-Sr- CARTERET COUNTY NEWS -TIMES '?< YEAR, NO. 19 TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MORE HEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1959 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Clean-Up Begins Photo by Donald Edwards To launch their three-month clean up campaign, members of the Beaufort Woman'! CtuP- cleaned up the caoaeway approach to the Beaufort bridge Wednesday. In the foreground above are Mrs. James Hun nlngs with Mrs. N. W. (Ma) Taylor, M, who came by to lend moral support. In the background are Stewart Troyer, standing under the sign, Mrs. W. N. Gilchrist, chairman of the clean-up committee, Mrs. A. B. Biermann Jr., Mrs. G. B. Talbot, Mrs. G. W. Duncan, club president; Mrs. George Taylor, and Mrs. D. F. Merrill. William Boyd Heads Newport Development Association Public Hay View Science Exhibits At School Today The pablic is invited to the science (air at Morchead City hi(h school from 3:3* to 5- p.m. today and 7 to 9 tonight. The 80 exhibits, made by school children, will be in the gymnasium. Director of the fair this year is Alton Taylor. Students from grades 5 through 12 are participating in the event, announces Lenwood Lee, principal. The divisions are elementary physical and biological, junior physical and biological, and senior physical and biological. The projects were shown to MCHS students Thursday. The judges were Dr. Earl Deubler, University of North Carolina Insti tute of Fisheries Research, More head City; Dr. John Costlow, Duke University Marine Laboratory, Piv ers Island, Beaufort, and G. B. Tal bot, head of the Bureau qf Com mcrcial Fisheries Laboratory, Beaufort. The winning students will re ceive an allotment for books or magazine subscriptions.; first prize is $5, sccond prize is $2, and third price is $1. Building Costs Total mi New construction in Morehead City (or the months of January and February, covered by permits is sued by A. B. Roberts, city build ing inspector, show a total cost of $37,867. The largest building under con (traction is that being erected by E. G. Phillips on Arendell street about opposite the A&P Supermar ket. When completed, this building will house the Phillips Hardware and the Carteret Plumbing Co. Other permits cover the erection of three medium price houses: S. P. Rcynor, Fisher Street, $3,418; Carl Goodwin, N. Sth Street, (4,900; S. V. Welhauser, 17th Street, $4, ?00. Alteration to homes was made by Billy Lewis, Bay Street, <8S0; C. A. Stone, Taylor Street, $1,000; D. J. Hall, 18th Street, $800; Paul Cordova, Noyes Avenue, $2,000. Construction work covering the months of January and February for the year 1958, totaled $44,040. On* Driver Loses License, Another Gets His Back The drivers license of one Car teret County motorist has been re voked and one reinstated, accord ing to information from the state department of motor vehicles. The license of Frederick Douglas Taylor, 1503 Avery Street, More bead City, was revoked. He w?s convicted of drunk driving. Lawrence Tilton of route 1 Beau fort kad hit license reinstated. ? William Boyd was elected prcsH dent of the Newport Development Association at its recent meeting at Newport. Other officers arc Leslie Bercc geay, vice-president; Mrs. Ormsby Mann, secretary, and Thomas Temple, treasurer. They will serve until June 30, I960. Policies and objectives of the or ganization have been adopted as follows: Policies: 1. To provide means for imple menting the growth and the better ment of the Newport community and its surroundings. 2. To furnish active participation through organizational means to carry out various programs such as publicity and public relations, agriculture, industry and business, civic improvement, religion, edu cation, recreation, finance. Objectives: 1. To implement growth and bet terment. 2. Planning committees for car rying out objectives of policy num ber two. 3. Provide levies for revenue on a group basis whenever needed as determined in open forum by the association. 4. To provide organized groups in the form of committees to report to a scheduled regular meeting on the third Monday night in each month the results of their research and findings concerning assigned tasks as designated by the associa tion. The president appointed the fol lowing to serve as chairmen of the various committees: publicity and public relations, R. K. Montague; agriculture. Harry Lockey; indus try and business, HarTy Mizelle; civic improvement, Leslie Bcrce gcay. Religion, Mrs. Nellie G. Robert - son; education, Mrs. L. W. Gillikin; recreation, C. H. (Dick) Lockey; finance, Nathan Garner. The officers and committee chairmen will comprise the board ?? directors of the association. Members of the committee ap pointed to form organizational plans were Roy T. Gamer, chair man; R. D. Garner, A. B. Gar ner, G. D. Hill, M. C. Howard, Nathan Garner, R. K. Montague, Milton Mearcs Jr. and Mrs. Mann. Truck Hits Parked Car in Morehead A 1954 Chevrolet truck driven