ALL WHO READ READ THE NEWS-TIMES CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES 48th YEAR, NO. 89. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MO RE HEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1959 PUBLISHED TUESDAY8 AND FRIDAYS Ma Taylor, Who Will be 99 Monday, Looks to The Future By LARKY McCOMB "Just say that 9* yean ago Ma Taylor came to ?tay." Speaking these words was one of Carteret County's senior citizens, Mrs. Mary N. Taylor, Beaufort. The spry great-great-grand mother will observe her 99th birthday Mon day at her home at 305 Ann St. Probably the best-known and best-loved person in the county, Mrs. Taylor will spread her birth day celebration this year over two days, Sunday and Monday. "That is because 1 have some relatives that will be coming from quite a distance and they will have to leave Sunday. Naturally I want them to have a piece of the birth day cake, so we've decided on the two-day celebration," said Mrs. Taylor. With a sparkle in her eyes and a Snappiness in her voice that belie her 99 years, Mrs. Taylor said that she wanted to invite all of her many friends in the county to her birthday celebration. "The house will be open as it always is and anyone who wishes to stop in and say hello will be welcome." Speaking of the nearly 100 years that she has spent on this earth, "Ma" Taylor said that her life has been filled with as much happiness as anyone could want. "Of course 1 have bad my share of sorrow, too, but I think in the long run the bright moments and the dark mo ments balance themselves out," she said. Mrs. Taylor was born at 114 Ann St. on Nov. 9, 1860 just two blocks from where she now Uvea. With the exception of a few years dur ing which she and her husband, the late Nelson Whitford Taylor, trav ' el led, she has spent her entire life in Beaufort. What does a person do to occupy their time when they get to be 9S years old? Well, a lot of them probably spend most of their time in a rocking chair, but not Ma Tay lor. "I've always lived my life to the fullest and 1 see no reason tc change just because I've reachee ' 99." Ma's day is one with nevei an idle minute. Letter writing take! up a considerable amount of hei time. Her daughter, Mrs. W. K Hinnant, says that Ma loves te write and receive letters. In the afternoons Ma alwayi comes downstairs to receive th< many visitor! and children wh( call. Children are tops em Ma'! list of visitors. "I've always lovee children and always will," saie ' Ma. She had between ?0 and 5< of her young admirers call at the house, trick or treating, last weel and Ma had something for eact one of them. A person with the wisdom ane knowledge that is accumulated with age is always sought out bj others for advice and guidance and Ma Taylor is no exception. "Pee> pie have even brought their babies 1 to the house here and asked Ma tc bless the child," said her daugh ter. When asked to name some of the people she considers to be the greatest persons to live during hei lifetime. Ma said that she has mosi admired Abraham Lincoln anc Woodrow Wilson. "Of the people that I have known personally : think that I wp'tld have to say the greatest is the Rt. Rev. Thomas H Wright, bishop of the East Carolina Episcopal Diocese. If ever a mat was perfect in every respect, it it Bishop Wright," said Ma. Ma attributes her long life to bei good health, her faith in God anc her awareness and deep interest li everything that is going on arounc her. A deeply religions person, Mi aays that it bothers her very mucb ' to read of the evil people are do ing in the world today. But instead of judging or talking about theii bad deeds, she prays for them. For 99 years Ma Taylor hai made Beaufort and the world a better place in which to live ane if she has her way, she will be around for another 99 years to coo tinue doing so. Ma Taylor, Beaufort, looks forward to celebrating her 99th birth day with her family and friends. 