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APPRECIATION WEEK
TWO SECTIONS SIXTEEN PAGES
51st YEAR, NO. 89.
CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES, MORE HEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, N. C.
TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1962 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
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Residents Size Up Value
Of Cherry Point to County
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Mrs. Charles Stewart
. . . it’s everything!”
BUI Moore
more jobs”
In what ways do you think Cherr
ry Point Marine air base benefits
this area?.
This question was put to folks
during the past Week. Their opin
ions follow:
Mrs. Kay Danielson, Mansfield
Pgrk; remarked that the base bene
fits this area in so many ways it’s
hard to; name them. Civil service
jobs are available at the base, proy
viding employment for people
here. Service people move here
and contribute to the economy.
She summed up with, “It’s a won
derful place to have around here.”
Henry Eubanks, North River, ex
pressed one of the most frequent
c'dmments: “It puts more money
in the county.”
Claude Willis, Beaufort, summed
up his opinion in one sentence:
“It benefits us 100 per cent in ev
ery way.”
The Targe number of jobs avail
able at the base was cited by Mrs.
Edsel BeU of Harlowe as a big
benefit. She remarked that a lot^
of people—who didn’t have jobs
before the base was built—have
them now.
jtirs. Uerschel MiUer, Morehead
City, commented that if it wasn’t
fqf Cherry Point, there wouldn’t
bo much in Morehead City. She
mentioned the overhaul and repair
department at the base, which of
fers a large number of jobs, as
one of the base’s major contribu
tions.
Mrs. BiUy Oglesby, Morehead
City, commented that there is a
whole lot more business brought
our way since the base wai estab
lished.
Mrs. Charles Stewart, Morehead
City, declares jovially, “If we
didn’t have Cherry Point, we
wouldn’t have anything!”
Carlton Robinson, a Morehead
City businessman, said he thinks
the impact of the base is tremen
dous. He said many of his cus
tomers are civil service workers
and he can feel the base’s value by
the way they pay. He concluded
by saying that he didn’t know what
we would do without the base.
Chief of police Bill Moore, was
brief and to the point: “More jobs
and more money.”
Darrell Sanders, Morehead City,
thinks Cherry Point’s money is its
biggest contribution to this area.
The money coming in from the
base helps keep the county out of
the dumps, especially during the
winter, he said. Cherry Point
brings people to this area to take
advantage of the recreational fa
cilities and many fine ppople are
making their home here because
of the base, he said.
Mr. Sanders commented that ev
eryone ought to feel thankful for
Cherry Point.
C. Z. Chappell, county commis
sioner, remarked that the Marine
Corps and Cherry Point had helped
this area in storms and that the
in<rf»Hntinn brought a lot of money
into the area. .
Kenneth Wagner, Morehead City,
termed the air station this area’s
“biggest industry.”
Supports Chalk
A news letter, mailed by P. R.
Dietzal, route 1 Morehead City,
to fellow world war I veterans,
ran* to vote
asks world war I veterans to
rS. A. Chalk Jr., Morehead City,
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Henry Eubanks
. . brings in dollars”
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C. Z. Chappeli
. . gives aid in storms”
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Kenneth Wagner
. •. our biggest industry”
Historical Group
Will Meet Friday
The Beaufort Historical Asso
ciation will meet at 8 p.m. Fri
day in the town hall.
According to the master calen
dar in the newspaper office, the
regular meeting night is listed
as the third Tuesday. That does
not apply to the coming meet
ing. The night has been changed
to this Friday.
Mrs. W. R. Hamilton, chair
man, says this is a most impor
tant meeting. Past, present and
potential members are cordially
invited.
Wind Shift Puts
End to Warmth
The weather last week took a
rapid turn to the cooler side. A
shift of wind to the northeast drop
ped temperatures from a high
Wednesday of 82 to a high Thurs
day of 67.
The change also brought some
much needed rain, in fact, almost
too much of it. Friday had .06
inch in an afternoon shower, while
Saturday night brought 1.23 inches.
