NEWS-TIMES OFFICE 504 AmMl St City .6-4178 CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 44th YEAR, NO. 90. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AJJP BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 11, 1956 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Morehead Gets OK on $59,956 if j ru? k.a Marines Death Boosts County Fatality Record to // Harold P. Parr, Camp Le-' jeune Marine, did his bit to boost the county's highway fatality record by commit ting suicide at 11:05 p.m. Monday. State Highway Pa trolman J. W. Sykes said the weapon used was a 1951 Ford. This was the 10th highway fatal ity this year and the fifth in the county in four weeks. A death which occurred last month as the result of racing cars on private property boosts the auto death to tal to 11. The fatality rate has alarmed of ficials. Already it has passed the 1934 death total. Two other auto accidents oc curred about the same time Mon day night as did the fatal accident and two minor accidents were re ported by the State Highway Pa frtl Wednesday night. One Injured Injured in the crash in which Parr was killed was Ronald D. Newman, also of Camp Lejeune. Another passenger in the car was Girod P. Laurent. Camp Lejeune. Laurent was not injured. According to Patrolman Sykes, Parr was headed east on Highway 24 at a high rate of speed. He lost control on a curve near Broad Creek, skidded a distance of 300 feet to the left side of the high way and then the car rolled over several times. Newman was found 60 feet from where the car came to a stop and Parr was lying 30 feet away, both apparently thrown out as the car barreled in the air. Had Been Drinking Patrolman Sykes said all three had been drinking. He learned from Laurent that they were bound for Laurent's home at Broad Creek where they were going to charcoal some steaks. Newman was taken to the More head City Hospital and then moved to the hospital at Camp Lejeune. The car was demolished. At about 11 o'clock Monday night a stolen car was wrecked on the Lake Road, between the Nine-Foot Road and Cherry Point. The car, a 1955 Chevrolet, piled up on a railing of a bridge. The driver had left the scene by the time State Highway Patrolman W. E. Pickard arrived. <400 Damage Patrolman Pickard said the car, which had been stolen, belonged to a man named Page, of Cherry Point. Damage to the automobile was estimated at $400. Patrolman R. H. Brown, who in vestigated the third wreck Monday night, could not be contacted to give details. At 8:30 p.m. Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ives, Wilson, were bruised and shaken up when their car left Highway 70 at the inter section of the Merrimon Road and went into a ditch. Damage to the car, a 1949 Ford, was estimated by Patrolman Pick ard at $300. Mr. Ives said that as he was turning the comer a car coming toward him blinded him and he ran off the road. See WRECKS, Page 2 Editorial Something CAN be Done! The highway death rate in this county should strike terror in the heart of every motorist and pedestrian. Picture your name here: was killed last night in a head-on collision . . . Monday night's highway fatality brought the county's average to one death a month, and five of those deaths have occurred within the past four weeks. Thursday, Dec. 1, has been proclaimed Safe-Driving Day. But circumstances here call for a special safe driving campaign starting RIGHT NOW. A Rhode Island traffic court judge is presenting to defendants a copy of a Providence Journal-Bulletin edi torial titled, "Why Not Get Angry About Highway Deaths?" The editorial points out that 7,120 persons were mur dered in this country in 1953, while 38,300 were killed by automobiles. The country cries out with indignation over a Negro boy's murder in Mississippi ; three boys are brutally mur dered in Chicago, but had those same youngsters been in a car and killed as the result of a highway accident, there wouldn't have been a murmur. At the rate we're moving in this county, there's go ing to be at least one more highway death this year. Anyone who drives a car could be the murderer, and anyone who lives in this county has a very good chance of being the victim. The answer lies with every motorist, pedestrian, and car passenger. Will your name appear in THE NEWS TIMES like this soon? was killed when two cars crashed . . . Carteret District Boy Scout Officers to Meet Court Revenue Totals $6,394 Collected through the courts last month was $6,394.18, accord ing to a report submitted to the county commusioners Monday by A. H. James, clerk of Superior Court. Received through County Court was $2,348.50, through Superior Court *417.91, Morchead City Re