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THE NEWS-TIMES
60th YEAR, NO. 14.
TWO SECTIONS SIXTEEN PAGES
MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1961
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Officials Ask
CAB to Keep
Flights Coming
• New CAB Ruling
Could Stop Air Service
# Chairman, Mayors
Seek Review
Letters from the Beaufort-More
head City Airport commission and
the mayors of Beaufort and More
head City have gone to the Civil
Aeronautics board. They plead
for CAB’s approval of Piedmont j
Airlines’ continuing seasonal serv
ice into the Bcaufort-Morchcad air
port.
Piedmont has not stated that it
intends to discontinue summer
flights, but a new ruling by the
CAB would permit Piedmont to
discontinue on the basis that there
are not at least five passengers
boarding the plane here daily.
Whitney Gilliland, chairman of
the CAB, explains the situation as
follows:
“. . . the Civil Aeronautics Board,
in its overall review of local air
line services, has substantially ex
panded air service to as many per
sons and communities as possible.
These expanded services are a con
siderable expense to the airlines
and to the government in the pay
ment of subsidy.
“Unless adequate use is made of
the air service, its cost to the gov
ernment is not warranted and con
tinuation of the service would not
be in the best interests of the pub
lic.”
Mr. Gilliland explains further
that under the board’s “use it or
lose it” policy, a town must have
at. least five passengers a day
board a plane for at least 12
months following the first six
months of operation.
If fewer passengers get on the
plane, the board will start a pro
ceeding to determine whether serv
ice to that airport should be dis
continued for lack of use.
Mr. Gilliland says, “If a city
fails to make use of its subsidized
services, the airline is free, and is
encouraged, to ask for a suspen
sion of service
According to a report from the
C^B, an average of 2.83 passengers
See AIR SERVICE, Page 8
April May Bring
TrawlerDecision
Eric Rodgers, chairman of the
state commercial fisheries com
mittee, expresses the hope that
action will be taken in April on
the matter of trawl operation in
North Carolina’s coastal waters.
As yet, an eight-man committee
to study a proposed trawler ban,
has not been named.
Four organizations have been
asked to submit names of three
persons as committee nominees.
They are the North Carolina Wild
life Federation, which has submit
ted its nominees; the North Caro
lina Fisheries association, commer
cial fishermen who are not NCFA
members and pier operators.
From the 12, eight will be chos
en, two from each list. The choos
ing will be done by the commer
cial fisheries committee.
It is hoped that the special com
mittee will start work as soon as
possible. Its formation is the out
growth of a proposal by sports in
terests that trawlers be banned
in Pamlico sound and within three
' miles of the beach.
After the committee agrees on
recommendations, they will be re
viewed by the commercial fish
eries advisory committee. It is
hoped that the final report will be
ready to go before the C&D board
at Sanford in April.
Group Appraises Waterways Projects
Representatives of state and local
agencies, the United States Coast
Guard, and Carteret citizens in
terested in waterways projects met
at the Hotel Fort Macon Monday
for a discussion of projects affect
ing Carteret, what can be done
about them, what is being done
about them and how it is being
done. About 50 persons attended.
The meeting was instituted by
> the waterways committee of the
chamber of commerce, of which
W. H. Potter, Beaufort, is chair
man. S. A. Chalk Jr., chamber
president, opened the meeting and
introduced the guests.
Gen. J. R. Townsend, chairman
of the state board of water re
sources, was the first speaker. He
defined the purposes of the board.
It is designed to coordinate water
resources activity and to get the
most beneficial use of the waters
in the state.
Col. Harry E. Brown, director of
the state department of water re
sources, explained the organiza
tion of the department and listed
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News-Times Photo by McComb
The Atlantic Beach town board has adopted the above as its
official seal. It was designed by Miss Judy Cooper, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Garth Cooper, Morehcad City. The lettering was done by
Bob Rich, Morehcad City.
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Ronald Earl Mason Heads
New Young Democrats Club
By a vote of 37 to 33, Ronald EarH
Mason, Beaufort, was elected pres
ident of the Young Democrats club
Tuesday night at the courthouse,
Beaufort. His defeated opponent,
Garland Scruggs, Morehead City,
was named second vice-president.
Mrs. Thelma Pittman, Davis, de
feated two opponents. Miss Alida
Willis, Morehead City, and Mrs.
June Hudgins Grail, Beaufort, for
the first vice-presidency.
Nelson Gillikin, Bettie, was elect
ed secretary and Joe Beam, More-'
head City, treasurer. Neither had
opposition.
