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49th YEAR, NO. 21. TWO SECTIOKS SIXTEEN PAGES MOBEHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1960 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Beaufort Begins to Feel
Squeeze as Year Nears Close
Three Youths
Taken to Court
For Fighting
Three Morehead City youths,
Robert McCabe, Scotty Warren and
Mark Piatt, appeared in Morehead
City recorder's court Monday to
answer charges of fighting in a
public place. The warrant for
each of the defendants was amend
ed to read disturbing the peace
and engaging in an affray.
One of the youths, Mark Piatt,
was acquitted, but McCabe and
Warren were found guilty. Judg
ment of the court was that Warren
pay court costs and that McCabe's
30-day jail sentence be suspended
on payment of $25 and court costs
and a year's good behavior.
In other court action a Camp
Lejeune Marine, Woodfin Nicholas
Jr., was convicted of drunk driv
ing and careless and reckless driv
ing. On the first charge he was<
ordered to spend 90 days in jail,
which was suspended on payment
of $100 and court costs and pay
ment of $50 to Garrett Fisher for
damages to his car.
For careless and reckless driv
ing the defendant was also given
a jail term of 90 days, suspended
on payment of $50 and court costs.
Two out-of-town residents, O. N.
Saieed of Greenville and Almeta
Cole of Kinston, appeared in court
to answer charges of overtime
parking. Both were ordered to
pay fines of $2 and one-third court
costs.
Judge Herbert O. Phillips ruled
malicious prosecution in two cases
against Morehead City men. In
the first, Andrew Davis was charg
ed with simple assault and in the
second Jack Matthews was charg
ed with being drunk and disorder
ly in a public place and using loud
and profane language.
The prosecuting witness in both
cases withdrew the charges. Judg
ment of the court was that coats
be paid in each case by the prose
cuting witnesses. On another war
rant, Davis was charged with run
ning a stop sign. He was found
guilty and ordered to pay court
costs. The verdict was appealed,
by the defendant, to the next term
of Carteret County superior court.
Johnnie Wycally Spcllman of
James City and George Dennis
Sanders of Morehead City were
both found guilty of drunk driving.
Each was ordered to pay $100 and
court ocsts.
A Morehead City man, Ivey Alex
ander Tillman, appeared in court
. to answer charges of drunk driv
ing and possession of a .25 Colt
automatic. He was given 90-day
jail sentences on each of the
charges.
me jau terms were suspended
on payment of $100 and costs for
drunk driving and $25 and costs
for possession of the weapon. The
gun was also consifscated.
For driving the wrong way on a
one-way street, Early B. Locklear
of Newport was ordered to pay
one-half court costs. John Darius
Ballou of Morehead City was tax
ed with costs for speeding.
Edward R. Hutchins of Cherry
Point was acquitted on a charge
of carrying a concealed weapon
and Jerome S. Mucy of Cherry
Point was ordered to pay $10 and
court costs tor public drunkenness
and throwing trash on the street.
A New Bern woman, Mrs. G. D.
licCarty, appeared in court, charg
ed with issuing a worthless check.
She was made to pay court costs
and to honor the check.
Cases against Daniel Alford, Jo
seph ilemman Pace, Elijah Lewis,
H. E. Stewart and Nancy Kay Ca
nipc were continued until next
week's term of court.
Travel Council Chooses
W. I. Derrickson Director
W. L. Derrickson, Morehead City
and Atlantic Beach, was elected
a director of the North Carolina
Travel Council at the meeting in
Durham Monday and Tuesday.
Attending the meeting from this
area, in addition to Mr. Derrick
son were Mr. and Mrs. Grayden
Paul, Beaufort, and Joe DuBois,
manager of the Morehead City
chamber of commerce.
Mr. Paul informed travel coun
cil members of Beaufort's 251st an
niversary celebration scheduled for
July.
Attorney Presents Bill
For Services at Hearing
Morehead City commissioners
have under consideration a bill pre
sented them by George McNeill,
town attorney for his service! at
Wilmington during the recent
freight rate hearing. The bill, cov
ering fees and expenses, is $72$.15.
