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45th YEAR, NO. 32. FOUR SECTIONS TWENTY-SIX PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. APRIL 20, 1956 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Parkview Baptist Mission
Receives Status as Church
Defendant Pays
$4110 Fine, Costs
Wilbur O. Nelson Found
Guilty Monday on Two
Motor Vehicle Counts
Wilbur O. Nelson was fined $400
and costs by Judge Herbert O.
Phillips in Morehead City Record
er's Court Monday when he was
found guilty of driving drunk and
operating a vehicle after his li
cense had been revoked.
Nelson was given a suspended
six-month roads sentence on con
dition that he be on good behavior
for two years. A charge of no op
erator's license against him was
dismissed.
Carl Levette Thomas was fined
$100 and costs for driving drunk.
He was given a suspended 90-day
roads sentence on condition that
he be on good behavior for six
months.
George Carlis Williams Jr. was
fined $50 and costs instead of six
months on the roads for careless
and reckless driving. He was found
guilty of driving drunk.
Don Richard Kelly was fined
525 and costs for having an ex
pired operator's license with the
full fine to be remitted provided
he presents a valid license to the
court within two weeks.
Costs Levied
Costs were assessed aganist
James Harris, interfering with
an officer in the line of duty; Ce
cil G. Quesenberry, no operator's |
license and running a red light;
John Corbitt Norris, failing to ,
yield right-of-way.
Ralph Neil Daniels, speeding
and following too close, and Ernest
Ferry House, no turn signals on
truck.
Half-costs were assessed James
11. Jenureaux, expired license
plates; Paul Edward Lee, no turn
signal on truck, and Gerald Thom
as CulUn. improper use dealer's
plates. ^
Cases Dropped
Charges of public drunkenness
against Harvey Lewis, and speed
ing against Edward Cannon Buck,
were dropped.
Cases against the following were
continued: James Wilbert Taylor,
John Parker Bryant, Norman Tho
mas Fisher, Dandy Moore Guthrie,
Harrison Horton, Sabatino Vigliot
ti, Wyatt George Hicks, John R.
Weaver, Calvin Lupton and Wright
Loftin.
Director Gives
Port Report
Cargo tonnages that moved
through the state ports during I
March were announced today by
Col. Richard S Marr, executive di
rector of the State Ports Author
ity.
At Morehead City, shipments
weighing 47.759 tons were han
dled Dry commercial cargoes at
9,513 outweighed military ship
ments which amounted to 8,914
tons. Oil products accounted for
the remainder and reached 29,333
tons.
Stone and broken concrete were
loaded on barges at Morehead and
amounted to 6,600 tons. Other
commodities of the dry commer
cial category were tobacco at 1,
151 tons and automobiles at 1,762
tons.
In addition to the barges, 22
ships called here during the
month. Nine of these were naval
vessels
At Wilmington 22,769 tons were
moved by six ships. Figures for
the first quarter of the year show
that the tonnage moved here in
the current year reached 74.380,
while for the comparable period
in 1955 tonnage amounted to 45,
165
Most unusual commodity appear
ing on the month's list is four tons
of monkeys, and the commodities
moving in great quantity included
scrap metal, burlap, woodpulp.
Town Tax Collector
Comments on Rate
.tohn Lashley, Morehead City tax
collector, said yesterday that he
has no idea what the town's new
tax rate will be aince the property
has been revalued.
He said that he hopea tax no
tices will go out the laat of May
as usual, but it will be at least two
more weeks before calculations on
the new valuation will be ready
to present to the town board.
It will be the board's duty to
set the rate at a figure which will
bring in the amount of revenue
needed to operate the town, Mr.
ljuhley said.
Shrimp Fishermen
To Attend Hearing
Shrimpers arc Invited to a pub
lic hearing at 10 a.m. Saturday,
May 19, at the commercial fish
cries building. Morehead City.
C. G. Holland, commercial
fisheries commissioner, an
nounces that closing of shrimp
waters at night, from July 10 to
Sept. 1, has been proposed.
Also to be considered will be
the closing of certain creeks and
bays until the shrimp reach mar
ketable size.
Closing of shrimping at night,
between the dates proposed
above, will not affect the night
trawling to take the spotted
shrimp, shrimp fishermen say.