4-H Fair Will be Staged Saturday at Camp Glenn > ) I I r > ) i I 1 ) t ? I I r I > i t I I i \ r 1 i i i I i i I I Chamber Cables Congratulations The board of directors of the Greater Morehead City Chamber of Commerce has cabled congratula tions to Gov. Luther Hodges and his caravan, now on an industry "hunt" in Europe. The directors appointed Joe DuBaise, chamber manager, to send the cable. The directors met Monday at the cham ber office. James R. Sanders read the fi nancial report. He reported cham ber receipts at $9,370.35 to Nov. 1. Expenditures amounted to $S, 183.68, leaving a balance of $186. SO. Dues uncollected amounted to $1,235. J. M. Davis, president, explained arrangements for the membership dinner and requested that all board members take part in the final ar rangements. Mr. DuBois read a list of director nominations received by mail. S. A. Chalk Jr., Mr. Sanders and Ru fus Butner were appointed to pre pare a ballot for the election. W. B. Chalk gave a report of the meeting of the Neuse Development Association, of which he was re cently elected president. A mem bership dues formula, in use by the Kinston chamber, was explained by Mr. Davis. George H. McNeill was chosen to moderate the panel discussion at the chamber dinner meeting. Education Officials Go To Chapel Hill Meeting Four Carteret education officials attended the meeting of the North Carolina State School Board As sociation Tuesday at Chapel Hill. Delegates were Dr. A. F. Chest nut, Morehead City school board chairman, and W. B. Allen, mem ber of the county board of educa tion. Others who attended were Lenwood Lee, Morehead City high school principal, and H. L. Joslyn, county superintendent of schools. North Carolina on the Move was the theme of the all-day program. Mr. Joslyn reported that a talk by C. S. Reed of Duke Power Co. was outstanding. Approximately 5 0 0 school officials from throughout the state attended. By DAVID W AKKH K Assistant Agricultural Agent The 1959 4-H Fair and Achieve ment Day Program will be held Saturday at the Camp Glenn school auditorium. Exhibits may be en tered between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the auditorium. The evening pro gram will begin at 7 p.m. Paul Cox, New Bern, a former assistant county agent, will direct recreational activities. The success of this program will depend on each of you. So we are counting on you to check the pre mium list mailed out to you this week and make as many entries as you can. Ribbons will be awarded and th* blue ribbon winners from each group will be entered in the area fair to be held in Wilmington Nov. 13 and 14. Those of you who did not bring your exhibits to school on Friday, would you please bring or send them to the Camp Glenn school auditorium Saturday morning? Be sure to have your name, age, and school club clearly written and at tached to your exhibit. There will be a tractor driving contest beginning at 3 p.m. for all 4-H boys who are interested in par ticipating and who started and completed a project record book in tractor maintenance this past school year. The winner of this contest will be eligible to enter the tractor driving contest at the area fair in Wilmington. A very interesting awards and recreational program has been planned to begin at 7 p.m. Please invite your parents and friends to attend. The huge cake from the state fair exhibit will be on dis play. There will be fun and frolic for all. Sec all of you Saturday, Nov. T. Beach Board Schedules Hearing on Rezoning Atlantic Beach town commission ers will conduct a hearing at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at the town hall on rezoning lots 1 through 15 in block M. At present that section is zoned as residential, but the board is con sidering changing the area to "res idential with hotels and motels per mitted." . To comply with law, the commis sioners have scheduled the hear ing. Those interested arc invited. Port Manager Explains Why Two Announcements on Export Line Calls ' Queen St. School Offers Adult Course In Home Economics This year the borne economics department at Queen Street High School haa been vocationalized by the state, and as a result, courses will be offered in adult home eco nomics education to all interested persona, announces Randolph John son, principal. Registration for the courses will be held in the home economics de partment at the school Monday at 1 p.m. Instructions will be given In one of the