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: sz CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 1W' 48th YEAR, NO. 63. TWO SECTIONS FOURTEEN PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1959 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Survey Reveals That Few Folks Want to Go to Russia Teachers Will Start Work Friday, Aug. 28 ? Pupils Will Report To Schools Aug. 31 ? 'Readiness Day' Added To School Program The general assembly of 1959, by adding three days to the 180-school ,day term, has enabled the State Board of Education to authorize teachers to go on the job two days early in preparation for the year's work. In this county, all teachers will report for duty Friday, Aug. 28, for "Teacher Orientation Day," an nounces H. L. Joslyn, county school superintendent. On Monday, Aug. 31, 1959, all pupils will report to their various schools for room and class assign ments, to pay book and other fees, secure their textbooks, review their dally schedule and get the lesson assignments. School bus drivers will pick up their buses at the county garage on Friday, Aug. 28, in order to transport children riding buses to the schools on Aug. 31, Mr. Joslyn ? ladds. "I quote from a letter from the state superintendent, dated July 17, 1959, giving the reason for this changed procedure: 'On the third day that teachers are on the job it is assumed that all necessary preparations for the beginning of the 180-day term will have been made and that pupil instruction will (procced on a full-day basis. On this day, pupil aWndancc will be gin to be recorded.' " As adopted by the board of edu cation of Carteret County, the school calendar for 1959-1960 re mains aa announced, Mr. Joslyn said, the first day of attendance being Sept. 1, 19S9. The change comes in that aO children will be expected to report Aug. 31 to get books and assignments in readi ness for a full school day Sept. 1. "I hope parents and pupils will cooperate in this 'readiness day,' " Mr. Joslyn concluded. County Names Four Planners County commissioners made their appointments Monday to the Carteret County Planning Commis ?ion. Named to the commission for three years are Cecil Morris, At lantic; and Dr. L. J. Dupree, Ce -dar Point; for two years, George Huntley Sr., Beaufort; and for one year, Milton Rousb, Gales Creek. By law, the commission is to have its first meeting no later than Oct. 15. Each of the five communi ties in the county, Beaufort, More head City, Atlantic Beach, Emerald Tale and Newport arc to name a member to the commission. County commissioners acted at , the suggestion of the Morehead City chamber of commerce, which by letter requested that the county make its appointments and get the commission in operation as soon as possible. Purpoae of the commission it to plan orderly growth and develop ment in areas not now incorporat ed. ' Tickets on Sale Now for Barbecue Supper, Gloucester Persons planning to attend the chicken barbecue supper at Glou cester community park Saturday, Aug. 22, should get their tickets Jnow. Tbc supper will* be served be tween 5:30 and 7:30 p. m. Tickets are $1.50. The menu consists of half a barbecued chicken, salad, slaw, rolls, a beverage and des sert. Tickets are available from Bill Pigott, president of the Gloucester Community Club, sponsor of the supper, or from other club mem bers. They must be bought no lat er than noon Friday, Aug. 21. This will be the second barbecue supper this summer. The first was ? most successful, Mr. Pigolt report Places la Contest Winning third place in group I In the North Carolina Dairy Prod uct! Association IKS safety coo teat was Southern Scaliest Dairiea, Inc., Morehead City. The awards wen made at AilwviUa this week. By LUANNE USSERY Few follu In this area want to go to Russia, according to answers received in a survey conducted this week. North Carolina's governor, Luther Hodges, has recently re turned from a tour of Russia. Thinking that this may have in terested more Tar Heels in mak ing the trip, folks were asked, "If you had the opportunity to take a trip to Russia or South America, which would you choose?" Of the 13 asked, only two wanted to go to Russia and a third wanted to go neither place. Mrs. Roy D. Wade, Morehead City, chose South America as her destination on jaunt. "I'd rather go anywhere than Russia," she de clared. Percy Harker Sr., Morehead City, said he just didn't care for Russia. Mrs. Robert A. Andrews, Beau fort, and Mrs. Willie B. Lewis, Morehead City, both were attract ed by South America because of the pictures they said they had seen on television, at church, and in the movies. Russia was the choice of Duncan Lewis, rising senior at Morehead City school. He said he would like to study science and medicine there. The atmosphere and scenery at tracts Mrs. J. A. Dill, Beaufort, to the idea of South America, while Mrs. Kermit Long. Beaufort, want ed to see South American