h- CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
47th YEAR, NO. 69. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MORE HEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. AUGUST 29. 1958 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Citizens' School Committee
Approves Recommendations
Approved unanimously Tuesday*
night by the Carteret County Citi
zens Committee for Better Schools
were recommendations to
1. Build a thousand-pupil high
school (or pupils in eastern Car
teret County, the site to be select
ed by the County Board of Educa
tion.
2. Build a thousand-pupil high
school for students of west Car
teret County, the site to be selected
by the County Board of Education.
3. Retain the high school at At
lantic and improve facilities there,
but ibould Atlantic citizens wish,
they may petition the County Board
of Education to allow their high
school students to attend the cast
Carteret high school.
4 Build campus-type schools or
modifications thereof.
R. M. McClain. chairman of the
Citizens Committee for Better
Schools, presided. The committee
members, 23 of them, met at the
Re* Restaurant, Morehead City.
Want Own High School
Members of the committee from
the Atlantic district were firmly in
favor of retaining their high school,
bat were interested in having im
provements made to the building.
They said that persons who they
talked to in their district were not
in favor of having high school stu
dents travel as far east as North
River to attend school.
While the recommendations stip
ulate that the site should be se
lected by the board of education,
the Atlantic representatives said
they heard rumors to the effect
that the school might be located
somewhere in the North River
area.
Charles Caudell, Sea Level, dur
ing a discussion, suggested that
Atlantic high school consolidate
with Smyrna, rather than Smyrna
with Beaufort and Atlantic.
Dr. Theodore Sailer, Beaufort,
said that a union of Atlantic and
Smyrna would mean only 262 pu
pils. still a small high school,
which "wouldn't solve the prob
lem" of obtaining a better quali
fied faculty and larger curriculum.
II. L. Joslyn, county superin
tendent of schools, commented that
some Atlantic mothers have been
to see him this week to ask if their
children couldn't come this year to
the Beaufort School.
Different I>lv?Ma
Mrs Alvah Hamilton Jr., More
head City, suggested that Atlantic
conaider sending only 10th, 11th,
and 12th grade students to a con
solidated high school, if they ob
ject to distance to be traveled.
Ninth graders would then remain
at Atlantic.
The Atlantic representative! said
they "would get nothing out of ap
proving a school bond issue" if
their high school pupils had to go
a long distance to school and they
were not assured, either, of Im
provements to the present school.
After the recommendations as
enumerated above were approved,
Mr. McClain remarked that the
' more enthusiasm the committee
members generated for the school
plan, the easier it will be to get
voter approval of a bond issue for
schools.
He appointed a committee to
study high school curriculum.
Members are Gaud Wheatly Jr.,
Beaufort, chairman; Charles Hill,
Newport; W. B. Chalk, Morehead
City; John W. Smith. Atlantic; and
Mrs. Elmer Willis, Williston.
Attending the meeting, in addi
' tion to tboae mentioned, were T.
P. Allen and George H. Wallace,
members of the County Board of
Education; Milton Warren, Dick
Locker, W. N. Allen, Clarence Mil
lis, Nathan Garner, and Gerald
Merrill, Newport.
Mrs. H. C. Barrow. Mrs. Truman
Kemp, Bud Dixon, Dr. M. ^
Morey, Morehead City; James Pot
ter III, J. O. Barbour Jr., Jackie
Sewell, and Mrs. Walter Teich,
Beaufort.
J. T. Lewis, Stacy; Mrs. Elmer
Willi*, Williston; Harry Fulcher,
Atlantic; and Aldridge Daniels,
Sea Level.
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Cars Crash; Two Hurt
This Is the Chevrolet which Mrs. Edmond Willis was driving.
Photos by Bob Seymour
WUIIam H. Styron, Morehead City, wis being towed in this Pontile,
which wa? smashed in the rear by a Buick drives by Rendell Frank*
?in Dennis, rente 1, Newport.
Mrs. Edmond Willis, 2305 Bay
St., Morehead City,, and Rendell
Franklin Dennis, route 1 Newport,
were injured in a freak accident at
10:10 yesterday morning on high
way 70, west of Morehead City.
Mrs. Willis was admitted to
Morehead City Hospital. Dennis
wis treated and discharged. Mrs.
Willis's Injuries were not believed
serious.
According to Patrolman R. H.
Brown, a 1955 Pontiac, driven by
William Styron, route 1 Morehead
City, was being towed east by a
pickup truck. The tow-line parted
and the Pontiac was coasting at
about 20 mites an hour when a 1957
Buick, driven by Dennis, came up
from behind.
He applied his brakes, the pa
trolman said, but could not avoid
hitting the Pontiac. After smack
ing it in the rear, it glanced off
into the other lane of traffic and
smashed its side into Mrs. Willis's
car, a 1950 Chevrolet, which was
traveling west.