An additional .04 inch of rain fell
early Sunday morning. Accompany
ing the rain were cloudy skies,
which were largely absent the first
part of the week
Temperatures and wind for the
week, according to E. Stamey Dav
is, area weather observer, are list
ed below.
High Low Wind
Sunday ....80 56
Monday .........80 65
Tuesday .79 65
Wednesday ... 82 61
Thursday .67 58
Friday ....._...79 60
Saturday ..71 58
Sunday ...-;.—69 58
The Morehead City high school
chorus ~ will present .its annual
spring concert Friday night, an
nounces Ralph Wade, director. The
concert will be at 8 o’clock In the
school auditorium. The public will
be welcome.
Resolution Calls
For Precinct
Meeting Notices
# Democrats Convene
At Courthouse
• Judge Hamilton
Addresses Convention
County Democrats, in conven
tion at the courthouse Saturday
morning, adopted a resolution
stipulating that no precinct com
mitteemen shall be seated in the
future unless proper notice is given
of precinct meetings.
The resolution was proposed by
Rudolph Mason, Morehead City.
It states that the county chairman
of the party shall give a 10-day
notice of the county convention
and precinct chairmen should give
a 10-day notice of precinct meet
ings, in compliance with state
rules of organization.
The resolution mentioned that
there is a question as to whether
precinct committees elected in
Morehead City should be certified
to the state convention, due to the
fact that meetings were not an
nounced.
Judge Luther Hamilton moved
that the resolution be adopted. It
was seconded by W. H. Potter,
Beaufort. Judge Hamilton said,
“If there were those’ who were
denied the opportunity to take part
in the precinct meetings, that reso
lution is in order.
“If there’s any fault,” he con
tinued, “it’s with the precinct
chairmen and such chairmen are
not to be commended.”
Wiley Taylor Jr. recommended
that a resolution be drawn in mem
ory of the late Alvah Hamilton.
Adopted also was a resolution pre
sented by Cecil Morris, Atlantic,
recommending that the State Wa
ter Resources commission be giv
en the same status as the State
Highway commission.
' The resolution passed almqst
unanimously. One loud “No,"’
thundered forth when the vote was.
taken.
All Democrats in good standing
were designated as delegates to
the state convention Thursday at
Raleigh. ■
A. H. James, chairman of the
Democratic committee, who pre
sided, announced names of com
mittee officers for the coming two
years. They were elected at an
executive committee meeting prior
to the convention.
Mr. James was re-elected chair
man; others re-elected were Mrs.
D. F. Merrill, first vice-chairman;
and Mrs. Clayton Fulcher Jr., sec
ond vice-chairman. George Han
cock was elected third vice-chair
man (an office that had not been
filled the past two years); Mrs.
Thelma Pittman was elected sec
retary, succeeding Ronald Earl
Mason; and Nathan Garner was
elected treasurer, filling a post
that had not been filled recently.
Candidates were introduced and
other outstanding county Demo
See CONVENTION Page 8
Sea Level Hospital
Plans Fish Fry
Plans arc already in the making
for the ninth annual July Fourth
fish fry for the benefit of Sea Level
community hospital.
The fish fry will begin at noon
on the hospital grounds, announces
Charles F. Caudell Jr., hospital ad
ministrator.
Mr. Caudell adds that negotia
tions have just been completed for
new cooking equipment to be used
at the fish fry. The outdoors dining
area is also going to be enlarged
and improved again this year.
The menu will be announced at
a later date, closer to the time
when tickets will be placed on sale.
Choral Club to Sponsor Workshops
The Carteret Choral club will
sponsor in Beaufort this summer
a summer workshop m music,
speech, drama, arts-crafts and
painting, announces Mrs. Charles
Hassell, choral club director . . .
providing enough people enroll.
The workshop will continue six
weeks, from June 18 to July 28.
