:s= CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES "" 49th YEAR, NO. 61. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1960 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS SPA Seeks $14V2 Million for Ports The State Ports Authority this week at Morehead City and Wil mington presented requests for port improvement funds totaling $14,440,000. This is considerably less than the "$20 million port expansion" figure predicted when it was learn ed early this year that the SPA had in mind major improvements at both ports. The Advisory Budget commission heard a request Wednesday at Morehead City for $5,420,000 for 1961-63 at that port. The request for Wilmington, of $9,020,000, was made Thursday when the commis sion visited there. If the proposed expansion takes place, the money would be raised by a bond issue, which first would ? have to be approved by the voters. David Coltrane, state budget of ficer, who accompanied the budg et commission, told D. Leon Wil liams, ports executive director, that both the general assembly and the voters would have to be sold on the expansion program. Mr. Williams is of the opinion that the ports could retire a bond issue for the $14l/i million within the next 30 years. Mr. Williams' plans for More head City include extension of the present east-west dock 2,000 feet west to add three new berths, mak ing a total of eight. The dock ex tension would cast $2 million. Other items: $1.5 million for site improvements, including gantry crane rails, connecting tracks and other facilities; $720,000 for two transit sheds totaling 165.0001 square feet of floor space; $800,000 for three additional warehouses with 270,000 square feet of floor space and $400,000 for equipment including a gantry crane for load ing and unloading ships. Mr. Williams said storage ware houses were the greatest immedi ate need at Morehead City. He said that added 'docking and trans it shed facilities at the two ports would generate 150,000 more tons of North Carolina shipping within the next six months, if those facili ties were available now. Mr. Williams pointed to increas ed revenue, tonnage and number of ships at Morehead City this year as concrete evidence that growth necessitates increased improve ment and investment. The director said new facilities would rcduce operating costs, add ing that the ports have generated a payroll throughout the state in the last six months of $6 million, half the amount the state has in vested in the ports. Requested for Wilmington: $3,975,000 for dock extension, $1,650,000 for site improvement, $1,050,000 for transit sheds; $1,320, 000 for wa rehouses, $100,000 for the administration building, $50,000 for equipment, $130,000 for repairs to the old warehouse, and $270,000 for the passenger terminal. Budget commission members visiting Morehead City were Clif ton Blue, Aberdeen; Clyde Harriss, Salisbury; Arthur Kirkman, High Point; J. William Copeland, Mur freesboro; and J. K. Doughton, Sparta. Drivers Cited Alter Accidents Two drivers received citations following weekend accidents. They 'were Harold Gray Simpson Jr., Front street, Beaufort, and Early Locklear, route 2 Newport. Simpson was involved in an acci dent at 1:45 p.m. Saturday two and a half miles cast of Beaufort oni highway 70, according to patrol man R. II. Brown. Simpson ran into the rear of a 1959 Buick operated by Gcraldinc Pate, Rocky Mount. According to the patrolman, the Buick had stop ped while a car ahead of it made a turn into a private drive. ' Simpson was driving a 1959 Chevrolet convertible. Both cars were headed east. Damage to the convertible was estimated at $100 and to the Buick $200. Simpson was charged with following too closc. Locklear was charged with fol lowing too closc and having im proper brakes as a result of an accident at 4 p.m. Sunday on high 4 way 70 in front of the go-kart track cast of Newport. Locklcar, in a 1952 Ford, ran into the rear of a 1953 Chevrolet driven by Alonzo White, Morchcad City. Both cars were headed east. White had stopped to make a turn into the track. Damage to each car was estimated at $100. No one was hurt in either acci f dent. Morehead Board Adopts Budget Morehead City commissioners have officially adopted the 1960-61 budget. 