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NEWS-TIMES OFFICE 504 AtmmUU St. City 6-41 75 CARTtRET COUNTY NEWSJIMK .... 44th YEAR, NO. 5?. THREE SECTI0N8 TWENTY-TWO PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1956 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Lewis, Dill, Mann Win Mayorships School Boards Appointed; Calendar Set for 1955-56 t School board members were ap-' pointed when the County Board of Education met Monday at the courthouse annex. The board also adopted the calendar for the 1955 56 school year. The use of the Camp Glenn school building, for State College extension courses this summer, was approved, and Fred Lewis and Mrs. Liller Hankins were appoint ed county teacher supervisors. School board members are as follows: Atlantic School ? Mrs. Dora Day, Cedar Island; Mrs. Cecil Morris and Clayton Fulcher Jr., Atlantic; Harold Taylor, Sea Level; and John Styron, Stacy. Mr. Tay lor is a new member of the board. Beaufort (terms are staggered and the date of expiration of the term follows each name) ? J. R. Ball, Harlowe, 1B5S; H. D Paul, 1958; R. Hugh Hill. 1957; E. W. Downum, 1957; Joe House, 1956. Camp Glenn School Abbott Mor ris, M. L. Mansfield Jr., both of Morehead City; Leslie Brinson and Fred S. Willis, route 1 Morehead City; and Earl Lewis, route 1 New port. Harkers Island ? M. L. Yeomans, Charles W. Hancock, Ivey Gaskill. Linwood Parker and Henry Davis, all of Harkers Island. Mr. Parker is a new member of the board. Morehead City (terms are stag gered and the date of expiration of the term follows each name) ? Mrs. George W. Dill Jr., 1957; Dr D. J. Eure, 1957; Mrs. A. B. Ro berts, 1956; G. E. derson. 1956; and George H. McNeill. 1*58. Mr. McNeill is a new member of the board. Mr Sanderson was appointed pending the outcome of the town election Tuesday. According to law he cannot hold positions on more than one public board. Newport (staggering of terms has been requested this year for the first time)- Roy T. Dickinson, WJMwwd, IBM; Lawrence A. Gar ner, 1957, Cornell Garner, 1957, botl) of Newport RFD; Edward V. Carrafway, 1958, and Lloyd N. Gar ner, 1958, both of Newport. Smyrna ? Gray Willis, Harkers Island; Harry Moore, Marshallberg; Osborne Pigott, Gloucester; Roland Salter, route 1 Beaufort; and Vir gil Styron. Davis. Mr. Willis is a new member of the board. Trustee of the Salter Path School is George W. Smith and of the Stella Negro School, L. W. Pelletier. Teachers in the white schools will not be given a day next year to attend the district conference. H. L. Joslyn, superintendent of schools, said that too few teachers go to warrant giving the children a holiday. The Negro teachers will be given a day to attend their district con ference, Mr. Joslyn said, because their attendance fc almost 100 per cent. He said that the Negro schools will take only one instead of two days, then, at Easter. The calendar, with all holidays, except the day of the Negro teach ers district meeting, follows; Sept. 6? Schools open Nov. 24 and 25?' Thanksgiving holidays Dec. 22 noon through Jan. 1 ? Christmas vacation March 30 through April 2 - Eas ter May 28 ? Schools close. Three Men Hurt In Sunday Wreck Three men were taken by ambu lance to Cherry Point dispensary Sunday after the ear In which they were riding turned over and wrap ped itself around a telephone pole. Albert C. Larrimore, Camp Le jeune, was driving the car, a 1998 Ford. With him were David J. Long and Robert K. Miller. Larrimore ?uffered face cut* and bruises, Long had a (boulder injury and cuts, and Miller had a back injury, a dislocated ankle and cuts. Tlie accident occurred on the Lake Road sevfa ? f? south of Newport LaitiMM was beaded south and failed to asake a curve. He h?e been charged with speed ing in excess of *6 miles *n hour and cartloaa and reckless driving. The three were taken to Cherry Point in Bell's ambulance State Highway Patrolman J. W. Sykes investigated the accident Tbe Governor'! office has sent extradition papers to Florida (of John W Brooks wanted in this county for abandonment and non support. Brooks