CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ,0' 48th YEAR, NO. 76. EIGHT PAGES ' MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFOBT, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1959 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS H. S. Gibbs Jr. Appointed To Morehead School Group Auto Magazine Features Story On Highway Some of the very finest, (actual articles oil travel appear in the various magazines published and distributed by automobile manu facturing companies. Motor News, official publication of the Automobile Club of Michi gan, while not a manufacturer's magazine, is another such. Its September Issue contains an article, The Road That Beat the Sand Dunes, one of the very best on our Seashore Highway. It de scribes the highway from Nags Head to New Bern and the folks who live near it all year round. It was written by Len Barnes, associate editor of Motor News, a complete stranger to the Highway and one completely unaffected, odd as it may seem, by publicity ema nating from various sources along , the highway route. And, odder yet, from publicity that miracu lously flows from Morehead City's latter-day Barnum, Capt. Tony Seamon. The very last paragraph of Barnes' article is devoted to Tryon Palacc. The two preceding para graphs follow ill full: "The towns of Beaufort, More head City and New Bern lie at the lower end of this highway. Each has its fascination. The centuries old bouses of seafaring men in Beaufort retain the charm and flavor of the 18th century seacoast town, with narrow streets, plenty of trees with white houses tucked in between. "At Morehead City is one of the best seafood restaurants in the United States, with the unlikely name of 'Tony's Sanitary Fish Market and Restaurant.' Don't miss it We had some of the most flavorsome, sweet oysters, crab meat and soft shell crabs it has been our pleasure to taste here. Freshness of the food is guaran teed, because Tqny's is at water's edge, with docked fishing trawlers just outside its picture windows." Board to Meet The Beaufort board of commis sioners will meet at 7:30 tonight to hear the report of Williams and Wall, town auditors. At a recent meeting of the < Carteret County Board of Educa tion H. S. Gibbs Jr. was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Tru man Kemp Sr. on the Morehead City school committee. Mr. Kemp is now doing business in South Carolina and plans to make his home there soon. Trustees of the Harkers Island Methodist Church requested per mission to lease the Harkers Island teacherage, adjoining the church property. The boar<k agreed and the lease is being drawn up. H. L. Joslya, county school super intendent, said the church will be responsible for upkeep and insur ance on the building and if, the building is needed for school pur poses the church will evacuate the building within 30 days. The board approved the school treasurers working with the prin cipals. Four treasurers are teach ers and five are school secretaries. The board passed an official re solution that the meeting be held at 9:30 a. m. every first Monday. Two Persons Hurt In Wreck Saturday Two persons were injured in a head-on collision Saturday night at 11:15 three miles west of Newport. A 1955 Chevrolet was headed east on highway 70 and made a left turn in front of a 1954 Ford, accord ing to highway patrolman W. ?. Pickard, who investigated. Patrolman Pickard said the driv er of the Ford, Maj. Ed F. Pearcy, USMC, of Cherry Point, suffered cuts and bruises and his wife, Mrs. Evelyn C. Pearcy, had a broken arm. The driver of the Chevrolet, Vernon B. Bryan of Havelock, was uninjured. Damage to the Chevrolet Was estimated at $400 to $500 and to the Ford at about the same amount. Bryan was charged with careless and reckless driving and failure to yield the right of way. Morehead City Football Team to Attend Picnic Head football coach at Morehead City high school, Norman Clark, announces that there will be a pic nic (Might lor members of the foot ball team and their guests starting at 5 p.m. The picnic will be held at Fort Macon State Park except in the event of bad weather, in which case the event will be moved to the Lighthouse restaurant on Atlantic Beach. ? Egyptian Ship Calls at Port Over Weekend The Cleopatra, an Egyptian ship of the Khedivial Mail Line, stopped at Moreheead City state port Fri day and Saturday, the first ship of this line to make a stop here. The Cleopatra loaded 665 hogs heads of tobacco for Egyptian ports. The