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ALL WHO READ READ THE NEWS-TIMES CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ■<* 50th YEAR, NO. 57. EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1961 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Fire Destroys Storage Barn At Kart Track # Racers, Equipment Destroyed by Flames # Immediate Reopening Planned by Owner A fire of undetermined origin swept through a storage room and workshop at the Atlantic Beach Go-Kart track late Sunday night completely destroying the building, 11 go-kart racers, 20-25 motors and various other equipment stored there. Track owner Robert Freeman said yesterday that the building and its contents were covered by insurance and estimated the loss at between $5,000-56,000. The track was closed at the time the fire broke out. The blaze spread so rapidly that it was almost completely burned by the time firemen could be sum moned. Two trucks from the At lantic Beach fire department and one from the west end station in Morchead City answered the alarm. Although all of the go-karts lost were rental karts, Freeman stated yesterday that the track would not close. Arrangements were being made yesterday to obtain new karts and the track should be back in operation in a day or two. It is hoped that weekly races held at the track can be resumed within the next two weeks. The storehouse was located on the south side of the speedway. In addition to that done to the building, minor damage was re ported to a light pole and public address speaker near the store house. Methodists Meet In Morehead The district secretaries, of evan gelism for the nine districts of the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist church met Thursday and Friday at First Methodist church in Morehead City. The Rev. Freeman Heath, con ference director of evangelism, presided over the meetings. During the sessions, a confer ence-wide religious survey was planned. Plans were also made and discussed for an extensive vis itation evangelism program for the more than 800 Methodist churches in the North Carolina conference. The Rev. Barney L. Davidson, minister of First Methodist church and district secretary of evan gelism for the New Bern district, was host to the group. Auto and Trailer Sink Saturday A 1955 Oldsmobile took a long roll off a short launching ramp Saturday morning and ended up completely submerged in Taylor’s creek, Beaufort. Fred C. Mason Sr. of Beaufort owned the car. His brother, Charles Mason of Durham, had a trailer attached to the car and was loading Fred's boat when the winch jammed. Charles, who was stand ing between the car and the trailer, heard a snapping sound and looked up just in time to jump from be hind the car, which was rolling backward. The wrecker from Paul Motor Co., pulled the Oldsmobile out, but a skindiver, Billy Loftin, had to locate the trailer and get it out of the mud. The accident happened at the town’s launching ramp on Front street. Mason said his car, a total loss, was covered by insurance. Clarence Styron Jr. Wins $700 Scholarship Clarence E. Styron Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Styron, Morehead City, was reoently awarded a Dana scholarship in the amount of $700 for the 1961-02 aca demic year. Clarence is studying this sum mer at the marine biological lab oratory, Woods Hole, Mass. He will resume his studies at Davidson college in the fall, where the scholarship will be used. Dana scholars are selected on the basis of academic proficiency, character and good citizenship, evidence of leadership potential, effective participation iir the ac tivities of the college community and financial need. Firemen Called Morehead City firemen were called Saturday night at 8:45 to extinguish a fire in an out-building behind Chalk and Gibbs real estate office on Aren dell Street. The building is used as a storage barn. Fire chief Lindsay Guthrie report ed only minor damage. p Bus Collision Demolishes Car Photo by J. W. Sykes This 1951 Chevrolet was a total loss after a collision with the rear end of a stopped bus last week. The car, driven by Jesse Clay Norris, Newport, slammed into the bus which had stopped in front of the Rex restaurant to discharge a passenger. -: Motel Swells Building Record New buildings and alterations in Morehead City during the second quarter of the year were covered by eight permits, according to A. B, Roberts, building inspector for the city. The total cost of all buildings for the quarter is the largest for the year. Erection of the Buccaneer Motel at a cost of $304,000 is the largest amount paid for any single struc ture in the city since the building of a warehouse at the port termi nal in 1958 at a cost of $400,000. Other commercial structures, consisting of a recreation hall in connection with the W. S. King school, $10,495; a small office building by Andrew Davis in con