CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES "*
48th YEAR, NO. 96. EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1969 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
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Newport Citizens Proceed
With Plans to Erect Building
Member* of the Newport De-?
velopment Association appointed a
committee Monday night to make
further plans (or raising funds for
a small industrial plant at New
port.
On the committee are Leslie
Bercegeay, chairman; Lester M.
Garner Jr., Bob Montague, Nathan
Garner, and Bill Boyd, president
of the association.
Speaking at the meeting was Ray
Johnson, New Bern, who is seek
ing a building in which to manu
facture a product he has develop
ed, a plasti-metal compound. Mr.
Johnson, who also appeared be
fore the Newport town board this
month, states that his product is
similar to plastic with metal quali
ties.
He told of his experiences in de
veloping the material and showed
the picture of a pickup truck with
a body made of plasti-metal. He
describes it as an improvement
over fibreglass and half as expen
sive.
Mr. Johnson told his listeners
that he is not interested in selling
his material to other firms but
wants to manufacture his own
products. At present he says he
has back orders and needs a place
to get into production.
Ten thousand dollars was men
tioned as a starting figure for put
ting up a 40 by 80-foot building.
Other guests who spoke briefly
on industrial development were J.
Morton Davis, president of the
Morehead City chamber of com
merce; J. A. DuBois, manager of
the chamber; Bill Chalk, chair
man of the chamber s industrial
development committee; and H. S.
bibbs Jr. of the Carteret Develop
ment Corp.
Coffee and doughnuts were serv
ed by Mrs. John Tomlinson, Mrs.
Azilee Turpin, and Mrs. Ormsby
Mann. Twenty-five persons were
present. The association met in
the school cafeteria.
Bookmobile
Route Listed
The bookmobile schedule for
Monday and Tuesday has been re
leased by Mrs. Paul Woodard, staff
member at the Carteret County
public Library, Beaufort:
Monday: Cedar Island, 9:50
10:50, book station in the postof
fice; Atlantic, 11:15-11:35, Miss
Betsy Styron's book station, 11:40
11:55, Mrs. Daphne Hill, 12:30
12:45, Mrs. Barbara Taylor, 12:50
1:05, Mrs. Madeline Nelson, 1:10
1:25, Mrs. David Lewis, 1:30-2:00,
postoffice, 2:05-2:20, Mrs. Roma
Smith, 2:25-2:45, Mrs. Joyce Ma
son; 2:50-3:50, Taylor's Cafe.
, Sea Level, 4:00-4:20, Mrs. Jo
Anne Lewis.
Tuesday: Marshallberg, 8:45
9:00, Mrs. Maggie Lewis, 9:05-9:25,
Mrs. Vilma Willis, 9:30-9:50, Miss
Claudia Brown, 9:55-10:20, postof
fice.
Smyrna, 10:30-10:45, Mrs. Vilma
Morris; Otway, 10:55-11:10, Leslie
Gillikin's (tore, 11:25-11:50, Mrs.
Josephine Lawrence, 12:05-12:20,
Mrs Dolores Thompson.
Bettie, 12:25 12:55, Mrs. Vera
Salter's book station, 1:35-2:05, Ray
Golden store, 2:10-2:35, Mrs. Ethel
Lewis's book station, 2:45-3:00,
Mrs. Cappie O'Neal.
To Attend Convention
Twenty delegates from the More
head City congregation of Jehov
ah's Witnesses will attend a three
day Christian convention starting
Friday in Greenville at Austin
auditorium on the campus of East
Carolina College.
4-H County Council Will
Enter Float in Parades
By DAVID WARRICK
Assistant Agricultural Agent
The County 4-H Council met Mon
day with Miss Linda McDonald,
council president, presiding. The
council decided to build and enter
a 4-H float in the Morehead City
and Beaufort Christmas parades.
If their plans are not interrupted,
and if it does not rain as it did
during the County 4-H Fair and
Achievement Day program, the big
4-H Anniversary Cake from the
State Fair exhibit will be used as
part of the float.