captain, A. Hamdy of Alexandria, Egypt, entertained at a luncheon aboard the ship Satur day. Those attending , were Mayor George Dill, who presented a key to the city to Captain Hamdy; D. G. Bell, Carteret's legislative rep resentative; W. H. Frederichs and Charles McNeill, representing the State Ports Authority; Joe A. Du Bois, manager of the Chamber of Commerce; Larry McComb, Miss Ellen Bordeaux and Miss Luanne Ussery of THE NEWS-TIMES; F. A. Cassiano; and W. W. Patrick. Also present were representatives of the Greenville Tobacco Market, i The Cleopatra sailed Saturday afternoon for New York City. An other ship of the line, SS Mohamid Aliel Kcbir, will load tobacco at the port idtur this month. Lions Clubs Get Project Underway Beaufort and Morehead City Lions Clubs got their white cane drive underway Sunday and will continue the driive until Oct. 4. The drive is conducted each year to benefit the North Carolina State Association for the Blind. The clubs have made plans to carry out the drive in their re spective communities. The state goal is $50,000. The Association for the Blind provides glasses and other visual aids, radios; eye care, medical service, white walking canes, den tal care, hearing aids, funds for the visual aids clinic and other ser vices. The Association says that 50 per cent of blindness can be prevent ed and everyone is urged to give generously to the white cane drive. English Woman Visits Relatives Here on First American Visit The charming Lady of Benthall in Shropahire, England, Mrs. Mary Clementina Benthall, waa a visitor in Beaufort last week. She is tour ing the United States visiting re latives that she has never seen before. Mrs. Benthall only recently dis covered that she has relatives in the United States and the spry octogenarian decided to couple her first trip to America with a reunion with her many relatives on this side of the Atlantic. While in Beaufort Mrs. Benthall stayed with Mrs. Frances Boone, a first cousin. Another cousin, Mrs. J. W. Dickey, met Mrs. Benthall at Idlewild airport in New York City after Mrs. Benthall had crossed the Atlantic on a BOAC jet liner. Mrs. Beatkall, who was born in London, has spent the last 25 years of her life living in Benthall Hall, which dates back to the 11th cen tury. The thousand-year old trad itional home of the Benthalls is a one-time feudal castle, situated It upon a 400-foot high plateau, over looking the Severn river aa it plunges downward on a 100-mile course to the Sea of Wales. The 50-room castle of oaken tim bers and estate quarried limestone is listed in the Domesday Book as having been built in 1069. It was later rebuilt in 1535 during the reign of Henry VUI. An excellent example of the early Renaissance period, the hall is mainly built at local stone with * stone muilion, leaded light windows and moulded brick chimneys. The interior has a finely carved oak ataircase, decorated plaster ceiling, carved oak ornamentals and the Mth Century oak paneling. The caatle has only recently been donated by Mrs. Benthall to the National Trust of England, a histor ical society which will make a national shrine out of the castle. Mrs. Benthall presently lives there alone with two servants and a gar dener. Her husband, James Floyer Benthall, died in 1M2. Besides her relatives, located in eight northeastern North Carolina towns, Mrs. Benthsil plans to also visit people in Ohio, Michigan, I New York City and Hartford, Conn. ; before returning to England next Mn. Miry tenth all, rifM, of Shropshire, England, (pent part o( last week viiHtal la the home of Mn. France* Boone, left. Mrs. BenthaH came to the United Statea recently In visit some relatives whom she had never seen before. Asked for her impressions of the United States, Mrs Benthall said that she was impressed moat by the miles and miles of woodlands and forests which she has seen. A botany enthusiast, Mrs. Benthall has alwaya, until recently, main tained beautiful flower arrays around Benthall Hall. She added that the number of white bouses she sees everywhere she goes has alao impressed her very favorably. lie Wyear old world traveller, who has lived during the reign at four different monarch! in England, aaid that with her trip to the United State* the hat now visited every continent with the exception of New Zealand. She was quick to add that she expected to make the tiny country her next trip. When aiked to select the high light at her American visit Mrs. Benthall said, "the kind and