‘ IF YOU LIVE
IN MOREHEAD CITY
REGISTER TO VOTE
CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
50th .YEAR, NO. 31.
TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES
MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA
TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1961
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
175 Democrats Go to Dinner,
Hear Lieutenant Governor
Dignitaries at Thursday’s Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner were Ronald Earl Mason, president of the
t county’s Young Democrats club; Sen. Thomas White, Lt. Gov. Cloyd Philpott, Dr. Wallace Hyde, execu
tive secretary of the state Democratic party; D. G. Bell, Carteret assemblyman, and Sen. Luther Ham
ilton.
Petitions Bearing 2,992
Names Placed Before Judge
Petitions bearing 2,992 signa- <
turcs, supporting county commis
sioners in their selection of a
. Boguc sound waterfront site for the
county hospital, were placed be
fore judge Albert Cowper, who
heard arguments in the county hos
pital suit recently at Beaufort.
Moses Howard, chairman of the
county board, commenting on the
petitions, said, “1 appreciate the
people supporting us in our de
cision.’’
Affidavits, bearing testimony of
witnesses in the hospital suit, were
scheduled to be placed before judge
Cowper Friday.
One of the petitions, which bore
2,200 names, read as follows: “We,
the undersigned residents of Car
teret county do hereby heartily en
dorse the decision of the board to
locate the new hospital on the
Webb site. We request our county
board to use all legal means neces
sary to insure the construction as
soon as possible of the hospital on
the site selected.” ...
The other petition contained a
summary of “hospital location his
tory with excerpts from the Car
teret County News-Times.”
Two quotations from October is
sues of the paper dealt with the
announcement by commissioners
that they intended to build the hos
pital at least three miles west of
Morehead City, if the voters so di
rected in the referendum of Nov. 8.
Another quotation in the Oct. 28
issue is from a letter from mayor
W. H. Potter of Beaufort. It is
. quoted in the petition as follows:
"The major issue in our county,
transcending the National and
State political choices, is the Hos
pital Referendum. There is no is
sue more important. The 100-bed
facility must be built.
“Regardless of location and re
gardless of personal benefits to
doctors, nurses and other em
ployees, the people of our county
are the ones who will gain. It is
i long past time for us to put aside
the attitude of “If I can’t, you
shan’t’ that has crippled our area
for so many years . . . This com
mission (the Medical Care Com
mission) will decide on space re
quired and on whether or not the
site to be decided on meets their
rcquriinents.”
The petition states that the vote
in favor of the hospital was 5,757
for and 2,881 against.
A quotation from the March 7
NEWS-TIMES states that the price
of land for the site selected was
$914 an acre; $281 an acre for a
-3 Webb site at Wildwood, and $1,000
an acre for the Gibbs site, Beau
fort.
Following further pertinent quo
tations from subsequent issues of
March and April, 792 signatures
were affixed to the petition.
Rainfall Lessens;
' Winds Blow Hard
Although rainfall in the county
i slacked off somewhat over the
weekend, weather observer Stanley
Davis recorded half an inch of rain
in the four-day period, Thursday
through Sunday.
On Thursday, Mr. Davis record
ed .30 inches and on Saturday he
measured .15 inches. Sunday s
trace amounted to .05 inches.
Weekend winds were high.
Wind directions and temperature
ranges, Thursday through Sunday,
were as follows:
High Low Wind
Thursday .68 40 SW
Friday .68 42 _ NW
Saturday ..67 52 W
Sunday .11 58 sw
Lions Meet
The Beaufort Lions club met
Thursday night and discussed spon
soring a horse show in the fall.
The club sponsored a show last
summer for the first time but
members felt that a fall date this
year would be better.
Duke Lab Gets
$18,915 Grant
For Institute
Durham — The National Science
Foundation has awarded Duke uni
versity an $18,915 grant toward sup
port of a summer institute in the
marine sciences.
