Board Chooses
New Chairman
• Mrs. W. R. Hamilton
Named Tuesday
• Invasion to be Staged
Saturday, Aug. 5
Mrs. William Roy Hamilton was
named acting chairman of the
board of directors of the Beaufort
Historical association Tuesday
night at a meeting at the Hamilton
home on Fuiford street.
She replaces Mrs. Charles Has
sell, who resigned last month.
Grayden Raul, association fi
nance chairman, announced that
the Spanish invasion of Beaufort
will be re-enacted Saturday, Aug.
5. Mr. Paul was also made chair
man of a more intensive member
ship drive. To date, 18 have join
ed the association for this year.
A goal of a thousand dollars is
sought, 200 members paying an
nual dues of $5 each.
Other events have been propos
ed for the same weekend as the
invasion re-enactment, but no def
inite announcement will be made
until committees progress with
plans, Mrs. Hamilton said.
Mrs. Harvey Smith joined the
board of directors and Odell Mer
rill’s resignation was accepted.
Thirteen of the 15 board members
were present.
The board’s next meeting will be
in September.
Bookmobile
Route Listed
The Carteret county public li
brary has released the following
bookmobile schedule for Monday
and Tuesday:
Monday: Crab Point, 9:30-10:00
at Mrs. Edna Buck’s; Country
Club road, 10:15-10.30 at Mrs. Sea
man’s; Wildwood, 10:45-11:00 at
Whitley’s service station, 11:10
11:30 at Wildwood church, 11:40
11:55 at Mrs. Lola McCabe’s.
Nine-Foot road, 13:45-1:00 at
Mrs. Cornell Garner’s, 1:10-1:25 at
Mrs. Daisy Cannon’s, 1:35-1:50 at
Alice Simmons's.
Masontown, 2:00-2:15 at Mrs.
Janie Garner’s; 2:30-3:30 at New
port branch library.
Tuesday: Harlowe, 9:10-9:25 at
Mrs. Emma Oglesby’s, 9:30-10:05
at Mrs. Hazel Ives’; Mill Creek,
10:20-10:55 at Mrs. J. C. Skinner’s,
11:10-11:40 at Mrs. Lida Dad's.
Masontown, 12:30-12:45 at Mrs.
Madge Reynolds’, 12:50-1:05 at
Mrs. M. L. Simmons’, 1:10-1:25 at
Mrs. Maola Piner’s, 1:30-1:45 at
Mrs. Verna Gould’s, 1:50-2:05 at
Mr. Florida Garner’s.
Nine-Foot road, 2:15-2:30 at Mrs.
Keturah Lewis’s, 2:40-3:00 at play
ground.
Crewmen on tugs owned and op
erated by the Carteret Towing Co.,
Morehead City, voted 5 to 0 yes
terday morning to affiliate with
the Seafarers International union.
The five who voted were the only
ones eligible to cast ballots, ac
cording to Robert Seamon, offi
cial of (he towing company.
Fire Commissioner Reports
Purchase of New Pumper
Morehead City has bought a new
fire truck to replace a pumper of
“1927 vintage” at the downtown
Morehead City fire station. Fire
commissioner D. J. Hall said Wed
nesday that the truck, which will
cost $16,000, has been purchased
from the American LaFrance com
pany.
The truck will be bought on the
rental-purchase plan, a down pay
ment of $3,500 to be made this
year when the truck is delivered,
probably in December, Mr. Hall
said.
The remaining cost is to be paid
in installments of slightly more
than $2,800 a year over a period
of four years. The $16,000 figure,
Mr. Hall said, also includes carry
ing charges.
The new truck is a 750-gallon
pumper. The old American La
France pumper will be moved to
the West End fire station. Mr.
Hall was authorized, by the board
at its special meeting Tuesday
night, June 13, to negotiate and
conclude fire truck purchase.
Mr. Hall said that he got bids
from the American Fire Apparatus
firm (GMC) and LaFrance. Based
on wishes of firemen, he said that
LaFrance has been requested to
furnish a truck with a Chevrolet
chassis.
Since the truck has been order
ed, the commissioner continued,
“a Morehead City auto dealer has
informed us that he could furnish
fire trucks. We were unaware of
that and regret that we did not
have this information prior to clos
ing the deal on the truck," the
commissioner said.