gener ous hospitality with which I have been received by my relatives here has made the trip more than worth white." Seven County Municipalities Get Powell Funds More thai 4M North Carolina municipalities, including seven la Carteret County, will share thia year in the distribution of $6,700, 092.58 in Powell Bill funds, accord ing to the State Highway Commis sion. This represents an approxi mate four per cent increase over the amount distributed last year. Checks for the proportionate shares will be mailed Oct. 1 to 409 municipalities which qualify under the 1951 statute setting aside one half per cent of the six cent per gallon net state gasoline tax for the use of municipalities in maintain ing and improving their non-high way system streets. The highway commission reports that three municipalities have been added this year. They are Bay shore Park and Cape Carteret, both in Carteret County, and Chocowin ity in Beaufort County. Those municipalities in the coun ty and the amount of their alloca tion include: Atlantic Beach, $3, 072.44; Bayshore Park, $1,339.38; Beaufort, $10,915.78; Cape Carteret, $2,550.53; Emerald Isle, $3,737.93; Morehead City, $20,454.84; and Newport, $4,145.18. Del ores Jean Quid ley Dies After Being Struck by Auto < Atlantic Beach Board To Discuss Annexation In a Bind Many of the feature! which usual ly appear in the Tueiday issue of THE NEWS-TIMES are missing today due to an employee shortage in our mechancial department. Seven pictures of new members of THE NEWS-TIMES birthday club appear, but thi story was held until Tuesday and a full page pic ture feature on the Egyptian ship. Cleopatra, of the Khedivial Mail Line, is being held until the Friday issue. Also, nearly two full pages of advertising have been held out of today's issue but will be published in Friday's issue. We arc sorry, but we arc truly in a bind. Walter Davis to Appeal Recorder s Court Verdict Walter Davis, charged in county 4 court Tuesday with obstructing a public road, had judgment sus pended against him on the condi tion that he remove any and all barriers from the road in ques tion. The case came about when Mr. Davis allegedly put a fence across a road leading to the home of Mrs. Ivy Scott on Harkers Island. Ac cording to Mrs. Scott's testimony the fence is built across the only road to her homi. She also claims the defendant does not own the property and has -no right to build the fence. Davis appealed the verdict to su perior court. Other defendants, their charge* and the findings of the court were as follows; Clarence James Bannerman? Having no liability insurance. Court costs. , Jimmy Cooley ? Non-support and abandonment. Onle year in jail and roadworfc, suspended as- long as the defendant pays $50 a month to the clerk of the superior court for the use and benefit of his wife. W. J. Lanier ? Larceny of less than $100. Six months in jail and roadwork suspended on the condi tion that Lanier pay $37 .SO to E. J. Willis to ' reimburse him for loss sustained and a fine of $25 and court costs and remain on good be havior for three years. Johnny Jones ? Violation of fish ing laws. Not prosecuted. Paul Anthony Wells Jr.? Follow ing too close. Court costs. James Leo Carr ? Speeding. Not prosecuted. Joe Baum ? Possession of non taxpaid whiskey. Three months in jail and roadwork suspended on payment of $100 and court costs. Appealed to superior court. Marion Seiler? Failing to atop at a stop sign. Court coats. Julia Overton Jones ? Driving drunk. Guilty of careless and reck less driving. $100 and court costs. Yancey S. Barbour? Non-support. Three months in jail suspended on the condition that defendant re main away from the premises of his wife. Appealed to superior court. Bond set at $200. James Gaskins? Public drunken ness. Not prosecuted. David Stafford, Richard A. Smith and Willie Ray Davis? Breaking, entering and larceny. Six months in jail and roadwork suspended for each on the condition that they re main on good behavior for four years and pay one-third court costs. James Adams ? Cheat and de fraud. Amended to read forcible trespass. Pay check in question and court costs. Clinton Sinclair? Public drunken ness. Court costs. William H. Cannon? Assault. Not prosecuted. Alton Kendall Willis - Speeding. Court costs. Aaron George? Failing to stop, for a stop sign. Court costs. Joe Oxendine ? Having no turn See COURT, Page 2 Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bur HIGP LOW Tuesday, Sept. n 11:49 a.m. 3:08 a.m. 