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46th YEAR, NO. 28. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1967 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Pupils, Teachers Plan Move
Into New Island School Today
Newport Board
Sets Deadline
For Filing
Friday, April 19, at 6 p.m. is
the deadline for filing for town
office in Newport.
The date was set at the town
board meeting Tuesday night at
the town hall.
Miss Margaret Bell was named
registrar and Miss Ada Allen and
M rs. Bob Parrish were appointed
judges for the election j*?ay 7. The
polling place will be the town hall.
J. P. Garner of the Masonic
lodge appeared to learn whether
Leslie Bercegeay of the Veterans
Housing Association had learned
what FHA restrictions apply to
property across from West New
port where the Masons want to
build a lodge.
Reply Awaited
Mr. Bercegeay said that he was
awaiting a reply from a second
letter he had written FHA. The
board reaffirmed its commitment
that the Masons could have a lot
across from West Newport homes,
subject to FHA restrictions.
Alfred Henderson appeared be
fore the board relative to a lot
in the same area wanted by the
Woodmen of the World. Mr. Hen
derson was directed to return to
the next meeting with a deed
drawn up. The board said the
Woodmen could have a lot west
of E. Forest Drive, also subject
to any FHA restrictions which
may apply.
Mack Garner appeared before
the board to inquire about a ditch
on Eastovcr Court. Mayor Leon
Mann said he would confer with
Mr. Gamer about the matter Sat
urday. Mr. Garner also wanted
to know if letters had been writ
ten to property owners asking
them to cut down weeds on vacant
lots.
Letters had not been written and
a lengthy discussion followed be
tween Mr. Garner and Commis
sioner Prentiss Garner as to whe
ther property owners could be
made to cut "noxious" or "ob
noxious" weeds. No conclusion
was reached.
W ;rk Authorized
Policc Chief Dan Bell was au
thorized to spend $20 to hire a
laborer to put dirt on Eastovcr
Court so thatr trucks and ears
could get to Walter Huff's house
without getting stuck.
Mr. Bercegeay reported that the
surveyor had never showed up to
survey the perimeter ditch around
West Newport and the mayor said
he would check on the matter.
Mr. Bercegeay also asked what
had been done about lowering a
culvert across the highway so that
drainage would be improved. May
or Mann said that he had been
unable to contact J. L. Humphrey,
road superintendent, relative to
the matter.
Street Commissioner II. C. Gur
ganus was asked to check on
drainage in a ditch which Bill
Dugee said was the responsibility
of the railroad, state and town to
keep clear.
The mayor's salary for the past
year was set at $200. Bills were
ordered paid. Town Attorney
George Ball acted as clerk in the
absence of Miss Edith Lockcy.
Health Department
Resumes Polio Shots
Mrs. Leota Hammer, county
health nurse, reported yesterday
that the health department has re
ceived more polio vaccine, and
shots will be administered, as
usual, at regular clinica next week.
The giving of shots was tem
porarily halted last week, pending
receipt of a new shipment of vac
cinc. The County Chapter for In
fantile Paralysis and the North
Carolina State Medical Society
urge everyone to get polio shots
as soon as possible so that they
will have partial protection this
summer.
? The move into the new Harkers*
Island School ia expected to start
today, reports H. L. Joslyn, county
superintendent of schools.
The school, built at a cost of
$135,000, is a concrete block, brick
and steel structure and will be
occupied by nine teachers and 270
pupils.
The new school consists of 10
classrooms and a multi-purpose
room which will double as a cafe
teria and assembly hall.
The old school had only seven
classrooms and will be offered for
sale at noon tomorrow at the
courthouse, Beaufort.
In addition to the cost of the
building, approximately $10,000
has been spent on new equipment.
Grades taught in the school are
1 through 8. Members of the fac
ulty are Mrs. Emma Wade, prin
cipal, Mrs. Rosalie Davis, Mrs.