following areas, de pending upon the interest at the group: foods and nutrition, home management and bousing, clothing caoctraatkn, and arts and craiu. - A few folk* are wondering why ?n announcement was made in January IMS that American Ex port Lines would call at Morehead City, and then, with much fanfare, it was announced again last month that American Export Lines would call at Morehead City. Walter Friederichs, operations manager at Morehead City state port, clarified the matter this week. Nr. Friederichs said that the an nouncement made in January re ferred to American Export's route trom east coast ports in this coun try to porta in India, the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon. This route did not come under ihe Jurisdiction of the Federal Maritime board, the manager re ported. The route announced in Motor, routing to North Care Una ports, docs require approval of the Federal Maritime board. This route (known as Trade Route 10) to ports in the Mediterranean, opens the way (or Turkish and Greek tobacco imports to North Carolina, Mr. Friederichs said. This trade, he added, is of more importance to North Carolina than trade through the route announced in January. Mr. Friederichs said that no American Export ships cov ering the route to India, Burma, etc., called between January and November at Morebcad City. The first ship of American Ex port Lines to call at Wilmington under the October-announced ar rangements was the Executor, which made port Monday. Morehead Ctty'a first American Export ship waa the Exemplar, which arrived yesterday to load 1,400 hogsheads of tobacco far Red Cross Roll Call Opens Today The Rev. W. R. Hales, Beaufort Red Cross fund chairman, this week named chairmen to collect funds in neighborhoods throughout town. Mrs. Snowden Thompson is serv ing as co-chairman with Mr. Hales. Other chairmen: Area No. 1 ? Area north of Cedar Street in Negro section, Randolph Johnson. Area No. 1 ? Gallant's Channel east to Pollock Street and south of Cedar, Carlton Rose. Area No. 3 ? Pollock Street to Bi'l Air, south of Cedar, Mrs. James Rumley and Mrs. E. D. Potter. Area No. 4 ? Bel Air Street east on Front and Ann Streets, Mrs. Robert Safrit. Area No. 5 ? Lennoxville and Lennoxville Road, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Willis. Area. No. 6 ? Highland Park, Glendale Park and Jones Village, Braxton Adair. Area No. 7 ? Hancock Park from the school to Huntley's, Mrs. Hugh Salter. Area No. 8 ? Highway 101, Mrs. L. D. Springle. Area No. 9 ? Highway 70 to the North River bridge, George Mur ray Thomas and the Jaycees. Area No. 10 ? Radio Island and the causeway, Mrs. Julia Holt. Mr. Hales has set $1,100 as Beau fort's quota. He reminded work ers of the recent disasters which have seriously depleted Red Cross funds, and the large amounts of money the Red Cross has poured into this county after hurricanes have hit. "This campaign is urgently im portant," he said. "We need your generous support." Town Board Okays Firemen Pension List Morehead City commissioners debated at length Tuesday night at their monthly meeting in the town hall, before approving the list of active firemen eligible under the new firemen's pension plan. The list was furnished the fbwn board by the Morehead City fire department. According to informa tion from the insurance commis sioner's office, the town board is required to approve the list prior to the slate's certifying each fire man as a potential collector of the pension funds. Joe Fulcher, fire chief, Dan Swindell and Rufus Guthrie ap peared before the board to answer questions raised by the commis See BOARD, Page 2 UNICEF Fund Totals $340.04 A check for $340.04 has been sent the US committee for UNICEF as a result of the door-to-door collect ing done by Morehead City chil dren Halloween night. Mrs. A. B. Roberts, chairman, reported the results yesterday. UNICEF is the United Nations fund for needy children around the world. Mrs. Roberts said that $348.69 was the total amount collected and that $8.65 was spent for UNICEF supplies. She said 430 milk car tons had been furnished by White Ice Cream and Milk Co. The churches, their chairmen, and the amount