Dredge to Arrive in Morehead City
Harbor June 7, Engineers Announce
Youth Will
Conduct Service
Yoath Sunday will be observed
in St. Andrew's Episcopal church,
Morehead City. Sunday. The Young
Churchmen will have charge of
morning prayer and sermon and
will provide ushers. The junior
choir will sing.
Taking part will be James Leigh,
Anne Marie Lewis. Ty Highsmith,
Lydia Guthrie. Mary Louise Shivar,
William Holowiti.
Martha Ann Winstead, Elizabeth
Highsmith, Mark Fiatt, Gail Eb
bighausen. Borden Wallace, Ilers
chel Miller III
Robert Ward Williams, Louis
Highsmith. George R. Wallace Jr.,
Chris Dressier, Jane Patrick, Gale
Swann. Sue Perry Bullock.
Beth Baugham, Ann Williams,
Danny Brown. Carol Bullock, Mary
Credle, Carol Edwards, Missy
Guthrie. Cecile Patrick, Becky
Rice, Mary Wattles.
The women of St. Andrews will
honor young people of the parish
at a reception in the parish house
following the service.
John Valentine
Makes Report
John Valentine, architect, in
formed county commissioners Mon
day that he would send specifica
tions for the addition to the court
house to contractors today and bids
would be received June 6. The ad
dition will be on the north side of
the courthouse at the east end and
will house the clerk of court's of
fice and vault
With the specifications will go an
alternate plan for a basement
which would provide storage space.
Mr. Valentine asked that the coun
ty appropriate $1,600 for radio
equipment that would go in one
portion of the basement.
The equipment would be used in
a Civil Defense network and in
collaboration with ham operators
in the county. Mr. Valentine, who
is also county civil defense direc
tor, requested $50 a week for 52
weeks to p?y a clerk in the Civil
Defense office.
The board formally requested the
division of community. Board of
Conservation and Development, for
$1,000 to match county funds.
One hundred dollars was accept
ed from Allen Guthrie, Harkers
Island, for 1*4 acres of land, un
der the condition that Guthrie sell
the land and with the proceeds pay
taxes he owes.
Suit
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and chief engineer of the fire de
partment, said that he was oper
ating the 1,000-gallon American
LaFrancc pumper from a hydrant
in front of Downum's store for 20
minutes when the water gave out.
(The fire alarm, he said, was
sounded at 1155 p.m. Dec. 11).
He said he cheeked other nearby
hydrants and found them all dry.
According to his testimony, the
fire, which was at first confined
to the furnace room of House drug
store, was under control a short
time before the water flow stop
ped.
He said be tooir his truck ta the
dock at the south end of Turner
street to put a hoae overboard, but
considerable difficulty was en
countered. A car had to be shoved
out of the way, boats had to be
moved before the hose cut be put
over, and the dock was icy. He
estimated that all that required
half an hour.
While pampiag from that point,
he said he went to a service sta
tion nearby to get a drink and no
water came out of the faucet.
Mr. Rhue, at the request of Mr.
Wheatly, described the water com
pany plant in Beaufort and how it
operates. He described the "float
valve" on an outside tank that gov
erns the cutting off and on of a
pump. The pump from that tank
forces water through town mains
and into a storage tank.
Mr. Rhae said that when the sys
tem was being installed, he asked
water company men how they
were going to keep the outdoor
gauges and valves from freezing
in the winter time.
At that point, the Potter attor
neys invited the water company
attorneys to examine the witness.
The caae was expected to con
tinue throughout the day and pos
sibly into today.
Members of the jury are Car
lyle Oglesby, Stacy B. Rhue, Han
ery Allen Brooks, William H.
Reynolds, Charles C. King. Ellis
Bedsworth, Jasper Long, Earl Ha
D Charles E. McKay, Mrs. Edna
, L. D. Springle Jr. and H. L.
Edwards.
Ike fatter salt now in trial Is
one o < five filed against the water
lanlpaaj as a result of the Decem
ber IMS Are.
Central Opeaa
The AarnncUtton school's two
day carnival at Haveloek will be
gin at > p.m. today. Activities Wfll
be resumed again at 11 a.m. to
morrow.
' The dredge Pern is scheduled to*
arrive hi Morehead City hafbor
Tuesday, June 7, Col. R. P. David
son, district engineer, Wilmington,
announced yesterday.
J. F. Hussin, assistant to the
president of Gahagcn Dredging
Corp., which will do the work, in
formed Army engineers by letter
yesterday that work will start a
day or two after the Peru and Its
floating equipment arrive. Engi
neers had hoped the work would
start by May 25.
R. T. White, superintendent of
the project, is expected to be in
Morehead City in 10 days to set
up an office.
The Peru, a 30-inch dredge, one
of the largest to be in this area in
some time, is now at Curacao in
the West Indies. Part of its float
ing plant is in Venezuela. It had
been planned to move the Vene
zuelan-based equipment north May
1, but political disturbances in
Venezuela are preventing the move
until May 22, Mr. Hussin said.