Mayer George pill was asked if
it is legally permissible for a town
to buy equipment under the rent
al-purchase {dan. Mayor Dill said,
“If we did not do it this way, a
vote af the people would be re
quired. The League of Munici
palities has informed us that towns
. all over the state buy large pieces
of equipment under rental pur
chase- That is the w*y the town
has bought its fire trucks recent
lyCqPhUssj«per Hall said, “People
EWeuty Contest
Will Start at 7
Competition to select a Car
teret representative for the Miss
North Carolina Pageant will be
held at 7 tomorrow night at the
second annual Miss Carteret
County Beauty pageant.
The pageant, sponsored fcy the
Peaufort and llprehead City Jay
eees, will be Itold at the race
track on highway 70. There will
be dancing to the music of P. R.
Jones following the pageant. Ad
mission to the pageant and dance
is $2 per person.
The beauty contest will start
at 7 and the dance will follow at
9. Refreshments will be avail
able, according to George Mur
ray Thomas, publicity chairman
for the pageant.
Commissioner
Speaks to Club
Edward (Bud) Dixon, member
of the Morehead City town board,
spoke Monday night to members
of the Emeritus club at their la
dies’ night dinner meeting in the
Rex restaurant, Morehead City.
Mr. Dixon spoke on town gov
ernment and the proposed changes
in Morehead City's town adminis
tration.
II. F. Lindsay, who gave the in
vocation, reported on the present
status of the purchase of walking
canes as an insignia of club mem
bership.
New members welcomed were
I. E. Pittman, Earl Titus and Roy
Wade, bringing club membership
to SO. Corsages were presented to
the ladies. Visitors were Mr. and
Mrs. Joel Thompson, Raleigh,
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kel
logg. Thirty-eight persons attend
ed.
Dr. L. J. Dupree presided. The
next regular session of the club
will be Monday, Sept. 18, at the
Webb Memorial civic center, More
head City.
Alewives Lead
April Catches
Landings of fish and shellfish in
North Carolina counties during
April amounted to 9.4 million
pounds—a drop of 35 per cent com
pared with April 1960. Landings
of alewives (6.6 million pounds)
and blue crabs (1.4 million pounds)
accounted for 86 per cent of the
month's total catch.
During the first four months of
1961, landings of fish and shellfish
amounted to 26.0 million pounds—
an increase of 6 per cent compared
with the 1960 four-month total.
Chowan county led the list of
coastal counties in landings in
April with 3,502,323 pounds. Bertie
county was second with 2,923,719
pounds; Dare county, was third
with 967,797 pounds and Carteret
was fourth with 746,964 pounds.
The statistics are compiled and
distributed by the state commer
cial fisheries division and the fed
eral Bureau of Commercial Fish
eries.
don’t realize that we are one of
the few towns in the state with a
class 6 rating and volunteer fire
department. Towns with volun
teer departments usually have
ratings anywhere from 7 to 9.
"A higher rating means you pay
more fire insurance. We can’t af
ford to keep badly outdated equip
ment on hand. If we mess around,
we’ll lose our rating and once you
lose it, the higher rating is diffi
cult to regain,” he concluded.
In 1950 the town bought a Four
Wheel Drive truck. About five
years later it bought a truck for
the new West End fire station. Pur
chase of the new truck this year
will bring the total number of new
trucks to three in 11 years.
Presbyterians Will Dedicate
Fellowship Hall at 11 Sunday
The First Preslyteriap church
ef Morehead City will dedicate its
fellowship building at It am- Sun
day. A picnic dinner on the lawn
will follow the service.
The Rev. Charles Kirby, pastor,
announces that the SM.OOO fellow
ship budding has been paid for and
the service will be one of thanks
giving and dedication. His ser
mon topic will be The House of
the Lord with the text from Exo
dus 35; 1-29.
Hospital Suit
(Continued from Page 1)
ours—Ed.) the ordinance authoriz
ing the issuance of hospital bonds
declared the present debt of the
county would be refunded before
the hospital bonds were issued.
The voters approved the hospital
bonds on that condition . . .”
The decision goes on to say that
since the debt was not refinanced
before attempting to issue a note
for $100,000, the county has no au
thority to proceed.
Mr. Wheatly said that his clients,
J. O. Barbour and others, allege
in the second part of their com
plaint that the county is attempting
to buy land without a proper title,
the price is excessive, and the site
is not satisfactory because the
county would have to spend money
for fire protection and other serv
ices, therefore, action of the coun
ty is “arbitrary.”
The supreme court decision says
. . the commissioners have,
without appraisal or other investi
gation as to value . . . hastily
agreed to pay $75,00Q for property
reasonably worth less than half
that sum.”
Mr. Wheatly said that in accord
ance with the decision, he will en
ter a motion in superior court.