The Chevrolet ended up in a
ditch.
With Mrs. Willis were her chil
dren. They were her daughters,
Lily Ann, 16; Bessi* Myrtle. 8, and
two sons, Ed m oiid Jr., IS, and
James Earl, 10.
Damage to the Pontiac was esti
mated at $500. The other cars were
demolished, Patrolman Brown said.
Charges are pending.
What is Campus-Type
School, Its Advantages':
What 18 ? campus-typo school?
R M. McClain, More head City,
chairman of the County Citizens
Committee (or Better Schools,
says be has been asked this ques
tion several times.
A campus-type school is one con
sisting of several single floor build
ings, each unit containing several
classrooms, the units connected by
outdoor roofed walkways.
I Laboratories may, for example,
[be grouped _ in one ugit, the audi
I torium or gym in another, and
I classrooms in several different
[units. This type of construction
? requires a larger site than may be
[required for a two or three-story
I Some of the advantages:
Flaaadal Ecoaomy
R 1. Elimination of expensive cor
?idor areas which normally const! -
Bite u per cent of total building
tret.
2. Individual units are more eco
nomical to build due to simplicity
of structure.
3. Easier and cheaper to expand
than a single building. Additional
classroom clusters can be added
without affecting the existing plant
or interfering with school opera
tion.
4. Separate building units are
more readily adapted to the topog
raphy of the site.
Safety and Health
1. Greater dispersal of student
groups reduce panic hazards.
2. Psychological and physiologi
cal benefits are derived by going
out-of-doors between classes (sim
ilar to the present set-up of moat
colleges where students go from
one building to another for
classes).
8m SCHOOL, rifl 2
Social Security Payments
In County Total $770,808
Social Security insurance bene
fits, also called Federal Old-Age,
Survivors, and Disability insurance
benefits, are being paid in Car
teret County at the rate of $770,806
a year to 1,534 residents, accord
ing to Woodrow Thomas, manager
of the Social Security District Of <
fice in New Bern.
The total of 1,534 people in Car
teret receiving Social Security ben
efita include 818 retired wage earn
ers or retired self-employed peo
ple, a total of 478 wives, widows,
dependent husbands, widowers,
parents, and disabled workers, and
231 children.
In the State of North Carolina.
Mr. Thomas said. Social Security
payments are being paid at the
rate of over $112 million per year
to 212, 500 beneficiaries. In the en
tire United States, benefits are
being paid at a rate of more than
8 billion dollars per year to over
11 million beneficiaries.
Mr. Thomas also pointed out that
while benefits are intended pri
marily as basis for individual
economic security. Social Security
benefits help business and is of
real significance to the economic
well-being of the community. In
many cases it represents the great
est or only income to the indivi
dual family concerned.
Mr. Thomas stated that ? Social
Security representative makes
visits to this county Mondays from
9:30 to noon, courthouse annex,
Beaufort, to assist residents In
filing for benefits or obtain infor
mation about the program. You
may write the Social Security of
fice in New Bern for specific in
formation, or for free pamphlet*
oo Social Security.
Fayettaville Woman Hits
Car while Backing Truck
Mrs. Sarah Stewart, Fayetteville,
backed a 1954 Ford truck into a
1956 Ford car being operated by
Edward Smithwick, Morehead
City, at 12:25 p.m. Tuesday, police
report.
Mrs. Stewart had turned from
Dom's into 18th Street but did not
have room to make the turn. She
backed out on Bridges Street to
try again and hit Mr. Smithwick's
car.
There was no damage to the |
truck, but about $50 to Uic car, ac- |
cording to police Lt. Carl Blomr
berg.
Tid? Table
(Eastern Standard Time)
Tides at the Beaafart Bar
HIGH LOW
Friday, Aag. 29
8:15 a.m. 2:10 a.m.
1:29 p.m. 2:25 p.m.
Satarday, Aag. 3*
8 55 a.m. 2:49 a.m.
9'07 p.m. 3 0* p.m. I
Saaday, Aag- >1
9:33 a.m. 3:23 a.m.
9:43 p.m. 3:43 p.m.
Maaday, Sept. 1
10:13 a.m. 3:39 a.m.
W:30 P-B. 4:11 p-flk I
Irvin W. Davis to End 28 -Year
Career as County Register of Deeds
4
Democrats Will
Choose County
Deeds Candidate
? Bobby Bell, Odell
Merrill Considered
? Executive Committee
Will Meet Tomorrow
Democratic chairmen of the
county's 27 precincts will meet to
morrow at the courthouse, Beau
fort, to choose a candidate to take
the place of Irvin W. Davis on the
Democratic tickct in the Nov. 4
election.