One and a half million cubic
yards of material will be moved
by the Peru in the project that has
as its objective deepening the har
bor to 35 feet.
The Peru will work only inside
the harbor. Removing of shoals
beyond the bar must be done by a
hopper dredge. Colonel Davidson
said that the government-owned
dredge Gerig will be made avail
able for that work sometime in
the future.
Board
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don E. Bell, chief of the account
ing advisory section, was read by
the mayor. The letter set forth
the fiscal policy to which commis
sioners agreed when Mr. Bell con
sulted with them last month.
Mr. Bell asked that one copy of
the letter be signed and returned
to the I .oral Government commis
sion and that a copy of the letter
be entered in the minutes.
The mayor read a letter from
the town of Beaufort informing
Morehead City that Beaufort would
not participate in police radio com
munication after June 3(1. Beau
fort at present contributes $40
weekly to help man the master
radio switchboard at Morehead
City.
The tie-up enables Morehead
City to accept calls for Beaufort
police and then relay them by ra
dio to the Beaufort police car.
Police commission Ted Garner
was authorized to consult with
sheriff Hugh Salter on the matter,
as well as the town of Atlantic
Beach.
A contract for auditing the books
for 1960-61 was signed with Josiah
Bailey, Morehead City CPA. Sev
eral of the commissioners ques
tioned points in the contract, espe
cially the lack of a deadline on
when the audit would be complet
ed, and no stipulation that junior
auditors, if used, should receive
$35 a day instead of $50
The board approved the roster
of the Morehead City rescue squad,
its by-laws, and accepted the lia
bilities in conjunction with opera
tion of the unit as an adjunct of
the Morehead City fire department.
The board gave an okay for the
squad to erect its building on a
town lot near the Carteret-Craven
Electric Membership Corp.
Commissioner Bild Dixon report
ed that he has requested a mem
ber of the Institute of Government
staff to make a surrey of More
head City'i garbage truck routes,
with a view to obtaining a regular
collection schedule.
A $10 claim against the town was
paid, upon advice of George Mc
Neill, town attorney.
Ernest Fulcher, 1306 Shackleford,
appeared before the board to re
port that a resident at 1307 Shep
ard had built a fence in an alley,
thus denying him access to his
garage. The matter was referred
to the police commissioner.
The board approved an arrange
ment for Mr. and Mrs. William
Mutter, Morehead City, to pay off,
at the rate of $50 a month, taxes
totaling $2,271 73, on a lot listed
in Walter Guthrie's name.
The lot la located at 1300 Shep
ard. Of the $50 paid, the town
will take its share of the back tax
and remit to the county itt share.
The back taxes are to be paid in
five years or the property will re
vert to the town, which now holds
a deed of truat.
Attending the meeting, in addi
tion to those mentioned, were com
missioners Walter Morris and S.
C. Holloway.
Association to Meet
The Beaufort Rural Fire associa
tion will meet at a o'clock tonight
at the courthouse, Beaufort.
Post 99 Wins
Commendation
Beaufort ? Post No. 99 of the
American Legion has exceeded its
membership incentive goal for
1960, according to information re
ceived here from state headquar
ters of the American Legion in Ra
leigh.
Kerny Merrill, commander of
the post, has received a letter
from the Legion state adjutant.
Nash McKee. expressing congrat
ulations and thanks to the mem
bership chairman, post officers,
and membership workers for their
effort.
W. K. (Rill) Rhodes, of Wilming
ton, state commander of the Amer
ican Legion, issued a statement Of
praise for the local post.
Commander Rhodes said, "I am
proud to congratulate the officers
and members of Post No. 99 upon
this notable achievement. All of
the programs and services of the
Legion are made possible through
dues paid for membership and we
appreciate the great part played
by Post No. 99 of Beaufort. Sin
cere thanks to every member who
had a part in the membership
work."
The incentive goal of Post 99 is
135 and the membership for 19G0
to date is 149. Incentive goals are
assigned each American Legion
post by the state headquarters and
are based on last year's member
ship of the post plus 2 per cent.
Barbara Nichols
Chosen by MYF
Miss Barbara Nichols of More
head City was elected president of
the Morehead-Beaufort sub-district,
Methodist Youth Fellowship, at
Ann Street Methodist church Mon
day night.
Miss Nichols is a member of the
Camp Glenn Methodist Youth Fel
lowship and is a junior at More
head City high school.
Other officers elected are Wil
liam Lewis of Broad Creek, vice
president; Miss Bobbie West of
Straits, secretary; Miss Kay Har
ris of Atlantic, treasurer; Miss
Harriet Salter of Broad Creek,
Methodist Youth Fund chairman;
Miss Jenny Lynn Garner of New
port, publicity chairman.
Bob Reynolds of Newport, out
going president, presided at the
business session. Routine reports
were heard.
Following the worship service
refreshments of colas and cookies
were served.
Shellfish
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this time, the scientist remarked.
People get funny ideas and it was
feared that too mueh comment
about the fungus might affect the
market.
