._-J- - < V ALL WHO READ i READ 1 THE NEWS-TIMES - ,r, . '. I j BF B pr-< ] Mm* RIGHT PAGES 61st YEAR, NO. 1. MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAR6UNA TUESDAY, JANUARY 2,1962 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAY8 — Salvage Proceeds on Boat, Charlie Lewis, at Lookout Scout Building Trustees Meet • JC's to Meet With Town Board Jan. 8 • Public to Meet Jan. 17 At Scout Building Newly-appointed trustees of the Scout building, Beaufort, have ap proved regulations for use of the building. Drafted by the Jaycees, the regulations will be presented to the town board Monday night, Jan. 8, along with a statement on , cost of repairs and operation. The trustees, and organizations they represent, ate T. H. Potter, Rotary club; George M. Thomas, Jaycees; Frank Morning, Boy Scouts, Mrs. Guion G. Chadwick, Eastern Star, and Mrs. William I. Loftin, Girl Scouts. Jaycees, who have been super vising the building, told the town board last month that they were no longer able to handle the job, because of the financial burden involved. The town asked the Jay cees to continue operating the building for a month and authoriz ' ed Mr. Morning, a town commis sioner, to contact the organizations responsible for operation of the building. According to a deed of trust, the property would revert to -the town, , if the trustees fail to function. '• * The newly^ppomted trustees mcS. Friday. They will meet again Thursday, Jan. 11, at the Scout building to hear a report on town commissioners’ reaction to the newly-drafted regulations on use I of the building and costs of opera I tion. The public is invited to a meet ing at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, i at the Scout building, where they 1 will be brought up to date on the Scout building problem. The trus tees state that response from the ,, people at that time will determine whether the community building, the only one in Beaufort, shall be restored for use by young people and civic clubs, or whether it should be placed in the hands of the town. Mr. Morning presided at Friday’s meeting of the trustees. He com mended the Jaycees for their work in maintaining the building and making it available for public use. He explained that they were no longer able to continue. The trustees expressed apprecia tion to THE NEWS-TIMES for ar ticles in the Dec. issue, bring ing the Scout building problem to the attention of the people. The trustees expressed the opinion that the Scout building situation evolv ed due to the organizations who are responsible, not being inform ed of the problems. County Landings Tops in October Carteret regained top place among coastal counties in pounds of fish landed in October, accord ing to the report from state and federal fUtherise agencies. Carteret’s landings totaled 4,633, 936 pounds. Next highest was Brunswick county with 4,290,484 pounds. Landings at all ports during Octo ber totaled 11 million pounds, a decrease of 48 per cent, compared with October 1960. The catch of thread herring (4.1 million pounds) and menhaden (2.7 million pounds) comprised 62 per cent of the Octo ber 1961 total. During the first 10 months of 1961, landings of fish and shellfish at North Carolina ports amounted to 121.2 million pounds, 3 per cent greater than the 1960 ten-month total. Two Cherry Point Pilots Missing off Guantanamo A search was under way yester day for two Cherry Point Marine pilots, reported missing pt Guan tanamo Bay, Cuba, after a collision of two planes. Missing are Capt. Willard J. Wyatt and first Lt. Richard J. Mor gart. The collision occurred Sat / arday 10 miles south of the Guan i taamo Naval air station. With luck and good weather, the* Capt. Charlie Lewis, steeled-hulled menhaden boat that went aground on Cape Lookout shoals at 6:20 p.m. Friday, will be salvaged. The salvage operation is being super vised by the boat’s insurers. Owned by Standard Products Co., Beaufort, the Lewis was the only boat still fishing here for Standard Products after the pre-Christmas season closed. Its 15-man crew, all from Salter Path, were rescued by the Coast Guard. One crewman, Cecil Guth rie, suffered a broken ankle in get ting from the Lewis to the 36-footer from Cape Lookout lifeboat station. Wesley Willis, manager of Stand ard Products, said the men were mighty lucky. “I know I’d con sider