Ruby Willis, Mrs. Sudie S. Guthrie,
Mrs. Edna S. Willis, Miss Minnie
Nelson, Mrs. Mabel Guthrie, Mrs.
Rebecca Bell and Mrs. Ailene
Clarke. ?
According to the master plan !
for school improvements, the next
school in the county where major
investment will be made is Smyr
na.
New Schedule
Speeds Freight
The new railway schedule an
nounced last month by Southern
Railway and put into effect Mon
day cuts two days off the time
it takes freight, originating west
of Greensboro, to reach this area.
Loading and unloading of freight
now takes place at night in a
newly-lighted area along Arcndell
Street in the eastern section of
Morehead City. This speeds the
moving of freight out of More
head City as well as shortens the
time for freight delivery after it
arrives here.
Under the new schedule Sou
thern Railway runs its mainline
directly into Goldsboro where
freight for this area is picked up
by the Atlantic and East Carolina
and brought into Morehead City,
arriving here nightly about 11:30.
Formerly, freight destined for
this area from Greensboro was un
loaded at Sclma, then reloaded
at Selma and shuttled into Golds
boro.
Observers say that the freight
schedule change and night freight
loading operations here are a
move preparatory to Southern's
taking over the A&EC.
Labor Crews Will
Harvest Cabbage
Between ISO and 300 Indians
and Negroes from Roberson
County will come into the county
within the next 15 to 20 days to
help harvest cabbage.
Frank Naoce, supervisory
farm placement representative,
said that the imported workers
will supplement local harvesting
crews.
Exactly how soon the workers
will come will be determined by
weather conditions, he added.
1(0 Pay Dues
For Fire Service
Approximately 160 property own
ers in the down east area have
paid their $5 yearly dues to the
Down East fire Department. The
dues entitle them to fire protec
tion for the current year.
William Gorges, secretary of
the department, gives an estimate
of the number of dues paid, by
community, as follows: Davis 10,
Stacy 70, Sea Level 4, Cedar Is
land 2, and Atlantic 75.
Improvements Made
During March the department
answered two fire calls to Sea
Level. One was a woods fire and
the other was at Ncjson's garage.
Mr. Gorges announces that the
movie playing at the firemen's
recreation building this weekend j
will be a technicolor film, Silver
City. Showings will be at 7:30 Sat
urday night and 2:30 Sunday af
ternoon.
Proceeds from the movie go to
ward paying for the building, j
which will eventually serve as a
recreation center as well as a fire
station. The Lions also operate a
refreshment stand at the theatre.
Answers Two Calls
The floor of the building has
been sanded, the iasidc painted
^nd Mr. Gorges said light fixtures
have been obtained. The Lions
| would like to sell a pool table in
the building which is too large
for their needs.
The fire department's board of
directors has also authorized work
to proceed on building a garage
for the fire truck as soon as lum
ber can be obtained.
I The next meeting of the fire de
partment will be Tuesday, May 7,
at Atlantic.
Morehead Chamber Devises
Solicitations Control Plan
The merchants committee of the
Morchcad City Chamber of Com
merce has devised a solicitations
control program for members of
the chamber. Jack Lewis, chair
man of the committee, presented
the program at the board of direc
tors meeting at the chamber office
Monday night.
A solicitations committee, the
members of which were not re
leased, will determine which or
ganizations will be permitted to so
licit from chamber members. A
notice to solicitors will be posted
in each member store.
The notice reads: "This firm is
prohibited by rules of the Chamber
of Commerce from considering re
quests for donations, purchase of
tickets or special program adver
tising unless the solicitor present*
a permit from the solicitation com
mittee of the Morchcad City Cham
ber of Commerce."
Mast Apply
In order to get a permit i per
son or organization must apply at
the chamber office. Chamber man
ager Joe DuBois will then present
the request to the solicitations
committee.
Even though a solicitation is ap
proved by the committee, Uiis docs
not require members of the cham
ber to contribute.
