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49th YEAR, NO. 31. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1960 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Marine Dies
After Accident
Near Newport
? 1960 Rsnault Cracks
Up Wednesday
? One Marine Survives
Ride of Death
The county's second highway fa
tality in less than two weeks oc
curred at 6:10 p.m. Wednesday a
Quarter of a mile west of Newport
pn the Deep Creek road.
James L. Bennington, Cherry
Point Marine, died 30 minutes aft
pr arriving at the Cherry Point
spensary He was suffering from
ternal injuries sustained when
s 1960 Renault crashed on an S
Curve.
Injured in the crash was Charles
p. Hunger, Cherry Point Marine,
who is suffering from multiple
cuts, bruises and injuries to his
tegs and hips.
Both men were thrown from the
car as it turned over. They were
hpaded east. Patrolman J. W.
{fykes, who investigated, said the
car ran off the road to the left,
Sent back to the right, skidded to
e left again and then started to
foil over.
It came to a stop at the interscc
on of another rural road. The
ewport rescue ambulance took
(he injured to Cherry Point.
The car skidded 255 feet before
turning over for another 65 feet.
|i was demolished.
A Cherry Point investigator at
the scene later reported that the
flien had evidently been drinking
?nd were going at a high rate of
speed. The car was new, having
feeen driven about 400 miles. Ben
pington and Hunger are believed
to have left on the death ride from
Collins Grill, near Newport. Hun
ger's car was left there.
Bennington's death is the coun
ty's third highway fatality this
rear. Killed Monday, April 4, on
highway 24, was John H. Forbes,
'amp Lejeune, who lost control of
us car on a curve. Tfce first fa
tality was Willie Wiliis^Sca Level,
who died Feb. 29.
Jury Indicts
K&A Officers
R. C. Kirchofpr 62, Raleigh, and
James W. Thompson Jr. 61, More
head City, were indicted by a fed
eral grand jury Monday at Ra
leigh.
The two are former officers of
the bankrupt investment firm of
Kirchofcr and Arnold, Inc. K&A
owned and operated the Morchead
City Shipbuilding Corp.
Kirchofcr and Thompson were
Indicted on 21 counts of violating
securities regulations, as well as
pail fraud. Their trial is sched
uled for the Sept. 12 term of US
eastern district court.
' Kirchofcr wa? released by the
US marshal Tuesday under $25,000
bond signed by Dr. Sidney Smith.
Raleigh. Thompson's $10,000 bond
was signed by Dr. S. L. Bobbitt,
also of Raleigh.
Bankruptcy proceedings were
started by Kirchofer and Arnold in
the spring of 1959. Losses affected
Tar Heel investors to the tune of
$3 million to $5 million.
County Planners Specify
No. 1 Problems at Meeting
The county planning commission,'
at its session Monday night, put
{ire protection and garbage dis
posal first on its list of major
projects.
The decision followed discussion
of the need for county fire protec
tion, as well as adequate disposal
systems for trash and garbage.
Commissioner C. H. Lockey, New
port, described the system of trench
disposal at Newport, where gar
bage and trash are buried and land
thus built up.
Commissioner Milton C?yle told
bf recent problems at Atlantic
Boach. encountered in garbage and
trash disposal.
1 George W. Huntley Jr., chairman
of the planning commission, report
led that a federal grant of a thou
sand dollars has been approved to
match a thousand dollars of county
funds. The money will be used to
{prepare basic maps of the county
and subdivision regulations.
Commissioner Cecil Morris, At
lantic, moved that the federal grant
be accepted and that the county
planning commission contract with
the Division of Community Plan
ning for the work required,
i A trip to Raleigh, at the expense
of the individual commissioners is
planned in the near future to dis
cuss contract provisions.
Attending the meeting, in addi
tion to those mentioned, were com
missioners Dr. L. J. Dupree, Dr.
W. L. Woodard, Milton Roush, and
W. C. Carlton.
Warm DaysBring
Hope of Summer
After a low reading Monday
night of 37 degrees, which is the
lowest temperature recorded for
the month so far. clearing skies
were accompanied by rising tem
peratures. Summer seems Just
around the corner.
Local weather observer, Stamey
Davis, reports the following tem
perature ranges and wind direc
tions for the three-day period Mon
day through Wednesday.
High Low Wind
Monday 53 37 NW
Tuesday 60 50 SW
Wednesday 65 54 SE
Tide Table
TMet at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW |
Friday, April IS
11:10 a.m. 4:55 a.m.
11:29 p.m. 5:02 p.m.|
Saturday, April 1?