by Rogers Murry, route 1 Beaufort, ran into a parked car on Arendell street, Morehead City, at 11:48 i.m. yesterday. No one was hurt, jut car damage was estimated at BOO and truck damage was about 150. The car was owned by Steven : loderick Emory, Cedar Island. It ?as a 1954 Ford, parked on the iorth side of Arendell Street. Mur y was headed west. . He told Lt Carl Blomberg, In stigating officer, that someone ooted a horn and be looked to tee rhat was going on. When he did o, his truck hit (he car. . fleeting Cancelled I Jerry Willis, president of More- i ead City Jaycees, cancelled Men- t ay night's meeting due to the I feather. i Bass-Baritone Soloist Will Appear Monday Bass-baritone Otis Lambert Jr. will be the guatt soloist at the evening concert to be played by the North Carolina Little Sym phony Monday in Beaufort. The concert will begin at I p.m. in the Beaufort high school auditorium. It will be open to all membership holders in the North Carolina Sym phony Society. A native of Morganton, N. C., Lambert has a degree in voice from Converse College. He has sung in recitals on the cast and Otis Lambert Jr. . . . symphony soloist weft coast, and has appeared in solo performances with the Spar- ( tanburg Symphony orchestra and { the Charlotte Symphony. Be appeared in a benefit recital for the George Bernard Shaw So- j ciety of New York last year and . as Marchbanks in the Shaw So-' , cieties' production of "Candida." | At present, Mr. Lambert is direc- | tor of music at Highland Presby- . terian Church in Fayetteville. Mr. Lambert will sing two se- ; lections by Handel in commemora- , tion of the 200th anniversary of ' the composer's death: Hear Me, j See CONCERT, Page 2 i For Once, Roy Was 1 On Winning Side Roy T. Garner, Newport, noted Republican of these parts, was loyful Saturday night after the bond referendum ballots were counted. It was the first time, he de :lared, that he bad ever been on the winning side! Hugh Salter, Democratic sheriff, informed Roy that he was one of lie best Republicans be knew. Moses Howard, Democratic :hairmaa of the board of county commissioners, added that it was 1 gopd thing Roy: didn't have to ide a horse the next day because ? had. been riding- U? fence so ong be wouldn't be able to stay Wet Weather Causes Newport Drain Problems ? Clerk Reports $1,462 In Back Taxes Collected ? Board Approves New Fire Alarm Set-Up Rainy weather dictated the agenda for the Newport town board meeting Tuesday night. The topic which consumed most of the time was ditches and drainage. Bruce Gerock appeared before the board to request financial help on opening a ditch back of his home. The town agreed to pay $20 of a total estimated cost of $110. After a report by commissioner Bennie Garner on a ditch that would drain property owned by Ira Garner and others, the board authorized street commissioner John Kelly to see if the state will clear the right of way. Total length of the ditch is about 1,500 feet. Cost of opening would be $12.50 an hour, after the right of way is cleared. At the request of Gilbert Slaugh ter, the town agreed to furnish a man to help Slaughter and four other property owners clear out a' ditch. Leslie Bercegeay reported on a drainage problem at the school and recommended that drainage tile be put under the railroad to help solve the problem. After hear ing from commissioner Bennie Garner and police chief Dan Bell that tile already was there, Mr. Bercegeay said he would review the situation. The board authorized a Nello Teer contract for putting a hard surface (tar rock) on Eastover Court, cost to be about $900. Tile was also ordered for Eastover Drive extension. Commissioner Wilbur Garner re ported on a county-wide planning meeting he attended Monday morn ing at the courthouse, Beaufort. The board endorsed the proposed planning program. Mayor Leon Mann Jr. commented that Have lock and Jacksonville are examples of lack of planning. - Commissioner Beanie Garner said there was no water report for February because the water department administrator, Junius Creech Jr. couldn't get in the town hall Saturday (bond vote) to work on the books. Miss Edith Lockey, town clerk, reported that as a result of 36 reg istered letters sent to delinquent taxpayers, $1,462.01 in 1957 and prior taxes had been collected. The letters informed the delinquents that their property was to be sold. Approximately 2 ? delinquents failed to respond. The taxes owed will be entered in the courthouse as judgments against them and after the specified lapse of time, the property will be sold at the courthouse door. In answer to a question by C. H. (Dick) Lockcy, commissioner, George Ball, town attorney, said that this sale will be final and the taxpayer cannot later reclaim his land if it has been sold to a pri vate individual. The origiaal taxpayer could at tempt to upset the sale by court action, but under normal circum stances, the sale is final and valid, (he new purchaser getting a deed to