-sz CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
47th YEAR, NO. 96. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1958 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
?Taylor Brothers Will Operate
Ocracoke-Cedar Island Ferry
Photo by Roy Eubank*
Alfred, Leslie, William and Dan Taylor, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Maltby Taylor, Sea Level, announce a
new venture in Carteret ? a car ferry between Ocra coke and Cedar Island. The brothers have already
built a hospital and bin at Sea Level and two years ago bought the hotel now operating as the More held
Biltmore, west of Morehead City.
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mere was jubilation in Carteret
over the weekend when it was
learned that a car ferry will op
erate between Ocracoke and Car
teret.
The announcement was made
Saturday by Dan Taylor, of Sea
Level and West Palm Beach. Mr.
Taylor and his brothers, William,
Alfred and Leslie, will build the
$300,000 ferry and put it in opera
tion.
Ed Willard, manager of the Sea
Level Inn, which is owned by the
Taylor brothers, summed up the
feelings of eastern Carteret when
he said, "We're walking on air."
' The ferry has been talked of and
dreamed of, but one obstacle after
another seemed to block realiza
tion of the dream.
Announcement of the service,
even though it may operate several
years at a loss, followed confer
ences with Governor Hodges, W.
F. Babcock, director of highways,
and Conservation and Development
. members.
A spokesman for Mr. Taylor said
Sunday that the toll ferry is ex
pected to be in operation the lat
ter part of the 1959 summer sea
son.
Its docking point at Ocracoke
will be Silver Lake. Its docking
point in this county is likely to be
one of two places, Lewis Creek
at Lola or the Daniels harbor at
Hoe. The trip between th? two'
points is estimated to take less
than two hours.
A. W. Daniels of Cedar Island
and Charlotte has pledged his full
coperation in the project. Mr.
Daniels had hoped himself to be
able to put the ferry in operation.
The harbor on Cedar Island that
( he had planned to use has been
offered to the Taylor brothers as
a ferry docking point.
Dredging, to cost approximately
$25,00(1, will be done by the Tay
lors. No dredging is expected to
be necessary at the Ocracokc end.
The ferry will make an im
portant link in North Carolina's
t dream of an all-seashore highway.
It will mean that tourists can
travel by car from Virginia Beach,
follow the coast to Point Harbor,
cross over Currituck Sound to the
outer banks, proceed south through
Kill Devil Hills, cross Oregon In
let by ferry, continue southward
through the Cape llattcras Nation
al Seashore Park, take the ferry
from Hattcras to Ocracokc, con
tinue south on Ocracokc to the
? ferry landing at Silver Lake, and
then take the Taylor brothers' fer
ry to Cedar Island.
The landing point at Cedar Is
land is the virtual beginning of
the coast-to-coast highway 70
across the continent. From Car
teret, tourists can also proceed
south, picking up IT, the Ocean
Highway, just south of Jackson
ville.
' The trip bids well to be one of
the most interesting that an auto
, mobile can make in eastern United
States.
Mr. Willard. who has seen blue
prints of the proposed ferry, saya
it is so modem it looks like the
"Sea Level", the Taylor brother!'
See FERRY, Page 2
County Board Approves
Order on Issuing Bonds
JC's Announce
Three Awards
For Competition
Outstanding awards have been
arranged for student winners in
the Morehcad City Jaycees My
True Security competition, a na
tional activity of the US Jaycees.
A date for the contest has not been
set.
The winner of the high school
elimination contest will receive a
$25 savings bond given by the Jay
cees, according to Norris Edge,
Jaycce project chairman. The two
co-equal runners-up will receive
$10 savings accounts donated by
the Commercial National Bank
and by First Citizens Bank.
The winner will be entered in
the state contest to compete for
a trophy and an all -expense -paid
I rift to the "national awards pro
gram in Washington, D. C., in
July.
The national winner will receive
a $1,000 scholarship. Two co-equal
runncrs-up will also be selected.
Each will receive a $500 scholar-,
ship.
State and national awards are
provided by the program's co
sponsors, the US Jaycees and the
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co.
of Newark, N. J.
My True Security is a script
writing and delivery competition
which encourages high school sen
iors to think, write and speak on
the importance of initiative and
self-reliance in providing a secure
future for the individual.
Entries will be judged on the
content, originality, and delivery
of a five-minute script on the sub
ject, My True Security? the Amer
ican Way.
Chamber Manager
Gives Store Hours
J. A. DuBois, manager of the
Morehead City chambcr of com
merce, reported this week that
stores will be closed Dec. 25 and
28, according to information he
received in a survey among bus
inessmen.
