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THE NEWS-TIMES
60th YEAR, NO. 60.
THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-TWO PAGES
MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA
FRIDAY,. JUNE 23, 1961
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Order Puts Two Small Areas
Within Beaufort Town Limits
An order signed in superior court'
Wednesday by judge Albert Cowpcr
annexes two small areas to the
town of Beaufort.
_ The areas are a small segment
of the section around the Highway
70-Lennoxville intersection and a
portion of the land just east of the
present town limits.
Both have sewer line's and even
though out of town, have in the
past been serviced by town work
men, according to testimony offer
ed in a recent hearing at New
Bern on the annexation matter.
Opponents of the annexation
have given notice of appeal to the
supreme court. Bond was set at
$100.
The order also requires the town
to file plans showing proposed in
stallation of sewage lines. These
plans are to be placed in the hands
of the clerk of superior court by
Sept. 21 (or 90 days after the court
order was signed).
If this is not done by that time,
the ordinance of Jan. 11, 1960,
adopted by the Beaufort town
board becomes void. This ordi
nance annexes areas lying beyond
Beaufort, including Hancock, High
land Parks, Jones village and oth
er sections.
The sewage plans requested
would show plans to put sewage
facilities in those areas.
Claud Wheatly, town attorney,
said yesterday that the town ex
pects to file such plans.
Fighting the annexation proce
dures being undertaken by the
town arc certain residents of the
areas affected. The pending suit
against the town of Beaufort is
filed in the name of G. W. Huntley
Jr. and others.
Chairman Makes
Plea for Funds
The Rev. Jack Mansfield, chair
man of the county migrant .minis
try committee, this week made an
urgent plea for funds to carry pn
the program. * p- f
"The amount contributed this
year has fallen far short of what
is needed,” Mr. Mansfield reports.
A new program, free medical serv
‘ ice to the migrants, has been in
stituted this summer.
Funds are needed to buy the
medicine given workers who at
tend the clinic. Approximately 30
patients were seen by Dr. Herbert
F. Webb, Sea Level, at the Kear
ney Merrill camp Wednesday
night, off highway 101.
A two-room medical trailer is
taken to the camp site. Doctors
providing their services are Dr.
Webb, Dr. S. W. Thompson, Dr.
L. J. Norris, and Dr. John Gainey.
The medical trailer visited the
Neal Campen camp last night and
will serve workers at the Ball
farms in Harlowe tonight.
Persons and organizations are
asked to send contributions for the
migrant ministry to the Rev. Cor
bin Cooper, Morchcad City.
JC's Get Ready
To Sell Tickets
Morehead City Jaycees heard
reports on projects when they met
at the Blue Ribbon restaurant
Monday night.
Football chairman John Edwards
reported that tickets for the More
head City high school games will
be available soon and will be dis
tributed among the JayCees. He
said the programs will be prepar
ed later.
Jaycees Tommy Ballou and Joe
Beam reported on the 12th district
workshop conducted in Morehead
City last week by district vice
president Bill Singleton. The work
shop was also attended by Gordon
Willis Jr., and Walter Willis.
Walter Willis informed the club
that 67 ads had been sold for the
Miss Carteret County pageant pro
grams and that seven girls had
entered. He said that a work de
tail would be at the track Tuesday
night to prepare it for the pageant.
1 State director Russell Outlaw re
minded the members that Monday
was the first day of the national
convention in Atlanta, Ga. He
encouraged members to continue
with the savings stamp project to
boost the midget football program.
Guests of the club were Clyde
V. Burr and his son, Virgil. They
told the Jaycees about their trip
to High Point June 9-10 and Vir
gil’s participation in the teen-age
roadeo.
They remarked that the roadeo
was well organized and conducted
and thanked the club fot* sponsor
ing their trip. They said they would
be happy to work with the club in
staging a roadeo on the local level.
Highway Fatality
The State Highway Patrol re
ports that a Marine was killed
about 9 p.m. Wednesday in an auto
accident on highway 70 between
the Carteret-Craven line and Have
lock.
