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THE NEWS-TIMES
CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
50th YEAR, NO. 44.
THREE SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES
MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA
FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1961
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
St. Paul's to Build Parish House
V
This is a model of St. Paul’s Episcopal parish buildings. At the left is the proposed new parish
house which will contain 12 classrooms, parish hall, rector’s study, acolytes’ room, nursery, restrooms
for children and adults, kitchen, storage room and furnace room. Center is the existing church sanctu
ary, and right, the rectory. (Askar-Shain Photo).
The contract on St. Paul’s Epis
copal parish house, Beaufort, has
been let, the Rev. C. Edward
Sharp, rector, announced this
week. The $90,000 building will
go up on the site of the present
parish house as soon as the frame
building now on the property is
removed. Removal is expected to
require several weeks.
The new parish house will con
sist of classrooms, rector's study,
assembly hall and kitchen. It will
contain 7,400 square feet of floor
Ervin, Henderson, Joslyn
Comment on Education Bill
Three Places
Make Changes
Undergoing repair and change
is the former C. D. Jones grocery
building, Beaufort, the Wachovia
bank front and the old Morehead
City Garment Co. plant, Bridges
street.
The Jones building is being ren
ovated by its owners, Glenn Adair,
Vic Bellamah and Holden Ballou.
A new glass front is being put in
arid the interior refinished. Mr.
Adair said that several lessee
prospects are interested in occu
pying the building when repairs
are completed about the middle
of the month.
Rufus Butner Jr., vice-president
of Wachovia, said new aluminum
and a new sign arc going up in
the front of the bank. Marble
slabs which had jarred loose are
being replaced. Cost of the im
provement will run between $6,000
and $7,000.
The old concrete block cutting
room on Fisher street, between
15th and 16th streets, has been
torn down to make space for a
parking lot, announces Mrs. J. W.
Jackson, president of the garment
company.
The building was built in 1940
and used for a while as a cafe
teria and recreation building for
garment company employees. The
building contained 10,000 Square
feet of floor space.
The garment company on Thurs
day will observe its 25th annivers
ary in Morehead City.
House Minority
Leader to Speak
WilNam E. Osteen, youthful
House minority leader froth
Greensboro will be the featured
speaker at the gathering of Re
publicans Saturday, June 10, at
Biltmore hotel, Morehead City.
The North Carolina senior execu
tive committee in conjunction with
the North Carolina Federation of
Young Republicans will meet from
3 ’til 5 p.m., followed by a coffee
hour from 5 ’til 6 p.m.
At 7:30 p.m. the banquet will
be given and Representative Os
teen will speak. This is the first
gathering of these groups in this
area and all members of the Car
teret Republican club and interest
ed friends are invited, says Elmer
Dewey Willis, president of the
County Republican club.
State chairman William E. Cobb
of Morganton will preside at the
senior executive committee tneet
ing and Miss Francis Ratcliff of
Pantego will have charge of the
Young Republican meeting.
Far reservations for the dinner,
which will be $1.75 per plate, per
sons should call either C. R. Tilgh
man at PA 8-3582 or Osboirne Dav
is at PA *4171.
space according to specifications.
The building will be brick veneer
and will be built by L. R. Thomas
and Sons of New Bern. The archi
tect is John Valentine, Marshall
berg.
The present parish house was
formerly known as Watson Hall
and was at one time a dormitory
for St. Paul's school. It was built
in 1905, according to Mr. Sharp,
and has been used as a parish
house since the school closed in
the late 1930’s.
► The federal aid-to-cducation bilM
which has passed the Senate (S.
1021) authorizes $2.5 billions over
a three-year period in grants to
states for construction of public,
schools and payment of teachers'
salaries.
Sen. Sam J. Ervin, North Caro
lina, supported the bill. This dis
trict’s congressman, David Hen
derson says he will support the
bill in the House. (According to
H. L. Joslyn, county superinten
dent of schools, the bill in the
House is labeled HR 7300).
Mr. Joslyn said this week, “It
looks like the bill is as sound as
a federal bill can be—if we’re go
ing to have federal bills. It won’t
jeopardize the state.”
