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In Beaufort Gat Your News-Times Guthrie-Jone* CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES TiMsdtyi u4 Fridays 52nd Year — No. 27 Two Sections — Ten Pages MOREHEAD CITY and BEAUFORT, N. C. Tuesday, April 2, 1953 | County Board Orders Bonds / Issued to Improve Schools I $50,000 Grant I Awarded Duke Durham—Research at Duke Uni versity’s Marine laboratory, Pivers Island, including courses and in dividual research by 12 pre-doc toral and four post-doctoral degree students, is being supported by a recent $50,000 grant to Duke uni versity by the National Science Foundation. The grant covers summer re search at the lab for three years through 1965 — and is the fourth such grant made to lJuke for ma rine biological summer programs. Dr. C. G. Bookhout, director of the laboratory, states that grad uate students and teachers who are working toward advanced degrees in biological sciences are eligible for the pre-doctoral awards of $500 which provide for tuition, room and board, lab fees and travel ex penses for the five weeks’ summer course. Post-doctoral awards of $1,800 each will go to selected members of academic or research institu tions other than Duke. These stip ends are for 12 weeks of research in marine biology at Duke lab and may be used for studies at any time of the calendar year. Applicants, like those who have been accepted for the awards pro grams in previous years, come from all parts of the country and represent some of the leading ed ucational institutions. Students are chosen on a. merit rating basis by panels of biological scientists from five different insti tutions. Post-doctoral training offered by Duke has been praised in the past as most beneficial to those biolog ists whose previous investigations had been limited to biogcographic al regions other than the Southeast. The Beaufort - Hatteras - Atlantic ocean area, and the many inland waters nearby, provide much in the way of marine flora and fauna not readily found elsewhere in continental United States waters. In addition to the vastly expand ed summer programs. Duke’s cur rent year-round training and re search in marine biology includes a new cooperative venture in oceanography headed by Dr. Rob ert J. Menzies, a world-renowned oceanographic expert. Joining Duke’s zoology and ma rine laboratory faculty last July, Dr. Menzies, interests cover a broad range of scientific endeavor in the ecology, taxonomy and pal eontology of ocean fauna. He not only is coordinator and director of the new oceanographic program at Duke, but is supervis ing plans for the building and launching the university’s new 120 foot oceanographic research vessel which will be home-ported at the laboratory by the summer of 1964. Another NSF Date Announced For Referendum A cattle and poultry referendum will be conducted next Tuesday, directors of the county Farm Bu reau were told at their recent meeting in the postoffice building. The announcement was made by R. M. Williams, county agricultu ral agent. The directors were asked to ob tain 20 new members by next Wed nesday. C. N. Stroud was named chairman of the special member ship drive. Mr. Williams, Mr. Stroud and Mrs. Donald Taylor were named to appoint commodity committees. Speakers were John L. McKee, who spoke on fire ant control and witchweed. The directors passed a resolution to be sent to the State Farm Bureau asking its support for a state bill that would provide matching funds for federal money put into the fire ant control pro gram. Paul Shackleford, Farm Bureau field representative, gave a report on recent Farm Bureau activities throughout the state. llie next meeting of the directors will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 22, at the Sanitary Fish Market restaurant, Morehead City. Beaufort Firemen Go To Two Forest Fires Beaufort firemen answered calls to two woods fires over the week end. Friday afternoon they were called to Atlantic to extinguish a woods fire that was threatening several houses. Saturday at 3:40 p.m. they went to the scene of a woods fire five miles from Beaufort on highway 70. There was no damage in either fire, firemen said. The Beaufort Rescue squad was on duly at the Atlantic fire. ► No one appeared at the hearing yesterday to protest issuance of $2,000,000 in school bonds by the county. The hearing was set to coincide with the county board meeting. The commissioners passed the formal order to issue bonds, sub ject to a referendum Saturday, May 11. Then a hassle developed as to whether