the property. Due to trouble caused by the fire alarm ringing unnecessarily, the board approved a new arrange ment. Now the alarm rings auto matically when the fire alarm number is called. Mistakes in local dialing and long distance dialing have resulted in many false alarmi. The phone company has pro (Kised putting five phones on a party line. When a party answers >ne of the five phones and learns that the call is for help at a fire, then be sends in the alarm by pushing a button. The five phones would be at the %BC store, R. Jones store, George Green'i, Bell's and the town hall. The board approved the $20 instal ation cost and the extra fl charge per month for the service. The board approved buying two uore tires for the town trash truck, See NEWPORT, Page 2 Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH Low Friday, March * 8:<H a.m. 12:22 a.m. 6:33 p.m. Saturday, March 7 '?** * m. 12:39 a.m. P-ra- 1:09 p.m. 8udajr, March I 7 & ? m. 1:28 a.m. 8:01 p.m. 1:54 p.m. Monday, March ? ?:19 a.m. 2:12 a.m. 8:42 p.m. 2:33 p.m. Taeiday, March 19 ?:? a.m. 2:55 a.m. ?:3 jun. . j;u pjn. William B. Chalk Receives Distinguished Citizens Award W. B. Chalk, right, recipient of the distinguished service award presented by the Morehead City cham ber of commerce, U shown busy at one of the activities that helped bring him the honor. Here he presents a Little League team sponsor certificate to Walter Edwards of Fry Roofing Co. Scholarship Finalists Named Four high school seniors of Beau fort and Morehead City have been notified that they are finalists in scholarship competition. They are Allen Autry and Jackie Wheatlcy, Beaufort, and Walter Morris Jr. and Charles Lynch, Morehead City; Autry has been notified that he is a finalist in the George Foster Hankens scholarship competition. The Hankens and General Motors scholarships are Hk top ones of fered prospective Wake Forest stu dents. Autry will be a guest at Wake Forest March 13 and 14 for final examinations and interviews. The Hankens scholarship is renewable each year. Wheatlcy, Morris and Lynch are finalists in the Angier B. Duke scholarship competition and will undergo final interviews this week end at Duke University, Durham. Ferry Bids Will Be Asked Soon Bids for the car ferry to operate between Ocracoke and the eastern end of Carteret County are expect ed to be requested this month. Clayton Fulcher, Atlantic, who visited recently with Dan Taylor at West Palm Beach, said this week that Mr. Taylor and his brothers, who plan to operate the ferry, ex pect to be here sometime this month to get the plans further along. The Taylors are starting a 6,000 acre fruit farm in Haiti and the Cuban revolution caused disruption in their routine affairs there, thus delaying somewhat decisions on the ferry project. Landing place of the ferry, at Cedar Island or Atlantic, ia still indefinite. Winds Blow Down Motel Walls, Drop Tree on Car Wind during Monday's blustery rain and snowstorm did extensive damage to construction work at the beach and another gusty thun derstorm Tuesday night blew a tree on top of a car owned by Luther Edwards, route 1 More head City. At the beach, a motel being built by A. B. Cooper was severely damaged. The new motel is going up on Mr. Cooper's property just west of the Dunes Club. Concrete block walls were blown down. Construction had reached the point where the second story was about to go on. The weight of the blocks tumbling down damaged all the plumbing, air conditioning and tv installations on the ground floor. Although the loss is covered by contractor's insurance, Mr. Cooper said it will mean a three to four week delay in completion of the project. The contractor is Hardy and Harvey of Kins(4n. The high wind, estimated at 50 to 55 miles an hour, which did the damage occurred shortly after noon Monday. Edwards' car, a 1937 Chevrolet, was extensively damaged. Mr. Edwards reported that the tree was one that had been broken off last fall during the hurricanes and since had been leaning at about a 45 degree angle against another tree. The storm Tuesday picked the tree up and sent it slamming, in the opposite direction from which it was leaning, onto the roof of the car. Mr. Edwards, employed by the Morchcad Biltmore Hotel, said his insurance does not cover the losi. Car Jumps Track One car of a freight train waa derailed Thursday afternoon at the crossing in front of the Fry plant, Morchead City. Traffic piled up for several thousand yards on both sides of the crossing before work men could get the car back onto the track. f Wafer Resources Hearing Slated Members of the All Seashore Highway Association have been ur gently requested to attend the pub lic hearing at t a.m. Wednesday, March 11, the highway buikllng, at Raleigh. The bearing will deal with a bill calling for a separate commission on waterways and water resources. The All Seashore Highway Asso ciation and the Southeastern North Carolina Beach Association were original sponsors