CARTERET WELCOMES
DESTROYER
USS JOHN W. WEEKS
CARTERET
NEWS-TIMES
51st YEAR, NO. 68 THREE SECTIONS
EIGHTEEN PAGES CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES, MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, N. C.
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1962
SBI Agent Finds No Slot Machines
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County Okayed for Crop Insurance
Carteret is one of five counties-*
just declared eligible for federal
crop insurance, according to Jul
ius E. Mann, state director of the
program.
The announcement was made
Wednesday in letters to Moses C.
Howard and R. M. Williams, from
Mr. Mann. Mr. Howard is chair
man of the county board of com
missioners. Mr. Williams is coun
ty agricultural agent.
The county board, at its August
meeting, tabled a motion that it
pass a resolution requesting that
Carteret come under the federal
crop insurance program.
In a letter to Mr. Howard Aug.
13, Mr. Mann said, “While a reso
lution of the county board of com
missioners . . . requesting that our
all-risk tobacco program h c
brought to your county in 1963
would be helpful, it is not a re
quirement that such a resolution
be made.”
Addition of Carteret, with four
other counties this month (Bertie,
Hertford. Richmond and Yancey),
brings to 55 the total number of
North Carolina counties eligible
for federal crop insurance.
Tobacco insurance will be offer
ed in all five of the counties. To
bacco farmers in this county, hit
hard by rains in late June and early
July, initiated the move to get the
county included in the federal crop
insurance program.
In other counties, insurance is
available on peanuts, soybeans,
« cotton and other crops.
The insurance covers, under cer
tain conditions, all weather dam
age, all diseases and parasites and
fire damage up to the actual cost
of production. Neglect or departure
from recognized farming practices,
intentional damage or theft is not
covered.
The insurance will be offered sub
ject to a 5 five per cent discount
for immediate payment, and pre
miums will pot carry interest until
afUfr markets have been opened
for a short time. The program of
fers up to a 25 per cent discount
for the absence of claims for seven
consecutive years of coverage.
County commissioners took no
action on the federal crop insurance
proposal because several members
of the board felt that the program
is another government boondoggle,
using taxpayer money to keep in
business farmers that arc aggra
vating the agriculture picture by
producing more than the country
can use or sell.
In the Aug. 13 letter to Mr. How
ard, Mr. Mann quotes Fred Bailey
Jr., a member of the American
Agricultural Editors association
(reportedly not connected with the
US government). Mr. Manh notes,
“Mr. Baily said after study of our
records since 1950 that we paid in
indemnities only 95 cents of each
dollar paid in premiums nationally.
“This alone shows that we are
not paying taxpayers’ money in
indemnities to subsidize losses . . .
I have been state director of this
corporation since the first state
office was set up in 1945. Since that
time the experience in North Caro
lina comparing premiums collected
with indemnities paid have been
more favorable from the standpoint
of insurance reserve than the na
tional average. . .
“Our insurance does not compete
with any type of insurance offered
and I recommend strongly that to
bacco growers take hail and fire
insurance offered by commercial
agents. In fact, the records show
that these types of insurance avail
able through commercial channels
increase after we arc in a county
several years.”
Mr. Mann said he recommended
to the national manager and board
of directors of the Federal Crop
Insurance Corp. the approval of
Carteret for federal insurance on
tobacco “principally through the
tremendous interest expressed by
tobacco growers and businessmen
of Carteret county in our insur
ance.”
Beaufort Rotary
Sees Chamber Film
The Greater Morehcad City
Chamber of Commerce’s new film
presentation on the work of the
chamber was shown to the Beaufort
Rotary club Tuesday night.
The series of color slides and its
accompanying recorded tBlks and
comments illustrate the role of the
chamber of commerce in the coun
ty and its past work. The film was
prepared by the advertising and
promotion -department of THE
NEWS-TIMES. The presentation
was given by Ben Alford and Frank
Cassiano.
Visitors at the meeting were Har
vey Joslyn, and Fred Lewis, More
head City, Bill Heath, Sea Level,
and Graves Lewis, Goldsboro.
