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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS -TIMES '? 48th YEAR, NO. 14 EIGHT PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1959 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Lions Club Presents Rescue Truck to Fire Department Photo by Bob Seymour Members of (he Morehead City Uons dab stand with the rescue truck and equipment the club gave to Morehead City Sunday afternoon. They are, left to rifht, Owens Frederick, Otis Jones, J. B. En banks, John T. Willis, A. N. Willis, Victor Wlckizer, C. W. Williams and Elmer C. Watson, president. Smyrna OK's Consolidation But Not Site for School The Smyrna PTA, at its meeting' last week, voted to support the proposed bond issue and consolida tion but did not approve the pro posed site for the East Carteret High School. The vote followed lengthy discussion. The proposed site la four miles north of Beaufort between high ways 101 and 70. Most Smyrna school patrons feel that the loca tion is too far from the present Smyrna School. The PTA went on record as favoring a site in the vicinity of North River. The Rev. Paul Parker, pastor the Otway Christian Disciple Church, opened the meeting with devotions. Mrs. Elmer D. Willis, president, presided. Mrs. Edward Moore, treasurer, reported a balance of $814.48. Van nic Willis, chairman of the ways and means committee, said he would have a full report on the January clam bake for the State School Board Association at the next meeting. All the ticket money had not been turned in. He thanked all who helped, especially Elmer Willis for the use of his equip ment. Banners for attendance were won by Mrs. Myrtle Pigott's sixth grade and Mrs. Ben Jones' 10th grade. Mrs. Willis asked everyone to be sure and notice the new counter tops in the lunchroom. She named the nominating committee to choose candidates for next year's officers. They will be voted on it the next meeting. The March meeting will be in charge of the Gloucester community with Mrs. Bill Pigott as chairman. At the conclusion of the business session the meeting adjourned to the lunchroom where the Otway community served cake and coffee. Shriners Sell Tickets to Dance Tickets for the Shrine dance at the Blue Ribbon restaurant to morrow night are available from members of the Carteret County Shrine Club. The dance will be restricted to those who have tic kets, according to N. L. Walker, member of the club. The restaurant will be closed to the public for that night. Proceeds from the dance will go toward the Shrine crippled children's project. Mr. Walker reports, "The Shrin ers of America have erected 17 hospitals for crippled children. One of them is located at Greenville, S. C. It is for this Greenville unit that the Shriners of Sudan Ttmple, New Bern, bend their efforts. "Members of the Carteret Shrine Club are anxious that each and every crippled child under the age of 14 in the county be reported to Leonard Safrit, so that arrange ments may be made to get them into the hospital." Fire Static Stoked Oat Newport firemen laid off their new fire station Saturday. W. D. Roberta did the surveying. Fire men tried for the past two weeks to get two tree stumps out of the way, but the project, at last re port!, was not very successful. ? Civil Court Will Open March 9 Judge Henry L. Stevans Jr. will preside at the March civil term, superior court. The term opens Monday, March 9, and continues one week. Hie civil calendar for the term includes nine divorces, two motions and 18 trials. Divorces on the docket are Helms, Callock, Sutton, Fulcher, Jones, Williams, Guthrie, Stuckey and Frazier. Motions are Davis vs. Murphy and Merrill vs. Wright. Trials (ac cording to the published docket), are as follows: Cannon vs. Smith, Hadden vs. Newsome, Babbitt va. Insurance, Commercial vs. Morton, Styron vs. Styron, Wise vs. Jones, Blake vs. Cannon, Asbestos vs. Mansfield. Amory vs. Lewis, Morey vs. Gas, Ward vs. Arnold, Mason vs. Paul, Fulcher. vs. Pickett, White vs. De Vaughn, Sanderson vs. Railroad, Sanderson vs. Railroad, Roberts vs. Goodwin and Machine vs. Tay lor. Coast Guardsmen Tow Crippled Boat to Port The Anna Marie, a 31-foot cabin cruiser, had engine failure 400 yards south of the docks at port terminal at S p.m. Sunday. Ray mond McCallum, Goldsboro, owner of the boat, radioed the Coast Guard for help. EN/1 Ronald Quidley and ET/2 Samuel Weirsteiner took the sta tion 30-footer and towed the Anna Marie to the Morehead City yacht basin. The boat wai valued at $8,000. The Morehead City Lions