:s= CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
48th YEAR, NO. 26. EIGHT PAGES MORE HEAD CITY AND BEAUFOBT. NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY. MARCH 31. 1959 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Native of Hawaii, America's 50th
State , Now Residing in Beaufort
New?-Tlme? Photo by McComb
Staff Sergeant and Mrs. Henry Leexer are showa with their 3-year-old daughter Kath.v in the living
room of their home at 808 Ann Street in Beaufort. Mrs. Leezer is a native of the Hawaiian Islands.
By LARRY McCOMB
S/Sgt Henry B. Leezer of 808
Ann St., Beaufort is one man who
doesn't have to go to Hawaii to
enjoy rare and exotic dishes of
the islands. This ia because his
lovely wife, Evelyn, is from the
land of Sugar Loaf Mountain and
Waikiki Bcach.
She naturally takes great de
light in preparing for her family
diahes that have long been the
favorites of the island people.
Mrs. Leezer was born in Paahua,
Hawaii, which is located on the
largeat of eight islands that go to
make up what is known as the
Hawaiian Islands. She attended
grade achool in Kukuhaele and
graduated from Sacred Heart
Academy in Honolulu after also
attending high achool at Honokaa.
After graduation from high
school, Mrs. Leezer, whose maiden
name was Vargas, worked for a
floral shop in the Royal Hawaiian
Hotel in Honolulu and it was here
that she met Sergeant Leeier who
was stationed at the time in Santa
Ana and flying missions to Hono
lulu.
They were married in 1954 in
Arizona and since their marriage
Sergeant Leezcr's tours of duty
have taken them to Santa Ana,
Calif., Miami Fla., and finally to
Beaufort where they have lived
for the past eight months. The
Leeiers have one daughter, Kathy,
who is 3 years old.
Mr*. Leeser says that she simply
loves life in the United States and
added that she was very impressed
with the friendliness of the people
of Carteret County. "We have
never lived any place where the
people actually went out of their
way to be friendly and neighborly
like they do here in Beaufort and
Carteret County," said Mrs. Lee
zer, as her husband nodded in
agreement.
When asked how she felt about
Hawaii receiving its statehood re
cently, becoming our 50th state,
she said that she was very thrilled
over K. "This is something that
the people of Hawaii have worked
and waited for for a long time
and of course it means a great deal
to every citizen of the islands."
Mrs. Leeier listed barbecues as
her family's favorite dishes when
asked about the meals she likes to
serve. Also high on the menu are
Chinese and Hawaiian dishes such
as chop suey, shrimp curee, and
sweet sour shrimp with pineapple.
"One of the things I miss most
See HAWAIIAN, Page 7
Legislator Believes Fund
To Save Banks Will Get OK
Court Term
Delayed, Opens
At tO Today
The superior court session, sche
duled to start yesterday, will not
start until this morning at 10.
Judge Henry L. Stevens, New
Bern, who will preside, phoned A.
. James, clerk o< superior court,
riday morning and said he
thought it best to delay the court
session one day.
Mr. James said that there was
a death in the judge's family last
week and the judge himself was
not feeling well. Otherwise, court
would have proceeded on Easter
Monday as scheduled.
With court beginning today, the
docket will merely be delayed one
day. Monday's cases will be heard
today, Tuesday's tomorrow, and
so on.
Mr. James said there may be a
possibility that court will continue
until Saturday.
The Mattingly murder case, un
der the revised schedule, will prob
ably not begin until Thursday.
Other major cases arc rape, at
tempted rape and numerous break
ing and entering cases.
Almost Half Inch
Rain Falls Friday
Friday's rain measured .46 inch
es, according to Stamcy Davis,
weather observer at Morehead
City.
Temperature ranges for the
weekend were, as follows :
Max. Min. Wind
Thursday (8 57 SW
Friday 65 58 SW
Saturday 61 44 NW
Sunday 54 39 NNS
Clearing followed the rainy Good
Friday and Sunday, Easter Day,
was clear but cold.
? D. G. Bell, Carteret'* legislator,
expressed confidence yesterday
that the state's request for 1600,000
to stabilize the outer banks will go
through.
Appearing before the joint ap
propriations committee last Tues
day and making a plea for funds
to preserve the rapidly-disappear
ing banks were Sen. Lindsay War
ren, Beaufort County, Maj. J. L.
Murphy, president of the Seashore
Highway Association, Carl Goerch,
Raleigh author, and other repre
sentatives of the coastal area.
