ALL WHO READ
READ
THE NEWS-TIMES
CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
50th YEAR, NO. 76.
TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES
tfOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1961
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Development Board Adopts
By-Laws, Elects Directors
By-JIaws of the Central Coastal
Carolina Development Board, Inc.,
were adopted at a meeting Monday
night at the municipal building,
Morehead City, and directors were
elected.
The three incorporators, W. H.
Potter, Beaufort; H. O. Phillips
and W. B. Chalk, both of Morehead
City, will serve as directors for
three years. S. A-. Chalk, William
Davies and Josiah W. Bailey, all
of Morehead City, Will serve two
year terms, and Walter Teich,
H. S. Gibbs Jr. and Rufus Butner
will serve one-year terms.
Noon Friday, Sept. 29, was set
as the date for the board of direc
tors to meet to elect a president,
vice-president, secretary and treas
urer.
Second School for Fisheries
Personnel to End Tomorrow
August Taxes
Total
Current taxes collected by the
town of Beaufort last month
amounted td $2,407.70, according
to the financial report given com
missioners by Ronald Earl Mason,
town clerk, at the September meet
ing.
Collected on taxes of prior years,
during August, was $245.12. Poll,
dog and sewer tax yielded $204. In
tangible tax paid to the town by
the state totaled $1,938.67. Business
license fees were $50; received
from the ABC store was $439.17,
parking meters yielded $569.03;
parking fines $24.62 and miscel
laneous income was $707.34.
Total income for tbe month was
$6,718.10. Due the debt service
fund in the current fiscal year is
$3,417.57. Deposited thus far was
$2,091.16. Due to be deposited is
$1,326.41.
As of Aug. 1 all bills were paid,
cash on hand was $200 and the
bank balance was $15,856.91:'
Taking the fisheries course, with a view to joining the fisheries division staff are 12 men. Front row,
Maury H. Starting, Wilson; Colon W. Grundy, Popular Branch; W. Lonnie Sullivan, Leland; Hilbert Swin
son, Mt. Olive; second row, Robert C. Griffin, Wadesboro; Sidney V. Taylor, Richlands, Wendell F. Ange,
Plymouth; Conard Shelton, Haysville; third row, George D. Walker, Albertson; Maxwell Blake, New
Holland; fourth row, C. G. Holland, commercial fisheries commissioner and instructor; Charles Maxwell,
Charlotte; Daniel Kelly, Cameron; and Leon Thomas, Marshallberg, assistant commercial fisheries com
missioner.
12 Pupils Make,
High Test Scores
Twelve students at Beaufort high
school have received certificates
for their outstanding performances
on the National Educational De
velopment tests, announces Albert
Gainey, school principal.
The Certificates of Educational
Development were awarded by
Science Research associates, a
Chicago-based firm serving; edu
cation, industry and government
Recipients, all of whom averaged
93 or above, were Joe Bellamah,
Sandy Boswell, Anne Clemmons,
George Gibbs, Jarvis Herring, Sa
rah Kirk, Carl Klein, Billy Laugh
inghouse, Jack Neal, Mike Smith,
Mahlon Williams and Doris Young.
Thirty-two Beaufort students
took the test; 15 made above 90.
The top 25 per cent in North Caro
lina scored no lower than 93 per
cent.
The exams, prepared by Science
Research associates, were given
306,000 students in 9th and 10th
grade classes across the nation.
The annual meeting of stockhold
ers will be held in May. At that
meeting, successors to the one
year term directors will be elected
for three years. As terms of other
directors expire, their successors
will be elected for three years.
George Rahn and Walter Morris,
director candidates who were not
elected, will be in line as directors
should a director resign.
Stockholders passed a resolution
requesting that the directors select
an auditor to present a financial
report at the annual meeting in
May.
Mr. Gibbs, chairman of the com
mittee which promoted organiza
tion of the development corpora
tion, presided until the by-laws
were adopted.
► Twelve men with the commercial
fisheries division and 12 prospec
tive employees will complete to
morrow night a one-week training
course at the commercial fisheries
building, Morehead City. .
This is the second school con
ducted this month to train commer
cial fisheries division personnel.
The first one-week course was held
the week of Sept. 3. Twenty-three
were enrolled.
Courses taught cover the history
of commercial fisheries, theory
and practice of fisheries conserva
tion and general ecology, nautical
rules and seamanship, general stat
utes, biology of commercial fishes,
motorboating laws.