The spotted shrimp run is usual
ly over by July.
C. J. Jackson
Gets Six-Month
Suspended Term
C. J. Jackson, who was shot by
Policc Chief Guy Springle March
31. was found guilty yesterday of
resisting arrest, using profane lan
guage. and being drunk and dis
orderly. He appeared before Judge
Lambert R. Morris in County Re
corder's Court. Jackson was assess- 1
cd costs and given a suspended six
month roads sentence on condition j
that he be on good behavior for ,
three years.
Chief Springle testified that he
and Patrolman Mack Wade went j
to Jackson's home at 507 Pollock |
St., Beaufort, in answer to a call j
Chief Springle said that he and |
Patrolman Wade entered the house
and found Mrs. Jackson in bed
Glass and fish roc were scattered
all over the floor of the house.
Chairs Overturned
The chief said that chairs were
overturned and a window broken.
Mrs. Jackson said that she wanted
to swear out a warrant against her
husband and Patrolman Wade es
corted her back to the town hall to
swear one out.
Chief Springle said he went out
on the front porch and then i
stepped down on the sidewalk.
Then he said he saw Jackson sit
ting on the north end of the porch.
The chief said Jackson told him
that he (the chief) was favoring
Mrs. Jackson, and that he (Jack
son) was going to get himself some
more beer.
Chief Springle said he told Jack
son he didn't need any more beer.
The chicf described Jackson as a
man who had been drinking over
a long period of time.
The chicf said he and Jackson
walked across the street, the chicf
telling him not to go for the beer,
but Jackson cursed and said "no
g-d law was going to stop him."
Defendant Curses
Chicf Springle said that he told
Jackson several times that he was
under arrest and that each time
See JACKSON, Page 2
The Parkview Mission of the
First Baptist* Church, Morehead
City, became the Parkview Baptist
Church of the Atlantic Association
Sunday afternoon.
The organizational meeting was
begun with the hymn, A Charge
to Keep I Have, with Dr. John H.
Bunn, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, Morehead City, presiding.
The devotion was given by Miss
Joyce Taylor, educational director
of the First Baptist Church, who
read Matthew 16, verses 13 through
19, and offered prayer.
Following the election of Guth
rie Colvard, missionary of the At
lantic Baptist Association as mod
erator and Mrs. George H. Mc
Neill, as secretary of the meeting,
Mr. Colvard presented the Rev.
P T. Willis Jr., who stated the
purpose of the meeting.
The Rev. W. T. Cockman, pastor
of Parkview Mission, read the roll
of charter members which num
bered 70. A motion was adopted
that these members together with
those who would come by July 1,
1956, would constitute the charter
membership of the church.
The charge to the church was
presented by the Rev. W. T. Ro
bcrson, chairman of the missions
committee of the Atlantic Baptist
Association, and pastor of the
TV Rev. W. T. Cockman
. . . guides new church
First Baptist Church, Beaufort.
The text was taken from Genesis
12, verses 2 and 3. Mr. Roberson
pointed out three things which
constitute a great church: first,
great enough to reach its own
members; second, great enough to
reach its own community and in
fluence that community, bringing
them to God; and third, great
enough to reach the world which
is God's eternal plan for the
church.
Following' the presentation of
the constitution, covenant and ar
ticles of faith by Mr. Cockman,
the officers and pastor of the
church were elected and presented.
They arc as follows: J. E. Sykes,
L. O. Crowe, Manly Home, Thom
as J. Fish, deacons; Mrs. R. T.
Willis Jr., clerk; Mrs. Lonnie Bar
ber, treasurer; Mrs. Manly Home,
and Mrs. John Deibert, Mr. Crowe,
Mr. Sykes and Mr. Fish, trustees.
Mr. Sykes, Sunday School sup
erintendent; J. A. Durham, train
See CHURCH, Page 2
Superintendent Says Future of Schools
Lies in Willingness to Borrow Funds
Lloyd Fillingame to Serve
Four Years on Theft Counts
Lloyd Fillingame, Beaufort, was*
sentenced to four years on the
roads by Judge Lambert R. Morris
in County Recorder's Court yester
day when he pled guilty to four
counts of thelt.
