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ZiE CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 46th YEAR, NO. 38. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY-FOUR PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MAY 11. 1956 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Salter Path Pupils Will Move to Morehead Next Fall The County Board of Education, in session Monday afternoon in the courthouse annex, directed that the school at Salter Path shall be incorporated next year with the Morehead City School. The board made this move after lengthy consideration and in view of the grand jury recommendation in April. The grand jury said in its report that the school was in such a deplorable condition that it would be advisable to move the pupils to Morehead City School or else make extensive repairs. Children in grades 1 through 3 attend the school now and have one teacher. Other children in the community attend school in More head City. The board also agreed to put up a temporary building at Morehead4 City School to accommodate the overflow there. A letter was read from the Morehead City School board requesting additional hous ing. Tentative plans call for tearing down the present wooden grand stand behind the school and plac ing the building there. Number of classrooms will be limited by the space available because a private property owner owns a lot in the middle of the ball field. Efforts to buy this property, which have continued for many years, have failed. Engineers from the State De partment of Public Instruction, Raleigh, were here two weeks ago to study the situation. Their re port has not yet been received. Penny Minted 1849 Found in Beaufort An 1849 penny, now valued at between 25 and 50 cents, was found in Beaufort the other day. It turned up on the south side of Front Street near the Corps of Engineers Building, between the curb and the sidewalk. It was found by James Fillingame, a member of the town street crew. The penny is a United States coin. Commissioner James Rumley, who examined the penny at the town board meeting Monday night, said that such pennies were called "swamp dollars." Judges Choose Mrs. L. C. Davis As Mother of the Year for 7956 Mrs. L. C. Davis, Beaufort, a ^idow who has reared 11 children, has been chosen Carteret County's Mother of the Year for 1956. At 11 o'clock tomorrow morning eight Morehcad City businessmen will honor her with a host of gifts to be presented in front of the Morehead City Municipal Building. The search for the Mother of the Year was conducted by THE NEWS-TIMES in cooperation with Belk's, Complete Refrigeration Co., Early Jewelers. Lockhart Mill-, works. Morehead City Drug Co., Smith's TV, Sound Appliance Co., and Willis Pure Oil Service Station. Judges who selected Mrs. Davis from a flock of nominations were John C. Crump and H Earle Mob lve, both of Morehead City, and Mrs. C. G. Holland, Beaufort. Son to Graduate Because her 11th child, Jimmy, will be graduated this month from Beaufort High School, Mrs. Davis was the subject of a feature story in Tuesday's paper. She has 10 grandchildren. "I have the finest sons-in-law and daughtcrs-in-la*K?" Mrs. D?yis said in an interview yesterday. Tm proud of all my chifdren!'* Her oldest daughter, Mrs. Wyon Lewis, who teaches at Morehead City School, has?two daughters, Kay 8 and Myra Gray 4. Her son, Charles, has two sons. Chuck 8 and Stevie 3. Three other grandchil dren are Cloman 8, Carolyn 4, and Rebecca 2, whose parents arc the Rev. and Mrs. Jesse Staton of Au rora. Harry Davis, Beaufort, has a daughter, Leslie Carol 4, another 6on, Billy, of Beaufort, has two daughters, Lisa 21* and Michelle, one month. Mrs. Davis is right at home with children and that, perhaps, is the reason that she started a kindergar ten four years ago. Mr. Davis, who owned the fish house in Beaufort now operated as the Charles Davis Seafood Co. by Mrs. Davis's son, died in 1938. Mrs. Davis went to work when "the baby," Jimmy, was 8 years old and from 1940 to 1945 operated the Davis Brothers store on Front Street. Active In Sports Most of her sons have been ac tive in athletics at Beaufort School. As Mrs. Davis says, "This house is full of green B's!" Green and white are the Beaufort colors and the let ter B is given to boys who have outstanding records in sports. Ten of Mrs. Davis's children have attended college. "All our family have always