5:50 p.m. Wedaesday, Sept. 13 12:10 a.m. S:38 a.m. 12:31 p.m. 8:48 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24 12:58 a.m. 8:18 a.m. 1:15 p.m. t:04 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21 1:48 a.m. , 7:59 a.m. 2:07 p.m. 1:01 p.m. Cars Demolished In Accident A Beaufort man, Rufus Harvell Jr., was charged with drunk driv ing as the result of an accident that completely demolished two cars Saturday afternoon. The accident occurred about 1:30 p m Saturday on Highway 70 near the Camp Glenn football field, ac cording to Morehead City police reports. Police aald that Harvell going eut on Arcndell, started to pass a 1958 Oldamobilr driven by Emil Stender of Fort Lauderdale, FU. Harvell's car got too close to Steo der's vehicle and rammed it in the rear. The force of the impact threw both cars across the ditch beside the road into the fence around the football field. Police chief W. H. Griffin, who investigated the mishap, said that another Beaufort man, Frank Pitt man, riding in Harvell's car was taken to the Morehead City Hos pital with a bruised and skinned forehead. Sale of Taxpaid Whiskey Causes Arrest of Man Joe Lewis, Broad Creek, was ar rested Sunday on a charge of pos sessing for purpose of sale and selling taxpaid whiskey. ABC offi cer Marshall Ayscue and deputies C. H. Davis Jr. and Bobby Bell made the arrest after finding eight pints of whiskey In Lewis's car. Deputy Davis went to Lewis's home last Sunday morning and purchased two pints of liquor. He returned Sunday and made another purchase, after which Lewis was arrested. His case is docketed for trial in county recorder's court today. Emerald Isle Fire Firemen from the West End station were called Saturday after noon to extingiah a brush fire near Thompson's pier at Emerald Isle. No damage other than that to the brush was done by the fire, which for a while threatened the pier. ? Saturday, Nov. 14, has been set as the date the board of commis sioners of Atlantic Beach will meet to discuss and analyze the problems of annexation that have been be fore the board and make a final decision as to just what action the board can take. The board has been considering for some time the annexation of land starting on the Atlantic Beach side of the bridge and running to the north limits of town but legal entanglements involved in such a move have delayed any decision on ; the part of the board. In other board business, Mayor | A. B. Cooper, commissioner A. P. Fleming and clerk Milton Coyle : were instructed to make a survey I of all streets in Atlantic Beach and to prepare a master plan of permanent improvements. They will each also submit an estimate of cost of such improvements at the next meeting of the bpard. Mayor Cooper and clerk Coyle were instructed to meet with re presentatives of Taylor property to select a site for a new trash pile and make arrangements for a road and proper road signs to be in stalled. Civil Defense director of Atlantic Beach, Jack Savage, appeared be fore the board and presented a plan covering training of a Civil Defense auxiliary police squad. For persons to qualify for the squad they must have completed 200 hours of active training in police work and 50 hours of class room work under the direction of police chief Bill Moore. According to Savage, the squad would be used on the beach and the banks in case of a disaster. The plan was un animously approved by the board of commissioners. S. A. Morton appeared before the board requesting a building permit for the construction of a motel unit. He was instructed to furnish the town clerk with relative information concerning the build ing which in turn, would be turned over to the building inspector for approvals. Ministers Child Hit; Death Ruled Unavoidable The highway accident that took the life of five-year-old Delorea Jean Quidley Sunday night at Atlantic was ruled an unavoidable accident by coroner David Munden and the coroner said no inquest would be held. The child was struck by a 1952 Ford driven by Gerald Lynwood Fulcher Jr., 17, of route one Beaufort. Accord ing lo highway patrolman J. w ? Sykcs, who investigated, the child apparently ran in front of the car, owned by Carlotta W. Norris of route one Beaufort. The patrolman said that Fulchcr told him he was following a car driven by a woman. Fulcfier said he was going west on highway 70 and estimated his speed at 15-20 mph. The driver ahead of him made a left turn into the Atlantic Baptist Church yard and the child ran