myself lucky if I’d have been aboard her,” Mr. Willis remarked. The men were taken to Harkers Island where they were met by taxi cabs sent by Standard Prod ucts to pick them up. Mr. Guthrie was treated for his ankle injury at the Morehead City hospital. The Lewis’s catch, estimated at 525,000 menhaden, was lost. The Lewis was returning to port after a day’s work and ran into extreme ly rough weather while going through the slough at Lookout. Captain of the Lewis is Roma Wil lis, but James Salter, Salter Path, was acting as master of the vessel Friday, according to the Coast Guard, Salvage plans call for pumping the Lewis out and towing her to port. Chamber of Commerce A holiday letter from SXiSSJSS holiday letter from the great er Morehead City chamber of com merce was sent this week to cham ber members. The letter predicts a rosy 1962 for Carteret and urged that per sons who have not paid 1961 dues do so immediately. Those whose dues are not paid will not be listed in the classified membership di rectory for 1962. The directory will be mailed out with a new color brochure and will be distributed throughout the coun ty. New Year Brings New Additions STSgperTT* Citizens in the new areas of Beaufort have received a letter of welcome from the town. The let ter, signed by Rpnald B. Mason, town clerk, follows: Dec. 30, 1Ml To the new citizens of Beaufort: We welcome each of you. To gether we can make our Town one of the best. I hope that each of you, as potential Mayors and Com missioners, will take an active in terest in municipal affairs. Poor Harvest Taken from Core Scallop Bed The federal bureau of commer cial fisheries research vessel. Sil ver Bay, fotind a poor harvest on the scallop bed off Core banks last month. * The vessel made 27 drags and the maximum catch was eight tenths of a bushel per 30-minute drag. Shell size was large (60 to 70 ram.), according to the report on the work, and meats were poor to fair. The research fishermen said there was no evidence of high death rate (large amounts of dead shell) or replacement stock (small seed scallops). A notable catch of snapper was made during drags between Cape Lookout and Savannah. The Silver Bay made 14 drags using an 80/100 roller-rigged fish trawl with funnel flappers. At 33 degrees 15 minutes North and 77 degrees 51 minutes West, 550 pounds of 16 to 18-inch vermillion snapper were taken in a total haul of 1,477 pounds. Other catches, according to the Silver Bay report, ran as high as 2,195 pounds of mixed fish per 90 minute drag ind consisted of tom tate, scup, porgy, gray triggerfish and grouper. Small amounts of large croakers, porgy, grouper- and fed snapper were taken off Savannah in 35 tp 50 fathoms. The Silver Bay ended its 19-day exploratory cruise Dec. 16. The vessel worked between Cape Ca naveral, Fla., and Cape Lookout. It made port at Morehead City for several days to undergo repair. Day Late THE NEWS-TIMES observed yesterday, New'Year’s Day, as a holiday. Therefore, today's issue is reaching you a day late. We are anxious to serve you, and will try to answer any questions you might have. Street lights, signs, crosswalks, (ire hydrants, and alarm boxes will be installed shortly, mean while, for Police call PAMlfe] and lor the Fire Dept, call PA8-W40. * Garbage will be picked np in the Ann and Belle Air area on Tues days and Fridays, and in the Han cock Park area on Mondays and. Trash other than gar Listing of Property for Taxes Begins Today, Will End Jan. 31 Tax listing begins today and will end Wednesday, Jan.* 31. Persons owning land or buildings (real estate) must list their holdings as required by law, for the purpose of taxation. Everyone must list personal property, such as automobiles, jewelry, furs, electrical appliances and house hold furniture. To compile an overall picture of state agriculture, farm ers will list acres of crops plants ed, and harvested, forest land, type of farm machinery they have and number of head of livestock. The farm census is conducted each year simultaneously with tax listing. Listers will be available in the various communities throughout the county on weekdays. They are listed below. Listing of property cannot be done by telephone. It must be done in person or by someone author ized by tlje owner to do the listing. Failure to list, or concealing or removing property to