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THE NEWS-TIMES
50th YEAR, NO. 64.
TWO SECTIONS
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MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1961
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Opinions Aired
On Subdivision
Regulations
• John S. Jones and Son
Against Proposals
• County Officials Will
Review Matter
The outcome of a public hearing
on proposed county subdivision
regulations Monday afternoon was
an agreement between the county
board of commissioners and coun
ty planning commission to discuss
the regulations together, before
taking further action.
The meeting date was tentative
ly set for Monday night at the
courthouse, Beaufort.
L. Reed Gilreath, Cedar Point,
an attorney who practices in
Swansboro, spoke against the regu
lations. He represented John S.
Jones, and Mr. Jones’s son, John
R. Jones.
Other than county officials, sev
en persons attended the hearing.
Gray Hassell, engineer, Beaufort,
said he was not in favor of the
subdivision regulations. He said
that what they would accomplish
is fine, but there is no provision
for making a person who is sub
dividing land follow the regula
tions.
Hugh Styron, Morehead City,
said requirements for street widths
are too high. County officials in
dicated that they would review
those provisions.
A. D. Fulford, county sanitarian,
spoke in favor of the regulations,
stating that they would remove
many health hazards throughout
the county.
W. B. Chalk, Morehead City,
said subdivision regulations would
not only protect the buyer and
seller of property, but the owner
of surrounding property and would
result in upgrading property values
throughout the county.
R. R. Barbour, Morehead City,
said he could see points in favor
of regulations and arguments
against. Charles King, Beaufort,
commented that if the county con
tinues to grow as it has in the
past five years, regulations will
be necessary if the county is to
develop into a “nice area.”
Mr. GUreath, who spoke at
length against the regulations,
termed the proposals socialistic.
He objected to “controls being put
upon innocent property owners”
and said that persons on the plan
ning commission didn’t have the
ability to develop a program for
u^e of land.
Dr. L. J. Dupree, chairman of
fie planning commission, com
tnented that, if Mr. Gilreath’s
client, Mr. Jones, had laid out his
subdivision properly, the present
owners wouldn’t be having road
troubles and crowded conditions
now.
John R. Jones said that if a man
buys property on a 25-foot street
or wants to buy property to which
he has no inlet or outlet, the man
should be able to do so. The plan
ning commission contended that
the public should be protected
from being trapped in a situation
like that.
Moses Howard, chairman of the
board of county commissioners,
said people are always opposed to
See HEARING, Page 2
County Will be Represented at Show
In January; Summer Theatre Planned
At the Monday night meeting of
the board of directors of the great
er Morehead City chamber of com
merce, the board decided to re
serve a booth at the Charlotte Boat
and Travel Show in January.
The action followed a report by
J. A. DuBois, manager of the
Dr. F. A. Wolf
To Gin Lediire
The 1M1 Arthur Sperry Perl
Memorial lecture will be gifren
Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the Djike
University Marine laborati
Beaufort, by Dr. Frederick A.
Wolf, James B. Duke profes
emeritus of botany at Duke Uni
versity.
The title of professor Wolfs talk
is Tobacco, a subject on which he
has devoted many years of re
search, both in this country am in
tobacco-growing countries abn ad.
An eminent mycologist, Dr. 1 olf
is well known in the biolog cal
world through his numerous ] lb
lished papers and books. The
tore is open to the public.
The Pearse lecture is given
nualiy at the Duke Marine labi ra
tory in memory of the late P of.
A. S. Pearse, whose inspire on
led to the founding of the mai ne
station in lf» and who served) as
its first director.
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Proposed Hospital Layout
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This is a simplified reproduction of the proposed layout for the Carteret Memorial hospital. The lay
out was drawn by George Watts Carr architects and was released Monday by Moses Howard, chairman
of the board of county commissioners. Boguc sound would be to the south, just off the top of the picture.
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Board Hears
Of Road Funds
Highway commissioner D. G.
Bell told county commissioners
Monday afternoon that there is ap
proximately $50,000 available for
improving the county’s secondary
roads during the current fiscal
year.
He asked the board to set a time
when he could confer with them
relative to the roads they feel
most in need of improvement and
wofk out a schedule to get Hie
work done.
He added that he felt that at
least $10,000 of the money should
be held in reserve for emergencies.
The board set no date for a
meeting with the commissioner,
but Moses Howard, chairman of
the board, said he would like to
see at least three water access
points, close to highway 24, im
proved.
He said people who have boats
should have more opportunity to
get to the water.
Mr. Bell said he was in accord
with Mr. Howard. The chairman
commented that the county is ex
tremely fortunate to have Mr. Bell,
a Carteret resident, as a member
of the highway commission.