Mr. Davis, register of deeds, has
resigned. In this case, a candidate
to take his place is chosen by the
County Democratic Executive Com
mittee, which consists of the chair
men of each precinct.
Two persons being considered as
a register of deeds candidate are
Odell Merrill, Beaufort, and Bobby
Bell, Morehead City.
Mr. Merrill at present is on the
county board of commissioners.
Mr Bell is a deputy sheriff.
Should the executive committee
choose Mr. Merrill, they would
also have to choose someone to
take his place as a candidate for
county commissioner. Traditional
ly, a candidate from Beaufort
would be chosen, since member
ship on the county board is usually
distributed to represent the vari
ous geographical areas of the
county.
Should Mr. Bell be selected.
Sheriff Hugh Salter would choose
a deputy, if he wishes, to fill Mr.
Bell's place.
Presiding at the meeting tomor
row will be A. H. James, chair
man of the executive committee.
Power Cut 15
Minutes to Make
Repairs Wednesday
To prevent a lengthy power out
tage, power was cut off for IS
minutes early Wednesday morn
ing, George Stovall, manager of
Carolina Power and Light Co.,
Morehead City, reported.
The cut-off was necessary to re
pair a line at the 110-000-volt sta
tion at Jacksonville. The line,
which led from the main line to a
transformer, was hot and had par
tially burned through.
Had it burned completely though,
Mr. Stovall said it might have re
quired a repair period of several
hours. It was decided, therefore,
to make the repairs at 2:30 a.m.
Wednesday. Power was flowing
again at 2:45 a.m.. the power com
pany manager said.
Affected by the cut-off were
Jacksonville, Carteret County, and
the areas at Havelock served by
Carolina Power and Light and the
REA.
Irvin H. Davis
. . . announces retirement
Harold Daniels, Atlantic,
Retires from Coast Guard
Harold R. Daniels
. . . leave* service
Monday Will Be
Labor Day Holiday
Bank*, postoffices, town, coun
ty, state and federal offices will
be closed Monday, Labor Day.
The county public library.
Broad and Pollock Streets, Beau
fort, will also be doted.
Most of the stores in Beaufort
and Morehead City will remain
open. School atarta Tuesday.
O. N. Allred Presides
At Toast masters Meeting
O. N. Allred was toastmaster
when the county toaatmastcr* club
met at radio station WMBL Wed
nesday. C. T. Lewis wa* topic mas
ter.
Prepared speaker* were W. C.
Wilkin*. Paul D. Bray, M. L. Davia
and Jaaper Bell. Critic* were P.
H. Geer Jr., Cliff Faglie, E. G.
Phillip* and Lecil Smith.
I Norfolk ? After bettor than 30
(years' service, Chief Boatswain
?Harold R. Daniels retired from the
; Coast Guard at Atlantic yesterday.
I Mr. Daniels, who was born at
Lola in 1905, entered the Coast
Guard April 12, 1928, at Smith
Point, L. I.
During World War II ho ad
vanced to the rank of lieutenant
commander while serving on the
Barnett, Bayfield, George R. El
liott, and Betclgeux. He was boat
group commander on the USS Bay
field during the Normandy, Sou
thern France. Iwo Jima, and Oki
nawa invasions.
Most of his peace-time service
has been spent on lifeboat stations
on the Atlantic Coast. He has been
commander of the Fort Macon
Group, the former Ocracoke Group,
and since July 1956, he has served
as Commander, Cape llattcras
Group, all in the Fifth Coast Guard
District.
Daniels is married to the former
Lela Nelson of Atlantic and they
have three children. After his re
tirement, Mr. tpd Mrs. Danidfe
will make their home in Atlantic.
Three Appear
In Mayor's Court
Three defendants appeared be
fore Mayor A. B. Cooper in
mayor's court at the beach Mon
day night.
They paid costs on counts of
public drunkenness. They were
Willie R. McHenry. Donald E
Cooper and Vincent Thomas Duf
fy, all of Cherry Point.
Vance Morris, Greenville,
charged with public drunkenness,
forfeited bond. Bond was also for
feited by Edward E. Rotenberry
for public drunkenness and re
sisting arrest.
Continued until next week was
the case of B. A Bell, Beaufort,
charged with public drunkenness
and engaging in an affray.
Irvin W. Davis, Carteret County register of deeds for
28 years, has resigned. Mr. Davis's resignation becomes
effective at noon tomorrow.
Now 72 years of age, Mr. Davis took office Dec. 1, 1930
and has served continuously since then. Although he fre
quently faced opposition, he was always re-elected.
l'rior to becoming register of deeds, he taught school for
22 years, lie started his teaching*
career Oct. 10, 1908 and never
missed a day of school except when
he became ill during the llu epi
demic of 1918.
