex sale on Oct. 12. Club
members will go house-to-house
in Morehcad City selling the tissues
starting at 5 p. m. The price of
the tissues will be $1 for five
boxes.
The club also announced that a
stag party would be held in placc
of next week's meeting at the
camp of Alvah Hamilton.
The club voted to participate in
the Christmas parade this year
and Herbert Phillips was appointed
as chairman of the project.
Another committee appointment
was the naming of Tommy Ballou
as chairman of a committee to
investigate the possibility of the
club sponsoring a turkey shoot in
the near future.
Atlantic Betas Hear Talk
By Dr. Joseph DeWalt
The Beta Club of Atlantic high
school met at the home of its
sponsor. Mrs. Wayne Parker, last
week. The president, Susan Lewis,
, presided.
Members ' gave talks on what
Beta it and what its function* ire.
Dr. Joseph DeWalt spoke on the
honor of being a Beta member.
Members are Susan Lewis, presi
dent; Nancy Willis, vice-president;
Jean Bell, recording secretary;
Sandra Gaskill, corresponding sec
retary; Kay Harris, treasurer;
Kara Jo Mason, program chair
man; Ray Tallent and David Ham
mer.
Mrs. Manly Willis is co-sponsor
of the club. Refreshments were
served at the conclusion of the
meeting.
Water Company
Files Rate
Increase Notice
# Increase Necessary
To Cover High Costs
? Morehead City and
Beaufort Affected
The CaroUn ? Water Company hai
today filed with the North Carolina
Utilities Commission iu notice for
increased water rates affecting its
3,300 customers in Beaufort, More
head City, Snow Hill and adjacent
areas served by it. Domestic con
sumers can expect an average
increase of about one and one half
cents per day.
C. W. Williams, vice-president
of the water company said the
increase is necessary to take care
of higher material and labor costs
encountered in the past several
years and to provide a reasonable
return to the investors on the
many system betterments which
have been made to improve water,
quality and service.
New deep wells were constructed
in Beaufort and Morehead City to
augment the supplies. Well pumps
at Snow Hill, Morehead City and
Beaufort were equipped with dual
drives, both electric motors and
gasoline engines to assure water
service through hurricanes and
other conditions affecting electric
power.
Taste and odor control equip
ment was installed in Beaufort to
improve quality, long a point of
contention. Qistribu'ion systems
in the three towns were bolstered
to provide better fire protection,
but more so to avail adequate
pressure and flows to some local
ized domestic consumers who ex
pressed complaints at various
times.
The water company has had its
last rate increase in effcct since
October 1955.
.62 Inches of Rain
Falls During Week
Hurricane Graeie, which never
developed in- this area, neverthe
less brought (2 inches Of rain to
Carteret Oounty according to
weather observer Stamey Davis,
.who said that that amount
fell from Monday through Wednes
day, mostly in the form of light
drizzles which accompanied the
high winds.
Temperature ranges during Gra
de's stay were recorded as follows
by Mr. Davis:
High Low Wind
Monday 85 73 NE
Tuesday 83 76 SE
Wednesday 84 76 SE
Band, Majorettes Entertain Adults
At Opening of Recreation Night
Pictured a tore are Ike majorette* of (he More head City hud who entertained Wedneaday night at the
opening a < the adnJt recreation program at the More head City recreation center. Left to right the girls
arc Beth Mayo, Sally Bett Willla, Linda Lwkhart, Suiaaae Beck, Lorraine Hatcher, Faye Wallace, and
Ann Sanderson.
Members of Ike Morchead City'
high school band and the major
ettes entertained adults Wednesday
night at the opening of the re
creation center's adult recreation
night. > .
The band presented a program
of popular music and waltzea and
were accompanied by the major
rtU?, who anfrt?u?d with tMr
twirling routines.
Program director George Jack
son Mid that the event will be
a weekly affair from now on and
wiU begin at 7:30 each Wednesday
night. The program it similar to
that sponsored for young people
at the recreation center through
out the summer, except that it is
tor tha benefit si adult* ?ad w
tertainment will be geared to an
adult level.
Highlight! of future programs,
according to Jackson will be
dancea, card gamea and the like.
There la no charge whataoever
for the evenings entertainment and
all adulta In Morebead City are
invited to attend the session and
help make the program ? worth
Carteret Was Well Prepared,
Alert for Hurricane Warning
Merchants on Front Street, Beaufort, were ready for the hurricane.
This picture, taken Tuesday afternoon, shows how Western Auto and
City Appliance had their windows protected. Hurricane Gracie hit
the mainland near Charleston, S. C., and had killed 11 people by
yesterday.