corder's Court $861.23, A. R. Craig, Newport justice ?f the peace $30, and probate and clerk's fees amounted to $124.40. Paid to the county was $3,782 06. The commissioners said that they would like a more detailed month ly report, showing, for example, where the difference between $3, 782.06 and $6,394.18 goes. According to the clerk that dif ference ia refunded bonds and payments made by the court for support of minors. The commis sioners felt they should have a more detailed report on that dis tribution. r The Carteret District, Boy Scouts of America, will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Center, Morchead City. The nominating committee, with Dr. Dardcn Euro as chairman, and Dr. Henry Kritzlcr, Ethan Davis and Gordon Willis, will nominate a district chairman, a vice-chair man and a number of members-at large for the coming year. In addition they will recommend a district commissioner. All of ficers and committee members will be installed at the January district committee meeting. The committee is composed of official representa tives of all institutions which spon sor Scouting in Carteret County, plus elected members-at-largc. Each community finance chair man will be asked to make his re port on the recent fund drive in his community. Plans will also be discussed- regarding the administra tion of the Boy Scout program in the county for fhc remainder of the year. Stress will be placed on reaching each of the Ten Tests of Successful Scouting adopted by the district committee for 1959. All committee members, includ ing institutional representatives, arc expected Monday night. Beaufort Town Official Asks About Numbering of Streets Newport Juniors Give Play Tonight "Desperate Ambrose," a comedy in three acta, will be presented by the Newport junior class it 7:30 tonight in the high school audi torium. In the cast are Oneil Pe Metier, Gilbert Garner, Jimmy Stewart Tom Garner, Leston Gillikin, Ber lyn Temple. Peggy Howard. Gaynelle Gray, Nadine Garner, Irene Corbett, Bonnie Garner, Mary McCain, Gerald Miller, Cur tis Jones and Billy Dail. Beaufort Clark Reports On Tax Collections More than SO per cent o{ the 1955 tax levy has been collected, Dan Walker, Beaufort town clerk, reported to the board Monday night at the town hall. The total levy is *53,740.40 and collected to date is 128,003 71. Col lections during October amounted to $1,475.73 on the current levy, and $115.76 for prior years. The October liquor store divi dend was t874.Il. Parking meter* yielded $748 47 end miecellaiMM* income amounted to $38.1& ' Commissioner Gerald Hill asked at the Beaufort town board meeting Monday night, "What's happened to our house numbering and street marking project?" Dan Walker, town clerk, said that the chart for the renumber Ing Is in the town hall office but cards have to be typed and other office work undertaken before the project can continue. Commissioner Hill reminded the board that bouse renumbering and street marking was part of the Finer Carolina project and "time la running out" Mr. Walker said he thought cards could be typed next week. The board also agreed in May that the Beaufort Fire Department would be given the privilege of selling the new house numbers. (>ray Hasaell. town engineer, aald that the town labor crew has been so busy on other projects that the concrete posts for street markers could not he poured, but Wardell Fillingamc. street superintendent, thought the job could be done soon Railroad Again The never-ending headache, try ing te get the Beaufort and More head Railroad to fix its Broad ?treat right-of-way, waa paaaed on to OiMfaalonar Hill. Other town officials who tried to get the railroad to accept its re aponsibilitiea got nothing but prom ises. The town recently filled the holes on the street and Commis sioner Hill asked for figures on cost of that job so he could present the bill to the railroad. Engineer Haxsell recommended that the town take firm action relative to the State Highway Com mission draining areas that flood on Ann Street and Live Oak. Mayor Clifford Lewis appointed William Roy Hamilton, Gene Smith, town attorney, and Mr. Hasacll to See TOWN BOARD, Page 2 TMei at the Beaufort Bar Tick Table hk;h low Friday. Nov. 11 5:93 a.m. 8:13 p.m. 12:06 p.m. Saturday, Nov. It 8:38 a.m. 8:58 p.m. 12:17 a.m. 12:53 p.m. 8umUy, Nov. 13 7:19 a.m. 7:38 p.m. 1:00 a.m. 1:38 p.m. Moaday, Nov.,14 7:58 a.m. 1 43 a.m. 2:23 p.m. ?:tt pjn. Tuesday, Nov. 15 8:38 a.a. 8:58 PA 1:03 P-m. 2:24 a.m. William H. Bell Dies at New Bern Church Rites Conducted Yesterday for Noted Newport Citizen The funeral service for William H. Bell, 67, Newport, was conduct ed at 2:30 yesterday afternoon in