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47th YEAR, NO. 3. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. JANUARY 10, 1968 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Beaufort Will Pay Share to Fight
Phone Rate Raise if Others Will
Beaufort will finance its propor
tionate share of fighting the phone
rate raise if the county and other
towns in the county do their part
This decision was made by the
Beaufort town board at its meet
ing Monday night.
The East Carolina Phone Fight
Committee, with Robert I. Powell,
mayor of Clinton as chairman,;
asks interested towns to pay an
assessment of 20 cents per phone
to finance legal aid to contest
Carolina Telephone Company's re
quest for higher rates.
Dan Walker, clerk, said that
1,208 phones are listed on the Beau
fort exchange, but only 820 of those
are in town. At the rate of 20
cents a phone, Beaufort's share
in the rate fight would be $164.
Listed to the Morchead City ex
change, he said, were 2,780 phones,
of which 1,668 were in town. More
head City's share of the cost would
be $333.60. (Morehead City has
taken no action on the matter).
The commissioners said that they
felt the county should finance the
fight for persons living outside the
towns. (The county has taken no
action).
Attorney Samuel Behrends Jr.
has been employed to represent
towns in the 41 eastern Carolina
counties served by Carolina Tele
phone and Telegraph who object
to the new rates.
Bonds Retired
The clerk reported that the town
retired $3,000 in bonds since July
1, 1957, leaving a bonded debt of
$358,000 as of Nov. 30, 1957. Re
tired in the eight years from June
30, 1949 to June 30, 1957 was a
total of $150,082 01.
The clerk commented that per
haps $25,000 of $42,000 in back
taxes is collectible. The clerk's of
fice is still working on setting up
a machine system for keeping
books. Mr. Walker said that by
March the town should be able to
keep an accurate record on park
ing meter violations and monthly
financial reports will be forthcom
ing when the new machine system
is operating properly.
See BEAUFORT, Page 2
School Children to Aid
In 1958 March of Dimes
Dr. Eure Wins
Silver Beaver
Dr. Dardcn Eurc, Morehcad City,
was presented the Silver Beaver
award at the East Carolina Boy
Scout Council annual recognition
banquet at Wilson Wednesday
night.
According to a certificate Dr.
Eure received with the award, he
got the Silver Beaver for "distin
guished service to boyhood." The
Silver Beaver is worn on a blue
and white ribbon at Scout functions
only.
Dr. Eurc also got a lapel pin with
a silver beaver on it. Mrs. Eurc,
who accompanied him to the ban
quet. received a corsage. Eagle
Scout Dardcn Eure Jr. escorted hia
parents to the platform for the
award.
The presentation was made by
Dr. Robert Gilbert of Kinston. W.
D. Campbell, international Scout
commissioner, gave the principal
address of the evening.
C.ordie Eurc attended the ban
quet with his parents and brother.
Bob Howard, who won the Silver
Beaver in 1951, was the only other
county Scoutcr to attend the ban
quet.
Two Accidents
Occur Tuesday
Two wrecks were reported in
Morehcad City Tuesday. A school
bus and car collided at 8:25 a.m.
and at 3:35 p.m. a Marine truck
hit a new Chrysler.
The first accident occurred at
17th and Bridges Streets. Mrs.
Neta C. Andrews of Morchead
City was driving west on Bridges
Street when the school bus pulled
out of 17th Street. The bus pulled
too far into the street and hit her
right rear fender.
Chief Herbert Griffin investigat
ed the accident. He estimated
damage to each vehicle at $50.
There were no charges.
The second accident occurred on
Bridges Street at the Morehcad
City school. Mrs. Robin S. Ar
quctte of Beaufort had stopped her
new Chrysler for the traffic signal
when the Marine truck ran into
her.
C. E. Veillcux, driver of the
truck, told police officers that his
brakes failed. The front bumper of
the big truck demolished the trunk
and both rear fenders of the
Chrysler. The truck was not dam
aged. There were no charges.