collected by each follows: First Methodist, Mrs. Perry M. Taylor. $62.09; Franklin Memorial Methodist, Mrs. D. B. Willis, $39.10; Camp Glenn Methodist, Mrs. John T. Taylor Jr., $36.51; Broad Creek Methodist Youth Fel lowship, $25.19; Faith Free Will Baptist, Jim Mitchell, $20.60. First Free Will Baptist, Mrs. A1 McElmon, $15.85; First Baptist, Mrs. J. W. Thompson, $28.84; St. Egbert's Catholic, Mrs. Dom Fem ia, $53 "3; First Presbyterian, Mrs. A. F. Chestnut, $50; St. Andrew's Episcopal, Mrs. Gus Davis, 18.04; Parkview Baptist, Mrs. M. E. Mc Niel, $9.24. Mrs. S. A. Morton was UNICEF publicity chairman. The Woman's Club sponsored the project in co operation with the churches. Tide TabU Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Friday, No*. 8 12 29 6:19 a.m. 12:50 p.m. 7:12 p.m. Satarday, Nor. 1 128 a.m. 7:35 a.m. I 1:49 p.m. 8:21p.m. Suaday, Nov. 8 ?m. 8:48 a.m.. 2:48 p.m. 9:23 p.m. Moaday, Nov. t 1 9:51 a.m. 3:49 p.mi 1016 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18 4:27 a.m. 10:41 a.m. 4:47 pjn. U:DS pan. 1 After the seas have rolled over Carteret, IU streets and its homes, the Red Cross has brought In food and money to relieve the tragedy many experienced in recent hurricanes. The Red Cross now asks every one's support in the current campaign to raise funds. The scene above is Front Street, Beaufort, after Hazel in 1?54. High Costs Force Baptists To Close New Bern Hospital Warren Beck, Carteret trustee on* the board of Eastern North Caro lina Baptist Hospital, New Bern, announced yesterday that the At lantic Baptist Association, which operates the hospital, has voted to close it as quickly as possible. Cost of operating the hospital is so great, Mr. Beck said, that the association cannot afford to oper ate it any longer. T. A. Montgomery, New Bern, a trustee, said that the hospital will care for the patients in it as well ap- these to whom ear* ia caaamit ted, before closing its doars. The vote to get out of the hos pital business was cast Friday at a meeting of the Atlantic Baptist Association at Piney Grove-Onslow Baptist Church. Counties in the association, besides Carteret and Craven, are Pamlico, Jones and Onslow. Mr. Beck said that a vote will be taken soon in Craven County on borrowing money to build a Craven County Hospital. If the people ap prove the borrowing, much of the equipment that is now in the Bap tist hospital will be donated to the new hospital. Mr. Beck explained that many people have paid and pledged funds to the Baptist hospital and they may be pleased to know that their money will continue to be used for i the purpose for which it was in- < tended. i The Carteret trustee said the , Baptist churches got into hospital i operation, not realizing the tre- 1 mendous financial obligation in- ] volved. He added that a "church | institution" also has more difficul ty collecting bills than would a < hospital that is not church-owned, i It is also expected to do much , charity work. The Atlantic Baptist Association started in 1957 to raise funds for a 1 hospital. Meantime it took over operation of Kafer Memorial Hos- ! pital, New Bern, calling it the 1 Eastern North Carolina Hospital. ? It was planned to incorporate i the present hospital with the new i hospital, when a $600,000 hospital 1 fund was raised. < Band Will Collect Funds Tomorrow Tomorrow will be Band Tag Day in Morehead City. Majorettes with the Morehead City high school band will solicit contributions for the band in the business section tomorrow morn ing between 9 a.m. and noon. The band will stage a thank you parade at 12:30 p.m. Uniformed band members will make house-to-house calls Sat urday night to collect funds. The money will be used to finance band expenses during the current school year, according to Mrs. Earl' Holt, band publicity chair man. Everyone who contributes will receive a Boost the Band tag. Ralph Wade, band director, also announced that the band will play between the two midget football games tomorrow night at the Camp Glenn field. Officer Investigates Front Street Accident Beaufort officer Carlton Garner, assistant chief of police, investi gated an auto accident Monday at i : IS p.m. on Front Street. Officer