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PRIZE- WINNING NEWSPAPER of the TAR HEEL COAST CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 46th YEAR, NO. 21. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1967 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Caribbean-Bound 'Copters A helicopter from Marine Air Group (Helicopter Transport) (Light )-26, New River, N. C., settles to the super deck of a Navy ship bound for the C aribbean with Marines of Amphibious Training Group 157. These helicopters will be used for air-searescue missions dur ing exercises at training sites in Puerto Rico and the Panama Canal i Zone. Thousands of Marines from Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point completed embarkation from docks at Morehead City early this month. In the background is Radio Island and Beaufort. Troops will return here in May following liberty in Panama City and Caribbean ports. (Official U. S. Marine Corps Photograh by Pfc. Charles Levine) Federal Officials To Visit County In connection with the federal flood disaster insurance program, two federal officials will visit the county next weekend, announces J. A. DuBois, manager of the Morehcad City Chamber of Com merce. They are Mbert M. Cole, admin istrator of the Housing and Home Finance agency and Frank J. Meistrcll, who is affiliated with the flood insurance program. According to Col. Harry Brown, head of the state hurricane rehabil itation program, Mr. Cole and Mr. Meistrcll will arrive at Wilming ton Friday, visit beaches in that area Saturday and leave Saturday afternoon for the Bcaufort-More hcad area, arriving here about 5:30 p.m. Dinner is proposed that night at Captain Bill's Waterfront Restau rant with several trips to beach areas scheduled for Sunday. The federal officials and their party of eight, including Colonel Brown, will leave Sunday in time to arrive at Raleigh by 6 p.m. for return to Washington, D. C. Fire Department Seeks Members The Marshallbcrg Volunteer Fin Department has announced that prospective members will be wel come at the March 22 meeting of the department. Regular meetings arc conductcd at 7:30 p.m. each sccond and fourth Friday night at the Marshallbcrg Community Building. At the meeting Friday night, the firemen discussed plans for ex pansion and improvements for the department. They considered the addition of a government surplus water carrier to their equipment. The 1,200 gallons in the water carrier and the 880 gallons from the pump truck would put out most fires, said Chief Thomas Gillikin Other officers of the. department are Archie Jones, assistant chief, Roy Willis, captain, Ikic Guthrie, lieutenant, A1 Joyner, secretary, and Lester Murphy, treasurer. Mayor George Dill Reports to Rotary Morchead City Mayor George Till diM'us.scd hi* Wednesday trip to Raleigh at the Morchead City Rotary Club meeting at Fleming's Restaurant Thursday night. The mayor attended the State Porta Authority meeting at which James C. Buckley defended his report on needs (or funds by Morchead City and Wilmington. Dr. Dardcn Eurc reported on the Morehead Citw band fund drive and accepted contributions from club members for Uw> band's trip to Washington next month. Hi L Joslyn presided in the ab sence of President H. S. Gihbs Jr. Mr. Gibba and Grovcr Mundcn were attending a district confer ence at Goldsboro. Lee Nance of Aydcn was the only viaitor. Bicycles Found Several bicycles are at the More bead City police station. Their owners may pick them up by Iden tifying them. High School Students Get New Slant On School at AAUW Meeting Friday County high school students who heard Joe Eberhardt Hamilton of West Germany and Nicholas Kopp of France Friday night, left the Morehead City civic center feeling that American high schools aren't such terrible places after all. Joe and Nicholas arc American Field Service Exchange Students. Joe is a senior at Grainger High School, Kinston, and Nicky (as Nicholas is calletD is a senior at Goidsboro High School. The boys were the guest speakers at the meeting of the Beaufort-Morehead Branch of the American Associa tion of University Women. High school students were in vited and three schools were repre sented, Beaufort, Morehead City and Newport. Joe declared that school in this country "seems like a vacation." The boys reported that- in their home countries boys and girls go to separate schools six days a week. In high school 14 subjects are required and if one continues to high school after the eighth grade, the total schooling is 13 years instead of 12 as in this coun try. Nicky