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Craven School Board Rejects 14 Applications ? Board Does Not Admit Negro Pupils ? Pupils Wanted To Go to Havelock New Bern CAP) ? The Craven County Board of Education has re jected the applications of 14 Negro students for admission to the white high school at Havelock. At the same time, the board has filed in Craven superior court for a declaratory judgment which would require parents of the chil dren to come back before the edu cation board before making an appeal to the courts. Although the board's action was taken at a meeting last week, word of its decision did not become pub lic until Thursday. Action Postponed In addition to denying 14 appli cations the board postponed ac tion on applications of four other Negro students. It did so at the request of the students. Samuel L, Taylor of Rale'<?h, Negro attorney representing the group seeking to break racial bars at the Havelock school, said he is studying the Craven board's de cision. He said a decision has not been reached on his next step, but indi cated some action might be taken this week. Craven Supt. R. L. Pugh said the applications were rejected be cause they did not comply with existing regulations and because no evidence was presented to change school assignments pre viously made by the board. No Academic Records Some were rejected due to the lack of academic records being filed with the applications, while others were turned down because the students had attended a pri vate Negro school which is not recognized by state school officials, he explained. Craven deputy sheriff Bruce Ed wards said he had served 14 civil summons upon parents of the Ne gro children, informing them of the education board's court move. The board asked the court for a judgment declaring it incumbent upon the parents to offer evidence in support of the appilcations to the board before making any ap peal to the courts. The Negro students live in east ern Craven county. In previous years, they have attended high school in Beaufort, 'Carteret Coun ty. There is no Negro high school | In Havelock. Shooting (Continued from Pair 1) feci like fishing that day. Lewis told him that he was three crew men short and that if Mark didn't come aboard he was fired. At that, Mark threw the coffee cup on the boat and walked off. That night after the Shoal Har bor returned to Cameron, Captain j Lewis said he was accosted by | Mark who proceeded to start an 1 argument over his firing. Again on Thursday night. Cap tain Lewis claimed, he was sought out by the fired fisherman and an other argument ensued. Finally, on Sunday afternoon, Mark came aboard the boat and again began to argue with Captain I ( Wis, who was on deck. The cap tain said he tried to get the man to leave the boat, but that Mark pushed him back. Goes to Qaartert I-ewis laid he then went up the ladder to the wheelhouse and Into his quarters in the rear, ahutting the door between his cabin and the wheelhouse. He (aid Mark followed him end tried to force the door open. The captain held the door shut with hia foot and argued with the Negro through the screened portion of the door, trying to get him to leave. Lewis said that when Mark per sisted in trying to force open the doot, that he got down his shotfun, a double barrel 20 gauge hammer less gun. Then, he stated. Mirk said ."Let's make up. Let's be friends." The captain said he agreed, and opened the door. Then Mark asked him for a match, and Lewis lower ed hia gun and handed him a match. Mark lit a cigarette, looked down, and suddenly sprang on him, Captain Lewis told the sheriff. Lewis said the surprise attack toppled him back and in the strug gle that followed the gun discharg ed, the load striking the Negro be low the pelvis. Seeks Sheriff Captain Lewis said he left the Negro lying la the cabin and went immediately to the sheriff's office. Deputy Sheriff Durphy Vincent went back to the boat and took the injured man to the Cameron Medi cal clinic. O'Donnell funeral home apbnUnce then took him to Lake Charles, but he was dead upon ar rivsl there Sheriff Carter aaid there was evi dence that the Negro had Mm Local Historian Writes Of the History of Davis (Note: The following historical facta of Davis and Davla Islahd are from a paper prepared by Mm. (net Ltaa of Dark and read he fore the inly meeting at the Coonty Historical Society). Br MRS. INEZ DAVIS UNA Everyone has hippy memories of childhood, and sometimes these memories ire built on very simple things. One of my happiest times was on long winter evenings when klnfolks would sit clustered around ? glowing open fire, where they would relate stories, generally of incidents of long ago. I would like to take you back to a long time ago, to the year 1666. which was the beginning of what eventually became the closely-knit Davis family of Davis Island, Davis and the Ridge. Our first ancestor was Richard Wicker who left Bristol, England, on