pre sented the town of Morehead City a rescue truck, fully equipped, Sunday afternoon. The presenta tion was made at the west end fire station. The Lions bought the truck with fund9 they raised in February, 1956, when A. N. Willis was presi dent of the club. The money was not spent as planned and Mr. Willis was appointed chairman of a com mittee to find a worthy project for the funds. The rtscae truck was bought from surplus at Cherry Point Par ker Motors and Sound Chevrolet donated service on the vehicle and Ray Kennedy and Russell's GTsss Shop put in new windows. James I. Wade wired lights and the siren and Joe Fuleher, fire chief, built the cabinets in the truck. Chief Fuleher and fire commis sioner D. J. Hail accepted the keys to the truck from Mr. Willis. They said the fire department would have a rescue squad organ ized and ready to go in about a month. Included in the equipment for the truck are resuscitator, blan kets, stretchers, fire extinguishers and hand tools such as an ax, shovels and a crow bar. Chamber Members To Attend Annual Meeting March 5 The annual membership meet ing of the Morehead City Chamber of Commerce will begin at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, March S, at the Morehead City recreation building. Tickets are available now from chamber of commerce directors or from the manager, J. A. DuBois. A vote will be taken at the meet ing on whether to change the name of the chamber to Greater More head City Chamber of Commerce. A report on how chamber dol lars have been spent and will be spent will be made and advan tages of the state advertising pro gram will be presented. Cubs Enjoy Outing at Merrimon rack M, Beaafort Cab Seaata pi to right, tkejr an, front raw: JMi back mr: Ralph Tboraas, Ma To Naaca aad Ttmmj tttrri**. . , m for tlw tinninun dartag u ? ?7 Miter, Terry friM, Uairti f mat. Me; SJmpaoa, Te4 Salter, Ji ?Un* at Leoaard Safrlt's ctap m lafrit. Phillip ladfi**, Dark) Janes, lie D. Wbeatljr, Joe Ftarers, iM Photo by Norwood Young ar Mertimoa Friday Bight. Left Dm Taylor aid Davhl 8?riafle; ? Kta?, Pail Biennam, David New Law Would Give Property Owners At Beach Voice in Expansion Plan $100 reward The town of Beaufort has of fered $100 reward for informa tion leading to the apprehension and conviction of vandals who wrecked the historical Ann Street cemetery. Broken tombstones and other damage was discovered yester day morning by Van Potter, who has Uken keen inteiest in pre serving the old cemetery as an historical site. Mayor C. T. Lewis viewed the destruction yesterday morning. The vandalism is believed to have occurred some time over the weekend. Parade Climaxes Boy Scout Week Snappy Scout marching units, attractive floats and the Newport and Morehead City School bands appeared in the All-Scouts parade Saturday afternoon in Morehead City. The parade climaxed Boy Scout Week. A glimmer of sun pierced the foggy day as the parade wended its way from the school through Morehead City's business section. Two floats, one by a Beaufort Troop and one by a Morehead City Troop, depicted Boy Scout camp ing scenes; one with an Igloo wel comed Alaska, the 49th state, and troop 61? Newport, put a Boy Scout in a red wig. She waved to her admirers and ? slogan over her head read, "I want to join troop 81." Between SSO and 400 Boy Scouts, Cub S(0|t4, Girl Scouts and Brownies from throughout the county participated in the parade. Dr. K. O. Barnum, Scout com missioner in charge of the parade, thanked all who helped him plan it as well as those who partici pated in it. The Newport school band is un der the direction of Melvin Ed wards and the Morehead City school band under the direction of Ralph Wade. Negro Hospitalized After Knife Fight At Chicken Shack George Godette and Jimei Lew is, Beaufort Negroes, were in volved in a knifing at the Chicken Shack Friday night. Lewis is in jail under $100 bond and Godette is is the hospital. Beaufort police chief Guy Sprin gle served a warrant on Godette yesterday morning after witnesses told him Godette started the fight. Judge Lambert Morris will hear the details in county recorder's court as soon as Godette has re covered from several knife wounds. Hearing Date Set A hearing on Rollinson channel and the channel from Hatteras In let to Hatteras Harbor has been, set by Army engineers for 10 a.m. Thursday, March 12, in the com munity building, Hatteras. < Motorists Stand In Line Photo by Bob Seymour By 10 a.m. Saturday a line had formed from the installment loan department of First-Citiiens Bank to the corner of 9th Street, More head City. The people who had waited until the last minute to boy license tags found the waiting quite unpleasant? it rained nearly all morning. 