The rate hearing was in progress
five days and related to equaliza
tion of Morehead City freight rates
with those ?f Wilmington.
' Mayor W. H. Potter pointed out
to town commissioners Monday
night that for two months, January
and February, the town has been
unable to deposit debt service tax
funds in the debt service account.
Ronald Earl Mason, clerk, ex
plained that if the money were
put in the account earmarked for
bond retirement, there wouldn't be
enough money to meet the town
payroll and other current expenses.
The administration, for the first
six months of the current fiscal
year, set aside the debt service
funds as required by law and was
hoping to be able to continue to
do so.
Budgeted for debt service this
year is $26,800; due to the fund as
of March 1 was $18,489.35; deposit
ed as of that date was $12,612;
January and February funds due,
$5,877.35.
Accounts payable as of March 1
were $4,170.39. The budget this
year totaled $88,657.67; spent to
date is $63,276.58, Mr. Mason said.
Mayor Potter, commenting on
the debt service fund problem,
said, "I think the greatest respon
sibility of elected officials is to put
funds where they are earmarked
to go."
Claud Wheatly, town attorney,
said that it's the responsibility of
the town to keep the debt service
fund up to date. He added that all
the laws say that the money for
paying off debt should be set aside,
but he can't find anything which
says what will happen to town of
ficials if they don't set it aside.
Mayor Potter asked that all de
partment heads plan their budget |
for 1960-61 so that they may have
a budget meeting in the near fu
ture, survey expenses and set a
tax rate accordingly.
Mr. Mason said the town is ne
gotiating at present for purchase
of six bonds.
The board directed that a car,
abandoned in Beaufort several
years ago, be sold.
Mayor Potter commended the
town attorney and his associate,
Thomas Bennett, for their work in
fighting the water rate raise pro
posed by Carolina Water Co.
The State Utilities commission
denied the water company's re
quest. Bill for the work in repre
sentlitf the to'<vTi at the hearing
was $250. The mayor requested
that Snow Hill town officials be
mailed a copy of the bill, in the
hope that they will share in the
cost. Carolina Water serves Beau
fort, Snow Hill and Morehead City.
The mayor termed the Ann and
Turner Street intersection "a dia,
bolical disgace," and asked the po
lice and street commissioners to
"do something about it." The in
tersection has been the scene of
numerous accidents.
Commissioner W. R. Hamilton
asked that the street in front of
the school be patched. It was sug
gested that the town contract with
the slate to do all its street work,
but it was pointed out that this
would cut the amount of town funds
going to town residents ? those who
are on the street crew.
The clerk reported that street
superintendent Wardell Killingame
had converted the street sweeper
to a pavement roller.
Mr. Wheatly reported that the
writ asking the supreme court to
review the proceedings thus far in
the annexation case was mailed
last Wednesday.
Mayor Potter asked commission
er Hamilton to check on whether
towns of under 5,000 population
have zoning jurisdiction a mile be
yond their town limits.
The clerk reported that he at
tended the school on municipal fi
nance last week at Chapel Hill and
suggested that the board have the
legislature in 1961 remove from I
the books all taxes owed as of 10
years ago and prior.
The clcrk also reported that the
town has received a temporary
permit for continuing to dump
sewage into surrounding streams
until January 1964, but the amount
now being dumped cannot be .in
creased. Permission to continue
dumping three more years was
granted by the Slate Stream Sani
tation committee.
A request for setting fees for
electrical inspection and enacting
an electrical ordinance was tabled
and a request made that the elec
trical inspector attend the next
meeting.
The clerk was asked to write a
letter to the State Highway com
mission asking the state to revise
its traffic control plan at Cedar
and Live Oak.
A letter from the John Crump
Insurance agency, Morehead City,
was read relative to insurance po
lice exptritlon dates. Commission
er Hamilton said that following
expiration of the policies, the insur
ance should be carried with a
Beaufort agent.
Board Agrees
To Set Zoning
Hearing Date
? Block on Front Street
May Open to Boats
? Zoning Commission
Recommends Change
Beaufort commissioners decided
Monday night at the town hall to
meet again this coming Monday
night to consider an ordinance on
rezoning.