4 Revenue anticipated is $281, 514.61; expenses, $272,345.51, leav- j ing a balance of $9,169.10 to be re-! imburscd to the debt service fund for money borrowed from that j fund through the years for general operating expenses. The tax rate, based on the 1960 61 budget, is $1.95, an increase over last year. The budget was officially adopt ed at a special meeting Friday morning at the municipal building. John Lashley, town clerk, re ' ported yesterday that the town has purchased this week ten bonds at five points below par value, which means a saving to the town in both principal and interest. Fort Macon CG Aids Three Craft Furl Macon Coast Guard per sonnel answered three distress calls from Saturday to Tuesday. On Saturday Fort Macon receiv ed the message that an 18-foot out board was about a half mile off shore from Atlantic Beach. The owner. Ben Herring, Raleigh, had injured his leg in an attempt to fix the faulty steering gear. ? The Coast Guard 40-footcr tow ed the outboard to the Morchead City Yacht basin, where an am bulance picked up Herring. The crew aboard the 40-footcr was Hubert Davia, engineer chief ENC, Jack Wilson, bos'n's mate second, and Jackie Moore, FN. On Sunday at t:35 p.m. the cab in cruiser Agnes notified (he Coast Guard that the 33-foot Glow-Xnn -with eight people on board was disabled four miles cast of buoy 6 in Beaufort Inlet becausc of fuel shortage. The Coast Guard lowed the cabin cruiser to the Morehcad City Yacht basin. Making the assist were Jack Wilson, BM2, J. A. Johnson, ET2, and Jackie Moore. FN. A distress flag hoisted by the 20-foot cabin cruiser Rcgina Marie brought the Coast Guard to its aid t Tuesday at t a.m. The cruiser, owned by Clarence II. Collins, Roanoke, Va , was dis abled a half mile from (he No. 3 buoy io Beaufort Inlet becausc of engine failure. She was towed to Morehead City at 10 a.m. by the Coast Guard 40-footer. Personnel assisting were W. J. Morgan, BM1, W. R. Lewis, SA, and R. C. Gas kill, FN. I Military , Civilian Authorities Will Discuss Air Space Problem Tuesday To discuss problems arising from jet and civilian plane use of the same air space in the Beaufort Morehead City area, a meeting has been sc* for 4 p.m. Tuesday at Cherry I'oint. Attending will be mayor W. H. Potter of the town of Beaufort, Glenn Adair, chairman of the Beaufort-Morehcad airport com mission; Steve Oakley, who is scheduled to take over operation of the Beaufort-Morehcad airport | Monday, several operators of pri vate planes in this area, a repre sentative of Piedmont Airlines, a representative of the Civil Aero nautics board and military person nel. The meeting was called at the request of Cherry Point Marine air base officers, after reports this week that military jet aircraft have on several occasions been flying at altitudes cleared for ci vilian planes. Capt. Ed Schultze, informational services officer, said yesterday, "The generals arc quite concerned ; and have made personal calls, as well as releasing dispatches, ask | ing all pilots to refer to the order I : published in November regarding* altitudes to be observed by mili tary aircraft." That order, according to the in formational services office, speci fies that military aircraft shall fly at 2,000 feet or above. Civilian planes have been assured safety at 1,500 feet and under. A civilian pilot coming in for a landing Monday at the Beaufort Morehead airport, said four jets , passed him at 500 feet. Captain Scbultze said that offic ers have been asked to make sure that the altitude specifications are rigidly followed by pilots. He added that Tuesday's meet ing has been called to help clear up misunderstandings that may have occurred this week as a re sult of the incident Monday at the airport. Cherry Point officers offered to meet in Beaufort, but mayor Pot ter, who was contacted relative to the meeting, suggested that the meeting be at the base. Mayor Potter said yesterday that he was confident Cherry Point would offer full cooperation in the air space problem. Heads Committee Jim Hux, Morehcad City, has been appointed disaster commit tee chairman for the county. Announcement of the appoint ment was made this week by Odcll Merrill, Beaufort, chair man of the county Red Cross chapter. Mr. Hux is superintendent at the Esso terminal, Morehcad City. He is a member of the First Methodist church, the Morehcad City Maritime associa tion, chairman of the port safety security committee of the Mari time association, and member of the Morchcad City rescue squad. Mr. Hux came to Morehcad City in June 1952 and after brief stays at New Bern and Littleton returned to Morehcad City in March 1955 as superintendent of the Esso terminal at the port. Guests Meet Tuesday With Beaufort Rotarians Five visitors met with the Beau fort Rotary club Tuesday night at Holdcn's restaurant. "Hiey were the following: J. R. Sanders, C?corgc McNeill and Fred Lewis, Morehead City Rotarians; and two out-of -county guests, Dr. W. L. Woodard Jr., Garner, and Johnny Woods, High Point. Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, July 29 12:00 a.m. 5:27 a.m. 5:48 p.m. Saturday, July 3D 12:44 p.m. 6 04 a.m. 6:48 p.m. Sunday, July It 12:51 a.m. 1:36 p.m. 7:01 a.m. 8:20 p.m. Moaday, Aug. 1 1:50 a.m. 8:25 a.m. ?:34 p.m. 2:36 p.m. Coast Guard Tows Sailboat Fort Macon Coast Guard towed to Morchead City Tuesday after noon a 20-foot sailboat owned by Ralph Whittakcr, Raleigh. The boat capsized in Beaufort inlet at 2:20 p.m. The two men aboard, who had started to swim ashore, were pick ed up by Felix Harvey and War ren Mann, Kinston, aboard the Wild Goose. The rescued men told the Coast Guard that they started to swim when their boat started to drift to sea. The Coast Guard 40-footer went to the scene, took the mast out of the boat, righted it and towed it in, but all the gear and equipment aboard was lost. Aboard the 40-footer were C. F. Josey, BM2; B. L. Williamson, SN; J. Moore, FN; and J. J. Diai, SA. 18 Cases Heard In Beach Court Eighteen cases were heard in the two recent sessions of mayor's court, Atlantic Beach. Costs were paid by the follow ing: Patrick Lisa, Cherry Point, public drunkenness; Sam Davis, Goldsboro, public drunkenness and disturbing the peace; Stephen W. Witer, Camp Lejeunc, engaging in a fight and disturbing the peace. Teddy R. Sharp, Cherry Point, public drunkenness; Thomas E. Seitter, Coalmont, Tenn., engaging ! in a fight and disturbing the peace; Richard L. Paley, Kinston, public drunkenness. Jerry L. Barfield. LaGrange, Gordon Wilkins, Kinston, and Frank E. Cashing, Raleigh, pub lic drunkenness. Mitchell D. Lewis, route 1 New port, charged with buying beer for a person under age, was or dered to pay costs and stay away from the beach until October 1961 David A. Chase, Camp Lejcunc, charged with buying beer for a minor and using loud and profane language, paid costs and was re istrictcd from the beach until Av^r 20. The following forfeited bonds: Manuel Williams, New Bern, pub lic drunkenness and using loud and profane language; Joseph Malli son Jr., Havelock, public drunk enness; Walter K. Aldridge, Kins ton, public drunkenness; Paul D. Nelson, Greenville, and William T. Sykes, Farmville, buying beer for a minor. Benjamin W. Baker, Raleigh, public drunkenness and resisting arrest; Waiter G. Allen, St. Louis, Mo., disturbing the peace and us* ing loud and profane language. For failing to comply with a court order, Dalton Earl Morse, Hubert, and A. J. Greer, Swans boro, have been ordered to stay away from the beach for two years. Cases of the following were con tinued: George H. Styron, Atlan tic; Roderick Moore, Otis D. Nel son, Joe Rose, all of Harkers Is land; and Ralph D. Robbins Jr.. Roanoke Rapids. Parade Official Thanks Morehead for Its Float Rainfall Nears Inch Monday Almost an inch of rain foil in Morchead City and vicinity Mon day during two separate, heavy storms, one late in the morning and another late in the afternoon. Rainfall since July 6 has totaled close to 3 inchrs: 2.72. More rain fell Wednesday and yesterday at various points throughout the county. Temperatures and wind direc tion for July 6 through Tuesday, July 26, as recorded by E. Stamey Davis, weather observer in More head City, follow: July 6 83 75 . E July 16 84 71 NE July 17 85 73 NE | Max. Min. Wind July 7 July 8 July 9 July 10 July' 11 July 12 July 13 July 14 July 15 81 73 SW 84 72 SE 82 70 E 86 68 S 85 74 SW 87 74 E 89 73 S 87 74 SW 83 77 NE ?>UIJ ...... July 23 .... July '24 July 25 July ? _ July 18 July 19 July 20 July 21 July 22 85 73 NE 85 72 SW 88 75 Var. 87 75 ENE 88 75 Var. 87 73 SW 89 75 SW 88 75 E J5 H tkU * Received by the town of Morc I head City this week was a letter from Mrs. Joyce Fulford, chair man of the street parade for Beau fort's 251st anniversary celebra tion. Mrs. Fulford expressed her per sonal thanks "for the lovely float that your town entered in the 251st celebration." She continued, "You helped in making the parade a great suc cess. There were so many nice and kind remarks made about how lovely the float and girls were. Thanks again for the wonderful cooperation from your town." John Lashley, town clerk, was in charge of the float. Just before the parade started he looked at the slogan on cither side. It read "Fishermen's Paradicc." lie did a double take, asked the man who made the float to get s's in the place of the c's in the second word. Parade starting time was get ling nearer and nearer and still no s's. Mr. Lashley finally got hold of a police car by phone, told them to go to