believed in getting a good education," Mrs. Davis re marks. She herself was a school teacher. Her parents were Alvin and Winnie Mason of Atlantic. Her uncle, James R. Morris, At lantic, was the first person from this county to attend Wake Forest College. "I can remember hearing them tell of how he'd build a fire in the backyard so that he could study his books at night," Mrs. Davis said. Taught Four Years She taught one year in Greene County, two years in this county at Harkers Island and one year at See MOTHER, Page 6 Mrs. L. C. Davis . . . wins honor Army Announces Trafmng PTans The Army has announced ? new plan by which local youths who join the Army Reserve under the six-month active duty option may remain together for a portion of their training. If as many as 10 young men en list in the Army Reserve together, they will be permitted to remain together for their first eight weeks of basic training, according to Capt. Thomas A. McQuaid of Beau fort and Lt. Leon A. Mann Jr., of Newport, commanders of Beau fort's Army Reserve Units. In addition, they will be assigned to the same branch of service whenever possible. Each group will be given an ap propriate identification, such as Beaufort, North Carolina Contin gent Number One. Captain McQuaid pointed out that this new plan affords young men in the 17-18Vi age bracket an opportunity to fulfill their mil itary obligation in company with their hometown friends. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the U.S. Army Reserve at the training cen ter in the American Legion Build ing in Beaufort any Wednesday or Thursday night. G. B. Talbot Speaks To Beaufort Rotarians G. B. Talbot, head of the Fish and Wildlife Lab at Pivers Island, spoke and showed films on the sockeye salmon of the Pacific Coast at the weekly meeting of the Beau fort Rotary Club Tuesday night at the Inlet Inn. Mr. Talbot, introduced by the program chairman. Dr. David Far rior, commented on the salmon as a food product and as an industry in the Pacific Coast area. Guest Rotarians, all from More head City, were W. C. Matthewa Jr., Bill Carlton, I. E. Pittman and Bob Howard. Democrats Will Attend Meeting At Courthouse Carteret democrats will attend I the county convention at 10:45 a.m. tomorrow in the courthouse, Beau fort, and elect officers of the Coun ty Democratic committee. Officers will serve a two-year term. Elected at the county convention in 1954 were Irvin W. Davis, chair man; Mrs. Clayton Fulcher, Atlan tic, first vice-chairman; Mrs. Sam Adler, Morehead City, second vice chairman, and Pritchard A. Lewis, Beaufort, secretary-treasurer. The county convention precedes the State Democratic Convention which will take place at noon next Thursday In Memorial Auditorium, f Raleigh. Among those expected to attend the state convention from this county are C. G. Holland, who is the third district's representative on the State Democratic Executive Committee; Sheriff Hugh Salter, Beaufort; Eugene Moore, Marshall berg; Walter Yeomans, Harkers Island, and Mr. Davis, who is Car teret's representative on the State Democratic Congressional Commit tee. Other Carteret officers in the state organization are Judge Luther Hamilton, Morehead City, who is a member of the judicial executive committee; Moses Howard, New port, member of the state sena torial executive committee; and James D. Potter and Mrs. C. G. Holland, members of the solid torial executive committee. At the Wednesday night caucus preceding the state convention, members of these committees for the next two years will be chosen. At the convention delegates will be named to attend the national Democratic convention. Attending national conventions in 1948 and 1952 from this county were Irvin W. Davis and C. G. Holland, respectively. Chamber Board Appoints Two Officers Monday W. B. Chalk wis appointed vice president of the Morehead City Chamber of Commerce and J. R. Sanders was appointed treasurer at a board of directors meeting Monday night at the chamber of fice. Mr. Chalk replaces Truman Kemp, who recently resigned, and Mr. Sanders takes the position held by Albert Gaskill for the past seven years. The chamber membership drive has started and plans are being made to hold a meeting soon of persons interested in the formation of an industrial development cor poration in Morehead City. Helen, Thought to be Missing, Makes Port at Morehead Tuesday Approximately IS minutes after