Commissioner C. Z. Chappell
said that the last Carteret repre
sentative on the commission was
C. R. Wheatly Sr., who served
about 30 years ago.
Second Conviction
Walter Hermann Zinglemann,
Morehead City, has been informed
by the North Carolina Department
of Motor Vehicles of the suspension
of his driver’s license for convic
tion of a second speeding offense.
chamber who said that an increas
ed number of visitors here from
western North Carolina and Ohio
has been traced to recent publicity
gained for Carteret through shows
at Charlotte and Cincinnati.
Norwood Young, chamber pub
licist, spoke of the possibility of a
summer theater to fill the need
for more night-time entertainment
for visitors. The chamber decided
to offer its services to the Car
teret Community theater group in
promoting summer theatre for
1962.
The chamber decided to request
the Department of Conservation
and Development to make provi
sions for camping at Fort Macon
state park. S. A. Chalk, chamber
president, said no individual seem
ed willing to provide camping fa
cilities for vacationers.
Mr. Young reported that over
600 photos of fishing catches had
been mailed to press and tv. Fish
ing reports are mailed to 130 ra
dio stations, tv stations and -lead
ing newspapers on Tuesdays, he
said. More go out on Thursday,
the day when fishing news is also
filed with the Associated Press.
Mr. Young was commended by
the board upon the way publicity
has been conducted and the re
sults accomplished.
Board members expressed their
appreciation to the Jayeees, the
COBRA club,- Morehead City sail
boat enthusiasts and others for the
work they are doing to make the
R. R. Barbour, Morehead City,
asked county commissioners Mon
day afternoon if they intended to
accept his deed for 20.3 acres of
land between the Country club road
and highway 70-A as a hospital
site.
Moses Howard, chairman of the
board of county commissioners,
said he had never received a deed
for it. Mr. Barbour said that his
attorney, Claud Wheatly, had the
deed if Mr. Howard didn't. He
left the room , and when he return
ed, said that he tried to phone Mr.
Wheatly but couldn’t reach him.
Mr. Barbour said the tract is the
“best” of 50 acres that he had
formerly offered to sell the coun
ty for $440 an acre. He added'that
when the county was considering
sites there was no road or bridge,
to the property but these have now
been built.
Odell Merrill, clerk to the board,
asked Mr. Barbour why he decid
ed to donate land after a site had
been decided upon and a lawsuit
started and why he now offers land
free whereas before he,,wanted
$440 an acre for it?
Mr. Barbour said he could af
ford to give away 21) acres but he
couldn’t afford to give 50. Luther
Hamilton Jr., county attorney, said
that some persons who offered
sites agreed to donate what they
could and sell the remainder the
county might have needed.
Mr. Barbour said that he felt the
majority of the people would like
to see a hospital built. He then
made a statement he didn’t ex
plain: “If taking this land would
mean the lawsuit would be with
drawn, I’d like to see you take
the deed.”
The county attorney said, “Then
we’d probably end up in another
lawsuit.”
The commissioners said they
went on record at a previous meet
ing to do nothing further in regard
to the hospital situation until liti
gation is over.
first North Carolina Crab Derby
a success.
Attending the meeting in addi
tion to those mentioned were El
mer Willis, Dr. S. W. Hatcher,
George Huntley Jr., and George
McNeill.
Beaufort JC's
Seek Members
Beaufort Jaycecs met Monday
night at the Scout building and
discussed a membership drive
which started Tuesday and will run
through Monday, Aug. 14. The
campaign will be climaxed that
night with a cookout for all pro
spective members at 8 following
the regular meeting at 7.
The Jaycees point with pride to
their outstanding record of com
munity service and leadership and
invite alT young men interested t in
the future of the community to
become members. To get further
information on the organization,
would-be members are asked to
contact Ernest Courtney, George
M. Thomas, Tommy Willis, Guy
Smith Jr., Ivey Mason or Herbert
Greene.
Members heard a report Monday
night that the fund raising project,
Jaycee-sponsoi*ed Kiddie Movies,
will be starting in about two weeks.
It was also reported that improve
ments on the Scout building, both
interior and exterior, are progress
ing nicely.
Club president Sourtney gave a
report on the state-wide JC work
shop meeting he attended last
weekend in Wilmington.
Plans for a city park, to be de
veloped by the Jaycees, are pro
gressing rapidly and the club hopes
to obtain a site for the park in the
near future.
Needed Showers
Arrive Wednesday
Long-awaited showers moved in
to the area Wednesday night fol
lowing continued hot and humid
readings through the first three
days of the week.