Garner reported that Carl M. Ball Jr. of Morehead City was headed east in a 1959 Ford when Raymond B. Wheatley of Beaufort backed his 1958 Plymouth from a parking place into the path of the Ford. Damage to Uic Ford was estimat ed at $110 and damage to the Ply mouth waa reportedly minor. No iharges were filed. Building Progresses Work is continuing on the Queen < Street school gym, Beaufort. H. t L Joslyn, county superintendent of 1 ichools, says that the contractor ( low expects the building to be fin- l shed the end of this month. It 1 lad been planned to have the gym :ompletcd by the opening of school, t 11-Year-Old Alton Hester Struck by Car Eleven-year-old Attn Hester of 1303 Fiiher St., Murehegd City, re mained on the critical list yester day morning at the Morehead City hospital alter suffering a fractured skull when he was struck by a car Wednesday afternoon. Attending physicians said the boy regained consciousness early Wed nesday night after being uncon scious since the time of the acci dent at 3:25 Wednesday afternoon. Hester was hit at the intersec tion of 13th and Bay by a car be ing driven by Carl Duncan Lewis 111. Morehead City. Police report that young Hester was chasing a football when he ran into the street in front of the car. Lewis said he was travelling west on Bay Street between 25 and JO miles per hour when the boy ran into his path. The boy was itruck by the left front fender of the car and carried some 35 feet From the point of impact, accord ng to police. The injured boy was rushed to Jie Morehead City hospital in the Sell - Munden ambulance where (-rays revealed the fractured skull. Vo other injuries, with the excep tion of cuts and bruises, were no iceablc although physicians said iiat the severity of the skull frac ure prevented extensive examina Jon. Morehead City police say charges ?gainst Lewis arc pending a com >lete investigation of the mishap, ^ewis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. ;arl Duncan Lewis Jr. of 102 Yau >on Terrace and is a student at forehead City high school. Hester Is the sob of Mrs. Alberta iester. Small Industry Developer Speaks to Newport Board October Court Rocoipts Amount to $4,582.98 A. H. James, clerk of superior court, report* court receipts of $4,582.96 for October. Received through county court last month was $1,771.75, through superior court (767.01; probate and clerk's fees amounted to $133.72. Received through Morehead City recorder's court, $1,122.30, and At lantic Beach court, $788. Mr. James submitted his report Monday to the county commission ers. ? Judgo Bundy to Preside In Court Noxt Wook Judge W. t. Bundy will preside at the one-week term at criminal court which will open Monday in the courthouse, Beaufort. Niae cases arc scheduled to go bctee the (rand Jury* Forty-two cases an tar trial Jkm fMlittii'liriiiMi * Town Fathers Offer Help Newport town commissioners of fered Tuesday night it the town hall their cooperation to an indus try considering the town ai a site for a plant. Ray Johnson, New Bern, de veloper of a product known as plas ti -metal compound, appeared be fore the board to explain his pro duct and discuss the possibility of leasing land and ? building from the town. Dlsplayi>g samples of his pro duct and describing its Ingredients, Mr. Johnson said the potential of plasti-metai may surpass that of the plastics industry. He said it took him 11 years to develop the compound. Plasti-metal, according to Mr. Johnson, will stick to anything ex cept wax, polyethylene and otlicr members of tb* "poly" family. U is almost non flammable and if self-extinguishing. It is cheaper than aluminum and steel and li not soluble in any known test, Mr. Johnson explained. Orders have ktcs received for truck topa and awnings to be made of the new product. Mr. Johnson it working on development of a method of applying plaatl-metal to underground pipes to prevent rust and common. Mobile home deal ers and major motor companies arc also interested in adapting it to their products, he said. Mr. Johnson is engaged in limit ed production of the product now. llis company, located in New Bern, is known as American Mctakraft Co. The producer said he it