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Allen Autry, Beaufort, left, and Sam Yeomans, Markers Island,
lifeguards at Atlantic Beach, wear at their belts the new compact
water wings, which inflate if guard squeezes them.
Something new has been added
to Atlantic Beach lifeguard
equipment this summer—ResQ
paks. These are folded com
pact waterwings which lifeguards
wear on their belts. If the guard
gets into trouble bringing a
swimmer in (perhaps the swim
mer pulls both under), the life
guard squeezes the ResQpak. It
automatically inflates.
Bill Moore, chief of police,
said that lifeguard Sam Yeo
mans, Barkers Island, used his
emergency pack when a woman
Allen Kelly Wins First
Place in Tractor-Driving
By DAVID WARRICK
4-H Advisor
Allen Kelly of Newport maneu
vered his tractor through the trac
tor driving course Tuesday to cap
ture first place in a district 4-H
contest and win a scholarship to
State 4-H Club Week.
The contest, one of many activi
ties conducted during District 4-H
Demonstration Day each year, was
held in Chocowinity. Sixteen coun
ties participated.
Edward Millis of Newport with
a piano solo, Birdie Robinson of
Newport with an original vocal
solo, and Becky and Sandra Davis
of Barkers Island with a vocal
duet, were in the winning group
of talent performers and were
awarded blue ribbons.
Talent numbers from the blue
ribbon group will be selected to
attend State 4-H Club Week to be
held on State college campus, Ra-'
leigh, July 24-29.
All Carteret 4-H’ers giving dem
onstrations were .first runners-up
in the district. For three of the
contestants, this was their first
year to give a demonstration.
Their placing is clear evidence
that all of them, with the help of
their parents, did some hard work.
Giving demonstrations were Dan
ny McLawhorn, 12-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. McLawhorn
Bill, Pushed Through Capitol,
Validates County Action on Hospital
A bill introduced in the legisla
ture Tuesday and passed that day
by both the House and the Sen
ate validates what county com
missioners have done thus far in
relation to a county hospital.
The bill was introduced by Sen.
Luther Hamilton, Morchead City,
who in private practice has served
as attorney for Earle Webb, from
whom t'he county proposes to buy
property for a hospital, and who,
with his son, Luther Jr., county
attorney, has been defending the
county in the current law suit
brought by Beaufort interests to
block hospital construction.
Carteret’s representative in the
House, D. G. Bell, said that Tues
day he and two members of the
attorney general's office and John
Morrissey, counsel for the League
of Municipalities, went over the
bill before it went through the
House. ,*«j
The members of the attorney
swimmer kept dragging both of
them under. The waterwings
inflated immediately and popped
them to the surface.
The new device was used on
a trial basis at first, now is
standard equipment.
After the wings inflate, they
cannot be used again. Chief
Moore also reports that another
resuscitator is being bought. The
resuscitator now in use at Atlan
tic Beach was bought with funds
contributed by NEWS - TIMES
readers.
of Harlowe. Danny was partici
pating in the electric program and
his topic was Conserving Electrici
ty the Safe Way.
John Michael Davis participated
in the forestry program and his
topic was Caring for Your Pine
Seedlings Upon Arrival and Prop
erly Planting Them. Michael is
the 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Johnnie T. Davis of Harkers Is
land.
Eddie Turner, 13-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Luke Turner of Har
lowe, participating in the betkeep
ing program, demonstrated how
to properly assemble a beehive.
Allen Kelly, of the Newport Senior
4-H club, demonstrated how to se
lect the proper tobacco fertilizer
analysis. Allen is the 17-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kelly of
Newport.
Approximately 25 Carteret 4-H
’ers, adult 4-H leaders, and parents
attended the district event. Among
them were Frank Langdale of Car
teret-Craven Electric Membership
Corp., Mr. and Mrs. E. C. McLaw
horn, Mrs. E. Robinson of New
port, Mrs. Floy Garner, county
home economics agent, and son,
Puck Garner of Newport, Emma
Jean Lawrence of Otway, Julia
Piner and Mickey ' Bertram of
Beaufort, Larry Brown of Mill
Creek, and Carol Dycss of Har
lowe.
general’s office said the bill was
in order and that legislative action
of that type had been taken in
other cases similar to the county
hospital dispute.