4 Motorists stood In line Satur day and yesterday at the office of the installment loan depart ment, First-Citiiens bank, to get their 1959 auto tags. The original deadline of mid night Sunday was extended to midnight last night. Motorists have had six weeks to get their state tags and town tags. But some people like to live dan gerously, as one observer noted yesterday, and they wait until the lith hour. Persons who are not display ing 1959 state or town auto tags today are subject to arrest. Lions Meet Miss Georgie Hughes of the coun ty welfare department discussed the county's program of aid to the blind at the Beaufort Lions Club meeting Thursday night at Hol den's Restaurant. Ben Parrott, dis trict governor, was a surprise vis itor. Firemen Receive Letter of Thanks Beaufort firemen recently re ceived a letter from Charles W. Davis, 127 Front St., thanking them for their prompt service Thursday, Feb. 5. The firemen were quite pleased with the letter. It follows: Gentlemen: My wife and I wish to thank you and congratulate you on the speed with which you answered the fire alarm last Thursday when it seemed that our house was on fire. I was very ill at the time of the fire which destroyed Potter's, House Drug Store, etc. but I've heard many favorable comments on the splendid manner with which you fought it and particularly be cause of the great handicaps under which you labored. It is comforting to know that our homes, businesses and even our lives, perhaps, are being safe guarded by you, Beaufort firemen were sum moned to the Davis house when chemicals being used to clean out the sewer backed up, bubbled and steamed through an air vent in the roof of the house. It looked as though the roof were on fire. Firemen reported the "fire" at the "I^eslie Davis" house. The house was formerly occupied by the late Leslie Davis and his wife, but Charles Davis, Leslie's bro ther, is now living there. Tides at the Beaufort Bar Gratefully yours, Charles W. Davis Tick Table HIGH LOW Tuesday, Feb. 17 3:06 a.m. l:3t p.m. 10:03 a.m. 10:10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. IS 4:07'a.m. 4:42 p.m. 10:3S a.m. 11:00 p.m. 1:07 a.m. 5:3i p.m. Thursday, Feb. If . 11:43 a.m. 11:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. M 3:59 a.m. 12:29 a.m. t.ZlpM. Land Owners, Not Just Residents, Want to Vote To allow expression of opinion by all affected in the proposed expansion of Atlantic Beach, a bill will be intro duced in the legislature to permit owners of property, not only permanent residents, to voice their stand. This decision was made at a special meeting of the Atlantic Beach town board Saturday. Under present statute, if a referendum is requested, only permanent residents in the area (from northern beaeh limits to Bogue Sound) may vote. Be cause of the resort aspect of the section, many of the property own ers in the ..area proposed for an nexation live elsewhere. Some operate businesses in the area but cannot be classed as "permanent resident". George McNeill, attorney for the town, has been authorized to re quest D. G. Bell, county legislator, to put a bill in the hopper at Ra leigh. Mayor A. B. Cooper yesterday said that he believes the bill can be made into law in several weeks. The town will publish, then, a no tice for four weeks which sets the date of a hearing on annexation. If 15 per cent of the persons in the area proposed for inclusion in the town request a referendum, a date for a vote will be set. If IS per cent do not request a referendum, the area will be an nexed by resolution. At the regular monthly meeting of the town board Friday, six property owners concerned with the annexation were present. They were Dom Femia, Gerald Smith, John Smith, Gordon Smith, Mr. Terry and Mr. McPherson. Earl Holt represented the Moose Lodge and asked permission to sink a well in an alley behind the lodge hall. The Moose want the water for an air conditioning unit. The commissioners told Mr. Holt the Moose could riak the well if they would keep evarything below the surface of the ground in caae the town ever opens the alley for traffic. Mayor A. B. Cooper asked street commissioner A. F. Fleming to conduct a study of East Boardwalk and other streets in the town. Mr. Fleming will report at the next meeting and tell the other com missioners whether or not East Boardwalk should be made a one way street. Mr. Fleming will also suggest