12:10 a.m. . 5:48 a.i
5:5S p.m. |
Sunday, April 17
12:30 a.m. 6:55 a.m.
1:10 p.m. 7:1& p.m. |
Monday, April' IS
1:31a.m. S:Ma.m.[
2:11 p.m. 8.33 a.m. I
It's That Time of Year!
Newt-Times Photo by McCocnb
Enjoying Easter early this year are Emily Renfrow, left, and Aprille Ann Noe. They've Rot the jump
on the snoozing Easter bunny, center. Emily is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Council Renfrow and
Aprille is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Noe, Morehead City.
BeaUI?rI> Fron"??et
Block on r'?
Fire Association
Invites Members
Mm. W. J. Ipock, secretary of
the Beaufort Rural Fire associa
tion, said Wednesday ttat fcwrjr
one in the area outlkie .Beaufort
which is not protected by town
trucka. should join the rural as
sociation.
The rural truck Is the wily fire
protection the area has. Mrs. Ipock
said. Cost of joining the rural fire
association the first year is $10,
and IS annually thereafter.
Since the town is no longer as
suming any of the expense of run
ning or maintaining the truck,
Mrs. Ipock said it will require "a
lot of money" to keep it in opera
tion.
Persons wishing to join the rural
association may pay Mrs. Ipock;
L. D. Springle, chairman; John
Miller, treasurer, or make pay
ments at Biggs shoe shop in down
town Beaufort.
Mrs. Ipock said that the asso
ciation, at present, docs not have
very many members.
She stressed the importance of
fire protection and urged that out
siders join the association soon.
Monday to be Holiday
Banks, the court house, town
halls, state and federal offices will
be closed Monday, the day after
Easter. Easter Monday is an offi
cial holiday. Stores and other busi
ness offices are expected to be open
as usual.
? Beaufort town commissioners,4
following a public hearing Monday
night, rczoned the block of Front
street, between Queen and Pollock
on the south side, as "restricted
commercial area."
The rezoning means, primarily,
that docks may be constructed in
that area and pleasure boats moor
ed to them. The board approved
rezoning in accordance with a legal
advertisement published March 29
and April 5. \
Prior to this action by the froard.
Gene Smith, town attorney, repre-'
senting Mrs. A. V. Pierson, who
own* 230 feet of the block, asked
the board to. reconsider zoning the
area to permit buildings as well as
docks on the south side of the
street.
Gerald Hill, representing those
having interest in the Sarah L. Hill
estate, which includes property at
Queen and Front, said that he and
other heirs were against rezoning.
The hearing was brief, ending in
about 20 minutes. Present, in addi
tion to those mentioned, were Paul
Jones. C. T. Lewis, Earl Mades,
Jack Neal, Bill Taylor, Gilbert Pot
ter, I. N. Moore, Leslie Moore,
and Albert Chappell.
The mayor, W. H. Potter, said
that at the request of the petition
ers, the Moores, their rezoning
problem would be taken up at a
later date.
He also asked that members of
the zoning commission who have
resigned, reconsider their action
and resume their positions on the
commission.
Car Hits Rear of Auto
At City Intersection
A 1955 Pontiac, driven by John
F. Smith, route 1 liavelock, was
struck in the rear at 5 p.m. Tues
day at 7th and Arendel! streets,
Morchead City.
Police said the Pontiac was hit
by a 1959 Simca driven by Walter
H. Willis Jr., route X Morchead
City. Willis and Smith were head
ed east on Arendcll.
Patrolman E. D. O'Neal Jr., in
vestigated.
Arrest Made
Arrested on a charge of public
drunkenness in Beaufort Saturday
was Rayson Sylvester. He was put
in jail under $25 bond.
Majority at Public Hearing
Want New Dual-Lane Highway
C&D Permits
Clam Dredging
In Inland Areas
The Board of Conservation and
Development decided this week at
Greensboro to permit clam dredges
in inland waters of the state for 30
days.
The area in which the dredge*
may work are Newport river, Core
Sound, Bogue and Pamlico Sounds,
except for an area in Pamlico
sound north of Long shoal to Gull
shoal island.
Should the dredges prove damag
ing to oyster beds, or should other
factors make clam dredging unde
sirable, the board gave the fish
eries commissioner, C. G Holland,
authority to stop it. He also has
the authority to extend the season
beyond 30 days.
The shad and herring season was
extended until May 10 for this year
only.
Relative to the shrimp season,
Mr. Holland said Wednesday that
he has no idea when the season in
inland waters will be opened. Cold
weather the latter part of February
and in March killed young shrimp
to some extent, but it is not known
how much.