If the various parts of the ordi
nance meet with the board's ap
proval, it will be advertised and
a public hearing on the change set
for Monday, April 11.
The change relates to the 600
block of the south side of Front
Street, between Queen and Pollock.
Gilbert Potter, zoning commission
chairman, presented recommenda
tions of the zoning commission on
the block. The commission recom
mends that the south side be zoned
commercial with certain restric
tions.
Using the restrictions of the zon
ing commission as a basis, the
town commissioners specified that
boats using the ar^a shall be
pleasure-type boats up to 100 feet
in length, no boats may tie to with
in 5 feet of a property line, no oil
tanks shall be above ground, build
ings on south side shall be no more
than 16 feet high, and signs used
in the area shall be erected with
due regard for safety and shall be
in good taste.
It was suggested that the fire dis
trict ordinance be amended to ni
clude that block and that the sani
tation laws relative to garbage dis
posal be applied to that area if re
zoning goes through.
Leslie Moore presented a letter
from his mother, Mrs. Polly Moore,
owner of the dock in front of the
postoffice, asking that the dock be
rezoned for business or commercial
purposes.
The letter cited general statute
160-173 which states that when two
corners of an intersection are
zoned for business, the other two
corners must, automatically, be
zoned likewise, upon application of
lhe,0wne?.pr owners. Mr. Moore
pointed out that two of the cor
ners, Inlet Inn property and post
office, are zoned for business.
See BOARD, Page 7
80 Attend Senior Citizens Meeting
Tuesday in Eure Building , Beaufort
Parked Car Hit
On Evans Monday
Approximately $200 damage was
done to a parked car at 16th and
Evans Street early Monday morn
ing when it was hit from the rear
by a car being driven by Lottie
Parker Oglesby of Morehead City.
Police said that Mrs. Oglesby
was going east on Evans Street
and she collided with the parked
car when she got over too far to
allow a west-bound car to pass her.
The parked car was owned by
Hary Van Horn of Morehead City.
Patrolman E. D. O'Neal investi
gated and estimated damages to
the Oglesby vehicle at $175.
Charges are pending.
Morehead City town commission
ers have scheduled a meeting for
7:30 p.m. next Friday. W. E. Eas
terling, secretary of the Local Gov
ernment commission, has been in
vited to meet with them.
? tignty persons attended the
meeting sponsored Tuesday after
noon in Beaufort by the County
Coordinating Committee on Aging.
As an outgrowth of the meeting,
a committee of 10 to 15 persons
from throughout the county will
be appointed to carry out planning
of programs for the aging.
Speaking at the meeting, held at
the N. F. Eure building, was Dr.
Catherine Dennis, member of the
Governor's Coordinating Meeting
on Aging. '
Dr. Dennis commented that there
are 300,000 people in the state who
are 65 or older. That's 7 per cent
of the total population.
She mentioned that funds for ag
ing citizens are available for home
building through FHA, which also
makes loans to chuchcs or frater
nal organizations building homes
for older people.
"All generations have something
to contribute to the welfare of
each," she remarked, in pointing
out that older people don't like to
be situated too far away from their
children.
Pennant Rises
a
Funds collected or pledged by '
Wednesday in the current Great
er Morehead City chamber of
commerce finance drive totaled
$18,400.
J. A. DuBois, manager of the
chamber, report! that 10S new
members have been obtained,
180 former member* have rejoin
ed and reports are yet to be
made on 210 prospects
Letters will go out today to
those who have not returned
pledge cards. On March 20,
those who have not yet respond
ed will be contacted personally.
The campaign is scheduled to
dote April 1.
She commented on the legal
problems of aging citizens, the im
portance of people keeping up in
terest in community affairs as they
grow older, and the necessity for
changing attitudes towad people
who are over 45.
Dr. Dennis was introduced by
Mrs. Floy Garner, member of the
county committee on a^ing.
Miss Georgle Hughes, also a
committee member, told of the ori
gin of the committee on aging and
its purpose, locally, state-wide and
nationally.