an air March had been ordered by Kenneth Baum. commanding offi cer of Fort Macon Coast Guard Baae, the fishing vessel Helen, owned by V. 1. O'Neal, Morehead City, made port. It arrived at More head City Tuesday at 2 p.m. The 50-foot boat left Morehead City at 2 p.m. Sunday and was re ported to the Coast Guard to be headed toward a point IS miles southeast of Cape Lookout Shoals. On the return to Morehead City, the ships compass went haywire, according to its skipper, William Scott, and the crew anchored un til they could get their bearings. Mr. O'Neal requested the Coaat Guard to start the search Tueaday when other commercial craft re turned, but the Helen failed to show up. The Helen has no radio aboard and the owner was worried about her whereabouts When the Helen made port, the Coaat Guard wai informed and the search was called off. Crew members of the Helen, along with CapUin Scott are Rocky Porter and Shorty Smith. (_ Mayor Issues Warning About Cluttering Streets Mayor George Dill, Morehead City, uys that an ancient town ordinance prohibita businessmen from sweeping their walka and dumping the refuse in the gutter or in the street. Mayor Dill laid businessmen who persist in cluttering the I streets with the trash from their ] store ar sidewalks will be ordered | into court. Morehead City Reduces Tax Rate By 40 Cents; New Rate is $1.60 Funeral Service for Auto Victim Will Be at 2 Today Board Hears Zoning Petition Monday Night Commissioners Defer Decision in Three Cases Until Next Thursday Arguments for and against re zoning. for business, a portion of property west of 28th Street in | More head City were heard Monday I night at the Morehead City Muni- 1 cipal Building. No objections were voiced on re- 1 zoning, for business, the property owned by Theodore Economon < west of 25th Street, which borders i the railroad Y. Neither were there any objections tp amending the zon ing law to permit location of pro fessional offices in a residential area. Town fathers decided to rule on | all three matters at their May 17 | meeting. The zoning hearing was original- ; ly scheduled for Thursday night, ? May 3, but was postoned when the j power went off. Requesting re-zoning were J. | Hicks Corey. Greenville, who wants to put a Tastee-Frecie business just west of the Gulf Service Sta tion at 28th and Arendell. Present ing the case for Mr. Corey was Bill Speight, Greenville attorney. Also present was the district manager foe Tastee-Freeie in thii area. Objecting to re-zoning to allow the business to locate were John Crump, A. C. Hodges, Herbert Phillips III and Capt. William F. Lain. Ten persons, in addition to the mayor and five commissioners, at tended the hearing which took place in the courtroom. The hear ing lasted three-quarters of an hour. County Receives Polio Vaccine The County Health Department received Wednesday 270 doses of polio vaccine and will give shots in Beaufort and Morchcad City Tuesday afternoon. Children up to 19 years of age who are in good health are eligi ble to receive it. Both first and second shots will be given. The clinics will open at 1 p.m. in the health office, courthouse an nex, Beaufort, and in the Morehead City hospital annex, Morehead City. If any vaccine remains, it will be administered during regular clinic hours next Thursday, from 9 to 11 a.m. in Beaufort and 1 to 3 p.m. in Morehead City. The recent shipment replenished the health department vaccine sup ply. All of it had been exhausted May 1. It is hoped that the majority of children in the county have now had at least one shot. If not, they should see either their private physician or visit the clinics next week. Destroyer Will Make Port Here Due next week at Morehcad City port ia the destroyer, USS Soley, which will be open to viiitors. The visit of the destroyer has been re quested by the Morehcad City Chamber of Commerce in conjunc tion with Armed Forces Week which opens Monday. J. A. DuBois, chamber manager, said that the only other event for the week will be an appliance show at the recreation building May 16 18. The show will be sponsored by the electrical appliance dealers of the county. Cherry Point Marine Air Base will observe next Saturday, Armed Forces Day, with open house. The public Is also invited to tour the Coaat Guard ship*. Agaaaix and Conilcr, at Fort Macon. ? The funeral service for 7-year- < old David W. Smith, who was killed at 8:30 Wednesday morning on Arendell Street, Morehead City, will be conducted at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the First Baptist Church, Morehead City. David, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Smith, 1803 Evans St., Morehead City, was on his way to school when he was struck, police ?