If all factors are favorable, the
season may open about the middle
of May, Mr. Holland said.
Four Came Out Alive
A heavy truck landed on top of this car at WUdwood late yester
day morning. The four occnpaath of the car were admitted to More
head City hospital.
Four people escaped serious in
jury yesterday morning in a spec
tacular car-truck collision at the in
teraction of Mctabe road and
highway 70 near Wildwood.
A 1951 Ford, driven by Florence
Chapman. Morehead City, going
west on 7(1 was hit broadside by a
IMi-ton dirt truck that pulled onto
the highway from McCabe road.
Police said that Louis Henderson,
route 1 Newport, the driver of the
State, Federal Income
Returns Due Monday
Because today is Good Friday,
the government has decided to ex
tend the deadline (or filing income
tax returns until midnight Mon
day.
This applies to both federal and
state income tax returns. The
state department of revenue office
in the courthouse annex, Beaufort,
will be closed Monday, however,
a legal holiday.
truck, .said his brakes failed as he
was approaching the intersection
and he was unable to stop.
In the car with Mrs. Chapman,
whose address is 1300 Fisher St.,
were 8-year-old Sharon Mattox and
Curtis Gillespie, also of 1300 Fisher
St.
The force of the impact knocked
the Chapman car off the highway
and turned the truck over on top of
the car.
All of the occupants of both ve
hicles received cuts and bruises
but it was believed that none of the
injuries was serious. A Bell-Mun
den ambulance took the four to the
Morehead City hospital for emer
gency treatment.
Both the car and the truck were
demolished.
Library Closes
The Carteret County public li
brary, Beaufort, will be cloned ail
day today in observance of Good
Friday.
Several Oppose Proposal
Outlined by State
Driver Gets
Hall-Year Term
For Violations
Eugene Gary Brocco was the
only one of 42 defendants receiv
ing a jail term in county court
Tuesday. Brocco was given a sen
tence of six months in jail and
roadwork after he was found guil
ty of careless and reckless driving
and disregarding stop signs and
signals.
In other court action, Wayne
Earl Thompson requested a jury
trial on his charges of speeding.
Thompson was bound over to su
perior court under $50 bond
Other defendants, their charges
and the findings of the court were
as follows:
Rufus Beard? Non support. Dis
missed.
David Williams ? Speeding, care
less and reckless driving, improp
er muffler and racing. Judgment
suspended on payment of $100 and
court costs.
James Aubrey Chad wick ? Hav
ing no insurance. $10 and court
costs paid.
Wilbur Bryan Bennett ? Drunk
driving. Guilty of careless and
reckless driving. Three months in
jail and roadwork suspended on
payment of $100 and court costs.
Thomas Chadwick Morris ? Im
proper operator's license, improp
er registration and no insurance.
Called and failed to appear, for
feiting bond.
Stacy Guthrie-~Failing to com
ply with a court order. Dismissed
Sylvia Potter?No operator's li
cciiar Not prosecuted
Johnnie Doner Kenon ? Follow
ing too close. Costs paid.
Willard Bryant ? - Possession of
non-tax paid whiskey. Court costs
paid.
Richard Gaddis Hawkins ? Ex
pired license plates. Costs paid.
Sammy Willis ? Violation of fish
ing laws. One-half court costs
paid.
Robert Burnice Love Jr.? Driv
ing drunk. Warrant amended to
read careless and reckless driving.
$100 and court costs paid.
Michael Anthony Nunn ? Speed
ing. $5 and court costs paid.
Clyde Mason ? Having no opera
tor's license. Bond forfeited.
Mark F. Piatt ? Speeding. Bond
forfeited.
Wade Willis ? Violation fishing
laws. One-half court costs paid.
Donald Faye Roberts? No insur
ance and failing to display license
See COURT, Page 7
By show of hands, a large ma
jority of the persons attending the
highway hearing on a dual lane
highway west of Morchead City,
approved the improvement Wed
nesday. The hearing was conduct
ed in the courthouse, Beaufort.
Presiding were Sam Beard, pub
lic relations advisor with the State
Highway commission, and R. W.
McGowan, assistant chief highway
engineer. Also present were
Charles Snell, division engineer;
Ralph Morris, member of the high
way commission, and Jack Bur
russ, resident engineer in this
county.
Opposed to the proposed plans
were Frank Marino of the Rex res
taurant, which is located on the
to-be improved stretch; Lcwellyn
Phillips, Morehead City, and the
Morchead City chamber of com
merce, which based its opposition
on the theory that the duallaning
would lead the highway commis
sion to put the proposed bridge
across Newport river at almost
the same location it is now.
