CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
49th YEAR, NO. 58. RIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1960 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Beaufort Town
Board Receives
Fiscal Report
Revenue to the town of Beaufort
during the 1959-60 fiscal year ex
ceeded the revenue anticipated by
Iff, 690. 47, according to the finan
cial report presented the town
hoard last week by Ronald Earl
Mason, town clerk.
June's revenue amounted to $22,
?1.17, a large part of which was
1960-61 tax payment.
According to the report, the town
jvcr-expended its budgeted items
the general fund, administrative
department, police, fire and street
departments by $7,626.97, but Mr.
Mason pointed out that the deficit
this year is only $8,465.14, as com
pared with a deficit at the end of
last year of $17,954.41.
Due the debt service fund June
30. 1960 was $18,322.78. The bank
balance and cash on hand on that
date was $9,837.64 with no current
bills owing as of June 30.
Mr. Mason explained to the board
that funds from pre-paid taxes in
June were used to meet expenses of
the 1959-60 fiscal year, a measure
that could not be avoided since, j
he said, the town has been op
erated on that pattern in the past
and cannot pull out of it in one
year.
Police commissioner Math Chap
lain reported 177 arrests in Jnne,
105 meter violations, $42.65 re
received in ted fines and $563.20
in meter receipts.
Total meter receipts for the year
were $5,763.52; total meter fines
$529.17.
Dr. David Farrior, fire commis
sioner reported six fire calls in
June, one in town, one out of town
and four false alarms. Fire calls
I for the year totaled 57; 28 in town
and 19 out of town, and 10 false
alarms.
Coast Guard
Aids Vessels
Coast Guard personnel from
Fort Macon answered throe dis
tress calls Friday and Saturday.
At 11:55 a.m. Friday the fishing
vessel Barbara K notified the
Coast Guard that she had engine
failure one-half mile north of Beau
fort bridge. The vessel was op
erated by Gaston Hill of Merrimon.
The Coast Guard 40-footer towed
the Barbara K to Beaufort. Crew
of the 40-footer was Cecil Taylor,
BM1; Genus Jones, EN1; and Jack
L. Miller, YN3.
' A 49-foot auxiliary ketch, Formal
Haut, was disabled at 6:45 a.m.
Saturday near Beaufort inlet buoy
6 with dead batteries. The Coast
Guard was notified by the More
head City pilot boat, and went to
assist.
Thomas P. Jadrine of Coral Ga
bles, Fla., captain, told the Coast
Guard the ketch had just returned
from the Bahamas. She was tow
ed to the Morehead City yacht
basin by the Fort Macon 40-footer,
manned by Taylor, Jones and Mil
ler.
A 16-foot outboard with seven
persons aboard had engine failure
in Beaufort Inlet at 4:15 p.m. Sat
urday. A distress flag, hoisted by
the outboard operator, H. J. Stack
ard of Raleigh, was spotted by the
Fort Macon tower lookout.
The 40-footer towed the outboard
to Morehead City. Crew making
the assist was Genus Jones, ENl;
and I. D. Lewis, EN2.
Dr. W. A. Chipman to Fill
New Position with Fisheries
Farm Laborer
Given Choice:
Jail or Exile
I In county court Tuesday, John
' Jones, Negro farm laborer, was
convicted of public drunkenness.
Judge Lambert Morris suspended
his six-month jail sentence on con
dition that he leave the county
within 24 hours and not return for
two years.
Other court action saw six speed
ers paying court costs. They were
Jerry Lee Garner, Jesse C. Grif
fin Jr., Patrick P. Taylor, David
A. Perry, Jannie F. Ipock, and
Robert Barksdale. Three others,
I convicted of speeding, were order
ed to pay $10 and court costs.
They were Kenneth Edward Mar
tin, Willard Mitchell Wooten Jr.
and Donald Lee Williams.
Other defendants, their charges
and the findings of the court were
as follows:
Richard Furlow Hill? Failure to
comply with a former court order,
30 days in jail and roadwork sus
pended on payment of $35.50.