Trailer Park
Gets Approval
Of Sanitarian
• County Attorney
Issues Opinion
# Says Matter is One
Of Zoning
Thr proposed trailer park on
Bogue Banks, which the county
planning commission failed to ap
prove at its recent meeting, has
been approved, insofar as sanitary
facilities are concerned.
Approval was issued this week
by A. D. Fulford, county sanitarian,
following a written opinion by
Luther Hamilton Jr., county at
torney. The planning commission
had requested that Mr. Fulford
withhold approval, pending com
pliance with subdivision regula
tions.
The park, known as Silver Sands
' Mobile Home Estates, Inc., is on
i Bogue sound, west of Atlantic
Beach and 2.000 feet east of Pine
I Knoll Shores. President of the trail
| er park corporation is Bill Ed
, wards, Raleigh.
The property was formerly a part
| of Pine Knoll Shores. Ward Ballou,
j Atlantic Beach real estate agent,
who handled the property purchase
I for Edwards, said that the trailer
I park “will be a real nice thing.”
lie added that the owners of the
Pine Knoll Shores property knew
j the purpose to which the land would
! be put when it Was sold and that
their representative, Jeff Hudson,
is pleased and cannot understand
why the planning commission
should object.
Mr. Ballou said that the lots for
each trailer are “twice as big” as
those usually alloted each trailer
in most parks.
“Parks like this are springing up
all over Florida and we’re going
to have lots more here,” he pre
dicted.
The trailer park corporation plans
to lease trailer space for as short
a period as a month, up to 99 years.
No lots will be for sale, according
to present plans.
(See TRAILER PARK Page 2)
John Holcomb Discusses
Safety with Rotarians
Citizens should know the pre
liminary defenses to chemical and
bacteriological warfare as well as
atomic warfare, Newport Rotarians
were told Monday night.
Rotarian John Holcomb present
ed a talk on the means the aver
age citizen could use to minimize
dangers of atomic, chemical and
bacteriological warfare.
Mr. Holcomb went into detail on
the precautions that could be taken
prior to general instructions being
given by military and Civil Defense
sources.
Guests were visiting Rotarians
Bill Carlton, Bill Strickland and
George McNeill, all of Morehead
City.
Severe Electrical Storm
Hit County Tuesday Night
A midnight electrical storm
struck the Morehead City-Beaufort
area Tuesday night, causing a mul
titude of troubles for power com
panies, street and road mainte
nance crews and homeowners.
Brief but high winds and heavy
rains, coupled with numerous light
ning flashes, caused a number of
areas to be without electrical pow
er. Dirt jpd sand was washed on
to roads w) streets at low places
m a number of spots.
Carolina Power and Light man
ager George Stovall reported that
lightning knocked out five trans
formers, pne at the Morehead City
port. Automatic switches failed to
operate in Beaufort and the west
ern end of Morehead City, causing
Rebuilding Begins
Work started this week on clear
ing- the site of the former Rex
restaurant, preparatory to rebuild
ing. Frank Marino, manager of the
restaurant which burned this sum
mer, hopes to be back in business
by the end of the year.
Submarine Visit Cancelled;
Destroyer Will be in Port
The submarine Harder will not
he in port this weekend. Plans
were cancelled yesterday afternoon
when the Harder experienced en
gine trouble and had to put into
Charleston, S. C., for repairs.
The destroyer, John W. Weeks,
will, however, be in port at More
head City. Mayor George W. Dill,
Morehead City, will present a key
to the city to its commanding of
ficer, Cdr. .1. L. Rice, at 9:30 this
morning at the port.
The Weeks.will be open for in
spection by the public from 1 to 5
p.m. Saturday and from 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday.
No information was available on
whether the Harder visit would be
rescheduled. The commanding of
ficer of the vessel is Lt. Cdr. Jay
Ky Beam, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.
L. Beam, Beaufort.
A background story on the Har
der and a picture, the editorial,
all appearing in other sections of
today's paper, went to press prior
to receiving information that the
Harder’s trip was cancelled.