The American Association of
School Administrators terms the
House bill “a good bill which safe
guards local and state efforts in
control.”
Mr. Henderson says that under
the bill North Carolina would re
ceive $26.36 per school child per
year in fiscal 1962, a total of $33,
689,105.
The funds are to be distributed
by state educatibn agencies, with
out federal control, senator Ervin
reports.
Mr. Henderson points out that
governor Sanford intends to use
funds coming North Carolina’s
way during the period of the bill
(three years) for construction. “In
that way, our state will not become
dependent upon the funds for op
erating expense,” the congressman
observed.
Then if the federal government
should attempt to withhold funds
if a state does not comply with
federal dictates (as it has tried
to do in Virginia), operation of
North Carolina schools would not
be jeopardized, Mr, Henderson
points out. ’
The congressman says he will
vote for the bill unless it is sub
stantially amended on the floor
of the House.
Scouts Visit
With Rotarians
Boy Scouts of troop 51, Beaufort,
sponsored by the Beaufort Rotary
club, were guests at the club meet
ing Tuesday night at the Scout
building. Also present were Charles
Smith, Scoutmaster, and L. C. Bev
eridge, assistant Scoutmaster.
The boys told of episodes at
caqiporees and gave a skit which
demonstrated what not to do in
first aid —like put a tourniquet
around a fellow’s neck when his
head is cut
/ Each Scont was introduced.
Scout Hudson Guthrie acted as
master of ceremonies.
^Clarence Stamper was program
chairman. Three MOrehead City
Rotarians were visitors.
Stockholders to Meet
Stockholders of the Morehead
City-country club will have their
annual meeting at 8 tonight at the
club house.
Construction of the parish house
is the first major building project
undertaken by the church since
the rectory was built in 1951.
Plans for the new structure were
started with the late Julius Dun
can as chairman of the building
committee. After his death, the
chairmanship was assumed by
Gray Hassell. Committee mem
bers are Charles King, G. B. Tal
bot, Edmond T. Nelson, Dr. David
C, Farrior, Mrs. C. R. Wheatly
Sr., and Mrs. Ruby D. Holland.
Reserve Units
4o Start Training
On-site training of two Coast
Guard Reserve units, Morehcad
City and Wilmington, will begin
Sunday at Fort Macon, an
nounces Lt. John Riddell, com
manding officer of Fort Macon
group.
The active duty training will
continue through June. More
head City reservists took their
active training at Fort Macon
last year for the first time. With
Wilmington joining this year,
there will be 70 men and six of
ficers, in addition to the regular
complement of men, at Fort Ma
con station.
JC's Get Report
On Convention
Morehead- City Jaycees heard
Monday night a report on the
state convention in Asheville by
L. E. Kelly, Bill Singleton and Joe
Beam, who attended.
L. G. Dunn, the county’s first
“admiral” in the North Carolina
Navy, asked the club to help ob
tain donations to bring the battle
ship North Carolina to Wilmington.
The matter was referred to the
board of directors.
Committee chairmen for the Miss
Carteret County beauty pageant
were announced. Bill Mundcn of
the Morehead City club was nam
ed general chairman ,of the event
and George Murray Thomas of
the Beaufort Jaycees was named
publicity chairman. Other com
mittee chairmen are Horace Wil
lis, staging; Walter Willis, ushers;
and Guy Smith and Ernest Court
ney, parade.
A letter from the Guilford Col
lege Jaycees was read by presi
dent Paul Cordova. The letter
requested a tentative schedule and
more information on the week's
vacation here offered by local Jay
cees to the winner of tlje Miss
North Carolina pageant.
Also read was a letter from
mayor George Dill commending
the Jaycees for their efforts in the
recent city registration and public
forum.
The club agreed to send a sup
ply of shrimp with Bill Singleton,
district vice-president, when he
goes to the state executive meet
ing at High Pointr tomorrow.
Fireman Put Out Blaze
In New Crab Point Heme
Morehead City firemen Were call
ed to Emeline Place Tuesday
shortly before noon, where a small
fire broke out in a home being
constructed by Alfred Pittman.