Mr. Marino suggested that the
commission lqave the highway as
it is now, two lanes, but widened
to 24 feet with broad grass shoul
ders and access turns to places of
business along the highway.
Mr. Phillips declined to comment
other than to say he was against
the proposal.
The chamber of commerce posi
tion was presented by Clyde Jones,
who read a four-page statement.
This statement, Mr. Jones ex
plained, was based on the skeleton
sketch of the widened highway
which had been posted in the
courthousc. A more detailed
See HEARING. Page 7
Census-Taking
To Finish Soon
Mrs. L. J. Klein, Beaufort, who
is in charge of the ccnsus in this
county, reports that most of the
census-taking will be completed
this week.
She said that she is pleased with
the progress and expressed her ap
preciation to people for cooperating
with the census enumerators.
Every fourth household received
a blue form, which is to be filled
in and returned to the district cen
sus office without delay.
The population of Carteret in
1950 was 23,059, having increased
steadily since 1790 when the popu
lation was 3,732. At a state high
way commission hearing in Beau
fort this week, highway officials
said they estimate that the popu
lation of the county in 1960 will
be 32,519.
Town Returns
Title to Rural
Fire Truck
Beaufort town commissioners
placed title to the rural fire truck
back in the hands of the Beaufort
Rural Fire association Monday
night at the board meeting in the
town hall.
The town gave the association
permission to keep the truck in the
town fire department, however,
and allow alarm 34 to be rung to
call firemen to a fire in the areas
proposed for annexation.
Clarence Davis, fire chief, said
that alarm 34 is a call to bring
firemen to the station. They're
told after they get there what it's
for.
John Miller, of the rural fire as
sociation, told the board that the
association spent its money to pre
pare a place in the fire station for
the truck and they would like to
keep the truck there, permitting
the town to use it if it needs the
truck.
J. P. Harris Jr. suggested that
if the town orders the truck taken
out of the fire station, that it re
imburse the rural fire association
for the money spent on making a
place to house it.
Chief Davis said that the rural
association would pay for gas, oil
and other expenses in connection
with the truck. Mr. Miller added
that the truck is insured.
In other business, Ronald Earl
Mason, town clerk, reported that
two bonds had been retired and
that the town's list of bond num
bers had been requested from the
Local Government commission.
Preparation of a privilege license
schedule was put in the hands of
commissioner Bert Brooks and
Claud Whcatly, town attorney. Re
imbursed to Robert M. Lewis was
$22.27 in taxes illegally collected on
his property for 1957-58-59.
The mayor read a request from
Beaufort faculty members asking
that the south side of Mulberry
street in front of the school be re
served for faculty parking only.
The town attorney said that he
doubted if a public street could be
set aside for the specific use of one
group, but would check on the law.
The clerk reported that petitions
on street paving are in circulation,
assessments of $1.50 per running
foot to be paid on a voluntary cash
basis by those on dirt streets who
would like to have paving.
A request for a street light on
Pollock street, between Pine and
Mulberry was held for action until
July 1, 1900. The attorney reported
that a parking meter ordinance,
written by former town attorney
See BOARD, Page 2
Town Board Re-Adopts Tax
Rate, Revises Breakdown
Morehead City commissioners, in
spccial session Wednesday mora
ine at the municipal building, re
adopted a tax rate of $1.95 per hun
dred dollars valuation but with a
different breakdown.
>tflocatcd to the general fund will
be $1.35; for paying off the debt,
45 cents; 10 cents to the recreation
commission and S cents to the
Morchcad City hospital.
The change was made at the sug
gestion of Gordon E. Bell, with the
League of Municipalities, who is
working with the Local Govern
ment commission.
The board went on record to the
cffcct that 5 cents of the $1.35 shall
be placed into the debt service
fund. Mr. Bell said this would be
token repayment of the money that
the town has borrowed from the
debt servicc fund in recent years.
He added tkat Ike 45 cents set up
for debt servicc would meet the
obligations required by bondhold
ers.
Mr. Bell also mentioned that the
town's bonded debt ia not $540,000
as the audit would indicate. After
getting a schedule ul the outstand
ing bonds, he noted among other
things, that $20,000 had not been is
sued.
Churches Observe Easter Season
Observing one of tlir most sacred
season^of the year, Christian* will
worship this weekend, commemo
rating the death of Chriat on the
cross today, and his resurrection on
Sunday.
There will be an Easter sunrise
servicc in Ann Street Methodist
church, Beaufort, at 3:30 Sunday
morning. The first part of the ser
vice will be in the sanctuary. A
light breakfast will follow. There
will be no Sunday School
The eharcfc will he hcateq, light
ed and music furnished throughout
today for those who want to use*
the church for prayer.