Beginning tomorrow, moat down
town stores will be open Wednes
day afternoons until Christmas.
Beginning Friday, some will stay
open Friday nights and beginning
Dec. 15, some will be open every
night until Christmas.
In addition to the two holidays,
Dec. 25 and 26, several stores ex
pect to be closed Saturday, Dec
27, Mr. DuBois said.
Mr. DuBois said the Christmas
lights for the town are expected
to arrive this week. If so. they
will be put up this weekend.
The county board of commission
ers yesterday afternoon approved
an order providing for "the is
suance of bonds or otherwise" to
meet the cost of improving county
schools.
The order provides for the coun
ty's indebting itself to the amount
of %2Vz million and levying a tax
sufficient to pay the principal and
interest on the bonds. The order
will take effect when approved by
the voters of the county. Time of
the vote is now estimated as the
middle of February.
The order further states that the
assessed valuation of the county
is $40,070,365 and the net debt for
school purposes, including the pro
posed bonds is $2,637,995.
It provides for a hearing at 10
a.m. Jan. 5, date of the regular
meeting of the county board of
commissioners, when any citizen
or taxpayer may protest the is
suance of bonds.
The county commissioners' ac
tion followed passage ol a resolu
tion by the board of education, in
session yesterday morning. The
education board's resolution asked
that the county board provide $2H
million for improved school facili
ties by "the issuance of bonds or
otherwise".
The education board debated
over the "or otherwise" but passed
the resolution as it was drawn by
New York bond attorneys.
H. L. Joslyn, superintendent of
schools, reported that W. E. Eas
terling of the Local Government
Commission has suggested that it
might be well to issue the bonds
over a period of time, for example,
$500,000, then six months later
$500,000 more, lie said this may
bring better interest rates, ac
cording to Mr. Joslyn.
To offer all the bonds at once,
the school superintendent added,
would mean that there would be
no competitive bidding.
In addition to passing the bond
resolution, the education board au
thorized sending of a letter to
parents of all children riding
school buses. Misbehavior by some
children on the buses has necessi
tated the letter.
Because commotion on the buses
Jeopardizes the life of all passen
gers. principals have been ordered
to remove from the buses any
child reported to them twicc be
cause of misbehavior.
The county will be reimbursed
95,760.75 for repair to schools
damaged in llelene. Not allowed
was reimbursement for concrete
block fencei around athletic fields.
Mr. Joslyn reported that all ma
terials for the three new class
rooms at Newport are on the site.
The rooms are being added to the
new building.
Typographical Krror
The last line in the next to the
last paragraph in the editorial,
Many Roads Lead to Rome, page
1, section 2, should read "may not
be the best way".
Morehead City Band to Lead
Beaufort Christmas Parade
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Chimney Catches Fir*
At Alvin Wade House
Morehead City firemen were call
ed to the home of Alvin Wade, 503
Bridges St., at t:20 p.m. Sunday.
When the trucks arrived, firemen
found a fire blazing where the pipe
from a heater in the living room
entered the chimney.
The fire was put out with water.
There was considerable damage to
the living room. Engineer John
Parker said the smoke was heavy.
The fire was oat in about 45 min
utes. Mrs. Wade reported that in
surance will probably cover most
of the damage.
' The Morehrad City band will
lead the Beaufort Christmas pa
rade tomorrow afternoon. Parade
chairman Clarence Guthrie an
nounce! that the Beaufort, W. S.
King, Queen Street and Craven
County band* will also march in
the parade.
Santa Claua will arrive at Ilalsey
Paul's dock aboard the good ihip
Mistletoe at 3:3B p.m. He will be
met by town officials and wel
comed to spend the Christmas sea
son in Beaufort.
The parade will beghs shortly
after Santa arrives and will pro
ceed down Front Street The
Craven County band will join the
parade at Craven Street, where it
will play Christmas music until the
other units arrive.
Following the parade, there will
be a pet show with priies being
offered for the largest pet, small
est pet and best decorated pet.
Judges will be Mrs. William Pot
ter, Mrs. David Bcvcridge and the
Bev. John Clinc.
Mr. Gathrie says the parade
should be one of the best in the
history of the annual event.
"We will have some good bands,
several floats furnished by local
businesses, J, P. Harris will ride
his trtclc horse and there will be
various Scout and youth, groups
marching," be says.
Three Youths
Get Suspended
Terms in Court
? Driver Fined $225,
Costs on Three Counts
#115 Cases Continued
In Friday Session
Terry Wilson, Bryan Rahn and
Kenneth, Wold, three youths
charged with breaking and enter
ing Atlantic Beach cottages, got
six-month sentences in county re
corder's court Friday. The sen
tences will not have to be served
if the boys stay on good behavior
two years and pay ISO in fines
and costs within 30 days.
