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49th YEAR, NO. 1. TWO SECTIONS TEN PAGES MORE HEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1960 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
7959 Carteret Events Pass
i ,
In Review as 1960 Arrives
By F. C. SALISBURY
January
WEEK OF JANUARY 4:
First ship to dock at the port in
1959 was the Sommelsdyk of the
Holland-America line. ? The Rev.
Charles L. Kirby accepts pastor
ate of the Morehead City Presby
terian Church. ? Harrell Taylor
elected chairman of the County
Resources Development Authority.
Ethan Davis III of Morehead City
wins Eagle Scout award. ? Ralph
Creech begins term as district soil
supervisor. ? John Cole, son of
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Ander
son of route 1, Morehead City, first
child born in county in the new
year. ? First cold wave hits coun
ty at 25 degrees.
Eubanks photo studio robbed of
cash and cameras. ? Dr. Robert
L. Humber gives 18th anniversary
The Rev. Charles Kirby
. . . Presbyterian pastor
address of the founding of the
world federation movement. ? J.
Morton Davis elected head of More
head City Chamber of Commerce.
Deaths: Stephen F. Dixon. 37, of
Salter. Path. John W. Lewis, SO,
of Brbad Creek. Joseph W. Glov
er, 7i, of Beaufort. Ira P. Chad
wick, 75, of Straits.
WEEK OF JANUARY II:
M^s. David P. Carganic of New
port saves her two children from
fiery death when the family home
burns. ? County school board se
lects new school site for proposed
west Carteret high school near
Mitchell Village. ? Atlantic Beach
plans extension of town limits to
Bogue Sound.
Charter roll completed for estab
lishing St. Timothy Lutheran mis
sion at Havelock. ? The Beaufort
Woman's Club celebrates its 38th
birthday. ? Fort Macon state park
had the largest attendance in 1958
than any year in its history.
Marriages: Miss Peggy Ann Dav
is of Morehead City to Samuel
Love in Shreveport, La.
WEEK OF JANUARY 18:
Mrs. Joyce H. Hawley, 19, of the
Bcaufort-Morehead causeway, kill
ed on the Salter Path road when
skidding car overturns. ? NEWS
TIMES won two awards at the
North Carolina Press Association
for first place in photography and
second place for editorial page.?
Thieves enter the Styron's depart
ment store in Morehead City steal
ing rash and merchandise amount
ing to $500.
W. J. Mishael of Beaufort seri
ously injured when truck upsets,
caused by blowout. ? Otto Slaugh
ter of Newport claims oldest horse
in the county at age 32 years.?
Beaufort-Morehead City start ball
rolling on sewer disposal plants ?
The Rev. Ray West, pastor of the
Straits-liarkers Island Methodist
church given license to preach.
Deaths: Mrs. Belle S. Jurney, 97,
formerly of Beaufort. Mrs. Sarah
C. White, 59, of Beaufort. Mrs.
Iona Staggs, 45, nee Girlie Moore,
in Mariposa, Calif.
WEEK OF JANUARY 25:
White Oak citizens seek county
funds to reimburse Onslow county
schools attended by Carteret chil
dren. ? Beaufort Fisheries ac
counted for a record catch of some
12 million menhaden in six fishing
days last week. ? Home of Mal
colm Coats, Harkers Island, de
stroyed by fire. ? Joyce Bruton,
Negro child of Beaufort, breaks
her neck while playing. ? The fed
eral fishery laboratory on Pivers
Island has been given the new
name of "US Bureau of Commer
cial Fisheries, Biological Labora
tory."
February
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 1:
County board of education selccts
sites for new high schools. For
the east the Arnold site north of
Beaufort and the site at Mitchell
Village for the west. ? Fisheries
course for adults to be conducted
at the Smyrna school. ? Edward
Wheatly, 6-year-old child of Mr.
and Mrs. C. R. Wheatly of Beau
fort survives serious accident in
jury.
ENC Julius Taylor retired from
Fort Macon Coast Guard station.
