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WANT TO VOTE? ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES I 51st YEAR, NO. 85 TWO SECTIONS_10 PAGES CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES, M OREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, N. C. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1962 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Firemen Fight Brush Fire *1 . !:vf -" mm*. Morehcad City firemen work on a good-sized brush fire off Calico drive. The blaze began at about 1 p.m. Wednesday from a trash fire. Firemen were called about 1:30 p.m. A stiff breeze moved the fire at a rapid pace. Firemen were called because homes in the area were threatened. Farm Agent's Office Invites Farmers to Have Soil Tested The county farm agent’s office is sponsoring a two-week soil testing campaign this week and next week. Farmers are asked to turn their soil samples in to receiving sta tions throughout the county no later than Thursday, Nov. 1. The receiv ing stations are listed below. R. M. Williams, county agricul tural agent, says: “,It takes only a short time to take soil samples for sending into the soil testing lab at the Depart ment of Agriculture, Raleigh, for analysis. “If you will gather your soil samples, our office will furnish the boxes and information sheets with out cost. I will take the soil samp les to the soil testing division in Raleigh and save you the postage of mailing them in. The Depart ment will make the analysis and send you the lime and fertilizer recommendations without any cost to you. When have you ever re Ella, Who Could nt Make Up Her Mind, Finally Went to Sea Friday Oceangraphy Group Visits Beaufort Fisheries Lab The Bureau of Commercial Fish eries oceanography committee vis ited the biological laboratory at Beaufort Wednesday and Thursday. The committee, appointed by the director of the Bureau of Commer cial Fisheries to visit bureau lab oratories, review the research pro grams and discuss future plans, consists of Vernon E. Brock, chair man, Washington, D. C.; Dr. Rich ard A. Barkley, chief, ocean ography program, Honolulu, Ha waii; Dr. Theodore R. Rice, chief, radiobiology program, Beaufort; Dr. Oscar E. Sctte, Stanford, JC's Discuss Registration Beaufort Jaycees met at the din ing hall of the Duke marine labora tory Monday night and welcomed Ward King and Gray Dixon to their membership, swelling the ranks of the Jaycees to 25 members. The club also heard a report on fheir voter registration project, held in conjunction with the Beau fort rescue squad. A total of 75 ’ voters were registered Tuesday night with the help of Beaufort registrar U. E. Swann and Billy Spruill of the rescue squad. Voters unable to get to the court house annex to register can get to the registrar by phoning A. C. Blankenship, PA8-4720 days and PA8-4496 nights. The club passed a resolution call ing for Beaufort to be divided into . two precincts for voting after the November election. The group also discussed the pos sibility of making a survey to de termine the cost of restoring the Scout building, with a committee of Jaycees to report later to the building’s board of trustees. The club plans to take over the building as a civic improvement project. , Interested persons may meet with the Jaycees Monday night at 7:30 at the dining hall of the Duke laboratory. Carnival Postponed The Morehead City school Hal loween carnival, originally sched ; uled for Friday night, was post poned because of the hurricane threat. The earnival will be held Thursday at 5 p.m. at the school. i ceived such a bargain for your interest and effort? “How much money will you in vest in lime and fertilizer in 1963? There is a good chance that this will be one of your largest produc tion cost items. To be sure that the lime and fertilizer is used where it will give a good return for the money you invest, you should know the lime status and fertility levels of the soil in each field. Ad justing liming and fertilization practices according to soil tests will help in making more efficient use of lime and fertilizers. “Where lime is needed, it should be applied well ahead of planting and on very acid soils should be applied this fall. This is one good reason why you need to collect soil samples now. “Another reason for fall samp ling is to avoid the early spring j rush of sampling and the possibil Calif.; and Dr. Carl J. Sindermann, chief, Atlantic herring program, Boothbay Harbor, Me. On Wednesday morning, F. C. June, acting laboratory director, biological laboratory, Beaufort, gave a brief history of the labora tory and its programs. Summary reports also were presented by Dr. Rice; P. R. Nichols, chief, shad striped bass program; J. W. Reint jes, acting chief, menhaden pro gram; and G. H. Rees, chief, blue crab program. In the afternoon, Mr. June pre sented a summary of laboratory problems and proposals for future work. On Thursday morning, the com mitteemen were escorted on an informal tour of the Beaufort lab oratory and were familiarized with the