The Weeks is a 2,200-ton Sumner
class destroyer and is carrying 15
officers and 220 enlisted men. The
Weeks recently received the Navy
“E” (Battle Efficiency Award)
which is assigned the outstanding
ship in the squadron.
Car Turns Over;
Driver Unhurt
Capt. John W. Haynes, USMC,
Beaufort, escaped injury Wednes
day morning on highway 101 when
the Renault he was driving turned
over en route to Cherry Point.
Captain Haynes said he came to
in wet'giass and four people going
by stopped. They took him to his
home near Beaufort. Captain
Haynes said he doesn't even re
member telling them where he liv
ed.
He said that as he was driving
tp the base, he felt the rear end
of the Renault start to skid. He
tried to get it out of the skid and
that’s the last thing he remember
ed until he woke up in the dewy
grass.
He estimates that the car, a total
wreck, turned over about twice.
When he got home, Mrs. Haynes
insisted that he go to the Cherry
Point hospital for a check-up. X
rays were taken and Captain
Haynes, who is a pilot, was judged
okay.
Money Needed
The gap between the cost and the
amount collected for improving the
boat ramp on Front street, Beau
fort, is $42, Ronald Earl Mason
said yesterday. Cost of the impro
vement (pouring concrete, provid
ing fill) was $119. Collected was $77.
Donations should be made to Mr.
Mason at the town hall, or to Harry
Hill at the bus station. Boatmen
use the ramp free of charge.
periods of power failure of an hour
or more.
A wire down near the Do-Nut
House on highway 70 west of More
head City caused low voltages in
the Mitchell Village and Mansfield
par]C gj*ggt
Mr. Stovall said he would have
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, Aug. 24
3:22 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
3:57 p.m. 10:32 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 25
4:27 a.m. 10:42 a.m.
4:58 p.m. 11:24 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 26
5:29 a.m. 11:34 a.m.
5:33 p.m. ..
Monday, Aug. 27 .
, «:22 a.m. 12:13 a.m.
6:40 p.m. , 12:23 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 28
7:08 a.m. 1:00 a.m.
7:24 p.0i< 1:40 p.m,
Cdr. J. L. Rice, USN
. . . destroyer skipper
Mayor Proposes
Site for School
Mayor W. II, Potter this week
sent a sketch to Robert Safrit,
chairman of the county board of
education, proposing a site on high
way 70 for the proposed Beaufort
Smyrna consolidated school.
W. R. Hamilton, chairman of the
county Better Schools committee,
said that he received a copy of the
letter and sketch sent Mr. Safrit.
He expressed doubt that Smyrna
school patrons have approved the
proposal.
lie said Smyrna district and
those from Beaufort who have been
conferring on a site have been talk
ing in terms of a site just west of
the North River bridge.
Mayor Potter said that the site
he suggests is on the “Cotton
farm” about a mile and a half
from Beaufort. He said he made
no inquiry as to whether the land
would be available. He said “some
of the people I’ve talked to” think
the location would be a good one.
Jn a letter with the sketch, mayor
Potter said, “I am sure there are
other justifiable locations, how
ever, unless and until one is select
ed on merit and serviceability, our
school population will still suffer.”
27 Divorce Cases Load
First Day Court Docket
Twenty-seven divorce cases are
on the docket for superior court
Monday, first day of a two-week
civil term. Sixteen cases are sched
uled for the remainder of the week.
Seventeen cases, including the
suit brought by the Dunes club,
against insurance companies, are
docketed for the week beginning
Tuesday, Sept. 4. The Dunes club
is suing for claims it deems due it
as the result of loss of the club,
near Atlantic Beach, in hurricane
Donna in 1960.
slept right through the storm, but
his wife woke him up with the
words, “George, we re single-phas
ing!”
Most of the troubles were cor
rected by 6 a.m. Wednesday, Mr.
Stovall said, but reports of power
troubles from throughout the coun
ty were expected to be coming in
for a few days.
Phil Thomas of the Carteret
Craven REA stated that lightning
caused a few switches to go out
temporarily. The biggest outtage
involved about 50 customers in the
Newport area.