the ship "Rainbow" for Vir ginia, Feb. 13, 1666. He came to Princess Anne County, Virginia where he lived and married. In his will is mentioned a son, Joseph Wicker, who at the time of his father's death was living in Cur rituck, North Carolina. Many things Indicate that the etstless and bold young man had left his father's home seeking excitement and adventure. Buys Land Joseph Wicker moved to Car teret County in 1723, or at least he purchased land at that time from Levi Cressie, the island in Jarrott's Bay, known today as Davis Island. This was his home and was given to his daughter in 1742. The oldest records in Car teret County, other than deeds, are his records, written by him during these years. He represented Car teret County in the General As sembly in 1723, the capltol being at Edenton. Joseph Wicker married Ruth Musson, the widow of Edward Musson, on or prior to Sept. 18, 1705, in Currituck County. He died in 1743, leaving two daughters, Mary and Kessiah. His daughter, Mary, inherited the home on Davit Island. His daughter Kessiah mar ried James Shackleford and Mary married William Davis who is supposed to have migrated to Car teret County direct from Wales in the 18th century. He died in 1756. William Davis is the progenitor of that large Davis family, many of whom are living in the county. He had one daughter and eight sons, namely: Joseph, William, Wicker, Solomon White, Nathan, Caleb, Issae and Benjamin. The daughter was named Kessiah. It Children I am familiar only with my di rect line, Benjamin Davis, the youngest son. He married Sabra Williston between 1771 and 1775. She was the daughter of John Wil liston of Carteret County. They had eleven children, four sons and seven daughters. The sons were named: Archibald, John, Thomas and Whittington. Davis Island was becoming too crowded for the number of men who desired land of their own. Two of the sons moved to the mainland, settling in Davis. One built the first brick house in that commun ity, long sinee gone, but to this day the land that surrounded it is still called the "Brick House" plan tation. The other son built just a plain frame structure. These were the first two homes built in Davis. One of the sons settled at the Ridge Two Drivers Cited in Beaufort Two motorists were charged with careless and reckless driving Sat urday night in Beaufort. They were Elijah Lewis, 204 S. 14th St., More head City, and Elijah Sprin gle. Lewis was put In jail under $50 bond. Springle was arrested by Chief Guy Springle half an hour after midnight Saturday. Chief Springle said the driver was roar ing around town, scratching off and squealing his tires as he made turns. Lillian Chadwick was picked up at 1:25 p.m. Saturday and Wis charged With stabbing Edward (Hack) Barrett hi tM chest with ? knife. Barrett Was taken to the Morehead City Hospital and the woman was put in Jail under $50 bond. A warrant *ai served oh Luiell Stewart at 7:50 fe.a. Saturday. The warrant was sworn out by Ste wart's wife who told tiie chief that he assaulted her. Stewart's bond was act at ISO. being < feet, 1 inches tall and very muscular. He said that Lewis, on the other hand, waa 5 feet ( inches and weighed IK pounds. There were a number of other trew members on the Shoal Har bor but none witnesaed the shoot ing. Captain Lewis, a resident of Beaufbrt, N. C., has been flahing out of Cameron for a number of seasons. Sheriff Carter aald that the captain had a good record and had never been in any other trou ble. The eaptgin has secured the aer vtces of attorney <04 Tritice df Lakes Charles. Dr. Stephen Carter, iarish ner, conducted a coroner's and the fourth son remained on Davis Island with the parehts. He was Whlttlngton bavl? from whom I descended He wis i methbet of the North Carolina Assembly in both the House ahd Senate ? 1803 and among their chlldt+n was i son, Martin Ross Davis, my great grandfather. In the 1#50 fcen sus of the county he Is listed as "plantation owner and schOolitias Now about my own grandfather Samuel Chadwick Davis, son of Martin Ross Davis. He was a ken tie man with softest blue eyes and a neat Van Dyke beard. He mar ried Emily DeVlne Murphy. It was she who gave me the popular no tion that the Irish are a spirited, poetic people, all of whom have kissed the Blarney stone. Apothecary Shop Her father was Poimlexter De vlne Murphy. He did much "doc toring" In those days, whire he had an old apothecary shop in Davis. In that era he could pull a tooth that was aching or heal a horse that was ailing. Going back to Davis Island about 1866 200 years after the first an cestor came to Virginia, we find the last remaining children of the family on the Island all married and living elsewhere or In nearby) surrounding communities. These devoted children felt an obligation to their parents who were living in primitive Isolation From time to time, they would al ternate going to the Island to care for their aged parents. It Was