Miss Grace Wilson, chairman of
the committee, named twenty per
sons in the county who are between
89 and 99 years of age. There arc
IS women and four men.
A boutonniere was to be given
to each. The two present at the
meeting were Mrs. Martha Hun
nings, Newport, who will be 93 in
May, and Mrs. N. W. Taylor, Beau
fort, who is 99.
The floral tributes were to be
sent to the others: Mrs. Mary Ar
rington, Mrs. Lizzie Chadwick,
Mrs. Sallie Fulford, Dave Godwin,
Mrs. Sarab Hill. Mrs. Sudie Mc
Intosh, Mrs. Celia Ann Midyette,
Miss Lulu Stewart, all of Beaufort.
Mrs. Ida Webb Eaton, Mrs. Lou
Morris, Morehead City; Mrs. Izora
Garner, Mrs. Ida Holland, Mrs.
Julia Howard, I. N. Howard, and
Tom Mann, all of Newport.
Mrs. Kate Glancy, Bogue; Mrs.
Kate Leffcrs, Gloucester;, and
Maltby Taylor, Sea Level.
If there are any others in the
county between 89 and 100 who
arc not listed here, the committee
on aging would be inteested in
knowing of them. Their name, ad
dress and age may be sent to THE
NEWS-TIMES, or to Miss Wilson,
Beaufort.
Earl Holt, representing the
Moose Lodge, Morehead City, of
fered the lodge hall as a meeting
place for any meetings which may
be held in conjunction with the
senior citizen program.
The devotional was given by
Mrs. Vara Stubbs, Beaufort Group
singing was led by H. L. Joslyn,
with Mra. Joslyn accompanist at
the piano.
Rural Calls Answered
Dr. David Farrior, fire commis
sioner, states that Beaufort's fire
trucks will answer calls in areas
beyond the town limits EXCEPT
in the areas proposed lor annexa
tion.
Menhaden Processors Fight
Flood of Peruvian Fishmeal
Snow Man Time . . . Again!
New*-Tlme? Photo by McComb
Before Wednesdays heavy snow, the second in a week, stopped
falling, three boys had built this snowman on the lawn of TIIE NEWS
TIMES. It probably wouldn't win any priies for site but it certainly
was one of the most original seen as it greeted passerbys decked out
in its red Ivy League cap. Its creators were left to right, Cecil Weeks,
Larry Hyatt and Cecil Goodwin.
Science May Promote Better
Days for Menhaden Industry
Impact of Peruvian fishmeal on
American markets has caused
menhaden processors to look, with
ipereMed interest on the sHcntist
XJV scientist may be the life-pre
server for the menhaden industry,
now threatened with unprofitable
operation due to the low-priced
Peruvian meal.
At the Bureau of Commercial
Fisheries laboratory on Pivers Is
land, Beaufort, a staff of 13, head
ed by Fred C. June, chief of men
haden investigations, is making a
study of the life history of the men
haden?where it spawns, where it
lives, what causes "good" and
"bad" years in the catches, and
how man's activities may affect
the fishery.
The menhaden fishery is the
largest fishery resource in North
America. Neither herring, salmon
nor any other fishery surpass it.
Menhaden are taken in North
America only on the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts.
Last year, catches of menhaden
were the largest of any year in
the history of the fishery. Ironic
ally, it was the year that Peruvian
fishmeal soared into prominence,
making it difficult for American
processors to sell the products they
obtain from the fish.
It is estimated that the value of
the menhaden industry to Carteret
county in 1959 was $4Vi million?
and dollar-wise it was an "off"
year.
In 1952-54 the Fish and Wildlife
Service (now the Bureau of Com
mercial Fisheries*) conducted, in
Delaware, biological research on
the middle Atlantic menhaden fish
ery. In 1954, through the Salton
stall-Kennedy act, more funds were
made available for fisheries work
and the menhaden project was ex
panded to all of the Atlantic coast.
Headquarters for the menhaden
study was established at Pivers
Island. Next month will mark Mr.
June's fifth year there.