] Leonard Smith ? Non-support and
destroying property, not prosecut
ed.
DcWitt Peter Stafford ? Having
expired license plates and expired
operator's license, $10 and costs.
William F. Walsh ? Public drunk
enness and using loud and profane
language, $10 and costs.
George Jennett ? Having no
chauffeur's license, not prosecuted.
John Hampton Wilkins ? Drunk
driving. Warrant amended to read
careless and reckless driving, $50
and costs.
Danning Gerald Smith ? Speed
ing, 30 days suspended on payment
of costs.
Harold Joseph We id man? Speed
ing, $5 and costs.
Myrna Hcdgecock McCarthy?
Speeding, $5 and costs.
Rokwrt Lee Quillen? Having ex
pired operator's license, costs.
Jerry Lee Garner ? Speeding,
$100 and costs.
Bernard C. Parrish? Driving on
the wrong side of the road, bond
forfeited.
Guion Albert Sharpc ? Drunk
driving, $100 and costs.
Jesse Wilkins Conway ? Follow
ing too close resulting in an acci
dent, costs.
Floyd Kellum ? Public drunken
ness, bond forfeited.
Oliver Kellum? Public drunken
ness and resisting arrest, bond for
feited.
Mrs. W. G. Lingafelt? Issuing a
worthless check. Ordered to pay
costs and honor the check.
George Robinson? Violation fish
ing laws, bond forfeited.
Marshall Johnson Jr. ? Having
expired operator's license, costs.
Gary Lee Merritt? Careless and
rccklcss driving resulting in an
accident, $25 and costs.
James Livingston Rose ? Care
less and reckless driving, speed
ing and driving on the wrong side
of the road, $25 and costs.
Mitchell McKecl ? Carrying a
concealed weapon, $10 and costs.
Continued were 202 cases until
this week's term of court.
Dr. W. A. Chipman
. . . gets new position
County Planning
Commission
Continues Work
Subdivision regulations, county
wide zoning and study of a map of
the county received attention of
the County Planning commission
at its recent meeting in Morehead
City.
Conferring with the commission
were John Voorhecs and Jerry
Turner of the division of commun
ity planning. Department of Con
servation and Development.
Mr. Turner presented his book
let on Subdivision Design Stand
ards.
It was reported that a represen
tative of the Croatan National For
est would confer with the board
relative to location of areas in the
forest where communities border
ing on it could dump trash.
The open trench method would
be used. A trench ia dug, filled
with trash, then covered with
earth. The commission believes
that this would solve the problem
of trash disposal for those com
munities who now have no disposal
area.
The commissioners decided to
ask a member of the county board
of commissioners to meet with
them regularly so that a member
of that board would be fully in
formed on the work the commis
sion is undertaking.
George Huntley Sr., chairman of
the commission, presided. Com
missioners present were CeciJ Mor
ris, Milton Coyle, C. H. (Dick)
Lockey, Dr. W. L. Woodard, Dr.
L. J. Duprec and W. C. Carlton,
secretary.
The board will meet again Mon
day, Aug. 8, at the REA office,
Morehead City.
Station Robbed
Stolen Friday night from Gre
gory's service station by the old
Airport Grill, Morehead City were
cigarette lighters and cigarettes.
The station is operated by J. F.
Long. Entry was gained, accord
ing to deputy George Smith, by
breaking open the front door.
Dr. Walter Chip roan, chief, Ra
diobiological Investigations at the
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
laboratory, Pivers Island, has re
ceived notice that he has been se
lected to fill a new position with
the commercial fisheries bureau
as liaison officer on atomic energy
for the division of biological rt
search of the Bureau of Commer
cial Fisheries.
One of his first assignments in
the new post is the planning of a
cooperative program with the Pub
lic Health Service and the Atomic
Energy commission for radioactiv
ity surveys in harbors and estu
aries of the United States.
It is anticipated that the Bureau
of Commercial Fisheries will as
sume a more active part in the
approval and licensing of proposed
nuclear installations and waste
disposal operations.
