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MOREHEAD RESCUE SQUAD ALARM NOW IS NO. 33 CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 49th YEAR, NO. 8. RIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1960 PUBLISfaED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Political Leaders Comment On Hap Barden's Retirement Carteret political leader*, while surprised at Rep. Graham (Hap) Barden's announcement of retire ment, expressed regret that he chose "this time" to withdraw as representative of North Carolina's third Congressional district. Host predict a "wide open" race in the May primary, where Demo crats will choose their candidate for the November election. Bar den, a Democrat, will remain in Congress until his term expires the end of this year. Comments made yesterday on the sudden turn of political events were as follows: A. H. James, chairman of the county Democratic committee: "I'm sorry that Congressman Bar den finds it necessary to retire. The experience he has gained in his 26 years in Washington is worth a great deal. "It's going to be hard to replace him with anyone who is as well qualified and who can serve the people in this district in the same capacity as Barden." Mr James expressed the opinion that James O. Simpkins, New Bern, who was defeated by Barden in a race for the Congressional seat, would seek the Democratic nomination from the third district. "Whoever goes," the Democratic chairman said, "will have to ac quire a good many years of ex perience in order to serve the best." I. D. Gilllkin, chairman of the county Republican committee: "Barden has done a good job for North Carolina. I don't know why he's resigning, but we will have someone running for that seat in Congress." He recalled that in the 1958 election some people in this county voted for no one on the ballot except Barden. lrvin W. Davis, former chairman of the county Democratic commit tee: "I think it would have been better for Barden to' take another term at least. On basis of senior ity, his chairmanship of House la bor and education committee will go to Rep. Adam Powell." (Pow ell is a Negro and a Democrat from New York). "I think Simpkins will run for Barden's seat. Wayne County feels it should have a man in there. A lot of the counties in the district feel that Craven county has had i monopoly on the Congresaioaal seat long enough." / ** Congressman Barden succeeded Charles Abernethy, New Bern. C. G. Holland, state commercial fisheries commissioner and former Carteret sheriff: "It's a surprise to me that Barden stepped down. He did a good job. We've lost all the seniority he had and that's the greatest hurt to us. It's going to take us some time to get back. I think the primary race in May is going to be wide open." W. H. Potter, mayor of Beau fort: "It's going to be impossible to replace Barden. The only one who could do it would be John Larkins. The best thing that could happen to North Carolina would be Larkins' not filing for governor and running, instead, for Congress. "I'm not willing, however, to ac cept Barden's withdrawal as ir revocable. I'd like to see all in fluence possible used to get him to reconsider. Nobody can fill his shoes, insofar as seniority is con cerned and the respect he had from both sides of Congress." Asked if he would consider run ning for Congress, mayor Potter said that if circumstances varied slightly, he may be receptive to the idea. He said he believes ev ery one of the nine counties in the third district would like to come up with a candidate. Luther Hamilton, Morehead City, state senator: "It's unfortunate at this time that he's planning to re tire. 1 talked with him Saturday morning and I can understand his reasons. He said that sometimes Irvln Davis, former chairman of the county Democratic com mittee, said that he expects con gressman Barden to visit in Car teret today. Barden appeared yesterday at an ICC hearing in Wilmington. members of Congress stay there ! until they become too mossy. If he's ever going to relax, he ought to do it now. But his seniority counts a great deal. "I don't think Barden has a suc cessor in mind. That's why he has announced his intentions now, so that everyone would have time to get candidates lined up. "There's always a possibility that someone from Carteret coun ty will go after the job, but I haven't thought of that possibility. I'm definitely not interested in the job under any condition." Hngk Salter, Carteret sheriff: "Barden's announcement was qaite a surprise. I'd like to see some one from this county succeed him." Mrs. Lucile Smith Gives Appleton Oaksmith Report Farmers Will