is originally tram New York. Pageant Participants Barbara Willis, left, and Sue Robinson will vie for the title "Miss Morehead City" in the forthcoming beauty contest sponsored by the Morehead City Jayeees. The pageant will take place during the More head City Vacation Festival May 25-30. JC-Sponsored Road-e-o To Take Place May 19 Sheep Will Roam Open Grounds Another first was scored for this county by Miss Georgina P. Yeatman yesterday when 11 car loads of sheep were delivered to her vast Open Grounds farm ranch. Numbering 3,515, they came from near San Angelo, Texas. ' They started their trip last Fri day. Miss Yeatman described them as OmUu HawUxrtUets, ? fine ? wdrt sheep They will be mated witb pure bred Suffolk Aims. Miss Yeatman said that the sheep will be clipped for their wool and that excess sheep will be sold alive to meat centers in large northern cities. Firemen Honor Two Members R. H. Dowdy and Sam Adler were elected by unanimous vote as honorary members of the Morehead City Fire Department. They were thus recognized for their faithful support of the fire department over a period of 25 years at the monthly meeting of the firemen Monday night at the fire station. Sam Hughes, Roma Styron, Ralph Styron, G. K. Willis and Doycie Rice were accepted into the de partment to take the place of sev eral men who have retired or left town. The building committee reported that they had $1,432 on hand Jpr the sub-station fund. New projects were discussed by the members for raising additional funds Fire Commissioner D. J. Hall re ported that the company from which the new fire truck was pur chased has promised to replace the engine with a new and more power ful one that will enable the unit to pump more water. Clyde Blanchard showed pictures of his European travels as enter tainment Sheriff Reports Thieves Apprehended at Base Sheriff Hugh Salter reported yes terday that Marines have been charged with the theft early this wring at Piner's Texaco Service Station, Atlantic Beach, and Hibbs Soda Shep, Newport. Sheriff Salter said the matter la being handled at present by au thorities at Cherry Point Tide Table Tides at the Beaafert Bar HIGH LOW Friday, May ? 7:87 ajn. 1:58 *.m. 8:12 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 7 8 .18 a.m. 8:47 p.m. Sanday, Kay S 8 15 u. 9:22 p ? Monday, May I 2:38 a.m. 2:40 p.m. 3:1* a.m. 3:14 p.m. 8:57 a.m. t:S7 p.m. Ti 10:42 a.m. Taaadey. May 18 3:58 a.m. 3:47 p.m. 4:31 a.m. 10 M pjtL 4:18 P-m. ? Thursday, May 19, is the date for the Morehead City Teen-Age Road e-o to be held on 8th Street between Arendell and Shepard Streets, James Kennedy, chairman of the Junior Chamber of Com merce event, said today. All teen-agers, boys and girls, who hold a driving permit or a li cense are eligible to enter the safe driving Road-e-o. The local winner will go to Winston-Salem the lat ter part of June to compete for a place in the national contest. One youngster from each state will take part in the National Road-e-o July 25-29 in Washington, D. ??? - to compete for $3,000 in scholarships. The national contest is sponsored by the U. S. Jaycees, iMity Mutual Insurance Com parties. and the Auiorican Trucking Associations, Inc. Mr. Kennedy said applications for the Road-e-o may be obtained from him at the Morehead City School. The road-e-o will consist of a written test at 1:30 at the school. The boys and girls making the best scores will be eligible to take part in the driving part of the contest at 2:30 at the road-e-o site. Plans Proceed For Morehead Vacation Festival Boats, Fishing Gear, Cars Marine Equipment Will Be Shown at Race Track Flans for the first annual Vaca tion Festival at Morehead City are rapidly taking shape, according to festival publicity chairman Jerry Willis. Display booths have been allo cated to the different manufac turers and dealers who will show their wares at the festival. The booths will be around the grand stand at the Carolina Race track. The track, which is being loaned to the Chamber of Commerce and the Jaycees for the festival, offers adequate parking and seating