research facilities. The oceanography committee’s recommendations, which influence the future operations of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, deal not only with scientific matters, but with program and laboratory man agement, including administrative, personnel, and financial problems. The committee’s report will fig ure in the proposed expansion of the Beaufort laboratory’s activities and facilities, including the acquis ition of an oceanographic vessel. The committee members left Beaufort Thursday noon for visits to the Bureau of Commercial Fish eries Biological laboratories at Washington, D. C., and Oxford, Md. At the conclusion of these visits, the committed members will re main at Oxford, Md., to prepare their report. | ity of bad weather during the win ter months. Take your soil samples now and plan your crop production ' programs to take full advantage : of the potential from liming and fertilization.” Soil receiving stations: Pelletier’s store, Stella; Mrs. Joe Taylor's | store, Bogue; Leon Weeks’ store, I Highway 24 (Newport RFD); Roy Garner’s Feed & Seed store, New port. Rock Corbett's store, Newport; Charles Freeman’s store, Crab Point; Gaskill’s Feed & Seed store, Beaufort; Harvey's Pure Oil Sta tion, Highway 101 (Beaufort RFD). Wallace Conner’s store, Harlowe; Oscar Pittman's store, Merrimon; Hill's Grocery, South River com munity; Johnnie Davis’ store, Da vis. Winston Hill, Atlantic; Pigott’s store, Gloucester; and Markers Is land REA.. ► Hurricane Ella, which hung off the coast of Georgia for more than a day and posed a threat to the North Carolina coast, finally mov ed out to sea late Friday. The storm was one of the largest in recent years and all vessels in the area were taking utmost pre cautions. Both the Frying Pan and Diamond Shoals lightships were ordered off their stations at sea and sought refuge in port. Both were first ordered to More head City but when the Frying Pan ship could not make headway against strong seas, it went into Wilmington. The Diamond Shoals lightship and its relief ship went into Morehead City. It is highly unusual for the light ships to be ordered into port, but the severity of the storm, plus “weakened mooring chains,” led Fifth Coast Guard headquarters to order the ships off station. Jim Hux, Red Cross disaster chairman for the county, reported that the Red Cross had moved 12 disaster workers into New Bern, who were ready to be dispersed to any community in this area, should the storm hit Also moved into New Bern by the Red Cross was the Mecklen burg county mobile canteen, the last word in mass feeding, which would have been sent into any coastal area, were that necessary. Mr. Hux said the canteen also was equipped as a first aid station. Carolina Power and Light Co. sent an extra crew into Morehead City Thursday night, in prepara tion for Ella. Saturday brought bright blue skies and sunshine, as did Sunday. A light rain started to fall Sunday night, the first rainfall recorded since Oct. 5. Highest wind velocity clocked by the Atlantic Beach weather station during the hurricane threat was 40 .miles an hour. ' Town Police, SBI Work on Burglary ) . t At Noe Home, Beaufort, Thursday 4 Disabled Craft Get Assists From Fort Macon Coast Guard crews were busy last week assisting disabled craft. Monday, two sailboats, the Bri er, a 38-fooler from Louisburg, W. Va., and the Green Heron, a 39-foot sailboat from New York City, were refloated after running aground in Calico creek near the No. 1 and No. 2 day marks. Assisting in the refloating job were Billy Smith, EN1, Newman Cantrell, SNBM and Lenton Lewis, SN. Three boats received aid Wed nesday, the first being the Cotton wood, a 26-foot cabin cruiser from Ilarkers Island. The boat had en gine failure near the Morehcad Beaufort bridge, and was towed to satety. Coast Guard crew was Clayton Russell, BM2, William Allen, BM2, Isom Lewis, EN1, and Steven Shep pard, SN. A 22-foot cabin cruiser from At lantic Beach was towed in after engine failure off the port termi nal, with Atlantic Beach real es tate man John A. Baker and two others aboard. Assisting crew was A. 11. Quinn, BM1, George Garrett, BM2, George Godley, SNBM, and Billy Smith, EN1. The Sarah II. Ill, a 45-foot cabin cruiser, was towed in after engine failure in Adams creek near the No. 12 day beacon. Assisting were William Allen, BM2, George God ley, SNBM and Isom Lewis, EN1, and Newman Catre Cantrell, SN BM. On Thursday, the 40-footcr from Fort Macon went to New Bern in search of a missing cabin cruiser in the Neuse river. The overdue boat was located by a civilian air craft at Broad Creek in the Neuse River. Also on Thursday, a 23-foot sail boat owned by C. R. Whcatly, Beaufort, and operated by Berea Rice, Morehead City, had engine failure near the port terminal and was towed in by the 40-footer. Manning the 40-footcr were Charles Conway, BM1, George Godley, SMBM, Steven Sheppard, SN and Billy Smith, EN1. A 25-foot cabin cruiser was tow ed in Saturday after flares from the boat brought aid. The boat’s engine