remarked, "In Europe, you have fun OUT of school." Both lads were handsome and spoke with only a slight accent. As Joe related, they came to this country last August with about 700 high school students from other countries in Western Europe. While aboard the boat, all were given instructions as to how to represent their respective countries while in America and they were briefed on what to expect here. Exchange Program Nicky explained "American Field Service" and how the pro gram of exchange of high school students started. It was begun by Americans living in Paris during the first world war. These Ameri cans carried the wounded to hos pitals and again in the sccond world war a group of over 2,000 Americans served as ambulance drivers. Nicky said that this mingling with persons from so many nations ; made the ambulance drivers sec that the key to peace was world understanding, so they started a program whereby the young people were given an opportunity to study ' in different countries. lie said 800 Europeans are at tending high school in the United States this year and it is planned to send 1,500 next year. The students apply for the AFS scholarships and have to take an examination, in English. If they are accepted, they arc placed in American communities where they live with a family who "adopts" them for a year. See STUDENTS, Page 2 Tide Table Tides it the Beaufort Bar IIIUII LOW Tuesday, March 12 4:41 a.m. 11 : 19 a.m. 5:18 p.m. 11:38 p.m. Wednesday, March II 5:46 a.m. 8:16 p.m. 12:12 p.m. Tharaday, March 14 8:42 a.m. 12:33 a.m. I 7:98 p.m. 1:02 p.m. Friday, March 15 7:32 a.m. 1:26 a.m. 1: 5* p.m. 1:32 p.m. | Nicholas Kopp . . . student from France Doctor Speaks On Emergencies Dr. Charles M. Norflcct Jr., Bowman - Gray Medical School, i Winston-Salem, was the speaker last night at the meeting of the County Medical Society. Dr. Norflcct. who is head of the emergency disaster unit at Bow man-Gray Hospital, spoke on the type of organization needed at a hospital to take care of a large number of unexpected casualties. Dr. John Morris, program chair man, who introduced Dr. Norflcct, said that following the Mount Airy school fire. Dr. Norflect's emer gency organization was ready in 30 minutes to take carc of 100 casualties. Dr. Morris said that a falling plane or an exploding ship could crcatc such a disaster in this area, hut no emergency plan has been devised at the hospital to cope with such a problem. Members of the hospital nursing staff were invited to hear Dr. Nor- 1 fleet too. Speaking at the April meeting of the medical society will be Mrs. Donald Stone, executive chairman of the North Carolina Cancer So ciety. The society meets monthly at the Morehead City Hospital. Memberships Will Be Available Prior to Concert Mrs. W. J. Ipock, chairman of the county chaptcr of the North Carolina Symphony Socicty, an nounces that memberships to the society will be available at the door tonight. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. in the Beaufort School auditorium. Guest pianist will be Frederick Sahimann of Elon College. Persona holding memberships are also entitled to attend concerts In other towns. The full symphony will play May 16 at S:30 p.m. in the New Bern High School audi torium. It will also appear at 1:30 p.m. May 21 In the New Hanover High School auditorium, Wilming ton. During the business .session, the university women heard the report from the nominating committee. The report was given by Mrs. G. B. Talbot. Two officers will be elected next month to serve two-year terms. They arc president and secretary. Mrs. John Costlow was nominated for the presidency and Mrs. T. R. Rice secretary. Mrs. Milton Koush said that plans will be made during the com ing month for an outdoor art show in May. Because the state AAUW convcn tion coincides with the April meet ing, the branch set the first Friday in April as the meeting date next month. Mrs. Gerald Posncr reported that the AAUW was invited to contrib ute to the Morehcad City School band trip to Washington, D. C. It was pointed out that the AAUW was not a money-raising group but each member was asked to con tribute to the project as individuals. Mrs. Costlow, chairman of the committee on help for the mentally retarded. recommended that the branch endorse federal legislation along that line. The branch ap proved that the federal bills be re ferred to the state AAUW for ap proval and subsequent state-wide endorsement. I Guests at the meeting were Miss Joyce Taylor and Miss Charlotte i Field, both of Morchcad City. Police Car Hits Parked Car One of Morchcad City's