Fire chief Lindsey Guthrie re
ported 'that rags on the bathroom
floor caught fire, scorching the
floor and wall. Damage was minor,
he said.
Fort Macon
State Park Will
Open Tomorrow
Fort Macon state park will open
tomorrow for the summer. _
Ray Pardue, park superinten
dent, announces that the swim
ming area will be open from 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m. The picnic shelter will
be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and
the fort from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Members of the park staff, in
addition to Mr. Pardue, are Oren
Hawkins, ranger, and the follow
ing who have been employed for
the summer:
William A. Collier, Charlotte,
historian: William S. Price, Ra
leigh, bathhouse operator; Roger
Williams, Rockingham, refresh
ment stand operator; Lindsay Har
wood, Albemarle, park attendant.
Eddie Taylor, Beaufort, park at
tendant; Bert Tolson, Goldsboro,
chief lifeguard; Miss Ann Lewis,
Beaufort, typist-clerk; and the fol
lowing lifeguards: James C. Kil
librew, Fountain; Bill Vogle, New
Bern; Danny Williams, Raleigh,
and Steve Hutchins, Sanford.
Fort Macon is a popular mecca
for sports fishermen. It consistent
ly attracts more visitors than any
other state park.
Weather Stays
Cool During May
Since Monday a week ago tem
peratures have ranged from 45 to
79 degrees. Last year at this time
they ranged from 65 to 83, accord
ing to records kept by Stamcy
Davis, Morehead City, weather
observer.
The chill weather has folks shiv
ering morning and night. Even
during sunny daylight hours, a
cool wind blows. Regardless from
which direction it blows, it seems
to have frost around the edges!
Temperatures and wind dircc
rections from Monday, May 22,
through Wednesday, the last day
of May, follow:
High
79
.73
_74
.... 77
79
.74
72
76
74
75
May 22.
May 23„.
May 2*
May 25
May 26
May 27
May 28
May 29
May 30
May 31
Low
62
69
55
61
60
47
45
45
61
58
Wind
SW
N
NW-SW
SW
SW
w
SW
SW
NE
SW
Shrimp Catches
Light Thus Far
Some shrimpers in inland wa
ters were catching from 75 to 100
pounds a night this week. The
shrimp were running 40 to 65 count,
heads off, and shrimpers were re
portedly getting 15 to 30 cents a
pound at dockside.
Trawlers working in the ocean
were getting some shrimp, but
mainly they were swamped with
4,000 to 5,000 pounds of hard crabs
per boat a night!
Many of the boats were giving
the crabs to crew members to sell
for whatever they could get for
them. C. G. Holland, commer
cial fisheries commissioner, said
he didn’t know how to account for
the glut of crabs. This has been
a terrific season for crabs and
prices have been fairly good.
Shrimp caught ill channel nets
have been bringing the highest
prices in history. Netters have
been getting 38 cents and reports
from Harkers Island say some
have been bringing 40 cents a
pound.
President Okays
Salter Nomination
President Kennedy has sent to
the Senate the name of Hugh Sal
ter, sheriff of Carteret county, as
marshal for the eastern district of
North Carolina.
If the Senate approves, which
it is expected to do, the appoint
ment will be for a four-year term.
It has not been decided when
sheriff Salter’s term would begin.
If the present marshal, B. Ray
Cohoon, serves out his time until
retirement, he will hold the job
until February 1962.
Sheriff Salter has held his pres
ent position since 1954.
Rotary Club Honors
Award Winner Monday
Newport high school senior Joe
Garner and his father, R. D. Gar
ner, were guests of the Newport
Rotary club at its meeting Mon
day night. Joe wa^ winner of the
Rotary award, which is presented
to the high school senior who most
typically exemplifies Rotary’s qual
ities of service above self.
Derryl Garner, program chair
man for the evening, announced
committee assignments for the
coming year. Mr. Garner takes
office as president of the club
July 1.
Fringe Citizens of Newport
Object to Annex Proposal
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9-Year-Old Finds Shell
News-Times Photo by McComb
Troy Morris with the shell he found. After this picture was taken,
it was learned that the 1SS Millimeter shell was live.