Preparation of reports, personnel
rules of the department and of the
state, procedure of stopping trucks,
the commercial fisheries regula
tions, laws of arrest, evidence,
search and seizure, and public re
lations.
Instructors are Or. A. F. Chest
nut, Dr. Austin Williams, and Dr.
William Fahy, all of the Institute
of Fisheries Research, UT^C; Capt.
Reginald Lewis, Ens. Ashton Willis,
USCGR; Bob Hazel of the state
wildlife resources commission.
Dexter Watts, Donald Hayman,
and Roy Hall of the Institute of
government; Capt. Richard Chad
Mr. Phillips presided for the re
mainder of the business session.
He thanked Mr. Gibbs for his work
in getting the new firm under way.
Slips of paper pledging additional
funds to the corporation were dis
tributed to stockholders. They were
also asked to take other blank slips
which could be signed by persons
who have not yet invested in the
corporation, and solicit sales of
stock, i
Stock certificates are now being
printed.
Attending the meeting, in addi
tion to those mentioned, were
Ronal E. (Skip) Willis, Frank Cas
siano, Ray Ransom, Thomas Rus
sell, Harry Van Horn, Pat Healy,
Garland Scruggs, Richard Robin
son, Joe DuBois, and Dr. Russell
Outlaw.
wick of the State Highway Patrol;
Andrew Jones of the attorney gen
eral’s office.
C. G. Holland, commercial fish
eries commissioner;' Mrs. J. W.
Thompson, of the commercial fish
eries office; Roy Wilder of the De
partment of Conservation and De
velopment; and Eric Rodgers,
chairman of the commercial fish
eries committee.
Also present this week was
Charles Blevins of the state per
sonnel department.
The course will continue through
tomorrow, ending tomorrow night.
Of the 12 recruits, seven will be
selected to begin work with the
fisheries department.
Men now with the department
taking the course this week are
Arnold Daniels, Manteo; Gerald
Perry, Durante Neck; Charles
Ange, Edenton; Marvin Haislip,
Williamston.
Jack Mason, Swan Quarter, Har
vell Spencer Jr., Hobucken; Glen
Harris, Beaufort; Swindell Goodwin
and Kenneth Gaskitl, Cedar'Island;
Sam Gerock, Wrightivffle flound;
Liston Yopp, Sneads Ferry; and
Reginald Lewis, Newport MFD.
Recruits taking the course are
identified in the picture.
Expected to visit the school to
morrow is Hargrove Bowles, direc
tor of the C&D department.
V
Preparedness Scared Esther
Everybody who took precautions against the storm
deserves highest commendation. They may feel that
' their work w'as in vain, but it certainly was not.
If we had not been ready, we would have been belted
right in the kisser as we were in previous storms. That’s
the way life is. That’s the theory, too, behind national
military preparedness. If we’re ready, war probably
won’t occur.
The experience prior to Esther shows that we have,
at last, accepted the fact that we have to live with hur
ricanes. The people who left the county probably got
a lot more sleep Tuesday night than those who sat won
dering when the worst would come.
Even after the storm passed and things were safe
Wednesday morning, there was little activity. Lots of
folks were sleeping, weary from their hurricane watch.
We are thankful Esther stayed at sea. But to believe
the same thing is going to happen with the next storm,
is ilirtiiig with danger. If another storm threatens,
we have to tape windows again, move merchandise, put
up plyboard and be ready to ride her out.
To do any less would mean, of course, that the storm
would surely engulf u&
_:_
Hurricane By-Passes Carteret Coast
Wednesday; County Sighs with Relief
News-Times Photos by MeComb
Cooperative Savings and Loan, Morchead City, covered its plate glass windows with plywood Tues
day morning. Speaking to Mrs. Jack Russell, employee at Cooperative Savings, are Mr. and Mrs. Elijah
Willis, Beaufort. With them are their daughters, Susan, 5, in the foreground, and Beth, 4.
Shops along Front street, Beaufort, emptied display windows, taped windows and sand-bagged to keep
out the expected high tide.
Gas Ignites, Causes Explosion, Fire
Tuesday at Newport's Pump House
Newport’s electric water pump,
auxiliary gasoline pump and the
pumping station which houses
them both were damaged by fire
at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Police chief
Dan Bell, who was in the building
at the time of the fire, escaped in
jury.
Chief Bell reported Wednesday
that he was pouring gas into the
auxiliary motor to get it ready in
case power went off during the
hurricane.