Dr. Harold J. Hu mm of the bot
any department faculty is director
for the institute, which will be con
ducted at Duke Marine laboratory,
Pivers Island, Beaufort, July 19
Aug. 23.
Twenty college teachers have
been selected, without geographic
al restriction, from more than 150
applicants, to participate in the
institute whiWts designed to give
greater insight into the marine sci
ences, particularly marine biology.
The participants will not be charg
ed tuition or laboratory fees.
There will be general discussions
of basic knowledge in the various
subdivisions of marine biology. The
course will consist of lectures, lab
oratory, and field work. There will
be considerable flexibility to al
low each teacher to pursue that
aspect of marine biology which he
feels will add most to the particu
lar course he teaches during the
regular school year, Dr. Humm
explains.
Dr. F. C. W. Olson, currently
with the Radio Corp. of America
at Princeton, N. J., will teach the
physical oceanography part of the
course. He formerly was oceanog
rapher at the Oceanographic Insti
tute of Florida State university and,
later, at the Navy Mine Defense
laboratory, Panama City, Fla.
Dr. A. C. Broad of Ohio State
university will teach the marine
fauna course. He formerly was
assistant director of the Duke Ma
rine laboratory.
Dr. Humm will teach courses on
marine flora and ecology and Dr.
F. J. Vernbcrg, assistant director
for research at Duke lab, will
teach the course on the physiologic
al ecology of marine organisms.
Couple Rescues
Two Teen-Agers
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Simpson,
Morehcad City, en route north on
the inland waterway, rescued two
Beaufort, S. C., youths Wednesday.
The Simpsons, in their yacht, Sil
ver Spray, spotted the youths,
whose outboard motorboat had
overturned in choppy waters.
The boys, James Allmond and
Bob Glover, were both in their
teens. The Simpsons saw them
clinging to their overturned boat.
A third, boy, Gerald Sauls, had
started to swim to shore for help.
Glover was exhausted and his head
was under water when he was res
cued.
The Simpsons pulled the two
youths into their cruiser, gave
Glover artificial respiration, and
took them to shore. Glover was
hospitalized for the night. Allmond
was released after examination.
The three, employees of a local
supermarket, had taken advantage
of an afternoon off to go boating
despite bad weather.
Simpson is a free lance writer
and is connected with the Inland
Waterway Guide, a magazine pub
lished for boatmen.
Sawdust Burns
Morehead City firemen answered
an alarm at Lockhart Mill Works
yesterday morning at 11:30. Saw
dust at the mill had caught fire
but no damage resulted.
• One hundred seventy-five Demo
crats paid $5 a plate Thursday
night at a Jeffcrson-Jackson Day
dinner sponsored by County Young
Democrats. Lieutenant governor
H. Cloyd l’hilpott was the princi
pal speaker for the fund-raising
event at the Biltmore hotel.
Mr. Philpott observed that Young
Democrat clubs are significant
milestones on the political scene
of North Carolina. He said that,
at present, there is no conflict be
tween YDC and senior party mem
bers. “Rather the two complement
each other,” said the man second
in command to governor Terry
Sanford.
Mr. Philpott added however, that
the ideal county political setup is
a strong YDC organization working
harmoniously with the senior party
and both encouraging active par
ticipation by women voters.
The Lexington politician also had
a few remarks on the state’s pri
mary election setup. “As it is now,
our primaries and. second pri
maries run too long. Proof of this
was easily seen in the last guberna
See DINNER, Page 5
Time Grows Short!
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Mrs. A. N. Willis, right, helps register voters at the Morehead
City town hall Saturdays. This coming Saturday will be the last day
to register. Registering above are Bill Cherry and his sister, Mrs.
II. A. Weeks.
By noon yesterday, 761 persons
had registered in Morehead City’s
new registration, according to E.
W. Olschncr, registrar.
EVERYONE must register if he
intends to vote in the election May
2. Having been registered for town
elections in the past won’t count
for this one. You must register
again or you won’t be permitted to
vote.