Attend Course Ronald Smith of Newport and Cecil G. Gillikin of route 2 Beau fort will attend the two-week short course in modern farming at North Carolina State College, Raleigh, James R. Sanders, key banker for Carteret county, announced yester day. The short course is sponsored by the bankers of North Carolina in cooperation with State College and is conducted on the campus. The course, an annual event, will be held Feb. 1-12 this year. While in Raleigh the farmers will be introduced to the latest develop ments in farm technology. Classes will be taught by members of the ataff of the School of Agriculture at State. The men will live in the college dormitories and have their meals at the college dining hall. County Raises $1,325 for MOD Carteret countians contributed approximately $1,325 to the March of Dimes during the 15V4-hour tele thon conducted over WITN-TV Sat urday night and Sunday. Members of Miriam Rebekah Lodge of Beaufort took pledge calls at the home of Mrs. George Wil I lis. Dan Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Gor ' don Cutler, George Green and daughters, Bette and Eloise, Char lie Gould and Milton Gould took calls at the Newport town hall. Mrs. Willis and Mrs. Aaaie Dixon collected pledges Sunday and yes terday. Newport collections were made by the men named above. South River community contrib uted $78.71, Newport contributed $275, and the remaining $971 was given by folks in Morchead City, Beaufort and down cast. Funds pledged in the telethon should be mailed to Mrs. Robert Russell, Box 42, Beaufort, unless they have been called for. Dr. L. J. Norris Jr. is president of the Carteret chapter oi the Na tional Foundation. Bud Dixon is March of Dimes chairman. ' By r. U SALISBURY Tailing as her subject the life and activities of Appleton Oak smith, Mrs. Lucile A. Smith pre sented a most interesting paper at the winter meeting of the Carteret County Historical society. The so ciety met at the civic center in Morehead City Saturday afternoon. Appleton Oaksmith spent the last few years of his life in Carteret County on a plantation near Camp Glenn to which he gave the name of Hollywood. His life reads like an adventure story. As brought oat in Mrs. Smith's narration of this unusual character, his activities covered a wide range of exploits, from a life at sea, gold mining in California, publisher, ship owner, supplier of arms for a Cuban revolution, representative in Washington for a revolt in Nic aragua, raUroad promoters and statesman. Tragedy entered his life in his latter days when four of his daugh ters met their death by drowning. Looking forward to the spring meeting of the society, plans will be worked out for a service dedi cating the state historical marker which has been Saced in front of the Tuttle's Grove Methodist Church, designating the site of the Quakers' Core Sound Meeting House, the first house of worship erected in the county in 1737. A tribute was paid to the late Charles W. Davis who was one of the charter members of the socie ty. Forty members and guests at tended. F. C. Salisbury, president, presided. During the social hour, doughnuts and coffee were served. Miss Gertrude Styron Attends Conference Durham? Miss Gertrude Styron, guidance director for Morehead City, was among public school per sonnel from throughout North Car olina who attended a student aid conference at Duke University last week. Sponsored by the College Scholar ship Service, the two-day confer ence was attended by scholarship officials from various colleges and universities throughout the South. The conference was held to explore factors involved in financial aid to college students. Terms Announced Duke University Marine labora tory announces June 10 as the open ing date for its I960 session. The second term begins July 18. . Rep. Graham A. Barden . . . bat bad enough ? Civitan Club, New Bern, Hears Dr. G. S. Posner Dr. Gerald S. Posner of the Uni versity of North Carolina Institute of Fisheries Research spoke to the Civitan Club of New Bern recent ly. He told of the functions of the institute, its founding, obligations to the people of the state and its staff. The institute was established as a department of the University of North Carolina in 1947 as a result of the combined efforts of scien- j tists at the university, and the de partment of Conservation and De velopment. Financial support was obtained from the Knapp Founda tion, with matching funds supplied by C&D. Dr. Posner said that the insti tute's five original roles, basic re search, applied research, technical consultant for C&D, economics and education, have been reduced be cause of