Fillingame stated that he was
drunk when the crimes occurred
and said he only gets in trouble
when he is under the influence of
alcohol.
Judge Morris, in passing sen
tence, stated that being drunk wa?
no excuse.
Sheriff Hugh Salter testified on
three of the thefts, an outboard
motor from Jack Price; equipment
from Clyde Jones Construction Co.,
and some other equipment from
Gray Hassell.
Dan Walker, town clerk of Beau
fort, told of damage Fillingame
caused to town property.
The defendant was apprehended
this past weekend, after he was in
volved in an automobile accident in
Craven County. He was tried in
Craven County Tuesday on a charge
of stealing a saw and was bound
over to Superior Court.
Fillingame's license had recently
been revoked as the result of drunk
driving convictions and he has ap
peared on numerous occasions in
Carteret courts.
In 1951 he broke out of the coun
ty jail at Beaufort and when he
turned up again, two years had
elapsed and Sheriff Hugh Salter
said he could not be tried on the
charge for which he had been held
at that time.
On Jan. 10. 1950 Fillingame was
convicted in county recorder's
court for destroying property and
was gvicn a six-month suspended
sentence. In February of this year
he was charged with driving drunk
and leaving the scene of an acci
dent. and failed to show up in
court. His bond was forfeited. He
has also been a defendant in More
head City court.
Fillingame was put in the More
head City jail Wednesday night for
safekeeping, the sheriff fearing
that he might make good again
an escape from the county jail .
Mrs. Dyon Simpson , Bettie, Wins
District Demonstration Club Office
TV Program Will
Salute Morehead
Greenville ? East Carolina Col
lege will continue its current series
of "Salutes to Eastern North Caro- 1
lina Towns" with a salute to More- [
head City. The program will be
broadcast Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
over WNCT, Greenville, Channel
9.
The salute to Morehead City will
be the eighth telecast in the series.
Rocky Mount, Kinston. Tarboro,
Goldsboro, Greenville, Washington,
and New Bern have been featured
in programs over the past seven
week*.
The telecast is a part of the
weekly East Carolina TV feature
"Let's Go to College."
Those who will appear on the
program include Mrs. J. W. Jack
son, president of the North Caro
lina Garment Co.; Bernard Leary.
past president of the Chamber of
Commerce, Jack Holt, Morehead
City ports director; Basil Wood,
retired executive; and George H.
McNeill, attorney.
Mayor Calls Special
Board Meeting Today
Mayor Clifford Lewis, Beaufort, [
has called a special town board !
meeting for this afternoon at 2 '
o'clock.
Three topics are on the agenda: I
opening bids for paving of Beau
fort streets, membership in the
National Rivers and Harbors Con- 1
gress, and appointment of a com
mittee to investigate remodeling |
and repairing the town hall.
Officials Institute Eastern Star Chapter
Photo by Clifton Guthtl
During impressive ceremonies
Saturday night the Newport Chap
ter, Order of Eastern SUr, was in
stituted, members were initiated
and officers inatalled.
Of the 40 new chapter member*,
13 transferred here from other
chapters. Mrs. Ida Reynolds, wor
thy matron, i> a past worthy ma
tron of Morehead City Chapter
No 223.
Shown above are officers of the
Morehead City chapter and other
dignitaries who took put Id the
institution ceremony at the New-|
port School gym. At the Grand
Chapter meeting in June 1957 the
new chapter will formally receive
Its charter and number.
In the picture above arc officer*
of the Morehcad City chapter and
other officials who took part in
the ceremony.
First row, left to right, Julia
Tenney, Martha; Polly Davis, or
ganist; Dorothy Mitchell, associate
conductress; Emanual Ross, asso
ciate patron; Mildred Ross, mar
shal!; Betty Wade, chaplain, EUicl
Phillips. Electa; Etta Lewis, Adah.
Second row: Janet Rom, Eather;
Elma Guthrie, treasurer; Ruth La?
ker, Ruth; Thclma Danielton, war
der; Novella Dunn, associate ma
tron; Hazel Chadwick, conductrcas;
Madge Jones, secretary.