Moisture measurements on Wed
nesday’s shower were not available
at press time yesterday, but tem
perature ranges and wind direc
tions Monday through Wednesday
were recorded by weather observer
Stamey Davis as follows:
High Low Wind
Monday . 90 78 SW
Tuesday . 90 76 SSW
Wednesday . 91 74 SW
Farmer Receives Check
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Clarence MilKs, Newport, right, waa the firct county farmer to
call at the office of ASC manager B. 1. May Monday morning to col
lect his final 1M1 payment in the federal government’s small grain
program. Handing him the check is Mr. May. At the left is ASC of
fice secretary Mrs. Emily Graham.
Pirate Captures Lassie
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Pirate Earl Willis hauls off to the Alphonso a screaming Saundra
Finer during Saturday’s Spanish pirate invasion show at Beaufort.
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The pirates come ashore, flying the flag of Spain and the Jolly Roger, while a fort burns In the back
ground. The Beveridge, trawler with which the pirates hitched a ride np Taylor’s creek, is at the left.
Town Board Gets Report on How
Merchants Will Help in Street Plan
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Board Draws
Names of Jurors
Names of the following county
residents have been drawn by the
county board for jury service in
the Sept. 4 term of civil court.
Morehead City — Mrs. Frank
Swindell, George P. Whittle, Karl
L. Stiles, Bobby W. Oglesby, Wil
lie Nelson, Kathleen Nelson, E. H.
Swann, Wayne Thompson, John
Warren Beck, Walter M. Horne,
Larry M. Cannon, Zilphia Webb
Nelson, Mrs. Lillian A. Bell, James
E. Sykes, Clarence E. Styron,
Richard B. Parker, Eugene C. Wil
lis Jr.
Beaufort—Thomas E. Beachem,
Lucille Parker Guthrie, George
Gerald Woolard, Earl B. Jones,
Sanford Cote White. Aaron T. Bow
en, Mahlon P. Williams, Valeria
W. Lewis, Gibson R. Sanders, Carl
T. Lewis, Gilbert H. Jackson. Wes
ton Earl Wade, Jessie H. Wade,
Lionel C. Smith, Gilbert M. Potter.
Newport—Otis S. Slaughter, Mrs.
Susan B. Bridgman, L. D. Gore,
Ross A. Willis, J. C. Hardesty.
Cedar Island — Herbert Styron,
Julian Lupton.
Davis—Justin E. Willis.
Williston—James L. Piner.
Atlantic—Roderick A. Hill.
Marshall berg'—Troy D. Moore.
Merrlmon—Harry V. Hardy.
Harken Island—Leslie Asdenti.
Club to Close
Tentative date for the closing of
the Coral Bay club, west of Atlan
tic Beach has been set for Sunday
night, Sept. 3, according to Charles
|£. Mays, manager.
J. O. Barbour, president of the
Beaufort Merchants association,
assured commissioners of mer
chants’ support of the proposed
street widening of Front street
from Queen to Turner at the Beau
fort town board meeting Monday
night.
According to Mr. Barbour, the
association would like the streets
widened by 4 feet on each side.
Requesting the town to supply the
manpower, Mr. Barbour said the
merchants would supply the ma
terial at a cost of $4 per foot for
the estimated 800 feet to be widen
ed.
Owners of store buildings are
willing to pay 50 per cent, if the
store operators will pay 50 per cent
of the cost, Mr. Barbour said. He
added that collections of the
amount needed to begin the widen
ing process would be handled by
the merchants’ association.
Agreeing to supply the manpow
er, the board decided to let the
work begin when a signed petition
with names agreeing to pay the
cash assessment is complete.
Tide Table
Tides at the Beanfort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, Aug. 11
8:20 a.m. 2:18 a.m.
8:29 p.m. 2:26 p.m.
Saturday, Ang. 12
8:58 a.m. 2:57 a.m.
9:03 p.m. 3:05 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 13
9:35 a.m. 3:32 a.m.
9:36 p.m. 3:39 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 14
10:10 a.m. 4:04 a.m.
10:05 p.m. 4:10 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 15
10:44 a.m. 4:30 a.m.
10:34 p.m. 4:39 p.m.
Board Makes Appointment
At Meeting Monday
The county will have a new sheriff Monday when Bobby
Bell, chief deputy, is sworn in as sheriff. Mr. Bell, of
Morehead City, will succeed sheriff Hugh Salter who will
begin work at 8:30 Tuesday morning as federal marshal
for the eastern district of North Carolina.
Deputy Bell wa* unanimously appointed sheriff by
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Pamlico Sound
Lures Shrimpers
Shrimp trawlers started about
10 days ago to make good catches
in Pamlico sound. Most of the
large trawlers in this county are
working in the sound, shrimping
there all week and returning week
ends.