Earl Patterson and Donald Dar
ial pleaded guilty to theft of goods
valued at less than )100. Their
six-month jail terms were sus
pended on payment of $100 and
half the costs, each, within two
weeks.
Tampa Green was given a six
month jail sentence, suspended on
payment of $225 and costs. He was
found guilty of driving without a
license, driving with a revoked li
cense and careless and reckless
driving.
Carl Brooks, chargcd with using
profane language, was given a 30
day sentence, suspended on pay
ment of $25 and costs. Melvin
Gaithcr, Marvin Daniels, and John
Noc were found guilty of public
drunkenness. Each was given a
30-day sentence, suspended on pay
ment of $10 and costs.
Richard J. Skalka, convicted of
speeding, was given (0 days to pay
a $30 fine and costs.
Costs were paid by Lionel W.
Howard for driving with an ex
pired chauffeur's license; Herbert
Baum, no license, and O. C. Smith,
worthless check. Smith was also
ordered to make the check good.
Judge Lambert Morris ruled ma
licious prosecution in the case of
Buster Willis, charged with assault
and damaging personal property.
The prosecuting witness was or
dered to pay costs.
The case of George Equils,
charted with failing to comply
With a court order, was dismissed,
because it was duplication of ano
ther warrant.
The stale decided not to prose
cute at present the eases of Carl
Brooks, chargcd with larceny;
Harold Lee Jones, theft of a boat,
and Milton O'Neal, assault.
Charges against Eugene Pivcr,
chargcd with public drunkenness,
were dropped.
Bonds were forfeited by Robert
Lewis Reels, no operator's license;
Milton Richard Smith, public
drunkenness and loud and profane
language; Wilbur Warren Rosier,
running a stop sign, and Elijah
Lewis, permitting an unlicensed
person to drive.
One hundred fifteen cases were
continued. Court was held Friday
because Thursday, the usual court
day, was a holiday.
First Freeze
Hits County
Weather observer St a m ey Davis
reports that the first freeze of the
season hit the county early Mon
day morning. A heavy frost and
temperatures dropping to 29 de
grees were reported by Mr. Davis.
The cold weather moved in Sat
urday, following a mild but rainy
week. Over two inches of rain fell
during the past week. Mr. Davis
reported rain on Monday, Wednes
day and Friday.
Maximum and minimum temper
atures and wind direction for the
week follow:
Max. Mia. Wind
Monday 68 82 SE
Tuesday 65 55 NE
Wednesday 85 55 SW
Thursday 82 48 ENE
Friday 69 47 ENE
Saturday 70 44 WNW
Sunday 49 35 WNW
Tide Tabl?
Tides at the Beaafort Bar
HIGH LOW
Taesday, Dec. I
11:58 a.m. 5:28 a.m.
6:22 p.m.
Wedaesday, Dee. 3
12:47 a.m. 6:32 *m.
12:54 p.m. 7:31 p.m.
Tharadsy, Dee. 4
1:43 a.m. t:0? a.m.
1:35 p.m. 6:43 p.m.
, Friday, Dec. 6
2:43 a.m. B:25 a.m.
1:00 p.m. _ l:?j p.m.
County Board Appoints Three
Airport Authority Members
Morehead, Beaufort Police
Report Five Auto Accidents
Drive lor Funds
To Aid Mentally
Retarded Begins
Hugh Gordon, county campaign
chairman for the NC Association
for Retarded Children, announces
that the association will conduct
a drive for funds this week. All
money collected goes to help re
tarded children in the state.
The association, in its fifth year,
is a non-profit organization recog
nized by state and local govern
ments and composed of volunteer
workers ccept for an executive
secretary .
The purpose of the association
is to assist slow and mentally re
tarded children. To help parents
in meeting the social and personal
problems encountered with a re
tarded child is another purpose.
The association tries to develop
better public understanding and a
more wholesome attitude toward
mental retardcdncss.
The association makes an effort
to obtain better facilities at the
state institutions for the retarded,
Mr. Gordon says. In the last year,
a new institution was opened at
Camp Butner, Durham.
The need to help mentally re
tarded children is great, the chair
man adds. Out of every million
children born, 700 have heart di
sease, 200 arc blind, 300 are vic
tims of polio, but 3,000 arc men
tally retarded.
"These children need help," Mr.