>ay, by a car driven by John A. Teel, 310 Pollock St., Beaufort. Chief of Police Herbert Griffin said that Teel, driving a 1954 Mer cury, was proceeding west on Aren dell Street in front of the new Presbyterian Church when the ac cident occurred. According to Miss David W. Smith . . . killed by car Polly Ann Steed, Morchcad City, who was driving a car behind Teel, | Tecl was going between 28 and 30 miles an hour when he struck the j youngster. Teel told the police chief that a black Plymouth had just passed ! him when he suddenly saw the child in front of his car. Rushed to Hospital Investigation of the automobile showed that the child was hit just inside of the left headlight and was struck by the hood. He was rushed to Morebead City Hospital in the Dill ambulance and was pro nounced dead on arrival. Coroner Leslie D. Springle sched uled an inquest for 8 o'clock last night at the courthouse, Beaufort. Two witnesses to the accident, in addition to Miss Steed, were Cecilia Oglesby and Gaylc Piner, students at Morchcad City High School. Tcel's car came to a stop 64 feet from the point of impact. One of David's shoes was found 38 feet from where he was picked up. Released Under Bond Teel, who is employed by the Carteret Gas Co., Morehead City, was released Wednesday under $1,000 bond. No stranger in court, he was docketed Nov. 25, 1941 in a case which the state decided not to prosecute. He was fined $10 and costs in county court three weeks ago, April 26, for speeding 30 miles an hour in a 20-mile zone. In addition to the speeding chargc, he was also charged at that time with careless and recklcss driving and leaving the sccne of an accident. The charges were the outgrowth of a night-time collision with a town trash truck in Beaufort. Impaneled as a coroner's jury fol lowing th<* accident, were Leslie See FATALITY, Page 2 Road-e-o Winner Receives Bond Runners-Up Get Cash At Jaycee Meeting Monday Night A $25 savings bond was present ed to Francis Swanson, winner of the Teen- Age Road-e-o, Monday night at the weekly meeting of the Morehead City Jaycces at the Ho tel Fort Macon Cooper Hamilton, chairman of the Road-e o, also presented cash prucs of $10 and $5 to Jack Law rence and Milton Roush. President Herbert Phillips urged Swanson to attend the state Road e-o in Greenville in June to con test for the honor to represent North Carolina at the national event. The Jaycees are working this week on the street marker cam paign from 9th to 14 Streets Mem bers of the club who arc canvas sing for funds are Luther Lewis, Dr Russell Outlaw, Mr. Phillips, ?!lar.,,S ,Summprlm- Jerry Willis, Ed Weeks, Charles Willis, Russ j an, J C. Harvell, James Webb and Oscar Joslyn. 66 Attend Banquet James Webb) reported that 68 persons attended the installation banquet at the Blue Ribbon Club and the affair was a big success. He commended Mr. Harvell, p,?i Cordova and Mel Adco* for their floe work at the banquet Dr. Outlaw reported that the paint-up, clean-up campaign ended last week and was most successful. Every member of the industrial survey committee was urged to get his report in as soon as pos sible since inquiries concerning Morehead City were being received Chambcr of Commerce. Chairman Hal Shapiro said all thes? reports be turned in within the next two weeks. Mr. Willan read off a list of prospects for signs at the Little League field and each of the mem bers took the names to contact. The signs, good for two years, sell at $25 each. Also distributed were Little League booster banners which will be sold for $5 each. Budget Set Luther Lewis announced that the budget for the Miss North Carolina pageant this year has been set at $7,580. Members of the club who arc at tending the State Convention in Charlotte this weekend arc L. E. Kelly, Dr. Outlaw, Dr. Silas Thorne, Luther Lewis, Si Adams. Marion Mills, L. G. Dunn and Mr. Phillips. The club went on record sup porting the candidacy of Jake West of Kinston for state presi dent. David Willis was a guest at the meeting. Beaufort Board Approves Bids on Two Properties Beaufort commiasioners ap proved Monday night * bid