Replaced by ENC Earl Sells Jr.?
George M. Thomas
. . . Jaycee president
Capt. Charles W. Stevens Jr.,
USAF, of Beaufort killed in bomb
er crash. ? Rain falls eight con
sccutive days of past week. ? Mrs.
Ruth Hcpler Watley of Morehead
City killed in auto accident ? Rifle
and Pistol Club formed by vet
erans.
Those receiving awards on the
Beaufort school football team
were: John Smith, blocking, Pud
Hassell, most valuable player, Gor
don Bccton, All-Eastern trophy,
Calvin Jones, most improved play
er. ? Robert L. Russell elected
noble grand of Beaufort 100F lodge.
Marriages: Miss Mary A. Beam,
Morehead City to Gricr D. Robin
son. Deaths: Mrs. Sarah F. I.
Redditt, 81, Harkers Island. Al
bert Guthrie, 77, Salter Path.
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 1:
Styron's store, Morehead City,
scene of second break-in in less
than a month. Police roundup
Bruce Tarkington
. . . former Beaufort principal
Ihieves. ? Three Marines claim ti
tle to "first 1959 swim" at Atlantic
Beach. ? Winners of the Green
Band awards given to Scouters Ce
cil Sewell, Morehead City, Robert
A. Sellers, Marshallberg, Leon
Mann, Newport.
Home of Mrs. Helen Small, Core
Creek, destroyed by fire. ? Anne
Herbert, Morehead City, won the
American Legion oratorical con
test and a $25 bond.
Marriages: Miss Beverly Ruff to
Mack F. Willis, Morehead City.
Deaths: Miss Lealyea Mann, 71,
Morehead City. Mrs. Christine
Vick Padovano, formerly of More
head City. Mrs. Lawrence Oakley,
67, former librarian at Beaufort.
Mrs. Kathleen L. Hill. 60, Otway.
Thomas H. Hester, 58, Morehead
City.
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 15:
Morehead City Lions Club do
nates a rescue truck and equip
ment to the city. ? Vandals wreck
ed the Old Town Cemetery at
Beaufort. The town offers an
award of $100 for apprehension and
conviction of vandals.
Deaths: Mrs. Mattie M. Taylor,
72, Bogue. Lionel N. Conner, 62,
Harlowe. Gordon Willis, 75, At
lantic.
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 22:
Beaufort Se^dogs take county
' basketball title* from Atlantic Pi
rates. ? Newport Hawkettes win
over Smyrna team.? NEWS-TIMES
AT County hoopsters awarded keys
and certificates were Butch Has
sell, Pud Hassell, Johnny Mason,
Stevie Mason, Johnny Turpin.
George E. Jackson joined More
head City school faculty, replacing
Robert Hilldrup. ? Camp Glenn
school commended by state offi
cial covering teaching and school
methods. ? Home Demonstration
Club organized at Bogue.
Marriages: Miss Mary A.
Hughes, Morehead City to Robert
R. Miller. Miss Ann C. Guthrie,
Harkers Island to Tommy Gillikin.
Miss Paula L. Hill, Beaufort to
Joseph Williams.
Deaths: Willie Fulcher, 75, Mar
shallberg. Mrs. Mattie C. Parish,
81, Morehead City.
March
WEEK OF MARCH 1:
Mrs. Ida Eaton, Morehead City,
celebrated her 93rd birthday March
4. ? County school bond defeated
by a vote of almost 3 to 1. ? Wil
liam B. Chalk, Morehead City,
awarded distinguished citizen's
award by chamber of commerce.
?? Beaufort Woman's Club start
extensive clean-up program of
town and causeway approach. ?
Otis Jones heads Morehead City
Merchants Association.
Marriages: Miss Doris A. Park
Marebead CKy Umm prtmlr4 the lire department with a reacae track" aad eqaipment. Uon la Ike
pictare are Owen* Frederick, OUa Jgoei, J. B. Eabaaki, Jaha T. Willi*. A. N., Willi*, Victor Wtckiaer, C.