The chief said he wasn’t sure
exactly what happened, but one
minute he was pouring the gas and
the next there was a ‘‘whooshing'’
sound and flames engulfed him.
Chief Bell said he jumped back
ward out the door. The town truck
he had driven to the water station
Two JC Officials
Give Resignations
Letters of resignation from two
members of the Morehead City
Jaycee board of directors .were
read Monday night at a meeting
of the board at the Blue Ribbon
restaurant. Vice-president Bill
Munden and director Horace Wil
lis submitted their resignations.
A vote to elect a replacement
for the vice-president resulted in
a tie and was postponed until the
next meeting of the board. -Nomi
nated for the office were John Ed
wards and Gordon Willis.
Keith Oates and Rock Hardison
were elected to the board of direc
tors. Others nominated were Rich
ard Roberts and L. E. Kelly.
One of the newly-elected direc
tors will replace Horace Willis.
The other will replace John Ed
wards or Gordon Willis, whoever
may be elected vice-president.
Both are directors now.
_Li
was there, so he jumped in it,
drove to the fire station and turn
ed in the alarm.
He got in the small fire truck,
drove back to the pumping station,
and began to put out the fire. As
he left with the fire truck, a fire
man jumped on the back and as
sisted him until the other firemen
arrived.
Moose Convention Opens
D. G. Bell Will Speak
To Morehead City JC's
Charles Willis, Morehead City
Jaycee, announces that D. G. Bell,
Morehead City, will speak at 7 p.m.
Monday at the Morehead City Jay
cee meeting.
Mr. Bell will speak on the pro
posed state bond referendum.„ Jay
cees will meet at the Blue Ribbon
restaurant.
Tide Table
Tide* at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH
LOW
Friday, Sept. 22
6:07 a.m.
6:32 p.m.
12:05 a.m.
12:25 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 23
7:00 a.m.
7:24 p.m.
12:55 a.m.
1:18 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 24
7:49 a.m.
8:12 p.m.
1:45 a.m.
2:09 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 25
8:38 a.m.
9:02 p.m.
2:32 a.m.
2:59 p.m.
I
Wires were burned off both mo
tors, and switches on the electric
motor will have to be replaced.
Bell said. He estimated damage
to the building itself at $200 to $300.
The water tank was full and repair
work began immediately, so there
was no interruption in water serv
ice.
The loss is covered by insurance.
► The three-day state Moose con
vention at the Biltmore hotel,
Morehead City, started last night
with a board of officers dinner
at the hotel.
More than 800 Moose lodge mem
bers and their wives are expected,
in what will be one of the largest
conventions in this area.
When hurricane Esther was
threatening, there was a possibil
ity of the convention being post
poned, but passage of the storm
without damage to this area al
lowed things to proceed as sched
uled.
Representing the Supreme Lodge
at the convention is Herbert Heil
man, director of the enrollment
program. Harvey Sprinkle, Win
ston-Salem, is president of the state
lodge and will preside at the busi
ness sessions.
The program follows:
Today — 1 p.m., membership
meeting and luncheon; 2 p.m., rit
ual competition starts; 6 p.m., 25
Club party; 8 p.m., class enroll
ment; 9:30 p.m., nominating com
mittee meets.
Tomorrow — 8 a.m., fellowship
breakfast, conferring of degree;
10:30 a,m., grand opening, com
Esther Stays at Sea; Her
Outer Winds Raised Tide
The biggest newsstory this week is something that didn’t
happen — Esther.
No direct damage from the high tide or 50-mile-an-hour
winds has been reported from any point in the county. The
tide washed across the road at Ocean Ridge, Club Colony
and several points in the town of Atlantic Beach, deposit
ing some debris.
Otherwise, the storm that could have been the worst
j ever to hit the Carolina coast,
passed by.
According to Atlantic Beach wea
ther station data, the eye of the
storm passed along the Carteret
coast between 5 and 7 a.m. Wed
nesday. The barometer at 5 a m.
was steady at 29.67. That was the
lowest reading.
The US weather bureau at Wil
mington, told Atlantic Beach that
at that time the storm was directly
off this coast and that when the
barometer started to rise, the
storm would have passed. At 7
a.m., the barometer reading was
29.70. ,
Esther, as she was moving north
ward off Georgia, was packing
150-mile an hour winds. Doubt as
to whether the storm would con
i tiiuie at sea, qr turn suddenly and
rip through Carteret, prompted
the taking of stringent storm pre
cautions.