financial limitations. As the result of knowledge gain ed over the past two years, the institute is therefore emphasizing basic research since It is funda mental to applied research and has direct bearing on the giving of ad vice to C&D. Over the past years, Dr. Posner said, the advice of the institute has been requested by many people, See CIVITANS, Page 3 Commissioner Warns Fishermen Without Tags C. G. Holland, commercial fish eries commissioner, announced yesterday that fishermen who have been using their boats in January and have not yet gotten 1960 li censes, will be subject to arrest Feb. 1. Commissioner Holland said that 1960 license fees were due Jan. 1. The tags given the fishermen when the fee is paid, are to be posted on the boat. The tags are available in every fishing community along the coast, commissioner Holland said. County Lacks S250 of Reaching Symphony Quota A tally on North Carolina sym phony memberships yesterday showed that Carteret is approxi mately $250 short of reaching the $985 needed to have the symphony make its appearance at Morehead City Feb. 9. Symphony offcials said, however, that they hoped to make up the deficit by that time. Persons interested in obtaining a membership should phone Beau fort, PA8-3400, or Morehead City, PA6-4383. A general membership is $3, joint membership $5, active $10; $25 to $100, donor, and $100 is a patron membership. Memberships are also available at the door the night of the concert. The campaign for renewals in the symphony society started Jan. 4 and officially ended Jan. 16. A membership entitles the holder to attend symphony concerts any where in the state. The concert here will be given at 8 p.m. Tuesday night, Feb. 9, in the Morehead City school audi torium. There will also be a con cert at 2 p.m. for school children. Lions Discuss State Meeting Morehead City Lions, meeting at the Hotel Fort Macon Thursday night, were told that the state con vention this summer would be in Asheville. The dates for the three day affair are June 5. 6 and 7. Members also heard a report by president O. J. Morrow on the re cent mid-winter convention, held in Wilson. Mr. Morrow stated that 400 Lions from District 31-H at tended. Four Lions, Owens Frederick, Mr. Morrow, Cliff Edwards and John Willis, recently went to Greenville and brought back the jungle prowlers award, an award that encourages visit-exchanges by different clubs. It was announced that all of the money taken in by the Lions' gum ball machines for one month would be donated to the New March of Dimes. The club also voted to ; raise $120 to help finance the build ing of a cottage at the Boys' Home near Whiteville. The cottage is a state-wide Lions club project. Two new members were received into the club Thursday night. They were Jim McLean and Vernon Beasley, both of Morehead City. Attending the meeting as guests were George Mizesko of Morehead City and Coleman Cates of Burling ton. The night of Feb. 11 has been chosen as Ladies Night for the club and club officials report that the ladies have agreed to present the program for the meeting. Ambulance Trips Two ambulances took patients to hospitals over the weekend. The Adair ambulance took William Noe of Beaufort to Morehead City hos pital Sunday afternoon and Brooks and Mason ambulance took little Miss Mauricia Peterson to Memor ial Hospital, Chapel Hill, Friday afternoon. Yeomans Blocked Out i? Newt-TlmM Photo by McComb Vaughn Yeomaaa, No. t of the Smyrna Blue Devil*, It Mocked wit la this rrboand try ky Ray HaaaeU of Beaufort. Calvta Jones Is Um Seadog player an the left while Pad HaaaeU watehea the play. See ?toy aa Friday game >t|a L District Methodists Will Meet at Atlantic Friday b announcing ihe district con * frrenct at Atlantic Methodist church this week, the Rev. David M. Lewis, pastor, gave a brief his tory of the church: The Methodists have been active in Atlantic for about 100 years. We do not have a written record of the first Methodist services in At lantic. Our present church was the result of Camp Meetings in the Oak Grove of the church; how ever, the original deed is dated April 17, 1888. At this time Rev. E. D. Hoover was pastor of the Straits circuit, and Atlantic was a part of the Straits circuit. Early church services were held in school houses, and the first man to open his home to the Methodist meetings was George Rose. The present Methodist church was built in 1897-98 when the Rev. Thomas J. Browning was pastor of the Straits circuit. He was the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Albert G. Browning. He was born July 14, 1841 in Bladen County. The first persons to