Members of the faculty will be
Mrs. Hassell, Mrs. Robert Davis,
Mr. 'and Mrs. Elmer Griese and
Mrs. A1 Hubbard.
A complete schedule has been set
up and persons may get registra
tion blanks from choral club mem
bers or at the arts-crafts display
scheduled for downtown Beaufort
May 22-26.
No registration will be accepted
after May 26. Size of enrollment
will determine site of classes, Mrs.
Hassell explains. Several build
ings, she said, are available. “We
will choose a cool, roomy, com
fortable working place for a pleas
Cherry Point MCAS was Officially
Commissioned 20 Years Ago, May 20
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A Grumman “Duck” (i2F), piloted by Lt. CoJ. Thomas J. Cush
man, was the first aircraft ever to use Cherry Point’s runways. He
made the landing on March 18, 1942. Lt. Col. Cushman, now a re
tired lieutenant general, was the first commanding officer of MCAS,
Cherry Point. (Official US Marine Corps Photo).
Chamber Ad Committee
Hears Report on Projector
Members of the chamber of com-H
merce advertising committee heard
a report Monday night from the
chairman, Ben Alford, on use of
the new slide projector.
It was used during the garden
club convention and at the port
when the Ariadne sailed Wednes
day. Mr. Alford said the chamber
now has 80 slides, but more are
needed for better coverage of the
many attractions the county has.
He noted that the request for
slides, made through THE NEWS
TIMES, brought a good response.
The bon voyage send-off for the
Ariqdqe was discussed and the
committee agreed it was success
ful, but statewide and tv coverage
was not what had been hoped. Bob
Simpson, committee member, was
appointed to handle news and pub
licity for the sailing of the Vic
toria May • 23. The committee
agreed to give any assistance nec
essary.
J. A. DuBois, chamber manager,
was asked to write letters of ap
preciation to all who helped in the
bon voyage activities for the
Ariadne: the hostesses from Beau
fort and Morehcad City; Ralph
Wade, director of the Morehead
City high school band; band mem
bers, majorettes, Morehead City
Floral Co., Ottis Fish market, Jef
ferson restaurant, Coca-Cola Bot
tling Co., charter sportsfishing
fleet, Ben Alford, Walter Fried
richs, Charles McNeill, Clifton
Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. William T.
Davies, all port employees, and
THE NEWS-TIMES.
Signs proposed for posting on the
outskirts of every town in the coun
ty were shown. A committee will
visit all communities to seek par
ticipation in the project.
Mr. Simpson told of progress be
ing made by Fabulous Fishermen
to raise $1,700 for the production
and circulation of a color movie on
sportsfishing in Carteret.
Bill Strickland revealed plans
for the blue marlin festival in
Morehcad City June 2 and asked
that folks be on the lookout for
more floats and parade features.
Attending the meeting, in addi
tion to those mentioned, were W.
C. Matthews Jr., W. L. Derrickson,
Tom Talton, Charles McNeill, and
Kenneth Newsom.
Calls off Trip
Mayor W. H. Potter, Beaufort,
a vice-president of the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress, said
yesterday he will not be attending
the rivers and harbors meeting
this week at Washington. His pri
vate business and town business,
he said, demands his staying
home.
ant atmosphere and relaxing ac
tivity,” she said.
Mrs. Hassell explained that this
is a grassroots, hometown coop
erative k movement to establish a
summer arts colony or workshop.
Mrs. Davis will handle all pri
vate lessons in voice and piano
Tide Tablo
Tides nt the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Tuesday, May IS
5:19 a.m. 11:38 a.m.
5:54 p.m. .
Wednesday. May 11
6:05 a.m. 12:10 a.m.
6:33 p.m. 12:19 p.m.
Thursday, May 17
6:48 a.m. 12:53 a.m.
7:00 p.m. 12:59 p.m.
Friday, May 18
7:27 a.m. 1:35 a.m.
7:43 p.m. 1:38 p.m.
