:s= CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ?" 49th YEAR, NO. 37. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1960 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Oyster Shell-Planting to Start Soon C&GS Party To Finish Work On Banks Soon ? Party Establishes Markers for Mapping ? ? Work Precedes Banks Restoration Project The Coast and Geodetic Survey parly now working on the outer banks expects to finish work here in about three weeks. Trailers, used by the men as headquarters, are at a trailer park just south of Newport. Their fam ilies, who travel with them throughout the United States, live f in 17 private trailers. The survey is being made pre liminary to a joint state-federal program of outer banks rehabili tation. Many of the old markers on the banks have been washed out. The survey party is establishing "ver tical control" (elevation) markers every mile along the banks, from Cape Lookout to Ocracoke, and "horizontal" markers, giving lati , tude and longitude about every three or four miles. The markers consist of a bronze disc on top of a rod driven into the ground 24 to 50 feet. Lt. Cdr. H. R. Lippold Jr., chief of the party said that this is the first C&G survey of the banks since the early 1930's. A few of the markers placed then are still intact. To help the men in the , work, the markers have names such as Sam, Zack, Bank, Core, Drum, Dots, Wash! Because of reflection of light, from the sand and ocean, much of the work must be done at night with lights, Commander Lippold said. The surveyors are using four wheel drive vehicles that were tak en to the banks by Coast Guard LCM. The night-time work re quires the men to "camp out" over night. After they establish their "con ? trol points" and mark them, aerial photos are taken and mapping fol lows. The survey party came here from St. Petersburg, Fla., April 6. Some of the men will be work ing in Maine after leaving this area. Two of the members in Com mander Lippold's crew are Wil liam Ebron and Edward Murdoch, Morehead City. Others are T. i Hidden, W. L. Morehead, Wal lace J. Ince, Harry Vance, llollis C. Howes, Guy C. Ward and Mau rice H. Cordray In the group that establishes the elevation-above sea level readings are two men from Newport, Jerry L. Garner and James N. Taylor. Their group is headed by Spell - man J. Diez. Others in it arc Rob ert R. Garrish, Clark Brooks, Har , old G. Beard, Marvin A. Randall Jr., Ronald L. Cooper, D. C. Tay lor and Jerry L. Pryor. Planting of oyster shells in pub - lic oystering grounds will begin in several weeks. Dr. A. F. Chestnut, shellfishery specialist with the Institute of Fish eries Research, said that the plant ing of oyster seed in counties south of Carteret is complete. There was a scarcity of seed (spat) in Neuse and Pamlico rivers this year, he reported. None was planted in Dare county at the request of oys termen ir. that area. The institute, part of the Univer sity of North Carolina, works close ly with the state in its shellfish program. Dr. Chestnut said oystermen along the eastern Atlantic coast arc deeply concerned about a new type of fungus disease that has at- i tackcd oysters in sections north of this state. The disease causes the oysters tjb die off. Delaware Bay has lost practically all its oysters to the disease. It has spread now to the Chesapeake Bay. The disease is something new to the marine scientist, Dr. Chestnut said. . In 1957 Virginia set up a laboratory on the eastern shore to study it, with a view to finding a remedy. Teams of scientists are also working on the problem at the Uni versity of Delaware, and Rutgers university in New Jersey. At the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries commission meeting in September, a resolution was pass ed asking states to appropriate funds to study the problem, asking the Bureau of Commercial Fish eries (federal) to devote time to it and suggesting that fisheries commissions earmark money to search for the cause of the disease. It is not known how the disease gets started or how it can be pre vented. The oyster shell opens and the animal inside dies. There is a bill in Congress now asking for $500,000 to buy up oys ters that have survived, in the be lief that those still living have de veloped a resistant strain and could be used to replenish depict ed beds. It is believed that if the disease shows up in North Carolina, it will probably be noticed first in the Dare county area, swept by water currents coming from the Chesa peake. (Tilis