Newport Sets $1,20 Tax Rate
Newport tain board let its tax' ?
rate at SI. 20 Tuesday night at the
town hall, a 10-cent increase over,
la?t year. CamMlaioaera beat
down a budget proposing a 20-oewt
increase, which '.vould have made
the rate $1.30. The tuwn'i assessed
valuation is $929,176.
The board ohjected to a proposal
that part of the ABC Iwuts be used
to supplement pay of high school
teschers snd the deficit in the gen
ersl budget then be met by a tax
increase.
Commissioner Dick Lockey said
people don't want to pay higher
taxes. Mayor Leon Mann pointed
out that there is a critical need for
improving the quality of teachinj.
Commissioner Lockey declared,
"Those teachers won't gel any bet
ter and they'll be there until they
die. If you're going to increase
pay, let the whole township help
pay for It."
The mayor pointed out that taxes
are getting higher but the people
are getting more services too.
There is better fire equipment, he
said, the town has -expanded, more
streets have been added and a
town water system installed.
Commissioner Wilbur Garner
aaid that if the town beard pro
vides money for teacher salaries,
people would say the board was
taking over something that was not
its business.
The mayor said, "If you don't
want better education, we'll forget
It
Commissioner T^slie Bercegeay
asked why a supplement was rec
ommended only for high school
teachers. The mayor said that the
school board felt It was needed
there most, as far as quality of in
struction is concerned.
Mayor Mann contended that in
several years the supplements
would attract better teachers.
Commissioner Garner said he
was not in favor of running the
town in the red to pay teachers.
The $1,256 Item, earmarked for
high school teacher pay supple
ment, was stricken from the bud
get.
The commissioners again dis
missed the town's decreased ABC
store revenue. It is estimated that
in the coming year it will be $3,000,
?down a thousand from laat year.
The mayor said the county ABC
board claims that Newport's sales
are dropping but overhead remains
stable, thus causing the decrease
in profit.
Mayor Mann charged, however,
that the store is making illegal
sales of liquor. He said sales are
'being made to habitual drunks. "1
want to see it stopped or get rid of
the store," he declared.
Commissioner Bercegeay said he
had been receiving complaints
about the water being cut off June
17. Water commissioner Bcnnie
'Garner said a 2-inch line had to be
tapped in, the work was not done
as he had instructed it be done and
in the ensuing emergency, all the
water had to be cut off.
Mayor Mann suggested that in
the future if a cut-off is absolutely
necessary, the work be planned in
advance so that people can be noti
fied.
Dewey Phipps of West Newport
appeared to inquire if there were
foundation to rumors that police
protection would be done away
with. He was informed that police
services will be the same as they
alwayi have been.
The c?mtnta*i<mers said that po
lice chief Dan Bell will
1. Answer a call from any ?ne
?t any time he's on duty and that
people need not call a commission
er first to get permission for the
?chief to answer a can
I. Chief Bell's Saturday hours as
polio* officer are 4 to !? p.m.
The board said that the rumors
probably arose from a misunder
standing on the part of the police
officer as a result of instructions
at the June meeting. A large por
<ioa of Tuesday night's meeting
wm devoted to a conference with
chief Ml aad definition of his du
tjN.
The board also stated that the
Big Day at Fish Fry
Hundreds attended the fish fry at the Sea l/Vfl Community Hos
pital Saturday, July 4. The heaping plates of seafood were devoured
at study tables roofed with canvac. (Photos by Joe DalMs)
On display at the fish fry wa? this model of the typr of windmill
wfck* used to be a common right on the Carteret coast.
Negro News
Morehead CM? Hospital
Admitted: Saturday, Mr. James
Stevenson, Beaufort.
Sunday. Mr. Wtllard Godette,
Havelock.
Monday. Mr. Prank Comet-, CGC
Chilula; Master Mathew Jones.
Newport; Mr. Lonnie Nolan, Have
lock.
Tuesday, Mr. Herbert Baum,
Beaufort.
Discharged : Saturday. Mrs. Lil
lian Henry, Beaufort; Mrs. Marie
Fenner. Morctirad City; Mrs. Mary
Jsnes, Havelock.
Sunday, Mr. James Stevenson,
Beaufort.