join the At lantic Methodist church were Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Rose and her hus band, George Rose. They were the parents of Mrs. Emma Salter, who is our oldest church member now living. George Rose and others sold steers to help build the church. They went to South River for blocks, which were sawed and car ried on their shoulders. They were brought by boat to Unclc Steve's Landing, Atlantic, and they built the church on these blocks (In the very near future Mr. Dan Taylor will operate a ferry that will carry about 50 cars and about 250 passengers, and this ferry will land at the exact spot where the pillars of the Atlantic Methodist church arrived in 1898 This link in the highway, at Atlantic, will connect it with Ocracoke, and make a non-stop trip from Nor folk to Morehead City possible). The present church was remodel ed in 1920. Church* school rooms were added. The Rev. R. C. Good child started a new parsonage in 1948 and it was dedicated by the Rev. L. A. Lewis in 1958. Also a Scout Building was started under tHs ministry of Rev. L. A. Lewi* and was dedicated on March 15, 1959 by Dr. A. J. Hobbs, district superintendent. White Point, a large body of land extending into Core Sound is al most gone, due to erosion and hur ricanes. This point was named in honor of Governor White, one of early governors of North Carolina. Atlantic was formerly known as Hunting Quarters. It was the hunt ing ground of the Indians. Re mains of their pottery is located in Sea Level and Cedar Island. Shell hill still reminds us of a lost civilization. Many relics of the ! Indians have been found in Atlan tic. Mail coming to Atlantic came to White Point. All mail coming to Atlantic came first to Mill Point which is now Sea Level. For many years Sea Level was known as Wit. Through the influence of Noley Fulcher, Dan Taylor recently gave all the churches in this community $200. This was used to re-floor our present church. He also contacted many of his friends from Akron, Ohio to Key West, Fla., and they gave him sufficient money to fin ish paying for the present heating plant. Through Mr. Fulcher's in fluence, Marshall Whisnant, former administrator of the Sea Level Hospital, gave us our present light ing system except for one lamp. The Atlantic Methodist Church has kept faith with our conference, and the Educational Program of the Methodist Church. In 1958-59 it accepted its quota for Christian Higher Education. Cecil Morris and Brantley Mor ris, sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Morris, have established the Mar tha and James Morris Scholarship Fund at Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount. Our present building fund is growing each month and in the fu ture we are planning to build a new Methodist Church here in At- ' lanfir Three Attend Hearing Morehcad City commissioners Bud Dixon and Walter Morria, and George McNeill, town attorney, at tended the ICC hearing on freight rates at Wilmington yeaterday. Mayor George Dill, who has been ill with the flu, plans to go to the hearing today. Tide Table LOW HIGH Tmcsdsy, Jan. 2* 12:14 a.m. 12:59 p.m. <:30 a.m. 8:57 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27 1:10 a.m. 1:50 p.m. 7:23 a.m. 7:50 p.m. Tkarsday, Jan. 23 2:03 a.m. 2:40 p.m. S:14 a.m. (:41 p.m. Friday, Jam. 29 2:53 a.m. 1:28 p.m. 9:04 a.m. 9:33 p.m. Gymnasium Completed ; Drive for Seats Starts Missing Jurors Prevent inquest Friday Night Joe Mann and Mis* Linda Gar ner, both of Newport, were placed under $300 bond Saturday, after a legal snag prevented an inquest in to the death of William Simmons. The inquest was scheduled for Fri day night at the Morehead City municipal building. Mann and Miss Garnor will appear before the grand jury April 4. Mann and Miss Garner were drivers of automobiles involved in a collision Nov. 12 near Newport. Simmons, also of Newport and a passenger in the car driven by Miss Garner, was killed. The in quest was delayed until the driv ers, both injured in the crash, were well enough to testify. Coroner W. D. Munden explained to the defendants and their parents Friday night that six jurors had been sworn in shortly after the ac cident. When contacted relative to attending the inquest it was found that two jurors were out of town. The coroner said that the evi dence could be heard with four jurors, but that no official ruling could be made. In any event, the drivers would have to appear be fore the grand jury. It was agreed that $300 be posted with the clerk of court for their appearance. Adult Group Invites Talent The possibility of organizing "live talent" programs for the ad ult