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MARCH OF DIMES NEEDS YOUR HELP NOW Vasa! Knd Year — No. 9 Two Sections — Sixteen Pete* MOREHEAD CITY end BEAUFORT, N. C. Friday, January 18, 1963 Published Tuesdays and Friday* /Aqualab, Floating School For Fishermen, Pays Visit .•«.*•'** r i m * PRODUCTS fil it nil r li I -1* m£2&0* News-Times I’holos by Tom Sloan s The Aqualab, owned by the Maine Vocational-Technical institute, is a minesweeper that was con verted by students in a period of six weeks at a cost of $7,000 to a vessel which has been in use four yeers as a “practical classroom.” She lies here at a dock on the Morehead City waterfront. The ship is traveling the ocean route from Maine to Miami. By RUTH PEELING A floating school for fishermen and oceanographers, the only one of its type in the country stopped this week at Morehead City. The vessel was the Aqualab and is op erated by the Maine Vocational Technical institute of South Port land, Maine. Aboard the ship were 45 students enrolled in the institute’s two-year course in marine technology. Cap tain of the Aqualab is A. W. Jor dan, former Navy man and skip per of the beam trawlers in New England waters. lie and his chief, llalvor Ander sen, a Dane, and three other of ficers handle the 45 students, scheduling each one for the day’s activities so that aU will get a turn at navigation, engineering duties, collecting marine specimens and the numerous other tasks that teach the boys all they are requir ed to know when they emerge as graduates of the school. The Aqualab is on its first trip to southern waters. Bound for Mi ami, it came into Morehead City Sunday morning. It left Portland at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9. Morqhead City was a scheduled" stop. Captain Jordan said they wanted to visit the marine labs here, Duke, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, both in Beaufort, and UNC’s Institute of Fisheries Re search at Morehead City. They also visited the marine vo cational class, taught by Capt. Jim Mitchell at Morehead City school and the class, in turn, paid a visit to the Aqualab, which was tied up at the Gulf dock. Captain Jordan and chief Ander sen were guests of the North Caro lina Fisheries association at a clam bake Tuesday night at the Elks club, Morehead City. Captain Jordan said that weather prevents the Aqualab from doing efficient work in Maine waters in the winter. For that reason, they decided on the southern trip. They are collecting specimens for Woods Hole Biological labora tory, Woods Hole Oceanographic institute, oceanographic data for the Navy and releasing 600 plastic disc-type drift buoys. The Aqnalab is a 138-foot former Navy minesweeper which was built at East Boothbay, Maine, in 1944. The vessel, with all its equipment, is valued at $2Mt million. It bas two radar sets, sonar ahd three (See AQUALAB Pg. 8) Morehead City Jaycees Will Present Service Award Monday The Morchead City Junior Cham ber of Commerce will have its an nual Distinguished Service Award banquet Mortday at the Blue Rib bon club at 7 p.m., according to a report from Ed Hudson, co-chair man of the event. Mr. Hudson, speaking at the Jay cee meeting Monday, announced that guest speaker for the banquet would be the Rev. Charles Kirby, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Morehead City. Mr. Kirby was DSA winner last year. The Jaycees will present the Distinguished Service Award to the Jaycee who in the past year has done most for the community in accord with the Jaycee ideals. A dance with live music will be held . following the banquet. The public is invited to the banquet Capt. A. W. Jordan planned four years ago to set up the ma rine technology course at MV-TI then leave, but has been with the school ever since. h-—— ----— - Rotary Club Views Movie A film showing many scenes of military activity in this county was the program at the Newport Ro tary club Monday night. The film, entitled An Answer, was shown by program chairman Paul Wright. It showed the readi ness of the Navy and Marine Corps in the event of a national emer gency, and included a number of scenes of the visit of President Kennedy to Camp Lejeune, Cher ry Point and Bogue field last year. Included were locations in both Carteret and Onslow counties, plus scenes at sea. Guests at the meeting were Tom my Howard, Harry Livingston and the Rev. E. T. Vinson, all of New port, and visiting Rotarian George McNeill, Morehead City. The club meets weekly at the school lunch room. PTA to Meet Queen Street t>TA, Beaufort, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the school. All parents are invited. and dance, and tickets may be ob tained from any Jaycee member. New members will be inducted by Dan Rand, Richlands, Jaycee district vice-president. Reports at the meeting were given by Art Sanchez on the “Speak Up, Jaycee” campaign; Glenn Holt on a project to establish a More head City Red Cross chapter; and L. E. Kelly, chairman of the com munity development committee. Mr. Kelly said that a committee meeting would be held soon with a clean-up of the waterfront as a primary goal. Gordon Willis