Most of the 4-H Clubs in the coun
ty will receive their project record
books during their December meet
ing. The first part of the Decem
ber meeting will be a Christmas
Program. (A suggested Christmas
program will be mailed to each
club president before their meeting
day.)
In the last two months a number
of our 4-H club members have
gone through and have participat
ed in the County Fair, the State
Fair, the County 4-H Fair and
Achievement Day program, and
Lions Honor
Past Presidents
More hud City Lions honored
their past-president and ladies at
dinner Thursday night at the Hotel
Fort Macon. Present were past
presidents Fred Lewis, Jesse Wil
lis, Vernon Guthrie, J. G. Bennett,
J. B. Eubanks, Owens Frederick,
A. N. Willis, Jim Crowe and Oscar
Allred.
Ten-year membership chevrons
(or club pins were presented to A.
N. Willis, John D. Willis, Oscar
Allred and Jim Crowe.
Special guests at the dinner in
cluded Beaufort Lions L. J. Hill,
Harry Evans and Dick Peteraon
and Kay Davis of Cameron, La.
Members and their guests were
entertained by three Morehead
City high school girls who gave a
comedy skit. Jim Wallace, of the
Morehead City Civitan Club, acted
as master of ceremonies.
Hospital Thanks
Donors of Blood
David Willis, administrator of
Morehead City hospital, this week
expressed his appreciation to per
sons who have answered emer
gency calls for blood for hospital
patients.
On two occasions when calls
have had to go out on short notice
for blood, two lives were saved as
a result of the response.
On one occasion, a fisherman
from upstate was saved. He need
ed five pints of blood. Recently,
three pints were obtained from
donors when the blood was needed
to save a patient who had under
gone a leg amputation.
The hospital tries to keep blood
on hand, but when it is used and
not replaced by the family which
used it, emergency calls for blood
must be made. Mr. Willis express
ed the hospital's appreciation for
the cooperation of donors who re
sponded to the pleas.
the Area Fair and Honor day pro
gram. As you can see, this has
been a busy time of year for 4-H
club members.
But I would like all 4-H mem
bers to take time out to ask them
selves this one question. What have
1 contributed to the.e activities and
to 4-H Club work uiis year? If
you have not contributed anything
to the 4-H club, then the 4-H club
probably has not contributed any
thing to you, for we do not get
something for nothing.
Now is the time for you, as 4-H
members, to start putting some
thing into your 4-H club work and
by doing so, next year your name
may be on the list to receive an
award or a certificate of achieve
ment.
I would like every 4-H club mem
ber in this county to at least be
present, if not enter an exhibit next
year in at least one of the activi
ties similar to those we have just
experienced in the last two months
and to be together and see and feel
the cxcitement of 4-H members be
ing awarded for their good work
in 4-H.
Why don't you join your fellow
club members who are putting
something into their 4-H club work,
and next year at this time enjoy
the fun and excitement with them?
16 Couples Get
Licenses to Wed
Marriage licenses were issued to
16 couples from Oct. 23 through
Nov. 16. The licenses are issued
from the office of the register of
deeds, courthouse, Beaufort.
Couples applying, their ages and
home towns are listed below:
Oet. 23: Edwin Hurst, 22, of
Clarksburg, W. Va., and Ann Buck,
II, of Morehead City; William F.
Peed, 47, of Havelock and Linnle
Krazier, 43, of Morehead City; Hu
bert C. Chadwick, 35, of Gloucester
and Mary Seigmann, 37, of Glou
cester.
Oct 29: Earl Boyd, 17, of More
head City and Lorraine Dixon, 18,
of Salter Path; Edward Lee George
Jr., 32, of Havelock and Dorothy
Lee Morris, 24, of Havelock.
Oct. 30: Ralph Sterlen, 28, of
Morehead City and Daisy Kenard,
27, of Beaufort; Frank Godfrey
Parker, 21, of Biloxi, Miss., and
Betty Ann Conway, 20, of More
head City.