recreation program at the Morehead City recreation center was discussed Wednesday night. The group meets Wednesday nights and invites anyone with musical, or other talents, to attend their meet ings. It was also announced that some money had been donated and would ! be used to purchase records for the dance session. Clifford Faglie and Ted Turner have been appointed J as a permanent committee in charge of music and purchasing ( the records. { Plans have been made for the , organization to obtain a large cof* j fee maker. j The refreshment committee for Wednesday's meeting was Mr. and Mrs. El Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Humphrey and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barts. The committee served dainty crackcrs with chick en salad and pimento checse spreads, hot coffee and cup cakes. Mary G. Hughes and Minnie Pitt- - nan, steering committeewomen, ?eported that the refreshment com n it tecs have expressed pleasure in lelping to make the meeting! en joyable. The refreshment committee for omorrow night will include Mr. ind Mrs. Dalmon Lawrence, Mr. ind Mrs. Frank Willis and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hummer. c s Rock Shatters ? Picture Window i V A rock was heaved through the ii ront picture window of the Harold t V. Webb home, 1500 Arcndell St., Morehead City, over the weekend. s Mr. and Mrs. Webb discovered v he damage yesterday morning v iftcr they had returned from a . veekend at Chapel Hill. Chief of police Herbert Griffin, i vho was notified of the incident resterday morning, said that the v vindow was shattered and slivers a >f glass had flown across the width i >f the living room. The rock wit r ying outside the window. f Mr. Webb estimated damage it i minimum of $100. It is believed iiit some mischievous youngsters j Jirew the rock. lank Approved Wilmington? Following favorable iction Wednesday by the State banking Commission, First - Citi zens Bank lc Trust Co. made ready o enter Wilmington with a com pete binking operition. Lewis R. folding, president of the bink, slid hit Williim T. Emmart will held iic Wilmington operation. The Queen Street PTA, Beaufort, has started the gymnasium seat drive. Each family in the com munity is asked to make a dona tion of four dollars, which will go towards paying for materials to build bleachers for the new gym. The industrial art classes at the school will build the seats. The first game to be played In the new building will be Friday night at S between the Lions and the Blue Bombers of the Queen Street PTA. Everyone is invited to come out, see the new gym and enjoy the game. Admission to the contest will be 25 and SO cents, according to prin cipal Randolph Johnson. Ladies of the PTA who have been appointed as street captains will begin their house-to-house collec tions for the bleachers fund this week. The PTA asks everyone to welcome them and make a dona tion. The street captains are Mrs. Lewis Nolan, Mrs. Sarah Petteway, Mrs. Flora Corden, Mrs. Eva Wil son, Mrs. Minnie Henry, Mrs. Har riett Frazier, Mrs. Mattie Pickett, Mrs. Gertie Vann, Mrs. Cathryn Tracye, Mrs. Gertrude Henry, Mrs. ICvania Jones, Mrs. Venus Davis, Mrs. Odessa Ellison, Mrs. Olive 3 odettc and Miss Anne Carter. Temperature Dips, Snow Falls The first cold spell of the winter irougbt five consecutive nights of lub-freezing temperatures, accord ng to weather observer Stamey Davis. The coledst of these nights was Saturday when the mercury lipped to a low of 21 degrees, 11 degrees below the freezing mark. Snow fell Sunday nigM in some ?reas of the county between I and t. * " ? ? ? ? . i ? i ? .i m t-? no , ? 10 p.m. and snow was also report id seen in Beaufort early yester iay morning. The (all was light, lowevtr. Day time temperatures remained ? little above the seasonal normal, lowever, with the maximum re :orded being the 38 degree reading >n Tuesday. Temperature ranges and wind di 'ections, as recorded by Mr. Dav s (or the week of Jan. 18, were aa ollowa: High Low Wind Monday 57 47 Var. Tuesday . 58 39 WNW Wednesday 44 30 WNW Thursday .! 