It is estimated that several thou
sand residents left the county. Ho
tels and motels from New Bern
westward were packed with Car
teret residents. The Kinston Na
tional Guard armory housed more
than 200 families from Atlantic,
Sea Level, Stacy, Davis, Otway,
Harkers Island, Salter Path, Beau
fort and Morehead City.
People who couldn t get into the
commercial lodging places because
they were full, were directed to
the armory. There the Red Cross
and men of headquarters com
pany, first battle group, 119th in
fantry, served coffee and provided
cots and blankets. The refugees
stayed at the armory from late
Tuesday until Wednesday morning.
Bill Moore, chief of police at At
lantic Beach, estimated that tides
there, at the height of the blow,
were 4 to 6 feet above normal.
A pair of green steps, in good con
dition, washed up on the board
walk and chief Moore said that
the owner may claim them by
contacting him at the town hall.
The Atlantic Beach weather sta
tion clocked winds up to 40 miles
an hour. Cape Lookout’s wind
gauge registered gusts up to 50.
The beach weather station con
tacted Wilmington weather bureau
every three hours from 11 a.m.
Tuesday until the storm passed.
The Wilmington station gave At
lantic Beach latest information on
the storm and the beach station
provided Wilmington with weather
information on this locality.
Civil Defense personnel at the
beach were called on duty at noon
Tuesday. At 6 p.m. Tuesday no
one was admitted to the beach ex
cept property owners. The road
block was lifted at 8 a.m. Wed
nesday, after property owners had
made final checks on their homes
or businesses and had left the
beach to return to the mainland or
go to homes upstate.
Southeastern area Red Cross
headquarters, Atlanta, dispatched
25 members of its disaster emer
gency staff Tuesday morning to
communities along the eastern
Carolina coast to help make prep
aration for the storm.
Red Cross district headquarters
See ESTHER, Page 2
k **
Harvey Sprinkle
. . . heads state lodge
mittee reports; 1:30 p.m., Moose
old • fashioned barbecue; 3 p.m.,
lodge officers panel; 3 p.m., rit
ual clinic; 4 p.m., movie of can
cer caravan; 7 p.m., banquet fol
lowed by ball.
Suday—« a.m., Pilgrim break
Sweet Potato
Growers Will
Vote Tomorrow
Sweet potato producers will vote
in a referendum Saturday. Sweet
potato growers throughout North
Carolina will decide whether they
want to assess themselves to pro
mote the sweet potato program.
l eaders in the sweet potato in
dustry say that money is desperate
ly needed if the sweet potato in
dustry is to hold on to its sweet
I potato markets, says I?. M. Wil
liams, county agricultural agent.
If approved Saturday, an assess
ment of 2 cents per bushel for fresh
market potatoes and 2 cents per
100 pounds for cannery potatoes
will be collected for promotional
purposes.
Two-thirds of the growers voting
must be in favor of the assessment
in order for it to carry Any per
son who has a financial interest in
sweet potatoes is entitled to vote.
If approved, a board of directors
composed of four producers, four
shippers, and one processor will
direct the policies and procedures
of this program. If approved and
the money is made available, an
extensive advertising program will
be put in operation to boast the
sale of sweet potatoes.
E. E. Goodwin, Gunn, president
of the association, says that ship
pers more than likely will match
the money contributed by potato
growers. Voting places for Carteret
growers will be Gaskill’s Feed and
Seed store, Beaufort, and Free
man’s Grocery store in the Crab
Point community near Morehead
City.
Chilly Weather
Preceded Esther
The first fall temperatures of the
year were felt here over the week
end. Cool day and night-time
readings dipped to a low of 60 de
grees Saturday and Sunday nights,
according to weather observer
Stamcy Davis.
Rain of .12 inches and northeast
winds hit the county Sunday and
Monday. Extra blankets were piled
on beds and lots of folks put their
stoves to work.
Temperature and wind directions
for the three-day period, Friday
through Sunday, follow:
High Low Wind
Friday . 75 70 SW
Saturday .72 60 NE
Sunday !.75 60 NE
Temperatures Monday through
Wednesday of this week were as
follows:
High Low Wind
Monday . 80 62 NE
Tuesday . 82 66 NE
Wednesday . 85 73 NW
Herbert Heilman
... Supreme representative
fast; 10 a.m., memorial service,
reports, selection of next conven
tion site, installation of officers;
1 p.m., organisation luncheon for
new state officers.
General convention chairman is
E. M. Baldree, Greenville.