Moaday, Miss Irene Frazier,
Havelock; Mr. Marcus Shopshire,
Morehead City.
Tuesday, Mr. Willard Godette,
Havelock; Mr. Frank Comer, CGC
Chilula.
Wadaraday, Master Stacy John
son, Beaufort.
chief is available to drive the fire
d^artment rescue truck in an
emergent?. But daring the day
when he hat other town duties and
24 town firemen are available for
driving the truck, he shouldn't be
called from his regular duties for
a job that someone else oan per
form.
It was reported that the Newport
Community Development Associa
tion is completing an industrial
aarvey.
Church Picnic
Will bm Held July IS
The annul Sunday school picnic
af Pint Methodist Church will be
Mi Wednesday. July IS, at <p. bi.
U the weather 4s good Ike picnic
will ha held ?t Part Macon Mate,
park and in case of bad weatherl
it will be IwM in toe church edit- 1
rational tnitlding.
Mr. Stamey Davis is 1
Serving ?
t Osaka, Mm. Malcolm Col
ad Mr. Tad Garner.
?re to- 1
to came and bring their
with a request
CKy Hospital
I City ON depart m<
that it will caste to
a "flre out" afcoal after a
tana.
Alarms will continue to be
1 to the asaal manner. Elim- ,
of the oecead signal ia to
from disturbing hoe
Beaufort Board
Acts on 12 Items
Monday Night
Following appointment of offi
cials and organization of commis
sions Monday night at the Beau
fort town board meeting in the
town hall, the board took the fol
lowing action:
1. Accepted records of previous
administration "subject to proven
accuracy."
2. Ronald Earl Mason, clerk;
Gray Hassell, engineer, and the
commissioners would decide on
new beundaries for expansion of
town.
S. Approved recommendation by
mayor W. H. Potter, to highway
commission, that the proposed
bridge between Beaufort and More
head City be placed immediately
north of the railroad bridge across
Nenvort River and that the bear
ing on location be held in Beaufort.
4. Approved a resolution allow
ing the town to operate until tbe
budget is adopted, on last year's
budget.
I. Approved relocation of the
?ewer line north of Mulberry Street
and the Queen Street school to
permit construction of the new
Queen Street school gym.
f. Deferred action on a request
for $50 the Am Street Cemetery
Association says the town owes It.
I. Referred to street commis
sioner William Davis a request,
signed by 31 persons, aattag that
the 300 block of Craven Street be
paved.
a. Authorised preparation of the
town map for application for Pow
ell street funds.
S? ^ pp^'Tit^d clerk A?ont -for
mosquito control.
I*. Author bed continuation of
Dan Walker's salary for as much
as M days while Mr. Walker
teaches Ike new clerk Us duties.
II. Requested the Iowa attorney
to make a report in August on the
town's contract with the Carolina
Water Co.
IS. Approved retention of all
present personnel on the town po
lice force
Four Join Roscuo
Unit Wodnoadoy
Pour new members Joined the
newly-organised rescue unit la
Morehead City Wednesday night
They are Gordon Day, Oscar Jos
lyn, Jim Coy and Don Foster.
Ray Kennedy, vice - president,
presided at the meeting, held at
the downtown fire station. Len
wood Brtnson, president, is in the
viera.
HoreheadCtfy 1
Board rightens
Sanitary Code
? Board Endorses Venters
For Highway Job
Mam 41 ? ? L.
VCrl new iririTluCTb
TV lirelifd Cky Iowa board,
meeting Tuesday night at the town
hall, adopted an amendment to the
municipal code concerning health
protection and disease prevention.
The new amendment states that
groups or organizations holding
meetings of any sort, whether in
doors or out, where crowds are
permitted to gather, will be re
quired to furnish sanitary facili
ties for the groups assembled.
Separate facilities are required
for men and women and must be
connected to the city sewer system ,
if one is in the block, or to an
approved septic tank installation.
Violators are subject to a fine of
not more than $50 or imprisonment
of not more than 30 days or both.
Each day's violation constitutes a
separate offense.