Gordon declares. "Any gift, r?
genttess of the size, will be more
than welcome. Coin collectors will
be placed in businesses in More
head City and Beaufort. Indivi
duals will be given the opportunity
to join the association."
? Morehead City and Beaufort po
lice reported five accidents during
the past week. Two were in Beau
fort and three in Morehead City. A
1953 Dodge driven by George T
Martin Jr.. route 1, Beaufort, and
a 1958 Oldsmobile station wagon
driven by Joseph Zinger Jr., Stacy,
collided at Ann and Turner Streets
at 12:10 p.m. Saturday.
A 1956 Chevrolet station wagon
plowed into the rear of a water
company truck as the driver,
George A. Newton, slowed to turn
from Cedar to Turner Street. Both
vehicles were going east on Cedar
Street.
The station wagon, driven by
Dortha Lee Moore, Morehead City,
was heavily damaged. The acci
dent occurred at 11:45 a.m. Fri
day.
The most serious accident ifi
Morehead City was at 12:05 p.m.
Wednesday. James C. Willis Jr.,
route 1 Morehead. and Miss Wanda
Barnes, Morehead City, collided at
21st and Fisher Streets.
The '51 Chevrolet driven by Miss
Barnes was a total loss and the
1954 Ford station wagon driven by
Willis was damaged to the tune of
$600. Miss Barnes bruised her arm
but neither was injured seriously.
She was driving on Fisher and he
was on 21st Street. Both thought
they had the right of way. Lt. Carl
Blombcrg investigated and made
no charges.
A 1956 Ford pickup driven by
Leonard Rhue, Morehead City, hit
a 1956 Ford parked in the 3200
block of Arendell Street Saturday.
The parked car was owned by
James B. Walker. Raleigh.
Capt. C. E. Bunch estimated
damage to the truck at $350 and to
the car at $150. There were no
charges.
Mrs. Rufus Butner, driving a
1954 Ford convertible, ran into a
telephone pole guy wire and a fire
in front of ('apt. Bill'* at 11.55
a.m. Tuesday. She told Chief Her
bert Griffin that she dodged an on
coming car and lost control of her
car when she grabbed for her chil
dren beside her. Damage to the
car v. as estimated at $150.
Appointed to the Beaufort-Morehead City Airport Au
thority by the county commissioners yesterday were P. H.
Geer Jr., Morehead City, W. H. Potter, Beaufort; and Leon
Mann Jr., Newport, commissioner at large.
Beaufort has appointed Glenn Adair to the commission.
Morehead City has yet to name a commissioner. All will
Storm Aid Will
Be Explained
Saturday at 10
At the request of the county
board of commissioners, Gray Mas
sed, Beaufort, will explain the sit
uations under which communities
are eligible for hurricane rehabili
tation help, at a meeting at 10 a.m.
Saturday at the courthouse.
It is expected that a representa
tive from the state Civil Defense
office will also be present.
Mr. llasscll said a lot of individ
uals have mistaken ideas about
help the federal government can
give to restore shorelines or make
temporary repairs to storm-dam
aged real estate. Few of the con
ditions reported to him since
Helene, he said, would qualify for
aid under Public Law 875.
He further stated that he hasn't
the time to make surveys of peo
ple's property and fill out all the
papers necessary to apply for
funds when he knows the applica
tion will be turned down.
The county commissioners said
that Mr. llasscll should make ap
plications, in the name of the
county, as the law requires, but
cost of any survey work he does
must be met by the individual who
thinks he is eligible for help.
Deadline for applications is Dec.
31.
Three Boys Cheek Fire
Alton Dudley. Rudolph I^ewis and
Robert Lewis, Beaufort High school
KtodonU, mv| fxrpjw.n a big assist
Saturday, Nov. 22, when a brush
fire threatened the home of Mrs.
Hazel Dudley, Lennoxvillc Road.
They fought the fire and kept it
from doing any damage until fire
men reached the scene.
Governor Presents Plaque
J. L. "Ton;," Scamon, papular
Morchcad City restaurateur, left,
receives from Governor Hodges
a handsome bronze plaque desig
nating him a member of the na
tional restaurant Hall of Fame,
an honor bestowed by the Ameri
can Restaurant magazine.
Only 12 restaurateurs are named
to the Hall of Fame each year in
the United States. The honor is
limited to particularly outstanding
restaurant operators.
In receiving the plaque, Captain
Tony said that he was merely ac
cepting it on behalf of his partner,
Ted Garner, his son, Tony Jr., and
tb* entire staff which has helped
to make the restaurant one of the
most outstanding in the nation.
"And the most important peo
ple of all," Captain Tony added,
"are our customers. Without them,
this honor never would have come
to the Sanitary Fish Market and
Restaurant."