Nov. 2: Peter Anthony Foley, 24,
of Galesburg, 111., and Lillian Al
berta Royall, 18, of Morehead City.
Nov. 7: Harold Lee Baker, 24,
of Williston and Marsha Louise
Morton, 16, of Morehead City;
Louis David Quinn, 23, of Ashe
boro and Elizabeth Russell, 18, of
Asheboro; William A. Murdoch,
It, of Wildwood and Pansy Salter,
17, of Salter Path.
Nov. 12: Bobby H. Johnson, 22,
of Newport and Dorothy F. Carter,
21, of Newport; Richard A. Lewis,
31, of Harkers Island and Ida
Coats, 31, of Harkers Island; Gar
land F. Lewis, 26, of Beaufort and
Verna Jean Russell, 19, of Beau
fort.
Nov. 13: Paul Hamilton, 20, of
Stella and Mildred Thigpen, 19, of
Stella.
Nov. 16: Isham Elbert Pittman
Jr., 26, of Morehead City and
Kathryn Elizabeth Ballou, 23, of
Morehead City.
How Does Your Garden Grow?
By JULIA G. COPELAND
( Editor's Note : This is the last
in a series of articles on garden
ing written in conjunction with
the Beaufort Woman's Club beau
tification program).
Here are some more questions
and answers that I hope will help
you in your gardening:
How caa I get color In my gar
den the year 'raaad?
Continuous bloom from early
spring until late fall is best ac
complished by the careful selection
of sturdy perennials, annuals and
bulbs. For late fall and winter,
plant sasanquas, camellias and
berried plants, such as pyracan
thas and hollies. It takes time and
patience and I am quite sure that
you will not always get the color
scheme you want the first time,
but keep moving plants, and study
ing other people's gardens until you
get the results desired.
What is the moat important
thing la grmriag healthy plants?
Buy good stock to start with,
then be sure the soil is well drain
ed. Fertilize well, water during
hot, dry months and keep mulched
with cteaa leaves or straw.
How am I supposed to cut for
my perennials?
Stake tall growing plants so that
the wind won't blow them over;
keep planta clean by cutting off
dead flowers, leaves and foliage.
Dig weeds out by the roots, pro
tect from winter winds and sun by
covering with straw or leaves. Di
vide most perennials every two or
three years ? and of course fer
tilize and water when needed.
When should perennials be
plaited?
Perennials may be set out most
Iny time when the soil is work
able, even when they arc in full
bloom. Perennial seeds are usual
ly sown in late May or early June.
Caa I transplant a tree from
the woods?
Not very successfully. It i? hard
to get a tree to live that has grown
in the woods, because moat people
do not know how to root prune and
take up with a ball of dirt. Trees
grown in the nursery and root
pruned for transplanting are a
great deal more satisfactory.
When shoald ataleas he fertll
laed?
Once in late November, and then,
since azalea* have a tendency to
start growing early and are often
killed back by late freezes, it ia
beat not to fertilize any more un
til about the first week in April.
Then fertilize about every two
weeks until mid-May, uaing a spe
cial azalea fertilizer in small
amuonts.
Do I have to use a special fer
tiliser for azaleas?
No, if you have had your soil
tested and it ia acid, you may use
any good garden fertilizer. Peat
moss and wooda mold will help
make an acid soil for your azaleas.
How caa I prevent die-back in
?jr camellias?
Gather and burn all fallen leaves
and flowers; keep plants in vigor
ous and thrifty condition by prop
erly feeding them; keep them pro
tected from scale and insects by
spraying and at the first sign of
die-back, cut off and burn the dis
eased stem.
This is all 1 have time for now.
In fact, I won't be writing any
more articlea for the time being.
This is the beginning of our busy
aeaaon, but if any of you have a
problem concerning any of your
plantinga we'll be glad to help you
if we poaalbly can. Call us on the
phone or better still come on out
to tht nursery. Bye now.