Town Suffers
Weekend Series
Of Break-Ins
A series of break-ins marked a
busy weekend for the Beaufort po
lice department.
Chief Guy Springle and sheriff’s
deputy S. B. Edwards called in an
SBI agent to look into a break-in
at the Hamilton Furniture Co. on
Live Oak street. The store was
entered sometime Friday night,
the entry being made by prying a
door off its hinges in the ware
house adjoining the store.
Entrance to the store itself was
made by breaking the glass and
unhooking a latch on a door. An
attempt was made to get into the
safe in the store office, and about
$7.50 taken from the cash register.
Another break-in over the week
end was at Paul Motor Co., which
was entered by a trap door in the
floor. About $10 in change was
taken from a change box on ‘ a
snack display.
Reported Friday morning were
two cases of vandalism and a pos
sible entry into two firms on US
70, Beaufort. The One-Hour Dry
cleaners reported the glass broken
in a back door, but nothing was
reported missing.
The Red and White Grocery next
door had telephone wires pulled
loose from the side of the budding.
Water faucets at the back of both
buildings were turned on, flooding
the back lots of the stores.
Hangar Looters to Go
Before Juvenile Judge
Several youngsters under 16 will
appear Saturday morning bdfore
juvenile judge A. H. James on
charges of breaking into a plane
hangar at Beaufort-Morehcad air
port last week.
The sheriff’s department report
ed yesterday that items taken from
the hangar have been recovered.
The theft was discovered Thurs
day night by Joe Elkins, who leases
the hangar. Taken were a citizens’
band walkie-talkie radio valued at
$150, ammunition, hunting clothing
and life jackets.
The loot was found in the young
sters’ homes and outdoors where
they had hidden it. The boys were
apprehended Friday.
and Mrs. Hassell will handle all
class groups in voice and piano.
Mr. and Mrs. Griese, who will
teach art, are from Richlands.
They have classes in the Swans
boro-Jacksonville section and. are
members of the State Art museum.
They have done many illustrations
in connection with the civil war
centennial and the forthcoming
tercehtenary.
Arts-crafts courses will be taught
by several local women, under the
direction of Mrs. Hubbard, Glouc
ester.
All students will be eligible to
participate in the music-drama
workshop. From this class will
emerge a musical stage production
for late summer , . . depending
on enrollment.
All classes will meet once a week
for a two-hour period, from 7-9
p.m., with the exception of stu
dents 12 to 15 years of age who
will meet one morning a week if
Air Base Now Employs Close
To 12,000 Marines, Civilians
By M/SGT. L. F. NADOLNY *
Cherry Point — With little fanfare, Lt. Col. Thomas J.
Cushman assumed command of the Marine Corps Air sta
tion, Cherry Point, during official commissioning cere
monies May 20, 1942.
The ceremony was almost austere. Officers were invited
to attend if their work loads and
other responsibilities permitted.
The United States was at war—
this was not the time for colorful
military pageantry or prolonged
patriotic speeches. A giant mili
tary installation was being built.
Its muscle and sinew, its men,
runways and aircraft were desper
ately needed for defense and train
ing. It was to become the world’s
largest Marine Corps' Air station.
Today, exactly 20 years later,
Cherry Point is still a giant, still
needed for defense, still needed
for training. In these days of
“cold war” tensions, the sprawl
ing giant can look back on its ac
complishments of World War II
and the Korean conflict, confident
in its ability to meet whatever new
role which might be demanded of
it.
Before the coming of construc
tion workers, bulldozers and Lea
thernecks in 1942, Cherry Point
was a quiet, tranquil, rural land.
By today’s standards it would prob
ably be described as a depressed
area. •
Forty-two families were scattered
across its original 8,500 acres.
Large segments of the acreage be
longed to the State and Federal
In observance of Cherry Point
Appreciation Week, Carteret
especially invites Marine person
nel to the county this week. Free
free entertainmeijt and
free parking in Beaufort and
Morehead City are available to
Marines and their families.
government. Most income was
gained from farming. Few roads
existed and even fewer were paved.