The county will have 20 days to
reply. Mr. Wheatly said he would
probably file then an amendment
to comply with the supreme court
order. To this, too, the county
would reply. Then the case may
be set for the first superior court
term coming up thereafter.
Mr. Hamilton said that he hoped
the case could be heard at the
August term. Mr. Wheatly said
he didn’t think things would be
ready by that time.
He said, “We’re entitled to a
trial by jury.” The case would
be heard in this county,
Mr. Hamilton said ?that he felt
the county could prove that there
was no reference in the bond or|
der about refinancing before is
suing bonds and that evidence is
available to show that the property
proposed for a hospital site “is rea
sonably worth $75,000.”
Relative to a bill introduced by
Sen. Luther Hamilton validating
all action of the county board in
relation to the hospital, Mr. Wheat
ly said that he considers the bill
an admission by the county that
it has erred.
The senator assisted his son,
Luther Jr., in pleading the hos
pital case.
D. G. Bell
(Continued from Page 1)
are Tom McLean, Fayetteville;
W. F. Horner, Sanford newspaper
publisher; James G. McClamroch,
Greensboro.
Jack Kirksey, Morganton; Mur
ray Tate, Catawba county; Elsie
Webb, Rockingham county; Clint
Newton, Shelby.
Yates Bennett, Yancey county;
Worth Joyner, Rocky Mount; Lock
Faircloth, Sampson county; Wat
son Brame, North Wilkesboro.
Ted Jordan, Graham county;
James Glenn, Winston-Salem; Col.
Paul Younts, Charlotte; and Gra
ham Elliot, Beaufort county.
India and China are the world’s
largest producers of peanuts. An
other major grower is Nigeria,
where peanut soup and flour serve
I as staples.
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A brief history of the church
Tte ofteMwl Ch»r«^, located at
24th and Arendeu streets, was
bought in 1928 and used for Sun
day school. The Rev. 4- B Phipps
of Follocfcsvjlle c$me to preach
once each month until the church
«as orgamzad May 5, lg29. There
were 13 charter members.
The Bev- Frank Johnson, the
first regular minister, came to
Morehead City in May of 1929, and
remained until February 1933.
The women of the church were
organised under Mr. Johnston's
direction in 1932.
The Rev. B. Frank Hall, the
second minister to serve the
phurch, eame in 1933. He remain
ed through December 1937. When
be came, an addition to the church
was begun. A steeple had been
added soon after the building was
bought and the auditorium space
was -enlarged with -a projecting
wing added to each side.
Across the back of the building
theft were three tew rooms lor
Sunday school classes, and that
spring the work on the church was
completed.
A manse was bought in 1936 and
the Halls were the first to occupy
the residence at 2810 Eva os St.
This project was fully paid for in
1941, while the Rev. K. C. Sea
wright was pastor.
He resigned in March 1944 to be
come a chaplain in the Navy. For
14 months after he left, there was
no regular pastor and visiting min
isters filled in.
The Rev. John Axtell came in
1945 and served until 1948 when
he retired from the ministry.
Under H. L. Joslyn’s leadership,
a building fund drive was started
in April 1949. This made it pos
sihle to buy the lot and five-room
dwelling adjoining the church
property. Two years later the
second lof aid dweBing thereon1
was purchased.
The Rev. Priestly Conyers III
came in July 194a, resigning in
December 1954. In 1949 the con
gregation launched a visitation
evangelism program that resulted
in a rapid'expansion of the mem
bership.
Convinced of the future growth
of Morehead City, the congregation
began plans for a new church
building and voted to move to a
larger site. The Leary and Sudie
Nelson properties in the 16th block
of Arendell street wore purchased.
’She Rev. Albert Harris came in
February 1955 and served uatil
September 1958.
On Oct. 9, 1955, the ground
hrpaking ceremony for the first
unit of the new building took place,
and on July 15, 1956, the conse
cration was held- The completed
unit contains the feBowship hall
which hpg a seating capacity of
200, also a large kitchen, two class
rooms, furnace room end two rest
rooms.
The former leary home, a 12- ,
room hrfck building, is being used
as an edueatienal building until
the second unit is completed.
T|^e flev. Charles L. Kirby be
came the minister in January 1959.
Through hi* leadership, the church
has become debt-free and plans
have been made for the erection
of the educational unit as soon as
a building hind reserve can be ac
cumulated.
The present membership num
bers 2M. The church school pro
gram has 207 enrolled with the at
tendance averaging around 150.
(The foregoing was taken from a
history of the church written by
Hilda W. DuBois).
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