St. James Methodist Church, New port. Mr. Bell died at 5 o'clock Tues day afternoon in St. Luke's Hos pital. New Bern. Officiating at the funeral were the Rev. J. H. Wal drop Jr., pastor of the church, and the Rev. J. M. Jolly. Masonic rite? were conducted. Founded Business Mr. Bell founded Bell Funeral Home at Newport and moved it to Morehead City in 1927. He was a past district governor of the North Carolina Funeral Directors Asso ciation and founder of the Newport Telephone Exchange which he sold to Carolina Telephone and Tele graph Co. in 1946. He served as mayor of Newport two years, 1923-25. A holder of state offices in Woodmen of the World, he was a life honorary member of the Newport Rotary Club, chairman of the Newport Democratic Committee, a member of the County ABC board at the time of his death, and clerk of Woodmen of the World, Camp 336, Newport. State Legislator He served in the state legisla ture in 1926 and 1927. Mr. Bell was a member of the Ocean Ma sonic Lodge, Morehead City, New Bern Scottish Rite Consistory, Su dan Shrine Temple, and the Elks Club. Survivors arc his wife, Leah Gar ner Bell; a son. Dr. William H. Beli. New Bern; and a brother, J. Carlisle Bell, Newport. Burial was in the Newport Ceme tery. Grand Jury Takes Action To Insure Safety at Airport Chamber Board Meets Monday With J. A. DuBois The first meeting of the More head City Chamber of Commerce board of directors with their "new" manager, J. A. DuBois, took place Monday night in the chamber of commerce office. Mr. DuBois, who served as man ager before Ted Davis took over, resumed duties Nov. 1. The board went on record in support of the following: the all seashore highway, beach erosion control, US Highway 70 promo tion, more effective mosquito con trol, a dual lane highway 70 from Cherry Point to Morehead City and promotion of a resort hotel. The board also agreed to back the Emeritus Civic Club in its ef forts to speed construction of the highway from Pollocksville to Havelock. Advertising rates for the 1956 chamber brochure were set: $100 for a page, $55 for a half page, $30 for a quarter page, and $17.50 for an eighth of a page. Mr. DuBois wa? authorized to collect all bills unpaid on the 1955 brochure and the directors stated that advertising in the 1856 booklet shall be paid for in ad vance. Deadline for copy and ad vertising is Jan. 5, 1856. Attending the meeting were Walter Edwards, president of the chamber: Truman Kemp, W. B. Chalk, P. H Geer Jr., Albert Gas kill. H. S. Gibbs and Mr. DuBois. ? The grand jury for this week's 4 term of Superior Court, headed by Albert C. Gaskill, Morehead City, did more than copy the report of the grand jury before it. The grand jury recommended that "no trespassing" signs be placed at the Beaufort-Morehead City airport notifying the public that it is illegal to be on the air port property, using it tor any other purpose than it is intended. This action follows the death of a 23-year-old youth who was killed in October while racing automo biles on the airport runway. The grand jury stated that coun ty law enforcement officers shall see that the "no trespassing" regu lation is observed. The Beaufort Morehead City airport, owned by the county, is administered by the Carteret County Airport Commis sion. The grand jury also pointed out that the hurricane debris on the highway right-of-way between Beau fort and Morehead City should be removed as soon as possible. The jurors, noting that an acci dent occurred at Sea Level appar ently because a house, washed up close to the highway creates a haz ard, recommended removal of the structure. The house location was given as "east of a Gulf Service Station on Highway 70." The grand jury also recommend ed repairs to county-owned build ings. The jail, as usual, came in for its share of criticism. Plans for a new jail are underway Recommen dations regarding the present jail follow: 1. Outside cracks should be fill ed and inside cr?cks filled and painted. The chimney on the south* end of the jailer's house be re-i paired. 