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5 CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ?" ** * 48th YEAR, NO. 41. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1969 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS 9-Year-Old Lebanese Boy Joins Foster Parents Here A new resident of the county i* Walid Nassar Courie, age 9, the adopted Lebanese son of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Courie, Atlantic Beach. It took no less than an act of Con gress to bring Walid to the home of his adoptive parents. The special law was necessary to allow him to enter this country as the son of American parents. Otherwise, be would have had to come as an immigrant under the Lebanese immigration quota and probably would not have gotten here until some years hence. As It is, the legal wheels have been moving ever since 1954 to bring Walid to this country. He is the nephew of Mrs. Courie, the youngest son of her hrother. The child's father was killed in an acci dent in Lebanon this past Febru ary, after adoption procedures had been completed. Mrs. Courie, a native of Lebanon, became a naturalized citizen of this country in 1941. Her husband was naturalized in 1927. They were married in 1928 and have never had any children of their own. Walid had to be adopted in ac cordance with Lebanon civil and religious laws as well as American laws, and the whole business had to be cleared through United States immigration officials and the De partment of Justice. After the religious courts of the Greek Orthodox Church of Leba non approved the adoption, the Lebanese civil courts bad to act. When adoptive procedures were concluded, Congressman Graham Barden of this district had the Con gress of the United Statea pass a private bill, HR 7268, which allows Walid, a natural born alien child of citizens of the United States, to enter this country. The bill was introduced May 8, 1967. Walid's fun name was Walid Tawfig Nassar, and now he adds the surname of his parents and'is Walid Nassar Courie. Legal details were handled by the law firm of Hamilton and Mc Neill, Morehead City, as well as by a lawyer in Lebanon. Walid flew aioae from Beirut, Lebanon and landed at Interna tional airport in New York Sunday. From there, he wm flown to New Bern Sunday night where he was joyfully met by his new parents. Walid speaks some English. He was a Boy Scout in his hometown of Beirut, like* football, basketball and track and will go to Morehead City school in the fall. He was in the fifth grade this past year in Lebanon. New?-Tlme* Photo by McComb Walid Nassar Courie, 9, begins life in America wilb his new parents, Nr. and Mrs. M. F. Courie, Atlantic Beach. House Finance Committee OK's Bill Killing Exemption Police Called To Three Wrecks Morehead City police investigated two traffic accidents Wednesday and one Monday. Monday's accident occurred at the intersection of 23rd and Fisher SR at approximately 3:35 p.m. According to chief Herbert Grif fin, who investigated, a 1951 Cadil lac, driven by Leon Goodwin of Beaufort was going east on Fisher Street and collided with a 1948 Chevrolet driven by Iola Leary of Morehead City. Mrs. Leary was driving south on See WRECKS, Page 2 ' The llousc finance committee ap proved this week a bill that will mean $400,000 additional revenue to the state, according to D. G. Bell, Carteret assemblyman who introduced the bill. The bill removes from the cor poration franchise tax law an ex emption for indebtedness on real estate. The franchise tax on corpora tions is figured similarly to the town ind county a^wlirtfc tea, Mr. Bell explains. The tax is $1.S0 per thousand dollars valuation on real estate, equipment and stock (or IS cents tax per hundred dol lars valuation). At present an exemption exists. For example, if a corporation buys real estate valued at $10,000, but still owes $5,000 on it, the corpora tion franchise tax when figured would not be figured oo the $5,000 still owed. Mr. Bell's bill knocks out that exemption. He contends that if indebtedness on real estate is exempt, then in debtedness on a corporation's stock and equipment should also be exempt. Mr. Bell in 1957 introduced a bill that would exempt all three and it wm killed. So this session, be toak the other approach and introduced a bill ,that would knock out the real es tate Indebtedness exemption. The House finance committee okayed it with only one dissenting vote. This means, Mr. Bell ex plained, that It will in all prob ability get House approval. He said he Introduced the bill because the present law is dis criminatory. He also said that he has interest in bills that request money for the coast and if he is asking for money he feels as though he has to help raise some. Chorus fo Give Concert Tonight Ralph Wade, director of the Morehead City high achool chorus, hai released the program for the chorus concert at S tonight in the school auditorium. The program will open with the processional, followed by Ode to Song (three choruses from Die Mcistersinger) by the chorus. The girla' glee dab will sing Clouds and Let Not Your Song End. Malaguena, a piano duet, will be played by Virginia Thompson and Kathy Chalk. The duet will be followed by the girls glee club singing Echo Song and (he chorus singing The King and I. The bays glee chb will sing Aura Lee and 1 Want a Girl. Concluding numbers by the chorus will be An American is a Lucky Han, Well, Anyway; Magle Moments, 78 Trombones from The Uusic Man and This Old Man, the chorus aung by the marching children in Inn of the Sixth Happiness, reccnt mo tion picture. Accompanists for the chorus are Miss Thompson, Miss Chalk and Marlene Moore. 