the place where the man was cutting letters for the floats and get him two s's. The s's arrived. Mr. Lashley made the correction himself and the Morchcad City float proceeded as planned, "Fishermen's Para dise," depicting a partyboat with a marlin hooked? and many beau tiful girls aboard. Club to Meet The Carteret County Shrine Club will meet at Mrs. Russell Willis's Restaurant Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 6:30, announces Theodore Phillips, aecreUry-ttcaturer. Lightning Causes Extensive Damage in County Monday Lightning ripped Into the steeple of the Free Will Baptist church, Russells Creek, Monday. Insurance adjusters estimated damage at SI.MO. Museum, Alphonso, Will Stay Open til Labor Day Chaii men of Beaufort's 251st an 1 nivcrsary events decided at a meeting Tuesday night at the courthouse to keep the Alphonso, Museum of the Sea, open until La bor Day. Chairmen gave reports on their events. Mrs. J. P. Harris, treas urer for the celebration, reported on finances as of July 23. The biggest money-maker was the drama. After, meeting ex- ; penses of $827.04, cost of produc tion, the play, Unknown Seas, i showed a profit of $1,269.96, of! which a thousand dollars was used immediately by the Beaufort His torical association to meet other expenses, in connection with the celebration. By July 23, $8,054.45 had been received in pledges, leaving $1,164.55 in pledges unpaid. Mrs. Harris's records, after pay ment of all bills, showed a balance of $57.11. With meeting of unpaid pledges and other checks which have come in since July 23, the historical association feels finan cially able to continue paying Grayden Paul, director of the cele bration, through August. He will supervise and conduct historical landmark bus tours. Lodge Seeks Its Sickroom Supplies Persons having any of the sick room or invalid equipment on loan from the Odd Fellows lodge, Beaufort, arc asked to contact Herbert Whitehurst or G. f. Spivcy at once. Mr. Whitehurst can be reached at PA8-3481 and Mr. Spivcy at PA8 3264. If the equipment is in use, Mr. Whitehurst or Mr. Spivcy would still like to know where it is. If it is not in use, other people are in need of it. A hospital bed and a wheel chair are needed now. Community Club Regrets Death of A. D. Ennett The Cedar Point Community club, in a resolution dated Mon day, expressed ita regret at tiic death of a charter member, A. D. Ennett. Mr. Ennett died July 4 ?> the re sult of injuries received in an auto accident. The resolution, signed by L. J. Uuprcc, chairman of the resolution commiltec, said in part, "his (Mr. Ennett's) name and activities will long be remembered for his love, knowledge, and friendship to every oue." Mr. Paul's salary is $75 a week. 11c stated Tuesday night that ex penses for the celebration did not exceed the amount budgeted. A detailed and final accounting will be made later. Tuesday, Oct. 4, was set as the date for a meeting of the board of directors of the Beaufort His torical association. The board will discuss renewal of its charter, which was set up for one year, three new members will be ap pointed to the board, and accord ing to Odell Merrill, head of the association, the board will discuss the possibility of re-staging part of the celebration program next summer. Lightning did considerable damage in the county Mon day afternoon, striking a church steeple at Russells Creek and knocking out electrical appliances in homes. Damage to the steeple of the Free Will Baptist church, Kussells Creek, was estimated at $1,000. After ripping the steeple to pieces, the bolt of lightning went down into the vestibule of the church and pushed the weatherboard ing out, and to the ground, almosM intact. Morehead City firemen were call ed to two homes in the Noyes ave nue section as the result of light ning. The damage everywhere was done during the same storm, between 5 and 6:30 p.m. In the home of Mrs. Lillian Wal lace, 112 Taylor St., Morehead City, Miss Joyce Taylor Has at the stove stirring a pot of beans. The lightning came in through the stove, blew a hole the size of a nickel in the burner and a larger hole in the bean pot. Miss Taylor said a fireman was j such a comfort. He kept saying | to her. "It's a wonder you weren't j killed." Although there was no i flame, jightning played through- j out the house and "everything smoked," Miss Taylor said. That's1 why she called the fire depart ment Part of the metal from the pot, that she had been stirring with a metal spoon, shot up into her glass es, burning tiny pits on the lenses. They have had to be repaired. While firemen