was presented with a sergeant’s pin ih the Tar Heel Corps, and Walter Willis told of plans of the club’s committee on spark plug awards. President Joe Beam urged the 200 Masons Will Meet Tuesday At Newport Hall Two hundred Masons are expec ted Tuesday al Newport in the hall of Lodge Np. ‘W> at the 7th and 8th district meeting. Charles C. Ricker, Asheville, grand master <ji the Masons in North Carolina, will be present. The meeting will be under the di rection of Thomas. W. Cathey ami Ira I. Graves, distriet deputy grand piasters. ' Mr. <Graves will preside at the afternoon session beginning at S p.m. Supper will be served at 6 and Jesse G. Graham, master of the host lodge, will preside when the meeting convenes at 7. The following masters of lodges in the two districts will head dele gations from their respective lodges: John A. Johnson, St. John’s No. 3, New Bern; Roy F. Collins, Zion No. 81, Trenton; David A. Laus terer, LaFayette No. 83, Jackson ville; Neal Windley, Franklin No. 109, Beaufort. Carl Alcock, Bayboro No.. 331; L. D. Spruill, Mount Vernon No. 359, Oriental; Mart L. Bell, Ocean No. 405, Morehead City; Ledrew D. Stubbs, Sea Side No. 429, Swans boro. Lester E. Hart, Vanccboro No. 433; Vennis M. Piner, Rainbow No. 479, Arapahoe; J. E. Whaley, Richlands, No. 564; Charles E. Hill, Doric No. 568, New Bern. Carroll W. Hawkins, Ionic No. 583, Cove City; David W. Owens, Semper Fidelis No. 680, Jackson ville; James H. Corey, Jr., Cherry Point No. 688, Havelock; Nelson B. Banks, Berne No. 724, New Bern; William L. Adams, Gran tham No. 725, New Bern. Masonic ..leaders other than Grand Master Ricker who are ex pected to be present are Charles A. Harris, Raleigh, grand secreta ry; A. D. Leon, Gray. Oxford, su perintendent of Oxford orphanage; Troy G. Robbins, superintendent of the Masonic and Eastern Star Home, Greensboro; district deputy grand lecturers Charles T. Potter of the 7th district and Benjamin IR. Alford of the 8th district. club members to visit all (he Jay Tee clubs in the district, and ap pointed Arnold Ashley as chairman of a committee on visitations. Guest at the meeting was Henry Ammons. . 1 r-'T-1" ■ 1 34 Patients Attend Orthopedic Clinic Thirty-four patients attended the orthopedic clinic at Morehead City hospital annex Saturday, Sixteen were new patients. Dr. Lenox Bak er, Duke orthopedist, was in charge. He was assisted by Dr. G. P. Sirechio of Duke. Assisting also were Mrs. G. T. Spivey and Mrs. Leota Hammer, county public health nurses; Mrs. Agnes C, Eckhoff, Mrs. Rufus But ner and Mrs. Clyde Wood Jr. Hearing on Outer Banks at New Bern Tomorrow at 10 is Open to Everyone Everyone who has an interest in preserving the state’s' geographically and historically-important outer banks is invited to a hearing at fo a.m. Saturday at the courthouse, New Bern. Discussed will be the following proposals, set forth by the North Carolina Outer Banks Seashore Park commis -:-{ I Lab Announces Open House Hours In observance of US Civil Ser vice Week, the Beaufort biologi cal laboratory of the US Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Fisheries will be open for public inspection from 10 a.m. to noon and from 2 to 4 o'clock in the afternoon Saturday. The Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Biological laboratory is located on Pivers Island. The station under acting direc tor Fred June, is the headquar ters for research study of the Atlantic menhaden, blue crab, American shad, striped bass, and for research in marine ra dio biology. , The public, and students in par ticular, arc invited to visit the lab tomorrow. Architect Looks At Morehead City Hospital Archie Royal ,Davis, Durham architect, inspected the Morehead City hospital Monday, with a view to repair. Mr. Davis said that temporary repairs can be made with a very nominal amount of money. He Rave no estimate on cost of permanent repairs. He said it would lake a while to work up those figures. The architect believes that the hospital, jpcrjBanently repaired, should gdr jfkyward, utilizing the present “purses’ home" on the ; third floor tind. extending the eleva tor. The walls, he said, are solid, “not a crack in them.” The basement, ho commented, would not then be used for housing patients or services connected with the hospital. He suggested that there be a moat constructed around the building, equipped with centrifugal pump, that could take out any water which may threaten to flood the lower part of the hos pital. The old wing, he declared, is in bad shape. In some places, floors throughout the hospital may sag a few inches, but do not indicate any serious structural fault. If the hospital is permanently repaired, the plans would include complete refinish’ing of the. outside in a manner similar to the refinish ing of the First Methodist educa tional building in Morehead City. That building was remodeled in recent years under the supervision' of Mr. Davis. Af the suggestion of the More head City town board, the More head City hospital board asked Mr. Davis to inspect the hospital and give estimates on cost of tem porary and permanent repair. Mr. Davis said Monday he would