Cherry Point took its name from
a postofficc that had existed for
lumber interests in the area. It
had closed in 1935. It is said the
postoffice took its name from the
“point” of land which jutted into
the Neuse river near Hancock
creek. Cherry trees once grew
there.
The original appropriation for
construction of the massive air
station was $10,000 short of $15
million. Value of privately owned
land (7,582.2 acres) was appraised
at $104,869. More was to be ac
quired later.
Preparation of the site started
Aug. 6, 1941, and paving of run
ways began in November. With
the declaration of war following
the attack against Pearl Harbor,
construction was accelerated.
Workmen began laboring 10 hours
per day, seven days a week on
day and night shifts.
On March 18, 1942, Lt. Col. Cush
man landed the first aircraft ever
to use the runway at Cherry Point,
a two-winged amphibious aircraft
(J2F) built by Grumman.
It was a small beginning but the
later pace might easily be called
fantastic. Before the end of World
War II, untold thousands of pilots
and enlisted technicians were to
pass through Cherry Point. Squad
rons, groups and Wings were to
be established, equipped, and
trained; many were transferred to
the war in the Pacific.
The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
was organized at Cherry Point in
November 1942. After its depart
See AIR BASE Page 8 v
enrolled in speech, public speaking?
and drama.
The music drama workshop will
be open from 10 a. m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesdays.
No student may enroll for less
than six weeks. A person may en
roll for only one course or all five.
Charges for the courses range from
$3 per student per week for one
course, to $10 per student per week
for five courses.
Further information may be had
by contacting Mrs. Hassell, 811
Ann st., or by phoning PA8-4294
Clubs Endorse Issue
Veterans of World War I and the
Civitan club, Morehead City, have
endorsed the Morehead City arm
i ory proposal, according to Dr. Rus
sell Outlaw. Persons helping to
promote interest in the armory
bond issue will meet at 7 tomor
row night at the armory.
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Republicans Set
Date for Dinner
Carteret Republicans are spon
soring a fund-raising dinner
Thursday, May 24, in Morehead
City.
The speaker will be Claude L.
Greene Jr., Robersonville, who
is seeking the Republican nomi
nation as US senator from North
Carolina. If successful in the pri
mary, he will run against US
Sen. Sam J. Ervin in October.
The dinner, which takes the
place of the Lincoln Day dinner
usually held in February, will
begin at 8 p.m. at Capt. Bill’s
restaurant.
ASC Members
Attend Annual
Dinner Friday
County ASC committeemen met
Friday night at Fleming’s restau
rant, and heard Wayne Wang, of
the state Agricultural Stabilization
rfhd Conservation office, speak.
Mr. Wang commented on the
national farm pro Diem after the
dinner, saying that the United
States has the unique position of
being the only nation in the world
with a problem of abundance.
The principal problems facing the
nation in farm surpluses are the
high cost of storage, decreasing
farmer’s income and the distribu
tion of the surplus. The supply
management and use of the sur
plus for peace is the means of
solving the problem used by the
present administration, Mr. Wang
said.
Other methods proposed are to
do away with the farm program
altogether and to use land retire
ment. The farm problem arose dur
ing the depression, and was greatly
increased by mechanization and the
big increase in production in World
War II.
In the 1950’s the necessary ad
justment to keep some surpluses
in line was not made, the cost of
the surplus increasing from 2.5 bil
lion to 9.2 billion dollars.
Farmers did not get the dollars,
Mr. Wang said, storage businesses
profited while the farmer absorbed
the losses caused by the decrease
in farm prices. Forced to produce
more with less, to meet the cost
of higher priced supplies, farmers
increased production.
The present plans are to manage
supply, and to reduce surplus com
modities by distribution to needy
nations to promote peace. The feed
grain program releases grain on
the open market as acreage is re
tired, reducing surplus stock as
part of the supply management
(dan.