work ing In very small quarters sad needs expanaion room. The mini mum space needed now it M x 1*0 feet of floor space with lt-foot ceil lugs. Preferred apace la 40 x 1*0 feet sm iNountT, r?it s Area chairmen have been named for the Carteret Red Cross fund campaign, which begins today. The campaign extendi through Satur day, Nov. 14. The chairmen are Mrs. Don Dav is, Markers Island; the Rev. W. A. Hales, Beaufort; John R. Valen tine, Marshallberg-Smyrna; Mrs. Ailcne Garner, Newport; Milton Truckner, White Oak Township; Joe Mason Jr., Atlantic-Sea Level; and James K. Sanders, Morehead City. Gaston Smith will work with Mr. Mason in Atlantic, Mrs. Cathleen Styron will cover Cedar Island, Mrs. Theo Kinney will handle Sea Level, and Mrs. Vivian Harris will be in charge of Stacy. Markers Island workers will be Mrs. Walter P. Lewis, Mrs. Carl W. Lewis, Mrs. Claude Brooks, Mrs. Walter Yeoman*. Jr., Mrs. lkie Willis, Mrs. W. B. Guthrie, Mrs. Fred Guthrie, Mrs. Harry Johnson, Miss Kila Guthrie and Mr. Paul Lewis. Blakely Pond will be in charge of the Marshallberg area. Tne canvass team that worked on the recent PTA fund drive in White Oak area will work for the Red Cross. Herbert Phillips HI is chairman of the campaign, for whicb a $5,000 goal has been set. Mr. Phillips presided at a Red Cross chapter meeting Tuesday night at the courthouse. Mayor George Dill Jr., Morehead City, emphasized the fact that the coun ty has accepted over $62,000 in Red Cross aid during the past four years while contributing only about $11,000. He said that Red Cross grants have continued and, in spite of our non-cooperation, the Red Cross is always on the job when needed. Chairman Phillips explained the fund-raising procedure to be fol lowed in each community and sug gested that the canvassers work in pairs for best results. Garland Scruggs, chapter secretary, gave advice on the proper approach and interview procedures. Mr. Hales invited Beaufort's can vassers to meet at the courthouse at 5 p.m. Thursday for final brief ing and recommended that similar meetings be held in each commun ity. Before adjournment, a Red Cross film on fund-railing was shown by Odcll Merrill. Firemen to Get New Resuscitator Newport firemen received at their meeting Monday night at the fire station a check from the New port Rotary Club for a new mouth to-mouth resuscitator. The resusci tator will be placed on the ambu lance operated by the fire depart ment. Fire department members were asked to attend the first rehearsal of the Womanless Wedding Sunday. The production will be given in co operation with the Rotary Club Fri day, Dec. 4, at the school. Plans to start putting up the town Christmas lights were made. Work wil! start Nov. 21 and 22 and the firemen hope to have them lit by Dec. 4. Need for an improved fire alarm system at the school was discuss ed, as well as election of officers which will take place at the De cember meeting. Fire chief C. A. Gould Jr. pre sided. Report Given On Bus Accident Members of the county board of education, in session Monday ' in the courthouse annex, Beaufort, heard a report from H. L. Joslyn, superintendent of schools, on an accident In which a school bus was involved Oct. IS in Craven County. Mr. Joalyn said that the bus was taking children home from Beau fort school. There was no damage to the bus and no one was hurt. Damage to the truck which collided with the bus, Mr. Joslyn said, was $1S. The board was read a letter by Odell Merrill, clerk to the county board of commissioners. The let ter reported that the county ia ac cumulating funds for school con struction. Inquiry into the matter ft as made by the county board of education in October, at the re quest of the Morehead City school board. R. W. Safrit Jr., chairman of the board, presided at the meeting. Other board members present were D. Mason, Atlantic; Theodore Smith, Davis; W. B. Allen, New port, and George Wallace, More bead City. Amsacef The Markers Island PTA will sponsor an oyster supper at S:M p.m. Saturday at tfea school cafe teria. In addition to oysters, hot dogs, cold driafcs and swtwU will U??llia. KMQmHiiMML _ A . -,J

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