be unable to present the figures to the hospital board at its sched uled meeting last night. If a county hospital is built, Morehead City may close its hos pital which is now operated by the town, but completion of a county hospital is estimated to be at least two years hence. Federal Funds Will Build Dock at Cape The Coast Guard will let a con tract to rebuild a dock and road way at Cape-Lookout life boat sta tion during this spring. The anti cipated cost of the project is $200, 000. It is being financed through the Area Redevelopment adminis tration under the Public Works Ac celeration act, according to con gressman David Henderson of this district. The funds will be obliga ted before June 1963. This is the second project ap proved for Carteret county under the act. The prior one was for im provements in Croatan National Forest. Tide Table tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, Jan. 18 2:23 a.m. 9:02 a.m. 2:28 p.m. 9:15 p.m. Saturday, Jam. 19 3:14 a.m. 9:57 a.m. 3:26 p.m. 9:56 p.m. Sunday, Jam. 28 4:09 a m. ‘ 10:48 a.m:? 4:30 p.m. * 10:52 p.m. Mumday, Jam. 21 '• \ g 5:03 a.m. M:3T a.m: 5:28 p.m. 11:38 p.m. ■rion, for protection of the outer banks: • Request the general assembly to appropriate $500,000 eaeh year of the 1963-65 biennium to local governments, to match federal funds available for shore-protec tive works and other civil works projects. • Ask the general assembly for $50,000 during the next biennium for support of a cooperative pro gram of research and grassing aimed at re-establishing vegeta tion on dunes. • Legislative appropriation of $750,000 each year of the current biennium to be used for the pur chase of buffer strips along rela tively undeveloped shorelines. This money would go into the conting ency and emergency fund and would be allocated by the gover nor. • Legislative action to provide the State Department of Insurance with additional personnel to assist coastal counties and communities in, the development of effective building codes. This would encour age the construction of more sub stantial buildings along the coast and, at the same time, help make insurance protection more readilj available. • A request for an appropriation of $239,000 to match federal funds in a Corps of Engineers project considered necessary for the pro tection of Fort Macon State park in Carteret county. Commission chairman Woodrow Price of Raleigh feels that the fore going recommendations will, if favorably received by the general assembly, achieve three important objectives: • Establish state acceptance of a substantial share of the respon- j sibility for controlling erosion on the beaches. • Establish a local-state-fcdcral partnership principle in efforts to protect coastal areas. • Eftcourage the continuation of research with regard to the unique problems involved in beach erosion. : Among persons from this county who will attend the hearing are Monroe Gaskill, Cedar Island, and Miss Alida Willis, Morchead City, members of the Outer Banks Sea shore Park commission; mayor George Dill, Morchead City, and , mayor A. B. Cooper, Atlantic Beach. A delegation from Ocracokc will attend. Harkers Island Will Get New Postoffice The postoffice department is re questing bids on 6 new postoffice for Harkers Island. David Yeomans, postmaster, an nounced Wednesday that anyone in terested in putting up a building to postoffice specifications and renting it to the postoffice depart ment, is invited to contact him. Bids are to be in the office of Marvin W. Clem, postal depart ment real estate officer, Greens boro, by Monday, Feb. 18. The building is to be ready for occup ancy within 150 days from that date. The person offering to construct the building and rent it to the postoffice at the lowest monthly figure will be the successful bid der. Specifications may be seen at Harkers Island postoffice. The new building will be one story,'brick front and consist of a thousand feet of floor space. It will be erected on a 90 by 242-foot lot owned by Clayton Guthrie, on which the postoffice department has an option. The option will be turned over to the successful bid der who will purchase the land. The new location is about 400 yards west Of the new REA build ing. The postoffice, which will re place the present wooden building (a rental property) consists of a vestibule, work room, service room, lockbox lobby and will be air-conditioned. Persons wishing further informa tion should contact postmaster Yeomans at the postoffice, or phone him at his home, PA8-3854. Mrs. Russell Outlaw, Morehead City, has been named secretary of It* third district congressional committee of the Democratic par ty. The appointment was announc ed this week by Bert Bennett, par ty NCFA Entertains Lawmakers Carteret legislator Thomas Itennett, tenter, talks with Sen. Itay II. Walton, Southport, right, of the 10th state senatorial district, and Rep. Hugh Ragsdale, Onslow county, at the North Carolina Fish eries association clambake in Morehead City Tuesday night. Three senators on the scene were Leroy Simmon*, of Albertson, 9th district; Hen, Thomas White, KinstmrT and Sen. Luther Hamilton, Morehcad