people and their customs. See SURVEY. Page 2 Merchants Hear Talk on Yule Street Lighting Carroll Carpenter of Hickory, whose company furnished More head City Christmas decorations for the past four years, was guest speaker at the Morehead City mer chants meeting at the Hotel Fort Macon, Tuesday. Mr. Carpenter offered his co operation in arranging for repair tt)e festoons which were dam aged by the northeaster lait De cember. Merchants' president, Otis Jones, stressed the need for cooperation of all individuals and organiza tions in the drive to create a per manent Morehead City Christmas lighting fund. He was emphatic in stating that unless the necessary funds are raised in the next two weeks, there could be no display during the 1959-60 holiday season. Adequate funds must be collected in advance since cash discounts can thus be taken, with no deficits incurred to hinder the lighting program for coming years. Charles Willis, chairman of the Christmas parade committee re ported that Nov. 27 had been chosen as a tentative date for the parade, which coincides with the turning on of the Christmas street lights. He stated that a number of organizations had already vol unteered to enter floats, and spe cial invitations to participate were being circulated. Bill Willis reported on the tabloid issue of THE NEWS-TIMES which will promote back-to-school sales. The association endorsed the back to-school sales event. Three Injured In Stacy Wreck Three peruu were injured in an accident at 1:23 p. m. Tuesday on highway TO at Stacy. Walter Barry Johnson, lfarkers Island, suffered chest injuries, cuts and bruises. Mrs. Johnson had cuts and bruises and 13-year-old Judy Willis, Harkers Island, who was riding with them, had severe cuts on the face and head. Her head hit the windahield. According to patrolman W. E. Pickard, Johnson was driving a 1952 Buick, headed west. He said he lost control of it. The car ran off on the right, across a ditch and into a cement wall along a driveway to a home. The car was demolished. The injured were taken to Sea Level Hospital. Mrs. Harry Lawrenc* To be Buried at Otway Mrs. Harry Lawrence, of New York and Otway, wa*~killed in New York Sunday nigbt in an automo bile accident. She will be buried at Otway Ihla afternoon. Mr. Lawrence, a native of Otway, wis in the automobile with his wife when she wa? killed. The accident happened a short distance from their home. The Lawrences' are buildinf a new home at Otway, which they had hoped soon to occupy opto Mr. LtwrwiM'i retirement. Education Board Plans Purchase of More Land ? R#piut? aftHltiftnal nrnnArtv Ui ? Two Virginia Men Jailed For Auto Theft Guy Jackson Lester Jr., 24, and Douglas Martin Fallin, 20, were put in the county jail Sunday morn ing under $500 bond each after they were apprehended at Have lock with a 1996 Thunderbird the sheriff's department says they stole from Donnie Proctor, 1605 Ann St., Beaufort. Both men, from Alexandria, Va., were docketed for trial in county court Tuesday, but the case was continued until next week. Deputy sheriff Bruce Edwards was notified of the theft at 5 a. m. Sunday. Two and a half hours lat er, Lester and Fallin were in cus tody. Deputy Edwards said that Proc tor had parked the car at his house at about 3:30 a. m., after a trip, left the keys in the ignition and went in the house. About an hour later, his wife was wakened by someone driving off with the car. A short time later, a $600 TV that had been in the trunk, was found lying on the street about four blocks west of the Proc tor residence. Lester and Fallin headed out of town, but got lost on the road to Mcrrimon. By the time they got to highway 101, police at Havclock and Jacksonville had been alerted to be on the lookout for the car. The two were picked up at Havc lock. They were employed by an auto agency at Alexandria and told to repossess the Thunderbird, accord ing to deputy Edwards. Sheriff Hugh Salter said they had no busi ness taking the car without first notifying the owner as to what they were doing. Lester has been charged with auto theft and damage to personal property (the TV ?et> and has been charged with aiding .J abetting Lester. Depaty Edwards said the two had a jump wire so that the car could be wired to start, even if they hadn't been so fortunate as to find the keys in the ignition. needed (or the proposed Morehead City school, members of the board of education, at their Monday meet ing, discussed acquisition of more land from R. R. Barbour, from whom the present site was pur chased. The land would adjoin the present site northwest of the city. The board also passed a resolu tion to be placed before the county commissioners. The resolution re quests that funds be made avail able to the board for setting aside, so that sufficient money can be accumulated as soon as possible to begin construction of the new Morehead City high school. Seven persons from the