George M. Thomas, who with
Glenn Willis, was keeping a record
ot attendance, said 96 were pres
ent. Because of the 18 to 40 age
limit, these Aver 40 did not vote.
When competition for the presi
dency developed, each candidate
was asked to comment on his
qualifications. Mr. Scruggs stated
that he belonged to a Young Dem
ocrats club before coming to this
county and consistently has worked
for the Democratic party.
He termed the prime objective of
the club as being “to indoctrinate
young people in the Democratic
party.”
Mr. Mason said that even though
the age limit is 40, the club needs
honorary members over 40 because
of the advice they can give. He
listed the following committees as
necessary: membership, social
functions, speakers, and a com
mittee to organize teenagers, who
are known as Teen-Dems.
In reply to a request that each
candidate tell what he did during
the recent campaign, Mr. Scruggs
said that he worked for and sup
ported Sanford, helped organize
the Democratic headquarters in
Morehead City, got people to the
polls, was treasurer of the Sanford
committee in the county, and sup
ported congressman David Hender
son.
Mr. Mason said that he organ
ized workers, took people to the
polls to vote, is secretary of the
county Democratic committee and
has always been active in the Dem
ocratic party.
Prior to the election, Larry How
ard, Newport, suggested that bal
loting be deferred until a later
meeting when more persons could
be present. But his proposal was
rejected. David Yeomans’ sugges
See YDC, Page 8
the function of each separate group.
He remarked that the ground wa
ter and navigable waterways
groups are new in the organiza
tion.
Civil works projects of interest
to Carteret were enumerated by
Gen. Henry Wolfe of the depart
ment of water resources. He said
that during the fiscal year 1961,
North Carolina received $7,313,000
in federal funds, a substantial in
crease over the year before.
Work in the Morehead City har
bor, costing $1,058,000, has been
completed, he pointed out. Other
projects on tap for this area are
the deepening and widening of
Ocracoke inlet, restoring tlie 7-foot
channel through Pamlico Sound to
Beaufort harbor, .maintaining
Morehead City harbor, restoring
the depth in Wallace channel, sev
eral sand erosion add hurricane
damage projects, construction of
sand fences from Drum Inlet to
Portsmouth and a study of restora
See WATERWAYS, Page 2
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D. G. Bell Heads
C&D Committee
D. G. Bell, Carteret's legisla
tor, was named chairman of one
of the most important commit
tees in the House yesterday, Con
servation and Development.
House speaker Joe Hunt also
appointee! Mr. Bell to the com
mittees on state government,
wildlife, banks and banking. Mr.
Hunt is expected to name other
committees today and some Mon
day.
Legislators usually get 10 or
11 copimiUee appointments. Sen
ate committee "appointments were
made last week.
1961 Tag Sales
Total 8,273
1961 tag sales at the First-Citi
zens Loan department, Morchead
City, totaled 8,273, an increase of
299 over the number sold from
Jan. 1 to Feb. 15 last year.
Wednesday was the deadline for
getting 1961 tags of any type
boat, car, truck, trailer or town
auto tags.
Breakdown on sale of state tags
at the Morchead City tag agency
this year: cars 6,554, motorcycles
8, private trucks 1,013, farm trucks
139, boat trailers 503, and tractor
trailers 56.
Every category showed an in
crease in sales over last year, with
the exception of private trucks,
where there was a drop.
Persons who do not have 1961
tags on their boats or vehicles now
arc in violation of the law.
Vandals Strike Car Lot,
Steal Caps, Break Glass
Champ Lewis, owner of Lewis
Price Buick Inc., reported to More
head City police Monday that van
dals struck his place sometime
over the weekend.
Mr. Lewis said gas caps off 10
new cars were stolen as well as
one set of wheel covers and one
battery. The vandals smashed
glasses in eight door frames and
two windshields.
County Board Selects Architect
For Hospital, Names Committee
Coroner Awaits Official Report
On Cause of Death of Mrs. Ballou
No official report has been made
as yet on the cause of the death
of Mrs. Agatha (Aggie) Ballou, 41,
who was found dead Monday morn
ing in a bed in the loft of a barn
at Straits.
David Muriden, county coroner,
said Dr. 1). H. Lippitt, New Bern
pathologist, completed a post-mor
tem examination and in his opin
ion discoloration of the body was
due to bruises,
Mr. Munden said cause of death
cannot be officially stated until the
toxicologist’s report is received.
This examination is being made
by FBI laboratory technicians in
Washington, D. C.
John Edwards of the State Bu
reau of Investigation was called
in on the case and was making his
investigation this week.