of the proposed legislation. The annual membership meeting of the All Seashore highway group has been scheduled for 2 p.m. in the Raleigh room of the Sir Walter hotel the same day. Officers for 1959 will be elected, support planned for the appropria tion recommended by the governor for saving the outer banks, plans will be discussed for pushing work on highway 17 and decisions made on other 19S9 projects. J. Vivian Whitfield, president, will preside. Theatre Members Should Make Reservations Now Carteret Community Theatre members planning to attend the banquet at 7 Wednesday night at the Rex Restaurant must notify Miss Hortense Boomer, PA 6-3386, by tomorrow. Reservations must also be made for any guests theatre members will take with them. The dinner will take the place of the regular theatre meetnig. In charge of the program are Miss Boomer and Mrs. Elaine Hcrndon. Officers will be installed for the coming year. Traffic Check Made Photo by Donald Edwards* I The plaanlaf department of the State Hlfhwajr Commiition checked traffic on the Beaafart-Nare head City caaaewap TaewUr and Wednesday. Chech era inqaired of metadata their point of origin and , point af deatinatiaa. The check wu made hi connection with lacatiaj tha pnpine* Horahcad CUjr hdd(a i William B. Chalk was hon ored with the Morehead City chamber of commerce Dis tinguished Citizens Award last night at the chamber of commerce membership meet ing in the Morehead City recreation building. The (ward was presented by Dr. Ben F. Royal, Morehead City. Mr. Chalk, a past president of the chamber, is extremely active in chamber affairs. He was president of the industrial development com mittee last year and worked ex tensively with Fred Webb Inc., grain exporters. Mr. Chalk Is co-chairman of the industrial development committee this year. He is president of the Morehead City Little League this year and has been noted for his interest in community affairs since his membership in the Jaycees. The recipient of the honor is ac tive in the First Methodist Church, Morehead City. He received a key and citation. This is the second year that the award has been presented. The winner last year was George W. Dill, mayor of Morehead City. J. Morton Davis, president of the chamber, presided at last night's banquet and meeting. D. Leon Williams, state ports director, who was the featured speaker, was' in troduced by assemblyman D. G. Bell. Coast Guard Gets Two Calls Fort Macon Coast Guardsmen made two assists this week. They received a call Tuesday that a boat was broken down off Beaufort channel breakwater. The 30-footcr was dispatched to the scene, took the boat in tow and moored it at a Beaufort dock. The boat, owned by the Rev. John M. CJIne, Beaufort, had a brakes water pump. Coast Guardsmen aboard the 30 footcr were Curtis F. Josey, BM3 and Norvie S. Gillikin, EN3. After a radio call Wednesday from a fishing trawler, the 30 footcr was dispatched to the Edith M. II. Due to weather conditions and rough sea, the Coast Guard vessel returned to the base and the 38-footcr was dispatched to take the disabled fishing vessel and moor her at the port terminal docks at Morehead City. Coast Guardsmen aboard the 30 footer were Ronald H. Quidlcy, EN1, and Sam R. Wiersteiner, ETC. Aboard the 36-footer were Kent G. Flowers, BM1, Norvie S. Gillikin, EN3, James R. Campbell, SM, and Sam R. Wiersteiner, ETC. Otis Jones Heads Merchants Group Otii Jones tu clocted president of the Morehead City Merchants Association at the meeting Tues day noon at the Hotel Fort Macon. Other officers are Wayne Beasley, first vice - president; Garland Scruggs, second vice-president; 0. J. Morrow, treasurer and Joe Du Bols, secretary. J. W. Beck presided at the meet ing and commented that the pur pose of the association will be to promote more business for More head City. A vote of thanks was extended to THE NEWS-TIMES for the cov erage it has given organization ef forts of the association. Mr. DuBois told the group of the advantages to be gained by the merchants' sending their em ployees to the Travel Host School which is scheduled for Morehead City in April. In other baiiaess, it was decidcd that Easter sale promotions would have to be on an individual basis, since the association would not be ready to function until after the next meeting. Present were Bud Dixon, Allen Godbee, Clyde Blanchard, Mrs. Bill McDonald, O. J. Morrow, Charlei Willis, Rufus Butncr, Gar land Scruggs, Thurlow Whealton, Elmer Watson, Oscar AUred, El mer Smith, Billy Willis. T. C. Hy man, Bill Willis, Otis Jooes, Clar ence Styron, Kenneth Wagner and Joe DuBois. On?-We*k Civil Term Of Court Opens Monday A one-week eivil term of superior court will open at >:30 Monday morning at the courthouse, Beau Fort. Judge Henry L. Stevens Jr. will preside. Divorces, motions and four trials are scheduled for Monday and 14 trials are scheduled for the re maiodar of tka weak.

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