nection with his motel, $900; and one by Leston Gillikin, $1,500. Al teration of the front of the Wacho via Bank building gives a total for commercial buildings of $318,895. Other permits cover a small house by Augusta Williams, $200; garage by J. L. Page, $850 and al terations by Lizzie Tracy, $450. Total cost of all buildings, as covered by the eight permits issu ed, $320,395. Total cost of con struction, covered by 23 permits issued during the first quarter of the year, $101,120. Rotarians View Film, Set Dues Thursday Night Lt. Merritt Bridgman, of the Army Reserve unit, showed a col ored film strip on the property de velopment at Cape Coral, Fla. to the Morehead City Rotary club Thursday night at the Rex res taurant. A motion making dues $20 an nually, effective July 1, 1961, was passed. Visiting Rotarians were Harvey Price, Smithficld; Herb Stare, Schenectady, N. Y.; Bob Hamlet, Scarsdale, N. Y.; Dave Van Sant, Madison, N. J. and Jack Price, Beaufort. Earl Lewis was inducted as a new member. Beach Commissioners Adopt $32,549 Budget for Year Atlantic Beach town commission ers adopted a budget totaling $32, 549.45 when they met Friday morn ing at the town hall. The budget is based on a valuation of $1,570,330 and a tax rate of $1.35 per $100 valuation. The town anticipates $21,199.45 on the current tax levy and $250 in delinquent taxes. Other anticipated income includes $2,000 from busi ness license taxes; $50, intangible tax; $250, franchise tax; $100, building permits; $50, beer and wine tax; $250, court costs; and $900, rents. These sources total $25,049.45. To this will be added $2,500 in Powell bill funds and $5,000 from other income to meet the total budgeted. To pay the salaries of the town clerk and mayor and furnish them with supplies, $3,500 has been bud geted. Dues to the league of mu nicipalities and the institute of gov ernment total $57.50. The police department budget to tals $10,180. This includes salaries of the chief, all policemen iuclud The splintered windshield is where Norris’ head almost went through the glass. Norris was thrown from the car by the force of the impact. He was treated at the Morehead City hospital and later transferred to the Naval hospital at Camp Lejcunc. No one on the bus was injured. Two Highway Patrolmen Check Five Accidents Highway patrolmen J. W. Sykes and R. H. Brown investigated a total of five aeeidents last week. Patrolman Brown was called to a wreck at 9:30 p.m. last Monday night on the Atlantic beach cause way at Dom-El’s. He reported that Jack D. Warren of Cherry Point was riding a 1959 BSA motorcycle south towards the beach when a 1959 Buick pulled from the drive in into his path. Charles C. Weeks of Asheboro was drivipg the car. The motorcycle hit the right front of the car, throwing the driv ing regulars and summer help, car expenses, and relief workers. The three lifeguards will receive a total of $2,508. Garbage removal this year has been contracted for $4,500. Five hundred dollars is set aside for bulldozing sand. Budgeted for san itation is $945 and for street re pairs, $2,500. For street lights, $1, 753.2b has been budgeted. The fire department bugget this year totals $500. For general ex penses, such as signs, insurance, telephone, lights, advertising, etc., $5,605.75 was budgeted. Along with the budget, town clerk M. G. Coyle presented a summary of expenses for the fiscal year end ed June 30, and a statement of Powell bill funds for the past year. At the end of the fiscal year there was a balance of $9,058.05 in the general fund and $68.31 in Powell bill funds. Mayor A. B. Cooper commented that the statements presented an excellent picture of the town's fi nancial standing and commended the clerk <n his work. cr off. He suffered a cut foot and was taken to Cherry Point hos pital by military policemen. Damage to the car was estimat ed at $10 and to the motorcycle at $150. Weeks was charged with failing to yield the right of way. Tuesday afternoon at 5:40 a col lision occurred at the intersection of highways 70 and 70A west of Morehead City. Patrolman Brown investigated. A 1958 Renault, driven by Joseph V. Bellamah of Beaufort, was go ing west through the intersection. A 1960 Buick, driven by Miguel Adolfo Huici of Washington, D. C., stopped for a stop sign at a cut off road just beyond the intersec tion and pulled out in front of the Renault. The left rear door of the Renault was damaged to the extent of $150. Charges are pending. At 2:10 a.m. Sunday patrolman Sykes investigated a wreck at the same intersection, lie said a 1353 Ford, driven by Ronald S. Mason of Cherry Point, approached the intersection, failed to slop and ran across to the junkyard across the road. The driver tried to turn his car to the left and hit a small trailer parked in front of the junkyard, bounced off and hit the railroad tracks. Kenneth Ferry of Cherry Point, a passenger, suffered cuts