December Tax
Collections Total
$29,737, Board Told
Tax collections during Decem
ber totaled $29,737.37, E. a Moore,
county tax collector informed the
board of commissioners Monday
morning.
Collected on the 1957 levy was
$27,826.96 and on 1956 and prior
levies $2,110.41. Percentage of the
1957 levy collected to date is 80.49.
E. L. Brinson, deputy collector
of delinquent personal property
taxes, collected $1,037.97 during
December.
Mr. Brinson told the commis
sioners that his Job was not an
easy one, that through the years
Mr. Moore's office had done a
thorough Job ? there were no
"cream of the crop" delinquent
taxes to collect, bo
? All schools in the county have
been supplied with containers in
which money for the March of
Dimes will be placed.
Mrs. John Johnson, campaign
chairman, said that each school
was given enough containers for
each room. The room which col
lects the high.-t amount of money
in each school will receive a $5
cash prize.
Although the March of Dimes
continues throughout the month of
January, the principals may con
duct the campaign in their schools
the length of time they wish.
Theme of the March of Dimes
this year is "Survival is Not
Enough." Emphasis is being placed
on rehabilitating and helping per
sons who arc still crippled from
polio.
March of Dimes funds will also
be used in 1958 to continue and
expand studies in the field of virus
research which may lead to pre
ventives of many other virus di
seases.
Another objective of the March
of Dimes is to finance the train
ing of scientists, doctors and thera
pists in the care of the disabled.
The organization has assisted in
the education of nearly 7,000 men
and women in the field of polio
and related studies, but the short
age of skilled hands is still acute.
20th Anniversary
Coinciding with the opening of
the 1958 fund-raising drive, the
National Foundation celebrated its
20th anniversary on Jan. 2.
In the 20-year period it not only
sponsored the research that led to
creation of the Salk Vaccine but
also financed the care of 325,000
polio patients.
"The end of the era of epidemic
polio," said Basil O'Connor, pres
ident of the National Foundation,
"marks the beginning of an even
more important, broader, more
challenging era of achievement for
the March of Dimes. The rehabili
tation of polio patients is the first
step toward our greater goal."
State to Ask
Army to Study
Park Erosion
The first glimmer of hope that
the state is actively interested in
protecting Fort Macon State Park
from ocean invasion came last
week with a statement from the
governor's office.
Announcing that federal and state
experts will search for methods to
protect Ocracoke from hurricane
and storm tide damage, a state
ment prepared by Ed Rankin, sec
retary to the governor, said, "A
similar situation, perhaps even
worse has developed on the island
near Morehead City on which Fort
Macon State Park is located."
The governor will ask the Beach
Erosion Board of the Army Corps
of Engineers to cooperate in a
study to determine the best method
to protect the state park and adja
cent areas.
The Ocracoke study is being fi
nanced by $10,500 in state funds
and $30,500 in federal funds.
Ocracoke is an important link in
the proposed all-seashore highway
and unless a highway can be pro
tected from storm tides, an all
seashore route along the coast may
be jeopardized.
Governor Hodges has also an
nounced that the Corps of En
gineers will close the inlet at Ixmg
Beaeh opened by Hurricane Hazel.
He said the inlet cut in the
Brunswick County beach had
caused loss of revenue to the coun
ty and to individual property
owners.
Truck Collides
With Car Monday
Henry Allen, Camp Lcjeunc
truck driver, was charged with
failing to give a proper turn signal
after his truck collided with a 1937
Olrismobilc at midnight Monday on
Highway 70 across from the Caro
lina race track.
Driving the Oldsmobilc was R.
W. Davis, Morehead City. No one
was hurt.
Patrolman W. E. Pickard said
both vehicles were headed cast
when the truck pulled to the left
to enter a service station. Just as
the truck pulled to the left, the
Oldsmobilc attempted to pass. Pa
trolman Pickard said the truck
driver told him he signaled a left
turn about 50 feet prior to turning.
It was raining hard at the time.
Damage to the truck was minor.
Damage to the Oldsmobilc was es
timated at $150.