polic< patrol cars crashed into a parkee car Thursday night as it was trav riling west on Arcndell Street. Patrolman Bill Condie was at the wheel when he ran into the rear ol a car owned by the Rev. S. S Moore, Morehead City. Mr. Moorc'i car was parked in front of the Wesl End Fire Station. According to Police Chief Herberl Griffin, Patrolman Condie received a message from Havelock to be or the lookout for a stolen green ami white Chevrolet. The officer saw a car answering that description pull out of the J&L Service Station ant head down Arcndell Street the wrong way. As he was watching the car, he ran into the rear of Mr. Moore'; auto. The police car was damaged to htc extent of about $400 and Mr. Moore's car had $350 damage. Pa trolman Condie was not hurt. Rural Fir* Association Membership Fees Due Dun In the Beaufort Rural Fin Association for the current yeai are now payable. They may be paid to Mrs. W. J I pock, secretary. The fee for ru ral homeowners is 15 a year. Aftei April 1, persons who have not paid will be put on the delinquent list Then, if a fire occurs at theii home, they will be billed for the cat of fighting the Maze. A memberhaip fee entitles the homeowner to flreflghting service at no cost other than the mem bership due*. State Prison Camps Offer Sand Fences to Beach Owners ? Miss Rae Frances Hassell Wins Scholarship to Duke Funeral Rites Held Yesterday For Minister The funeral service for the Rev. Edgar Wilson Downum, 72, Beau fort, was conducted at 3 o'clock yesterday aflernoon in Ann Street Methodist Church. | Mr. Downum died Saturday I morning at his home following a | short illness. Officiating at the j funeral were the Rev. J. I). Young, i pastor of Ann Street Church, and the Rev. J. F. Herbert, pastor of the First Methodist Church, More head City. Interment was in Ocean View Cemetery. A retired Methodist minister, Mr. Downum was a native of Iredell County. He was a graduate of Emory University and taught sev eral years before entering the min istry in 1920. His charges included Belhaven, (Irifton, Murfreesboro, Winter Park Church at Wilmington and Atlantic. Following his retirement in 1954, he made his I home in Beau | fort. He is sur I vived by his I w i f c, Sadie, three sons, E. I W i 1 f r e d of ! Beaufort, Dr. I A. F. Downum I of Edenton and E. R. Downum o f Orlando, j Fla. ; one | daughter, Mrs. M. W DeBer- | ry of Mur freesboro; one E. W. Downum nroincr, l?. M. 01 Miamia, ria.; four sisters, Mrs. Roy Campbell of Sacramento, Calif., Mrs. J. C. Powell of Craddock, Va., Mrs. Hoy Williams of Union Grove, and Mrs. Stephen Cooper of Charlotte; 10 grandchildren and one great-grand child. Pallbearers were Robert Safrit Jr., Orville Gaskill, Ralph Nelson, Ivey Chadwick, Woodrow Chadwick and Stacy Chadwick. ? Duke University officials have announced that Miss Kae Frances llasscll, a senior at Beaufort High School, has been named one of 15 winners of Angicr B. Duke prizes and regional scholarships for 1957. Miss llasscll is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gray Hassell, Glen dale Park. Worth up to $4,000 each? at SI 000 per year, renewable annually for four year?? the scholarships go this year to il high school seniors in North Carolina, to two in South Carolina and to one each in Vir ginia and the District of Colum bia. The scholarships are among the in o s i cove it- u awards made by a southern university. The 15 winners were selected from a group of 75 fin alists who visit ed the Duke campus this past weekend. They were chos en from an ori rr * Rae llassoll ginat group ol several nunarea j applicants on the basis o7 academ- j ic excellence, character, leader- j ship ability and promise of future i achievement. Miss Hassell is president of the Tri-Hi-Y at Beaufort School and played on the girls basketball team. She was president of her freshman and junior classes and was secretary of the Student Coun cil during her junior year. A representative to Girls State last summer, she has also been a delegate to the District Student Council Convention and the Na tional Convocation of Methodist Youth. She is a member of the princi pal's office staff at school. The staff members are selected on the basis of personality, ability to meet people and to work well without supervision. B. E. Tarkington. principal of the school, said he was extremely pleased with Miss liassell's suc cess. He says that it is an indica tion of a planned program in Beau fort School to guide superior stu dents toward scholarship awards. "I have high hopes for next See SCHOLARSHIP. Page 2 ? ? ? ? I Postal Clerk To Face Federal