out into his path. Fulcher told the officer when he first saw the little girl ahe was only about 10 feet from him. He cut his car to the right in an ef fort to avoid hitting her, but struck her with the left front fender. The accident happened at 7:23 p.m. and she died of multiple internal in juries in Sea Level lioapiUl at 8 p.m. Funeral services for the chilfl will be conducted at 10 o'clock this morning at the Atlantic Missionary Baptist Church, of which her father is pastor. Rev. Wayne Steadman pastor of the Sea Level Baptist Church, will officiate and will be assisted by the Rev. David Lewis, pastor of the Atlantic Methodist Church. Burial will be in Baum Town family cemetery, Wanchesc. Surviving arc her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Philip Hale Quid ley; two sisters, Cynthia Ann and Ter ry Marie of the home; two broth ers, George Marshall and Philip Hale Jr. of the home; her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Titlett of Nags Head. The paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Quidlcy of Mantco; the paternal great grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Baum of Wancheae; the maternal great - great - grandmother, Mrs Dora Davis of Wanchesc. No charges have been filed against the driver of the car. Vernon Morrison Retains Job at Taylorsville High Car Turns Over Friday Night The cause of all the excitement in Beaufort early Friday evening was an accident at Otway in which a car turned over. Among thoae who were called to the scene were the highway patrol, ambulance, rescuc squad and fire department. l'hillip Terry Yeomani of Har kers Island told investigating pa trolman W. E. Pickard that he was driving his 1956 Ford east on high way 70 when a car pulled out from a side road in front of him. Yeomans said he ran off the side of the road to avoid hitting the car. He lost control of the Ford, it turned over and hit a car parked on the shoulder of the road. The Ford was termed a total loss by patrolman Pickard. Dam age to the parked car, a 1953 Olds mobile owned by Sylvester Law rence, was estimated at flOO. John Baker Named Chairman Of Sub-Committee on Signs The sab-committee on signs ot< the advertising committee of the Greater Morehead City Chamber of Commerce, met Thursday and elcctcd a chairman and vice-chair man. John Baker will head the sub committee and W. L. Derrickson will act as vice-chairman. Others attending the meeting were Theo dore Economon, J. L. Perry, Charles Wells, Joe DuBois and Bob Rich. The groap discussed the need for highway signs to the north and south of the city to attract ferry traffic to this area. They decided that at least three large signs should be erected and will cost about $1,440 per year. Ten 4 x 12 feet signs should also be put up and will coat about $1,100 per year. The budget seeded immediately totaled (2,540, in addition to what the chamber has already budgeted far signs The motto Go the Coastal Way wis adopted far the signs. > ? Highway Patrolman Film No Charges After Wreck No charges were filed by patrol man W. E. Pickard following an accident at t:45 a. m yesterday on the Laurel Road. Mr. Pickard gave the following account of the accident: A 1956 Ford driven by Ethridge Davis of Harkers Island stopped behind another vehicle in the road and a IMS Chevrolet pickup truck driven by Elbert Murray of route one Beaufort, was unable to stop. Murray hit the Ford, damaging it to the extent of (200. Damage to the pickup was estimated at $300. No chargcs were filed. Cllak Closed Dr. Luther Fulcher, county health officer, announces the x-ray clinic at the county health de partment will be closed today and Thursday, Sept 24. The clinic will reopen next Tuesday, Sept. 2t, at 9 a. m. ' A special committer has decided to allow former Beaufort football coach Vernon Morrison to remain as bead coach at Taylorsville high school. The committee also de clared that the school'* football program, suspended since a play er's death, may be resumed under certain conditions. The Alexander County school board unanimously concurred in the findings of a five-man school committee which investigated the death of John Robert Johnson, a tackle who collapscd and died dur ing practice on Aug. 21. The conditions specified for the resumption of practicc are (1) no practice during especially hot and humid days, (2) the presence of a person trained in first aid who shall watch over the welfare of the play ers, (3) the securing of additional first aid