the sites of the schools would be listed on the ballot. Wiley Taylor, county attorney, read a letter from the New York bond attorneys, stating that since this was not included in the original advertisements and other steps taken in connection with the bond issue, sites would not be mentioned on the ballot. Mr. Willis said that both he and the chairman of the board, W. R. Hamilton, had been most outspoken in their desire to have the sites mentioned on the ballot. Mr. Taylor said that if any offi cial action had been taken on that point, he was not aware of it. Mr. Willis said the fault ip not getting such a stipulation in the works— and eventually on the ballot—lay with Mr. Taylor. Mr. Taylor said that if there was any fault it wasn’t his. He said the wheels originally started turn ing with the Local Government commission and he didn’t have any thing to do with what they told bond attorneys relative to getting the referendum under way. Mr. Willis voted in favor of the bond order but he said he wanted the minutes to show that he was not in favor of sites not being specified on the ballot. Commissioner C. Z. Chappell, as well as Mr. Hamilton, said that the ought to be mentioned on the ballot. Commissioner Willis said that the signs erected at the school sites don’t mean anything. He said they should be signed “County Board of Education” or “Cpunty Commis sioners.” Mr. Taylor also reported that there could not be in the bond ref erendum a separate ballot relative to construction of a school at White Oak. Mattress on Road Stops Wheel of Car Saturday A coil-spring mattress delayed the journey of a carload of Cath olic sisters west of Morehead City Saturday between 7 and 8 p.m. State trooper J. W Sykes said the freak incident almost caused several other wrecks. It ail began when a single bed mattress was lost by a motorist on highway 70, east of Mansfield. The nuns were headed toward New Bern when the left front wheel of their 1961 Chevrolet hit the mat tress. which was lying on the high way. The mattress caught in the wheel and ground the car to a stop. The wheel simply wouldn’t turn. Troop er Sykes said that if the nuns had been going at a high rate of speed, the car would have turned over. He tried to get the mattress out. A passing motorist stopped and tried to help. Meanwhile, all the sisters piled out of the car and stood on the median strip encour aging their rescuers. Cars would slow up or slam on brakes to watch the proceedings. The trooper said that’s when the other accidents almost happened. Finally he called a wrecker to lift the car, in hope that would make it easier to dislodge the mattress. Meanwhile, the owner of the mat tress showed up. A fellow at Have Tax Collector Resigns; Willis 'Has to Stay' Eugene O. Moore, county tax col lector, submitted his resignation to the county board of commissioners yesterday morning at the court house Beaufort. Charles C. Willis, chairman of the county board of elections, announced that he found he car’t resign. Mr. Willis announced Thursday that he had submitted his resigna tion He said yesterday that he dis covered later that the resignation has to go to the chairman of the .-.tale board of elections. He had submitted his resignation to A. H. James, clerk of court. Mr. Willis said he also learned that his term does not expire until next spring. He said that he is consid ering serving out his term. According to county officials, all members of a county board of elec tions must serve until their succes sors are ap,<ointed. Other mem bers of the board, besides Mr. Wil lis. are Neal Campen and Osborne Davis. In submitting his written resig nation, Mr. Moore said lhat the resignation “becomes effective at your earliest convenience.'' It was agreed when the present adminis tration took over that he would re sign by May 1. He also asked that a complete audit be made of the accounts in his office and expressed his appre ciation for the cooperation of coun ty officials and employees through out his years as tax collector. Burning Permits Banned Due to Dry Weather Effective yesterday, no more burning permits are being issued, according to Mrs. Vernon Lewis, watcher at the Otway forestry tow er. Burning permits have been can celled because of dry weather con ditions. The ban on burning affects the entire New Bern district. The dis trict includes Carteret, Onslow, Craven, Duplin, Beaufort, Pamlico, Jones and Lenoir counties. lock, to whom he had lent it, had lost it. After almost an hour, the mat tress and all its insides were dis entangled from the