W CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 44th YEAR, NO. 98. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-FOUR PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1955 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAY8 County to Get $170,473 for Schools Beaufort to Undertake Major Paving Job Soon Jimmy Murphy Advances in Tests Two Other County Seniors Will Try for Morehead Scholarships High scholastic honors came to two Beaufort boys and one More head City boy this week. Jimmy Murphy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Murphy, Beaufort, has been notified that he is a semi final contestant in the Merit Scholarship program. This nationwide program, which offers 200 four-year scholarships, is seeking only the best students in the country. Only the best stu dents in senior classes were per mitted to take the first test in Oc tober. Jimmy Potter, Beaufort senior, and Eddie Smithwick, Morehead City senior, have been selected by the Morehead Scholarship com mittee, in this county, to take ex ams for the scholarships next month. Potter is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Davis Potter, Beaufort, and Smithwick is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Smithwick. Each More head scholarship, four years, is valued at $5,000. Potter is president of the senior class and was a member of the 1955 football and 1954-55 basket ball squads at Beaufort School. Smithwick is president of the stu dent body at Morehead City School and a member of the Beta Club. Murphy is scheduled to take an other examination Jan. 14. Craven Officers Investigate Death Investigation of the death of ' James Godette, North Harlowe Negro, who died in Morehead City Hospital Sunday is being continued by Deputy Sheriff Bruce Edwards of Havelock. Deputy Edwards stated that no formal charges will be made, pend ing further inquiry. The fight in which Godette was cut took place in Craven County, across the Car teret line. The officer said that Godette was slashed to death by Garland Richard, North Harlowe Negro, but investigation thus far shows that Richard cut Godette in self defense at the Richard home. According to reports, Godette went to Richard's home and threat ened to atlack both Richard and his wife with an axe. He was dis armed and chased from the house. Godette then broke down the door and reentered. According to Deputy Edwards, he grabbed Rich ard's wife and choked her until Richard finally pulled him away, whereupon Godette chased both with a razor. In the ensuing fight with Rich ard, Godette was badly cut and was taken to Morehead City Hoa pital where he died. Morehead City police notified Craven authorities of the death. Beaufort's bumpy Front Street in the business section will soon have a new smooth top. Dan Walker, town clerk, reported to the commissioners Monday night that the money is available to resurface it. The work is tentatively scheduled to start in February. Plans also call for widening Pollock Street on the east side from Front to the postoffice* driveway to allow diagonal park ing. Craven Street will be re-surfaced and the slight curve on Turner Street straightened. Cost of the street work, estimated at $10,000 to $12,000, will be met with Powell Bill funds. Bad Condition Gray Hassell, town engineer, re ported several months ago that Front Street was in such bad con dition that the sub-grade would be seriously damaged if resurfacing work were not done as soon as possible. Recent storms have not done the street any good either. The board discussed opening Hill Street, which runs from Front to Ann, between the Gerald Hill home and the home recently bought by Norwood Young. Commissioner Gerald Hill said he did not want the street opened. It was pointed out that the street has been publicly dedicated and is on the town map. Mr. Hill said that he owned one entire side of the street and "controlled two thirds of the other side" and dit not want the street opened. Chief Suggests Signs Chief Guy Springlc suggested placing stop signs at the Moore and Broad Street intersections. Commissioner Hill said he thought signs were needed at Cedar and Pollock. No action was taken on either suggestion. The chief also suggested that i tree* md bushes which .owubang sidewalks and streets be cut. The clerk was authorised to liotify property owners to ^lm their shrubs. The clerk reported that the final shipment on the traffic light parts was due this week and announced that the first concrete street mark ers had been poured. One was on display in front of the town hall Monday night. Attending the meeting in addi tion to those mentioned were Com missioners Otis Mades, William Roy Hamilton, Math Chaplain and James Rumley; Gene Smith, town attorney; and Wardell Fillingame, street superintendent. Newport Auto Tags Are Now on Sale Town auto tags are on sale now at Newport. According to ruling! made by the town board in July tags must be obtained for all vehicles (ex ceptions listed below) and the tags must be displayed. Commercial vehicles primarily stationed within town must have tags although their owners may re side out of town. Military personnel are not ex pected to buy and display tags un less they have North Carolina li cense tags. Volunteer firemen are not re quired to display a town license tag provided they have a current fire department tag displayed. The tags are on sale for a dollar each at Edwards Soda Shop. Parking Meter Collections Lag Behind 1954 Receipts Parking meter collection* in Beaufort are reported running about $1,300 behind last year. Fi nance Commissioner Gerald Hill oxpremed the opinion at the town board meeting Monday night that collection* will probably pick up during the rest of the fiscal year. The drop Is due to removing meter heads when storm warnings were given. "Even so we're ahead of