Mr. Bell spent last weekend in
Raleigh preparing charts and maps
to show to the committee at the
hearing.
The bill providing for $200,000 for
a survey of the banks and Mtft.MO
for purchase of the worst-eroded
areas has been re-drafted several
times, Mr. Bell said.
He added that there is a clause
in the bill which will give present
owners first opportunity to buy the
restored area back, should the
state wish to get rid of it in the
future. Mr. Bell said too that it
will not be neccssary for any of the
Portsmouth residents to leave their
homes.
Relative to new stirrings on in
troduction of a statewide race
track bill, with local option, Mr.
Bell said that he would introduce
such a bill only upon request.
He said that he introduced a bill
at the last session of the legislature
after receiving petitions and re
quests from Morehcad City busi
nessmen. It has been reported that
Rep. Norwood Ansell of Currituck,
site of a defunct dog track as is
Carteret, plans to introduce a race
track bill.
Carteret's legislator said he plans
to introduce several Carteret Coun
ty bills this week, bills that have
been requested by county commis
sioners.
He returned to Raleigh yesterday
afternoon.
Suffers Back Injury
Moses Howard, chairman of the
board of county commissioners,
suffered a back injury several
weeks ago and has been confined
to his home. Mr. Howard wrenched
bis back when he leaped a ditch
while on a trip to take a wrcck
back to his garage at Newport.
Water Company
Gets Extension
On Filing Answer
? Suit Alleges Water
Failure Caused Damage
? Complaint Arises From
Fire in Beaufort
C. W. Williams, manager of Car
olina Water Co., Morehead City,
said yesterday that an extension
of time has been granted on filing
an answer to a complaint against
his company.
Carolina Water Co. has been
named as defendant in a civil
suit arising from a fire which de
stroyed business properties in
Beaufort in December.
The complaint alleges that prop
erty of the plaintiffs was destroyed
as a result of carelessness and
negligence on the part of the water
company.
Mr. Williams said that the suit
is being handled by the Aetna In
surance Co., insurors of General
Water Works Corp., of which Caro
lina Water Co. is a subsidiary.
The plaintiffs, Dr. M. T. Lewis
and Old Colony Insurance Co.,
claim damages of $8,274; James
H. Potter Jr. and sons, James III
and Gilbert, claim damages
amounting to $32,817.83, or a total
of $41,541.83.
The plaintiffs say that the fire
was confined to the Joe House
drug store and was almost out
when the water supply gave out
and the flames spread to the Potter
grocery store, over which was lo
cated the office of Dr. Lewis.
Tbe complaint says that a water
company official blamed the lack
of water on failure of a switch to
cut on, automatically, another
pump.
In addition to the drug store,
where the fire started, the gro
See CIVIL SUIT, Page 2
5-Year-Old Stella Boy Dies
Sunday from Bullet Wound
Everything's Upside Down
Photo by J. w. SykN
Michael Fleming, 22-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Fleming,
Mansfield Park, demonstrates his opinion of the world.
Car-Passenger Ferry Will
Start Service Labor Day
The car-passenger ferry to op
crate between Sea Level, Atlantic
and Ocracoke is scheduled to start
scrvicc on Labor Day, Monday,
Sept. 7, 1959.
The announcement came this
finder
reports
S. K. Hedgccock, Atlantic
Beach, found Mrs. J. V. Waters'
purse.
Mr. Hedgccock, owner and
manager of the Frontier Village
Motel, said he found the purse
lying on one of the writing desks
in the First-Citizens Bank, More
head City, Friday a week ago.
He took it to one of the tellers
without bothering to look in it.
The teller found, from identifi
cation in the purse, that it be
longed to Mrs. Waters.
She thought she had loat it on
the street and would never sec
it or the $74 in it again. Because
the bank folks didn't get Mr.
Hedgecock's name they couldn't
tell Mrs. Waters who found her
purse.
After a story about it in last
Tuesday's NEWS-TIMES, Mr.
Hedgccock phoned the news
paper office and solved the mys
tery.
week from the Coast Engineering
Co., Norfolk, naval architect!, Wi
ley Manufacturing Co., Port De
posit. Md., was successful bidder
on the contract for building the
ferry. Cost of construction was not
revealed, but Harry W. Keeling
Jr., president of Coast Engineer
ing, said there were 11 bids sub
mitted, "ranging from the low bid
to a high bid of $528,030."
Bids were opened March 16 in
Norfolk, Va. None was received
from North Carolina shipyards,
Mr. Keeling commented.