Representative Bell said that the
bill keeps the hospital matter
“alive.” The supreme court Fri
day sent the hospital case back to
superior court for reconsideration.
Two parties in the hospital suit
contacted representative Bell Wed
nesday morning, asking him to
kill the bill in the House. Mr. Bell
said that the bill had already been
passed.
One of the callers said, “I
thought you were on the side of the
“I am,” Mr. Bell replied. “The
people voted 2 to 1 in November
for a hospital and I’m interested
in seeing that they get what they
want.”
The fact that a bill has passed
the legislature validating county
Fire Breaks
Out Wednesday
In City Grocery
® Water Damage
Termed Extensive
# Loss is Third for Firm
Since April 1959
The third catastrophe since April
3, 1959 hit the City Grocery in
Beaufort Wednesday night when
a fire, believed caused by electric
al wiring, broke out.
On April 3, 1959, thieves broke in
and made off with approximately
$1,400 in cash and between $1,200
to $1,400 in stock certificates,
checks and bonds.
Then on Sept. 12, 1960, the day
long hurricane Donna struck. The
City Grocery building suffered ex
tensive damage and the stock was
a complete loss.
The Wednesday night fire was
discovered by Robert Robinson,
who turned in the fire alarm at
box 16 at 9:55.
Fire damage was slight, but
damage due to water is estimated
in the thousands.
Leslie Moore, owner, said the
loss is partially insured. The store
was closed yesterday.
Marines Return
From Caribbean
Marines and equipment return
ing from the Caribbean arrived at
Morehead City port this week.
Three units of Second division
Marines, Camp Lejeune, came
home after being called to the
Caribbean when the Dominican
Republic’s Trujillo was assassinat
ed about four weeks ago.
Military information offices
claimed the units were departing
to participate in maneuvers and
exercises, but the movement was,
primarily, a precautionary meas
ure in case Castro forces would
sieze upon the assassination as an
excuse to move into the m tr' y
Dominican Republic.
The exercise was called “/'xle
Grease” and involved 50 ship: of
the Atlantic fleet. Returning to
Lejeune this week were Battalion
Landing Team 1-6, commanded by
Lt. Col. W. C. Joslyn; Battalion
Landing Team 2-6, commanded by
Lt. Col. D. L. Faw; and the 4th
MEB, commanded by Maj. Gen.
James P. Berkeley.
Motor Lodge
To Open Sunday
Everyone is invited to the open
house at the Buccaneer Motor
Lodge Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.
Construction of the 64-unit motel
and coffee shop building was start
ed early in April. This week cli
maxes the 10th week of work on
the buildings.
Owners of the lodge, Cherry Con
struction Company, general con
tractor, and other building firms
taking part in the construction
have commissioned a special sec
tion of this issue of the Carteret
County News-Times.
As this paper went to press, last
minute work on the motel was in
progress.
For more information about the
Buccaneer Motor Lodge see sec
tion a.
Bids Requested
The Fifth Coast Guard district
has requested bids on a new life
boat station and equipment at
Cape Hatteras. Bids will be re
ceived until July 11 at Portsmouth,
Va.
action in regard to a hospital by
no means puts an end to court
action.
Mr. Bell observed that unless
some compromise is reached be
tween the opposing parties in the
law suit, the suit could drag on
for years.
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, June 23
3:01 a.m. 9:56 a.m.
3:57 p.m. 10:43 p.m.
Saturday, June 24
4:05 a.m. 10:44 a.m.
4:51 p.m. 11:33 p.m.
Sunday, June 25
5:10 a.m. ' 11:32 a.m.
5:43 p.m. ...i
Monday, June 25
6:06 a.m. 12. 23 a.m.
6:J3 p.m. > 12:22 pjo.
Claud Wheatly, Attorney,
Comments on Hospital Case
Commenting an the recent
supreme court decision on
the county hospital case,
Claud Wheatly, attorney for
those objecting to the coun
ty’s action, said yesterday,
“I hope 3that the county
board will attempt to arbi
trate this matter and find a
site suitable to all concerned,
or if failing that, effect some
sort of referendum and let
the people vote on this
thing.”