Morehead City’s population count
is 5,583. If only half of that num
ber is of votfng age and fulfills
Strong Case Presented for Opening Inlet
Representatives of federal, state
and private agencies attempted, at
a public hearing at the courthouse
Friday morning, to provide eco
nomic justification for the opening,
deepening and stabilizing of Drum
Inlet, as required by the Corps of
Army Engineers before any de
cision can be made on the project.
Col. R. P. Davidson, district en
gined1, conducted the meeting. He
said it is hoped that unsatisfactory
conditions at the inlet can be im
proved and remarked that the
hearing was being held to give
everybody a chance to express
their views.
Before any decision can be made,
the colonel remarked, the en
gineers must consider the desire
A. B. Cooper
Wins Election
# 336 Ballots Cast
At Atlantic Beach
# Two Commissioners^
Returned to Office
An 82 - vote margin returned
mayor A. B. Cooper of Atlantic
Beach to office Friday. He polled
204 votes to 122 of his opponent,
John A. Baker.
Successful candidates for com
missioner are R. A. Barefoot, who
polled 247 votes; W. L. Derrick
son, 199, Charles S. Walters 159,
and Mack G. Smith, 177.
Because Atlantic Beach docs not
have a permanent year-round
group of residents, balloting is done
by mail. Names of the winning
candidates arc sent to the governor
who appoints them to office for
four years.
A. H. James, clerk of court of
Carteret county, is expected to
swear in the officials at the next
board meeting, Friday, May 12, at
the Atlantic Beach town hall.
M. G. Coyle, town clerk, said 520
ballots were mailed to property
holders. Three hundred thirty-six
ballots were cast, but those that
were not signed were not counted.
Six fell in this category. On other
ballots, some did not vote for
mayor and some failed to vote for
a total of four commissioners.
Unsuccessful candidates for com
missioner are the following: M. D.
Foxman, Kinston, 148; Mrs. N. A.
Edwards, Goldsboro, 136; J. C.
Sherrill Sr., Atlantic Beach, 97;
B. G. Wrightenberry, Atlantic
Beach, 53; J. E. Talton, Atlantic
Beach, 52; and Oscar G. Gulley
Jr., Tarboro, 50.
Two write-in votes were cast for
Leslie R. Sermons and one for S.
A. (Red) Horton.
The election returns mayor Coop
er to office for his third regular
term. Mr. Derrickson and Mr.
Barefoot were re-elected. Of the
new commissioners, Mr. Smith is
a resident of Greenville and Mr.
See ELECTION, Page 3
residence requirements, at least 2,
000 more people must register dur
ing the coming week.
Unless they register steadily now
through Friday at the home of the
registrar, 200 S. 34th St., there
will be such a rush Saturday at the
town hall that people will have to
stand in line.
This coming Saturday is the last
day registration books will be open.
Mr. Olschner urges people to
come to hi$ home this week be
tween 9 a.m. and sunset and regis
ter!
of local citizens for opening the in
let, the cost of such work, the ben
efits to be derived, and amount of
local cooperation.
Drum Inlet was created by a
storm in 1933. It lies about half
way between Cape Lookout shoals
and Diamond shoals. The inlet
has not been used since 1955 be
cause it has filled in until it is
only a few feet deep.
Fishermen have asked that the
inlet be maintained to a depth of
12 feet. Both the bar channel and
sound channel are 7-foot channels
and the engineers seem hesitant
to dredge a 12-foot channel to con
nect them. Fishermen maintain
that a 12-foot channel ^ould remain
open longer if dredged to 12, even
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Home Demonstration elub members stretch their budgets by mak
ing their own hats. Modeled at the district elub meeting Thursday
at the Biltmore hotel were hats made by Mrs. Johnisc Hardesty Gray,
left, and Mrs. Olivia Ncvins, both of Onslow county. Mrs. Gray is
a native of Carteret.