Rainfall during the storm was
3.91 inches, according to the At
lantic Beach rain gauge.
Temperatures took a drop after
the storm. High for the first part
of the week was on Tuesday, 90
degrees. The high during the night
was 80. Wednesday’s cooler wea
ther brought 86 for the day and 78
for the night.
Max. Min. Wind
Monday ..88 80 S-SW
Tuesday ..90 90 SW
Wednesday _.86 78 W
Sewage Loan
Receives Approval
A loan of $225,000 and a grant
of $25,000 to the town of Beau
fort for construction of sewer
systems was approved Tuesday
by the Community Facilities ad
ministration, Washington, D. C.
But mayor W. H. Potter, Beau
fort, said yesterday that the
town hall has received no of
ficial word on it.
Ronald Earl Mason, town clerk.,
said there is a possibility that a
mistake has been made in the
announcement, since he is not
aware that an application had
been made for a loan of that size.
According to a news release
from Washington, D. C., the loan
of $225,000 will be made if pri
vate financing on reasonable
terms is not available. The $25,
000 grant will come from the Fed
eral Water Pollution Control
agency.
The town of Beaufort is con
sidering purchase of the Caro
lina Water system, in the town,
as a part ofTts plans to put in
sewage facilities.
Meeting Monday
Residents of Front street, Beau
fort, from Fulford cast, are invited
to a town meeting at 7:30 p.m. Mon
day at the town hall to discuss in
stallation of curb and gutters and
storm drainage. The meeting has
been called by the town board.
Mavor W. H. Potter will preside.
jC_—
Morehead City Divers
Visit Civil War Wreck
Connie Willis, skin diver, bolds Enfield musket retrieved from the
wreck of a Civil War blockade runner near Wilmington. Bayonet for
the musket is in Willis’s right hand, and lead ingot and bullets found
in the sunken ship are shown in the foreground.
A group of Morebead City skin
divers made their claim to being
underwater antiquarians Sunday,
when they brought up a number
of relics from the wreck of a
blockade runner near Wilmington.
Included in the relics were lead
ingots, muskets, bayonets and
Minie bullets, better' known as
“minnic balls.”
Doing the diving were Connie
Willis. Vernon Thompson, Rusty
Patrick, Rodger Williams, Sandy
Hyman and Atlas Wade.
The wreck has been identified
as The Modern Greece, a blockade
runner trapped by Federal forces
during the civil war and scuttled
by her crew.
The muskets brought up by the
Morehcad City divers were the
popular Enfield, highly regarded
by Confederate forces, and dated
“1862." The percussion weapons
were badly corroded, as were the
matching bayonets.
Lead ingots bearing the legend
“Bagilt Works, Newton Keane and
Co., Liverpool” were part of the
cargo of the vessel, to be used for
making bullets. The divers left tin
iqgots of a larger size in the wreck
Army Reserve
Wing to Join
City Armory
# Plans Await Approval
In Atlanta
# Unit to House Offices,
Lockers, Storage Space
Maj. Gen Claude T. Bowers, ad
julant general of the North Caro
lina National Guard, reported Wed
nesday that architect's plans for
an Army Reserve wing adjoining
the Morchead City National Guard
armory are now in Atlanta await
ing approval of Third Army head
quarters.
General Bowers said the plans,
if approved, will increase by half
the floor space planned, for the ar
mory. The Army Reserve wing
would contain storage space, lock
ers and offices for the local Army
Reserve unit, the 824th Transpor
tation Company (Heavy Boat).
Both the Guard unit and Army
Reserve unit will use the same drill
hall.
General Bowers said construc
tion of the Army Reserve wing will
not delay construction already un
der way on the armory.
The Reservists returned recently
from ten months of active duty.
At present they arc using tempor
ary quarters at Havelock
Construction on the armory start
ed this month. It is located on Brid
ges street, north of the state com
mercial fisheries buildings near
the western limits of .Morehead
City.
The armory is being built with
federal funds and funds borrowed
by the town of Morchead City. The
Army Reserve wing will be financed
with Army funds.
because of their weight. The tin
ingots were marked "C. S.” and
“Cotton States,” according to the
divers.