Three AF Hen
Get Promotions;
Airman Honored
Three members of Flight K,
9948th Air Reserve Squadron,
Morehead City, have been promot
ed to the rank of master sergeant.
They are David O. Lawrence,
Aaron T. Bowen and Joe Peppers.
Sergeant Lawrence served six
years in the Navy and is now an
aircraft electrician at Cherry
Point. He joined the Air Force He
serve in 1957. Mrs. Lawrence is
the former Annie Lee Rose. The
Lawrences and their two children
live at Harkers Island.
Lawrence was named Air Force
Reserve airman of the month for
October. He entered the Navy
Dec. 8, 1942 and completed elemen
tary electrical gyro compass and
electrical interior communications
schools. He was a crew member,
on the aircraft carrier Midway
when it fired the first V-2 rocket,
and served until Dec. 2, 1948, when
he received an honorable dis- j
charge.
Lawrence is one of the original
members of Flight E, Morehead
City. Since joining, he has com
pleted the aircraft electrical me
chanics course through the ECI,
Gunter Air Force Base, Ala.
Sergeant Bowen is a native of
Detroit, Mich., and now lives in
Beaufort with his wife, the former
Rosemary Bessent, and their four
children. He served eight years
in the navy and is employed as a
shop supervisor in the avionics test
equipment branch at Cherry Point.
He is one of the charter members
of the flight.
Sergeant Peppers was born at
Atlantic and served four years in
the Navy. For 10 years he has
been employed as an electronic in
spector at Cherry Point. He is
married to the former Abbie Gas
kill of Stacy and they have two
children. They now live at Stacy.
Tktie three members of the
Morehead City Air Force He
serve flight received promotions
to master sergeant recently.
They are, left to right. David O.
Lawrence, Aaron T. Bowen and
Joe Peppers.
Panel Truck, Car
Crash Saturday
A panel truck and a 1957 Pontiac
were wrecked at 12:20 a.m. Satur
day on highway 101 in front of the
Fred Harvey home.
Harvey, in his panel truck, was
making a left turn into his drive
when the Pontiac, driven by Floyd
Johnson, attempted td pass, hit the
truck and knocked it 75 yardi up
the road.
Harvey suffered some abrasions
and Johnson had a cut mouth.
Johnson was found guilty of fol
lowing too close when he appeared
in county court Tuesday.
Harvey was returning home from
his work as bridge-tender at the
Core Creek bridge when the acci
dent happened.
MCHS Juniors to Sponsor
Dance Saturday Night
A Thanksgiving Cance for More
head City high school students will
be sponsored by the junior class
from 8 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday at
the recreation building, Morehead
City.
The juniors say attire shall be
semi-formal, "party" dresses for
girls and coat and tic for boys.
Prices arc 35 cents stag and 50
cents per couple.
There will be recorded music and
entertainment. Tickets are on sale
now or may be bought at the door.
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, Nov. 27
513 a.m. 11:45 a.m.
5:36 p.m. 11:54 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 28
?:<" a.m. 12:S7 a.m.
6:32 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 2*
?:57 a.m. 12:45 a.m.
7:25 p.m. 1:29 p.m.
Monday, Nov. M
7:4*a.m. 1:37 a.m.
>1< P.m. 2:21 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 1
8:38 a.m. 2:28 a.m.
9:11 p.m. 3:11 p m 1
Greensboro B oat man Attempts
Ocean Trip in 17 -Foot Boat
Visions of Mel West re-<"
curred early this week when
Dale Bargy, Greensboro, in
a 17-foot outboard boat, at
temDted a run by ocean from
Harkers Island to Wilming
ton. He capsized a mile
off Cape Lookout, rode his
boat ashore and spent Tues
day night in the old light
house at the cape.
Bargy was taken to Harkers
Island yesterday noon and from
there he returned to Greensboro.