wheel, and the nuns went on their way. The only casualty: one mattress. Certain Persons May Register Now, Chairman Says Charles C. Willis, chairman of the county board of elections, an nounced yesterday that persons who will not be in the county when registration books are open April 13, 20 and 27 may register with him before they leave. Mr. Willis said that many fisher men who are out of the county much of the year have not register ed since the new registration took place. Anyone leaving the state prior to Saturday, April 13, who would like to register should contact Mr. Willis at Hill’s store, Morehead City. It doesn’t matter if they will not be here to vote in the May 11 referendum, he said. They at least will be on the books for future pri maries and general elections. Property Owners Make Plea to Keep Outer Banks Land in Private Hands Springtime at Last 'riWi w ,»« Afiil ti. .; ,) * » » I I 5 H i » ? tiuiinu m » M n « » x> iH 23 21 3* 25 3* 2? W3t*> ^ v^if ... ■-*•* ,!'j - . 'rft/' r.t.J./:’&//• Susan Diane Clark, 9, welcomes sweet springtime and April. Susan, who has beautiful red hair, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Clark, Kdgewater Trailer Park, Morehead City. She likes flowers but one of her favorite pastimes is shooting marbles. Morehead Sets Up Dates For Registration, Filing Morehcad City commissioners met Friday afternoon in a brief special session, during which they formally adopted the resolution calling for a municipal election on Tuesday, May 7. The election will be held to choose a mayor, five commission ers, a judge of recorder’s’ court, a clerk of court and two hospital trustees. All will serve two-year terms except the hospital trustees, whose terms will be for four years. Candidates may file for office April 8 through April 20 by paying their filing fee at the town hall. The fee is $10 for mayor, $5 for commissioner, clerk and judge. There is no filing fee for the trus tees. Registration books will open to day and remain open through May 3. Those who have not registered for previous municipal elections may register at the town hall on Saturday or at the home of the registrar, Stamey Davis, 604 Brid ges St., any other day except Sun day. Registration books will be open from 9 a.m. to sunset. Thomas A. Wade and Vernon O. Paul will be Keel No. 24 Shapes Up Photo by Holloway U will be ia the IS i elections Judges. Saturday, May 4,' will be challenge day. Voters arc reminded that since this is a municipal election there will be only one polling place—the town hall. Present at the special meeting were mayor George W. Dill Jr., city administrator Ray Hall, town attorney George McNeill and com missioners D. J. Hall, Dom Femia, Russell Outlaw, Jerry J. Willis and S. C. Holloway. Coast Guard Aids Two Boats The Fort Macon Coast Guard sta tion made two assists over the weekend. On Saturday afternoon, Coast Guardsmen spotted the Kerwin, out of the Morehead City Yacht basin, in tow and assisted in towing the boat into Morehead City. The Ker win had suffered a steering cas ualty. Aiding in the assist were Steven Sheppard, SN, Phillip Yeomans, BM3, and Michael Sheppard, FN. Kenneth Moser of Morehead City was .aboard the boat. The Coast Guard towed the Wal lor from Beaufort inlet to Pelletier Creek Sunday, the craft having suffered engine failure. Aboard the boat was Wallace T. Brickman, Newport RFD. Aiding in the assist were Darrell Sadler, BM3, Sheppard, SN, Sheppard, FN. No Limit The County PTA council, in ses sion recently, asked PTA’s to con tribute to promotion of the school bond issue but specified no amount, according to Dr. -John Costlow, chairman of the School Bond Boost ers. PTA’s are asked to give as much as they wish. Tide Table Tides at Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Tuesday, April 2 3:01 a m. 9:43 a.m. 3:44 p.m.* 10:03 p.m. Wednesday, April 3 4:06 a.m. 10:39 a.m. 4:48 p.m. 10:57 P-m. Thursday, April 4 5:08 a.m. 11:39 a.m. 5:43 p.m. 11:49 p.m. & • Friday, April 5 5:59 a4B 12:14 a.m. 6.29 p.m. - Beaufort Board Seeks Re-Election; Filing to End Soon Filing for office in Beaufort mu nicipal elections opened Saturday and will close Friday. John Jones, town clerk, said yes terday that all the present com missioners have filed for re-elec tion, James W. Stewart has also filed for commissioner. Present commissioners are Dr. David Farrior, Glenn Willis, Earl Mades, Holden Ballou, and Osborne Davis. Mayor W. H. Potter an nounced more than a month ago that he would not seek re-election. He has served two terms. Town elections at Newport, More