on bis face. Mason suffered a gash on the head. Mason, charged with failing to stop for a stop sign and reckless driving, paid $50 and costs in Morehead City recorder’s court yesterday. At 12:15 a.m. Sunday an acci dent occurred on the Atlantic Beach bridge 200 feet south of the draw. Patrolman Sykes said a 1950 Oldsmobile driven by Allen J. Brienza of Camp Lejeune was going north when struck from the See WRECKS, Page 7 Installation of Tide Gauge Planned for Beach Area Fisheries Hearing Brings No Opposition to Holland No opposition to the reappoint ment of Gchrmann Holland as commercial fisheries commissioner was heard at the commercial fish-1 eries public hearing Saturday | morning -at Camp Glenn. It was expected that petitions would be presented at the hearing asking for Holland's dismissal. Those speaking for Holland's re appointment were mayor W. H. Potter of Beaufort and Earl Holden of Vandemere,' president of the North Carolina Fisheries Associa tion, who said his board of direc tors had met prior to the hearing and unanimously endorsed Holland. Eric Rodgers of Scotland Neck, chairman of the* fisheries commit ] tee, opened the meeting and intro duced special guests. They includ ed Hargrove Bowles Jr., chairman of the department of conservation and development: Roy Wilder Jr., assistant director; and Andrew Jones, assistant attorney general. Members of the advisory board present were Louis Hardy, Garland J Fulcher, Ralph Meckins, Monroe Gaskill, Percy Grant and Winfield Daniels. Mayor Potter, the first to speak, asked that regulations concerning protection of commercial and sportsfishermen be clarified with special regard to the rights and privileges of pier owners. He also asked that the board study current legislation earmark ing $150,000 to study mechanization of. the crab industry, and, if they see fit, add the necessary author ity to study further diversification of new and better crab products. He asked that a continual effort be made to make the department aware of the “industrial desert" in eastern North Carolina. Earl Oglesby of route 2 Newport presented petitions concerning the date of opening the shrimp season. He said that if the date Were changed to May 1, the boats could get in about a month of good work they lose now. Mr. Rodgers advised him that the purpose for keeping the open ing date out of law is to account for weather and other changes. Commissioner Holland said what he had in mind was opening the season in early spring for spotted shrimp, then closing it again until the other shrimp reach a market able size. John Woff of Edcnton requested that the herring season in Chowan river and Albemarle sound be ex Civitans Name Group Chairmen At Friday’s noon meeting of the Civitan club, chairmen of commit tees to prepare for the state Civ itan convention were named. The convention will be held at the Bilt morc hotel on Aug. 19. Elected to head the general com mittee was Warren Beck. Others were Ralph Styron, welcoming committee, and Walter Morris, chairman of the door prize com mittee. Visitors attending Friday’s meet ing were Civitan Gov. Z. C. Hop kins, Cherry Point, and past presi dent of the state-wide Civitans, Francis Essex. Four hundred Civitans are ex pected to attend the convention. They will be coming from 115 Civi tan clubs across the state. Engineers Will Restore Wallace Channel Depth Plans to restore project depth, 12 feet, by maintenance dredging in Wallace channel, Pamlico Sound, near Ocracoke, were an nounced in Wilmington by the Corps of Army Engineers. Col. R. P. Davidson, district en gineer, said that bids are sched uled to be opened Aug. 1. The dredging will start about 30 days later. The job involves the removal of about 228,000 cubic yards of ma terial. Tide Table Tides at the Beaafmrt Bar HIGH LOW Tuesday, July 18 12:08 a.m. 11:50 p.m. 5:33 a.m. 5:36 p.m. Wednesday, July It 12:44 a.m 6:02 a.m. 6:22 p.m. Thursday, July 28 12:31 a.m. 1:23 p.m. 6:42 a.m. 7:47 p.m. Friday, July 21 1:18 a.m. 2:09 p.m. 7:47 a.m. „ 9:06 p.m. tended until May 10. He also ask ed that permission be Riven to fish 3-inch mesh gill nets in the river and sound. Matthew Salter of Mesic said he felt it was unfair to close the ereeks and rivers to small shrimp ers just because shrimp in the sounds were small. He said small creek and river boats should be given the same chance to shrimp as the bigger boats that ply the sounds. Bob Kelly of Wanchese presented a petition from Perquimans coun ty commercial fishermen asking that regulations be changed to al low traps and boxes in the area now restricted. This is to benefit catfish and eel fishermen. The chairman read a petition asking that the law prohibiting tak ing of sponge crabs be reinstated. Clyde Potter of Belhaven remarked that sponge crabs lessen the quali ty of crabmeat and cause prices to go down. Speaking in favor of the petition were Ronald Tillett of