According to the Coast Guard,
Bargy was attempting a "test run"
in a white-hulled, fibreglass boat,
The Peanuts. He started from
Hill's Motel Monday, but turned
back after 40 miles because of
rough weather.
Bargy had flares aboard but
didn't have a chance to u?e them.
When he was picked up, after be
ing washed ashore, he was wearing
a yellow exposure suit. The Pea
nuts was brought to the mainland
by the Coast Guard.
Bargy, 34, unmarried, said that
he was trying a run to Wilmington
to see how much fuel The Peanuts
would use. He later planned to
make a trip from here to Miami.
He had aboard four 55-gallon drums
of gas and one 15-gallon drum,
hooked up in series. The craft was
powered with a 40-horsepower
motor.
Mel West, a resident of Morchead
City, attempted a trip to Bermuda
in an outboard motor boat in 1957.
On that trip he was rescued by the
Coast Guard short of his goal.
He attempted the trip again in
January 1958 and since he was
never heard from, after setting out
from Morehead City, it is assumed
that he was lost at sea.
Mayor Proclaims
Civil Defense Day
Mayor A. B. Cooper, Atlantic
Beach, has proclaimed Monday,
Dcc. 7, Civil Defense Day.
Mayor Cooper points out in his
proclamation that a free people
are dependent on strong non-mili
tary defense.
"Non-military defense," he said,
"can serve to prevent war as well
as provide protection in natural
disaster. Total defense," he adds,
is dependent upon individual citi
zens and action by government at
all levels."
Civil Defense Day has been pro
claimed by President Eisenhower
and the governor of North Caro
lina, Luther Hodges.
Mayor Cooper recommends "ap
propriate observance of this day
set aside to symbolize the need for
concerted and individual action to
achieve a proper state of prepared
ness."
Harlowe Demonstration
Club Meets Wednesday
The Harlowe Home Demonstra
tion club met Wednesday night.
Mrs. E. C. McLawhorn, the presi
dent, presided. Mrs. Edith Taylor
gave an account of her trip to the
United Nations, and Mrs. John Ives
gave a demonstration on how to
make china trivets.
It was decided to have the De
cember meeting Dec. 9. The host
esses, Mrs. Gordon Becton and
Mrs. Louis Willis, served apple pie
a la mode with toffee and soft
drinks.
Big Problem . . . Little Girl
?-JBL iCm.i ili i ?*nii? ^ '? r'n '?r if M'lthffia' friary.
Looking at turkeys almost as big as she is, little Sondra McComb of Beaufort, tries to decide which
one to buy for Thanksgiving dinner. Roger Hunt, meat market manager at the store, promised he'd
help her carry it home. Sondra is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry McComb. Her father is pho
tographer for THE NEWS-TIMES. Guess who took this picture.
Beaufort Board Continues
Planning for Sewage Disposal
Red Cross Fund
Tallies Trickle In
Kinal figures on the Red Cross
fund campaign ar? still not avail
able but several chairmen have
turned in incomplete totals. The
dirvc was conducted Nov. 6-14.
The Rev. W. A. Hales, Beaufort
chairman, reported that Beaufort
is assured of its $1,100 goal. He
said they have $964.68 in hand and
several area chairmen have not
yet reported. He also said checks
are expected from businesses who
had to write to area headquarters
for donations.
James R.Sanderi, Morehead
City chairman, reported that over
$400 has been reported in his area.
There are still some reports to be
made and some businesses to be
contacted.
Newport reported a total of $40.23
and Harkers Island has reported
about $300.
Reported totals bring the figure
to over $1,700, quite a bit below
the $5,000 goal set prior to the fund
drive. Persons who have not con
tributed to the Red Cross fund may
mail their contributions to Mr.
Hales, Mr. Sanders or Herbert
Phillips III of Morehead City, coun
ty chairman.
' The Beaufort town board of com
missioners Monday night adopted
a resolution to proceed with appli
cation for a permit from th? State
Stream Sanitation Committee to
continue dumping sewage as is
done now, with no increase in the
number of sewer comiections.