fa cilities, Mr. Willis said. On display at the festival, to be held May 25-28, will be boats, fish ing gear, marine engines, motor cycles, sports cars, radio and radar equipment, and sonar fish finders. Dick McClain is arranging a golf ^tournament which will be either J pro-amateur or professional only. The Miss Morehead City pageant will follow a parade featuring the girls taking part. A special event will be the Sweetie Pie contest open to girls aged 3-5. Thus far there are two entries, Jeannie Turnage, spon sored by Theodore and Annabelle Phillips of the Occidental Insur ance Co. and Kathy Warren, spon sored by the Sanitary Barber Shop. Anyone interested in sponsoring a youngster in the Sweetie Pie contest should contact Jasper Bell at the Sanitary Barber Shop or Walt Scheper at the Home Secur ity Insurance office in Morehead City. Swansboro Returns Lisk Administration to Office Mayor M. N. Lisk and his board-* of commissioners were re-elected in the municipal elections held in Swansboro Tuesday. Mayor Lisk received 230 votes as against his opponent's 78. The other candidate was J. Pat Irvin. For commissioner, the high vote getters were A. D. Ennett Jr., 206. C. D. Chad wick, 198, C. D. Tolson, 183, and Donald C. Taylor, 172. The losing candidates were J E. Sinclair, 125, Oscar L. Schneider, 108. Carter S. Williams. 107. W. T. Moore Jr., 78. and Paul W. Cham bers, 42. Of a total registration of 347, the vote was cast by 318. Air Force Man Hurt in Wreck Thomas A. McMicuen of Stallings Air Force Base, Kinston, was se riously injured at 9:20 Saturday night when the car he was driving ran off the road and turned over near the Carteret-Craven line on Highway 70. McMichen is in Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital suffering from bro ken vertebrae and numerous cuts. State Highway Patrolman J. W. Sykes was told by witnesses that McMichen was driving at an ex tremely high rate of speed when he went off the right shoulder of the road and turned over, covering a distance of several hundred yards. His car a 1949 Pontiac was de clared a total wreck. McMichen was alone in tfce automobile. He has been charged with drunken driving, careless andTeckless driv ing, speeding and driving without a license. From the Capitol Oh Give 'em a Home On the Lone Prairiee! Well, now it's law. After May 1, 1956 anybody whose cow is sleeping on somebody's porch at Portsmouth will probably have the sheriff after him. Sheriff ! Hugh Salter may as well make un his mind to become a cow-punch- ? ing gunman? Lone Ranger style. | The bill prohibiting roaming of stork all over Portsmouth Island passed both the House and Senate this week. Cattle owners have un til May 1, 1956 to get their herds off the islands or else build ? fence to keep them out of Ports See CAPITOL, Page 2 H. C. Taylor Succeeds Brother On County Board of Commissioners County Board Authorizes Bonds At a special meeting at the courthouse yesterday morning the county board of commissioners of ficially authorized the issuance of $10,000 and $70,000 in bonds. The $10,000 will be used to re pair the courthouse and courthouse annex and the $70,000 will be used to construct a new jail. Dr. K. P. B Bonner, chairman of the board, commented that it is becoming increasingly expensive to house prisoners in nearby coun ties because the county jail won't hold them. Sheriff Hugh Salter said that he puts a prisoner in the front door of the Jail and "before ! know It, he's out the back." The county board has been threatened with grand jury action because of the inadequacies of the jail and state welfare Inspectors have condemned it. The legal orders relative to the bond issues appear in the classi fied ad section of today's paper The county board did not meet Monday because the chairman was out of town. The regillar session will take place Monday at 10 o'clock In the courthouse. Repair* at Lejeurte Cause Outtage in Beaufort A power failure In Beaufort at 12:20 p m. Tuesday was due to dif ficulty *t the sub-station at Camp Lejoune, according to George Sto vall, manager of Carolina Power