the game," commented Dan Walker, clerk. If the meters had been damaged, as they were dur ing Hate), all would have had to be replaced. Not Much Hope Commissioner Hill and Commis sioner James Rumley said that the courtesy nickel parking plan will probably have to be aban doned Overtime parkers arc not replacing the nickels lent them. Commissioner Rumley said, "The merchants are paying the nickds now." Commissioner Hill said ha saw fiva cars recently which had mm courtesy nickel envelope after ano ther stacked under the windshield. He said that after the first en velope is put there, no more should be given, but a citation issued for overparking Police Chief Guy Springle said he did not realise that was what the town board intended. Send i> a BUI! To illustrate his point. Com missioner Hill said he saw a car with four envelopes on the wind shield ae he approached the own er and asked how come. The re ply came back, "Well, I pay them once a week." The commissioners tokl the chief to start Tueeday putting overtime parking citations on cars if the parkers persist la sitting there without paying a nickel af ter the first courtesy envelope has been issued. Chief Springle said that local people, both (rem Beaufort and ?w iMri ra? i ICC Says Report Forthcoming Soon Still in process of preparation is the report on the Southern Railway hearing conducted in the summer at Goldsboro. This information was released this week by R. T. Boyden, di rector of the Interstate Com merce Commission which con ducted the hearing. Mr. Boyden said that the ' ex aminer's report . . . will be com pleted within a short time." The parties involved in the matter, which deals with Southern s ac quisition of the Atlantic and East Carolina Railroad, will then be given copies of the report. The A&EC runs from Golds boro to Morehead City and serves the port. County Commissioners Appoint 10 List Takers Ten Jax listers have been ap pointed by the County Board of Commissioners. They are U. E. Swann and Dan Willis, Beaufort; Charles W. Han cock, Harkers Island; Mrs. Dora Day. Cedar Island; Prentia Garner. Newport; Mrs. Delia P. Davis. Davis. James Gillikin. Marshallberg: Toby Cannon. Merrimon; William Gillikin. Straits; and Sam B. Mea dows, Whit* Oak. ? Vet M be appointed are list takers for Atlantic, Sea Level. Har lowe and Morehead City. Bed-Ridden Youth Would Like TV Set tor Christmas Hubert Gillikin, 18, formerly of Otway, would like a television set for Christmas. Hubert, who has been confined to a wheel chair and bed ever since he was 11, is now living in Pauls boro, N. J., with his mother, Mrs. Earl Gillikin, and six brothers and sisters. The above picture was taken when Hubert was 15. His mother and father are separated and the only means of support for the fam ily are two grown sons working on a dredge out of Paulsboro. Mrs. Golda Gillikin, Hubert's carried sister. 513 Ann St.. Beau fort, says that all Hubert talks about is a TV. Suffering from spinal trouble for seven years, he must now lie in bed on his stomach all the time. Mrs. Gilikin said that many peo ple here remember Hubert at Christmas tirpe with small gifts. "If they would just give a little bit of money instead," she said, "we might be able to get him a Tv. Hubert has been hospitalized in North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Gastonia Hospital for Crippled Children and Sea Level Hospital. The family has been helped by the Carteret Welfare Department and the Society for Crippled Chil dren. Miss Georgie Hughes, coun ty welfare superintendent, said that in the face of family difficul ties, the only thing Mrs. Gillikin could do was move to New Jersey recently to live with her elder sons. The family has not been in New Jersey long enough to obtain wel fare funds nor can Hubert receive aid to children because he is 18 now: neither is he eligible at pres ent for aid to the permanent and totally L. ci.t.A ? uu?. liUinri nuu|(cs miiu uic omit' ? Board of Education Tuesday. In the first division of funds two years ago, Carteret received $108,068.71. With the major por tion of that money an elementary school was built at Beaufort and an annex built on the Queen Street School. W. S. King School, More head City, also had classrooms add ed with bond funds. Under the state-approved build ing plan for Carteret, the next projects are Harkers Island and Smyrna School. The master plan for Carteret school building improvements, ap proved by the state two years ago, is not subject to alteration. Since the first bond issue, new buildings and improvements to old buildings have been proceeding in accord ance with the adopted program. The formula for distribution of the second twenty-five million dol lars is based heavily on a county's inability to meet its own school building requirements and on en rollment. Some of the smallest and poorest counties will receive four or five times more per pupil than the wealthiest counties. Carteret's neighboring counties, Craven and Onslow, will receive $285,347.24 and $241,485.23 respec tively. The money will be allocated when the proposed building pro grams have cleared the state's school planning department. 