CD Director
Says "Be Ready'
Harry Williams, county Civil
Defense director, commented
yesterday that the revolution in
Cuba to unseat Castro might
easily spill over into the United
States.
Coastal areas, such as North
Carolina, would be vulnerable to
intentional or accidental attack,
lie urged that each homeowner
store sufficient food to take care
of family needs for at least two
weeks, keep auto gasoline tanks
filled for aui^k evacuation if
necessary, sue that auxiliary
power units are in working order
(flashlights, batteries, etc.), re
plenish stored water supplies and
take any other precautions neces
sary.
He reminded folks that no aid
can be expected from any local,
state or federal government
agency in less than two weeks
after an attack. “You’re on your
own!”
Ship Destined
For Wilmington
Wilmington has been recommend
ed as the site for the battleship
North Carolina. The recommenda
tion was made Friday by the
North Carolina Battleship Advis
ory commission after hearing com
ments from representatives of
Beaufort and Morehcad City (may
ors W. H. Potter and George W.
Dill), Southport, and Wilmington.
All three areas had offered sites
for the battleship. Final decision
on location of the ship will be made
by a battleship commission to be
appointed by governor Sanford.
It is expected that the permanent
commission will launch a public
subscription campaign to bring the
battleship to the state.
The mayors from this area rec
ommended that the ship be placed
at Fort Macon state park.
Mayor Potter said yesterday that
Carteret interests were “given two
fair hearings,” one at Wilmington
several weeks ago and again at
Chapel Hill Friday.
“If Wilmington is to be the place
where the ship is to be located,
l’U help them all 1 can to get it
into Wilmington,” he said.
Mayor Potter spearheaded the
drive to get the ship located at
Fort Macon park.
though connecting channels are
only 7.
Congressman David Henderson
spoke briefly, stressing safety and
economy. He said the administra
tion will do all it can to get people
back to work and to assist those
working for substandard wages.
He felt sure fishermen were among
these people.
Mr. Henderson said he was im
pressed by the data from the fed
eral laboratory at Beaufort, giving
catches in pounds as related to
value. He said he hoped seafood
products’ value would continue to
rise. Drum Inlet is important, he
remarked, because “it will do you
no good to catch fish if you can’t
get in to shore with them quickly
J. P. Mansfield
Heads Migrant
Ministry Group
The Rev. J. P. Mansfield was
elected chairman of the county
migrant ministry committee at its
recent meeting at the Eure build
ing. Beaufort.
Other officers are the Rev. Cor
bin Cooper, treasurer, and Miss
EVvfilyn diendcrsoil, secretary.
The Committee will meet again
at 4 tomorrow afternoon at the
Eure building. Anyone interested
in the program for migrant farm
laborers is invited.
Mr. Mansfield attended Thursday
at Raleigh a meeting of the North
Carolina Council of Churches. The
council has agreed to provide for
the migrant minister’s use this
year a station wagon.
Miss Gcorgie Hughes, county
welfare superintendent, at the re
cent county committee meeting, ex
plained the homemaker program
which is financed by the state wel
fare department.
To be instituted in Carteret this
summer, it provides a woman who
works with the migrants, teaching
them to prepare balanced diets
with the resources at hand, teach
es older children how to care for
the younger ones, teaches hygiene
and other homemaker practices.
The Rev. Charles Kirby spoke
recently to a Kiwanis club in Jack
sonville and at the conclusion of
his talk was given $55 by individual
Kiwanis club members who wanted
to help with the program.
It was reported that the migrant
ministry treasury in Carteret totals
$57.93.
Committees were appointed as
follows: homemaker committee,
Miss Hughes, chairman; L. R.
Johnson, S. R. McLendon, the Rev.
Ralph Fleming, Mrs. Floy Garner.
Audio-visual committee, R. M.
Williams, the Rev. John Cline; fi
nancial, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Kirby,
Mrs. Silas Thorne; health, Ur. John
Gainey, Mr. Fleming, Mrs. Vir
ginia Moore, Dr. W. L. Fulcher,
Mrs. Leota Hammer, Mrs. Jethro
Quidley.