and Light Co. here. Beaufort was without power for six minutes. According to Mr. Sto vall, work was being done at the Camp Lejeune station and dropping a portion of the load here was necessary tor a short time. k Harroll C. Taylor. Sea Level, w?s< sworn in yesterday as a member of the County Board of Commission ers. Mr. Taylor returns to the board after an absence of 27 years. He served as a county commis sioner from 1924 to lr 28. Administering the oath of office was A. H. James, clerk of Superior Court, who made the appointment. Mr. James, in a statement issued yesterday, said. "I, have today, appointed Harrell C. Taylor a member to the Board of Commissioners of Carteret County to fill out the unexpired term of his late brother, Alvah B. Taylor, deceased. "In making this appointment I am not unmindful of other very warm friends who were seeking this office, and other close friends, divided, though they were, who were supporting these other friends. "I must say that it has not been easy for me to make this appoint ment. I believe that no one of the candidates fsiling to get the ap pointment will feel quite so badly as 1 have felt in having to decline their request "It is expedient for me to say that no one person or group of per sons has exerted any pressure that might be considered unreasonable, because all of the candidates and their sponsors are mutual friends." Mr Taylor operates a store and fish business at Sea Level and was in partnership with his late brother. He Is a Mason, a Shriner and a member of the Free Will Baptist Church. Cancer Tag Day Brings In $140 Saturday A total of $140 was collected during Cancer Tag Day Saturday in Morehead City under the chairman ship of Mrs. George Ball. Mrs. Ball stated that the total was lower than last year because of the bad weather. Contributors to the cancer drive were given lit tle plastic swords, symbol of the American Cancer Society. Tobacco Set; Cabbage Cut Tobacco farmers arc well along in setting out their plants, R. M. Williams, county (arm agent, re ported yesterday. Dry, windy wea ther is responsible (or a bad start in some (ielda. A (ew farmers have had to replace 35 to 40 per cent of the plants act out. Mr. Williama said. Blue mold attacks this year were not aa serioua aa In past years. The dry, windy weather has also a(fected the cabbage crop. Cabbage cutting waa at Its height this week. Prices have been good They ranged (rant Sl flO per 90-pound box to $2.23 per box. But doe to the cold spell soon a(ter cabbage waa set, the yield is low and total production in the county thia year will be down, Mr. William* remarked. Machinery W?n< A diesel engine that is na longer used in the CPftL power plant at Sth and Arendell St., Morehead City, Is being taken out and aold (or scrap, George Stovall, manager ot the plant reported this week. His 'Big Stor/ in * Sam Hood, Carteret County na tive, will be honored tonight when a murder story he covered will be dramatized on TV on The Big Story at 9 o'clock, daylight saving time. The program will be carried by stations WVEC TV, Norfolk, Va.. and WTVD, Durham. FourHospitalized Following Crash Frank P. Caler, Savannah, Ga., was chargpd with runniug a stop sign at 24th and Arendell Streets on Tuesday at 11:30 p.m. and caus ing an accident. Caler, who slated that he didn't see the stop sign, collided with a car driven by Raven J. Harden, Beaufort. Four occupants of the Darden car needed hospitalization. The Caler ear, a 1951 Ford, was ? total wrack and $S00 damage was done to Harden s 1948 Ford The injured who were taken to Morehcad City Hospital were Mrs. Raven Darden and daughter De borah Kay. and Mrs. Robert Davis and her daughter Sue. of New Bern. With the exception of Sue Davis, the others are still in the hospital. Driver Cited After Wreck Clemmie Dodson, North Harlowe, has been charged with careless and reckless driving as the result of an accident at 7:30 Saturday night on Highway 101 at Russell's Creek. According to State Highway Pa trolman J. W. Sykes. James L. Taylor, route 1 Beaufort, headed west, was getting ready to