Adoption of such an ordinance
was deemed necessary after resi
dents complained of non-sanitary
conditions existing at tent meet-1
ings held in past summers within:
the town limits.
rw board passed a resolution en
dorsing Victor Venters as a high
way commissioner. Mr. Dill said
that he and D. G. Bell had attend
ed the county commissioners' meet
ing and that the county had pass
ed a similar resolution supporting
Venters. Both resolutions will be
sent to Governor Hodges.
A petition was presented, sign
ed by five persons, requesting a
light in the west alley of the 1200
block, between Avery and Bay.
The matter was turned over to
commissioner Bud Dixon. Mr. Dix
on authorized a street light for the
corner of Noyes Avenue and Taylor
Street.
A letter from the recreation com
mission recommended George Mi
zesko and Gibbie Sanderson as new
members for three-year terms.
The recommendations were accept
ed and the clerk was directed
write the new members advising
them of their appointment.
Commissioner Waller Morris re
ported that summer uniforms have
been ordered for the paid firemen.
They will be grey shirts and pants
with the fire department patch on
the back of the shirt. The fireman's
name and job will be written over
the pockets in the front.
They will be laundered by the
company supplying them and tears
will be mended at no cost. Losses
will be paid for out of the salary
of the person losing a garment.
Winter nniforms will be replaced
oo a piece-by-piece basis with old
pieces being turned in as new ones
are reoeived.
Decals were suggested as a
means of helping police determine
which cars belong to volunteer
firemen. Mr. Morris said that fire
men would like to have a special
meeting with the board soon to
consider by-laws.
Mr. Dixon presented a list of 21
house trailers parked in residen
tial sections of the city and asked
that the county sanitarian or his
assistant check them to see if they
are connected to an approved
sewer line, ft was suggested that
Mroet superintendent J. V. Waters
accompany them to point out the
city sewer time
Dr. Russell Outlaw reported that
?iflkt new tops had been placed on
garbage can* at the city park and
are bow in use. He said that the
new bathrooms had been opened
and that police would lock them
?anil night about 8. He also re
ported that a man had beea hired
to work three hours each day
clearing the park.
Ctafc John Lashley said that he
-is checking with the coin pi
ny in an effort to adjust sewer tap
fees and is trying to collect more
of them.
Mr. Dixon was asked ?e w what |
be dene about the garba
In tin business district and!
painting the Are icne in |
front of Die fire house. Be was al
so authorized to have the streets
with now paint on the
at Mm beach
and Mr.
that a flasher
The light will
be placed somewhere west tf Mth
on Arendetl in aa effort to
Mayor Dm was ?mmsUid la aee I
the chairman ?f the county ABC
hoard relative to bean at the
City ABC store.
to Mares that stay epen at
City be*>ital
aa from
the town's ABC dhidoada, Mayor
Dill will ask that the Mara May
I and
cut eifpenseTaSl help balance the I
bedget. ft wffl be wwnaifcrediit
hopes to balance and adopt iUhen! t
Defendant Will
Serve Jail Term
For Non-Support
Da art ?n contort of aban
donee** ?ad naa-aiinpert Tuesday
in Carteret County recorder's court
and received a sentence of one year
in jail. The court also recommend
?d medical O-Mtmsnt far (he de
fendant.
Violation of shrimping laws
brought bond forfeiture to three
defendants when they failed to ap
pear. The three were Harold Stev
enson, Lewis Taylor, and Joseph
WilHs. Harry G. Taylor also for
feited bond on charges of fishing
law violations.
Ira Culpepper was ordered to pay
costs for shrimping law violation
and appealed his case to the next
term of Superior Court. His bond
was set at $90.
Other defendants and the findings
of the court were as follows :
George LeGrande Haggerty ?
Drunk driving; not prosecuted.
Jasper Eugen Jones ? Permit
ting ? minor to drive; court costs.
Norman Coulson ? Drunk driv
ing, no operator's license and false
identification; not prosecuted.
John A Smith ? Improper use
of dealer's plates and improper
operator's license ; court costs
Beatrice Mae Hooper ? Failing
to stop at a stop sign; court costs.
Ransom C. Batten ? Speeding;
$15 and court costs.
Richard Lovick ? Speeding;
court costs.
King Quick ? Speeding; $25 and
court costs.
Johnny Cannon ? Speeding; $35
and court costs.