quite a few years before the par ents either consented or were com pelled to leave the Island. After the Civil War hit the South and particularly during the Recon struction period, in this remote section, our ancestors battled for survival and the Isolation made it harder to climb back than In any other parts of the state. I wish I knew the complete facts of how the old ancestral home of Davis Island was lost In the fam ily. It was in 1892 that the Bernard Lecklers of Brooklyn bought Davis Island. They had no children and lived there the year around. For many years It was a popular place for holding Sunday School picnics where entertainments were given. There was a ball game every Sat urday. ... ..I Later the Island was sold to the Robert Demmlngs of Cleveland. Ohio, who would come down in I their yacht during the hunting and fishing season. The Island is now owned by Robert L. Hurnber of Greenville. His mother was a Davis, which means that the island again belongs to a descendant of Joseph Wicker. In his will, Joseph Wicker stated that he "was leaving Davis Island to his daughter Mary, during her lifetime, and then to his grandson Joseph and his heirs forever." That section of Davis known as the Ridge, separated from the mainland by low marshy ground was owned at one time by Mrs. Etta Thorsen of Greenville on which she raised sheep and cattle, until sold to Mr. Humber. In IBM the vice-president of the United States said: "A people whd forget the deeds of their ancestors will achieve nothing worthy to be remembered with pride by remote ancestors." Court (Con tinned from Page t) Young Jr., James E. Harrison, Jetty D. Rice, RIfh#rd SchriHCr, Kits Ayeock, Bobby Slenn Gllllklh, John W. Smith Jr. Raymond Guthrie, Thomas C. Howard, Stanley J. Matula, Eph raim L. Bell, J. W. Taylor, James Thurmah McNeill, Rodney G. Nel son, William A. Whceless C. C. Smith, Alvin Reels, both charged with passing a bad check; Leamon Garner, public drunken ness; William Congleton, profane language and trespassing; John Owens, damage to personal prop erty. Alfred and Bernice Anderson, possession of non-taxpaid whiskey; Martin P. Moran, public drunken ness: Abbott Paul Rose, trespass ing and threatening bodily harm. Bonds Forfeited Bonds were forfeited by Joseph Frank Villiam, Bobby Dean Barnes, Richard Allen Mangano, Joyce Hill Hawley, Warren Hoyle Young Jr., Gertie Goodwin Rose, Carl Wewitt Bell, Carlos Bryon Hinnant, all charged with viola tions of the motor vehicle laws. Roy Lee Humphrey, driving drunk; Ivey Teague, public drunk enness, disturbing the peace, in terfering with an officer; Robert J. Lawrence, Marshall W. Van Norman. Johnny E. Moore, Donald J. Smith, Walter H. DeCastro, Frederick Prindeville, Robert G. Brecht, all charged with tres passing, disturbing the peace and public drunkenness. Dan Gatlln. public drunkenness, and James W. Daily, indecent ex posure. Two Bound Over Probable cause was found in the cases of Hubert and Hillary Thipo deaux. each facing two counts of breaking and entering and theft. The men are charged with taking money from the juke boxes at the Rip Tide Drive Inn and the Yacht Basin drive-in near Swansboro Aug. 13. In one case, each was bound over to superior court under $100 and in the other, bond for each was set at $1,000. Milton R. Smith, charged with public drunkenness, engaging in a fight and disturbing the peace, was given a three-month sentence suspended on condition he not go to Atlantic Beach for two years, pay $10 and cosls. Smith appealed and his bond was set at $200. Henry Wooten Merrill was fined $100 and costs for driving drunk and having an expired license. He appealed and bond was set at 1150. Charles O. Fowler III, charged with driving drunk, careless and reckless driving and failing to show opeartor's llwnse, was found guilty of careless and reckless driving. He was given a 30-day sentence, suspended on payment of $100 and costs in 30 days. Judgment Continued Judgment was continued in the case of Aubrey Willis, charged with giving a bad check, but he is to pay $5 weekly until 20 weeks have passed. Allen Anderson plead ed guilty to non-support. He was given a year in jail, suspended on provision he pay $8 a week for support of his minor child and costs. John E. Smith paid costs for public drunkenness. The state did not press charges on drunk driv ing. Frank Wade pleaded guilty to violating the fishing laws. He was given a 30-day sentence, suspended on payment of costs In 60 days. Robert E. Cox and Thomas Boy kin Jr. were charged with care less and reckless driving. Cox was ordered to pay $25 and costs in 30 days. Boyktn, who was also charged with driving on the wrong ?FACES A CHALLINaiNCJ fUTUHH! t The growing popular Interest Ih North Carolina moun tain! it exceeded only by their Increasing Ifcceisibllity oyer good roads, improved accommodations, and Spec tacular attractions. From early spring until late fall thia highest mountain area in the