The shrimp season was slow get
ting started this year. Many
shrimpers have been having a
rough lime.
They took things easy over the:
winter, waiting for the shrimp in
May, but the shrimp didn’t show
up as expected. They were small
und some inland waters were clos
ed to let them grow to marketable
size. In desperation, some of the
shrimpers took to trash fishing,
selling their catches to animal
food processors.
The shrimp in the sound are
large and are reportedly bringing
a good price.
J. p. Harris appeared before the
board to state that the street light
on the north of the 200 block of
Broad street invades his privacy.
He requested the town to have the
light moved to the south side of
Broad street, in back of St. Paul’s
Episcopal cemetery.
A petition signed by C. W. Smith
and Mrs. Annie Scott, along with
six other residents of the area,
stated that they wanted the light
retained.
To please both sides, mayor W.
H. Potter suggested the board re
quest Carolina Power and Light
to move the light to the south side
of Broad street on a trial basis
thereby retaining the light and
still moving it. “If no complaints
are received,” the mayor said,
“then everybody will be satisfied.”
The board decided to follow the
mayor’s suggestion.
Carl Hatsell and Thomas Bowen
were sworn in as zoning commis
sioners for a three-year term of
office to expire in August of 1964.
They replace Earl Mades, who
was elected to the town board and
had to resign and Bill Taylor, who
moved outside the town limits.
The board employed Mrs. Hazel
J. McCarthy, town hall secretary,
who was hired for a thirty-day
trial period at the July town board
meeting.
Ronald Earl Mason, clerk, said
there have been complaints dealing
with the present condition of Broad
street, the board voted to request
the BAM railroad to make neces
sary repairs.
Acting upon another complaint
which stated that the Russell Man
son store at Craven and Broad was
not safe, the board voted to have
the building inspected by the build
ing inspector.
See BOARD, Page 2
luuiiiy uuiiiumniuiicia
4 p.in. Monday at the August coun
ty board meeting in the courthouse.
lie was recommended for the po
sition hy sheriff Salter, who point
ed out that deputy Bell has served
“faithfully and well” since Nov. 1,
1953 when both sheriff Salter and
Mr. Bell took their oaths of office
as law officers.
Mr. Bell will fill the remainder
of sheriff Salter’s term which ends
December 1962,
Deputy Bell thanked sheriff Sal
ter for his comments and assured
the board that he will fill the posi
tion to the best of his ability.
Bobby Bell
. . . new sheriff
Sheriff Salter sold that he expects
to return to Carteret on the week
ends and would help the new
sheriff whenever possible.
Prior to recommending his chief
deputy as sheriff, sheriff Sailer
read his letter of resignation. The
resignation becomes effective at
noon Monday.
The letter said in part . . . “I
wish to express to the Board of
County Commissioners and to citi
zens of Carteret County my sin
cere appreciation for the wonder
ful cooperation and loyal support
given me druing my tenure in of
fice,
“It has been a pleasure to have
served with the several office
holders and their employees as a
servant of the people of Carteret
County.
“If in the future, I can be of ser
vice please do not hesitate in call
ing upon me.”
The sheriff will take his oath as
federal marshal at 8 p.m. Monday
in the courtroom of the courthouse,
Beaufort. The oath will be admin
istered by superior court judge W.
J. Bundy, Greenville.
Anyone interested in attending
the brief ceremony is. welcome, the
sheriff says.
Rotarians Hear
Soil Specialist
Woody Shockley, assistant chief
of soils, Army Engineers, Vicks
burg, Miss., was the guest speaker
Thursday night at the Morehead
City Rotary club meeting at the
Rex restaurant.
Mr. Shockley spoke to members
on the ICBM bases being construct
ed near Strategic Air Command
bases over the country. Soil con
ditions are very important in the
construction of these bases, accord
ing to Shockley, since most of the
pads will be “silos” as much as
150 feet deep.
He said that ICBM bases are so
called “one-shot” bases because
they are designed for the possi
bility of nuclear war, and it's pos
sible that only one shot will be able
to be made.
The cost of each base is about
$5 million. Fifteen of the sites are
planned and four of them are op
erational at present.
Visiting Rotarians at the meet
ing were Gault Braxton, Kinston;
Howard '. Dawkins, Concord; and
Jack Price. Beaufort.
Three Attend Meeting
Dr. A. F. Chestnut, director of
the Institute of Fisheries Research,
UNC, Hugh Porter, institute staff
member, and Jack Price, with the
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries,
Beaufort, returned recently from
the four-day meeting of the Oyster
Institute of America and the Na
tional Shellfisheries association at
Baltimore.
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