The Minic bullets were scattered
through the wreckage, littering the
site of the wreck. The heavy bul
lets were cast with a conical cav
ity at the base, to allow the force
of the gun's explosion to expand
the base, scaling the powder gases
for maximum efficiency.
Many of the bullets still retain
the boxwood plug used by the
British on their version of the
French invention. The bullet had
an iron wedge in the base as orig
inally invented, both the wedge and
the wood plug were later found to
be unnecessary to insure proper
scaling.
According to Connie Willis, the
group plans to visit the wreck of
another blockade runner sometime
in the future, this one in the area
of Morehead City. Hopes are that
the local wreckage will yield the
same type of cargo as the wreck
near Wilmington.
The divers divided the loot
among them. Some of it can be
seen at the EJW tackle shop, Aren
dell street, Morehead City.
Sheriff Bell Releases
Report Wednesday
The State Bureau of Investigation states that no slot ma
chines are operating in this county. The announcement is
based on an investigation made by C. M. Bryan, SBI agent,
during July.
The investigation was requested by sheriff Robert L.
Bell, following publication of an editorial in the Friday,
July 13 issue of THE NEWS-TIMES, which carried with
it a picture of a child playing ;t<
slot machine. Sheriff Bell released
the report Wednesday.
The July 13 editorial stated that
a political party seeking to place
its candidates on the November
ballot had provided the picture for
publication in an ad immediately
prior to the Juno 23 primary. The
picture was not accepted for pub
iication because the party seeking
to run it could not present proof
satisfactory to the publisher that
children have access to slot ma
chines in the county.
The publisher’s position was bas
ed on the opinion that such “proof'
as the political party presented
was not conclusive enough to con
vince a jury, should legal action
be taken by the present sheriff and
his supporters, who were the tar
get of those wanting to publish the
slot machine picture.
Agent Bryan’s report follows:
“On July 16, 17 and 18, 1962, the
following places and establishments
were checked for possession of
gambling devices in the Morchcad
City-Atlantic Beach area: Elks
club, Moose club, VFW club. More
head Country club. Coral Bay
Reach club and numerous hotels,
motels, fishing piers and amuse
ment centers. The presence of any
gambling devices was not detect
ed."
The agent said that the “case is
pending’’ because the sheriff has
requested that he again check on
slot machine operation at a later
date.
Mr. Bryan’s report continues:
“On July 17, 1962, reporting agent
(Bryan) met with Carteret County
Sheriff Bobby Bell. Sheriff Bell
stated that a recent editorial in the
Morehead City paper contained a
photograph of a child playing a
slot machine. Sheriff Bell stated
that it was his opinion tjiat this
[photograph was a staged photo
graph and that the conditions in
sinuated were non-existent.
“Sheriff Bell requested that re
porting agent (Bryan) conduct an
investigation throughout Carteret
County to determine if there were
any gambling devices in this area.
It was agreed that the investiga
tion would be independent of the
Sheriff’s Department, and that a
copy of the report of said investi
gation would be turned over to Ihe
sheriff for appropriate action.”
The report was filed by agent
Bryan July 31, and was furnished
sheriff Beil last week, about Aug.
15, the sheriff said.
Sheriff Bell said, in releasing the
SBI agent’s report, “I hope that
this will serve to dispel the fears
of those who think slot machines
arc operating in this county. I
know I will be accused of having
informed places the SBI agent vis
ited that such an investigation was
under way, but the investigation
was made independent of my de
partment, as stated in the oisi
agent’s report. I earnestly request
persons, regardless of political af
filiation, who have proof that slot
machines arc operating at any
time anywhere in the county, to
contact me immediately.
“My department has no patience
with people who, just prior to an
election, coinc up with so-called
evidence of slot machine operation,
mainly in an effort to embarrass
me and my deputies, and to gain
for themselves—they hope — votes
at the polls.”