A review of requests for such op
erations will be a function of the
new operations. Dr. Chipman will
also be responsible for coordinat
ing the radiological research of
the bureau at various laboratories.
Dr. Chipman, a native of Nqw
Hampshire, attended the Univer
sity of New Hampshire where he
earned his master of science dc
grce He then attended the medi
cal school of the University of Mis
souri where he received his doc
tor of philosophy degree in physi
ology.
He began his career with the
Bureau of Fisheries in 1930 and has
carried out many research assign
ments since that time at various
laboratories in the mid west, south,
and east coast.
Hp established the radiobiologic
al laboratory on Pivers Island in
1949 and has held the position of
chief of investigations since that
time. During this period he has
held positions on national and in
ternational committees dealing
with radioactive problems includ
ing the selection of disposal sites
for radioactive materials.
Last year he was a United States
delegate to the International Con
ference on Radioactive Wastes Dis- ?
posal held in Monte Carlo, Monaco. '
G. B. Talbot, director of the Bu
reau of Commercial Fisheries lab- !
oratory, Pivers Island, predicts '
that a successor for the position |
vacated by Dr. Chipman will be j
named in a few days.
For the present, Dr. Chipman
and his family will remain at Piv
ers Island.
Beaufort Lions
Install Officers
Deputy district governor Darrell
Morse presided at installation cere
monies Thursday night of the I960
61 officers of the Beaufort Lions
club. The ceremonies were held
following a dinner at the Rex res
taurant.
L. J. Hill of Beaufort was install
ed as club president to succeed
Charles Hassell. Others taking of
fice were Cecil Peterson, vice
president; Hobcrt Kelly, Secretary
treasurer; Logan Whitchurst, tail
twister and Bill Cuthrell, Lion
tamer.
Lion wives were guests at the
meeting.
Marine Saves Buddy from Being
Crushed on Ship in Morehead Port
Aboard the USS Mount McKinlry
in the Mediterranean ? An unequal
? battle," waged between a 135
pound Marine and a 4.500-pound,
crated tank engine, with possible
serious injury or death as the out
come, was revealed here today.
Once again proving that good
things come in small packages,
the Marine won the contest.
Pfc. David P. Thibodcau, the
"victor," appeared at Meritorious
Mast before Lt. Col. H. C. Reifel,
commanding officer, 1st Battalion
' (Reinforced). 8th Marines, and re
ceived recognition of his heroic ac
tioni at Morehead City May 17.
The mast was held aboard the
USS Mount McKinley, flagship of
Amphibious Squadron Two, now
serving with the Sixth Fleet in the
Mediterranean.
The incident, in which the Ma
rine distinguished himself, occur
red when Private Thibodeau and
Lance Corporal Gerard E. Lamon
tagnc were aboard the cargo ship
USS Vermilion, loading gear prior
to the Marines' departure on May
18 for a tour of duty with the Sixth
Fleet.
The taak engine was being low
ered by a cargo boom when the
crate caught in the hatch coaming
in such a manner that it could not
be lowered further into the hold.
the crane operator was signaled
to life the cratc and when he did'
so, the box was jerked loose, caus
ing it to start swinging.
The cratc struck Lamontagne,
who was standing on another box,
with half of his body above the
level of the hatch coaming. The
weight of the crate was crushing
Lamontagne and according to wit
nesses, it might have crushed him
to death if quick action had not
been taken by Private Thibodeau.
At the time of the accident, Pri
vate Thibodeau was standing on
deck alongside the hatch. When
he saw the crate hit Lamontagne,
he immediately jumped to the edge
of the hatch coaming, sat down,
braced himself, placed hi< feet
against the box and exerted enough
strength to take the pressure off
Lamontagne, allowing him to drop
to the deck below.
The swinging crate then almost
trapped Thibodeau's legs but he
escaped with slight bruises. La
montagne was hospitalized at the
Navy Hospital, Camp Lcjcunc,
where he is recovering from his
injuries.