Troy Morris III, Morehead
Bluffs, found what could have
been a tragic birthday present
Monday when he dug up a bar
nacle-covered live 6-inch projec
tile at the head of Pelletier
creek, west of Morehead City.
Troy said some "silvery pow
der” • came out of it, then he
threw rocks at it a while before
telling his mother about it. Mili
tary police were called, then the
demolition squad from Cherry
Point arrived and said that the
Cape Lookout Coast Guard
Makes Weekend Assists
Cape Lookout Coast Guardsmen^
made two rescues over the week
end.
At 11:45 a m. Saturday they
freed a 25-foot cabin cruiser. Little
Salty, which had run aground in
Barden’s inlet. The Little Salty
is owned by Peter Williams, Ra
leigh. She was refloated by the
Cape Lookout 30-footer.
At 11:15 a.m. Friday, the look
out. in the tower spotted a 15-foot
outboard which had capsized and
thrown its three occupants in the
water.
The three were picked up by
three other men in an outboard in
the area. The rescuers were Will
llitley, John Guandalo and Fred
Turnidge, all of Washington, D. C.
The rescued men were taken
aboard the 30-footer and their boat
towed to the dock. After they had
dried their clothes and drunk some
coffee they were towed to Mar
shallberg.
One of the rescued men was
John L. Byrum of Edcnton, N. C.
Names of the other two were not
obtained by the Coast Guard. By
rum owned the boat.
Aboard the 30-footer were chief
D. V. Lewis and seaman Guion
Willis.
Chief Lewis said the Byrum boat
capsized when it was caught by a
breaker.
Ex-Service Personnel
Invited to Save Ship
L. G. Dunn, chairman of the
USS North Carolina battleship fund
drive for the county, made a spe
cial appeal this week to all active
and former servicemen and women
to contribute to the fund to bring
the battleship back to North Caro
lina.
“If all of us will do this, we will
be doing our part in the county
to save this great ship,” Mr. Dunn
said. The ship will be scrapped
July 1 if the state does not raise
a sufficient amount of money to
ransom it.
"If I don’t get some help on this
I might lose my commission as
admiral and wind up as apprentice
seaman,” the chairman comment
ed. He said he would like to see
Carteret raise at least $1,000.
Camp Glenn school is the only
school in the county that con
tributed 100 per cent. Each school
that does so, the chairman said,
will receive free passes for all its
students and its name will appear
on the permanent roster to hang
in the ship.
Te be 1M per cent, a school must
shell was still explodable, even
though it had apparently been in
saltwater several years.
Standing guard over the shell
until the demolition experts
showed up were members of the
Atlantic Beach rescue squad.
It is believed the shell rolled
off a Marine Corps munitions
truck which upset at that point
four or five years ago.
Troy was 9 years old Monday.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Troy Morris.
►
Truck Knocks
Off Power Pole
A power pole east of Bettie was
clipped off 8 feet above the ground
at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday on high
way 70, east of Beaufort, when
it was hit by a truck.
According to state highway pa
trolman J. W. Sykes, Lecman Otis
Moore, New Bern, driver of a 1953
Mack truck, attempted to pass a
1953 Chevrolet truck as it was mak
ing a left turn. The Mack truck
left the highway and hit the pole.
Driving the Chevrolet truck was
William Ronald Gillikin, route 2
Beaufort. Moore has been charged
with improper passing. Both trucks
were headed west.
Damage to the Chevrolet truck
was estimated at $300 and damage
to the Mack truck, owned by the
Maxwell Co., Inc., New Bern, was
estimated at $500.
The pole was 45 feet high and
carried a 33,000-volt line feeding
power to the eastern part of the
county. The damage, miraculous
ly, did not interfere with flow of
power.
give 10 cents for each student.
Smyrna has contributed 50 per cent
so far, the only school besides
Camp Glenn to take part in the
drive.
The state battleship commission
is looking for veterans who served
aboard the USS North Carolina
during World War II. If anyone
is a veteran, he should contact the
chairman at First-Citizens bank in
Beaufort.