Smyrna school district appeared before the board to inquire into the status of school affairs at Smyrna. Among the delegates were IJoyd Pigott, Bill Pigott and John Valentine. Included in the inquiries made by the group was a request that a resident of Harkers Island be ap pointed to Smyrna school commit tee. H. L. Joslyn, county superin tendent of schools, read the law which states that a school com mittee shall consist of at least three and no more than five mem bers. It was pointed out that Smyrna school serves nine communities and thus it would be impossible to have a representative from each community on the school commit tee. The delegation was informed that Harkers Island itself has a school committee and at any time it can confer with the Smyrna commit tee relative on school affairs of mutual interest. Mayor W. H. Potter, Beaufort, appeared before the board, and suggested that the board of educa tion consider putting a dredge in Town Creek and pumping up land to increase the area of the Beau fort schoc! csmpus. The board look the matter un der consideration. No fir Is are available for dredging at present, but the matter has been considered in the past, according to Mr. Jos lyn. At pre seat, the pressing problem it getting up the two metal build ingr it Morehead City school i? time for the opening of school in three weeks, the superintendent commented. School enrollment in the county is expected to exceed last year's total by 200. Attorney Recommends New Town- Water Co. Contract C. R. Wheatly, Beaufort town at-' torncy, recommcndcd Monday night at the town board meeting that a new contract be negotiated between the town ol Beaufort and Carolina Water Co. He suggested that if the water company did not meet "reasonable demands" made by the town that a hearing be requested before the State. Utilities Commission. T? carry out details of renegotia tion of the contract, a water com missioner, Dr. David Farrior, was named. Mr. Whcatly reported on the con tract as the result of a request made at the July board meeting. He recommcndcd that the water company 1. Have on hand at all times someone to check pressure and keep equipment in working order. 2. Keep the water in a specified state of purity. 3. Comply with pressure require ments stipulated by the town. Mr. Wbeatly said that the pres ent contract, approved in 1931, is ao loosely drawn that it is of little value to the town, which is respon sible for fighting fires, or to the citizens who consume the water. t Marines Hurt In Monday Crash Two Marines in a 1*54 Volks wagen were injured at 10:40 p.m. Monday when they ran into < rear wheel of a Fry Roofing tractor trailer truck on highway 70 in front of the former Airport Grill. They were Chalmers S. Ross. Cherry Point, driver of the Volks wagen, and his passenger, Malcolm O. Hoyer, also of Cherry Point. Both were taken to Cherry Point hospital in the Dill ambulance. Patrolman J. W. Syket, who in vestigated, said that Ledrew Beav ers, route 1 Newport, driver of the truck, aaid he saw the car come up fast behind him. It pulled out to pass and caught on one of the rear wheels of the truck. The VW flipped end over end to the left side of the road. The car wai extensively damaged but the truck was not damaged. Patrolman Sykes says charges are pending. Committee On Youth Meets At Civic Center ? Eight Give Reports On Social Progress t Mrs. D. Cordova Will Attend Conference TV Carteret County Committee, 1960 White House Conference on Children and Youth, met at the Webb Memorial Civic Center in Morchcad City Tuesday night. Mrs. D. Cordova, chairman, welcomed the group of eight and gave a back ground review of the previous White House conferences. She explained, also, that the function of the county committee is to focus on activities that clarify and dramatize problems affecting children and youth, and, by so do ing, stimulate fresh and wider at tacks on these problems. Reports on progress and the most pressing needs in the following fields were presented: Education: The greatest need is for special education groups? the exceptional child, the han dicapped child. Law Enforcement: Greatest need is for school attendance offi cers. 3WUI fwrvitc; inc g r t a n- s i need is for more county board ing homes for children who must be removed from their own homes; also there is a need for more social workers. Recreation: A desire for more recreation programs has been found, with Morehead City tak ing the initiative with their program. The need is for swim ming instruction, a suitable place far that instruction, and a suitable center for Negro children, with water and rest rooms. Girl Scouts: The greateat need is for cookout and campout areas ?land in the rural area which landowners would allow Scouts to use. Family Life: School, ministers, welfare and 4-H Clubs empha size family life, but the great est need is for several trained counselors in this field. 