is baaed on the as sumption, of course, that the dis ease is carried by water). One type 4lor North Carolina is that Tar HeeJ oysters have * na tural Immunity, or have survived mild attacks of the disease and arc resistant to it. "I just hope It doesnt mean what dying off of eel grass meant to the scallop industry," Dr. Chest nut commented. The eel grass disappeared about 25 years ago and scallops, which feed on the grass, have not yet come back in the quantity that was considered normal prior to the eel grass dis aster. Dying off of oysters in certain areas of the world has been ex- 1 perienced several times during this century. Countries hit were Eng land, Australia and Canada. The disease has no effect what ever on human beings. Dr. Chest nut said. No one need fear that, becausc of it, oysters should not be eaten. That's why the disease has not been given much publicity up to See SHELLFISH, Page 2 JC's to Join in Installation Banquet at 7:30 Monday Highlights of the Beaufort-More- . head City Jaycce installation ban quet Monday night at the Blue Ribbon restaurant will be the in stallation of officers and the pres entation of the key man award by ' the Morehead City club. The ban quet starts at 7:30. Group Plans July Water Show ' Gehrmana Holland Jr., chairman of boat races and ski exhibitions for Beaufort's birthday celebration, met Tuesday night with members of the Carteret Outboard Runabout association at the Morehead City armory. The races, for family-type run abouts, will be held July 8. A two , hour water ski show is scheduled for July 9. Anyone who wants to take part in cither event is wel come, COBRA officers said. Mr. Hrilaad reported that per sons at New Bern have already contacted him relative to partici pation. The race course has beea tenta tively set for the span of water in Taylor's creek between Plvers Is , land and the postofficc A slalom race and barcftMt ski ing will be two Of the features of tbe water ski show ' Tuesday night. May 17. has been set as a tentative meeting date to plan further for the water events. Persons Interested in taking part in them should contact Mr. Hol land in Beaufort, Robert Butler or Roger Boggard in Morehead City. i The key man award is the award that goes annually to the Jayccc who has contributed the most to the club. Selection of the recipient is made by secret ballot by club members. The winner's oame is not revealed until the night of the banquet. The award will be pre sented by Jasper E. Bell. Attending the banquet and pre siding at the installation cere monies will be W. E. (Pop) Craft, recently elected vicc-prcsident of the 12th district. New officers to be installed for the Morehead City club include president, Clifton Lynch; internal vice-president, Horace C. Willis; external vice-president, Richard Spears; treasurer, Gordon C.' Wil lis Jr.; secretary, Dalmon Law rence and directors Paul Cordova, Tommy Ballou, Billy Oglcsby, John Edwards, Tommy Bennett. Beaufort Jaycee officers are president, Bobby Safrit; vice-presi dent, Clyde Owens; treasurer, Dick Dickinson; secretary, Billy Ipock; and directors, Osborne Owens and Herbert Rice. L. G. Dunn, state director for the Morehead City club and George Murray Thomas, state director for the Beaufort Jaycees, will also be installed. Included M the evening's pro gram will be the welcome and in troduction ?( guests by Bill Single ton and George Murray Thomas, recognition of exhausted roosters by George Murray Thomas and Dr. Russell Outlaw, the president's award by Bill Singleton and the introduction of new members by Billy Ipock and Tommy Ballou. Donald Davis, Morehead City, is chairman ?f the banquet. ? New Garment Plant to Start Pilot Operation Carteret Industries, Inc., at New port. the county's newest industry, will start pilot operations with about 35 employees Monday, Tru man Kemp, general manager and vice president, announced today. Carteret Industries, backed by the Newport Development Corp. and several other persons and groups, is located on Morehead Avenue, Newport. It will manu facture high quality sportswear. It is housed in a new, modern, spacious building. When in full operation, which may require another two or three weeks, the corporation will em ploy, according to Mr. Kemp from 100 to 110 employees at an annual payroll ranging from $234,000 to $260,000. Rescuer to Get $250 Plus Medal In addition to a bronze medal, David Merrill, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Odeil Merrill, Beau fort, will receive a cash award