L. V. Jones ? Transporting non
taxpaid whiskey. Found guilty of
illegal possession of whiskey; $100
and couit costs.
Harry Lynch ? Public drunken
ness; not prosecuted.
Edward Barrett, Virgil Gillikin
and O. G. Elliott ? Public drunk
eness; called and failed to appear,
forfeited bond.
Jeffrey Smith ? Driving on the
wrong side of the road and having
no registration card; called and
failed to appear, forfeited bond.
Jarvis M. Piner ? Non-suport;
not prosecuted.
James E. Calloway ? Having no
operator's license awl failingto dim
lights; not prosecuted on the first
charge but found guilty of failing
to dim lights. Court costs.
C. II. Stringer and James Stew
art ? Engaging in an affray and
assaulting one another; $lf and
one-half court costs to each.
Agnew Gillikin ? Public drunk
enness and possession pi noji-lax
pato whiskey; 115 and Mitf |c*sts.
<<lulian Weeks ? Following too
close, resulting in an accident;
court costs.
Eleanor Wright Rhue ? Drunk
driving; not prosecuted.
George L. Fisk Jr. ? Drunk driv
iag; found guilty of careless and
reckless driving and ordered to pay
$80 and court costs.
Wilma Lee BuTton ? Engaging in
I J
Bwkley Piner would lika
_ ^ >?? tor a
month-old female pappy The
Puppy has been r.i^Sb,
Puier, ?d wU1 milkr ,
WeJtaL'TLS? Ptner Her
jw^pnone number 1? P**
Person, wh. would like to five
??* ???* * "entire thra. .??
c<ut are invited to u?e the Pet
Theatre Reports
Profit on Play
J2- "'oun"n<! on Bonnie Blue
? dr.m. presented by
|n< Carteret Community Theatre
In June, shows a profit of j?79 33
iwrteH Car,son' '""surer, re
' on Praduclion costs Wed
nesday night at a lhMtre mcett?
~ receation center.
?S25S4 The0,?- prodl,c"Bn *as
f The theatre voted 1 can.
Qty J"" Ji . $2t ,0 the Morebead
?ty recreation commission in an
pronation for the help thecommfe
?>on and Fred Lewis. rec^UoL'
2r.0r' * *"? z
FtSuSf&i
ciT wJH "omc
two ST n" ap"rcc'ation for
two Home Demonstration Club
?Ten nlakmg costumes.
The theatre members considered
? proposal lo partially reimburse
?h t Casl m<'mb?rs 'or costumes
?K^y Somc members of
.W,,? S<"d they didn't want re
bursement, others said thev
wanted to keep their costumes,^
to avoid possible complications the
theatre voted to accept the cos
CaSt ,memb"s wanted
to give thetn and if they didn't
they were welcome to keep them.'
Three hundred dollars of the net
profit was ordered placed in a sav
Ji?5 account. The remainder will
durine th?r OPe-a''?n of ,he 1 heat re
?urmg the coming season.
New scenery and lighting eauin
J"enJL is ^art|y needed, according
to Miss Ruth Peeling, president
An executive board meeting has
keen set for Wednesday, July 22.
to disouss the needs. '1
The theatre decided to present
Gaslight (Angel Street) as its first
Production in the fall Jimmv
Wheatley will be the director
J^TT T?*"* *U1 * ??
we form of a beach party Wed
ncoday, Aug. 12. The party will
e planned by the executive board.
Vlslt0rs at Wednesday
night"* meetmg were Connie Wil
MarthTr^' L?Wi* 84,1 D"ls'
Martha Gibbs and Pat Hall.
an affray and assault; one year in
jail and roadwork suspended on
payment of $10 and one-third court
cost 8 and four years' good be
havior.
There were 65 cases continued
until next week's term of court. .
M. R. WHtis Jr
To Get Award
ST? t?4) KMa ?*r Willi!
Jr. route 1, Morehead City, hts
'been nominated by the command
ing officer of the Morehead CBy
National Guard unit to receive tile
30th Division (Old Hickory Diti
sion) meritorious service awairi.
The division commanding geneaal
approves the nominations of one
enlisted member from each com
pany or battery -mm unit each year
for fmTrtarkHie aorvtfses above tlait
required of their duty assignment.