head City and Beaufort will take place Tuesday, May 7. Radio Authorized County commissioners yesterday authorized installation of a radio, now on hand, in the car of con stable Buck Newsome, Morehead township. The radio is to be in stalled on a three-month trial basis. Smyrna Junior Wins VFW Auxiliary Essay Contest Ethel Phillips, a junior at Smyr na school, was named winner of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary essay contest at an awards dinner Fri day night at the post home. Sub ject of the essay contest was What I Can Do For My Country. As winner, Miss Phillips receiv ed a $25 savings bond and a bronze medal from Mrs. Frank Nance, VFW auxiliary president. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Burroughs. A straight A student, she is a member of the Smyrna glee club and Beta club. She plans to go to East Carolina college to study English and French. 8econd place went to Eleanor L. Horton, a senior at W. S. King school. She was presented $10 and a medal by Mrs. Betty Geiges, senior vice-president of the auxiliary and essay chairman. Eleanor was termed by principal S. R. McLendon as “the scholar at W. S. King.” She is president of the student council, is the reigning Miss W. S. King, attended the science in stitute during her sophomore year and is active in extracurricular ac tivities as a cheerleader and mem ber of the library, science and dra matics dubs. ’ Pressed by appeals from private property owners, It appeared yesterday that epunty commissioners would go on record in opposition to the state’s acquiring all outer banks land in the county as a step toward blocking ero sion. Appearing to add his weight to the argument against government acquisition was former' congressman G. A. (Hap) Barden, New Bern, whose son, Dr. G. A. Barden, owns property at Cape Lookout. In 1962 Carteret comrnisisoners went on record against government acquisition of the outer hanks area. In 1963 when a new county admin istration came in, that resolution was rescinded. The board said it would await future action until the Outer Banks Seashore Park com mission reported to Carteret of ficials what its final plans were. The commission was appointed by the governor last year to de termine ways in which the outer banks can be preserved Hurri canes and spring storms have tak cn a heavy toll of the state’s outer barrier reef. On March 23 the outer banks commission met at Greenville and voted 36 to 1 to have the state buy Portsmouth Island, Core Banks (including Cape Lookout) and por tions of Shackleford Banks deemed necessary for the conservation pro ject. The only dissenting vote was cast by Leslie Moore, Cape Lookout. Mr. Moore noted that only 20 jier cent of the 52 miles of outer banks between Ocracoke and Beaufort in let is now open to private develop ment. lie said the state owns the rest. Should the county not be able to finance its share of restoration work on the remaining 20 per cent, Mr. Moore said the state, if it can acquire the 20 per cent remaining, will then turn it over to the federal government for extension of the Cape llatteras National Seashore Park. (Land owned by the federal gov ernment benefits by federal funds being used for erosion control pro jects.) Mr. Moore pointed out that Army engineers and the State -Water Re sources commission have said tne only property needed is a strip along the ocean for a barrier dune. Private property owners said that they are willing to have such a dune built, provide the necessary land and will bear their share of the cost, if the cost is reasonable. Mr. Moore said that only one third of the county’s land area is taxable, with the government own ing the other two-thirds. ‘‘It is im ! perativc,” he said, that the county keep all remaining land in individ ual ownership, if it is to survive tax wise ... by private develop ment this land would bring a tre mendous increase in revenue both to the county and the state.” Action on the outer banks mat ter was deferred until the after noon session. Appearing, in addition to Mr. Moore, the former congressman and Dr. Barden, were Joe Latham, Clarence Beasley, Sam Bass, Char les M. Reeves Jr., property own ers at the cape; C. R. Wheatly. attorney representing persons plan ning to develop outer banks prop erty, and Harvey Hamilton Jr., at torney representing the Core Banks club, a hunting club. Chairman of the board, W. R. Hamilton said that his main con cern is to see that the banks are stabilized and that the mainland doesn't get flooded should the bar rier reef go. Congressman Barden