Third row: T. T. (Tom) Potter,
deputy grand patron; Julius Nel
son. sentinel; Gladys Nelson, wor
thy matron; John Danielson, wor
thy patron; Margaret Reams, dep
uty grand matron; Evelyn Nor
wood, grand representative and
chapter soloist
Mrs. Dyon Simpson, Bcttie, was*
rlccted treasurer of district 20,
Federation of Home Demonstra
lion Clubs, at the meeting in
Morehead City Wednesday. Mrs.
Hugh Pake, Bettie, chairman of
the district, was succeeded by Mrs.
M. B. Simpkins of Craven County.
Two hundred eighty-six women
from Pamlico, Jones, Craven, On
slow and Carteret Counties attend
ed the meeting at the recreation
building, Morehead City. They had
lunch at Captain Bill's Waterfront
Restaurant.
Jones County women again won
the gavel, the prize given to the
club for coming the farthest dis
tance with the most members.
Dr. Bessie McNeill of the home
economics department. East Caro
lina College, Jt>ok? at the morning
session on Educating for Living
Today.
Dr. McNeill, who has been at
East Carolina six years, received
her bachelor's degree at Cornell
College, Iowa, her master's at Iowa
State College, and her doctorate
at the University of Iowa.
She has taught at Washington
State, University of California
campus at Davis, Calif., and at the
University of Alabama.
Dr. McNeill was introduced by
Miss Florence Cox, Raleigh, dis
trict home agent.
Guest soloist was Mrs. Herbert
Waldrop, Newport, who sang Alicc
Blue Gown, accompanied by Miss
Edith Lockey, Newport, at the
piano.
The women were greeted by
Mayor George Dill, Morehead City,
Moses Howard, chairman of the
county board of commissioners,
Mrs. L. B. Pate and Mrs. Frank
Wade, both of New Bern.
The afternoon session opened
with a concert by the W S. King
School band under the direction
of C. E. Smith. The district
achievement report was given and
election of officers took place in
the afternoon.
Newport School Gets
Complete Fire Inspection
J. C. Robertson, inspector with
Factory Insurance Association of
Charlotte and Charlie Gould Jr.,
Newport Fire Department mem
ber, conducted an extensive in
spection of Newport school build
ings recently.
The inspection, which took
three hours, covered all the rooms
of both buildings occupied by pu
pils in classrooms. Copies of the
inspection report have gone to
school officials. E. B Comer, prin
cipal. assisted with the check-up.
Miss Grace Wilson
To Speak to Club
Miss Gracc F. Wilson, formerly
assistant professor of education at
Keene's Teachers College, Keene,
N. K., will be the speaker at the
birthday dinner meeting of the Car
teret Business and Professional
Women's Club Tuesday night.
Miss Wilson, who is living in
Beaufort, will speak on Trends in
Gerontology, the science of caring
fo^ and assimilating into society
the growing population of elderly
citizens.
Miss Wilson is a world-wide
traveler and is a member of the
primary school faculty at Beaufort
School.
She will be introduced by Mrs.
Roy Clark, Beaufort.
The dinner meeting, which will
begin at 7 p.m., will take place at
the American Legion building,
Beaufort. In charge of the affair
is Mrs. Floyd Chad wick, Morehcad
City.
The dinner will be served by the
American Legion auxiliary.
Club Seeks Funds
For Recreation
Letters will go out this week
asking for donations for the Beau
fort Summer recreation program,
which will start June 18.
The program, which is being
sponsored by the Junior Woman's
Club, will be under the direction
of Hugh Gordon, Beaufort High
School football coach, assisted by
Jimmy Owens, a member of the
graduating class.
Swimming instruction and sup
ervised swimming is offered chil
dren, as well as baseball and
weekly dances.
i The program, which is open to
all children age 8 upward, is free
| to them, and is made possible by
1 donations from interested people,
j civic and fraternal organizations,
I and business men.
Fund Reaches $1,837.39
j Mrs. G. T. Spivey, Red Cross
I fund chairman, reports that as of
(Wednesday, the total received was
$1,837 39. Received from Beaufort
, up to that time was $554.31. The
' goal was $4,480
News in a Nutshell
INTERNATIONAL
GRACE KELLY and her new
husband. Princc Rainier of Monaco,
arc now honeymooning on a yacht.