Describing the ferry, he said,
"This modern and well equipped
vessel was designed by the Coast
Engineering Company, of Norfolk,
Va., Naval architects and marine
engineers. The ship's hull model
was tested in the Experimental
Towing Basin of Stevens Institute
at Hoboken, N. J., for horespower
requirements, speed in shoal wa
ters and wave making character
istics.
"The hull is of the hydroconic,
tunnel stern type, ideal for operat
ing in shallow waters, and modi
fied to give unusual ability in rough
and deep waters also.
"The vessel is It be fully
equipped with all modern safety
and navigational aides, including
radar and depth finders. All con
struction will be to Coast Guard
regulations and requirements.
"Featured will be spacious pas
senger cabins, a snack bar and
exterior promenade decks. Seats
will be upholstered of the type
used in intercity busses. The cabins
arc well heated and ventilated (or
summer and winter comfort, with
large window areas for viewing the
scenic beauty of the area.
The ferry will carry 19 autos and
trucki and 300 passengers. Dimen
sions are as follows: 130 feet S
inches overall length, 38 feet
breadth (over deck), 9 feet 8 inches
depth (molded), 900 horsepower j
(two 450 IIP engines) and speed, ;
1214 knots (deep water).
Mr. Keeling said the highest .
grade machinery and equipment .
will be used throughout the vessel. j
Delivery Is expected oil or before |
Sept. I, 1959. The ferry is being ,
built by Dan, William, Alfred and
Leslie Taylor, brothers who were |
born at Sea Level. The ferry has ,
not yet been named.
The Taylors will operate the fer- ,
ry but have stated that the state J
can assume operation in the future,
should it wish to do so. ,
The ferry will make possible I |
continuous trip along the outer ]
banks by automobile, from Dare |
County, south to Carteret and ,
thence on the mainland to Wil
mington. |
Four Attend Diuer
A. H. James, chairman of the
county Democratic executive com- ,
mittee, Mrs. James, and Mr. and
Mrs. S. J. Rabon, all of Morehead
City, attended the Jefferson-Jack
son Day dinner at Raleigh Satur
day. They returned home Sunday. !
Ferry to Ply Core Sound
ni? b u architect'* drawla* o I the cimww lory which will cany vehicle, ud paaMfan hctweea Ik* Outer* BaWaad (AtluUc aid Sea Uvd) aai OcraMke oa the otter hanha.
Coroner Says Playmate
Accidentally Fired Rifle
Five-year-old Harold Keel Piner, son of Mr. and Mrs.
William C. Piner, Stella, died in Morehead City Hospital
Sunday after a bullet from a .22 rifle went through his
forehead.
David Munden, county coroner, said the bullet was acci
dentally fired by 8-year-old Leon Workman, son of Mr.
ana Mrs. 3' 7SSa
neighbors of the Piners at SUlla^
The accident happened at atxwt
130 Sunday in thc W^m^in hom^
The Pincr boy died at .
p.m. He was rushed to the hospital
byMr SMunden said that no inquest
will be held. Funeral arrangements
were being handled yesterday by a
tuneral home at Greenvdle
According to the coroner. Harold,
who would have been 6 years old
next Monday, went
to the Workmans to play wlln
UMr. Workman had bo^owed .
trailer to haul sand and had gone
to return it. his wife following
the car to bring him *>?ck. The
Sy onc in the house with Harold
and 1-con at the time of the shoot
iniz was Leon's little sister.
The coroner said that Leon _wcnt
to his father s closet and got Ms
rifle. The rifle was not loaded but
he went to another room andgota
bullet out of a dresser drawer, lie
put it in the gun and wh',e ^
tooling with it, the gun discharged
and the bullet hit Harold.
Leon apparently went to get a
broom to try to sweep up the blood,
then rushed acroas theroadtoU*
Piners. He was screaming and ask
the Piners not to whip him. that
he didn't mean to do it.
They couldn't uader.tand what
h/w,, talking about and went to
the house where *h,7 nfo.u"f
on the broom and then discovered
^In addition to hia
boy is survived by several brothers
and sistera, according to coroner
M linden.
Two Cars Meet
At Intersection
the intersection of Mansfield P
way and highway TO.
Driving the Fonl ws, Mrs. Je?e
B. Murdoch, route 1 NcwportKri
.Wnston^lem ,
Ski to yield right-of-way
So one was hurt, but |d?m.*Mo
the Ford was estimated at*450 and
iamage to the Cadillac $200.
caJr.lK.3
proceeding north out of the park
"in the car with Mrs. Murdoch
nossic Fulcher Man rOW,
vhere they are employed.