failed about two miles from the Beaufort inlet sea buoy. It was from Cherry Point with seven per sons on board, _.. —— aking the assist were William Allen, BM2, Gary Plough, EN3, and Larry Medlin, SN. Couple Apprehended For Fire-Lighting Deer Apprehended for fire-lighting deer at 10 p.m. Saturday on the Merrimon road were Mr. and Mrs. Norman Willis, Beaufort. A hearirig in recorder’s court has been scheduled for the couple Tues day, Oct. 30. According to game protectors who came upon the two, Mrs. Wil lis was driving the car and her husband used a shotgun to kill a buck. Being used was a car spot light and a flashlight, the officers said. State game protectors who issued the citation were Reuben Crump ton and James Lewis. Tides at the Beaufort Bar Tide Table HIGH LOW Tuesday, Oct. 23 4:39 a.m. 4:55 p.m. 10:51 a.m. 11:17 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24 5:30 a.m. 5:44 p.m. 11:38 a.m. 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 6:14 a.m. 6:28 p.m. 12:23 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26 6:54 a.m. 7:06 p.m. 12:40 a.m. 1:05 p.m. The Coast Guard tyjys stern-first the motor sailor, Miss Alice, out of Beaufort, which ran into trouble near the port terminal, Morehead City, as hurricane Ella was threatening. The Coast Guard said the boat’s engine failed, and it drifted aground. The State Bureau of Investigation and Beaufort po lice were continuing investigation yesterday of a burg lary and assault at the Charles Noe home, 122 Ann St., Beaufort. Victim of the burglary was Mrs. Charles Noe, who was injured when the intruder struck her with an empty vase. Police are looking for a man who, they say, entered 4 Fish Fry to Launch '62 Cancer Crusade Carteret's 19G2 Cancer Crusade will be launched with a giant fish fry next Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the National Guard armory, Morehead City. Tickets are only $1. They may be obtained at First-Citizens Bank and Trust Co. or THE NEWS-TIMES office, Morehead City, and at, the sheriff’s office, Beaufort. The fish fry is sponsored by the Carteret Business and Pro fessional Women's club, which is conducting the crusade. Dunes C!ub Case Upsets Hearing The hearing before the State Utilities commission today, rela tive to installation of fire hydrants in newly-annexed areas of Beau fort, has been postponed. The postponement was necessary because the town attorney, C. R. Wheatly, had to be in court in this county. Mr. Wheatly is representing the Dunes club, Atlantic Beach, in the suit which seeks to recover from insurance companies damages sus tained by the club in hurricane Donna. The case started in last week's session of civil court and has run over into this week. A. 11. James, clerk of superior court, said yes terday that the continuation of coart into another week, for trial of a case, is highly unusual. By yesterday, cross-examination of witnesses had not yet begun. The fire hydrant case involves the town of Beaufort and Carolina Water Co., the utility which has been requested to furnish the hy drants and water mains. NCEA to Meet; No School Friday Dr. Marguerite J. Fisher, asso ciate professor of political science, Syracuse university, will be the principal speaker at the general session of the eastern district of the North Carolina Education As sociation at the Grainger high school, Kinston, Friday. Carteret schools will be closed that day to permit teachers to attend. Superintendent I. B. Hudson, Onslow county schools, Jackson ville, will introduce the speaker. The theme for the meeting is “Learning—the Passport to Free dom.’’ Ernest W. Morgan, district presi dent, will preside. Dr. Ben G. Childs, president, De partment of Retired Teachers, NCEA, Durham, will address the Division of classroom teachers dur ing their luncheon meeting. At a joint luncheon of the prin cipals, superintendents, and direc tors of instruction, Dr. Fisher will speak. Town Board Approves Planning Commission s Proposal to Zone The Morehead City town board endorsed Thursday night the coun ty planning commission’s plan to zone one one mile outside the Morehead City limits. The board met at the town hall, passing a motion that paved the way for the planning commission to enact its plans. The board also reappointed W. C. Carlton to another three-year term on the city planning commis sion. Another appointment was E. L. Smithwick to fill out the unex pired term of P. H. Geer Jr. on the city zoning board. Appearing before the board was a delegation from the city recrea tion commission, headed by Burke Ambrose. The group requested a more sys tematic method of paying the com mission’s pro rata share of taxes, and the repayment of approximate ly $14,000 diverted from funds due the commission that were appro priated to other funds. The group said that years of ►the house by cutting a window screen on the west side of the house. Mrs. Noe said she could give no description of him other than the fact that he was a Negro. The burglar, who entered the home shortly before 10 p in. Thurs day. escaped with