First Lt. Merritt E. Bridgman,
commanding oflker, stated it was
a hard decision to nominate nay
one member because all of the men
certainly had done more than mvs
required and performed all thair
assigned duties in a superior man
nar.
lieutenant Bridgman said he
would ask the division artillery
commanding general (Brig. Can.
Weston H. Willis) of Jacksonville,
who is a Carteret county native, to
make the presentation at a later
date.
Sl*4 Willis was also named the
Soldier of the Quarter for the periad
1 April 30 June 19S0. Willis wiU re
ceive a $25 certificate from Hill's,
Morehead City, which was present
ed by Hill's manager. Charles C.
Willis Thursday night.
SW Vernon Leroy Outhrie of Sal
ter Path was the Soldier of the
Quirt-ter for the first quarter of
1959.
Beaufort Orders
Auto Tags Bought
Police chief Guy Springle dt the
Beaufort police department .an
nounces that all residents of Besu
tort owning automobiles will be in
quired to purchase Beaufort tags
and display them tyn thctr cars.
Anyone not having a tag by the
1Mb of this month will be issued
a citation, according to chief
Springle.
Chief Springle also anounced that
people who ignore parking tickets
wUli be atwuiOMd, to ?ou*t after
the 15th.
The Beaufort tags maj be pur
chased at the town hall for A each.
Two Barrel Lawnans
The Darrell Lawrence who ap
peared in county recorder'! court
Tuesday, June 23, was a resident of
route i Beaufort, and was not Dar
ren Lawrence of route 2 Beaufort
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Auditors of Ike Cirthder and
ATnoM jnvMtlMt tirm lay the
bUmelfor ? ao#ljr f<w mli?#
l?r "burt" To Ihe fttm's venture
fcrto b Hiding ?f shrimp trawlers it
Morehead City.
The firm, which owned ami op
?rated Ike Marakoad City SMp
tmlldjne Go. filed a petition admit
Hag inMhranqr in Max* and
granted permission to continue
operation uader directioa of a
creditor's com nut tee.
The aMpMMiag flra #ar acverai
year* MM and liaanood ?Hiatter
as" trawler &. it ceased oporatiaa
?he latter part (f IMt, maintain
ing only a sholotaa force until the
?arty ?>art ?f this year.
Auditors, after worfemg four
months on the books, -of JCirchofer
and Arnold, Kaleigh investment
Jirm, placed assets at $2^17,4(4. as
against liabilities of ?,?10,080. The
auditors, A. T. Allen and Co.. Ka
ieigh, said that considerable losses
could be foreseen among listed "as
sets" which would push the deficit
to at least $3.8 million and possi
bly more.
To fteaace trawlers, the invest
ment firm sold mortgage partici
pation notes on the vessels to
scares of investors, promising some
of them as high a return as 18 per
cent
A dozen or more $33,000 trawlers
were sold in Mexico. Debts on
them are represented by tills of
foreign exchange, the value of
which are in doubt.
A list of stocWhdlSrn, contained
in the audit, Shows that R. C. Kir
chofer, president of K & A, and his
wife owned the majority of the
common stock.
Among those owning preferred
stock were Oetrn H. Adair, Rosa
M. Adair and Mrs. Julitts F Dun
can Jr., all of Beaufort. Sharej
held by the Adairs totaled S3 ami
by Mrs. Duncan 18.
E. O. Moore Reports
On June Tax Ceflectwns
Total tax collections by the
Connty in J writ were tlM.3M.67,
according to E. O. Moore, tax col
lector. Received on the 1M9 levy
was $134,355.07, on the 1MI levy,
35,354.89, on 1957 and prior levies,
$2,790.01. Collected in business li
cense fees was $2, 0(6.
The percentage of the ISM levy
collected by June 30 was 92.31.
E. L. Brinson, deputy collector
of delinquent personal property
taxes collected $<03.32 on 1967 and
prior levies.
To*r Aaoouted
The Rev. C. L. Kirhy, pastor of
First Presbyterian Church, an
nounces that his topic for the 11
a. m worship services Sunday will
be Are You ? Christian Citizen?
The scripture will be taken from
Romans 13:1-10.
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