Edgar Willis, 41, who claims he
is married to Mrs. Ballou, is in
the Morchead City hospital, recov
ering from a self-inflicted slash
in his throat. He was admitted to
the hospital Monday morning aft
er officers found him in tin barn.
He cut his throat and then at
tempted to hang himself with a
chain from a rafter of the barn,
according to deputy sheriff Bobby
Bell.
Special officers have been guard
ing Willis at the hospital to pre
vent further suicide attempts.
On Dec. 29, 1959. the court order
ed Willis to leave this county after
he was found guilty of being drunk
and disorderly, damaging personal
property and trespassing. He was
told to stay away for three years
unless his mother became serious
ly1 ill and then he could visit her
• for a short duration.”
Willis left, stayed in Norfolk for
about six months and then return
ed to make his home in the barn
he owns at Straits,
j People in the vicinity repeated,
that on occasion they have, i ‘the
past, heard screams of a woman
coming from the barn. Later,
however, Willis and Mrs. Ballou
(or Willis) would be seen walking
along the road arm in arm or rid
Sce CORONER, Page 7
T. B. Worley Jailed on Two
Counts of Carnal Knowledge
Second Still
Blown Sky High
Blown up recently at Merrimon
within 10 feet of a spot where a
still was smashed Jan. 6, was an
other large still.
Marshall Ayscuc, county ABC of
ficer, said 20 sticks of dynamite
were used. Assisting him in the
work were federal officers and
Craven county ABC officers.
Thirty-six hundred gallons of
mash were found at the still, which
was in readiness to produce a large
batch of bootleg whiskey. The still
was fired by gas.
All equipment used in the manu
facture of the whiskey was destroy
ed. The still demolished with axes
in January, on about the same
site, had a mash capacity of 3,000
gallons, officer Ayscuc said.
Something New for vou!
Looking as happy as if lie had just found a penny in the coin tup,
postmaster Harold Webb, Morehead City, reminds customers that
their change from the stamp vending machine comes out at the
bottom.
N o w, completely i lie
stamp vending machines have
been placed in the Beaufort and
Morehead City postoffices. Now
you can buy stamps on Sundays
and holidays when the postofficcs
are closed.
Unlike the old-fashioned stamp
machines, the new venders give
change. It’s always a penny. One
nickel buys a 4-ccnt stamp. The
penny comes rolling out of the
bottom. A dime buys three 3
cent stamps. The penny flies out
the bottom. A quarter buys six
4-cent stamps and a penny spits
I out into the coin cup;
There are no handles to turn
I or levers to push. You put a coin
in, there’s a grinding noise and
| the stamps come rolling out.
i Postal clerks keep the machine
| ioaded with rolls of stamps.
I When a roll gives out, a red libat
► In jail under $1,000 bond is Theo
dore B. Worley, Negro of Beaufort
RED, who was arrested Monday
afternoon on a charge of carnal
knowledge of his niece, a girl 13
years old.
Worley appeared in court Tues
day where probable cause was
found on two counts of carnal
knowledge. Judge Lambert Mor
ris bound the defendant over to
superior court.
Complaint against Worley was
filed by his wife, Helen, who no
tified the welfare department. Dep
uty sheriff Bruce Edwards arrest
ed Worley, who denied the charges
against him.
Deputy Edwards said medical
examination reveals that the girl
is three months pregnant.
According to the sheriff's depart
ment, the child said that on Nov.
9 her uncle took her off in the
car and forced her to submit to
him. During the second week of
December, she said, he asked her
to go with him to the pack house
near their home and the act was
repeated.
Among the officials attending the waterways meeting at Hotel Fort Macon Monday were, left to right,
Charles Whitley, assistant to congressman David Henderson; Earl Hubbard of the state stream sanita
tion committee; Gen. J. R. Townsend, chairman of the state board of water resources; Cel. R. F. David
son, district Army engineer; and CoL Harry Brown, director of the state department of water resources.
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goes on at the front of the ma
chine and also flushes in the back
so that a clerk knows a new roll
is needed.
Postmaster J. P. Betts, Beau
fort, and postmaster Harold
Webb, Morehead City, report that
the machines were installed Mon
day afternoon. They’re right next
to the postoffice windows.
Postmaster Webb says that
some folks are walking off and
forgetting to pick up their penny
change. If they don't pick it up,
! the next customer will!
! The machines are electrically
j heated, to* prevent' the rolls of
; stanips in them from sticking to
gether in humid weather, Mr.
Betts says.
The postmasters remind folks
that the postoffices will be closed
Wednesday, George Washington’s
birthday.