were on Taylor street, they got a call to Joe Rose's home at 104 Noyes avenue where lightning burned out the switch on the stove. Lights were blown out in another house, phones and a transformer I were knocked out. At 7:30 Monday night Morehead City firemen went to the Otis L. Broom residence at 2106 Shepard street where hot wires and smok ing insulation threatened to cause a fire. No flames broke out, but the j damage to the wiring was attribut- ! ed to lightning hitting the ground wire into the outside meter. George Stovall. manager of Car olina Power and Light Co., said that in addition to the transformer damaged in the ffoyes avenue sec tion, two transformers wcrt knock ed out at North River and one at Bettic. The storm was a freak. There seemed to be more hard rain than thunder or lightning. But the lit the lightning that occurred took its toll. First Yugoslav Ship Into Morehead Arrives The first Yugoslavian ship to make port at Morehead City dock ed yesterday. It was also the hun dredth ship to make port at More head City this year. In honor of the occasion, the captain of the ship, the Kraljavica, was presented a key to the city by mayor George W. Dill. The Kraljavica is taking on a cargo of dry milk for Casablanca, Tangier, Genoa, Naples, Trieste and Rijeka. New Range Light This If the new ratine light towering above w mim iron Beufort't poitoftke. (he Museum of the Car Carrying Boys to Tourney Wrecks Monday Raymond Ransom Jr., 15, Beau fort, was injured Monday in an auto accident about 10 miles east of Greenville. He was with a croup of boys going to Tarboro to the Little League district tourna ment. Driving the car was Buddy Teel, 16, Beaufort. Others in the car were Larry Teel. 14, who was hos pitalized at Tarboro overnight, and Robert Ransom, 13, brother of Raymond. Mrs. Alia Teel, mother of the Teel boys, said it was raining and Buddy was passing an oil tanker when the car started to skid. He saw he was going to hit the tank er, turned away from it and lost control of the car. It hit a bank at the side of the road and turned over twice. Les lie Moore. Beaufort, who was driv ing behind the Teel car. a 1955 Chevrolet, took Raymond, Larry and Robert to the hospital at Tar boro. Buddy later was taken to the Greenville hospital for exami nation. The accident happened at 11 30 a.m. The car was demolished. Raymond was brought by ambu lance Tuesday from the Tarboro hospital to Morehead City hospital. Two vertebrae in his back are broken. He will be confined to the hospital from five to six weeks. 5. Oakley Will Operate Airport Glenn Adair, chairman of the Beaufort ? Morchead City airport commission, announced Wednesday that Steve Oakley has applied to the commission to lease the airport facilities now operated by Earl Taylor. Mr. Taylor has announced that he will no longer operate the air port after Aug. 1. Mr. Adair said, "Mr. Taylor has rendered splendid service to the county and the airport commission deeply regrets loss of his serv ices." He added that negotiations with Mr. Oakley, for taking over the lease, arc in progress. He said if they are not complete by Aug. 1, Mr. Oakley will assume airport operations and negotiations will be completed later. Mr. Taylor's lease runs until 1966, but upon seven days notice can be terminated by Mr. Taylor. Mr. Taylor announced Tuesday that he was leaving Aug. 1, but would continue to operate his store at the Airport Service center if it cannot be rented or sold. Newport Groups To Meet Tonight Newport Kim camp 33* and Woodmen of the World Court 1130 will observe family night from 8 p.m. to 12 tonight at the Woodmen hall on the Nine-Foot road, New port. Highlight of the evening will he presentation of the Mr. and Mrs. Woodmen for 1959 to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Garner. The engraved plaque will be presented by Clif ford Faglic, Morchead City. Mr. Garner has been seeretary for the men's camp and Mrs. Gar ner empress of the women's court for the past year. There will be a hamburger fry, and bingo and others games will be played. All members as well as the WOW court from Morchead City are invited . Three Morehead Girls Win Sterling Silver Throe Morehead City girls, 1960 graduates of Morehead City high school, have been named winners in the national Sterling is for Grad uates contest. The winners, according to Wal ter Morris, jeweler, arc Patsy Swindell, who received a place setting of silver; Nancy Laughton, who received a teaspoon, and Phyllis Willis, who received a ster ling silver kpooo pin.

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