Other business conducted by the
I directors included the passing of a
! resolution opposing any further ex
tension of US 13 away from the
coast. The highway was extended
from Williamston to Goldsboro on
the last official North Carolina
map.
Mr. DuBois was instructed to
write the state highway commis
sion and the superintendent of state
parks, requesting the construction
of an "overlook" on the Fort Macon
Road. '
Sec SOLICITING, Page ?
Fighter Pilot
Killed in Crash
Cherry Point ? Sccond Lt. Rich
ard J. Fortuna. fighter pilot, was
killed Wednesday morning when
his FJ-3 fighter crashed and
burned four miles cast of the air
bate.
Lieutenant Fortuna, who is ?ur
vived by hi* parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley R. Fortuna, Fair
field, Conn., was on a routine
training flight when the accident
occurred. An investigation of the
crash is now under way.
The pilot was attached to Ma
rine Fighter Squadron 235, Ma
rine Air Group 32, a unit of the
Second Marine Air Wing.
100- Year-Old St. Paul's Will
Be Host to Convention in May
SI. raul's Kpiscopal Church,
celebrating Its hundredth anniver
sary this year, will be host to the
annual convention of the Episcopal
Diocese of East Carolina May 1
and 2.
Approximately ISO official dele
Sates and alternates will attend,
in addition to visitors.
A special Centennial Dinner will
be served delegates and members
of the parish at <:1S p.m. Wednes
day, May 1, at the Fish Meal fac
tory dining hall, announces Mrs.
C. R. Wheatly Sr., general coo
vcotion chairman. The Rev. C.
Edward Sharp, rector of St. Paul's,
all parishioacrs to attend.
Committees are already at work
planning (or the two-day meeting.
Delegates will be served lunch
con on both days at 1 p.m. at the
Fish Meat dining hall.
The vestry will be host (or the
Centennial dinner, with Julius Dun
can in charge. Mra. Joseph House,
assisted by Mrs. C. R. Davant,
will be hostess at a tea for dele
gates' wives at 3 p.m. May 1, at
her borne.
Committees arc as follows: res
ervations and registration, Miss
r.oorgic Hughes, Mrs. I.ockwood
Phillips. Mrs. Ruhy O. Holland.
Housing. Mrs. J. F. Duncan,
Mrs. Gray llasscll, Mrs. W. A,
Mace Sr.; transportation, Mrs. E.
T. Nelson, chairman; decorations,
Mrs. W. M. Gilchrist and Mrs.
John Crump; luncheons, Mrs. G.
B. Talbot, general chairman.
A special pamphlet, giving the
history of the church, is now being
printed and will be distributed at
the convention.
Judge Declares
Mistrial in Son,
Father Squabble
A family squabble was aired in
superior court yesterday morning
when father and son testified
against each other, but it all ended
in a mistrial.
John Smith McGee, 22-year-old
son of Henry Guy McGee, Straits,
who was charged with assault,
pleaded his own case.
Guy McGee, who swore out the
warrant, was the first witness on
the stand. He told the court that
on Sunday night, Sept. 9, 1956, he
and his son had an argument over
how loud the radio was being play
ed in their house.
Son Got Shotgun
He said his son got a shotgun and
at the back door of the house
rmnmed the barrel of the gun
through the screen door and cut his
upper lip.
He also told the court that prior
to the gun incident his son had
pulled his hat down over his eyes
and shoved him down.
j John took the stand and told the
court that his father was drunk.
He said that his father was playing
| the radio so loud that it could be
I heard "clear over to the parson
age". (The McGees live in a house
behind the Methodist parsonage at
Straits).
He said that he turned the radio
down and then his father turned it
up again. He claimed that he pull
ed his father's hat over his eyes
only after his father rushed him.
He said that if the gun barrel
hurt his father on the lip it was be
cause his father did it to himself,
trying to get the gun away from
him.