Commodity, Mr. Cline, chair
man; Mrs. Daq Sadler, Mrs. Sallie
Conway, Mrs. Homer Lewis; re
ligious, the Rev. B. L. Davidson,
the Rev. E. Everett Lewis.
Sports and recreation, Mr. John
son; publicity, Mr. Cline and Miss
Ruth Peeling; brochure, Mr. Mans
field, Mr. Cooper, Miss Peeling and
Mr. Williams.
enough to have them processed be
fore spoilage.”
He was referring to the long
route through either Beaufort or
Ocracoke inlets which fishermen
must now take, although Drum In
let lies almost opposite the choice
fishing grounds.
He assured those present of his
efforts to build the waterways
necessary to put local know-how
and experience to work building the
economy.
Senator Thomas White remarked
that to improve the inlet would not
only benefit the coastal area but
the whole state. Besides sports
fishing, folks upstate would hive
the benefit of fine seafood brought
is and processed- is record time.
David Henderson Talks
To 400 Women
Congressman David Henderson^
told members of the 20th district,
Home Demonstration clubs, Thurs
day that it’s a good thing the myth
about women being the weaker sex
has been exploded, because if they
were weaker than men, "they could
not possibly measure up to the ter
rific responsibility that is theirs
in the 20th century.”
Congressman Henderson address
ed 400 women of Carteret, Craven,
Jones, Onslow and Pamlico coun
ties at the Biltmore hotel, More
head City. He was introduced by
Mrs. Myrle Swicegood, Raleigh.
The women were greeted by
Moses Howard, chairman of Car
teret’s hoard of county commis
sioners.
Mr. Henderson observed. “The
housewife of today—even if she
does not work outside the home—
is expected to be able to cook with
the finesse of a French chef, to
manage her children as expertly
as a child psychologist, to balance
the family budget with the exact
ness of a certified public account
ant, to render first aid and medical
attention as skillfully as a trained
nurse, to be able to change a tire
on an automobile, to make minor
repairs to complicated electronic
equipment, to discuss modern
philosophy with her teen-age son
or daughter, to keep posted on all
the latest styles and fads in clothes,
music, speech, and mannerisms,
and have a wide knowledge of in
terior decoration, landscaping, hor
ticulture and dietetics.
“In addition to all of this, she
needs a sul'fciient working knowl
edge of her husband’s business or
profession to be able to discuss it
with him intelligently.”
The congressman noted that
since 1920 women have a new re
sponsibility in public affairs: vot
ing. “An uninformed vote is worse
than no vote at all,” Mr. Hender
son said, “and as wc know well,
many, eorrupt politicians have per
petuated themselves in office by
appealing to the ignorance of many
of the voters.”
Because women have access to
all communications media, they
arc much more likely to be influ
enced by a candidate’s platform
and his stand on public issues than
they are by an empty emotional
declaration that the candidate is
See CLUB WOMEN, Page 5
Marines Will
Leave Tomorrow
Camp Lejeune—The 2d Battalion
(reinforced), 6th Marines, com
manded by Lt. Col. Duane L. Faw,
will leave Morehead City tomorrow
on operation TRALEX 2-61 to the
Caribbean area.
Attached to the battalion landing
team are elements of the 2d Ma
rine division's supporting units, in
cluding artillery, anti-tanks, recon
naissance troops, and pioneers.
Amphibious landings will be
made at Vieques, Puerto Rico, fol
lowed by several weeks of exten
sive training on the island.
The reinforced 2d Battalion is
expected to visit several liberty
ports in the Caribbean area.
The unit is tentatively scheduled
to return to Camp Lejeune June 17.
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Tuesday, April 18
10:44 a.m. 4:31 a.m.
11:00 p.m. 4:38 p.m.
Wednesday, April 19
11:34 a.m. 5:15 a.m.
11:48 p.in. 5:19 p.m.