equipment, as may be recommended by a physician, for treating players affected by heat, and (4) a meeting of parents, coaches, players and school offi cials to "re-evaluate the football program." The school committee said John son was a victim of his own "vol untary uncomplaining overexer tion" on an exceptionally hot day and: "It Is our opinion that Vernon Morrison is not guilty legally or morally for the death. "In our initial deliberations we concluded that Mr. Morrison is, to a great degree, the victim of cir cumstances in that many members of his football team had developed a dislike for him becsuse of his demands upon them and because of his prior dismissal of a teammate. "These circumstances led to de scription of events on the part of many football players that were out of proportion to the true intent of Mr. Morrison's statements and actions." The statement wat signed by chairman Don Sigmon and Percy Deal, William A. Land, Marvin Bcnefield and Baxter Hayes. Attends Conference The Rev. Ralph Fleming Jr., pastor of St. James Methodist Church, Newport, attended a con ference on Christian Social Re lations at Lake Junaluska Sept. 15?17. He represented the board of social and economic relations of the North Carolina Conference, Methodist Church. Smyrna PTA Adopts First Major Project The Smyrna PTA held its first meeting of the 1959-60 year on Mon day night in the school auditorium with Charles Harris presiding. De votions were given by Joseph Owens, faculty member. Mrs. to ward Moore, treasurer, reported a balance of $775.73. Awards for attendance were won by Mrs. Minnie Davis in the ele mentary grades and Mrs. Nancy Piner in high school. The PTA accepted as its first project to pay $500.00 towards the purchase of new typewriters for the typing class. The balance will be paid from typing fees. Also the PTA will pay for plywood used to make doors for the restrooms. Stewart Daniels, principal, in troduced the new teachers and ask ed everyone to visit the whole school and see the improvements made during the past summer. Mr. Daniels had on display several pieces of equipment which was pur chased with the 50 cents fee each child pays for audio-visual aid. Mrs. Ann Salter explained how she uses the projector in civic classes and Mr. Norman Chadwick explained how he uses the biscopc in connection with his science classes. Mr. Harris announced his com mittees for this ye? r?nd lasked everyone to work together and serve as best he could in order to have one of the best school year. possible. The committees follow. Ways and means: Vannie wi|lis, Elmer WiUis, Dclmas Lewis Wal^ tcr Thompson, Earl Davis Headen Willis, Bert Mears, BiU Pigott, Everette Golden, Cletus Rose, and Clinton Piner. Lunchroom: Charles Piner, Grady Davis, Esther Valentine, Mrs. Thomas Bcachem, James Gil likin, and Mrs. Nancy Piner. Program: October, Mrs. Dyon Simpson, Bettie; November, Mrs. Dorothy Wade, Williston; Decem ber, Mrs. Denna Salter, Davis, January, Mrs. Robert Sellers, Smyrna; February, Mrs. Lester GilUkin, Otway; March, Mrs. Erma Hansen: Straits and Gloucester; April Mrs. Tommie Lewis, Mar kers 'island; May, open house. Membership: Mrv DaUas Arthur, Bettie; Mrs Lucy Piner, WillisUm, Mrs. Elbert Pittman, Davis; Mrs^ Margaret Davis, Smyrna; Mrs. Ro land Lawrence. Otway; Mrs. Ma blc Pigott and straits and Gloucester; Mrs. Ixwiae Lewis, Marshallbcrg; Mra. Georgia Nelson, Harkcrs Island. The meeting adjourned to the lunchroom, and Marshallberg com munity served punch and cake. MissStyron Speaks to Rotary Member* of the Morchcad City Rotary Club met Thurwlay night and program chairman Ramie Da vis presented county high school guidance director, Miss Gertrude XT schools. During the past summer Mis* Styron attended Gul*Jnf ' J"!' stltute at North Carolina State Col lege sponsored by the federal gov ernment through the National De fense Education Act She also en gaged in practice counaeling at East Carolina College. "GaMaaee is the conscious effort on the part of teachers, adminia trators and guidance directon to assist primarily the individual pu pil to make wiser choicea and bet ter adjustments," said Mias Styron. Miss Styron said the eompoaite field of guidance may be defied in six areas o < service: individual analyaia, testing, occupational-ed-^B ucatlonal information; counaeling; placement and foltow-u* Guests at the meeting were John Stevens of Herndwi, Va., and Haw ard V. Gaakill of Salma. I

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