turn into the Free Will Baptist Church. Patrolman Sykes said Taylor told him that he had signaled to make a turn but noticed Dodson heading toward him at a high rate of speed. The two collided, knock- | ing Taylor, in his car, across the highway and Dodion went into the ditch. Damage to Taylor's car, a 1941 | Chevrolet, was estimated at $100 and damage to Dodson's car, a 1948 Pontiac, was estimated at $200 Weather Observer Predicts Showers There is s very good possibility that we will have a few scattered showers today, with the wither continuing very mild, according to E. Stanley Davis, weather observer. The weather the first three days 1 of this week was very nice with a high of 80 recorded on Wednesday and a low of 32 on Monday. The highs and lows of the week ' along with the winds are as fol- ' lows: I Max. Mln. Winds ] Monday 70 52 NE i Tuesday 78 57 NE i Wednesday 80 57 E i uta Jealousy Prompt Murder? . Did Karen Andre murder her employer, BJorn Faulkner? The tiuwer ties with the Jury. The cm will go on trial at the Beaufort eourthouae next Wednes day , Thursday, Friday arid Satur day nights starting at S p.m. Startling testimony will reveal incidents on "The Night of Janu ary 18th"? the night on which a wealthy financier met his death la hit penthouse apartment Members of the Carteret Com munity Theatre will be witnesses, lawyers, judge and other court per- : sonnel. Members of the Jury? may , be you. The Jury will be selected from members of the audience be fore the trial begins. Just aa in an actual trial, no me knows what the outcome will be until the jury renders its verdict. The judge then will pronotiaee leoteocc, "For an evening of suspense and dramatically realistic entertain ment, this murder trial fills the bill." commented Walton Hamil ton,. preddent of the Carteret Com munity Theatre Anyone may witness the drama by letting tickets in advance at HiU? In Morehead City or from members of the Carteret Commun ity Theatre. Admission is 30 cents for iduilt and 25 cents for chiidrea of aehoei *$?. Few Voters Turn Out For Tuesday Election During a sunny election day marked by light voting in Beaufort and Morehead City and about average voting in Newport, Mayor Clifford Lewis and Mayor George W. Dill were returned to office and Leon Mann Jr. was elected mayor of Newport. Voting was extremely light in Beaufort. Of an estimated Morehead City OFFICE VOTES Mayor George W. Dill 8M Commissioners Ted Garner 599 D. J. Hall 559 G. E. (Gibby) Sanderson 480 S. C. Holloway 452 Jasper E. Bell 449 Dr. S. W Hatcher 348 Clifton E. Guthrie 170 O. O. Fulcher 165 Jerry Schumacher 128 Judge Herbert Phillips 624 W. E. Cottingham 59 E. A. i.Vssec 17 Court Clerk John Lashley 561 Hospital Trustees John Crump 601 Robert I* Hicks 579 H. Earle Mobley 573 Beaufort OFFICE VOTES Mayor C. T. Lewis 244 Commissioner* Math Chaplain 249 William Roy Hamilton 247 GeraW Hill 224 James Rumley 222 Otis Mades 214 Carl Hatsell 148 Charles Hudgins 130 Judge Earl Mason 180 Newport OFFICE VOTES Mayor Leon Mann Jr. 104 A. L. Wilson IB Commiasloaers Wilbur Garner 107 Prentis Garner 92 H. G. Gurganus 79 D. Ira Garner 72 Benny R. Garner 65 M. D. McCain 60 James L. Edwards 47 W. L. Carroll 37 J. M. Cox 32 JC's to Attend ? Banquet Monday Morehead City Jaycees will at tend their officer installation ban quet Monday night, May 9. at 7 o'clock at the Moose Lodge. Jay cees. their guests and the "Ex hausted Rooaters" are invited. The price for the banquet will be $1.58 per person. At the meeting Monday it was announced that P. H. (Sonny) Geer Jr. and Dr. Russell Outlaw would be the club's voting delegates to the state convention in Asheville this week. Mrs. Shelby Freeman spoke to the Jaycees concerning the com ing production of the Community Theatre. The Misa Morthead City contest will have approximately five to ?ix more entrants, bringing the total to 15, according to Jerry Wil lis, chairman of the pageant. Jaapcr Bell, retiring president, announced that the hand-shaking contest will be held at the banquet ?nd the award will be 18. Vlaite Wilmington David Jones, coutity soil conser vationist. accompanied George Sto rall, manager of Carolina Power ?nd Light Co. here, to Wilmington Monday. Carteret County received it a luncheon meeting there *150 wcond prize In a soil conservation conteit sponsored by CPItU ? 