44 26 WNW Friday 39 24 WNW Saturday 39 21 WNW Sunday 39 24 NE > For the first time in 37 years, Atlantic Methodist Church will be host Friday to the New Bern dis trict conference. The conference will open at 9:30 a.m. with Dr. A. J. Hobbs, New Bern, presiding. The Rev. David M. Lewis, pas tor, reports that at the last district conference at Atlantic, in 1923, many of the delegates reached the community by boat. At that time the conference lasted about a week. Hundreds of delegates are ex pected Friday as well as many of ficials of the North Carolina con ference, Mr. Lewis announces The Women's Society of Chris tian Service will serve a luncheon at 12:30 p.m. in the Scout building at Atlantic. Routine business of the conference will be conducted at the morning and afternoon ses sions. Cedar Pointers To Meet Feb. I Cedar Point Community associa tion will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1, at the Waterway Cafe, Swansboro. In addition to the ladies' auxil iary, the public is invited. Officers to be installed are M. D. Ingram, president; Ralph Gibson, first vice president; George P. Williams, sec ond vice-president; A. J. Black mon, secretary, and Joe Elling ton, treasurer The association has organized a volunteer fire department and pur chased a fire truck. Projects for 1960 include a garage for the fire truck and mosquito control. The association is composed of people living in the area bounded by and including Cape Carteret, Pettiford Creek, White Oak River and Bogue Sound. Cost of the dinner will be $1.50 per person. Reservations should be made by contacting Mr. Black mon, RFD Swansboro, phone EA6 4553. Seashore Park Attracts More Manlco ? Attendance figures at Cape Hatteras National Seashore during 1959 showed 17.1 per cent increase over the calendar year 1958. The December report issued by superintendent Robert. K. Gibbs in dicated that while only 8.013 per sons visited the National Seashore during the month, a 23.2 per cent decrease from December 19S8, that for the 12 months ending December 31, a total of 407,924 persona visit ed the recreational area. The fig ures did not include local or com mercial traffic moving in and out to communities on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. "We base oar counts of visitors by the number of automobiles en tering the area," said Gibbs. "Our estimate during the week days has been that two persons are aboard each auto while on the weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and holi days a total of 3.2 persons arc pas sengers in the autos counted." Lenwood Lee, Principal , Speaks to Rotary Club Morehead City high school prin ipal Lcnwood Lee *11 the guest peaker Thursday night at the lorehead City Rotary club, meet ng. He spoke on modern educa ion. Talking on the problems of fur hering education, Mr. Lee (aid hat lack of money at the state and ocal levels were obstacles in the ray of capital improvements, both n number of teachers as well as he subjects to be offered. "In the matter of federal aid," aid Mr. Lee. "the people, as a rhole, are still divided into those rtio favor obtaining federal funds ind those who think that this neans of getting money should be i voided." "Largely it boils down to just vhat the people want," said the idmlnistrator. "If the desire for mprovement is present there are neans whereby the funds can be (rovided." Mr. Lee staled that daring the >ast several years a number of lew concepts in the field of high ichool teaching have been effected n the Morehead City high school, rhe most significant of these new onccpts is the alternate day teach ng schedule of specific courses ind the elimination of study halls, is such. Mr. Lee explained that the pres ?nt class period at Morehead City ligh school consumes 100 minutes vith the regular classroom instruc ion occupying tba first portion of this period and supervised study the latter portion. "This chance in instructional methods is favorably received by the students according to an anal ysis of an opinion poll already, con ducted," said Mr. Lee. "Presently our own high school system," continued Mr. Lee, "of fers the student 44 different courses with strong emphasis on English, math, science, history, and foreign languages. These programs com pare favorably with some of the larger high schools in our state. "In the immediate future we hope to expand the math program with an additional course and the language program to permit a stu dent to obtain four courses in any given language subject," he re vealed. Speaking on graduation require ments, Mr. Lee said that Morehead City high school now requires 24 units for graduation which is sev eral units in excess of the mini mum state requirement. In discussing 1 some of the more pertinent problems in strengthen ing or adding to the high school curricula, Mr. Lee said, "Due to the apparent shortage of personnel U/ fill the needs of an increasing school population, it is becoming more difficult to obtain adequate and properly trained teachers. Should you obtain a good teacher, be it bard to hold because of strong competition from other schools who 8m KOTAKY CLUB. P?a* ?
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