19-Y?ar-Old Corporal Hurt* N?ck in Diving DeWitt Stafford, l?-year<oid Ma rine corporal from Cherry Point, suffered a neck injury while div-. ing in the surf at Atlantic Beach1 yesterday morning. Bill Moore, chief of police, said the life guard reported that Staf ford was in water about waist deep. He jumped up and waa go ing to dive straight down, not real izing that there was a small shoal right in front of him about knee high. He hit his head on the bank ed-up sand. Bell-Mimden ambulance. More head City, took Stafford to More head City Hospital. He was later transferred to Cherry Point Firemen Answer Alarm Beaufort firemen anawered an alarm in the 1000 block of Broad Street at 11:55 a.m. Tuesday. A built-in washing machine was on fire in a trailer home and after putting the blaze out, firemen re turned to Uk station. Beaufort Woman's Club Wins State Community Service Cup Contracts Let For Gymnasium At Queen Street The county board of education on Tuesday accepted low bids to taling $43,023 for a gymnasium at Queen Street School, Beaufort. C. Douglas Jewel, Wilmington contractor, got the general con tract with a low bid of $38,840. Beaufort Plumbing and Supply was low bidder, with (2,687.64, on the plumbing, and Blanchard's Elec tric Service, Morehead City, was low bidder on the electrical con tract, $1,496.65. There were an insufficient num ber of bids on heating to permit awarding of a heating 'contract, according to H. L. Joslyn, county superintendent of schools. He said that the heating contract would have to be let later. The gym will be located north of the present school, across Mul berry Street. Actual date for be ginning work on the building is not definite. All board members were present for the bid opening. They arc R. W. Safrit Jr., chairman of the board; D. Mason, Atlantic, T. B. Smith, Davis; W. B. Allen, New port, and George R. Wallace, More head City. Morehead Man Hit by Car, Suffers Serious Injuries William Waller, 52, 1813 Bridges St., Morehead City, was seriously injured at 12:10 p.m. Monday at Arcndell and 18th Streets, More head City, when he was struck by a car. Driving the car Mas Claude G. Winstead, 46, route 1 Newport. Ac cording to Chief Herbert Griffin, who investigated, Waller walked in front of the Winstead ear at lMf Street. The car was proc riding west. Waller suffered a broken left leg and ankle, multiple fractures of the hip, cuts and bruises. He is confincd to the Morehead City Hos pital. No charges were filed. The accident victim was report edly on his way home from the eye doctor's when the accident hap pened. Beauty Chosen JoAnn Parson . . . new Miss Morebead^ Court Orders Two Defendants To be Brought In Elijah Lewis and Johnnie Logue, both of Morehead Cty, failed to appear in recorder's court Mon day and warrants were issued by the court to bring them in. Lewis was charged on two sep arate warrants of public drunken ness and by failing to appear in court, forfeited bonds posted by Tri-County Bonding Co. Logue also was cited on two counts, one charging him with pub lic drunkenness and resisting ar rest and the other for public drunk enness and using loud and profane language in public. Logue forfeited bonds posted by Ronald Earl Willis and Bonnie Kicc and in ordering him to be brought in, the court set his new bonds at $250 on the two warrants. Also called and failing to appear was Mrs. Betty Sue Crouch of Cherry Point, charged with issuing a worthless check. An order was issued by the court to bring Mrs. Crouch in and bond was set at $100 for her. Her case was con tinued until May 25. Curly Lee Becton and Mott Hes ter, both of Morehead City, ap peared before the court charged with simple assault. Both men pleaded not guilty to the charges and after hearing cvidcncc, the court found them not guilty. Robert L. Downour of Camp Le jcune was ordered to pay court costs after being found guilty of running a red light and having an improper muffler on his car. In another traffic case, Gene A. Guthrie appeared to answer charges of having no operator's license. Judgment of the court was that he serve 30 day* in jail. This sentence was suspended on pay ment of $50 and cwrt costs. Cecil Guthrie of Morehead City received thirty days in