County ASC office manager B. J.
May presided at the meeting.
Twenty-five ASC committeemen
attended.
Coast Guard Answers
Call from Fishing Boat
Fort Macon Coast Guardsmen
answered one call for assistance
during the last part of the week.
The Jarrett Bay, a 65-foot fishing
vessel from Beaufort, experienced
engine failure Friday and was tow
ed to Beaufort by the Coast Guard
40-footer.
The breakdown happened one
mile west of buoy 5, Beaufort in
let. Manning the 40-footer were
Quinn, BM1, Woodard, BM1, Gres
ham, EN2 and Cantrell, SNBM.
Revival in Progress
Revival services are now in pro
gress in the Pentecostal Holiness
church, Beaufort, announces Rev.
Hildred Potter, pastor. The guest
evangelist is the Rev. Peter Rivis,
New Bern. Services will be held
each night at 7r30 through Sunday.
A. Alexander
Will Address
Neuse Group
Atwell Alexander, Stony- Point,
beef cattleman and poultryman,
will be the speaker at the banquet
of the Neuse Development associa
tion at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the
Biltmore Motor hotel, Morehead
City.
Mr. Alexander is a member of
the North Carolina Poultry council,
the North Carolina Agricultural
Marketing association and the
North Carolina State Board of Ag
riculture. He is on the advisory
council for the Dean of the School
of Agriculture, and chairman of
the Alexander County Industrial
Development association.
He has been active in the North
west North Carolina Development
association since 1956 and served
ode year as its president.
Mr. Alexander was chairman of
the Alexander County Poultry
council when the idea of establish
ment of a poultry dressing plant
in that county was conceived. He
was instrumental in seeing that
this plant was established,
i He served two terms as a coun
ty commissioner, and was active
in soliciting funds for the estab
lishment of the Alexander County
hospital. In addition to these ac
tivities, Mr, Alexander is active
id church affairs and the North
Carolina State Grange.
Mr. Alexander has been a lead
ing supporter of North Carolina
I agriculture and of North Carolina
State college for many years. He
did his undergraduate work in
geology and later worked for Shell
Oil Co. in Texas as a geologist. In
addition, he has completed much
of the work for a doctorate at the
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill.
Some years ago Mr. Alexander
decided to go into farming. Since
that time he has built one of the
most successful farms in the state.
It has a capacity of about 20,000
layers and 100 head of beef cattle.
Three Cars
Crash Friday
A three car accident occurred in
Beaufort at 9 p.m. Friday.
Police said that John Weeks,
Beaufort, stopped suddenly near
Marsh and Cedar streets, and Har
vey Hughes Fillingamc, Beaufort,
driving a 1959 Ford in back of
Weeks, slammed on brakes and
was struck in the rear by a 1956
Ford driven by Roscoe Conway,
route 2, Beaufort.
Damage to the Fillingame car
was about $250 and damage to the
Conway car totaled about $300.
Weeks was charged with making
a sudden stop without warning.
Fillingame was charged with
drunken driving and Conway was
charged with following too close
ly.
The accident was investigated by
officer Howard Hill, who also in
vestigated another accident Satur
day, when Billy Hardy, Beaufort,
skidded on wet pavement in High
land Park and bis 1956 Ford slid
into a ditch. Only minor damage
resulted to the car.
Roadwork Near Town
To be Finished This Week
With, good, weather, completion
of resurfacing roads east and north
of Beaufort is expected this week.
The roads are highway 70 to North
fiver and the Merrimon road to the
Laurel road.
When that is, finished, the cause
way to the "beach will be resur
faced, a job which will take about
a day and a half, according to J.
H. Burruss, resident highway en
gineer in the county.
Also to he paved are the park
ing areas at the Fort Macon state
park. Cost of that paving will be
met by state park funds, Mr. Bur
russ said. ,
Lloyd Lawrence, Mbrebead City,
pertinent.
to the