warned, “Be careful when you give away The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leary Horton, she plans to go to college next year. Miss Connie Locker, Beaufort, and Robert McLean, Morehead City, tied for third place and dupli cate prizes, medals, were awarded by Mrs. Ervin Lupton, fourth dis trict president. Miss Locker, daughter of <'hief petty officer and Mrs. L. M. Loc ker, is 14 years old and is a fresh man at Beaufort high. Robert, 16, is a sophomore and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. McLean. Because Smyrna school produced the winner, it was presented a set of records dealing with history. Ray Futrell principal, accepted the records. Lt. Col. Harry C. Dees, USMC, Cherry Point, was the guest speak er. His talk followed the same lines as the essays and he traced the coun try's accomplishments through history. Special guests were mayor George W. Dill, Morehead City; mayor W. H. Potter, Beaufort; Mr. and Mrs. S. R. McLendon, W. S. King school; Mrs. L. J. Klein, Beaufort school; Mrs. Rosalie Dowdy, Morehead City school; and Mr. Futrell, Smyrna school. ►---* your rights to somebody in Wash ington.” Miss Alida Willis, Morehead City, a member of the outer banks commission, said that the state wil\ lease back lo the former private property owners their land and that the federal government will honor such a lease. Mr. Wheatly said that such leases run only year to year and can be cancelled on 30 days' notice. Pr Barden said private property owners could not be expected to put any money in their property under such an indefinite lease ar rangement. Mayor W. H. Potter appeared at the board meeting and suggested a minor change in the wording of a resolution presented by the prop erty owners If that change were i made, he said he was in favor of the resolution. Two letters were read requesting that the county not permit the state, to acquire all outer banks land. They were from Mr. Reeves, and the second was signed by Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Bourne, Thad Hussey Sr., R. W. Moore, and Rob ert P. Cherry, all of Tarboro. Hearing Will Start at 2:30 Operations managers of the two state ports, Waller Friederichs, Morehead City, and A1 Smith. Wil mington, have been subpoenaed to appear at the hearing at 2:30 this afternoon at Clinton The hearing has been set to determine whether an injunction against striking long shoremen should be made perma **^t had been announced last week that the hearing was scheduled for yesterday.) Also testifying at the hearing, in addition to representatives of the union, will be James W. Davis, executive director of the state ports athority. The three have been requested to appear as witnesses for the plaintiffs in the case, Wilmington Shipping Co. and Heide It Co. The hearing will take place in the superior court room of the Sampson county courthouse. Cars Collide On Island Span Twe can collided head-on on the Harken Island bridge Friday night but no one was injured. According to state trooper W. J. Smith Jr., charges are pending against Sam uel C. Guthrie, Harken Island. According to the trooper. Guthrie was in a 1967 Ford which pulled out from behind a 1969 Pontiac con vertible and hit an on-coming 1959 Ford driven by Phillip T. Yeo mans, llarkers Island. 8. T. Gasklll, Harken Island, driver of the convertible, said he thought he saw something in the road ahead of him and slammed on his brakes. He was headed west. Guthrie was behind him. When Guthrie pulled out to pass, he hit the oncoming Yeomans car. Both Folds were demolished. Damage to the convertible was estimated at $300. The accident happened at 11:15 p.m. about 509 feet west of the draw span. A. N. Chadwick Named County Forest Ranger Andrew Neal Chadwick, Mill Creek, was approved by county commissioners as forest ranger at the meeting yesterday at the court house. Motion to appoint Mr. Chadwick was made by Moses Howard, com missioner. The only dissenting vote was cast by C. Z. Chappell. His vote went for Donald Ray Taylor. Both men were certified as ac ceptable by the state department of conservation and development, which supervises the forestry pro gram. Mr. Chadwick succeeds E. M. Foreman, Core Creek, who resign ed because at ill health. Burning Stove Causes Smoke Damage to House Morehead City firemen answered a call to 1706 Bridges St. Sunday afternoon where an electric stove had caught fire and caused seme smoke damage to the honse. Fire chief B1 Nelson said the stove was badly burned. k
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