John told the court that his father
chased him with a brickbat, then
See SQUABBLE, Page 2
Court Names Three Lawyers
To Defend Accused Murderers
They Made It Official
riioto by K. M HlllluM
Paul Wade, left, chairman of the Smyrna 4-11 Clean-Up campaign, and Fred Knott, boys' 4-H ad
visor, tack up a poster on a store at Smyrna.
Education Board Makes
Appointments Monday
Organization of the County
Board of Education for the next
two years, and appointment of
school committeemen throughout
the county took place at the board
of education meeting Monday af
ternoon at the courthouse annex.
D. Mason, Atlantic, was sworn
in by Clerk of Superior Court A,
H. James for another six years on
the county board. Board officers
were chosen. Robert W. Safrit Jr.
was re-elected chairman and Mr.
Mason vice-chairman.
The board retained H. L. Joslyn
as county superintendent of schools
and clcrk to the board.
Members of the board of educa
tion staff, teacher supervisors, the
school maintenance force and bus
garage crew were rehired.
School committee appointments
follow :
Atlantic (two-year terms)? Clay
ton Fulchcr St. and Dr. Herbert
Webb, Atlantic; Mrs. Ollecze Ful
chcr, Stacy; Monroe Gaskill, Cedar
Island, and Roland Willis, Sea
Level.
Beaufort (one vacancy existed
due to the resignation several
months ago ot E. W. Downum) ?
Edward T. Nelson will serve a
two-year term, finishing the term
of Joe House, who has resigned;
George Huntley Jr. and David
Hill, three -year terms; reap
points arc Raymond Ball and
Ilalsey Paul for one-year terms.
Camp Glean? Abbott Morris for
one year, Leslie Brinson and Fred
Willis, two-year terms; Kenneth
Wagner, three years, and Roger
W. Jones of Broad Creek, three
years.
Markers Island (two-year term*)
? Tilton Davis, David Ycomans,
U. L. Pincr, James Gillikin and
Tommy I-cwis, No one on the pres
ent board was reappointed.
Morehead City (staggered terms)
?Mrs. George W. Dill for three
years, W. C. Carlton (or three
years, replacing Dr. Darden Eurc,
who has resigned. Those whose
terms do not expire tbis year are
Mrs. A. B. Roberts, Dr. A. F.
Chestnut and George McNeill.
Newport (staggered terms) ?
Lawrence Garner and Cornell Gar
ner were reappointed for three
years. Those whose terms do not
expire thia year arc Ed Carraway.
Roy T. Dickinson and Lloyd N.
Garner.
Smyrna (staggered terms)? Karl
Davis, Smyrna and Ed L. Moore,
Marshallbcrg, were reappointed
for two-year terms. On the board,
in addition, arc Roland Salter, Ver
gil Styron and Osborne Plgott.
Stella? L. W. Pclleticr was re
appointed for a two-year term.
Salter Path? No appointees be
cause Salter Path children in
grades 1 through 4 will go to More
head City School next fall.
Principals presented the board
with five requests which were
tabled. The requests were more
money for coaches, more money
for principals' travel, secretarial
help, permission to spend tS per
junior or a maximum of $200 on
the junior-senior banquet, and only
a half-day session for first-graders
during the first 20 days of the fall
term.
tarteret raised 13,311.27 in the
1(57 March of Dimes.
\
Officials joined hands with
County Agriculture Council
make this week an honestto
goodness clean-up week in the
county.
In the top picture Mayor
George Dill, Morchcad City,
Mayor Leon Mann, Newport, and
Mayor Clifford Lewis, Beaufort,
talk over their official procla
mation asking all town residents
to join in the broom and paint
brush wielding.
In the next picture Moses How
ard, chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners, reads the
resolution passed by the county
board in March declaring April
1-6 as county-wide clean-up week.
Four-H Clubs joined in the ob
servance by putting up posters
(below).