Shipyard Fire
Morehead City firemen were
called to the Morehead City Ship
building Co. at 3:15 a.m. yester
day. A fire had started in a trash
can and had caught the Door on
fire when the firemen got there.
There was litUc damage, firemen
said.
Judge Sentences Two
To 90-Day Jail Terms
Two defendants drew jail terms
in Morchcad City recorder's court
Monday. Willie Robinson and Hous
ton M. Allison got 90 days each
for larceny.
Robinson was convicted of steal
ing $15 from C. F. Buck and Alli
son was found guilty of shoplifting
at the AAP store.
Gladys D. Jones was fined $100
and costs for driving drunk and
she appealed the verdict to super
ior court. Bond was set at $150.
Andrew Midgctt requested a
Jury trial, lie is charged with driv
ing drunk and failing to yield the
right of way. His bond was set
at $150.
Fined $100, Costs
A third defendant charged with
driving drunk, Pete Forbes, ac
cepted a $100 and costs fine. He
was given time to raise the mon
ey.
Henry Clay Jones was fined $50
and costs for careless and reck
less driving. Donald D. Harrelson
was charged costs and had to sur
render his license for 30 days for
reckless driving.
Eddie Lee Howell was fined $15
and costs for speeding. Harvey
I/Cwis was fined $25 and costs for
larceny. James Wilson was fined
$25 and costs for having an ex
pired license and expired registra
tion.
Guilty on Three Counts
Willie Acklin was found guilty
of speeding, careless and reckless
driving and running two stop signs.
He had been charged with driving
without a license but showed Mon
day that he bad a valid license at
the time. He was lined $50 and
costs.
Those who paid costs were Sam
uel L. Harvell, speeding, Lon Fi
ner, public drunkenness, and Ar
nold Lee Patterson, speeding. Jo
seph Hewitt was charged one-half
costs for being drunk and disor
derly.
Enoch Barnctlc was found not
guilty of assault. The state did
not try two defendants charged
with fighting. They were William
Griffin and Joe Howard.
Cases were continued against
Ira D. Settle, Freddie B. Graham,
James 11. Yancey, James E.
Moore and Jartics L. Graham.
Sale of 1958 Auto Tags
Totaled 1,052 Yesterday
Sale of 1958 auto tags at the
First - Citizens loan department,
Morchcad City, totaled 1,052 at
1:30 p.m. yesterday.
Auto tags told numbered 8S2,
trucks 115, and trailer plates 55.
All vehicles must have 195$ tags
by Feb. 1$.
For Clarity's Sake
An editorial in today's paper
comments on the increase in use
of accounting machines in local
government offices. Some readers
may interpret the editorial aa stat
ing that such a machine has been
ordered for use in the Morehead
City town hall. That is not the
eaaa. Commissioners listened to
one sales proposal on an account
ing machine and took no action.
C&D Approves
Seaplane to Aid
Fisheries Unit
Fisheries Hearing Will
Be Held at Morehead
City April 12
The State Board of Conservation
and Development has given its
blessing to a request for a sea
plane to help in enforcement of
state fisheries regulations.
The request was made by C. G.
Holland, state fisheries commis
sioner. at the C&D meeting Mon-1
day at Raleigh.
The seaplane would cost about
$7,500. Commissioner Holland
pointed out that his department
will have a $20,000 surplus at the
close of the current fiscal year
enough to buy the plane and pay
a pilot.
The money, he said, will revert
to the state's general fund, if not
used.
Final approval of the plan will
lie with the Council of State and
the budget bureau. Commissioner
Holland said the plane would help
with enforcement of fisheries laws
on the 6,000 square miles of North
Carolina waters.
Hearing Date
A fisheries hearing at Morehead
City was set for 2 p.m. Saturday,
April 12. At that time a request
to prohibit Saturday shrimping in i
state-controlled waters will be j
considered. The no-shrimping Sat
urday proposal has been made by I
the North Carolina Fisheries Asso
ciation. 1
Also to be considered at the hear
ing is a request to permit fishing I
in waters from the Albemarle
Bridge on Highway 32 at Pea
Ridge to the Norfolk Southern rail
road bridge some five miles west,
and from the head of the Albe
marle Sound up the Chowan River
to a bridge over Highway 17. Per
mission to use three-inch and lar
ger nets was requested in those
waters.