Grand Jury Carl B. Chadwick Waives Hearing on Charges Of Fund Shortage Carl B. Chadwick, former dork at the Beaufort postoffiee, is sche duled for appearance before the | federal grand jury when the spring term of eastern district court opens at New Bern April 15. Chadwick has been charged with unlawfully withholding COD col tactions for the purpose of con cealing a short- j aye in postage ? and revenue j funds entrusted j to him. T h e charges j were filed after an audit by J. | P. Betts, Beau fort postmaster, Carl Chadwick indicated there was unlawful nan dling of funds. Postal authorities say the alleged violations occur red between July 2, 1966 and last Monday. March 4. Chadwick also faces a charge of withholding postoffice records. Twenty-nine years of age, he waived preliminary hearing l>e fore U. S. Commissioner Matilda H. Turner Friday night at New Bern. He started work at the postof fice as a substitute clerk in No vember 1948 and has been the News and Observer dealer in Beaufort for some time. Chadwick was not required to post bond Friday for his appear ance before the federal grand grand jury. If arraigned, he will be tried before Judge Don Gilliam, Tarboro. The Board of Equalization will meet at 10 a.m. Monday at the courthouse, Beaufort. Beach front property own ers may be Kin ordering brush -sand fences at prison camps at Newport, Shallotte, Wilmington, ami Maple Fri day. according to Col. Harry Brown, N. C. Hurricane Re habilitation officer. The fence is sold in panels 5 feet high and 8 feet long. Price per panel is $3. The fence is made from brush tied in with wire around a wooden frame. Private property owners who want the fence should contact prison directors at the camps men tioned above. William R. Henderson, prisoner enterprises director, says the prop erty owner ordering fences will be notified when his order may be picked up. Tree seedlings for stabilizing beach areas may be ordered from the State Forester, Raleigh, Colonel Brown pointed out. Loblolly pines are $1 per thousand delivered. Red cedar trees are $6 per thousand de livered. In a letter to J. A. DuBois, man ager of the Morehead City Cham ber of Commerce. Colonel Brown says, "As of this time this office has not been able to develop a source of seeds for the planting of sea oats. Cape Cod grass and other vegetation of this type. "It is hoped that local political subdivisions, organizationos and in dividual property owners will util ize sand fences and the planting of trees and vegetation in the con s t r u c t i o n and preservation of dunes." Court Grants Six Divorces Six divorces were granted in yes terday morning's session of su perior court, Beaufort, and one marriage was annulled. The annulment concerned Doris Ann Willi* Lawrence and George Quinton Lawrence. Request for an nulment was filed by Mrs. Law rence's father, James Willis, Beau* fort. Divorces granted: Swanna Darl ing Waddell vs. Johnny Ray Wad dell; Alban Richey vs. Ethel Louise Richey; Charles H. Robinson vs. Elizabeth P. Robinson. Katie W. Warren vs. Clarence Duncan Warren (the two children to be in custody of the mother, and the father to pay $10 a week for their support). Jacob H. Bell vs. Mary Jane Collins Bell, and Lcona Adcock vs. Thomas P. Adcock. Just Checking It Over . . Fire Chief Charles Gould Jr., Newport, givei Boy Scout David Brown a whiff of oxygen through the inhalator carried on the fire department'! emergency ambu lance. Explorer Scout Philip Gur ganua and Cub Scout Nicky Flcbo wait their turn. The unit carries a regular cot, stretcher*, extra sheet*, bian Itcti, utcoiils, A 15 pound carbon dioxide extinguish er, and other equipment. On or der if a complete first aid kit. Equipment planned includes two way radio. The unit was obtained primar ily to answer emergency calls in the West Carteret County area. In emergencies the fire department number should be dialed. Chief Gould said, giving the location of thr injured per son and other detaila. In non emergency caiea the town hall (2001) or an individual fireman should be called. The ambulance, now in service, is a Joint Fire Department-Boy Scout project and is a part of Newport's Finer Carolina pro ject this year. Firemen and 1J ycar-old and older Explorer Scout* hive begun their First Aid coune. Citizens of the are* are being asked to donate *5 per family for ambuiancc operating expen ses. Contributors receive certain additional uses of the ambulance. Chief Gould said. Firemen plan to construct a shed for the ambulance on the rear of the town lot. in .lam
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