They were married in the Monaco
Cathedral yesterday, after a civil
ceremony on Wednesday.
UN SECRETARY Dag Hammar
skjold is expected to announce a
new Egyptian - Israeli cease - fire
guarantee this morning.
UNITED STATES, Russia. Great
Britain and nine other nation*
agreed Wednesday on the basic
charter for a proposed international
utomic energy agency.
NATIONAL
PRESIDENT EISENHOWER'S
soil bank plan, in a new bill was
introduced In both the Senate and
the House Wednesday, after the
House refused to override his veto
of the farm bill.
SEN. ESTES KEFAUVER suf
fered a setback in New Jersey
Wednesday in his bid for the 1956
Democratic presidential nomina
tion. Adiai E. Stcvcnaon took new
hope.
STATE
FIRE damaged the historic Ki
vctt Building on the campua of
Campbell College at Buiea Creek
Wednesday night. The school's
business manager, Lonnlc D. Small,
estimated damage at $50,000. The
building is insured.
GOV. LUTHER II. HODGES aaya
I there i> no indication at the pres
ent time of any third party interest
1 in North Carolina.
A bond issue of between $500,000 and $700,000 is neces
sary to finance the county's school construction needs, ac
cording to H. L. Jostyn, county superintendent of schools.
The county is facing: a growing school enrollment and
lack of funds, a condition which has prevailed almost
constantly since the mid-1940's but1
shows evidence of becoming worse.
Regarding the borrowing of a
half million dollars or more, Mr.
Joslyn said, "It's up to the people.
If they want schools, they'll have]
to pay for them." '
Mr. Joslyn commented that a
million dollars has been spent in ,
Carteret for new school construc
tion in the past nine years and of |
that amount not more than $100,- 1
000 has come out of county funds
The rest has been state and fed
eral money.
The county has approved a $95,
500 budget for schools for the i
coming fiscal year, the largest in I
the county's history. With state
and federal aid, the budget totals
three-quarters of a million dollars.
Hopes Falter
The County Board of Education
had hoped to have a new school
building on Markers Island by fall
but the second $25 million the
state hopes to borrow for school
construction has not been made
available as yet.
The holdup is attributed to the
segregation issue. Out of the sec
ond part of the total $50 million,
Carteret has been allotted $170,
000. an insignificant amount when
compared to what is needed.
Mr. Joslyn reports that plans
for the Harkcrs Island building,
which will be located on a new
site, are being drawn and bids are
going to be asked.
"Then we'll go to Raleigh and
ask for the money," he said, "hop
ing that somehow it will be made
available."
The new school site consists of
more than 10 acres. Present plans
call for selling the present school*
building.
iH the 1056-57 school budget,
money is earmarked for new buses,
new shades and furniture at Mar
kers Island School as well as
equipment at other schools, and
$22,180 for school building addi
tions.
Part of that $22,180 will be need
ed to complete school cafeterias
at W. S. King and Queen Street
schools.
Classrooms Neeoea
School building "additions" par
ticularly means classrooms, Mr.
Joslyn said. At Morehcad City
alone provision must be made to
house five overflow classes next
year.
Two more teachers will be al
lotted to the Morehcad City School
in 1956-57. In the high school
alone, by 1960, there will be more
than 500 students. At present there
arc slightly more than 300.
The Morehcad City School
Board, at its April meeting, de
cided to proceed with putting up
a pre fabricated building. It has
been the hope of the board that
work could begin on a new school
at the newly-acquired site west of
Morehcad City, but the number of
pupils is mounting faster than
| dollars for doing the construction,
i Funds have also been earmarked
! in the new budget for acquiring
school sites. The Harkcrs Island
and Morchead City sites have al
ready been paid for.
Mr. Joslyn commented that the
grand jury in its recent report
was wise in recommending that
the Salt;-* Path School be con
solidated ith another school in
the county. , his has long been the
desire of th. County Board of
Education, but Salter Path resi
i dents have not favored the idea.