Boarding Begins
The first Coast Guard boarding
party of the season boarded four
fishing vessels Wednesday. Im
proper running lights were found
on all four boats. The Coast Guard
warns that all boats 18 feet or
longer are required to have run
ning lights, red to port and green
to starboard.
Tide Table
Tides it Uk Beaufort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, April 5
11:36 a.m. 5:21 a.m.
11:52 p.m. S:12 p.m.
Saturday, April 6
f> is a.m.
12:35 p.m. 6.06 p.m.
Sunday, AprU 7
12:M a.m. 7:38 a.m.
1:30 p.m. 7:52 p.m.
Monday, April (
2:00 a.m. 6:56 a.m.
2:45 p.m. 6:20 p.m.
Taeaday, AprU 9
3:11 a.m. 9:59 a.m.
3:54 p.m. 10:M p.m.
Lawyers for accused murderers Arthur Colston Jr. ^nd
Sherman Selph were appointed Wednesday in superior
court. Judge J. Paul Frizzelle appointed Luther Hamilton
Jr. to defend Colston and Gene Smith and Claud Wheatly
Jr. to defend Selph. The trials were continued until the
next term of court.
The appointments were made when the judge found
Band Wins Honors
In Capital Parade
The Morehead City High School
bind won third place honors in
the non-state division, Cherry
Blossom Parade, at Washington,
D. C., Wednesday night.
The good news was relayed
to Morehead City by Walter Mor
ris, band member, who phoned
his father from Falls Church,
Va , yesterday morning.
The musicians toured Wash
ington, D. C., yesterday and re
ported "having a wonderful
time" in spite of some bus en
gine trouble which delayed ar
rival at their destination Tues
day night.
Barrett Held On
Fighting Count
Edward Barrett has been charged
by Chief Guy Springlc, Beaufort,
with engaging in a fight and injur
ing Courtney B. Willis, Morehead
City.
Willis is in the veterans hospital
at Durham suffering from a broken
neek. The fight allegedly took place
at the Chicken Shack on Queen
Street last Friday night.
Willis, however, was not appre
hended until the following day
when he was found lying in the
back of a car. Officers thought he
was drunk and booked him on that
charge when they put him in the
county jail.
Chief Springlc said that Elijah
Smith, who was allegedly with Bar
rett and Willis Friday night, has
been charged with driving without
a license and recklessly skidding
the car around in the street in the
vicinity of the Chicken Shack.
Chief Springlc said both arc be
ing held without bond, pending
the recovery o{ Willis, who at last
reports was unable to talk bccausc
of paralysis.
Coast Guard
Refloats Yacht
Fort Macon Coast Guard's 40
footer made two trips Tuesday, j
both to the same place. A 55 foot
yacht, Big Day of West Palm
Beach, ran aground near light six,
Gallants Channel, north of the
Morehead City drawbridge Tues
day morning.
The 40-footcr went out at 10:45
a.m. but found the tide too low to
pull the Big Day into deeper water.
The second trip was a succcss.
The Coast Guardsmen went out at
* 50 p.m., refloated the yacht and
?varied her to the Morehead City
Yacht Basin.
Crew on the Coast Guard boat
were BM-1 Gerald Salter, EN-1
Taft Pilcher, and SN Allison Day.
that neither of the defendants was
able to hire a lawyer. The law re
quires the state to provide a de
fendant with a lawyer when he is
being tried for his life.
Court adjourned early yesterday
?afternoon even though the grand
jury had not yet returned its re
port.
William Kennedy was sentenced
to two years on the roads for theft
of an automobile.
Three Convicted
Three defendants were convicted
of drunken driving. Each was fined
SI 00 and costs. They were Charles
Alton Wells. McDonald Nelson and
Dcrwood Lee Chadwick. The state
did not try Chadwick on a second
charge of drunken driving and run
ning a red light.
Ellis T. Boone did not appear
when he was called. Eddie Lee
Howell was found not guilty of a
drunk driving charge.