W. William*, aad K. C. Wataaa.
er, Morehead City, to John D. Bal
lou. Miss Leburta Lawrence, Ot
way, to Sherman Nelson. Miss
Betty R. Willis, Morehead City, to
Harry H. Hill. Deaths: Alonzo
Fulcher, 89, Morehead City. Mrs.
Annie L. Smith, 82, Beaufort. Earl
M. Johnson, 37, Harkers Island.
Mrs. Alice I. Jones, 55, Morehead
City.
WEEK OF MARCH 8:
Name of Greater Morehead City
given to the Chamber of Com
merce. Beaufort Seadogs win
over Leland, putting team in state
tourney. ? Award of "Mr. Sea
shore Highway" given J. A. Du
Bois by Morehead City Chamber
of Commerce.
Sam Hood, Carteret native, kill
ed in Pittsburgh. ? Morehead City
Drug store robbed of $150. ? Suit
of Manly Mason against Ralph
Paul for $40,000 result? in mistrial
?Beaufort's Knights capture AA
District title. ? Marriages: Miss
Berta Fodrie, Beaufort, to Barry
W. Willis.
Deaths. Miss Annie Goodwin, 88,
Cedar Island. Garrison M. Mann,
89, Newport. Miss Laura G. Steph
ens, 70, Beaufort. Miss Lina I.
Morse, 85, Pelletier. Austin O.
Adams, 43, Broad Creek.
WEEK OF MARCH 15:
Beaufort Seadogs win state title
for the second time in five years.
? T. H. McQuaid, Beaufort basket
ball coach, resigns. ? New airport
commissioners consist of W. H.
Potter, Glenn Adair, Ben Alford,
P. H. Geer Jr., Leon Mann Jr. ?
Morehead Shipbuilding Corp., files
papers in bankruptcy. ? John A.
Royal, former owner of half of
Bogue Banks dies at his home in
Try on.
Beaufort fans present Coach Tom
McQuaid with new car. ? Atlantic
Lifesaving station moved from
Core Banks to Sea Level. ? Adm.
Arleigh Burke, USN, pays visit to
Port of Morehead. ? C. B. Wade
heads Emeritus Club.
Marriages: Miss Doris Hayncs to
Ivey Mason Jr., of Beaufort. Miss
Fay Merrill, Morehead City to Har
ry Dobbins. Miss Judith E. Slaugh
ter, Newport, to John R. Mayber
ry Jr. Miss Dorothy G. Parker,
Newport, to Terry K. Smith.
Deaths: Mrs. Ruth N. Sullivan.
58, Beaufort. Mrs. Florence M.
Hunnings, 49, Marshallberg. Mrs.
Clara E. Willis, 82, Morehead City.
WEEK OF MARCH 22:
Morehead City starts program to
raise $500,000 for new hospital
building. ? Bell-Mundcn open new
funeral home in Morehead City.?
New bookmobile put in service by
Jerry J. Willi*
. . . JC Key Man
County Public Library. ? Mrs.
Dyon Simpson, Bcttie, wins HD
leadership award.
Marriages: Miss Barbara A. Gil
likin, Otway to Raymond Frichette.
?Deaths: Mrs. Bernice Willis, 78,
Harkers Island. Thomas Willis, 75,
Morebead City. Charles E. Dcla
mar, formerly of Beaufort.
WEEK OF MARCH 29:
Five-year-old Harold K. Piner of
Stella dies from bullet wound acci
dentally fired by Leon Workman.
?Mrs. Louise Mattingly of New
port found guilty of manslaughter,
put on probation. ? County citizens
organize Citizens Committee for
Tourist Promotion, raise fund for
dog track lobbying. ? County
heart fund totals $1,495.96.
Marriages: Miss Nicholl E. Mills,
Sea Level, to Charles R. Smith.
Miss Carol A. Fulcher, Marshall
berg, to Phillip R. Mason. Miss
Irma S. Cannon, Beaufort, to Rich-,
ard Peterson.