4*11 Clubs: The greatest need is for more adult volunteer lead ers to help with the 4-H Club work. Employment: The Employment Security Commission has facili ties for testing and for guid ance in choosing vocations, which are not being used to the fullest extent Church-Related Activities: Special recognition should be given to the migrant minister and his wife who served the migrant farm laborers during the past See COMMITTEE, Page 2 Newport Rotary Objects To Four-Lane By-Pass Members of the Newport Rotary Club agreed at their meeting Mon day night to send a telegram to J. Melville Broughton Jr., chairman of the State Highway Commission, suggesting that Newport not be by passed by the proposed four-laning of Highway 70. Guests at the Monday night meet ing included George McNeill of Morehead City and F. C. Gibble of Rochester, N. Y., who came as the guest of Dcrryl Garner. Morehead Adopts Budget Totaling $267,205 Tuesday A budget totaling $267,205.54 was adopted by Morehead City commis sioners Tuesday night at the Au gust board meeting in the munici pal building. The budget it for tiie current fiscal year. (A sum mary appears on page 3 section 1 of today's paper). The town's tax rate under the budget is the same as last year, $1-75 per hundred. Commissioner Walter Morris inquired about de linquent taxes and waa told that approximately 117,000 in back taxes is owed. Commissioner Bad Dixon in quired about $3,400 in fines owing the court, as revealed in the 1957 58 audit. Mayor George Dill said that the finea not collected didn't i affect Morehead City finances, be cause they were all turned over to I the county board of education. I The commissioners also remark ad that II didn't look aa though the l court waa miking any money. The mayor said it wasn't supposed to, that it waa to merely break even. 8. C. Hollowly, finance commis sioner, said the town's total debt now ia $528,000 and that if pay ments arc met according to sched ule, the town will be out o! debt in 14 years, in 1V73. Lester Gillikin, Morebead City, appeared before the board to de termine whether the town had any jurisdiction regarding his plana to put in a marina for small boats to the west of the south end of 10th Street. After reviewing his plans, the board said that he was in the dear, insofar as town jurisdiction ia con cerned. The board approved tranafer of the cab franchiaes and privilege licenses, held by the late Albert Way, to Marvin Powers, owner of the Yellow Cab Co. The board approved proposals on pricc of lots in the new cemetery, Greenwood Park, and gave com missioner Russell Outlaw authority to open the cemetery as soon as rules governing it are made final. The price per lot will be 1100 cash with option for six months on two lots sdjoining. Space in the baby square will sell for $30; space in the mausoleum $150. Owners of lots will have the right of Burial only and the lot will be under per petual care by the town. The board paaaed >? ordinance prohibiting use at 50-gallon oil drums as garbage cans. The cans may not exceed 30 gallons, must have suitable handles, a fly-tight lid and must be in use by Nov. 1. After Nov. 1, a section-to-section check will be made throughout the city to enforce the ordinance. The board also ordered cnforcc 8m TOWN BOAftD, rap I Ouchl Leggo' My Paw! Photo by Reginald Lewi* Abnrr, the waterfront cat, reached (or a mouse between the cracks in the dock at Ottis Purifoy's the other day and the mouse bit back. On the other hand, some say that Abner at last cornered said mouse and is howling in gleeful delight. Abner himself refuses to reveal his feelings at the moment the camera recorded this moment in his life. Jerri Williams, 3, Hospitalized With Illness Believed to be Polio i ? A 3.vpar.flld colored cirl. Jerri ? Isthmian Lines Ship to Call Here Raleigh ? A ship of the Slate Marine Service, Isthmian Lines, will make its first call at Ocean Terminals, Morehcad City, Mon day. This is the first call by this company at the North Carolina port, it was announced by D. Leon Williams, directdr for the State Ports Authority. According to J. E. Murray, Nor folk manager for the State Marine Isthmian Agency, this is the first of a succession of calls. Mr. Murray said that the Isth mian Lines steamship. Steel Archi tect will take approximately 500 hogsheads of tobacco for Manila. He pointed out that his agency was hopeful of scheduling vessels for the Mediterranean-Indian service in the future. The Steel Architect will travel to Manila. Saigon, Bangkok, Sura hayu, Singapore, Bclawau, Penang and other ports on the Isthmian Line round-the-world service. Steamship agents for the 500 hogsheads will be the Morehead City Shipping Company. BCDC to Elect Officers Sept. 14 New officer* of the Beaufort Community Development Corp. will be elected it the meeting Monday, Sept. 14, at the courthouse, an nounces the president, W. H. Pot ter. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p. m. Serving on the nominating com mittee are Norwood Young, Brax ton Adair, Wiley Taylor Jr., Clar ence Guthrie, J. O. Barbour Jr. and Holdcn Ballou. The program will deal with Beaufort's celebration of its 250th anniversary. W. R. Hamilton, town commissioner in charge of trade and civic affairs, will be in charge of the program. Mr. Potter stated that an active fall and winter program is plan ned by the community develop ment corporation. Alarm Answered The Beaufort fire department answered an alarm at 3:30 Wed nesday afternoon when fire broke out in an oil stove in the residence of Troy Anderson, Pine and Queen Streets. No damage was dona to Um Mum. Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Williams Jr., 1200 Bay St., Morchead City, was moved to Me morial Hospital, Chapel Hill, yes terday, suffering from an illness believed to be polio. Dr. L. J. Norris, Morehead City, said, that the child's left arm is paralyzed, but no definite diagnosis could be made until tests are made at Chapel Hill. The county health department was swamped yesterday with per sons wanting Salk vaccine. One of the nurses commented, "We could give a thousand doses today if we had it." The rising rate of polio through out the state has caused fast de pletion of the vaccine supply. The Carteret Chapter for Infan tile Paralysis has offered to pur chase more vaccine for use by the health department. At present the supply of vaccine, for those unable to get the shots from the family doctor, is limited. It was expected that all of it would be used yester day. New supplies will not be available until Aug. 18, if then. The state is supplying vaccine for children who will enter school in the fall and the county health department has some vaccinc on hand for that purpose. It was not known yesterday how much vaccinc is in the hands of private physicians. Or. Norris said it has not been definitely determined whether the Williams child had received a polio shot. The mother said she thought the child had had one shot, but she wasn't sure. Two polio cases were reported at Cherry Point over the weekend. One child, 17-month-old Alfonso Gallman Jr., son of Acting Sgt. and Mrs. Alfonso Gallman, died. He had received one shot. Hospitaliizcd with paralytic polio was 4-ycar-old Carolyn Sue Swish er, daughter of Sgt. and Mrs, liar land D. Swisher. The child had had no shots. The air station hospital said be tween 400 and 500 shots have been administered daily since Sunday. Tide Table Tides at fee Beaufort Bar IUGH LOW Friday, Aug. 7 10:07 a.m. 4:00 a.m. 10:18 p.m. 4:11 P m. Saturday, Aug. ( 10:54 a.m. 4:35 a.m. 11:06 p.m. 4:52 p m. Sunday, Aug. ( 11:45 a.m. 5:14 a.m. 11:58 p.m. 5:40 p.m. Monday, Aaf.lt 12:38 a.m. 5:5* a.m. 8:48 p.m. Taeaday, Aug. 11 12:51 a.m. 7:01 a.m. 1:34 p-a. 8:07 p.m. New Officials Tackle Railroad Beaufort's ever-present problem, the bumpincss of Broad Street duo to a railroad track down the mid dle, is now being tackled by the new town administration. Street commissioner William Da vis agreed Monday niRht to meet with A. T. Lcary, who leases the road, to discuss repair of the street, especially the crossings. A letter from C. H. Noah, direc tor of traffic for the State Utilities Commission was read. The letter, in answer to an inquiry made by the town, said that the commis sion had no agreement on file as to the responsibility of the rail road in keeping its roadbed in prop er repair. C. R. Whcatly, (own attorney and stockholder in the railroad (the Beaufort and Morehcad), said that he doubts that any such contract between the town and railroad exists. (Moses Howard, chairman of the county board of commissioners, blew a tire on his car Monday while crossing the tracks at the courthouse). Numerous efforts have been made on the part of all town ad ministrations to have the railroad meet its responsibilities in regard to grade crossings and potholes in the roadbed on Broad Street, but the efforts have met with little success. 101 Club Sets Goals Tuesday The Highway 1*1 Community Club hit taken improvement of mailboxes in the area as Us first major project. At a meeting Tues day evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Spivey, George I.aughton. Joe Windley and Wil liam Norris were appointed to ? committee to plan the project. Other projects suggested by the club members include improve ment of driveways and garbage disposal. The first Saturday night of each month was set as the club's regu lar meeting night. The September meeting will be held at Windley Point with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wind ley and Mr. and Mrs. Homer Lewis at boats. A buffet supper was served on the Spivey lawn prior to the meet ing. Supper consisted at fried chick en, chicken salad, potato salad, baked beans, spaghetti, cakes, pica, and cold drink*. Thirty -five mem tars attandad.
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