The 300 seat restaurant on the
Morehead City waterfront ia known
for the excellence of ila seafood
and service
Captain Seamon was nominated
for the Hall of fame by Frank O.
Sherrill of Charlotte, president of
the S AW Cafeterias and a past
president of both the National Res
taurant Association and the NC
Association of Quality BesUurioU.
Seamon helped found the North 1
Carolina association and haa aer- i
ved it aa president and director, i
In 1956 he was Its "Restaurateur
of the Year". He was born on a i
Mecklenburg County farm and ]
moved to Morehead City in 1924 <
as i young man. I
During December the restaurant
is closed while Cap'n Tony, hia i
partner, and employees take a i
month-long vacation, carrying with i
them a bonus of IS per cent of their
annual pay. The firm gives the ?
month's vacation and bonus to I
regular employees each year, and <
it also pays the entire premium
for hospital insurance covering \
each employed and hia Umily. i
ocitv inv-jcai ici his. inius ui
the former authority members ex
pired in June.
Moses Howard, chairman, re
ported that he had received letters
from beach residents opposed to
the building of a new ocean pier
between Atlantic Beach and Money
Island.
The board took no action on the
objections, stating that it had no
jurisdiction in the matter. Army
engineers reported to the board
that they can consider no objec
tions unless the proposed pier is a
hazard to navigation.
One letter mentioned that the
writer had a 16-foot outboard and
he didn't want the pier in his way.
The sea fa ring commissioners on
the board said nobody had any
business out in the ocean in a 16
foot outboard.
They directed the clerk to ack
nowledge all the letters received.
Commissioner Skinner Chalk com
mented that the only way the coun
ty board would have control over
ocean piers would be under a coun
ty zoning law.
The board passed a resolution
thanking the Taylor brothers of Sea
Level for their announced intention
of putting a car ferry between Ce
dar Island and Ocracoke.
Another resolution of thanks to
Leslie Springle, retiring coroner,
was passed. The board commend
ed him for his faithful performance
of duty. J. D. Potter, county audi
tor, said that Mr. Springle's work
was carried out economically and
in his opinion Mr. Springle was the
best coroner the county has had.
Coroner Springle's term expired
Sunday.
At the request of E. 0. Moore,
county tax collector, certain per
sons owing personal property taxei
were stricken from the list of de
linquents. Mr. Moore said the per
sons are either - dead or have
moved from the county and can't
be located. Most of the taxes, he
said, were poll taxes.
The board authorized a 10 per
cent penalty warning on all tax no
tices to business firms carrying in
ventories. Businesses will be warn
ed that if their inventory Jan. 1,
as reported to the county, does not
coincide with the inventory report
on their state income tax return, a
10 per rent penalty on the differ
ence will be levied.
No action was taken on a re
quest by Willie Gray, Morchead
City, that the county reimburse
him for 80 chickens killed on open
range by stray dogs. Mr. Gray'a
chicken range is located between
Newport and Morehcad City, ac
cording to Mr. Howard.
Lionel Pellctier and Adrian Mor
ris, Stella, appeared before the
board to inquire when the road
from the White Oak River north to
the Kuhns-Stella road would be
paved, if funds from that road were
diverted to the road being built
from Pclletier's store, Stella, to the
White Oak River.
C. Y. Griffin, district engineer,
said that funds from the 1959-61
secondary road budget for the
county could be used for paving the
road to the Kuhns-Stella road.
At his suggestion, the board
passed a resolution asking that the
road from which funds are diverted
be put in the budget for 1959-61 and
authorized transferral of funds
from that road to complete the
road from Pelleticr's store to the
White Oak River.
Mr. Griffin reported that he and
I. L. Humphrey, county road su
perintendent. have checked the
road situation brought before the
board last month by Mrs. Hilda R.
Qillikln, Smyrna. They said they
could do nothing about her private
road, but they would put some fill
See COUNTY BOARD, Page 3
Turkey Will Be
Given as Prize
By Farm Bureau
A lucky person at the Farm Bu
reau membership meeting Thura
lay night will receive a turkey
la a door prize.
The supper meeting will start
it T p.m. in the lunchroom of the
Morehcad City School. The speak
er will be Lex Wray. assistant to
he chancellor o f State College.
C. N. Stroud, membership chair
nan, announces that Farm Bureau
nemberahlp exceeds the 250 goal
let for this year.
In addition to the door prize,
?egistered gilt pigs will be given
.0 4-H boys who have won the
?orn growing contest
Farm Bureau members, their
?rives and associate member* an
avtted.