Dr. Chestnut, reporting on
shrimp, said that the season so
far looks about the same as last
year, a month behind a normal
season. Checks are being made
regularly throughout Pamlico
sound on the availability of mar
ketable shrimp.
"Some fishermen say they have
found dead shrimp," Dr. Chestnut
said, "but we have failed to lo
cate any as yet." It is believed
that the very cold weather in
March might have killed off
shrimp in the nursery grounds.
Successful catches of ocean scal
lops are continuing off Drum in
let, the scientist reported. The
scallops are being taken in about
20 fathoms by boats using trawls.
One of the seven boats working
the area is successfully using a
chain mesh net. The boat is fish
ing for Clayton Fulcher of Atlan
tic.
The scallops are bringing on the
New York market $4 to $4.25 a
gallon, shucked. Prices sometimes
have been as high as |6 to $8 a
gallon.
Soft crabs are bringing ? tre
mendous price in New York, Dr.
Chestiurt observed. Jumbos are
selling at $3 to $3.25 a dozen and
primes |?.!0 to $*.75. Marketed
from North Carolina in April 1959
were 5,500 doten. Marketed from
this state has month were 3,750
dozen.
Dredging for ocean clams has
been discontinued. Some clams
are being taken by dredge in in
land waters.
A New and Restricted Coastal Development
INVESTIGATE
SOUND VIEW PARK
ON BEAUTIFUL ROGUE SOUND AND INLAND WATERWAY
? Where youH swim . . . fish . . . dock your boat la year eara
back yard.
? Your own individual lagoon, with ehannel leadinf to Bofue
Sound, has been constructed adjacent to year bonding site.
? Sound View Park Sub- Division Is located next to Ho-Ho Village,
I miles west tt Morehead City on Highway 24.
Far IafarmaUaa Write la
A. C UlUli, P.O.IMM, Marebead City, N. C.
Hm PAMN2
HIGH - DRY ? PLENTY OP WATEE AND BREEZE
Movie on Mouth
Resuscitation Planned
Dr. Robert Barnum, Boy Scoot
commissioner, Morehead City, an
nounces that a (Dm on moath-to
month remuatNatioa will be shown
In More he ad City achool auditorium
Monday night. May 23. Tentative
time is 7:30.
Dr. Barnum says the film will be
in his possession May 23 and May
24 and any civic organizations
which would like to have the film
shown on those two days should
contact him.
He said that in this area, where
water safety is so important, every
one should be familiar wtih the
new mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
technique
Atlantic High School PTA
To Present Minstrel Show
The Parent-Teacher association
of Atlantic high school will pre
aent a minstrel show. The Dark
town Jamboree, at 8 p.m. Satur
day in the achool auditorium.
Residents of the four communi
tiea of Stacy, Sea Level, Atlantic
and Cedar Island will participate.
Donations will be $1 for adults and
SO cents for children.
The cast la as follows: Mr. Inter- i
locutor, the Rev. Phillip (Ridley;
end men, Dotty Gaskill, Leon Sal- '
ter, Roger Harris, Sherwood Itob- i
inaon, Bill Wlllia, Clarence Ross, I
and Marvin Robinson.
Gene Mason, J. T. Lewis, Altln
Harris, the Rev. Wayne Steadmn.
Butch Sanders, Frank Gilllkin,
Ronald Goodwin, Edwin Salter,
the Rev. James Uneberger.
Skits and specialties: Jordan
Mason, Helen Mason, Roma Smith,
Bert Johnson, Jan Willis, Hazel
Harming, Leslie Garden.
Clayton Fulcher Jr., Harrjr Ful
eher, Harry Michael Fulcher, Paul
Harris, Rebecca Goodwin, Ramona
Willis, Evelyn Harris, Becky Lew
is, Jessie Parker, Selma Willis and
the high school glee club.
Directors of music are Pearl
Sheriff Ifpwfi Arson
Attempt at Residence
Sheriff Hagh Salter reported
Wednesday that an attempt wai
made recaatly to bur* a borne own
ad by Mra. K. W WrteW on high
May 1M.
The aheriff laid that a small
piece of tack had been waked in
oil, aet afire and thrown in the
houie. It burned a hole In the
floor. The rag waa thrown through
a window broken by the araoniit.
The houae, awaiting tenants, wai
not occupied at the time. A fire
marshal from Raleigh investigat
ed.
Scharff and Pauline Mcintosh.
Jessie Parker is dramatics eoaeh
and staging ia in charge of Donald
Fulcher.
Pet Corfter
Three kittens, six weeks old,
need gaud homes. There are two
males and one female. Contact
Paul Kelly, Newport. Phone
332-7.
Persons who want to give pet?<
away are Invited to call THE
NEWS-TIMES. Pel Corner no
tices are free.
Planned Power Outtage
Weather permitting, Carteret
Craven Electric Membership Corp.
will cut electric power off in the
Haveloek area, and six miles east
of Haveloek on NC 161, from 3 a.m.
until 6 a.m. Sunday morning. May
8. The outtage is necessary so
line changes can be made, accord
ing to W. C. Carlton, manager.
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