The State Highway commission
reports that asphalt was laid on .S
mile of the Atlantic Beach cauae
way in June and .7 mile of paving
was completed on the Horrii road
in this county.
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Toastmasters
Hear Guest
Willie E. Smith, Durham, Tout
master. spoke to the Carteret Coun
ty Toastmasters' club Wednesday
night at the civic center, Morchcad
City.
Mr. Smith discussed the points
involved in improving a Toast
masters' club. The two basic quali
fications (or good Toastm aster
training, according to Mr. Smith,
are leadership and discipline.
He listed qualifications of the
ideal Toastmasters' club ? per
sonal Interest, service, and every
day usage of the club's training.
Mr. Smith closed his speech by say
ing, "When you speak without
thinking you have said nothing."
Toastmasters Jerry Bowers, Clif
ford Kaglic, Jasper Bell. E. G.
Phillips and Lecil Smith also spoke
to the group.
The Carta ret TMStmaslers' club
has openings for new members. Ap
plication may be made by meeting
with the club the second or fourth
Wedneaday at 7:30 p.m. at the civic
center, Morchcad City.
Carteret Plans to School
All Its Pupils in County
Carteret board of education, in<
special session Friday morning, de
cided to take care of all Carteret
pupils now going to Onslow county
schools.
The board's action followed an
ultimatum from Onslow county
which asked that Carteret either
pay for sending children to Swans
boro school or keep the children in
L'arteret.
H. L. Joslyn, Carteret superin
endent of schools, has notified I.
B. Hudson, superintendent of Ons
low schools, by letter, that Carteret
will absorb into its present school
system in September all Carteret
students now going to Swansboro.
The letter thanked Onslow coun
y and education officials for their
sast services.
Mr. Joslyn said yesterday that
le would not be able to say which
ichools in Carteret the children
would attend, since he doesn't
mow how many are in the various
grades.
Observers have noted that the |
L'arteret pupils now attending Ons
ow schools seem to do so by pref
?rencc. School officials say there
s no barrier to parents' paying
uition to attend schools across
own. district or county lines, pro
viding all parties concerned are
agreeable to the arrangement.
Meeting with the Carteret board
)f education Friday were Moses
Howard, chairman of the county
ward of commissioners, and J. D.
Potter, county auditor.
Chamber Board
Enters Fishing
Law Business
Directors of the Morehcad City
chamber of commerce at their
July meeting requested the man
ager, J. A. DuBois, to confer with
Dr. Ben Royal on the drafting of a
resolution asking the Board of Con
servation and Development to re
vis* fishing regulations "so that
thef will guarantee the conscrva
Lion of fin fish for the benefit of all
of the people of the state of North
Carolina."
S. A. Chalk, director, proposed
that a corporation be formed to
finance, build and operate a con
tention hall. He also suggested
that a meeting be called of firms
and individuals interested in mo
torboating and water safety. Pur*
pose of the meeting would be to
outline a water safety program for
presentation to the county board
5f commissioners.
Bob Simpson, of Fabulous Fish
ermen, spoke of the necessity of
waterfront clean-up and moderni
sation program. He reported that
the town is roceiving wider cover
age that ever before on its fishing
news.
In addition to North Carolina,
radio and tv stations arc being
supplied in Tennessee, Ohio, West
See CHAMBER, Page 2
Medal Arrives
David Merrill, left, with hU
mother, Mrs. 0 d e 1 1 Merrill,
Beaufort, look at the Carnegie
Hero Medal David received by
mail Thuraday. Inscribed on the
medal are the wor0a, "David
William Merrill who saved
Swain A. and F.litahaUl M. Mua
selwhitc from drowning. Beau
fort, N. C. Sept. 21, 1959."
Around the edge are the words,
"Greater love hath no man than
this, that a man lay down his
life for his friends."
David also was given a check
for I2S0 by the Carnegie Founda
tion.
Citizens Divided in Opinions
Of Kennedy-Johnson Ticket
By PATRICIA HALL 4
"Do you feel that the Democrats
made a good choice in selecting
Kennedy as nominee for president
and Lyndon Johnson as nominee
for vice-president?"