Those who contribute $100 or
more are made admirals.
Persons wishing to mail checks
may make them payable to the
USS North Carolina Fund and mail
them to Mr. Dunn at postoffice
box 30, Beaufort. All contributions
are tax deductible, he said.
Two Arrested
Assistant Beaufort police chief
Carlton Garner arrested two men
for public drunkenness this week.
Douglas Swain, Negro of South
port, was arrested Sunday and
James Anderson, Negro of Beau
fort, was arrested Monday. Both
were released under $25 bond.
Strenuous opposition to"
joining the town of Newport
was expressed by citizens
living in the area proposed
for annexation at a public
hearing Monday night. The
hearing, conducted by mayor
Leon Mann Jr., was held in
the school lunchroom, after
convening at the town hall.
The mayor opened the meeting
by reading the legal description of
the area. The line begins al Roy
T. Garner’s store, goes to the rail
road track, along the track to one
lot west of Fresh Pond road, across
the highway to include the Bap
tist parsonage and one lot deep
on that side of the highway back
to the town limits at, the Baptist
church corner. There are 53 prop
erty owners in the area.
Requirements for annexing, as
set forth by law, and what a prop
erty owner who objects to annexa
tion can do, were read by the may
or. Services of the town which
would be extended to the area in
clude garbage collection on a reg
ular schedule, police and fire pro
tection, mosquito control, street
markers, traffic control, street
lights, water service, tire hydrants,
drainage control and street main
tenance.
All services except water and
hydrants would he paid for from
the town’s general fund, the may
or said. Water lines would be
extended and hydrants installed
with funds borrowed for that pur
pose. He said estimated tax rev
enue from the area is $3,458. The
present tax rate is $1.20 and taxes
would not start until after the ef
fective date of annexation, the
mayor commented.
II. J. tiillikin asked if the refer
endum to borrow money would be
voted on only by people living in
the present town. “In other words,
are the folks in town going, to de
cide on this, then the rest of us
chip in and help pay for it?” he
asked.
The mayor replied that the $15,
000 in bonds proposed were not
only to extend water lines to the
new area, but to bring a line
through an area already in town
to provide lead-off valves for fu
ture growth. Should the bond elec
tion-fail, the town can finance the
money heeded to accommodate the
annexed area and still take them
into town.
Mr. Gillikin said some people in
his neighborhood object to certain
kinds of street lights and to put
ting their garbage cans in front of
their houses. He said they don’t
want their garbage cans beat up
by collectors who throw the cans
on the truck and they don't want
trash scattered all over their yards
by stray dogs that turn the cans
over.
Mayor Mann old him that the
old type lights in town have prov
en unsatisfactory and a new kind
has been proposed. He said im
provements would have to be made
and the town would try to sec that
things were done right.
Wilbur Garner, town commis
sioner, traced the town’s growth,
and urged everyone to have a fav
orable outlook on the issue. He
said he was from Newport and
proud of it and he felt others would
feel that way too if they only
"gave the town a chance.”
Needham Garner said he never
had much education, but he want
ed to speak his piece. "In fact,
the only way they ever got me out
of the fourth grade was to burn
the building down,” he said, bring
ing a laugh from the 35 men pres
ent.
Mr. Garner said he was willing
to represent Newport anytime, that
he had been born and raised in
Newport. But be said he also be
lieved in freedom and that a man
should be able to choose whether
he will live in town or out of town.
“I just want to know why five
men (the town commissioners)
can say ‘54’ landowners must be
in town, and they (the landowners)
not have a thing to say about it.
Where’s the freedom in that? I
just don’t want anything rammed
down my throat without having
any sayso,” he declared.
Mr. Garner said he had a Good
Book which he got up every morn
ing before day to read, and he ad
See HEARING, PAGE 4
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, June 2
10:55 a.m. 4:42 a.m.
11:08 p.m. 4:45 p.m.
Saturday, June 3
11:56 a.m. 5:33 a.m.
_ 5:42 p.m.
Sunday, June 4
12:08 a.m. 6:31 a.m.