One Quart Limit
The fisheries committee changed
a regulation allowing an individual
to have one gallon of shucked oys- j
ters for "personal use" to only
one quart.
Commissioner Holland explained,
that Individuals peddle shucked!
oysters, but the oysters have not
been opened under approved sani-j
tary conditions; thus reducing the
amount of shucked oysters allowed
in possession will deter the peddl
ing.
Permission went to Commission
er Holland to start an educational
program designed to prevent the
pollution of oyster beds by bilge
water and sewage from oyster
boats passing over them.
It is expected that a sanitary
toilet will be required on all com
mercial fishing boats in the future
to comply with federal regulations
regarding shellfish taken from
North Carolina waters.
The commissioner said he hoped
oystcrmcn would comply voluntar-1
ily. The restriction is required by
the federal government and ap-,
plies wherever oysters arc sold
out of state.
Nothing, it was stated, could be
done about pleasure and sport
craft operating in the waters.
Commissioner Holland attended I
a budget meeting Wednesday in
Raleigh. Others in Raleigh for the
C&D meeting Monday and Tues
day were Cecil Morris, chairman
of the commercial fisheries com
mittee; Dr. A. F. Chestnut, Insti
tute of Fisheries Research, and
Leon K. Thomas of the stale fish
cries division.
Trains Again
Move over Bridge
Beaufort and Morehead Railroad
cars resumed trips back and forth
between Beaufort and Morehead
City at 4 o'clock Wednesday after
noon.
A crane on a barge, pulled by a
tug, ran into the Newport River
railroad draw about 1: IS pm
Tuesday. Damage to the draw
made it impossible for trains to
cross.
Temporary repairs have been
made. Guy Smith Jr., reported
from the BitM office yesterday
morning that full damage cannot
be estimated until permanent re
pair work starts. There may be
damage to pilings that cannot be
seen from the surface.
The tug and its tow were going
south, believed to be destined for
Florida. The tug belonged to Bar
bour Boat Works, New Bern. The
tug and the barge arc now tied up
in a canal north of the bridge.
The company owning the tug will
be asked to post bond to assure
that repairs to the bridge will be
paid for, before the tug and its tow
will be allowed to proceed.
Firemen's Meeting *
Ten Newport firemen will go to
the quarterly meeting of the East
Carolina Firemen's Association
Tuesday night at Clinton.
Farmers Will Start Sign-Up
Monday for Soil Bank
County farmers will begin
signing up for the acreage
reserve phase of the soil
bank program at 8 a.m. Mon
day. B. J. May, county ASC
office manager, says that all
tobacco and cotton farmers
will be eligible to sign up this
year.
Mr. May adds that unlike last
year, there is no set amount that
a county can receive. "We will
take applications on a first come
first served basis. As long as there
is money in the federal budget for
the soil bank, farmers can keep on
signing up," he explains.
Under the acreage reserve phase
of the soil bank, a farmer can get
up to $293 per acre for not plant
ing tobacco or up to $63 per acre
for not planting cotton.
Minimums Set
Payments arc determined by an
average yield of the three best
crops raised by a farmer between
1950 and 1956. The minimum pay
ments are $191 per acre for to
bacco and $46 per acre for cotton.
Last year county farmers re
ceived $73,552.92 from the soil
bank. There were 121 tobacco farm
ers and 24 cotton farmers who
signed up.
The conservation reserve phase
of the program has not received
the wide-spread acceptance accord
ed the acreage reserve phase.
"Farmers arc reluctant to lease
their land to the government for a
period of years," Mr. May says.
No Sign-Up
The current sign-up period for
the conservation phase will expire
Feb. 15. It has been running for
several weeks and no county farm
ers have signed up.