of $800 on the Matthew (Tank) Styron property and a bid of $412.30 on the Dudley property, south aide of Front Street in the 1000 block. At the April meeting Nelaon Lewis offered $600 for the Styron lot, southeast corner of Ann and Fulford Streets. A bid of $510 had been received. A bid of $273 had been- reported in April for the Dudley property, from Carteret Services Inc. Renegotiation was requested on the bid. A report on the two property matters was made by Gene Smith, town attorney. Resolution Passed The board also passed a resolu tion recommending the dredging of Beaufort harbor and authoriied the clerk to write a letter urging the North Carolina Rivers and Harbors delegation to puah the project. | The resolution stated that widen ing the harbor to 400 to 000 feel with an overall depth of 12 feet has been recommended since 1030. It also commented that traffic has Increased and the harbor Is In cluded as a part of a master plan on a waterway from Pamlico 8ound to Beaufort. 1 The resolution further lUtcd that the harbor is a haven of re fuge during storms and since Tay lor's Creek has been dredged to 12 feet, the harbor should be deepened also. Dan Walker reported that streets would be ready for paving as soon as the town crew had finished re pairing cracks. Since the business section would be busy prior to Mo ther's Day, he said the paving may not start until the beginning of next week. The clerk also read a copy of a See BOARD, Page 2 Tides at the Beaufort Bar Tide Table men LOW Friday, May 11 8:33 a.m. 8:87 p.m. 2:38 a.m. 2:34 p.m. Saturday, May It 9:22 a.m. 9:48 p.m. 3:23 a.m. 3:23 p.m. Sunday, May It 10:13 a.m. 10:39 p.m. 4:13 a.m. 4:17 p.m. Monday, May 14 11:08 a.m. 11:18 p.m. 8:08 a.m. 8:14 p.m. Tacaday, May 18 12;M p.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:11 p.m. Morehead City's new tax rate is $1.60, a reduction of 40 cents from the former $2 rate. The rate was set by the town board in special session Monday night. Establishment of a new rate follows a re valuation of all property in the county. Beaufort, Atlantic Beach and Newport's new tax rate has not yet been set. rhe county s new rate is $1.35, a reduction of 45 cents from the for mer rate of $1.80. Thus the total rate for Morehead City resident*, both town and coun ty, will be $2.95. County tax no tices are expected to go out the end of this month. Morehead City notices will probably go out the first week in June, according to John Lashley, tax collector. The new valuation of Morehead City property is approximately $10,300,000. The former valuation was $7,042,000. The Morehead City levy has been broken down as follows: 10 cents tor the hospital, 5 cents for recrea | tion, 45 cents for debt service, and | $1 for the general fund. The levy is expected to yield the ( following for the various depart ments (estimates only): fire depart 1 ment $34,942; buildings and ! grounds, $16,922.60; streets and , sewers, $53,000; administrative, $34,814 83; debt service. $49,170.12; ! cemetery, $13,380; police depart ! ment, $35,396. Until the budget is finally adopt ed. these figures arc subjcct to j change. I The town's debt at present is $570,925.82. This includes tho bal j ancc of the 1956 bonds to be paid, plus those due in 1973. Mr. Lash I ley says that almost all of the 1956 j bonds have been paid off.. Theatre to Give Peg o' My Heart Peg o' My Heart will be one of the plays presented by the Carteret Community Theatre next season. The plmr. was sclr "ted at a meeting of the theatre Wednesday Alght, following a recommendation by Mrs. Tressa Vickers, chairman of the reading committee. Mrs. Vickers also suggested that Laura and The Bishop's Mantle would be appropriate, but action on those was deferred until the en tire reading committee reads the plays. The theatre has been granted permission by the Morehead City Recreation Commission to use the recreation building as a workshop and for presentation of next year's productions. At the June meeting the theatre plans to elect three directors. Dur ing the business session, Thomas Rcspess reported on stage man ager's books available. The group also voted to send flowers to Don nic Smith whose brother was killed in an automobile accident Wednes day morning. Donnie appeared in the theatre production, Father of the Bride. Guests at the meeting were Bob by Hessee and Miss Rachel Mun dine. Permanent committee chair men appointed by