12:54 p.m. 6:53 p.m.
Monday, June 5
1:06 a.m. 7:37 a.m.
1:51 p.m. 8:08 p.m.
Tuesday, June 6
2:05 a.m. 8:« a.m.
2:50 p.m. 9:17 p.m.
Defendant Gets
Suspended Term
In City Court
Karl Mrhuffy Taylor, Morehead
City, was convicted of drunk driv
ing and having no operator’s li
cense Monday in Morehead City
recorder’s court. He was sentenc
ed to 90 days in jail, suspended on
payment of $125 and costs. Taylor
was also charged with possession
of non tax paid whiskey and was
acquitted on this count.
Three defendants were called
and failed to appear, forfeiting
bonds. They were Donald Eugene
l.icseke, Morehead City, charged
with falling to stop for a stop sign;
Paul E. (flass, Danville, charged
with running a red light and Thom
as J. Rivers, Burlington, charged
with being drunk on the highway.
Charges of speeding and drunk
driving against Leon Thomas (Ira
ham, Newport, were dismissed. A
charge of allowing a vicious dog
to run at large, against Thomas
tiuiton, was dropped.
Two Morehead City defendants,
Johnny Ray Matthews and Jerry
Wayne Willis, were each sentenced
10 days in jail, susp-oda! on pay
ment of court cost., and a year's
good behavior for trespassing on
private property.
Judge Herbert U. Phillips ren
dered a guilty verdict in the ease
against Albert Courman, More
head City, charging him with as
sault on his wife.
Douglas MacArthur Lockhart,
Morehead City, appeared to an
swer a speeding charge. He was
convicted and given 30 days in
jail, suspended on payment of $25
and court costs. The court also
ordered the defendant to surren
der his driver’s license for 80 days.
Eight cases were continued un
til next week’s term of court.
Eighth Graders
Win Awards
American Legion posts of Beau
fort and Morchead City presented
awards to outstanding eighth grade
pupils at eighth grade graduation
exercises this week.
Presenting the awards at Beau
fort, Queen Street and Markers Is
land sclmols was Carteret Post No.
99, Beaufort, and at Morehcad
City, Camp Glenn and W. S. King
schools Post No. 46 of Morehcad
City.
Winners at Beaufort school wera
Margaret Louise Davis, Donna Ef
fie Sabiston, Michael L. Bertram
and David W. Merrill; at Queen
Street, Benjamin Smith, William
Davis, Mercedes Summers, and
Catherine Ellison; at Harkers Is
land, Ronald Guthrie, George L.
Nelson, Dora Van Dawn Rose, and
Eileen Rose.
Winners at Morehcad City school
were Wilkie Nunn, Eddie Smith,
Nancy Seaton, Carolyn Bullard;
Camp Glenn, John Mart Lee, Greg
ory Bell, Betty Jo Wood, Cheryl
Murdoch; W. S. King school, Ce
cil Earl Hester, William Thomas
Tootle, Ophelia Hodge and Flor
ence Hester.
Mayor Tells Tew
To Stay Away
Thomas Tew, Havelock, charged
with public drunkenness and dis
turbing the peace, was restricted
from Atlantic Beach for six months
Monday night in mayor’s court.
Paying costs were John T. Smith,
Swansboro, charged with public
drunkenness and profanity, and
Walter R. Buck, Broad Creek,
charged with public drunkenness
and resisting arrest.
James I). Ilegemann, Cherry
Point, charged with public drunk
enness, resisting arrest and Using
profanity, forfeited bond. Leon W.
Uzzard, Camp Lejeune, charged
with using profane language in
public, was turned over to his com*
manding officer.
Mayor A. B. Cooper presided.
4-H'ers Will Appear
In Contest Tonight
A county 4-H talent contest will
be held tonight in the Beaufort
high school auditorium, according
to David Warrick, county 4-H ad
visor. The contest will start at
7:30.
The judges for the event will be
Gertrude Styron, Earl Lewis and
R. M. Williams. The winner of
the contest will advance to the
district contest to be held at Choc©*
winity Tuesday, June 20.