jail and roadwork after being convicted of public drunkenness. Car Fire The West End fire department answered an alarm yesterday afternoon that turned out to be a car fire on Evans Street near the beach bridge. Owner of the car that received only minor damage to the wiring was E. C. Willis Jr. ? i Beaufort Homu'i Club has re ceived the Nathan O'Berry Cup for the biggest .ingle contnbution in community service. Th^.w.rd was accepted by Mrs. vvcd can, Woman's Club president Wed ncsdav at the 57th annua! conven tion of the North Carolina Federa tion of Woman's Clubs at Raleigh. The award was given for the Old Homes Tour sponsored by the club in Beaufort last June. The contest entry was P?P?? by Mrs. Duncan. It included ed torials, stories and pictures from THE NEWS-TIMES, a des"'J,*lonf of the tour, photos, a su"\mary,?t how the project originated, a list of the organizations and persons Who .. silted the club in the pro ject and an outline of the benefits which accrued to the ? Mrs. Dupcan wa. notmed lMt week by letter from Mrs. D. Ttfden lloneycutt, chairman of the clubs community service division, Smith field, that the Beaufort Woman s Club had won the community ser vice award. ??I ,m so thrilled," Mrs Duncan remarked, "because 1 just decided to enter the contest <hc^as< ment and never expected we d win anything " Mrs. Duncan has de voted much time in recent years lo aiming for the award for the best club scrapbook. Tast year was the second year the club sponsored the Old Homes -r ?r Mrs W N. Gilchrist was chairman. Instead of a tour this year the club is sponsoring a Uty Beautiful campaign. Motel Association Elects Bud Dixon As Area 3 Officer Bud Dixon of Bud Dixon's Motel. Morchead City, was elected gover nor of area 3 at the annual meet ing of the North Carolina Motel Association last Friday at Crcens ^Area 3 covers Carteret, Hyde, Beaufort, Hamlico and Craven C?AUhwgh no one from Morehead City attended the convention, a telegram from Mr. Dixo?, Ml Tait and A B Cooper invited the Uroup ?0 meet in Morehead City in 1*0. Invitations also came from Fon tana Fayelteville and Wilmington. A committee will be named to select the convention site. Curb Market Will Start Summer Hour* Today The Home Demonstration Curb Market at 13th and Evans Streets will begin its summer hours to daThe market will be open from 4 to g pm today. Its Wednesday and Saturday morning hours are 7.30 to 10:30. JCs Name JoAnn Parson ' Miss Morehead' News-Times Photos by llcComb Approximately fifty people were presort at Ike Blue Ribbon reataarant Monday sight aa these eight beaut lea competed for the title of Miaa More bead City of 11M. Left to right, the girls are Virginia Whaley, Mil Piraon, Laara Lewis, larbara Harris, Barbara Gatbrie, Wyaona Blanchard, Deanaa Balk* and Deaaaie Adams. - - - j Migrant Minister, Wife to Arrive Samarl P. Jam Jr., a rising senior at Gammon Seminary, At lanta, will be the migrant minister in the county this summer, accord ing to the Rev. A. M. Daniel, pas tor of the Wildwood Presbyterian Church, and chairman of the mi grant ministry committee. Mr. Jones and Us wife, who will assist him in the migrant program, will arrive in the county next Fri day. They will be guests at a luncheon at noon that day in the Firit Baptist Church, Beaufort. Also attending the lunchcon will be members of the County Minis ters Association and the migrant ministry committee. Samuel Snyder of the National Council of Churches is expected to attend the lunch and remain for an orientation period, according to Mr. Dantel. Tie migrant aiaMry chairman Mid that the greatest needs in the migrant ministry program now arc athletic equipment, toys and money. "We have a good supply of cloth ing," he added, "as well as health kits. But we need cash and recrea tional equipment." Tfca Rev. Alee Tbompsoa, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Beau See MIGRANT MINISTER, rags 2 A Morehead City high school senior, pretty JoAnn Parson, was crowned Misa Morehead City at the Jaycee sponsored beauty pa geant Monday night at the Blue Ribbon restaurant. Miss Parson won over seven other girls who were competing for the title. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Parson, 1909 Fisher St. Acting at a judge in the contest and the guest of the Jaycees at the pageant was Miss North Caro lina of 1959, Betty Lane Evans. Miss Evans was presented a por trait of herself by the Jaycees in ceremonies preceding the pageant. The girls were judged by a fivc mcmber panel that included in ad dition to Miss North Carolina, Dr. Russell Outlaw, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Gcer Jr. and Dr. Robert Bar num. Acting as vote counter for the evening was Rufus Butner Jr. The girls appeared first in eve ning dresses and this was fol lowed by each presenting talent exhibitions before the judges. The first contestant. Miss Dean nie Adams, did a pantomime to the hit record, Tan Shoes and Pink Shoe