Wanchese and Percy Davis of Marshallbcrg. William Smith of Atlantic com mented that there will be no crab industry in his area if taking of sponge crabs is prohibited. Clay ton Daniels of Cedar Island ex pressed opposition to the taking of clams by motor dredges. The chairman, at the conclusion of the hour-long session, said the C&D board has a “deep and ener getic interest in doing everything possible for commercial fisher men” and said the matters brought up at the hearing will be taken up by the board at its meeting this month. About 100 fishermen attended the meeting. County to Pay $959,679 Of $1,631,234 Total Budget Port Calendar Morchcad City State Port Bischofstcin—Due Thursday to take on tobacco for Europe; ex pected to sail the same day. Esso Tanker —Due Thursday; expected to sail the same day. Eernview — Due Saturday to take on tobacco for the Far East. Telamon—Due Sunday to take on tobacco for Egypt and the Near East. Sommclsdyk— Due July 24 to leave general cargo; will then sail for Europe. American Retailer—Due July 24 to take on tobacco for Europe. Brcitcnstein—Due July 28 to take on tobacco for Europe. Tarantel— Due July 30 to take on tobacco for the Far East. Quartet to Sing The Prescott Brothers quartet will sing ' each evening through Sunday during the revival services at Oak Grove Christian church, announces the Rev. William H. Clifton, guest minister. Services are held nightly at 7:45. Swansboro Mayor, Board Consider Softening Water The new Swansboro town board,4 composed of mayor Carl S. Mil sted and aldermen Shelton Kcllum, Charles B. Odum, A. D. Ennett, and Linwood D. Williams, met this week to outline plans for the town. Mayor Milsted reported that the board is considering a water soft ener for the town’s water system. Sam Morris attended the recent board meeting to discuss the wa ter softener with the town officials. Mr. Fitxhugh Clark, of Clark’s funeral homes in Greenville and Maysville, has donated the town an | ambulance to be used by a rescue squad which the local American Legion post hopes to organize. The j Legion post has already offered to 1 assume the responsibility for the ambulance and'the squad. The town board gave its endorse ment to the program. The third major project started by the last meeting of the town board was a recreation program. Alderman Kellum was made chair man of the recreation committee. The board has authorized the use of the community building on Fri- 1 day nights for the recreation pro- I gram for the town’s teenagers. i The teenagers will be under the ’ direction of coach Jim Parkin. < ► Mayor A. B. Cooper an-J nounced at the Atlantic Beach town board meeting Friday morning at the muni cipal building that the U. S. Corps of Army Engineers has announced plans to install a tide gauge at Oceanana re sort, just west of the beach. A similar gauge is now in use at Triple Ess pier. Police cliicf Bill Moore, who compiles weather data at the beach and will read the new gauge, said the gauge is composed of a 6-inch pipe with a float inside which extends down into the water. At the top of the pipe is a metal box which contains an electronic device tc. record the tide changes. Tide times and distances are re corded on charts, which must be changed at frequent intervals. The gauge is run by a clock which must be wound every eight days. Plans call for the device to be installed in November. Chief Moore said the gauge, added to the town's present equipment, will give a com plete weather picture for the area. The beach already has a wind ve locity meter, wind direction gauge, rain gauge, barometer and ther mometer. The board agreed, at the request of fire chief Bill Barts, to b"v one 20-pound fire extinguisher ar.J 15 hand extinguishers of a new pnw-' der type. The large extinguisher is to replace one which blew up while being refilled and must be obtained to comply with insurance regulations. The chief was asked to confer i with town clerk Milton Coyle about the purchase of 500 feet of lVSi-ineh hose. ' Sanitation commissioner Mack Smith reported that the garbage contract had been renewed for an other year. Street commissioner Charles Walters was instructed to have marl put on the shoulders of the streets. See BOARD, Page 7 ' The 1961-82 budget adopted by the county board of commissioners at its recent meeting totals $1,631, 234.46, an increase of $134,746.91 over the 1960-61 budget. Of the total budgeted, the county must raise $959,679.46. The remainder will com*' from state and federal sources. The tax rate for the current year is $1.75, a 10-cent increase over last year’s rate. (Actually, if the more than $1 million in teacher salaries is add ed, the county budget is approxi mately $2'/a million. But nunc of the teacher salary money, provid ed by the state, goes through a county office. The county supplies approximately 37 per cent of the total money spent for all county