evade taxa tion Is a violation of the law and persons who do so are liable to a fine of $50 or 30 days’ imprison ment. List takers: Walter Smith, At alntic; U. E. Swann and Mrs. Eva Bravaldo, courthouse, Beaufort; Mrs. Dora Day, Cedar Island; Mrs. Delia Davis, Davis and Stacy. Charles Hancock, Harkcrs Island; Mrs. S. D. Wilkinson, Hariowe; Troy D. Moore, Marshallberg; Mrs. Thelma H. Pittman, Mcrri mon. John A. Baker and Garth Cooper, city hall, Morehead City; Prentiss Garner, Newport town hall nights and Saturdays; Mrs. Blanche Wil Hs, Sea Level. Mrs. DoBy Taylor, Smyrna; The •dote JUfiHis, Stjaits, and S Meadows, 'White Oak. January Surplus Food • Distribution Starts Distribution of surplus food for January started today and will con tinue through Friday of this Week, reports C. Z. Chappell, surplus food administrator. The food will be distributed Mon day through Friday of next week. Monday, Jah. 15, will be the last day for distribution this month. ■ days. For large amounts of trash we wdH place a trailer in your yard. Place garbage in cans, no larger than 30 gal. with lids, on the street before 9 a.m. For any special service, please call PAB-3744. Remember to purchase your Town Tags before Feb. 15. We, yoor Town’s employees, are here only to serve you. Please call on us as needed. Seven Wills Filed Recently At Courthouse Seven wills were filed in the of fice of A. H. James, clerk of court, during the month of December. Two of the wills were those of persons living outside Carteret but! who owned real estate in the coun-1 ty. Walter M. Hibbs of St. Peters burg, Fla., directed that his estate! be reduced to cash and divided among three of his grandchildren. Samuel D. Jackson, Laurel Hill, left his entire estate to his wife. The will of Robert Hugh Hill Sr., Beaufort, was dated Feb. X2, 1960 and was witnessed by William T. Warren and Carl Sadler. Mr. Hill bequeathed his entire estate, both real and personal property, to his j wife, Mrs. Lillye Bell Hill, and ap pointed her executrix. E. C. Willis Sr., Morehdad City, named his wife, his four children and two foster children in Jiis will, dated Nov. 24* 1961. Elma W. T. Real estate in Morehead City was divided among E. C. Willis Jr., Ronal Earl Willis, Mrs. Millie Willis Mason and Mrs. Mendora Willis Nelson, children of the de ceased, and his foster daughters, Mrs. Mary Miller Broadhurst and Mrs. Ann Miller Olsson. To his wife was willed all per sonal property including the auto mobile and household and kitchen furnishings which were acquired after their marriage. Personal property acquired before the mar riage was left to the four children, not to be sold but to be taken into their homes by agreement. To the executor of the estate, Ronal Earl Willis, was left all cash on hand, money in the bank and proceeds from insurance policies. From these funds the executor was See WILLS, Page 7 Crewman Taken From Gripsholm A crewman aboard the Swedish American vessel, Gripsholm, was taken off the ship Monday by Coast Guardsmen from Fort Macon. According to Coast Guard infor mation, the crewman, John J. O’Connor Jr., New York, had re fused food and water since the ship left Haiti and had become extreme ly emaciated and dehydrated. Fort Macon dispatched the 40 footer to rendezvous with the Grips holm at the sea buoy. O'Connor was placed aboard the 40-footer and later was transferred by am bulance to the Morehead City hos pital. Following emergency treat ment there, he was sent to a Nor folk hospital. Crewmen aboard the 40-footer were Grady Fulcher, EN-C; James Pittman, BM-1; Peter Brunk, BM 2; Kenneth Johnson, EN-1; and Claude Brooks, SN. R. L. Hicks, of Hcidc & Co., Morehead City, agent for the Gripsholm, said that the man who is now captain of the Gripsholm, which was bound for New York, was chief mate aboard the Stock holm, Swedish - American vessel, when it made passenger trips out of Morehead City several years ago. Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tuesday, Jan. 2 4:38 a.m. 4:56 p.m. 11:16 a.m. 11:18 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3 5:30 a.m. 5:53 p.m. 12:05 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 4 6:18 a.m. 6:43 p.m. 12:04 a.m. 12:54 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5 7:03 a.m. 7:31 p.m. 12:53 a.m. 1:42 p.m. What Next, World? '-’r ■ ip urn imM mmmsmMmi w&.&m