The supreme court Friday re
versed a superior cot • ! ruling
which iu effect authorized tV
county to proceed with cons'ruc
tion of a hospital on the Earle
Webb property on Bonne sound,
west of Morehead City.
Pin-pointing the signi ficance of
the supreme court's decision. Mr.
Wheatly said, “In in> opinion, it
entitles the co’H to review the
action of the count \ commission
ers to see if the county commis
sioners are truly acini” for the
public good.”
The attorney continued, “in our
suit we alleged that prior to issu
ing hospital bonds, the county said
it would refinance its present debt.
Although the bonds were not ac i
tually issued, the county attempted
to sell an anticipatory note for
$100,000.”
Mr. Wheatly said that the court
agreed that the note was, in ef
fect, part of a bond issue. Pro
ceeds from sale of the note were
to go for purchase of a hospital
site and paying of architect’s fees.
lie continued, “If the people had
been advised that the issue was
predicated on refinancing, the an
ticipatory note was 'in violation'.”
(Luther Hamilton Jr., county at
torney, says that the bond order,
at no point, states that the present
debt was to be refinanced prior
to issuing hospital bonds. He said
this decision was made following
the issuing of the bond order and
the Nov. 8, 1961 vote, upon advice
of bond attorneys. They fcK that
'it would improve chances to get
better interest rates on the note).
The supreme court decision says
in part, . . we THINK the com
plaint alleges . . . (capitalization
See HOSPITAL SUIT, Page 2
Two Ships Due
At Port Today
Morehead City port officials arc
expecting foreign flag vessels at
the port today, the Oakville, a Nor
wegian ship, which will load to
bacco for the Far East, and the
Heidelberg, German ship, which
will take on tobacco for Antwerp,
Rotterdam, Hamburg, Amsterdam
and Bremen.
The strike between American
seamen and owners of American
lines is now a week old, with no
hope of early settlement.
Morehead City longshoremen say
they will load and unload foreign
flag vessels, but not ships owned
by American firms.
The Exchange, an American Ex
port line ship, under normal con
ditions is scheduled to stop at
Morehead City Sunday, if there is
cargo to be picked up. It is doubt
ful that the ship is meeting any
schedule because of the strike.
Even if there were cargo at the
port, it is not expected that the
ship, if under way, would call,
since local longshoremen would
not be available to load it.
Navy vessels docked at the port
this week, returning Marines from
the Caribbean.
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Way Cleared for New Highway
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Bulldozers this week have been clearing the way for the new dual lane highway into Morehead City.
This shows the highway just west of the Blue Bibbon restaurant, faring west. Felled trees are piled at
either side of the present highway.
D. G. Bell Expected
To Get Highway Post
A
Tobacco Queen
Will Sail from Port
Miss Emmalcc Gaddy, tobacco
beauty queen, and her mother,
will sail from Morehead City
port next Friday, bound for Eu
rope.
The trip, to promote Morehead
City as a tobacco port, has been
arranged by the State Ports Au
thority.
The Gaddys will sail aboard
the Niedcrsachscn, an Ozean
Stimies line cargo ship with pas
senger accommodations. The
Niedersachsen, named for a
province in Germany, will dock
at Antwerp, Rotterdam, Ham
burg and Bremen.
Rocky Mount
Man Drowns
The first drowning of the season
at the beach occurred between 2
and 2:30 yesterday afternoon a
short distance east of the protected
swimming area. The victim is Billy
Dean Janzen, 33, 1214 S. Church
St., Rocky Mount.
Janzen, his wife and several
others were spending the day at,
the beach, according to police chief
Bill Moore. Beach lifeguards went
to Janzen when they noticed he
seemed to be in distress, but he
was apparently dead by the time
they reached him. Efforts to re
vive him failed.
Chief Moore said that the tides
are high and the surf rough, lie
requested that swimmers bath only
where there is lifeguard protection.