About the first of this month, the
aunt found the girl in bed with
Worley. On the basis of this in
formation, Worley was charged
with two acts of carnal knowledge
of a girl over 12 and under 16, plus
an attempted act, but the charge of
attempt was dismissed.
In other court action, Walter Leo
Oglesby and David R. Raciti each
paid $100 and costs for drunk driv
ing and Preston Earl Murdoch
paid $50 and costs on a speeding
conviction.
Other defendants, their charges
and the findings of the court fol
low:
Joseph lledgepath, having an ex
pired operator’s license, improper
registration and no insurance, dis
missed.
Robert W. Taylor, having no op
erator’s license, not prosecuted.
Joe Oxendine, having no opera
tor’s license, careless and reck
less driving and driving drunk,
dismissed.
Henry Hickman, being drunk on
the highway, dismissed.
Robert Earl Jones Sr., engaging
in an affray, bond forfeited.
Willie Mose Langley, having an
expired operator’s license and driv
ing on the wrong side of the road,
dismissed.
Robert Joseph Sharpe, careless
and reckless driving, not prosecut
ed at this time.
Herman Eugene Massey; speed
ing, not prosecuted at this time.
Hunter M. Valentine, speeding,
not prosecuted, but case left open
for future prosecution.
Raymond Gillikin Jr., failing to
yield the right of way, not prose
cuted.
' Gordon Emerson Gray, having an
expired operator’s license, not
prosecuted at this time.
Leslie Toler Morris, having no
operator's license, not prosecuted.
John Pickncy, assault, not prose
cuted at this time.
John S. Frame Jr., having no
operator’s license, not prosecuted.
Brady Lewis, public drunkenness
and disturbing the peace, not prose
cuted.
Leroy Collins Erickson, speeding,
not prosecuted at this time.
Andrew Jackson Simmons, hav
ing no chauffeur’s license, not
prosecute"
Douglas Lanue Guthrie, having
| See COURT, Page 8
Action Taken Monday
In Special Session
George Watts Carr, Durham*
architect, was selected by county
commissioners Monday night to de
sign the county hospital. The board
also named a hospital building
committee. The committee is to
begin functioning as soon as a site
has been acquired.
Members of the committee are
Mrs. Nellie Cannon Garner, New
port; Roger Jones, Broad Creek;
John L. Crump, William Davies,
W. L. Dcrrickson and Bud Dixon,
all of Morehead City.
James H. Potter III, Gerald Hill
and Leonard Safrit, all of Beau- [
fort; Charles King, Shell Landing1
(Beaufort RFD); Charles Harris
Jr., Marshallbcrg and Mrs. Clay
ton Fulcher Jr., Atlantic.
Luther Hamilton Jr., county at
torney, has been requested by
county commissioners to draw up
the list of duties of the hospital
committee.
Moses Howard, chairman of the
board, said that those appointed
will receive a letter notifying them
of the first meeting. He said that
many people in the county are j
well qualified to fill the committee
positions and the board spent con- j
siderable time on the matter be
fore making the appointments of- j
ficial Monday night.
Mr. Howard said the board will
continue to consider sites and it
hopes to make a final decision “ini
a few days.”
Nine sites arc under considera
tion, according to the county at
torney. He said if anyone has
land on the outskirts of Morehead
City which they think may be suit
able as a site, they should contact
him immediately. The board pre
fers at least 100 acres, with eleva
tion no less than 15 feet.
rar. liammou nsis me sues as
follows:
• M. T. Mills site, 15 acres, Crab
Point, available to the county free.
Ten adjoining acres are available
I for purchase.
• Thomas C. Oglesby farm, Crab
Point
• John Oglesby and Hubert
Smith tracts, Crab Point
• Roland Harbour property ad
jacent to site of the proposed new
Morehcad City school
• Little Nine Golf Course prop
erty, owned by Blaine Baugus and
Walter Teich, on highway 70 west
of Morchead City
• Dennis Turner farm, highway
70, near Wildwood
• Earle Webb tract, Wildwood;
portions front on highway 70 and
the McCabe road
• Earle Webb estate on Bogue
Sound, fronts on water and runs
several hundred yards north of
highway 24
• State-owned property at Camp
Glenn, formerly known as the sec
tion base. (Inquiry is being made
as to availability of this site).
The properly offered ranges in
acreage from 15 (Mills site) up to
220, the Turner farm.
Architects who appeared before
the county board, in special ses
sion at the courthouse, were Mr.
Carr, W. Hook and Associates,
Charlotte; Guy E, Crampton and
Associates, William Moore Weber,
both of Raleigh.