This is the question posed to
some Carteret citizens Friday aft
er the Kennedy-Johnson ticket was
announced in Los Angeles. A ma
jority of the individuals polled in
the survey, conducted by THE
NEWS-TIMES, felt that the con I
?vcntion had made an excellent'
choicc in choosing Lyndon Johnson
as a candidate.
As Mrs. I). S. Pifiott of More
head City said, "If Kennedy does
win, it'll be because he chose John
son for a running mate." Four
teen of the 28 polled believed John
son was a good choice, while only
nine were in favor of Kennedy.
The others had no opinion.
Proponents of Johnson felt that
he would be a good man for the
job because he has had a great
deal of experience, and because
he is a conservative.
A. II. James, chairman of the i
county Democratic committee,
said, "I think we've got a mighty
good ticket. In the beginning, I
wished it were turned around, Ken
nedy as vice-president and John
son as president. . .
"All our friends are not going
to like it. Some things will be in
jected into the campaign that
should not be. But it's a very
strong ticket.
"I put myself in this position. A
man with the experience of Sen
ator Johnson, in the armed forces
and in the chambers of the Senate
is in a position to know what a
Pre?ident can accomplish for the
people. He knows how much he
can infringe on the rights of the
people.
"He has accepted the ticket as 1
it is. He's in a much better posi- 1
tion to know the picture as a
whole. If a great American as he
is says it's OK, I'm with him/'
See SURVEY, Page 2
B&M Improves System
' i i
Undertaking extensive repairs
on its track system is the Beau
fort and Morehead railroad.
Members of the track crew in
the picture are Phillip Long, Jas
per Murray, Eddie Hickman and
James Purdic.
A. T. Leary Jr., who with his
father manages the railroad, says
that in addition to relaying track
already in existence, additional
trackage has been laid on the
causeway; improvements will be
made to the track on Broad
street, Beaufort; a new trestle
will be built north of the Beau
fort school, a barge loading ramp
is to be built near the Beaufort
railroad bridge, and a line laid
to serve a proposed debarkation
center on Radio Island.
Mr. Leary said that future
military installations in this area
have made it feasible for the
road, one of the smaJlest in the
United States, to make extensive
investment in improvements
He added that nature of the
military installations proposed
could not be revealed at present.
Mr. Leary said it is anticipated
that Life magazine in October
will feature a story on the B&M,
which operates between Beau
fort and Morehead City.
Dr. Louis Levin , National Science
Foundation , Commends Duke Lab
ESC Announces
Open House
The M or* bead City Employment
Security commission invites the
public to an open house Thursday
on the anniversary of their moving
into their new building in the 800
block of Evans street.
The open house will be from 8
to 10 p.m. The new office was oc
cupied the first of July last year.
The Employment Security office
opened in Morchcad City on a per
menent basis July 17, 1944. The
first office was on the first floor
of the municipal building.
The need for more space caused
a move to the second floor in 1945.
In 1948 the office was moved to
the small brick building on the
northwest corner of 6th and Evans
streets, across from Captain Bill's
restaurant. In 1950 it moved to
the south end of the Jefferson Ho
tel coffee shop.
Members of the office staff arc
Mrs. Julia Tcnncy, manager;
James Pearcc, veterans employ
ment representative; Oscar Schnei
der, interviewer; Mrs. Floyd Chad
wick, interviewer - stenographer;
Frank Nance, farm labor super
visor; and James Graham, assist
ant to Mr. Nance.
The late Hardy Ray was a mem
ber of the staff, assisting with in
terviewing when needed.
Pertoa* attending the open bouse
will be aerved refreshments. Mu
nicipal officials and ESC digni
See ESC, Page 2
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaafort Bar
HIGH
l.OW
Tuesday, July 1*
5:07 a.m.
5:35 p.m.
11:17 a.m.
11:59 p.m.
Wednesday, July 2*
6:00 a.m.
6:21 p.m.
12:03 a m
Tbariday, July 21
6:47 a.m.