Oil Company Files Suit
Against Inactive Firm
Winter Ferry
Schedules Given
Winter operating schedules for its
three toll-free ferries were an
nounced today by the State High
way Commission.
The schedules went into effect
yesterday on ferries over Hattcras
Inlet, Alligator River and Oregon
Inlet and will continue' until April
30. I960.
Due to requests by motorist in
the area, three night time trips on
the Alligator River Ferry will be
continued through the month of
October. The 12:40 a. m., and
1:20 a. m., departures across the
Alligator will not be continued.
The Hattcras Inlet Ferry, oper
ating between Hattcras Village in
Dare County and Ocracoke in Hyde
County, will make four round trips
a day. Load limit for the ferry is:
13,000 pounds for any axle; 20,000
pounds, two axle and 30,000 pounds
for three or more axles.
There will be 14 round trips each
day on the Alligator River Ferry,
between Sandy Point in Tyrell
County and East Lake in Dare
County? US route 64.
The Oregon Inlet Ferry between
Nags Head and Hattcras in Dare
County will have 27 departures at I
half-hour intervals from each side. ?
With shortening of daylight hours,
these trips will be discontinued:
Departure from North Shore at 6
a. m. and 6:30 a. m, departure from
the South Shore (Nov. 30, 1?9 to
Feb. 15, 1960); and from Oct.'SO un
til Feb. 1, there will be no 5 pm,
and 5:30 p. m., departures from the
North and South shores, respect
ively.
These trips will be added on the
following dates: first departures
daily? North Shore (March 13 to
March 31, 1960), 5:30 a. m ; and
(April 1 thru April 30, I960),, 5
a. m.; South Shore, < a. m.,
(March 15 to March 31) and 5:30
a. m., (April 1 thru April 30, 1960).
Afternoon trips to be added as
daylight hours lengthen inclpdc:
North Shore, 5:30 p. m. (March 1
thru March 31) and 6 p. m , (April
lthru April 30); and South Shore,
6 p. m., (March 1 thru March 31)
and 6:30 p. m. (April 1 thru April
30).
Load limits on the Alligator Ri
ver and Oregon Inlet ferries are:
gross load limit for single vehicle, -
12 tons; gross load limit for com
bination of vehicles, 18 toils.
Beaufort JC's Welcome
Bobby Safrit as Member
Bobby Safrit of Beaufort was
welcomed as a new member of the
Beaufort Jaycees at their Monday
night meeting at the Scout hall.
Taking up most of the evening's
discussion was the possibility a i
the club sponsoring a horse show
next spring. It was announced that
the club would invite J. P. Harris
to next week's meeting to advise
the cJitb on staging a horse show. 1
Dickie Dickinson and Bobby Sa- 1
frit were named chairmen of the
committee la charge of Um pro- I
Ject ? 1
Scheduled for trial Thursday,
)ct. 22, in civil term of superior
ourt is the case Ocean Oil Co.
crsus Morehcad City Shipbuilding
:orp.
In the complaint, the oil company
illeges that on Dec. 20, 1958 for
faluc received, the shipbuilding
corporation gave said plaintiff a
promissory note for MW, due 80
lays after said date. The plaintiff
charges the note is unpaid and
iverdue.
The plaintiff also alleges that on
Sec. 20. 1958 the shipbuilding corp
>ration gave the plaintiff a pro
missory note for J500 due >0 days
ifter said date. The plaintiff al
eges this note also is unpaid and
iverdue.
Ocean Oil Co. seeks full payment
>f both notes, plus six per cent
nterest from Dec. 20, 1958.
In Us answer to the complaint,
Morehcad City Shipbuilding Corp.
lenies that it owes money to Ocean
!)il Co., and asks that the case be
lismissed.
The thipbuilding corporation
aid off the last of its workers
early this year when its major
itockholder, Kirchoffcr and Arnold
>f Raleigh, was declared bankrupt,
rbe investment firm's deficit was
estimated at nearly $4 million,
since then the shipyard here has
>een inactive.
Rod Cross Meeting Skittfd
ruesday at Courthouse
Persons interested in the contin
ence of the Carteret Red Cross
'haptcr should attend a meeting
ruesday night at 8 at the court
louse.
The chapter will be dissolved be
:ause of lack of interest unless
enough persons attend the meeting
o warrant keeping the charter
lere.
According to the area Red Crocs
rffice Carteret has received over
1100,000 in disaster and home ser
'ice funds in the past seven years.
\n area office representative will
>e present at the meeting.
3ub to Meet
Highway 101 Community Club
vill meet Saturday at 8: 30 p.m. at
he home of Mrs. Roy Taylor,
veather permitting. Member! are
o bring a covered dish and some
hing for a white elephant sale. If
he weather is bad, the meeting
vill be postponed one week.