The county ASC committee met
Tuesday and reviewed new regula
tions governing the cost of prc
mcasurement and re-measurement
of land planted in cotton, wheat, i
tobacco and peanuts.
Prc-measurement and re-mea
surement rates are $1 per acre
with a minimum of $8 per farm.
,~lf a farmer is found to hove an
cVtM acreage of one of these
crops the following prices will ap
ply for the disposition of that
acreage: tobacco ? $1 per tenth
acre with a $5 per farm minimum:
wheat?$1 per acre with a $5 per
farm minimum; cotton or peanuts
?25 cents per tenth acre with a
$5 per farm minimum.
Mr. May pointed out that farm
ers can grow up to an acre of pea
nuts and do anything they want
to with them. "If a farmer grows
more than an acre of peanuts this
year he will have to pay the min
imum charge of $5 per farm to
have a witness come see how he
disposes of the peanuts," he says.
"Many farmers grow peanuts
for their hogs. It will still cost
them $5 to pay a witness to come
to sec that the peanut field is
'hogged off' and no peanuts arc
sold," he concluded.
First Week of Tax
Listing Passes
Listing of taxes appears to be
proceeding at normal pace, county |
officials reported yesterday.
Listing started Thursday in each
of the townships in the county.
Friday, Jan. 31, will be the last
day for listing real and personal
property, and for men to register
for poll tax.
Persons who fail to list or who
attempt to conceal property in an
effort to evade taxation may be
fined up to $50 or be imprisoned
for as many as 30 days.
Tax listers and the communities
for which they arc listing are Wal
ter Smith, Atlantic; U. E. Swann
and C. Z. Chappcll, Beaufort; Mrs.
Dora Day, Cedar Island; Mrs. |
Delia Davis, Davis and Stacy.
Charles W. Hancock, Harkers
Island; Mrs. S. E. Wilkinson, liar
lowc; James Gillikin, Marshall
berg; George Hardy, Merrimon;
John Baker and Jerry Willis, More
head.
Prentiss Garner, Newport; Mrs.
Blanche Willis, Sea Level; Mrs.
Dolly Taylor, Smyrna; Theodore|
Willis, Straits; and Sam B. Mea
dows, White Oak.
Tide Table
Tidea at the Beaafort Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, Ian. It
11:48 a.m. 5:25 a.m.
5:58 p.m.
Satarday, Jaa. 11
12:24 a.m. 6:27 a.m.
12:42 p.m. 6:58 p.m.
Sanday, Jaa. 12
1:20 a.m. 7:40 a.m.
1:40 p.m. 8:05 p.m.
Maoday, Jaa. 12
2:19 a.m. 8:53 a.m.
I 9:40 p.m. 9:12 p.m.
Beaufort Board to Consider
Rezoning Proposal Monday
Education Board
Asked to Help
In Drainage Work
The County Board of Education,
meeting Monday afternoon in the
education office, courthouse annex,
took 110 action on a request that
the board cooperate in a drainage
project passing the site of the pro
posed Morehead City High School.
Judge J F. Duncan, Owen kul
ford and Mr. MulUn, appeared be
fore the board. Mr. Fulford and
I Mr Mullin, recent purchasers of
land on Barkers Island, are re
questing a right-of-way past the
Markers Island School so that they
may have access to their property.
The county board and the liar
kors Island School committee do
e i 1. a cAhnnl
Irtlrillil uviiw>" .
not feel that any of the school
not teel tnai auj - ???- ------
property can be relinquished for a
1 road. . _?
H la. Joslyn, county superin
tendent of schools, requested board
members to consider appointment
of a person in each community to
head a Citizens Committee for Bet
ter Schools. ...
A meeting on better schools will
he held next Friday at East Caro
lina College. One of the speakers
will be Dallas Herring, vicc-chatr
I man of the North Carolina Citizens
Committee for Better Schools.
Ships May Bring
Leather to State
Goldsboro's proposed chamois
skin leather plant may bring more
ships to North Carolina ports
Chamber of Commerce industrial
officials said this week.