On the basis of these five years
of work, Mr. June says that re
stricted predictions can be made
in advance of the season as to
what menhaden catches will be.
With such knowledge at hand,
the operators of menhaden fleets
and factories can tool up according
ly, thus permitting more econom
ical operation.
On what do Um biologists base
See MENHADEN, Page 2
Tide Table
TMei at the Beaafort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, March 11
6:59 a.m. 12:54 a.m.
7:23 p.m. 1:24 p.m.
Saturday, March 1>
7:39 a.m. 1:39 a.m.
8:00 p.m. 2:04 p.m.
Sanday, March 13
8:18 a.m. 2:21 a.m.
8:35 p.m. 2:42 p.m.
Monday, March 14
8:55 a.m. 3:00 a.m.
9:13 p.m. 3:18 p.m.
Taeiday, March 15
9:38 a.m. 3:40 a.m.
9:56 p.m. 3:M p.m.
Fred C. Jane
. . . supervise* menhaden investigations
Theatre Presents Awards
At Annual Dinner Meeting
Miss Hortense Boomer, who di
rected the play, A Man Called Pe
ter, was presented the trophy for
the best director at the annual din
ner meeting of the Carteret Com
munity Theatre Wednesday night.
Other awards went to Ruth Dur
ham, best actress, for her role as
Mrs. Manningham in Angel Street;
Thomas Respess, for his role as
the senator in A Man Called Pe
ter, and to Ruth Peeling, for out
standing service to the theatre dur
CG Aids Fishing
Boat Wednesday
Coast Guardsmen from the Fort
Macon station assisted a fishing
boat to port Wednesday morning.
A call was received at 11:45
front the fishing vessel, Kate II
that the Kate was towing another
boat, Mildred, which was stalled
by engine failure. The Kate II
asked for Coast Guard assistance
in bringing the boat in.
Fort Macon dispatched the 40
footer which relieved the Kate of
the tow in the Beaufort Inlet. The
Mildred was towed to the Davi*
fish docks in Beaufort and moored.
Crew aboard the 40-footer was
HasUe Baber, BM 2, Linton Wil
liams, EN-2 and Durwood John
son, SA. ?
ing the past year.
Winners of the firat three awarda
were chosen by a secret commit
tee composed of persons who saw
the last three regular aeason pro
ductions: Papa is All, Angel Street,
and A Man Called Peter. Theatre
members balloted to choose the
service award winner.
The awards were presented by
Miss Lillian Frances Giddens, past
president of the theatre, after the
winners were announced by the
theatre's guests of honor, mayor
and Mrs. George Dill.
Mayor Dill spoke on his days in
the theatre, past and present. He
was introduced by Miss Peeling,
retiring theatre president. Incom
ing officers were presented red
carnations.
They are Tressa Vickers, presi
dent; C. A. Stone, vice-president;
Patsy Holt, secretary; Jean Holt,
treaaurer; Mia* Peeling, business
manager, and Wayne King, assist
ant business manager.
The program opened with the
singing of My Wild Irish Rose and
closed with the singing of Auld
Lang Syne. Table decorations fol
lowed the St. Patrick's Day theme.
Each dinner guest was given a
green boutonniere.
In charge of the dinner and pro
gram were Mrs. Vickers and Mrs.
Jean Holt.
Thirty-|even persons attended.
A ham dinner was served. The
group met at Mrs. Russell Willis's
restaur ant.
Industry Hopes for Way
Out of Doldrums
The future of the men
haden industry looks gloomy.
What has put the skids un
der it? Menhaden processors
lay a major portion of the
blame on the new Peruvian
fishmeal industry. That, cou
pled with a lower demand
for chicken feed (of which
fishmeal is a major ingredi
ent), and heavy production
of fishmeal and oil last year,
has made it difficult for men
haden processors to move
their products quickly and at
good price.
This can have far-reaching effect
in this area where six menhaden
processing plants are located and
where the menhaden industry
keeps the dollar in circulation
every November and December.