Mrs. Noe’s purse whidi contained a large amount of cash. Mrs. Noe is owner and operator of the Beauty Bar, a beauty shop in Beaufort. She was working on business records at her dining room table. Police said that she was seated so that her back was toward the kitchen. Leading into the kitchen is a hall way from a bedroom. The burglar gained access through the bedroom. Hooks on the bottom of a large screen were opened after the Screen was Cut. then the lower half of the window raised. Mrs. Noe had placed the lid of a box behind her in the kitchen. The sound of the intruder stepping on the box lid caused her to glance around and she saw the man with his arm upraised, holding the vase, ready to crash it down on her head. Her movement caused the vase to hit a glancing blow on the back of her head. It struck her shoul der. then her left hand. She was knocked to the floor but screamed to the burglar not to kill her, but if it was money he wanted, to take her purse, which was nearby. lie grabbed it and fled the same I way he had entered the house, i Mrs. Noe rushed out of the house t > '.he Gordon Hardestys who live next door. She told them a man l was in her house and Miss Patsy Hardesty notified the police. Police discovered that the burg lar, upon entering the bedroom, had. removed a bunch of artieial flowers from a heavy vase on a bureau. He laid the flowers on the floor and then continued to the dining room where Mrs. Noe was working. He left the vase behind when he ran. Mr. Noe, who was away on a business trip, was notified of the incident by one of his salesman who read of it in a newspaper Fri day morning and telephoned Mr. Noe in South Carolina. Mrs. Noe was recovering satis factorily from her injuries yester day but was still under doctor’s cSre. She is a member of the State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners and a director of the National In terstate Council of Slate Boards of Cosmetology. Forcible entry of a home in this state is a felony. I Office-Minded Thief Take Business Machines Thieves made a good haul at the Safrit Lumber Co., Beaufort, Thursday night, taking an adding machine, a calculator and a check writing machine. The machines were valued at close to a thousand dollars. The theft was discovered by .Robert Safrit, owner, who said that the machines were taken between the fir’s regular closing time and 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Mr. Safrit missed the machines when he returned to the office. Police chief G. R. Springle said en try to the office was made through a window at the rear. The ma chines are believed to have been taken out through the window. operating on a minimum budget has left them with practically no funds and a list of extensive re pairs to be made to the city rec reation center. Town clerk Ray Hall explained that the shift to the new system of tax collection had temporarily de layed, the September check due the commission, but that the check would be handed the commission before the week was out. Mr. Hall added that the commission, by re quest, could get advances to meet current bills up to the amount due them for the month before the check arrived. Approximately $10,500 is due the commission annually from tax sources. Mayor G. W. Dill explained that previous budgets had left no funds to pay back the amount to the commission and returning the sum to the commission would have to begin with the 1963-1964 budget. The board agreed to include the first part of the repayment in the ’63-64 budget. Mrs. Charles Noe . . . burglary victim Officers Report 10 Recent Auto Accidents State troopers and sheriff's depu ties investigated ten accidents since Thursday. Several persons involved suffered minor injuries. C R. McCauslcy. Swansboro, was taken to a Jacksonville hos pital after the truck he was driv ing left the Stella road Saturday afternoon and hit a pine tree. Richard E. Connelly, Cherry Point, was slightly injured when the 1957 Plymouth he was driving left highway 70 at Wildwood and went into a ditch. A passenger in the car was Malcolm R. Oglesby, route 2 Newport. A 1956 Ford was demolished at 8:30 Saturday night when it ran off the Lake.road west of Newport and turned over. Driving the car was Ernest H. Bryan, route 1 New port. His son, Ernest Jr., suffered a slight arm injury. Bryan was charged with failing to report an accident and driving on the wrong side of the road. State trooper W. E. Pickard, who investigated those accidents also reported that Barry Poe, Cherry Point, was charged with improper passing after being involved in a recent accident on highway 24 two miles east of Swansboro. Poe was attempting to pass a 1958 Dodge driven by Sylvia G. Biddle. Geiger Trailer court. An oncoming truck caused him to swerve to the right. He left the road and turned over. In an at tempt to avoid the accident, the Dodge also left the highway and was slightly damaged. State trooper W. J. Smith inves tigated three accidents Thursday. Wayne E. Sowers, route 1 Beau fort, was charged with failure to yield the right-of-way