The sheriff continued, “I did not
appreciate, furthermore, a com
ment in the column, Sou’easter, in
the Aug. 10 NEWS-TIMES, stating
that perhaps the sheriff’s depart
ment did not give a d. as to
whether slot machines operate or
not. I informed the newspaper in
July that an investigation was be
ing made by the SBI.”
Coast Guardsmen
Assist Two Boats
Coast Guard personnel at Fort
Macon reported two assists to
boats during the past week, both
by the Coast Guard 30-footer.
On Saturday the 28-foot cabin
cruiser Lazy Lady ran aground
near the No. 8 marker in Boguc
sound. The boat was refloated with
the aid of Williamson, BM2, Bran
non, EN2 and Dryden, SK3, crew
aboard the Coast Guard vessel.
On Monday a 17-foot outboard
owned by Ray F. Rice, Morehead
City, had engine failure near No.
20 buoy in Beaufort inlet. Assist
ing him were Garrett, BM2, Bran
non, EN2, and Mcdliu, SN.
School Faculty
Changes Made
At Ocracoke
• Larry K. Davisson
Named as Principal
• Two New Teachers
Join Staff
Larry K. Davisson has been nam
ed principal at Ocracoke school
for" the 1962-63 school year. He
replaces Theodore Rondthalcr, who
retired at the end of last school
year after serving as principal at
Ocracoke for 14 years.
Mr. Davisson is a native of Sar
dis, W. Va., and a graduate of
Fairmont State college, W. Va. He
has taught at Clarksburg, W. Va.,
and at East Hyde high school,
Englehard. This summer he at
tended summer school at Duke
university. Mr. and Mrs. Davisson
and their son will live in a trailer
at Ocracoke.
Miss Viola Hutchins of Roper re
places Mrs. Benjamin E. Spencer
as English and French teacher in
the high school. Mrs. Spencer also
retired aftec last year. Miss Hutch
ins is a graduate of East Carolina
college, Greenville.
Miss Norma L. Sellars, who suc
ceeds Mrs. John Dcaring, is a na
Itive of New Hanover county. She
attended Western Carolina college
and has had training in grammar
grade education, including music
and art. Mrs. Dcaring resigned in
June to take care of her two small
daughters.
Mrs. Frances Saunders, Williams
ton, will return as primary teacher.
She recently attended the summer
session at East Carolina college.
She and her family will live in the
John O’Neal home.
John Dcaring returns for his
fourth year as social studies teach
er. He is a graduate of the Univer
sity of North Carolina. During his
residence at Ocracoke he has been
choir director at the United Meth
odist church and this summer was
employed by the national park ser
vice as historian and naturalist. He
and Mrs. Dcaring have purchased
a home at Ocracoke.
Ocracoke teachers will attend the
Hyde county teachers meeting to
day at West Hyde high school,
S\ygn Quarter, and will begin work
at Ocracoke Monday.
Wrecks Put
Three in Court
Three motorists were cited to
court Wednesday afternoon follow
ing auto accidents, which were in
vestigated by state trooper W. J.
Smith.
Wesley C. Long, route 1 Newport,
was charged with failure to give a
hand signal and Douglas M. Arden,
Cherry Point, with reckless driving.
The two were involved in an ac
cident at 2:10 p.m. two and a half
miles east of Newport on highway
70.
According to the officer, Long, in
a 1958 Ford, was towing a two
wheeled trailer. He had stopped to
make a left turn and was flashing
his automatic turn signal. Arden,
driving a 1955 racKara, came up
behind him and knocked the trailer
into the car.
Both were headed east. It was
raining at the time. Damage to
the Ford was estimated at $500 and
to the Packard $450.
H. Earle Mobley, Morebcad City,
headed west in A 1962 Mercury,
ran into the ditch to avoid being
involved in the collision. There was
no damage to the. Mercury.
At 2:20 p.m. Wednesday a 1958
Plymouth driven by Harry T. Col
lins III, Jacksonville, hit a sign
and telephone pole on highway 24
a mile west of the highway 70 in
tersectioti. Collins and passengers
with him were not injured but he
was charged with exceeding a safe
speed, and improper use of license
(dates.