City, both of the 7th district. At the right is George B. Garner, New Bern, secretary of the NCFA. “Fisheries is a production busi ness. It’s nothing to build a fence around and,say, ‘This is a won derful resource, let’s look at it,’ ” said W. H. Potter, Beaufort, in a brief talk Tuesday night at the North Carolina Fisheries associa tion clambake. The NCFA entertained 14 law makers of eastern Carolina and other leading officials at the Elks club, Morehead City. Mr. Potter, who is manager of Beaufort Fisheries, a menhaden plant in Beaufort, put in his bid again for a stale dupartment of fisheries. For years he has cam paigned for such a department. “Fisheries has reached its pre sent status in spite of the state of North Caolina, not because of it,” Mr. Potter remarked. The ta tus could use improvement' and Mr. Potter said the challenge lies in seafood processing. “We’re d—dumb to sit by and let our fisheries products glut the market,” the menhaden industial-< ist declared. Prior to his brief re marks, Dr. W. M. Roberts, State college, showed slides on work State college scientists arc doing in promoting food processing. Processing seafood when it is plentiful and selling it in other forms when it is not plentiful is one of the great needs for stabi lization and better prices in the fishing industry, Dr. Roberts said. Dr. A. F. Chestnut, director of the Institute of Fisheries Research, Morehead City, commented that the fisheries industry has to have the knowledge that will produce predictions as to the amount of catch to be expected so that fisher (See LAWMAKERS Pg. 2) Radio Gear Will Be Moved Back To Courthouse Harry Williams, county civil de fense director, reports that the ra dio equipment now on the second floor of the old jail, Beaufort, will be moved to the basement under the clerk of court’s office in the courthouse. Mr. Williams said dampness in the old jail was damaging to the equipment. The radio room was formerly in the basement under the clerk’s office, but Mr. Williams said there was insufficient space; also, water came in under the door. Now those conditions have been corrected. He said that he believes civil defense will get “more co operation” from the present county administration. Also located in the basement under the clerk’s office is the probation officer’s quarters. Otis Jones, Merehead City, is pro bation officer. Earl Holton, Vandcmerc, cento, is president of the NCFA. At the left is state fisheries commissioner C. G. Holland, Beanfort, and with them is Dr. Frank Thomas, food processing specialist, State college, who acted as master of ceremonies. County Office Holders Train New Appointees C. L. Beam, former veterans’ service officer, and Harrell Tay lor, former building inspector, have been requested to remain in their jobs two more months, to train their successors. Their successors are Ralph Tho mas, in the veterans’ officer’s job, and Albert Chappell in the build ing inspector’s job. In becoming veterans’ officer, Mr. Thomas returns to a position he held for six months in 1945-46. On Nov. 4, 1945, representatives of veterans’ organizations appear ed before the county commission ers to request that a veterans’ ser vice officer be employed1. Hugh Hill represented Ameri can Legion post No. 99, Beaufort; W. H. Bailey and I)r. H. F. Pry therch represented the VFW post, Beaufort, and George Bail and Floyd Chadwick represented Legion Post No. 46, Morehead City. They said that a service officer was needed to see that veterans obtained the money due them, to help* those needing medical aid, family aid and to tell them what they could receive from the gov ernment in the way of school and education funds. Mr. Thomas, who had recently been discharged from the Army with the rank of major, was ap pointed service officer at a special meeting of the county board Nov. 20. 1945. He is a veteran of the Normandy Beach invasion (second world war). After his appointment, he at tended for several days at Chapel Hill a veterans’ service officers’ school conducted by the Institute of Government. In a few months he resigned to go to Canada where he grew to bacco until his return here several years ago. Mr. Beam was appoint ed to the office June 3, 1946. Mr. Thomas ran for sheriff on the Democratic ticket in the spring of 1962. In a second primary, he was nosed out by incumbent sher iff Bobby Bel! In the second pri mary he was adopted and support ed by the March for Democracy party. Mr. Chappell is a former Beau fort businessman. Mr. Taylor has been building inspector since July 1961 when the office was created. Coast Guard Goes to Aid 146-Foot Fishing Vessel The! Coast Guard 40-footer from Fort Macon went to the aid of a Virginia menhaden boat Wednes day night, after the boat, the R. L. Haynie Jr., Rcedville, Va.. had run out of fuel near the No. ^ buoy, Beaufort inlet. The crew of the 146-foot boat transferred fuel from a drum to the tanks and managed to come into port under its own power, with the Coast Guard standing by. The vessel was enroute to the Gulf Coast with five persons on board. Manning the 40-footer were Ern es^ waftJua jEhrenberg Jr., SK2.