County Publishes Names
Of Persons Owing Taxes
Names of county property own
i ers who owe taxes appear in to
day's NEWS-TIMES.
i Persons listed who do not pay
| taxes owed are in danger of losing
I heir property. The properties, un
| less owners meet the tax debt, will
I he sold at public auction at noon
I Monday. May 7, at the courthouse,
Beaufort.
I The list will appear for the last
(time Friday, May 4
Tide Table
Tides it the Beaufort Bar
HIGH
LOW
Friday, April 21
4:14 a.m.
4:43 p.m.
10 28 a.m.
11:06 p.m.
Saturday. April 21
5:13 a.m.
5:40 p.m.
11:22 a.m.
Sunday, April 22
8:07 a.m.
6:30 p.m.
12:01 a.m.
12:12 p.m.
Monday, April 23
6:54 a m.
7:17 p.m.
12:53 a m.
12:57 p m.
Tueaday, April 24
17:39 a.m.
,8.00 p.m.
1:39 a.m.
1.41 p.m.
Coasl Guardsmen
Attend Colorful
Ceremony
Three hundred seventy-five offi
cers and men from the Fifth Coast
Guard district participated in
change-of-command ceremonies at
Coast Guard moorings, Berkley,
Va . Wednesday morning.
Rear Adm. H. C. Moore, chief of
staff at Norfolk headquarters since
August 1955, relieved Rear Adm.
R. K. Wood as commander of the
Fifth District. Admiral Wood has
been assigned as commander of the
12th Coast Guard District, San
Francisco, and the entire western
area.
The weather was perfect for the
colorful ceremonies. Coast Guards
men were resplendent in dress
blues and military decorations. At
tending from Fort Macon base were
Lt. Cmdr. James Van Etten, More
head City, captain of the ConLfer,
and other officers and men of the
crew.
In his farewell address Admiral
Wood thanked the Coast Guards
men of the Fifth District for their
cooperation during his four years
as commander. "I wish each and
every one of you good luck, and
may our paths cross again," he
said.
Admiral Moore, a native of Long
Island, N. Y., said he was aware
of the big job that he had to as
sume and praised Admiral Wood
for his excellent service as Fifth
District commander.
Admiral Moore is expected to '
mtke an official visit to Fort lla
con and nearby Coast Guard sta
tions in the near future.
Pre-Schoolers
To Attend Clinic
The pre school clinic for More
head City Graded School has been
set for Friday, April 27, 1956, at
1 p.m. in the school.
Forms arc being sent to all
known parents of beginning stu
dents for next year. These should
be completed and returned to tho
school as soon as possible.
Any parent of an eligible pre
schooler who docs not get a form,
should call by the school and com
plete one. This will greatly facili
tate the work of the clinic, said
Lcnwood Lee, principal.
To be eligibi*: for school in 1956
57, a youngster must be 6 years
old by Oct. 15, 1956. Birth certifi
cates must be presented at time of
registration.
Parents arc urged to have their
children vaccinated prior to the
clinic, if at all possible. The shot
record should be brought to the
clinic.
141 Patients
Attend Clinic
Forty-one patients attended the
orthopedic clinic at the Morehead
City Hospital annex Saturday
morning.
Fifteen were new patients and
the remainder had visited the
clinic before.
Assisting Dr. Lenox Baker, or
thopedist, was Dr. Richard Dode
1 in
Volunteer assistants were Mrs.
Skinner Chalk, Miss Nicoline
Christiansen, Mrs. Charles W.
Griffiths. Mrs. Walter Morris, Miss
Ann Parrish and Miss Sybil Willii,
all of Morehead City.
Other helpers were H. A. Hen
drix, rehabilitation consultant from
Greenville, and Miss J. G. Long
acre, nutritionist with the State
Board of Health.
County health nurses on hand
were Mrs. Leota Hammer and Mn.
Leonard Lewis.
Dr. Luther Fulcher, health offi
cer, expressed his appreciation to
all who donated their services and
to White Ice Cream and Milk Co.
for milk for the children.
The next clinic will be Saturday,
May 14. Registration will be from
8:30 to 10 a.m. No patients will
be accepted after 10. Anyone with
bone or joint trouble ia invited.
President to Speak
President Dwight Eisenhower
will deliver a foreign policy speech
Ssturdsy. It will be carried an
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