7:02 p.m.
12:45 a.m.
12:49 p.m.
Friday, July 22
7:29 a.m.
1:29 a.m.
7:41 pin.
1:33 ?.m.
' lir. Louis Levin, head of the of
ficc of institutional programs, Na
tional Scienec Foundation, Wash
ington, D. C , in art address at the
dedication of Duke Marine lab's
new facilities, said, "1 believe you
may be justly proud of your opera
tion here? of the research as well
as the teaching activities."
Duke lab is located on Fivers
Island, Beaufort, and during the
weekend of Beaufort's 251st anni
versary celebration, dedicated a
new research laboratory and semi
nar-dining hall facilities.
Dr. Levin announced that the
National Science Foundation has
established a new program, De
velopment of Graduate Research
Laboratories. Started a year ago,
it is the NSF's first entrance into
support of renovation and expan
sion of research labs on univer
sity and college campuses.
"When we dccidcd to offer sup
port for this laboratory (Duke),"
Dr. Levin said, "we felt quite con
fident that it was a worthwhile en
terprise . . . our satisfaction comes
from betting on people and enter
prises and having such bets turn
out well. Thus, you may be sure
that we arc always in the back
ground rooting for you ? for by
your success you prove us to have
been right, and more importantly,
by your success you advance sci
Conifer Receives
Thank You Note
From Boatman
Personnel of the Coast Guard
cuttcr Conifer were pleased last
week to receive a letter of thanks
from a mariner in distress whom
they helped Sunday. July 10.
The Conifer, based at Morehead
City port, sent its boarding boat
U> take in tow the Hot Potato, cap
tained by Cdr. Samuel C. Sweeny,
L'SN R (ret ), New Bern.
The llot Potato's outboard failed
while the boat was off the Beau
fort bar. A private fishing boat
towed it to a point opposite the j
Conifer. The Conifer's boarding [
boat then towed it to The Anchor
age, Atlantic Beach.
Lt. Walter B. Alvey, executive
officer aboard the Conifer, said
that the Conifer seldom undertakes
rescue work. He added that Mr.
Sweeny's letter was the first letter
oi thanks they had ever received.
cncc and human knowledge, which
is certainly our common goal."
The dedication addresn was giv
en by Dr. Paul M. Gross, William
Howell Pegram professor of chem
istry, Duke university.
Dr. Gross pointed out that scien
tific contributions of the Duke . lab
range from detailed investigations
vf marine algae through studies of
life cycles of food fishes. "Its
marine resource* are of great eco
nomic importance to this state and
region," he said. "This is one of
the reasons for the existence of a
laboratory such as this one and
for Duke University's interest in
its support and development."
In the summer of 1958 there were
32 persons from 13 institutions
working at the lab, Dr. Gross com
mented. In 1959 this had increas
ed to 49 investigators from 17 dif
ferent institutions.
"The importance of basic work
See DEDICATION. Page 2
OneWreckLeads
To Second Crash
One wreck happened on top of
another early Sunday morning at
highway* 24 and 70. At approxi
mately 2 a.m. Gilbert W. Robinson,
Jacksonville, in a 1998 Oldsmobilc.
ran through the stop sign on 24,
crossed highway 70 and jumped a
ditch at the concrete block com
pany
Robinson, who had a cut on his
face, was taken to the Morehead
C|ty hospital by deputy sheriff
George Smith. The officer called
the wrecker from Ray's Auto Body
and Paint shop to go get the car,
which was not damaged.
The wrecker had the car half out
on the highway when the car was
hit by a 1953 Ford going west on
highway 70. Driving the Ford was
John T. Hinnant of Maury.
Patrolman R. II. Brown said the
wrecker's battery had gone dead.
Damage (o the Olds, caused by the
second wreck, was estimated at
tsoo. Damage to the Ford was e?
timatcd at $200. There was no dam
age to the wrecker and no one wu
hurt in the second crash.
RoMaso* told officers he had
fallen asleep and that'a why be ru
Uirough Um atop liga.
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