Deaths: Victor H. Wickizcr, 40,
Morchcad City. Hubert C. Helper,
35, Mansfield. Mrs. Manic N. Ma
son, 78, Beaufort. Mrs. Lina D.
Norris, 83, Pelletier. Emmett Wil
lis, 70, Morehead City. Robert B.
Golden, 53, formerly of Beaufort.
Alonza F. Thomas, 84, Beaufort.
April
WEEK OF APRIL S:
Henry A. Taylor of Gales Creek
was killed by his son, Everett Tay
lor. ? City Grocery of Beaufort
robbed of $1,400 in cash and over
8m lKt PASSES, Page X, Sectioa 2
Young Marine Becomes
10th Highway Fatality
Welfare Checks to Aged Will
Be Less Starting This Month
Three hundred elderly people in 4
this county will receive lower wel
fare checks this month.
The cut of 5 per cent is due to a
reduction of $400,000 in welfare
funds by the legislature in 1959.
Miss Georgie Hughes, superin
tendent of the county welfare de
partment, said that $583 less in old
age assistance checks will be mail
ed out next week.
While this may seem like a small
reduction, over-all, it means a cut
of from $1 to $6 in individual
checks.
Miss Hughes says the cut will
mean, for the most part, that the
old people will not be getting the
medicine they need. They can live
on no less food, or with less heat,
than they are now, Miss Hughes
said, so they'll sacrifice on medical
needs.
A cut in aid to the disabled went
into effect in November.
The average grant paid by Car
teret to an aged person in October
was $41.75. Of that amount, the
county paid a fifth, the state a fifth
and the remainder was paid with
federal funds. A cut in the state
appropriation means that fewer
federal funds will be going to North
Carolina aged in 1960 because the
program is set up on a federal
state matching basis.
The letter below was received
this week by the welfare depart
ment in Beaufort. It comes from
an old age assistance recipient
whose grant for himself and his
wife will be reduced $4 this month.
Their only resources are their old
age assistance chcck:
Mist Hugh
I do appraciate what you done
for me. An about cuting my check
you no Mis Hugh I couldn't get by
on it befor and I no I wont now.
An if there is any way I sure so'j!d
appraciate you leting H be ar It
was befor if no more. See Im down
in bed most of my time now. I
cant get the medicine I need. If
you dont believe me call Dr.
I have sugar. The capatis (cap
sules) Im susposed to take cost
85c a piece. 1 can't get them. I
have kidney trouble. My Eure
(urine) is blood part of the time
I have to take (c) three times a
day before my kidneys act (14)
cost $1.00. I have had two heart
attacts. An I have to take (1) four
times a day an he told me to be
sure not to go one day without
them. I've been almost two weeks
without them.
Have to have fuel. Being I'm
sick, have to keep a fire day an
night when cold. Don't even have
that. A friend of mine stood for
me 50. gal last week. An my wife
is under Dr. care. She has to go
to see Dr. ...... every two weeks
an some times evcy week an get
shots. She is not able at times
to do her house work.
She owes him a bill and I owe
Dr a bill. Miss Hugh I
signed over our home to the county
an I feel they should help me in
a fix we are in. No one will have
to help me for much longer, if I
keep loosing blood I am get much
worse.
Im not able to go to your office
I could not ride there an back. I
wont to see you. An if there is any
way you can, I will appraciate you
coming to my house this coming
Monday about two or three o'clock.
If I'm living, I will be looking for
you. so like I've said, come sec me.
Don't send case worker, if you can
come. I wont to sec you.
Yours,
What is the answer?
Miss Hughes says she knows of
no answer. Law prohibits use of
general assistance welfare funds to
supplement old age or aid to dis
abled payments.
The only hope, if any, is that the
state may somehow find funds to
put the $400,000 back in the wel
fare budget.
Tide Table
Tides at the Beaufort Bar
HIGH
LOW
Friday, Jan. 1
3:58 a.m.
4:35 p.m.