A shipping company ls c"",a?*"
ing Drucding Brothers of Philadel
phia regarding bringing imports
of sheepskins from New Zealand
through North Carolina ports.
The firm, which is transferring
one-third of its Philadelphia plant
to Goldsboro, will import some
9 000 tons of sheepskins annually
for the Goldsboro operation. Most
of the skins now come through
Norfolk. . .,
A shipping company official told
the Goldsboro Committee of loo
that ships not now calling at North
Carolina ports could include one
as a port of call to deliver im
ports in the quantities to be re
quired by the leather operation.
lie said it could be done at a
saving to Drucding Brothers.
Stove Overheats
A stove at Mrs. John Nelsons
apartment house, 7th and J "her
Streets, Morehead City, overheated
at 4:50 p.m. Wednesday. Firemen j
checked the stove and said that it
was in good working order after j
they cooled it down.
Beaufort town fathers will hear
opinions of citizens on re-zoning
Cedar Street when they meet at
the town hall at 7:30 Monday
night.
The town planning board has
recommended that lots on both
sides of the street (which will be
the new Highway 70 through town)
should be zoned for business. It
is proposed that the first block
after crossing the new bridge, al
ready zoned industrial on the north
side, remain as it is.
Specific recommendations fol
low:
1. Establishment of a building
setback line 50 feet from the cen
ter of Cedar Street, both sides of
the street, its entire length.
2. Re-zoning of Cedar Street to
a business district, to a depth of
110 feet north of the north right
of way line of said street, and to a
depth of 110 feet south of the south
right of way line of said street,
from its western terminus to Live
Oak Street, except those portions
thereof already zoned for industrial
purposes.
The planning board chairman,
Halscy Paul, asked in December
that the town board name two al
ternates for the planning board.
The town board, at its meeting
Monday night, took no action.
The board deferred action until
this coming Monday night on a
request by Esso that would allow
easier access to the Esso station
on Front Street.
R. E. Riddle, spokesman for
Esso, said that the town parking
arrangement discourages motor
ists' use of the station. Chief of
Police Guy Springle and Clerk Dan
Walker suggested that the two
angle parking spaces east of the
station be made into one parallel
parking space and that the curb
ing at the northwest corner of the
station be removed to allow cars
easier entrance from the west.
Appearing with Mr. Riddle were
C. V. Carriker and I.inwood Gilli
kin. Mr. Gillikin operates the sta
tion. Mr. Riddle pointed out that
Esso invested $25,000 two and a
half years ago to remodel the sta
tion and since that time the sta
tion has done less business than
prior to the remodeling.
lie said that lack of access to
the station was one of the diffi
culties.
Morehead City to Move
Chamber Office to Hotel
The Morchcad City Chamber of
Commerce office is being moved
to the lobby of the Hotel Curt Ma
con.
The new location was given ap
proval by the board of directors
at its meeting Monday night at
Dixon's Motel. Bud Dixon, presi
dent of the chamber, presided.
S. K. Hedgccock, manager of the
hotel, has offered the southwest
corner of the lobby to the cham
ber, rent free. The committee, ap
pointed last month to find a down
town location for the chamber of
fice, was W. B. Chalk, chairman,
George Whittle and J. Morton
Davis.
The chamber manager was au
thorized to move to the new office
"as soon as possible". Moving
expenses are not to exceed $100.
The office is now located in the
Morchcad City Recreation build
ing.
Town Thanked
The board extended its thanks to
the town of Morchcad City and the
recreation commission for giving
office space and storage facilities
to the chamber during recent
years.
The directors said, "The use of
these town facilities has played a
large part in the success of the
chamber and its many projects. In
moving to a downtown location, the
chamber expects to be able to
greatly improve its services to the
town, to its members and to the
thousands of travelers who use its
services annually."
The board passed a resolution
asking the town board to "assume
responsibility" for the Arendell
Street parkway (the grassed area
on cither side of the railroad
tracks). The resolution asks that
the town furnish funds and labor
to keep it in repair and develop it
"into an attraction and asset to tho
town of Morehead City."