1.700 registered. 317 went to the polls as compared with 633 in 1953 when there was a contest for the office of mayor. The vote in Morehead City was 723 as compared with 1,213 in 1953 when the vote was so heavy folks stood in line to cast ballots. At Newport 128 went to the polls as compared with 152 jn 1953 Registration in Newport is esti mated at about 200. James Willis, registrar for Morehead City, said there was no way of telling the total number registered in More head City. He said a re-registration was badly needed. Commissioners in Morehead City arc Ted Garner. D. J. Hall G E Sanderson, S. C. HolJoway and Jas per Bell; in Newport, Wilbur Gar ner, Prentis Garner, H. G. Gun ganus, D. Ira Garner, and Benny Gainer; in Beaufort, Math Chap ain, William Roy Hamilton, Gerald lull, James Rumley and Otis Madcs. Judges Elected Judge of Morehead City Re corders Court for the next two years is Herbert Phillips and judge of Beaufort Recorder's Court is Karl Mason. In Beaufort Carlton Garner, as sistant chief of police got two write in votes lor mayor and the follow ing got one each: John Dill, Dr. W. L. Woodard, William Roy Ham llton and Sam Darling. For Beaufort commissioner the following received two write-in votes; C. Z. Uiappeli, W. H. Potter and Braxton Adair, and the follow ing received one write-in vote; Jonn Brooks, Lock wood Phillips and Gerald Woolard. For judge of the Beaufort court Gene Smith received three write in vote* ,-nd Claud Wheatty on*. Ne?*y%Ai.-eted trustees <>; tue Morehead City Hospital are H. Earlc Mobley, John Crump and Robert L. Hicks. Registration Mishap At Newport, residents of the Newport veterans sub division fail ed to register for the town elec tion and therefore could not vote. They were under the impression that registration for a county elec tion was all that was necessary. J. M. Cox, an unsuccessful candi date for commissioner, is a resident of the Newport subdivision. Commissioner Carl Hatsell, Beau fort, who ran for re-election, poll ed an insufficient number of votes to put him on the board, and M. D. J^Cain, Newport commissioner, failed to poll enough votes to re turn him to office. All other in cumbents who sought re-election were successful. New members of the Beaufort board are Math Chaplain, who served a term several years ago Otis Mades and William Roy Hamil ton The new member of th* More head board is Jasper Bell and new members of the Newport board ara Prentis Garner. H. G. Gurganus and Benny R. Garner. All town officials will serve two year terms. Mr. Willis, Morehead City's reg istrar, expressed his appreciation to the following who helped to tally votes after the polls cloaed; Owens Frederick. John James, A. H. James. M. M. Ayscue, Chief Herbert Griffin, J M. Davis, Lesta Willis, C. C. Guthrie. Herbert Phil lips. W. L. Derrickson. Luther Hamilton Jr. and Ronald E. Willis. The counters were plagued by the lights going off and on. New lights had been put upstairs in the courtroom and were of too high wattage, so fuses kept blowing. But the Job finally was completed. Pollholders in Beaufort, in addi tion to Elmore Davis, registrar and Wiley Taylor Sr., assistant regis trar, were Mrs. Earl Mades. Mrs. Addle Robinson, Mrs. Irene White hurst. and Miss Connie Dudley. Employment Office Lists Openings There are many openings avail able in Morehead City for all types of hotel and restaurant employees. *s well u laborers, electric weld ers and carpenters, according to Mrs. Julia Tenaey. manager of the Employment Security Commission offioe. Morehead City. Mrs Temiey reported that the office had ISO new applications for Jobs during the month of April. Sixty -seven applicant* were wo men and 12 were service veterans office had 124 Job openings lilted, and 147 applfcantTwere sent out Of those, lid were pi*ZT 01 *4t ???*, 41 wef. ?M IT ware service m,