east offers an ever-changing panorama of things to do, placet to go and exciting ex periences to enjoy, for the whole family. Wivate buslnesa is meeting the developing future of this area. And it is interesting to note that many of the meat popu lar mouhtain areas have adopted the "legal control" system fdr the sale df beer and ate as nof only being (he most hospitable but ttw most practical method of working in the best interests of the local population and their thousands of visitor! from all over th? country. Mo Hh Carolina Division UNITtD frATtt lUviM FOUNDATION, tNC. car fccrdptfs Pdrkad Car In Morehead Yesterday A 1953 Chevrolet driven by Mary Green Cilancy. route 2 Newport, scraped the side of a 1953 Ford on Arertdell Street, Morehead City, at 9:15 yesterday morning. The Ford was parked by Cather ine Elizabeth Ballou, Morehead City, in front of the First-Citizens bank. The Chevrolet was parked next to It and when the driver backed it out, she scraped the left front door of the Ballou car. Dim age to the Ballou car was esti mated at $40. side of the road, paid $25 and costs. Delma Ray Mills, chatged with fighting, disturbing the peace, using profane language, resisting arrest and public drunkenness, was fined $23.50 plus costs and ordered to pay $5 to the prosecuting wit ness. Found Guilty Raleigh Evans and Jesse Evans, charged with public drunkenness and damaging personal property, were found guilty. Raleigh paid $15 and costs and Jessie $5 and costs. For fighting, Frederick W. Luck enbill and James E. Coleman paid 510 and costs; for speeding, Her bert J. Anderson paid $10 and costs; Nelson Lewis, $25 and costs for public drunkenness. Mrs. Louise Burke was charged costs and ordered to make a bad check good. William Earl Chapman was found guilty of public drunkenness and given a 30-day sentence, sus pended on payment of costs. Guy HalTell Veach, for careless and reckless driving, paid $50 and costs. Costs Paid For violation of motor vehicle laws, the following paid costs: Richard John Waligoro, Durwood T. Oliver, and James Fitzhugh Littleton Jr. Dalton Willis paid half costs for driving without lights. James and Doris Heddon, found guilty of passing bad checks, paid costs. Malicious prosecution was ruled in the case of George Ire land, charged with assault. It's TV tot the Best In Film Entertainment Charles Dlekens' delightful fairy tale, The Magic Fishbone, steals the spotlight at 8 tonight on Shir ley Temple's Storybook on chan nel 7. It's the story of a junior clerk, an elderly gentleman, played by Barry Jones, and his children, the eldest of whom tries her best to make his earnings feed her young er brothers and sisters. Then they acquire a fishbone, learn that it is magic and that it will- grant them one wish. The captivating story requires an hour for its unfolding. Other highlights on channel 7 tonight are Highway Patrol at 7:30, the Bob Cummings show at 9:30 and the Californians, a western, at 10. On channel 9 at 8 Mr. Adams and Eve will appear in The La? Vegas Story; Lloyd Bridges tries to save the lives of three adrift in a raft on Sea Hunt at 9; Charlie Chan dishes up mystery at 9:30 and it's Bid 'n' Buy at 10. Wednesday Night Channel 7 brings you the Sheriff of Cochise at 7, Farley Granger in Wagon Train at 7:30, Father Knows Best at 8:30 and the in triguing mystery about Aunt Vio let on Kraft Theatre, in color, at 9. The name of the play is We Haven't Seen Her Lately. Dial 999, police drama, is scheduled for 10:30. On channel 9 at 7:15, Bill Nor wood in Trio Time is followed by the Gray Ghost at 7:30. Jane Powell stars in the Goodyear Theatre at 8. and Dianna Lynn in The House that Jackson Built at 8:30. Millionaire is the fare at 9. Thursday Night Something new comes to chan nel 7 at 7 Thursday night? Union Pacific, a western, starring Jeff Morrow. Decoy, police drama, fol lows at 7:30; Groucho Marx spars with quiz contestants at 8 and it's laughtime on the People's Choice at 9. Tommy Nolan stars as 11-year-1 old Jody on Buckskin at 9:30. The PHt* Is Right, ill color, it 10. On channel 9 the Lone Ranter uses a clover leaf to solve a mys tery it 7:30. The daring Zorro rides again at S in Agent of the Eagle. The Real McCoys live it up at 6:30 and Tab Hunter and Geraldine Page star in Portrait Of a Murderer at 8:30 on Play house 90. Fot- the tv log in detail see the classified page. O. H. Beals Home Biii-ns Yesterday A story-and a-half frame hom owned by O. H. Beals was dt stroyed by fire at 4:30 yeaterda morning. The house was located acros highway TO from Belli' Brive lr about a half mile west of Willi Brothers Seafood Co.. WillUton. No one was living in the hous< which i? rented by the Beals wh live in a home nearby. No on knows how the fire started. Marshallberg firemen answere the alarm but the home was b< yond saving by the time they ai rived. THE ONLY THROUGH PLANE SERVICE NORFOLK NON-STOP? 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