Fred M. Simmons, Inc., Shelby;
Raymond Fuson, New Bern, repre
senting J. N. Pease & Co., Char
lotte; Stephens and Cardelli, New
Bern; John Valentine, Marshall
berg, and Archie R. Davis, Dur
ham.
The board was in session from
7:30 p.m. until midnight.
Night Watchman Shoots
Himself Accidentally
Willie Johnson, Norfolk, Va.,
Negro night watchman aboard a
barge at the Beaufort bridge, ac
cidentally shot himself early Mon
day morning.
Johnson is recovering in the
Morehcad City hospital. Bobby
Bell, deputy sheriff, said Johnson
related that he dropped his gun
and it went off.
Johnson is employed by the Tide
water Construction Co., which has
been engaged in repair work at
the bridge.
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, Feb. 17
9:53 a.m. 3:41 a.m.
10:22 p.m. 4:01 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 18
10:46 a.m. 4:29 a.m. ]
11:16 p.m. . ,4:55 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 19
11:38 a.m. 5:18 a.m
.... 5:41 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 28
12.07 a.m. 6:11 a.m.
12:30 p.m. 6:34 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 21
12:58 a.m. 7:14 a.m.
1:21 p.m. 7:35 pan.
Merchants Set
Dates for Good
Neighbor Days
April 21 and 22, Friday and Sat
urday, have been proposed by the
Beaufort Merchants association as
East Carteret Good Neighbor Days.
The event was origihally planned
for September but was washed out
by Donna.
A planning meeting has been
scheduled for 7:30 p m. Tuesday,
March 14, at the Surfside restau
rant. Representatives of eastern
Carteret communities will be pres
ent.
The April dates were set at a
meeting of the merchants associa
tion Tuesday night at the town hall.
In charge of the event is Leslie
Moore, trade promotion chairman.
J. O. Barbour Jr., president,
named a new committee, educa
tion. Gilbert Potter is chairman
with E. W. Downum as committee
man. 1’he committee was request
ed to send a resolution to the coun
ty board ot education askle.it Inat
a woman be placed on the Beaufort
school board.
John Jones Jr., chairman of the
liaison committee, reported that
congressman Henderson and sen
ator Jordan have been contacted
See MEETING, Page 2
Mayors Go After
Battteshiploday
The mayors of Beaufort and
Morehead City will appear this
morning in Wilmington, before a
subcommittee, to seek placement
of the battleship CSS North Caro
lina at Fort Macon state park.
Mayor W. H. Potter said that the
sound side of Fort Macon park
would be the best site for the bat
tleship because many people al
ready come to the park, the state
owns the land, and not much of a
channel would have to be dug to
bring in the 29-foot draft vessel.
A move is afoot to bring the bat
tlewagon, declared surplus by the
government, to this state as a tour
ist attraction. Although no con
crete plan has been advanced, it
is assumed that funds for moving
the mammoth ship and maintaining
it may come from the state, local
ly-raised money, and fees paid by
tourists who go aboard it.
Wilmington and other coastal
cities are also interested in obtain
ing the ship.
Hearing proposals as to the site
will be a subcommittee headed by
Ed Rankin, Raleigh. The hearing
will fiegin at 10 a m. in the com
munity club room of the Building
and Loan association building, Wil
mington.
Expected to be present, in addi
tion to the sub committee, are
Thomas Morse, superintendent of
state parks; Lynn Nisbet, presi
dent of the North Carolina Travel
council; Ed Pickard, executive
vice president of the Carolina Mo
tor club, and Voit Gilmore, mem
ber of the advisory committee of
the State Board of Conservation
and Development.
Jsycee District
Will Meet Here
President Cliff Lynch of the
Morehead City Jaycees announced
Monday night that Morehead City
has been chosen as the site of a
district Jaycee meeting April 29.
L. E. Kelly was appointed chair
man of a committee to make ar
rangements for the meeting.
It was also announced that Bill
Singleton, past president of More
head City Jaycees, has announced
his candidacy for the office of vice
president of the 13th district. The
election of district officers will be
held at the April meeting.
President Lynch also appointed
a committee of four to explore the
possibilities of the club building,
leasing or buying a building to be
used as a meeting hall by the Jay
cees. Besides Mr. Lynch, on the
committee are Rock Hardison, L.
E. Kelly and Joe Beam.
The club will hold a facial tissue
sale Monday night to raise funds
for a community betterment proj
ect. Jaycees will sell the tissues
bouse to bouse beginning at 6:30
BJB.