Decided Four Years Ago
Mr. Davis said that he promised
himself that if he lulfiiieu the cur
rent lour-ycar term, he would re
sign. lie received tne Democratic
nomination tor register of deeds in
the May primary this year.
Winning the nomination is tanta
mount to rc-elecuon and Mr. Davis
has decided he will retire before
another tour-year term gets under
way, which would be following the
general election in November.
50 Years Indoors
lie says that SO years is long
enough to be surrounded by four
walls, but says his associations in
the school room, with county
groups and with the citizens of Car
teret have been most pleasant.
"I've done the best 1 could and
if I've done a good job, I don't
want to stay in office any longer
under criticism," the register of
deeds said.
Mr. Davis became ill in February
and has been unable, since then, to
stay in his office at the courthouse
as much as he feels he should.
He has no plans for starting his
new career as a retired citizen, ex
cept to live in his home at Davis,
the community where he was born.
Spot Entered,
Food Stolen
Tuesday Night
A large amount of food was
stolen Tuesday night from the
Spot, a snack restaurant at the
intersection of highway 70 and the
LennoxviUe Road, Beaufort.
Guy Springle, Beaufort police
chief, said IS pounds of barbecue,
5 pounds of wienies, 1 pound of
ham and S pounds of cheese were
taken, as well as several cartons
of cigarette* and 50 to 100 pen
nies in a slide drawer under the
counter.
Entry to the place was gained
by knocking out a pane of glass
in a door on the north, reaching
in and unlatching the lock.
The theft was placed at some
time after S p.m. Tuesday, when
the Spot closed. Owners and op
erators are Mr. and Mrs. B. F.
Copeland.
Fort Macon State Park beach
will close after Monday.
Two Men Seriously Hurt
In Boat Crash Monday
The Coast Guard was continuing
investigation yesterday of a mutar*
boat collision in which two men
wen injured at 6: IS p.m. Monday.
W. E. /Ihdrews and the Rev. W.
H. Poole, both of Durham, were
injured when the 14-foot bolt th?y
were in was rammed by a lt-foot
outboard operated by Richard Mc
Fetteri of Greensboro.
The accident occurred in the cut
behind the Atlantic Beach Marina.
Coaat Guardsman EN/2 Ronald
Quidley investigated the accident,
lie said that the smaller boat was
directly across the cut, drifting
while its trailer wit being put
down at the marina.
About the time Andrews got
ready to go across the cut and
have his boat pulled on the trailer,
McFetters came out a creek and
around a blind corner and rammed
into the port side of the 14-footer.
Quidley explained that the creek
comes into the cut a short distance
from where the accident happened.
Both Andrews and Poole were
taken to the Morehead City Hos
pital where they were treated by
Dr. Milton Morey.
Won't be Long Now .
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Poole suffered bruins and abri
Mons and a chest injury. Andrews
had a fractured skull and fractured
face bones. McFetters escaped
without injury.
The injured men were trans
ferred to Duke Hospital, Durham,
by ambulance Tuesday afternoon.
Camp Glenn
Principal Gives
First-Day Advice
Camp Glenn school children who
have not yet registered are asked
to report to the library of the
school Tuesday when school opens
at t:30 a.m.
Names of students will be posted
on classroom doors. R. W. Davis,
principal, asks pupils to check list*
and report to the specified class
room.
Parents who bring their children
to school are asked to meet the
teacher and then leave, so that
there will be no more confusion
than necessary.
School fees for the year are
$3.25 for supplies and supplemen
tary reader. The reader rental fee
is for extra class reading and doea
not cover basal textbooks, such ai
arithmetic, history, and spelling.
Those texts are free.
Insurance against accidents and
injuries while the child is in school
or en route to or from school U
$1.50 per child. This is optional.
Six Inches of Rain
Fell During Week
Weather observer Stamey Davis
measured 5.75 inches of riin dur
ing Tuesday and Wednesday'! de
luge. It brought
the weck'i total
to over a 1 x
Inchei since
nearly a hall
Inch (ell Sun
day. The rain
cauaed temper
aturei to drop
to the low 70'a.
The maximum temperature for
Wednesday waa a cool 74. Maxi
mum and minimum temperatures
and wind direction (or the week
follow:
Max. Mia. WM
Sunday 89 75 SW
Monday 90 75 SW
Tuesday 85 72 SB
Wednesday 74 70 NE
Polk* Look for Who?l,
Tools Stolen from Cor
Beaufort police were on the look
out yesterday for a 1953 Plymouth
spare tire and wheel, phia machine
tools valued at $250. The toola were
in a chest.
Mitchell Morris, Smyrna, who
operatea the lumber yard at the
Harfcers Island Road and highway
TO, said the wheel and tools were
stolen from his car, over the week
end. The tire la a US Royal white
?idewall, and the wheel is green.
Some of the toola have MM
marked oa the*, others are Mark