Thursday, April 20
12:25 a.m. 6:02 a.m.
i. 6:06 p.m.
Sen. Luther Hamilton said it is
known to Army engineers and lay
men that state and federal govern
mets are emphasizing the build
up of economy. It cannot be un
wise, he said, to invest a few thou
sand dollars where the return can
be many thousands. By bringing
more money to the fishermen,
there will be more for them to
“chip in to the coffers” of the state
and federal government, the sen
ator said. There is every evidence
for a favorable recommendation,
he concluded.
0. G. Bell, Carteret’s legislative
representative, said it is just as
important to be able to get at the
fish as it is to get them to the mar
ket. He said that a great majority
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Good Neighbor
Days Approach
In Beaufort
Beaufort businessmen will make
available tomorrow their display
windows to between 12 and 15 com
munities east of Beaufort.
The communities will arrange
displays showing items made in
their area, pictures and other ex
hibits. The project is a part of
Good Neighbor Days, scheduled for
Friday and Saturday.
The event is being fostered by
the Beaufort Merchants associa
tion. It was “stormed out" last
fall, when originally scheduled.
Hurricane Donna interfered.
J. O. Barbour Jr., president of
the Beaufort Merchants associa
tion, describes the event as an op
portunity for Beaufort and its down
east neighbors to become better
acquainted. Beaufort’s hospitality
will be climaxed with a coffee hour
from 10 a.m. until noun Saturday
at the Inlet inn. Everyone is wel
come.
In charge of the coffee hour are
Mrs. Leslie Moore and Mrs. W. R.
Hamilton.
Edward Barrett
Found Guilty
Judge Lambert Morris was len
ient Tuesday morning with Edward
Barrett, Beaufort, who was con
victed in county court on two
counts, public dcunketmess and as
sault. The judge didn’t send Bar
rett to the roads because he just
came back to town three weeks ago
after serving time for assault with
a knife.
Barrett was given a six-month
suspended sentence for assaulting
Lillian Chadwick, and told to pay
$10 and costs. The judge told him
to stay on good behavior for three
years. On the public drunkenness
count, Barrett was given 30 days
to pay costs.
According to testimony, Barrett
snatched Lillian off a porch April
6 on Cedar street, threw her on
the ground, choked her and then
stood over her “like a bull,” Lil
lian told the court. She said he
bruised her neck.
Nelson Lewis, Beaufort, asked
for a jury trial. Solicitor Wiley
Taylor said Lewis had been sum
moned to court for failure to re
main sober and on good behavior
as stipulated in a prior court order.
“Since December,” Mr. Taylor
said, “he ((Lewis) has been in
jail three times, lie was found
guilty of driving drunk and he
promised to stay sober for five
years. We have agreed to go along
and try to work things out. and the
court has to date, but this is the
last date!”
Lewis’s bond for appearance in
superior court was set at $500.
Officers Get Whiskey
In Trailer Raid, Beaufort
Law enforcement officers raided
a trailer occupied by George Go
dette Saturday night in Beaufort
and confiscated nearly one-half gal
lon of non-taxpaid whiskey. Go
dettc, who lives in the trailer at
310 Queen St., will appear in coun
ty court today to answer to pos
session of moonshine.
Making the raid were ABC offi
cer Marshall Ayscue; police chief
Guy Springle and patrolman Otis
Willis of the Beaufort police de
partment and deputy C. H. Davis
of the sheriff’s department.
of boats are not able to fish the
grounds in Raleigh bay because
they lie between two of the most
dangerous spots on the coast.
The increased number of boats
in the area will soon demand an
other inlet, he said, and Drum In
let has his complete approval.
Col. Harry Brown, chairman of
the Water Resources commission,
outlined the study of Drum Inlet
now being made by the commis
sion. C. G. Holland, fisheries com
missioner, endorsed the project for
the North Carolina Division of
Commercial Fisheries, as well as
for commercial fishermen unable
to attend the hearing.
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