The case of Roderick Moore was
remanded to recorder's court.
Moore is charged with engaging in
an affray.
Raymond T. Graham was fined
$30 and costs for careless and reck
less driving.
Pays Costs
In the case of Robert Williams
Misunas, charged with manslaugh
ter, the judge continued prayer for
judgment and taxed the defendant
court costs. The case was the re
sult of an automobile accident Jan.
16, 1956 in which Charles J. Ross
was fatally injured.
Also injured in the accident was
Scott O. Impson. All three of the
men were Marines stationed at
Cherry Point. The accident oc
curred on US 70 in front of the
Blue Ribbon Club.
The judge said that he based his
decision on the fact that no civil
actions had been taken by passen
gers in the car. He said that he
did not believe that the interest o I
the public required Misunas to be
given a prison sentence.
Boat works Puts
BargeOverboard
Launched yesterday morning at
Cannon Boatworks, west of More
head City, was a 66-foot barge
which will be used by the state
fisheries division for the planting
of oyster shells.
The barge, which is 22 feet wide,
and 3 feet 7 inches amidships, will
cost approximately $20,000 fully
equipped, reports C. G. Holland,
state fisheries commissioner.
The state already owns one oys
ter shell ? planting barge. Both
barges will be put into operation,
Commissioner Holland said, as
soon as the water reaches a warm
enough temperature to encouragc
spat to attach to the shells.
Shell-laden barges will be towed
by state boats to the areas choscn
for oyster cultivation and there
the shells will be put overboard.
Town Candidates Have
Until April 26 to File
Beaufort town officials have act
Friday, April 26, as the laat day
candidates for town office may
pay their filing fee. The election
is May 7. The filing fcca arc $10
for mayor and fs for commisaion
cr.
New voters may register from
Saturday, April 20, until 9 p.m.
Saturday, April 27. Regiatration
books arc open daily from 9 a.m.
to S p.m. cxcept Sunday and 9
p.m. on Saturday.
Four persons were suggested by
the town board for the officcs of
registrar and two judges. They
were Elmore Davis, Wiley Taylor
Sr., U. E. Swann and Mrs. Tad
Davia. The judges will appoint six
pollholdcrs.
Two women residents of the weat
end of Pine Street appeared be
fore the board. Thty were Mrs.
Luther Glover and Mrs. George
Ncwkirk.
They requested that the town
take action to clear drunks out of
the fiahing shacka on towr prop
erty at the end of Pine Street.
They said the drunka make liv
ing in the neighborhood unplcaa
ant and an unfit place for chil
dren.
The board said they would take
the request under consideration.
Chief Guy Springlc aald trying to
find drunka in the ahacka waa like
trying to go after a rat in a bole.
They disappeared when the offi
cer* showed op.
Two Appointed
CommUalaoon William Roy
Hamilton and James Rumley were
appointed to investigate the chang
ing o I location of two-hour park
ing meters. At present the two
hour meters are on Front Street
from the Way fish house eastward.
It was suggested that some of
the two-hour meters be put on
Craven Street and the west end
of Front Street, also that tho
meter heads be painted green to
differentiate from the one-hour
meters.
Mayor Clifford Lewis said that
for one week he'd like to give
people a "parking holiday" and
let them see for themselves the
traffic turmoil and lack of park
ing space that would occur in tho
business section.
Awards Audit Contract
The board renewed its contract
with Williams and Wall, auditors,
to audit the town books for $325.
Gerald Hill, fire commissioner
reported on the fire department,
giving the number of alarms ans
wered in March. He said the de
partment's budget would be ready
in May.
Dan Walker, town clcrk, request
ed that all commissioners have
their department budget estimates
in the office by May 1$ so that
the board will be in a position
to set the tax rate at the June
meeting.
Attending the meeting, in addi
tion to those mentioned, were Com
missioners Math Chaplain and
Otla Mades, and Gene Smith, town
i attorney.
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