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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.