10:16 a.m.
10:51 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 2
4:47 a.m.
5:23 p.m.
11:11 a.m.
11:47 p.m.
Soaday, Jaa. 1
5:40 a.m.
6:16 p.m.
12:04 a.m.
Moaday, Jan. 4
6:40 a.m.
7:14 p.m.
12:40 a.m.
12:55 p.m.
Tuesday, Jaa. I
7:46 a.m.
1:14 p.m.
1:31 a.m.
1:46 p.m.
Tax Department Mails
Forms to Businesses
Business firms in the county re- 4
ceived this week forms for report- j
ing furniture, fixtures, equipment
and improvements to their business
during 1959. The forms were mail
ed by the county tax department to
assist businessmen and corpora
tions in listing their taxes this
month.
Relative to revaluation of county
property, the tax department re
ports that the legislature in 1959
ruled that all counties must reval
uate between now and 1965. There
after, each county must revaluate
property every eight years.
Since Carteret property was re
valued in 1956, the first year that
another revaluation could legally
be made thereafter is 1960. Tax
officials have made no prediction
as to when revaluation will take
place, but estimate that it may be
within several years.
Twenty thousand dollars is being
set aside annually to finance the
revaluation. Property appraisers
suggest that in the next revalua
tion, a map of the county be made.
Mapping is an expensive proposi
tion, but it is deemed the most ac
curate and valuable method of
keeping a record of property for
taxation purposes.
Cost of revaluing Carteret prop
erty in 1956 was $47,450. With
mapping, it is estimated that the
cost to the county would double
that figure.
Stale Ports Get
New PR Director
Phil Ellis, news director for radio
station WPTF, has been appointed
public relations director for the i
State Ports Authority. He will as
sume the position Monday, suc
ceeding Lewis Lawrence.
Ellis's salary will be $11,000 an
nually as compared with Law
rence's salary of $6,752.
D. Leon Williams, executive di
rector of the State Ports Authority,
said the scope of the public rela
tions work is being broadened. El
lis will be given administrative du
ties in addition to public relations
work.
He said the business of the state
ports at Morehead City and Wil
mington has grown rapidly. The
public generally is not aware of
this and "we want everyone to
know."
He added that the public rela
tions program "we have planned
in the future will require a differ
ent type of activity than has been
carried out in the past."
House Entered
The Wheatly apartment house,
formerly the Manson house on
Front Street, was entered over the
Christmas holidays while occupants
were absent. Sheriff Hugh Salter
said some children were probably
in the house and sprayed a bottled
soft drink around. Nothing was re
ported missing.
State Will Give
Proposals Next
Week on Bridge
? New Structure Will
Span Newport River
? Hearing Will Be
At 1 1 A.M. Thursday
Officials of the State Highway
Commission will present their pro
posal on the new Morehead City
bridge next Thursday. The hear
ing will be at 11 a.m. and will be
held in the courthouse Beaufort,
according to Sam Beard, public re
lations official with the State High
way Commission.
Mr. Beard said that the highway
commission has drawn up a pro
posal for the bridge, but nothing
is fixed as yet. Purpose of the
hearing next Thursday will be to
learn the public's reaction.
A map showing proposed plans
will be posted at the courthouse
Saturday.
Present at the hearing will be
T. B. Guntrr, chicf bridge engineer;
W. S. Window, chief hydr?graphic
engineer; R. W. McGowan, state
design engineer, and possibly W.
F. Babcock, director of highways.
Barring unforeseen delays, it is
hoped that the contract for a new
bridge across Newport River, con
necting Beaufort and Morehead
City, may be let in the fall of 1960.
Two Forfeit Bond
In Town Court
In a very liflht court docket in
Morehead City recorder's court
Monday two defendants forfeited
bond when they failed to appear
and charges against another de
fendant were dismissed.
Forfeiting bonds were Roger Dar
rell Williams of New Bern, charged
with speeding, and A. O. Lea of
Morehead City, charged with public
drunkenness.