The congregation of the First
Free Will Baptist church, More bead
City, will attend an Easter sunrise
service at 5:30 a.m. There will
also be baptism. The Easter mes
sage will be given at the 11 ml
sc rvice Dy uie pastor, inc itev. sci
don Bullard
Good Friday service in St. An
drew's Episcopal church, Morehcad
City, will begin at 2 this afternoon
and continue until 3 with evening
prayer, litany and sermon.
There will be Holy Communion in
St. Andrew's at S a.m. Easter Sun
day, church school at 9:30 and Holy
Communion and sermon at 11.
There will be special music by the
St. Andrew's choir at the 11 a.m.
service.
The Rev. E. Guthrie Brown, rec
tor, invites the public.
The Rev. Clifton Styron, pastor,
will conduct a sunrise service at
5:30 Sunday in Otway Free Will
Baptist church.
Easter smrise service in the
Sound View Free Will Baptist
church will begin at ? a.m. Jto
. ' Iff riii JflHl
vival services will start at 7.30
p.m. Easter Monday with the Rev.
David Hanaley, pastor of the First
Free Will Bautist church, Kinston,
as evangelist.
The revival will continue through
Sunday, April 24. Everyone is wel
come.
Ia Franklin Memorial Methodist
church, Morehead City, at 7:30 Sun
day night an Easter play, enUUed
He Goes Before Us, will be pre
sented.
Mri. Roma Styron will play the
leading role, Mary Magdalene, and
Lawrence Brown will be the Voice
of Jesus. There will be apecial
music by the choir and trio. Mrs.
Ulrich Mizell is directing.
la Morekead City, Good Friday
services will be conducted from
noon to 3 p.m. today in the First
Methodist church.
A
[ The service i? sponsored by the
Women's Society of Christian Ser
vice ind is divided into seven parti.
Seven pastors of the Morehead
City-Newport area will participate.
There will be solos by Mrs. Clifton
Lynch and Mrs. Austin Williams.
Worshippers may eater the
church at 20-minutc intervals.
The young people of Wild wood
Presbyterian church will be in
charge of an Easter sunrise service
at S a.m. Easter Sunday at Albe
marle Presbytery camp on highway
24.
Coffee and doughnuts will be
served after the service. In case
of rain, the service will be held in
the Wildwood Presbyterian church.
The 21st Easter sunrise service
at Core Creek Methodist church
will begin at 5 a.m. Sunday. Fol
lowing the warship service, which
will be conducted by the Rev.
Jame? E. Smith, pastor, there will
be a love feast in the community
houae. Hot coffee and doughnuts
will be served.
Tbe traditional three-hour ser
vice featuring the Seven Last
Words of Christ will be conducted
from noon to 3 p.m. today in St.
Paul'a Episcopal church, Beaufort.
There will be Holy Baptiam In tbe
aanctaary at 5 p.m. Saturday.
Choral celebration of Holy Com
munion will be at 7:30 a.m. and 11
a.m. Eaater Sunday. The junior
choir will sing it the 7:30 service,
announcea the Rev. C. Edward
Sharp, rector.
The children's Eaater Festival
will begin at 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
Sunriae service in the Holly
See CHURCHES, ru< *
He estimates that the town's
bonded debt is "something less
than $500,000."
Mr. Bell said that the $293,246
due other funds, according to the
audit of June 30, 1(59. must be paid
off in the future, explaining that if
the town can stick to present and
future budgets, the total due the
debt service fund from the general
fund may be automatically wiped
out.
Furthermore, should there be any
surplus remaining in the debt ser
vice fund, after all bonds have
been retired, that surplus can be
transferred to the general fund.
The board requested the city
treasurer, Mrs. Blanda McLohon,
to transfer, monthly, to the debt
service fund, the S cents earmarked
in the general fund for debt ser
vice.
Mr. Bell said he would draw up
a general statement on this ar
rangement and send it back for the
Morehead City commissioners' sig
natures.
S. C. Holloway, finance commis
sioner, said that the town hopes to
be able to call bonds by number,
put the money in the bank to pur
chase tbcm and in that way inter
est on those bonds will stop.
Nr. Bell atated that if the $1.95
tax rate as now set up does not do
the necessary job in getting the
town back in line financially, an
adjustment will have to be made.
When asked by mayor George
Dill for further recommendation*,
Mr. Bell said that the Local Gov
ernment commission had not been
receiving, every six months, aa re
quired by law, statements from the
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