Retarded Child
Chapter Planned
Mrs. L. B. Bryant, Charlotte,
mrill be at the civic center, More
lead City, at 7:30 Thursday night
x> organize a Carteret chapter o I
he North Carolina Association for
Mentally Retarded Children.
Mn. Bryant is executive secre
ary of the state organization,
{ugh Gordon, Beaufort, acting
:halrman of the chapter, invites
o the meeting anyone interested
n aiding mentally retarded young
iters.
The purpose of a chapter, he ex
>lains, Is to help parents of the
ncntally retarded to solve their
>roblcnis at no charge, to help
he children by establishing traln
ng centers, special education clas
?es, and bettering conditions of
hlJdrcn at state institutions.
The association operates on a
lational, state and local level.
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
Tide Table
HIGH
LOW
Tuesday, March II
1:37 a.m.
2:13 p.m.
1:0* a.m.
8:32 p.m.
Wedaesday, April 1
2)38 a.m.
3:16 p.m.
?:1S a.m.
?:40 p.m.
Thursday, April 2
3:42 a.m.
4:30 p.m.
10:16 a.m.
10:3* p.m.
Friday, April 1
4:45 a.m.
11:01 a.m.
t:M p.m.
U:32 p.m.
R. E. Ikner
Appeals After
Getting Sentence
? Judge Morris Sets
Bond at $500
? Speeders Pay Court
Costs Thursday
Robert Earl Ikner wis given one
year in jail and assigned to work
on the roads by Judge L. R. Mor
ris in county court Thursday after
being found guilty of failing to
comply with terms of a suspended
sentence of Jan. 30, 1958.
The charges arose after it was
brought out that the defendant had
failed to furnish money for the
support of his children which the
previous court judgment bound
bim to do.
The defendant entered an appeal
to the verdict and his case was
bound over to the next term of
superior court. Bond was set at
$500.
The court suspended judgment
on payment ol court costs for tha
following speeders: Paul Mason
Paraell, William Aubrey Norris,
Mark B. Tordoff, John Duffy San
derson, Gladys Evelyn Wood, Wil
liam Lawrence Pelletier.
William H. Farrier, Jesse W.
Powell, Ivey A. Tillman, Roland
S. Lewis, Alston B. Lamm Jr.,
James Joseph Shields, Dennis Clif
ton Lawrence and Jcptha James
Long.
Speeders who were ordered to
pay $5 and court costs included
Charles Frederick Lundy, Richard
H. Smith, Eugene Allen Thorn Jr.,
and Samuel Clayton Garner.
Also found guilty of speeding and
paying $10 and court costs were
Clifton Ward Gurganus, Jack
Dempsey Cook, Thomas J. Brion
and WUlis Ellsha Perry.
Other traffic violator! were
Avery Taylor, whose judgment
was suspended on payment of
court costs after he was found
guilty of having an expired driver's
license and no reflector on his
truck; Charles Terrance Moore,
who was charged with speeding,
judgment suspended on payment
of |IS and coats.
?ay Douglas Whitehurst was
charged with falling to yield the
right-of-way, resulting in an acci
dent and was ordered by the court
to pay coats.
Roscoe Maxwell Conway was
charged wtih drunken driving and
found guilty of careless and reck
less driving. Judge Morris sen
tenced him to three months in jail,
assigned to the roada. This sen
tence was suspended on payment
of $100 and court coats.
Four people who were called
See COURT, Page ?
Four Islanders
Hurt in Wreck
Four Harkers Island residents,
injured in an accident at Otway at
S p.m. Saturday, were still confined
to the More head City Hospital yes
terday. They are William Clifton
Row, Gene Autry Willis, Nancy
GUIikin, and Belma Gillikin.
Highway patrolman J. W. Sykcs
said that Rose, driving a 1953 Ford,
ran into the rear of a parked 1949
Ford stake body truck. With Rose
were the other three who were
hurt.
Charles Sterling Hancock, route
1 Beaufort, driver of the truck, was
uninjured. Hancock told the patrol
man that be had a rider with hinr
They had an argument and he had
stopped to put hi* passenger out
His truck was headed east, as
was the Rose car. Hancock pulled
partly off the north side of the
highway near the Otway grocery.
Row and his paswngers said that
the truck bad no tail lights. The
right front of the Row car ran up
under the truck.
Charges against Hancock are
pending. Damage to the truck was
estimated at SIM- Patrolman Sykea
said the Ford is not worth repair