J. A. DuBois, chamber manager,
read a letter inviting the Coast and
Geodetic Survey to use the More
head City area as a base for eight
boats and 120 men. The letter in
formed the government agency
what Morehead City had to offer
as an operations base.
Ferry ? Missing Link
Mr. DuBois reported that north
south traffic on the All-Seashore
Highway can go through this coun
ty this year if a ferry links Ocra
coke to Cedar Island. He said all
work being done to promote the
seashore highway is being financed
by the highway association.
The following budget for 1958,
presented by Mr. Dixon, was ap
proved: salaries $4,800, office ex
pense $650, travel expense $240,
telephone $350, postage $300, adver
tising $1,500, industrial develop
ment $1,000, debt retirement $1,
600 and petty cash $25, making a
total of $10,465.
Walter Morris, chairman of the
membership committee, comment
ed on the need for concentrating
on industrial development and ad
vertisement and publicity in 1958.
The board accepted the offer of
Josiah Bailey Jr., CPA, to set up
a new bookkeeping system for the ?
chamber.
At the meeting, in addition to
those mentioned, were P. H. Geer
Jr., Mr. Whittle, Dltk Parker,
Jack Lewis, J. D. Holt, Rufus But
ner, Mr. Chalk, J. R. Sanders, and
Mr. Bailey.
Newport Board to Advertise, Sell
Property of Delinquent Taxpayers
Newport town commissioners
voted Tuesday night at their meet
ing at the town hall to advertise
property on which 1957 taxes have
not been paid and follow through
with execution of judgments and
sale.
When the town advertised prop
erty of delinquent taxpayers sev
eral years ago. the commissioners
derided not to issue executions or
go through with the final sale.
This year, the board says, the
letter of the law will be followed
and 1957 delinquents who do not
pay their taxes will lose their prop
erty. If not bought by individuals,
the town will buy it and re-fell
later if it chooses to do so.
Collection Percentage
According to a letter from the
auditor read by Mayor Leon Mann
dr., the town's next budget should
be set up on only 64 per cent col
lection of the tax levy, for that
is the average amount being col
lected each year.
Commissioner Dick Lockcy said
that persons have been complain
ing to him that they pay their
taxes, while others get away with
not paying.
The property will be advertised
in the spring. Tax certificates will
be issued, taken to the clerk of
court's office in the courthouse, A
Beaufort, and a judgment will be
entered in the docket against the
property holder.
After a several months' waiting
period, as specified by law, the
sheriff will issue executions and
the property will be sold at auc
tion. The property may be sold
for the amount of taxes against it,
for less than the taxes, or more.
The sale price is accepted or re
jected by the town fathers.
The board also passed a motion
authorizing use of county tax list
ings.
The board reduced the miscel
laneous item in the budget by $200,
to bring the appropriations figure
in line with the amount of income
anticipated during the current fis
cal year.
Fees Set
The amount of privilege license
fees for general contractors was
set at S10 a year; $7.50 for plumb
ers and $3.75 for electricians.
The board authorized ita attor
ney, George Ball, to proceed with
a suit to clear the title on the
Campbell lot adjoining the pres
ent town property.
Commissioners okayed the erec
tion of the remaining street mark
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Temperature Drops
Below Freezing
Nearly Every Night
Temperatures have been below
freezing every night this week ex
cept Monday night. Weather ob
server Stanley Davis says the mer
cury dropped to 37 degrees that
night.
The slight rise in temperature
preceded a heavy rain that lasted
nearly all day Tuesday. Over one
and a half inches of rain fell in
the county.
Maximum and minimum temp
eratures and wind direction for
the week follow: (Readings are
made from 3 p.m. to 5 pa.)
Max. Mia. Wind
Sunday 34 22 NW
Monday 42 23 SB
Tuesday 42 37 SB
Wednesday 36 26 NW
Town Tags AvaUsMi
Town tags for its* as* new avail
able in Beaufort, More he ad City
and Newport. All motorists in the
respective towns sro to have tags
on their ease by fab. 16.