Laces. This was followed by Miss Deanna Ballou displaying her talents as a hair stylist with Mrs. Gay Butner as her model. JoAnn Parson did a scene from Shakespeare's Macbeth and Laura Lewis exhibited clothes that she had designed and made. Wynona filanchard provided col or movies of herself water skiing and Barbara Guthrie gave a baton twirling exhibition. Miss Barbara Barrel! played two selections on the piano and the final contestant, Virginia Whaley did a dramatization o f the Eliza beth Browning poem' How Do 1 Love Thee. After parading before the judges in bathing suits the fcirla re-ap peared in evening dress and were quizzed individually by members of the judging panel. Miss Morehead City of 1959, Bon nie Fish, crowned Miaa Parson after the announcement of the winner. Named as attendants to the queen were Laura Ltwia and Barbara Outbrie. i Principals Announce Plans For Graduation Exercises School Holidays Listed for '59-60 H. L. Joslyn, county superinten dcnt of schools, has announced the school calendar for 1959-60. It fol lows: School will open Tuesday, Sept. 1. The holidays will be Monday, Sept. 7, Labor Day; Oct. 20, when teachers attend the NCEA meet ing at New Bern; Oct. 23, for Ne gro pupils when their teachers at tend the NCTA meeting. Nov. 26 and 27, Thanksgiving holidays; Dec. 19-29, Christmas; April 19-18, Easter, and school closes May 26. The county board of education calls attention to the dates for the Christmas holiday. School is being dismissed earlier than usual be cause pupils of high school age want to work prior to Christmas. School will reopen Dec. 30. New Year's Day, Jan. 1, will not be a holiday. Tick Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, Nay 22 7:32 a.m. 1:56 a.m. 1:14 p.m. 2:04 p.m. Saturday, May 23 1:46 a.m. 2:41 a.m. 9:07 p.m. 2:53 p.m. Sunday, May 24 9:44 a.m. 3:37 a.m. 10:04 p.m. 3:43 p.m. Moaday, May 23 10:44 a.m. 4:27 a.m. 11:02 p.m. 4:36 p.m. Taeaday, May 2* . 11:43 a.m. S:l< a.m. . 5:31 pjn. ' Schools throughout the county are busily preparing for gradua tion. J. W. Johnson, principal at At lantic, announces that the Rev. John Privott, New Bern, associa tional missionary of the Baptist Church, will deliver the' baccalau reate sermon at Atlantic high school Sunday, May 31. Sixteen seniors will receive their diplomas in graduation excrcisea Monday night, June 1. The speaker will be James O. Simpkins, New Bern, state senator, lie will be in troduced by Clayton Kulchcr Jr., chairman of the school board. Dr. Douglas Jones of the East Carolina College faculty will be the speaker at Smyrna high school commencement at ? p.m. Tuesday, June 2. He will be introduced by the principal, Stewart Daniels. The baccalaureate service at Smyrna will be at 11:30 a.m. Sun day, May 31. Delivering the ser mon will be the Rev. Ralph Flem ing, pastor of SL James Methodist Church, Newport. Class night will be Wednesday, May 27, and eighth grade gradua tion at 10:24 a.m. Friday, May 29. Qaeea Street high school's bac calaureate service will be at 4 p.m. this Sunday, May 24, at the school. The sermon will be delivered by the Rev. I. F. Davis, pastor of the AME Zion Church, Beaufort. Prior to the service, the band will pre sent a concert at 3 p.m. on the school lawn. Eighth grade graduation exer cise* will be at I p.m. Monday, May 25. Charles Elmore will give the valedictory address and Joseph Tyson the salutatory address. At ( p.m. Friday, May 29, awards will be given the seniors. This will be the first time an award* night has been scheduled, AHOOI1DCC0 p Jnhnitnn prill" ciptl. Awards have formerly been given on commencement night. Commencement will be Monday night, June 1. At Camp Glenn school, eighth grade graduation cxercises will be at 8 p.m. Monday, June 1. R. W. Davis, principal, said he hopes the exercises can take place in the new auditorium, now under con struction. At Newport School, the Rev. M. O. Scars, pastor of the Missionary Baptist Church, Newport, will de liver the baccalaureate sermon at the service May 31 at 11 a.m. in the school auditorium. Alien Bruton, superintendent of the Whiteville city schools, wUl be the commencement speaker at 8 p.m. Monday, June 1. Class night will be May 29 and eighth grade promotion exercises at 10 a.m. June 2. Graduation plans of other schools will be announced as they are available. Award Night will be held at the W. S. King High School, Morcbead City, Monday at 8 p.m., announces principal S. R. McLendon. All stu dents, parents and friends are cor dially invited. Award Night is the first in the history of the school; heretofore awards were given on commence ment night Dradg* Will Arriv* Tuesday to Work Haro Because the channel into More bead City port has been shoaling tbe dredge Gerig, scheduled to ar rive In June, will come early, ar riving Tuesday, according to Steve Wall of the Army engineer: office, Wilmington. Authorixed channel depth is 30 feet The Gerig is expactad to be bore about tar week*.