at an inter section after the car he was driv ing collided with the rear of a car driven by Thomas J. Simpson, route 2 Beaufort, on the Merrimon road at the Felton Field road. James F. Andreoli, Cherry Point, was charged with driving on the wrong side of the road, following an accident on highway 70 a mile east of Newport. The officer said Andreoli lost control of his 1900 Renault. It turned over. A 1958 Borgward, driven by Rob ert F. R. Numan, Cherry Point, failed to make a curve on the Ma (See CRASHES Page 2) The board also authorized a let ter of appreciation to Albert Coates and the Institute of Government in Chapel Hill, to be included in a folio for Mr. Coates, retired di rector. The board also approved a re quest for a street light on Noyes avenue and adopted a new insur ance plan for all the city buildings except the' hospital. The hospital was large enough for a separate policy under the new package po licy for public-owned buildings. The package policy provides about 10 per cent more coverage with a 15 per cent savings in pre miums, which would amount to about $500 for Morehead City. The board also received a letter of appreciation from Paul W. Cor dova, who expressed his thanks to the board for the fast action of the department of streets on an ob structed sewer line. Mr. Cordova also commended Walter Lewis, department superintendent, for his prompt action and service. Historians Begin Ninth Year of Society • John S. MacCormack Elected President • Group Honors Retiring President The quarterly meeting of the County Historical society, Saturday afternoon at the civic center, More head, City, marked the beginning of the ninth year of the society, F. C. Salisbury, president, presid ed until the election of the new officers. Included in the report of the secretary, Thomas Kespess, was a summary of the work of the so ciety from October 1961 to October 1962, covering four meetings during that period. For October 1961, the meeting was held at Beaufort. Mrs. S. H. Houghton prepared a paper deal ing with the two Atlantic Hotels of early days, that were summer so cial centers, the Atlantic hotel in Beaufort and the Atlantic hotel in Morehcad City. In the absence of Mrs. Doughton, the paper was read by Mrs. F. C. Salisbury. Members of the society met at the civic center in Morehead City for the January meeting. A study of the Mcrrimon township was giv en by Mrs. Salisbury from an his torical sketch and large map pre pared by Mr. Salisbury. The April meeting was the high light of the year’s programs. The society, assisted by the County Civil War Centennial committee, presented in pageant, a comme moration of the 100th anniversary of the battle of Fort Macon, April 25, 1862. The pageant was written and directed by Mr. Salisbury. Very few members missed the annual watermelon cutting held in July. The society was the guest of the Swansboro Historical associa tion. Preceding the melon-cutting, a program of historical interest was given in the Methodist church. Several members from the State Department of Archives and His tory were present, taking part in the program. The good melons came from patch of John S. Jones, Cedar Point. Before calling for the report of the nominating committee, a --tri bute was paid to Miss Amie Klein whoses death occured in Septem ber. Officers elected for the com ing year: John S. MacCormack, president; Thomas Rcspess, secre tary and Mrs. E. G. Phillips, trea surer. This meeting closed the term of office of Mr. Salisbury as president. He had served in that capacity for the past five years. Before turning the meeting over to the new president, he extended his thanks for the loyal support he had received during his terms f office. He was made an honorary president for life. The paper, History in Your Own Backyard, was given by Mrs. Lu cile Smith. The article was pre pared by David Stick of Kill Devil Hills, and given by him before one of the meetings of the State Li terary and Historical association. The main theme of the article was that of not being an Historic Skimmeramus, a title given by Mr. Stick to any writer who ac cepts and make use of historic material without running down its true source. As the state will observe next year the Tercentenary of the grant ing of the Carolina Charter, the society will work with the county committee in observing the event. During the social hour, dough nuts and coffee were served. Mrs. Clayton Fulcher Jr. was welcomed as a new member. Fires Keep Firemen Busy at Oaksmith Acres Morehead City firemen battled a series of woods fires Thursday night on the Country Club ro;d. The three fires are believed to have been deliberately set. High winds complicated the bat tle. Firemen fought the blaze by beating it out with pine brush brooms. The fires were in locality of Oajksmith Acres. CCC to Meet , Coastal Carteret Communicators, citizens band radio club, will meet Wednesday night at 7:30 at the Beaufort fire station. The meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 31, but was changed because of Halloween.