Two swimmers were also rescued
from the surf at Salter Path yes
terday afternoon. Their last names
were Zuck and Nelson. Both were
hospitalized.
► Carteret’s legislator, P. G. Bell,1
is slated for membership on Gov.
Terry Sanford’s new State High
way eommission.
This information was revealed
by a Raleigh newspaper yesterday.
Formal announcement of Sanford’s
choices for the Commission is not
expected until July 2, after he re
turns from the governor’* con
ference in Hawaii.
Mr. Bell’s phenomenal influence
in the legislature this session is
attributed as the reason for San
ford’s choosing him for one of the
posts on the 19-member highway
commission. A “Hodges man,”
Mr. Bell was viewed with skepti
cism by the Sanford party in the
opening days of the legislature.
The Carteret representative,
however, was influential in smooth
ing the way for many administra
tion measures, and was helpful in
getting through Sanford’s monu
mental education program which
involves a 3 per cent sales tax on
food.
Fulfilling his fourth term in the
legislature, Mr. Bell went to Ra
leigh in February with experience
and leadership sadly lacking in
the House this session.
Mr. Bell’s success is partially
embodied in his political philos
ophy that laws should be passed
which will be of greatest benefit
to the people.
He is quick to note legislation
with “quirks” in it, clauses which
could cause future trouble, and
he is not afraid to seek advice of
persons well-acquainted with the
subject at hand or who have had
legal experience in handling local
and statewide laws.
It is presumed that Mr. Bell will
be the consultant on bridge and
other coastal highway problems.
Sanford several months ago nam
ed Merrill Evans, Ahoskie, as
chairman of the commission. Also
officially appointed is Clifton Ben
son.
'Others expected to be named
See D. G. BELL, Page 2
Rescue Truck Delivered
M. T. MU*, right, of Sound Chevrolet Co., More head City, presents a Corvair rescue truck to the
Beaufort Rescue s^nad. Virgil Wool aid, rescue squadchkf, center, accepts it Met Lawrence, left, is as
Bills Affecting
Carteret Clear
Legislature
With slight amendment, the Sen*
ate passed this week a commer
cial fishing bill, 1IB 1085. The hill
puts more teeth in seafood con
servation laws, placing more re
sponsibility on the seafood dealer
for carrying out of fisheries regu
lations.
While it also relaxes law on tak
ing of shrimp and oysters, the bill
empowers the director of the de
partment of conservation and de
velopment to close any areas
deemed necessary in the interest
of conservation. The bill is now
law.
Another bill provides $60,000 a
year for the next two years to
fight mosquitoes bn a long-range
basis. The money will be used
for draining marshes and diking.
Heretofore, mosquito control funds
have been used for spraying and
purchase of spraying equipment.
Representative D. G. Bell, Car
teret, terms the funds as “addi
tional” mosquito control funds. He
said, “We’re lucky to get the mon
ey.”
Also approved were funds for
the state museum of natural his
tory in Raleigh, and the Hampton
Marine museum, Morehcad City.
A companion bill would establish
an. advisory commission for the
two museums (the Hampton mu
seum is operated as a part of the
museum at Raleigh):
The commission will consist of
nine persons, six who have a di
rect interest in the museums and
three from the state at large. An
other bill provides for a curator to
work in the Raleigh museum and
the museum at Morchead City.
Also passed this week was a bill
authorizing a county law library
and other courtroom improvements
to be financed by raising court
costs $1.
The legislature was scheduled to
close at 11 a.m. yesterday, ending
a 19-week session.
Heavy Rains Fall
Here; High Winds
Hit Other Areas
Hail and damaging winds pre
dicted for Carteret this week fail
ed to materialize. Less fortunate
areas in eastern Carolina experi
enced cyclonic winds and drench
ing rains that caused heavy dam
age to crops and buildings.
The Atlantic Beach weather sta
tion recorded winds up to 30 miles
per hour Wednesday night, and al
most an inch of rain fell between
Wednesday night and yesterday
noon.
The highest temperature record
ed this week was 85, on Tuesday.
The high for Monday was 83 and
Wednesday’s high was 80. Lows
ranged from 82 on Monday, to 72