streets to be paved. Ward Ballou appeared before the board in regard to unpaid taxes on the Pavilion. The taxes were for years before he bought the property and he said that his law yers had made arrangements for all back taxes when he bought the place. The commissioners authorized town clerk M. G. Coyle to inves tigate the matter and report at the next meeting. An ordinance regulating public dance halls and the sale of beer was approved by the board. The ordinance is published in the legal notices in today's paper. Fight Over Judge Appointment Gains Momentum ? Republicans Postpone Action in Durham ? Eastern Republicans To Meet Next Month The fight is on. At a meeting of Republican lead ers in Durham Saturday, at which it was expected that a successor to Judge Don Gilliam would be approved. Julian Gaskill followers and Algernon Butler forces locked horns. As a result, no successor was given a stamp of approval. The reason given was that Judge Gil liam has not officially resigned. So the atate GOP executive com mittee, after heated argument, fi nally agreed to instruct its chair man to call another meeting of Eastern North Carolina Republi cans after Judge Gilliam officially retires March 12. Republicans of this area are in terested in the battle for two rea sons: Julian Gaslrill is from this County and another attorney, C. R. Wheatly Jr., Beaufort, has been mentioned as a probable successor to Gilliam. Butler backers are alleged to have raised the technicality that Gilliam had not formally stepped down when they learned that Gas kill had the support of a majority of the state committee members. Gilliam, judge of the eastern dis trict federal court, has been ill for some time. Under the patronage system, a Republican would be named as his successor, since a Republican President is now in the White House. And because the vacancy occurs in the east, it is traditional that his successor be named from the eastern district. Name, or names, of persons ap proved by atate Republican lead ers are then sent to Washington. The President will name the suc cessor td Gilliam. County agent R. M. Williams and assistant agent Harry Venters will attend a six-county pesticide school in Washington Thursday. Two Defendants Draw Prison Terms Thursday County recorder's court judge Lambert Morris sent two men to prison Thursday. Fred Guthrie and Leamon Wynn, both under aus pended sentences in non-support cases, had failed to comply with court orders. Guthrie was sent up for two years and Wynn (or one year. Paul J. Joyce appeslrd a drunk driving conviction and posted a $200 bond for his appearance in superior court. Joe bright, con victcd of driving drunk, waa or dered to pay a $100 fine and court costs. Henry D. Vestal, charged with driving drunk, was found guilty of careless and reckless driving. He, too, waa ordered to pay $100 plus court coats. Ollle J. Owens and Ernest Lebig were found guilty of carelesa and reckless driving. Each waa or dered to pay $25 and court costs. Those who paid coats follow: Tbelbert G. Gillikin and Jaraca D. GUlikin, speeding; Kathcrine Stan ley, public drunkenness; Richard Deaver, expired licenae plates; Be mice K. Brown, no registration card, ao insurance and an impro per muffler. George Jones, violation of fish ing laws; Needham O. Wooten, running a stop sign; Hallet W. Styron, failing to yield the right of way. William C. Rdac, Improper equip ment; and Abbot P. Rose, who waa caught twice for having ao license, no brakes and no liability insurance. Rose bad to pay costs for each charge. Julias W. Haye was picked up twice for allowing an unlicensed person to drive. He paid one-half costs for each offense. Also pay ing one-half costs were Cone John son, improper brakes, and Mary D. Summerall, running a stop sign. Two eases were dismissed. De fendants were Babe Ross, charged with assault, and Fred Lewis, Broad Creek, charged with viola tion of fishing laws. The state continued AO cases. Observer Reports Warm, Wet Days Warm but wet weather was the order for the weekend, says wea ther observer Stamey Davis. Mr. Davit recorded M inch of rain between 1 a.m. and noon Friday. Showers were reported Saturday and Sunday, as well as early yea terday morning. A dense fog cov ered the county Saturday. Temperatures ranged up to the 60's with a high of 65 recorded Sunday afternoon. Maximum and minimum temperatures and wind direction for tbe weekend follow: Max. MisL Wind Thursday M 38 ENE Friday (3 44 S Saturday .... <1 S3 SW Sunday ?5 SO ENE
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