operations, services and schools). Budgeted for the general fund this year is $281,668.09; health fund $72,656; welfare fund $598, 809.60; school fund $335,155 (ex clusive of teacher salaries,) and debt service fund $391,011.37. Tax revenue this year is based on a property valuation of $44 mil lion, an increase of $1 million over 1960-61, and a rate of collec tion of 90 per cent. (Better than 92 per cent of the 1960-61 levy was Temperature Gets To 88 Saturday Temperatures in the area climb ed to summer normals over the weekend, following the spell of cool readings and thunder showers last week, according to weather observer Stamey Davis. Highs of 88 and 87 were recorded Saturday and Sunday for the warmest readings of the summer to date. Other readings and wind directions for the seven-day period, Monday through Sunday, were re corded as follows by Mr. Davis: High Low Wind Monday .82 68 SE Tuesday . 82 68 SE Wednesday ..83 74 SW Thursday . 85 78 SW Friday . 86 76 SW Saturday . 88 77 SW Sunday .87 77 SW Atlantic Beach police chief Bill Moore reported a record crowd at the beach over the weekend. He said there was more people in the water than last weekend, but that everything was quiet. Police Chief Investigates Two WrecksThursday Morehead City police chief, W. : H. Griffin, investigated two traf fic accidents Thursday afternoon that happened within ten minutes of each other'. The first accident occurred at 1:10 p.m. at the intersection of 9th and Arendell streets and involved cars driven by Ramona Willis Gon salves and Betty Midgett Bailey, both of Morehead City. Police said that Mrs. Gonsalves was backing her car from a park ing spacb on Arendell when it was struck by Mrs. Bailey's car. Mrs. Bailey was travelling east on Aren dell. Police estimated damages to Mrs. Bailey’s 1961 Renault at $50. Mrs. Gonsalves's car, a 1961 Ford, was not damaged. No charges j were filed. ! In the second accident, that hap | pened at 1:20, Walter Willis Scott of New Bern was cited for failing to yield the right of way and run ning a stop sign. Scott was the driver of a 1960 Ford that ran a stop sign at 24th and Evans street and collided with a 1959 Pontiac being driven by Melvin Stegall of Eton College. Stegall was travel ! ling liorlh on 24lh St. and Scott west on Evans. Passengers in Stegall's car in cluded his wife, Mrs. Betty Stegall, and the couple’s three daughters, Leslie, Bobby and Marcie. Seven year-old Leslie was taken to the Morehead City hospital for treat ment for cuts and bruises. She was released after treatment. Police estimated damages to Stegall’s car at $1,200 and set that to Scott's auto at $200. collected, according to E. O. Moore, county tax collector). The biggest change in distribu tion of the $1.75 tax rate comes this year in debt service. Ninety cents is being levied to pay off the county debt as compared with 35 cents last year. Levied for schools last year was 65 cents, as compared with 2i cents this year. Five cents was levied for county capital improvements (new build ings or additions) last year. Noth ing has been levied for that pur pose this year. The budget does not provide for an increase in salary for the judge of recorder’s court or the solicitor, each of whom had proposed that his salary be raised. The judge receives $4,459 a year and the so licitor $2,940. Current school expenses to be paid this year total $200,408.09. Capital outlay (funds for altera tions, equipment, furniture, new bus, etc.) to be met with county funds is $134,746.91, plus $335,000 for a start on the new Morehcad City high school. The $335,000 has accumulated from county tax funds over the past two years. All capital outlay funds in the school budget amount to approximately $470,000. The total county debt the begin ning of the current fiscal year was $487,455. Paid on the debt last year was $208,000. Bonds to be retired during the current year amount to $344,670. Interest will total $15,511.37. Budgeted to meet the cost of re valuation in 1965 is $17,000. Esti mated cost of elections during the current year is $6,800, an increase of $1,500 over the amount budget ed for 1960-61. Increases in general county ex pense were few. An additional , $500 was given the county library for a total of $7,567.07. State aid to the library amounts to $4,700. The forest fire control budget was raised $500 to $4,826; the civil de fense budget was raised $1,000, to $1,500. See BUDGET, Page 4 Tournaments will Start Tomorrow in Morehead Mrs. Mamie Taylor, Morehead City recreation director, has an nounced that tournaments in ping pong, badminton, checkers, tennis, softball and pro-hockey will begin tomorrow morning at 9 at the rec reation center. The competition will be divided into classes, those 12 years old and under and those 13 years old and older. The tournaments will end Fri day. Results will be announced.
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