Within the past year the Peruvian
anchovy fishery and manufacture
of meal has become such a strong
factor in the fishmeal market that
American manufacturers of fish
meal are having to sell below cost,
if they sell at all.
What has projected the Peruvian
fishmeal product into prominence?
Peru used to concentrate on export
of guano, a fertilizer. Now the an
chovy fishery is being exploited.
American menhaden processors
say that the anchovy fishery is so
rich that the Peruvians never have
to worry about not being able to
get the fish. They claim the wea
ther off Peru is always good and
the fish are so thick that they could
be sucked up with a hose without
ever using a net
In December, menhaden boats in
the Carteret area stopped fishing
about two weeks earlier than usual.
Warehouses were bursting with
meal for which there was no mar
ket. Some are still bursting.
Rather than sell at a loss, men
haden processors will not sell.
W. H. Potter, manager of Beau
fort Fisheries, Beaufort, whose
boats usually fish summer as well
as winter, says that Beaufort Fish
eries may curtail its operations,
unless things get better.
Menhaden processors still find a
ready market for the oil from the
menhaden. (The anchovy caught
off Peru is not a fat fish. Its ma
jor use is as meal). It is expected
that the oil market will hold up as
long as the West German market
exists.
West Germany uses oil in the
making of margarine When, or if,
European fish oil production satis
fies local demands, the American
fish oil producers will face a
dwindling market there.
The oil sells in the neighborhood
of 52 cents a gallon, but the price
fluctuates. Menhaden solubles, a
semi-liquid by-product of the pro
cessing, sells for about 2'^ cents a
pound. Like fishmeal, it is added to
animal rations as a protein and
vitamin source.
One hundred ten dollars is quoted
as an average price for a ton of
fishmeal, but the price varies. If
the market is good, a ton could
sell in the neighborhood of $140; if
there's no demand and things are
slow, the price might be as low as
$90.
Peruvian meal not only sells at ?
an average of $20 lass than the
American, but menhaden proces
sors are disturbed over the water
| rail freight set-up in this country,
which favors imported fishmeal
over that domestically produced.
The example is cited of a carload
of Peruvian fish meal coming into
the port of New Orleans. That car
load of meal, delivered in Chicago,
a menhaden processor points out,
costs $17 less than it would cost a
Louisiana processor of fishmeal.
The cost difference is due to tho
freight rate.
The American menhaden proces
sors arc not sitting back, watching
their throne crumble beneath them.
Efforts are being made in Wash
ington to get legislation that will
either put duties on the Peruvian
meal, limit the amount imported or
get some adjustment in the freight
rate.
Perhaps all three tools will be
brought into play. Unless some so
lution is found, menhaden proces
sors have predicted tremendous
curtailment of the industry.
Club Invites
Shell Collectors
Anyone interested in sea shells is
invited to meet this Weekend with
the North Carolina Shell club.
Club members will gather at
7:30 tonight at the commercial fish
eries building, Camp Glenn, for
an informal meeting and coffee
hour. Mrs. Graham Bell, Fayette
ville, will speak on her collccting
trips.
At 8:30 tomorrow morning the
group will go on a collecting trip
to Cape Lookout. They will meet
in front of the commercial fish
eries building and go by car to
Markers Island where boats will
be boarded for the trip to the cape.
Club members should bring their
own lunch. Harry Davis, a mem
ber of the club who has a camp
at the capo, has offered his cook
ing facilities there for those who
would like to make coffee or cook
a hot lunch.
A business meeting is scheduled
for 4 p.m. tomorrow at the com
mercial fisheries building. After
the meeting, Dr. M. R Carrikcr
of the zoology department, Univer
sity of North Carolina, will lead
the group in an evaluation of the
shells found on the trip to the cape.
The weekend meeting was orig
inally planned for last Friday and
Saturday but had to be postponed
because of the heavy snow upstate.
Forty-seven had made reserva
tions for the meeting last week.
President of the organisation ia
Mrs. Kenneth L. Johnson, Raleigh.
Hugh J. Porter, Morehead City, ia
secretary-treasurer.
Warm rain Wednesday night
quickly melted the snow and it was
"school ia usual" yesterday.