The move was the initial formal
step in the town's plans for build
ing a new sewer system and sew
age disposal plant which will cost
in the neighborhood of one million
dollars.
Upon receipt of the permit from
the state committee the board will
then make application to the fed
eral government for an interest
free loan of $40,000 that will cover
engineering costs in preparing
plans for the new system.
Town fathers last year authoriz
ed Freeman Engineering Co., High
Point, to proceed with preliminary
plans for a sewage disposal plant
in Beaufort. The town of Morehead
City has authorized the same firm
to make plans for Morehead.
Under state anti-pollution laws,
towns must show good faith in at
temption to comply with the law,
or run risk of prosecution.
Carlton Rose, Beaufort PTA rep
resentative, appeared before the
board requesting action on the
traffic problem at the Beaufort
graded school. Mr. Kosc informed
the board that the PTA had formed
a parent safety patrol and wished
action to give the patrol authority
to enforce traffic regulations at
their posts.
Golfers Accept Trophies
Nmra-TtaiMS Photo by McCorob
Women golfer* of the Morehead City Conntry Club received trophies Tuesday morning at tke home o(
Mrs. C. C. McCulitoo. The trophy presentation (allowed the tournament for women golfers. Winner*, left
t* right, are Mr*. Shlaaer Chalk, first flight; Mr*. Gene Smith, clab champion; Mr*. W. C. Carlton,
championship flight runner-up and Mr*. Mi. M. Brady, tint flight runner-up. Makiaf Ik* presentation waa
Bob Carr, member at Ike conatry dab.
In answer to Mr. Rose's plea,
the board passed an ordinance that
will provide the following restric
tions in connection with traffic
around the school :
1. Mulberry Street, in front of
the school, will hereafter be a one
way street from Marsh to Live
Oak, going east, between the hours
of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday during school
terms.
2. Parking will be allowed only
on the east side of Marsh Street
between Pine and Mulberry
Streets.
3. There will be no permanent
parking on the north side of Mul
berry between the hours of 7 a.m.
and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
during school terms.
4. It will be a misdemeanor to
disobey members of the PTA par
ent safety patrol while they arc on
duty at their designated posts.
5. All crosswalks in the vicinity
of the school, cxccpt those at in
tersections, will be eliminated.
6. The three-way traffic signal
light at the corner of Ann and Live
Oak will be transferred and install
ed at Cedar and Live Oak and the
town will install a red blinker type
signal at Ann and Live Oak. (A
red blinker light will also be in
stalled at the intersection of Ann
and Turner streets). The board
also authorized a policcman to be
on duty at the Cedar and Live Oak
intersection during pedestrian rush
hours at the school.
The board accepted the bid of
Parker Motor Co., Morchuad City,
to furnish the town with a new po
lice car. Parker's bid of $1,505
was the lower of two bids submit*
ted.
Commissioner William Roy Ham
ilton reported on activities of the
Beaufort Merchants Association
and plan.; for the Christmas pa
rade.
Acting on a request from Beau
fort merchants, the board will al
low free parking on Front Street
from Dec. 21 to Dec. 24.
The board amended the fire dis
trict ordinance to include Cedar
Street as a business street. A res
olution was also passed redesignat
ing the area on Live Oak Street,
from Broad to Mulberry Streets,
from a residential section to a
business section. It was announc
ed that a public hearing on the
resolution will be heard at the next
regular meeting of the board, Dec.
7.
No oae appeared before the
board to protest the proposed raise
in the water rates.
Mayor W. H. Potter presided.
Motor Sailor Refloated
The 54-foot auxiliary motor sail
or, Great Lakea, was rcfloatad by
the Coast Guard at 12:20 p.m.
Tuesday after she had run aground
at the mouth o I Calico Crock,
Morchead City. The craft had two
persons aboard and is owoad and
operated by Hans G. Wajoka, De
troit, Mich. ... W.V
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