2. Each cell should be thorough See GRAND JURY, Page 6 Four Morehead Youths Put On Two Years' Probation Families Get Surplus Foods Surpliu food ? flour, corn meal, rice, dried beans, milk, shortening, cheese and butter, were distributed yesterday at the Curb Market in Morehcad City by members of the Junior Woman's Clubs. Miss tieorgie Hughes, county wel fare superintendent, said applica tions will be accepted at the wel fare office in the courthouse an nex in Beaufort until Nov. 30 for the December federal food sur pluses. She said that the food would probably be dsitributed Dec. IS. This is a continuation of the food distribution program started fol lowing the hurricanes. Applicants were lined up at the door of the curb market starting at 8 o'clock yesterday morning and the work continued till well past the 3 p.m. deadline. Approximately 230 needy fami lies were given food yesterday. MYF Members Collect $150.25 Collected In the Trick for Treat project, sponsored Halloween week end by Methodist Youth Fellow ships of the county was $150.23. This report waa made yesterday by Miss Peggy Howard, Newport The money will be given to the United Nations International Chil dren's Emergency Fund which is used to buy milk and food for needy children of other countries. Beaufort collected $M.B6; New port. 130.78; Morehead City $24.52 and Atlantic $5.65. MYF members went Halloween ing and instead of demanding a treat for themselves they asked for funds for UNICEF. Afternoon Session The board of county commission en, in afternoon session Monday, discussed property revaluations with Glenn Gilbert and Leon Brinkman. representatives of E. T. Wilkin* and Associates. the firm revaluating county property. ? Ronnie Nance, William Smithy Eari Freeman Jr., and Floyd Wick ixer, Morehead City youths, were placed on probation for a two year period by Judge William J. Bundy in Superior Court Tuesday after they pleaded guilty to sev eral charges each of breaking and entering "without meaning to com mit a felony." Had they been convicted of a felony, they would have lost their United States citizenship. Each was given a suspended two-year roads sentence on condi tion that he abide by all conditions of probation and pay court costs. Tlio convictions were the after math of complete investigation of break-ins reported after Hurri cane Hazel. The burglaries con tinued until April of this year when Nance and Smith were ap prehended in Kinston where they tried to sell some tires to a dis tributor in that city. Upon investigation by Sheriff Hugh Salter and Chief Herbert Griffin of the Morehead City Po lice Department, it was learned that these tires were stolen from the 28th Street . Service Station, Morehead City, and the boys were picked up by local authorities in Kinston. The only witness to take the stand for the proaecution was Sheriff Salter. He commented that he had received assistance from the Morehead City Police and the SBI in the case. Sheriff Salter started enumerat See COURT, Page J Varied Weather Dish Served Up The weather for the past week fluctuated from a high of 73 de grees last Thursday to a low of 33 on Saturday, reports E. Stamey Davis, weather observer. Only a slight trace of rain was noted until yesterday when a steady drizzle started shortly be fore 8 a.m. The high and low temperatures and the wind directions for the week were as follows: Max. Min. Winds Thursday 75 44 S Friday . 58 44 W Saturday 54 33 N Sunday 65 38 N Monday 70 4? W Tuesday 68 48 S Wednesday 81 49 NE Salvation Army Drivo Will Start Monday Funds for the Salvation Army will be raised here next week, Nor. 14 to 18. Miss Madeline Royal, Morehead City, publicity chairman, said that all money collected will be used in this county. Anyone wishing to contribute should mail checks to Sam Adler, Morehead City, chair man of the Salvation Army In this county. Other Side of the Coin It really happened. Four More head City policemen got a ticket for overtime parking in Raleigh. And believe It or not, they feel just like everybody elae, a little ahcepiah, a bit chagrined and mad because, "Where the heck ya' gonna' perk? Officer! Bill Condie, Homer Lewis, Bruce Edwards and Wal ter Thomas went to Raleigh to attend an FBI clinic. They parked near the Highway Com mission building where the clinic was being held and fed the meter -but not long enough. When they came out, there was a yellow ticket under the windshield wiper. 1 This delectable bit of newi appeared In The Newi and Ob server column. Around the City, Wednesday morning, and when the four clinic attendcri walked in the Morehead City police Ita lian that morning, they found the item clipped out. pasted on a large sheet of yellow paper and propped up against the ra dio switchboard. "And who was responsible for that?" they were asked. The reply: "Oh, Bunch, I guess, he's always doing things like that." Bunch is otherwise known as Sarge, Carl or "that cut* boy" M the Morehead City police Is fee. School Advisory Group Complete Clayton Fulcher Jr. Named to Committee At Monday Meeting The seventh member, from At lantic School district, has been ap pointed to the county's educational advisory committee. He is Clayton Fulcher Jr. of Atlantic. Johnson, both ofBeautort Mr. H F Royal and John micry at , both of^orehead City; Aaron Craig. Newport; and tail Waac. D