442 Families To Receive Food Four hundred forty-two families have been approved for receiving surplus foods in this month's dis tribution. Tbc Mtnt commodities will be given out noxt Thursday, Dec. IS, I at the curb market. Morehead City, as they were in November. The foods, such as cheese, flour, dried heans. commeal, will be un loaded from trucks Wednesday by Morehead City Jaycees. The food is transported here from upstate in State Highway trucks. Members of the Beaufort and Morehead City Junior Woman's Clubs will help distribute the food Thursday. It is estimated that the Novem ber distribution proceeded at the rate of a box a minute. Those in charge said the procedure was "wonderful." Men are needed, however, to car ry the cartons of food from the place they are packed to the re cipients' trucks or automobiles. Any men who will offer their ser vices will be welcome at the curb market next Thursday. Distribution will begin at B a.m. and continue until 3 p.m. Foodfiot distributed will be returned to Raleigh. School Advisory Group Meets With Educators Board of Education Goes On Record Against Water Rate Raise Four members of the County School Advisory Committee met with the County Board of Educa tion Monday afternoon at the courthouse annex. They were Paul Jones, Beaufort, who was elected chairman of the committee. Earl Wade, Davis, Randolph Johnson, Beaufort, and John Tillery, More head City. The two groups discussed getting acquainted with school facts that will be necessary for consideration in effectively operating the public schools. The advisory group was ap pointed by the County Board of Education two months ago at the suggestion of the attorney gen eral as the result of the Supreme Court decision on integration. Two members sent their regrets, saying they could not be present Monday. They were Mrs. B. F. Royal, Morchead City, and Aaron Craig, Newport. Protest Rate Raise The Board of Education in structed its secretary, H. L. Jos lyn, to draw up a resolution op posing the Carolina Water Com pany's raise in water rates. Mr. Joslyn said that the bill for water at the five schools in Bikufort and Morchead City was IB6.97 in Oc tober and SM7.76 In November. He told the board, "We simply can't stand an increase like Unfc'T The board authorized Mr. Jos lyn and the chairman, R W. Safrit, to proceed with sale of the North River and Merrimon School prop erties Friday, Dec. 16, as adver tised. The properties are no longer being used since pupils attending those schools are now attending Queen Street School, Beaufort. Land Claim The secretary reported that John Jones, Harkers Island, is claiming part of the Harkers Island school property purchased from the O'Neal heirs. Mr. Joslyn said that the title is clear and Mr. Jones has no claim. The board heard a report on its finances from Frank P. Wall of the Williams and Wall auditing firm and granted the Newport school committee an extension on sick leave for Mrs Irma Quinn, Newport faculty member. Attending the meeting were R. W. Safrit Jr., chairman of the hoard; D. Mason. Theodore Smith, W. B. Allen, and George Wallace. Commissioner D. Ira Garner To Resign from Town Board Commissioner D. Ira Garner told e his fellow Newport commissioner* t Tuesday night that they would have to find someone to replace i him on the board since he has i accepted a position on the county i Alcoholic Beverage Control board. 1 The board decided to defer ac tion until January. Mr. Garner la 1 also a member of the county board I uf elections. I Commissioners approved pur- i chase of a uniform for the town i policeman, Dan Bell, and the pur- i ?base of a water main tapping ma rine and pipe wrench. The policeman'! aalary was 'aiaed ? a month and commia lioners agreed to pay the fire nen's duea aa stipulated in the >udget. Lonnie Howard appeared be fore the board and reported that he drainage Job in the west New fiort area waa complete. Mr. How ird was awarded the contract at I. special board meeting last month. The clerk waa authoriied News in a Nutshell INTERNATIONAL IN ENGLAND Clement R. AUee, head of Britain'a labor party and for six yean prime miniater of Britain, resignH aa head ef hia party thia week. For hla long ser vice to the nation, a total of 20 years, Queen Elizabeth made him an earl. RUSSIA swooshed into the newt again this week in a report from London which states that the Soviets will very soon have a bomber frtrce that wfll challenge the West In the air. NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT aet a new record last month. PciMnal income of Americans c 11m bad In October. Outlay by industry for plaata and equipment will continue tot rise through the Unt throe mopths of 1096. It looka like a rosy, gay , Christmas. ? I TWO PLANES crashed on Pearl Harbor Day, Wednesd y. A huge I Jet aeaplane exploded on teat flight i and fell Into tlw Chesapeake Bay i and a Navy Jet craahed into a reai- i dential section at Richmond. Va. STATE { WAKE FOREST this week gain- , ed fame via the "inveatigaUon i bandwagon " A resolution, author- , king the Investigation by a com mittee, o< all phases of the college administration was adopted by the ( Raptiat State Convention in No vember at Ajbeville. rrs bad NEWS for 4.346 Tar Heela. Unci* 6am aaya they owe Mm over ? million dollars in back to pay him the cost of the work, 1076. Problem Persists Jim Kirby appeared at Um meeting and ?aid that something HAD to be done about the drain age ditch which conatantly fills up on his property. Mr. Kirby, who has complained about it re peatedly. says the water runs from Ihe housing development and tbe highway on to hia property. He told the board that a state highway engineer aaya, "The state highway department has no wa ter problems. " He continued. "I know they don't have 'em, I've got theirs." Commissioners said they would go look at the situation tomorrow sfternoon. Commissioner Bennie Garner, reporting on another drainage problem, a ditch running from the Lown line to Barbour's branch, ?aid that it would cost approxi mately $575 to put down tile. No action was taken. The board decided to investi gate further the inatallation of tile in the vicinity of 1. V llaskett ?nd Charlie Gamer's. Commisskm tr Hilton Ourgpnus estimated coat ?f the tile would be about KOO. Mere Help Needed The board autbortied hiring ad ditional help to book more homes on the water lines ComrnlnisMr Gsrner said that all the psnsas ?ranting to be sMMeted eorid not be booked up nalsn more le bor were obtained. See NCWPOftT MAIft h|a I