Miss Lillian F. Giddcns, president, at a recent meeting, are Mrs. Vickers. chair man of the patron membership committee; Ed Walaton. new mem bers; Mr. Rcspess, publicity; Wal ton Hamilton, stage managing; Miss Joyce Willis, properties; Mrs. John James, make up kit; and Mrs. Merrit Bridgman and Mrs. Bob Diefenbach, co-chairmen of group parties. Theatre members will attend the production of the Footlighters at Cherry Point air station Saturday night. The Footlighters are pre senting George Washington Slept Here. Minister! to Meet The County Ministers Association will meet on Monday. May 21, at 10 a.m. at the civic center in Morehead City. Drunken Driver Found Guilty Here Wednesday Forger, Assailant Will Serve Prison Terms; Motorist Fined $500 A jury, hung at 7-5, was request ed by Superior Court Judge George M. Fountain to return, to their chambers Wednesday afternoon and try to reach a verdict. ? After deliberating for four more hours they rendered a guilty ver dict against Peter Paul Kalafus for drunken driving. The defendant was sentenced to four months on the roads. I Jurors were C. A. McCabe, Alon I zo Taylor, Ray Hassell, E. G. Phil I lips, Edward Gillikin, Oscar Willis, Gerald Wade. Salvatore Palazzo, Thomas R. Haskett, Charles H. Lockcy. James V. Tolson and George Morris. McVemon Garner did not con test a charge of forgery and was sentenced to not less than two years nor more than three in state prison. Prayer for judgment on counts of no operator's licensc and issuance of worthless cheeks vas continued. On a charge of non-support, which Garner did not contest, prayer for judgment was contin ued with leave for the solicitor to naftve for judgment any timca wity* in the next five years. % Pleads Guilty * 'A. J. tVilrtJmw pled guilty to shooting Curtis Bell with a deadly weapon, inflicting serious injury but not with intent to kill, and was sentenced to two years on the roads. Bell lost his left leg as a result of the shooting. Williams' sentence is to begin at the expiration of the present six months term he's serving for break See COURT, Page 7 Water Users Get Credit This Month This month's water bills will con tain the credit for overpayment made by the customer when the water rate raise was pending C. W. Williams, manager of Caro lina Water Co., said that most folks in Beaufort should receive their bills tomorrow and the other bills will be going out the rest of the month. If the credit due the customer exceeds the amount of his current bill, a refund check will cover the balance. Mr. Williams said. He added that the bills are * little late this month since the bookkeeping Involved in crediting the customers requires extra work. Being refunded is the difference between the 100 per cent rate raise the company sought and the 50 per cent raise the utilities commission allowed. From November through last month, customers were paying at the 100 per cent rate, which is permitted until a decision is made in a rate case. The date for appealing the de cision of the utilities commission has expired. Neither the towns nor the water company appealed. Pro testing the raise were Morehcad | City, Beaufort and Snow Hill. News in a Nutshell INTERNATIONAL BITTER RIOTING against both Britain and the United States ?urged up in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday after Britain sentenced two Greek CyprtoU to die on the gallows. WESTERN DIPLOMATS said Wednesday night that the Soviet government is preparing to make an announcement on disarmament following the failure of recent London talks with the Western powers. NATIONAL VETERAN WALTER GEORGE, of Georgia, the Senate's dean of more than 33 yean of service, bow ed out of the race tor renomi na tion Wednesday Former Gov. Her man Talmadgc lias announced hi* candidacy lot the U. S. Senate. FORMER PRESIDENT Harry S. Truman reasserted his "neutrality" in Demociatic presidential politic! before showering words of unquali fied praise on "inactive" candidate Gov. Averell Harriman of New York Wednesday night in New York. STATE APPROXIMATELY *4.375.000 00 will be spent on Cape Hatteraa Na tional Seaahore recreational area during the next 10 yeara under a long-range program to "preaerva the wilderness qualities" of tb? scenic region. NORTH CAROLINA Episcopal Dioeeae haa adopted a cautiously worded call for "gradual" aolution of the racial problem aa its official and only expression on the thorny tubjcct.