of $250. The Merrills received a letter Monday afternoon notifying them of the Carnegie life-saving award. The letter was from David B. Oliver, manager of the Carnegie Hero Fund commission. The money is to be used for "ed ucational purposes or other worthy purpose," according to Mr. Oliver. The letter also stated that David was recommended for the award by Stark H. Bishop, Easley, S. C., who read of David's rescuing Mrs. David Muaselwhile and her young son from Taylor's Creek. Mrs. Merrill said that David learned to swim in the summer recreation program that was con ducted in Beaufort several years ago under the direction of Hugh Gordon tod Sammy ftfegitl Mr. Oliver stated that the medal and check will be mailed to David. Scientists to Go To Greensboro Five scientists from the county will attend the meeting of the North Carolina Academy of Science today and tomorrow at Woman's College, Greensboro. They arc Dr. John Vernberg, and his wife, Dr. Winona Vernberg, Don C. Miller, all of Duke Uni versity Marine laboratory; Dr. W. A. Chipman and George H. Rees of the radiobiological laboratory,' Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, Pivcs Island. Mr. Rees will give a talk on the effects of gamma in radiation on grass shrimp and fiddler crabs. Mr. Miller, a research assistant at Duke, will speak on feeding me chanisms in fiddler crabs. After their return from the Academy of Science meeting, Dr. Vernberg and Mr. Miller will leave on a two-week trip to Florida to collect the Florida-type fiddler crab for further study. Dr. Vernberg reported this week that a recent guest at Duke Ma rine lab was Dr. C. H. Mortimer, director of the Scottish Marine laboratory at Millport on the islae of Cumbre, Scotland. He stayed at Duke two days. It was one of several marine labora tories he is visiting on his trip to this country. Lions' Gumball Machines Stolen Two gumball machines, placcd by the Morehcad City Lions club, have been stolen. The machines, taken several weeks ago. were in front of the Morehcad City drug store and City newsstand, accord ing to Cliff Edwards of the Lions club. Proceeds from the machine are used to finance Lions work with Ihoac who bavc defective vision or are blind. Mr. Edwards suggests that folks keep their eyes open and report to police anyone seen tampering with cr carrying off a gumball machine. 1 Lindsey Guthrie Elected Morehead Fire Chief Morehcad City firemen elected officers Monday night. They are Lindsey Guthrie, chief; Eldon Nelson, assistant chief; Doycia Rice, captain; and Sammy Hughes, lieutenant. The new officers will assume their duties following approval by the Uorehetd City town board in June. Alphonso Was Built Down East By GRAYDEN PAUL The Alphonso, serving as Mu seum of the Sea on Front Street, Beaufort, is a product of Carteret county. In 1911 the late T. K. Davis and sons, the late Robert Davis and Blanchard Davis, all of Davis, using hand saws cut the pine tim ber in Oyster Creek swamp near Davis and hauled it to Cedar Creek with a team of oxen. Logs were rafted and poled down Smyrna Creek to Lon Willis's mill at Howland Point. There the logs were sawed by Mr. Warren Piner of Williston. The lumber waa then transported by sailboat to Can field's mill in Morehead City, dressed and returned to Williston creek where boat was buftt by the late Zeff Willis and two of his bro thers. Built ?f heart pine at a cost of ,$300, including mast and booms, original length was 58 feet with a 16-foot beam and two masts. The vessel was used to haul general freight from New Bern to More head City, Beaufort and Davis with an occasional trip to Sea Level and Atlantic. Twice her sturdy 55 foot masts were broken by gale winds. After about two years a 20-horsepower Lathrop engine was installed by the late Harry Frisby of Davis. In 1916 sails were removed and the vessel was converted to twin screw and so operated about two years. Then a 35-horsepower Pal mer engine was installed and the vessel changed to single screw. Freight operations were discon j tinucd in 1930. Subsequent owners were Joe Hall, Charles, Wallace | and Ottis Punfoy, ail of ^JpMad Suit, Arising from Beaufort Fire, Starts in Civil Court Education Board Okays Calendar For Next Year Adopted by the county board of education, in session Monday in the courthouse annex, Beaufort, was the calendar for the 1960-61 school year. It follows: Aug. 29-30? Prc-school prepara tion for teachers. Aug. 31-Sept. 27 ? 1st month. Sept. 28 Oct. 26 ? 2nd month (NCEA Oct 21). Oct. 27-N