Judge Herbert O. Phillips dis
missed charges of failing to comply
with a court order against George
David Lynch and ruled that a one
year jail term would not be in
voked.
Four cases were continued until
next week's term of court.
School Opens Monday
County schools will reopen Mon
day after a two-week vacation
period.
Unexpected Christmas Gift
Gifts were given to several employees of the Morehead CKjr Gar
ment Co. at a drawing at their annual Christmas iaatr Wednesday,
Dec. U, at the Rex restaurant. Shown receiving Us gilt is Nick
Simpson. Jesn Barnes, secretary, makes the prra? latlan The em
Hsyw ware puis of Its nuuiimenL
' Death of a Camp Lejeune Marine
in an auto accident Tuesday night
brought to 10 the number of high
way fatalities in the county for
the year 1959.
Killed at 10:10 p.m. Tuesday on
the outskirts of Morehead City was
Clifford Clement, 21 -year-old Ma
rine stationed at Camp Lejeune.
With him was John G. Lawlor, also
a Camp Lejeune Marine, who es
caped with minor injuries.
According to highway patrolman
W. J. Smith Jr., Clement, in his
1957 Ford, was headed toward
Morehead City on highway 70 and
failed to make the curve on to
highway 70-A near Willie Gray's
junkyard.
The car ran off the shoulder of
the road to the right, bounced
across the railroad tracks and
smashed into the concrete base that
held a railroad sign on the north
side of the highway.
Clement was thrown from the
car. The railroad sign toppled on
top of him and the car on top of
the sign. Lawlor, who was report
edly asleep at the time, was thrown
through the windshield. He suffer
ed a bruised jaw. minor cuts and
abrasions on his legs.
Clement lived for about 10 min
utes after the accident, but died
before arrival of an ambulance.
Lawlor was taken to the Morehead
City hospital by military police.
State Automobile
Tags Will Go
On Sale Saturday
Stale automobile tags go on sale
it 9 o'clock tomorrow morning in
the installment loan department,
First-Citizens Bank and Trust Co.,
Morehead City.
Also available there are truck,
trailer, and motorcycle tags.
E. B. Fleming, manager of the
loan department, asks that appli
cants for tags PLEASE remove
their renewal cards from the brown
envelope in which they were mail
ed.
This should be done before the
motorist comes into the office. The
motorist should also sign, on the
back of the renewal card, the state
ment certifying that he carries lia
bility insurance.
If this is not done before coming
to the office. Mr. Fleming says,
there is much delay and the process
of serving the public is consider
ably slowed.
Tags will be available during
January from 9 a.m. to noon Sat
urday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. week
days. The office will be open Wed
nesday afternoons.
Auto tags supplied this county
start with VT 501 and continue
through W900.
Fees vary with the type of ve
hicle.
Youngsters Go
To Jaycee Party
Thirty-six children attended a
Christmas party hosted by the
Beaufort Jaycees last week at the
Scout building in Beaufort Money
for the party was raised by club
members in a house-to-house bread
sale. The club also raised enough
money to help two needy families
with checks of $25 at Christmas
time.
Last night the club held its New
Year's Eve party at the Scout
building. The party started at S
p.m., according to club secretary
Manly Mason.
The club thanks Miss Nancy
Russell and all others who helped
in staging the children's party, and
the Carolina Power and Light Co.
for their donation of $25 for Jay
cee projects.
Tags for Fishing
Boats on Sale Now
I960 tags for commercial fishing
boats are now on sale along the
coast and at the commercial fish
eries office. Morehead City.
Cost of the tags is $2.50 for any
boat up to and including IS feet;
cost of a tag for a boat over II
feet and up to 26 is 50 cents per
foot overall length; from 26 feet
up. overall length, cost of the tag
is 75 cents per foot.
The tags must be posted on the
vessel so that they are easily vial
ble, announces C. G. Holland, state
commcrcial fisheries commission
er.
License Office Closed
The driver's license examining of
fice will be closed today in Beau
fort.