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
Tide Table
HIGH
LOW
Friday, Oct 2
7:44 a.m.
8:04 p.m.
1:44 a.m.
2.10 p.m.
Satwday, Oct. 3
8:26 a.m.
8:49 p.m.
2:28 a.m.
2:35 p.m.
Sunday, Oct 4
9:13 a.m.
9:40 p.m.
3:01 a.m.
3:41 p.m.
Miidiy, Oct S
0:08 a.m.
.0:37 p.m.
3:51 a.m.
4:28 p.m.
Taeaday, Oct ?
.1:04 a.m.
J 31 p.*.
5:30 p.m.
4:38 a.m.
Although Carteret didn't
feel the main force of hur
ricane Gracie, folks were
prepared for anything she
might have thrown this way.
The storm hit the South Car
olina mainland near Charles
ton and yesterday's death
toll had mounted to 11.
Carteret was lashed with rain
and wind, but did not experience
the terrific weather accompanying
the hurricane's center.
Some stores along Front Street in
Beaufort and Arendell Street in
Morehead City either boarded up
their plate glass windows or taped
them up. Storm windows were put
up on houses and porch furniture
and other loose articles were put
in a safe place.
Windows on the ground floor of
Morehead City Hospital were
boarded up and sandbags placed
against them to prevent flooding.
Fishing piers and the beach
recreation areas were deserted ex
cept for a few people who went to
look at the ocean. The ocean was
unusually rough and waves were
lapping at the sea wall at Atlantic
Beach.
Fishing boats and yachts were
moved to safer waters than the
waterfronts of Morehead City and
Beaufort and planes from Cherry
Point were flown to inland bases.
Rescue squads, civil defense
units and service personnel were
on the alert and ready to go in
case they were needed.
Power companies reported no
damage to their facilities but their
crews were prepared to go to work
if necessary.
Yes, Carteret Countians were
well prepared, and its a good thing.
Better to be boarded up and let
a hurricane pass us by than to let
it catch us unprepared. Carteret
folks should be commended for
their alertness and planning.
Plans Finished
For Festival
By RJEBKCCA ? ENTRY
Stacked away for the big day,
Swansboro's 7th annual Mullet
Festival, are twenty-live gallons
of shortening and 10 gallona uf cook
ins oil, 400 pounds of corn meal,
800 pounds of cabbage, 250 pounds
of sugar and four caaea of hot
?aucc, plus 2,500 pounds of mullet
and 800 pounds of shrimp, dressed,
frozen and waiting.
The menu, for the information of
those who arc not familiar with
the traditional feast, will include
mullet, barbecued shrimp, sweet
potatoes, cole slaw, hush puppies
and coffee or soft drinks. The
festival will be held tomorrow.
Conpanies and organizations that
indicated they will have an entry
in the parade include White's Ice
Cream Co., Pepsi-Cola, Jackson
ville Moose Lodge Maola Ice
Cream Co., Jacksonville American
Legion locomotive, Post 78, Amer
ican Legion; the Swansboro high
school band, a drum and bugle
corps from the Force Troop at
Camp Lcjcunc, Jacksonville Bus
iness and Professional Women's
Club, and many others.
Mrs. Billy Jean Simpson, Mrs.
North Carolina, will also greet
visitors from a gaily decorated
float.
Veraon Taylor, marshal, t>aid
many dignitaries have accepted
invitations, including Bill Rhodes
of Wilmington, state commander
of the American Legion, generals
from Camp Lejeunc and Cherry
Point, and Sen. Graham A. Bar
den.
Helping to handle traffic will
be the North Carolina state high
way patrol and the junior police
of Jacksonville. Speaking of the
junior police, Taylor said. "Those
kids have done a marvelous job in
previous years, and we just couldn't
get along without them."
After the parade guests will view
? water and boat show at 2:30
p m. and gather at the community
building for free refreshments at
4 p. m.
Dinner will be served on the
athletic grounds at the high school,
and will be followed by the climax
of the evening? a giant fireworks
display.
Holders of tickets to the dinner
also will be admitted to a d^nce
in the high school auditorium; at
which Betty Ann Cannon, Miss
Swansboro will reign.
Master of ceremonies will be John
Larkins, and co-chairman of the
festival are Mayor M. N. Lisk and
Maj. William U. Kay.
Tickets Still on Sale
Tickets for Swansboro's annual
Mullet Festival are still on sale for
*1. The festival basins at 1 p.m.
tomorrow with a parade and activi
ties Include water activities, boat
trips, refreshments, dinner, fire
works and a sock dance. Children's
tickets are M cents.